Following.

In a hall in the East Factory, Du Lun handed a list to Wen Chen.

"Gonggong Wen, please see, this is the list of six books and twelve squires, eleven people on the left are our people, and seven people on the right are humming......"

"Oh...... Understood, understood! Wen Chen smiled clearly.

In his heart, he was quite shocked, Wei Cheng was really a good means, among the six departments representing the peak of Dasheng's power, there were four Shangshu who were under his command, no wonder he dared to act so boldly, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he had the right to speak in most of the imperial court.

Wen Chen felt that even if he hadn't killed Wei Cheng that day, the little emperor probably wouldn't be able to endure him for long, and it would be a matter of time before the two sides clashed.

"Let them in."

Duren nodded in agreement and gestured to the little nobleman waiting outside the door.

After a while, more than a dozen men of different ages and expressions wearing scarlet official uniforms were brought in.

As soon as these people entered the door, they consciously stood in two waves.

Most of the people in the group are smiling and calm, occasionally chatting with their colleagues.

The six or seven people in the east had serious expressions, standing upright, and observing Wen Chen and the others in the hall with sharp eyes.

"Your Excellency, you should know what we mean by inviting you here today, right?" Wen Chen stood up and whispered to everyone.

Among the six or seven people in the east, a cold snort suddenly came, "Wei Biao's whereabouts, I don't know anything, the old man doesn't have time to accompany you here, wait for the speedy release, don't delay me and wait for the court!" ”

Wen Chen followed the voice and looked over, but saw a gray-haired, energetic old man with his hands behind his back, staring at him with a tense face.

"Dare to ask your Excellency's name?"

The old man snorted, "The old man doesn't change his name or change his surname, and Cui Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is also!" ”

Wen Chen smiled slightly, "Little nobleman, remember." ”

"Cui Shangshu said that what His Majesty ordered was to play at home."

When Xiao Guizi heard this, he hurriedly took out a booklet, put the brush in his mouth and dipped it, and worked hard to write.

The corners of Du Ren's mouth were hooked, and he nodded slightly, and he really had some ability.

The few people around Cui Wei suddenly changed their faces, "Stop!" ”

"If you reverse black and white like this, you will definitely ruin the reputation of Cui Gong I!"

Wen Chen pretended to be helpless and spread his hands, "Xia Guan doesn't want to do this, but you adults don't seem to want to cooperate, so Xia Guan can only make this decision!" ”

When several people heard this, they all showed angry looks, and the person concerned, Cui Wei, raised his arm tremblingly, pointed at Wen Chen, and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Du Lun pretended to be a peacemaker, stood up and said, "Okay, okay, I'm also on routine business, and you still have important things to do later, so let's start quickly!" ”

Although everyone looked reluctant, they were helpless, so they had to sigh and nod.

Wen Chen sat in the main seat and smiled slightly.

"The lower officials are no longer hidden, the body of Duke Wei was found in a shoal on the bank of the Yongding River in the inner city on the night of June 14, and then His Majesty blocked the news and sent the subordinate to investigate the murder of Duke Wei!"

In addition to Du Lun, who knew the news in advance, the dozen or so Shangshu waiters all showed expressions of disbelief.

"Duke Wei is dead?!"

"Hahaha, God has eyes! Wei Gelding can be regarded as retribution! ”

The crowd behaved differently, some were frowning and frightened, while a small number of people were shouting that the sky had eyes, and their faces could not hide their joy.

"Silence!"

Wen Chen slapped the table and stood up.

"Your Majesty suspects that someone secretly bought murder and murdered Duke Wei in order to seek personal revenge!"

"What does this have to do with me?" Cui Wei scolded.

Wen Chen snorted lightly, "Duke Wei had frequent interactions with the Six Ministries during his lifetime, and there were many frictions, and the place where Duke Wei's body was found was very close to the mansions of several adults in the Six Ministries. ”

"For example, Lord Jin, Lord Xu, and of course Lord Cui!"

Cui Wei was stunned for a moment, and all the officials Wen Chen ordered were standing beside him, while the dozen or so people on the other side had nothing to do at all, with a gloating expression.

"You...... You're squirting blood! Although this official doesn't look down on Wei Eunuch, he will never murder him, you are clearly planting a blame! ”

A middle-aged man with an angry face behind Cui Wei said angrily.

Wen Chen's face turned cold, "Whether the lower official is planting blame or not, this adult can say that it doesn't matter, if you have the ability, you will come up with ironclad evidence to prove your innocence!" ”

"Where is Peng Qianhu?!"

Five Zhenguo guards suddenly rushed into the door, and the person who took the lead was none other than Peng Tianrui, the Qianhu of the Zhenguo Division!

"The lower official is here!"

Wen Chen waved his hand, "Send these eighteen adults to the factory prison, when will they confess, and when will they be released!" ”

When Du Lun heard this, his face tightened, and he hurriedly came to Wen Chen's side, "Do you want to take it yourself?" ”

Wen Chen glanced at him with some dissatisfaction, "Master Du, if you go to the factory prison, you don't go to the edict prison, and the officials are measured." ”

Duren breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the eager-eyed men to reassure them.

Several people also knew each other and walked out of the door by themselves.

But Cui Wei and the others were not so lucky, and when they saw Zhen Guowei coming to escort them, they scolded one after another.

"Duren, you are so bold that you dare to detain the imperial court officials without authorization!"

"When the old man goes out, I will definitely join you in front of His Majesty!"

However, in the face of absolute force, the rebuttal of words always seemed pale and weak, and in a short time, only a few people remained in the crowded hall.

"Grandpa Wen, what do you mean by locking them up?" Duren said a little anxiously.

"Torture, of course!"

"Torture?" Duren was stunned, he didn't say that just now!

"Gonggong Wen, is it appropriate to torture the second-rank members of the imperial court without authorization?"

Wen Chen looked indifferent, "What's inappropriate?" These people are all suspected of murdering Duke Wei, and they refuse to explain their own problems, stubbornness, contempt for His Majesty's majesty, and beat them, is it wrong? ”

"Your own people are also going to be tortured?"

"Huh?" Wen Chen hurriedly took a step away, kept his distance from Du Lun, and said intentionally or unintentionally, "They and Lord Du are their own people, and they are not their own people, have Xia Guan received their benefits?" ”

With such a naked explicit, Du Lun instantly understood, his face turned from anger to joy, and he clapped his hands and said:

"Wonderful, Gonggong Wen, if you say so, they and this official are not their own people!"

Wen Chen smiled slightly, "Of course, even if they are not their own people, these adults can be regarded as acquaintances, so let's start with Master Cui's wave of punishment." ”

"That's, that's!" Du Lun smiled, "Father-in-law Wen, please rest assured, this official has a lot of tricks, to ensure that people can't see a little trauma, and it can make these old stubborns who don't eat oil and salt suffer a lot!" ”

Wen Chen snorted, "Xia Guan remembers that in the scroll book that Lord Du gave me yesterday, it was recorded that there was a guy named Jin Dong, who seemed to disrespect the old and love the young, and his moral quality was extremely corrupt, Xia Guan hated this kind of person the most in his life, and let him take the lead in a while!" ”

Du Lun said yes again and again, and his favorability towards Wen Chen couldn't help but rise another notch.