Turning around suddenly, Han Rui asked, "Ma Yushi, just now you said that in addition to me, Secretary Gu is also suspicious?" ”

"That's right." Ma Zhou nodded and said, "But this matter will be tried by the official, so there is no need for you to ask." ”

Han Rui was silent and sighed: "Then there is a Rauma imperial history." ”

At this time, it was useless to say more, Han Rui was gone, his mood was complicated, very angry, very heavy, and he was panicked, as if he was about to breathe. Soon after, the scribe led Han Rui to a room, Han Rui knew that before the matter was investigated, he would have to stay here, compared with the prisoners in the Yamen Prison, the treatment was not bad, there were couches and seats, coarse cloth gauze tents, cups and kettles, and even pen, ink, paper and inkstone were prepared, just like a simple guest room.

As long as you don't step out of the door, no one cares about what you do in the house, and there is no shortage of two meals, but the dishes must not be compared with home.

Just when Han Rui was looking at his new home, the secretary Lang Gu Yin also politely invited him to the Yushitai, and when he heard the whole story, Gu Yin was stunned, but he was also as calm as Han Rui, he did not shout, cry and wipe his tears to show his innocence, but said calmly: "This matter has nothing to do with me." ”

"A few days after Han Xiaoshu took leave, you are in charge of the affairs of the carving workshop." Ma Zhou asked.

"That's true." This is a fact and cannot be denied, Gu Yin admitted, adding: "It was arranged by Young Eunuch Yan to temporarily take care of Han Xiaoshu for a few days." The implication is that he did not volunteer to do it for him, but only volunteered to help.

"Since you are in charge of the carving workshop, then the craftsmen are printing Buddhist scriptures, you should see it, why don't you stop it?" Ma Zhou asked, this is the key.

Without hesitation, Gu Yin immediately said: "I thought that was a normal situation, so I didn't ask more, who knows......"

Lest everyone not believe it, Gu Yin continued to explain: "I'm just in charge, supervising and inspecting whether the craftsmen are working seriously, as for specific things, how can I point fingers." This explanation is also reasonable, not in his position, not in his politics, maybe Gu Yin really doesn't know that the carving workshop is not allowed to print Buddhist scriptures.

However, whether it is true or false also needs to be carefully verified, Ma Zhou was unmoved, and continued: "According to the confession of the craftsman, the change of change only happened suddenly after you left, and before that, the scribe who gave the order seemed to have been in contact with you for a while. ”

It's really a disaster, Gu Yin lamented in his heart, and defended: "That's because I first arrived at the carving workshop and happened to meet that person, so I asked him to lead me to participate in the inspection, but it was the first time we met......

Ma Zhou glanced at it, and the clerk next to him had already recorded the conversation, and then continued to interrogate, Gu Yin replied like a stream, not leaking, and swore an oath.

At the end, Ma Zhou said: "Secretary Gu, this matter is very important, Your Majesty is angry, so we must verify it carefully, and I hope that Secretary Gu will not be surprised and cooperate with our work." ”

"As it should be." Gu Yin smiled bitterly, there was no room for refusal, so he had no choice but to follow the scribe.

Then, a scribe came in and reported: "Ma Yushi, a few people from the Ministry of Rites have arrived." ”

"Please ......" Ma Zhou said, for the sake of life, Ma Zhou naturally would not limit the goal to Han Rui and Gu Yin, anyway, it was an order from above, and several ceremonial officials also had the qualifications to order the craftsmen to do things, but they didn't know that it was not an order given by them.

After a while, the ceremonial official came, inexplicably, and when he heard Ma Zhou's narration, he understood what was going on, and it was very natural, and they all said that the matter was not their own doing...... After a period of interrogation, Ma Zhou also politely asked them to stay in the procuratorate as guests, knowing that there was no possibility of prevarication, several ceremonial officials also considered themselves unlucky, accepted the facts, sighed, and sighed, their arms couldn't twist their thighs, and they were handling the case at the emperor's behest, even if it was just the supervision of the imperial history of the eighth grade, they were obediently complied.

Of course, the people who can give orders to the craftsmen do not refer to a few people, but Ma Zhou is not casting a net all over the sky, just grabbing a few clues, and has been interrogated clearly.

Among them, the most suspicious and most likely must be Han Rui, Ma Zhou flipped through the files, recalled the situation of the questioning just now, his eyes flickered, considering the doubts, cracking the case, the so-called one person is short, everyone is long, thinking for a moment, Ma Zhou ordered the subordinates who listened to the case to speak freely to see if they got new clues.

"According to the opinion of the lower officials, the matter is obvious, it is Han Xiaoshu's doing, and he can't bear the friendship of friends...... It's too late to regret it now. ”

Most of the scribes agreed, but there were also those who disagreed, arguing and saying: "It is also possible that Secretary Gu only left on the front foot, and then changed the instructions, which is too coincidental." ”

"Otherwise, he is already a secretary, and he was the Gong Cao of the Yue Wangfu before, Secretary Gu and Han Rui should have no complaints, how can they design a frame-up......"

When Ma Zhou heard this, his heart moved slightly, and he remained silent on the surface, signaling everyone to continue to express their opinions.

After discussing for a while, the atmosphere was blazing, and one person said excitedly: "A few ceremonial officials are the least suspicious, but the world is unpredictable, the more they feel impossible, sometimes it is a fact, so they can't relax, by the way, there are also secretaries and supervisors, Han Rui is famous, aren't there a few jealous?" In the same way, it can be deduced, the Chinese book, the door, and the book ......"

In the eyes of this person, except for himself, everyone is suspicious, and they must be carefully investigated, but they have been affirmed by everyone, this is the reason, if they don't investigate, how can they prove their innocence?

Seeing that the more everyone talked, the more outrageous it became, and they actually planned to invite Fang Xuanling to come over and ask questions, Ma Zhou's face darkened, and he scolded: "Nonsense, what kind of mess, go back, sort out the case files, be idle, and then go and interrogate those craftsmen to see if there is anything missing, of course, the most important thing is to hunt down the scribe, as long as the person is found, the matter will be clear." ”

"Whoa." The crowd answered and dispersed.

Continue to flip through the files, on the surface, it must be Han Rui's fault, if not, then things will be complicated, Ma Zhou groaned, thought for a long time, thoughtfully, and then got up and left.

After a few days, Ma Zhou continued to investigate, Han Rui and others have not been allowed to leave, but it is not clear, this matter in the capital, it has also begun to boil, it stands to reason that this matter, the offender, is only a minor official of the ninth grade, and the one who undertook the case is also the supervision of the imperial history of the eighth grade, compared to Chang'an, which is full of princes and magnates in the city, it is equivalent to a trivial matter of mung bean sesame, which is nothing at all, and it will not make much trouble.

However, there are always exceptions to things, not to mention Han Rui's own reputation, just to say that the root cause of this matter is to print Buddhist scriptures, those monks know, how can they have no ideas in their hearts, in their eyes, Han Rui is willing to sacrifice himself to feed the tiger in order to promote Buddhism, and the true righteous are also.

Well, out of the need for publicity, it is inevitable that it will be a little exaggerated, but those believers who worship the Buddha heard about it, but they were convinced, and they praised it one after another, and before the person died, they began to discuss whether to give Han Ruishu a memorial tablet, and it was because of their word of mouth that it didn't take long for the whole city to know.

The first to react, of course, was the monk's opponent, those Taoist priests were very angry, adhering to the traditional concept that the enemy's friend is the enemy, slander must be an unavoidable thing, poor Han Rui, originally wanted to take advantage of the illness and avoid the dispute, but he didn't think about it, and finally got involved in it.

Naturally, compared with religious people, the people in the city account for the vast majority, but most of them are crowded, onlookers playing soy sauce, the masses who don't know the truth, can be ignored, the others, care about Han Rui, whether the thing is done by him or not, they all hope that he can get through the difficulties, disgusted with Han Rui, at this time, of course, is to celebrate the crown, gloating, I can't immediately hear the news that Han Rui disobeyed the will of the court and was xxx according to the law.

"It's been four days, and my husband hasn't come back yet, Aya, what should I do? I don't know how my husband is doing in Yushitai. Zheng Naoyue was anxious, these days, this sentence has been repeated a thousand times.

Zheng Renji sighed and patiently comforted: "Yo'er, don't worry, listen to Ma Yushi, the runes are very good." ”

There is no way, Han Rui and others are considered to be guilty, in order to prevent them from colluding with their families, fabricating evidence, and sabotaging the handling of the case, they are definitely not allowed to visit, and even Zheng Renji has no choice but to inquire about Han Rui's situation through Ma Zhou.

"Locked up in a small room, eating turbid water and light rice, and can't take a bath, my husband is happy to be clean, how can I get better......" Zheng Naoyue said to himself worriedly, recently, for Han Rui's affairs, he was restless in sleep, and if he continued like this, he would become sick sooner or later.

In this state, persuasion has been going on for a few days, but it has no effect, Zheng Renji and Cui Shi are very worried, they look at each other, Zheng Renji said: "Yo'er, don't worry, as long as this matter is not Fu Jie's doing, he will be able to come out soon." ”

"Aya, I've said it many times, my husband is innocent." Zheng Naoyue said angrily: "Someone must have framed Fujun, how can Ma Zhou not believe it." ”

There is no basis for words, there is no conclusive evidence, which one is willing to believe it easily, Zheng Renji sighed in his heart, and naturally wanted to echo his daughter's words, this matter, one link after another, methodical, well-founded, no matter how you look at it, it is like Han Rui's doing, everything, you must also consider the worst result, if there are no new clues to prove that the matter has nothing to do with Han Rui, it will inevitably be confirmed, at that time, what should I do? Zheng Renji frowned, a little helpless.

Zheng Naoyue also had concerns in this regard, and in a hurry, he suddenly thought of Li Chengqian, and hurriedly said: "Aye, the husband is friendly with His Royal Highness the Prince, can you ask him to help dredge it." ”

"No." Zheng Renji hurriedly stopped him and said softly: "If you are forced to do so, you must not ask the prince for help, lest it be self-defeating, and it will be troublesome." "The relict of the Sui Dynasty, Zheng Renji naturally understands that the relationship between the emperor and the crown prince is very delicate, and if it is not handled well, it may become something if nothing happens.

"So what to do." Zheng Naoyue said sadly: "Duke Yu said that he would find a way, until now, but there has been no movement, and if it is delayed, I am worried that my husband will ......."

(To be continued)