On the fourth day of Zhang Tian and his entourage being imprisoned, because everyone had not changed their words, he still claimed that the servants of the Ministry had sold the tribute quota, Liu Gan claimed that he had been wronged and falsely accused, and Sun Laishi claimed that he did not know at all, had not bought it, and took the test based on his strength.

In the past four days, this stalemate has never been broken, until Zhu Da, the head of the Ministry of Rites, came to visit the prison with a message from He Changxu, and the visit was naturally Liu Gan's prison.

Zhu Da said that the Ministry of Rites has an unshirkable responsibility for raising people to make trouble this time, and he made a special trip to confront Liu Gan and assist in the investigation of the case on the order of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

The emperor did not decree that no one should be allowed to visit the prison, so Zhu Da smoothly entered the cell of Dali Temple.

Liu Gan has lived these four days as better than death, he has injuries on his body, and he can't sleep day and night in pain, although Dou Guan didn't embarrass him, and he also sent him decoction medicine every day, but this cell is cloudy, cold and damp, how can he be comfortable on the bed at home.

He hadn't slept much since he came in, his eye sockets were sunken, his eye circles were all blackened, and his face was bruised and bruised, he looked like he was about to die, and Zhu Da was really startled when he came to the prison door.

The iron door was opened, Liu Gan was still looking at the person who came strangely, and Zhu Da had already saluted respectfully: "The lower official greets Lord Shilang----"

"Are you?" he asked coldly, since he was imprisoned, except for his family and Shen Qing, the secretary of the ministry, who sent someone to ask him about the situation, no minister of the central government had come to visit him.

"Xia Guan is Zhu Da, the head of the Ministry of Rites, because there is a distance between the two offices, and Xia Guan is a micro position, so the adults have never seen Xia Guan. Zhu Da said respectfully.

When Liu Gan heard that it was from the Ministry of Rites, he immediately became angry, and snorted coldly: "I have nothing to say to you, you can go, if He Changxu's old man asks you to see if the old man is dead, you tell him that the old man is dead, and he will die with him." ”

Zhu Da said in a panic: "My lord misunderstood, Lord Shangshu knew that you were wronged, so he asked the official to come, Lord Shangshu hopes that the official can meet that Zhang Tian, and ask him why he wants to frame you, and Lord Shangshu can also maneuver from it." ”

Liu Gan sneered: "He still thinks that I am wronged, but I want to ask, how can a grass farmer Zhang Tian, who has no power and no power, have the courage to frame me as a dignified third-grade official, is he a person who doesn't want to die?"

"It's not clear ---- the outlaws of the world. Zhu Da said with a smile.

Liu Gan looked even more angry, he almost believed in his judgment now, He Changxu's old horseman, this time he must have calculated him, the two of them were also well water and river water before, he didn't understand He Changxu's move, he was an enemy of him, an enemy of the Ministry of Officials, which was not a good thing for the Ministry of Rites.

It's just that there is no evidence yet, fortunately, Sun Laishi hasn't opened his mouth yet, but if Sun Laishi opens his mouth to identify him, then he and the Ministry of Rites will really not share the sky, he said coldly: "Go back and tell He Changxu that the old man has fallen into such a field, no matter what the result is, the old man will find him and say." ”

Zhu Da bowed his hand, "My lord suffered this disaster, Lord Shangshu is also deeply sorry, after all, he is the head of the Ministry of Rites, but we adults are now lying on the bed and hanging for a breath, he is under all kinds of difficulties, and he also asked the officials to visit, it can be seen that Lord Shangshu is really concerned about you."

Xia Guan went to meet that Zhang Tian to see why he wanted to frame the adult. He saluted again and withdrew.

The official heard the words of the two clearly, although the other party was an official of several grades older than himself, he also said straightforwardly: "Without permission, you are not allowed to visit other people." ”

Zhu Da walked out of the prison door, his deferential attitude disappeared, but he said with a stern face: "Presumptuous, this official was ordered to come to assist in handling the case, you are a small servant, blocking the way of this official, delaying the trial of the case, you are not enough to cut off ten heads, and you do not lead the way." ”

The servant's heart and liver trembled when he was reprimanded, in the end, he was just a nine-grade servant, so after thinking about it, he finally took Zhu Da to the cell where Zhang Tian was imprisoned.

Zhang Tianzheng was sitting in the cell, it had been four days, Sun Laishi did not open his mouth, Wei Xiancai could not find it, his words did not have any substantive evidence, which was very unfavorable to him, besides, he had no power and no power, if he was single-handed, he would not be able to fight those big officials who played with power.

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't think of any better way, so he could only pace back and forth in the room to ease the anxiety in his heart.

The official took Zhu Da's suddenness, and saw the anxiety on his face, a sneer flashed in Zhu Da's eyes, and he asked out loud: "Is he Zhang Tian?"

This was originally a random question, the purpose was to attract Zhang Tian's attention, but the official stopped him this time and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it outside, without the permission from above, this iron gate cannot be opened, and anyone can get close." ”

I don't know if it's because the attitude of the servant is tough, and Zhu Da doesn't ask for much, so he looked at Zhang Tian inside through the iron railing, and said with half pain and half disappointment: "Zhang Tian, you are also a scholar, how can you do such a heartbreaking thing to destroy your conscience, you wronged Lord Liu, what is your intention?"

Zhang Tian looked at Zhu Da inexplicably, and his tone was very defensive: "Who are you?" He saw Zhang Tian's official uniform, and when he heard that, he was afraid that it was also Liu Gan's party, so he was naturally on guard.

Zhu Da flicked his sleeves disdainfully, and snorted coldly behind his hands, "You don't need to know who this official is, this official only asks you, why do you want to ----?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a ding-dong, something fell on the stone floor, Zhu Da followed the direction of the voice and looked over, and immediately showed a hurry: "Oh, the child's toy actually fell, did it break." ”

Judah was talking to himself as he picked up the toy, but it was a wooden windmill toy, the surface of which was very smooth, and it was obvious that it was often played with.

When he picked it up, he saw that it was not broken, and he smiled: "Fortunately, it was not broken, if it is broken, this child will not be able to coax it." ”

The official didn't care, but Zhang Tian's eyes were round, he grabbed the iron railing suddenly, his eyes stared at the toy in Zhu Da's hand, he gritted his teeth, and the hatred in his eyes seemed to be about to delay Zhu Daling.

"What are you doing, go back. The official immediately scolded.

Zhang Tian didn't listen, he just stared at the wooden toy, his eyes were gradually congested, his breathing was uneven, and his teeth were clucking.

Zhu Da put away the toys and looked at Zhang Tian with a smile: "Zhang Tian, Zhang Tian, why do you say this, what you say is groundless, who do you let believe you, you took the lead before, deceived and used the people who failed to make trouble, but now, the Criminal Department and Dali Temple are handling the case together-----"

He shook his head with a sigh: "Tell me, the truth is not something you just say casually, this case is investigated, when the time comes, black and white, but not necessarily, you don't have to block the road for yourself, in the end, ----"

The official listened to the tone, and the more he listened, the more wrong it became, but he couldn't hear any mystery, so he could only stop him: "Okay, the time is up, if you still want to explore again, please ask Dali Siqing for instructions." ”

Zhu Da also cooperated, slowly put the Trojan windmill into the sleeve pocket of his clothes, and then turned around and left without hurrying.

Zhang Tian's knuckles that were clutching the iron railing had turned white, and he watched Zhu Da turn around the corner and disappear.