Chu Tianyou went to Beijing as much as possible, and kept speeding up his journey along the way. The night before, they arrived at a small village thirty miles outside the city, and the group stayed overnight in the village. After only resting for a few hours, I went on the road again in the dark at the end of the day. When I arrived at the city gate, it was not yet time to open the city gate, I thought I would have to wait for a while, but I didn't want to, Chu Tianze had already sent someone to pick it up and called him into the palace.

Chu Tianyou was waiting for Chu Tianze in the Qianqing Palace to go down to the early dynasty. Seeing Fu Xuan busy going in and out, he couldn't help but joke: "Ah Xuan, how can you be a female official in front of the palace?

Fu Xuan looked at Chu Tianyou, who was in the dust, did not quarrel with him, and replied with a smile: "If I really act as you say, I am afraid that I, the female official in front of the palace, will be removed long ago." ”

"Brother Huang, how can I give it. Chu Tianyou continued to tease her.

Fu Xuan said with a smile: "The emperor has a clear distinction between public and private. ”

Chu Tianyou nodded matter-of-factly: "Well, you are 'private'!"

Fu Xuan blushed, Yan Qing looked at it and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness King Ning, you don't know, Miss Xuan has always been so hands-on with the emperor's affairs. We are often left idle, and we are all a little embarrassed. ”

Fu Xuan glanced at Yan Qing with disgust, and scolded with a smile: "Little girl loves to talk nonsense!"

Chu Tianyou smiled even more happily.

"Why are you talking so interested?" Chu Tianze came back from the morning court, and there was Fu Che beside him.

"It's fine. Fu Xuan was afraid that Chu Tianyou would say something that shouldn't be said, so he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you still have business to discuss, and the slave and maid will retire first." As he spoke, he waved his hand to the palace maids in the hall, and everyone retreated together.

Chu Tianze glanced at Chu Tianyou suspiciously, and he didn't plan to continue asking. There is still business to discuss with the two.

There were only three people left in the hall at this time.

When it came to business, Chu Tianyou was serious: "Brother Huang, this is the result of the investigation sorted out by the younger brother. Chu Tianyou handed over the written recital to Chu Tianze.

Chu Tianze flipped through the fold and handed it to Fu Che again, "Archer, look at the discrepancy between the results of your secret investigation in Shangjing." ”

While Fu Che was flipping through the pages, Chu Tianyou was a little worried: "Although we have been secretly investigating in Shangjing and Beidi, it seems that we still alarmed those people. ”

"This can't be avoided, as long as you get solid evidence. Chu Tianze frowned slightly, "The person you mentioned in your secret letter to bring back to Beijing can be placed?"

"Brother Huang, rest assured, for the sake of safety, the younger brother has entrusted a few friends from the rivers and lakes to set off from the north one day later, they are all people in the rivers and lakes, and those people will not suspect them, there should be no problem. At that time, as long as you arrange for someone to hand over to them, the royal brother will have a safe and hidden place to place the person card. ”

Chu Tianze nodded.

At this time, Fu Che also finished reading the excerpt and asked Chu Tianyou: "His Royal Highness King Ning, the minister has something to inquire about. ”

"Any questions, you ask. Chu Tianyou replied.

According to the minister's investigation, the household department was also involved in this matter. And Xu Wanfeng, the head of the household department, is going to the north with you this time, has His Highness noticed any unusual movements in him?"

Chu Tianyou pondered for a while and shook his head: "I won't tell you, I also suspected Xu Wanfeng when I first found out about the household department, but through Guò's secret investigation, as well as the situation of going out on official business together on weekdays, it seems that he has nothing to do with this matter." ”

Fu Che was a little surprised, but after thinking about it again, it became clear: "It seems that this old fox is really scheming." Over the years, he has secretly done many fake public and private things, and the emperor has always turned a blind eye to his good political achievements. I thought that this time he would not let go of this piece of 'fat', but I didn't expect that not only did he not participate, but also made meritorious contributions to the management of the drought, heh!"

"Come to think of it, Xu Wanfeng knew that there were people in the court who secretly made profits by natural disasters before he went to the north, so he took the initiative to ask me to go to the northland with King Ning to help control the drought. What an old fox! It seems that he can continue to be an official for a while!" Chu Tianze snorted coldly. Fu looked at Chu Tianyou again, "Tomorrow morning, I will report to you first, and report on the management of the great drought in the north and the follow-up projects." As for this big case, I will make it easy for them for another day, and you will report it to the court the day after tomorrow! I will go back and write a new copy, and I only need to point out that there are high-ranking officials in the imperial court who are involved in the case, and there is no need to mention who it is. Chu Tianze looked at Chu Tianyou and Fu Che: "Before this, it was all the two of you who were secretly investigating, and now it is time to gather the power of the three law divisions to investigate clearly!"

After investigating for so long, it's finally time to really start handling the case. Chu Tianyou and Fu Che were both a little excited, but they were also a little worried.

Chu Tianyou said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not only the six departments, but also the three law divisions are also involved, especially the criminal department, and Yan Yi, the secretary of the criminal department, is the main culprit! ”

Chu Tianze waved his hand: "Although you have found the evidence, you still have to go through the three law divisions to file a case, try a case, and judge a case." If the criminal department is watching Archer, I will also send secret guards to keep an eye on it, and every action is under my nose! I want to see how far they can use their position to pretend to be public and private, and to exonerate themselves!"

"Brother Chen, understood. Chu Tianyou nodded, suddenly remembered something, and was busy reporting, "When it comes to the three law divisions, the imperial brother, the younger brother has a piece that has not yet had time to be written on the excerpt." ”

"What?"

"On his last day in the Northland, a suspect who had previously sworn to die and would not speak suddenly relented and confessed to a court official. ”

Fu Che doubted: "Since he swore to die before and was unwilling to speak, how could that person suddenly let go again?"

Chu Tianyou explained: "I also felt strange at the time and asked him the same question. The man replied that the court official had been of great kindness to him, and had adopted him as a child who had been begging and wandering in the streets, and had been cultivating him for so many years, and that he had been working under the official in return for his kindness. This time, he was also responsible for delivering the news of the North and Shangjing for the official. After being captured by us, he has been very stubborn, no matter how he uses it and how he uses it, and never mentions who the mastermind is. But he said that he saw so many families in the north ruined, and finally he still couldn't get over it on his conscience, and he personally wanted to repay the favor and should not exchange the lives of the people. So he repented and confessed to the official at the last moment. ”

"Can this person be in the witness you brought back to Shangjing this time?" Chu Tianze said, "This person doesn't match the words before he speaks, the destruction of the Beidi family has happened long before you caught him, how could he suddenly wake up when he was so firm and swore not to confess before." There must be an inside story in it, and this person must be retried!

Chu Tianyou shook his head helplessly: "After that man finished speaking, he cut himself! He said that he couldn't be sorry for so many people in the north, he chose to betray his benefactor, but he was really ashamed of his benefactor, and he had no shame to live in the world, so he broke off!"

Chu Tianze snorted coldly: "Foolish loyalty and foolishness!"

Fu Che also sighed. Only then did he remember to ask Chu Tianyou: "King Ning, who is he confessing?"

"Guan Zhiyuan!"

Before Chu Tianyou's words fell, Fu Che suddenly said urgently: "This is impossible!"