Chapter 237
Lu Heng's words were undoubtedly the answer the emperor wanted to hear. The emperor relaxed slightly and said, "You are right. The first prince has just been born, and these people are restless. Go check what they have done in private. Let's see who is doing the trick."
Zhang Jinggong and Xia Wenjin hold their own opinions. Zhang Jinggong said that Xia Wenjin intends to support the prince, and Xia Wenjin's evidence shows that Zhang Jinggong gave Xia Dang a trap in advance. The emperor didn't believe anyone, he needed to know how everything went. The emperor could not trust the Ministry of Punishment or the cabinet, only Lu Hengcha, he was most at ease.
Lu Heng's eyes moved, knowing that this matter was a big deal. Now the emperor's mood is fickle, and he is madly doubting the people around him. The longer he stays in front of the Holy Spirit, the more dangerous it is. Lu Heng took the order and hurriedly found an opportunity to leave.
Not long after Lu Heng came out, he heard from his subordinates that the emperor had called Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, and Zhai Luan, a cabinet scholar, to enter the palace. Lu Heng also knew through Jin Yiwei's news channel that Qin Fu, the head of the Si Li supervisor, had also gone.
Needless to say, they must have read the same envelope as Lu Heng, Lu Heng slowly pondered the names, and said meaningfully "tsk".
Not surprisingly, these three people took over the Xue Kan case next. The emperor did not call people at will. Guo Xun was the leader of the nobles and military attachés. Both Zhang Jinggong and Xia Wenjin in the cabinet were involved in the case, so the emperor called another good man in the cabinet, Zhai Luan, to test the position of the civil servants. And Qin Fu is the director of the printing press and the governor of the East Factory.
Originally, it was just a pedantic scholar who asked for a prince to be established, but Zhang Jinggong took advantage of the topic and wanted to take the opportunity to bring down Xia Wenjin, who disagreed with his political views. The result did not hold back, and the situation suddenly expanded.
The emperor did not have a son before, so he hadn't considered these issues. Now, after Zhang Jinggong's trouble, the emperor suddenly realized that he should consider the issue of courtiers standing in line.
The emperor pulled the military generals, civil officials, and eunuchs into the chaos of the prince, and spared no effort to muddy the water. This seems to be checking Xue Kan, but in fact, this is a thorough investigation of officials of the whole dynasty.
Perhaps Lu Heng was among them. The emperor gave the case to Guo Xun, Zhai Luan, and Qin Fu in the open, but in private he let Lu Heng investigate secretly. Isn't he testing Lu Heng?
Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, which is worthy of the name.
Lu Heng sighed, it was really troublesome. It's no wonder that Lu Heng doesn't look down on this group of people, obviously nothing has happened, and they want to make trouble for themselves. After this time, I don't know how old he will be.
Because he was forced to be involved in the intrigue of these old men, Lu Heng looked very unhappy when he returned to the mansion. After dinner, Wang Yanqing brewed a cup of tea, put it in front of Lu Heng, and asked, "Brother, is there any trouble in the court?"
Knowing that he couldn't hide it from her, Lu Heng said bluntly, "It's a case. A civil servant asked for a crown prince, but the emperor didn't hesitate and ordered me to investigate the tricks."
Wang Yanqing looked at Lu Heng quietly, waiting for his next words. She knew that the case that Lu Heng could handle would not be so simple.
Sure enough, Lu Heng said next: "The officer in charge of the interrogation overheard the civil servant and the prisoner arguing, which involved two elders Zhang and Xia. The emperor took this case very seriously and ordered Guo Xun and Zhai elders. , Supervising and investigating."
Wang Yanqing understood: "Actually, this case is under your secret investigation?"
Lu Heng nodded. The emperor sent a special team to investigate Xue Kan, and then sent Lu Heng to investigate the special team. Two lines, one bright and one dark, can complement each other and monitor each other.
Wang Yanqing sighed slightly and said sincerely, "It's really troublesome to say that."
"What's more troublesome is that I can't let them find out that Jin Yiwei is investigating, otherwise they won't be able to blow up the fish." Lu Heng leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair, "This means that I can't go to the door to arrest people, I can't The interrogation is carried out with great fanfare, and everything has to be figured out by oneself. The other party has two patriarchs and a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If there is no Jinyiwei pressing down, how can they tell the truth?"
These things are a problem for ordinary people, but for Lu Heng, it must not be a problem at all. Wang Yanqing asked, "Brother, what are you going to do?"
Lu Heng glanced at Wang Yanqing lightly, and said with a half-smile, "Aren't you worried that I can't help?"
"No." Wang Yanqing said with certainty, "Others may be afraid of the powerful, but my brother must have a solution."
Lu Heng was so embarrassed by these words that his vanity was greatly satisfied. He even realized that he said so much just to get her.
He used to think that it was stupid for men to be jealous and fight evil in order to show face in front of women, but now he found that peacocks open their screens and two tigers fight each other, which is a courtship instinct rooted in nature. Animals use territory and food to attract mates. Humans claim to be omnipotent. The means of male competition are more complicated. Wealth, power, intelligence, and appearance are all in the competition.
Lu Heng was praised by Qingqing as he wished, and he no longer sold the secret, and said: "No matter how complicated a case is, it is just a layman after it is opened. This case can be roughly divided into two parts. The first part is to check whether Zhang Jinggong and Peng Ze are not. Knowing Xue Kan's memorial, the second part is to check whether Xia Wenjin instigated Xue Kan to support the crown prince. Let's start with Zhang Shoufu and Peng Shilang."
Both parts contain Xue Kan. Wang Yanqing asked, "Brother, are you going to see Xue Kan?"
"Not in a hurry." Lu Heng said, "Xue Kan is an important witness, and Guo Xun will definitely have to interrogate him back and forth. It's easy to be recognized if he went early. We'll go when they're almost done asking."