Du Weizhen raised his eyebrows and motioned for him to drink the tea on the table with Gu Yeyang, "Take a sip of tea first, you speak slowly." ”

Gu Yeyang looked like it was still warm, and he drank it clean with a sip, and after breathing a sigh of relief, he told the criminal department Shangshu about being beaten into a trick.

"If you don't find anything at all, you won't be able to find out." After speaking, he added a sentence indignantly.

He thought that Du Weizhen would be equally indignant, but he didn't expect him to be silent, staring at the table for a long time, and then said casually: "I know, you don't need to follow up on this matter now, take a break, I still need you then." ”

Gu Yeyang didn't know what the prince meant, but he saw that he was smiling a little treacherously, scratching his head and puzzled: "Then what should Lord He do?" Ruyi will definitely punish him, but Lord He really doesn't look like a bad person. ”

Du Weizhen was unfathomable, "I know, you go back first, I may need your help tomorrow." ”

Gu Yeyang was confused, but he still went out, and he was relaxed when he had nothing to do, although he was still worried about what he was involved in, but out of trust in the prince, he believed that nothing would happen to him, so he went back to Mu Mansion by the way.

Ning Qingqing and they hadn't seen Gu Yeyang for several days, and they were extremely happy to see him, he accompanied a few children to have dinner and rested in Mu Mansion for a night, but before dawn, someone came to look for him, saying that the emperor had summoned him.

The father-in-law who came to let him enter the palace only said that it was the emperor, indicating that the prince was not present, and let him face the ruler of the country alone, saying that he was not nervous was false, he seized the time to bathe and change clothes, and wore a dress that he thought was the most decent of the clothes he had brought over, a moon-white bullet flower dark pattern brocade dress, black hair with a long hairpin behind his head, revealing a full forehead, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, long body and jade, even the father-in-law who was used to seeing the three thousand beautiful in the harem couldn't help but lose his god, this person is really the only one in the world to look good.

I didn't dare to look at it at a glance, and I took it all the way to the imperial study.

Gu Yeyang looked at the splendid imperial study, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, and couldn't help but nervously pull his father-in-law's dust, "Do you know what the emperor summoned me for?" ”

"This slave doesn't know, why doesn't Master Gu go in first?"

Gu Yeyang smiled awkwardly, the guard at the door pushed the door open, he walked in tremblingly, Emperor Jing Yuan raised his head from the twist and turn, cast his eyes on him, and his voice was low and majestic, "You are Gu Yeyang, what does Mu Shengbai have to do with you." ”

"It's a tutor."

Emperor Jing Yuan laughed loudly, and he was very happy to hear it, "Mu Shengbai is wonderful, and you haven't ruined his reputation, no wonder he wants to recommend you." ”

"Huh?" Gu Yeyang looked puzzled, he didn't know why, the master didn't mention this matter to him.

Emperor Jing Yuan smiled and said nothing, and then said: "Taichang Shaoqing has already pleaded guilty, saying that it was indeed the assassin he sent to assassinate the prince, and you have also contributed to finding out this matter, although you were not ideal in the exam before, and you didn't even enter the palace exam, but now you can make an exception to let you enter the criminal department." ”

"What? Did Lord Ho confess his sins? Gu Yeyang was stunned, his heart was in turmoil, he couldn't accept an innocent person to admit his guilt, and he also participated in this matter, assassinating the prince, this is a heinous crime, when the family is exterminated, he wants to watch an innocent person be framed like this and bear this crime.

Gu Yeyang had no way to convince himself to accept it, but he also knew that he couldn't be reckless and calm down his ups and downs, he arched his hand to Emperor Jingyuan and said: "Thank you for the emperor's love, but the experience of Yeyang is still shallow, if you rashly take on such an important role, I'm afraid that some people will be unconvinced, why don't you let Yeyang go back and think about it for a few days?" ”

The superior is taboo about others being disobedient, but Emperor Jingyuan is still in a good mood today, and he thinks that this is just an empty modesty among the literati, so he will let him come to him after thinking about it.

After leaving the imperial study, Mu Shengbai did not return to the Mu Mansion, but went directly to the East Palace, the prince seemed to have known that he was coming, standing at the door of the palace, and beckoned when he saw him from afar.

Du Weizhen smiled gently, the corners of his eyes rose, and he was in a very good mood, "But my father came to you and told you about Shengbai recommending you to be an official?" ”

Gu Yeyang nodded stunned.

"Do you want you to go to the Criminal Department?"

Gu Yeyang was even more surprised, "Your Highness knows everything." ”

Du Weizhen smiled silently, "Then what are you looking for me for?" ”

Gu Yeyang's face straightened, "Lord He confessed, but Lord He is not guilty, it must be that if it is easy to torture to extract a confession, Lord He can't bear to admit the offense, Your Highness, you can't let innocent people be framed like this." ”

Du Weizhen didn't smile or get angry, his pupils shrank, he patted Gu Yeyang's shoulder heavily, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I'll go tell my father now." ”

Gu Yeyang watched Du Weizhen's figure fade away in a daze, and admiration for him gradually rose in his heart, although he felt as if he had entered some pit.

"Father, do you really believe that the assassins were sent by Lord Ho?"

As the old saying goes: things and like gather people and groups, Li Sanmu has a noble character, and he is unwilling to be with villains, and He Qishen, the only one who is good friends with him, is also quite famous in the court and the people.

"I don't want to believe it, but the secretary of the criminal department has given him the confession signed by himself, and it is indeed his autograph, so the evidence is conclusive, and I have to believe it if I don't believe it."

Du Weizhen's face was heavy, "But my father and son-in-law feel that Lord He must be innocent, and the origin of this confession is subject to negotiation." ”

Emperor Jing Yuan's face was gloomy, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and he twisted into a strip, "You said that this confession is a fake?" This is the crime of deception, who has the guts! ”

"No, this confession is true, but this signature is not willing."

The imperial study suddenly quieted down, only the sound of Emperor Jing Yuan's heavy breathing could be heard, only to see his eyelids half-covered, covering thousands of emotions under his eyes, and his fists on the table were clenched, a generation of Mingjun, what a smart person, how could he not hear the deep meaning of Du Weizhen's words, "The innocent person has confessed, and there must be a person from the criminal department who has been beaten into a trick, you are good to investigate, and after finding out, Master He will be acquitted, and it will be a good whole criminal department that covers the sky with one hand." ”

Du Weizhen deserved to be loud and crisp, "Yes!" On this day, he has been waiting for a long time, the inside of this criminal department has long been rotten, and it needs to be rectified.

However, "What about Gu Yeyang?" ”

"He's already told you about it, right?"

Gu Yeyang didn't hide it, "Yes." ”

"Let him go to the Criminal Department to be a little principal, otherwise he will be too conspicuous and easy to die,"