Seventeen days in the capital

Evidence of it.

After Rukawa and Eiji left Yanyi's room, within less than a cup of tea, the yamen servant broke into Yanyi's room and brought Yanyi to the government office of Yingdu. Then Yanyi, who was kneeling on the ground, saw Yingdu Fu Yin Tangben and official secretary Xiandao walked in.

"Master Xiandao, please preside over the trial." Tang Ben said to Xiandao beside him.

Xiandao has always been modest and cautious, and he is very low-key. He only heard him say: "As the invigilator of this year, I only came to the court to hear the trial because I wanted to know that the examinee was killed. My lord is the governor, how can I do it for you. "

"Where, where. Everyone knows that Lord Xiandao found out that Tian Gang Maoyi was a treasonous courtier. Besides, Lord Xiandao is the invigilator, and the candidates are all your students. It is very appropriate for you to judge." Tang Ben After speaking, he made a gesture of please.

In this way, Xiandao no longer shirked, bowed and said: "You are polite." After finishing speaking, he took the position of Yin Du Fu Yin.

Xiandao slapped the gavel and said loudly: "Prisoner Hikoichi Aida, you are guilty of killing Kiyota Nobunaga and Itakura."

"I am wronged, my lord, the villain didn't kill anyone, please show me." Aida Hiko, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed and said.

Xiandao saw that Aida Yanyi refused to admit it, so he summoned Rukawa to come in.When Rukawa walked into the lobby slowly, he only heard Yanyi say: "Mr. Ruchuan, I was wronged. You must know that I didn't kill anyone. Tell them quickly."

"Rukawa Kaede, are you sure that the kneeling person Aida Hikoichi is the murderer of Kiyota Nobunaga and Itakura." Xiandao asked.

"Yes." Rukawa replied, although at this time he was extremely unwilling to believe it was true, but facts are facts, no matter how amiable Yan Yi is on weekdays, killing someone should be punished by law, so he will The process of how Aida Yanyi killed Kiyota Nobunaga and Itakura was revealed one by one.

It turned out that after the exam on the first day, Aida Hikoichi went to the latrine with an excuse, and Kiyoda Nobunaga was also in the latrine at that time, so Aida Hikoichi strangled him to death when no one was there, and then dragged the body to the latrine In the nearest library, put the pre-prepared carp algae under Kiyota's body, and then take the books from other bookshelves in the distance, and pile them up to look like a bookshelf.In this way, when the old man in charge made his ward rounds in Youshi, he couldn't see clearly because of the dark sky, so everyone thought that Qingtian was killed after Youshi, so Yanyi had an alibi.On the next day, Yan Yi came to the Gongyuan early in the morning, and then pushed down all the books, which explained why Kiyota Nobunaga was covered with so many books moved from afar.

However, Qingtian's death alone is not enough to prove that Yan Yi killed it, because there were many people who did not leave Gongyuan before Youshi.However, itakura's death can only be done by Yan Yi.

That night, Xiandao entertained several candidates for dinner, and Yanyi left with an excuse halfway, but the time for a cup of tea was not enough for him to go to the tribute courtyard on the mountain to kill people, so how did he go up and down the mountain so quickly? The answer is to think about the edge of the cliff Adults can’t get on the hanging basket, but Yan Yi can, and Yan is short. The most important thing is that one of his legs is a prosthetic, so his whole body weighs less than [-] catties. Naturally, You can quickly go up the mountain from the hanging basket, kill Itakura, then go down the mountain through the hanging basket, and return to the banquet room. As for why you throw Itakura in the water tank, it is because he wants to prevent the assistant from judging the time of Itakura's death, so as to replace it for himself Manufacturing is not certified here.

It's just that the sky net is not leaking. When the yamen inspected Yan Yi's hair, he never thought that when he threw Itakura into the water tank, his hair was already stained with red paint dripping from the tree. .Rukawa thought: Maybe this is called, if you do many unrighteous actions, you will die yourself.

In this way, Hikoichi Aida was sentenced to be executed three days later at noon.

The case of the murder of a student who caused a sensation in the capital was finally settled, and Mu was overjoyed. After learning about it, he immediately invited Rukawa to the palace for a banquet.And said to all the Gyeonggi ministers present: "Rukawa is extremely intelligent and has strong analytical skills. This kind of official is exactly the pillar of talent that the country needs." After finishing speaking, he looked at Rukawa and said, "Can you You must do your best for the country.”

"Yes." Rukawa lowered his head modestly, but he thought about what Xiandao said to him in the morning.

Seeing that he agreed, Mu was proud for a while, and said to Zebei Zhezhi: "Taiwei, is that so?"

"It should be reused." Zebei said slowly, but he had already made up his own calculations in his heart.

Seeing that Zebei Zhezhi was helpless this time, Mu was overjoyed, and said to Rukawa: "You must take the exam well, I Daqi Sheji is waiting for you to show your talents, the Taiwei is the pillar of the country, you have to do well Learn from him."

Rukawa nodded and bowed: "Caomin knows."

Then Mu said to Zebei Zhezhi: "Taiwei, since you also appreciate Rukawa's talent, then you should take good care of him."

"The minister leads the decree." Zebei Zhezhi replied with a bow.

When Xiandao came out of the palace with Rukawa, the sky was already dark, and the two walked to the pavilion in the middle of the lake without knowing it, only to hear Xiandao say: "You understand what the emperor said just now, the emperor values ​​you very much. No matter how well you do in the exam, he will use you again."

It's just that Rukawa didn't feel elated because of this, he just said lightly: "Rukawa is just doing his best."

Xiandao looked back at Rukawa's more delicate face under the moonlight, but felt that he seemed unhappy, so he said: "Although the emperor values ​​you very much, you are still very unhappy, Feng'er." Xiandao stopped Stepping forward, looking into Kamirukawa's clear eyes, he asked, "Is it because Yanichi is your friend?"

This is the second time Rukawa heard Xiandao call him Feng'er, but this time, Xiandao did not correct himself. Rukawa already understood his thoughts, and only heard Rukawa reply: "Actually, Yanyi is not a bad person. He was confused for a while. Be pitied."

"Wrong!" Immediately, Xiandao said loudly: "Feng'er, there are two kinds of righteousness, one is great righteousness and the other is small righteousness. The righteousness of friends is only small righteousness, and the righteousness of the world is the great righteousness. You can't have reservations, do you understand?"

Rukawa was shocked by what he said, and finally praised: "I wish no one would say that your lord is the only one in the court who is appreciated by both Prince Anxi and Taiwei Zebei. Your lord is indeed broad-minded and has extraordinary insights."

Xiandao turned his head and continued to walk forward. As he walked, he said: "Partisanship is a national taboo. If everyone agrees to fight against differences, no one will stand on the side of the common people and speak for them. In fact, I often get together with a few young and ambitious colleagues, hoping to gather everyone's strength to jump out of partisanship and do something for the community with all my strength."

Rukawa has always admired Immortal Dao. Hearing what he said at this time, he couldn't help admiring: "It would be great if there were more people in the court who are not selfish like adults."

After hearing Rukawa's admiration for him, Xiandao couldn't help laughing, and said to him: "Yes, I also hope that there will be more people like you in the court, with a heart of innocence, no Fear of the rich and powerful. Therefore, no matter how difficult this road is, for the sake of the common people in the world, and for the sake of the whole country, I will be obliged to go on. I don’t know, Feng’er, are you willing to accompany me?"

Rukawa was moved by Shangxiandao's sincere eyes, nodded for a while and said, "Feng'er is willing."

It was late at night when Xiandao returned to Taiwei's Mansion, but he saw Zebei Zhezhi standing on the corridor with his hands behind his back, looking up at the starry sky.Xiandao stepped forward and bowed: "Father-in-law, it's so late, you haven't rested yet."

Hearing his voice, Zebei Zhezhi turned around and asked casually, "Zhang'er, how is your talk with Rukawa Feng going?"

Speaking of Rukawa, Xiandao had another smile on his face, and replied: "Rukawa Feng is very smart, a rare talent among the younger generation, if it can be brought back to the country, it will be a blessing to the community."

"Well, the old man already knew about it." Zebei Zhezhi said, then turned around, faced Xiandao, and continued: "It's just that he is smart, but he is not enlightened, and we have to teach him well to be of use to us." , the old man sees that he admires you very much, so I will leave this matter to you."

Xiandao knew that his ambition had always been childish in the eyes of Zhebei Zhezhi, and it would be futile to say it, so he echoed: "Zhang'er understands, it's getting late, please father-in-law, please rest earlier."

Zebei Zhezhi was about to leave, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, and said to Xiandao: "Zhang'er, official duties are important, and I should take care of my family when I have time."

Xiandao naturally understood Zebei Tetsushi's words. It is true that he also knew that he cared too little for Miyuki, but whenever he faced Miyuki, there would be an invisible pressure in his heart, which forced him to Avoiding Miyuki, politely rejecting Miyuki, and letting Miyuki stay in the empty room every night.Now that even his father-in-law said so, Xiandao hesitated what to do tonight.

After thinking about it, he still walked into the study, but unexpectedly, Miyuki was already sitting in the study waiting for him.

Meixue looked up and saw Xiandao came back, so she warmly came forward and said: "Master is back." Saying that, she was about to wait for Xiandao to undress and rest.However, Xiandao took a step back, avoiding her enthusiasm and said: "I'm sorry, you go back to your room first, I still have things to do today."

It's not like Miyuki hadn't guessed such an ending, but she still couldn't help but feel sad when it really happened.