The spring light in March is extraordinarily brilliant, and the Heart Nourishing Hall wakes up in the morning sun.

The Palace of Nourishing Heart not only officially became the place where the Son of Heaven handled government affairs, but also the new power decision-making center of the Ming Dynasty, and high-ranking officials would enter and leave here every day.

Since the Son of Heaven moved here, the communication between the Son of Heaven and the important officials of the imperial court has obviously become frequent, and there have even been voices calling for the direct cancellation of the early dynasty that was a mere formality.

Song Cheng, who was wearing a four-grade official uniform, followed Liu Jin to the main hall, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Yin Song Cheng of the Heavenly Mansion has come to hand over the decree!" ”

"The case of the Teaching Workshop Division has finally been clarified?" Zhu Youzhu was looking through the list of personnel changes that the cabinet had just submitted to the Hanlin Academy, and he didn't raise his head.

Song Cheng's face was dark, and he raised his head and replied seriously: "Exactly!" ”

"Who's the real murderer?" Zhu Youji's heart moved slightly, and he asked with a little curiosity.

Song Cheng faced Zhu Youji's inquiry, and his eyes replied very clearly: "Back to Your Majesty, there is no real murderer in this case!" ”

"Song Qing, what do you say?" When Zhu Youzhu heard this unexpected answer, he couldn't help but raise his head and said in surprise.

The last time Dongchang secretly investigated this case, because it was quickly confirmed that Zhu Qi was not the real murderer, there was no need for him to continue the investigation, so he handed over the case to Song Cheng, who was in charge of the Shuntian Mansion.

Although he knew that the real culprit was not Zhu Qi, it was confirmed that it was Xu Yuanji and others, and it was also possible to pull out one of the so-called four horses in the capital and cut off his head, which can also be regarded as a prestige.

It's just that Song Cheng, who has been investigating for so long, came to tell him that there was no real murderer in this case, and suddenly had a feeling of disbelief, and even seriously suspected that Song Cheng had received money from the Funing Marquis Mansion or the other three families.

Song Cheng met Zhu Youji's gaze and nodded very seriously: "The minister has repeatedly checked this case, and although the two strangulation marks on the neck of the deceased Lan Xiang are difficult to distinguish due to the decomposition of the corpse, the testimony of the four of them is credible. The body was re-hung up, not someone who strangled himself and then pretended to commit suicide, so the case was essentially a case of self-hanging! ”

"Song Qing, do you have any evidence for your judgment?" Zhu Youzhu put down the personnel transfer list that had just been released by the Hanlin Academy, and it looked serious.

Song Cheng knew that this statement would arouse the emperor's suspicions, so he immediately submitted the dossier: "Your Majesty, the files of the minister's investigation of this case are all here, and they have been recorded in detail, so please take a look at them." A few days before her death, Lan Xiang learned that her father and brother had passed away from exile, and she fainted from tears. After investigation, on the third day before her death, she asked someone to repair the clothes mound in the suburbs, and once wanted to ask someone to leave a suicide letter, and the rope for hanging herself was bought from a shop on the adjacent street, so Lanxiang did have suicidal tendencies! ”

"Even if Lan Xiang has suicidal tendencies, it may not necessarily be put into action!" Zhu Youzhu took the file from Liu Jin's hand, looking very rational and authentic.

Song Cheng knew that the emperor in front of him had a thorough understanding of the case, so he nodded lightly and said, "The minister also thinks so, so follow this line of thought to investigate Lan Xiang's emotions that day." According to an acquaintance of the official prostitute, Lan Xiang was indeed full of sadness and did not think about food and tea in the first few days, but someone saw her pursing her lips and smiling at dinner that day. According to the testimony provided by Zhu Ji and others at the wine table that night, because Xu Yuanji touched his eyes and grabbed people and hit the door, Lan Xiang laughed for a while, and her mood was already better! ”

"In that case, why did Lan Xiang choose to hang herself that night, and why did there be two strangulation marks on her neck?" Zhu Youzhu flipped through the file at will, but asked with a straight face.

Although Liu Jin did not easily suspect that Song Cheng was shielding the murderer, this matter obviously did not make sense, so he turned his head to look at Song Cheng in confusion.

Song Cheng realized that the Son of Heaven in front of him was extremely wise, so he explained seriously: "Your Majesty, Lan Xiang was supposed to accompany Zhu Qi that night, but Yang Tinghe thought that his female companion was too enthusiastic, so he exchanged Lan Xiang with Zhu Qi. According to the confession of Xu Yuanji and others, Yang Tinghe seemed very frustrated that night, and there were quite complaints during the banquet, and after getting drunk, he repeatedly sang Su Wei's "Jiangchengzi". ”

"Jiang Chengzi? Ten years of life and death, without thinking, unforgettable. Thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about desolation? Zhu Youji's mind came up with the words he had studied in high school, and he recited the first two sentences.

Song Cheng was stunned for a moment, it was rumored that this son of heaven hated poetry very much when he was in the Qing Palace, but he quickly reacted and said: "Your Majesty, it is this one!" ”

"This poem is indeed sad, why is Yang Tinghe so frustrated, have you investigated this matter?" Zhu Youzhu didn't bother to look at the file again, so he asked with a bit of gossip.

Song Cheng is a person who likes to get to the bottom of things, and immediately nodded solemnly: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is also suspicious of this matter, so he interrogated the testimony of Zhu Qi and the official prostitutes one by one, and later got Yang Tinghe to confirm it himself. That night, Yang Tinghe was unable to be promoted, and he had to continue to stay in the position of Hanlin review, so he invited Zhu Qi and the other three to the teaching workshop to have fun, and Yang Tinghe kept nagging during the banquet! ”

"Ten years of life and death? If I remember correctly, Yang Tinghe is a Jinshi in Chenghua for fourteen years, and it has been exactly ten years so far, right? Zhu Youzhu had a wonderful association, so he earnestly sought to prove it.

Song Cheng actually thought of this, so he nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, Yang Tinghe has been in the officialdom for ten years, and now he is still the eighth grade of Hanlin review." After investigation, Yang Tinghe complained a lot, even after getting drunk that night, there were still many words of complaint and injustice in his mouth! ”

"Hanlin Xiu, I'm afraid I won't complain this time!" Zhu Youzhu picked up the list of changes in the officials of the Hanlin Academy that had just been drafted, and said with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth.

Song Cheng couldn't hear it clearly, and said in confusion: "Your Majesty, what did you just say?" ”

Liu Jin was standing next to him, and here he could clearly see that Zhu Youzhu was flipping through the list of officials who had just been handed over by the cabinet to draft the list of changes in the officials of the Hanlin Academy.

"Song Qing, how did you rule out the suspicion of Yang Tinghe's murder, why did that official prostitute Xianglan have two strangulation marks on her neck?" Zhu Youzhu put down the document that drafted Yang Tinghe and promoted him to the Sixth Rank Hanlin and continued to inquire.

Although the facts of the case are getting clearer and clearer, there are still doubts, and the two strangulation marks on the neck of the official prostitute Xianglan are what he cares about the most.

Once these doubts cannot be explained clearly, even if it is a case that Song Cheng is personally pursuing, he will ask the Criminal Department to re-examine the case.

Song Cheng's eyes were still very clear, and he replied seriously: "Although Yang Tinghe kept chattering that night, he was already drunk at the wine table, and it has been measured that he does not have innate divine power in the Shuntian Mansion. He and Lan Xiang met for the first time that night, and the two did not have a bad relationship, so Yang Tinghe's motive for killing was not sufficient. According to the confession of the four of them, Yang Tinghe woke up at dawn, but at that time, Lan Xiang's body had already appeared corpse spots, so the minister thought that Yang Tinghe's murder suspicion could be ruled out! As for the two strangulation marks on Xianglan's neck, this is the four of them who wanted to destroy the corpse at the beginning, but later found that they couldn't get out of the courtyard gate at all, so they hung the corpse back again! ”

"Since the person in the same room that night was Hanlin reviewing Yang Tinghe, then why did he suddenly become Zhu Qi of the Funing Marquis Mansion after the incident?" Zhu Youzhu saw that Song Cheng's inference was very reasonable, and slowly accepted the conclusion of hanging himself.

Song Cheng thought of the arrogant Yang Tinghe, and said bitterly: "A few days ago, the minister had already brought Yang Tinghe back to the Shuntian Mansion for questioning, and he also explained what happened that day. He didn't want this case to affect his career, nor did he want his fun in the teaching department to be publicized, so he decided to handle the case in a low-key manner at that time. He asked Zhu Qi to help him replace him, and at the same time asked the sect secretary Fengluan to hide the fact that the three of them were together, which made the case complicated! ”

Liu Jin heard this and sorted out the whole case, except for the deceased's official prostitute Lan Xiang, the most critical figure was undoubtedly Hanlin's review of Yang Tinghe.

reviewed this Hanlin who had never met before, but he wanted to slap the other party hard, this mouth was really smelly.

"You only took a few glances at the room where you hanged yourself that day, and you concluded that there were not only Xu Yuanji and Zhu Qi that night, what is the reason for this?" Zhu Youzhu picked up the brush and dipped it in a little ink, and seemed to be in control of the middle way.

Song Cheng found that the news of the emperor in front of him was very well-informed, and immediately revealed the mystery in it: "Your Majesty, this flaw is actually very simple. If things were as the priest Feng Luan said, they drank eight pots of wine and a table of tea with only two people, and even if they didn't get up in the middle of the night to pay respects, they would have to urinate half a pot in the room, but this was not the case. Therefore, the minister glanced at the urinal at that time, and knew that the sect secretary Fengluan lied and concealed that there were other people at the same table at that time! ”

"I see!" When Zhu Youzhu learned what was going on, he nodded lightly.

When he first learned about it, he felt that this thing was very magical, and he felt that Song Cheng was indeed powerful. It's just that now that I know the answer, I think it's just that.

This is actually a kind of mass psychology, after all, people are all high-eyed and low-handed, and when they get the answer, they will feel that they can do it too.

Song Cheng didn't dare to make a mistake, and silently waited for Zhu Youzhu to make a statement.

"Since it has been verified that Lanxiang is self-hanging, then let's conclude from this! It's just that the relevant people involved, how do you think it should be handled? Zhu Youzhu crossed out the words Hanlin Xiu, and asked lightly.

The corners of Liu Jin's mouth rose slightly, but he knew that the stick of the Son of Heaven was about to fall again, but he didn't know who was the most unlucky this time.

Song Cheng's face straightened, and he immediately made a statement: "Your Majesty, although the official prostitute Lanxiang hanged herself, it has nothing to do with Yang Tinghe's words that night, even if Yang Tinghe is an unintentional mistake, he must also bear a certain responsibility." Zhu Qi and others deliberately deceived people about the murder case, and afterwards pressured the Shuntianfu Ya to hastily close the case, and should be punished with cane. The secretary of the sect was derelict in his duties and intended to shield the murderers, so he should be dismissed. Yang Tinghe was convicted of two crimes, when he slapped his mouth 30 times and slapped 50 boards. The other personnel are going to be punished, and the ministers are already above, please take a look! ”

"Leizhou Mansion Cang Tai Envoy!" Zhu Youzhu dipped a little more pen and ink, and wrote an official position in the blank space above.

The Hanlin Courtyard is now a veritable place for the prime minister.

Similar to the Jin Weiyi and other direct subordinates to the emperor, the Hanlin officials were not subject to the management and promotion of the officials, nor did they need to accept the Jingcha, and it was a completely independent system.

The top three of the best in each session of the new science and technology jinshi directly entered the Hanlin Academy, and the best seedlings in the second class were selected as Shu Jishi and stayed after the elimination system.

It is precisely in this way that the best talents are arranged to enter the Hanlin Academy, so as to cultivate the best Xiangye.

Just entered the Hanlin Academy, it can be said that he has been working hard for ten years, and he can go to the end.

Either someone with a strong family background like Cheng Minzheng, or a person like Yang Tinghe who has been cultivated by his teacher, or like the perseverance and luck of Zhang Sheng, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Due to the vacancy in the position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and the personnel draft has been filled by Cheng Minzheng, a bachelor of their Hanlin Academy, all the officials of the Hanlin Academy will usher in a change.

"It's coming! Here it comes! The Divine Decree is coming! ”

"Whose decree is this? Someone has really been promoted again! ”

"Can this thing be faked? I heard that this matter was edited by Yang Ting and Sheng Hanlin! ”

"It won't be surprising how he rises, Yang Jiefu can be said to be the chosen son!"

……

When they learned that the Holy Decree had descended on the Hanlin Academy, everyone came out of their respective offices one after another, and they talked about it.

Cheng Minzheng, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was full of confidence in the position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and when he learned that the holy decree had arrived, he rushed to the forefront as soon as possible.

It's just that what people never expected was that it was not Cheng Minzheng, a bachelor from Hanlin, or Zhang Sheng, a bachelor from Hanlin who was also a big fan, but Yang Qianhe, the lowest-ranking scholar of Hanlin Academy.

"Chen Hanlin Academy reviews Yang Tinghe and receives the order!" Yang Tinghe and the holy decree actually descended directly on him, and immediately greeted the decree with excitement.

After ten years of hardship, now his teacher, teacher Tai and fellow villagers have paved the way for themselves, and entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future is like picking up things.

Huang Pan opened the holy decree in his hand, and read it expressionlessly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: The Hanlin Academy reviewed the case of Yang Ting and Si Lanxiang of the Teaching Workshop, although it was confirmed that Lanxiang died by hanging, but Yang Tinghe invited friends to get drunk when he couldn't find a job that night, and there were many vain words during the banquet, which caused Lan Xiang to be disgusted with the world in his life. Now Lanxiang is dead, Yang Tinghe could not escape the blame, so he was punished by fifty canes and fifty palms, expelled from the capital, and demoted to the ambassador of Leizhou Fucang. As an official, you can't be unrestrained, and the responsibility for the court and the matter is too heavy for the official, so this matter will be announced to the world by the palace, and the hundred officials in the world should take the court and the court as a warning, and admire this! ”

"Leizhou Mansion Cang Tai Envoy? , no, impossible, absolutely impossible! ”

Yang Tinghe knew that the three giants of the imperial court would be the successors of the civil official group to cultivate, but after hearing this derogatory holy decree, his whole brain was buzzing and shocked.

His father-in-law and Wan An are fellow villagers in Meizhou Mansion, Sichuan, his teacher is the second dynasty of the current dynasty, and his teacher is Xu Pu, the left servant of the Qingliu Leader Department, and he can be said to be the pride of the sky.

As a result, after ten years of hard work, seeing that the promotion of Hanlin was imminent, he was demoted out of the capital because of a small official prostitute, and God simply played a big joke on him.

(End of chapter)