No one in Zhaohua hall can answer Gu Fei's question.
Finally, Sima fan broke the silence.
"Did the four dead find out their origins?"
Gu Fei answered truthfully, "the four were all professionally trained dead men. As soon as their whereabouts were exposed, they took poison and killed themselves on the spot without hesitation. Therefore, we couldn't find out the origin of the four of them."
Murong suddenly heard this, as if he had caught Gu Fei's pigtail, and said loudly, "since we can't find out their origin, it means that no one knows who sent them. Maybe Xia Siye deliberately hired a dead man to assassinate himself and act in front of you in order to wash away the suspicion!"
Gu Fei didn't speak, so he looked at him quietly.
Murong was suddenly numb with his eyes: "Why are you looking at me like this?"
Gu Fei said, "do you think your guess is tenable? Or do you think everyone here is a fool and will believe your illogical words? "
Murong suddenly wanted to be angry, but he was stopped by Sima's disgust.
"Murong Hu, I think you are getting more confused as you get older. Since Xia Siye wants to wash away the suspicion, why do you take the initiative to expose the truth of changing the test paper? As long as he keeps his mouth shut, no one will find him. Your so-called hiring someone to assassinate himself and act for others has become superfluous? "
Murong suddenly blushed with training, hurriedly knelt down and apologized to the emperor.
Sima fan was more and more disappointed with him. Since he became the commander of the royal guards, he gradually lost his old spirit, or became timid for fear that he would lose his official post by mistake.
Even if it's just like this, Sima fan can still think that he is too cautious, but he can't even use his brain now. He always likes to do stupid things that harm others and benefit himself. However, he thinks he's smart and that others can't see his careful thinking.
Such an old knife, which is gradually rusted and blunt, is of little use. If you keep it, it will only hinder you.
It's time for a new knife.
Thinking of this, Sima fan couldn't help looking at Gu Fei more.
This knife is very good
Gu Fei noticed that the emperor's vision fell on him, subconsciously lowered his eyes, arched his hands and said, "Your Majesty, according to the speculation of Weichen, Xia Siye should be true, otherwise there would be no dead man to assassinate him."
Xu Yizhi asked with a smile: "it seems that Gu Zhenfu has determined that the old minister is the behind the scenes?"
Gu Fei said in an unassuming manner: "the lower official just makes a reasonable inference based on the existing clues."
"You have only one side of Xia Siye from beginning to end. Have you ever asked the confession of the party concerned?"
Xu Yi knows that the parties in his mouth refer to Wei Chen and Xie Zijun.
Both of them are at the heart of the dispute.
Everything starts with them.
But Wei Chen can only be sure that Xie Zijun stole his article. He didn't see other things with his own eyes, so he can't testify.
As for Xie Zijun, he certainly can't complete the replacement of test papers alone. He must have associates. Because of this, his confession has become crucial evidence!
Sima asked in a deep voice, "who helped you change your test paper?"
Xie Zijun knelt on the cold white marble floor with his forehead close to the ground. All his expressions were hidden in the dark and no one could see them clearly.
He said slowly, "my biological father is a sinner. He died in disgrace. Maybe for people all over the world, he deserved his death, but for me, he is the most respected person in my life. It is the greatest regret of my life that he failed to serve him until his death."
His words had nothing to do with the emperor's problems. Murong suddenly felt that he was wasting everyone's time. He was about to interrupt, but he was stopped by the emperor.
Sima fan motioned Xie Zijun to continue.
"Watching my father beheaded in public that day, my heart was very sad. Later, in order to continue to take the imperial examination, I was adopted to my relatives. Even my name was crossed out from my father's name. I knew it was unfilial."
"The article greatly appreciated by your majesty did not come from me. It was someone else's thing, and I was just a shameless thief. I committed the great crime of bullying the king for disloyalty."
"An unfaithful and unfilial person like me has no face to continue to live in this world. Please give me a death!"
Sima fan looked at the man kneeling on the ground and said faintly, "would you rather die than tell who is behind the scenes?"
Xie Zijun said, "I was the one who changed the test paper, and I was also the one who bullied the king. I was the only one from beginning to end. There was no so-called behind the scenes."
"You are really stubborn." Sima Yan has shown some impatience.
Xie Zijun still knelt on the ground and didn't move. He said, "I know your majesty has the world in mind. He is a rare Mingjun. Since your majesty ascended the throne, he has been working hard and never slackened. Rao is your Majesty's order to behead my father's head, and I don't have any resentment, because I know that the son of heaven is right. The son of heaven wants to eliminate the chaos of corruption and bribery, and to return the world to a clean day. I understand your ambition, but you can't be anxious about it. The imperial court is like a big tree. Many officials are the branches and leaves of the tree, the country is the root of the tree, and the people are the soil for the tree to take root. Your majesty, if you only want to cut off some branches and leaves, it won't hurt the whole tree, but you can't cut off all the branches and leaves of the whole tree at one go. A tree without branches and leaves may grow new branches and leaves, but it takes too long and needs more nutrients. If it is not handled properly, it may shake the foundation of the tree. "
Sima fan was a little moved. Even Xu Yizhi, who had always been an old God, became serious.
They didn't expect Xie Zijun to say such words.
Xie Zijun continued: "Your Majesty is still very young. You still have a lot of time to waste. You don't have to be in a hurry. You can wait patiently and plan slowly. When the withered branches and leaves wither and wither by themselves, you can cut them with a sword. You don't have to worry about shaking the foundation, but also let the withered branches and leaves rot into mud and continue to nourish the big tree. "
The people present were not stupid. They immediately understood Xie Zijun's meaning.
He is reminding the emperor that Xu Yizhi is old. Even if he has the power to rule the country, he will not live for a few years. The emperor can take advantage of a few years to lie down and wait for Xu Yizhi to die. Those friends who depend on him will naturally fall and disperse. It will be easy for the emperor to clean up those people at that time.
Sima tired of hearing this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if he wanted to laugh, but due to the image of the son of heaven, he could only encourage and suppress the impulse to laugh.
On the contrary, Xu Yizhi's face was as black as ink, which was ugly.
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