Wang Qinian first greeted Huang Dao Zhou, saw Huang Dao Zhou leave in a hurry, and then entered the gate of the courtyard, and said to Xu Liang: "My lord, I heard that Lord Lu Yifa of Pingliang Prefect was taken into the inspection department by the Jinyi guard, and the lower officials are worried that the lord will lose, so he has come to ......."

Before Wang Qinian finished speaking, Xu Liang understood what Wang Qinian meant. Obviously, Wang Qinian heard about the disappearance of Lu Yifa, the prefect of Pingliang, at Zhou Yuanwai's house, knew that Lu Yifa was Xu Liang's descendant, and knew that Xu Liang was employing people, so he specially rushed over to listen to the dispatch.

Xu Liang felt a warmth in his heart, beckoned Wang Qinian into the house, and met Lou Xian'er who came over in the corridor. Lou Xian'er saw Wang Qinian's face, so she asked, "Xianggong, who is this adult?" ”

Xu Liang paused and introduced: "Xian'er, this is Lord Wang Qinian, and he is now the experience officer of Hanzhong Dao. ”

Lou Xian'er had also heard before that as soon as Xu Liang arrived in Xi'an Mansion, he accepted an official surnamed Wang, and I think it was probably this person. Just as he was about to see the ceremony, he suddenly saw Wang Qinian solemnly and said, "Xiaguan Wang Qinian has seen the third lady." ”

Lou Xian'er hurriedly said: "Lord Wang doesn't have to be polite. ”

After greeting him, Lou Xian'er saw that Xu Liang and Wang Qinian were in a hurry, and knew that there was something important to discuss, so he left first, walked a few steps, and suddenly heard Wang Qinian, who had already walked away, said to Xu Liang: "Lord, the lower officials think that Lord Lu's matter is not the intention of the drunkard." Their target should be you......"

Lou Xian'er paused, and looked at the backs of Xu Liang and Wang Qinian in surprise and entered the inner courtyard. With a flash of light in his eyes, how could Wang Qinian call Xianggong the master?

In the study, Xu Liang told Wang Qinian in detail about his inferences about what he was doing with He Yan. Wang Qinian pondered for a while, then looked at Xu Liang and asked solemnly, "According to what the adults said." Xu Jiang's transfer of student status, only Lu Daren and Ding Xuezheng really knew. And that Jiang Wenwen is only the person in the middle, and there is no evidence of the direct involvement of the adults in his hands. Lord Lu's loyalty to the lord is undoubted. It's just that this Ding Xuezheng ......"

Xu Liang knew what Wang Qinian was worried about, Ding Xuezheng had no friendship with Xu Liang before, if Xu Jiang's student status case expanded and endangered Ding Xuezheng's career, then would Ding Xuezheng sell himself?

Xu Liang thought for a while and said slowly: "When I did this. I also kept an eye on it. After the deed was completed, the remuneration I gave Ding Xuezheng was not a direct silver tael. If Ding Xuezheng doesn't tell the details in person, it will be difficult for outsiders to find out the inside story. Now I am just worried that Ding Xuezheng will not be able to withstand the pressure of the inspection department. ”

Xu Liang frowned and walked around the room for a few steps, stopped and looked at Wang Qinian and said, "In this way, you and I will go to the Ding Xue government and mention it in person." ”

The two arrived at Ding Shiyou's house, and after being reported by the subordinates. It didn't take long for Ding Xuezheng to come out and welcome Xu Liang and Wang Qinian into the mansion, Ding Xuezheng didn't realize that the people in the mansion closed the door tightly, and brought Xu Liang and Wang Qinian into the study in the inner courtyard with a nervous expression.

"My Lord Xu. You've got it. Ding Xuezheng, who was a lot older, pulled Xu Liang's arm in a panic and said, "The lower officials got the news that someone wants to use the issue of Brother Xu Jiang's school status to suppress adults. ”

Xu Liang's eyebrows moved. It seems that Ding Shiyou has been mixed in Shaanxi officialdom for more than 20 years, and he is not in vain. Such a secret thing. Ding Xuezheng knew so quickly.

Xu Liang wanted to ask Ding Xuezheng how he knew, but he held back. Everyone has their own secrets that cannot be humanized. Xu Liang asked directly, "Lord Ding, is the matter with Jiang Wen?" ”

Ding Xuezheng was stunned, and said in surprise: "It turns out that Lord Xu has known for a long time? ”

Xu Liang waved his hand and said, "Master Ding, don't care if the official knows it or not." The official came here today, and he just wanted to ask Lord Ding, that Jiang clerk has important evidence in his hands? ”

Ding Xuezheng said angrily: "This Jiang clerk usually doesn't say anything, giving people an honest and steady look, and the lower official was really deceived by him, so he would hand it over to him to do such an important thing." Lord Xu, you have to believe the lower officials, even if Xu Jiang's affairs are exposed, the lower officials will keep their teeth shut and will definitely not implicate the adults. ”

Wang Qinian urged: "Lord Xuezheng, adults naturally believe in the character of Lord Xuezheng. It's just that for now, let's figure out, what evidence does that Jiang Wen have in his hands? ”

Ding Xuezheng looked at Wang Qinian and wondered, Wang Qinian, Ding Xuezheng naturally knew him, but when he heard Wang Qinian's Xu Liang's question, he didn't understand the relationship between Wang Qinian and Xu Liang for a while. looked at Xu Liang, and saw that Xu Liang was also looking at him inquiringly, so he put aside the question, looked up and thought for a while, and said: "Jiang Wenwen didn't go to the mansion for two days in a row, and the lower officials felt strange, so they sent someone to Jiang Wenwen's house to inquire about the situation, but learned that Jiang Wenwen's family hadn't seen Jiang Wenwen himself for two or three days. Xia Guan was worried that something would happen to Jiang Wenwen, so he handed a message to the Yamen of the Xi'an Prefect. Unexpectedly, within two days, a friend of the Xiaguan who was in the Yamen of the Inspectorate quietly sent a message to the Xiaguan, asking the Xiaguan to clear the file on the transfer of Xu Jiang's student status. Xiaguan was shocked and ordered someone to get Xu Jiang's file, who knew that the file that was originally placed in the archive was gone! ”

Ding Xuezheng looked annoyed, and said with a pause: "Xu Jiang's student file was handled by Jiang Shu, and others didn't know about it. Jiang Wenwen disappeared, and even Xu Jiang's file was missing, and the lower officials guessed that Jiang Wenwen was the ghost. After learning that Lord Lu of the Pingliang Prefect had been locked and taken into the yamen of the Inspectorate, the lower officials knew that someone was going to attack Lord Xu Jiang on the issue of his student status. ”

Xu Liang asked: "Master Ding, is the evidence in the hands of Jiang Shushu only a copy of Xu Jiang's student file?" ”

Ding Xuezheng hesitated, his face turned slightly red, and he arched his hand towards Xu Liang and said: "In addition to the file, on the day the matter was completed, the lower official also sealed him a red envelope of 1,000 taels of silver. ”

"What else?"

"Other than that, it should be gone, right?" Ding Xuezheng said hesitantly, thought about it for a while, and said affirmatively: "It's gone." ”

Xu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, if it was just a file, the crime would be much lighter.

Wang Qinian interjected at this time: "Two adults. If Jiang Wen had this piece of evidence in his hands, he would at most be able to sue Jiang of a crime of fraud. It has nothing to do with Lord Xu and Lord Ding. ”

Ding Xuezheng said worriedly: "However, the lower official also gave him a thousand taels of silver." What's going on? ”

Wang Qinian sneered: "Silver? What silver? Jiang Wenwen, as a court official, is also half of the officialdom, he took Lord Ding's silver, will he be stupid enough to confess in court? Besides, even if he said that the silver was given by Lord Ding, then did he have any evidence in his hand? Could it be that when Lord Ding sealed the silver, he also issued an invoice and gave a receipt? ”

Ding Xuezheng's face turned red, and he said quietly: "Lord Wang said that he laughed, it seems that this kind of thing has always been given quietly. Where do you dare to leave a note. ”

Wang Qinian glanced at Xu Liang, saw Xu Liang's encouraging eyes, his spirits perked up, and he said to Ding Xuezheng: "That's it." If Jiang Wenwen dared to mention the matter of silver, then Lord Ding could be said to be Jiang Wenwen's improper intentions and deliberately framed the adult. ”

Ding Xuezheng listened to it, and couldn't help but look at Wang Qinian in surprise, as if he knew him again, for a long time. Ding Xuezheng arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang is reasonable. ”

Xu Liang sat aside and listened to Wang Qinian's analysis for a long time, and sighed: "Lord Ding, Qinian, we have been here for a long time. It only cleared up the involvement of Lord Ding and the official, but Xu Jiang's suspicion of fraud could not be cleared up. If the matter is exposed. Xu Jiang was afraid that he would not be able to escape the fate of being banned from the exam for life. ”

Ding Xuezheng listened to it and smiled awkwardly: "Lord Xu." It's something that can't be helped. No one would have thought that Jiang Shushu would actually tell the truth. ”

Wang Qinian groaned for a while. looked at Ding Xuezheng and said: "Lord Xuezheng, shouldn't all students be suspected of fraud in the transfer of student status, right?" ”

Ding Xuezheng thought for a while and said, "That's not true. The court has regulations in this regard, if the transfer of student status is due to family migration, or because of the father's generation, the student follows him, and he has studied in the local government-run school for one year, the transfer of student status of such student is considered normal. ”

Speaking of this, Ding Xuezheng also understood Wang Qinian's thoughts, looked at Xu Liang with a regretful face, spread his hands, and said: "But Xu Jiang has been in Shaanxi for less than three months, and he has been studying in Xi'an for less than a month. ”

"This ......" Wang Qinian also felt that this matter was difficult to do, frowning and pondering.

Xu Liang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he stroked his palms and smiled: "Since there is such a situation, it will be much easier." The officer has an idea, so let's come and listen to it. ”

……

Xu Liang and Wang Qinian stayed in Ding Xuezheng's government for more than two hours before they came out of Ding Xuezheng's house. Out of the door of Ding Xue's government, Wang Qinian did not return to Xi'an Mansion with Xu Liang, but took two Tsing Yi guards and rode out of Xi'an Mansion.

Back in the courtyard, not long after Xu Liang sat down, Huang Daozhou and He Yishi came to the courtyard almost front and back.

Xu Liang met Huang Daozhou and He Zhun in the living room.

He Yidi first arched his hand and said: "Lord Xu, the lower official personally went to the Inspectorate to check on it, and sure enough, he found that the Jiang document was locked up alone in a side room. Moreover, the case of Lu Zhifu has also been inquired by the lower officials, and judging from the case file, Lu Zhifu is suspected of embezzlement of ink and taxation of silver. ”

Xu Liang snorted, expressing disdain. He looked at the zodiac again.

Huang Daozhou arched his hand and said: "My lord, after Duan Qianhu asked the prosecutor to supervise the trial of Lord Lu's case, according to the news that Duan Qianhu brought to the lower officials, according to the prosecutor Deng Shuiqing, he decided to try Lord Lu's ink corruption case on the seventh day of the ninth month. ”

Xu Liang thought for a while and said slowly: "On the seventh day of the ninth month, that is the day before the autumn season, well, there are still three days to go, and it should be in time." Saying that, Xu Liang smiled at Huang Daozhou and He Baishi again: "The two adults have worked hard. ”

In the past few days, the officials and guards of Xu Liang's family have been going in and out of the courtyard with serious expressions, and Xu Liang is often locked in the study to discuss things with his subordinates, and even the guards in the other courtyard have doubled.

After Xu Jiang returned to the other courtyard from Xi'an Mansion, it happened that Xu Liang was practicing knife skills in the courtyard, and Xu Jiang waited on the side. When Xu Liang finished practicing three times and felt refreshed, Xu Jiang walked up to Xu Liang and asked solemnly: "Third brother, the day after tomorrow is the day of the autumn festival, I see that the third brother has been frowning for a few days, but what is the difficulty?" ”

Xu Liang took the knife, handed it to the guards on the side, sighed, and said, "You'll probably know all about this tomorrow." I'm just about to explain to you, and since you're asking, I'll tell you now. ”

After speaking, Xu Liang led Xu Jiang to sit down in a pavilion in the garden of the inner courtyard, Xu Liang sorted out his thoughts, and told Xu Jiang the ins and outs of the matter as concisely as possible.

By the time Xu Liang finished talking about everything, Xu Jiang was already sweating profusely, his face was pale and bloodless. His lips trembled and he looked at Xu Liang, and said miserably: "Third brother, in fact, when my father and mother decided to transfer their school status, I expected that there would be a risk, and now it has been verified by the government, not only will I face a lifetime ban on the exam, but even the third brother will be implicated." ”

Xu Liang comforted: "Big brother, things haven't gotten bad yet, big brother, don't be discouraged." I've already had some deployments, but it's hard to know what the end result will be. ”

Xu Jiang said dejectedly: "The Jiang Wenwen who has been involved in the matter has been locked up, which means that Lord Deng Shuiqing has mastered the exact evidence. ”

Xu Liang sneered: "What can be done with the testimony of a small paperwork." ”

Xu Liang saw that Xu Jiang was still dejected, so he was relieved: "Big brother, you don't have to be like this. By the way, I need your cooperation in some of the arrangements in the future, let me tell you first, you have to keep it in mind! ”

Xu Jiang saw that Xu Liang said solemnly, although his heart was disheartened, he couldn't bear to brush off Xu Liang's kindness, and after hearing Xu Liang's plan, he saved the plan of being a dead horse and a live horse doctor, and accepted it.

In a blink of an eye, on the sixth day of the ninth lunar month, a team of soldiers who were ordered to inspect rushed to the other courtyard, showed the arrest document, and took Xu Jiang away from the courtyard.

Xu Liang instructed He He to go back to the Yamen of the Inspectorate in advance and take care of Xu Jiang and Lu Yifa. I waited patiently in the courtyard.

The next day, that is, on the seventh day of the ninth lunar month, Deng Shuiqing, the Shaanxi Provincial Prosecutor's Envoy to the Shaanxi Procuratorate, who had never personally questioned the case, actually went to court to judge the case in person.

After all the officials, soldiers, and guards were in place, Deng Shuiqing looked at a middle-aged scribe sitting on the side of the lobby and asked, "Mr. Song, can you start?" ”

The person called Mr. Song is none other than Song Shiwen, the personal master of Yang He, the governor of the three sides.

Song Shiwen raised his eyelids, looked at Deng according to the envoy with a smile, raised his eyebrows, and said leisurely: "Lord Deng, this is the hall of your envoy to the yamen, today you are the chief judge, when to ascend to the court, when to judge the case, naturally you have the final say." Song is just a master next to the Governor, but the Governor is concerned about the case, so he ordered me to sit here and listen, just report the process and results of the interrogation to the Governor as it is, as for how Lord Deng decides the case, then Song can't control it. ”

Deng listened to this, and the corners of his mouth twitched inadvertently. Secretly slandered to himself, Song Shiwen said it well, it is to come to the right and listen, who doesn't know that you are here to spy on me, to see if I am in line with Governor Yang's wishes!

His right hand touched the shocking wood, and he was about to pick it up, when he suddenly heard the master on the side shouting softly: "My lord, wait a minute." ”

Deng Zhicha looked at the self-hired master, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "What are you waiting for?" ”

The master glanced at Song Shiwen, leaned into the ear of the envoy Deng Zhicha, and muttered a few words in a low voice.

Deng pressed the envoy's face darkened, his right hand slowly let go of the shocking wood, sat down, and said angrily: "Jinyi Guards are all uncles, then wait!" (To be continued......)