Nightwatcher

The biggest problem with the daily life record is that your handwriting is too sloppy. After asking, Xu Qi'an cursed inwardly.

Xu Erlang took a sip, moistened his throat, and explained: "Liang is usually a first-class Jinshi, who is the real emperor's close minister, the most noble among the nobles.

"There is an imperial examination every three years. Therefore, the living ministers will change every three years at most, and some even fail to do it for one year. When I read these daily records in the Hanlin Academy, I found a very strange thing."

He intentionally played tricks, seeing his elder brother squinting at him, coughed quickly, dismissed the trick, and said:

"The living records in the 10th and 11th years of Yuanjing did not indicate the name of Jijulang, which is very abnormal."

Xu Qi'an pondered for a while, and asked: "Could it be that there was a mistake in the record and I forgot to sign it?"

Xu Erlang shook his head: "Private officials belong to the Hanlin Academy, we are going to compile books and history, how could there be such a mistake? Big Brother really looks down on our Imperial Academy too much.

"Besides, all the previous living men have their signatures, but not in the 10th and 11th years of Yuanjing? This is too strange. I speculate that the 10th and 11th years are the same person."

Yuanjing's living records in 10 and 11 years are not signed, and it is not known who the corresponding living man is. If this is not a mistake, why should the name be erased?

If there is a problem with the living record, it should be to modify the living record, not to erase the name of the living.

Xu Qi'an's thoughts turned, and he analyzed: "Could it be that this is the case? There is a problem with the daily record, and the copy you copied was revised later. And that living man, because he recorded this content and knew some information, so He was killed and silenced, and his name was removed."

Xu Erlang shook his head: "No, according to my elder brother's speculation, even if someone kills someone, there is no need to erase the name. The real problem is the living records, not the signature of the living man. You only need to modify the living records."

"you're right."

Xu Qi'an nodded, the relationship between primary and secondary should not be messed up, what is really important is the daily record, as long as the content is revised, then the name of the living man at that time does not need to be erased whether he is dismissed from office or silenced.

"Then, there is a problem with this living man himself." Xu Qi'an came to a conclusion.

"Is this living man related to Emperor Yuan Jing's secret?"

Xu Erlang lowered his voice. It was late at night, but his eyes were bright and piercing, and he seemed extremely excited.

"I don't know if he has anything to do with Emperor Yuan Jing, but I remembered one thing"

Xu Qi'an rubbed the center of his brows, unexpectedly, he discovered another thing related to warlocks.

If the problem lies with Qijulang himself, and his name disappears by itself, such a familiar operation is exactly the same as the case of Susu's father, and it is exactly the same as the operation of the warlock to block the secrets of heaven.

Su Hang's case had traces of manipulation by warlocks behind it, and the name of this living man was also erased. There must be a connection between the two.

Something must have happened in the court back then, and it was an earth-shattering event.

"Why do I feel like I've overlooked something? By the way, when I left Jianzhou, I asked Dali Temple Chancellor and Criminal Department Chen Butou to check Suhang's files."

Xu Qi'an was taken aback, if it wasn't for Erlang's daily life record, which made him re-examine this matter, he would have almost forgotten about the Suhang dossier.

And with his fifth-grade Huajin cultivation base, it is impossible for his memory to be so poor.

It seems that I have to keep a diary at any time, so as not to automatically forget the clues that I finally found out, Xu Qi said with peace of mind.

"How to check this living man? The most effective and quickest way." Xu Qi'an asked.

"Naturally, I would ask senior officials." Xu Cijiu didn't even think about it.

If it is to shield the secret, no one will remember that Xu Qi'an shook his head: "Is there a better way?"

"Go to the Ministry of Officials to check. The case files of the Ministry of Officials keep files of all officials. Since the founding of the country, all the materials of Beijing officials have been recorded for six hundred years." Xu Erlang said.

He immediately shook his head: "These are all secrets. Brother, your current identity is very sensitive. It is impossible for the official department to open your authority."

Unless it's irrelevant.

Let Emperor Yuan Jing know that it is merciful to pack up and leave, and Luo Zhi may be charged with imprisonment.

"The Minister of the Ministry of Officials seems to be a member of the Royal Party. Your future father-in-law can help me." Xu Qi'an teased.

"Brother, don't talk nonsense. Ms. Wang and I are innocent. Besides, even if I have friendship with Ms. Wang, Wang Shoufu has never recognized me, and he doesn't even know my existence."

Xu Erlang waved his hand, rejecting his brother's unrealistic request.

"What's the use of you," Xu Qi'an criticized the younger brother:

"If you hooked Miss Wang into bed earlier, and cooked the raw rice, it wouldn't be so troublesome. I can go to the official department to check the files tomorrow. Erlang, you are not as good as your elder brother in this point, you have to replace it with your elder brother." , Miss Wang's family is already old Siji."

Xu Erlang let out a "huh" and said angrily, "Aside from sleeping with the oiran of the Jiaofang Division, which good family has Eldest Brother slept with?"

Xu Qi'an's face suddenly became dull.

The eldest brother laughed at the second brother, and the second brother mocked the eldest brother, and the match was a tie.

The air was silent for a long time, and the two brothers continued to discuss as if nothing had happened.

Xu Qi'an murmured: "It is very important to find a way to go to the Ministry of Officials. Erlang, help Elder Brother to check the living records of the late Emperor."

The living records of successive emperors are an important basis for writing history, and the Imperial Academy is responsible for compiling history. Xu Erlang wanted to check his living records, and it was as easy as pie.

Xu Cijiu nodded without asking why.

How to enter the official department? Even if Duke Wei can't do this, unless the master is famous, Duke Wei also has no right to enter the Ministry of Officials to investigate files, and I have no contacts in the Ministry of Officials. Well, there is barely one, but that nephew is already I let him go, and I can no longer threaten him.

Xu Qi'an rubbed the center of his brows, frowning.

"By the way, do you know about Xuzhou when you bid farewell?"

Xu Qi'an calmed down, changed the topic, not forgetting the line of the first supervisor, and asked the knowledgeable younger brother for information.

Xu Xinian frowned, recalled for a long time, shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of it, I'll help you look it up when you have free time. Every dynasty will change the name of the state.

"In addition, the folks call the state differently. For example, Jianzhou is also called Wuzhou. This is because the Wulin League has a huge influence in Jianzhou and has overwhelmed the government. Therefore, at first it was jokingly called Wuzhou, and later this name gradually pass down.

"Continents are okay. It's easy to look up when the name changes. The states are small and medium-sized, and the number is heterogeneous. It takes a long time."

Jianzhou is also known as Wuzhou, so is Xuzhou also an alias for other states? Xu Qi'an thought about it, and said: "There is Lao Erlang."

The next day, Xu Erlang came to the Imperial Academy on horseback. Strictly speaking, Shujishi is not an official position, but a period of study and work experience.

After becoming a concubine, Xu Erlang had to continue his studies, and was taught by a scholar from the Imperial Academy. During the period, he participated in some book revision work, assisted bachelors in annotating books, drafted imperial edicts for the emperor, and explained scriptures for emperors, princes and daughters, etc.

Because of Xu Qi'an, Xu Erlang's future was hit hard, drafting imperial edicts and explaining scriptures to the emperor had no chance for him.

It was also because of Xu Qi'an that he was like a fish in water in the Hanlin Academy and was treated with respect.

The officials of the Imperial Academy are the most noble among the nobles, they think highly of themselves, they highly appreciate Xu Qi'an's deeds, and they are even very polite to Xu Erlang.

After listening to the lecture given by Ma Xiuwen, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, Xu Xinnian went into the archives and began to look up the living records of the late emperor.

The emperor's living records are not confidential, they are a kind of information, and anyone in the Imperial Academy can look them up. After all, the living records are to be written into the history books.

History books are for people to read.

Compared with Yuan Jingdi, who is destined to be more controversial than meritorious deeds in future history books, the life of the first emperor can be described as mediocre, neither fatuous nor forceful. During his 49 years in power, he only launched two foreign wars.

Or the barbarians in the north and south were pressing too hard, so they had to send troops to crusade.

Flipping through the pages, Xu Erlang saw a conversation that took place in the 28th year of Joan of Arc. The protagonists of the conversation were the late emperor and the ancestor of the previous generation.

The first emperor said: "Those who have been ordered by heaven since ancient times have not been able to last forever. Can the Taoist method of longevity solve this great limit?"

Ren Zong Taoist said: "You can live forever, but you can't live forever."

The first emperor said again: "I heard that the Daoist priest transformed the three Qings with one breath, and the beginning of the Three Sects. I don't know if it is one of the three, or three of the three?"

The conversation ends here.

"Hey, why is the back missing?" Xu Erlang muttered, and continued to open it.

It is said that two hundred years ago, when Confucianism flourished, the emperor could not read the daily records, let alone revise them. Until the establishment of the Imperial College, the scholars of Yunlu Academy withdrew from the court, and the imperial power overwhelmed everything.

From then on, the emperor was able to look over and revise the daily records.

Of course, scholars from Guozijian are not without character, and they will argue with the emperor and keep the truth to a certain extent.

Xu Erlang didn't pay attention to this detail, and then looked down, taking notes while reading.

Before I knew it, it was time for lunch.

Xu Erlang went out of the archives and went to the dining hall to eat. During the dinner, he heard several doctors of the Five Classics discussing while eating.

"Today's court hall is really splendid."

"Yuan Xiong, the censor of Zuodu, impeached Wang Shoufu for accepting bribes, Qin Yuandao, the minister of the Ministry of War, impeached Wang Shoufu for embezzling military pay, and those in the six departments also wrote a letter of impeachment, as if they had discussed it."

"Heh, Wang Shoufu completely hated His Majesty because of the Zhenbei King Massacre case. This incident clearly shows that His Majesty is targeting Wang Shoufu and forcing him to beg for bones."

"Wei Yuan is overjoyed, he and Wang Shoufu have always disagreed politically."

"Today is just the beginning, and the ultimate move is still to come. Wang Shoufu is hanging this time, and it depends on how he fights back."

"Unless he can unite with the princes of the court, but above the court, the royal party cannot cover the sky with one hand."

Xu Erlang frowned, inexplicably agitated.

First, he thought of Wang Simu, and then he felt that the party struggle was fierce during the year of Jingcha, and the faction remained fierce in the past six months after Jingcha.

Party after party, party after party.

How many people are really doing things for the people, for the court?

And it was the ninety-five-year-old who was obsessed with cultivating the Tao that caused this situation.

The next day, things really fermented.

Zuodu censor Yuan Xiong once again wrote a letter to impeach Wang Shoufu, detailing Wang Shoufu's six major crimes of embezzlement, and listed a list of 12 royal party officials involved.

Qin Yuandao, Minister of the Ministry of War, continued to impeach Wang Shoufu for embezzling military pay, and also made a list.

Emperor Yuan Jing was "furious" and ordered a strict investigation.

This storm came without warning, fast and fierce, just like a sword in a swordsman's hand.

Wang Dang was killed by surprise, and the officialdom was undercurrent.

Xu Erlang asked for half a day off, rode his horse to the palace, and visited Wang Simu, the eldest lady of the Wang family.

The concierge of the palace was already familiar with Xu Erlang, so he said "wait a moment" and entered the mansion quickly. After a long time, he trotted back and said:

"Master Xu, please follow me."

Xu Erlang was led to the living room, where he met the dignified and gentle Miss Wang.

She was still as beautiful and lively as before, but there was a deep sadness between her brows.

After Wang Simu waved back the people in the hall, Xu Erlang said in a deep voice: "I've heard about the court affairs in the past two days. I'm afraid it's not just a simple beating. Your Majesty is going to get serious."

"Erlang is really smart." Wang Simu forced a smile and said:

"Father spent the night in the study thinking hard yesterday, and I knew something was wrong."

"Master Shoufu is seasoned and experienced, so he must have countermeasures." Xu Erlang comforted.

Wang Simu smiled wryly and shook his head: "This crisis is coming so fiercely, I'm afraid there will be no time to prepare. A group of officials have been imprisoned today, and they may be my father tomorrow. Your Majesty will not give my father a chance to react.

"I heard from my father that His Majesty summoned Qin Yuandao, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yuan Xiong, the censor of Zuodu, the day before yesterday, and they came prepared.

"In the case of massacring the city in Chuzhou, father and Wei Yuan joined forces with all the officials to force His Majesty to issue an imperial edict against himself, and now His Majesty has retaliated afterwards."

Xu Erlang was silent for a while, and said, "Why doesn't Mr. Shoufu unite with Duke Wei?"

Wang Simu shook his head: "Wei Gong and my father have different political views and have always been hostile. Thank God he didn't make trouble."

Xu Erlang was speechless for a while, this is not the situation in the Chuzhou case back then, all the officials were on the same front to fight against the imperial power.

For other officials, including Wei Yuan, the downfall of the Wang Party is a welcome event, which means that more positions will be vacated.

These are all tangible benefits, tangible benefits.

Only by taking advantage of the downfall of the royal party to strengthen itself can we have a greater say and do more things.

"Unless my father can unite all parties in a short period of time, there will be a chance of survival. But for all parties, it is in the greatest interest to wait for His Majesty to suppress my father." Wang Simu sighed and said softly:

"Erlang, what should I do?"

Xu Erlang opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Haoqi Building.

Nangong Qianrou sat beside the coffee table, the beauty with a gloomy temperament, with a smile at this moment: "Father, even if the Royal Party does not fall this time, it will lose its army. From now on, no one can stand in your way. "

Wang Zhenwen and his adoptive father had different political views and obstructed his adoptive father's promotion of the New Deal everywhere. After fighting for so many years, this stumbling block was finally gone.

"It was never Wang Zhenwen who stopped me." Wei Yuan lowered his head, looked at a map, and said:

"But it's fine if you fall, if you fall Wangdang, I have at least five years."

He suddenly stopped talking, and after a long time, he sighed softly: "The autumn harvest will be in two months, my battlefield is no longer in court, let them do it."

The foster father is planning to take back the military power! Nangong Qianrou's spirit perked up.

He immediately realized that something was wrong. Fighting the Witch God Sect after the autumn harvest was a plan that his adoptive father had made long ago, but what he said meant that he would not be in court for a long time in the future.

This means that the fight against the Witch God is not a small fight, and the adoptive father plans to fight a protracted war?

A doubt flashed in Nangong Qianrou's heart.

The reason?

PS: I'm a bit stuck, and the update is late.