Zheng Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, he was removed from the position of prime minister."
Pei Xingjian remained silent. Zheng Lingxuan said, "Do you have anything else to ask?"
"No more." Pei Xingjian shook his head, was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "If the girl is investigating the case of General Su, you can find someone to help."
"Who are you looking for?" Zheng Lingxuan blurted out.
Pei Xingjian smiled slightly: "You are indeed investigating the case of General Su. As far as I know, Yang Deyi would never dare to offend him. Are you from Dali Temple?"
Zheng Lingxuan's face changed slightly, she snorted, and asked: "Who is "him" you are talking about? Could it be that he is the person behind the scenes who framed General Su?"
Pei Xingjian sighed: "Don't ask any more questions. Even if Zhuge Sanyuan knows his identity, he can't do anything about him, and he will get into trouble. If you want to clear the grievances of Su Gong, you can go to Li Jingxuan for help."
"What about you? You were wronged too, right?" Zheng Lingxuan said.
Pei Xingjian returned to the ground and sat down, saying calmly: "No one can save me."
Zheng Lingxuan saw that he had closed his eyes and obviously no longer wanted to talk, so she turned and left.
Because of the Hanlin Academy case, she was nominally transferred by Wu Chengsi. After telling her superiors, she left the Criminal Department and went to Dali Temple.
When I arrived at Wu Chengsi's Shaoqing Yamen, I saw him sitting in front of a desk like a bunch of clerks, rummaging through the case files.
Wu Chengsi stood up and said with a smile: "Since you came here in person, you must have some good news, right?"
Zheng Lingxuan glanced at the civil servants. Wu Chengsi understood, nodded and said, "Come into my study and talk."
Arriving at the study, Zheng Lingxuan finished what Pei Xingjian had said. Finally, she concluded: "I feel that the person Pei Shilang mentioned is probably one of Xu Jingzong and Yuan Gongyu!"
Wu Chengsi thought for a moment and said slowly: "Yes, he said that Li Jingxuan was mixed with them, and it was obviously those two people. According to my judgment, that person should be Xu Jingzong!"
"Why?"
Wu Chengsi said: "It's very simple. The person involved in the Hanlin Academy case, Gao Lan, is the head of the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Punishment suddenly wants to rob the Hanlin Academy case. Li Yifu, who put Pei Xingjian in jail, is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. These things are all related to the Ministry of Education."
Zheng Lingxuan was surprised and said: "Have you been doubting Shangshu Province for a long time?"
"Yes, if it hadn't been like this, I would have gone to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to investigate Jiang Rong's files, and I wouldn't have had to go to such trouble." Wu Chengsi sighed.
Zheng Lingxuan nodded and said, "Pei Xingjian said we can go find Li Jingxuan, do you want to give it a try?"
Wu Chengsi thought to himself: "Pei Xingjian is no less a figure than Li Ji in history. He is both civil and military. His vision should be trustworthy." He nodded and said: "That's good, it just so happens that my suspicions about Xu Jingzong still need to be corroborated."
With that said, the two of them left Dali Temple together and headed straight to the imperial city.
There are two office locations for Shangshu and Renpushe, one is in Shangshu Province and the other is in Zhongshu Province Political Affairs Hall.
Wu Chengsi and Zheng Lingxuan first came to Shangshu Province. After asking, they learned that Li Jingxuan was in the Political Affairs Hall, so they went to Daming Palace instead.
Arriving at the Political Hall, Wu Chengsi felt emotional.
This not-so-luxurious hall is where all the prime ministers discuss political affairs. Many decisions are initiated by one prime minister, and other prime ministers discuss it together, and finally draft decrees.
Only major political orders need to be decided by the emperor.
The prime ministers of the Zhengshitang basically include three high-ranking officials, so as long as the decree is passed here, the Ministry of Menxia will not reject it, and the execution of the Minister will be smoother.
All prime ministers have an office in the political hall. Although it is small, the prime ministers prefer to work here because it is close to the emperor and empress.
When Wu Chengsi and Zheng Lingxuan arrived at Li Jingxuan's residence, they saw that the room was empty. The books and documents seemed to have just been emptied, and the floor was full of shredded paper. Only then did he remember that Li Jingxuan had been removed from the position of prime minister!
Li Jingxuan was sitting paralyzed in the empty room. When he saw the two people coming in, he laughed at himself: "Wuzhangyuan, why did you come to see me when you have time? Are you here to help me move my things?"
Wu Chengsi sighed: "Li Pushe, you should not be involved in the affairs of the British government."
Li Jingxuan was stunned for a moment. Seeing that his tone was sincere and not here to gloat about his misfortune, he sighed: "Now that the matter has come to this, what's the use of talking about it?"
He stood up, stretched out his hand and made a gesture to sit down, and asked: "Who is this?"
Zheng Lingxuan hurriedly raised her hands and said, "Zheng Lingxuan, the envoy of the Ministry of Punishment, has met Li Pushe."
Li Jingxuan nodded slightly: "It turns out that he is the newly appointed Lord of Xuanyang Township by Her Royal Highness the Queen."
Zheng Lingxuan was slightly surprised, she didn't expect such a big shot to know about her.
Li Jingxuan sat back in his chair and said calmly: "What is the matter with Wu Zhangyuan looking for me, but it doesn't matter."
Wu Chengsi sat down opposite him, but Zheng Lingxuan did not dare to sit down and stood aside.
Wu Chengsi stared at his expression and said slowly: "To be honest, it was Minister Pei who asked me to come here to find you."
Li Jingxuan was slightly startled: "What did he ask you to do with me?"
"I was investigating the Hanlin Academy case, and he said you might be able to help me."
"Hanlin Academy case?" Li Jingxuan frowned: "Isn't this case the work of Hei Te Changzhi?"
"Li Pushe, do you know Gao Lan?" Wu Chengsi didn't have time to explain to him, so he asked directly.
Li Jingxuan crossed his hands and said: "I know, he was a Jinshi in the first year of Longshuo. He served as county magistrate in Guihua County for two years. In the third year of Longshuo, he was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment as the chief. In the latest evaluation, he was originally evaluated
He was promoted to the third-class upper class, and later to the first-class lower class, so he was promoted to Yuanwailang. He only had to wait for the Ministry of Personnel to complete the formalities before he could exchange for his official certificate."
Wu Chengsi was slightly surprised: "He is just a seventh-grade chief, how do you know him so clearly?"
Li Jingxuan raised his eyebrows and said: "I have been a minister in the Ministry of Personnel for several years, so I know a lot about the situation of all the officials in the court."
Wu Chengsi secretly admired him and asked: "Why did Gao Lan's evaluation suddenly change? Do you know the reason?"
Li Jingxuan twisted his beard and said, "I don't know about that, but Li Jingchen, the Minister of Civil Service, is in charge of this matter. If there are any problems, he can't be bypassed."
Wu Chengsi wrote down the name Li Jingchen and asked, "What about Jiang Rong?"
Li Jingxuan looked at him for a while and said slowly: "Jiang Rong's resume is nothing special, but there is one thing that may interest you."
"What's the matter?"
"About three years ago, when Jiang Rong was serving as a member of the Ministry of Punishment, someone sued him, saying that he took bribes and secretly replaced a death row inmate in the jail of the Ministry of Punishment."
Wu Chengsi was shocked. Since Jiang Rong is now a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, it means that the incident three years ago did not affect him. Someone must have helped him settle it.
"and after?"
"After investigation, it was found that someone else was on death row, and Jiang Rong was acquitted."
"Who is in charge of the investigation?"
Li Jingxuan narrowed his eyes and said: "Qian Jiude, the Minister of Justice at that time."
Wu Chengsi suddenly stood up. Qian Jiude was the governor of Yingzhou and one of the three people who framed Su Dingfang for treason. Now it seemed that he was probably the one who framed Su Dingfang in Yingzhou.
Seeing his reaction, Li Jingxuan thought to himself: "He is indeed investigating Su Dingfang's case. It seems that the Queen has believed that Su Dingfang was framed, so she asked Wu Chengsi to investigate secretly." He smiled and said: "Wu Zhangyuan has anything else to ask?"
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Wu Chengsi sat back on the chair and said slowly: "I won't ask directly this time. Let me make a guess. Qian Jiude must be Xu Pushe's disciple, right?"
Li Jingxuan said lightly: "Although he can't be called his disciple, Xu Gong does take good care of Qian, and he recommended Qian Jiude to be the governor of Yingzhou."
Wu Chengsi was convinced that the man behind the scenes was finally Xu Jingzong!
However, this man was powerful and favored by Wu Mei. It was not easy to deal with him. He immediately said: "Li Pushe, I'll take my leave first. Please keep the matter of coming to you today a secret."
He stood up, cupped his hands, and left Zhongshu Province.