Outside the Qianqing Palace, the ministers gradually dispersed, Emperor Hongzhi had no intention of taking care of the affairs of the court, and the ministers did not stay in the palace for long.

Out of the palace,

Yan Chengjin didn't leave, but was waiting for Wang Yue, "Please also ask your lord to send off the official." ”

Wang Yue smiled: "This case has come to light, Chen Ying and others have been imprisoned in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, what are you afraid of." ”

"It's better to be cautious." Yan Chengjin is colorful.

Wang Yue didn't care, and waited for the next person to lead the horse, and then returned home with Yan Chengjin, who sat in a sedan chair and repeatedly deduced so as not to leave a disaster.

All the way was peaceful.

In the alley in front of Yan's Mansion, five people were already lying here, and the leader said softly: "Here, it's the person in the sedan chair." ”

As soon as the sedan chair entered the alley, several people rushed out with knives.

The sedan chair drivers were so frightened that they dropped the sedan chair, Yan Chengjin felt that the situation was not good, and immediately picked up the stick, and then Wang Yue's voice came: "There are really people, don't come down with a virtuous nephew." ”

Wang Yue pulled out the green steel sword, and solved it with a swing of the sword, and the Jinyi guard who was not far away heard the movement, rushed over, and saw that someone was attacking Yan Chengjin's sedan chair, so he waved his sword to greet him.

The five thieves didn't know that there were still Jinyi guards hiding here, and they were suddenly confused, Wang Yue raised his sword and fell, and his eyes didn't blink.

When killing Tatars at the border, it's much bloodier than this.

The five of them quickly fell into a red mess, and Wang Yue said, "Virtuous nephew, come down." ”

"Please follow me into the palace!"

"What are you doing in the palace at this time?"

Yan Chengjin didn't get off the sedan chair, and shouted at him through the sedan chair: "There must be a fish that slipped through the net!" ”

The sedan chair drivers turned the sedan chair around, and at this moment, with a whoosh, a cold arrow was shot, hitting the center of the sedan door, and Wang Yue was shocked.

I saw that the arrow hit the sedan curtain, clanged the ground, and fell weakly.

The killer in the distance was dumbfounded, pulled up his bow again, and shot another arrow, the arrow hit the sedan curtain, clanged on the ground, and fell weakly.

He wiped his eyes and tried his best to open them to the maximum, is there such a hard curtain in the world?

Yan Chengjin shouted: "There are also assassins, quickly protect this official." ”

Wang Yue on the side looked confused, and reached out to lift the curtain of Yan Chengjin, only to see that there was a layer of fine iron buckles woven into the curtain behind him.

Wang Yue: "......"

"Don't let that man go!" Yan Chengjin reminded.

Jin Yiwei hurriedly chased after him, and Wang Yue and Yan Chengjin returned to the palace.

At the same time, Dai Shan, the imperial emperor of the Imperial Procuratorate, was hurrying into the palace, Chen Ying not only confessed, but also confessed two people, and he wanted to report to Emperor Hongzhi quickly.

went straight to the Qianqing Palace, walked into the main hall, and hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, Chen Ying not only confessed, but also confessed to Kang Min of the Hubu Langzhong and Xiang Jingfang of the Bingbu Langzhong. ”

As soon as the words fell, Yan Chengjin came: "Your Majesty, the minister is on duty today, but he was assassinated, and he almost died under the knife. ”

"There are still fish that have slipped through the net?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned.

"The minister implores His Majesty to arrest these two people, whether it has anything to do with Yan Chengjin's assassination will be known in the first instance." Dai Shan is colored.

"Well, if there is a result, report it to me quickly!"

In a no-man's corner of the palace,

There are two people who are pacing anxiously here, it is Kang Min of the Hubu Langzhong and Xiang Jingfang of the Bingbu Langzhong, who heard that Dai Shan has entered the palace, and they are waiting for news here in a panic.

Kang Min said eagerly: "Chen Ying will definitely confess to us." ”

"Then send someone to kill it!" Xiang Jingfang said decisively.

"I don't know if Yan Chengjin is dead, and that Wang Shouren, these two are too smart, as soon as Chen Ying dies, they will definitely pursue it."

Xiang Jingfang nodded: "Packing up the soft and going to sea to be a thief is the last plan." ”

They will not choose this path unless they have to, and once they leave, they will fall into the grass and become thieves, and readers will always have a trace of scruples.

At this moment, a little eunuch hurriedly ran over: "Master Dai mentioned the two adults. ”

Kang Min and Xiang Jingfang were shocked, and hurriedly gave twenty taels of silver to the eunuch, and hurriedly left the palace, no matter whether Yan Chengjin died or not, now there is only one way to go to sea.

When the two hurried to the noon gate, they found that the brocade guard was stopped here.

and the little eunuch who had just reported the news was also arrested.

Kang Min was still calmer, Xiang Jinfang was so frightened that his legs trembled violently, and before the factory guard came up to help, he collapsed.

Qianqing Palace,

Emperor Hongzhi was waiting quietly, and Dai Shan and Yan Chengjin were also waiting for news from Jinyiwei.

Mu Bin strode in to report: "Your Majesty, you have captured Kang Min and Xiang Jingfang, and the archer who assassinated Yan Chengjin has committed suicide." ”

Yan Chengjin fell into deep thought, this is troublesome.

I don't know if the person who stabbed him was instigated by Kang Min and the others.

At this moment, a little eunuch hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang Shouren, the head of the Criminal Department, asks to see you." ”

Wang Shouren strode into the palace and reported: "On the way to the next duty, the minister was assassinated, and the three were imprisoned in the criminal department. ”

Wang Shouren's saint aura is really powerful.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to execute these two! There is also the origin of that group of thieves, please Your Majesty send factory guards to track down, uproot them and kill them together. Yan Chengjin said.

If you don't kill today, the spring breeze blows and you are born.

These people must not stay.

Emperor Hongzhi's face was grim: "If it is verified, these two people will be beheaded and confiscated!" ”

"The minister has one more thing to ask Your Majesty."

"Say."

"The minister wants to invite the Jinyi guard to secretly protect the minister for some time." Yan Chengjin said bluntly.

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and nodded.

I heard that there were two fish that slipped through the net, and sent people to assassinate Wang Shouren and Yan Chengjin, and the cabinet Li Dongyang and the three people rushed over, but when they arrived, His Majesty had already decided.

Out of the dormitory, Yan Chengjin said to Dai Shan: "Please also ask the adults to investigate thoroughly, beware of any more escapes." ”

Dai Shan sighed: "There should be no more." ”

He made a special trip to the Ministry of Officials and checked the list of positions in the Ministry of Households.

Now almost all of the things that have served in the household department since Hongzhi have been arrested, and the rest that have not been caught are either Zhishi or died of illness.

Wang Shouren reminded Yan Chengjin: "When the old brother is on duty, you still have to be careful. ”

In the prison of the brocade guard,

Li Definition was exhausted of capital punishment, and no one came to rescue him for the past two days, so he knew that he had been abandoned, and said to Jinyiwei: "Recruited...... The right attendant of the Ministry of Works also knows about the empty sound. ”

Jin Yiwei was shocked and hurriedly entered the palace to report to Mu Bin.

Yan Chengjin and Wang Shouren arrived at the noon gate and saw a brocade guard coming on a fast horse, still holding a blood book in his hand.

"But a confession?"

If it was someone else, Jin Yiwei didn't like to deal with it, but Yan Chengjin had a very good relationship with the commander, so Jin Yiwei said: "Jingying Qianhu Li is defined, and he has confessed to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry." ”

Even the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry was implicated.

Yan Chengjin was shocked, Dai Shan was a little jealous, this time Jinyiwei was going to make a great contribution.

Back to the Qianqing Palace,

When Emperor Hongzhi heard that the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry was also implicated, he was both angry and powerless, so he said: "Xiong Chong, the right attendant of the Ministry of Propaganda!" ”

Xiong Chong knew what was going on, and when he entered the Qianqing Palace, he trembled and knelt on the ground: "Although the minister knows about the empty sound, but there are too many implications, the minister does not dare to play, this matter has nothing to do with the minister, and I ask Your Majesty to spare the minister." ”

He had just been promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Engineering.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed and shook his head: "Even the squire is involved, whether you are guilty or not, Jinyiwei will naturally find out and go to prison." ”

Hearing the word edict, Xiong Chong fainted.

Mu Bin took Xiong Chong down.

Yan Chengjin saw that Emperor Hongzhi's mood was low at what time, and even the servants of the Ministry of Works deceived him, which must have been extremely uncomfortable.

I wanted to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but it was not suitable to continue to admonish at this moment, so I got up and said goodbye to Dai Shan and the others.

This trip back to the house was extremely smooth, not only Wang Yue accompanied him, but also Jinyiwei followed in secret, in the capital, no minister could mobilize so many people.

In the past three days of the Kongxiang case, no matter how Dai Shan interrogated him, no one confessed.

The civil officials were sent to serve in the border areas of Ningxia, and the thousands and hundreds of households in the Beijing camp were beheaded for public display.

The Jingying empty sound case, this time it is really over.

In the past three days, Emperor Hongzhi still did not go to court.

Li Dongyang and the others were at a loss, thinking that Emperor Hongzhi was still pretending, and looked at Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin sighed lightly: "Your Majesty pretended to be stupid in order to give back an explanation to the people of the world, and now the person who eats the empty sound has found out, this time I am afraid it is true." ”

Outside the palace, it is very clean.

Yan Chengjin came to the door of the palace, and Xiao Jing reported to the palace: "Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin asks to see you." ”

So saying, he opened the door of the temple.

Yan Chengjin strode into the dormitory, there was not a single palace in the hall, Emperor Hongzhi was lying on the bed, and he could see his eyes staring at the ceiling without looking at the ceiling.

"Minister Yan Chengjin, I have seen Your Majesty."

"I'm wondering if I'm a good emperor." Emperor Hongzhi's voice was not in a hurry: "The shortcomings of the Beijing camp have reached the point of being out of control since the day I ascended the throne. ”