To The Land of Nevernight

Although Mei Shengze and Wang Xiao could not be rescued from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Tang Shen still went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice personally, but unfortunately he was stopped by officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice before he saw anyone.

"My lord Tang, all the criminals and criminals are detained in the prison of the Criminal Department. Without the warrant of Lord Shang Shu or Dali Siqing, I cannot open the door for you." Zuo Shilang of the Criminal Department smiled at him.

Before Tang Shen came, he knew that he might not see anyone this trip, he looked at the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment with a square face, and bowed upright.The other party did not dare to neglect, and immediately returned a salute.

Tang Shen: "As an official in the same dynasty, Mr. Gao should have many classmates and friends. Mei Lingfu and Wang Daiyue are both on the same list as me, and they are close friends. My lord should understand my official heart. If these two people really made a big mistake , that must not be tolerated. But they are all officials of the Song Dynasty, and their parents have received their bodies, so how can they trample on them at will."

The implication is that I hope that this tall man will take care of him and refrain from torture.

The Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishments said in his heart: Even if you say that, if it is time to fight, we will definitely still fight.And this has already been done, the two scholars, Mei Shengze and Wang Xiao, who were spoiled and spoiled since they were young, have not endured this kind of hardship, they have already confessed some things, and they have written them in the case and sent them to Lord Shangshu's desk.

On the surface, he smiled and said, "Naturally, please don't worry, Mr. Tang."

Tang Shen sighed deeply and left with a flick of his sleeves.

After the death of Emperor Liao, Zhao Fu immediately sent troops to the northwest for reinforcements, hoping to take advantage of the civil strife in Liao and defeat Liao in one fell swoop.The war in the Northwest is tense, and every day, military intelligence is rushed to Shengjing.Even Tang Juan and Yao San felt the tense atmosphere in Shengjing City. During dinner, Tang Juan asked curiously: "Brother, did you win the battle again?"

Tang Shen: "Where did you hear the news?"

"They all said that. The emperor of the Liao Kingdom died, and the people of the Liao Kingdom are vying to be the emperor. There is no time to take care of the war. So we won several battles, and almost drove those Liao people crazy This time, we might be able to conquer the Liao Kingdom directly!"

Tang Shen said helplessly: "I told you not to listen to these rumors circulating in the streets and alleys. It is true that we won the battle, but captured the Liao Kingdom? Let me ask you, after conquering the Liao Kingdom, what do we want from the Liao Kingdom? The Liao people It is a nomadic people, with grasslands everywhere, and only a few big cities. After conquering the Liao Kingdom, the Liao people only need to pull out their tents to hide in the vast grasslands. And we Song people have to find them? To manage this area The prairie? It may be possible in the future, but it is powerless now."

Tang Juan is no longer the ignorant country girl she was back then. After hearing Tang Shen's words, she suddenly realized.But she got to the point: "So, we really won the battle?"

Tang Shen smiled and said, "Yes, we really won the battle."

Don Juan couldn't stop laughing.

Even Tang Juan, a long-sleeved and skillful merchant, has noticed the current situation between Song and Liao, and is sincerely delighted by it.Above the court hall, Zhao Fu's joyful mood could no longer be hidden every time it was morning, and it jumped from the brows and the corners of the eyes.

After the general had finished reporting on the military situation in the Northwest, Zhao Fu said in a soft voice, "Dear dears, do you have anything else to say?"

In the Zichen Palace, after the generals finished speaking, they glanced at the group of civil servants on the left.

At the front of the queue of civil servants, the prime minister on the left, Xu Wei, held the jade wat in both hands, slightly lowered his head to look at the golden bricks in the palace, and remained silent.And behind him, the other gentlemen suddenly looked at themselves.Xu Yu's scheming face was mostly covered by Yuhu, and even Zhao Fu couldn't see what he was thinking at the moment.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, no official came out to speak.

Zhao Fu raised his hand and said, "Then let's retreat."

The chief eunuch Ji Fu raised his voice and said loudly, "Retire."

Xu Wei still looked down at the ground, but his peripheral vision was always fixed on the left rear direction.On the high platform, the emperor drove away, and when he left, Xu Wei suddenly raised his head, looking at Yu Chaosheng who was standing two seats behind him.

Yu Chaosheng was shocked by the sudden sight, his scalp went numb, his lips moved slightly, but he couldn't say a word.

Xu Wei didn't say a word, and he retreated one after another according to the order in which the officials retreated from the court.After returning to the Hall of Qinzheng, he summoned the official messenger and asked him to invite Yu Chaosheng, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.The officer quickly went to call for someone, but after half an hour, Yu Chaosheng was nowhere to be seen, only the officer himself came to reply: "Master Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has entered the palace to face the saint."

Xu Wei was taken aback for a moment, showing joy, stroked his beard and sighed: "It's not always so hopeless."

However, in the afternoon of the same day, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice released four criminals.

When Mei Shengze and Wang Xiao walked out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, both of them seemed to be separated from each other, their eyes were stabbed by the sun, and they could not regain their senses for a long time.Tang Shen had already sent someone to pick them up, while Wang Qin sent someone to pick up the other two officials from the Yin Yin Division.

Mei Shengze and Wang Xiao were taken to the Ministry of Industry, and had a hasty meeting with Tang Shen.

When the two saw Tang Shen, their eyes were red and their throats were choked.

Mei Shengze: "Jing Ze..."

Tang Shen: "Needless to say. The reason you were released from prison today is because the emperor ordered you to return to Youzhou to resume your post. You must not stay in Beijing for a long time, and you must return to Youzhou as soon as possible to prevent any changes. Today I am only briefly Seeing you, I just ask you one question, did you say anything when you were in prison?"

The two fell silent for a moment.

Mei Shengze was so ashamed that he gritted his teeth, unable to explain to Tang Shen.

Wang Xiao was a few years older than them. He sighed and said, "I'm ashamed. Once upon a time, when Lingfu and I were taken away from Youzhou by Yu Chaosheng, I told him on the way back to Beijing that we would definitely keep our mouths shut. Let the other party get a sliver of news. However... we finally said something. I explained about that Qiao Jiu."

Mei Shengze said guiltily: "I also explained some things, including the relationship between Lin Xu and Qiao Jiu."

Tang Shen was silent, and asked, "Where is the injury? Let me see."

Both Wang Mei and Wang Mei shook their heads with wry smiles.

Wang Xiao: "The prison guards in the Ministry of Punishment have thousands of ways to make your life worse than death, like falling into Abi Hell, but you can't see a single wound. The wound is invisible, and I don't want to think about that scene again. I'm just sorry. Jing Ze, I'm sorry Wang Xianggong."

At this point, Wang Xiao and Mei Shengze had already guessed that Yu Chaosheng arrested them to deal with Wang Qin.

Mei Shengze: "Was Mr. Wang implicated?"

Tang Shen: "No."

"Ah?" Wang Mei and Wang Mei looked at each other, "How is this possible, then how did we get out?"

Tang Shen: "I don't know about this either. Time is running out, you should hurry back to Youzhou first."

After sending Wang Xiao and Mei Shengze to Youzhou, Tang Shen hurriedly came to Qinzheng Hall, wanting to find out what happened to Wang Qin.At the same time, he also wanted to tell Wang Xiao and Mei Shengze how much information they gave to each other, so as to prevent further incidents.

In the Palace of Qinzheng, Tang Shen just took two steps when he bumped into a person in the corridor of the garden.

Tang Shen looked at the other party with surprise.

Yu Chaosheng looked at Tang Shen, also quite astonished.

The two looked at each other, Tang Shen saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I have seen Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment."

Yu Chaosheng: "Master Tang, there is no need to be too polite."

Tang Shen was puzzled, he still didn't understand why Yu Chaosheng let go all of a sudden, not only releasing Wang Xiao and the others from prison, but also not embarrassing Wang Qin at all.It would be fine if Wang Xiao and the others kept their mouths shut and didn't say a word, but they said everything they should say, why didn't Yu Chaosheng make trouble?

At this time, Yu Chaosheng spoke first: "Master Tang is walking in a hurry, but is there something wrong?"

Tang Shen thought for a moment, then said: "I have something to do, please see Shangshu Zuo Pushe."

It was time to see Wang Qin.

Tang Shen: "Are you going to leave the palace?"

Yu Chaosheng: "No, I'm going to see Lord Zuoxiang."

The two had nothing to say, so Tang Shen wanted to say goodbye and leave.However, Yu Chaosheng suddenly said: "There is something that coincidentally, six years have passed, Master Tang has never known about it."

Tang Shen was vigilant and raised his head: "Oh? What's the matter, please advise me, my lord."

"After I returned to Beijing, I have been working in the Hall of Qinzheng. At that time, Mr. Tang was still a member of Zhongshushe, and he was also in the Hall of Qinzheng. Coincidentally, every time I come to the Hall of Qinzheng, I always meet Tang in various places. My lord, it's a pity that Mr. Tang never sees me every time, but I see Mr. Tang."

"What else?" Tang Shen asked in surprise, he didn't expect Yu Chaosheng to talk about this.

"It's true." Yu Chaosheng showed a look of reminiscence, "After all, I have said it more than ten times at least."

A dozen times in six years doesn't sound like much.But during these six years, Tang Shen was not an official in Qinzheng Hall for two years, and was sent to Cizhou and Youzhou.Similarly, Yu Chaosheng is also busy with official duties, so he may not be in the Palace of Qinzheng every day.So a dozen encounters by chance is definitely not a small number.It must be known that Tang Shen was also an official in the Palace of Qinzheng, the number of times Tang Shen met Su Wenyun in these years, let alone counting them on one hand, seemed to be only two times.

Yu Chaosheng: "It's just that the last two times, I happened to bump into Mr. Tang every time, and there will never be any accidents again. Can Mr. Tang believe in fate?"

Tang Shen became suspicious, he didn't understand what Yu Chaosheng meant when he said these words to him today.

Yu Chaosheng: "I believe in fate." He smiled, "Master Zuo is in a hurry to find this official, don't say more, let's just say goodbye."

Tang Shenhuai was full of doubts, bowed and said: "My lord, go slowly."

Yu Chaosheng walked towards the main room of Zuo Xiang, Tang Shen looked at his back, and after a long time, he walked to Wang Qin's main room.It's a pity that Wang Qin was not there, and he went to the Chui Gong Hall to face the saint.

After waiting for an hour, Wang Qin came back from the Chuigong Hall. When he entered the door and saw Tang Shen who had been waiting for a long time, he stopped in his tracks.

One stood in the house and the other in the yard.

Wang Qin looked up and smiled slightly: "Have you met Mei Shengze and Wang Xiao?"

Tang Shen walked over with strides: "I've seen it. You came back from the Chui Gong Palace? But did Yu Chaosheng get into trouble?"

Wang Qin: "No. The Xingzhou case is of great importance. Although the court is busy with the Northwest War, the Xingzhou case cannot be ignored. As Shangshu Zuopushe, I have been paying attention to the case. Now that I have some clues, naturally Go to the palace to report to the Holy Majesty."

Tang Shen: "...Huh?"

Seeing Tang Shen's bewildered look, Wang Qin immediately felt better, reached out and touched his cheek, and said, "Didn't my little brother know about it a long time ago. With the Xingzhou case, I will definitely hurt Xu Dang's vitality."

"But now where is the time to talk about this matter. Didn't the Holy One blame you for the Yin Yinsi matter?"

Wang Qin showed a confused look: "Is something wrong with Yin Yinsi?"

"..."

"Tell me, how exactly did you persecute Yu Xianzhi for refusing to take the money to lead the director, and accuse you of a serious crime of monopolizing power and covering the sky with one hand!"