The lights in the compound of the Imperial Guard Office stayed on until dawn, and the people in the household department were dizzy one by one, and finally sorted out the problematic accounts and handed them over to Fu Linye.
Shen Zechuan saw it all, and Fu Linye changed his hand and attached the memorial, which was presented to Li Jianheng's desk together with the progress of the assassination case.
The cabinet discussed the matter in front of the imperial court.
Fu Linye said: "Your Majesty, you can see from this case that Xiao Chiye has been bribery for a long time. In the past few years, he has held the power of the forbidden army, and I am afraid there will be many false accounts like this. Now the national treasury is tight, the local government There are also many cases of unpaid taxes and silver, and keeping such people in front of you is to accumulate wages and jeopardize the society!"
Kong Qiu also read the pamphlet, but said: "The assassination case is still pending, and it is really not appropriate to make extra efforts at this time. The minister thought that the bribery case could be postponed for investigation, and now we must focus on the major assassination case."
"Strange," Wei Huaixing sneered, "It's all related to him Xiao Chiye, why should we investigate separately? It's better to pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and take this opportunity to break it up together!"
Kong Qiu was unmoved and said, "This case has already deviated from the main point. I don't think you want to find out who is the mastermind of the assassination, but want to take this opportunity to eradicate dissidents!"
Fu Linye immediately retorted: "The case of taking bribes was found out along the way. Why is it that Kong Shangshu's investigation is an investigation, and I wait for an investigation to be an accusation? The procuratorate's post is an inspector. Now I am impeaching him for taking bribes. Am I wrong!"
Kong Qiu said: "Wang Xian has not been tried, and the bribery case can be decided by your own words. Then what will be the three-division joint trial? Why don't Mr. Fu decide on the case alone! Now the Ministry of Justice wants to investigate Mr. Wei. Whether the confession presented is true or not, this night has passed, and my witnesses have not been examined, so you must hurry to convict. If he is really guilty, what is the hurry? If he wants to be sentenced, he must be sentenced according to the rules and regulations! Otherwise, there is no need for the laws of the country!"
The three of them quarreled in front of the royal family, but Li Jianheng couldn't talk, so he could only look at Hai Liangyi. Hai Liangyi sat and listened, and nodded slightly after listening to the words of each family.
Li Jianheng hurriedly said, "What do you think of Mr. Ge?"
"What do you think, Mr. Ge," Shen Zechuan was playing with the copper plate, "of course it is the reason for dismissing the bribery case. Hai Liangyi has been rigid for a long time, and everyone regards him as a straight-forward lone minister, but he brought down Hua Siqian and stood up to Li Jianheng. It would be strange if he didn't see anything. Xi Hongxuan and the others wanted to use him as a shield for this time, but he didn't know that Elder Ge also sat on the Diaoyutai for a long time and kept watching."
"You did a good job," Mrs. Qi sat on the other side of the small table, "you didn't stop Fu Linye, but let him call the shots. This credit is his only, and he would definitely be impatient and reluctant to wait for a good time. , I immediately wanted to present it for compliments. Hai Liangyi already had a hunch in that imperial attack, and now he must have guessed who wanted to take Xiao Chiye off."
"Because the wind blows the fire, the fire is not hot enough." Shen Zechuan said, "Don't mention Xiao Jiming, this fire can't even burn Xiao Chiye. The case of Quanchengsi must be investigated seriously, as everyone knows it. Du Ming's confused account, the important thing at the moment is not to find out, the important thing is to make the emperor's heart be biased."
"Yes, the reprimand of the tag seems serious, but in fact it's just a superficial beating. The emperor has not yet decided to take away Xiao Chiye's military power." Mrs. Qi pondered and said after a while, "You have to let him keep it, you must not let it go. He really has the heart to take down Xiao Er, otherwise, even if this small victory will be buried, it will be a big trouble."
Shen Zechuan pushed the arranged copper plates into disorder, and folded them one by one again, enjoying it. He said, "Hai Liangyi controls the cabinet. Although Xue Xiuzhuo and others from an aristocratic family are heavily used, they also set up imperial schools to promote low-level officials. Sir, he He wants to go step by step and slowly confront the aristocratic family, and based on this alone, he can't let Xiao Er fall."
"The Xiao family is not in a hurry and understands these reasons. Xiao Jiming sits and ignores it, so that this time the battlefield is limited to the capital, not next to Libei, so that it can be solved easily. Second, we can have less worries." Qi Taifu gave birth and said, "Everyone is now happily falling into the trap, and the emperor is still angry, thinking of Xiao Er as an unfaithful, unfilial and unrighteous person. But when the fire is big enough Now, it is the extremes that turn against each other, and the emperor should change the status quo, and instead take pity on the 'alone' brother."
* * *
Li Jianheng hadn't seen Mu Ru for a few days. After the assassination, he had to brighten his surroundings when he slept at night. The eunuchs are not allowed to step into the bedroom, and now they are all servants of the palace maids.
It was snowing heavily today, and Hai Liangyi was ill and could not approach the imperial front. Li Jianheng asked the Taiyuan Hospital to go to the house to take a good look, and gave him a lot of tonics, reassuringly that he would study hard as usual and not fall behind in his studies.
Minglitang was free, Li Jianheng turned a few pages of the book and felt a sore back. He got up and looked out the window, seeing the snow flying all over the sky, suddenly he was interested, and asked the palace maid to dress him in a cloak and go out to enjoy the snow.
Li Jianheng was driving in the park, and when he saw the lake freezing, he remembered the ice bed he used to play in the palace.
"Winter water and ice, it's time to play." Li Jianheng asked left and right, "Why didn't you mention it to me this year?"
As soon as he said it, he remembered that this year, Emperor Xiande was the guest of honor Longyu, and he could not make trouble during the national mourning, and he would be scolded by the court. Thinking of this, Li Jianheng was disappointed again, and Xue didn't want to see it, so he asked someone to call Mu Ru.
When Mu Rulai wore a cloak and was supported by someone, he walked gracefully in the snow. Li Jianheng met across the window and immediately went out to greet him.
"Good-hearted," Li Jianheng said, "you are walking in the snow, you are a scene! I have to ask someone to draw it and mount it in the temple to see it every day."
Mu Ru lifted her cloak and said with a smile, "Then how can it be done." She took the food box from the maid's hand, and said, "Tianhan, I made soup for Liulang."
Li Jianheng was in a good mood when he heard her call "Liu Lang". He led her inside and sent the servants to sit on the dragon chair that handles government affairs.
Mu Ru poured soup for Li Jianheng, and Li Jianheng complained: "The last time the thief assassinated, I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well these days."
Mu Ru coaxed him: "There are only the two of us at this time, how come Rooku is 'Zhen' again."
Li Jianheng hit his mouth lightly and said, "I'm confused for my husband!"
Mu Ru held his face, looked at him carefully for a moment, and said, "You look really haggard. I'll accompany you at night, okay?"
"You are the only one in the world who loves me... I originally regarded Ce'an as a brother, but who would have known that he is now involved in the assassination case." Li Jianheng sighed, "Just come and accompany me."
Mu Ru said: "The queen mother also misses Liulang very much. She has been chanting scriptures and vegetarian food for the past few days, and she wants to seek safety for Liulang's new year."
Li Jianheng stroked Mu Ru's hand and said, "In the past, I didn't get close to my mother, and regarded her as a bad person. Who would have thought she could still treat me like this now. I, oh... I blame that old dog Hua Siqian!"
"Who said it wasn't," Mu Ru looked at him lovingly, "Lulang suffered a lot, and it was that Hua Siqian who caused trouble. The Queen Mother advised him in every possible way, but it was a woman's family, and the words were mild. He ignored it all, but instead complained about the Queen Mother."
"Everyone says that hearing is false, but seeing is believing," Li Jianheng said bitterly, "If I could get along with my mother earlier, I would not have had so many misunderstandings."
"There used to be opportunities," Mu Ru seemed hesitant, "I heard that many years ago, Rokuro was still in an infancy, and the queen mother had already raised the first prince, but seeing that Rokuro had no one to depend on, she also wanted to take him back to the palace for good. Yang, Master Guangcheng also nodded."
Li Jianheng hadn't heard of this, so he couldn't help but ask, "What happened later, why didn't you hug me later?"
Mu Ru comforted him for a moment before saying, "Later, the king of Libei, Xiao Fangxu, put on a performance, saying that the queen mother had the important task of raising the first prince and raising the prince of the east palace. The prince is already old, and raising another prince may cause trouble."
Li Jianheng said, "Li... is the King of the North!"
He had already had a rift with Xiao Chiye, but when he heard about this old incident, he thought that Xiao Chiye had never mentioned it before, and he immediately had mixed feelings.
"He's like this... In the end," Li Jianheng said with hatred, "he, like everyone else, regards me as a stepping stone. I'm sorry that I was a nobleman, but now I don't even have a brother to rely on. !"
Mu Ru hugged him and said, "It's not a biological brother after all, who can compare to the first emperor to treat Liulang?"
"It's a pity... It's a pity that I have few heirs of the Li family, and now I am the only one left." Li Jianheng said here, and suddenly asked Mu Ru, "Your brother has been hiding in Xue Xiuzhuo's mansion since Pan Rugui beheaded him. fine?"
Mu Ru said "Okay", then turned to cover his face and sobbed.
Li Jianheng hurriedly asked, "Hao Muru, what's wrong, why are you crying?"
Mu Ru wiped his tears with a handkerchief, looked at him with pear blossoms and rain, and said, "It's good, but if I'm not around, I can only see him once in a few months. He is no better than other brothers, and he can still make achievements and repay results. Father Jun, he can only serve people now..."
Li Jianheng hated her crying the most, and immediately said, "You told me earlier, it would be fine? We are a husband and wife, and I am willing to do anything for you! Besides, this is human nature. Don't cry, cry too much. My heart is going to be broken, Hao Muru, I will ask Xue Xiuzhuo to bring him back tomorrow and be a messenger by my side, okay?"
Mu Ru said with tears in her eyes, "How did that happen? How can the old man make it? Others won't agree. It's hard for you to do it. I can't bear it."
Li Jianheng embraced her and said, "I'm the emperor, and I'll take care of the affairs in the palace! Besides, let him change his name, who can really hold him back? Pan Rugui is dead!"
Mu Ru let him coax him for a while, then burst into laughter and said, "Fengquan also wants to kneel to thank you."
Li Jianheng said generously: "My own family, with affection and reason, this is what I should do."
* * *
A few days later, the assassination case was still under review. Yuan Liu was sentenced and his confession was reversed, but he killed himself without giving Xiao Chiye a golden peach. He had no idea of Donglongyaxing's activities. But under the severe punishment, he tried to let go of it many times, but when he thought about it, he would remember that Xiao Chiye still took his whole family's life.
Yuan Liu had been in the Imperial Army for a long time, and he knew that Xiao Chiye was two people both externally and internally. Second Young Master said to take care of his son for him, but he really took care of his son for him. If he said one wrong word, his son would be gone.
Yuan Liu was caught in this power struggle, unable to survive or die. He only hoped that the case would be concluded as soon as possible and give him a good time.
The time to end this is coming soon.
The matter became more and more serious, and there were endless and strange cases of impeachment against Xiao Chiye. After Li Jianheng personally wrote and scolded Xiao Chiye, the head of the Criminal Department submitted the case to the court, saying that they had found a person.
This person is Yin Zhu, the eunuch of the sweet room. According to his dictation, two hours before the start of the Baiguan Banquet, he distributed blessing candy to the masters of the palaces. On the edge of Caiwei Palace, he saw someone reprimanding Fuling.
Caiwei Palace is where Mu Ru lives.