There are many officials under Yang Qi's rule, and if he wants to give Lu Duan a head, he will rashly decide whether an official is guilty or not, and it will be difficult to convince the public when it is passed on.

Lu Duan's face turned a little blue when Yang Qi looked at him, and he stared at Li Yi and shouted, "If you want evidence, this official will give you evidence." This official must convince your dead heart. ”

Lu Duan bowed his hand to Yang Qi and said, "I implore Huhou to send someone to the cell for inspection." While I was fleeing, a group of righteous men died trying to help me. Not long after they were killed, it is believed that their bodies should still be in the palace. There must still be blood in the cell......"

Yang Qi nodded and said to Peng Pai: "You take someone to inspect it, and it is extremely clear." Benhou will never frame a good person, nor will he let a bad person go. ”

Peng Pai arched his hand and led hundreds of people to the cell to check.

Lu Duan kept staring at Li Yi with resentment.

Li Yi looked light-hearted, looking like he hadn't done anything bad and was not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.

Peng Pai went fast and came back quickly.

After he came back, he glanced at Lu Duan with a strange expression.

Lu Duan chuckled in his heart.

Peng Pai bowed his hand to Yang Qi and said, "Young Master, my subordinates have carefully inspected the cell and found nothing. ”

Lu Duan's eyes widened and he said in astonishment: "This is impossible! ”

"Humph!"

Li Yi snorted coldly and looked at Lu Duan defiantly.

Lu Duan gritted his teeth, "This official will personally go and inspect it." ”

Dropping this sentence, Lu Duan directly asked people to run towards the cell with him.

After running to the cell, Lu Duan frantically searched for it in the cell.

Bloodstain!

Corpse!

Prisoner!

Not a single one.

The cell was empty, like it had been licked by a dog.

Lu Duan looked at the cell he had been in in disbelief.

"Brother Yi?"

Yang Qi followed behind Lu Duan and looked at Lu Duan with a somewhat ugly face.

Lu Duan glared, "Impossible! Impossible! Where did so many prisoners go in the cell? ”

He turned his head to stare at Li Yi and roared, "It must be you!" You must have transferred the prisoners in your cell! It has to be you! ”

Yang Qi frowned and asked Li Yi, "What about the prisoner?" ”

Li Yi arched his hand and said: "Master Hou, according to the rules of our four prefectures in the northwest, the death row prisoners in each county will not be escorted to the prefect's yamen until March next year." The rest of the prisoners had to be sent to serve in Haoshuichuan, Sanchuankou, and Xixia Mansion. So, in the winter, there were very few prisoners in the cells. ”

Li Yi glanced at Lu Duan and hesitated: "As for the prisoner that this adult said, Xia Guan really doesn't know. Anyway, in the cell of the Datong Mansion, there were no prisoners this winter. ”

"How so?"

Lu Duan stared.

"Hey!"

Yang Qichang sighed, shook his head, and said with a straight face: "Brother Yi Zhi, tomorrow night is Chinese New Year's Eve, you want to send me an annual gift in advance, I can understand." But this New Year's gift is really a bit excessive. ”

Lu Duan roared unwillingly, "What I said is true......"

Yang Qi patted Lu Duan's shoulder, turned around and left the mansion.

Peng Pai also withdrew from the government with his people.

Lu Duan hangs at the end.

Li Yi approached Lu Duan intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a gloomy smile: "Fight with me, what are you." ”

"You're looking for death!"

The anger in Lu Duan's chest was ignited all of a sudden.

Li Yi stared at him coldly, "You want to commit murder?" Don't look at who you are. Hum! ”

Dropping this sentence, Li Yi proudly went back to the back hall to sleep.

The anger in Lu Duan's body was about to erupt from his chest.

He hurried to catch up with Yang Qi.

"Huhou, that Li Yi ......"

Yang Qi paused, stared at Lu Duan, and sighed: "Brother Yi Zhi, although I am the lord of the four mansions in the northwest, I can't do things according to my own preferences. ”

Lu Duan frowned tightly and said in a low voice, "You don't believe me? ”

Yang Qi sneered, "I believe you are of any use? You and I are both officials, and we should understand the rules of officialdom. There are some things that you and I can't do without evidence, even if you and I see them with our own eyes. ”

Lu Duan said in a deep voice: "The one surnamed Li, who transferred so many prisoners out of the cell, will definitely leave traces." As long as you are willing to check, you will definitely find clues. ”

Yang Qi put his hands behind his back and sighed, "Then it's the New Year!" I'll check it out in ...... years."

"After a year?"

Lu Duan shook his head decisively, "No! After the year, the person surnamed Li will definitely erase all the clues, and he will definitely not be able to find anything at that time. ”

Yang Qi frowned, "Check now, who will check?" Tomorrow night is Chinese New Year's Eve, and everyone is celebrating the New Year. Although I don't have to go to Fuxing Mansion to accompany my father and mother this year, I also have to accompany my wife and children in the house.

The only one left who can investigate this matter is Kou Zhun alone.

Kou Zhun patrolled the Xixia Mansion and rushed here from the Xixia Mansion......"

"I'll check!"

Lu Duan gritted his teeth and roared.

Yang Qi looked at Lu Duan unexpectedly, "Is Brother Yi joking with me?" How do you check? What identity to check? ”

Lu Duan leaned over and solemnly saluted Yang Qi, "I'm afraid the official document replied by the imperial court won't be sent to Daizhou until around the tenth day of the first month." During this time, Lu Duan had nothing to do.

I beg Huhou to help me! Let me find out the truth about this. ”

Yang Qizhi stared at Lu Duan stunned, muttered for a long time, and sighed, "That's it, for the sake of us who used to be ministers in the same palace, I will help you once." At present, the prefect of Datong Prefecture is still vacant, and you will temporarily act as the prefect of Datong Prefecture for 15 days. During this period, you will have all the powers of the prefect. ”

Lu Duan gratefully saluted Yang Qi, "Thank you, Huhou." ”

Lu Duan paused, and said: "I implore the Tiger Marquis to pass on the seal letter, Lu will take office tonight and surprise the thief." ”

Yang Qi was stunned and hesitated: "Could it be too urgent?" ”

Lu Duan shook his head.

Yang Qi nodded and said, "I'll send someone back to the big seal of the prefect of Datong Mansion to you." To be on the safe side, I will send you twenty more guards. ”

"Thank you, Huhou!"

Soon, someone brought the big seal of the prefect of Datong Mansion from the Yang Mansion.

Yang Qi handed over the Great Seal to Lu Duan, and asked Peng Pai to send twenty guards to Lu Duan.

Lu Duan took the big seal, took the guards, and immediately went to take office.

Yang Qi looked at Lu Duan's departing back and glanced at Peng Pai, and the two smiled.

"Hooked!"

Yang Qi smiled very happily, and he sighed with emotion: "It's really not easy to lure Lu to the bait!" ”

Peng Pai was also laughing, "Young Master, what do you think will happen if he finds out that all this is our game?" ”

Yang Qi looked in the direction of Bianjing City from afar and said, "It depends on whether the person who goes to Bianjing City to deliver the message can deliver the letter on time." As long as the three Zaifu of the Great Song Dynasty agreed to my two conditions.

At that time, the wood was already in the boat, and even if Lu Duan discovered our layout, he could only pinch his nose and consider himself unlucky. ”

Peng Pai patted his ass and said: "The young master is really far-reaching!" ”

"You've learned to pat on the back too? That's not a good habit. ”

"My subordinates are sincere."

“……”

……

Night.

Lu Duan arrived at the yamen of Datong Mansion, showed the prefect's seal, relieved Li Yi of his official position, detained all the officials, and began to interrogate him by surprise.

It's two days.

Even on Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Lu Duan was still raided and interrogated in the yamen of Datong Mansion.

Holidays?

He didn't want to.

Until he helps the green willow and the righteous people in prison to avenge their grievances, he will never celebrate the festival.

He didn't know that a scene that changed his life was being staged in Bianjing City.

Inside Bianjing City.

Palace.

The first day of the Lunar New Year, which was normally to be held, was not held this year.

The people are celebrating the Spring Festival, but the palace is dead, and there is no New Year's atmosphere at all.

Inside the arched hall.

Li Fang, Bi Shi'an, Li Xin, and the second prince.

The four of them surrounded the dragon case, staring at a letter on it and worrying.

The second prince asked Li Fang with a sad face, "This matter...... What does Master Lee think? ”

Li Fang tugged at his beard and felt that his skull hurt.

"Yang Yansi's request is too weird."

The second prince looked at Bi Shi'an.

Bi Shi'an smiled bitterly: "Chen originally thought that Yang Yansi would ask for money and food, but he didn't expect ......"

Li Xin frowned and said, "You must not agree!" ”

The second prince worried: "Now that we are difficult to ride a tiger, and my father has not woken up, if we don't agree to Yang Yansi's request, if Yang Yansi unites with the Liao people to wave his troops south, it will be difficult to do it at that time." ”

Bi Shi'an groaned: "Yang Yansi shouldn't unite with the Liao people, right?" ”

Li Fang shook his head.

"Hard to say!"

The second prince agreed with Li Fang's meaning, and he said: "Yang Yansi is now in the northwest, and he is like standing on his own. He dared to stand on his own, but how could he not dare to unite the Liao people. It must be known that the Northern Han Dynasty and the party that had just been exterminated by Yang Yansi occupied the northwest when they were in collusion with the Liao people. ”

"You can't really agree to his request, can you?"

Li Xin pointed to the letter and said angrily: "If you open your mouth, you will need half of the people in the court, even me and Brother Bi are among them." How can this be promised? ”

Indeed, as Li Xin said.

Yang Qi's letter to the Great Song Dynasty was far more exaggerated than what he told Lu Duan.

He opened his mouth and asked for the Wenchen of the upper half of the Great Song Dynasty by name.

These include Xiang Minzhong, Wang Dan, Feng Zheng and so on.

At the end, there are also the names of Li Xin and Bi Shi'an.

Li Xin said angrily: "Yang Yande's credit for breaking the Tongtai Pass can be exchanged for half a courtier?" ”

"I didn't want this credit if I knew it."

Bi Shi'an sighed.

Li Fang rolled his eyes, "What's the use of talking about this now?" The credit has already been claimed, can it be returned? ”

Li Xin said angrily: "But Yang Yansi is taking advantage of the fire to rob." ”

"Can you blame Yang Yansi for this? If you want to blame, you can only blame Wang Chao, who can't take the credit, you have to take the credit of Yang Yande. Now Yang Qi has grabbed the handle and threatened us and others. ”

Bi Shi'an gritted his teeth secretly.

Li Xin gritted his teeth and roared: "I can't spare Wang Chao!" ”

The second prince knocked on the table and said, "Let's talk about how to solve Yang Yansi's matter first." Wang Chao's matter, I'll talk about it later. ”

After all, Wang Chao is a courtier of Zhao Guangyi's hidden mansion, and the second prince is really difficult to deal with before his father has his last breath.

Therefore, he could only temporarily avoid Wang Chao's question and directly discuss Yang Yansi's affairs.

Li Xin and Bi Shi'an stared at each other and were reluctant to speak.

The second prince could only look at Li Fang again.

Li Fang hesitated.

"Your Majesty is not awake at the moment, we must stabilize the court and keep it from chaos. It is definitely impossible for Yang Yansi to name so many people, and there must be room for discussion in this matter. Li Xin, you go and contact the people sent by Yang Yansi to see how much room there is for discussion in this matter. ”

Li Xin said angrily: "I'm not going." ”

Li Fang frowned.

Bi Shi'an smiled bitterly: "It's better for me to go!" In fact, I think this matter is not necessarily a bad thing for the imperial court. ”

The second prince and Li Fang raised their eyebrows.

"Why?"

Bi Shi'an chuckled and said, "Let's think about it, since Yang Yansi wants so many officials to come over, it must be because the land under his rule is expanding rapidly, and he needs a large number of people to manage it.

If the people we sent out could endure the humiliation and burden, lurk beside Yang Yansi, and wait for an opportunity to climb to a high position.

This will be very beneficial to our recovery of the four northwestern provinces in the future. ”

Li Xin's face changed slightly.

The second prince and Li Fang glanced at each other.

The second prince grinned, "Lord Bi is reasonable. ”

Li Fang pondered and said, "You first go and find out the tone of the person sent by Yang Yansi." Let's think about it again. ”

Li Xin interjected: "You can tell them that the important ministers of the court categorically cannot give them to them. But how many other officials, how many and how many? ”

The two princes and the three of them looked at Li Xin in a daze.

Li Xin's lips opened lightly, and he sneered: "Prisoner! ”

The eyes of the two princes and the three of them lit up.

Not to mention, there are really a lot of prisoners in the Great Song Dynasty.

In Cangzhou, Leizhou, Yongzhou, and Shamen Island, there were more than 30,000 convicts who were assassinated.

In the eyes of the imperial court, these people are burdensome, except for some who have a background and hope for recovery.

These people, all of them are given to Yang Yansi, and the court will not feel distressed.

Bi Shi'an nodded solemnly and said with a smile: "I'll go talk to them." ”

……

Following.

Early in the morning.

Bi Shi'an arrived in the vertical arch hall early.

The four of them got together again.

The second prince asked anxiously, "How?" ”

Bi Shi'an said in a deep voice: "Shen Lun's two sons, as well as Shen Lun's family, are named by Yang Yansi, and this cannot be changed. In addition, among the ministers in the court, Lu Duan, Xiang Minzhong, and Wang Dan were named by Yang Yansi, including their families. In addition, the people on Yang Yansi's list were all replaced by prisoners. ”

"Lu Duan? Xiang Minzhong? Wang Dan? ”

The two princes and the three frowned.

Li Fang hesitated: "Why does Yang Yansi value these three people so much? Is there something wrong with this? ”

Li Xin raised his eyebrows and said indifferently: "Yang Yansi had an intersection with Lu Duan before entering the office, and he also had an intersection with Xiang Minzhong. Wang Dan was the same year as Yang Yansi. Yang Yansi should be picking someone he is familiar with.

For example, the one who is now in charge of government affairs in the northwest is Kou Zhun in the same year as Yang Yansi. ”

The two princes and the three suddenly realized.

Bi Shi'an nodded, "I see. ”

Li Fang muttered: "The four courtiers, except for Lu Duan, do not have a central minister, hundreds of prisoners...... We can afford to pay this price. ”

Li Xin and Bi Shi'an nodded in agreement.

Anyone can go, as long as they don't go.

For the rest, they don't care.

The second prince saw that the three Zaifu had nodded, and immediately said: "Then pass it to Minzhong and Wang Dan to enter the palace to meet them." Hongu wants to talk to them personally. ”