Wei Chong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I told you that it is late today and it is inconvenient for me to go in the middle of the night. Why don't you go back to the mansion? Tomorrow morning, I will tell Prince Wanjun to get a confession for you.
You read it."
"I've been busy these days, and I'm afraid Brother Wan won't have time to sleep well. There is such a big case in our house, and I must understand it now. Don't worry, just say that Lu is stubborn and has nothing to do with you."
"The younger one has to ask Magistrate Ye..."
Lu Fangxuan sneered: "I, the Duke of Yue, can't control your secretary?"
Seeing that he was determined, Wei Chong bowed and accepted the order: "Okay, I will convey this to King Wanjun immediately."
Wan Heshun's hand that was holding the confession couldn't help but tremble. He slowly put his hands down and glanced at Wei Chong hesitantly: "Dang Lu... is so fast?"
"Qi Zi hasn't come back yet, so everything is inconclusive, or it may be a bluff." Wei Chong guessed.
"Really?" Wan Heshun replied perfunctorily, he was already thinking about other things.
"It seems it's not the right time to arrest Qi Zi. Let's not rush for success. The clerk will rest for a few days and I'll call you if I need anything."
"But, you said..." Wei Chong poked his collar with one hand and smiled slyly, "Can we still repay that box of silver?"
Seeing his outspokenness, Wan Heshun felt quite annoyed, and his face was a little gloomy: "The matter has not yet come to a conclusion. Please ask the book office to wait patiently. The money will be yours later."
As soon as these words came out, it was like pouring a bucket of ice water on the already cold atmosphere. Wan Heshun didn't know how to continue talking. Wei Chong also became at a loss and began to look around, not daring to look at the master in front of him. Such silence
This lasted for a while, but a soldier came out from the hall and broke the silence: "Prince, Hu Shangshu wants to see you."
"Okay, please hurry up!" Wan Heshun brushed his sleeves and ordered.
"Now is not the time to bring this matter to light. I can't defeat Lu Fangxuan, just take the confession." Wan Heshun handed over the confession and said to Wei Chong just now.
"As ordered. The young one is going down." Wei Chong took the confession and walked out of the corner door step by step.
Hu Qi followed him in, looked back at Wei Chong, and then moved forward to salute Wan Heshun.
"Is Qi Zi's matter okay? I saw Wei Chong's face turned dark. Could it be..."
Wan Heshun also stared closely at Wei Chong's back, with a wry smile on his lips: "Just as you expected."
"No, what happened?" Hu Qi was stunned.
"Qi Zi didn't come back, but Lu Fangxuan came back. What does this mean? Donkeypi Lane no longer needs a town named Lu, and it's already in the final stage! Although there may be fraud, it has caused mutual discord between me and Wei Chong.
I don’t trust him enough: I didn’t dare to let him take action. He also wanted to wait and see which direction the wind was blowing, but he failed. It’s a pity that this is a great situation!” Wan Heshun explained sadly.
"I can use the power of my official department to perform the redundant duties for Wei Chong." Hu Qimao then recommended himself.
"I, Wan Heshun, have to maintain a good reputation," Wan Heshun sighed, "I'd better wait and see if things turn around."
"Is this all the confessions?" When Lu Fangxuan finished flipping through the last page, he suddenly raised his head and asked about Wei Chong.
"That's right. These confessions were made clearly by Chen Tong and I did not tamper with them in any way. If you have any doubts, you can tell me and I will correct them for you." Wei Chong bent down and said.
Lu Fangxuan was a shrewd man and knew that he was trying to trick him, so he kept silent about it: "Chen Jisu has committed such a crime, which is really not a small crime. I don't have any evidence at hand, how can I have any reason to doubt?"
"This is best." Wei Chong was obviously disappointed.
"Please help Secretary Wei to make a copy for me on the spot. I will take it back and discuss it carefully with everyone." Lu Fangxuan said.
Wei Chong was reluctant and just moved his feet back and forth, motionless, as if they were nailed to the ground.
"You will be rewarded after everything is done." When Lu Fangxuan finally said this, Wei Chong was overjoyed. He nodded quickly, picked up a lamp, and wrote under the lamp for half an hour before handing it to Lu Fangxuan.
Lu Fangxuan didn't bring any money, so he said it would be delivered tomorrow, then left the yamen and sped away.
When he returned to Yue Mansion, he saw that most of the officers had left, but Zheng Shiyan was still sitting in front of a kerosene lamp, swaying and drowsy.
"Commander Zheng, you are still holding on!"
Lu Fangxuan's voice suddenly woke him up. Zheng Shiyan stood up and hurriedly stepped forward to kneel down.
"Master Lu, Wei Chong has repeatedly acted like a monster in the past few days, which has made people in the house panic... When you come back, has the matter in Donkey Skin Alley been settled?"
"You get up first," Lu Fangxuan supported him, "Look at this confession, it has written down our house like this. I will never go back; I can only hope that all the leaders will listen to my teachings and save the day."
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"Alas!" Zheng Shiyan's joy was instantly dashed away, and he looked sad.
"Besides, Wan Dang has preemptively collected a large amount of evidence from our government and has taken the initiative. I can only deal with the current situation and there is no way to expose his shortcomings. The best policy is to stay on guard. We are still stuck in the quagmire. We must first get rid of Dang Liu.
Let’s talk about it after this journey is smooth!”
Zheng Shiyan thought worriedly for a moment, then took his arm and said, "I know, I am still relying on you. Mr. Yue, please don't be too tired and take a rest quickly."
Lu Fangxuan agreed, and the two of them walked away separately.
The east was white, and the prince's chariot rested outside the capital for a day before driving into King Xu's fiefdom. He asked the eunuchs to prepare bows, arrows and other items for hunting. Before leaving, the prince suddenly said to the hunting ministers
: "This hunting trip is really boring without anyone close to me. I would like to invite my brother to go with me. What's the public opinion?"
The minister's name was Shenwei, and he was a trusted confidant of Yan Wen. Because King Xu was very obedient, humble and easy-going, he agreed without much thought. The prince was overjoyed and drove his horse to King Xu's palace and walked straight away.
enter.
King Xu knew his purpose of coming, so he warmed the tea first and then asked tentatively: "Brother, didn't you invite Sun Hanlin to accompany you?"
When the prince heard this, he smiled softly: "Sun Hanlin is busy with worldly affairs and has no time to travel with me."
King Xu then shielded the two of them, leaving them alone in the room. He immediately kowtowed on the bamboo mat and said, "Your Highness, the Liu Party has sinned deeply, but I ask Your Highness not to sacrifice the precious body of the Crown Prince, for fear of causing death or injury."
The prince looked displeased and said with a smile: "My father has been oppressed to the extreme by the Liu gang. Everyone in the court is looking at him sideways. Who doesn't want to kill the Liu gang! My brother, you said before that you have to meet me in person. Now. Now
Now that I'm here, it will be too late for Brother Wang to regret it."
"His Highness wrongly blamed Brother Yu, I..." King Xu said this, feeling nauseated in his heart. He suddenly felt ashamed and his eyes began to dodge, "Uh, I want to ask, how many people are there in total who conspired? What did Your Highness think?
Dry?"
Seeing that he had been trying to avoid it, the prince sternly knocked on the floor: "Brother Wang, I won't speak until you agree!"