Dress to be a celebrity

Huan Ling still fell on Huan Ling to search the Shangshu Mansion.

In the beginning, he led the case all by himself, from the commander to be dispatched to the Ministry of War, from the Ministry of War to the border, and from the general to the Bing Shang... A letter impeached the Minister of the Ministry of War, but was impeached by others. And being able to argue clearly and without damage, these two can be regarded as enviable achievements in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is different from other places. Its business is to correct and impeach officials and advise the emperor.He was able to uncover such a shocking case, and he is a talent that can be cultivated in the eyes of the two presidents. Now, the case can be closed with the testimony of Ma Shangshu alone. The Metropolitan Procuratorate will naturally send him to complete him. fame and achievements.

Huan Ling also refused to refuse, and was ordered by the chief constitution Chen Mian to come to Ma Shangshu's mansion together with Wang Wen, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Yang Ning, the doctor of Zhili Qingli Division of the Ministry of Punishment.

The Shuntian government office had already sealed the front and rear doors of Shangshu's mansion, and the three of them, each with officials, went into the Shangshu's mansion to seal the mansion, investigate people, and collect evidence.

But although Ma Shangshu has been imprisoned and stripped of his titles, this place is still the mother's house of the concubine Xian, and the family's house of the king of Zhou.The people in the mansion are still the in-laws of the Tian family, but when they searched, they were restrained and cautious at every step.

Yang Langzhong, the clean official of the Ministry of Punishment, has the lowest official position, and dare not step forward easily; Dali Temple is the post of review, and he lacks experience in mansion inspections, and he dare not embarrass the royal family too much, and he also dare not issue strict orders.Huan Ling glanced at the two of them from the corner of his eyes, sighed softly, and ordered: "First seal the inner courtyard, guard the old soldiers, and don't disturb the women's family members; you follow me to search from the former military minister Ma Yan's courtyard, and search the study room first!"

Who would dare to search for the prince's family?He didn't move, and the people below didn't dare to do anything, but with the backing of his elder brother, the princess and concubine, the subordinate officials of the Sanfa Division also had the courage to follow him to search for it.

Although the children of Ma Shangshu's family experienced the tragedy of their father being taken away by the Imperial Forest Army, how dare they resist because the eunuch in charge passed down the decree and the Imperial Forest Army took him away?

They wept blood and cried for grievances, but their voices of grievances could not reach the deep palace of Jiuchong, and their grief and hatred could only be pent up in their chests.

But now the only ones who come to search the house are the lower officials of the Sanfa Division below the fourth grade, and among them is the chief culprit who originally investigated the case of the frontier officer and involved their father and grandfather in the case, which caused the decline of the Ma family and the removal of the king of Zhou's palace. How could they bear this resentment?

Huan Ling walked into the Upper Court, and when he was about to search the study, two young men pushed aside the guarding soldiers and rushed towards him.The guards from the Metropolitan Procuratorate hurriedly stopped him, but they didn't dare to touch the young master of the Ma family, so they had to go out and get beaten.

Huan Ling pushed them away, kicked and captured the two men, and ordered them to be tied up.

The two teenagers were still struggling, and there was a burst of intense crying from behind the courtyard wall, and a hoarse and old voice shouted sharply: "Master Huan, you are so arrogant and rude because you saw my Ma family lose power and King Zhou left the palace!" , have you ignored the friendship between the two families! Don’t forget that your sister is still Princess Zhou, if my Ma family falls, what good will it do you! "

The two colleagues beside Huan Ling couldn't help but look at him secretly.

Wang Shaoqing recalled that when he first started to investigate the case of the Ministry of War, he was impeached by several censors, and his grandfather, a court elder, took his whole family and children out of Beijing for some reason.Yang Langzhong's temperament was softer, he stepped forward to persuade: "Brother Huanxian, why not let those two young masters go, otherwise it will be heard by King Zhou..."

Unmoved, Huan Ling took the decree from Wang Shaoqing's hand and put his hands in front of his eyes, and said coldly: "The Minister of the Ministry of War, Ma Yan, was imprisoned for a crime. The official is responsible. Anyone who obstructs them will be punished as resisting the decree, and they will be taken down on the spot, and the official, the two adults, Wang and Yang, will play and ask the Holy One to deal with it!"

He glanced lightly at the Ma family who were following, and ordered: "Stop them, anyone who dares to come forward to obstruct them will be tied up and guarded."

The eldest son of Ma Shangshu was stopped outside the courtyard by the yamen, and he cried out in grief and indignation: "Lord Huan, are you really as hard as a rock! Even if you don't miss the relationship between the two families and the old relationship between my father and Mr. Huan, can't you listen to me?" Crying all over the courtyard?"

cry?

Although the cries from all over the Ma family were sharp and ear-piercing, how could they compare to the hungry cries of those unkempt, thin limbs, and bloated children he saw at the border; The rusted guns, sticks, knives and axes, the screams of being killed by the enemy's long swords; how can it compare to the desolation of the Bianguan village being looted by the Tartars and thieves, there are only eleven survivors, and the bones are powerless to restrain...

His expression was more stern than that of the Ma family who was copied, and he said lightly, "Why cry as a family, why not cry all the way", then pushed open the door of the study, and took the court officials in to search the documents.

This sentence was said by Fan Zhongyan when we eliminated corrupt and mediocre officials. Doesn't it mean that the boss of their family is a cowardly, incompetent, and harmful person?

The children of the Ma family were so angry that they almost rushed to the study room again.But since Huan Ling was willing to take responsibility and had the status to bear it, the guards who came with him had the courage to keep these people out, and even tied up a few more.

Seeing that he was willing to take responsibility, Wang Shaoqing and Yang Langzhong relaxed a little bit, so they separated, and took the officials from the headquarters to the upper room and the outer tent to collect evidence.

The letters, account books, articles and poems of the Ma family, and even the books in their own collection were searched, and all suspicious persons were put into boxes, sealed and transported back to the Sanju Department for careful examination.

A series of carts drove from Shangshufu to Sanfasi like flowing water, just passing the long street next to the Imperial Academy, several carts blocked the avenue, the wheels were rolling, and there were guards with knives on guard around them, the security was formidable.

Song Shi mixed in the crowd and watched Che Feng pass by, and he couldn't help but relate to the experience when the two of them searched for criminal evidence when they were in Wuping and Tingzhou. Like a rigorous modality.

Such a capable Qiandu Yushi was not only taught by him, but even the people belonged to him.

Song Shi couldn't help but feel a little proud. He suppressed the smile that almost floated to the corner of his mouth and went back to his room to work. means of the case.

The people below lamented that Huan Yushi clearly judged the case and exposed the corruption case of the Ministry of War, even a powerful person like Ma Shangshu could bring it down.What the scholars saw was that the king of Zhou who had already left the palace to open the mansion—the ostentatious identities of Ma Shangshu and Mr. Huan Ge were actually a small case of low-level officials accepting bribes and appointing mediocre generals. If he resigned from office and left Beijing, and one was imprisoned to face a crime, no one would believe it if it was said that it was just an official strife.

The last time Huan Ge was out of Beijing, Zhou Wang was implicated and left the palace to open the mansion; but this time Ma Shangshu found out the fraud case in the examination room, Zhou Wang will be implicated again.

Man Jing's eyes fell on the Prince Zhou's mansion, but the King Zhou couldn't bear it, thanked the guests behind closed doors, and only entered the palace to thank his father once.

Emperor Xintai's brows were slightly gloomy, and he pointed to the account books and documents sent by the three judges in the palace: "I used to think that Mrs. Ma has contributed to the country, and I have always tolerated him, but now I can't tolerate him anymore. If you want Pleading for your grandfather, first look at these documents, and look at the statement submitted by the Sanju Department. The military equipment at the border is rotten, how can he be exonerated as a soldier? There are also a few generals such as Huamachi who opened the border trade in vain. , this Shangshu not only knew about it, but also received a lot of bribes..."

The King of Zhou kowtowed heavily and said sadly, "It's all the son's fault. It's the son's meager talent that made my grandfather and Ma's family feel this way."

Emperor Xintai snorted coldly: "It's not that you are lacking in talent and virtue, it's that I have nurtured their minds over the years. The disadvantages of the Ministry of War are all over the court, except for the central pass. Except for a Huan Yushi, is it true that no one can see it?" These? Just because you are here..."

He pressed his chest and frowned slightly. The king of Zhou was apologizing. Seeing that his father seemed to be suffering from heartache, he quickly got up to help him, and at the same time called someone to find the imperial doctor.

Several eunuchs in charge went out to call for the imperial physician, and they stepped forward to help the king of Zhou to help others, and some went to pour water and medicine, and took the reassurance that the Holy Majesty usually ate, and they were busy all of a sudden.

Emperor Xintai waved away the crowd impatiently, and said: "I have nothing to do, let the imperial doctor step down, I am talking to the emperor, don't bother me."

Seeing King Zhou still staring at him with a nervous look on his face, he couldn't help sighing.

This child can't see what he meant just now, that he puts him in his heart, so people around him dare to rely on his power to do whatever they want?

The Son of Heaven waved back his servant and said to the King of Zhou, "What do you want to ask me for when you enter the palace today? Do you still remember the last time you wanted to protect your concubine and blame yourself for the crime, what should you do with it. If you plead guilty on behalf of someone else this time, I won't just send you out of the palace."

The king of Zhou lowered his eyes and replied: "The son returned to protect the Huan family that day because she was indeed framed by others, and the crime did not end there. However, the matter of the grandfather is the official business of the court, and how to deal with the crime has its own judgment by three judges. At this time, I dare not intervene. Today, I entered the palace just to plead guilty to the emperor—”

Although his grandparents had achievements in pacifying the frontiers, flattening the horse ponds, and repairing the Great Wall in the past, after entering the Ministry of War, they dared to intervene in the imperial court's selection and dismissal of generals, and even manipulated the imperial examination fraud...mostly because of having him as the emperor The eldest son's grandson has raised Ma Shi's courage and appetite, how can he pretend that he doesn't know, and stay safely in the palace outside the palace?

Furthermore, this year, the border towns have been plundered several times by Dalu because of the mediocrity of the generals on the frontier, the disorganization of the army, and the abandonment of the military settlements.However, the national treasury paid a large sum of money for his departure from the palace to open the mansion, the drafting of the two emperor's younger brothers, and their marriage.And the winters in recent years have been more severe than previous years. I am afraid that after the beginning of spring, the captives will enter the customs again to plunder. If they cannot make up for food, grass and soldiers in time, and prepare troops and horses, next year's border crisis will only be worse than this year...

He is an idle prince, and he is powerless to do anything. He is only willing to donate the fifty thousand silver that his father gave him when he opened the mansion to compensate for the military equipment.

Emperor Xintai looked at his clear eyes, pulled the child up from the ground, and sighed softly: "The national treasury is not short of tens of thousands of taels of silver for you, and it is not your turn to take responsibility for Ma Shi's affairs." After the matter is approved, I will naturally deal with it. Go and persuade your concubine mother, she is thinking wildly in the palace alone, and it is easy to get lost in her thoughts."

The King of Zhou answered in a low voice, then raised his head and begged: "Ms. Huan was a little startled when she heard that her grandfather was imprisoned. She felt a little uncomfortable when she got up last night. May I ask my father to send an imperial doctor to see her?"

Emperor Xintai nodded, and suddenly said: "You have opened the mansion, and you should choose two concubines as usual. When your younger brother chooses concubines, you should also choose two concubines."

The King of Zhou said in amazement: "Your minister has only married a concubine not long ago, so there is no need to..."

Just as he was about to refuse, his father said lightly: "Go, isn't your concubine in poor health? If you are asked to run around in the future, how can she follow you at any time? You are a prince, not an ordinary official, and you can't learn from mandarin ducks." Bind tails, wing to branch, there must be someone to serve you."

Since the father said so, he should be a vassal.But how could the princess not go with him?

King Zhou frowned, thought hard and left the hall, but when he arrived outside Jingren Palace, he calmed down his worries and put on a smile to comfort his mother and concubine.