Volume 1 One Hand Covers the Sky Chapter 12 The Old Man

"Starting from Zhen Yi's unjust case is a good reason to be in the limelight." Liu Junyue sat upright obediently, she thought for a moment and asked, "Then what are we going to do next?" ”

"The matter of Yanzhou Mujiang Zimo and Bian Sai's private letters is extremely strange." Liu Taijing poured tea in a pot, "Guess." ”

"The letter was intercepted, and the problem lies with the person who sent the letter, Jiang Zimo is a state pastor, and the city government is quite deep. He must have chosen someone from the Jiang clan or a cronie, I guess......" Liu Junyue thought to herself, "Is this person being intercepted?" ”

"Yes." Liu Taijing bowed slightly, "But, it's not all right." ”

Liu Junyue just took a sip of tea, frowned and smacked his lips: "Why is it so bitter...... What does it mean to be incomplete? Yes is yes, you old Tibetan words, say it quickly! ”

"People are indeed intercepted, but people are also replaced, and the time before and after is wrong. If you think about it, the road from Yanzhou to Biansai is long, and the exile team is almost in Daizhou, so the letter can be received. Liu Taijing's fingertips flickered over the flickering lights, "Jiang Zimo was thoughtful, he must have sent a letter immediately when he learned the news of Zhen Yi's beheading." It's just that someone intercepted his beard on the road, and the matter was then reported to Pang Boyi to wait for a decision. Pang Boyi, on the other hand, only needs to wait for the team to arrive at the border plug, deliver the letter, and then wait for the side plug to send the people out. will be calculated, Jiang Zimo is trapped in prison. ”

"But they didn't expect Zhen Kexiao to escape, and the trap he laid didn't meet the prey!" Liu Junyue suddenly realized, "No wonder the case from four years ago has been left to the present." Catch the thief and get dirty, Pang Boyi has empty letters, Jiang Zimo bites to death and never wrote letters, but someone framed him! ”

"Therefore, now Chongdu has sent people to Yanzhou to try the case. It stands to reason that Jiang Zimo was to be sent to Chongdu to be accepted by Tingwei Zheng, Zuo, Right, and the three eunuchs. Liu Taijing nodded with satisfaction, "But now there is a messenger in the middle, although it is related to Yanzhou Mu, but it can't play Emperor Jingcheng yet." Because Pang Boyi wanted to hide from the world and secretly dispose of Jiang Zimo and Yanzhou. ”

The court lieutenant is divided into two prisons, left and right, and is in charge of the edict and prison, and hears cases large and small across the country.

It is a big case of the state pastor's fornication with the border plug, but there are little people who have no official and no lord, and there is no real evidence. Although Emperor Jingcheng usually only cares about having fun, Pang Boyi still doesn't dare to report it, he has something to fear, but no one knows what the reason is.

Liu Junyue was curious and asked, "How do you know so clearly?" ”

"More friends, more roads." Liu Taijing glanced at her slowly, "In this Kyushu, there are many cultivators who are officials, as long as you inquire a little." ”

"I see, then Jiang Zimo still has a glimmer of life." Liu Junyue couldn't help but admire his brother's mind, "But this old man is also miserable, Yanzhou has a lot of water all the year round, and the head of his governance is the Tao." This time, there was a problem, and no one in the court said a good word for him. ”

"The Jiang family was silent, in the early years, the daughter of the Jiang family entered the palace draft, but she was selected by the Jiao family to become the queen. There is no one in the palace compound, and it is naturally difficult to dredge up the relationship. Liu Taijing said earnestly, "The road to power lust is slippery when it's dark." One wrong step is an abyss. ”

Liu Junyue heard the steep meaning contained in her words, and she asked with a straight face: "But what does Jiang Zimo have to do with the fire of the flower boat back then?" ”

Liu Taijing was silent, and he looked at his sister for a while: "He was also present on the Yanliuhua boat back then, but he got off the ship on the pretext of being busy with official business, and the big ship caught fire after a while. Speaking of which, he is the most suspicious of arson here. ”

Liu Junyue hurriedly said, "Then you still save him?!" ”

"He was not the only one involved in the fire of the flower boat back then, I have found out the main messenger over the years, but I also have to find out the remaining small fish and shrimp." Liu Taijing got up and walked to the door to watch the rain, and said in a soothing tone, "If Jiang Zimo is involved, I saved him just to kill him with my own hands." ”

"If the messenger was arranged by Pang Boyi, he must have a handle in Pang Boyi's hands." Liu Junyue followed his brother's gaze and looked at the light rain in front of the door, "Besides, Tingwei went to Yanzhou in person, so fearless, Pang Boyi must have arranged it properly." What are you going to do? ”

Outside the house, the wind and rain were urgent, Liu Taijing looked at the sky, and his deep eyes reflected the rainy night that was as turbid as black water.

"He has a plan." A playful smile appeared at the corner of Liu Taijing's mouth, "I have a wall ladder." ”

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A table of food was cleaned, and Qi Zhou Zhenren shook Erlang's legs and picked his teeth with a bamboo skewer.

"In this flowery world outside, you two are still young." Qi Zhou Zhenren spat out a shredded piece of meat, "It's decided?" ”

"It's decided." Yuan Ji rubbed Qi Zhou's real people's feet vigorously, "Enter the WTO, break the heart demon-"

"Check your mother's background." Qi Zhou Zhenren said it for him, and then tilted his head and spat the residue, "Yes, it is also beneficial for you to understand your life experience and heart-breaking demons." He said and turned his head to look at Jiang Guo who was smoking at the door, "But what are you going to do?" ”

Jiang Guo cried today, and at the moment he had a cold face, and opened his mouth to say: "I'm going to see my grandfather, what's your business?" ”

"Heyβ€”"

Qi Zhou Zhenren dragged Changyin to stand up, and the muddy yellow soup in the copper basin splashed Yuan Ji's face.

Fifth Ting hurriedly stopped and comforted: "Master, it's a good thing that my sister went to see my grandfather, when Jiang Guo was full moon, the old man climbed all the way up the mountain road, and gave more than a dozen loads of gifts, she remembered that love is also filial piety." ”

"Why don't you be filial and filial to Lao Tzu?" Qi Zhou Zhenren raised his neck, "Lao Tzu pulls you big with a handful of and urine, is it easy for me, I will allow -"

Jiang Guo turned his head suddenly, his eyes red. Frightened, Qi Zhou's real people suddenly became frightened, and the urn muttered angrily.

"What Master said is that Jiang Guo deserves it. She made the cucumber on the table today. Fifth Ting pinched Qi Zhouzhen's back, "Master likes to drink, and the bamboo leaves in the courtyard are also brewed by her, Master is afraid that he will forget." ”

"Hmph, it's time to get married, so fucking you can shoot cucumbers." Qi Zhou's real yin and yang were weird, "Hmph, it's amazing." ”

Jiang Guo slammed the cigarette stick on the door, and said in a cold voice: "Old man, did the old lady give you face?" ”

"Hey! You see, kindness is treated as a donkey's liver and lungs. Qi Zhou Zhenren pulled the fifth Ting and asked her to comment, "Yanzhou Mu is now squatting in prison, how can you get in?" Prison robbery failed? ”

Qi Zhou Zhenren is worried about Jiang Guo's hot temperament, Jiang Zimo is her grandfather, and now he has to squat in prison with white hair, if Jiang Guo sees him, then he can't flatten the cell?

"It's not like a prison robbery." Yuanji raised his sleeve and wiped his face, "Although the matter of the letter was found out four years ago, it has been pending for so long until today that the trial has begun, and there is still room for detours. ”

Fifth Ting asked in surprise: "Senior brother is saying that Master Jiang is still saved?" ”

"The letter case said that I was sending people to Yanzhou, but I escaped with my young lady. The young lady is not in Yanzhou, and the letter is just a blank piece of paper. Yuan Ji poured the footwashing water, "It's mainly people, the three eunuchs of Tingwei will come to the trial, and the case can only be closed if you have human and physical evidence, otherwise you will want to be convicted with empty mouths and white teeth, which is unreasonable." ”

Qi Zhou Zhenren put on his shoes and said, "That's true, but the current handwriting of the letter is indeed from Jiang Zimo's hand, and the messenger is also imprisoned. This person is Jiang Zimo's person, and when the third eunuch arrives at the first trial, the case may be over. ”

Yuan Ji took a handkerchief and wiped his hands and said, "What if this person didn't identify Master Jiang?" ”

"Didn't identify Jiang Zimo?" Qi Zhou Zhenren was stunned, "Then who will he identify?" ”

"Whoever sends him out to deliver letters, he will identify him for his life." Yuan Ji slapped his robe, "As for who holds his life, who is his master." ”

Jiang Guo listened silently for most of the time, seemed to understand the meaning of the words, and then asked, "Are you saying that he is not my grandfather's person?" ”

Yuanji's robe was full of mud spots, and it couldn't be cleaned anymore, and the black, white and yellow robe couldn't distinguish the original appearance, so he simply took it off directly and crumpled the robe into a ball.

He looked at his indiscriminate clothes, and said, "It depends on who the three court captains say he is." ”

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On the vertical day, the Yanzhou prison was in disrepair, the roof tiles on the roof were dripping with rain, and the afterglow of the sun shone on Jiang Zimo's eyes, he was unkempt, leaning his neck and sticking out his tongue to catch the water, a few drops fell, and his dry lips were slightly moistened.

There was a sound of slow footsteps, and three middle-aged men in mountain green soap robes walked one after another, and the jailer followed with lanterns in front of them.

"The prison is so dilapidated, what kind of system has it not been repaired?" The man held his head high, "I really wronged Master Jiang." ”

When the jailer heard the meaning of the words, he immediately lowered his head and said respectfully: "Yanzhou has a big flood every year, and the prison was washed out in the first few years, and several adults have to bear it. ”

"Don't dare to be treated." A person on the side slightly held his head, "I waited for the three of us to come from afar as guests, and Master Jiang is the main one." But when we go to court tomorrow, we are sitting, and the boss is kneeling, so I should ask Boss Jiang to take care of me more. ”

"Eh, second brother, Mr. Jiang is over eighty years old now, and he looks at his body and is tough." The man who spoke was emaciated, "How can you be angry with me and other weak scholars." ”

Except for the person in charge, the latter two spoke harshly, and they both looked at Jiang Zimo coldly and sneered when they spoke.

Jiang Zimo looked sideways at the wooden pillar, the old wrinkles were like ravines, and when he squeezed it slightly, he showed a calm smile: "The three heroes of the Chen family have arrived, and they have lost their welcome." The old man is now in prison, and the word "responsibility" has to be forgiven by the three court captains. ”

His words were hoarse, and his reading was slow, and he had the same calm and unhurried momentum as before, which made the three of them suddenly pause when they heard the laughter.

The Chen family is a family of lawyers, deeply rooted in Chongdu, and the three people in charge of Tingwei are Chen Qiusheng, Chen Pinggang, and Chen Jinqiu. Chen Qiusheng, the leader, is the court captain, and the other two are his half-brothers, who serve as the court captain and the left and right supervisors respectively.

Chen Qiusheng waved away the jailer, and when there was no one around, he leaned close to the wooden pillar and said, "This time, I think Master Jiang also knows what we are doing. The evidence of the fornication case is now conclusive, and when tomorrow comes, Lord Jiang is afraid that it will be difficult to see the blue sky and white sun. ”

"Lord Chen's words are serious, the blue sky and the white sun are above the old man's head." Jiang Zimo pointed to the residual light in the leak, "If the three adults came for the letter, the old man also said it, but he never wrote it." ”

Chen Qiusheng's eyes were indifferent, staring at Jiang Zimo silently, and then turned sideways.

Chen Pinggang was obese, he approached a few steps, and said with an angry face: "Jiang Zimo! You colluded with Liu Shuoyun, the captain of the Biansai Guard, with the intention of privately bringing the remnants of the Zhen family to Yanzhou! Now that there are all the physical witnesses in this matter, have you denied it? You can't deny it. I know that Zhen Yi is your son-in-law, but he fornicates with a foreigner, and his intention is not good for me! But it's good for you, eating the holy money, thinking about raising a rebellious heir, what's the matter? How about raising people? Do you want her to harm the saint, so as to harm the whole world! I'm asking you now, are there any remnants of the same party among them?! ”