At this point, Fu Shixing had suddenly realized that Qin Mengqi must have smelled something, and felt that Guo Zhang's backing was not strong, and he was going to be close to Sima Weitao! Thinking about it, he smiled: "I originally wanted to go to the Criminal Department tomorrow." It's better for you to come here, and with you Qin Xiang also coming to mediate, this matter will be a little certain! ”

The two of them came to the yamen of the criminal department of the ropesmith alley. The officials had already dispersed, but Wang Shizhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, waited as promised, and when he saw them coming, he did not slack off at all, so he ordered someone to bring a thick stack of case files. Qin Mengqi casually flipped through for a while, then chatted with Wang Shizhen and asked Wang Shizhen: "Has "Fisherman's Poetry" been completed?" Give me a copy and see how it ......" and took out a list of copyists from the file, and called the scribe, "Copy one to me." ”

Fu Shixing was silent, looking through the transcripts of the interrogation one by one. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart: the matter was far more serious than what Qin Mengqi said. Although he himself refused to admit it, he accepted 3,000 taels of silver from salt merchants, embezzled more than 10,000 taels of silver from Longjiang tariffs, and blamed the governor's mansion for death for no reason. These two are forgivable, Zhang Bonian actually changed a waste brothel called "Nanshi Building" in Jinling into a "Township Covenant Lecture Hall", and gathered all living beings here every New Day to preach Xiao Zhen's "Sixteen Hadiths", and the hall actually hung a plaque of "Heavenly Advice"! Not to mention anything else, this crime alone is enough to send him to the West Market!

"Speaking of which, Bonian is still the same year as mine." Wang Shizhen saw that Fu Shixing was sweating on his forehead, and sighed beside him, "This is really helpless!" Alas...... Nanjing's survey was dominated by Manshang Shuashan and Ge Li, which seemed to add fuel to the fire - more than 1,000 Xiucai Jianqi signed and sat in front of the yamen to protect Bo Nian, claiming that they would go north to knock on the bar, and Jiangning businessmen boycotted in response...... It looks like it's kind, but it's a disservice! As he spoke, he handed over a copy of Huang Aya's folded book, "Master Fu, please see Zhu Pi." ”

Fu Shixing took it a little hesitantly, and when he looked at it, he saw the blood-red Zhu Pi in his eyes: Zhang Bonian, as a feudal official, behaved so despicably. He dared to insult and bow down, divided the monarchs and ministers, obstructed the construction of the Southern Patrol Palace, and used the evil place as the hall for preaching the holy oracle, he was really a fatherless and kingless disciple, and his feelings were very hateful! The Criminal Department verifies that the sections are correct, that is, the crime is reconsidered. Chin this! The handwriting was very sloppy, and it was obviously written by Xiao Zhi in anger. Fu Shixing carefully closed the fold and asked, "Brother Yuyang, this is blocking the construction of the Southern Patrol Palace, and I haven't seen any news!" ”

"Thirteen thousand taels of salt merchants and Guan Jin are deducted." Wang Shizhen smiled bitterly, "This silver was used by Ge Li to build the palace, Zhang Bonian deducted it, and shackled to death Goshha, who asked for silver in the governor's mansion, you didn't look carefully." ”

Qin Mengqi rolled his eyes, pinched his fingers, and asked, "What kind of punishment is the punishment of the Criminal Department?" ”

Wang Shizhen shook his head and said, "What's the point of discussion for this crime!" Everyone said that it should be decided, and I changed the hanging, and I just made a little friendship. ”

Dabi is to cut off the head. Qin Mengqi thought for a moment and said: "Brother, Dabi is still right, if you discuss it more seriously, it will be difficult to tear up his capital crime - say hello to the next head, and say that I, Qin Mengqi, want to protect him." Your prison temple is not a place for people to live, he is nearly sixty years old, and there is an old man in his eighties, people are tossed and died, what else can they save? After that, he got up and took Fu Shixing's hand and said, "This is not the place to do this, let's go first!" ”

That night, the two discussed in Qin Mengqi's mansion, and Qin Mengqi folded it to defend Zhang Bonian. Until late at night, Fu Shixing carefully looked at the manuscript, and when he signed it, the bell had struck twice.

Seeing that Fu Shixing was about to resign, Qin Mengqi said: "Jin Qing, this matter has a lot to do with it, Ge Li is now a national relative, and he has something to do with Sima Wei, you have to think about it." If you are willing, I will hand it over tomorrow, and if you are reluctant, then you will be fine, so as not to disadvantage you. ”

"What kind of person do you think of me?" Fu Shixing said loudly, "You just have to go!" So he went away.

On the second day, it was drizzling, and Qin Mengqi sat in the green sedan chair, feeling a little uneasy. This one case is actually connected to two ministers of the study. If you do it well, you will naturally have a reputation for being honest and upright, and you will erase your notoriety as "Guo Zhang's gang", and if you don't do it well, you will be attacked on both sides. And Qin Mengqi was also a little puzzled, since the matter involved Sima Wei, why did Fu Shixing agree so readily? Could it be that he estimated that he wanted to enter the study, and like himself, he also had to distance himself from Sima Wei? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, and the sedan chair fell at the head of Xihua. He went straight up to the study to see Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhi is not in the upper study. He invited the old queen mother, who was calculating mathematics in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the newly entered clan Haoming Xiaoxiu was grinding ink on the side and waiting.

The old queen mother saw Xiao Zhen's subtlety, she couldn't help nodding and smiling, and when she saw Xiaoxiu standing in a daze, she asked: "Girl, you look very bad, where is the debt?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. Xiaoxiu replied a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I forgot!" Xiao Zhi suddenly put down his pen and said with a smile, "You shouldn't stand and wait, the old queen mother is not an outsider, so why don't you say it?" My cousin hasn't been here for two months, and yesterday I checked my pulse and said I was happy! As he spoke, he ordered someone to bring a spring stool.

The old queen mother calculated and said with a smile: "If you want to give birth to a prince to carry into the palace, you will be the thirteenth master!" As he was talking, the eunuch Li Hui came in and said softly: "Master, Qin Mengqi handed over the sign and asked to see it!" ”

Xiao Zhi said with a smile: "I was about to send him to ask, did Jin Minor Minor Zhonghe's treasury silver be transferred." Spread the word and ask him to come to the Heart Cultivation Palace! ”

Ah Xiu was originally in poor health and wanted to resign, but when he heard this, he didn't leave, got up and poured two cups of tea for Xiao Zhi and the old lady.

Qin Mengqi came in from the rain all wet. Qin Mengqi was still the first time to enter the Heart Cultivation Palace, which was much more solemn and luxurious than the study, because he had something in his heart and had no time to take a closer look, he flicked his sleeves and knelt down at the Danqi to sign up.

"Is it Qinjiang Village?" Xiao Zhi smiled inside and said loudly, "Come in without courtesy!" Why don't you bring rain gear in this weather? - Bring him a change of clothes! ”

Qin Mengqi came to fight for Zhang Bonian's life and death, with a ghost fetus in his heart, hearing Xiao Zhi so kind and kind, he felt a little relieved, changed his clothes, and although he was exempted from the big gift, he still said that the holy arithmetic is already the only step in the sea, and he and Chen Houyao can't keep up! As he spoke, he smiled and clasped his palms together to ask the old lady's An, and then called Xiaoxiu Qian'er and said, "Please be safe, your lord!" ”

"If you don't learn math, you can't do it!" Xiao Zhi sighed, "Now that you are no longer the king of the Qin and Han dynasties, you only know the way of employing generals, then it will be too mediocre - you came just in time, I was just looking for you to ask, did Jin Fu send the 100,000 silver that Zhonghe lacked?" ”