This court meeting will definitely not go on. One side does not know what it wants to do, and even the backbone, Master Xia, is at a loss.
The other party suspected that there was a huge conspiracy against the opponent, but they couldn't figure out what the conspiracy was, and of course they didn't dare to continue easily.
Therefore, the two sides stopped the exchange of fire with a tacit understanding, and today can only end here.
The cabinet and the Sixth Section returned to the palace for duty, and most of the officials headed outside the imperial city. Feng En's sudden confession seemed to plunge everyone into a fog, wondering what would happen next.
Wang Tingxiang, the censor of Zuodu, walked to Xia Yan, the popular minister of the Ministry of Rites, and whispered: "There is a little scholar named Qin Dewei who just met Feng En the day before yesterday.
When Feng En was in Nanjing, this person was Feng En's confidant, and he was the kind of staff who obeyed what was said, just like Kong Ming was to his later master, who took care of everything big and small."
This was a very important clue, and then Wang Tingxiang said nothing more.
Whether it is the Feng En case or the Huo Tao case, Xia Yan is the "rightful owner". Although Wang Tingxiang is Master Xia's political ally, he cannot overstep his authority and just fulfill his obligations. How to do it is Xia Yan's business.
"Qin Dewei?" Xia Yan has a very good memory - in other words, people who hold high positions under the imperial examination system have a good memory. He immediately remembered the two times he voted for this name.
And after Feng En came to the capital last year, Xia Yan also heard this name from Feng En. It's just that Xia Yan is a bit arrogant by nature and doesn't pay much attention to little people who appear out of thin air.
After all, Master Xia is a person who can often chat with the Ninth Five Supreme Being. Not many people in the world have this honor, so his mentality is naturally different from others.
After leaving the imperial city, Xia Yan immediately sent his confidant to follow Xia Zhong to the Ministry of Punishment to meet Feng En and inquire about the situation.
This was not the first time that Xia Zhong came to the Ministry of Punishment to see Feng En. Of course he knew what to do. He found the prison chief, gave him some gifts, and was placed in the sky prison.
Xia Zhong asked others to stay away, and then asked Feng En softly and directly: "What do you want?"
Feng En smiled bitterly: "I did it after being told by others, and I don't understand the reason."
Xia Zhong was speechless, Mr. Feng, how superstitious are you about that person? What he said, you just followed it without asking?
"Then what do you want to do next?" Xia Zhong asked again.
Feng En replied: "I don't know either. He said it's best for me not to know. Please just wait and see. He will take care of everything outside."
After really asking questions, Xia Zhong felt that his trip was in vain.
If he didn't believe in Feng En's character, he would have doubted whether Feng En had betrayed him? Otherwise, why did he suddenly recommend Huo Tao?
Hearing Xia Zhong's return, Xia Yan was extremely speechless. How dare you not understand Feng En yourself?
But you, Feng En, have made such a confession, asking everyone what to do next? Do you really want to give up this opportunity to block it and let Huo Tao go to Beijing to take over the staff?
If it weren't for the many years of friendship and Feng En's excellent character, even Xia Yan would have suspected that Feng En, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, couldn't bear to be a traitor in prison?
Only then did Xia Yan realize that the answer to the puzzle might only be known by Qin Dewei, the culprit behind the scenes.
What else can you say, go find someone quickly!
From a pile of classified and packed documents, I dug out Qin Dewei's greeting card. I also found the address left by Qin Dewei on it, which was the Sanwu Guild Hall on Suzhou Street inside Chongwenmen.
Although it was almost dusk at this time, Xia Zhong could only make a hard trip through the city to the east to find someone.
By the time he found the Sanwu Guild Hall, it was already dark, and he quickly asked the lobby steward about Qin Dewei.
But the steward in the lobby said: "That Mr. Xiao Qin left a message today, saying that he was going to Xicheng to find a new address. I don't know when he will come back. If anyone is looking for him, you might as well come and see him tomorrow."
Xia Zhong almost vomited blood. He had just come from Xicheng to look for someone, but the real master went to Xicheng again. It seemed that he would not be back tonight.
But Xicheng is so big, where should I go to find someone? Could it be that I went back to Xicheng tonight, and tomorrow I will continue across the city to the Sanwu Guild Hall in the east to find someone? This back and forth is too much trouble!
But since he couldn't help being someone else's servant, Xia Zhong had no choice but to return to Xicheng and report to his master. He also suggested that he send someone to guard the Sanwu Guild Hall tomorrow instead of running back and forth.
Riding on a horse! Although Xia Yan was impatient, there was nothing he could do about it. He proudly refused to see her twice, so who could blame him?
He suddenly felt a little envious of the power of the factory guards. If the boss of the factory guards wanted to find someone, and there were so many clues, he would be able to dig out the person even if he dug three feet in the west city tonight.
But everyone has their own difficulties. The factory guard boss Bi Yunbi's father-in-law is also suffering at this time. He has been in a very sad mood recently.
The matter also starts with the transfer of Feng En's case to the Ministry of Justice some time ago. As the nominal leader of the factory security system, he was of course firmly opposed to it.
Even in front of the emperor, he must put on a stance of opposition. This is the quality he should have as the admiral of Dongchang. The emperor should also be able to understand his painstaking efforts. This is the normal routine.
But for some reason, I listened to Eunuch Qin's mediation suggestion that day and met the emperor with Zhang Zuo, the Supervisor of Ceremonies. When I talked about the Feng En case, I was severely scolded by the emperor.
It was nothing at all. It was common for eunuchs to be scolded by the emperor. Sometimes the emperor scolding you was just a prescribed procedure, just to show off to others.
But what frightened Eunuch Bi Yunbi was that he could feel that the scolding that day was not just a formality, but also contained the emperor's real anger, as if there was something that made the emperor very angry with him.
What frightened Eunuch Bi even more was that he didn’t understand where the emperor’s anger came from! What was it about him that caused the emperor’s dissatisfaction?
For a eunuch, this was a fatal question. Eunuch Bi thought about it for three days and three nights and couldn't figure it out...
Therefore, Eunuch Bi thought that he could no longer sit still and wait for death, and wanted to find someone to give guidance, such as the steward of Qianqing Palace and the eunuch of Qin, the eunuch of the imperial horse.
Among the eunuchs who surround the emperor today, most of them are old people from Xingdi, such as Zhang Zuo, Huang Ying, Dai Yong, etc., who are the eunuchs of etiquette, and Huang Jin, who is the supervisor of setting eunuchs.
Eunuch Bi couldn't believe the people above. It seemed that he had no choice but to ask Eunuch Qin for advice.
Moreover, Eunuch Bi also has something that Eunuch Qin is interested in, such as some detailed information on the Huo Taomaixiang incident, which can be used as a meeting gift.
For most big shots at the top of the pyramid, there is no need to pay attention to so many details. It is enough to know that "Huo Tao and Maixiang colluded to commit evil in Liaocheng."
But Eunuch Bi knew that Eunuch Qin would be interested in the details. After all, his brother was directly involved in the matter and would be punished.
This is the stepping stone for him to find Eunuch Qin, and Eunuch Qin definitely holds the key to solving the mystery.