When the rain stopped, the sky was already dark, and there were a few wisps of thin light that were about to pass through the clouds. The water on the ground was smashed by the coming and going of black boots, and the broken sky was reflected in the puddles. At this time, it was clearly early summer, but Qidu seemed to be still soaked in the rainy season, and the sky had not been seen for days.
Hai Liangyi was free just now, he sat in the Taishi chair and drank tea. The man is old, and his spirit is difficult to support, and he already feels sleepy. However, officials running errands were walking around, and he needed to check the documents that came and went, and he couldn't rest.
"Elder Ge," Kong Qiu said respectfully below Hai Liangyi after taking a break from the case, "the Ministry of Household must be held responsible for the military rations incident. Last night, the students reported the request for a tribunal to the emperor. This matter cannot be delayed. , how about the students start arresting them tonight?"
Hai Liangyi dialed the tea foam, but didn't answer for a long time. He looked at the window, and after a long time, he said, "I've been sitting for too long, and I'm very tired. The emperor is still eating at the moment. You and I go out for a walk."
Kong Qiu personally took Hai Liangyi's cloak from the little eunuch and put it on him. The two walked out of the office. It was already dark outside. Kong Qiu picked up a lantern and followed Hai Liangyi along the small garden of the Cabinet Office.
"It's right that you want to arrest Wei Huaigu." Hai Liangyi felt more comfortable with the night wind blowing. He walked a few more steps slowly and said, "This time it's about the stability of the border. You can't be soft on Wei Huaigu, just do it according to the law."
Kong Qiu guessed that Hai Liangyi still had something to say to himself. He was following the road for Hai Liangyi at the moment, and he had changed his name and said, "The teacher has taught me the same way, and the students also think the same way. He is so bold this time, just what the Queen Mother thought. It is impossible to shield him. The students see that he has become more and more out of proportion this year, and someone should have given him a wake-up call. Military affairs are no different from other political affairs, and this matter cannot be tolerated. "
"King Libei put on his armor again, he's beating the capital." Hai Liangyi stopped, and he could no longer see the light between heaven and earth, he stood silently, and said, "Xiao Fangxu is the alpha wolf, he is so close to the Hua family in Libei After many years of competition, I can't get sick, watching Xiao Jiming exhausted, watching Xiao Chiye trapped in the king's city, he put both sons in danger, what do you think he is doing?"
Infected by Hai Liangyi's tone, Kong Qiu subconsciously became depressed and said, "Concession, King Libei gave in with his sons. The aristocratic family built a wall in Qidu for a long time, and he broke the 'rules' from the frontier, maybe he There was an opportunity to go further, but he stepped back."
"He retreated, but the queen mother didn't understand." Hai Liangyi felt exhausted physically and mentally. He said, "The queen mother didn't understand, Wei Huaigu didn't understand, and the family didn't understand. Xiao Fangxu broke the rules. He retreated not because he was afraid, but because he was willing. Complete the friendship between Dazhou and Libei's monarchs and ministers. The so-called extremes will reverse, and they are so eager to chase and fight, as if they are urging Xiao Fangxu to turn back. Since ancient times, power struggles are inevitable, but when it comes to war, it is often an ominous sign that the building will collapse. In the middle of the year of Xiande, Bo was defeated. At that time, the whole dynasty was full of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the government affairs were ruined!
Hai Liangyi coughed in the wind, but he didn't want Kong Qiu to help him.
"The national treasury only has the spare capacity to bear the cost of local relief this year. Juexi is competitive and has solved the two major military ration problems. Libei is stable, Bianjun is stable, and Nengchen Jiang/Qingshan is about to be transferred to Zhongbo, and the revival of Zhongbo is expected. The rise of Taixue , the number of cold people is increasing. The Ducha Yuan is led by Cen Yu, the rising star still has Yu Xiaozai, and the emperor is no longer indulging in fun." Hai Liangyi gradually became sad, "I thought that the morning of the big week was coming, but now I feel more and more powerless. ."
Kong Qiu was shocked, he strongly supported Hai Liangyi, his eyes were red, and he said, "Why did the teacher say such depressing words? Wang Wanwan of Li Bei is not that kind of person. This time, the students will preside over the judgement, and he will never let Li Bei go. Bei has been wronged, and everything will turn around!"
Hai Liangyi did not cheer up, how far can this bony body support Da Zhou? He is alone, and he is different from others. He can neither act recklessly like an aristocratic family nor completely fall to Libei. He is the Yuanfu of the cabinet, and he supports Li Jianheng. He must make a choice to maintain a balance in the situation. Even though this choice may lead him to a dead body, he must also make it.
"Libei's anger has already ignited. Xiao Fangxu drives the Hongyan East Mountains. When the war subsides, he will definitely turn around and settle the account with Qiu." Hai Liangyi calmed down in the sound of coughing, "No matter how he attacks at that time, We can't let Xiao Chiye go, even if Li Beiken exchanged it with his first concubine Lu Yizhi and his great grandson Xiao Xun. He put his two sons in danger and had a tempered heart for this day. Xiao Jiming was seriously injured, and it was time to hide the front. Xiao Chiye became famous as a young man, and Xiao Fangxu put him in the forge for six years. Now the edge has been exposed, the blade has been completed, and letting him go back is to let the tiger return to the mountain. I At this age, Bo Ran, I can't hold on for long! We want to treat Li Bei well, but we still can't let go of the rope. I know that there are people in the world who call me faint when I stay behind, but Bo Ran, who would dare to say to me, Li Bei really won't be against it? Qidong really won't be against it? Even if Xiao Fangxu today can bear it, will Xiao Chiye, who will be the commander in the future, really bear it? Da Zhou can't afford this bet! I will be the one who leaves the North, and I will not be short of anything. This time Wei Huaigu dares to sell military rations, and you behead him according to the law! I will impeach anyone who begs for mercy!"
Kong Qiu responded.
Hailiang Yi paused for a moment, braced himself, and said, "I want to send a letter to King Libei to relieve him from the post of supervisor. This time, the imperial court will not send Ducha eunuchs to disturb the trouble. The military affairs of Libei Iron Cavalry are still handled by Libei. The King of the North is in charge of himself."
Kong Qiu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid the Queen Mother will not agree to the removal of the post of supervisor."
"Is there no emperor in Da Zhou? It's a century-old tradition that the harem can't be involved in politics. She can't make the decision this time. Besides, it's not a fuss to fight a war. What's the use of sending a few eunuchs who only flatter and flatter? It's just a waste of food." Hai Liangyi took a few more steps and said, "The eunuchs are all the servants of the emperor, and the twenty-four yamen are called 'inner court'. They have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and they neither know the sufferings of the world nor the way of the sages. Pan Rugui has also attended the inner book. The eunuch of the hall, but what he does is to frame the loyal and good, and harm the society. The eunuch will only be eliminated if the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, and we cannot give them another chance. I will immediately ask Chen Zhen to draw up a book, and I will play the emperor tonight. ."
Over there, Fuman came to look for it with a lantern. He didn't dare to approach, he just saluted from a distance, and said in a solemn voice, "Elder Ge and Lord Shang Shu, please, there is an announcement in the hall."
Hai Liangyi replied in a muffled voice, but he didn't have a good look on Fu Man. Kong Qiu walked back with someone, next to Hai Liangyi's body, only then did he know how thin Yuan Fu had become. His heart was sore, and through the darkness, he did not show it.
* * *
Xiao Chiye rearranged his clothes and entered the hall again. This time Xue Xiuzhuo was also there, and he was at the end.
"The military ration case is of great importance, and it involves collusion between officials and businessmen. It will not have a good impact on local officials. If it can't be dealt with immediately, I'm afraid it will make the villains get lucky and regard the law as nothing." Cen Yu had smoked outside. At this moment, he patiently said, "Your Majesty, please start the investigation tonight, and take Wei Huaigu to the prison first, along with the Wei family's account books and Zhuangzi, who are under guard. They cannot be allowed to transfer the stolen money in the chaos."
Li Jianheng also held on for a day and a night. At this moment, his eyes were too weak to open, so he nodded reluctantly and said, "The military ration is a big deal. If he's broken, he should be killed and the cabinet should be considered for consideration."
"This case involves a lot of ground, and even Jiang Qingshan has to stay on post pending trial. The Wei family has a big business, and if the punishment department alone acts alone, I'm afraid it won't be done within half a month." Turning his finger slowly, he said, "Similarly, the epidemic case of the joint trial of the three divisions is still pending. In order to strictly prevent such cases of collusion between officials and businessmen in other places, the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office has to free up people to check the accounts of various places. I think everyone has difficulties, manpower nervous too."
"Your Majesty is right," Xue Xiuzhuo replied in a warm voice, "but everything has priorities. Libei is fighting a war, and the issue of military supplies is the top priority. it's nothing."
Li Jianheng's head was elm, and he heard what Xiao Chiye was implying to him, but Xue Xiuzhuo interrupted him like this, and he didn't know how to answer. He scratched his ears, looked at Hai Liangyi, and said, "What does the old man mean?"
Hai Liangyi didn't look at anyone, paused for a while, and said, "Is the Marquis worried that the Tribunal will be delayed too long?"
Xiao Chiye said: "The three-division joint trial process is too complicated. Wei Huaigu has been in a high position for a long time, and his thoughts and methods are different from ordinary people. I am worried that if I stay with him for too long, there will be extra problems."
Li Jianheng hurriedly said: "Yes, the Wei family has always been filial to the Queen Mother. If the case drags on for too long, I'm also worried that the Queen Mother will worry about it and break her body."
"But without the tribunal's joint trial, we can't thoroughly investigate the miscellaneous scams below," Kong Qiu disagreed.
"I'm just worried about time, not that I don't want to check." Xiao Chiye looked at Li Jianheng, "Could it be that Qidu can only go through this process?"
Li Jianheng's heart moved, and he patted his leg and said, "For quick investigation and handling of the case, Jin Yiwei should be here! Last time Xi Hongxuan gathered the Jiang Yang robber, that Shen Zechuan handled it very quickly, so he might as well handle the case."
Xue Xiuzhuo said, "For such a big case, I'm afraid it won't work to give it to Jin Yiwei. Shen Zechuan's rank is limited, so it's more appropriate to hand it over to the commander Han Cheng."
Xiao Chiye shifted his gaze to Xue Xiuzhuo's face, smiled and said, "Yes, Shen Zechuan is indeed not suitable for handling this case. He is young, has little experience, and has a feud with me, so I am not at ease with him. "
He used retreat as advance, but instead moved Hai Liangyi. Hai Liangyi knew that Han Cheng and Xiao Chiye also had friendship, and was worried that Xiao Chiye would take this case too far, so he might as well hand it over to Shen Zechuan, who had never been at odds with Xiao Chiye. The two are tit-for-tat and supervising each other, and no one can do anything more.
"Master Hou is a prejudice. Shen Zechuan is indeed young and has low qualifications, but he was promoted and promoted by the mandate of heaven, and then he dealt with difficult problems one after another. It is also a good thing to ask him to practice again." Hai Liangyi turned to Li Jianheng and said, " This case is investigated by Jin Yiwei, who is the director of the prison, and Shen Zechuan happens to be Bei Zhenfu. He is reasonable in his duties and reasonable. It's just that it is not good to be quick. I still want it. What does the emperor think?"
Li Jianheng knew that Hai Liangyi was giving in, and he didn't dare to favor Xiao Chiye too much, so he responded immediately and said, "I will give him an order immediately, and we will start investigating tonight."
For two consecutive days, the meeting of the Mingli Hall finally came to a hiatus, and everyone had to go back to rest for the night. When he came out, Li Jianheng specially asked the eunuch to carry the sedan chair and carried Hai Liangyi to the gate of the palace to take a car. Kong Qiu and others went out together, Xiao Chiye nodded to them and went alone.
Kong Qiu looked at Xiao Chiye's back and sighed, "I think he's heartbroken. He can't trust the chief judge of the punishment department and wants to investigate with Han Cheng."
Cen Yu stepped down and said, "Who is Han Cheng? It's the right person to choose Shen Zechuan. Is Yanqing going back to the manor directly?"
Xue Xiuzhuo followed behind with a smile and said, "Yes, I have been resting in the office for the past few days. I should go back to clean up tonight. There are still cases to be handled in a few days."
Cen Yu is very fond of his juniors, and he has been promoted a lot. He brought out Yu Xiaozai from the Metropolitan Procuratorate himself, and he occasionally taught Shen Zechuan, and he was all concerned. As for Xue Xiuzhuo, he also cherished his talents. Hearing this, he couldn't help but encourage him.
The three of them got into the carriage at the gate of the palace.
In the middle of the night, the servants of Xue's house listened to the knock on the door and put on their clothes to look. All standing outside the door were Jin Yiwei with a solemn knife. He was startled, and before he had time to ask questions, Qiao Tianya, headed by him, leisurely squeezed into the door and pushed people away.
"Have you eaten? It's still early, so there must be no food. Then you go and tell the kitchen, even our Jin Yiwei cook together, and ask everyone to get up along the way, we are going to search the house."
The housekeeper stopped him with a lantern and shouted, "Sir, how can this be done? I haven't shown the search document—"
"As long as anyone who obstructs official business and delays the search will be taken to prison," Shen Zechuan stood at the door, his eyes gloomy, "Tell Xue Xiuzhuo, I will find him."