The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Jinyiwei yamen.

Jiang Yu sat at the top with a serious face, looking at the officials, big and small, below.

Going forward at this time, he should be by His Majesty's side in the palace, but now, that is not the case.

Speaking of which, the assassination was the cause of the trouble.

Although His Majesty and His Highness Taisun didn't say anything, Jiang felt tremendous pressure. It's been half a month, but he hasn't found even half a clue of the mastermind behind the scenes.

Jin Yiwei's biggest responsibility now is to monitor the officials. Obviously, the murderer behind the scenes must be under the supervision of Jin Yiwei.

That is to say, under the supervision of Jin Yiwei, this person also carried out a meticulous assassination and assassination case.

From a certain point of view, this is tantamount to Jin Yiwei's dereliction of duty.

"There is news from His Majesty the Grandson. The direction of our investigation may be wrong. The murderer behind this scene is not necessarily a warrior, but may also be a literati who followed His Majesty in the early years."

"Even warriors must have outstanding literary talents, so now we have to readjust the scope of supervision."

Listening to the words of Jiang Du's commander above, the Jinyiwei officials below are also full of seriousness.

During this period of time, it can be said that they worked overtime every day. All the officials who knew Hu Weiyong and Jiang Xiahou Zhou Dexing were investigated, reviewed, and even questioned.

It seems that there is not much fluctuation in the capital, but it is actually loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

"Thank you, Eunuch, for conveying."

In the capital's county government office, Di Yusen cupped his hands and bowed, thanking the eunuch from Kunning Palace who came to deliver the message.

This eunuch, you, was the one who gave Di Yusen the grandson's decree before.

Hearing this, he said with a smile: "Di Xiancheng, don't look at the fact that there seems to be no big fluctuations in the matter of His Majesty's assassination in the capital. In fact, even the young master is paying a lot of attention."

"The concubine concubine came up with this in the morning. After the young master found out, he only told the two of them."

"One person is Jiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, and the other person is Di County Chancellor."

"It can be seen that the young master has high hopes for Di Xiancheng."

Hearing the official's words, Di Yusen quickly raised his hands in a bow: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of His Highness the Grandson."

"Okay, okay." The eunuch nodded and left.

Qin Lixue waited for the eunuch to leave before she came out and asked, "Husband, His Highness the Grandson attaches so much importance to it, what if you can't find out."

Di Yusen said angrily, "What else can I do?"

"No, His Highness Grandson's analysis reminded me that Jin Yiwei's strict screening has not found anything. The murderer must have slipped out."

"Since that's the case, then we have to change our minds."

At this time, Di Yusen already felt that he had vaguely grasped a direction.

Somewhere in the inner city of the capital.

The courtyard door opened, and Liu Renxiang walked in.

He is the head of the Ministry of Officials, a sixth-rank official, although he sounds respectable, but in fact he doesn't have much money at hand.

Even if he was able to buy such a small courtyard in the inner city, he already spent all his savings.

However, with the crazy price increase of land in the capital, the price of houses in the inner city can be said to be one price a day, and it has never stopped.

At the beginning, he spent more than 500 coins, but now the house has increased to more than 4000 coins, and it is still rising.There are more businessmen in the capital, and more business. Relying on the dividends of this era, there are more and more rich people.

People, the most concerned thing nowadays is the land and housing. Living in the capital, the land is hard to justify, but now the price of the land is not so valuable, and the house price has risen the most.

Liu Renxiang didn't hire any servants, he was the only one in the yard, and with his salary, it was more than enough to support himself, if there were one or two more, it would be a little tight.

After making a pot of tea for himself in the yard, Liu Renxiang planned to make something to eat.

After a busy day, it's time for a break.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, a light flashed in Liu Renxiang's eyes, and then

Hastily opened the door.

"So it's the county magistrate Di. I don't know if the magistrate Di came to the humble house, but what's the matter?"

Seeing the person outside the door, Liu Renxiang immediately recognized him, and said with a smile.

Di Yusen cupped his hands and said, "It's nothing, I just came to chat."

"Don't be annoyed by Mr. Liu. Now the higher-ups are keeping a close eye on the case of His Majesty's assassination and the assassination of the Commander. This will make us suffer. But all the officials in the capital must ask again."

Liu Renxiang said with some displeasure: "Didn't the Jin Yiwei check it the day before yesterday? Why is Di Xiancheng coming again today?"

Di Yusen explained helplessly: "Isn't there anything I can do? Hey, Mr. Liu doesn't know. He's under pressure now, and he doesn't have any clues. We can't just stay at home."

"If this is spread, won't it be reprimanded by the superiors, so I have no choice. Even if Jin Yiwei has already run once, I can only run again."

Hearing this, Liu Renxiang smiled and said, "Please come in and have a chat. This matter is really stressful."

"Di Xiancheng didn't know that during the early court during this period, the big guys were all trembling at the court meeting. Who doesn't know that His Majesty is holding his breath in his heart now, and he doesn't want to be such a young bird."

"I'm afraid I offended His Majesty and suffered a crime."

After Liu Renxiang finished speaking, he led Di Yusen into the yard, and then went to pour tea with the teapot.

"The humble house is simple, and the county magistrate should not dislike it."

It was pouring tea from the teapot, not making tea. Obviously, Liu Renxiang didn't even have the tools to make tea, so he was extremely poor.

After looking around for a week, Di Yusen replied: "Master Liu, you are being polite. Is Mr. Liu living alone in this house? I don't see any servants or maids."

Liu Renxiang paused when he heard the words, and then said: "The salary given by the imperial court is only so much. It's good for one person to eat, but if there are more people, you won't be able to eat enough."

Di Yusen couldn't help but said: "Master Liu is a level higher than me, my husband and wife can eat enough, and Mr. Liu is only one person, so it should be more than enough."

Liu Renxiang smiled: "I am a person, I have a good mouthful of delicious food, and I eat out on weekdays. If I come and go here and there, naturally I don't have much money."

While chatting, Di Yusen has been observing carefully.

The house was very clean, unbelievably clean, and the tabletops were neatly arranged. Without servants, it was obvious that Liu Renxiang was the only one taking care of such a large house.

When Di Yusen was drinking tea, he ran his fingers along the bottom, but there was no dust.

This made Di Yusen keenly feel the difference.

The cleaning is so clean, it can be seen that it is necessary to scrub almost every day. It takes at least one hour for a person to spend such a lot of energy every day.

There was no fire in the back kitchen, and the tea was hot, so it should have just been brewed.

The imperial court didn't care about dinner, after a busy day at the government office, the first thing they did when they got home was to make tea instead of lighting a fire, which made Di Yusen feel that something was wrong.

He picked up the tea and took a sip, it didn't have the bitterness of rough tea, but it was unexpectedly sweet.

"This tea tastes good. Mr. Liu may tell me where I bought it. It's so sweet, it should be Ming tea." Di Yusen said appreciatively.

Liu Renxiang paused slightly, and then replied: "The green tea bought in the store is not a valuable thing, but it made Di Xiancheng laugh."

Di Yusen heard the words and said: "Boss Liu can't do this. Such a good tea is especially suitable for my appetite. Could Boss Liu tell me which shop I bought it from? I will also buy some."

Hearing this, Liu Renxiang paused for a while and said: "It's been a long time ago, and now the capital is changing with each passing day. I don't know if that store is still there. I really can't remember the name of the store. When I have time, I will take Di Let the county magistrate go and have a look together."

Di Yusen listened, and there were no loopholes or flaws in these words, so he stopped entangled in this matter and talked about some daily life.

Although Liu Renxiang had been chatting with Di Yusen all the time, his tone was very tight, and many matters were basically just a superficial discussion, without any in-depth meaning.

Di Yusen knew that if he

Instead of bringing out some key issues, I am afraid that today I will have to make another trip in vain.

He specially came to see Liu Renxiang today, of course there was a reason, so he said: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Liu seems to be the Juren of the fourth year of Hongwu."

"It's a pity that the examination of that year was canceled by His Majesty. Otherwise, with Mr. Liu's talent and learning, it shouldn't be difficult to win the title of tribute."

These words undoubtedly opened Liu Renxiang's scar.

The Yuan Dynasty set the capital in the north, which led to differences in the development of the north and the south. After all this was transferred to Zhu Yuanzhang, the differences became more obvious.

Talented people in the north have almost never been exposed to the stereotyped content of the imperial examination system, while those with lofty ideals in the south have no practical experience in politics, which creates an embarrassing situation. Officials selected through the imperial examination system have no The experience of sharing worries for Zhu Yuanzhang is full of economical poems.

In addition, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he wanted to stabilize the country immediately. Facing the powerful landlord class in the country, the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang had to do was to establish a good relationship with them.

Strict imperial examinations are difficult for the aristocratic class who want to be officials for generations, and it is relatively easy to become an official through recommendation. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang suspended the imperial examinations, thinking that he would do it after gradually resuming production and life. Intend.

This also led to Liu Renxiang's underappreciated talent.

Obviously, he has won consecutive victories all the way, and he is about to pass the general examination, and he will be an official after arriving at the palace examination, but he was canceled at this time.

Juren's fame does not support him to get an official position, and his official career is monopolized by those dignitaries.

Liu Renxiang was born in a poor family, and his family was in poverty, so he had no way out.

Hearing Di Yusen's question, Liu Renxiang seemed to have returned to that down and out time.

"The past is unbearable, and made Di Xiancheng laugh." Liu Renxiang said in a low voice.

Di Yusen kept watching Liu Renxiang's expression closely, and asked casually when he saw this: "I heard people say that later, Director Liu went to see Hu Weiyong, and then he took up an official position as a juror."

"I don't know if this incident is real or groundless."

Hearing this, Liu Renxiang immediately turned his head and stared fiercely at Di Yusen for a long while.

And Di Yusen did not show any weakness, and looked at each other forcefully.

In the end, Liu Renxiang sighed deeply, and said: "Thinking about it, the chancellor of Di County must hear a result today. I didn't expect that something that has passed 20 years will still be brought up today."

"But Di Xiancheng made a mistake. I didn't go to Hu Hu Weiyong to ask for an official."

"At that time, Hu Weiyong was not the prime minister. He worshiped the governor of the Central Province for political affairs. I went to him because I wanted to learn from him."

Di Yusen couldn't help asking: "He accepted you as his apprentice?"

Liu Renxiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If you take me as an apprentice, do you think I can still stand here and talk to you today?"

Di Yusen was slightly embarrassed.

Although there is no saying that Hu Weiyong's ten clans were punished, almost all of his cronies and students were implicated.

Liu Renxiang's ability to serve as the head of the Ministry of Officials now naturally has nothing to do with him.

After the atmosphere was slightly awkward, Liu Renxiang took the initiative to say: "At that time, Hu Weiyong kicked me out of the mansion directly and humiliated me on the spot."

"So I was not reconciled, so I continued to study hard."

"Finally, in the first month of the 13th year of Hongwu, he committed the crime of treason and was ordered to die by His Majesty. It was also that year, after Hu Weiyong died, I finally entered the official career."

Hearing Liu Renxiang's explanation, Di Yusen nodded his head heavily, and stood up and bowed: "I offended you so much just now, please don't blame Mr. Liu."

Liu Renxiang's voice was slightly low, as if he was still immersed in the memories, and after hearing Di Yusen's words, he said, "It's nothing, it's just that so many years have passed, I didn't expect anyone to remember me."

"If you want to come to Dixian County, you haven't eaten yet, why don't you come together?"

Di Yusen knew that this was an order to evict guests, so of course he didn't want to make fun of himself, so he said: "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your kindness, but I should have already cooked the meal at this moment, wait for me inside the house, so it won't be too much trouble."

Liu Renxiang nodded, bowed his hands to see off the guests
Di Yusen left straight away.

After leaving the courtyard, Di Yusen turned his head and took a look, only to see Liu Renxiang standing at the door and watching him, as if to see him off, so he bowed to him from a distance.

Liu Renxiang also bowed in return.

'I always feel that something is wrong. ,
Di Yusen didn't look back, but walked towards his home.

Looking back, when Liu Renxiang called Hu Weiyong for the first time, he obviously wanted to be called Hu Xiang.

This is the honorific title for Prime Minister Hu Weiyong.

Of course, this is just Di Yusen's guess, there are Hu Xiang and Hu Ni, guesses are not enough to serve as evidence.

He came to Liu Renxiang because when he was looking through Hu Weiyong's file, a witness' testimony happened to mention Liu Renxiang.

The original words only mentioned that Liu Renxiang went to Hu Weiyong's mansion, and he didn't say anything about the rest, and now there is no evidence of death, let Liu Renxiang speak for himself.

But it doesn't matter, it's true, otherwise he would have been executed.