Pei Gonggui

The majestic city gate slowly opened, and tens of thousands of people in Nancheng stood side by side, looking up at the copper nailed iron gate that gradually opened, with serious expressions and no one making any noise.

Jiang Yue wore bright silver armor and stood heroically in front of the column of guards. He waited until the gate was fully opened before he moved his legs and walked step by step into this long-lost city without any confusion.

The common people began to discuss in low voices, rushing forward to take care of them. In their eyes, under the bright sky at this time, the animal face relief patterns on Jiang Yue's shoulder pads and the large and small sword wounds on the heart mirror were very clear, as if they were battles in the past The irrefutable evidence of the meritorious deeds of the Jiang family demonstrates the destiny responsibility of the Jiang family to defend the frontier and protect the people since the founding of the country.

Jiang Yue stared directly at the tall palace in the distance with his firm and majestic gaze, and from the corner of his eye, he passed by the people who lined the road one by one.At this moment, the warm and warm wind brushed his cheeks and blew into his neck, which made him feel a little sad under the sun at this moment. ancestors?Has he ever blown his late father?Have you ever blown everyone who came here after going through all kinds of difficulties?

He stepped up to the hall with the bell of the imperial city, raised his hand to untie the belt, removed the helmet and saber, and handed them to the guards beside the door.

The courtiers in the palace exchanged their gazes, picked up their robes and knelt down one by one, and finally paid homage in unison: "I welcome King Jin back to Beijing!"

Jiang Yue just said lightly, "Free from courtesy and flatten your body", then walked to Jiang Xuan's side in front of the hall, raised his hand, and touched Jiang Xuan's head with a smile: "Long time no see, Xuan'er has grown taller."

With tears in his eyes, Jiang Xuan raised his robe and knelt in front of him and kowtowed: "My grandson Jiang Xuan, welcome uncle back to court!"

Jiang Yue hurriedly pulled him up, patted him on the back, and stretched his brows: "Your Highness, there is no need to be polite, get flat quickly."

This "His Royal Highness the Prince" made all the courtiers in the palace look at each other, and seeing King Jin's amiable expression, it seemed that he recognized Jiang Xuan's position as the crown prince, and he was not like someone who came back to the capital to ask questions and fight for imperial power. I loosened up a bit.

Under their watchful eyes, Jiang Yue walked to the chair he had always sat behind the golden pillars in the main hall, and sat down solemnly. This row once belonged to the Jiang family's kings, but now he is the only one left sitting here Among the seats, a loud voice said:

"The emperor's nephew passed away at an early age, and I am deeply saddened by it. However, state affairs are the most important, and the country cannot live without a king. As the person in charge of the Sejong Pavilion alone, it is right to discuss with all the adults, so I return to the court."

Hearing Zhang Ling's words, his brows frowned slightly, and he stood up: "Since it is only for discussing candidates, why did the prince lead a heavy army to station outside the city?"

Jiang Yue's long eyebrows raised slightly: "The new emperor was first established, and it has been a troubled time since ancient times. The world is chaotic and peaceful. Naturally, this solitary move is to defend the capital."

Zhang Ling asked: "Then, at the request of the prince, who in the royal family can take on this important task?"

"Of course it's Prince Jin himself!"

Suddenly there was a voice coming from the gate of the hall, and all the officials looked back, only to see one of the Jin prince's personal guards stationed outside the hall took off his helmet and armor, opened his wide sleeves, walked outside the hall, and was stopped by the guards.

Zhang Ling fixed his eyes on this person's appearance and said in disbelief, "Pei Jun?!"

Pei Jun looked around the hall with a smile, unfamiliar or familiar faces, and finally his eyes fell on Zhang Ling's face, and his smile faded: "Master Zhang, long time no see."

"Let him in." Jiang Yue, who was behind Jin Zhu, said out loud.

Zhang Ling immediately vetoed: "Impossible! Pei Ziyu emptied the imperial power, tampered with the government's decree, and since he became an official, he has gathered cliques and shackles the government. He has disrupted the country for ten years. Such criminals should be arrested and brought to justice immediately!"

Standing proudly behind the sword at the gate of the palace, Pei Jun smiled and said, "I am a criminal minister, so those who have committed these crimes are not criminal ministers?"

Zhang Ling was stunned for a moment, and before he could say anything more, Pei Jun called back: "Okay, then let's settle the matter today, who is the criminal."

After he finished speaking, another young man from the Jin Prince's personal guard behind him took off his armor, trotted out, and respectfully handed over a stack of various paper books to Pei Jun.

Jiang Xuan recognized this person in the hall, and couldn't help being moved: "Little Master Qian..."

Pei Jun held up the thick paper booklet Qian Haiqing handed over, looked directly at Zhang Ling, and took out several official documents among them, and said: "Since the eighth year of Yuanguang's reform, these are the people who were impeached and dismissed by Mr. Zhang." There are as many as 41 local officials, not counting the implicated officials."

Speaking of this, he smiled, threw those official documents into the hall and said: "Yes, these people are indeed guilty, even if the crime does not deserve such a heavy punishment, it is a bad punishment, but..."

He took out a few more papers from the booklet, shook them lightly, and threw them into the hall again, saying: "After the officials in these places fell from their horses, those who were recommended and promoted by Mr. Zhang to succeed these officials were all the same. Those who cannot be separated from his Zhang family, and among the subsequent government orders, those who seconded Mr. Zhang's policy at the local level are actually these people!"

All the ministers in the hall whispered to each other, watching Zhang Ling in the hall from the corner of their eyes, a few people had boldly bent down to pick up the official documents on the ground, and after reading them, their complexions changed drastically.

Pei Jun was delighted to see it, and smiled with his lips curled up: "If this is not counted as gathering party friends and shackling the government, how can it be counted?"

He walked idly outside the hall under the sky with his hands behind his back, heaved a long sigh of relief, and said with a sneer: "As for 'disaster and chaos', if Mr. Zhang dares to be called the second for this crime, no one in the world would dare to be the number one. "

Zhang Ling squinted his eyes in the hall, and scolded him with restrained anger: "Pei Ziyu, don't you want to spit blood!"

Pei Jun looked at him with a smile and said: "Master Zhang is the director of the bloody mouth. The students are not as good as the teachers, and they will never dare to be good at it."

He took out two thin books again from the paper book, and when he opened it, a personal name was written in vermilion ink: "These are Zhang's 'Yue Sue Zhe Fifty'." There are 130 or eight unjust criminals deposited in the prefectural documents because they did not dare to appeal. Today, none of them are still alive, even Li Cunzhi, the magistrate of Wuzhou who exposed the huge case of Ningwuhou's corruption of ink. , was also because of violating this article, and was ordered by Master Zhang to be beaten to death in prison. If not, Li Si would not revolt, the capital would not transfer troops, Cai Wei would not be able to succeed in the northern attack and usurp the throne, and the world would be spared There will be turbulence, and the four realms will not be left in the wild."

After saying this, he raised his voice again: "If this is not counted as 'disaster and chaos', how can it be counted?"

The two books filled with the names of the unjustly deceased were thrown into the palace again by him, and officials immediately picked them up and looked through them.Seeing this, Pei Jun simply threw all the papers left in his hand into the hall, and said without joy or anger: "Is there still 'emptying the imperial power and tampering with government orders'? Mr. Zhang, these are the numbers of the former emperors." During the second serious illness, you overstepped your authority and issued all the decrees. I can recognize the handwriting of the first emperor, and I can also recognize the handwriting of Mr. Zhang. All the approval documents on these decrees are not written by the first emperor, but are all written by Mr. Zhang. Authorization without imperial edict, approval without authorization—this matter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is always with the emperor, and he can prove it. If so, isn’t it called “overheading the imperial power and tampering with the government order”?”

He glanced at the two guards who were blocking his way with long spears in front of him, shook his head sarcastically and said, "Master Zhang keeps defending the way of law and denounces me as a criminal, but Mr. Zhang is more guilty than me. Why should he I am the head of the cabinet in the palace, but I am isolated from the outside, how can I be criticized by everyone?"

Speaking of this, he looked at Jiang Yue in the hall, and smiled slightly: "Lord Jin, Mr. Zhang's crime is conclusive. Since he said that I should be arrested, shouldn't he also plead guilty and be punished?"

Jiang Yue in the hall seemed to be thinking about it seriously, nodded and said: "That's right, since there are all the witnesses and evidence... come here."

Jiang Yue stood up from his seat: "Zhang San from the Proclamation and Punishment Department entered the palace, and immediately arrested the guilty minister Zhang Ling pending trial."

There was an uproar in the hall, Zhang Ling swayed and supported the chair, only to see that Pei Jun, who was standing at the gate of the hall, had stepped aside, and the spears of the guards outside the hall were no longer obstructing him.He saw his son Zhang San coming in from outside the palace with an official, looking at him with awe-inspiring uprightness and saying: "Master Zhang, please follow the officials."

"You bastard!" Zhang Ling was furious, slapped the table in front of him and shouted, "How dare you collude with this traitor and destroy my Zhang family's lintel!"

"It was my father who taught me that Dafa is the first, and the law is merciless." Zhang San took a step forward, his expression unchanged, "There are no fathers and sons above the court, and there are no families under the law. Master Zhang, please, follow the official move." Go to trial!"

Officials came out from both sides of Zhang San and surrounded Zhang Ling.Zhang Ling looked at Zhang San who was not far away with red eyes: "Presumptuous! You wolf-hearted thing!"

Zhang San's brows trembled, and he looked forward, with a little blush under his eyes: "The heart of this official is in the law, not at home. Father, I have offended you."

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and sent Zhang Ling out of the hall.

Zhang Ling faltered, and almost tripped when he passed the gate of the palace. Zhang San stepped forward to help him, but he pushed him away: "Get out! I don't have a son like you!"

After saying that, he walked past Pei Jun, his whole face turned purple with anger: "Traitor! You are a trickster with a smooth tongue, and you are a trickster! You will go to hell sooner or later!"

Pei Jun tilted his head and smiled at him: "I don't need Mr. Zhang to worry about that."

After saying this, he watched Zhang Ling being taken away by the officials, looked at Zhang San who was walking beside him without a word, thought for a while, and raised his hand to pat Zhang San on the shoulder.

Zhang San frowned and nodded to him, didn't speak, just looked back at Jiang Yue in the hall, and followed the punishment department out of the palace.

"Okay." Pei Jun still stood outside the main hall, without the slightest intention to go in. He just looked into the hall and smiled, "The person who has no right to comment on the government has left. Your Highness, please take the hundred Officer, discuss the new emperor."

Hearing the words in the hall, Jiang Xuan was taken aback for a moment, lowered his head to think for a moment, seemed to be struggling, but quickly raised his head again and said: "This hall believes that King Jin is highly respected, has outstanding military exploits, whether it is character or resourcefulness, he is Jiang's The most suitable candidate for the throne in the royal family."

As he said that, he took out a scroll that Pei Jun had already prepared from his sleeve, raised his hand tremblingly and said: "Here in this hall, there are also autographed letters from every prince in the royal family, and they all agree that King Jin will succeed to the throne." , It can be said that everyone expects it. Therefore, this hall would like to respectfully invite King Jin to ascend the throne as emperor and inherit the imperial power. Hereby, I invite all ministers to vote for it!"