The Qianqing Palace was as warm as spring, and the air was filled with a faint sandalwood.

A young man wearing a five-grade official uniform still had a little chill left on his body, and in the face of the saint's questioning, he nodded with eyes like a torch and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has indeed cracked it!" The problem is with the boatman! If the owner fails to make an appointment, it is reasonable for the boatman to go to his home to look for Li Yuanwai, but since he is looking for Li Yuanwai, why is it Li's sister-in-law who calls the door? From this, it can be concluded that the boatman already knew that Li Yuanwai was not at home, and could not be at home, so the boatman had either imprisoned Li Yuanwai or had already killed him, so the boatman should be arrested immediately! ”

The voice is loud, but without a hint of emotion, and it is resolutely a convincing analysis.

Yes?

After Liu Jin heard Song Cheng's analysis, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, never expecting that it would be a simple and disappointing answer.

"Yes, that's exactly what I wanted, so you should know what I was looking for you, right?" Zhu Youzhu didn't despise the person in front of him, so he decided to hand over Huai'en's case to the black-faced young man in front of him.

Song Cheng's gaze was firm, and he said with great certainty: "Your Majesty wants the minister to find out a major corruption case!" Now His Majesty has confiscated the eunuch Chen Zhun and found a shocking amount, and hundreds of officials have asked His Majesty to use eunuchs carefully, which is inconsistent with His Majesty's concept of employing people, so it is urgent to find out a corruption case of civil officials to fill the courtiers' mouth! ”

When it comes to "Youyou", it is obvious that the tone is elongated, and it is resolute to see through Zhu Youji.

This......

Liu Jin couldn't help but be stunned, remembering that His Majesty seemed to want the Criminal Department to investigate Huaien's case, right?

"Ahem, you guessed it...... Well, do you dare to take on this role? Zhu Youzhu didn't expect Song Cheng to guess this, and he said with a slight move in his heart.

Song Cheng's eyes were clear, and his chin rose slightly: "Dare you!" ”

"Aren't you afraid that this move will be attacked by the ministers?" Zhu Youzhu was a little interested in this black wood-like official, and immediately asked.

Song Cheng's eyes didn't blink, and he said as a matter of course: "The minister doesn't care about the court fight, just take care of things!" There are many maggots in the hall today, if your majesty appoints it, the ministers will check it correctly! ”

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you!" Zhu Youzhu thought about it for a while, and then made a decision.

Although he was eager to find out who poisoned Wynne, Wynne's case was extremely complicated and there was no need to rush to find out. On the contrary, if we can quickly get rid of the maggots in the civil bureaucracy, my own pressure will undoubtedly be relieved a lot.

In addition, the world says that literati have backbone, and those Qingliu keep claiming that they are for the common people in the world, but it is these people who shout the loudest among the slaves in a certain dynasty.

If they can tear off the bottoms of these people, then they will not be able to pretend to be saints in front of them, so that they can honestly do errands for themselves and do something that is truly beneficial to the common people.

Song Cheng was in the same place and did not say anything.

Liu Jin didn't scold Song Cheng, but turned his head to look at Zhu Youji.

Only then did Zhu Youzhi react, a small member of the Zhejiang Division of the Criminal Department wanted to handle a major corruption case of high-ranking officials, so he handed Liu Jin a look and said: "You can walk cheaply with my token, and I will ask Jinyi Wei Qianhu Wang Xiang to assist you in running errands!" ”

Song Cheng's face was still not happy, and he arched his hand in a businesslike manner: "The minister's order!" ”

"Stand down!" Zhu Youzhi felt that this young official was too old-fashioned, and he didn't dare to have too much hope, so he raised his hand.

Liu Jin found that this young official was a little different, and he was still unwavering in the face of honor and disgrace, just like a piece of black wood.

Song Cheng received the token, and after confirming that the token was correct, he left with a proper salute.

It was the first time he came to the Qianqing Palace, but he just looked at the road under his feet, and walked from the long white marble palace road to the Qianqing Gate, and his eyes did not dare to look to the sides.

The little eunuch who led the way couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Song Cheng obeying the rules so well.

It's just that as soon as he walked out of the Qianqing Gate, Song Cheng almost bumped into Wan An, who was walking towards him, and hurriedly took a step back and saluted: "Song Cheng, a member of the Zhejiang Division of the Criminal Department, pays a visit to Lord Yuanfu!" ”

"The Criminal Department? What are you doing in Qianqing Palace? Wan An was thinking about his thoughts just now, but he was almost bumped into by this sturdy descendant, and looked at this young official with palpitations.

Song Cheng made a thoughtful expression, but shook his head lightly and said, "The lower official can't reveal anything about His Majesty, this is disloyalty!" ”

"Check ...... Investigating the case? Wan An nervously guessed as if he thought of something terrible.

Song Cheng hesitated for a moment, and found that he didn't seem to need to deliberately keep this matter, so he nodded lightly: "Yes!" ”

"Check ...... Investigating corruption? Wan An's face suddenly changed greatly, and he continued to make bold guesses with a trembling voice.

The world said that he was favored by his words and obedience, but he didn't know that the sacred heart was unpredictable, and he relied on speculation about the sacred heart to do a good job of the emperor's errand, which won the favor of Emperor Chenghua, and thus sat firmly on the throne of the first assistant of the cabinet for ten years.

Now facing the new monarch, he also used this skill, and resolutely vaguely guessed His Majesty's next move.

Song Cheng found that he could no longer reveal relevant information, but lying was not his style, so he hurriedly said: "The lower official has the emperor's order, so he will leave first!" ”

You guessed it!

Wan An looked at the back of Song Qian's hurried departure, and suddenly felt that the world was spinning, and the second spring that had just been rejuvenated seemed to wither in an instant, and his body and bones immediately felt a sore back, and a chill hit his heart.

Although he knew that the civil officials were so noisy, His Majesty would definitely not give in, but he didn't expect the butcher's knife to come so quickly, it was likely to be cut off on his head!

Embezzlement, raiding the house, can you really run away?

Inside the palace walls is a hidden world, but outside the palace walls, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the gates of the Forbidden City.

Song Cheng entered the palace to face the saint, which naturally could not escape the eyes of those who had a heart.

It's just that Song Cheng is an unsociable but extremely capable official, even if he wants to contact him, it is more difficult, let alone take something from his mouth?

Du Ming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, called Song Cheng to the duty room, perhaps realizing that his answer was inappropriate during the conversation with Wan An, Song Cheng's mouth was even stricter this time, and he just replied "No comment".

"Since you have taken over the imperial mission, then your official duties in the Zhejiang Division will be put aside for the time being, and you will not need to report to the Criminal Department in the future, just concentrate on handling the imperial mission!" Du Ming, the secretary of the Criminal Department, couldn't see why, even if it seemed reasonable and authentic.

When Song Cheng nodded, he finally realized that he was still in the way of this old fox, but it seemed that he really couldn't hide Du Ming from himself.

Due to Du Ming's permission, he went to the archives of the Criminal Department to read some materials, and then left the Criminal Department directly, but chose to go to the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry.

Although Song Cheng's actions are eye-catching, it is common to frequently summon middle- and low-level officials from the six ministries recently, such as Liu Zhong in the Guangxi Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs and Liu Jiyu, a new member of the Tuntian Division of the Ministry of Industry, often enter the palace, and after Song Qian, there are also several officials from the Criminal Department who go to face the saint.

In the evening, the wind is cold.

There is a house on the edge of the city wall in the west of the city, and there is a dilapidated courtyard house left over from the Yuan Dynasty, which has now been subleased.

Song Cheng followed the past, walked back from the Dongjiang Rice Lane, entered the courtyard and walked to the west chamber. This is the house he rented since he entered the official career, and the lease has been extended to the present.

"Husband, you're back, the meal is ready!" A beautiful woman came out of the room and said with a smile to Song Cheng who came in.

Song Cheng's face obviously had a touch of warmth, but he still said seriously: "Your Majesty sent the emperor's grace, so I came back a little late today!" ”

"Your Majesty is asking you to investigate the case?" The beautiful woman pondered for a moment, and then guessed.

Song Cheng sat down at the dinner table, but said with a straight face: "Don't ask!" ”

The beautiful woman stuck out her tongue cutely, and the maid who came out of the food hesitated for a moment, but still opened her mouth to complain: "Uncle, that Xu Gongzi came to harass Miss again today!" ”

Just as he was speaking, a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper walked in outside and said, "Lord Song, my lord has been invited, saying that he hasn't been together with you for a long time!" ”

Song Cheng saw that it was his teacher's housekeeper who was there, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to be invited to go when he put down the dishes and chopsticks.