Records of the King of Xin'an County

The sage ordered to summon him, and Prince Xian Zishi had to be called away immediately.Li Hui raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "I thought that my uncle would see you again after the provincial examination, but I didn't want to wait here. Thinking about it carefully, you are the first-ranked person appointed by my uncle. I really don't like it." It should be so unexpected."

Wang Zixian smiled slightly, still calm: "Fortunately, Your Majesty often mentioned the saint's love to me before, so I wouldn't be too nervous. Otherwise, if you talk incoherently, wouldn't it be a disappointment to the saint's value?" There was a smile in his eyes , bowed his head to the young prisoner in the hall, and said, "Young prisoner, thank you."

Li Huiyi casually gave out a few purses containing rewards: "The young prisoner has really worked hard after waiting outside the palace gate for half a day." Although he didn't mention anything else, the young prisoner in the palace understood and smiled. So he took the prince and offered to leave.Prince Xin'an and Prince Tianshui have always been favored by saints, and they have always been generous, even treating them, the servants in the palace, very kindly.Even people like them know how to reciprocate.

Today was a rest, and finally got some leisure, so Li Hui planned to go back to the mansion to rest, and after the prince returned, he would talk about the process of this audience.However, after riding his horse forward for a few steps, he pondered for a moment, and steered his horse to the Dali Temple.Some time ago, he was ordered to serve as the assistant examiner of the provincial examination, and he was busy with the tribute examination, but he did not formally take over the official duties of Dali Temple.Now that the Gongju Provincial Examination has come to an end, he missed the previous case.

Although it is a holiday, the Dali Temple public house is no more leisurely than other yamen, and there are still people coming and going.Not only the chief officials of the third department are still discussing the case, but the two young ministers of Dali Temple are still working hard.Li Hui is the new Dali Zheng, and the clerks who handle the affairs have already vacated a public house for him.When he stepped into the room, the case was already filled with files related to the case.

Seeing this, Li Hui couldn't help smiling—it seems that the clerks currently working under him are very clever, and he shouldn't have to worry too much about sending them in the future.Of course, for those who are clever and loyal, he will give enough benefits, and he will never teach them to work hard without getting the reward they deserve.

After reading the dossier, he pondered for a moment, then got up and went to call on the chief officer of the third department.When passing by the public house next door, I happened to meet Feng Dalizheng who was busy with other cases, so I greeted him with a smile.Feng Dali was stunned, and hurriedly returned the salute.Although the two of them currently have exactly the same positions, but this is a county king from the first rank, even if the prime ministers meet him, they will not easily rely on the old to sell the old.

Dali Siqing, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Yushi Zhongcheng were indeed busy with the previous frame-up case. When they heard that King Xin'an was coming, they invited him in.The three old foxes surrounded the cub with smiles: "It's a rest today, the king didn't take a rest, and he was always thinking about his official duties, which really made me very emotional-recalling when I first entered the officialdom, how did I ever work so hard? "

Li Hui couldn't help but smile: "Before I took the errand of the provincial examination, I couldn't attend to the business of Dali Temple, so I felt deeply guilty. Today I wanted to take a look at the file of the case quietly, but I didn't want all the gentlemen to be busy. No face to be right. Fortunately, all three are here, I was a little confused after reading the dossier just now, so I just came to ask the three of you for advice."

After working with him for a period of time, the chief officer of the third department naturally knew that the king of Xin'an County was extremely perceptive, and immediately said seriously: "Your Majesty, what doubts do you have, even if you know the truth. To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, this case is quite tricky now. The other courtyard of the Yue Wang Mansion was burned down by a fire, and almost half of it was destroyed. There were ruins everywhere, and there was no evidence at all. The servants who managed to escape were also ignorant and ignorant. Previously Of the three criminals in custody, two confessed to some unimportant merchants and scholars, and the remaining one, no matter how severely tortured he was, did not say a word about who he met in the other courtyard of Yuewang's mansion."

What Li Hui wanted to ask was the details of the criminals and the witnesses' statements: "Where are the family members of the three criminals? Did you find out anything?"

Zhou Dali Siqing said: "From my point of view, the Zhang family really doesn't know who he socializes with outside. This family rarely walks with colleagues, and even relatives are not very close. As for the other two families, the confessions can be It should be credible to confirm each other. In the past two days, the merchants and scholars involved in the case have been arrested. They are also guilty of thieves, and they fled Chang'an in a hurry a few years ago, and returned to their original places."

Wu Shangshu sighed: "So what if we caught them? The confession is getting more and more complicated, and the clues are messy. The old man is really worried, and after checking and checking, the murderer behind the scenes took the opportunity to cover up the traces. If you confess, it will be very difficult to make any progress in this matter. Besides, the servants of the other courts of the Prince of Yue's Mansion... don't know if any of them have slipped through the net."

"If you investigate and investigate, in the end, it will be the same as the case a few years ago. You can only close the case with the remnants of the case of seizing the throne. This old man really has no face to meet the saint." Pei Yushi Zhongcheng also said, "The left is also the remnant, and the right is also the remnant. Well, although many great families were defeated back then, why are there so many remnants who refused to live in peace? Unless someone had planned a long time ago, gathered them together, paved the way for them, and sent them to do things at will. Presumably they would not agree People are also extremely convinced, and it is absolutely impossible to betray them easily."

Obviously, the three old foxes are no longer just "hinting", but "expressing".

Li Hui had no choice but to say: "I understand. It is probably inconvenient for the three of you to ask about the affairs of the Yue Palace. It is easy to induce him to confess. Otherwise, he can only use the next trick and ask his family to coerce him. However, when it comes to the past more than ten years ago, the third division can't find out by all means. How can I find out? The three think too highly of me."

"Your Majesty, just go and investigate." Zhou Dali Temple Secretary immediately comforted, "The results of the previous investigation may not be satisfactory. As long as you are willing to investigate repeatedly, you may find something in the end."

After all, it was Shangfeng's request, so Li Hui reluctantly agreed, and after saying goodbye to them, he went to the Yue Palace.He didn't know that after he left, the three old foxes breathed a sigh of relief, stroking their long beards and smiling at each other.

This one sighed: "This king's temper is really good, even if we can see that we all want to use him, we are still very good-natured."

The one shook his head and said: "Don't say it's the prince of the clan, even the noble children of those princes and counties, and there are few young gentlemen who are willing to do practical things. Even if you are the head of Dali Temple, you should listen to you." Arrangements to investigate the case, but investigating the case well and coping with the investigation, the behavior can never be the same. Of course, the result is completely different."

The other said: "To be honest, it is definitely not the three of us who want to find out the case the most. One is the sage, the other is the king of Yue, and the third is the king of Xin'an County. Although this case has not been brought up explicitly, it is a matter of fact." There is no doubt that he was involved in the Yue Palace. If something happened to the Yue King’s lineage, how could the Pu King’s lineage be alone? Thinking about it, if the Xin’an County King doesn’t find out the truth, he will definitely not be at peace.” As for the feelings of the Yue King and the saint, There is no need to speculate.

After Li Hui came to Yue Wang's mansion, Li Jing, who was resting, came out to meet him and took him to Yue Wang Li Heng's study.Li Heng was drawing a pen to outline the picture of peach blossoms in early spring. When he saw them coming, he calmly moistened the buds on the paper. Fang slowly put down his pen: "Xuan Qi hasn't come here for many days. Come today, you should Don't just say hello to me?"

"Don't hide it from the second generation father." Li Hui glanced at Li Jing and said, "My nephew is here for the affairs of another courtyard."

"The servants who served in that other courtyard have already been handed over to Dali Temple." Li Heng said indifferently, and asked the two juniors to sit down in front of the desk, "Could it be that Dali Temple can't judge anything, and it's inconvenient I came to Yue Palace to inquire, so I specially sent you to ask me?"

Hearing that it was a matter of another hospital, Li Jing was startled, a little bit at a loss.However, Li Heng didn't let him leave, so he naturally had to sit there and listen quietly.After nearly two months, he was no longer the ignorant Tianshui County King in the past.The originally transparent and clear heart was gradually filled with all kinds of doubts and puzzles.But neither King Yue nor Princess Yue would answer him easily, but let him meditate by himself.As a result, the Tianshui County King gradually became a little silent, only when he was with his brothers and sisters, he was still as willful as before.

"Second father, my nephew feels that if the third division can find out the truth of this case, it will only benefit the Yue Palace." Li Hui replied, looking at the elder sincerely, "After all, he has already been involved in the case." In the midst of the crisis, only when the truth is revealed can we get out completely. Otherwise, doubts will spread everywhere, and there may be hidden dangers in the future."

Li Heng sighed softly in his heart, glanced at his calm and composed nephew, and then at the shocked fifth son: "Is the hidden danger in the future important? Or is the safety now important? Xuan Qi, if it were you, would you How to choose?"

"My nephew can roughly guess what's going on in the other courtyard." Li Hui continued, "In order to protect the safety of the Yue Palace, my nephew feels that the second father's actions can be called decisive. It was absolutely impossible to make such an appropriate decision in view of the dangerous situation at that time. However, my nephew did not believe that the Second Father did not continue to investigate the ins and outs of the matter in the other courtyard. After all, this matter is related to the survival of the Yue Palace , must eliminate all scourges, and must not be easily tolerated."

Li Heng's eyes moved slightly: "You also know that this matter is related to the survival plan of the Yue Palace - I haven't even mentioned the princess and Dalang (Li Wei), so how can I tell you all about it?"

"My nephew knows that no matter what guarantees and promises he makes right now, they are actually nothing more than empty words. Prince Pu's residence and Prince Yue's residence are facing the same situation. One wrong step will lead to an abyss. Therefore, my nephew can understand that the Second Father I will never force the Second Father to tell you everything." Li Hui shook his head, "The Second Father only needs to answer a few questions for my nephew, and my nephew will be very grateful It's all over."

Li Heng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "If I can answer, I will know everything and say everything."

Li Huisui paid his respects to him, and said in a deep voice, "My nephew thanks the second generation father."

Li Jing looked at the two of them back and forth, opening his mouth to speak, but after a while, he still just pursed his lips and frowned.