"Sir Song, this is the file about the attack on Prime Minister Zuo last time. It's all here now."
In Dali Temple, Song Mu returned to his old place and was sitting at a table, looking down at various materials.
Several officials from Dali Temple nearby were busy carrying various files. Because several cases were involved, several officials searched for them many times and were sweating profusely.
"Sorry to thank you all, it's a dry autumn day. Mr. Song would like to invite you to have some tea."
Song Mu raised his head and spoke to the leading official at this moment, and gave out a piece of silver. The official accepted it with great gratitude, and quickly called on everyone to help.
This was the first day Song Mu came to Dali Temple for business after the competition in Zhongzhou.
Now that Song Mu is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he is already a senior official in the Dali Temple, so it is much easier to investigate the case in this way.
Song Mu did not dare to be careless, and immediately took out the files on Huangfu Fengming and the fire case, and ordered people to collect the files on the previous attack on Feng Xiang.
This room was so densely packed that everyone felt that it was quite a tiring job for Song Mu to read through them all.
However, after years of studying at his desk, Song Mu has developed some skills. He dare not say that he never forgets everything, but he can still remember ten lines at a time.
With the blessing of the power of thought in his mind, Song Mu was quite comfortable with this.
Not long after Song Mu flipped through the files, a person came in a hurry. He paused in front of the door and held his hands inside.
"Master Song, Ruan is disturbing me."
Song Mu raised his head when he heard the voice and saw a middle-aged man in red robe walking in. He immediately put down the book in his hand and stood up and handed it over.
"It's Mr. Ruan, I'm sorry."
The person who came was the Minister of Dali Temple, the highest official of Dali Temple and the nominal boss of Song Mu.
The middle-aged man's name is Ruan Zhongyuan, who is at the fifth rank of Hanlin Academy. He has been an official for decades and has reached his current position.
Ruan Zhongyuan had a broad face and gave people a sense of stability when he spoke. He held his hands towards Song Mu with a smile on his face and spoke.
"Master Song, you don't have to be like this. You and I are colleagues now. Ruan has just returned from investigating the case and heard that Master Song has come here to investigate several cases. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help." place?"
"Sir Ruan, you are serious. I just gathered all the things related to the case today. Everything has to be done slowly. I will have to trouble you to help you in the future."
Ruan Zhongyuan also nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.
"Okay, there is no need for Mr. Song in the future. Just say that the case Mr. Song is investigating this time is of vital importance. I, Dali Temple, will contribute no matter what."
These words were watertight, and Song Mu did not intend to go too far. He only said that it would be helpful for him to trouble the people in Dali Temple to collect case files about this Chang'an traitor.
"Of course there is no problem with this matter. I will order someone to go and get it done. But Mr. Song, this case is important after all. Do you think it's my Dali Temple..."
Ruan Zhongyuan said something like this. Song Mu was stunned for a moment, then realized it, and then he grinned and spoke.
"This matter is still unclear. Your Majesty and I have told you to be very cautious when investigating the case, so..."
Song Mu naturally understood what Ruan Zhongyuan meant. The investigation of such a major case was a real achievement, and Song Mu could not keep it all to himself.
But Song Mu had to bite the bullet and refuse. This matter was too sensitive. Regardless of the identity of the other party, Song Mu was not allowed to take random risks.
However, Mr. Ruan was considered reasonable. He just nodded slightly and did not make excessive demands.
Song Mu also sighed slightly when he sent the other party away like this. Sometimes he had to look forward and backward, and even weighing the consequences was a headache.
However, the top priority is to sort through these files as soon as possible to find tangible evidence about this An Guogong.
After one day of searching, Song Mu went through a lot of files at hand, but did not find any special clues. Mixing these things together, sorting them out cannot be achieved in a short time.
Song Mu planned to find an opportunity to get to know Qing Tianwei. The other party was also investigating the case of the Chang'an traitor and there should be some good news.
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It's just that you have to think carefully about this, and you can't point directly at Duke An.
This silent battle has already started when Song Mu asked this question. Now so much time has passed. Although Song Mu knows who the culprit is, if he really can't grasp the handle, or all this has happened. It was obviously explicit, and it immediately hit the other party's sore spot...
This must be another bloody storm.
But all this cannot be delayed for too long. With such constraints, Song Mu is also very anxious.
Song Mu was walking on the street, thinking like this at the moment, but suddenly he heard a voice not far away calling him. The person who came was Tan Weiyi.
Tan Weiyi seemed to have just gotten off work. He walked quickly and held his hand towards Song Mu.
"Brother Song, I haven't seen you for a long time. Can you go have a drink?"
Song Mu shook his head. Nowadays, he was troubled by trivial matters. It was not Song Mu's style to drink to drown his sorrows.
However, Song Mu felt Tan Weiyi's situation and asked.
"Brother Tan, is there anything you want to tell me?"
When Tan Wei saw this, he lowered his eyes and just sighed slightly. The two of them walked slowly on the street under the sunset, and Tan Wei talked to Song Mu.
"To be honest, Brother Song, I really haven't felt comfortable these past two days."
"Brother Song, after you returned to Chang'an, do you know what happened in the court in the past few days?"
Song Mu paused for a moment and then said calmly.
"Of course I know something. His Majesty has dismissed several people from their posts, and I heard that he rarely reprimanded the court for arguments. The court has been quite unhappy these days."
"More than unpleasant."
Tan Wei said sadly and looked at Song Mu.
"Today, my father had a big quarrel with the left prime minister again. The reason was that the left prime minister accused my father of seeking power for personal gain. Moreover, my father, for the first time in many years, was reprimanded by your majesty."
Song Mu's expression changed slightly when he heard this. Song Mu had only heard about what Tan Weiyi said, but Song Mu could immediately understand what was going on.
His Majesty's reprimand to Prime Minister Tan may have something to do with his close relationship with Duke An.
On weekdays, Prime Minister Tan and Duke An Guo had a good personal relationship. I think when Song Mu came to visit for the first time, Prime Minister Tan was talking to Duke An Guo.
Even if there is innocence in this, but now that His Majesty knows this shocking news, he will definitely reveal it, but in a rather roundabout way.
Tan Weiyi next to him sighed again, but also looked at Song Mu.
"Brother Song, I am really here to complain. My father has such a stubborn temper and won't talk to me when he is angry. My mother will make random guesses, and in the end, I, as a son, will be confused."
Song Mu was slightly stunned when he heard this. This matter in the court ended up causing discord in Prime Minister Tan's family.
However, Song Mu did not dare to talk nonsense about this matter, so he could only speak calmly this time.
"Brother Tan, perhaps His Majesty has indeed considered the situation in the court in this matter. What Prime Minister Tan and Prime Minister Feng did was ultimately for the sake of the Wen Dynasty. If you ask me, it is inaction."
"There are some things that, adults, after thinking about them over and over again, will eventually come to a conclusion."
Tan Weiyi also nodded silently, seeming to accept Song Mu's statement, so he changed the topic, pulled Song Mu into chatting about some messy family matters, and then they went home.
On the second day, Song Mu had to go to the East Palace to give lectures, but when he arrived here, he saw Li Dong talking to two eunuchs. The eunuch was holding scissors, but he kept shaking his head, making Li Dong sigh. Again and again.
When Song Mu arrived, he saw that one of Li Ao's temples had lost some of his hair at some point, and the rest of his hair was curled, looking as if it had been burned by fire.
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