The Golden Age

Chapter 392: caught off guard

Biquge www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Sun Moon Fenghua!Lu Junzhong smelled the smell of blood and felt comfortable, but Fan Wenzheng, the chief of the Ministry of War, had already smelled the smell of blood.

But unlike Lu Junzhong's mood, Fan Wenzheng knew in his heart that if blood was really going to bleed, then the blood could only flow from the Ministry of War.

Knowing that Qin Xiao rode a cart to the Xingbu Yamen and beat the drums, Fan Wenzheng's heart sank quickly.

He didn't expect that Qin Xiao, who he thought was Han Yunong's entourage, would unexpectedly play such a hand. Before that, he had never even thought that the Criminal Ministry would be involved in this matter.

The Ministry of Justice is indeed a fascinating yamen, and the Blood Hades is indeed the number one official in the Tang Dynasty.

However, this matter seems to have nothing to do with the Criminal Ministry.

The Ministry of Criminal Affairs can investigate criminal cases, but it has nothing to do with the Ministry of War. Even if someone in the military violates military regulations, it has never been the turn of the Ministry of Justice to intervene. A non-interference relationship is established.

Han Yunong entered the Ministry of War's yamen, which involved military affairs, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs had no reason to get involved.

So before this, Fan Wenzheng had not considered the Criminal Department at all. Even if he wanted to bring people down to bear the blame for the loss of Xiling, he had thought of the staff and the transfer department, but he had no intention of pulling in the Criminal Department at all, and there really was no reason. Put a hat on the penalty head.

Qin Xiao knocked on the drums in front of the Xingbu Yamen, Fan Wenzheng immediately sent someone to watch him, and waited for the military minister Dou Ye to personally report that Qin Xiao was taken into the Xingbu Yamen, Fan Wenzheng knew that something was wrong.

If the Criminal Ministry does not want to be involved in this matter, the best way to deal with it is to send someone to drive Qin Xiao away.

But Qin Xiao was taken into the Xing Department's yamen, and the moment Qin Xiao stepped into the Xing Department with one foot, the Xing Department just reached out to the incident.

Fan Wenzheng did not expect that Qin Xiao would come to do this, nor did he expect the Criminal Ministry to take the initiative to get involved in this matter.

"Butang, it was Zhu Dongshan's fat pig who personally brought Qin Xiao into the Xing Department Yamen." Dou Wei's expression was also a little solemn: "Zhu Dongshan is the number one confidant under Lu Junzhong's hands. "

Fan Wenzheng was caught off guard by Qin Xiao's hand, but after all he was an old river and lake, and he did not panic because of it. He thoughtfully asked in a low voice, "Do you know why Qin Xiao entered the Criminal Department?"

"Look for someone." Dou Fan said: "Qin Xiao had a loud voice on Zhuque Street at the time, and many people in the vicinity could hear it clearly. He claimed that he had come to Kyoto from Xiling to report emergency military information. Two companions were missing and asked the Criminal Department for help. Look for it. And...!" He stopped talking, his face was solemn, and he didn't dare to say it immediately.

"And what?"

"Moreover, he took out the tiger head jade pendant." Dou Yan said: "Zhu Dongshan took the tiger head jade pendant and looked at it carefully. After returning it to Qin Xiao, he turned back to the yamen of the penalty department and came out to take Qin's jade pendant. Xiao took it in."

Fan Wenzheng changed his color slightly: "Qin Xiao is also a night crow?"

"He has a tiger-head jade pendant in his hand, and his identity shouldn't be a problem." Dou Yan said: "So in addition to Han Yunong, Qin Xiao is also one of the night crows."

Fan Wenzheng clapped his hands and said annoyed: "The old man has oversighted. I didn't expect that he is also a night crow, damn it!"

I don't know if Qin Xiao should

Die, or damn yourself.

"Butang, since Qin Xiao is a night crow, what he said is extraordinary." Dou Yan said: "He deliberately knocked on the drums in front of the Xingbu Yamen and shouted out the disappearance of Han Yunong and Du Hongsheng, just to let the street go. Everyone knows this. At the time of the job, there were a lot of officials from various siyamen on the street. At the moment, I’m afraid that the news that Han Yunong went to Beijing to report his military situation but suddenly disappeared has spread through the siyamen. Today is past, Beijing Everyone knows everything."

Fan Wenzheng's face was very ugly. Thinking of something, he asked, "Can Han Yunong eat something?"

"Not yet." Dou Yan said: "The food is already cold. In order to avoid his suspicion, Xiaguan just asked people to put away the breakfast as usual, and prepare to deliver the food again at noon."

Fan Wen was sitting on the chair, silent for a moment, and finally asked, "What do you think Lu Junzhong is going to do?"

"Butang, Lu Junzhong is insidious and cruel. We all know the temperament of this man. If he doesn't make a move, he will kill someone. If he doesn't kill a group of people, he won't stop." Dou Yan told Lu Junzhong Obviously he was also extremely jealous, and said in a low voice: "Since he let Qin Xiao enter the Criminal Department, he is ready to make trouble."

Fan Wenzheng sneered: "What is the matter with the Ministry of War, what is the reason for him to trouble him?"

"Ministry, Qin Xiao has reported that someone is missing." Dou Yan frowned, "Detecting missing cases is also within the scope of the Criminal Department's responsibility. Although the Criminal Department is not interested in managing disappearance cases, it will be thrown to the Kyoto Prefecture, but The Criminal Ministry really wants to do it by itself, but no one can say nothing."

"Investigate the Ministry of War by investigating the disappearance case?" Fan Wenzheng lightly stroked his beard. "The old man waited for them to come and only said that Han Yunong was not in the Ministry of War. Does the Ministry of Criminal Justice have the burden to search here?

Dou Wei hesitated, and then whispered: "Ministry, if the Ministry of Criminal Affairs finds someone to testify and kills Han Yunong and enters the Ministry of War, what should we do? It’s not impossible to have a witness. And Qin Xiao found the Ministry of War last time, it shows that Qin Xiao also feels that Han Yunong is in the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs allows people to give false testimony, plus Qin Xiao’s proof that Han Yunong came to the Ministry of War They are looking for someone in the Ministry of War, and Lu Junzhong will definitely report the matter to the palace. If someone else is missing, it’s fine, but if the saint knows that Han Yunong came to Kyoto from Xiling to report an emergency military situation, and he might be detained in the Ministry of War, then It must be Long Yan furious, and it is likely that Lu Junzhong will be given a decree to give him the right to find someone in the Ministry of War."

Fan Wenzheng's face became more solemn.

"At that time, Lu Junzhong will find Han Yunong here. The consequences will be disastrous." Dou Yan said solemnly.

"What should we do then?" Fan Wenzheng frowned, "Could it be that Han Yunong should be released? He only needs to walk out of this door, and what should we do if we force him to involve officials in Xiling?"

Dou Fu said: "The ministry, the important thing is that after he is released, if he and Lu Junzhong go into trouble and sue us for detaining him in the Ministry of War, things will be even more troublesome. He came to Beijing to report the military situation, and the Ministry of War detained him just because he didn't want to let him. One hundred thousand urgent military sentiments are sent to the saint, and Lu Junzhong will seize this one and will slander us deceiving the saint."

Fan Wenzheng detained Han Yunong, hoping to allow Han Yunong to hold the blame for Xiling's loss on Yao Mubai and many other officials in Xiling, so that it could also pull the officials into the water and cause more people to blame.

Han Yunong did not follow Fan Wenzheng

With the idea to cooperate with him, he was resolutely unwilling to stand up and prove that the guilt of the loss of Xiling was on Yao Mubai, the protector of Xiling, so Fan Wenzheng could only retreat to second place and ordered Han Yunong to write down his confession.

Although it is impossible to directly involve Yao Mubai because of this, Han Yunong's confession can be used to implicate the officials, and even the Heiyu general who secretly arranged Han Yunong to go to Xiling was also pulled into the water.

In order to prevent Han Yunong from withdrawing his confession afterwards, Fan Wenzheng even thought of poisoning Han Yunong. In this way, with the confession in hand, Han Yunong committed suicide in fear of crime, and it would be impossible to withdraw his confession.

Everything was originally planned well, but who knew Qin Xiao slammed out and directly pulled in the Criminal Ministry.

As soon as the Criminal Ministry came in, his previous plans were in vain.

"Kill him immediately." Fan Wenzheng was silent, his face became cold and stern: "The Ministry of Justice came to the door and said that Han Yunong was indeed in the Ministry of War these days. We have been questioning him these days and asked him to report everything that happened in Xiling in detail. , But Han Yunong was not in a very good mood, was in a trance, and did not report all the circumstances in time. Before we fully figured out the details of the Xiling rebellion, we can only let him stay in the Ministry of War temporarily, and it is not good to report the incomplete army. The saint said it clearly." The cold light in his eyes was like a knife: "Today we probably have the situation. Han Yunong also wrote a confession. He felt ashamed and committed suicide in fear of sin."

Dou Fan said: "If Han Yunong had been poisoned by food before the people from the Criminal Ministry arrived, what the ministry said would be foolproof. But...Han Yunong has not been poisoned and died, and we can't do anything to him. We arrange It’s not difficult for people to kill Han Yunong, but the Ministry of Justice will not give up easily at that time. An autopsy will inevitably be conducted. If it is found out that someone killed Han Yunong, the Ministry will be in great disaster.

Fan Wenzheng knew that Dou Qu made sense.

In the Ministry of War, sending people to kill the messenger who came to Xiling, Fan Wenzheng did not have the courage even if he had eaten the courage of the bear heart and leopard.

Unless Han Yunong was really poisoned and died, the Ministry of War would never send anyone to attack.

"There is more than an hour before lunch. Send it early. Han Yunong will be suspicious." Dou Yan said: "We will either wait until noon or even night. Han Yunong can't hold it. After eating the food, we are done. But we can't identify the people in the criminal department. Will they come over today? If they don’t come today, one day, we can wait, but in case they come right away, we won’t be able to wait for Han Yunong to be poisoned." He approached Fan Wenzheng and whispered: "Ministry Tang, weigh the pros and cons. Right now we have to deal with the Criminal Ministry. There is only one way that may be able to reverse the situation."

"What way?"

"Make a deal with Han Yunong." Dou Yan said: "In addition to not being able to kill him, we have to win over him. After letting him out of the gate of the Ministry of War, we won't say a word that is unfavorable to us."

Fan Wenzheng frowned and said, "Win over him? Last night, the old man asked him to write a confession. He must have resentment towards the old man. If he goes out of this door, he will definitely be in trouble with the Criminal Ministry." He sighed, rather annoyed. : "The old man didn't think about it well. I didn't expect Qin Xiao to pull in the criminal department."

"Butang, you can convince Han Yunong to be confident that you can get off the government." Dou Yan said solemnly: "People from the Ministry of Justice may come to the door at any time. Before that, they must reach an agreement with Han Yunong. Time is tight and no delay, otherwise there will be more and more If you’re in trouble, please let the ministries go and have a try."

Fan Wenzheng sighed, "Now that's the only thing that can happen."