Sima was tired of rubbing his lower forehead: "what time is it?"
Xie Miao said, "just arrived."
Sima fan usually gets up at about a quarter in Yin. If she meets the great dynasty, she has to get up at Yin. There is no great dynasty today. He can sleep a little longer, but she is no longer sleepy at this time.
He put on his clothes and sat by the bed, his mind still recalling the scene of his dream.
He remembered that Gu Zheng moved his mouth and spewed out three words silently before he died. At that time, he didn't understand it. When he seriously recalled it, he finally understood what Gu Zheng said at that time——
Don't look back.
Even if there is an abyss ahead, you can never turn back.
Sima was tired of rubbing the jade finger on the thumb of his left hand.
It is said that its first owner was the Taizu emperor of Southern Chu. Like the jade seal, it is a keepsake passed by the throne.
It is said that the father wanted to put the jade finger on the hands of the fourth Prince before his death.
But in the end, the jade trigger was put on the hand of the third prince Sima fan.
Gu Zheng personally put the jade wrench on his hand.
He looked down at the jade trigger on his finger and heard what Gu Zheng said to him at that time——
"Do you know what it means to be the son of heaven?"
"It means you'll be alone from now on."
"There will be no one around you who can be trusted, whether your subjects, your mother, brothers, or even your children... They may become your enemies in the future."
"Countless people want to pull you down from the throne, and if you want to live, you must sit in this position."
"You can't trust anyone anymore. All you can trust is yourself."
After hearing this, the young emperor was very frightened. He asked nervously, "what about you? Can I trust you? "
Gu Zheng smiled: "you should be most wary of people like me."
Sima Yan closed his eyes.
What is a person like you? What kind of person are you?
Sima fan didn't release the jade trigger until the jade trigger began to heat up when it was rubbed.
This jade trigger has been with him for more than ten years. He wears it every day. Whether he is happy or unhappy, he will subconsciously rub it back and forth, which has become a habitual action of him.
Sima fan slowly stood up.
Xie Miao immediately understood that he was going to get up. He quickly asked someone to turn on the hot water and serve the emperor to wash and change clothes.
Sima fan first went to Biquan palace to greet empress dowager Yan and had breakfast with her old man.
Then he went to the imperial study and began to read the memorial.
When the cabinet ministers came, Sima fan had a small pile of memorials in hand, which he had reviewed.
The five old cabinet members looked at each other and were surprised.
They have been fooling around under Sima fan for several years, and they still know the temperament of the young emperor,
Compared with the previous emperors, Sima fan is diligent. As long as it is what he should do, he will seriously complete it. For example, he will never be late for the morning meeting, but he will not arrive early.
He not only arrived early today, but also finished reviewing a pile of memorials in advance.
The elders exchanged eyes with each other.
The emperor has been stimulated and is going to be angry and strong?
As for being stimulated by something, it must be related to Xu Yizhi.
Yesterday, the Xu family was searched by the Dragon guards. It is said that they found a lot of criminal evidence, which is enough to copy and behead the whole Xu family.
Xu Yizhi is not only the head of the dynasty, but also the emperor's teacher. He is the closest person to the emperor. When the emperor rashly learned his true face, he must feel bad. It is normal to be stimulated.
Sima fan was not aware of the eye contact between the ministers. After reviewing the memorials in his hand, he put down his vermilion pen and opened the sidewalk.
"You must already know what Xu Yi knows."
The five old cabinet members nodded together.
Their mood is very complicated.
As both officials in the court and cabinet ministers, they often deal with each other, and it is inevitable that there will be conflicts.
In particular, Xu Yizhi is still the first and second minister, one level higher than the other five. When there are contradictions, they have to make concessions. More times, they squeeze a lot of dissatisfaction.
If they had a chance, they would not hesitate to pull Xu Yizhi off his horse.
It is reasonable to say that now is a good opportunity. As long as Xu knows that he has been convicted, the position of the first and second ministers will be empty. All five of them are qualified to compete.
They should expect Xu Yizhi to be unlucky, but if the emperor really wants to kill Xu Yizhi, they will feel uncomfortable again.
The reason is probably that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.
Sima fan then said, "Xu Yi knows that he is old and confused and has done many wrong things. He should have died, but considering his friendship with my teachers and students, I don't want to kill him all, so let him live“
When the elders heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the emperor is still thinking of old love.
Good old love!
"Your Majesty's benevolence is indeed a blessing to all mankind!"
Sima fan took a panoramic view of their reaction and calmly said, "death penalty is avoidable, but living crime is inevitable. I'm going to let Xu Yizhi guard the imperial mausoleum, accompany the former Emperor well, and do my filial piety for me. What do you think?"
The elders of the cabinet are old and sophisticated. They have long been proficient in steering in the wind. They nodded together: "Your Majesty, this idea is very good, loyalty and filial piety!"
Sima fan: "in that case, there's a decree, Wei Chen..."
At this point, he remembered that Wei Chen was still recovering from his injury and could not come back to work in a short time, so he had to order another person to help draft the edict.
Just then, a little yellow gate came in and said, "Your Majesty, Jiangzhou Festival envoy Jiang Shuan asked for an audience."
Sima fan: "let him in."
Jiang Shuan, dressed in the uniform of a military general, strode into the imperial study.
He knelt down on one knee: "I'll see your majesty!"
Sima fan asked him to get up and asked, "I came to see me in the palace early in the morning, but has Xu Jia made any breakthrough?"
"Your Majesty is wise. Xu Jia confessed."
In the face of repeated threats from "evil spirits", Xu Jia was scared to fart and pee * * * God almost collapsed.
He had expected his father to save himself, so he gritted his teeth and refused to let go.
It was not until more than 80 civil servants were imprisoned in Dali temple and Xu Jia saw them admit that they had colluded with Xu Yizhi that Xu Jia was forced to recognize the reality that his father was now unable to protect himself and would not save him again.
This made his last psychological defense completely lost.
He couldn't bear it any more and took everything in one breath.
Jiang Shuan presented Xu Jia's confession.
Xu Jia admitted that he paid an assassin to assassinate the prince in order to frame Wei Chen.
Sima looked at the whole confession with a tired face and no expression.
"Xu Jia's murder of the crown prince was an accomplice. His crime was unforgivable and he was sentenced to lingchi."
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