Chapter 188: A mountain is even higher

The Forbidden City

In the early dynasties, Jiang Wan, the head of the household department, together with Dou Peng, the servant of the Ministry of Works, and Liú Zhì Jūn, the head of the military department, jointly participated in the concert and sued Zeng Qingfeng, the champion of the new department, for framing the court officials.

The emperor in the dragon robe of the main hall opened his mouth and asked after seeing the folds: "Lord Jiang, do you have any evidence for jointly suing Zeng Qingfeng, the champion of the new department?" ”

Jiang Wan replied: "Back to the emperor, the old minister heard that Lord Zeng recently played an excerpt, which was deliberately slandered by the old minister, Lord Dou, Lord Liu's perjury, so the old minister dared to implore the emperor to call the shots and find out the truth. ”

The emperor sneered: "Lord Jiang, you are really well-informed, and you even know the matter of Lord Zeng's secret handover, it seems that you have bought a lot of eyeliner around me!" ”

When Jiang Wan heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and pleaded: "This ...... The emperor forgives the sin, the old minister is wronged, wronged ......"

The emperor reprimanded: "Then how do you know about the excerpt? I see that you are clearly a thief with a false heart and a thief shouting to catch a thief! ”

"The Emperor's breath is angry." The few people kneeling under the hall were already so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat, and they didn't dare to gasp.

Lord Ding Dongding came out to help and said: "Emperor, not to mention how Boss Jiang learned about the twist, I wonder if the fact that Lord Zeng, who participated in the performance, framed the court officials, is really such a thing?" ”

Huang smiled and said, "Zeng Aiqing will explain it herself." ”

"Yes, Emperor."

Zeng Qingfeng said before he spoke: "The minister was ordered to investigate the case of Gongsun's embezzlement of disaster relief funds, a few days ago, the minister went to Yutian County to find the official who assisted in the investigation of the case, Lord Xue, Lord Xue handed the minister a notebook, saying that it was written by Lord Gongsun himself about exposing the evidence of the crime of Jiang Wan, the head of the Ministry of Households, Dou Peng, the head of the Ministry of Works, and Lord Liú Zhì Jūn, the head of the Ministry of War, who formed a party to enrich their private pockets. That's right, this book is indeed in my hand, but I didn't play it to the emperor, because I found out that this book was fake. ”

"That's ...... so"

"What the hell is going on......"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers at the bottom talked about it, and the three people living in the hall were stunned.

The emperor said majestically: "Zeng Aiqing continued. ”

"Yes, Emperor." Zeng Qingfeng continued to speak: "From the first time I came into contact with Lord Gongsun's file, I found a series of problems, it seems that someone has been secretly leading me to Lord Xue's side, so I simply set off to visit Lord Xue. That Master Xue was indeed the eyeliner of some ill-intentioned people as I expected, and he also deliberately set a trap for me to lure me. After I returned to the capital, I did hand over a copy of the book, but it was not Lord Xue's, Lord Jiang, you probably didn't expect it? I didn't make a move, didn't you weak-hearted people panic and panic yourself? ”

"This ...... This...... The emperor has wronged ......"

The emperor scolded sharply: "Are you only going to say this?" I remember that you have always been clever and eloquent, why didn't you say it? ”

Zeng Qingfeng continued: "Back to the emperor, the minister wants to sue Lord Jiang of the Ministry of Households, Lord Dou, the head of the Ministry of Works, and Lord Liu, the head of the Ministry of War, for embezzling bribes, embezzling treasury silver, and framing colleagues. ”

"Present."

After the Son of Heaven patiently read it, Long Yan stood up angrily and shouted, "You are so bold! ”

Lord Jiang and the three of them were so frightened that they kowtowed and begged for mercy: "The emperor forgives the sins, the emperor forgives the sins......"

"Forgiveness? Which of your sins is a capital offense, and you still have the face to beg for mercy? Aren't you afraid of destroying your nine clans? Someone, bring them down for interrogation. ”

"Yes!"

The emperor flicked his sleeves and left in anger, and with a "retreat", the ministers respectfully retreated.

The Yellow Emperor's study

Zeng Qingfeng, who was deliberately yìng zhào, knelt down and shouted: "The minister knocks to see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Zeng Aiqing, please." The emperor personally came down to help Zeng Qingfeng and said with a smile: "Aiqing really lives up to my trust, Jiang Wan's gang has always been attached to Ding Dong and is willing to be his wings, and now getting rid of them can be regarded as reducing the ruthlessness of my heart." ”

Zeng Qingfeng replied: "It's a pity that it is not easy to find out Ding Dong's gang based on this case alone, please rest assured that Qingfeng will continue to collect ironclad evidence, strive to get rid of traitors and villains as soon as possible, and contribute his meager strength to the imperial court." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "Zeng Aiqing, how did you find out that there is a problem with the book that Lord Xue handed over to you?" ”

Zeng Qingfeng replied truthfully: "Back to the emperor, the minister once went to investigate Lord Gongsun, so he recognized his handwriting. Although the handwriting of the notebook handed over to me by Lord Xue is somewhat similar, I can still see the flaws when I look closely. In addition, the names and amounts of money recorded in the book are very different from the reality, and I have only concluded that they are forged after investigating them one by one. Obviously, the weak-hearted people behind me have already targeted me, and I decided to find out the villain after careful analysis before and after. ”

"I really didn't expect those people to set such a trap in order to stop you from investigating, what a group of bold and shameless people." The emperor said angrily.

Zeng Qingfeng opened his mouth and said: "Emperor, Lord Xue of Yutian County has confessed that the perjury was forged by Lord Jiang and handed it to him. ”

The emperor sneered: "None of the crimes of domination can be spared. ”

The emperor opened his mouth again and asked: "Zeng Aiqing, is this really the case of Gongsun that you told in your song?" ”

"Hui Emperor, it is true." Zeng Qingfeng said: "At that time, Lord Gongsun, who was the head of the household department, was upright and honest. In his work, he discovered the fact that Jiang Wan, the secretary of the household department, and colluded with others to embezzle the disaster relief grain funds, so he secretly investigated and found a series of criminal evidence that they were full of private pockets, involving the military department, the household department, and the communist department. Because the matter involved a wide range of people and many people involved, Lord Jiang and the others killed the killer and jointly sued Gongsun for a number of crimes, causing him to die of injustice. ”

The emperor nodded and said: "As soon as Zeng Aiqing made a move, the unjust case three years ago was set right, and the truth came to light, which is all your credit." With you by my side to support me, why worry about the traitors not being removed? By the way, how is the progress of the You Fu case that I confessed before? ”

"Emperor Qiqi is still investigating."

"Okay, I really believe in Zeng Aiqing's ability, you step back first!"

"The minister retired."

In prison, a man stood outside the cell.

The man's cold voice said softly, "You don't need me to teach you, you should know how to do it?" ”

Master Jiang Wan Jiang knelt down in embarrassment in prison clothes and begged for mercy: "My lord, my lord save me, I want to see Lord Ding." ”

The man said coldly: "If you know each other, you can die comfortably, if not......"

Jiang Wan cried bitterly: "Is it the only way to do it? Ahh......h

"It's really useless, Lord Ding said, you have a good road, and after you go, the only son in your family will try to rescue him and ensure that your Jiang family has a queen. Of course, if you talk nonsense, this prison is full of his people, and it's hard to say how painful you are going to die. ”

Jiang Wan bowed to the ground and said, "My subordinates understand, please rest assured, Lord Ding, Jiang will not say a word more." ”

"That's good!" The man sneered, turned and left.

Ding Dong Mansion

Fan Dingtian's figure appeared in Ding Dong's secret room, and Ding Dong leisurely picked up a delicate jade bowl and admired it, as if his mood was not affected at all.

Fan Dingtian opened his mouth and said: "I didn't expect that Zeng Qingfeng to be able to martial arts is quite difficult to deal with. ”

Ding Dong said slowly: "Half a year ago, I heard you say that you would kill Zeng Qingfeng as soon as possible, and he is still alive and well to this day, and he is very prosperous around the Yellow Emperor, who do you blame for saying this?" The consequence of not cutting the grass and eradicating the roots as soon as possible is to raise tigers, and now it endangers you and me? ”

Fan Dingtian said with annoyance: "Who doesn't want to get rid of him as soon as possible, but he is strong in martial arts and has the help of the masters of the Fengyun Society by his side, which is really difficult to deal with." I wanted to kill him in my dreams, my apprentice Han Yichang's younger brother Fan Doujian is dead, and now the Black Dragon Gang and the Green Snake Gang have also been destroyed, do you think I'm happy? I, Fan Dingtian, swear here that I must kill Zeng Qingfeng to take revenge. ”

Ding Dong looked at him disdainfully and said: "Today's court's Zeng Qingfeng won very beautifully, even I almost suffered, fortunately, I was prepared, no matter how he checked, it was impossible to find my head." Those silver taels in the household department are not enough for me to stuff my teeth, how can I see it. It's just that Jiang Wan's gang is my subordinates after all, and I'm afraid that the emperor will be suspicious of me because of this. ”

Fan Dingtian opened his mouth and said: "It is a mistake for the emperor to ascend the throne today, why don't we step up and support King Gongren as the emperor as soon as possible?" ”

Ding Dong sighed and said, "Why don't I think so? Nai is not yet ripe for the time, and this matter is in a hurry. ”

"Well, it's more important to get rid of Zeng Qingfeng at the moment, and I hope that Lord Ding will make more efforts in the court."

"Don't worry, I don't need you to say that I will do the same, the celebrities around the emperor will always cause trouble after a long time, you and I understand this truth."

Zeng Mansion Zeng Qingfeng Study

Linghu Subai opened his mouth and asked: "Brother Yi, although the Gongsun case has been clarified this time, I am afraid that the impact will be limited, and it will not pose a substantial danger to Fan Dingtian's gang. ”

Zeng Qingfeng nodded and said, "I understand, I have finally completed the things I promised Gongsun Yu to entrust, and I have also counted one thing on my mind." Brother Gongsun Yu should feel comforted in the Heavenly Spirit. ”

"Having said that, the contradiction between you and Ding Dong's gang has become white-hot, how can you deal with their overwhelming number of people in the court?" Linghu Subai asked worriedly.

Zeng Qingfeng pondered for a while and said, "Although their power is great, they are not covering the sky with one hand. At least the emperor is still on my side, and some factions in other dynasties have long been unaccustomed to what they have done and have opinions about them. These people are the targets we can co-opt to deal with Ding Dong's gang. ”

"Oh? Who are they? ”

Zeng Qingfeng replied: "The first person to try to win over is probably Li Longwei and Master Li." Master Li was a military general, and his prestige in the court was very high, and he gathered a group of upright factions under him. If we can bring him to help, our strength will be greatly increased, and getting rid of those people is just around the corner. ”

Linghu Subai asked, "Is that General Li Longwei so close?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not easy." Zeng Qingfeng shook his head and said: "As far as I know, General Li Longwei hates intrigue and gangs, so he has always been outdoors and rarely involved in the affairs of the court, and he is a pure-hearted person with few desires. ”

"Hey, that's hard!" Linghu Subai let out a long sigh.

Zeng Qingfeng said with a smile: "That's not necessarily, I have inquired that General Li when he was young was a person with an upright personality and integrity, and he has always been jealous and hateful, but as he grows older, he is indeed much more tactful." But I always believe that human nature does not become easy, and between good and evil, he will eventually choose justice. ”

"Well, brother-in-law, what are you going to do next?"

"Visit the Li Mansion in person."

A few days later, Zeng Qingfeng, who came out on the street of Beijing to run errands, was entangled by a handsome man.

I saw that the man was handsome, wearing a beige robe, with high black hair, a petite figure, and two watery eyes that were seductive, very handsome.

Zeng Qingfeng said to the man who was blocking his way: "Please get out of the way." ”

The man smiled at the whip in his hand, "I won't let it, unless you hand over the money you stole from me, and you can't see that you look like a person but you are a habitual thief." ”

In the face of the man's ridicule, Zeng Qingfeng frowned and said: "You are mistaken, I have not stolen your silver taels, I still have important things to do, please give way." ”

"Don't want to go, since you don't admit that Hugh blames me for being unkind to you, how about tasting my whip?"

As soon as the words fell, the whistling whip fell sharply, hitting the ground with a loud sound.

Zeng Qingfeng grabbed the whip with his bare hand and said, "Unreasonable, which eye did you see me stealing your silver?" ”

The man said without showing weakness: "Do you dare to let me check?" ”

"Please, but what if I don't have you?"

"It can't be not, my silver bag is exposed on your chest, I can see it clearly."

Zeng Qingfeng checked his chest, and sure enough, he didn't know when there was an extra wallet.

"What the hell is going on?" Zeng Qingfeng was speechless.

At that time, he only remembered that someone hit him, could it be that he was framed?

The handsome man spoke: "Now you have nothing to say?" Let's go, follow me to the officer. ”

Zeng Qingfeng stopped: "Slow, please listen to my explanation, I really haven't stolen silver taels in Xia, I was bumped by someone just now, presumably the one who used to stealing the silver taels to me." ”

"That's how all thieves quibble? To everyone? ”

"Yes! yes......"

"Everyone has stolen goods, and you still want to quibble?"

"Send the official ......"

The crowd of onlookers said that Zeng Qingfeng was red-faced and red-eared in a few words.

The man with the whip said, "Then you can explain it to me now." ”

"Walk, I'm not afraid of shadows." Zeng Qingfeng said.

The two of them left the market one after the other and headed west to the first house.

Zeng Qingfeng stopped and said, "Where is this?" Aren't you going to report to the official? ”

The man stared at him with a grin and said, "Who said that you were going to report to the official?" I was the one who brought you here, my name is Li Yirou, and I'm glad to meet you. ”

Zeng Qingfeng's dark eyes turned and asked, "Are you a woman dressed as a man?" No wonder you look so delicate, if I guessed correctly, you are the daughter of General Li Longwei, otherwise you would not have brought me to the gate of the Li Mansion. ”

Li Yirou said with a smile: "That's right, I was the one who framed you for stealing the silver just now, in fact, I already knew you, who made you always forget me three times and twice." Do you remember that little girl named Hanako that day? That's what I'm pretending to be. And the little girl who deliberately fell down and was saved by you that day? ”

Zeng Qingfeng said with understanding: "It turned out to be you, what is the purpose of you approaching me three times and twice?" ”

Li Yirou blushed shyly and said, "I fell in love with you at first sight, I swore in front of my father that I would not marry you." ”

Zeng Qingfeng said: "I already have a wife's room below, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." ”

"I don't mind, Zeng Gongzi ......"

The sedan chair fell down at the door, and Li Longwei came out and interrupted: "Yirou, what are you doing here?" ”

"Dad, I'm ......"

Zeng Qingfeng naturally said: "Hello General Li, Zeng has come to visit rudely." ”

"It's you, please come in and talk."