Chapter 29 third quarter

Groups of gloomy dark clouds moved slowly in the early winter sky, and the entire Cai Mansion seemed to be submerged in the shadow of these dark clouds, feeling cold and gloomy. Cai Jing stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the dark clouds in the sky outside the window motionlessly, as if he wanted to see what was hidden behind the thick dark clouds.Behind him, Fan Xiang looked at the layout of the room with a smile. He seemed to be fascinated by the display on the lacquered wooden shelf in the room. He picked up an overseas rare treasure, sighed, and then Put it back, and immediately picked up another treasure to taste and admire.He couldn't stop laughing and said, "Why didn't I have such a good life? I want to be an official, or go to Hangzhou..."

Hearing this, Cai Jing's eyelids twitched, and then he smiled and said, "Fan Zhonglin, why don't you want to go to Lingyamen? Cai Chizheng's family is rich and incomparable - I heard that Cai Wei gave an ivory clock to him this time." Shu Yu!" "That's probably just a rumor." Fan Xiang smiled and said, but his hands didn't stop. He picked up a crystal pagoda of Sanfoqi and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "This is a treasure." Cai Jing turned around, smiled slightly, and said, "How do you know it's just a rumor?"

"Of course I know." Fan Xiang put the crystal tower back to its original place, and said with a smile, "Shu Quan's arrest of Cai Wei was just a cover-up. It's true that Cai Wei is Feng Jing's son-in-law—but what Shu Quan did was just Tell Feng Dangshi that he was forced to do nothing. No one else knows that Shu Quan and Cai Que have a good personal relationship, so does Feng Jing also know?" "Shu Yu and Cai Que have a good personal relationship?" Cai Jing was really surprised. "Why do you think Shu Quan focused on Chen Shiru's case? I had a drink with a few officials in Kaifeng Prefecture one day, and then I understood the whole story. Cai was indeed from the same town as Shu Quan in the same year. Chen Shiru's case was committed by Cai Wei." I entrusted this same year to find Shu Yu to take revenge. Back then, Chen Zhizhong humiliated Cai Huangshang..." Fan Xiang's eyes kept moving on Cai Jing's display, "Why do you think Cai Wei was implicated? It’s just a bitter trick of Qin, just show it to Feng Jing. It goes without saying that the Cai family sent something to Shu Quan, but the ivory clock can be passed on, it’s obviously intentional—if someone uses this to impeach Shu Quan At that time, the emperor issued a decree to ask Cai Wei if there was such a thing. Cai Wei denied it. From now on, the emperor will not believe anything bad about Shu Yu..."

Cai Jing stared at Fan Xiang intently, he knew that Fan Xiang was now the celebrity in front of Shi Yue.But until this time, he didn't know that Fan Xiang was valued by Shi Yue for a reason. "Shu Yu's trick..." Fan Xiang shook his head vigorously, finally stopped looking at the things on Cai Jing's wooden shelf, turned his face, looked at Cai Jing, and sighed, "It's only Fan Gong who is still hesitant. But To be honest, Brother Cai, I really admire Fan Gong. Ask yourself, if you can keep the righteous way and not change your will at this time, you can indeed be called a gentleman."

"That's keeping the small righteousness and losing the big righteousness." Cai Jing didn't think so. "It's hard to say what is small righteousness and what is great righteousness." Fan Xiang smiled, but did not argue with Cai Jing, and said, "But with our wisdom, we don't need to bother to argue. I only know Shi Gong What you hold is righteousness, that's enough." "Exactly." Cai Jingyan echoed insincerely. "Since brother Cai thinks so, then things will be easy." "What's easy to do?" Cai Jing pretended to be confused.

Fan Xiang suddenly looked into Cai Jing's eyes, and after a long while, Fang smiled lightly and said, "Shi Gong said, although Fan Gong wants to die by keeping the law, we can't just sit back and watch the gentleman be tortured and rape the small country. Fan Gong can be his Gentleman, villain may as well be my generation." "Zhong Lin's meaning is..." Cai Jing met Fan Xiang's gaze without dodging the slightest bit. "Brother Cai is a smart man." "This is a big matter. It was neither said by Mr. Shi himself, nor written by Mr. Shi himself..."

Before he finished speaking, Fan Xiang interrupted him: "Brother Cai, can't you trust me?" He laughed at Yan Yan, but there was a hidden needle in his words. Cai Jing hurriedly apologized, but there was still hesitation in his mouth: "I dare not, but..." Fan Xiang looked at Cai Jing with a smile, and suddenly said meaningfully: "Brother Cai, I have a piece of advice to tell you—who doesn't love his body? But brother is in the whirlpool, and he just wants to protect himself wisely, I'm afraid it may not be possible." !" Cai Jing's heart was shocked, and he quickly smiled and said, "Zhong Lin don't get me wrong, am I the one who wants to be wise and protect himself?"

"With my brother's wisdom, I must not have come to this point. Otherwise, with Shi Gong's knowledge of others, how could he rely so much on Cai Jing?" Fan Xiang laughed again when he saw Cai Jing's expression, "Shi Gong has always praised Cai Jing for his courage and strategy. , dare to do things." Seeing him like this, Cai Jing said "How dare you", but couldn't help smiling wryly in his heart.He didn't want to break away from Shi Yue at this time and join the family, he never even had such an idea; he didn't dare to wait and see, with his seniority and status at this time, he was not qualified to wait and see.Since the eighth year of Xining, Cai Jing has firmly tied his fate to Shi Yue.Even if Shi Yue is unsuccessful for a while, Cai Jing firmly believes that Shi Yue will regain power one day. He knows that only by following Shi Yue can he seek the greatest benefit for himself.

But the higher his status, the more self-protective he will inevitably be.In the eighth year of Xining, Cai Jing was only a small official in green robes. He had no background in Bianjing and was not appreciated by others. He once asked to see Wang Anshi but was humiliated in person. Shi Yue came out to know Hangzhou. Naturally, he would firmly grasp the opportunity and climb up this high branch.At that time, in order to gain Shi Yue's trust, Cai Jing dared to do anything, the so-called "a man can't eat five tripods, he cooks with five tripods".Cai Jing still clearly remembers his determination back then.And his dedication has also been rewarded, although Shi Yue did not recommend him to be a pavilion, but in less than ten years, from Qiantang Wei, to Shibowu, to Hangzhou Tongju, Zhizhou, to Taifu Sicheng, the speed of promotion The speed is envied by many people.If Shi Yue hadn't been idle for a few years, his promotion might have been faster.

However, after becoming the prime minister of Taifu Temple, Cai Jing inevitably cherished his own feathers.He is no longer the captain Qian Tang who had nothing back then.He will still follow Shi Yue, but he is unwilling to be Shi Yue's pioneer in his heart. Once he succeeds, his bones will wither. What's the point? But Fan Xiang clearly forced him to be a pioneer.At this time, in order to keep her power, what can Lu Huiqing not do?Cai Jing would shudder just thinking about it.He wanted to test Fan Xiang, learn more about Shi Yue's thoughts from him, and even get some guarantees.However, Fan Xiang did not give him the slightest chance.

Fan Xiang is now the celebrity in front of Shi Yue, and Fan Xiang's attitude is also Shi Yue's attitude. He wants to attack Lu Huiqing first. If it works, he will be supported; if it doesn't work, he will be ruthlessly abandoned.Even, maybe he is just a bargaining chip for Shi Yue and Lu Huiqing to trade and compromise - this is also possible.At this moment, Cai Jing knew that sooner or later it would come.He has been preparing for this moment since he arrived in Bianjing.He even thought about using Sima Guang.But after all, he didn't dare to act rashly, but unexpectedly, he still couldn't delay it. He has no choice.Cai Jing secretly regretted his momentary delusion, of course he didn't want Fan Xiang to tell Shi Yue about his hesitation.He rolled his eyes a few times, and finally settled on the crystal tower on the bookshelf. After sending Fan Xiang away, Cai Jing ordered his family to send the Sanfo Qi crystal pagoda to Fan's mansion, and changed into a casual dress, bringing only Cai Xi with him. He neither called a carriage nor rode a horse. Go on foot to Fanfang, Xining. Many of the merchants in Xining Fanfang are inextricably linked with the maritime merchants in Hangzhou. Many of them recognize Cai Jing's master and servant.It seemed that Cai Jing just came out to relax. He walked through a few branches of Hangzhou Dahai Merchant. After entering, he drank tea and chatted with the shopkeepers of each shop.In this way, at the end of the afternoon, the master and servant went to a shop by the Huimin River.Cai Xi looked up at the signboard of the store, and said with a smile: "My lord, this Xiguangzhai is the store of the Cao family in Hangzhou, the business of the Cao family..." Cai Jing only said "um", and walked towards the store without waiting for him to say more.Before reaching the door, the shopkeeper in the store had already come out to greet him, and said with a long smile, "Lord Cai is a rare visitor, so I welcome you from far away, welcome from far away..." Cai Jing helped the shopkeeper up with a smile, and said with a smile, "Where did Wulang get these empty words?" Cai Xi watched them greet each other affectionately, and was speechless for a while.He followed Cai Jing when he was young, and he can be regarded as Cai Jing's confidant. He thought that he knew everything about Cai Jing. Unexpectedly, he had dealt with the Cao family countless times, but he didn't know that Cai Jing and the Cao family were so familiar. Cai Xiyuan was very familiar with Xiguangzhai, and he was no stranger to the Cao family in Hangzhou.Since Cao Youwen, a small family member, took over the family business, the Cao family business has grown bigger and bigger.Cao Youwen has a very deep friendship with several gentlemen in Shifu, and also has a very good personal relationship with Xue Yi.With these relationships and Cao Youwen's skills, within less than ten years, the Cao family gradually occupied nearly 30% of the imports of sulfur and saltpeter in the Song Dynasty, and almost monopolized the trade in rhino products in the entire South China Sea region. There are very few rhinoceros. The Xixia people once sold their own bamboo horns as rhinoceros horns and sold them to the Song people to make bows. They made huge profits and deceived the Song people for more than a hundred years.It wasn't until Lingxia was restored that students from Baishuitan Museum went to Lingxia to investigate and found out the truth.But this also shows how popular rhino horns were in the Song Dynasty.However, in South China Sea Sanfoqi and other countries, there are a large number of real rhinos.Rhinoceros horn can be made into a real bow, and it is also an excellent medicinal material—it can be made into an aphrodisiac, and it can also be made into luxuries such as rhinoceros cups... The Cao family has almost monopolized Borneo, Java, The purchase of rhinoceros products from places such as Xuwenda, and transporting them back to the Song Dynasty for sale not only made a lot of profits, but also made the Cao family famous and gained more opportunities—the Song Dynasty decree prohibited the killing of cattle, and The Cao family bought a lot of land in Borneo, hired refugees from the Song Dynasty and Kunlun slaves to raise cattle, sold the beef to the Song people in Ling Yamen, and sold the cowhide, horns, and tendons to the Song Dynasty military supervisor, thus obtaining military weapons. Monitor large quantities of orders.It is said that every bow of the Southeast Forbidden Army in the Song Dynasty, including the naval ships and navy, contained the profits of the Cao family.Not only that, there are even rumors that the Cao family set up a private workshop in Borneo to manufacture bows, arrows and armor, and secretly sell them to Korea and Japan. Even Xue Yi's naval ships and sailors had also privately purchased the Cao family's weapons.But also because of its close relationship with Xue Yi, most of the Cao family's property has already been transferred from Hangzhou to Guangzhou.So Cai Xi never imagined that Cai Jing had such a good relationship with the Cao family.No wonder the Cao family sold weapons to Goryeo privately, but they were never found out!You must know that ships from the South China Sea to Korea also have to stop in Hangzhou to pay taxes and spot checks. While he was muttering in his heart, he had already been invited to the flower hall behind by the shopkeeper of Xiguangzhai, Cao Jiawulang.Seeing Cai Jing sit down, he asked with a smile, "I wonder if Brother Ling is currently in the South China Sea or in China?" Cao Wulang said with a smile: "But it is in China. I received a letter a few days ago, saying that I have returned to Guangzhou with Mr. Chen Zirou, and we agreed to return to Beijing together. Counting the days, it will be here in two days. After returning, I must go to your lord Visiting from the house." Cai Jing said with a smile: "It's a coincidence. Mr. Chen has not seen him for a long time, and we must get together. When brother Ling comes back, please tell Wulang that I am the host of Zhang Ba's house. Please brother Ling, Mr. Chen, and Wulang together Reminiscing about the past." Cao Wulang quickly agreed with a smile. Cai Jing saw a servant bringing tea, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Goro and I won't beat around the bush. I don't know if there is any clue about what I asked Goro to inquire about a few days ago?" Seeing that Cai Jing asked about this, Cao Wulang waved his hand lightly, ordering all the servants to retreat.Only then did he say: "I'm afraid it really will be as your lord expected..." "Oh?" "From my point of view, it's indeed a bit strange." Cao Wulang said while glancing at Cai Xi from the corner of his eye, and seeing that Cai Jing didn't say anything, he continued, "The Yongshun Bank is not a mountain in the capital. Lushui, at least there are hundreds of banks in the capital, and this one has at most ninety dozen. But according to my inquiries, there are at least fifty banks in Guangzhou that have borrowed money from them.” Speaking of which, Cao Wulang Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, accused him of a crime, and went out of the flower hall. At this time, Cai Xi was more and more sure that Cai Jing had a strong relationship with the Cao family, and he also probably knew what Cai Jing asked Cao Wulang to do.As Cai Jing's confidant, he naturally knew what the most important thing for Cai Jing to do after he became the prime minister of Taifu Temple.The Banknote Delivery Bureau under Taifu Temple is in charge of the supervision, issuance, exchange, recycling, and destruction of banknotes. It is the most popular office among the bureaus of the temple supervisors.And the Ling, Cheng, and even the recorder of the Banknote Delivery Bureau are all cronies of the current Prime Minister Lu Huiqing.The first governor of the Banknote Delivery Bureau was Lu Heqing, Lu Huiqing's younger brother; the current governor is Lu Huiqing's wife and younger brother Fang Ze, and Zheng Yuandao, the minister of the Banknote Delivery Bureau, is also Lu Huiqing's protégé.Since Lu Huiqing became a prime minister, his younger brother, brother-in-law, and uncle's family members, or the wealthy one, became a wealthy businessman;If people like Lu Heqing, Fang Ze, and Zheng Yuandao guarded such a money-spinning tree as the money-handling bureau, they didn't steal fish, no one would believe it.But even Cai Xi knew that it was too difficult to catch them.In the past, it was not that the old party did not think that it could attack Lu Huiqing's younger brother and wives, but it never found any real evidence. Occasionally, there was impeachment, but in the end there was no evidence, which made the emperor even annoyed.Later, Wang Gu learned his lesson and wanted to find evidence from a recorder. Unexpectedly, the matter was not confidential. Not only did the recorder get involved, but he also threatened the snake, making Fang Ze and Zheng Yuandao more cautious.Even Cai Jing was so exhausted that he had nowhere to start. In order to find evidence, Cai Jing took great pains.Cai Jing is a person who never tires of eating, eating, and eating, and is also very lustful. He knows which restaurants in Bianjing have delicious dishes, and which Goulan has talented beauties.As for Fang Ze and Zheng Yuandao, one is delicious and the other is lustful, so Cai Jing also likes them, and takes great pains to "encounter" them in restaurants and Goulan, knowing what they like, and then let Cai Xi buy kabukis and even doctors from restaurants, Find out about them.Even Cai Xi spent a lot of effort to find out those servants who were favored in front of the two of them, in order to spy on them again and again. After so much hard work, the information I got at the beginning was almost useless. For example, both Fang Ze and Zheng Yuandao had received bribes from the bank...but such "crimes" were almost useless. A petty official will inevitably accept some bribes.But finally one day, a clue provided by a bribed kabuki caught Cai Jing's attention.At that time, when the court was in turmoil, Li Tao, the former Minister of Taifu Temple, was changed to Minister of Honghe Temple, and Xue Xiang took office as a new official. At this time, the father of Shaoqing of Taifu Temple died, and Ding You was vacant. Take his place temporarily.At that time, the kabuki said that the shopkeeper of a Yongshun bank met Fang Ze three times in three days.And Cai Jing came into contact with a large number of account documents in those days-that was actually Cai Jing's only chance. Later, Xue Xiang and the new Shaoqing of Taifu Temple did not give him the opportunity to contact the money delivery bureau at all, but that's it. Once, Cai Jing discovered that Yongshun Bank had a large number of records of exchanging banknotes for copper coins.Cai Jing then asked Cai Xi to investigate the Yongshun Bank, and found that this Yongshun Bank was unknown in Bianjing——an obscure bank in Bianjing, which exchanged and handed over millions of banknotes within a month. The relationship between Ze and Ze is so close that one cannot but arouse suspicion. Therefore, Cai Jing suspected that Fang Ze had colluded with this bank to make huge profits by taking advantage of the chaotic situation of banknote payment ratios in various places.They use the banknotes to exchange them from the banknote delivery bureau to copper coins, then use the copper coins to buy more banknotes, and then use the banknotes to exchange them into copper coins at the banknote delivery bureau... In this way, they can earn a lot of price difference. But such an act is extremely difficult to obtain evidence.Although the Banknote Delivery Bureau stipulates the maximum exchange limit for each bank per month, approval is required for exceeding the limit.But the approval only needs to be approved by the Governor of the Banknote Bureau and the Minister of Taifu Temple.Whether it is Li Tao or Xue Xiang, it is self-evident to turn a blind eye to this.It is easy for them to find sufficient reasons to justify themselves.Even if Cai Jing can find out that Yongshun Bank is indeed speculating and handing over banknotes, they can still put the crime on Yongshun Bank. Therefore, at that time, Cai Jing did not ask Cai Xi to investigate further.It now appears that Cai Jing has not given up on this clue.He obviously found another breakthrough... Just as Cai Xi was thinking about this, he heard footsteps coming from outside the hall. He turned his head away, but it was Cao Wulang who came back again. He smiled and cupped his fists at Cai Jing, apologizing, "Let your lord wait for a while." Waiting." He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Cai Jing, and said with a smile, "My lord, please take a look at the loans of these fifty or so commercial firms—although what I found out is only an imaginary number, but they are roughly the same—— It can range from a few thousand guan to as many as hundreds of thousands. The total amount is nearly ten million guan! Although this is a matter of seven or eight years, this is only what I can find out. The entire Song Dynasty, except for the Tang family's bank, is afraid that No bank can have such financial resources..." "It's the Tang family, that's the combination of 18 firms to have such financial resources!" Cai Jing snorted coldly, looked at the list, and said with a smile, "Three percent profit, five percent profit... Ten million guan, that is three to five million guan in revenue! What a big business!" Cao Wulang said with a smile: "Maritime merchants are extremely risky, and the profits are also huge. Three-fifths profit is also common. Ordinary banks don't have two-thirds profit, and they will not easily lend money to maritime merchants. How dare they borrow such money?" A large amount of money naturally requires a higher interest rate. After all, there are many debts that may not be recovered..." Cai Jing knew that what he said was indeed the truth.If you go out to sea to do business, if it is safe and sound, the profits will be extremely high, but if you encounter storms, let alone lose your money, you will lose your life.Therefore, whenever a bank lends money to a sea merchant, it is either because the sea merchant has a great business and great financial resources, so they can rest assured, or it is purely a gamble.Therefore, regular banks have to receive at least three cents in interest, and instead of normal loans, there are five cents or even seven cents in interest.Cai Jing himself is not a clean official, the moment he saw this list, he immediately thought of what the Lu family was doing - embezzling banknotes to lend usury! The banknotes from the Banknote Delivery Bureau are not issued all at once, but in batches. Therefore, the Banknote Delivery Bureau has a large amount of banknotes to be stored in the Youzang Warehouse at any time for backup. With the background of the Lu family, they embezzled millions of banknotes privately. easy.They lend these banknotes to maritime merchants on the southeast coast through Yongshun Bank, earning huge interest, and wait until March every year to check the accounts and treasury, and then take it back to make up for it.As long as you are cautious enough when taking out a loan and your luck does not go to a certain level, it is a business that is sure to make money without losing money.Moreover, they do not lend money in Bianjing, Guangzhou and other places are far away from the emperor, and the old party and maritime merchants have never dealt with each other very much, and it is not easy to attract attention.Even if suspicion arises, the evidence can be easily erased to make up for the shortfall.Even if there are occasional debts that cannot be recovered for the time being, with the current financial resources of the Lu family, they can still make up the debts first! Thinking of this, Cai Jing seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar.Shi Yue forced him to act as soon as possible, but Fang Ze and the others were so cautious in doing things.As soon as Cai Jing was impeached, relying on Lu Huiqing's power, it was already a big victory for Yushitai to enter Taifu Temple to seal the account and storehouse within a month.But within a month, Lu Huiqing also made up the big hole.At that time, stealing chickens will not cost you a lot of rice, and suing the prime minister, will there be good results? Unless the account is closed immediately!With lightning speed, no matter what happened, the accounts and warehouses of the Youzang Treasury Bureau and the Banknote Delivery Bureau were sealed off-but this is not Hangzhou Shipping, this is Bianjing Taifu Temple!He is just a Taifu Temple Prime Minister, how capable is he, dare to lead troops to seal the account?I'm afraid that if his account is not sealed, the charge of treason will kill his family first. But he also did not dare to complain to Shi Yue.Shi Yue would not listen to his complaints, what Shi Yue wanted was the result. Cai Jing glanced at the dark clouds outside the house, only to feel that the clouds were black and heavy on top of his head, making him unable to breathe. On the same day, Houyuan. "Fan Yaofu... hey!" Empress Dowager Gao sighed almost inaudibly. Chen Yan bent down slightly, pretending not to hear Empress Dowager Gao's sigh, and glanced at Han Zhongyan standing on the other side out of the corner of his eye.It's not that she is close and expensive, Empress Dowager Gao would not easily meet a man in the back garden.Outside of the Zhao clan, perhaps the only person in the world who is treated like this is this tall man with a somewhat cowardly personality.Han Zhongyan was also one of the rare courtiers who could gain the trust of both the emperor and the queen mother.However, this is also because of the blessing of his father Han Qi.It is said that the emperor intends to betroth Princess Shushou to Han Zhongyan's younger brother. But Han Zhongyan didn't become more like his father because of the special treatment he received. He was silent, didn't have any opinions, and was even a little submissive.Chen Yan, who was used to ministers who dared to argue loudly in front of the emperor, and even splashed spittle on the emperor's face, did not think highly of Han Zhongyan.Even as a servant, there are many people who are more persistent than him, right?But I don't know why, it is also submissive, but this Han Zhongyan seems to be very different from the "Treasure Pill" and "Three Edicts" Wang Shenzheng. Sure enough, upon hearing the Queen Mother's sigh, Han Zhongyan just bowed his head, lowered his head, but did not say a word. "Fan Yaofu is really not as good as his father." Empress Dowager Gao said again in a low voice. This time Han Zhongyan said: "There are not as many ministers as my late father." Empress Dowager Gao turned her head, looked at Han Zhongyan, and asked, "Do you think Fan Yaofu is..." "yes." Empress Dowager Gao stared at Han Zhongyan for a long time, but Han Zhongyan lowered his head to avoid Empress Dowager Gao's eyes.Empress Dowager Gao seemed to be amused by his behavior suddenly, she couldn't help laughing, and said: "You have also settled the matter written by Mr. Lu?" Chen Yan's ears perked up unconsciously, and he looked at Han Zhongyan in surprise. "I have already sent Lu Gong's book and the envoy who escorted him to Chenqiao Town." "Chenqiao Town?" "The commander of the Forbidden Army stationed in Chenqiao Town is my late father's old department, and he is extremely trustworthy. And with the Queen Mother's order, there must be no mistakes. Although Chenqiao Town is full of people, he is in the countryside. There is a courtyard, it is not easy to be found. If you want to call them to Beijing at that time, it will be very convenient." "Yes." Empress Dowager Gao nodded, and suddenly asked, "Do you know why I want to detain Duke Lu?" Han Zhongyan still lowered his head: "I am stupid." Empress Dowager Gao turned her head and turned her eyes to the endless pool in the back garden: "I want to save his life." She paused, knowing that Han Zhongyan didn't understand what he meant, and said, "Although I am within Jiuzhong , I also know that Yushitai is not a good place. This is unusual... Lu Gong is old, after entering, even if he comes out, I am afraid that he will not live for a few days." Even Chen Yan could tell that there were too many unfinished meanings in Empress Dowager Gao's words.What is "extraordinary"?These words are intriguing.Empress Dowager Gao was obviously mentally prepared that the emperor would die... It would not be easy to get rid of Lu Huiqing in a fair manner.With Lu Gong in hand, she can choose to reverse the case at any time... Empress Dowager Gao wants to leave a tail for this case.Of course, Lu Gongzhu's life was indeed saved by the way. "The Empress Dowager is benevolent..." Maybe except Han Zhongyan himself, no one knows whether he understands the implication of the Empress Dowager Gao.But Empress Dowager Gao didn't care if he understood what she meant: "Go and see Sima Guang tomorrow..." Han Zhongyan couldn't help raising his head, looking at Empress Dowager Gao. "Thank you behind closed doors..." Empress Dowager Gao shook her head, and said, "His son was involved in the case and was impeached by the censor, so he must avoid suspicion and avoid the position, and he must be innocent to be the prime minister...so self-confident... "But no matter how lamented Empress Dowager Gao, it is not easy to criticize.Sima Guang's approach does seem pedantic, but it has been the practice of the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.And, it's a good habit.My son is suspected of breaking the law, but my father is still serving as prime minister and meeting guests everywhere. The result of the trial, even if it is fair, is nothing but melon fields. It is not clear.Xu Shi realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and Empress Dowager Gao suddenly closed her mouth.After a while, he said again: "You and Chen Yan will go together tomorrow." "Yes." Chen Yan quickly agreed with Han Zhongyan. None of them asked what Empress Dowager Gao wanted them to say to Sima Guang. As long as the two of them appear in Sima Guang's mansion according to the Queen Mother's order, it will be a signal.