Chapter 231: Vertical and Horizontal (1)
"Fourth master, your step is too risky, once there is a slight mistake, the fruit will be unbearable."
The fourth master is a cautious person, after going back to the household department to take a turn, and hurried into the palace, the old man gave the will of the supervision of the criminal department, and immediately led a group of palace guards to hurry to the criminal department, with the holy decree to seal all the important departments of the criminal department, and all the officials involved in the case were put in prison, and sent the guards of his house to strictly guard them, and they were busy until the sky was dark, and then he returned to his own house with unfinished intentions, but his good mood did not last long, and he sat down in the study. was knocked to pieces by Dai Duo's first sentence.
"Hmm."
For the risk issue, the fourth master has not considered it, but in his mind, this risk is still controllable, even if it is a little bigger, he has no choice, not for anything else, just because the heel planted on the matter of paying off the debt is too big, if he does not take the risk, he thinks that he is no longer able to compete with the third master, besides, this time the vegetable market case happened, it is clear that the third master is going to strike at the eighth master, and his fourth master is really not afraid of not being able to do anything under the force, it is precisely because of this thought that the fourth master will resolutely decide to take such a risk, However, when he heard Dai Duo say this, he obviously didn't realize his own hard work, and the fourth master couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart, but it was not good to attack on the spot, so he just spoke noncommittally.
"Fourth Master, do you think that the Third Master will definitely go all out to deal with the Eighth Master this time? If you think so, you will be defeated! ”
Although Dai Duo is not the top wise man in the world, he is not comparable to ordinary people, and he has been following the fourth master for a long time, and he is very clear about the mind and personality of the fourth master, even if the fourth master does not say it, Dai Duo can guess what the fourth master thinks in his heart, so he shook his head with a wry smile and gave a very unoptimistic judgment.
"What do you mean by that?"
was broken by Dai Duo, and the fourth master couldn't stay calm anymore, frowned, and asked with a hint of displeasure.
"The fourth master is clear, although the slave can't be sure what the third master is doing at this time, but there is one thing that is certain, that is, the third master is not doing this trick to destroy the eighth master, the reason is very simple, the third master is now popular, in the case of not making mistakes, it is difficult for a group of brothers to surpass the possibility, there is no need to be so ruthless to rectify the eighth master, there is no way to plan to take down the prince more directly, moreover, the third master is not a fool, how can he not know the reason for overdoing it, the wrong is not so, The third master does not need to play the matter of overseas grain in order to get out of the household, now that he is acting like this, there must be a need for the eighth master to make a compromise, the fourth master, you have a hand in it, I am afraid that it is difficult to please both sides, the trial of this case is not easy, one is not careful, it is inevitable that the two parties will join forces to plot, and the danger is great! ”
The matter was urgent, and Dai Duo couldn't take care of the fourth master's face problem, so he hurriedly explained the strange things in detail, and the cold sweat on the fourth master's vest was wildly heard.
"This ......, so, will the plan be safe?"
Although the fourth master is careful, he is limited to his ability to calculate is not strong, and he really never calculated that the third master has the possibility of compromising with the eighth master, and he can't help but panic.
"Since the fourth master has accepted the will, this case must be explained, otherwise, the reputation of the fourth master will be greatly disadvantaged, and now, there are only two ways to go, one is to unite with the third master and make every effort to suppress the criminal department; The second is to join forces with the eighth master, so that the eighth master can give a reasonable explanation, other than that, there is no other way to think about it! ”
Dai Duo smiled bitterly, and gave two choices that are not too reliable, the reason is very simple, no matter what the third master wants to get from the eighth master, there is no need to have too much to do with the fourth master, and if the eighth master is on the line with the third master, there is no need to join forces with the fourth master at all, besides, at the moment, the third master is holding the handle of the eighth master - if the third master did not catch the evidence of the white goose slaughtered by the criminal department in advance, how could he have the courage to launch it on the execution ground, what the eighth master needs most is to reach a consensus with the third master, Instead of eye-to-eyeing with the fourth master, the presiding judge on the bright side.
"Well...... okay, let's go to the third brother's mansion for a spin."
The fourth master is a shrewd person in the end, although Dai Duo did not elaborate on the difficulties of the two roads, but the fourth master understood, frowned and thought for a moment, then let out a long breath, did not delay any longer, stood up, dropped a sentence of explanation and hurriedly walked in the direction of the mansion gate......
"Lord Wang, the fourth master is asking to see you outside the mansion."
At the end of the unitary time, the sky was completely dark, but the third master and others had no appetite at all, and they were still discussing things in the study of the inner courtyard, and they were discussing to the end, but they saw Gao Dacheng, the head of the palace, hurriedly turned out from behind the screen, and hurriedly rushed to the third master, bowed, and hurriedly said a word.
"Oh?"
As soon as he heard that the fourth master was coming, a light flashed in the eyes of the third master, but he did not give an answer of seeing or not seeing, but spoke lightly and cast his eyes on Hongqing's body.
"Father Wang Mingjian, the fourth uncle is still here with one intention, it is nothing more than to work with us to handle the case, and there is nothing wrong with dealing with it."
Hongqing had long expected that the fourth master would come, and when he saw the third master's inquiring gaze, he couldn't help but smile, bowed, and confidently gave the answer.
"It's good that the little prince went to see him, and he said that the prince occasionally felt cold and was not suitable for seeing guests."
As soon as Hongqing's voice fell, before the third master could say anything, Old Master Chen had already interjected from the side.
"That's very good, Qing'er, let's go."
Although Old Master Chen didn't say it clearly, the third master understood, it was just a matter of asking for room for maneuver, besides, Hongqing was in the name of deputy judge, and it was appropriate for him to deal with the fourth master, as soon as he thought of this, the third master no longer hesitated, waved his hand, and agreed to Old Master Chen's proposal very simply.
"Yes, boy, go now!"
Since the third master had an explanation, Hongqing had no reason, and after responding respectfully, he rushed to the gate of the courtyard accompanied by Gao Dacheng.
"The little nephew has seen the fourth uncle!"
Hongqing was surrounded by a group of servants, before leaving the house, and saw the fourth master standing proudly in front of the wall, a very serious face was illuminated by the lantern near the left, and the eyebrows were full of lingering sorrow, there is no doubt that the fourth master must have a new judgment on the current situation, and its meaning is obvious, Hongqing laughed secretly in his heart, but his feet were not slow at all, a few big strides down the steps, and he bowed to the fourth master from afar, and saluted respectfully.
"Oh, it's Qing'er, it's free, it's free, has the third brother rested?"
As soon as he saw that the person who was about to come out was Hongqing, the fourth master's face couldn't help but turn dark, and a bad premonition suddenly uncontrollably flooded in his heart, but everyone came, but it was not good to turn around like this, so he could only forcibly suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and asked with a hint of luck.
"Back to the fourth uncle, my Ama had a cold before, and he had fallen asleep, if the fourth uncle has anything to explain, it will be better for the little nephew to do it."
Hongqing had already guessed the fourth master's intention, and when he heard him ask like this, he was a little more determined, although he was secretly laughing at the fourth master's self-begging behavior, but he didn't bring it to his face, but apologized sincerely.
"Well, I see, it's okay, Qing'er is the deputy judge, and she has to discuss it with Er Haosheng for her uncle."
As soon as I heard Hongqing say such a lame excuse, the fourth master's originally dark face suddenly became a little darker, and he was angry from the heart, and he really wanted to go away, but he wanted to think about it, but he couldn't do it, because the trial was really inseparable from Hongqing's cooperation, even if the fourth master really reached a tacit understanding with the eighth master, he didn't dare to ignore Hongqing, who had never played cards according to common sense, even if he was angry in his heart, when he should discuss with Hongqing, the fourth master didn't dare to mess around, and he could only secretly spit out his turbidity, He groaned and opened his mouth.
"What the fourth uncle said is, please inside!"
There is no need to talk about it, Hongqing knows what the fourth master wants to say, but the fourth master's face still has to be given, no matter what, the door is a guest, Hongqing naturally will not do anything to disturb the scenery, so he just politely turned to one side, made a gesture of "please", and politely let the fourth master go to the mansion.
"Well, please!"
The fourth master nodded reservedly, and without saying more, he raised his feet and stepped up the steps, walked inward unslowly, and went all the way to the front hall without saying a word.
"Qing'er's revelation of the criminal department's shady deeds this time is really a great contribution to the court, however, the case is complicated and difficult to understand, but it still can't be ignored, I don't know if Qing'er has any plans for this?"
The fourth master has never liked to rap, and Hongqing, I don't want to rush to say things at this time, the atmosphere in the front hall can't help but be dull and tight, the two sides sit upright for a long time as if they were more patient, and at the end, the fourth master who is still worried is the first to be unable to hold his breath, but seeing the corner of his mouth twitching, he squeezed out a smile that is more ugly than crying, first praised Hongqing, and then some couldn't wait to turn to the topic.
Hey, you're getting too old to breathe? Gotta tease you to have fun first.
Seeing that the fourth master was so anxious, Hongqing couldn't help muttering in his heart, his eyes rolled slightly, he already had an opinion, so he made a respectful appearance, and replied with a sincere face: "The fourth uncle has learned a lesson, the little nephew is young and reckless, and he really doesn't dare to say anything, everything is up to the fourth uncle." ”
Hongqing's words seemed to be respectful, but in fact, as soon as the prevarication words came out, the fourth master was suddenly choked and his face was extremely pale, and he really didn't know how to say it for a while, and there was a suffocating dullness in the front hall.