As the seat of Gansu Province, Wuwei Mansion is located in the northwest, but it can be regarded as a prosperous place.

The so-called Lanyue Tower, in fact, is not in the city, but in the northwest of the city of the lake, here the forest is lush like the south of the Yangtze River, in this northwest barren land is really rare.

Since setting foot in the northwest, Zhu Jinghong has been extremely low-key, and it can even be said that he has no sense of existence, but Wang Pei'an's behavior has broken this status quo.

This guy's "destructive power" is greater than he imagined, and the current situation makes Zhu Jinghong feel a little out of control, so that he feels a little dilemma.

He will undoubtedly offend many people if he investigates like this, but he is also the long history of the Xiangwang Mansion, and it is easy to bring hatred to the palace.

So the question now is, is it worth it to let Wang Pei'an continue to investigate, just to get rid of him?

Zhu Jinghong knew that the people in Gansu officialdom also wanted to know his opinion, so he invited him to the banquet several times.

And he himself knows that it is time to make a decision, otherwise not expressing his position will be an attitude in itself.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Jinghong is still thinking about how he should choose.

In the end, he had to sigh, if he really couldn't do anything, he would rather be annoyed by Wang Pei'an than directly offend all the officials.

If these people think that he is also jealous and hateful, then he will be in big trouble.

I don't know how long it shook in the carriage, but the car finally stopped, and Sun Shaozu's voice came from outside: "Your Highness, it's here!" ”

"Hmm!"

Hearing Zhu Jinghong's response, Sun Shaozu lifted the curtain from the outside so that he could get out of the carriage.

At this moment, outside the Lanyue Tower, all the civil and military officials, including Ning Huanxiang, arrived, and they were all waiting outside the gate of the Lanyue Tower at this moment.

Lanyue Tower is actually not just a building, but a group of buildings built by the lake, of which the main building is called Lanyue Tower.

There are a lot of officials who came to Wuwei to attend the meeting today, and most of them appeared outside the gate at this moment, and the number of people was at least hundreds.

Ning Huanxiang took the initiative to greet him at this moment, and saluted Zhu Jinghong from a distance: "The prince is here, but they have been worried, saying that the prince will not come tonight!" ”

Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "I'm not coming...... It's okay if Governor Ning is here, I'm just an idler, just to see the scenery in the northwest! ”

"What they want to visit is the prince, but the minister can't take your place, the prince, please!" Speaking of this, Ning Huanxiang stepped aside.

Behind him, Liang Qian and others also gave way to the side, and the local officials in Gansu had also made way for them.

When Zhu Jinghong passed by, everyone saluted and said hello, and Zhu Jinghong also nodded in return.

What's more strange is that as the chief historian of Xiangwang's Mansion, Wang Pei'an is also among the invitees today, and he is walking behind Sun Shaozu at this moment.

Speaking of Sun Shaozu, he can be described as a bright spring at this time, and his life is no different from a second spring.

In the past, when he was at the peak of his career, he had never had such a scenery as today and could participate in a banquet of this level.

Everyone entered the park together, and Guo Qiyun, the political envoy, acted as a tour guide and led Zhu Jinghong around the garden.

This Lanyue Garden is indeed not simple, the ancestor Zhu Xianzhuo and the current emperor have held a celebration banquet here, which has made the history here much thicker.

After listening to Guo Qiyun's speech, Zhu Jinghong was able to enter Lanyue Tower.

A banquet has been set up in the main building, and after Zhu Jinghong sat down in the main seat, the rest of the people sat down according to their grades.

Originally, Ning Huanxiang and Liang Qian were sitting down, but at Zhu Jinghong's strong request, the two were able to sit with him.

As for Huang Qing, the eunuch of the prison army, although his position is critical enough, he is a servant of the royal family after all, so he can only stand next to Yu Hai.

As the music played, the dancing girl Lotus Bu entered the hall and danced in the center.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is a blessing for me to be able to admire His Highness's demeanor today!" Guo Qiyun raised his glass and said to everyone.

At this time, Fu Anton, the envoy of the inspection, also got up, saluted Zhu Jinghong and said: "In the past, I have heard of His Highness's prestige for a long time, but today I can see His Highness's true face, but it is more prosperous than the rumors!" ”

These two people are the first of the Gansu magistrates, and they not only put a high hat on Zhu Jinghong, but also enlivened the atmosphere.

So much so that at this time, everyone praised Zhu Jinghong one after another, and the scene was full of flattery.

These words made Wang Pei'an feel harsh when he heard them, so he thought about the next thing with a cold face.

He also saw that these people must have a plan tonight, and it is very likely that they will attack him, so he has to think of countermeasures in advance.

He experienced this situation many times when he was an official in Hunan, and each time he dealt with it thoroughly and finally achieved his goal.

And this is also due to the fact that he will not only investigate cases according to the law, but also be flexible according to the situation.

Everyone praised Zhu Jinghong, and then toasted him one after another, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious for a while.

After three rounds of drinking, when Zhu Jinghong and Ning Huanxiang were chatting, someone outside entered the house and whispered in Guo Qiyun's ear.

Seeing this situation, more than a dozen officials who knew the inside story were ready to act.

"Your Highness, just now my subordinates came to report that there was a family member of His Highness outside the garden who asked to see him, claiming to be the father of His Highness's concubine!"

At this time, Zheng stood up and explained to Guo Qiyun: "Lord Qiyu, this person is Qin Ye, the secretary of Wuwei Mansion, who came to the banquet today to serve the lowly position!" ”

"What does it look like to be such a distinguished guest, but let people wait outside?" Guo Qiyun taught with a cold face.

"Neglect of duty, I hope that the lord will forgive the sin!" Duan Zheng hurriedly confessed.

"Invite people in, since I came with you to the banquet today, how can there be any reason for people to guard outside!"

Looking at the performances of these people, Zhu Jinghong did not intervene, he wanted to know how these people were calculating.

One of the advantages of his position is that he can ignore the rules when necessary, so he is actually invincible.

After a while, Qin Ye was invited into the hall, and looking at the hundreds of officials present on the left and right, he felt more and more that he was designed.

But he also thought about it carefully, he was indeed above board, and there was nothing wrong with coming to avenge his grievances.

But he is not a fool, he will not say these things in public, but intends to tell Zhu Jinghong in private.

However, Duan Zheng would not give him this opportunity, and the matter was no longer under Qin Ye's control since he entered the hall.

"Brother Qin, you told me that you had a grievance in the afternoon, and now that the adults of the three halls are here, His Highness and the adults of the Governor's Office are also there, you can tell the grievances!"

"Now that the Holy Monarch is on the throne, the sky is bright...... You won't be wronged! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong had roughly guessed what these people were doing.

He didn't expect that these people would make a fuss about Qin Ye, so he had to continue to listen to it next.

At this time, Qin Ye had already confirmed that he was sold by Duan Zheng and was already at the core of some kind of wrestling.

If you are not careful, it will be the end of broken bones!

"Brother Qin, what's the inside story...... Let's talk about it yourself! With that, Duan Zheng stepped aside.

In person, how to say it in person? How to grasp the proportion?

At this time, Wang Pei'an in the corner was also staring at Qin Ye.

As the chief historian of King Xiang's Mansion, of course he knew who Qin Ye was, but he didn't understand how he could have anything to do with this person.

Of course, Wang Pei'an won't figure it out, because Qin Ye's so-called "sins" are completely created by people working overtime.

At this moment, the hall was extremely quiet, and most people's eyes were on Qin Ye.

Qin Ye was sitting on pins and needles at this time, and beads of sweat were already appearing on his forehead, and such a public execution scene made his head almost die.

"Grievances...... Let's talk about it! Zhu Jinghong took the initiative to speak.

is still the same sentence, there should always be an explanation for the investigation of the case, he has to see these people show their swords before he can make a move.

Ning Huanxiang and Liang Qian didn't know about tonight's incident, but they were both looking forward to the next development.

Considering the overall situation, Wang Pei'an should not be allowed to continue to make trouble, and the "self-help" of Guo Qiyun and others is understandable.

At this moment, Zhu Jinghong asked, and after Qin Ye pondered it repeatedly, he said: "Back to Your Highness, yesterday's treasury inventory, the treasury was missing thousands of stone of military rations, but each account villain has carefully checked, and there is no ......."

Qin Yecai was transferred to the Wuwei Mansion, and the possibility of corruption was almost zero, and Zhu Jinghong believed that he had been framed.

So these people framed Qin Ye in order to tie Qin Ye to the chariot, and then forced me to use means to save Qin Ye, and also cleaned up Wang Pei'an by the way?

How can they see that a small Qin Ye can force me to use means?

I don't know the true face of Lushan, and I am in this mountain...... It's normal for Zhu Jinghong to be unable to figure it out for a while.

After all, his external image is a reckless man, and he doesn't need to design too advanced schemes.

What does it mean if I don't help...... Zhu Jinghong thought so.

It means that I will kill my relatives righteously to support Wang Pei'an's case, and I will offend people by then......

Zhu Jinghong was thinking about how to deal with it, but Wang Pei'an, who was listening carefully to the situation, was also running rapidly at the moment.

After Qin Ye finished speaking, everyone looked at Zhu Jinghong, waiting for his statement.

In fact, before Zhu Jinghong heard it, he had already made everyone have a bad association with him, because this was no longer in line with his personality.

Just when Zhu Jinghong was finally entangled, he saw Wang Pei'an being the first to get up, and then said: "Your Highness, the minister has something to say!" ”

His eyes swept towards everyone, and Zhu Jinghong said calmly: "You say!" ”

"The grievances that this Qin scribe said were particularly strange to the minister...... It needs to be carefully investigated, and it must not be easily convicted! ”

Wang Pei'an was also worried that Zhu Jinghong was deceived and then intervened, so he decided to retreat.

At this time, someone immediately said: "Wang Changshi, I recently heard that you are just handling the case, and now it seems that Your Highness still has a big face, and finally makes you have some human feelings!" ”

To say that it is still the shrewdness of these officials, although he was surprised that Wang Pei'an showed signs of "softening", there were still people who immediately blocked his retreat.

"Yes...... It's right to have a human touch, recently Lord Wang's investigation of the case has made people panic, and it is time to take care of the overall situation! ”

"Your Highness, this Qin scribe has been wronged, and the officials who have been imprisoned recently may also have grievances!"

"Please also ask Your Highness Mingjian to administer justice for them!"

From beginning to end, it was the officials of the prefectures and counties who spoke, and none of the high-ranking officials of the chief secretary of the government or the judicial department spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... I'm not acting for personal gain, but what this Qin scribe said, and it has not been officially verified below, so I don't know if he is guilty or not! ”

"And whether he is guilty or not, it's not that he has the final say, but the evidence!"

Even in the face of so many people's provocations, Wang Pei'an's reply was still full of confidence, and he was not afraid to retreat.

In fact, Qin Ye's honor and disgrace are not important, and the safety of the arrested officials is not important, at this moment, Guo Qiyun and others want to know Zhu Jinghong's attitude towards this matter.

As for Ning Huanxiang and Liang Qian, if the situation is still under control, they are still in a state of watching the show, at least not yet.

Of course, if Wang Pei'an is imprisoned again, they will have to take action.

Just when Zhu Jinghong wanted to speak, Fu Andong couldn't help but speak: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that the case should be investigated, but the matter has priorities, and Wang Changshi is too eager for quick success!" ”

Zhu Jinghong knew that he had to express his position, and if he didn't speak, others would really have to be careful.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I like to dance with guns and sticks since I was a child, and if you ask me about archery and horse shooting, I will explain it to you in detail!"

"But I really don't know what the overall situation is in the investigation of the case you are talking about...... You should ask Governor Ning and Liang Yushi about these things! ”

Picking up the wine glass, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "I came to drink and have fun tonight, and I was made into a hall by you, but it really opened my eyes!" ”

"Before I came, the Holy Lord had a strict decree that I was not allowed to meddle in local affairs, so don't ask me about these official affairs!"

Zhu Jinghong's remarks have made it clear that he doesn't care about this matter, which makes the Gansu magistrates breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Zhu Jinghong mentioned the holy decree, and also indirectly told Wang Pei'an that he was limited by the holy decree, so he could not support the legitimacy of his investigation of the case, which did not affect that he was a person with a sense of justice.

This kind of behavior is called the best of both worlds, and if it is ugly, it is called "both being a bitch and setting up a torii".

Obviously, Zhu Jinghong had made plans, and after Wang Pei'an died down, he returned to his side to restrain himself.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong was a little uncomfortable, but he also knew that this was the lesser of two evils.

Besides, on Wang Pei'an's side, although he knew that Zhu Jinghong was restricted by the holy decree, he was still a little disappointed, he thought that according to Zhu Jinghong's temper, he would support his righteous cause.

At this time, Guo Qiyun and Fu Anton glanced at each other, and both of them saw joy in each other's eyes.

As long as Zhu Jinghong doesn't interfere in this matter, they have a way to deal with Wang Pei'an, and then they can sit back and relax.

The magistrates colluded up and down, and Wang Pei'an knew very well what he could do, so he understood that it was time for him to change his means.

Obviously, Zhu Jinghong's worries are redundant, Wang Pei'an has no intention of stopping the drums, and both of them have mistaken each other.

"What His Highness said is very true, but we are abrupt, we should be punished, we should be punished......" Guo Qiyun raised his wine glass and punished Fu Anton with a glass of wine each.

Seeing that the two of them were like this, the magistrates who had just intervened also punished themselves with a glass of wine.

The banquet continued, and Qin Ye, as the party concerned, seemed to notice some kind of change, but he felt clueless when he thought about it.

This is not because he is not smart, but because he is too low in the position and too narrow in the information he receives, so he is not sure about the whole picture.

About an hour later, the banquet ended, Zhu Jinghong left drunk, and all the officials also left separately.

Although they were separated, some of them gathered in another place half an hour later to discuss matters.

Compared with the previous cloudy atmosphere, the atmosphere at this time was obviously much more active, and they only had a good way to deal with Wang Pei'an.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everything is about military affairs in the future, everything has to make way for this matter, and any audit and handling of cases will be left for later!"

"The person surnamed Wang said that he was ordered to investigate the case, and we were also ordered to deploy military supplies, and we were ordered to prepare everything for the front line, and the big things are not worth the war!"

Fu Anton's expression was solemn, if someone who didn't know the inside story saw it, he would really think that he was a clean official of the public loyalty country.

"For these things, Governor Ning and Lord Liang will also be on our side, so you can sit back and relax!"

When everyone was overjoyed, Guo Qiyun, who had not spoken, stood up and said in a low tone: "Everyone...... I don't care what happened before, from now on you will be more restrained! ”

"If you really force those young people to rebel and provoke the lack of military supplies, it will still be a dead end!"

He has only been in office for a short time, and he can shirk responsibility for the previous bad debts, but then these people mess around, and he will be guilty of lax control.

So he had to say the last sentence, as for how much of a role it could play, Guo Qiyun was not very sure.

(End of chapter)