Qianyuan Palace, just past noon, the long sound of bells and drums slowly sounded in the grand but empty palace, breaking the original silence, as if alive again, the palace people who finished the lunch rest finished their appearance, cheered up and returned to their positions to continue to be on duty.

In the dormitory at the back of the main hall, Emperor Cheng stood with his hands open, and was closing his eyes to let the palace people help him put on his clothes.

In the morning, he had just had an argument with the former minister, and he was in a very bad mood.

The hall was so quiet that it could be heard that a needle was falling, Li Dehai was silent and put on a golden crown for the emperor, put on a scarf, and finished taking care of his appearance, then he whispered: "Your Majesty, Commander Meng has been asking to see him outside the palace for a long time, saying that he has something important to report to His Majesty. ”

Meng Che? Emperor Cheng opened his eyes, what is he doing at this time?

He frowned and said, "Xuan." ”

……

"Wechen meet Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live!"

In the main hall of the Qianyuan Palace, after Emperor Cheng sat on the case, he raised his hand and said: "Meng Qing is flat, why did you enter the palace at this hour?" ”

The tone of his speech is very familiar, Meng Che is his own son and nephew, and he is deeply trusted and convinced, Emperor Cheng knows him very well, he is a steady person, and he is a deep character who does not change his color when Mount Tai collapses in front of him.

Braving the big sun to rush into the palace must be extraordinary, what is it that makes him so anxious?

Meng Che had a calm face, silently bowed his waist and raised the account book in his hand, and said respectfully: "Weichen entered the palace to present this thing to His Majesty. ”

"Oh?"

Emperor Cheng glanced at him, and Li Dehai on the side took the account book from Meng Che's hand and silently presented it to Emperor Cheng.

Emperor Cheng opened the cyan cover, turned two pages, looked at the rows of familiar names and the huge amount of accounts in and out, frowned, turned a few more pages, and his face became more gloomy the more he turned over.

Meng Che added: "The minister was ordered to investigate the corruption of Guanglu Temple, and accidentally received news that a house on the outskirts of the city was hiding stolen money, and the minister led troops to search, not wanting that the house did not hide the stolen money of Guanglu Temple, but the private residence of Jiang Pei, the third son of the Jiang family. Weichen found this thing in the house, and he didn't dare to specialize in it, so he could only enter the palace and present it to His Majesty. ”

These words are not without loopholes, but where can Emperor Cheng take care of any loopholes at this time.

With a wave of his big hand, he flipped to the last page, his gaze fell on the number that amazed Meng Chedu, and the corners of his forehead burst into green tendons.

Although it is not a secret that the Jiang family and its henchmen are not innocent, this innocence is far beyond his expectations.

"Bang!" He raised his hand and smashed the blue and white porcelain pen on the case, and was furious, "What a Jiang Song!" What a wart and carbuncle Jiang Mansion!! ”

He gritted his teeth, a cold light flashing in his eyes, "Check! I want to see how much money this Jiang Mansion has, is it more abundant than the national treasury! ”

Meng Che bowed deeply and said, "Yes." ”

At the same time, the criminal department at the other end.

In the duty hall of the Criminal Department, Li Sandong, the chief bookkeeper, sat in the hall in the ministry as usual, the sun was warm, he stretched his waist, and his eyes were still drowsy from a nap.

People often say that spring is sleepy, autumn is lacking, and summer is sleepy, but today the department is very quiet, he sits behind the desk and looks at the empty table, drowsy.

"My lord! My lord! There is an urgent report! Suddenly, a small official broke in in a rage.

Li Sandong woke up with a stirring spirit, his jaw shook, his eyes widened, and asked, "What's so alarming?" ”

"My lord! Beizhen Fusi handed over a case to the Criminal Department, accusing Jiang Pei, the third son of Jiang Pei, of being greedy and accumulating wealth, and the physical witnesses have been sent to the yamen, please judge it. ”

As he spoke, he handed over a stack of green and yellow ledgers in his hand.

Jiang Sangongzi? Hearing this name that has appeared on the streets and alleys recently, Li Sandong's brows jumped, and all the sleepy insects in his brain ran away for a while, and he secretly screamed in his heart.

Beizhen Fusi is responsible for supervising the officials of the DPRK and China, Jiang Pei has been cut down and become a concubine at this time, and his case should be transferred to the Criminal Department for disposal, which seems to be within the scope of his decision, but that is Jiang Pei, a member of the Jiang family, how can he, a minor official of the seventh grade, be offended?

He took the ledger with trembling hands, opened it and looked at the numbers on it carefully, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, staggered outside, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Speed...... Hurry up and report to Lord Feng Yuanwailang, hurry up, don't delay! ”

Although Da Yin is rich, he has always hated corruption the most, and Li Sandong has been a regular official in the Criminal Department for decades, and it is the first time he has seen such a shocking figure.

According to this law, it is not too much to punish the three clans of Jiang Mansion for the crime of greedy ink.

The case was reported layer by layer, because the amount was too huge, which shocked the whole criminal department, and the officials of all ministries did not dare to arbitrarily judge, and finally the repeated promotion was actually passed to Meng Shangshu.

After getting this evidence, the officials of the entire criminal department who were indignant because of Jiang Pei's killing of Lin Yuan were shocked.

Lin Yuan was born in a poor family, and his experience was so miserable, the same kind of pity was sympathetic, because of the retreat of Dali Temple, many children of the poor family in the court were deeply chilled, lamented the injustice of the world, and even became dissatisfied with the court.

It's just that although they are holding back the fire in their hearts, they have no channel for seizures.

One Dali Temple did not open the court to accept the case, and there was no real evidence to convict Jiang Pei, even if everyone believed Zhou's words in their hearts, rumors can only be rumors, and the second is that the Jiang family has been deeply rooted in the court for many years, and no one dares to impeach without evidence.

Now that his private house has been seized by the Fusi of Beizhen, there are all the human and material evidence, such a huge amount, even the Jiang family can't protect him, and those officials from poor families are overjoyed.

In the room behind the main hall of the government office, Meng Shangshu flipped through the file submitted on the case, the three law divisions have been up and down for many years, he has seen how big the case is, he sees Jiang Song's actions in his eyes, and Jiang Pei's corruption is still expected.

He picked up the paper in the case file and looked at it.

Meng Che has always been reliable and secure, how hard can Jiang Shang's children be? Beizhen Fusi was swam around, and the punishment was not even a few ways, and I couldn't wait to recruit even the eighteenth generation of the ancestors.

is not only corruption, but over the years, Jiang Pei has done a lot of things to bully men and women, and to be angry and resentful.

robbing officials and their families, harming people's lives, encroaching on people's land, and wantonly collecting money...... There are more than a dozen pieces of criminal evidence, all of which are unforgivable, and it is shocking at a glance, and it is difficult to write.

Sandwiched under the paper and the ledger is a thick confession that has been drawn, the words are concise and condensed, and at a glance you know that it is not a false confession that has been tortured, Meng Che handed the knife to him, just waiting for him to lift it and fall.

Jiang Shangshu flattered Meng Che's intentions, he was in charge of the Beizhen Fusi, and directly obeyed Emperor Cheng, even his father sometimes couldn't fully know what he was thinking.

Is this what he meant, or is it what His Majesty means? Meng Shangshu couldn't get it for a while.

But he has always been an official for many years, and he is not the group of rats who act in Dali Temple, and since the case has been handed to him, there is no reason to turn a blind eye.

He threw the paper on the table and shouted outside, "Come on, bring Jiang Pei." ”

……

In the Chunfeng Building, the largest flower building in the capital, Jiang Pei was lying in the arms of the beautiful Oiran lady, stretching her neck and feeding the wine to her mouth.

Outside the curtain, the flower girl dressed in cool clothes twisted her waist and danced, a beautiful voice, Jiang Pei squinted her eyes comfortably.

He was born a little similar to Concubine Shu, with a slender face and a bit of a feminine appearance, and his triangular eyes drooping, sometimes revealing a little fierceness.

Oiran's slender fingers pressed his temples gently, and he complained coquettishly: "Jiang Gongzi hasn't been here for a long time, and the slave family still thinks that Gongzi has forgotten about us." ”

Jiang Pei grabbed the delicate hand and rubbed it in his arms, and said angrily: "How could the master forget you?" If something important happens, why can't I see you for so long? ”

These days, he was locked up in the firewood room by Jiang Song and suffered a lot of tosses, his mother begged repeatedly to release him, and the first thing he did when he came out was to rush to the flower building and call the best Oiran Song to relax quickly.

Hua Niang covered her mouth and smiled, and said coquettishly: "What is the important thing to stump Jiang Gongzi?" ”

At the mention of this, Jiang Pei's face sank, and Zhou's pretty face of being proud of snow and frost appeared in his mind, even if Jiang Pei's face had been flowing for many years, such a good color was rare.

It's just that this slut actually took advantage of his unpreparedness to escape, and made a lot of trouble, causing him to lose his official position and be punished, the widow of a seven-grade petty official, who was helpless in Beijing, was willing to take her in, or promoted her.

Who knew that she was so ignorant, when he caught her, he would definitely make her cry and beg for mercy.

Since she doesn't know how to cherish the good brocade clothes and jade food, and a good person doesn't want to be a good person, when she is caught, let her live in a dog cage, eat dog food, and tie a dog chain......

With the Jiang family and his sister to protect him, he naturally didn't think that the Zhou family could make any waves.

He kept thinking about it in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his blood was surging, and his heart was hot.

He sneered and said gloomily: "It's okay, it's just that a slut doesn't run away with long eyes, sooner or later this son will arrest her back, and ...... then."

Hua Niang saw that his expression was wrong, for fear that he would be distracted, so she ran away from this distinguished guest, and leaned on it weakly and bonelessly, warm nephrite, and exhaled like an orchid, "Since you are a slut, why is the son still worried about it?" This place also mentions others, is it because the slave family does not serve well enough? ”

Jiang Pei came back to his senses, glanced at her, laughed lewdly, and pounced: "Yes, what else do you think about others......

He touched the face of the flower girl, and was about to do a good deed, when suddenly he heard a loud noise.

The thin carved red lacquer fan door was kicked open, a group of gray-clothed and energetic officials, armed with long knives, rushed in, the flower girls have been in the wind and moon field for a long time, the most afraid is to wear official uniforms with long knives to catch fast, the moment everywhere is an exclamation, music and dancing scattered everywhere.

Jiang Pei raised his head from the arms of the Oiran lady and said angrily, "What are you doing? Who are you? Why don't you have long eyes like this? ”

The gray-clothed catcher who hit the head looked around quickly, and asked expressionlessly, "Who is Jiang Pei?" ”

Jiang Pei was very annoyed when he was disturbed by the good things, and his brain was full of unclean brains and couldn't spare the place to think about anything else, so he pushed the flower kui and jumped to his feet and said, "What? Are you going to take your grandfather and me? ”

Seeing that he confessed by himself, the gray-clothed arrester took off the token from his waist and said in a cold voice: "The criminal department will handle the case, and Jiang Pei will be sent back to the ministry for trial!" ”

Jiang Pei widened a pair of triangular eyes, pointed at his fast nose and scolded angrily: "What a big dog, do you know who your Grandpa Jiang is?" Dare to come and take me? ”

Ignoring his clamor at all, with a wave of his hand, the officials behind him rushed up, held Jiang Pei down twice and made him kneel on the ground, and tied his hands with hemp rope.

Jiang Pei has lived for more than 20 years, and it is the first time he has been treated like this, even if he is tied up, he still struggles restlessly, and keeps scolding in his mouth, "You dare!" I'm from the Jiang family! My father is Jiang Song, the secretary of the military department of the dynasty! My sister is a lady in the palace! You dare to tie me up? How many lives are there? ”

"This is Meng Shangshu's personal order, and his subordinates are not acting in peace. Jiang Gongzi, save effort, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it in the hall. He looked down at him and said in a lukewarm tone.

"Take it away."