Lu Chunnian was a little strange when he came back, there was a trace of sadness between his eyebrows, but there was a smile on his face.

Pei Yue only thought that he was worried about Lu Chunzhi.

A few people sat down to eat.

Qingzhou is short of materials, and the meals are simple. Several people insisted on eating without saying a word, and ate quietly with their own hearts.

After the meal, Pei Zhen cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. Pei Yue, Li Wei and Lu Chunnian went to the study to discuss the next step.

It is said that it is a study, but in fact it is just a narrow and simple room, because of the small space, there is only a desk, not even a stool.

The three of them stood at their desks like that, exchanging the news they had received today.

Pei Yue's side is also very simple, Wu Daoquan, as the minister in charge of Qingzhou's disaster relief, does not seek his own politics in his position, and uses the power in his hands to seek personal interests for himself, which is basically a certainty.

All they need to do now is look for strong evidence.

"I think starting with the case where the head was cut off, if the murderer can be found." Pei Yue said.

Levi nodded approvingly.

Lu Chunnian said: "However, if we find the murderer of the day, according to the law of the Great Zhou, it is a capital crime to kill the officials of the imperial court." ”

"People are also for the people, if he hadn't come forward, then Wu Daoquan would probably still linger in the gentle township, and he would not open a warehouse to release grain and help the victims."

"Now that Wu Daoquan is also frightened, we have started disaster relief work, but we will catch those who come forward. Whoever pays for the people, do not let him freeze to death in the wind and snow. In doing so, we have not chilled the hearts of the people? ”

Pei Yue said, "Brother Lu, I know what you mean. But as the people of Dali Temple, we should uphold the laws of the Great Zhou. It was indeed a good thing that that person could force Wu Daoquan to commit the crime, but that was not a reason for him to hurt the lives of innocent people. ”

"It is reasonable for us to arrest him, and what his fate will be depends on the trial of the case."

Lu Chunnian showed a sarcastic smile, and soon he quickly disappeared again, as if nothing had happened.

Li Wei caught a glimpse of Lu Chunnian's face, patted him on the shoulder, and said comfortingly: "Ah Nian, don't think too much, when we catch that person and the trial is clear, I will also show the Holy Saint and deal with it as appropriate." ”

Li Wei paused, he glanced at Pei Yue, and then continued: "You are right, those who pay salaries for everyone must not be frozen to death in the wind and snow. As the officials of Dali Temple and the people of the Great Zhou, we must not only uphold the legal principles of the Great Zhou Decree, but also pay attention to human feelings. ”

Lu Chunnian knew that Li Wei was defending him, and his face gradually softened.

Levi continued: "We went to find old acquaintances today, one is to find the whereabouts of Ah Nian's younger brother, and the other is to inquire about the news. ”

"During his tenure in Qingzhou Mansion, Huang Yi'an wantonly amassed wealth and preyed on the people. I am afraid we have a lot to do on this trip. ”

"This Huang Yi'an dares to act so boldly, isn't he afraid of the imperial court?" Lu Chunnian said indignantly.

Pei Yue was also very shocked, he said: "I have heard that Huang Yi'an is very low-key, he must bow down to everything, and he is a good official who asks for the people's life, how can he ......?"

Li Wei sighed and said leisurely: "People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, you have lived in the capital for a long time, and you don't know anything about the actions of local officials." ”

Li Wei continued: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Often, the local officials were the local emperors, who came to govern the local area on behalf of the imperial court and held the highest position of power in the local sphere of influence. ”

"Qingzhou Taishou, is the highest chief executive of Qingzhou Prefecture, he can govern the people, can also enter the virtuous, can decide lawsuits, and can also appoint and dismiss his own Peng Shi. When a person reaches this position, he is held by the people below, and the emperor is far away in the capital, so he will always lose his self-knowledge. ”

"But, didn't the imperial court send an observer?" Pei Yue asked.

"The Observers are there to monitor the local officials, but they are only to monitor. What's more, the inspectors rotate every two years, and their job evaluations still need to be supported by the folds. In this way, the relationship between the two has changed from a relationship of supervision and supervision to a relationship of mutual constraint. ”

"Some people have been officials for a long time, so they naturally know how to attract people to join the gang and how to maximize the interests of both."

"You mean that the observer is also ......" Lu Chunnian was a little incredulous.

Li Wei let out a long sigh, he remembered the days when he served in Qingzhou.

He was serving in Chengxian County at that time, and at that time, Qingzhou Taishou was not Huang Yi'an, but Jiang Chengye. Although Jiang Chengye is the Taishou of Qingzhou, he does not want to ask for his life for the people in Qingzhou, but for the disaster.

The Yellow River flows through Qingzhou, and the imperial court sends a large amount of money to repair the river embankment every year, so he sends his distant relatives to undertake the repair of the river embankment.

Li Wei was only a county magistrate at that time, and his boss, Wei Sihua, the county commander of Chengxian County, collected evidence and reported it to the observer, and the observer promised on the surface, but he never took action.

Later, Wei County's appointment made frequent mistakes, and even the people from the Chengxian Salt Farm went to the Qingzhou Mansion to beat the drum and voice their grievances, saying that the Wei County Commander had privately asked them for money, and if they didn't give it, they would arrest all the people in their Yang Mansion.

The Yang family took out a handwritten letter from Wei County Decree asking for property, and also found the official of Cheng County to testify, and the human and material evidence were all there, so Wei County Decree was dismissed and imprisoned. Unexpectedly, before waiting for the approval of Dali Temple, Wei Xianling was found guilty of suicide in Qingzhou Prison.

Li Wei has been working under Wei County's orders, and he knows better than anyone what Wei County's character is. At first glance, this matter was framed by someone, but that Qingzhou was too fast and prepared, and before they could find the flaw, Wei Xianling was convicted.

It was also because of this that Li Wei wanted to enter Dali Temple.

Later, as he wished, Li Wei really entered Dali Temple, he wanted to overturn the case for Wei County, but experienced many twists and turns, he wanted to report to the Yushitai, but was stopped. Only then did Li Wei know that Jiang Chengye had someone in the court, and most of the silver he was greedy for ink was sent to the capital.

Li Wei knew at this time that he and Wei Xianling were not facing Jiang Chengye alone, but the intertwined network of relationships in the court.

The past cannot be traced.

Li Wei withdrew himself from the past, and he looked at Pei Yue and Lu Chunnian, who had green faces but were ready to do a big job, and finally showed a smile.

Lu Chunnian is pure-minded and sympathetic to the people, Pei Yue is upright, self-denying, and the two of them have good character and family backgrounds, so they will not be easily corroded.

Maybe they can really wipe out the moths in Qingzhou and return Qingzhou to peace and tranquility.

"There are three salt farms in Qingzhou, namely Yangjia Salt Farm in Cheng County, Yuejia Salt Farm in Li County, and Qian's Salt Farm in Qin County. Two years ago, the Qian's Salt Farm was swallowed up by the Yangjia Salt Farm, and now only the Yangjia Salt Farm and the Yuejia Salt Farm remain. ”

"The Yang family is a big family in Qingzhou Mansion, they have been operating in Qingzhou for a long time, and they have a lot of relationship with the former Qingzhou Taishoujiang Chengye, although I don't know what their relationship with Huang Yi'an is, but according to their way of doing things, they will definitely have a good relationship with Huang Yi'an."

"Even Wu Daoquan." Li Wei lowered his head and thought for a moment, he took a brush and sketched on the rice paper on the bookcase, and soon drew a rough map of Qingzhou Mansion.

"Let's start with the salt works." Li Wei pointed to the northwest of Cheng County, where the Yangjia Salt Farm was marked, "I will check this Yangjia Salt Farm." ”

Li Wei pointed to the Taishou Mansion in the center of the map, and said: "Yuan Qing is responsible for the murder of the minister's entourage, and the murderer is unknown, so you should pay attention to safety." ”

Pei Yue nodded and said, "I will." ”

Lu Chunnian looked at Li Wei expectantly, Li Wei smiled, and then said, "Ah Nian, you just stay here." I told Lao Mo, and he will notify you when he has a clue. ”

"I—I can also look into the case." Lu Chunnian said.

Li Wei patted him on the shoulder soothingly: "It's not for you to stay here and wait for news from your brother." The strength of our few people is too small, many things can not be taken into account, some things I have asked Lao Mo to check, he has a large number of subordinates, and his identity is very secret, it is more convenient to check than a few of us outsiders. ”

"You're here to connect with him."

Lu Chunnian was relieved.

The other side.

Zhao Wangshu wrote a secret letter and handed it to the capital, she did not write directly to the saint, but to Zhao Wangjin.

Zhao Chen'an's identity is suspicious and his intentions are wrong, if he directly informs Emperor Shengde, I am afraid that he will directly give Zhao Chenan to death.

But Zhao Chen'an's plan is so meticulous, what she is planning must be not small, and there must be other accomplices behind her. If she is just executed, and the forces behind him are not eradicated in one fell swoop, and the grass is not eradicated, I am afraid that there will be a second Zhao Chen'an.

Since Zhao Chenan wants to be the crown princess, it is better to help her and directly tell Zhao Wangjin that there is such a woman, and he wants to get close to him in every possible way.

Zhao Wangjin has received imperial education since he was a child, and he should be able to see that Zhao Chen'an is inappropriate.

If you can't see it...... Zhao Wangshu looked at the jade pendant lying in the palm of his hand, and the jade pendant was carved with a lifelike phoenix. Such a jade pendant, the princes and princesses each have one.

The jade pendants in the hands of the princes are carved with four-clawed golden pythons, and the jade pendants of the princesses are carved with phoenixes on fire.

And Zhao Wangjin, his jade pendant is carved with a five-clawed golden dragon.

It was a symbol of his status as a prince.

Since he is the crown prince, if he can't even see this little trick, it is better to abdicate as soon as possible to make way for Xian.

"Princess, didn't you help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like this?" Follow Zhao Wangshu's dark guard Mo Ying Dao.

Zhao Wangshu sneered: "Life in the capital is too smooth, I'm just looking for him to have some fun." As for helping him, it depends on whether he can catch my kindness. ”

The word "goodwill" was accentuated by Zhao Wangshu.

Zhao Wangshu chuckled, just with Zhao Wangjin's brain, I'm afraid he can't think too much. She reminded him that Zhao Chen'an was a man-eating flower, and he would inevitably be interested in Zhao Chen'an.

Zhao Chen'an wants to get close to Zhao Wangjin, and she has a Ruomu flower in her hand that can confuse people's minds, if she is allowed to get it, I don't know if she will use this Ruomu flower on Zhao Wangjin.

If Zhao Chen'an was just an ordinary woman who longed for the position of the crown princess, Zhao Wangjin married her but without the help of the princess's mother's family, he still had two side concubines, and the support of the eldest princess's mansion.

If Zhao Chen'an is not seeking the position of the crown princess, or she does not stop there......

Zhao Wangshu smiled.