"Childe, I found it."

Before you know it, summer has arrived. The streets and alleys and courtyards of deep houses are filled with the hissing of cicadas.

In the study, Lian Qingjue was writing something on the desk, and he didn't want Fan Yao to suddenly walk in and interrupt his thoughts.

"Tell me."

Slowly putting down the pen, Lian Qingjue leaned on the back of the chair and looked at Fan Yao, who wiped the sweat with his sleeve.

"After searching for a few days, this morning, we finally found that Fan Zhongwen in a broken yard on the outskirts of the city, although he looked a little down, he was still conscious." Fan Yao sighed and said, "I think he was also a county official at the beginning, but now he has fallen to such a point." ”

"I am greedy and can't blame others." Lian Qingjue smiled: "Where is he now?" ”

"Locked up in prison."

"Let's go, let's see."

"Yes."

Seeing that his son-in-law was wearing a white brocade robe, dry and refreshing, sitting in the house on such a hot day without any sweat, Fan Yao secretly scolded this god who was intent on heating people to death, so he hurriedly followed.

……

Walking through the aisle that I have walked countless times again, it is probably because the weather is too hot, and the fishy sweetness in the aisle is much stronger, but it is also a lot cooler.

"Your Excellency."

In front of a fairly clean prison, Lian Qingjue stopped. In the prison, there was a man in a prison uniform, quietly facing the wall, I don't know if he was asleep or thinking about something.

"Did he say anything?"

Lian Qingjue stared at the man for a long time and asked.

"Lord Hui, this person has never said a word since he came in."

The guard on the side bent over and replied respectfully.

"Fan Zhongwen, Fan Zhongwen."

Seeing that the man had been sitting there and not moving, Fan Yao shouted at the man.

"Hmph."

Hearing the shouting, Fan Zhongwen finally had some reaction, and he slowly turned his head and looked at the few people outside the cell door.

"My lord is here, why don't you kneel down and salute quickly."

It was rare for the guard to see Lian Qingjue, so he naturally wanted to behave well in front of him, so he shouted at the man in the prison.

"Hmph."

Fan Zhongwen snorted coldly, turned his head, and said no more.

"You ......"

"Presumptuous, my lord is here, how can you be allowed to shout here."

Seeing Fan Zhongwen's attitude, the guard couldn't help but want to teach him a lesson again, but he didn't want to be stopped by Fan Yao.

"Adults forgive sins, small ones are just ......"

Knowing that he had lost his manners in front of the adults, the guard threw himself on his knees and kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Let's go down."

"Huh? Yes, yes. Thank you for sparing your life."

Before he finished begging for mercy, he heard Lian Qingjue's faint voice. The guard was not only overjoyed, but also lowered his body and hurriedly walked out.

"Fan Yao, when did you have such a rude person under you?"

Still looking at the back of the man in the prison, Lian Qingjue said.

"If an adult forgives sins, it is the failure of subordinates to discipline them." Fan Yao hugged his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord, he won't appear in front of adults again." ”

"Yes."

Lian Qingjue held his hands and was about to leave, but just turned around, but heard a sneer behind him.

"Heh, sure enough, it's all a raccoon dog."

"A raccoon dog?" Hearing this, even Qing Jue was not annoyed, turned to look at the person who was only a door away from him, and said with a smile: "This raccoon dog you are talking about? Who else? ”

"Who else?" Fan Zhongwen sneered, "Don't you know this?" ”

"Bold, do you know that my family has come here to administer justice to you?"

Seeing that Fan Zhongwen was so unreasonable, if it weren't for the son's order not to touch him, Fan Yao really wanted to whip him first.

"Phew, justice? Isn't it between you that officials protect each other? ”

Fan Zhongwen spat it, obviously not believing it.

"You were originally a county official in Lingxian County, but you were unwilling to succumb to this small official position, so you used a lot of money to seek the position of a member of the Ministry of Officials from Zhang Tingqian, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, but you didn't want that Zhang Tingqian to get money, so you began to avoid you, until you ran out of money in this Qiluo City, and you didn't see him again. But because you are unwilling, and you feel shameless to go home to meet your wife and daughter, you are in this Qiluo City, yes or no? ”

Ignoring Fan Zhongwen's reaction, Lian Qingjue said lightly.

"Why do you bother to ask me when you already know so much about it?"

Fan Zhongwen said, his tone full of unwillingness and resentment.

"Because the matter of buying and selling official positions has been leaked, and now Zhang Tingqian is also looking for you, if he finds you first today, what do you think?"

After staying in this cold prison for a long time, Lian Qingjue obviously felt a little uncomfortable.

"Will die." Fan Zhongwen was not stupid, and said to Lian Qingjue: "Then what is your intention when you arrest me, but you don't kill me?" ”

"Fan Yao."

"Yes."

Seeing Gongzi's instructions, Fan Yao took out a piece of paper from his arms, unfolded it, and handed it to Fan Zhongwen.

"What is this?" Through the cell door, Fan Zhongwen hastily read the contents of the paper, "Testify against Zhang Tingqian's confession of buying and selling official positions?" ”

"Yes."

Lian Qingjue nodded.

"You want me to draw a bet?" Seeing Lian Qingjue nodding again, Fan Zhongwen said: "Why did I want to draw a charge, I didn't say anything about it." ”

"You are a smart person, to draw or not, you must have a plan in mind." Lian Qingjue looked at the people in the prison who were still staring at the confession in Fan Yao's hand and thought, and said: "You are not very old, although you are at fault in this matter this time, but your mistake will not lead to death, take the initiative to confess, maybe you will do something in the future, but if you don't paint, I will release you now, whether you are dead or alive has nothing to do with me." ”

"You ......"

Fan Zhongwen raised his eyes and looked at the person dressed in white outside the prison door, who was incomparably beautiful, but there were some weak people, although he didn't say anything, he knew that he had been persuaded by the person in front of him. When it comes to life and death, I think everyone knows how to choose.

"I'll draw."

"Yes."

The result was expected, so Lian Qingjue was not surprised. But he obviously felt that his body couldn't bear the cold of this prison, so he hurriedly walked out.