Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 924 Teaching the Son of Heaven

Li Xin came out of the Nianyang Palace in the morning and arrived at the Dali Temple Prison. By the time he walked out of the Dali Temple Prison, it was already afternoon. At this time, he also had a stack of several Zaifu with his names written on it. The paper, which has a list, also has a confession.

Before leaving, he had twenty or thirty Yulin guards guard the Dali Temple prison, and no one could enter or leave without his order.

   In fact, Li Xin's approach is indeed neat and very enjoyable, but it is actually very unruly.

  For example, no matter how sinful Shen Kuan was, he couldn't stab him so directly, it was a big taboo.

In the ancient times, tribes formed a civilization, and then the summers lasted for thousands of years. The biggest reason is the word "rules". Various rules formed this society. In the era of the dynasty, the imperial court was a state machine. It is made up of layers of rules. No matter who is in this state machine, they must act according to the rules.

  Unless you have the ability to flip the table and start over, even the emperor has to follow the rules.

  Otherwise, you will definitely be disgusted by the entire group, and will be "kicked" out of the circle by the group.

   Take this incident as an example, Li Xin was ordered by the emperor to interrogate several prime ministers, and he could also investigate and handle according to the rules. After the final evidence was conclusive, he could kill as he wanted.

   But he can't just say nothing and kill an auxiliary minister appointed by the late emperor, and doing so will inevitably be met with backlash from the court and the opposition.

   Those with vested interests hate those who do not follow the rules most.

   Li Xin is also considered a state machine, or a vested interest in this set of rules. He should not have done this, but he did it, and he has his own considerations in his heart.

   After he got out of the Dali Temple prison, it was almost noon, and at this time he didn't even bother to eat, so he walked directly to the Weiyang Palace.

In the Weiyang Palace, Emperor Yuan Zhao had been waiting for a long time. After hearing that Li Xin was coming, he immediately asked Xiao Zheng to invite him into the study. After Li Xin entered the study, the Emperor took a deep breath and asked, "Teacher, how is the situation? "

   "Almost resolved."

Li Xin asked Xiao Zheng to pass the stack of papers in his hand to the emperor's desk, and then said calmly: "This is the confession of several other people and the list they wrote apart from Shen Kuan. Since they have pleaded guilty, then the courtier The matter of forcing Your Majesty to delay the pro-government will naturally become nonsense, the leader of the thief has already confessed, and the rest will not make any big moves."

   "As for these lists."

  Li Xin bowed his head slightly and said solemnly: "Most of the officials involved in these lists are people with official status in the court, and they can make a big fuss."

   Emperor Yuanzhao took these papers in his hand, and after flipping them over, he looked up at Li Xin in amazement, his voice trembling a little: "Teacher...you want to kill all these people...?"

   "Naturally not."

Li Xin shook his head helplessly: "Civilian forces are intertwined, and the list written by these few people almost involves every yamen and even every place in the capital, not to mention that His Majesty has not fully grasped the state affairs, it is true that it is difficult to move them. If they can kill them all, the Dajin court will be in chaos immediately, and the scourge is far greater than these people."

   Emperor Yuanzhao scratched his head, a little puzzled.

   "That teacher said a big fuss..."

   "It depends on how Your Majesty uses it."

The Marquis of Jing'an said slowly: "In these lists, some are the chief officials of various yamen. If His Majesty wants to promote his deputy, he can take this opportunity to kill him and promote his deputy to the top, then that person will definitely be promoted. Loyal to the new dynasty, no more complaints."

"If Your Majesty doesn't want to kill them, you can invite them into the palace, and show them this list and the confessions of several prime ministers. These people must be frightened, and His Majesty only needs to be in front of them. , crossed their names off the list, or threw a piece of paper into the stove in their presence and told them that the list had been burned."

   "Then these people will be moved to tears, whether they are sincere or false, and His Majesty's purpose of winning people's hearts has been achieved."

  The more Emperor Yuanzhao listened, the brighter his eyes became, and finally he looked at the list in his hand, like a treasure.

   "Teacher is really wise. In just a few words, he can sort out such complicated things smoothly."

   "There is no great wisdom."

  The Marquis of Jing An smiled indifferently: "It's just some small tricks to manipulate people's hearts. This kind of small trick was often used by the late emperor. After following the late emperor for a long time, naturally I can learn some of it."

In fact, when Li Xin first entered the capital in the early years, he was able to survive in the murky waters because of his ability to manipulate people's hearts. After Emperor Taikang ascended the throne, many things were given to him by Li Xin as his advisors. .

   Emperor Yuanzhao was nervous for a long time, and finally relaxed a lot. He asked Xiao Zheng to put away the papers, and then looked up at Li Xin.

   "Teacher, what should Shen Kuan and the others do?"

   "They all have to die."

  The Marquis of Jing An said as a matter of course: "The first evil must be eliminated, otherwise it will not be enough to shock people's hearts, but a few of them, except Shen Kuan, the family members of the rest can be exempted from capital punishment."

   "As for Shen Kuan."

   Li Xin was silent for a while, then said, "Just now he was in the Dali Temple prison, and the minister has already killed him."

  Tianzi gave a startled "ah" and stood up directly from the chair.

   "Teacher, Shen Kuan is an assistant minister, the prime minister of the late emperor's dynasty..."

   "Just say he committed suicide in prison."

Li Xin took a deep breath and continued: "At this time, there is no need for thunder, and those scholars don't know how long they will have to argue. In terms of lip service, how many people in the capital are their opponents? Without scholars, which yamen does not have their disciples and grandchildren?"

   "If you don't cut the mess like this, this matter will never end."

   Having said this, Li Xin bowed his hands to the emperor: "Your Majesty, rest assured, even if this matter is spread out in the future, it will be done by the minister alone. After the minister killed the murder, he deliberately concealed it, and it has nothing to do with your majesty."

  The emperor was stunned for a long time, and finally smiled bitterly: "Teacher, I didn't mean that..."

   "Teacher didn't need to take care of this matter at all, it's the teacher who dragged me down."

   A smile appeared on Li Xin's face, but he didn't take it seriously.

  The Son of Heaven is not at fault, so no matter what the fault is, someone has to bear it for him. It’s good that this matter can’t be spread. Once it spreads, it must be Li Xin who will bear the blame.

   Maybe the young emperor in front of him will write down this incident as a means to manipulate himself in the future.

  On the political field, it is so ruthless.

  Thinking of this, Li Xin lowered his head slightly and continued: "Your Majesty, Shen Kuan is missing from these people's confessions, so the blood that needs to be shed in this matter must flow from Shen Kuan's side."

   "His family, disciples, and former officials, as long as they are involved in this matter, they must be strictly investigated and dealt with, and if they are killed, they will be killed.

"Two generations of benevolent monarchs have made these scholars forget the majesty of the heavenly family. If Your Majesty does not take advantage of this, this matter will recur in the Dajin court, perhaps this dynasty, or perhaps His Majesty's descendants, and it will still be the same as today. It's the same, being pushed by Wenchen step by step!"

   Yuan Zhao was silent for a while and looked at Li Xin.

   "This matter... is the teacher going to do it?"

   (end of this chapter)