Pushing open the door, the two entered the duty room.
Ye Qing's eyes immediately fell on the person standing in front of the desk.
Qianfei's official uniform is close-fitting, with broad shoulders and a straight waist. His back alone gives people a sense of oppression.
He was filled with curiosity as to how distinguished this second-in-command in the Huaiyang government office, who was a fifth-grade Huaiyang Tongzhi, was.
"I've met the prefect!"
The two stood still and once again bowed towards Chen Yuming who was sitting on the main seat.
Then, they all bowed towards the Qianfei official uniform who had his back to them and said:
"I have met Lord Tongzhi."
Half of Ye Qing's face came into his eyes as he stared sideways.
With a square face and an ordinary appearance, Tongzhi Huaiyang, who had no other features except that his shoulders were as broad as a martial artist, touched his beard and nodded calmly.
The sharp look in his eyes that moved unintentionally showed his extraordinary status as a fifth-rank official.
Zhu Gaoli and Chen Yuming looked at each other, then turned around, looked at Ye Qing calmly and said:
"Ye Qing, I heard that you have unparalleled poetic talent and excellent calligraphy. My youngest son is naughty by nature. Would you like to teach me a lesson?"
Ye Qing:? ? ?
He raised his head and looked at Zhu Gaoli in disbelief. He really couldn't figure out why this Lord Tongzhi was targeting him.
Ye Qing could only bite the bullet and politely refuse: "Thank you, Mr. Tongzhi, for your love. Although my subordinates have some literary talents and know some calligraphy, they have never taught others."
"My lord, I trust my subordinates, but I would never dare to teach lightly. In order to avoid misleading my disciples, how about you wait for your subordinates to learn some teaching methods, and then you can teach the young master?"
His words were watertight and his attitude was sincere.
I didn’t say I wouldn’t teach, I just waited and taught.
However, Zhu Gaoli's expression suddenly became strange.
He Wen also winked at Ye Qing.
Chen Yuming also had a dark face, looking like a young man who was too smart but stupid.
Ye Qing, who didn't get a reply, noticed something strange around him. He raised his head, and his starry eyes suddenly met three pairs of eyes with different emotions.
Ye Qing's heart trembled, and his eyes fell on Chen Yuming.
After receiving the other party’s eye contact.
Ye Qing hurriedly responded: "Master Tongzhi, may I ask how old your master is? What do you like to do on weekdays? I would like to ask Mr. Shushu how to teach children of this age."
Hahaha~
Hearty laughter came from Zhu Gaoli's mouth, making Ye Qing's hair stand on end with laughter.
Zhu Gaoli cupped his hands towards Chen Yuming and said, "Sir, this boy is indeed interesting."
"He Wen must have something important to report here, so I won't bother you."
Afterwards, Zhu Gaoli said to Ye Qing: "After reporting the matter to the magistrate, come and check in with me."
After saying this, Zhu Gaoli left here with his head held high.
Wait until his back disappears.
He Wen straightened up and asked in surprise: "Ye Qing, don't you know Lord Tongzhi's temperament?"
The confused Ye Qing shook his head.
Chen Yuming said: "When you enter the government office, not only do you have everything you need, but you at least keep the temperament taboos of several Shangguan in your heart."
"How can you be an official if you don't know when you bump into an official or why you are ostracized?!"
Ye Qing's face was full of ridicule when he said that he hated iron but could not turn into steel.
He raised his hands in embarrassment and said, "That's what you have to teach me."
Then he asked: "Sir, can you give me some hints? Is it true that you are just teaching your young master when you ask me to find him later?"
snort!
Chen Yuming, who was too lazy to talk to Ye Qing anymore, looked at He Wen and asked:
"Why are you two here looking for me?"
Mention business.
The two suddenly became serious and looked at each other.
He Wen said:
"Your Excellency, my subordinates and Ye Qing have discovered that there may be an error in the testimonials recorded in the case file."
Hearing this, Chen Yuming's expression changed instantly.
He Wen's bright eyes flashed:
"May I ask, sir, after the file has been sealed in your house for the past year and a half, has anyone been able to borrow it, or has anyone changed the file?"
Chen Yuming, who had a solemn face, thought for a moment, slowly shook his head, looked at the two of them and said:
"Besides you, I am the only one who has reviewed the files. How you two came to this conclusion is up to me."
Ye Qing and He Wen's hearts trembled, and they both saw the fear in each other's eyes.
Then, He Wen told Ye Qing's inference and his own guess.
"Sir, my subordinate Aweng should have noticed it a long time ago, but he must be afraid of something, so he didn't tell his subordinates. It was just that when he was talking to Aweng after reading the file for the first time, he mentioned the following sentence, He felt that there was something wrong with Ziyuan Zhenren’s word test.”
Chen Yuming's expression changed drastically. His hands that were originally placed on the armrests of the chair were spread out on the table. He leaned forward slightly and said:
"You said that Mr. Xiao once said that there was something wrong with the file verification?"
"exactly!"
He Wen pursed his lips tightly and nodded.
More than ten breaths.
There was silence in the duty room.
Ye Qing and He Wen both saw Chen Yuming's expression changing constantly. In the end, there was deep fear in his eyes.
call!
Chen Yuming took a deep breath, and the dark red official robe swelled up with his chest, and then slowly fell down.
The hoarse voice floated into their ears.
"This officer is aware of it. You two should not spread the word about this matter and continue to investigate the case."
"Yes, sir!"
With deep doubts in mind, the two of them bowed and bowed in agreement.
Then, Chen Yuming continued:
"During the next investigation, please call Yan San to protect you."
"Ye Qing, go find Master Zhu, and He Wen, stay here!"
"Yes, sir!"
Ye Qing agreed and left quickly.
After stepping out of the check-in room, he slowed down a bit, turned to look at Chen Yuming's check-in room, his eyes flashed, and then quickly walked towards Zhu Gaoli's check-in room.
In the house.
Chen Yuming raised his hand and waved, and He Wen immediately came to him.
Chen Yuming said in a low voice: "As you put it, the examination file of Ziyuan Zhenren's body was either sealed in the official residence and someone sneaked in and changed the file!"
"Either it was changed when it was sealed in my official residence."
"If it's the latter, the person who did it was either Gu Guang, the chief registrar of Dali Temple who recorded the Ci examination, or the seven people who handled the Ci examination files at that time."
With a look of horror on his face, He Wen watched as Chen Yuming reached for a pen and quickly wrote seven names on the desk paper.
Every time a name appeared, He Wen's body trembled.
When seven names popped up on the page.
Gudong!
He Wen swallowed.
He said in a trembling voice: "Sir, among these seven people, except Aweng and the four who died, the only two remaining are not in Huaiyang. Even if they are, my subordinates and Ye Qing have no right to ask questions at all!"
Then, He Wen had a terrifying thought and said:
"Sir, these four people who passed away were all in their prime when they died, but they all passed away in the past year and a half. What do you think..."
Why!
Chen Yuming sighed again and nodded bitterly.
When his thoughts were confirmed, He Wen looked at the four names in disbelief as if he was struck by lightning.
The pen tip soaked in ink hovered over seven names.
After more than ten breaths, the pen came down and crossed out Xiao Wang, then crossed out the names of the two living people, and finally, lingered back and forth on the names of the four dead people.
Sudden.
He Wen's eyes lit up, and he reached out and clicked on one of the four names:
"Sir, my family is in Huaiyang. My subordinates and Ye Qing can go and visit."
Looking at the name that He Wen called, Chen Yuming was stunned for a moment, then thought of this person's temperament during his lifetime, and praised:
"Indeed, if there are clues, maybe he will leave a few words for future generations."
"When looking for his descendants, you must be careful and avoid unnecessary complications."
After a pause.
Chen Yuming reminded worriedly: "If you find that something cannot be done, you must protect yourself."
"Yes, sir, I understand."
With a grateful greeting on his face, he saluted Chen Yuming solemnly.
In the duty room of Tongzhi in Huaiyang.
Ye Qing suppressed the anxiety in his heart, put a gentle smile on his face, bowed his hands to Zhu Gaoli who was sitting upright, and said:
"My subordinate, Ye Qing, the subordinate of the torture chamber, has met Lord Tongzhi."
Crunch!
The sudden sound made Ye Qing's heart tremble.
Zhu Gaoli, who was playing with two walnuts in his right hand, raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Ye Qing with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
