The old man Cao Ge called Shi Yushi and Ma Fucheng into the Cao Mansion one day, and Xu Liang knew about it the next day. In the private room of the guest house, Huang Daozhou brought Shi Yushi over according to Xu Liang's meaning.

Shi Yushi saw the four Tsing Yi guards with knives in the private room looking at him with eyes, and he knew that today's things were difficult to be good.

Xu Liang sat at the table with a golden sword, looked at Shi Yushi with a smile, and asked, "Yesterday, Elder Cao Ge specially called you and Cheng Ma of Shuntian Mansion to come over, what do you have to explain?" ”

Shi Yushi said curtly: "Actually, it's nothing...... It was Cao Ge who was in a bad mood because of the matter of the second son of the Cao family, so he called me and Ma Fucheng over to drink and relieve boredom. ”

Xu Liang sneered: "Your master and apprentice are really affectionate! ”

"Cao Ge Lao is really good to the lower officials." Shi Yushi said in his heart: The important things discussed yesterday were only Cao Ge Lao, Ma Fucheng and Shi Yushi himself, and even the Cao family's housekeeper was sent out by Cao Ge Lao, so the matter discussed in the living room, except for the three people present, no one else knew about it.

Shi Yushi is gambling, even if Xu Liang has his hands and eyes, it is impossible to know these things.

Xu Liang stared at Shi Yushi and said mockingly: "Master Shi should think clearly before answering the official's words. ”

Shi Yushi was shocked, his eyes dodged, and he still insisted on not changing his words: "My lord, I know how to check, everything I said is the truth." ”

Xu Liang narrowed his eyes and looked at him coldly: "The three of you closed the door of the living room, just to accompany Cao Ge to drink and relieve his boredom?" ”

Shi Yushi was taken aback again! During the negotiation, he did close the door of the living room, and Xu Liang actually knew about it?

There is Xu Liang's eyeliner in Cao's mansion! Shi Yushi secretly exclaimed.

"Yes...... Yes. Shi Yushi's voice was much lower. His hands began to lose a place to put them, and he began to sweat profusely on his head.

Xu Liang sighed lightly. said: "It seems that Master Shi wants to make the Shi family the last!" As he spoke, he said to one of the young lord's guards in the house, "Pass the order." Sink the mother and son into the sea and feed the fish! ”

The guard answered, and walked out.

Shi Yushi's legs were weak, he fell to his knees, and shouted: "My lord, what I said is the truth!" ”

Xu Liang snorted angrily, stared at him and said, "You still want to lie to me?!" Yesterday, when you left Cao's Mansion and returned home, the light in the study was not extinguished all night! And after Nama Fucheng left Cao Mansion, he went straight to the suburbs! I met a small landlord named Tu Qianqiu! Qin wine relieves boredom, can you also drink such sequelae? This official is strangely tight! ”

Shi Yushi's hands and feet were suddenly cold, and he raised his head in a panic: "You are following me?!" ”

Xu Liang snorted twice. Nodding to the guard.

The guards were about to go out, and when Shi Yushi saw this, he sat down on the ground miserably and shouted, "Wait! I say, I'll say everything! ”

In the face of the only bloodline threat of the Shi family, Shi Yushi finally reluctantly compromised! Shi Yushi sighed in his heart: Teacher, I'm sorry! He lowered his head and said the matter of Cao Ge Lao's arrangement with a depressed expression.

According to Shi Yushi, Cao Ge Lao finally decided to use a trick on Yuan Chonghuan in the Imperial Prison. This time framed Yuan Chonghuan. Unlike the previous hearsay and false accusations, this time Cao Ge always paid for it.

According to Cao Ge's old strategy, Yuan Chonghuan was impeached by Shi Yushishu. bribed the former cabinet minister Qian Longxi with 30,000 taels of silver, and in order to confirm the crime this time, Cao Ge Lao tried his best. A witness was found: Qian Longxi's housekeeper Tu Qianqiu, that is, the small landowner who lived in the suburbs of Beijing that Cheng Ma Yuan of Shuntian Mansion went to find yesterday.

Yuan Chonghuan is a side general. Qian Longxi is a cabinet minister and a close minister of the Son of Heaven. The side generals colluded with their close ministers. Conspiracy! If this crime is confirmed, Yuan Chonghuan and Qian Longxi will definitely be finished!

After Shi Yushi finished speaking, he trembled and took out a book of excerpts from his arms, presented it to Xu Liang, and said, "This is the impeachment notebook drawn up by the lower officials." ”

Xu Liang took it and looked at it carefully, and then threw it to Huang Daozhou to read.

After reading it, Huang Daozhou returned the fold to Shi Yushi.

"My lord, judging from the twists and turns, if the charges are confirmed, Yuan Chonghuan and Qian Longxi can indeed be killed." Huang Daozhou analyzed: "It's just that the lower officials still don't understand: Yuan Chonghuan is already a prisoner squatting in the edict prison, and that Qian Longxi was dismissed as early as December last year and returned to the field. These two people, one is a prisoner, the other is a powerless commoner, what is the benefit of Cao Ge Lao hiding them? ”

Xu Liang thought for a while, stared at Shi Fan, and asked in a deep voice: "Old Cao Ge is scheming, this matter is not so simple, there must be a back-step!" What is it? ”

Shi Yushi looked at Xu Liang innocently, shook his head and said, "Yesterday, Elder Cao Ge just asked me to write such a letter, and then let me leave first. As for the latter move that the adults said, I don't know, Cao Ge should have confessed to Ma Fucheng. Mafu Cheng left Caofu after me. ”

Xu Liang remembered Tsing Yiwei's report, that Shi Yushi and Ma Fucheng had indeed left Cao Mansion one after the other. The time between the two when they left was nearly half an hour.

Xu Liang nodded slowly.

Shi Yushi asked cautiously: "My lord, since you already know Cao Ge Lao's arrangement, do you want to present this letter in my hand?" Or do adults need to change something? ”

Xu Liang thought about it, shook his head and said, "No need." With your letter alone, you can't move Yuan Chonghuan. When does Elder Cao Ge want you to present it? ”

Shi Yushi said: "Cao Ge's orders are urgent, and I want to present them tomorrow morning." ”

Xu Liang said: "You don't need to change the content of the recital, but you have to try to postpone it for five days before submitting it." ”

"Oh." Shi Yushi reluctantly agreed.

Huang Daozhou returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate with Shi Yushi, Xu Liang thought carefully in the private room for a while, and instructed a Tsing Yi guard: "Command Tietou, try to figure out the origin of that Tu Qianqiu, and what Ma Fucheng is looking for him." ”

Tsing Yi Wei took the order and left.

In the evening, Tietou returned to the Dongjiang Courtyard, attached it to Xu Liang's ear, and muttered quietly for a while. Xu Liang suddenly realized.

"Young master, Cao Ge Lao, this is Xiang Zhuang Dancing Sword, which is intended for Pei Gong!" Tietou said, "What should we do?" ”

Xu Liang frowned and thought for a while. Looking up at Tietou, he said fiercely: "Tsing Yiwei has been in the Beijing Division for nearly three years. Ask for money for money, ask for people to give to people! The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days. For a while, the chess pieces laid down by Tsing Yi Wei should also play a role! ”

The iron head knew that Xu Liang had already made a decision, his chest straightened, and he said loudly: "Young master, don't worry, Tsing Yi Wei never lays soft eggs!" ”

"Good!" Xu Liang patted his iron head with satisfaction, and said in a deep voice: "Next, let's do this......"

Carefully commanded the iron head for a while, and the iron head suddenly seemed to be beaten with chicken blood. I went out to set up tasks in a hurry.

At the court meeting again, Xu Liang strongly supported Cao Gelao's proposal. After the dispersal of the dynasty, Xu Liang caught up with Cao Ge Lao, put on the most sincere and cordial smile, and accompanied Cao Ge Lao back to the cabinet duty.

Xu Guangqi, a scholar of Dongge University, was in the aisle, and once again saw Xu Liang with a humble smile on his face, walked out of Cao Ge's old duty room, and couldn't help but stand in the middle of the aisle. blocked Xu Liang's way.

"Elder Xu Ge!" Xu Liang had no choice but to stop and greet him.

Elder Xu Ge looked at Xu Liang, his face was extremely complicated. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Lord Xu." The court is the court of the Ming Dynasty, even if Cao Ge is always embarrassed by you. Above Cao Ge Lao, there is also Shoufu. Second assistant, and now His Majesty is in charge of you. Lord Xu really doesn't have to be so compromised in front of Elder Cao Ge. ”

Xu Liang was stunned for a while, and then he realized that Xu Guangqi saw that he was trying his best to curry favor with this Cao Ge Lao, but he only thought that he was forced by Cao Ge Lao's obscenity and coercion.

Xu Guangqi is complaining for himself! Xu Liang was a little moved in his heart, but the reason why he did this was inconvenient to say to this cabinet scholar who cared about him, after thinking about it, he approached Xu Ge Lao and said softly: "Xiaguan thank you Xu Ge Lao for his kindness." There is a cloud in the art of war: if you want to take it first, you must first deal with it. The lower officials do this, naturally there are reasons not to be humane, and the elder of the pavilion is waiting to see what happens. ”

After that, Xu Liang took advantage of the fact that Xu Ge Lao was still thinking about the meaning of Xu Liang's words, so he arched his hand and walked around Xu Ge Lao.

Cao Ge Lao was in a very good mood, and today in the court, several of his proposals were once again appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen. And the only fly in the ointment is that the proud protégé Shi Fan has not seen the impeachment of Yuan Chonghuan for a long time! Cao Ge quickly dealt with the government affairs that were piled up on the table, and then went back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Calling Shi Fan into the room, Cao Ge asked with a split face: "The old man asked you to play, why is there no movement until now?" ”

Shi Fan was apprehensive in his heart, and when he answered, he was not very smooth: "Teacher, this piece of music is very important, I am worried that it will be lost, so I have carefully changed the words of the song in the past two days, so it is too late." ”

Cao Ge Lao said unhappily: "An ordinary impeachment twist, there is no need to pay attention to the wording!" Have you written it yet? Show it to the old man. ”

Shi Fan was reprimanded, and he was faintly unhappy in his heart, so when he heard the words, he took out the copy of the recital that he had hidden with him and handed it to Cao Ge Lao.

Cao Ge was a little presbyopia, so he turned the piece away and looked at it carefully from beginning to end. handed it back to Shi Yushi, nodded with satisfaction: "That's good!" Then he condescendingly instructed: "Tomorrow morning, you will report the folds!" Then go ahead with the plan! ”

Shi Fan nodded, and said in a low tone: "Yes, the students are all under the orders of the teacher." ”

The proud protégé was so obedient to himself, which made Cao Ge very relieved. Looking up at the sky, seeing that it was approaching evening, Cao Ge Lao instructed Shi Yushi: "Go to the teacher's mansion for dinner tonight, and call Ma Fucheng together, the old man has some things to do with you." ”

Shi Fan was in front of Cao Ge Lao, and he only nodded obediently. So the two of them left the Metropolitan Procuratorate and went to Caofu.

Cao Ge's official sedan chair arrived in front of the Cao Mansion, and the Cao Mansion housekeeper who heard the news took a few subordinates to greet him out of the gate, and when he saw Cao Ge Lao coming out of the official sedan chair, the housekeeper bowed down and said, "The master is back." ”

Elder Cao Ge snorted lightly, nodded, and asked indifferently, "Has Ma Fucheng arrived?" ”

The housekeeper nodded and said, "Back to the master, Master Ma has just arrived, and the little one led him to the living room." ”

When Cao Ge heard this, he beckoned to Shi Fan and the two of them were about to enter the mansion, and suddenly saw the side door of the kitchen of the Cao Mansion not far away, and the two carriages in front and behind were filled with baskets of radish greens, which were about to be sent inside. Three kitchen men were helping to hold the wagon.

Cao Ge Lao was shocked and asked the housekeeper: "Butler, what are you going to do when you buy such two big carts of vegetables there?" ”

The housekeeper followed Cao Ge's gaze, and when he saw the scene at the side door, he said with a smiling face: "Master, this is sent back by the second son, I heard that it is the surplus dish from the business where the second son works, and the second son knows that the old lady likes to eat sauerkraut, so he specially asked people to send it back to the house to make sauerkraut." ”

Cao Ge Lao was stunned when he heard this, Cao Ge Lao's wife likes to eat sauerkraut, and everyone in Cao Mansion knows it. Hearing that it was something that his unsuccessful second son fiddled with, Cao Ge Lao was angry in his heart, and snorted lightly: "Who is rare about the things sent back by this rebel!" Butler, throw it out for me. ”

When the housekeeper heard this, his face was embarrassed, and he said to Cao Ge with a bitter face: "Master, those small vegetables have been inspected, and they are all fresh!" Besides, this is also the second son's heart for the old lady, and the old lady will probably be very happy in her heart when she knows it. ”

The housekeeper looked at Cao Ge's face and carefully suggested, "Master, look, this thing has been delivered to the doorstep......

Cao Ge Lao was actually angry, and after listening to the housekeeper's few words of persuasion, he didn't insist on refusing, and entered Cao's mansion with a cold face.

On the second day of August in the third year of Chongzhen, it was a sunny day.

The pilgrimage of the Golden Luang Hall will continue as usual. Xu Liang knew that there would be something big about to happen at today's court meeting, so he deliberately looked at the people on duty and the imperial historians, and saw that all the six departments were present, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed: The show is about to start!

Above the main hall, the eunuch Wang Chengen brushed the dust lightly, and said loudly: "After everything is discussed, there is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat!" ”

The ministers fell silent, their eyes wide to see who would stand up and speak out.

The sound of footsteps sounded from the direction near the entrance of the temple. Shi Fan of Shandong Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate walked up to the front of the main hall, bowed to Emperor Chongzhen three times and bowed nine times, holding the fold with both hands and shouting: "Shi Fan of Shandong Imperial History, Gu dismantled and impeached Yuan Chonghuan, the former governor of Jiliao, and acted recklessly, bribing Qian Longxi, a former cabinet university scholar, with 30,000 taels of silver!" Yuan Chonghuan, as a border general, did not think about protecting his family and defending the country, but colluded with his close ministers and formed gangs, intending to rebel! I would like to ask Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly! ”

After Shi Fan finished speaking, the hall suddenly buzzed, and the ministers below were shocked and discussed. Emperor Chongzhen's face became extremely ugly, staring at the fold that Shi Yushi was holding in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Present it to me!" ”

Chongzhen flipped through Shi Yushi's recital, snapped it shut, stared at Shi Fan, and said in a deep voice: "Shi Yushi, Yuan Chonghuan is a general of the court, and Qian Longxi was a cabinet minister!" What you have done is not trivial, do you have definite evidence in your hands? ”

Shi Yushi proudly bowed his hand and replied vigorously: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate, and he has the power to listen to the wind and music......"

Chongzhen took two breaths of cool air in a row, and just as he was about to speak, suddenly another green-robed official stood up and arched his hand towards Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the minister Gaojie has doubts!" (To be continued.) )