I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

In the Chuigong Hall, just as Han Qi briefed Zhao Zhen and Prime Minister Lu Yijian on the current case, Lin Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment asked for an audience with the three censors.

After Lin Shangshu finished his salute to Zhao Zhen, he immediately turned sideways and questioned Han Qi, reprimanding him for not being able to take care of the Liao Kingdom mission in time after the incident, so that the most prestigious Xiping County King in the mission actually guarded them in Kaifeng Mansion. Missing under the nose.There was also some dereliction of duty in the military patrol shop. In broad daylight, someone would wear the clothes of an official from the Kaifeng government and grandiosely go to the official residence of the mission to deceive people away.

Han Qi nodded slightly, and did not refute Lin Shangshu's accusation. This department's responsibility lies in the legitimate reasons to explain it. Immediate refutation is easy to fall into the ground.

Seeing Han Qi who usually looks gentle and refined but actually lonely and arrogant, and Han Qi who can speak eloquently and refute people speechless when encountering problems, this time finally he was honest and silent.Lin Shangshu began to criticize Han Qi more and more willfully. When he had the upper hand, he naturally wanted to vent as much of the previous grievances as he could in one go. It was impossible to vent completely, and nothing could be exchanged. His third son died.

"Why, I told you so much, but you can't even say a word of admitting your mistake except nodding your head?" When Lin Shangshu said that his mouth was dry, he suddenly found that Han Qi's attitude of nodding his head and admitting his mistake was somewhat calm, so he vented his anger. He was somewhat comfortable, but suddenly he was unhappy again.

"What Lin Shangshu said is very true. If you don't do your job well, you can admit your mistakes." Han Qi agreed in a gentle voice.

Lin Shangshu got the promise, and he was a little proud.After curling his lips silently and sneering, he immediately suggested to Zhao Zhen that he should choose the right person as soon as possible to know Kaifeng Mansion.

"I have a suitable person recommending it." After Lin Shangshu finished speaking, he submitted the papers he had recommended, and then squinted at Han Qi, "As for those officials who are in their positions but are difficult to perform their duties, I think they should be dealt with as soon as possible. , so as not to cause another catastrophe."

"Yelü Zhengshi and others disappeared not long ago, and the outcome is not yet known. Lin Shangshu predicted that it must be a catastrophe, but I don't know where he got the news from?"

Han Qi's rhetorical question sounded like nothing at first, but after careful consideration, there were two words "again" in this question, which made it intriguing.There is obviously an insinuation, the question is not only 'now', but also 'before'.

The people present naturally understood that Han Qi's so-called "again" refers to the fact that Lin Shangshu suddenly took over the position of the chief helm of the Dizang Pavilion.

Speaking of which, Zang Pavilion is as hard to catch as a loach.The Kaifeng mansion took so long to investigate before the bandit leader was killed, but he didn't know where the chief rudder was.But Lin Shangshu got the accurate information all of a sudden, and he who always loves to take credit, unexpectedly didn't claim the credit that time, and even gave the credit to the Kaifeng government.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows how difficult he has been with Kaifeng Mansion these years, especially after his son Lin Sanlang's accident, it is even more impossible for Lin Shangshu to have any kind feelings for Kaifeng Mansion.Therefore, his move aroused doubts from many ministers at the time, but the source of the news, Lin Shangshu, has a clear explanation. Even if the situation makes you feel abrupt, if you have no evidence to say that someone is wrong, naturally you can’t talk nonsense .

It's been a long time now, and everyone has forgotten what happened at that time.Now that Han Qi reminded him, he remembered it all.

Lu Yijian, who had been standing by the side half-closed his eyes watching the excitement, raised his eyelids at this moment, and took a special look at Lin Shangshu.

The three censors brought by Lin Shangshu also looked at Lin Shangshu at this time.They still remember the last time Lin Shangshu used them to get ahead.So this time when Lin Shangshu called them, Song Yushi and the others were careful, they would not picky and attack when they saw something wrong, wait a little longer and watch the development of the situation.

Lin Shangshu found out that all the people in the room looked at him questioningly because of Han Qi's words, and his heart suddenly became angry.

"Officer Han obviously has something to say, what are you questioning me about? Last time, you were not reconciled to the matter of the chief rudder of the Dizang Pavilion. Why did you not find it after so long, but you just came to me and just got a piece of news?" Lin Lin Shang Shu paused, and sneered twice, "Think about how many years I have been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, how can I get my salary for nothing? The Ministry of Criminal Justice can find a Laker who can find out important news. Is there anything to be questioned? I know, there are people I wonder why I don’t take any credit for providing this news, it’s because I want to atone for my sinful son!”

"These ministers have been at odds with the Kaifeng Mansion over the years, and it's all about matters of fact. It's all for the public, not private." Lin Shangshu suddenly knelt down to Zhao Zhen, bowed and said, "The third son of the minister is guilty, and he deserves to be in Kaifeng. The mansion was killed, and I have no complaints about it. But I can't always avoid suspicion because of this, no longer supervise the Kaifeng mansion, let them eat vegetarian meals, and neglect their duties!"

What he said was generous for the country, and even sounded heartfelt and loyal.

"Lin Shangshu understands what is a corpse meal? What is dereliction of duty?"

Han Qi turned his eyes to Lin Shangshu coldly and alienated, without any emotional fluctuations due to Lin Shangshu's severe accusation.

This kind of reaction showed confidence, and made the onlookers immediately realize that they should not take sides after seeing it. Han Qi might have a better explanation here.

"Han Tuiguan has such a bad memory, who just said that it is his duty to admit his mistake?"

Lin Shangshu immediately met Han Qi's eyes, stared at him without blinking, and tried to keep himself calm and steady, no matter what, he couldn't lose at this time.And in terms of age, he is more than 20 years older than Han Qi, if he lost in momentum to a brat, wouldn't it be embarrassing.

"In Bianjing City, how can the patrols and guards be comprehensive. There are government offices and legal constraints, which can completely prevent crimes? It is right to take responsibility for things that happen, but it cannot be concluded that the officials who live in this position are A dead body and a vegetarian meal, dereliction of duty."

Han Qi's words immediately drew Lin Shangshu's sneer.

"This is a completely different matter. Han Tuiguan should stop making excuses for his dereliction of duty!" Lin Shangshu bowed his hand to Zhao Zhen again, asking him to take a look at how the Kaifeng mansion's Tuiguan is now shirking responsibility, making the court and The common people are chilled by it.

"Five years ago, the case of private silver mining in Ruzhou; three years ago, the arson in Baima County, Huazhou, which affected the draft of military barracks; Compared with the case of the Liao Kingdom Mission that has not been resolved for only one day, the cases that have not been resolved by Lin Shangshu for many years can be regarded as negligence and dereliction of duty?"

Han Qi's voice was cold, maintaining a calm and declarative tone as always.

Its content, coupled with the tone of its speech, made Lin Shangshu suddenly angry.

He raised his hand and pointed at Han Qi, "You—"

Lin Shangshu immediately realized that he had to remain steady, not to lose, and never to be compared...

He immediately put down his hand, took a slow breath, and said in a calm tone: "These cases are different from your current one. The matter you are in charge of this time is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries—"

"So the case that has nothing to do with the diplomatic relations between the two countries is not important? Last time the case of Dizang Pavilion caused rumors in Beijing, but Lin Shangshu was also pressing hard. How come the case that he is in charge of is different and unimportant. ?”

Han Qi asked Lin Shangshu to enlighten me on how to distinguish between the primary and the secondary when it comes to solving cases. Which cases are not important, but it’s okay if they remain unsolved. You can even compare these unresolved cases to blame others. The case is important and you need to take responsibility, but it doesn't matter if you have nothing to do with yourself.

Lin Shangshu was so angry that his face turned livid, and he opened his mouth, but the words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak for a while.Because he felt that there was a flaw in what he wanted to say, so if he said it, he would be caught by the eloquent Han Qi and refute, which would make it even more embarrassing.

Han Qi and Zhao Zhen saluted again and said that he would be responsible to the end, but now is not the time to spend time discussing the right and wrong. Find the person as soon as possible, solve the case, and appease the Liao Kingdom Mission. critical.

Lu Yijian seconded, "Now is indeed not the time to spend time discussing right and wrong. Lin Shangshu's pursuit of responsibility is too impatient."

"I—" Lin Shangshu was about to explain, when he heard Song Yushi and others echoing Lu Yijian's words, he couldn't speak the second half of the sentence.

Zhao Zhen nodded in agreement. He was also surprised by the sudden occurrence of this case, and worried about the troubles that might arise in the future.So when Lin Shangshu questioned Han Qi just now, Zhao Zhen was upset because of a headache, so he didn't bother to say more.In fact, he also wanted to listen to what each side had to say when they argued, and what the other courtiers would say, so that he could take a comprehensive look at the issue.

At this time, the palace people got the news that the king of Xiping County had been found and asked to enter the palace for an audience, so they reported it to Zhao Zhen.

When Lin Shangshu heard this, his complexion suddenly turned bad.

Lu Yijian, Song Yushi and others breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhao Zhen's face softened a lot.

After inquiring about the situation carefully, Zhao Zhen couldn't help laughing when he learned that Cui Tao was responsible for finding Xiao Aci.

Then he summoned Xiao Aci, king of Xiping County, and heard Xiao Aci express his trust in Da Song and Kaifeng Mansion actively and friendlyly, which surprised Zhao Zhen and all the officials present.

They never thought that Xiao Aci would change his attitude drastically. He clearly had the intention to make a big fuss before, and vowed to hold him accountable.If it is said that he only felt ashamed because he was found in hiding, but it would not be 'wrong' to such an extent.

After Xiao Aci left, Zhao Zhen wondered why, and Han Qi said that it should also be Cui Tao's credit.

Zhao Zhen then leaned comfortably on the dragon chair, and sighed that he had good eyesight. It was indeed a wise move to specially order Cui Qiniang to stay in Kaifeng mansion.

Lu Yijian half-opened his eyes, smiled slightly and remained silent.But in my heart, I can't agree with Zhao Zhen's statement. Where is his credit? In terms of it, his future daughter-in-law is very good at herself, and she got up by her own ability.However, if we want to talk about the merits in detail, there is also Han Qi. If he hadn't given her a chance, Cui Tao would not be where she is today.

Lin Shangshu had nothing to say now, and even received supercilious looks from Song Yushi and others that said, "It really is so".Lin Shangshu was embarrassed to stay any longer, so he immediately found an excuse to leave.

Lu Yijian sighed leisurely: "The Ministry of Criminal Justice has accumulated a lot of cases over the years."

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows, and immediately scolded Lin Shangshu, telling him not to be idle and take care of others, but to "go home" and deal with those old cases as soon as possible, and ordered Song Yushi and others to supervise the matter.Song Yushi and the other three immediately agreed energetically, and then followed Lin Shangshu, urging him to do his duty well, and not to be neglected.

Han Qi continued to stay, and reported to Zhao Zhen alone: ​​"The thief is wearing the clothes of the government official of Kaifeng, and took the badge of Kaifeng to spread the word, so that the people of the Liao Kingdom Mission will trust. Regardless of the badge Whether it is genuine or not, even if it is an imitation, it should be compared with the real one. I suspect that there are spies in the Kaifeng mansion."

Zhao Zhen was surprised and allowed Han Qi to approach.After the two discussed in low voices for a while, Han Qifang left.

After Xiao Aci, king of Xiping County, came out of the palace, the more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became.He scratched his head irritably, turned around and wanted to go to Wazi to see the excitement of juggling, and eat some night market snacks to relieve his unhappy mood.Unexpectedly, as soon as he lifted his foot and took two steps, he was blocked by several Kaifeng government officials, who claimed to protect him and asked him to return to the mansion immediately to avoid greater danger when he went out.

"I am the majestic king of Xiping County of Liao Kingdom, why should I listen to you Song people? Get lost!" Xiao Aci was tall and big, his eyes stared fiercely.If it were ordinary people, especially his Khitan subordinates, they would definitely be scared away by him.

Li Cai was different, he came with Cui Tao's special instructions, and the reaction of the Prince of Xiping was within Master's expectation.

Li Cai once again saluted Xiao Aci politely, and told Xiao Aci clearly that it was Cui Tao who ordered him to pick him up.

"Oh, it's just a woman, why should I listen to her." Xiao Aci waved his hand impatiently, telling Li Cai to leave.

"Ms. Cui told me that if the county king doesn't go back in time, something will happen, and she won't be able to control her own mouth." Li Cai said the same.

Xiao Aci immediately shuddered and widened his eyes.He remained silent for a moment, then put his hands behind his back, gritted his teeth resentfully, and angrily followed Li Cai back to the mansion.

As soon as he arrived, Xiao Aci went straight to where Cui Tao was, intending to negotiate with her, but he had to worry about Cui Tao's surroundings.

"Don't think that I will be threatened by you!" Xiao Aci could only express vaguely.

"Didn't you already suffer?" Cui Tao asked softly, Xiao Aci was so angry that he was furious on the spot.

"You—" Xiao Aci wanted to spit out a lot of things that threatened Cui Tao, but he couldn't say it because he had to worry about the occasion.The feeling of being caught by someone's tail is really unpleasant!

"You don't have to worry, the king. I'm here only to investigate the case. When the investigation of the case is over, I won't remember anything about the king." Cui Tao explained.

Xiao A glared at Cui Tao angrily, shook his hands helplessly, turned and left.

After returning to the house, Xiao Aci sent everyone away, ran to the closet by himself, gathered all the clothes he had hidden before, rolled them together, and burned them when he had time!But when he picked up the red tube top that he secretly bought recently, Xiao Aci's hand couldn't help rubbing it twice, he hadn't worn the clothes of a woman from the Song Dynasty, so he must be pretty...

Xiao Aci lost his mind for a moment, heard footsteps outside, immediately rolled up all the women's clothes, looked around, and finally stuffed these things into a big vase and hid them.

"The king of the county is back?" Xiao Shagou outside the house asked the guards from the Liao Kingdom, and then came to knock on the door to ask for an audience, and asked about Xiao A's visit to the palace.

"I said you don't need to worry about it, get out!"

"The subordinates are very puzzled. Why did the county king listen to the woman from the Song Dynasty? It was the first time the county king saw her, and she didn't say anything special. The subordinates couldn't figure it out... Could it be that the county king fell in love with her at first sight? "Xiao Shagou asked the bottom line.

"Roll, roll, roll, roll!"

Xiao Aci shouted violently and continuously.

Seeing that Xiao Shagou was looking at him aggrievedly, but still didn't leave, he put his foot on Xiao Shagou's buttocks, and kicked him repeatedly until he was kicked out of the door, and closed the door with a bang.

When Xiao Shagou was kicked out of the door, he staggered and fell down, lying on the ground.He didn't get up in a hurry, and stared blankly at the sky.Seeing this, the other Liao followers at the gate didn't care about Xiao Shagou.The guards in charge of the guards in Kaifeng were a little curious, but they kept in mind that their current duty was to protect the king of Xiping County, and they could not control other things.

Xiao Sha rested his head on his arms, looked up at the sky and sighed for a moment, then got up to pat the dirt on his body.

Cui Tao had to take a few sips of tea at leisure, when she saw Xiao Shagou trotting towards her.

"Tell me honestly, what did you use to threaten the King of the Goose Family?" Xiao Shagou questioned Cui Tao in Chinese, but his words were smooth. Tao said this.

"Aren't you there?" Cui Tao asked back.

Xiao Shagou was startled, he was indeed present.But it was because he was present and witnessed the whole process with his own eyes that he couldn't understand how the female servants of Kaifeng mansion threatened the restless and unruly county king.

"Speaking of which, the members of your mission really don't care much about Yeludou'er's whereabouts," Cui Tao sat at the stone table in the gazebo, resting his chin on his hands, looking at Xiao Shagou, "You are the same way."

He ran over in a hurry, but he was only concerned about asking Xiping County King.They never asked if Yeludou'er had any news and how the investigation was progressing.

"Answer the goose's words!" Xiao Shagou urged loudly, he didn't even bother to explain Cui Tao's 'discovery', as long as Cui Tao explained about the Prince Xiping.

Xiao Shagou's accent made Cui Tao couldn't help reciting a poem: "The goose, goose, geese, song to the sky. The white hair floats on the green water, and the red palm touches the clear waves."

Cui Tao then asked Xiao Shagou if he knew the source of this poem.

Xiao Sha hooked his head and stared at Cui Tao seriously, thinking that the source of this poem had some deep meaning.

"It was written by the poet Luo Binwang in the early Tang Dynasty." Cui Tao explained.

Xiao Shagou frowned for a while, and before Cui Tao could say anything, he frankly expressed that he really wanted to know the connection between this poem and the matter he asked.

"It doesn't matter, it's just that you remind me of this poem." Cui Tao said innocently.

Xiao Shagou was suddenly angry: "Are you playing a goose?"

"I'm singing geese, not playing goose." Cui Tao corrected.

"You—" Xiao Shagou was so angry that he clenched his teeth and clenched his fists, trying to correct his accent, but he just couldn't say the standard 'I' and always called 'goose'.

"Goose goose..." Xiao Shagou tried to practice.

Cui Tao couldn't help but continue: "Qu Xiang Xiang Tiange——"

When Han Qi arrived, he heard the two singing together, reciting poems?

"Officer Han Tui is back!" Cui Tao happily went to greet him immediately, and asked him in a low voice if he had been made things difficult in the palace.

Han Qi smiled lightly and shook his head, and whispered back to Cui Tao: "Thanks to the lady for saving the scene."

Cui Tao was taken aback, but she hadn't gotten used to Han Qi's title of "Lady".

In fact, this title was nothing special in the Song Dynasty. When an ordinary man met a strange woman outside, he could also call her "lady".Married husbands can also address their wives with 'Nianzi'.It can be said that this is an amiable title.There's nothing wrong with Han Qi's wording like this at this moment, but it's obviously not his usual habit of addressing her, so when he says it like this now, it has a slightly different taste.

This man is really, just trying to 'trick' you, and his words are all within the rules, not out of line.

"Who were you just now?" Han Qi looked at Xiao Shagou.

"Ah, he was in a hurry and asked me for Yong'e." Cui Tao said.

"No goose!" Xiao Shagou immediately defended. , As soon as he spoke, it immediately attracted laughter from the people around him.

I'm really sorry, there was an accident in the Liao Kingdom Mission, and the personnel disappeared inexplicably. On such a serious day, they actually laughed shamelessly in the official residence where they lived. They really endured to the extreme and couldn't help it up.

Han Qi also slightly hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled softly.However, Han Qi was also curious about how Cui Tao managed to 'control' the King of Xiping, making him willing to go to the palace to make a friendly statement.

Cui Tao explained to Han Qi in a low voice: "He is good at dressing up as a woman, and I found out."

An all-male Liao mission had just arrived in Bianjing, and there were women's old clothes and gouache in Xiao Aci's room.The way the woman's clothes are placed clearly has the meaning of 'hiding and not wanting to be seen'.The gouache spilled on the ground showed traces of being scratched.

At that time Xiao Aci was alone in the room throwing things randomly, he must have spilled the gouache himself, presumably he did not mean it, so he grabbed the spilled gouache with his hands and tried to save it.Of course, the gouache sprinkled on the ground cannot be used anymore, but this instinctive behavior shows that Xiao Aci should like and cherish the gouache very much.

It is not difficult to deduce from this: Xiao Aci is very likely to be good at women's clothing.

When Cui Tao threatened Xiao Aci, he naturally couldn't threaten him by asking him what gender he was in front of everyone.Cui Tao still asked how old he was, but she made Xiao Aci understand through her eyes that she knew his hobby.

Xiao Aci really went on the road and understood Cui Tao's meaning.Tall and tall, he has always been majestic in front of everyone, of course it is impossible for him to accept that his penchant for women's clothing is publicized, so Xiao Aci can only choose to comply with Cui Tao's request.

Xiao Shagou noticed that Cui Tao and Han Qi were whispering, and felt that they might be talking about something he was more curious about.He couldn't help stretching his neck and tilting his ears to listen.Feeling that the distance was too far, he tried to get closer.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Aci was very dissatisfied when he saw Xiao Shagou mingling among these Song people from a distance when he walked over.

Xiao Shagou hurriedly ran to salute Xiao Aci, explaining that he just wanted to hear the news.

"Here, only the county king is the most noble lord." Xiao Shagou saluted again, showing his loyalty and flattering.He deliberately said these words in Chinese, the purpose is to let the surrounding Song people can hear, and publicly express his attitude.

Xiao Aci frowned, and glanced at Xiao Shagou with disgust.

Xiao Shagou realized that his performance was not enough, his eyeballs moved, and suddenly remembered that the king of Xiping County had always been very filial to his mother, so he immediately said: "Go to your mother's nobility!"