Eight years ago, Bai Yujing, Shanhe Mansion.

Shanhe Mansion is the highest judicial office in Shengguo, in charge of the trial of criminal and prison cases, and is divided into two gates: Shanhe Prefecture. The mountain gate is as immovable as a mountain, and most of the people are intelligent, shrewd, fair and serious people, who are responsible for the affairs of interdicting cases and punishing people in the government; (The mountain gate is similar to the Dali Temple in ancient times, and the water gate is similar to the criminal department)

At this time, He Nan was fighting with people in a torture chamber in the Wuyue Pavilion. He had been dripping water for fourteen hours without sleeping, his eyes were bloodshot and bloodshot, his eyes seemed to burst out at any moment, his teeth were clenched and his face was hideous, and this posture and his thin face were as terrifying as the demons of the underworld. The man on the opposite side who was hanging with his hands apart and kneeling on the ground was even more miserable, he had stayed up for fourteen hours like He Nan, every time he was drowsy and just closed his eyes, He Nan would cut a knife on him and bleed, listening to the sound of blood dripping on the ground was a kind of mental torture, not to mention that he had only faced a fierce ghost-like He Nan who had not said a word but had been smiling and staring at him for fourteen hours.

The man's head began to tremble up and down again, He Nan watched him wait for a full stick of incense to look like he was not asleep, and when he just fell asleep, He Nan slammed the short knife in his hand into the man's thigh. With a low roar of pain from the man, He Nan calmly asked, "You, can you recruit or not?"

The withered man's eyes were filled with horror, a horror that bordered on despair. This knife and this question completely broke the man's psychological defense, and he suddenly burst into tears and shouted: "I move, I move, I move!"

He Nan looked at the man's appearance, cut the hemp rope hanging from his right hand, threw the pen and paper in front of him, and said softly: "Then write the guilt." The man's collapsed appearance He Nan didn't bother to take a look, turned around and opened the door and walked out of the torture room. When he slowly pushed open the door of Wuyue Pavilion and saw the dazzling sunlight outside, his eyes suddenly turned black, and the blood in his chest surged, and he fell headlong.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already dark, and He Nan turned his head to look at the candles lit on the table, and asked, "How long have I fainted?"

The girl sitting on the edge of the bed put a handkerchief soaked in hot water on He Nan's eyes and replied softly, "It's been a day." ”

Without waiting for He Nan to speak again, the girl asked rhetorically, "Why are you so desperate?"

He Nan grinned and said with a smile: "It is said that the new official has three fires, although he is not a high-ranking official, but at least he finally has a place for me in the imperial court, and he will not show his strength at this time, when will he come out?"

The girl pursed her lips, "You've been a fucheng for almost half a year, or are you a new official?

The girl's words were exaggerated, but they were not false. Li Mastiff Chun has always favored He Nan, and this time he was ordered to investigate the case, and Lord Du Yushi completely delegated power to him, and the man who was arraigned at noon was a guard of the Hussar General's Mansion. It is worthy of being a person from the General's Mansion, but the bones are really hard, He Nan thought in his heart. He had never handled such a difficult case - first, the hussar general was in a high position and was feared by the people. Although he is often at the border pass, he even trembles in the capital when he stomps his feet, and this time one of the general's sons and nephews killed someone, and no one dared to say much about it. Second, the mouths and bones of the people in this general's mansion were as hard as iron, and this guy bit him to death and said that there was no murder, but he starved him for three days, and he stayed up for a day and a night without sleeping, and he only let go of the knife in a row. I am afraid it will be even more difficult to triage others later, especially the arrogant and domineering son.

The girl brought a bowl of noodles to He Nan at this time, and after watching He Nan gobble up two mouthfuls of noodles, she said cautiously, "I will discuss something with you, okay?"

He Nan only cared about eating, and did not raise his head, "Say." “

The girl frowned and squirmed, "It's afternoon today...... Qidan came looking for me. She timidly glanced at He Nan's demeanor, saw that his expression was as usual, and then said: "Qi Dan told me, can you see if he can let go of Jiang Chen, who killed the person by mistake, in his face." He said that the Jiang family has always been good friends with him, and the junior characters are like him. At this time, the hussar general was not in the capital, and the Jiang family was in charge of his eldest son, and that Jiang Chen was his younger brother. He also said that the deceased must be buried and compensated, and he would teach Jiang Chen a good lesson when he went back, so that he would not dare to commit it again in the future. ”

Hearing this, He Nan put aside half a bowl of noodles in his hand, wiped his mouth with his hand, and sighed heavily.

"What are you sighing for?" the girl hurriedly asked when she saw that He Nan's face was not good.

"Jiang Chen, the son of the Jiang family, Qi Dan, finally sent a message to you to plead, I really think highly of me...... Which of these people can I afford to mess with?" He Nan smiled disdainfully, his smile full of sarcasm. "When a nobleman's son killed someone, the emperor's relatives interceded on his behalf, and gold and silver treasures bought his life. However, those people in the market, who committed crimes, must be severely punished. Do you know that Jiang Chen killed a woman as old as us, he wanted to take it by force, but people refused, so he killed people in anger. If I spare the life of the prisoner, who shall take the life of the dead?"

"Murder pays for life, and it is a matter of course. He said with a straight face, "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, that is, his fifth prince Qi Dan has harmed people's lives like this, and I will do the same." Sheng Guo has the "National Law", if the common people break the law and are sentenced according to the national law, the nobles will be dealt with lightly, and the national law will simply be renamed the family law. He Nan's words were impassioned and weird, but they made some sense.

The girl said angrily, "You counted me and that Jiang Chen into the group?"

He Nan smiled awkwardly and said, "Grandma...... From the perspective of family background, it is really not a master that I can afford to provoke. But in terms of character, talent, and appearance, you are taller than those three people combined. The latter sentence is indeed a bit suspicious of touting the girl. It's true that Jiang Chen is a gentleman, but the son of the Jiang family and the fifth prince are all talented in both civil and military affairs, which can be called the double beauty of the capital, and in terms of talent, they are so high that they don't know where to go. However, the little girl's appearance is excellent, her face is beautiful, petite and exquisite, a pair of fox eyes are quite heroic, and the two moth eyebrows are also pitiful, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the person on the seat is like jade.

Of course, the girl also knew that He Nan was exaggerating, but what girl didn't like to be coaxed? She approached He Nan, gently slapped He Nan, and whispered, "It's so late, I should go home." As for this mess...... I'm sure you'll be able to clean it up. ”

He Nan watched the girl jump out of the house, and when he was about to leave the small courtyard, he called her softly: "Zhu Zhao'er." ”

The girl looked back at him, "What's wrong?"

He Nan hesitated for a moment, but still squeezed out two words: "Qi Dan ......" After all, he couldn't say the whole sentence, and he just asked Zhu Zhao'er to understand.

Zhu Zhao'er looked at He Nan's awkward face, smiled knowingly, and agreed: "I know!"

Zhu Zhao'er's departing figure had been blocked out by the door, and He Nan was still standing still. After a while, he suddenly chuckled in his heart, feeling some foreboding, but he couldn't tell where it was.

Early the next morning, He Nan went to carry Jiang Chen to Wuyue Pavilion, but he didn't want to change suddenly at this time.

"Congratulations. "Your Excellency Wuyue, two young men stood side by side, and one of them called out to him.

Jiang Chen, who was detained, saw these two, but he could be regarded as seeing a savior, and shouted: "Cousin, save me quickly!" He Nan's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly took out a piece of cloth from his arms to block Jiang Chen's mouth, in case this guy talked nonsense and caused more trouble.

Seeing these two people, He Nan shouted in his heart that he was unlucky, he came to interrogate Jiang Chen so early in order to trick him into writing the charges as soon as possible, so as to prevent the five princes and Zuo Fengyi from coming here to cause trouble. It's just that I didn't expect that these two people had been waiting in Wuyue Pavilion for a long time. He Nan was bitter in his heart, why he didn't interrogate Jiang Chen overnight last night, but the matter had come to this point, and he could only rush up.

It was the five princes Qi Dan who called the name of He Nan, and the five princes were weak and had the qualifications of heaven and man. His face is like white jade, his eyes are like shooting stars, his ordinary temperament is uninhibited, his gestures are very elegant, and he is a humble gentleman and a brilliant talent. In contrast, He Nan's appearance is skinny like a starving ghost, and even a little bit of criminal features, a pair of eyes are good-looking, but the eyes are too fierce. It's not ugly, but it's far from handsome. And his obedient and arrogant character is even more annoying, and his famous saying "There are eight talented people in the world, Uncle Ben has one stone, and the rest of the people owe me two buckets" is praised by the students of Shanhe Mansion who are with him as a classic of "shameless and inhuman". These two can be said to be different, and it is no wonder that He Nan hates the five princes so much. Of course, He Nanke didn't think of himself as a annoying character at all, but felt that other people's dislike of him was due to the jealousy of so-called "mortals".

The person on par with the five princes is the eldest son of the hussar general, Feng Yi Jiang Wenbing, the left Fengyi of the Beijing Division, Jiang Wenbing, who is twenty-three this year, is more than eight feet long, and has extraordinary strength. The eldest son of the Jiang family has followed the hussar general to experience the battlefield since he was a child, and when he was a teenager, he was even more experienced in battle, and his personality was extremely arrogant.

Qi Dan and Jiang Wenbing have always been good friends, and this article is one martial art, one piece and one relaxation, and is often called the "imperial double". What's more, if Qi Dan becomes the emperor, the general will be the official set up for Jiang Wenbing. It's just that Qi is single as the fifth prince and not the prince, but he doesn't dare to say this in the open.

At this moment, He Nan heard Qi Dan calling him, although he didn't like it in his heart, he couldn't help it. had to give it up, and said vaguely in his mouth: "It is difficult for the minister to see His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, Lord Zuo Fengyi." ”

Jiang Wenbing's face was cloudy, and he took the lead in reclaiming humanity: "Since you know our identity, let's let us go." He waved to the two guards who were guarding Jiang Chen, and motioned for them to untie the ropes on Jiang Chen's body.

The two guards listened to Jiang Wenbing's words, and they didn't know what to do for a while, after all, He Nan was their top boss, but if they disobeyed this short-tempered Zuo Fengyi, I am afraid that their heads would fall to the ground. The two of them raised their four hands in the air, not knowing what to do, but at this time, He Nan reached out and held down the actions of one of the guards. He looked up at Jiang Wenbing, who was standing with his hands on the steps, and said with a smile: "Lord Zuo Fengyi...... This is not good, after all, Jiang Chen is now the culprit of my Shanhe Mansion......"

The tiger on the stairs moved his gaze to He Nan at this time, and said word by word: "I said that if you release people, you will release people, didn't you hear?"

"What if you don't let go?" He was flustered by Jiang Wenbing's gaze, for fear that this domineering tiger would suddenly rush down and tear himself up, and his entire back was already wet with cold sweat, but he still stubbornly squeezed these words out of his teeth. "Lord Li Mastiff Chun, the Imperial History, told me to make sure that the investigation of this case is clear, and releasing people at this time is not conducive to the investigation of the case......"

The tiger's gaze was fixed on He Nan's face, he straightened up, and the muscles on his body were about to break free from the restraints of his clothes, "Don't use Li Yushi to press me...... I'll only ask you one more time, to put it or not to let it go. The former counts my Jiang family as a face-saving reward for you, and I don't care about this matter with you. If it's the latter...... I don't think Li Yushi will be angry with me Jiang Wenbing for such a person as you...... You've figured it out. Jiang Wenbing's words were like an ultimatum, and everyone present would not suspect that if He Nan said that he would not let people go, his brain would burst like a watermelon on a fruit stall in an instant.

But...... What He Nan thinks in his heart is different from theirs - don't say that today's affairs are handled by themselves impartially, and whether to let go or not is not between their own thoughts, but according to the laws of the country. It's what you Jiang Wenbing's words -- what do you mean by "rewarding me with face and not bothering with me about this matter?" "Could it be that I am not guilty of offending you by being ordered to investigate the case? If Jiang Chen is beheaded according to law, you will blame me? It is your Jiang family who committed the crime, and the murderer is the son and nephew of the hussar general, so what crime do I have?

The uncle under the stairs had countless ridicules and sarcasms against Jiang Wenbing in his head like thunder and lightning, but his legs were indeed a little weak, after all, it was his own braincase that suffered when he said it. The uncle hesitated for a long time, sighed and said: "I am ordered to investigate the case, if there is any offense, please forgive." Although Jiang Chen's case is not a major case, the people of my Shanhe Mansion have always stepped on the loess, with the blue sky on their heads, every crime must be punished, and every case must be revealed, it is really difficult to take Zuo Fengyi's life. ”

As soon as the words fell, a palm wind whistled. He Nan only left Jiang Wenbing's tiger claw in front of him and came straight to the door in front of him, he just wanted to bend his knees and crawl to the ground to dodge, but he saw an arm wrapped in white clothes that stopped Jiang Wenbing's fist steadily, it was His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince.

"...... you" Jiang Wenbing turned his head to look at Qi Dan, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in this gourd.

Qi Dan put down Jiang Wenbing's arm with a smile and said, "Brother, don't be angry, what He Nan said is not groundless, the mirror of Shanhe Mansion is hanging high, and he will definitely give justice to Brother Jiang Chenxian." I'm afraid that shouting and shouting for this matter will fall into the hands of others, as if we want to deceive people too much. ”

This sounded like he was going to give He Nan a step down, but the meaning of the words was full of threats. As soon as He Nan was about to answer, Qi Dan said again: "I will make decisions on behalf of Brother Jiang today, and I will hold a banquet in the Hussar General's Mansion tomorrow night to honor the feelings of the Mansion, and I hope that the Governor of the He Mansion will keep people under the knife for the time being." ”

He Nan vaguely responded to Qi Dan's invitation and sent the two Buddhas away. It's just that he is full of suspicions in his heart - this Jiang Chen is not an important person in the Hussar General's Mansion, he is not favored by the general, and he is not a talented and intelligent person, so he is just an ordinary gentleman. But Jiang Wenbing even invited Qi Dan out in order to protect him, and Qi Dan still had to hold a banquet to entertain me? In Bai Yujing, a plaque falling from the restaurant may kill three officials, how can he make Qi Dan and Jiang Wenbing bother so much?

It won't be for ......

He Nan never believed that pie fell from the sky, at least not in his mouth. His parents died when he was a child, and he has been crawling the streets ever since. Not to say that he was a young man, but his childhood experience at least made him understand a lot of human affairs. A humble orphan, with the little cleverness he has honed, it is already difficult to reach the heavens of Shanhe Mansion, and now he is actually invited by the prince of the empire because of the involvement of a case...... If it wasn't for some purpose, the five princes had lost their minds and gone crazy.

At this point, the matter becomes intriguing, and it seems that it is far from being as simple as it seems. He Nan didn't even care about interrogating the prisoner at this time, he hurriedly threw Jiang Chen into prison, and went to Penglai Pavilion, the office and living place of his mentor Li Mastiff.