Shi Miyuan hurriedly took a step forward and said: "Holy Lord, the lower officials have something to play. Song Lizong just sat down, Wen Yan looked down from above, and looked at Shi Miyuan, his gaze was calm and restrained, facing Shi Miyuan's eyes full of smiles. "Shi Aiqing-" Song Lizong said, "I just want to ask you, what was the result of the trial of the three divisions yesterday?" ”

Shi Miyuan said with a smile: "The official family is Shengming, before the old minister comes to report, the official family must have insight into what happened. "Everyone standing on the Chongde Hall has already heard about what happened last night from their respective channels this morning, and although they are all standing with their heads down at this moment, they are all listening attentively to the conversation between Shi Miyuan and Song Lizong. I only heard Shi Miyuan continue: "Yesterday, the old minister and the lords of Dali Temple, Menxia Province, and Yushitai discussed in Shuxiaotai for a long time before they came to a conclusion, and we all think that Lord Zhao seems to be innocent. ”

When Song Lizong heard this, he didn't see any expression on his face, and only bowed his head slightly: "Since there is a conclusion, why do you say 'it seems innocent'?" Shi Miyuan hurriedly took out a volume of official documents from his sleeve and looked at Liu Neizong, who looked at Song Lizong's face, stretched out his hands and took the official document forward, unfolded it first, and presented it to Song Lizong.

Taking advantage of the official's close look at the document stamped with the official seal of the three divisions, Shi Miyuan explained: "Lord Zhao's virtuous name is praised by everyone in Jiangning, and the people all call him an honest and fair official, and he acts carefully and prudently, so this matter is not like Lord Zhao's actions; Besides, although the matter of the recital was presented by Lord Zhao, there were more than two or three people who handled it, and if someone deliberately framed him, he could change the recital at any step in the middle, or use other methods, and it is not known. ”

Zhao Youju raised his head from behind the document and said: "I don't know something, how did I do the evidence, besides, according to Lord Shi's meaning, I blamed Lord Zhao by mistake?" His tone seemed to be questioning, but Shi Miyuan didn't hear the annoyance in this questioning, and he already knew in his heart that Song Lizong wanted to use words to test how he answered, so he leaned over and said:

"How dare Wechen, not hide it from the officials, this document was just rewritten by Wechen and the ministers a few hours ago, and he didn't dare to make a judgment and prove his innocence for the sake of Lord Zhao's virtue and ability. But Lord Zheng of Dali Temple sent someone to tell the old minister late at night that Lord Cheng Wanghui of Jiangning County had entered Beijing with the certificate of the case, and that Lord Zheng had already told the old minister what had happened, so he summoned all the adults to change the document and submit it to the official family. No, I was in a hurry all night, and I almost missed the time to enter the palace and was rejected by General Dong, hahaha. ”

Although there are true and false words, Shi Miyuan always smiled and said in a relaxed tone, as if he was telling a joke. Zhao Qingzhou listened to it word for word in the back, and a layer of fine sweat faintly appeared on his body: his own life and death were so easily turned over and over between the chatter and laughter of others. He was thinking about it when he heard Song Lizong say again: "Human witness? Master Zheng, what kind of witness is it? ”

Zhao Qingzhou and Wang Hui quietly raised their heads, and saw Master Zheng Degang beside Cheng Shuqin standing from his own position, bowing his head and walking into the middle aisle, holding wat and saying: "The official's family, the matter is indeed as the prime minister said, last night Jiangning County Cheng Wang Hui had brought the witness into Dali Temple, but this person is not only a witness, but also a person who committed this case. ”

Zhao Heju frowned, and there was no longer any kind of anger, and asked Zheng Degang: "Who is the person who dares to slander the officials of the imperial court?" Zheng Degang said: "It was Lord Zhao Qingzhou's personal entourage, who was instructed by others to exchange fake ink for real ink, so that the recital was empty after a few hours. Zheng Degang's voice was deep and loud, and everyone in the court couldn't help but whisper when they heard such an unbelievable thing.

Taking advantage of this moment of chaos, Wang Hui quietly asked Zhao Qingzhou: "Lord Zhao, do I need to explain the matter to the official family later?" Zhao Qingzhou said in a low voice: "Since Shi Miyuan said that Lord Zheng knows what happened, most of the officials will only ask Lord Zheng for verification, and they won't ask you and me again, let's just listen." Wang Hui rolled up his sleeves to wipe the sweat on his forehead and said: "That's good, this is the first time I have been to the court, and I am a little panicked, afraid that it will not be good." ”

As soon as Zhao Qingzhou wanted to comfort lightly, he heard Liu Neisquire shouting: "Ladies and gentlemen—" For a while, the court returned to silence, Zheng Degang took out a small cloth bag from his sleeve, and took a step forward and said: "The official family is Mingjian, this is the physical evidence that Lord Wang Hui brought from Jiangning overnight - fake ink strips." ”

Liu Neishou looked at Zhao Heju, stepped forward and took two steps, but did not reach out to pick it up, and only asked Zheng Degang below: "Lord Zheng, this won't be poisonous, right?" Zheng Degang hurriedly lowered his head deeply and said:

"Don't dare, this thing is not poisonous, it is made of the juice of the cuttlefish in the sea, the minister let people flip through the ancient books of gold and stone, only to learn that the cuttlefish juice has the effect of brightening the eyes and nourishing the liver, the ancient magicians regarded it as a treasure in the East China Sea, used in the elixir, but this thing is extremely rare, so it has been lost for a long time. It is said in the book that if this juice is smeared on other objects, it will disappear in a few hours. ”

As soon as he said that, there was an uproar, and Liu Neishou only took two steps down the stairs when he heard the words, took the cloth bag, took out a small part of the ink strip, and handed it to Song Lizong through the cloth bag. Zhao Heju took it over and took a closer look, and the courtiers below also secretly raised their eyes to look at this unheard of strange thing, and Liu Neishou also got closer to see it, and said lightly: "It's really hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and there is a fishy smell, so don't get your hands dirty." ”

Song Lizong motioned to Liu Nei to put away the ink slip, and said disdainfully: "It's really a trick that can't be put on the table," he raised his eyes and asked Zheng Degang again: "Who instructed the entourage to find out?" Zheng Degang replied slowly: "According to Lord Wang, the person who instructed him was the shopkeeper of the local pen and ink shop, and he had committed suicide in fear of crime. ”

After he finished saying this, he glanced at Shi Miyuan, and Shi Miyuan's eyes showed a hint of approval for Zheng Degang. Song Lizong nodded when he heard this, and said in a raised voice: "Continue to investigate, it doesn't matter if the clues are broken, but the people behind the murder of Lord Zhao must not be reckless people in the countryside and ordinary people, and the people who can make a fuss in the chapter must also be the people who are officials, maybe they are also above this court, you Aiqing, you take a look around, these mentors and friends who are officials in the same dynasty as you may be thinking of a way to kill you." ”

After Zhao Heju finished speaking, his eyes scanned the courtiers without focus, and saw the reactions of the civil and military officials: he saw Zhao Qingzhou and Wang Hui standing behind, Zhao Qingzhou looked calm, but Wang Hui's face was a little red because of nervousness; also saw the uncertainty on Xiang Yuanchao's face, and saw Cheng Shuqin's pleasant face; saw Tong Defang's steady self-control, and saw Cao Kechun's gaze dodging.

"Okay, I'm just a reminder to you, as an official in the court, take away all those harmful thoughts, and think about how to fulfill your duties and benefit all the people, which is the duty that my courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty should fulfill." Song Lizong said. For a while, all of them responded to the military officials: "The teachings of the officials, the ministers must keep it in mind!" ”

"But it's not a good thing," Song Lizong continued, "Let me see clearly such a rare talent as Lord Zhao Qingzhou, I heard that Zhao Qingzhou has made achievements in Jiangning's jurisdiction over household registration finance and organizational engineering construction, and I have moved the idea of leaving him a real position in the household department or the Ministry of Industry, and it just so happened that the household department recently came to report that Pei Ming, the household servant, was seriously ill, and there has been no suitable candidate for transfer, so Zhao Daren temporarily took this official position, and after Pei Daren recovered from his illness, he would coordinate again." ”

Before Zhao Heju's words fell, Shi Miyuan raised his hands into fists above his head and said, "The official family is Shengming." For a while, the sound of praise was endless, Zhao Qingzhou was a little shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect Song Lizong to arrange such an important official position for himself: the household servant is second only to the official position of the household department, under the control of the book, responsible for all administrative matters of the household department, has been held by the eldest son Pei Ming of the former waiter Pei Jinshan, but Pei Ming has been infected with a vicious disease, and he is still weak and sick after recovery, and he can rarely deal with the cause of the matter.

Especially in the past two years, Pei Ming has almost been ill, and the days of the last dynasty are numbered, and there seems to be no hope of recovery, and there have long been rumors in the court that the official family will make other arrangements, so this position has been remembered, Zhao Qingzhou never thought that this official position, which everyone was blushing at, fell on him overnight, and he didn't react, but he only heard Wang Hui say: "Lord Zhao, what are you doing in a daze, don't you want to thank you?" ”