In the corner of the imperial study, there are two bronze cranes, lit with sandalwood, and green smoke wafting out of the crane's beak.

Sandalwood can be concentrated, but Dou Wei is nervous at the moment, and cold sweat has oozed out of his back neck, and he said respectfully: "The Wudefang warehouse has always been managed by the Treasury Department, and the minister was negligent in asking questions before, and it was not until today that he knew that there were broken knives in the warehouse, and the crime of negligence was unforgivable." ”

"I didn't say I would pardon you." The sage said lightly: "I am asking you how these weapons can enter the Wude Fang?" ”

"Back to the Holy Lord, the vehicles of Wudefang must have an official letter from the Treasury Department to enter and exit." Dou Wei said cautiously: "The weapons forged in the forge will be transported to Wudefang by the Treasury Department, and the official letter stamped by the head of the Treasury Department can be stored in the warehouse." ”

The sage said calmly: "The forging of weapons is the responsibility of the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Industry, so the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Industry is naturally clear about this batch of broken knives. Looking at the Prime Minister, he said lightly: "How does the Prime Minister think this matter should be handled?" ”

"Back to the saint, Wudefang is an important place for imperial armaments, and the weapons stored in it are to protect the peace of the world in my Tang Dynasty." The Prime Minister's voice was low and slow: "There are naturally not a few officials involved in this matter, but no matter who is involved, it must be thoroughly investigated." The Ordnance Department of the Ministry of Industry and the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War are the two yamen that bear the brunt of the attack, and whether the Ministry of Household Affairs is involved in it must also be investigated in detail, and as many people as there are involved, as many people will be investigated and prosecuted, and no connivance will be connived. ”

The sage said calmly: "So these residual knives entered the warehouse under the operation of the Treasury Division. The saint looked at Dou Wei indifferently, those far-reaching eyes, with a hint of coldness in his calmness.

"Yes!" Dou Wei is undeniable.

The sage pondered for a moment before he said: "Mei'er, I will make a will to order Dali Temple to investigate and handle this case, and immediately put the heads of the three divisions of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Weapons and the Ministry of Treasury, and the Dali Temple in prison. Let Su Yu, the secretary of Dali Temple, submit the confessions of the three to the palace at this moment tomorrow. ”

"Yes!" Mei'er said respectfully, but she still asked softly: "Sage, is it too tight to interrogate the three directors in one day?" ”

"Dou Wei, where is the head of the Treasury Department now?" The sage asked.

Dou Wei immediately said: "Back to the saint, Han Day, the head of the Treasury Department, was guarded by the minister, and the minister ordered him to write everything he knew in detail into an excerpt, and then submit it to the palace. ”

The eldest grandson Mei is the female official of the inner house next to the saint, and the most important duty is to write the will according to the will of the saint, so most of the decrees issued from the palace are written by the eldest grandson Mei himself.

To be able to hold this position, although he has won the love and trust of the saints, his own talent is also indispensable.

"If you can't submit your confession within a day, Su Yu can resign and return to her hometown." The sage said lightly: "If the head of the three divisions can't truthfully confess within one day, they will be directly transferred to the criminal department and handed over to Lu Junzhong." ”

Mei'er replied: "Mei'er understands. ”

It is a matter of course that the sage can instantly understand that this case is related to the three divisions, but it is really unexpected that he ordered Dali Temple to investigate the case.

Since the sage ascended the throne, Kyoto's cases, the first choice is to be investigated by the criminal department, the power of Dali Temple is getting weaker and weaker, and even has become only responsible for the execution of the yamen, and because of this, Kyoto's various yamen mentioned Dali Temple, are indifferent smiles, a Qingshui Yamen does not have much power in the Dali Temple, of course, will not let anyone respect

The rank of the female official in the inner house is not high, but those who understand the affairs of the palace know that this gentle and moving female official in the palace seems to be inconspicuous, just a woman, but she is definitely one of the most important people around the saint.

Dou Wei was a little stunned in his heart.

"When I summoned Xue Keyong, I promised him that the Yuzhou battalion had meritorious service in suppressing bandits, and whatever was lacking could be brought up." The saint's voice was calm, although this case would definitely set off a huge storm, but the saint would always be the master, and his mood did not fluctuate too much: "He went to the military department to get the weapon, which I promised." Merely....... I wonder how Xue Keyong got the broken knife in the armory, and why did he open the box on Suzaku Street and make it known to everyone when he found out? ”

Dou Wei lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, and the minister of state sitting next to him said in a deep voice: "The sage asked, what do you know and what to say, if you hide it, it is the crime of bullying the king." ”

Or fear.

Half of the yamen in Shangshu Province were involved in this case, and there were three divisions directly involved in it, which was obviously much more serious than the previous case of Fan Wenzheng.

But Dou Wei faintly heard a trace of displeasure from the sage's words, and immediately said: "Han Tian originally wanted to stop Xue Keyong from making a fuss about this matter in front of the public, but Xue Keyong insisted on transporting those remnant knives to the front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War. I thought ......!" Speaking of which, I didn't dare to continue.

"Why do you think so?"

Dou Wei hurriedly said: "The minister found out that Xue Keyong was able to get the residual knife in the armory, because Qin Xiao, the official of the Jiaku Department, discovered the residual knife first, and then deliberately let Xue Keyong know about it. ”

"In this way, it was Qin Xiao and Xue Keyong who made this matter public together?" When the saint and the courtiers talked, their voices were always calm, so it was difficult for the courtiers to understand the emotions of the saints.

Dou Wei was stunned, how dare he say more, the sage sighed lightly, and asked again: "The Qin Xiao you are talking about, but the person who beat the big drum in front of the criminal department last time?" ”

"Hui saint, this is the person." The prime minister finally spoke: "Han Yunong was detained by the Ministry of War a few days ago, and Qin Xiao was helpless, so he rode a horse-drawn cart and beat the drum in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Justice. After Fan Wenzheng's case, Han Yunong was transferred to serve under Pei Xiaogong by the Ministry of War, and Qin Xiao stayed in Kyoto and served as an officer in the Ministry of War. ”

"I think it...... Qin Xiao intended to expose this matter, but Xue Keyong intended to make this matter known to everyone. Dou Wei said cautiously: "These two people don't care about the overall situation, and the ministers ...... 1”

Before he could continue, the saint already chuckled and said, "You think they don't care about the whole situation? Dou Aiqing, in your opinion, what is the overall situation? ”

"Is it the prime minister who left Qin Xiao in Kyoto?" The saint was a little surprised: "Why didn't you send him to Pei Xiaogong with Han Yunong?" ”

The minister smiled bitterly: "It's not all the old minister's meaning, it's really the old minister who can't resist that girl, so he agreed to her and arranged him to train in the military department." ”

"Oh?" The saint smiled and said, "He stayed in the military department? ”

The prime minister hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "This is what the old minister meant." ”

The minister shook his head and sighed: "The sage should know that last year, the purple-clothed guard supervisor Xiao Zhizhi went to Xiling on an errand, and after the girl knew about it, she pestered to go to Xiling with Xiao Zhizhi to see the world, but the old minister did not agree, she changed her way to the palace to ask for the will of the sage, and the old minister had no way but to let her follow."

Up. ”

The saint was even more surprised, even Dou Wei was a little surprised, but he didn't dare to raise his head.

"Is it Allure?" Although the sage was a little surprised, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "The minister of state said that the girl asked the minister of state to leave Qin Xiao in Kyoto?" When will the little girl of the Xiahou family help others find a future? ”

"She was in Xiling, but she still had some trivial incidents, and she was sent back early by Xiao Wei." Lao Guoxiang sighed: "When she was in Zhen County, she sneaked out of the door and encountered a little trouble, and she happened to meet Qin Xiao, who was still on an errand in Turtle City at the time. Qin Xiao beat the drum in the Criminal Department, making Kyoto all over the city, and the girl also got the news, so she had to pester the old minister to arrange an errand for Qin Xiao to repay Qin Xiao's kindness that day. The old minister felt that Qin Xiao was brave and quite intelligent, so he wanted to keep him in the military department to experience and experience, if he could really experience it, it could be regarded as a talent for the imperial court. ”

The sage smiled, "I see, no wonder they left him in Kyoto." But that little girl knows how to repay her kindness, and that is also affectionate and righteous. ”

The eldest grandson Mei smiled beside her: "Has the saint forgotten? Miss Allure arrived in the palace and soaked for several hours, the sage was worried about her safety at first, but she didn't agree, and in the end she couldn't grind, and she made an appointment with her for three chapters, and finally allowed her to go with Xiao Weijian. ”

The sage smiled, with a rare hint of kindness in his eyes, and smiled, "I remembered." This is also strange to me, that time when Xiao Zhizhi entered the palace, the girl was waiting by my side, and when she heard that Xiao Zhizhi was going to Xiling, she had a thought. However, she stays in Kyoto all year round, so it's good to go out and see the world. ”

The prime minister didn't speak, and Dou Wei even tried to breathe as lightly as possible.

"If the minister doesn't want to say it, then Dou Aiqing will say it." The saint's indifferent gaze fell on Dou Wei, who was prostrate on the ground: "Since he is on an errand in the military department, don't you, the official of the military department, know the thoughts of his subordinates?" ”

"The old minister thought that he would be honest in the military department, and he would no longer have to be pestered by girls." The prime minister smiled bitterly: "Who knew that Qin Xiao was in charge of the warehouse, but he still made this matter." It's not that he's wrong, it's just that this kind of thing, if it can be solved quietly, is better handled than the current situation. ”

"Why does Qin Xiao want to expose this?" The saint smiled and asked seemingly casually.

Dou Wei said very carefully: "The minister doesn't dare to assert, but ...... The minister felt that he might have deliberately wanted to make the military department uneasy. He was originally a night crow under the command of General Black Feather, watching General Black Feather be killed in Xiling, and the reason for General Black Feather's murder was related to the fact that the Ministry of War did not transfer the Immortal Army to Xiling in time, so the minister thought that Qin Xiao had a grudge against the Ministry of War in his heart. This time, he found an opportunity, hoping to make the military department lose face, and even ...... Someone is severely punished for this, which is the result he wants to see. ”

"You mean he's taking revenge on the Ministry?" The sage asked lightly.

Dou Wei hurriedly said: "This is just the minister's random conjecture, don't dare to ..... Not sure. ”

"Mei'er, do you think Dou Shangshu's guess is right?" The sage withdrew his gaze from Dou Wei.

The eldest grandson Mei understood what the sage meant, she asked like this, not really asking if she agreed with Dou Wei's opinion, but just let herself say what she thought in her heart, this gentle and moving palace lady did not hesitate, and said respectfully: "The Changsheng Army was not transferred out of the customs, it is indeed the fault of the Ministry of War, and the criminal official Fan Wenzheng has also been punished, which has given an explanation to the people of the world, and naturally it has also given Qin Xiao and all the Tang Dynasty soldiers an explanation." Mei'er thought that Qin Xiao had been in the west, and he was a soldier, so he was the most considerate of the situation of the border soldiers. He found the broken knife in the armory, as a soldier, it was difficult to control the anger in his heart, and he didn't want anyone to harm the interests of the soldiers, so he found an opportunity to expose it, just to protect the interests of those soldiers who fought bloodily for the Tang Dynasty. Glancing at Dou Wei, her pink cheeks were calm and steady, and her voice was soft: "Mei'er thinks that Qin Xiao is just doing what he should do to his ability, and he is not provoking trouble because he has a grudge against the military department." ”