Pan Mansion at the east end of Fengcheng Hutong in Xianyifang, it was nearly midnight, and the lights were still brilliant and the voices of people were noisy.

In the flower hall in the front yard, the new chief secretary (the secretary of the criminal department) Pan Jitao was full of red light, and he was beckoning to do a pot throwing a pot and guessing the lantern riddle in the same year. In the midst of the staggering, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the housekeeper Pan Fu waving at him at the door, with an anxious face, hurriedly confessing to everyone, and hurriedly walked out.

"What's wrong?"

"Back to the master, Lord Huo is here, saying that there is something important to discuss......"

"Huo Dong? It's so late for the big holiday, what can he do? Pan Jitao's heart moved, and he thought he was here to give gifts, so he waved his hand: "Tell him, just say that the official is entertaining important guests, let him come again tomorrow...... You too, I've been with the old man for so many years, and I don't know ...... old man."

"No, master, Huo Sijiao is empty-handed, his face is like a test, the old slave doesn't feel like he is panicked, this is ......"

"Oh?" Pan Jitao was stunned: "Where is he now?" ”

"The porter is waiting!" Pan Fu said.

Pan Jitao turned around and walked to the study and said, "Let him come in!" ”

"Yes!" Pan Fu agreed.

Pan Jitao pondered Huo Dong's intention while walking, and after thinking about it all over again, he didn't have a clue, so he simply didn't want to, and took advantage of Huo Dong's time to drink tea and moisten his thirsty throat after some alcohol.

"Humble Huo Dong, see the Great Priest!"

The prison is the highest official in charge of the prison, and the level of the local government and county prison is from the ninth grade, to the Beijing division, as the prison of the criminal department, but it is the eighth grade of iron and iron, and the fat difference is well-known.

When Pan Jitao took office, he was very polite to Huo Dong, and personally picked him up, and while motioning for the little servant to serve tea, he asked: "I heard that the housekeeper said that Lord Huo has something important to do with this official, I don't know ......?" ”

"Shicai Dongchang sent a prisoner to each of our prisons, this person has a special identity, and he does not dare to be self-dedicated, so he is here to tell the adult." Huo Dong frowned, he did look very tricky.

This made Pan Jitao even more strange. He has been an official for many years, and he has been a Beijing official and a magistrate, and he knows that although the position of the prison is not high, it is a very challenging place. But all the people who can sit firmly in this prison are all black and white, and their hands and eyes are all characters. Especially the Huo Dong in front of him, who is only thirty years old, has been in this position for several years, and he is very old-fashioned, and he has never seen him so sad.

It seems that the person sent by Dongchang is a character.

Pan Ji tamed his mind and asked, "I don't know who the person who sent it is?" ”

"A small firefighter in the palace." Huo Dong didn't know what psychology he was based on, so he didn't directly decipher Chen Mo's name, until Pan Jitao asked again, and then said: "His name is Chen Mo, I don't know if Master Pan has heard of it?" ”

"What?" Pan Jitao was originally sitting on a chair, and stood up when he heard the words: "But the righteous son of Chen Ju, the steward of the Qianqing Palace, Chen Mo and Chen Shaoyan?" ”

"Exactly, this person?"

Finally got a positive answer from Huo Dong's mouth, Pan Jitao gradually calmed down and asked, "Do you know what he committed?" Also, the people in the palace, it stands to reason that they should be sent to Dongchang, or sent to Beizhen Fusi, how did they send them to the Criminal Department? ”

"I said, I said that he killed people in the street, and the sin is unforgivable!" Huo Dong said, and then said: "But I have asked Gonggong Chen and asked other people, but this is not the case at all. As he spoke, he repeated the questioning in detail.

"In this way, sure enough, that father-in-law has nothing to do, but why did he send it to us......"

"I have some thoughts about my humble position, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not!" Huo Dong said cautiously.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Then the humble position is courageous," Huo Dong said: "The relationship between the great priest and the late Taishi is known to the world, and the old Taishi and the former master of ceremonies and the palm seal of Feng Gong intersected, according to the grapevine, the previous Feng Gong was demoted to Fengyu, it is the tail of Zhang Gonggong's hand, today Chen Gonggong will be sent to my prison of the Criminal Department, humiliation pondering, Zhang Gonggong is afraid that there is a suspicion of 'Xiangzhuang Dancing Sword, aiming at Pei Gong', it is better for adults to make plans early!" ”

"Hmm!" Pan Jitao was noncommittal, silent for a while, looked at Huo Dong who was looking at him Yin Yin and said, "This official knows, thank you Lord Huo for reminding me, and instruct your subordinates to take good care of Chen Mo...... It's not too early, and the official won't keep you, go ahead! ”

"Yes!" Seeing Pan Jitao pick up the teacup, Huo Dong was faintly disappointed, but he could only take a sip of the teacup and get up to say goodbye.

As soon as Huo Dong left, Pan Fu entered the study, and when Pan Jitao saw it, he said: "You came just in time, go and invite Lord Shen over, and say that the official has something important to discuss." ”

Pan Fu hurried away, Pan Jitao fell into deep thought, the candle flame beating, making his face gloomy and uncertain.

I don't know how long it took, Shen Li came over, and said with a smile when he entered the door: "Okay, no wonder we don't see the big priest turn around every time we wait for a long time, and we run to the study for a long time to hide and relax, no, we will have to be fined three glasses of wine later......"

"Your good student is dying, you are still laughing!" Pan Jitao gave Shen Li a stick. He was born in the sixteenth year of Zhengde (1521), ten years older than Shen Li, and he was also a person who was valued by Zhang Juzheng, and he was very familiar with it in private, so he naturally did not need to be polite when he spoke.

"Students?" Shen Li smiled suddenly: "Which student?" ”

"Chen Mo Chen Shaoyan!" Pan Jitao said, briefly recounted Fang Cai Huo Dong's words, and sighed at the end: "This is really a tree that wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Zhang Whale, knowing that Li Niangniang of Ciqing Palace loves Chen Mo today, and he gave this hot potato to this official, Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it!" ”

"Shaoyan did this beautifully, we really didn't mistake him at the beginning!" Shen Li praised Chen Mo first, instantly darkened his face, and said: "Brother Shi Liang don't need to worry, the inferior acts, although he is a little impulsive, but it is reasonable, let that whale stir up right and wrong, it is nothing more than soldiers coming to block, water to cover up......"

Most of the people who are upright by nature lack the ability to change, or they simply do not bother to be clever and cautious - all but according to their conscience, they are called sitting upright, not doing bad things, and not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.

Pan Jitao admired Shen Li's point very much, but he had to interrupt him, and said with a wry smile: "Zhonghua, Zhonghua, what are you doing for your brother?" Do you think that whale is a good man and a woman, and he is easy to get along with? The old man dared to guarantee that he would have a bad trick waiting for Chen Mo, not to mention anything else, as long as he could prove that the people killed by Chen Mo were all good people, His Majesty would protect Chen Mo, and he would have to find a way to give an explanation to the next...... You wait, believe it or not, tomorrow to get up and impeach Chen Mo can be piled up on the desk today? ”

Shen Li is indeed upright, but he is not stupid, knowing that what Pan Jitao said is reasonable, he can't help asking: "According to Brother Shi Liang, what should I do?" ”

"Go find Luo Sigong!" Pan Jitao said word by word.

PS: After a day of corn harvesting, I was exhausted......