On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, heavy snow fell, and the entire city of Tokyo was shrouded in white snow. Whether it was houses or streets, whether it was wine flags hung high or slightly shorter red lanterns, everything was covered Apply a layer of white.
In the entire city of Tokyo, only the majestic main hall of the Imperial Palace was spotless, as if snowflakes could not condense on it. But in fact, in order to keep the palace majestic, Liu E ordered people to clear the snow all night long, and I heard that she even injured several palace residents.
For the scholar-bureaucrats and even the common people in Tokyo, the Tianjia Palace did not have many secrets. The Song Dynasty was prosperous in culture and the environment was open. It was common for people to talk about things in the palace.
Even anecdotes from the palace would spread to the people. The driver who delivered food and expenses to the palace every day could tell many interesting things. For example, the palace maid planned to steal sex in the middle of the night, but was found suspicious by the saint's female officer. I threw myself into a snowdrift but was not found! Another example is the official who is diligent in learning and asking questions. Even on a snowy day, he still gets up and reads early.
Of course, some even more vividly describe the scene of officials getting up in the morning to exercise with the Yunzhong princes.
It is said that the prince of Yunzhong does not know how to cherish the official family, that the prince of Yunzhong often goes in and out of the forbidden area, and regards the laws of his ancestors as nothing. What is more, some people criticize Ye An for not respecting the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers, and for being unrestrained!
Of course, this must include a certain woman who was released from the palace, describing Ye An's affair with the palace people in the palace, and she described it in extremely detailed and detailed terms.
When Chen Lin heard such words, a look made Cheng Gongshou and others turn into minions. It took only a cup of tea to "invite" them to Kaifeng Mansion. It only took a little verification to find out that this so-called "released from the palace" was The palace lady is simply a lying woman.
When he saw the clerk in Kaifeng Mansion, he burst into tears and yelled that she was wronged and said that she was just hearing about it. How could this be regarded as a crime?
If Chen Lin, Cheng Gongshou and others provide evidence, she will immediately clarify that they heard it wrong. She never said that she was a palace servant who was released from the palace. She only said that she heard what others said. As for who it was, she did not know who it was. Got it.
As a magistrate, Wang Zhen could come out to betray Chen Lin at first to try the matter, but then he just closed the door and hid in the custody room drinking tea without paying attention to it. There were too many trivial matters like this. The Lord of the Mansion, can he handle it?!
Even when Chen Lin was staring at her from the window, she coughed dryly and pretended to be busy, but in fact, all she was turning over in her hands were blank documents.
"Hey! Why does the Imperial City Secretary need to take action on such a trivial matter as Mr. Chen? Why bother with it?" Wang Zhen stood up helplessly and walked to the window. Until now, he had no intention of opening the door.
Chen Lin looked at him coldly and said: "One is the founding prince of the Song Dynasty, and the other is a mischievous woman. You don't know which one is more serious? Are you going to let her frame Ye Hou?"
Wang Zhen laughed "hehe" and looked at Chen Lin and said seriously: "What can I do? Arrest that woman and beat her up? Wouldn't that confirm the gossip circulating in the market? She is just a person. Who would take the woman’s crazy words seriously?”
"So you are still trying to maintain Ye Hou's reputation? But have you ever thought about it, if everyone in the world spreads rumors like this, lies will turn into truth, and Duke Zhou is afraid of the day of rumors!"
Wang Zhen shook his head slightly: "That's right! Someone wants to harm him, Ye Changsheng, but I, the Kaifeng Mansion, can't take action because I don't have anyone worthy of use in my hands, but you do! Do you know what I mean? This woman The family lives in Wheat Straw Lane outside Baokangmen. The man works at Wang Xianggong's house and his name is Gou Enfu. The eldest son is a broker on the Caihe Pier, the younger son is an infant, and the other officials don't know anything about it!"
Chen Lin's eyes lit up slightly. As soon as she crossed her arms, Wang Zhen pressed her down: "This matter is not trivial. It should not just be for Ye Hou. It's not worth the trouble!"
"Understood, the next thing is our Imperial City Division. Don't worry, we will let her go home safely..."
"You don't want to ask which Mr. Wang it is?"
"Who else is there besides the gall?"
Wang Zhen nodded. He didn't know why Wang Qin wanted to compete with Ye An like this. This man was extremely smart and had no reason to do such a stupid thing!
“Thank you Wang Longtu!”
"Just serving the imperial court!"
After Chen Lin left, Wang Zhen sat down again, but he was busy writing on the paper. Today's matter seemed simple, but it was too strange. Since he couldn't make up his mind, he asked a smart person to take a look.
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As a local official of Kaifeng Prefecture, Wang Zhen was sensitive to every disturbance that happened in Tokyo. He didn't know why Wang Qinruo wanted to attack Ye An. This was obviously unreasonable and completely unnecessary.
Now it seems that Wang Qinruo's servant is actually slandering Ye An outside. With Chen Lin's temper, she will naturally get to the bottom of it.
After gently putting down the brush and drying the ink, Wang Zhen went out and handed the document in his hand to the servant and said: "Send it to Xianggong Lu's mansion. After delivery, don't leave for now. I'll wait for Xianggong Wang's reply."
Come back when you get Mr. Wang’s handwriting!”
The servant took the paperwork and excused himself. Wang Zhen was just struggling with this problem. Today is the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is coming soon. Big things should be done after the New Year. Tusu wine has been prepared at home, so how can there be any
Time is spent on these things!
It's just that one move can affect the whole body. Things that Wang Zhen doesn't pay attention to at this time will always be taken seriously. As the intelligence chief of the Imperial City Division, Chen Lin is very sensitive to the situation in Tokyo. He is different from Wang Zhen in that he is more sensitive.
Most of them focus on politics.
The rumor that the servants of Wang Qinruo's family spread rumors about the princes of Yunzhong makes no sense at all, but everything needs to be investigated to find out. So Cheng Gongshou and Xu Yongzhang started to move, and Shi Xin disappeared after stepping on it.
On the street.
Gou Enfu was light on his feet. Seeing that it was the end of the year, he actually got a reward from the master. He was so happy. He worked as an errand in Wang Xianggong's house and got a lot of benefits. It was a pity that Xie's wife took advantage of her good figure to ask for a high price.
It hurts my heart to think about spending the reward money I got on her.
But thinking about his mother-in-law's figure and Xie's gourd-like body, Gou Enfu couldn't help but feel hot in his heart. He gritted his teeth and walked towards Peach Blossom Alley. When he was about to reach Xie's door, he was stopped by someone.
: "Younger Enfu, how dare you go into Peach Blossom Alley? Do you know that your mother-in-law was arrested and sent to prison?"
Gou Enfu was slightly startled, and after using the dim light to see the old man selling goods in the neighborhood, he breathed a sigh of relief. Naturally, he couldn't go in after being seen by others, so he could only think to himself: "I'm thinking in my head."
Things went wrong and Shaohe got his mother arrested?"
"I heard that he was locked up by people from Kaifeng Mansion for chewing his tongue on the street, but he was released!"
Gou Enfu smiled slightly: "I knew that Hu Qin, that woman, was in trouble sooner or later. She was released by the government before she even made a decision, so I knew that what she said was not a big deal and it would be fine!"
After saying that, Gou Enfu planned to go back to Peach Blossom Lane, but he was still a little worried. He touched the money bag at his waist, gritted his teeth and walked home. Anyway, Mrs. Xie is here, and the New Year is coming, so there is plenty of time to play.