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Zhao Xianzhong was wearing a prefect's supplemental uniform, his forehead was sweaty, and he couldn't help but peek at Shen Li. If Shen Li came to the door to ask the teacher for guilt or begged for mercy for the sake of the clansmen, Zhao Xianzhong still had the words to shirk, and Shen Li did not follow common sense, only talking about the relationship between officialdom, from the spring to the old friendship of in-laws, it was all nonsense.

Since Shen Li came in vain, Zhao Xianzhong naturally had to follow. Shen Li is from the fourth grade, which is lower than Zhao Xianzhong's four grades, but he has always come to Beijing officials to have a higher rank than the local officials, plus Shen Li was born in the Hanlin Academy, and has the status of the prime minister, not to mention the prefect of a prefecture, even in front of the governor of a province, he also has the qualifications to speak.

This greeting lasted from morning to noon. Is it the trial day today, Zhao Xianzhong asked someone to send soup twice, and Shen Li had no intention of saying goodbye. Although Zhao Xianzhong has already made a choice, he is just thinking about procrastination, and he has no intention of turning his face with Shen Jiaming, after all, Qin Cha has not come down yet, I don't know which Xiangye's person, he will only be passive if he tears his face too early. Therefore, for Shen Li's cheekiness, Zhao Xianzhong only had a wry smile.

The meal time is approaching, Shen Li is not hungry, and Zhao Xianzhong himself is also hungry, so he can only stay as a guest.

Shen Li was still calm, but Zhao Xianzhong himself was a little panicked.

The affairs of the Shen family, if you are annoyed, even Shen Li has to be involved, why is Shen Li not in a hurry? Could it be that the Shen family still has something to rely on? Obviously, before Shen Li didn't return to Songjiang, all the rooms of the Shen family were in a mess, like headless flies, how could they be quiet now?

If it is discussed in the capital, the Shen family is indeed nothing, but as the prefect of Songjiang, Zhao Xianzhong knows the characters and fame of the Shen family, and the Shen family's in-laws are not to mention the past, but the disciples of the Shen family cannot be offended at will. In the officialdom, there are ups and downs, and it can't be said that he will be proud to the end. The person in front of him is the champion, and there is also the champion of the new department who has just reached the crown of the fourth room, "Brother Double Champion, Uncle and Nephew Five Jinshi" is talking about the Songjiang Shen family, not to mention that there are a number of people and talents, even if the Shen family is frustrated for a while, as long as the seeds of reading are endless, there will be a time for resurgence.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xianzhong regretted it. Even if he wants to shirk his responsibility, he doesn't dare to choose the Shen family by tricks, and he has a big grudge against the Shen family, so why bother to make a mortal enemy for himself. Even if he succeeds by luck, there are still a few members of the Shen family who are out of the woods, so why bother? Even if it is the battle of the elders above, he should stay away and save himself from the disaster of the pond fish. Even if there is something about Shen Qi, it is not his own hand, and he is just guilty of negligence, so why do you have to lead the hatred of the Shen family to yourself.

After repeated repetitions in his heart, Zhao Xianzhong was a little more eager for Shen Li, and his mouth also complained half-truthfully: "Champion Yuangong, Hanlin Qinggui, I don't know the sneakiness below." Don't talk about other places, let's just say that in this prefect's yamen, there are also iron-beaten old officials, flowing water mansions, who has the final say or it's really hard to say, it's a joke to say. ”

Shen Li's heart moved: "Could it be that Zhao Futai encountered any difficulties?" Although the contemptible people have not been in Songjiang for a long time, the family foundation and bloodline are here, and there is still a bit of local friendship! ”

Thinking of all the hardships of coming to Songjiang for a year and a half, Zhao Xianzhong almost cried, but there were many people in the yamen, his own background, and there was no reason to surrender to the Shen family, and said with a wry smile: "The six rooms are all senior old officials, although I am the palm seal official, but I can't see the things, I can't hear the words, the old officials are cunning, deceitful and deceitful, and the management will be fake, even if you poke out the basket, it will not touch you at all, it is my responsibility as the chief official." ”

Shen Li heard Zhao Xianzhong's sincerity, but this implicative remark seemed to verify some kind of ominous conjecture.

It's just that Zhao Xianzhong's words revealed the meaning of shirk, and now is not the time to confront him, Shen Li picked up the teacup, lowered his eyes, and said: "The Qing is self-purifying, and Zhao Futai should not worry too much, since he knows that the old officials are cunning, be more careful not to be calculated, and save yourself a crime in vain and damage your future." ”

These words have some pointers and warnings, which are not pleasant to listen to, but Zhao Xianzhong is excited. It seems that Shen Li understands the meaning of his words, and knows that there is someone else in the government who is making trouble, and he is not deliberately making enemies of the Shen family.

Zhao Xianzhong was relieved in his heart, in this way, even if Qin Cha was Xie Ge Lao's person, he was not afraid, and with this gesture, there was room for relaxation later.

At lunch, the guests and hosts had their own thoughts, and they ate politely, and they seemed to be a lot warmer.

Shen Li came calmly and became a guest of the prefect, and I don't know how many people have fallen into the eyes. The old officials who were rumored to be defeated in the yamen had to talk to each other, whispering, and guessing whether the Shen family had other hole cards.

When Shen Li left calmly, he didn't see the scorched color at all, and in the eyes of everyone in the mansion, he felt that the guess was serious. People who have been downcast to the Shen family have to secretly regret it, thinking about how to make up for it; The people who still secretly maintained contact with the Shen family breathed a sigh of relief and felt fortunate.

Shen Li did not go back to the old mansion of the sect, but went to his own house in the city, but it was only a three-in, which was repaired and added by Shen Lizhong's champion descendants. It wasn't until he entered the house and saw no outsiders anymore that Shen Li's expression became heavy, and he lost his calmness.

Shen Rui didn't come back, only Zhai Jinshan came back to reply.

"Three-room Shen Zhu!" Because of the last words of the old lady in the seventh room, Shen Li was not surprised.

However, Shen Li did not approve of Shen Rui taking Shen Zhu away. In his eyes, although Shen Rui is now famous, after all, he is still a child in the age of a weak crown, even if he thinks about things carefully, it is a bit too much for him to force Shen Zhu to confess.

"No, I have to go and see who Shen Zhu is colluding with." Shen Li frowned.

Zhai Jinshan's expression was complicated, and he stopped talking.

Shen Li's heart moved: "What did Brother Rui ask?" ”

Zhai Jinshan shook his head and nodded again: "The villain didn't ask anything when he came, I guess it's almost now?" ”

Shen Li raised his eyebrows and said, "What did Rui Ge'er do?" ”

Zhai Jinshan sneered: "Second Master Rui seems to be proficient in the method of torture, so he asked someone to prepare rice paper. ”

Shen Li is also accustomed to reading miscellaneous books, so he naturally knows the connection between rice paper and torture. Shen Rui gives people a cold impression, but those who know him know that he has a pure temperament, not a tyrannical nature, and treats people extremely leniently. This kind of torture method, which does not hurt the fur and does not see blood, has a nickname "rain pouring plum blossoms", which seems to be in line with Shen Rui's benevolent nature.

Shen Li knew that there were many people staring at him inside and outside Songjiang City, thinking that Shen Rui was doing things safely on weekdays, he put down his anxiety in his heart, and told Zhai Jinshan to go back to the sect by himself.

In the farm outside the city, Shen Zhu didn't feel Shen Rui's "benevolence" at all, gasping for breath, and his chest was like a bellows: "Shen Rui, **** your ancestor, you are murder, you bastard!" ”

Shen Rui only looked at it coldly, and said coldly: "It seems that Zhu Jiuye is full of energy, so let's do it again." ”

Shen Zhu's limbs were tied, his body trembled, and his face was full of pleading: "Brother Rui, good brother, we are cousins who have not been out of five suits, you can spare me." ”

Shen Rui didn't want to talk nonsense with him, Shen Ling was Shen Zhu's cousin, Shen Qi was a clan brother, and I didn't see which one he framed less, or the mother and son of Qi's second grandmother whose whereabouts were unknown.

The guards next to him were already holding rice paper, soaked it in a basin of water, and covered Shen Zhu's face.

Shen Zhu struggled desperately, but his face was still covered tightly, and he was still thinking about how to beg for mercy, so he listened to Shen Rui's instructions: "Don't stop, I heard that someone can boil ninety-nine eighty-one, and see how capable our Zhu Jiuye is." ”

The rice paper on his face increased one by one, and he had already passed the tentative dozen sheets. Shen Zhu only felt that his head was full of stars, his mouth was tightly blocked, and his chest was like pressing Mount Tai. His gagged mouth couldn't speak, and he could only make a "whine" sound, which could be vaguely heard begging for mercy.

The guards holding the rice paper, looked at Shen Zhu, who was pale, and looked at Shen Rui with some hesitation.

Shen Rui knocked on the table: "Go on." ”

The guards continued, Shen Zhu was already powerless to struggle, there were stars in front of him, and he regretted it in his heart. He wanted to tell Shen Rui that he knew he was wrong, give him a chance to make up for his mistakes, and tell Shen Rui who the enemy of the Shen family was, but for a while he was resentful, why did he become a fish and accept Shen Rui's trial.

The guards continued one by one, and Shen Zhu's consciousness was already blurred. The memories in his mind are the pictures of his childhood, when he was enlightened with Shen Jin in the fourth room and Shen Quan in the fifth room, but it was he who was praised by the teacher.

Shen Rui watched Shen Zhu become immobile, watched Shen Zhu incontinent, and there was more urine and foul smell in the room, before signaling the guards to stop.

There were dozens of thick rice papers on Shen Zhu's face, and Shen Rui personally took them off. Shen Zhu's face was pale, like a dead fish, and he no longer had the strength to gasp loudly, only his nose trembled slightly, indicating that he was still alive.

Shen Rui didn't give him time to calm down, a basin of cold water was splashed on it, and Shen Zhu immediately twitched and opened his eyes.

"Do you want to try again?" Shen Rui said softly.

Shen Zhu's eyes tightened, and he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Don't, I say, I'll say everything!" ”

Shen Zhu, who has always loved cleanliness the most, faced with Shen Rui, who is cold-hearted and cold-faced at this moment, should not mention any request to change clothes first, and is busy telling everything he knows.

It turned out that the matter started from the last time he went to the city to intercede, after the He family colluded with the fourth room to encroach on the third room industry, Shen Zhu once went to Beijing to intercede, but the second room ignored it, and Shen Li did not come forward to support the Shen family. Although the He family looked at Shen Li's face, and finally took a step back, and did not put the third room into a desperate situation, Shen Zhu still felt that "the world was hot and cold", and hated the clansmen half to death.

On the waterway back to Songjiang, Shen Zhu met a "nobleman" and was favored by the nobleman. Shen Zhu has been haunted by the fact that he was selected as the heir of the second room a few years ago, and feels that the eldest wife of the second room, Xu, "has eyes but no beads", and only cares about the old feelings and disregards talent and learning to choose Shen Rui and Shen Jue. Because only Xiucai is famous, in order to be afraid that the other party will look down on him, he has to tell the origin of the Shen family in Songjiang and the current glory, not to mention anything else, just say that this generation of brothers, two champions, and two Jinshi are enough to make the Shen family smile and be proud of the Jiangnan literary world, and this statement really aroused the interest of the nobles in the Shen family......