Eastern Capital, East City, Jingkangfang, Tiwei Mansion, Zichu

"How? What did the prime minister say? ”

Lu Yunsheng saw Xiao Chongguang coming out of the dark passage, and before he could take a breath, he went up and asked.

Sogo took off his hat, took out the piece of green jade from his clothes, and said proudly: "Finally there is progress, the prime minister will hand over his personal jade to me, as long as there is it, anyone in the prime minister's party must tell the truth obediently." After that, he told the story of what happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion completely.

After hearing this, Lu Yunsheng pondered for a long time, and then said: "Actually, what I care more about is the true attitude of Cheng to the East Palace. ”

Xiao Chongguang sneered and said: "What kind of attitude can it be, naturally I want to get rid of it quickly." ”

"Definitely," Lu Yunsheng shook his head, "You may not know that when Liang Xiang was young, he used to be an assistant teacher of the East Palace. ”

"Huh?" Sogo was taken aback, "He used to be the crown prince and prince?" ”

Yun Sheng said: "Yes, this matter was inadvertently told to me by a secret guard before. However, at that time, the first emperor had not yet died, and the East Palace was still the emperor's grandson at that time, so he could only be said to be an auxiliary teacher. ”

"Where are the secret guards? How I don't know. Xiao Chongguang raised his eyebrows.

"Liu Yuanzhen." Lu Yunsheng said word by word, "After Liu's death, I saw that you were busy and couldn't manage so much, so I took it upon myself to withdraw him first, he was originally dressed as a servant in Liu's mansion, and he was also chatting with Mrs. Liu after Liu Yuanzhen was drunk, and he occasionally heard it." ”

"How?"

Lu Yunsheng said: "He didn't listen to it all, probably when the first emperor was in power, the current prince was still the emperor's grandson Yinwang, Liang Xiangde was the East Palace of the year, that is, the appreciation of today's saints, and was ordered to teach Yinwang to read and write, and then for some reason, there was a dislike with Yinwang, and the two parted ways, and Liang Xiang became the assistant of King Xin. If there had been no accident at the beginning, it might have been a situation where the prime minister and the prince joined forces. ”

Xiao Chongguang listened, covered his face and said, "They joined forces······ It's really hard to imagine, but," he suddenly raised his head again and looked in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion, "This Prime Minister is really interesting······

The ninth day of the first month of the third year of the Great Chu Chenghe, the imperial city of the eastern capital, the Qingning Palace, the beginning of the year

The crown prince Song Yu was dressed in a gorgeous velvet robe, slowly walked out of the door, came to the small courtyard outside the door, looked up at the clear sky and warm sun, and stretched his waist for a while.

He looked at the three eunuchs serving beside him and said, "You go and move the bamboo rocking chairs in the house out of the palace, and the palace wants to bask in the sun in this courtyard." ”

"Whoa."

The eunuchs respectfully agreed, then turned and hurried into the house.

At this time, a guard of the East Palace entered the courtyard, knelt down towards Song Yu and said, "Your Highness, Fan Zhao, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, asks to see you." ”

Song Yu rolled his eyes angrily, then waved his sleeves and said, "It's so annoying, let him in." ”

The guard answered, and stepped back to summon the seekers.

After a while, Fan Zhao, who was dressed in a red robe, hurriedly walked into the small courtyard, bowed and crossed his hands: "See His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

That Fan Zhao looks almost fifty years old, with a short beard, gray hair, and a relatively calm temperament, which is also what he has practiced in the officialdom. The current secretary of the Ministry of Industry is in charge of all the construction of the upper and lower tuntian, water conservancy, transportation, transportation and civil engineering projects in the Chu State, and has great power.

"Fan Qing, haven't you been home for a few days, and just went home to rest yesterday? How? Can't stay at home so soon? Song Yu glanced at Fan Zhao and said.

"Please ask Your Highness to call the shots of the old minister!" That Fan Zhao actually knelt down directly and cried.

This frightened Song Yu, he held Fan Zhao's arms and said, "Fan Qing, what's wrong with you?" Let's talk about something when we get up. After that, he beckoned the palace maid in the house and carried Fan Zhao into the Qingning Palace.

The three eunuchs had just moved the rocking chair out with all their hands and feet, and suddenly saw that the prince had returned to the palace, and they didn't know what to do for a while, so they stayed where they were.

"Withdraw the rocking chair to my study." Song Yu waved his hand helplessly at the eunuchs.

The eunuchs were also helpless, so they could only move the bamboo rocking chair back with a "whoosh".

Song Yu and Fan Zhao sat down separately, and the palace maid served tea at their table, and Song Yu asked, "Fan Qing, tell me quickly, what happened?" ”

Fan Zhao said: "Your Royal Highness, I didn't know until I got home yesterday that my only son, Fan You, was beaten outside, with a blue nose and swollen face, but the old minister was distressed to death!" After that, he kept slapping his legs and sobbing.

Song Yu listened, indicating that he didn't reveal it, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he thought that he had something to do with the prime minister's party, and said in his mouth: "How did you do this?" If you have bullied Linglang, you will report it to the Jingshi Yamen, and you can arrest the person who hurts people, according to the law of my Dachu, you will be fined if you should be fined, and you will be punished with a cane. ”

Fan Zhao sighed and said: "Alas, the old minister is afraid that the Jingshi Yamen will not try this matter. ”

Song Yu frowned and reprimanded: "He dares!" Who has the audacity not to take my Da Chu Lu in their eyes? ”

Fan Zhao slid down from the chair, crossed his hands and knelt down crying: "Your Highness, the son of the old minister was injured by Lu Yunsheng, the deputy head of the Tiwei Mansion!" ”

"What? Is it someone from Tiwei Mansion? Song Yu heard the words and directly took the case.

Fan Zhao said: "Your Highness, the old minister is afraid, Natiwei Mansion is probably coming down for His Highness." Your Highness, you think, he Tiwei Mansion obviously knew that the minister was His Highness's person, and he deliberately injured my son, which clearly meant that even if it was His Highness's people, they would not take it seriously. So who gave them this guts? In this imperial capital, is there a second person besides the prime minister? ”

The crown prince Song Yu was originally suspicious of Tiwei Mansion, but now when Fan Zhao said this, he was immediately furious, he waved his sleeves violently, and knocked over the teacup on the table to the ground: "It's just too deceitful!" ”

The porcelain cup was smashed into pieces with a crisp sound, and the surrounding palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they knelt down one after another, and Song Yu said with a gloomy face: "It seems that this palace wants to ask Tiwei Mansion in person, what do they want to do?" ”

Dongdu Dongshi Qingningfang is the end of the city

Xiao Chongguang and Lu Yunsheng were wearing official clothes and walking on the streets of Qingningfang, and this time they were going to the mansion of Xue Changqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to carefully investigate some of the things that happened before Liu Yuanzhen was killed that night.

The street is bustling, the road is full of traffic, people are surging, many vendors have already come out of the stalls, restaurants and restaurants are also open for business, the sound of selling, bargaining, passers-by chatting is endless.

However, Sogo is not in the mood to browse the prosperity of the imperial capital, and if the assassination case is not solved, they will have no peace for a day.

Just as they were hurrying away, a strong man with a tiger's back stretched out his hand to block their way.

"What are you doing? Tiwei Mansion handles the case, hurry up and get out of the way! Xiao Chongguang's brows furrowed, and Yun Sheng scolded loudly, and at the same time began to be vigilant.

The strong man crossed his hands and said, "I've seen Captain Xiao and Deputy Captain Lu." Sun Chao'an, the deputy general of the guard in the Lower East Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to see the two chief guards. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Xiao and Lu were both shocked.

Sun Chao'an said: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting for the two guards in the Dongsheng Restaurant in front. ”

Xiao Chongguang scrutinized and glanced up and down at Sun Chao'an: "You said that you are a guard of the East Palace, do you have a certificate?" ”

Chao An took out a gold token from his clothes, which was engraved with the four big characters of "Imperial Attendant of the East Palace", such a token can only be created by the imperial ironworks in the palace, and it is also an identity certificate for entering and leaving the imperial city.

Xiao Chongguang nodded and said, "Sure enough, it's from the East Palace." Then dare to ask Sun Guard, what is the matter with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looking for us? Now is an extraordinary time, and we still have important things to do in Tiwei Mansion, and we can't delay it. ”

Sun Chaoan said: "This, I don't know, just teach me to invite the two, and if you have something to say, it won't be delayed for too long." ”

Xiao Chongguang and Lu Yunsheng glanced at each other when they heard this, and they both felt doubts and even horror in each other's expressions. But when the East Palace invited, how could they dare to be disobedient and inferior, so they could only say helplessly: "After asking the Sun guards to lead the way, they followed." ”

Dongsheng Restaurant is located in the center of Qingning Fang, the location is excellent, and the area and scale are a little larger than others, so it is very popular with people in the imperial capital, and even some dignitaries and royal nobles often come here.

The crown prince Song Yu chartered a separate room facing the sun, and he sat on a chair, facing the window. Surrounded by six princelings and a party of ministers.

Sun Chao'an tapped the door gently, Song Yu said "enter", Chao'an pushed the door in, he bowed to Song Yu and said, "Your Highness, the person has been brought." ”

"Call them in." Song Yu's tone couldn't hear any emotion.

"Whoa." Sun Chao'an responded, then faced the door and said, "Two of you, please come in." ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Chongguang and Lu Yunsheng slowly walked into the room, Chao An closed the door, and the prince also turned around and looked at the two of them.

When Xiao and Lu saw the prince's deity, they hurriedly knelt down and said, "Ministers, see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Let's settle down, two adults." Song Yu said expressionlessly.

"Your Highness."

As soon as they stood up, Xiao Chongguang asked, "I don't know what the prince summoned his ministers to call here?" ”

Song Yu just stared at Lu Yunsheng and said, "Not for anything else, I just want to seek justice for Lord Fan." ”

"Justice?" Xiao Chongguang frowned, and when he saw the prince looking at Lu Yunsheng directly, he was even more puzzled.

Song Yu said: "Lu Qing, do you remember what happened on the night of the seventh day of the lunar month? ”

Cuiting Zhai?

As soon as he heard this, Xiao Chongguang immediately remembered it, and Lu Yunsheng naturally remembered it, he nodded and said, "Remember, the minister was in Cuiting Zhai that night, resting and doing errands at the same time. ”

"That's all?" Song Yu sneered and said, "You can't remember, is there anything else that makes you thrilling?" ”

"Naturally, I know that the minister also taught a prodigal son that night, and I remember that it was still the son of Fan Shangshu." Lu Yunsheng said without changing his face, his eyes looking at Fan Zhao who was standing on the left side of the prince at the same time.

Fan Zhao suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at Yun Sheng and said angrily: "Okay, you Lu Yunsheng, when you said this, your face was full of indifference, you really didn't take the old man in your eyes." ”

Lu Yun raised his voice and said, "What's wrong with me punishing a lawless bully? ”