The first work of the imperial prison

Ye Baiting had a good time at the hot spring village, getting along with Qiu Yiqing, and getting along with Xuanguang.

This horse is different from other horses. It understands human nature very well. It won't cause troubles. Once it is let go, it doesn't know where it went. As long as Qiu Xunqing whistles, no matter how far away, it will quickly run to the front, Zhuangzi Quiet, no one around, Qiu Xingqing didn't tie it, let it run in such a big place.

Knowing that this is its own territory, it started to wave, rushing out to play in the snow for a while, confronting the fish in the ice hole, biting out the things that were placed in an unknown room, and dragging them everywhere. Seeing Ye Baiting, What's more, the one who sprinkled flowers came over to rub against him, hit him with his head, and wanted to take him out to play.

Ye Baiting: ...

He would like to, but he can't ride a horse.

He seems to be particularly fond of the "Xuan" generation, and he may also get along with Qiu Yiqing a lot, so it is inevitable that he smells of him. His dog and horse have never regarded him as an outsider. Now when Xuan Guang sees him It's very dear, except for rubbing the top, it doesn't work well for feeding. It will bite his sleeve and pull him out hard.

Ye Baiting... Ye Baiting decided to learn how to ride a horse.

Holidays, a big yard, amiable and spiritual horses, the right time, place and people, if you don’t learn now, when will you wait!

He was afraid of falling at first, but he didn't expect Xuanguang to run fast and has a quick temper, but he was actually steady. Seeing that he wanted to move, he stood quietly, and when he climbed onto it and sat down, it didn't immediately Instead of running, he waited for him to adjust his posture and lightly pinched the horse's belly before it walked slowly.

It seems to know that Ye Baiting is useless and his skills are not good, and he doesn't do whatever he wants like Zai Qiuqing. He just walks slowly, and occasionally walks a little faster. Ye Baiting is so scared that he quickly stabilizes his posture and feels a little uncomfortable. Just slow down and let Ye Baiting rest and adjust.

Ye Baiting has never eaten pork and has seen pigs running. To be honest, he had the idea of ​​learning how to ride a horse a month ago, and he had a lot of discussions with people in private. It doesn't seem too difficult to understand bit by bit in actual combat?

And the horse is smart!He is quite good at leading people, and he has never dropped him once!

When Qiu Xunqing finished handling today's official business of sending letters to Feige and came out of the room, Ye Baiting was already able to ride Xuanguang around the yard for a short time.

Qiu Xunqing came over, and his eyes flicked over Xuanguang. The horse that was flying in the waves before immediately behaved, not to mention snorting and flicking its tail, it behaved obediently, not daring to move.

Brushing the horse's neck with his big hand, he said in a low voice, "Why do you want to learn how to ride a horse?"

Ye Baiting's cheeks were slightly red when he ran: "I can't rely on you to take me every time I go out."

Qiu Suiqing: ...

"...It doesn't take much trouble."

"You don't always have time either."

"Do you want someone else to take it?" The commander's sight began to become dangerous.

"No." Ye Baiting had a strong desire to survive, "You are my guarantor. If you are not here, of course I will not go out with anyone. I just want you to relax."

Qiu Yiqing: "You are not a burden."

"But here you are," Ye Baiting pointed at the eyes, "you always have dark circles under your eyes, it's obviously because you worry too much and don't get enough rest."

Qiu Suiqing: ...

Ye Baiting said again: "Since you used your words last time to run on the old owner of the Xichang factory, you didn't dare to lose money to Beizhen Fusi when you bought things there, and sent over a dozen fat and strong horses. , if you and Xuan Guang don't have time later, I can also borrow it to practice, don't worry, I know the seriousness, and nothing will happen."

Qiu Xunqing didn't quite agree with the young man learning to ride a horse, but Xiao Wuzuo had made up his mind that he couldn't learn it here, and Beizhen Fusi would learn it secretly, so it's better for him to watch.

It's the first day after the snow, the sky is clear, the plum blossoms are powdery, and the ground is covered with snow. The boy is sitting crookedly on the horse, and the horse's hooves are moving. , It seems that it is really unreliable, Qiu Xunqing can't rest assured, so he just got on the horse by himself: "I will teach you."

"Okay."

Ye Baiting is an experienced old driver, and his skills are top-notch. From the direction to the details, to the response to different crises, everything is under control, ensuring that the rookie makes rapid progress. It's just this process... a little Thanks for your hard work.

Qiu Yiqing has always been strict with work requirements. From the formulation of phased plans to the implementation, every step of the goal must be achieved before he can rest. It seems easy to spend time on the horse, but in fact...Ye Baiting was trained, and his legs don't seem to be his own anymore. After that, I couldn't even get off the horse, and I had to hug him with hatred, and I couldn't stand on the ground. My legs were like noodles, sore, sore, and weak. I had to soak in a hot spring to get over my strength.

The leader is a good leader, Zhuangzi has no subordinates, he does everything by himself, and he doesn't get angry or dislike those who carry his subordinates around. Ye Baiting is very moved.

In addition to these, he also discovered one thing, Qiu Yiqing's cooking skills are actually very good.

Before coming to Zhuangzi, Qiu Xunqing said that the cook here is from Sichuan. Knowing that he is coming, he has prepared a lot of ingredients in advance. Because of the cold winter, he is not afraid of food spoilage. He has prepared a lot of semi-finished dishes. It doesn't look like a lot of trouble, but it's not easy to make it delicious and exceed expectations, and every time, Qiu Xunqing will exceed expectations.

Of course Ye Baiting is not hesitant to praise, all kinds of rainbow farts can be different, after all... who can say no to delicious food?

He has always admired and respected talented people, especially talents that he can't do. Although he also plays with knives, scalpels and kitchen knives are really different. In this regard, he is only good at eating.

Fortunately, Qiu Yiqing didn't dislike it. After he showed a faint sense of shame in his speech several times, he calmly said that it was an annual leave benefit.

Ye Baiting thought about it, and there was no psychological burden.

Beizhen Fusi has made great achievements in solving the case, and other Jinyiwei dignitaries have New Year's rewards, money and property are used in a variety of ways. Walking sideways, after all, he is not a real Jinyiwei, his movements are restricted, he can't get these rewards, so it's okay for the leader to compensate him like this?

Anyway, he is not short of money.

He received his sister's gift as early as the evening before New Year's Eve, with a letter in it, which specifically told him to live well and not to worry about money, especially when the apricot blossoms bloomed in February, she would be back ...

In short, the life in the hot spring village is quite comfortable, there are no cases, no corpses, Ye Baiting can not think about anything, sleep until dawn, stay in bed as long as he wants, and wake up with delicious food, whatever he chooses, eat After finishing Xuanguang, he will wander over to drive him around, um, maybe he will also receive all kinds of guidance by the way, continue in the afternoon after dinner, and then take a bath in a comfortable hot spring, there will be a small wooden bed. The tray floats on the water, and there are all kinds of food. There are plum blossoms on the bank, and there are men with similar interests drinking together in the pool. Moment, very comfortable.

He and Qiu Yiqing seemed to have something to talk about forever, and they were never awkward when they got along.

However, no matter how good the time is, there is a limit after all. As the commander of Jinyiwei, Qiu Xingqing has a lot of things to do every day. Even if he is in Xiumu, he still has to pass letters to handle urgent business affairs. No matter how convenient Feige is to send letters, not everything can be done. Deal with it, some things still have to go back to Beizhen Fusi.

On the fifth day of the new year, the two packed up and left Zhuangzi.

Ye Baiting was a little reluctant to part with the hot spring here, and looked at it quietly for a long time: "Can I come here again?"

Qiu Yiqing passed him: "Try being coquettish again?"

Ye Baiting: ...

He turned around and followed: "When did I act like a baby? I obviously begged you, I begged!"

"Don't you know how to do it?"

"Then if I beg you again, can you come?"

"You can try."

Xuan Guang was ready, the Weibo snorted, Ye Baiting obediently let Qiu Yiqing get on the horse, and rode with him.

He is not sure about horse riding skills, but there is no one else in this village, let alone other horses, so he can only get here and go back, but... this should be the last time, did he ride with the hostile youth?

It's still the same road, the wind and snow are long, and the long road is far away, as if there is only each other's heartbeat left in the world.

Ye Baiting didn't fall asleep this time, and her thoughts drifted to nowhere with the snowflakes in the sky. For a while, she wondered whether Xiangzi'an had made any progress, whether she had found a suitable person, and then thought of Yan Rouman. how have you been?

There are tens of thousands of people in the world, with thousands of personalities. There are extremely vicious people who never feel that killing is a burden, nor a crime, and are even complacent; there are also soft-hearted people whose education and self-cultivation do not allow such behavior , When encountering difficulties, stepping forward is an abyss, stepping back is suffering, whether to kill or not, I feel sad...

The man in his arms sighed too obviously, Qiu Xunqing: "What's wrong?"

Ye Baiting looked at Feixue: "It's nothing, I just feel that there are...a lot of things I want to do."

But even if he has a passion and a heart higher than the sky, he still has no ability to control everyone in the world.

Qiu Yiqing's deep voice rang in his ears, as firm and powerful as ever, as if he had never wavered: "This envoy is a Shangguan, but he is only a person with a sword. There are tens of thousands of people in the world to form a family and a country. A family and a country are not created by one person How can a family and a country go far with only one person? The hope of the world is not in you and me, but in every person who has faith. People, no longer fear foreign enemies, no more internal worries, gathering together is like a ball of fire."

"As for me……"

"There are countless dead souls under my command. It is absolutely impossible to say that I have never killed a single person by mistake. Demerits and sins will be settled by the world. Ye Baiting, remember who you are and what you are going to do, and be ashamed of your heart, that's good."

no shame...

However, these four words are not easy to do. People are not grass and trees. Every step of growth has emotional experience. People who treat you well and people who treat you badly, you want to repay the warmth of giving back, and you want to eliminate Resolved hatred... There are always some people who are too late to keep, there are always some things that are too late to do, and there are always impulsive reflections.

How can there be no regrets?

Ye Baiting looked up at Qiu Yiqing, his voice melted into the wind, a little distorted: "You have come this far and never thought of turning back?"

Hatred green eyes: "Never."

"Never regret it?"

"not regret."

The young man leaned against his arms with his head slightly tilted up, his eyes were full of him, like a young man sitting alone on a tall building in a poem, with a bright white moon hanging on his head, looking at the life of Jiang Hai, thinking day and night, with dark tides surging between his brows , a little deep, but also very cute.

As long as he bows his head a little, he can kiss.

Qiu Suqing lowered her head...

He straightened Ye Baiting upright, his lips brushed the top of his hair if there was nothing there, and said, "Sit down."

Ye Baiting felt that the atmosphere was not right, the big hands clasped around his waist were too hot, and suddenly the cold wind blew past the snowflakes, and the temperature around his body dropped suddenly, and this feeling disappeared... Could it be an illusion?

……

Returning to Fusi of Beizhen and entering the prison, Ye Baiting received an unusually warm welcome.

"What's going on?" He looked at Xiang Zi'an who was in the lead.

"What else can happen, what you said, there is a door!" Xiang Zi'an crouched in the next cell, looked around, and whispered, "Ah, I found a suitable case!"

Ye Baiting sat down immediately: "Tell me."

Xiang Zi'an: "We have a prisoner named Guan Lezhi here. He has nothing to say about himself. He came in by helping corrupt officials to make false accounts. He got his life on his hands. He never thought of going out, but he has a distant brother named Guan Xiu. Zhu, he is a very nice person. It is absolutely impossible for him to be a criminal. However, this person is in this year. He Yiming concluded that he committed suicide in fear of crime, and sent it to Dali Temple for review, confirmed that it was correct, and closed the case..."

Ye Baiting listened very carefully. Guan Lezhi and Guan Xiuzhu had already made five copies. They were no longer relatives in the eyes of outsiders. However, due to some accident, the two lived together for several years, and they had a deep relationship with each other. He understands very well, he said that Guan Xiuzhu is willing to do good things, has an upright character, a rigid mind, and will never commit corruption, let alone commit suicide.

Guan Xiuzhu is a doctor in the household department, and he committed the crime of embezzlement of treasury bank. Last summer, when Jiangnan flooded, the household department took out money to relieve the disaster. When he arrived in Jiangnan, he found that the amount was wrong. The amount was less than [-]%. After investigations, he was finally found Personal evidence, material evidence and oral confession, the evidence is conclusive, and he committed suicide in fear of crime... The whole case was handled very quickly. After hearing the news from Jiangnan, the household department checked him from top to bottom, and quickly locked him in. He went to court within three days, and the fourth The Japanese suspect committed suicide, but within five or six days, the case was closed and submitted to Dali Temple for approval. Dali Temple responded very quickly.

This is the first case that He Yiming personally judged after he was promoted to the Minister of Criminal Affairs for "Dayi Annihilation of Relatives". It is of great significance to him. Because of the speedy and precise judgment of the case, he was also rewarded by Shangfeng, and he immediately stood firm. Heel, becoming No.1 under Shangshu, needless to say about his future future, after a few more years of seniority, when Shangshu resigns or is transferred, no accidents, he is a favorable contender for the next Shangshu...

Ye Baiting pondered for a moment: "So this case involves the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Ministry of Households, disaster relief funds, floods, canals... maybe the Ministry of Industry?"

"Yes."

If there is an inside story in this case, or if someone did it on purpose, He Yiming's courage... is quite bold.

After seriously discussing the details with Xiang Zi'an, Ye Baiting found that the biggest difficulty of this case was that he was not in Beizhen Fusi.It is not under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei, and the case has been closed and sealed. It is difficult to inquire without special reasons. Even the specific case files and various detailed records cannot be retrieved.

When Qiu Xunqing came back, what he saw was his little butcher holding his chin against the window, his brows and eyes slightly worried.

"what happened?"

"You're back!" Ye Baiting had rarely seen anyone these two days, so he quickly took the opportunity to tell the story.

The focus is on the speed of handling the case. As soon as the incident happened, the source was found in an instant, and all kinds of evidence were convincing, and the truth of the case was immediately resolved. The suspect committed suicide in fear of crime, and the final trial closed... Everything seemed logical and logical, as if everything was ready Yes, it will definitely go like this.

"...That's it, do you think this is an opportunity?"

Ye Baiting is not only worried about the fact that the case files are not in Beizhen Fusi, but also worried that if you don't ask about this matter, if you ask, you will be implicated in the four major bureaus. It is impossible for Dali Temple of the Criminal Department to admit that you are wrong. The Ministry of Industry may not be willing to make extra trouble if it is too much trouble. If they make mistakes in this matter because the river is flooded, they may not be willing to cooperate.

Beizhen Fusi is fighting alone, so much trouble, what should I do?

Qiu Yiqing's eyes stretched out, and the bottom of the eyes was dark, very satisfied: "Wouldn't it be a good chance to have a chance to pick four?"

Ye Baiting: ...

Qiu Xunqing: "The cost of saving is to allocate time and time to teach them how to be human."

Ye Baiting looked at the leader and had to say, you are a bit crazy.

"The Holy Majesty is checking the taxes, and there is a new policy to implement. We will clear up some rice worms in the corpses to deter the officials, which is just to help," Qiu Yiqing said, "If the truth is found out and the case is not wrong, Beizhen Fusi just wasted some effort, it doesn't hinder anything, if there are a lot of inside information, someone framed Zhongliang and escaped legal sanctions, Beizhen Fusi needs to seek justice for the refugees and dead heroic souls at that time."

The leaders have said so, so what are you afraid of?

Ye Baiting's spirit immediately came: "There is too little information at the moment. The first thing we need to determine is Guan Xiuzhu's crime. Is there any ambiguity? Is there anything worthy of deliberation. This case comes from the prisoner Guan Lezhi. According to the story, he and Guan Xiuzhu are relatives who went out of Wufu, and the two families basically have no contact with each other. They just lived with Guan Xiuzhu for a few years due to an accident, and all judgments are subjective. He said that Guan Xiuzhu is a good person , the character is upright, and he will never commit suicide by corruption, but people's hearts are unpredictable, we can't trust him or the punishment of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, everything must be based on evidence and facts..."

Qiu Yiqing: "Don't worry, wait for me to go and find out."

"Well, I will also go to the prison to talk to someone, see if I can learn more."

Jin Yiwei's rotation is not over yet. Shen Jiang has been busy for a long time before. This Spring Festival is a long vacation and he hasn't come back to work yet. Qiu Yiqing is working outside alone with a small number of people, and he hasn't come back for a few days. Ye Baiting was not idle either, and personally met with Guan Lezhi twice, trying to get as much information as possible, after that...

After that, there was nothing else to do, and I had to wait for Qiu Yiqing to come back. If I had nothing to do, I would practice horse riding, stroll around the big school grounds in Fusi, Beizhen, and trot for a while when there were few people.

The dog general Xuanfeng felt very lonely, he kept pulling his little car by the side, he couldn't wait for the young master's favor, he was very melancholy, did the little car just fall out of favor like this?Will the young master never sit down again?

Xiang Zi'an held the fan and approached secretly: "Young master doesn't sit down, there is me, I am also very thin and light..."

But Gouzi looked down on him, glared at him, dragged the cart and ran away without looking back.

Xiang Zian: ...

Yes, the young master asked for a small bell for him, and it was not his. He and Qin Gentiana had to share it, and they could go out in the yard, but only one person at a time. Guarantee, it was counted on Shen Jiang's head.Although Baihu was not there at the time, he does not know about it now.

Although General Dog is gone, the dark horse Xuan Guang is also very cute...

Xiang Zi'an tried to approach again, but the cute Xuan Guang turned his head and snorted at him.

He wiped the saliva off his face, he couldn't understand why he didn't attract the little animals!

……

When Ye Baiting had mastered his horse riding skills, Qiu Yiqing finally came back with some case files.

Ye Baiting turned over the page, the ink was heavily stained, it seemed that it hadn't completely dried...

"Copied"?

"Yes." Qiu Yiqing took the tea handed over by Ye Baiting and drank half a cup, "The Ministry of Criminal Justice cannot reverse the case by itself. It is difficult to obtain the files, but the Dali Temple is not monolithic. The minister of Dali Temple is old. The bones will be begged in a few days, and Zhou Wang and the two Dali Temple Shaoqing want to fight for this position. At that time, the Shaoqing Zhou Zhongbo was reviewing the case, and the other Wang Jimin was called Wang Jimin."

Just this one sentence, Ye Baiting understood, not to mention who is more upright and who is more suitable for the superior position, there is competition between them, some small things, some people are willing to make things easier.

It's just a part of the case file, which was seen by many people during the case handling process, so it's not considered confidential, and the suspected youth has a special status, and he is also considered a member of the judicial circle. He understands the rules and will not spread it casually.

Ye Baiting flipped through the files quickly, mainly recording the timeline before and after the case, from the flood in the south of the Yangtze River to the disrepair of the river embankment, the original disaster relief funds were not allocated on time and in accordance with the amount, resulting in the displacement of the victims and lack of food, the news was reported to the court , the emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. The criminal department checked the entire household department from top to bottom, and found that all the stolen money had flowed into Guan Xiuzhu's name. At the same time, they discovered secret accounts, secret letters of threats and even blackmail from others. , and, his confidant, who had been following him for a long time, finally couldn't bear to be squeezed out. To tell the truth, it was all done by the master alone. He can testify...

The account book has been sealed as physical evidence and cannot be taken out. If they can find more things to reverse the case in the future, they can call it out according to the rules to check whether the contents of the account are true or false, and there may be traces of fabrication. Two months later, he suddenly fell ill and died within a few days, but his family was lucky. They got a good business and made a lot of money. Now they don't know how many houses and fields they bought.

Finally, it is said that the biggest evidence that Guan Xiuzhu committed suicide in fear of crime is the death scene, a secret room in his own study, the doors and windows were closed tightly, and outsiders kicked the door to get in. According to the way of holding the knife, the direction of the knife is left-handed, and from the top to the bottom of the household, including his family, there is only Guan Xiuzhu, a left-handed person.

Ye Baiting focused on picking out the autopsy items, but found that the records were very simple, only stating the test results without any more details.

"that's it?"

Hatred and green jaws: "Suspicious enough."

Ye Baiting purged his expression: "When will we start the investigation?"

The blue eyelashes of hatred drooped slightly, and he tapped his knuckles lightly on the table: "Now."

"Now?"

"busy?"

"Not really..."

"Then let's go," Qiu Yiqing stood up first, "It happens to be a lively night, and the capital is similar to the grand scene. Let's take the last road that Guan Xiuzhu took before he died."

"it is good."

Ye Baiting followed Qiu Yiqing out of the gate, only to realize something was wrong.

The long street is brightly lit, and there are more lanterns than on New Year’s Eve. The street is bustling and bustling. Walking into Huaguang, it is as bright as moonlight and as bright as day. There are young men and women walking on the street, and most of the girls hold With a lamp, little rabbits, little tigers, little foxes... the list goes on.

"Tonight...is Shangyuan Festival?"

Seeing him staring blankly, Qiu Yiqing paused for a moment when he landed on the little girl's lantern by the side of the road: "You like little rabbits too?"

Ye Baiting immediately waved his hands: "No, no, let's get down to business."

However, Qiu Yiqing had already bought a small rabbit lamp of the same model from a nearby stall, and handed it to Ye Baiting: "It's not shameful to like small things."

Ye Baiting: ...

He and the little rabbit lamp in his hand looked at each other, what's the matter with you, did you forget that you have to do business when you go out!