The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 689
Dai Zhou sat there with an inquisitive look on his face, listening to Xuan Shijing's story about the Zheng family. The Zheng family's affairs are not new in Chang'an City. There are many such and such things among the big families, so Dai Zhou was not surprised by this, but felt that the twists and turns of Zheng An from a poor boy who was kicked out of the house to being favored by His Majesty today must be unimaginable for ordinary people, and he also felt that Zheng An was worthy enough .

After listening to what Xuan Shijing said about the Zheng family, Dai Zhou said: "Does Xuanhou think the Zheng family is suspicious?"

"It's just a suspicion. There are so many coincidences that happened after Chunwei, so it has to be suspected, isn't it?" Xuan Shijing replied.

"But the Zheng family wouldn't make such a big commotion even because Zheng An brushed off the Zheng family's face, right? And this case involves not only Zheng An, but also other people. We can't say that these people You must have offended the Zheng family." Dai Zhou questioned.

"After the palace exam, Zheng An, Xuan Qing and others went to the Yanlai Tower with those who took the exam. Because the exam was over and wanted to celebrate, they met the youngest son of Zheng's family in Yanlai Tower. There was a dispute between the two parties." Xuan Shijing said: "I also asked Jin Yiwei to investigate the youngest son of the Patriarch of the Zheng family. It might be because of this incident that people are counted together, I have checked the list of Jinshi who gathered in Yanlailou and the list of Jinshi who got involved in this case, [-]% of them are the same."

"It's only [-]%. If you want to take revenge, you shouldn't be able to escape, right?" Dai Zhou looked at Xuan Shijing and asked.

"So Jin Yiwei also checked the background of the few remaining people." Xuan Shijing smiled and said: "Although they are also Jinshi who participated in the palace examination, but behind these Jinshi are all aristocratic families, most of them are It is a family with outstanding talent and learning. The Zheng family can't afford to offend the family standing behind them for the sake of a few sects. Just like the Zheng family wanted to recruit Zheng An at the beginning, people who have participated in the palace examination, for the family, But all of a sudden, no one cares about it, and it has become a sweet pastry."

Dai Zhou stroked his beard and nodded. Xuan Shijing was right. The principle of the aristocratic family is to first consider things that are beneficial to the family. Those who have participated in the palace examination, no matter what their final results are, are in the eyes of His Majesty. In the court, or in the officialdom, they are a great help to the family.

The Zheng family has not yet reached the point where they know that there is a family standing behind them and want to go, so this explanation is also feasible.

"According to what Xuanhou said, there are indeed many suspicious things about this Zheng family." Dai Zhou stroked his beard and said, his face became serious. It seems that after returning, people from Dali Temple need to focus on investigating It's the Zheng family.

Dai Zhou was not present on the day of the banquet in the Royal Garden, because Dai Zhou was not required to be present for that kind of banquet. Dali Temple has a lot of affairs, so if you can’t go to this kind of banquet, you won’t go. I don't know about this little thing between Zheng An and the Zheng family, but now that I think about it, Xuan Shijing really "picked it up".

Xuan Shijing and Dai Zhou had their own plans in their minds, but as far as this case was concerned, they didn't intend to work together, so Xuan Shijing would only throw out the Zheng family's cover to perfuse Dai Zhou.

Dai Zhou couldn't think of those people from the former Sui Dynasty behind Wu Wang Li Ke, so when Xuan Shijing told the Zheng family, Dai Zhou already believed it by [-]%, and let the people of Dali Temple investigate the remaining [-]% Once you know it, you just need to check this kind of thing, and you will know it once you check it.

The purpose of this trip was achieved, Dai Zhou was anxious to go back to Dali Temple to find out the news, and did not stay in the Shenhou Mansion, so he bid farewell to Xuan Shijing and left.

After Dai Zhou left, a sneer appeared on Xuan Shijing's face.

Seeing that the person left, Fang Yiai finally felt relieved.

"Xiao Jing, you gave me a fright just now, I thought you would tell the whole story." Fang Yiai went to the chair next to her and sat down.

"Yeah, we have been busy for several days, why should we have to hand over the results of our hard work when people from Dali Temple come and stretch out their hands, and besides, it involves the affairs of the palace, We must not let too many people know." Marshal Zhao said with a serious face.

Xuan Shijing smiled, looked at Marshal Zhao and joked, "Okay, Marshal, these days I've learned a lot with Brother Fang, I'm sure you're smart."

Marshal Zhao scratched his head in embarrassment: "Haha, yes, hehe."

"Come on, don't smirk, we have to hurry up on this matter next time, Bingyue and I figured out a way to stimulate those people in Chang'an in the former Sui Dynasty first, and force them to contact Wu Wangfu or the palace. , let's intercept their news from it." Xuan Shijing said.

"Is this useful?" Fang Yiai said: "In this way, we can only put our Shenhou Mansion in a pit of fire. If you want me to say, this case will be directly submitted to His Majesty for what we have found. Let His Majesty decide, it is enough for us to find out here, if there is more, it is beyond the scope of our control."

What Fang Yiai said is undoubtedly the best solution for the current situation. First, it can preserve the reputation of the Shenhou Mansion, and second, it can also clear up the grievances of those scholars who participated in the Chunwei Palace Examination.

But if this is the case, Wu Wangfu and Concubine Yang will definitely be involved, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Xuan Shijing frowned, with a serious expression on his face, then raised his head to look at Fang Yiai and asked: "If so, what will happen to Wu Wangfu?"

"This..." Fang Yi'ai was speechless. In this way, he secretly communicated with people from the former Sui Dynasty and plotted against him. Although Li Ke, the king of Wu, said that his crime was not worthy of death, if he wanted to be safe in Chang'an in the future, he might not be able to do so. Li Yuanjing is because the Supreme Emperor interceded, and His Majesty is not going to punish him strictly, but Li Ke, together with Concubine Yang in the harem, may not be able to escape the ending of being sent to a wild frontier or thrown into the cold palace.

"Then what are we going to do?" Marshal Zhao asked with a confused face.

"The cauldron has already been thrown out. It depends on the relationship between Dali Temple and the Zheng family. As for those people in the former Sui Dynasty, just investigate. After the investigation, people will send the evidence to Wu Wangfu. It is not up to us to decide what to do. Let Wu Wang decide for himself." .” Xuan Shijing said.

Fang Yiai and Marshal Zhao nodded. Dongshanhou's mansion did the best of their benevolence by doing this. This matter involved too much, and if it was not done well, it would end in ransacking the family and exterminating the family. Being able to help the King of Wu in this way is also worthy of the usual friendship.

"Master Hou, have you thought about how to inspire those people to contact Wu Wangfu or the palace?" Fang Yiai asked.

"I originally wanted to find out the man they buried in the bureaucracy and use him to provoke them, but now that I think about it, there seems to be a bigger fish." Xuan Shijing said calmly with his eyes empty.

"A bigger fish? By the way, Lord Dai Zhou said just now that even he didn't know who the person who reported this incident was. Could it be that this big fish is the one who wrote the notebook to disclose this incident?" Fang Yiai Said.

(End of this chapter)