Located behind the main hall of the Yilun Hall, the Rope Hall of the Guozijian is the place where the prisoners are retained, and is generally exclusively run by the prisoners. After violating the law and discipline, the prisoners were tried by the government like ordinary people, but were escorted to the rope hall for interrogation and punishment.

Today, the king and eunuch were sitting in the hall reading a book, when he suddenly received a report in the afternoon, saying that the prisoner who had committed a crime had been sent over. He put down the book, summoned people in for questioning, and in a few words he understood the cause and effect.

It was nothing more than this prisoner named Xie Mingxian who made a noise in front of the Hanlin Fang Bachelor's house, and was sued by another small Fang of the Fang family for the crime of being restless and guarding himself and confusing the public with rumors.

In this way, Wang Jian Cheng can make a difficulty, and this matter is very difficult to handle. The key point is that the scholar Fang is the rumored candidate for the priest of the country, and he is probably about to take office, that is, he is about to become his boss as the eunuch.

Therefore, Wang Jiancheng's judgment on this matter must take into account the position of the future Guozi Priest Wine Bachelor. However, Wang Jiancheng has never had much friendship with Bachelor Fang, and he can't figure out what Bachelor Fang's temperament is, so it is difficult to grasp the proportions, for fear that if he breaks badly, he will incur dissatisfaction.

If the sentence is light, it may be considered contempt by the new sacrificial wine; If the sentence is severe, it may be considered a deliberate disrepute by the new sacrificial wine.

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Jian Cheng patted the case and said: "Put it aside for the time being, wait for the new sacrificial wine to take office, and then report it for disposal!" He simply didn't make a decision, and let Master Fang take care of it himself after he arrived.

Xie Jiansheng had been nervous all the time, but when he heard Wang Jiancheng's words, he couldn't help but smile. He dared to say. After the arrival of the bachelor, no matter what he thought in his heart. But for the sake of his own reputation, he will definitely be lenient with him, and the famous Qingliu will do things. That's pretty much it.

Coming out of the rope hall, Xie Mingxian returned to his room through the corner door and collapsed on the wooden bed to rest. Constantly thinking in his head, the failure of today's adventure made him very depressed, and he must have gained nothing, but fortunately, the consequences are not too strict, everyone is a scholar, and he will not die or live.

Within a quarter of an hour, I suddenly heard a handyman shouting outside the door: "Xie Sheng! Wang Jiancheng called you over again! ”

Supervisor Xie was confused. I don't know what Wang Jiancheng wants to do, although he doesn't want to move, he doesn't dare not go, so he has to get up again.

When I entered the rope hall again, I saw that Wang Jiancheng was not present, and it was an official who had never seen before. Xie Jiansheng subconsciously glanced at this person's complement and found that he was actually a military attaché.

The official shouted: "This official is Wu Shou, the commander of the Zhenfu Division, and you are the prisoner Xie Mingxian?" Someone reported that you spread rumors and caused chaos and incited prisoners to besiege the minister's residence! The official came to investigate. Is there such a thing? ”

Xie Jian Sheng was so frightened that his heart almost trembled, he was glad that he was lenient before, but he never thought that in the blink of an eye, a brocade-clothed guard officer came to the door, and it was still a thousand households!

This time it's obviously a small thing, and it can't be smaller. It's nothing more than instigating fellow classmates to complain and slander the Fang family, and it can also provoke Jinyi Wei Qianhu to come to the door for questioning? Could it be that Jinyiwei has been idle lately? Does the Ming Dynasty still have freedom of speech?

Besides, this crime was really a bit excessive, and Xie Jiansheng couldn't help but defend: "What does what you did have to do with this crime?" Please be aware of the situation! ”

Wu Shou would not be considerate of what Xie Jiansheng was thinking. He asked again: "There has always been a principle for this official to judge cases, that is, the principal offender is heavily responsible, and the accomplice is lightly punished. Since you want to forgive, I don't know if you are the principal offender or an accomplice? ”

Xie Jiansheng is also a scholar. Immediately taste the meaning of these words. If you are the main culprit, then there is nothing to say, and all the consequences can only be borne by yourself; If you are an accomplice, then there must always be a principal offender, and if you provoke and be instructed, then the person who instructs you is the principal offender.

The so-called heavy responsibility of the principal offender and light punishment of the accomplice is nothing more than secretly threatening himself and inducing himself to recruit the people behind the scenes. Thinking about this, Xie Jiansheng couldn't help but fall into a long entanglement

But it was a bit annoying to say that Fang Yingwu had a day at home today. The next day, he closed the door and thanked the guests, and sent Lou Tianhua to the mouth of the alley, but whenever he saw a scholar coming, he stopped and explained, "Lord Xiao Fang is sick, and Master Fang is not in the house."

Fang Yingwu himself sat in front of the court, watching the two children play and talk, while talking with the old craftsman about renovating the house. In the end, it was agreed that the backyard should be built as soon as the courtyard was entered, and the wages would follow the market, but it should be done quickly, and it must be completed within three months.

As soon as the craftsman was sent away, he heard a report from the doorman, saying that someone was waiting in the gatehouse, claiming to be from Jinyiwei. Fang Yingwu invited the person to the front hall and waved away.

The man said respectfully: "Han Qun, the villain's general banner, was ordered by Lord Wu to come and report to Lord Fang the results of yesterday's trial. ”

Fang Yingwu said with a smile: "There is something strange about this matter, you Zhenfu Division should also investigate, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is better to indulge in vain." ”

Han Zongqi began to report and said: "Lord Wu personally went to Guozijian to inquire, according to the confession of Xie Jiansheng, he was instigated by Shaoqing Shizhi of Taichang Temple, and he was not angry for a while before speaking out outside the gate of your mansion. ”

is very unfamiliar with this name, Fang Yingwu can be sure that this Shi Shaoqing has no relationship with his family, let alone any grievances. Then he listened to Han Qun again: "Shi Shaoqing's term of office is about to expire, and I heard that it was originally going to be transferred to the country to supervise the sacrificial wine, and the officials have already agreed." ”

In this way, it suddenly came to an understanding, which is understandable. Although the Guozi Priest Wine and the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple are both four grades, the Guozi Priest Wine is the main hall official, and it is also the official position of the commander of 10,000 people and the great Hope, and it is almost the most valuable four-grade official.

From the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple to the priest of the country, of course, it can be regarded as a promotion, and then the next step is to wait for the waiter.

His father was discussed by the inner and outer courts, and he was suddenly appointed as the priest of the country, didn't that rob Shi Shaoqing's future? No wonder he wanted to stir up the dissatisfaction of the prisoners, even if it was not to create obstacles for the Fang family, but to vent his anger.

Of course, if public opinion is really provoked, his father Fang Qingzhi is only afraid that he will deliberately give up the upcoming official position of the country's priest and wine. As a clear stream who eats on fame, he must do so at that time.

In the face of unfavorable public opinion, there will inevitably be comments about greed for wealth, of course, his father Fang Qingzhi does not want to provoke these criticisms, as the so-called gentleman can be bullied.

Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu secretly thought: "Fortunately, nothing major happened, and there was no deeper implication." Yesterday I was like a great enemy, maybe I really thought too much.

Fang Yingwu originally thought that this was the end of it, but he saw that Han Qun was still reporting: "Lord Wu expects that Shi Shaoqing will not be so bold as to rely on his orders. I also deliberately checked Shi Shaoqing's background, and it turned out to be a protégé of Liu Gelao, a university scholar, and he was also from Shandong Province like Liu Gelao. ”

What the? Fang Yingwu was taken aback, this Zhenfu Division really had a hand in digging up the news.

If the two are in the same province and township, it may not be nothing, but there is nothing to pay attention to when teachers and students are teachers. But if in the capital, if it is a fellow villager and a teacher-student relationship, then the two people are almost 100% deeply connected.

Although what surprised Fang Yingwu the most was, how did he involve Liu Jue?

Fang Yingwu felt that this Shi Shaoqing was definitely not a foolish man and a foolish woman who didn't understand politics at all, and he definitely understood what was the political significance behind his father Fang Qingzhi's ascension to the country's sacrificial wine and his own replacement of his father's servant in the East Palace. This is not an ordinary personnel metabolism, but a measure to strengthen the forces of the East Palace!

Since Shi Shaoqing understood the meaning and dared to try to create public opinion to boycott Fang Qingzhi, it would be a bit bold. can't help but let Fang Yingwu think deeply, is there someone behind this?

Assuming that someone supports him, it can only be Liu Yu from the perspective of personal relationships. Fang Yingwu silently complained in his heart: "What are you doing? ”

Fang Yingwu had also guessed before, and he thought it was Shoufu Wan An who was making trouble, after all, Wan An was the most motivated person. He is a supporter of Concubine Shao Chen's prince, advocating the replacement of the crown prince, and of course to prevent the strengthening of the power of the East Palace.

But Fang Yingwu never expected that this matter would have something to do with Liu Jue. It is said that from the perspective of politics, there is no need for Liu Jue to do this, and he Liu Jue is not advocating the change of the prince's side, so there is no need to hinder the personnel changes of the Fang family.

Fang Yingwu thought about it, but he could only explain that Liu Daxue was purely angry and seized an opportunity to get along with their Fang family. After all, this scholar Liu had a deep grudge with the Fang family, and even the secondary auxiliary position was lost because of Fang Yingwu, and the hatred was almost irresolvable.

However, for Liu Jue's kind of mind, Fang Yingwu can only be speechless, no wonder in another time and space history, in the papier-mâché Sange Lao, Liu Jue was the first to fall, and even in the imperial court, there were not even a few sympathy votes.

After Han Qun finished conveying the news, he completed Wu Qianhu's confession, and left the house, as for how to judge the shape of the shape based on the news.

Sending Han Qun away, another possibility suddenly flashed in Fang Yingwu's mind, could it be that Liu Jue and Shoufu Wan'an merged?

Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu was terrified. If Liu Jue lets go of his arrogant temper and merges with Wan An, it will really be a very strict big thing.

Not only does it mean that the cabinet is unbalanced, but the support for replacing the crown prince occupies an overwhelming advantage. It may also directly affect the status of Lao Taishan Liu Mian, and a fool will believe that Liu Jue does not want to regain the secondary position.

In fact, Fang Yingwu also knows that the feud between Wan An and Liu Jue is not small, and I don't know how many times he has made trouble. However, the feud between the two of them and the Fang family is even deeper, if it is because of the Fang family and the second assistant Liu Mian, it is not impossible for the two to join forces, as the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend.

However, whether it is true that they have joined forces, Fang Yingwu can't judge, and the signs for analysis are far from enough, and the speculation is not enough to prove that the two cabinets and elders have abandoned their past suspicions and made a bloody alliance, so it can only be said that the possibility is not small. (To be continued......)

PS: In addition to this chapter, I also worked hard to save two chapters to save the manuscript, and I sent a monthly ticket tomorrow morning......