The scribe put away a few spirit stones on the table, and took out six cloth bags from the storage bag on his body, and the cloth bags were numbered with numbers.

Cloth bags are lined up on the table, and the spacing is three feet in size.

Then, the scribe opened the mouth of the bag, only to see that four spirit stones were placed in each bag.

Yi Jiuxiao started from bag No. 1, took turns to observe the spirit stones in the bag, and put them back in the bag after reading it.

After reading it from beginning to end, Yi Jiuxiao already knew it.

Among them, he could distinguish two kinds of spirit stones, the one in the second bag was Yi Guo's, and the one in the third bag was Zhou's.

Although the other four bags could not be identified as belonging to the country, it didn't matter, he just wanted the result.

After a moment's thought, he pointed to the fifth bag and said, "The spirit stones in this bag are the same as those of the spies. ”

Wei Liangjun was sitting next to him, watching and listening very clearly.

I saw him look up at the scribe and ask, "Which country is the spirit stone in the fifth bag?"

The scribe hurriedly replied: "Returning to Lord Shangshu, the spirit stones contained in this fifth bag belong to my Chen Guo. ”

Wei Liangjun's sharp eyes swept Yi Jiuxiao, and at the same time looked at the two people sitting beside him, feeling a sense of half-belief.

After a while, he returned his gaze to Yi Jiuxiao's body and asked, "Can you really tell the difference, or did you guess randomly?"

"How dare Song Yi deceive the adult, if the adult doesn't believe it, he can find a mortal who has no cultivation, the kind of mortal whose spiritual root is very weak, and he can also see it. Yi Jiuxiao clasped his fists and saluted respectfully.

Hearing Yi Jiuxiao say this, Wei Liangjun's face suddenly softened, and he asked the scribe: "Call a few handymen who are tending to flowers and plants in the garden, those people are all mortals." ”

The scribe went down, and after a while brought three people, all middle-aged men, and when they came in, they knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up, do you three have spiritual roots?" Wei Liangjun asked, looking at the three of them.

One of them replied, "My lord, all three of me have been tested when I was a child, and I can't practice without spiritual roots. ”

"Oh", Wei Liangjun pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Have you ever seen a spirit stone?"

"Lord Hui, what is sent to us every month is silver taels, and I have never seen a spirit stone. Again, the man just now answered.

"Three of you, see if there is any difference between the stones in the bag, and answer truthfully. ”

The three of them stood up and took turns looking through the spirit stones in the bag on the table, tossing and turning for a long time.

Wei Liangjun waited a little impatiently, don't ask, "Have you ever seen any difference?"

It was the servant who replied, "My lord, they are all stones, and there are differences, and the colors and textures are still different." ”

"I'll show you a few more stones, and you'll look in the middle to see if you can find the same. ”

The scribe took out a few spirit stones that he first showed Yi Jiuxiao, that is, among the spy rings, and handed them to the three of them.

The three men took turns comparing the stones, and they consulted with each other as they looked at each other.

The result they finally determined was the same as Yi Jiuxiao, it was the fifth bag.

Wei Liangjun's doubts disappeared suddenly, and he said to the scribe: "Let the three of them go down, and each of them will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver." ”

After the three miscellaneous servants retired, Wei Liangjun said to the two people sitting next to him: "Liu Shilang, Master Wang, what do you think?"

The two people sitting next to Wei Liangjun, one of them was Liu Cheng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Law, and the other was Wang Hui, the head of the Jinzhou City Warden Division.

Although Wei Liangjun asked the two of them at the same time, he actually asked Wang Hui.

Because this case was first tried by the Prefecture City Prison Division, and later transferred from the emperor to the Ministry of Justice.

Of course, Wang Hui heard that he was asking him, so he quickly got up and saluted Wei Liangjun, and said with a guilty face: "Lord Shangshu, it seems that this spirit stone really belongs to my Chen State, then it is not enough evidence to be used as evidence, and it is a negligence of the lower officials." ”

"This official's opinion is different from that of Master Wang, this spirit stone is still evidence, evidence that someone has framed the dean of the academy. ”

When Wei Liangjun said this, his face sank like water, and he could see that Wang Hui felt furious in his heart.

is not only because of the difference in official ranks, but more importantly, Wang Hui himself has done something wrong.

"Today's events, the official has left a video, tomorrow I will meet the emperor, and I hope that the two of you will go with me to be a witness. ”

Liu Cheng and Wang Hui both hurriedly said: "Obey the instructions of the adults, and report truthfully with the adults." ”

When Wei Liangjun said this, he did not shy away from Xuan Wen and Yi Jiuxiao at all.

This is not his negligence, but deliberately said it to the two of them, and he intended to befriend the Xuan family.

Of course, Yi Jiuxiao could hear Wei Liangjun's intentions, and it seemed that he had already made a judgment in his heart, so he couldn't help but put his mind at ease.

Suddenly, Wei Liangjun turned his gaze to Yi Jiuxiao and asked, "Song Yi, can you tell the authenticity of the letter?"

This sentence is very abrupt, it stands to reason that the identification of evidence is a matter for the Ministry of Law, how could he ask a Xuanfu steward.

Yi Jiuxiao hurriedly replied: "I am not sure about the authenticity of the letter, but you can try it." ”

"Okay, then bring the letter from the spy to me. ”

In a moment, the scribe took the letter and spread it on the flannel of the table.

Yi Jiuxiao walked closer and carefully examined the details.

The content of the letter is to Xuan Zhongchun try to help Yi Guo, and the payment is Qi Qingru, and it is also stamped with Qi Qingru's seal.

In Yi Jiuxiao's opinion, this letter was full of flaws, whether it was the handwriting or the seal, but he couldn't say it.

After thinking for a long time, Yi Jiuxiao spoke: "Master Shangshu, this letter is obviously fake!"

"Oh, where does it come from, tell me. Wei Liangjun's gaze stared at Yi Jiuxiao, as if it was directed at his heart.

"This letter is too fake! We don't care about the content and handwriting, just from the ink, the lingering fragrance is not finished, so this letter was written in less than three days. And Yi Guo is tens of thousands of miles away from my Chen State, can it be reached in three days?"

As soon as Yi Jiuxiao said this, several people in the audience, from the three officials to the scribes, all showed a look of surprise, and there was a slight shame in the surprise.

No one could find such an obvious flaw, but the little steward of the Xuan Mansion could see it.

"Who said that mortals are incompetent, Mr. Song is really a master! Wei Liangjun patted the back of the chair and said loudly.

It is not easy for an ordinary mortal, a small steward, to be evaluated as a master.

The evaluator Wei Liangjun is a dignified scholar of the Ministry of Law, a monk in the middle of Jindan, and a high-ranking existence in the court of the Chen State.

On the way back, Yi Jiuxiao still shared a carriage with Xuan Wen.

On the carriage, Xuan Wen's gaze at Yi Jiuxiao was no longer hesitant, but full of admiration and even worship.

Before noon on the second day, Xuan Zhongchun was released back, and as soon as he came back, he summoned Yi Jiuxiao.

Seeing Yi Jiuxiao come in, Xuan Zhongchun was full of emotion, he didn't do anything to this mortal that day, and now he has saved his life.

"Congratulations on the safe return of the Lord. Yi Jiuxiao sent greetings as soon as he entered the door.

"Thanks to you this time, Xuanwen told me everything about the process. ”

Xuan Zhongchun stood up from his chair, his face full of sincerity.

"The so-called clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are self-turbid, because the Lord himself has nothing to do, and he has only done his part. ”

Yi Jiuxiao didn't take credit, and he didn't need this credit.

"Mr. Song doesn't have to be humble, I understand everything. It's just that the person who framed me can't find it, it's really infuriating!"

Yi Jiuxiao smiled slightly and said, "The person who framed you is obvious, it's just that there is a lack of evidence, and that spy is the breakthrough." ”

"That's right, that spy is the breakthrough, I just came out of the prison Sendai, and I haven't had time to ask about it, I'm afraid he will be killed. ”

Xuan Zhongchun suddenly became alert, shouted Xuan Wen, and Xuan Wen, who was waiting outside the door, ran in.

"You go to the prison of the Ministry of Law to investigate, where is that spy now?"

Xuan Wen took the order and went out, Yi Jiuxiao was also about to say goodbye and leave, but Xuan Zhongchun left him.

"Mr. Song, the thing I mentioned before is the matter of searching for the envoys of the Zhou State, and I want to do it. Since you are unkind and want to put me to death, I am also unjust. ”

Yi Jiuxiao was secretly happy when he heard this, turned back the figure that was about to leave, and said, "The Lord is wise, now is the right time." ”

More than an hour later, Xuan Wen returned to Jixian Pavilion and brought back the news that Yi Guo's spy had committed suicide in the prison of the Ministry of Law.

The Ministry of Justice explained that he committed suicide in fear of sin, and this clue was cut off.

The envoy of the Zhou State in the Chen State was called Ma Wuyi, and he was repaired in the later stage of the foundation building.

At this moment, he felt a little panicked, because the second prince and the sixth princess suddenly disappeared.

When the prince and princess came to Jinzhou, he single-handedly arranged to live in the Jinhai Inn, but now they are nowhere to be found in the Jinhai Inn.

These two princes, Zhou Lei, are not ordinary monks in the early stage of Jindan, even in the middle of Jindan, it is difficult to kill him quietly, unless it is in the late stage of Jindan.

Now that the second prince has disappeared silently, it is estimated that Jin Dan has made a move in the later stage.

In the later period of Jindan, in addition to the elders of the royal family, there were only a few people such as Dazai Guan Bi and Xuan Zhongchun, the dean of the academy.

Guan Bi is very suspicious, he is the only one who knows that the second prince has a baby pill, maybe he will see the wealth and attack the second prince.

For this reason, yesterday he ventured to Shimodazaifu and tentatively visited Guan Bi, and it was difficult to conclude that he was the murderer when he looked casually.

Another possibility is that the prince and princess were destroyed by Xuan Zhongchun, who had always opposed an alliance with the Zhou State, so there was a reason to make a move.

But Xuan Zhongchun didn't know that the prince and princess lived in the Jinhai Inn, and he didn't dare to do anything in the inn casually.

Of course, Ma Wujiang didn't dare to go to Xuan Zhongchun to try it, that would be throwing himself into the net and asking for his own death.

Ma Wuyi ran out of ideas for a while, and he stayed in Jinzhou for several months to form an alliance, but to no avail.

Now that the prince and princess are gone, even if they return to Zhou, it is a dead end.

So, he thought of escaping, as a monk in the late stage of foundation building, where could he not survive.

However, a net has been opened, waiting for him to crash into the net.

Just when he arrived at the south gate of Jinzhou City, he was stopped by the leader of the city defenders.