After the arrest of Jin Bai drove out of the city, Wu Tongxun, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, received another piece of evidence of corruption and perversion of the law by Bi Zhizhai, the governor of Qianzhou County, and Wang Yuli, the commander of the capital.

Bi Zhizhai was recommended by Yuan Muhuai to take the position after Wu Renshen was convicted, Wang Tongli was Yuan Muhuai's protégé, and Wu Tongxun's top boss Shangshu Meng Puqian has always been close to Yuan Muhuai.

Wu Tongxun is not a talented person, only because he was Lin Qitan's companion when he was young, so he got his current position. He knows very well that everything he has now is given by Lin Qitan, in other words, the reason why Lin Qitan let him sit in the position of the servant of the ministry is to restrain Meng Puqian, so at the moment of great right and wrong, if he tries to figure out Yuan Muhuai's thoughts like everyone else, I am afraid that the black gauze hat on his head will not last long.

Thinking of this, Wu Tongxun immediately thought of Zuo Xiangxia and Pheasant.

Xia and Pheasant are in charge of the Imperial History Academy, which supervises the hundred officials of the court, and if the case of Bi Zhizhai and Wang Dongli is presented by the imperial historian Tan Jin and Emperor Xiang Ye, it is not only reasonable, but also a beautiful thing to achieve. What's more, if Bi Zhizhai and Wang Tong are true from the evidence of the crime, and Xia and Pheasant are behind their backs, the time for the two to fall is bound to be not far away, and at that time, Meng Puqian, who often accompanies Yuan Muhuai to listen to the piano and boil tea, may not be as proud as he is now.

The next day, Xia Jipheasant had an extra stack of account books on his desk, and at the same time as the account books, there was also a letter from Wu Tongxun.

"This thing is sent by a mysterious person, and he is too weak to do so, so he does not dare to take it privately, so please show the Lord Zuo Xiang, and the Lord will look at it with the Lord Zuo. Xia Jiyan put down the letterhead and looked at Tan Jinhe who was standing aside, "What do you think about this matter?"

Master Wu was unable to investigate the source of the physical evidence, and he was afraid of facing the right minister, so he pushed the matter to the adult, but he bluntly said that he was not strong, and he was willing to take the adult's head as the leader, and his words were sincere. Tan Jin said.

"The emperor is dissatisfied with the excessive power of the right minister, and this evidence can bring down his two minions at once, which is really a bit strange. ”

"The right minister thinks that the mysterious person that Master Wu said...... Insight into the emperor's mind?"

"Forget it," Xia Jipheasant sighed, "We don't have to speculate about these things, the matter of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, since this ready-made physical evidence has been sent to the door, you can follow the vine and send someone to find out the matter of Yanzhou County." ”

"Yes. Tan Jinhe was about to retreat, and then turned around, "Master Wu, is the lower official going to pass on a message?"

"Okay, go and tell him that Benxiang understands his situation, and it is rare that he can defy power in this matter, and if there is any progress in the future, you will also secretly communicate with him. ”

"Yes. Tan Jin bowed and left.

The Imperial History Institute did not easily accept the evidence of Bi Zhizhai and Wang Tongli's corruption and perversion of the law, but according to the usual practice, they sent patrols to Jilu, Tiaochang, Qikou, Limachi, Qianzhou and other counties to inspect the officials.

Different from the noisy court, the Yuan Mansion has been extremely quiet recently, except for the gate of the mansion, there is an endless stream of cars and horses, that is, the Prince's Mansion, Yuan Muhuai has never sent anyone there.

In the Fengxin Palace, Yuan Tingyi was upset, restless, and couldn't bear it after all, so he found a reason to bring Yuan Muhuai into the palace.

"Queen Mother," Yuan Muhuai's voice was calm, still as unrelenting as before, "The matter of Jin Bai and Han Yancui is not so simple, the more anxious we are, the more we will be caught in the sore spot by people with ulterior intentions, as long as everything has nothing to do with the prince's mansion in one bite, who can force the charge on the prince's head?"

"Father, this is clearly a false accusation, can it be that we just swallow our anger?" Yuan Tingyi said hatefully.

"Swallow your anger?" Yuan Muhuai sneered, "How could Han Yancui run to Jin Bai's mansion for no reason? A gang of thieves who stole something is not good, and they dared to go to the Dutong Mansion to steal? Also, this matter was pulled out by Liu Mingyuan after going around and around, this is clearly letting others beat his own people, it is to make the old man look good, how can the old man be slaughtered, just forget it!"

"Then my father is still so calm, and he hasn't sent anyone to Dou Wu to find out the truth?"

"The truth, what the emperor believes is the truth!" Yuan Muhuai slowly stroked his beard, "Bai Bai Jun and Bai Jiqing personally went to Dou Wu to escort Jin Bai to the case, if we also send someone out, but Jin Bai had an accident on the way, do you say, will the emperor think that Bai Bai Jun and Bai Jiqing are not effective, or do you think that we have the intention to annihilate the evidence of the crime?"

"This ......," Yuan Tingyi said for a while.

"Plan and then act, so as not to give people a handle, this time the prince is more calm than the queen. Yuan Muhuai's mouth showed dissatisfaction.

"What kind of anger, he just came to lose his temper yesterday and scolded Jin Bai for being a fool. Yuan Tingyi complained.

"Jin Bai is just a reason to make things happen, fortunately, the emperor has already made a conclusion about the matter of Shenxiling, and now someone wants to turn it out again, I am afraid it is definitely not what the emperor wants. In short, the father has his own decision, and the queen doesn't have to worry too much. Yuan Muhuai said.

"That's hard for my father. When Yuan Tingyi heard this, his face improved slightly, "However, there is another thing for this palace to invite my father to come today." ”

"What the queen wants to say is that Concubine Yi intends to pull the red line for King Yi again. Yuan Muhuai said.

"Father already knows?" Yuan Tingyi was surprised.

"Today, after the emperor retired from the court, he left Xia and Pheasant alone, saying that it was always inappropriate to say that the marriage of King Xuan had many twists and turns, and he vaguely heard one or two when his father left. ”

"Since my father knows about this, he should know the anxiety of this palace, Xia and his father have always been at odds, Xia Yiqing married Lu Tinghe's niece Lu Qian, if Concubine Yi's cousin named Xia Nianqing marries into the palace again, wouldn't the harem be Lin Ziyan's forces?" Yuan Tingyi said urgently

"Don't be anxious," Yuan Muhuai comforted, "There are pros and cons to this matter, the disadvantage is that the connection between the Xia Mansion and the Yi Prince's Mansion will be closer, and the benefit is that the Yi Prince's Mansion and the Yi Prince's Mansion only get the power of the Xia Mansion." ”

"Father means ......," Yuan Ting was suspicious.

"The queen thinks that among Bai Yuqi, Wu Lanqi, and Xia Nianqing, who does Qin Guifei want to become Princess Zhen the most?"

In terms of identity and status, Wu Lanqi is naturally the first choice. Yuan Tingyi snorted coldly, "However, the emperor doesn't want the power of the Muyuan Royal Court behind the Imperial Palace, so she has to rule it out first." ”

"Not bad. Yuan Muhuai showed a scheming smile, "Bai Yuqian and Xia Nianqing, it seems that Baifu is declining, Xiafu is prosperous, marrying Xia Nianqing is better than marrying Bai Yuqi, but Xia Nianqing's father only relies on Xia and Pheasant to mix up the position of the head of the etiquette department, and Bai Yuqian is the daughter of Bai Xian, the powerful general who protects the country. Now, the queen can understand why the emperor is so concerned about this matter?"

Yuan Tingyi's face suddenly turned happy, "Hearing my father say this, a bad thing has become a good thing?"

Yuan Muhuai bowed, "Xia Nianqing married into the Xuan Palace, but after Xia Yiqing asked to marry Lu Qian, the relationship between the Xia Mansion and the Yi Emperor's Mansion became closer, but it did not add other forces to Lin Ziyan, which can be regarded as a fortunate thing for losing the east corner and reaping the mulberry elm." ”

However, with Xia Nianqing's identity, I'm afraid it won't be her turn to be the princess. Yuan Tingyi said.

"Not necessarily," Yuan Muhuai said meaningfully, "Not to mention what pillow wind Concubine Yi will blow, just talking about the emperor, aren't you afraid of another Ulanqi?"

"Father is wise," Yuan Tingyi raised the corners of his lips and regained his noble and proud posture, "Then this palace will help Qin Guifei to set Xia Nianqing's daughter-in-law as soon as possible." ”