Coming out of the palace, Li Muyun went straight to his small carriage waiting outside the palace gate.
Other third-rank officials are always accompanied by many servants and guards, and the carriage is also covered with red lacquer, but his carriage is just a small carriage with green curtains. The driver is a very simple and honest man in his forties, who is the concierge of his mansion. .
Although Li Muyun was born in a poor family, he is now a member of the third rank. With such a rank, the salary he receives is enough for him to arrange a gorgeous ostentation for himself, but he does not. His clothes are only two sets of official clothes and two plain colored clothes He doesn't have a long robe, and he doesn't have tall and strong guards. Every time he rides lightly, he is more upright than those officials of the fourth and fifth ranks.
Because of this integrity, Li Muyun has a very good official reputation in the court, and he is valued by the emperor. There are many people who want to curry favor with him, but not only is he not at all tempted, his attitude is not sharp, and all his overtures are rejected. He blocked it calmly, without touching himself, and never made any enemies for himself, which was not easy in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The weather in late autumn is getting colder every day. Li Muyun only wore a thin long gown. Because he was already thin, he looked thinner and more slender. He curled his cold hands in the sleeves, After covering it warmly, he took it out, and then took out the copy of a memorial in his sleeve pocket to read.
This transcript was uploaded by King Cheng today, and after the emperor saw it, he sent two copies of the transcript to him and Zheng Baishi. King Cheng's words were fierce, and he still felt that Zhu Yucheng's death was clearly a suicide in fear of crime, and there must be someone behind Zhu Yucheng to instigate him!
Once this person is found out, the truth about the corpse case in Prince Jin’s mansion will definitely come to light. Not only that, King Cheng also brought up the case of Prince Jin last year. Perhaps there is still unknown inside story about the case of King Jin’s murder of Concubine Jin that has already been settled—
This excerpt was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, and it immediately caused an uproar in the court. Last year's Jinwang case was originally the emperor's rebellion. To everyone's surprise, the emperor took into account Cheng Wang's words very calmly.
It is said that the emperor pondered for a long time, and he probably thought that the relationship between his eldest son and his favorite concubine Jin would not be as bad as the outside rumors said. In the end, he gave the booklet to Li Muyun and Zheng Baishi.
The meaning is obvious, what King Cheng said is not unreasonable, the two of them need to think carefully.
Li Muyun rubbed the center of his brows. He is not too old, and his appearance is very handsome. He is quite bookish, but he probably smiles too little. There is a dull and solemn look like an old scholar on his body, as if in an ancient classic. Like soaked for too long.
He glanced at the booklet in his hand again, a flickering light flickered in his eyes.
Could it be that King Jin's case is really going to be revealed
Li Muyun put the transcript back into his sleeve pocket, his eyes slightly closed, and he leaned against the wall of the car to doze off. He has a gentle temperament and is good at keeping calm. The unremarkable one, at this point, is half of his master... even Shen Yi couldn't do it.
The first time he saw Shen Yi appeared in Li Muyun's mind.
He was wearing a drunken official uniform, and he walked in from the sky like a sharp sword. His eyes were bright and menacing, but his smile was like a breeze blowing across the hills, and Dali Temple was swept away. The haze above the courtroom has dissipated. In this place full of the most sinister and cruel murder files in Dazhou, everyone is more or less more and more restrained and depressed, but Shen Yi will not, he is a An invincible sword, the sword body is made of fine iron, no matter how many criminals it has beheaded, as long as the blood is wiped off, the sword body is still shiny, and the sinful pus and blood will not leave half of the dirt and bad luck on the sword body.
Li Muyun sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Shen Yi can kill all the civilian prisoners in the world, but once he touches the royal family...
Even the fine iron sword body could not help but crack.
In this world, there is only imperial power and no natural justice. Even the law is a thing of the heavenly family. Shen Yi's power is given by the emperor. How did he think that he would try to turn the tide in the King Jin case...
The corner of Li Muyun's mouth twitched, it was hard to see whether it was ridicule or bitterness.
With a sound of "crack", the carriage stopped suddenly, Li Muyun's closed eyes suddenly opened, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes that never show mountains and dews. No, it takes more than two cups of tea to get from the gate of the palace to his mansion. It's one o'clock, and now it's obviously three days away from my mansion, why did the carriage stop
The precise cognition made Li Muyun straighten his back. At this moment, the curtain of the car was lifted, and Lu Xiao's smiling face appeared in Li Muyun's eyes. Li Muyun knew it when he saw Lu Xiao. who is coming.
"Lord Li, our lord would like to say a few words to you, please go to the teahouse in front."
The sky was already dark, this street was deserted and deserted, and there were not many people there usually, but it was the only way he had to go home.
The other party was King Cheng, he had no reason to refuse, Li Muyun took a deep breath, bent out of the carriage.
The tea shop was deserted, and because of the clearance, even the shopkeeper and the waiter disappeared, Yan Qi sat alone in the small private room at the back of the lobby, a curtain cut off all eyes from the outside—
When Li Muyun lifted the curtain and came in, he carried the coldness of autumn.
"Meet the prince, I have kept him waiting for a long time."
Li Muyun saluted, while Yan Qi was slowly making tea, seeing Yan Qi like this, the corners of Li Muyun's eyes trembled.
This is really too disobedient, Yan Qi's pair of phoenix eyes show evil and disrespectful, and the unruly spirit that often hangs in his eyes makes him look fierce and vicious. This kind of him, at this moment, is turning the exquisite white Holding the porcelain tea set in the palm of his hand, he flicked the boiling water lightly and carefully. When a cup of clear and fragrant tea soup was formed under his hands, Li Muyun almost wondered if there was poison in the tea soup.
"Lord Li, you don't need to be too polite. Master Li has been in charge of the Dali Temple. It has been a hard work this year. It is worth waiting for another hour or two. Please take a seat—"
After Yan Qi finished speaking, she put the first cup of tea in front of Li Muyun.
Li Muyun sat down, and his heart was even more disturbed because of Yan Qi's opening remarks.
He held the teacup with his cold fingers, and the burning sensation took a moment to turn into pain. Li Muyun shrank his hands back, "I don't know why the prince is waiting here today, why?"
Yan Qi smiled slightly, took a sip of the tea soup, and then showed satisfaction.
"I don't often make tea, but I have to divide the tea and wash the cups. It's really a mother-in-law. But I try it once in a while, and the taste is not bad. Master Li will also try it?"
Li Muyun has such a good temper, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Yes, it's fragrant and sweet, with a faint lingering, very good."
Yan Qi immediately smiled happily, he raised his chin, and gestured to Li Muyun's sleeve, "Copy the copybook given by the emperor?"
Li Muyun straightened his back and nodded, he knew that Yan Qi was going to get to the point.
Sure enough, Yan Qi asked in the next sentence, "What does Master Li think?"
"What the prince said is not unreasonable, it's just that...there is a lack of evidence at present. Zhu Yucheng's death was done by himself, not someone behind the scenes to silence him. Then Wanxi didn't say anything real. It's a bit difficult to continue to investigate."
This was the expected answer, and Yan Qi's smile continued, "Does Master Li want to achieve a higher position?"
Li Muyun's face was calm, and he just smiled wryly, "Now I'm very satisfied with being an official, a higher position... I don't dare to think about it... I'm not a person with great ambitions."
Li Muyun's family background is not high, and he can have today's official position. In addition to his own ability, luck is also very important. However, luck is a thing, in the face of the complex and intricate families in the capital, and in the face of the turbulent factions in the DPRK. After all, he is still a little weak. If he moves up from his current position, either the emperor will give him a sudden grace, or he must have a strong backer.
And he is a humble official with no backing, even if the emperor is kind, who is willing to move his seat for him
Yan Qi laughed, his laughter was pure and sweet, he said, "Master Li is not such a person who is easily satisfied."
Li Muyun looked up at Yan Qi in astonishment, as if he didn't know why he said that.
Yan Qi smiled, "If Master Li really has no ambitions, how could he pull Shen Yi down with a trick?"
Li Muyun's fingers holding the teacup quickly shook twice, his knuckles turned white with force, and he tightly held the warmed teacup, "Last year..."
"Huh?" Yan Qi looked at Li Muyun leisurely, naturally not missing his subtle changes.
Li Muyun took a deep breath, "My lord should have known about the case of the King of Jin last year. Mr. Shen met with the King of Jin several times in secret, and never recorded what the King of Jin said. When he returned to the yamen, he was the King of Jin for no reason. Excuse me, this move is not only me, but the entire Yamen of Dali Temple has become suspicious of him."
Yan Qi smiled, "Having doubts is not the same as exposing it in the booklet." After a pause, Yan Qi looked at Li Muyun and said, "Speaking of which, I am really curious, what exactly is written in your booklet? It is impossible for the emperor to accept your words casually."
Li Muyun straightened his back even more, but lowered his eyebrows and said, "Your Highness doesn't believe the Emperor's judgment?"
Although his eyebrows are lowered, Yan Qi can still see the stubbornness on Li Muyun's face through the curling steam of tea soup. His face is very smooth and soft, but his roots are sunken and his eyebrows are protruding. Even if he can't see clearly at this moment The dark light in his eyes can still convey a kind of tenacity and sharpness. He is not a person who submits to authority casually.
Yan Qi laughed with a "ha", "Master Li put on such a big hat so casually, it really made me a little scared. Master Li changed from the young minister of Dali Temple to the minister of Dali Temple, and it took a short period of time. In two years time, it is actually thanks to Shen Yi, Shen Yi's respect for you in the past is obvious to all, so when your paper comes up, not to mention the father, even those of us who haven't read the paper will immediately believe it."
After a pause, Yan Qi said, "Have you ever dreamed about him this year?"
Li Muyun slowly raised his eyes, looked at Yan Qi calmly, "No."
Yan Qi gave another "ha" smile, "You are really more and more admired, no wonder even the East Palace is interested in you."
Li Muyun frowned slightly, as if he didn't know what he meant, but Yan Qi smiled, "Zheng Baishi's brain is obviously not as useful as yours. He wanted to win you over for the prince, but he didn't think about it. The prince's former father-in-law died at your hands." In fact, even if the crown prince doesn't mind, I'm afraid the queen won't like it, although... Shen Yi's life is nothing in the eyes of the queen."
Li Muyun's face was as cold as water, as if he was planning to respond to all changes with the same.
Yan Qi explained, "The Empress...doesn't like any people and things beyond her control. Lord Li is such a person. The prince has become more and more decent over the years. However, Lord Li should understand that this is not the prince's original intention. He I just listen to what the empress says, such a cowardly and incompetent person, Mr. Li will not be persuaded even if he thinks about it."
The corners of Li Muyun's lips twitched slightly, "Discussing insults to the current prince is a death penalty."
Yan Qi laughed "ha ha ha", boiling water was still boiling in the teapot on the small red clay stove, amidst the gurgling sound, Yan Qi's smile was extraordinarily arrogant, "This courage is a bit like Shen Yi's. , but you are more suitable to survive in the court than him. If you have to choose someone, this king will choose you, but... "
Yan Qi prolonged the ending, and his eyes became more and more meaningful, "But Shen Yi's death is a bit wronged."
He changed the subject sharply, and Li Muyun was taken aback when he heard this, as if he didn't expect Yan Qi to speak for the prince's former father-in-law.
Yan Qi looked at him carefully for a moment, then raised his lips and said, "Don't put on such a surprised look, one of your memorials caused Shen Yi's whole family to be killed, I don't believe you didn't suspect it."
Li Muyun held the teacup with both hands, the tea inside was almost completely cold.
Yan Qi was not in a hurry, picked up the boiling teapot, and poured another cup for Li Muyun, "What you said just now is quite right, without evidence, the case of the corpse will not be investigated. Why, maybe this case will become your Dali Temple case. The unsolved case on the desk, and last year's King Jin case, whether King Jin was wronged, whether Shen Yi was wronged by you, these... will not be known to the world, it has been a year, and three years later... In five years, this case will be submerged in the dust. People will think of it by chance, and they will only say that King Jin and Concubine Jin have an affair. Such a ridiculous and absurd thing happened to the royal family. This is what you hoped for, right? "
Let all the clues be kept secret until time covered him with a thick fig leaf. After he took control of Dali Temple for several years, this case was just one of the vast and important cases of the Zhou Dynasty. At that time, who will remember who was wronged and who was innocent
Li Muyun didn't speak, but his face was turning pale. His pupils trembled rapidly, and his eyelids drooped again to hide all his emotions. Yan Qi looked at his expression with satisfaction, and then said lightly, "But this The king probably won't let you do what you want."
Li Muyun's shoulders stiffened, and he slowly raised his gaze.
Yan Qi said, "Because the most important witness, I found it."