(Thanks to the Lion Demon King and the Datang Yanyumeng brothers for their monthly passes.) Chapter 226

"If you want to figure out this matter, you have to know the news of the help, is the thousand households of the Chongjiaofang Yamen called Yang Menggang?" Song Nan asked.

Sun Xuan stroked his beard and said, "It's him." ”

Song Nan said: "I've seen this person a few times, he is very shrewd, how can I not see that Xu Liang's confession has such obvious loopholes?" ”

Sun Xuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Is there a problem with Xu Liang's confession?" ”

Song Nan opened the file and said: "You see, Xu Liang's confession said that he suspected that the officials were tired, and the word 'suspicion' means that he was not sure, but just guessed; ”

Sun Xuan took the file and looked at it carefully, his face was a little feverish, and he suspected that the two characters were clearly written, why didn't he pay attention to it at the time, and thought that he had caught a clue about it.

"Although my Jinyi Wei can be detected by hearsay, but I also have to divide who and what, if it is an ordinary person, it is just a gift if someone is wronged, and the people dare not pursue anything, this is a member of the ministry, how can it be so sloppy." Song Nan sighed.

Sun Xuan said dejectedly: "Hey, I am also a meritorious person, I have been under too much pressure from Shi Wenyi during this time, Cheng Tianjie picked up the matter of our Nanzhen Fusi, I also want to investigate a big case and make a name to block his mouth, damn, I didn't expect something to happen." ”

Song Nan sighed and said, "The matter has come to this, and it is useless to regret it; But it gave me a place to start, since this Xu Liang went to report the news, and used an ambiguous tone, this guy must have a problem, he is really clever in doing this, asked him yesterday, he said that he was just suspicious, so he went to the Jinyi Wei Yamen to ask about something, but there must be something wrong. You see, I picked myself up all at once, and at most I made a small mistake of random speculation, but there was no big mistake, and the iron pot butter pan butter cake was light on both sides, and there was no need to retract the confession. ”

Sun Xuan scolded: "This dog day must be their gang." ”

Song Nan said: "I can't draw conclusions now, but this Xu Liang wants to stare at him to investigate, and maybe he can find out the famous hall; In addition, if you go to the ministry to check the files, what is the handwriting on other people's resumes? Why did the ministers and the chief clerks unanimously deny that the words on the dossier were not written by them? ”

Sun Xuan said: "The file we checked was obtained from Ma Wensheng, and it was originally necessary to look at the file presented to Ma Wensheng to know the truth, and after taking it back, it will be archived as evidence, and these people are just biting back." ”

Song Nan said: "You and I both know that it is a backbite, after checking the handwriting, the handwriting on the file is indeed not the handwriting of the scribe of the ministry, nor the handwriting of other officials of the ministry, which cannot be explained." ”

Sun Xuan's face was full of sorrow, and he sighed with his forehead: "If you are not careful, now you really can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River; I got the news that Jiao Fang of the cabinet has joined forces with He Tianqu of the Imperial Historian to impeach me for framing officials in the early tomorrow morning, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to pass this hurdle tomorrow morning. ”

Song Nan waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, you and I will visit Ma Wensheng tonight, there is one thing I have always suspected, if I can get his approval, I will be able to help you get out of danger, but I don't know if Ma Wensheng has the courage." ”

Sun Xuan was stunned and said, "What does this matter have to do with Ma Wensheng?" ”

Song Nan said: "If we find out that someone in his ministry deliberately designed your Lord Sun, wouldn't he, the official of the ministry, be responsible?" But I don't know if he can have the courage to take responsibility, if he is a wise person to protect himself, this matter is still difficult to do; There is only a slow secret investigation, but there is no time to save you, and I am afraid that your official title of appeasement will not be kept. ”

Sun Xuan thought for a while and said: "Ma Wensheng is an upright person, although he is nearly eighty years old, he has a hot temper, and he did not shrink his head when he impeached the Eight Tigers last time; Liu Jian and Xie Qian of the cabinet were dismissed, and he also wrote several times to ask for resignation, and he was very excited to blow his beard and stare at him in the morning, but the emperor did not allow him to resign, so it can be seen that he is not afraid of things. ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "There are a few civil officials in the outer court who are easy to bully, all of them are like bulls, as you said, I hope that Ma Wensheng can not care about personal gains and losses, and he can get out of the way." ”

Sun Xuan said: "Ma Wensheng doesn't have a good impression of Lord Song, are you sure you want to go in person?" ”

Song Nan smiled: "Of course, this is a business matter, I know my reputation is not good, but if Ma Wensheng abolishes his public affairs for personal reasons, it makes no difference whether I go or not." ”

Sun Xuan crossed his hands and said: "Hey, I didn't expect to hunt geese all day long, but I made the geese peck their eyes, and my Sun Xuan also has today." ”

Song Nan said: "This is called drowning, they are all water, they are designed by taking advantage of the weakness of my Jinyi Guard, which is pervasive and has a big case, and it is easy to dodge the hidden arrows and difficult to defend against it, and Lord Sun does not have to blame himself." Without this time, there may be a next time, in short, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, and it is better to come early. ”

Sun Xuan nodded and said, "Lord Song, if you can help me get out this time, I, Sun Xuan, will only look forward to you in the future, and this life of my brother will be yours." ”

Song Nan looked at Sun Xuan's long beard and said in his heart: Do I have such an old brother? However, Song Nan also knew that this was an opportunity to tie Sun Xuan firmly to his side, and after this incident, he was not afraid that Sun Xuan would not die for him.

"Sun Zhenfu and go back to rest, you come to the yamen to look for me in the evening, Ma Wensheng's mansion is in Anfufang, we are very close from here. I have some things to keep busy here. ”

Sun Xuan hurriedly got up to say goodbye, and left with his subordinates uncertainly.

Song Nan sat behind the table and pondered for a while, then raised his head and shouted, "Is Wang Baihu back?" ”

Wan Zhi's tall figure came in from outside the door and arched his hand: "Wang Yong hasn't come back yet, what do you want to tell Lord Zhenfu?" "Wan Zhi and Wang Yong both hold the title of 100 households, and Song Nan is not used to calling them the alias of 'Taibao'.

Song Nan said: "After Wang Yong came back, he asked him to come to see me immediately." ”

Wan Zhigang was about to nod his head in agreement, but he heard Wang Yong's angry voice outside: "My lord, my humble post is back." ”

Song Nan was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Come in." ”

Wang Yong was dressed in a narrow ragged cotton robe, dressed nondescript and came in from outside the door, Song Nan asked, "What do you gain?" ”

Wang Yong arched his hand and said: "My lord, I took someone to follow Xu Liang in disguise, this guy has a house in Dongcheng, and his family is living there, I didn't find anything unusual for a whole day, Xu Liang also stayed at home in a proper manner after seeing a guest in the afternoon." ”

Song Nan frowned and said, "Who did you see?" ”

Wang Yong said: "I don't know, but I ordered someone to follow to check, and there should be news soon." ”

Song Nan got up and paced, Wang Yong and Wan Zhi looked at Song Nan silently, their heads turning back and forth with Song Nan's movements; The footsteps in the courtyard sounded again, and Li Daniu rushed in from outside the door, also dressed as a torn cotton jacket and old felt hat.

"Brother Nan...... No...... Pacify the lord, and the humble duty has been discovered. ”

Song Nan said: "What did you find?" ”

Li Daniu picked up the teacup from the table and drank a few sips of cold tea, wiped his mouth and said: "I took my brothers to keep an eye on a few scribes in the ministry, one of them ran to Dongcheng today, entered a house, and came out without a cup of tea." ”

"Huh?" Song Nan raised his eyebrows and said, "Dongcheng Mansion? ”

Li Daniu said: "Yes, a house in Damuchang Hutong, I was afraid of startling the grass and snakes, so I didn't dare to get close, but I remember the place." ”

Wang Yong shouted, "That's ...... Xu Liang's home, Damuchang Hutong, there is an old well in front of the door, and there is an old eagle's nest on the locust tree next to the well......"

"Yes, yes, there it is." Li Daniu nodded like pounding garlic.

Song Nan showed a smile on his face: "It's right, these guys are so stupid, they dare to act rashly at this time, they must be in a hurry to confess to each other; Yes, tomorrow morning, the DPRK will impeach Sun Xuan, if these guys don't make a good confession, they don't know what my Jinyiwei means. ”

"However, this doesn't mean anything, even if Xu Liang has dealings with the scribes of the ministry, it can't prove that they colluded to set a trap for Sun Zhenfu to drill into." Li Daniu said.

Song Nan nodded and said: "It's really impossible to prove, but knowing that they are familiar with each other, you can know the conspiracy, and the speculation in my heart is getting closer and closer; Tonight will be seen. Da Niu, you go back and bring a letter to your home, and say that I am afraid that I will come back very late tonight, and tell my mother and Miss Ye not to worry. ”

Li Daniu said: "Do you have action at night?" Then how can I not follow. ”

Song Nan waved his hand and said, "Naturally, you have your business." When you go home and tell the news, you turn back and take your men with you and wait for my orders. ”

Li Daniu happily agreed, went out and took off his torn padded jacket to report the news, Wang Yong asked: "Lord Zhenfu, how many people do you need at night?" Humble to prepare for preparation. ”

Song Nan said: "Just bring a dozen reliable brothers, you can prepare, let's go to Xicheng first, tonight is the time to end this case." ”