Chapter XXXII: Progress of the Case
"Childe." Rodelu saw Fu Che come out and hurriedly greeted.
Fu Che nodded to Rode. After receiving the case record that he had just taken from the secret cabinet of the study, he said to Luo Lu: "Let's go." ”
"Brother Che, wait." Wen Xijue shouted hurriedly, trotting to catch up, with a cloak still hanging on his hand.
Fu Che saw Wen Xijue running out, and hurriedly greeted him, disapproving: "Why did you come out, you haven't been out of confinement yet, pay attention to your body." ”
Wen Xijue gasped and pointed to the cloak on his hand: "It's late, it's colder outside." ”
Fu Che patted Wen Xijue's back to help her breathe, took the cloak in her hand, and said softly: "Go back and rest, don't wait for me, don't worry, I'll come back as soon as possible." Then he instructed the maid Chuyun next to him: "Take good care of it." ”
"Yes, uncle." Chu Yun helped Wen Xiyue and replied respectfully.
"Manager Luo, I know that you love to eat early spring tea, this is the new tea that my father brought a few days ago, you can take it back and taste it." Wen Xijue took a box from Chu Yun's hand and handed it to Luo Lu with a smile.
"I can't do it, I can't do it. Madame was so polite. Rod refused.
Wen Xijue insisted: "It's so late, and I bother my father-in-law to take a trip, I really don't want to go, and I hope that my father-in-law will not dislike it, and accept this little caution." ”
"Take it! Otherwise, it's just going to be wasted here. Fu Che said with a smile on the side.
"Then, the old slave thanked the son and the wife." Luo Lu shook the two of them and praised them sincerely, "The two of you are really a pair of beautiful people." ”
Wen Xijue smiled and did not forget to remind: "Don't tell the emperor to be in a hurry. ”
Only then did Luo Lu remember what was going on, and said hurriedly: "Eh, son, let's go." ”
Although he promised to go back as much as possible, Fu Che knew that it would not be fast, so he just hoped that Wen Xijue would not worry and that he would not have to wait for him to rest first.
Sure enough, Chu Tianze and Fu Che had been talking secretly in the Qianqing Palace for a long time, and Fu Xuan, who went to Yiyuan, came back, and they were still talking.
As soon as he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Luo Lu led Fu Che directly into the inner hall, and glanced at Yan Qing, the only one who was waiting in the palace. Only Chu Tianze and Fu Che were left in the hall.
Chu Tianze was busy, and Fu Che didn't bother, they grew up together since childhood, and he knew his temperament and habits.
There were still some books left, Chu Tianze took the time to raise his eyes and glance at Fu Che, and said to the air, "Give him the secret letter from King Ning in recent days." ”
Fu Che was stunned for a moment, there were just the two of them in this hall, and the emperor was talking to him?
Before he had time to think about it, a man in Xuanyi appeared in front of Fu Che at a speed as fast as a wind.
Fu Che was stunned for only a moment, and then he reacted that Chu Tianze was talking to the dark guard, and then looked at the dark guard who had not seen him for a long time and was still cold, and couldn't help but praise: "Xiao Yi's hands are becoming more and more agile."
"This is Little Six!" Chu Tianze corrected and didn't look up.
Fu Che touched his nose and folded his hands in admitting defeat, it was not the first time he had recognized the wrong person.
The first hurdle of the selection of the Dark Guards is that their faces should be ordinary, so common that people can't leave a characteristic impression, while the same group of Dark Guards needs to be extremely similar in appearance to create visual blur and facilitate future missions. In addition, this batch of secret guards was privately trained by Chu Tianze, and Fu Che was not common, so it was normal to not be able to distinguish between them.
Therefore, Fu Che, who is omnipotent in the eyes of outsiders and is known as the "first son of Shangjing", did not dwell too much on this issue of recognizing people, and took the secret letter in the hands of the secret guard calmly. The guard finished his mission and quickly disappeared into the temple. Fu Che glanced at Chu Tianze, opened the secret letter and studied it carefully.
The content of the secret letter is basically consistent with the situation he investigated, and some of the details have also relieved Fu Che's long-standing doubts.
Zhu Pi fell on the last book, and Chu Tianze looked at Fu Che: "How?"
Fu Che said a little heavily: "Your Majesty, the scope involved seems to be bigger than imagined."
"No matter how big it is, you have to check it! This time, we must give these ministers some warning, what should this official do! Chu Tianze snorted coldly with anger, "The most infuriating thing is that I never expected that the third division would also have something to do with it!" ”
Fu Che sighed: "The minister was originally still wondering, why such a big matter, the local government did not report it, so many officials in the imperial court were involved in the case, and no one reported it, so it stands to reason that there should be at least a trace of rumors, but there is no at all." Now it can be explained, it turns out that the three divisions are also involved! ”
Chu Tianze frowned, stepped down from the dragon case, and asked Fu Che, "What are the results of your secret investigation recently?" ”
Fu Che took out a stack of investigation records from his bosom and presented them to Chu Tianze: "Your Majesty, this is the content of some cases collected and sorted out by the ministers in recent days. ”
Chu Tianze took it from Fu Che. Fu Che took advantage of Chu Tianze to flip through it and added: "According to the minister's secret investigation, the people involved in the case are divided into two camps. It is one group that controls the proximity to water sources in the north and secretly raises the price of water, while it is the other group of people who unite with grain merchants and sell a large amount of grain at low prices and high prices. The local merchants and magistrates did not have such courage and power, and they were secretly instructed and manipulated by the ministers of the imperial court. To create the illusion that this qiē is just a drought situation that leads to the chaotic situation of the people in the north, and then make a good relationship all the way, this thing will be done without knowing it. ”
"Two groups of people? Hmph, in fact, they all have the same purpose, just to make money in this country and get a piece of the pie. In order to avoid being accused, they just cover up each other, and maybe in order to obtain greater benefits, these two camps also help each other! Chu Tianze snorted coldly, "The secret guards sent have discovered the channels through which they plotted and transmitted messages all the way, and also found out some of the people involved. ”
Fu Che looked at Chu Tianze and asked, "When does the emperor plan to give these people a drink?" ”
"Can't wait?" Chu Tianze looked at Fu Che with a smile: "I can't wait, I've endured it for so long!" In a few days, the time will be almost right for Ayou to return, and he will send a few witnesses secretly. ”
Fu Che nodded: "These people should always be punished as they deserve, otherwise they will be sorry for the suffering people in the Northland." We can't let them harm more people, they are not worthy of being officials! ”
Chu Tianze looked at Fu Che, who was usually light and breezy, and was indignant at this time, and he knew it in his heart. Being an official is not his most complacent choice, but being an official, he has his bottom line and his principles.
Chu Tianze patted Fu Che on the shoulder: "Okay, Archer, you can go back and rest too." I've worked hard for you these days, and when your second boy is full moon, I will definitely give him a big gift. ”
Fu Che smiled, bowed and said, "The minister thanked the emperor for the reward for Hao'er first." ”
There was a glimmer of light through the crack in the door, and the door of the Qianqing Palace finally opened, and Fu Che came out from inside. All the palace people were guarding outside, naturally including Luo Lu and Fu Xuan, who came back from Yiyuan.
"Brother, but what happened?" Fu Xuan hurriedly greeted her, she had been waiting outside for so long, she was very worried.
"It's okay, don't worry." Fu Che smiled, "It's so late, go in and serve the emperor and sleep, he's been too tired lately." ”
Fu Xuan thought about it: "Then you go back and be careful, and say hello to my sister-in-law on my behalf." ”
"Well, go ahead." Fu Che nodded, looking at Fu Xuan, he still couldn't help but say, "Ah Xuan, there are some things that you should think about clearly earlier, and think about it for yourself." ”
Fu Xuan knew what Fu Che was referring to, and a touch of sadness crossed his face. Without a word, he silently entered the inner sanctum.