Early the next morning.

Fan Jin stayed awake all night last night, fighting under the lamp all night, plus the previous arrest of Zhu Guochen, this has been two consecutive nights without sleep, but he is full of energy and full of energy, and he can't see any tiredness on his face, but he is extraordinarily energetic. In Qian Caiyin's opinion, Fan Jin's whole person was in a state of excitement at this time, and when she was sorting out Fan Jin's clothes, he was pulled by him and kissed him several times. While she was delighted, she was a little worried, wondering why she was so excited.

Fan Jin said with a smile: "When you go to the battlefield, you naturally want to make yourself excited, this is called a competitive state." After entering this state, people will perform better than usual, and they will be at the peak of their physical and mental aspects, and they will dare to fight when they encounter masters. ”

"Master is going to fight?"

"Almost, that's what it means. But not with a knife, but with a pen. Fan Jin pointed to the piece he had written overnight, as well as a large stack of papers next to him. This is my weapon, and I will unleash my fists and kicks, and I will smoke them first. ”

"So that's the case, the concubine is still the master who wants to use force with people. The son of the daughter can't sit down, and the lord is now a dignified scholar and the first, and he can't do it with people at every turn, and this problem needs to be changed. ”

"Yes, I understand."

While talking, the curtain cage was lifted, and Zheng Chan came in from outside with a tray. "The concubine knows that the master is going to get up early today, and she didn't sleep last night, so she stewed a fat hen for the master, with some angelica fritillary, please taste it and see if it fits the taste."

Fan Jin nodded, put the bowl down, and beckoned the two to eat together. Qian Caiyin glanced at Zheng Chan, shook her head and said: "The concubine doesn't dare to eat with the master, now the identity of the master is not as good as in the past, everything must be decent, if people see it, it is a joke." It's good for the concubine to be around. ”

Zheng Chan sat down opposite Fan Jin very generously, and took chopsticks to eat chicken, "If the master has an order, let's eat together, there is no common sense in the family, how can there be so many rules to talk about together." Always talk about the rules and decency, so it makes people separate, obviously a family, and it doesn't look like a family. ”

The two gobbled up half a bowl of chicken, and Zheng Chan looked at the stack of paper and asked, "Master, what is this?" The concubine knows a few words, but she is blind, and she can't see what is on it. Fan Jin smiled: "It's nothing, a record book." ”

"Record book?"

"Yes, the record book. Qian everyone knows, I started by writing the lyrics of the songbook, and writing this is a good job. This is a book that came out overnight last night.,It's called Clearing Grievances.。 It is about three innocent people in the Song Dynasty, who were mistaken for murderers by the yamen, and were caught in the yamen and beaten into tricks. The three of them had a very capable relative at home, and he stopped the sedan chair of the prime minister of the dynasty and shouted injustice, not wanting to catch up with the old guest of honor at that time, and the new monarch was on the throne for the first time. The prime minister had no people in his heart, and he only thought about taking the opportunity to dominate the dynasty and cover the sky with one hand. Not only could they not redress the grievances of the people, but they condemned the case to death and forbade anyone to intervene. It wasn't until a few years later that a generation of virtuous ministers Kou Zhun expelled the traitorous minister, and the government was clear, so the case was retried, and Kou Zhun's son-in-law Weifu caught the real murderer in a private interview and rehabilitated the story of Zhaoxue for the three people. ”

Zheng Chan couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard this, "Master, you co-authored this drama and scolded Gao Xiangye for praising Jiangling Xianggong, but what happened to this prime minister's son-in-law?" ”

"Artistic Processing...... processing, such small details do not have to care. ”

Qian Caiyin saw that the two of them were talking and laughing, her heart was slightly sour, Zheng Chan was far better than herself in terms of appearance, as for the past, she was actually much cleaner than herself, at least she had not been sent to Zhang Shuwei in the Qing Building. After comparing the two, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, coughed twice, and said, "Master, it's time for you to leave, if it's too late, you'll miss the hour." ”

"Okay, you keep eating, I have to hurry to deliver the chapter, and then go to the yamen."

Fan Jin pushed the bowl up, Qian Caiyin and Zheng Chan sent him to the door together, just arrived outside the door and didn't wait to speak, but saw two dukes in soapy clothes and hats waiting there. At this time, it was not yet dawn, and the general officials could not get up so early, so these two people were more noticeable.

Opposite the public man, several Dongchang fans stared at them coldly, obviously thinking that these two people were unusual. Since Zhu Guochen's incident, outside the Zheng family's courtyard, a few fans have been put on duty to guard in turn to prevent Zhu Guochen's remnants from retaliating. It is said that Dongchang has no responsibility to protect hundreds of officials, and Fan Jin's identity is not worthy of protection, which can be regarded as special preferential treatment for him.

As soon as he saw Fan coming in and out, a public servant stepped forward and asked, "Is Master Fan the honorable driver?" ”

"It's Fan. Who are you? ”

"Back to the master's show, the next service is the messenger of Dali Temple, on the order of my family's thorn qing, there is something to ask the master to discuss. This is an official letter, please check it. ”

Sent someone to take out the documents he had with him and handed them to Fan Jin, which was an official letter, asking Fan Jin to go to Dali Temple for questioning and verifying Zhu Guochen's case. The document is stamped with the big seal of Dali Temple, and it is not stated who invited it, but the seal is a formal procedure, not a private invitation.

A few fans walked over with cold faces, and the first person said coldly: "Master Fan has official business, who is impatient to talk to you, go quickly, don't get in the way here." What kind of great yamen is Dali Temple? Invite whoever you want, and be who you are. Tell your old man, I want to ask someone to wait for the government to disperse, but I don't have the time to do it now! ”

The two tolerances didn't expect to meet Dongchang Fanzi here, who saw this group of people had a headache, and they didn't have the courage to provoke Fanzi, so they froze there for a while and didn't know what to say. Fan Jin said with a smile: "Since it is invited by Dali Temple, Fan does not dare not come, but there are a few things to be done." ”

He bowed his hand to a few fans, "A few, a few people do something." Please send this piece to the Department of Communications and Politics and hand it over as soon as possible. There is also this official letter, which was sent to the Criminal Department to give advice, and explained to his old man that I was called by Dali Temple and could not be on duty on time. ”

While speaking, Fan Jin had already sent the official letter and the chapter of Dali Temple to Na Fanzi, and he also sent a piece of silver. He hurriedly took the manuscript, but he didn't dare to accept the money. "Master Fan, you are very important. The little one still wants to keep these two legs and the guy who eats, you can put away the silver, and the small one will do it for you immediately. How many people are you bringing with you here? ”

"No need, go to Dali Temple to bring people to do something. How are we going? ”

"There is a sedan chair, you can come with us."

The two dukes led Fan in and set off in a sedan chair, Qian Caiyin and Zheng Chan watched Fan Jin being taken away by the duke, even though they knew that his identity was not trivial, and they didn't have to be afraid of the official yamen, but their hearts were always not steady enough. Qian Caiyin was originally quite hostile to Zheng Chan, but at this time, she couldn't care about it, and said to herself there: "Dali Temple invites people at this time, I don't know if it's good intentions or bad intentions, what should we do?" ”

Zheng Chan's eyes rolled, "Master Fan also said a similar situation yesterday at his teacher's house...... This Master Fan is really scheming, and he even counts this layer. Master Fan said yesterday that no matter which yamen came to invite him, he would make a big deal out of it...... Make a big ...... Pregnant. Her eyes lit up, and she went directly to the lower room and called Fan Zhigao up.

"Do me a favor, go to the door and call a car, I'm going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Seeing her so popular, Qian Caiyin despised her for being too rude and not dignified and steady, but on the other hand, she was also pantothenic in her heart, why did she appear, she was so familiar with Master Fan? One day husband and wife, even if they are a dewy couple, they should be heavier than her affection, why these words, Master Fan has never said to himself. And what does she have to do when she goes to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and what can she do? Under the turn of her mind, she suddenly caught up with Zheng Chan, "You want to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, then let's go together." ”

The distance between the yamen in the capital is not far away, and Dali Temple is a stone's throw away from Fan Jin's criminal department and the general administration department. He was not restricted from his freedom of movement, whether it was to deliver a piece of music or explain the reason to the Criminal Department, he could do it himself, without the need for a fake hand. The two dukes were just officials, and they didn't think as much about Fan Jin, so naturally they couldn't guess his intentions, and they didn't take it to heart.

Soon after returning to the Yayu report, a public servant came to invite Fan Jin to walk into Dali Temple, came directly to the door of a room, and said back, and a voice came from inside, "It's Fan Chuanyu who is here, please come in and talk." ”

Fan Jin pushed the door in, but saw that an old man in his fifties was sitting in the room, with a thin figure, but full of energy, and his eyes were quite charming. Dressed in a scarlet official robe embroidered with cloud geese, he knew at a glance that he was a four-grade member. As soon as he saw Fan Jin, the old man made a gesture to him to sit down, and said straight to the point: "The old man Cao Yingjia is the current Shaoqing of Dali Temple." I invite Fan Chuanyu to come today, it is about Zhu Guochen's case, and I want to ask Fan Chuanyun in person for some questions, which will not delay you too much. ”

Sure enough, it was Cao Yingjia.

As soon as he received the official letter, Fan Jin guessed that eighty percent of it was this person. Dali Temple is qualified to use the seal of a total of Zhengqing and Zuo Shaoqing, the right Shaoqing is a title, and generally does not sit in the hall and will not use the seal. Now Dali Temple Zhengqing Guan Luoneng is old, sick and heavy, has been on the begging recital twice, because the reason for sympathy for the old minister has not been approved, and he has to go to the third recital before he is allowed to give permission. Now it is in the stage of going through the formalities, and people no longer come to the yamen to see things, and the one who actually controls the official affairs of the yamen is this Zuo Shaoqing Cao Yingjia.

He was Weng Dali's protégé, and he was also greatly helped by his teacher. Being able to struggle all the way from the matter to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, in addition to his own talents, is inseparable from Weng Dali's support. In return for the favor, he is naturally loyal to his teacher, and he can't let anyone damage the teacher's reputation. At the beginning, Hua Zhengfang pointed out several times that the lotus case was quite strange, and the circumstances of the case were unknown, but they were all suppressed by him and failed to set off a storm, and now they naturally don't want the case to affect their teacher.

Moreover, Cao Yingjia is now seeking the position of Zhengqing of Dali Temple, and if the lotus case breaks out at this time, his future will inevitably be affected. In public and private, he can't sit idly by, and he will inevitably intervene.

Dali Temple belongs to the case review department in terms of institutional setup, and has the right to review and approve major cases adjudicated by the Criminal Department. If a particularly large case is encountered, it will be tried by the three legal divisions at the same time, which is a supervisory body. Although the official position is not as large as that of the Criminal Department, and the organization is also smaller, the power of supervision and approval is also a powerful constraint on the Criminal Department.

In terms of its authority, Dali Temple has the right to question the parties to any case and access the case file. But in the lotus case, Cao Yingjia hit two nails one after another.

The news leaked quickly in Jingshi, and Cao Yingjia had already heard the rumors that Zhu Guochen's arrest was related to the murder of Zhou Shichen. From his point of view, even if it is a possibility, he must take precautions first, because he is ready to bring the case over and make sure that everything is under his control.

First, I looked for the file of the Lotus case from the Criminal Department, but I was told that I didn't know where to look for it for a long time. The entire treasury in charge of the file was fully dispatched, and it would take ten days and a half to find it. As for the prisoners who were locked up in Jinyi Wei Prison, yesterday Dali Temple sent an official letter to the dignitaries, and they were all backed by Liu Shouyou. said that Dongchang intervened in this case, and he had no right to hand over the prisoner to Dali Temple. If Dali Temple doesn't want to mention people, it's easy, let Dongchang Feng Dugong do a job, and he can release people here immediately.

Liu Shouyou in the past was not like this. He is the son of a civil official, and he is inherently close to Wenchen, so he will never be so faceless. Cao Yingjia has been rolling in officialdom for so many years, and he does not lack a sense of integrity. He could already smell the danger here, and it seemed that a big storm was brewing, and someone really wanted to use this case to make a fuss and attack his mentor.

Inviting Fan into the Ya is considered his plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and if he can't solve the party, he just needs to solve this investigator. As long as Fan Jin can be convinced, everything will be easy. It's just that he never thought that his actions had been expected by Fan Jin, and he had already planned it, since the moment Fan Jin's footsteps stepped into Dali Temple, this case was destined to cause an uproar, and the name Fan Jin would once again become the focus of discussion among the bigwigs.