At night, the palace of the king.

"Lord, the man who stole the pine wood has been caught. According to the confession, they were all ordered by Liang Fu, the director of the Ministry of Works. ”

"Liangfu?"

Jiang Chen spread out the list of officials of the Ministry of Industry and added verbally.

It is said that Liang Fu and Xiao Che, the director of the Tuntian Department who was convicted before, are confidants and friends, and they are not only from the same department, but also almost become sons and daughters.

Just before Xiao Che's accident, the two sides had just been engaged. After Xiao Che's family was demoted out of Beijing, Liangfu's daughter washed her face with tears all day long, and almost committed suicide. ”

Su Huaixiao stared at the list on the desk with cold eyes, "According to what you said, Liang Fu planned this case in order to fight for his friend's grievances. Attempted to use An Guogong as a breakthrough to frame the king. ”

Jiang Chen continued: "The humble position has been investigated, and after Xiao Che took refuge with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he intended to recommend Liang Fu to the East Palace. ”

"Prince."

At the mention of this person, Su Huaixiao's voice was obviously lowered.

"Knowing that the pine wood was intercepted, Liang Fu will definitely take action and keep an eye on him!"

Jiang Chen was about to receive his order, but he heard a rapid and regular birdsong from the courtyard.

This is the secret signal of communication between the secret guards of the Xiao Wangfu, and the rapid birdsong like this means that something important is happening.

Jiang Chen dodged out of the study, and a moment later brought back a black-clothed masked secret guard.

"Lord Qiqi, Liangfu is dead."

The fingers holding the pen were stunned, and the coercion around the body dispersed, making people a little breathless.

"Who's doing it?"

The Dark Guard lowered his head and swallowed.

"The cause of death is still unknown, but Liang Fu was invited by An Guogong to go to the restaurant before returning home today."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but be a little anxious, "Lord Wang, it must be the prince's bureau." Tomorrow, when the news of Liangfu's death spreads, the emperor will definitely find An Guogong along the vine, so as to lead to the theft of pine wood.

Lord Wang, you can't delay it any longer, you must start first! ”

Su Huaixiao immediately ordered, "Don't leave the handle." ”

……

……

Following.

Above the Golden Palace, Liang Fu's death really became a matter of discussion.

The officials of the Criminal Department reported the results of the investigation and waited for the emperor's instructions with trepidation.

"Are you saying that at the critical moment when the granary was being repaired, the head of my Ministry of Works was inexplicably killed?"

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department explained under pressure: "According to the minister's investigation, Liang Fu died of poisoning. After investigation, the minister has temporarily locked up the suspect. ”

The Emperor asked, "Who is it?" ”

According to the confession of the family members of Liang Fu, Liang Fu was invited by An Guogong to a banquet in the restaurant before the accident, but the two had an argument in the restaurant.

When Liangfu returned home, he felt a pain in his chest and difficulty breathing. It's just that before the doctor came to diagnose and treat him, he died. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers above the Golden Palace were in an uproar.

"In this way, it is likely that he was killed by An Guogong?"

"An Guogong is really capable of causing trouble, his donation of poisoned food has only been a few days, and he has been involved in a murder case."

"Who doesn't know that Liang Fu and Xiao Che have a very personal relationship, and he invited Liang Fu to drink after Xiao Che was demoted, what kind intentions can he have."

In the midst of the heated discussion, the prince strode to the center of the golden palace.

"Father, the son has a book to play!"

The emperor squinted, "What do you want to say?" ”

"Erchen heard that just yesterday afternoon, the timber that the Ministry of Industry applied for from the state treasury to repair the granary was robbed outside the city."

"What!?"

"How is this possible?"

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are people who are so bold as to dare to hijack the materials of the imperial court?"

The emperor was silent when he heard this, feeling that his majesty had been seriously provoked.

The prince continued: "The prince also discovered that in fact, there have always been people in the Ministry of Industry who have been taking advantage of their positions to resell materials in the treasury. ”

"Bastard!"

The emperor slapped the imperial case heavily, and the teacup trembled three times.

"Say, who's doing it right under my nose?"

"It is the suspect related to the death of the head of the Ministry of Works, An Guogong."

The scene was silent for a moment, and then it was like cold water falling into hot oil, and the exclamation almost toppled the roof.

"Huh? An Guogong again? ”

"Did he eat the bear's heart and leopard's guts?"

"Didn't Director Liang discover his crime of reselling the treasury materials, and he was killed before he could expose it?"

The crown prince pursed his lips, and his gaze fell on Su Huaixiao's body over the ministers.

"Lord Xiao, you are not only responsible for supervising the repair of the granary, but also the son-in-law of An Guogong, didn't you find any clues in advance?"

With the sudden attack of the crown prince, the courtiers who knew that the relationship between the two was not harmonious moved their eyes to Su Huaixiao, and paid attention to this new round of fighting with great interest.

In the face of the prince's provocative questioning, Su Huaixiao rarely directly surrendered his guilt.

"Your Majesty, the minister did discover An Guogong's abnormality."

When the prince heard this, he was like a cat smelling a fishy smell, and immediately asked.

"Since you found an abnormality, why didn't you report it to the court in time? At present, Liang Fu died tragically and the treasury materials were stolen, and Xiao Wangye's supervision was only afraid that he would not be able to get rid of it. ”

The emperor listened to the words of the two, and his eyes stared coldly at Su Huaixiao.

"Lord Xiao, are you guilty?"

"The minister is guilty, but he does not admit his guilt."

Su Huaixiao turned around and manipulated the wheelchair to face the prince. The two of them stood and sat together, with a strong contrast in height, but they were equal in momentum.

"After being ordered to inspect the repair of the granary, he checked all the information of the past ten years. Just a few days ago, the Ministry of Restoration and Industry applied for the transfer of a batch of pine wood, but these timbers were not used in the repair of the granary. ”

The prince sneered, "Prince Xiao is so cautious, why didn't he do anything after discovering the problem?" ”

After discovering the anomaly, the minister presented the transcript to the Secretary of General Affairs on the same day. It's just that the minister is puzzled that the emperor has not given approval on this matter. ”

Hearing him say this, the emperor was also stunned.

"I haven't seen your transcript."

Su Huaixiao raised his eyebrows, "If I remember correctly, on the day the minister presented the recital, the prince stayed in the cabinet all day. ”

The recitals presented by the ministers were to pass the preliminary examination of the cabinet before they were handed to the emperor. Su Huaixiao's words are tantamount to suspecting that the prince has done something in the cabinet and intercepted his recital.

"What do you mean?" The crown prince's forehead and temples jumped suddenly, "Lone went to the cabinet that day on the orders of his father, and Lone didn't see your transcript at all." ”

"The minister hasn't said anything, what is the prince anxious about. The minister was just wondering if the cabinet was busy receiving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he couldn't send the book to the emperor in time. ”

The Emperor's gaze circled between the two of them, and he announced his intentions to the public beside him.

"Let's check, is it that the cabinet is too busy and has suppressed Lord Xiao's playbook."

"Yes."