Chen Tingjing ran fast all the way, and arrived in the capital in only about 20 days. As he was entering the city, he heard a commotion from people. I lifted the curtain and looked over, but saw more than a dozen prisoner cars coming. It turned out that it was the autumn decision, and the prisoners were actually detained by Li Zhenye, Wu Yunpeng and other people who were beheaded. More than a dozen executioners, dressed in red and covered in blood, walked behind with knives. Chen Tingjing's heart couldn't help but tighten, thinking about how he could encounter such an unfortunate thing as soon as he entered the city.

The mule cart went straight to Li's house. The outsider hadn't gotten out of the car yet, but inside the door was Yueyuan talking to her father. Yueyuan saw that the old plum tree in the corner of the wall was holding buds, so she said, "Dad, the plum blossoms are going to bloom again." ”

The old lady said: "The plum blossoms are about to bloom, and it is time for him to come back." Life flies! ”

Tian Ma smiled: "Master, there is a person in the family who always thinks that life is slow!" ”

The old lady listened, looked at Yueyuan, and smiled kindly.

Yueyuan blushed, blamed Tian Ma, and said, "Tian Ma always laughs at me!" You don't always think about Brother Tingjing every day! ”

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Tian Ma ran to open the door, and shouted loudly with joy: "Master, Miss, let's see who is back!" Yueyuan was stunned for a moment, looked down at her clothes, and wanted to run back to look in the mirror, but her feet couldn't move as if they were nailed to the ground.

Chen Tingjing had already turned around the Xiao Wall, came in with a smile, and shouted, "Dad, Sister Yueyuan, I'm back!" ”

Tian Ma smiled: "It's really a bodhisattva's blessing, the two of them just said that Tingjing Tingjing is here!" ”

Da Gui said: "The reader said, this is called Cao Cao Cao arrived!" ”

Chen Tingjing told Tian Ma and Dagui about his hard work, so he called Dashun, Cuiping, and Heizi to come over and see the master. Dashun and Cuiping are going to stay in the capital, and the sunspots will go back to Shanxi after playing for a few days. Dashun and Heizi only knew how to stand there and laughed, Cuiping's daughter's mouth was more skillful, and he saluted respectfully, and said: "Cuiping has seen the master!" Cui Ping is young and doesn't know anything, so the master will discipline him more in the future. He turned his face to look at Yueyuan again and said, "You must be Miss Yueyuan!" The eldest young master always talks about you at home! ”

Yueyuan blushed suddenly, and wanted to say something but didn't say it.

Chen Tingjing saw that the old lady looked good, so he said: "Dad, if you are well-raised, I will be relieved!" I'm worried about you at home! ”

The old lady said: "Thanks to Yueyuan and Tian's mother!" ”

Chen Ting looked at Yueyuan and said, "Sister Yueyuan, you have lost weight. ”

Yueyuan lowered her head and said, "You're dark!" ”

Tian's mother laughed and said, "One is thin, the other is dark, why don't I see it!" ”

Everyone laughed. Tian's mother said again: "Everyone is happy to patronize, but they don't know how to carry their luggage, and they don't know how to go into the house to sit." ”

Dagui took Dashun and Heizi to carry the luggage, and the old lady and Chen Tingjing went into the house to talk. Yueyuan and Cuiping were still standing outside talking, the two were about the same age, and there was no difference between master and servant. Tian's mother went into the house and poured tea and came out to help with the luggage.

The old lady asked Chen Tingjing's family members, and asked if the road was still smooth, and who they had met on the way. Chen Tingjing replied one by one and said: "When I entered the city, I ran into more than a dozen prisoner cars, and it was Li Zhenye who was taking them, so I am afraid that they are a little unlucky." ”

The old lady said, "I don't believe this, and you don't have to take it to heart." ”

Chen Tingjing actually didn't believe it, but when he saw Li Zhenye and them killed, he couldn't help but feel defeated when he remembered the hardships of life and death he had experienced.

After gossiping for a while, the old lady suddenly sighed: "Tingjing, Master Wei is only afraid that there will be trouble." ”

Chen Tingjing was taken aback and asked, "What's the trouble?" ”

The old lady said: "Isn't it offending people?" ”

It turned out that this time he asked Hagtu, the son of Bo Guoduo, the prince of Heshuozhuang, and the matter was in trouble. Nahagetu was on an errand in the military department, so he asked the emperor to seal Baylor, and Prince Zhuang loved him very much. On the occasion of Hagetu's spring, he threaded the needle and threaded the needle, colluded with Li Zhenye, and defrauded a lot of money. The emperor is iron-hearted this time, no matter whether he is the emperor's relatives and relatives, the three princes and the nine secretaries, as long as the evidence is confirmed, the question will be beheaded, and the full will be charged. Prince Zhuang was originally a veteran of the generations, and he himself was known for his military exploits, so he didn't take others seriously on weekdays. Sony, Aobai and many other ministers had already seen him unpleasant, and just about to stop his prestige, they took his son under the knife. Prince Zhuang didn't dare to mess around in front of the emperor, and he didn't dare to say anything to Sonny and other ministers, but the evil breath in his heart was always going to come out. Recently, words have slowly come out, and I have to ask Wei Xiangshu about his crimes.

Chen Tingjing was very worried and asked, "Dad, did you listen to Lord Wei himself?" ”

The old lady said: "Master Wei has been home many times, and he has talked about it. After the Spring Festival, the emperor asked Lord Wei to try Li Zhenye's case with Sonny and Aobai, and he got involved. Coincidentally, there are many Chinese-style people in Shanxi this year, so some people insist that Master Wei has benefited himself. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "It's just up to the emperor." ”

The old lady said: "The situation in the officialdom is changing, God knows what the result will be?" ”

Chen Tingjing went to the Hanlin Academy every day, but when he saw Master Wei, he didn't look like something was going on at all. Master Wei and Chen Tingjing have nothing else to say, and they are always inseparable from the word reading. It turned out that all the new science and technology scholars entered the Hanlin Academy, and they could only be sent after three years. If it weren't for the emperor's summons, Lord Wei would have stayed in the Hanlin Courtyard all day.

The days passed peacefully, and Chen Tingjing finally put his mind at ease. How did he know that Master Wei's danger had not passed, and there was a knife on his own neck that was slowly falling. Prince Zhuang slowly inquired and learned that Li Zhenye's case was originally told by Chen Tingjing.

Prince Zhuang was originally a reckless martial artist, but he was somehow calm this time, and he didn't have a seizure until more than half a year later. One day, Prince Zhuang went to Sony's house in a sedan chair, slammed the door with his old fist, and the porter recognized the prince, so he said a word to go in and report to the master, so he asked him to palm over and knock him to the ground. Prince Zhuang ran straight in, scolding all the way: "Sony, you dog, get out of here!" ”

Suo Etu heard that someone was scattered, and ran out with a black face, and when he saw that it was Prince Zhuang, he immediately became respectful: "Lord Wang, please calm your anger, if you have something to say, come into the house and say." ”

Prince Zhuang said angrily: "What is there to say? You Amma have killed my son, and I will pay for my life!" You touch your head! ”

Sonny greeted him early, bowed his hand again and again, and said: "Lord, you have lost your beloved son, and I am also very sad!" ”

Prince Zhuang burst into tears and cried: "Back then, my two sons went out with the old man and died on the battlefield, but now only the lone seedling of Hagetu is left, and you are actually asked to kill it!" ”

Sonny said: "Hagtu colluded with Li Zhenye to accept bribes, but the evidence is ironclad!" It's okay if things don't get to the emperor, but when I get to the emperor, I can't do anything! ”

Prince Zhuang made a fuss, and said more and more nonsense: "The emperor has deceived you traitors!" ”

Suo Etu was careful and said, "Lord Wang, you always go into the house to rest, and your body is important." I, Ama, you always know, he is a piece of soft tofu, and the emperor took him to investigate the case with Ao Bai and Wei Xiangshu, and you don't know the temperament of the two of them. ”

Prince Zhuang said: "Sony, I want blood to pay for it!" Wei Xiangshu thinks he is the reincarnation of Bao Gong, isn't he also a bastard? This year, there are eight people in Shanxi, and he gave Chen Tingjing the first place in the examination and the palace examination, fortunately the emperor is not confused, otherwise even the champion is also a Shanxi person! Tell Sony, you just don't let the old man grab the handle, otherwise the old man will hack you first! ”

Sonny is good-natured, but he doesn't give up: "Lord, please calm your anger and go in for a cup of tea!" ”

Prince Zhuang roared: "Tea? The old man hates to drink your blood! Prince Zhuang scolded for a long time, brushed his sleeves and left.

Sonny and his son swallowed their anger and respectfully sent Prince Zhuang out. Prince Zhuang got into the sedan chair and walked far away, and his scolding could still be heard here. Back in the house, Suo Etu slapped the table and the chair, only to say that he wanted to kill the old horseman. Sonny scolded his son for being brainless and not a finished machine.

Suo Etu said angrily: "We can't let this old thing be bullied? ”

Sonny said: "In the end, his son was killed by the emperor, not by me." He didn't dare to lie to me. Bogodo is usually the most brainless person, why can he endure his son being killed for so long this time? He broke into my house and only scolded for half a day and left, why is that? ”

Suo Etu was asked by him Ama to get a wooden brain. Sonny said, "You have to use your brain in everything. Bogoduo was able to endure it for so long, someone must have persuaded him, indicating that there was a group of people behind him. He scolded a few words and left, in order to show me that the murder is still up to us! ”

Soetu asked, "Does Amma know who he wants to kill?" ”

Sonny said, "You can't hear me? He wants to kill Wei Xiangshu and Chen Tingjing! ”

Suo Etu still felt inexplicable, and said: "Everyone outside already knows that Li Zhenye's case was told by Chen Tingjing. Bo Guoduo wanted to kill Chen Tingjing, and it was reasonable. But why did he kill Wei Xiangshu? ”

Sonny said: "Chen Tingjing is just a humble new science and technology scholar, and it is not reassuring to kill him." He had to kill a minister, and Bo Guoduo felt this evil breath. Wei Xiangshu served as the president of the examination, and the princes and ministers who had greeted Li Zhenye were no longer counted. Wei Xiangshu later tried the case with me, and it happened that there were many Chinese-style people in Shanxi this year, and there were handles to grasp. ”

Suo Etu said: "Master Wei and Chen Tingjing are going to become unjust ghosts? ”

Sonny shook his head and said, "What's wronged!" You don't need a reason to kill! Prince Zhuang They just want to vent their anger, kill you, kill me, kill others, there is no difference, it just depends on who is better. ”

Suo Etu said: "Amma, you have to think of a way, we can't sit still!" Why don't you play the emperor first? ”

Sonny looked at his son for a long time, sighed long, and said, "Suo Etu! You Ama and I have been in charge for decades, and I have realized a truth, the most unreliable thing in the world is the emperor! ”

Suo Etu was so shocked that he didn't dare to come out, and only looked at Ama in a daze. Sonny whispered to his son, saying: "The emperor can sometimes borrow and use it, but after all, it is up to us!" ”

Suo Etu was even more confused when he heard this, and his eyes widened to listen to him Ama continue: "The emperor has the most headache for Prince Zhuang, these old guys!" I thought that the emperor would have to give them some face in the end. ”

Suo Etu said angrily: "Face? The face they want is a head on someone's body! Amma, my family is also a generational meritorious service, what are you afraid of? As long as my brothers put on their horses and raise their arms, they can immediately support tens of thousands of troops! ”

Sonny stomped his feet and scolded: "Reckless! Confused! Ridiculous! I told you, you have to use your brains when you get into trouble! The Aixin Jueluo family conspires with us to do great things, why has the family become royal orthodoxy, and we can only follow the left and right? Because of Aixinjue, the Luo family not only knows how to use knives and guns, but also uses brains! ”

Suo Etu was unconvinced when he heard this, but he didn't dare to say anything more. Sonny thought for a moment and said, "Don't panic, we can let Ao Bai do the murder." You go to visit Aobai, you have to say that to him. Sonny told his son how to behave, and carefully instructed him one by one.

Suo Etu went to the Aobai Mansion, first said goodbye, and then said how Prince Zhuang came to the door to scold, and said with added fuel and vinegar, saying: "Prince Zhuang said that he would come to my house to scold people first, and he would come to your house another day." ”

Ao Bai said angrily: "That old thing, the old man is waiting for him to come!" ”

Suo Etu followed Amma's intentions, first angered Aobai, and then said: "Lord Ao, you don't have to be angry. Prince Zhuang meant that he wanted to kill Wei Xiangshu and Chen Tingjing, otherwise he would not be able to resolve his hatred. ”

Ao Bai patted the edge of the kang and said, "Presumptuous! It is the emperor's will to rectify corruption in the science field! I and Lord Lingzun are ordered to handle the case! ”

Suo Etu said: "My Ama is a piece of soft tofu, and I have a good temper, and I listen to you in everything." ”

When Ao Bai heard this, his eyes widened and he said, "What? If you offend someone, you Amma want to blame me for everything? ”

Suo Etu said: "I don't have it! It's all said by Prince Zhuang. He scolded me at my house for a long time, scolding me for being unassertive and only listening to you, Lord Ao, in everything. Rice buckets, pig brains, and all kinds of ugly words made him scold. ”

Ao Bai looked at Suo Etu and sneered: "You Ama and I have been the same court for many years, and I know that he is an old fox!" ”

Suo Etu said: "My Ama is timid, unlike you, Lord Ao, who is shrewd and resolute, and is deeply valued by the emperor. Lord Ao, the little nephew is here to visit, it's really good for you! ”

Ao Bai asked, "For my good?" Tell me how it's good for me? ”

Suo Etu followed his father's words: "There was originally someone behind Li Zhenye, but now that he has been killed, the people who supported him have no face, so they instigated Prince Zhuang to come forward." Prince Zhuang's son was killed, and he was asking those people to help him make trouble! If you don't kill these two people, Prince Zhuang and their anger will not be good, and you won't be able to do things in the future! ”

Ao bowed and said: "Virtuous nephew, you have followed the emperor with me for many years, and you know my temper." If you want to kill a few people, there is nothing difficult in the old man's place, just arrange some things for the emperor to nod. However, they are wronged after all! ”

Suo Etu said: "Lord Ao, in fact, Prince Zhuang and they just want to vent their anger, and it is the same to kill anyone. ”

Suo Etu said this, and deliberately looked at Ao Bai with strange eyes. When Ao Bai heard what Suo Etu meant, he immediately became furious and said, "What do you mean, Prince Zhuang, they still want to kill me?" ”

Suo Etu bowed his head and apologized, and said, "How dare the little nephew think so? I'm just wondering what Prince Zhuang means. ”

Ao Bai stared at Suo Etu with a gloomy face, staring at him so that his scalp was numb, and he sneered for a long time: "Arresting Li Zhenye is an edict from the emperor himself. It is rumored that Chen Tingjing reported Li Zhenye, but how did the words come out of Chen Tingjing's mouth? There are two theories outside, some people say that you asked, and some people say that Mingzhu asked. Virtuous nephew, I want to give an account to Prince Zhuang and them, should I kill you or kill Mingzhu? ”

Suo Etu was not afraid when he heard this, but he made a plea, knelt down, and said, "The little nephew is incompetent and has been tricked by Mingzhu." The emperor took me to Chen Tingjing to Shuntian Mansion, and Chen Tingjing was robbed halfway, but Mingzhu found it unconsciously, and it was Mingzhu who asked about the Kechang case from Chen Tingjing. ”

Ao Bai shouted: "Virtuous nephew means that I killed Mingzhu too? You go back and tell Lord Lingzun that killing a few people is a trivial matter, but what you said today, which sentence dares to spread it on the table! ”

Suo Etu's mouth was not soft, and said: "Lord Ao, you know, some things really won't be put on the table!" ”

Suo Etu asked Ann to take his leave and go back. He told Ama the words of Ao Bai 1510, but the old man did not eat oil and salt. Sonny shook his head and smiled, "Silly son, who did you agree to kill so easily?" All you have to do is pass it on to him, and he'll think about it! ”

Not long after Suo Etu left, Ao Bai called Mingzhu to the house. Mingzhu heard that Suo Etu instigated Ao Bai to kill him, he was shocked and hated, and said: "Lord Ao Bai, there is no one in their Sony family who is truly loyal to the court!" ”

Ao Bai nodded and said, "I know this guy Sony." He and I were ordered to handle the case together, and now that he has offended people, he blames me and asks me to come forward and kill people. It's just that the old man is used to it, and it looks like I did it as long as I was there. Sony can be blamed for the incident, but I have nowhere to push. It seems that I can't pass this hurdle if I don't make a show. ”

Mingzhu said: "I see that your lordship is for Prince Zhuang to show them, Prince Zhuang and they are for the emperor!" ”

Ao Bai immediately looked at Mingzhu with admiration, and said: "Mingzhu, the old man is not mistaken, you are really shrewd!" The old man only dared to put this sentence in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it as a person! ”

Mingzhu said: "The emperor ascended the throne at a young age, and he has been relying on those princes for many years, and he has become a habit over time!" After the emperor came into power, everyone in the world looked up to the emperor to achieve a generation of heroes, but some princes were not happy! ”

Ao Bai sighed: "The old man has experienced a hundred battles, and he doesn't know what it means to be afraid. If you kill a Baylor, you will kill it, what are you afraid of? But I have to take care of the peace of the court! As a minister, you have to think about the emperor and the overall situation. That's exactly what you mean, they want to kill a few people and tell the emperor, they can't afford to provoke them, the emperor can't kill whoever he wants. They want me to kill people for them, and they have all the heads lit, Wei Xiangshu, Chen Tingjing, and you! ”

Mingzhu took off his clothes and knelt down, and said angrily: "Lord Ao, if you have any difficulties, please take me to the knife!" As long as the monarch and the ministers are harmonious, the court is peaceful, and the pearl will never give up! It's just Mingzhu, please let Chen Tingjing go! ”

Ao Bai was so strange and asked, "Why are you so protective of Chen Tingjing?" ”

Mingzhu replied: "Chen Tingjing's talent is rare, and the emperor has a secret order for Mingzhu!" ”

Ao Bai said: "To kill you, you naturally have to kill Chen Tingjing." Prince Zhuang, they know that you asked about the case from Chen Tingjing's mouth. ”

Mingzhu was still kneeling, her neck straight, and said, "Mingzhu's head is on her shoulder, and you can take it off now." Lord Ao, Chen Tingjing can't be killed! ”

Ao Bai laughed and said, "Mingzhu hurry up and speak." I guessed it, you are protecting Chen Tingjing so hard, in fact, you are protecting your own head. You know that your head is connected to Chen Tingjing's head! The old man has a way, only kill Wei Xiangshu and Chen Tingjing, and ensure that you are a good person in front of Prince Zhuang and them! ”

Mingzhu didn't understand Aobai's words, his eyes widened, and he listened to him speak slowly. Ao Bai said: "Chen Tingjing returned to Shanxi to fight with Fu Shan, the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty, we can make some articles about this." What about you? let out the wind, making people believe that it was Chen Tingjing who revealed the truth of the case. Everyone knows that it was Suo Etu who was ordered to arrest Chen Tingjing at that time. ”

Mingzhu understood and asked, "Lord Ao means to let the outside know that this time it was Suo Etu who made the first contribution to the case?" ”

Ao Bai nodded and said, "That's exactly what it means!" ”

Mingzhu was still puzzled and asked: "But Chen Tingjing's friendship with Fu Shan and the whistle-blowing case, these two things are not related!" ”

Ao Bai smiled proudly and said, "What we want is that the wind and horses and cows are not related." Who dares to use the Kechang case to punish Chen Tingjing's crime? Ask Wei Xiangshu to deal with the crime, I have received the excerpt to denounce him, just in time to play the emperor! ”

On the second day, Ao Bai went to the Qianqing Palace to play the emperor secretly, and said: "The minister received a secret report, and when Chen Tingjing returned to Shanxi, he had a very close relationship with Fu Shan, the remnant of the former Ming Dynasty!" ”

The emperor had actually received Wu Daoyi's secret recital a long time ago, but he pretended to be confused: "Is it?" How did I not know about this? If that's the case, Wu Daoyi should play it secretly. "The emperor was suspicious of Wu Daoyi's generals, just because Chen Tingjing had a holiday with the Shanxi Governor Yamen in the Taiyuan Qiuqiu case last year. I also think that Wu Daoyi is now guilty of listening to this public case, and it is impossible to say that he deliberately wants to trouble Chen Tingjing.

Ao Bai didn't expect the emperor to care too much about this matter, so he said: "Chen Tingjing is talented and intelligent, and he knows people, the emperor appreciates it very much, and this minister also knows it." It's just that this person is young and old, unfathomable, in case he befriended the former Ming Yu is really true, he is afraid of raising tigers! ”

The more the emperor listened, the more suspicious he became, and said: "Ao Bai, you are my minister, and I trust you the most." You just say it, what is your intention? A scholar who has just entered the rank of scholar, can you take him to heart? ”

Ao Bai said: "My emperor Shengming, the minister does not dare to bully the king, but just play it truthfully." The minister also received an excerpt here, and was about to enter the emperor, telling Wei Xiangshu that as the president of the examination, he forgot the public of the world and favored the selfishness of his fellow villagers, and there were eight people in Shanxi Province. ”

The emperor fully understood this time, and said with a smile: "Aobai, you still say that you don't dare to bully the king!" To be honest, the case is over, and someone is looking for trouble, right? ”

Ao Bai secretly admired the emperor's shrewdness, and thought that since the matter was clear, it was better to tell the ins and outs. He originally wanted to follow Prince Zhuang's wishes, kill Wei Xiangshu and a few people, and walk in the future. Now he wants to simply let the emperor come out by himself and clean up Prince Zhuang's group, so that it will be more convenient for him to do things in the future. Ao Bai made up his mind, and deliberately said: "The minister said a damn word, Prince Zhuang, they are not looking for trouble with the minister, but for the emperor!" ”

The emperor was really furious when he heard this, and the straight way was really the opposite! Ao Bai hurriedly knelt down to ask for guilt, scolding himself for not making the emperor angry, but it was just a last resort, and he had to play it truthfully. The emperor lost his temper, slowly eased up, and asked, "Say, what do they want to do?" ”

Ao Bai replied: "They want to kill Wei Xiangshu, Mingzhu, and Chen Tingjing. ”

The emperor asked again: "Who ordered these heads?" ”

Ao Bai said: "Suo Etu said that it was Prince Zhuang who meant it!" ”

The emperor sneered: "I think this is what he means by Amasoni!" Sony wants to use these heads to curry favor with Prince Zhuang and them! ”

Ao Bai thought that the emperor was really a god, and he couldn't hide the emperor's eyes, so he said: "The emperor is sage, and the ministers also guess this in private." ”

The emperor said, "I know about this. Ao worship, the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty are about to move, and they have to guard against it, but they don't have to make a lot of noise, and they have to bow and snake. Go down. ”

Ao Bai Xie En left the palace, thinking that he was just waiting for the emperor to decide. Since the emperor was in power, those princes have been convicted for a while, Zhaoxue for a while, lost their numbers for a while, and posthumously restored for a while, and their majesty has almost stopped. The regent Dolgon has made great achievements, and after his death, the emperor will be held accountable, not to mention Prince Zhuang?