"Your Excellency, it is better to pretend that you were invited by the rich landlord in the countryside to judge the case, and then happened to meet Lord Zhu and King Xin who were passing through Changsha Mansion, so that you would not be considered to have the intention of flattering Shangguan and colluding with the vassal king. When deciding a case, you should not blindly favor the Jinyi Guards, because I have heard that this group of Jinyi Guards is different from other Jinyi Guards and never harass the place. It can be seen from this that Master Zhu probably has a political cleanliness habit and is unwilling to leave a handle for others. Therefore, adults should uphold impartiality and impartiality when hearing this case. When the sentence is pronounced, it should be dealt with lightly, and the punishment of those soldiers shall be reduced by one degree compared to that of ordinary petty thieves. Of course, I can't guess Lord Zhu's thoughts, but the Lord still observes Lord Zhu's face while interrogating and adapting to the situation. ”

After listening to the master's words, the prefect nodded, sighed, and said, "I'm afraid that Lord Zhu's city is too deep, and I can't see any expression on my face...... Alas, why did this happen in the administration of Changsha Mansion? ”

At this moment, a loud voice came from the door: "Lord Xiangchun, the king of the Ministry of Langzhong, has arrived!" ”

Although the Nanjing Ministry of Officials does not hold as much power as the Beijing Ministry of Officials, and the scope of management is limited to the surrounding areas of Nanjing, after all, it is a distinguished guest in the capital, and the prefect still gets up to greet the dripping eaves.

Before Wang Xiangchun could sit down, he asked straight to the point: "I heard that someone reported that the Jinyi Guard soldiers had illegal behavior, but is there such a thing?" ”

The prefect was stunned, Wang Xiangchun was so fierce that he dared to provoke the famous Jinyi Guard.

muttering in his heart, the prefect said: "Wang Ping, a rich man outside Changsha, reported that some soldiers stole their chickens, but did not specify that those soldiers were Jinyiwei. ”

"Can't be wrong, it must be Jinyiwei. Today only one army passed through the city of Changsha. According to the investigation, that unit is Jinyiwei, so it must be them who steal the chickens and dogs. ”

"I'm going to go to the scene and investigate. After all, Jinyiwei is the emperor's pro-army. Be cautious in your approach. ”

"The prefect is right. However, if it is found that it is indeed the crime of Jinyiwei, how are you going to try it? ”

"How else can it be judged? It's just a few chickens stolen, and I'm going to try it fairly and impartially, and then I'll be dealt with lightly. Anyway, the Kuzhu's family is not a big family, they moved from other places more than 30 years ago. ”

"They moved from Shandong New Town."

"Lord Wang, how do you know?"

"My surname is Wang!"

The prefect's heart was bright. The secret path of the king's family is so deep in planning.

The royal family has been a bureaucrat for generations. Wang Xiangchun's grandfather, Wang Chongguang, was an official to the Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple, and a member of the household department. Father Wang Zhiyou. He has successively served as Huaiyang military preparation and Zhejiang envoy. The brothers are also officials, the most famous of which is Wang Xiangqian, who was deeply liked by the Wanli Emperor and received the right to posthumously gift three generations from the emperor. Great-grandfather, grandfather, father. Together with Wang Xiangqian himself. He was gifted the official Guanglu Doctor, Shangzhu Guo, the Prince Taibao, and the Military Department Shangshu, and was known as the "Fourth Palace Protector" in history.

However, the Wang family probably also knows the truth of prosperity and decline. For example, Zhang Juzheng, the famous living master of the Ming Dynasty, managed the emperor obediently, and he can be called the first minister of power in the Ming Dynasty, and the scenery is infinite. But after his death, he was counterattacked by the Wanli Emperor, trapping his whole family in the old mansion and starving to death. By the time he was later rehabilitated, there were not many descendants of the Zhang family.

The lessons of the Zhang family are not profound. The Wang family scattered their descendants to all parts of the Ming Dynasty, so that even if one of them was killed. Other lineages can also be continued, and the ancestors will not break the sacrifice. This is probably how Wang Ping came to Changsha.

The prefect wanted to understand this, so he said: "Since he is a relative of Lord Wang, then the official will take care of it, so as not to wronged him--you must not lose the chicken and the shame." ”

"Then the official will thank Lord Futai in advance. However, I think there is something else going on here. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" The prefect came interested.

He understands that this topic involves the secrets of officialdom and cannot be easily listened to, but these are of great benefit to his own career.

Wang Xiangchun said mysteriously: "Jinyi Wei Dongxi Zhenfu Division marched in the autumn without committing any crimes, this is a fact known to everyone in the Ming Dynasty. In the previous section, no one reported any illegal behavior of Jinyiwei, why did Jinyiwei steal chickens and dogs when he arrived in Changsha? If you want to say stealing things, stealing gold and silver, I don't believe it, stealing a chicken, and beating you to death. How much does a fat chicken cost in the market, you think? Less than forty wen. I don't believe it, the soldiers of the Jinyi Guard can't even pay forty cents. I have read the documents of the Ministry of War, and the military salary of Jinyiwei is received according to the maximum amount. ”

The prefect also felt that this matter was very strange, and asked: "Why did Jinyiwei go to the boundary of Changsha to commit a crime?" ”

Wang Xiangchun put on a prophetic look and said, "It's all because of you, Lord Futai!" ”

"Me?"

"Yes, that's you. The people of Futai govern Changsha and are known as the clear name. And Zhu Youcheng is a member of the eunuch party, and he is a brother and sister to corrupt officials, and he dislikes Qing officials the most. This time, I passed through Changsha and wanted to take the opportunity to arch you off the stage and replace you with his cronies. He sent soldiers to steal chickens, you have to deal with it fairly, he will say that you bully the emperor's army, and you will be a copy; If you deal with it unjustly, he will say that you have perverted the law and acted in your own way. Now you are riding a tiger and are in a dilemma. ”

The prefect pouted secretly, Wang Xiangchun was so obvious that he would treat everyone in the world as a fool.

He secretly said in his heart: "Lord Zhu wants to fix me? Does he know who I am? Even if he wanted to knock me down, he wouldn't find an excuse to bend the law. After all, there is an object to perverting the law, and the object of my perversion is Lord Zhu himself, and if I find out about this matter, I will not escape the crime, and Lord Zhu will not please either. ”

Of course, the prefect would not tell what was in his heart, so he pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Is there any good way for Lord Wang to teach the lower officials?" ”

"Make a big fuss, make it as big as possible. When the matter spread, Zhu Youcheng couldn't cover the sky with one hand. In the world of the Ming Dynasty, there are many righteous people and gentlemen, and when the time comes, Zhu Youcheng himself is difficult to protect, where can he take care of repairing you? ”

"Lord Wang, it's just a chicken, it's only forty wen, as for making such a big fuss?"

"Don't underestimate the forty texts, if you change it to arsenic, it can poison you three times." Thinking that his tone was wrong, Wang Xiangchun gently persuaded again, "Brother Xiuting (the word of the prefect), now it's time for you to live and die, if you don't make a move at this time, when will you stay?" Don't worry, I've got you covered. ”

The prefect laughed secretly, with you? How old are you, you have been sent to Nanjing for retirement, what other forces can you have? If your brother Wang Xiangqian said this, I would believe it. You? It's better to save it.

Seeing that the prefect was still hesitating, Wang Xiangchun decided to throw out a fierce message: "Brother Xiuting, you are not an outsider, I will tell you a big secret, Zhu Youcheng is about to fall." Back then, he falsely claimed to be Wei Zhongxian's missing little grandson of the old gelding, deceived the trust of the eunuchs, and climbed to today's high position. It's a pity that the trafficker who abducted and sold him was caught, and confessed that Zhu Youcheng had nothing to do with the old gelding. You think that as soon as this testimony comes out, the old gelding dog will not be able to fix this liar to death. ”

When the prefect heard this, he laughed in his heart and said secretly: "You are good to deceive the ignorant women and children in the countryside with your words, and you are simply taking me as a fool by lying to me." I don't know whether Zhu Youcheng relied on Wei Zhongxian to ascend to the throne, but his position in the emperor's heart is irreplaceable. You haven't seen the text in the past few days, the emperor sent a letter to the south almost every day, asking about Zhu Youcheng's whereabouts. Besides, Zhu Youcheng is not surnamed Wei at all now, but has obtained the royal surname, and has also entered the royal genealogy, and is the emperor's younger brother. No matter how powerful Wei Zhongxian is, can he still beat the emperor's younger brother? ”

He made up his mind and was ready to do what his master said.

However, after all, Wang Xiangchun is an official of the ministry, and he is considered an official, so it is not good to openly oppose it.

The prefect pondered for a while and said, "Lord Wang, your idea is very good, and this official thinks so. It's a pity that I'm only shallow in my studies, and my knowledge is insufficient, I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete this task, so why don't you go with this official and deal with this case on the spot. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Xiangchun immediately looked forward to Ai Ai.

"This ...... This one...... There's something wrong with that. I...... Although I am a minister, it is not easy for me to directly meddle in local affairs. The prefect is different, you are a magistrate, as the saying goes, a county official is not as good as the current management. It's best for you to do that...... I'll support you in the back...... Mentally. (To be continued......)