In the Inspectorate's Courtyard, Li Guangtai, the imperial historian of Zuodu, was shocked when he heard about this, and was eager to go to the palace to ask Zhang Lingyang what was going on.

No, at this moment, a little eunuch came to the door of the Inspectorate.

"The holy decree has arrived, and Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the left capital, has received the decree!"

Seeing that the holy decree was coming, Li Guangtai did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly knelt down to receive the decree: "Minister, Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the left capital, knock to see the emperor!" ”

"Fengtian, carrying the emperor, the edict said: Liu Wenxuan, the secretary of the household department, misbehaved and was suspected of corruption, I have been commanded by Jinyiwei to make Qian Du arrest him and take him to prison, and the criminal department, Dali Temple, and the three law divisions of the Inspectorate will try the case, and the court will be interrogated in three days.

"Minister Li Guangtai takes the order!"

Picking up the holy decree, Li Guangtai looked at the little eunuch suspiciously, and asked, "I don't know what Liu Shangshu has done?" ”

The little eunuch replied with a smile: "Tomorrow Lord Li will know." ”

Seeing the little eunuch answer like this, Li Guangtai couldn't help but blow his beard and glare, and said in his heart: "The court will be interrogated in three days, and the old man will naturally know tomorrow, and he will also answer with you as a eunuch?" ”

snatched the holy decree from the hands of the little eunuch and went out to inquire about the news......

In the Donghua Pavilion, Zhang Zhiyuan, the first assistant of the cabinet, was also surprised when he heard the news, and said in his heart: "Although Liu Wenxuan has some minor problems, he doesn't look like a corrupt person, how could he suddenly be imprisoned?" ”

The reason why Zhang Zhiyuan is sure that Liu Wenxuan will not be corrupt is because the relationship between Liu Wenxuan and Li Guangtai is irreversible.

As everyone knows, Li Guangtai is a well-known loyal and upright minister of the Great Zhou, how could he associate with a corrupt person?

Therefore, Zhang Zhiyuan was sure in his heart that Liu Wenxuan was suddenly imprisoned this time, and nine times out of ten he was framed.

Thinking like this in his heart, Zhang Zhiyuan hurriedly entered the palace to ask to see Zhang Lingyang.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhang Lingyang saw Zhang Zhiyuan coming to ask for a meeting, so he asked, "I don't know what Zhang Aiqing is doing here?" ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said: "I heard that Your Majesty ordered Liu Wenxuan, the secretary of the household department, to be arrested and imprisoned, and handed over to the three law divisions for trial, I don't know what Liu Wenxuan committed?" Angered Long Yan? ”

Zhang Lingyang said: "Liu Wenxuan's private acceptance of the daughter of his former colleague hurts the dignity of the imperial court, and he is also suspected of corruption, so I ordered him to be imprisoned for interrogation." ”

Zhang Zhiyuan said: "The minister has never heard of this, I don't know where Your Majesty heard about it?" And Liu Wenxuan is the secretary of the household department, in charge of the world's money and grain, once this matter is falsely accused, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the government and the opposition. ”

"Whether this matter is true or not, we will know in three days, Zhang Aiqing only needs to take a closer look." Zhang Lingyang put down his words, and didn't want to say more.

Seeing Zhang Lingyang like this, Zhang Zhiyuan had no choice but to quit the palace.

Before the morning of the second day, the ministers of the court and the central government really talked a lot in front of the gate of the Taihe Palace, and listened to each other about the news of Liu Wenxuan's case.

"Elder Zhang Ge, when you visited Your Majesty yesterday, did Your Majesty say anything?" Chen Yiming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stepped forward and asked.

Next to him, Jiang Fang, the secretary of Dali Temple, also pricked up his ears and listened.

After all, Zhang Lingyang had already ordered that the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Inspectorate would be tried, but they still didn't know much about Liu Wenxuan's case, and they were a little confused.

Zhang Zhiyuan didn't answer Chen Yiming's question, just sighed and shook his head.

Seeing this, Chen Yiming and Jiang Fang glanced at each other, and then stopped talking.

Early in the morning, Zhang Lingyang naturally talked about Liu Wenxuan, and Chen Yiming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Jiang Fang, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the Zuodu, personally interrogated Liu Wenxuan, and the two people who were commanded by Jinyiwei and Qian Du and Feng Xi, the commander of Dongchang, supervised the trial.

Three days later, Chen Yiming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Jiang Fang, the Qing of Dali Temple, Li Guangtai, the imperial history of Zuodu, Qian Du, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Feng Xi, the commander of Dongchang, came to the lobby of the Criminal Department.

And Liu Wenxuan was also escorted from Jinyi Wei Prison.

Among the five people present, Chen Yiming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, had the highest official rank, so he was the chief judge, and Jiang Fang and Li Guangtai were the deputy judges.

When everyone sat down, Chen Yiming shouted: "Come on, bring someone to commit a crime!" ”

At this time, Liu Wenxuan, although described as withered, obviously did not have yesterday's panic.

After entering the lobby, Liu Wenxuan hugged his fists and hugged his fists to several people in the hall and said, "I've seen a few adults!" ”

Chen Yiming nodded slightly, and then said to the official standing in the hall: "Come on, move a chair for Lord Liu!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Chen!"

After thanking him, Liu Wenxuan sat down.

With a startled sound, Chen Yiming asked: "Liu Wenxuan, this official asked you, someone has accused you of misconduct during your tenure as an official, and you were suspected of corruption during the period when you were in charge of the household department, I don't know what you can say?" ”

Liu Wenxuan said: "Back to Lord Chen's words, although this official does not dare to claim to be a clean official, he also dares to guarantee that he has never embezzled a penny for the official for so many years. ”

"Oh?" Chen Yiming didn't expect Liu Wenxuan to answer like this.

After settling down, he spoke: "Come on, bring the account books of the Liu Mansion!" ”

After a while, the account book was sent over, Chen Yiming took an account book and said: "It is recorded in the account book that Lord Liu has thousands of hectares of fertile land in his hometown, and three days ago, Jinyiwei found a total of 480,000 taels of silver, 20,000 taels of gold, 328 pieces of antique calligraphy and painting, 12 boxes of jewelry, and 12 store title deeds, I don't know how you explain this?" ”

Liu Wenxuan smiled: "What is there to explain this? Others don't know, presumably Brother Guangtai should know that originally, my family was relatively wealthy, and my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all officials, and these were just family savings over the years. ”

Listening to Liu Wenxuan, Chen Yiming looked at Li Guangtai.

Li Guangtai said: "What Lord Liu said is true, his ancestors have indeed been born for three generations in a row, and his family was originally very rich. ”

Seeing Li Guangtai say this, Chen Yiming ordered someone to transfer out the files of Liu Wenxuan and his ancestors, and found that what Liu Wenxuan said was true, his father was Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, his grandfather was the governor of a province, and his great-grandfather also served as the prefect.

In Liu Wenxuan's generation, the Liu family has been out of the family for four consecutive generations, so it is not surprising that the family has a lot of savings.

At this time, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who was accompanying the last seat, made Qian Du a little unable to sit still, and called the person who took the account of the criminal department and asked, "Have you found any problems in the account books?" ”

The bookkeeper shook his head and replied: "If you go back to your lordship, there is not much discrepancy in the account books. ”

"How is that possible?" Qian Du obviously didn't believe it.

Seeing Qian Du like this, Liu Wenxuan didn't know that the reason why he was today was that Qian Du slandered the emperor.

Therefore, Liu Wenxuan looked at Qian Du and sneered: "The old man has always been innocent as an official, if Commander Qian finds out that there is something wrong, the old man is willing to kill him." ”

At this time, Qian Du regained his calm appearance, looked at Liu Wenxuan and said with a smile: "Although your account book is perfect, but it just so happens that the official knows that there is an account, Lord Liu, you have missed it." ”

"Humph!" Liu Wenxuan snorted coldly and said, "It's just a frame-up, the old man has a clear conscience." ”

"A clear conscience? Hehe! Qian Du sneered and said, "I don't know if the 50,000 taels of silver that ransomed Zhou Yutong in the Hundred Flowers Pavilion have ever kept accounts?" ”