Standing out of the queue, Yan Wenyuan thought for a while, and replied loudly: "Erchen thinks that the second emperor brother is the most suitable to handle this case!" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Yan's eyes flashed, and he seemed to be interested, but he didn't immediately ask the reason, but looked away, and asked Yan Wenjin, who was standing lazily and lazily on the side, in a daze.

"Wen Jin, what do you think?"

Yan Wenjin had just come back to his senses and found that everyone was looking at him, so he blinked inexplicably and let out an 'ah' puzzle.

Zhao Qi, the secretary of the military department, took advantage of Emperor Yan's lack of attention, glanced at him, and softly informed him of Emperor Yan's question just now.

Coming to her senses, Yan Wenjin frowned and said bluntly: "As long as my father doesn't let my sons come to trial." After thinking about it, he said, "According to Erchen, the third emperor brother and the fifth emperor brother are quite suitable. ”

He spoke very casually, without a trace of scheming, and he did not hide that he had no interest in presiding over the case.

Yan Wenjin's words made Emperor Yan know that he was not involved, and he was immediately satisfied, but he still made an angry look on his face, and rebuked him: "As a prince, you should be an example, how can you be willful nonsense regardless of the occasion and place!" ”

Secretly sticking out his tongue, Yan Wenjin raised his hand and saluted, and apologized seriously: "My father is angry, and my son knows that he is wrong." ”

"That's it."

Glancing at him, Emperor Yan shook his head, a smile flashed in his eyes, he waved his hand, thought about it, and couldn't help but teach Yan Wenjin a few words, and finally said, "You should step aside first." ”

Yan Wenjin obediently answered, and then stepped aside and said no more.

After teaching Yan Wenjin a lesson, Emperor Yan no longer looked at him, and fell on Yan Wenyuan again, his eyes were deep and meaningful.

Emperor Yan was suspicious by nature, and after he went down to court, he thought about it alone, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this case was very suspicious.

First of all, the case is very strange.

Li Zezhang has been an official for twenty or thirty years, and he is very thoughtful, since he dares to do such a big rebellious thing, he will definitely deal with the follow-up, and in the end, he and Xuchang are left with two insiders.

Xu Chang is the direct beneficiary, and if he wants to live, he will definitely not say this matter lightly, so where did Lu Yanming learn about it?

Although the chapter presented by Lu Yanming was clearly organized and logical, on closer inspection, there were still many vague places, as if they had been deliberately erased, for example, how he learned about it, and did not mention it at all.

The second is Zheng Yuan.

Zheng Yuan's appearance, the timing was too appropriate, he entered the palace like this, but he never asked more than half a sentence from beginning to end, and he also coped with the dialogue in the Taihe Palace, and he was too calm, not like an ordinary scholar at all.

…… These doubts made Emperor Yan, who was already very suspicious, even more unable to help but suspect that this was another drama led by Yan Wenyuan, a battle for succession.

This also made him very unhappy.

However, although there are strange things in the case, the letter that Lu Yanming later took out was not a fake, and Li Zezhang did accept bribes without permission, and he colluded with Xuchang wolf Bèi, which harmed Huai'an people. The case must be investigated, but who should be the presiding judge, which really made Emperor Yan embarrassed for a while.

Now hearing Yan Wenyuan mention this, his mind suddenly brightened.

His second emperor is indeed the best person to preside over the case.

Now the ministers of the DPRK and the central government all have their own supports, either supporting the third prince Yan Wenyuan, or supporting the fifth prince Yan Wenzhi, so that no matter who is assigned to preside over the trial, it is very likely that other incidents will arise because of the involvement of the people behind it, which will affect the truth of the final case.

Only he, the second emperor, has lived in the palace for a long time and rarely shows up, and he has the Yun family behind him, and he is still the identity of the prince, who can suppress Li Zezhang and the forces behind him, so that they dare not have a heart to stir up.

Besides, he, the emperor, does not have any factions, and he stands in the middle of the road, not to mention that he is now recovering from his illness, and if he wants to return to the court, he must always establish a majesty, and if this case is handed over to him, he will definitely try his best to handle it well.

This case is related to national politics, related to the upcoming autumn test, and is valued by the people of the world, if the review is improper, I am afraid that it will make people of insight in the world frightened, and then disappointed in the imperial court, as the king of a country, he absolutely cannot allow such a situation to occur.

After being silent for a while, Emperor Yan slowly spoke, and he asked lightly, "Wen Yuan, why do you think Wen Hao is the most suitable?" Although he asked, in fact, after thinking about it just now, he had already made a decision.

Yan Wenyuan was looked at by Emperor Yan so meaningfully, and heard the deep meaning hidden in his words, his mind moved, he remembered the conversation between Fang Cai and Concubine De, and felt a little happy in his heart.

Fortunately, he asked his mother in advance, otherwise if he took the presiding judge on himself at this time, I am afraid that he would also be like Yan Wenzhi and provoke his father's dislike.

Thinking of this, he settled down and temporarily suppressed the surging emotions in his heart.

"Back to my father, as Lord Shen said, Li Zezhang has always been the grandfather of the fifth emperor brother, no matter what, the fifth emperor brother should avoid suspicion in this case, and the second emperor brother ......"

Yan Wenyuan raised his head, there was no expression on his face that was very similar to Concubine De, his face was as calm as water, his tone was calm, and he explained the reason to Emperor Yan unhurriedly.

Emperor Yan listened to his words, the expression on his face did not change, but the coldness in his eyes had faded, and there was a slight softness, he did not give any response, just bowed slightly, and then motioned for Yan Wenyuan to step aside, and then threw the same question to several other ministers.

At this moment, they naturally saw that Emperor Yan had intended to let Yan Wenhao preside over the trial, so they no longer raised the slightest objection, but echoed the words of the three princes one by one, and even the reasons were almost the same.

******

The self-recommendation did not get a response but caused Emperor Yan to dislike, and the position of the chief judge of the case inexplicably fell to his sick second imperial brother, after Yan Wenzhi returned to the prince's mansion, he couldn't bear it anymore, and even if he lost his temper.

The chief eunuch Fu Zhou has been waiting outside the door, and only after Yan Wenzhi has vented his temper did he step into the door and cautiously stepped forward to report: "Your Highness, Lord Jiang is here, and he is waiting for His Highness in the study." ”

Yan Wenzhi had already calmed down a little indignation, but after listening to the words, he was angry again, he snorted coldly, his eyes flashed a trace of ruthlessness, and his face was ugly, and he turned around and walked towards the study.

Walking into the study quickly, his face was still cold, especially when his eyes swept over Jiang Xi, the chill was even deeper, and he unabashedly hung his disgust on his face.

"What are you doing here?" Raising his eyebrows high, Yan Wenyuan walked to the top and sat down, looking at Jiang Xi who was saluting respectfully, and there was anger in his tone.

Jiang Xi bowed, lowered his eyes, and replied: "Weichen came here, there is something to persuade His Highness." ”

"Say!" The tone was very cold and stiff.

Jiang Xi pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and said loudly: "Weichen wants to persuade His Highness, don't try to meddle in Lord Li's affairs again......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yan Wenzhi sharply: "Shut up!" ”

Jiang Xi's expression was solemn, and he was interrupted, but he raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Yan Wenzhi lightly, paused for a while, and then said indifferently: "Today in the imperial study, His Majesty has already expressed his meaning very clearly, he ......"

Before the words fell, Yan Wenzhi threw the cup in his hand to the ground, making a 'bang', and the porcelain pieces shattered to the ground.

"You dare to mention today's events!" Yan Wenzhi raised his head suddenly, glaring at him angrily, his expression was gloomy and terrifying: "The main hall has not yet questioned what you were doing in the imperial study just now, but you still dare to mention it-"

At this time, Yan Wenzhi's heart was already full of anger, and he didn't have time to think about anything else, he glared at Jiang Xi fiercely, as if he had lost his mind, and then, he grabbed a book on the desk, and smashed it directly at Jiang Xi.

This book is not thick, and it will not hurt a little when it is smashed on his body, but it really makes Jiang Xi's heart cold, he can't help but smile bitterly, and he is immediately extremely disappointed, and once again the idea of finding another master is born in his heart.

It's just that this thought only appeared for a moment, and then it was forcibly suppressed again-

Jiang Xi never forgot the bright smile that the girl showed him more than ten years ago, and she couldn't forget the trust she gave to her quietly in the wind and snow a year ago.

He likes it so much...... loves her so much, even if she is already the imperial concubine in the palace and a mother, he still can't let go of this feeling.

Lowering his head, Jiang Xi frowned, and suddenly asked in a hurry: "Your Highness, do you still want to go against Your Majesty?" ”

Slammed the table hard, Yan Wenzhi was furious, and argued loudly: "How did I say that I would go against my father-?" ”

Jiang Xi raised his head suddenly, looked at him with burning eyes, and his tone was a little cold: "Then all the things that His Highness is doing now, and all the things in the imperial study, don't you want to argue with Your Majesty?!" ”

These words finally made Yan Wenzhi's sanity come back a little, he glanced at Jiang Xi, and recalled his father's expression just now, his expression suddenly changed, and a little cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

That's right, in the imperial study just now, if Jiang Xi hadn't stopped him in time, what would he have said?

Seeing Yan Wenzhi's stunned expression, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes, Jiang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and finally showed a reluctant smile in his eyes.

Jiang Xi bowed, pondered for a while, and continued to speak calmly, and then continued with the words that had been interrupted one after another just now.

"In recent years, the autumn trial fraud, corruption and bribery have been repeatedly prohibited, and His Majesty has already thought about dealing with it, but because there is no direct evidence, it is impossible to pull out the forces one by one, so he has not mentioned it for a long time, and at this time, the appearance of this case just gave His Majesty a ray of light."

"Now, it is less than three months before this year's autumn examination, and this case that happened to appear at this time, even if His Royal Highness will have some doubts in his heart, he will inevitably send someone to investigate it strictly, one is to appease the hearts of the people, and the other is to use this case to uproot the officials who have repeatedly participated in the autumn examination fraud over the years......

Jiang Xi said very carefully, his voice was slow, and he analyzed Emperor Yan's mind eloquently, and then crumpled it little by little and said it to Yan Wenzhi.

This time, Yan Wenzhi looked stunned, seemed to be listening seriously, and never interrupted again.