The night of Lin'an City is more exquisite and prosperous than the night of the Northland, under the thick night, if it is in Chang'an City, except for the limited three or two streets that are quite brightly lit, the rest of the places are almost all pitch black, walking on the street, in addition to being able to hear their own footsteps, is the barking of dogs from nowhere.

And in the night of Lin'an City, but it seems that the most exciting time of the day has just arrived, under the night of Lin'an under the prosperity of the peace, there are too many dazzling temptations, whether it is the Qinglou tavern, or the gambling house teahouse, Goolan Tile House, in the thick night, it exudes a more charming and tempting charm, and the gold caves are far more lively and noisy at night than in the daytime.

Some people say that the night in Lin'an City is very short, so short that before you have time to appreciate the beauty of Lin'an City, the sky gradually brightens. Some people say that the nights in Lin'an City are very long, so long that you can appreciate all kinds of beauty in one night that you have never experienced in your life.

The picturesque streets and alleys of small bridges and flowing water, the brightly lit restaurants and tea shops, the wind and snow of the literati, the low chanting and shallow singing of the Goolan Washe, the crowds of the gambling house and the tavern, and the drunken gold fans of the Qinglou Chu Pavilion all have the charm of making people lose themselves in the night of Lin'an City.

There are still people coming and going on the royal street, a very lively scene, pedestrians, sedan chairs, and carriages shuttling back and forth, and Chang'an in the north is completely like two extreme worlds.

Although the war and tension in the north were truthfully expressed in the mouths of the storytellers, few people in the crowd who listened to them were fascinated by them...... The bitter cold and tenacity of the north have created the Lin'an City of singing and dancing and flourishing.

Deng Youlong's carriage stopped in front of the Han Mansion, Deng Youlong, who had not been happy in Lin'an City for a long time, was thinking about how to report that he had met Ye Qing today, and at the same time he made up his mind firmly that he must have a good time in the next few days.

As Deng Youlong described what happened in Yipinlou to Han Yanxuan one by one, Han Youxuan's sharp gaze under the lamp and candle was like a sharp knife, stabbing straight at Deng Youlong, who was sitting in danger.

"Ye Qing? What did he do in Yipinlou? Han Yanxuan put down the brush in his hand, and his sunken eye sockets looked even more terrifying at this moment, at least Deng Youlong, who had just sat down, stood up almost reflexively in the face of Han Yanxuan's knife-sharp gaze.

"It's like...... It's like going to dinner, holding a baby in his arms, so he ...... Xia Guan didn't expect him to be Ye Qing's ...... for a while. Deng Youlong seemed to have made a mistake, although he had dutifully sent Chen Fuliang and Xie Qubo to prison today.

"In other words, before you didn't know his identity, you were a little disrespectful to him, and you didn't provoke him too much, and he didn't bother with you, but chose to stay out of the matter and watched you take Chen Fuliang and Xie Qubo away in front of him?" Han Yanxuan asked with a slight frown.

"That's right." Deng Youlong could clearly feel that the beads of sweat on his forehead were getting denser and denser: "He didn't stop the subordinate from taking people, just before leaving...... Before leaving, he said...... Say you owe him an apology, sir. ”

After finishing speaking, Deng Youlong felt a sense of relief, as a servant of the Criminal Department, he was already an important minister of the court, but when faced with these limited real ministers above the court, he suddenly found himself as small as an ant, so small that it seemed that if someone moved a finger lightly, he might be wiped out.

"Owe him an apology?" Han Yanxuan pondered this sentence carefully, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "I will repay it, I don't want to eat it at all." However, it seems that it is not that simple. What else did he say? ”

"Also, let Master Li Shangshu Li also apologize to him, because Xia Guan is a waiter ...... the Criminal Department."

"Then did you tell Li Lifang?" Han Yanxuan looked at the hazy night outside the window, and then turned around and asked.

"The lower official can't make up his mind for a while, and he is willing to obey the orders of the lord." Deng Youlong recounted the words he had thought of along the way.

"Let me apologize to him, and let Li Lifang apologize to him? Ye Qingzhen can't do it here or in the north, or is it up to him to decide? It's not as simple as that, since he didn't stop you from taking people, then obviously he will not stand aside with the Emperor Taishang when he returns to Lin'an this time. But when I was in Chang'an, I faintly showed favor to him, but he ignored it, and now as soon as I return to Lin'an, I will ask me to apologize to him for your matter, is it possible that he also feels a smell of danger in Lin'an? It seems to be talking to himself, and it seems to be discussing with Deng Youlong.

However, Deng Youlong knew very well that he didn't speak by himself at this time

, just like Ye Qing said in Yipinlou today, he is not even qualified to apologize to him!

"You will inform Li Lifang later tomorrow, as for how Li Lifang decided that you don't have to pay attention to it, as for why you offended Ye Qing, you can tell the truth. Li Lixiang is not interested in the political affairs of the court, but he just cares about the eyes of others looking up at him, presumably even if you say it, he will not take it seriously, let alone interfere in Xie Shenfu's affairs. Han Yanxuan still looked out the window and said lightly.

With Deng Youlong behind him claiming to be, and then slowly exiting the study, Han Yanxuan slowly turned around and walked to the desk again, and with the knock on the door, Wu Lie slowly walked in and stood still.

Han Yan said without raising his head: "Ye Qing bumped into Deng Youlong today to take Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang, I believe that with his cleverness, he has already vaguely guessed what I am doing, in order to prevent the grass from startling the snake, there is no need to go to Shaoxing Mansion tomorrow, and I will make a decision after I meet with Ye Qing." As for Xie and Chen, who have now been sent to prison by Deng Youlong, inform Shen Jizu, Yang Dafa, and Liu Sanjie that they will impeach Xie and Chen again tomorrow, and strive to make them admit their guilt as soon as possible and sign and detain. During this period, without my order, Dali Temple was never allowed to contact the case, and if anyone insisted on touching it, let them come to see me. ”

"Yes, my lord, the lower official will go and inform them." Wu Lie stood at the door and said respectfully.

At this time, Han Yanxuan raised his head and leaned on the back of the chair and took a long breath: "After thinking about it, take my name thorn and hand it to Ye Fu, and invite Ye Qing to go to Yongjin Mansion tomorrow night, I have been suffering in the north for so long, presumably Ye Qing also misses Lin'an's fine wine and delicacies and beautiful songs." ”

Wu Lie moved his lips slightly, but after Han Yanxuan signaled, he turned around and left the study.

When he was in Chang'an, Ye Qing's attitude towards Han Yanxuan was not very friendly, and after Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, Han Yanxuan actually took the initiative to invite Ye Qing again, which made Wu Lie feel that Han Yanxuan was too polite to Ye Qing.

But this is not something he should worry about, what he has to do is to do a good job of every dispatch that Han Yanxuan gave him.

After Wu Lie's figure came out of the Han Mansion at night, he got into a carriage and went out, and at this time, a carriage was also parked at the gate of Xie Shenfu's mansion, the new Lin'an pacification envoy.

In the front hall of the Xie Mansion, Xie Shenfu, who was a little absent-minded, was talking to the key of the building who was serving as a waiter in the Ministry of Officials with him.

His eldest son Jiaxingtong sentenced Xie Qubo, and his subordinate Lin'an Tong sentenced Chen Fuliang to prison, so far, as a servant of the Ministry of Officials and a pacification envoy of Lin'an, he has not found out which prison Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang are locked up in, let alone want to visit.

"I heard that today in Yipinlou, your son and your subordinates were imprisoned by the Criminal Department? After Master Shangshu Shi learned about this, he asked Lou to come over immediately to inquire, did he need Lord Shi to help Lord Xie mediate? "Lou Key, as the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, is Shi Miyuan's absolute confidant, and Zheng Qingzhi and several others are also quite prestigious in the court.

And Xie Shenfu also knows very well that with his current connections, he can't be compared with Lou Jian and others, let alone with high-ranking figures like Shi Miyuan.

Originally, he was just a squire of the Ministry of Works, but in the past few months, he suddenly made steady progress, first he was sent to the Ministry of Officials as the right squire, and then before he could recover his senses, the dispatch of the Lin'an pacification envoy fell on his head.

If it is said that the imperial court just sent him a surprise like this, it would be forgotten, but just when he Xie Shenfu had not recovered from the surprise dispatch of the imperial court that surprised everyone, his eldest son and second son were also sent in their respective places, and suddenly received a vast grace, and were sent to Jiaxing and Shaoxing at almost the same time.

The huge surprise made Xie Shenfu, who had never believed that pies would fall from the sky, and he couldn't believe that everything that happened was true for several days, and now he finally adapted and believed that when the Xie family was deeply favored by the royal family, the blow was so unprepared, just like the surprise sent by the imperial court, it came like a storm.

"Lord Lou is serious, how dare Xie bother Lord Shi. Let alone...... Whether it is Xie Mou or the dog Zi Ren sends, they all have a clear conscience, they have never done anything that hurts the heavens and reason, and they have not done anything sorry for the court and the saints. Lord Shi's kindness made Xie very frightened, but he also asked Lord Lou to tell Lord Shi, and Lord Shi's good intentions were appreciated by the official. The lower officials also believed that the imperial court would inevitably see what was ....... Xie Shenfu sighed helplessly in his heart,

Since he was sent by the right attendant of the ministry, Shi Miyuan's action of wooing himself has never stopped, and now at this critical moment, he will naturally not let go of this opportunity.

Lou Jian seemed to know that Xie Shenfu would answer like this, nodded with a slight smile without any concern, picked up the teacup and did not intend to leave, looked at the tea in the cup, and then slowly put it down, and said: "Lord Xie, this time is different from the past, your son and Lord Xie's right-hand man were both imprisoned by the Criminal Department. Both Master Shi and Lou believe that the noble son and Chen Fuliang are innocent, and this must be a case of blame. After all...... Whether it is Lord Xie or Lord Xie's two sons, these days, it can be said that they have been on the rise, and such grace naturally attracts the jealousy of others, so it will be like this. As the saying goes: open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, Lord Shi is precisely because he knows the loyalty of Lord Xie and his noble son and his subordinates to the imperial court, and he believes in Lord Xie's personality and integrity, otherwise, Lord Shi does not have to ask Lou to come over and ask Lord Xie if he needs some help after learning about this. After all, if the noble son and Chen Fuliang are framed and the evidence is conclusive, then Master Shi, who is the secretary of the ministry, may also be implicated because of this. ”

Seeing Xie Shenfu looking at him in slight surprise, Lou Jian smiled and continued: "Master Shi, as the secretary of the ministry, is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination of classes, promotion, decoration, and transfer of officials in the world. In addition, Lord Xie, you are the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, so it makes Lord Shi very embarrassed. ”

Xie Shenfu's brows became more and more wrinkled, Lou Key's words were both coercive and inducement, the so-called obedient and listening, and Lou Key's words did not say it, which means: Shi Miyuan may be angry with him, the newly promoted official Shangshu, because of the matter of Qu Bo and Fu Liang, otherwise, he will really not be able to give an explanation to other officials, which will also affect Shi Miyuan's reputation.

"You and I are both serving as servants in the Ministry of Officials, subject to Lord Shi's moderation, if something happens to your son, Lord Shi's face is not good-looking, and he will be attacked by others for not being strict with Lord Shi's majesty, so he will be implicated, at that time, even if Lord Shi believes in Lord Xie again, I am afraid he will have to ...... In order to appease the dissatisfaction of others, Lord Xie sacrificed him, so Lord Xie should think twice. Lou Key's smile looked extremely eerie at this moment.

Xie Shenfu continued to sigh in his heart, Shi Miyuan was pressing step by step, not giving himself the slightest chance to breathe, and he insisted on standing aside with him.

Because the dispatch of the pacification envoy offended Han Yanxuan, and because of the dispatch of the servant of the ministry, Shi Miyuan was far from unhappy, and now people did not directly cut themselves, because they were appointed by the saints, so they would use their sons and subordinates to cut them, so as to force themselves to either resign or not do it, or watch Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang being framed and blamed.

I can't help but think of every word that Ye Qing, who was holding a baby in Yipinlou, is now being verified one by one.

"Lord Lou...... Can the officials think about this matter again? Xie Shenfu's eyes were full of entanglement and helplessness, in today's court, it is becoming more and more difficult to become an official who is only loyal to the court.

"Lord Xie, your son has been put in prison, don't you know? People are here prepared, how long do you have to delay? Do you still have time to delay? Once the accusations fabricated by the noble son and Chen Fuliang are confirmed, not only them, but even Lord Xie will probably be to blame, and even if you ask Lord Shi at that time, Master Shi will probably be powerless. Lou Jian said with a bitter expression, all for Xie Shenfu's sake.

Xie Shenfu bit his lip in a tangled contradiction, now that Xie Qubo has been imprisoned, he still doesn't know what crime he is in prison for, and he doesn't wait for him to go to the court tomorrow, or even go to Gushan for a trip, and now people have rushed to the door and forced him to make a choice, which is simply too torturous for Xie Shenfu.

"Xie Mou thanks Master Shi and Master Lou for their kindness, Xie Mou's mind has been decided, if Qu Bo really violated the law of the country, Xie Mou has nothing to say. Xie believes that the imperial court must be able to give Qu Bo and Fu Liang a clean slate. Lord Lou, thank you Lord Shi for your kindness, Xie will ask the Holy Lord to adjudicate this case tomorrow in the court. Please ...... your lordship. Xie Shenfu almost gritted his teeth and said word by word.

He really wanted to rescue Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang, who were imprisoned, but the saint personally appointed him as a servant of the ministry and a pacification envoy of Lin'an.