Chapter 712 Advance and Retreat

On the same night, Shen Hao and Jiang Cheng were not the only ones who were sleepless all night.

Xue Gui also frowned and discussed countermeasures at the residence of Ma Xuanlin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. Their moods became more complicated and more disturbed.

Xuan Qingwei said that he was only assisting in the investigation, and Shen Hao was very precise. He helped a lot but never stepped forward to show off. The idea of ​​throwing the pot away was still in the womb.

Ma Xuanlin also just came back from Zuo Xiang's mansion. He has no cultivation base and is quite old. Now he has no sleep all night and still has to worry about running around and worrying.

Although Xue Gui wasn't too tired, the eyes under the mask were extremely heavy.

"You understand the meaning of Prime Minister Zuo. This time, it can be said that it is a matter of life and death. Your major case is very important, but nothing can go wrong." Ma Xuanlin's voice was very gloomy.

Compared with Bai Changqing, Ma Xuanlin's situation is actually worse. Among the six, he is the most embarrassing and has the least room for choice.

Because the other ministers in the six books all have the confidence and background behind them, but Ma Xuanlin does not. It is even true that Ma Xuanlin's background and confidence are tied to the left minister Ye Lansheng. The two of them were distant relatives, and it was this relationship that allowed Ma Xuanlin, who had never been in the local area and had no cultivation, to directly take up the important position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, all thanks to Ye Lansheng's pull.

So Ma Xuanlin is the one who is most closely tied to Ye Lansheng. To put it bluntly, even if Ye Lansheng is unlucky, he will definitely not be able to escape.

There have been a lot of gossip in the civil service group during this period. The most important thing is that after Bai Changqing, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, suddenly publicized Niu Ye Lansheng, and then stood in line with King Ling, the rumors began to spread.

Later, the emperor obviously alienated Ye Lansheng, Ma Xuanlin and other high-ranking officials in the leftist circle, which caused an extremely unstable vibration within the civil official group, and it tended to intensify.

And Ye Lansheng, who was in the center of this vortex, naturally knew that one of his selfish actions had completely angered the emperor, and caused the current situation of turbulence within the civil official group.

Whether Ye Lansheng is annoyed or regretful, the matter has come to this point and he must find a countermeasure, otherwise the final result will most likely be that after the "big test", the emperor frees up his hands to bring down the thunder, and by then there will be no way to recover.

Ma Xuanlin has been an official in a high position for many years. Although he has been following Ye Lansheng, he has never been a fool, and he also sees the current urgent situation very clearly. If he had a choice, he would rather break up with Ye Lansheng like Bai Changqing did. It's a pity that he and Ye Lansheng are tied too tightly, and they can't be cut off long ago.

Now Ma Xuanlin is just biting the bullet and following Ye Lansheng forward.

Never seen a turnaround before. The attitude of the emperor after the murder of the king made Ma Xuanlin feel chills in his back. He sensed that the dark clouds were approaching, could the thunder be far behind?

But a turning point appeared at this critical moment. It made Ma Xuanlin feel as if God was helping him. So he hurriedly went to Ye Lansheng to discuss it, and after repeated deliberations, the two finally conveyed the strategy to Xue Gui.

What is another village? Ma Xuanlin could really feel it now.

Originally, because of the approaching black cloud, he could only tremble and wait for the thunder to fall, but in the end he died without a whole body. But now the murder of King Qian actually involves the evil cultivator. This is a variable, and there are variables to turn things around.

When Xue Gui told Ma Xuanlin about the case before, Ma Xuanlin realized that someone behind the Qianwang case was deliberately using the punishment department's knife to kill King Lu. It's not hard to see. He knows it very well, Xue Gui knows it very well, and so does Ye Lansheng.

But apart from Xue Gui who had no leadership, Ma Xuanlin and Ye Lansheng took this accident as a life-saving straw. It's just someone else's knife, what are you afraid of! What's the matter with killing King Lu? Since someone wants to borrow a knife, then just pretend to be stupid and start killing people. There are a total of seven princes, one has already died, wouldn't it be enough to kill five more? By the time there is only one left, won't it be clear who is killing people with a knife?

In the officialdom, there is a lot of "tacitness". After hearing Xue Gui's case report, Ye Lansheng and Ma Xuanlin immediately thought of such a "simple" case clue, which was clearly intended to lead. Is there a sense of testing the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Ye Lansheng's attitude?

In other words, the meaning of the person in the dark is probably: I know that you are having a hard time now, so do me this favor and give you a chance to turn around.

Became a knife, murdered and made meritorious deeds, and after a sleight of hand, the person behind him got the throne, and then the east wind overwhelmed the west wind and blew away the black clouds above their heads.

To put it bluntly, it was a gamble that the person behind the conspiracy would win the "big test" and become the new emperor. At that time, the difficulties around Ye Lansheng and Ma Xuanlin would be resolved.

As for the identity of the person or force behind it, how to confirm it as one of the princes? And how can they be sure that the other party will recognize the "credit" of Ye Lansheng and Ma Xuanlin afterwards?

Because there is no choice. Anyway, the end is worrying, isn't it good to give it a try now? Both Ma Xuanlin and Ye Lansheng knew that it was not a good idea for them to be a swordsman, but what if they won the bet?

Xue Gui stood with his hands tied and listened to the training with serious eyes, Ma Xuanlin was very relieved by his respectful look.

"The subordinates understand that the case can now be completed according to the existing clues. It is afraid that King Lu will get the news in advance and hide Li Wenhao or directly silence him. It will be difficult to do his best." Xue Gui expressed his worries.

But Ma Xuanlin waved his hand, and said indifferently: "You don't have to worry about this. You just need to confirm the clues in your hands, and the two people will testify to you. It doesn't matter what happens to King Lu. Do you know that the wall is falling and everyone is pushing? At that time, there is no need for us to do anything more. People who have already secretly stood in line in the hall will definitely jump out and step on King Lu. In the end, they will form a joint force, and it will be difficult for King Lu to stand up again. .”

"My lord has a good opinion, but my subordinates are not thinking about it."

"Don't underestimate yourself, the things in the temple are not something you should think about. If you get this thing done well, you've made a great contribution.

Another thing is that Wang Qi, the servant of the right, is very old, and he proposed to me before that he wanted to retire and return to his hometown in advance. I agreed. After this case is over, you can have a handover with him. Then report to the left minister to ask for a promotion opportunity for you. "

Xue Gui hastily bowed and saluted, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you, sir, for your cultivation, I will definitely not disappoint you!"

"Very good. That's it. You go back and hurry up to do it. The warrant will be issued by Zuo Xiangfu after dawn. You should be ready."