As soon as the east turned white, the windows lit up. Zhao Zhenji knew that this was past the end of the day, put down the pen, stood up and blew out the candle in the lantern, and then ordered outside the door: "The official waits." ”

The two entourages were brought by him from Nanjing, and the waiters were already following each other, one was already holding the clean water to wash his face, and the other was waiting outside the door with an official uniform, and walked in when he heard the sound.

The first thing is to comb your hair. The attendant who carried the water put the basin on the washstand, and immediately moved a chair and placed it in front of the shelf, Zhao Zhenji walked to the chair and sat down, and the attendant gently untied the streamer on his hair in the back, and the long hair was draped down. The attendant took out a grate and gently combed it for him from the front to the back, and then held it with one hand from the back of the head to the root of the hair, lifted the long hair up, and combed the grate from the back to the top of the head, and after combing it, the grate was fixed at the slightly above the root of the hair, and then held the long hair in one hand, and bypassed a hairband at the root of the hair with one hand, dragged one end, bit the other end with his mouth, passed through the hand tightly, and then tied the hairband with both hands to tie the knot, and then took off the grate and circled around the bundle of hair, and the long hair was twisted into a strand, tied in a knot, and then tied it with a hairband. Insert a hosta.

Zhao Zhenji stood up, walked to the washstand, picked up the face towel, but suddenly said, "Come in and talk." ”

It turned out that he had already found out that the bookstore that sent Yang Jinshui was already standing by the door, but he didn't dare to disturb when he saw him combing his hair. At this time, after hearing what he said, he walked in lightly and stood beside him: "Lord Yuzhongcheng, Gonggong Yang is crazy......

His face was only half washed, Zhao Zhenji's hand stopped there, and he turned his head to look at the bookstore: "What did you say?" ”

The bookstore: "Back to Zhongcheng, Gonggong Yang went crazy when he went back last night." ”

Zhao Zhenji stared at the book office with his eyes: "You saw it with your own eyes?" ”

The clerk: "I didn't see it, but the villain knew he was crazy." ”

"How do you know he's crazy?" Zhao Zhenji's voice was a little stern.

The clerk was in his forties, obviously in the yamen for a long time, but at this time he didn't panic at all, and replied calmly: "Back to Zhongcheng, the villain sent Yang Gonggong to the Weaving Bureau and waited there for a response." Later, the high eunuch who was close to Yang Gonggong came out in a hurry and told the little one that he was going to go to the hall to invite a doctor. said that Yang Gonggong was crazy, and said some scary things. ”

Zhao Zhenji: "What scary things did you say?" ”

The clerk: "Back to Zhongcheng, the eunuch didn't say it." ”

Zhao Zhenji didn't ask anymore, put the face towel in the basin and rubbed it slowly, it took a long time to wring it out, shake it off, and slowly wipe his face.

The two attendants held their breath and did not dare to say a word. The scrivener still stood there with great certainty.

"Have Haizhi County and Wang Zhi County arrived?" Zhao Zhenji was still holding a face towel in his hand and suddenly asked.

The clerk's office: "Master Huizhongcheng, I have arrived, and I am waiting for Zhongcheng in the lobby." ”

Zhao Zhenji: "Please come here to see them." ”

The clerk: "Back to Zhongcheng, don't you still have to worship the holy decree in the lobby first?" ”

Zhao Zhenji's face sank sharply, and he immediately shouted outside the door: "Who is the clerk on duty this morning?" ”

Immediately came in another bookstore: "Lord Huizhongcheng, the villain is on duty this morning." ”

Zhao Zhenji instructed the secretary who came in: "Do two things. The first thing is to give this clerk surnamed Wang the end of this month's Lu Mi, and tell him to leave the governor's yamen today and not hire him again. ”

The bookstore was stunned.

Zhao Zhenji: "Do you also want to ask me why?" ”

The clerk immediately replied, "Don't dare." Be. ”

The clerk surnamed Wang came to his knees and knelt down: "Lord Zhongcheng, what mistake did the villain make, and the adult wants to open the villain's vacancy?" ”

Zhao Zhenji ignored him, but instructed the clerk who came in later: "Pass my word and tell all the errand people in the yamen that in the future, if you dare to ask questions about what I order, you will be opened immediately, and you will not be hired." ”

The clerk replied in a low voice, "Yes." ”

Only then did the clerk surnamed Wang understand the reason for his vacancy, stood up, and walked outside angrily.

"Stop." Zhao Zhenji let out a low sigh.

The clerk surnamed Wang stopped.

Zhao Zhenji said to the secretary who came in later: "If you continue to notice, in the future, anyone who disrespects the official will be given ten rods and punished with Lu Mi for the month." Speaking of this, he turned to the attendant beside him: "Take this surnamed Wang out with a rod of ten, and there is no need to give him the rice of the month." ”

The attendant deserved to be very loud: "Yes! Then he walked up to the clerk surnamed Wang: "Come with me." ”

The clerk surnamed Wang was frightened at this time, and he was lying there, and the attendant took his hand: "Go!" ”

"Tell him again." Zhao Zhenji shouted to them again, "If you dare to say a word outside about the affairs in the yamen, take care of it immediately!" ”

The attendant replied loudly, "Yes! He dragged the clerk surnamed Wang and walked out.

The later bookstore was so frightened that he didn't even dare to come out, and stood there with his head bowed and waited for Zhao Zhenji to give the second order.

Zhao Zhenji: "Go to the lobby and invite Haizhi County and Wang Zhixian to come here." ”

The clerk: "Yes." "Immediately retreated.

Only the retinue holding the official uniform was still standing in the signing room.

Zhao Zhenji: "I won't change my official uniform." Take out the basin and pour it out, and replace it with another basin. ”

"Yes." The entourage hurriedly put the official uniform on the big case, went to carry the water and walked out.

Zhao Zhenji walked back to the bookcase, uncovered the lantern, re-lit the candle, closed it, sat down again, and opened the case file.

At this time, it was already dawn outside, and the secretary office brought Hai Rui and Wang Yongji, who were wearing official uniforms.

In the officialdom, this is a grand meeting, whether it is the governor of the county under the province, or the juror of the Qin case to meet the presiding judge, Hai Rui and Wang Yongji should first worship the holy decree in the lobby at this time, and then report the official name to Zhao Zhenji, and pay homage. But the two were led here, and Zhao Zhenji, who was seen after entering the door, was wearing civilian clothes again, sitting in front of the big case with his hair tied up and reading the file. According to the "Daming Huidian", official clothes could not be used to worship in civilian clothes, so the two had to stand in the middle of the room.

"After reading the case file all night, I didn't have time to change my official uniform, so everyone should not be formal." Zhao Zhenji slowly closed the case file, slowly stood up, and looked at Hai Rui: "Haizhi County is here?" ”

Hai Rui: "Back to Zhongcheng, yes." ”

Zhao Zhenji didn't seem to know what happened at night, and said very casually: "Fortunately." You may be seated. ”

Hai Rui and Wang Yongji had no choice but to sit down on the chairs by the window.

The attendant came in with a basin of water and placed it on the washstand.

Zhao Zhenji instructed the entourage: "The two adults should not have eaten breakfast either, inform the kitchen to cook for three people, and we will eat and talk here." ”

"Yes." The bookstore withdrew.

Zhao Zhenji walked to the washstand, picked up the handkerchief in the basin, and slowly washed his face.

In officialdom, etiquette is the content. Zhao Zhenji did not wear official clothes and did not sit in the lobby, and did not hide his daily life in front of two subordinates. At that time, only the most confidant superiors and subordinates would be so casual. Although Wang Yongji once served as Zhao Zhenji's subordinate in Nanzhili, he has never had a personal relationship. What's more, Hai Rui is meeting this boss for the first time? Zhao Zhenji has been in officialdom for a long time, and he is also a great Confucian of the famous Taizhou School at that time, so he will not know this measure. Now this move is obviously deliberately arranged.

Of course, Wang Yongji felt it, and couldn't help but quietly look at Hai Rui.

Hai Rui should have felt it too, but at this time he didn't show anything, and sat there straight.

Wang Yongji had no choice but to look at Zhao Zhenji, who was calmly and leisurely and slowly washing his face.

The morning was so quiet that the only sound in this room was the faint sound of water when Zhao Zhenji washed his face.

Because of his heart, Zhao Zhenji heard footsteps in the distance outside the door, so he was still there and slowly wiped his sideburns with a face towel. Soon, the voice of the clerk's office on duty came outside: "Lord Yuzhongcheng, a few Jinyi Guards have arrived." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Zhenji turned his head, "Please come in." ”

The head of the brocade guard led the other three brocade guards in, and when he saw that Zhao Zhenji's outfit was still being freshened, he glanced at each other, and then saw Hai Rui and Wang Yongji, who were sitting there in robes.

Zhao Zhenji put the face towel back into the basin and smiled at the four brocade guards, "Yin Shichu wanted to sleep for an hour, but he woke up late." Shouldn't the three of us meet with the three appointed officials to read the decree first, and then invite you to discuss what to do? ”

The four brocade guards were still standing there, looking at Zhao Zhenji together.

Jin Yiwei: "I'm afraid the case can't be handled right now." ”

Zhao Zhenji: "Why? ”

"Grandpa Yang is crazy." Jin Yiwei said word by word.

"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Zhenji was surprised.

Hai Rui and Wang Yongji also stood up.

Jin Yiwei continued: "The case involving Shen Yishi's family property has to be asked to the Weaving Bureau in many places to know that Yang Gonggong is crazy, and this case may have to be put aside." ”

"I'll talk about it after the case." Zhao Zhenji immediately answered, "Take the official uniform, and I will go to see Gonggong Yang immediately." ”

The entourage immediately lifted the official robe and dressed Zhao Zhenji.

Zhao Zhenji said to Hai Rui and Wang Yongji while dressing: "The two of you will go to the official post first to rest." Wait for my notice on the case. ”

Hai Rui and Wang Yongji both looked puzzled.

Yang Jinshui was also sitting in front of the washstand at this time, just like Zhao Zhenji just now, and asked the attendant eunuch to comb his hair in a bun.

Zhao Zhenji, who was led into the door, was stunned when he saw this, and the three Jinyi guards behind the Jinyi guard couldn't help but glance at each other, then looked at Yang Jinshui and then at Zhao Zhenji, and two of them couldn't help but smile.

Zhao Zhenji's face moved, and he immediately had doubts in his heart, glanced at a few brocade guards, slowly walked to the chair by the window and sat down, quietly looking at Yang Jinshui who was freshening up.

The two Jinyi guards who glared at the smiling Jinyi Wei led them to the chair in front of the window and sat down, looking at Yang Jinshui quietly.

Yang Jinshui sat there and combed his hair very quietly, where can he look crazy.

The hairpin is inserted. The attendant eunuch wringed out the Songjiang cotton white scarf from the silver basin and wiped his face carefully for him. Yang Jinshui stood up at this time and said to the eunuch: "You all go out." ”

The attendant eunuch looked at him with a smile, and several other eunuchs waiting on the side also looked at him with a smile.

"Get out!" Yang Jinshui screamed.

Several eunuchs hurriedly withdrew.

Zhao Zhenji and the four brocade guards looked at his back tightly.

Yang Jinshui turned around: "I didn't sleep until Yin, I didn't expect to wake up and it was almost dark again." You've been waiting for a long time, haven't you? ”

These words were very similar to what Zhao Zhenji said to Jinyiwei just now, but it was obviously in the morning that he said that it was almost dark, like crazy words but not like crazy words, several Jinyiwei couldn't help but look at each other again, and they all looked at Zhao Zhenji.

Zhao Zhenji's face became even more gloomy, and he looked at Yang Jinshui: "I heard that my father-in-law is feeling a little unwell, have you asked the doctor to check the pulse?" ”

"What's wrong with me?" As soon as Yang Jinshui sat down, he immediately showed irritability when he heard him say this, and stared at him, "What's wrong with making me feel unwell?" Who can make me sick? ”

Zhao Zhenji was even more puzzled, and also stared at him: "There are six external feelings and seven internal injuries, which is when everyone is sick." Father-in-law, let's let the doctor take a look. ”

Yang Jinshui stared at him: "Don't expect me to be sick and I die. Without me, how can there be you? ”

Is this really crazy or pretending to be crazy, or is it arguing with yourself? Zhao Zhenji stared at him deadly: "Gonggong Yang, you have taken care of it, who am I?" ”

The four brocade guards also felt nervous, looked at Zhao Zhenji, and then at Yang Jinshui.

Yang Jinshui still stared at Zhao Zhenji's gaze: "Enough." You had less than two thousand looms when I came. In four years, you have added more than 1,000 looms in just four years. If you don't bring it in life and you don't bring it in death, how much wealth will you make? ”

The four brocade guards understood now that Yang Jinshui regarded Zhao Zhenji as Shen Yishi.

Zhao Zhenji couldn't let go of his doubts, and said urgently: "I'm here to see you, you know?" ”

Yang Jinshui: "You can't take me away!" Behind me is the old ancestor and the emperor. The gods take care of you, I advise you to stay away! ”

This seems to be Zhao Zhenji as Zheng Michang again.

Jin Yiwei attached his head to Zhao Zhenji's ear and whispered, "It's crazy." Let's go first. He stood up. The other three brocade guards all stood up.

Zhao Zhenji slowly stood up, but he was still looking at Yang Jinshui.

Jin Yiwei on the other side: "Let's go, let Yang Gonggong have a good rest." ”

Yang Jinshui seemed to be a little sober again, and looked at them: "Tell the ancestors, tell the emperor, I am going to sell 500,000 pieces of silk to the West this year." ”

"Got it. Rest in peace. Jin Yiwei replied and walked out first.

The other three brocade-clothed guards hugged Zhao Zhenji and walked out.

"The new Zhao Zhenji is not a good stubble, you have to guard against it." Yang Jinshui shouted at their backs.

Zhao Zhenji's feet were crossing the threshold, and when he heard him scream violently, he stopped there, frowned, and then stepped out. When they arrived in the courtyard, they stood again, and several brocade guards stood still. Zhao Zhenji beckoned to the entourage eunuch, and the entourage eunuch immediately approached.

Zhao Zhenji: "Have you asked for a doctor?" ”

The attendant eunuch had a bitter look on his face: "Doctor Chen, who is respectful, came before dawn and opened the Divine Pill." But as soon as the medicine was delivered, the bowl was dropped......"

Zhao Zhenji: "A few more people catch him and pour medicine!" ”

The attendant eunuch looked at the Jinyi guard again.

Jin Yiwei: "This is for the good of Father-in-law Yang, you listen to Lord Zhao." ”

Attendant eunuch: "Got it." ”

"It must be played to the court immediately!" As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Weaving Bureau, Zhao Zhenji said to a few brocade guards.

Jin Yiwei on the other side: "May I ask Lord Zhao, how to play?" ”

Zhao Zhenji: "Play the truth about Gonggong Yang's illness." ”

Jin Yiwei: "How to play truthfully?" That Hai Rui did not ask the presiding judge, interrogated the criminal without authorization, and dragged the case to the Weaving Bureau and the palace, should this matter be played truthfully? ”

Zhao Zhenji: "Of course it has to be played." But he is also a hand-picked juror, and he can't be said to be arbitrary. As for whether he pulled the case to the Weaving Bureau and the palace, we will not make a conclusion in the song. The appendices of his confessions for interrogation of Zheng Michang and He Maocai are above. I wrote it, and several of them were named together. ”

Hai Rui sat there intently. Wang Yongji walked back and forth in the middle of the room, stopped, and looked at Hai Rui: "Gangfeng, do you say that Yang Gonggong is really crazy, or is he pretending to be crazy?" ”

Hai Rui: "What about being really crazy, what about fake crazy?" ”

Wang Yongji: "If he is really crazy, you have already stabbed the great Lou Zi; If he pretends to be crazy, you've already stabbed Lou Zi. ”

Hai Rui: "What kind of day is the Weaving Bureau?" Even if I break the sky, I won't do your business. ”

Wang Yongji: "What words?" You pierced the sky, can you not do my business? There is no way back, this case must be thoroughly investigated! ”

Hai Rui was a little surprised, and at the same time shook up: "It's not like what you said last night." ”

Wang Yongji: "This time and that time. You have to listen to me last night, don't interrogate Zheng Michang and He Maocai, you also have a way out, and I also have a way out. As soon as you bring him to trial, you will drive him crazy, and if the case is not investigated to the end, they will turn against you on the charge of framing the Weaving Bureau. At this point, there is only one last battle. ”

Hai Rui's heart was excited, and at the same time, a trace of guilt emerged: "It's hard to know people." Runlian, do you know what I thought of you last night? ”

Wang Yongji: "What do you think of me?" ”

Hai Rui: "Sophistication! ”

Wang Yongji smiled bitterly: "Living in the world, how can there be no worldly people." ”

"There are true gentlemen in the world!" For the first time, Hai Rui had such a feeling, "Runlian, I beg you for one thing. ”

Wang Yongji: "What's the matter?" ”

Hai Rui: "Don't bother with the following cases. ”

Wang Yongji: "When did you still say such things?" ”

Hai Rui stood up very seriously: "I'm telling the truth. Zi said: 'There are no better people who make friends'. I have no friends in Hai Rui for half my life, and to put it bluntly, I am really a person who has no friends! I was very lucky to be in Zhejiang this time, and I made two friends who were far better than myself. One is Mr. Li Shizhen Li. And the other one is you - Wang Runlian! Both you and Mr. Li can trust their henchmen to live and die! It's hard for me to do that. ”

Wang Yongji's face immediately turned red. The style of the ancients pays the most attention to the word "knowledge". Guan Zhong said, "The parents who gave birth to me, and Uncle Bao who knows me", said that the most difficult thing to get in a person's life is that others see themselves more important than themselves, and they can directly trust their henchmen to live and die! The upper and lower generations have this intersection and are known as acquaintances, and the peers have this intersection and are called confidants. If this confidant is also someone he admires, then he is "I don't need to seal the marquis of ten thousand households in life, but I hope to know Han Jingzhou".

Wang Yongji feels like this now, and he has such a relationship: "Brother Gangfeng, you think too highly of me." What do you want me to do, you say. ”

Hai Rui: "Please take care of my mother and my family. ”

Wang Yongji was stunned for a moment, and was silent for a while: "Things shouldn't have come to this point yet." The weaving bureau has done many things under the brand of the palace that are worse than Zheng Bichang and He Maocai, I know. must fight with them, we will fight together, and Zhao Zhongcheng. As long as the three of us investigate thoroughly, the outcome is undecided. ”

Hai Rui: "Will Zhao Zhongcheng investigate thoroughly?" ”

Wang Yongji: "It should be." After all, he is also a person in science, and he is a student of Xu Gelao. ”

Hai Rui looked at Wang Yongji and slowly shook his head: "Runlian, you are still too scholarly." ”

Wang Yongji Zhengyan said: "Scholars have their own bones! Zhao Zhongcheng is also a scholar. ”

Hai Rui: "Wrong, when the official becomes big, there will be no scholars." I have to investigate this case thoroughly, and in the end, it is not the Weaving Bureau that can kill me, but Zhao Zhenji! ”

Wang Yongji was really surprised, and he couldn't speak for a long time: "You, why do you think like this?" ”

Hai Rui: "Because what Zhao Zhenji wants to do is Zheng Michang who doesn't have Zheng Michang!" ”

Wang Yongji was shocked and had some realization, and was stunned.

"Runlian, think about it, the holy decree asked us to confiscate Shen Yishi's family property and return it to the treasury, Zheng Michang and He Maocai sold Shen Yishi's family property to Hui merchants, why didn't Zhao Zhongcheng fight even though he had a holy decree? Not only is it indisputable, but why do you still sign and seal the covenant? There are only two reasons: one is that he has another secret decree; The second is that he figured out the holy will to welcome the emperor! ”

Wang Yongji thought for a moment and nodded heavily.

"I guess the emperor didn't give him another secret decree. If there is a secret order, he will stop me last night, and he will not let me interrogate Zheng Michang and He Maocai. He asked me to be interrogated with the intention of testing the reaction of the palace. The emperor protects the short weaving bureau, the responsibility is mine, and the notoriety is the emperor. The emperor tracked down the Weaving Bureau, and he could not offend the palace, but also invite him to clear his name. His intentions are even more punishable than Zheng Michang! ”

Wang Yongji pondered: "Let's be serious." He and Zheng Bichang should still be different. Maybe it's because of the pressure in the palace, at least it's not for the sake of being greedy. ”

"It's no different. Zheng Michang is greedy for money, he is just greedy for fame! As you saw this morning, he told us to go to the lobby to read the decree and discuss the case. We went, but he was wearing civilian clothes in the signing room, so he showed his leisure, and deliberately waited for a few Jinyi guards to come, so that the people of Jinyi Wei would think that I was tracking down the Weaving Bureau, and he did not agree. With such a twist, it is conceivable what he will do next. If he didn't check the weaving bureau, he would force those Hui merchants to produce more silk, but buy Sannong's raw silk at half price to curry favor with the emperor in the palace. The treasury is still empty, and the people are still being exploited. If the Weaving Bureau is not investigated, the officials who are greedy for ink such as Zheng Michang and He Maocai will not be able to investigate to the end, and even the destruction of embankments and flooding fields in May this year, and the fact that they secretly framed the good people will not be asked! Runlian, such a shocking case, has been issued to the government and the opposition to know, if Zhao Zhenji is not done, as soon as this wind opens, my Ming Dynasty is even more hopeless! ”

Wang Yongji: "If Zhao Zhongcheng really has this intention, then this case will not be investigated at all......"

"I didn't want to be able to investigate it thoroughly, just to poke it open and make it known to the world, and the government and the opposition have their own opinions. Therefore, I can do it alone, and you don't need to follow me to fight hard. If you are left behind, you will be left with the people who will reopen this case in the future. My high hall and my family will depend on you to take care of it. Runlian, you are more difficult than me. ”

Wang Yongji was told to stand there in a daze.

Hai Rui sat down in front of the case in the arraignment room again, and the scribe who recorded the record was also sitting on the side of the case, and the paper, pen, ink and inkstone were neatly placed in the tray, but the scribe did not look like he was going to make a record.

Hai Rui lowered his head and flipped through the case file: "Prepare for the record." ”

"Yes." The scribe replied, but still did not put the contents of the tray on the table.

Hai Rui looked up at him.

The scribe: "May I ask which criminal is being arraigned today?" ”

"Let's mention Zheng Michang first, and then He Maocai." Hai Rui said and looked down at the case file.

The scribe: "My lord, these two men are no longer in prison. ”

Hai Rui raised his head suddenly: "Where did it go?" ”

The scribe: "I was taken away by Lord Jinyi before dawn." ”

Hai Rui immediately stood up and walked out.

This is the signing room of the governor of Zhejiang! The clerk on duty couldn't stop it, Hai Ruijing pushed open the hidden door and broke in, the clerk's face was white, standing by the door, but he didn't dare to enter the house.

Hai Rui also stood up after entering, and looked at the chaise longue next to the big desk.

Zhao Zhenji was still dressed in civilian clothes, and he didn't cover anything, so he lay there and fell asleep.

There are clouds in photo books, and people's sleeping appearance can best see people's hearts. Those who breathe evenly, close their eyes and mouth, and have loose eyebrows and faces are open-minded; Those who breathe unevenly, whose mouths and eyes seem to open and close, and whose brows and faces are furrowed must be scheming, and they are still calculating in their dreams.

But at this time, Zhao Zhenji was neither the former nor the latter, he slept soundly, his breathing was not only even, but also long, his eyes and mouth were also closed, but his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and the corners of his mouth showed two deep grooves.

Looking at this face, Hai Rui's gaze was complicated, and it was not easy to call him, so he sat down on the chair by the window. After all, he hadn't slept for a day and a night, and he also closed his eyes.

Zhao Zhenji's eyes slowly opened, and he saw Hai Rui, who was sitting there sleeping with his eyes closed, and stood up: "Someone." ”

The secretary on duty immediately went in and knelt down: "Lord Zhongcheng, Lord Zhongcheng, Haizhi County must see Zhongcheng, the villains can't stop ......"

Hai Rui was also standing up at this time.

Zhao Zhenji: "Who told you to block it?" Why not? ”

The secretary on duty: "The villains saw that Lord Zhongcheng hadn't slept all night, and they couldn't bear to wake up the adults......"

Zhao Zhenji: "This time I will be exempted from responsibility." Next time, if it is Haizhi County, I will report it immediately. ”

Duty Scrivener: "Yes." ”

Zhao Zhenji: "Let's go out." ”

The clerk on duty got up and withdrew.

"May I ask Zhongcheng, where were Zheng Michang and He Maocai transferred?" As soon as Hai Rui opened his mouth, he went straight to the Chinese army.

Zhao Zhenji was still unhurried: "Sit." ”

Hai Rui: "It's been the seventh day since the Holy Decree arrived in Zhejiang, Zhongcheng, don't you interrogate the prisoner today?" ”

Zhao Zhenji: "The Qin criminals have all been arrested, and their homes have been sealed, and they can be arraigned at any time." ”

Hai Rui: "But if some cases are not brought to trial in time, the Qin criminals may collude in confessions, and the truth will not be found out when it is too late." ”

Zhao Zhenji: "What are the facts of the case?" ”

Hai Rui: "In May this year, the embankments in nine counties burst at the same time, is there someone who deliberately destroys the embankments and floods the fields?" In June, the Japanese head Inoue Shishiro, who had been imprisoned for many years, appeared in Chun'an County from the Yamen Prison of the Commandery, how did he get out! Knowing that Shen Yishi's family property was to be confiscated by order, why did Zheng Michang and He Maocai sell it to Hui merchants! Zhongcheng, these three articles must be immediately arraigned and thoroughly investigated. ”

Zhao Zhenji: "These must be investigated, but these are not the most important things at the moment. Since you're here, I'll show you something first. As he spoke, he picked up a copy of the military newspaper from the bookcase and handed it over.

Hai Rui took the military newspaper and looked at it, and his eyes also flashed.

Zhao Zhenji: "Suppressing the Japanese is the top priority. This battle was a great victory, in which the Chun'an righteous people you sent made the first contribution, and I will also ask for credit for you. ”

Hai Rui: "There is no measure of meagrecy. Lord Zhongcheng, the fight against the Japanese is a major military matter, but this is a matter for Hu Butang and the soldiers in front. What we should do is to get a good grasp of the case. ”

Zhao Zhenji: "What is the purpose of handling the case?" ”

Hai Rui looked at him.

Zhao Zhenji: "If we don't handle the case, where will we get the military grain and grass to supply Hu Butang and the soldiers at the front to suppress the Japanese?" This time, those Hui merchants who took over Shen Yishi's family property took out 500,000 taels of silver in time, and they also had merit. ”

Hai Rui: "Lord Zhongcheng, according to this inference, did Zheng Michang and He Maocai, who invited those Hui businessmen, also have merit?" ”

An angry light flashed in Zhao Zhenji's eyes, and then his face sank: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Hai Rui: "For major military affairs, as usual, the Yamen should supply grain, grass and military supplies, and Shen Yishi's family property should be copied back to the treasury, and the imperial court will have money and grain. Hui merchants bought so much property that should be returned to the state treasury at a low price, and what merit did they have to come up with such a small amount of money? ”

Zhao Zhenji was furious: "Shen Yishi's sealed family property is less than 20,000 pieces of silver, there are only 100 horses of silk, and the military situation in front is like fire, can 3,000 looms be sent to Hu Butang to fight!" ”

Hai Rui: "Shen Yishi has 25 workshops, more than 100 shops, and more than 60,000 acres of mulberry fields, even if he sells them to any merchant at a price, he can also recover tens of millions of treasury silver for the state treasury." The southeast resisted the Japanese, and the north resisted the Tatars, and a year's military supplies were enough. What's more, every year in the future, these businesses will have to pay taxes to the state treasury in accordance with the law. I don't understand why I don't do this, but I still want to transfer these family properties to the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau? ”

Zhao Zhenji stared at Hai Rui: "Haizhi County, there is a saying in officialdom that everyone understands, haven't you ever heard it?" ”

Hai Rui: "Please speak up." ”

Zhao Zhenji said word by word: "Not in his position, not in his politics." It's time for you to converge and converge. ”

Hai Rui: "But I don't know how to restrain his subordinates?" ”

Zhao Zhenji: "Don't take care of what should be managed, and don't care about what shouldn't be managed." ”

Hai Rui: "The Emperor asked me to try the Qin case, and I am in charge of all the things that the Holy Decree asks me to manage. I don't know what Zhongcheng said should not be taken care of? ”

Zhao Zhenji: "I am the presiding judge, you are the jury, I will interrogate the prisoner, you will accompany you to ask on the side, this is what you should manage." You should not care about the use of the stolen money of Zheng Yishi, Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and the following members to confiscate Shen Yishi's family property. Last night, you interrogated Zheng Michang and He Maocai alone without asking for instructions, and I tolerated you. Today, you actually took care of the military affairs of me and Hu Butang. Haizhi County, I have not been in Jinshi, I have not entered the Hanlin Academy, this rule should also be known. ”

This is not just oppressing people with power, fame and fame are most valued in officialdom, but anyone who has a little bit of forgiveness, those who are born on the right path often avoid the word "Kejia" for those who are not on the right path, Zhao Zhenji, as a boss, actually said such a thing, so mean It can be seen how much he hates Hai Rui.

Hai Ruizhi is Hai Rui, but he was unmoved in these places, and calmly replied: "Zhongcheng's subordinates don't understand such words. Could it be that those who have passed the Jinshi and entered the Hanlin Academy can't even understand the holy decree? The holy decree clearly ordered us to confiscate Shen Yishi's family property and return it to the national treasury, but Zhongcheng signed and stamped the contract for the resale of Shen Yishi's family property by the Weaving Bureau. You are the chief judge, you are the governor, and the money of a province is under your control. Because of this, Zhongcheng can't go against the will! As a juror who was ordered to try and persuade Zhongcheng to handle the case according to the order, it was exactly what his subordinates should do. ”

Although Zhao Zhenji had long heard that this Hai Rui was an unreasonable person in officialdom, he still didn't expect that this person was unreasonable to such a point. Where is this here to be an official, it seems to be here to dismantle the stage.

The shame in Zhao Zhenji's heart can be imagined, after all, a generation of "Shuo Confucians", half of his life's efforts have been spent on "learning things to know", at this time encountering such an opponent, it aroused his desire to compete and win, and simply put down the identity of his boss and stared at him: "Do you know how many people and how many cities have been destroyed in the coastal area of Zhejiang, Fujian and Zhejiang!" You know how the soldiers at the front are fighting hard without military supplies! Your family stays well in Chun'an, have you ever thought about the people who were killed and plundered by the Japanese bandits! Why do I agree that the Weaving Bureau will resell Shen Yishi's family property to the Hui merchants? In order to immediately prepare for military quarters to suppress the enemy. It seems that you are standing on the shore and watching the capsized boat, in order to be famous. Haizhi County, don't you think that your loyalty seems to be hypocritical? ”

Hai Rui saw that Zhao Zhenji was so generous and eloquent at this time, and he even decided that this person was really a "traitorous and loyal" person. After he finished speaking, he stared at himself and replied calmly: "Lord Zhongcheng has such a heart of worrying about the country and the people, then everything is easy to say." Speaking of the troubles of the Japanese and the Kou, whether Zhongcheng can tolerate lowly duties also said a few words. ”

Zhao Zhenji was already in a state of excitement by his own macro arguments at this time: "You say." ”

Hai Rui looked out the window with empty eyes, as if reciting a historical fact: "In the eleventh year of Hongwu, the Japanese invaded Danzhou, Hainan, killed thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty, Han and Li, and kidnapped more than 1,000 women!" In the nineteenth year of Hongwu, the Japanese invaded Danzhou, Xinying, and Yangpu in Hainan; Twenty years later, it invaded Qiongzhou; In the ninth year of Yongle, the eighth and ninth years of Xuande, the first year of Chenghua, the fourth year of Hongzhi, the twelfth year of Zhengde, and the thirty-fifth and thirty-seventh years of Jiajing, the Japanese invaded the villages of various prefectures and counties in Hainan 13 times. Tens of thousands of my people have been killed, and tens of thousands of people have been taken captive to the islands of the sea to be used as hard laborers! Zhao Zhongcheng, the Japanese invaders killed and plundered in my hometown long before the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian! What I want to say more is that in the twelfth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese invaded my Chengmai and Lingao in Hainan, when I was four years old, my father died at the hands of the Japanese invaders! ”

Zhao Zhenji was stunned.

Hai Rui turned his gaze to him: "The pain of killing my father is unforgettable!" Zhongcheng just said that my family is staying in Chun'an, so I don't know that the coastal people are suffering from the woes, so please take this back. ”

Zhao Zhenji froze there as if he had been nailed by a nail, and the light in his eyes slowly retreated, and the subordinate in front of him, who only had seven grades, was so virtual and so real in his eyes, so far and so close! He immediately felt that the rumors of the past and his own judgment were far from this person. This person must not be judged by ordinary people, nor can he be blamed by others. Based on the theory of the Taizhou school, such a person is closer to the "simple people" admired by Confucius of Zhou! But in today's world, "Pu people" are "wild people"! The intrusion of such a wild man in the officialdom, everything is in the middle and outward, so that all the specious rules that have accumulated over the years have been completely broken!

Zhao Zhenji's face was flushed, and the principle of "learning from things" for many years was useless at this time. But Hai Rui was still waiting for him to take back the words that he had just imposed on him very proudly, which Zhao Zhenji would never be able to do. I was embarrassed for a while, and I couldn't do it, so I had to use technique. Zhao Zhenji waved his hand: "Since Haizhi County and the Japanese still have a grudge against their father, knowing that the Japanese are in great trouble, this court will send you an official business now." After seven battles, our army has formed a trend of exterminating the Japanese in one fell swoop. It is imperative to immediately send the next batch of quartermasters to the front. This batch of military supplies will be escorted by you and sent to the Hu Butang military camp within five days! ”

Hai Rui: "May I ask Zhongcheng, is the Qin case not tried?" ”

Zhao Zhenji: "Yang Gonggong is crazy, you should know." What is the implication between Shen Yishi's family property and the Weaving Bureau, and who do you check with except Yang Gonggong? The case must be stopped now, this morning I have sent it to the court in an eight-hundred-mile hurry, what to do next, only wait for the new will of the court to come down. Now all you have to do is to immediately escort the quartermaster to the Hubutang camp, and return ten days later to handle the case according to the new will. ”

Hai Jui was silent.

Zhao Zhenji: "You don't want to go?" ”

"I'll go." Hai Rui replied loudly.

Eight hundred miles of urgent delivery, Zhao Zhenji reported that Yang Jinshui's crazy recital book went straight to Chongwen Gate at dusk five days later, and it was getting dark when it was sent to the Xiyuan ceremonial supervisor's duty room.

The four heads of the four eunuchs gathered together, and after reading the contents of the transcript placed on the big case, the eight eyes were still staring at the transcript in front of the lantern, and there was silence.

"Wow!" Chen Hong, the chief eunuch in the middle, finally spoke up, his eyes flashed with a light that seemed to be angry but implied excitement, "The case was investigated and the weaving bureau was investigated, and the palace was found." At this point, he suddenly elongated: "Come! The cry was high and high-pitched, and the long breath he exhaled almost blew out the candlelight in the lantern on the big table. made the other three eunuchs stunned.

The candlelight dimmed and brightened, but seeing that the music seal with three feathers had been blown in the air by his breath, Chen Hong grabbed the feather music seal with one hand, and held the note on the bookcase tightly with the other hand!

Two eunuchs on duty appeared at the door of the duty room at the same time: "The minions are here." ”

Chen Hong put the note into the music seal: "Prepare the sedan chair!" The four of us have to present this note to the emperor immediately! ”

"Wait." Huang Jin, the eunuch beside Chen Hong, answered, "Grandpa Chen, the ancestor hasn't seen it yet." ”

"I can't wait, my father-in-law." Chen Hong glanced at Huang Jin very decisively, "The old ancestor is also in the palace, and he will go to his old man to see it with the emperor." ”

"It's about Yang Jinshui, you can't just send it like this." Huang Jin was also very stubborn, "If you send it like this, Long Live Lord will be angry with the old ancestors, and there is no room to turn around." ”

One sentence revealed the mystery in everyone's hearts to send or not to send, Chen Hong's gaze stopped in mid-air, and he said again after a long time: "I forgot this." But the ancestor has to wait for the emperor to live the emperor until tomorrow morning before he can leave the palace, who dares to take care of this pressure here? ”

"Think, invite the ancestor out." Huang Jin said.

Chen Hong looked at him again: "Long live the Lord is cultivating, and there is no shortage of ancestors around him." How to please come out? ”

"The old way, tell the good news." Huang Jin's attitude is very firm.

"It's not a joy to report the good news, but after the fact, Long Live Lord knows, are you guilty or are we guilty?" Huang Jin.

Huang Jin: "I'll report it." I'll bear the guilt alone! ”

Then Chen Hong was obviously unwilling, and looked at the other two eunuchs: "What do you say?" ”

The two eunuchs who wrote the pen: "Let's report to the ancestors first." ”

Chen Hong had no choice, so he had to leave half of his words: "Then you can go." Long live the Lord really wants to condemn the crime, and our family will not let you bear it alone. ”

"Yes, I'll take it alone." After Huang Jin said this, he strode out.

"Prepare lanterns! Prepare a sedan car! The voices of the two eunuchs waiting for duty outside the door immediately rang out outside the door.

"Just give me a lantern! I'll go! Huang Jin's back had disappeared outside the door of the duty room.

It is said to be walking, but in fact it is running. As soon as the smoke slipped away, he arrived outside the main hall of Yuxi Palace. When the eunuch on duty saw Huang Jin, he quickly knelt down and said in a low voice: "Grandchildren knock on Huang Gonggong!" ”

Huang Jin also lowered his voice: "Long live the master, is the master resting?" Can the old ancestor come out? ”

A eunuch on duty in Yuxi Palace: "Back to Gonggong Huang, long live the master, Lord Long Live is sitting on the Eight Poles of the Fugue today, and the ancestor has to be by his side all the time, and he can't get out for a while." ”

At this time, Huang Jin was stunned, and then wandered in front of the stone steps in a hurry, and stood still after walking several back and forth: "No! This is a big deal, and the ancestors must be invited out. Annunciation! ”

The two eunuchs on duty in Yuxi Palace immediately turned white, and kowtowed: "The second ancestor spares his life, at this time, the minions will never dare to startle the holy driver!" ”

Huang Jin stomped his feet silently: "I'll do it myself!" As he spoke, he walked quickly to the stone steps facing the south window of the house, and across the stone steps to the high window lattice, his hands were clasped in front of his mouth, and he made a magpie sound!

It's quiet! It's so quiet that everyone can hear their heartbeat!

There was no reaction, Huang Jin was sweating on his head, with an iron heart, his hands circled in front of his mouth, and he made three magpie cries in a row!

"Call you. Go ahead. "Long live the sound of the Lord floated out of the house like a gossamer.

Huang Jin and the two eunuchs on duty all stopped breathing.

"Damn." Lu Fang's panicked voice came from inside the fine house, "No matter how big the happy event is, how can you disturb the master's immortal cultivation at this time!" ”

Jiajing's voice was very calm: "It should be Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang who have won another battle in front, you can go." ”

After a long while, Lu Fang's figure appeared from the door of the main hall.

Huang Jin sweated profusely and hurried up to meet him.

Lu Fang still went down the stone steps unhurriedly, looking at him like this, knowing that it was not a happy event, so he stared at him.

Huang Jin said in a low voice: "Godfather, Zhejiang Eight Hundred Miles Express, Yang Jinshui is crazy!" ”

Lu Fang, who had never moved like a mountain, trembled slightly at this time.

At this moment, the urgent letter was pressed on the big case by a party and Khotanese sheep fat jade paperweight, there was no wind, and the three feathers were motionless.

The four eunuchs all looked at Lu Fang sitting in front of the desk, each face was like the letter on the case, motionless.

"Where's the courier now?" Lu Fang spoke.

Chen Hong hurriedly answered: "Back to my godfather, my son has detained him in the forbidden door duty room." ”

Lu Fang: "Hold him up, don't let him see anyone." ”

Chen Hong: "I know. ”

Lu Fang: "Jin'er." ”

"My son is here." Huang Jinying said.

Lu Fang: "I've been to this hurdle, I have to go back in the middle of the night, the master can't be left unattended, you go, the master is used to you." ”

Huang Jin: "My son will go to bathe and change clothes immediately." ”

Lu Fang: "If the master asks, just say that you haven't read this letter, tell the master, and say that I will go to the Zhaofu Prison and see that Gao Hanwen." The details will be played to the master one by one when I come back. ”

Huang Jin was stunned for a moment.

The other three eunuchs all glanced at each other.

Lu Fang: "If you want to reply to this matter, you have to understand the reply." Why is Yang Jinshui crazy? The matter of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, the matter of Yang Jinshui and Shen Yishi, maybe that Gao Hanwen knows some inside information, and the woman who has been with Yang Jinshui for four years knows some inside information. Everything will wait for me to come back and answer the master clearly. ”

"My son understood." Huang Jin replied and walked out quickly.

Lu Fang then stood up: "Yang Jinshui was sent to Jiangnan, I will bear the guilt, you all put your hearts in your heart, stay in the duty room tonight, this news can't be revealed at all." ”

Three eunuchs: "Sons understand. ”

Lu Fang strode out.

In Beijing in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the Forbidden City, "civil officials get off the sedan chair and military attaches get off the horse" everywhere, and ordinary people have to take a detour. As for the edict of Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, it means that even civil and military officials walk around, and they don't want to see this deep blue brick wall that is long and two feet high, let alone the two swarthy lacquered gates. After a long time, there were many words about this deep alley and the high walls of the alley, saying that as soon as it was dark, there were many unjust ghosts wandering on this road, and crying was often heard in the dark corners. As a result, the road is quiet all year round, especially after dusk, when no one walks and no birds fly by.

Two lanterns shone in front, four eunuchs of the Punishment Division, and a small sedan chair carried Lu Fang into this alley from the direction of Xiyuan, and it was already the end of the hour, and he walked silently, and soon carried it to the black lacquer gate.

The eunuch carrying the lantern grabbed the beast face on the left side of the gate and struck it three times.

Immediately, a question came from inside: "Is it the old ancestor who has arrived?" "Apparently there was a bulletin in advance here.

The eunuch with a lantern outside the door: "You still ask?" Open the door. ”

The heavy gates opened from the inside to both sides, and there was already a lantern waiting inside, and there were many kneeling in the courtyard.

The eunuch who carried the lantern spoke again: "The ancestor said, just send two people to guide the way, and if you have nothing to do, you can rest." ”

"Yes." A reply from one place flashed a road in the middle. Two lanterns and a small sedan chair floated in quickly.

The door slammed shut again with a rattling sound.

People outside don't know that they think that there is only a cell for officials awaiting execution with iron thresholds in the prison of the Imperial Prison of the Suppression Division, but in fact, there are many small courtyards for officials whose house arrest charges have not yet been determined.

Here is one of them. The courtyard of the courtyard, that is, the wall of the wall, an iron door is locked, and when you open the key to enter it, there is a courtyard several zhang square, and there is a well in the courtyard as usual, and the roots of the wall are covered with grass, and there are green vines crawling on the wall. To the north are three huts, each with its own door, which is not connected to each other. The west room is where the officials under trial are locked up, the one in the middle is the recording room for secret confessions, and the east room is usually empty, ready for the Jinyi guard to drink tea and rest when the criminal officials are tired.

Such a courtyard is usually only locked the courtyard door but not the door, at this time the leading Jinyi guard opened the lock of the courtyard door, pushed open the door, led in front, and the lantern came in with a small sedan chair and stopped in the courtyard.

The eunuch on the left who played the lantern opened the sedan curtain, and the eunuch on the right who played the lantern reached out and came out of the sedan chair with Lu Fang, who was dressed in civilian clothes.

The old ancestor personally interrogated the criminals, and the two brocade guards couldn't stay here, so they had retreated to the gate of the courtyard at this time, and brought the iron gate outside, guarding it like nails.

A eunuch with a lantern had already rushed into the recording room in the middle and lit the lamp.

Another eunuch with a lantern led Lu Fang towards the recording room.

The reason why the eunuchs of the Criminal Division were used to carry the sedan chair was because they had both secret and interrogatorial envoys. The two eunuchs of the Sentencing Division who carried the sedan chair in the back stood in the courtyard, facing the door wall, and the two eunuchs of the Sentencing Division who carried the sedan chair in front walked to the door of the room where the sentin was held in the west, and knocked: "Gao Hanwen." ”

The door slowly opened from the inside, revealing Gao Hanwen, who was wearing a coarse cloth blue shirt and looking haggard behind grooming.

Eunuch of the Criminal Division: "If you have something to ask, come out." ”

Gao Hanwen slowly walked out of the door.

Behind the window lattice of the room in the east, Yun Niang's two eyes were quietly looking out of the courtyard with uneasiness.

The eunuch of the Criminal Division quietly led Gao Hanwen into the recording room, and there was a lamp on the table, and the light softly shone on Lu Fang, who was sitting behind the table in civilian clothes. Gao Hanwen and Lu Fang's eyes met, Lu Fang's eyes were full of kindness, Gao Hanwen's heart moved, he looked at this person in a daze, and stood there silently.

It stands to reason that the Jinshi who have participated in the palace examination have all seen the emperor, and naturally they have all seen the eunuchs who have to leave the emperor's left and right. Just because Emperor Jiajing did not go to court for 20 years, and he did not preside over the palace examination every three years, the officials of the Jiajing Dynasty 21 years later in the Ming Dynasty did not have the opportunity to see the face of the sky, and naturally they did not know Lu Fang.

Lu Fang waved his hand lightly, and the eunuch of the Criminal Division hurriedly retreated and gently closed the door of the recording room.

Gao Hanwen was sensitive to the fact that today was a little different, and his eyes couldn't help but look at the desktop, there was no paper, pen, ink and inkstone on the table, didn't today's trial need to be recorded? With questioning eyes, he couldn't help but look at Lu Fang again.

Lu Fang: "I'm not here to judge you, so I don't need to record it." Have a seat. ”

Gao Hanwen silently sat down across from him. The rules of the Zhenfu Division, don't ask the official, the criminal officer can't ask the identity of the other party, Gao Hanwen can only still look at Lu Fang, guessing who this person is in his heart.

Lu Fang saw his heart in his eyes at a glance, and said calmly: "My name is Lu Fang, and now I am the master of ceremonies and the supervisor of the palm seal. ”

Although his heart was already like stagnant water, Gao Hanwen's shock was not trivial, and he immediately stood up and knelt down: "Sinner Gao Hanwen pays a visit to Gonggong Lu. ”

Lu Fang accepted this worship calmly, and after he finished worshipping, he said warmly: "Please get up and sit down." ”

After Gao Hanwen stood up again, he was not as calm as when he came in, and after sitting down, his face immediately swelled with excitement: "The situation of the court is corrupt, and it has become a chronic disease; The suffering of the common people is really indescribable! Does Gonggong Lu know? Does my lord the emperor know? ”

Sure enough, it was a scholar, Lu Fang looked at him silently, didn't answer him, and asked, "What do you know?" What is not known? ”

Gao Hanwen was stunned, and his face, which was still excited just now, immediately showed disappointment.

Lu Fang is still very peaceful: "Sage Cloud, knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, and knowing is knowing." I'm here today to ask you something you know. If you know, you will answer me, and if you don't know, you will say that you don't know. ”

Gao Hanwen had no choice but to reply: "Father-in-law, excuse me." ”

Lu Fang: "You went to copy Shen Yishi's home?" ”

Gao Hanwen: "Back to Father-in-law Lu, it was the sinner who copied it." ”

Lu Fang: "In addition to those weaving mills, shops, a hundred pieces of silk, and 10,000 taels of silver, are there any other things, such as some writing things?" ”

Of course, there are things in writing, that is, Shen Yishi's last words to Gao Hanwen "Hou Fei Hou Wang is not a king", this can't be said, Gao Hanwen immediately replied: "Back to Father-in-law Lu, there are only physical objects, and there are no words." ”

Lu Fang: "What about the account books?" Shen Yishi has been in the silk business for more than 20 years, and he doesn't have a single account book? ”

Gao Hanwen: "There should be account books. But if a fire is burned, the sinners don't know. ”

Shen Yishi's account books have a total of eight boxes, four boxes fell into the hands of Zheng Michang, He Maocai, and Yang Jinshui, and four boxes were secretly sent to the palace by Yang Jinshui. Lu Fang also asked at this time, just worried about whether Shen Yishi gave the other account books to Gao Hanwen before he died, or showed them to Gao Hanwen.

Lu Fang looked at Gao Hanwen's eyes, wanting to see from his eyes whether he was telling the truth or a lie. Gao Hanwen's words were originally true, and at this time, his eyes looking at Lu Fang were naturally open.

Lu Fang: "You met Shen Yishi the day after you arrived in Hangzhou, where did he accompany you?" In addition to accompanying you to see the silk, I didn't show you the account book? The seemingly kind but bottomless gaze stared at Gao Hanwen's eyes again.

Gao Hanwen suddenly woke up, could it be that the case in Zhejiang had already been found to the Weaving Bureau and Yang Jinshui, which alarmed the Gonggong Lu, who was known in the palace as the ancestor officialdom and secretly called the "internal minister", came in person late at night!

He immediately remembered a person, Hai Rui, who had reminded him in the back hall of the Yamen of the Hangzhou prefect the night before he was sent to Beijing. He was fixed there, and Lu Fang in front of him was empty, and slowly transformed into Hai Rui......

Lu Fang saw that his eyes were empty, and then said, "I came here to see you today, in order to save you." Say whatever you want, say it all, and you'll be fine. ”

The illusion of man is born from the heart! Or providence, what Lu Fang said at this time was a total of five sentences, twenty-seven words, and what Hai Rui said to him that night was also five sentences, twenty-seven words, at this time, Lu Fang in front of Gao Hanwen had already imagined Hai Rui, and his voice with the same words and sentences that Hai Rui said naturally became Hai Rui's voice: "Then I can't send you either." When you get to Kyori, don't say anything. Only silence can lead to release from prison. ”

"Say it. I will also exonerate you from the charge. Lu Fang still urged unhurriedly.

Hai Rui in front of Gao Hanwen disappeared, and the same Gonggong Lu was still sitting there.

He knew what to say, but just then there was a loud noise outside the house!

It was Yun Niang who seemed to be breaking free from others and shouted loudly: "What can he know about being in Zhejiang for just over a month?" You let me go, and I'll talk back to Grandpa Lu! ”

Lu Fang, who had always been as warm as the wind, also looked at the door at this time, and then looked at Gao Hanwen.

Gao Hanwen slowly closed his eyes at this time.

The voice of the eunuch of the Criminal Division came from outside the door: "What is it, do you understand the rules?" Speak when you are asked. Get back! ”

"Let her in." Lu Fang spoke.

"Yes!" The voice of the eunuch of the Criminal Division immediately changed, "Go in." ”

The door was gently pushed open from the outside, and Lu Fang slowly looked in that direction.

Wearing a coarse cloth blouse, neatly combed black hair, only a copper hairpin, and no fat powder on her face, Yun Niang at this time no longer has the slightest wind and dust, and she is not like a poor woman, but faintly reveals the demeanor of everyone's ladies.

Lu Fang looked at it for a while, and Yun Niang stood at the door and lowered her eyes.

"Criminals, let's get out of the way." Gao Hanwen didn't even look at Yun Niang at this time, and was about to walk out of the door with his head down.

"Not necessarily." Lu Fang stopped him, and said to Yun Niang, "You come in." ”

Yun Niang walked in lightly and stopped on the other side of Lu Fang.

Lu Fang looked outside the door: "Go out, stay outside the courtyard." ”

Several eunuchs outside the door responded in unison: "Yes." ”

A man closed the door from the outside, and then there was a sound of footsteps, and everyone withdrew from the courtyard.

"You are the Yun Niang who has been with Yang Jinshui for four years?" Lu Fang asked Yun Niang at this time.

"Yes." Yun Niang replied very softly.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of." Lu Fang's demeanor was very natural, "There are 100,000 eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, and there are hundreds of pairs of couples. There are five people, and the monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, husbands, wives, brothers, and friends are also. Although you and Yang Jinshui are not husband and wife, after all, they still have the name of husband and wife. Do you want to know how he's doing? ”

Yun Niang's heart seemed to be cut by a knife, and she raised her eyes slightly, not looking at Lu Fang, but grabbing towards Gao Hanwen.

Gao Hanwen's eyes were still closed, and only his brows were locked.

Yun Niang looked at Lu Fang at this time: "Back to Father-in-law Lu, Yun Niang and Father-in-law Yang have no husband and wife names, I am just a slave serving him." Later, Yang Gong recognized me as his goddaughter, and I should call him my godfather. ”

"You can call anything." Lu Fang's expression turned cold all of a sudden, "I asked if you want to know how he is now." ”

Yun Niang: "Godfather has the care of Father-in-law Lu, no matter what, he will be safe." ”

Actually replied like this, Lu Fang looked at her, then at Gao Hanwen, and his face became solemn: "No one can take care of anyone." In my Ming Dynasty, there was only one solar energy shining on the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and that was the emperor. There is a greater Lord above this sun, and that is God. Let me tell you, Yang Jinshui can't be cared for by anyone now, God has taken him in. ”

Yun Niang's eyes flashed with consternation.

Gao Hanwen also opened his eyes and looked at Lu Fang.

Lu Fang: "Zhejiang's 800 miles of urgent delivery arrived today, Yang Jinshui is crazy. ”

Yun Niang's eyes and Gao Hanwen's eyes finally met together, from the post station in Hangzhou to now, this is the first time that the two of them have looked at each other. Gao Hanwen was able to look away, but he was hooked by the sad eyes that flashed with tears in Yun Niang's eyes, whether he couldn't bear it or was reluctant, he didn't look away.

Lu Fang stood up gently: "Yang Jinshui wants to take care of you, and I also want to take care of Yang Jinshui, but if he does something wrong, then no one can take care of anyone." I promised him that you would live together. Remember my words, no matter who comes to ask you, you don't know anything about the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. This is one of them. ”

The two of them looked at Lu Fang tightly, waiting to hear the second.

Lu Fang: "Except for me, no one dares to kill you, for fear that you will kill yourself." Whoever comes to force you, ignore it and live well. ”

"For whom do you live?" Gao Hanwen finally couldn't help but ask.

Lu Fang: "For the sake of the court." Some of the damned ones are already dead, and some are going to die immediately. What doesn't deserve to die can't die. This is the second one. ”

The two of them seemed to understand Lu Fang's intentions, and they also seemed to feel why Yang Jinshui wanted to escort the two of them into Beijing together. As for the deep meaning behind this meaning, they couldn't figure it out for a while, but after all, as today's "internal minister", they can come here in person tonight, and they can have this entrustment, and the two of them have waves in their hearts. Almost at the same time, Gao Hanwen and Yun Niang couldn't help but look at each other at the same time, and this time their eyes met, and both of them quickly moved away. There was silence together.

"I have a habit." Lu Fang looked at this pair of jade people in distress like a real elder like never before, "In addition to serving the emperor, I always drink all the tea in the bowl before I go to bed at night, and there is nothing left." Because I don't know if I'll be able to wake up tomorrow morning or if I'll be able to take another sip of tea. ”

Such a person, suddenly said such words again, and the two of them moved in their hearts again, and they all looked at Lu Fang in a daze.

Lu Fang didn't look at them at this time, but only looked at the door in front of him: "As long as God lets you live, you will live for a lifetime, a year for a lifetime, and a day for a day." My godson wants to say that bad is worse than anyone else, and if he wants to say good is better than anyone else. He wrote to me before you came, saying that you two are the best match in the world. At this point he paused: "I understand what he said." As our number, what we lack in this life is this, and this is what we envy. Sometimes I really want others to be a good match. Gao Hanwen, you are the smartest and most confused person, let's teach you a word, Yun Niang will not insult you. Don't think about the past, don't think about the future, as long as you are alive, live with her in this courtyard every day. With that, he walked to the door.

"Ancestor!" Yun Niang burst into tears and called out his name.

Lu Fang stopped.

Yun Niang knelt down behind him: "The little woman recognized Yang Gonggong as her godfather, and the old ancestor was also the little woman's godfather." I listened to what the old ancestor said just now, and whether he dislikes me or not, I am willing to serve him. Please tell the old ancestor to tell the Zhenfu Division, don't ask Jinyiwei to deliver food every day, I want to open a kitchen in this courtyard and cook by myself. ”

Lu Fang slowly turned around, looked at Yun Niang who was kneeling there, and then looked at Gao Hanwen.

Gao Hanwen mourned in his heart, but he didn't dare to look at Yun Niang.

Yun Niang continued: "Whether the name is real or not, I will take care of the tall man every day until one day the ancestor calls us dead." ”

Lu Fang said to Gao Hanwen: "Gao Hanwen, did you hear what she said clearly?" ”

Gao Hanwen lowered his head and wanted to lift it up and stop there.

Lu Fang no longer looked at him, and turned to Yun Niang: "From tomorrow, you will move to the room of the tall man in the west, and the room you live in now will be converted into a kitchen." After saying this, he opened the door and walked out.

Only Yun Niang, who was still kneeling, and Gao Hanwen, who was still standing there, were left in the room.

It was already midnight when he returned to the duty room of the celebrant from Beizhen Fusi Prison, not only the three eunuchs were waiting, but Huang Jin, who was ordered to serve the emperor in the Jingshe of Yuxi Palace, was also waiting for Lu Fang here at this time.

"Is the master resting?" Lu Fang looked straight at Huang Jin and asked.

Huang Jin's face was full of sorrow, and he knelt down: "Back to the godfather, the master has already guessed, the son did not dare to deceive, did not reply according to the godfather's orders, and truthfully told Yang Jinshui that he was crazy." ”

"You're doing the right thing. What is the will of the Master? There was not the slightest hint of reproach in Lu Fang's words and tone.

Huang Jin was relieved and picked up a hollowed-out Khotanese jade ball from the big case: "The master only asked his son to show this ball to his godfather, and then asked us to draw up an order tonight and send it to Hangzhou urgently for 800 miles." ”

Lu Fang solemnly took the jade ball that was shining with the lantern with both hands, and looked at it for a while: "What do you say the master's will is?" ”

With Lu Fang here, the others didn't dare to say anything even if they had ideas, and they all shook their heads together.

Lu Fang looked at the night sky outside the door: "The master is telling us, 'heavy on the outside and light on the inside'." ”

All four looked at him, waiting for him to speak more clearly.

Lu Fang: "Whether it is the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau or the Shangyi Supervision and Hat Bureau in the palace, this is all internal, and it can't be shortened, what should be checked must be investigated, and what should be done must be done!" Only Hu Zongxian's fight against the Japanese is a big deal! Immediately drafted an order, and the Jinyi guard in Hangzhou immediately escorted Yang Jinshui into Beijing, and asked Zhao Zhenji to act as the envoy of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, and ordered him to raise military supplies for Hu Zongxian's southeast front at all costs! ”