The officials of the Ministry of Rites came to the yamen early in the morning to order, and as soon as they returned to their duty room, they heard a jaw drop.

Chen Zheng, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, has been dismissed from his post and investigated and put in the prison of Dali Temple because he was involved in a case of fraud in the imperial examination a few years ago.

There are also a few small officials involved in the case in the Ministry of Rites, who first put the flail for three months, a hundred rods, and then filled the army in the place of smoke miasma, and this time, I am afraid that they will never come back.

Compared with the rest of the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites is much less risky, and it is nothing more than messing up the etiquette process, being fined or demoted.

But in the Ministry of Rites, there is one thing that must never be touched.

That is the fraud in the imperial examination, the imperial examination is an important way for the imperial court to elect officials, and the Ministry of Rites has always been responsible for the crime of fraud, especially murder and arson, and those who have always participated in fraud have ended up extremely miserable.

Chen Langzhong was sent to the prison of Dali Temple for the crime of fraud, and even if this life is over, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were shocked and sighed, and they also raised twelve points of vigilance in their hearts.

In the Shang study, Liu Feng looked at Tang Huai and said in a deep voice: "This time Chen Langzhong was investigated, it was the relationship between King Kang, I don't know how King Kang caught Liu Langzhong's handle, but at this time, it was obviously to embarrass adults." ”

Chen is the designated wedding envoy of the Ministry of Rites, and now he is in the prison of Dali Temple, so he naturally can't be the wedding envoy, and the candidate for the marriage envoy has been changed twice, if there is any mistake this time, it will definitely cause greater dissatisfaction with His Majesty, and at that time, I am afraid that the entire Ministry of Rites will be condemned.

Liu Feng looked at Tang Huai, thought for a while, and said: "Lord Tang, King Kang must have come to send the wedding envoy this time, I am afraid that if we appoint another person, it will be folded in the hands of King Kang, and when the time comes, Your Majesty will not be able to explain at all." ”

Tang Huai's face was calm, he tapped the table lightly with his index finger, and said: "Now the Ministry of Rites can serve as the wedding envoy, only you and the Ministry of Food, and the Ancestral Department Langzhong." ”

"The ...... of the Ministry of Food" Liu Feng thought for a while and said: "My lord, I'm afraid that the Ministry of Catering will not work, King Kang can even dig out the handle of Chen Zheng four years ago, in case the problem of the Ministry of Catering is found, change it again, Your Majesty will definitely condemn the Ministry of Rites." ”

"The wedding giver can not do it, and you can't take this risk." Tang Huai thought for a while and said, "In this way, only Liu Langzhong of the ancestral hall will be in the middle of the temple." ”

Liu Feng thought for a while, nodded and said, "There is nothing wrong with Liu Langzhong, if King Kang forcibly obstructs it, Your Majesty should also notice something." ”

Tang Huai looked at Liu Feng, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and said, "Inform him first, just in case, don't report it for the time being." ”

Liu Feng nodded and said, "I'll go now." ”

……

After going down to the yamen, Liu Jin of the ancestral hall walked out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and the expression on his face was still a little dazed.

The errand of the wedding envoy turned around and actually fell on his head, no matter how you think about it, it is a little incredible.

This is a great achievement, and this kind of credit falls on his head, and he should be happy.

But for some reason, he was not happy at all.

First of all, the host and guest Lang Lang suddenly fell ill, and then the Ministry of Rites Lang was caught cheating on whoever was unlucky, he was still a little worried in his heart, and inexplicably felt that something was not right.

But after thinking about it, he didn't realize what was wrong, so he could only shake his head and mutter, "It should be just a coincidence......"

When he returned home, a maid came forward to report that Yang Langzhong of the Criminal Department came to visit.

He and Yang Langzhong of the Criminal Department are Jinshi in the same year, and they have been close friends for many years, and they move around a lot on weekdays, and when they heard that the haze in their hearts dissipated slightly, they pushed the door and walked into the study.

In the study, his treasured wine had already been opened, and he sat in his place, sipping it.

Liu Jin looked at the man and said, "You've only been injured for a few days, can you drink?" ”

The man waved his hand and said, "Take a few sips, it's okay." ”

Liu Jin sat opposite the man and asked: "I can't figure it out, you have been at home for three months, and your serious injuries have healed, and on the first day you arrived at the Criminal Department, you fell into the well again, do you want to find a fortune teller to help you calculate, is it Tai Sui?" ”

"It's not that the murderer Tai Sui is not enough, but the murder broom star is real." Zhang Langzhong of the Criminal Department waved his hand and said, "I deliberately burned my feet, and I jumped the well myself, if I didn't do this, I wouldn't have the opportunity to sit here and drink with you now." ”

Liu Jin waved his hand with disdain and said, "Then Tang Ning is really so powerful, where does the disaster go?" ”

Zhang Langzhong took a sip of wine and said, "Didn't he enter your Ministry of Rites, you can wait and see." ”

Liu Jin didn't care, and said: "Our Ministry of Rites is not like your Criminal Department, even if the broom star enters our Ministry of Rites, you have to be obedient ......."

Before he finished speaking, as if he had thought of something, the expression on his face suddenly froze, and he muttered, "Broom Star!" ”

Zhang Langzhong saw the strangeness of his expression and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Jin's lips moved, and said: "Although he didn't do anything in the Ministry of Rites, in the two days he was in the Ministry of Rites, the host and guest Langzhong suddenly fell ill, and Langzhong in the Ministry of Rites was arrested for fraud ...... case, this, this should have nothing to do with him, right?" ”

"Not necessarily." Zhang Langzhong looked at him and said: "The four Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, nothing happened for so many years, why did he come and break in half in two days, let me tell you, you have to be careful, Chief Tang and your Lord Shangshu have a deep hatred, he came to your Ministry of Rites this time, maybe it was to take revenge." ”

"No......" Liu Jin muttered, but the expression on his face was already a little frightened.

The man took the initiative to choose to go to the Ministry of Rites, which was already beyond everyone's expectations, but the Ministry of Rites was united and collectively ignored him, and he didn't do anything in the past two days......

Once by chance, twice by coincidence, and if there was a third time, he would no longer believe it, and he would have to be more careful.

But the problem is that the two accidents were the wedding messengers, and if there was a third time, wouldn't he be the unlucky one?

He forced himself to calm down, shook his head, and said, "Impossible, impossible, this doesn't make sense......"

Zhang Langzhong looked at him and asked, "Do you think he is reasonable with the household department and the criminal department?" Or do you think you're smarter than they are? ”

Liu Jin pursed his lips, looked at Zhang Langzhong, and said: "Lao Zhang, you have been in the Criminal Department for a long time and are well-informed, you help me analyze and analyze, if it is really him, what is his purpose?" ”

What happened in the past two days was told in detail to the criminal department.

Zhang Langzhong thought for a while and said: "So, whoever in your Ministry of Rites will be unlucky, think about it, if the Ministry of Rites messes up the princess's wedding ceremony, who will be the most unlucky?" ”

Liu Jin thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Lord Shangshu! ”

"Isn't that clear!" Zhang Langzhong slapped his thigh and said: "He didn't go to the Ministry of Rites early, he didn't go to the Ministry of Rites late, but he went at this time, didn't he make trouble for your Ministry of Rites, first of all, he changed two wedding envoys in a row, so that Tang Shangshu made a fool of himself three times and twice in His Majesty's place, I'm afraid that even if you become a wedding envoy, he will make trouble from it, this marriage is very important, once something messes up, you just wait for the roll to go home, and when the time comes, even your Lord Shangshu will be to blame......"

Liu Jin's face turned a little pale, and he asked, "But Lord Shangshu has already decided to let me be the marriage envoy, and I have already agreed, what can I do?" ”

"What if you say yes?" Zhang Langzhong looked at him and said lightly: "The water in Beijing is deep, we are officials, if we want to gain a foothold here, we should be ruthless to ourselves!" ”

……

Sick of a host and guest Langzhong, caught a ceremonial Langzhong, and came another ancestral Langzhong, although some are endless, but compared to others, the ancestral Langzhong is sitting opposite him, which is more convenient to start.

Tang Ning had just sat down in his place, and before he could decide which method to use, he heard the news that Liu Jin, a member of the ancestral hall, was seriously injured by a speeding carriage on the way to the Ministry of Rites in the morning, and the carriage hit and escaped, and the buns in his hands fell to the ground in shock.