Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 132

[132. Chapter One Thirty One]

This is the anti-theft chapter Su Jin agreed, and planned to go with him to the duty room to rest for a while, but unexpectedly a hand stretched out from the side and stopped her. The person who came was a short and fat man with a happy 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 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 moment 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 troubles. Someone outside reported that Governor Su of the capital yamen was coming. Shen Tuo made a stroke of his pen and glanced at Liu Chaoming before replying, “Please.”

Liu Chaoming Duan was calm and calm, as if he hadn’t heard anything, but Shen Tuo couldn’t hold back and 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, and 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. ”

The doctor from the Taiyuan Hospital came to test it, and the bowl of medicine that was given to Su Jin during the day was indeed poisonous.

The maid who delivered the medicine was also found. The man was in the pond. When he was brought up, his body was already swollen.

Su Jin didn’t know who was going to attack her. Before she fell asleep, she thought about carefully sorting out the clues at hand, but as soon as her head touched the porcelain pillow, she fell into a deep sleep.

She was so tired that she fell asleep with a lot of emotions, and she almost had no dreams all night.

In the blink of an eye, only the sound of boundless rain could be heard, which echoed Liu Chaoming’s sentence, “Su Shiyu, you may wish to come to the Imperial Court and follow this official from now on to be a censor who will set things right and keep his heart as he is.”

She didn’t answer.

Not unwilling.

It was only from the moment she decided to embark on a career, that the vast road ahead was no longer a tune. When Liu Chaoming asked this question, it was as if someone suddenly took a piece of bamboo to tune the tune for her, plucked the sine, and said that this song should be played. .

Su Jin didn’t know whether he would go further and further away in the long run, or would he be able to find a new way in the uninhabited place.

The next morning, Zhao Yan came to the duty room to ask Liu Chaoming to discuss the twelfth censor’s plan (note), knocked on the door of the compartment, but it was Su Jin who came out.

Zhao Yan was stunned, and subconsciously glanced at the compartment.

Su Jin bowed to him: “Did Master Zhao come to find Master Liu? He has already gone to court.”

Zhao Yan nodded. Although he felt that his head was full of thoughts, he couldn’t help but ask: “Did you rest with Master Liu last night?”

Su Jin was taken aback, and lowered his eyes, “Master Zhao misunderstood, last night Liu The lord said that there was an urgent case to be handled, so he didn’t stop in the duty room. The lower official also bumped into him after getting up this morning and came back to collect the file, and only then did he know that he had gone to court.”

Zhao Yan looked serious: “Oh, That’s not what I meant, but I’m a little anxious about the letter from the General Secretary of Communications early in the morning.”

He said this, and he was actually relieved.

He presided over the affairs of the Metropolitan Court last night, and he planned to arrange a residence for Su Jin here, but who knew that there were so many things at the time, he didn’t care about her for a while, and when he turned to look for her again, the person was gone.

Liu Chaoming cares about Su Jin, Zhao Yan sees it, Zhu Nanxian cares about Su Jin, Zhao Yan also sees it.

Zhao Yan thought, fortunately, the heart is not the heart.

Otherwise, if Lord Zuodu Censor loses his reputation because he didn’t arrange a good place to live, he would be guilty of a big crime.

Zhao Yan breathed out slowly, stepped out of the duty room, and saw Liu Chaoming walking over with a cup of tea, he couldn’t help asking, “What urgent case did you handle last night, why did you let Su Jin stay with you all night? Didn’t the letter from the General Secretary arrived this morning?”

Liu Chaoming took a sip of tea: “It’s nothing urgent, I’m trying to deceive him.” Seeing Zhao Yan’s surprise, he added, “Otherwise, why would he rest here in peace? It ‘s over.”

Zhao Yan was stunned: “Then where did you sleep last night?”

Liu Chaoming glanced at the duty room: “I didn’t sleep much, I was tired from looking at the file, so I took a nap on the desk, and woke up at the fourth watch. It’s over.”

Zhao Yan felt that the breath he had just exhaled was lifted from his chest again.

While the two were talking, three people came to the corridor of the Metropolitan Court. The first one was wearing a flying fish suit with a spring knife embroidered on his belt. It was actually Wei Jiang, the commander of Jin Yiwei.

When Wei Jiang saw Liu Chaoming, he bowed his hands first: “Master Liu, dare to ask whether Governor Su of the capital’s Yamen can be tried in the Supreme Court? Can I borrow it to the Zhenfu Division for half

a day?” Yan and others were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and five days ago, the southern official who was accused of fraud had been sent to the Zhenfu Si Zhao prison.

Liu Chaoming was noncommittal, and only asked: “Is there a problem with the official’s confession?”

Wei Jiang shook his head: “No, there is an official there who said that he must meet Governor Su before he would be willing to detain, but the case is about to be concluded. The people under my command are not serious, just—”

“What’s the matter?”

Liu Chaoming turned around, Su Jin did not know when he had come out of the duty room.

She came over and bowed: “Dare to ask Mr. Liu, can this official be called Xu Ying and Xu Yuanzhe, who was originally a top-ranking student in this department?”

Wei Jiang said, “Exactly.” Looking at Liu Chaoming again, “Yes. I have no control, so I made my subordinates think that they can be severely punished, but I don’t know that Xu Ying is already injured, and he can’t bear the severe punishment. It can also have good results.”

Since the establishment of Jin Yiwei, there are countless cases that have been passed, although not to mention that they can handle each and every one of them properly, it is also a common thing for the subordinate commander to make mistakes during torture and commit crimes.

Grabbing the dead man’s hand and pressing it on the case, the case will be closed even if it is not closed.

This time, he came to ask Su Jin to “persuade him with good words”, probably because the one on the Dragon Throne had instructions to confess alive.

Su Jin thought of this, his eyes darkened.

After living to confess? Pulled to the execution ground again?

[End of This Chapter]