After waiting for a long stick of incense, the emperor finally spoke: "With these evidences, it is not enough to convict." ”

As soon as this remark came out, the people below reacted differently. The hearts of the prime minister and the prince and the party finally let go; Gao Wei and others were shocked; And Sun Yi suddenly realized, he finally understood that Shao An said that he could make Feng Che know the difficulty and retreat, it turned out to be this.

But Feng Che was puzzled, and said curiously: "Your Majesty, the material evidence is complete, how can you not be convicted?" ”

The emperor smiled slightly, "Aiqing can see for herself." After speaking, let the chamberlain return the evidence.

Feng Che respectfully took it and hurriedly flipped through it. It's okay not to look at it, but I'm angry when I look at it. This evidence is indeed incomplete, and the most crucial pages have disappeared!

"Lord Shao!" Feng Che turned to face Shao An and scolded angrily, "All the evidence is here? Correct? ”

Shao An sighed secretly in his heart, but his face still did not change and his heart did not beat: "Yes." ”

"But a few pages are missing, you can read for yourself." After saying that, he threw the evidence to Shao An with a "snap".

Shao An took the evidence in embarrassment, and after pretending to look through it, he still replied: "That's all Master Feng gave to his subordinates, and there is nothing missing." ”

"What about the letters between Prime Minister Liao and the chamberlain? And what about the land deeds? Feng Che asked.

"Xia Guan has not seen what the adults said." Shao An replied expressionlessly.

Gao Wei listened for a long time and seemed to understand. He has known Shao An for a long time, and he can't figure out why he wants to shield Prime Minister Liao. So he interjected and asked, "Lord Shao, are you sure you haven't missed any evidence?" ”

Shao An still denied it.

Prime Minister Liao Cheng smiled: "Lord Feng has no empirical evidence, but what is Lord Shao doing here?" ”

Feng Che pointed at Shao An angrily, "You! You colluded with Liao Hongxuan to destroy the evidence. ”

"Lord Feng, don't spew blood." Prime Minister Liao said, "Except for talking with Lord Shao in the court, they haven't had much contact in private. What is the point of collusion? ”

Ni Hongyu, the head of the household department, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Shao Anding accepted the prime minister's favor and deliberately destroyed the evidence. Your Majesty, please be aware of it. ”

Peng Yuanping, the left attendant of the ministry, also persuaded: "Lord Shao, don't bully the king and hide the evidence privately. It's not too late to hand it over. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen." Shao An swore and said, "The lower official still said the same thing, the evidence is not missing, it is all here." ”

Feng Che was almost angry, "What I gave you, I won't remember?" That's obviously less! ”

Ni Hongyu continued to speak: "Your Majesty, please send someone to search the Shao Mansion, and you will definitely be able to find out the evidence of the crime." ”

Prime Minister Liao said: "What is the purpose of searching the official's mansion for no reason? Lord Ni seems to be the head of the household department, when did he start to take charge of the affairs of the criminal department? ”

"Enough, there are some verbal disputes above the court, and the courtiers are still decent?" The emperor slapped the table and rebuked sharply. Prime Minister Liao and the others immediately stopped arguing, and all knelt down to admit their mistakes. The emperor accepted it when he saw it, and said to Feng Che: "Feng Aiqing should go down and make more preparations, and the matter will be postponed for discussion." Retreat! ”

After going down to the court, Shao An didn't go far before he was blocked by Feng Che on the Jinshui Bridge. Shao An knew that he couldn't avoid it, so he looked at the person with a calm face.

The courtiers who had not dispersed saw Feng Che's angry posture and knew that he was going to settle accounts with Shao An. Everyone looked like they were watching a good show, and they all pricked up their ears.

And Feng Che naturally lived up to expectations, and said sharply: "You honestly confess, you didn't see anyone for a day yesterday, you deliberately hid." I didn't submit the evidence because I was afraid that I would find out that the evidence was missing? ”

Shao An still said, "No less, just so much." ”

"Why, when you see that the wind is not in the right direction above, you turn against it?" Feng Che's eyes were red, and he pressed step by step, "Or did Prime Minister Liao promise you any benefits, which is worth letting you 'do your best' for him so much?" ”

"The lower official can't understand the adult's words." Shao An looked ignorant, and turned sideways to bypass Feng Che and escape from here.

"Don't you understand?" Feng Che took a step forward and continued to block Shao An's way, scolding unrelentingly, "Lord Shao is a smart person, and he is the most proficient in seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and flattery. ”

The crowd that was gradually gathering around heard Feng Che's words and looked at Shao An one after another. Those contemptuous eyes were like countless brushes, sweeping him up and down.

Shao An closed his eyes, he had expected today's situation. Although the method of hiding the evidence can be successful, his reputation will be ruined. But the least rare thing about him is the word "reputation".

"Hurry up and ask Prime Minister Liao to go, and let him give you a promotion and make a fortune. It is estimated that my position as the left squire should also be vacated for you, but I don't know if Master Shao will feel at ease when he sits on it. Feng Che sneered, "It must be at ease, how can a treacherous person like you have any moral integrity at all." ”

Shao An opened his eyes and looked at Feng Che calmly, without any resentment in his eyes. Even when he heard such insulting words, his expression was as flat as ever, as if nothing had happened.

"What the lord said, the lower officials remembered. The lower official is busy with official business, can he leave now? The calm words poured out slowly and clearly, without justification or anger, which made Feng Che feel like he had punched cotton. The onlookers did not see the expected fierce quarrels and fights, and they were deeply bored, and dispersed in twos and threes.

Shao An raised his legs and was about to leave, and when he approached Feng Che's side, he said in a voice that only the two sides could hear: "Lord Feng, I will definitely give you a satisfactory result in the future." ”

However, Feng Che's attack was only the beginning, and it was not only the officials' disdain for Shao An's character, but even the dissatisfaction and jealousy that Shao An had been promoted too quickly before, all erupted at this moment.

The neglect of colleagues, the laziness of subordinates, and the indifference of superiors...... All this shows that everyone no longer suppressed their discontent because of Shao An's status as the champion, Sun Yi's blessing, and the emperor's favor.

At this moment, the DPRK and China set off a complete liquidation of the ministers who impeached him, headed by Prime Minister Liao Cheng. For a while, the party was arrogant, and Prime Minister Liao even covered the sky with one hand, instructing the official to impeach Feng Che and others.

Fortunately, the saint was lenient and did not deal with it seriously. The leader Feng Che was demoted from the second rank of Zuo Shilang to Liuzhou on the grounds that he was a false statement in front of the king, but he was not an official but heard about the incident, and became a Zhengqipin Zhixian County. Ni Hongyu, who knelt down at the noon gate together, just became the head of the household department for a few days, and was demoted to the left waiter of the household department; Peng Yuanping, the left attendant of the ministry, was suspended for half a year and thought about it behind closed doors; The rest of the kneeling and others were punished with fines.

And Shao An, who was transferred to the right attendant of the ministry, was neither promoted nor demoted.

As for Liao Cheng's attitude towards Shao An, he seems amiable on the surface, but in fact he is secretly wary. After all, Prime Minister Liao has been an official in the DPRK for many years, and he is still very accurate in looking at people. This Shao An's talent and connections seem to be unfathomable. Therefore, how could Prime Minister Liao really trust Shao An?

So the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, regardless of the loyal ministers and traitors, silently isolated Shao An. After all, no one wants to see a new powerful man rise.

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This blow is nothing to Shao An, he has experienced so many things, and he has long looked down on life and death. Only occasionally passing by the flower garden in the palace, I saw the eyes full of residual chrysanthemums, drifting away with the wind, quite a sense of sad autumn.

On this day, Shao An was casually walking in the palace, and suddenly saw Wu Ming, who had not been seen for a long time, coming towards him, and hurriedly flashed to the side wall to hide.

Since that day, he didn't know how to face his brother, and he had been careful to avoid direct encounters with Wu Ming, but after all, he was in the imperial court, where could he avoid it?

No, Wu Ming's eyes and hands are quick, he stepped forward with an arrow and grabbed Shao An's hand, "Why are you hiding from me?" ”

Shao Anxin was sad, and it seemed that he tried his best to avoid it, but he still couldn't hide after all. However, he didn't realize that what he could escape was fate, and what he couldn't escape was choice.

Wu Ming scratched his head and asked, "Your name is Shao ...... Shao Junyi? ”

"Yes." Shao An replied, suddenly he didn't know which tendon was out of order, and added, "You can call me...... An'er. ”

Generally speaking, in order to show respect, they are all called by peers and by their elders. Wu Ming was a little puzzled by Shao An's words, but with his arrogant personality, it was impossible to care about such a trivial matter, so he only said: "My name is Wu Ming, Wu Hongyi." ”

Shao An's expression was a little dazed, and he muttered: "Hong Yi......" He sincerely thanked Gao Wei at this moment, and gave his brother this expression, making him seem to return to the moment of first meeting. At that time, Hongyi was also so frank and cheerful, and said to him with a smile: "My name is Li Hongyi, what about you?" ”

One of them was young and the other was ignorant. At that time, nothing had happened......

However, looking back again, the road is strange, where are the people?

Wu Ming looked at the person in front of him carefully, elegant and handsome, elegant as a chrysanthemum, like a twenty-eight teenager, which made people suddenly feel as cold as ice and snow; Looking at the pair of Danfeng eyes again, there was a faint sadness between Gu Pan. Wu Ming looked at his eyes attentively, as if through those bright eyes, he could taste the despair and sadness faintly emanating from the depths of Shao An's heart.

Looking at Shao An's unrelenting look, Wu Ming finally noticed the strangeness of the atmosphere, thinking that Shao An was afraid of himself, so he said: "I beat you last time because you insulted my general." Of course, as long as you are no longer rude to General Gao, I will not hit people casually. You don't have to hide from me all the time. ”

Shao An nodded, but his expression was still confused, and Wu Ming didn't know if he had listened or not, so he had to continue: "En...... Actually, I think you're quite appetizing to me, and if it weren't for that, maybe we'd still be friends. ”

“…… Friend? Shao An was struck by this word, if God gave him another chance, he would rather be a stranger with his brother than never intersect.

If they hadn't met and met, would my brother's life have been smooth and stable for the rest of his life, and there would never have been such a tragic ending again? He has disturbed the peace of his brother in the first half of his life, how can this second half of his life be ruined in his hands again? Thinking of this, Shao An shook off Wu Ming's hand that restrained him, and said coldly: "Impossible, the Tao is not the same." Still don't say goodbye. After saying that, he fled in a hurry.

Wu Ming was left alone and stood in place, unable to figure out what he had said wrong.