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Chapter 636 Humiliation
Wu Yong listened to what Zhao Zhen said and said thoughtfully, "In theory, the two precious swords were sealed in the government treasury as evidence. Sir, you have reported this to the emperor. The emperor will consider your kindness and will probably send someone to deliver the swords to us."

Tong Jiaoxiu burst out laughing when she heard this. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she said with a smile, "If it were an ordinary thing, it would be like this. The two precious swords that the master mentioned would have been swapped and taken away long ago. I don't know where they are in the home of some noble official now."

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Is it impossible to get it back?"

Tong Jiaoxiu thought for a moment and said, "Others certainly can't. Your Excellency is so famous that he can certainly get it back."

"Madam, how can we get it back?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Tong Jiaoxiu said, "Sir, there is no need to report this to the emperor. Just send an official document to Kaifeng Prefecture, and Kaifeng Prefecture will not dare to refuse. Even if it is lost or exchanged, it can be found naturally. As for how to find it and what happened in the middle, you don't need to worry about it. If you report it directly to the emperor, it will be bad."

Wu Yong listened and praised: "Madam's opinion is correct."

After Zhao Zhen thought about it, he understood.

Immediately, he wrote an official document, sealed it, and asked Li San to deliver it to Bian Jing.

In Kaifeng Prefecture, Prefect Teng received the official document from Zhao Zhen and did not dare to neglect it, so he read it quickly.

It turned out that he was asking for two knives. Prefect Teng frowned and sighed, and asked someone to call the judge Zhang Pengnian and said, "Zhang, the former palace guard Yang Zhi was involved in a fight a few years ago and accidentally killed someone. Do you remember?"

Zhang Pengnian heard this and said, "Of course I don't remember. This Niu Er who was fighting has also eliminated a threat for us."

Prefect Teng nodded and said, "Now that this fellow has become rich, he has come to ask for the murder weapon. Go and get it for me."

Zhang Tongpan said, "Sir, what kind of official is this guy? How dare he come to ask for the murder weapon?"

"Of course he is not a big deal. What's important is the person who asked for the knife for him. We can't afford to offend him. It's better to have less trouble than more. Just return it to him." As he said that, Magistrate Teng pushed the document on the case to Zhang Pengnian.

Zhang Pengnian saw it and nodded, "My husband, you are very thoughtful. It would be best if you return the knife."

After saying that, he went to Curry to look for it.

Zhang Peng passed away at the beginning of the year. Prefect Teng asked someone to prepare a sedan chair and hurried to Gao Qiu's house with the official documents from Liangshan.

Just as Tong Jiaoxiu said, after Lin Chong was sentenced, the knife was taken away by Gao Qiu's family. If Zhao Zhen had written directly to the emperor, Gao Qiu would have denied it for the sake of his reputation. Naturally, the knife would not be returned.

Gao Qiu listened to Prefect Teng's words, read the official document, and cursed: "I don't know which kid is asking for this knife in my name. Prefect, please go back. I will find out the truth and send someone to deliver it to the prefecture tomorrow."

After hearing this, Prefect Teng left with many thanks.

After seeing off Magistrate Teng, Gao Qiu cursed, "You are in power, but you still have a knife in your heart."

Sun Jing advised, "General, now that Secretary Tong is in power, why bother a junior? Just return him first. If he falls into the hands of the general one day, we will have to settle all the things that happened before and after with him. Don't make a big fuss just for a knife."

Gao Qiu nodded and said, "This guy is really annoying. If I had known this would happen, I should have led the army to suppress the rebellion in Qingzhou. Otherwise, there would be no way this kid could succeed. Song Jiang is really hateful."

But even Song Jiang began to hate him.

After a long scolding, the steward went to the treasure house to take out the original knife, threw it to Sun Jing and said, "You will secretly deliver the knife to the mansion of Prefect Teng tomorrow."

Having said that, he told Sun Jing to go down.

On the other hand, Zhang Pengnian went to Curry to compare the case files and look for the original evidence.

When he looked, the twenty cents that were cut in half and the three cents that were worth it were all there, as well as the knife. But when he pulled out the knife, it was already covered in rust and did not match what was recorded in the case file.

At that moment, he called the treasurer over and asked, "Who replaced the knife?"

The treasurer said, "Sir, this is the knife. Who dares to change it?"

Zhang Pengnian did not say anything, just stared at the treasurer. Pointing at the treasurer, he said, "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. Come with me to see the prefect. The treasurer in charge of the treasury, who robbed the treasury, will be exiled to a remote military prefecture."

After hearing this, Guan Ku hurriedly smiled and said, "Mr. Tongpan, this case has been closed long ago. Niu Er has no victim, and Envoy Yang has also reduced the complaint. Why are you bringing it up again today?" Zhang Pengnian frowned and said, "Tell me the truth, who replaced the precious sword? Mr. Tongpan explained this matter himself, and Envoy Yang has become successful."

After hearing this, the treasurer laughed and said, "Sir, even if he becomes more successful, he can still be better than the prefect. Why bother with him?"

Zhang Pengnian scolded, "Since you are not afraid, come with me to see my husband. You can see whether my husband believes me when I say that I didn't take good care of the knife and it broke. When the time comes, don't complain when I beat you with a stick."

After hearing this, the treasurer asked hurriedly, "Sir, isn't it always like this? Why does Yang Zhishi have to be flexible here?"

Zhang Pengnian was too lazy to say anything and just turned and left.

Guan Ku was anxious and quickly stopped Zhang Pengnian and said, "Sir, the sword was exchanged by General Gao's mansion. At the beginning, the whole city knew about this incident. Everyone knows that the sword Yang Zhi used to kill Niu Er is a rare sword in the world. General Gao sent someone to ask for it, and there is no one to take it, so we dare not stop him."

After hearing this, Zhang Pengnian turned around and went back to the government office.

When he met Prefect Teng, Zhang Pengnian told him what Guan Ku had said.

When Governor Teng heard this, his brows twitched.

With a sigh, Prefect Teng had no choice but to go to Gao Qiu's residence again to ask for a meeting.

After greeting, Gao Qiu scolded Teng Zhifu before he could speak: "Why, can't you wait even a day?"

After hearing this, Prefect Teng immediately explained the purpose of his visit.

Gao Qiu heard this and yelled, "Teng Zijing, are you here to humiliate me?"

Prefect Teng quickly stood up and said, "General, how dare I? After seeing the official document from Liangshan, Zhang Tongpan and I went to look for the two precious swords separately. Unexpectedly, the one in the treasury was also taken away by the people in the general's mansion. I had no choice but to come again with a thick face and ask the general to make the decision."

Gao Qiu waved his hands irritably and said to Teng Zijing, "Alright, I got it. I'll send it to you tomorrow."

After Teng Zijing left, Gao Qiu smashed the jade paperweight in the study and cursed Zhao Zhen. He deeply hated himself for being soft-hearted and not killing Lin Chong and Yang Zhi.

The next day, Li San came to the government office again. Teng Zijing personally took out the two precious swords and asked Li San to distinguish them.

When Li San saw it, he hurriedly said, "Since my husband has found it, I think it is correct." After saying that, he drew out his knife and looked at it.

The first one was dazzling and the blade was covered with patterns, like spring ice in a jade pond or snow on a jade platform. This knife should be the one that Master Lin had.

The second knife also had a cold blade, and it came with a cloth bag containing a handful of copper coins in half. Li San pulled out a few strands of his hair and blew on the blade with all his strength, and the hair broke into two pieces, which fell to the ground one after another.

Putting away the sword, Li San bowed and said, "Now that I have obtained the two swords, I have to return to Liangshan to report. I would like to thank the prefect."

As he said this, he put the two knives on his back, walked out.

As for Gao Qiu's mansion, although he sent both knives to Kaifeng Prefecture, he was still feeling angry and had no place to vent it.

After Sun Jing delivered the knife, he went to the mansion to wait for orders. Not to mention Yang Zhi's knife, Lin Chong's knife was the one he and Fu An and others had designed to frame him, but this knife was from the Taiwei.

Upon hearing that General Gao was summoning him, he hurried to see him.

When General Gao saw Sun Jing, he immediately asked, "Colonel Sun, do you have any ideas to help me vent my anger?"

Sun Jing had thought about it at home yesterday. When he heard Gao Qiu's question, he bowed and said, "General, if it weren't for the carelessness of the subordinates, how could Lin Chong and Yang Zhi survive? One of them broke into the White Tiger Hall with a knife, and the other killed someone in the street. Both of them deserved death."

"Today I went to Kaifeng Prefecture to deliver a knife and heard people talking about old things. These two cases were all caused by a clerk in Kaifeng Prefecture named Sun Ding, who was responsible for the case. This guy is very hateful. No matter how big or small the crime is, he will help people. Therefore, people call him [Sun Fuer]."

Gao Qiu heard this and said, "They are all cunning officials like this. They don't follow the law and use the court's punishment to improve their reputation. It's really hateful. Could it be another Song Jiang?"

(End of this chapter)