When the night passed, everything was quiet. At this time, Shao An had not yet fallen asleep, and was in the study to review the chapter, when he suddenly heard a window sound, and a man in black flew in lightly from the window and landed silently.

Facing the man in black who suddenly appeared, Shao An was not afraid. Because he could wear black in the middle of the night and fly in openly, only Zhang San did it.

Shao An looked at him speechlessly, "Brother Zhang, aren't you tired of jumping out of the window every time, can you walk through the door next time?" ”

Zhang San found a chair to sit down, "We are hidden guards, we are used to it." ”

Shao An didn't care, poured him a cup of tea, and asked, "You didn't look for me easily, what happened?" ”

"Dude got the news that Li Si was imprisoned."

"Because of what?" Shao An is strange, someone who abides by the law like his brother will be arrested?

"Because he's stupid! Bribery, even if you really do it, you have to die and not admit it. He's good, he didn't do it and he didn't admit it. You said that the fourth child has lost his memory, and his brain has become stupid. Zhang San hated the fact that iron is not steel, and then told Shao An the ins and outs.

Shao An listened to the whole thing and was slightly relieved. Fortunately, it is an unjust case, and it will be much easier to operate.

"Brother, where is he locked up?"

"The Prison of the Palace."

Shao An frowned slightly and thought: "The front of the palace leads the forbidden army and belongs to the Privy Council. How does Zhongshu Province intervene? ”

Zhang San said: "Gao Wei left Beijing and won't be able to come back for a while." Why don't you talk to Song Qi privately? ”

"It's not proper, the old general Song is most disgusted with civilian officials interfering in the affairs of military generals, if I look for him, it will be a bad thing."

"Then what should I do, I can't wait for Gao Wei to come back." Zhang San hurriedly said, "The prison methods are comparable to the criminal department, if it drags on, I'm afraid he won't be able to endure the punishment." ”

Shao An said calmly: "First find a way to transfer him to the Criminal Department, Jiang Jiamin is his own person." It's just that the six ministries are subordinate to the province of Zhongshu, and if they bring their prisoners, I'm afraid the Privy Council will oppose it. ”

"Definitely against it." Although Zhang San is a martial artist, he has been by the emperor's side for a long time, and he can also see the faction in the DPRK and China, "I look at it coldly, you have a deep disagreement with the cardinal." ”

Shao An sneered: "The gap between the two mansions (1) is not unique to this dynasty. As long as the dynasty still uses literature to control the military, the suspicion of civil and military officials cannot be resolved. ”

"Now that you're in charge, it's different." Zhang San obviously didn't believe it, and returned to the truth after jokingly, "If the Criminal Department can't raise the fourth child, what should I do?" Do you want me to ask the emperor for a holy decree? ”

Shao An didn't want to bother the emperor with such a trivial matter, so he firmly refused: "No need. If you really can't do it, you will go to Dali Temple Prison. Feng Che is law-abiding and will not use lynching. ”

"Dali Temple is in charge of criminal cases in the world, even if they are dissatisfied, they should not stop it. But Feng Che will help you at the risk of offending the generals? ”

Shao Anzhi spit out a word: "Yes." ”

The two were talking, and suddenly Ah Rui rushed to the study, Zhang San's ears were bright, and he suddenly ran to the beam.

As soon as Zhang San hid it, Ah Rui knocked on the door and said, "Master, someone asks to see you." ”

Shao An was most annoyed that someone would disturb him when he was watching the folds, so he said angrily: "Who is it?" ”

"He said his name is Xu Lei, please help."

Shao An replied neatly: "No." ”

The subordinate received the order to pass the message, and Zhang San jumped down and asked, "He must be for Li Hongyi's business, why don't you see it?" ”

"He used to beat his brother with a stick, who wants to see him."

Zhang Sanyi choked, but he didn't expect Shao An to hold a grudge, "Didn't they become friends later." ”

"You don't know my brother's character, he can make friends with everyone in the world." Shao An took a sip of tea and said, "But brother, he treats others wholeheartedly, how do you know if others treat him wholeheartedly?" ”

Zhang San understood Shao An's intentions, and said meaningfully: "No wonder I can't say that adversity sees the truth." ”

As soon as Zhang San's words fell, Ah Rui came running again, and asked cautiously through the door, "Master, that person is not leaving." And he said, If thou dost not see him, he will not be able to kneel long. ”

Zhang San leaned close to Shao An's ear and whispered, "Look, it's the truth." ”

Shao An shook his head at Zhang San, turned to the door and said loudly, "Let him kneel." ”

After Ah Rui left, Zhang San stroked his forehead and said, "You, you are suspicious." Do you have to kneel for hours to believe? ”

Shao An didn't answer and asked: "You said, Xu Lei and I have no friendship, why did you think of begging me?" ”

“…… I don't know. ”

"It was definitely Li Honghui who asked Xu Lei to beg. But why didn't he come in person? ”

"Oh, he's been beaten with sixty sticks, and he's lying on the bed to recuperate." Zhang San is a hidden guard, what news can escape his ears?

Shao An got up and walked around the study twice, then stood in front of Zhang San, stared at him and asked, "Li Honghui, is there really no problem?" ”

“…… No problem. Zhang San avoided Shao An's inquiring eyes and said with a smile, "Let's check people, you still don't worry?" We can turn out three generations of his ancestors. ”

"Of course, don't worry." Shao An also smiled, "It's just strange that Gao Wei trusts Li Honghui so much that he even tells him these things." ”

"The person selected by General Gao must be good." Zhang San saw snowflakes floating outside the window, so he said goodbye to Shao An, "It's actually snowing?" The snow is heavy and the road is not easy to walk, so if you go, you don't send it. ”

Shao An looked at Zhang San's figure walking through the snow from the window, and fell into deep thought.

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The first snow of this winter fell all night. The next morning, it was already a world of pink makeup.

In winter, the weather is as cold as if in an ice cellar, and no matter how warm it is, it can't warm up. Shao An wore a purple court dress with padded cotton, a goldfish bag, and a thick dark blue coat, and picked up the official documents and wat boards that had been reviewed last night on the table; Then sit in the warm sedan chair that has been prepared and go out to the court.

When he came to the door, Shao An saw a person kneeling in the snow from afar, the person had obviously been kneeling for a long time, his shoulders were covered with snowflakes, and the snow on his knees had melted and wet his pants.

"Why is he still here?" Shao An accidentally forgot this stubble, but he didn't expect Xu Lei to really kneel for a night.

Ari replied: "The slave persuaded him, but he refused to reply. ”

"That's it. Let him enter the house first, and we'll talk when I get back. ”

It is said that Xu Lei is also a bitter person, he knelt down all night in hunger and cold last night, and finally got an order to "enter the house and wait". Fortunately, the people of Shao Mansion had eyesight, prepared ginger soup for him to dispel the cold, and took him to change into dry clothes.

Xu Lei sat in Shao Mansion anxiously for most of the day, and he really didn't have the slightest confidence in this request. If Li Honghui hadn't sworn that Shao Xiang would definitely help, he wouldn't have braved the snow to ask to see him.

Fortunately, Shao Xiang never embarrassed him again. Shao An met him immediately after returning home, and after he explained the reason, Shao An pondered for a moment and said, "So, you are the one who broke into the disaster?" ”

"Yes. But there were no bribes below......"

"Alright." Shao An interrupted Xu Lei's words, "Since Li Hongyi is innocent, it is not difficult to save him." But if you save him, you are bound to be implicated. After all, whether to give a gift or not, you can't just listen to your words. ”

Shao An's words are very clear, if there is no physical evidence, he cannot prove his innocence.

Xu Lei said without hesitation: "Those who believe in the Qing will clear themselves." ”

Shao An's eyebrows moved, carefully examined the person in front of him, and said approvingly: "Dare to be a man." In fact, you don't have to ask for the true appearance of this matter, you just need to go to Dali Temple. ”

"Dali Temple?" Xu Lei was suspicious, "Can Dali Temple accept the case of the forbidden army?" ”

"Accepting bribes is a big case. Dali Temple will naturally pick up. ”

"I'm being taught, thank you Prime Minister for mentioning it."

After Xu Lei left Shao Mansion, he was still worried. He didn't say a word in his heart, even if Dali Temple would pick it up, the front division of the temple would not necessarily give it.

After going back, Xu Lei relayed Shao Xiang's words to Li Honghui, but he didn't expect Li Honghui to firmly believe in Shao An, and immediately wrote a complaint and submitted it to Dali Temple.

After receiving the case, Feng Che, the secretary of Dali Temple, didn't think much about it, and directly went to the front of the palace to mention the prisoner. It is said that Dali Temple should cooperate with the mention of people. But Song Qi hated civil officials for interfering in the affairs of military generals the most, and Xu Lei beat the drum to voice grievances, which clearly determined that the trial of the case by the front division of the palace was unfair. At this time, the case was handed over to Dali Temple, isn't it admitting that he is not effective in handling the case?

Song Qi refused Dali Temple on the grounds that others were not allowed to interfere in the matter of the forbidden army. But how could Feng Che give up? Both sides are upright, and they refuse to back down even half a step, and it really starts up.

Zhang San looked at this dramatic scene and was dumbfounded. This is simply the opposite of the result of the discussion with Shao An that night.

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(1) The Zhongshu Province and the Privy Council, together with the "Second Government", are both the highest state organs. (Government, Privy Council)