He also knew that if he admitted to the matter of replacing the death row prisoner, wouldn't it be a dead end, so Lord Liu immediately rejected him at this time.

"Naturally, I didn't do it, and my son didn't kill anyone in Shangjing, and the Criminal Department has never had a case record, if you don't believe it, the emperor can go and investigate."

Seeing that Lord Liu was so confident, Wei Xiuyuan naturally knew that Lord Liu must have replaced all the case records in the Criminal Department, if Wei Xiuyuan went to look for it now, he would definitely not be able to find any clues, and he could only stare at Lord Liu fiercely at this time.

The emperor also knew that Lord Liu was buying and selling officials to raise all the money and return it to the household, and he was already a little dissatisfied with him in his heart, although on the surface, he was appointed as the prime minister, but he wanted him to relax his vigilance, which seemed to be a punishment for Wei Xiuyuan, but in fact, it was also to save his life.

You must know that he has collected so much silver this time, and the hundred officials in the court will definitely hate him very much, if he promotes Wei Xiuyuan to an official at this time, these courtiers will definitely find a way to deal with him, but he punished him for a year, so that the courtiers can be proud, and they will not have time to think about how to deal with him.

I thought that this matter could give Lord Liu a warning, but Lord Liu intensified and made such an unjust case of human life, it seems that if he doesn't rectify the unjust case of Donglan Kingdom, how can he convince the public.

So the emperor thought about it and said to the two.

"I thought about it, since Lord Liu said that he was not involved in this case, he might as well use this case to investigate the unjust, false and wrongful cases of the Criminal Department, since he wants to investigate the unjust, false and wrongful cases of the Criminal Department, he must need a competent manpower, Lord Liu, Wei Xiuyuan, you two might as well think about it, I decided to choose one of the two of you to deal with the unjust, false and wrongful cases of the Criminal Department, but I still have to consider it, if you want to recommend yourself, you can also come to me to explain the reason, Tomorrow, I will give a result to the civil and military officials. ”

After the emperor finished speaking, he also felt a little tired, so he waved his hand, and asked Wei Xiuyuan and them to retreat, this Wei Xiuyuan also glanced at Lord Liu when he went out, and the eyes of both of them hated each other, Lord Liu returned to the mansion, and naturally called the master over quickly, and the master also heard that the emperor wanted to investigate the unjust, false and wrongful cases of the Criminal Department, so he immediately suggested to Lord Liu.

"Lord Liu, you must take this errand!"

Lord Liu felt very strange, to say that today's case in the Criminal Department also has something to do with him, at this time, he does not avoid suspicion, but he still has to fight with Wei Xiuyuan for some errand, isn't this obviously to make the emperor suspicious?

The master immediately shook his head.

"Lord Liu, it's not right for you to think so, since the emperor asked you this question, it means that he still intends to believe in you, and what the emperor needs now is someone who can help him share political affairs, if he dodges everything and just wants to be stable, he will definitely become the emperor's abandoned son, since you have just become Xiangguo now, do such a good errand again, and have a long face in front of the emperor, today's matter, even if the emperor has any bad influence on you, you can not blame the past, Therefore, Lord Liu must grab this errand. ”

Lord Liu thought about it, and this was indeed the truth, so he prepared to meet the emperor tomorrow and snatch it from Wei Xiuyuan

To say that this Wei Xiuyuan went directly to the Lu Mansion, he also felt very strange about the emperor's behavior, if he wanted to say who the emperor wanted to give this errand to, just say no, why let Lord Liu compete with him so much, and think about it in vain for a day, so he could only ask Li Niang for advice at this time.

"Senior Liniang, what do you think the emperor thinks, does he want to hand over this errand to me, or does he not want to hand over this errand to me?"

Li Niang smiled and didn't speak, just looked like Su Xiaoman.

"Xiaoman, why don't you answer Lord Wei's question?"

Xiaoman was suddenly asked by Liniang, and after thinking about it, he felt a little distressed, he had no clue in his head, and he didn't know what the emperor thought.

"Senior Liniang, Xiaoman doesn't know, or you should tell Lord Wei quickly, so as not to delay him."

"Lord Wei, do you still feel indignant because the emperor punished you for a year before?"

Wei Xiuyuan snorted coldly, he was indeed justified in being angry, after all, he worked hard but didn't catch anything, the emperor not only promoted Lord Liu to Xiangguo, but also gave him many rewards, saying that he appeased the old courtiers and played a leading role, but he was also fined for a year, can he not be angry.

"I'm naturally angry, and when I see Lord Liu's smug face, I don't accept it in my heart."

Li Niang shook her head, it seems that this Wei Xiuyuan, after all, is still too young and frivolous, saying that although the emperor of Donglan Kingdom said that this person is a little prodigal and does not like to take care of government affairs, this brain is not stupid, it is the material of an emperor, but it is a pity that no one teaches him well, and no one assists him, so he has made trouble in this field today.

"What the emperor did was the real reward for you, but you didn't understand his hard work."

"This makes Wei Xiuyuan feel strange, why did the emperor punish him for a year, but he cared about himself."

Senior Liniang, I don't understand what you say.

"Think about it, half of the officials in the court are involved in the case of arrears of the household department, and they all regard you as a thorn in their side, if you are promoted again, although they hate you very much, they will naturally find a way to deal with you, in order to calm down the anger of those officials, the emperor will naturally directly punish you for a year's salary, so that you can avoid these unwarranted disasters, isn't this a reward for you?"

Hearing Li Niang say this, Wei Xiuyuan also seemed to think what was going on, and just wanted to ask Li Niang, what was the emperor's intention to set Lord Liu as Xiangguo, Xiao Man interjected directly.

"I think the emperor protects Lord Liu as the prime minister, just to make him lose his vigilance, after all, when a person reaches a high position, he will be proud, and when he is proud, he will lose his correct judgment, and when the emperor attacks him at this time, it will be much easier."

Lu Li also nodded on the side, "Thinking about it, the emperor now thinks that Lord Liu has some suspicions of being a high-ranking master, plus the emperor already knows about him buying and selling officials, if he doesn't punish him well, it will be too much to say." ”

Li Niang looked at Su Xiaoman and Lu Li with satisfaction, this couple has been trained by themselves for a few days, and they are indeed much smarter than before

However, although Su Xiaoman, Lu Li, and Wei Xiuyuan's analysis were the Tao, Wei Xiuyuan's mind was becoming more and more chaotic at this time.

"What do you say about what it has to do with today's events, can you just make it clearer."

Seeing that Wei Xiuyuan's eyebrows were twisted together, Xiao Man couldn't help but laugh softly.

"Xiuyuan, don't you know, you can't rob Lord Liu about this matter."

Hearing Xiao Man's words, Wei Xiuyuan was so angry that he sat on the stool.

"Why, this Lord Liu is not in collusion with the Criminal Department, if he is asked to try the unjust, false and wrongful cases of the Criminal Department, isn't it obvious that he will be released, if I go, I can also sort out the unjust, false and wrongful cases of the Criminal Department, and give those innocent people a clean slate, Xiaoman, I really don't know what you people think."

Lu Li also wondered beside him, if he wanted to say that he and Wei Xiuyuan were both literate and martial, but looking at his personality, it seemed that Wei Xiuyuan was more suitable to be a military attache than himself, and he was more suitable to be a civil official, maybe Wei Xiuyuan's violent temper, when he went into battle to kill the enemy, he would cut one by one, and the responsibility of guarding Donglan Country could also rely on him.

"Xiuyuan, I think it's a pity that your father didn't let you learn martial arts since you were a child."

Hearing Lu Li make fun of Wei Xiuyuan like this, Xiao Man covered his stomach and laughed, but Wei Xiuyuan still didn't understand what Lu Li meant by this joke, and replied seriously.

"The reason why I don't learn martial arts, don't you know, it's not because I've been too weak since I was a child, and I poured down the decoction bowl by bowl, let alone practice martial arts, I struggled with the sword, and I broke out in a cold sweat when I held the weapon."

Wei Xiuyuan talked for a while, and suddenly felt that this topic obviously had nothing to do with the problem in his mind, so he looked at Lu Li with disgust.

"Lu Li, don't you change the topic for me, don't you just think I'm too impulsive and my brain can't turn around, you hurry up and tell me what's going on with this emperor."

"This matter, that is the emperor's trick on Lord Liu, do you think the emperor will really let you or Lord Liu investigate the case? Presumably he has already chosen another capable assistant, and when Lord Liu himself drills into this set, when the time comes, he will be the emperor's right-hand man, and he will judge the case while grabbing Lord Liu's tail, and then pull out all the things he did in the past. ”

Wei Xiuyuan scratched his head.

"Why can't I go to try this case, I can also help the emperor catch the clues of Lord Liu and punish him well."

Xiaoman shook his head.

"Xiuyuan, you must not be involved in this matter, you think Lord Liu is a heavy minister, even if one day he falls, the hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, his subordinates may not come to you for revenge, the emperor is also well aware of this, so I want to throw this mess to others, if you accept it, then you will have to bear a lot of burden, and in the future, hundreds of civil and military officials will attack it, how can you stand it?"

Wei Xiuyuan nodded, there is indeed this truth, if it is really Lord Liu who fell into his hands, he will definitely become an upstart in the court, maybe he will follow the old path of Lord Liu again, after all, in the eyes of the emperor, there is no room for people who are too bright.

After Xiaoman finished speaking, Li Niang felt that there were still some shortcomings, so she immediately added.

However, tomorrow, Lord Wei, you still have to pretend to agree to the emperor, after all, with your upright character, if you don't agree to this matter for a while, it will inevitably make the emperor suspicious.