Qin Hui pondered for a moment and slowly spoke: "I have a doubt in my heart, how did Zhu Shengfei learn about this?" At the beginning, the account books of the household department matched that of each county, and each county also installed our people, and it was not easy for him to investigate this case. ”

After Huang Qianshan heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "I understand, Brother Qin." This must have been known by Zhu Shengfei by mistake. He may have found a problem at some point, and then he found out about us. But now that he's eyeing us, we'll have to be more careful. ”

He has always had doubts about Zhu Shengfei's investigative ability. How can a Privy Council be more able to investigate cases than the Imperial City Division? In a flash, the three words of the Imperial City Division flashed in his mind, and then, a plan quietly took shape.

Qin Hui did not hesitate, and immediately sent someone to invite Lan Jue from the Imperial City Division overnight.

Lan Jue, the promotion of the Imperial City Division, although he is directly under the official family, his promotion is inseparable from the support of important ministers in the court, including Qin Hui.

Soon, Lan Jue stepped into Qin Hui's mansion. Seeing that Huang Qianshan was also present, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Qin Hui slowly opened his mouth and said the purpose of inviting Lan Jue to come this time. He hoped that Lan Jue could take advantage of his position to investigate Zhu Shengfei's recent contacts.

After Lan Jue heard this, his face turned sad. The responsibilities of the Imperial City Division are heavy, and he cannot easily violate the principles.

Qin Hui seemed to see his hesitation, and chuckled and took out a stack of silver tickets, "This is not a public matter, a private matter." The implication is that this is a private transaction between them, and it has nothing to do with the Imperial City Division.

Lan Jue stared at the pile of silver tickets, and the heavens and men were at war in his heart.

On the one hand, he is well aware of the consequences of violating principles; On the other hand, Qin Hui's power and the temptation of silver tickets made it difficult for him to refuse. In the end, after weighing the pros and cons, he nodded and agreed to Qin Hui's request.

Qin Hui smiled with satisfaction. He knew that with Lan Jue's help, he believed that it was one step closer to finding out the forces behind Zhu Shengfei. And Huang Qianshan watched all this from the side, and secretly congratulated himself in his heart that he was on the right side.

After arranging Lan Jue, Qin Hui and Huang Qianshan sat in the study, and Huang Qianshan said with some concern: "Brother Qin, how will we explain to the official family in a few days?" After hearing this, Qin Hui did not show the slightest flustery, he gently twisted his beard, and said slowly: "What's so difficult about this? Find a few disobedient state and county officials to take the blame. ”

At this time, in the vicinity of Zhu Shengfei's mansion, as well as in the wine shops and teahouses he often went to, Lan Jue had quietly installed some spies according to Qin Hui's entrustment.

These spies are like invisible eyes, always watching Zhu Shengfei's every move. However, all this was going on in secret, and Zhu Shengfei didn't know anything about it.

Three days later, the atmosphere in the court was tense.

Qin Hui handed over a slash, which listed a series of unwarranted things. He accused several prefectures that advocated the War of Resistance as corrupt officials, claiming that they had embezzled money for disaster relief. After Zhao Gou read the slash, his face turned pale, and his anger was overflowing. He immediately imprisoned these Zhizhou and ordered Qin Hui to be strictly interrogated.

After Zhu Shengfei learned of this, he was deeply shocked and angry, "Your Majesty, Qin Hui's move is to take the opportunity to suppress those loyal ministers, and the real mastermind behind the scenes is himself." The minister begged His Majesty to release the innocent governors and restore their innocence. ”

However, Zhao Gou did not buy Zhu Shengfei's words. His eyes widened, his brows furrowed, and his tone revealed obvious displeasure, "Qin Qing has always been loyal, how dare you frame him like this?" If you dare to say more, you will be imprisoned together! ”

As soon as Zhao Gou's words fell, Qin Hui immediately spoke, and a smug smile appeared on his face, as if he had already won the battle, "Your Majesty, the minister has some evidence in his hand, which is enough to prove that Zhu Shengfei has a private relationship with Her Royal Highness the Princess of Kaifeng. He not only violated the laws of the imperial court, but was also suspected of fornicating with thieves. ”

After Zhao Gou heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he asked Zhu Shengfei sharply: "Zhu Shengfei, do you have such a thing?!" ”

Zhu Shengfei has an upright personality, and in the face of Zhao Gou's questioning, he did not hesitate or hide it at all, "Your Majesty, the minister does have dealings with Her Royal Highness the princess, but it is definitely not the fornication thief as Qin Hui said." The minister is loyal to the court, and there is no second heart! ”

Zhu Shengfei's honesty made the atmosphere in the court tense for a while.

Zhao Gou's face was cloudy, while Qin Hui sneered on the side.

Zhao Gou stared at Zhu Shengfei tightly, his eyes revealing doubts and dissatisfaction: "Zhu Shengfei, why do you want to fornicate with Her Royal Highness the Princess?" I must be given a reasonable explanation! ”

Zhu Shengfei looked directly into Zhao Gou's eyes without fear, his eyes were full of tragedy and helplessness, "Your Majesty, the cooperation between the minister and Her Royal Highness the princess is for the benefit of the people, and for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty!" Her Royal Highness provided seeds and cultivation techniques to feed the farmers around Kaifeng City, and they could also sell grain in exchange for additional income. Isn't this a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people? ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "Her Royal Highness the princess defeated the gold thieves twice, and promoted my great Song Guowei, her wisdom and courage are both complete, and she has made great achievements for the imperial court. However, how did the court treat her? In addition to compromising with the Golden State or compromise! The imperial court took the initiative to provoke infighting, and the surrender faction was in charge, and those loyal and brave people had no intention of serving the country, but there was no way to serve the country. The minister is heartbroken for the court! ”

Zhao Gou was dumbfounded by Zhu Shengfei's words, his face was ugly, what he said was true, he, the imperial sister, had indeed made great contributions to the Great Song Dynasty, but she was too ambitious and had to suppress it.

Zhu Shengfei's emotions completely exploded in the court, and he made no secret of his dissatisfaction with the surrender faction and Zhao Gou. His words were sharp and his words were heartfelt, as if he wanted to pour out his years of depression.

He pointed at Zhao Gou and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you can favor Jiangnan and enjoy the peaceful and prosperous world, but you can't suppress those main battle factions because of this!" They fought for the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Song Dynasty and for the well-being of the Li people. Are you worthy of your fathers and fathers in doing so? Is it worthy of the people of the world? ”

After speaking, he pointed the finger at Qin Hui again: "Qin Hui, as a native of the Great Song Dynasty, you betrayed the country to seek glory and colluded with foreign enemies. Don't you feel ashamed of what you did? Look at what you have done, are you worthy of the people of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

After scolding Qin Hui, he turned his head to look at the other ministers of the surrender faction, his eyes were full of anger and disappointment: "You people are in high positions but you don't think about the people of the society. You only know how to fight for power and profit, and to intrigue. Are you worthy of your conscience? Is it worthy of the expectations of the people of the world? ”

The atmosphere in the court became extremely tense for a while. Those courtiers were dumbfounded by Zhu Shengfei's words, and some people with a conscience lowered their heads and did not dare to look him in the eyes. However, the few people led by Qin Hui were very thick-skinned, not only did they not feel ashamed, but they scoffed at Zhu Shengfei's words.