(Thanks to Ai Ai Shuo Shuo and Taoist Ye He for the reward.)
Su Jin's initial goal was achieved, but he was afraid of revealing his flaws if he continued talking, so he said goodbye and left. Zhao Zongdan didn't know what he was thinking, and he was in a daze, and did not leave Su Jin to talk in the study.
As soon as Su Jin left, Mr. Qin, Qi Ye and Xiao Hu slipped into the study. After the three of them knelt down to say hello, they stood aside with their hands down.
Zhao Zongdan said: "Is something wrong? I've been eavesdropping outside for a long time."
Mr. Qin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, we are just guarding outside, how dare we eavesdrop on what your Majesty is talking to others? This boy named Su is full of tricks, so we have to be on guard."
"Are you afraid that I will be seduced by him?" Zhao Zongdan said calmly with a cold face.
"Reporting to the prince, this boy is indeed as sneaky as the chief steward said. I have sent people to check his details in the past few days. The news from Luzhou has not been reported back, but there are some clues from the academy. Prince
I'm definitely interested." Master Qi hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"Did I ask you to speak? Palm!!" Prince Teng suddenly became furious and slapped the table. Master Qi trembled in fright and looked at Prince Teng in confusion.
"Don't you need me to do it myself? Qin Fei, watch for me. Each of these two slaps twenty, and if there is no sound from the slap, one will be punished by ten."
Mr. Qin Feiqin didn't know why the prince was so angry. In desperation, he turned to Master Qi and Xiao Hu and said, "You two have heard this, fight."
Qi Ye and Xiao Hu tremblingly raised their palms and slapped their mouths wildly, fearing that they would be punished by ten if they missed one, they did not dare to sneak in and slip, so they hit the flesh with their palms hard again and again, and slapped them down with twenty slaps.
His hands were red, his face was swollen, and he was in a miserable state.
Zhao Zongdan stared at the bookshelf silently, without even looking at the two of them, and said slowly: "You two must be scolding me from the bottom of your heart, blaming me for being moody, and humiliating you for nothing."
"Your Majesty, how dare you have such an idea? Your Majesty is punishing you. Naturally, it is because you have made some omissions and you deserve to be punished." Qi Ye's cheeks were swollen, and there was blood on the side of his mouth as he spoke.
Direct current flowing out looks really miserable.
Zhao Zongdan sighed and said in a slightly slower tone: "It's best if you think so. Why should I treat you like this for no reason? Four lives were lost that night. Can I punish you even if you report to me? It's just this
For once, you guys are so out of character."
After hearing this, Qin Fei felt that the matter was of great importance, and he was afraid that he would not be able to escape the responsibility, so he knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Your Majesty, please clarify what kind of big thing happened, and Qin cannot escape his responsibility."
Zhao Zongdan threw Zhu Lezi's testimony on the ground and said coldly: "Look for yourself, maybe one day we will be taken over by someone, and we still don't know where the flaw is. It's really sad and angry."
Qin Fei and the others quickly picked up the confession and read it with their heads touching. After a while, they were all trembling and kowtowing like pounding garlic.
"Your Majesty, you guys really don't know that this thief is so bold. He is greedy for life and afraid of death. He actually leaves evidence and begs your Majesty to punish him. You guys can't escape the blame."
"Please punish me..."
"You guys are not doing your best, you should be punished..."
The three of them knew that the attitude of admitting their mistakes at this time was everything. The slightest denial would be in danger of their lives. At the same time, the three of them were also frightened in their hearts. This Zhu Lezi was simply a fool. He was controlled by Su Jin that night, even if
If you want to survive, you won't write such a word and give it to others. If this confession is sent to the Ministry of Punishment by Su Jin, the matter implicated will not be the issue of Zhu Leizi's life.
"Hey, everyone, get up." Zhao Zongdan sighed, waved his hands and said: "What can I do if I kill you? It's a taboo not to know people without checking them. That Zhu Lezi is a reckless man, you Liu Qi
Uncle Liu just doesn’t believe it. I’ve told you before that he’s quite good at collecting plate fees on the street. But if it’s really a matter of using his brain, he’s useless.”
Qi Ye kowtowed and his forehead was bleeding profusely, and he kept saying: "If you don't investigate the little one, you are guilty."
Xiao Hu also kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I was also there that night, but Xiao Hu couldn't bring himself to control those old men under Zhu Lezi, so he went back in advance to deal with the city gate defenders, but he didn't expect it.
When it comes to Zhu Lezi, lard has blinded his heart, and he has done such stupid things. He is also guilty, and I beg the prince to punish him."
Zhao Zongdan said: "This matter was originally a trivial matter. That Su Jin was meddling in other people's affairs. You were afraid that you would lose your prestige and things would not go smoothly in the future, so you went to take revenge. This is understandable. But that Zhu Lezi was stupid first."
He ran into the wrong house, killed four people out of thin air, and then something like this happened again. They say that the seventh master of Nancheng is very smart and capable of doing things, but I don't think he's good at it."
"You little fool, my lord, please calm down, your lord, please calm down." Liu Qi's head was about to be crushed.
"Once this matter gets bigger, I won't be able to defend myself. Do you think I will be angry? Fortunately, Su Jin is wise enough to throw this hot potato to me. I don't care whether his intentions are good or not. That's all.
As far as I'm concerned, it eliminates one piece of future trouble."
Qin Fei suddenly thought of something, took the note and looked at it carefully. After a while, he breathed out. Zhao Zongdan saw this and took a sip of tea to relieve his anger: "Manager Qin, you don't have to read it carefully. This...
If it’s true, then Su Jin wouldn’t dare to hand over the fake confession to me even if he was too brave. I promised him to use this confession to arrest people, would he be stupid enough to commit perjury?”
Qin Fei laughed and said: "What the prince said is that the villain just thinks that something is fishy. Su Jin actually has alienation from the prince. Today, he came to congratulate the princess on her birthday and sent this confession. Did you hear something?
Feng Sheng, are you here to test the prince?"
Zhao Zongdan said: "The congratulations are false. The purpose of sending this confession is the purpose. The background of Su Jin is not complicated. The academy manager Cao has long sent someone to tell him. This person once claimed to be familiar with Yan Shu, the envoy of the third division. Last month
When Yan Shu came to Yingtianfu Academy to give lectures, he also sent someone to meet Su Jinjin. It is hard to say whether there is any relationship between the two."
Qin Fei said: "It's probably because Yan Shu saw that Su Jin was quite talented, so he and the prince valued him so much. Speaking of the relationship between the two, one was a small town businessman, the other was a high official in the imperial court and a leading figure in the literary world.
Even eight poles can’t be pulled up.”
Zhao Zongdan frowned and nodded: "What you said makes some sense, but Su Jin has a lot of contact with Yan Shu's widowed niece. How can we explain this? Could it be that Yan Shu actually ignored his dignity and allowed something to happen between the two of them?
What? If that's true, this Su Jin is really not simple."
Qin Fei said: "There is no possibility of a relationship between these two people. It is said that the daughter of the Yan family is gentle, filial, and extremely loyal. She has a good reputation in the capital and is quite capable in business. How could such a woman like Su Jin so much?"
Even if Yan Shu was willing to accept this, this girl would not be willing to do it; Su Jin was born as a merchant, and the villain speculated that the two of them had interacted with each other several times, perhaps in business; in any case,
The relationship between these two people will not be too close, and it will definitely not affect the relationship between Yan Shu and Su Jin."
Zhao Zongdan nodded slightly and said: "Find out this matter in detail. If the two of them are really immoral, then there will be a good show. For now, your judgments are inseparable. If they are really like Su
Jin boasts such a close relationship with Yan Shu, how could Su Jin not report this matter to Yan Shu, but this evidence will definitely not be handed over to me."
"What the prince is saying is that Su Jin seems to have really come to ask the prince for help. Hasn't the prince always wanted to recruit him? After this is done, won't Su Jin be at the prince's disposal in the future?"
"Hey, you still don't understand. Why do I want to win over Su Jin so much and even condescend to make friends with him? Is it just to force him to do things for me? Although Su Jin is smart, when it comes to his ability to do things,
Can I be as good as you, Qin Fei?"
"The prince is courteous to the virtuous and the corporal, but the villain treats others by himself, which has distorted the prince's intention."
"Corporal Li Xian is good. In addition, I think Su Jin may achieve something in the future. Since the Taizu Dynasty, the trend of emphasizing culture over martial arts has been prevalent in our Song Dynasty. Nowadays, scholars are in charge of the center and control the political leaders. I am actually doing it for the world.
The literati read it. Furthermore, it is unknown whether Su Jin's Ci writing is good and he may be the leader in the future. Being kind to him now may benefit him in the future. Although I don't need to borrow the help of others, I would like to give him more help.
It is better than more obstacles; even if he disappears from everyone in the future, I will not lose anything."
"Your Majesty is far-sighted and I admire you very much, but how can Su Jin, a scholar, know that he is very likely to become a successful person in the future? Your Majesty has never praised others like this before." Qin Fei said with a smile.
Zhao Zongdan chuckled and said: "You don't know this. Several of his poems have been well received by both the government and the public. Then Yan Shu sent a copy of his poems to the emperor for reading. The emperor praised him after reading it. If it weren't for this Su
Jin doesn't have any fame at the moment, so it's hard to promote him deliberately, otherwise he might become famous long ago."
Qin Fei was surprised and said: "Is there such a thing? Does Su Jin even praise him?"
Zhao Zongdan smiled and did not answer, thinking: Do you, the slaves, know that I have to tell everything? Do I have to tell you even if I have an informant in the palace?