Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

The torrential rain for half a month caused the river to rise. Fortunately, the county had sent laborers to repair the embankment before, so that the flood was avoided.After finally ushering in a sunny day, Qingping plans to go for a walk around Qinglu Mountain with Jinhuan.Although the matter of the Taimiao is mostly decided by the Ministry of Rites, but at that time, the Ministry of Works will need to sign and submit together. Just to be on the safe side, it is better to go together.

But before the two of them went out, a follower led a policeman to report quickly, saying that something had happened to the county government. Last night when Mr. Suiyuan, the servant of the Criminal Department, arrived in Qiannan County, the first thing he did was to take out a long List, and all officials of the fifth rank and above in the county government will be imprisoned.

Qingping didn't expect Yuan Sui to come so fast, and there was such a big battle when she came, and people were detained at every turn. According to Yuan Sui's attitude, she must have had tangible evidence, otherwise she wouldn't be like this Randomly grab people.

She thought about it, could it be...

Jin Huan frowned upon hearing this and said, "What is Master Yuan doing? If you want to imprison an official of rank five or higher, you need to report to the court for approval, and then hand it over to the state for a criminal transfer order. How can you say that arresting people is just arresting people?"

Qing Ping didn't speak, just looked at the policeman who reported the letter and said quickly: "Your Majesty Yuan, what else did you order you?

The catcher hesitated for a while, then bowed and said: "Returning to the lord, the original lord asked the younger one to invite the two adults to go to the government office together, and she is already waiting there."

Jin Huan was even more displeased and said: "She is arresting people, why should she involve the headquarters, Mr. Li, and the Ministry of Punishment? How can it have anything to do with the Ministry of Rites?"

The catcher only said that it was all the adults ordered, and she just acted according to it, and asked the two adults to forgive her sins and so on.

Qing Ping turned sideways slightly, saw that a carriage seemed to have parked outside, and said: "Then lead the way."

She said to Jin Huan again: "My lord Yuan is not someone who doesn't know the importance. She must have something important to do, otherwise she wouldn't have to work so hard for you and me."

Jin Huan thinks about it too. In this line of business, the original actions are all based on evidence and evidence, and she was brought to justice just now.

The two got into the carriage and headed towards the government office of Qiannan County.

Chenzhou prefectures are slightly different from those in other prefectures. The former is a place of business, but the prison is behind it. The gate is opposite, but there is a small path inside, which is specially used for officials to interrogate criminals.

Yuan Sui hadn't been here all night, and the prison in Qiannan County was half full, and there were no gray-clothed prisoners in the prison, but a group of blue-robed officials.After all, the number of officials of rank five and above in office in Qiannan County is limited, and one prison cell for each person is enough.

The cell door was opened a crack, and the wet ground was illuminated by the fire. The officials heard the sound and saw that Yuan Sui walked in with a stern face, followed by the cell leader and the arresters with a fierce expression.

The officials were very angry after being arrested. Mr. Yuan acted swiftly. He arrested people at night and interrogated them at night. No one knew how Mr. Yuan was interrogated. Let it go.

Pan Xiuwei was also among them. Her clothes were a little messy. It was said that she had taken in Xiao Lang the night before, and when she was happy to leave, the police from the Ministry of Justice broke into the house and grabbed the Sheriff Pan, who was being turned into a red wave. Yes, she didn't understand until she met Yuan Sui.At this time, her heart was full of anger. Yuan Sui was counting the number of people on the list, and she didn't notice her at all. Pan Xiuwei couldn't bear this kind of humiliation any longer, and said angrily: "Yuan Sui, as an official of the court, you actually said If you take people, you take them? Have you ever asked Master Zhou? Here are all officials above the fifth rank, who are responsible for the livelihood of the people. If things are delayed, can you take care of it?"

In terms of rank, although Yuan Sui is a servant of the Ministry of Punishment, he is indeed not as high as the head of a county.But she didn't even lift her eyes, she just took out a document and handed it to the person beside her, who trotted to the door of Pan Xiuwei's prison and said, "My lord, please take a look, this is an arrest warrant specially approved by the imperial court."

Pan Xiuwei suddenly had the illusion that someone stepped on her face. When has she been treated like this?Feeling very resentful, Leng Sen said: "Since the original attendant has been approved by the court, I have nothing to say, but I don't know what you are looking for to trap me in prison! After this matter is over, you If I don’t give everyone an explanation, I will go to Shuyushitai to impeach you!”

After Yuan Sui counted the number of people, he glanced over slowly, nodded and said: "Well, if County Chief Pan is still innocent at that time, Yuan will have nothing to say even if you impeach him."

Pan Xiuwei was startled, and suddenly backed away. Her move was completely subconscious. The cell behind Yuan raised her head slightly, and Pan Xiuwei gritted her teeth and sat back on the cold and wet bench, saying: "Then... wait for the good news of Mr. Yuan Already!"

Qing Ping and Jin Huan waited for a stick of incense in the back hall before Yuan Sui came over. Yuan Sui greeted her two and said, "Mao Wei invites you two adults to come here, please forgive me."

The three of them sat down, and the yamen servant brought refreshments, Qingping asked: "What's the matter, Mr. Yuan?"

Jin Huan also said: "Yuan Shizhong, do you have any orders from the court for making such a big commotion in Qiannan County? Although you have obtained an order from His Majesty, and the power is under the state shepherd, but after all, this place is someone else's territory, so Arresting people with open fire doesn't seem like a good idea, does it?"

Qingping noticed that Dao Yuansui's cuffs were stained with mud, and his robe was a little black, obviously caused by many days of hard work, Yuan Sui cupped his hands and said: "Master Lao is worried, Yuan has his own discretion."

When she reached this point, she was unwilling to confide another word. Jin Huan wanted to inquire about the situation, but the two of them belonged to different departments, and there was no way to communicate with each other about many things, so she had to warm her hands with tea , sighed: "I don't know what happened recently, why there are so many things."

Yuan Sui said: "Master Li has been in Qiannan for some time, have you heard of any murders in this county in the past half a month?"

It turned out that they were waiting here, Qing Ping thought about it and said: "Naturally, the first time we were together was in the hotel where I stayed."

Jin Huan was startled, and said: "Then Master Li will continue to live in the hotel?"

Yuan Sui steadfastly looked at Qingping and said, "Master Li, do you know that these people's facial features were gouged out after death?"

Qingping nodded: "I know."

Jin Huan felt even more terrified, Yuan Sui said: "The first corpse found in the hotel, I have already checked the case book written by you, this corpse is a bit different from the others, the tongue was pulled out of her mouth , Master Li knows?"

Qing Ping nodded again, and Yuan Sui continued: "Gouging out the facial features and destroying his face has the effect of deterring others; the punishment of pulling out the tongue also has the meaning of punishment and warning, but who is this warning?"

Jin Huan tasted the taste, frowned and said: "Master Yuan, you should investigate the case, whether you arrest people or close them, this is all your business. To put it bluntly, if Qiannan County really has something, then You shouldn't question and doubt Mrs. Li, she is only here for the first time, how did she know these things! And besides the county chief, she has the highest official position here, and the assailant must have deterred the high officials..."

Qingping understood Yuan Sui's meaning, she was not doubting herself, but worried.

The person who wanted to come to the Golden Tent was in Chenzhou, the knife wound on the corpse and the cruel punishment were just greetings to those who defected.

Autumn is already strong, and it is getting slightly cold. There was a light rain in Chang'an last night, which made the stone road a little slippery.

Hu Zhuo walked through the vertical flower gate familiarly, she didn't need someone to lead the way, she already knew how to go.

Chen Qi, the daughter of King Chenliu, has always been on good terms with her. She often asks Chen Qi for advice on the profound meaning of the scriptures. Chen Qi does not know where to find many ancient paintings for her to appraise.

She walked quickly to the courtyard where Chen Qi lived, and the servants serving on both sides saw her coming and did not stop her, but just bowed their knees.Hu Zhuo went into the yard by himself and went to the study.But seeing that the door of Chen Qi's study room was wide open, there was no one inside. There was only a painting on the table. I don't know where Chen Qi found it from.Hu Zhuo has studied calligraphy and painting for many years, and was once scolded by his mother at home, but he still can't change his obsession with calligraphy and painting.Seeing Lie Xinxi, she weighed Chen Qi's temper and felt that she would not be angry, so she stood between the door and the table and reached for the painting.

As soon as she reached it, she couldn't wait to unfold it, and suddenly let out a cry.

When Chen Qi came back from her mother's study, she had to be notified by someone, knowing that Hu Zhuo was already in her yard, and she had something to ask Hu Zhuo for advice today.When she passed by, she saw Master Hu leaning against the door frame, frowning at the things in his hand.

Seeing her coming, Hu Zhuo pointed at the painting and said with a smile: "My lady, this painting is interesting, ah, forgive me for offending, let's take a look first."

Chen Qi turned his mind, and said: "It's okay, I was going to ask you about this painting, but now it's easier to see it, but I don't know what your opinion is?"

Hu Zhuo said: "The technique of this portrait is a bit like a person."

Chen Qi raised his eyebrows, invited her into the study and asked, "Who do you look like?"

Hu Zhuo looked at it again, and said affirmatively: "Like a wanderer in the mountains, her portraits are the most wonderful, and there is no one who can match them in generations. I don't think I can admit this technique."

Chen Qi said: "I'm ashamed, I don't know much about painting, I don't know who this idler in the mountains is."

Only then did Hu Zhuo come to his senses, and said: "This person's original name was Yue Jin. He used to be an official in Chenzhou, but was expelled because of the Hongbo Rebellion. It is rumored that Yue Jin watched countless people and came up with a new technique. The appearance of the woman is integrated into one person, please see, ladies of the world, although the woman in this painting is only one person, but the facial features and expressions can always be found in many people, or the nose is similar, or the mouth is similar, and the more you look at it, the more you look like it. This is Yue Jin's pride, and it is also difficult for ordinary painters to achieve."

Chen Qi lowered his eyes, the painting that Hu Zhuo was holding in his hand was the evidence that the Ministry of Criminal Justice urgently sent to Beijing for sealing up, and all the murders in Hezhou were inseparably related to this painting.Because it involved the seminary, it was sent to her.

Chen Qi thought for a while, went into the inner room and took out an ancient painting from the bookshelf. It was the statue of A Yuelai from the golden tent. She handed it to Hu Zhuo and said, "Then please Master Hu to take a look at this again."