After Hai Rui entered the Qianqing Palace, he looked at Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, and knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and said respectfully.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Well, get up!"

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Hai Rui, waved his hand, and commanded rather casually.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After responding, I saw Hai Rui slowly get up from the ground, and after a while, he only heard Jiajing's voice without a trace of emotion, ringing in his ears.

"Hai Rui, do you know why I called you over this time?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen is stupid, I still hope that Your Majesty will speak clearly!"

When Hai Rui heard Jiajing's words, he lowered his head and responded very respectfully.

"Okay, I ask you, why did you suppress the impeachment of Ma Ningyuan from your Inspectorate?"

"Your Majesty, I can't hide it, this is all an order issued by Wei Chen!"

In the face of Jiajing's inquiry, Hai Rui did not have the slightest intention of concealing it, but nodded and informed Yu Jiajing of all the conjectures in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that there is something very strange about the whole thing, it seems that someone behind it wants to stir up the storm through this matter?"

"Oh, stirring up the storm?"

When Jiajing heard this, a curious look suddenly appeared on his face, and he waved his hand and motioned for Hai Rui to continue.

After getting Jiajing's permission, Hai Rui continued to elaborate on his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, when the Inspectorate received the first letter of impeachment of Hangzhou Governor Ma Ningyuan, Weichen was quite shocked by this.

"Because at the beginning, when Weichen was serving as the governor of Chun'an, because of this matter, in front of the governor, he sued Ma Ningyuan!"

Hearing this, Jiajing raised his eyebrows and confirmed to Hai Rui.

"Oh, you mean, Hu Zongxian also knows about this?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, when the Governor learned about this, he was so angry that he even wanted to sever the master-apprentice relationship with Ma Ningyuan for a while!"

"Later, Weichen heard that Ma Ning went to the Inspectorate for a long time, and then later, there was no news of this matter!"

In the face of Jiajing's inquiry, Hai Rui did not have the slightest intention of concealing it, and immediately told everything he knew.

After Jiajing learned the news from Hai Rui's mouth, he couldn't help frowning.

Then, I saw him come back to his senses, look in the direction where Hai Rui was, and command in a deep voice.

"Keep talking!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Hai Rui responded, he continued to speak: "And just a few days ago, the Inspectorate suddenly received a letter of impeachment to Hangzhou Governor Ma Ningyuan. ”

"There are several articles written in it, mainly the impeachment of Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, the unauthorized mobilization of guards, the trampling of seedlings, and the murder of people!"

"In addition, on the charge of deliberately covering up, Zhejiang's political envoy Zheng Michang, the procurator He Maocai, the same knowledge Gao Hanwen, and the criminal department attendant Zhang Runde and others were all included in the impeachment list!"

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he took the impeachment note from his sleeve and held it high above his head.

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, immediately stepped forward and took the impeachment note from Hai Rui's hand, and then came to Jiajing and handed the impeachment note.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hmm."

After Jiajing answered, he took the impeachment note from Lu Fang's hand and began to browse it carefully.

Soon, Jiajing finished reading the contents of the impeachment note, put it aside casually, nodded to Hai Rui, and motioned for him to continue.

"After Weichen learned that there was such an impeachment note, he suddenly felt strange, after all, right now, the mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang have matured, and it is a sensitive time, but at this time, there is such a letter ......"

Jiajing took in the expression on Hai Rui's face, took over the conversation, and added.

"So you took it upon yourself to suppress this impeachment letter against Ma Ningyuan, wanting to see the follow-up situation!"

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen originally planned to do so, and later Wei Chen found that things were really the same as Wei Chen expected earlier, and the people behind the scenes increased their efforts after they noticed that the impeachment of Ma Ningyuan was suppressed!"

When Jiajing heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and immediately, he saw him withdraw his gaze from Hai Rui's body, wave his hand, and command.

"Well, I know, Hai Rui, you can leave!"

Although Hai Rui was confused about this, he could see from Jiajing's expression that Jiajing at this time had figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

Then, I saw Hai Rui forcibly suppress the curiosity in his heart, lean down, and salute Jiajing respectfully.

"Obey, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

Hai Rui hadn't walked a few steps before he was stopped by Jiajing's words: "By the way, I almost forgot to tell you, the imperial court has decided to send officials to Zhejiang to investigate this case!" ”

"In order to ensure justice, when the time comes, the Inspectorate will have to send someone over!"

When Hai Rui heard Jiajing's words, he paused suddenly, and then, he turned around, arched his hand to Jiajing, and answered in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

Soon after Hai Rui left the Qianqing Palace, he saw Jiajing's face showing a look of mockery, and he sighed to himself.

"Hmph, what is asking for the people's life, it really responds to the old saying, the mouth is all isms, and the heart is full of business, in the end, I still think about the raw silk in the hands of the people, this group of bastards!"

Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, naturally heard Jiajing's broken thoughts, but because he was thinking about something else, he didn't hear Jiajing's words clearly.

Immediately, I saw him muster up his courage, looked in the direction where Jiajing was, and asked.

"Your Majesty, what did you just say?"

When Jiajing heard this, he waved his hand quite casually and said perfunctorily: "It's okay, it's just some irrelevant words!" ”

After that, I saw Jiajing Jiajing's face showing a look of amazement, looking at Lu Fang, and asked.

"Lu Fang, you must have heard what Hai Rui said just now, right?"

Lu Fang quickly heard the meaning contained in Jiajing's words, and immediately, he lowered his head and cautiously said in confirmation.

"Could it be, Your Majesty is referring to the fact that Hu Zongxian knows about Ma Ningyuan's case......"

Jiajing saw that Lu Fang guessed what he was thinking, nodded, and said, "Well, Lu Fang, you are right, although this matter is nothing, but this Ma Ningyuan is Hu Zongxian's student after all!" ”

"I originally planned to let Hu Zongxian officially enter the cabinet and serve as the secretary of the ministry after Hu Zongxian arrived in the capital, but at this time, such a thing happened, and I am really worried!"

Lu Fang has been with Jiajing for many years, so she can naturally hear the sound outside the strings.

Then, I saw that Lu Fang stepped forward and comforted softly after considering his tone.

"Your Majesty, please forgive the slave maid for saying bluntly, this matter is nothing, since this matter started because of Ma Ningyuan, then it should also end on him!"

When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, a look of interest appeared on his face, raised his eyebrows, and confirmed to him.

"Lu Fang, you mean, let Ma Ningyuan bear all the responsibility?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, only by letting Ma Ningyuan bear all the responsibility alone can we ensure that this matter does not involve Hu Zongxian!"

When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but squint, and then, he saw him look at Lu Fang and commanded.

"Well, if that's the case, let's do it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will definitely do this beautifully!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, his expression immediately turned grim and he said in a deep voice.

……

After Yan Song and others left the Qianqing Palace one after another, the news that the imperial court was about to send officials to Zhejiang to investigate the case spread in the capital.

As soon as the news came out, it instantly aroused the discussion of many officials.

"Have you heard, the imperial court is about to send officials to Zhejiang to investigate Ma Ningyuan's case?"

"I've heard it a long time ago, it is said that the officials in charge of investigating this case are Wang Ting and Yan Maoqing, and in addition, the Inspectorate will also send people over!"

"Ah, Yan Maoqing, how can Your Majesty agree to send him over?"

"I don't know, it is said that Yan Ge Lao personally recommended him to His Majesty, who doesn't know that Yan Maoqing is Yan Ge Lao's person?"

"Xu Ge Lao's side, it is the right attendant of the household department who recommended Wang Ting to investigate this case, hmph, when the time comes, these two parties will hinder each other, I don't think this case will be investigated!"

"Alas, yes, maybe I didn't think about figuring out this case at all, after all, that Ma Ningyuan is a student of Hu Zongxian, and His Majesty has a lot of preference for Hu Zongxian, maybe he will ......"

"Shhh

……

On the other side, Yan Mansion.

On the same day, after the next duty, Yan Song and his son took a sedan chair and returned to Yan's mansion.

Night falls, in the study of the Yan Mansion.

After thinking about it for a long time, Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song, who was sitting behind the bookcase, and asked cautiously.

"Father, the child can't understand why you recommended Yan Maoqing to Zhejiang to investigate the case, he is not ......"

Yan Song did not rush to answer Yan Shifan's question, but asked rhetorically after looking him up and down.

"Yan Shifan, you might as well put yourself in your shoes and think about it, why should I send Yan Maoqing to Zhejiang to investigate the case when I know that Yan Maoqing has already set up a line with Qingliu?"

When Yan Shifan heard this, the whole person suddenly fell into contemplation.

Yan Song took in the expression on Yan Shifan's face, and didn't forget to remind: "Don't forget what I told you before!" ”

When Yan Song's words fell, Yan Shifan seemed to be like an initiation, with an inexplicable look flashing in his eyes, only to see him come back to his senses and say excitedly.

"Father, the child understands, you said earlier that you will count the 13.7 million taels of silver that was shorted by the Ministry of Industry last year to his head Yan Maoqing!"

Yan Song saw that Yan Shifan understood what he meant, a little relief appeared on his face, he nodded, and explained.

"This is just one aspect, what is more important is that now Xu Jie, they don't know that we have mastered the news that Yan Maoqing has betrayed, and we can use this opportunity to catch them off guard!"

Yan Song paused for a moment when he said this, and said unhurriedly.

"Anyway, this Yan Maoqing can't come back, even if he comes back by luck, there is only a dead end waiting for him!"

"Father, what do you mean ......"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, he immediately wiped his neck lightly with his hand and made a mouth-killing motion.

Regarding Yan Shifan's question, Yan Song did not choose to answer, but after pondering for a while, he followed up with the order.

"In addition, tell them, if there is any fault, push it on Yan Maoqing's body, as long as it is not too ridiculous!"

"Yes, father, the child understands!"

After this, a slight hesitation appeared on Yan Shifan's face, and he saw him look at Yan Song, pluck up his courage, and ask.

"But father, wouldn't it be a little too obvious to do this, in case His Majesty's side ......"

"It doesn't matter, when the time comes, you only need to report the money that was confiscated from Yan Maoqing's house to Your Majesty truthfully, and Your Majesty will turn a blind eye to this matter!"

After Yan Song learned of Yan Shifan's doubts, he glanced at him, waved his hand, and commanded quite indifferently.

Seeing that his doubts were answered, the hesitation on Yan Shifan's face disappeared, only to see him retract his gaze and answer in a deep voice.

"Yes, father, the child knows!"

"By the way, don't forget to relay what I just said to them when the time comes, so that they can clean up their hands and feet!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, as if he suddenly remembered something, he added another sentence after that.

"Yes, Father!"

Seeing that all the doubts in his heart were answered, just as Yan Shifan was about to say goodbye and leave, he heard a knock on the door.

Seeing this, Yan Shifan frowned slightly, and commanded: "Come in!" ”

The voice fell, only to hear a 'squeak', the door of the room was pushed open, and I saw the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion walking in.

As soon as the housekeeper entered the study, he looked in the direction where Yan Song was, leaned down, and reported respectfully.

"Master, Yan Maoqing came to visit!"

The butler's voice fell, and Yan Shifan on the side was suddenly furious, only to see him slam the table and say in a deep voice: "Okay, this thing that eats inside and outside, it's all this time, and he still dares to come, I definitely can't spare him!" ”

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan quite indifferently, and reprimanded: "Calm, frizzy, what kind of system, like you, how can you become a big thing?" ”

After reprimanding Yan Shifan, I saw Yan Song turn around, look at the housekeeper, and command.

"Bring him here!"

"Yes, sir!"

When the butler heard this, he immediately replied without thinking.

After this, the butler did not stop in the study, but turned away.

After the housekeeper left the study, he saw Yan Song retract his gaze, turned to look at Yan Shifan, and admonished.

"If I guess correctly, this Yan Maoqing should be sent by Xu Jie's people to spy on my tone, you try not to speak later, so as not to let him notice that something is wrong!"

"Yes, father, the child understands!"

Yan Shifan didn't dare to disobey this, and immediately lowered his head and responded respectfully.

……

Not long after, under the guidance of the housekeeper, I saw Yan Maoqing step into the study of the Yan Mansion.

As soon as he entered the study of Yan's Mansion, Yan Maoqing saluted respectfully to Yan Song, who was sitting behind the bookcase at this moment, closing his eyes and recuperating, and Yan Shifan on the side.

"I've seen Yan Ge Lao, I've seen Xiao Ge Lao!"

"Hmm."

Yan Song replied imperceptibly, then opened his cloudy eyes, looked in the direction where Yan Maoqing was, and asked.

"Yan Maoqing, it's so late, what are you doing here?"

After perceiving Yan Song's gaze falling on him, Yan Maoqing couldn't help but panic, as if everything about himself had been seen through.

But soon, Yan Maoqing adjusted his mood, and saw him raise his head, his face full of flattery, and responded.

"Elder Yan Ge, don't hide it, Xia Guan came here this time, and he made a special trip to thank your old man!"

"The lower officials heard that you vigorously recommended the lower officials in front of His Majesty, and the lower officials were very grateful, so they took the liberty to come and disturb them!"

When Yan Song heard this, the expression on his face was unusually calm, and he saw that he withdrew his gaze from Yan Maoqing's body and asked instead.

"Yan Maoqing, you must also know how tricky this case is now, right?"

"Yes, yes, Xia Guan understands!"

Yan Song took in the expression on Yan Maoqing's face, sighed helplessly, and turned to speak.

"There are too many people involved in Ma Ningyuan's case, once the case is confirmed, then everyone can't eat and walk around!"

When Yan Song said this, he pondered for a moment and continued.

"So, next you must find a way to hide the truth of this case, and this is the reason why I recommend you to Your Majesty!"

"Yan Maoqing, can you do it?"

When Yan Maoqing heard Yan Song's words, he immediately gave a guarantee without thinking: "Elder Yan Ge, don't worry, the lower officials will do their best, and they will not let your old man down!" ”

After Yan Song got Yan Maoqing's assurance, his face was full of relief, and he saw him caressing his beard, looking directly into Yan Maoqing's eyes, and said slowly.

"Well, Yan Maoqing, over the years, you have made a lot of contributions, and when you come back from Zhejiang, I, Yan Song, will not treat you badly!"

"Thank you, Elder Yan Ge!"

When Yan Maoqing heard this, a grateful look appeared on his face at the right time, and he knelt on the ground with a 'plop' and said in a deep voice.

After this, Yan Song's face showed a tired look, and he waved his hand, looked in the direction where Yan Maoqing was, and followed the opening.

"Okay, it's not too early, I'm a little tired, so let's do it first!"

"Yes, Elder Yan Ge, you have a good time resting, and the next official will retire!"

When Yan Maoqing heard this, he reacted suddenly, slowly got up from the ground, and couldn't help but respond.

After that, Yan Maoqing didn't stay for too long, but turned around and left the Yan Mansion study, but what he didn't notice was that Yan Shifan next to him looked at himself like a dead man.

"I won't let him go!"

Looking at Yan Maoqing's departing back, I saw Yan Shifan subconsciously clenching his fists and muttering to himself silently.

At this moment, I only heard Yan Song's voice without a trace of emotion, which sounded in Yan Shifan's ears.

"Yan Shifan, it's not too early, you can go back and rest!"

"Yes, Father!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and immediately saluted Yan Song respectfully.

……

Gradually, it was late at night, and after Yan Shifan left the study, Yan Song was the only one left in the study.

The candles lit in the room, the orange light emitted, faintly reflected Yan Song's figure, at this moment, Yan Song's face was full of sorrow.

For Yan Song, the most unacceptable thing at the moment is that Hu Zongxian was involved in this case!

After all, no matter what, the fact that Ma Ningyuan was a student of Hu Zongxian cannot be changed!

It is foreseeable that this case will definitely have a certain impact on Hu Zongxian's career.

Thinking of this, I saw Yan Song sigh helplessly, and sighed to himself: "Alas, it's been really an eventful time recently, if only Ma Ningyuan could be left alone to bear all the blame!" ”

"That way, there won't be so many worries!"

At this moment, there were several faint knocks on the door from outside the study, interrupting Yan Song's thoughts.

After Yan Song noticed the movement coming from outside the door, he immediately asked with great vigilance.

"Who's out there?"

"Master, it's me!"

When Yan Song's words fell, he only heard the deliberately suppressed voice of the housekeeper outside the study.

Seeing that the person who came was the housekeeper, Yan Song's heart that had been hanging finally let go, and immediately, he nodded and commanded.

"Well, come in!"

When the words fell, I saw that the door of the study was quietly pushed open, and I saw the housekeeper tiptoe in, leaned down, and reported respectfully.

"Master, someone is in the palace!"

After Yan Song learned the news from the housekeeper's mouth, he couldn't help but raise his vigilance and asked in a low voice.

"Who's coming?"

"Back to the master, the person who came was Feng Bao, the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen, and it is said that he was ordered by Gonggong Lu!"

When the housekeeper heard Yan Song's words, he immediately responded without thinking.

After Yan Song learned the news from the housekeeper, he nodded and commanded.

"Well, I see, bring him in!"

"Yes, sir!"

The butler answered, and quickly walked away.

Yan Song looked at the back of the housekeeper leaving, and knew that it was definitely not easy for Lu Fang to send someone to visit him late at night.

Just as Yan Song was still racking his brains to figure out Lu Fang's intention of sending Feng Bao to visit late at night, Feng Bao, under the leadership of the housekeeper, had quietly entered the study of Yan's mansion.

After bringing the people in, the butler left with great interest, and took the door of the study with him.

Then, I saw Feng Bao looking at Yan Song in front of him and saluting respectfully.

"I've seen Yan Ge Lao!"

When Yan Song heard this, he replied imperceptibly, at this time, he did not mean to go around in circles with Feng Bao, but chose to go straight to the topic.

"Father-in-law Feng, let's say, it's so late, what is the matter with Father-in-law Lu sending you over?"

"Elder Yan Ge, I can't hide it, my godfather sent me here just to bring you a word!"

When Yan Song heard this, a look of curiosity appeared on his face, he withdrew his gaze from Feng Bao's face, and continued to ask.

"Oh, with words, with words?"

"Godfather said, since this matter started because of Ma Ningyuan, then it should also end on him!"

When Yan Song heard Feng Bao's words, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he heard the meaning of Lu Fang's words, what Lu Fang meant was to let Ma Ningyuan bear all the blame alone!

But soon, Yan Song reacted again: "No, no, this is not what Lu Fang meant, this is clearly what His Majesty meant!" ”

After all, only in this way can he explain why Lu Fang sent his godson Feng Bao in the middle of the night to bring a message to him.

Thinking of this, Yan Song's face was full of horror that could not be concealed, and Feng Bao, who was not far away, saw this situation and knew that the task of his trip had been completed.

Then, I saw Feng Bao retract his gaze, arched his hand to Yan Song, and said respectfully: "Elder Yan Ge, since the words have been brought, then our family will not stay long!" ”

After Feng Bao dropped this sentence, he didn't wait for Yan Song to respond, and left the study quickly.

Not long after Feng Bao left the study, I saw Yan Song come back to his senses, lower his head, and muttered to himself.

"Your Majesty Shengming, Your Majesty Shengming!" (End of chapter)