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On February 23 of the seventh year of Daming Jingtai, it is advisable to remove the service and enter the house; Avoid opening and seeking officials.

Although today is not the day of the Great Pilgrimage, when the early court began, many people were still silently paying attention to him, and as for those officials in Beijing who were qualified to participate in the small-scale court, none of them were absent, and they were waiting outside the Forbidden City early.

Until the bell and drum sounded leisurely, after the ministers entered the palace, a carriage slowly drove to the majestic and solemn palace gate, a man in white clothes walked out steadily after the car stopped, and immediately attracted the attention of a large number of officials waiting outside, that is, many soldiers of the forbidden army who were guarding the gate of the forbidden palace looked here, and their eyes flashed with a strange light.

This person who can attract the attention of so many people is naturally Lu Jin. Although he had already come out of the prison, he was still guilty after all, so he did not put on his official uniform, nor did he enter the palace early with other officials to attend the court meeting, but waited here, waiting for the summons in the palace.

Standing at a position where there was still a long distance from the palace gate, Lu Zhen couldn't help but feel a little familiar in his heart. He still remembers that when he first came to the capital more than ten years ago, he waited outside the palace like this, and then did something that everyone couldn't believe at that court meeting. I can't imagine that after so many years, I actually stood in a similar place again, is this a kind of reincarnation?

And thinking of the past made him a little more confident. At the beginning, he was alone and controlled by others, and he was able to refute Wang Zhen, who was in power and opposition, and he was defeated, so now he can naturally expose those treacherous conspiracies and return his innocence. Thinking of this, his waist straightened up more and more, and his gaze became more and more resolute, making everyone around him a little afraid to look at him.

I waited like this for more than half an hour, only to see an eunuch hurrying out of the palace gate, and shouted to this side: "Xuanjin Yiwei commanded Lu Zhen to enter the palace to see His Majesty!" ”

"Command!" Lu Jin's spirit was lifted when he heard this, and he immediately bowed his hand, and then walked towards the palace with a steady pace under the suspicious eyes of others. The eunuch who came to announce the decree smiled at him slightly, and then spoke: "Please also ask Lu Dudu to follow the slave and maid." ”

"There is Father-in-law Lao." Lu Jinluo clenched his fists slightly, didn't say anything, and followed him inside. It's just that he didn't walk for long, and after distancing himself from the guards of the forbidden army at the palace gate, the chamberlain suddenly whispered: "Governor Lu, something happened in Suzhou, someone wanted to set fire to a treasury in the palace where the files were placed, but fortunately, someone stopped it and saved it." ”

Lu Zhen didn't reply to his words, just followed forward, as if he didn't hear the other party's words. But in fact, he already understood in his heart that the person in front of him should also be Jinyiwei, so he would pass such important news to himself at this time.

In fact, in the past two days since he left the prison, in order to show his innocence, Lu Zhen has also lived alone in the pavilion provided by the Criminal Department, not to mention Jinyiwei's subordinates, and even his family has not seen him. So he really didn't know anything about what was happening outside now, and this reminder was enough to make him sure in his heart that he knew that the future move had been guaranteed.

The eunuch only gave one piece of information, and did not say much else. Then, the two quickly came to the front of the Taihe Palace. Lu Zhen consciously stopped first, and waited for the eunuch to come forward to make a gesture, and the sound of announcing his entry into the palace was heard inside, and then he calmly stepped over the high palace threshold and walked into the court meeting after a long absence.

When Lu Zhen entered the palace, hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at him on both sides. Among them, there are doubts, contempt and hostility, and there are gratification...... However, Lu Jin, who was in it, didn't feel it at all, but he paid a big salute to the Son of Heaven according to the rules, and he was not affected by the atmosphere at all.

Zhu Qiyu, who was on the throne, watched his most trusted courtier salute as before, and his feelings were quite complicated, so he was stunned for a moment before he spoke: "Lu Qing is flat." When he got up, the emperor saw his clothes clearly, and then frowned slightly, why did he wear the white clothes of the people?

But now is not the time to care about dressing, the emperor quickly got to the point: "Lu Qing, you should know what you are doing when you enter the palace today, right?" Just a few days ago, there was fraud in the examination room of the Enke Examination, and the person who stole the exam questions was one of the hundred households in your brocade guard, and an official of the Ministry of Rites. And as far as the official of the Ministry of Rites said, he did this because he was instructed by you. Now you can honestly answer me whether you are the one who instigated this matter! As he spoke, the emperor's eyes were fixed on Lu Jin's face, as if he wanted to see the answer he wanted from his face.

Before Lu Zhen could answer, an official walked out of the train in a daze: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

The emperor frowned slightly, but still nodded and said, "Quasi-play!" "Today's call of Lu Zhen to the court meeting to defend is the result of his violation of the intentions of the ministers, so he expected that someone would come out to oppose it, and he couldn't stop them from speaking.

"The minister thinks that the facts of this case have already been settled, and there is no need to argue more at the court meeting." The official immediately said loudly. And his words were immediately approved by many other people, which made the Son of Heaven's expression suddenly sink.

Lu Zhen stood there, carefully looking at the official in front of him, and suddenly said, "I don't know what this adult is called?" ”

"Zhang Xing, a member of the official rites department." The other party looked back at Lu Zhen without the slightest evasion, and at the same time reported his official name, without the slightest fear.

"It turned out to be Lord Zhang, but it was disrespectful." Lu Zhen nodded, and then asked again: "I don't understand one thing too well, why do you assert that you don't need to investigate this case in depth, and then insist that I am guilty?" ”

"Do you need to ask? Your Majesty has made it very clear just now that the two people who stole the test questions were taken down on the spot, which can be described as catching thieves and catching stolen goods, and there is no clearer evidence of guilt than this. In addition, Wei Chengmo has already admitted the charge, and bluntly said that he was instructed by Lord Lu, can there be anything wrong with this? ”

"I see. According to Mr. Zhang's intentions, as long as the suspect who was caught on the spot opened his mouth - and explained who was the mastermind, then there was no need to doubt it anymore. Is that right? ”

"Not bad." Zhang Xing nodded, looking like he was arguing.

Lu Zhen smiled and shook his head: "Lord Zhang, if you say this, I may not be the only culprit in this matter, it is possible that you, or Lord Yang Shanyang, the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites, may be the mastermind behind the scenes!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers present were in an uproar, and even the Son of Heaven was stunned. And Zhang Xing's face changed even more, and he scolded: "Lu Jin, don't talk nonsense and bite innocent court officials. ”

"Hah...... You accuse me of being the mastermind behind the scenes, and you rightfully accuse me of being behind the scenes, but I say that you are the masterminds behind the scenes, but it becomes nonsense, what is the reason for that? I only came to such a conclusion based on what you said, Mr. Zhang. Lu Jin seemed very calm, with a sneer on his face.

"Lu Qing, why did you say this?" At this time, the emperor said a word of inquiry.

That's what Lu Zhen wanted, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, now the court officials have determined that the minister is the main envoy Yao Gan and Wei Chengmo to steal the test questions, relying on Yao Gan's identity and Wei Chengmo's identification. But can this really be used as evidence? It was not only my Jinyiwei who was caught at the scene, but also the officials of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't it be that a certain important member of the Ministry of Rites had the idea of the test questions, so he asked Wei Chengmo to steal the questions? There is only Wei Chengmo's confession who confesses to the minister's crimes, but Yao Gan's is missing. Since they can convict the ministers of their crimes based on their words, then the same reason can also make Yao Gan admit that all this was instigated by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, but I wonder if the adults will also put Yang Butang into the prison of the Criminal Department for strict interrogation after knowing this? ”

He said these words with great confidence, but the emperor was speechless for a while. And those courtiers on the side, although their faces were angry at this time, they were not easy to refute.

In fact, what Lu Zhen said really made some sense, after all, it was the two of them who took it, why did they have to adopt Wei Chengmo's confession and put Yao Gan with the same identity aside? This is clearly discriminating against Jinyiwei, and this matter can only be carried out at the bottom, but if it is really spread out and put on the bright side, it seems that their approach lacks basis.

There are even many people who muttered in their hearts, things do look a little more suspicious, it seems that Lu Zhen may not be really guilty.

And the emperor was immediately overjoyed, which was exactly what he wanted to see the most. It seems that he has indeed wronged Lu Jin, and today's decision is no longer correct.

After being stunned for a while, the emperor nodded and said, "What Lu Qing said is indeed reasonable, it seems that this case must be retried." Then Lu Qing, I will ask you again, Yao Gan and they were ordered by you to steal the exam questions? ”

In the eyes of the emperor and others, at this time, as long as Lu Zhen said no, the matter would suddenly reverse, and then he only needed to interrogate the two people who were taken down on the spot, and he could find out the other culprits. This Lu Zhen is really a bit eloquent, and he let him relieve the crisis so easily, and it was really the most correct thing to do to lock him up in the prison before.

But Lu Jin's subsequent words once again surprised everyone: "Your Majesty forgives you, this matter is indeed done by the minister to let Yao do their camera!" ”