Shen Lian finally confessed, Liu Tai was overjoyed and hurriedly presented the confession.
Although Yan Song had great power, such a case, which could lead to the death penalty, still had to be adjudicated by the emperor, so he sent the confession to Jinshen Jingshe early.
Jiajing looked at the confession with an expressionless face, and suddenly asked Huang Jin behind him: "Huang Ban, Shen Lian's confession said that both of them were ordered by Xiao Feng to buy sorghum. This Xiao Feng seems familiar to me."
Huang Jin was Jiajing's imperial memorandum, and he immediately replied: "Long live, he is the calligraphy scholar mentioned by King Yu and Commander Lu."
Jiajing made a sound and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Let Lu Bing find Xiao Feng. I want to ask about this case myself!"
Yan Song was stunned below. He was found, not captured. This was not right. He didn't dare to say anything. After returning home, he immediately found his son and explained the situation.
"Donglou, the idea you came up with back then has already put Shen Lian in a desperate situation. No matter how he excuses himself, Long Live will never believe it. But I didn't expect that when Shen Lian confessed, he brought up Xiao Feng. There won't be anything here. Variable?"
Yan Shifan sighed: "Shen Lian shouldn't be that smart. He should have gotten advice from others. I think it was probably Lu Bing."
Yan Song said dissatisfied: "What is Lu Bing doing? Is it really going to kill the fish and break the net?"
Yan Shifan shook his head: "If he really wanted to fall out, he would have told Wansui about Xiao Feng. He secretly told Shen Lian that he just didn't want to fall out with us. We are just guessing, or it may be Shen Lian's own idea. It's not a secret that Xiao Feng gave Zhang Tianci a calligraphy test, and Shen Lian and Zhang Tianci might have mentioned it when they were buying and selling sorghum."
He then comforted his father: "Shen Lian is a small person, and what he can't get rid of is just a matter of breath. Lu Bing's attitude this time still showed that he does not want to be our enemy, which is a good thing.
Besides, it might not be a bad thing if Xiao Feng comes in. I'm just looking for an opportunity to get rid of him. This kid has a grudge against us after all. If he is really capable, he will be detrimental to us sooner or later.
If he just stayed still, Lu Bing and I would be at odds with each other as soon as I made a move. It wouldn't be worth it. If he meets Long Live this time, he will either be convicted or rewarded. No matter what he does, he has to take action. As long as he takes action, he will not be afraid of making mistakes.
Lu Bing pulled Xiao Feng in as a helpless move to save Shen Lian. How could he not know that as soon as he entered the court, he would be shocked every step of the way? "
Xiao Feng didn't know that he had been taken care of by Yan Shifan, and he was looking at the secret letter scolding Lu Bing.
The secret letter was sent by a Jinyiwei dressed as a salesman. The content was very simple:
Zhang Tianci surrendered and admitted that it was Shen Lian who asked him to buy sorghum. Shen Lian confessed and admitted that it was you who told him to buy sorghum. Long Live wanted to find you and he had to figure it out. Burn after reading.
Xiao Feng knew at a glance that Lu Bing had ripped him out to save Shen Lian.
The Ministry of Punishment is dealing with Shen Lian, and they definitely don't want to cause any complications; Shen Lian has never met him, so he will only tell the truth about Zhang Tianci's calligraphy test. Now, it must be Lu Bing who is going with the flow and putting the final interpretation on himself.
Before he could do any more mental construction, Jin Yiwei came to the door.
This time, he was not a secret guard dressed as a passerby, but a general flag leader wearing a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist, which caused a panic among the people in Yangliu Alley.
In fact, although ordinary people were afraid of the Jin Yiwei, they were only remotely afraid, not as afraid of the Yamen's spies. On the contrary, the officials in Yangliu Hutong are more afraid of Jin Yiwei than the common people.
Because ordinary people are not qualified to let Jin Yiwei take action unless they are plotting rebellion. The ones that Jin Yiwei arrests on a daily basis are mainly officials. Although there were no high-ranking officials in Yangliu Hutong, they were all officials anyway. When they saw the Jin Yiwei, they closed the door tightly and the whole family prayed silently. Don't come to your home.
The Xiao family were the only non-officials in Yangliu Hutong, so these Jinyi guards knocked on the Xiao family's door. Qiaoniang and Qiaoqiao were both frightened, and each of them grabbed one of Xiao Feng's sleeves, as if this would save Xiao Feng from being taken away.
Xiao Feng couldn't tell them the truth, so he could only infect them with his calmness and gentle smile: "Don't worry, you see they didn't catch me, it's okay, they should have asked me to take a calligraphy test."
The commander-in-chief also cooperated and politely raised his hand: "The commander has an order to invite Mr. Xiao to the palace. Long live the summons."
Xiao Feng nodded to the two women who were pulling their sleeves: "Look, I told you, you are not arresting me. Let go, your clothes are torn. Make braised pork tonight, just use the method I taught you last time , wait for me to come back to eat.”
As soon as the braised pork was mentioned, Qiaoqiao drooled first and couldn't help but let go of her hand to wipe it. Seeing that Xiao Feng was still thinking about eating, Qiao Niang felt relieved and slowly let go of her hand.
When Xiao Feng walked through the street, people on the street looked at the Jin Yiwei behind him in surprise and whispered: "Is Mr. Xiao really a liar? Otherwise, how could he provoke the Jin Yiwei?"
"Nonsense, Jin Yiwei has nothing to do? Is a liar worth their while? He might be treason!"
"This can't be nonsense. Mr. Xiao just measures a word to tell his fortune. How can he plot against you?"
"Jinyiwei will not attack casually. Look, we may not necessarily arrest many people in this arrest! Anyone who is related to them will be arrested. I heard that even the neighbors will be arrested!"
The old Taoist felt restless at the stall and wondered if he would be considered a neighbor and would no longer be able to do business. After hesitating for a while, he closed the stall early and ran away.
Xiao Feng was taken outside Jinshen Jingshe, a chamberlain came to take over, and the Jinyiwei withdrew. The chamberlain asked Xiao Feng to wait while he went in to ask for the order.
Xiao Feng just stood there, thinking about what to say for a while, completely forgetting the age and location he was in.
After a while, the chamberlain came out to announce the decree and summoned him.
Xiao Feng walked into Jinshen Jingshe. Although it was called a Jingshe, it was much larger than an ordinary house and could accommodate more than a dozen people. At this time, there were only four people, Jiajing, Huang Jin, Yan Song, and Lu Bing, which seemed a bit empty.
Xiao Feng walked into the monastery and looked at the thin middle-aged man in black and white robes in front of him, and he felt a little dazed.
Is this the Taojun Emperor who is known as the best in wisdom and business? He must be forty-two years old this year, but he looks younger than Lu Bing. He has a rosy complexion and a peaceful demeanor, and he does look a bit fairy-like.
Jiajing was also looking at Xiao Feng. This young man whom Lu Bing said he had heard many times recently was only seventeen years old? He looks young, but these eyes... seem to be bottomless. I wonder how many years of vicissitudes have passed before they can be so deep?
Could it be that he really has the Dharma? Jiajing had been at a loss for a long time on the road of cultivating Taoism. Today, he suddenly felt hope again and couldn't help but sit up straight.
The two looked at each other and forgot one thing.
At this time everyone was stunned, this is the emperor, you are a scholar! Although the Ming Dynasty did not require ministers to kneel when they see the emperor, even Yan Song would pretend to kneel down every time he saw Jiajing, and Jiajing would wave his hands before stopping.
Without anything else, just this charge of contempt for the emperor is enough to put Xiao Feng in jail, not to mention that he is still arrogantly sizing up the emperor! When you go to the palace to see the king, you should bow your head and look at him respectfully, otherwise you will be suspected of assassinating the king!
Yan Song stared at Xiao Feng with wide eyes, thinking that such a fool would worry the old man and his son in vain.
Yan Song directly raised his hand and spoke: "Your Majesty, Xiao Feng is extremely rude, despises Long Live, and has ulterior motives. Please take down the court staff and ask the rest!". Give him a beating first, and then talk about anything else if he can survive it!
Lu Bing's expression remained unchanged, but his body trembled slightly. Huang Jin looked at Jiajing's face. He didn't know whether he was happy or angry, and he didn't dare to speak easily.
Xiao Feng finally came to his senses and realized that he had accidentally gotten into trouble. His mind was spinning rapidly, but his face remained calm.
He smiled lightly, bowed to Jiajing with the most respectful expression and the most chic gesture.
"Master Cangjie's junior brother, Xiao Feng, pays homage to senior brother Fei Xuan."
