At the end of the day, Lord Zhao said goodbye to Emperor Xuanguang and returned to the ghost house. Others saw him alone, but they didn't know that Emperor Xuanguang, who was supposed to live in the palace, would hide his figure and return home with him almost every day, and the two were communicating with each other with their thoughts.

"I haven't done anything wrong lately, so why should I be punished?" Youshu's tone was extremely aggrieved.

"Haven't done anything wrong? The minister urged me to choose a concubine after the election, why didn't you stand up and oppose it? ”

"Then what grounds do you think I have to object?"

"You just say that the emperor belongs to you alone, only you can eat, no one else can. If they object, draw a few Yin Charm charms and tell them to enjoy themselves. Emperor Xuanguang laughed.

No wonder the master has more and more eyes, and his belly is getting darker and darker, all of which are bad for the king. The ancestor who was waiting by the door couldn't listen anymore, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Youshu was interrupted, and it was not easy to argue any longer, so she blushed and whispered, "Anyway, I don't agree with the punishment you said!" One dragon is already so thick, two dragons will die. ”

"No, I have an elixir in my hand......" The king's unashamed voice gradually disappeared at the end of the corridor, and the ancestor wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, indicating that he didn't understand it at all.

…… It's amazing how good people can be separated!

About half an hour later, the door opened, and Youshu limped out, and Emperor Xuanguang was full of support. The two sat down in the side hall, saw the big fish and meat on the table, and said in unison, "Remove these dishes and replace them with two bowls of vegetable porridge." ”

The corners of the ancestor's mouth twitched slightly, and he took the order, and as soon as he crossed the threshold, he saw a little ghost running in a hurry, saying that Zhao Youcai wanted to see him.

It is now the tenth year of Xuanguang, and after ten years of reform, Dayong has gradually regained its former prosperity, and those who have been removed from official positions have a chance to start over. After several years of hard study, Zhao Youcai finally passed the small examination held separately by the Ministry of Officials, and became the official responsible for sorting out the documents.

I don't know if there is another plan, he began to slowly approach Youshu, even if he was frightened by the ancestors and other ghosts every time, but he still came to the door every few days to send some mountain treasures or earth instruments. The gifts are not valuable, but they are delicious, and Shu takes it by chance, but I want to see what he is planning behind his back.

This time he sent a braised pig's head, and he could smell the rich aroma of meat from afar. Youshu's saliva came down, and she stretched her neck and couldn't help but look. Emperor Xuanguang hid his figure, secretly pressed his half-raised buttocks, and said with a smile, "Good, you can't eat this thing now." ”

Youshu bared her teeth and grinned, revealing pain, "Didn't you say that you would be fine immediately after smearing the elixir?" ”

"I'm talking about tomorrow morning." Seeing his sad face and disillusioned expression, Emperor Xuanguang comforted, "I'll help you freeze the pig's head, heat it myself tomorrow night, and then cut it into slices and feed it into your mouth, it's done, right?" ”

While speaking, Zhao Youcai had already entered the side hall, and saw that Youshu was eating, but there were two bowls of porridge on the table, and he couldn't help asking, "Cousin, do you have guests?" ”

"No, both bowls are mine." Youshu stared at the braised pig's head in his hand.

Zhao Youcai comprehended, hurriedly handed over the pig's head, and said that he couldn't finish a meal, so he let him put it in the ice cellar and eat it slowly. The ancestor nodded in agreement, and was about to take the pig's head to freeze, but saw the king show an angry expression, and stopped, "Slow, there is something wrong with this pig's head." The king will be there soon, and you will wait a while. ”

Youshu knew that the master's vision not only relied on his eyes, but also on his divine sense, and he could see the abnormalities that were difficult for ordinary people to detect. He said that there was a problem with the pig's head, then the problem was big. Youshu talked to Zhao Youcai as usual, and the ancestor walked slowly with the pig's head, and Emperor Xuanguang had disappeared in the side hall, and ordered Outai to join him immediately.

Outai was eating in a good manner, when he saw the token flashing white, put down the bowl and pressed it, the person had appeared in a remote alley, and the master was wearing a set of regular clothes, standing at the mouth of the alley and waving to him. The two knocked on the door of the Zhao Mansion in the appearance of a private visit in micro-service, and were respectfully led into the side hall by an old ghost.

At that time, Zhao Youcai was getting up to say goodbye, but when he saw the emperor and the criminal department Shangshu coming one after another, he immediately greeted him with fear, and this time, the ghost servants refused to leave even after driving him away. Youshu also greeted him out, and waved his hand again and again to let the servant add vegetables.

"It just so happened that my cousin brought a braised pig's head, put it in a drawer and steamed it, and then put it on as the main dish."

As soon as he proposed this Jianyì, Zhao Youcai's face changed, and he said in a trembling voice, "The taste of the braised pig's head is heavy, and the look is indecent, how can the emperor enjoy it?" Why not let the chef cook a few more elaborate dishes? ”

Emperor Xuanguang waved his hand, "It's okay." I am a white dragon fish suit, experience the people's livelihood, and the dish of braised pig's head is just right. Otai also echoed.

finally got the opportunity to meet Shengyan, but Zhao Youcai was absent-minded, sweating, and wanted to say goodbye several times, but was cleverly blocked back by Outai. It wasn't until the ancestor and the ghost servants came up with the dishes that he breathed a sigh of relief, the braised pig's head was still the same, and he had not been passive.

However, he was relieved too soon. Outai actually picked up the dagger in the tray and slowly cut the pig's head, saying that he liked to eat the brain marrow the most, and first dug a little to try it, but found that the brain marrow and skull had already been removed, and replaced with a few gold bars and placed inside.

"What's going on?" Before Ou Tai could react, Emperor Xuanguang had already questioned in a deep voice.

Zhao Youcai knelt down with a puff and told the matter as it was. It turned out that he had already been bribed by Youshu's political enemies, and he stuffed six gold bars into the pig's head, which was converted into six hundred taels of silver. Tomorrow, it is natural that someone will impeach Youshu for accepting bribes in the court, and according to the law, corruption of sixty taels will be beheaded, this is the bottom line set by Emperor Xuanguang himself, and it is impossible to talk back.

The bright line and the dark line have been properly buried, and even the evidence has been prepared, Zhao Youcai only needs to spend a few years in prison, and when he comes out, he can get an official position from the fourth rank and a reward of 100,000 taels. On the other hand, there is Shu who is speechless, and only Ling Chi is executed.

It can be seen how much time and energy they spent in order to bring down Youshu. However, they never expected that Emperor Xuanguang would come so coincidentally, and they just collided with Zhao Youcai. He has been in a high position for a long time, and his momentum is amazing, how can Zhao Youcai resist it, and he almost didn't need to be interrogated to pour beans into a bamboo tube.

Emperor Xuanguang was silent for a long time, as if a storm was coming, when Zhao Youcai thought he would be thunderous and angry, he hugged Youshu and sat on his lap, pinched the tip of the other party's nose and smiled, "Did you hear that?" You almost became a pig's head, and you were stewed! ”

Youshu's face was full of chagrin and couldn't help sighing.

The intimate posture of the two made Zhao Youcai shocked. knew that his cousin and the emperor had this kind of relationship, why did he have to listen to those people? Just serve your cousin well, and don't want anything? But it was too late to regret it, and he was escorted by Otai to write a confession, press his fingerprint, and immediately go to the prison for trial.

A pig's head actually made a shocking case of framing Zhongliang, and the number of people implicated reached 28 people, and most of them were first- and second-grade officials, and even a few super-grade national princes, all of whom were sentenced to Ling Chi after pleading guilty, and they were even nine clans.

Although Emperor Xuanguang's methods are a little decisive and ruthless, they are also lenient and severe, if they can leave a glimmer of life, they will not be killed. He rarely made a judgment of the nine clans, but this time he actually exterminated the twenty-eight clans in a row, which was unprecedented. The courtiers finally realized: Lord Zhao is in the emperor's heart, and he will stay away from him in the future, so as not to be injured by mistake.

More than a month had passed since the news of the extinction of the 28 ethnic groups reached Suichang, which shocked the people. In a certain teahouse, the tea guests were talking about it, and even the babbling songs on the stage were impatient to listen to them.

"Don't they all say that the emperor is very merciful? How could you kill so many people in a row? The framed person was a relative of the emperor, and he made the emperor so angry. ”

"Who did you listen to? The emperor only killed the main culprit, and the so-called Zhulian Nine Clans just demoted their relatives to concubines and sold them into the Jiaofang Division. ”

"That's bad enough! The good house of Zhong Ming Ding Food fell apart overnight; The once high-ranking aristocracy has now become the most humble slave or even an official prostitute, which is embarrassing to think about. Everyone is human, is it true that the relatives of the emperor and the country are particularly different? A certain Confucian shook his head and sighed.

One merchant sneered, "Do you know who they're harming?" If you know, it's not too late to come and have mercy. ”

"Who are they harming?" This kind of shocking case is generally suppressed from above, and the public can know very little inside information.

The merchant is a person from the capital, and he is relatively well-informed, and said in a low voice, "The person who was framed is not a relative of the emperor, if you really want to talk about it, you can be regarded as half a Suichang person." ”

"Could it be that it is Xiao Zhao County Order?" I don't know who asked in a trembling voice.

"Guess right, it's your Xiao Zhao County Order. Because he strongly advocated the abolition of the land occupation system and the implementation of the land equalization system, he harmed the interests of the vast majority of the powerful people, which caused this catastrophe. The merchant showed a look of indignation, and the Xiaozhao County Order not only took into account the interests of the vast number of peasants, but also improved the status of the merchants, so that the merchants could also participate in the imperial examination and enter the official career, which can be said to be a rare virtuous minister in a century. If he is killed, who will call for the people's lives? Relying on those powerful people who eat on corpses, dog officials who close their earbuds and listen?

The person who was still pitiful was now only furious, slapping the table and scolding, "Damn, you dare to harm Xiao Zhao County Commander!" Fortunately, the emperor was discerning and did not let the good people be wronged! ”

"Well done! Even if all the nine clans are killed, none of them will be wronged! ”

"It actually hurt our Xiao Zhao County Commander! If anything happens to him, let's break into the prison again! "This person is obviously one of the victims who once broke the city and tried to rescue Xiao Zhao County Order. The people at the same table with him were all the same people back then, and now they have formed a dart bureau and walked between the state capitals, so they naturally know how different Suichang is compared to other counties.

Because the successor prefect felt that Xiao Zhao's county order was extraordinary, he did not dare to change the decree he had promulgated, and within half a year, he was promoted to five levels in a row and became a household servant, and then entered the cabinet, so he took the pamphlet he gave more and more as a guideline, and did it correctly. Therefore, the bridge in Suichang is more magnificent than the bridge in other places; The road is smoother than in other places; The levees are stronger than those in other places, and the floods rage every year, and not once they break the shackles.

But these are nothing, what is more important is the spiritual outlook of Suichang people. They know better than anyone the preciousness of life, and they know better than anyone the importance of standing together through thick and thin and helping each other. No matter how poor or poor, as long as we meet in other places, we are all friends, and we all value love and righteousness, and we are grateful for gratitude.

They are united, but they are not xenophobic, of course, if outsiders criticize Xiao Zhao's county order, it is a different matter. Now, some people actually deliberately put Xiao Zhao's county order to death, teach them how to endure it, and gather together to denounce the murderer, and then make an appointment to go to the county government to write a petition for the people, asking the emperor to punish him severely.

Seeing that the noisy teahouse was gone, even the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper began to clean up the tables and chairs, locked the counter, and prepared to ask for help, and the two people sitting in the corner raised their heads and showed expressions of crying and laughing.

Even though she wore a layer of □□, Youshu's cheeks were still flushed, and she said suddenly, "Thank you for the love of the villagers in Suichang." ”

"Because you deserve their love. Let's go, go to the county government to have a look, I heard that this year's magistrate has some ability. The prefect of Lishui has recommended him several times in Songshu, saying that he has the style of Zhao Gong's 'judging cases like a god'. "Emperor Xuanguang didn't change his disguise, his face should not be known to many people in a remote place like Suichang.

Youshu has also heard this person mentioned by Suichang villagers several times, saying that he has been in office for two years, and there has not been a single unjust, false and wrongful case, so he inevitably has a good impression in his heart, so he nodded. When the two walked to the county office, the county magistrate, who was only in his early twenties this year, had already sent everyone away in a few words, and his face was still smiling, but he turned around but showed a disgusted expression, and said in a low voice, "It's Xiao Zhao's county order again!" Could it be that our Desheng will always be crushed by him? How many years ago did he leave Suichang, but he still remembered, if he didn't die, what did it have to do with you small people? ”

"My lord, you can be quiet, let others hear it, it's terrible!" The master hurriedly pulled his sleeve and looked around from time to time, for fear of being heard. You must know that all the officials in the Suichang County Yali are supporters of Xiao Zhao's county order. Although ten years have passed, there have been several changes, but as long as you are from Suichang County, you can't change the fanaticism for Xiao Zhao County Order in your bones.

"Got it." The county magistrate's expression became more and more disgusted.

Youshu's spiritual power couldn't be released, and he only saw two backs, but Emperor Xuanguang saw the conversation and demeanor between the two clearly, shook his head and said, "Narrow-minded, it's difficult to take on a big responsibility, and it's still 108,000 miles behind you." ”

"What's wrong with him?"

"It's nothing, it's just a bit disdainful of you."

"I'm not a treasure of gold and silver, and I can't guarantee that everyone will like it."

"That's why I say he's narrow-minded and can't compare to you." Emperor Xuanguang pulled the person into his arms and gently kissed the top of his hair.

Youshu was about to speak, when he saw many villagers dragging a man and a woman tied up with five flowers, and beat the Dengwen drum vigorously. But based on their intermittent scolding, they can already guess that this is a case of a wife and an adulterer poisoning her husband's parents and children. Both father and son died, and the bodies were carried to the county seat by relatives and placed outside the county office to win the sympathy of passers-by.

Due to the bad influence, the county magistrate was immediately promoted to the court to try the case, and in order to show that he was like a god in judging the case, he no longer drove the villagers who came to write the petition. Youshu and her master squeezed to the front, and saw that the servant had lifted the white cloth to examine the body, and kept recording the suspicious points on the paper.

The corpse was indeed poisoned to death, and the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose all had different types of blood, and the two murderers who were caught by the deceased clan knelt down in the hall, trembling. Youshu took a closer look and found that the two of them showed grief in addition to fear, which was obviously contrary to common sense.

Killing the husband and killing the son, isn't it exactly what they want? What is the grief now? Youshu stepped forward half a step forward to inspect again, but saw that the county master actually looked directly at the dead soul standing aside.

The deceased, who had been a hunter, had had his leg bitten off by a tiger and became a cripple, and when he died, he could not take his crutches with him, so he could only let the soul of his six-year-old son support him. He was still cursing his wife and adulterer, but when he saw the county lord looking at him, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"If you have any grievances, say it!" The county master stared at him and said in a loud voice.

But this sentence obviously caused a misunderstanding, and the wife and the adulterer also desperately shouted injustice, saying that they would definitely not be so ruthless and kill both father and son. But the □□ shopkeeper remembered her and quickly stood up to testify, and some neighbors accused her of all kinds of evil deeds of abusing her husband. At the same time, the soul of the deceased also realized that the county master could see ghosts, and immediately told how he and his son were poisoned.

"It turns out that he also has yin and yang eyes, no wonder the trial of the case is accurate in the first instance." Emperor Xuanguang understood.

Youshu looked at the corpse, then at the suspect, shook his head and said, "The dead soul used to be a human, so it can also lie." Look at the appearance of his son, who is with him? And he put his whole body weight on his son's shoulders, regardless of whether he could bear it or not, and his son was poisoned for no reason without a word of comfort, let alone look at it, is this a father's doing? Moreover, there is relief and joy on his face, but there is no regret or nostalgia, which is not the reaction that a victim should have. ”

"If you don't say it, I don't pay attention. Indeed, his son is not like him, but is five or six points like an adulterer. Emperor Xuanguang frowned, thoughtful.

"That's right. It's okay to murder your own husband, why do you kill even the adulterer and the son born to you? This is clearly counterintuitive. ”

"But why don't they dare tell the truth?"

"Don't you know? The law of the Great Yong says: Whoever commits adultery with others will be given fifty rods, and parade through the streets for ten days; Those who commit adultery and have children live for three years. Most of the women are not held with men, but are guarded by state media. In order to make profits, the official media often treat them as prostitutes and women, and some commit suicide before the end of their sentences, while the vast majority of them have since been reduced to the dust, and life is worse than death. Therefore, she is grief-stricken, and I am afraid that she will not take the initiative to admit it. "Youshu can recite the law of the Great Yong backwards, and naturally understands the hardships of women.

In this case, it is very likely that the husband first poisoned his son and then committed suicide in order to frame his wife and adulterer. Anyway, he is a wasted person, and his son is not his own, so there is no hope for the rest of his life, so it is better to pull a few cushions.

However, Fang County's order had already believed his words, and ordered someone to drag the adulterer out and beat the adulterer and the woman until he confessed his guilt. His method of interrogation has always been like this, after collecting evidence from the ghosts, he arrested the murderer and beat him severely, wrote a confession, and closed the case. The murderer will quibble in every possible way, and the victim will not always cover up the enemy, right?

Seeing that an unjust, false and wrongful case was about to happen, Youshu hurriedly stood up to stop it, and Fang County Ling was about to reprimand him for disturbing the court, when he took out a token and shook it.

Who doesn't know the inspection order of the minister? Fang County immediately announced his withdrawal from the hall and took people to the backyard for entertainment. Youshu explained his doubts to him one by one, and asked him to follow this clue to investigate, while speaking, there was a commotion outside, but it was a thief who robbed an old man's money bag in a secluded place, and was caught up by a righteous and brave descendant, and scuffled all the way to the government. But the two were of similar shape, the same height, and even the clothes they wore were of the same color and style, and the old man's eyes were broken, and he could not recognize the criminal, and when he was asked to testify, he could not tell what was good or bad. There were no passers-by present at the time, and there was no way to verify it.

Both of them defended that they were good people and the other party was thieves, which made the arrester feel a big headache, so he had to ask the county master.

If there are no dead people, there will be no unjust souls to tell the real murderer, Fang County Ling was completely stunned, and when he saw the two Qincha sitting on the side waiting, he became more and more anxious. He really wanted to show his ability to "solve cases like a god", but his brain was in a mess, so he had to peek at his master.

The master waved his hand, indicating that he could not do anything. There's always a good guy in between, and you can't pull them all out and beat them up, right? Besides, even if he is killed, who is willing to admit that he is a thief?

Youshu didn't want to say authentically, "The thief was in a hurry to escape, and he should have tried his best, but he was still caught up by that righteous man, which shows that his footsteps are far inferior to the other party." Take them out for a race, and whoever gets to the gate of the city first will be a good man. ”

Lord Qincha solved an unsolved case in just a few words, which surprised Fang Xianling and made him ashamed, and he believed the doubts he had raised before, and hurriedly sent someone to investigate. Yushu did not stay long, and when the woman confessed that her son was an adulterer, she left.

They walked for a long time before a disciple who was over fifty years old slowly spoke, "Fang County Order, do you see it?" This is the blue sky above the heads of our Suichang people, and the sun and moon in our hearts! "So don't always take out your little tricks to compare with Xiao Zhao's county order, it's disgusting.

"You, how do you know? Zhao County Ling didn't look like that! There is a portrait hanging in the county office, and the county commander naturally recognizes the other party.

"The old man can't recognize the mask, can he still recognize the voice of Xiao Zhao's county order? When the old man was sick and dying, it was Xiao Zhao County Commander who sat next to him and called the old man all night, calling the old man back from the ghost gate. The man beside him walked in a tiger's step, his vision was extraordinary, and he was afraid that he would not be inferior. Menzi shook his head as he spoke, and walked out, secretly holding the teacup used by Xiao Zhao County Order in his arms.

I'm afraid of being inferior? Fang Xianling was stunned for a long time before kowtowing in fear and saying long live. He finally remembered that he had seen the emperor from afar in the Qionglin Banquet when he was exploring flowers in the middle of the year, no wonder he felt familiar. If it weren't for Xiao Zhao's county order, he would have unjustly killed the two of them today, so much so that he lost his life. You must know that officials who wrongly convict people of life also have to pay for their crimes.

It turns out that the real Xiao Zhao County Order is like this, no wonder the emperor often praises him as the backbone of Dayong. Fang County ordered the chief inspector to sigh, and never dared to compare with it again.