Of course, Wei Tianzi could not doubt Xu Yin, the general of Fen Chengsai, after all, Xu Yin, the general of the Junshui Army Bailiba, and the general of the Dangshan Army, Sima An, were all Wei Tianzi's former Zongwei, and Wei Tianzi's trust in them was just like Zhao Hongrun's trust in Zongwei Shen Yu, Lu Mu, Wei Jiao and others, this is a deep relationship between the prince and Zongwei that will hardly fade because of time.

Will Xu Yin do something that harms the interests of Great Wei?

Hey!

Wei Tianzi is willing to believe that innocence will collapse!

The look of anger on his face was the source of the rumor.

So the next day, the first thing Wei Tianzi did when he arrived at the Vertical Arch Palace, he summoned Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and invited him to the Vertical Arch Hall for questioning.

About half an hour or so, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, hurriedly came to the Vertical Arch Hall, bowed to the ground, and called His Majesty.

"Aiqing is flat."

Wei Tianzi raised his hand and helped Zhou Yan with a false hand, and then asked in a deep voice: "Zhou Aiqing, I accidentally learned of a rumor yesterday......

Hearing this, Zhou Yan's complexion changed slightly.

Seeing this, Wei Tianzi's heart moved slightly, and he asked tentatively: "Looking at Zhou Aiqing's expression, it seems that he has guessed about this?" ”

I saw Zhou Yan hesitate for a while, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is referring to the matter of Xu Yin, the general of Fen Chengsai." ”

"Fen Sai General Xu Yin?"

The three ministers of the Chinese book in the vertical arch hall were stunned when they heard this, and they all stopped their pens and looked at Zhou Yan in the criminal department in puzzlement.

"Zhou Yan really knows......

Wei Tianzi narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, "Yes, that's exactly what happened!" …… When did Zhou Aiqing learn about this? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen learned about this five days ago."

"Five days ago?" Wei Tianzi's face was a little angry, and he frowned and reprimanded: "For five whole days, you actually concealed it and didn't report it? ”

Zhou Yan showed a little embarrassment on his face when he heard this. He bowed his head and said, "At that time, Weichen was only thinking about how to quickly suppress this rumor...... I am afraid that this absurd rumor has tarnished His Majesty's ears. ”

......Hearing this, the anger in Wei Tianzi's heart subsided a lot, and after nodding slowly, he asked, "What's going on?" Where is the source of this rumor? ”

"This ......" Zhou Yan showed a little embarrassment on his face, lowered his head and said: "When Weichen learned about this, Xinzheng, Jiaocheng, Anling, Chengkuang, Chengling and other places also spread the word...... The ministers sent all the officials in the criminal department to supervise the public officials. It has not been possible to find out who is spreading the rumors. ”

"What are those local county fuss doing?!" Wei Tianzi slapped the dragon case, and scolded angrily: "I appointed them to be the county governor of a place, and this is how they share their worries for me?!" ”

"Your Majesty is angry." The hall included three ministers of Zhongshu, including the great eunuch Tong Xian, who persuaded in unison.

"In fact......" Zhou Yan raised his head and defended those local county orders: "As far as Wei Chen knows, when the supervising officials of my criminal department rushed to Xinzheng, Jiaocheng and other places, the local county orders were already interfering in this matter. Those who were captured by the guards for talking about this matter were only local people, so after being reprimanded by the county commanders, they were released ......"

Wei Tianzi frowned when he heard this, and said strangely: "According to the spread of the rumor, hasn't this rumor been circulating for at least two or three months?" ”

"Not really." Zhou Yan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "According to the investigation of the supervising officials of the Weichen Criminal Department, it seems that the rumors in Xinzheng, Jiaocheng and other places all originated from a caravan ...... selling grain." As if he had thought of something, he arched his hand and said, "My criminal department has issued a wanted notice." In Henan (south of the Yellow River), he was wanted and investigated, and the local county governments were asked to assist. ”

"Did you catch someone?"

"Not yet." Zhou Yan lowered his head in shame.

Wei Tianzi became more and more unhappy when he heard this, but after looking at Zhou Yan a few times, he finally suppressed the anger in his heart.

After all, he also understood that the difficulty of searching for the rumor-spreading caravan in the vast sea of people was equivalent to looking for a needle in a haystack.

He let out a long sigh. Wei Tianzi asked in a deep voice: "Zhou Aiqing, in your opinion, what are the intentions of those thieves to spread the rumors of General Xu Yin?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard Feng Yu, the right man of the middle book, say tentatively: "Your Majesty." Could it be a conspiracy of the State of Chu? ”

"Chu State?"

Wei Tianzi frowned and glanced at Feng Yu, thinking about the possibility of this sentence in his heart.

But after some thought, he shook his head secretly, ruling out this possibility.

After all, in his opinion, Xiong Tuo, the most likely to do this kind of thing in the past, is now busy training the army that he intends to extend his hand to Pakistan, so he should not be idle and deliberately release this kind of rumor, because it will not benefit him.

Perhaps few court officials know, but Wei Tianzi is very clear, at present, his son Zhao Hongrun is secretly supporting Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, a few days ago secretly transported more than a dozen boats of grain and grass to Chen County, and wait for the end of this year or so, his son Zhao Hongrun will also transport a large number of weapons and armaments to Xiong Tuo.

Unless Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, hit his head with a stone, how could he do such a detrimental thing?

And just as Wei Tianzi was about to shake his head to deny Feng Yu's words, suddenly, Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, lowered his voice and said: "I'm afraid this rumor is not made by outsiders, but my Great Wei's internal thief!" ”

"Thief ......"

Wei Tianzi narrowed his eyes, and suddenly thought of a possibility.

At this time, Zhongshu Zuo Cheng Yu Ziqi sighed and interjected: "Could it be the real murderer who murdered Xiong Fen, the envoy of the Chu State?" ”

Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, glanced at Yu Ziqi with a little surprise, nodded and said, "I'm afraid." ”

The hall suddenly fell into a dead silence, but Feng Yu, the right man of the middle book, seemed to be a little incomprehensible, and asked inexplicably: "This...... What is the relationship between the two? ”

Zhou Yan looked up at Wei Tianzi, and saw that the Son of Heaven seemed to be waiting for his explanation, so he didn't hide it, and said: "In fact, after His Royal Highness King Su returned to Daliang from the Chu State, well, probably after the ceremony of worshiping the heavens, His Royal Highness King Su found the headquarters of my Criminal Department and discussed with Wei Chen in the secret room. …… His Royal Highness King Su pointed out. The murder of Xiong Fen, the envoy of Chu State, was probably done by my Great Wei's internal thieves, and this conclusion actually coincided with Weichen. ”

"It turns out that Hongrun went to the Criminal Department to do this?"

Wei Tianzi suddenly realized, after all, after the ritual of worshipping the sky. In order to accurately estimate Zhao Hongrun's emotions, he sent people from the inner prison to keep an eye on his son's actions, so Wei Tianzi was clear about Zhao Hongrun's going to the Criminal Department.

It's just that Wei Tianzi didn't know why Zhao Hongrun went to the Criminal Department, because he didn't care much about it at the time.

It wasn't until Zhou Yan mentioned this matter that Wei Tianzi learned the truth, and he was very satisfied with this inferior son's approach in his heart.

After all, in Wei Tianzi's opinion. A stubborn prince like Zhao Hongrun, even if he was forced to take over the mess of the Smelting Bureau, he still remembered to remind Zhou Yan to beware of some thieves in the Great Wei country, which shows that this son agrees with the Great Wei from the bottom of his heart, and sincerely hopes that the Great Wei will become stronger and stronger.

"Go on."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhou Yan arched his hand and said, "At that time, in fact, Weichen was suspicious of General Xu Yin. After all, the team escorting Chu envoy Xiong Fen had more than 100 elite soldiers from Fen Cheng, and they wanted to kill them all. Unless you gain their trust. ”

Wei Tianzi frowned, glanced at Zhou Yan suspiciously, and in an instant, the doubt in his eyes gradually subsided: "What about now?" ”

"Now, ......" Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "Now it seems that it is just as His Royal Highness King Su said. Most of the time General Xu Yin will not be the mastermind, but someone else. …… Scold! At the beginning, due to the various signs on the scene, Weichen was suspicious of General Xu Yin, however, the thieves of the caravan. But it seems to have thought of one thing with Weichen, and all kinds of evidence unfavorable to General Xu Yin have made this rumor more true, which is worth pondering: How did these people know that there was all kinds of evidence that was unfavorable to General Xu Yin at the place where the crime occurred at that time? ”

"Unless this group of thieves is the murderer who killed Xiong Fen, the envoy of the Chu State!" Feng Yu, the right man of the middle book, suddenly picked up the conversation.

"Even if you don't win, it's not far away!" Glancing at Feng Yu, Zhou Yan affirmed in a deep voice: "Even if it is not the gang of thieves who killed the Chu State who spread the rumors, there is no doubt that they are their accomplices!" …… The country is unfortunate, I am afraid that as His Royal Highness King Su is concerned, there may be some thieves with wolf ambitions and bad intentions hidden in my Great Wei. ”

Wei Tianzi frowned and pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Check! We must find out the source of this rumor! ”

"Yes!"

There is no doubt that Wei Tianzi is determined to track down the source of this rumor, after all, it is about the innocence of Xu Yin, a general who is loyal to him.

However, the actions of the Criminal Department still seemed to be a step slower, and within two days, this rumor spread from the Yingshui Northern Army to Daliang.

For a while, the people in Daliang City were furious, and the government and the opposition were shaken, as if everyone was talking about this matter in private after tea and dinner.

It is no wonder that, after all, in such an era when news is not easily disseminated, once an explosive rumor really spreads, it is extremely difficult to stop the people of the government and the opposition from talking about it.

After all, everyone has curiosity, not to mention the rumors about Xu Yin, the general of Fen Shensai.

Although it is said that rumors stop at the wise, in fact, only a few people can clearly see through rumors, and the vast majority of people in the world look at this kind of thing with an attitude of believing and doubting.

But as more and more people told the rumor, more and more people believed it and even swore to spread it to others.

This is the so-called three-person tiger, when the number of gullible rumors becomes more and more, rumors replace the truth.

The most fierce reaction in China to this is Zhaoling, Anling, Suiyang and other places, after all, these counties are either the most seriously infringed by the Chu army, or a large number of Wei people who were robbed by the Chu army have migrated.

As this rumor spread, the Wei people in these cities and counties gradually transferred their hatred for the loss of their relatives to their hatred of Xu Yin, the general of Fen Shensai, so that the sentiment of those Wei people "anti-general Xu Yin" became higher and higher.

Even in the end, in order to soothe the emotions of those Wei people in the country, the imperial court actually presented a recital to the vertical arch hall: I implore Xu Yinfen to temporarily dismiss him as the general of the Great Liang and recall him to the Great Liang!

"It's ridiculous!"

On the day he saw that concert, Wei Tianzi was furious in the Vertical Arch Hall. (To be continued.) )