The guards of the East Palace were drawn from the Imperial Forest Army, all of them were good hands, and they had become the prince's private soldiers under Shen Hengzheng's instructions over the years, and the prince nodded emphatically and called Chang Qing, the commander of the guards, to give a secret order.
Chang Qing also knew that this matter was not trivial, and he needed to make a military order, as early as the moment when he served the prince, his life and death were already out of his own hands, he couldn't help but think of his wife and children at home, and proposed to go home first.
The crown princess said: "This matter is urgent, the general must not delay, the general's relatives and concubines have taken over, and they will take care of the general, and the general can also do things for His Royal Highness the crown prince without distraction." ” Chang Qing's eyes sank, the prince knew that Chang Qing was loyal, but at this time, it was a matter of life and death, and he could only turn his heart sideways and said: "Chang Guard, as long as you can handle this matter well, this palace will definitely add an official to you, and naturally there is a great future waiting for you." ” Chang Qing reluctantly hooked the corners of his lips, and said yes.
Xue Chang said again: "The general stays." ” Chang Qing stopped under the corridor, Xue Chang caught up a few steps, and whispered: "In addition to Quan Yourong, there is no one who can stay."
Then he whispered a name.
Although Chang Qing was surprised on his face, the soldier's obedient nature made him quickly suppress his thoughts, quit the main hall, changed into civilian clothes and went out of the palace.
The face is like a crown of jade, the eyes are like a star, and the posture is as heroic as a Zhilan jade tree, it is Xue Xiang.
He raised his hand slightly and flicked his index finger, and a shadow-like brocade-clothed guard stepped forward to obey the order, Xue Xiang did not turn his head, only commanded in a low voice: "You continue to star, I will follow Changqing." ” That fan also knew that Evergreen was strong in martial arts, and if he went by himself, even if he didn't lose it, it would be difficult not to alarm him, and it would be more appropriate for his own adults to go.
He replied in a low voice, and said: "My lord, be careful, I heard that Lord Tongzhi is also following up on this matter, he has repeatedly failed in your hands, I am afraid that I want to rely on this case to turn over." ” Xue Xiang sneered, but his face was full of disapproval, and with a light tap of his toes, he had already jumped on the branch and disappeared.
Chang Qing is worthy of being the head of the East Palace Guard, and naturally knows a lot of anti-tracking methods, he first entered a shop and changed his clothes, and then gave the guy a silver ingot to let the guy change his clothes and go out, and left through the back door by himself.
This idea was not enough in Xue Xiang's eyes, he followed Chang Qing all the way, and Chang Qing didn't seem to notice it.
At this time, in the hall of the Ministry of Rites, Xue Chang brought his entourage to come, and Fu Xuanliang greeted him, and his face was also very unpleasant, and the two complimented him a few words.
Xue Changcai said: "At present, the matter of fraud in the imperial examination is boiling, and the official thinks that the emperor will definitely inspect the test papers of these candidates. ” Fu Xuanliang looked like he was business-like, and said: "Lord Xue, rest assured, I have personally led someone to seal all the test papers, and arranged for someone to keep them closely guarded, so there will be no mistakes." ” Xue Chang raised his hand and stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "This official can naturally trust Fu Shangshu, but no matter how cautious a person is, I am afraid that there will be omissions, and this official will also take a look and give some advice, so that the test papers can be jointly taken care of." ” Fu Xuan's conscience is like a mirror in his heart, and it is rumored that this year's chief examiner, Shen Gelao, is from the imperial examination, if Xue Chang comes now and says that he doesn't have a plan, who can believe it?
Xue Chang saw that Fu Xuanliang didn't let him go in to read the test papers, his face turned slightly pale, and he said, "What, Lord Fu doesn't trust this official?"
” Fu Xuanliang took half a step back and spoke politely, "It's just because there are rumors from the outside world that Shen Ge Lao is involved, and the adult and Shen Ge Lao are Weng Brothers-in-law, this official has to be cautious." ” Xue Yan snorted coldly, shook off the wide sleeves of his official robe, and said, "Okay, good," and pointed to the hall officials on the left and right: "You have all seen it, it is not the official's inaction, it is Fu Shangshu who has repeatedly blocked and prevented the official from entering the treasury where the examination papers are held!"
In this way, the official can't take care of it!
” Say goodbye and leave.
The waiter beside Fu Xuanliang dodged his eyes, and while everyone was back in place, he quietly slipped into a small alley behind the yamen, and here, there were already people waiting.
Xue Chang glanced back, and then motioned to his entourage to look at the wind, and then called the squire and asked, "How?"
” The waiter replied: "All the test papers are locked in the iron box of the Ministry of Rites, and there are three locks on the door of the warehouse, and Fu Shangshu and the two waiters each have one, and the three of them can open it together."
Moreover, Fu Shangshu also ordered the yamen to be heavily guarded, and the three of them took shifts, so that not even a single mosquito could fly in. ” Xue Chang had an impatient look on his face, and said: "This official has no time to listen to your nonsense, you are the old Shangshu who pulled it up, so you should naturally be loyal to the prince, and now the prince wants you to destroy the test papers, how are you doing?"
” "Don't worry, my lord, Master Fu has set a patrol for half an hour, and the lower officials can't leave for too long, so let the adults know," the squire originally wanted to talk about the difficulty of the matter, and in the future, he would invite credit in front of the prince, but at this time, he was about to get angry when he saw Xue Chang, and said busily: "When Gaozu built the six departments, it was rumored that there were secret passages dug in various ministries, and only Shangshu knew about it, and the lower officials didn't know how other ministries and institutes were, but they knew that there was a secret passage under the hall of the Ministry of Rites, which just led to the treasury. only informed the lower officials about the secret passage, but Fu Shangshu did not know. ” Xue Chang's eyes lit up, God really helped me, he performed that play in front of the hall of the Ministry of Rites, just to clear himself up, since Fu Xuanliang didn't let him go to see the scroll, whatever happened to the scroll could be detained on Fu Xuanliang's head.
He called the squire to step forward and gave him an order, but the squire nodded again and again, and couldn't help but raise his thumb and praise: "My lord is really a clever plan!"
” Xue Chang was in no mood to blow to him, just thinking about calming down the current turmoil as soon as possible.
But in order to let the squire do this for the prince wholeheartedly, he had to make some promises to increase the number of officials and enter the knighthood.
The waiter replied again and again, because it was almost time to find a post, he hurriedly resigned and returned to the Ministry of Rites.
Fu Xuanliang was also just ready to come out, and asked him to count the people in the Ministry of Rites with another waiter, all of them performed their duties, and then unlocked and saw that the iron boxes in the warehouse were in good condition, so they relocked them in turn and went back to their respective rooms to work. ------ At this time, Xu Jinghe was sitting on the big kang, watching Sister Xin coax Brother Zhen to play a game of peek-a-boo, Sister Xin was patient and gentle, Brother Zhen liked her sister very much, every time Sister Xin'er's face was exposed from behind the obese nurse, he showed the pink gums that erupted small baby teeth and smiled, and when his sister was gone, he had to get up and look for it.