Not only did they find the set of silver bowls and chopsticks engraved with the seal of Mrs. Gui's house that he said he said, but they also found an account book, which clearly recorded the records of Cheng Qizhi and Aunt Bai's gifts and receipts.

As soon as I get this book back, I can check it again according to the people and things recorded on it.

After they returned, they handed over all the evidence to Liao Yang in Dali Temple.

Liao Yang put the evidence in his arms, otherwise he would not be at ease anywhere.

His careful actions were seen by Wan Lin, although Wan Lin came to Dali Temple a few times to have little contact with him, but his impression of him was good through his actions.

Liao Yang collected the evidence before coming over to talk to Wan Lin.

"Lord Wan, this case has implicated the leader of your Imperial History Tower, in my opinion, Your Majesty may let you temporarily take over Lord Gui to try this case."

Wan Lin said modestly: "I have only arrived at the Yushitai not long ago, and the Yushitai is more senior than me, and there are many experienced officials, I dare not trespass." ”

Liao Yang said with a smile: "This case is all investigated by you with all your heart, and our Dali Temple is just investigating the case according to the ready-made clues, and it doesn't take much effort at all." Not to mention the people in the Criminal Department, they are not officials who have been implicated, but they have not contributed much, or you Yushitai and our Dali Temple are leading the case. ”

Wan Lin said fearfully: "To tell you the truth, when Wu Xuehai and Gui Sinian were exposed, I was still worried that no one in the Criminal Department would also be implicated, but fortunately, the people in the Criminal Department had nothing to do with him, otherwise the trial of the three divisions would really be a joke." ”

Liao Yang shook his head helplessly, "Alas, who knew that the situation would develop like this." ”

Liao Yang said and glanced at the room where Wu Xuehai was.

The door was closed, and I couldn't see what Wu Xuehai was doing, I don't know if he was thinking about how to prove his innocence inside, or if he was worried that he would not be able to walk out of the door of Dali Temple.

Liao Yang continued: "The right minister has been in a high position for many years, he may never have thought that he would have today, right? Master Wan, do you think he is innocent? ”

Wan Lin said calmly: "Since Cheng Qizhi and his wife have identified him, I think he should be involved in it, right?" ”

Liao Yang smiled meaningfully, "Hehe, if the right prime minister is really pulled into the water, this is the first prime minister to be imprisoned since the founding of my Dachen, I don't know how many people are secretly happy, and I don't know how many people will be implicated." ”

After speaking, Liao Yang looked in the direction of the palace again and said, "This time, the position of the prince should be almost decided, right?" ”

Although Xing Zhida had already reported to the emperor that Cheng Qizhi had confessed before, the emperor was still furious when he heard that Wu Xuehai and Gui Sinian and other officials had colluded with Cheng Qizhi again.

The emperor threw something angrily, and after a while, Xing Zhida and Yuan Cheng dared to continue talking.

Xing Zhida said as calmly as possible: "Your Majesty, this time Gui Sinian was also pointed out by Cheng Qizhi and his wife, and the Yushitai should send someone to temporarily take his place and continue to hear the case." Chen thought that Wan Lin was the best candidate, because he had investigated the case from the beginning. He is still a steady and old man, although he is young, he can take on heavy responsibilities. ”

Yuan Cheng also said: "The minister also thinks so. ”

The emperor took a sip of tea to calm down his anger, looked at the two of them and said: "Wan Lin is indeed a good candidate, although he has not been in the Yushitai for a long time, but he has brains and courage, which is much stronger than those wine bags and rice bags of corpse vegetarian meals!" Let Wan Lin replace Gui Sinian for the time being. ”

"Then he ...... right," Xing Zhida asked tentatively.

The emperor looked at him and said coldly: "How is Dachen's law written?" Do you still use me to teach you? ”

Xing Zhida hurriedly replied: "Yes, the minister understands." ”

Xing Zhida and Yuan Cheng exchanged glances, and Yuan Cheng said again: "Your Majesty, can this case be suspended today?" After all, the case involves the right minister and the imperial doctor, so the evidence still needs to be verified clearly, right? ”

The emperor said impatiently: "Then look for evidence while interrogating, don't delay your efforts." ”

With the emperor's words, both of them have a bottom in their hearts and know what to do next.

The matter of the triage of the three divisions was suddenly interrupted, and even if the news of Dali Temple was tightly blocked, the news of Xing Zhida and Yuan Cheng entering the palace in a hurry still spread.

When King Jie heard about this, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and he was about to go out to investigate, when the elder of the Yuan Pavilion came to his house.

"Your Highness, something has happened."

Yuan Ge Lao entered the house with a panicked look on his face.

King Jie hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" I heard that the trial of the three divisions was suddenly interrupted, and Xing Zhida and Yuan Cheng entered the palace, what is going on? ”

The elder of the Yuan Pavilion sighed and said, "It was Wu Xuehai who had an accident, and he was confessed by Cheng Qizhi!" I told him to be careful in what I do, but he took my words as a deaf ear, and it was ultimately caused by greed! ”

"What? Right Prime Minister, he was confessed by Cheng Qizhi? But is the evidence conclusive? Is there no room for manoeuvre to refute? ”

The elder of the Yuan Pavilion shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there is no room for maneuver." I once told Yuan Cheng that if this matter involves someone who has something to do with us, no matter who it is, we have to give it up! If you are reluctant to cut off your fingers, you will lose your life! ”

Speaking of this, the elder of the Yuan Pavilion showed a look of hatred for iron and steel.

King Jie slammed the table angrily, "How could he have an accident at this time?" I also personally investigated a large number of officials who embezzled disaster relief money, but he was implicated in the corruption case, which is a slap in the face! Originally, Lao Qi's limelight overshadowed me this time, and it was even more difficult for me to sit smoothly in the position of the prince, and now Wu Xuehai has an accident again? Am I going to give up the position of prince completely? ”

Yuan Ge Lao was also very heartbroken, but he was even more unwilling.

"Your Highness, don't just give up. After all, Wu Xuehai's affairs have nothing to do with you, what kind of person you are Your Majesty knows. As long as Wu Xuehai's is dealt with in accordance with Dachen's law, you and I will take the lead in demanding severe punishment for him, so that Your Majesty can see that if we don't protect him, there is still hope for your position as the prince. ”

In fact, the elder of the Yuan Pavilion said that these were just to comfort King Jie.

As soon as Wu Xuehai falls, the Jiewang Party will be greatly injured, and the Zhaowang Party will definitely take advantage of the fire to rob, and maybe they will do something to make the emperor lose confidence in Jiewang.

It is simply difficult for King Jie to turn over.

After listening to the words of the elder of the Yuan Pavilion, King Jie smiled bitterly, "Hehe, don't persuade me, I know what kind of situation I am in now." What we have to do now is not to fight hard for the position of the prince, but to take precautions for self-preservation, otherwise after the seventh becomes the prince, we are afraid that we will not have a place to stand. ”

The elder of the Yuan Pavilion suddenly fell silent.

He stared at King Jie for a while, and said sincerely: "Your Highness, you have the talent to govern the country and the heart of loving the people, if you can't sit in that position, others won't sit in peace." Lao Chen told you a heart-to-heart word, as long as the old minister still lives for one day, the old minister will definitely let you show your ambitions! ”

After Xing Zhida and Yuan Cheng returned from the palace, they read out the emperor's will, Wu Xuehai and Gui Sinian were temporarily suspended, interrogated and investigated in accordance with judicial procedures, and Wan Lin temporarily took the position of imperial historian.

The triage of the three divisions should continue, and the verification of evidence should also be carried out at the same time.

After listening to the holy decree, Wu Xuehai and Gui Sinian both shouted that they were wronged, but even if they shouted again, it was useless, and the two of them were stripped of their official uniforms and began to be interrogated separately.

Gu Ze and other witnesses came again, because they found the account book hidden by Cheng Qizhi, so they also summoned some new witnesses and brought new physical evidence.

Lu Changzhi was also summoned, and as soon as he saw that Wu Xuehai and Gui Sinian had become defendants, the whole person suddenly seemed to have fallen into an ice cave, and his hands and feet trembled.

But the collusion between Lu Changzhi and Cheng Qizhi is nothing compared to others, but Mrs. Lu is just asking Cheng Qizhi to buy an official.

Lu Changzhi was demoted at that time, demoted to a place where he had not even heard his name as a county magistrate, and he was restricted from leaving the capital after three days.

Mrs. Lu was sentenced to 30 boards, almost killing her.

Lu Changzhi and Mrs. Lu were punished, and Lu Qianying watched her mother being taken away by the official at home, so frightened that she almost became popular.

After Lu Qianying stabilized her mind, she hurriedly went to find Song Xiuneng, but as soon as Song Xiuneng heard that such a thing had happened at home, he not only had no ability to manage it, but also did not have the courage to manage it.

What he can do is to appease Lu Qianying, and let Lu Qianying not think about these things first, and must think more about the child.

Lu Qianying heard that Cheng Fangxin was divorced by her in-laws because her father and mother had committed a crime, so she hurriedly grabbed Song Xiuneng's hand and asked him if he would also divorce himself because of this?

Song Xiuneng gave her a reassurance, and directly told her that the reason why Cheng Fangxin was divorced was because she did not give birth to children to the Chen family.

And she is pregnant with a child at this time, and Lu Changzhi is just demoted, and it is not that both husband and wife have been imprisoned, and there will be a chance to turn over in the future.

There are many officials who are up and down in the officialdom, and they can't be denied because of a momentary mistake.

Song Xiuneng's words were very truthful, and they really made Lu Qianying feel a lot more at ease.

Mrs. Lu was beaten with 30 boards, and her flesh and blood were blurred, and she wailed again and again, and she fainted in pain when she was carried home.

Lu Qianying saw Mrs. Lu's miserable appearance as soon as Song Xiuneng came home, and she didn't have time to cry, so she quickly sent someone to find Lang Zhong to give Mrs. Lu medicine to heal her injuries.

Thinking of their family's situation at this time, Lu Qianying couldn't help but start hating Gu Ze again.

If it weren't for Gu Ze, why would her father and mother end up like this?

But she didn't have time to resent revenge now.

Although Song Xiuneng now says that he will never give up on her, but if Lu Changzhi can no longer turn over after being demoted, and Song Xiuneng still has a great future, then after Song Xiuneng is proud of officialdom, if he looks down on their family and gradually dislikes her, the Lu family and her own life will not be easy.

Thinking of this, Lu Qianying began to think about how to make Song Xiu be dead set on her, and how to give Lu Changzhi a chance to turn over.