Bright Spring

Tan Qing, commander of Jin Yiwei, stared wide-eyed after listening, and said in shock after a long time: "These vicious villains, how dare you think!"

In late autumn, the capital located on the south bank of the great river is far from the time for burning charcoal, and the wing rooms are cold.The eunuch Haitao stretched out his hand calmly, and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.

Hai Tao said in a deep voice: "Go to the palace immediately to report to the emperor! Commander Tan, you have to ask your people to take good care of Wang Zongqi!"

"Eunuch Hai, don't worry, I'll call Yang Yong from Beizhen Fusi to take charge of this matter, and send someone to guard it day and night." Tan Qing nodded solemnly.

The two walked out of the room together.A few eunuchs were waiting in the yard outside, and eunuch Yang Qing immediately came up to meet him; Haitao gave Yang Qing a complicated look.Tan Qing saw all these subtle movements.

Then Yang Qing belongs to Haitao!Tan Qing didn't talk too much, whoever raised a mad dog and let him deal with it himself, Tan Qing could be regarded as giving Haitao a face.What's more, the imperial court hadn't started to deal with major issues at this time, and Yang Qing was not the only one of Zhao Wang's party in the capital; if he acted rashly, it would be easy to scare the snake!

Without saying a word, Tan Qing and Haitao hurried out of the Jinyiwei yamen and walked straight to Chengtianmen.They walked very fast, and the short eunuch behind had to trot to keep up.

A group of people went straight into the Meridian Gate of the palace.

Haitao, as the emperor's confidant eunuch and eunuch in charge of ceremonies, was allowed to enter and leave the palace.The Jinyiwei officers and soldiers can usually only be outside the Meridian Gate and get permission to go to the Fengtian Gate inside; the commander of the Jinyiwei can walk around outside the Qianqing Gate of the Harem.

Tan Qing waited outside the gate of Qianqing, and Haitao went in first.

After a while, an eunuch came out of Qianqing gate and told Tan Qing to come in.Guided by the eunuch, Tan Qing entered the Qianqing Gate, passed the inclined corridor, and came to the Dongnuan Pavilion where he often went.

The rest of Dongnuanli had already left, and now only the emperor Zhu Gaochi, the eunuch, the supervisor of rituals, and the commander of Jinyiwei remained.

"I bow to the Holy Majesty!" Tan Qing stepped forward to pay homage.

Zhu Gaochi responded with a voice.Tan Qing waited for a while, then carefully walked to the side, and stood beside her.He looked at the Holy Majesty from the corner of his eye, and saw that the Holy Majesty's eye circles were a bit dark and his complexion was quite bad; but such a serious incident happened, the Holy Majesty did not get angry, which was beyond Tan Qing's expectation.

"This matter is not that simple." Zhu Gaochi said, "Gao Sui should not rebel at this time."

Neither Tan Qing nor Hai Tao dared to say anything lightly. The prince and the crime of treason were involved, this is no joke!

Zhu Gaochi looked at the two of them, and his eyes stayed on Tan Qing's face.Tan Qing hastily bent her waist even lower, with her face also facing the floor.

At this time, I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit muttering: "This matter has to be investigated, and Gao Sui cannot be wronged. As the eldest brother, I can still understand the character of the third brother Gao Sui; Where to go, logically speaking, he is not that stupid...

When the father, the queen and the queen were still around, the third brother was a bit thoughtful; I also knew the little tricks he did, so I didn't want to say it.But now, what's the use of thinking? "

Tan Qing echoed cautiously: "Your Majesty is wise, the truth is true."

Anyway, the Holy Majesty first spoke for King Zhao, and if Tan Qingshun said so, he would not encounter the bad luck of being impeached and alienating the royal family.

Zhu Gaochi said: "However, if Gao Sui is deceived by someone who is scheming, he may not do something stupid... Haitao, you send someone to Dali Temple and summon Xue Yan."

Haitao said: "Yes."

Tan Qing's heart suddenly sank. Why did he summon the officials of Dali Temple for such a secret matter of the royal family?

He suddenly realized that Guo Ming's secret case involving the Coral Snake and the suspected case of Mu Bin's assassination had not been found with any solid evidence; Up to now... Now about King Zhao's matter, the Holy Majesty suddenly wants to find the officials of Dali Temple, is it because the Holy Majesty no longer believes in Tan Qing's ability?

Tan Qing finally couldn't hold it back, clasped his fists and said, "Shang Ming Jian, Xue Yan, Guo Ming, and the King of Han have old stories..."

As soon as he spoke, the eunuch Haitao slowed down for a while.Zhu Gaochi looked at Haitao and said, "Let's call it in and talk about it."

Haitao bowed and said, "Your maid obeys the order and will do it immediately."

Seeing this, Tan Qing didn't say anything anymore.

... Tan Qing, the commander of Jinyiwei, participated in the turmoil before Zhu Gaochi's ascension to the throne, and he is a relatively trustworthy person.At that time, Zhu Gaochi had to ask his own people to take charge of Jinyiwei, so he chose Tan Qing.

This person is indeed loyal to Shang Ke, more than cruel|violent, but he doesn't have the slightest ability to investigate cases!

Zhu Gaochi glanced at Tan Qing and said: "Although Gao Sui is my family member, but now he is the vassal king, we can't just settle the case quietly, we have to ask ministers to participate."

Tan Qing looked stunned, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Chapter 5 and five

The eunuch Haitao, the supervisor of ceremonies, passed on the imperial decree and led Xue Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, to the palace.

Between the majestic halls of the imperial city, the spacious brick floor is very dry.It's been cloudy recently, and it hasn't rained for several days; Haitao can't help but think that it was raining when Zheng He died more than half a month ago.

This Xue Yan was tall and tall, with good facial features, and his leather skin was also very good; Xue Yan had served as an envoy in both the Jianwen Dynasty and the Yongle Dynasty, and of course the envoys must choose their appearance.And Xue Yan is also quite talented in criminal law, at least very experienced. He has been doing this since the Hongwu Dynasty, and has served three emperors.

Because of this, Haitao's heart will be up and down.Not only was Haitao promoted Yang Qing in the list of rebels to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but Haitao did receive money, more than once!Hai Tao also asked Yang Qing where the money came from. Yang Qing only said that when the Yongle Dynasty copied the criminals' homes, he had accomplices involved; .

If Xue Yan investigates carefully, can Yang Qing's affairs be concealed?

Hai Tao thought about saying hello to Yang Qing, and first promised that as long as he didn't confess himself, he would find a way to help Yang Qing.And this Xue Yan had to say a word.

While walking, Haitao coughed lightly, and he felt his voice trembling when he spoke, "That...Master Xue, you have to be a little bit more modest about this matter."

"What does Mr. Hai mean?" Xue Yan asked hurriedly.

Haitao looked around, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor only summoned Mr. Xue, but the people from the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were not included. So, you have to decide how far you should go to investigate this matter." Mile."

Xue Yan nodded thoughtfully.

The two walked all the way to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, they seemed a little silent, as if they were thinking about their own affairs.Haitao walked from Dongnuange to Dali Temple outside Chengtian Gate, and it took a long time before he brought Xue Yan back to the palace.

But when Haitao returned to Dongnuan Pavilion, he found that Jin Yiwei Tan Qing was still inside.Haitao didn't know what the emperor and Tan Qing were talking about.

After seeing the ceremony, Haitao, according to the emperor's instructions, first roughly recounted the confession of the general banner Wang Yu.

At this moment, Xue Yan suddenly bowed: "My lord, please show me how to investigate this matter?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, but he seemed to understand Xue Yan's meaning soon, and he said calmly: "We must find out whether Gao Sui has rebelled or not, and tell me the result first, but don't let it out!"

Zhu Gaochi paused and said, "In my heart... I feel that Gao Sui didn't rebel. When the opportunity of the vast war in Huguang, the most important thing is to stabilize Beiping and not let the court be distracted. If too many people in the court are involved , for the time being, we must be extra cautious. At this time, the court cannot withstand the storm."

Xue Yan cupped his hands and bowed deeply, and said: "My minister, please temporarily suspend all those involved in the confession and keep them at home. Jin Yiwei should not arrest them and send them to prison."

"Sure." Zhu Gaochi said, "Let Tan Qing and Haitao assist Xue Siqing in handling affairs, and Xue Siqing will still preside over everything."

The three worshiped together: "The minister (servant) wait for the order!"

Xue Yan obviously didn't really understand what Haitao meant!Within two days, Xue Yan took Jin Yiwei and some eunuchs to search Yang Qing's residence, and found a signed document from inside.

There is a line written on the paper: 100 taels for gold inspection.And signed Yang Qing's name.

It took less than a stick of incense for Xue Yan to confirm that the name on the signature was indeed written by Yang Qing himself!

Although Yang Qing didn't ask who wrote the other six characters, Xue Yan assumed Huang Yan's handwriting through deduction; and then quickly found Huang Yan's previous handwriting in the old files brought over from Peking.After being inspected by the pusher and judge of Dali Temple, the written evidence was confirmed to be Huang Yan's handwriting with iron-clad evidence!

The other people involved stayed at home, Yang Qing became an exception and was immediately arrested and sent to Beizhen Fusi Prison.

But for Haitao, the situation was not the worst at this point... Then, for some reason, Xue Yan had his eyes fixed on Zheng He's death; he suspended Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian and other eunuchs and added them to the interrogation list.

Haitao suddenly felt that there was more and more yellow mud in his pants!At this point, he felt a little overwhelmed.