Just in time for rain [恰逢雨连天] - Chapter 64

[64. Sixty-three chapters]

This is the first year of the anti-theft chapter

Yongji’s snow, which did not fall until December.

Su Jin was brought into the palace from the Ministry of Punishment, almost blinding the bright snow.

She has not seen the light of the sky for a hundred days, and the prison is dark and full of the smell of rotten corpses. People are taken away every day. Those close to her were executed one by one.

Once the country changed hands, the history became a book.

The prison robe on his body was a little wide, and the frigid wind poured in from the cuffs, and it was so cold that he was numb.

Su Jin looked up to the depths of the palace, where Zhu Nanxian was imprisoned. The Minghua Palace, which was once prosperous in the past, is now in a state of decay, as if a sassy emperor has reached the age of decay in an instant.

Minghua Palace is walking into the water – it seems that the rumors three days ago are true.

The servant pushed open the door of the Ziji Palace, and sang with a long voice line: “The guilty minister Su Jin brought—”

The person in the hall suddenly turned around, wearing a black robe and a crown, which made him look sharp and cold. The gas of cutting.

This is the real Liu Chaoming. Su Jin thought it was funny, and sighed that when he first saw him, he still thought that there is such a gentleman as jade in the world, and he has never seen him.

What should we call him now? Lord Shoufu? Regent? No, he supported an idiot to be the emperor, and now, he is the real king of the world.

The ambergris in the hall was stained with snow and condensed into a mist, making Liu Chaoming unable to see the person kneeling under His Highness.

“Come here.” After a moment of silence, he ordered.

Su Jin didn’t move. Two guards stepped forward and dragged her a few steps, and two shocking bloodstains were drawn on the ground.

When they got close, Su Jin raised his head and asked in a hoarse voice, “Did you set the fire in Minghua Palace?”

He didn’t say anything, and Su Jin said again, “You’re going to burn him to death.”

Only then did Liu Chaoming see the sad smile on her lips. Once upon a time, Su Shangshu, who was famous for his shocking world, has never been shocked by honor and shame, and has little affection and little righteousness. How could he be so saddened to despair for one person?

Liu Chaoming’s heart trembled slightly, but he couldn’t get the taste out of it. After a long time, he said: “You have committed crimes, colluded with the chaotic parties of the previous dynasty, and as a woman, you pretended to be a man and entered office, deceived the king, and committed a heinous crime. You will be exiled to Ningzhou today, and you will never be able to return.”

Su Jin laughed again. Laugh: “Aren’t you going to give me death?”

It’s better to go with the dead in this life.

The prison cart was waiting outside the Meridian Gate. She was in shackles, and every step she took, the sound of a clanging sound resounded in the world.

Liu Chaoming looked at Su Jin’s thin back, and suddenly remembered how he looked when he first saw her. It was the late spring of Jingyuan’s twenty-three years. But as beautiful as the spring sun.

At that time, Liu Chaoming felt that she was like himself, as clear and self-sufficient, and as penetrating as watching fire.

He only wished that he could strangle her at the beginning of his career, just because he was a little bit moved, he let her grow into a towering tree and let her part ways with him.

Now that she has lost her life, she can no longer forgive him.

“Su Jin.” Liu Chaoming said, “The fire in Minghua Palace was set by the first emperor himself.”

Su Jin’s back was stagnant.

Liu Chaoming said lightly: “He is still so stupid, two years ago, he tried his best to grab this emperor, thinking he could save you, but now he has set himself on fire and surrendered this country, thinking that it can change your life.

Su Jin didn’t look back. After a long time, she asked in a hoarse voice, “Why, you want to tell me?” ”

You didn’t ask, why didn’t you die?” Liu Chaoming said, “As Zhu Nanxian wished.” The

prison car ran over The snow road soon disappeared.

Snow fell from the sky again, and the snow particles fell on Liu Chaoming’s shoulders and merged into the cloak, but he stood in the snow for a long time, as if he could not feel the cold.

An elderly servant held up an umbrella for Liu Chaoming and sighed, “Why is this, sir?” He was used to seeing life and death in the palace, and he knew that people in the whirlpool should not be soft-hearted, because taking a step back would be irreversible.

“Master Shang Shu is already dead, but he has thoughts, and he told her like that, I am afraid that she will die and then be born. Master Su is intertwined in the power of the court and the opposition. Stupid, if one day, she can return to Beijing, and the adults, I am afraid that either you will die, or I will live.”

They have known each other for five years, and even the emperor in the palace has changed three rounds like a revolving lantern, so what’s the matter of life and death.

“If she can come back.” Liu Chaoming smiled, “I admit it.”

Gongsheng went to Yanxiang Hefang is a common thing, they just turn a blind eye to each other, why can’t they talk to others?

Xu Yuanzhe said, “If he doesn’t want to say it, I won’t be able to ask questions. From the beginning to the end, I don’t even know which Hefang he went to or who he met.”

Chao Qing disappeared on the ninth day of the fourth lunar month, which means that , He disappeared a few days after he went to Hefang.

But Yan Ziqi is the daughter of the Grand Fu’s mansion. If the jade seal left by Gong Shi was really her, how could it have anything to do with the land of fireworks and water workshop?

Su Jin nodded: “I understand.” He looked up at Ri Ying, it was already half an hour, and he said, “You go back first.”

Xu Yuanzhe hesitated for a moment, and took out a booklet from his arms. Gao”.

In the 14th year of Jingyuan, the sage promulgated the decree “The Great Letter”, ordering every household to keep it.

Xu Yuanzhe said bluntly: “This volume was originally copied by Brother Yunsheng for Mr. Yunsheng, but unfortunately he only copied half of it. It will be passed on tomorrow to hear the seal. Yuanzhe has a leg problem and will not be able to stay in Beijing. I will help Yunsheng in the second half. If my brother copied it, it can be considered that before leaving, I will do something for him and my husband.”

There is a sense of depression in his words – he has a chronic illness that makes it difficult for him to be an official, and his lameness is a problem that cannot be hidden.

However, Su Jin said: “You are diligent in your studies, and others are not involved. If you don’t know what others are, you don’t know others, and the sage has a good eye, so you may not be able to ascend the armor.”

Xu Yuanzhe thanked himself, bowed his hands again, and returned the tribute. The sergeant went.

The clouds on the horizon covered the sun, and the back alley was darkened. A wall outside is the backyard of the Gongshi Institute, and there are faint voices, which is probably the rule of the people from the Ministry of Rites to teach the missionaries.

This tribute house was built five years ago for the officials who were taking the exam.

It was also that year, when Su Jin went to Beijing to take the exam, was startled by the galloping officials and horses, and accidentally knocked over a pen and ink booth.

The stall owner is a white and clean scholar. Su Jin wanted to compensate him for money, but he said with confidence: “This place’s calligraphy and painting are the next three days of hard work. Gold and silver are easy to find, but hard work is hard to buy.”

Su Jin did not want to entangle with him, and put the Throwing all the money into him, he turned around and left.

Unexpectedly, this stall owner is really a dignified person, holding the calligraphy and paintings on the ground in his arms, following him all the way, and shouting all the way: “Return your money, I can’t ask for it.”

Su Jin was so troubled that he arrived at the Gongshi’s place and met with him. Wu Wei gave a nod and said, “There is

a liar in the back of the river and lake, holding a bundle of calligraphy and painting, specializing in forced buying and selling. If you see it, you can immediately drive it away to save trouble.” clean.

On the other hand, she put her luggage away, and was slapped on the back without paying attention.

The scholar stall owner bent his eyes: “Oh, you are Qizhou Jieyuan Su Jin.”

Looking around, the courtyard was silent, and Su Jin asked dumbfoundedly, “You climbed over the wall and came in?” In

early spring, Xing Xing Flowers adorned the branches, knocked down the eaves.

Under the raised eaves, the scholar’s eyes were like the moon, and his smile was about to overflow, and he handed the name post with both hands: “The next name is Chao, the name is clear, the word Yunsheng, unfortunately, and Xiongtai are the same imperial examination students.

” , I wonder if I can exchange posts with Xiongtai?

Su Jin remembered the old things, leaned against the wall in the back alley and was startled.

Chao Qing should have taken the same subject with her, but unfortunately his father passed away after the Spring Festival that year, and he returned to his hometown Dingyou for three years.

By noon, the sun’s head was a hedgehog with its thorns plucked, and the poisonous awns were all put away, and hung lightly behind the clouds.

Zhou Ping came to the back alley to find Su Jin and asked her to go back to the yamen together.

Su Jin asked: “Have you and the Ministry of Rites inquired about it?”

Zhou Ping sighed: “It is the same set of rules for people to sing and sing, and I won’t be able to ask anything again. Let me go back and think about it, and wait until I think of what is inappropriate. It’s not too late to think about it carefully.” After an hour of free time in the

afternoon, Liu Yichu held a teacup and stood at the yamen’s door looking up at the sky. Out of the corner of the eye, he glanced at Su Jin, who came back from “Dai Jian’er”, and winked desperately.

Su Jin will feel sorry, turn around and leave, but it is too late.

There was a shout from the yamen, and accompanied by the sound, a man came out. He was short in stature and full of official style. It was the “old thief Sun” in Liu Yichu’s mouth, Sun Yinde, the Prime Minister of Ying Tianfu.

A few days ago, Sun Yinde went to Qingyanfang to hang out under the guise of handling the case. This morning, I took advantage of Yang Fuyin’s efforts to go to the Metropolitan Court to sneak back. He was guilty of being a thief, but someone just came in and said that Su Jin had been lazy for the past two days, and he was very happy. official prestige.

Sun Yinde ordered the yacha to take Su Jin outside the Retirement Hall, and said coldly, “Kneel down.” He took the tea handed over by the next person with one hand, and asked, “Where are you going?

” Zhou Ping on the side said: “If you go back to the lord, this is my fault. There have been many troubles in the past few days. I can’t worry about it, so I asked Su Jin to accompany him and go to the Gongshi’s to see everything.”

Sun Yinde turned over the tea cover and said slowly: “Is this official asking about today?”

Su Jin kowtowed to the ground and said, “If you go back to your lord, Xiaguan went to Dali Temple a few days ago to deal with the case of the missing Gong Shideng. Due to personal matters, I stayed out for more than two days.”

It is absolutely impossible to explain the matter of writing policy questions for His Royal Highness in the palace . Lose this dumb.

Sun Yinde sneered: “Personal affairs? When you are going in and out of Chaowei Guanchen, is it your time to do private affairs?” After a pause, he ordered: “Come here, get me a chair.”

This is to sit down and examine carefully. .

The clouds on the top of the head rolled, and the fog was full of fog. It was dark in the distance, and it was raining.

Sun Yinde raised his head and glanced at the sky, instructing the servant to put the chair under the eaves, and while drinking tea, he said: “You think this lord doesn’t know, what personal affairs can you have? Eighty percent of the time, you have found a way to check on your old friend. It’s a case.”

Su Jin said: “My lord misunderstood, since your lord has made three and five appeals, Chao Qing’s case cannot be investigated, so there is no need to investigate it

. Sophistry?” Sun Yinde stood up and said sternly: “Someone will put a board on me, but I want to see if his bones are hard, or if it’s my official—” Before he

finished speaking, a thunderbolt struck in the air, and the entire photo retreated. Sitang is bright and dark.

Sun Yinde was startled by this Huanghuang Tianwei, knowing that he was in the wrong, and swallowed the second half of his words.

Liu Yichu took the opportunity to persuade: “Sir Sun, it’s almost time, and Lord Fu Yin is about to return to the yamen. If he learns about Su Jin’s evil deeds, he will have to try again. It’s better to take a break when you’re working on a case outside today, what do you think?”

Yingtian Governor Yang Zhiwei, although he’s not open, has always valued Su Jin. .

After being woken up by Liu Yichu, Sun Yinde climbed down the pole, nodded and said, “Yes, this officer has been restless for the past few days because of the case in his hand, and I am really tired, so I will leave this servant to Yang Fu Yin to deal with it. “He looked up again and looked outside the corridor, accompanied by the sound of thunder just now, the big raindrops had already fallen, and he said with a sullen face: “But the punishment is still to be punished, and let him kneel here first, so that he can reflect. I’ve already passed it, and when I figure it out, I’ll come back to the official’s words.”

Su Jin knelt in the wind and rain, soaked all over, he said so, and agreed.

Sun Yinde pointed to the sky, raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: “Su Jin, I never do anything wrong in my life, and I’m not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. If you call this Huoxianzi scorched later, then you deserve it.”

[End of This Chapter]