Luyi people and Yang Tingyu are teachers and students, and they are also very good friends. After that, the fraud case broke out, and the Luyi people were convicted, but Yang Tingyu rose to the top and replaced the Luyi people and entered the cabinet.

Judging from some clues found out now, it was Yang Ge Lao who framed the people of Luyi.

Since Ji Xiaotang entered Beijing, he has never heard of an official named Luyi.

"So, what is the end of the Luyi people?" Ji Xiaotang asked Qin Zhen.

At this moment, Qin Zhen, Qi Younian, and Ji Er were all sitting in Jinghuatang's study, telling Ji Xiaotang about the recent investigation progress of the case.

"What else!" Second Master Ji smiled bitterly.

The fraud case in the field was not trivial, and it was the first time that the new emperor opened Enke after he ascended the throne, and the impact was huge. The Luyi people were given death, which was because he was an old minister of the Three Dynasties and a minister left by the first emperor. The family members of the Lu Yi people were also convicted, and all the men of the Lu family who had reached the age of 12 were executed, and the rest of the women and children were sent to Lingnan.

If they were sent to the bitter cold land in the north, maybe there were strong people who could live for a few more years, but the miasma was rampant in Lingnan, and the old and weak women and children were sent to Lingnan, and before they could wait for the place, they were afraid that their lives would be gone.

"Minister Gu Ming, such a punishment is too heavy." When Ji Xiaotang heard these words, he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his back. Lu Ge's old family, this is equivalent to being wiped out.

"Who's to say it's not." Second Master Ji nodded.

However, at that time, such a punishment was said to be in the past for Emperor Longqing. The so-called prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, and it is also a matter of reading people in the world. Handling it in this way is also a serious law and discipline.

"In addition to Lu Gelao, what about other people involved in the case?" Ji Xiaotang asked again.

Other persons involved in the case. is not as lucky as Lu Ge's old man, all of them were punished by the Ming Dynasty, and the treatment of his family members was in Lu Ge's hometown.

Even if it has been many years since the incident and he is not immersed in the scene, Ji Xiaotang can still feel the dripping blood.

"Emperor Daxing died suddenly, and His Majesty's accession to the throne and other things went smoothly, and it was on Enke. Such a killing ring was opened. Ji Xiaotang's words were plain, but if you listen carefully, you can hear the implied meaning of her words.

All of you here are people who know Ji Xiaotang. I'll be happy right away.

Qin Zhen glanced at Second Master Ji.

Second Master Ji got up and went to the door of the study, and turned back after a while.

"The servants of the house have been far apart." Second Master Ji told Qin Zhen that he was now guarding outside the door. There are only Qin Zhen's henchmen.

Qin Zhen nodded.

"Xiaotang. Speak here, and never leak the wind. Just tell me what you think. ”

Ji Xiaotang smiled: "The prince is asking me to throw bricks and lead jade." All I can think of, the prince and Ayou should have thought of it a long time ago. ”

"Xiaotang should not be modest. Let's not talk about it first, but we are afraid that your preconceived ideas will affect your judgment. We'd love to hear from you. Qi Younian said with a smile.

In this study, whether it is Qin Zhen or Qi Younian. all regarded Ji Xiaotang as a character comparable to them. In many things, they are used to listening to Ji Xiaotang's analysis and judgment.

"That being the case. Then I'll be bold enough to say it. Ji Xiaotang saw that Qin Zhen and Qi Younian were sincere, so he no longer shirked.

Ji Xiaotang's judgment is very simple, the fraud case in the early years of Longqing should be a big purge.

Such a great purge, even if Yang Ge always broke the army and mastered the huge hidden forces, he would not be able to do it. There is only one person who can do this.

It is the one who sits on the dragon's chair.

After listening to Ji Xiaotang's words, the room immediately fell silent.

Qin Zhen, Qi Younian, and the smiles on the faces of Second Master Ji all disappeared in an instant.

"Xiaotang is right, I also doubt it." In the end, it was Qin Zhen who was the first to speak.

Qin Zhen said this, and Qi Younian and Second Master Ji nodded along with him.

When all such things are said, there is nothing that cannot be said.

This kind of secret matter involving the royal family, the one who knows the most is naturally Qin Zhen.

"At first, I was so skeptical." And Qin Zhen should not be the only one who saw the truth at the beginning. But everyone tacitly remained silent, because if they wanted the truth, in the eyes of Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing, it would be equivalent to snatching that chair, the entire Great Qin River.

"The main thing they want to get rid of is Lu Ge Lao." Ji Xiaotang asked, but in an affirmative tone.

The old ministers of the Three Dynasties, the ministers appointed by the first emperor, even if they were the Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing, they could not be killed. And what can put Lu Ge Lao to death cannot be an ordinary crime.

Leaking the exam questions and Enke committing fraud is the only behavior that can make Lu Ge Lao's statement sweep away and let Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing punish him with capital crimes.

"From this point of view, that Enke is not for the world, but for Lu Gelao." That Enke was the talisman that Emperor Longqing gave to Lu Ge Lao.

"Why does Your Majesty have to get rid of Lu Ge Lao?" Ji Xiaotang asked. She just asked Qin Zhen what she said, "Could it be that the prince that Lu Ge Lao is interested in is not Your Majesty." ”

But that's almost impossible.

The expression on Qin Zhen's face was very complicated, and he was silent for a long time before answering Ji Xiaotang's words: "Elder Lu Ge has a very personal relationship with his father and the emperor, but he has a ...... with the queen mother Not very harmonious. ”

The matter involved the Empress Dowager Han, and Ji Xiaotang raised his eyebrows slightly. Of course, there is another thing that she did not neglect.

Qin Zhen, who was speaking at this moment, addressed the first emperor as his father, but did not call the queen mother to the Empress Dowager Han.

The two words of the Queen Mother came out of Qin Zhen's mouth, and it seemed to carry a cold feeling.

One is the minister of the auxiliary state, who is in charge of the government, and the other is the queen mother of the harem, who is in charge of the affairs of the harem. Moreover, Lu Ge Lao also had a very close relationship with the first emperor. How could he not be "very harmonious" with the Empress Dowager Han?

There must be a lot of articles in this.

"Is it because the Queen Mother interferes in court politics?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

It's no secret now. Although Emperor Longqing sat on the dragon chair in the Jinluan Palace, there were many major events in the court. Without Empress Dowager Han's will, it can't be solved.

Many times, the folds were sent to Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing has seen it, and the Empress Dowager Han has to see it again, and the phoenix seal of the Empress Dowager can be accurate. More often, the folds are sent directly to the harem, and Emperor Longqing doesn't look at it at all, and it is all done by the Empress Dowager Han.

And Emperor Longqing had just ascended the throne, that is, in the early years of Longqing. This is not the case in the court.

It was after the death of Lu Ge Lao and others that Empress Dowager Han really grasped the authority.

Qin Zhen nodded: "...... Yes. ”

"What else is there besides?" Ji Xiaotang observed his words. Immediately saw that Qin Zhen still had something to say.

"What else can there be?" Qin Zhen suddenly smiled, looked at Ji Xiaotang and asked rhetorically.

Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen looked at each other for a moment, and then silently looked away.

She's already sure. Qin Zhen still has something very important to say. Meantime. She was also sure that even if she asked, Qin Zhen would not say it. At least so far, Qin Zhen didn't plan to say it.

Ji Xiaotang didn't think that Qin Zhen was deliberately hiding anything.

Qin Zhen didn't say it, naturally there was a reason for him.

After figuring it out, Ji Xiaotang stopped asking Qin Zhen. When the time comes, even if she doesn't ask, Qin Zhen will say it. Or or. Qin Zhen never said it, it was a good thing for everyone.

That is to say. In the original case, the biggest black hand behind it was the emperor and queen. "So such a sensational case, many people shouted injustice, but it has been tightly suppressed for so many years, and no one dares to overturn the case at all. Therefore, even with Qi Younian's merits and the previous agreement, Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing still did not agree to investigate this case again.

In the end, even if Qin Zhen came forward, the emperor and queen were forced by pressure from all sides, and only gave them a month to investigate the case.

"This matter is actually not the Queen Mother's idea." Qin Zhen told Ji Xiaotang again.

"Lord Wang, why is there anything else in this?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

Qin Zhen nodded and said yes.

According to the intention of the Empress Dowager Han, she will not agree to re-investigate this old case under any circumstances. But Emperor Longqing nodded.

This was almost the first major disagreement between their mother and son after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, at least as far as Qin Zhen knew.

"Your Majesty agrees with everyone to re-investigate this case......"

"The one-month limit was also added later by the Queen Mother." Qin Zhen said again.

It seems that this decision is the result of a compromise between Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing.

Between the emperor and the queen, it seems that they are not monolithic.

Ji Xiaotang's impression of Emperor Longqing was very weak, she only saw Emperor Longqing from a distance when she entered the palace to thank her. Ji Xiaotang had the impression that Emperor Longqing was a thin and tall weak man with a pale face.

"Xiaotang, what are you thinking?" Qin Zhen saw that Ji Xiaotang suddenly didn't speak, but showed a contemplative look, so he asked.

Ji Xiaotang immediately came back to his senses.

"In this way, no matter how much we investigate, it is impossible to find out the results." Second Master Ji said at this time, he had a deep sense of powerlessness.

The emperor and queen are the black hands behind the scenes, and those who have been wronged and aggrieved will no longer have any hope of clearing their grievances.

"Daddy, don't be too pessimistic, of course we'll find out. The person who operates the specific operation will always be unable to run. Moreover, this person inevitably does not have a fake public and private ......"

In the case of fraud in the early years of Longqing, the imperial court purged some people, and the official positions of those people were quickly filled. In the fraud case of the science field, there are many people who have been wronged and aggrieved together with Lu Gelao, so naturally there is another part of the title of the gold list that is not worthy of the name.

These are all great opportunities to put people in place.

Ji Xiaotang believes that Empress Dowager Han must have taken this opportunity to install many people, and Yang Tingyu ......

"The people he planted were not just corrupt and perverted the law." With Yang Ge Lao's secret identity, he must have planted the hands of the Xie family's anti-thieves.

Of course, Qin Zhen and Qi Younian also thought of this, and knew how powerful it was.

"I have already obtained the list of people who were on the list of people on the examination list that year...... Qin Zhen said, these people must be investigated one by one, of course, and the officials who filled the vacancies back then, and they can't let go.

"There is such a name, even if it is the Queen Mother and Your Majesty. Nor can it be tolerated. ”

Everyone nodded.

can have such a result, which can be regarded as a consolation for those who were wronged back then.

And Yang Ge Lao, even to a certain extent, has become a scapegoat. It's not wronged.

However, after all, many years have passed since this case, and because the people behind the scenes are extraordinary, it is extremely difficult to find evidence that can convict Yang Ge Lao of the crime without involving the emperor and queen.

For this, several people have long been mentally prepared. And corresponding countermeasures have been formulated.

In April of the ninth year of Longqing, the court was surging.

Following the impeachment of the two imperial historians, Yang Ge Lao competed with the people for profit, and was suspected of corrupting the law. For several days in a row, every time there is a large or small court meeting, there will be an excerpt from the imperial history to impeach Yang Ge Lao.

Initially, they will also impeach a number of other officials. But in the end. There is only the fold of impeaching Yang Ge Lao.

These impeachment excerpts, on the surface, do not seem to be enough to bring down Yang Ge Lao, and even the harm to Yang Ge Lao is minimal, and in the court, Yang Ge Lao also behaves very indifferently.

Just returned to the study of his old mansion, and the indifference on the surface of Yang Ge Lao collapsed.

Perhaps others have not yet realized the power of those impeachment excerpts, but as a person concerned, he could not have understood it all too well.

Let's say he occupies a certain mountain forest. Another example is that he accepted a bribe from an official, although in terms of the amount. Compared to his current net worth and status, it is nothing, but if you investigate carefully......

Or was it discovered?

Elder Yang Ge frowned. He was originally keen on health preservation, and his appearance looked no more than thirty or forty years old, but in just a few days, his whole person looked as if he was more than ten years old.

Yang Ge Lao sat behind the bookcase and frowned and pondered, and felt a fragrant breeze approaching, and then a pair of warm and soft little hands touched his temples.

Being pressed a few times on the temples by these little hands, Yang Ge Lao snorted comfortably.

"Ah Yao......" Yang Ge Lao sighed and called out the name of the person who came.

"Master, are you worried about those impeachment excerpts?" Aunt Zhong asked softly, "It's just some flies, although they hate it, where can they hurt the master." ”

"A-Yao, you are really my interpretation flower." Elder Yang Ge held Aunt Zhong's hand, but he was thinking absentmindedly.

How did you find out?

Over the years, he has used endless efforts and confidently concealed his identity very well. Moreover, by now, those who can identify him are no longer in this world. If he does not admit it, no one will be able to connect him with the thief, let alone condemn him for it.

For this reason, he did too much, and even did not hesitate to buy off the barbarians in the north, in order to prevent the seven killings from reaching the capital alive.

Although, he is seventy percent sure that the seven killings will not betray him. But he can't take any chances, and he can only be completely safe if Seven kills.

Seven was killed, and so was the greedy wolf. In order to protect his identity, these two people tried their best to recognize a scoundrel in Qingyuan as a broken army.

This is the confession of the Seven Kills, and if the Seven Kills are killed, there will be no chance to retract the confession.

The broken army is dead, and there is no broken army in this world, only Yang Ge Lao.

But that's it, there are still flaws.

To deal with Ji Xiaotang, although there is also a bit of revenge for the original party, the most important thing is that he sees a threat in Ji Xiaotang.

Although he had several times openly and secretly, either indirectly through Master Ji, or directly tested Second Master Ji, it seemed that no one doubted the identity of Pojun.

However, he had carefully checked everything in the past of Jiang Qingshan and the Jiang family, and these people in the court might believe that Jiang Qingshan was the broken army, but the Ji family, Jiang Qingshan's master's family, has been in close contact with the Jiang family and Jiang Qingshan over the years.

The Ji family will not fail to understand Jiang Qingshan, will they believe that Jiang Qingshan is a broken army?

Even if you believe it, you should have some doubts.

However, the Ji family seems to have accepted Jiang Qingshan's identity without any doubt.

Ji Xiaotang plays a pivotal role in the Ji family, and Yang Ge Lao can see Ji Xiaotang's shadow almost everywhere in the Xie family's anti-thief incident. He deliberately looked for an opportunity to invite Ji Xiaotang to come to the old mansion to secretly observe and test Ji Xiaotang.

That chess game, of course, had other meanings, but he got another important message from it.

Ji Xiaotang's intelligence and sophistication far exceeded his expectations.

And such Ji Xiaotang even silently accepted Jiang Qingshan's identity.

It's simply impossible. So there must be deception in it.

He immediately realized that the Ji family was the only and most terrifying after the seven killings. Factors that would threaten his safety.

Although the Ji family has Master Ji and Second Master Ji, the actual pillar is Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang is his biggest threat.

He originally wanted to marry Ji Xiaotang into the Yang family. Ji Xiaotang became the daughter-in-law of the Yang family, and the honor and disgrace of his life were tied to the Yang family, and he was no longer a threat to him, but a help.

Maybe. He can also get a treasure that is rich and rivals the country through Ji Xiaotang.

However, Ji Xiaotang was obviously reluctant to do this family business. Qin Zhen's next move completely disrupted his plan.

It is no longer possible to marry Ji Xiaotang and enter the door, he can only ruin Ji Xiaotang.

There are several ways to destroy Ji Xiaotang. But most convenient. The most important thing to get rid of yourself is to use Changning. This is still the inspiration brought to him by the two women from Qingyuan.

Originally, the plan had been successful, and Changning had led the Imperial Forest Army into Xinhuatang.

But Ji Xiaotang didn't know what method he used, but he was able to tame the arrogant and ferocious Changning, not only did he survive unscathed, but he also rebelled against Changning.

Over the years, he has known Changning very well. Such a turn of events was something he never expected.

And then. What caught him even more off guard was that the two women in Qingyuan were captured by Qin Zhen and Qi Younian.

Qin Zhen arrested someone. He kept the people in secret and refused to leak any rumors to the outside world. But this matter couldn't be hidden from him, he had sent people and tried his best, but Qin Zhen didn't let go of it. The men he sent out were like stone oxen into the sea, and there was no more news.

The repeated impeachments of him in the court must have been Qin Zhen's secret handiwork.

Qin Zhen must have asked something from the mouths of those two women, and he had already targeted him with suspicion, so step by step, he was going to put him to death!

He is not afraid of the fraud case in the science field, after all, there are still those two big Buddhas behind him.

However, if Qin Zhen revealed his other identity in front of the emperor, no one would protect him.

This clue must be cut off, he has realized that he can't kill those two women, so all that remains is to cut off the other links on this clue.

"Ah Yao......" Yang Ge Lao called softly, and his hand was slightly forced.

Aunt Zhong sighed, and sat in Yang Ge Lao's arms along the way of Yang Ge Lao.

"Brother Yu......"

"A-Yao, I don't know, what would I do without you......"

"What Brother Yu said, A-Yao will always accompany Brother Yu."

Elder Yang Ge didn't speak, but just buried his head in Aunt Zhong's neck.

……

On this day, Ji Xiaotang went to Mrs. Ji's house early to say goodbye, and met Mrs. Ji, Ji Xiaolian and the Yang family. Soon, the people who served served had breakfast, and Mrs. Ji asked Ji Xiaoyun, Ji Xiaotang and others to sit down and accompany her to breakfast.

Mrs. Ji, Mrs. Ji Er, and Yang stood next to them and served with the girls.

At this time, a little girl from Qianhuatang came in a hurry, and when she entered the door, she tripped in a panic and fell into the house.

"What are you doing in this panic?" Because this was her own girl, Mrs. Ji felt that she had lost her face in front of her mother-in-law and concubine, so she bluffed down her face to reprimand the little girl.

The little girl was red-faced, and she almost didn't care about being afraid.

"Big lady, no, it's not good!"

"What's wrong!" Mrs. Ji put down her chopsticks. People who are older than her are especially taboo about this. "It's early in the morning, who can't curse!"

"Pull out the slap!" Mrs. Ji explained to Mrs. Ji with a smile, and asked people to pull the little girl down.

The little girl struggled.

"Big lady, it's the old mansion that sent the news, the old lady and the old lady are gone!" Before being pulled out of the door, the little girl shouted.

"What?" Mrs. Ji's face turned white in an instant, her ears buzzed, and for a while, she could barely hear any sound. "What do you say, say it again?"

"It's the old mansion that sent someone to ...... just now" The little girl was put down by her mother-in-law, so she knelt down and said Fang Cai's words again.

"It can't be." Mrs. Ji almost screamed.

Everyone in the room was also amazed. Even Mrs. Ji, at this time, she can't care about finding Mrs. Ji.

However, how dare the little girl talk nonsense about this kind of thing. The old mansion of Yang Ge did send someone to inform Mrs. Ji of Aunt Zhong's death.

Mrs. Ji heard the definite news, and she went over twice in succession.

When Mrs. Ji came to her senses, she immediately went to the Pavilion Old Mansion accompanied by Ji Xiaomu, Yang, Ji Xiaolian and Ji Xiaoxue.

Aunt Zhong personally went to the small kitchen to boil medicine for Yang Ge Lao in the early hours of this morning, and when she came back, she passed by the small pond, accidentally fell and drowned in the small pond.

And just last night, Aunt Zhong also slept in Yang Ge's old small study.

Yang Ge lost his love for his concubine at first glance, and he was in pain. (To be continued......)