The relationship between people is actually very mysterious.
What others feel may not be true, and even the authorities may not understand it at times.
But one thing is for sure.
What the authorities feel is the most real.
What Xu Jian realized was what Liu Jing gave him.
Regardless of whether it was partiality or whatever, the Holy Sage believed that Xu Jian understood it and therefore rejected Liu Jing.
But apart from rejection, what Xu Jian finally wanted to do was to "get rid of his fame".
"I'll think about it again," the Holy Sage said, "You should go to Shuntian Mansion first."
Xu Jian agreed and stood up to leave.
When he walked on the front foot, the Holy Spirit sent someone to summon Liu Jing.
Liu Jing was in Honglu Temple, cooperating with Shan Shen and others to investigate and look through various documents of the Gu Yue Envoy. Hearing the summons, he hurriedly entered the palace.
The two met outside the palace gate.
Liu Jing hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Ajian, did the Holy One say anything?"
Xu Jian looked at him and said: "In the early morning, Mr. Liu analyzed everything very clearly. We might as well discuss the relationship between Gu Yue, Xiliang, etc. with the Holy One."
When Liu Jing heard this, he was quite hesitant.
Xu Jian's words were so peaceful and not a bit sinister, but it didn't matter whether he believed them or not.
"Master Liu is good at these things," Xu Jian said, "I'm just surprised. Liu Xun knew that the prince didn't care about him and Master Liu also left him behind. How would he react?"
Liu Jing's face darkened.
This is Xu Jian.
The one who is so tit-for-tat is Xu Jian!
"Don't talk nonsense with Xun'er," Liu Jing gritted his teeth and said, "He..."
"Master Liu is even more afraid of me talking nonsense with His Majesty, right?" Xu Jian interrupted Liu Jing's words and chuckled, "Master Liu, please wish for yourself."
After saying this, Xu Jian walked away.
Liu Jing looked at Xu Jian's back for a moment, his heart beating faster and faster.
This is the most critical moment, and there must be no slip of the tongue in front of the emperor, but Xu Jian just rambled on, making it impossible for Liu Jing to calm down.
While kneeling in the imperial study, Liu Jing could hear his unusual heartbeat.
The Holy One did not let Liu Jing get up: "Shan Qing and the others are checking the Guyue envoy?"
"Yes," Liu Jing said, "the envoy has a total of one hundred and eighty-six people from officials to accompanying businessmen, guards, medical officers, etc. Mr. Shan is bringing the total roster."
The Holy Sage said: "In your opinion, can we combine the clues?"
Liu Jing shook his head and said honestly: "It's difficult."
"How long will it take for Shuntian Mansion to close the case?" The Holy Father continued to ask.
Liu Jing glanced at the Holy Father and lowered his head.
You have to ask Shan Shen about this.
He has nothing to do with Shuntian Mansion.
After thinking about it, he still said: "I didn't predict well. I don't know enough about the official affairs of Shuntian Mansion."
After receiving such an answer, the saint showed no emotion or anger on his face and said calmly: "Liu Qing was a Jinshi in Taixing for 20 years, right?"
Liu Jing said: "Yes, I am the successor of that year."
"It's been twenty years," the Holy Master said. "You have really put a lot of thought into being able to reach the position of Minister of Honglu Temple in twenty years."
Liu Jing's breath froze.
If he said anything else, he might still feel guilty.
In terms of being down-to-earth and progressive, he is very confident.
"I study hard just to be an official, and to be an official is to show my ambition in the court." Liu Jing choked up, "I asked myself that I have never slacked off in these years. The court is clean and upright, and it has also been given to a poor family like me.
An opportunity to achieve results through hard work."
"The court is pure and upright..." The Holy Emperor seemed to like these four words very much. He murmured several times in his mouth and said, "Since you are pure and upright, Liu Qing, as you said yourself, how will I judge you and your son?"
Liu Jing's head buzzed.
What he just said was a compliment to himself, and he was also complimenting the late Emperor and the Holy One.
But I didn’t expect that I would “praise” myself.
Now the question thrown to him by the Holy Spirit is difficult to answer.
He has written so many articles and encountered many problems in the court, but this one question really frightened him.
If you answer lightly, it won't work. If you answer harshly, he will be gone.
My thoughts turn quickly.
Liu Jing considered it carefully and said: "The dog behaves with too many deviations.
I really want to be shameless and plead for him, but I also know that it is his fault that no one can plead for mercy.
Regardless of whether it was Li Mi or Gu Yue Xiliang who was behind it, he himself was tricked into it and led the Crown Prince astray.
His Highness is grounded, but he can end without being grounded.
I don’t know how to teach my son, I can’t let him go, but I can only let him, let him...
As for me, I want to continue to serve the people of the court. This is my lifelong ambition, but I may not have such an opportunity..."
As he spoke, Liu Jing's eyes turned red, his voice became hoarse, and his shoulders trembled.
The Holy Emperor looked at him and asked: "How have you thought about settling down your wife and daughter?"
"Madam, they..." Liu Jing tried his best to keep his voice steady, "As long as A Jian is here, I don't have to worry about them."
"Yes, Xu Jian asked me for mercy," the Holy Master said, "He also told me about you, and he also begged for mercy."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Holy Master saw confusion and doubt on Liu Jing's face.
It flashed by, but he still saw it.
Behind these emotions, there are also some close and distant relationships.
Liu Jing quickly adjusted his expression and said: "He is a good boy. Although he did not grow up beside the minister and his wife, he still wants to show kindness."
The Holy Master looked at Liu Jing seriously for a while and said: "Get back."
Liu Jing did not dare to violate the holy will and respectfully resigned.
After leaving the imperial study room, he raised his head and glanced at the sky.
It's gloomy and I can't tell if there will be heavy rain behind me.
At the same time, he also tried to figure out what the Holy Emperor was thinking.
In front of the emperor, Eunuch Cao brought more tea to the emperor.
Being with you all year round, he has gained some taste.
The Holy Master took a sip of tea and asked him: "What do you think?"
Eunuch Cao thought for a while and said, "You still care about Duke Fu."
The Holy Spirit laughed.
I really miss Xu Jian.
After all, Liu Jing is Xu Jian's biological father, and Liu Xun is his younger brother.
Beheading is easy, but if it falls on Xu Jian, you will have to mourn.
The period of mourning delays marriage.
"The Empress Dowager is reluctant to part with Ning'an, but if I delay Ning'an for a few more years, she will not be happy either," said the Holy Sage.
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Liu Jing returned to Qianbu Corridor.
Many people came up to ask about the status of the interview, and he waved his hand.
He couldn't tell it himself, so how could he tell it to others?
They were so uneasy that they continued until evening, when the Holy One called Shan Shen and Wantang to the Imperial Study Room.
Shan Shen's head was still swollen, and the dancer, who was in bad condition, was breathing weakly and was about to be unable to withstand it.
This time, the final word is final.
Liu Xun was exiled; Liu Jing was stripped of his fame, demoted back to his hometown, and never hired.
This was Liu Xun's punishment for leading the prince to have fun and almost causing death.
As for the conspiracy behind Chenmi Hutong, the Shuntian Mansion and the Defending Yamen continue to investigate and will provide a result as soon as possible.
The news was delivered to Shuntian Mansion.
Xu Jian glanced at the document and felt very calm.
He was not surprised by the judgment of the Holy One, and the way he separated the two matters was also his advice.
Xu Jian went to meet Liu Xun.
Liu Xun has been in the Yamen until now, and is gradually getting a taste of it.
Something is not right.
He may be in bad luck this time.
But even with some expectations, when he heard the word "exile", he still couldn't recover for a while.
The sentence is too harsh.
When his thoughts came back a little, Liu Xun shuddered and said, "Why? That bastard Su Ke poured water on the mountain road to freeze in the winter, and almost caused other people's carriages to go down the mountain. He was sentenced to exile.
What about me? I’m just drinking some wine with His Highness the Crown Prince, and I’m also in exile?”
Xu Jian leaned against the door and crossed her arms: "Not convinced? There is a dancer who is dying, and you are about to die."
"That's different, that's different!" Liu Xun retorted, "Su Ke was seeking someone's life. Mine was an accident. I didn't mean to harm anyone. I don't care about Li Mi or Gu Yue. I just want to drink flower wine. Drink.
Why is Huajiu exiled?"
Xu Jian was amused, and glanced at Liu Xun with lowered eyes: "Or, I will take you into the palace, and you will ask the emperor face to face?"
Liu Xun was so angry that he was trembling all over: "Is it you? Is it you who filed a criminal complaint? Are you asking the Holy Emperor to impose a heavy sentence?"
"I advise you to give up when you are ready," Xu Jian's voice was calm, "You still have many shady things to do, unless you don't want to be exiled and want to have a good time."
Liu Xun was excited by him.
All of a sudden, things that I didn’t think I understood suddenly became clear to me.
Regardless of whether it was appropriate or not, he asked directly: "Do you have Geng Baoyuan in your hands?"
Xu Jian gave him a cold look: "What did Qian Hu say? Geng Baoyuan listened to your words and quietly went to rob someone, but ended up robbing himself.
Tell me, if Geng Baoyuan were in my hands, could I have made you jump to this point?
If I had cut you off from His Highness a long time ago, I wouldn’t have asked you to instigate His Highness to go out and eat some flowery wine.”
This glance caused a layer of cold sweat to break out on the back of Liu Xun's neck.
He felt scared.
Terrified, my head was confused again.
He was convinced by Xu Jian.
Xu Jian followed the prince to observe the government. Xu Jian relied on the prince to achieve success and deceived the prince until he was banned. It was not good for Xu Jian.
If Geng Baoyuan was really in Xu Jian's hands, Xu Jian would have exposed it long ago.
Liu Xun sat back and looked at the floor tiles blankly.
Xu Jian ignored him and was about to go do other things when he saw Liu Jing led in by the Yamen servant.
Liu Jing also knew the penalty.
After asking Shan Shen, he first came to see Liu Xun.
The hatchbacks met each other.
Liu Jing asked Xu Jian: "You asked the Holy Lord to remove your honor?"
"Master Liu, do you think the sentence is too light?" Xu Jian asked, "If you want to be exiled with me, it's not impossible."
Liu Jing was so angry that he threw down his sleeves and strode into the room.
When Liu Xun met Liu Jing, he couldn't hold it back anymore and burst into tears: "Exile, doesn't exile mean death? Father, father, I..."
Holding his son in his arms, Liu Jing almost burst into tears.
"Why, why is the sentence so harsh?" Liu Xun asked Liu Jing over and over again.
Liu Jing choked and said: "It's not death, it's not death, you can survive..."
Liu Xun didn't believe it: "I don't want to be exiled, I don't want to be exiled alone."
Liu Jing coaxed him with kind words.
There was jeers outside the door. The father and son heard it and turned to look over.
Xu Jian stood there, with the light behind him, and his facial features looked blurry, but his words were like knives: "Master Liu, why don't you consider accompanying Young Master Liu on the road?"
Liu Xun squeezed Liu Jing's hand.
Liu Jing looked at Xu Jian fiercely and cursed in his heart for "stirring up discord".
Night falls.
Liu Jing staggered and stayed in the Liu Mansion.
After receiving the news, Xu Miao and Liu Ping also returned home.
Liu Ping opened her mouth and wanted to speak several times, but when her parents were speechless, she was speechless.
After sitting for half an hour, Xu Miao raised his head and said, "Let me pack my luggage. Xun'er can't bring anything. I'll prepare some banknotes for him to take with him so that he can be taken care of more on the way.
You have to prepare your luggage when you go back to your hometown. You can’t take everything with you, so I’ll be tighter and take the most important things.”
Liu Jing glanced at Xu Miao, then looked at Liu Ping: "Ping, you go back and have a rest. I'll talk to your mother for a while."
When Liu Ping heard this, she looked at her mother worriedly.
Xu Miao said: "No problem."
Liu Ping turned around three times and winked at Aunt Xia.
But in the end, Grandma Xia couldn't stay.
Only Liu Jing and Xu Miao sat at both ends of the table.
"I'm alone and can't carry much," Liu Jing said.
These words made Xu Miao frown.
Liu Jing smiled bitterly: "What? Madam, do you want to take A Ping with you and go with me?"
Xu Miao opened her mouth.
It is the right thing for a husband and wife to walk together.
"A-Jian won't agree," Liu Jing sighed, "A-Jian asks the Holy Spirit for a favor, so that you and A-Ping can stay in the capital intact and unaffected by this case.
This house has not been charged. You can continue to live there. If you don't want to live there, you can go back to the Duke's mansion.
The only thing you can’t do is come with me. A-Jian will leave you and A-Ping behind no matter what, even if it’s..."
Xu Miao's eyes were red: "Jian tried her best."
"He tried his best..." Liu Jing smiled, a hint of ridicule flashed across his face. He knew Xu Miao had seen it, and he wanted to make Xu Miao see it.
Xu Miao was speechless.
Liu Jing held her hands and looked at her across the table.
"Madam, after twenty years of marriage, how have I treated you?"
Xu Miao was in tears, wanting to say something, but her heart was in a mess.
Liu Jing didn’t really want her to answer, so he kept talking on his own.
"I know that many people think that I am the one who climbed up to the Duke's palace, and I got what I am today by marrying you, but have I ever let you down?"
"My fame is true, and every article I write is true."
"I devote myself to my official career. I take government affairs seriously. I never idle around, be lazy or slip up, and I work hard seriously."
"You are the only woman I have. I don't cause trouble, I don't drink wine, and I don't feel sorry for you at all in matters between men and women."
"Your father doesn't think favorably of me. I didn't blush because of him and you. I didn't borrow his old man's strength. I didn't ask you to ask him for anything because of it. In fact, if you look back, over the years, between us,
I didn’t even say a few serious words.”
"Ask yourself, as the head of the family and as a husband, I am worthy of you."
"The only thing I didn't do enough was that I was often busy with official duties and didn't teach Xun'er enough, which ended up like this."
"But madam," Liu Jing lowered his head, tears falling on the table, "Ajian tried his best and finally took you and Aping away from me and Xun'er. Master Taishan wanted to do it but couldn't.
Ah Jian did it for him. I have worked hard for half my life, and lost my fame and fame, but it was all in vain, but I clearly, clearly never failed you..."
