Jiangxia County Ya.

In the study room in the backyard, a middle-aged man wearing a seven-grade official uniform is practicing calligraphy at the desk, he is Su Congyu, the magistrate of Jiangxia County, a jinshi eleven years ago.

Because he was ranked at the end of the top three in the palace test, Su Congyu failed to stay in the capital, and was sent by the imperial court to serve as the magistrate of the county, and used nine years to climb step by step from the magistrate of an ordinary county to the magistrate of Guo County, the provincial capital.

"My lord, it's not good, there's an accident in the Linjiang Building." Just as Su Congyu was concentrating on practicing calligraphy, an official wearing an eight-rank official uniform hurriedly walked in and said with a somewhat flustered expression.

"What's so alarming?" Su Congyu's brows furrowed slightly, still leaning over to write there, and asked quietly, could it be that Zhang Quan and the others played too much to kill people?

"My lord, the little marquis is injured, and now Ma Qianhu of Wuchangwei wants our county government to go to Linjiang Building to cooperate in handling the case!" The official who came to report was Wu Cheng, the county magistrate of Jiangxia County, and replied with a serious expression.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Su Congyu's eyes suddenly flashed with surprise, and the movements in his hands followed, leaving a small ink ball on the paper.

"My lord, if what Ma Qianhu said is true, then the screams heard by the diners in Linjiang Tower from upstairs are from the little marquis."

Wu Cheng bowed down and said worriedly, "My lord, if the little marquis has any accident in our territory, we won't be able to explain it to the imperial court, then the Marquis of Wuwei will not give up." ”

Although the Xungui clique has now lost the right to speak in the court and is overridden by the civilian clique and the eunuch clique, neither the civilian clique nor the eunuch clique will take the initiative to provoke the Xungui clique guarding the five military governors' mansions.

The reason is very simple, there are two major forces in the Ming Dynasty that are very special, and they seem to have lost power in the court but are very trusted by the emperors of previous dynasties.

These two forces are the imperial family and the nobles, for the great tomorrow, the royal family is the family, and the nobles are the retainers, after losing the ability to control the government, these two forces are naturally favored by the emperor, and the emperor needs them to maintain and consolidate his rule.

Although the eunuch group regarded as a slave by the emperor is now able to compete with the civil official group in the court, this is only suitable for the prosperous era, once it comes to the troubled times, the emperors will rely on the royal family and nobles, and the royal family and nobles are the foundation for keeping the Ming Dynasty.

As for eunuchs and civil officials, they can govern the country in prosperous times, but they can't be relied on in troubled times, so do you expect them to go into battle to kill the enemy and destroy their families to relieve difficulties?

Therefore, once Marquis Wu Wei participated in the Jiangxia County Ya in front of the Emperor, then the Jiangxia County Ya Ke will not be able to eat and walk around, and maybe Su Congyu and Wu Cheng will lose their official positions and resign.

"How so?" After listening to Wu Cheng's words, Su Congyu's brows furrowed slightly, and he felt quite surprised in his heart, he really couldn't think of anyone who would dare to do anything to Zhang Quan, the little marquis.

"Have you identified the people who went upstairs?" Then, Su Congyu groaned for a while, put down the wolf brush in his hand and asked Wu Cheng, it was obvious that the case in Linjianglou had become complicated.

"I figured it out, the leader seems to be the head of the Xiangyang Mansion Tong Test, surnamed Li, called Li Hongyu." Wu Cheng nodded, he also just knew Li Hongyu's identity from the messenger who came back to report the news.

"Xiangyang Mansion's child test case?" Su Cong was stunned for a moment, and felt very surprised in his heart, he never expected that the person who made trouble in Linjiang Tower would be the head of a child test, didn't he want fame and future?

According to the results of the Huguang Township Examination in previous years, Xiangyang Mansion can also produce at least one person, and Li Hongyu is the head of the Xiangyang Township Examination, which has a very high possibility of being nominated for the laurel list.

If it were someone else, Su Congyu believed that he would never go to Linjiang Building to make trouble before the exam like Li Hongyu, and the object was still the son of a powerful man like Cui Gongzi and Zhang Quan, even if Yan Yan, a school official, would be difficult to save Li Hongyu's life.

"Why did that Li case leader make trouble?" Su Congyu looked at Wu Cheng with some curiosity, he wanted to know what stimulus Li Hongyu was in, and he didn't even want a future.

"This is not clear, the group of people in the Dusi Yamen are very secretive about it and have not revealed it to the outside world." Wu Cheng shook his head, how could Cui Gongzi and Zhang Quan's subordinates leak the truth.

Su Congyu's face couldn't help but flash a look of disappointment, he got up and paced back and forth in the room, thinking about how to deal with it, after all, what happened in Linjiang Building was too unexpected, he had never seen a student like Li Hongyu who was about to take the exam to provoke a little marquis, could there be any hidden secrets in this?

After more than ten years of fighting in the officialdom, Su Congyu has already formed a cautious character, and he is suspicious of everything, after all, the officialdom is sinister, the people's hearts are not ancient, and he must think carefully about everything he does, so as not to make a mistake and burn himself.

"My lord, or let the lower officials go to explore the way!" Seeing Su Congyu's worried look, Wu Cheng said after a deep groan.

"No, since Ma Qianhu has already made it clear that this official will not go, he will snub the little marquis." Su Congyu stopped when he heard this, shook his head and said, "You go to the government office and report this matter to the prefect, if the matter of Linjiang Tower breaks out, it is not something that our county government can afford!" ”

"The lower officials understand, so they will go to the government." Wu Cheng naturally knew the seriousness of the situation, and strode away after arching his hand to Su Congyu.

"The head? Alas, I hope nothing happens! Looking at Wu Cheng's back, Su Congyu couldn't help sighing, and then beckoned his entourage to set up his guard of honor to go to Linjiang Tower, since this matter can't be avoided, he can only deal with it head-on, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

Of course, Su Congyu was not afraid that Li Hongyu, the small head of the case, would stir up any storms, but was worried that Li Hongyu's matter would have a bad impact on those students who took the exam, especially those in Xiangyang Mansion.

If Su Congyu is not mistaken, there are now thousands of students in Wuchang City who have come to take the exam, and if they are instigated by people with ulterior motives, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Su Congyu was born as a Jinshi, and he was young before, and he had a period of youth and frivolity, so he naturally knew that those students who only knew how to read the books of sages all day long, and had not undergone the training of officialdom and secular experience, were not afraid of heaven and earth, and as long as they were instigated, they would behave very fanatically.

Now there are only a few days before the township test, and if those students make trouble at this time, it will inevitably affect the township test, so don't talk about him, even the governor can't afford to take this responsibility.

They can't force those students to take the exam with a knife, not to mention that they can't treat those students with merit like this, even if those students are forced to take the exam, if they hand in a bunch of blank papers, then the consequences will be even more serious.

Linjiang Building.

"Young Master, can Zhao Gongzi hand over those evidence to Young Master Qing?"

In a tense and depressing atmosphere, after Rou'er handed over Qin Yue to Xiaolan to take care of, she came to Li Hongyu, who was standing in front of the window and staring at the river not far away, and lowered her voice with concern and asked, in the face of such a grim situation, she was naturally worried about Li Hongyu's safety.

"Maybe he won't." Li Hongyu came back to his senses when he heard this, shook his head with a deep groan, and replied in a low voice.

"Young Master, Zhao Gongzi is going to hand them over to the little marquis!" Rou'er was taken aback when she heard this, and looked at Li Hongyu with a pale face, you must know that those evidences are the killer tools that Li Hongyu used to save his life, and there is no room for error.

"Sister Rou'er, how do you think others will react after reading those testimonies?" Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he saw this, and Yu Feng asked again.

"Robbing people's daughters in broad daylight, anyone who sees it will feel angry." Rou'er replied without thinking, you must know that what the people hate most is this kind of powerful children who abuse the women of good families.

"Sister Rou'er, do you think that if you hand over this evidence during the trial, will the people in the yamen recognize it?" Li Hongyu bowed slightly when he heard this, and asked quietly.

"Young master, are you saying that the yamen will think that these evidences are fake?" Rou'er was stunned, and then understood what Li Hongyu meant, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, these pieces of evidence are all genuine, written by Cui Gongzi and the doctor, and they were also signed and signed.

"This kind of thing is written by people, and when the court trial is held, as long as those people change their words and say that they were coerced into writing, the evidence will become waste paper."

Li Hongyu bowed slightly, and said with a serious expression, "Those people from the Yamen of the Guard will definitely put me to death during the court trial." ”

"That'...... So what to do? Rou'er suddenly became anxious, and her eyes became red.

"Therefore, those evidences are far more useful to Zhao Gongzi than to my eldest brother." Li Hongyu smiled slightly and said softly, "If I guessed correctly, Zhao Gongzi has now gone to the inn to meet those candidates from our Xiangyang Mansion and show you the evidence." ”

"Young Master, are you saying that Zhao Gongzi wants to gather those students to support you?" Rou'er was stunned, then her eyes lit up, and she asked urgently.

"Zhao Gongzi is a smart person, he must know that those evidences will become waste paper in court, and he will do this if he is not afraid of setting himself on fire." Li Hongyu's expression couldn't help but become a little solemn, and he looked a little worried.

Although he was in danger, he really couldn't ask too much of Zhao Xin, after all, he had never done anything to Zhao Xin, and Zhao Xin had helped him a lot before, so Zhao Xin didn't need to take risks for Li Hongyu, it was normal for him to protect himself.

Rou'er's expression darkened, this kind of feeling of being controlled by others was not pleasant, and she undoubtedly suffered a lot while waiting for news.