A traitor

Because of Jia Siqi's conceited actions, by the time Master Qin contacted Su Qinglang, the time to rescue Master Zhao had already been delayed.

After receiving the task, Su Qinglang went back to the mansion and changed his clothes, deliberately delayed for a long time before rushing to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

He purposely made an appearance that it was very difficult to meet Mr. Zhao, but actually stood at the door with Mei Liusheng and chatted for half the night.

"Zhao E confessed?"

Su Qinglang waved his fan and glanced at the prison.

Mei Liusheng hummed, and replied: "He has already put a mark on the confession, Mr. Cai took his confession, plus the memorial about this case, and went into the palace."

Su Qinglang made a wicked smile when he heard the words, and said lightly: "When the emperor sees those testimonies and the ins and outs of the case, Zhao E will surely die. Even if I tell him about the calamity, he will not be able to retract the confession again." gone."

Mei Liusheng smiled, and echoed: "If he retracts his confession at this time, according to the law of the imperial court, there will be a joint trial of the three divisions, and the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushi Zhongcheng will participate in the case. Get it out, if someone else is involved again, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss, he's not that stupid."

The people who have the most direct relationship with Zhao E are Qin Jian, the right minister, and Su Qinglang, the minister. Both of them are world-renowned treacherous ministers who have harmed the country. If you know the reason for the review, you can catch a bunch of mistakes with just a random grab.

As for the person in charge of the review, there is Cai Jun in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Although he is close to Su Qinglang, he has an upright personality and will not bend the law for personal gain just because of this little friendship. Dali Temple is Pei Yan's site. cool and bright.

Even if they were not at fault, they would probably try their best to pour dirty water on them. As for Yu Shi Zhongcheng, Su Qinglang's father, he had long disliked Qin Jian and Su Qinglang.

So this time, Master Zhao, in order to keep his family, can only admit defeat, and there is no possibility of reversal.

After confirming the progress of the case, Su Qinglang went to see Zhao E and told him about the calamity bank. Zhao E was stunned on the spot, and then broke down and cried bitterly.

Hearing later that it was Jia Siqi who lost his head and missed the rescue time, Mr. Zhao gritted his teeth with hatred, fearing that if he became a ghost, he would seek Master Jia for his life.

A person, hanging on a cliff, thought he would starve to death, so he let go of his hand and chose to die. Unexpectedly, as soon as he let go of his hand on one side, another rope hangs down from the sky on the other side.

Having a good life, but being ruined by yourself, it's like just about to have a bridal chamber, but finds that you don't have a younger brother. No wonder Mr. Zhao is so angry that he goes crazy.

Seeing Zhao E sitting in the prison, beating his chest and stamping his feet, his mind scrambling for the ground, Mei Liusheng suddenly remembered what Su Qinglang said earlier——

People in the desert often die of despair, deceived by the yellow sand in front of them, thinking that they cannot be rescued if they lose water, but they don't know that there is an oasis not far from them.

It turned out that he had already planned how to deal with Zhao E, first cut off the foreign aid, stand in the middle by himself, and then staggered the time, making an appearance of trying to rescue Mr. Zhao.

Even if Jia Siqi didn't intervene, even in the future, when Zhao E opened the court for trial, the two confronted Qin Jian, he would not show any flaws.

The key to the realization of all these plans is that he and Cai Jun can withstand the pressure and prevent Zhao E from seeing anyone except him.

If a slight mistake is made, all previous efforts will be lost forever. No wonder Su Qinglang said that he has bet his wealth and life on it.

Leaving the prison, Su Qinglang hurried back to the prime minister's mansion. At this time, the Jia family and his son were kneeling on the ground, and the right minister, Qin Jian, was sitting in the center.

He walked into the room, first glanced at Qin Huan who was sitting on the side, and then said to Qin Jian: "Master Xiang, Qinglang is back."

Qin Jian turned his gaze to Su Qinglang and asked, "Have you ever seen Zhao E?"

Su Qinglang nodded: "I've seen it, it's just..."

He paused, knelt down to Qin Jian, cupped his hands and said, "By the time Qinglang arrives, Mr. Zhao has already confessed."

Qin Jian closed his eyes when he heard the words, and asked again: "Is there any other way?"

Su Qinglang lowered his head, and said: "Master Zhao's confession and the documents related to the case have been sent to the palace, I'm afraid the emperor has already seen it."

Qin Jian fell silent for a long time, then suddenly stood up, picked up a cup on the table, and threw it on the ground.

For a moment, the fragments splashed everywhere, Su Qinglang didn't dodge, he was not injured by the porcelain fragments, but it was Master Jia Siqi Jia who was scratched on the forehead, and a piece of blood flowed out.

Qin Huan thought that his father was angry at Su Qinglang, so he immediately stood up: "Father..."

But he heard his father pointing at Jia Siqi and angrily said: "Look at the good deeds you have done!"

Jia Dexin was so frightened that his face was ashes, he lay on the ground and shook, and quickly pulled his son to kowtow: "Master, please forgive me, please forgive me..."

Jia Siqi's face was gloomy, although he was scratched on his forehead and scolded by the Prime Minister, he didn't show any pain or fear.

It's just that the expression on the eyebrows is somewhat resentful. After all, this incident far exceeded Young Master Jia's expectations. He wanted to use this incident to suppress and humiliate Su Qinglang, but unexpectedly, he showed his incompetence in front of the Prime Minister.

Qin Huan saw that the person his father scolded was not Su Qinglang, so he sat down in peace and listened with his usual expression.

Seeing Su Qinglang again, said: "Master, this matter is not entirely to blame on Young Master Jia, after all, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is watching closely, and it took Qinglang a lot of time to meet Mr. Zhao."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Su Qinglang is pleading for Jia Siqi, but Master Jia's heart is higher than the sky, how can Su Qinglang, who has always been unaccustomed to him, insult his dignity.

So he sneered and said: "Master Su is really powerful. The officials tried their best to fail to see Master Zhao. It took only half a day for Master Su to enter the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

Su Qinglang turned his head, looked at Jia Siqi and raised his eyebrows: "Oh, Young Master Jia is doubting me?"

Jia Siqi also raised his head to look at him, and replied: "I don't dare, I'm just curious. Before Mr. Qin even went to the prison, he couldn't get in. How did Mr. Su get in? Could it be that in the eyes of those people, Su Your lord has more face than Mr. Qin?"

As soon as these words came out, even Su Qinglang had to admire Jia Siqi's skills. While arousing suspicion and dealing with him, he did not forget to sow discord.

It's just that although the plan is a good plan, it is used in the wrong place. Qin Huan is not a competitive person, and he doesn't care about who has more face, he or Su Qinglang.

On the other hand, Qin Jian, who was suspicious by nature, couldn't help hesitating when he heard this, and looked at Su Qinglang with a hint of prudence.

Su Qinglang didn't change his face, and replied: "Master Xiang, do you still remember the Mei Liusheng I mentioned earlier?"

Qin Jian nodded, and heard him say again: "He was the one who let me in."

"This is impossible!"

Jia Siqi categorically vetoed it: "I also approached him before, and hoped that he would let me in for the sake of my fellow exams, to have a look at Mr. Zhao, but the one surnamed Mei said that Cai Jun ordered that Mr. Zhao be important to the court. He is a criminal, and no one can see him casually."

"The one named Mei..."

Su Qinglang read something in a low voice, then bent his lips into a smile, and said casually: "Master Jia seems to have a deep resentment towards Mrs. Mei, could it be because of the imperial examination?"

Jia Siqi saw what was on his mind and was about to deny it when he heard him say: "According to Qinglang's knowledge, the question that Young Master Jia raised just now was indeed not Mr. Mei's evasion. After Mr. Zhao was imprisoned, Cai Jun saw It's very tight, even Master Mei wants to see him, he needs someone to follow him, let alone letting someone in, it's very difficult for him to spread the word, otherwise, how could Master Zhao know about the disaster relief until now?

As for me...Cai Jun went to the palace to see the saint today, and there is only Mei Liusheng as the presiding judge in the Ministry of Punishment. After making arrangements with all my heart, it is not impossible to see Mr. Zhao. "

Su Qinglang's remarks were reasonable and supported by evidence. According to the report from the prime minister's spies, Cai Jun had indeed gone to the saint today, and the supervision of the Ministry of Punishment was naturally much looser.

Qin Jian immediately dispelled the doubts in his heart, and seeing Su Qinglang paused, glanced at Jia Siqi, and continued: "I don't know what Young Master Jia thinks, anyway, for Qinglang, like Master Mei, he is willing to take risks We also want to help our people, Qinglang has always been grateful, and treated us with courtesy, Young Master Jia is called to come and go, and the concept of parents is everywhere, where did it come from?"

In a few words, he portrayed himself as a hero who is respectful and virtuous, and turned Jia Siqi into a vulgar and narrow-minded bear.

Jia Siqi was overwhelmed with anger, but he couldn't find anything to refute. After thinking about it, he didn't do anything wrong. When he didn't see Mr. Zhao yesterday, he also came to the Xiangfu to ask for help. It was General Qin Huan. He stopped back, so how could he be blamed?

In order not to let Xiang Ye feel that he is incompetent, so Young Master Jia looked at Qin Huan, folded his hands and knelt down two steps forward, just about to explain the reason, but was pinched severely by his own father.

Jia Dexin knelt down and said: "Master, this matter is our father and son's fault, which led to Mr. Zhao's desperation. Please punish him."

Jia Siqi was stunned, pulled off his father's hand, and tried to resist again, but was glared at by Jia Dexin, so he had to kneel silently.

Qin Jian's face sank into ice, and he said: "You guys go back, there is no call for the truth, so don't come again these few days..."

People who were originally promoted and made a fortune together were told not to come again, which is tantamount to being cast into the limbo of a concubine. Simply put, it means that you made a mistake and don't want to play with you recently.

Of course Jia Dexin knew Qin Jian's meaning, his face became ugly, he lowered his old bones with difficulty, and kowtowed to him: "Yes..."

Seeing this, Qin Jian didn't show any sympathy, but said coldly: "Go back..."

Jia Dexin kowtowed to Qin Jian again, and then dragged his son, because he knelt for too long, he could only limp out.

Seeing them leave, Qin Huan got up from his seat, walked towards Su Qinglang, came to him, and was about to reach out to help him up, but saw that Su Qinglang didn't move.

He raised his eyes and looked at Qin Jian, as if he was waiting for the judgment to come. He only heard Qin Jian sitting in the first place, and said slowly: "Huan'er, do you know your mistake?"