please respect yourself

Relying on the embroidery skills handed down by her family alone, Qin Mengshi moved to Qingjing with her family for the study of her only son after she had a small savings.I thought that Qin Cheng, who was elected as a young man, would have a brighter future when he came to Qingjing, but he bumped into a wall along the way, and his family wealth was scattered and he ended up in a shanty.

Whether a loving mother chooses her neighbors, or stops weaving and persuading her to learn, the widowed Qin Mengshi greedy to work early in the morning, and ruined one eye by doing embroidery day and night, all for the sake of his only son Qin Cheng's early success.

It wasn't until Qin Cheng entered the calligraphy school under the Imperial College that there was a vague tendency for improvement.

Yan Suiyuan's expression was calm, and Qin Mengshi, who woke up from a coma, said that the improvement was clear. He vaguely felt that it was not a blessing from heaven, after all, the imperial court had a long history of factional disputes.

Qin Mengshi wept uncontrollably. She lost her husband in the early years and lived in poverty and hardship. Qin Cheng was her only spiritual pillar. With this son, she survived decades of desolation and vicissitudes. Those who are in their forties and their bones are also weakened are the same as those in their seventies and eighties.

"My lord, the old lady also knows that my son is not learning to read and write, but we have nothing to do. A Cheng is really just writing articles for others..." Qin Mengshi's words so far It was like being silenced, unable to utter a word after that.

Can you enter the calligraphy school of the Imperial Academy just by writing articles for others?More able to afford the expensive Shuxiu of calligraphy?

Cheng Zangzhi and Yan Suiyuan didn't believe a single word, even Qin Mengshi himself couldn't keep talking until the end.

Cheng Zang's pair of delicate and long red phoenix eyes, even in a straight posture, can have a very upright aura.He couldn't bear it, and talked to Qin and Mengshi in a very understanding tone, "I believe what Madam said, but who did you ask Young Master to write articles for? What kind of articles are you writing? You know, Shu Xiu, who studies calligraphy, is not good at it." Low."

Yan Suiyuan silently watched Cheng Zangzhi's words laughing at Yan Yan's conversation with Qin Mengshi, he found that Cheng Zangzhi, who had always smiled without showing his teeth, actually smiled a little white, and his handsome and beautiful face appeared very amiable.

He bowed his head indifferently, Cheng Zangzhi had always been handsome and unrestrained for three years in the court, and he was very happy with everyone.Hundreds of officials get along well with him, as it should be.

Qin Mengshi clutched the coarse cloth skirt on her knees, bit her lower lip that looked like a cracked dry field, struggled for a long time in the only eyes that could see clearly, until she saw the warmth on Cheng Zangzhi's lips, she finally couldn't bear to pour it out The taboo in my heart: "It is to write articles for some high-ranking officials, and some celebrities."

"What high officials and celebrities?" Yan Suiyuan took the words and asked bluntly.

Qin Mengshi glanced at the noble and elegant Yan Suiyuan, wondering if he should speak.Then he glanced at Cheng Zangzhi, whose smile did not change, and then slowly said: "The old lady only knows that there are champions in this discipline, and some sons of noble families... I don't know much about the others, Ah Cheng never followed I said this because I overheard Ah Cheng arguing with a classmate."

Yan Suiyuan wanted to ask a few more questions, but was stopped by Cheng Zangzhi. He looked at Cheng Zangzhi suspiciously, but he just shook his head.Then someone took Qin Mengshi to rest.

"Master Cheng, this case has been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I want to bring Qin Mengshi back to the Yan Mansion." Yan Sui wished to wait for Qin Mengshi to leave.

Cheng Zangzhi shrugged helplessly, "I said I wouldn't steal your case, why should Master Yan be so cautious."

"Master Cheng doesn't snatch it, and if he doesn't take it, it means that Master Cheng doesn't interfere." Yan Suiyuan gave him a cold look, remembering Cheng Zangzhi's past bad deeds in his heart.

"Well, it's just that Mr. Yan thinks that the Ministry of Criminal Justice on the wind can keep Qin Mengshi?" Cheng Zangzhi looked directly at Yan Suiyuan, his pupils clarified, "or is it that Mr. Yan is under pressure from all sides? , can you protect the Qin and Meng clans at every step?"

His voice was low, and the surroundings were silent.In Yaque's silence, Yan Suiyuan's face was quite serious under the shadow of the light, his eyelashes drooped down like a fan, but his long eyebrows like distant peaks were tightly frowned.

It is indeed annoying that the Ministry of punishment is in the light, but the criminal is in the dark.

Cheng Zangzhi shot very quickly, and Yan Suiyuan, who was unable to dodge in time, was touched by his brow. He looked at Cheng Zangzhi in astonishment, didn't he want to take something off his neck?Why is it not the neck this time, but the brow?

"You have such pretty eyebrows, it's so ugly when you frown them." After Cheng Zangzhi finished speaking, he brushed away the heavy worry on his brows with a finger, and then moved his arms down to reach his neck.

With a palm of the void, Cheng Zangzhi watched Yan Suiyuan who took three steps back intently, and felt in his heart: At such a sensational time, he was able to retreat such a big distance, he is really vigilant!

"Please Cheng Jiedu envoy to respect yourself." Yan Suiyuan's words were cold and ruthless, "Qin Mengshi has Cheng Jiedu envoy to take care of him, please leave."

After saying that, Yan Suiyuan staggered Cheng Zangzhi's position, and was about to leave here.But he was stopped by Cheng Zangzhi's stretched out arm, Yan Suiyuan saw that his arm seemed to have gangrene, and stepped sideways to distance himself.

"I'll see you off." Seeing that he was about to refuse, Cheng Zangzhi said preemptively, "Don't refuse me, otherwise I will have to go home with Lord Yan."

Yan Suiyuan's brows became colder, and his breath became foggy: "Cheng Jiedushi, enough is enough."

Cheng Zangzhi smiled mischievously, turned sideways out of Yangguan Avenue, and watched Yan Suiyuan go away.He stood still, standing in place like a stake.

He watched Yan Suiyuan go away, it was as common as Yan Suiyuan being robbed on the side of his neck every day.In the past three years, many things have become customary habits.

Of course, what he dislikes the most is Yan Suiyuan calling him Cheng Jiedushi.Every time he called him that, Yan Suiyuan either doubted him or annoyed him, and he couldn't let him have any self-justification.

Yan Sui, who had left Chengmen, was willing to walk down a street before he dared to look back at Chengmen's direction.His heart reminded him all the time that Cheng Zangzhi's origin was unknown, and he was not clear about his involvement with various forces. More importantly, Cheng Zangzhi was the Hexi Jiedu envoy, holding military power that was not well-known to his uncle.

No, Cheng Zangzhi is even better than his uncle.His uncle became the commander-in-chief of the Zhongning Army because of the accumulated meritorious service of the Yan family for generations. Cheng Zangzhi became famous by annihilating [-] Turkic cavalry in World War I. At a young age, many veterans of the Hexi garrison honored him as Dudu Cheng.

Being so jealous of a talent, he has been entangled with him as soon as he stepped into the court, just because of the broken sleeve?Even if Yan Suiyuan committed suicide by hanging himself, he would not believe it. The reason, which he vaguely sensed, was related to his uncle Yan Ting.

Yan Sui was willing to go to Liu Yan's mansion. He could be sure that Cheng Zangzhi knew about Qin Cheng's affairs long ago. He wanted to go into the mansion to ask what Cheng Zangzhi and him were talking about, but in the end he stopped and changed direction.

The court dispute has nothing to do with him. The battle in the army has ended with him since the day he was expelled from the Zhongning Army by his uncle.

Now, he speaks the Dharma with all his heart.The emperor commits the same crime as the common people, the punishment does not avoid the ministers, and the adultery is forbidden.Even if the ending is like Shang Yang has no precipice to rein in, like Han Fei has a glass of poisoned wine and goes to Huangquan at the end of the road, there is no regret or complaint.

The prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is very spacious and bright. In the three years since Yan Suiyuan took office, there has never been an unjust case, let alone mercy.

During the day, a few beams of warm yellow sunlight shone into the dark prison from the skylight on the prison wall, and finally settled on the prisoner Liu Yao who was lying on his side.

When the jailer opened the chain, there was a sound of shuffling, which was particularly thrilling in the silence.

The awakened Liu Yao stood up and faced a beam of sunlight. The dazzling light made him unable to open his eyes, and silently accepted that he could not see the sun.

Yan Suiyuan stepped into the prison cell and looked at this inattentive official son, his face was pale and warm, his bones were clean, setting fire to kill people was really hard for this helpless son.

Liu Yao opened his fine eyes under his clear eyebrows, the scholar's frailty was fully exposed, and even his tone of voice was as soft as water: "Master Yan, Xiaosheng said it before, it was Xiaosheng who set the fire, and Xiaosheng killed people, Xiaosheng pleaded guilty."

"..."

A series of four well-educated young students, Yan Suiyuan was speechless, but he felt amused in his heart.It is said that Liu Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is Liu Xuan's purse, with a smell of copper all over his body, and he gave birth to his son who is full of scholarly fragrance.

Yan Suiyuan took out a dark brown scroll from his sleeve, squatted down and looked at Liu Yao, and asked crisply, "What is this?"

The jailer standing behind Yan Suiyuan looked at the things in his superior's hands. He was familiar with the objects, but it was difficult for Liu Yao, an official son and bookworm.

Liu Yao stared at the scroll in Yan Suiyuan's hand, unable to speak for a while.

Yan Suiyuan gave an unknowable chuckle, then took out a finger-thick bamboo tube, and asked patiently, "Do you know this?"

The jailer watched his boss take out two things that he knew well, while Liu Yao still looked at the things in Yan Suiyuan's hand with a blank and ignorant face, his face flushed and he couldn't say a word. It is a pity that these two things are so common that books are not used.

"Guess which one is the joke you mentioned when you pleaded guilty?" Yan Suiyuan stood up and looked at Liu Yao condescendingly.

Liu Yao immediately understood what Yan Suiyuan meant, and he was testing the authenticity of his confession.Liu Yao looked at the scroll, then at the bamboo tube, and said with a stern heart: "The one that was taken out first is the fire fold."

"Are you sure?" Yan Suiyuan asked.

Liu Yao's delicate face was a little nervous, and he thought to himself: Since it is a fire breaker, it should be able to break it.So he nodded.

"Then what is this?" Yan Suiyuan handed the bamboo tube in front of him.

Liu Yao recalled a poem in the book - the sound of firecrackers will kill the year, so he answered decisively: "Firecrackers!"

"Puchi" the jailer finally couldn't help laughing behind his boss, Yan Suiyuan was not annoyed, just opened the bamboo tube, gently blew out a wisp of flame, and said in the flames: "This is a fire pocket, this is also a fire Fold."

Liu Yao was stunned and slumped on the straw mat, not knowing what to say.

He was well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child, and Liu Yan pampered and cared for him in every possible way. When he grew up, he indulged in the sea of ​​books and was obsessed with epic poetry.So much so that even Huozhezi couldn't recognize it.

It's just that Yan Suiyuan never expected that it's okay if he can't recognize the earthen paper fire folds used by ordinary people, and he can't even recognize the fire folds made of bamboo tubes for his own use.This Liu Yao is not even as good as a dude.

"Arraignment."

Yan Sui would like to leave two words and go ahead.

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ps——Most of the legal thoughts involved in this article are taken from Han Fei and Shang Yang.