The granddaughter who hadn't seen her for more than ten years suddenly visited, and Jiang Zimo cried old tears, one old and one young hanging their heads across the wooden pillar.

"Back then, I recognized Cod and returned to the family, and I wanted to find a good family for her life." Jiang Zimo sighed and sighed, "I just didn't expect her to have a fate in her life, so I let her go up the mountain, but this time I let go, it was a farewell." Child, good boy, let grandpa see you. ”

Jiang Zimo stretched out his hand and wiped away the tears from the corners of Jiang Guo's eyes, his eyes were cloudy, and after looking at it, he felt that Jiang Guo and Jiang Cod looked almost like a Mozi carved out.

In his early years, he replaced the Jiang family's daughter in the palace draft, because the eldest lady who was in charge of the Jiang family's backyard was like a fire, and she couldn't rub sand in her eyes, and she scolded the Jiang Cod, who was born in a tea household. And Jiang Zimo is notoriously afraid of his wife, and he is helpless.

Jiang Cod has been wronged in the Jiang family and has been silently enduring it, and Jiang Zimo sees all this. Now that he has lost his daughter alone, he wants to make amends, but now he can't protect himself, and the depression in his chest makes him more and more uncomfortable.

"Grandpa, I eat well in the valley and live well, and my grandfather is too careful." Jiang Guo was relieved, "It's my grandfather who was wronged in prison that makes me feel uncomfortable." ”

"It's okay, they can't cure me." Jiang Zimo smiled and patted her hand, "Yanzhou is the monopoly of my Jiang family, without me, they can't take it down, so they can only find another way to solve it." ”

Jiang Guo clenched Jiang Zimo's hand and said worriedly: "Tingwei personally went to Yanzhou to try the case, and everyone in Kyushu knows about it, and I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to my father." ”

Jiang Zimo covered his lips and coughed twice: "They don't dare, as long as I don't recognize it, even if Your Majesty comes in person, it may not remove me." ”

"Really?"

With a gentle voice, Liu Taijing leaned against the wooden pillar and looked at Jiang Zimo with a smile.

Jiang Zimo looked at Liu Taijing and asked suspiciously, "Who is this?" ”

"His name is Liu Taijing, and he is my junior brother." Jiang Guo raised his sleeves and wiped his tears.

"Liu Taijing?" Jiang Zimo's forehead gradually wrinkled, and he stared at Liu Taijing for a long time, "Little brother, have we ever met?" ”

"Master Jiang is really a noble man who forgets things." Liu Taijing approached leisurely with his hands behind his back, "Back then, on the fireworks boat, I had a relationship with Master Jiang. ”

The three words of the fireworks boat are like a thunderbolt, and the surname Liu is the surname of the royal family, and after thinking about it, Jiang Zimo's pupils gradually contracted.

He was silent for a moment, and then said, "Guo'er, you go first, I have something to talk to this little brother." ”

Jiang Guo rubbed his eyes, and thought to himself in surprise, what do his grandfather and Liu Taijing have to say?

But she saw Jiang Zimo's frowns, and her words seemed to be deliberately trying to take her away, so she left suspiciously.

The prison was silent, and for a long time, Jiang Zimo said hesitantly: "Back then, on the fireworks boat, except for the nobles and nobles, they were all feudal officials. I don't think you're in your twenties, so by what kind of identity did you get on that ship? ”

Liu Taijing heard the temptation in Lao Zhoumu's words, but he didn't hide, but replied generously:

"Emperor Jingcheng has two sons under his knees, Liu Xiuyong, the king of Jin, and Liu Xiuliang, the king of Qin. On the fireworks boat that year, there were only two people surnamed Liu on the boat. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Zimo suddenly held his breath in his chest, and then he suddenly knelt on his knees, made a big salute, bowed respectfully and said, "Old minister Jiang Zimo, meet His Royal Highness King Qi!" ”

Liu Taijing recalled this childhood title, with a deep heaviness in his eyes, but his words were extremely bland: "The smell in this prison is mixed, I am afraid that Mr. Jiang will be dizzy after staying for a long time, King Qi has long been buried in the fire, and there are no three princes in the world." ”

Jiang Zimo hurriedly said: "Your Highness said this, it is to blame the old minister for the crime of dereliction of duty, and the old minister is guilty!" ”

Liu Taijing took a few steps left and right, and asked with a smile on his face: "What is the crime of the boss?" It was a natural disaster, a disaster that no one could have predicted. ”

"The flower boat caught fire, and the old minister tried his best to investigate it thoroughly! It's a pity that he couldn't find the slightest clue, let alone catch the arsonist, and the old minister deserves death! Jiang Zimo propped up his arms and raised his head, "Now Your Highness has nothing to do, it can be said that the sky has eyes!" I, Zheng Guo, have been blessed by the Holy Spirit of the past dynasties, and the old ministers, the old ministers, the old ministers, ......"

Jiang Zimo's throat slid between them, and there was a faint choked sob.

"A flower boat, the feudal officials of the seven states, plus the favored concubines of the harem, as well as the king of Qi and the four princesses, let the fire burn clean." Liu Taijing's eyes showed sadness, but his lips and teeth smiled, "If the Holy Spirit is sheltered, it should rain heavily to save everyone." And now I am a lonely ghost who is left alone, I can't go back to my home, I have to swallow my own suffering, and I can't show my grievances. ”

Liu Taijing's last sentence was hard to bite, like a stone, and Jiang Zimo, who was smashed, lowered his head violently again, trembling all over.

Jiang Zimo repeated again and again: "The old minister should die, the old minister should die!" ”

"Master Jiang, the fire burned to death the state pastor of Qizhou, but you, Dingze Zhensong, who was highly praised by the first emperor, did not die." Liu Taijing tilted his head slightly and whispered softly, "Do you think this is strange?" Strange or not? You just said that the living beings of the past generations have protected the royal family, and on the night of the fire, you claimed that you were busy with official business and drifted away, so blessed to escape. Is that the heavens intended, to add the imperial pearl crown to you, and to make you the lord of Zheng Guo? ”

Jiang Zimo kowtowed violently, and hurriedly shouted: "The old minister doesn't dare, don't dare!" Your Highness, Your Highness, don't torture the old ministers! ”

The blood spilled down his reddish and purple forehead, splashed in the dust, on the straw, and dripped down his cheeks, and the look of panic was palpable.

"Then I'll have to ask, sir, if you weren't involved in the arson." Liu Taijing crossed his arms, "Why did the fire start so suddenly when you got off the boat?" ”

Jiang Zimo raised his head, blood lay between the bridge of his nose, his eyes widened and cloudy, and he explained in fear: "At that time, at that time, the next person came to report that Daizhou Mu Yu Chengyue arrived in Yanzhou, and I went to greet him with the local officials, but as soon as I arrived halfway, I heard that the flower boat was on fire, which was related to the lives of the concubine and the state herdsmen, and the old minister immediately returned.

By the time we reached the lake, the fire was already raging and difficult to contain. Your Highness, such a mistake occurred in my Yanzhou, and I, Jiang Zimo, cannot escape the blame, it is the fault of the old minister, and the old minister deserves death! ”

Liu Taijing lifted the lantern and approached his cheek: "You said this alone, there is no evidence, but there is evidence?" ”

"A servant, an entourage, and an entourage of officials can testify." The firelight illuminated Jiang Zimo's solemn side face, "Your Highness, if the old man has half a lie, then I will be thundered and struck by the sky, and I will not die well!" ”

"I've checked all those people, and that's exactly what happened." Liu Taijing stared at him, "But you are the main person in this Yanzhou, and it is really hard for me to believe the words of these people, Master Jiang." ”

"Your Highness doesn't believe it, it's natural to be excusable, but the old minister has no lies!" Jiang Zimo struggled to get up, saluted the sky and said, "Thanks to the emperor's grace, the old minister has lived in a state for a long time, is diligent and diligent, and has been honest all his life!" Now in order to prove innocence, the only way to prove your innocence is to die! ”

After he finished speaking, he leaned back sharply and slammed into the wall!

Hiss!

Hearing the sound of the iron cable swaying, Liu Taijing grabbed Jiang Zimo's hand and grabbed him stiffly.

Liu Taijing put away his smile and said expressionlessly: "The minister of the humerus, he died in prison for no reason, how can I defend myself as a little examiner?" Alright, sir, I have come here today to persuade you. ”

The chains were dragged, and Jiang Zimo's behavior was restricted. He breathed heavily, and said in an urn voice, "Your Highness, please speak." ”

"Tomorrow's lobby trial." Liu Taijing admonished lightly, "Please please, old man, bow down and confess." ”

Jiang Zimo was shocked when he heard this: "Your Highness, the old minister-"

Liu Taijing raised his hand and dragged it, and Jiang Zimo suddenly hit the wooden pillar, and the faces of the two were close at hand.

Liu Taijing's eyes were cold: "If you want to live, admit it." ”

Jiang Zimo was shocked: "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

Liu Taijing loosened the chains, slowly took out a handkerchief to wipe away the blood stains on Jiang Zimo's forehead, and said with a chuckle: "Without him, save your ears." ”

Jiang Zimo didn't know the meaning of his words, frowned and thought carefully, Liu Taijing had already gotten up and walked and was about to leave.

Jiang Zimo sat on the ground in a daze, but in an instant, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly knelt in the straw pile and found a crumpled ball of paper.

He threw the paper ball behind Liu Taijing, stretched his neck and shouted: "Your Highness! Your Highness stays, this is a secret letter from Liu Qiusheng, the court captain, to me, please read it. ”

Liu Taijing picked up the paper ball, spread out a corner, and his face turned cold in an instant.

The letter stated that Jiang Zimo would bow his head and admit his guilt, and Pang Boyi promised not to implicate the entire Jiang clan, if he didn't admit it, he would even the nine clans!

This is the easiest way, take Jiang Zimo, and Yanzhou will be bagged by Pang Boyi.

But Liu Taijing had doubts, and after he took over the official position, he followed the forbidden army in the west of the city to Manhongguan to transport weapons.

But Manhongguan is in the north, Yanzhou is in the southeast, what is the purpose of the army to detour Yanzhou?

This news made Liu Taijing's heart sink, he glanced at Jiang Zimo, and then turned around and walked out of the prison without saying a word.

When they came to the class room, Jiang Guo and Yuan Ji were sitting and chatting with the jailer, and when the jailer saw Liu Taijing coming back, he said: "You people who are in full swing are not going to overturn the case for tomorrow's trial?" ”

"Senior brother, as a prison guard, isn't he also looking forward to Elder Jiang's release from prison as soon as possible?" Liu Taijing smiled.

"I joined the WTO early and stayed in Yanzhou for 30 years." The jailer poured down the hot tea in one gulp, "For the whole thirty years, there has been a big flood every year, if it weren't for Master Jiang, the fields in Yanzhou would have been flooded long ago." He was a good official, and the people loved him. ”

The bitterness in the words makes people sigh when they hear it.

Jiang Guo listened to the words, she was in no mood to drink tea, she looked at Liu Taijing and asked, "Xiao Liu, you have a lot of ideas, help me think of a way." ”

"This matter is so big that there is really no way to do it." Liu Taijing smiled bitterly, "But the boss also said that the Jiang family in Yanzhou is dominant, but the current Jiang family has no talent except for the boss, if the boss is convicted, it is the crime of the people in the fourteen counties of Yanzhou, and it is not easy to clean up this trouble." ”

"Yes, the people of Yanzhou are looking forward to this case." The jailer said, "If Tingwei dares to convict the old man, they will definitely not be able to get out of Yanzhou." ”

Yuan Ji stood up and said, "The situation is compelling, and Ting Wei is afraid that his eyebrows will be burned. Even if the messenger confessed, Tingwei might not dare to convict and kill. Senior sister, let's see how it will be tried tomorrow. ”

Jiang Guo was more anxious than anyone else, but seeing that Yuan Ji and Liu Taijing were both confident, he was suddenly a little angry.

She raised her eyebrows and glanced at the two: "The two of you are one after the other, one met the messenger, and the other talked with my grandfather for so long." Say, isn't it some kind of ghost idea? ”

Liu Taijing didn't answer but smiled, while Yuan Ji was silent.

Jiang Guo said jokingly: "Yo, are you still playing music with the old lady?" ”

The jailer hurriedly got up to cover the two, after all, he led the people in, although they were far away, but they also vaguely heard a few ears, he praised and relieved, and fooled the two of them.

And Jiang Guo's words were like a stone thrown into the lake, causing the silent Liu Taijing and Yuan Ji to look at each other.

They were all guessing what the other party said in prison.

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