With the seamless cooperation between the Protector and Wei Bin, in two days and one night, the Cao Gang and the wharf were all controlled, and the Cao Gang temporarily took over the helpers, and the two major criminals involved in the Cao Gang, Cao An, the helmsman and Tong Fen, were on the run, and Huo Ying, the little prince of the Protector's Mansion, had personally led people to chase after him.

Wei Bin and Jin Yong set up a trial team in the fastest time, and all the human and physical evidence collected by Yin Yu were taken for induction and cleaning. When the news came that night, Guo's family all confessed that their confessions were true, and took out a crucial letter written by Ji Zhenyuan himself.

The content of the letter was that Ji Zhenyuan gave Guo Feng 200,000 taels of silver for his private property, and persuaded Guo Feng to come forward as a substitute for the murder on the condition that he erased the evidence of the murder many years ago. Although there is no Ji Zhenyuan's private message, there are so many capable people in the court, it is not difficult to judge the handwriting.

Now he is only waiting for the protector to catch Cao An and Tong Fen, and after convicting Ji Zhenyuan of the crime, he can be arrested immediately.

Ji Zhenyuan naturally also knew the news of Guo Xing's arrest, which made his heart even more heavy like a grinding wheel, and now the only good news is that Cao An and they have escaped, as long as they are not brought to justice, they will not be able to testify, they will not be able to testify, then his crime of partnering with the Cao Gang for profit will drag on indefinitely.

The Emperor may not be able to wait and take him into custody, but before this most important part is decided, he will not kill him so cheaply. And while Cao An was still missing, he also bought more time to plan for the future.

It's been calm these days.

The emperor never dismissed his officials, let alone did anything against him. Very calm.

And he was a little breathless, Zuo Bizhi's words echoed in his ears all the time, the more the days dragged on, the less opportunities he had, and he handed a message to Xie Rong and asked him to go to the mansion after getting off the ya.

When Xie Rong arrived at Ji's Mansion at sunset, he saw that the courtyard was quiet, and it was not as if many people had been gathered. He stood under the corridor before entering the courtyard where Ji Zhenyuan was.

There is also a study room in the courtyard. Very rudimentary existence. Only Zuo Bizhi and Ji Zhenyuan are included.

Zuo Bizhi glanced at him when he entered the door, and then walked over and bowed his head.

Xie Rong returned the salute, and after rushing the book, he called his teacher, and Ji Zhenyuan stood up. Said with a pleasant face: "Coming? Have a seat. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and invited him to sit down on a chair beside him. After the maids served tea. The routine has retreated. Ji Zhenyuan said again: "Have you dealt with those letters or something?" ”

Xie Rong nodded, "It's all according to the teacher's orders." Got it done. ”

Ji Zhenyuan nodded, then took out the stacked books, walked over and sat down and said, "There is a booklet here, you make a seal, and I will prepare it when I go back." ”

Ji Zhenyuan, as the leader of the Criminal Department, Xie Rong's top boss, often has documents for him to print, and he always falls to the letter. But today, when Xie Rong habitually wanted to untie his purse and take the seal, he suddenly paused and stopped again.

He couldn't say why, maybe it was the restlessness of the past few days, maybe it was the unimaginable silence he saw when he entered the door, or maybe it was the sensitivity he had cultivated over the years in his career, he picked up the document and opened it for the first time to look at it.

This is an account book, about the thickness of two copper coins, and there are many items listed in it, all of which are gold, silver, copper coins, etc., but there is no signature or place of origin.

"What kind of account is this?" He asked.

Ji Zhenyuan brushed his beard, and Zuo Bizhi replied: "This is the asset book confiscated by the Criminal Department this year, because this old case is re-investigated, and I am afraid that the emperor will temporarily investigate the Criminal Department, although we can't make any changes, we have to be precautionary." The adults only need to stamp the stamp, and this thing is in the file, and they are not afraid of being exploited by the emperor at that time. ”

Which yamen didn't have anything unsightly? Although the criminal department is not as good as the household department, the oil and water are also quite rich, and there have been such things in previous years, this account is done, and the court can't find out, and those who are ignorant are naturally divided by a few people. Although Xie Rong doesn't attach much importance to these yellow and white things, it is inconvenient to prevent others from getting rich, so he usually seals them happily.

But this time the accounts are different, and Ji Zhenyuan has not yet been stamped.

Ji Zhenyuan didn't seal it, how could it be his turn to seal it first?

The mystery in his heart was even heavier. Although the corruption of ink in the Criminal Department and the corruption of ink in Caoyun are trivial, at this time, who will not pay more attention? At the moment, everyone is busy clearing himself, no matter how big or small the crime is, he has no reason to take it from himself again.

However, to make a long story, his pause was actually an instantaneous effort, he lowered his head and untied his purse, looked at it, and said: "Unfortunately, the seal fell in the house, so the student will take the account book back, cover it and send it over." ”

Ji Zhenyuan and Zuo Bizhi both had a moment of contemplation when they heard this. But soon, Ji Zhenyuan nodded: "Then I'll wait." ”

Xie Rong took the account book, bowed his head and retreated.

Ji Zhenyuan waited for his back to disappear around the corner, and said to himself, "There shouldn't be any accidents, right?" ”

Zuo Bizhi: "He can't check this account, and at this time, he doesn't dare to disobey." Otherwise, he would have suffered a greater loss. ”

Ji Zhenyuan looked back at him, but his expression did not have the slightest sense of relaxation: "He is not an ordinary person. ”

Zuo Bizhi pursed his lips and was speechless.

Xie Rong returned to the mansion and looked at Ji Zhenyuan's account book in the study for a long time, but his heart became more and more drummed, at this time Ji Zhenyuan suddenly handed over such an account book to him for sealing, and it was impossible for him to think that there was no problem.

Ji Zhenyuan is also panicking now, that's for sure, but he can't drag Mr. Seven out, that's for sure. Once it is confirmed that there is a person named Mr. Seven, how to explain the fact that Mr. Seven raised the dead? What kind of person would need to be greedy for millions of taels of silver, need to support the dead to work hard, and need to support an imperial grandson who doesn't seem to have any advantage at all as a grandson?

There is only one possibility, Mr. Seven and Ji Zhenyuan's purpose is to control the court in the name of pushing Yin Yao to sit on the grandson. The crime of rebellion is punished by the Nine Clans, and few people in the world dare to commit such a case, so he originally only thought that Mr. Seven and Yin Yao had some kind of severing relationship, so he needed to help him, but he never thought that Ji Zhenyuan and Mr. Seven would actually fight this idea.

But now there are all kinds of signs that Ji Zhenyuan's conspiracy is bigger, deeper and farther than he imagined, and the Caoyun case is now only a case of embezzlement, but if Mr. Seven is confessed, then even if it is not a rebellion against the emperor, it will definitely be punished for the crime of rebellion! In this case, how could Ji Zhenyuan be cocooned?

But Ji Zhenyuan is not a fool, at the beginning of the agreement with Mr. Seven, he must have thought of today, Mr. Seven is in the dark, he is in the light, in case something happens like now, the first person to suffer is himself. In that case, can he find a way back for himself?

Of course, Mr. Seven will have a handle in his hands. In addition to his true identity, it must also include the amount of money exchanged in the case of Cao Yun.

All the records in this book are gold and silver, although the oil and water of the criminal department are mostly gold and silver, but occasionally there will be some real estate or something, and now the only possibility for Ji Zhenyuan to get rid of the crime is the Cao Gang, as long as Cao An and Tong Fen don't recognize him, or pretend to be someone else, Ji Zhenyuan's crime can be reduced by at least half!

Looking at the dense accounts on this account, he suddenly raised his lips and smiled.

Where is this account book, what kind of false account of the criminal department? It is clearly the bonus book that the Cao Gang gave to Ji Zhenyuan and Mr. Seven!

As long as he stamped it back to Ji Zhenyuan, he dared to guarantee that Ji Zhenyuan would definitely immediately add the relevant evidence to the gutter, or even find a seal that was exactly the same as him to stamp him on other documents! Then he quickly presented his charges to the emperor to confirm his crimes!

As long as this booklet is in the hands of the emperor, even if Ji Zhenyuan can't escape death, so many people in the Ji Mansion will definitely be able to escape the catastrophe of being beheaded!

And the crime of copying and beheading all over the house should be borne by him Xie Rong!

Ji Zhenyuan, who has always regarded himself as his mentor, keeps saying that Ji Zhenyuan, who cultivates him as his successor, now wants to use him as a scapegoat!

And he actually thought that he would obediently seal it like a fool regardless of authenticity!

He slammed the table, the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone suddenly spilled on the ground, and Pang Xin and them immediately rushed in outside the door, Xie Rongxin picked up a vase on the bookshelf behind him and smashed it towards the door! "Get out!"

Pang Xin and the others retreated one after another, and the room was suddenly empty again.

Xie Rong sat down on the recliner and lay down on his back with his forehead propped up.

Closing his eyes, he suddenly remembered that more than thirty years ago, when he was only six or seven years old, and had just started his enlightenment. Xie Qigong took him to the street, and it happened that the son of the Lin family in the county was moved, and he was wearing a big red flower to play horses and parade in the streets of the county, and Lin Gongzi's uncles and uncles followed him on foot.

Before the age of ten, he didn't know how much practical benefit he could bring to studying and entering the office, he only knew that it was a kind of glory, he could be a big official, and he was sought after by many people, but this kind of glory was still too illusory for a ten-year-old man after all.

But until he saw Lin Gongzi's majesty, even his uncle had to follow him and pat his ass, this sense of honor suddenly became real and three-dimensional, which made him know that the original merit test can be above some people, although the past dynasties ruled the country with filial piety, but at some point, your achievements can also make you ignore filial piety.

He looked back and pondered for two days, and his chest suddenly brightened.

It turns out that studying and entering the office can really bring him personal benefits, at least he will be qualified to leave this family in the future, go to live his own life, and break a sky for himself, he can become a great official admired by thousands of people, and in turn influence other people, not to be influenced by other people - his original intention of joining the office is very simple, not for money, not for profit, just to earn an identity for himself. (To be continued.) )