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After a while, He Mei, the secretary of the ministry, went to the house under the leadership of the government servant and met with Xu Rong, the secretary of Dali Temple, Chu Shuli, the head of the Daliang Mansion, and Tang Zheng, the left waiter of the Criminal Department.

When he noticed that Zhao Hongrun was also in the house, He Mei, the official secretary, was slightly stunned, and there was a slight fluctuation in his expression on his wrinkled face, but it was not obvious.

This is not surprising, after all, among the six departments of the imperial court, the relationship between the official department and a certain His Royal Highness King Su is the worst, and there is no interest to come, unlike the military department and the household department that Zhao Hongrun also offended.

Today's military department, the status is really embarrassing, you must know that the sixth battalion of the garrison does not sell the accounts of the military department, coupled with the new establishment of the general's mansion, the existence of the military department seems to exist in name only, so that now the military department seems to only have the military casting bureau still eye-catching.

However, the problem lies in the fact that today's Ordnance Foundry Bureau has gradually been reduced to a military product foundry attached to the Smelting Bureau, and although its income has increased several times compared with previous years, its status in the DPRK and China has long been incomparable with that of the Smelting Bureau.

Even privately, many officials are still speculating, speculating about when the Smelting Bureau will annex the Bing Casting Bureau.

Because of this, the Ministry of War is now always serving cautiously in front of the officials of the Smelting Bureau, and does not dare to be the master as before, even if it is Li Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

After all, Li Jin, the son of Li Man, is the bureau of the War Casting Bureau.

In the past, the Ministry of War was in charge of the expenditure of the six ministries, but because of Zhao Hongrun's relationship, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Smelting Bureau successively built private treasury, and the appropriation also changed from a temporary application for funds when there was something to the Ministry of Household Appropriation in advance, which made the Ministry of Household have a sharp decline in the voice of the state finance, and lost the opportunity to become the head of the six departments after the Ministry of Officials.

Therefore, the officials of the household department also hated Zhao Hongrun for a time, but with the development of the Sanchuan trade, the household department made a lot of money on this trade line, not only the treasury became more and more abundant, but the household department also gradually became rich.

Therefore, the officials of the household department are now hateful and happy, even if they have many complaints about Zhao Hongrun, they dare not show the slightest, for fear that this will affect the cooperative relationship between the two.

The reason why Zhao Hongrun can owe millions of taels of silver to the household, and even raise loans, is here.

It is the only one of the six ministries of the imperial court that has clashed with Zhao Hongrun and has not had any interests so far.

What's more, the backer of the ministry is the prince of the East Palace.

Therefore, for these reasons, even if the official Shangshu He Mei did not have a bad relationship with Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, from the aspect of personal relations, he instinctively had a kind of alienation and a faint hostility.

"His Royal Highness King Su."

"He Shangshu."

He Mei smiled and saluted, and Zhao Hongrun also smiled and returned the salute, which seemed to be harmonious, but the sense of disobedience in it, even Xu Rong, the Qingzheng of Dali Temple, and Chu Shuli, the two people who were not very in the whirlpool of power in the imperial court, felt it clearly.

"Ahem."

With a soft voice, Xu Rong, the Qing of Dali Temple, quietly changed the topic and relieved the siege for the two: "He Shangshu, I heard that the official said that He Shangshu has something important to tell him, and it is also related to Zhou Shangshu's case?" ”

"Yes." He Mei smiled slightly, his eyes quietly moved away from His Royal Highness King Su in front of him, and arched his hand and said: "Two days ago, Zhou Shangshu went to our Ministry of Officials, and at that time, He and Zhou Shangshu met and talked a few words...... He asked the government to allow him to see the list of officials in the vault. ”

Could it really be related to those strange cases?

Xu Rong of Dali Temple and Chu Shuli of Daliang Mansion exchanged a look, and then the former frowned and asked, "What happened two days ago?" ”

After all, He Mei is an old minister who has been in the court for a long time, so he naturally understands the meaning of Xu Rong's words, and hurriedly explained: "Even today, He can't believe that there will be thieves who dare to harm important ministers in the court such as Zhou Shangshu, let alone at that time? …… Therefore, it was not reported to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple in time. ”

Zhao Hongrun, Xu Rong, Chu Shuli and Tang Zheng were silent.

Indeed, before the incident, almost no one would have expected that an important minister like Zhou Yan would be killed by thieves, even if Zhou Yan disappeared for a day, the government and the opposition and the criminal department did not care much, until Zhou Yan disappeared for two days, his wife felt that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly reported to the official, and the court learned that such a bad incident had happened.

After thinking about it, Xu Rong Zhengse asked: "He Shangshu, dare to ask Zhou Shangshu if he revealed at that time, what is the matter of borrowing your library?" ”

He Mei shook his head when he heard the words and said, "This Zhou Shangshu did not disclose it. ”

Zhao Hongrun, Xu Rong, and Chu Shuli exchanged glances, and then, Zhao Hongrun asked in a deep voice: "He Shangshu, when did Zhou Shangshu leave the Ministry of Officials that day?" Can anyone see Zhou Shangshu leave the government of the Ministry of Officials with their own eyes? ”

He asked directly, which made Xu Rong and Chu Shuli look sideways slightly, and also made the official Shangshu He Mei subconsciously frown.

"Back to His Royal Highness King Su, the old minister doesn't know about this matter, after the old minister left the government of this department, he looked for Lord Cao Zhi Cao...... Well, I went to Brother Cao for a drink and chat, if Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can send someone to ask. ”

Speaking of this, he stood up, didn't even drink a cup of tea, and then said goodbye: "What He understands, that's roughly the case, don't bother a few, say goodbye." ”

With that, he turned and left.

Looking at the back of the official Shangshu He Mei when he left, Zhao Hongrun raised his eyebrows, and said with some astonishment: "This old man, he is very angry......

Hearing this, Chu Shuli of the Daliang Mansion said with a wry smile: "It's His Royal Highness King Su, you just said that there is ambiguity......

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "This king will never think that he did it, this He Mei is an old bone, will he really be Zhou Shangshu's opponent when he fights?" …… What is he anxious about? ”

At this time, Xu Rong, the Qing of Dali Temple, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I can't tell, what else has not been revealed about this He Shangshu...... For example, just as His Royal Highness King Su asked, no one saw Zhou Shangshu leave the government of the Ministry of Officials. ”

His words were far more heart-wrenching than Zhao Hongrun's words, but they made Zhao Hongrun and Chu Shuli fall in love.

"What does Lord Xu mean is that Zhou Shangshu was killed in the government of the Ministry of Officials?" Chu Shuli asked in surprise.

"This old man is still not sure of eating, and he has to send someone to check...... However, the intention of this He Shangshu is obvious, I am afraid that he is worried that the officials will be implicated, or that he will be found out and not ......report it," Xu Rong stroked his beard, squinted his eyes and whispered: "According to the old man's many years of experience in adjudicating cases, this ministry ...... There is something to do, and nine times out of ten it has something to do with Zhou Shangshu's case. ”

Hearing this, Chu Shuli whispered, "Do you want to go to the ministry to have a look?" ”

Xu Rong nodded, then turned his head to look at the sky outside the window, and said to Zhao Hongrun: "His Royal Highness King Su, it's not too early today, otherwise, the old minister and Lord Chu will go to the ministry first, negotiate with He Shangshu again, check the officials and officials who have seen Zhou Shangshu that day, and go back to the house to rest for a night, and go straight to the ministry tomorrow." ”

He also has good intentions, after all, this kind of thing is the most boring thing to investigate and find clues, and sometimes it is difficult to find any useful clues in the end after being busy for a few days, so Xu Rong wants to let this Zhou Shangshu go to rest first, and then report to this His Highness when there are any definite clues.

After all, the other party is a well-known King Su, how can he really be regarded as an official who assists in the investigation of the case?

On the side, Chu Shuli also smiled and said: "Your Highness, just listen to Lord Xu's advice, the old minister thinks that this case is not simple, or it may take a long time to track down the clues, so it's not good to be in a hurry." ”

Seeing that the two bosses in front of him said this, Zhao Hongrun was not easy to refuse, and said: "The kindness of the two bosses, this king is grateful...... So, see you tomorrow in the Ministry of Officials? ”

"Good!" Dali Temple Qingzheng Xu Rong and Daliang Mansion Zheng Chu Shuli nodded and smiled.

After saluting each other, Zhao Hongrun led the guards to say goodbye first, and Xu Rong of Dali Temple and Chu Shuli of Daliang Mansion also prepared to leave.

When he walked to the threshold, Xu Rong glanced back at the house, turned to Tang Zheng, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, and said: "Lord Tang, tonight the old man will ask the guards to temporarily block the government of your ministry, and tomorrow, please Lord Tang quietly sneak into the treasury of your ministry and check the case files of Wang Ling, Ma Qi, Su Li and others......

Tang Zheng, the left waiter of the Criminal Department, was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to give up, but after he came to his senses, his face changed suddenly, and he said with a shocked face: "Lord Xu, you ...... What do you mean? ”

On the side, Chu Shuli, the head of the Daliang Mansion, was also full of astonishment, because Xu Rong's words were very terrifying.

You must know that Zhao Hongrun saw the case file of Wang Ling and others two days ago, and if the former did not mention this matter himself, almost no one would know about it.

This also means that the murderer and his accomplices who killed Shangshu Zhou Yan of the Criminal Department did not necessarily know about it.

And in this case, if the case files of Wang Ling, Ma Qi, Su Li and others are really found in the treasury of the Criminal Department, it means that someone wants to hide from the world.

At the same time, it also means that the Criminal Department of the Department ...... There are thieves!

"Goo......

Swallowing his saliva, Tang Zheng, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, oozed a little cold sweat on his forehead, and arched his hand and said, "Xiaguan understands." ”

After chatting a few more words, Tang Zheng separated from Xu Rong and Chu Shuli.

Looking at the back of this left waiter of the Criminal Department, Chu Shuli was a little surprised, and asked in a low voice: "Does Lord Xu think this Lord Tang can be trusted?" He can also freely enter and leave Zhou Shangshu's room. ”

Xu Rong smiled slightly when he heard this, then narrowed his eyes, also lowered his voice, and said with a chuckle: "Xu will ask someone to thoroughly investigate the treasury of the Criminal Department tonight to find the case files of Wang Ling and others." …… Whether this Tang Zuo squire can be trusted or not, we will know tomorrow. ”

Chu Shuli's face was stunned when he heard this, and then he shook his head with a smile: "You, you're still so ......."

Ignoring Chu Shuli's ridicule, Dali Temple Qingzheng Xu Rongchang let out a long breath, and then frowned deeply.

If the Department of Criminal Affairs really harbors thieves, then ...... Zhou Shangshu's case may involve ......

For some reason, Xu Rong felt a chill behind him. (To be continued.) )