Chapter 1576

1583 Being a cow and horse for the imperial court is a lifelong goal

1583 Being a cow and horse for the imperial court is a lifelong goal

"Since you want to pull Cao Song into the group, when will you release him?" Chen Guanlou asked.

Sun Daojing heard a bit of implication, "Are you annoyed by him?"

Chen Guanlou nodded and said very frankly: "He is the stone in the pit, smelly and hard! No one in the Heavenly Prison doesn't dislike him. You hurry up and release him, and return a bright and clear universe to the Heavenly Prison."

Sun Daojing laughed when he heard this, "Don't say this in front of Official Cao; he will be angered to death."

The filthy Heavenly Prison is also worthy of a bright and clear universe? The two characters "universe" have been defiled! Official Cao will be angered to death!

"I don't communicate with him now. I feel tired talking to him. You don't dislike him at all. Old Sun, your officialdom cultivation is not bad!" Chen Guanlou teased.

Sun Daojing chuckled, "This is just the beginning, Official Cao is already considered easy to get along with. This old man has met many colleagues who are more difficult to deal with than Official Cao. It's no wonder you don't want to be an official with this temper of yours. You can't even tolerate Official Cao; if you meet other officials, I'm afraid you'll kill them on the spot!"

"Killing on the spot is not likely, but breaking legs is unavoidable."

Chen Guanlou also knew his temper; he was born not suitable for mixing in the officialdom. He understood the principles, knew what to say, but just didn't want to, was stubborn, and had no patience. If he really made up his mind to coax people, he could coax people into being obedient grandsons.

Sun Daojing pointed at him, wanting to criticize him, but thought about it and gave up. He had said it for so many years, but he hadn't seen the other party change. As the saying goes, it is easy to change mountains and rivers, but hard to change one's nature. Forget it, forget it!

"On Wei Wubing's side, how does the Ministry of Justice plan to deal with it? The late Emperor has passed away; do the late Emperor's orders still count?"

Chen Guanlou mentioned Wei Yushi's case calmly.

Sun Daojing was in a trance for a moment and finally remembered Wei Yushi's case.

He had been truly too busy during this period, with thousands of threads and ten thousand threads, running around everywhere to make deals. He didn't have time to handle the serious business of the Ministry of Justice. He didn't think of it for a moment.

He pondered for a while, "The late Emperor originally said to investigate strictly, to investigate to the end. According to the late Emperor's meaning, Wei Yushi definitely cannot live. However, now that the late Emperor is gone, this case must be pondered again."

"Must ponder!" Chen Guanlou leaned in and bewitched, "Think about why Wei Yushi was thrown into the Heavenly Prison and why he was interrogated under torture? Because he impeached Consort Jing and her son. Consort Jing and her son were the late Emperor's heart and flesh, and it was natural for the late Emperor to vent his anger for the woman and son he doted on.

However, one Emperor, one court! Now it is Emperor Renzong's world; can Emperor Renzong tolerate Consort Jing and her son? Thinking about it, it's impossible. If not for the late Emperor leaving an edict, Consort Jing would have already been stripped of her status, and Prince Rui would have been demoted to a commoner. In this way, Wei Yushi is not only not guilty in front of the Emperor, but has merit! For meritorious officials, Old Sun, you cannot act recklessly.

If this case of Wei Yushi is not handled well, your position as Minister will be at an end. Emperor Renzong is just worried that there is no chance to clean up you group of Secretariat personnel; don't take the initiative to send the handle to the Emperor."

Sun Daojing frowned and thought deeply.

He hadn't thought about so much before.

Almost forgot that this involved old hatreds.

How much hatred Consort Jing and her son attracted before, without deliberately asking people in the palace, one could imagine.

Especially when Prince Rui was enfeoffed, the hatred value was full. The court and the harem were boiling, and how many people hated them to the bone. Emperor Renzong definitely was no exception.

In front of the late Emperor, Wei Wubing was extremely guilty and unforgivable.

But in front of Emperor Renzong, dare not say he has merit, but definitely has no fault.

"This case is truly not easy to handle."

Old Sun was worried.

Handling it too heavily won't do; it won't please the Emperor.

Handling it too lightly won't do either; it won't respect the late Emperor and will definitely be made an issue of by people with ulterior motives.

In troubled times, it is better to have one less thing than one more thing.

"Old Sun, I have an idea for you; do you want to listen."

"Let's hear it."

This case, Chen Guanlou planned to use empty hands to catch the white wolf, and handle the matter without spending a penny.

He sincerely shared the worries for Old Sun and said solemnly: "First, people cannot die, so you cannot judge to be beheaded immediately. Do you agree?"

Sun Daojing nodded.

Now judging Wei Wubing to be beheaded immediately is indeed inappropriate.

"Secondly, you cannot raid the home; is there any reason. You know the seriousness of raiding the home better than I do. You want to raid the Wei family, the Emperor will definitely not be happy, suspecting you are secretly standing up for Consort Jing and her son."

Sun Daojing pondered for a while, "You can not raid the home."

"However, Wei Wubing after all bumped into the late Emperor and also called the late Emperor a muddled emperor, which is inappropriate. This is great disrespect! However, considering the Emperor's thoughts, I guess in the Emperor's heart, the late Emperor is really a muddled emperor."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Sun Daojing scolded in a low voice, "Talk about the matter, don't label the late Emperor. The Emperor personally set the posthumous title for the late Emperor, 'Gongxiao'; you ponder these two characters carefully."

Chen Guanlou couldn't control himself on the spot and laughed out loud, "Who doesn't know that the two characters 'Gongxiao' are the Emperor's mockery of the late Emperor."

"Even if it is mockery, you cannot put it on the bright side; just know it in your heart."

"Fine, I'll listen to you. That is to say, the crime of great disrespect must be judged lightly, both to maintain the late Emperor's face and to satisfy the Emperor's preferences. Exile is the most appropriate! Just exile Wei Yushi alone, not implicating the Wei family; how is this idea?"

Sun Daojing stroked his beard, weighing the pros and cons.

"It's best to set an exile period, ten years or twenty years, both to be responsible to the late Emperor and to please the Emperor. Killing two birds with one stone, offending no one. This is the master of balancing water." Chen Guanlou continued to bewitch.

Sun Daojing clicked his tongue in admiration and gave him a look, "You brat are quite capable! Why don't you stop wasting time in the Heavenly Prison and go to the Ministry of Justice to work."

"If you aren't afraid of your colleagues in the Ministry of Justice being beaten by me, I don't care." Chen Guanlou had an indifferent attitude of whatever.

Sun Daojing instantly dispelled the idea of promoting the other party to work in the Ministry of Justice.

This is not the attitude of an official, it is clearly an ancestor! Better to continue hiding in the Heavenly Prison and continue harming those prisoners.

"Exile for ten years definitely won't do, too short, not enough respect for the late Emperor! Twenty years is about right, both ends can be taken care of. And Wei Yushi is still young; twenty years later, if there is a chance, he can still be re-employed and continue to share worries for the imperial court and share worries for the Emperor. I think he is willing."

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue and teased: "You officials are all quite dark; you almost tortured people to death, and you still require people to continue being cows and horses twenty years later."

"Humph! You know a fart! By then, he will be begging to be a cow and horse for the imperial court. If you don't give him the chance to be a cow and horse, he will cry to death! Give him a chance, and he will be grateful and repay it with death!"

Sun Daojing said a truth.

That group of convicted officials, all hoping for exile, and after exile, hoping for re-employment.

Being a cow and horse for the imperial court is their lifelong goal, their duty that they cannot shirk, and the cause they struggle for all their lives!