Deng Shuiqing's voice was not loud, but Song Shiwen still heard it. Song Shiwen smiled slightly, glanced at Deng Shuiqing, the mockery in his eyes flashed, he lowered his eyelids, stared at the blue and white porcelain tea set on the coffee table in front of him, as if he was very interested, and looked very fascinated.

Deng Zhicha sat patiently for a while, and when he saw that the people of Jinyiwei had not come for a long time, he wanted to be close to Song Shiwen, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Song Shiwen's virtue, and he couldn't help but feel secretly angry in his heart.

However, due to the fact that Song Shiwen was the master of Yang He, the governor of the three sides, Deng pressed down the anger in his heart, glanced at Song Shiwen, then withdrew his gaze, leaned on the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

After waiting for half a day, I suddenly heard a steady footstep outside the lobby, and Deng Zhicha and Song Shiwen looked up at the door almost at the same time.

I saw Duan Zhigang, deputy Qianhu of the Jinyi Wei Xi'an Institute, accompanied Xu Liang, a political officer in Shaanxi, and walked over, followed by four Jinyi Wei lieutenants who pressed the knife.

Duan Qianhu and Xu Liang entered the lobby of the Inspectorate Division, and Duan Qianhu smiled and said, "Duan is late, so I asked Lord Deng to wait for a long time, forgive my sins." ”

Deng Zhicha snorted lightly and said, "Duan Qianhu is polite, please take a seat." He looked at Xu Liang, who was participating in politics in Shaanxi, his face was slightly conscious, and he said, "Lord Xu is also here, please take a seat." ”

Xu Liang said: "This official heard that the case of Lu Zhifu is actually related to Xu Jiang, the eldest brother of this official, and he is worried about it, so he came to observe. ”

Deng said according to the envoy: "It is normal for Lord Xu to care about Brother Ling's case. ”

At this moment, a gloomy voice sneered. Glancing at Xu Liang and said, "Lord Xu, Brother Xu Jiang is involved in the case of Governor Lu, and Lord Xu is the suspect's family." Shouldn't we avoid suspicion? ”

Xu Liang listened to this voice, and then looked at the source of the voice, and suddenly felt tired in his heart, looked at Song Shiwen, and pretended to be puzzled and asked: "This adult is very tight-faced, forgive the official for his clumsiness, I don't know which adult this is according to the inspection department?" ”

"I'm ......" Song Shiwen's face turned red. He was the master of Yang He, the governor of the three sides. In Shaanxi officialdom, almost everyone knows about it, and no one knows about it. All the officials took into account Governor Yang's face, and they have always flattered this Master Song. You're kind to it. Now Xu Liang pretended to be stupid and asked Song Shiwen's identity face to face, which touched Song Shiwen's sore spot.

Song Shiwen prides himself on being a genius, but he has repeatedly failed. In the end, he became the master of Yang He, the governor of the three sides. Although the identity of the master is beautiful. But it was all through the face of Governor Yang that he left Governor Yang, but he Song Shiwen was not even as good as a showman.

Xu Liang seemed to be smiling, sat down on the chair, and waited for Song Shiwen's reply for a long time.

Seeing that Song Shiwen's face was getting more and more ugly, Deng Jicha hurriedly smiled and said, "It turns out that Xu Shenzheng doesn't recognize Mr. Song? Hehe, Mr. Song is the person sent by the Governor of the Three Sides, Lord Yang, to follow up on the case. ”

Xu Liang let out a long sigh, and his expression was full. With a look of surprise, he arched his hand towards Song Shiwen and said, "It turns out that Lord Song is the person who was waved by Governor Yang, and he is disrespectful." ”

"Hmph." Song Shiwen snorted lightly.

Xu Liang didn't care, and then looked at Song Shiwen carefully several times, and asked curiously: "But I don't know how many grades Lord Song's official residence is, and what position do you have?" Hey, why isn't Lord Song wearing an official uniform today? ”

Deng was stunned when he heard this, even if he was a fool at this time, he could hear that Xu Liang was deliberately making things difficult for Song Shiwen. was about to explain, but Song Shiwen looked at Xu Liang angrily, and said inwardly: "Song is not from the court, and he is the master of the governor." Governor Yang was very concerned about the case of Governor Lu, and sent Song to follow up on the case. ”

Xu Liang suddenly realized: "Originally, Mr. Song did not give an official and a half-position...... However, Mr. Song was sent by Governor Yang and was a special envoy. Song envoy, this official from Sanpin Shaanxi to participate in politics Xu Liang, here invited. ”

"The suffragm is polite!" Song Shiwen gritted his teeth and said, then turned to Deng according to the envoy and said, "Lord Deng, everyone is ready, and you can be promoted to the court to try the case." ”

Deng Shuiqing heard this, knowing that Song Shiwen was angry with Xu Liang and didn't want to make any extraneous branches, so he patted the shocked wood and shouted in a deep voice: "Bring the criminal!" ”

"Criminal!"

The officials in the hall followed Deng according to the tone of the envoy, and the three words of the criminal were spread far away from the hall. Immediately, the officials on both sides of the hall hammered the water and fire sticks in their hands together, and smashed the ground to the ground, shouting "mighty!" ”

This kind of scene, Xu Liang is naturally accustomed to wearing it, and he doesn't feel new at all, so he sits bored, waiting for the official to bring the criminal up.

Before long, I saw two officials escorting Lu Yifa, the former prefect of Pingliang, who was dressed in prison uniforms, into the hall step by step, and the officials escorted them to the center of the hall, untied the shackles on Lu Yifa's hands, and stood back to the side.

Xu Liang saw Lu Yifa's dress clearly, his face was full of anger, and his eyes looked at Lu Yifa, giving Lu Yifa a reassuring look.

Syllable! Deng pressed the envoy to slap the alarm again, and asked in a deep voice: "Who is in the hall?" Get your name in! ”

"Wait!" Xu Liang interrupted suddenly.

All the officials in the hall looked at Xu Liang, and Deng Zhicha frowned, and asked unhappily, "Lord Xu, what do you have to say?" ”

Xu Liang arched his hand towards Deng according to the envoy, and asked in a deep voice with anger: "Dare to ask Lord Deng, about the case of Lu Yifa, the prefect of Pingliang, who was greedy for ink, has he ever been convicted?" ”

Deng Shuiqing said: "Lord Xu said that he laughed, this case is still under trial, and naturally he has not been convicted. ”

Xu Liang asked again: "Has the envoy ever issued a document to remove Lu Yifa from the post of the prefect of Pingliang?" ”

Deng Shuiqing was stunned and said, "This ...... The official has submitted a request to the ministry, but the ministry has not yet issued a letter. ”

Xu Liang sneered and pointed at Lu Yifa, "In other words, Lu Zhifu is just a prefect who is slightly suspected of being greedy for ink?" Is it still an official? ”

Deng Shuiqing was stunned again, he understood what Xu Liang wanted to say in a blink of an eye, and said with an ugly face: "You can say the same......

"That official doesn't understand, the prefect of Lu has not been convicted and has not been dismissed, according to the prosecutor's envoy, what reason did the prosecutor have to take off Lord Lu's black gauze official robe and shackle him?" Xu Liang shouted angrily, "Lord Deng deceived me that there was no one in charge of Pingliang Mansion?" ”

"This ......" Deng Shuiqing was embarrassed.

"Lord Xu!" Song Shiwen interjected just right. smiled coldly and said, "Lu Yifa is a guilty body, and taking off his official clothes during the interrogation is also for the convenience of the interrogation." ”

Xu Liang turned his head and glared at Song Shiwen angrily. shouted: "Is this case presided over by Lord Deng or by you, a flat-headed citizen?" ”

When the flat-headed people said this, Song Shiwen almost jumped up as if he had been bitten by a snake suddenly, glared at Xu Liang viciously, and shook his sleeves and said, "Song Mou, this is Lord Deng to explain the situation to you!" ”

"Ha," Xu Liang said: "Lord Deng is a dignified and upright envoy of the three grades, and he has been an official for more than ten years. Lao Cheng is serious and experienced, how to interrogate the case, is it difficult for you to be taught by a person who can't even reach the Jiupin Sesame Official? ”

"You!" Song Shiwen trembled with anger. A pair of thin hands with green tendons protruding, glaring at Xu Liang, holding back his anger and saying: "Song just said it casually, if Lord Xu thinks it's inappropriate." Bento Song didn't say it. ”

Xu Liang snorted disdainfully. turned to ask Deng Shuiqing, "Lord Deng, this official thinks that it is very inappropriate for Lord Deng to treat the Song Prefect like this. ”

"That'...... According to Lord Xu's wishes, what should I do? Deng Shuiqing knew that Xu Liang had caught his loophole, so he asked in a deep voice.

Xu Liang thought for a while and said, "Since Lord Lu is still an official. That's different from ordinary criminals awaiting trial, the official thinks. Lord Deng should give him a chair, and Lord Lu has the right to sit and talk back. ”

Before Xu Liang finished speaking, Song Shiwen couldn't help but shouted angrily: "How can this be true!" Since ancient times, how can there be a reason for the criminal to sit and talk back! ”

Xu Liang sneered: "Above the public court, even a cloth cloth common man can listen to the trial with the court, interfere in the interrogation, sit and talk back, why not!" ”

Song Shiwen was so angry again, he pointed at Xu Liang with a trembling hand, nodded a few points, looked at Xu Liang resentfully, suddenly eased his expression, sneered at Xu Liang, lowered his arm, and stopped arguing.

Deng Shuiqing looked embarrassed, it was really unheard of for the criminal to sit and reply, but Deng Shuiqing was afraid that Xu Liang would mess around and disrupt the interrogation process, so after thinking about it, he looked at Duan Zhigang, the deputy of Jinyiwei, who had not spoken, and asked, "Duan Qianhu, what do you think?" ”

Duan Qianhu looked at Xu Liang, and said leisurely: "In the public court, Lord Deng is the person who presides over the trial, and everything is naturally subject to Lord Deng's opinion. However, the official thinks that whether Lord Lu is guilty or not should be based on factual evidence, and it doesn't matter whether Lord Lu is kneeling or standing or sitting to reply. ”

When Song Shiwen heard this, his heart suddenly brightened, and he said secretly: This is the truth! What do I do with Xu Liang fighting over these trivial things at this time, as long as Lu Yifa is convicted for a while, and Xu Liang is pulled into the water by the way, are you still afraid that Xu Liang will be so arrogant at that time?

At this time, Deng glanced over with the inquiring eyes of the inspector, and Song Shiwen calmed his face and nodded slightly.

Deng Shuiqing had a bottom in his heart, the corners of his mouth twitched for a while, and then he ordered: "In this case, come, give a seat to Governor Lu's mansion." ”

The official moved a stool, and Lu Yifa sat calmly under Xu Liang's encouraging gaze. So a dramatic interrogation scene ensued. The presiding officer and the criminal on trial actually sat down, asking questions and answers, and the two people faced each other as if they were negotiating.

Xu Liang had no interest in Lu Yifa's case of embezzlement of ink. After Huang Daozhou's secret mention, Lu Yifa denied Deng Shuiqing's interrogation on the spot as if he didn't know or did not do it, and he was full of confidence, because Huang Daozhou told him that as long as he insisted on denying it, he would be safe and sound, and the clues related to the so-called ink corruption case, Huang Daozhou had already settled it, leaving no handle.

More than an hour passed after the interrogation, and Deng Shuiqing didn't ask anything useful, and Xu Liang and Duan Zhigang were watching from the sidelines, Deng Shuiqing didn't dare to torture in court, and turned his eyes to Song Shiwen several times, but Song Shiwen didn't see it.

Because Song Shiwen didn't care at all about Lu Yifa's ink corruption case, what he cared about was the next trial.

Sure enough, Deng Shuiqing felt that it would be meaningless to try Lu Yifa's illusory corruption case again, so he changed his words and asked in a deep voice: "Lu Yifa, since you don't admit all the accusations of corruption and ink, then, this official will ask you another matter, and I hope you will recruit you from the truth." ”

"What does Lord Deng want to ask? The subordinate must tell the truth. Lu Yifa replied in a deep voice.

"Tomorrow is the first autumn since His Majesty ascended the throne, and the court attaches great importance to the fraud case of the scientific expedition. A few days ago, this official received a complaint from the political envoy Yamen Jiang, saying that Lord Lu helped Xu Jiang, a student from Ji'an Mansion, Jiangxi Province, transfer his student status to Pingliang Mansion in Shaanxi Province three months ago, so that Xu Shengren could successfully participate in the autumn festival in Shaanxi. ”

Here it comes! As soon as Deng Shuiqing's voice fell, all the officials in the hall opened their eyes suddenly. Xu Liang glanced at Song Shiwen, who had bright eyes, and secretly sneered.

"Lu Yifa, even the trilateral governor Yang attaches great importance to the scientific research fraud case, before Song came, Governor Yang solemnly ordered me to observe the whole interrogation process! This is a big matter related to Lord Lu's career reputation, and Lord Lu can think clearly before answering. Song Shiwen was in high spirits, staring at Lu Yifa with a warning in his tone.

Xu Liang also looked at Lu Yifa, waiting for Lu Yifa's answer.

Lu Yifa raised his head as if he had thought carefully for a while, then looked down at Deng Shuiqing, shook his head with a blank expression, and said, "Back to Lord Deng, Xia Guan never remembered which student he helped transfer his student status. ”

Song Shiwen sneered: "It's so clean!" ”

Xu Liang glared at Song Shiwen, and arched his hand at Deng Shuiqing: "Dare to ask Lord Deng, is this case being tried by you or this Mr. Song?" The official saw that Mr. Song, a flat-headed commoner, seemed to be extremely interested in interrogating the case, so it was better for Lord Deng to give up the position of the chief judge and replace Mr. Song. ”

"Uh......" Song Shiwen choked, and looked at Xu Liang's eyes very unkindly. Xu Liang turned his head away disdainfully.

Deng Shuiqing said embarrassedly: "This case is naturally presided over by this official. He squeezed his eyes at Song Shiwen again, and arched his hand: "Mr. Song, the evidence in this matter is conclusive, Mr. Song doesn't need to worry." ”

After saying this, Deng Shuiqing slapped the shocking wood that had not been slapped for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Lu, this official has definite evidence in this matter, and you can't deny it." ”

"What evidence? I don't understand what Master Deng is saying! ”

"Humph!" Deng Shuiqing said: "When the official sends witnesses, how can you deny it." After that, he shouted in a deep voice outside the court: "Come on, take the Jiang clerk and the student Xu Jiang." ”

Taking advantage of the gap between Jiang Wenwen and Xu Jiang brought into the lobby, Song Shiwen suddenly said to Xu Liang with compassion: "Lord Xu, Xu Jiang is your eldest brother, Xu Jiang, as a student in Jiangxi Province, can transfer his student status to Shaanxi in order to participate in this year's Autumn Festival, among them, Lord Xu is afraid that he has made a lot of efforts, right?" ”

Xu Liang sat upright, looking at his nose and nose, and his heart and heart, and said in a deep voice: "You can eat things indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." Mr. Song has no evidence, so framing a person from Sanpin to participate in politics, isn't he afraid that this official will sue you for defamation? ”

Song Shiwen snorted coldly and said secretly: Pretend, you will continue to pretend! After Lu Yifa's charges are confirmed, see how you Xu Liang can pick it out!

Before long, the four officials escorted Jiang Wenshu and Xu Jiang to the hall of the Inspectorate Division, and bowed their hands to Deng Shuiqing and said, "Lord Yu, the witness Jiang Wenwen and the suspect Xu Jiang have brought it." (To be continued......)