The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 42
Although it was late autumn, the doorman's forehead was covered with sweat, he was so scared that he didn't even dare to lift his head, and he was a little at a loss about the question of Liu Wei.

Seeing that the guards were silent, Liu Wei's expression froze, and he said, "Tell me the truth, who ordered you to say that?"

The guard was a little flustered and hesitant, he didn't know how to answer Liu Wei's question, but at this time King Jin had already seen that there was something wrong with the guard, so he snapped, "Speak!"

The king of Jin only said one word, but this word carried the force of a thousand pounds, and the guard who was pressing down suddenly knelt down: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life, the little one said, in fact, the little one didn't see anything, Someone found the young one, gave the young one 50 taels of silver, and asked the young one to frame Boss Qin. The man said that Qin Yun's ancestral home was in the Southern Han Dynasty. As long as she was arrested, the young one would be rewarded for it. , just... just do what the man said."

Seeing the door guard let go, Liu Wei finally let go of his heart. He was very nervous just now, for fear that the door guard would not let go. survived this incident.

King Jin frowned slightly after hearing what the guard said, and said, "Who made you do this?"

"The little one didn't know each other. It was already late at that time. The man entered the little bedroom with a knife and said that if the little one didn't do what he said, he would kill the little one. Apart from being greedy for money, the little one also cherished his life. It is a last resort, please forgive me, my lord."

No more questions could be asked from the doorman, the two yamen servants took the doorman down, and Liu Wei got up and said: "My lord, now Qin Yun has been proved innocent, may I please lead her back?"

King Jin hesitated for a moment, but Shen Tan suddenly stood up and said: "My lord, you can't, then Qin Yun is from the Southern Han Dynasty, if you let him go back here, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate."

The King of Jin glanced at Shen Tan, then at Su Tong, Su Tong looked at him lightly and said with a smile: "Master Shen is serious, if Qin Yun did not collude with the Southern Han assassins, it would be unreasonable for us to detain her, if it is passed on When it comes to the Southern Han, it is inevitable that the people of the Southern Han will think that our Great Song Dynasty has no tolerance for others. If the people of the Southern Han refuse to submit, what can we do if we capture the Southern Han?"

Su looked at the sentimentality and reason of what he said, Shen Tan was speechless for a moment, the King of Jin saw this, and said: "In this case, please ask Prince Liu to take Qin Yun back, but please tell Qin Yun her identity as a Southern Han citizen. It's very sensitive at this time, so it's best to be quiet in the capital."

Liu Wei was not happy, she cupped her hands and said, "I will tell her."

After finishing speaking, Liu Wei went to pick up Qin Yun, Qin Yun was a little surprised to see Liu Wei went and returned, but before she opened her mouth, Liu Wei said: "It has been found out that you are innocent, let's go back with my son-in-law. "

As he said that, without waiting for Qin Yun to answer, he helped her up and walked out. When he got out of the prison, Tan Tan and the prince were there. Qin Yun's cheeks were pale with tears, Liu Wei couldn't bear it for a moment, and looked at Shen Tan said: "Master Shen is judging the case. How is it different from being a cruel official? If it gets out, how can the people be convinced of the results of the review? I'm afraid it will leave the impression that the people in the world are tortured."

Seeing Liu Weiwei confronting the government officials tit for tat, Qin Yun's heart immediately warmed up, but he was also worried that Liu Wei had a grudge against others, so he quickly tugged on his sleeve, his eyes were earnest, meaning to He must not say any more.

But Liu Wei didn't seem to see it, and continued to say: "It has been ten years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. The monarchs are virtuous and loyal, and the atmosphere is peaceful. If you continue to torture like this, what is wrong?"

King Jin was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Liu Wei to go into the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, and even questioned his interrogation methods in the prison; Shen Tan frowned slightly, his ancestors had always been gangsters, and to him The senior talent suddenly made a fortune and won the trust of King Jin, but at this time Liu Wei questioned his trial methods, which made him a little angry.

"Liu Concubine, how to judge the case is the official's business. If Liu Concubine is not in his position, he does not plan his own affairs. If he doesn't know the details, how can he talk nonsense?"

After Shen Tan finished speaking, there was a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth, as if he was very annoyed by people like Liu Wei who didn't know how to handle cases but still pointed fingers. King Jin knew Shen Tan's ability to solve cases and was quite convinced, he didn't He opposed the use of torture, so he didn't pay much attention to what Liu Wei said; Su looked at it differently, and after thinking about what Liu Wei said, he nodded with some satisfaction.

Facing Tan Shen's disdain, Liu Wei snorted coldly: "I am indeed not in my position, but I firmly believe that torture is not the way to judge cases. Under torture, there must be grievances. The cruel officials of the Tang Dynasty came to Junchen as a clear example. Lord Shen, please take care of yourself."

Hearing that Liu Wei compared Lai Junchen, a cruel official of the Tang Dynasty, with him, Tan Shen suddenly became angry, and said, "I have been following my father's trials since I was a child. Is it possible that I am not as good as a layman like you? You can only point and point with your mouth." , what kind of ability is it, if you have the ability, do you dare to compete with me?"

Tan Shen was also irritated by Liu Wei's words. At this time, he even forgot the identity of Liu Wei's son-in-law, but Liu Wei smiled lightly: "Why don't you dare, now that the prince and Mr. Su are here, how about letting them be a witness?" ?”

After listening to Shen Tan, he immediately turned to King Jin and Su and said, "My lord, I want to compete with Concubine Liu in trying the case. I ask my lord to be a witness with Mr. Su."

King Jin didn't expect things to turn out like this, so he couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Su Tong, Su Tong said with a casual smile, "That's fine, Liu Concubine knows how to do business and write poems, so there must be some excellence in this trial." Here, let’s try it out.”

Liu Wei smiled lightly: "I don't think there is anything special about the trial, I just oppose torture. If I win the competition, I wonder if Mr. Shen can make a promise to use less torture in future trials?"

Shen Tan was very confident in his trial methods, and said: "If I lose to you, I will never use punishment in future trials, how about it?"

Liu Wei shook his head: "I didn't tell Mr. Shen not to use torture, but to use it as little as possible. When encountering vicious people, torture should be used."

Shen Tan was stunned, and said: "Okay, I will make this promise, but if Concubine Liu loses, so what?"

Liu Wei thought for a while, and said, "How about letting Mr. Shen deal with it?"

"Okay, then we will compete in three rounds. When there is a case in Kaifeng Mansion, I will order someone to notify the son-in-law."
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When we left Kaifeng Mansion, it was already late and the autumn wind was bitter.

Qin Yun's hands have already been bandaged, but Qin Yun doesn't care about not being able to get wet for the next half month. She is leaning on Liu Wei's shoulder at this moment, her heart is full of happiness and gratitude.

The carriage was driving on the already very empty street, Qin Yun raised his head and glanced at Liu Wei, and said: "The son-in-law really shouldn't bet with Mr. Shen because of the slave's affairs. Mr. Shen is the most capable official in the Kaifeng mansion. In his hands There is no case that cannot be solved here, the son-in-law...if he loses, the slave family will feel very uneasy."

Liu Wei smiled lightly: "Miss Qin can keep her mouth shut under torture, so what is it for me to do this for Miss Qin? As for losing to Tan Tan, don't worry, Miss Qin. If you, who are related to the assassins of the Southern Han Dynasty, are rescued, you will not be afraid to compete with Shen Tan."

Hearing these words, Qin Yun couldn't help being stunned for a moment. It wasn't until now that she suddenly realized that, logically speaking, it would be very difficult for her to get out of the prison in Kaifeng Mansion, but Liu Wei only said a few words. He rescued himself, with such ability, Shen Tan would probably feel inferior to himself, right?
Thinking of this, Qin Yun was startled and puzzled, she really didn't understand, how did Liu Wei save herself?
And when Qin Yun was thinking about these things, Liu Wei was also thinking about things. Regarding Shen Tan's use of torture, Liu Wei did not mean that he was extremely opposed to the use of torture. The reason why he proposed to use less torture was partly because he wanted to replace Qin Yun. To seek justice, the other half is that he wants to divert King Jin's attention from him by making a bet. He needs to get rid of any relationship with the Southern Han assassins as soon as possible, and a huge bet agreement can obviously be reached. purpose.

The carriage continued on, and Liu Wei asked suddenly: "What did you tell Hua Qiongxian?" Liu Wei didn't know Qin Yun's identity as a Southern Han citizen before, but now that he knew, he had to ask.

"I just advised her to put the safety of the people in the Southern Han Dynasty as the most important thing."

"You said these things to her?"

"I was born in a lonely family. If I hadn't been able to get along in the Southern Han Dynasty, how could I have left my hometown and traveled thousands of miles to Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty? The life of the people in the Southern Han Dynasty was very hard. I think Miss Hua must have realized it herself. The two countries were at war. , the common people should not be allowed to suffer like this.”

After Qin Yun finished speaking, Liu Wei didn't ask any more questions. There are many hard-working people in the world, but there are not many hard-working people with invaluable qualities.

The carriage stopped at Qin's Restaurant, Liu Wei helped Qin Yun back to the house, and then left after instructing the servants in the restaurant. The servants in the restaurant rescued their boss when they saw Liu Wei went to Kaifeng Mansion. Immediately, he felt admiration for Liu Wei.

But when Qin Yun just returned to Qin's Restaurant, Pan Weiji in the Pan Mansion had already received the news.

The night wind was a little cold, and Pan Weiji's eyes were wide open, giving people a sense of terror, making it hard to believe that they were the eyes of a young man with a weak crown.

He was furious, he thought it was impossible.

He was the one who sent someone to look for the gate guard, because only the gate guard's statement that he had seen Qin Yun go out of the city with the Southern Han assassins would be the most convincing, and he also believed that as long as Qin Yun entered the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, she would be the most convincing of the people of the Southern Han Dynasty. With her identity, she must die inside.

But he never thought that Liu Wei went to Kaifeng Mansion and rescued her. He really didn't understand what went wrong, he suddenly became angry, and suddenly felt that the people in Kaifeng Mansion were idiots. Worse than a pig.

(End of this chapter)