Crossing Prince Yinren

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and on the fourth day at the beginning of Yin Shi (1), when the sky was still pitch black, Ming An dressed in formal clothes, rode his horse and brought two followers to the Forbidden City.But although he was earlier, there are still people who were earlier than him.

According to the rules of the Qing court, there was a Chang Dynasty every five months, and this day was the day of the Chang Dynasty. When he arrived at the Xihua Gate, there were already many princes and princes of different clans gathered outside the gate in twos and threes.

The Xihua Gate is exclusively for the royal family and princes to enter and exit. There are already so many people here, and Ming An knows that there must be more people who have arrived at the Donghua Gate for civil and military officials to enter and exit.

He dismounted from the horse at a distance, asked his attendants to pull the horse away, and walked forward quickly to greet each other one by one.He has a title of title, and from Concubine Yi's side, he is also a real relative of the emperor. Although he is now a criminal minister, he needs to avoid suspicion before he can defend himself, and he can't be too active to exploit, but it must not be too much here. Be careful, otherwise you will appear petty and guilty for no reason.

During the days when he went to Beijing and waited for his defense, his younger brother Mingrui did a lot of things, and he himself left a lot of arrangements in Jiangnan. He thought that the little official surnamed Li wanted to bring him down with just one account book. It was wishful thinking, so there was no tension or worry in his actions and words, which made Ponder people admire his demeanor.

While exchanging greetings, several carriages with red wheels and purple reins came one after another.The firefly yellow lights of horn lamps hanging in front of the carriage flickered slightly in the night, the owner got out of the carriage, Ming An saw that Wang Yinqi of Hengjun and Yinzhen of Jiubeile were among them, so he hurried forward to salute and pay his respects.He is under the banner of Xianghuang, but Yinqi is currently holding the banner of Xianghuang, and is the owner of the banner of Xianghuang. Even if they don't mention their Tianjia status, regardless of the relationship between Concubine Yi, they are also his masters. The attitude is very respectful.

Concubine Yi has always attached great importance to this nephew. In the past, when they met, Yin Qi was always referred to as "cousin". Yin Qi habitually reached out to help him, but someone beside him gave a cold "hum", but came with them Yinzhen, the king of Yongjun.It was only then that Yinqi realized that his current status should not be too warm, so he withdrew his hand in embarrassment, and said, "You don't need to be too polite, cousin."

Yinzhen ignored Yinzhen's cold face, and patted him on the shoulder loudly and said, "Cousin, I believe you will be fine, how could our Guo Luoluo family be brought down by a little sesame official! "

Yinqi was even more embarrassed, and took a look at Yinzhen—he had been a little worried about this fourth brother who was always icy, and scolded: "Yinzhen, you are getting more and more immodest, and you can say this? Second brother is really Spoiled you!"

Yinzhen was never afraid of him, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Why can't I say it?" She smiled wickedly, "Could it be that you believe Cousin Ming An really did those things?"

In fact, everyone standing here knows whether Ming An has done those things or not, no one is the same as Jiang Nan.The focus of this imperial lawsuit is not whether there are these things, but how the emperor will decide, which side will be biased, and which side of the two wrestling forces is stronger.But whether this is true or not, it is not allowed to talk nonsense until the result of the court meeting.Yin Qi lowered his face and said, "What's going on? At the court meeting today, my second elder brother judged me and didn't do your business. Why did you bother?"

A pair of brothers from the Tian Family had an argument over him, Ming An knelt on the spot and did not dare to get up, and secretly raised his eyes, but he accidentally caught the cold gaze of Yinzhen, Prince of Yongjun, and hurriedly lowered his head again.

Yinzhen was about to refute something again, when someone behind him chuckled lightly and said, "Ninth Brother, how did you offend Fifth Brother again?"

Several people turned their heads, but it was Babeile Yinhu who had just got off the carriage.He raised his chin and smiled, gestured to Ming An who was still kneeling on the spot, and said, "This is?"

Yin Qi hurriedly said: "This is Ming An, the general soldier in the south of the Yangtze River, my natal cousin. Cousin, get up quickly, this is Babeile."

Ming An hurriedly greeted Yinhu again.

A flash of surprise flashed in Yinhu's eyes, he helped him up with his own hands, and said with a slight smile, "Ming'an Commander-in-chief doesn't need to be too polite, Concubine Yimu has always taken care of me in the palace, Fifth Brother and Yinhu both call you cousin, I You should also call me cousin."

Ming An didn't expect this Babeile to be so humble and approachable, flattered to say: "Don't dare."

When Ming An was young, he was very favored by Concubine Dowager, and he often walked around the palace. He had seen quite a few elder brothers, but this Babeile had never seen him before, so he couldn't help but look at him secretly.I saw this eight-beile in his twenties, gentle and elegant, with a good-looking appearance, who smiled before saying a word, and was dressed in a sapphire blue four-clawed dragon men's suit, standing under the faintly shaking lamp halo, like a jade tree facing the wind, colder than it The gentle king of the four counties, the gentle king of the five counties, and Jiu Beile, who resembles his aunt Yi Taifei, are quite charming.Ming An couldn't help but think to himself that these aristocrats are all good-looking, they are indeed the flesh and blood brothers of the one on the dragon chair.

The two exchanged a few more words of greeting, and Yinhu said that he would not delay him paying respects to the other masters, and walked away by himself, and Ming An sent the princes of King Yongjun and Prince Cheng to salute one by one.

Although he has a title, he is nothing in front of these people, besides, all the major clans in Manchuria are connected and related, and anyone can have a relationship with everyone, and his seniority is not high, so this exchange of greetings See, but it took a lot of work.

The people waiting outside the palace gate gradually gathered more and more, and he had to meet up with almost every one who came, and after an unknown amount of time, the door finally opened, and everyone stopped gossiping and walked towards the palace.

It may be because the main body of the Forbidden City is made of wood, and because of the fear of fire, except for the prince, the rest of the palace is not allowed to turn on lights.But there are no lights on the roadside from Donghuamen to Taijimen. It is not easy to walk through such a long and dark road. Everyone follows behind the person with lights, not daring to walk fast, step by step carefully. move.

Ming An also followed the crowd and walked slowly, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he reached the square of Tai Chi Gate.At this time, there was finally a glimmer of light in the sky.

The princes, clans and civil and military officials gathered in the square in front of Taiji Gate stood in line according to their positions, and after a while, three crisp whips sounded, and the royal driver arrived.

The royal driver ascended his seat and started to discuss matters as usual. After discussing all matters, the emperor asked: "Is the general army in the south of the Yangtze River safe?"

It was already the end of the hour (2), and the rising sun in the mid-air would cover the majestic Forbidden City and the standing officials with a golden glow.Ming An was shocked and said, "It's finally here."

He came out and kowtowed, "Your servant is here!"

Yin Reng's voice on the throne was flat and indifferent, unable to detect any emotion: "What is your excuse for the X count of crimes impeached by Yushi Xie Zizhou?"

He obviously felt that he had made perfect arrangements and nothing would happen, but for some reason he was a little flustered when he heard this flat tone.But this is not the time to be flustered, Ming An took a deep breath, suppressed his miscellaneous thoughts, and said in a deep voice with his forehead touching the ground: "Your servant is wronged!"

The voice on the throne was still faint, "Why are you wronged, let me tell you."

Ming An said: "Your servant obeys! Xie Yushi impeached the slave to 'accept bribes', 'extort merchants and people', 'domineering', 'collude with the local people', I really don't know where to start. The slave is the commander in chief They are soldiers and horses in the south of the Yangtze River. They only know how to protect the environment and the people. They have nothing to do with the same place. They have nothing to do at ordinary times. They rarely leave the camp. They rarely interact with officials in the south of the Yangtze River. I don't even know where to start. The slave is a military officer, and when dealing with the elders in the barracks, Qiu Baqi may have something, which may make the gentlemen find it uncomfortable, but the slave is definitely not "dominant". This is what it means. "Extortion of merchants and people", I am a military officer who has nothing to do with local affairs, and I don't care about people's livelihood or business operations. Where did I start with "extortion"? The same is true for "accepting bribes". , Now that the world is in peace and prosperity, what can the military officer do for a slave who only cares about thousands of children? Could it be possible to send his subordinates to escort and escort people?"

"There are also 'exceeding authority to interfere with local affairs', 'obstructing the family to enter the mother', and 'bribing the peak'. It is absolutely nothing. The same sentence, the slave is a military officer, and the system is still under the governor and admiral. If the slave If you really stretch out your hand, how can these two people forgive each other? Therefore, "overstepping the authority and interfering in local affairs" and "obstructing the stalls to enter the mu" are absolutely nothing. As for "bribing the peak", the servant's family is a Manchurian old man. The surname, the emperor also knows that among these old surnames in Manchuria, there are relatives. It is a normal etiquette to give gifts on three festivals a year. It is impossible for a slave to go out to do things for the master, and even relatives cannot come and go. Right? So the slave has been wronged!" After finishing speaking, he kowtowed again.

After listening to his long speech, all the ministers admired him.Look at the one who picks himself up clean.If he really has things like 'exceeding authority and interfering in local affairs', 'blocking people from entering the mu', and 'colluding with localities', it is the responsibility of the governor and admiral; 'accepting bribes' and 'extorting business people' are not; Domineering' means being bold and misunderstood by people;There are quite a few people who have received gifts from him at the venue, and his heart is almost warmed by what he said - look, can't we accept some gifts from our relatives?

Even Yinfeng's voice had a smile on it: "Oh? So you are really wronged. Then all the accounts recorded in this account book are probably gone?"

Yinfeng gestured, and a servant brought the account books that caused the turmoil to him on a Zhupan.

Ming An has always been most disturbed by this account book, because he does not know exactly what is recorded in this book.At this time, the account book finally arrived in front of him. He held down his pounding heartbeat, opened the booklet and flipped through it, and then heaved a sigh of relief.The arrangement he left before leaving Jiangnan can probably plug this omission, so there is a small discrepancy, and I believe the gangsters there can handle it well.He put the account book back on the plate, knocked his head heavily, and said loudly, "Exactly!"

When he was flipping through the account books, all the civil and military officials and ministers were watching his expression with bated breath. Seeing his reaction at this time, many of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Yinfeng's voice was still the same: "Oh? So it seems that your crime does not lie in these statutes, but in murdering court officials, killing innocent people indiscriminately, framing court officials, and chasing and killing people for no reason?"

One sentence was like a shock to the sky, all the officials in the court were shocked, Ming An suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, his lips were pale, and he almost collapsed on the ground.

"Slave, I don't understand what the emperor is talking about..." he reluctantly said.

Yinfeng said to the Imperial Envoy of the Overwatch Council, "Chen Henian, tell him what I'm talking about."

Chen Henian came out and said: "My minister obeys the order." Turning to Ming'an, he said, "Guo Luoluo? Ming'an, your servant Fulu and hired murderers Zamuhe, Yunxi, Zhouzhi and others are chasing and killing Li Kefei, the prefect of XX, and Li Xiao They went to the capital, committed murders in broad daylight, bumped into Princess Ning’an’s car and were all arrested. They have already confessed that they were ordered by you and confessed four murders, do you want to confront them?”

Ming An was completely paralyzed on the ground and couldn't get up.

Fu Lu waited after the little bastard from Li Kefei's family to go to Beijing and there was no news. After that, he felt bad when he was imprisoned, but he thought they just didn't complete the task and dared not go back to see him. Unexpectedly, they all fell to the emperor. hands.