Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 12

[12. Chapter Eleven]

The Ministry of Criminal Justice inspected Su Jin’s hand letter and said, “Master Liu from the Metropolitan Court is here and is discussing matters with Master Shangshu in the Law Hall. Officials wait.”

Su Jin agreed and planned to go with him to the duty room to rest for a while. For a moment, a hand stretched out unexpectedly from the side and stopped her. The person who came was a short and fat man with a blessed face. He

smiled at Su Jin: “I dare to ask that your Excellency is the Governor Su of the Yingtianfu Yamen?”

But he didn’t put on a show, and there was a hint of humility in his eyebrows.

Su Jin respectfully returned a salute and said, “Exactly.” Then he asked for the name of the person who came.

It turned out that this short and fat dunzi surnamed Lu, who was then a member of the penal department, was the one who sent Su Jin to death row on the order of Liu Chaoming that day.

Hearing that Su Jin was here to speak to Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Lu Yuanwai thought for a while and said, “In this way, Governor Su, you don’t have to wait, I’ll go to invite Lord Shangshu.” He

said, without waiting for Su Jin to be polite, Went away in a hurry.

Shen Tuo was reviewing the list of the yamen and personnel involved in the troubled officials. Someone outside reported that Governor Su of the capital yamen was coming. Shen Tuo made a slap in his pen and glanced at Liu Chaoming, then replied, “Please.”

Liu Chaoming Duan was calm and calm, as if he didn’t hear anything, Shen Tuo couldn’t help it, and then asked: “This Governor Su, but the old imperial censor took a fancy to him and told you to take care of him again and again, you drove to chase but didn’t catch up. , the one who messed things up?”

Liu Chaoming looked unmoved by foreign objects, picked up the tea and said leisurely: “Why, Master Shang Shu still remember this?”

Shen Tuo laughed “hey” “How can you not remember? In those years, when you mentioned the descendants of the imperial court, the old censor praised you all the time, saying that you were calm and decisive, but this one was not done well enough, and the censor and his old man swallowed for a few days. I wo n’t eat.”

Liu Chaoming took a sip of tea and said nothing.

Shen Tuo said again: “The old man still asked me to think about it later, what can I do? The official text was handed over, and the emperor has already approved it.” After speaking, he shook his head and said, “It’s a pity, I I remember that he was only eighteen when he was a jinshi. He had a brilliant literary talent and a splendid mind, just like your style back then. It would not be an exaggeration to give him the second place, or even the number one scholar. It was the emperor who saw his age and was shocked. With a single jump, he pushed his ranking to fourth, because he was afraid that this son was too sharp and would bring disaster.”

Liu Chaoming was silent for a while, when Su Jin was a jinshi, he was not in the capital, and everything about her later was just hearsay. On the contrary, it was the first time I saw it in the wind and rain that day, but it did not have the peerless elegance that was rumored.

He also regretted that five years of setbacks and hardships had washed away the sharpness of this son.

Until the day when Shizi made trouble, she walked towards him covered in blood, knelt on the ground and pleaded with him.

The gilt-like slanting light poured on her, quenching a heart-wrenching light, and the sound of the blade on the ground seemed to be drawn on the proud bones.

Only then did Liu Chaoming feel that he had taken a wrong look.

Maybe it was the first day I saw Qin Huai’s rain threads that were too thin and dense, separating everything in the world in a hazy haze, and I had never seen it before. When she stood in the blazing sun, even the desolation in her eyes was due to Aoxue Lingshuang. .

Lu Yuanwai invited and greeted Su Jin outside the law hall.

After Su Jin saw the ceremony, Shen Tuo said: “You came just in time, the old man is sorting out the yamen and the list of the involved yamen on the day of the trouble, and I have a few questions to ask you.”

Su Jin answered Shen Tuo’s questions one by one.

After listening, Shen Tuo added a few words to the official document, and then he stopped writing and said, “I’m going to pass on you first, to understand the situation on the day of the trouble. But two days ago, the old man received a secret message, which contained a policy theory. , the person who sent the note said, it was your note, did you read it?” The

secret note was engraved with bauhinia flowers, and it really was the one she gave to Ren Xuan earlier.

Su Jin used to be a jinshi, and he tasted that the writing and ink flowed in the market, and his handwriting was irresistible, so he had to say yes.

Shen Tuo raised his hand and patted the case, and scolded: “You are so bold, this old man has heard that this policy question is a question for your Royal Highnesses in Hanlin’s monthly policy, please explain honestly, for whom did you write this on behalf of His Highness? ?”

In fact, Su Jin came here this time to confess the guilt that he wrote on his behalf, attracting Yan Ziyan to confront her with Chao Qing’s case.

According to Ren Xuan’s words, the reason why the ghostwriting matter was found out was that a hole was torn at the side of His Highness the Seventeenth.

Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince deliberately concealed it for Zhu Shiqi?

That being the case, why not send her to the East Palace for private inquiries? Wouldn’t it be contradictory to invite the Ministry of Punishment for nothing?

Su Jin couldn’t think of the cause and effect for a while, and after weighing the two, he could only say: “It’s true that the ghostwriting is true, and I also ask Lord Shangshu to punish him.” He

didn’t mention which His Royal Highness was.

Shen Tuo laughed, pointed at Su Jin and said, “This guy’s mouth is quite strict.” After speaking, he suddenly waved his hand and said, “Forget it, there are so many cases in the hands of this old man, I have no time to understand you. Such trivial matters.” Then he said to Liu Chaoming, “This person is an eighth-rank governor, and he has violated the guidelines. You should be in charge of the court, and you should take it over.”

Su Jin originally knelt down . On the ground, after hearing this, he could not help but straighten up slowly and looked at Shen Tuo with a puzzled face.

What’s the meaning? Are you going to let her go?

Shen Tuo really wanted to let Su Jin go, and what he asked Liu Chaoming earlier was also to test the Court’s attitude towards Su Jin.

Liu Chaoming has a temperament of “no matter what the wind blows or rains, I will stand still”. Among the seven ministers (Note 1), although he is very young, he seems to have a heavy weight in his heart. After Shi Zhishi was appointed, he recommended him as the reason for being the censor of Zuodu.

But just now when Su Jin was mentioned, Liu Chaoming unexpectedly walked away for a moment.

Shen Tuo has always practiced impartiality in law enforcement, and was also called “Iron Mian Bodhisattva” with the old imperial censor back then, but this year has become a high-profile, and the later generations are formidable. The word “Iron Mian” was passed on to Liu Yun, but he learned from his arrogant son. If you know the truth of turning a blind eye to it, let it go. Shen Tuo immediately slapped

the case and put on a stance that he wanted to expel people: “What are you still doing, is it more comfortable for me to kneel on the floor of the punishment department?”

The Ministry of Punishment did not relax a little in my heart, but the purpose of this trip was in vain. The hand letter of the Ministry of Punishment had been taken back by the procuratorate, and the next time I entered the palace, it would only be time to go to the Procuratorate to pick up the board.

Twenty big boards were knocked down, and I didn’t know if I still had my life to go to Zhan Shifu.

Su Jin really thought that the opportunity could not be missed, and immediately walked in the direction of the East Palace (Note 2).

“Stop.” A cold drink came from behind.

Su Jin turned his head and didn’t know when Liu Chaoming also came out of the punishment department, still holding her Bauhinia secret note, and asked with a cold face, “If you are so unwilling, you still need to find Yan Ziyan?”

Su Jin Jin bowed his head and said, “Your Excellency has misunderstood.

When Xiaguantou came back to the Department of Punishment, he lost his way and took the wrong path.” Liu Chaoming said, “So confused that you can’t even tell the difference between north and south?”

Su Jin was speechless. Bend your body lower.

Liu Chaoming said again: “I think your injury is very good, why don’t you go to the Metropolitan Court first and get your twenty big boards.”

Su Jin made a salute and bent his waist lower, already It is a gesture of guilt.

Liu Chaoming stared at her silently for a long time, feeling that even if the old imperial censor had the wisdom of Bole, he would inevitably be blindsided. He could only see Su Jin’s splendid talent, but not seeing this person’s flattering words, which made his color look really hateful. Said two words: “Follow.”

Su Jin and Liu Chaoming walked for a while, but it was not the direction of Chengtianmen, but the East Palace.

She pondered a bit in her heart, and asked unexpectedly, “Is your lord taking the official to Zhanshifu ?” Liu Chaoming said nothing.

Su Jin said again: “Xiaguan, thank you Lord Liu.” Liu

Chaoming turned around abruptly, held up the secret note of bauhinia in his hand, looked at Su Jin expressionlessly and said, “No need to thank you, I brought you here for the trial. .”

[End of This Chapter]