The whole country was shocked when the Hubu Yamen was bombed on the Mid-Autumn Festival. The emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. The man in black who was caught became the breakthrough point in the case.
The man in black was interrogated overnight and was subjected to almost all criminal laws, but he had no intention of letting go. Even so, the identity and background of the man in black were still turned upside down.
The black man's original name is Chen Biao. He was a bodyguard in his early years. Later, for some unknown reason, he became a bandit and killed many people without any mercy. He was known as Sang Biao in the world.
Sangbiao has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He has superb martial arts skills and can fly over rooftops and walls. He has no father, no mother, and no children. He has no care for the world. After being caught, he only wanted to die. If he couldn't die, he was beaten alive. He stared at the criminal law one after another without saying a word.
It didn't take long for Sangbiao to have few breaths left, but even so, he still refused to admit who the person behind him was. While the emperor was furious, he also became suspicious and no longer asked Dali Temple to interrogate him, but instead Detain the person to the Criminal Department!
He Tianyu, the Minister of Punishment, and Ning Yuanhou were close friends. They were both loyal to the emperor and only obeyed the emperor's orders.
And this Minister of Punishment was the father of Jinwu He Wenlin.
He Wenlin and Xu Yanquan were childhood friends. Ever since Xu Yanquan returned to the capital, the two of them had often met to play together. However, the wind in the capital had been too tight recently, the emperor was furious, and everything was under control. They were unwilling to get together outside, so He Wenlin went to Xiu Mu's It's time to come to the house to play.
When He Wenlin arrived, Xu Yanquan was reading at Xu Qingmo's place. When he heard that Fa Xiao had arrived, he hurried to greet them. Unexpectedly, as soon as these people walked out of the yard, they met He Wenlin who was brought here by a servant.
When He Wenlin saw Xu Qingmo, he subconsciously reached out to pinch her face. Just when he was about to touch her, he stopped in time, and then patted his hand with some embarrassment: "Look at me, do you care? Hold your hands, Mo Mo is so big, you can't touch this little face!"
"You can't touch that, otherwise people will gossip!" Xu Yanquan put his arms around He Wenlin's shoulders, "Why do you have time to come to me today?"
"My dad was so anxious that he would lose his temper with everyone, so I took the opportunity to sneak out. I guessed that you were at your sister's place. Your two yards are close, so I wandered over to have a look!" He Wenlin said with a smile.
Xu Yanquan looked at He Wenlin and then at Xu Qingmo. It was rare that he had free time. He originally wanted to spend more time with his sister, but the child came again and neither of them could bear to part with it. In the end, they set up a stage in the Lotus Pavilion in the mansion, and the two of them The two were sitting and drinking, while Xu Qingmo sat aside and read a book.
Seeing that there was no one around, He Wenlin let out a long sigh: "Ever since something happened at the Ministry of Household Affairs and your Majesty handed over the matter to my father, he has been away from home every day. He gets angry in a hurry and has a ring in his mouth. My mother was so distressed that she kept nagging me all day long. I am so exhausted after just one day at work that I am still nagging me when I get home!"
Xu Yanquan listened to He Wenlin's words and sympathized a little: "It is inevitable that the burning of the Hubu Yamen has made a big fuss. Now all the Hubu Shangshu have been dismissed. Your Majesty trusts your uncle. He will come forward to review, and he will be impartial and fair. ”
He Wenlin naturally knew this truth. He looked around and found that there were no outsiders, so he said softly: "Why do you think His Majesty brought people out of Dali Temple?"
Xu Yanquan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Huh?"
"He almost died within a few days of being in Dali Temple. He was not given anything to eat or drink, and the punishment he used was extremely severe. If my father hadn't come to see him, he would have died a long time ago!" He Wenlin frowned. Brow said, "It is said that the confession was already written. As long as he nodded, he could sign and fingerprint it immediately."
"You didn't even confess anything, and the words were already written?" Xu Yanquan couldn't believe it, "Isn't this a clear intention to wrongly accuse others?"
He Wenlin's face was full of helplessness: "That's why I handed the person over to my father. This matter is apparently just from the Ministry of Revenue, but who doesn't know that the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the prince have gotten close recently? We know what it is. !”
Xu Yanquan was silent and did not answer.
The Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince were competing for the heir apparent, and the unlucky ones were the ministers who had no standing. The Crown Prince got close to the Household Department, and the Household Department was bombed. Everyone would suspect that the Seventh Prince sent someone to do it, but it was so simple. How could the Seventh Prince not know the truth?
But it happened that things had already happened. Even though it had nothing to do with him, the battle had already begun. The seventh prince could only break his front teeth and swallow the blood to swallow the matter.
Therefore, everyone in the world knows that this matter was done by the seventh prince, and the emperor assigned this matter to the Ministry of Punishments to let the prince and the seventh prince understand that he is still in this position and it is not their turn to dominate. blessing.
The internal fighting in the royal family made He Shangshu unable to sleep, and he was anxious every day, not knowing what to do!
The emperor asked him to do this steelyard. Although he was reluctant, he couldn't shirk it. But even if it was done, it needed to be well-founded. But right now, the only person who knew the facts was the one who had been tortured by Dali Temple. , there is no more ground energy!
"These days, my father has invited many people, just to make Sangbiao talk, but he was beaten so hard that he couldn't say a word. No one in the capital knows about such a big case. Everyone in the capital knows about it. Everyone is waiting for the answer, and my father is really worried about it!" He Wenlin let out a long sigh.
"It's really difficult to be a minister!" Xu Yanquan also sighed.
Xu Qingmo, who had been standing aside, suddenly said: "Then why, others are rushing to show their loyalty, but we don't do the same?"
Xu Yanquan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Our Xu family has been fighting for generations and guarding the border for decades. We are guarding this country. What they do is their business. We just have a clear conscience! "
Xu Qingmo was not unfamiliar with Xu Yanquan's words, because in her previous life, Xu Yanquan had also answered her in the same way. At that time, she thought her elder brother was right. What the Xu family defends is the country. Whoever becomes the emperor will What does it matter?
But in this life, Xu Qingmo doesn't think so: "The waters in the capital have become muddy. Can we really stay safe in this muddy water?"
Xu Yanquan and He Wenlin's tea-drinking hands stopped there for an instant. They looked back at Xu Qingmo with a bit of surprise in their eyes.
After a long while, He Wenlin put down the cup in his hand and laughed at himself helplessly: "Who says it's not the case?"
