Because the so-called "Jinshi Kegongju Fraud Case" was so ridiculous, the sage ordered the three divisions not to leak any information to the outside world. Moreover, in the process of trying the case, the two county kings must be courteous and thoughtful, and there must be no offense. In addition to the three divisions, the right servant of Shangshu Province, Jian Guogong Xu Ye, is responsible for supervising the case. In addition, the edict clearly decreed that the two impeached inspectors must always be placed under house arrest in Dali Temple, and their relationship with others must be carefully investigated.

When the edict was issued to the three divisions, Dali Siqing, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and the Imperial History Zhongcheng were all very clear - the two county kings seemed to be criminals, but in fact they were just witnesses involved in the case; On the contrary, it seems that they are witnesses, but in fact they are criminals who must be dealt with as much as possible. Although this is the truth, it is really embarrassing that the dignified county king has suffered such a stigma from a courtier who supervises the case to a prisoner who is nominally interrogated.

In the afternoon of the same day, the chief officer of the Third Division temporarily put aside the rumor case and began to try the fraud case. In the main hall of the Dali Temple, the three divisions sat solemnly on the high hall, and Jian Guogong Xu Ye lived on the right side of them, as if he was closing his eyes and recuperating. Dali Siqing was about to ask someone to invite the two county kings up, when he saw a person entering with a smile and sat down next to him very informally: "Cheng Mou was ordered by the saint to come and take a look at the two kings." ”

"Cheng Shaoqing rest assured, a certain one will not dare to snub the two kings." Dali Siqing smiled and said, and then invited the king of Xin'an County and the king of Tianshui County to the hall, and the two supervising imperial histories were also brought over. The two of them had no idea what kind of situation they were facing, and when they saw Li Hui and Li Jing, their eyes seemed to light up, as if they had seen a shortcut that could make them famous.

When Li Hui saw Princess Anxing's concubine Cheng Qing, he was also very surprised. Princess Anxing and Cheng Qing are no longer harmonious, they are also husband and wife, one is prosperous and the other is lost. Not to mention that there is almost no suspense in this case, that is, Princess Anxing intends to play tricks on their two nephews, how can she lightly let Cheng Qing get involved in this case?

Cheng Qing didn't know how he was puzzled in his heart, so he smiled at them with the corners of his mouth, and promised boldly: "With my uncle here, no one dares to touch you!" ”

"Thank you, uncle." Li Hui smiled and saluted, and Li Jing was even more moved: "After this ridiculous thing is over, how about we go for a run together?" At present, only by running a few more horses can the whole body be completely warmed up. This time, my uncle couldn't shirk something else, and he didn't want to go with us. ”

"Haha, okay! When the time comes, we'll have to have a drink, so that the two of you can get rid of it. Wait for the weather to warm up next year, and then go hunting together to relax. Cheng Qinglang agreed with a smile. Obviously, not only does he often correspond with Li Jing, but he also seems to have a very good relationship and similar interests.

After Li Hui listened to the words of the two of them, he couldn't help but think about it carefully-it was about Princess Anxing, he had to think about it more-maybe, she didn't plan to do anything in this case? Instead, he wants to use this case to pave the way, so that Cheng Qing can get closer to them, and it will be more convenient for her to be framed in the future? After all, only when you are really close can you be more convenient to do many things. Otherwise, if the Pu Wang and Yue Wang have been guarding against her, and there is no gap to drill, how can she find an opportunity?

When the first emperor was still alive, he treated the three horses very well, as if he were his own nephew. And after the saint ascended the throne, he generously promoted his brother-in-law and brother-in-law to a higher rank. However, after all, there is a difference between relatives and relatives, Qin Shen, who is both the concubine of Princess Qinghe, who is the concubine of her sister-in-law and the cousin, has gained extraordinary trust, and her rank is higher than that of the remaining two. However, in the year of his establishment, he served as Si Nong Siqing and became the youngest senior official of Jiuqing so far. Not only does he hold real power, but his ability to handle official affairs has also taught many high-ranking officials and ministers to praise him.

Compared with him, Princess Linchuan's concubine Zhou Ziwu has an uninhibited temperament, and it is difficult to meet on time no matter what she does, let alone complete her official duties. The saint had no choice but to simply give him a position as a left concubine. Now the saint has not given birth to any intention of establishing a prince, and Zuo Shuzi, who is a subordinate official of the prince, can be said to have no official duties, which can be regarded as one of the most idle official positions.

And Princess Anxing's concubine Ma Chengqing is also a good martial artist who is not good at writing, and is proficient in fun on weekdays, and is not keen on official affairs. He, the Taifu Shaoqing, is actually not a vain position, but because he doesn't care about it, he can only see it sooner or later. The rest of the time there is no trace, either a horse or a feast, very good and traveling.

This difference between the three of them is naturally very clear in their hearts. Qin Shen must have a great future in the future, even if he does not dominate Shangshu Province, he will definitely be one of the future prime ministers. And even if Zhou Ziwu and Cheng Qing receive a real shortage, they can only be insignificant official positions, or even honorary titles like "Henan Mansion Mu".

For such a difference, Zhou Ziwu didn't care about it at all, and Cheng Qing didn't seem to care at all. However, which of these statements are true? Which ones are camouflage? Li Hui was not familiar with them and could not clearly distinguish them. He only knew that Cheng Qing was Princess Anxing's concubine, and he had to be cautious - that was enough.

"Two kings, what do you have to say about the impeachment of the Imperial Historian?" Dali Siqing coughed twice and asked. He had been dealing with these two county kings for some time, and he knew very well what the temperament of these two heavenly nobles was. The seemingly "arrogant" King of Tianshui is actually very "straightforward", while the King of Xin'an, who looks "gentle", is very intelligent and transparent. However, after all, both of them are just teenagers, and they are not tactful and sophisticated enough in handling things. Of course, he didn't intend to set any traps for them, so he tried to be as concise as possible.

"It's ridiculous!" Li Jing responded, "My cousin and I just followed the old practice and sent a letter to Wailang, the examiner of the Ministry of Officials, recommending the prince to dedicate it. If this is also considered a tribute fraud, then who in the court has not recommended scholars? Who hasn't given a sentence or two to the examiner of the Ministry of Justice?! They're all tribute frauds too?! After that, he raised his eyebrows: "The princes dare to guarantee that they have never recommended scholars?" ”

"......," Dali Siqing replied, "If it's just a simple recommendation, it's naturally in line with convention." Every time the provincial examination is held, the ministers of the court and the central government will recommend scholars to the examiners of the Ministry of Officials, which is indeed not cheating. However, what about the remarks that Wang Zixian was designated as the head of the first place? ”

"Now I'm going to ask the two overseers." Li Hui continued, "Maybe you have never seen the confession of the previous rumor case, let alone heard of it?" Some scholars have admitted that the fact that Wang Zixian was designated as the head of the first rank was a rumor spread by him out of jealousy. I don't know what is the reason for the supervision of the imperial history to use rumors to frame our two brothers for being involved in the fraud case? ”

"Groundless wind may not be without cause!" One of the overseers insisted, "This is not just a rumor between scholars, even we officials have heard about it!" What do the two kings explain? ”

Li Hui was extremely surprised: "Do you need us to explain this?" It's just that I have some friendship with Wang Zixian, and I think it's not easy for him to be busy preparing for the provincial examination as soon as he returns to Beijing, so I just let my brothers and sisters recommend him once. Could it be that because we have recommended more and done a little more effort, you have no reason to speculate about what we have done in this matter? Who has seen it with his own eyes and heard with his own ears, and we ask the official examiner Wailang to give the prince the first head of the inner determination? Where's the proof? Where are the witnesses? ”

"This kind of thing must be done in private, who knows when and where the two kings said it?" The other overseer Yu Shidao had a look of disdain between his eyebrows. However, Yu Shi Zhongcheng and the others couldn't bear to look at it directly, and felt that it seemed that they should find out how these two people got into their careers - after all, that chief official didn't want his subordinates to be such stupid things, and he couldn't even prevent them from doing stupid things.

"I see...... Guesswork? Li Hui's eyebrows twisted slightly: "Then you will honestly admit it!" Who did you accept? Is it worth thousands of dollars to drive you to impeach our cousins? is just a daughter, and wants to discredit the two brothers, which is really a good deal. Or, someone has promised you a bright future?! Enough for the two of you to take the plunge? ”

The two superintendents were stunned, so angry that their necks were red: "How can you ever accept any bribe?!" Don't spew blood casually!! ”

"Who knows what you're doing in private? What kind of deal was made? Li Jing immediately took over and sneered, "Why, you are scheming and slandering our cousins, without evidence, and you are still justified and eloquent - our cousins impeached you for accepting bribes and falsely accusing the imperial family, but instead you have become a 'bloody mouth'?!" ”

"There is no desire for profit! For the sake of those who are not gentle! For the righteousness of Jinshi Kegongju! ”

"A good one for righteousness. Can slander be done in the name of righteousness? Tsk, I've never heard anything like that. ”

Listening to the words and swords below, Yu Shi Zhongcheng lowered his voice and said, "If the king of Tianshui County comes to his senses...... Eloquence is also extremely rare. Look at those two fools, or supervise the imperial history, they only have a little bit of pen work, and they don't even want to think about the words. ”

"It's just stupid. I think I can hit it with one hit, but in fact, it's just being used by others. Shang Shu Fu of the Criminal Department replied, "The king of Xin'an County is right, there must be someone behind them. Even a gentleman who 'complains about injustice' may not be clean. ”

Dali Siqing bowed slightly-the three of them suddenly understood, the sage asked them to investigate the rumor case but did not find anything strange, they thought it was an excuse made by the sage, but it turned out that this strange movement was hidden in this case. Then it must not be let go lightly, and the result must be satisfactory to the saint and the entire clan.

Seeing that the superintendent of the imperial history and Li Jing were drowning at the mouth, Li Hui then said: "Just by saying this, you can't tell right from wrong. It is better to send someone to carefully check who they have had dealt with before, and whether they have been much more comfortable at home lately—and then check the letter from our brother and sister to the Wailang, the examiner of the Ministry of Officials, and ask this Wailang to come and say, when and where did our brother let him make the prince sacrifice as his head? Let's see, who is lying? ”

After a pause, he said again: "Besides, about the rumors of the head of the first place, why don't you ask the prince about the sacrificial wine of the prince again?" I heard that he admired Wang Zixian very much, and when he tried the rumor case before, this remark was also based on him. ”

The chief officer of the third division naturally nodded and agreed, and then asked the two kings to go to the public hall next to them to rest temporarily, while the rest of the people stayed in the hall and continued to wait.