"You have the handle of Huangfu Qu?" Su Hanzhen asked again.

"A little bit! He has scavenged so much silver from the Huangfu family over the years, and he will have a handle left in our family. ”

Wu Jin smiled again: "Actually, Huangfu Qu is very arrogant in accepting bribes in Donghai County, and many people know that as long as they have the intention to record these things, it will be ironclad evidence." ”

"I see!"

Chen Zhi, who had been pondering, suddenly realized, and said to Su Hanzhen: "I heard that Emperor Fuqu sent a concubine to Gao Heng a few days ago, and it is estimated that the problem lies with this woman, which must have been stolen by her, so Huangfuqu will have these Gao Heng's handles." ”

Su Hanzhen pondered for a moment, "But Huangfu Qu is also the king of Chu, and he obviously wants to cause discord between Huangfu Yibiao and Uncle Shen Guo, why does he kill each other like this?" Isn't he afraid that Uncle Shen Guo will retaliate against him? ”

"Well..... this"

Chen Zhi glanced at Wu Jin, smiled and said, "Actually, it's very simple, just look at what is the handle of Huangfu Qu in Wu Jin's hand?" ”

"It's a detailed record of his bribes over the years, and if Lord Chen is interested, I can give it away."

Wu Jin smiled faintly, Huangfu Qu's handle was enough to make him irreversible.

Su Hanzhen was still puzzled, he didn't believe in Wu Jin's explanation, which stemmed from his understanding of Wu Jin, and wanted to blackmail Huangfu Qu to use women to get these documents, which in itself was not very reliable, there were many variable factors in it, and ordinary people would not take this risk, not to mention Wu Jin, who was directly related to the life of the eldest brother.

But Chen Zhi was preconceived, he thought that this matter was completely possible, this was the conclusion he deduced, he also believed in his own judgment, Chen Zhi has always been very stubborn, and more importantly, he didn't believe that Wu Jin could get these documents on his own, just a seventeen-year-old boy.

Su Hanzhen did not continue to expose Wujin, since Chen Zhi believed that it was obtained from Huangfuqu, this may not be a good thing.

He put away the evidence, got up and said with a smile: "Without further ado, I'll go negotiate with Gao Heng." ”

The negotiation with Gao Heng was completed by Su Hanzhen, Chen Zhi should not come forward, as a guard, Wu Jin will accompany Su Hanzhen to go together, he walked, Su Hanzhen walked behind, when walking through a corridor, Wu Jin found that Su Hanzhen did not follow, there was a faint sound of argument, he quickly walked back a few steps, hid behind a wall, and heard Su Hanzhen and Chen Zhi arguing.

"Master Su, you better think about it again! I can guarantee that you are safe, but this time the opportunity to bring down Gao Heng is too rare, bring down the servant of the criminal department, this will undoubtedly improve the prestige of the prince, you use such important evidence to exchange for a small household Cao, it is really overkill, it is better to listen to my advice, don't be stubborn anymore. ”

Hearing this, Wu Jin couldn't help but be secretly annoyed, fortunately he had the foresight to leave the most important letter, otherwise if Su Hanzhen agreed, he would have regretted it.

Su Hanzhen's voice also came, "Chen Zhongcheng, I also hope you understand a truth, these documents and letters were given to me by Wujin, the reason why he gave them to me is because he trusts me and believes that I will save his eldest brother, this is also what I want to do, if we don't care whether we live or die, we are bent on bringing down Gao Heng, you let me Su Hanzhen explain to Wujin, how to explain to my conscience, I'm sorry, forgive me for not being able to obey!" ”

"Master Su, it's not easy to explain this matter to the prince!"

"Chen Zhongcheng don't worry, how to explain to the prince is my business, I will explain the situation to the prince, so be it!"

"Master Su, don't regret it!"

"I, Su Hanzhen, have never regretted doing things!"

．．．．．．． The tone of the two became more and more intense, and finally they were silent, for a long time, only to hear Chen Zhi snort heavily, and the heavy footsteps left, and Su Hanzhen's footsteps also came, Wu Jin immediately ran forward, as far away from them as possible, he ran to the bridge to wait.

After a while, Su Hanzhen's figure appeared, and he suddenly saw Wu Jin, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought you went out first, why are you waiting here?" ”

Wu Jin silently handed him a pigeon letter written by Uncle Shen Guo, Su Hanzhen took it and asked in surprise, "What is this?" ”

"This is the real purpose of Gao Heng's coming to Donghai County, and the adults will know it after reading it."

．．．．．．．．． Gao Heng drank the herbal tea that Xiao Ji offered him, and fell asleep, this sleep was more than an hour before waking up, he had already found that something was wrong in the room, the golden key around his neck was gone, and the small golden lock on the ivory box was gone, and when he opened the box, all the documents in the box were swept away, leaving only an empty box.

Who did this? He reacted, could it be Xiao Ji? Her person was gone, it must be her, and she suddenly thundered, roaring and ordering the soldiers to hunt down the slut, including the city gate, the dock, and the mansion of the Huangfu Canal.

In the room, Gao Heng was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, the medicinal power in his body had completely disappeared, but his mind was still in a mess, he didn't have a clue, he was anxious and angry, there was not only a secret letter from Uncle Shen Guo to him in the box, but also the bribes he received along the way, although it was nominally a birthday gift for his fortieth birthday, but his birthday passed in January, and everyone knew that it was a bribe.

Whether it is Uncle Shen's letter or his bribe, once it is leaked, the consequences are unimaginable, the only thing he is looking forward to now is that the slut only wants his silver ticket, and tears up all the other documents, but he also understands that this is just a luxury of his, it may be a negligible surname, that slut doesn't know that there is a silver ticket in his ivory box, no gold, no silver and no pearls, if she wants to steal money, it is reasonable to steal the box and the box together, this box is still worth thousands of taels of silver.

Soon, his worries were confirmed, and the soldier found the discarded golden key and golden lock on the grass at the door, which means that Xiao Ji is not to steal money, but to steal his letters, the purpose is very clear, Gao Heng is a little scared, now is the critical moment of the power struggle in Donghai County, if this kind of thing happens, his career will be planted in this matter together.

Gao Heng sat at the table, racking his brains to think of a way to deal with it, but after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't think of a safe way.

At this time, the team sent to search for Xiao Ji was returning.

"Your Excellency!" The team was cautiously asking him for instructions: "We went to the city gate wharf to search, but we didn't find Xiao Ji, we don't have many people, can we ask the county government or the county government for help?" ”

Gao Heng didn't want to make a big deal about it, so he shook his head and said, "If you can't find it, forget it, don't alarm them, is there any news from Huangfu Qu?" ”

The team reported again: "My lord, we also went to the Huangfu County Mansion, and he said that Xiao Ji had been given to the adult and had nothing to do with him." ”

"Bang!" With a bang, Gao Heng slammed his fist on the table, gritted his teeth and scolded in a low voice: "Bastard, he dares to say that it has nothing to do with him?" ”

The only person who could blackmail Xiao Ji was in the hands of Huangfu Qu, and he actually said that it had nothing to do with him, which made Gao Heng angry in his heart, and he asked viciously: "What else did he say?" ”

He also said that Xiao Ji's parents left the county mansion at the same time as giving Xiao Ji to adults, and he still said the same thing, he said that no matter what happened to Xiao Ji, it was an adult's private affair and had nothing to do with him, so let the adults not drag him in."

"Shit!" Gao Heng scolded, he stood up quickly, and the anger in his heart burned, "What a Huangfu Qu, the woman was given by him, but it has nothing to do with him if something happens, is there such a cheap thing in the world?" I'll look for him! ”

He was angry and was just about to go out, when there was a sound of footsteps, and another soldier ran in, "My lord, Su Tingshi asks to see you!" ”

Gao Heng was stunned, and after a while, he sat down again, Su Hanzhen came at this critical moment, what it meant, he knew better than anyone else.

"Let him in!"

Gao Heng sighed in a low voice, and he suddenly called out to the soldier again, "Is it only Su Hanzhen?" Did Chen Zhongcheng come? ”

"There is only Lord Su, and there is a young man, maybe his bodyguard."

Gao Heng nodded, and there was a glimmer of hope in his heart, as long as Chen Zhi didn't come, then there was room for negotiation.

In a moment, Su Hanzhen took Wujin into the Autumn Garden, today is the first time Su Hanzhen met with him since Gao Heng entered Donghai County, they were casual on the surface, calm as water, but in fact it was an undercurrent, this meeting was related to the future officialdom of the two of them, involving the fate of both parties, and it was a life-and-death negotiation.

Just when he first set off, Su Hanzhen talked to Chen Zhi again, Chen Zhi still hoped to use these evidence to impeach Gao Heng, Huangfu Weiming that this small household Cao was not to worry about, he hoped that Su Hanzhen could consider the overall situation, but Su Hanzhen still refused his proposal without hesitation, "I will report to the prince!" This was Su Hanzhen's last sentence to Chen Zhi, and his tone was resolute and could not be questioned.

Gao Heng greeted him, they had known each other when they were in the imperial court, at that time Su Hanzhen was a doctor of the East Palace, a five-grade official, and Gao Heng was a criminal department Langzhong, who was also a five-grade official, and when they held a court meeting, they stood together several times, and even talked to each other, that was more than a year ago.

None of them were important people at the time, and they never dreamed that they would meet in this awkward situation more than a year later.

With a hint of a smile on the face when the two of them met, Gao Heng smiled and said, "Lord Su, please!" ”

"Squire-sama, please!"

Su Hanzhen gave Wu Jin a look, Wu Jin followed him into the room, Wu Jin now fully believed in Su Hanzhen's sincerity, he heard a brief and fierce argument between Su Hanzhen and Chen Zhi, Su Hanzhen's beginning and end, finally convinced him that Su Hanzhen is indeed a different official, there is a kind of scholarly stubbornness, he still retains the character in the bones of a scholar, a kind of brilliance of the surname, he would rather give up the opportunity to bring down the squire of the criminal department, and must keep his promise to rescue the subordinates who were imprisoned for him, This made Wu Jin's heart full of emotion.

He silently followed Su Hanzhen into the room, standing behind him, Gao Heng just glanced at him, obviously didn't take him seriously, just regarded him as Su Hanzhen's personal guard.

The two sat down separately, and Su Hanzhen smiled faintly: "I heard that the waiter was stabbed yesterday, I was busy with official business, so I didn't come to visit in time, please don't be surprised." ”

"Nope! No! ”

Gao Heng waved his hand again and again, he pointed to his left arm and said with a smile: "Although there is a lot of blood, it does not hurt the muscles and bones, the doctor said that it is fine, it will be fine to recuperate for a month or two, thank you Lord Su for your concern." ”

Su Hanzhen was worried about Wei Ming in his heart, he felt that if he dragged on for a while, Wei Ming would be more dangerous, he was like he wanted to snatch Wei Ming back from the hands of death, and immediately entered the topic, "Lord Gao, I want to talk to you about Wei Ming again, I think the adult is wronging Wei Ming, Wei Ming is a famous disciple of Weiyang County, the queen of Danyang County, and a tribute scholar, a person who has read the books of sages, how can he be the mastermind behind the assassination of the adult?" Adults must not be angry for a moment and let go of the real murderer. ”

As he spoke, he put the two letters from Uncle Shen Guo on the table, and said lightly: "These are some documents and letters that someone has dealt with the county government, it seems to be the stuff of a tall man!" ”

Gao Heng's face changed, it was really in Su Hanzhen's hands, he was angry and anxious in his heart, and he couldn't take care of it, so he took the letter and said hatefully: "A damn thief stole a lot of my things, Master Su, it's more than these two letters!" ”

"Oh!" Su Hanzhen said lightly: "There are still some things that are being sorted out, and the imperial history Chen Zhongcheng is also quite interested, he asked me several times for these documents and letters, but I didn't give them to him, I said that this is the personal belongings of the tall people, how can outsiders look at it casually?" ”

Speaking of this, Su Hanzhen looked at Gao Heng with a smile, waiting for his reply, Gao Heng's face was blue and white, but there was a glimmer of hope in his heart, he understood what Su Hanzhen meant, as long as he released someone to close the case, he would not give these documents to Chen Zhi, and the two sides would make a deal.

Gao Heng was helpless, he could only reach a compromise with Su Hanzhen, but he also knew that it was not enough to just release people, and he also needed to settle this assassination case, otherwise Su Hanzhen would not believe him, he remembered that Huangfu Qu had harmed him, and he was extremely angry in his heart, so he said coldly: "Since I was stabbed, I must have an explanation, otherwise the court will not be able to explain it, in fact, my injury was stabbed by a woman, and the woman has disappeared, but the mastermind behind the scenes is there, I think this assassination case is related to Huangfu County Gong, Tomorrow I will officially write an official letter back to the Criminal Department, what does Master Su think? ”

It seems that both sides have agreed to use Huangfu Qu as a scapegoat, so it's okay, Donghai County has less of him, there will be one less scourge, thinking of this, he smiled slightly: "I also have a few letters of bribery report about Huangfu Qu, I guess maybe he is afraid that Lord Shilang will find out about his problem, so he made this decision, tomorrow I will send someone to send those clues about Huangfu Qu's bribery to your lordship." ”

As soon as the two of them looked at each other, they both tacitly agreed, and Su Hanzhen stood up and said goodbye: "Disturb Lord Gao to recuperate, I'll leave first!" ”

Gao Heng sent him to the door, and couldn't help asking, "Master Su, when do you think I can return those documents and letters?" ”

Su Hanzhen stopped and looked back and smiled: "Don't worry, Lord Gao, it's your thing, and it will be returned to you eventually." ”

He arched his hand, and left the Autumn Garden with Wu Jin, Gao Heng watched them walk away, and he ordered the soldiers in a low voice: "Go and pass my order to Xu Yuan quickly, release Huangfu Weiming immediately, and withdraw all accusations against Huangfu Weiming." ”

(To be continued)