The Ministry of Officials is commonly known as the Heavenly Official, so although the Zhou rites have long been out of order, the Ministry of Officials is often called a tomb Zai. Today's Tsukasa Ma Wensheng is Jingtai two years of Jinshi, he has been the imperial history, patrolled Shanxi Huguang, and served as Fujian according to the inspector, as the right deputy capital of the imperial history, successively served as the military department of the Lang Liaodong governor of the right capital of the imperial history of the governor Cao Yun, Hongzhi from the military department to the ministry of Shangshu, this term is nine years. It can be said that as a veteran of the Five Dynasties, he is simply a living textbook of Ming officialdom.

However, Ma Wensheng is already an old man in his eighties this year. Previously, because of his old eyes and faintness, he was not in good spirits, so he invited himself many times, but each time he was rejected by Emperor Hongzhi. Now that he trembled and walked up to the main seat of the lobby and sat down, even Xu Xun, who was at the head of the house, couldn't help but feel that such an old man should have been at home for a long time, instead of dealing with countless documents and case files in this ministry, and he should not have knelt and bowed down three times tremblingly in the early court.

"As for the title left by the late Xing'anbo, because the above book said that there were two people after him, it is said that the headquarters will summon you and wait for inspection with the two attendants. If you conceal it, you will be guilty of deceit! ”

As soon as Ma Wensheng spoke, Xu Xun's initial emotion due to his old age was immediately thrown out of the clouds. The old man who had to be helped when he walked just now was clear at this moment, where was the slightest dimness? So, he settled down and bowed down with Xu Liang on the side. However, at this time, Xu Yi opened his mouth first.

"Mabedo! Beizhi and Xu Liang are the younger brothers of the late Xing'an Bo, who is this Xu Xun, who dares to stand in this hall? ”

The side hall on the side of the lobby is said to be a place for the bigwigs to rest before their deliberations, but at this time there are a few chairs. The chair in the center was covered with a bearskin cushion, and a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy was sitting there surrounded by four or five entourages, when he heard such a question, he couldn't help but blurt out a shameless curse, and when he saw Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian all looked over, he muttered even more stupidly: "Finding fault with this kind of subsection, this Xu Yi is not a good person at first glance!" If he is upright, as long as he answers the question confidently, he wants to play this kind of trick, which is obviously a weak heart! ”

Liu Jian originally wanted to advise Zhu Houzhao not to judge people with his first impression, but he didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to suddenly say such a thing, and he was suddenly a little surprised. And Li Dongyang, who was on the side, stroked his beard and smiled: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise!" ”

"What a wise! If I had been wise, I wouldn't have given him a chance to come here and talk wildly! The puffed Zhu Houzhao slapped the armrest angrily, and under Liu Jin's low reminder, he had to lower his voice a little more, "Besides, above the court, how can he speak!" ”

Listening to the prince's words, he meant to help Xu Xun, Xie Qian and Liu Jian exchanged glances with each other, and both showed a little worry. And Li Dongyang examined the prince's ever-changing expression with great interest, his eyes swept over the eunuchs one by one, but his ears did not let go of the movement outside.

The voice in the side hall was not loud, but in the silent public hall, I could vaguely hear movement there. Whether it was Xu Yi or Xu Liang and Xu Xun, they didn't know that someone was listening over there, they just thought that the idlers were whispering, so they were all concentrating. Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Xu Xun leaned over and said: "My lords, my father has worked hard for many years, his health is not good, and he has sent the boy to the capital from afar, and he has been recuperating a few days ago, and he has been sleepless because of his mourning. Therefore, it is not inappropriate for the boy, as a son of man, to accompany his father to the hall to prepare for the questions of the adults. Moreover, the kid is the son of the late Xing'anbo, and he is also a blood relative within the five suits, so why can't he go to court? ”

Jiao Fang has never been waiting to see Nanren, but at this time, seeing that Xu Xun was not in a hurry, his teeth were sharp, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he sneered in his heart, and his right hand gently reached into the sleeve of his left hand and touched the letter. Seeing Ma Wensheng bowing slightly, although Xu Yi gritted his teeth, he could only give up for the time being, so he coughed lightly and said, "Since that's the case, then don't gossip." You all say that you are the close relatives of the late Xing'anbo, so you will first explain your background and life experience clearly. ”

Xu Yi glanced at Xu Liang, and saw that this bad old man seemed to be still thinking about how to speak, so he took the first step forward and saluted deeply to Ma Wensheng, Jiao Fang and the others in the hall, and then said loudly: "Ma Butang, my lords." Humble Xu Yi, grandmother Guo is the daughter of the late posthumously gifted to the Marquis of Wuding, and the late posthumously gifted to the successor of the Marquis of Wuxiang Xing'an. The late Xing'an Bo Xu Sheng was my eldest brother. This Xu Liang's grandmother was the youngest wife of the Marquis of Xing'an in Wuxiang back then, and her status was humble. Therefore, there is a difference between the concubines, and there is no basis for him to fight......"

"Whether there is any basis for his attack, this is a matter of the court's judgment, not your decision!" Jiao Fang didn't have a good impression of Xu Yi at all, and the crown prince Zhu Houzhao was listening to him later, he stopped him without waiting for Xu Yi to speak at length, and then looked at Ma Wensheng and said, "Ministry, what Xu Yi said, have you heard it clearly?" ”

This sound like respect, but it means that he is old and dizzy, and how can Ma Wensheng, who has worked with Jiao Fang for many years, not hear the reason. However, he only frowned slightly, and then said lightly: "Although the main hall is old, it is not enough that it cannot distinguish this. Xu Liang, what do you have to say? ”

Xu Liang had already discussed it with Xu Xun before leaving. He has never been a well-spoken surname, and Xu Xun must not be able to do everything in the court, so the purpose is to be honest. At this time, after listening to Ma Wensheng's question, he bowed down and said, "Back to Ma Butang, what Xu Yi said is true, and Xiaomin has nothing to say." ”

How is this possible!

Jiao Fang saw Ma Wensheng brushing his snow-white beard with satisfaction, he was shocked and angry for a while, and his gaze swept towards Xu Xun at once. Seeing that Xu Xun was only caring about supporting Xu Liang, as if he didn't care at all, he didn't care about falling behind, and he only felt bitter in his mouth when he instigated the speech official to fight in the court for several days, and his heart was so angry.

Could it be that this Xu Xun climbed to the crown prince, and he was really so generous that he didn't want the title that he might get?

Not only Jiao Fang was anxious, but in the side hall, Zhu Houzhao was also so anxious that he jumped up from his seat all of a sudden, and opened his mouth to shout: "There is nothing to say!" This Xu Yi colluded with Xing'anbo's old concubine to plot the title of family property, and planned to bury Xing'anbo's other concubines, I have heard about it, they saw it with their own eyes, how could they have nothing to say! ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's voice was very small at this moment, and it was too late for Liu Jin and Zhang Yong to stop it, and it was extremely embarrassing for a while. However, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian didn't pay attention to what kind of reaction the voice might have outside, but looked at each other, Li Dongyang nodded one by one, and whispered a word to Liu Jian and Xie Qian.

"This father and son are indeed kind-hearted people, even if they are in the public court, it is very rare not to expose the shortcomings of the late Xing'anbo."

The three pavilion elders made this comment, although Zhu Houzhao's clear voice had already come out, since Ma Wensheng Jiao Fang pretended not to hear it, the other waiter and Wen Xuan Shilang present naturally turned a deaf ear. Xu Yizi's face rose, but the person who was behind at this time must be extraordinary, so he could only suppress the anger in his heart, take a deep breath and salute again.

"Ma Butang, my lords, since Xu Liang has already admitted it, it is obvious who should inherit this title! I implore Ma Butang to play the emperor and ...... in a correct name"

Jiao Fang originally wanted to see if Xu Xun and the others had a backhand, but Xu Yi took a bite and put him directly among the adults, as if he wanted to finalize the matter in an instant, and Zhu Houzhao at the back was obviously extremely dissatisfied, and he finally decided to make a move when it was time to make a move. Taking advantage of Ma Wensheng's hesitation, he immediately sneered: "What kind of name!" You keep saying that Grandmother Er is the step-room, so let me ask you, where was Grandmother Er before the Marquis of Xing'an married her as a continuation? ”

This kind of old thing from decades ago, Xu Yi originally thought that the title of the Guo family had been withdrawn by the imperial court, and Guo Deng set up his brother's son as the heir, and the one who died a few years after losing the title, and the rest of the Guo family probably only knew a little about what happened back then. And if Xu Liang said it, he only needed to label him with the words "disrespectful grandmother", and then pretend to be pitiful, and he could bring things back with a light and clever way. But he never expected that Xu Liang and Xu Xun's father and son would be honest in the public court, but Jiao Fang, the servant of the ministry, suddenly lifted the lid.

But after fighting for so long, he had to bite the bullet and say, "My grandmother...... Before my grandmother married the Marquis of Xing'an, she was naturally in the boudoir of Dingxiangbo. ”

"Waiting for the boudoir?" Jiao Fang sneered, and then said word by word, "How could the ministry hear that Grandmother Er was already suitable before marrying into the Xu family?" It must be known that according to the laws and regulations of this dynasty, those who have been suitable will be re-enrolled, and the law should not be the right one! ”

"Good!"

Hearing the loud word at the back of the side hall, Xu Xun, who heard Zhu Houzhao's voice, was silent on his face, but he was already smiling secretly in his heart. As soon as he heard the voice, he knew that it was Zhu Houzhao, the prince, who somehow slipped out of the palace again, and even ran to the yamen of the ministry. Xu Liang had already told him the news that Guo was the wife of Zai Jiao, but he asked his father to keep his mouth shut in the court, so as not to be disrespected by his elders. He was thinking about making a gamble, but it was a big deal that he would let Huitong try to make a big splash after today's incident, but he didn't expect Jiao Fang to really jump out.

Jing Bule is really familiar with the personnel in the palace of the court, and he has expected the mystery after the last whistleblowing. If it weren't for Jiao Fang's troublemaker, how could this servant of the Ministry of Justice, who is known for all opportunities, know the secret of Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds?

And behind the public case of the head, I heard the undisguised applause of the prince at the back, and saw that Xu Yi was like being struck by lightning, where did the old and spicy Ma Wensheng still not understand this matter, but I was afraid that it was true. He glanced at Jiao Fang, who was full of smugness, and his brows gradually furrowed.

After so many years, will he finally be unable to suppress this guy with a low character?

(To be continued)