Jun You Ji Fou

When the final memorial was submitted, Su Shiyu neither mentioned Chu Mingyun nor Huainan Wang.

The King of Huainan is the most powerful among the princes from all walks of life. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is rich. His extravagance in the feudal country is almost comparable to that of the royal family. He is domineering and arrogant, and his soldiers are well-armed.Not to mention whether what Tan Jing said is true or false, even if it is true, Tan Jing's one-sided words alone cannot bring him down.

However, Li Yanzhen ordered someone to call Su Shiyu to the imperial study when he was in the next court.

Chu Mingyun was there when he arrived, and just as he handed over a roll of maps, he turned around and smiled when he saw him. Su Shiyu looked at him calmly and nodded in greeting.

"I have read the memorial, but is the treatment of Tan Jing too severe?" Li Yanzhen asked.

"According to the law, in addition to beheading and copying the family, relatives should also be relegated. The nine clans are relegated to common people, and three generations are not allowed to enter the court as officials. The minister has already dealt with it according to his discretion." Su Shiyu responded calmly.

"I've also heard about Tan Jing and his wife in the past few days. If you're so infatuated, it's better to be demoted and exiled, and save your life." Li Yanzhen said.

"Tan Jing committed a serious crime, how can a perfunctory treatment be enough to deter future generations?" Su Shiyu raised his eyes to look at him.

"He is a poor man after all." Li Yanzhen sighed.

"Which one of the common people who died innocently under Tan Jing's hands is not a poor person?" Su Shiyu said calmly, "No matter how touching it is, it is wrong after all. There are countless prisoners tried by Yushitai, and each has its own pain and reason. If they are all pitiful Now, how can there be deterrence, and how can we secure the country?"

"...Su Aiqing is still so stubborn." Li Yanzhen said helplessly.

"Your Majesty," Su Shiyu said, "are you pleading for the court's recidivism?"

"...The only thing I can't stand is you." Li Yanzhen turned her head away from him, speechless, and her eyes fell on Chu Mingyun who stood aside and always looked like nothing to do with herself, "That's right, Chu Ai Sir, what do you think?"

Chu Mingyun saluted unhurriedly, ignoring Li Yanzhen's gaze, and said to himself, "I think Master Su's words are very true."

Su Shiyu looked at him unexpectedly.

Chu Mingyun continued lightly: "The dignity of the law lies in its execution."

There is no room for reversal in Tan Jing's case.The next day, he paraded through the streets to show the public, and was asked to be executed in the West Market.

Tan Jing knelt in the execution ground, looked around, the stream was just right, and everything was flourishing.He swept across the angry faces of the people in the audience one by one, and his heart was unexpectedly calm. The surroundings were so noisy, and the curses passed by his side with the wind, but he couldn't hear the slightest sound.When he set foot on the road of no return, he had already thought of this day.

He lowered his head, thinking of the cold window of ten years, thinking of wearing official robes, thinking of drinking and talking with friends, thinking of himself who is full of ambition, thinking of... the bright eyes of the woman by the lotus pond.

"Axiu," he unconsciously clenched his fists, and whispered in a hoarse voice, "...don't be afraid."

You are left alone, don't be afraid.

You are so stupid now, you will surely forget me in a few days.

Don't be afraid.

The maid led the lady who had been in a coma for two days to a seat, and the table was filled with delicious food. The maid filled a bowl of soup and placed it in front of her, "Madam, let's eat."

Axiu only stared at the empty seat opposite, and tilted her head to look at the maidservant, "Ah Jing?"

"Didn't I already tell you that my lord is not coming back, Madam can eat by herself," said the maid.

"Ah Jing..." Axiu stared blankly at the empty seat.

The maid pushed the bowl of soup forward, looked at her and said, "If madam wants to see your lord, drink this as soon as possible."

She didn't hear it, and murmured Ah Jing.

The maid looked out at the sky, estimated the time in her heart, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious. She turned her head and looked at the fool who was stubbornly refusing to move. She simply put one hand on her shoulder and picked up the bowl with one hand.

"Ah Jing, Ah Jing..." The idiot turned to look at her, and suddenly reached out and grabbed her sleeve.Seeing the grief in her eyes in a trance, the maid froze.Axiu let go of her, clutched her chest tightly, took a quick breath, and when she raised her head again, her clear eyes were filled with water, and tears gradually condensed, sliding down her cheeks, "Ah Jing..."

"...Ah Jing, Ah Jing!" Her voice was choked up, and she called Tan Jing's name over and over again, feeling more and more excited.

The maid felt a little unbearable, she gritted her teeth and softened her voice: "Madam, do you want to see your lord?"

Axiu couldn't help trembling, she stared at the maid, who handed the bowl to her: "Drink, drink it, and then you can see him."

Axiu slowly shifted her gaze to the bowl she was holding in her hand, and with a bang, tears fell into the soup.

"It's noon!" The supervisor and beheader shouted sharply, "Execution!"

With a wave of the throwing order, the gleaming guillotine fell down, and the corpse fell heavily on the ground. The red blood overflowed the brown wooden board and rolled down the dust.

Su Shiyu withdrew his gaze towards the sky, and turned to look at Du Yue who was running over.

Du Yue barely stopped in front of him, panting, "Cousin...do you have something to do with me?"

"Well," Su Shiyu said, he lifted the curtain and got into the carriage. After seeing Du Yue get in, he continued: "There is a patient who needs to see you. Today, you follow me to Tan Jing's mansion to check the situation first, and then come to our mansion again." Go to the doctor."

"Tan Jing?" Du Yue thought hard, "The one who was executed today?"

"Exactly."

"Cousin, you even went to raid the house yourself?" Du Yue looked at Su Shiyu with admiration, "No wonder Qin Zhao said that you are busy all day and won't let me play with you."

"It just happens to be a little free today." Su Shiyu thought for a while, and then said, "It's not particularly busy on weekdays. You can come whenever you want, and you don't have to listen to him."

The carriage arrived at the place not long after, and the officers and soldiers had already surrounded it.As soon as Su Shiyu got out of the car, the officials of the criminal department who were in charge of ransacking the house hurriedly greeted him.

"what happened?"

"This..." the official wiped the sweat from his brow, "Tan Jing's wife is dead."

There was no one in the room, the woman leaned over the table, a bright red blood leaked from her lips, the corpse had already been cold.

Su Shiyu's face was slightly condensed, and he looked around the room without saying a word, while the official kept clear of himself, saying that it was already like this when he came.

Du Yue frowned and turned around, his eyes finally fell on the empty bowl in Axiu's hand. He stepped forward and dipped some residual soup with his fingertips and smelled it, suddenly realized that he was about to call Su Shiyu, and his eyes glanced over inadvertently Axiu's face suddenly froze.Du Yue leaned closer and observed carefully.

Her face was pale and haggard, with a hint of grayness, and her hands on the table were emaciated and bony.

"Cousin." Du Yue leaned over.

"She was poisoned?" Su Shiyu asked.

Du Yue nodded, and said again: "Cousin, can you ask where the medicines she usually takes are kept, I want to go and see."

The small cabinet was full of porcelain bottles, but they were all empty. Du Yue opened them one by one and looked at them over and over again. Finally, a little black powder was poured out of the small bottle in the corner. He studied it carefully for a while, and his complexion gradually changed. dignified color.

"Is there something wrong with this medicine?" Su Shiyu asked.

Du Yue glanced at him with a troubled face, Su Shiyu turned his head and ordered all the people behind him to retreat, and then continued: "Just speak directly if you have something to say."

"This thing... can be regarded as medicine, but if the bottle is full of this, it is poisonous according to the amount."

"..." Su Shiyu tried to understand what he said.

"Hey, it's actually poppies. We have very few here. I only saw it a few times at the master's place. I heard it's very expensive!" Du Yue said, "It's a bit like Wushisan. Taking too much will make people feel energetic." Trance, and addictive, the kind that will go crazy if you don’t eat. You mentioned to me on the way that this lady’s appearance is probably not due to any stubborn illness, but because of this.”

Su Shiyu's eyes darkened, and he said slowly: "You mean, she doesn't have any stubborn illnesses, but someone took advantage of her stupidity and couldn't express it, and called the poison a medicine to control Tan Jing?"

"Ah?" Du Yue scratched his head, "I didn't think about it that much, but if you say that, cousin, it must be like this."

"Can the poppy you mentioned survive in Huainan?" Su Shiyu asked.

"There are many poisons in the south, this thing is basically over there."

Su Shiyu was silent for a long time when he heard the words, remembering the appearance of Tan Jing mentioning his wife in prison, he suddenly laughed softly, sighing lightly:

"Impossible."

The author has something to say: You may see poppy and you are going to play... But in fact, there have been poppy products since the Qin Dynasty, with a long history of poisoning (hey.

Wushi powder was especially popular in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and literati liked it, almost like methamphetamine.

Hmm... have fun eating =v=

...I'm sorry I was so stupid that I forgot to time it. QAQ is why it didn't come out.