(PS: The 7,000-word chapter is updated to ask for a monthly pass, and ask for a recommendation ticket.) ）

After making up his mind to get rid of his political enemies for his son-in-law, in the afternoon of the same day, Jie Shu took Li Shuzu's second piece out of Prince Kang's mansion, and came all the way to Donghua Gate to hand over a sign and ask for a meeting. It is also a coincidence that the guard on duty outside the Donghua Gate today happens to be Li Xu, one of Xiao Mazi's confidants and cronies, and is very familiar with Jie Shu, so as soon as Jie Shu stood in front of the Donghua Gate, Li Xu immediately came over to call a thousand, and said flatteringly: "Slave Li Xu, please give peace to Prince Kang, the prince is auspicious." ”

"Li Xu? Hurry up, please, don't be so polite. Jie Shu knew that Li Xu was Xiao Mazi's henchman, so he didn't dare to put up a fight, so he quickly picked up Li Xu in person, and asked curiously: "If this king remembers correctly, it seems that you have always been on duty in the Heart Cultivation Palace and the Qianqing Palace, right?" How did you transfer to Donghuamen? ”

"Lord Wang, don't mention it." It's good that Jieshu didn't mention it, but as soon as he mentioned it, Li Xu's eyes flashed with tears, and he said with a sad face: "I don't know that the villain is red-eyed, jealous of the slave's favor by the emperor's side, so he spread rumors that the slave set up a spiritual sacrifice for the slave's grandfather behind his back. ”

"Is it a good thing that you set up a memorial service for your grandfather? What's going on? Jie Shu was confused.

"The prince doesn't know anything, and the slave's grandfather is not very angry." Li Xu was a little twisted, but he still blushed and said honestly: "The slave's surname is Jiang, his ancestral home is Changyi, Shandong, his grandfather's name is Jiang Yan, he is the patriarch of the Changyi clan, in the seventh year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty (1642), the Qing soldiers besieged Changyi, and the slave's grandfather not only did not act in accordance with the sky to welcome the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty into the city, but instead led the whole clan to help Changyi County order Li Cuixiu to defend the city, and confronted the Qing army for eight days, killing many of our soldiers in the Qing Dynasty, and the crime deserves death!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Xu was even more twisted, "After the city was broken, the slave's grandfather still refused to surrender, threw himself into the fire [***] and died, and one of the slave's uncles and three uncles were also obsessed and swore not to surrender, and were corrected by my Qing army, but the slave's father was submissive to the Qing Dynasty, and worshiped Li Xiquan, the leader of the white flag of the Qing Han army, as his father, and the whole family changed their surname to Li, and expelled their grandfather from the genealogy ....... Lord, now you should understand why Lord Kar cares so much about the slave setting up a spiritual sacrifice for his grandfather, right? But the slave is indeed wronged, the slave hates the grandfather who acts against the sky, how can he give him incense and bow down? ”

"I see." Jie Shu smiled dumbly and said: "This Kabula is really disgraceful, the ancestors are dishonorable, they don't know the times and act against the sky, what is the matter with future generations?" According to his conviction, how many officials in the court should be cleaned up? Forget it, let's not talk about it, Li Guard, you quickly hand over the sign to this king, this king has an urgent matter to enter the palace, and this king has the opportunity to see Kabula and shout for you. ”

"Thank you, you can really do this, you are the reborn parents of the slave." Li Xu was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed -- working on an errand in Donghua Gate, which was far away from Xiao Mazi, was not only far less majestic than being an errand in the Yangxin Palace and the Qianqing Palace, but the chances of being promoted and released were even more pitiful.

After kowtowing, Li Xu took Jieshu's waist card and was about to enter the palace, but he never thought that an official would come quickly in the distance, and shouted from afar: "Wait a little for the Li guard, this official will also hand over the sign into the palace, please bring my sign by the way." Li Xu and Jie Shu looked back together, but saw that the person who came was the scholar of the Criminal Department and a scholar of the Hongwen Academy. Pearl.

"Ming Xiangye is also here." Li Xu hurriedly stopped, stepped forward to salute Mingzhu, and went over his hands to catch Mingzhu's waist card. Over there, Mingzhu handed over the waist card and greeted Jieshu: "Lord Kang, it's rare, you also handed the card into the palace?" Coming to the palace today, it won't be for the impeachment of your righteous son Li Shuzu and Lu Yifeng, right? ”

"How does Ming Zhongtang know?" Jie Shu asked in surprise.

"Sure enough, I guessed it." Mingzhu said helplessly: "In the past few days, the General Political Envoy has received several pieces about this matter, Li Shuizu impeached Lin Tianqing and Lu Yifeng, Lu Yifeng and Lin Tianqing joined forces to impeach Li Shuizu, Bian Sanyuan found an excuse to shirk and did not dare to make peace, and the officials of the white flag added fuel to the fire, helping Li Shuzu impeach Lin Tianqing and Lu Yifeng, and the Luo circle fight was inextricable. I know that Li Shuzu is your righteous son, and when I saw that you would enter the palace, I guessed that it was rare for you to enter the palace this time, and it was for this matter. ”

"Lu Yifeng?" Hearing this disgusting name, Li Xu, one of the victims, immediately stood up his ears, and his heart was also burning with anger - if it weren't for Lu Fatzi's nonsense in the restaurant, he who was deeply trusted by Xiao Mazi could be pushed by others and everyone? Kabula dared to casually transfer himself out of the Heart Cultivation Hall and come to this Donghua Gate to serve as an errand runner?

"Mingxiang is really worthy of three eyes, and he knows it slightly, and it is really powerful." Jie Shu smiled and said calmly: "Yes, this king asked to see the emperor today, and it was indeed for this matter." However, that Lu Yifeng is really too unspeakable, relying on a little backer, he is rampant and domineering in Qujing, lawless, oppressive and evil! That's not all, my godson Li Shuzu is his boss, not only did he not fulfill the etiquette of his subordinates, but instead spoke ill of Li Shuzu, slandered and insulted him! Seeing the subtle knowledge, can such a person be courteous to the emperor and the court? ”

"Not necessarily, I've seen Lu Yifeng, a very good person, saying good things and doing good deeds with good intentions is his code of conduct, people give him the nickname Lu Sanhao, saying that he contradicts his boss I believe, but I believe that he insulted his boss for no reason, I am the first to believe." Mingzhu shook his head, and said kindly: "Lord Kang, don't be angry if the slave says something that you don't like—the slave dares to persuade you, it's best not to get involved in this matter, it's not good for you." ”

"Why?" Jie Shu asked with some surprise: "Listen to the tone, Ming Zhongtang, you seem to be on Lu Yifeng's side?" ”

"The prince misunderstood, the slave is not on his side, let alone trying to shield and favor him." Mingzhu continued to shake his head, and said extremely mysteriously: "The slave is for the sake of the prince, that Lu Fatzi's luck is very evil, and whoever is against him, there is no one who is not unlucky, unlucky!" Tu Hai, Fu Honglie, Sigege and Shang Zhixiao are all proofs, just because they are against him, they all suffer a big loss! Bad luck! and Wang Xu, who began to have an extremely bad attitude towards Lu Fatzi, but as a result, he went to prison in a daze, until his attitude towards Lu Fatzi changed, and he was immediately released from prison and reinstated. So the slave thinks, if you don't want to get bad luck, it's best not to get involved in this matter. ”

"Nonsense!" Jie Shu was willing to believe it, sneered and said disdainfully: "Is there such an evil thing in the world? This king resolutely does not believe it! This king not only wants to give it a try today, but also renews him about Lu Fatzi, and sends him to prison, to prison! ”

"Believe it or not, it's up to you, the prince, anyway, the slave believes it." Mingzhu said helplessly: "Anyway, the slave said that he wouldn't get involved in this case, and he wouldn't touch the bad luck of the fat man Lu." ”

After a few words of gossip, Mingzhu and Jieshu urged Li Xu to enter the palace and hand over the card to meet him, although Li Xu had never dared to interject and express his opinions, but he couldn't help but start his little brain to calculate Lu Fatzi, and said in his heart that you Mingzhu is not biased towards Lu Fatty? Lao Tzu didn't hand your brand and Prince Kang's brand to the emperor together, didn't let the emperor summon you and Prince Kang together, and didn't give you the opportunity to speak for Fat Lu!

Thinking about it, Li Xu immediately rushed to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and deliberately sent Jie Shu's waist card into the Heart Cultivation Hall first, until Xiao Mazi summoned Jie Shu by order. After another moment, Li Xu handed the Mingzhu brand into the Heart Nourishing Palace, so that Xiao Mazi summoned Jieshu alone first, and Mingzhu, who was more inclined to Lu Fatzi, naturally had to wait, and there was no chance to say good things for Lu Fatzi at a critical moment.

Relying on Li Xu's deliberate help, Jie Shu entered the palace alone, and successfully entered the Palace of Heart Cultivation, where he met with his cousin Emperor Xiao Mazi, who was talking to Suo Etu in the palace. Seeing Jieshu come in and kowtow, Xiao Mazi was very happy, and hurriedly said: "Brother Wang, give a seat." ”

"Your Majesty." Jie Shu kowtowed and thanked him, and sat down on the chair that Cao Yin had moved.

"Brother Wang, you're a rare guest here." Xiao Mazi smiled affectionately and asked, "Is there something wrong with entering the palace today?" Are you going to invite me to shoot rabbits in the suburbs? ”

"The emperor misunderstood, the slave entered the palace today, not to invite the emperor to go out of the city to hunt." Jieshu shook his head, and he was not taboo, and said straight to the point: "The slave does not dare to deceive the emperor, the slave entered the palace today for the matter of Li Shuzu, the prefect of Qujing, Li Shuzu's wife is a member of the slave, and he worshipped the slave as a godfather, he was bullied and was also involved in the case, and the slave could not help but take care of it." Of course, if the blame lies with Li Shuzu, the slaves will not shield and favoritism, and will definitely support the emperor to deal with it strictly. ”

"It's for this." Xiao Mazi smiled and said, "Actually, Brother Wang doesn't talk about this, and I will take the time to talk to you about this matter." In the past few days, I have received several complaints about this matter, Li Shuzu accused Lu Yifeng of lawlessness and slandered his boss, and accused Lin Tianqing, the new governor of Yunnan, of accepting bribes from Lu Yifeng to cover up favoritism; Lin Tianqing sued Li Shuzu for slandering his boss, and insisted that he had confiscated Lu Yifeng's silver taels; Lu Yifeng accused Li Shuzu of harming his neighbors, embezzling and accepting bribes, and conniving at his wife and uncle to harm one party; Zhang Xu, Cao Zhenyan and Yuan Wenbi of the White Banner gave Li Shuzu a fist, and the above table asked me to severely punish Lu Yifeng; However, Bian Sanyuan, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, went to the fold again, saying that he had old grudges with Li Shuzu and old favors with Lin Tianqing, and asked to avoid suspicion. The fight was dark, and I was almost annoyed to death. ”

"It is the sin of slaves to make the master troubled." Jieshu knelt down and pleaded guilty, and said cautiously: "However, judging from the cry of Li Shuzu's wife, that Lu Yifeng did indeed go very far, Li Shuzu's wife-in-law Ren Xinglai is obviously a law-abiding businessman, Lu Yifeng failed to ask for bribes, so he deliberately slandered him for forcibly occupying the people's farmland, forcibly imprisoned Ren Xinglai, and instigated a large number of false accusations against the people, intending to put Ren Xinglai to death and occupy his family property. ”

Also, in order to avoid suspicion, Li Shuizu did not use his prefect status to force Lu Yifeng, but only negotiated with Lu Yifeng in private and asked him to handle the case fairly. All kinds of evil deeds, appalling, unheard of! ”

Speaking of this, Jie Shu added angrily, "That's not all, that Lu Yifeng didn't even pay attention to the minion, not only threatened that even if the slave interfered, he would continue to clean up Li Shuzu, but also insulted the slave, saying that Li Shuzu's son was actually the slave's ......." In short, if this Lu Yifeng is not severely punished, the national law will be difficult to correct, the people's grievances will be difficult to settle, and the minions will not be able to quench the anger in their hearts. ”

"Brother Wang, there are no outsiders here." Xiao Mazi smiled and said: "Suo Etu is also a relative of our Aixin Jueluo family, I will say something that the family said-Lu Yifeng said that you and Li Shuzu's wife have an affair, is it fake?" ”

"Your Majesty, do you know everything?" Jie Shu blushed and asked a little embarrassed.

"Lord, what can you hide from the emperor who is shining with a candle?" Suo Etu interjected with a grin: "The emperor actually knew about this matter for a long time, but it was harmless and a beautiful conversation, so the emperor has not been silent about it." ”

"The slave is ridiculous, please punish the emperor." Jie Shu's old face turned even redder, and he quickly kowtowed to ask for guilt - but Aixin Jueluo's family has always been like this, and Jie Shu's own grandfather Dai Shan and his stepmother openly annihilated, so Jie Shu was not shy and worried about going there.

"Forget it, forget about the past, Fat Lu is also a bit excessive, how can he slap people in the face like this?" Xiao Mazi smiled magnanimously, and said solemnly: "However, Brother Wang, I think you still listen to and believe - Li Shuozu impeached Lu Yifeng for any crime, I can believe it, and I can send someone to investigate, but I don't believe it if I impeach Lu Yifeng for corruption and bribery!" The Empress Dowager Lafayette doesn't believe it either! ”

"Why?" Jieshu looked up in surprise.

"Lu Aiqing is not a greedy person." Xiao Mazi shook his head and said more seriously: "Brother Wang, let me tell you the truth, before Lu Aiqing went to Qujing to take office, I and Ao Bai actually planned to reward him with the first fat shortage in the world of the Lianghuai Patrol Salt Envoy, but in order to secretly monitor Wu Sangui for me, he resolutely refused, and asked himself to start from the Qipin County Order of Qujing in the poor countryside, and he wanted to exchange his political achievements for the reward I gave him step by step!" Tell me, could such an official lose his future for the sake of silver? ”

Jie Shu was dumbfounded, only then did he know that Lu Fatzi actually had such a wonderful performance in front of his cousin, and he began to regret rashly coming forward for his old lover, but after thinking about it, Jie Shu suddenly realized again, and hurriedly pulled out Li Shuzu's recital from the shoe, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the slave has not had much contact with Lu Yifeng, and his actions, the slave doesn't know if he is sincere." However, if the emperor reads Li Shuzu's second recital, he may be able to guess Lu Yifeng's true purpose. ”

"Li Shuzu's second cantata? Why didn't he hand it over to the General Envoy for forwarding? Do you want to pass it on to me? Xiao Mazi asked in surprise.

"Back to the emperor, because in this second compromise, there is a passage that is really inconvenient for outsiders to know." Jie Shu replied gloomily.

Xiao Mazi stopped talking, and pouted to Zhang Wanqiang next to him, Zhang Wanqiang hurriedly stepped forward, took the piece from Jieshu's hand, and presented it to Xiao Mazi. Xiao Mazi took it, opened it and looked at it for only a moment, Xiao Mazi opened his mouth and stammered, and then his face turned red suddenly, and he roared in his heart: "Could it be that I was really deceived by that fat man Lu some time ago about the matter of salary?" Fell for Wu Sangui's old thing's anti-intrigue scheme? Fat Lu got carried away, and when he returned to Qujing, he went around preaching? ! ”

The three of them became tigers, Tu Hai and Kong Sizhen and others suspected that Lu Fatzi was Wu Sangui's opponent, and Xiao Mazi felt that they were jealous of Lu Fatzi's favor, and they didn't believe anything. The old witch of Xiaozhuang was also a little suspicious of Lu Fatzi's true position, Xiao Mazi would be suspicious, and then Xiaozhuang's own position was shaken first, and Xiao Mazi even less believed that Lu Fatzi was actually Wu Sangui's rebellion. But now, Li Shuzu, who has not been involved in the dispute over the salary from beginning to end, also said the same, and specifically pointed out that Lu Fatzi said these words in a complacent manner, so he couldn't help but be shaken by Xiao Mazi.

"Your Majesty, the servants also know that Li Shuzu has many wrongs, but his loyalty to the emperor and the court is beyond doubt." Jie Shu observed the words and looks, and saw that Xiao Mazi was shaken, so he took the opportunity to fan the flames and said: "In the first year of Kangxi, Li Shuzu was not afraid of Wu Sangui Yinwei, and resolutely dedicated the former Ming traitor Cha Rulong to the imperial court, regardless of Wu Sangui's threats and temptations, which is enough to prove his loyalty to the emperor and the imperial court. And what about that Lu Yifeng, who was originally Wu Sangui's descendant of the Western Election Officer, is more loyal to the emperor or more loyal to Wu Sangui, no one can say for sure. ”

Xiao Mazi became more and more shaken, and he became more and more angry, threw the piece in front of Suo Etu, who was probing his brain, got up and quickly spun in circle in the Heart Cultivation Hall with his hands behind his back. Jie Shu had heard of Xiao Mazi's habits, and knew that Xiao Mazi liked to think in circles in anger, and the faster he turned, the more angry he became, Jie Shu couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, and couldn't help but laugh at the previous pearl, "Dog minion, you have blown Lu Yifeng's luck so evil, how about now?" This king has already fought against him, how can I not see the bad luck he brought me? ”

Our Prince Kang seemed to be happy too early, and after Suo Etu next to him quickly finished reading Li Shuzu's second recital, he suddenly said: "Master please calm your anger first, what Li Shuzu said, the whole article is reported, and there is no real evidence, and the possibility of framing and slandering cannot be ruled out." ”

-- By the way, let's say good things, do good deeds, and have good intentions, Lu Sanhao, the fat man of Lu, was about to leave the capital at the last moment to officially take office, but he sold a big favor to Suo Etu.

"Slander?" Xiao Mazi stopped, gritted his sallow teeth, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "At that time, Li Shuzu was far away in Yunnan, and he didn't know what was happening in the capital, so he could fabricate such words and slander?" ”

"Back to the master, what if someone instructs? Otherwise, why didn't Li Shuzu mention this matter in the first cantata, but only in the second cantata? Suo Etu asked rhetorically again, and added in his heart, "Fat Lu, just by virtue of these two sentences, the favor that Lao Tzu owes you has been repaid!" Next, if the emperor still holds on to you, Lao Tzu doesn't care, Lao Tzu can't vouch for you with his net worth and surname, right? ”

It's really crooked, Suo Etu's words not only happened to be true, but also woke up Xiao Mazi at once, and Xiao Mazi, who had always been cunning and suspicious, suddenly turned his eyes to Jie Shu. Jie Shu was a little dumbfounded, and hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Back to the emperor, the slave dares to vouch for his head, and the slave has definitely not pointed out Li Shuzu for half a sentence, and even how Lu Yifeng used the anti-plot against the emperor, the slave doesn't understand." ”

Xiao Mazi didn't speak, and continued to stare at Jieshu, until Jieshu trembled and sweated all over his body, Xiao Mazi turned his gaze away, slowed down and said: "Brother Wang, get up, I don't suspect you, and the two pieces of Li Shuzu are less than ten days apart, even if you want to give him guidance, it will be too late in time." ”

"Emperor Xie Ming Cha." Jie Shu breathed a sigh of relief, then got up, and said: "Emperor Mingjian, the slave secretly thinks that no one dares to point out Li Shuzu to bully the monarch like this, and no one can point out Li Shuzu to bully the monarch like this, the only possibility is that Li Shuzu is truthful." ”

"Really?" Xiao Mazi began to shake again.

"Your Majesty, think about it." Jie Shu said gloomily: "Lu Yifeng's matter, only the people in the capital know, Li Shuzu has always been far away in Yunnan, and the news of the dispute and conflict between him and Lu Yifeng only reached the capital less than ten days ago, even if the people in the capital want to point out Li Shuzu to slander and plant scolds, how can it be too late in time?" Could it be that the people of Yunnan can know these inside stories and give Li Shuzu such guidance? People in Guizhou and Guangxi can know such an inside story and give Li Shuzu such an ....... ”

"Wait!" Suo Etu's heart suddenly moved, and he hurriedly interrupted Jieshu and asked, "Lord Kang, what is your last sentence?" ”

"Master Suo, why are you asking this?" Jie Shu was full of confusion, "I just said that it is impossible for people in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi to know such an inside story, and it is impossible to give Li Shuzu such guidance." ”

"Guangxi!" Xiao Mazi and Suo Etu exclaimed in unison, and quickly glanced at each other, and a charming and silver shadow also appeared in their hearts - she has countless criminal records in setting up Fat Lu, and she has time, motivation and ability!

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with Guangxi?" Jie Shu didn't know that his unintentional words had made him and Li Shuzu's previous achievements go to waste, and asked in confusion.

"Nothing." Xiao Mazi shook his head, not wanting his cousin to know about the dirty things of Kong Sizhen and Lu Fatzi, but just ordered: "Brother Wang, you kneel down, I will definitely give you an answer if I accept this song." ”

"Emperor Xie, long live my emperor, long live, long live." Jieshu, who originally wanted to continue to give Lu Fatzi some bad medicine, reluctantly agreed, kowtowed honestly and left.

Jieshu retreated, Mingzhu finally appeared, after entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, Mingzhu saw Xiao Mazi at first glance holding Li Shuzu's second fold to read carefully, and he didn't even hear his own kowtow to ask for peace. Mingzhu was very curious, and hurriedly asked Suo Etu next to him the reason, and Suo Etu had not yet started to fight with Mingzhu to the death, after hesitating for a while, Suo Etu still whispered about what happened just now, and asked: "Ming Zhongtang, you are the secretary of the Criminal Department, and you have rich experience in handling cases, how reliable do you think Li Shuzu's report is?" ”

"Can't tell." Mingzhu shook his head and replied in a low voice: "Li Shuzu and Lu Yifeng are both reported, and neither of them has presented key evidence, unless the governor of Yungui is ordered to investigate in detail or the minister is sent to investigate in detail, it is impossible to distinguish which of them has told a lie." ”

"Then according to you, it should be ordered to Bian Sanyuan to investigate in detail? Or should you send a minister to Yunnan to investigate in detail? Xiao Mazi suddenly asked.

"Did the master hear it?" Mingzhu was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, the slave thinks that it is better to send a reliable minister to Yunnan to investigate in detail." Because the emperor also knows that Bian Sanyuan is Wu Sangui's person, and he has been friends with Li Shuzu for many years, and has friendships with both sides, this time he took the initiative to ask for suspicion, which is enough to prove that he no longer dares to get involved in this matter, if he is ordered to investigate the case, I am afraid that the report handed over will only be the result of pressure from the Pingxi Royal Mansion or the pressure from Prince Kang and Zhengbaiqi, and it will not be the truth of the matter. ”

"Makes sense." Xiao Mazi nodded, and asked again: "Then in your opinion, who should be sent to serve as this minister?" ”

"This one is harder to find." Mingzhu cried and said: "If the master must know the truth of the matter, then this person must be experienced in handling cases, and he must be fearless, neither afraid of the pressure of the Pingxi Palace, nor afraid of the pressure exerted by Prince Kang and Zhengbaiqi - to put it bluntly, this person must be a stunned young man who is invulnerable to fire and water, and does not enter oil and salt, but he must not be too stupid, so as not to be confused by the illusion ......." ”

Speaking of this, Mingzhu suddenly had an idea, and hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the servant recommends a person, and he will definitely be able to take on this important responsibility, and he will not be swayed by any external pressure, and break through the fog to find out the truth." ”

"Master, the slave also thinks of a person." Suo Etu also came to his senses, and hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The slave can guarantee that sending this person to investigate this case will neither wronged Zhongliang, nor will he shield and favor either Lu Yifeng and Li Shuzu!" ”

"Oh, who are you recommending?" Xiao Mazi asked curiously, and then Xiao Mazi slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "I know, you two dog minions are actually the same person!" Send him to be this minister, I can rest assured! ”

(To be continued)