I run a newspaper in ancient times

Yuan Meiqing stayed in Zuo Xiangfu for a while, but came out halfway.

And only him.

He strode out furiously, but as soon as he stepped out of the mansion, he suddenly stopped, his angry eyes became bewildered, and finally he looked back at the plaque and stood there for a long time.

It seemed that after going out of this door, he didn't know where to go and who to turn to for help.

His dazed expression gradually turned into panic. He hesitated, hesitated, with struggle in his eyes, as if he wanted to go back and ask for help again.

However, the gate of Zuo Xiangfu was mercilessly closed in front of him.

Everyone knew that this seemingly high-ranking official minister was at the end of his rope, and would end up in the same fate as Xiong Ling who threw his corpse into the wilderness.

Zuo Xiang has never been stingy with those who are not worth using, and who will even be a drag on the other side.

Yuan Meiqing froze in place, as if she had lost all her strength, and slowly left in a daze.

That appearance, like a lost dog, attracted many people along the way, pointing and pointing.

It wasn't until Shang Shufu's servant came in a hurry to drive the carriage that he helped his master into the carriage, blocking all the eyes of the joke.

In the car, Yuan Meiqing wiped her face with a handkerchief, but when no one saw her, her expression became gloomy.

When Song Guogong first became Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the first thing he did was to count the files and prisoners of the Ministry of Punishment.

Although Xiong Ling had already been executed, the mess he left behind had to be cleaned up.

In the past few days, many relatives have come to visit him in prison one after another, which has brought a little convenience to his work.

Coupled with the criminal evidence sent by Gao Chi, Song Guogong, who is used to various complicated cases, will not find it too trivial and difficult.It’s just that it can be foreseen that the criminal department will be busy for a long time. After all, there is a thick stack, and each page is a case. It will take a year or so to investigate it. Don’t want to finish it. Maybe you have to go to Dali Temple to investigate together.

Oh, by the way, there is also the Yunzhou case coming soon.

Now even if Prime Minister Zuo proposed the joint trial of the three divisions, there is nothing to worry about.

At this time, Song Guogong carefully read Gao Chi's records.

After becoming Xiong Ling's confidant, Gao Chi began to become the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Those records are clear and clear, because they all passed through his hands, or they were not hidden from him at all.But before that, especially before he entered the Ministry of Punishment, those records were almost all vague guesses, mostly he speculated bit by bit based on clues.After all, it happened too many years ago, and many death row prisoners can even be traced back to Shangjing, the period of the first emperor.

It is conceivable how much of the turmoil at that time was the handiwork of the leftist minister.

However, flipping through the pages, Duke Song's pupils shrank suddenly, staring blankly at the few lines in it, especially the name that hadn't been mentioned for a long time.

He froze in place, his expression suddenly turned into a trance, and when he came back to his senses, blood and anger surged from the bottom of his heart.

"Jiang Zhi..." He murmured the name, his lips trembled slightly, but his eyes became more and more fierce, his face was tense, as if he was enduring and couldn't bear it, and finally spit out four words angrily, "It's unreasonable!"

After he finished speaking, he got up suddenly, tore off the piece of paper, and strode out of the criminal department: "Prepare the car!"

The lanterns were hanging high outside, and the night was dark. Several officials who followed from Dali Temple were already used to staying in the yamen, and they were about to go to eat supper together. Look at their upper peaks.

"My lord, this is it?"

Song Guogong stopped and said: "Everyone who has worked hard, I will go back early today. I still have some important things to do."

"Yes, my lord."

Several people looked at each other and looked up at the sky, feeling... a bit strange, one of them said with emotion: "It seems that I want to eat my wife's supper now, it's good."

"My wife must be asleep, but it would be a good thing to get up together tomorrow and draw her eyebrows."

"Good husband, I have to go back and see if my son, who is useless, is not sleeping secretly again, wandering outside, doing some shady things!"

"Then you have to go to Huajie, or take some yamen servants to block it, catch it, turn around and break your leg, and keep it honestly for several days."

"That's a good idea, do you have any colleagues?"

"Haha, my family is still young, so there is no need for that at the moment."

"Haha, our family has been studying hard day and night recently, and I'm afraid we don't have time to go out and wander."

"Well, my family just had a beating not long ago, and it's still being raised at home."

"..."

When Fan Zhiyuan was not in Beijing, Li Li felt a little bit sluggish. Once he got used to having someone by his side, he suddenly felt a little empty after not seeing him for a few days.

Dong Lai saw Li Li walking around the room in pajamas, with his mouth still pouted unhappily, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, the general is just here to meet Young Master Yun, if you go north to fight, can you What should I do?"

"What are you talking about? You haven't seen the pain of the prince's lovesickness, and you are adding fuel to the fire! Even if there is a war, you have to deal with the immediate affairs first. What do you want to do so far away?" Nan Xiang kicked Stepped to the southeast, "By the way, my lord, you haven't applied the mask for three days, and you slept a little late today, why don't you apply it and rest earlier?"

Li Li nodded.

Nan Xiang immediately went down to make preparations, then put away the bottles and jars, and made a paste. When he had just painted Li Li's entire face evenly, he heard the butler come to report: "My lord, Song Guogong is asking to see you."

At this time, if it was an ordinary person, Li Li would definitely put on such a green face and scare to death.

But Song Guogong, a decent man, and an old man, finally found the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, it was a critical moment, so he couldn't scare the bed, Li Li could only bear the pain to have the essence washed away.

He also changed his clothes, combed his hair, and then appeared neatly in front of Duke Song, and asked with a smile: "Master, what is the emergency? Do you need my help for this difficult case?" ?”

Otherwise, there isn't even a single post this evening, so why come here directly?

Song Guogong really sat in the flower hall and drank the tea from Prince Yi's mansion, only then did he realize how reckless he was and how rude he was.

But what made him feel even more rude was that... he hesitated.

There is still that page of paper hidden in the sleeve. It was too long ago. Gao Chi himself marked it as a guess, not necessarily true.

After all, it is a big case with "ironclad evidence"!

At such a young age, Li Li probably didn't know the inside story at all, what happened at that time, and he would not listen to his one-sided words to doubt the late emperor and overthrow a shocking case that was finally concluded.

Song Guogong suddenly regretted that he came directly without thinking clearly.

Li Li saw that the Duke of Song was only drinking tea and did not speak, so he couldn't help showing a strange expression on his face, and asked in wonder, "Is the Duke here specially to drink tea? Don't you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty forgives your sins, it's because you're being rude." Song Guogong said in embarrassment.

"Ah? Are you really here to drink tea?" Seeing Song Guogong salute him guiltily, Li Li immediately waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay to drink tea, the Duke likes it, this king asked someone to pack a can for you In the past. It seems that the Ministry of Criminal Justice has been too busy recently, and the Duke of the country is a little dazed, but you should pay attention to your body and don't be too tired. The case, just investigate it slowly."

Song Guogong blushed: "Thank you, my lord, for your understanding."

"Hey, I'm sorry, but since we're here, let's have a chat. The mask I just put on is all precious and good medicinal materials I found from all over the world. I heard that the Duke is here, so I washed it off immediately. Well, it's a bit of a waste."

Although he didn't know what the popular facial mask was, but it made Prince Yi feel that it was a waste, and Song Guogong still felt sorry for it, so he sat down.

Li Li rolled his eyes and aimed at Song Guogong's face.

This old man is not a boring person like him. He ran to the mansion to play with people at night. Something must have happened, which made him think of himself at the first time.

But when he calmed down, he felt something was wrong and couldn't say it, so he made an apology or something.

Li Li was not angry, he was just curious, and wanted to know what made Song Guogong lose his composure.

He thought about it for a while, and said carefully, "My lord, although it is true that the criminals were brought to justice in this major case of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, everyone is happy with the outcome. But after all, because of my king's request, you allowed Gao Chi to let go." My family, I have violated the laws of the country. You have always acted impartially, but this king has made it difficult for you. I am really ashamed."

When mentioning this matter, Song Guogong put down the teacup and said seriously: "My lord, you are being polite. Since the subordinate officials agreed, there is nothing to discuss about this matter. If something happens, as the presiding judge, the subordinate officials will take responsibility for it."

"Hey, hey, I'm so sorry, don't you owe your boss a favor?" Li Li pretended to be so.

Song Guogong shook his head and laughed: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. This matter is also a matter of expediency. I know what is good or bad."

Li Li flapped his fan and said quietly: "That won't work. If you owe it, you will owe it. This king still has some responsibility. How about it, if the Duke of the Kingdom needs my help in the future, I can't say anything else. It’s not like I’m bragging about finding someone to find clues, finding out some secrets, etc. I’m the only Prince Yi in the world, isn’t it?”

Song Guogong believed this, so when he saw this page of records, he subconsciously came to Li Li with a fever.

It's just that whether you can trust this prince, Song Guogong is not in close contact with him after all, so he is still a little hesitant when he calms down.But let him check it out by himself. With his ability, it is really too difficult to find people. He may not have clues in his lifetime.

Besides, the Sri Lankan man has passed away, and the conclusion is drawn, even if the man is found and the truth is known, so what?

With the temperament of the current emperor, I am afraid that one thing more is worse than one thing less, so I will directly erase the evidence and let this old case remain false forever.

Song Guogong sighed deeply when he thought of this, powerless and helpless, but also deeply unwilling.

Although this doesn't have much to do with him, a loyal and martyr should not be wronged, even if there are no descendants, there are records in history books!

Li Li watched Song Guogong's expression constantly changing, showing that there was a lot of contradictions, and the curiosity in his heart became stronger, so he couldn't help but continue to say: "Master Guo, although gossip tabloids often reveal other people's secrets, they never talk nonsense. What? What should be said and what should not be said are numerous. If it is a private matter of yours, I will definitely keep it secret, or I can find out the clues and hand them over to you directly without going through my hands. What is illegal and moral?"

Song Guogong nodded, and he looked at Li Li, who had mastered too many private secrets in the capital, but what was revealed in the gossip tabloids was nothing more than some innocuous affairs, or outrageous violations of law and discipline, never for the sake of benefit, coercing others to use it for them.

Therefore, although the gossip tabloids are a headache, and the reporters are avoided, they are not hated, but they have a good reputation among the people.

If there are difficulties, the yamen may not accept them, but the reporters from the gossip tabloids will definitely come.

After some weighing, Song Guogong finally said: "My lord, this matter is a private matter of the next official, I hope you can help me with someone."

"You say."

"Jiang Zhi, please help me find this person."

Hearing the name, Li Li was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, he turned his head sideways, closed the fan and put it on the table, looked at Song Guogong and asked: "Is this Jiang Zhi the one I thought of? "

Li Li dipped the tea in the cup and wrote a word on the table.

Song Guogong took a closer look, and his expression suddenly became serious. He looked at Li Li, and asked in disbelief: "My lord knows him."

How old was Li Li at that time?

The character Li Li wrote was a Wei character. He erased the word, picked up the fan again, opened it, and said, "Yes, it's very clear, because I'm also checking."

"Why is this?"

Convicting Beihou of treason has nothing to do with Li Li. At that time, Prince Yi was just a young man raised in the deep palace, and he usually didn't see anyone.

"Probably because the young man admired the hero and couldn't bear to be wronged." Li Li said lightly.

This statement is a bit strange, but when Song Guogong thought of Fan Zhiyuan, he suddenly understood a little bit.

"It seems that it is really not the guess of one of the officials."

"By the way, the Duke suddenly wanted to find Jiang Zhi, could it be..."

Song Guogong took out the piece of paper in his sleeve and handed it to Li Li: "This is the record left by Gao Chi. The officials suspect that Jiang Zhi was also changed prisoner back then. He is still alive."

Hearing this, Li Li's eyes sharpened immediately: "So that's how it is!"

Song Guogong said: "Back then when Great Xia invaded, Marquis Dingbei was ordered to resist the enemy, but halfway through he suddenly intercepted the letter written by Vice General Jiang Zhi to communicate with the enemy inside and outside. The late emperor was furious and temporarily ordered Marquis Wuning to go north to arrest Dingbei. Hou, and found a reply letter from nowhere, which confirmed the matter. Dingbei Hou exterminated the family, Jiang Zhi should also be arrested and brought to justice. I thought he was dead, but I didn't expect..."

"Change of prisoners, it has already started." Li Li sneered, he soaked the paper in tea and destroyed it, then stood up and said to Song Guogong, "Thank you for your trust, Li Li will definitely investigate this matter to the end. As long as Jiang Zhi is still alive, even if the sky is turned upside down, he must be found!"

"My lord..." Song Guogong didn't expect Li Li to be so solemn, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, but he comforted him, "Your lord is warm-hearted and admirable. It's just that there is no one in the Wei family. There is no rush for this matter. The lord has to Think about the emperor, don't embarrass yourself."

"This king knows it well, Duke Song can rest assured."

"This matter started because of the dismissal. If there is any progress, please don't forget to dismiss the official."

Li Li was puzzled: "Master Guo, is this... old with Marquis Dingbei?"

Song Guogong shook his head: "It's just a matter of colleagues, but the lower officials are from Dayan."

They are also from Dayan, so they can't bear the humiliation and injustice of heroes.