Chapter Thirty-Six How Much Does the Bright Moon Know? (I)
Word Number：308
Author：一曲雨霖铃
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Release Time：2025-09-21
He spake: Who shall with me ascend the lofty tower? Long I remember gazing upon the autumn skies. All bygone things are but emptiness, as though within a dream. Now it is told: after the redress of the cases under Emperor Zhongzong, Empress Tianhou appointed Lai Junchen as Minister of Justice, granting him also authority over the Court of Judicial Review. Thereafter, the criminal cases of imperial kinsmen, ministers and generals were to be judged by his hand, while the Court of Judicial Review was diverted to settle affairs of the common people in the capital. When Lai Junchen assumed the post, he tasted of its sweetness; and seeing that Emperor Zhongzong had been already deposed and banished from the capital at the will of the Empress, he secretly conceived that false accusations against the house of Li Tang would win him greater favor. Thus, upon taking office, he dispatched his base men in all directions to gather and forge evidence of treason against the imperial clan. One day, the Empress Tianhou was reading memorials within the Palace of Immortal Dwelling. Lai Junchen came forth to present himself and said: “Your Majesty, I, thy servant, obeying thy command, together with all under the Ministry of Justice, have these many days investigated the recent rebellion, and at last we have laid bare the entirety of its members.” Thus speaking, Lai Junchen offered up a list, delivering it first to Shangguan Wan’er, who then handed it to the Empress. She perused it and said: “By thy diligence I am relieved of burden. Let these traitors be seized and brought to justice.” Lai Junchen further declared: “In this investigation, thy servant has discovered that the commoner Li Xian doth plot secret rebellion in Bazhou.” The Empress, hearing this, uttered not a word; yet by her side Shangguan Wan’er was
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