Chapter 36: Flower House Exposed

She was not surprised that Wang Zheyan would find it.

"Your Highness, the minister has something to understand, and I hope His Highness will teach you." She stopped, turned, and looked relaxed.

At this time, where is she still aggrieved and angry in the imperial study. Looking at Qi Changrong like this, Wang Zheyan felt more and more that his conjecture was the truth.

He blushed, looked left and right, and complained in a loud voice: "Is this the work of His Highness?" Qi Changrong seemed to be very surprised: "Wang Shangshu actually suspects Lonely? Wang Zheyan was speechless.

What can he say? The prince was too suspicious, and he really didn't know who to suspect except for her.

Qi Changrong shook his head: "It's not Lonely, but Wang Shangshu should know that flies don't bite seamless eggs, and the test question may be the fault of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Shangshu has time to question Lone here, it's better to find out the facts as soon as possible." Wang Zheyan, who said this, lowered his head in shame.

He has been an official for more than ten years, and he knows the depth of officialdom, and he has gone through many difficulties and dangers to climb to his current position, and he understands that everything is different.

After all, it's just that he's trembling. If this matter is not handled well, maybe everyone in the Ministry of Rites will be punished, and even if it is more serious, it may not even be able to keep the black gauze hat on their heads.

It's just that in the moment just now, he actually had an extremely despicable idea, thinking that it would be good if the crown prince took on this matter.

After all, she is the master of the East Palace, and no one can shake her status. At most, he will be scolded a few more times. However, Qi Changrong pointed out his mind in a word, although he didn't say it directly, the prince knew what he was thinking.

Now, he felt nothing but shame. Qi Changrong's steps were very big, and his speed only increased. Wang Zheyan's ability in his previous life was really mediocre, and being able to climb to the position of Shangshu can only be said to be luck and seniority.

Loyalty to the Qi royal family is Wang Zheyan's only merit. If it weren't for the fact that he crashed into a pillar in the Jinluan Hall in anger when the city was broken, she might not have looked at him more.

In her heart, nothing is more important than loyalty. In the past, she pursued ability too much, forgetting that she might not be able to control it, and even in the end, when she was able to turn against the water, she had no choice.

As for Jiang Bowen and Yang Yishu, she was not naΓ―ve, and she did not plan to take advantage of this opportunity to bring them down.

All she wanted was for them to gradually lose trust in their father's heart. Jiang Bowen returned to the Taishi Mansion and asked Bato, "Do you have any arrangements for the resale of test questions?" Barto shook his head: "How could I do it without your command." Jiang Bowen's face was ugly: "The test questions of the Gongyuan were stolen, and the emperor was furious and ordered me to find out as soon as possible and catch the mastermind behind the scenes." Sensing that something was wrong, Barto's voice suddenly stiffened, and he recalled: "Two days ago, when Yimo sent back the news, when she met with that group of people, it seemed that someone saw it. Jiang Bowen raised his head suddenly: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Barto blamed himself and bowed his head: "The past two days have been too busy, I forgot about it for a while." Jiang Bowen scolded in a low voice: "Confused! What kind of place do you think this is? This is the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, and if you are not careful, you will be crushed, how did I warn you? How long has it been since you......" Barto bowed his head and remained silent.

Seeing that his expression was sluggish, Jiang Bowen said indifferently: "There will be no next time, if you slack off, go back." "What is certain is that someone did learn about the reselling of test questions and did it before him.

But what is uncertain is what the man is trying to do, is he trying to frame him, or is it to warn him? Jiang Bowen thought about it for a long time, but fortunately, there were new things happening in Kyoto every day, which was enough to become a topic of conversation after people's tea and dinner.

Who stole the test questions? What did the man do stealing the test questions? Scalping? Sell to whom? Where did the money go?

Pile by pile, piece by piece, one by one, were dug out. A few days later, the insider handed over a secret report to the Taifu Mansion, claiming to know the traces of the thief who stole the test questions.

Yang Yishu: "What can I do if there is fraud?" Wang Zheyan had a few more wrinkles on his face that was tortured by this incident, and he glared at Yang Yishu when he heard this, without a trace of hesitation: "Even when I admit it, if I can't find out anything again, you and I will finish playing!" "Your Majesty's patience is limited, and no one knows when he will suddenly have to give an explanation, and if they can't get anything out of it at that time, won't they be asking for their own death?

Yang Yishu couldn't find a better way, and the two of them combined to plan to take people and horses to catch thieves when they were young.

So, when the time came, a group of officers and soldiers surrounded the Moon Tower. Wu Hang was awakened in his sleep, he opened his eyes suddenly, and finally saw the scene inside the house through the moonlight outside the window, and the next second the sack fell from the sky, covering his whole person.

He was about to call for help when he heard someone outside whispering.

"My lord, the others are dead."

"Dead?"

"Yes, a knife cut their throats, and they were out of breath when we went." Wu Hang's heart was cold, and the blood in his body seemed to be frozen in an instant.

He didn't want to understand what they meant, but he knew exactly who they were talking about. How many of his companions are dead?

Someone kicked him and warned, "If you want to live, don't make a sound." Wu Hang wanted to live, so he shut up and let this group of people take him away.

By the time he was finally released and saw the light of day, he had become a prisoner.

"Are you Wu Hang, the son of Diecheng, who came to Kyoto to participate in the examination?" Yang Yishu sat in the hall with a cold look in his eyes.

Wu Hang's heart sank, and he had a bad premonition. He is from Diecheng, and even if he has no knowledge, he can recognize this as Dali Temple.

And it was the court master who interrogated him in the court, and coupled with the recent murderous test question loss case, he already guessed why he was arrested.

Thinking of this, Wu Hang's expression paused slightly, and he pretended to be calm and said: "Wu usually abides by the law, I don't know why the adults arrested me here?" ”

"Wu Hang, this official arrested you here to give you a chance to live. You should have heard our conversation, and the people you associate with have all died tonight, and if this official takes a slow step, perhaps your life will not be saved. Wu Hang's face turned pale: "What does it have to do with me?" Maybe they provoked people who shouldn't be provoked, and then they lost their lives. ”

"Are you still reluctant to admit that you have something to do with the missing test questions? Kyoto is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and you don't want to think about it, who dares to kill people under the eyes of the emperor, if it weren't for you and those people trying to buy the test questions, they wouldn't have lost their lives! "Once things are out of control, no matter how high the person is, he has to deal with them.

Presumably, the person behind the scenes is also very clear that the loss of the test questions will cause a big uproar, so he will solve his 'guest' in advance to prevent himself from being exposed.

Hearing this, Wu Hang's last line of defense in his heart collapsed, and he didn't need Yang Yishu to continue to ask, and he hurriedly spit out everything he knew.

"I don't know what's going on, I didn't steal the test questions, I just wanted to find someone to buy the test questions so that the exam could be easier, why did they die?" Yang Yishu's heart was light, as long as he was willing to speak, everything would be easy to say later.

He sent someone to bring a stool, motioned for Wu Hang to sit down, and said in as gentle a tone as possible: "Tell me everything you know truthfully, and I will protect your life." "Thinking that he is a first-class official in the Tang and Tang Dynasties, and he is the teacher of the prince, saving the life of a child, Yang Yishu has no problem asking himself.

Wu Hang's three souls who were frightened by the death of those people scattered seven spirits, naturally Yang Yishu asked whatever he asked, he answered.

Wang Zheyan made a note on the side and wrote down the conversation between the two word for word.

"I also learned by chance that someone would resell the test questions ten days before the exam, so I moved my mind and made a secret deal with those people." Yang Yishu asked, "Who is trading with you?" Wu Hang shook his head: "I don't know, I only rely on an intermediary to communicate with that person, and the intermediary conveys the meaning of both parties." Yang Yishu asked again: "Who is the middleman?" ”

"Tianxianglou, Bao Yimo." This is the only person he can reach, and he doesn't know anything other than that.

Yang Yishu asked a few more words, but he couldn't ask anything except a name. He glanced at Wang Zheyan, who shook his head at him after sorting out the records.

So, he led a group of people to rush to Tianxiang Tower. At night, when the business of Hualou is at its best, the sound of the piano can be heard flying inside across the two streets.

Yang Yishu rushed in with people, and suddenly saw several unsightly scenes, he subconsciously covered his eyes with his sleeves, and said angrily: "Take all these people to this official!" The joy of playing and singing came to an abrupt end, and the half-naked girls screamed in fright, and were soon driven together.

"Bao Yi Mo is here?" The flower girls shrank in the corner tremblingly, no one answered, and a few people's eyes flashed, and they hid in the crowd.

It's not that they don't know, they just don't want to say. A person ran in outside and whispered a few words in Yang Yishu's ear, and Yang Yishu immediately said: "Take them all back to Dali Temple." ”

"Ahh

"I don't want to go to Dali Temple."

"My lord, Kaihualou doesn't break the law!" When the words fell, others had already brushed their sleeves away. The discontent and screams from behind were quickly blocked by a door.

It is better to kill a hundred by mistake than to spare one. Wang Zheyan was waiting outside, and the guards were holding a girl in a black cloak in their hands.

Yang Yishu looked at her carefully: "This is the boss of Tianxiang Building?" ”

"Yes, she was very fast, and she jumped from the third floor to escape from the search, but she suddenly broke her foot halfway through, and I caught her." He had never seen such a good woman with light skills, she could fly away like a flying swallow with a light foot, if it hadn't gone wrong halfway, she would have really escaped today.

However, the first time I saw the people in the rivers and lakes turned out to be the old bustard of a flower building, which really made people feel complicated.

Seeing that his expression was indescribable, Yang Yishu didn't know why, raised his hand and patted Wang Zheyan's shoulder to comfort him: "You did a good job, we can finally have an explanation to the above." ”