When Dongfang Xin and Ai Zong heard that there was a problem with the letterhead, they immediately stretched their eyebrows and raised their eyebrows, Dongfang Xin had already rushed forward and asked, "What's the problem?" Is this letter fake? ”

The old man glanced at Chu Huan worriedly, but Dongfang Xin had already said in a deep voice: "Ben Jiang can warn you, don't say a word of lie here, if you say yes, Ben will not be able to spare you...... Tell me, is this letter fake? ”

Chu Huan also put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Is it true or false, you are honest, General Dongfang is right, here, if you talk nonsense, the governor will not be spared." ”

The old man finally said: "Lord Qiqi, the handwriting on it, the little old man is not sure whether it is true or false, but if this letter was written to Xiao Tian to ask, I am afraid that there is a big problem!" ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan smiled: "What's the problem?" ”

The old man pointed to the letter and said, "This letter is a forgery!" ”

Dongfang Xin and Ai Zong glanced at each other, relieved, Ai Zong suddenly became magical, and immediately asked, "You mean this letter is forged?" ”

"At first glance, this letterhead looks yellow, and it seems to have existed for a long time." The old man explained: "But the little old man smelled a smell of draining oil on the letterhead...... ”

"Drain oil?" Chu Huan frowned and asked, "What is that?" ”

"Back to adults, draining oil is a kind of oil, and the biggest use of this oil is to ...... the real with the fake!" The old man explained solemnly, "There are many people who forge antique calligraphy and paintings, and they like to use this kind of drainage. The tables and chairs that have been made are now soaked in oil for a few days, then painted, and then soaked in oil again, and after taking them out, they look like antiques that have gone through many years, and some paintings and calligraphy can also use this trick. ”

"I see." Chu Huan thought thoughtfully, "Then you mean to say that these letters that the Governor searched for yesterday were also soaked in drainage?" ”

The old man nodded and said: "Exactly, at first glance, this letter seems to have been written for a year or two or even longer, but this letter is too rough, and as soon as the paper is in hand, I know that it is a newly made paper, and it will not exceed three months, based on this alone, it can be judged that the longest time of this letter is only three months, and the people of Xiliang have already retreated ...... at that time!" ”

Dongfang Xin clenched his fists and sneered: "Three months ago? At that time, the Xiliang people had long since disappeared, could it be that they knew that the Xiliang people had withdrawn, and Lord Dong and Lord Ai still had to stupidly write secret letters to Xiao Tianwen? Even if he really wanted to write a secret letter to Xiao Tianwen recently, it should have been sent to Xiliang, how could it appear in the Governor's Palace? He glanced at Chu Huan, and said proudly: "Lord Chu, it seems that someone really forged criminal evidence and framed Lord Dong and them." ”

Chu Huan nodded and sighed: "It seems that this is really the case." He asked the old man, "Is there any other way to judge the authenticity than by looking at the paper?" ”

An old man next to him seemed to be worried that all the credit would be taken away, and interjected: "My lord, you can also test the ink!" ”

"Ink test?" Chu Huan's eyes flickered, "What is ink testing?" ”

The man explained: "If the adults agree, you can put the letterhead in vinegared water, then the drained oil will be washed away quickly, and as long as the drained oil on the letterhead disappears, the little old man can judge the time when the letter was written by the ink...... In order to show modesty, he added: "As long as you have a little attainment in calligraphy and painting, you should be able to judge the time of writing." ”

Chu Huan smiled: "I see. Xiang Xiali said: "Everyone, just now a few elders have made an assessment, the letterhead that the governor found in the governor's palace last night turned out to be forged, and it was intended to frame Dong Zhizhou and them, fortunately, the elders are wise and literate and can distinguish the true from the false...... Everything is as the governor expected, these letters are forged, Dong Zhizhou they are wronged ......! ”

People all looked at each other, many people were whispering, just now Chu Huan took out the letter he found last night, many people thought that Chu Huan wanted to use these secret letters to pull Dong Zhizhou and others down, but things did not develop as they imagined, Chu Huan took out the evidence, and in the end, he found someone again and overturned the evidence in his hand, and everyone couldn't guess for a while, what kind of medicine was sold in Chu Huan's gourd.

It was Dong Zhizhou who was already sitting on the chair at this time, and the expressions on Dongfang Xin and Ai Zong's faces had already relaxed, but Dong Zhizhou's expression was a little difficult to see, although he tried his best to restrain himself, but the expression of his eyebrows was slightly locked, but he couldn't hide it no matter what.

Only then did Chu Huan smile and ask Ai Zong and Dongfang Xin: "The judgment of these four elders, I don't know what the two of them think?" If the two adults don't think what they're saying can be trusted, we can find someone else to verify it! ”

Ai Zong immediately said: "The four elders are highly respected, and at first glance they are people who have read poetry and books, and they have a wealth of experience in calligraphy and painting, since they all agree that these letters are forged, we naturally believe them. ”

Chu Huan nodded with a smile and said, "That's very good." ”

Dongfang Xin glanced at the execution table and said, "Your Excellency Governor, since Dong Zhizhou and Master Ai have been cleared, don't delay the execution." Everyone still has official business, and we can't afford to delay our time here today. ”

Chu Huan smiled and said: "Dong Zhizhou and Lord Ai are innocent, could it be that Gongsun Chu and them are not innocent?" ”

Dongfang Xin immediately said: "The criminal department has already issued a sanction for beheading, does the governor really want to fight against the orders of the imperial court?" ”

"As the Governor said just now, there is no discrimination." Chu Huan said lightly: "Since the four elders have examined the letter that framed Dong Zhizhou, it is natural for them to verify the letter of Gongsun Chu who collaborated with the enemy. ”

Dongfang Xin's brows tightened, and he was about to speak, but Chu Huan had already handed several letters in his hand to a few old men, which were all evidence of Gongsun Chu's collaboration with the enemy, and several old men took it in their hands and began to test it, and soon, there was a humane: "My lord, the paper of this letterhead has indeed been soaked in drainage." ”

Dongfang Xin and Ai Zong's faces changed.

"When was the paper?" Chu Huan immediately asked.

Someone replied: "The paper should be very old, at least more than three years." ”

Dongfang Xin sneered: "The Western Liang people withdrew their troops, and in less than half a year, when they captured Shuoquan City, it was only two years ago...... The letterhead from three years ago existed before the fall of Shuoquan City......! ”

Chu Huan put his hands behind his back, glanced at Dongfang Xin, shook his head and said: "General Dongfang doesn't seem to have heard what they are saying, this governor re-explained it on their behalf, what they mean is that the paper used to write secret letters has existed for at least three years, not that these letters were written three years ago...... Elders, this governor's explanation is not wrong, right? ”

"That's exactly what your lord said." Several old men bowed their hands in unison.

Chu Huan asked, "So can you judge when the pen and ink on this letter were written?" ”

Immediately, someone said: "As long as you prepare a basin of water with stale vinegar, the little old people can roughly judge one or two ......!" ”

Chu Huan immediately ordered: "General Xuanyuan, according to the wishes of several elders, prepare two basins of water." ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai immediately went down to prepare water in person, and the onlookers were all aroused by curiosity at this time, and they only felt that what was happening now seemed to be much more interesting than cutting off people's heads, and everyone did not dare to make a loud noise, quietly watching the scene on the execution platform, and they all wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the new governor.

The two basins of water were quickly delivered, Dongfang Xin stared at several old men, and gradually felt that something seemed to be wrong, and said in a deep voice: "Wait!" ”

Chu Huan said calmly: "What advice does General Dongfang have?" ”

"Where did these four come from?" Dongfang Xin frowned and said: "What is their identity, Lord Chu, let's just pull four prisoners as evaluators, and assess such a big thing, isn't it too hasty?" ”

Chu Huan sighed: "But when verifying Dong Zhizhou's letter just now, General Dongfang and Master Ai don't seem to have any objections...... Oh, by the way, Lord Ai just praised the four elders for their high morality and full of poetry and books, and they are definitely trustworthy, Lord Ai, your own words, you shouldn't forget it so quickly, right? Everyone is watching, everyone heard what you said just now, and you forgot it yourself, everyone can help you remember it. ”

Ai Zong suddenly felt unconsciously at this time, he seemed to be caught in a trap by Chu Huan, not only himself, but Dongfang Xin also seemed to be involved.

What he just said in front of everyone, of course Ai Zong couldn't deny it, he had no choice but to nod his head stubbornly.

Chu Huan ignored Dongfang Xin anymore and instructed the four old men, "You can start." ”

The four old men looked old, but their movements were not slow, they helped each other, put the two letters into the clear water with old vinegar, and it didn't take long for the paper to be wet and floating on the water, the four old men gathered around the basin to observe for a while, and one was about to speak, Dongfang Xin immediately said: "Slow! ”

Chu Huan frowned, but he still said patiently: "What is General Dongfang going to do again?" ”

"Since all four of you have the time to read pen and ink, then give you pen and paper, and you are not allowed to say a word and write your judgment time on the paper." Dongfang Xin said coldly: "Ben wants to see if the four of you really have that ability......!" Then he took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Who else has the ability to see the time of pen and ink writing, stand up, and will be rewarded!" ”

At that moment, many people stood up, Dongfang Xin casually ordered two people and ordered them to come up, "Since you two also have the ability, you might as well go over and take a look, and write the answer on the paper......!" Glancing at Chu Huan, he said, "If the time judged by the six people is about the same, then the time when these letters were written can be determined!" ”

The two people said yes, Dongfang Xin asked people to take paper and pen on the one hand, and waited for six people to observe the pen and ink, paper and pen were taken, there were six copies, and the six people were divided into three groups, opposite each other, waiting for Dongfang Xin to say: "Write out the answer!" The six of them rolled up their sleeves, went to the wolf, dipped ink in ink and wrote down the time of their judgment.