A quarter of an hour later, Huang Yuandu and Qi Wuji came to Xizhai, and after saluting, the little emperor said, "Two adults, how is the Guogong Mansion over there?" In the afternoon, you summoned and said that Guogong was in good health, but I didn't know that the murderer had been caught? ”

"Holy Lord, the old minister asks for an order, immediately seal up the warehouse of the forbidden army, and arrest Lan Xiangming, the eunuch of the prison warehouse, and a group of miscellaneous servants!"

"Huh?" The little emperor looked up in surprise.

Huang Yuandu quickly explained the results of the arraignment. The little emperor was immediately shocked and angry, "Bastard! Eunuchs! Poisoned in salt! He immediately ordered Qi Wuji to take people to the forbidden army camp, and Song Zheng immediately sealed the warehouse, arrested Lan Xiangming and all the miscellaneous servants, and escorted them to the Jiangning Mansion for trial.

As soon as Xiao Ying finished making the decree, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Huang Yuandu said slowly, "Holy Lord, the eunuch in the prison library stole and sold salt, but it was just for profit, and the minister discussed the case with Lord Qi and Commander Song, and I felt that this matter was quite strange. ”

Xiao Ying also showed a thoughtful look, "What you said is reasonable, why did the damn eunuch poison the salt?" Did he know that the salt was sold to the Prince's Mansion? Deliberately murdering the national government? ”

"That Ju Zhengren confessed that this high-grade salt was sold to large families, not necessarily the Guogong Mansion. It's just that because the Guogong Mansion has a large demand this time, most of the poisonous salt was bought. ”

Xiao Ying came out from a few cases, took two steps, and said, "What do you think went wrong?" ”

The old minister deduced that the blue eunuch did not know that this bag of salt was poisonous, and that there was someone else who poisoned it. In other words, this salt was poisoned salt before it was transported into the barracks. ”

"Didn't the barracks inspect it?"

Huang Yuandu shook his head, "As far as the old minister knows, in addition to the salt entering the palace will be carefully inspected, the forbidden army, the city guard army, and the capital guard army in Jiangning City will not be inspected. The military salt was supplied by the Ji family's salt factory, and in the early years, when the salt factory was handed over to the Ji family for unified management, there was an agreement to supply high-grade salt at the lowest price, and there has been no problem for so many years. However, this time, it's hard to say. ”

"Ji family?" Xiao Ying said, "If they dare to do things in the salt, it will be like rebellion, I will never spare them!" "Because of the business business, the little emperor is unhappy, if he catches the sore foot this time, it is not good to repair them.

Huang Yuandu smiled bitterly in his heart, this is still a forbidden army, if you know that the accident of the Duwei Army is even bigger, I don't know how to feel! However, Huang Yuandu did not want to tell the little emperor directly about the affairs of the Du Wei Army. It is true that he is the prime minister, but he does not have the authority to command the city guards and the capital guards. Due to the tradition since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, civil ministers do not command the army, and military ministers do not enter politics. Therefore, although Huang Yuandu can secretly control the Duwei Army, it is not easy to command directly in terms of face. This is also the reason why Huang Feng first secretly reported Huang Yuandu, and had to go to the palace.

The reason why Huang Yuandu said that there might be a problem with the Ji family is that the Ji family took the right to operate the salt farm from Huang Yuandu, and Huang Yuandu said it first, and said that he had no intention of protecting the Ji family. Second, Huang Yuandu wants to show his "amazing" predictability and show that he "knows the subtleties" in front of the saint, so he will have the initiative in the next handling of the Ji family.

In fact, since Huang Yuandu received Huang Feng's news, what he pondered was how to get greater benefits from the Ji family's issue.

Although the little emperor was furious, however, the squire of the Criminal Department and Qi Wuji had already gone to the forbidden army camp, and there must be news soon, so his mind slowly calmed down, and he pulled his mind back to the palace test.

After giving Huang Yuandu a seat first, the little emperor handed Song Zheng's test paper to him, "Look at this article by Song Shi, the people from the Ministry of Rites couldn't make up their minds and reported it." ”

Huang Yuandu's mind was not here, he was still wondering why there was no news from Xiao Hui's side so far. It is said that as a lieutenant, Du Weijun has been poisoned by thousands of people, and he must immediately write a book no matter what, and even come to the palace in person. However, nearly an hour has passed, and there is no movement from the juniper's side, which is really strange!

Huang Yuandu had something on his mind, so after taking Song Zheng's article, he didn't pay special attention to it, and even as soon as he saw the title of the article, he slandered Song Zheng for chasing new curiosities. However, after all, Huang Yuandu is not comparable to those officials of the Ministry of Rites and the little emperor, and his vision is so vicious that it is difficult to stand out. After just reading two pages, Huang Yuandu was fascinated.

The more he looked back, the more justified Huang Yuandu felt, and he couldn't help nodding frequently. The little emperor said secretly, it seems that Song Shi's writing is really good, and even the prime minister thinks so.

The little emperor is self-aware and has little experience in handling political affairs, which cannot be compared with Huang Yuandu at all.

"Wonderful!" "Wonderful!" As Huang Yuandu looked deeper and deeper, he couldn't help but start to shout. The little emperor was even more curious, but he knew that Huang Yuandu's vision was extremely high. When teaching the little emperor to watch the music, his vision is sharp and his criticism is sharp, and sometimes Bian Xiaoying feels that it is too harsh. Now, he has shouted so many times in a row, which shows the value of Song Zheng's article.

A quarter of an hour later, Huang Yuandu finished reading it, and did not return it to Xiao Ying, but tasted it again from beginning to end.

The little emperor was a little impatient, "Prime Minister, is Master Song's article really that good?" ”

"Strange Texts Through the Ages!" Huang Yuandu didn't raise his head, his eyes were still staring at the test paper.

Xiao Ying was stunned, and she was a little confused, so she had to go through the other ten test papers. It's strange to say, after reading Song Zheng's article, Xiao Ying actually felt that the rest of them were boring. The expositions of these ten tributes are not wonderful, the language is not incomprehensible, and the rhetoric is not gorgeous, but Xiao Ying always feels that there is something missing.

was depressed, Huang Yuandu finally finished reading the article, "Saint, can someone copy this article to the old minister, the old minister wants to read it carefully." ”

"That's easy to say. However, I look at the text as if there is an unfinished meaning, presumably you can talk directly with Master Song, and the harvest will be greater. ”

Huang Yuandu patted his head, "The saint is reasonable. If he is free, the old minister will carefully ask the Song commander for advice. ”

Even the word "ask for advice" was said, and the little emperor was even more surprised, "Why are you optimistic about this article?" ”

"Holy Lord, although this article is aimed at the Yuanyuan Alliance, it involves many issues such as coins, trade, trade, and military affairs, which can be described as word-for-word and sobering." Huang Yuandu's face was slightly excited, "The old minister has been in power for more than ten years, and he feels that many problems are confused and incomprehensible, and he can't do anything about it. ”

"Oh? Is it so powerful? ”

"The saint does not know that since the Gur, there have been many policies for governing the government, but there are very few articles and books on coins, merchants, and transactions. The Spring and Autumn Period's "Guanzi", Taishi Gong's "The Biography of the Goods Colony", "Pinghuai Book", etc., but there are no articles that are as thorough as the one in my hand. The minister called it a strange text through the ages, and it was not an exaggeration at all. ”

The little emperor nodded, "So, do you think Master Song can be named the champion?" ”

"Champion?" Huang Yuandu was stunned for a moment, and only then did he realize that the thing in his hand was Song Zheng's palace test article.

"If the article is so good, isn't it the main point?"

"This ......" Huang Yuandu hesitated for a moment, "If the Holy Lord loves Commander Song, it is better for the minister to suggest that it be the eye of the list or the flower." ”

Xiao Ying glanced at the cabinet full of money, which means, you see, the prime minister is the same as you said. The money cabinet also curled the corners of his mouth and bowed slightly. The little emperor turned his head and said with a smile, "My lord, what do you mean by this?" ”

Huang Yuandu paused slightly, and replied, "Commander Song is already a martial champion. ”

The little emperor groaned, Huang Yuandu understood what he meant, if he wanted to protect Song Zheng, it was better not to be the champion, he would be too jealous, and Song Zheng would easily become the target of siege in the future, and it would be difficult to stand neutral in the imperial court.

After thinking for a while, the little emperor sighed, "Okay, I'll make it an example first, and let the queen mother make the final decision." ”

An hour later, Shui Ding came to report that the squire of the Criminal Department, Qi Wuji, and Song Zheng, the commander of the forbidden army, had arrested the relevant personnel into the lobby of the Criminal Department, and counted the poisonous salts, and came to restore their lives.

The little emperor hurriedly announced that he and Song Zheng entered the palace.

"How? Did you find out? Xiao Ying asked eagerly.

Qi Wuji stepped forward and said, "The minister has found out that Lan Xiangming, the forbidden army prison, colluded with miscellaneous servants, and resold military salt many times over the years, totaling more than 3,000 catties, and obtained more than 500 taels of stolen silver. They also resold grain and other military supplies and accepted bribes of no less than 2,000 taels. Two bags of poisonous salt, that is, 240 catties, were seized from the library. ”

Song Zheng also hugged his fists and said, "One of the bags of poisonous salt has been transported to the Lizi camp and is ready to be used for cooking tomorrow." If it is delayed by one day, I am afraid that the whole battalion of 1,000 people will be poisoned. It's dangerous. ”

"Did you ask why Lan Xiangming was poisoned?" The little emperor's eyes were cold. However, he was calm and did not directly say that he doubted the Ji family.

Qi Yuan Ji said, "Lan Xiangming refused to admit it, and the ministers first escorted him to the lobby of the Criminal Department, ready to be interrogated overnight." ”

The little emperor slapped the table, "You must be interrogated strictly, and this matter must be investigated!" ”

"Yes!" Qi Wuji hurriedly agreed. Just as he was about to receive the decree to go out, Shui Ding hurriedly ran in, "The prince is waiting for the decree outside the palace, asking to see the driver!" ”

"The prince is here?" The little emperor was taken aback, and then said, "Announce quickly." The prince was not in good health, and allowed the carriage and horses to enter the palace. ”

"Yes!" Shui Ding hurriedly ran out. Song Zheng muttered in his heart, could it be that something happened to the Du Wei Army and the City Guard Army? At the beginning, when those poisonous salts were loaded into the Ji family's carriage, they were almost always on the top. Then when it was unloaded, it must have arrived below. According to the sergeants' use, it is almost time for the case to be committed. It's just that I didn't expect it to start with the Guogong Mansion first, and I don't know if it will be the city guard or the capital guard army next.

Huang Yuandu also muttered, why did Xiao Hui come for half a day? It's been almost three hours.

Soon, Xiao Hui entered Xizhai with the support of Shui Ding and Eunuch An.

Xiao Ying hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Xiao Hui, "Uncle Huang, you are not in good health, just send someone here if you have something, why did you come here all night?" Then he called a chest full of money and gave him a seat.

"Holy Lord, the minister has to come, something is wrong!" Xiao Juni's pale face flushed, and as soon as he finished speaking, he coughed violently.

"Uncle Huang said slowly, quick, little nobleman, serve tea to the prince."

Xiao Hui waved his hand, "Shengshang, there is a big case in the city guards, fifty-seven sergeants were poisoned and died, and more than eight hundred were poisoned and unconscious, not only that, several generals and Lang generals were poisoned, and the prison army He Kuan He unfortunately died, and among the eight guards, three died. ”

"Huh?" Everyone present shouted in unison.

Song Zheng was also a little stunned, he knew the poisonous salt he had concocted, unless he grabbed a handful and put it in his mouth, otherwise, if he just ate vegetables and vegetables containing poisonous salt, he would be uncomfortable for a while at most, and there would be no reason to kill people! Why did so many people die?

Xiao Juni's face showed a sad look, "Not only that, but on the side of the Duwei Army, there are actually thousands of people poisoned, and I don't know if they will die." ”

"What?" The little emperor's eyes widened, and he was inexplicably frightened!

The whole Saisai fell into a dead silence for a while!