My historian is dying every day

In the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zhou Yunchuan was sitting high under the plaque of the moonlight and clear wind, holding the wooden case with one hand, and was looking at Wen Yanzhi in the hall.

Wen Yanzhi was standing in the middle of the lobby with his back straight and his expression indifferent.

"Who is in the hall?" Zhou Yunchuan asked.

Wen Yanzhi replied: "Wen Yanzhi of the Internal History Office of the lower official, is currently living in front of the imperial court."

"A servant in front of the imperial court?" Zhou Yunchuan asked knowingly, "Then you are an official of the imperial court, and knowing that you broke the law is an even worse crime."

Originally he wanted to scare Wen Yanzhi with this remark, but the latter just said dumbly: "I don't know what crime I committed."

Zhou Yunchuan sneered, "Bold, you dare to quibble when the department commander arrested you in the Yunzhu Courtyard? Tell me! What is your relationship with that Yunzhu!"

Wen Yanzhi said: "Neighborhood relationship."

Zhou Yunchuan said: "The Wenshe people burned themselves because they had too much money. They actually bought yards for their neighbors, and even bought them in Tanglang Hutong, which is in a very good location."

Wen Yanzhi didn't speak, after all, there was no question in his words.

Zhou Yunchuan asked again: "Miss Yunzhu, what's your last name?"

Wen Yanzhi replied: "I don't know, I just know it's called Yunzhu."

Zhou Yunchuan said: "Miss Yunzhu disappeared last night, where were you last night?"

Wen Yanzhi said: "The lower official is sleeping in the house."

"Someone saw a guest coming to Wen She's house." Zhou Yunchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Who is this guest?"

Wen Yanzhi paused, and after a while, he replied: "The lower officials can't say anything."

"Can't say it, or don't you want to say it?" Zhou Yunchuan sneered, "Wen Sheren, let me ask you, Miss Yunzhu is only nine years old, and she was only seven years old when you bought the house for her. If you say You admire his appearance, and it seems that you can't justify it. Could it be that the Wenshe people want to tell the secretary that you have a special hobby? If so, the official will suspect that you are suspected of selling child prostitutes. Sold to a regular customer!"

Wen Yanzhi didn't raise his eyes, "It's not wrong for Zhou Shilang to be so suspicious of the subordinate, but it's not appropriate for Zhou Shilang to be so suspicious of the subordinate's guests..."

Zhou Yunchuan said: "Then who is the guest?"

Wen Yanzhi still said: "Your official, you can't say anything."

Zhou Yunchuan asked again: "What is the relationship between you and Yunzhu?"

Wen Yanzhi replied again: "Neighbor relationship."

Indeed, it is a neighbor relationship.But it is more complicated than the neighbors.

Miss Yunzhu is really just a nine-year-old doll, but Wen Yanzhi doesn't have that kind of unreasonable hobbies, nor is she an old owl who sells child prostitutes.

Yunzhu, whose surname is Qin, is the only bloodline left by the Qin family that has been copied and beheaded.Two years ago, the Qin family suffered a catastrophe, and the whole family died tragically. Only the daughter, Qin Yunzhu, was only six years old and not as tall as a horsewhip, so she was spared the death penalty, but she was still enslaved.

Yunzhu was very smart since she was a child. At that time, she could speak everything, and she was very articulate.Qin Wenshu loves to invite the troupe of Baoshengtang to sing operas at home, so Yunzhu can sing a few lines even when she was young, "Dreams come back to Yingsong, and the years are chaotic".Whenever Wen Yanzhi came to visit, Yunzhu loved to pester Wen Yanzhi to fold a white-winged waterfowl for himself, and even flattered him in a decent way: "...I want the one that Uncle Wen folded in the hall when he was the number one scholar."

When the accident happened to the Qin family, Yun Zhu was under seven years old.Seeing the officers and soldiers enter the mansion to take people, the little girl hid in the nurse's arms and did not dare to move, just watched helplessly, watching the huge Qin mansion become fragmented.She was enslaved. After Wen Yanzhi came out from Yushitai, he heard that Yunzhu was still alive, and he ran around almost one hundred and eighty residences in the entire capital, and finally found it in the hands of a man in Caikou Hutong in the west of the city. At the time of Yunzhu, a bustard with heavy makeup was pulling the little man away.

What happened later made others think that Wen Yanzhi was just a dude when they saw him——

"...It must have been such a hobby that I bought a nine-year-old doll from the bustard. She is only nine years old..."

"I heard that there was a quarrel with the Zong family... I want to come out and buy a yard by myself."

In order to buy the two connected courtyards in Tanglang Hutong, he almost sold off all the calligraphy and paintings of famous artists that he had collected since he was a boy, and even took insurance to write documents for others.

But Yunzhu has stopped talking since then, and her star-like eyes are not as bright as before.After seeing a lot of doctors, but there was no answer, Aunt Xue thought it would be better to take her out for a walk.

Avoiding the limelight of the year, at the beginning of summer, Aunt Xue took Yunzhu to the street, Wen Yanzhi walked by, and suddenly heard two girls practicing singing behind the theater practicing "Grass Flower Fairy".

Yunzhu looked at it without blinking, and suddenly said: "If there is a big treasure box like the grass flower fairy, I can listen to the opera every day and watch the little people dance, it would be great."

This sudden word uttered Wen Yanzhi in place for a long time.

Like the first ray of spring breeze after being frozen in the cold winter, and like the first drop of dew on the dry land, he stood in the alley suddenly with mixed feelings.

In desperation, he slowly squatted down and patted Yunzhu's head.

"Yunzhu wants it, uncle will make it for you."

"Then why on earth did you buy a house for your neighbor?" Zhou Yunchuan asked repeatedly, already impatient.

Wen Yanzhi replied: "The lower official just happens to have an empty house."

Zhou Yunchuan wanted to throw the gavel in the idiot's face.

Just when he was about to be unable to hold back anymore, the following said: "My lord, the Minister of Honglu Temple is here."

Zhou Yunchuan frowned, stood up, looked down at Wen Yanzhi in the hall, "... came too soon."

"The next official pays homage to Zhou Shilang!" Wen Jiuling almost plunged into the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The moment he saw his son, he burst into tears. "Youngest, why don't you hurry up and thank Uncle Zhou for his instruction."

On that side, Wen Yanzhi said calmly and kindly: "I thank Uncle Zhou for his instruction."

Uncle Zhou... bestowed... training...

Zhou Yunchuan's face was livid: I'm not that old!This officer is just forty-five this year, 20 years younger than your father, and he is not of the same generation as him!

And Wen Jiuling wiped his tears with his cuffs, and he brought himself down for a generation, and he didn't care: "I dare to ask Zhou Shilang, what happened to my son?" Although he was asking, he held his heart, As soon as Zhou Yunchuan revealed his crimes, he would turn over, "...the next official is at home, worrying about day and night, not thinking about food and drink, and utterly sympathetic to each other—"

"Ask your son yourself!" Zhou Yunchuan interrupted him hastily, with a headache, said: "Master Wen, this is the hall of the Ministry of Punishment. You are the Minister of Honglu Temple and the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. You must be very busy. I'm afraid it's inconvenient to come to the Ministry." The implication is that this is not polite.

Wen Jiuling stared at Zhou Yunchuan's eyes with tears in his eyes, and was very moved: "Until now, Zhou Shilang still sympathizes with the sufferings of the subordinates, the subordinates have no skin!" Grabbing Wen Yanzhi's hand, he said sadly: "Of course, Nizi Committing a crime is the fault of the father, and the subordinate officials must come before Zhou Shilang to listen to the reprimand together! Zhou Shilang does not have to worry about the face of the subordinate official, just reprimand him!"

His expression was sincere and resolute.

Zhou Yunchuan heard his teeth gnashing, who wants you to come?

And I'm trying a case, not a training doll!

Zhou Yunchuan said: "Lord Wen, outsiders must not interfere with the criminal department's decision!"

Wen Jiuling burst into tears, pleaded guilty again and again, and then looked at Wen Yanzhi fiercely: "You rebellious son, why were you arrested!"

Wen Yanzhi looked into his father's eyes, and after a while, said: "When he was arrested, Mr. Ling Shi didn't say what crime his son was."

Zhou Yunchuan froze, and was about to speak, but Wen Jiuling cried loudly: "You bastard! How could Mr. Ling Shi disregard the court's law and have no reason to take people!"

Seeing that Wen Jiuling was about to muddy the water, Zhou Yunchuan said angrily, "The crime committed by Wen Sheren is selling child prostitutes!"

"Convicted already?" Wen Jiuling took two steps back, clutching his heart, and stretched out his right hand tremblingly: "Do evil! My son, what do you think you can't learn, you want to learn from that dandy bastard!"

"My son has never done it." Wen Yanzhi supported his father.

Wen Jiuling slapped him on the head: "I still said I didn't do it! The court's etiquette is sonorous, Zhou Shilang said that what you committed is a 'crime', and the evidence must be solid, so how can you deny it! Otherwise, how many officials will Impeach Zhou Shilang in front of the emperor!" Then he grabbed Zhou Shilang's sleeve: "Zhou Shilang, what do you think?"

Zhou Yunchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, it turned out that the old fox was waiting here.

Although Wen Jiuling was famous for serving as the Minister of Honglu Temple, he also held the posts of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and four or five other posts.It must have been inquired by all parties early in the morning, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice has no real evidence for this case. At this moment, he came here under the name of the Minister of Taichang Temple, meaning "If you dare to arrest my son without evidence, I will be able to arrest my son." The emperor found out that you failed to abolish the law of the ancestors, and impeached you until the end of time."

Sure enough, sure enough, the two king vajras of this dynasty have the mouth of uncle Zhou Taishi inside, and the tears of Mr. Wen outside, what they said is true.

In the past, he had never fought against an opponent in official business, but now that he sees him, his name fits the bill.

"Master Shi Lang..." An official came hurriedly behind him and whispered a few words to Zhou Yunchuan.

Zhou Yunchuan raised his eyebrows, looked at Wen Yanzhi in the hall with some suspicion, and asked the official in a low voice: "Is the news true?"

The official whispered: "It's true. The guests in Tanglang Alley last night are indeed today and Zhou Gonggong."

With today's blessing, it's no wonder Wen Jiuling came so quickly.Zhou Yunchuan was stunned.

Thinking back to the pitch-black pot of dirty water I poured on Wen Yanzhi's guest just now, and that unworthy habit...

Zhou Yunchuan had a thorn in his back, and he shivered violently.

This person had to be let go.

The carriage swayed, and Wen Jiuling opened the curtain inside the carriage, weeping and saying goodbye to the Ministry of Justice.

As soon as the curtain was closed, he cast his eyes on Wen Yanzhi, but his face changed immediately.

"You say you child," Wen Jiuling propped his forehead with one hand, the tears dried up early in the morning, and his expression was only solemn, "Why don't you worry about it?"

Wen Yanzhi, who was sitting opposite, leaned against the wall of the car, expressionless, "It's also the father who always treats his son like a child, as if his son will never be as important as his brothers."

Wen Jiuling sighed, "How long are you going to blame being a father? I have told you since I was a child that I raised you in the clan far away from the court to keep you safe. Who would have thought that you would be better off, and you would secretly come here to sit for the exam without mentioning it. You even got the first prize in the exam, and how many pairs of eyes in the capital are staring at you! Now that you have entered the imperial court, you have suffered, you have suffered, and you have been wronged for two or three years. I don't know how to return?"

Wen Yanzhi lowered his eyes, his expression was indifferent, but his fingers on his knees clenched his clothes tightly, "My son just wants...just to protect the Qin family's last drop of blood."

"In the case of Yunzhu, no one reported it to the officials. It was not before Yinzheng, and the criminal department hadn't opened yet, but you were arrested immediately," Wen Jiuling said. Why? Others don't know Yun Zhu's identity, and they don't know if you think you are a dandy?"

Wen Yanzhi said: "My son knows. Someone is always staring at my son, and they are also staring at Yunzhu. However, it is impossible for a son to disregard the daughter of his mentor."

Wen Jiuling sighed fiercely, "Hey! My Wen family...everything is good, but my heart is too soft. Xuzhi also has this temperament, and was read by Yushitai the other day..."

"What did big brother do?" Wen Yanzhi looked up.

Wen Jiuling closed his eyes with a headache, "Recently, the Shulang Kingdom invaded the northwest, and Xu Zhi ruled a deserter. He was grateful that the deserter had a wife and child, so he spared the deserter's life. Preserving the benevolence of a woman and letting the deserter go is tantamount to encouraging the soldiers to flee... Fortunately, the deserter committed suicide and apologized in the end, otherwise this matter may not be settled."

Wen Yanzhi frowned: "Yushitai—"

"Yeah, there were not many deserters in any battle, it's such a trivial matter!" Wen Jiuling said, "It can be seen that Yushitai is staring at our Wen family for a moment, youngest, do you understand why? don't know?"

Wen Yan was stunned, Peng Huaiqiu, the censor Duancheng, had been promoted to doctor censor, and the surname of the Ministry of Punishment was also Lin and Zhou.Now the Wen family's affairs in the military, affairs in the government, affairs in the neighborhood and the market, they are actually watching and guarding one by one, and if they have an opportunity, they will suppress it with strength. What is their intention?So much in control, so much effort...

Wen Yanzhi looked at his father in disbelief: "Could it be that they are planning to—"

Wen Jiuling quickly covered his mouth, "Don't talk, don't talk, you still don't think your father has enough troubles?" It's very vague, but once something happens, at least we'll be watching from the other side. At this moment, we still need to be careful, that cloud bead—"

"Where is the cloud pearl?" Wen Yanzhi felt his heart scratching, and couldn't help asking.

Wen Jiuling shook his head, "Don't ask me any more. Since Shangshu Qin had kindness to you in the beginning, it was also a kindness to your father... Yunzhu is the daughter of Shangshu Qin, you don't have to worry about Yunzhu, as a father Will try to find out. And—”

"Since you have entered this quagmire now, I will teach you as a father. From now on, in dealing with people, don't act recklessly. You must always think about Wen's family, and you must also think about your own life. The old case of the Ministry of Industry must be stopped. We need to wait until the time is ripe. Zhou and Lin are still unwilling to touch me today, but they are afraid of the day when they do something wrong, the border will be unstable, and they want to impeach Xu Zhi, because my Wen family still has a few fingers in the army. Although my Wen family is safe for the time being, I don’t know what will happen in the future. Zhou and Lin know that it is impossible for the Wen family to join them, so we have already been marked as part of the imperial party in their hearts. My Wen family can only be loyal to Only the emperor can have the power to resist."

Wen Yanzhi closed his eyes and sighed: "Father's words, yesterday... today I have also taught my son."

Only when you are stable can you plan for future affairs... Unexpectedly, only when you realize today will you have such a meaning.

Wen Jiuling laughed, "Although today you are very fond of the family members of the Wen family, you are considered a bit of a blessing to be reprimanded by you personally. When you bought Yunzhu back then, my father thought you were the last one. I learned the temper of that dandy, and I am very happy, but I don't know that you are acting for Qin... Forget it, that's all. The Qianyuan Gate is coming soon, and today's matter, as a father, has also been instructed by the present, so you can move forward quickly Come to get you. Right now, you go to the palace first, kowtow to thank you, and from now on, you will do your best to help, and we will talk about the future..."

Wen Yanzhi nodded: "Understood, my son thanked my father."