Liu Yixuan and Ling'er were taken to the lobby of Junzhou Prefecture again, and two yamen runners were lined up on the left and right, each dressed neatly and well-liked.

Liu Yixuan walked slowly to the hall and saw an official wearing a purple robe in the main hall. The official sat upright with a serious expression. His eyes were both small and small, revealing a few traces of cunning and deepness. Then he looked at his gauze hat with his straight face, and his two hat wings were not swaying at all.

"Can this person be the imperial envoy sent by Qinzong?" Liu Yixuan saw that the prefect of Junzhou was standing aside and laughing, so he decided that he was the emperor's imperial envoy.

"You two, don't you kneel down when you see the imperial envoy?" Wang Menghai said sternly intimidating from the side.

"Hmph, I'm not corrupt, but not traitorous, so why should I kneel down in court?"

"You...you are so brave. This is Lord Qin from the Censorate. He is the imperial envoy sent by the emperor. If you dare to be rude, I will not be punished! Come on, beat me!" Wang Menghai tried the case in just two attempts, and he was punished at every turn. On weekdays, he would beat the defendant and beat the plaintiff after the trial. The people of Junzhou City all knew his habit. Because they were afraid of being beaten for no reason, they would no longer go to the yamen to sue for some small disputes. For a moment, Junzhou City seemed peaceful.

Several yamen runners heard the orders of the prefect and were hurriedly trying to get the torture instruments, but they heard Qin Hui say, "Stop, he is the son of Prime Minister Liu and has a relative with the emperor. If he doesn't kneel down, don't kneel!"

When Liu Yixuan heard that he was Lord Qin from the Censorate, he also expected that this person was Qin Hui. Because the Jin soldiers besieged the city the day before yesterday, he had gone to the Jin camp to discuss peace, and he had heard of his deeds. At this time, he did not surrender to the Jin soldiers, but he was still a little righteous. Liu Yixuan stepped forward and bowed, "Thank you Lord Qin!"

Qin Hui carefully looked Liu Yixuan up and down, nodded and said, "I am indeed a descendant of the prime minister. I have heard of you going out of the city to defeat the enemy the day before yesterday. It turns out that you are a hero and a young man!"

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "Mr. Qin has been too rewarded. The sage said: Wealth and honor cannot be lustful, poverty and humbleness cannot be moved, and power and force cannot be betrayed. This is called a real man. As a subject of the Song Dynasty, he must protect the territory of the Song Dynasty with his death. Even if the enemy gives him high officials and generous salaries, he must never surrender and turn against him!"

"Well, it's right. It's true that I am a wise minister. If my people in the Song Dynasty are as wise as Mr. Liu, then my Song Dynasty's revival is expected!"

When Liu Yixuan heard him say this, he sneered in his heart: "The Song Dynasty has no hope of revival. I just hope that when you surrender and turn against each other in the future, you will remember what you said today!"

The Junzhou magistrate Wang Menghai listened for a long time. The imperial envoy did not look like an inmate being interrogated. He seemed to be a reunion of an old friend and met an old man in a foreign land. He also complained repeatedly. He didn't know what happened to his father-in-law, so why did he send such an imperial envoy to Junzhou.

Qin Hui and Liu Yixuan made a few polite words and finally asked about the case. Qin Hui asked: "As the son of the prime minister, why did you leave the capital secretly to meet the princes of Junzhou? Don't you know that the officials in the capital are not allowed to make friends with the laws and regulations of foreign vassal kings?"

"Reporting to the imperial envoy, the students naturally knew this law, but there was a reason for leaving Beijing this time!"

"Isn't that a reason for this? I want to secretly collude with the vassal kings to rebel!" Wang Menghai interrupted.

Liu Yixuan glanced at Wang Menghai, and did not intend to be as knowledgeable as him. He just hoped that Qin Hui would not be able to work with the old teacher and could cleanse his innocence.

"Oh? There is a reason for this? What is the reason?"

"The student once studied in the Imperial Academy. He heard that the princes of Junzhou were good at calligraphy and painting and were good at collecting. He came to his house to visit him and asked him about the way to collect calligraphy and painting. Of course, he also wanted to take a look at his collection and gain some knowledge!"

"Haha, you came to Junzhou just to discuss calligraphy and painting with Xiang County Prince, and had no other intentions? How did this make me believe it? The old master had studied Lingzun's book and said that Lord Lingzun had a letter to you to bring it to the County Prince, and attempted to make friends with Xiang County Prince." Qin Hui heard that he came to Junzhou to read paintings, how could he trust him, so he had to ask again.

"This is purely accusation. Lord Qin, you are an official in the same court with your father. You are not unaware of the temperament of Master Zhu. He has always been incompatible with his father and always listed charges to frame him. This time, he learned that I came to Junzhou, and he framed my father and son for rebellion. How can he believe him?"

"I naturally can't ask how many old grudges Mr. Lingzun and the old teacher have. I shouldn't ask. It's just that the emperor asked me to investigate the matter in Junzhou. He also hoped that Mr. Liu would reply truthfully and provide evidence and physical evidence. I naturally believe you!"

"Okay, since the Junzhou prefect said that the student had an affair with the prince, please ask the prince Qiansui to come to the government office to confront him to see if the student was lying." Liu Yixuan had no choice but to ask the prince to come and help him. As the saying goes: It is hard to be alone. Since the old master falsely accused his father of having an affair with the prince, the Junzhou prince Xiang Zhonghui naturally could not escape the relationship. Inviting him to come out to confront him will inevitably be beneficial to him.

"It's good that way. I want to visit the prince of Junzhou and learn about the inside story from him!"

The king Menghai said to Qin Hui, "Sir, no, if Liu Anguo really had an affair with the Prince Xiang, how could he explain it truthfully? It is impossible for the two of them to have a unified verbal statement, and they can't ask any truth!"

Qin Hui smiled and said, "Since it is said that the capital is acquainted with the vassal kings, how can we only examine one party? I came to investigate the case under the order of the emperor. Naturally, both parties must take into account both parties and not just listen to the words of one party!"

Wang Menghai said again: "Although the lord is right, the prince is a thousand years old. I, the Junzhou government office, may not invite him. If he does not come to the right place, what should I do?"

"Don't worry about this. When I left Beijing, the emperor specially awarded a gold medal and an arrow. The princes and ministers must obey the orders regardless of their rank. You should take the arrows to the county prince's mansion and explain to the prince with a kind word, and he will naturally come!"

When Wang Menghai heard that the gold medal had arrived, he didn't say anything more and asked for the gold medal arrow and headed straight to the county prince's mansion.

After a while, the prince's sedan chair arrived at the entrance of the government office. Xiang Zhonghui quickly walked into the lobby with his eyebrows frowned, obviously not a good expression.

Qin Hui walked out of the hall to greet him, hurriedly asked the yamen runners to see the seat and put on tea, and said with a smile: "I came to Junzhou to investigate the case according to the emperor's will. I wanted to go to the royal palace to pay my respects first, but the case was urgent, so I came to the government office first. I hope it's not surprising that I have been a thousand years old!"

Xiang Zhonghui sneered, "I dare not, Lord Qin is the emperor envoy of the emperor. How dare I let the adults come to the house to stay? I'd better come to see him!"

Seeing that he had no good face and did not intend to please him, Qin Hui asked about the case directly. "Does Qiansui know that the young master in the hall is the young master of Liu Xiangguo?"

Xiang Zhonghui glanced at Liu Yixuan and said, "I didn't know before, I only knew when the prefect took him away that day."

"Oh, so that's it. Yesterday, Grand Master Zhu participated in a book called Liu Anguo and said that Liu Anguo sent a young master to meet with Qiansui in an attempt to make friends. I wonder if this is the case?"

"Hmph, a joke! As a royal relative and noble, I have been deeply trusted by the emperor. Why do I have to make friends with the ministers in the capital? Zhu Fan has always liked to make things out of nothing. I am about to submit a report to the court to study his book!" Xiang Zhonghui was the half-brother of Empress Dowager Xiang, and even Song Huizong had to call him uncle. He naturally didn't take officials like Xiang Zhu Fan seriously. It was just that Zhu Fan's intention to report to Liu Anguo was not to move to Zhonghui, but just to frame Liu Anguo.

When Wang Menghai heard Xiang Zhonghui scolding his father-in-law, how could he bear it? He said, "The prince has a thousand years of anger. There is a saying: There is no wind and waves. There is no wall in the world that is not airtight. If you want others to know, don't do it unless you do it yourself!"

"Stop talking, what are you? I will talk to the imperial envoy, so how can you let me interrupt!" Xiang Zhonghui's eyebrows stood up and scolded Wang Menghai. Wang Menghai was only a fifth-rank prefect, so he naturally did not dare to talk back, so he could only endure it.

Seeing that the attitude of the parties was not very good, Qin Hui could not offend Master Zhu or Liu Xiangguo. The prince of Junzhou sitting in the hall did not dare to offend him, and he was also worried for a while. However, since the case was handled under the order, he could only continue to be tried. So he shouted to the hall: "Take a few witnesses to the hall, and I will question them one by one!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!