On the eighth day of the second lunar month, there are still ten days before the spring festival.

There is no airtight wall in the world, Concubine De personally sent a letter, and the news of the Qin family's categorical refusal inevitably spread, and then quietly spread among the high-level magnates in Zhongjing City.

"Hahahaha!"

In the British Mansion, the laughter has hardly stopped these days, and in the rough laughter, it is happy, proud, and full of the old man's heart.

"Concubine De, that stupid woman took action in person, but she was really blocked back by Qin Baolin. Qin Baolin, this is really determined to take Xia Jingyun and Concubine De to stand up! Hahahaha! ”

The British Duke Lu Rusong was in a good mood, and walked with his subordinates in the back garden of the Guogong Mansion, only to feel that the warbler Yanyan was harmonious everywhere, just like the beautiful situation he was about to usher in.

He looked into the distance and sighed happily: "A person like Xia Jingyun, once he passes the dragon gate of the scientific examination, it will soar, and it will be difficult to restrain it." Fortunately, there was this God-given opportunity to press him for another three years. ”

The relatives nodded with a smile on the side, "And this kind of heavenly arrogance is often arrogant, full of revenge and cannot be served, there will be anger in the heart, we will arrange some people to sneer at it at that time, and if it is not good, the will will collapse, and it will be ignored!" ”

"Yes, that's a good idea!"

The British Duke nodded, his voice was low, and he said with a strong confidence and confidence: "Since the turmoil in Surabaya Prefecture last year, Concubine De's scenery should end here." ”

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Somewhere in the city, the man came to the room with an excited face, and arched his hand to the man who was quietly combing through all the information: "Congratulations to the lord! The lord is clever, and the Qin family really rejected Concubine De by taking advantage of the rumors we created. ”

The man's expression did not move, as if he was not surprised by this result, "Can you know what they said at the time?" ”

It is said that such a secret is not known to ordinary people, but that man really recounted the conversation between Jin Zhong and the two generations of the Qin family at that time, which shows how far his infiltration of the Qin family has become.

The man continued: "After that Gonggong Jin took the letter and left, the head of the Qin family asked the old lady Qin worriedly, saying that it was too blunt to refuse. Old lady Qin said that it was okay, and take a look. ”

After hearing this, the man nodded slowly, "It seems that Father-in-law Jin has some ideas in his heart." He has only met Xia Jingyun a few times, and he will have such thoughts, Xia Jingyun's ability to gather people's hearts is so strong, and sure enough, if this person is not removed, it will become a big disaster. ”

The man lowered his hands and did not dare to speak.

The man raised his hand, got up and walked to the window, looking at the beautiful spring light outside, "But according to this, it can also be sure that the Qin family has no other thoughts, which is also a good thing." ”

The man nodded, "The Qin family has offended Concubine De like that, so naturally it is impossible for them to have any other thoughts." At that time, Concubine De will take revenge, just let the lord take it in, and then the Qin family's massive assets will be our great help in the future! ”

The man smiled confidently, "That's nature. ”

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Jiang'an Hou Mansion, Su Yuanshang, Feng Xiuyun, Gongsun Jing, Wei Yuanzhi, Wang Ruoshui and others gathered together, and Xing Shigu, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion, did not arrive because he avoided suspicion, but he also took the time to inform Su Yuanshang of the situation in detail.

Because Baiyunbian wanted to prepare for the Spring Festival, at the request of Su Yuanshang, he was also absent from this discussion.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely depressing, although Feng Xiuyun even threw out the topic of Qin Li's willingness to help, which should not have been brought up, but it could not save the depression caused by the major setback that Concubine De Niangniang personally took action and still had no results.

"No! The old man can't sit back and watch like this! ”

Wei Yuanzhi patted the armrest of the chair and said resolutely: "The old man will go back to the book, and ask His Majesty to pardon Gao Yang to participate in the Spring Festival!" ”

Wang Ruoshui also followed: "Elder Wei! I'm with you! ”

Wei Yuanzhi looked indignant and nodded heavily, "Okay!" Let's make one last last effort together! ”

Su Yuanshang hurriedly said: "Two adults, don't be excited, we are all anxious about rescuing Gao Yang, but Gao Yang made it clear to me when he left, don't try to directly ask His Majesty for amnesty, not only is it impossible to succeed, but it will also be seized by political enemies and attacked, which is destined to be worth the loss." ”

Wei Yuanzhi snorted coldly, "Hmph! At this moment and that time, could Gao Yang at that time think that even Concubine De Niangniang would not be able to persuade the Qin family? ”

"Lord Wei, we have already said before, this is Your Majesty's own will, you have no jokes, Your Majesty will not be able to retract your fate, this matter still needs to start from the Qin family."

Wang Ruoshui immediately retorted: "Start with the Qin family, how can the Qin family start after this is like this?" The one who can solve this matter right now, except for the Qin family, is Your Majesty, we don't give a letter to Your Majesty, can we sit here and wait for a god to fly in the sky to rescue Gongzi? ”

Su Yuanshang sighed, "But finding Your Majesty is destined to be a futile matter, and it will also cause trouble." We might as well calm down and think of other ways, there is Miss Qin in the Qin family to help us ventilate and report the news, and there are all kinds of human bonds outside for so many years, we can always think of a way. ”

"But now it's only ten days before the start of spring!"

Wei Yuanzhi sighed in a deep voice, staring at Su Yuanshang with devouring eyes, "Gao Yang has the pursuit and ideals of so many of us, he must participate in this year's Spring Festival, this is everyone's big thing, not your Su Chongjiu's bargaining chip for power and profit!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Gongsun Jing was dumbfounded, and Feng Xiuyun hurriedly said: "Lord Wei, no, Mr. Su has no other intentions. ”

Gongsun Jing hurriedly reacted, and also spoke: "Elder Wei, Elder Wei, it's serious." ”

Wei Yuanzhi also knew that now was not the time for infighting, so he arched his hand perfunctorily, "The old man lost his words. ”

But although the contradiction has been revealed, the words have been spoken, and Su Yuanshang can't say anything to stop him, so the matter is settled.

However, Wei Yuanzhi has been in officialdom for a long time after all, and he is not stupid, as soon as Su Yuanshang reminded him like this, he changed his strategy and asked Wang Ruoshui to find a petty official of the Ministry of Rites and make a break in his name.

On the ninth day of the second month, there are still nine days before the beginning of spring.

This day is also the day of the pilgrimage meeting once every three days.

Because it is a small court meeting, above the main hall of the court, only qualified important ministers and Beijing officials are present.

With Gao Yi's shout and the salute of the hundred officials, this court meeting kicked off calmly, just like in the past.

The previous things were normal, but when it was the turn of the Ministry of Rites to routinely report on the preparations for the Spring Festival, a responsible petty official walked out of the queue, "Your Majesty, the minister has a book." ”

"Weichen heard that Xia Jingyun of Surabaya Prefecture Xie Yuan, outstanding talent, poetry fame, and also has a good reputation among the state, but now he is imprisoned for suspicion, trapped in a cage, and Chunqiu is not only a national talent ceremony, but also bears the heavy responsibility of taking people for the country, and should not miss such talents. Wechen implores His Majesty to be extrajudicial and gracious, and then talk about his crimes! ”

The high-pitched voice slowly dissipated in the main hall, and although everyone still looked like a clay sculpture with their eyes and nose and nose and heart, they were all shocked in their hearts, knowing that this was Concubine De's family to make a last fight in order to let Xia Jingyun participate in the Spring Festival.

Sure enough, as his words fell, Wang Ruoshui, the acting secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up, "Your Majesty, the minister heard that the gentleman saw the opportunity, and the master knew his fate, Your Majesty shined on the world, and he had insight into the world. The assassination of the grandson of the Duke of Fengyang on the street is really appalling, but because of this, the real murderer must shrink his head to avoid His Majesty's thunderous wrath, let alone state his identity clearly, and leave a testimony without extinguishing his mouth! Therefore, this is an obvious frame-up, and the minister implores Your Majesty, for the sake of the world, to pardon the prison of Xia Jingyun in Surabaya Prefecture, so that it is not too late to refer to it before committing the crime! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yuanzhi walked out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister and Xia Jingyun have known each other in Surabaya Prefecture, this son is loyal and patriotic, and he also helped quell the rebellion of the Zheng family father and son in Surabaya Prefecture, and he is definitely not such a villain who ignores the law. What's more, now that he has been detained for several days, and the case has hardly been saved, Chun Yu immediately seconded Wang Shangshu's words, asking His Majesty to be gracious! ”

Although there was a suspicion of collusion with friends in this way, Wei Yuanzhi thought about it carefully and decided to use this way to create a state of surging emotions and set up a good step for His Majesty to make an exception to take back his life, so as to achieve the purpose of rescue.

As long as His Majesty also wants Xia Jingyun to come out, he will definitely seize this opportunity.

But before the expected good thing happened, the expected bad thing appeared.

"Huh."

An official stood up, first bowed his hand to Emperor Chongning, and then said loudly: "The Qin family is a model for my relatives, and his son was assassinated on the street in Zhongjing City, how appalling is this, ignoring the evil deeds of the law, strictly investigating this case, and waiting for everyone to go up to the emperor's relatives and relatives, down to the people of Limin, all of them will be taken into custody, this is the will of Your Majesty personally, Lord Wei, Lord Wang, Lord Qi, do you want to make Your Majesty untrustworthy with your personal feelings?" ”

As soon as he saw the identity of that person, Wei Yuanzhi's heart sank, this person is Qin Xiang's ironcore, doesn't it represent Qin Xiang's meaning?

But he still far underestimated the enemy he had to face today.

As soon as the man's voice fell, another person stood up, "Your Majesty, Lord Wei, Lord Wang, and Lord Qi's words are far away, this time, all parties have acted in accordance with the rules, and there has never been any favoritism, and the detention of this Surabaya Prefecture Xie Yuan is also based on the conclusive clues at the time of the crime, not that someone deliberately targeted, and now the investigation of the case is at a critical juncture, if the suspect is exonerated at this time, what is the fairness for the Duke of Fengyang and the Qin family?" For the officials of the Criminal Department and Jingzhao Mansion who have worked hard to handle cases, what is the fairness? For the people of Zhongjing who are concerned about this case and are worried about their own safety, what is the fairness? ”

This one, however, is a minister at the end of the British Princess.

"Your Majesty!" Another person came out, "The so-called mandate of heaven is numbered, all parties in this case are in accordance with His Majesty's will, act fairly, and have no favoritism. These things happen all the time in the world, every day, and if Your Majesty makes a special exception for him because of this, and takes back his order, how can he maintain the majesty of the royal monarch. Even if he missed the Spring Festival because of this, he would not be resentful when he thought that he could miss it in order to maintain the majesty of His Majesty's will, and even be grateful! ”

This one is the prince's party.

All of a sudden, the whole dynasty was full of enemies.

For people of all persuasions, being able to weaken a competitor on a large scale is something they would love to see.

And this is also an important reason why Xia Jingyun insisted on not letting them go to the book to intercede.

As for the other important reason, or even the root cause, it is the man who sits on the dragon chair.

The moment he heard the will, Xia Jingyun already understood, the other party may appreciate him, but under the temptation of the greater good, for His Majesty, who has unparalleled power, the fate of his little chess piece is not so important.

"Your Majesty."

Just when everyone was disagreeing, a person took a step to the side and spoke softly, and the entire court was instantly silent.

Because, that person is the head of the hundred officials, and he is the prime minister of the dynasty, Qin Weizhong.

"Once the emperor's order is issued, it must not be wasted lightly, and it is also a major event for the country to take the scholars. The bell must also be tied to the bell person, appreciate this Surabaya Prefecture Jieyuan princes may wish to go to the Qin family to intercede, if they understand, write to Your Majesty, the two are not wrong, presumably Your Majesty will also be gracious. ”

On the dragon chair, a voice came from high, "Qin Xiang's words are reasonable." ”

Wei Yuanzhi and Wang Ruoshui bowed their heads in unison, their faces gloomy.

On the night of the pilgrimage, a carrier pigeon fluttered its wings and disappeared into the bamboo forest.

(End of chapter)