"Where did the remaining half of the troops go?" Feng Jiwen asked following his words. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

He said that there is a necessary connection between the two things, and this must be a crucial point.

At that time, Yuan Shoutong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was ordered to arrest the bandits within three days, but he was unable to find clues to the bandits. And these troops, who were supposed to be stationed in the Tuanhe Palace, were secretly lent to Yuan Shoutong by Lord Jin to pursue the case with all his might. ”

“…… Jin Jian was so bold that he dared to rely on the fact that he had many cronies in the imperial court, and privately lent his troops to the Criminal Department to handle the case!" Feng Yinglian was also taken aback when he heard this.

If you borrow troops without permission, if you are impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it is light to be crowned with disobedience.

But thinking about it carefully, Yuan Shoutong is Jin Jian's right-hand man, and Jin Jian naturally can't watch Yuan Shoutong delay his holy order and be stripped of the official uniform of the Criminal Department Shangshu.

Moreover, Qian Feng, the imperial historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is Jin Jian's son-in-law......

"10,000 troops is not a minority, so this matter is not very secretive, but as the father-in-law said, Jin Jian has many cronies, and there is nothing wrong with this matter, so it was not brought out at that time. ”

Feng Yinglian bowed slightly, and asked again: "According to this, could it be that the Tuanhe Palace was assassinated that day, and the problem was the 10,000 troops that Jin Jian lent out?"

"That's right. After He Shen nodded, he asked Feng Yinglian: "Do you remember that my father-in-law still felt that there was a difference in the case of robbers in the suburbs of Beijing? ”

These are doubts.

It's just that at that time, everyone's attention was on how this group of bandits lost their conscience and how happy they were after being arrested, and the statement given by the Criminal Department was barely convincing, so no one noticed the strangeness in the process of handling the case.

But He Shen and Feng Yinglian noticed.

The emperor was also vaguely aware of it, so he listened to He Shen's opinion and did not immediately reward Yuan Shoutong.

"Could it really be that the 10,000 troops allocated by Jin Jian helped Yuan Shoutong?" Feng Yinglian squinted his eyes slightly and looked at his grandson-in-law, with an uncertain expression in his eyes.

If it were really that simple, He Shen would definitely not say more about this case.

"But strangely, no one knew that Yuan Shoutong had used these 10,000 troops. He Shen continued: "At first, I thought that Yuan Shoutong was worried that someone would take the handle of borrowing troops, so he carefully used his troops in the dark, but I went to Fu Heng's Mansion this morning, and I just confirmed with Fu Sangongzi that when he assisted Yuan Shoutong in handling the case, he never saw Yuan Shoutong use troops other than the Criminal Department from beginning to end. ”

And after he mentioned this, Fukangan also remembered many abnormalities when handling the case.

"If you don't need it, why borrow it?" Feng Yinglian's brows jumped.

"No, he did. He Shen moved the corners of his mouth inexplicably, his eyes condensed slightly, and said: "He borrowed Jin Jian's order to not only find out all the defenses inside and outside the Tuanhe Palace, but also inserted his own eyeliner in the 10,000 troops. ”

"What ......"

Feng Yinglian was stunned for a moment.

This was the reason why the Assassins were able to easily break through the defenses of the Tuanhe Palace, and knew the Emperor's whereabouts that day. He Shen finally said.

When Feng Jiwen heard this, she was shocked beyond words.

In this way, the mastermind behind the Tuanhe Xinggong case...... It turned out to be Yuan Shoutong, the secretary of the Criminal Department?!

But isn't he from the Eleventh Elder Brother faction?

Why did you plot to assassinate the Holy Driver?

"Yuan Shoutong ......" Feng Yinglian's eyes were also shocked, and he said in disbelief: "The Yuan family is the largest scholar family in Shandong, and it has a high reputation among the scholars in Shandong, and the imperial court has always had the intention of soliciting it, so in the early years, it gave the Yuan family and Agui Mansion a family affair, and last year it specially allowed Yuan Shoutong to enter Beijing to be crowned official......"

Under such a dragon grace, Yuan Shoutong not only did not have a grateful heart, but in turn he ignored the rise and fall of the entire family to assassinate the holy driver!

"What kind of interests is Yuan Shoutong motivated to dare to do such a thing that connects the nine clans?" Feng Yinglian couldn't help shaking his head, and said in a low voice: "It is absolutely impossible for the eleventh elder brother to take such a big risk now......

This matter is so big that even if you talk about it behind closed doors, it makes people feel chills down their spines.

"I have secretly investigated it in detail, and this matter has nothing to do with Brother Eleven. He Shen Zhengse said: "Even if it is Lord Jin Jianjin, he still hasn't noticed that there is a problem with the 10,000 troops he borrowed from Yuan Shoutong before. ”

"This matter was done by Yuan Shoutong alone?" Feng Yinglian was shocked again: "...... How could he be so bold!"

Fortunately, he did it alone. He Shen Mo said pointedly: "It's also thanks to him for being so bold." ”

Otherwise, will he handle this case?

Feng Jiwen heard He Shen's words, and when she thought about the meaning of his words, she couldn't help but feel very thrilled.

Definitely.

If this matter was not done by Yuan Shoutong alone, but was instructed by the eleventh elder brother, I am afraid that it is really not enough to touch He Shen, who is still weak now.

And He Lin can undoubtedly only become a victim.

Good thing it's not.

"Previously, Jin Jian had instructed Yuan Shoutong to help me handle the case many times on the surface, but Yuan Shoutong agreed on the surface, but secretly he disobeyed me, not only did not help me in the slightest, but made a small stumbling block with me many times. He Shen said while recalling: "At first, I thought that Jin Jian was just polite words, and Yuan Shoutong was because I was handling the case in the Criminal Department, and the emperor put him in a dignified Criminal Department Books. ”

Feng Yinglian listened and said: "It turns out that there is such an inside story, why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

"There is a mixture of fish and dragons in the officialdom, naturally people with any temperament can meet him, although he secretly had some small tricks before, but it is not worth mentioning, so it will not really hinder me, so I didn't take it to heart-" It wasn't until he found out about the case of bandits in the suburbs of Beijing that Yuan Shoutong really couldn't sit still, and he realized that Yuan Shoutong was abnormal.

Hearing him say this, Feng Yinglian was a little surprised.

When he first set foot in officialdom, he should have been a young man, but he was able to have such a mind and see it so openly.

Not to deal with others when you shouldn't, so as not to delay business, this is not so much generosity, but rather wise.

Feng Jiwen was also looking at He Shen.

"Lord Jin has been helping you?" she asked.

Although she has never had contact with Jin Jian, she is the elder brother of Concubine Jia, and most of her every move must be inseparable from Concubine Jia.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Jia Guifei showed favor to her, and Jin Jian's side was not idle in the previous dynasty.

He Shen nodded.

Feng Yinglian said on the side: "Jin Jian has never been a useless person, he is willing to help you, he must want to win you over." ”

"My official position is low, not worth mentioning, and it is far from worth the Jin family's effort. According to my grandson-in-law's opinion, the Jin family should want to borrow me to win over my father-in-law. ”

"You are in charge of the Guangchu Division in the Internal Affairs Office, although the five grades of the official residence are not how top-notch, but don't forget, you are now in charge of the Chongwen Gate Tax Gate, which is what Jin Jian values the most. Feng Yinglian looked at his grandson-in-law and reminded: "But the party strives for the first-class, and since ancient times, it has not been the work of loyal and upright ministers, let alone the way to protect themselves." You've always been clear-minded, and you should know that. ”

"Grandson-in-law understands. He Shen responded humbly.

It's just that unlike Feng Yinglian's uprightness, he has his own set of principles for dealing with people.

But he will never cross the line of partisanship.

Feng Yinglian also trusted He Shen's mind, nodded and pressed the topic, and then continued: "But in the end, there is still something difficult to do at the moment. ”

Feng Jiwen, who had been listening on the side, also guessed Feng Yinglian's worries.

"Eleventh Elder Brother and Jin Jian are just afraid that it will not be so easy for you to deal with this case. Feng Yinglian said.

Although Yuan Shoutong planned to assassinate the Holy Driver, it was not at the behest of the eleventh elder brother, but Yuan Shoutong did support Jin Jian to the position of the secretary of the criminal department.

What's even more inexplicable is that Jin Jian quietly borrowed 10,000 troops from Yuan Shoutong, and it was these 10,000 troops that allowed Yuan Shoutong to take advantage of the loophole.

If this matter was really revealed by He Shen, even if Jin Jian really didn't have a trace of rebellion, he couldn't wash it away even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

The eleventh elder brother is afraid that he will not escape the end of being suspicious of the emperor.

How could they sit and wait for themselves to be involved because of a small Heshen?

Feng Yinglian's face was worried.

This time, He Shen investigated the matter, but he still didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

But it is impossible for He Lin not to save it.

He Shen is noncommittal, and does not seem to be worried about this.

He said: "But the key is that the eleventh elder brother and the Jin family have nothing to do with this matter - if they really have the intention to cover it up, they will set themselves on fire." ”

"Weighing the pros and cons, it's hard to guarantee that they won't take risks to ensure thoroughness. ”

"Maybe so. He Shen smiled and did not deny his father-in-law's words.

Still laughing?

As soon as Feng Jiwen saw him smiling casually, she felt that this guy was going to calculate who was going to do it again.

And Feng Yinglian listened to He Shen's sentence "Maybe it will be", and couldn't help but end for a moment.

Maybe it will?

Isn't that nonsense?

In the face of such a meaningless response, he was speechless.

He only asked: "What evidence do you have in your hands now that is enough to prove that Yuan Shoutong is suspected of plotting to assassinate?"

"Except for the fact that Yuan Shoutong and Jin Jian borrowed troops but did not use them to pursue and suppress the bandits, there is no other conclusive evidence. After He Shen answered, he added: "If Third Master Fu is willing to come forward to testify-"

The corners of Feng Yinglian's eyes twitched.

“……”

This is the evidence that is under the control of the Jin family and the eleventh elder brother, and it is useless at all, but it must be established on the premise that Fukangan is willing to testify before it ......can be used? )