Placid Chang'an

A few days later, the edict of Cui Hao's transfer was issued as expected, and he moved to Huizhou from the left to serve as Sima.

The imperial edict was urgent, and Huizhou was too far away, so Cui Hao had to pack his things overnight, and rushed to his post the next day.

On the day of departure, besides Liu Zhen, there were Su Cen and Zheng Yang who saw him off outside the city gate.

The three of them were in the same class in the past, they ate together at Qionglin Banquet, and toured the streets together under imperial gifts.Just because he chose a different position at the Qionglin Banquet, the situation is very different now, completely different.

I still remember Su Cen's shocking work on medicine and the country. He dared to say what others dared not say, and he dared to do what others dared not to do.

But he has always held a hostile attitude towards Zheng Yang. He always felt that this person robbed him of No. 2. He fought openly and secretly in court for more than a year, but in the end it was his sworn enemy who came to see him off.

"I heard that Lingnan is full of smoke and miasma. These are some herbs to repel insects and flies, and a little spice to calm the nerves and help sleep." Su Cen handed a small package to Cui Hao, "Huizhou is a long way away, Brother Cui, take care .”

Cui Hao took it and handed it to a servant beside him, and cupped his hands at Su Cen: "Thank you."

Zheng Yang handed over a food box, "I asked the cook in the mansion to make it for you overnight. They are some snacks that can hold you. Take it with you and eat it on the road."

Cui Hao also took it over to thank him. Although the three of them had different positions in the past and sometimes faced tit-for-tat in the court, they were all upright people after all. Now that he has fallen down, his political opponents did not make trouble, but his own people stepped on him and made trouble. kick.

Cui Hao felt emotional, and said a few more polite words. Seeing that the time was approaching, he slowly stopped talking. He passed Su Cen and Zheng Yang in front of him, and his eyes fell on Liu Yu.

This person came to see him off today, didn't say a word, didn't give him anything, dissociated from the crowd, like a passerby who had nothing to do with himself.

Seeing Cui Hao looking over at this moment, he cleared his throat and said bluntly, "It's a good journey."

Cui Hao straightened his sleeves and gave him a deep bow. The moment he lowered his head, his eyes suddenly became wet.

Once I stumbled, it was only because I was on the wrong team at the beginning.But if he was asked to choose again, he would still sit beside Liu Zhen without hesitation.

At the Qionglin Banquet, Liu Xiang had a jade-like face and a heroic expression, and he was taken away at the first sight.

Zheng Yang said: "Brother Cui suffered from bad luck this time. When His Majesty's Sacred Heart returns, he will call you back again. I will mention it to His Majesty when I have a chance, and I will never forget you. "

Su Cen also said: "Huizhou is plagued by plague and there are many barbarians with insufficient education. Brother Cui, be careful when encountering problems. If you have the opportunity to educate the barbarians and rectify the people's customs, it will be a real merit. It can be used as capital to return to the court."

Cui Hao straightened up and smiled at Su Cen and Zheng Yang. The two of them were planning for him, and he could tell whether it was good or bad.Looking at the two, the words were addressed to Liu Yu:

"I will definitely be back."

After finishing speaking, he didn't miss it anymore, turned his head and got on the carriage and left without looking back.

The car walked out a hundred steps, a pair of hands covered with lines lightly rested on Cui Hao's, "Hao'er?"

Cui Hao came back to his senses, and replied, "Mother."

Trembling, the old man took out an object from his bosom, and handed it to Cui Hao, "Someone just stuffed it to me, mother can't see it, what is it?"

Cui Hao took it and looked it over for a while, then froze in place.

I saw that it was a piece of finely carved pendant jade, ring-shaped, with cord patterns, crystal clear, delicate and moist.

This is the piece that Liu Zhen wears on his body all the year round.

Liu Yu, since Zhongpei, is a piece of precious jade bestowed by heaven to him. He cherishes it the most, and wishes to keep it in his heart, hold it in his palm, and enshrine it for a lifetime.

He didn't know when he would be able to come back after leaving. Since then, thousands of miles have been separated, the situation in the court is chaotic, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow.Now that Liu Yu gave him the jade, he wanted to tell him that he could learn from his sincerity when he saw jade as a human being.

On the carriage that was drifting away, the young man who had been calm for a day finally buried his head, holding a jade pendant, weeping uncontrollably.

It wasn't until Cui Hao's car was out of sight that Zheng Yang just looked away and said to Su Cen, "Go back."

Su Cen nodded, and the two walked a few steps away, only to see Liu Zhen still standing there, thinking about whether to persuade him, but Liu Zhen suddenly turned around, looked at Su Cen and asked, "You want to go back to Dali Temple? "

Su Cen was taken aback, then nodded, "Yes."

"That's just right." Liu Zhen looked away from the distance, and said to Su Cen, "I'll go with you."

Although Liu's mansion was in decline, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and Liu Zhen came by carriage, taking Su Cen along for the ride.Su Cen couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to get in the car.

There was no talking all the way, the two sat on the side of the carriage, thinking about their own things, but nothing happened.

When they arrived at Dali Temple, Liu Zhen ordered the carriage to go back first, and then followed Su Cen in.

The Dali Temple was still calm, Xue Chengzhen was busy playing the board, Zhang Jun was playing Tai Chi in the backyard, and Ning Santong locked himself in the morgue to look at the corpse.

As soon as Liu Yu went, it immediately caused an uproar.

The last time Prime Minister Liu came, everyone in Dali Temple was in danger, for fear that Prime Minister Liu would frown and flatten their Dali Temple.Now this Prime Minister Liu is at the center of the whirlpool of the imperial court, and the number of onlookers has not decreased but increased, and there is a hint of prying eyes in everyone's jealous eyes.It is said that although Liu Yu is sitting on the prime minister's seat now, without the Empress Dowager Chu as her backer, she is already in name only.The tiger whose teeth have been pulled out loses its intimidating majesty, and those who are interested are eager to move, and want to touch the tiger's buttocks.

Zhang Jun still adheres to the consistent principle that the affairs of living people have nothing to do with him, and he still treats Liu Yu with courtesy, respectfully and respectfully attracting people to sit on the table.

But Liu Yu stood still in the hall, looked around, and said calmly: "Master Zhang, I'm here to report the crime."

Zhang Jun was stunned, and suddenly realized what Liu Zhen was going to say, and hurriedly said: "If Xiang Liu has anything to say, just tell me in the hall. There are so many people here, don't disturb Liu Xiangqing."

Liu Yu frowned, "Someone reported the crime, is this how your Dali Temple responded?"

Zhang Jun was choked, and looked at Liu Zhen emphatically, until he understood the determination in people's eyes, he sighed silently in his heart, and turned around to order: "Prepare for promotion."

Above the lobby of Dali Temple, Liu Jue called for Su Cen to be the presiding judge, while Zhang Jun listened to the trial. Apart from Liu Jue and a few yamen servants standing in the hall, there were several layers of people inside and outside the hall, all waiting to see this. What kind of moth is Liu Xiang going to fix?

Su Cen didn't have many cases in person, but he followed Xue Chengzhen to the court several times. Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, he slapped the gavel, "Who is standing in the hall, and what case are you reporting?"

It was the first time for Liu Zhen to stand in the lobby of Dali Temple. After a little hesitation, he said: "Xia Liu Zhen, a native of Youzhou, the case reported is a murder case."

Su Cen vaguely knew what he was going to say in his heart, and then asked, "What murder case?"

"Twelve years ago, Tian Pingzhi, an official from Liuzhou, went to Beijing to take the exam, but died in the Gongyuan. He didn't die suddenly, but was poisoned."

There was an uproar.

Su Cen narrowed his eyes slightly, "You said he was poisoned, but who poisoned him? What kind of poison was poisoned? Why did he poison him?"

Standing under the hall, Liu Yu seemed to be distracted for a moment, and the surrounding noises gradually rose. Su Cen patted the gavel to silence all the voices, but did not urge Liu Yu, and let him Standing still without saying a word.

After a cup of tea, Liu Zhen finally opened his mouth.

"I killed him."