Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 194

[194. Chapter Nineteen]

This is the anti-theft chapter.

It turned out that this short and fat dunk 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 moment and said, “In this way, you don’t have to wait, Governor Su, 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, and replied, “Please.”

Liu Chaoming Duan was calm and calm, as if he hadn’t heard anything, but 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, 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 I not remember? In those few years, when I 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 his sharp edge would bring disaster.”

Liu Chaoming was silent for a while. When Su Jin was a jinshi, he was not in the capital. Later, everything about her 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 of expelling people: “What are you still doing, is it more comfortable for me to kneel on the floor of the punishment department?”

Su Jin was scolded and scolded by Shen Tuo and kicked out of the Ministry of Punishment in confusion. He was not relieved, but the purpose of this trip was in vain. It might be time to go to the Metropolitan Court 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. .”

It was Ren Xuan’s attendant, and brother A Li came: “This morning, the lord and the gentleman left in a hurry, and even forgot to bring the list of tributes they kept. I brought them here. Take Mr.’s umbrella with you.” He handed the oil-paper umbrella in his hand to Su Jin, and looked around: “As expected, I guessed it right, Munchun said that it will change today.”

Su Jin Thank you, seeing the corner of the booklet in his arms, he couldn’t help asking: “I remember that the booklet of the Ministry of Rites is inlaid with blue and green cloud patterns, how is this different?”

Ali said: “Oh, this is a Gong Shi that Luo Shangshu asked in private. The list is said to be requested by Master Liu of the Duchayuan, not a formal scripture book, but it is more complete than the list of the Ministry of Rites.”

He took out the document and showed it to Su Jin, “There’s nothing shameful, it’s the one from the Duchayuan. The new head of the family has a wide range of management, even the eighteenth generation ancestors of the poor scholars have to touch the door and ask me to say, what to do with these things, will you be able to study well?”

Su Jin casually flipped through the pages, and A Li’s words were not correct. Fake, this book is like a family tree, and it is true that it traces back the 18th generation of the ancestors. Seeing Su Jin’s gloomy

face, A Li came up and asked, “Mr. Su, when you look at this book, you find something strange?”

Su Jin said, “Why?”

The scholars, almost all of them are from the south, and the young master said that there are so many people from the north and south, and I don’t know what bad things will happen!”

Not to mention the tribute scholars in this category, just talking about the people who came from all over the place before the Spring Festival. It is also the southerners who make a lot of numbers, and after the Spring Festival, when the apricot list came out, there were 89 tributes, and only seven people in the north. That is why some northern officials were dissatisfied, and they went to the tributes a few times, or Zhou. Ping took the yacha to coax the people away.

Su Jin avoided the important and lightly said: “Little Marquis thinks too much, Jiangnan is the most talented person in the world, and it is not surprising to raise more sons and

tributes .” A place under the eaves was instantly wet.

A Li held up his umbrella and said to Su Jin: “The rain is so fast that the area under the eaves can’t cover it, so why don’t you go to the Ministry of Rites with me, sir, and the little Hou Ye will come back to the Ministry of Rites if he doesn’t see anyone when he comes out. ”

Su Jin also thought so, so he held up his umbrella and went to the Ministry of Rites with him.

This day was the palace examination, and the people from the Ministry of Rites went to the Fengtian Temple, leaving a chief of the rites system alone on duty.

The principal, surnamed Jiang, was leaning on the desk and dozing off. In a trance, he heard murmurs from outside the corridor. He stuck his head out to recognize the person, greeted him, and said, “What wind is blowing Brother Ali here?” Kuo A Li’s umbrella was drying aside, and half bent over to invite people in: “But you brought documents for the Marquis?”

“Yes, the little Marquis left in a hurry in the morning, and forgot the list of tributes requested by the Court. , I’ll bring it here.” Ali replied, reaching out and comparing “please” with Su Jin.

Only then did Mr. Jiang notice Su Jin, looked up and down, and saw that she was dressed in plain clothes, standing down, with an extremely elegant bearing. For a while, she was uncertain about the identity of this person, raised her eyebrows and asked humbly: “Who is this person?”

Su Jin delivered After reading the famous post, he greeted him and said, “Mr. Su is with me.”

Director Jiang opened the famous post and saw that it was the Governor of the Eighth Grade from the district of Yingtianfu. He straightened his waist and said lightly, “Oh, Then let’s go inside together.”

Before the three of them were seated, Master Liu of the Supreme Court also arrived, followed by Master Zhao Yanzhao, the second head of the Supreme Court, the Deputy Chief Censor.

Mr. Jiang was startled, and his drowsy head was completely awake. Immediately invited two nobles to sit, served tea, and respectfully said: “The ‘Dragon Tuan’er rewarded by the sage has finished eating in the early ten days, and there are still some ‘silver threads’ left, which were cooked in the morning by the humble post, two adults. Let’s go .”

Zhao Yan smiled and said, “That’s good, we have the ‘Long Tuan’er in one piece, the Ministry of Rites likes to eat it, you can take it to the Supreme Court tomorrow.”

Director Jiang nodded and said yes, thinking After thinking about it, he said in panic, “How dare you not dare.”

Zhao Yan waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to be polite, and said: “Master Liu and I are going to the outside of the palace. Thinking that the list of tributes that I asked the Ministry of Rites to sort out a few days ago is almost ready, we will come to pick it up.”

Director Jiang bowed . “Yes, Lord Shang Shu and the little Marquis have both warned about this. Yesterday, the lower official sorted out the roster, and the little Marquis also brought it back to the manor to check it. No, I was afraid that the Fengtian Palace was busy, and specifically told Brother Ali to send it to the palace. Come.” After saying that, he looked at Ali with a smile, waiting for him to take out the paperwork to hand over.

A Li thought that this time it was bad luck. He first broke up with Su Jin and gave her the roster but didn’t get it back.

Lord Liu’s iron-fisted method, the little Marquis, has been nagging him a lot. If he was asked to arrest him now, he found that he had handed over the documents of the Ministry of Rites to an outsider, and killing him would be trivial, and it would be impossible to implicate the little Marquis.

A Li was sweating on his forehead in a hurry, his knees softened and he was about to kneel. Su Jin took a step ahead of him and presented the document with both hands: “Master Liu, Master Zhao, please take a look.”

A Li closed his eyes, thinking about it, and Director Jiang was also dumbfounded . , I also feel that the game is almost over.

[End of This Chapter]