Although the assassination of Zhang Tai made some politicians with a keen sense of smell feel an unusual urgency, they did not expect what kind of upheaval would follow, until the next day, the saint suddenly held a palace meeting in the Qianming Palace, except for the Zhongshu, cabinet ministers and several princes, all the courtiers above the fifth rank were not left behind, this is almost a big formation that has never been seen after the Jin Yi case, and even His Royal Highness the Prince, who has not cheered up for a long time, was also edicted to be present, although the Son of Heaven on the throne did not seem to have much solemnity, which also made a group of officials tense their heartstrings.

With a "snap", a piece of music on the imperial case was photographed, which made the hearts of the ministers beat heavily, and they felt that their breathing was difficult.

"Lu Jian, you will tell the public what you have played." The deep tone of the Son of Heaven broke the silence.

The last superintendent of the imperial history came out in response, and stepped forward in a few steps, and a green robe was particularly conspicuous among the scarlet robes in the forefront.

It's this thorn again! At this time, many officials were secretly thinking.

The heart of the fourth prince sank, but he was happy to climb his spine and rise, and it was only at this time that he dared to be sure that today's formation was indeed for Lu Jian.

Although the spearhead is pointed at Kong Zhishang, it is impossible for the Son of Heaven not to know that this is to attack the storage position, but he did not hesitate to convene a public meeting - he handed it over in the morning, and called hundreds of officials in the next day, what does this prove? It proved that as he had expected, the Holy Lord was not completely satisfied with the crown prince's qualifications as the eldest prince.

One more point to the calculation.

And in Lu Jian's loud speech, the uncontrollable inhalation sound in the main hall sounded one after another.

It was actually impeached that the book was interrupted by Kong Zhishang's favoritism, and he bought the murder to extinguish the mouth!

At first, the matter was just one or two rumors, and a left servant of the Metropolitan Procuratorate heard about it, so he summoned two inspectors to negotiate with the imperial history, so that the two secretly investigated the rumors.

Although the imperial history can be admonished according to rumors, firstly, it is serious that the matter involves the fairness of the imperial examination, and secondly, it is related to the relatives of the emperor and the country, so it cannot be done only on rumors, at least to check whether the rumors are credible.

"After visiting, Wechen has found out that there is indeed a rumor, and is waiting for the draft chapter to be played, and I don't want to be assassinated by Zhang Tai, who was involved in the case, and the imperial history of the case with Wechen was ordered by the official to suddenly disappear, according to the investigation, two days ago, this person had secretly met with Kong to judge the matter, and his servant was used as a witness." Before Lu Jian's words fell, the right-hand man who had heard the rumors first came out with circumstantial evidence, and directly deduced that the missing imperial historian was secretly colluding with Kong Zhishang, so he leaked secrets, so that Kong Zhishang killed people in order to cover up his crimes.

Needless to say, this right-hand man is a close confidant of Qin, and the missing imperial historian was originally the queen's person, but he deceived Qin Xinren, and his disappearance is obviously something that the queen can't say and let the Kong family "make amends".

How do you know that the four princes had expected it, and they had already arranged for their ears and eyes to go to the private residence of the imperial historian for the sake of the domestic servants, thinking that they were witnesses.

Of course, Kong Zhishang will not sit idly by, claiming his innocence and questioning that someone is being framed.

The right man then proposed that Su Ming, the new science detective, was also one of the witnesses, and there were several witnesses such as Zhang Shishu.

Kong Zhishang retorted that Zhang Shishu had only heard about it indirectly, even if there were rumors in the market, it was not empirical evidence, and it may not have been deliberately spread by people with ill intentions.

"Holy Lord, it is better to edict Zhang Tai to go to the temple and ask the facts." Qin Xiang came out at the right time to stop everyone's verbal disputes.

Zhang Tai's father and son also disappeared, which once again made the case confusing.

"The case must be strictly investigated! Let the three law divisions handle the case together, even if they dig three feet into the ground, they must find out Zhang Tai and the imperial history involved in the case. The Son of Heaven finally decided, and awarded the cabinet bachelor Su Yi to preside over the investigation of the case, Kong Zhishang was temporarily dismissed from his post pending investigation, forbidden to live in a private residence, guarded by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, and was not allowed to collude with others, including family members.

After the palace discussion, everyone in the Kong family immediately became the suspects of the three law divisions, and at this moment, the queen naturally did not dare to contact her mother's family again, but fortunately there were three princes.

In the Kunren Palace, the queen obviously did not have the calm she used to be, and was wandering around in the warm pavilion like a headless fly, until she heard that the three princes were waiting to see her outside, so she shouted and pleased, forced herself to sit on the edge of the kang, and sent her cronies and female officials to guard outside the pavilion and not let people get closer.

The queen helped up the three princes who wanted to make a big salute: "How is the matter?" ”

The third prince was full of solemnity: "Qin Xiang really made a move, and he had already asked Lu Jian to hand over the chapter, and the palace discussed it just now...... The Holy Lord has ordered the three divisions to be tried, and the Su Pavilion Department will preside over it. ”

"Wolf ambition!" The queen slapped a few cases, and her mind was also in turmoil: "It is impossible for the Su family to ignore the holy order, how can the saint ...... Knowing that this is behind Shiro coveting the storage position...... What should be done now, among the three divisions, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is controlled by Qin Huaiyu, and the Dali Temple ...... "The former Dali Siqing was involved in the case of Jin Rebellion, and he was already executed, and the current Dali Siqing was born in a family, and it cannot be ruled out that it is Qin Xiang's henchmen: "There is also Lu Ze, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who is recommended by Yu Feng, and is also a saint who believes in it, and it is not the palace that can instruct it." ”

"Queen Mother, this time it involves the imperial examination, and it is inevitable that the Holy Lord will pay attention to it, but the Holy Lord \/ Handed over this case to the Su Ge Department, at least it will not be in the hands of the fourth brother." The third prince said: "Last night, Erchen got the letter and immediately rushed to Shuntian Mansion, the murderer has been warned by Erchen, if he wants to save his family's life, he will not dare to talk nonsense, the Yushi and Zhang Tai's father and son have been properly settled, and they will not fall into the hands of the three divisions." ”

"Zhang Tai is stupid! How could such a big thing be leaked to the gentleman, his son, who was really drunk and boasted about it? The queen's face was pale, her eyes were full of murderous intent, and the third prince had no doubt that if Zhang Tai was present, the queen would be cut into pieces and skinned and cramped.

"Erchen also asked, Zhang Tai's son was so drunk that day that he didn't know what he said." In fact, Zhang Tai's son didn't know about his father's crime at all, so naturally he wouldn't reveal the secret of heaven, Zhang Tai was really wronged.

But with this layer of truth, the third prince naturally won't be honest with the queen.

"Kill them all, only the dead will be reassuring." The queen gritted her teeth.

That's not good, Zhang Tai and his son have been controlled by the Son of Heaven...... The third prince coughed lightly, and his face was sincere: "Queen Mother, this matter has come to an end, even if Zhang Tai's father and son are killed, those two prostitutes and the Tang family's concubines are not the main witnesses, and they can't be convicted based on what they heard alone...... But there are also two officials who are outgoing. "The two jinshi are the direct beneficiaries of the dance, and if they confess that Kong Zhishang is still here, then the evidence of the crime is conclusive.

"Queen Mother, forgive your son's outspoken words, if you do something to destroy your mouth again at this time, the Holy One will believe in the truth of the dance."

The queen herself knew that she was impulsive, but she really couldn't think of a way to do both, and her face was even more pale and hideous.

"The queen mother, the son-in-law thought that this matter was undoubtedly the fourth brother's move to seize the prince, and if he wanted to survive this catastrophe safely, he should also draw his salary from the bottom of the kettle...... On the way back to send Princess Donghua, Erchen had no intention of finding out...... "The third prince then told Pan'er's mother that she was raped and forced to commit suicide by Hu Shizhong: "Erchen was assassinated in Pinan, and thanks to the bows and arrows in Pan'er's house, he survived, and he had the heart to avenge her, so he arranged for someone to investigate Hu Shizhong." ”

Talking eloquently, Hu Shizhong's new official took office and carried out the disaster and forcible occupation in detail, and the third prince raised his eyebrows slightly: "The son has already helped the craftsman's wife to find out the evidence, and the craftsman's friend Han Xiucai brought the certificate to Beijing, and he is waiting for the right time to let him go to Dengwen Drum." Seeing that the queen was impatient, the third prince did not sell Guan Zi again: "Hu Shizhong is a close confidant of Chen Changshi, and he was promoted, which is the credit of the fourth brother." ”

Only then did the queen focus: "Really? ”

"There is no doubt that the minister has already made this matter clear to the prince, and the prince also said that he would wait for the right time to hit the fourth brother hard."

The queen raised her eyebrows.

At this time, the time has come, the fourth brother intends to save the position, and wants to use the case of Wu to abolish the reserve, if the storage position is empty...... If Hu Shizhong's crime is exposed at this time, and the fourth brother's reputation is useless, he will definitely not let the party do evil at this juncture, and he will be in the Drum Courtyard, but the second master of the Chen family is the chief ......"

"The Chen family will definitely kill people!" The queen said.

"As soon as this matter is troubled, the fourth brother will inevitably be anxious, if the queen mother does nothing, he will also take action in the future, and he will want to do something to destroy the mouth and plant it to the prince, and sit on the crime of perverting the law of the prince."

"As long as we grasp Shiro's handle, we can turn defeat into victory." The queen's anger subsided, and she regained her usual vigor.

The three princes smiled.

"San Lang, thanks to your ...... this time" The queen was moved by her motherly feelings for a while, and took the hand of the third prince: "If you survive this catastrophe safely, the prince will definitely remember your merits, and the future will ...... Since you have gone through hardships and perils together, you will share in the honor. ”

The third prince will naturally say something "deserved" and obedient, say goodbye and leave, and when he leaves Kunrenmen, his eyes gradually become playful.

And the high-spirited four princes had already arranged for people to go to Xiangxi, paying attention to the two county orders from Jinshi, and just waiting for the queen and her party to kill their mouths, they took the evidence of the crime as a sword to force the prince off the throne.

But before things progressed, something went wrong on the side of the four princes.

In the afternoon of this day, the four princes were discussing with several staff, and Chen Changshi entered in a panic and whispered urgently in the ears of the four princes.

The staff saw that the faces of the four princes had changed greatly, so they came out with interest, and each of them was beating a drum in their hearts, not knowing what had happened.

"Really?" There were no outsiders in the room, and the four princes tightened Chen Changshi's clothes.

"It's true, that person went directly to beat the Dengwen drum and knelt down to submit the pleadings! Fortunately, the subordinate official is one of our people, and he pressed the matter down and reported it to the second uncle, Your Highness, at this juncture, you can't let Hu Shizhong have an accident, if you get a recommendation, you can't even indulge in the people......"

The fourth prince was furious and punched the case: "What a Hu Shizhong!" How many beautiful concubines can't sit on the dignified local officials, and they actually forcibly occupy the women...... It's a real mess. ”

"Your Highness, if you don't press this matter, it will be used in the future, and it will be unwise to attack Your Highness, we finally pulled the prince down from the storage position, how can we allow others to sit and enjoy the fisherman?" Chen Changshi thought that Hu Shizhong was recommended by himself, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, and he only felt that his hair was prickly like a pinprick, but he had to analyze it hard.

The fourth prince forced himself to calm down, and only said in a half-loud voice: "What you said is not unreasonable...... This must be pressed, and immediately the details of the drummer must be searched, if there is nothing to rely on...... Cure him for the crime of filth, send him to the army, and ...... on the way was executed on the charge of escaping, and immediately informed Hu Shizhong and asked him to kill the woman and deal with this matter for me. ”

Poor Han Xiucai, who traveled thousands of miles to Kyoto to knock on the complaint, was to repay the kindness of the craftsmen that year, and was worried that the local officials would cover each other, and his owner was also a righteous person.

I didn't know that when I arrived at the Dengwen Drum Courtyard and submitted the petition, I was taken to prison without saying anything, and the crime was a foul accusation.

Needless to say, Xiucai's owner has won whose opinion.

Needless to say, the Dengwen Drum Courtyard is not the drum master Chen Erye covering the sky with one hand.

So the Criminal Department soon got a report that Second Master Chen bent the law and followed his own interests, and even made a false accusation, and accused those who had meritorious service and punished him.

Although the Shangshu of the Criminal Department was busy trying the case of Wuyao, he did not dare to take it lightly after receiving the report, and immediately went to the Imperial Palace.

The Son of Heaven was furious and once again ordered a strict inspection.

The third prince asked for orders to go to Jianchang Mansion to investigate Hu Shizhong's case in person, and the Son of Heaven allowed it.

And before the third prince left, he finally saw the two of them in secret-