Originally, it was very cumbersome to investigate the case, but Han Jian directly checked the papers of the top three in the last few exams to find clues, which lasted only a little more than an hour. A few people came out of the Taixue Palace, and before noon, Han Jian was already hungry in his stomach.

"There is Father-in-law Laolu, we have to leave the palace first." Han Jian saluted Lu Shaokun.

After listening to Han Jian's analysis, Lu Shaokun looked worried, and he didn't react for a while when he heard this, and he was stunned for a moment before returning the salute.

Waiting for Han Jian and the others to walk out of the palace, Lu Shaokun sighed, looked helpless and hurried towards the main hall of the palace, he was in a hurry to play back to the empress.

"This time...... It's a big deal. Lu Shaokun was muttering all the way.

The Ye'an Pavilion of the Imperial Palace is the place where the Empress reviews the recitals when she is not in court. At this time, in the Ye'an Pavilion, sandalwood was curling, the empress was dressed in plain clothes, holding a piece of music in her hand, but the six gods were wandering outside the sky. As the emperor, the empress does not need to be diligent in government affairs all the time, and now the court is still stable, and the territory of the Wei Dynasty is smooth and rainy, and the only thing that worries her is the matter of the envoys of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

The empress thought most about how to send Zhu Tongjing, the envoy of the Southern Qi Dynasty, away without hurting the peace between the two countries. Now, Wei and Qi have not engaged in a major war for more than ten years, although friction has been almost every year. This time, Zhu Tongjing came to discuss a truce and open a bilateral market, and the empress also felt that this was a good thing for the north and the south to be exchanged, and for the benefit of the country and the people, so she also wanted to properly solve the matter.

Thinking about it, the empress's mind drifted to the civilian clothes of previous years, or to the Shangqing Palace to listen to the explanation. Those are much more interesting than the morning events. Thinking of the Shangqing Palace, she thought of the construction of the tower, and couldn't help sighing, because what she was holding in her hand was the tower building plan submitted by the Shangting Office the day before yesterday.

"This stubborn old man is really ......"

In private, the empress is not commensurate with her official position, and the stubborn old man in her mouth is Gu Weipan, the chief minister of the Shangting Division. Although Gu Weipan looks very snobbish on weekdays, the empress also knows that this person is talented and can be regarded as a pillar of the country, but she is very dissatisfied with Gu Weipan's attitude towards handling things this time. Obviously, I handed over the tower map two days ago, but there has been no afterword in the past two days.

The empress thought to herself, "Do you really have to ask this stubborn old man to ask in person?" ”

But at this time, Lu Shaokun hurriedly asked to see him outside the Ye'an Pavilion, and the empress waved her hand to the eunuch and motioned for Lu Shaokun to enter the pavilion to speak.

"Grandpa Lu, why are you so flustered?" The empress glanced up at Lu Shaokun, who was breathing rapidly at this time, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead.

"His Majesty, it's the sixth prince and the king of the east...... I just went to the Taixue Palace and checked the previous exam papers. ”

Lu Shaokun was very cautious, although Yang Xi and Han Jian entered the palace without prior communication, but after Lu Shaokun inquired about their purpose in the past, he secretly sent a little eunuch to play the empress, so the empress also knew what Han Jian and Yang Xi were doing.

"Hmm." The Empress nodded slightly, "Is there any progress?" ”

Lu Shaokun looked flustered and told the empress what Han Jian said before, and there was no leakage in the details, including Han Jian's review of the file and then the analysis of the case, even Han Jian's guesses were exactly what he said.

“…… His Majesty, the king of the east doesn't seem to trust the old slave very much, so he ...... He only said half of the story, he said, the fraud case ...... It probably started more than a decade ago. But then, he deliberately said that he couldn't guess the reason. After Lu Shaokun finished speaking, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had completed the task.

After hearing this, the empress didn't ask anything, although many things did not occur in the imperial court, she was not unaware.

After Lu Shaokun finished speaking, he looked at the empress, and seeing that the empress was silent in thought, he asked, "Your Majesty, do you see this matter...... Isn't it early ......?"

The empress smiled and said: "Unexpectedly, the power that the Third Emperor Uncle has arranged in the court for so many years will one day be exposed. ”

Lu Shaokun hurriedly saluted and persuaded him: "Your Majesty is angry." ”

"What do I have to be angry about?" The empress's tone was still calm, but there was a hint of emotion between her words, "Uncle Huang does have the talent to be a general, and before I ascended the throne, I also felt that the emperor should pass on the throne to Uncle Huang, but Uncle Huang was ...... Too scheming. In the end, his plan was ruined by two juniors. But that's fine, this matter will happen sooner or later. Haven't I been preparing for this day all these years? ”

Lu Shaokun's face was puzzled: "The imperial court is now in trouble at home and abroad...... Even...... I'm afraid it's ......."

"The power of a mayfly can't shake a tree after all." After the empress finished speaking, she got up and paced back and forth for a few steps, and suddenly looked out the window and said thoughtfully, "The two of them are young and vigorous......

The empress had a voice outside her words, although Lu Shaokun understood it, but he didn't dare to speculate.

At this moment, the little eunuch came in to spread the word, saying that the sixth prince Yang Xi was out asking to see him.

"Call." The Empress sat back in the chair behind her desk and snapped.

As the little eunuch came out of the inner curtain, Yang Xi soon came in with a notebook and a few exam papers found from the Taixue Palace, and Lu Shaokun also stepped aside to serve.

"Sixth brother, but there has been progress in the case?" The Empress asked.

"Yes, Imperial Sister. Brother Han and I ...... Oh, Dongwang found out that there was a serious hidden secret in the fraud case, and it turned out that Su Tingxia ......"

Yang Xi said, let Lu Shaokun present the recital, the above list is basically the same as what Lu Shaokun heard from the Taixue Palace before, the empress was still a little stern in her expression, but after reading the recital and listening to Yang Xi basically repeat Lu Shaokun's words, a faint smile rose on her face.

“…… Sister Huang, that's probably what happened. Now it is only necessary to summon two cheating candidates to the palace and check their handwriting in public to prove the authenticity of this matter. Sister Huang, without further ado. Yang Xi finally said.

After listening to Yang Xi's performance, the empress put down the recital book and asked with a smile: "The sixth brother and the king of the east, do you know who is the real culprit behind the scenes?" ”

Yang Xi's face was puzzled: "Dongwang Yan, there is still something incomprehensible about this matter, perhaps, only from the mouth of the cheating candidate can you learn a thing or two." ”

Originally, it was a bad thing that things did not come to fruition, but when the empress heard this, the smile on her face was more natural, and there was a little more praise for the younger generation in this smile. But then her face hardened, and she regained the majesty of the empress.

"Summons the order, summon Ling Jun, the deputy chief minister of the Hearing Department, to see me ......"

Hearing the name of "Ling Jun", Father-in-law Lu froze slightly, as long as Ling Jun came out, the matter would not be trivial. He muttered in his heart, he didn't know how many heads would fall to the ground this time.

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At this time, in the Qingxu Elegant House, Han Jian was leisurely drinking tea.

Lin Xiaoshu sat down on the side because of Lin Xiaoyun's case. Sima Yi stood at the window on crutches and looked outside, looking a little anxious.

"Didn't you say that Ruan Ping's kid had already been released? No one is seen yet. Sima Yi turned his head to look at Han Jian.

"Lu Shaokun is a eunuch in the palace, you believe him by hearsay?" Han Jian said, "Now that there is new progress in the fraud case, Ruan Ping estimates that he will stay in the cell of Dali Temple for another day." ”

Sima Yu heard Han Jian say this, sat down with confidence, and said, "What you said must be more reliable than that old man, young man." The case...... When exactly is it going to be found? The real culprit behind the scenes has not been brought to justice for a day, and the case will not be closed for a day? ”

"Originally, the people behind the scenes of this case wanted to make a big deal small, but now it ...... It's still a big thing, but it's become a court. Han Jian said.

Sima Yi looked surprised and asked, "What's the explanation?" ”

Han Jian glanced at Sima Yi and said, "Do you really think that the real murderer behind the scenes is hidden in the clouds and fog, and you can't see or touch it?" In fact, who doesn't know this person? ”

Sima Yu was still surprised: "That is to say...... The young boy has already guessed who it is? Then you still said that Yang Gongzi didn't know, and you still have a hand in your feelings? ”

"It's not that you keep a hand, it's that you can't speak." Han Jian said, "As I said before, the case originated more than ten years ago, even before His Majesty ascended the throne. Think about who would have put the effort to set up such a large network of contacts in the DPRK at that time......"

Although Sima Yi is usually smart, his political consciousness is not high.

"Who? Four kings? Oh...... ...... other than you."

"It's the Four Kings." Han Jian smiled and said, "Among the three kings more than ten years ago, the Southern King belonged to the royal family and did not compete for the throne; Although the king of the west was ambitious, Xiliang had not yet been completely pacified at that time, and he had no time to look east about the Luoyang court; At that time, the only one who had the opportunity to touch the throne was the North King. At that time, before His Majesty ascended the throne, the first emperor was pressured by the courtiers, one was passed on to the three princes, and the other was also the king of the north. The first emperor hesitated before his death, and the last legend is located in the present Majesty, doesn't it explain the problem? ”

"Is it the King of the North?" Sima bared his teeth and said.

"Now that the power of the Northern King is getting stronger, His Majesty has been holding back, and this layer of window paper is not even pierced by His Majesty, let's go and stab it...... Poke a hornet's nest back? Han Jian smiled and shook his head, "So it's better to pretend not to know." One thing is one thing, the fraud case is solved, and Ruan Ping's innocence is returned. Each burns high incense. ”

Lin Xiaoshu, who had been silent on the side, said: "Your friend is innocent, but Xiaoyun he, how can he be innocent?" ”

Han Jian didn't speak, but Sima Yi said disdainfully: "That bastard boy kills people in public, if he is innocent, there will be no black in this world!" ”