Human dimension reduction

Because of the unshakable patriarchal system, and the fact that the royal family itself stands out from the aristocratic family, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers in Daxia is not as strict as that of later generations. Both the emperor and his subordinates can sit and talk about it, which is much better than later generations of courtiers kneeling to pay their respects up.

Of course, when the Hu chair was not popular in the empire, the "sitting" here refers to sitting on the back of a short table, with knees on the ground, buttocks sitting on the calves and heels, with a straight back and a stretched and elegant posture. The place where the emperor sits is respectful, just a few steps higher than other places.

Wearing a plain kudzu robe and only adorned with a few accessories, the king pressed one hand on the sandalwood table in front of him, and looked at the young man standing under the steps with deep eyes.

The architectural style of Daxia is sparse and open, the hall is spacious, and curtains, long and short screens are used as flexible barriers. As a place for courtiers to discuss affairs, the Daming Hall is naturally more majestic. Those who enter here exert a sense of spiritual oppression.

But these feelings of oppression seem to have nothing to do with the young man standing in the hall.

He is like a ray of cold wind in the mountains, a cold moon on the lake, and broken snow on the top of the forest. The imperial power in the world cannot control them. How many dynasties and springs and autumns will pass, the wind will still blow through the Phoenix Terrace like this, and the snow that should fall will still fall on the emperor. on the chariot.

Xie Jiazhigui, Xie Yinyu.

The emperor bit the name in his throat and chewed it silently several times, his gaze swept across the entire court calmly, taking advantage of the favorable location to catch the expressions of all the courtiers in his eyes, and after a while he smiled slightly: "It's Xie Zai's." Baby grandson, what are you still doing, why don't you let Xie Sanlang sit down?"

The latter sentence was addressed to the waiter beside him. The waiter who had been watching his nose, nose, nose, nose and heart before suddenly came to life, and he asked people to carry him to the table with a smile and set up a seat for Xie Zhuo.

Xie Zai's precious grandson.

This title moved the hearts of all the officials.

Xie Zhuo had an official position himself, but the emperor ignored this intentionally or unintentionally in the court, and instead brought up his background as an issue. Hang the crown and go to India, and be an ordinary Xie family child to save your life?

If this is what the emperor meant, then they have to think more about how to treat Xie Zhuo in a while.

Some people who had prepared the draft began to think about using softer sentences, and the Xie Zai mentioned in the emperor's mouth, that is, Xie Zhuo's grandfather, had his eyelids down from the beginning to the end, as if the young man in the hall was not the same as him. It has nothing to do with it, even if the emperor said his name, he would sit like a deaf-mute statue.

This kind of reaction made many people watching secretly curse in their hearts, what an old fox, he is about to become a smart man.

After the emperor raised his mouth and pushed Xie Zhuo down, he turned his eyes away, obviously he didn't want Xie Zhuo to speak, and he was afraid that he would cause an uproar by asking that terrible question. Unfortunately, since Mr. Xie Sanlang dared to appear here, He will never be a good boy who can follow his will.

"Your Majesty, my minister, Xie Zhuo, wants to join the army. For personal gain, use mud to replace copper to cast military money, privately cast counterfeit goods to defraud the country's wealth, deceive superiors and subordinates, and act in collusion. I implore Your Majesty to punish him severely."

Xie Zhuo said every word, clearly and fluently, and the person who was tense and wanted to interrupt him when he opened his mouth listened carefully. After going back, he began to secretly look at the expressions of some other people.

From the Ministry of War?You have to listen carefully, as long as it doesn't involve the six-year war that can overthrow most of the court, these party disputes are trivial matters, and if one group is down, another group will come up.

But this Xie San is quick to get enlightened, who is pointing him behind the scenes?

Many people focused their attention on the silent Xie Shoufu. The old man with white beard closed his eyes at the moment, looking drowsy, as if his spirit had been seized by sleep, and he couldn't hear his grandson at all. What a shocking thunder fell on the court hall.

Seeing this, the rest of the Xie family's children lowered their eyes obediently and remained silent, all of them seemed to be wandering away from the sky, not knowing what was going on.

But if someone refuses to speak, there must be others who are in a hurry.

For example, the defendant's military officials.

It is not a trivial matter to forge counterfeit money or soldier money. This is taking money from the emperor's pocket to his own pocket!

Such a big hat suddenly dropped from the sky, no matter how good at raising qi it is, it can't stand it.

The Minister of the Ministry of War opened his half-closed eyes, and stared straight at Xie Zhuo. The officials under him were anxious about his superiors, and stepped forward: "Nonsense! Xie Yinyu, you are trying to gain fame, right and wrong!" If you don't know, you can talk nonsense, but you are still from Danqing Taichung. If I were you, I should hide my face and leave. I will never leave my house! The Ministry of War has its own strict rules for making money, and the system is strict. It must be approved by the Minister and reported to the palace. Only when the instructions are allowed can they be issued, and you say that the Ministry of War has faked military money, are you saying that Your Majesty and the adults of the Ministry of War have teamed up to make fake money?!"

Xie Zhuo didn't even raise his eyelids, and didn't even take a little effort to turn his head to see who was arguing with him. He put his hands together and raised his mouth, and said, "Your Majesty! Minister, Xie Zhuo, join the important members of the military department, The supervision process is full of mistakes and omissions, allowing fake money to run rampant in the city, and even deceiving the palace, not doing their job, please Your Majesty severely punish the military department!"

You said that the Ministry of War did not do the counterfeiting of military money, and you also gave examples to prove that the money-making process of the Ministry of War is strict and orderly, so he took advantage of the opportunity to report that there was a problem with the supervision process of the Ministry of War, and even allowed fake military money to circulate under the nose.

The official was startled. The name of ineffective supervision is unacceptable, because ineffective supervision can easily be associated with "whether it is ineffective or intentional release of water."

He suddenly straightened his upper body, flicked his sleeves, and shouted loudly: "Xie Yinyu! Don't make excuses! The Ministry of War produces tens of millions of military dollars a year, and all the colleagues work hard. How can we detect the authenticity of each one? It is human nature to have omissions, how can such severe accusations be made?!"

As soon as these words came out, even the eyebrows of Minister of the Ministry of War twitched.

idiot!This is falling into Xie Zhuo's trap!

Mr. Xie Sanlang, who was so solemn and desolate, still did not raise his eyelids to look at this hapless bastard. He still folded his hands together, with a graceful and unrestrained posture: "Your Majesty, minister, Xie Zhuo, three members of the military department, the corpse is a vegetarian, extremely incompetent, as a minister of the military department , I even did my job in a mess, and I kept pushing back and forth to find excuses. Since I can’t do the duties assigned by Your Majesty, why don’t I hang up the crown and go to seal and invite another sage? If I were a king, I should hide my face and leave at this moment. "

He replied back with the man's exact words, so angry that the man's fingers were shaking.

You say that your ability is limited and you cannot check the coins one by one, then I will say that you are extremely incompetent, you can't even do this little thing well, what use are you!

The Minister of Military Affairs opened his eyes completely this time.

Even clay figurines can't stand being pointed at their noses and scolded for being incompetent.

Until then, all the courtiers in the court realized belatedly that this elegant and dignified Mr. Xie Sanlang is the leader of the younger generation of celebrities in the capital. What is a celebrity?A talented scholar who has read extensively and is good at talking.

So what is a clear talk?

In layman's terms, it is a powerful person who quotes the classics to fight against the Confucians, and can convince everyone to accept his point of view with one against a hundred in a literary meeting.

The literati in Daxia all have a temper, and they are very serious in learning. It is by no means easy to persuade them to agree with other people's views, so to be more straightforward, whoever can do this is not a logic genius, debate Master?

And Xie Zhuo, who can stand out among the young generation in the capital, is the logic genius among the logic geniuses, the debate master among the debate masters, the number one in the world with his tongue, and the unparalleled one in the world who does not use dirty words.

Although he has kept a low profile for several years, it does not mean that his combat effectiveness has weakened.

If you want to win the verbal battle with him, you have to see if the literati corpses he stepped on will agree.

"Xie's son opened his mouth with interest." The Shangshu of the Ministry of War was about the same age as the old man of the Xie family, and when he opened his mouth, he assumed the posture of the elder teaching the younger, and followed the emperor deliberately ignoring Xie Zhuo's status as an official in the same dynasty. bullying.

This time Xie Zhuo finally condescended to cast a glance over him, and replied in a nonchalant tone, "You have such a thick face."

hiss--

The sound of gasping for cold air was like a small whirlwind sweeping through the court.

Was the third son of the Xie family ever this crazy before? !

These children of the Xie family are not all brought up in the same way, gentle and elegant, gentlemanly, and are cited as a model by all the aristocratic families... This is also the case when the three Xie family moved to the capital!

Why haven't you seen each other for a few days, it seems like a different person? !

No, it can't be said that he has changed...

The young gentlemen of the same generation as Xie Zhuo are now holding important positions in the humble and dignified, sitting in a slightly remote place, they are silent, looking at the young man with a straight back and words like a knife with complicated eyes.

They have all confronted Mr. Xie Sanlang at the literary conference. Unlike his elegant and noble demeanor, this Mr. Sanlang seldom speaks. Every time he speaks, he will stab someone to death. , and is very good at repaying the other's body in the same way, and never engages in any euphemistic gentleman's style. After suffering from epilepsy, he fell ill whenever he saw Xie San's car driver.

It was also in this literary meeting that Mr. Xie Sanlang and Xie Yinyu became famous in the first battle. From then on, whenever Xie Yinyu attended the literary meeting, his opponents behaved well and used elegant words. A common habit.

However, it may be because of this reason that many people have gradually forgotten Mr. Xie Sanlang's ability, and regarded him as a harmless and gentle gentleman.

Xie Zhuo is benevolent and dignified, with a gentleman's demeanor, but he definitely can't match any "weakness".

Bingbu Shangshu is obviously a typical example of that old fool.

His old eyes widened a little. Since he had risen to the top, it had been so many years since no one had scolded him face to face, so that this old scribe who was once a master of the literary society was stunned for a moment.

After being stunned for a moment, he immediately realized that he didn't fight Xie Zhuo this time - he scolded the younger generation, no matter how Xie Zhuo had problems, it seemed that he was old and disrespectful, so he turned to hang down without hesitation. Xie Shoufu closed his eyes as if in meditation.

"Master Xie, is your family's upbringing like this?"

With a deep and gloomy question, all the ministers in the hall clearly felt the cold anger in the tone of the Minister of War, and they waited with bated breath for Xie Shoufu's response. After waiting for a long time, they heard an intermittent——

"call……"

Everyone: "?"

What does this mean?

Everyone was stunned.

A Xie family member who was sitting behind Xie Shoufu hurriedly showed an apologetic smile, leaned over slightly, shook the Patriarch's body, and said in a voice that was low enough for everyone to hear: "Uncle...uncle! Wake up, Master Zhao is talking to you."

The old Shoufu shook his head and let out a long, clear and slow snoring before he slowly opened his eyelids and turned his head: "Who is it?"

The face of Minister of the Ministry of War was already purple with anger, and he gritted his teeth for a long time before suppressing the anger that was about to burst, and said slowly: "Thank you, sir, for being old, you can even dream of meeting Duke Zhou in the courtroom..."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Shoufu raised his eyelids and nodded in agreement: "Yeah, I'm old and old, and it's time to retire. Why don't you go home and have grandchildren, and enjoy the rest of your life—"

Before he could finish speaking, a large group of people immediately stopped him one after another, and even the emperor above who had enjoyed watching the play gave a few words of persuasion before stopping Xie Shoufu's words about hanging seals.

Bing Bu Shang, who was blocked by the old fox calmly and suffered a dull loss, was pale in writing. He paused, turned his thoughts away from these things, and returned to the tip of the knife that Xie Zhuo had stabbed earlier.

Fake military money.

Is this the intention of Xie Zhuo alone, or is Old Fox Xie instigating him behind his back?

Seeing how the old fox shielded Xie Zhuo just now, does the Xie family also want to take a bite out of the Ministry of War?

All kinds of thoughts were spinning in his mind quickly, but the old Shangshu was not slow in his movements and reactions. These old things that were about to grow into ghosts in the court were not fuel-efficient lamps, so he immediately changed his legs and sat down. Standing on his knees, he raised his hand and pulled out the hairpin that tied his hair, took off his crown and hat and put it in front of him, paying respects to Bi Dan.

"Your Majesty! What Xie Zhuo said is incomplete and untrue. It is a false accusation. I have been in charge of the military department for many years. I dare not say that there are no omissions, but I am also diligent and conscientious. I am afraid that I will betray Your Majesty's trust. However, my qualifications are blunt, and my actions must be inappropriate. This place caused complaints from all quarters, all because the minister was not harmonious enough. The Danqing order stated that the minister had made such a big mistake, and the minister could not prove his innocence for what he had not done, but I beg your majesty to uphold morality and return the minister to justice! "

"Your Majesty, please send someone to conduct a thorough investigation of the Ministry of War. If there is someone who fakes military money, I will be exiled for three thousand miles to the south of the Lingnan. If the Ministry of War is really innocent..."

He paused meaningfully, cleverly left a gap in his words, and then said "with great mercy": "But please ask Ling Danqing to come to the lobby of the Ministry of War and confess to the innocent colleagues in the Ministry of War!"

Inside and outside the words, he has already put aside the matter of fake military money and himself. No matter how you listen, he is an innocent ignorant person. This disaster was caused because he was too straightforward to turn around when he was usually on business for the emperor. So framed.

Sure enough, the thousand-year-old fox became a spirit, and picked himself out with a few words of understatement.

The emperor above has always had a gloomy expression. Ever since he heard Xie Zhuo accuse the Ministry of War of secretly making military money, he has always had this expression. His eyes are slightly lowered, as if he is listening silently, but also seems to be thinking.

No emotions or thoughts could be seen from his face.

The power of the sky is unpredictable, nothing more than this.

The Minister of the Ministry of War prostrated himself on the ground, breathing calmly and calmly. After several years of exploration, he still had some understanding of the emperor's temper. A monarch who was suspicious and not decisive, maybe because of Xie Zhuo's categorical words just now, the emperor already had some understanding of the Ministry of War. Suspicion and dissatisfaction, but now that he is retreating and asking himself to investigate, the emperor will definitely have some doubts because of this, suspecting that someone is targeting the Ministry of War and that he is being used as a knife.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, the emperor said: "You don't need to worry, I will definitely investigate this matter and give you justice."

"Since it is to investigate the affairs of the Ministry of War, in order to avoid suspicion, please don't send any old disciples of your ministers." The old minister took the initiative.

This is actually a piece of nonsense. It is impossible for the emperor to send his student friends to investigate him without him talking about it, but when he said it superfluously, it seemed that he was righteous and worthy of righteousness.

In fact, when he said this nonsense, the emperor's complexion really relaxed a little.

"Then..." The emperor's eyes began to drift towards the direction of the Ministry of Justice and Yushitai.

The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of criminal and prison affairs in the world, and Yushitai is in charge of procuratorial officials. They all have nothing to do with this matter, and they can find anyone.

However, before he could open his mouth, Xie Zhuo, who was sitting still, spoke quietly again: "Military money needs to be collected by the Ministry of Accounts, and it will be exchanged for people's money from the treasury. Yushitai regularly checks the accounts at the Ministry of Accounts. Is there any problem with the military money in the treasury? The Ministry of Punishment is next to the Yushitai, have they communicated with each other for many years, and the capable people have not mentioned a word or two?"

This statement is a bit unreasonable. Although the Yushitai Procuratorate has a regular audit content, but this period is just a pair of account books at the end of the year. Yushitai is not a professional planner. Checking the account books is just a formality. Who will go to the treasury to look for money?

But if you have to say that it is dereliction of duty... it is not impossible, and the one from the Ministry of Punishment is purely a disaster.

Whether there is intercommunication or not, how can I find out how the Yushitai works? !

As soon as these words came out, Hubu, Yushitai, and Xingbu, who were still sitting and secretly laughing at the Ministry of War's jokes, were all dumbfounded.

Why was the muzzle aimed at them all of a sudden?

A group of masters were about to roll up their sleeves and spray back immediately. Who would have thought that Xie Zhuo had no intention of stopping after attracting half of the court's firepower, and continued to say coldly: "...the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the selection of officials, Selecting such a group of incompetent officials to fill in the six parts shows that they are not worthy of the position, even if the chickens are pecked on the rice paper, and the names of the people are selected to fill in the six parts, it is nothing more than that."

"Master Wang has been in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials for a long time, so he has become a chicken pecking at rice?"

These words were so cruel that even the calm-minded Xie family members turned their heads to look at Xie Zhuo involuntarily, wondering if their brother and nephew were possessed by some lonely ghost.

"Zhuzi Angan!" The Wang and Xie families are both powerful people, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials of this generation is also one of the deputy prime ministers.

Seeing that there was going to be a fight, Xie Shoufu, who had been dozing off all this time, finally woke up and raised his voice to stop it: "It's not proper to talk loudly in the hall!"

The children of the Wang family glared at Xie Zhuo, and the emperor waved his hands annoyedly: "Yinyu's words were too mean, please apologize to Wang Qing!"

Xie Zhuo turned his head, glanced at the Patriarch of the Wang Family who had been sitting motionless all this time, bowed his head and bowed his hands in a salute: "The boy is shameless, and his words offend the adults."

Mr. Wang glanced at him, nodded meaningfully, and did not speak.

The emperor was also afraid that Xie Zhuo would say something else that would cause blood to splatter in the hall, so he hurriedly said: "Then, can I leave this matter to Wang Qing? Xie Zhuo will be the deputy to assist."

He could understand that Xie Zhuo had angered Wang Shangshu just now, it was impossible for the two of them to collude together to fool him, and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War were at odds with each other, handing over to Wang Shangshu was the best choice.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that this trick was ingenious, and he was about to make a decision immediately. Wang Shangshu interrupted: "Your Majesty forgive me, I am indeed old, I am afraid that the slow travel on the way will affect your majesty's important affairs, and the young grandson of the minister can still use it. Even though he is young and immature, and he has a little way of acting, can you let his acting minister come forward?"

The emperor thought about it for a while, and under the reminder of the servants around him, he saw Wang Yuanzhi sitting not far away who had been silent all the time. Thinking of this famous Prince Wang Jiafeng, he hesitated at first.

He didn't forget that Xie Yinyu and Wang Fengzi were good friends who often went in and out together.

But he changed his mind, ever since Xie Zhuo ignorantly said that he wanted to compile history, no one who had been close to him before went to Xie's mansion, plus Xie Zhuo pointed his nose and scolded Wang Fengzi's grandfather just now. In any case, the two cannot mix together.

Thinking of this, the emperor relaxed a lot, and nodded graciously: "Since that's the case, let's do as Qing said, with Wang Yuanzhi as the leader and Xie Zhuo as the deputy, and we will investigate this matter together."

Wang Yuanzhi, who had been lowering his head all the time, raised his face expressionlessly, and was reminded by his colleagues to slowly come out to thank him. Xie Zhuo, who was more agile than him, had already straightened his body, and Wang Yuanzhi's eyes fell on Xie Zhuo beside him without a trace hands.

From his angle, he could only see a little pale finger protruding from the half of Xie Zhuo's cuff, with a little bloodstain from being cut by a sharp object, which had faded to scabbed brown, like dripping ink, imprinted on this person. body.

Yinyu, is this the climbing ladder you want to give me?

If he can thoroughly investigate this matter and find out some things, it will indeed be a lot of credit, enough for him to make his way to the top, but if it turns out that the military department is indeed innocent...Yinyu, as the first accuser, how do you deal with yourself?

Or... do you already have any hard evidence?Or...is this not what you want?