"Huh? How do you speak upside down? I said before that this case was related to Wu Qingbo, but now I said that I could return his innocence, and I didn't understand. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Wanli asked with a slightly dissatisfied frown.

Yang Zhen didn't panic, only to see him smile faintly: "It's the minister who didn't say it carefully enough, which made His Majesty misunderstand." What Chen just meant was that this case was related to Wu Qingbo's mansion, but it might not have anything to do with Wu Qingbo himself, but someone had seized this point and started to make an article, which made people look as if Wu Qingbo had done such evil things. ”

Although Yang Zhen's words were like tongue twisters, Wanli finally understood what he wanted to say: "You said that the people in his house did evil in his name, but they put the fault on Wu Qingbo?" ”

"Exactly. Moreover, this person is quite accurate, knowing that the officials will not delve into this case in order to maintain the dignity of the royal family and the imperial court - after all, compared with a few lowly (female chang) (female branches) who died unexpectedly, Wu Qingbo's reputation is much more important. However, in this way, even if other officials don't say it, they will definitely have extreme contempt for Wu Qingbo in their hearts, and even disgust, in their eyes, Wu Qingbo has become a heinous prisoner, but he has not been convicted. Yang Zhen further analyzed.

Wanli thought about it carefully, it was really such a result, and suddenly his expression became even more gloomy, and he slapped the table and said: "It's really his heart!" This person not only did such a heart-wrenching act, but also tried in vain to draw the royal prince to open his eyes for him, and I will not spare him! And those officials, who are my courtiers, should be the emperor in the open, how can they do one thing in front of them and one thing behind their backs? ”

"Your Majesty is wise, and the minister thinks so too." When Yang Zhen said this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of the unreasonable place he had noticed before, and he decided to let Liu Shou have them to eat again, and then said: "In fact, these are not only a little selfish inference of the minister, but the minister can also see the strangeness from some details." ”

"Oh? Tell me about it. Wanli actually still had some doubts in his heart, after all, this was just Yang Zhen's words.

This time, when Liu Dudu handed over the case to the minister, he hinted that the minister could find someone from Shuntian Mansion to ask for details, and it was from that there that the minister learned that he could find someone from Wanping County to find more clues. However, as far as Jing Zhankun, the magistrate of Shuntianfu, said, in fact, they took everything away from the Yamen of the Criminal Department without investigating the case, and they have not taken over the case since. Therefore, the minister felt that Liu Shouyou deliberately led the minister astray, in order to protect Wu Qingbo and punish the minister for a crime of ineffective handling of the case. Yang Zhen said the guess in his heart.

And after hearing these words, Wanli's expression became even more gloomy: "Liu Shouyou is still trying to use this case to fight for power and profit?" It seems that he did decide that this case was committed by Wu Qingbo? ”

"I think that's how it should be. However, the minister is seven or eight points sure that he can help Wu Qingbo clear up this grievance. ”

Wanli looked at Yang Zhen for a while, thinking about the things he had done before, and then believed his words: "Okay, then I will allow you to continue to investigate and deal with this case, and you must bring the real culprit to justice!" ”

"Obey! However, the minister has a little difficulty, and hopes that His Majesty can help. ”

"You say."

"If you want to find out the truth, the minister must go to Wuqingbo's mansion to verify it. And Wu Qingbo's noble identity is not something that can be checked by a Jinyi Wei Zhen with a minister, so he also wants to ask His Majesty to make a will. Yang Zhen pleaded, but he sighed a little in his heart, if he changed the original Jinyi Guard, let alone a mere earl, even a first-class magnate of the prince, they would also take it if they wanted, and there was no need to be embarrassed.

Only then did Wanli understand Yang Zhen's true intention of entering the palace this time, so he smiled: "You, after saying so much, you just want me to go out to check the Wuqing Bo Mansion for you, right?" ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Yang Zhen nodded hurriedly, there was nothing to hide about it.

"The decree is too solemn, and it will also make other officials in the DPRK and China have some ideas, but it is not beautiful. That's it......" The emperor said and stretched his hand to his waist, took off a dragon-shaped jade pendant that he had been wearing, and put it on top of the imperial case: "You take this piece of jade and show it to Wu Qingbo, and he will do what you want." ”

Yang Zhen hurriedly stepped forward, held the jade pendant with warm color and warm tentacles in his hand, and solemnly arched to the ground: "Thank you Your Majesty for your trust in the minister, the minister will live up to Your Majesty's trust, investigate this case to the ground, and clear the grievances for Wu Qingbo." ”

"Well, I believe in you." Wanli nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you can do this, I will definitely reward you heavily, and then you just have to say it." ”

Yang Zhen, who was still thinking about how to find a reason to bring up the second thing to say, already had an idea when he heard this, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is indeed reluctant, I hope Your Majesty can agree." ”

"But what?" The little emperor was in a much better mood, so he asked casually.

"When investigating the case in Shanxi before, the minister was attacked by the Mongol Tatars. Although the soldiers of the Beijing camp around the minister fought desperately, in the process of fighting against the Tartars, they were still at a disadvantage, even if we were not weaker than the enemy in terms of troops, and our army still occupied a geographical advantage. Seeing these loyal and brave soldiers finally being killed by the Tartars, the minister's heart was really like a knife......" In the end, Yang Zhen's expression was also filled with grief. But this feeling is not fake, but from his heart.

Because of this, his words can be more infectious, and Wanli didn't feel a sigh: "Yes, I have also heard about Bai Mountain, Yang Qing, you also have to be blessed by God to escape with your life." Do you want me to live and compensate the families of those who died? In fact, you don't have to worry about this, I have already ordered the Yamen to get things done, and you don't have to worry about the aftermath of the soldiers who died in battle. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for attaching so much importance to the aftermath of the soldiers, but that's not what the minister wants to say."

"So what?" Now Wanli's interest was even greater, and he hurriedly asked.

"The minister felt that he had lost this battle, so he was thinking about how to make the combat power of my Ming army go to a higher level and compete with the Tartars. You must know that the soldiers of the Beijing camp are already the most elite people in my Ming army, if even they may not be the opponents of the Tartars, my Ming side affairs will not be as stable as I imagined. Therefore, these days, in addition to investigating and handling cases, the minister has been training a team of Jinyi guards, thinking that they will become elites.

After this period of time, the minister really found some methods and tricks, and this team of five hundred people did have some appearance. However, relying only on some words of encouragement from the minister's boss, and the little money that the minister took out privately as an incentive, I am afraid that they may not be able to practice with all their might. So...... The minister hopes that His Majesty will promise the minister, that you can personally come forward to boost their morale, and if Your Majesty can take them as his subordinates, the minister thinks that they will definitely do their best to practice, and then the morale of the army will be greatly boosted. Yang Zhen said, and knelt down, just waiting for the emperor's answer.

When Yang Zhen talked about his training, Wanli's expression was not so good-looking, and he thought that Yang Zhen still wanted to exonerate himself. But after listening to these words, he relaxed again, and when he heard what he said, he didn't seem to have the intention of excusing himself at all, but was only thinking about how to boost the morale of the soldiers below, which made the emperor's reprimands on his lips only hold there.

"It seems that Yang Qing really didn't know that someone was impeaching him. And he really has no heart for disobedience, he is just dedicated to the country, so he will devote himself to training people regardless of others, and I have wronged him! If Yang Zhen hadn't used such a curved means to save the country to show his loyalty, the emperor would inevitably doubt his intentions, but at this moment, Wanli not only did not doubt his loyalty, but felt that he was really defaming the country.

This thought made the little emperor feel a little guilty about Yang Zhen unconsciously, and the thought of being able to personally see the soldiers and horses trained by Yang Zhen could also be included in his own hands, the little emperor's heart was also a little moved. Who is a young man of his age who does not dream of one day leading troops to war?

"Okay, I'll agree to your request, as long as you help clear the grievances of Wu Qingbo, I'll find a time to see the people you've trained, don't let me down."

Yang Zhen, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard the emperor say this, he knew that he had finally passed this sad level, and the emperor had said so, and it was inevitable that he would not be able to pursue his sin of training troops privately. To be honest, he was still a little nervous before.

After getting up and saying a few more words to the emperor, Yang Zhen bowed and left the hall. At this time, Feng Bao and the other attendants in front of the palace gate were waiting to deal with Yang Zhen with some schadenfreude, and when they saw him walking out unharmed, their expressions suddenly changed a little.

They had heard the sound of the case coming from there a few times before, and they felt that the emperor should have been furious, and maybe he would call someone to take Yang Zhen down at any time. Unexpectedly, until he walked out safely, the emperor had no intention of letting him go.

Looking at the stunned eyes of these people, Yang Zhen had already guessed their thoughts, which made him can't help but sneer. But after all, this is the palace inside, and he doesn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he just glanced at Feng Bao meaningfully, and said softly: "Gonggong Feng, you are disappointed again." After that, he walked away without looking back.

Looking at Yang Zhen's triumphant back, Feng Bao's face became even more gloomy, he knew that everything he had done before had been easily broken by Yang Zhen, but he didn't even know how the other party persuaded the emperor!