dognovel Chapter 327: Seeing Gu Jingzhi in the court, I was numb...
Chapter 327: Seeing Gu Jingzhi in the court, I was numb...
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Wei Zhen was stunned!
He had always wanted to let Gu Jingzhi touch this brow, but Gu Jingzhi seemed to have no evidence in his hands!
So, his heart warmed: "Don't worry about this matter, Lord Gu. I have been secretly investigating for a long time and have a lot of evidence. As long as you report it to His Majesty, this evidence will definitely help you!"
"No, not enough!"
Gu Jingzhi shook his head. "This matter involves the current prime minister and a powerful aristocratic family. I have a grudge against Song Pu. If the ministers were to label this as retaliation, they would have already cleaned up the mess before they had time to argue!"
"I need the support of an influential person in the court, so that I can have enough credibility. What do you think, Lord Wei?"
"This……"
Wei Zhen was a little hesitant.
If he got involved, the aristocratic family would definitely regard him as a thorn in their side! However, if he didn't agree, Gu Jingzhi would definitely not be fooled. By then, this matter would either continue in this pattern, or one day something would happen and both he and Gu Jingzhi would be implicated.
But Gu Jingzhi has the support of Emperor Xia, the Crown Prince, Wei Xuan and the people behind him, and even the military leaders have a favor with him.
It is not difficult to imagine that once this incident breaks out, either he or Cheng Qian will be blamed, and he will definitely lose his position as Minister of Revenue.
Therefore, although he had no choice, he had to agree to Gu Jingzhi's conditions.
He said, "Go ahead and report this matter to Lord Gu. I will naturally support you in the court. What do you think, Lord Gu?"
Gu Jingzhi rolled his eyes and said, "Are you kidding me? What if you back down at the critical moment?"
He raised an eyebrow and said, "Why bother with so much trouble? You and I are both the Minister and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and we belong to the same government office. Why don't we submit a joint petition? This way, it will show that our Ministry of Revenue is loyal to the country and that we are of one mind!"
Wei Zhen: “…”
Ok!
Even his retreat was blocked. Gu Jingzhi was really slippery!
He sighed helplessly and said, "Yes, Lord Gu has thought it through. Let's do as he says! I'll trouble you to draft a memorial later. If there are no problems, you and I can sign it together!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingzhi immediately smiled and said, "In that case, Lord Wei, please organize the evidence you have so that I can consider where to start!"
"No need to remind me, these have been prepared long ago!"
Wei Zhen smiled faintly, looked at Gu Jingzhi's surprised eyes, and said: "I have long intended to report this matter to the court, but Marquis Gu suddenly came to the Ministry of Revenue, and later the authority in this area was assigned to Marquis Gu, so I held back!"
"..."
Old fox, you speak better than you sing!
You clearly want me to charge for you, but you use my authority as an excuse!
However, now was not the time to be fussy. He smiled and said, "See! I told you that Lord Wei and I, Gu, are of the same kind. We are both loyal ministers who are wholeheartedly dedicated to our country!"
"..."
……
After leaving Wei Zhen, Gu Jingzhi started to work intensively in the next few days.
What Wei Zhen collected was indeed useful, but from this evidence, it was enough to find that although he and the person behind him were interested in dealing with the aristocratic families, they seemed unwilling to dig too deep!
Maybe they had other purposes, or maybe it was due to lack of strength. In short, what they wanted to do was far less than what Gu Jingzhi wanted!
However, this point shows the ambition of the third prince!
Yes, if Gu Jingzhi was not mistaken, the person behind Wei Zhen must be the Third Prince.
This kid now only knows how to suppress the aristocratic families. I don’t know whether he has foresight or simply wants to suppress the power of the second prince.
If it's the former, then this kid has some vision. If he inherits the throne, I think he will be able to achieve something, but it will be very limited!
Judging from Jin Lehuang's confession, this guy is not a good person. A person who cares so much about power and his own supreme authority is probably not an easy emperor to get along with!
if the latter one……
In the past, I wanted to compete with the Second Prince for the position of Crown Prince, but now...
It is very likely that he wants to bring the second prince to the same level as him, and then the two of them will join forces to deal with the crown prince and take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits!
After all, in terms of power in the court, the second brother and the prince are on par with each other. If we put aside the support of Emperor Xia, the power behind the second brother is even greater than that of the prince.
The third brother wants to cooperate with the second brother, but in an unequal situation, he is just cannon fodder. Therefore, if he cuts off part of the second brother's background, the two of them will have a chance to cooperate on an equal footing!
Neither of the above two possibilities can be ruled out, but no matter which one it is, their current goals are the same.
However, Wei Zhen and the others' wish of not investigating too deeply was doomed to fail. Gu Jingzhi not only wanted to investigate, but also wanted to investigate thoroughly, so thoroughly that the aristocratic families would compromise.
As long as we can undermine the foundation of the aristocratic families in terms of money and grain this time, they will be like toothless tigers in the future.
A few days after reaching an agreement with Wei Zhen, Gu Jingzhi still did not take any action, which made Wei Zhen urge him to do so. However, he had no idea that Gu Jingzhi had been organizing the evidence sent back by Liu Sandao.
It was not until the fifth day of the grand court meeting that Gu Jingzhi finally made up his mind and submitted a petition to initiate the Empty Seal Case!
……
This day was no different from any other day. If there was any difference, it was probably because the Chinese New Year was only about a month away, and all the officials in the court were extremely busy!
At today's grand court meeting, after paying homage to Emperor Xia as usual, the ministers began to report on government affairs.
After all, it is the end of the year, and many government affairs need to be summarized and reported on for Emperor Xia to decide.
Wei Zhen, as the Minister of Revenue, was naturally no exception, even... because the annual financial summary was a tedious project, and all expenditures and income needed to be reported.
Another thing is the fiscal budget for next year, which is also the top priority of the year!
After two hours of work reports, the ministers' feet were numb from standing. They thought it was time to end. After all, it was already this late, and everyone needed to eat!
However, just as Wei Zhen returned to the train, Gu Jingzhi walked out!
When the ministers saw Gu Jingzhi, they glared at him and said, "We were just thinking about going home to eat, and you're going against us?"
You are so young and can handle it, but how can we old guys do it?
When the old ministers saw Gu Jingzhi, they were so angry that they blew their beards and glared. Even Emperor Xia felt a toothache.
"Gu Qing, Wei Qing just gave a very detailed report on the Ministry of Revenue. Do you have anything to add?"
"..."
"Pfft!"
As soon as Emperor Xia said this, someone laughed out loud.
These words seemed like he was concerned about what was going on with Gu Jingzhi, but in fact, he was telling him that he'd better have something important to say. If it was some bullshit, you'd be done for if I didn't hit you!
Gu Jingzhi pursed his lips and said: "..."