Ying Che arranged the prince, Zhang Yan, Xie Qizuo and others at a table, Jiao Niang stole through the gap in the screen to look, saw that everyone had different expressions on their faces, and they didn't feel hooked their lips, she asked Chunchan to move an embroidered stool to sit, just waiting to watch a good show.

Today, somehow, Zhang Yan was always uneasy, as if something was going to happen. Someone came to toast, he was in a trance several times, and glanced at King Rui a few times from time to time, seeing that although he had a smile on his face all the time, he was very strange and even more uneasy.

"Come, this king toasts Lord Zhang. Ying Che noticed that he was peeking at him, so he stood up and raised his glass to him, "This king has been bothering for a long time, thanks to Lord Zhang's care, and he also vacated another courtyard for this king to live in, this king is very grateful." ”

Zhang Yancheng was frightened, got up hurriedly, and arched his hand: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I don't dare to be an official, I just hope that the prince won't dislike it." After that, he took a glass of wine.

After Ying Che sat down, he looked at Ying Hua, praised Zhang Yan and said: "The imperial brother doesn't know how attentive Master Zhang is, a family of dozens of people is crowded in the old house behind the yamen, let the imperial brother live here, his filial piety alone is rare." ”

Yinghua looked slightly drunk, one left and one right kept persuading him to drink, he was a little drunk, holding a glass to support his forehead and laughing, and said without concealment: "Haha, you said he lived in an old house? ”

There was a burp in real time, and a bad smell came out of his mouth, Zhang Yan listened to it in his ears, and his heart was anxious, lest the prince say something, he hurriedly took the wine jug to Yinghua's side and poured wine, "The prince is really good at laughing, how dare the lower officials deceive King Rui, ten heads are not enough to cut off." ”

He reminded in a low voice, "Prince, you drank too much." ”

Yinghua was not really drunk, and when he said it, he knew that he was speechless, so he made up for it: "Yes, laugh, laugh, don't say where to laugh?"

Zhang Yan also laughed and echoed: "What the prince said is very right. The others chimed in, as if they had heard some funny joke.

Ying Che's eyes swept over the faces of those officials one by one, Zhang Yan had many henchmen, and there were seven or eight people at the banquet. He smiled meaningfully, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a shallow sip, smiling even deeper.

Ying Che rubbed his fingers against the cup, shook it slightly, and said, "But as far as this king knows, Lord Zhang has indeed deceived this king. ”

Zhang Yan was shocked in his heart, and said with a sneer, "The prince is really good at laughing." ”

"This king is not joking. I saw that Ying Che's smile suddenly disappeared, his eyes were gloomy, and a pair of sharp eyes were firmly nailed to his face.

Zhang Yan glanced at Yinghua in a panic, Yinghua twisted her eyebrows, and her tone was low, revealing a little uneasy, "Third child, what do you mean?"

Ying Che only glanced at him, then turned his gaze back to Zhang Yan, and continued: "Master Zhang's family has a lot of money, but he is acting in front of this king, as if you are so clean-sleeved, isn't this a deception?"

He turned his head sideways and his right face to Wang Zhan, Wang Zhan immediately stepped forward, took out a few pieces of tissue paper with seals from his sleeve, and put them on the table.

Zhang Yan looked at it, his face changed greatly, and his fingers trembled and turned over one by one, "How did the prince get it?"

"You don't have to ask how the king got it, but the king only asks you if you admit it. Ying Che slammed the shot glass on the table.

Zhang Yan hurriedly brushed it off, let go of his hand, and denied: "No, this is not a lower official, this is a fake and deliberately framed a lower official." ”

"Oh?" Ying Che raised his eyebrows, he was not in a hurry to let Zhang Yan admit immediately, "Then it seems that this king has misunderstood Master Zhang." He sarcastically said, "That Lord Zhang must be a good official who is honest and loves the people." ”

Zhang Yan lowered his head and said: "The lower officials don't dare." ”

"Don't you dare!" Ying Che's voice suddenly drank, and as soon as his hands were spread, Wang Zhan put an account book in his hand, Ying Che skimmed in front of Zhang Yan, and said loudly: "Lord Zhang won't remember this!"

Zhang Yan was familiar with the account book, the words on the cover were written by his own hand, his face turned white in an instant, and he asked again and again in his heart, "Why is it here?"

He obviously kept it, and he went through it a few days ago, why was it suddenly in the hands of King Rui today?

"What is this?" When it came to him, Yinghua was instantly drunk, turned over and looked at it, and at the same time as he lifted it, Yingche said sharply: "You have a big appetite, the imperial court sent five million taels of disaster relief money, and you flattened three hundred taels at once, you really don't want to support it!"

For a while, Zhang Yan was drenched in cold sweat and at a loss, and the prince asked Ying Che, "What evidence do you have to prove that this account book is true? ”

Flames burst out of Zhang Yan's eyes, "It's a frame-up, an absolute frame-up." King Rui must not listen to the villain, the lower officials have always loved the people like children, how could they do such a unconscionable thing. ”

He knelt down to the prince again, "The lower official is wronged, and the prince is the master of the lower official." The grain and grass for disaster relief issued by the imperial court were distributed to officials for a lot of money, and they would never dare to profit from it. ”

The officials of Chongyang formed a line, knelt down together, and said in unison: "Please give the prince justice to Lord Zhang." ”

Yinghua helped Zhang Yan up, and called everyone, "Don't worry, if you are wronged, this palace will naturally give you an innocence." ”

He said in a serious tone of reprimand: "Third child, you are too arbitrary, how can you conclude that Master Zhang is guilty with a broken account book? Three hundred taels, this is not a small amount, how can he have the courage?"

Zhang Yan stood beside Yinghua, with the prince taking care of him, and the smug look on his face was not hidden.

Ying Che snorted disdainfully, "Whether the handwriting on this is from Master Zhang's hand, just find someone to judge." As for whether he has the courage to swallow the three million taels alone, "Take a breath of relief, "One person's courage is small, but isn't it big when four people add up?"

As he spoke, Wang Zhan had already placed the other three books in front of Yinghua, "The prince, please take a look." ”

Zhang Yan originally thought that even if King Rui had this book, it would be nothing, this was only part of the disaster relief money, and she couldn't do anything about it. He really didn't want to fight, King Rui had already collected all four books silently, he stared at the ledger, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Ying Che looked at his expression, raised his wine glass elegantly, and looked at Xie Qizuo, "If the prince still thinks that Lord Zhang has been wronged, Lord Xie can testify." ”

Zhang Yan looked at Xie Qizuo in disbelief, Xie Qizuo was his original staff, he saw that he had a little talent, so he promoted all the way, he never expected that she would betray her.

Anger came from his heart for a while, his eyes burst out like fire, and he glared at Xie Qizuo angrily, looking like he wanted to tear him apart. That Xie Qizuo didn't dare to parry, lowered his head to dodge, but thought about it again, this matter came out, Zhang Yan would definitely not be able to live, so what was he afraid of.

Thinking about it like this, his heart was much more relaxed, so he said: "Xia Guan can prove it." ”