Songjiang Prefect's Office, Second Hall Meeting Room.

Zhao Xianzhong was wearing a prefect's clothes, sweating on his forehead, and couldn't help but look at Shen Li. If Shen Li came to the door and asked for guilt or begged for mercy for the tribe, Zhao Xianzhong also had some words of ruling, and instead of common sense, he only talked about official relations. From the morning and evening of spring exams to the old friendship between marriage, it is all empty talk.

Since Shenli is empty, Zhao Xianzhong naturally has to continue. Shenli is from the fourth rank, which is lower than Zhao Xianzhong's official fourth rank, but he has always been in Beijing with a higher rank than local officials. In addition, Shenli is the top scholar and is in charge of The Hanlin Academy has the status of a prime minister. Not to mention a prefect of a prefect, even a provincial governor, he is also qualified to speak.

This greeting took place from morning to noon. Is it the day of the trial today? Zhao Xianzhong asked someone to send soup twice, but he had no intention of saying goodbye. Although Zhao Xianzhong had already made a choice, he was just thinking about dragging his words. , there is no intention of turning against the Shen family. After all, the imperial envoy has not come down yet. I don’t know which prime minister is, and he will only be passive when he breaks up too early. Therefore, Zhao Xianzhong can only smile bitterly at the humble shamelessness.

The meal was approaching, and I was not hungry. Zhao Xianzhong was hungry himself and could only keep guests.

The silence was still calm, but Zhao Xianzhong himself was a little panicked.

If Shen's family is upset, even Shenli has to take care of it. Why Shenli is not in a hurry? Is there any support for the Shenli family? It is obvious that Shenli has not returned to Songjiang, and the Shen family's houses are in chaos. The group, like a headless fly, is it quiet now?

If it were in the capital, the Shen family was really nothing. But as the prefect of Songjiang, Zhao Xianzhong knew the people and fame of the Shen family. He did not talk about many relatives in the Shen family, but only the Shen family disciples could not offend them at will. , ups and downs, and you can't say that you will be proud of the end. The person in front of you is the top scorer, and there is also the new top scorer who has just won the championship in the fourth quarter. "Brothers are two top scorers, uncles and nephews are five Jinshis" refers to Songjiang Shen family, let alone There are also many scholars and scholars. Even if the Shen clan is frustrated for a while, as long as the seeds of study are endless, there will be a time to rise again.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xianzhong regretted it. Even if he wanted to shirk responsibility, he would not dare to be obsessed with choosing the Shen family. He had a lawless grudge against the Shen family, so why bother to make a mortal enemy for him? Even if he succeeded by luck, the Shen family members who were in office outside were There are still a few more things, why bother to come? Even if the elders above fight, they should avoid being far away and avoid being in trouble. Even if there is Chen Qi's business, it is not his own actions, and he is just a crime of misunderstanding. Why bother to lead the hatred of the Shen family to yourself?

Since there was a repetition in my heart, Zhao Xianzhong became more eager for meditation, and he complained half-truely: "Zhuangyuan Gong, Hanlin Qinggui, I don't know the sneakyness below. Not to mention elsewhere, just talk about this prefect's yamen Zhong, it is also an old official who is strong and has the flowing water. It is hard to say who has the final say. It is a joke."

My mind moved: "Is it possible that Zhao Futai encountered any difficulties? Although I haven't been in Songjiang for a long time, my family's foundation and bloodline are here, and there is still a bit of local friendship!"

Thinking of the hard work that came to Songjiang for a year and a half, Zhao Xianzhong almost burst into tears, but the yamen was full of people and his background and position were not the reason to surrender to the Shen family. He smiled bitterly: "The six houses are all senior officials, I Even though he is a seal officer, he can't see or hear words. He is a treacherous official, deceives his superiors and hides his subordinates, and he will make false statements. Even if he makes a fuss, he will not touch you at all. It's me. The responsibilities of this chief official.”

The reason for hearing Zhao Xianzhong's sincerity, but the meaningful words seemed to verify some ominous conjecture.

However, Zhao Xianzhong's rebuttal was revealed, and it was not the time to confront each other. Shen Li picked up the teacup, lowered his eyes, and said, "The Qing Dynasty will be clear, and Zhao Futai should not be too worried. Since he knows that the old officials are cunning, he will add more Beware of being fooled by the fact that you don’t want to be conspired to be in vain and damage your future.”

These words were a little instructive and admonishing, but they didn't like it, but Zhao Xianzhong was excited. It seemed that Chen Li understood the meaning of his words and knew that someone else was doing it, and that he was not deliberately an enemy of the Shen family.

Zhao Xianzhong was very content with his heart. In this way, even if the imperial envoy was Mr. Xie, he was not afraid. With this show of goodwill, there would be room for ease in the future.

For lunch, the guests and guests had their own thoughts, and the guests were polite, and it seemed that they were much warmer.

Shen Li came calmly and became a guest of honor at the prefect. I don’t know how many people saw him. Is it true that the old officials who were rumored in the yamen were going to be defeated must not whisper and whisper, guessing whether the Shen family had another trump card.

When the Shen family left calmly, there was no burning color at all, and it fell into the eyes of the people in the government office, and they felt that the guess was serious. People who had once acted astray for the Shen family must regret it secretly, thinking about how to find a solution; they still kept secretly with the Shen family. The people who came and went to each other breathed a sigh of relief and felt very grateful.

Chen Li did not return to the old house of Zongfang, but went to his own house in the city. It was only three times, and it was repaired and built by the top scholar in Chen Li. Until he entered the house, he no longer saw outsiders. Chen Li The expression became heavier, and there was no calmness that he had just now.

Shen Rui did not come back, only Zhai Jinshan came back and said.

"Three rooms are sinking beads!" Because the old man from the seventh room is here, Shen Li is not surprised.

However, Chen Li did not agree with Shen Rui taking Chen Zhu away. In his eyes, although Shen Rui has achieved fame and fortune, he is still a child in his prime. Even if he thinks carefully, he can ask Chen Zhu for confession. Some have passed.

"No, I have to go and see who is the one whom Chen Zhu colluded with." Chen Li frowned.

Zhai Jinshan's expression was complicated, and he wanted to speak but stopped.

The calm mind moved: "What did Brother Rui ask?"

Zhai Jinshan shook his head and nodded again and said, "The villain didn't ask anything when he came. I guess it's almost done now?"

He raised his eyebrows and said, "What did Brother Rui do?"

Zhai Jinshan said embarrassedly: "The second master Rui seems to be proficient in torture and asked someone to prepare rice paper."

Chen Li is also used to reading miscellaneous books, so he naturally knows the connection between rice paper and torture. Shen Rui gives people a cold impression, but everyone who knows him knows that he is pure and not tyrannical, but treats people extremely leniently. Such torture method , without any damage to the skin and fur, there is an elegant name called "Rain Waters Plum Blossoms", which seems to be in line with Shen Rui's kindness.

Chen Li knew that there were many people staring at him inside and outside Songjiang City. Thinking of Shen Rui's usual steadfast behavior, he put down his anxiety and told Zhai Jinshan to go back to the sect room by himself.

*

In the farm outside the city, Chen Zhu couldn't feel Shen Rui's "kindness" at all. He gasped and his chest looked like a bellows: "Shen Rui, **** Your ancestor, you are murdering, you bastard! ”

Shen Rui looked coldly and said coldly: "It seems that Master Zhu Jiu is full of energy, so let's do it again 'Rain Watering Plum Blossoms'."

Chen Zhu was tied up with limbs, his body shivered, and his face was full of prayers: "Brother Rui, good brother, we are cousins ​​who have not yet come out of the five-dress period, so you can spare me."

Shen Rui didn't want to talk nonsense to him. Shen Ling was Chen Zhu's cousin and Chen Qi was a clan brother. He didn't see him frame anyone else, and he was still the second grandmother and son of Qi, who were missing.

The guard next to him was holding rice paper, soaking it in the basin of water, covering Shen Zhu's face.

Chen Zhu struggled desperately, but his face was still covered tightly. He was still thinking about how to beg for mercy, so he listened to Shen Rui's instructions: "Don't stop, I heard that someone can hold on to ninety-ninety-one pictures, let's take a look at our beads. How capable is Jiu Ye?”

The rice paper on his face increased one by one, and it had already passed the dozen tentatively just now. Chen Zhu only felt that his head was full of stars, his mouth was blocked tightly, and his chest was like a mountain of pressure. His mouth was blocked. I couldn't speak, and could only make a "whip" sound, and I could vaguely hear that I was begging for mercy.

The guard of Shi Xing held the rice paper, looked at Shen Zhu with a blue face, and looked at Shen Rui hesitantly.

Shen Rui knocked on the table: "Continue."

The guard continued, Chen Zhu was already unable to struggle, there were stars in front of him, and he felt very regretful. He wanted to tell Shen Rui that he knew he was wrong, and gave him a chance to make up for his merits and tell Shen Rui who the enemy of the Shen family was. ,For a moment, he was resentful again, why did he become a fish and accept Shen Rui's trial?

The guards continued with rice paper, and Chen Zhu's consciousness was blurred. The memories in his mind were a picture of childhood. He had enlightened with Chen Jin from the fourth room and Chen Quan from the fifth room, but Master Meng praised him .

Shen Rui watched Chen Zhu become motionless, and when Chen Zhu was incontinent, there was a lot of urine and foul smell in the room, he signaled the guard to stop.

There were dozens of thick rice paper on Chen Zhu's face, and Shen Rui personally uncovered it. Chen Zhu's face turned pale, like a dead fish, no longer had the strength to breathe loudly, but his nose wings trembled slightly, indicating that he was still alive.

Shen Rui did not give him time to relieve himself, and poured a basin of cold water on it. Chen Zhu immediately twitched and opened his eyes.

"Do you want to try again?" Shen Rui said softly.

Chen Zhu's eyes tightened, and he shook his head quickly and said, "No, I said, I said everything!"

Chen Zhu, who has always loved the most, is now facing Shen Rui, who is cold-hearted and cold-faced, and should not ask for a change of clothes first. He hurriedly said everything he knew.

It turned out that the incident started from the last time I went to the city to plead. After the He family colluded with the fourth house to occupy the three-household industry, Chen Zhu once went to Beijing to plead, but the second house ignored it, and Chen Li did not come forward to support the Shen family. Although the He family is for Shen Li's face He took a step back and did not let the three rooms fall into a desperate situation, but Chen Zhu still felt the "cold world" and hated the tribe members half to death.
Chapter completed!