Zheng Xin heard that the yamen hall of Jiangnan Provincial Government was calm again, so he glanced at the officials again and said: "I was originally ordered by the emperor to come to Jiangnan to inspect the people's livelihood and governance, and the temporary decision to try this case was just to mediate the contradictions between Jiangnan officials. However, today's interrogation has revealed that our Jiangnan officials are also involved, and the scandal behind the curtain has been discovered, but it is unexpectedly so appalling. ”

He took a breath and said: "It is said that Jiangnan is a civilized and civilized place, and among the ten realms in the world, the students of Jiangnan Zhongjin Shi in each imperial examination must always account for half of the country. Therefore, it can be said that Gangnam Province is the foundation of the imperial court. I am a subject of the Han Dynasty and a prince, and I can't let the Jiangnan officialdom rot like this. I'm going to get to the bottom of this case! ”

He coldly swept the faces of each official, and when he saw that their faces were cloudy, he said again: "I see that all of you are from the two ranks of Jinshi, and they can be called well-educated, and the sages have read more classics than me. Therefore, I will not talk about the big truth, but only one sentence - please ask yourself, are you really invulnerable as an official on weekdays? Do you follow the teachings of the saints in everything? ”

After that, he saw that several officials in the hall were already blushing and bowing their heads, knowing that his words had already had the effect of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, so he continued: "If you adults still know the word 'shame', then you might as well go back and reflect on yourself, and you can also publicize it to other colleagues. Let's just say that I am speaking, and anyone who is guilty, especially those involved in the case of the 'Dust Palace', will have to explain their reasons to me, and I may be able to see that you can be lenient in your face of confessing and surrendering. If you are obsessed and look at the officials who have survived this limelight - if you are not afraid of my iron-faced selflessness and handle it seriously, then you can try it! Got it? ”

The officials in the hall hurriedly promised repeatedly: "I know, I know......"

"If only you knew." Zheng Xin said, "There is." After today's trial, Cai Min was deeply involved in this case, so he was taken into custody and sent to the Qixia Temple where I stayed. Lord Yin Chengliang is not good for restraining his subordinates, and he is also suspected of dereliction of duty, so he also invited him to live in Qixia Temple temporarily, and discuss with me the matter of rectifying the governance of Jiangnan officials. ”

Needless to say, Cai Min said that the so-called "joint consultation" actually means that Zheng Xin is going to put Yin Chengliang under house arrest. This hall full of officials are all human spirits, how can you not hear the meaning here?

I only felt that a few days ago, he was still covering the sky in Jiangnan Province, but now he is in trouble, and he can't help but feel his heart fluctuate - those who are close to him on weekdays are thinking about how to draw a line with him, so as not to be dragged into the water by him; has an enmity with him on weekdays, and thinks about how to fall into the well, so that he will never be able to turn over.

Zheng Xin also knew that although the officials in this hall looked dignified, they were actually ghosts, so he secretly sneered in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Retreat." Then he turned around and left the place of right and wrong.

Qiu Yizhi is a clever person, knowing that he has now become the target of the public, it is inevitable that he will be troubled by the hundred officials in Jiangnan, and he does not speak, salute, or say goodbye, so he immediately escapes, and while the officials are still stunned, he quickly left the main hall and ran all the way to the outside of the mansion.

Seeing this, the officials immediately reacted and chased after each other - they didn't mean to embarrass Qiu Yizhi, but when they saw that Qiu Yizhi was also able to speak in front of His Royal Highness, they asked him to say a few good words for himself in front of Zheng Xin, even if it was good to inquire about the news.

Qiu Yizhi didn't have time to guess their thoughts, so he ran out with his head down.

Fortunately, although he is a Jinshi, he is also from the army, and he has a good body of muscles, which is not comparable to those sour and rotten Confucian students. So he took the lead, like a race, and was the first to rush out of the Jiangnan Provincial Government Yamen.

Wei Chi Jiming outside the yamen has been waiting for a long time, and she has not left the hall for a long time after she has been promoted, so she simply calms down and sits and drinks tea at a small tea stall outside the yamen.

She saw Qiu Yizhi hurriedly trotting out of the mansion, followed by countless officials, and as if those officials were going to besiege her little uncle, she hurriedly greeted her.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi was afraid that Yu Chi Jiming would be rude, so he hurriedly shouted: "Ji Ming, ignore them, hurry up and prepare the horse to leave here." ”

When Wei Chi Jiming heard this, he immediately turned around, led the two horses over, and walked with Qiu Yi and one of them in the direction of the manor of "Mr. Bansong" Lin Shuhan. Twenty or thirty panting old and young officials were left behind, looking at the square in front of the yamen and sighing.

In the manor, Lin Shuhan was drinking tea and talking with Wu Ruofei, and when he heard that Qiu Yizhi was back, he got up to greet him, and greeted Qiu Yizhi on the way, and then asked, "How is it?" Did the trial go smoothly today? ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded with a smile and said, "Smooth." Not only did Miaozhen confess, but Li Shenshi also confessed, and Li Shenshi bit out Cai Minlai, and tomorrow will be another time, maybe Yin Chengliang will also be difficult to protect himself. ”

When Uncle Lin heard that his plan was successful, he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, so he smiled and said, "It seems that the overall situation of this case is almost decided." ”

Qiu Yizhi was also in a very good mood, smiled back, and said, "This is thanks to Mr. for teaching me a clever plan." ”

The two said a few more words, and suddenly saw the old king of the gatekeeper in the garden hurrying from a distance, and said, "Lord Qiu, someone just came over and said that His Highness invited you to come over to discuss important matters. ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't have time to answer, but he heard Wu Ruofei, who was standing behind Lin Shuhan, say angrily: "This highness is really unreasonable, the son has been busy for most of the day, and he hasn't even had time to drink a sip of water, so he has to be called to do something again, but he really doesn't treat others as people." ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly explained with a smile: "Miss Wu's words are biased, my eldest brother is the most considerate and approachable, and the emperor has said several times that he is a good person." He is so anxious, obviously he attaches great importance to the case in front of him, which is also his kindness. ”

So Qiu Yizhi turned his head and asked Lao Wang, "Where is the messenger now?" ”

"Still waiting at the door, I didn't let him into the garden."

Qiu Yizhi said with a smile: "You are so bold, you even dare to stop the people sent by His Royal Highness, if it weren't for me in the garden today, they would have thrown rat traps, maybe they would have to break in!" So tell the man, and say that after I have rested for a while, I will go and see His Highness. ”

Lao Wang agreed in a daze, then turned around and walked in the direction of the main entrance.

Wu Ruofei listened, but said: "His Royal Highness wants the son to go over, and the son wants to eat before leaving, isn't it intentional to be lazy?" Aren't you afraid that His Highness will hold a grudge? ”

"Of course I'm afraid!" Qiu Yizhi replied casually, seeing that Wu Ruofei's appearance was slightly discolored, he smiled again, "Then Miss Wu didn't hurry up and prepare a few things for me to eat to satisfy my hunger, so that I could go over early, and it would be good to offend His Highness less." ”

Wu Ruofei heard that Qiu Yizhi was laughing at himself, so he smiled and said, "Childe's joke makes me worry about it." Hum! Another day, I'll ask Mr. Lin to help you come up with a bad idea and teach you to make a fool of yourself, do you believe it or not? ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly said: "Letter, letter, letter!" Mr. Lin's methods can be regarded as having been taught. Thank you in advance! ”

Wu Ruofei listened, then nodded with satisfaction, turned around and led a few people back to the house, and brought out a few ready-made fine snacks and put them on the table for Qiu Yizhi, Lin Shuhan and Yu Chi Jiming to enjoy.

These snacks are all handmade by Wu Ruofei, not only the appearance is delicate and delicate, the taste is also elegant, but also ingenious to add a little cinnamon, rose, papaya and other flavors, but also the icing on the cake and the finishing touch.

Qiu Yizhi picked a piece and chewed it in his mouth a few times, and most of the heat accumulated in his body in the morning suddenly dissipated, and he was even clearer and his heart was very comfortable.

So while eating, he talked to Lin Shuhan, and before he knew it, half an hour had passed. Qiu Yizhi saw that it was not good to delay too late, so he said goodbye to Lin Shuhan and Wu Ruofei, and rushed to Qixia Temple with Wei Chi Jiming.

Zheng Xin in Qixia Temple has been waiting for Qiu Yi for a long time, and when he saw that he was late, he was slightly unhappy in his heart, but he was not good at attacking, so he only smiled and said: "Brother is late, he hasn't had lunch yet, right?" I have a few plates of dim sum here, all of which are made by the master from the imperial dining room in the palace, you eat two bites first, and then we will talk. ”

Although Qiu Yizhi was no longer hungry in his stomach, he couldn't refute Zheng Xin's face, and after hurriedly thanking him, he picked up a small piece of snack and sent it to his mouth.

The dishes in this palace are not meritorious, as long as they are clean and neat, so that the nobles who eat can't pick out the wrong, it will be considered a pass. Therefore, although this piece of dim sum is not unpalatable in Qiu Yizhi's mouth, it is not chic either, so he quickly swallowed the tea, got up and thanked him: "It is worthy of being brought by His Royal Highness, the craftsmanship is really extraordinary, and the little brother is really feasting!" ”

Zheng Xin smiled proudly: "Since it's delicious, then brother will eat a few more bites." ”

Qiu Yizhi was helpless, so he had to pick up another piece and hold it in his hand, but said: "I don't know if His Royal Highness is in such a hurry to call the little brother over to discuss something?" ”

Zheng Xin listened to Qiu Yizhi's straight to the point, and said, "It's not a big deal." It's just that today's case was tried very smoothly, and in a few words, Cai Min was fished out. Brother Fool invited Brother Xian to come over because he wanted to discuss with Brother Xian, how should this case be tried tomorrow? ”

Qiu Yizhi played with the dim sum in his hand, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Judging from the situation in today's hall, the junior brother only has three foolish opinions, and I ask His Highness to refer to it." ”

Zheng Xin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said: "How many times have I said it, when there is no one, although you and I are called brothers, what 'Your Highness' and 'Second Highness', if you talk too much, it will divide the brotherhood between you and me." By the way, what do you have any high opinions, please give me a lesson or two. ”

Qiu Yizhi put down the pastry in his hand, arched his hand, and said, "Don't dare." The younger brother thought, first, that the degree of filth in this Jiangnan officialdom exceeded originally imagined. Basilica...... The eldest brother heard it with his own ears today, Li Shenshi doesn't need to talk about him, Cai Min is also an important member of the party and a feudal official, and he actually wants to borrow Aunt Dao's stomach to keep it for himself, which is really sensational. For an official like him, I'm afraid there are more than one or two above Jiangnan officialdom, right? ”

Zheng Xin nodded and said: "That's it, my father decreed to severely punish this group of filthy officials-the emperor's deep meaning, and the foolish brother really understands it now." What about the second? Zheng Xin asked.

"Second...... Qiu Yizhi said with a sip of tea, "Second, I see that Jiangnan officialdom is not monolithic, and the eldest brother should be able to start from it." ”

Qiu Yizhi's words immediately aroused Zheng Xin's interest, and he only heard him ask: "What does Brother Xian mean by this?" Please also make it clear. ”