Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 145 Successor

Yan house.

Early in the morning, Yan Yan sat down in the front hall and only yawned when Wei Yun glared at her.It turned out that Xue Bai had arrived. She was a lady of every family, so she couldn't yawn in front of him.

Her eyes fell on the scroll in Xue Bai's arms, but she saw him put down the scroll and bowed to Yan Zhenqing.

"Teacher, the students are in trouble again."

Yan Yan was refreshed, her eyes lit up, and she listened with ears.

Surprisingly, Yan Zhenqing didn't get angry, instead she felt like she was finally here.It's like a rock in my heart is shaking and disturbing, it's better to let it fall down.

"Hmph, the old man counts the time, I guess you can't help but get into trouble."

"The teacher also knows that the student bought a paper mill and studied bamboo paper crafts. The day before yesterday, he had a conflict with Cao Yuanying, a householder in Jingzhao Prefecture. The student got angry and beat him up."

"Brother did you beat him with Tai Chi?" Yan Yan was quite curious.

Yan Zhenqing turned her head and glared at her daughter, wanting her to step back first, then she saw that her young second son, Yan Kai, was sitting on the side practicing calligraphy and secretly glanced over here.

"Yunniang, take Erlang down."

"Yes."

With this move to scare the chickens and monkeys, Yan Yan really restrained herself and sat there dignifiedly, not daring to interrupt.

Xue Bai said: "The Dongshi Administration did not dare to specialize. It wanted to settle the matter. But yesterday the case was handed over to Jingzhao Mansion, and they even wanted to detain me. It was Guo Guo's wife who bailed me out."

"You are not impulsive, why are you so?"

"Yuan Mo is Ge Nu's son-in-law. Ge Nu didn't dare to provoke me after a while, but now he is here again. I want to teach him a lesson."

"Nonsense, don't take it as a trivial matter."

"Yes." Xue Bai said: "The student has committed a crime on the surface this time, and it is really troublesome to give someone a handle."

"You still know!"

Yan Zhenqing paced and looked out the window, frowning.

He, the Chang'an county lieutenant, had many official contacts with Cao Yuanjin of Jingzhao household, and he also believed that Yuanying should be beaten.But assaulting an official is a felony, which seems simple, but it is actually very difficult to get away with it.

If Xue Bai did it deliberately, he really shouldn't use this method.

"In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, Empress Wang's brother-in-law, Sun Xin, had a quarrel with Li Jie, the official censor, because of trivial matters, and caused people to beat Li Jie severely. Do you know what happened?"

"Students don't know."

"After Li Jie was beaten, he sued Sun Xin, saying, 'Your hair and skin are ruined, you only hurt your body, and your clothes are humiliated. It is an insult to the country'. The saint was furious, and directly killed Sun Xin in the court. Thank you people."

Yan Zhenqing knew that there were many secrets in this case, for example, the saint did not like the queen.But he had to mention Xue Bai, lest this student be too unscrupulous.

Fortunately, Xue Bai didn't take it seriously, and responded solemnly: "The student is too impulsive. I beat up the official, and I was required to be imprisoned for three years according to the law; and I injured him, and I am afraid that I will be exiled for two thousand years." Li; if Yuan Chong claims that the injury is too serious, he may hang me."

Let him finish talking, Yan Zhenqing originally wanted to teach him a lesson, but had nothing to say for a while, so he sighed and comforted Xue Bai instead.

"Yuan meerka officials are below the sixth grade, according to the law, the crime can be reduced by three grades as appropriate."

"Yes."

In short, this matter has been brewing quite seriously, and both master and apprentice dealt with it seriously.

Yan Zhenqing was the county captain of Chang'an, and he needed to avoid suspicion, but he was worried about this, so he had to recruit his two nephews, Yan Quanming and Yan Jiming, to accompany Xue Bai to Jingzhao Mansion for trial.

……

On this day, when he arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, Du Wulang was startled when he saw Xue Bai's battle.

"No, the serious crimes committed by the Eastern Palace have not been dealt with. Isn't it more troublesome to hit a mongoose?"

"No matter how serious the crime is, it's useless without evidence." Xue Bai said meaningfully, "Beating Yuan Mao seems like a trivial matter, but it really violated the laws of Tang Dynasty."

"I thought you had sense."

"I'm not sure." Xue Bai said: "Now that the matter has come to an end, let's deal with it with vigor."

Du Wulang wasn't bothered by this matter, he just looked up at the plaque and muttered, "It's Jingzhao Mansion again."

~~
Before the class started, Xiao Jiong first met Lu Qi and Yuan Ji, who had a bruised nose and a swollen face.

"This case is also embarrassing for the government." Xiao Jiong said: "The facts of the case are clear and there is no doubt. We can take this opportunity to directly put Xue Bai in prison, torture him, and find out about the murder case in the suburbs."

Yuan Chong said: "Jing Yin is brilliant, but why not?"

"Xue Bai is the noble concubine's adopted brother, and it's not just once or twice that he intentionally provoked him." Xiao Jiong said: "The right minister is worried, this is his trick again to lure us into the bait. At that time, the public case will turn into a personal grievance again."

Yuan Jing said indignantly: "To put it bluntly, he is a whore who relies on his nepotism with the imperial concubine's family to act recklessly, bully others, shameless, despicable, and show off his face!"

"Not bad." Xiao Jiong nodded, looked at Lu Qi, and asked, "What do you think of Ziliang?"

Lu Qi said: "The concubine's nepotism can't protect Xue Bai I, as long as his crimes of treason are proven once, the saint will never trust him again."

"How to prove it?"

Lu Qi came prepared, and replied: "Jing Yin should handle it impartially, and Xue Bai is imprisoned, no one can blame him. The lower officials will confirm that he caused the old man in Longyou to kill him before the imperial concubine protects him. "

"Really?"

"The geese have left traces. Since he dared to do it, there must be traces. The case has already been laid down."

"Okay, then I will trust you."

After the discussion, Xiao Jiong was ready to be promoted, but Lu Qi changed his clothes and left Jingzhao Mansion.

Time passed little by little, gradually reaching the corner.

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Yingxiang view.

A team of chariots and horses stopped in front of the door, and the maid brought the chariots up and helped Zhang Ting get down.

A veteran Taoist stepped forward to greet him.

Zhang Ting said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of real people's jokes. I dreamed of Laojun last night, saying that my concubine will add a son to the Li family, so I came to offer incense sticks. By the way, can my elder sister make arrangements?"

"Aunt Zhang has arrived and is in the main hall, please."

"Master Lao leads the way."

The environment in Guanzhong is quiet, Li Miruo is in Chang'an, he often lives here in Qingxiu, and occasionally exchanges secret news, so although this place is not the territory of the Eastern Palace, it is quite a safe place.

Zhang Ting walked to the main hall and saw his elder sister Zhang Si.

The two sisters offered incense to Laojun and waved away the others.

Zhang Si immediately expressed anxiety, and said: "Second Mother, I was caught by someone, and he threatened me with that matter..."

"What are you panicking about? I'm not afraid I won't be able to hide it, but I'm afraid he has nothing to do." Zhang Ting remained calm, "If he wants to see me, let him do so."

After burning incense, they went to the backyard to rest.

"You sit down." Zhang Si said, "I'll call someone to bring water to wash your hands."

"it is good."

Zhang Ting sat down, and vaguely saw through the screen a tall maidservant came in with her head down, carrying a basin.

She was amused in her heart, thinking that although Xue Bai was handsome, he didn't know what he would look like in women's clothing.

But when the person came around the screen and looked up, she was surprised.

It was indeed a young man dressed as a woman, in his twenties, but his appearance was ugly. In addition, he was dressed as a woman, which made him shockingly ugly.

"Xue..."

Zhang Ting wanted to say, "Xue Bai asked you to come?" But before he could speak, he quickly stopped and stared at the other party vigilantly until he put down the basin and fell to the ground.

She asked in a dignified tone, "Who are you?"

"Lu Qi, the lawmaker of the Jingzhao Mansion, has met Zhang Liangdi. Zhang Liangdi is calm and imposing, she is a heroine."

"Jingzhao Facao?" Zhang Ting became more and more vigilant.

"Yes, I was ordered to investigate the murder case of the frontier army, and I want to ask Zhang Liangdi about the case." Lu Qi said: "This matter is inconvenient to alarm others, so it is arrogance to make such a bad plan. Please forgive me."

He put on a very low profile, but only mentioned the "border army murder case" without mentioning which one, which implied a threat.

Zhang Ting was furious and terrified in his heart, but his expression was still calm, and he shouted: "You are so courageous, you dare to invite the Taoist Temple of the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace to meet you, do you know that this is a serious crime?!"

"Zhang Liangdi calm down." Lu Qi said, "I imitated Xue Bai's handwriting to invite, but I didn't expect that Zhang Liangdi actually came."

These words obviously meant to accuse Zhang Ting of wanting to have a private meeting with Xue Bai, her face turned ugly when she heard it, and she wanted to explain a few words, but she knew that explaining would only make it more troublesome.

Lu Qi said again: "That's the forged handwriting I found on the Guozijian Xun examination paper, it can't be hidden from others, it's useless to keep it, but it's harmful to Zhang Liangdi, please burn it."

"What do you want?"

"Investigate the case." Lu Qi said: "Actually, Sister Ling has told the truth, but the subordinate officials have not informed Jing Yin of this matter, Zhang Liang Di need not worry, just tell the subordinate officials the truth."

Zhang Ting heard that he wanted to be effective, but was afraid that he was deceiving herself, and said: "You are still young, and you were bewitched by treacherous ministers to fight against the East Palace. It will not end well."

"The lower officials know this very well." Lu Qi said: "My grandfather was a prime minister in Kaiyuan, and my father is an upright and loyal official. Although I am not talented, I am not willing to be driven by treacherous ministers to ruin the family style. I only want to be loyal to the community and perform state affairs. "

"it is good!"

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Zhang Ting immediately expressed his opinion when he heard this: "Three generations of loyal ministers of the Lu family are really good stories. I should tell Your Highness that Lu Qi is a pillar of the country and a talented prime minister."

"The kindness of knowing you is unforgettable." Lu Qi showed gratitude, and then he got down to business, saying: "Zhang Liangdi ordered someone to provoke Fan Yang to kill him, so we know that the one who killed Pei Mian was Xue Bai? He is on good terms with Wang Zhongsi , using the old soldier from Longyou to kill the Uighurs under Donggong, and then using Donggong to frame Anlu Mountain, killing two birds with one stone. Zhang Liangdi was killed by Xue Bai, but she is still helping him."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Zhang Ting still wanted to deny it.

After the second half of the sentence fell into her ears, she fell silent, her eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to answer, worried that Lu Qi was here to test her.

Lu Qi smiled, and said again: "Zhang Liangdi doesn't believe me, but instead believes in Xue Bai even more? However, do you know that Xue Bai has fallen into Jingzhao Prison today?"

"is it?"

"When we get out of the Yingxiang Temple, we will know about this matter as soon as we ask." Lu Qi said: "Under the three trees, Xue Bai will reveal the truth. How will His Highness deal with himself? It is better to prepare early. From what I see, it is not wrong to frame An Lushan Gao Ming, if this fight goes on, it will consume the patience of the sage for both sides, and it will only benefit Xue Bai."

"if not?"

"Instead of being difficult to separate, it's better to make big things into small things." Lu Qi said, "As long as Zhang Liang Di is willing, I can solve the troubles of the Eastern Palace, including the problems of Pei Mian and the Huihe people."

"How to solve?"

"A stalemate with Prime Minister Right and An Lushan won't lead to results. It's better to let the real murderer take care of everything." Lu Qi asked respectfully, "What does Zhang Liangdi think?"

Zhang Ting pondered, and said slowly with some hesitation: "Xue Bai is Xue Xiu's son, Li Ying's remnant party, Zheng Qian was released by him and Yang Hui, and has nothing to do with Pei Mian; Pei Mian was framed by him, and then silenced by him; Those Uighurs were also killed by him; he used his friendship with Jia Chang to blame Zahu; it was he who coaxed King Yong and Yang Zhao to create momentum."

"exactly."

"How? He is now the imperial concubine's brother-in-law."

Lu Qi said firmly: "When he proposed to cooperate with An Lushan, did he propose any conditions?"

Everything was going well here, but at this moment, Zhang Ting smiled to hide the change in his eyes.

Lu Qi said again: "It's okay if you don't want to say it, now that Xue Bai is in prison, he still thinks that Zhang Liangdi is cooperating with him, we can use this to defraud him of his crime."

Zhang Ting said with a smile: "If according to what you said, it was Wang Zhongsi who left a few old soldiers for him. Wouldn't it harm Wang Zhongsi by doing so?"

"Wang Zhongsi is the righteous brother of the prince, but he sent an old soldier to Xue Bai. He should be beaten. More importantly, he is also the Jiedu envoy of the four towns. He is about to capture Shibao City and make great achievements. With such a handle, rather than being exposed by others, it is better to let me handle the case."

"I will pass this on to Your Highness."

"Yes, His Highness and Concubine Liang please consider it, and I will resign."

Lu Qi said respectfully, exited the Taoist temple, boarded Zhang's carriage and left.

He made this choice today out of helplessness.

If he wanted the vacancy of Facao of Jingzhao Mansion, he had to work for Li Linfu, but offending Donggong would not be good for his future future.If you want to please these two parties, you can only trample the other party to death.

~~
"The principal culprit, Xue Bai, do you have any objection to this court's verdict?!"

In the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion, Xiao Jiong shouted so loudly.

He's done with the case and it's clear.According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Bai beat the officials and served two years in prison, which is quite a fair sentence.

To this result, Xue Bai reacted very calmly, but asked: "Is Jing Yin sure?"

"What's not certain?" Xiao Jiong was stunned for a moment, with a serious look on his face, and shouted: "It's my government who is asking if you have any objections?"

Xue Bai said: "As long as Jing Yin is sure."

"Snapped!"

Xiao Jiong slapped the gavel angrily, saying: "There is no objection, take it down!"

Seeing this situation, Yan Jiming frowned, and said loudly: "This case is unfair, I must submit it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review!"

"Absurd!" Xiao Jiong shouted: "This government is fair in adjudicating the case, so why should I be afraid of you waiting?"

Yan Quanming was also not afraid of Jing Zhaoyin's official authority, and said: "Yuan Kang bullied others with his power and did many evils. He dared to turn against others. Let Jing Yin wait and see the outcome of this case!"

"Fork these two people out of the hall!" Xiao Jiong was furious.

But he was actually very guilty. Since Xue Bai dared to hit Yuan Kang, he obviously knew Yuan Kang's flaws.This case is judged today, and tomorrow may change.

The reason why he still does this is nothing more than Li Linfu and An Lushan's urging, and he can only trust Lu Qi once.

Therefore, Xue Bai was forcibly detained today. When Lu Qi came back in the afternoon, Xiao Jiong immediately asked, "How? Have you found the evidence?"

Lu Qi was very sure, and replied: "Jing Yin can rest assured that this matter will have a result."

~~
Zhang Ting returned to the prince's other courtyard, after much deliberation, he decided to discuss with Li Heng.

"Your Highness, something has happened. Lu Qi, the legal officer of the Jingzhao Mansion, has found my eldest sister. Fortunately, he has the heart to seek refuge in the East Palace, and deduces that Xue Bai did everything..."

After hearing the details, Li Heng asked puzzledly: "Lu Qi was invited yesterday, why didn't you tell me?"

"The matter is unknown, and I'm afraid His Highness will be worried." Zhang Ting said: "Lu Qi mistakenly thought that we were cooperating with Xue Bai, and pointed at Wang Zhongsi, which is ridiculous."

Li Heng frowned and pondered, and said slowly: "They would think that Xue Bai did it? Did Brother Yi leave a few old soldiers for this kid?"

"Yes."

"No, it can't be Brother Yi." Li Heng couldn't think of it at first, but now he was reminded, and finally figured out a lot of things, "If Xue Bai ordered it, the murderer should be the two men that Pei Mian failed to poison. People...Damn it, he used my people!"

"Your Highness?"

Li Heng felt depressed, buried his face in his palms and rubbed it vigorously twice, knowing that if the case was investigated further, the situation of Donggong would only get worse.

He regretted not listening to Li Bi's suggestion.

So what?Will you wait until the saint dies and then succeed to the throne?What if you can't wait?Li Mi didn't care at all, not the slightest bit.

"Lu Qi is right. We really have the evidence he wants. The dead men under Xue Bai's hands were originally my men. Pei Mian said that they sold themselves to Mrs. Guo's mansion."

Li Heng became more and more worried as he spoke, and said: "Once this matter is found out, we will be implicated instead. If this disaster is not eliminated, it will definitely be more troublesome in the future... Lu Qi, do you think he is easy to deal with? Or is it worth it?" Do you trust it?"

Zhang Ting pondered, and said slowly: "If Lu Qi is trustworthy, let him help us clear up all these evidences?"

Li Heng was a little moved, tapped on the table lightly, and murmured: "He is really like Pei Mian, he is smarter than Pei Mian, if he can handle it clearly..."

　I originally wrote 7000 words today, but something went wrong later, and I had to re-edit everything. There is really no need to wait for Chapter 2. I have to see what to do.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)