That little fly

"What's your name?" Mr. Xie was also happy to see Lie Xin, and grabbed the child to chat.

"My name is Luzi."

"Did you pick these?" He pointed to the original chestnut bag.

"I've already given it to Grandpa." Shui Qingqian generously pointed at Mr. Zhong.

"What are these? Do you know them all?"

"I picked all the recognizable ones." Shui Qingqian waved his hand domineeringly, and then admitted honestly, "There are still some, I haven't found them yet."

At the beginning, when Shui Qingqian discovered that many trees here could bear fruit and the fruit could be eaten, he had doubts about those he didn't know.He doesn't know them, but that doesn't mean they can't eat them!If you encounter someone you don’t know, just ask. If Dad doesn’t know, just look it up in the book.The imperial capital is located in the north, where it freezes in winter, and the climate is dry. One side has water and soil to support the other side’s crops. Excluding this, I checked the agricultural books. In fact, there are not many books in total, and I read them soon.

"I didn't know this August letter before, but now I know it. It is also called Zhizhizi. It is ripe in mid-autumn. The fruit is fleshy and long-oval. It cracks after ripening. The white flesh is edible. Efficacy..." Seeing the two grandfathers staring at him, Shui Qingqian shrugged innocently, "It's written in the drug guidebook!"

So you memorized it verbatim?

"Where did you see the drug guide?"

This kind of unpopular book, it is impossible for the bookstore to reprint it in large quantities, and it is even accompanied by an illustrated book. It is either a manuscript copy or the original work. The only copy is rare.But this is Laiyi Academy, which has the top five libraries in Dongzhou, and has collected many rare and rare books, so... book thieves are embarrassed.Pretending to be a student and entering the library to flip through books, the process should not be too simple.It’s just that he’s not a student here, and he didn’t pay the tuition fee of 100 taels a year, so he casually flipped through other people’s books. Speaking of this now, Shui Qingqian feels so embarrassed.

Mr. Zhong stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "Is it the library here?" It was not a doubt, "It's okay, it's okay, it's for people to read." My heart is beyond words.The child is beautiful and good-natured, and more importantly, he has a heart for knowledge and can almost never forget it... It has been a long time since I met such an aura of a child. "Luzi, do you want to come to the academy to study?"

"But my parents and I went to the imperial capital to find relatives, and we will go back in the future."

"Oh, I see."

Mr. Zhong and Mr. Xie sipped tea and played chess under the jujube tree, chatting about the current situation.Shui Qingqian took Mighty and went to play elsewhere early.Shui Qingqian went to play in the academy, it was at noon that Shui's father brought him over.After playing for a while, it will be evening, and Shui Dad will appear at any time to call his son home for dinner.

When Shui Qingqian wandered around the garden, she discovered a secret: the later Grandpa Xie did not come alone.Shui Qingqian saw four young guards guarding the side of the surrounding path. Although they looked very ordinary, Shui Qingqian was someone who had seen the Jinwu Guard!In Lushui County, I have seen it with General Shao Mingchuan in Qiangang.right!That's the way it is, unmistakable.

Therefore, the later grandpa must have a great background-this is Shui Qingqian's conclusion.

When Shui Qingqian carefully observed Grandpa Xie, Master Xie noticed it, and immediately found it interesting, so she teased him, "What are you thinking, baby?"

Clear water: ………

Jin Wuwei can't say that he shouldn't know them, let alone recognize them.

Shui Qingqian talked about others, "I heard someone talking about Mobei over there, arguing about whether to increase or withdraw troops. Grandpa Xie, don't you want to listen?"

Oh, this is a commonplace question.

Some people say that Mobei is barren, and giving up early is the right way.So much military spending is spent every year to maintain stability, why bother?

Some people also say that if there is no deterrence and nothing is done, then nomads will have endless troubles after they become strong, and there will be no peace in the north.

Some people say that this is the tiger's return to the mountain; others say that it is just a disease of ringworm and scabies;

Some people think that worrying is unfounded, while others think it is a rainy day.

How many generals and ministers in the court can't understand the quarrel, but what can be the result of the quarrel among these students who are full of ideals and romantic feelings?Mr. Xie didn't care about this, he just teased the child when the topic came here, "Oh? You understand what they are arguing about, what do you think?"

Shui Qingqian thought for a moment, then seriously replied, "I can't withdraw! Every inch of land must be contested for the interests of the country."

Mr. Zhong and Mr. Xie all turned their heads and looked at Shui Qingqian in surprise. This child...

Uh... Xiaoniao blinked her eyes and changed her tone: "Who knows which field will grow delicious food?"

The owner of Shui Zhuang felt more and more that his decision to find his father was too hasty.

I thought it was a matter of finding a needle in a haystack, so I rented a house and made long-term plans.But as the investigation went deeper, the owner of the water village felt that things might not be as complicated as he imagined.

His father came to the imperial capital alone, saying that he wanted to become an official in the court.Whether it is examination or recommendation, they must pass the academic performance assessment of Lusong Academy.In this way, he will at least leave a record of his studies in Lupine Academy, and the time will be limited to 14 years ago.

His father is alone and has no wife or children. Even if he chooses to remarry, even if he can raise a few concubines, maybe even have a few more children, and create a prosperous family, he will never make Gao Tang alive, so search The scope is even narrowed to officials who have no father, no mother, and no uncles or brothers. Such people are certainly rare.

When a Fei Tian wants to make a career seriously, he will rarely fail, even if this Fei Tian is a little unreliable.His father said that he wanted to establish judicial justice, so his goal would go to the core of power, and forcibly separate the power of judicial conviction from the imperial power and make it independent.Calculating with fingers, the owner of the water villa and his father parted ways in Montenegro 16 years ago. His father practiced Taoism on the mountain for two years, became a master of Taoism, and then returned to the human world. Now, the official career of more than ten years before and after, Combined with his lofty goal of being an official, it is not too whimsical to become a certain high-ranking member in the center.

According to such a screening estimate, the list of suspects has shrunk by [-]% at once.According to the most simple and crude rules, counting down from the leading three ministers of the cabinet and the chief officials of the six ministries, before counting the lives of several adults, the suspicious target popped up by itself: the chief attorney of the empire, Shi Ke.

Shi Ke is a rare official.

He was a little man who needed a backer but no connections and no connections to enter the officialdom, and he was able to climb to the top of the empire's power in just 12 years.What's even more amazing is that when he was in the officialdom, he could not sell anyone's face, including the emperor, and he was able to rise to the top of the rank like this, which was simply amazing.

Regarding Shi Ke's strange incident, there is a story that has been widely circulated, and it is almost regarded as a typical example of stern and selfless, but from the side, it can prove that this guy has a set of skills.

When Shi Ke was still the director of the Department of Justice, he handled a case of a son-in-law illegally occupying farmland.But with this sentence, Princess Huai'an was the first one to quit. The princess begged her father, so the emperor wanted to protect his shortcomings. Before the result was made public, he discussed the back door with Shi Ke in private: How about we change the punishment?Fines, demotions, compensation for the losses of other farmers... Anyway, as long as they are not exiled from the capital, they can be fined no matter what.Mr. Shi Keshi didn't say no at the time, but a few days later, in court, this guy announced the result of the trial in front of all civil and military officials-exile for three thousand miles.

Why add another thousand miles?Because the son-in-law probably thought that he must be fine, so he arrogantly brought his dog legs to the suffering master to show off his might.Not to mention that the son-in-law deserves his own fault, but the emperor is also very embarrassed when he is tired of his pig-like teammates.Shi Ke's aggravated sentence is well-founded. While the emperor resented his son-in-law's failure to live up to expectations, Shi Ke, who refuted his own face, must also be unhappy.So after Shi Ke finished his report on the case, he added another paragraph: This verdict was judged by the laws of the empire, not by me.Because the law says that the son-in-law is guilty, I can say that the son-in-law is guilty.The law says that this crime is punishable by exile for three thousand miles, but I can only say three thousand miles.It is not me who can save the son-in-law in this world, but the officials.The emperor is the son of heaven, and the son of heaven is the rule.The law says that the son-in-law is guilty, and I have no right to change it, but the government has the right to 'pardon'.The imperial power is above everything else, and the world is so big that only the power of the official family can override the 'road'.So, it's not that I don't want to forgive the concubine, but that I don't have the right to spare...

The pa la pa la flattery was so clever, the emperor reprimanded the heaven-defying statement that 'imperial power is above the road', and his heart may not be so dark and inflated.Then Shi Ke followed the emperor's tone, raised the imperial law to the height of heaven, avenue, and righteous way, and set the tone of the "Imperial Code" above everything else.The so-called way of heaven and right way cannot be violated.In this way, in the whole world, only the emperor has the power to disobey the judgment of the code.

In the end, the second son-in-law was still exiled for three thousand miles, so the emperor had to put on a pose, didn't he?Even if you are an emperor, you have to follow the way of heaven, right way, and great way, and try your best to rely on the 'Mingjun', right?Imperial power is awesome, imperial power can be above everything else, but why should I defend a shameful and conspicuous bastard, and at the same time lose the name of Mingjun?

The above-mentioned things are all folk legends heard by the owner of the water village. Whether it is really so simple or not, it is impossible to find out in the market.However, the follow-up of this incident allowed the owner of the water village to obtain confirmation from official channels - in a certain issue of the official mansion newspaper three years ago.

It is said that the "Imperial Code" has been adjusted to represent the way of heaven, the right way, and the great way.Even if the emperor has the power to override the law, he is embarrassed to always override it, isn't he?No matter how you do it, don't you become a foolish king who goes against the sky?The emperor wants fame and face, so according to the posture of the emperor, after the research of hundreds of officials in the court, it is finally decided to add a limit to the number of times this overriding, and has the power to reject the original judgment five times within three years - it shows the power of the emperor. It is supreme, and it seems that the emperor is benevolent and virtuous-this is written in black and white with a golden seal and spread it in the name of the imperial court.So to a certain extent, the most supreme thing in the Eastern Continent Empire is no longer the emperor, but the "Imperial Code" that is constantly being revised and expanded.

Others may not have noticed anything, but Master Shui has to be sensitive to this issue. Don't you think that with such a slow development, one day, the embryonic form of "judicial independence" will evolve?Although it is only a small bud now, this momentum is at least more operable than the general statement that "the emperor commits the same crime as the common people".It is really doubtful to promote this sprout with one hand and take care of Shi Ke, whose sprout is firmly rooted in people's ideas.

Well, if this Shi Ke is really his own father, as long as he gets close to him, it will be difficult not to touch the top power class in the empire.As a family of small landlords in the countryside, such a relationship is too weird.Especially, there is a little girl who doesn't know the truth by her side.The children in the country are simple and honest, and no one knows what they will say unintentionally on what occasion.It seems that the owner of the water villa is best to find someone silently, and when he finds it, he will pay attention to him from a distance, hoping that everything is well for his father, and then leave the imperial capital without a sound, and the wind has passed without a trace.

The owner of Shui Zhuang can bear not seeing his father for 16 years, but now he still has the issue of Shui Qingqian's education.That day when I took Luzi home, I met two old grandpas with great backgrounds. Let’s not mention Mr. Xie for the time being. , a Bachelor of Internal Medicine at Hongwenguan.This old gentleman is of high moral character and noble conduct.Even if the water is clear and shallow, you can rely on inheritance, but if you can follow such a gentleman, your character will be cultivated very well.Little Luzi now has more than cleverness, but not enough righteousness.In Shui Zhuangzhu's view, a man must know small tricks to establish a world, but more importantly, he must stand upright.Now Xiaoluzi is seven years old, and a rural place like Shuiyinzhuang will indeed affect his vision.Even if they can't worship Mr. Zhong as their teacher, the imperial capital is so big and there are so many choices. For the sake of their children, they seem to seriously consider staying in the imperial capital for a long time.

After thinking about it, Master Shui came to the only conclusion: let's do it one by one.

After digging out Shi Ke's clue, the owner of Shui Zhuang set a trap for his father.His father likes the old Qin opera, and the owner of Shui Zhuang sent someone to invite the Baofu troupe to the Imperial Theater for half a month before, the flame horse, the big board hall, the Lin bone bed... Once all the signature plays come out, if Shi Ke is really If it's his own father, he doesn't believe that no one can be blocked.

The owner of Shui Zhuang has been busy sitting on the sidelines recently.

"You said you don't have a son?" Shui Zhuangzhu gritted his teeth and stared at his own father, "Then what am I, the sweet potato from the old Wang's next door?"

That's right, the owner of Shui Zhuang finally caught his father, the big rabbit, today.

The owner of Shui Zhuang put on Mrs. Shui's face-changing ointment, and waited all day in the private seat on the second floor.As soon as the chief attorney went upstairs, the owner of Shui Zhuang saw it, and the scorching gaze caused the father and son to look at each other from a distance!Although the owner of Shui Zhuang painted it like little black charcoal, and even though Shi Ke grew a beard and tried to add a sense of history to his face, the father and son hadn't seen each other for 16 years. When they met each other, they saw through the phenomenon. The essence of a person is his own father (son)!

It will be easier to deal with later, the big attorney walked over casually, and sat down on the table next to the owner of the water village.When listening to an opera, when you meet strangers with similar temperaments, you can chat casually, and you will know each other once you come and go.Master Shi changed the direction of the seat again, and there were two tables for two people, chatting and talking in a low voice, which was both private and convenient.

The guards were at the two tables in the back and couldn't hear their conversation, but they couldn't shout either.

"Slow down, don't be so excited..."

"Ha!" The owner of Shui Zhuang looked dead fish eyes at his father, "I wrote letters for more than ten years, but I thought you had become a fairy, but it turned out! Do you know how I lived these days after I got the letter? ?”

The Chief Law Officer seldom blushed. Since his son was seven years old, he has been the head of the family. Even though his father plays an important role in the empire now, he still has no confidence in front of his son.

"Well...you know that since your mother passed away, I have been a substandard father, too silent and sad, and I am very sorry for that..." Shi Ke glanced at his son, swallowed his emotions, and turned back to the facts Statement, "...It was very good to choose to practice, but when I practiced to a certain day, I suddenly realized that my life cannot be wasted like this... I figured it out, and then I wanted to compile a real "Code of Law" ", I must at least make some contributions to this society... I want to build Dongzhou into an empire ruled by law..."

The owner of the water village nodded, Thaksin.This is too much like his own father's style: there is no logic, listening to the wind is raining, thinking out is always coming out, full of unrealistic idealism, and not looking back until you hit the south wall.