When Gu Yun returned to Zhongming Courtyard, it was already half an afternoon, and the three men discussed a lot of things in the main hall, and finally decided that Tong Hanlin would go home alone to make some preparations, and leave Mrs. Tong to spend the night in the Yeguo Mansion, and go home tomorrow if the mother and daughter's condition improves.

Hanlin is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he was bullied to such an extent by a civilian who has no official or position, and if he doesn't fight back, he will lose all Hanlin's face.

Gu Yun, who returned to his ear room to rest, drank a few sips of tea, and then asked the girl to call Bai Ko.

Bai Ko lifted the curtain and entered the house, and saw Shizi standing in front of the low cabinet looking for a book to read, so he took off his shoes and slowly walked to the floor.

"Shizi, you said that you gave your servant a holiday today."

"I regret it." Gu Yun leisurely flipped through the book in his hand, patiently waiting for Bai Ko to walk to him.

"So, what do you command?"

"The books in the cabinet seem to be a little out of order, who touched my things?"

"No way, the girls know your habits and won't deliberately make you angry."

"You're saying I messed up myself and forgot?"

"It doesn't mean that."

"I have a book missing, help me find it."

"What is the title of the book? Are you sure you left it here instead of in your study? ”

"Hmm." Gu Yun responded absentmindedly, looking as if he was really concentrating on finding a missing book.

"What kind of book is that? Thick and thin? Which compartment did you put in after the last time you saw it? Bai Ko approached the cabinet and looked at the compartments.

"Books? What book? ”

Gu Yun's face changed suddenly, he quickly threw away the book in his hand, grabbed Bai Ko's face with both hands, and picked her up and put her on the low cabinet.

"The dignified prince is actually cheating?!"

"This is called not tired of deceit."

Gu Yun clasped the back of Bai Ko's head, lowered her head, and the two of them touched their foreheads and pecked a few times at the corner of her mouth triumphantly.

"If you have something to say, what did you learn after talking about this afternoon?" Bai Ko waited until there was a gap and raised his hand to push Gu Yun's face away.

"That's why I regret giving you the leave."

"The maid drank too much pond water, and now she has a stomachache and wants to take sick leave."

Gu Yun chuckled, kissed Bai Ko on the cheek a few times, and then hugged her down.

"It's really a bit confusing."

Gu Yun pulled Bai Ko and sat down on the spot against the low cabinet, there was a low table in front of them, even if a girl came in accidentally, they couldn't see what they were doing, it was a good hiding position.

"Since you can get married, you must have some understanding of your family background, and there is really nothing suspicious?" Bai Ko asked.

"If there is really something suspicious, there will be no marriage."

"Who brought it up first to marry them?"

"It seems that they talked about it when they were chatting, and I don't know who mentioned it first."

"Also, husband and wife talk privately, who said what and where to remember clearly."

"What's the inspiration to hear?"

"Donggong has already received information, why hasn't there been any movement until now?"

"I don't know, I didn't ask, why don't I inquire tomorrow?"

"There is no need to inquire, this matter has entered the Yingtian Mansion, and it will be known to the whole capital today, and all the news will come out tomorrow."

"Yes, Donggong has been checking for so long, and I don't know what I found, and there is no movement at all." Gu Yun looked up at the ceiling and grimaced.

"If there is nothing abnormal in a man's social circle." Bai Qiao deliberately paused and glanced at Gu Yun, "Do you remember the lessons learned from the Wangjiang Tower arson case?" ”

Gu Yun's expression was silent for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Men who seem to be unrelated on the surface, look up the women behind them."

"Eighty percent of Miss Tong's marriage was mentioned by Mrs. Tong." Bai Qiao sighed with some sympathy, "If Miss Tong really has three long and two short, Mrs. Tong will not regret it for life." ”

"In this way, the man's family doesn't know who they secretly climbed to backing them up, so they don't take Hanlin of the Son of Heaven in their eyes and wantonly oppress."

"Left and right are not out of the scope of the ministry."

"Huh?!"

"Dare to bribe the Tong clan as lobbyists with officialdom, in a vain attempt to force Miss Tong to marry, dare to boast of such a big Haikou, just because their family is rich, the maid doesn't believe it, there must be someone in the officialdom to support him, but since it is hidden and no one knows, naturally only the private contact of the female relatives makes sense, and the things that are difficult for men can almost be done in the circle of the lady's wife."

"The Ministry of Officials only cut down a merit test last year."

"The official household ceremony, the military and criminal work, the order of the six departments is arranged like this, since the official department is the head of the six departments, it is naturally the focus of the competition between the forces of all parties."

"But our lord has promised that there will be no more big cases involving high-ranking officials."

"This is Tong Hanlin's case, and it can't be counted on the head of Grandpa Guo, he didn't break his promise." Bai Ko smiled slyly.

"So cunning."

Gu Yun raised his hand and tapped the tip of Bai Ko's nose, and suddenly remembered something.

"There is a good thing about this completely messing up, there are so many people in the Hanlin Academy, it is definitely not monolithic, everyone has their own interests, just look at who they are close to and who they form a faction with."

"Don't forget to pay attention to the movement of the officials tomorrow, maybe there are already people jumping anxiously now."

"I guess their man's family is reckless to such an extent, it should be their own assertions, distressed that their son is a single dead dog, and they want to find him a companion and enjoy the incense of future generations, but they must not get the permission of the backers behind them to do this, and the unofficial and unemployed civilians do not know enough about the officialdom of the capital, after all, they are not in it."

"You are really a kind and pure prince."

"You're kidding me."

"No, it's a good quality to be optimistic. The man's family is a big squire in his hometown, their family runs a business in the capital, and takes care of the clansmen by the way, the only son has been studying in a private academy in the capital, and he was admitted to the examination at a young age. You are simply insulting them. Now to do this kind of thing, it is nothing more than to be arrogant and accustomed to it, so that the eyes are on the top of the head, and I don't put the Hanlin of the Son of Heaven in my eyes, thinking that the Hanlin can also let them pinch and flatten. ”

Gu Yun raised his eyebrows, his expression was stern, and his sitting posture was also upright.

"Even if the official is the backer, he can't give such support, there must be someone behind him!"

"So the forces that actually control the officials may be exposed." Bai Ko curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Could it be related to Liang Zhongshan?"

"Who knows, the saint has so many sons, everyone is possible."

"But there are not many princes who have enough strength to hold the entire ministry in their own hands."

"Then make a list and wait and see how it gets better in the next few days, there will always be someone who can't hide their tail, not themselves, but their family members and even family members."

"Who do you want to leak secrets?" Gu Yun said as he stood up and moved to the low table to sit down.

"Of course it's a family member, but the people in the inner house who know the most secrets don't go out, and those who can gossip with outsiders can't actually get in touch with the secrets of the head of the family, which is quite contradictory." Bai Ko also got up and went to the table to lay paper and ink.

"Be patient, as long as you show your tail, you will definitely have a chance to hold it."

Gu Yun smiled slightly, lifted the pen and dipped it in ink, and wrote on the paper the list of princes who had the strength to meddle and control the officialdom of the capital.