"Xu Lei seems to be quite shrewd, is this crazy or stupid, and he will actually go to Dali Temple?" Zhang San couldn't help but visit Shao Mansion at night and complained to Shao An.

Shao An looked at him innocently, "I taught." ”

"Why? The case of the fourth child can obviously be turned into a big thing, why do you want to make this one? ”

"Originally, I planned to make a big deal small, but after I met Xu Lei, I changed my mind."

"So you used him to provoke civil and military disputes?" Zhang San was dumbfounded, "As the prime minister, you don't resolve it, but cause infighting?" ”

"You're right, the resentment of the second mansion is to be resolved. But the premise is that the initiative is in your own hands. If we are passively beaten, how can we resolve it? ”

Zhang San looked at Shao An's confident appearance, and couldn't help but pour cold water and said, "Are you sure you can win?" ”

"Xu Lei is bent on guilt, how can he not win? My brother has such a friend by his side, and I am also relieved. ”

"Then what about Xu Lei?" Zhang San silently mourned for Xu Lei in his heart.

Shao An smiled, "Don't worry." Although there is no physical evidence now, you have to believe in Feng Che's ability, and he will definitely find out. ”

After this incident, Gao Wei naturally wanted to return to Beijing in advance, and he went to Shao An to theorize angrily, but Shao An only said one sentence that left Gao Wei speechless. He said: "Feng Che's trial is notoriously fair, and it is better to hand over Li Hongyi to him than to hand it over to the front secretary of the palace." ”

Later, Shao An, on behalf of all civil officials, and Gao Wei on behalf of all military generals, each apologized to each other in the court, and then humbled each other on this matter, and finally Shao An happily transferred Li Hongyi to Dali Temple Prison.

How could the military attachés swallow this breath, they were simply red-eyed, and they all stared at Feng Che's trial. It is estimated that if Feng Che's trial is unfair, they will tear down the door of Dali Temple.

Feng Che also tried the case very quickly, and after arraignment of Li Hongyi, it was confirmed that he had been wronged and released him on the spot. And Xu Lei and the military general who inspected were temporarily detained in prison.

But there is really no evidence of this matter, and all the generals are waiting to see Feng Che make a fool of himself. But Feng Che was really amazing, and let Li Honghui compete with the captains of the forbidden army. If he wins, he will be awarded the position of lieutenant; If he loses, Xu Lei will be sentenced to bribery.

The forbidden army was all angry, and they all agreed with Feng Che's idea when they saw juniors like Li Honghui in their eyes. It's a pity that the results of the martial arts contest surprised the generals, and Li Honghui was able to beat several lieutenants down with injuries, which shows that his martial arts are really not blown. Of course, Li Honghui is more than enough to deal with generals, let alone a small lieutenant?

Xu Lei was acquitted in this case, and Li Honghui was reinstated. This result confirmed the injustice of the trial of the Privy Council, which was equivalent to a resounding slap in the face of the Privy Council. Those generals who showed off their might were completely wilted this time, and left Dali Temple one by one.

I thought that Li Hongyi's matter was over, but one day after the political affairs were discussed, the emperor left the prime minister alone and said to him: "Since the victory in the Northwest War, the generals have been carried away. You're right to knock it out, too. But everything must have a degree, and it's not good to overdo it. ”

Shao An hurriedly knelt down and admitted his mistake: "Weichen knows his mistake, please punish Your Majesty." ”

The emperor helped him up, but only admonished: "The death of the country in the past dynasties is due to party strife. Accordingly adjust the forces of all parties and balance the officialdom; Instead of getting involved in it and fighting with others to the death. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shao An said it well, but he didn't think so in his heart. What is the party fighting for at this point, and looking at the first emperor Shi Taizi Party and the Jin Wang Party, the degree of struggle for power and profit between the two parties is much more ruthless than now.

"Next year's spring, you will be the main exam, prepare well." The emperor's sudden words revealed the ultimate purpose of this conversation.

Shao An was stunned, and sure enough, the emperor's thoughts were as ethereal as the sky and as deep as nothing. Always when people are defenseless, they make decisions suddenly, which makes people impossible to guess in advance and irrefutable afterwards.

“…… Compliance. Even if Shao An understood the emperor's intentions, in this case, he couldn't make any objections at all, and could only laugh at himself and think that he really couldn't hide from what he should have come.

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Since Li Hongyi was rescued from prison, he has been recuperating at home, although he was whipped several times by the front secretary of the palace, but fortunately, it was all skin trauma. Li Honghui was miserable, and the 60 military sticks were injured and his muscles and bones were moved, and he went to compete in martial arts just a few days after recuperation, and as a result, the old injuries recurred.

So the brothers were both sick in bed, and only Xu Lei was busy greeting them.

On this day, Xu Lei finished delivering medicine to Li Honghui, and Li Honghui knew that he had been working hard recently, so he urged him to leave, "Leave me alone, you go and take care of my brother." ”

Xu Lei sat still, stretched out his hand to pull the quilt for him, and said with a smile: "Hong Yi is very good, worry about yourself first." ”

"I'm fine, thank you so much these days."

"Why say thank you to friends? It's just ......" Xu Lei hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Why did you ask me to ask Shao Xiang?" ”

"Hmm...... That day, I went to Qingfeng Building to drink, and when I saw my eldest brother and Shao Xiang greeting him, I thought I was very familiar. Li Honghui covered up, "Besides, Shao Xiang did rescue the eldest brother." ”

"By the way." Xu Lei said with annoyance, "I was in a daze at that time, and I really shouldn't have gone to Dali Temple to make trouble." In the future, how should we live in the forbidden army? ”

Xu Lei's fuss made the military attache look gloomy, and the brothers of the forbidden army also distanced themselves from him and Li Honghui. However, Li Hongyi has not been affected by anything, and his popularity in the forbidden army is still very good, because he is the biggest victim after all.

"We went to find Shao Xiang about this, you can know and I know, don't let the eldest brother and others know."

Xu Lei's eyes narrowed, "You...... Why help him? ”

“…… Help whom? Li Honghui looked at Xu Lei with a confused face, as if he really didn't know what he was asking.

Xu Lei pulled his lips and hooked an unfathomable smile, "Take care of your injuries, I'll go see your brother." ”

Since the day he was arrested, Li Hongyi has been in a state of confusion. In his eyes, this period of life was: from one cell to another, from one torture hall to another, and finally he was inexplicably released home.

So he didn't know that Xu Lei had taken the blame for him, and he didn't know that the civil and military sides had caused infighting because of him.

When Xu Lei went to see Li Hongyi, the latter was still asleep.

"Only those who have no heart and no lungs can live a carefree life." Xu Lei sighed, picked up the quilt that was kicked to a corner on the ground, and covered him. Then he sat on the edge of the bed and slowly admired Li Hongyi's unflattering sleeping posture.

And Li Hongyi didn't notice it, smacked his lips and turned over again, and the snoring was still the same.

Xu Lei looked at Li Hongyi's face, thinking about what had happened in recent days, and thinking about the ambiguous attitude of all kinds of people towards him, which made him puzzled. He had a feeling that all the riddles seemed to lie with Li Hongyi, and that dusty memory was the key to solving all the riddles.

However, the person holding the key did not notice the situation around him at all, and was still asleep......

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Although the emperor only privately revealed to Shao An about serving as the chief examiner, anyone in Jingzhong who had eyes guessed the candidate for the chief examiner sooner or later. After all, there are only a few officials who are qualified to serve as the chief examiner, and Shao An is now in full swing, and it is self-evident who will be in charge.

In this way, it adds difficulty to Shao An. Originally, the candidates for the examiners were to be kept strictly confidential, but after the imperial court announced them, the examiners immediately entered the Gongyuan and were isolated from the outside world. And now that the imperial examination has not yet begun, everyone knows who the chief examiner is. Needless to say, how many people come to Shao An to give gifts and go to the door, just talking about the suspicion and public opinion of the outside world about this imperial examination can crush any examiner.

It's a pity that Shao An is not an ordinary examiner, although many people will think that there must be fraud in this test, Shao An still refuses to accept bribes. Although the body is not afraid of shadows, there are many villains who reverse right and wrong behind their backs. Mastering the speech among scholars is also one of Shao An's homework.

If you want to listen to the words of the scholars, the non-wine inn doesn't think about it. So Shao An wore a scholar's green shirt and stepped into Zhang San's Forget Worry Building on foot.

"Prime Minister, what are you doing again?" Zhang San now has a big head when he sees Shao An, and he has a faint sense of foreboding.

"It's just drinking, busy with your go."

Zhang San obviously didn't believe it, "You are here, how dare you not accompany the wine?" ”

Shao An compromised and said honestly: "The examiner's matter was unfortunately said by you. ”

Zhang San gloated and smiled: "Look, the will of the saint cannot be changed by anyone." ”

Shao An ignored Zhang San's smile and asked him seriously, "What did the scholars say?" ”

"What else can you say?" Zhang San sneered and said, "Say, 'Kong Fang is the deputy money god, and the question is divided into rich and poor first. ’①”

"Is there such a crooked poem?" Shao An's face was silent, but he was shocked in his heart by the ability of the mastermind behind the scenes to spread rumors.

Zhang San put away his smile and began to speak seriously: "You and I know who spread the rumors. Thinking that year, the case of the branch field was discovered, the first assistant abandoned the city, and Shaozai (2) was on the side. A lesson from the past, a teacher for the future. ”

Shao An felt a warmth in his heart when he heard this, and said with a light smile: "Don't worry." ”

Zhang San saw that Shao An was confident, and knew that he didn't have to worry about him, so he also smiled: "In my small shop, you can't hear anything." The most popular restaurant among scholars now is the 'Champion Inn'. ”

"Champion Inn?" Shao An said that he had lived in the capital for so many years and had never heard of an inn with such a domineering name.

But Zhang San smiled mysteriously, and didn't even reveal the location of the store, but said, "I'll take you to have a look." ”

Following Zhang San left and right, Shao An found that he was taken to a familiar inn, which was the inn he stayed at when he came to the capital three years ago.

Later, Shao'an was inscribed on the gold list, and he was a great leader in the world; Later, Xuan Ma worshiped the prime minister and ascended to the position of first assistant. This store also took advantage of Shao'an's reputation, and its business was booming. Now that it is spring again, the name of the store is directly changed to "Zhuangyuan Inn". In addition, this was once the place where the prime minister of the dynasty lived, but it was not overcrowded?

Zhang San pulled Shao An into the crowd, and finally found a seat to sit down. Then he listened to the shopkeeper's boast to everyone with relish, how he was discerning back then, and at first glance he found that Shao An had the story of Zaifu's talent.

Shao An looked at this scene helplessly, thinking that he had just entered Beijing, and he acted in a very low-key manner, and he only spoke a few words to the shopkeeper, and most of the time he was in the guest room to review his homework. Not long after the list was released, the emperor gave the house and moved out of the inn.

Sure enough, one person attained the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascended to heaven. Maybe the shopkeeper has long forgotten Shao An's appearance, but he can make up a wonderful story of acquaintance with Zhuang Yuanlang.

Shao An was bored and complained to Zhang San: "What's the point of listening to him brag?" ”

Before Zhang San could answer, a scholar across the table hurriedly replied: "This is the inn where Prime Minister Shao Cheng lived." The room upstairs where Shao Xiang lived now costs a hundred taels for one night. ”

Shao An shook his head and said: "Which dynasty and which generation does not have a champion, which dynasty and which generation does not have a first assistant?" What is worth a hundred taels to live in a room. ”

The man asked Shao An in a loud voice: "Brother Tai's words are wrong. Dare to ask which champion can become prime minister within three years? ”

One of the people at the next table heard the movement and glared at the man, "It's really unprecedented. But Brother Ren knows a word, ascending will fall heavily. ”

"You dare to criticize the prime minister?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Shao An hurriedly pulled the fight, "That's it, it's important to listen to the story." ”

And Zhang San next to him was already laughing until his stomach hurt.

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(1) Kong Fang is the deputy god of money, and the question is divided into rich and poor. The price is 7,000 deeds, and the house is 12 papers. Jinling has become a golden cave since ancient times, and the white is more than white today. The most surprised Ding You and Renzi, won the fortune star to start. - Anonymous.

(2) Shaozai: Another name for the servant of the ministry.