A traitor

Du Qingyun is Du Shiqi's father, the majestic servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, although his name is Qingyun, he is actually a corrupt official who broke the law.

Half a year ago, a homicide occurred in the boundary of Yingzhou. The iron mine in the mountain collapsed suddenly, killing more than a dozen miners. The local county magistrate found out that the collapse of the iron mine was caused by the mine owner’s jerry-building and carelessness. Report to the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

But unexpectedly, due to the fact that Mr. Liu, the former minister of the Ministry of punishment, was pulled down by Su Qinglang from the position of the second rank, Du Qingyun, as the servant of the Ministry of punishment, will temporarily manage the affairs of the Ministry of punishment before the court confirms the new minister.

Mr. Du held a lot of power. After receiving the case, instead of reporting it to the court, he also tried to suppress the matter secretly, using his power to suppress the families of the victims, making them have nowhere to sue, and even sent assassins to kill the responsible person. The county magistrate handling the case.

However, the skynet was not leaked, and the county magistrate's son was outraged, so he brought a petition from all the people, went to the imperial city after several twists and turns, and sued the emperor.

The emperor was furious when he heard this, and not only detained the mine owner, who was disregarding human life, but also took Du Qingyun into the prison.

Anyone who has been in the imperial court for a few years knows that the case about minerals is untouchable, untouchable, and from the first emperor, it is a muddle-headed mess.

And there are various dignitaries involved in it, if you accidentally make a mess of your mind, you will offend people who shouldn't be offended, and you don't know how you will die when the time comes.

Although Du Qingyun was hateful, he did not dare to commit such a wrong thing. Obviously, he was used as a pawn before, but now he is used as a scapegoat.

Therefore, Mrs. Du, who had nowhere to ask for help, finally got his own retribution. The Du family took money and begged for mercy. They went from house to house to find connections.

In desperation, she had no choice but to take Su Qinglang's path, hoping to marry Lord Shangshu, at least to save Du Qingyun's life.

Unexpectedly, Ms. Du had a strong temper and strong self-esteem, not only failed to please Su Qinglang, but even slapped and injured the nobleman who could save her father.

What's more, the emperor would let Cai Jun and Mei Liusheng review the case.

That's all for Cai Jun, Mei Liusheng, a fledgling rookie with no experience at all, He Dehe can be in charge of such a big case just after taking office.

Even if you want to train people, you don't train like this. Even Su Qinglang can't figure out what he means.

In the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, Su Qinglang is sitting in the hall, and there are three people standing below——

The new champion Mei Liusheng, the second place Jia Siqi, and the nephew Lu Xun who is the prime minister of the left.

According to the practice of the imperial court, after receiving the imperial edict, the newly recruited tribute students had to meet with some highly respected ministers in the court and receive their education and encouragement.

Firstly, it is easy to do things well, and secondly, to show respect to the seniors and superiors. Some tribute students, taking advantage of this opportunity, work hard during the process of meeting the seniors, and strive for their promotion and protection. , Get promoted and get rich.

Therefore, this etiquette is just a formality in front of unintentional people, but to those who are interested, it is a good time to stand in the camp.

Although Su Qinglang was young and not highly respected, but because of his high official rank and the emperor's favor, he was included in the ranks this time.

Sitting in the hall, he waved his folding fan, pretending to be someone who came here, and said to the people below: "You have entered the court as an official, and you will represent the face of the court when you go out. You must be cautious in your words and deeds, and fulfill your duties. , You can no longer speak recklessly, act rashly, and live up to the emperor's expectations."

The three of them lowered their heads slightly and answered in unison: "Yes..."

He also heard Su Qinglang say: "I'm no different than other adults, and I'm not a few years younger than you. In front of me, you don't have to be so cautious, just treat yourself as a friend."

After a pause, he continued: "Although I am not talented, I have been in the officialdom for a few years and have more experience than you. If you have any questions, you are welcome."

Normal people can tell that he said this, on the surface to make them feel less polite, but in fact it was just his own politeness.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites, senior officials of the second rank in the imperial court, the bosses of their immediate bosses, no matter how young they are, it is not their turn to be friends with them.

But Brother Lu Xun is Brother Lu Xun after all, and his brain structure is different from normal people. Hearing what Su Qinglang said, he immediately relaxed a lot.

Still thinking in his heart, other people said that Su Qinglang was a villain who harmed the country, a remnant of a treacherous official, but he felt that Su Qinglang was very kind and amiable, without any official airs.

Compared with the right-hand man who closed the door and avoided seeing them, and Xu Jin who knew how to swear with a dark face all day long, I don't know how many times more kind.

Hearing from Su Qinglang, when he gets along with them as friends in the future, he really regards Su Qinglang as his friend.

So he bent his shoulders and asked Su Qinglang: "Sir, actually I have a question, I wanted to ask you since I came in just now."

Su Qinglang nodded and said, "Please tell me..."

Lu Xun asked, "It's only the beginning of April, and the weather is still a bit cold. Don't you think it's cold to fan your fan?"

Su Qinglang retracted the hand holding the folding fan, his fingers trembled slightly, and almost broke the fine sandalwood fan handle in half.

Keeping his composure, he gritted his teeth and looked at him, thinking: Is this guy sent by Pei Yan on purpose to piss him off?

Seeing that little brother Lu Xun was serious and earnest looking for knowledge, he sighed slightly. With Pei Yan's shrewdness, he should not be so stupid as to send his own stupid nephew to die.

He could only turn his face black, restrained his expression, and replied coldly: "Oh, I've been on fire for the past few days, and my heart is so dry that I feel very hot without fanning."

Brother Lu Xun let out an ah when he heard this, scratched his head, and said: "My uncle planted some chrysanthemums in the garden, and I will send some to your lord later, just drink some sencha and it will be all right."

Hearing this sentence, Su Qinglang wanted to vomit blood, and looked at Lu Xun with complicated eyes, thinking, this child has not lost any arms or legs until now, which shows how unfair God treats people.

The other adults in the room covered their mouths and snickered when they heard this, but hindered by Lord Shang Shu's majesty, their shoulders on both sides shook and shook, and it was very hard to bear it.

Even Mei Liusheng, who is so calm, couldn't help showing a faint smile, and raised his eyes to look at Su Qinglang, quite teasingly.

Jia Siqi was dissatisfied with Su Qinglang, and with the matter of the palace examination, he had a deep resentment towards him. Seeing him make a fool of himself in public, he was naturally happy.

Just when he wanted to gloat, Su Qinglang glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, quickly restrained his expression, and took a tentative look at Su Qinglang's face like a thief who broke through the wall.

Su Qinglang snorted, and replied: "No need, but your uncle must be getting angry these days. If you have such filial piety, you might as well use it on him."

Lu Xun was very surprised and asked: "My lord, how do you know that uncle is seriously ill. These days, especially after the palace examination that day, uncle has been ill. The doctor in the mansion said that he is very angry and stagnant, and needs to be treated well." Adjustment, so my uncle is in the backyard these days, telling me not to go to him if I have nothing to do.

Su Qinglang's mind is as small as the tip of a needle, he has revenge for revenge, and resentment for grudges, if anyone touches a single hair on him, he can break ten of his fingers.

Hearing this, he smiled evilly and said to Lu Xun: "Your uncle saw that you worked hard as an official and didn't want to trouble you. In fact, he really wanted to see you. Since you have accepted your uncle's help and stayed in the city to become an official, you should be filial. As for him, just walk in front of him if you have nothing to do, and your uncle will be happy and prolong his life."

Lu Xun was very moved, and said sincerely: "Master Su, I never thought you would care so much about my uncle..."

Su Qinglang was very modest, waved his hands, and said lightly: "We are officials in the same dynasty, we are all friends, we should."

Lu Xun was even more moved, thinking to himself, before he came to the imperial city, someone told him that the officialdom is difficult, many officials are not easy to get along with, and there are many people fighting for power and profit.

But I didn't expect that there was still a trace of true feelings in this muddy water. The famous treacherous official Su Qinglang and his uncle were so in love with each other.

They talked for a while in the hall, and it was almost noon, Su Qinglang couldn't help being pissed off by Lu Xun, so he signaled them to leave with tactful words.

After the three of them left, Su Qinglang thought that since he hadn't come to the Ministry of Rites for a long time, it was inevitable that he would be separated from other colleagues, so he stayed to make contact with them.

When he came out, he saw Mei Liusheng waiting outside, so he stopped in his tracks.For a while, I didn't know whether I should go to say hello again.

Firstly, according to what Qin Huan said, this Mei Liusheng is a person with a complicated background, the kind who would kill people at every turn.

He, Su Qinglang, is just a weak scholar, so it's okay to ask him to play tricks, wielding knives and guns, and licking blood from the edge of a knife is really not what he is good at.

Secondly, according to previous news, Prime Minister Pei Yan had already found Mei Liusheng, so he didn't need to think about it to know why. He didn't know what Mei Liusheng's reaction to Pei Yan was.

If they have already taken refuge with Pei Yan, the two of them are in different camps, have different ways, and each is their master. It is obviously not possible to continue to communicate like this.

These three, just like what Ruyi said before, Su Qinglang is a heinous villain, and Mei Liusheng has just entered the officialdom, so he still has a choice and a bright future.

It doesn't matter whether this person is good or bad, but he has never done anything against morality to him. People regard him as a bosom friend, how can he push them into a pit of fire?

When he was struggling, Mei Liusheng found him, cupped his hands and said to him, "Brother Su..."

Su Qinglang smiled, walked closer to him, and said: "Just now I was talking to my colleagues from the Ministry of Rituals. It's really rude to think that Brother Mei is waiting here."

Mei Liusheng said: "I have something to say to Brother Su. Seeing that Brother Su is busy with work, I didn't disturb him any more."

After a pause, he continued: "I had an appointment with Brother Su the night before yesterday. I didn't want to be delayed because of something. I missed the agreement with Brother Su. I should apologize to Brother Su."

Su Qinglang didn't care much and said: "Master Zuo asked me, even if I would give you a little bit of face, let alone you, since there are extenuating circumstances, why should Brother Mei apologize?"

He knocked on the folding fan in his hand, just about to unfold it, but suddenly remembered Lu Xun's words, his hands froze for a moment, and finally held the fan in his hand.

Then he said: "I also have one thing I want to ask Brother Mei, and I just took this opportunity to explain it."

Mei Liusheng gave a gentle smile and said, "Brother Su, please tell me."

I saw a smile between Su Qinglang's eyebrows, with a three-pointed sense of prudence: "Brother Mei is one in a million talents, and it is really a blessing for us to be able to work in the imperial court. However, what I want to ask is, is Mei Liusheng , Brother Mei, who are you..."