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When Dongfangxin and Ai Zong heard that there was a problem with the letter paper, their eyebrows stretched out and their brows were brimming with joy. Dongfangxin rushed forward and asked, "What's the problem? Is this letter fake?"

The old man glanced at Chu Huan anxiously, but Dongfang Xin said in a deep voice: "I will warn you not to tell a single lie here, if you talk about it, I will not spare you... Tell me quickly, is this letter fake? ?”

Chu Huan also put his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "Whether it's true or not, you can tell the truth, General Dongfang is right. Here, if you talk nonsense, the governor will not forgive you."

The old man finally said: "My lord, the handwriting on it, the old man is not sure whether it is true or not, but if this letter was written to Xiao Tianqian, I am afraid there is a big problem!"

"Oh?" Chu Huan said with a smile, "What's the problem?"

The old man pointed to the letter in his hand and said, "This letter is forged!"

Dongfangxin and Ai Zong looked at each other, feeling relieved, Ai Zong suddenly became amazed, and immediately asked: "You mean this letter is forged?"

"At first glance, this letter appears to be withered and curled, and it seems to have existed for a long time." The old man explained: "But the little old man smells a smell of oil on the letter...!"

"Leak oil?" Chu Huan frowned and asked, "What is that?"

"Back to my lord's words, lek oil is a kind of oil. The biggest use of this oil is to confuse the real with the fake...!" The old man explained solemnly, "Many people forge antique calligraphy and paintings, and they like to use this kind of oil. The manufactured tables and chairs are now soaked in drain oil for several days, then painted, and then soaked in drain oil again. After being taken out, it looks rough, as if it has passed through many years Antiques, some calligraphy and paintings can also use this trick, people who don’t know the truth will think that they are very old, and it is easy to confuse the real with the fake.”

"So that's it." Chu Huan was thoughtful, "Then you mean to say that the letters that the governor found yesterday were also soaked in oil?"

The old man nodded and said: "That's right. At first glance, this letter seems to have been written for a year or two or even longer, but the fake letter is too rough. Once the paper is passed in your hand, you can tell that it is newly made paper. It will be more than three months, and based on this alone, it can be judged that the letter will only exist for three months at the longest, and the Xiliang people have retreated by then...!"

Dongfangxin clenched his fists and said with a sneer: "Three months ago? At that time, the people from Xiliang had long since disappeared. Could it be that Master Dong and Master Ai still foolishly wrote a secret letter to Xiao Tianwen knowing that the people from Xiliang had withdrawn? Even if it is really necessary to write a secret letter to Xiao Tianwen recently, it should be sent to Xiliang, how could it appear in the Governor's Mansion?" He squinted at Chu Huan, and said dissatisfiedly: "Master Chu, it seems that it is really Someone forged criminal evidence and framed Master Dong and the others."

Chu Huan nodded and sighed: "It seems that it is true." He asked the old man, "Aside from looking at the paper, is there any other way to judge the authenticity?"

An old man next to him seemed worried that all the credit would be taken away, so he interrupted: "My lord, you can still test the ink!"

"Ink test?" Chu Huan's eyes flickered, "What is ink test?"

The man explained: "If the adults agree, you can put the letter paper into the water with vinegar, then the oil will be washed away quickly. As long as the oil on the letter paper disappears, the old man can use the ink to judge The time when the letter was written...!" In order to show modesty, he added: "As long as you have some attainments in calligraphy and painting, you should be able to judge the time of writing."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "So that's the case." Looking around, he said, "Everyone, the elders have made an assessment just now. The letters that the Governor found in the Governor's Mansion last night were all forged, and they were intended to frame Dong Zhizhou. They, fortunately, the elders are able to distinguish between the real and the fake... Everything is just as the Governor expected, these letters are forged, Dong Zhizhou and the others have been wronged...!"

People looked at each other in blank dismay, many of them were whispering, just now when Chu Huan took out the letters he found last night, many people thought that Chu Huan wanted to use these secret letters to pull Dong Zhizhou and others down, but things It didn't develop as they imagined. Chu Huan took out the evidence, and finally found someone else to turn over the evidence in his hand. Everyone couldn't guess for a while, what kind of medicine was sold in Chu Huan's gourd. ".

It was that Dong Zhizhou, who was already sitting on the chair at this time, and Dongfang Xin and Ai Zong's expressions had relaxed, but Dong Zhizhou's expression was a bit ugly. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, his eyebrows Wei Suo's expression could not be concealed no matter what.

Then Chu Huan asked Ai Zong and Dongfang Xin with a smile: "The judgment of these four elders, what do you think? If the two adults feel that what they said is not credible, we can find another person to verify it! "

Ai Zong immediately said: "The four elders have high morals and high prestige. At first glance, they are people who have read poetry and books. They have rich experience in calligraphy and painting. Since they all agree that these letters are forged, we naturally believe it."

Chu Huan nodded with a smile, "That's very good."

Dongfang Xin glanced at the execution platform and said: "Master Governor, since Dong Zhizhou and Ai Daren have been cleared, there is no need to delay the execution. Everyone still has official duties, so we can't waste all our time here today. .”[

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Dong Zhizhou and Master Ai are innocent. Could it be that Gongsun Chu and the others are not innocent?"

Dongfang Xin immediately said: "The Ministry of Punishment has already issued a letter of approval for the execution of the conviction. Does the governor really want to resist the order of the court?"

"The governor said just now that no one is treated equally." Chu Huan said indifferently: "Since the four elders have verified the letter that framed Dong Zhizhou and the others, it is natural to bother them to verify the letter that Gongsun Chu is collaborating with the enemy."

Dongfang Xin frowned, and was about to speak, but Chu Huan had already handed several letters in his hands to several old men. These were all evidence of Gongsun Chu collaborating with the enemy. The old men took them in their hands and began to examine them. , one person said: "My lord, the paper of this letterhead has indeed been soaked in oil."

The faces of Dongfang Xin and Ai Zong changed.

"When is the paper?" Chu Huan asked immediately.

Someone replied: "The age of the paper should be very long, at least three years or more."

Dongfang Xin sneered and said, "The people of Xiliang withdrew their troops. It took less than half a year. When they captured Shuoquan City, it was only two years ago... the letter paper from three years ago existed before the fall of Shuoquan City... ...!"

With his hands behind his back, Chu Huan glanced at Dongfang Xin, shook his head and said, "General Dongfang didn't seem to hear what they said clearly, and the governor explained it again on their behalf. What they meant was that the paper used to write secret letters exists at least It’s not that these letters were written three years ago... the elders, did Ben Du’s explanations not be wrong?”

"It's exactly what your lord said." Several old men clapped their hands together.

Chu Huan asked: "Then can you judge when the pen and ink on this letter were written?"

Immediately someone said: "As long as you prepare a basin of clear water with mature vinegar, the young people can roughly judge one or two...!"

Chu Huan immediately ordered: "General Xuanyuan, according to the wishes of the elders, prepare two basins of water."

Xuanyuan Shengcai immediately went down to prepare water himself, and the soldiers and civilians who were watching were aroused at this time. They only felt that what happened now seemed much more interesting than beheading people. The scene on the execution platform made everyone want to know what kind of "medicine" was sold in the gourd of the newly appointed governor.

Two basins of water were brought up quickly. Dongfangxin stared at the old men and gradually felt that something was wrong. He said in a deep voice, "Wait a minute!"

Chu Huan said calmly, "What advice does General Dongfang have?"

"Where did these four people come from?" Dongfang Xin frowned: "What are their identities, Mr. Chu, we randomly recruited four observers as judges, and judged such a major event, isn't it too hasty?"

Chu Huan sighed: "But when verifying Dong Zhizhou's letter just now, General Dongfang and Master Ai seemed to disagree... Oh, by the way, Master Ai also praised the four elders for their high morals and prestige, they are well-read poems and books, and they are absolutely trustworthy , Mr. Ai, you shouldn’t forget your own words so quickly, right? In full view, everyone heard what you said just now, and if you forgot yourself, everyone can help you remember.”

At this time, Ai Zong suddenly felt that he seemed to be caught in a trap by Chu Huan, not only himself, but also Dongfang Xin.

Of course, Ai Zong couldn't deny what he just said in full view, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod.

Chu Huan ignored Dongfangxin again, and told the four old men, "You can start now."

The four old men looked old, but they did not move slowly. They helped each other and put the two letters into the clear water with mature vinegar. After a while, the paper was wet and floated on the water. The four old men surrounded the water. Observed by the basin for a while, one person was about to speak, Dongfangxin immediately said: "Wait a minute!"

Chu Huan frowned, but still said patiently, "What is General Dongfang going to do?"

"Since the four of you have the ability to read the time of pen and ink, then I will give you paper and pen, and you are not allowed to say a word, and write your own judgment time on the paper." Dongfang Xin said coldly: "I will have to read it later." Look, do the four of you really have that kind of ability...!" Then he took a few steps forward and said loudly, "Who else has the ability to tell when a pen and ink are writing? If you stand up, you will be rewarded!"

At that moment, many people stepped forward, and Dongfangxin casually ordered two people to come up, "Since you two have skills, you might as well go over and have a look, and write the answers on paper...!" Glancing at Chu Huan glanced, and said: "If the judgments of the six people are roughly the same, then the time when these letters were written can be determined!"

The two said yes, Dongfangxin asked people to fetch paper and pen, while waiting for six people to observe the pen and ink. The paper and pen were taken, and there were six copies in total. The six people were divided into three groups, with their backs facing each other. Answer it!" The six of them rolled up their sleeves, went to Langhao, dipped ink and wrote down the time of their judgment on the paper.

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