People are in high positions.

There are people who are watching.

The internal political turmoil in the Qin Dynasty caused by Ji An's participation in the music reached the climax of the dispute with the return of King Wu Li Yuan. This also made Li Yuan, who had just escaped from his busy state, feel a little irritable.

Eight years as a prime minister.

In addition to the long history before it, Chen Ping has been in phase for more than ten years. This term is long enough that those who have ideas about phase can no longer wait any longer.

What's more critical is that Chen Ping's character is not impeccable. As long as Li Yuan obtained the information, Chen Ping has repeatedly accepted bribes from his subordinates and gifts from foreign missions, and these things

Chen Ping has never confessed to Li Yuan his whereabouts. Of course, no one is perfect. Li Yuan does not want to pursue these trivial details. What he values ​​​​more is Chen Ping's ability and his contribution to the development of Qin.

contribution.

But now, Ji An's memorial has pierced the cover that Li originally wanted to maintain. If he ignored it, corrupt officials would not be punished as they should be, which would inevitably make other officials unhappy and follow suit.

If he followed suit, then the era of reckless behavior by Qin II and Zhao Gao would appear again, and if Chen Ping was investigated and punished, it would cause turmoil in Qin's current stable politics. Li Yuan could not decide for a while what course he should take.

Prime Minister's Mansion.

Prime Minister Chen Ping sat in front of the desk with a dull expression. Placed on the desk was the large bunch of corals mentioned by Ji An when he was impeached.

In the house, Zhang Fu, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Suniang, Hu Zhuang, He Pingping were all there, as well as Chen Ping's eldest brother Chen Yuan. As for the evil sister-in-law who once looked down on Chen Ping, Chen Yuan had divorced her early. Hu

Zhuang and He Ping were both from Daliang, so they were fellow townsmen with Chen Ping.

These people are all relatives of Chen Ping and core members of his clique. In addition, many local county governors and county magistrates promoted by Chen Ping are also the backbone of the Chen clique. However, these

People are not yet considered core members of Chen Ping's forces.

"My dear son-in-law, how about I confess to King Wu that I couldn't resist the temptation and accepted Lu Jia's bribe? This matter has nothing to do with you."

After being silent for a while, Zhang Negative said with a trembling voice.

After Zhang Fu arrived in Guanzhong, he served as the agricultural supervisor for three years. In this position, Zhang Fu also received Li Yuan's praise for the successful dredging of Zheng Guo Canal. However, in the past two years, because of his age, Zhang Fu

In addition, after the unification of the Qin State, many young officials were gradually promoted, so there was no need for an old man like Zhang Fu to work hard anymore.

Chen Ping and Zhang Sumiang gave birth to a son three years ago, and now Zhang Fu also has a family full of children and grandchildren. They are happy, but they don't expect that there will be such an unprovoked disaster. The piece of coral was actually when Chen Ping's son turned three years old.

It was accepted at a banquet. At that time, it was just a celebration, but I didn't want it to cause disaster.

"What did my father-in-law say? Even if you stand up and admit it, will the people behind Ji An believe it? Will those people let go?" Chen Ping shook his head.

Who is behind Ji An?

Chen Ping didn't need to guess, he knew that there must be some trace of Li Zheng in it.

Chen Ping was more or less worried about the brother of King Wu Li Yuan. Although he also knew that Li Yuan did not have much real brotherly love for Li Zheng, the blood was always cut off.

When Li Zheng confronted him, Chen Ping couldn't tell whether Li Yuan would definitely side with him.

Moreover, this time, it was obvious that he was caught by Li Zheng's people. Even if Li Yuan wanted to protect him, he could not find a suitable reason.

"Second brother, this Ji An is just a low-level visitor. King Wu will not believe his report. We might as well just make it clear to King Wu that it is Li Yushi who is smearing us——!" Chen Yuan said angrily.

"Shut up. If you keep talking and ruin things, go back to Daliang." Chen Ping's face darkened and he yelled rudely at Chen Yuan.

After being yelled at by Chen Ping, coupled with the fact that Zhang Fu, Zhang Sumiang, Zhang Zhong and others next to him all had a bad look on Chen Yuan, Chen Yuan shrank into a corner after whispering a few times.

Between brothers, it stands to reason that Chen Yuan is the eldest brother, and it would be disrespectful for Chen Ping to speak in such an angry manner. However, this crisis, coupled with the various incidents in the past, made Chen Ping, who had always been calm and composed, no longer able to restrain the anger in his heart.

Brotherly love is always there.

Just like Chen Ping and Chen Yuan, when Chen Ping was in trouble and the family separated, Chen Yuan allowed his evil sister-in-law to bully his weak brother without saying a word. But after Chen Ping became prosperous, he eagerly ran to Chang'an, and Chen Ping was not good either.

After rejecting his eldest brother, he helped Chen Yuan find a low-level job as a visitor after giving him several cold looks.

Unfortunately, the news of Ji An's attack this time was leaked by Chen Yuan's big mouth. If he hadn't boasted in front of all his colleagues about how dazzling and unparalleled that piece of coral was, the result was that the person who said it was unintentional.

The listener is attentive, and Chen Yuan's words were truly heard by Ji An, and there were many people present who could testify.

While Chen Ping, Zhang Fu and others were discussing countermeasures, there were also ups and downs and quarrels in the Censor's Mansion in Changlefang in the city.

The censor Zhongcheng Li Zheng, the governor Guan Yue, the servant Zhaoping, and five or six Chang'an officials were among them. The censor was whispering to each other, and in addition to these Xin Qin officials, there was an old man sitting in the middle, holding his arms tightly.

There were a lot of wrinkles on his back and face, and he was covering his mouth and coughing lightly.

If Li Yuan were here, he would definitely recognize Chen Di.

This important official of the former Qin Dynasty who was dismissed because of the Yingshi incident and the former backbone of the Yingshi family once again appeared on the political stage of the New Qin Dynasty.

Chen Di and Li Zheng became entangled.

This is something Li Yuan never thought of. In the past few years, his main energy has been on how to deal with powerful enemies such as Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, and Mao Dun. As for the officials around him, he only told Yan Le to do more.

Paying attention to the enemy's secrets and sneaking into Qin officials, he did not pay too much attention to the interactions between officials.

"Ahem, cough, cough - shut up. Listen to me -, if you want to bring Chen Ping down, just accepting a gift is not enough. You must also produce more lethal evidence. You can do it again.

Think about it carefully, who has Chen Ping offended over the years, and what things has he done that aroused public outrage?"

Chen Di bent down and lowered his gray head. After fading away from the political power center of the Qin State, his life was a bit down and out. The luxurious life of fine clothing and fine food in the past was no longer possible, and the fields given by his clan were also lost due to the victory.

The family rebelled and were taken back. In desperation, Chen Di decided to take the risk and return to Chang'an for one more fight.

If Li Zheng can ascend to the throne and Chen Di contributes, I believe that Li Zheng will not treat him badly, and more importantly, Chen Di's descendants will have a backer.

"Evidence. It's not difficult if you look for it carefully. However, whether this matter can be accomplished depends on King Wu's attitude. If King Wu protects Chen Ping, then no matter how much evidence we present, it will be useless."

Agricultural Supervisor Guan Yue's fair and fat face showed a hint of worry.

Guan Yue's political attitude has always been that of a free-spirited person, but this time, he sided with Li Zheng. The reason was that he had serious differences with the former agricultural supervisor Zhang Fu on the appointment of agricultural officials.

"No matter what happens to this matter, I still need to test King Wu's attitude first. If he still likes Prime Minister Chen, then I will quit right away——!" Li Zheng paced back and forth in the room, looking up for a while.

Everyone lowered their heads for a while and began to think deeply.

"Master Yushi, we can't just wait like this. King Wu has returned to Shenhou Mansion. If Chen Ping were to take the lead in slandering him, then my original ending might be——!" Chen Di said quietly.

Political battle.

Not much cleaner than the battlefield.

In Chen Di's view, Li Zheng was obviously still very immature, and he was still dreaming about finding crucial evidence that could prove fatal. This was obviously too naive.

The key now is not to search for evidence, but to convince King Wu Li Yuan that the problems with Chen Ping are serious and have affected the stability of Qin's internal affairs. If he does not dismiss the prime minister, Xin Qin will face an unprecedented internal crisis.

In the great turmoil, honest and honest officials like Li Zheng and Guan Yue who are loyal to their duties will feel helpless and desperate.

There is a saying that drives the ducks to the shelf.

This is the current situation of Li Zheng. In fact, his demand for the position is not as strong as everyone imagines. At least, Li Zheng believes that as long as Li Yuan controls the power of the Qin State, the position of the Prime Minister will sooner or later belong to him, Li Zheng.

.His leisurely attitude was now tense because of Ji An's attack on Chen Ping.

A place with people.

There are rivers and lakes.

Among the Xiongnu tribe, leaders of the major tribes such as Maodun, Helianbi, Huyanxie, Qiulijin, including the dead Tiefule, Zhelan Songhua, etc., were scheming with each other. Within the New Qin State, Li Yuan led his army

Since its rise, it has never been interrupted.

In the battle of consumption, neither Li Bi nor Chen Di could make any big waves before. This was mainly due to Li Yuan's proper handling. But this time, after the external threats were basically eliminated, the internal conflicts among Qin's factions

The child became sharp.

——.

There was a strange storm in the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Censor's Mansion.

At the center of the storm, King Wu Li Yuan was listening to the investigation report of Zhi Jingsi Yan Le.

Yan Le is also a member of the court.

However, his status is transcendent. Due to his past experiences, both Chen Ping and Li Zheng kept a distance from him. More importantly, because of the existence of Yan Feng, Yan Le and Li Yuan had a mutual affection for each other.

The degree of trust is closer. In fact, Yan Le has no other allies in the court except relying on Li Yuan's support.

"According to what you said, Chen Ping's corruption of ink is true, and Ji An didn't mean to exaggerate at all?" Li Yuan frowned and asked while looking at the long scroll presented by Yan Le.

"King Wu, in terms of the content of Ji An's impeachment, there is nothing wrong with it. However, there is a reason why Prime Minister Chen accepted Lu Jia's gift. If he refuses to make a decision, the South Vietnamese envoy may misunderstand that our attitude is cold.

This may lead to conflicts between the two countries. From this point of view, it is not impossible for Prime Minister Chen to accept the gift, but the mistake is only that he did not turn it over to the national treasury in time after receiving the gift." Yan Le reported back.

In some cases, the authorities and bystanders have different attitudes towards things due to their different identities.

Yan Le did not participate in any party in the internal struggle between Chen Ping and Li Zheng, but it allowed him to more clearly discover the essence behind the matter.

"One more thing. In Yu Shi Cheng's house, our people found an acquaintance: Chen Di. He sneaked back to Chang'an City from Yongqi and lived in Yu Shi Cheng's house." Yan Le paused.

After a while, he said again.

"Yan Le, go and keep an eye on Chen Di yourself, pay attention to his every move, and record everyone who has come into contact with him, especially those who have connections with the palace." Li Yuan's expression changed.

, ordered.

He knew exactly what kind of person Chen Di was.

Although this old man has been hiding behind the scenes, he is the backbone of the Ying clan. His appearance most likely has another hidden meaning.

"Is it just as simple as inciting Li Zheng to fight for it? Or is there another plan?" Li Yuan suddenly discovered that after winning a military victory over the Xiongnu, the road ahead of him was still not smooth, and he still needed to cut through the thorns.
Chapter completed!