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The more recent situation is【9/33】.

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After leaving the Hanlin Office, Zhao Hongrun immediately went to Dali Temple. After all, he was only the inspector of the murder case of Zhou Yan, the Minister of Punishment, and Xu Rong, the minister of Dali Temple, was the presiding judge of the case.

After finding important clues, Zhao Hongrun rushed to the Qingzheng prison in Dali Temple and reported the matter to Xu Rong.

Because he had been in and out of Dali Temple many times, the officials of Dali Temple did not stop Zhao Hongrun, allowing Zhao Hongrun to go to Qingzheng's room without any hindrance.

At this time, Xu Rong, the minister of Dali Temple, was sitting in the room, looking at a piece of papyrus (draft) placed on the table and sighing. Suddenly he heard someone breaking in. He raised his head in confusion, and then realized that the person who came was actually

That His Highness King Su.

"His Royal Highness King Su." Xu Rong stood up and bowed his hands in salute.

I saw Zhao Hongrun waving his hand, not caring about returning the gift, and said urgently: "Master Xu, I have found a clue!"

"Clue?" Xu Rong was stunned.

"Yes!" Zhao Hongrun nodded and affirmed again: "Clues to Zhou Shangshu's case!"

"..." Dali Temple Qingzheng Xu Rong's face froze, and he forced a smile. Then, he lowered his head and glanced at the piece of papyrus on the table, looking a little lonely.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun became suspicious, frowned, picked up the piece of tissue paper and glanced at it twice.

Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, he looked up at Xu Rong in shock, and said angrily and incomprehensively: "Master Xu, this... the murderer of Zhou Shangshu's case has not been traced, why did Dali Temple close the case?"

"..." Xu Rong remained silent.

Seeing the old man's face, Zhao Hongrun was startled, and he suddenly understood: Chui Gongdian must have put pressure on Dali Temple and asked Dali Temple to close the case as soon as possible.

In other words, this was the intention of Emperor Wei and had nothing to do with Xu Rong.

Frowning, Zhao Hongrun read the papyrus carefully, then shook his head and sneered: "It's so ridiculous... not to mention that a gangster accomplice is actually used as the principal culprit, but this motive... is simply laughable."

It turned out that this piece of papyrus was a draft written by Xu Rong, the minister of Dali Temple, to solve the murder case of Zhou Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He named Yu Yan, a member of the evil party and the former official of Kulang who had stolen the stolen goods, as the main conspirator of the case. It was written on the paper:

It’s clear: Yu Yan was jealous of Zhou Yan and wanted to seek superiority, so he plotted to kill him.

Is there any more ridiculous assertion than this?

You must know that Zhou Yan is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Yu Yan is just a Langguan who punishes the treasury for stolen goods. There is a three-level difference in official positions between the two. How can you actually say that Yu Yan murdered Zhou Yan, the Minister of Justice, for the sake of ascending to the throne?

Come on, after Zhou Yan passes away, there is a high probability that the position of Minister will be born between the left minister Tang Zheng and the right minister Shan Ming. Even the ministers of the fourth department of the Ministry of Justice have almost no chance, let alone Yu Yan.

Small stolen goods will be punished by the official Kulang.

If Zhou Yan is killed, Yu Yan can become the Minister of the Ministry of Justice? What a joke!

This conclusion simply insults the wisdom of the officials in the DPRK and China.

Of course, in fact, even if the officials in the DPRK and China saw any flaws, they would not tell them everywhere, because they knew very well and could guess why Dali Temple closed the case so quickly and used such loopholes to lie.

Come to prevaricate.

After a long silence, Zhao Hongrun raised the papyrus in his hand and said with an unhappy expression: "Can this kind of judgment be concealed from the government and the public?"

After hearing this, Dali Temple Qingzheng Xu Rong sighed and said quietly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, in fact, the murder of Zhou Shangshu has not spread among the people...On Daliang Street, they only know that an official died in the water canal of Xicheng

, but we don’t know who it is, so as long as the news spreads that a drunken official accidentally fell into a ditch and drowned, the people will not have any doubts."

"Oh? Which official died?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a bit of sarcasm.

Xu Rong naturally understood Zhao Hongrun's sarcasm, and replied with a wry smile: "There is an official named Zhou from the Ministry of Punishment."

"In other words, Zhou Shangshu's death has been written off. Is this what you mean?" Zhao Hongrun asked coldly.

Xu Rong sighed, nodded and said: "The dignified Minister of Criminal Affairs was killed. If this news spreads, it will definitely make the people uneasy, so... therefore..."

He said several words in succession, but could not say the second half of the sentence.

Looking at Xu Rong's expression, Zhao Hongrun knew that this matter was not the old man's original intention, so he didn't say anything more and just shook his head, mocking Dali Temple's judgment this time.

"It's so ridiculous...ridiculous..."

With that said, he grabbed the piece of paper and walked out of Xu Rong's class room without looking back. As for the destination, needless to say, it was naturally the Chui Gong Hall where his father, Emperor Wei, lived.

At the same time, his father, Emperor Wei, was in the back hall of Chui Gong Hall, listening to the report of the eunuch Tong Xian.

"...Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Su may have learned about the incident in the second year of Hongde."

After hearing this, Emperor Wei's eyelids sank slightly and he said calmly: "Didn't you say it's foolproof?"

"That's what it is..." Tong Xian secretly regretted boasting in front of Emperor Wei this morning. He smiled bitterly and said honestly: "When His Royal Highness Prince Su entered the Imperial Academy, he happened to meet He Xiangxu's grandson He Xinxian. I don't know why.

, He Xinxian actually knew about the incident in the second year of Hongde and revealed it to His Royal Highness Prince Su... Your Majesty, do you think this is happening?"

After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, Emperor Wei said calmly: "Forget it, since the bad guy has found out, let's not create any complications... Where is the bad guy?"

"After leaving the Hanlin Office, His Royal Highness Prince Su went straight to Dali Temple." Tong Xian said respectfully.

"Oh..." Emperor Wei nodded, and then said with a wry smile: "In other words, it won't be long before that scoundrel comes to my Chui Gong Palace."

"I'm afraid that's the case. According to His Royal Highness Prince Su's temper..." Tong Xian said with a bitter smile.

"Okay, I understand."

Emperor Wei nodded, got up and returned to the inner hall to continue reviewing the chapters.

Sure enough, within a moment, Zhao Hongrun rushed to Chui Gong Hall in a hurry, ignoring the surprised expressions of Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi, and Feng Yu, and slapped the piece of papyrus in his hand on his father's dragon case.

, was so frightened that Zhongshu Youcheng Feng Yu's hands trembled, and a drop of ink stained the memorial, and he frowned anxiously.

"Father, what do you mean?" a certain Prince Su asked the current king of Wei expressionlessly.

Emperor Wei glanced at Zhao Hongrun, then smiled and said to the three stunned Zhongshu ministers in the palace: "My dear friends, that's it for today."

Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi, and Feng Yu are all smart people. How could they not see the situation and quickly thank them and leave, so as not to disturb the conversation between the father and son in front of them.

After these ministers left, Tong Xian wisely summoned a young eunuch, dismissed the eunuchs in Chuigong Hall, and asked Wei Jiao and other clan guards to guard outside the inner hall.

At the same time, Emperor Wei picked up the piece of papyrus, glanced at it twice, and said calmly: "Wouldn't it be better to close the case as soon as possible? Do you have to cause controversy between the government and the opposition and unrest among the people?"

"My father is very considerate, but what should Zhou Shangshu do? What should Zhou Shangshu's wife do?" Zhao Hongrun asked with an unhappy expression.

"You don't have to worry too much about this matter." Emperor Wei said calmly: "I have sent an order to the house of Shangshu Zhou to welcome Shangshu Zhou's two young masters to study in the Imperial Academy. After completing their studies, they can directly join the Ministry of Punishment and serve as

Lang Guan, inheriting his father's mantle...

Before his two sons get married and start a business, the eunuch will allocate a pension to him." At this point, he glanced at Zhao Hongrun and added: "I have sent someone to obtain Mrs. Zhou's consent for this matter, and Mrs. Zhou said that she could

I understand the court’s difficulties.”

In fact, after hearing Emperor Wei's arrangements for Zhou Yan's family, Zhao Hongrun's resentment had subsided a bit, but when he heard the last sentence, he still couldn't help laughing out loud: "The court's difficulties? Ha, I'm afraid it's the father.

Difficulties?"

"What do you want to say?" Emperor Wei turned to look at Zhao Hongrun.

Zhao Hongrun stared at his father and whispered: "In the second year of Hongde, the former Nanyan general Xiao Boyuan rebelled... My father didn't want his subjects to know about it, so he asked the eunuch to erase the relevant records of the second year of Hongde.

They even sent people to the hometowns of Wang Ling, Ma Qi, Su Li and others to forge official registration lists... Tsk, tsk, tsk, father, you really don't mind the trouble."

When Emperor Wei heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked with a half-smile, "Why was it me and not those evil gangs?"

After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Originally, I had suspicions, but now that my father is not surprised at all, I know that this matter was done by my father."

"Oh..." Emperor Wei nodded in relief, and then admitted: "Yes, it is exactly what I meant, but after a lot of secrets, you finally found out... So, what do you want?"

Seeing Emperor Wei asking himself, Zhao Hongrun was stunned and a little distracted. After all, Dali Temple had closed the case, and the wife of Zhou Shangshu had been persuaded not to pursue the case again. Even if he spent all his efforts to track down the murderer, what was the point?

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun asked in a deep voice: "Father, the perpetrators of this case, the remnants of the Xiao family, must be the remnants of the former Nanyan general Xiao Boyuan who narrowly escaped when he was executed for his rebellion in the second year of Hong De, right?...

… Xiao Shuai is Xiao Boyuan’s daughter, and Yulong is Xiao Shuai’s daughter. No wonder my father has always disliked Yulong.”

Hearing this, the great eunuch Tong Xian showed a look of shock on his face. After all, no one in the palace knew that Xiao Shuai was the inverse of Emperor Wei, and that was a taboo topic that was not allowed to be mentioned.

No, after hearing this, Emperor Wei's expression suddenly darkened.

Fortunately, Zhao Hongrun was his most beloved and respected son, so Emperor Wei would not become furious.

After a long time, Emperor Wei said calmly: "Yes, so I never want you to get entangled with Yulong."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun frowned and suddenly asked: "Is it possible that my father intended to marry Yulong to Chu State because he was too close to Yulong at that time?"

"Otherwise?" Emperor Wei said with a half-smile: "I have always wondered why you doted on Yulong too much. Huh, you actually hid her in your will when I led the guards to search.

On the bed in the bedroom...do you have any thoughts about her?"

"How is that possible?! She is my half-sister." Zhao Hongrun quickly defended, but he was inevitably a little guilty in his heart. After all, once upon a time, he did regard Princess Yulong as his first crush.

Emperor Wei stared at Zhao Hongrun for a long time, and then said calmly: "It's good to know... Is there anything else?"

Since Emperor Wei had properly compensated and resettled Zhou Shangshu's family, what else could Zhao Hongrun say, and he left the Chui Gong Hall with a depressed expression.

Looking at his son's leaving figure, Emperor Wei sat back on the dragon chair with a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.
Chapter completed!