In the Heng Mansion, Heng Zhi and Heng Xian are playing against each other in the backyard.

"The virtuous nephew is now in Dazai, and he is the head of the three princes, which can be described as a step to the sky." Hengzhi couldn't help but sigh. Heng Liang, the father of Heng Xian, is Heng Zhi's cousin, so the two are called uncles and nephews.

Heng Xian dropped a son at random, and then said: "From the budding shade brought by the dragon's work, it makes me cautious step by step. I came here today because I knew that Heng Gong was quite dissatisfied in his heart, so I came to advise. ”

Heng Zhizhi was silent on his face, but said lightly: "Now that my title is at its peak, what can I be dissatisfied with?" ”

Now that the Duke of Qin is famous, the Duke of Heng was forced to hand over the military power, so he led the nephew of the Yangzhou Mu. Although Heng Xuan was named a general, he lost the military power of Southern Xuzhou, which is currently temporarily led by Wang Lie. It seems that the family is prominent, but there is no power in his hands, can Heng Gongyan be willing? ”

Hengzhi, who was pierced by a word, finally couldn't help it at this moment, and said: "What Heng Xiang said is extremely true, this prince is the leader of the northern scholar clan, and now he has no appearance, and he is indeed unwilling. ”

"But in today's situation, Heng Gong is also to blame." Heng Xian said coldly.

Then Heng Xian looked at Heng Zhi and said lightly: "At the beginning, Xiao Luan killed his father and usurped the throne, if Heng Gong fought to the death, even if Heng Gong was unfortunately killed, Heng Xuan would definitely be able to hold real power, His Majesty would definitely reuse it, and the position of the leader of the Heng family's northern Shi clan was unshakable, and now His Majesty is attacking the Southern Party, and the northern Shi clan can take this opportunity to rise again." ”

Heng Xian fell down again and said: "But Heng Gong chose Mingzhe to protect himself, handed over the tiger talisman, and didn't even want to do it with soldiers to rescue him." The first emperor died, how could His Majesty rest assured that he was handing over the military power to Heng Gong? ”

Heng Zhiyan's face was uncertain when he heard this, and then he only heard a heavy sigh.

Heng Xian said again: "The matter has come to this point, even if Heng Gong is dissatisfied, but since His Majesty has given the Heng family infinite honor, he only needs to maintain this honor." If Heng Gong fell out with Qin Gong because of this matter, the disaster of the Heng family's downfall was just around the corner? ”

"Sooner or later, Wei Ran will be the minister of Great Qi, Your Majesty is a generation of Ming Jun, even if the two are brothers, can Your Majesty really rest assured that Wei Ran is so assured?" Hengzhi asked puzzled.

"When Your Majesty was seriously ill in Xiakou, he once said a word to his nephew."

Heng Xian then said something that shocked Heng Zhi: "If I unfortunately die, Wei Ran can inherit my throne." ”

In the Qin Mansion, Ye Jian was cramped and uneasy at the moment, for some reason, he didn't have a trace of timidity in the face of Lu Ke at the beginning, but in the face of Wei Ran, he never dared to look directly at the other party.

At this moment, Ye Jian was sitting on the side, opposite was Yuan Muzhi, Wei Ran was sitting on the main seat, seeing the cramped and restless Ye Jian, Wei Ran said: "Lord Ye doesn't have to be nervous, it is a happy event to call Lord Ye here today." ”

Ye Jian was puzzled, and Yuan Muzhi was also confused.

"Lord Ye's daughter, Ye Caidie, my father can see it, and I am shocked. Now that Lord Tingwei Yuan has not yet married a wife, my father intends to be a matchmaker to let Mu Zhi and the noble girl tie the knot, I don't know what Lord Ye wants? ”

Hearing this, the cup in Ye Jian's hand couldn't help but fall to the ground, and then he hurriedly got up from his seat, knelt on the ground and said: "Lord Yuan is a masterpiece in the world, and the lower officials have already heard of it. It's really not worthy of Lord Yuan. ”

Wei Ran said sharply: "Lord Ye's words, my father is very displeased. Then Wei Ran got up and walked to Ye Jian's side and said: "At the beginning, Lord Ye was poor and was robbed of his family property by traitors, but he still did not hesitate to sell his property for the sake of the family's children and the elderly. The son of Lord Ye was beaten in order to make love, and it was really a last resort to make love fall into the dust. Now Lord Ye does not recognize his daughter from the bottom of his heart for the sake of the so-called reputation, isn't it ridiculous? ”

Wei Ran's words made Ye Jian suddenly feel like five thunderbolts, and he knelt on the ground and couldn't make a sound for a long time.

"In my father's opinion, as long as I look up to myself, I have a clear conscience. Moreover, the colorful butterfly girl must maintain her innocence even if she is bullied in the red dust, which is even more rare in the eyes of this father. Even if the butterfly girl is not innocent, as long as she is right, what is wrong with her? ”

After listening to Wei Ran's words, Ye Jian was suddenly ashamed, and he burst into tears, and said: "What Gong Qin said is very true, Ye Mou read the sage book in vain. ”

Wei Ran then sat back on the main seat and said, "Now on the bank of the Qinhuai River, the money village has been banned, and the minions are all in prison. The bully son Bengong who bullied the women of a good family has also been taken into custody, but how these more than 100 women, as well as countless persecuted women all over the world, can make them raise their heads and live, it is also a pain in the heart of His Majesty. ”

Yuan Muzhi also knew at this time that he hoped that he could set an example and marry Ye Caidie as his wife, so that the husband and wife would be an example of love from then on.

Then Yuan Muzhi said: "The lower official has no objection, and it is also the luck of the lower official to be able to ask to marry the daughter of the Ye family." ”

When Ye Jian heard this, he no longer objected. At this time, Wei Ran called Ye Caidie, and when the father and daughter saw each other, they finally couldn't bear it anymore, and the two sides couldn't cry.

Wei Ran then sent the Ye family's father and daughter back to the Ye Mansion, and he and Yuan Muzhi went to Tingwei Prison.

Now the Tingwei prison is really lively, with Wang Tanzhi and other old ministers locked up on the one hand, and Qian Zhuang people locked up on the other. The innermost one is the detention of the ruffian bullies and the sons who do evil.

To say that this king is now extremely depressed, and crowded with the crowd. Wei Ran said to Yuan Muzhi: "Lord Wang is in a high position, so he should be given a private room." ”

Having said that, Yuan Muzhi could clearly feel the ridicule in Wei Ran's words, so he smiled and didn't speak.

"Wei Ran, you wolf ambition, put us here, you will be the scourge of my Great Qi in the future!" When Wang Tan Zhi arrived in prison, he was still stiff-mouthed, scolding and chattering.

The guards beside Wei Ran were just about to open the prison door to teach this old man a lesson, but Wei Ran stopped him: "This generation can't add fists and kicks. There is a loss of decency. ”

Wei Ran then instructed Yuan Muzhi: "The people in this prison are all former important ministers, and the food should not be treated badly." As for the residence? ”

Looking at the environment in the cell, as well as the resentment towards Wei Ran on everyone's faces, Wei Ran said: "Let's live like this, scold each other more at night, and sleep soundly when they are tired." ”

Immediately, everyone laughed, and Wei Ran continued to walk forward, and soon arrived at the cell where the treasurers were held.

Wei Ran stopped, and then said, "How is the investigation of the crimes committed by these people?" ”

After Yuan Muzhi heard about it, he began to narrate it to Wei Ran. Wei Ran couldn't help but glance at Shopkeeper Zhao a few more times, and then said: "Give Shopkeeper Zhao a clean cell, give meat at a moment's notice, and then give a pot of wine." ”

Wei Ran then looked at the shopkeeper of Longsheng Qianzhuang and said to Yuan Muzhi: "Throw this person into the cell where the villains are held." ”

Then ignoring the pale shopkeeper Zhang, Wei Ran walked to the cell where the bully and the son-in-law were held.

Wei Ran then looked at the people inside, and saw the attitude of the group of bullies and dead pigs who were not afraid of boiling water, Wei Ran also smiled, and then said: "Mu Zhi, how come this group of people are intact." ”

Yuan Muzhi said: "Back to Duke Qin, this group of bullies came in and recruited everything, they had no backbone at all, and they had no chance to be punished." ”

Wei Ran said gloomily: "Mu Zhi, what are you talking about!" How can you be sure they're all recruited?! What if there's something to hide? This kind of person will not be fully recruited if he does not move to punishment. Come on, give the most ruthless to my father. That's right, the one who looks the most fierce, take him first, and move it here! ”

Yuan Muzhi glanced at Wei Ran strangely, and then asked people to arrange it, and after a while, the terrible howl spread throughout the entire Tingwei prison, and everyone was terrified.

Wei Ran looked at the bully in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction: "This group of people usually bully men and women, and there are people behind them who don't know how many people have been beaten, just this bully, I heard that Ye Hang couldn't get out of bed with his hands, Mu Zhi." That's your brother-in-law. ”

Hearing Wei Ran's words, Yuan Muzhi realized that although these people in front of him were exiled and beheaded, in Wei Ran's opinion, they were still too cheap, not only to let them die, but also to make them suffer from flesh and skin.

Yuan Muzhi said knowingly: "Come on, torture these people to see if there are any clues missing." ”

Wei Ran immediately walked to the cell where the son of the family was imprisoned, and among these people, most of the elders in the family were not pulled into the bank of the Qinhuai River by Wei Ran, and let their elders go.

But with this group of sons, Wei Ran is now also thinking about what to do. If all of them are according to the laws of the Great Qi, they will all be capital crimes, but the ministers of the court and the central government will inevitably hold a grudge against Wei Ran. Although Wei Ran is not afraid now, there are too many lice, but it is a bit of a diaphragm.

The group of people in front of them obviously did not have passive punishment, since ancient times there has been a tradition of not punishing doctors, these people are the sons of the family, and it is inconvenient for Yuan Muzhi to directly move the punishment, so they have to be all detained in this cell.

But when Wei Ran smelled a smell of wine, he instantly became angry. "Why do they still drink?" he asked. ”

Yuan Muzhi was also surprised, and then sniffed it carefully, and sure enough, there was a smell of alcohol, and then called the official in charge of guarding the prison.

Seeing this, the cell boss of the Tingwei Mansion hurriedly knelt on the ground, and he didn't know how to speak.

"Say, did you accept a favor from their family?" Yuan Muzhi drank loudly.

Seeing the cell boss nodding, and then seeing the jailers lowering their heads one after another, Yuan Mu's heart was clear, presumably the people in the prison had been bribed, and he had to treat these people well.

"Your Majesty's latest edict, those who are greedy for ink and hundreds of literature will be executed, do you dare to do this?" Yuan Muzhi was already angry at this time.

Wei Ran stopped Yuan Muzhi, and then said, "It's okay. ”

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Wei Ran said: "Put them all in prison, and the Tingwei Prison will be temporarily guarded by the Tianxiong Army." ”

Everyone suddenly turned pale and begged for mercy, but Wei Ran ignored it. Seeing Wei Ran's resolute methods, the sons and buddies were also frightened, and everyone didn't know what to say for a while.

Wei Ran looked at this group of sons and said, "My father, Wei Ran, I believe everyone knows. There is no law here that does not blame the public, so you must be lucky. ”

Brother Gongzi's face suddenly turned to ashes, and then Wei Ran thought about it and said: "In the future, only half of the food will be arranged for them at each meal, and if you want to eat a full meal, you have to rely on your ability." ”

Then Wei Ran left the Tingwei prison, Yuan Muzhi followed, and after leaving the prison, Yuan Muzhi said: "Qin Gong's plan is very clever, half of the food is eaten every day, and everyone will definitely fight with each other to tear their faces, even if he releases them one day, they will definitely be enemies of each other." ”

Wei Ran nodded slightly, and then said to Mu Zhi: "This is almost the case. Zhao's shopkeeper is also a talent, although the Sheng'an Money Village he manages also raises prices, but he does not bully men and women too much, if this person is sure that there are no other problems, he can be released and used by Daqi Money Village in the future. ”

Then Wei Ran looked at the sun above and said: "I will go to Xiangzhou through Sanwu in the second half of the year, inspect the counties, and strictly investigate Tuduan and Qianzhuang. The matter of health will be handed over to Mu Zhi and Renye. ”

Yuan Muzhi hurriedly said: "If Duke Qin travels, the lower officials are willing to go together." ”

Wei Ran shook his head: "There are very few people who can be trusted in the DPRK and China now, and we must be on guard. Mu Zhi stays in Jiankang, and his father can rest assured. With the addition of the Tianxiong Army, it can deter the government and the opposition. Your Majesty is the first to ascend to the great treasure, and it is clear if you listen to it, the two factions in the north and the south have their own ghosts, and Your Majesty only trusts you and me and Zemao. This time, I have hinted at Hengxian, and Ze Mao will be promoted to Shangshu Youcheng, and let them fight for the remaining positions. However, after all, Zemao has a lot of relations with the Yugoslav Party, so he still needs to sound the alarm bell at the moment. ”

Yuan Muzhi nodded when he heard this, and then sighed with emotion: "Since ancient times, it is not easy to be a powerful minister, and Your Majesty has also told your subordinates about this, and you are very worried about the future of Duke Qin. ”

"It is a great blessing for the ministers to have a monarch like Your Majesty, and you can't ask too much, and in the future, when the prince is born, he will be personally trained by Mu Zhi and his father, so it will not be so."

But then Yuan Muzhi analyzed: "Now the strength of the Southern Party has been greatly reduced, and after the land is broken, it is a foreign membership, but after the inheritance, it is a feudal domain." In this way, the northern and southern parties and the vassal kings will hate the lord and His Majesty, and the lower officials are afraid that it will cause a civil war. ”