When Zhou Zhe was waiting for Wang Rui to return in the capital, a bad news came from Zhongshu Province.

Fan Wenliang suddenly fainted in the office of the signing room, whether it was a civil servant or a military general, they all felt that it was so abrupt, Fan Wenliang was sixty years old, and he was full of anger in the court, and he didn't look like a weak person.

But since this kind of thing happened, it is natural to find the reason.

Chen Zui went to Fan Wenliang's house on behalf of Tianshu, and as soon as he returned to the house, his face became gloomy.

"Poisoning, who would dare to do this?" Zhou Zhe was almost shocked when he heard the news, and then he asked, "What do the imperial doctors say?"

Chen Zui looked disdainful: "Those Jianghu Langzhong, they are good at prescribing tiger and wolf medicine, and they are afraid to avoid this kind of thing." ”

Zhou Zhe understands that these people are just high-end rice bowls, and they can poison Fan Wenliang, and I am afraid that they will have to be investigated, inside and out, and at that time, the imperial doctors may still be responsible, it is better to say that they are cold.

"Did you give it to Fangzi?"

Chen Zui shook his head: "I applied the needle." Then, Chen Zui took out a box, and there was only one needle in it, but the needle had already turned dark green.

She continued to explain: "I don't know what poison is, what prescription is prescribed? I'll go to the backyard, don't disturb me, it's best to call Xin Chasu, maybe I have to let her go to Lord Fan's mansion again." ”

Zhou Zhe felt bored: "It's really tiring, you have to be sneaky to do good things." ”

Chen Zui gave him the back of his head and turned back to her medicine house.

It was late at night that Chen Zui came out of the medicine house with a dark circle under his eyes, and said with two black pills

"Both of them are poisons. For this one, half an hour after feeding, the second one will be fed. ”

"What is the difference between these two pieces?" Zhou Zhe looked dazed, like a little white.

Chen Zui looked impatient: "I don't know what poison it is, who poisoned it." Now, there is only one way, to fight poison with poison, otherwise there is only a dead end. Unless the poison can be found, let Lin Xiaoer test the poison, but I'm afraid there won't be enough time. Whether you can save Lord Fan or not, that's the only way. ”

If you don't do it, you die, and if you do, more than half of the chance is still death.

Zhou Zhe's anger during the day has not subsided, and he came to him again at night. Fan Wenliang is the head of the civil official, maybe he will die like this, he can't bear it. From a friend's point of view, Lao Fan is a good person. From a utilitarian point of view, he is away all the year round, and without Lao Fan and Dou Deren staring at the court, he will definitely not live in peace.

"Xin Chai, please take a trip! Whether you live or die depends on the destiny of heaven. At this time, Zhou Zhe also had to make such a decision, otherwise if it dragged on, maybe there would be no antidote to save it, after all, a sixty-year-old person is still a civil official, even if the physique of ordinary people is good, what can they do?

Xin Chai understood the stakes at the moment, but Zhou Zhe asked her for help, and there was no reason to refuse, so he took the medicine and turned around and disappeared into the night.

Chen was drunk and didn't sleep, Zhou Zhe didn't sleep either, and similarly, there was Sun Guozhu, the three of them discussed for a long time, but they never understood what poison was and where it was.

At dawn, Xin Chai returned to Tianshu with frustration.

As soon as the three of them looked at their expressions, they sensed that something was wrong.

"Fan Gong?" Even though Zhou Zhe didn't want to think about it, Xin Chai still nodded.

Fan Wenliang, died.

This is the official answer given a few days later. That is, the conclusion given by the hospital that only prescribes cold medicine.

But this answer can obviously deceive others, and it can't deceive those in the know, just when Zhou Zhe was about to get out of this matter completely and let the emperor authorize the secret investigation to act cheaply, someone took the first step to poke out this matter.

"Duke Fan died in vain, please ask the emperor to call the shots, open the coffin for autopsy. ”

This kind of thing, if it was shown internally, maybe the emperor would act in secret, but Fan Wenliang's family didn't know who instigated him to make a big fuss at the palace gate.

So, I couldn't hold it back.

The situation was reported, but the target was directed at Xin Chase.

Because Xin Chai had visited that night and gave Fan Wenliang a pill, it didn't take long for Fan Wenliang to die.

The emperor thundered and was furious, and said several things in a row

"You actually hide this kind of thing from me, how many other good things do you do secretly? She is the princess of my reward, is there nothing I can do?"

On the same day, the internal guards were sent inside and outside the Blood Moon Hall, and the inside and outside were compiled like spider webs, Xin Chai was not controlled, but the people of the Blood Moon Hall were taken away by Huang for interrogation.

Under the first trial, Xin Chai couldn't hold back the matter of being called away by Zhou Zhe that night.

Everything seems to have formed a chain of evidence, and the target is Zhou Zhe, secretly instructing Xin Chai to poison Fan Wenliang.

The emperor was angry, but in a blink of an eye, who was he looking to arrest Zhou Zhe?

Zhou Zhe wrote a self-defense, and at this moment, Wang Rui brought people back, and a small servant passed the information to Wang Rui from the city gate, so the self-defense became a forced palace. Wang Rui took nearly a thousand demon dragon riders, dressed in dragon armor, and bowed at the gate of the palace.

Now everyone thinks that Zhou Zhe is demonstrating to the emperor, whether he did it or not, but Zhou Zhe does have the ability to do many things now, such as rebellion.

And the people of Tianshu also understood that the mastermind behind the scenes was killing birds with one stone, Li Jiuyang ran to the palace during the day and Tianshu at night, one was afraid that the emperor would suspect Zhou Zhe's intentions again, and the other was afraid that Zhou Zhe's stubborn temper would come up again, and it would really force the palace. The public opinion outside was almost out of control, and even Dou Deren personally went to Tianshu to ask Zhou Zhe.

"Did you do it?" When Dou Deren asked this question, his face was full of confusion.

Zhou Zhe sighed, even he believed him, so how many people outside believed him Zhou Zhe?

"I said no, would you believe it?"

Will you believe it? Dou Deren was stunned suddenly, he didn't know whether to believe the young man in front of him or to believe in the crowd.

"Then why did you send Xin to chase after Wenliang Mansion?"

"Tried to save him, but it didn't work. ”

"Help him? He just had a bad stomach. You use poison to save people?"

"If I want to kill him, Xin Chai can use a dagger directly. "Zhou Zhe's self-defense seems to be seamless and can clear his culpability, but Xin Chai can solve Fan Wenliang with a knife, what about the others?

Zhou Zhe closed his eyes, it seemed to be a conspiracy, but he used the law of yang conspiracy, and there was no way to crack it. His self-defense cleared his guilt and set him against all the courtiers. Maybe that's what the people behind the scenes are trying to achieve?

"There's no need for me to kill him, and I'm not the ultimate beneficiary. After Zheng Tong took over the Zhongshu Province, Zheng Tong also seems to be self-defeating, Zheng Tong from the political envoy of Hexi, to the head of the household book, to now, is to boil out, should have such a position. But timing is critical. His position was selected from the list in the official newspaper, and he was the most suitable.

In the face of Dou Deren's questioning, he had no way to defend himself, and in the face of the emperor's recital, his defense was almost ineffective.

On the contrary, this became the reason for attacking him, empty-eyed everything, and despising the imperial power.

Shi Fulai and a group of relatives began to turn over history again, and the entire court was scolding Zhou Zhe.

In the end, this saved Zhou Zhe. The emperor never believed that a person could be so bad, the good people of the Manchu Dynasty were scolded, and the corrupt officials were also scolded, and even Shi Yunjie, who was about to go to Beijing to take over Zheng Tong's position and return to the household department, scolded on the road.

Zhou Zhe couldn't smile bitterly, the mastermind behind the scenes laid a good situation, but he was stirred up by this group of dumplings in the court, I really don't know whether to cry or laugh.

Sun Guozhu didn't say a word, just said to Zhou Zhe in the hall

"It's not so much against you alone, it's about my heavenly book. The medicine was sent by Chen Zui, and His Majesty also knows this, so His Majesty's thunder and anger are not terrible, but what is terrible is that if everyone is hostile to my Heavenly Book, it will be isolated. Look at what Fan Wenliang is doing? Maybe you can find the answer. The people behind the scenes are so ruthless, but it won't be just for revenge. ”

Sun Guozhu's old man's words opened a door for Zhou Zhe, but after all, when Fan Wenliang was there, he did too many things, and the people he offended were the same as Zhou Zhe, massive. But even if there is only one clue, it must be investigated.

Zhou Zhe, who was originally secretly investigating, still had an effect after Li Jiuyang entered the palace several times, and the secret decree came down.

still makes a statement of death, but I just took the wrong medicine.

But the investigation, continue.

Finally, the turmoil passed, but the dark clouds did not disperse.

Zhou Zhe's trip to the Western Regions was temporarily delayed, and he couldn't go, but he was very busy.

"Several, Fan Gong's recent official documents are here, as well as those from the past few years, please. For the first time, Zhou Zhe thanked a bunch of corrupt officials, and in front of him were all officials who had been imprisoned for various crimes, their mouths were not strict, but because there was no conflict of interest, their professional ability was not necessarily bad, so they became the best teammates to help investigate the case.

And the price paid is just what Zhou Zhe promised, he didn't have to worry about wine, meat, food, and family.

Construct water conservancy, expand the business of the Ministry of Industry, expand the Ministry of Industry and military research, and finally, found the answer that Zhou Zhe thinks in an unfinished recital, the silver ticket system.

If you talk about the rest, it is all a cliché in the past, and the prime ministers of all dynasties are doing it, but this is the only one, changing the grain stamps to silver stamps, which is still the idea given by Zhou Zhe. Dasheng's wealth has never been able to accumulate because every year, the major factions are plundering a large amount of wealth with silver tickets, not that no one sees it, it's just that they don't want to say it, or, if they say it, it often doesn't end well.

The grain stamp system has begun to be implemented in the few places that Zhou Zhe has taken, and the areas in which the silver ticket can only participate now have been greatly restricted, and how many people have been offended by it?

He closed his eyes, as if remembering the scene when Fan Wenliang bowed to him, thinking that he might be hit hard first, but he never expected that Fan Wenliang became a devotee.

"If I hadn't told him about the silver ticket, he might have been fine!"

Although the mastermind behind the scenes has not surfaced, it is also inseparable, it can only be the four major factions, is it a joint effort? Or is it a single one?

Check slowly, that's all. But Zhou Zhe's hands have always been very black, and the people who moved me can still make you feel better?