Records of the King of Xin'an County

Now that the strategy has been decided, it is time to discuss how to deploy the manpower.Cheng Qing originally planned to listen in silently and mention them in due course so as not to leave any loopholes.Unexpectedly, his move attracted the attention of several juniors, as if they were deeply surprised that he still existed.So, he had no choice but to stand up and leave tactfully—since they haven't established enough trust between each other, why should he stay here to be disgusting?

"Uncle, go slowly." Li Hui and Princess Changning said.Wang Zixian gave a glance to the handsome young man next to him, and the young man nodded slightly, sending the "honored guest" out of the Taoist temple.

"A certain Sun Erlang opened a Sun family restaurant in Ququ, northwest of Pingkangfang. If the son-in-law wants to send a message to the county king, he can just send someone here." The moonlight shone on the young man, making his appearance even more outstanding.He took out a suet white jade pendant that looked like a crescent moon from the sleeve of his toga, and said indifferently: "This is a keepsake, I hope my son-in-law will take good care of it."

Cheng Qing put the jade pendant in his arms, and after looking at him carefully, he smiled softly: "Xuan Qi and Wang Buque are really eclectic in employing people. For the sake of helping me explain my confusion, next time Then you will be able to meet the person you want to see. In addition, I have to tell you one more thing - the Princess Anxing's mansion is not a place that is easy to enter and exit, so don't waste your time and effort, otherwise the gain will outweigh the loss."

The young man was startled, and saw the son-in-law quickly approaching him, and whispered in his ear: "Remember? Erlang...no, Mrs. Sun." After finishing speaking, he put on the hood on the black cloak, silently Hidden into the night without breath.The young man bit his lip annoyedly and stood there until the faint sound of Marquis Wu's patrolling footsteps was heard, and then he retreated into the Taoist temple.

In the next few days, several more officials were exposed as the remnants of King Peng and taken to Dali Temple for trial.Their family members inquired everywhere, wishing they could use up all their accumulated connections, but they were still unable to interfere with the case.Relatives and colleagues who had been in close contact with each other in the past have severed relations with them in a blink of an eye.In desperation, they even knelt down in front of the chief officials of the third division and the mansions of Duke Wu, Duke Jian, and Prince Jing to plead for mercy, but it still didn't work.

At this time, by accident, they heard people comment that these people were all confessed by Princess Anxing, and the crimes were undeniable.For a moment, all despair turned into anger——

Why can the eldest princess Anxing live leisurely in the princess mansion by confessing to a few "remnants" from time to time?And A Lang in their family was just confused for a while and did something wrong, so he is very likely to be reduced to exile or even beheaded? !If it wasn't for Princess Anxing's nonsense back then, how could they have become obsessed with ghosts?The culprit does not have to be punished, but the accomplice is severely punished. How can there be such a reason in the world? !

Ever since, these family members took the opportunity of visiting the prison to persuade their own family, Alang, to follow the example of Princess Anxing to commit crimes and meritorious deeds, and at the same time surrounded the mansion of Princess Anxing with their servants.Because Princess Anxing is under "house arrest", the three floors inside and outside the mansion are all Jinwu Guards.They didn't dare to offend these Jinwu guards with horizontal knives, so they just stood outside the mansion and wept.The Jinwu Guard and passers-by who had never seen such a scene were dumbfounded.

In the princess mansion, Princess Anxing is lying leisurely on the rattan mat to enjoy the cool air.The maid beside her was either fanning her lightly, or feeding her chilled cherries, or holding a cold buttermilk, serving her very comfortably.She seemed to be sleeping but suddenly heard a faint cry from outside, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

A maid who was good at reading eyes immediately retreated, and came back after a while to report: "I don't know when, a group of servants surrounded the outside, crying to the Jinwu Guard and the passers-by, and the Jinwu Guard didn't disperse them. Turn a blind eye and let them talk nonsense. There are quite a few common people around, and they all listened to their...one-sided words, and started talking..."

"One-sided words?" Princess Anxing raised her eyes lazily.

The maid trembled slightly, Fang bowed her head and continued: "I only listened to a paragraph, probably complaining that your lord persuaded their lord to surrender to King Peng, but now... And exonerated..." Xu Shi was too nervous, but in an instant, her forehead was covered with cold sweat, and she didn't know how to properly convey those words.

"Which ones?" Princess Anxing narrowed her eyes, seeing that she was unable to answer, she sneered, "Idiot!" As soon as she finished speaking, two maidservants dragged the limp maidservant away. After going out, the rest of the maids remained silent, even the frequency of fanning remained unchanged.

Not long after, the son-in-law Cheng Qing came to the bedroom: "Just now I heard the sound of wailing outside, I was really depressed. I sent someone to inquire carefully, but it turned out that these families—" He said three or four five-rank or above Beijing In the name of the official, he said lazily: "But it's also very strange. Why don't you go to Dali Temple to complain and come to surround the Princess Mansion? Fortunately, we don't have to go out now, otherwise we will be blocked by them in the mansion?"

"..." Princess Anxing was silent for a moment, then suddenly waved her hand and overturned the plate with cherries on the ground.The tiles splashed all over the place, cut the cheek of the maid next to her, and also wiped the back of Cheng Qing's hand.The maid naturally remained motionless, while Cheng Qing frowned and looked at the wound.This is not the first time he has seen Princess Anxing lose her composure, but every time he finds it extremely disgusting.

"Let someone go and find out who it is who confessed these people!!" Princess Anxing sternly said, and immediately a servant girl retreated silently.However, when she looked at Cheng Qing again, she showed a slightly strange smile: "My son-in-law, I have been locked up in the mansion for a long time, and there are inevitably some omissions. A person who borrowed from Liang Guogong's mansion."

"Aniang has restrained Duke Liang's mansion very tightly, I'm afraid—" Cheng Qing looked embarrassed.

"As long as you mention that the people who serve you are not dedicated enough to make things difficult, Mrs. Lu... How can the A family be indifferent?" Princess Anxing stood up, walked slowly to his side, and exhaled like blue, "It's just How about a one-sentence matter? Even a few servants are reluctant to serve me?"

"..." Cheng Qing took her hand instead, slowly kneading it, "Then what kind of servant does your lord want? If you don't prepare properly, you will disappoint your lord. Men and women? Age? Temperament? Character? No matter what your lord asks, I will definitely ask my mother to find it, so that your lord can live a more comfortable life."

Princess Anxing thought for a moment: "There are ten servants and maidservants who are around ten years old. They don't have to be too eye-catching, and they don't have to be too smart. They just need to be loyal." Chongchong Jinwuwei spread the news to the outside world, and it was even more difficult to get the news.This also caused her to gradually lose control of the situation in Chang'an City, and she didn't know whether the news had already left Beijing and sent it to the person who should send it.If she doesn't find a way to forcibly pull Liang Guogong's mansion over, she can only be as ignorant and passive as she is today - and she will never accept that she has fallen to this point!

"Your lord... don't worry." Cheng Qing raised the corners of his lips, "I can finally do something for you, and I will definitely choose these people myself." This is a good opportunity to arrange people around Princess Anxing, Even if life is in danger at any time, it is worth sending someone to try!In the future, this will be one of the most critical evidences that Liang Guogong's government has abandoned the dark and turned to the bright! !

Not to mention that the couple had their own plans, and various gossip gradually began to circulate in Chang'an City.There are countless rumors about Princess Anxing being a minion for a tiger, but relying on confessing to others and still living a very comfortable life.And because of her bad reputation, she also inexplicably added many charming legends, such as these people were her guests in the beginning.

The wider the rumor spread, the more restless many people became.At this time, the saint pardoned a criminal in particular, only deprived him of his official position, gave him thirty lashes, and allowed his family to redeem him with ten thousand gold.It is clearly a remnant of rebellion. After dissipating half of the family wealth, he can continue to live happily in Chang'an, which is enough to shock many people.

An upright spokesman questioned the court, which caused a debate in the court.

Prince Xian of Zuo Buque, Menxia Province, still stood up without hesitation and fought for the saint: "People are not saints, how can they be innocent? If mistakes can be corrected, there is nothing good about it! Although this person is a traitor, he is not a sage. He has never assisted the rebels in doing any treasonous and immoral things. After the two cases of King Peng, because of the unbearable guilt in his heart, he took the initiative to confess to Dali Temple and confessed to the rest of the sins—if you are so harsh on those who have committed crimes and meritorious deeds, then How many people will be willing to surrender and confess in the future?!"

"Conspiracy is a heinous crime, how can it be easily pardoned?" The one who couldn't help but jumped out was Yang Qian, who was deeply indignant in his heart. "If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square. There are clearly agreed regulations in the law. Why don't you follow the regulations?"

"You know, Yang Buque, that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is making careful annotations to the law recently? If you only discuss the law without judging the seriousness based on reason, it is inevitable that you will be suspected of using a heavy code for a minor crime! Emperor Taizong mentioned it back then. Thinking carefully and punishing should not be generalized! The trial of this case is just following the example of Emperor Taizong! Moreover, the saint has always been kind, not only treating his relatives with mercy, but also treating court officials and people like his own people! Your advice What is the intention of the sage to use heavy scriptures?"

"..." Yang Qian was speechless for a moment, his eyes were wide open, and his face suddenly turned gray.These days he has suffered repeated setbacks, almost every day he will be suppressed by Wang Zixian, and he has long been depressed.I thought that this time I would be able to succeed, so regardless of Yang Shijing's obstruction, I gathered a group of officials in private, hoping to gain a good reputation as "fearless".Now, the defeat has been decided, and the other party almost charged him with "conspiring to commit crimes" and "shaking the hearts of the people".

This is not the prelude to the usual monarch, but a big court discussion.After experiencing such a setback in front of hundreds of people from officials from the lowest rank of ninth grade to high-ranking officials, he suddenly felt a sweet and fishy taste gushing out of his throat.In order to avoid impeachment by the censor in the palace, he had no choice but to swallow his mouth full of blood, and when he looked at the prince again, there was a bit of resentment in his normally well-hidden eyes.

Wang Zixian was keenly aware of his hatred, smiled slightly in his heart, and continued to fight by citing scriptures, sweeping away all opponents.

The saint raised the corners of his lips and glanced at his nephew who was smiling and silent.Wang Zixian attracted everyone's attention, how many people knew that this suggestion was made by King Xin'an?When these officials jumped out, I'm afraid they didn't know the cause and effect, and they couldn't complain that they could fight the heroes with their words just because of the prince's offer.

"For those who don't know how to repent, I will naturally not forgive lightly. But those who have the intention of repentance and have not committed a serious mistake, the lighter punishment also has the intention of persuading the good. You don't need to say any more, and wait until the law is clear. We'll discuss it later when we're done."

Gently raising one's hand to let go of one person, several more names were added to the reverse list, and then a bunch of them were pulled out like a gourd - anyone can count the benefits of this kind.However, if it weren't for his nephew's "straightforward" temper, I'm afraid that other courtiers would have thought this way a long time ago, and would have been hesitant to say anything?He naturally hated those who conspired against him, but if a minor criminal wanted to make meritorious deeds, what harm would it do to be kind?