Chapter 272: Group Attack
"Are there many people who oppose it?" Lin Zhiqing immediately grasped the key point.
"That's right." Lu Huai nodded. "You know that the Marquis of Zhenyuan took leave a few days ago."
"Jiang Liuyun's claim is nonsense."
"Apart from him, more court officials disagreed with the retrial, followed by those who did not express their views, and very few agreed."
Hearing this ratio, Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly:
"I expected some people to disagree, but are there more people who disagree than those who are neutral?"
"That's what I'm confused about." Lu Huai looked at Lin Zhiqing:
"According to the information I have, when there are important matters in the court, more ministers maintain a neutral attitude. They seek stability."
Lin Zhiqing also knew this.
The current emperor does not like women, his offspring are dwindling, and his sons and daughters can be counted on one hand.
The legitimate son born to the late queen was named the crown prince as soon as he was born, and the rest of the princes were all useless.
After the emperor fell ill, the prince received the imperial edict to be the regent, which was no different from directly announcing that the prince would be the next emperor.
Precisely because the crown prince's position is stable and other princes have no competitive ability at all, most ministers in the court take the middle way and seek stability.
If you can protect yourself and your official position, you will be safe.
It is precisely because of this that there are more people who oppose than those who are neutral, which means that in this matter, the moderate people have gone astray and become unmoderate.
This is obviously not common sense.
Could it be that all these people who opposed it were involved in this matter... Lin Zhiqing pinched her chin and thought about it. She always felt like she was against the whole world. She asked Lu Huai:
“Who are the people leading the opposition?”
Lu Huai quickly named a few names:
"Dingbei Earl, this man has a good personal relationship with Zhenyuan Marquis, and he was promoted by Zhenyuan Marquis. Most of the people led by him are military officers, and Zhenyuan Marquis has promoted them to some extent."
"Besides this, the people headed by Princess Pingning's father, the Marquis of Anping, and the Chief Censor, are mostly political enemies of the old marquis and Uncle Lin, and they already have a grudge against the Lin family."
"The last type is headed by the Grand Secretary, the Duke of Pei, the Grand Tutor, and others. These old foxes are usually very cunning and always maintain a neutral attitude towards everything."
Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing raised his head:
"This neutral faction's lineup is too luxurious."
The Grand Secretary is Miss Hua's grandfather. He sits firmly in the position of Chief Minister of the Cabinet and is considered the emperor's secretary.
Duke Pei was one of the few people in Dasheng who was granted the title of Duke. When he was young, he fought on the battlefield and made great contributions to Dasheng.
Taifu, the prince's teacher.
The top forces of civil and military officials have all been gathered.
Lin Zhiqing exclaimed, "Wow, could it be that being cunning is the ultimate secret to getting promoted and making money?"
"Lu Huai, could it be that these people are related to my father's affairs?" She was clueless for a moment and asked:
"Not necessarily." Lu Huai shook his head. "The Duke of Pei and the Grand Secretary used to have a good relationship with Old Marquis Lin. After Uncle Lin got into trouble, they didn't take advantage of the Lin family's misfortune."
"The Grand Tutor used to think highly of Uncle Lin. My father told me that he was interested in forming a marriage alliance with the Lin family and wanted to marry his daughter to Uncle Lin."
In other words, it is unlikely that all of these people were involved in framing Lin Congrong, and they even had dealings with the Lin family in the past. Even if they were pretending, at most one or two of them were doing a good job of it.
What Lu Huai said makes a lot of sense.
If all these bigwigs had gone, the Lin family would not have been able to survive until now.
Unable to understand why these neutral parties suddenly stood up to oppose, Lin Zhiqing turned his attention to another minister:
"Is this Chief Censor related to the previous Chief Censor?"
She remembered that it was the former Chief Censor who personally produced evidence and forced Lin Congrong to death.
Lu Huai thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the current Chief Censor, Wang Yuan, is a student of the previous Chief Censor."
"According to Dasheng tradition, this position was originally held by the son of the former Chief Censor."
"But for some reason, the former Chief Censor returned to his hometown with his son and recommended his student Wang Yuan for the position."
"Wang Yuan is a very hot-tempered man, very upright, and loyal to Dasheng. Because of their treasonous behavior, he has always disliked the Lin family."
Lin Zhiqing nodded slowly: "What was the temperament of the former Chief Censor like?"
Lu Huai's brows were filled with doubt. "I know very little about this man. Not long after Uncle Lin's incident, he resigned from his post."
"But according to my father, he is just like Wang Yuan, and he cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes."
"He doesn't have close contact with the Marquis of Zhenyuan."
What Lu Huai said was not much different from what Lin Zhiqing had heard and understood in the past few days.
Being upright and incorruptible can be faked.
Lin Zhiqing did not think that the former Chief Censor had no relationship with the Marquis of Zhenyuan.
They are both birds of a feather.
After thinking about it, Lin Zhiqing also included the current Chief Censor Wang Yuan in his vision.
The power of the imperial court is complicated and intricate. On the surface, it looks like a big network, but the network is connected together in many threads. Who can claim to be innocent?
"Things are more complicated than I thought." Lin Zhiqing frowned.
"A newspaper deceived so many court officials."
"Looking at the situation today, there's still room for discussion and the result will probably take some time to come out." There was some worry in Lu Huai's eyes.
Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly: "It's better to wait for a while before getting the results, than to be suppressed silently."
"No, I won't be suppressed." Lu Huai's eyes seemed very determined.
Lin Zhiqing just thought he was comforting himself and nodded.
After seeing Lu Huai off, Lin Zhiqing used a tree diagram to list all the court officials involved.
Before leaving, Lu Huai left her a booklet, which not only recorded the opinions of the ministers on the matter, but also wrote down in detail the words and actions of some people.
Lu Huai's handwriting is vigorous and powerful, and the records are very detailed.
After Lin Zhiqing took a careful look, he took out another booklet.
The handwriting on it was very neat, but the content of the record was almost the same as Lu Huai's, except that it was far less detailed than Lu Huai's.
This booklet comes from the Minister of Rites.
Lin Zhiqing held the leverage over the Minister of Rites, so it was not difficult for him to get such a thing.
When Lin Yangyang sneaked out to do something, she brought the book back with her.
Even if he believed Lu Huai, Lin Zhiqing did not dare to slack off in the slightest on such a life-threatening matter.
The more cautious she is, the more hope the Lin family has.
After confirming that the contents of the two booklets were almost the same and that the Minister of Rites had no ulterior motives, Lin Zhiqing looked carefully at Lu Huai's booklet.
Especially the key figures that Lu Huai mentioned just now, she marked them with triangle symbols.
What she needs to do now is to find out what these people have in common and figure out why so many people oppose the retrial of Lin Congrong's case.
Only in this way can I identify the people responsible and conquer them one by one, so that they can support the retrial of the case.
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