The space of the imperial study is not too big, and so many people are pouring in at once, and Shi Fangzhen's face is thin and his face is sinking like water, which makes the people in it feel more and more depressed, and their wheezing has become heavy.

Fortunately, Shi Fangzhen did not intend to make a long speech, and said undoubtedly: "Now that the list of imperial examinations has been published, it cannot be changed, otherwise where is the majesty of the court." ”

Hearing this, most people breathed a sigh of relief, and the crown prince was even more secretly proud, it seemed that his father was still biased towards himself. Shi Chongjie remained silent, but his eyes darkened.

"The court can't be chaotic", Shi Fangzhen said in a heavy tone: "I returned to Beijing to sit in the town, but the court is still supervised by the prince, and the political affairs hall will present the daily government affairs summary to me, and if there is any concealment, it will be punished as the crime of bullying the king." ”

Everyone bowed down, the Son of Heaven became suspicious, and then everyone must be cautious, otherwise it will be sad to become a bird.

Shi Fangzhen gasped and said: "There is a lot of discussion among the government and the opposition in the current imperial examination, and we can't help but investigate, and the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai will send personnel to find out some things, and we can't indulge or be wronged." Shi Fangzhen paused and continued: "Let's start with whether the champion Xiang Kaijie bribed Tang Wenzhong. ”

Wu Huaren, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Lu Liangzhen, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Huang Ping, the imperial historian, all had a bitter face, this is a tricky errand, the case itself is easy to ask, Xiang Kaijie is the new champion of the department, and Tang Wenzhong is the close attendant of the Son of Heaven, not to mention that this matter is related to the dispute between the prince and the king of Chu'an, and the attitude of the Son of Heaven is unclear and suspicious, and no one knows how to grasp this degree.

Shi Fangzhen saw that the faces of the three people were embarrassed, and he knew what they were thinking, at this moment he was full of suspicion in his heart, and he didn't even trust the queen mother and the two sons, and the faces of these three people inevitably made him angry. Jiang Anyi's shadow flashed in his head, if this person was in the background, he would definitely rise to the occasion and share his worries, but unfortunately there were not many such courtiers above the court, and even fewer people were suitable for inquiring about the case.

Disgusted in his heart, Shi Fangzhen said coldly: "Eat the king's lu, the matter of loyalty to the king, you are full of loyalty and patriotism, benevolence, righteousness and morality on weekdays, how can you cringe at the slightest difficulty, if the people of the Northern Desert hit the city gate, can I still expect you to defend the country?" ”

These words were so serious that none of the people present could stand, and they knelt down and pleaded guilty. The three law divisions are taken care of by Shi Chongjie, Shi Chongjie kowtowed and cried: "Father, this matter started because of the son-in-law, which disturbed the father's recuperation, and the son-in-law was guilty of death, and the son-in-law asked himself to be demoted to a commoner and move out of the palace to atone for his sins." ”

Shi Fangzhen realized that what he had just said was a bit heavy, and seeing that the ministers were sincerely afraid, he changed the topic and asked, "What about the third child, why didn't I see him come to pick him up when I returned to Beijing, but I could send someone to inform him?" ”

Liu Weiguo hurriedly responded: "Long live Hui, King Luo Huai went out of the West Gate to Jingye Mountain early this morning to play, and he has already sent someone to send a letter to summon him back." ”

Shi Fangzhen said angrily: "There is a mess in the court, and things are complicated, but he is living at ease, and he doesn't know how to share my worries at all." Since you think it's tricky, let Shi Chongren investigate, let Long Wei secretly assist, and then transfer the case to the Three Law Division for interrogation after finding out the facts. ”

Everyone's hearts are cold, King Luo Huai has received more and more attention after going out with the Son of Heaven to the Northern Desert, and investigating and dealing with the case of fraud in the imperial examination is a tricky matter for the courtiers, but it is an opportunity for King Luo Huai, this prince does not like to take power, and the prince and the king of Chu'an are far away from fighting, but the Son of Heaven refuses to let go, and the more he wants to hide, the more he puts the power into his hands

Stop, what the Son of Heaven is thinking in his heart is really incomprehensible.

After saying this, Shi Fangzhen was tired, and said with a strong spirit: "Lu Mingli, you went to King Luo Huai's side to assist in this investigation, and I will know what the situation is." ”

Thinking that Tang Wenzhong, the four eunuchs beside him, was involved in the case and Feng Zhong did not report it, Shi Fang's heart was angry again, and he said coldly: "Feng Zhong actually deceived me, removed him from the post of Secret Guard Supervisor, and returned to the palace to serve, and the Secret Guard Supervisor was temporarily taken over by Deputy Governor Huang Xi, and the case was found out within one month." ”

King Chu'an was ecstatic in his heart, and Huang Xi took over the dark guard, not only did he increase his strength greatly, but he could also eliminate a batch of Tài Zi Dǎng Yu with the help of case investigation. ”

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Shi Chongwei returned to the Wenhua Hall of the East Palace dejectedly, Xiong Zhiren, Cheng Mingdao, He Ziying and others were already waiting in the hall, Xiong Zhiren was the most anxious, and asked: "Your Highness, what did you say about Long Live the Palace?" ”

After explaining the meaning of the Son of Heaven, Shi Chongwei said: "My father ordered the third brother to be responsible for investigating and dealing with the case of fraud in the imperial examination, and sent Lu Mingli to assist and let Long Wei secretly investigate and deal with it. Feng Zhong was recalled to the palace, Huang Xi was Shi Chongjie's person, and Gu was worried that he would take the opportunity to suppress the forces of the East Palace. Shi Chongwei was still worried that he didn't say it, this time he opened too much, worried that after finding out, the son of heaven would be dissatisfied with him.

He Ziying glanced at Cheng Mingdao dissatisfiedly, and said: "The minister advised His Highness at the beginning that he should act impartially for the country, but His Highness, alas. ”

Cheng Mingdao is a little weak-hearted, most of the people the prince takes care of are handled by him, and he didn't make a microphone in vain, he received more than 30,000 taels of silver and some calligraphy, paintings and antiques. Cheng Mingdao hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you are close to King Luohuai, you might as well say hello to him and let him take care of him a little, so as not to hurt your muscles and bones." ”

Xiong Zhiren rarely agreed with Cheng Mingdao's opinion, nodded and said: "Yes, long live the will is still in charge of the country by His Royal Highness, Your Highness may wish to say a few words to King Luo Huai in private." King Luo Huai is smart, he will naturally understand His Royal Highness's intentions, and the ministers see that although King Luo Huai is not very old, he is old enough to deal with things, and he will not disappoint His Highness. ”

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In the study room of the Chu'an Palace, Shi Chongjie told Shen Wenqing and others about the face saint, and Sun Chaofeng applauded and smiled: "This is a godsend, let Master Huang find out all those officials who are favoritism, and cut off at least half of the prince's wings." ”

Peng Guanjing Chengli also said: "Since the crown prince has been in charge of the country, he has suppressed the prince everywhere, and many courtiers who originally supported the prince saw that the situation was not good, and they watched and watched. The people of the world know that the prince stands up for them, and he will be grateful to the prince. ”

Shen Wenqing pondered silently, and Shi Chongjie asked, "Mr. Shen, what do you think?" ”

"The prince just said, long live when he was summoned, he said, 'The court can't be messed up'?" Shen Wenqing said.

Shi Chongjie nodded, came to his senses a little, and recalled: "When my father said this, he also glanced at the prince and me, and the warning was very strong. ”

Shen Wenqing said: "Lord Wang, do you understand the mind of Banzai?" ”

Shi Chongjie sighed: "It seems that my father does not want to investigate this matter thoroughly, but wants to calm down the turmoil as soon as possible. ”

"Could Mr. Shen be mistaken, didn't you let King Luo Huai and Long Wei secretly find out about this matter, and also sent Gonggong Lu out." Sun Chaofeng said.

Jing Chengli sighed: "If it is as Mr. said, shouldn't you let go of the opportunity in vain?" ”

Shen Wenqing twisted his beard and said: "The malpractice of the imperial examination has not been cut off since the opening of the imperial examination, and the practice of each session is almost well known. ”

Shi Chongjie sighed: "This can quickly calm down the people's grievances, that is, what my father said about the court can not be chaotic, in my father's heart, the stability of the country and society will always be put first." ”

Shen Wenqing continued: "Long live let King Luo Huai investigate and deal with this case, delay the dispute between the prince and the prince, and let the courtiers and the common people focus on the case of fraud in the imperial examination, and will not think of the dispute over the throne. King Luo Huai is a shrewd person, and he must be able to understand the mind of the Son of Heaven, and most of this turmoil is fierce and dull. ”

Shi Chongjie gritted his teeth and said: "My father and the crown prince both hope that it will end peacefully, but Lone is angry at the prince above the Golden Palace, and he has already broken his face, if he doesn't make a sound, won't he look too incompetent." ”

The breathing of everyone in the study became heavy, and Shi Chongjie's words revealed the intention of disobeying the orders of the Son of Heaven and openly confronting the prince. Although everyone acts on weekdays to compete with the prince, but doing it has never been declared, Shi Chongjie said what he thought in his heart, that is, there is no way back.

Shen Wenqing took the lead and said: "What the prince said is right, the Son of Heaven and the prince want to be quiet, but we want to win in chaos, only when there is chaos can we take advantage of it, let's discuss how to act." ”

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Shen Zheng is coming, Lu Mingli has been drinking tea in Luohuai Wangfu for half an hour, Zhuang Songwei is accompanying him, the two are like-minded, and they don't feel dull when they talk.

The sound of footsteps sounded, Luo Huai Wang Shi Chongren walked in with a dusty body, and bowed to Lu Mingli and said: "Master Lu, I'm sorry, you've been waiting for a long time, Xiao Wang went to Fulong Temple to pray for his father, mother and concubine, so it's too late." "Lu Mingli is a great Confucian in the palace, and the three princes and brothers have all asked him for knowledge, so Shi Chongren calls him a master.

Lu Mingli got up with a smile and saluted Shi Chongren: "It's okay, long live let the old slave come and pass on a message, don't worry, I was chatting happily with Mr. Zhuang, but I forgot the time." ”

told Shi Chongren the oracle of the Son of Heaven asking Shi Chongren to find out the imperial examination, and after a few gossips, Lu Mingli said goodbye to return to the palace. Shi Chongren grabbed him and said, "Master Lu, bother you, bring something into the palace." Come on, bring the flowers that the lonely king brought back. ”

Lu Mingli stood still and watched with a smile as the servants of the palace moved the six pots of orchids over. The buds of these orchids are green, there are many petals, the flower color is emerald green with yellow, there are three flowers in one leaf and two flowers, the flowers are as big as chicken eggs, exude a rich fragrance, and refresh people's hearts.

Shi Chongren said with a smile: "The lonely king went to Fulong Temple to pray for incense, and when he saw the orchids enshrined in front of the Buddha, he cheekily asked the abbot to send a few pots, and wanted to ask Master Lu to send them to the palace." These flowers are enshrined in front of the Buddha, and they listen to the chanting of the monks day and night, which will surely bless the father and the mother and the mother concubine with good health and longevity. I know that Master Lu also likes orchids, so I'll give these two pots to Master Lu. ”