The carriage that Yao Qianhua and Ren Qifeng were riding stopped in the distance of the mansion gate.

After Ren Hurry looked at the situation, he sat in the car and began to use nail clippers to manicure his nails.

He has always been a person who pays attention to grooming, and sometimes even Yao Qianhua, a woman, is very unaccustomed to him.

After a while, Yao Qianhua asked angrily, "Second Ren, shall we just wait?"

Ren Hurricane raised his eyebrows and said, "What else, do you want to rob the Chief Cao Yamen?"

"Isn't it possible? It's not like we haven't been to the yamen of the government?!"

"The water in the Zongcao Yamen is very deep, so don't go in easily. Ren Qifeng said, he saw Yao Qianhua's look of disbelief, so he continued: "How is the guard of Shen Weijing's official office guarded by Jianghuai Salt and Iron? Compared to Zongcao, it is just a chicken coop that has not closed the door. ”

At this time, a voice outside the car rang out loudly and said: "Ren Hurricane, you said that the general cao yamen is like a tiger's den in Longtan, how is it compared to our prime minister's house?"

Ren Hurry and Yao Qianhua knew that Cai Liancheng was coming, so they got out of the car to greet them.

Ren Fengfeng bowed down and said: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is high and the sea is wide, unfathomable, and there is no Yamen to compare. ”

Cai Liancheng laughed and said, "Although I know that you are making sycophants, I am still very happy." Since we can't go in secret, let's go in openly. After that, he instructed the people behind him: "Bring my official uniform, and wait for me to go to the Zongcao Yamen to pay a visit to the Zongcao Lord." ”

Cai Liancheng is in charge of the Criminal Department, which is in charge of the national criminal decree and the examination of criminal names, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of inspection, and the Dali Temple is in charge of the final trial and review of major cases, a total of "three legal divisions".

On Cai Liancheng's trip this time, Cai Xun gave him an errand with Shangshutai, which was to inspect the prison sentences in various places before the arrival of the emperor's spring festival. So now Cai Liancheng is also on a business trip, and it is reasonable to visit the local officials.

Cai Liancheng changed into official uniforms, and before entering the Zongcao Yamen, he also instructed Ren Qifeng to send an order down, calling Tian Hengyu, Bi Baicao strictly controlled Wu Qixiong's mansion, if Wu Qixiong went out of the governor's yamen, let the wind blow, Yao Qianhua would find an opportunity to subdue and detain on the way, but remember not to clash head-on with the people in the governor's mansion.

After Cai Liancheng finished his order, he took his carriage to the governor's mansion, handed over the official sticker, and after a while, the steward introduced him into Wei Wenting's study.

At this time, it will be late, and it is time to hold the lights.

Wei Wenting has been in charge of Caoyun for seven years, dreaming of sleeping at night, and having a good future, although not everything is necessarily a matter of rejuvenating the country and benefiting the people, but a large part of the prosperity of the court's water transportation should be recorded on him.

Before he took office as the governor of Cao, he had been repairing books in the Hanlin Academy, reading and writing every day, far away from court disputes, entangled in power, and at ease, but his ambitions, full of enthusiasm, were destined to have nowhere to show. On the contrary, Cai Xun discovered him, and within three years, he was promoted to five levels in a row, reaching the position of general Cao.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is Cai Xun's person, because he is in the position of the general Cao, as long as it is a matter of the imperial court, no matter how difficult it is, there is always Cai Xiang's care, and it is rarely dismissed, which is also a big reason for the prosperity and development of Caoyun in recent years. In terms of personal relationships, it is inevitable that some officialdom will take care of him, and he will also take advantage of the trend, never pretend to be high-definition, and be pretentious.

He has great respect for his mentor Cai Xun, and he has also heard of party disputes, but he never gets involved in them. As long as it is not related to the official affairs of the imperial court, he never touches it.

Since Cai Xun took office, everything he said to him was official and never involved in personal affairs, which made him respect Cai Xun even more. With his achievements in government affairs, his support for Cai Xun has formed a huge aid in reputation, and Cai Xiangzhi's reputation for making good use of people is even more prosperous, and even the emperor praises him.

Cai Liancheng's arrival, he was surprised.

Cai Liancheng is in the court, although part of it is relying on his father's momentum, but his people observe people and things, have insight into the details, grasp the situation, and drill the ability to create a situation, although Wei Wenting does not like him, he admires him very much.

Especially since he is the son of Cai Xiang, and he is also the position of the Ministry of Punishment, so he will never dare to slack off.

He just felt that Cai Liancheng's arrival would not be good.

Wei Wenting welcomed Cai Liancheng into the house in front of the study steps, and after the two sat down to serve tea, they exchanged pleasantries.

Cai Liancheng got straight to the point and said: "Lord Cao, I came today to inquire about a matter related to the murder of a member of the imperial court, please tell me the truth." ”

Wei Wenting's heart sank, and he said secretly: "It's here." He replied: "Lord Cai, please say, Wei knows everything, and he has endless words." ”

"Lord Cao's Li Cao, Wu Qixiong, how is Lord Wu on weekdays?"

"Lord Wu is cautious, low-key and modest, diligent and diligent in official affairs, hard-working, and effective. ”

Cai Liancheng said: "Then Lord Cao should trust Lord Wu very much?"

"That's natural, during his time under Wei, he was not at fault, and he was proficient in the business of Cao Yun, and he also got along well with other government officials, and he was indeed a capable official. "Wei Wenting is impartial.

Cai Liancheng said with a smile: "Lord Wei knows how to make good use of people, which is naturally very good, and it is also a blessing for the imperial court." It's just that Lord Wu's methods are too strong and domineering, sending people to kill Shen Weijing, the Jianghuai salt and iron envoy, actually dared to return to the governor's yamen, and he looked like he had nothing to do, but he didn't know that the sky net was restored, and the evil deeds he did were always known. ”

Wei Wenting said angrily: "Lord Wei is cautious, there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense." ”

Cai Liancheng said solemnly: "Lord Cao, the stakes are very high, and I won't go around in circles with you." Because someone reported that Shen Weijing tortured and killed a number of women, the Criminal Department and Dali Temple have a plan to thoroughly investigate the matter, this time I arrived in Guangling, and sent people to monitor the Shen Mansion day and night, Shen Weijing was stabbed in the mansion on the 20th, and the undercover agent I sent into the Shen Mansion saw the killer take a brocade box from his Xiaobi Lake, escape to Huaiyin, and hand it over to Wu Qixiong in the Yunju Teahouse. The killer and my people fought in Yunju Building, causing an explosion, and the killer is now missing, but Lord Wu took this brocade box and entered the Governor's Palace. ”

Wei Wenting sneered: "When did Lord Cai personally do the anti-theft thing? Moreover, Shen Weijing's assassination has been released, and it was Wang Bingwang, the steward of the mansion, who killed people and cut off his head, and he is currently absconding without a trace, when did there be another killer, and after the killing, he actually took out the brocade box and gave it to the people of my governor's mansion." Ridiculous!"

Cai Liancheng said: "The sarcasm in Lord Wei's words can be understood by Cai, but Lord Wei is a person who understands, and he must also know that we know everything about the affairs of the state capitals." If it weren't for the important matter, I would definitely not visit today, the case involves the murder of a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and Lord Wei must not take it lightly. ”

Mutual surveillance and infiltration between factions, how could Wei Wenting not know that Shen Weijing's death shook the government and the opposition, and it was widely implicated, and it was said that even Qin Shiyao was involved in this case, but without any evidence, he suddenly said that his subordinates were involved in the murder, and he couldn't accept it anyway.

"Does Lord Cai have any evidence?!"

"The brocade box is the evidence, this brocade box is taken out in the Shen Mansion, and there will naturally be traces of the Shen Mansion. Cai Liancheng has never seen the brocade box, but according to Yao Qianhua's account, he has some understanding, but now that the arrow is on the string, he has to hold on.

"Where's the brocade box?" Wei Wenting said angrily.

"It's on Lord Cao's table now!" Cai Liancheng said.