When Huang Liji left the palace, Wang Chengen, who had been promoted to the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and was already the chief eunuch in the palace, appeared in the morgue at this moment.

This is a side room of the celebrant supervisor, which was not used for mortuary, but was specially retained when Wei Zhongxian was there.

Now, Li Shi's body lies here.

Wang Chengen stood in front of Li Shi's corpse expressionlessly, listening to the words.

He bowed his head to Wang Chengen, and said very respectfully and cautiously: "Father-in-law, Li Shi seems to have hanged himself, but in fact, he has been drugged before hanging, and he doesn't know how he died." ”

Wang Chengen's eyes changed slightly, and he said slowly: "You have checked it clearly."

He said: "It's clear, he still has some injuries on his body, and he should have been forced down." ”

Wang Chengen's face was a little solemn, and he began to wonder who did it.

Although the palace was purged by Cao Huachun once, Wei Zhongxian had controlled the palace for too long, and no one knew how many of his people were in it. Is it worried about being exposed, or is it that Li Shi knows someone's handle and is killed by someone

In any case, this person should have some status in the palace, otherwise he would not be able to silence Li Shi.

Who will it be

Wang Chengen thought in his heart, for a long time, he couldn't think of who it would be, and said to him: "Only you and I know about this matter, if there is a third person, you will be this corpse." ”

His face changed, and he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I won't say more than half a word if I am killed."

Wang Chengen glanced at Li Shi's body again, turned around and turned back to Qianqing Palace.

When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Wang Chengen didn't dare to hide it and told Zhu Youzhen about it.

Zhu Youzhen didn't seem surprised at all, and said in a light tone: "It's not the time yet, wait until next year." ”

Wang Chengen stepped aside and said no more.

Huang Liji left the palace and met Feng Quan, Zhou Yingqiu and others in the mansion, and after half an hour, these people came out, put on official uniforms, and began to enter their respective yamen.

These bigwigs finally went to work, and the government and opposition officials finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If the trouble continues, not to mention the national politics, it will be the emperor's anger, and countless people will definitely be unlucky, and the government and the opposition will already be panicked, worried and frightened, if something happens again, I don't know how many people will be frightened.

Huang Liji then summoned Zhuo Mai, the governor of Beizhili, and ordered him to sort out Cui Chengxiu's case, hand it over, and have it tried by the three divisions.

Zhuo Mai couldn't wait to throw this hot potato, so he immediately sorted out the file and sent it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but the person who received it was not Cao Yubian, the left imperial envoy of the Imperial Palace, but Zhou Qingli, the right deputy imperial envoy

This seemingly normal handover made Zhuo Mai's scalp numb, and he resigned overnight, packed up his things early the next morning, and prepared to return to his hometown.

As Huang Liji relented, the adults returned to the court, and this farce of a hundred officials boycotting the dynasty ended in a hurry.

This also made the court and the opposition very frightened, the sixteen-year-old little emperor in the palace was really powerful

The seventh year of the Apocalypse, December 11.

Zhou Qingli came back from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his face was dark, and he couldn't see any expression, but those who were familiar with him knew that his expression was very dignified.

Zhou Fang and Zhou Zheng accompanied him and ate in the back hall.

Zhou Fang endured it for a long time, but still asked, "Dad, is something happening again?"

Zhou Qingli didn't have much appetite, and when Zhou Fangyi asked, she put down her chopsticks, looked at her two sons and said, "Now Wei Zhongxian and Cui Chengxiu's cases are in my hands." ”

Zhou Fang naturally knew, and his expression was worried, and said, "Someone put pressure on my father."

Zhou Qingli's brows seemed to be frowning all the time, and said: "Wei Zhongxian, Cui Chengxiu involves too many people, and there is conclusive evidence, but they are all members of the imperial court, and I have no right to investigate, and I can't do anything." ”

Zhou Zheng realized that these two people were involved in the entire imperial court, and no one was clean, if they really investigated, they had to plow the imperial court again.

"What is the emperor's attitude?" asked Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Qingli glanced at Zhou Zheng and said: "The emperor's attitude is a little unpredictable, while asking me to hurry up the investigation, but not allowing me to expand the scope or closing the case, and on the other hand, he shows indifference."

Zhou Zhengruo said meaningfully: "The emperor is extremely disgusted with Wei Zhongxian, and he must know those things in the palace." ”

Zhou Zheng remembered that the liquidation of Wei Zhongxian's rebellion case lasted until the end of the second year of Chongzhen, and it was obvious that next year's Emperor Chongzhen was still forbearing, waiting for an opportunity.

Zhou Qingli also seemed to have expected it, and said: "In the palace just now, there was news that the emperor was preparing to select cabinet ministers. ”

That's right.

Zhou Zheng secretly said that Zhu Youzhen has not yet mastered the court situation, and there are few people in his hands, and when he holds the court situation and has enough manpower, he will launch a comprehensive liquidation of the eunuch party.

Wei Zhongxian is corrupt and wields power, Zhu Youzhen can't bear it, not to mention that Wei Zhongxian still wants to usurp the Zhu family's country and become Lu Buwei, how can Zhu Youzhen bear it

Zhou Fang thought about the big people in the government and the opposition, and his heart moved, and said: "Dad, could it be that those people in Donglin are coming back again."

Zhou Qingli glanced at him and said, "Before the Donglin reversal case is turned over, they will not be able to enter the cabinet, I heard that it is from Zongdao, Shi Fenglai and others." ”

Zhou Zheng shook his head secretly when he listened, these people are actually eunuchs, but the traces are not so obvious, and they are estranged from Huang Liji and others, obviously Zhu Youzhen wants a transition, not the person he likes.

After Zhou Qingli finished speaking, she looked at Zhou Fang again and said, "You should be cautious in Dali Temple, and if you can't do it, you will take leave." ”

The current government and the opposition are chaotic and murderous, and Zhou Fang's character is really not suitable for staying in Dali Temple.

Zhou Fang looked calm, and said confidently: "Dad, don't worry, I'm very cautious, and it'll be fine." ”

Zhou Qingli's brows furrowed imperceptibly, and she didn't say anything more.

Early the next morning, Zhou Dingshi carefully sorted out Zhou Fang's clothes, took a lunch box, and instructed: "Hengping, don't be too tired, I see that my father's waist is bent a little." ”

Zhou Fang took the lunch box, his expression was excited, and said, "I will persuade my father more, you take care of yourself more at home." ”

Zhou Ding smiled slightly and said, "I know." ”

Zhou Fang was very enthusiastic about the work of Dali Temple, and went out with a lunch box.

Zhou Fang is not very high in Dali Temple, there is no independent class room, it is a large room, a room shared by six people.

Zhou Fang greeted a group of colleagues, put down his lunch box, and prepared to start the day's work.

He hadn't been doing it long before a group of people suddenly rushed in and went straight to Zhou Fang's position.

"Take him and search for me," the leader said in a deep voice.

Zhou Fang was quickly lifted out of the chair, and the other two turned over the cabinet on the table in Zhou's house.

Zhou Fang was taken aback, looked at the leader and said anxiously: "Liu Sicheng, what is this going to do?"

Liu Xiangtian didn't pay attention to Zhou Fang at all, and looked at the officials of Dali Temple who were turning over the cabinets with a cold face.

Not long after, a servant came over with a package and said, "Your Excellency." ”

Liu Xiangtian said in a deep voice: "Open." ”

The servant answered, and when he opened the package, he saw that there were more than twenty ingots of silver in it, and each ingot was twenty taels

Zhou Fang's face changed greatly, and he said urgently: "This is not mine"

"Shut up"

Liu Xiangtian shouted with an angry face: "People have obtained stolen goods, and they still want to deny it, take it away for me."

"Liu Sicheng, it's really not mine, you listen to me, someone has wronged me, I have been wronged" Zhou Fang was anxious, struggled hard, and pleaded.

Liu Xiangtian didn't pay attention to it at all, turned around and left.

Zhou Fang was held by the officials and escorted to the prison of Dali Temple.