The third master was running all the way, panting, and although the trotting guy was holding an umbrella, the third master's shoulders were still wet. When www.biquge.info waited for the main courtyard, the third wife and Brother Lu were talking with Xu, and they were startled when they saw her husband like this.

Xu Shi held the hand of the Buddha beads and paused, not in a hurry to ask, and ordered the maid to send a dry towel to the third master to scrub.

The third old man gasped so badly that he couldn't speak for a while, he took a towel and wiped it on his face, Fang Chang took a breath and said: "Fortunately, Shen Li followed back to Songjiang, and the excerpt of Zhao Xianzhong, the prefect of Songjiang, arrived. ”

The third wife's face changed when she heard this, and Xu frowned: "Who is this Zhao Xianzhong?" ”

Although "banditry" is not a heinous crime, it really has to be convicted, and it must be beheaded. Although it did not involve nine groups in a row, this "bandit" was not an ordinary bandit after all, but a widow. The people of the Jiufang clan inside and outside the Shen family, mostly live in Songjiang, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Songjiang has been chaotic by the Japanese Invaders several times, and the local people can not say that the family has a blood feud with the Japanese Invaders, and there are most of them. If the Shen family is charged with the crime of "Litong Wokou", the good days of the clansmen in Songjiang will come to an end.

Not to mention, the most important thing in this world is people who fall into the well. After the death of Shen Cang, a scholar of real power, the Shen family has become a big piece of fat, not to mention others, even the He family will not let go of the opportunity to take a bite. He Dongsheng, the eldest lord of the He family, is now in the right waiter position of the Criminal Department. The case of the Shen family's "bandits" was really filed, and it happened to be in the hands of He Dongsheng.

The Shen family and the He family, as the two largest families in Songjiang, have the most mysterious relationship. Originally, there was a second room in the capital, and the He family was slightly inferior even if they were active in the local area, but now that the second room has lost its family, He Dongsheng has his back to Li Dongyang, and he has his qualifications in the Criminal Department.

"In the sixth year of Hongzhi, the second class jinshi, the nephew married the daughter of the He family, and He Dongsheng was an in-law, and he was released to the magistrate of She County, and then promoted to the same governor of Xuzhou, and was promoted to the prefect of Songjiang last year." The third old man said.

In twelve years, he was promoted from the seventh-grade prefect to the fourth-grade prefect, and it is impossible to say that ordinary jinshi has been promoted so quickly.

"Old Li Ge's people!" Xu said slowly.

In the six-year examination of Hongzhi, the chief examiner is Li Dongyang, and He Dongsheng, who is also a member of the Li Party, is an in-law, so Zhao Xianzhong is an ironclad "Li Party".

Songjiang Shen family, although the highest official position is now only from the fourth grade, there is a Shen Li here, and it is not easy to provoke Xie Qian behind Shen Li.

The three elders of the court and the central government, Xie Qian, Liu Jian, and Li Dongyang, have controlled the government for many years, and they have formed three major factions with the three major cabinet elders as the center. Although Liu Jian is the first assistant, he is very old, and now he is concentrating on urging the new emperor to govern the government, and he will not take the initiative to dislike Xie Qian, on the contrary, as Liu Jian is distracted, a new generation of first assistant will be produced in Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, and Li Dongyang will arrange people to play on the topic.

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang both entered the cabinet in the eighth year of Hongzhi, Li Dongyang was named a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, and Xie Qian was a scholar of Dongge University. Wenyuan Pavilion is ranked in front of the East Pavilion, but Xie Qian is a scholar of the Ministry of War and a scholar of the East Pavilion, and Li Dongyang is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion, so Xie Qian is still in the front of the imperial court. It wasn't until the eleventh year of Hongzhi that the prince went out of the pavilion to study, Li Dongyang gave the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the court ranking was before Xie Qian. But within two years, Xie Qian was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and he was ranked in front of Li Dongyang and became the second assistant.

If Liu Ge retired, then it would be Xie Qian who would become the first assistant, at this time to attack the Shen family, if Xie Qian came forward to shelter his son-in-law's family, the dirty water would be splashed over, after all, Xie Qian was a native of Yuyao, Zhejiang, not far from the sea, and the suspicion of this "Tongwei" was on his back, even if there was no evidence, his reputation would be implicated; If Xie Qian stood by and didn't even protect his son-in-law, then the other protégés and township parties would inevitably be cold.

The Songjiang Shen family, which has a place in Jiangnan Shilin, was affected by the pond fish in this way. In the final analysis, it was Shen Cang's death and Shen's weakness.

The third master and the Xu family looked at each other, and both of them were helpless. is the third wife, who is not familiar with the court situation, and she is more worried when she hears the mention of Li Ge. If there is only one He family against the Shen family, it is not terrible, He Dongsheng is just a servant of the Criminal Department, and the Shen family's in-laws can have some support, but if Li Ge Lao stands behind, the weight of relatives and friends will be insufficient.

"Which one can mention the Shen family's 'Tongwei'?" Xu pondered for a moment and said.

Shen Li will return to his hometown, he has an official position, if he "wants to add crimes", he can always inquire one or two, he is afraid that there will really be a bad child, and he will really let Governor Zhao catch the handle. I don't know that the prefect of Zhao was instructed to frame the Shen family; Or in order to reduce the guilt on his body, because the children of the Shen family were not prosecuting, he pushed the boat down the river. If the former is okay, the truth is true, the false is false, and there is always a chance to clear the suspicion; If it was the latter, it would be difficult for the Shen family to tear it apart.

"Shen Jun in the long room, Shen Ling in the third room, and Shen Qi in the fifth room are now detained in the mansion." The third old man said sullenly: "I saw that although Shen Qi's temperament was a little lively, but since he was the son raised by Hong's sister-in-law, he would not be so stupid, so he was afraid of being deceived and really took a wrong step." The long room and the third room are two, but I don't know what the temperament is. ”

Hearing this, Xu frowned even tighter. Shen Jun is the second son of Changfang, because of his eldest brother, Shen Jun stayed in Songjiang and took care of clan affairs by the patriarch's father; Needless to say, Shen Qi stayed in Songjiang to guard the family business; Although Shen Ling is a concubine, she has experienced in the capital and has been trained by Shen Yuan's side, and she is also one of the three brothers who can speak. These three people are the best of the Songjiang king's generation. Fold all three of them into it at the same time, is this a frame-up, or is it a situation against the Shen family?

While the uncle and sister-in-law were talking, they heard footsteps from the courtyard, and Hongyun came in and said, "Madam, Uncle Ying is here." ”

Xu said, "Please come in." ”

Hongyun went out to pass the word without mentioning it, because the atmosphere in the room was depressing, Brother Lu came out with a little uneasiness, and refused to live in peace in the arms of the third wife, and the third wife coaxed in a low voice.

For a while, Shen Ying came in with Hongyun, her forehead was sweaty, and when she saw Xu, she bowed down, and saw the third master and the third wife. Seeing that the elders were all stiff-faced, Brother Lu was also a little cautious on his face. Xu was distressed, and whispered to the third wife to hug Brother Lu down.

When the third wife left, Shen Ying said in a trembling voice: "Auntie, other people's nephews dare not guarantee it, but my second brother is definitely not that kind of person." Speaking of the Japanese Kou, which of our Shen clan does not have a blood feud? Not to mention the eldest grandfather and second grandfather in the second room, we also folded an uncle and grandfather in the fifth room, and there are also seven and eight rooms. Not to mention that Songjiang is the foundation of the Shen clan, even a fool has no reason to lead enemies to harm his own clansmen! ”

Xu waved his hand and said: "I'm not confused, Brother Qi has been in the capital for several years, and his character is in my eyes." Although I don't know why it is involved, there must be other hidden secrets. You have also been in the court for many years, and you should know that this seems to be a 'Japanese rebellion', but it is not just a 'Japanese rebellion', is there any movement in the palace on this matter now? ”

Shen Ying shook her head and said: "Now that the national filial piety has passed, the emperor only plays willfully, and he does not go to court every day." Now several cabinet elders have jointly signed an excerpt, please invite the emperor to come to the court, don't be too lazy. ”

Xu sneered: "Linchao? Be an emperor of ornaments? ”

The third master and Shen Ying both changed color, and the third master sneered: "The emperor is still young, and several pavilion elders are entrusted by the emperor and do not bear the responsibility of teaching. However, the emperor, a credit eunuch, has several excerpts in the imperial history. ”

Xu said: "It's already fifteen years old, do you have to be a decoration for a few years before mentioning the pro-government matter?" Even if the three elders want to rely on the old and sell the old, it depends on whether the emperor is willing to accept it. The emperor was born in the court and grew up in the court, and he doesn't trust the big companion who has served since he was a child, which one can he trust? ”

The third master is a member of the Zhongshu House, and Shen Ying is the left senator of the General Political Department, both of whom are civil officials, and they have a natural antagonistic relationship with the eunuchs. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Taizu Dynasty, which strictly forbade eunuchs to interfere in politics, other dynasties have the right to castrate active shadows. Every time eunuchs run rampant, it is a time when civilian power is hit by setbacks.

Although the third master and Shen Ying are not of high grade, they are also civil officials, and they have no good impression of eunuchs. Therefore, I also support the suppression of eunuchs by several elders. But after listening to Xu's words at this time, both the uncle and nephew felt strange in their hearts.

Xu is the daughter of the elder of the pavilion, and she has experienced a lot of things for most of her life, so she can't see that the court seems to be calm now, but it is the most dangerous time. In the final analysis, it is just a sentence, "once a son of heaven and a courtier".

Shen Ying is an old minister of the East Palace, if he chooses between the emperor and the elder, he will naturally be inclined to the emperor, not to mention, this time Zhao Xianzhong wore the hat of "bandit" to the Shen family, and reported to the court, without the slightest scruples, behind this there is the shadow of the "Xie Party" and "Li Party" fighting.

In addition to being angry, Shen Ying became more and more suspenseful, not only for her brother's imprisonment, but also for her parents who followed her younger brother back to her hometown. has traveled thousands of miles, if he knew that Shen Qi was in prison, he didn't know how to be afraid.

"Auntie, my nephew is really not at ease and wants to take leave to return to his hometown tomorrow." Shen Ying was really worried, so she said.

Xu scolded: "Confused! The more this time, the more unpleasant it is for Jingli to become. With Shen Li here, he can solve it, you don't need to worry; If he can't solve it, it's useless for you to go back. ”

Shen Ying choked up and said, "My nephew knows this truth, but my father's side is really worrying." ”

Filial piety comes first, Shen Ying is not in love with official position and power at this time, and can want to return to his hometown to fulfill his filial piety, which shows filial piety, but now the affairs of the Shen family, in addition to the struggle between the elders, is not only the He family wants to fall into the well, you must know that among the three who are now in prison, Shen Jun is the nephew of the He family's relatives. Zhao Xianzhong, as the prefect of Songjiang, the first thing after his arrival is to make friends with the local gentry, and now there is no room for this, it must be that Songjiang's mess is too big, and he can't hide it or resist, so he will push it to the Shen family. At such a dangerous time, it is difficult to say what will happen to the Shen family. Even if there are in-laws in the second room in Beijing, Shen Rui will be mentioned in the future, and it may not be for the sake of other clansmen of the Shen family. After all, the crime is only "complication", not a "rebellion" to raid the family and exterminate the clan, and it does not involve the second room. Outsiders intervened rashly, and they couldn't say whether they could help the Shen family get rid of their crimes, they had to offend Li Ge Lao first. Moreover, with the two champions Shen Li and Shen Jin, even if the Shen family has some twists and turns now, they still have the capital to make a comeback.

"The Shen family can only save themselves now. Now that there are only you and your third uncle in the capital, where can you leave again? Xu said: "Since you are an old man in the East Palace, instead of returning to your hometown in a panic, it is better to think of a chance to see your majesty." The emperor is not a mean person, he will always remember one or two old feelings. ”

Shen Ying was just concerned about the chaos, and after listening to Xu's advice, she also knew that she couldn't just leave. Although the third master is an elder, he is a member of the office, and his connections are limited, so he cannot sit in the capital. Although she didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, at this time, Shen Ying couldn't help but pray silently in her heart, bless her parents with safety, bless her brother Shen Qi from prison as soon as possible, and bless other clansmen to survive this catastrophe.