Tao Zhoufeng said tremblingly: "You are Zhongqian, the surviving child of the Zhou family?"

More than 20 years ago, Tao Zhoufeng also worked in the Hanlin Academy and was a colleague of Zhou Gongsui. The tragedy made him quite sad. He remembered that in that tragedy, only Zhou Gongsui's youngest son Zhongqian was spared.

Zhou Zhongqian was only two or three years old at that time. He was carried by his foster mother and jumped into the river. His head was hit by a fire log. He actually drifted to the shore and saved his life bizarrely.

Tao Zhoufeng and several colleagues raised some money and sent it to the child and Zhou Gongsui's old father, but was rejected by Zhou Grandpa.

Old Master Zhou said: "My son cannot be wronged and dies with his eyes open. What's the use of asking for this money?"

The tears in Lu Zhonghe's eyes were mixed with blood, and they were lying on his face.

Zhang Ping couldn't bear to look at him, and then said, "When the student was checking the old files, he found that after the case was closed, the brothers Ma Hong and Ma Lian suddenly appeared on the household registration sheet of Ganliang County, northwest. The student went to check in person and found that Ma Hong and Ma Lian had been secretly moved to the household registration by Lord Dou and were fostered in a poor family in Ganliang County, northwest. The list of several officials who handled the matter for Lord Dou has been recorded. You can pass messages and inquire at any time. Ma Hong and Ma Lian are actually the sons of the bandit Niu Ba."

Bu Yifan couldn't help but be stunned: "Why did Lord Dou do this?"

Tao Zhoufeng sighed, "Mr. Dou is broad-minded and even the children of the murderer who killed his master are willing to take good care of him. This is a model for the world."

Deng Xu said coldly: "This temple guessed that Dou Fang did this to find the whereabouts of the real murderer who instructed Niu Ba from these two children."

Niu Ba's sons still live in the world. Maybe they have some secrets, and the real murderer may be worried and reveal their strength.

For Dou Fang, who could not find the truth at that time, this little clue was better than nothing.

Zhang Ping said: "What Master Dou thought at that time is unknown, but the students found some letters at the homes of Ma Hong and Ma Lian Ganliang County, which were written by Master Dou, proving that Master Dou has been caring for these two brothers, so that they could study even if their family is poor. They did not know their own background and regarded Master Dou as the most respected uncle. But when Master Dou contacted them, the identity he used was the owner of Sixian Bookstore."

Dou Fang violated the ban on the court ordering officials not to do business and opened Sixian Bookstore privately.

His intention may be to facilitate the search for clues to Zhuge Zhen’s copy of the “Preface to the Lanting Collection”. The real murderer may sell it or copy it when he takes this copy. The bookstore is the easiest place to get information.

But Dou Fang waited for more than 20 years but found nothing. At this time, Niu Ba's two sons had grown up and read books very well. The eldest son Ma Hong also passed the examination in Northwest County and came to the capital to participate in the examination.

At this moment, Dou Fang discovered a tester who also came to participate in the exam. His handwriting was suspected to have copied the "Lanting" by Zhuge's book. This person was actually Chen Zishang, the grandson of Chen Wending, the friend of his mentor Zhou Gongsui, and Chen Zishang.

"So Chen Zishang's case will definitely be an unjust case, because he was designed step by step, stealing his articles, and wronging him, until the person who caused his family to be destroyed was Dou Fang. Chen Zishang's mother made a fuss for death and wanted to tell Lord Liu that her son was convicted of the pen, and the real murderer sat in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice."

Ma Hong is Dou Fang's accomplice. He and Dou Fang jointly caused the unjust case six years ago. When he was killed, he did not tell the truth.

It is not known whether he knew his life experience in the end or was willing to repay Dou Fang's kindness with his life.

"After Chen Zishang's unjust case, Lord Dou changed his household registration for Ma Lian. Ma Lian did not know the truth of this matter from the beginning to the end. This can be seen from the fact that he wanted to take revenge on Lord Yun and Master Wang."

After Chen Zishang's case, Dou Fang may have felt that the great revenge had been avenged, and Ma Hong died for it. He wanted to let Niu Ba's other descendant go and let him survive well.

So he changed his household registration to Wangshan County, Shu County for Ma Lian, and left Sixian Bookstore to Zhou Gongsui's son Zhou Zhongqian, who committed suicide by taking poison.

"But Ma Lian didn't know the truth about this. He felt that his uncle was a good person and his brother was also a good person. Because Lord Yun overturned the case for Chen Zishang and sentenced Ma Hong to death, he wanted to avenge his brother, so he came to the capital and surrendered to his uncle. He didn't know that his uncle was Dou Fang and he was already dead. Mr. Zhou might have told him that his uncle died of illness. Moreover, although Dou Fang let Ma Lian go, Mr. Zhou did not plan to let him go."

Zhou Zhongqian struggled and said that he had something to say. Deng Xu signaled the yamen runners to take out the cloth from his mouth.

Zhou Zhongqian said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, his father killed my whole family, why should I let him go!"

That night happened in his childhood with vague memory, but it was his eternal nightmare.

There are only fragmented fragments in the dream, the red light in the sky, the scorching skin, the oncoming sword light, the screams of men and women, and the cold water poured into his nose and throat, making him wake up in cold sweat while suffocating.

The nightmare of family destruction is destined to linger on him forever and will not be liberated.

His teeth chewed out blood, and the yamen runners stuffed the cloth back into his mouth.

Zhang Ping continued: "Ma Lian's revenge plan did not tell the people from Sixian Bookstore. He first began to take up the position by any means and deliberately ruined his reputation. Later, he finally got involved with Mr. Wang and contacted Lord Liu, preparing to catch evidence of fraud in the examination."

Wang Xuan stubbornly said, "What evidence is there? This young master, my father, and my brother, our whole family is open and honest!"

Wang Yan glared at him and said, "Shut up, don't roar in the court!"

Zhang Ping said to himself: "Ma Lian was making a fuss outside the test venue because he thought that the cheating was the Xian Ministry. The test paper he had obtained before was also the test paper of the Xian Ministry, but he did not expect that what he was arranged was the examination room of the Lun Ministry. So he deliberately made trouble and wanted to tell the people outside the venue that the examination room had changed. There were also runes under the bed, which were probably not carved by the cheating person, but by the cheating person."

Since fraudsters can arrange trials at will, even tamper with the recommendation papers, there is no need to risk under the bed to make marks and get the handle.

Only a few test sites in Lun and Xian tribes had such marks under the bed. I'm afraid that the person who caught cheating had already received the news. There would be tricks in these test sites, so the marks were engraved. Once the papers were collected, the runes would be arranged in order. That was the talisman for asking for ghosts, which means that there were ghosts in this test site.

Deng Xu's brows became tighter and tighter. A small official turned out from behind the screen and quietly stuffed a strip into his hand.

Zhang Ping said again: "And, Ma Lian and he and..."

Deng Xu suddenly raised his hand and said, "This temple has roughly understood this case. After verification of the evidence, the court will be held before the court will be reviewed."

Get out of the house with clothes.

Zhang Ping walked out of Dali Temple, and the sun was a little dazzling, making the shadows on the ground very strong.

Zhang Ping looked down at the shadow under his feet, and Wang Yan walked to him and said hard: "This case will be revealed. The court of the Ministry admits that you handled this case beautifully, but if you handle this case, you may not have any good results. Please be blessed."

Zhang Ping nodded and walked forward slowly. He knew that there were some things and would not be allowed to say anything else.

For example, as early as six years ago, Yun Tang found out the truth about the Chen Zishang case. It was the court that suppressed the truth and preserved Dou Fang's reputation. It was only that Chen Zishang's handwriting and articles were carved on the ancestral hall, revealing the facts obscurely.

If it had been announced at that time, there might not have been any case that Ma Lian was killed a few years later.

For example, the two maids from the Liu family who suddenly died in the prison were actually using their lives to try to overthrow their so-called evil, just like Ma Hong or Ma Lian.

Is this really worth it?

Zhang Ping stood on the street, the sun was in the sky, and there were always shadows at people under the sun.

The bustling streets, houses, pedestrians, streets, all kinds, and there are few pure black and white.

Zhang Ping was tracing his mind, and a voice beside him said.

"If you handle such a major case, I dare not let you live in my mansion with grievance."

Lan Jue stood three or four steps away from him, looking at him with a smile.

Zhang Ping lowered his eyelids.

"Student, move out immediately."

Lan Jue's smile became deeper: "The headquarters will have to go back to the department. You can go back to the house by yourself first. Hui'er hasn't seen you these days, so I always ask, I have a headache. You can do nothing and allow you to take three days off. If you have a good spirit, you will go to the accounting office to advance your salary for the next month."

Zhang Ping was silent for a moment and said in a muffled voice: "Student, thank you Lord Lan."

Lan Jue walked up to the official sedan chair in front of the Dali Temple and rushed straight back to the Ministry of Rites.

In the evening, the constables returned to Dali Temple with bloody clothes found from "Lu Zhonghe"'s residence.

A few days later, the case of Ma Lian being killed was closed, and the murderer Lu Zhonghe was killed and the murderer was executed.

Wang Xuanbai was in prison and returned to the mansion. Grand Master Wang didn't say much.

Chen Chou was out of prison and hugged Zhang Ping and cried bitterly: "Brother Zhang, you are my greatest benefactor in this life! I will be a cow in this life, and I will repay you as a horse in the next life! You are mine..."

Zhang Ping stopped Chen Chou's reborn parents in time.

Chen Chou bought a lot of paper money and went to Chen Zishang's ancestral hall to burn it, sighing.

His mother was Chen Zishang's father secretly raised in an outdoor room outside.

But she was a smart woman. She knew that Chen's father's wife had a son and had a low status and had nothing to fight for. She asked for a piece of land, bought a small house, and lived by herself.

Chen's father thought she was very virtuous, and even after Madam had a son, she occasionally went to find her, and Chen Chou was found again.

After Chen Chou was born, his mother became more and more worried. She was afraid that Mrs. Zheng would think she was going to fight for her family property and could not tolerate her. She simply took her children and money and moved to Northwest County. Since then, she has been separated from Chen's father. Unexpectedly, she is lucky to escape because of this.

Chen Chou cried and said, "My mother often says that it shouldn't be yours, so don't think about it, don't take it, there is no good result. She is so sensible."

After crying, Chen Chou asked Zhang Ping again, "Why did Brother Cao become Lord Lan? If you enter Lord Lan's Mansion, will you have hope for fame and fortune in the future? If you are developed, don't forget to support me."

Zhang Ping said in a silence: "I don't know."

Everything was the same in the court. Under the leadership of Tao Zhoufeng and the rainy weather, Wang Yan took the lead and continued to tirelessly compete with Jingzhao Prefecture and Dali Temple.

The Ministry of Personnel continues to work hard to eliminate the administration and cleanse the government and the country.

The Ministry of Rites was still busy with King Huai's marriage.

But before King Huai’s wedding, something must be settled.

Gong Songming, Minister of Rites, presented the Jinshi list for the current exam to Emperor Yongxuan: "Emperor, are there these twenty-nine people in this palace examination?"
Chapter completed!