Ling Yun was pouring himself a drink at the table in the elegant seat on the second floor of Zhengyang Building. At this time, a young man in black came up from downstairs, walked directly in front of him, smiled at him and cupped his hands and said: "Commander Ling, it's been a long time." .”
When Ling Yun saw the person coming, he couldn't help but said with surprise and joy: "Oh? It's you?!..." He quickly stood up and cupped his hands at the other person and said: "Brother Du, please sit down quickly!"
The person coming was none other than Du Zhenghai.
Du Zhenghai glanced at him with half-smiling eyes, and said in a somewhat joking tone: "Commander Ling is really in a leisurely mood, and he is actually in the mood to have fun here. Why, is there no official business in the mansion?"
There was a tired smile between Ling Yun's brows and eyes, and he said lazily: "It is precisely because the affairs in the house have been too complicated these days, which have made me dizzy and extremely annoying; so I took a break from the busy work to take a breather. - Come, Brother Du, have a drink." He filled a glass of wine and handed it over.
Du Zhenghai didn't refuse, took the cup and drank it in one gulp.
Ling Yun smiled and said: "To be happy in life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon."
Du Zhenghai's sly eyes flashed and he said, "I have taken the liberty to come here. Is Commander Ling surprised?"
Ling Yun frowned slightly and said: "Yes. Brother Du has many enemies in the capital. If there is nothing very important, I don't think Brother Du will come here again. What important things need Ling's service? Du Brother, just say it.”
Du Zhenghai restrained his unruly demeanor and said seriously: "My parents are the ones who gave birth to me, and it's Brother Ling who knows me. Brother Ling is really quick to talk, so I don't have to beat around the bush anymore."
Therefore, he told Ling Yun in detail about Ding Jiwu's seizure of women and Mo Shuiling's complaint in Beijing.
After hearing this, Ling Yun raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "What Ding Jiwu did is too ridiculous. In the past few days, the Ministry of Punishment has received several complaints against him, either for corruption and bribery, or for taking advantage of others' power to seize their land. Lu Your Excellency is waiting to investigate him, but I didn't expect him to do such a dehumanizing act again. I think he, the prefect of Zhongmou, has reached his end!"
He paused briefly and then said: "By the way, where is the woman who accused him now? Brother Du, can you introduce her to her?"
Ling Yun's words hit Du Zhenghai's heart. He raised his eyebrows and said happily: "She lives in an inn in the east of the city. Brother Ling, please come with me!"
The two of them had always acted neatly and without any delay; Du Zhenghai and Ling Yun hurried to the inn where Mo Shuiling was staying.
As soon as he entered the room, Du Zhenghai said: "Miss Mo, guess who I invited here?"
Mo Shuiling looked up and down at the noble, elegant, handsome and handsome young officer in front of him. A glimmer of light flashed in his originally cold and distant eyes, and he said in surprise: "You...are you Master Ling?"
Du Zhenghai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "What, do you know each other?"
Ling Yun's thin lips revealed a faint smile, "We just met once."
Mo Shuiling hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Ling Yun Piao Piao, "My benefactor, please accept this little lady's bow."
Du Zhenghai was stunned by their actions and asked curiously: "My benefactor, how come another benefactor appears? What's going on?"
Mo Shuiling briefly recounted the story of how the Yu family gathered in Lingyun to rescue Old Man Mo on the cliff and helped them find Ganoderma lucidum.
Du Zhenghai couldn't help but smile heartily after hearing this: "So you are old acquaintances. Why have I never heard you two mention these things?"
As he spoke, he narrowed his narrow eyes and said in a sinister tone with a hint of jealousy: "Tell me, what's the secret between you two? Why don't you start with the truth!"
Ling Yun laughed at his teasing, raised his hand and hit his head and said, "When did Brother Du become so talkative?"
Everyone couldn't help but clasp their hands and laugh.
Finally, Ling Yun was the first to stop laughing, and his handsome face returned to its original solemn and clear expression, and he said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's get back to business now and discuss how to redress the grievances and file a complaint."...
Less gossip.
Ling Yun brought Mo Shuiling to see Lu Wenzheng. Of course Du Zhenghai couldn't show up because he was still a wanted criminal by the government.
In the process of dealing with the government, Ling Yun and Mo Shuiling also had a tacit understanding, strictly controlled their tone, and carefully deleted all plots involving Du Zhenghai.
But Mo Shuiling said that after meeting Mr. Lu, he knelt down and told his sister's grievances with tears, and then presented the blood letter.
After hearing this, Mr. Lu couldn't help but said with righteous indignation: "This is really unreasonable! As a father-in-law of the people, this Ding Jiwu not only did not want to be loyal to the emperor, serve the country, and benefit the people, but instead relied on his power to seize the women of the people and cause death. It is really a crime, and he deserves to die." ! Miss Mo, don’t worry, our government will definitely find out the truth, seek justice for you, and avenge your sister’s grievance!”
Mo Shuiling burst into tears with gratitude, fell down on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and sobbed: "Master Lu's great kindness, this little girl will never be able to repay it by working as a cow or a horse in the next life..." At the end of the sentence, she broke down in tears.
Lu Wenzheng was indeed decisive and did what he said. He immediately sent Xu Zhi and Yang Zhen to Zhongmou Mansion overnight to investigate and collect evidence.
Xu Zhi and Yang Zhen, as the backbone elites of the Ministry of Justice's Shangshu Mansion, were extremely efficient in their work. After several days of overt and covert investigations, they quickly found strong evidence and mastered many effective clues.
Then Yang Zhen stayed at Zhongmou Mansion and continued to monitor Ding Jiwu's whereabouts; Xu Zhi returned to Beijing without stopping to resume his duties.
Lu Wenzheng admired the two men's vigorous and resolute acting style.
"It's just the next step," Lu Wenzheng muttered, then turned to Xu Zhi and said, "How does Mr. Xu think we should act more safely?"
Xu Zhi lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "Students think that the Ding family is extremely powerful and has He Yuting as its backer. If the master publicly interrogates and punishes Ding Jiwu with great fanfare, Ding Jinzhi and He Yuting will definitely interfere and obstruct in every possible way; so in order to To avoid unnecessary complications and unnecessary trouble, it would be better for you to take things by surprise and strike first."
"Mr. Xu's words make sense." Lu Wenzheng nodded approvingly, but then frowned and said, "It's just that Ding Jiwu is far away in Zhongmou. If we send out troops to go there, we will definitely be able to scare the snake away..."
Xu Zhi turned his eyes, looked at Lu Wenzheng with a smile, and said meaningfully: "What if we can get the Holy Spirit's decree to call him back to the capital?"
Lu Wenzheng was naturally quick-thinking and could make things clear at just one point; after listening to Xu Zhi's instructions, he couldn't help but frown and thought for a moment, already having an idea in his mind...
Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall. Emperor Zhao Yu was currently playing chess leisurely with Prince Zhao Ting.
At this time, Feng Chaoying, the general manager of the palace, came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lu is bringing a daughter of the people outside, saying that he has something very important and wants to see your Majesty."
Zhao Ting blinked his big black eyes and asked curiously: "Why are you bringing a civilian girl with you?"
Feng Chaoying said: "I heard from Mr. Lu that that woman seems to have been wronged..."
Without waiting for the emperor to answer, Zhao Ting clapped his hands and said: "It's fun, it's fun, let them in quickly!"
"Yes." Feng Chaoying responded respectfully, turned around and went out.
The emperor stared at Zhao Ting with majestic eyes, and said with some displeasure: "Ting'er, don't do this again in the future."
Zhao Ting stuck out his tongue and said, "Yes, I will obey."
After a while, Lu Wenzheng and Mo Shuiling were led in by Feng Chaoying.
When Zhao Ting saw Mo Shuiling, his eyes widened immediately. The woman in front of me is so beautiful! Under her curved willow eyebrows, I can see her clear black and white eyes, like glistening autumn waves, like bright stars. Inadvertently, with just a slight turn, they are like floating green and flowing elixir, which can only arouse people's hearts. The pond ripples gently like spring water.
Although her clothes were simple and unpretentious, they could not hide her innate beauty. She was graceful and graceful, just like a white orchid in bud, dignified, beautiful and simple.
Zhao Ting couldn't help but be deeply moved by her beauty and purity. He couldn't help but ran over, took Mo Shuiling's hand, his eyes were twinkling with admiration, and said with a bit of a nymphomaniac: "Oh sister, you are so good-looking! Even more beautiful than Chang'e in the Moon Palace." Three points!”
Mo Shuiling's face turned red with embarrassment and she lowered her eyelids.
Just now when Feng Chaoying introduced her outside the main hall, he had told her that the emperor and the prince were playing chess; Mo Shuiling was smart and knew at a glance that this young man of fifteen or sixteen years old must be the prince, so he lowered his head and waved. Piao bowed down and said, "Mo Shuiling, a citizen girl, pays her respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhao Tingling's eyes turned, "So my sister's name is 'Shui Ling'? What a beautiful name. Water, the water that looks through the autumn water; Ling, the beautiful spirit of creation. She really lives up to her name, her name is beautiful, and my sister's person is even more beautiful. !”
Emperor Zhao Yu was also sizing up the beautiful woman in front of him, who was as beautiful as flowers and jade. There are three thousand beauties in the palace, all beautiful, but none of them are as extraordinary, pure and elegant as the woman in front of me?
After living in the palace for a long time, he was already tired of the heavy makeup and pretentiousness in the palace, and was deeply moved by the natural beauty of the beauty in front of him. He couldn't help but think of two ancient poems: Hibiscus emerges from clear water, and the carvings are naturally removed...
He was just imagining things and didn't speak for a long time; Feng Chaoying coughed twice in succession to remind the emperor whether he had lost his temper.
The emperor came to his senses and concealed his embarrassment by blaming Zhao Ting, "Your Majesty, please don't be rude and don't back down!"
Zhao Ting made a face and went down.
Lu Wenzheng and Mo Shuiling knelt on the ground and saw the current emperor.
The emperor said: "Master Lu, Miss Mo, please forgive me without any courtesy. Miss Mo, please tell me your grievances."
With tears in her eyes, Mo Shuiling told her sister Mo Qiuling's grievances, and then presented the blood letter with trembling hands.
The emperor turned around and asked Lu Wenzheng: "Master Lu, is this true?"
Lu Wenzheng said: "After receiving Miss Mo's petition, Wei Chen sent people to Zhongmou Mansion overnight to investigate and collect evidence. Now the evidence is conclusive; not only that, Zhongmou Magistrate Ding Jiwu was also involved in corruption and bribery, flesh and blood, and the taking of people. Wei Chen is further investigating and implementing the suspicion of Tian Di."
After the emperor heard this, Long Yan couldn't help being furious, and he stood up and said: "If this is really the case for Ding Jiwu, wouldn't he have deserved his death? He has also failed my expectations and trust in him! Manager Feng, immediately issued an imperial edict and ordered Ding to be killed." Ji Wu was dismissed from his post and investigated, and he was escorted back to Beijing and handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial!"
