Governor's Mansion.

When Chu Huan entertained Gongsun Chu, Dongfang Xin was sitting in Dong Shizhen's study, his hands were clenched into fists, his expression was extremely ugly, his teeth were clenched, and he didn't say anything for a long time, after a long time, he slowly stretched out one of his fists, and his eyes crossed sharply, "Master Dong, you have always been able to speak well, why are you silent now?" ”

Dong Shizhen was standing by the window with his hands behind his back at this time, the sky was not completely dark, and the banana trees outside the window were still full of vitality, but Dong Shizhen's face was not as vibrant as the banana trees.

Hearing Dongfang Xin's voice, Dong Shizhen turned around and sighed lightly: "What does the general want me to say?" ”

"Ben will ask you, why don't you speak on the execution platform?" Dongfang Xin stared at Dong Shizhen's eyes, "You, Lord Dong, are known for your clever tongue and good argumentation, and the surname Chu is aggressive in the viewing platform, why don't you refute?" ”

Dong Shizhen walked to the chair, sat down, did not speak immediately, picked up the teacup on the case, felt that the tea in it was already cold, frowned slightly, put it down, and then looked at Dongfang Xin, and said solemnly: "The general can't see that Chu Huan has set a huge trap from the beginning today...... It's Dong, and it's useless to see that this person is so scheming. ”

"Do you think he's scheming?"

"He came prepared today." Dong Shizhen said with a wry smile: "The general knows that our biggest mistake is to delay the execution period, the execution approval of the Criminal Department has arrived more than ten days ago, and at that time Gongsun Chu and them should be executed, so as to avoid future troubles, if Gongsun Chu can be executed at that time, then these evidences of the Criminal Department can be destroyed immediately, and no one can overturn ......the case!" ”

Dongfang Xin said angrily: "Are you blaming the general? ”

"Don't dare." Dong Shizhen shook his head and said patiently: "The general also wants to give the new governor a dismount and kill him...... There is no mistake in itself! ”

Dongfang Xin's expression softened slightly, and then he said: "Ben Jiang has already seen Chu Huan, he sent an envoy to Xiliang, he thought he was very capable, followed a backer, and made steady progress along the way, we have licked blood on the knife edge for so many years, but he easily pressed on our heads...... Hehe, it's easy to be a governor, but he really wants to and pee on our heads, and he doesn't have that ability yet. The sentence was supposed to be delayed, and the sentence was only started today, that is, I wanted the surname Chu to understand that in the northwest, the power of life and death was not in his hands......! ”

Dong Shizhen sighed: "Chu Huan's cunning is far beyond our estimates. He only arrived in Shuoquan yesterday, and he was about to rush to the execution ground at noon today, which added up to less than a day...... I didn't even expect that he would really meddle in Gongsun Chu's case. ”

Dongfang Xin looked around, and then lowered his voice and said, "How could he know that there was something wrong with those letters?" ”

Dong Shizhen thought for a while, shook his head and said: "If my guess is correct, he was not sure that there was a problem with the letter at first, but if he wanted to save Gongsun Chu and them, and wanted to overturn the case for Gongsun Chu, he could only start with those letters...... The biggest evidence of Gongsun Chu's collaboration with the enemy is actually those letters, if it can be proved that those letters are fake, Gongsun Chu's charge of treason against the enemy will naturally not be established, so he went to the execution ground today to go to those letters! ”

Dongfang Xin clenched his fists and said, "I shouldn't have given him those letters today. ”

Dong Shizhen shook his head and said: "If he has no intention of overturning the case for Gongsun Chu, even if he gives him all the letters to read, it doesn't matter if he reads all the letters, those letters are done very carefully, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see the truth and ...... false!" ”

"And say that it is difficult for ordinary people to see the real from the fake?" Dongfang Xin sneered: "If you take out a few people surnamed Chu, you can see the flaws in them, and you know that they have been soaked in oil......!" ”

A trace of disdain crossed the corner of Dong Shizhen's mouth, but his expression instantly became calm and calm, and he asked rhetorically: "The general thinks Chu Huan is pulling out a few people at random?" ”

Dongfang Xin was stunned and stared at Dong Shizhen.

Dong Shizhen stroked his beard and said lightly: "Draining oil and soaking paper, although it has been used in ancient times, but it has always been despised by scholars, and this kind of crooked and evil way has never been taught by teachers, and there are actually very few people who know. ”

Dongfang Xin was surprised: "You mean, those people were all arranged by Chu Huan in advance?" ”

Dong Shizhen bowed his head and said: "It must be inseparable from him...... It seems that last night, our Governor, did not rest well because of the fatigue of the journey, but was busy all night...... It's just that I'm strange, Chu Huan looks young, and he doesn't look like he's read a lot of books, even those Hongru people don't necessarily know how to drain oil and soak paper, but in today's situation, he obviously made such an arrangement......! Thinking for a while, he groaned slightly, and then said slowly: "Looking at it this way, if it is not that Chu Huan knows a lot, then there are still masters around Chu Huan!" ”

Dongfang Xin immediately thought of something, "There is an old guy beside Chu Huan...... Hmm, it seems to be called Du Fugong, he looks like a scholar, could it be that he knows the reason? ”

Dong Shizhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "What the general said is extremely true, this is very possible. Last night, the people surnamed Xiguan Qi went to the Governor's Palace, and they may have talked about Gongsun Chu...... Then they thought of a way to overturn the case for Gongsun Chu, and if they wanted to overturn the case, they had to overturn the evidence...... Chu Huan and the others may have been suspicious of these letters from the beginning, that Du Fugong was Chu Huan's person, and he thought of a way to drain the oil and made preparations in advance......! He whispered, as if he was explaining to Dongfang Xin, and seemed to be talking to himself, and finally raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Yes, this must be the case...... Those people were originally arranged by Chu Huan...... Everything is a trap set by Chu Huan......! He turned his gaze at Dongfang Xin and said word by word: "Including the letters he searched and found last night, they are all part of the trap......!" ”

Dongfang Xin sneered: "What kind of letters are found, those letters, they must have made their own fakes, although it is not long, but it is enough for them to create a ...... of perjury!" ”

Dong Shizhen said: "The handwriting of me and Ai Zong is not difficult to find, as long as Chu Huan has a master who is good at copying, it is not very difficult to imitate our handwriting...... ”

Dongfang Xin said lightly: "Just like when you copied Gongsun Chu's handwriting?" ”

Dong Shizhen didn't pay attention to it, but continued: "Chu Huan really surprised me by taking out those perjuries at the beginning today...... But later I realized that the purpose of his perjury was not to deal with us, but to overturn the case for Gongsun Chu Nagan...... He took out those letters to give us a hint ......! ”

"Hint?"

Dong Shizhen nodded and said: "Chu Huan is very smart, he knows very well that if Gongsun Chu's incriminating evidence is forged by drainage, we should be able to quickly see that the perjury he took out is also forged by drainage, and his purpose is to let us see this, although he doesn't speak, he is actually making a deal with us!" ”

"Make a deal?" Dongfang Xin frowned, obviously a little hindsight.

"If we gave Chu Huan a reply at that time, indicating that we could let Gongsun Chu go, and everything was not to blame for the past, the two sides could cooperate with each other and perform a scene in public, which would not only make Gongsun Chu and others innocent, but also ensure that our side was unharmed." Dong Shizhen sighed lightly: "In fact, Chu Huan's hand seems simple, but in fact he is aggressive, and there are not many choices for us, either everyone tacitly understands and protects Gongsun Chu and them, or it is-for-tat and does not back down, but at the beginning of the matter, it is destined that if we go-for-tat, we will definitely lose ......!" Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, "But of course the general and Director Ai will not compromise with Chu Huan......!" ”

Dongfang Xin seemed to understand something, clenched his fists and said, "You mean to say that Chu Huan ...... at the beginning And not ready to attack Ai Zong? ”

"Not necessarily." Dong Shizhen said: "If there is a chance, of course he will do it...... If we had tacitly understood it from the beginning, he would naturally have no chance, but if we had to fight, the opportunity would have appeared...... Chu Huan has just arrived, he has no foundation in Xiguan, although he is the governor, but the criminal department has a conclusive case, even if he wants to overturn the case, if he can't find a reason, the criminal department can also seal the case, of course we won't let him re-investigate this case, so if he wants to overturn the case, if he wants to overturn the evidence, he needs to find a reason to ......! ”

Dongfang Xin's eyebrows furrowed, staring at Dong Shizhen.

"In the case of Gongsun Chu, the local trial has been completed, and the approval of the imperial court has been issued, which can be said to be a final conclusion on the coffin, and there is no reason to overturn the case at all." Dong Shizhen smiled bitterly: "But I never imagined that this Chu Huan would come up with such a play, this is to repay the other in the other way, he splashed the dirty water on us, forcing us to wash the dirty water on our bodies, but together with the dirty water of Gongsun Chu, the few scholars he prepared were originally used to clean the dirty water." He took the initiative to help us wash the dirty water, just because those perjuries were not vulnerable at all, we were easy to refute, but we had to wash it, he helped us wash it dry, the dirty water on Gongsun Chu's body was exactly the same as ours, and then to help Gongsun Chu wash the dirty water, it was reasonable, and it was ...... of course! I couldn't help but sigh: "This young man's wrist is much more powerful than we imagined......!" ”

Dongfang Xin finally understood at this time, "Master Dong, do you mean to say that Chu Huan's method today is to first dye our people black, dye them as black as Gongsun Chu, and then wash them all together, our people are white, Gongsun Chu's people are also white, and they also beat Ai Zong easily?" ”

Dong Shizhen nodded and said: "What the general said is right, it is exactly the case, we didn't take precautions, thinking it was a sure thing, but we were beaten to pieces by Chu Huan in three or two blows, this confrontation, we can be regarded as a defeat!" ”

Dongfang Xin suddenly realized, his eyes suddenly rose with murderous intent, his fists were clenched, his joints creaked, and he said coldly: "A broken finger is nothing, I want to see how powerful he is, and the one who laughs to the end can be regarded as the real winner!" ”