"The former owner of the dyed ink painting gallery?"
Yan Chi's brows were tightly frowned. The words "Ranmo Painting Gallery" appeared half a year ago, but now, Yan Chi sounds a little bit in a trance, but after a moment of trance, it's just a trance. A chilling accident.
How could the dyed ink painting hall be involved in the dyed ink painting hall? !
Ning Buyi bought the dyed ink painting gallery seven years ago, and Wei Qin happened to be the former owner of the dyed ink painting gallery. Is it just such a coincidence? !
Yan Chi felt a little strange in his heart. Those words when Ning Yi died are still in Yan Chi's mind. At that time, he did not admit why he killed so many people. Being poisoned, everyone subconsciously thought that he killed so many people just to save himself, but what if he didn't
Half a year has passed since the case, could it be just a coincidence
As soon as this thought came out, Yan Chi subconsciously shook his head, no, he didn't really believe in coincidences.
"Wei Qin really hasn't come back these years?"
Bai Feng nodded, "Yes, he hasn't been back, that's for sure, because he is now a wealthy man in Lanzhou and Yizhou. Although there is still some business in the capital, our people asked, and all the shopkeepers said that The master has not returned to the capital for many years, and it seems that the south is regarded as a clan land."
"And what about the house?"
When Yan Chi asked, Bai Feng immediately said, "Our people have been to the government once, and the latest record they found was eight years ago, when Wei Qin bought many houses around there, and later sold them all. , this house has been kept, but it has been vacant for many years. The dyeing ink and painting gallery was bought by Wei Qin at that time. Later, his family's business was mostly silk, and Wenwan, calligraphy and painting were let go, so it was sold to Ning Not easy."
The house belongs to Wei Qin, and the dyed ink painting gallery also belongs to Wei Qin. Would Ning Buyi buy the house while buying the painting gallery? !
To buy and sell a mansion, you need to go to the government to submit the land deed and write documents. Since the government has no record, it probably didn't go through this procedure. Could it be that Wei Qin gave it to Ning Buyi
As soon as this thought came out, Yan Chi's suspicions grew wildly. If the house is really not easy, and Li Muyun has gone there many times, it would seem very strange. After half a year, it got involved with Ning Buyi's case!
"Continue to investigate and see if this house has anything to do with Ning Buyi."
Bai Feng nodded immediately. Seeing Yan Chi's face was serious, he said, "If the house really has something to do with Ning Buyi, then could Ning Buyi's case have something to do with Li Muyun? Could it be that Ning Buyi bought Li Muyun to bribe Li Muyun?" This nameless house was given to Li Muyun?"
Yan Chi shook his head. When the case of Lianhuan Daochang came out, the presiding judge was the Lin'an government office. Li Muyun's role in it was not considered significant. Even if Ning Buyi wanted to bribe, he should bribe Zheng Baishi. It was impossible to bribe Li Muyun. That being the case, it can only show that it is very possible that Ning Buyi and Li Muyun still have some unknown relationship.
Yan Chi pondered for a while, "Go to the Zhongyong Hou Mansion—"
Knowing that it was Yan Chi who wanted to find Qin Wan, Bai Feng immediately knocked on the carriage to give instructions.
When the carriage arrived in front of Zhongyonghou's mansion, Bai Feng went up to ask the door, but learned that Qin Wan hadn't come back yet, and at the same time, Qin Shu in the study also learned of Yan Chi's visit, and that Yan Chi and Zhongyonghou's mansion had never met before. , I came here probably to find Qin Wan, but Qin Wan is not in the mansion right now... After thinking for a while, Qin Shu ordered, "Please bring Prince Rui in quickly..."
Wu Chao got the order to invite him in person, and Yan Chi outside couldn't refuse when he saw this, so he followed Wu Chao to the mansion, and just halfway there, he saw Qin Shu who came to greet him, Qin Shu hurriedly cupped his hands, " Greetings, my lord—”
Yan Chi waved his hand, "Master Hou invites you, I don't know why..."
Qin Shu was not in a hurry to speak, he just turned his body sideways, "Please take a moment to speak, my lord, Qin Wan is not in the mansion now, and I guess it will take half an hour to come back, I invite the lord to drink a cup of tea, and gossip along the way. "
What Qin Shu wanted to say was naturally not gossip, Yan Chi knew it in his heart, so he went to the study with Qin Shu.
After taking his seat, Qin Shu ordered someone to serve some good tea before he spoke, "My lord must have heard the news?"
Yan Chi was drinking tea by himself, when he heard the words, "Master Hou is talking about the Shuoxi army ration case?"
Qin Shu smiled wryly, "Yes, there is a letter saying that the person involved in the case is a veteran of the Shuoxi Army named Chu Feisheng, and there is also a transfer envoy named Huang."
"There is also the original Dingxi Road Jiedu envoy Zhang Qide."
Yan Chi added something, and Qin Shu's smile suddenly brightened, "Hehe, yes, there is also Zhang Qide..."
Yan Chi listened calmly, with a look of indifference, Qin Shu said, "The prince knows, so there is nothing to say?"
Yan Chi raised his eyebrows, "The current Shuoxi Army is no longer the original Shuoxi Army. I am not in this position and I will not seek other policies. These matters must be decided by the emperor."
Qin Shu put down the teacup in his hand, and sighed, "My lord doesn't know, the case of Shuoxi military rations is quite involved, and now even His Royal Highness cannot be exempted from the responsibility, this man Zhang Qide... well, I thought he was a good man at first." , but who knew that he became a big official of the frontier, but he lived and returned more and more. Although the prince no longer controls the Shuoxi Army, everyone knows that the Shuoxi Army was built by the old prince. It can be regarded as the old prince and you. Now that things have come to an end, it is naturally better to clear up corruption as soon as possible. His Royal Highness is also anxious about this matter. When he learned that Zhang Qide had touched his hands, he asked me to investigate other people as well. There is nothing else to say However, corruption in military rations cannot be tolerated.”
When Qin Shuyi's words fell to the ground, Yan Chi also put down the teacup and said, "I am very comforted that His Royal Highness has such a heart, and I think the Emperor will be happy when he finds out. Zhang Qide is Zhang Qide, and His Highness is His Highness. It is still different after all. .”
Hearing these words, Qin Shu felt relieved, "It's still the prince who understands righteousness. You don't know. When something happened to Zhang Qide, many people thought that the crown prince was plotting behind his back, but where did it come from? Those people thought Throwing dirty water on His Highness the Crown Prince is just out of the blue."
Yan Chi smiled but said nothing, seemed to agree, but seemed indifferent, Qin Shu rolled his eyes and said, "Speaking of which, it will be November soon, and the Hou Mansion is preparing a dowry for Guan'er these few days. Has the palace started to prepare?"
When mentioning the marriage, Yan Chi's gaze became much gentler, "It's started, the inner palace has already started according to the ritual system."
Qin Shu nodded, "Guan'er is mild-tempered, but she acts with her own opinions. Her parents left early. Although we took good care of her, there is a layer of separation. Now we can see that she is a good match. We have not let his father and mother down, and if the prince has any requirements for the wedding preparations, please feel free to raise them with the Houfu."
Qin Shu wanted to say more, but he thought that Yan Lin's funeral had not been too long, so he didn't say any more, but his words were full of kindness, as if he and Yan Chi were already a family now, "My lord is in charge now. The right to serve as the servant of the Ministry of Punishment is in line with Guan'er's intentions, and he will surely be able to sing in harmony in the future."
Everyone knows that Qin Wan likes autopsies. In this regard, Yan Chi really has the same interests as Qin Wan in the Ministry of Punishment.
Yan Chi always had a thin smile on his face. Although he was courteous, Qin Shu looked at Yan Chi like this for some reason, but he was always confused. Besides, Yan Chi used to be in charge of the Shuoxi Army, and the others above the court It didn't involve much, and now that he joined the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he was very indifferent to other matters in the court. Qin Shu, a man with long sleeves and good at dancing, always felt that no matter how much he talked with Yan Chi, there was a layer of separation between them.
Yan Chi said, "Zhang Qide will be imprisoned, what will the crown prince plan?"
Yan Chi could see what Qin Shu wanted to say, since he wanted to talk about Zhang Qide, he naturally didn't avoid it.
Sure enough, Qin Shu had a bitter look on his face when he heard the words, "What else can I do? Naturally, I won't care about it anymore, but Zhang Qide is a member of the Beifu Army after all. What the old general thinks? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know yet. In addition, there is King Cheng …”
Qin Shu sighed, "Earlier, King Cheng had been leading the investigation of the corpse case in Prince Jin's mansion, and the queen came here after being grounded. Now that Zhang Qide is not up to date, King Cheng still doesn't know how to trample the prince." After a pause, Qin Shu said, "Seeing The lord is about to marry Guan'er, from now on we are considered a family, about Zhang Qide, I hope the lord will have a chance to speak for the prince in front of the emperor..."
Yan Chi couldn't see anything on his face, he just raised his lips and said, "Of course I'll say it when I have the chance, last year and this year there was a lot of turmoil in the court, and it's not a good thing for Da Zhou."
Qin Shu nodded quickly, "That's right, last year's King Jin's case and the salt transportation case in the south are not worry-free."
Yan Chi smiled, "Last year's salt transport case involved many people from the prince's lineage, which shows that the prince made a mistake in employing people."
The smile on Qin Shu's face faltered, he never thought that Yan Chi would be able to speak ill of the crown prince in front of him, if he and Qin Yan had private conversations about father and son, it would be fine, but Yan Chi said so, Do you feel that you have a close relationship with him, or do you simply dismiss the prince
Qin Shu looked at Yan Chi carefully, but seeing Yan Chi's calm expression seemed to be talking about what he had eaten this morning, he couldn't help but wonder what Yan Chi's attitude was, but he could only use Tai Chi first, " There are quite a lot of courtiers in the court, His Highness can't take care of everything, especially those foreign courtiers... "
Qin Shu's tone was difficult, but Yan Chi changed the subject, "Does Hou know about Yu Wenxian, the household servant?"
When Qin Shu heard this, he couldn't help being stunned, "Yu Wenxian?"
Yan Chi nodded, Qin Shu thought for a while but said, "I usually don't pay attention to this person. He was promoted to be the servant of the household department six years ago, and he is not very eye-catching on weekdays, but this time... this time it became a military ration case." I did not expect him to be highly valued by the emperor."
The military ration case has evolved to the present, and it has become the control of the Shuoxi Army and the Northwest Garrison. However, Ge Yang, Minister of the Ministry of War, was recovered, but Lin Xugui and Yu Wenxian stayed in the Northwest. Recently, Bai Feng was investigating Li Muyun and Fu's affairs, and even went through the life experiences of these people. During this process, Yan Chi found that Yu Wenxian's background was somewhat interesting.
"That's right, this man came from a poor family, and he was silent all the way. I didn't expect to be valued by the emperor."
Qin Shu frowned slightly, and looked at Yan Chi for a moment, not understanding why Yan Chi mentioned such a person so well, even if the current Yu Wenxian was valued by the emperor, there were not a few people who offended Yu Wenxian when he went to the Northwest. At least, now the prince has put Lin Xugui and Yu Wenxian on opposite sides in his heart.
The so-called emperor and courtiers in one dynasty, when the prince ascends the throne, the ruling and opposition parties will definitely have a new atmosphere.
Qin Shu sighed deeply, the sooner that day comes, the better for the Hou family.
"Speaking of Yu Wenxian, I thought of one thing. He had been in Xuzhou for many years, and he was almost involved in a case of buying and selling official positions. He almost lost his official position because he came from a poor family and had no one in the court. So it has not been used much, but entered the capital ten years ago, and although it was said that it was not promoted after reaching the position of minister, how can I say the position of minister, although it is not the chief official, the power is not small, and it is not conspicuous."
The two people the emperor sent to the Northwest this time are all deputies, which shows his way of employing people. General Yan Chi touched Qin Shu's words and spoke for a while. Wu Chao knocked on the door outside and said, "Master, Lord, The Princess is back..."
The corner of Qin Shu's lips curled up, "Guan'er is back, I'll let Guan'er come here!"
Yan Chi stood up, "No need, I'll go see her."
Before Qin Shu could speak, Yan Chi had already turned around and strode out, the thin smile on Qin Shu's face disappeared.
It can be seen that Yan Chi really cares about Qin Wan. If so, can Yan Chi be allowed to do his part for the crown prince
When Qin Shu was thinking this way, Yan Chi had already seen Qin Wan walking towards the main entrance from the flower garden.
Qin Wan had just come out of the palace, but he did not expect Yan Chi to go to the Hou's mansion. Seeing Yan Chi approaching, Qin Wan hurriedly blessed his body, Yan Chi smiled, and stepped forward to help Qin Wan up, "This is not talking. place, let's go out."
Qin Wan said "hmm", "Where are you going?"
Yan Chi let go of Qin Wan's hand and said, "Go to Xunniang's place."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan knew that Yan Chi had something important to say, so he hurriedly walked out, and within a few steps, footsteps came from behind. Qin Wan looked back, but it was Qin Shu who sent it out, " Guan'er, are you going out? The prince has been waiting for you in the mansion for a long time!"
Qin Wan nodded and called "Uncle", Yan Chi turned around and said, "Master Hou doesn't need to see her off, I'll take her out."
Qin Shu looked at the two of them and smiled, "Since that's the case, then I won't give away any more. I wanted to keep the prince in the mansion for dinner—"
"You are welcome, Lord Hou. I will visit you another day."
Yan Chi was swift and decisive, Qin Shu watched the two walk out with a smile.
Yan Chi and the two went out, Qin Shu frowned for a moment before saying, "Come on, call Zhou Huailai!"
In the study, Qin Shu waited for Zhou Huai to come, and ordered, "Yang Shangshu will keep an eye on it first, and then you can look up Yu Wenxian, who is the left servant of the household department."
Zhou Huai took the order and left, Qin Shu squinted his eyes showing a bit of deep thought, he was sure that the person Yan Chi valued must not be an ordinary person, he also wanted to see what is so great about this Yu Wenxian...
After leaving the gate of the Marquis Mansion, Yan Chi let Qin Wan get into her carriage. If Qin Wan used to be a little apprehensive about the two being alone in public, now she thought about it flawlessly. As soon as she got into the carriage, Qin Wan asked ,"What happened?"
Yan Chi sat next to her, held her hand and said, "It's nothing else, it's just that Li Muyun found something interesting in the house that Li Muyun went to."
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi without blinking, and Yan Chi said, "The former owner of that house was named Wei Qin, a merchant, and now his business is mainly in the south, he may not have been back to the capital for a long time, he He was the former owner of the Dyeing Ink Painting Gallery."
Qin Wan's pupils trembled, and they suddenly widened!
"The former owner of the dyed ink painting gallery?!"
Qin Wan's reaction was exactly the same as Yan Chi's. Obviously, he didn't expect to hear these words again after half a year.
The new dyed ink painting gallery was maintained for a few days after it was monopolized by Ning Buyi. Later, Ning Buyi’s reputation for committing crimes spread somehow, so the new owner changed the name of the dyed ink painting gallery. Qin Wan forgot exactly what was changed, but Yue Ning mentioned this to her later.
The dyed ink painting gallery was even involved in the dyed ink painting gallery!
Qin Wan regained his composure, "When Cha Ning was not easy to deal with that case, Li Muyun didn't participate much, so there was no reason to engage in fraud for personal gain..."
Yan Chi raised his hand to embrace Qin Wan by his side, "Do you think this is a coincidence?"
Is it a coincidence? Qin Wan shook his head, "It would be fine if someone else just bought that house, but it happened to be Li Muyun, he obviously went to that house to cover up people's eyes and ears, his behavior is so weird, and it has something to do with a previous case , this is too coincidental."
Yan Chi nodded, "I think so too."
"Also." Qin Wan grabbed Yan Chi's arm, "We have never been sure why Ning Buyi set up that dojo, and after the case was closed, there was no one around him except for a few servants and an old servant. People, this is too strange, he is alone, but he can do so many evil things!"
Yan Chi nodded, "I'll ask someone to continue the investigation, don't worry, I'm just telling you what I'm telling you today."
Such a clue came out so well, how could Qin Wan hold back, and said for a moment, "Tomorrow, I will go to the Lin'an government office to look at the file of Ning Buyi's case."
Yan Chi knew that Qin Wan couldn't wait, so naturally he had no objection. The two rode the carriage to Xunniang's place, but saw that Fan Xin was already able to move around normally. If he didn't fight him, it wouldn't be obvious that he was seriously injured not long ago. .
"My lord, princess!" Fan Xin stayed at Xunniang's place for many days, and every time Yan Chi and Qin Wan came over, he was very excited.
Xunniang was also very happy to see the two of them coming, so she went to prepare food with Master Yuan, Fan Xin rubbed her hands and said, "My lord, the villain's injury has healed now, I don't know when I can go back to Shuoxi?"
Yan Chi looked at him with a half-smile, "What are you doing back to Shuoxi?"
Fan Xin looked at Yan Chi anxiously, "My lord, haven't you found out what happened to the old lord? The villain can do whatever he wants when he goes back. The old lord is gone. I don't know what kind of chaos the main business of Shuoxi is going to be. What can the villain do when he goes back?" There are a lot of things to do, and the prince will let the villain do what the villain does."
Fan Xin's tone was filled with pleading, while Qin Wan sighed.
Yan Chi waved his hand, and rejected Fan Xin's request neatly, "You stay in the capital with peace of mind, I have other matters for you."
Fan Xin's eyes lit up, "What orders does the lord have? You can let the villain do whatever you want, as long as you don't let the villain stay here like a useless person."
Yan Chi glanced at Fan Xin up and down, "Healed up?"
Fan Xin nodded immediately, "It's all right..."
Glancing at Qin Wan, Fan Xin immediately said to Qin Wan, "The princess doesn't know that the villains were often injured when they were in Shuoxi. Generally, they don't need to be bandaged and they assume that their injuries are already healed. They can go to the battlefield anytime and anywhere..."
While talking, Fan Xin winked and begged Qin Wan. Qin Wan wanted to speak at first, but seeing this, he had no choice but to keep silent.
Naturally, Yan Chi didn't miss his little moves, but raised his chin to signal Bai Feng, "Take two tricks with him."
Fan Xin frowned, but he was not afraid at all, Bai Feng also smiled slightly, the two walked out of the waterside pavilion, and fought in the open space outside the waterside pavilion, the hall door was wide open, Qin Wan and Yan Chi could see at a glance what was going on outside. Two people fighting each other.
Although Bai Feng is Yan Chi's close servant, Qin Wan has never seen him fight with others. He only saw his moves quickly, Qin Wan couldn't see his movements clearly, and Fan Xin belonged to the old prince. One of the twelve guards was even more ruthless in his attacks. The two of them had gone through dozens of moves. At a certain moment, Fan Xin groaned and retreated a few steps. His expression changed and he wanted to continue Hit, but Bai Feng had already stopped, Fan Xin gritted his teeth, and walked in with a bitter expression on his face.
Yan Chi was pouring tea for Qin Wan, when he saw him walk in, he said in a low voice, "Are you ashamed?"
Fan Xin murmured something in his throat, his head drooped deeply, and Qin Wan smiled lightly as he watched.
Yan Chi continued, "Why were you slow in attacking just now?"
Fan Xin pursed her lips, her voice was like a mosquito, "Because..."
Because I didn't say anything, it was naturally because the injury was too serious and I didn't take care of it, which completely affected the speed. In addition, Bai Feng was as fast as a ghost, so he was not Bai Feng's opponent. He thought he could survive a hundred Hired, but he still overestimated himself.
"I'll give you another half a month to take care of it. After half a month, I will naturally have a job for you."
Fan Xin raised his head suddenly, not daring to appear aggressive this time, and responded politely.
Yan Chi waved his hands, not wanting the two of them to disturb himself and Qin Wan here, Fan Xin and Bai Feng withdrew, Qin Wan hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do in half a month?"
Yan Chi said, "It's meaningless for Wang Han to stay in Yan Qi's hands any longer. He has to be taken out."
Qin Wan understood, but sighed, "The empress is still under restraint, and there are no clues about the corpse case in the Prince Jin's mansion, but now there is a sudden progress in the Shuoxi military ration case. It can be put on hold first.”
Yan Chi suddenly said, "The appearance of the corpse is because some people want to find out the King Jin's case like us. Unfortunately, there are also people who don't want us to investigate the King Jin's case. The empress is grounded, and then there is the matter of Zhang Qide. It's too coincidental that it will hurt your vitality."
Qin Wan has always known that whether it is the King Jin case or the corpse case is the weapon of the court, but as Yan Chi said, this time there is indeed a feeling of being suppressed. When the case needs to be used as an introduction, he will investigate the case and wait When the goal is achieved, no one cares what the truth is.
"If you say it like this, who is the person who wants to find out the case? Who is the person who doesn't want us to investigate the case?"
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, "I don't know who is trying to find out the case, but there is only one person who doesn't want us to investigate."
Qin Wan's heart was shocked, and her voice unconsciously lowered, "You mean the emperor?"
Yan Chi stood up and walked to the window near the water. The lotus pond outside the window was already in decay. It might be a good time to go to the pond to dig lotus roots at this season. He thought for a while and said, "When the corpse case appeared, the emperor asked Lin'an government office and Dali I was a little surprised when the three divisions of the Ministry of Criminal Justice were interrogating the temple, because last year the case of King Jin really ruined the royal family's face, and according to the emperor's attitude towards the case of King Jin last year, he shouldn't let the case of King Jin become the focus of the world again Yes, but he agreed."
"When the matter involved the empress, the emperor did not intervene until the empress was grounded after all the twists and turns."
Yan Chi turned around and looked at Qin Wan, "The queen was grounded. If you look at the case of the corpse, it seems that the emperor is protecting the queen, because it is quite unfair to become king like this, but the queen was imprisoned, and the prince had no support. At first, the prince I was lucky, but as time went by, the prince must have panicked, and as expected, something happened to the prince's side."
Qin Wan stood up, feeling a turmoil in his heart, "You mean, the emperor asked to investigate this case at first, just to see who the case was directed at? Seeing that it was directed at the queen, the emperor did not stop him, but used this case to justify the case. Ground the queen, and then attack the prince?"
At this point, Qin Wan took a breath, "The emperor wants to deal with the prince?"
Qin Wan's voice was a little lower. Even she couldn't believe what she said. Yan Che had only been canonized for one year. Since the emperor had enacted Yanche, he must be satisfied with him. It's only been less than a year. To deal with the prince
"Is the emperor worried that the prince will become bigger, or..."
Qin Wan thought of a worse possibility, but she couldn't understand the reason.
Yan Chi shook his head, "This time Shuoxi's military ration case is indeed of great importance. The situation is better because the emperor has already received the news. After all, the military ration case has happened for several months, but the emperor knows that with the empress and prince It may cause Zhang Qide and other important officials who are valued by the prince to fall, so the emperor is waiting for an opportunity. The corpse case in the Jin Palace is an opportunity, and then the empress is grounded. People from the same branch reacted a little slower, I think not only Zhang Qide, other generals that the crown prince relies on, even the Beifu army will be affected."
Qin Wan held his breath, feeling a chill running down his spine.
If Yan Chi's deduction is true, then the thoughts of the Great Zhou Emperor can be said to be deeper than Yuan Hai!
The military ration case broke out for many months, and Yu Wenxian even arrived in Shuoxi early, but there has been no useful news. If the emperor had received a secret report in private, he should be furious, but he put all his emotions away. They hid them all, and waited until the corpse case engulfed the queen and made the prince's line of attention confused, thus losing the opportunity!
What kind of patience and calculation is this? Yan Huai has been the emperor for twenty years. If so, Qin Wan pursed her lips, "You said this is a good situation, what about the bad situation?"
Yan Chi said, "If what I said just now is true, then the emperor is just trying to cut off the prince's line of rebellious officials. After all, corruption is a felony that brings disaster to the country and the people. And Zhang Qide is connected with the Beifu army, the queen and the prince, so he can't move normally. And If the situation is a little worse, it means that the emperor is not targeting the criminals, but the empress and the prince. Became a princeling, and even has the Zhongyong Houfu, the emperor is now in his prime and in good health, if the emperor still wants to sit on the throne for ten years, then the current prince controls too much power."
"One hundred thousand Beifu troops are worth one hundred thousand Shuoxi troops, plus Zhang Qide is the envoy of Dingxi Jiedu..."
Qin Wan murmured, and Yan Chi nodded, "This is only in the northwest. In the south, the prince also has many foreign ministers. Last year, there was an accident in the salt transportation, and many people were involved on the prince's side. But at that time, the queen and the prince were two Everyone is very decisive, so it doesn't affect the power of the prince in the capital."
Qin Wan thought of the Yuzhou Gold Robbery, Liu Renli, the envoy of salt transportation from the two lakes, was affected by the corruption case of the salt transportation, and then wanted to enter Beijing to ask for the crown prince's asylum through the Zhongyong Houfu! Dazhou has a vast territory and tens of millions of people. It is obviously impossible to make such a huge empire clean and clean. However, salt transportation and the army are the most important weapons of the country. The corruption in these two places is so frenzied, but it is To endanger the foundation of the Great Zhou.
"So the emperor just wants to suppress the prince, or..."
Yan Chi pondered for a while, "It should be just to suppress. After all, it is a big taboo to abolish the reserve, not to mention that there are 100,000 Beifu troops behind the crown prince."
Qin Wan nodded, she also felt the same way, no matter how you look at it now, Yan Che is also the best candidate for the crown prince.
"If this is the case, then the emperor still doesn't want to let the case of King Jin see the light of day."
Qin Wan's heart was full of worries. The corpse case was an opportunity, but it became the emperor's weapon to straighten the court, and Yan Chi's analysis of the emperor's mind was even more frightening to Qin Wan. If the emperor is so unpredictable, then the king of Jin How to request a retrial of the case
Yan Chi took a step forward and gently hugged Qin Wan into his arms, "Don't worry, even if the last road is blocked, we still have other ways."
Qin Wan looked up at Yan Chi, only to see a sharp dark light in Yan Chi's eyes.
Her pupils trembled, she didn't ask Yan Chi what the last way was, she just leaned against Yan Chi's chest.
"If the emperor really knew about Zhang Qide's involvement in the military ration corruption case a few months ago, but kept it secret, then what is his plan for you? Also, isn't it about a member of the Shuoxi army named Chu? The general is also involved?"
Qin Wan asked in a low voice, Yan Chi sneered, "No matter what he intends to do to me, he won't turn his attention to me in a short time, the prince's lineage hasn't been completely cut off, and the Beifu army may also be involved , neither the East Palace nor the Empress will sit still."
"The general surnamed Chu... is Chu Feicheng. He has already left the main camp. He should be with Yu Qi right now. Chu Feicheng is one of the most valued veterans by my father. There is also a lot of prestige in the Western Army. If the father passed away, if Chu Feicheng stayed, most of the veterans would follow his lead. But if Chu Feicheng was involved in a corruption case, everyone's trust in him would be destroyed. Cannibalize and disintegrate, except for the closest people, others are more or less suspicious."
Qin Wan frowned, "So this is framed, just to disrupt the morale of the Shuoxi army so that they can control the Shuoxi army?"
Yan Chi said "Yes", "It's impossible for anyone in the Shuoxi Army to be corrupt. He married once in the early years. Later, his wife collapsed and died during childbirth, and the child didn't survive. He was still on the Shuoxi battlefield. When he got the news, his wife had been buried for three months. There was only one old father in his family. He was very dissatisfied with this and ordered him to resign from the army and go home. The old man also fell ill in a fit of rage, and he returned home just before he died, and then returned to Shuoxi after the funeral, and never married again, only supporting a few uncles and nephews in his hometown with his salary."
Qin Wan felt sad when he heard that, "Will everyone believe his corruption?"
Yan Chi said, "There must be someone who will believe it, but it's okay, as long as I go back to Shuoxi, I will definitely be able to rehabilitate him."
Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good—"
The old general who gave up his family for the country was planted on such a crime, how is it different from what happened to his father? !
In order to control Shuoxi, the emperor did not hesitate the reputation of a veteran, let alone the lives of hundreds of soldiers in Shuoxi's army. This is the art of the emperor!
Qin Wan felt chills in her heart, and she suddenly felt that her father's death was also the result of the emperor's art
But my father was only the third-rank Dali Temple Minister. Although he was in command of a Yamen, he was not considered a high-ranking official, at least not as sensitive as controlling military power, but he still died. Not only did he die, but the entire Shen family was killed. It is also rare in the capital!
This is like the punishment for exterminating the nine clans, which is almost the same as the punishment received by the Fu clan for treason many years ago, but what did my father do
There is no confession to be found in the conversation between the father and King Jin, so what else did the father do in private
Qin Wan had no idea, and these things must only be known by his father himself.
Xunniang and Master Yuan prepared the meals faster. The meals here are always exquisite and delicious. Qin Wan used a lot of them. After the meal, Qin Wan checked Fan Xin's wounds. It would take a hundred days to hurt his muscles and bones, not to mention that Fan Xin almost lost his life.
After a new prescription was prescribed, Qin Wan and Yan Chi left together. It was late, and Yan Chi sent Qin Wan back to the Marquis Mansion.
Today Yan Chi's words made Qin Wan's heart heavy, but when he entered the main courtyard, he ran into Qin Ye. The fourth elder brother's whereabouts were uncertain, and his attitude towards her was also fluctuating. However, Qin Wan stopped after seeing her for many days. He greeted with footsteps, "Fourth brother came back so early today?"
Qin Ye looked at Qin Wan with a smile, "Why did you come back so late? I heard that Prince Rui came over?"
With a bit of teasing in Qin Ye's eyes, Qin Wan coughed lightly and said, "Yes, I went out for a while just now."
Qin Ye let out a long "Oh", "I'm not married yet, and my mind is no longer in the Hou's residence..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Ye said sincerely, "But it's pretty good."
As he spoke, he looked in the direction of the study, "Father ordered me to come back earlier."
Qin Wan frowned slightly, "What does uncle ask fourth brother to do?"
Qin Wan felt it was inappropriate to ask such a question. Qin Shu's order was naturally a secret, and she asked too directly.
Qin Ye really laughed, "You want to know?"
Just as Qin Wan was about to speak, Qin Ye stepped forward and said in a low voice, "You should know about the military ration case, right? The queen and the East Palace are in a bad situation, and my father is very worried."
Qin Wan didn't expect Qin Ye to say these things, and although she didn't say exactly what she was doing, it was conceivable that Qin Shu was helping the East Palace. Qin Wan thought of what Yan Chi had said, and she pondered for a while. Said, "Fourth brother thinks that Donggong can pass the test smoothly this time?"
The smile on Qin Ye's face faded slightly, and he shook his head after a while, "I don't know about this, but Chao Yu is the princess, and our family is a real princeling, so we can only help the East Palace at this juncture, what, Jiu What did your sister say?"
The word "confession" made Qin Wan feel nervous, and Qin Ye seemed to be sure that she knew something else.
Qin Wan shook his head, "I didn't explain anything, but this time the incident was serious, and the emperor couldn't blindly tolerate the prince. Although the eighth sister married the prince, the Zhongyong Houfu is not the prince's retainer. At critical times, the Houfu is still the leader. It's heavy."
Qin Ye raised his brows high, saying that he didn't explain anything, but Qin Wan's words had a clear meaning.
He nodded thoughtfully, "Don't worry, I understand."
Qin Wan didn't say any more, resigned from Qin Ye and returned to Songfengyuan.