"It's true that I want to see the demeanor of adults, and it's true that I want to talk to adults. ”

"Between you and me, what can we say?"

Cheng Changqing's patience was somewhat unexpected by Su Yi, so gentle that it was hard to believe that he was a high-ranking scholar.

None of the bad situations that Su Qi had imagined appeared, and it went so smoothly, but it made him feel at a loss, and none of the ways he had thought of dealing with it in advance could be used.

He simply went straight to the point and said, "I want to ask you a question first. ”

"Ask, ask. Cheng Changqing said nonchalantly.

"On that day, the child fell into the water on the Tianhe boat, is it related to the adult?"

"So you were on board that day. ”

Cheng Changqing replied like this, Su Yi didn't know if it was a tacit acquiescence, and said, "I saved that child." ”

"Since you guessed that it had something to do with me and messed up my plans, you still dare to come to see me, aren't you afraid that I will attack you?"

Cheng Changqing squinted at the person, and there was no threat or intimidation in his tone, as if he was asking an ordinary question.

"As the saying goes, those who don't know are not guilty, I haven't done anything wrong, what are the difficulties of adults? I mention this to let adults see my honesty..."

"And, of course, my strength. Su Yi then added.

Cheng Changqing dragged a plate of peanuts that had not been touched for a long time to him, peeled one and stuffed it into his mouth, which was bland and tasteless. He pushed the plate slightly towards Su Yi and ate it to himself.

Su Yi sat for a long time, and when he saw that Cheng Changqing didn't speak, he also peeled peanuts with him.

It is tasteless, but it has a raw aroma in the mouth.

"Do you want to hear a story?" Cheng Changqing patted his hands and said.

"My lord, please. Su Yi also stopped, gently pushed the plate, and sat upright.

Cheng Changqing drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp, leaned back on the chair slightly, played with the empty teacup in his hand, and said: "The woman on the boat is the wife of Wang Min of the Danzhou clan, and the boy who fell into the water is the child of the two of them. This Wang Min, a general of the Danzhou City Health Division, was sentenced to be beheaded for the crime of being involved in demons. Mrs. Wang was able to save her and her son's lives because someone from her mother's family was an official in Beijing. But Wang Minke was not so lucky, and died in torture before the autumn. ”

Mrs. Wang was unwilling, so she wanted to take her son to her mother's family, intending to avenge her dead husband. But things are not so simple, even if the evidence of Wang Min's wrongful treatment can really be found, it is impossible for Mrs. Wang to overturn the case for him by going to Beijing to sue the royal court, and maybe she will have to take two more lives. I had some friendship with the Beijing official of her mother's family, so I helped stop her on the road. It's better to be alive than to go to the capital to die. ”

"So the lord threw the prince down the river?"

Su Yi still couldn't understand the causal relationship.

Cheng Changqing glanced at him and said, "My original intention was to let Mrs. Wang retreat." If she insists on going to the capital, she will definitely be killed on the way, and she will have to die with her son. When the time comes, she will return the prince to her, and the feeling of being lost and regained can make her understand many things. If she is smart enough, she will definitely be able to distinguish the pros and cons and obediently return to Danzhou. ”

"My lord, are you going to blame the person who wronged Wang Min for that crime?"

"There's nothing to blame for, it's going to happen sooner or later, I'm just letting it rehearse in advance. ”

Su Yi shook his head and said, "Please forgive me for not agreeing with what adults do. ”

"Why don't you need your approval. Cheng Changqing smiled, "I'll tell you about it, just because I'm willing to share this secret with you." As for what you think of me, and what you think in your heart, it's none of my business at all. ”

"That's right. Su Yi nodded again.

"Alright, now that you've heard the story, it's time for you to tell the story. ”

"In the land of Sanfu under the supervision of adults, it doesn't seem to be very peaceful. Officials are corrupt and bandits are rampant. What can you do about this?" Su Yi said bluntly.

"Are you looking for me to ask my master about the crime?"

"Don't dare, I'm just telling the truth. Someone has to take care of this, right? If adults can't take care of it, who else can? ”

"Yes, it's up to me..."Cheng Changqing sighed, "So I'm not here." ”

He stretched, adjusted his seat, and said, "What have you seen about the bandits?" ”

Su Yi thought about it for a while, and picked and chose Song Haoxiao's abduction, Lin Huanzhi's fall into the grass, and the bribery of the magistrate of Zhu County five years ago.

Cheng Changqing was still thinking about something while listening, his face became cloudy, and his brows were furrowed and he couldn't stretch out.

"How did you find out about the bribery case in Zhu County?" he asked suddenly.

"That's what Lin Huanzhi said, it is said that he is the son of the prefect of Guang'an Mansion?"

Cheng Changqing suddenly laughed, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it... I checked for so long before I found this Lin Huanzhi. He's fine, I'll tell you everything. ”

"My lord, I don't understand..."Su Yi was puzzled.

Cheng Changqing didn't explain, but asked again: "How did this Lin Huanzhi tell you?"

Su Yi was a little confused, but he still roughly repeated what Lin Huanzhi said.

Cheng Changqing kept tapping his fingers on the table, and said with a smile: "Lin Huanzhi, this kid really has two brushes, but the last stinky move is ridiculous, and he actually told you all the secrets." I really don't know what to say about him. ”

"Your Excellency... Can you explain it for a moment?" Su Yi couldn't help but ask. Cheng Changqing said this in a fog, and he was very curious about what kind of Lin Huanzhi was, which was ridiculous and illegal.

"Don't worry, don't worry..."Cheng Changqing took a sip of tea before continuing: "What Lin Huanzhi said is not false, but in fact, he was the mastermind when it came to bribery. And the benefit he got was not to become the prefect of Canghe Prefecture, but to immediately take over as the prefect of Guang'an Prefecture. ”

Speaking of this, he muttered to himself: "Could it be that he wants to blame all the crimes on the prefect of Canghe Prefecture? No, no, no..."

"Wait..."Su Yi was also as confused as Cheng Changqing, and asked, "My lord, do you mean that Lin Huan was appointed as the prefect of Guang'an Mansion, but isn't he the son of the prefect of Guang'an Mansion?"

"Yes or no. ”

"In the end or no..."

"The current prefect of Guang'an Prefecture is called Lin Changsheng. And he does have a son named Lin Huanzhi, but this 'Lin Huanzhi' is a demented child, who has been locked up at home by Lin Changsheng all the year round and stays at home. ”

"So what do you mean by that Lin Huanzhi I saw was impersonated by Lin Changsheng?"

"Exactly. Cheng Changqing nodded.

"Then why doesn't he replace his own son and just use another name?" Su Yi said very puzzled.

"If you know about his past, you probably understand something. Probably because he has a special fetish, and getting close to a woman in this way will give him a different kind of pleasure. ”

Su Yi couldn't help but shake his head, saying that he couldn't understand it at all, and he didn't want to understand it, and asked, "Then how did Lin Changsheng pretend to be a teenager without any flaws?" I have not had much contact with him, and I have secretly observed him, but I haven't found anything unusual. He must be at least forty or fifty years old, right? Not to mention his appearance, even he behaves like a teenager, which is incredible. ”

"So this person is indeed talented..."Cheng Changqing nodded in admiration, as if he was not talking about a criminal, but a talent.

"This has to start with the prefect of Cangzhou Prefecture. You also know that Lin Changsheng and him are fellow villagers. But in fact, it's not just fellow villagers, the two are still small. From playing together to growing up, the two are close to each other even in terms of special fetishes. After growing up, the two were separated for a period of time, one became the prefect of Canghe Prefecture, and the other was still a small chronicler in Zhu County. ”

When the two met again, they naturally smelled like each other, and they got together again, and there was the 'bribery'. Lin Huanzhi also got the technique of rejuvenating his face from him, and added some powder makeup to retouch himself, and dressed himself up as a young man. There is also a lot of ability to imitate young people, and he can even learn a full sound. Since then, he has been planted like a flower, and he has never gotten up again. ”

Su Yi didn't shake his head anymore.

Shaking his head could no longer express his incomprehension of Lin Huanzhi or Lin Changsheng.

"Your Excellency... Today was an eye-opener for me. ”

"Don't worry, there's still to come. The prefect of Cangzhou Prefecture, who is his surname, have you inquired?"

Su Yi nodded and said, "I have inquired, but I can't find anything else for the time being." ”

"There's no need to check," Cheng Changqing waved his hand and said, "This former prefect of Cangzhou Mansion is now the Si Cheng of the Heavenly Pavilion of the Great Song Dynasty, and Yao Chong, who is known as Yao Si Cheng." ”

Hearing the words "Chaotian Pavilion", Su Yi's heart suddenly burst out, and he thought of Yu Jin inexplicably.

"I'm not familiar with Chaotian Pavilion, and I've only heard some rumors. But the Chaotian Pavilion that I know is not a place where literati can stay. Why was this Lord Yao able to jump from a prefect to the head of Chaotian Pavilion?"

"Hmm..."Su Yi thought for a moment, and then asked, "From the prefect to the Si Cheng, it should be a leap, right? Could it be that Yao Chong has this ability?"

"It's a leap indeed. Although the people of Chaotian Pavilion have no official rank, their status is extremely high, because it is given to them by the Holy Heaven. Just like my imperial history, Chaotian Pavilion also represents the saint, and how can such a thing as an official rank be used on the Son of Heaven. ”

"You have to ask Yao Chong if he has the ability to be the master of Chaotian Pavilion, just look at Lin Changsheng and find out. was also born in Zhu County and grew up together, you have also seen the strangeness of Lin Changsheng, right? Yao Chong's career was more than ten years earlier than him. Maybe when Lin Changsheng was still working as a servant in the yamen, Yao Chong was already in the wind and water in Canghedian. ”

"Yao Chong was the former governor of Canghe Prefecture... So my lord, are you here this time to investigate Yao Chong?" asked Su Yi.