There were three huts on the opposite side of the pergola, which was his destination.

Of course, Wei Guangwei knew that this wisteria was planted by Wu Kuan, the official of the Hongwu period, and it had been 300 years ago.

More than ten steps forward from the rattan frame, I saw a plaque with the words "rattan flower hall" hanging high, here is the place where Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the ministry, is the place where the ministers are still in the east and west side halls.

When there is a major business to be done, the rattan hall of the household department is generally used as an official room, and officials come here to discuss government affairs.

Wei Guangwei stood in front of the door of the vine flower hall, not in a hurry, and actually felt a little proud in his heart.

He is different from the rest of the people, after the resignation of Han Yi, the first assistant of the cabinet, he, the second assistant of the cabinet, is actually the leader of the cabinet.

What's more, today he was ordered to come here to preside over the trial, and he was the head of all the officials.

Not long after, Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Li Yangzheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also arrived, these two were not members of the eunuch party, and the three of them, who had no intersection on weekdays, got together just to discuss how to interrogate.

The little official brought three cups of hot tea, and then stepped back silently, and the three ministers went their separate ways, and there was a cold scene when they came up.

According to the decree of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the scale of this trial is not small.

In addition to Li Yuanjian, who sealed the coffin, the chief examiner Yuan Huazhong, and more than a dozen officials at all levels, including examiners Zhang Han, Jiang Wenzhuo, and Li Yuanyin, as well as Yuan Huazhong, a gentleman from Donglin who was rumored to be involved in this fraud, were all arrested and taken to the yamen of the Ministry of Officials for interrogation.

Although it is not uncommon for a major case involving so many officials to have involved so many officials since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it is the first time in the past 200 years.

These arrested officials include important court ministers such as Yuan Huazhong and Donglin gentlemen, as well as court dignitaries and Donglin celebrities such as Gu Dazhang.

According to the usual practice, these officials have different identities, and even if they are tried, they must be interrogated separately according to the three situations of the order officer, the jinshi, and the first and second candidates.

The atmosphere in the vine flower hall was very dull, because except for Wei Guangwei, the other two people were actually unclear.

But the news of the apocalypse emperor's anger came, Zheng Ipu and Li Yuanjian were beheaded one after another, and there was already a rumor for a while, and no one dared to touch his brow at this time.

Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the ministry, is said to have always had a disdainful attitude towards the dispute between friends.

It is rumored that after he became the secretary of the ministry in the 36th year of Wanli, he used people on the basis of merit and reprimanded the leaders of the friends and the traitors, of course, no one knows whether these are true or not.

Zhu Youxiao only knew that after Emperor Taichang succeeded to the throne, what he did was very different from the folk rumors.

During the three major cases in the last years of Wanli, Zhou Jiamo not only opposed Emperor Taichang's appointment of Zheng Guifei as the empress, but also launched the palace transfer case with a group of old ministers of Donglin such as Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou when Zhu Changluo died and Zhu Youxiao had not had time to ascend the throne.

At that time, this was indeed a hero who supported Zhu Youxiao's accession to the throne.

But now that I think about it, Zhou Jiamo will basically stand firmly with Donglin officials at critical moments.

As a later generation, Zhu Youxiao knew that the so-called palace transfer case was essentially just the Donglin Party seizing power from Fang Congzhe's Zhejiang Party.

Zhu Youxiao, as the eldest son of the emperor, although he had not had time to be crowned the crown prince when Zhu Changluo died, it was certain that he would ascend the throne, and there was no need for anyone to rob the palace and leave.

The Donglin Party's forcible "serving the country and the king" to show their loyalty was actually a manifestation of their ambition and intention to defeat the Zhejiang Party and control the government.

After so many major events, Zhou Jiamo's performance has been puzzling, saying that he does not participate in officialdom battles, who can really be sure now?

Many things in officialdom can't be seen on the surface, including Wei Guangwei, who has several masks, and he will take out which one when he needs to use it.

As for Li Yangzheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, this person usually speaks little, and even Wei Guangwei knows very little about him and doesn't know what he thinks in his heart.

There are cabinet assistants, ministers of military aircraft, and Wei Guangwei, an important minister appointed by the emperor, and there are also Zhou Jiamo and Li Yangzheng on the left and right.

On weekdays, the waiters, principals and other officials who are in charge of adjudicating the case sat with them, but they didn't want to speak, but they really didn't dare to speak first, stealing the limelight from these three adults.

Wei Guangwei played with the lid of the tea cup, with a casual look on his face, he was actually doing it for Zhou Jiamo.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that there must be a result of this trial of the Criminal Department and the Household Department no matter what, otherwise he would not be able to give an account to the emperor.

He smiled suddenly, broke the silence in the hall, glanced at everyone, and said:

"In my opinion, the trial according to the old method in the past is useless, Your Majesty's meaning is very clear, this time what you want is to get the result as soon as possible, not to drag on the first trial for ten days and a half months."

"What, Your Majesty Chrysostom has told Lord Wei about it?" Zhou Jiamo was full of disdain as soon as he spoke, as if he was still angry about Wei Guangwei's defection from Donglin.

"Not really!"

Wei Guangwei laughed, his face was ruddy, but his expression suddenly flashed, his brows furrowed, revealing a little hidden energy, and said:

"As a courtier, loyalty to the monarch and the country is the first priority, and His Majesty ordered me to preside over the trial, so naturally I must dare to draw inferences from one case and share worries for the monarch."

Li Yangzheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, nodded when he heard this, and took a sip of hot tea.

Of the three, he was the least interested in them, whether Donglin or the eunuch party gained power, or the two parties lost power, these have nothing to do with him.

In addition, Li Yangzheng has always believed that if he says too much, he will lose, and he does not express his views very much, and when he encounters such a big case with a lot of right and wrong, he would rather not follow the crowd.

When Zhou Jiamo heard these words, he didn't continue to choke on anything, and instead said:

"The most talked about in the rumors is the so-called joints, can Lord Wei, who is familiar with the reason, tell the lower officials, what are these so-called 'joints' talking about?"

"I think, if I understand what the joint is, this case will be easy to try."

Wei Guangwei secretly felt funny in his heart, but he understood but didn't break it.

He could naturally hear that Zhou Jiamo wanted to dig a pit to make himself jump, but what kind of person was he, he didn't have a special skill, and he wouldn't be favored by the emperor to come up to the position of deputy assistant to the cabinet.

At this time, Zhou Jiamo saw the change in the expression on Wei Guangwei's face, and secretly touched his brows, and felt a chill in his heart, he was actually an official in the same dynasty as such a villain.

Wei Guangwei's goods were originally obscene, and he was smiling when he went to that station on weekdays, but at this time it seemed deeper.

Before he could speak, the corners of his mouth opened as if he had heard some funny idiot question, and he opened his mouth and said:

"Then I'll tell Tianguan Erming, the so-called 'joint', in terms of this exam, is about candidates contacting the examiners privately and peddling test questions."

"I presided over the examination in the first year of the Apocalypse, and at that time the joint was another meaning, it is said that some examiners will agree with the candidates in advance on the code, which can be a poem or a rare word."

"According to this code, the examiner can draw out those candidates who are relevant to the section in thousands of papers, and for these fraudsters, it is easy to win."

At this time, one of the squires said:

"It's really hateful that these examiners are so cunning!"

Another humanitarian: "The fraud in scientific research is actually self-contained, it's really a shame that they came up with it!" ”

Wei Guang smiled and said: "Since the imperial examination, it has been like this, so how can a person from a poor family fight these rich and powerful children, it is normal to be resentful." ”

He patted his ass and stood up, raised his voice, and said:

"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the official has made the matter very clear, and everyone present must be smart people, so there is no need for me to repeat anything."

"My opinion is that there is no need to divide the trial according to the custom, directly hit the same place for the trial, pick a bigger place for them, and it is best to get the results within three days!"