Gu Yun took the letter, lowered his eyes and read it carefully, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, "Is this letter from your good friend? Li Xu, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Works, wanted him to kill Zhou Fang?"
Yu Qizhe shook his head and said in a steady and gentle voice, "This letter was found in Lu Jin's study. I can guarantee that Zhou Fang's death had nothing to do with him. Lu Jin should not know the existence of this letter."
Yu Qizhe looked at the letter and continued, "Half an hour ago, Lu Jin was called back to the Guardian Division. I found this letter in his courtyard. Someone set up a trap. Lu Jin was just a trigger. This letter was planted as evidence. I took the letter out and copied another copy and put it in Lu Jin's study. This Yuanwailang Li Xiuying is also a part of the trap."
"If Young Marquis Gu doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the Dali Temple to ask and you will know. This Deputy Minister Li Xiu should have been arrested by the Dali Temple, and in a few days, the Dali Temple will solve the case. However, the wanted criminal who was closed is just a scapegoat, and the embezzled silver will not be recovered."
Gu Yun called a servant and ordered him to go to the Dali Temple to inquire about the situation. He then stared at Yu Qizhe and said, "Even if you guessed it right, so what? The Dali Temple handles cases based on evidence. What you said is just one-sided. Maybe you just said it to excuse your friend. Why should I believe you?"
Yu Qizhe took a sip of tea and said, "Young Marquis Gu is on good terms with the son of Liu Cifu, who is a pillar of the clean government. The treacherous faction in the court, led by Shen Tian, is on good terms with Cheng Dugong, the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department. The clean officials in the court are having a hard time. Young Marquis Gu doesn't want to see the clean officials in jail, right?"
"What do you mean?" Gu Yun frowned. He felt that Yu Qizhe was young and had not yet entered the officialdom, but when he spoke, he had learned the twists and turns of court officials. He hated dealing with such people. It was too much trouble to go around in circles everywhere.
If the matter wasn't of great importance, he really wanted to kick the person out.
Yu Qizhe smiled faintly and said, "Young Marquis Gu was so angry in Qingzhou because of his greed for silver that he asked His Majesty to investigate the case thoroughly. This case must have a result. Lu Jin is just a small Jinyiwei Qianzong, it is not worth it for someone to set up such a trap for him. The person who secretly set up the trap has two purposes, one is to push someone out to close the case as soon as possible, and the other is to use this to weaken the Qingliu forces."
"If they just wanted to close the case, they could just randomly bring out someone who could take the blame, and there would be no need to go through all the trouble to set up a trap." Yu Qizhe said patiently, "Young Marquis Gu worked hard to build dikes and dams in Chanzhou, and I think he also cares about the people. He would not want to see Shen Tian and his party become more arrogant and control the government in the future, making the people's lives miserable and the court in chaos."
Gu Yun pinched his knuckles, looked at Yu Qizhe, and asked with some doubt, "Are you really from Changkui County, Qingzhou?"
Yu Qizhe was puzzled, but still nodded.
The sun was scorching in the late autumn afternoon, shining through the crabapple tree in the yard and falling on Yu Qizhe. Gu Yun raised his eyes and stared at his immature face, feeling indescribably depressed.
This was the first time he took Yu Qizhe seriously. This man had a calm and composed look on his face, and didn't look like a bumpkin who had just come from the north. He was also very smart. How come he hadn't realized before that this man was so extraordinary?
How could a person who had never been to the capital, even if he knew something about the court from other people's mouths, dare to speculate so boldly? He had such a keen sense of the factional struggles in the court, and he was so sharp in his criticism.
If this person doesn't have a master guiding him, then he can only be a born politician.
"Even if what you said is true, the trap has been set and the evidence is all there. What's the point of you looking for me?" Gu Yun said after a long time.
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