Wu Mao's face dropped after listening to Li Tiedao's report. He didn't like conspiracies, but that didn't mean he didn't take them seriously.
Now it is obvious that there is a conspiracy against Li Dan, but it is to insinuate the emperor's ability to govern from him, and these people are gradually colluding with various forces and forming a group, which cannot but cause vigilance.
"Sir, looking at this matter...should I say hello to the people from the Winged Dragon Guard?"
Li Tiedao knew that this kind of thing had gone beyond simply protecting Li Dan. He suggested seeking help from a higher level. After all, the vassal king was not something they could handle and it was beyond the capabilities of the Information Office.
"Not only the Winged Dragon Guards, but also Liu Xi must be found." Wu Mao said softly: "This matter is related to His Majesty and the Emperor's uncle and the Prince, and it is beyond our control. Liu Xi must be informed immediately and as soon as possible. Send it to the capital to ask for your Majesty’s wishes!”
Cai Du and Lu Rui arrived soon, and Liu Xi also came back after everyone waited. As soon as he entered the door, he told everyone the news: Because the Gongyuan School had not published results for a long time, the students boarding in various places were very dissatisfied, and some people were already suggesting that they go to the academic administration to inquire.
"If the people make a fuss at this time, will it complicate the matter?" Cai Du was a little worried. He guessed that this was a little trick that Liu Xi was behind.
"Do you know why you haven't been able to publish the results?" Liu Xi smiled and pointed with an orchid: "I'm telling you, it's because Brother Dan is the Jieyuan of Jinke!"
"What?" Everyone present was shocked.
"In other words, Mr. Xie Yuangong was suddenly arrested and the academic master was unable to carry out his duties?" Lu Rui asked.
"To be precise, how to rank this person and how to write the red list? It has become a problem. If it is said that Xie Yuangong is innocent, then he should be released. If he is said to be guilty, why not try him?
Now not only Tixue, but also the Chief Secretary and the Inspector General have to be roasted on the fire. I wonder what they will do! hey-hey! "
"Please don't be happy, sir. We have made a new discovery here, and we are about to tell you about it."
As Wu Mao spoke, he started reporting Yu Qian's discovery of the suspicious person during the war, and then how he came and went with General Zhaoyi's mansion, how he got to Nanchang, how he got on the line with Mr. Hong, and finally the conversation record at the teahouse. .
Finally, he said: "Now that things have reached this stage, we originally thought that there was a bad person who wanted to harm Saburo, so we arranged surveillance, but unexpectedly we had this result.
It is not something we can do to monitor the officials and feudal officials, so I have invited you all to explain clearly whether you will take over later or not. Please discuss and give instructions.
However, I still feel that the matter is of great importance, and it seems that the servant needs to report it secretly to His Majesty. What do you think? "
Liu Xi was so angry that his hands were shaking: "These treacherous ministers and traitors, who collude with each other and have secret schemes, are all worthy of death! I, I will write a note immediately, how can I hide this kind of thing from Your Majesty!"
"Mr. Liu, please be patient." Lu Rui quickly stopped him: "If you write a note like this and hand it over, it will only make your Majesty angry. The key is what we can do. Is there any way to break this situation quietly first? Then free up your hands. Let’s slowly deal with the bad guys.”
"I agree with what Mr. Lu said." Cai Du nodded: "If you write a statement like this, the emperor will be angry at most, but it still fails to resolve the current situation.
Your Majesty cannot openly protect Li Sanlang, nor can he break the law to pardon him. It is up to us to help him out.
Now that we know that Sanlang is Jiangxi's Jieyuan this year, why don't we think of a way from this? Help him get out of trouble first. Even if he is suspected of a crime, if he comes out and his life is not in danger, then the other party will lose the upper hand.
Otherwise, if we do things in an unfavorable manner, the results will be greatly reduced. Therefore, I agree to save people first and then investigate the facts of collusion behind them. "
"Master Cai's words make sense." Wu Mao nodded in agreement.
"But..., this matter cannot be ignored?" Liu Xi hesitated.
"The misunderstanding on the part of the servant does not mean that we will not report it. Our opinion is to try to ensure the safety of Li Sanlang first, and then the servant will report to His Majesty what happened before and after, and also inform the matter incidentally."
"Oh, Mr. Wu said so, I understand." Liu Xi nodded: "So, how to rescue Sanlang?"
The four people discussed it and felt that they could not make public appearances in the name of emperor or wing dragon guard, and it was not convenient to support Shi Hao or Zhao Chongbi.
Li Dan got to understand the Yuan Dynasty but was imprisoned in the government office. The Gongyuan Academy was afraid to publish the results and did not dare to depose Li Dan easily. After all, he was not an ordinary Gongsheng student. There were only a few Jieyuan in the entire empire?
It seems that to rescue Li Dan, the best place to start is with this name!
The magistrate of Nanchang, Mr. You, has a large number of people. In the morning, the disciple came to report that something was not right at the door. Many Confucian scholars gathered outside. They neither complained nor played drums, but pointed at the government office and whispered, and the number of people continued to increase.
You Zhifu hurriedly ordered people to go out to inquire, and found out that these people were very mixed, including candidates who came to take exams, students from the county government school and county school, and a few young men who were simply officials who came to join in the fun.
Everyone said in unison that they heard that the current Jieyuan was secretly arrested three days ago and is now being held in the government prison.
The students immediately felt that this was an insult to politeness. How could there be any reason to detain Mr. Xie Yuangong? So everyone made an appointment to come to the government office to ask Mr. You for an explanation.
You Zhifu was frightened and sent the chief catcher Su Hu to report to the Chief Secretary and the Procuratorate. He called in another catcher Cai Du and asked him to arrange for people to prepare tea and snacks for the students and entertain them deliciously.
These men are very valuable. If one of them falls in front of his door, You Zhifu will probably never be able to be an official again for the rest of his life. At this time, he regretted that he really shouldn't have agreed to keep Li Sanlang in the government office!
As soon as I saw it, more and more students gathered outside the door. It was reported that there were more than 300 students, including a few professors from the government school. There were even more people watching the excitement, and they blocked most of the street.
The people sent by the procuratorate couldn't get in at first glance, so they had to go around and take the back door.
At this time, the students elected four people as representatives and came to the government office to request to see the prefect and ask for an explanation.
You Zhifu was covered in sweat and wanted to ask Li Dan to come out and say a few words to the two of them who had been drinking together, but he was afraid that the excited students would snatch him away.
When he was in a dilemma, he saw the procuratorate of the Procuratorate walking from the backyard under the protection of Su Hu. He suddenly felt like rain falling and hurriedly stepped forward to beg him to take Li Dan away quickly.
"How is this possible?" The magistrate rolled his eyelids: "Look at the people surrounding me. Not to mention taking them away, as soon as my head shows up, one punch from each of these gentlemen is enough for me."
He helped the magistrate who was bowing and said: "Hong Qianshu asked me to come here just to give Mr. Lao a reassurance. If we hold on for two more days, we can start the trial when all the witnesses have arrived, and your troubles will be over."
"Then what should we do now?" Mr. You is more concerned about the present.
"Don't worry, sir. Even though we are literati, we still have to reason with the classics." The judge said, "I'm here to tell them. Don't worry, sir. As long as you explain Li Dan's crimes, these people will not dare to take them." You’re just kidding about your fame!”
Looking at his confident back, Mr. You felt somewhat reassured, finally having someone to block the attack. After a while, the noise started again from the front.
Master You was shocked and suspicious when he saw the two men running back in confusion. "What's going on?" Master You asked Su Hu.
Su Hu sighed: "This lord should never, absolutely should not say that he is the official of the Procuratorate. Those literary stars are so smart. They suddenly woke up and are now clamoring to block the door of the Procuratorate. !
But please don’t worry, sir. You are going to the Procuratorate after all, and it has nothing to do with us! "
Seeing him winking at you, the magistrate was a little confused, but thinking about it, at least these people didn't block his door anymore, so let them go.
"Take some people to the gate of the Procuratorate to help maintain the situation, as long as there is no trouble." He finished pretending to be calm and turned to go to the office to read the files.
That day, the number of Confucian scholars who besieged the Procuratorate turned out to be more than 400. Seeing that the Procuratorate was closed and ignored, they went to the Gongyuan Courtyard and the Confucian Temple across the street. Some students even cried and offered sacrifices in the Confucian Temple.
Shi Hao couldn't bear it any longer. It was an extremely serious incident for a Confucian scholar to cry in memory of Confucius. Regardless of whether he came forward or not, the censor stationed in Jiangxi Province would definitely report it. Besides, there was another thing that no one dared to mention, but Where are the actual pterosaur guards?
Besides, the battle on the front line is not over yet. When Shi Hao is about to make a great achievement, he doesn't want to ruin a year of hard work because of this unfounded case!
The Chief Envoy immediately convened a meeting and decided to send Tang Xuan to appease the Confucian scholars, listen to their voices and give necessary commitments.
Tang Xuan was trapped in a cocoon, and Pian Shihao quite trusted him. Now he had to untie his own knot, and he had to smile at him.
He was annoyed and scolded Lin Gaotai for being cunning and dishonest.
When it came to the dim light of the sky, everyone was persuaded to leave, but they should give three conditions: to allow Li Sanlang to be released on bail, to publish the results as soon as possible, and to punish the culpable officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
At the end of the day, there are so many people coming to participate in the Qiu Wei Festival. You can't let them wait indefinitely in Nanchang!
Those who have things to do at home, those who have land to harvest, those who want to go back to prepare for the Spring Festival Examination for the Capital... You have to give people an accurate idea of what to do as soon as possible. No one has so much money and time to waste here.
Tang Xuan first responded to Shi Hao, and then sent someone to invite Hong Danian to his house.
Hong Danian's face was gloomy. He had been scolded all day today. First, he was scolded by Lin Zhongtai, and then he heard a lot of cynicism and complaints from his colleagues.
This was not over yet. When he arrived, he was blocked in the street by a carriage of a chamberlain. The other party showed the badge of Fengning County Prince's Palace and directly asked him for the whereabouts of his uncle.
In the end, the chamberlain said viciously: "I brought all my bed rolls with me when I came here. If our uncle is wronged in any way, I won't be able to go back, so I will simply stay in your house for the night. When will the injustice be done to me?" When will I go back and resume my life?"
"When will the trial start? Haven't everyone arrived yet?" Tang Xuan asked Hong Danian impatiently.
"Well, actually it's okay to start the trial now. But there is a witness named Ge Sibao from Anren who has not yet been found, so..."
"Okay! How can things in the world be so perfect? Do you have a 70% certainty? If so, then it's okay? Shi Shuai has already said that if the trial cannot be held within two days, he will be released immediately!
What are you doing? All the good things have been turned into paste by procrastination! "
Hong Danian thought to himself that it has only been a few days since you gave me the evidence. How can you say that we are procrastinating? But he didn't dare to refute, so he had to agree first.
Who would have thought that the next day there would be news that the censor stationed in Nanchang would impeach him. Hong Danian hurriedly made an appointment with Wang Jishan to ask for help: "Now everyone is targeting him. Hong is no longer a human being inside and out. What should we do?"
"The only solution now is to hold a trial." Wang Jishan frowned: "Ask them to continue searching for An Ren's witness, and let's hold the trial first.
As long as one accusation can be proven, it is enough to ask the emperor to depose him. Once the exams are published and the disciples disperse, no one will care about Li Sanlang's affairs anymore, and we can simmer slowly. Are you right? "
"Okay, let's start the trial. No matter what, let's settle one charge first!" Hong Danian made up his mind.
On the third day, the Prosecutor's Office posted an announcement that Li Dan's case would be heard publicly in the lobby of the Nanchang government office.
"They really couldn't withstand the pressure and couldn't hold their breath." Li Tiedao smiled and said to Wu Mao in the corridor: "Sir, do you think the lordship can be released on bail this time?"
"As long as they can't convict on even one charge, the public will be furious and the government will have to agree to bail." Wu Mao replied. He looked at the gloomy sky: "It won't be too cold where Sanlang lives, right?"
"Su Hu and the others brought a stove in, and the sills and windows were covered with paper inside and out. It shouldn't be a big problem. How about I ask them to try to bring a hand stove in?"
Wu Mao nodded. "That Ge Sibao...?"
"Zhou Xin pretended to help him and deceived the couple to Yangbu. Our people were waiting there. After catching her, she took her to the mountains and buried her! But we haven't touched the old bustard Yu Gan yet. You see... ?”
"Don't move yet." Wu Mao put his hands in his hands and narrowed his eyes: "She is the witness of the General's Mansion's involvement in this matter, keep it for a few days.
When the General's Mansion collapses, ask her to give up the building and give her a remote place to live. If she doesn't like it, ask her to be buried with Ge Sibao! "
Li Tiedao held back his laughter and nodded. "Oh, by the way, Chief of Staff Zhao has proposed to be a lawyer for Sanlang. Do you think...?"
"The mood is understandable, but he is not suitable." Wu Mao shook his head: "He is a member of the clan and it is not easy to show up.
I think it would be better to leave it to Mr. Han An. I have already sent a letter and he will arrive in Nanchang tonight or tomorrow morning. Our witnesses will also arrive with the ship, and Amao has already gone out to find accommodation for them. "
"Sir, you are really thoughtful." Li Tiedao said with admiration.
"Since the Winged Dragon Guard has proposed that you can continue to monitor the guest from Xiangyang, you should keep an eye on him. I guess if Sanlang is released on bail, the guy may run away seeing that the situation is over!
His Majesty has not yet come back with a decree. If there is, he will never be allowed to escape. You have to devise a way to entangle him! "
Liu Xi's message has been sent out, and Wu Mao guessed that the emperor might ask the Winged Dragon Guard to bring this ready-made alive back to the capital, so he gave Tiedao this order.
"Will Your Majesty kill that thief prince in a fit of rage?"
Wu Mao smiled bitterly and shook his head. He walked a few steps and turned back and said, "Tiedao, after all, he is the emperor's uncle. He has not done anything rebellious and will not be severely punished. However, he will be demoted, relocated to another place, or imprisoned. He will not be punished severely." To save the royal family, just teach me a lesson!”
Some people died, but not completely...
