Hypocrites

"If you happen to find me, you should make good use of it."

Xinzhou frowned and smiled.Humility is just a piece of human skin, after wearing it for a long time, it finally reveals its delicate heart.

"Pull out the nail on the bright side, and let the opponent make up a dark chess piece that you can't master, Mr. Counselor, this is not the choice of a smart person."

Shen Yu was unmoved and said: "Whether it's open chess or dark chess, you shouldn't stay with His Highness."

Xinzhou sighed: "It is you who shouldn't stay with His Highness. The four masters in the world have followed one after another, and Qiu Gong drove away one after another, but they can't stop Shen Gong from becoming His Highness's teacher. What he fears most is the throne." Handed it over to a person with sharp eyes and ears. Even in order to achieve the purpose of playing tricks on those in power and applauding him, he did not hesitate to abandon His Highness and find another puppet. Your Highness is the master I have decided to serve for the rest of my life. He has been a happy king all his life. From this point of view, Counselor, I also can't understand you."

The sun rises to the middle of the sky, and the sky shines indiscriminately into the remote Donglu.

The thatched roof cut the light and shadow clearly, Xinzhou's expression was hidden in the darkness, his tone was still light, and he said to Shen Yu: "Master Counselor doesn't trust me, and it is understandable. Trusting a person, there is a price to pay. I just An insignificant weed, I dare not bother the counselor. However, weeding is only afraid of scaring snakes, and the counselor is dedicated to exorcising traitors for His Royal Highness. He is afraid of disturbing the enemy who is more insidious than poisonous snakes, and instead falls into crisis for His Royal Highness. So the two, Only the counselors are allowed to make their own choices, nothing more than that, and never talk too much.”

After leaving the thatched house, the bright sunlight shone on the bodies of the old couple. The wrinkled and hard-to-recover faces concealed many vicissitudes.

With Xinzhou's salary, even if you can't get out of Donglu, you don't have to make your parents wronged in this small dilapidated hut.Being unable to move for many years was Qiu Zhiyuan's way to control his subordinates.

"Let's go now?" The old mother pulled Xinzhou's sleeves and stood up with her waist. "My son, this is your friend. The house is poor and the hospitality is poor. I am really sorry."

"I can't climb as high as a nobleman." Xinzhou smiled and went out with Shen Yu.

"Whether the counselor believes it or not, I have explained everything. Although we hate each other, we have to pretend nothing happened for His Highness."

Shinshu said softly: "It's fun to get along well with people you hate. Are you right?"

How capable is Qiu Zhiyuan?

The conversation with Xinzhou reminded Shen Yu of the chills he felt during the Spring Banquet in Niuyuan and Taolin Massacre.

Recently he always leaves early and returns late, making Song Jun and Shen Jin quite worried.

"What are you busy with?" One day, Song Jun asked, "I haven't seen you lately, is there anything else you want to hide from your elder brother?"

Only Liang Heng and Duan Yanling knew about the collection of evidence, and Shen Yu didn't intend to involve his family.But since Song Jun asked, he couldn't tell a lie, so he hesitated and tried to be perfunctory.

Shen Jin took a look at his son, added something to the bamboo slips, and said without raising his head, "Just accept it when it's good, it's too late."

Shen Yu was taken aback.

Qiu Qianli's handwriting, at most, concerned him and Lu Jia, the governor of Ruyang County, and it was even more about the powerful Shixing prefect and Qiu Zhiyuan, but they kept it hidden.In order to obtain concrete evidence, Shen Yu frequently "passed" the mansions of officials returning to the capital to report on their duties in the past few days, sometimes walking along Chidao from the south gate to the north gate, and then back to the south from the north, in order to observe Qiu Zhiyuan's mansion.However, he and Qiu Qianli have never been seen in contact, as if they are two powerful officials and small officials who have nothing to do with each other.

Duan Yanling also urged him to act.Firstly, I don’t know whether Qiu Qianli found the missing letter. If he is given time to take measures, the letter will have little effect. Secondly, Lu Jia’s report is about to end and he will return to Ruyang County. I'm afraid someone will mess it up.

But compared with Xu Fu and Qiu Zhiyuan, Lu Jia is really a small shrimp, it's a pity to eat it and throw it away.

Just as Shen Yu "walked" past the South Gate of the Qiu Mansion again, the peach grove was surrounded by a brocade fence again.Red flowers, pink embroidery, Jinyang, and April are full of beauty.

However, under the beautiful scenery, Shen Yu knew that the time for Qiu Qianli to kill people for entertainment was not far away.

Even if the two "little sheep" escaped not long ago, even if the secret letter was lost, it still couldn't stop the madness from roiling in Qiu Qianli's bones, clamoring to use fresh blood to relieve his twisted hobbies and hunger.

If he hadn't been so "different", Qiu Zhiyuan would not have picked him out of those boys back then and trained him as a confidant.

At this moment, the letter appeared in front of Tingwei Huo Liang.On that day, Ting Wei visited Qiu Qianli's mansion, and avoided another bloody disaster in Taolin. He also found hundreds of money boxes in the Dongyuan barn. The gold, silver and copper coins in the boxes were piled up like cheap rice. The ropes are rotten.

The specific number is about the total salary of a small Yuan Yucheng for ten lifetimes.On weekdays, Qiu Qianli fights Niu Lu for wealth, and all the officials turn a blind eye, knowing that someone above them is supporting them.

Now that the evidence of corruption has been handed over to Tingwei, he immediately sent a personal envoy to Ruyang to check the public accounts.

Lu Jia, the prefect who was still staying in Wangdu City, heard the news and hanged himself at the post station with a well rope.Rumor has it that when Wei Ting's subordinates arrived, only the convoy accompanying Lu Jia to escort the huge sum of money into the city was left, and because no one arranged, they were gathering in the yard to eat sunflower seeds.

Lu Jia's death was unsubstantiated, so Qiu Qianli was sent to Beisi Prison on the same day, and was adjourned for trial.

For this matter, there was a lot of rumors in Wangducheng, and there were many gossips.Everyone is willing to watch the excitement, especially when it also involves grievances between nobles and lowliest, and infighting between the court and the party.

Shen Yu went to the Chu Palace to check in, and the palace was peaceful and peaceful.The whistleblower was named Que, and no one knew that Qiu Qianli's personal letter was planned to be stolen by Prince Heng and his gang, and thrown into Tingwei's mansion at night.

Everyone was in the small pavilion in the middle of the lake. Xinzhou got a cage of crickets from somewhere, and Liang Heng and Lian Zhen couldn't take their eyes off it. Dewangcheng was surging. In the morning, my dad was called to Zhangyi Palace for discussion even before the clapper was fired."

Shen Yu ignored him, Xinzhou took a look, he was still amiable, as if nothing had happened between the two of them.

"Is it fun?"

In the midst of his busy schedule, Liang Heng tugged on his sleeves and pulled Shen Yu to his side: "Look, this one was caught by Xinzhou, and the other one belonged to Zou Fang. Mine must be bigger!"

Zou Fang is the son of Grand Tutor Zou Qing.The sons of officials in Wangcheng are all such things.

Shen Yu said regretfully, "Since you are busy, I will go alone."

He tore the sleeve away from Liang Heng's hand.

"Where are you going?!" Liang Heng called him from behind.

Duan Yanling's voice said: "You can control him, isn't it enough to have brother to accompany you?"

Oh, Shen Yu sneered in his heart.He knew how to tease Liang Heng best, and within a short while, Liang Heng ran out of the Huxin Pavilion and chased him over.

"Wait for me, what are you going to do?"

Shen Yu stopped, touched his soft-looking face, and extended his hand to him: "Take you somewhere."

Turn right outside the palace, which is the official street where the government office is located.

Walking along the way, there are arsenal, Wei Wei, Ting Wei, Huangmen Office in turn... April is the end of spring, and the branches of the tile eaves protrude from the government offices of various houses. The petals are falling off, and they are crushed by the soap boots of the guards and officials. Into the mud crevices of the bluestone slabs.

White walls and black tiles, human voices are silent.

Liang Heng couldn't help becoming solemn, he rarely walked this street.The two of them stopped at the farthest point, in front of a Buddhist temple without plaques or plaques. The monk held a broom and swept away the fallen flowers in front of the door.

The eaves and corners of the Daxiong Palace hang, and the green smoke curls straight up.

It used to be an inconspicuous temple in the lower capital. After the lower capital was changed to Wangdu, it became the Beisi Prison where the generals and ministers were detained.

Liang Heng showed the prince's seal, and the monk let them in.

"Is the Prisoner here?"

The monk folded his palms and said: "I went out not long ago, but I haven't returned."

The dungeon is behind the Daxiong Palace, and the two of them walked all the way, but there was no one in the temple.

"You want me to meet Qiu Qianli? Why?"

Shen Yudao: "Your Highness, you know that I did not do a good job in this matter after all. There are many shadows lurking behind Qiu Qianli, don't you want to pursue it?"

Liang Heng was puzzled: "Could it be that he will tell me?"

At the entrance of the dungeon, Xiezhi holds the door knocker in its mouth, and the sun stops here.

Shen Yu said: "He will tell you. Because he is not Qiu Zhiyuan's dog, he is not anyone's dog. He is a madman, and he will bite for whoever saves him from the filth."

A gloomy atmosphere came oncoming, and the wall lamps were burning on the two walls, and the continuous firelight led to the darkness.

However, there is no gatekeeper in the dungeon. When you walk in, the prisons on both sides are vacant. No officials have been imprisoned in Wangcheng for many years, and only piles of wheat stalks are left damp and smelly.

"Where did everyone go?" Liang Heng's voice was amplified by the walls of the dungeon, and echoed repeatedly. He was taken aback and shut his mouth.

Going deep, there is a faint light in front, and the wall projects the graceful figure of the palace lantern maid, and the smell of wine and meat is wafting.

Prisoners who eat meat and drink have heard footsteps: "Why are you so slow to buy good wine? If you dare to perfunctory the officer, you will accept some."

Not only was this prison not dirty, it was cleaned inside and out, and it was also lit with incense.

"Wow, the jailers are sent to buy wine for you!"

As soon as Qiu Qianli looked up, he saw that it was Liang Heng.He was well dressed and his hair was not messed up. Not only was he not treated harshly, but he seemed to be served well.

"Oh, Your Royal Highness, what brought you here?" Qiu Qianli hurriedly swept the couch to greet him - he even got a soft couch.

Shen Yu realized that he really thought too much.Who does Qiu Qianli need to rescue him?No one was going to deal with him at all.

"What a Qiu Qianli," Liang Heng said, "It seems that no matter where you are, you have a way to survive?"

Shen Yu was a little surprised that he could say such words.

Qiu Qianli was also very surprised: "Your Highness, you have come to Beisi Prison to visit me on purpose, which really frightens me. What are your orders?"

"I heard that you have embezzled the people's fat and anointed the people, and hurt my country's economy and the people's livelihood. Thinking that I have made friends with you in the past and received gifts from you, this king is really sad. As the prince of the big Qi, I ask you for an explanation, but share?"

Qiu Qianli was silent for a long time, and suddenly burst into laughter. Under the flickering firelight in the dark cell, that peach blossom-like face revealed a ferocious and sinister look.

"So it's you!" Qiu Qianli suddenly realized, "It's you, Your Highness!"

There was no beginning or end in one sentence, but Liang Heng was suddenly flustered.

Shen Yu said in a deep voice: "Presumptuous, your Highness asked you a question, and answered truthfully. Qiu Yuancheng, in such a situation, there is no way out anyway, so he should know what choice to make to make himself feel better."