Zhu Youzhen made the final decision, Zhang Sizhi's heart finally landed, as long as he opened the opening to interrogate Niu Dan, he was sure to pull Li Xin into the water. At that time, Li Xin didn't say that he wanted to keep the general army of Shanxi Town, and he was afraid that it would be just a luxury to be able to retreat with his whole body, even if the emperor favored this person again, he would not be able to resist the world's leisurely mouth!

Zhang Sizhi smiled triumphantly, but he also knew that he couldn't go too far, and he always had to save some face for the emperor, so he echoed the situation, saying that he would find out the truth, who was right and who was wrong, and always give Lang Lang a justice.

These words were impartial, which was quite in line with Zhu Youzhen's meaning, and Zhu Youzhen praised it. Zhang Si knew that more than half of the people in the three law divisions were his protégés, and how he wanted to judge him when the time came, wasn't it a matter of his words!

"Holy Lord, the minister has his own music!"

At this time, Zhu Youzhen was already a little impatient, to be honest, he was in a very happy mood when he convened this small court meeting in the morning, which can be called a rare pleasure in the past ten years, but he never expected that there would be such a matter of trouble waiting for him, and then Fan Fucui, who jumped out and didn't know what to toss, was a little impatient.

The emperor acquiesced, and Fan Fucui raised his voice and said: "The minister thinks that it may be difficult for only the three law divisions to try Gao Pingren's case against Niu Dan!" Moreover, such cases involving important ministers and generals have always been presided over by the Son of Heaven's own army, and I am afraid that I am inexperienced, and if I delay state affairs, the gains will outweigh the losses......"

Fan Fucui's reason was very far-fetched, and even had some implication that he had nothing to say, but both the officials and the emperor could hear his voice.

"Fan Qing has a good plan?"

The emperor asked with interest.

"The minister can be supervised by the celebrant and the cabinet."

As soon as these words came out, the palace was in an uproar, and it was understandable for the cabinet to supervise and review, but this initiative to send a lieutenant official was proposed, and there was a profound meaning to follow. The eunuchs of the central officials have always been at the peak of the cabinet, is Fan Fucui going to collude with the rhythm of the eunuchs?

Zhang Sizhi secretly speculated that if the eunuchs were involved, there would be a lot more variables in this matter, but since it could be handled by the cabinet together with the supervision and review committee, the three law divisions were afraid that they would completely become a response barrel, which naturally became a wrestling between the inner court and the cabinet.

However, Zhang Sizhi is not very worried, it is a big deal to let the inner court take a step, as long as Li Xin can be pulled down from the position of the chief military officer of Shanxi Town, even if the final goal is achieved, what does it matter to him whether the cow is alive or dead? After making up his mind, Zhang Sizhi was calm, knowing that the emperor would definitely allow Fan Fucui's construction, so he took the first step out of the class, and said in a deep voice: "Minister Liu Yuliang seconded the proposal!" ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Zhang Sizhi with some surprise, and actually nodded, "In this case, the case of Niu Dan's attack on Yongping will be presided over by the Three Law Division, and the Celebrant and the Cabinet will send personnel to supervise and handle it. ”

After finishing speaking, he got up, waved his sleeves, and left the Wenhua Hall without hesitation.

The eunuchs in the palace hurriedly sang: "The emperor is driving!" ”

The figure of the emperor completely disappeared from the sight of the ministers, and hundreds of officials came out of His Royal Highness one after another, Zhang Sizhi walked a few steps with his gray beard, and trembled behind Hong Chengchou, who was slowly swallowing the lower steps.

"Heng Jiu walks slowly, Fan Yupo's appearance is a little abnormal today, I don't know if Heng Jiu has noticed it?"

Hong Chengchou was deliberately waiting for Zhang Sizhi, but when he asked like this, he turned his head to look at him and smiled indifferently: "What Elder Ge said is very true, and Chengchou also feels that Fan Similar has other plans, but he can't figure it out for a while. But it won't always be against the elder of the pavilion! ”

Zhang Sizhi shook his head with his back hand and walked slowly, "I hope so!" Although Fan Yupo is Geng Jie, he rarely embarrasses the old man, and with the participation of eunuchs in today's affairs, I am afraid that another open and secret battle is inevitable. ”

Unexpectedly, Hong Chengchou said: "The elder of the pavilion does not need to worry too much, the current saint is the most jealous of eunuchs interfering in politics, and the current celebrant is not the same as the previous dynasty, whether it is Wang Chengen or Fang Zhenghua, they are all cautious and low-key, not a competitive person, this time the supervision and examination committee will definitely not be the enemy of the elder of the pavilion!" ”

Zhang Sizhi, who was originally depressed, suddenly lit up, Hong Chengchou's words were like waking up a person in a dream, all of them were in the dark under the lights in the mountains, and now it is really like this. Indeed, look at the several eunuchs that the emperor is reusing at the moment, from Fang Zhenghua to Wang Chengen, and then to Li Fengxiang, they are all stable and introverted people, and the pledge does not involve the fundamentals, and they rarely take the initiative to provoke the cabinet, so as long as they are tough, these people are compromising out of the mentality of calming people.

Thinking of this, Zhang Sizhi arched his hand and said to Hong Chengchou: "Heng Jiu's knowledge is really good!" Let's go and eat and drink at the old man's house! ”

Hong Chengchou refused because he had something at home, not because he didn't want to go, but because the important ministers and party friends were taboo in the court, I really don't know how this emperor of the Son of Heaven could say such distracting words.

Late at night, Zhu Youzhen rarely started to stay on the dragon chair and lost his mind quietly. Wang Chengen brought a bowl of white rice porridge with gentle steps, and slowly placed it on top of the imperial case. "Long live the lord, it's late at night, the wind is cold, drink a bowl of porridge to warm up."

The emperor was strict and frugal, because the supper in the Forbidden City was nothing more than white rice porridge that ordinary people could eat at home. Zhu Youzhen came back to his senses, picked up the spoon in the porridge bowl, and stirred it twice in the porridge, he likes to eat gruel, because this porridge bowl is half of rice soup. Zhu Youzhen took two sips, but it was tasteless.

"Long live the lord, but are you worried about the things in the White Sun Palace?"

Zhu Youzhen put down the spoon and collided with the porridge bowl to trigger a crisp sound, which echoed in the empty hall. Seeing the emperor's acquiescence, Wang Chengen continued: "Regarding the interrogation of General Li's own soldiers, the old slave admits that he is bold, thinking that it is not appropriate for the celebrant to participate in it! On the one hand, the inner court and the outer court have always been not harmonious, and if a fight between the inner and outer courts is provoked for this reason, it will be a small loss, and it may even evolve into a fight for the sake of fighting, and whether this truth is ignored or not. If the truth cannot be tried, wouldn't it be appeased and adulterous? This is secondary, and if the evildoers are not punished, there will be endless troubles......"

In fact, what Zhu Youzhen was worried about tonight was exactly what Wang Chengen said, as far as his heart was concerned, he trusted Li Xin, even if he heard that his own soldiers burned down the Yongping City Tower, he had no intention of punishing him. But Li Xin led the army to bid farewell to Jinzhou without saying goodbye, and his behavior was abnormal, so he couldn't help but be careless.

In the middle of the night, two voices in Zhu Youzhen's head kept intertwining repeatedly, one said that Li Xin had a different heart, and the other said that Li Xin had another hidden secret. This made him even more indecisive, but how could he discuss such things with others, so he had to think about it alone.

On the contrary, it was Wang Chengen's words that made him suddenly, yes, he needs the truth, the real truth, not the result of the courtiers' struggle and compromise, so it seems inappropriate to hand it over to the third division or the cabinet.

"You say, the celebrant is not suitable, who is appropriate?"

Based on Zhu Youzhen's understanding of Wang Chengen, since he can express this opinion, he will never simply shirk the errand, and there will definitely be suggestions later.

Sure enough, Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, "The old slave is brave, if he says it wrong, he will have the right to listen to a joke ......"

Zhu Youzhen was in a hurry, interrupted his long speech of pleading guilty in advance, and directly asked him to talk about the main points.

However, Wang Chengen didn't plan to say it directly, but asked Zhu Youzhen a question. "Long Live Lord, do you remember this summer's death penalty review, and the Criminal Department twice knocked back the prisoners who were executed by Long Live Lord?"

If you don't mention this matter, Zhu Youzhen will be angry when he mentions it, and Liu Juesi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, actually beat him back twice, isn't this tantamount to accusing him of disregarding human life in disguise? But at this moment, where can he take care of such trivial things, there are too many things to worry about, if he cares about everything, he is afraid that he will die of anger.

"What does this matter have to do with the trial?"

Wang Chengen said stubbornly: "The old slave recommended a person, and he wanted to do it with this matter!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was a little disappointed in his heart, and asked casually: "But Liu Juesi?" "Liu Juesi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is a good man, if he is allowed to try the case of Niu Dan, which involves a wide range of cases, it will inevitably be a confused case.

"No, it's Zhang Fangyan, a scholar from Taiyuan Zhishi University!"

"Zhang Fangyan?" Zhang Fangyan and his people had the impression that the Apocalypse Dynasty had been a bachelor for half a year and then returned to his hometown, and he seemed to have mediocre abilities and nothing outstanding. However, there are only a handful of people who can be a cabinet scholar in the Apocalypse Dynasty, and they can retreat without being attached to the party. According to experience, such a person must be the kind of person who is exquisite, how can he find out the truth for him? Besides, this person is in Taiyuan, and he is in Li Xin's place, who can guarantee that the two will not collude together.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen puzzled, waiting for him to give a reasonable answer.

"Long live, the two death sentences that the old slave said were brought back by the Criminal Department, and Zhang Fangyan strongly advocated the appeal, and for this reason alone, he traveled thousands of miles, regardless of the bumps in the road, and came to Beijing to run in person, which saved two innocent lives!"

Oh? Zhu Youzhen seemed to have the impression that the two traffickers were indeed Taiyuan nationals, but he didn't expect Zhang Fangyan to have such a heart for the people.

When Li Xin was in Shanxi, he invited Zhang Fangyan, who had been at home for many years, especially to try cases and break prison, but also cleaned up many unjust cases in Shanxi. Therefore, the old slave thinks that Zhang Fangyan is a suitable candidate. ”

……

Shifang Temple on the south bank of the Juliu River in Liaodong, this place is the junction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Eastern Mongolia, so the Manchu court set up more than 3,000 defenders in this fort. The city guard Captain Dekzik has been stationed here for more than a year, and in this place where the birds don't and there is no war, it is like being assigned, and this Zhang Jing is holding back his stomach with resentment.

Suddenly, there was a report from Goshha: "The true color Ketu of the Yellow Flag Armor is here!" ”

As a blue flag of the Dekzik naturally heard of the Seketu person, this person is the eldest son of Taizu Chu Ying's widow, the first Khan Emperor Taiji is very important to him, at a young age has been awarded the title of Beizi in a high position, but I don't know what this person is doing when he comes to Shifang Temple, a place where birds don't.