"Chief Assistant, today the Jinyi Guards have taken away Wang Wansheng, the Secretary of the Imperial Academy." On a hot summer day, Guan Shouzhen was enjoying the coolness in the garden, and his confidant Xia Rubi, the left minister of the Criminal Department, lit another fire for him. The fire was very strong, and he was sweating profusely from the heat.
After a while, he calmed down and said, "Go and invite Young Sinong here."
The elder called, come quickly. Tang Zhen, the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue, hurried over.
When he saw Tang Zhen, Guan Shouzhen didn't talk nonsense and said directly: "Zhuwan, it's a disaster! You know that money is needed for government. The Yangzhou salt merchant Jiang Shi has always been respectful to me and contributed a lot to the economy.
A few days ago, Jiang Guomao begged me, hoping to take care of his son Jiang Yi in his autumn. As you know, I value friendship the most, so I asked my disciple Wang Wansheng, the Imperial College Superintendent, to take care of him. Unexpectedly, Wang Wansheng was too brave.
Da, actually leaked the test questions to Jiang Yi. Now that the Dong Chuang incident has occurred, Jiang Yi and Wang Wansheng have been arrested. What can I do? What can I do?"
Tang Zhen took a breath when she heard this, "Chief Assistant, this matter is not a trivial matter. If we let it develop, I'm afraid a disaster is coming!"
"Yes, Zhu Wan, it is because the fire is imminent that I asked you for an idea. The Holy One hates fraud in the examination room most. Qi Tongsun, the chief envoy of Yakutsk, was beheaded, and Wan Sitong, the inspector of Beihai, was beheaded.
In the city, I heard that the death conditions were extremely tragic. I don’t want to follow in their footsteps. Do you have any good ideas?”
"Chief Assistant, you don't have to worry that the Jiang family will betray you. You are the backer of the Jiang family. They will not be stupid enough to destroy the Great Wall. The only one to worry about is Wang Wansheng. When you asked Wang Wansheng to take care of Jiang Yi, you said hello yourself.
, or a greeting?"
"How could I personally say hello to such a thing? I just asked the housekeeper Guan Fu to bring Wang Wansheng a note with Jiang Yi's name written on it, assuming that he is a relative of Guan Fu."
"This will be easy to handle. When Tiqi comes, Guan Fu can bear all the blame. It's just that Guan Fu accepted Jiang's money and asked Wang Wansheng to take care of Jiang Yi. You didn't know."
"Alas! How can it be so easy?"
Guan Shouzhen said leisurely: "The person who is interrogating the case this time is the Jin Yiwei! You must have heard of those tricks. Of course Guan Fu is loyal to me, but after being imprisoned and tortured, he might be able to confess something
What. Zhuwan, please tell me, why did the Holy One not use the Three Law Division this time, but used the Jin Yiwei to try the case? Could it be that you are suspicious of me? It’s so cold up there!”
Tang Zhen smiled and said, "Your Majesty is the hero. Heroes have been suspicious since ancient times. Not to mention you, even your own son may not believe it. What do you have to worry about? As for worrying about Guan Fu going to prison and not being able to withstand the torture.
Confession will make Guan Fu write a confession and then commit suicide. There is no evidence to prove it. You are the chief assistant. Without evidence, the Holy Spirit will not easily convict you."
"Well, what Zhu Wan said is true." Guan Shouzhen nodded slowly.
"First Assistant, Guan Fu must choose the right time to commit suicide. It can't be early or late. It's best to commit suicide when Tiqi is arresting someone, so that it will appear more credible."
"Yes, I understand."
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"Master, are you calling me?" Guan Fu came to the study with his body hunched over.
Guan Shouzhen looked at this old slave and couldn't help but sigh, "Ah Fu, how many years have you followed Yu?"
"I have been a slave in your house since my grandfather's generation. You have been your master since I was born, and you have been for sixty years now!"
"Afu, sir, how can I treat you well?"
"The master is as kind to me as a mountain. Of my two sons, one became the magistrate of the county and the other the magistrate of the state. My eldest grandson also became a scholar."
"Well," Guan Shouzhen sighed heavily, "Ah Fu, don't worry, as long as I live, I will definitely take good care of your children and grandchildren."
As soon as he heard this, Guan Fu understood. After all, he was a seventh-rank official in the prime minister's family, and he had experienced political turmoil. He responded with emotion: "Don't worry, sir, I am willing to sacrifice my life for you!"
"Afu! I can't bear to leave you, sir, but the Nanzhili leak has happened, and someone must plead guilty. Do you understand?" At this point, Guan Shouzhen's eyes turned red.
"Master, I understand!"
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In Ziguang Pavilion, a quiet little pavilion in Nanjing, Zhu Hengjia summoned Ma Jixiang, the commander of the Imperial Guard.
"Ma Qing, are you telling the truth? Wang Wansheng said it was Guan Shouzhen's steward Guan Fu who asked him to tell Jiang Yi about the problem?"
"Your Majesty, I have interrogated Wang Wansheng in the past few days. According to him, Guan Fu gave him a small note with the word 'Jiang Yi' written on it, saying that he was his relative and asked him to take care of him during the scientific examination. He thought it was Guan Ge
Ma Jixiang lowered his head and asked respectfully.
"Arrest Guan Fu immediately and investigate clearly for me. No matter who is involved, we must investigate to the end!" The old emperor roared.
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"Da~da~da~"
More than ten tiqi rode straight to Guanzhai and raced in front of the chief minister's gate. What a courageous person!
The leader, dressed in a python robe, elegant and elegant, got off the horse and lightly opened the door of the house.
"How outrageous! It's late at night, who dares to disturb the closed house at night?" Menzi opened the door and asked aggressively.
The man in the python robe bowed politely and said, "Ma Jixiang, the commander of Jinyi Guards, has been ordered by the emperor to call Guan Fu, the housekeeper of your house, to enter Jinyi Prison to investigate the case. Please report it to Mr. Guange for convenience."
Upon hearing that it was Jin Yiwei, the disciples hurriedly turned around to report.
Soon, several figures appeared, the first of whom was Guan Shouzhen.
"As a lower official, please see the chief assistant." Ma Jixiang was polite.
"Commander Ma, what did Guan Fu do?" Guan Shouzhen looked confused.
"Chief Assistant, some people say that Guan Fu is involved in the Nanzhili leakage case, and the Holy Superior ordered his subordinates to take Guan Fu to Jinyi Prison for interrogation. It is difficult to violate the emperor's order, so I ask Lao Haihan."
"Is Guan Fu involved in the South Zhili leak case?"
Guan Shouzhen was stunned, his eyes were bright, he looked directly at an old man behind him, and shouted: "Guan Fu, is what Commander Ma said true?"
"I'm sorry, sir!"
The old man burst into tears and choked with sobs and said: "I beg you to ask for mercy from the official. Let me pack a few clothes and send people to the prison."
Guan Shouzhen looked at Ma Jixiang and said, "Is it okay to command the horse?"
"For the sake of the chief assistant, I will accommodate you for a moment and go ahead," Ma Jixiang said. He also winked at the two lieutenants beside him and said, "You two will go with him."
Guan Fu left, and Guan Shouzhen and Ma Jixiang chatted for a while. Suddenly, the two captains stumbled over and said, "Palmprint, something happened. The boys didn't notice for a moment, and Guan Fu committed suicide by taking poison!"
"Kill yourself by taking poison! Damn it, what do you do for food?"
Ma Jixiang was furious and no longer as elegant as before. He calmed down his anger and said to Guan Shouzhen: "Chief Assistant, I have to search Guan Fu's room. I'm offended."
"It doesn't matter, Commander Ma can just let the investigation go, I will never interfere."
Jin Yiwei's fans searched carefully and finally found a suicide note that had been written in a drawer. It seemed that this person had a premonition that something was going to happen and was prepared for it.
Ma Jixiang opened the suicide note, which was a confession. Guan Fu admitted in the book that he asked Wang Wansheng to take care of Jiang Yi, and said that he was sorry for Guan Shouzhen and so on.
This chapter has been completed!