Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 179

[179. Chapter One Seven Eight]

This is the anti-theft badge.

His eyes seemed to be quenched with stars, and with a slight expression, Qi Yu was very proud.

Zuo Qian clasped his fists to thank him, turned and asked Tan Zhaolin, “Commander Tan, are the lords of the Ministry of Rites all right?” He

hid in the teahouse and ate tea for a while, but it couldn’t be better, Tan Zhaolin thought.

Turning to think of Su Jin, although the governor of the district is not worth mentioning, but he was woken up by Director Jiang just now, guessing that Su Jin has something to do. In front of him stood a group of high-ranking officials who were crushing others, and it was unknown who was behind Governor Su.

He answered truthfully, and made an abacus in his heart, but he couldn’t figure out the reason.

He was a rude man, what was on his mind and what was written on his face.

Zuo Qian shouted: “Speak clearly, don’t spit out half, swallow half.”

Tan Zhaolin hurriedly kowtowed, and said: “Your Highness, Lord Yushi, General Zuo, and several adults from the Ministry of Rites are fine, but Governor Su of Ying Tianfu Yamen came to help earlier, but now he is still stuck in the crowd and has not come out.”

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings seemed to be a little quieter.

Tan Zhaolin raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at the expressions of the adults. Liu Chaoming used to have a cold face, so forget it. Although Zhu Nanxian is your highness, he is famous for being a good servant. Look, there is a trace of peace in the bottom of the eyebrows.

Zuo Qian suddenly recalled that four years ago, His Highness the Thirteenth made a fuss at the Ministry of Officials, as if it was for a man named Su, his mind changed sharply, and he asked, “Can it be called Su Shiyu?”

Tan Zhaolin asked blankly, “What?”

Liu Chao Ming stood aside, and suddenly said, “Su Jin, Shi Yu is his name.”

Qin Zhaolin was stunned for a while, then hurriedly said, “Yes, yes, it is Su Jin.”

There was an unfavorable feeling in the bottom of my heart.

What is the origin of this fellow Su Jin? Even the head of Jinwuwei and the censor of Zuodu know his small print? With such a face, why the hell are you here? Also volunteered to hunt for people? The whole old man?

Zhu Nanxian suddenly asked, “How long has he been gone?”

Tan Zhaolin said, “It’s been two hours since I returned to Your Highness.” As he spoke, he slammed his head on the ground, almost knocking out a hole, “Your Highness, Lord Censor, my subordinates know they are wrong, so they will go to Governor Su, and when they are found, they will cut off my head and use it as a ball for Lord Governor.”

But no one paid any attention to him.

Zuo Qian at the other end had ordered the Jinwu Guards to form a long formation, and the two of them stood in a row, holding spears to clear the way, forcibly tearing out a hole in the crowded crowd of Suzaku Lane.

Seeing this battle, Qin Zhaolin put his face to the ground, trembling in his heart, counting how many hours he had left to live.

It was Mr. Jiang, who was kneeling beside him. Seeing his unfortunate appearance, thinking of his own situation a few days ago, he felt a little relieved, and persuaded him: “Commander, think about it a little bit, but your head is not as big as a bowl. Scar.”

Not long after, a soldier came to report that someone had been found.

Zhu Nanxian glanced at Liu Chaoming, nodded slightly, and strode toward Suzaku Lane, but stopped after only a few steps.

The long alley is deep and long, Jinwuwei is on both sides, and a man covered in blood stumbles at the end.

There was also a long knife hanging from her right hand, so far apart that she couldn’t tell whether it was holding it or lifting it, but it dragged it weakly.

The sun before sunset was extremely strong, pouring down like quenched gold.

However, a dense cloud floated in Su Jin’s heart, the thunder rumbled across the border, and it was not rain, but ice particles.

The moment Jin Wuwei took Xu Yuanzhe from her, she felt over.

In the end, it still alarmed the pro-military and the saint.

Thirty years ago, the previous dynasty was in great chaos, and the forces of all parties rose together. Emperor Jingyuan fought in the Central Plains and established his country as the country. The crime, killed the hero, burned the old site of Beidu, and implicated tens of thousands of people in the north.

Today, the decision has been made, but due to a scientific examination, the old scars of the Northern Shizi have been exposed.

Regardless of whether there was any cheating in the Spring Festival this year, if Emperor Jing Yuan wanted to regain the hearts of the world, how many people would he kill this time?

Su Jin felt a little self-blame for a while, thinking that Zhang Shishan and Liu Chaoming had put the heavy responsibility on her shoulders, but he had humiliated his life. He hated himself for not being able to prepare early, and he had let Sun Yinde take all the yamen’s yamen away. If last night It’s good to be alert, but why is it still in vain after trying so hard to save it?

However, what is the use of giving yourself more than a hundred yacha?

Su Jin twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to laugh, but couldn’t.

Who would have guessed that a scientific expedition case with a difference between the north and the south could be so troubled as it is today? She has only been an eighth-rank governor, and she has no ability to penetrate the sky and the earth. Even if she sacrifices her life, she just puts herself in, and how can she turn things around?

That’s all, it was her brain that flooded her, so she tried to carry the misfortunes and fortunes of the society on her own. Quan thought that his conscience had been eaten by the dog, and he felt relieved.

When Jin Wuwei came to help her, Su Jin waved his hand and avoided it.

She walked straight to Liu Chaoming, stumbled to her knees, opened her mouth, and coughed out a mouthful of blood before she could speak.

I don’t know if it was caused by the injury on the body, or it was forced out of my mind.

Su Jin raised his cuffs, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, “Even if you do your best, you have a responsibility, and if you want to punish him, just punish him.”

Liu Chaoming looked at her silently.

His face was pale, the blood on the corners of his mouth was black, and his inner organs were probably injured. The tiger’s mouth in his right hand was cracked, and he thought that he didn’t have the strength to hold the knife, so he tied the hilt to his hand.

The left arm was slashed with a knife, the sleeve was torn, and the clothes inside were stained red with blood. I don’t know how many other injuries were left. Fortunately, the blood on the body was not entirely hers, and probably was cut by her. people.

Liu Chaoming said lightly: “Twenty sticks are punished, and three years’ salary is fined, you choose one.”

Su Jin lowered his eyes and smiled: “Playing the board, starving to death is a small matter, a breach of discipline is a big deal, and a small governor will be punished. Three years of salary, it’s time to open the pot.” He still has the

strength to joke and laugh, and he probably won’t die.

Liu Chaoming said with an “en”: “Twenty boards have been recorded, and I will go to the Supreme Court to pick them up another day. First, I will go to the doctor to take care of the injury, so as to save others from saying that I am the Supreme Court to bully others.”

Su Jin went back to He kowtowed on the ground and stood up with difficulty. Just as he was about to leave, someone behind him whispered: “Su Jin.

” on.

Zhu Nanxian was a little helpless. He suddenly wondered, in the blink of an eye, will Su Jin forget himself?

But he is a grand prince, the younger brother of the current prince, and his identity is respected. Isn’t it very embarrassing to be forgotten so grandly?

Thinking of this, Zhu Nanxian coughed and said, “You…you are Su Jin, right? This king just listened to-” After a pause, he glanced at Zuo Qian. Zuo Qian immediately understood and leaned into his ear. Side said: “The surname is Tan.”

“The commander Tan mentioned that you were alone in order to save Deng Ke Shizi, and he was about to tell Yushi Liu that although you should be punished for your crimes, you should also be rewarded for your merits. You… Zhu Nanxian paused again, seeing Su Jin’s strange eyes, and couldn’t help but say, “You may not have seen this king, this king is—”

However, before he could finish, Su Jin said, “It’s His Highness the Thirteenth. I don’t remember, Wei Chen once had a relationship with His Highness.” After speaking, he bowed down to Zhu Nanxian: “Wei Chen Su Jin, see His Highness Thirteen.”

Zhu Nanxian was stunned for a moment, feeling happy and annoyed for a while, seeing her kneeling and standing touching the wound, he immediately said, “Pingshen.” Then he said to himself, “Oh, it’s no wonder that this king sees you as very kind. The injury on your body doesn’t matter, right? Zuo Qian, you should go to the imperial hospital immediately for a doctor.”

Su Jin said, “No need, the injury on Wei Chen’s body doesn’t matter, just go to an ordinary doctor to have a look.” Said: “Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. If there is nothing else, I hope Your Highness will forgive Wei Chen’s resignation.”

Zhu Nanxian made a fuss and did not know the opposite.

The setting sun was setting, and within a short time, the soldiers of the five cities and Jin Wuwei evacuated the crowds of Zhuque Lane. Liu Chaoming saw what happened here, and said that he would return to the palace to return to the emperor, and also bid farewell to Zhu Nanxian.

When several officials of the Ministry of Rites saw this, they bowed three times to Zhu Nanxian and followed Liu Chaoming away.

On the other hand, Wai Lang, a member of the Criminal Division, who had arrived at an unknown time, grabbed a death row prisoner and knelt in front of Zhu Nanxian, and asked, “His thirteenth highness, what should I do with this death row prisoner?”

Zhu Nanxian was stunned: “Your punishment department will deal with the death row prisoner, come here. What do you ask this king?”

Yuan Wailang said with a bitter face: “It’s none of your business, Your Highness, but Master Liu asked for this death row for Governor Su, but Governor Su seems to have forgotten about it. Lord Liu When he was leaving, Wei Chen asked him what he would do with it, but he said, Your Highness, you are present, he is not good at making decisions.”

Zhu Nanxian wanted to say that there were death row prisoners on the left and right, so he decided to cut them down on another day, but after listening to Yuan Wai Lang, He couldn’t help but glanced at the death row prisoner, and asked, “Is this person requested by Governor Su?”

Yuan Wai Lang said, “I guess so.”

So Zhu Nanxian thought deeply for a while, and said cautiously, “Take him to this palace. Come on, delicious food and drink are served, and you must not neglect it.” The

person who came was a short, fat man with a happy face, and smiled at Su Jin: “Dare to ask if your Excellency is the Governor Su of the Yingtianfu Yamen?”

He was dressed in six Pinluqibuzi was two steps higher than Su Jin, 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.”

[End of This Chapter]