Hearing Ma Sheng say that he followed the casino to set up a gambler for the son of the princess, he went all the way to find out the county lord of Pingyang, and found out that the county lord of Pingyang was excited by her husband's cousin Mrs. Dong with words a while ago, and Mrs. Dong's son is a student of Guozijian, and he also participated in the imperial examination this time, and it is very likely that he will be in the first class, Mrs. Dong has also met with Princess Xiangyang, and the corners of the imperial guard's mouth twitched. The consequences of exposure are serious, and the county lord of Pingyang is very careful in doing this, and the sentence "follow the vine and touch the melon", touching Mrs. Dong and Princess Xiangyang, I don't know how much manpower, financial resources, and material resources were spent, and all of them were inquired about by Ma Sheng.

I have to say that this guy in front of him is a thief and a ruthless man.

He patted Ma Sheng on the shoulder and asked, "Brother, are you interested in coming to us?" With your ability, stay in Suiping Bofu Qucai. ”

"Hahaha, you're kidding, Master Jun. How could the Imperial Guard be allowed to enter under such slaves? Besides, my girl has the grace of reinvention for me, and I have done a good job here, and I have no idea of changing owners at all. Ma Sheng said with a smile.

The guard didn't say anything, and led his men away.

Ma Sheng's statement, they naturally have to check it again. But with a clear direction and investigative ideas, this matter should not be too simple. Of course, they also have a way to prove whether Ma Sheng intended to lead them to this aspect.

Only a day later, the imperial guard reported the results of the investigation to Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi was taken aback and asked, "Found it so quickly?" "Isn't the person doing this particularly stupid? Stupid enough to be easily detected?

The imperial guard did not take credit, and told Ma Sheng about it, and said: "The subordinates have confirmed that the matter is indeed as Ma Sheng said, and the traces of Ma Sheng's investigation are also there." It's just that there are some hidden things that I don't know how Ma Sheng investigated. The subordinates wanted to confirm it, and it took a lot of effort. ”

He also said: "The subordinates also joked with Ma Sheng, saying that he has such a ability, so it is better to serve in the imperial guard." ”

Everyone has their own means and abilities, and Xiao Qi and the imperial guards didn't suspect anything.

Xiao Qi asked curiously, "Then how did he answer?" ”

"He said that Miss Zhiwei had the grace of reinvention for him, and he had no intention of changing the master."

Xiao Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "It can be seen that Zhiwei is a person with great ability, otherwise he would not be able to keep such a capable person around him." ”

He looked down at the fold in his hand.

The song fold wrote about the county lord of Pingyang and Mrs. Dong, but about the princess of Xiangyang, it was not mentioned above.

The imperial guards didn't know what kind of attitude the emperor had towards Princess Xiangyang.

After a long time, Xiao Qi instructed the officials who were planning the decree: "The proposed decree, because of the destruction of the imperial examination, the disrupted of the imperial program, the deprivation of the title of the lord of Pingyang County, the demotion to a concubine, the cane for thirty years, and the expulsion from the capital; Song Chengfang, the wife of Song Chengfang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was sentenced to 20 canes and exiled for 500 li; Song Chengfang was not strict in governing his family and was removed from his official position; His son Song Qinghe was invalid in the imperial examination and was not allowed to participate in the imperial examination for ten years. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The proposed official answered, sighing for Song Qinghan in his heart.

The proposed officials in the palace are the officials of the Hanlin Academy, and they are all acquainted with Song Chengfang, and they have all met Song Qinghe, who is very talented.

Things are like this, the county lord of Pingyang doesn't say it, she is to blame; But Song Chengfang was completely because he was not strict in governing his family, spoiling his concubines and killing his wife.

Song Chengfang's sister-in-law, Song Qinghe, was Xie Yuan in the previous session, and his grades in Guozijian were very good, and he has always been favored by gentlemen, thinking that he can win the champion. But after Zhao Ruxi learned about Yuan, the situation changed. In particular, the articles handed in by Zhao Ruxi have been praised by gentlemen repeatedly, and Song Qinghe has been asked to learn from her.

Song Qinghe was originally a bit machismo, looked down on women, and felt that Zhao Ruxi was a woman, but he came to rob him of his resources, which was very undeserved. Now Zhao Ruxi not only participates in the imperial examination, but is also better than him, he feels that his position as the champion is not guaranteed, so he often complains to his mother Dong when he returns home.

Dong was snubbed by her husband all the year round and squeezed by her concubines, and her temperament was already extreme. She is the cousin of the Pingyang County Lord, and she also knows that the Pingyang County Lord has a deep grudge against Zhao Ruxi, so she went to the Pingyang County Lord to instigate it, and then she was drugged.

Song Chengfang's family of three was punished, and it can be said that each one of them was not wronged.

Of course, this is what the proposed officer has in mind.

He felt sorry for Song Chengfang in his heart, so he listened to the imperial guard and said: "Your Majesty, check further, and the minister has found some news." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Qi was surprised.

He knew it wasn't going to be that simple.

The county lord of Pingyang can take care of the Beijing Women's Academy for Concubine Jin for so many years, and he is definitely not a fool. She used to fight fiercely, but she didn't take Zhao Ruxi in her eyes, she was too light on the enemy. Now that she knew that sabotaging the imperial examination was a felony, how could she still do such a stupid thing?

"Who is the mastermind behind the Dong family?" He asked.

"The minister only found some information, and it has not been confirmed." Imperial Guard.

If there is nothing confirmed, he will not say it in front of the emperor; Now that it has been said, it has been confirmed. It's just that he can't get the emperor's attitude, so he uses these words to test it, and it is also for the emperor to step down.

Xiao Qi also knew this, and he asked, "Don't care if the evidence is not confirmed, you just have to say it." ”

"It's Princess Xiangyang." The guard bowed his head.

Xiao Qi fell silent.

After a long time, he said, "Check, check down." Let's see if there is a sign from Concubine Jin or King Ming behind Xiangyang. ”

King Ming, that is, the title of the third prince Xiao Lingheng. When he was given this title, Xiao Qi was already dissatisfied with him, so I hope he can distinguish between right and wrong, and know what he can and can't do.

But looking at King Ming's behavior during this period of time, it seems that he has completely failed his original earnest warning.

"Yes." Seeing that Xiao Qi had no other orders, the imperial guards retreated.

Staring at the fold in front of him for a while, Xiao Yu threw the fold to the side hard, so frightened that the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall didn't dare to breathe.

At this time, the eunuch outside the palace came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Qi Xugu, the head of the household department, asks to see you." ”

Xiao Qi didn't speak, but closed his eyes to calm down for a while, then opened his eyes and said, "Xuan." ”

After a while, Qi Xugu entered the main hall, saluted Xiao Qi, and reported the situation of grain statistics.

Last winter, during the border war, a lot of grain and grass were mobilized in various places. Now that the time has come for the green and yellow crops to be scarce, all localities have begun to run out of grain, and the household departments have to make macro adjustments after making statistics.

After reporting the situation in various places, Qi Xugu said: "In previous years, these accounts were calculated by Guo Jitong, but this year's situation is more complicated than before, and the manpower of the household department is really a little stretched. You see that the test is now over, and the minister wants to ask the micro layman to come to the household department to help for a few days and calculate the accounts, what do you think? ”