In this seemingly big victory, Yang Hui was not satisfied.

First of all, the crown prince Sima Cheng was removed from his positions as a supervisor of the state and Zhongshu Ling, but the name of the prince is still there, and he is still a serious prince.

Moreover, the main protagonist behind Yang Hui's scenes, his son-in-law, the second prince Prince Ying Sima Yan did not reach the pinnacle of governance, and the emperor would rather leave the position of the highest ruling in the air than give it to him, proving that he still wants the prince to be the successor in his heart, and now, he is just temporarily beating the prince back to the mansion and thinking about his own mistakes.

Secondly, with the fall of the crown prince, the important people he installed in the court were successively involved in the case and removed, but there were not many new candidates who were the second prince. The important household department was pocketed by Sima Yang, the king of Ruijun; Dali Temple, attributed to Sima You; Yangzhou Assassin History, because Dong Zhengda was implicated by his son-in-law Song Zhongming, he lost the opportunity to take over, and was promoted by Yang Anzhi, a scholar of Wenhua Pavilion University of the Sipin Hanlin Academy, Yang Anzhi has been serving the emperor in the Hanlin Academy since he entered the office, and is the emperor's confidant, and he himself did not stand on either side; Sima Xunian, who is barely the second prince, is just a scholar of the Criminal Department, although he has the right to review the lawsuits and prisons, but he also loses the right to deploy military affairs of the Ministry of War, strictly speaking, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is not as good as the Ministry of War, so the gains outweigh the losses.

Again, I thought that the Yangzhou fraud case could affect the whole body, and pulled out a bunch of officials who accepted bribes in the court, these officials are naturally the prince's camp, and the prince's power will be fully frustrated, but the emperor doesn't seem to want to make a big deal and does not investigate officials outside Yangzhou. The same is true of Song Zhongming's case, his father Song Yunli and father-in-law Dong Zhengda were not implicated.

In the end, Fang Boxian, the secretary of the third rank of the official department, who was obviously the prince's man, and who controlled the regular assessment and appointment of officials below the fourth rank in the world, I don't know whether he was deliberately ignored by the emperor or did not find accurate evidence to point out his dereliction of duty, and he actually sat in his seat. In this position, Yang Hui belongs to his son Yang Zheng, but Yang Zheng now has to continue to condescend to the servant of the Sanpin Ministry and continue to be oppressed by Fang Boxian.

So, Yang Hui made an appointment to meet Sima Xunian.

"Nephew, we made an appointment to jointly assist His Royal Highness Prince Ying, in the past year, you have made remarkable achievements, Prince Ying and I are all in our eyes and hearts."

"I have thanked Prince Ying and Lord Yang in the new year."

Yang Hui waved his hand and said with a smile, "The nephew of the young man is not busy saying thank you for the time being. Now the general trend of the world does not need me to say more, you should also see clearly, there is still a long way to go from the goal we originally envisioned. ”

"Xu Nian doesn't understand very well, we originally agreed to use the Yangzhou fraud case as the starting point to eradicate a number of corrupt forces in the DPRK and China, but now Your Majesty has made a wise decision, how can we say that we have not achieved it?"

Sima Xu began to pretend to be stupid, Yang Hui glanced at it, thinking that Sima Xunian had fledgling and began to be uncontrollable. Then he said, "Nephew, Prince Ying was very concerned about your father's wrongdoing, and judging from the current situation, this case cannot be rehabilitated by Prince Ying, you should understand." ”

Sima Xunian lowered his eyes and pondered, Yang Hui was right, judging from the fact that today's son had no intention of strictly investigating the corruption of the princelings, ignoring the unjust imprisonment of the Tibetan slave case, he cherished face very much, his subjects were just his ants, it didn't matter whether he was right or wrong, life or death, the only thing that mattered was his own rule, as long as he didn't threaten his rule, everything was white and insignificant.

Yang Hui looked at Sima Xunian's expression, that is, he already understood that he had listened to what he wanted to express, and there was no need to say more, so he ended the conversation, and Sima Xunian said goodbye and went home.

After returning home, he began to taste Yang Hui's words, from his personal point of view, he agreed with Sima Yang and Sima You's brothers, that is, only know right from wrong, not stand in line, but the reality told him that if he did not stand in line, his private ambition, that is, to rehabilitate his father, would be far away.

Maybe that's politics, you have to take sides to gain power, and you have power to achieve your ambitions, whether it's to help the world or to be alone. Sima You and his ilk, blessed by the status of the royal family, can naturally do whatever he wants, but he doesn't seem to have this qualification.

While thinking and pacing, I unconsciously arrived at the annex where Shen Jiyue lived-Yuehuaju.

There was a clear sound of pipa in the garden, and he stopped for a while, listened quietly, and then walked in slowly unconsciously.

Shen Jiyue was playing music in the water pavilion by the lake, and her heart was not around.

Sima Xunian walked over, did not avoid frightening her, and reported to himself ten feet away, "The beauty in the pavilion, the little Sima Xunian, I don't know if I can be lucky enough to be favored by the young lady, and enter the pavilion to comfort the lovesickness." Sima Xunian suddenly had a playful heart and learned opera.

When Shen Jiyue heard this, she looked back and was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Sima Gongzi, please." ”

Since Sima Xunian hugged Shen Jiyue that day and allowed her to snuggle up in his arms and cry, the relationship between the two seems to have eased, plus Shen Jiyue has learned the news of her father and brother, it is like suddenly getting redemption from the original sin, and the whole person suddenly became enlightened.

Although she is still unfamiliar with him, she has entered a new stage after all.

Sima Xunian seemed to have something on his mind, and when he came in and sat down at the table in the pavilion, he was silent.

Shen Jiyue walked out of the water pavilion and called "Mingxin" softly towards the courtyard, Mingxin heard the sound and walked out, saw Sima Xunian in the water pavilion, and immediately understood, she nodded at Shen Jiyue, and then retreated to prepare wine and food.

For Sima Xunian, finding out the grievances for his father is the most important thing.

Shen Jiyue sat down beside him, poured him a cup of tea, and moved it to him, "Take a sip of tea." ”

Her voice pulled him back from his contemplation, he looked at Shen Jiyue beside him, and suddenly asked, "Do you know what happened to your father when he was a teenager?" ”

Shen Jiyue didn't know why he asked, and shook her head, "I don't know, when my father was convicted in the case, I was only fifteen years old, and I was deep in the boudoir, and no one told me about it. ”

"I heard you have a second mother?"

"Yes, but I died when I was thirteen."

"Didn't she ever mention your father?"

"Very little, when she got acquainted with my father, my father was in charge of the Taishou in Lujiang County, Yangzhou, Zhengwupin, and my father was not confused at that time, how did she know about my father's youth."

As he was talking, Mingxin served the two of them food and drink, and then withdrew.

Shen Jiyue poured wine for him, Sima Xunian looked at Shen Jiyue's beautiful side face, and instantly felt that the years were quiet, if ...... If it weren't for the past events of his father's generation, he would definitely ask the saint to resign now, take her back to her hometown in Yizhou, and return to the garden.

After a few glasses of wine, Sima Xunian was a little drunk......

The night was very good, he got up and walked to the fence near the water in the water pavilion, put his hands behind his back to look at the stars and the moon, the cold moonlight sprinkled on him, more and more long, jade, clear and handsome, Shen Jiyue was behind him, and he was slightly stunned.

Somehow, she suddenly thought of Song Zhongming, when he was in Yingchuan, Song Zhongming would also watch the night view with his hands behind his back, at that time, she still firmly thought that in her life, sooner or later, she would be his person, but now, he is in prison......

"Master Sima, can I ask how Song Zhongming is doing now?" She just touched the scene, remembering that he had also saved her from fire and water, and kept her from the dust. As for the title of Sima Xunian, she really didn't think of what to use, before, she didn't seem to have called him well.

Sima Xunian stiffened slightly, it wasn't that he hadn't thought about their old relationship, but he forced himself not to think about it, but now, she took the initiative to mention it.

He turned, "What? Unforgettable? His expression returned to the coldness she was more familiar with.

"He's kind to me, he's in prison right now, I just want to know how he's doing......"

Before Shen Jiyue finished speaking, Sima Xunian interrupted impatiently, "Grace? Where else did you go before you finally arrived in Yingchuan? He began to ask in a deep voice.

Privately hiding the family members of criminals who were confiscated for crimes is equivalent to hiding fugitives, Dacheng laws and regulations severely punish them, no matter how sorry Sima Xunian the Song family father and son have done, but she is kind to herself, this matter involves the lives of Song Yunli's father and son, and she chose to remain silent.

"Can't bear to be an old lover?" When Sima Xunian was angry, he couldn't bear the silence of others, he walked over in three or two steps, and hooked her jaw with his right hand, afraid that she would look up at him.

Shen Jiyue didn't look at him and said, "Since Master Sima doesn't want to say more, Jiyue can't either." ”

"Do you use such blunt means to refuse others in the Workshop Division? What about the tricks to seduce people? Well? ”

Shen Jiyue's heart suddenly tightened, it turned out that he cared about her past, and even despised and disgusted her as a person...... So, she was silent.

Sima Xunian let go of her, but the anger in his heart could not be vented, so he could only pick up the wine glass, drink it all, and then slam the cup on the table with force, and the cup foot was broken instantly, making a crisp sound.

Shen Jiyue was slightly frightened, and her heart trembled.

Sima Xunian has thrown off his sleeves and left.

Mingxin heard the movement of the water pavilion, and hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, and saw that Shen Jiyue was the only one left in the water pavilion, looking at the broken wine glass and being slightly stunned.

"Miss, what's the matter?"

"Nothing...... He may not come back in the future......" The wind was cold and the night was cold, Shen Jiyue suddenly felt a chill, she hugged her arms, shrunk her shoulders, and continued, "Let's go back to the house." ”

Sima Xunian came out of Yuehuaju angrily, and ran into Yiming carelessly, Yiming screamed bitterly, and before he could ask who it was, Sima Xunian scolded with his head and face, "Look?!" ”

When Yiming looked up, he found that it was Sima Xunian, and he forgot about the pain, and said busily, "Young master, where have you been, let me find it easily!" ”

"What's the matter with three watches in the middle of the night!"

"It's not me looking for you in the middle of the night, it's Lord Sima You, he sent someone to pass the word and invite you to come over tomorrow."

Sima Xunian was also puzzled, what tricks did Sima You do, and why did he need to come to the middle of the night to spread the word.

He suddenly remembered that when he was in Yangzhou, he had said that he would help him find the files related to his father when he came back, "Could it be because of this?" Sima Xunian faintly felt that Sima You should have found some clues.

The next day, after the political affairs hall was completed, he went to the Dali Temple Qing Mansion.

The two entered the study, and Sima You said, "Lord Shangshu, now that you are my top boss, the lower officials don't dare to slack off, please sit down quickly." ”

Sima You was only half right, the Criminal Department was in charge of the implementation of the laws and regulations of the world, the death penalty in various states and counties, and the reconsideration of the Dali Temple case, and it belonged to the same Shangshu Province as the Dali Temple, but the two were not subordinate to each other.

Dali Temple is responsible for the investigation and handling of major cases and important cases in the world, and the criminal department shall not interfere in the process, and only after the judgment of Dali Temple is issued, the criminal department is responsible for reviewing the basis for conviction, sentencing and execution. When Sima You said this, he was ridiculing Sima Xunian.

Sima Xunian was silent, his face pale.

"Ate nails last night?" Sima You doesn't open which pot to mention. Since Shen Jiyue lived in Sima Xunian's mansion, Sima You found that his mood was no longer calm and calm, but complex and changeable.

"There's something to talk about, it's okay, the official is gone."

"Okay, talk about things, talk about things."