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After leaving the East Palace, Wang Baoren first came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to Wang Baoren's idea, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is "too . The base camp of the sub-party, he himself is now considered "too. A member of the sub-party", and Wang Youlun, the deputy capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is also his protégé, and he should easily get the support of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Although the position of the prince and prince does not have much real power, after all, it is a noble position, and he is ordered to be responsible for the coordination and coordination of the three law divisions, so several leading officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not dare to slack off, and they also came out to greet each other.

When facing Emperor Deqing, Wang Baoren was a steady, capable and loyal appearance, and when facing the crown prince Zhu Heyu, Wang Baoren was a virtuous, sincere, reserved and confident appearance; But when facing the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wang Baoren changed his mask again, but he was approachable, cordial and kind.

When he saw Du Bai, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, Lu Chunxiao, the right imperial history, Wang Youlun, the deputy imperial history, and others came out of the palace to greet him, Wang Baoren's eyes flashed a trace of self-satisfaction, but on the surface, he opened his mouth to blame: "The old man has moved the people, the old man came to visit the Imperial Procuratorate, just to understand the recent situation of the Imperial Procuratorate, it is not an important matter, all the adults are entangled in court affairs, just send someone to lead the old man into the yamen, why do you need to go out to welcome together?" How bad is it to delay official business? Inappropriate, inappropriate......"

Knowing that Wang Baoren came to Beijing to assist the crown prince Zhu Heyu, Lu Chunxiao was naturally close to Wang Baoren, and said with a smile: "Wang Taishi is too polite, after you came to the capital, it should be me and other officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who took the initiative to visit and greet you, but now it is rude, and it is our due respect for Wang Taishi." ”

On the other hand, Du Bai is Zhou Shangjing's cronies, and he is a little wary of Wang Baoren, but his enthusiasm on the surface is stronger than that of Lu Chunxiao, and he also smiled: "Yes, Wang Taishi is not only a noble status, but also a senior in the officialdom, and he is deeply respected by His Majesty. ”

Wang Baoren still looked reluctant, shook his head again and again, and said: "Your Excellency is too polite, the old man only visited the Metropolitan Procuratorate for official business, everyone can do official business, there is no need to be so popular." ”

Wang Youlun saw that the two sides were going to continue to be polite, but he said: "Master Wang, Master Du, Master Lu, according to the lower officials, let's go into the yamen to talk together, Master Wang has been running around for a day, and he needs to rest, this is not a place to entertain guests after all." ”

After hearing Wang Youlun's reminder, Du Bai and Lu Chunxiao also agreed, and together with the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, they hugged Wang Baoren and entered the main hall of the Yamen.

Then, everyone sat down as guests, Wang Baoren naturally sat in the first place with the highest status, Du Bai sat on the side, and Lu Chunxiao and Wang Youlun and others sat on both sides.

After everyone sat down, Wang Baoren's expression was a little more serious, and he finally talked about business, and said slowly: "Just now, Wang Deputy Du Yushi said 'hospitality', as if the old man was a guest of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but in fact, the old man was not a guest, but his own person...... At noon today, when the old man was facing the saint, His Majesty had already issued a decree and ordered the old man to be responsible for the coordination and coordination of the three law divisions from now on, so we will have many opportunities to contact in the future...... Today, you welcome the old man with great fanfare, and the old man also understands your good intentions, but from now on, don't move the people like this, the old man will inevitably come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate from time to time under the holy order, if every time is such a welcome to the people, where do you have time to do business? ”

After hearing Wang Baoren's statement, everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was shocked.

Emperor Deqing's decree had not yet reached the Imperial Procuratorate, so they only now knew that Wang Baoren was about to be in charge of the coordination and coordination of the three legal divisions.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is "too. The base camp of the sub-party, but Zhou Shangjing's influence cannot be ignored, so the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also had different attitudes after getting the news, and the officials of the "Zhou Party" represented by Du Bai were all slightly gloomy, and they only felt that the threat after Wang Baoren returned to Beijing was greater than imagined. The officials of the sub-party were all happy, and only felt that this was "too. The sub-party "is an opportunity to regain its prestige."

In the end, it was Wang Youlun who reacted first, got up and congratulated Wang Baoren: "I didn't expect that Wang Taishi would be so valued by His Majesty just after returning to the capital, which is really gratifying!" ”

Under the belt of Wang Youlun, everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate also stood up one after another, either sincerely or against their will to express their congratulations.

Seeing the reaction of the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a trace of pride flashed in Wang Baoren's eyes, but his expression became more and more serious, and he continued: "Don't say the congratulatory words, Your Majesty, he let the old man take charge of the affairs of the Three Law Divisions, and it is also because the assassination case of Zhao Junchen, the head of the household department, has not been solved for a long time, which makes Your Majesty a little dissatisfied in his heart, so there is nothing to congratulate on this matter, but it is a warning to you, and I hope you will know it in your hearts!" ”

Then, Wang Baoren asked directly: "So, we don't need to be polite, the old man asked directly - the assassination case of Zhao Junchen, the head of the household department, has passed three months so far, why has it still not been solved?" Isn't there even a little bit of a useful clue? ”

Because of Emperor Deqing's hints, Wang Baoren wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to show his ability to Emperor Deqing and the officials.

However, after hearing Wang Baoren's inquiry, everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate changed their faces slightly, and they all secretly looked at Wang Baoren with strange eyes.

Seeing everyone's gaze, but they just didn't answer their own questions, Wang Baoren couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, and asked, "What?" Didn't the Metropolitan Procuratorate find any clues? ”

After hearing Wang Baoren's questioning again, Du Bai seemed to understand something, and a hint of abuse flashed in his eyes when he looked at Wang Baoren.

Then, Du Bai said: "It's a shame to say, Lord Zhao's assassination case is very complicated, extremely difficult to detect, and the mastermind behind the scenes is even more powerful, and the three law divisions often find some clues with great difficulty, but these clues will soon be destroyed, and there is not much progress to this day, but ......"

Speaking of this, Du Bai dragged out his tone.

Wang Baoren's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, and he asked, "But how?" ”

Du Bai continued unhurriedly: "However, although I have not been able to find any clues in the capital, when the former cabinet elder Huang Yourong went to Nanzhili on an errand, he inadvertently found relevant clues in Jiangnan...... Speaking of which, if you hadn't visited the Imperial Court today, we and other officials of the Imperial Court would definitely visit Imperial Prince, because the clues found by Elder Huang Ge are in your hands! ”

Hearing this, seeing Du Bai's fearless appearance, Wang Baoren suddenly felt a little uneasy for some reason, and continued to ask: "Looking for an old man?" The clue is in the old man's hands? What does that mean exactly? It's best for Du Du Yushi to make it clear directly, so why keep it secret? ”

Lu Chunxiao glanced at Du Bai dissatisfied, and said, "Master Wang, here's the thing. Shortly after the end of the dynasty this morning, that is, when Wang Taishi had just entered the capital, His Majesty specially summoned us and other principal officials of the Three Law Divisions, and took out a secret letter and handed it to us for inspection, which was submitted by Huang Ge Lao...... In this secret letter, Huang Ge Lao impeached the Nanjing Sixth Ministry on charges of conniving at smuggling, befriending the vassal king, and plotting to kill Huang Ge Lao, Lord Zhao and other court ministers! ”

Wang Baoren's face suddenly changed greatly, and the good mood that had lasted all day suddenly disappeared, but he stood up suddenly, and asked Lu Chunxiao with a shocked expression: "What? Huang Yourong impeached the Nanjing Sixth Division? also said that the Nanjing Sixth Department deliberately murdered him and Zhao Junchen? Nonsense! The old man has always been in Nanjing No. 6, why did he never know about it? Does he have tangible evidence? ”

The Nanjing Sixth Department was the foundation of Wang Baoren's power, and when he heard that the Nanjing Sixth Department was involved in these serious crimes, he was naturally horrified.

Du Bai's scheming vision is also among the best in the "Zhou Party", he has already figured out the true intention of Emperor Deqing to "value" Wang Baoren at this time, his heart is full of ridicule and abuse, and after quietly appreciating the change in Wang Baoren's expression for a while, he finally said slowly: "At the beginning, we didn't dare to believe it, but the fact that some smugglers deliberately assassinated Huang Ge Lao was heard by Huang Ge Lao himself, and there would never be a fake, and Huang Ge Lao personally interrogated these smugglers. These smugglers have also confessed that the mastermind behind them is the Nanjing Sixth Division! and also admitted that the assassination of Lord Zhao was also committed by them, and the mastermind behind the scenes was also Nanjing Liubu! These smugglers who committed the crime were all personally escorted into Beijing by Wang Taishi, could it be that Wang Taishi was completely unaware of this? ”

Hearing this, Wang Baoren's face sank like water, and the pride in his heart was even more gone, and he said slowly: "These smugglers...... On the way the old man escorted them, they encountered a fire, and they were all killed! ”

Du Bai looked surprised and said, "Such a coincidence? These smugglers are the most critical witnesses in this case, and they all lost their lives and did not have a single one alive? Could it be the murder of the Sixth Department of Nanjing? Wang Taishi, you used to be the leader of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, did you really have no idea? ”

Du Bai's words actually faintly pointed the finger at Wang Baoren.

Suddenly, a trace of anger flashed in Wang Baoren's eyes, and he was about to open his mouth to refute it.

However, before Wang Baoren could speak, his protégé Wang Youlun had already stood up and said: "Master Du is a little presumptuous, Wang Taishi has always been a model of officialdom who is upright and selfless, even if this matter has something to do with the Nanjing Sixth Department, it must be the people of the Nanjing Sixth Department secretly concealing Wang Taishi's private behavior, what is your intention to question Wang Taishi like this?" His Majesty's letting the prince take charge of the affairs of the three law divisions originally showed an attitude of trust, did Lord Du question His Majesty? ”

In the Imperial Procuratorate, the subordinate relationship between the officials is not strong, and the left and right imperial histories are ostensibly the leaders of all the imperial histories, but the imperial historians' actions and positions on weekdays are not limited by the imperial histories of the left and right capitals, so Wang Youlun has no fear of Du Bai at all, and in order to express his support for Wang Baoren, he directly stood up and refuted Du Bai.

At least, on the surface.

On the other side, after Wang Baoren glanced at Wang Youlun, a trace of relief flashed in his heart, only feeling that Wang Youlun was worthy of being his proud protégé, and in order to support himself, he directly refuted his boss, and he was really loyal, and his trust in Wang Youlun in his heart suddenly deepened.

However, for Wang Baoren, the most important thing now is to remove the suspicion of Nanjing Sixth Department after all.

So, Wang Baoren didn't care about Du Bai's hints, but just slowly asked: "So, what is the attitude of the Metropolitan Procuratorate towards Huang Yourong's impeachment?" ”

Lu Chunxiao's face was embarrassed, and after a moment of hesitation, he spoke: "Master Wang, after learning about Huang Ge Lao's impeachment, I didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly conducted an in-depth investigation, but found that all the signs of Lord Zhao's assassination were consistent with Huang Ge Lao's impeachment...... Therefore, most of the colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate agreed with Huang Gelao's impeachment, believing that the assassination of Lord Zhao was indeed related to the Sixth Department of Nanjing......"

Hearing Lu Chunxiao's statement, Wang Baoren's face became even more ugly.

He has always been scheming and sharp-eyed, and now he has finally smoothed out the truth of the matter - Emperor Deqing's "weight", and let him be in charge of the affairs of the three law divisions, which is definitely uneasy and kind!

To be precise, Emperor Deqing wants to use his strength to fight poison with poison! Let him, the leader of the Nanjing Sixth Division, personally deal with the Nanjing Sixth Division!

Obviously, Huang Yourong's impeachment of the Nanjing Sixth Department is a premeditated frame-up! And the fire that Wang Baoren encountered on the way to escort the prisoners must not be accidental, but a murderer, but the person who killed the person was by no means the Sixth Department of Nanjing, but some officials at the top of the imperial court! just wants to make this matter dead and unproven, and let Huang Yourong's impeachment become the only evidence in this case!

Then, Emperor Deqing took advantage of Zhao Junchen's assassination case to repeatedly reprimand the officials of the Three Law Divisions, not only dismissed some of the officials of the Three Law Divisions to achieve the effect of killing chickens and monkeys, but also set a deadline for the Three Law Divisions to solve the case, saying that if the Three Law Divisions could not solve the case after the time limit, then all officials would be punished for "dereliction of duty"!

In this way, all the officials of the Three Law Divisions are naturally panicked!

And just when the panic of the three law divisions reached the limit, Emperor Deqing told them about Huang Yourong's impeachment of the Nanjing Sixth Ministry, saying that Zhao Junchen's assassination was related to the Nanjing Sixth Ministry!

This is the only straw for the clueless officials of the Three Law Division, and the case finally has progress and clues, in order to solve the case as soon as possible and keep their official positions and interests, where will they care whether these clues are true or false? Naturally, follow the clues to solve the case and implement the results of the case as soon as possible! Even if someone finds that Huang Yourong's impeachment is flawed and the Nanjing Sixth Department may be wronged, they will only turn a blind eye to it, and even secretly modify the case to further fit the clues!

So, there is what Lu Chunxiao said just now - "All the signs of Lord Zhao's assassination are consistent with Huang Gelao's impeachment"!

Therefore, "the mastermind behind Zhao Junchen's assassination is the Nanjing Sixth Department" has been the common will and common tacit understanding of the three law divisions. The "sub-party" officials, in order to keep their black hats, will never come forward to question the unreasonableness of the clues!

I am afraid that in two days, the officials of the three legal divisions will unite to announce the "truth of the case" together.

Then, at this time, seeing that the dust was about to settle on this case, Emperor Deqing asked Wang Baoren to take charge of the affairs of the Three Law Divisions, and directly put the case in front of Wang Baoren!

As a result, Wang Baoren fell into a dilemma, a wolf and a tiger!

If Wang Baoren agrees with the results of the trial of the Three Law Divisions, then the Nanjing Sixth Department will completely fall into passivity, and will inevitably face a large-scale purge, at that time, not only will the status of the Nanjing Sixth Department be shaken, but Wang Baoren's foundation in the Nanjing Sixth Department will be swept away, and the hard work of the six departments over the years will be put into flowing water!

The best thing is that because Wang Baoren agrees with the outcome of this case, and Wang Baoren is the leader of the Nanjing Sixth Ministry, not only will no one question this matter, but the supporters of the Nanjing Sixth Department will only think that this matter is an internal conflict of the Nanjing Sixth Ministry, and will not support the Nanjing Sixth Department at all, and the resistance of the Nanjing Sixth Department itself will be further weakened, and even before the imperial court can purge it, the Nanjing Sixth Department will clash with itself!

After the Nanjing Sixth Department is rectified and cleaned by the imperial court, the relationship between Wang Baoren and the Nanjing Sixth Department will also be completely broken, not only the Nanjing Sixth Department will no longer support Wang Baoren, but Wang Baoren will no longer be able to support the Nanjing Sixth Department, at that time, the biggest beneficiary will only be the center of the imperial court!

Such a result is something that Wang Baoren absolutely does not want to see!

However, if Wang Baoren does not agree with the outcome of the trial of the Three Law Divisions, then the development of the situation will be even more unfavorable to Wang Baoren.

As Wang Youlun said, Emperor Deqing arranged for Wang Baoren to be in charge of the affairs of the Three Law Divisions this time, on the surface, it is a trust in Wang Baoren, if Wang Baoren questions the trial results of the Three Law Divisions, it is to live up to the trust of Emperor Deqing, which means that Wang Baoren is sheltering the Nanjing Sixth Division, which means that Wang Baoren will be unlucky after the Nanjing Sixth Department is unlucky, and by the way, Wang Baoren will completely offend the Three Law Divisions!

Such a result, Wang Baoren is even more unacceptable!

After thinking about these things, Wang Baoren's face turned pale!

Wang Baoren found that since he entered the capital, he had fallen into a deliberate trap!

And the arranger of this trap is the central high-level of the entire imperial court, including Emperor Deqing!

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This is the first update, 5,000 words!

The second will be later. Recently, the weather has been hot and sultry, and the mood is a little irritable, and the state is not good, so please forgive me.

In addition, congratulations to Chanwu Fuji Ouyang for becoming the second leader of the alliance in this book!

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