Shen Lian finally confessed, Liu Tai was overjoyed and hurriedly presented the confession.
Although Yan Song had great power, cases like this, which could lead to the death penalty, still had to be adjudicated by the emperor, so he sent the confession to Jinshen Jingshe early.
Jiajing looked at the confession with no expression on his face, and suddenly asked Huang Jin behind him: "Huang Ban, Shen Lian's confession said that both of them were ordered by Xiao Feng to buy sorghum. This Xiao Feng is somewhat familiar to me."
Huang Jin was Jiajing's imperial memorandum, and he immediately replied: "Long live, he is the calligraphy scholar mentioned by King Yu and Commander Lu."
Jiajing said oh, and his eyebrows moved slightly: "Let Lu Bing find this Xiao Feng, I want to ask about this case myself!"
Yan Song was stunned below. He was found, not captured. This was not right. He did not dare to say anything. After returning home, he immediately found his son and explained the situation.
"Donglou, the idea you came up with back then has already put Shen Lian in a desperate situation. No matter how he excuses himself, Long Live will never believe it. But I didn't expect that when Shen Lian confessed, he brought up Xiao Feng. There won't be anything here. Variable?"
Yan Shifan sighed: "Shen Lian shouldn't be that smart. He should have gotten advice from others. I think it was probably Lu Bing."
Yan Song said dissatisfiedly: "What is Lu Bing doing? Is it really going to kill the fish and break the net?"
Yan Shifan shook his head: "If he really wanted to fall out, he would have told Wansui about Xiao Feng a long time ago. He secretly told Shen Lian that he just didn't want to fall out with us. We are just guessing, or it may be Shen Lian's own idea. Well. It's not a secret that Xiao Feng gave Zhang Tianci a calligraphy test. Shen Lian and Zhang Tianci might have mentioned it when they were buying and selling sorghum."
He then comforted his father: "Shen Lian is a small person, and if he can't be eliminated, it's just a matter of breath. Lu Bing's attitude this time still shows that he doesn't want to be our enemy, which is a good thing.
What's more, it's not necessarily a bad thing that Xiao Feng got involved. I just looked for an opportunity to get rid of him. This guy has a grudge against us after all. If he is really capable, he will be detrimental to us sooner or later.
If he just cowers and doesn't move, it won't be worth it if I make a move and I'll break up with Lu Bing. If he meets Long Live this time, he will either be convicted or rewarded. No matter what, he has to take action, as long as If you take action, you won't be afraid of making mistakes.
Lu Bing dragged Xiao Feng in because he had no choice but to save Shen Lian. How could he not know that as soon as he entered the court, he would be shocked every step of the way?"
Xiao Feng didn't know that Yan Shifan was already interested in him, and he was reading the secret letter scolding Lu Bing.
The secret letter was sent by a Jinyiwei dressed as a salesman. The content was very simple:
Zhang Tianci surrendered and confessed that it was Shen Lian who asked him to buy sorghum. Shen Lian confessed and admitted that it was you who told him to buy sorghum. Long Live wanted to find you and he will take care of it himself. Burn after reading.
Xiao Feng knew at a glance that Lu Bing had ripped him out to save Shen Lian.
The Ministry of Punishments is dealing with Shen Lian, and they definitely don’t want to cause any complications; Shen Lian has never met him, so he will only tell the truth about Zhang Tianci’s calligraphy test. Now, it’s definitely Lu Bing’s fault to go with the flow and put the final interpretation on himself.
Before he could do any more mental construction, Jin Yiwei came to the door.
This time, they were not secret guards dressed as passers-by, but were led by the general flag in flying fish uniforms with embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists, which caused a panic among the people in Yangliu Hutong.
In fact, although ordinary people are afraid of the Jin Yiwei, they are only remotely afraid, not as afraid of the Yamen's arrests. On the contrary, the officials in Yangliu Hutong are more afraid of the Jin Yiwei than the common people.
Because ordinary people are not qualified for the Jin Yiwei to take action unless they are plotting rebellion. The Jin Yiwei arrests are mainly officials. Although there are no high-ranking officials in Yangliu Hutong, they are all officials. When they see the Jin Yiwei, they will close the door and the whole family will
Pray silently, never come to your own home.
The Xiao family were the only non-officials in Yangliu Hutong, so these Jinyi guards knocked on the Xiao family's door. Qiao Niang and Qiao Qiao were both frightened, and each of them pulled one of Xiao Feng's sleeves, as if this would save Xiao Feng from having to use it.
As if being taken away.
Xiao Feng couldn't tell them the truth, so he could only impress them with his calmness and gentle smile: "Don't worry, you see they didn't catch me, it's okay, they should have asked me to take a calligraphy test."
The commander-in-chief also cooperated and politely raised his hand: "The commander has an order to invite Mr. Xiao to the palace. Long live the summons."
Xiao Feng nodded to the two women who were pulling their sleeves: "Look, I told you, you are not arresting me. Let go, your clothes are torn. Make braised pork tonight, just use the method I taught you last time
, wait for me to come back to eat.”
As soon as the braised pork was mentioned, Qiaoqiao drooled first and couldn't help but let go of her hand to wipe it. When Qiao Niang saw that Xiao Feng was still thinking about eating, she felt relieved and slowly let go of her hand.
When Xiao Feng walked through the street, people on the street looked at the Jin Yiwei behind him in surprise, and whispered: "Is Mr. Xiao really a liar? Otherwise, how could he provoke the Jin Yiwei?"
"Nonsense, Jin Yiwei has nothing to do? Is a liar worth their while? He might be treason!"
"This can't be nonsense. Mr. Xiao just measures a word to tell his fortune. How can he plot against you?"
"Jin Yiwei will not attack casually. Look, we may not necessarily arrest many people in this arrest! Anyone who is related to them will be arrested. I heard that even the neighbors will be arrested!"
The old Taoist felt restless at the stall and wondered if he would be considered a neighbor and would not be able to continue doing business. After hesitating for a while, he closed the stall early and ran away.
Xiao Feng was taken outside Jinshen Jingshe. A chamberlain came to take over, and the Jinyi guards withdrew. The chamberlain asked Xiao Feng to wait while he went in to ask for orders.
Xiao Feng just stood there, thinking about what to say for a while, completely forgetting the age and location he was in.
After a while, the chamberlain came out to announce the decree and summoned him.
Xiao Feng walked into Jinshen Jingshe. Although it was called a Jingshe, it was much larger than an ordinary house and could accommodate more than a dozen people. At this time, there were only four people, Jiajing, Huang Jin, Yan Song, and Lu Bing, so it seemed a bit empty.
Xiao Feng walked into the monastery and looked at the thin middle-aged man in black and white Taoist robes in front of him, and he felt a little dazed.
Is this the Taojun Emperor who is known as the most wise and wise man? He must be forty-two years old this year, but he looks younger than Lu Bing, with a rosy complexion and a peaceful demeanor, and he does look a bit immortal.
Jiajing was also looking at Xiao Feng. This young man whom Lu Bing said he had heard many times recently was only seventeen years old. He looked young, but these eyes... looked bottomless. He didn't know how many years of vicissitudes had passed.
, to be so deep?
Could it be that he really has Taoism in him? Jiajing has been at a loss on the road of cultivating Taoism for a long time. Today, he suddenly felt hope and couldn't help but sit up straight.
The two of them looked at each other and forgot one thing.
At this time, everyone was stunned, this is the emperor, you are a scholar! Although the Ming Dynasty did not require ministers to kneel when they see the emperor, even Yan Song would pretend to kneel down every time he saw Jiajing. Jiajing waved his hand
will stop the action.
Without anything else, just this charge of contempt for the emperor is enough to put Xiao Feng in jail, not to mention that he is still looking at the emperor arrogantly! When you go to the palace to meet the emperor, you must bow your head and look politely, otherwise you will be suspected of assassinating the king!
Yan Song stared at Xiao Feng with wide eyes, thinking that such a fool had made the old man and his son worry in vain.
Yan Song directly raised his hand and spoke: "Your Majesty, Xiao Feng is extremely rude, contemptuous of Long Live, and has ulterior motives. Please take down the court staff and then ask the rest!". Give him a beating first, and then say anything else if he can survive it!
Lu Bing's expression remained unchanged, but his body trembled slightly. Huang Jin looked at Jiajing's face, he didn't know whether he was happy or angry, and he didn't dare to speak easily.
Only then did Xiao Feng come to his senses and realized that he had accidentally gotten into trouble. His mind was spinning rapidly, but his face remained calm as usual.
He smiled lightly, bowed to Jiajing with the most respectful expression and the most chic gesture.
"Master Cangjie's junior brother, Xiao Feng, pays homage to senior brother Fei Xuan."