After rebirth, I made the princes cry

As the name suggests, Gu Geng is known for his upright character, but an upright person does not mean that he has no city government, especially in today's officialdom. In many cases, even the king of a country cannot arbitrarily appoint and remove officials. Although Gu Geng is not greedy for power, However, as a scholar, he of course needs to keep his official position before he can be loyal to the country. As a court official, he has the authority to review death penalty cases reported by states and counties. Gu Geng has the responsibility to avoid unjust sentences. In this principle On the other hand, sometimes he has to be careful to avoid being involved in power struggles, becoming a thorn in the eyes of others, and being targeted and suppressed.

Therefore, when he received the petition from Pingyi Boqiao Ke, he felt a kind of pain that shot straight to the sky.

If the defendant Qiao Zizhan was a dandy or a "power slave", Gu Geng would not have such a headache, but he knew Qiao Zizhan's achievements. Not only had he participated in the crucial victory of the Wang Xie alliance against the six countries' southern invasion, The battle, even the war with Northern Zhao last year, might have ended in a disastrous defeat with the entire army annihilated if a cavalry group led by Qiao Zizhan had not successfully blocked Northern Zhao's reinforcements.

Gu Geng recognized Qiao Zizhan very much, but this case was about respecting his father and suing his descendants for disobedience and unfilial piety. No matter what the truth was, Qiao Zizhan might not be able to get away with it - Dayu ruled the country with etiquette, and loyalty and filial piety were the most important principles of etiquette. Even if It was Qiao Ke who made the false accusation, but according to Gu Geng's experience in judging cases, as long as Qiao Zizhan provides evidence of "infamy", there must be an act of tricking him into respecting his father. In fact, seriously speaking, it also constitutes unfilial piety. If he enforces the law impartially, Qiao Zizhan also had to suffer.

Moreover, Qiao Ke actually caused trouble in the Imperial Court Office. He may have something to do with Qiao Concubine and the fifth prince in the palace. The matter involved a conspiracy, and it was not just as simple as the succession of the title of Pingyi County.

Therefore, Gu Geng reported to Qianyang Palace immediately, and he is now anxiously waiting for the emperor's order.

What was waiting for him was a little girl.

Gu Geng also knew about Ying Shu. After all, his niece Penglai Jun almost became Ying Shu's mother-in-law. But in his impression, Ying Shu was a fast-talking, delicate and noble girl with good character. The investigation of Nan Zeli's murder case was done extremely well, but Gu Geng would always think that Ying Shu was just a "soldier" and that the person who really solved the mystery should be Lang Yigong.

"I just saw a lot of people gathered in front of the Tingwei Office. It seems that this case has already caused a stir in Jiankang City." Yingshu showed her token and said with a smile.

In fact, "court daughter" is not a self-title widely used by the daughters of nobles in Dayu. Even noble daughters from famous families, as long as they have not received a title, actually call themselves "people's daughter" or "little girl", but Ying Shu did She is a female official. She calls herself "slave" in front of everyone in the royal family. She would not use such a humble title to other officials. Especially today, when she is hearing an order, calling herself "servant" seems more formal.

Gu Geng understood that most of the onlookers outside the Tingwei Office were instigated by Qiao Ke and Yang Bao. They would not dare to break into the court. But as long as the Tingwei Office made a ruling, based on the result of the ruling, these onlookers would They will generate completely different public opinions, but they will all be very powerful.

"Your Majesty just asked the middle-aged female historian to hear the trial?" Gu Geng also dealt with official matters, and now he only refers to Ying Shu's "official position".

"Your Majesty believes that Ting Weiqing can deal with justice impartially."

Gu Geng frowned, touched his beard, and decided not to treat Ying Shu as his junior: "Since the history of female history is under the holy order, if you hear anything suspicious, you should ask questions."

Most of the criminal cases involving nobles can only be heard by the Tingwei Office. But what Gu Geng actually values ​​​​the most is the review of ordinary death penalty cases - he, the Tingweiqing, does not have the authority to decide the life and death of nobles. After the case is heard, , still have to report to His Majesty the Emperor for judgment - but for ordinary people, the death cases they are involved in generally cannot go directly to heaven. However, there are actually not a few unjust cases reported to the state and county criminal bureaus. Many of those who failed to succeed also forged confessions of suspected criminals. In Gu Geng's view, the lives of ordinary people were equally important. He strived not to kill an innocent soul under the guillotine during his tenure.

"Where is Uncle Pingyi now?"

"He stayed in the foyer and refused to leave. He has been beaten many times. Let me interrogate Prince Qiao."

"Uncle Pingyi is already old, so it's best to fulfill his wish," Yingshu said.

To cut the knot quickly, it was probably because Concubine Qiao didn't want to delay the matter until after the Autumn Festival Ceremony, so she urged Uncle Pingyi to attack at this time. Naturally, Yingshu didn't want to delay it, and waited until the chess piece of Uncle Pingyi was abolished. It is best for Concubine Qiao to be able to rein in the situation. Even if she cannot, at least she can protect Prince Qiao and let him control the Qiao family in Pingyi. No matter how much Concubine Qiao makes trouble, it will only be limited to the inner court. The disaster will not affect the temple, so Nanci can stay out of it. In this way , even if the king still hates Concubine Qiao, it is possible to keep Concubine Qiao alive for Nanci.

The execution hall was so strict that all the people were afraid of it. Even the rich and powerful, no one was willing to spend half a day's leisure time. Only the old fool Qiao Ke took his in-law Yang Bao to "drink tea" in the execution hall of the Tingwei Department. Taking his second son Qiao Xi, they had a leisurely chat in the execution hall - in the hall of the Tingwei Administration Hall, under the sentencing platform, sat a gilded Xie Zhi, a mythical beast with a torso like an ox and four legs like a bear, with angry eyes. The horn was sharp, but Qiao Ke felt that the beast was as naive as a dog. When he was young, he saw a gilded Xie Zhi in the Luoyang Palace, and wrote a long poem about it, which was highly praised by the emperor at that time. In order to praise him, he asked his beloved son Qiao Xi to write a poem about the Xie Zhi in the hall today.

Qiao was good at analyzing poetry and had quite a bit of literary talent, which won Qiao Ke's heart. Qiao Ke had always believed that his eldest son Qiao Fu's preference for martial arts and neglect of poetry was contrary to Qiao's century-old poetry tradition in Pingyi. His partiality had actually existed for a long time. .

When Qiao Jizhen recited a few lines of poetry, Yang Bao laughed loudly and flattered him: "It is said that the Xie Zhi can distinguish between wrong and good, and judge the good and the evil. The horns of the Xie Zhi will kill the worst offenders. Just now Ziwen The poem praises Duke Haezhi for his wisdom and bravery."

When Ying Shu followed Gu Geng to the hall, she heard Yang Bao's flattery. She actually smiled with her eyes: Since these three people knew the meaning of Xie Zhi, they were actually satisfied that their trick could succeed. It was Qiao Concubine who gave them the gift. Are you confident? They also did not want to think about why His Majesty did not let Concubine Qiao raise Nanci when he loved Nanci very much. Nanci was the only one among the seven princes who grew up outside the palace. When he was enlightened, there was no one from his mother's family around him. Scholars assist.

There was no crown prince at that time, but the monarch had already decided to establish a direct heir. Prince Qiao had been fighting for many years and was often stationed in the military camp when he was not on expedition. He did not have much energy to train Nanci, so the monarch entrusted him with the important task of enlightenment and education. The purpose of the trusted minister is to keep Nanci away from the dispute over the throne. Even if he cannot be a strong arm for Sasuke Sikong Beichen, at least he will not become an obstacle to the eldest son. However, the king cannot trust the concubine Qiao, let alone the uncle Ping Yi.

And what about Concubine Qiao? From then on, she probably understood that she was on guard, so she first tried to persuade her former best friend, and wanted to use her best friend's power to win the support of King Langyi and Jiangdong Lu for Nanci, and also tried to win the favor of the inner court. To do this, she would not hesitate to kill her own daughter to get rid of Jiang Bi, the thorn in her side. However, Qiao Bi's plan of "doing both internal and external" failed to succeed.

What Concubine Qiao resented was not only her eldest brother, but also her former best friend.

But she had no intention of giving up, so she could only hide her resentment towards King Langyi and the Jiangdonglu clan, and instead cling to Madam Xie, but Concubine Qiao must have known it well, even if Madam Xie pleased her and was won over by her, in the future she would She could only submit to Mrs. Xie, which could not satisfy her ambition. She had to have the backing of her family in order to become a strong rival to Mrs. Xie. Her father was old, and she knew that Qiao Ke was dead. Later, if her eldest brother Qiao Huan became the patriarch of Pingyi Qiao, she would definitely gain his support, so she had to take precautions.

But this ambitious woman is short-sighted. She doesn't understand the current situation in the court at all, let alone a thorough understanding. If the Pingyi House loses Qiao Huan, it will be like destroying its family foundation. A family that is bound to decline, even if it means nothing to her. What role can it play if you obey your words?

The field of power is not only a battlefield for men. Since ancient times, there have been many graceful figures in skirts on this battlefield. However, among the bones buried in this battlefield, there are certainly wise men who finally won the victory. Are there any foolish and short-sighted people among those who hold high positions? Concubine Qiao, she even suffered defeats in the inner court battles. In fact, she was not qualified to enter the power field at all.

But now, Qiao Ke dislikes Ying Shu first.

He probably knew his daughter's sincerity. He had long hated Ying Shu and regarded her as a stepping stone. What's more, he had also heard that Mr. Xue, who had silenced Mr. Yang in public, was having a personal relationship with Ying Shu. There is also Yingshu's grandfather Wang Lan who has always supported his eldest son Qiao Ke. Qiao Ke can't afford to offend Wang Lan, nor can he persuade his grandson to alienate Yingshu and find another good match. But today, he will not tolerate Yingshu in any way. Shu ruined his plan.

It happened first.

"Ting Wei Qing, how can we allow a woman to interfere in court affairs? It's better to get rid of irrelevant people first."

"Does Uncle Pingyi only see the difference between men and women?" Since Yingshu held the token given by His Majesty the Emperor, she naturally would not give in. She took out the token and held it up in her hand: "Uncle Pingyi doesn't know that my daughter is now Is there a female historian in the Qianyang Palace? The minister was ordered by the Holy Order to supervise and review the cases brought by the Pingyi Bo Mansion to the Tingwei Office. How can she be an irrelevant person? But the minister must first ask the Pingyi Bo, why Yang Gong and Qiao Shilang came to the hall. , is it also related to Bojun’s complaint case?”

Seeing that he could not drive away Yingshu, Qiao Ke naturally would not let Yingshu drive away his right-hand man, causing him to fight alone. He stepped into the trap with his head held high: "The sheep and the dog are both witnesses. Of course you can come to the hall."

Talking about Qiao Huan again, today he was invited by the Marquis of Shangcai Liang Qin to attend a banquet with his family. It turned out that the Marquis of Shangcai wanted to act as a matchmaker and planned to bring Qiao Huan into marriage with his wife's clan. Xu Xin, the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Shangcai, was a legitimate daughter His granddaughter is still waiting to be married, and Qiao Jian's eldest son has not yet been married. The Marquis of Shangcai knew that Qiao Jian was in the emperor's heart, but unfortunately he did not have a granddaughter of the right age to marry, so he thought of arranging the marriage. In the excitement of drinking, as soon as I mentioned it, Ting Weicheng came to "invite" Qiao Hu.

Even Liang Qin felt extremely disappointed and complained loudly to his wife Xu: "That fool Qiao Ke actually accuses his son of being disobedient and unfilial, and his direct grandson raped his father and concubines!!! His brain is ruined by the wine jar!" Have you broken it?! If I could get a legitimate eldest son like Zizhan, I would immediately hold a memorial ceremony at the family ancestral hall and shed tears of gratitude. The ancestors have spirits in the sky so that there will be successors. This old fool like Qiao Ke wants to be the one he wants. The second son Qiao Xi inherited the title, and he didn’t even want to see if Qiao Xi was that capable!”

"It's just a matter of this matter, the marriage..."

"Do you think Qiao Ke can succeed?" Shang Caihou sneered: "I dare to bet my head on my neck. Qiao Ke will humiliate himself today! Go call your sons and let them all go Outside the Tingwei Office, when I went to Cailiang, I dared to stand firm and help Zizhan!"

"But Siniang...she doesn't approve of us getting close to Pingyi Qiao..."

"Don't mention her anymore!" Shang Caihou threw a porcelain tea cup that he couldn't put down, and slammed it to the ground: "It's in vain that I have always had high hopes for her. How do you think she could be the concubine of Heart Su? If it weren't for me , if I had not determined to be loyal to Your Majesty, had I not ordered my son-in-law to go to Cailiang, and fought bloody battles for the kingdom, and finally gained some respect from Your Majesty, she would have been promised to be the eldest daughter of the Cailiang clan for me. The fourth prince’s true concubine!

But as for her, she was so bad that she ruined her future and insisted on becoming the concubine of the East Palace. This was fine. She actually thought she was glorious. A woman of the class dared to talk nonsense about the government! I warn you, I warn you women, don’t have too many dreams, enjoy your glory and wealth, and remember the word virtuous and obedient! "