It is said that Li You arrived at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, examined the case and said to the doorman: "I am a fellow villager of Dazhong Cheng. Li You, the official of Suzhou Prefecture, came here specially to send a letter from Dazhong Cheng's family."
I heard that there was a letter from the chief official, so the doorman did not dare to neglect it and went in to report it. After a while, he came out and replied: "Dazhong Cheng has said that it is business time at this time and it is inconvenient to talk about personal friendship. Please ask Mr. Li to come to Yongfang in the evening."
See you at home."
This old man really has principles... Li You stuffed some more money into the door, and said to the doorman: "I am here not only for private matters, but also for urgent and urgent business. I must see the Prime Minister. I can't wait until evening. Please come again."
Report."
If it were someone else who was stalking him, the doorman would have told him to get out. But the person in front of him seems to have some relationship with Zuodu Yushi. The person who can help carry family letters is either a relative or an old friend. And for the sake of the doorman's face,
So the doorman went in again to report.
This time Li You was introduced, and after passing through several halls and courtyards, he saw that there was nothing unusual about the houses and courtyards here, and they were even ordinary and featureless.
Until he entered a main hall room, Mr. Li didn't have time to see clearly what Zhao Liangren, the censor of Zuodu, looked like after the public case. He kowtowed and saluted and said, "My fellow countryman Mo Jin has met Mr. Zongxian."
When the seventh-rank foreign official met the second-rank imperial envoy for the first time, he could not help but kneel down. Mr. Li, who had not kowtowed to anyone for a long time, felt a little pain in his knees. When he heard the superior said, "No need to be polite, please get up," he stood up.
He secretly looked at Zhao Liangren, and immediately felt that the three brothers of the Zhao family were all different. The third master Zhao was a good official who did not follow etiquette, and he was unrestrained, while the second master Zhao was a humble gentleman and gentle as jade.
But this Mr. Zhao is over fifty years old. He has a dignified and serious appearance and a serious look. In a previous life, he was called a poker face. At a glance, you can tell that he is not someone to be trifled with.
Zhao Liangren nodded to Li You, and Li You quickly took out the blood letter from his sleeve and handed it over.
The old man opened it and read it, his eyes suddenly furrowed and he frowned. He read a few more lines, waved his hand and dismissed the people waiting on the left and right, leaving only Li You in the room. He said sharply: "The death letter of the sixth prison student is actually in your hand? Rumor has it that someone is counterfeiting it.
Censor, could it be you too?"
Li You cried out that he had been wronged, briefly recounted his own experience, and finally said: "Xia Guanwei has suffered an unreasonable disaster and is almost desperate. Hearing that Dazhong Cheng has always been impartial and clear-minded, he took the liberty to come here and beg for help."
"There is no need to deliberately flatter, flattery will taint your ears." Zhao Liangren warned him sternly, then suddenly changed the topic and said, "Where is my family letter?"
Just now, he had put on a show of saying that he would not talk about personal affairs during business hours, but now he took the initiative to ask for letters from home... Li You's mind flashed, and he understood what Zhao Dazhongcheng meant.
This is definitely to evaluate the relationship between Li You and the Zhao family through the contents of the family letters, and then to see what the food is... Whether it is delicious and entertaining, or whether it is casual and perfunctory, it all depends on this.
The family letter to Boss Zhao is in two packages, written by Zhao Liangyi and Zhao Liangli respectively.
Mr. Zongxian was slightly surprised by this. His two younger brothers had different temperaments. The junior in front of him could actually make friends with these two people at the same time. He had some skills.
Li You could only pray that those two letters would be kind to him and win the sympathy of the old man in front of him, while he kept beating his heart and secretly glanced at the old man's expression from the corner of his eyes.
After reading, Zhao Dazhongcheng put the letter aside, his expression unchanged. He said to Li You: "There is nothing to say about the blood letter written by Master Yique. There are many scholars who are good at business, and there is no shortage of them in all dynasties. But these people all committed suicide together.
It’s suspicious.”
Li You wanted to interject: It was the most suspicious thing if someone falsely accused an official of pretending to be a censor! But he was frightened by the aura of the person in front of him, so he forcibly held back.
However, my patience paid off in the end, and I heard the boss write lightly: "It's not difficult for you. I just said that I was afraid that it would be inconvenient for the imperial censor to openly observe, so I asked you to make a secret visit to the Imperial College when you were imprisoned. It happened to be a misunderstanding.
I intend to pretend to be a royal censor. If I report this to my official tomorrow morning, I can put an end to the rumors."
Li You was overjoyed. These few words were what brought him here today. The big trouble in his eyes was just a matter of a few words to Mr. Zong Xian.
Sure enough, it's just a matter of looking at the food. What does it mean to have someone in the court who is easy to serve as an official? The leader of the imperial censor, Zuodu Yushi, came forward to endorse it. Who dares to say that he is pretending to be the censor? You are really in the right place. No one can be better than Zuodu Yushi.
Very useful.
"Thank you, Prime Minister Dazhong, for helping those in need." Li You said a few words of gratitude, but Zhao Liangren raised his hand to stop him.
These things are indeed trivial matters to Mr. Zhao, and he doesn't care much about them.
A mere powerless Imperial Academy scholar has some ambitions, so what can he do?
The death of six supervisors, who were said to have committed suicide, was a sensational event. The imperial court in the capital had been peaceful and peaceful for many years, and there had been no unusual deaths in more than ten years, so the death of supervisors was considered shocking news. But compared with
Does he have a real relationship? Sending the censor to inspect is a matter of business and does not count as a relationship.
It doesn't matter who he is, no matter how loud the noise is, he can't be offended. This is the confidence of the second-rank Zuodu censor.
Li You plucked up the courage to ask again: "Before Xiaguan left his hometown, Mr. Songzhai also asked him to write a letter to the Imperial Academy to pay for the wine sacrifice. Now this letter..."
The Mr. Songzhai he mentioned refers to Zhao Liangyi, Mr. Zhao Er, who was idle at home and waiting for the opportunity to recover. In order to help Li You establish friendship, Zhao Liangyi actually wrote a letter to Fei Jijiu in the same year.
Yesterday, Li You went to the Imperial College just to find some minor officials for information. He had no plan to meet Fei Jijiu. And because Fei Jijiu had too little power, his letter had no talismanic effect, so he didn't carry it with him.
But at this time, Li You mentioned Fei Jijiu, not because he was full to hold on, but actually with the intention of testing, intending to observe something through Mr. Zhao's attitude.
Unfortunately, Mr. Li's information is indeed too scarce. It is rare to have the opportunity to talk to senior officials. Of course, we must try our best to dig out some insider information.
When he heard that his second brother had written letters to Fei Jijiu, Zhao Dazhongcheng said: "Don't send the letter yet, as it will only arouse suspicion. Mr. Fei is in bad luck and his official career is not smooth. It is regrettable to act rashly when he is in a hurry. Instigating the supervisor or
Yes, but it doesn't mean that he will be forced to death or resurrected, there must be something else going on."
"Yes, yes." Li You agreed with his mouth, but secretly tasted it in his heart. Judging from Dazhong Cheng's tone, the battle in the court did not seem to be a matter of life and death, with swords and swords flashing. Of course, there was definitely a fight.
Li You still wants to continue talking about these slightly sensitive topics. Every word of the other party is worthy of careful consideration.
However, as he spoke, Master Zhao Liangren, who was inspired, suddenly had the same doubts as Li You before, "If someone wants to trap Master into injustice, just kill the sixth supervisor. He will fabricate you as a fake censor out of thin air."
What do you want to do?"
Li You, who had started the conversation, was ashamed. Did he tell the boss that he might have gotten into trouble by showing off with Xu Shangshu's letter? If he told the truth, his evaluation in the eyes of Dazhong Cheng would have plummeted? I should have known better.
Bringing the topic here...
Zhao Liangren thought for a moment and asked, "Did you say anything when you received the blood letter from the prisoner in the Imperial College?"
Li You replied: "The official only promised to hand it over to Yousi, and really didn't say anything else."
The "Yousi" who handed over the petition was either the General Affairs Department or the Metropolitan Procuratorate... Zhao Dazhongcheng suddenly realized that it was Li You who had vaguely revealed his relationship with him when he mentioned the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the Imperial College? Then it attracted the attention of interested people.
Do you want to use Li You as a trigger to burn this fire on him?
Don't others know that he can help Li You identify himself with just one sentence? Doesn't he have the most say on whether he is a fake censor? He has countless real censors, does he need to send a fake one?
It was a very simple matter at first, but it became a bit complicated after being fiddled with like this... The death of six supervisors was not a big deal, but it would be a big deal if the death of six supervisors deliberately involved him.
Using the wisdom he had honed over many years of officialdom, Mr. Zhao began to think about things, which became more complicated and more meaningful...
Mr. Zhao Liangren's idea is very right and is infinitely close to the truth, but it is a pity that it is fundamentally crooked.
However, he was familiar with these schemes and picked them up easily. He immediately changed his mind and said, "I'll put the blood letter here, but I won't come forward yet. You can go out openly and show off through the city for a few days, and let me see who jumps first."
Come out. For example, you can go to the Imperial College for a walk."
At that moment, Li You was complaining in his heart. Just now, Dazhong Cheng had promised to come to court tomorrow morning to clarify the situation and put an end to the rumors as soon as possible. This was in line with his ideas. But why did he suddenly change his mind?
Dazhong Cheng's new idea was simply a plan to lure the snake out of its hole, and he became the bait. He actually asked him to act in a high profile, which completely subverted his idea of keeping a low profile with his tail between his legs.
Who can be blamed for this? Li You wanted to slap himself twice. If he hadn't been so meddlesome and deliberately led the conversation to Fei Jijiu and the Imperial College incident, it wouldn't have caused Dazhong Cheng to change his mind inexplicably. He really dug it himself
You've buried yourself in a trap.
Li You wondered: "The lower-level officials are short-sighted and unfamiliar with personnel in the capital. It is inevitable that they will miss the boss's clever plan."
Zhao Liangren held up the letter and said: "In my brother's letter, he said that you are capable and can be driven. He never praises others easily, so why should you be humble?"
Damn it, Mr. Zhao Er, you can just show me my contribution. Why praise me for my ability... Li You continued to argue: "Xiaguan came to Beijing alone, and he is weak. If there is an unexpected situation and it is difficult to respond, I am afraid that I will miss the boss."
big event."
Zhao Liangren arranged: "It doesn't matter, you are also a seventh-rank official after all, so nothing will happen to you. I guess no one is brave enough to do this. If you are worried, I will send two strong guards to accompany you, and write a personal letter to you."
You take it with you."
Li You couldn't help shouting in his heart, they are here for Xu Shangshu, please don't be sentimental! Just do your best to help me defend this promising job!
But at this point, it was difficult to ride a tiger. Li You began to think about what he would say if the truth of the matter was revealed...should he take the initiative to speak out now and seek leniency for his confession?
