Tang Cheng Sui system, set up the imperial history platform, there are three courtyards, namely the Taiwan Courtyard, the Palace, the Procuratorate, the palm correction and impeachment of hundreds of bureaucrats, push the bow prison lawsuit, the public office and other miscellaneous matters, respectively by the imperial history, the palace in the imperial history, the supervision of the imperial history in its position, collectively known as the three imperial history, the duties are different, and each has its own emphasis, although the rank is not high, but it is very clear, and the transfer is very fast.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, the promotion of officials, one examination per year, generally four or five examinations, at least three examinations before being relocated, but the imperial history is different, as the eyes and ears of the king, the impeachment of the hundred divisions, the opportunity for the name to appear in front of the emperor's case, must be several times more than that of ordinary officials, if there is something to say, the impeachment is true, it is naturally regarded as a political achievement, whether it is a promotion, or a transfer to other departments, of course, it is relatively fast.

Therefore, the thoughts of the middle and lower-level officials in the central and middle of the court are very complicated, one is jealous, afraid that they will find trouble for themselves, and the other is envy, if they can become one of them, make meritorious contributions, and soon get promoted.

The first time he dealt with the Imperial Officials' Terrace, Han Rui didn't necessarily have much nervousness, after all, passive slacking off was not a big deal, and it was excusable, so he explained, maybe he didn't even need to file it, and it was not included in the scope of the officials' inspection, Han Rui sat down indifferently, and soon the carriage arrived at the Imperial City, showed his tooth card, went in unimpeded, turned two right angles, and came to the Imperial Historical Tower.

got out of the carriage, under the guidance of the scribe, Han Rui came to the procuratorate, at this time, Han Rui was a little strange, logically speaking, he should belong to the management of the Taiwan Academy, how did he get to the procuratorate, but he saw an acquaintance here, so Han Rui didn't think much about it, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and greeted with a smile: "Ma Yushi, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I am fine." ”

Brushing down his withered yellow beard, Ma Zhou had a complicated look on his face, nodded slightly, as the superintendent of the imperial history, responsible for pushing the prison lawsuit, and got Li Shimin's order to verify the case of the carving workshop's private printing of Buddhist scriptures, emotionally speaking, for the young man in front of him, Ma Zhou also had a good impression in his heart, but love is love, law is law, he will definitely not mix it up.

The so-called Tuiju prison lawsuit is to try the accused officials, which generally refers to the case that the emperor personally ordered to handle, Ma Zhou naturally did not dare to slack off, looked at Han Rui, and said indifferently: "Han Xiaoshu, are you guilty?" ”

"That...... Ma Yushi is nothing more than being lazy for two days, so it's not a sin. Han Rui said, it was only at this time that he vaguely realized that something was wrong, if it was just a review, there was no need to discharge such a large lineup, supervising the imperial history, the main book, the record, the scribe, more than a dozen people, sitting in the room, copying and writing, as if the court was trying a case.

His eyes were like torches, staring at Han Rui, Ma Zhou's voice was a little more sharp, and he said in a deep voice: "Han Xiaoshu, the matter has come to this, are you still ready to pretend to be confused?" ”

It's not that he's pretending to be confused, but he's really confused, Han Rui is puzzled, and he is puzzled: "Ma Yushi, what do you mean by this?" ”

After looking at it for a while, he felt that Han Rui's expression didn't look fake, Ma Zhou groaned, but he knew people and faces, but he didn't know his heart, so he naturally wouldn't make a conclusion so hastily, whether it was true or not, and he had to carefully check it.

"......Someone is coming," Ma Zhou signaled, and a scribe saw the opportunity, and hurriedly took the book and handed it to Han Rui.

Diamond Sutra, seeing the title of the book, Han Rui's heart sank, and he had a bad feeling, and hurriedly flipped through it, and the nails, table of contents, page numbers, and even the front and back covers, all had the mark of the carving workshop, which was deliberately proposed by Han Rui to let the craftsman add it, so as to make it easier to distinguish it from the private carving workshops of the people, the problem is that in the book drawn up by the carving workshop, there is no Buddhist scripture at all, what is going on, Han Rui is puzzled.

"This is also a question that His Majesty wants to know." Ma Zhou said calmly: "Han Xiaoshu, can you give a reasonable explanation? ”

Alarmed the emperor, the matter seemed to be very serious, his thoughts were chaotic, and there were many distracting thoughts, and after a long time, Han Rui calmed down a little, and said with a wry smile: "Ma Yushi, I don't know, I really don't know what's going on." ”

It's very normal, no matter who it is, it won't easily admit guilt and subjugation, Ma Zhou didn't care, just said lightly: "Han Xiaoshu has the emperor's order, responsible for printing scriptures, carving workshop work, all through your hands, but now you don't know, how can you convince the public." ”

Han Rui frowned in distress, suppressed the panic in his heart, and suddenly said: "Xiaguan can be sure that before the third day of the third month of March, there was absolutely no Buddhist scriptures engraved in the carving workshop, and then Xiaguan was sick and recuperated at home. ”

Although there is a suspicion of shirking responsibility, it is human nature to save oneself, and Han Rui naturally does not feel much guilty.

I admit in my heart that Han Rui's words have some truth and are also one of the doubts, but on the surface, Ma Zhou did not show it, but continued: "After Han Xiaoshu took leave, the next time, the secretary Lang Gu Yin was in charge of the affairs of the carving workshop, and it was also on the same day that someone issued an order to order the craftsmen of the carving workshop to reprint the Buddhist scriptures. ”

"Who gave the order?" Han Rui hurriedly asked.

Ma Zhou was silent for a moment and said, "You ......"

"What?" Han Rui was so anxious that he hurriedly said, "How is it possible, I was at home at that time......"

After pausing for a long time to observe Han Rui's reaction, Ma Zhoucai continued: "...... Or Secretary Gu. ”

Damn, it must be deliberate, Han Rui was heartbroken, and felt that cold sweat came out, and he said helplessly: "Ma Yushi, next time you speak, don't do it paragraph by paragraph, it's easy to scare people to death." ”

With two smiles in his eyes, Ma Zhou's demeanor was calm, his tone was as calm as ever, and he said slowly: "If your heart is open, you won't be surprised when the ghost knocks on the door in the middle of the night, Han Xiaoshu, your heart is empty?" ”

Han Rui was speechless, the matter was important, and he didn't have time to argue with him, so he said directly: "Ma Yushi, since someone has sent an order, then it must be seen by someone, maybe there are letters and the like, as long as you ask the scribes and craftsmen of the carving workshop, the truth of the matter will definitely be revealed." ”

"That's true." Ma Zhou nodded, his face became serious, and he said coldly: "However, the scribe who gave the order is missing. ”

Missing! Han Rui was stunned, at the critical moment, he actually dropped the chain, and it was clear that there was a conspiracy, what purpose, was it aimed at himself or others?

"According to the confessions of the other scribes." Ma Zhou said: "When the order was announced, he also took leave, and the official sent someone to summon him, but found that this person had packed up his soft things and abandoned his home, and as for where he was hiding, he still needs to investigate." ”

In ancient times, it was too simple to hide a person, hide for three or five years, who still knows who he is, unless it is good luck, the blind cat meets the dead mouse, in order to find out the person, otherwise the result of finding someone is destined to be doomed.

Han Rui had a headache, it was really a premeditated plan, but he lacked this link, and there was not enough evidence to prove that the thing was done by himself, so he was naturally innocent, but vice versa, he couldn't get rid of suspicion.

"Ma Yushi, even if I did it, then there must be a motive." After thinking about it, Han Rui defended: "Such a thing that bullies the king, even if it is a bear's heart and leopard gall, the lower officials will not dare to do it." ”

Who knows, young people, strong in blood, always easy to be impulsive, for the sake of love, regardless of the royal law, now regret it, it is also very normal, Ma Zhou pondered, tried to calm down, did not be impartial, and said: "Monk Falin, Han Xiaoshu should not be a stranger." ”

Damn, Han Rui sighed, yes, everyone has helped them think of their motives, when he said that he went to Hongfu Temple with Monk Falin, many people saw it, and there was no way to deny it, Han Rui smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "Knowing is knowing, but I have only met a few times, and I have no friendship with him, and it is impossible for him to risk the disapproval of the world and give up his future for him." ”

Han Rui's tone insisted, Ma Zhou was noncommittal, and asked again: "What about the Huaihai monk from Jiangnan?" ”

Han Rui had nothing to say, after a few days of recuperation, he invited Monk Huaihai to a banquet, talked about it at home, it was very close, some colleagues and friends came, and they did not deliberately avoid it, as we all know, the relationship between the two is extraordinary, and they can't deny it, and they don't need to deny it.

Han Rui shook his head and said solemnly: "Ma Yushi, when Xia Guan came to the capital, he met with Monk Huaihai and had a good friendship, he also asked Xia Guan to help print Buddhist scriptures, and Xia Guan also promised to do his best, but before he could intercede with Fang Xiang, he fell ill......

In the face of many facts, Han Rui's explanation is so pale, it is difficult to be convincing, but it is even more suspicious, this matter is Han Rui's doing, entrusted by his friend, quietly printed Buddhist scriptures, and thought that he could hide it...... This speculation doesn't seem reasonable, obviously Han Rui also knows that it is difficult to hide things for a long time, so he sent the scribe away early, pretending to be sick at home, and felt that there was no evidence, maybe he could get away with it, which can be regarded as a clever strategy.

Ignoring everyone's thoughts, Ma Zhou listened carefully, had his own judgment in his heart, and after a while, asked, "Han Xiaoshu, what else do you have to say?" ”

"Ma Yushi, if you say, this is someone designing a frame-up, do you believe it?" Han Rui smiled bitterly, what should be said has been said, what else is there to say, so far, I just want to find the scribe and prove my innocence.

"I only believe in the evidence." Ma Zhou said, not close to people, but very reasonable.

"Then I can't ......help it" Han Rui sighed dejectedly, his heart was far from being as calm as it appeared on the surface, what would be the result waiting for him?

"Since that's the case, it's ...... someone to come" to recruit the officials, and Ma Zhou instructed: "Bring Han Xiaoshu to rest below." ”

"Han Xiaoshu, please." The officials were very polite, before Han Rui was not convicted, he was still an official of the imperial court, how could the officials of the government officials be offended, and some of the old qualified officials did not dare to forget, the change of Xuanwumen, the prison imprisoned many criminals, originally thought that they would definitely die, and some people were insulted, but it didn't take long for the salted fish to turn over and become big officials...... Some people are open-minded and don't care about the villain, but there are also one or two who are not angry, and the fate of the guards is extremely miserable, and it has only been a good year, and the memory is still fresh, and the officials dare not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Unexpectedly, when he also had a prison meal, Han Rui felt bitter in his heart and walked slowly......

(To be continued)