Qiu Yizhi saw Zheng Xin's serious expression when he spoke, and knew that he must have something important to tell him, so he also said with a straight face: "It's better to go to the eldest brother's study first, and then we can discuss it." ”

Zheng Xin said: "It's not a confidential matter, the scenery here is still good, and it's quite cool, you and my brother will talk about it here." ”

Before he could finish his words, a cool breeze swept over the pond, bringing a moist coolness, and the branches of the pine trees on top swayed pleasantly.

Qiu Yizhi was refreshed by this cool breeze, nodded and said, "Since the eldest brother has this Yaxing, the younger brother will accompany him here to talk." I just don't know what the eldest brother needs to order? ”

Zheng Xin said with a smile on his face: "Jiangnan's case is almost over. Of the 284 big and small officials listed by Yin Chengliang, the eldest brother has already disposed of them, and another 72 have been involved, and I have also cleaned them up. In the past few days, I haven't stopped sending an excerpt of the case file to Brother Xian, I wonder if Brother Xian has read it? ”

Zheng Xin saw Qiu Yizhi nodding slightly, so he continued: "The corruption case in Jiangnan officialdom is so extensive that it has only been seen since the founding of the Han Dynasty. The brother has been sick and recuperating in the past few days, and the eldest brother can only do his best, and there are inevitably some mistakes, I don't know if the virtuous brother has any advice? ”

Qiu Yi was stunned, and immediately reacted, thinking: My eldest brother is very eloquent, and in just a few words, it is extremely difficult to handle this case, and it is not easy for him to undertake it alone, even if there is an unfair disposal of it, not only is it not because of his own selfishness, but it is also flawed, and he cannot question his contribution to the south this time.

However, Qiu Yizhi's heartfelt words could not be said in front of Zheng Xin in any case, so he thought about it for a while and said, "The eldest brother sent it, and the younger brother has read it." I just think it's really remarkable that my eldest brother can handle so many cases every day, and I didn't find that there were any improper cases, let alone anything to advise. ”

Zheng Xin was originally worried that this smart and clever Qiu Yizhi had seen his tricks, and he was a little relieved to hear him say this, and he didn't go into depth on this topic, but said: "Several of them are widely implicated, such as the 'Suzhou Two Warehouses Surplus Grain Case', the 'Yangzhou Water Administration Case', the 'Hangzhou West Lake Dredging Project Case', etc., in which the criminals have all been dispatched, I guess the virtuous brothers have heard about it, right?" ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes." After these big cases, more than a dozen heads fell to the ground, and the atmosphere of Jiangnan officialdom was invigorated, and even the children of Rukou also praised the eldest brother for being vigorous and upright! ”

Zheng Xin was happy to hear this, and said with a smile: "It's all within my responsibility." However, the 'Thirteen Lives Strange Case' of the Dust Palace, which led to the backlog of Jiangnan officialdom, has not yet been resolved, among which Miaozhen, Li Shenshi, and Cai Min are still in custody, how should they be handled, I don't know what the regulations of the virtuous brother are? ”

Qiu Yi was extremely indignant about this case at the beginning, and she couldn't wait for these three people to be able to do it quickly. However, after several months of delay, he was already interested in the case, shook his head and said: "Although these people are still alive, they are already like walking corpses, and they should be dealt with according to the law. It's all up to the eldest brother to decide. ”

He thought for a while and said, "It's Li Shenshi and Cai Min who have to die." However, they are more or less coerced by Yin Chengliang, and what they do may not come from their hearts. I also pray that the eldest brother can recite this point, and only correct the Fa of these two people, and don't go on to connect them. ”

Zheng Xin smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the virtuous brother would have such a bodhisattva heart tumbling out of the sea of corpses and blood. Good. I know, I'll do as the virtuous brother says. ”

He asked again: "The few officers who besieged the county seat of Shanyin at the beginning, but they don't know how to deal with it properly?" ”

Qiu Yizhi pondered for a long time and said: "Our dynasty has always had the rule of using literature to control the military, and although the generals at all levels are the military commanders of one side, they actually have no right to mobilize a soldier or a pawn, but they are just a person who obeys orders. Please also ask the eldest brother to open up the net, don't embarrass these generals. ”

Zheng Xin was stunned when he heard it - because of his lack of military power, he deliberately recruited a few new martial artists when he was in the capital, and wanted to take advantage of the shock of Jiangnan Dao officialdom to install them here, mix up their resumes, and then promote them step by step, so as to grasp a little bit of military power in a roundabout.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Yizhi's gentle and clever words wiped out most of his long-planned plan.

However, if Zheng Xin insists on disposing of it according to his own will now, lest he be seen by the smart and clever righteous brother in front of him, and then he will not be able to eat and walk away.

So Zheng Xin smiled awkwardly and said: "Brother Xian is so kind-hearted, if his father knows about it, it must be another compliment." ”

In fact, Qiu Yizhi only knew that Zheng Xin had the intention of seizing the heir, but he didn't expect that he would make a fuss about the competition for military power - he wanted to get rid of these generals lightly, but considering that Jiangnan Province was still tasked with shielding Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan, if the Jiangnan military circles were completely cleaned at this time, it would be difficult to guarantee that the morale of the army would not be shaken and the king of Lingnan would find an opportunity.

This mission was taught to Qiu Yizhi by Emperor Zheng Rong in person, and he didn't know if his eldest brother knew about it, so he simply didn't mention it, but said: "The younger brother only begged the emperor not to punish him, but thank God." After that, he laughed out loud.

Zheng Xin also listened to it and laughed along.

The two of them laughed for a while, but they heard Zheng Xin say: "By the way, there is also that demon Dao Miaozhen." According to the law, she was going to be put to death by Ling Chi. However, I thought that this person was very charming, and if he really stripped naked and carried out the execution in the middle of the city, it would be difficult to ensure that it would not cause a commotion among those ignorant people, and it would not be good for the incident to arise at that time. Just followed Li Shenshi and Yin Chengliang and slashed them on the head. What do you think? ”

Qiu Yizhi thought about it, and felt that Zheng Xin had arranged it properly, and he didn't want Miaozhen to make a fool of himself when he died, so he agreed.

Zheng Xin was satisfied with what he heard, and said: "Since Brother Xian has no opinions, there is no need to delay any longer, the Dharma field on Sanshan Street is ready-made and has not been removed, I will send the three of them on the road tomorrow." ”

Although Zheng Xin said this very calmly, Qiu Yizhi heard a few drops of cold sweat on his back, and he was stunned for a long time before saying, "Okay." These three people are destined for me, and I want to send them away, and the younger brother will come to visit again tomorrow. ”

After that, Qiu Yizhi found an excuse and resigned.

The next day, Qiu Yi Yi changed the habit of not getting up on the three poles of the previous few days, carefully dressed up early in the morning, and taught Wei Chi Jiming to dress neatly, and then went to Qixia Temple.

Zheng Xin has had an unknown number of red differences in the past half a month, and has killed many criminals, but it is very relaxed, and he has said a lot of words to Qiu Yizhi, and left him here for lunch, looking at the sun hanging high in the sky, and then said: "The hour is almost up, you and I will go to the Dharma field to make this red difference." With that, he got up and walked out the door.

The so-called "red difference" is just an elegant name taken because the yin qi of the prison and the errand is too heavy.

Although Qiu Yizhi was also born in the army, and his head was soaked in the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, but for the first time he did this errand, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart, and followed Zheng Xin to Sanshan Street where the execution was carried out step by step.

These three mountain streets are a very prosperous place in Jinling City, four or five streets gather here, the streets are full of all kinds of teahouses, inns, hotels, and the intersection of the street forms an unusually lively square.

In order to deter hundreds of officials in the world, Zheng Xin also took the opportunity to show his iron-faced and selfless demeanor in front of the people in Jiangnan, so he deliberately gave up the water gate that was originally killed in Jinling City, and set up a law field here to specifically kill the officials who were seized in the Jiangnan officialdom nest case.

I saw that in the center of the officialdom was surrounded by an earthen platform two zhang square and more than one person high, and a flagpole several zhang long was erected on the platform, on which the dragon flag of Lord Qincha was hung high, and it fluttered fiercely under the blowing of the wind.

The high platform was surrounded by countless soldiers and soldiers, all holding sharp blades and spears, their faces were solemn, although they were still motionless under the scorching sun, like statues of gods.

A pergola was erected directly north of the high platform, and seven or eight chairs were neatly stacked in the pergola, which was set up for the officials who supervised the beheading. I also saw five or six executioners with big shoulders and round waists, withstanding the hot air rising from the ground, drinking wine to dispel the murderous spirit, and sharpening the butcher's knives on the oil stones, making a "ho-ho" sound, which made people's hearts tense for a while.

Zheng Xin was accustomed to seeing such a scene, so he was very calm, slowly walked to the front of the first chair in the middle and sat down slowly, and stretched out his hand to signal Qiu Yizhi and several other officials who were watching the execution to sit down together, and then picked up the shocking wood on the table in front of him, and slapped it hard: "Take the death row prisoner!" ”

When the heralds, who had already been serving outside the tent, heard the order, they immediately shouted loudly: "The herald has ordered: bring the prisoners on death!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the sergeants guarding the execution platform also shouted in unison: "Take the death row prisoner!" ”

This shout was earth-shattering, so that one of Qiu Yi, who was a little drowsy under the scorching sun, came down to his senses, he sat up straight, looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw Miaozhen, Li Shenshi, and Cai Min were each escorted by the sergeant, and they were pushed onto the high platform, with a wooden sign inserted behind their heads, and they fell to their knees by force.

The spectators resting in the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the surrounding streets and alleys also stretched their necks one by one, watching this bloody scene with their breath closed.

But he heard the herald reply: "Your Highness, the prisoner has been brought, please send it down!" ”

Zheng Xin nodded, and said to Qiu Yizhi: "Lord Qiu, you are the chief officer of this case, and I bother you to take two people to verify the identity of the criminal." ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "Yes." With that, he left the pergola in a daze, and walked to the high platform, followed by a bookmaker with a pen and paper in his hand, and a general manager with a treasure knife at his waist.

Qiu Yizhi finally climbed the high platform, was already sweating, walked up to the first person, and said "Raise your head".

The man slowly raised his head, revealing a broad but skinny face—it was Cai Min, the former Yuezhou Mu.

Qiu Yizhi's secretary asked, "My lord, is this person Cai Min correct?" ”

Qiu Yizhi seemed to be frightened, and was taken aback when he heard it, and hurriedly agreed: "This is the person." ”

The clerk nodded, and took the pen and wrote something on the paper in his hand. At the same time, Mr. Qian, who was beside him, took half a step, pulled out the wooden sign with his name written on the back of Cai Min's head, and clamped it under his armpit.

Qiu Yizhi walked up to the second person again, told him to look up, and confirmed his identity; The scrivener also made notes; Mr. Qian also took out the wooden card and clamped it under his armpit.

Qiu Yizhi walked up to the third person again, and saw this person's body twisting and kneeling on the ground, and he didn't need to guess to know that it was the Miaozhen monk in the "Dust Palace".

Despite this, the procedure must be followed, so Qiu Yizhi also said: "Raise your head." The tone was inexplicably a little weak.