It is not accidental that the Jingzhao Mansion trial was interrupted and adjourned. A person who is familiar with the inside story sneered, "I'm afraid that I don't know where to use the silver again, and the adults will go back on their word in the hall, this Jingzhao Mansion Court is really a big show." ”

Someone chimed in: "Lord Zheng has always been thick-skinned and black-hearted, as long as he has the money, what is the difficulty in letting him swallow back what he said? ”

Ye Xingyuan looked at this farce, originally just laughing, but who knew that it suddenly changed again. Listening to the discussion of the surrounding people, I also began to wonder in my heart, this life lawsuit is a scoundrel, where will someone make money for them? Ye Xingyuan spent three hundred taels of silver, which is enough to smooth out this matter, what can happen at this time?

After a while, Governor Zheng came out, his attitude changed drastically, and he said loudly: "There are even more strange things in this case, although this official is judged by King Wen's gossip and supernatural powers, it is not enough to finalize the case. The plaintiff will go back first, and when the official clarifies the truth, the trial will be held at a later date. ”

The case was not closed, Li Cheng couldn't be released for the time being, Ye Xingyuan was full of questions, and he was going to send someone to inquire again, but Master Liu had already asked someone to invite him into the back office to discuss. As soon as Ye Xingyuan entered the door, he saw Master Liu with a wry smile on his face, and stepped forward to apologize: "Ye Gongzi, I have a negative trust below, and it has already been arranged. Unexpectedly, another noble man intervened in the middle, but he lost his calculations, and had to ask you to discuss. ”

Ye Xingyuan didn't know why, and his intuition was not a good thing, so he asked: "Master Liu has something to say, this case is clear and clear, but it's just a small thing, I don't know what has changed?"

Two days after entering Beijing, Ye Xingyuan felt that he had also been polluted by the atmosphere in Beijing, and a lawsuit involving his life had become a trivial matter in his mouth, which was contrary to the teachings of the sage. can only blame the world for being too dark, so that a righteous reader has to go with the flow.

Master Liu sighed: "Who said it wasn't, we didn't bother to bother." However, the reason for this incident is because Li Cheng sells knives, this Li Cheng is as stupid as a cow, this knife is really a treasure knife, and a noble person took a fancy to this knife. I want to discuss with our adults to punish Li Cheng heavily, kill people to pay for his life, and prevent future troubles. ”

Master, is it really good for you to speak so bluntly? Ye Xingyuan thinks that his psychological quality is excellent, but behind the plaque in the lobby of this fair and honest Jingzhao Mansion, Master Liu said in such a relaxed tone that this kind of murder and treasure snatching, will he feel a little ironic?

Ye Xingyuan frowned and said: "Master Liu, Li Chengnai is a famous official of the imperial court and my friend, and he will be sentenced to pay for his life as a scoundrel." Isn't that too much?"

Although Master Liu didn't say it explicitly, that noble man must be extraordinary, otherwise he wouldn't be so direct. But since he still knew that he came to discuss with Ye Xingyuan, and did not make a direct judgment in the lobby, it means that the other party still gave Ye Xingyuan or the Dinghu Provincial officialdom behind Ye Xingyuan a little face, so as not to do too much, and there is still room for maneuver.

"Yes, yes, that's the truth. Master Liu nodded and said with a smile: "So isn't this just to discuss with Ye Gongzi?" I heard that Li Cheng and Ye Gongzi are just new acquaintances. As long as Ye Gongzi gives the noble man a face, the adults of my family will not be embarrassed, and the three hundred taels of silver will be returned in their original form, and a small gift will be given. ”

Jingzhao Mansion is faint though. But the news is still well-informed, and it is difficult to hide the big and small things in Beijing. Since he dared to take over this matter, the relationship between Li Cheng and Ye Xingyuan must of course be investigated.

The two had never crossed paths before. It's just that I happened to live in a post house, so I had a little friendship. But Ye Xingyuan has only been in Beijing for a few days, how good can he have with Li Cheng? It's just that the young man has a heroic temperament, so he came forward to help.

Originally, this is not about Jingzhao Mansion, since you gave the silver, I will naturally release it, but someone else is interfering, considering that Ye Xingyuan's identity is also a little special, Master Liu came to kindly remind him.

Ye Xingyuan's heart was awe-inspiring, Master Liu said politely, and it was a little slippery, and he didn't see the murderous aura, but between his words, Li Cheng had already been sentenced to death. Obviously, Jingzhao Mansion has actually made up its mind, and it is just to inform him.

Li Cheng is also a nine-rank official, and he deprives his life so casually, how many unjust souls are there under the lobby of this Jingzhao Mansion? Ye Xingyuan shuddered, if ordinary people have no friends, they are afraid that they will die even more silently.

Objectively speaking, Li Cheng did commit a crime by killing and injuring people, and he should be punished. But condemning him to death for the sake of his sword is another matter.

Ye Xingyuan hesitated and said: "That noble man just wants a treasure knife, and he doesn't have to put people to death, right? Since Li Cheng is already planning to sell the knife, now that he is alive and dead, he will not be reluctant to give up the treasure, so the noble man will take it, just give him a few pieces of silver, even if he doesn't give it, it doesn't matter." ”

When he mentioned the silver, he saw that Master Liu's face changed slightly, and he quickly changed his words. Thinking that Jingzhao Mansion has never eaten people without spitting out bones, and wants to ask them for silver, he is also naïve, anyway, for Li Cheng, it is already a great luck in misfortune to be able to escape his life this time, and he should not have any obsession with the treasure knife.

Master Liu sneered: "It's just a military attaché, why should Ye Gongzi bother so much? After Li Cheng is a famous general of the Li family, this treasure knife is a gift from the emperor and a family heirloom of the Li family.

Just say it clearly, lest the young man not understand the situation. Ye Xingyuan was stunned, it turns out that you have a clear understanding of Li Cheng's family background, and you also know that after people are loyal and good, the treasure knife is a gift from the emperor, so you still have no scruples to make up your mind?

And the means are really ruthless, not only to treasure but also to kill, Ye Xingyuan felt an eerie chill, as uncomfortable as a snake wriggling behind his back, frowned and said: "Who is the noble person behind Master Liu? I just want to save Li Cheng's life, and I can't kill people too much, why force people too much?"

Master Liu's color changed, and when he was about to say more, he suddenly heard a sneer from behind the screen, "The people in the small place are really shallow and uninformed, and they have all talked about this, and they still have to be so stubborn?

Then a middle-aged man in purple came out of the back of the screen, with a white face, a fat head and big ears, a look of disdain on his face, and he looked at Ye Xingyuan coldly.

Master Liu hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, why did you come out? This young man is not sensible, I am convincing him, father-in-law should not be angry." ”

Is it a dead eunuch? As soon as he heard the title of "father-in-law", and then looked at this person's face and dress, Ye Xingyuan knew in his heart, but he didn't expect that this matter would actually provoke a eunuch.

It seems that this "prince" rushed to ask Jingzhao Mansion for the treasure knife, and put forward a request to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Looking at Master Liu's attitude, he didn't dare to offend this father-in-law, so he invited Ye Xingyuan to the back office to try to persuade him, and asked the prince to listen to the corner behind the screen.

How could Ye Xingyuan not enter the oil and salt, the prince was probably used to being arrogant, and he couldn't stand refusal, so he appeared in anger, which made Master Liu not easy to step down.

Now that it has been exposed, Master Liu is also used to doing errands, every time he has seen any embarrassing scenes, he haha and said: "Ye Gongzi, this is the prince of Shangshan Supervisor and Wang Li, don't you hurry up and see it?"

Ye Xingyuan's heart was shocked, he had long heard that the eunuch party in this dynasty was in charge, especially the factory Gongjiang Baoshan of the Admiral Dongchang was so powerful that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were afraid of it.

But after all, the Xuanyuan world is a literati who govern the government, and the heavens can be distinguished, although the East Factory is also a spy agency, but it can't cover the sky with one hand, at most, it is just that people dare not offend, and it is impossible to really plant party henchmen and monopolize the government.

The prefect of Jingzhao Mansion is the fourth product with real power, and he is also a Jinshi, and his roots are red. It is said that as long as he is bold and courageous, even the Admiral of Dongchang himself does not need to be too polite.

A mere Shangshan supervisor, where is he worthy of such flattery from his henchman Master Liu? Even Ye Xingyuan, who is a lifter, does not have to bend his waist to him. But thinking about the style of Governor Zheng, such a corrupt appearance is too ugly, I am afraid that Qingliu will never accept him, and it is unknown that he hooked up with the eunuchs.

The grade of the inner court is different from that of the outer court, Ye Xingyuan doesn't remember the grade of the Shangshan eunuch, but the palm seal eunuch is only the fourth grade, and there are left and right young eunuchs, management, directors, and secretaries, etc., how to calculate this grade will not be too high.

What's more, the literati are noble, even if this father-in-law's grade is above him, there is no need to be too attentive, so Ye Xingyuan casually arched his hand and said: "Ye Xingyuan, who is a man in Xiaguiyang County, has seen the prince and father-in-law, and asked the father-in-law to raise his noble hand and spare my friend's life." ”

Seeing that Ye Xingyuan's attitude was not very respectful, he had already spoken out and woke up, and he was even more annoyed when he opened his mouth to talk about Li Cheng's matter, "It's just a person, just acting like this, if you get into the Jinshi, you can't smash our family under your feet?" Then Li Cheng killed people to pay for his life, heaven and earth, since you read the book of sages, how dare you show favoritism?"

This is the big hat buttoned down, Ye Xingyuan had expected it, and he was not worried, but said indifferently: "If Jingzhao Mansion handles it impartially, it will take Li Cheng's life, then I have nothing to say." However, if he is punished properly, I, as his friend, will naturally collect some of his belongings and send them back to his hometown. ”

If you want to die, then don't want a knife, Ye Xingyuan has rich experience in fighting, and he knows what the other party wants, so he hit the weakness of the prince as soon as he opened his mouth. Master Liu was covered in cold sweat, this kid is really bold, is this threatening the prince?

The people who came from a small place are really newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers! Master Liu secretly sighed in his heart. (To be continued......)