Miao Zhen didn't actually sleep, although her eyes were closed, but the slightest movement in the house was stopped in her ears.

She heard someone shouting in her ear, but she didn't move, slowly opened a pair of apricot eyes, and said: "This official is wrong, although the poor Dao is in Jialan, he believes in Huang Lao's inaction in his heart, and he is a Taoist aunt. The military master is a 'thief nun', which is not elegant, but also very wrong. Please don't mention it again in the future. ”

"Haha!" When the officer under Zheng Xin heard this, he laughed dryly twice and said, "Good you thief......

As soon as he was halfway through the word "Ni", Miao Zhen suddenly turned his head, and a pair of very charming eyes released a terrifying murderous aura, and glared at the officer fiercely.

The officer was stared at by Miao Zhen and immediately shortened by half an inch, and forcibly swallowed half of the word "Ni" back into his stomach, and reluctantly finished the second half of the sentence: "...... Aunt Dao, dare to pose here! Don't hurry up and salute His Highness! ”

When Miao Zhen heard this, he no longer paid attention to the officer, did not get up, turned his head to look up at Zheng Xin and said, "Your Highness? Isn't he the firstborn son of the saint today? ”

Zheng Xin saw that although Miao Zhen was a prisoner, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and he had a bit of bearing, so he said: "You are right, I am the eldest son of the current saint. I didn't expect you, a slutty and cruel villain, to know where I came from? ”

Miao Zhen bent down slightly, saluted, and replied: "Your Highness is both martial and powerful, and his prestige is far and wide, even the outsiders in the poor countryside like Poor Dao are also like thunder. It's just that Poor Dao is now shackled, and it is inconvenient, otherwise he will definitely give a full salute to His Royal Highness. ”

Zheng Xin was comforted by Miaozhen's sycophants, and saw that she was indeed a weak woman, and she had the heart to learn from her father's benevolent character, so she said to her subordinates: "The prisoner is a weak woman, and the guards here are very close, so it doesn't hurt to remove her torture equipment first." I always felt awkward talking to her like that. ”

The officer next to Zheng Xin listened to the order, and immediately took out the key and was about to lift the handcuffs and shackles for Miaozhen, but was stopped by one of Qiu Yi and said: "This Miaozhen looks very weak, but inside is a femme fatale, even the younger brother, and he is also in danger of being poisoned by her. ”

Zheng Xin said nonchalantly: "Brother, don't worry. Although the foolish brother is not afraid of death, he is not one of those horsemen who does not know whether to live or die. There is this lieutenant by your side...... The woman is guarding by the side, and I'm afraid it's okay. ”

Miao Zhen heard that they were brothers and sisters, and couldn't help but exclaim: "What? Could it be that Lord Qiu is also ...... Is it also a highness? ”

Zheng Xin listened to the "haha" and laughed: "Did you know until now?" This is the son of the moth before the emperor's drive, and he is known as 'His Royal Highness of Righteousness'. ”

Hearing this, Miao Zhen suddenly smiled dumbly and said, "I see, I see!" No wonder this Lord Qiu has a different temperament, it turns out that he is the 'righteous highness' who helped the emperor make great contributions to the world! Poor Dao has been admired for a long time, but I didn't expect that His Royal Highness Yi would come to Shanyin County as a county magistrate. Alas! The poor road is not unjust this time! ”

Just as Miao Zhen sighed, Qiu Yizhi felt that it was not good, and hurriedly said in Zheng Xin's ear: "Your Highness, I am here to be an official, but it is a secret of the imperial court, why did you tell Miao Zhen this thief Dao Gu so easily?" ”

Zheng Xin listened, but waved his hand indifferently, and said softly: "What's the matter?" This thief Dao Gu's life is only in the middle of nowhere, are you still afraid that she will go out and talk nonsense? ”

He didn't wait for Qiu Yizhi to answer, so he said to Miao Zhense: "You thief Dao aunt, do you know that you have committed a heinous crime, and it is an unforgivable sin?" ”

Miao Zhen had been removed from the handcuffs and shackles at this time, and while rubbing his wrists and ankles that were blue and red from being restrained by the torture equipment, he said, "It's just a death." His Royal Highness said that he was not afraid of death, and the same was true of Poor Dao, and he was not afraid of death. ”

Qiu Yizhi heard this, and interjected: "Not afraid of death? You misheard heresy and wanted to use the method of collecting yang and supplementing yin to pursue some kind of ethereal immortal enlightenment, isn't it just for the sake of immortality? Don't you feel ironic that the three words 'not afraid of death' come out of your mouth? ”

Zheng Xin also echoed: "You may not be afraid of the word 'death', I don't know if you are afraid of a thousand cuts and Ling Chi inch?" If you can confess when the case is tried in the next few days, in addition to receiving less torture, maybe I can also give you a happy death. ”

After listening to this, Miao Zhen's face was already discolored, and he barely squeezed out a little embarrassed smile, and said: "His Royal Highness ordered it, and of course the poor road will do it. It's just that I'm afraid that the poor Dao will say too much, implicate innocent officials, and make the court look ugly. ”

Miao Zhen believes that he has a lot of privacy in Jiangnan Province, so he pins all his hopes for survival on the local officials in Jiangnan to inquire about his own mouse trap, so he is quite fearless.

However, although she is also extraordinary, how could she know that the emperor sent her eldest son Zheng Xin to handle the case, in order to use her as a breakthrough to punish the Jiangnan officialdom, I am afraid that she will implicate fewer officials.

Therefore, Zheng Xin smiled contemptuously and said: "Since my father ascended to the pole, he has attached great importance to the rule of officialdom, and all corrupt officials who have embezzled and accepted bribes will be severely punished. As long as you, a thief, don't rely on white accusations, what are you afraid of? Today, I put my words here, Jiangnan Provincial officials, all crimes are verified to be true, no matter what their rank, official position, or seniority, I will deal with them according to the law! ”

When Miao Zhen heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and the smile on her face that she barely squeezed out suddenly froze, and she opened her mouth slightly and couldn't speak for a long time.

Zheng Xin listened to his words, and he frightened Miaozhen, and was very proud in his heart, so after a few more words, he ordered his officers to lock her up again, and then took Qiu Yizhi and others out of the cell that was temporarily converted from a meditation room.

After coming out, Zheng Xin went to a nearby cell with Qiu Yizhi and interrogated Li Shenshi, who was also a prisoner.

Although this Li Shenshi is an old official, he is not as calm and calm as Miaozhen, seeing Zheng Xin coming, he was busy kowtowing to say goodbye, and before he could ask, he was in pain with a handful of snot and tears, and he kept repenting of his sins.

It's just that Li Shenshi said while crying, his speech was very blurred, and others couldn't hear what he said.

Zheng Xin waited for him to finish crying, and as soon as he asked a word about his daily life, Li Shenshi was so moved that he cried bitterly, and his mouth was vague and he didn't know what to say for most of the day.

Zheng Xin saw that Tong also couldn't ask anything, so he shook his head and walked out with Qiu Yizhi.

As soon as I left the room, I heard Zheng Xin say: "My brother has traveled thousands of miles back and forth, and he has been attacked and harassed by the Japanese, which is really hard." However, according to the will of my father, the case must be handled quickly and without delay. The foolish brother thinks that the trial will be held tomorrow, but I wonder if the brother's body can support it? ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled and said, "Your Highness, where are you talking about this?" When we followed the emperor to march north, which day did we not travel hundreds of miles? On what day will it not be disturbed by the Turks? If we ask the army to slow down for a day and a half on the grounds of physical fatigue, won't we be scolded to death by the emperor? In fact, this case has been delayed for many months, and tomorrow the case will be tried according to His Highness's orders! ”

Zheng Xin was also quite relieved when he heard him mention the past in Youyan Road, and he didn't feel that after reminiscing about it, he corrected the topic and said: "In addition, according to Brother Yu, if the lobby is located in this Qixia Temple, it seems that it is not solemn enough. It seems that the main hall of the Jiangnan Provincial Yamen will be opened, and the majesty of the king's law will be revealed! I don't know what the brothers think? ”

Qiu Yizhi originally didn't care about these false courtesies, but when he heard Zheng Xin's words, he complimented: "Where does the little brother have any ideas?" His Royal Highness's assertion was extremely appropriate, and the younger brother bowed to it. It's just that we have to borrow someone else's venue to open a dojo, so we can't be more cautious, and the closer the defense must be, the better. ”

Zheng Xin nodded and said, "This is reasonable. I will now order that all the soldiers I brought with me be used to replace all the Yamen officers of Jiangnan Province. "There's one more thing. is that although Yin Chengliang and Cai Min have conclusive evidence of their crimes, they have not yet been decided, and they are still officials of the imperial court. Therefore, at the time of the trial, the foolish brother was just a sitting, and the two of them were the parallel presiding judges with their brothers, and they asked the brothers not to be surprised. ”

This is a judicial custom of the Han Dynasty, Qiu Yizhi naturally had nothing to say, so he agreed with his mouth, and said: "With His Royal Highness in the middle, it doesn't hurt to think about it, and the younger brother will also take His Royal Highness as the head of the horse." I see that the hour is not early, and the younger brother will take his leave, and still stay in the manor of 'Mr. Bansong', and His Royal Highness will come to me if he has something. ”

Zheng Xin nodded and said: "Tomorrow will be another bit of bickering, brother go back to rest early, and it's good to recuperate." Also, this 'Mr. Hansong' has a good reputation, and when things are done, I will also come to the door to ask for advice. ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, but thought: "Mr. Bansong" Uncle Lin is arrogant and has a strange temper, if he insists on refusing to see this "His Royal Highness" who leans towards the government and the opposition, then I don't know how this situation will end.

However, this is not a top priority after all, and Qiu Yizhi doesn't have the heart to think about it now, so he muttered a few words and led Yu Chi Jiming to leave Qixia Temple.

There was nothing to do that night, and Qiu Yizhi also took this opportunity to have a good night's sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiu Yizhi got up very early, and after washing and eating, he called Wei Chi Jiming, and rode straight to the yamen of Jiangnan Province.

Qiu Yizhi and the others saw from a distance that on the flagpole at the entrance of the yamen, a five-clawed golden dragon flag with a red background and gold thread was pulled up, fluttering fiercely in the wind.

Zheng Xin has already been crowned a king, but he has no fief yet, and he is not a vassal king, so according to the law of the Han Dynasty, the four-clawed red dragon banner should be hung. However, this time he went south by the emperor's holy decree, and he was a serious minister of the king of Qincha, so he could naturally use the golden dragon banner that symbolized the imperial power.

Since it is a symbol of the emperor, of course, Qiu Yizhi can't ride by the banner with a big grin, and hurriedly dismounts and bows three times and nine bows to the flag.

He got up and was about to ride forward, but an officer walked up to Qiu Yizhi, gave him a military salute, and said, "His Royal Highness has come down, and His Highness has told me to wait here for a long time." Please go into the yamen now, Your Highness. With that, he stretched out his hand to take the reins of Qiu Yizhi's sweaty and bloody horse, and led Qiu Yizhi to the direction of the yamen.

Wei Chi Jiming was about to follow in, but was stopped by the officer's outstretched hand, and said, "This girl has no official position, please wait outside first." ”

How could Yu Chi Jiming be convinced, and was just about to open her mouth to argue, but she heard Qiu Yizhi say in her ear: "He is a master who can't be the master, what's the point of arguing with him?" Ji Ming wants to go in and see the excitement, so why do you have to go through the gate? ”

Yu Chi Ji understood clearly, smiled slightly, and turned around and didn't know where to go.

Qiu Yizhi didn't pay attention to her, and hurriedly followed the officer slowly towards the yamen.

Seeing that the already very grand Taoist Yamen had been reorganized, the surroundings were spotlessly clean, and a team of imperial forest troops was neatly arranged in front of the door - it was the elite that Zheng Xin brought from the capital.