Chapter 56

The arrival of spring has added a lot of vitality to the imperial capital. This year is a rare year of good weather and peace for the country and the people. The parents and officials of each county feel comfortable. Even the people feel that the golden age is coming.

Only emperor Lu Zhaohui was not very happy.

The number of memorials from various places has been increasing rather than decreasing because of the favorable weather of the year. What annoys him even more is that the contents reported in the memorial are not regular requests for money for disaster relief, but rather thrilling and bizarre cases.

"Zhou Changyong, the Marquis of Yongling County, was found hanging himself at home with a knife of rice paper under his feet. The paper was full of items related to his private giving and receiving, and there were about a dozen homicide cases."

"Zhang long, the prefect of Zhujun County, suddenly lost his mind. As if he was frightened by some evil ghost, he went to the censor's platform in the middle of the night and surrendered himself. He told more than 20 bribery crimes and knelt down to ask him to be put in prison."

"In addition, Chen Jianyou, the Minister of the Ministry of war, died several days ago at the gate of his residence. The next day, dozens of people went to Jingzhao mansion to report to the official. They accused Chen Jianyou of committing crimes and other crimes over the past few years and demanded that Jingzhao mansion return justice to all."

The more you talk about it, the smaller your voice is. Look at me and I'll look at you. You're all trembling. In addition to these important officials, six adult princes, including Lu Jingyi, were also present. They all bowed their heads and dared not breathe.

More than a dozen seemingly unrelated cases are actually aimed at a special role hidden in the dark, a person who seems to have the protection of the emperor.

Wang Dongyang, Pei Zan.

After all the ministers reported the memorials, Lu Jingqi took a small step forward and bowed his body and said: "in the past month, strange cases have happened frequently in various places. It can be sure that someone is secretly targeting those court officials who are not good in character and who are not benevolent. Although this person's behavior is not aboveboard, it really has a deterrent effect on the officials in the court. "

Without waiting for Lu Zhaohui to open his mouth, the prince took over with a sneer: "shock? Do you use human life as a deterrent? I can understand killing a chicken to a monkey, but killing a man to see I said, "King Jin, tell me who has the power of life and death besides the Holy One?"

"Among the officials suspected of committing crimes, only a few lost their lives, and most of them committed suicide in fear of committing crimes. It's exaggerating to say that life and death are arbitrary." Lu Jingyi is neither humble nor overbearing, but calmly refutes.

On the side of the prince, the second prince faced the emperor with a flattering face: "it depends on the meaning of the emperor whether it is life or death. Whether these officials should die or not should also be decided by the emperor. The emperor is very observant, his eyes are bright and his mind is open to the world. I think there must have been a decision in his heart. Our ministers should not make a false comment. "

The prince glanced at the second prince, sneered and muttered "flatterer".

The emperor knew better than anyone that the sons below his knees were indifferent to each other. However, he is not interested in evaluating the mutual exclusion of several people, but he does not agree with Lu Jingyi's words.

"Does King Jin feel that these people deserve to die? Or should these cases not be pursued? In my opinion, King Jin thinks that the killers who committed these cases are chivalrous and righteous and should not be pursued but encouraged, right? "

Hearing the displeasure in the emperor's words, Lu Jingyi quickly knelt down: "I don't mean that. In my opinion, it is absolutely not advisable to plot this series of cases behind the scenes. However, the results of the cases are all loved by the people. If the murderers are pursued with great fanfare and severely punished, I am afraid they will arouse the people's disgust. "

The emperor snorted coldly: "what a king of Jin with a heart of common people, don't you worry about my disgust?"

Lu Jingyi bowed his head and didn't dare to say any more words - if the emperor wanted to find fault with him, even ten thousand words of defense would only deepen the emperor's displeasure. It's better to keep silent.

The fourth prince, who had been observing his words and feelings, turned to Lu Jingyi and said to the emperor with a smile: "I think King Jin Xu guessed who was making trouble in the dark, so he could not help speaking for that man. In fact, he didn't mean to upset the emperor. What do you say, King Jin

With such a question, Lu Jingyi was speechless.

Although the memorials are not written on them, those who are familiar with the official relationship of the Communist Party of China can see at a glance that all the officials involved in the recent incident are members of the peizan faction, including the servants of the Ministry of war, who are even more important members of the peizan faction.

So, who is targeting Pei Zan so clearly?

The name of Bu Qingyi is definitely the first one that everyone thought of.

The prince understood the implication of the fourth Prince's words and laughed: "yes, I've heard that King Jin seems to have a special relationship with a woman who is in the limelight! But I don't quite understand. Why did you accept other people's nominal sisters, instead of taking them together? In that case, you may not be divorced by others! "

Xu felt that the prince's words were too harsh, and the emperor coughed heavily. The prince quickly put away his schadenfreude and bowed his head.

One by one, Lu Jingyi's eyes swept over his brothers, who seemed to be in harmony with each other.

Are these people the pillars of the future? Can a prince with a suspicious personality, like his father, but far less capable than his father, shoulder the responsibility of the king of a country? He has no intention of fighting for power, let alone the ambition of usurping power, but It's just that he can't see any light in the future of the Communist Party."You are brothers. Don't you think it's naive to quarrel? It's a shame to be in front of so many important ministers. " The emperor got up from his couch and went to the center of the hall. He glanced at Lu Jingyi from the corner of his eye. "I know King Jin never favoritism, but some people are full of doubt. How about this? These cases will be handled by King Jin. First of all, you have accumulated a lot of experience in assisting Dali temple and the Ministry of punishment in investigating cases, which makes it easy for you to handle them. Second, you can take this opportunity to break those rumors and return your innocence. "

According to the emperor, it seems that Bu Qingyi did all these things. Lu can't be sure whether it's true or not for the time being, but with his understanding of Bu Qingyi, it's really like her style.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to comply with the emperor's arrangement.

"I will do my best." He tried his best not to let the tiredness and unwillingness in his heart reveal in his words. Then, in the slightly playful eyes of a group of brothers and courtiers, he withdrew from the bedroom.

Early spring has passed, and the night wind is no longer chilly, a little more gentle and warm.

Lu Jingyi's heart was cold. He felt bleak when he looked at everything with his eyes. His heart seemed to be hollowed out by someone. He couldn't lift his spirits.

"Your Highness, my Lord, please." Just out of the palace gate, a little guy came forward in a hurry, pointing to the carriage not far away.

Lu Jingyi looked along the direction, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

The blue top of the glass is decorated with wild crane cloud pattern, and the hanging curtain is embroidered with round heraldry. You can see that it is the carriage of Guangling palace. It's just so late. What can King Guangling do for him?

Lu Jingyi didn't defend Su Muzha, so he didn't ask much. He followed him to the carriage. When he was near the carriage, he looked into the carriage as he opened the door. His eyes were opposite to those in the carriage. He was stunned, and his eyes seemed to be a little happy.

"Step girl?"

The man in the car was not su muzhe, but bu Qingyi, who had disappeared for nearly two months.

"Come on, you come up first." Bu Qingyi beckoned Lu Jingyi to get on the bus and sat on the bench with him.

Lu Jingyi was so excited that he was incoherent: "before, I thought you had an accident I'm so lucky No, I knew you were OK! "

"Don't get excited, Lord. Please be smooth. I have a lot to ask you for help when I come back this time. If you get sick, don't I lose more than I gain? " Bu Qingyi did not know from which corner he dug out a water bag, pulled out the cork and handed it to Lu Jingyi, "come on, first drink some wine to warm up and calm down."

Lu Jingyi couldn't laugh or cry. He waved his hand again and again: "there will be morning tomorrow. I can't drink it. You should drink less, too much will hurt you

"It's OK. I'm in great shape now. I can eat ten cows." Bu Qingyi greedily poured a mouthful of wine, and then he contentedly put away the water bag. She wiped her mouth and stared at Lu Jingyi with a smile: "I have to congratulate the Lord for successfully escaping a bloody marriage."

"This Step girl's mouth is still so sharp Lu Jingyi said with a bitter smile, "I've heard about Jinshang girl. I've also heard that she married Dongyang palace again. I don't know whether it's true or not. Did Wang Shizi of Dongyang mention it to you when you came back this time? "

Bu Qingyi turned his mouth: "you don't have to beat around the Bush to try. I really just came back to the capital and came out of Guangling palace to look for you. I haven't seen Pei Mogui yet. I guess I won't see him recently. "

Lu Jingyi was a little embarrassed to be seen through by Bu Qingyi. He coughed to cover up. Gu said to him: "just now, bu said that she needs my help. What's the matter?"

"It's no big deal, just want an identity." Bu Qingyi blinked an eye and grinned, "I just discussed with the king of Guangling. He is willing to help me find a princess identity of zhengbajing, but I need someone to help me. After all, the emperor should not have a good impression on me."

It's not only bad, it's terrible.

Lu Jingyi didn't explain it directly. He just nodded his head: "as long as king Guangling proposes, I will try my best to fight for it together. It's not difficult to say that it's the daughter of the king of Guangling. After all, there are many examples. However, what does girl Bu want to do to fight for the status of a princess? "

"It's natural to have a foothold in this capital, which is rich or expensive!"

Bu Qingyi lifted the curtain and looked out.

The imperial palace is closely connected with the Jingyang square where the courtiers live. It is convenient for the courtiers to enter the palace in case of emergency. Therefore, the carriage is driving on Zhuque street, the main road of Chaonan. What you can see is only the residences of the princes, generals and dignitaries. If you want to have a foothold in the imperial capital, you should at least have a place in the two neighboring squares.

Seeing Bu Qingyi looking outside, Lu Jingyi asked in a low voice: "the contest with Pei Zan Will it continue? "

Bu Qingyi looked back at him with a smile and didn't answer.

If it's Pei Mogui, she won't ask him such an obvious question. She's starting from Pei Zan's party members. How can she stop on the way?

This time, it is bound to be a complete end with Pei Zan.Never die, never die.