In the palace, looking at the many testimonies about this case presented by Lu Jin, Zhu Qiyu's face has become extremely gloomy. After a while, he slapped the confessions he had read on the imperial case, and reprimanded: "It's really bold and reckless, it's not a pity that all these people die!" ”

The Emperor did have reason to be angry, not only because these people dared to use such a vicious plot to frame their trusted courtiers, but also because they also took advantage of the imperial examinations, which no one in power could tolerate.

Lu Jin, who was standing at the bottom of the place, did not answer, because he knew very well that he had completely revealed his attitude by truthfully reporting these confessions, and saying anything more would only make the Son of Heaven have some doubts about his motives. He can still understand the truth of over-the-top.

However, as the Son of Heaven read the last few confessions one by one, his face became a little tangled again: "Lu Qing, what is written above is indeed something?" Is this really a conspiracy hatched by Shi Heng in collusion with several officials in the DPRK and China? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it is difficult for both the minister and Jinyiwei to verify this matter, and we can only conclude from the existing witnesses that Shi Heng is indeed inseparable from this matter. After all, the person named Jia Xiong was indeed from the Datong Army, and he did live in Xu Youzhen's mansion. Lu Zhen immediately replied, but he only stated a fact and did not add his own subjective judgment.

Because he knew very well that in fact, the emperor still trusted and valued Shi Heng quite a lot. Over the years, Shi Heng's rewards have not been below him, especially since the other party has been made a marquis, which is a height that Lu Jin, a civil official, can't reach. Coupled with the identity of the chief general of the border army, it naturally made it even more difficult for the Son of Heaven to make up his mind to convict him.

Sure enough, after a period of silence, the emperor still said: "I'm afraid that this matter has other internal information, and it must be investigated and handled again to determine whether Shi Heng has done such a rebellious act." ”

Lu Zhen sighed helplessly. In fact, now not only has Na Jiaxiong's testimony, but Xu Youzhen himself admitted that he had colluded with Shi Heng, but the emperor obviously selectively ignored this, so it can be seen that Shi Heng is indeed deeply trusted by the emperor. But even so, he couldn't show his dissatisfaction, so he could only accept it. Otherwise, if you insist on this point, it will inevitably make the Son of Heaven dissatisfied, and even suspicious of the whole case, which will be too much to lose.

And after seeing that Lu Zhen did not object to his arrangement, the emperor felt a little more guilty in his heart, so he said gently: "Lu Qing, don't worry, since you have been framed in this matter, I will definitely give you justice." Especially those people in Dongchang, they dare to do such an unlawless thing, it is really a crime that cannot be punished! Come! ”

With the emperor's greeting, several attendants immediately appeared outside the palace gate, waiting for his will. The emperor solemnly ordered: "You will follow my will to go to Dongchang to take down Tan Yuan and the others, and hand them over to Jinyiwei for disposal." ”

While the eunuchs were a little frightened to receive the order, Lu Zhen also hurriedly stepped forward to thank him. He knew very well that this was the emperor's compensation for himself. As long as this matter is completed, Jinyiwei will be able to completely press on the head of Dongchang, and the latter will have no chance to turn over.

Subsequently, Lu Zhen asked again: "How should the minister deal with the people involved in this case next, and ask Your Majesty to give instructions." "This is indeed a problem, after all, there are quite a few court officials involved in the case,

Jinyiwei can't keep them locked up all the time, he must give an explanation to the government and the opposition.

The emperor pondered for a moment, and then said: "In this way, you also submit the relevant case files to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, so that they can conclude the case as soon as possible and make it clear to the world." "Because this case is related to this year's Enke examination, which has been delayed for a long time, it really can't be delayed any longer, the emperor naturally hopes to close the case as soon as possible, and then immediately conduct the imperial examination. Otherwise, if it is delayed any longer, the candidates in the capital will really be unable to hold back and run to the palace to make trouble.

Lu Jin hurriedly agreed, and then retreated. Looking at his departing back, a relaxed smile appeared on the emperor's face, and he finally solved this matter. He didn't notice that Lu Jin, who had turned his back, was showing a sneer on his face-

The emperor asked him to submit the case to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, but he did not say what could not be made public, such as the confession involving Shi Heng. Since the emperor didn't mention it, Lu Wei would not deliberately hide it for this enemy, so this time, he had to take advantage of the contradictions between the Chinese military officials of the DPRK to achieve his goals.

After coming out of the palace and returning to the Zhenfu Division, Lu Zhen called his experienced officials who handled official correspondence and instructed them to transcribe several copies of these confession files and send them to the criminal department and other yamen, and then they could wait for the matter to ferment in the court to see how those civil officials would target Shi Heng, a border general.

In all dynasties, there were always more or less disputes between the civil and military, and this dynasty was no exception.

In the hundred years from the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the orthodox dynasty, except for the years when Emperor Jianwen was in power, almost all of them were military generals who pressed the civil officials.

The reason why this situation occurred was because Emperor Taizong Zhu Di, who had a martyrdom after Taizu took the throne. Although his name is Shoucheng, there is no difference between him and Chuang, and the position of emperor is won by his own life. In this way, the Ming Dynasty has more than other dynasties a group of military generals and noble families.

It is precisely because of the military attachés of the two dynasties of Taizu and Taizong who took over the power of the DPRK and the central government that the power of the civil officials was suppressed extremely hard. If it weren't for the orthodox emperor Zhu Qizhen who listened to the rumors a few years ago, and the imperial commander was defeated at Tumubao and lost all the military forces of the DPRK and China, I am afraid that the current situation of the DPRK and China being strong and weak in military and civil affairs has not changed.

At present, most of the civil officials in the court have experienced the years when they were at a disadvantage in the battle with the military generals, so they are naturally more wary of the military generals and more willing to suppress them. As long as he can find an opportunity, he will definitely not let go of a border general like Shi Heng, who has a heavy army and is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven, and is a great threat to himself.

Now that Lu Zhen has sent such a reasonable excuse to them, will these civil officials miss it? He can even imagine that in a few days, Shi Heng will be impeached, hoping to remove him from his official position, seize his military power, and even pile up the desk of the Son of Heaven with the bullet recitals shouting and shouting at him.

Although he disdains to play with intrigues, it is still quite good to occasionally use the means of borrowing a knife to kill.

However, Lu Zhen didn't be complacent for long, and it was only a little more than an hour before a shocking news was passed by several eunuchs in the palace - Tan Yuan, the eunuch of Dongchang, was found hanged in his own home!

"This

Really? Did he really die in his own home? Lu Zhen stared at the eunuch in front of him who came to report the news, his heart was full of doubts and disbelief. Why are things changing again?

The busy man nodded and said, "Exactly." Didn't the villain be ordered to ask him for sin? went to Dongchang first, but he didn't see Tan Yuan's whereabouts, and then rushed to his house, only to find that he actually committed suicide by hanging a beam in his study. I'm afraid that he knew the news of the revelation early in the morning and was worried that he would be severely punished, so he committed suicide in fear of crime. ”

"Really?" Lu Zhen said thoughtfully: "What about his corpse?" ”

His body was naturally sent to the Criminal Department for inquest...... "As long as a person with an official body dies suddenly, the relevant yamen always has to check it to ensure that he is not killed by someone, which is also a rule that has long existed in the capital."

Lu Zhen nodded: "In this way, if the Criminal Department can't find any problems, let them send the body to my Suppression Division, and the official also wants to find out why he died." ”

Although the person who came glanced at Lu Zhen a little strangely, he still nodded in response. After all, this person should have been sent to the Zhenfu Division.

The news of Tan Yuan's death made Lu Jin's heart have an extra pimple, because his death was too timely. Even if he really committed suicide in fear of sin, why didn't he commit suicide a few days earlier, but he suddenly hung the beam just when he was about to be questioned by Jinyiwei?

Did he really want to die because he was afraid of suffering and knew that he was guilty, or did he commit suicide because he wanted to keep a secret? Even, did someone not want him to say something in the hands of Jinyiwei, so they killed him?

If it is the latter two, it proves that there is a culprit behind this fraud case that Lu Zhen has not yet found. And this person actually knows everything about the affairs in the palace of the court, and he can kill him before the palace sends someone to arrest Tan Yuan, so how powerful does he have to be?

This concern was not completely dispelled until Tan Yuan's body was sent to the Zhenfu Division and carefully examined by others.

After examining his body, Tang Lianyu reported: "My lord, according to the situation of the corpse, he did hang himself, not being hanged or killed before he was hung on the beam of the house and faked to commit suicide." ”

"Oh? Are there any other discoveries? Lu Zhen looked at the corpse that had turned pale, and he still couldn't let go of it.

"Anything else...... His subordinates can only see that he is well versed in the method of maintenance on weekdays, and he is a person who is quite life-saving. ”

"Really?" Lu Jin's brows suddenly wrinkled tightly: "Do you say that a person who is particularly afraid of death will suddenly make such a determination and die?" Didn't he have the slightest hope that he would find a chance to get away with it? ”

"That's not a good thing to say. Unless ......"

"Unless what?"

"Unless he knows he has no other way but to die. Suicide is the most dignified outcome. ”

Lu Zhen nodded deeply: "That's it, this is also in line with my conjecture, I'm afraid his death is more forced by people and has to die!" ”

Having said that, Lu Jin's views are obviously unverifiable, because the insider is dead. This reminded him of Liu Muqing, who was killed not long ago, and Tan Yuan's death was too similar to the situation when he was assassinated in prison......

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