In Prince Yi's Mansion, Zhao He was chatting with his confidant Zhao Dezhao, when Qiu Yan, the left minister of the Criminal Department, walked directly into the living room.

"Your Majesty, something happened."

Qiu Yan's father, the former Right Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Qiu Fei, the Councilor for Political Affairs, was King Yi's mentor. Qiu Yan himself, as an accompanying student, also studied with King Yi's classmates for nearly ten years. With this relationship, their relationship

Friendship is of course needless to say. Zhao He is generous and heroic. He has relatives and friends both inside and outside the court. However, there are no more than one person who can be called an absolute confidant, and Qiu Yan is among them.

"Don't be anxious, tell me if you have anything to do."

Zhao He pulled Qiu Yan to sit down with a smile on his face, and then asked aloud: "What happened?"

"Your Highness King Yi, see for yourself."

Qiu Yan took out a document from his arms and handed it to King Yi.

After Yi Wang took it, he opened it and took a look, his brows suddenly wrinkled slightly.

This is a pre-judgment document from the Ministry of Punishment. Sima Tu, the chief clerk of Gu County in Daizhou, has embezzled money and perverted the law, and plans to sentence him to death by hanging. The execution will be carried out within a hundred days. The main officials of the Ministry of Punishment have all signed the approval, but at the bottom, it reads

There is a very dazzling red word "NO", and the imperial pen is used to approve it. This is the right that only the Prime Minister of the Political Hall has.

King Yi put down the document in his hand, looked at Qiu Yan, and asked: "Do you know which prime minister rejected this proposal?"

"Liu Zhigu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, just came to me and asked for the pre-judgment document. He gave a clear negative opinion and said that Sima Tu's case was unfair and asked me to retry the judgment."

King Yi frowned and said nothing. Liu Zhigu Daizhou's case has basically come to an end. Why did he jump out to oppose it at this time?

Zhao He's confidant Yang Bolin said softly: "Your Highness, Sima Tu was kidnapped by the Hu people and sent to Mongolia for nearly twenty years. It was Li Xun who brought him back to the Central Plains."

Qiu Yan also nodded at this time and said: "I also have some impressions of Sima Tu. Wang Fan and..."

Speaking of this, Qiu Yan glanced at Zhao He secretly. Wang Fan's adultery with Zhao He's concubine caused a heated discussion for a period of time. Although both parties were severely punished in the end, Zhao He also lost face.

It was a big deal, but now that this matter was mentioned, Zhao He's expression did not change at all.

Qiu Yan continued: "Sima Tu once worked as a staff member under Li Xun, but it was not long. For unknown reasons, he suddenly left and went to Daizhou, Hedong. The Liu family and the You family are close, and Li Xun is about to marry You Mingyuan.

Daughter You Min and Liu Zhigu are now stepping forward to protect Sima Tu, probably because they were entrusted by Li Xun."

Zhao He nodded after hearing this, so that's what happened.

Zhao He looked at Zhao Bolin and asked, "Berlin, what do you think?"

Zhao Bolin thought for a moment and said: "Your Highness, Sima Tu is just a scapegoat. In the matter of Daizhou, it doesn't matter whether he is with him or not. The situation has finally been suppressed. It is not appropriate to cause more troubles. Since Liu Zhigu has come forward to protect people,

It’s better that we don’t get too entangled.”

Qiu Yan said softly: "In this case, someone will eventually take the blame. If Sima Tu is let go, we will have to find one more person."

Zhao Bolin said softly: "Liu Qi is good at making opinions. He sold grain to Hebei feudal towns without the prince's consent and made a profit from it. Since he dares to do it, he must dare to do it."

Liu Qizheng is the magistrate of Gu County.

Zhao He frowned slightly, thought for a while, then slowly relaxed his brows, shook his head, and sighed: "Liu Qi is also an old man who left my house. I have advised him many times that it is not easy to be an official.

You should be cautious, it seems...he has turned a deaf ear to you."

Hearing this, Zhao Bolin winked at Qiu Yan, who understood, stood up, and left.

This case has alarmed Zhao Zhi, and there is no way to do justice without killing the person. Now that Sima Tu has been released, he can only replace him with someone else. This person is Liu Qi, the magistrate of Gu County, and Liu Qi... .I once offended Zhao Bolin in his early years.

Three days later, Sima Tu walked out of the Prison Department Prison. He put his hand on his forehead and looked at the dazzling sunshine in the sky with half-squinted eyes. Sima Tu was dirty all over, but his mood was as relaxed as ever.

"Husband."

Shen Jing, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Sima Tu, and immediately ran over, threw herself into his arms, and cried loudly. She had experienced too much in the past few months when the man was imprisoned, and she was exhausted physically and mentally.

Sima Tu hugged his wife tightly and shed tears.

After going home and washing up, Sima Tu had a delicious meal cooked by his wife, then dressed up and went to Li Xun's mansion.

"Greetings, my lord!"

Li Xun was reading in the guest room. He put down the book in his hand, looked at Sima Tu who was kneeling on the ground with a calm face, and said quietly: "Do you know the meaning of this sentence?"

Sima Tu raised his head and said very seriously: "From now on, I am willing to devote myself to my lord until I die. Even if your lord dares me to leave, I will not leave."

Li Xun stared at Sima Tu deeply for a few times, and finally nodded: "Get up."

Sima Tu stood up and said with gratitude on his face: "If my lord hadn't come to my aid, I would have died soon."

"It's all over. There's no point in talking anymore. Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Lord."

Sima Tu bowed and sat aside.

Li Xun didn't say any nonsense, and said bluntly: "I rescued you, you should be aware that King Yi wants to take away my foundation, what do you suggest?"

Sima Tu said: "My lord, if you don't want yourself to be in chaos, you must let others be in chaos first."

Li Xun asked solemnly: "Where does the chaos come from?"

"Yi Wang Zhao He's power in the court is complicated, and one move can affect the whole body. Whether it is the lord or the King of Qi, if he acts rashly, he may be dragged into the water."

Li Xun understood somewhat: "You mean... starting from the outside?"

"exactly."

Sima Tu said loudly: "My lord, the reason why Zhao He is able to hold great power in Hedong is mainly due to three people. One is Jinyang defense envoy Wang Shi'an, the other is Jinyang Prefecture Yin Wu Wenkui, and the third is Daizhou governor Wu Fanbai. These The three of them are all close ministers of King Yi Zhao He. If they are in trouble, King Yi will never sit idly by and ignore them."

Seeing what Sima Tu said was plausible, Li Xun asked strangely: "You said this, do you think these people have any leverage in your hands?"

Sima Tu shook his head and said, "I have never met these people."

Li Xun rolled his eyes: "These people are all officials of the fourth rank or above. If anyone is touched, King Yi will definitely fight back with all his strength. There is no excuse or conclusive evidence. If I go to trouble them, I am not asking for trouble." ?Are you helping me, or are you trying to trick me?"

"My lord, this is wrong. Words of truth and evidence are not important. It's unnecessary. My lord has never done it before, so why bother with these worries?"

Li Xun smiled bitterly and said: "The past was the past, and the present is the present. It depends on who it is to, can it be the same? What do you mean by encouraging me to do this? Tell me clearly."

Sima Tu said seriously: "My lord, your battle with King Yi is like a war, and the battlefield is in Wuzhou. No matter who wins or loses in the end, fighting on your territory, my lord, who will suffer greater losses? Since

This war must be fought, why not move the battlefield to King Yi's territory? If the battlefield is moved, even if we lose, how much loss will it cause to you, my lord?"

Li Xun's whole body shook violently, and he finally understood his intention.

Li Xun squinted his eyes, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and his thoughts were running rapidly, thinking about the gains and losses.

Sima Tu looked at Li Xun quietly and said nothing.

After a long time, Li Xun stood up and walked quickly outside.

Sima Tu stood up and asked: "Lord, where are you going?"
Chapter completed!