Outside the imperial city, the smoke of gunpowder dimmed.

There was a big rumor in Kyoto, a peasant woman in Panshi Town brought a baby baby to Beijing to sue the emperor, and finally hit the pillar and died tragically outside the inspector's house. Even if it was hindered by someone with a heart, this matter still got wings into the palace in the end.

A piece of imperial paper was sent to the imperial case in the south study. The blood book written by the ghostwriter was written all over a foot of linen, crying and complaining about the encounter, denouncing the officials, and begging for redress, which was dazzling.

The Holy One was furious and demanded a thorough investigation into the matter. As soon as this incident came out, everyone in the government and the opposition was in danger, and all the corrupt officials were in charge, disregarding people's lives, and were insatiable, so it was necessary to find out the black sheep and severely punish them.

Ji Mansion, in the Liuyun Xuan.

The blue girl told the seventh sister what she heard outside: "There are many discussions in the streets and alleys about this, and the poor baby has only been an orphan for a few months. ”

This Panshi Town is located at the southern end of Yuncheng, relying on Lianshui Town, which was a catastrophe and caused serious injuries and deaths. Since the peasant woman is from Panshi Town, why did she come to Beijing to sue the emperor after so many months? If someone really obstructs it, she will definitely not be able to get out of a small county town. If orphans and widows have no one to help, how can they reach the feet of the Son of Heaven in Kyoto, and how can they die outside the heavily guarded inspectorate?

The people outside were talking a lot, all of them were scolding corrupt officials and corrupt officials for disregarding people's lives, looting the people's fat and ointment, and sucking bones and blood, but Ying Ning felt that it was not so simple.

Her uncle, as the salt envoy of the two capitals, was ordered to be in danger, and as soon as the flood in Yuncheng came out, the saint sent people from above to help supervise it. All the supplies and silver flowed out from my uncle's hands. If there is a greedy and ruthless thing below, then he, the salt road envoy, will bear the brunt and be the first to be interrogated and investigated.

If there is really someone behind the command, then the uncle is in danger!

Thinking of this, Ying Ning couldn't help but be afraid. She thought of the strange situation of the first two days, her uncle went to Beijing for no reason and said goodbye, her father was worried and panicked, and her mother knew that she didn't say anything, they were all connected.

Zitang saw that the seventh sister's face was not good, thinking that she was worried about the child's affairs, so she opened her mouth to comfort her: "The seventh sister is really a bodhisattva. The orphan was taken away by the government, and with the holy decree, she would definitely be placed properly, but she would not have to suffer with her mother, which was a blessing in disguise. ”

Ying Ning nodded, no, she had to go to her mother to ask for an understanding.

Above the court, the ministers discussed and recommended one after another, and when such a thing happened, it must not be tolerated and treacherous, leaving the black sheep and breaking the discipline.

Xuan Han sat on the gilded Nine Dragons throne, holding on the armrest, thoughtfully: "Nie Aiqing, you can talk about this. ”

The strangeness of this complaint is directed at the two salt envoys. As we all know, the Yang family has a great relationship with the Ji family, and Ji Yushi is following him, so the person behind it must be not good, and if he doesn't get it right, he will come to him. After all, he was his own protégé, and Prime Minister Nie Cheng wanted to avoid suspicion, but in the battle of Confucianism, he didn't say a word. Unexpectedly, the saint pointed out that he wanted him to speak, ": There must be a reason for this incident, the peasant woman Song abandoned the child and died, and the grievances were so deep and the officials were so ruthless that people had to investigate this matter thoroughly." ”

This sounds a little reasonable, and every sentence is full of indignation, demanding that the adulterer be severely punished, and the clever speech lies in the fact that it does not solve any problems, and the attitude is absolutely neutral, so that people can not see the slightest clue from the face.

This seems to be really interesting.

General Song Shen, who was standing behind, sneered, this Prime Minister Nie has always relied on the old and sold the old, and when he encounters such things on weekdays, he must be the first to jump out, but today he is very reserved, and it seems that he also has a time to be afraid.

Xuan Han looked at the ministers below, and already had a calculation in his heart, who is sincere and who is fishing in troubled waters, he knows it well, "Deputy General, can you tell me?" ”

Hearing the words of the saint, Yan Chen stood up and bowed his head and said, "The matter of the Song family's suing the emperor is indeed distressing. Erchen thinks that the officials under this are all listening to the above, the so-called snake fight to hit seven inches, this cloud city flood to transport materials by the two salt transport envoys are in charge, a thing must be approved by him to do things, first control him is the right reason. ”

Yan Chen, as the deputy general of the military aircraft battalion, never participated in the battle of the ministers, his biological mother Concubine De had already died, and Concubine De's mother's family was only a small official, and he had no prestige in Beijing, so he was the son-in-law, but he was not the queen's own son, so he naturally did not pose a threat to the battle for the heir. I am not afraid to offend people by saying these words.

Xuan Han nodded, quite satisfied, among the sons, although the eldest prince is eager to learn, he has no enthusiasm and is reckless; The six princes are kind and pure, and if they inherit the unification in the future, they are not afraid of his fratricide, but they are less assertive under the protection of the queen, and they are easy to be accused by traitors; This fifth prince has been smart since he was a child, and his personality is a bit like him, but he lacks his amorous shadow, which governs the country not only with wisdom but also with a mind.

"That's right, it's a big crime to take the court's money and don't do practical things to benefit the people, if you still embezzle money and harm good people, your crime should be punished!"

Ji Yihuai stood at the bottom sweating profusely, his back was soaked, "The minister has a book to play!" ”

Xuan Han's eyes lit up: "If I remember correctly, then the two salt envoys are your brother-in-law, if he really commits this capital crime, it is useless for you to intercede!" I hate tree moths and ants, all the pillars of the court, all of them are high-sounding, but they eat people behind their backs and don't spit out bones, the people complain, and the people don't have a good life, this is all done by you loyal ministers with gray temples! ”

"The Holy One is angry!" "The Holy One is angry!"

Xuan Han's blood surged for a while, and he coughed fiercely.

"The Holy Dragon Body is the most important!"

"Someone wants me to go!"

When the ministers heard this, they were so frightened that they fell to the ground one after another": The ministers are terrified! ”

"That's it, Dali Siqing, this matter is handled by you with full authority, and you must find out. If you have nothing to do, let's retreat."

"Congratulations to the Holy One!" "Congratulations to the Holy One!"

If it's just a peasant woman's lawsuit against the emperor, then it won't involve others, Yan Chen is afraid that this is just an introduction, if he really wants to deliberately plot, how can he involve more than two salt road envoys? A few days ago, Ji Yushi was also involved, and in the end, although it was difficult to settle without evidence, but with the relationship between the two Yang Ji families, this matter is no accident! After thinking about it all the way to the queen's Changchun Palace, Yan Chen still decided to send a secret guard to investigate first.

In Moyun Hall, Mrs. Ji looked at her worried little daughter, she was so thoughtful at a young age, but unfortunately she was a daughter, if a man was to gain fame, he would be able to make a big difference, ": I won't say it if it's not my mother, it's just that this is a big thing, it's not something you and I can do......"

Hearing her mother say this, Ying Ning became more and more anxious: "Mother doesn't have to hide it from me, the news outside is like the wind, it can be blown in no matter what, this matter involves the uncle, and the daughter will know sooner or later." Mother, just say it, seeing that you are getting thinner and thinner, and you can't share your worries, it's all my unfilial piety as a daughter. ”

Yang was surprised that the seventh sister was so smart, just that, just that, ": Your uncle said a few words to me, and I only know a thing or two about this." I'm telling you today, you must not let the old lady and her sisters know. ”

Ying Ning nodded.

Mrs. Ji asked Yanhong to close the door again, called the seventh sister closer, and said in a low voice, "Your father and your uncle have made a mistake in the allocation of grain in this court, I'm afraid it's not good......"

Ying Ning was excited, and the hairs all over his body stood up, ": Is there a solution? ”

"Your father is trying to figure out a way, he has some friendship with Prime Minister Nie Cheng, he should be able to pull him." Mrs. Ji didn't know the bottom of her heart, there was such a big event, the heads of this family seemed to be hanging around their necks, and they could only be anxious in addition to burning incense and worshiping Buddha every day.

"Is there any evidence in the hands of others?"

"I don't know about this, if I have to ask again, your uncle won't say anything. I'm afraid someone is deliberately finding fault. As for the evidence, there should be no evidence, if there is evidence, then how can we stay in this mansion well. ”

Ying Ning heard her mother say this, and only then did she breathe a long sigh of relief.

When I saw my mother, it had only been a few days, and she was much haggard, her brows tightened, and she couldn't help but have a headache.

Mrs. Ji has always refused to say, for fear that her daughter will be serious, in case the matter passes, she will be worried in vain, so she took her hand and said: "Sister Ning, you don't have to worry, even if something happens, there is still a mother, I will protect you thoroughly." Besides, it is impossible for your father to watch the Ji family fall into a crisis, and he will definitely find a way to solve it. ”

Ying Ning nodded, her chest was uncomfortable, her heart and liver always felt tied and pulled by the string, panicked for no reason, and tried to comfort herself, but she couldn't calm her mood, and faintly felt that something would happen.

returned to Liuyunxuan and sat in front of the window for an afternoon, without reading a word in the book.

"Seventh sister, what's wrong with you, you even took the book down." Zitang changed the hot tea, and seeing that the girl's face was extremely bad, he stepped forward and touched her forehead, and she was not sick.

Yingning thought about it, no, she had to think of ideas": Zitang, quickly change my clothes, and ask Yunqing to go to the study in the outer courtyard to find the second young master, and say that I will go over. ”

Even if Zitang had doubts, he had to obey orders and didn't ask too much.

Yinghong didn't expect the seventh sister to come over at this time. There was a lot of chaos outside, and the peasant woman's case involved her uncle, and she didn't know how to deal with the aftermath, and her father didn't let him ask more. The eldest brother didn't listen to the things outside the window for the sake of scientific research, and he heard a lot of stakes from the master of the academy, so he just waited to ask his father to understand, but he hadn't seen his father for three days.

Yinghong entered the study and saw that the seventh sister was already inside.

When Ying Ning saw her brother coming, she didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "Although the third brother doesn't like to study literature, he was also forced by his father to read a lot of books. I asked my brother for help. ”

When Yinghong heard what the seventh sister said, he smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't seen your brother for a long time, did you deliberately come to bury me." ”

Yingning's son is not in the mood to be funny at all: "I have something to do, you must help me." ”

This daughter's family still has something important to do, Yinghong said: "What's the matter, you can say it." ”

"Do you have a book on the law of the dynasty? Or the ancestral sacrifices of the past dynasties, even if it is an ancient law. ”

"What do you want these books for, girl? If you are bored, you can just look at the regional chronicles, and where are the books of the Law that you read? Yinghong didn't expect the seventh sister to ask for this, those classics, naturally there are in the study, the chapters of the "Han Law", "Act" and the legal documents of the current dynasty are all arranged in chapters and chapters, if it is known by the father, it will be criticized.

"Good brother, I naturally have something important, you can help me this time, and I will embroider a big purse for you when I turn around." Ying Ning knew that his third brother was a man who ate soft rather than hard, and he had to be soft to be useful.

"No, no, no, I will do it for you if you say something else, but this really can't depend on you."

Ying Ning's small mouth was deflated and said pitifully: "It was said that the Song family from Yuncheng sued the emperor, and it was said that the little official did not say it, and it also involved his uncle. Uncle has always been kind to others, and he must not be implicated. I saw that my mother was so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep, so I wanted to check this law and calm my mother's heart. ”

This royal matter stirred up the city, and Yinghong naturally heard about it. If a subordinate official commits a crime, then his immediate official will also be punished, ranging from a fine to imprisonment, depending on the actual situation. Hearing the lovely girl of the seventh sister begging softly, he couldn't bear it, so he said, "At most, I will have to return it in one day." ”

Ying Ning nodded hurriedly, "Well, I'll just say that the third brother is the best." ”

When she saw Zitang coming back with two thick books, she asked strangely, "Seventh sister, is this going to prepare for the Xiucai exam?" ”

Zitang replied: "Seventh sister has her own usefulness, you just have to prepare tea." ”

Cyanqing looked at what had happened to everyone in the past two days, all of them were cloudy.

Ying Ning put a thin blanket of raccoon wool on her legs, raised her head, and couldn't help stretching her waist, seeing that it was already dark outside, and she sat down all afternoon reading a book.

The food served by the blue was also used on the bookcase. After picking up two bites of white rice at random, Ying Ning flipped through the book again. There are many kinds of laws and regulations in this dynasty, and they are divided into details, and these two books have been picked out for a long time, if you really want to read those laws carefully, you can't finish reading them for three days and three nights.

At night, the lamp was lit and the lights were blown up, Zitang carefully picked the wick with scissors in front of the oil lamp, and yawned: "Girl, the hour is not early, this book will be read tomorrow." ”

This book will be returned tomorrow, and I have only found half of it, "If you are sleepy, go and rest first, and leave me alone." After speaking, he lowered his head and flipped through the book.

At three o'clock in the ugly hour, the lamp was blown out in the house, and Ying Ning lay on the bed, unable to sleep with her eyes closed, and her mind was full of the words of that page: The Great Law clearly states that those who embezzle and accept bribes will be severely punished regardless of their rank. Those who accept bribes up to 1,000 silver will be imprisoned immediately, and those who accept bribes of more than 1,000 silver will be imprisoned, and the men will be married, and the female dependents will be enslaved, and the main offender will be sentenced to death......

It wasn't until the sky turned white that Ying Ning could sleep.

Early in the morning of the second day, Master Ji talked to the Yang family about something: The second sister is not young, and the last family affair did not succeed, so people still have to continue to look at it. The other sisters are also older, and they all inquire. ”

When Mrs. Ji heard it, she felt that it was wrong, when did her own adults take care of this matter, and at this critical moment, she actually got involved in the marriage of the second sister, isn't it really about to be in trouble, and she wants to send her sister out quickly?

Master Ji knew that the Yang family was full of doubts, and he was also frightened in the past few days, so he patted her hand and comforted: "Don't think about it, I will deal with the things outside, so you can worry about the girl's affairs." ”