Censor Yi walked in quickly. He bowed to the ground and said respectfully: "I see you, Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng asked without raising his eyes, "What's wrong with Qin Luoheng?"
Yizuo bowed and said:
"Just now the secret attendant came to report that Qin Luoheng has gone to Washington."
"Washington?" Ying Zheng still didn't raise his head.
"yes."
"Why did he go to Washington?" Ying Zheng stopped writing, frowned, and then said: "He is just a historian, how did he get in touch with people in Washington?"
Yi bowed and said:
"According to the news from the secret attendant, Qin Luoheng went to the prison office with Wen Lingshi today to experience 'trying to be a prison official'. Then he stayed in the prison office and accidentally got involved in a dispute between the prison chief and a prison official.
When the prison officer was punishing Qin Luoheng, Hua Yu appeared and relieved Qin Luoheng and others from the siege, but at the same time he also made a one-day appointment."
"What one-day appointment?" Ying Zheng raised his head and asked.
Yi replied:
"A promise to solve the case in one day."
"This case of theft and wounding originally belonged to the jailer, but the jailer made no progress on the case within a day, so the jailer wanted to replace the jailer. The two had a dispute, and then Qin Luoheng and the three were involved in the case.
Got into it."
"The final case was handed over to Qin Luoheng and three others for investigation."
"Limited to one day."
"If Qin Luoheng and the others succeed in solving the case, the jailer must leave the prison. If they cannot solve the case, the case will continue to be handled by this jailer. However, this jailer has given up on himself later. If he continues to handle the case, the case may be handled by him.
It is difficult to detect in a short time."
Hear the words.
Ying Zheng said displeased:
"Is this warden so incompetent?"
"How can such a person convince the public if he is afraid of even replacing a prison official? How can he deal with civil cases of all sizes in Xianyang? How can he maintain the fairness and justice of the prison?"
“Why didn’t Supervisory History inspect it?”
"I have neglected my duty." Yi quickly bowed his head to the ground.
Ying Zheng glanced at Yi coldly and said, "Just because the case was handed over to Qin Luoheng, Hua Yu took Qin Luoheng home? Are you going to tell him how to solve the case?"
Yi said:
"Your Majesty, that's not the case."
"When the jailer made the agreement with Hua Yu, he also made several demands. Not only did he limit the time to solve the case to one day, but he also strictly prohibited people from the prison from participating in solving the case. This case can only be solved by Qin Luoheng and the other three."
A cold look flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes.
Yi continued:
"Due to time constraints, Qin Luoheng and the others did not dare to waste time, and planned to go to the place where the crime occurred overnight to investigate the situation. However, after leaving the prison, Qin Luoheng took the initiative to let the other two historians go home to report that they were safe, and he chose
Left alone in the city."
"Just when he was looking for a place to rest, he happened to be seen by Hua Yu who was passing by, and then he followed Hua Yu back to the mansion. However, the mansion was heavily guarded, and several secret servants were afraid that their whereabouts would be exposed, so they sent people back to report the news first."
"Your Majesty, please take a closer look."
Ying Zheng had a gloomy face and said with a hint of displeasure: "In that case, let him go."
"promise."
...
Washington.
Qin Luoheng sat on the ground cautiously.
He was a little at a loss.
Washington is huge.
There are many ministers and concubines inside.
This is a mansion with seven courtyards. The interior decoration is not luxurious, but rather simple and plain, yet dignified.
Hua Yu entered the house and went directly to other rooms.
Qin Luoheng was alone and had nothing to do. He silently memorized the complaint letter he had written down earlier. When he memorized some key things, he would also take a pen and write them down on a piece of bamboo.
After entering the study, Hua Fu sat upright, bending over his desk and looking at various documents.
He had not been involved in political affairs for a long time, and suddenly he started to take over again. He was a bit unskilled for a while, and he felt uncomfortable in handling these matters, but he was not incompetent.
Sudden.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door.
Hua Fu didn't care.
He could hear the footsteps of Hua Yu.
Walking outside the study, Hua Yu said: "Ah, I brought the young master home. The young master is in the hall now. Do you need to go over and take a look?"
Snapped!
The brush fell to the ground.
There was a panic in the study room.
a long time.
Hua Fucai walked out of the study neatly dressed. He looked at Hua Yu, glared dissatisfied, and said with an unhappy expression: "Young master is coming, why don't you send someone to report in advance?"
Hua Yu said politely:
"Aweng, the young master is coming. This is a temporary decision. How could I predict it in advance? Moreover, the young master will not stay with us for long."
"Why?" Hua Fu asked.
Hua Yu recounted what happened in the jail.
Hua Fu snorted coldly.
Disdainfully said:
"It is unreasonable for a son of an iron official to act so recklessly. His father must have his own son, and his father may not be clean. When I get familiar with the affairs at hand, I will have the officials who supervise the history to investigate the iron official.
.”
"Dare to plot against the young master."
"They are looking for death."
After hearing Aweng's words, Hua Yu shook his head.
It is true that Zheng An's behavior was a bit excessive, but in truth, he actually did not break the law. At most, he was reprimanded and given a few warnings by the government, but it was not enough to punish him for this.
otherwise.
The prison authorities had already convicted Zheng An.
Why waste so much breath?
He also knows.
Aweng was actually just expressing his love for the young master.
Qin Luoheng was simulating the events of the case in his mind when he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the house and stood up quickly.
Hua Fu and Hua Yu's father and son walked in.
Qin Luoheng saluted quickly.
Hua Yu introduced:
"This is me, Aweng, the censor of the imperial court."
"I've met Yushi Hua."
Hua Fu looked Qin Luoheng up and down, his eyes becoming more and more satisfied as he looked, and finally he said a few good words in succession, which made Qin Luoheng a little confused.
But Huafu did not lose his mind.
He knew that His Majesty did not want to expose Qin Luoheng now, so he did not get too close to him. He asked about Qin Luoheng's current situation, ordered his ministers to go to the kitchen to get more meat, and then asked about the case.
.
Qin Luoheng also answered one by one.
It didn't take long.
Officials came up with food.
But it's not the imaginary Japonica rice, clear soup, and meat, but a large copper plate with large pieces of fat and tender deboned mutton, and a white-faced pot helmet that has been cut open. On the copper plate
There are some garlic on the edge.
This is the meal of nobles.
White flour and big meat.
Hua Fu didn't care about his image at all. He grabbed a white-faced pot helmet, stuffed some fat and tender mutton inside, and ate it. After finishing the meal, he picked up a handful of small, smooth garlic and put it into his mouth. He swallowed it with a big gulp.
Extremely enjoyable.
Qin Luoheng was dumbfounded.
In just a moment, the pot helmets and large pieces of mutton in front of Hua Fu disappeared like wind and clouds.
Qin Luoheng subconsciously exclaimed: "The censor is really a warrior!"
Hua Fu laughed and said, "What is this?"
"When I was young, when I followed Wu'an Jundong, I only had a big appetite. If I didn't eat four or five kilograms of mutton and six or seven pots and pans in one meal, I wouldn't be full at all. Now I can't do that anymore. My appetite is less than half of what I used to eat."
"But I still have some strength, and I can still do something for Your Majesty, for..."
"Qin Shizi, you eat slowly, I'm going back to the study first."
Finished.
Hua Fu picked up a piece of cloth, wiped his mouth and hands, and left directly.