Palace. In the Ye'an Pavilion, the empress sat in front of the desk, and in front of her was a thin man in his thirties. Lu Shaokun stood respectfully to the side and said nothing, only the thin man was reporting the situation.

“…… His Royal Highness the East King first sent someone to set fire, and then found someone to put out the fire, and then there was a case of robbery in the Tingwei Mansion, and now the Tingwei Shaofu is still vacant, and the new Tingwei Mansion Right Supervisor who is responsible for handling the case was actively arresting fugitives at the beginning, but after that, the Tingwei Mansion seems to have relaxed the arrest of fugitives......"

The man who was stabbed was Ling Jun, the deputy chief minister of the Shangting Division, who was in charge of the promotion of the Punishment Division, and he was also the most mysterious figure in the entire Wei Dynasty official system. In the entire capital, there are very few people who have seen Ling Jun, and even Gu Weipan, the chief minister of the Shangting Office, has never seen Ling Jun. Ling Jun has the title of Shangting Office, but he is only responsible for the emperor, and the daily affairs of the Prudent Criminal Division are only led by Yu Han.

Few people know that in fact, the Criminal Division is also divided into two yamen, the inner yamen and the outer yamen. The Cabinet was only responsible for the collection of secret information on secret agents, carried out secret arrests and interrogations, and had the power to kill and then play, and even investigated incumbent officials without the permission of the Empress. Although the external government is roughly the same as the internal government in its daily operation, it acts more openly. In many cases, the things done by the internal and external officials will be confused by ordinary people, and the "Prudent Criminal Division", which officials and the people talk about the most on weekdays, refers more often to the internal office of the Prudential Criminal Division.

Ling Jun reported in detail, and the empress listened very carefully. After Ling Jun finished speaking, the empress also sighed slightly, because from the investigation of the Shen Criminal Division, it was not found out that this matter was actually committed by the East King. If it weren't for the East King's own admission, even if the empress had any suspicions, there would be no evidence.

“…… The Penal Division has sent personnel to track down some of the fugitives. Whether to continue to monitor or arrest immediately, please show your majesty! Ling Jun finally asked.

The Empress was silent for a moment. He said: "Have you found out who these fugitives are connected to?" ”

Ling Jun replied: "There is no investigation. ”

"Yes," the Empress nodded in understanding. said, "In this case, don't startle the fugitives and wait and see what happens." Then someone went to the palace of Yanning County to observe secretly, and the situation was played as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ling Jun took the order.

"As for the East King." The empress thought for a moment and added, "Don't arrange for anyone to keep an eye on the East King for the time being, what does the East King do." The Penal Division will not bother for the time being. ”

Ling Jun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took the order: "Obey the order." ”

In Ling Jun's previous impression, if any minister or prince or nobleman had any unusual behavior, the empress would inevitably send someone to observe it closely. This time, the East King set fire and put out fires in the city, making such a big commotion, the empress didn't even care, and even some of the sentries originally sent to keep an eye on the periphery of the East King's Mansion had to be withdrawn, which made Ling Jun puzzled. But as the deputy chief minister of the Hearing Division, he has been in charge of the Penal Division for so many years. He knew that his task was to do what he was told, and what the Empress meant was not within his consideration. There is nothing wrong with doing so.

After saying that, the empress ordered Ling Jun to go down and make arrangements. When Ling Jun went out, only the empress and Lu Shaokun were left in the entire Ye'an Pavilion.

The Empress leaned on the desk and tried to get up from her chair. But he just got up slightly and sat down again.

"Grandpa Lu, come here and help me up." The empress instructed Lu Shaokun.

"Your Majesty, you slow down." Lu Shaokun hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

With the support of Lu Shaokun. The Empress slowly stood up and took two steps before she sighed with feeling: "My leg is sick. It seems to be a little stricter. ”

Lu Shaokun looked sad and said, "Your Majesty is working hard for state affairs." Exhausted body. The old man is going to call the imperial doctor to come over......"

"No need." The empress waved her hand to stop Lu Shaokun, "I don't want outsiders to know about my leg disease." After this period of time, when things have calmed down, I will go to the Shangqing Palace for a short repair, and the seniors of the Shangqing Palace will help me cure this stubborn disease. ”

Lu Shaokun nodded, and helped the empress to sit down in front of the couch. Then he stood aside.

The empress sat down and sighed slightly: "I don't know how things will be completely calmed down." ”

Lu Shaokun said: "Your Majesty is too worried, the king of the east is worried about His Majesty, and His Majesty will also be more light-hearted." The old body felt that the East King's hand was doing a good job, disrupting the formation of that group, and as soon as that group of people was messed up, they wouldn't dare to be too presumptuous in Luoyang......"

"Hmm." The empress nodded, as if thoughtful, "But the East King, after all, is young and vigorous, and he doesn't know how to grasp the balance of things. If he is a little more mature, he will be a ...... I also have this ability. ”

Lu Shaokun was taken aback, and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, as if he heard something that should not be heard, and begged the empress to say it back.

"Grandpa Lu, you get up, I just say it casually. There are some things that have passed, and I will not think about them, nor will I act rashly. I just sighed, if Xi'er had the city and strategy of the East King, and supervised the country as the crown prince, it would be enough to take on a big responsibility. ”

"Your Majesty, you...... What's wrong? Why does His Majesty always say something that makes the old man uncomfortable to listen to? Lu Shaokun wiped his tears, the empress had already had a retreat in her heart, and he had already known it. Lu Shaokun was already on an errand in the princess's mansion when the empress was still Princess Ning Xi, because he was low-key and observant, he had not been promoted for many years, and it was the empress who promoted him from an ordinary eunuch to the chief eunuch of the government and the opposition, and intended to let him have contact with foreign ministers. Lu Shaokun knew the empress's qiē, as if he were the empress's family. From the time the empress ascended the throne, the empress was ready to pass the throne to her younger brother at any time, but at the right time.

Lu Shaokun knew very well that the empress's favorite heir to the throne was Yang Xi, the sixth prince who had been benevolent and kind since childhood, and he thought to himself: "Seeing that he is about to break with the North King, if the North King and his party are eradicated, His Majesty will probably have to retreat." His Majesty always mentioned the talent of the East King, and he was not satisfied with the six princes. ”

The Empress was silent for a moment, then said, "Help me draw up a will, my two younger brothers, it's time to take on some of their responsibilities." ”

“…… Be. Lu Shaokun responded, he knew that the two princes had not been knighted so far, and the empress had been waiting. Now the empress shouldn't want to wait any longer, that is when the two princes will be crowned kings, and it is likely that the empress will set up the crown prince together this time.

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In the annex of the East Prince's Mansion. Han Jian had already drawn the props used in the evening acting, and was explaining the use to Sima Yi according to the drawings.

“…… Young son. This is something, this piece of rope. How to hang, I'm afraid it will take a lot of people to pull up, if they can't pull it steadily...... Am I going to fall? Sima Yi is the first villain in the evening drama, and he asks a lot of questions.

"This is a pulley, don't worry, it won't kill you if you fall, do you need to put a mat underneath you?" Han Jian said with some annoyance.

Sima Yu smiled bitterly: "No, I see ...... It should be able to handle it. It's just this zipline...... It seems like...... It's a bit dangerous, I ......"

"How can you be a hero?" Han Jian said. "If I didn't have to play the assassin today, you would be the one who was assassinated? Can you do it? No, I'll go out and find a guard to come back and arrange it! ”

"Young boy, I can do it...... It must be okay, you can take care of it, Miss Xiaowen, you can always take care of it, the materials are bought, and the rope must be acquainted, I don't want to be ...... because of an accident Personal injuries are minor. It's not good to affect the young man's plan. Sima Yi originally thought it was very simple when he heard Han Jian's words, but after reading Han Jian's drawings, he realized how dangerous this plan was. He only blamed himself for talking too much before, and now he can't push it off if he wants to.

Wen'er looked dazed. First look at Sima Yi, then look at Han Jian, and then nodded.

When you go out. Han Jian explained some more things, mainly the reaction of the guards after the incident. He didn't want the sudden arrival of the guards to disrupt his plans.

After Han Jian went out, he went directly to Qingxu Yashe. Once he sat down, he was looking around, trying to find the man who had been hiding beside him. Whether it's Fa or not. He wanted to see what this person was capable of, and he thought he was very alert, but it took him so long to find out, which made him doubt the martial arts he was practicing.

Just when Han Jian was a little idle, a swaying figure appeared on the second floor of the house, greeting him with a grin.

"Hey, Brother Han, what a coincidence. I happened to meet you again here, and I've been here several times today. The person who came was Huang Lie, and as soon as Huang Lie went upstairs, he trotted all the way over.

Han Jian looked at Huang Lie, this Huang Lie is also the "best" among the gentlemen, he had seen the arrogance of this kid when they met for the first time, and he was beaten back to call someone to fight in a group, so he saw Yang Li'er.

"Huang Gongzi, why don't you go on an errand, why do you come here?" Han Jian smiled, "The military department is very idle? ”

"The military department is not idle, but I am very idle, I don't know anything, and I am only arranged to do this and that when I go to the military department, it is too annoying, so I took a sick leave, and I will go to see it every few days. They don't care about it, they take care of the salary, Brother Han, do you think I'm doing this errand very well? Huang Lie said a little proudly.

Han Jianxin said that this is really like a gathering of things, this bit of that Huang Lie did, isn't it a copy of his errand in the listening office?

"Actually, I'm looking for you, Brother Han, because I have something to tell you, I heard that ......" Huang Lie leaned his head over and said, "Your Majesty seems to want to rehabilitate the case of Zoomlion, is this matter true?" ”

Han Jian also heard about this for the first time, but he thought that since the corruption and deficit case had been revealed, and there was evidence to prove that He Zhonglian was wronged at the beginning, it was natural for the empress to rehabilitate her loyal ministers.

"Maybe, this matter should be asked to Dali Temple." Han Jian said.

Huang Lie continued: "But I heard again that the matter of rehabilitation is yellow. The reason is that there was a case of kidnapping prisoners in Tingwei's Mansion today, and there is a case related to the escape of the prisoner who framed He Zhonglian in the first place, and it will be difficult for He Zhonglian's case to be overturned. ”

Han Jianxin said that he really didn't pay attention, and today he sent Mrs. Luo's people to rob the prisoners, and it was pointed out that the robbers were the criminals in this corruption and deficit case, and as for what other cases these criminals were involved, they were not in his consideration.

"Huang Gongzi, why are you so concerned about this matter?" Han Jian asked.

Huang Lie was a little ashamed and said, "Brother Han, look at me...... is also not small, he is already in his twenties, I don't hear that Miss He is both talented and beautiful, Brother Han, you have a heart, so I ...... I just want to ......"

Han Jian sighed helplessly, Huang Dagongzi is lustful again. (To be continued......)