Yanlouchun

Shen Zhiyun chuckled lightly.

"Gentlemen, let's talk in the room. In broad daylight, let others see it. If it spreads out, it will be a laughing stock."

You Huaxian committed a heinous crime, and you don't want face or face, and she still wants to save some face for herself.

Soldiers from the Peking University Camp escorted the four of them into an empty study.

Shen Zhiyun and Jiang Yujin sat on the chairs, and the four of them knelt in front of them.

The soldiers of the North Camp drew their long swords, and the sharp blades gleamed coldly, and they were placed on the necks of Tian County Magistrate, Dong Shiye and Liu Guanshi.

Luo Feng knelt and sat on the ground with his neck curled up to hold the quail.

Dong Qiping remembered that when he came out of the government, he ordered a team of soldiers to follow them in order to ensure the safety of the Beijing official, but was rejected by the Beijing official.

"Why did you call so many people? Are there no students in the academy? What if you call so many officers and soldiers to scare the students?"

The hostile tone of the Beijing official reverberated in Dong Qiping's mind. He should have felt weird at that time. The imperial court officials from Beijing have never seen any battles before, so why are they not used to following the entourage?The purpose is to check the accounts of the school field and the situation of the academy, so why worry about affecting the students?

But at that time, he was afraid that the Beijing officials would enter the county silently, and without thinking much, he asked the soldiers to retreat.

Now, none of their people followed, and the head on their neck is no longer their own. If the Beijing official wants to kill them, it will be easy and no one can help them.

So from the very beginning, the lord Jingguan made up his mind to use the real knife and sharp blade. If he still insisted on disobeying, he would let them see the blood, and when he lost his courage, he said nothing.

Master Dong let out a soft breath.

Time and life.

The three of them didn't dare to move, for fear that if the soldiers shook their hands, the sharp blade on their necks would stretch back, seal their throats before seeing blood, there was no room for resistance at all.

Fang Yu found a pen and ink, spread it in front of Jiang Yujin, and he was in charge of taking notes.

"Let's talk, think about how to explain it." Shen Zhiyun said this casually, making the four kneeling people confused about her temper at this time.

The most innocent should be Luo Feng, he was duped by Guanshi Liu, and then everyone in the Hua County government was duped.

He knelt on the ground and bent over, his eyes quietly glanced at Shen Zhiyun, and when he looked up, he met her gaze.

With a shudder in his scalp, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to move stiffly.

The cloth strip covering his mouth was loose, and he quietly pushed it in with his elbow and wrist, wishing he didn't have a mouth now.

Shen Zhiyun put his hand on the armrest of the chair, and tapped the armrest with his index finger. The sound in the empty room was extremely clear, as if it was knocking on the celestial cover of a person.

"Guan Liu." Shen Zhiyun said.

Guanshi Liu trembled, and hurriedly responded, "My lord, my lord."

He was just following orders, not the mastermind, why didn't he ask County Magistrate Tian and Master Dong first.

"You don't want the chair in this academy, the sound is too brittle, and the inside is not solid, and the sound of good mahogany is much deeper than this." Shen Zhiyun seemed to be evaluating this ordinary chair.

Guan Liu brainstormed.

What does Mr. Jing Guan mean by this? Does he mean to scold him for not being down-to-earth and colluding with the government?
"Magistrate Tian, ​​I remember that you were arrested by a certain aristocratic family back then. They thought they were arresting you to be a prostitute, and compared their girl to a brothel girl. There was a lot of jokes in the capital." Shen Zhiyun started again. recall the past.

Tian Zhi was puffy, his back was sweating, and his clothes were soaked, with patches of sweat marks, it looked smellier than the three people next to him.

"Yes..." Tian Zhi replied with a trembling voice, and the word "yes" turned countless times.

Mr. Beijing official, what do you mean by this? It means that you will be punished for several crimes, and if you don't explain yourself, you will throw yourself into a restaurant as a chicken?

"Master Dong." Shen Zhiyun changed again.

"My lord." Master Dong is much calmer than the other two, it may also be because Master Dong is not a local official assigned by the central government, he is equivalent to the position of a county magistrate's staff, and Tian Zhi will cut his flesh and bleed first when the sky falls.

"I think you are the smartest among these people, and know how to judge the situation best." Shen Zhiyun commented.

"I don't dare to be an official." Master Dong replied, analyzing Shen Zhiyun's words in his heart.

Sir, what does this mean, Mr. Jingguan? It means that your own cleverness has ruined the big thing, and if you play tricks and don't tell the truth, you will take him first to see the blood?

Luo Feng waited for Shen Zhiyun to call his name, and subconsciously trembled several times in fear, but he didn't wait for Shen Zhiyun to say him.

He raised his eyes to look at Shen Zhiyun, but this time he didn't meet her gaze, but when he retracted his gaze, he wanted to meet Jiang Yujin who was taking notes.

Jiang Yujin raised his eyebrows at him, Luo Feng hurriedly lowered his head to pretend to be a quail.

Why don't you ask him, why don't you ask him how to make him explain, he is just a grassroots, how can He De be questioned in the same room with these adults!

"Everyone is very thoughtful, and it took a lot of time to arrange this big play, right? You have worked hard, and you should give it a good reward." Shen Zhiyun spoke very slowly, like a blunt knife slowly sharpening the fear of these people heart.

Jiang Yujin said that Shen Zhiyun was full of insidious tricks.

In every interrogation, first present the ironclad evidence of crimes, and then state something unhurriedly, grinding the temper of the person being interrogated, making the kneeling person crawl up and down like ants in his heart, tormented and uncomfortable. It was like scorching meat on an iron pan, and it sizzled for a long time, and the hot oil splashed all over the body. It couldn't kill people, but it was almost dead.

"Who's going to say it first?" Shen Zhiyun asked in a relaxed tone, "Huh?"

No one answered.

Shen Zhiyun stood up, pulled out the long sword on Fang Yu's waist with a "stab", gestured twice in the air, and walked in front of the three with the sword in hand.

Raising his arm lightly, the tip of the sword poked the skin on the side of Guanshi Liu's ear, sinking slightly.

Guanshi Liu felt a coldness on his face, and something wet slowly slipped from his cheeks, bringing a slight tingling and itching sensation.

He suddenly opened his eyes wide, his pupils constricted.

"My lord!" Guanshi Liu yelled, scratching his neck.

"Huh?" Shen Zhiyun cut the blood on the side of the ear with the long sword, and wiped it on Guanshi Liu's face.

"I said, I said!" Guanshi Liu felt his face was wet and sticky at this moment, and shouted in horror, begging Shen Zhiyun to stop.

Shen Zhiyun smiled lightly, "Don't worry, Guanshi Liu, my swordsmanship is very good, you see I smeared blood on your face with the tip of the sword, your old face - but the skin is not broken at all."

Guanshi Liu opened his mouth to speak bluntly about the academy, but Shen Zhiyun slapped him in the face with the blade of the sword, and Guanshi Liu was so frightened that he fell silent.

"Don't worry about Liu Guanshi. How can there be three people in the same room during the interrogation? Why don't you make a confession?"

Shen Zhiyun walked up to Master Dong again, and put one side of the blade on his shoulder, "Master is really thin, and the money he dared to covet is useless for his own food and drink."

Seeing Shen Zhiyun's young age, Dong Qiping thought of taking a gamble, "The Beijing officials are ordered to investigate, but as for whether there are officials who are corrupt or favoritism, they should be reported to the capital for His Majesty to judge."

Tian Zhi listened on the sidelines and prayed in his heart that Shen Zhiyun would take care of the law, whether it was better to send them to Yicheng or to the capital, it would be better than being lynched in this room.

Obviously in an academy, there are fake students and fake masters called to pretend to study in a few rooms, but with the sword on their necks, they can't help them, and those people just pretend to be their identities so they don't notice The situation here.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Shen Zhiyun smiled.

Dong Qiping knew he had made a wrong bet, and this angered the Beijing officials even more.

"Master, do you think I dare not take your lives?" Shen Zhiyun pressed the blade down, and the sharp blade cut through Dong Qiping's clothes and hit the flesh on his shoulder.

Dong Qiping didn't dare to speak now, his lips were pursed into a line.

"Master has been addressing me as an adult, and I just remembered that I didn't introduce myself to Master." Shen Zhiyun rolled his eyes, seemingly very happy.

"Actually, before I came to Linzhou, I just came out of the Imperial Prison. Guess, master, if His Majesty entrusted me with this investigation, what rank should I rank in Beijing?"

Dong Qiping's shoulder was cut open by the blade, and he clenched his teeth for a moment, his lips trembling.

He couldn't bear the pain, he couldn't kneel stably, and he swayed. The soldier's sword was still on his neck. Seeing his figure shake, he immediately pressed against his neck. It was strong, and Dong Qiping knelt down again.

Having been in imperial prison and receiving such a big errand in a short period of time, it is absolutely impossible for him to be a petty official, at least at the fourth rank or above, the rank that can enter the palace and be directly questioned by the emperor's palace.

He was careless and confused. He investigated the school field and arranged for such a young Beijing official to be in charge. The younger he was, the more capable he was.

Shen Zhiyun walked up to Tian Zhi again, before he raised his sword, Tian Zhi shouted, "My lord! I know everything about the little ones! Tell me everything!"

Seeing Shen Zhiyun's movements paused slightly, Tian Zhi immediately added, "The two of them definitely don't know as much as I do! The little one knows the most and the most complete, you save my life, I will be useful to you! Very useful!"

When Tian Zhi said these words, he was anxious, and his body couldn't help shaking. The soldier's sharp sword chased his neck and wanted to stick it. When the cold touch touched his neck, Tian Zhi couldn't kneel anymore. Followed by his neck.

Shen Zhiyun ordered softly, "Okay."

Those soldiers put the long swords around the necks of the three into their scabbards.

The three of them breathed easily for an instant, and fell to the ground, their hair wet with sweat and sticking together.

Shen Zhiyun swept Luo Feng lightly again, the man was startled, he didn't even realize that Shen Zhiyun looked at him, his eyes were empty, panting involuntarily.

When Shen Zhiyun returned to his seat, Luo Feng came back to his senses and shuddered, fearing and admiring in his heart, this is the majesty of the ruler.

Shen Zhiyun asked the soldiers to take the four people outside the door, and only one person was brought into the house for interrogation at a time.

Two more people were arranged to watch in front of the house, keeping an eye out for people with false identities from the academy to enter here, such as the fake students and teachers in the study, as well as the handyman sweeping the floor and the cook of the academy.

"Mother."

Gu Hanshu helped Han Baoting get off the carriage.

Han Baoting was wearing a royal blue dress made of brocade, with a slightly wide collar, embroidered with patterns of flowers and trees, and a hairpin inlaid with emeralds on her head, looking graceful and noble.

Gu Hanshu's clothes are much more restrained than her mother's, moon white clothes, cuffs are embellished with moiré patterns, but she can't stand her good looks. Standing on the street is a beautiful scenery, causing many girls to hide their faces half-hidden quietly. look.

It caused the pedestrians on the street to look here one after another, wondering when another wealthy businessman moved into Yicheng.

In fact, it was not Han Baoting who made publicity. She had lived in Beijing for nearly 40 years.He has been appointed by the imperial court and is revered by others, but he has never realized that he has to restrain himself.

In fact, there is still a long way to go to Zheng's mansion, but Han Baoting has been driving the carriage for several days, and now that he is approaching the destination, Han Baoting doesn't want to sit anymore, so he gets down for a walk.

The servant led the way in front, and the two followed leisurely.

"Your younger sister, Xin'er, married a rich merchant in Linzhou. Although her status is a bit humble, that person's family background is well-off, and her ancestors also served as officials in the court, so she is not a complete merchant. General He Qi, you You know? It's his grandfather." Han Baoting told Gu Han about Han Xin's marriage.

"I know, it is rare for an old general with both civil and military skills. When he served in the court, the court's civil and military officials had a good relationship." Gu Hanshu said.

"It's a pity that after the old general passed away, none of his heirs are as versatile as him. The emperor is mediocre, and the Zheng family is considered lonely." Han Baoting sighed.

"How did Sister Han Xin marry so far away?" Gu Hanshu asked.

Han Xin is also a young lady who grew up in Beijing. It is said that women are high-married. Since her natal family is a descendant of the Han family in the capital, there is no need to worry about not being able to enter a big family in Beijing.

"Her father, that is, my incompetent concubine brother, is far inferior to your uncle's intelligence and courage. He always wanted to use Han Xin's marriage to help him find something good for himself. Han Xin was afraid. It happened that the boy from the Zheng family came to Beijing. The two saw each other right when they were doing business, Zheng Junyu gave Xiner's father a generous gift, and Han Shu saw that money was easy to see, so he agreed to the marriage right away."

Han Baoting explained the ins and outs of this marriage clearly, and when she looked at Gu Hanshu, her eyes drifted and she didn't know what to think about, and she pretended to be angry, "Stinky boy, what are you thinking, even my words come in from one ear and out from the other!"

Gu Hanshu came back to his senses, "Listen, listen."

"Even your mother is trying to trick you now." Han Baoting glared at Gu Hanshu.

"No, no, I'm just sleepy in the car, and I haven't recovered yet." Gu Hanshu smiled flatteringly.

"Your sister Xin'er is a good child. When she was young, she was carved like a porcelain doll. Seeing it made me feel soft."

Han Baoting sighed involuntarily, "I just wanted a girl, but unfortunately I didn't give birth to one. Seeing someone else's daughter makes me envious."

Gu Hanshu could predict the next sentence.

Sure enough, Han Baoting's conversation turned to him, "I gave birth to you, a careless brat, who makes me angry every day. When will you find me a daughter-in-law?"

Gu Hanshu shook his head, "You found me a good marriage back then, but it's a pity that I couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry."