The prince is hard to serve

Standing out of the queue, Yan Wenyuan thought for a while, and replied loudly: "My son thinks that the second emperor brother is the most suitable for handling this case!"

Hearing this, Emperor Yan's eyes flashed, as if he was interested, but he didn't ask the reason immediately, but turned his eyes away, and asked Yan Wenjin, who was lazily standing aside, still in a daze.

"Wen Jin, what do you think?"

Yan Wenjin just came back to her senses and found that everyone was looking at him, she blinked for no reason, and let out an 'ah' in doubt.

Taking advantage of Emperor Yan not paying attention, Zhao Qi, Minister of the Ministry of War, winked at him, and softly told him about Emperor Yan's question just now.

Suddenly realizing it, Yan Wenjin frowned, and said bluntly: "As long as the father doesn't let the ministers come to interrogate." After thinking for a while, he pouted, and then said: "Look at the sons, the third brother and the fifth brother The emperor's brother is quite suitable."

What he said was very casual, without any scheming, and he made no secret of his lack of interest in the presiding trial of the case.

Yan Wenjin's words let Emperor Yan know that he did not participate in it, and he was immediately satisfied, but he still put on an angry look on his face, and reprimanded him: "As a prince, you should have set an example, how can you Regardless of the occasion and location, willful nonsense!"

Secretly sticking out her tongue, Yan Wenjin raised her hand in salute, and apologized earnestly: "Father, calm down, I know I was wrong."

"That's it."

Glancing at him, Emperor Yan shook his head, a smile flashed in his eyes, he waved his hands, thought for a while, couldn't help but teach Yan Wenjin a few words, and finally said: "You should step aside first. "

Yan Wenjin obediently responded, then stepped aside without saying a word.

After teaching Yan Wenjin a lesson, Emperor Yan stopped looking at him, and turned his eyes to Yan Wenyuan again, his eyes were deep and full of meaning.

Emperor Yan was suspicious by nature. After he came down to court, he thought about it alone. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt about this case——

First of all, the case is very strange.

Li Zezhang has been an official for [-] to [-] years, and his thoughts are very meticulous. Since he dared to do such a rebellious thing, he would definitely deal with the follow-up, and finally he and Xu Chang were left with two insiders.

Xu Chang is the direct beneficiary. If he wants to live, he will definitely not tell this matter easily. So, where did Lu Yanming learn about it?

Although the memorial submitted by Lu Yanming was written in a clear and logical manner, upon closer inspection, there are still many places that are unclear, as if they were deliberately erased. For example, how he learned about this matter is not mentioned at all. .

The second is Zheng Yuan.

The timing of Zheng Yuan's appearance was too appropriate. He entered the palace like this, but he never asked why he was there. He also handled the conversations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony with ease, and he was really too calm. Not like an ordinary reader.

...These various suspicious points made the already suspicious Emperor Yan even more unable to help suspecting that this was another drama led by Yan Wenyuan.

This also made him very unhappy.

However, although there are some strange things in the case, the letter that Lu Yanming took out later was not a fake. Li Zezhang did accept bribes privately and colluded with Xu Chang, causing the people of Huai'an to live in dire straits.The case must be investigated, but who should be the presiding judge really embarrassed Emperor Yan for a while.

Hearing Yan Wenyuan's mention now, his thoughts suddenly brightened.

His second son is indeed the best candidate to preside over the case.

At present, the ministers of the court and the central government all have their own side of support, either supporting the third prince Yan Wenyuan or the fifth prince Yan Wenzhi. As a result, other incidents occurred, affecting the truth of the final case.

Only he, the second prince, who lived in the palace for a long time and seldom showed up, with the Yun family behind him, was still the first prince, who could suppress Li Zezhang and the forces behind him, so that they did not dare to disturb him.

Besides, he doesn't have any factions, so he stands in the middle. What's more, he is now recovering from illness, and if he wants to return to the court, he must always stand upright. If this case is entrusted to him, he will definitely try his best to handle it well Come.

This case is related to state affairs and the upcoming autumn test, which is valued by the people all over the world. If the review is improper, it may make the people of insight all over the world fearful and disappointed with the imperial court. As the king of a country, he absolutely cannot allow This happens.

After a while of silence, Emperor Yan opened his mouth slowly. He asked softly, "Wen Yuan, why do you think Wen Hao is the most suitable?" Decide.

Yan Wenyuan was looked at so meaningfully by Emperor Yan, and he heard the deep meaning hidden in his words. With a thought, he remembered the conversation with Concubine Degui just now, and felt a little lucky in his heart——

Fortunately, he had asked his mother and concubine in advance, otherwise, if he took the presiding trial on himself at this time, he would probably be like Yan Wenzhi and provoke his father's displeasure.

Thinking of this, he collected himself and temporarily suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart.

"Reporting to my father, as Master Shen said, Li Zezhang is always the grandfather of the fifth emperor. No matter what, the fifth emperor should avoid suspicion in this case, and the second brother..."

Yan Wenyuan raised his head, his face was very similar to that of Concubine De Gui, without any expression, his face was as deep as water, his tone was calm, and he explained the reason to Emperor Yan in detail.

After hearing his words, Emperor Yan's expression remained unchanged, but the coldness in his eyes had faded, showing a slight softness. He didn't give any response, just nodded slightly, and then signaled Yan Wenyuan to step aside , and then threw the same question to several other ministers.

The few ministers present were well aware of the way of being an official, and they had already mastered the divine will. At this moment, it is natural to see that Emperor Yan has intended to let Yan Wenhao preside over the trial, so this meeting is not a good idea. Then raised the slightest objection, but echoed the words of the third prince one by one, and even the reasons were almost the same.

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The self-recommendation did not receive a response, but Emperor Yan was displeased, and the presiding judge of the case fell to his sickly second brother for no reason. After Yan Wenzhi returned to the prince's mansion, he couldn't bear it any longer, and even sent it out. A temper.

The chief eunuch, Fu Zhou, waited outside the door until Yan Wenzhi had vented his temper before he stepped in and carefully reported, "Your Highness, Master Jiang is here and is waiting for His Highness in the study."

Yan Wenzhi had calmed down a little bit of anger, but now he listened to the words and burned into anger again. He snorted coldly, his eyes flashed with ruthlessness, he flicked his wide sleeves with an ugly face, and immediately turned to the study room. go.

Walking quickly into the study, his face was still cold, especially when his eyes swept over Jiang Xi, the coldness was deep, and his disgust was unabashedly displayed on his face.

"Why are you here?" Raising his brows high, Yan Wenyuan walked to the top and sat down, looking at Jiang Xi who was saluting respectfully, with unconcealable anger in his tone.

Jiang Xi bowed his body, lowered his eyes, and replied: "I have come here to persuade His Highness Jian."

"Say!" His tone was very cold and stiff.

Jiang Xi pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and said loudly: "I want to persuade Your Highness not to try to meddle in Master Li's affairs..."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Wenzhi interrupted him sharply: "Shut up!"

Jiang Xi looked solemn, and when he was interrupted, he raised his eyes slightly, glanced at Yan Wenzhi lightly, paused for a while, and then said indifferently: "Today in the imperial study, His Majesty has expressed his meaning very clearly, he……"

Before he finished speaking, Yan Wenzhi threw the cup in his hand to the ground with a 'bang' sound, and the porcelain shattered all over the floor.

"You still dare to mention today's matter!" Yan Wenzhi suddenly raised his head and glared at him with a gloomy and terrifying expression: "This palace hasn't questioned you about what happened in the imperial study just now, but you still dare to mention it now— —”

At this time, Yan Wenzhi's heart was filled with anger, and he had no time to think about anything else. He stared at Jiang Xi viciously, as if losing his mind, and then he casually grabbed a book on the desk. The books were thrown directly at Jiang Xi.

This book is not thick, and it won't hurt the slightest when it hits the body, but it really chilled Jiang Xi, he couldn't help laughing bitterly, and was immediately disappointed, and once again thought of finding another enlightened master.

It's just that this thought only appeared for a moment, and then it was forcibly suppressed again——

Jiang Xi will never forget the bright smile that the girl showed to him more than ten years ago, and she will never forget the entrustment she made tearfully when she came to find him quietly in the wind and snow a year ago——

He likes her so much... loves her so much, even though she is already a concubine in the palace and a mother, he still can't let go of this feeling.

Lowering his head, Jiang Xi frowned, and suddenly asked, "Your Highness, do you still want to fight against His Majesty?"

He patted the table heavily, Yan Wenzhi became furious, and argued loudly: "How did I ever say that I would fight against Father?"

Jiang Xi raised his head suddenly, looked at him with burning eyes, and said in a bleak tone, "Then His Highness's current situation, just now in the royal study, don't you want to argue with His Majesty?!"

These words finally made Yan Wenzhi regain his senses. He glanced at Jiang Xi, and recalled his father's expression just now. His expression suddenly changed, and a little cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

That's right, in the imperial study room, if Jiang Xi hadn't stopped him in time, what else would he have said?

Seeing Yan Wenzhi's dazed expression, and a trace of fear in his eyes, Jiang Xi heaved a sigh of relief, and a forced smile finally appeared in his eyes.

Jiang Xi made a salute with a long bow, considered for a while, and said in a calm voice, then continued with what he had just been interrupted one after another.

"In recent years, cheating in autumn exams, corruption and bribery have been repeatedly banned. His Majesty has already made up his mind to deal with it, but because there is no direct evidence, it is impossible to pull out the forces one by one, so he has not mentioned it for a long time. , and at this time, the emergence of this case happened to give His Majesty a ray of hope."

"Now, it's less than three months before this year's autumn test. Even if His Highness has some doubts about the case that just happened to appear at this time, he will definitely send someone to investigate it. Root out the officials who have repeatedly participated in cheating in the autumn exams over the years..."

Jiang Xi spoke very carefully, with a slow voice, he dissected Emperor Yan's thoughts, and then crushed them to Yan Wenzhi bit by bit.

This time, Yan Wenzhi looked stunned, as if he was listening seriously, and never interrupted again.