Chessboard alley, Shen's inner study.

Shen Mo opened the file on the population of the Lu family, found the entry of the ninth aunt, took out the thin page and looked at it, the information on it was so small that the girl was born in the fifteenth year of Jiajing, the Jinhua family in Xijiang, his father Wang Dapeng was born in a craftsman's household, Jiajing twenty-five years, Lu Bing's official residence was a product, the imperial gift was given to build the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and a group of craftsmen were summoned from Jiangnan, Wang Dapeng was among them, and brought his family into Beijing. In the 30th year of Jiajing, the project was completed, Wang Dapeng returned to Xuanfu, but his daughter stayed in the mansion and became a maid in Lufu.

A typical story of grassroots women's struggle in the Ming Dynasty, silence will not have any emotion...... It was the maid in his room, taking advantage of the hostess's absence, and often scratching her head intentionally or unintentionally, counting on the golden wind and jade dew on the first cool night, and the sparrow perched on the phoenix mouth was just silent for fear that Ruohan would not be able to explain when she came back in the future, so she endured not to eat the grass next to the nest......

Alas, it's so tangled...... Shen Mo couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, and then came to his senses, and scolded: "Damn, how did you think of it, people are profound......"

From Aunt Jiu's resume, I can't see any clues, but she is already the last hope, even if it is a blind cat, she has to see if she can meet a dead mouse. Shen Mo copied down his basic information, and then wrote a letter in code, ordering someone to send it back to Suzhou, as long as that Wang Dapeng is still on the ground in Jiangxi, he will definitely be able to find him!

The night was dark, and under the urging of Sanchi several times, Shen Mo finally lay on the bed, but his brain didn't stop for a moment, still thinking about Lu Bing's case... He ordered someone to secretly investigate the line of Aunt Jiu, but it was just a way to prove the inference: and he already had his own judgment on the truth of the matter.

There may be many people who want Lu Bing to die, but at the same time, there are very few who can dispatch Dongchang to serve him.

However, Jiajing and the Yan family are only father and son, although Chen Hong is the governor of Dongchang, he silently feels that he does not have the courage to challenge Lu Bing. In fact, those who dare to destroy Lu Bing can definitely be called madness, and in this regard, Jiajing and Yan Shifan can be seated in the opposite seat...... The former is mad, the latter is heartbroken, and when many factors such as feelings are not considered, these two people are fully qualified to commit crimes, and Chen Hong and his Dongchang are just knives in their hands.

The question is, which hand is holding the knife? Jiajing or Yan Shifan? For Jiajing, the emperor, Shen Mo has never been afraid to use the greatest malicious speculation, which is due to his constant unpredictability... The reward of moodiness - Shen Mo has witnessed Jiajing turn his face several times and refuse to recognize people, which surprised everyone, it seems to be the emperor's hobby, and it cannot be speculated with common sense at all, so although it is impossible to guess his motives, his suspicion cannot be ruled out because of this.

As for Yan Shifan, it is much clearer, Lu Bing is showing more and more tendencies between the Yan Party and the Xu Party, between King Jing and King Yu, which makes Yan Shifan's once invincible framing ** lose its effectiveness, so that the opponents of him become more and more unscrupulous, and dare to move closer to Xu Jie, which Yan Shifan can't bear.

Another point, I know that Mrs. Ouyang's departure is not far away, and Yan Shifan, as her son, must know better... Once Ding worries, he must stay away from the political center, and is likely to be counterattacked by his opponents... Resulting in a full handicap.

Therefore, he arranged in advance for Ding Wei, cutting off Lu Bing's henchman, which is also the proper meaning of the question, and the emperor will cover for him... There is only one possibility, this matter also involves King Jing, the guy who is not rich but has a future, if it is really like that, it really can't be investigated, otherwise it may shake the Zhu family............

When it was dawn, silence put an end to the nonsense, after all, all speculation had yet to be tested by evidence. He got up and sorted out all the files, put them back in the box, and then at the end of the closed paperwork, slowly signed his name, sighed lightly, and also put it into the box, sealed it with his own seal, locked it, and completed the official closure of the case.

Although the case has been closed by order, he still has to find out the real culprit, and he can't let his brother's death be unclear. Maybe the relationship between the two has never been pure, but Lu Bing has always been good to him, especially now that he is dead, there is no point in discussing the motive again, only the kindness that must be repaid......

Even if Jiajing is not allowed to continue, Shen Mo has to investigate secretly, he swears that sooner or later the truth will be revealed, even if it is ten or twenty years later, he can afford to wait, and his senior brother can also afford to wait!

In any case, at least on the bright side, Lu Bing's case was understood, and Shen Mo got a rare leisure time, at the end of this Xin Zainian, he was recuperating at home with a tired body and mind, and every day in addition to writing letters to his family, he played chess with Xu Wei, drank with Zhu Dashou and them, and lived a good life.

"Little brother, I am born in Ding Bainian." Shen Mo said to Zhang Juzheng, who came to visit: "This year is just sitting Tai Sui. ”

"Zi is silent, and the strange force is confused." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and smiled: "I didn't expect Brother Humble Yan to believe this." ”

"I didn't believe it either." Shen Mo held the teacup and said with a helpless smile: "But what kind of life have I had this year, the first two rounds combined, and I am not as exhausted and trembling as this year." ”

"Indeed." Zhang Juzheng deeply agreed: "This year's court competition is extremely fierce, and you just caught up, even my brother and bystanders are tired for you, and he comforted him as soon as he said: "It's good after the New Year." ”

"I want you to say good things." Silently shrunk his neck, curled up lazily in the chair and said: "It's easy to lose a layer of skin, just to get into the wax moon, and the emperor gave me a vacation. ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled dumbly when he heard this: "I didn't expect you Shen Shuyan to be afraid."

"I'm not afraid." Shen Mo shook his head and said: "I'm tired, I really don't want to toss anymore, what's the matter, let's talk about it after the New Year." ”

Zhang Juzheng understood it, it turned out that Shen Mo was deliberately blocking his words, and obviously knew his intention. Well, at this point, the smile on his face was a little embarrassed, but he had to say, so he had to bite the head and say, "Hehe...... If you don't toss, you can help come up with an idea, right? ”

Shen Mo saw that he still couldn't hide after all, and sighed: "I know that Brother Taiyue is here to ask me what to do, but Feng Butang's matter is already like this, and no one can save him." ”

Feng Butang said silently, is the replacement of Ouyang Bijin's new official department Shangshu Feng Tianyu, this Feng Tianyu is Jiajing 14 years of Jinshi, more than 20 years of conscientious work, successively served as Dali Temple commentator, imperial history, tired officials to the right servant of the ministry, promoted to Dazai in October this year, and became a hot real power figure, the front of the door was crowded with traffic, and the days and nights of gift-giving were endless.

km fairly, this person is still good, except for some big grinning, he is generally a clean official, and he is polite to the door-to-door gatherers, but the gifts are the same and do not accept, and Ouyang Bijin, who does not enter the oil and salt. But the two are a little different, he is thirty years younger than Lao Ouyang, although he is not as young as Mu Shaoai, but he is still lustful, he has an object of admiration for many years, he is the former head brand of Qicui Building in Fan Hutong, a twenty-five or six-year-old ** with the nickname Xiao Cuixian.

The two met five or six years ago, Feng Tianyu fell in love at first sight, and was fascinated by Xiao Cuixian, only to feel that she had an elegant temperament and was knowledgeable... Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all of which are much stronger than the yellow-faced women in their forties and fifties at home. I can't wait for the day, "It's just that he is not good at being an official, and he is shy and can't pay for prostitution... I can't redeem her.

However, Xiao Cuixian also seems to like him very much, not only does her best to serve him every time, but if he doesn't come for a long time, she also sends a maid to send him a powder post. Feng Tiange had no choice but to tell the truth, I don't have the money to come to this kind of place all day, so Xiao Cuixian covered her mouth and smiled: "Stupid, why didn't you say it earlier?" And he took out the money to pay for his prostitution. This made Lord Feng grateful and didn't know what to say, but he felt that the women in the world were not as good as a little cuixian, so he moved the idea of redeeming her body.

Xiao Cuixian forced a smile and said, "It's good, but I can't take out so much silver." ”

"How much does it cost?" As soon as he heard that it was a matter of money, Mu Tianyu said short-breathed.

Xiao Cuixian said: "When I sold my body at that time, it was five hundred taels of silver, and in the past fifteen years, I have to make 20,000 taels." ”

"So much?" Feng Tianyu was completely out of emotion, and he didn't dare to have the extravagant hope of staying together.

Seeing that he didn't mention this stubble, Xiao Cuixian was also secretly relieved, she was becoming popular at the time, and she was sought after by everyone, how could she be willing to sleep with a dead old man for a lifetime? Even if he pays for prostitution, it is just to use his official position and literary status to increase his worth...... Speaking of men, they are cheap, and they are eager to entertain those who have entertained writers and high-ranking officials, as if the things used by nobles are extraordinarily expensive.

To put it mildly...... Xiao Cuixian posted Feng Tianyu upside down, just to make herself look noble, and the money she lost on him had already been earned back on others...... But this is back then, the old daughter walked to eat youth, as she grew older, she was no longer able to compete with her younger and more beautiful peers, "the snub in front of the door, the boss married a businesswoman, the fate is unavoidable, and finally began to think about the way back." At this time, Feng Tianzhi was promoted to a heavenly official, became the head of the six departments, and became the best husband in the eyes of Xiao Cuixian............ I heard that Feng Tianyu's wife is frail and sickly, and she may kick her legs at any time, so that she may be able to mix with the deputy order one day, wouldn't she dream of laughing?

The idea was decided, but the problem that plagued Feng Tianyu back then came again, because she spent extravagantly on weekdays, and she couldn't take out a large sum of money to redeem herself! Just when she was so worried that she couldn't do it, a former benefactor heard about the touching story of the two of them, and was willing to pay to redeem her body, Xiao Cuixian didn't think much about it, so she thanked the person happily, and then asked Feng Tianyu to carry the sedan chair to take her home.

Although Feng Tianyu felt that something was wrong, after all, it was a long-cherished wish for many years, and he didn't think much about it, so he sent someone to pick her up.

However, the reality was cruel, the happy life of the old prince and the old princess did not last long, and the officials gave Hou Tingzhu an impeachment note in the matter, and sued him to Emperor Jiajing. I heard that he was impeached, Feng Tianzhi didn't have the current problem at first, because in the Ming Dynasty, officials who have not been impeached are really rare, and he is still the new secretary of the ministry, after experiencing Wu Peng to Ouyang Bijin, Ouyang Bijin to his own farce, how could the emperor be easily replaced? Wouldn't the heavenly officials of the imperial court become a child's play?

But when he saw the content of the recital, he was immediately stunned, and he slipped directly from the chair and fell down, frightened to the point of being overwhelmed... Section Chief Nahou is also a veteran of bulleting people, and he sprinkled thousands of words, pointing out his eight crimes, and the rest of them were just returned, but one of them was life--he said that during the emperor's serious illness, Lord Feng actually took a famous prostitute in the capital as a concubine, not to mention the celebration, and sang every night, and did not even go to work, and Weichen really couldn't stand it, so he dared to impeach him.

Two sentences were added later, and Weichen heard that the redemption of famous prostitutes is at least more than 10,000 taels, Lord Feng is known for his incorruptibility, and his family claims to have no surplus food, how can he become a secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu for less than two months, and he has money to redeem himself for a famous prostitute? Where did the money come from, please find out to your Majesty.

Although there were no fierce words, but they were like knives, cutting at Lord Feng's head, he hurriedly ran to Xu Jie for help, Xu Ge asked him if there was such a thing, at this time he didn't dare to hide it, and said honestly: "There is a ......"

Xu Jie listened for a long time without speaking, and finally held back four words and said: "Nong, a fool!" "In a hurry, he actually held back the Songjiang dialect and translated it into Beijing dialect, that is, you" Such words popped out of the mouth of the always elegant Xu Gelao, it was unimaginable, it can be seen how angry he was.

Xu Jie was almost coercive and tempting, and it was easy to use silence to snatch the position of the secretary in his hand, and he was about to do a big job, but the result was good, and the general entrusted with the important task actually folded before fighting... fell under the stone skirt, not to mention the empty joy, and may be recaptured by the Yan Party... Facing a more severe situation, how can you let Xu Jie not blow up his lungs?

"Get carried away, get carried away!" He was not interested in scolding Feng Tianyu, so he could only say weakly: "You go back first, let me think of a way." ”

Feng Tianyu knelt down for him in a moment, and said with a handful of snot and tears: "Ge Lao, you have to save me, I can't just finish like this......"

"Well deserved!" Xu Jie shook his hand in disgust and said, "I can't even control that thing, I deserve to die on it." After sending Feng Tianyu back, he began to gather his subordinates to brainstorm, and at the same time asked Zhang Juzheng to go to Shen Mo and ask this amazing boy if there was any way to turn the tide.

"Is it really hopeless?" Zhang Juzheng almost asked silently: "Brother Humble Yan, don't hide it, help me think of a way." ”

"To be honest, ......" Shen Mo slowly shook his head and said: "This time he is really hopeless......" It was obviously the bait of others, but it had already been eaten in the stomach, it was not or, and it was no longer clear.

said helplessly: "When the emperor was critically ill, not only did he not pray for blessings, but he also openly accepted ** as a concubine......

"He's low-key and quiet." Zhang Juzheng argued.

"The matter has passed, whoever has the most tongs is the truth!" Shen Mo raised his voice and said, "And where did the ransom money come from?" Feng Tianyu couldn't get rid of it. ”

"It was sent by well-wishers." Zhang Juzheng whispered.

"I don't have money to visit the kiln, so why don't I have some money from a kind person?" Shen Mo rolled his eyes and said, "Who will believe what you say?" If my expectation is correct, the kind-hearted rich man was simply sent by the Yan Party, and now I can't find his shadow even if I look through the city of Beijing! He secretly said in his heart, the person who designed it was a practical method for me to deal with Ouyang Bijin, but because the weaknesses of the two were different, it seemed to be two different things. It's really a reward and a lesson,......

"What then?" In fact, Zhang Juzheng didn't know these truths, he was just lucky to see if Shen Mo could create a miracle again, just like he eliminated Lu Bing's case invisibly, and then digested this case.

But obviously he was sentimental, Shen Mo was not interested in this matter, and even a little gloating, with his understanding of Shen Mo, he knew that he would never interfere now, so he turned to ask: "If Feng Tianyu goes down, what will the officials do?" ”

"Either you will return to the strict party, or you will discuss it with Gao Suqing." Shen Mo smiled faintly and said, "It depends on what the elder Ge means, I don't count if I say it." ”

Zhang Juzheng came by luck and returned disappointed, and he didn't even eat silently, so he got up and said goodbye.

Shen Mo sent Zhang Juzheng to the door, watched his sedan chair gradually move away, with a sneering smile on his face, and said in a low voice: , Xiaomi, you still want to use me as a gunman? None of them have."

Before the words fell, I heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves at the mouth of the alley, and with only one eye, one man and one horse approached, and the guards hurriedly protected the adults behind them, and looked at the knights on the horses slowly.

On that horse, there was a man in a dusty suit who walked around the crowd, his eyes fell on Shen Mo and said, "Dare to ask your driver, is it Lord Shen, the prince of the country?!" ”

"It's this official!" Shen Mo nodded and said, "Who are you?" ”

The man hurriedly rolled off his horse and saluted Shen Mo and said, "Wu Qiang, a hundred households of the Xuanfu of the Xuanfu of the Hundred Households of the Humble Jinyi Guard, please meet the lord!" ”

"Excuse yourself from being polite", silently and humbly, and said strangely: "You don't go to Beizhen Fusi, what are you doing here?" ”

Wu Qiang lowered his voice and said, "There are ten hundred urgent retributions for the humble position!" ”

Shen Mo suddenly thought of his loved ones, sighed in his heart, and nodded: "Please inside!" ”

Finally, it's two shifts, I'm very happy, and there will be two shifts tomorrow,......,...