Qin Yuandao frowned and looked through the documents seriously. From the beginning when he found omissions in the grain and grass taxes to the final judgment results, Qin Yuandao carefully looked through the documents line by line.

Liang Ji didn't want to look at these things. After turning over what he had on hand, he stepped forward to look at the documents in Qin Yuandao's hand.

Qin Yuandao took the document in his hand and compared it with the confessions of other criminals. The more he looked at it, the more strange he felt. He always felt that the answer he was looking for was here.

"Master!" Qin Yuandao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted immediately.

Seeing this, Liang Ji quickly stood up and opened the door: "Master! Master Qin is calling you!"

The master was standing under the verandah with his sleeves rolled up, stamping his feet to keep warm. The wind and snow came unexpectedly today, and the north wind blew straight into his sleeves.

The clerk persuaded the master to go back to the house to keep warm. After they finished reading, he would naturally call the master. The master was old and could no longer bear the cold.

But the master is very stubborn and must wait outside the house in person.

Liang Ji opened the door and called to his master. The master quickly turned around and hurriedly took his hands out of his sleeves: "Hey, my subordinate is here!"

As soon as the master came in, Qin Yuandao looked up at him, placed the two documents in his hand in front of the master, and said without any politeness: "Why are the handwriting and paper used different in these two places? Weren't we interrogated together?

?”

Qin Yuandao noticed that when interrogating the officials of Yin Qianhu, the handwriting on the front and back were slightly different, so that was it. If you look at the paper carefully, you can notice the difference. It was obvious that the confession had been changed.

Liang Ji looked at Qin Yuandao with a solemn expression. Sure enough, he was the right one. If it were Liang Ji himself, he would not have noticed this. Qin Yuandao not only read the content, but also the handwriting and paper. His thoughts were delicate and cautious.

It is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The master just thought there was a mistake in the document or something, but he didn't know that Mr. Qin asked such sharp questions as soon as he opened his mouth, which made the master hesitate.

The master took the two documents from Qin Yuandao's hand. They must have been interrogated together. The handwriting should be the same. At first glance, they looked similar. However, the master, who has been a civil servant for many years, looked carefully and found the differences.

When you get closer and smell it, the ink smells a little different.

"This... Mr. Qin, the grain embezzlement draft was personally reviewed and investigated by Prime Minister Lu upon receiving the emperor's order. When the document was sent to Dali Temple, it only passed through the hands of Mr. Shaoqing and his subordinates. The subordinates did not even read it.

I've seen... the little official who guards the Tibetan Case Pavilion comes and goes every day... I think... he must have been replaced." The master noticed something strange, so he couldn't hide it and followed Qin Yuandao's words.

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"Replacement?!" Qin Yuandao threw all the documents piled aside in front of the master and scolded sternly: "Look carefully, half of the documents have been exchanged! Documents are not a trivial matter.

Is this how you treat Dali Temple?!"

The master was so frightened that he trembled all over. He quickly knelt down on the ground and looked at the piles of documents floating in front of him. He didn't need to look at them anymore to know that the same problem had occurred: "Sir... I usually guard the documents very strictly. This Dali

In the temple, only Mr. Shaoqing can look through it at will. I have to register when I enter the Tibetan Cabinet. Subordinate, I really don’t know what happened. Could it be that it was changed when it was delivered?

Definitely."

This case was personally supervised by Lu Gaohong. It would be easy for him to change Yin Qianhu's confession and the unfavorable accounts.

However, according to Qin Yuandao's understanding of Lu Gaohong, Lu Gaohong would never give anyone a chance to find fault with the matters he personally supervised. Lu Gaohong would personally state how the case was investigated and handled in court.

Except for the officials who worked with him, other officials certainly had no chance to see these documents, including the emperor. He was busy with state affairs at the time, so the emperor left the matter to Lu Gaohong.

If Lu Gaohong had known earlier that Lu Huiling was entrusting him with work, he would have naturally asked the clerical officials to change the confessions early. However, the handwriting and paper of these confessions were completely different, and it was obvious that they were not changed in Lu Gaohong's hands.

It is very likely that the dust had settled by then, and Lu Gaohong only needed to report to the emperor to issue punishments. The documents had already been transported to Dali Temple, and were changed in order to prevent someone from checking them in the end.

Since it was rewritten in Dali Temple, the same paper must be found in Dali Temple. Qin Yuandao looked at it carefully for a long time. When this person rewrote the confession, he deliberately imitated the handwriting of the previous clerical official between the lines, but the handwriting in his hand

The sharp movement and drift of the pen seemed a bit deliberate. If you could see the person's previous handwriting, you would definitely be able to find similarities in it.

Qin Yuandao frowned and stared at the document in his hand.

Liang Ji also stood behind him in obscurity. The master knelt in front of the two of them, his body trembling, and he couldn't help but be afraid. He didn't know why Mr. Qin was struggling with these issues.

Suddenly, Qin Yuandao seemed to have thought of something, stood up straight and asked, "Isn't Mr. Shaoqing not in Dali Temple?"

The master raised his head blankly and said hesitantly: "Master Qin...Master Shaoqing...didn't you go to the palace to attend the banquet...you...you didn't see him?"

How could Qin Yuandao have the intention to pay attention to someone he was unfamiliar with? Liang Ji had a flash of inspiration. He always had a good memory. When he was in Qinzheng Hall, he saw the young minister of Dali Temple and stepped forward and said:

"Master Qin, the young minister of Dali Temple was in the palace just now. The one standing behind Prime Minister Lu is him."

None of this was important. Qin Yuandao knew that the young minister of Dali Temple was not in Dali Temple, so he stood up abruptly, bent down to collect the documents he had just thrown away in anger, and turned to the master and said: "Take us to Dali

This is where Si Shaoqing usually works."

The master knelt on the ground and saw Master Qin cleaning up, so he lowered his head and hurriedly picked up the papers scattered on the floor. Suddenly, when he heard Master Qin say this, his movements stopped, and he was slightly startled: "What?"

The master is confused today. It was originally a New Year's Eve feast, and he thought he could have a good rest. He took out all the bone wine that had been collected for more than ten years. However, Mr. Qin and General Liang suddenly came to visit. They wanted to see some documents inexplicably, and now they still need to

Go into the young minister's room in Dali Temple to see something.

Qin Yuandao ignored his surprised voice, lowered his head and packed it up before standing up! Liang Ji naturally took the pile of documents in his hand, and the two of them stood at the door and looked back at the master who was still kneeling on the ground in a daze.

"Take us to the room of the Young Minister of Dali Temple." Qin Yuandao's voice was not loud, but there was a sense of majesty that could not be ignored.

The master was stunned for a long time, then stood up and said: "Master Qin, Master Shaoqing's room... no one is allowed to enter... When you were checking the case documents, why did you find Master Shaoqing's room again?"

"Stop talking nonsense and lead the way!" Qin Yuandao didn't want to talk too much to him.

Master Cai also said just now that in the entire Dali Temple, only the young minister of Dali Temple can look through the documents at will. The only ones who can not be registered in the register are probably the minor officials who guard the documents. But how can the minor officials dare to do such a thing?

thing?

Most of the petty officials in Dali Temple's Yamen are uneducated and illiterate. After working in the military camp for a few years, they come to the Yamen to make a living. Don't tell me whether they recognize these characters.

Yes, these inks and papers are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Qin Yuandao suspected that it was the confession that the Shaoqing of Dali Temple had personally modified. He only remembered to imitate the handwriting of the document, but he forgot about the slight difference in the color of the paper. Although they were all white and black, the modified ones

The slips of paper are obviously more expensive, and they are definitely not the straw paper used by clerical officials during ordinary prison interrogations.

The taste of the ink is also the same, but these are just conjectures. Only by personally inspecting the calligraphy treasures of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and the four treasures of his study can we know.

The master looked at the majestic and solemn Master Qin, and then at Liang Ji who had the same solemn expression, and then he had no choice but to lead them away. I thought that Master Qin was going to handle the case and Master Shaoqing was back, so he wouldn't blame himself more.

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This Master Shaoqing is young and is a student who was promoted by Prime Minister Lu. He has bad habits and a very bad temper. The master always supervises him, just like the old butler behind the playboy.

A thick layer of white snow soon accumulated outside the courtyard of Dali Temple. Seeing that nothing happened, the few officials on duty today went back to the barracks early to eat dumplings. When they left, they did not forget to take some

After drinking the Gusheng wine that the master had just brought out, one person poured a small cup to warm himself, and the others did not dare to drink more. They wanted to keep it and come back to drink with the master.

The master took Qin Yuandao and Liang Ji and walked down the corridor in an awkward manner. Since it was snowing heavily and he didn't have an umbrella in his hand, in order to prevent the adults and generals from falling in the snow, they walked in a long circle before arriving in Dali.

Lord Si Shaoqing's room.

The sun was still out this morning in Shangjing City, but in the blink of an eye, gray snow began to fall. The heavy snow covered the entire Shangjing City in white, and it looked very nice covered in silver, but as a result, the weather became colder and colder.

Liang Ji's hands holding the document were red with cold. He followed Qin Yuandao quietly. Seeing Uncle Qin handling the case for the first time, he felt that it was no wonder that as a civil servant, he fell in love with his father.

He also has perseverance.

The master tightly rolled up his sleeves and curled up his collar and walked in front of them to lead the way. When he arrived at the place, he stepped forward to open the door, turned sideways and said to the two of them: "Master Qin, General Liang, this is Master Shaoqing's room."

Yes, please come inside."
Chapter completed!