The case is now in full swing. If the retrial continues, it will be tried on the head of Ji Dudu, and Wu Zhong and Li Guan did not want to offend Ji Gang too much, so they announced that they would temporarily withdraw from the court and retry in the coming day. Wang Xian was not surprised by this result, after all, whether Ji Gang was guilty or not, only the emperor could have the final say. Before the emperor opened his mouth, even the Shangshu of the Criminal Department did not have the courage to say that he was guilty......

Being able to completely take himself out like now, and also pit Ji Dudu fiercely, can be regarded as a great favor to Hu Guang and Liang Qian, and can no longer hope for too much.

The day's interrogation came to an abrupt end, Liang Qian, Ji Yan, and Chen Zhou were all imprisoned, and Ji Gang and Wang Xian went back to their respective yamen.

When Wang Xian walked out of the gate of the Yamen of the Criminal Department, he saw Ji Gang waiting there with a gloomy face.

"I've seen the Governor." Wang Xian arched his hand, even if it was a salute, he wanted to flash people.

"Lord Wang has such good means, even his own officials dare to pit!" Seeing him so rude, Ji Gang's eyes were even more angry, and he said hatefully.

"Master Ji just said it." Wang Xian finally stood still, looked back at Ji Gang with cold eyes and said, "This time it's you who are in the pit!" ”

"You!" Ji Gang's usual logic is, I can pit you, you pit me, I can't, the partial life Wang Xian didn't eat him, and almost suffocated him from internal injuries, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence: "Let's see!" And he took the men and departed in indignation.

Wang Xian stood on the steps, looking at Ji Gang's back on the horse with cold eyes, the sneer on his face gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a solemn face.

After returning to the yamen, he summoned Zhu Jiu in the inner signing room, and after retreating, Wang Xian told Zhu Jiuye what happened in the lobby of the Criminal Department today.

Zhu Jiuye was amazed when he heard this: "I didn't expect this to be such a situation, then Chen Zhou turned against him, but he couldn't take the surname Ji lightly." The surname Ji is also a ghost, and he actually fakes it. ”

"Actually......" Wang Xian hesitated, and Fang said slowly: "Ji Gang didn't fake, it was Chen Zhou who lied." ”

"Huh?!" Zhu Jiuye was shocked: "Then Chen Zhou has to lose his mind and go crazy?" Dare to risk such a big disapproval?! ”

"Chen Zhou's parents were coerced by Ji Gang's people, this incident is true, and I ensured the safety of his whole family." Wang Xian said in a low voice: "And let people sue him, the consequence of him telling the truth is that another big prison will rise, and he will also be spurned by the world's scholars, and life is better than death." ”

"So he changed his tune?" Zhu Jiuye said in disbelief.

"Yes, what he said in the lobby was probably from the bottom of his heart." Wang Xian said lightly: "This case is too wide for Lian Shilin, after all, he is a scholar, how can he let himself become a tool for Ji Gang to harm scholars?" ”

"I see...... Zhu Jiuye nodded, he knew that Wang Xian must not have completely told the truth, such as Chen Zhou's parents, it was very likely that they would be in the hands of Wang Xian's people. Another example is to promise Chen Zhou all kinds of ...... But there was one thing he was even more confused about: "Why did the lord say these things to his subordinates? ”

"Because you are loyal to the emperor......" Wang Xian said softly.

"My lord......" Zhu Jiuye couldn't help but be shocked, he also had a secret mission, which was to spy on Wang Xian. This matter is not a secret, Wang Xian invited him to join the gang, and he also meant to show his sincerity, but no one had said anything before. After pondering for a moment, Zhu Jiuye said in a low voice: "I can not report this matter to the emperor." He felt that after all, this was Ji Gang's trick in front of him, and Wang Xian would return it with a tooth for a tooth, and it was okay to hide it for him.

"You want to go wrong, I'm asking you to report to the emperor," Wang Xian shook his head categorically and said: "The emperor asked me to be the commander of this Beizhen Fusi, I can't deceive the emperor, otherwise I will be disloyal." ”

Zhu Jiuye looked at Wang Xian with wide eyes, wondering if he was talking the opposite, but seeing that he was honest, it didn't look like he was telling a lie. "My lord, why bother?"

"The only way to serve the king is to be loyal," Wang Xian closed his eyes and said, "This is my way of being loyal to the king, so let's go and report it." ”

"......" Zhu Jiuye looked at Wang Xian deeply, and at this moment, he found that he really couldn't understand this young adult. After a while, he whispered, "Why don't you report it yourself?" ”

"I can't say these words directly to the emperor, it will make the emperor fall into passivity." Wang Xian didn't open his eyes, and said with loyalty written on his face: "You don't have to worry about this official, the emperor Shengming, you won't not see my loyal heart." ”

"Yes." Wang Xiandu talked about this, and Zhu Jiuye had no choice but to go down.

"Your Excellency." As soon as Zhu Jiu left, Wu Wei flashed out, frowning and said, "Why are you bothered?" ”

"By all means, it can only be so." Wang Xian smiled bitterly and said: "The current case seems to be very unfavorable to Ji Gang, but if you jump out and think about it carefully, you will understand that no matter what means Ji Gang uses, it must be something that he has discovered before, and he will have a target." ”

Wu Wei thought about it for a while, nodded and said: "Indeed, Ji Gang, Hu Guang and the Jiangxi Gang do not have a deep hatred, so it is impossible to frame them for no reason. ”

"But this case has come to this point, and Ji Gang has become the culprit." Wang Xian smiled bitterly: "This is certainly a solution to hatred, but the emperor has also become the object of fooling, if you are the emperor, what would you think?" ”

"I would think that those civil officials are complicit, and even adults wear the same pants with them." Wu Wei somewhat understood.

"You can think that the current emperor is a British holy lord, and no one should try to fool him." Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "So I can't hide it from the emperor, otherwise a catastrophe will come." On the contrary, I want the emperor to think that I am loyal, and my loyalty is different from Ji Gang, Ji Gang is the kind of loyalty that is through guò harming people, and I am expressing loyalty through guò protectors, which of these two loyalties is higher or lower, I believe that the emperor will have a rod and scale in his heart. ”

"But if the emperor didn't think about it so much, what if he had to cure the adult's sin?" Wu Wei asked.

"No, it won't." Wang Xian touched the short beard that grew from his chin: "This case is too widely implicated, too heavily involved, it really has to be investigated, from the first assistant of the cabinet down, one-fifth of the ministers and ministers will be implicated, so where is the face of the court?" So the emperor will appreciate it......" said with a wry smile and said, "Of course, I don't want to fall into the favor." ”

"As long as you can get past this level, you will be very good." Wu Wei smiled: "Is there a greater benefit than this?" ”

"You're talking about it." Wang Xianbai glanced at him and said, "This official is obviously based on loyalty. ”。

North Garden, the apse of Yitian Palace, the inner bedroom of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di looked coldly at Zhu Jiu, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked faintly after a while, "Did Wang Xian really say that?" ”

"Yes," Zhu Jiu nodded heavily: "He said that if Chen Zhou changed his confession, although he desecrated the justice of the imperial court, he must not hide it from the emperor, even if the emperor killed his head, he would do the same." ”

Zhu Di's gloomy face couldn't see any expression at all, and it took a while before he snorted coldly: "Since he is so bold, why doesn't he come to ask for guilt by himself, and he wants you to pass on the word?" ”

He said that would make the emperor passive. If it is reported by the minions, the emperor will be more than able to decide. Although Zhu Jiu was loyal to the emperor, he was also grateful to Wang Xian, who gave him the opportunity to turn over, and retold Wang Xian's words in the original way, and also whitewashed him hard: "Judging from the days when the slave followed him, Wang Zhenfu was indeed loyal and never had the idea of using power for personal gain. It's just that the minion doesn't understand why he would rather break the law and help Hu Guang and Liang Qian. As far as the slaves know, the Zhejiang people in the court and the Jiangxi people are incompatible, and just a few days before the exam, Wang Zhenfu beat Hu Guang's son and sent him to Yingtianfu Prison. ”

His question is more useful than directly saying that Wang Xian is loyal. Sure enough, I saw a subtle change in the emperor's expression, so I heard Zhu Di snort coldly: "He's just a dog and a mouse!" As he spoke, he looked at Huang Wei on the side and said, "What do you think Wang Xian is doing this for?" ”

Huang Wei was the hearing officer of the case, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart, and he had the intention to stab Wang Xian twice, but he was afraid that he would say the wrong thing and show his feet, so he had to say: "The minister can't say it...... good."

"What is there to say!" Zhu Di said impatiently.

"Yes," Huang Wei had no choice but to weigh and say: "Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that he has at least three thoughts about doing this." ”

"Which three thoughts?" Zhu Di then asked.

"First, he is in a bad relationship with Ji Gang, the two of them have a lot of trouble in Jinyiwei, and he seems to have a big opinion about Lord Ji's arrangement for him to be the inspector of the tribute test, this move is a good thing for Lord Ji, and he can see the joke. Second, he knew that the emperor's name would definitely not be hidden, so he simply confessed first. Huang Wei looked at the emperor's face and saw that Zhu Di was still expressionless, so he relieved his heart and continued: "Third, he still has a deep affection for the prince, although the relationship with Hu Guang and others is not good, at this time, it is still necessary to protect them." ”

In fact, Huang Wei guessed Wang Xian's thoughts, but unfortunately although he was more than smart, he lacked real wisdom. In the eyes of truly wise people, such as Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, the first thing they see is the impact of this case on the court situation - as Wang Xian said, if this case is confirmed, the shock to the court situation will be too great. At the beginning of this year, a first assistant just died, and now another first assistant is killed, and the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are really in danger of collapse.

Although Emperor Yongle is about to win the world, he also knows that he needs to use scholars to govern the world, but at this time, it is only a few decades since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it is only a dozen years since Jingnan. As a result, the DPRK and Central China are full of honorable and meritorious heroes, these guys rely on their merits, and they have soldiers and generals in their hands, and they are flying and domineering one by one.