The first work of the imperial prison

"Why did you wake up?"

Qiu Yiqing held Ye Baiting's hand, turned around and was about to pull the thin quilt: "Sleep for a while."

"No," Ye Baiting shook his hand, pointing to Xiaoji, "Did you see everything on the table?"

Qiu Xunqing's eyes slid over the scattered pages that were pulled out from the file, worried that Ye Baiting was thinking about some important direction, and it would be bad to mess them up, so he didn't clean them up: "Yes."

Ye Baiting: "You reminded me!"

"Huh?" Qiu Yiqing paused for a moment, "I seem to have only said, 'hard-won'?"

"It's the word 'easy'!"

Ye Baiting sat up abruptly, spread out the pages one by one, and showed them to Qiu Xunqing: "Look at all the cases, don't these people have an easy life?"

Qiu Yiqing didn't need to look closely, it was too obvious: "Yes."

"Then it's hard for them to get to where they are today?"

"Yes."

"Regardless of whether you are in the officialdom or the private sector, you and I know that although we enforce the law and have strict punishments, in fact we have to respect human relations in every aspect of our life. Without family background and connections, it is more difficult for us to walk than others. Opportunity Not so much, if you want to catch it, you may need to pay a huge price..."

"good."

"So in order to move forward, will they make some less 'decent' deals?"

Qiu Yiqing originally wanted to say 'understandable', every stage of a person, every step forward, is his own choice, taking care of the future he wants, but he suddenly noticed Ye Baiting's finger.

Xiao Wuzuo's slender fingers were glowing with a faint candlelight, as if covered by a halo, and the words under the halo were the information he really wanted him to see.

A coincidence of timing.

In this case, no matter the deceased or the suspect, it seems that within a certain period of time, there were similar encounters related to the turning point of fate, such as promotion, fortune, sudden turnaround, and smooth sailing afterward...

It is true that everyone’s life is different, and every step forward is their own choice. Those who have no cards to play in their hands will experience more difficulties and more moments when they cannot choose, but all these people, in a certain period of time The direction of time selection coincides... such a coincidence?

The green finger of hatred slides through the lives of these people, focusing on the time period of the past one or two years. During this time period, especially in March and April of the new year, they have all gone through a very important and crucial step forward in life, such as Promotion, such as opportunity.The two factory owners are not obvious, they are people who stand on the high ground, and there is no room for promotion, but at this stage, they obviously have more entertainment, and their money is getting better and better.

Every year in March and April, when the Ministry of Officials is liquidating the previous year's performance appraisal and frequent personnel transfers, some promotion notices may be delayed, but it must be during this period that the early decision and procedures start.

Ye Baiting finally asked his own question: "Do you think there...is there any official position trading?"

How can there be such an easy and cheap thing, with a low rank in the imperial examination, lack of talent in ordinary times, no status background, no connections to borrow, and suddenly there is an opportunity, you can get promoted if you want to be promoted, and get rich if you want to get rich?

Yes, these people are quite smart, and they can be considered to have special skills. For example, they can make money by being slick, they are long-sleeved and good at dancing, and they are very charming. But there are not many people like this in the world.

According to Ye Baiting's analysis of the current situation, it is very likely that this official position fell on them out of some kind of transaction.What is the content of this transaction, or you go to get a lot of money, if you can’t get it, just see what valuable things you have on your body, which can be mortgaged to the other party. You serve it, do you do it or not?

If you feel that you are capable, have more bargaining power, and show the other party's approval, then talk, with a guilty conscience, and longing for this position...

The more Ye Baiting thought about it, the more he felt that this is not an impossible direction.

They only investigated the imperial examination fraud case in the spring. This time they found the Ministry of Officials, which is directly related to the appointment and removal of officials. The former is to obtain scholars for the country, you can "cheat" to buy a good position, and the latter directly appoints these "scholars", especially out of reach The direction of the "good location" taxi, whether it is sinking or floating, which direction to go, others have already planned in secret...

The third prince is not only ambitious, but also has a wide range of business. This set of gameplay is combined with assistance. After several trainings, he has already become familiar with it. It can be more rigorous, safer, and even more unknown!

Looking at Qiu Yiqing's expression, it was obvious that he had already thought of this, so Ye Baiting added: "But everything is just my personal guess based on the current clues. There is no evidence yet, and we need to investigate to find out if it is correct."

After thinking about it for a moment, Qiu Qingqing's head said, "I will keep an eye on this line myself."

If this direction is correct... the questions that Emperor Yu'an failed to understand before will be answered, and this case is not as simple as human life. There are a lot of officials in the court who need to re-examine, and a lot of moths need to be cleaned up.

"I really don't want the fact to be like this, so the case will be more complicated." Ye Baiting frowned, "It's not just a simple human life, but also mixed with the black incense sales chain, plus the official position transaction, the water is a bit too deep It's..."

He looked down at the names of the people on the paper, and pondered for a moment: "I also didn't understand it. It is said that these people have suffered a lot. It is not easy to get to the present. Even if they don't go up, they don't have so much money or power. For myself, it should be enough, many things should no longer be so urgent, why do you have to make such a trading choice if you are not forced?"

The price paid is so weightless, can it be easily given up?

Qiu Xunqing: "I will ask someone to investigate."

See if these people had any particular problems during those times, or...if anyone around them was in a different situation.

Ye Baiting nodded, and simply said some details that just came to mind, such as guessing the motives of several people, whether Mrs. Yao made any mistakes that should not be made, which made her mood a little anxious recently, did the three officials meet? Conundrums that matter more than face, forcing a change in their judgment of the timing of circumstances...and so on.

"...There is another strange thing. All the people in this case don't seem to have a close relationship between the characters. There is very little love or hatred, which is different from the previous ones..."

As he spoke, his eyelids sank, and in the end he couldn't sit still anymore, and leaned against Qiu Yiqing's shoulder.

"Well, I know everything, you go to sleep." Qiu Yiqing hugged Ye Baiting, trying to tuck him back into the thin quilt.

Ye Baiting really couldn't hold it anymore, yawned, and rubbed Qiu Yiqing's shoulder: "Do you want to go together..."

"No, I can't sleep."

"Ok?"

Ye Baiting's eyes lost focus, and he looked at the person in front of him in a daze, couldn't he fall asleep with him, why couldn't he fall asleep again?

His face was drowsy, he looked a little dazed, and his reaction was a little slow. In addition, his eyes had just yawned and rubbed with his hands, covered with light water, and he looked completely different from his usual cleverness.

Chou Xunqing's voice was a little hoarse as he stroked the side of his face with a slightly rough thumb, "If you rub me like this again, you will become even more excited."

"Excited?"

Ye Baiting shivered, backed away quickly, tilted his head slightly, and asked him: "Soup... side effects?"

The smooth feel disappeared, and the fingertips were instantly empty. Qiu Yiqing twirled lightly, with some regret: "Probably."

Ye Baiting shook his head, trying to wake himself up, but it didn't feel right, and looked at the man in front of him suspiciously: "You started taking this medicine a few days ago, why did the side effects only start now, the hyperactivity caused you to sleep unconsciously. No sleepiness, no sleepiness, or a physical reaction..."

He moved his finger down and pointed to a certain part.

He is not good at supervising the drowsiness, because he has always slept well, and he wonders if Qingye has slept. If he is not paying special attention, he really can't tell, unless the other party's dark circles are particularly serious, but the body reacts, who is lying? ?Can this thing be hidden?The medicine can really excite a certain part, how could he not discover it?It’s really like this, the old doctor reminded me to change the pattern——

Is this dog man cheating on him!

Qiu Yiqing's expression was very steady, Ba Feng did not move: "That depends on what you think."

Ye Baiting blinked, and slowly pointed to herself: "What do I think?"

The body is bullying, the blue eyes of hatred are as deep as the night sky, and there are stars shining slightly: "Aren't I in your charge now?"

Ye Baiting paused, and he moved closer, not only his eyes darkened, but also his voice became deeper: "How does Ah Ting want me to get excited? Huh?"

Just, don't get too excited, your body is important!

He stretched out his hand and pressed it against Qiu Yiqing's chest: "You work hard, I'm going to sleep!"

After speaking, she immediately turned around and lay down, with her back to the man, and pulled the thin quilt over her head.

I have used the medicine and it still doesn't stop!Do you know that indulgence hurts the body!Are you not afraid that your body will not be able to carry it, and you will have other problems later?Don't forget what the old doctor said, "hyperactivity" is just one of the side effects, and there is another kind of drowsiness, what should you do if you enjoy this and prolong the process!

As the commander of Beizhen Fusi's first officer, he is in good health, it can be said that his heart is broken!

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Qiu Yiqing pulled down the thin quilt on his head, no longer approached, kept a very gentlemanly distance, and sat back on the side table in a serious manner, and began to deal with official duties.

Those that should be approved immediately, those that should be prepared immediately, those that have nothing to do with the case, those that are related to the case...they are all the same, written quickly and in an orderly manner.

Ye Baiting quietly turned over, peeking at the serious and busy man under the candlelight, unknowingly, the corners of her lips curled up, and she closed her eyes at some point, this sleep was very peaceful and long, without any nightmares .

Hearing the sound of even and long breathing, Qiu Xunqing knew that he was asleep, so he sat for a while. The things on the table were almost approved, and the order was finished. He tidied up the table, and put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone away from the bed. She didn't take off her clothes to go to bed, but stood by the bed, bent slightly, kissed the sleeping man's forehead lightly, turned and left, and gently closed the door.

It's a new night, and a new excitement.

Beside the moat, the lights are bright, the moon reflects the gauze, the water shines on the beauties, the silk and bamboo are melodious, the music of the piano is melodious, and the red sleeves of the dancers seem to be able to roll out the clouds in the sky, which is gorgeous and beautiful.

Intoxicated with paper and gold, in the shadow of her fragrant clothes, Mrs. Yao smiled brightly and ambiguously. She greeted all the guests after going up and down the flower boat. Everyone was very enthusiastic and said bluntly. Come on, please come out with a lot of beauties!

Mrs. Yao agreed repeatedly, and went upstairs with her skirt up, the smile on her cheeks not fading.

So what if Fusi Beizhen seized her flower boat, she can still do business, it's just a flower boat, without this one, she can find another one, this thing is dead, is the person alive, as long as If you are willing to put in the effort, as long as you dare to think and do it, no problem will be a problem.

"Director, Tang Gui, Jin Yiwei is investigating..."

There was a young man coming over, Lady Yao hummed, her expression was calm.

The man handed her a cup of tea: "Let's... how to deal with it?"

Lady Yao took the teacup, her eyes narrowed slightly, because her eyes were slightly upturned, they looked like fox eyes, she was less charming, but more shrewd: "How to deal with it? Why do we have to deal with it? You can intervene in Jinyiwei's way, Or can I do business? When a person dies, he dies. It has nothing to do with you and me. Of course, let nature take its course."

That's Beizhen Fusi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, a person whose superiors dare not confront him head-on, what is she going to do, seek death?

She took a sip of tea, and said slowly, "I've picked up all the things on the boat, and I can't take anything with me. Pass me the password, and no one is allowed to move until Jin Yiwei closes this case."

"Yes." After the young man answered, he hesitated again, "The other managers over there..."

"What's the matter with Mrs. Guan?" Mrs. Yao sneered, "They can't find out the news by themselves, and they can't figure out the situation. It's coming out...but it's your chance."

The young man's eyes immediately shimmered: "Yes!"

"You work hard."

Lady Yao glanced at the man with a half-smile, put the teacup back into his hand, patted his shoulder vaguely with her slender hand, and brushed her red lips past his ear: "Don't disappoint me."

The man blushed slightly: "...Yes."

Lady Yao's Luo Qun turned slightly, walked forward with lotus steps, and passed him.

"You...where are you going?"

"Look at the foreign aid we invited."

"Yan Rouman?"

"Anyone who is capable deserves to be respected..." Mrs. Yao straightened her clothes, raised her chin, and put on a perfect smile, "I'm proud to meet in person."

This woman, until now, she still can't see through it, which is very unusual. She has never seen through people, especially women, especially women in the entertainment scene, even though the other party is a few years older... But there is really someone Capable women, rely on, never young.

The man followed: "The manager wants to use her?"

Lady Yao smiled: "Why not?"

"But she doesn't look simple. People say she has something to do with Jin Yiwei..."

"Having a relationship with Jin Yiwei...isn't it a good thing? If this Yan Rouman can even play with the people in Beizhen Fusi, not to mention giving money to decentralize power, my mother can confess her, and give her whatever she wants, even this person. I can do it!"

I'm just afraid, this woman doesn't want these vulgar things, she doesn't have a good relationship with Beizhen Fusi, she is directly from Beizhen Fusi's people, they are sent out as spies, and come in to copy the place.

Lady Yao walked through the long wooden corridor, the corner of her skirt slid over the corner of the carved door like water, crossed the threshold, and pushed open the rich door of the room.

The people in the room are playing pipa music, plain fingers playing the piano, lowered eyebrows gently, slender white fingertips are moistened with powder, sandalwood mouth is slightly opened, the lipstick is not the most bright or red or crimson, but slightly lighter, with a touch of cherry The color, I don’t know what material is used to make it, the lip is very moist, the lips are plump and plump, but there is not so much gloss, the color is a little dull, but it is more attractive, like her lips have long like this The shape and the color are similar.

Mrs. Yao looked around calmly. In the past, when she entered the room, no one would see her and would greet her immediately, but now, it seemed that all the male guests hadn't noticed that there was another person in the room, and their eyes were fixed on the man playing the pipa. Yan Rouman, the fire in his eyes was about to burn, but he was still able to hold back, and controlled himself to be intoxicated in this pipa, as if one more movement would blaspheme the beauty abruptly.

Not to mention anything else, just this one hand can seduce people's hearts, keep people from touching themselves, and make men go as she wants casually. This is a skill!

Lady Yao didn't move, and after listening to the song quietly, she didn't greet the guests too much, but gave Yan Rouman all the opportunities to show off, and let the other party toast a glass of wine casually, coaxing the guests He said that in the future, he would pick up a table full of money, but in fact no one agreed or agreed...

The male guests were coaxed into smiles, scrambling to go out, wanting to win today's lottery for Yan Rouman, the room fell silent.

Mrs. Yao pushed Yan Rouman a cup of tea: "Isn't it a waste of my sister's ability to only take odd jobs and individual customers?"

Yan Rouman smiled.

It's okay if she doesn't smile, it's just charming, this smile seems to have hooks in the eyes, it doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman, just stare at her, your heart can beat fast, I hope she can smile for a while, and look at her twice more. Eyes are good.

Yan Rouman is not humble at all, her temperament is bright and proud, and her publicity is just right, which makes people unable to take their eyes off: "It is because of this ability that I don't want to find a building at random and entrust it easily. I can't see the small and shallow dishes. superior."

Lady Yao's eyes flickered slightly.

Of course, this is not the first time she and Yan Rouman have met. Counting the dance performance last night, they went back and forth to test several times. She can see that Yan Rouman is absent now, and of course Yan Rouman can also see that She lacks ability, and even in the past few days, she has handed in a good nomination certificate-helped her solve a troublesome customer.

Everyone knows each other well, and today, it seems that there should be a truth.

Lady Yao thought about it, and handed out an olive branch: "Sister Yan, what do you think of my situation?"

Yan Rouman still just smiled: "It's not bad, and it can be considered as a shot. Why don't Miss Yao invite a few more difficult guests to board the boat, and take a good look at my skills."

"Two days are enough..."

"Miss Yao," Yan Rouman stopped her words, her eyes were clear and serious, "I, Yan Rouman, do things with righteousness as the leader, and I am surrounded by sisters who know the roots and know the truth, and share the same blessings and disasters. If you want to touch you, you have to... Stepped on my dead body; either, you can talk about anything, just don't talk about love, you just think about it, how do you want to cooperate with me, if it's the latter... But you need to be careful, other disasters haven't come yet , let me break the bones and eat it first."

Mrs. Yao gave her a hand.

She is a few years younger than Yan Rouman. When she was young, she was the only one they looked up to. Yan Rouman never concealed anything, but she was generous in everything she did. She was gossiped by others, and she never even had a name. Turns out, she knows this person's temper very well, and she also knows her abilities. The outside world may not know about those things that were hidden in the years, Jin Yiwei may not have checked everything clearly, but inside the industry, they can make a rough guess.

How deep is the water, how strong is the enemy, how much energy can a happy woman have...

Mrs. Yao knows Yan Rouman's ability better than anyone else. I can't say that I don't admire Yan Rouman after seeing it this time, but I really haven't made up my mind whether to recruit her or not.

The word 'righteousness' is mutual, how dare you entrust the four words of knowing the root and the bottom?But if you don't want to, the grandiosity you say in your mouth, if one day your position is really pushed, and your life is lost here, is it really worth it?

She seemed to have to admit that she was in awe of Yan Rouman... And the eyes of this woman, this woman is poisonous, it seems that even she can seduce her!

Yan Rouman was not in a hurry, she held a cup in her plain hand, and added a glass of wine for her: "Come, try the wine I made, is it still to your liking?"

Lady Yao held the cup and took a sip. The wine was so spicy that even if there was a hint of sweetness, there was a domineering vigor: "Not bad, it's good enough."

Yan Rouman smiled: "My sister has a strange taste, she is a bit like the policeman from Fusi in Beizhen."

Her expression didn't have much meaning, just like a short joke from a parent, but she couldn't stop others from thinking too much.

Lady Yao's eyes flickered slightly, and some longing hidden in her heart... inevitably came out.She has been in this line of work for so long, and it is not easy to climb to this position. To move forward requires greater achievements. She has made a lot of achievements and solved many people, but there are some places where she just can't penetrate, and everyone will have nothing to do. If She can pry it, isn't it a feat?

This woman in front of her is so powerful, she can charm anyone, even Jin Yiwei...

But she is more aware that behind the greater temptation, there is often a higher crisis. Do you want to trust this person... How much to trust, how long to trust, how much to give, and can you grasp it?

She was quiet for a long time, but Yan Rouman didn't urge her, she seemed to know that she had to wait for this time, she flicked her fingertips lightly, and the new pipa music popped out lightly and lightly, and it was not so colorful, it actually lingered throughout the night.

From the official office of the Ministry of Officials, turning out of the alley, it is a brightly lit long street.

Due to the murder case, the official business was somewhat delayed in the past two days, and the office was late, and some people did not go home until this time.

Looking at the lights of the flower boats on the moat from a distance, Wei Shili sighed.

Fang Zhizhu was next to him: "If Wei Shilang wants to go, he can go."

Wei Shili slanted his eyebrows and said, "Then you sued him and let Master Shangshu take the blame?"

I have to say that good-looking people are very flattering. Even if his attitude is not very good, the arrogance in his speech and demeanor can be regarded as pleasing to the eye.

Fang Zhizhu tilted his head slightly: "How could that be? If the next official really has that ability, it won't be you who will be promoted to the position of minister this time."

Wei Shili stared at him for a while, but his arrogance dissipated, and the smile on his face was meaningful: "Since you know that you don't have that ability, you should stand a little further away—you probably don't know what the officialdom is like. You can get by with your petite skills."

"Wei Shilang cares about the next official?"

"If I care about you, what should I do?"

The two confronted each other, with very similar expressions on their faces. They were all kind of smiles full of deep meaning, which were provocative, offensive, or something else. Only they could understand the emotions.

Fang Zhizhu smiled slightly: "Does Wei Shilang know that you can't live your life as you want with just a high-spirited look and a face. You might as well be humble, and Xu Jinyiwei can be less suspicious of you."

"Like you, hooking up with that young master Ye?" Wei Shili raised his eyebrows, "Do you know that the surnamed Ye is Qiu Yiqing, who dares to mess around and is not afraid of being stared at for revenge?"

The smile lines on Fang Zhizhu's face did not change at all, without subtracting a point: "I don't understand this, what is hooking up? The official treats everyone very well, and it is the ability of the official to make people like to be close." .”

Wei Shili reached out and tapped his shoulder: "So being able to climb up is also my ability, so don't be so eccentric outside."