Kang Jiuquan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, entered the room first, and saw the crown prince Xima Liang Wendao sitting there neatly dressed and drinking tea, without the slightest fatigue and panic about what was coming.

Liang Wendao saw the people from the Three Law Divisions coming in, Yi Yiran stood up and bowed his hand slightly, and said with a calm face: "Xiaguan greets the three adults. The three adults of Lao came to the mansion, which was really full of brilliance. But to see that there was no expression on his face was really ironic.

"Lord Liang, if the official has something to say...... Kang Jiuquan was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Master Kang, the lower officials know why you came, so if you have something to say, just say it. Xiaguan Yang was worthy of him, and he was worthy of the ground, and he was grateful to the emperor for his long grace and the end of the micro-end, and he had already put life and death out of the way. Liang Wendao flicked his sleeves and said awe-inspiringly.

Kang Jiuquan stroked his beard disappreciatively, nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then the official will say it directly." Lord Liang, you said in the recital that you heard the inappropriate content of the old professor Xia Ge, do you have any evidence? You can't convict someone based on your words alone. ”

"Xia Guan passed by the place where the prince studied because of something, and only then did he hear that rebellious remark, where would there be any evidence. However, there were still a few little eunuchs present at that time, and adults could come and ask about it. ”

Kang Jiuquan was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he usually disliked the most clever person, and just wanted to open his mouth to continue asking, Ling Qingqiu, who was standing next to him, asked: "Lord Liang, this official knows that you have a very upright official reputation on weekdays, and you will not talk nonsense at will and slander people's innocence. Can you tell us more about what you saw and heard that day? The official and the two adults will report it to the emperor in detail, and they will ask the emperor to judge the merits. ”

Liang Wendao glanced at Ling Qingqiu, then lowered his eyes and recalled for a while, and said, "Xia Guan will assist the elder Xia Ge to explain some political affairs to the prince on weekdays. On the third day of the first month of November, Xia Guan took the sorted out political cases to find Xia Ge Lao, and when he arrived at the Wenhua Palace, he heard Xia Ge Lao talking. Because he was worried about disturbing Xia Ge's teaching, Xia Guan waited by the side for a while, and happened to hear Xia Ge Lao say, 'In August, there is no frost and grass is green, and the general rides out of the empty city. The emperor of the Han family patrolled the west, and he still asked for soldiers from Jiangdong. Hearing this, Xia Guan was shocked inexplicably, his hands and feet were icy, as if he had suffered a thunderbolt from the sky. Xia Guan had long heard that Xia Ge Lao was highly respected and had a noble character, but he didn't expect to do such a thing, and he wanted to question him face to face, but he was shocked that the other party's prestige was holding back, and he was really ashamed. After saying that, he covered his face with his hands and hung his head silently.

After hearing this, Yan Wenzheng, the secretary of Dali Temple, nodded towards Ling Qingqiu, the imperial historian of the left capital. Kang Jiuquan was still frowning, looking up at Liang Wendao from time to time, silent. Cao Wenbing, who was standing outside Zhang Xu, looked at Liang Wendao like an eagle falcon, and was still looking around the room.

When Kang Jiuquan heard this, he also knew that he shouldn't be able to ask too many things, so he motioned to the two next to him to prepare to leave and go to Xia Mansion.

At this time, Cao Wenbing, who had not spoken since he entered the room, said with a gloomy tone: "Lord Liang, this official has always heard that your official voice is extremely upright, and your sleeves are clean. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name! ”

Liang Wendao saw that the person who spoke was from the Spy Intelligence Department, and no matter who the other party was, he said proudly: "Of course, this official reads the book of sages and cultivates the spirit of Haoran, how can you be understood by ordinary people like you." Maybe others are afraid of the murderous reputation of your spy department, but this official is not afraid of shadows, but he is not afraid of you. ”

"For Lord Liang's integrity, the official admires it very much, but I don't know if he has done something unseemly in private. In the past, the official also arrested a lot of people like Lord Liang, who would be called a sage in his words on weekdays, and follow Confucius and Mencius in his actions, but as soon as he entered the edict, he only knew his father and mother. Hahaha......"

Liang Wendao listened, and his face turned pale. "Who are you? How dare you slander the innocence of my generation of scholars? ”

Zuodu Yushi listened to Cao Wenbing's words, and his nose was almost crooked. Coupled with the wretched anger he suffered just now, where can he still bear it now, Su Fa shouted angrily: "The surname Cao, if you don't give the old man an explanation today, the old man will go to the emperor tomorrow to play you a slander crime." ”

Dali Siqing Yan Wenzheng, who just wanted to take a step forward, retracted his left foot again.

"Why should the two adults be angry, the official didn't say anything about you, just a fact. Our spy department is the eyes and ears of the emperor, of course, we must polish a little, and we can't believe it just based on someone's empty mouth and white teeth. Make up a story, the official will too, and the day before yesterday he made one up for the melon baby at home, which made him laugh. Cao Wenbing said disapprehantly, not taking the other party's threat to heart at all.

Kang Jiuquan, who had been beside him with cold eyes, glanced at Liang Wendao deeply, and then glanced at Ling Qingqiu sideways, without saying a word.

Liang Wendao was also angry in his heart, and the other party actually regarded what he just said as making up a story, which was really unreasonable. He said coldly: "Justice is in the hearts of the people. Some jumping clowns can't change the facts, no matter how much they jump up and down. ”

Several people attacked each other back and forth for a few rounds, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger. Cao Wenbing looked out of the door from time to time, and saw a cronie nodding at him at the door, and he restrained himself.

Kang Jiuquan saw that this was not a solution, and said, "Okay, let's stop for today's question." Lord Liang should continue to think about whether there is anything missing. After speaking, he turned around and left, Yan Wenzheng followed closely behind, and Ling Qingqiu followed again.

Cao Wenbing, because he had a dispute with Ling Qingqiu, didn't bother to get together with Ling Qingqiu, who had a nose and eyes that were not research, and went out directly to meet his subordinates.

When several people didn't care, Ling Qingqiu, who had fallen to the end, turned his face to Liang Wendao and shook his head imperceptibly.

After leaving the Liang Mansion, several people did not communicate with each other before, but each got into a sedan chair and set off for the Xia Mansion. Thinking that he was about to face the famous Xia Ge Lao who had controlled the court for more than ten years, none of the three of them did not feel a little trembling. Sitting in the rickety sedan chair, they all hoped to slow down, slow down, but the road was unwilling after all, and they still came to the door of the Xia Mansion after half an hour.

When I came here, the guards were really much stricter. Just about to come over to ask who it was, the captain of the spy department, saw Cao Wenbing next to him and hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face.

After Cao Wenbing waved his hand to rebuke his subordinates, he invited the group into the Xia Mansion.

Xia Guoyuan, who was dressed in a green cloth robe, stepped on Nadi cloth shoes, and had meticulously combed his hair, was standing in the courtyard looking at the laurel tree that had lost its leaves.