On March 18 of the 14th year of Jinghan, after Qin Siyuan was imprisoned, he took an unexpected turn for the worse!

The change of wind was staggeringly fast, and although they had been prepared to be beaten before, when several key points suddenly appeared, Ning Yi and the others really smelled the ominous clues.

On March 18, when Qin Siyuan was imprisoned in the name of proving his innocence, a case was also lifted up in a small place that everyone had not yet noticed.

It was more than two years ago, in the winter of the eleventh year of Jinghan, Tang Peiya's bribery case in Hengshan County, Jinghu South Road. At this time, Tang Peiya was handing over his post in the Ministry of Officials, and he was interrogated immediately after taking the person, and the process was not shown, on March 19, this case extended to Yao Jiyuan, the eldest son of Yao Zunian.

Yao Zunian is a famous residence in the capital, in the Bianliang area, it is also a big business, he has been immersed in officialdom for many years, from the eighteenth to the nineteenth two days, he has been in charge of clarifying the case of Qin Siyuan. On the morning of the nineteenth, when the yamen sent someone to Yao's house to invite Yao Jiyuan, he was quite polite, and only said that he would let him come back after a little questioning, and the Yao family failed to inform Yao Zunian at the first time, and it was already the evening of the nineteenth day when Yao Zunian knew about it.

The old man immediately sensed that something was wrong, and he hurriedly summoned his eldest son, who had been released home, to inquire about it. At the same time, Jueming, Ji Kun, and Ning Yi were notified. At this time, Yao Zunian and Jueming had the most relationship in the high-level officialdom, Ji Kun had the most control over the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Ning Yi had the most tentacles and eyes in the market and officials.

Before this, everyone was estimating the scope of the emperor's knife this time, theoretically speaking, now it is on the cusp of rewarding merit, and all officials have to be given a way out and an example, no matter how big Qin Siyuan's problem is, it will be the worst result in the end. Of course. There is a name for how to make it. But when this thing comes out, the nature is different.

Several people immediately looked for a relationship and stretched out their hands to the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Officials, and at the same time, Tang Peiya committed suicide in the prison of the Criminal Department, leaving a bloody letter. And the article on the official face has been because of Yao Jiyuan. connected with the Qin family.

A simple line has been connected, and the matter goes back to disaster relief two years ago. Qin Siyuan used the power of the government to maintain the trade routes, clear the obstruction of local forces, and let grain enter the disaster areas. It is impossible to say that there is no trace of a party in the middle, and Tang Peiya committed suicide by leaving a book that night, and it is necessary to say that the evidence is not enough, but on the morning of March 20, there were already seven excerpts on this matter, and two books came up with some evidence. Suddenly, a vast criminal network began to emerge.

At this time, there were three people in charge of the same trial of Qin Siyuan's case in Beijing: Zheng Sinan of the Judicial Department, Tang Di of Dali Temple, and Tian Yuqing of Yushitai. Zheng Sinan was originally Qin Siyuan's old subordinate, Tang Di also had an old relationship with the Qin family, Tian Yuqing worked under Qin Hui, and it is said that he was also his own family, because of this. Qin Siyuan and the others who were imprisoned thought that they were going through the motions, and after the trial, they would be considered guilty. can also be handled lightly, at most, the emperor doesn't want Qin Siyuan to be the right minister of real power again, so he can retreat, but this time in the seven folds, not only Qin Siyuan is involved, but at the same time, Zheng Sinan and Tang Di are both cleverly drawn in.

Some are chasing after the wind. Some brought half a set of evidence, and although the seven books were brought by different people, they were combined quite cleverly. On March 20, the atmosphere in the Jinluan Hall was solemn, and many ministers finally noticed that something was wrong, and there were also ministers who really stood up and tried to analyze these excerpts rationally. Tang Ke is one of them: the blood book is suspicious, and several books of impeachment seem to be suspected of being in tandem, Qin Siyuan has made great contributions to the court, and it must not chill the heroes. Zhou Zhe sat on the dragon chair, looking at Tang Ke calmly, quite satisfied with him.

"Tang Qing is worthy of being the pillar of the country, the duke is selfless, in the past, the Qing family and Qin Xiang had disputes, but at this time, it was Tang Qing who stood up and spoke for Qin Xiang. Qin Xiang is loyal and upright, I don't know, but I don't have to be so cautious, the disaster of the Jurchens, I have already issued an edict. This time, if there is a problem, we must find out and give justice to the people of the world, no problem, we must return Qin Xiang to justice...... In this way, Zheng Qing and Tang Qing might as well avoid suspicion first, and I will send two other people to deal with the matter of Qin Xiang. This matter is very important, and I must send people who have a clear name to deal with it, so let's ...... Yan Zheng Yanqing's family, you temporarily act for Tang Qing to handle this matter, and there is another person, Tang Qing, since you believe in Qin Xiang the most, and I also believe in you, let you handle this matter for Zheng Qing for me......"

That afternoon, Zhou Zhe summoned Qin Hui.

"The matter of the right minister, the three divisions are judged at the same time, the original imperial history of the Taiqing family is the most suitable, these years the Qing family has served as the imperial history of the middle of the Cheng, loyal and upright. I didn't send you this errand, do you know why? ”

"The minister must avoid suspicion." Qin Hui replied frankly.

"Yes, you have to avoid suspicion." Zhou Zhe behind the long table in the imperial study raised his head, "But it's not as suspicious as the Qing family thinks." ”

"I don't understand."

"The Imperial History Observatory participates in the impeachment of the world's officials, purges the rule of officials, and you serve as the Imperial History Zhongcheng, what you want is the selflessness of the Grand Duke. Let's not say that the right minister is not your real family, even if it is your own family, I believe you, I have to let you go to trial, otherwise, you will not be able to protect your head, how can everyone be in the imperial history? ”

Qin Hui bowed and saluted, neither humble nor arrogant: "Your Majesty trusts." ”

"I trust you because of what you do. I said that you should avoid suspicion, because if the right phase retreats, I will replace you and go up, and you must avoid suspicion here. It's not good that you just finished reviewing the right phase, and you will be allowed to take the seat, right? ”

Qin Hui hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty, Qin Xiang has always been an upright official, and the ministers believe that he is ......innocent."

Zhou Zhe waved his hand: "Officialdom, don't give me a sloppy look, who is the right minister, I don't know." He is deeply learned, upright, faithful, and has never formed a party, alas...... I don't have that much faith anymore. Of course, in this trial, I am only impartial, the right minister has nothing to do, and the country is fortunate, if there is something, I intend to choose one between you and Tan Zhi to go up. ”

"The Jurchens have just invaded the south, and our dynasty should take reviving the military as the first priority, and Lord Tan has been in charge of military affairs, so he can be the right minister."

"Who can be the right minister, I know in my heart." Zhou Zhe glanced at him, "You're fine, go down." ”

After the news of the change of the chief judge came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Ji Kun, Wenren Fuji and others were still a little optimistic: Qin Hui of Yushitai has a loyal and upright temperament, if Tang Ke is added, two to one, there may be some turnaround. Yao Zunian is not optimistic, he knows more about Qin Hui. But faith is insufficient. Among the three, Tang Ke is certainly honest and upright, but frankly speaking, the Lord and the faction have been suppressed over the years, and Tang Ke's family is basically scattered. In addition to clearing the name in the court, there is basically no real influence. Jue Ming was running around the royal family, trying to reverse his intentions, but he never came.

"It's going to be wiped out." Only Ning Yi was stunned for a long time and whispered this sentence, and some lucky people looked at him and fell silent.

Like the emperor's new clothes, the clues of this incident have been revealed so many times, many things. Everyone has already had a very bad guess, and they have the last luck, but it is human nature. Ning Yi's words broke this, at this time, someone outside came to report that the six doors entered Yao's house and officially arrested Yao Jiyuan, Yao Zunian frowned: "Let him endure it." Then he said to everyone: "I'll go to the prison to see Lao Qin." Let's go for the worst. Then the people dispersed.

The rebellion and activities of the Right Prime Minister's Office. At this time, it was promoted to Cheng Dù, who only wanted to save his life, but it was too late. The great changes that swept through the capital. Under the promotion of Zhou Zhe, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Wang Hao, the positive wind of rewarding merit and punishing and revitalizing in the capital has been fully rolled out.

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The people who often come to Alum Tower have suddenly changed a lot.

When the wind in the capital is loud, it is always like this. The change of the crowd that came to the land of wind and moon often meant a change in the core of power in the capital. This shift has taken place amid a great and positive acclaim. Some people are angry, and some people are indignant.

“…… I really didn't expect that when he was facing the right, he was such a traitor! ”

“…… The court has not yet concluded this matter, so don't talk nonsense! ”

"What nonsense. Who are the people who are in prison every day, do you still use me to talk about it......"

"The Qin family is a righteous man in Taiyuan's Death Festival——"

"Taiyuan City is surrounded like an iron bucket, and it's true that you can't run, what's more, even if it's a family, it's difficult to ensure that loyalty and treachery can be the same, you see Master Tai, isn't it a different way-"

"The storyteller downstairs said every day that the Qin family is young, these two days, it's not that I didn't say it-"

"The right phase is not inferior to Taishi Cai, and this time to defend the city, he drove people up to the city wall, and there was no way to command, so that all those righteous men were buried on it, and then without saying a word, all the corpses were burned, you say, how can people be used as people——"

"Speaking of the Seven Tigers, I see, he and ...... No, he's the biggest tiger—"

Recently, the master has been in the alum tower, and he has heard such words every day.

Now that she has figured out the general trend of development in Beijing, the right phase has been pried up from the foundation and has begun to collapse. The trees are falling and scattered, the walls are falling and there are people pushing them, the officials of the right phase are frequently imprisoned, the three divisions will be tried over there, and the involvement of the case is getting bigger every day, although it has not yet formed the shape of a conviction, but in the current situation, where can things still run away, it is only the size of the final conviction.

Public opinion began to turn to something to do with the rumors on the side of the court, and the storytellers of Zhuji also seemed to be under pressure and stopped talking about the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Two days earlier, it seemed that the storyteller was beaten and arrested, and Zhu Ji's business began to have problems, which is not unusual news in the business circle.

But the bottom layer seems to be still fighting against the top, and it is said that several shopkeepers of Zhuji were involved in the aftermath of these things, entered the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, and then were dug up again. The teacher knew that it was Ning Yi who was running behind her, she went to look for him once, but she didn't find it, Ning Yi was too busy.

Mother Li sighed every time she talked about this: "How can there always be such a thing......" Shishi's heart was complicated, she knew that Ning Yi's business was collapsing, and when the disintegration was over, she was leaving. I thought about when he would come to say goodbye, but Ning Yi never came over after all.

The time came on March 27, this day in the alum building, everyone was talking about Li Gang's sealing, Qin Siyuan's case, the teacher fell in the building and found a person, that person was wearing a blue shirt, looked thin, seemed to be injured, coughed from time to time, the teacher had some impressions of him, vaguely remembered that this person was originally a staff member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, called Cheng Zhouhai, he probably made an appointment to come to the Alum Mansion to talk about things, and may also be running for the Prime Minister's Mansion. Soon after the master found out about him, someone hurried over and said a few words to Cheng Zhouhai, and Cheng Zhouhai hurried out.

Later, someone also told the teacher: "Something is wrong, something is wrong......

"What's the big deal?"

"There is something going on in the right prime minister's house, and the Criminal Department wants to take the second son of the Qin family to prison for questioning. The old lady of the Qin family blocked it and was not allowed to take it, and there was a disturbance on both sides, something big was going to happen......"

Shishi's face turned pale: "Don't leave one?" This is done...... This is done...... After all, the Qin family has a merit in the country......"

"Hey, I don't know what to do......"

After the man reported the letter, he went to see the excitement, and the master thought about it, and hurriedly asked someone to drive to the right minister's mansion. When I got there, there were already many people gathered around, this time it was another case involving Qin Shaoqian, the Criminal Department was in charge, and the two chief arresters of the Criminal Department came over, bringing documents and catching a team, but they were blocked by the old lady of the Qin family, at this time, many children of the Qin family, relatives and friends were blocked at the door hand in hand, Cheng Zhouhai had also rushed over, and the two sides were talking and negotiating, and occasionally the young man and the catcher would also scold each other.

In the past, the Qin Mansion was so powerful, but there was something, and it would be solved by saying a word, and at this time, it would give people the feeling that there was only the desolation of the dispersion of power, even though Qin Siyuan had not yet asked for the guilt, and the sense of depression had already come out. In the Qin Mansion, Qin Shaoqian seemed to be clamoring to come out, and the old lady who blocked the door beat him with a cane: "You go back for me - you go back for me - I will die immediately when you come out-"

The chief iron catcher shouted outside: "Old lady, this is the law of the country, if you don't do this, you can resist——"

Some catchers on the periphery whispered: "Hmph, the power is so powerful, it's unreasonable......"

There were also people in the crowd who were so indignant and whispered. On the side of the mansion gate, but seeing that the crowd was pushing and shoving a little, Cheng Zhouhai blocked the front and said: "Qin Shao and Qin Gongzi were martyred by the golden dog in Taiyuan, and now the bones are not cold, and the second prince once led the army outside the city to break the resentment army, which is not only a hero, but also the only bloodline of Xiangye." Cheng died nine times in Taiyuan, just came back, and the heroes who want to be destroyed are full of doors, so you might as well step on Cheng's body. ”

The Iron Sky Eagle said: "Merit is merit and demerit, how can it be mixed up." This time, I just asked Qin Gongzi to distinguish clearly in the past, and I wanted to convict him before I said it, is it a weak heart to obstruct it like this? Moreover, Qin Shao and Lord Qin were martyred in Taiyuan, Taiyuan was slaughtered by the Jurchens, and almost no one survived, how did you come back, you are greedy for life and afraid of death......"

"Greedy for life and afraid of death-" Cheng Zhouhai shouted, tore off his shirt, and his emaciated body was still densely covered with bandages, and he tore the bandages outward, "You know what kind of situation Taiyuan is, and there is no help on all sides!" Lack of food and grass! When the Jurchens attacked, in order to kill the enemy, we only gave food to the soldiers, I was an official, and the chaff I ate every day was halved, and my injuries were not healed.

The behavior of Cheng Zhouhai outside the gate of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion made Tie Tianying a little speechless, but Master Li understood that if Qin Shaoqian was a separate case, it might not be big, there were always some officials in Beijing who could intervene, and the people of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion must still be running around at this time, and they wanted to press this case back, but I don't know when they will come, and whether they can have some results...... (To be continued......)