A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 178 Entering the Palace for the Second Time

Song Xuan didn't care about either one. He pointed at Yi Jun's nose:
"I think you're targeting my shop's booming business."

"You sent people to burn it down last night but failed. Today you want to take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble, put me in jail, and then use the opportunity to blackmail me, right?"

"Oh, that's how it is! I just realized it!"

Wang Tai also joined in:

"Everything makes sense now. You're such a calculating guy!"

Yi Jun, the judge of Yingtian Prefecture, heard Song Xuan framing him like this.

He was so angry that his face turned red and he even stuttered:

"You, you you you."

"You are so slanderous!"

"How dare you slander my innocence?"

"Do you have any evidence?"

Song Xuan snorted and laughed, spreading his hands:
"Just as Judge Yi Tong just convicted me."

"As for the evidence, it's fabricated!"

"Unfounded?"

Why does this word sound so familiar!
Zhang Fangping just snorted and laughed.

It turned out that his twelfth brother was setting a trap for him.

Immediately afterwards, Tao Hong and others also started laughing.

After all, it's the person who wronged you.

I know better than you how wronged you are!
Judge Yi Jun's face turned pale. He was actually teased by a little student like Song Xuan.

If it weren't for Prefect Yan protecting you, you would have been doomed when you offended the Hanlin scholar.

How can you have the chance to roar at me here?
Thinking of Prefect Yan, Judge Yi Jun calmed down again:

"Song Twelve, you didn't do this?"

"Judge Yi is so sure it was me who did it." Song Xuan snorted and laughed:
"Could it be that there was a fire in my yard last night, and Judge Yi knows something about it?"

"you!"

Yi Jun choked all of a sudden.

What a sharp-tongued and vicious person!
The person who forced Mr. Dou to jump off the building that day must have said the same thing.

Gu Zimo is his superior, so Yi Jun naturally wouldn't say anything bad about him.

"Song Xuan, let's be honest. It's reasonable and in accordance with the laws of the Song Dynasty for me to ask you to return to the government office for questioning."

"Okay."

Song Xuan stretched out his hand:

"Then please ask Judge Yi to write me an arrest warrant on the spot. Brother, let's go and follow the formal procedures of the Song Dynasty law."

"Huh, do you really think I don't dare to write?"

Yi Jun became more and more demanding and asked Song Xuan to provide pen and paper so that he could write a letter to him on the spot.

Let Song Xuan see how powerful my authority is!
I was almost fooled by him just now.

Why do you need the signature of your superior?
I can write it myself!
Yi Jun quickly wrote an arrest warrant and asked Song Xuan to take a good look at it.

Song Xuan took a quick look and still suspected that he had hired a killer, so he handed the arrest warrant to Tao Hong:

"Go and give it to Prefect Yan."

"Yes."

Tao Hong naturally took the paper.

Upon hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed across Yi Jun's face, but he was sure that Song Xuan was involved in Gu Tongpan's accident.

Even if Prefect Yan came, he would have an excuse.

Moreover, the case of the Hanlin scholar’s ​​son had not been solved yet, and we had already received a warning.

If I can't solve the case this time, I'll really go to Lingnan to eat insects!

Before there was Dou Chou’s son, this time it’s Dou Chou’s student.

The two cases were combined into one case, and Yi Jun strongly suspected that both cases were committed by Song Xuan alone.

Hire a killer to kill.

Exactly the same method!

"Judge Yi and I are going to the government office. We may have the opportunity to go to Tokyo to file a complaint in the future. When that happens, we will need the support of my brother's family."

Wang Tai nodded naturally:

"Twelve Lang, go ahead. My two brothers are officials in Tokyo. Moreover, my father deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. I can certainly help with this small favor."

Song Xuan's arrangement really made Yi Jun even more embarrassed.

Before he could react, he heard:
"Let's go, Judge Yi."

Song Xuan's words directly put Yi Jun in a difficult position.

Having been an official for so many years, Yi Jun has seen quite a few unruly people.

But this was the first time he had seen such a stubborn person who understood the laws of the Song Dynasty so well!

"You bastard, there's nothing fun about being a scholar."

Yi Jun was angry, but since things had come to this, he just flicked his sleeves and had Song Xuan taken back to the prison.

As long as the suspect can't escape, that's enough.

Yi Jun was certain that Song Xuan was involved in both cases!

Controlling him is the most important option.

The most important thing is Yi Jun, he has to go and see whether his superior Gu Tongpan is dead or not.

If he were dead, that would be even more of an excuse.

During the commotion yesterday, Song Xuan's bookstore was the center of discussion.

A group of yamen runners came in the morning to investigate the case, but unexpectedly, another group of yamen runners came in the evening and took the person away directly.

"Shi Er Lang, what's going on?"

The neighbors on the street saw it and immediately asked about it.

"If the government can't catch the thief who set fire to my house at night, they'll arrest me first for raising the question."

"Song Twelve, who told you to speak so nonsense?"

As soon as Yi Jun walked out of the door, he heard Song Xuan talking nonsense.

The victim himself spread rumors. This was the first time he had seen such a thing in all his years as an official.

"I'm not talking nonsense." Song Xuan snorted and laughed:
"You are just protecting each other."

"you you you."

Judge Yi Jun was so excited that he was numb.

He was just about to yell at his men to take action when he saw the prime minister's son chasing after him, and Song Xuan's servant leading the donkey out and running towards the Imperial Examination Hall.

He forced himself to swallow his anger again.

"Take him away, take him away."

Yi Jun was too lazy to look, so he also rode his donkey and rushed to Doctor Wang's clinic.

It would be great if Judge Gu was not dead.

The county government office in Songcheng.

The jailer Li Kun was playing chess leisurely.

The chessboard for Elephant Xi is similar to that for Go.

There was no clear boundary between Chu and Han in the middle, and the chess paths were not like today with nine vertical lines and ten horizontal lines, but eleven vertical and horizontal lines, densely packed and completely crossed, with a total of thirty-four chess pieces.

The chess model of later generations was not finalized until the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Boss, I wonder when Twelve Lang will be able to stay in our cell again. After all, those three days were the most beautiful three days of my life."

Hearing his subordinate say this, Li Kun immediately threw the horse that had eaten him onto his head.

"Shi Erlang is taking the imperial examination and is going to be a Jinshi in the future. How dare you talk like that? Hurry up and say 'Puh.'"

Li Kun accepted the gold leaves from Song Xuan, and naturally hoped that he would be well.

Just as he was scolding his men, he saw soldiers escorting Song Xuan in.

The jailer Li Kun quickly stood up and took the initiative to greet him:
"Shi Er Lang, who captured you?"

"President Yi has ordered this man to be detained. He is the main suspect in the assassination of President Gu."

"impossible!"

The jailer Li Kun subconsciously refuted, but was scolded by the soldiers.

"You bastard, if you dare to fart again!"

Li Kun is not afraid of these people.

Song Xuan laughed twice:

"They are just following orders. Brother Li, there is no need to bother with them."

"Hmph, for Twelve Lang's sake, I won't bother with you bunch of killers. Now that the personnel have been handed over, my temple is small, so I won't entertain you."

These soldiers did not expect that the prison boss, who had a close relationship with them, would confront them because of this person.

However, when he thought about the relationship between this boy and Prefect Yan, he was not willing to fight for it.

Li Kun ignored him and asked his men to hand over Song Xuan.

Without waiting for those people to leave, Li Kun hurriedly brought a small bamboo stool and asked Song Xuan to sit down.

"Shi Er Lang, needless to say, you have been wronged."

"Hahaha."

Song Xuan sat down in front of the chessboard:
"Thank you, Brother Li. This is all unforeseen."

The county government is well-informed.

Judge Gu was assassinated in the street. This was a very serious matter.

How many years has it been since civilians killed officials in the streets of the Song Dynasty?

Those were the corrupt officials who were executed by Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong.

Song Xuan saw that although there were chess pieces such as chariots, horses, and cannons, there was no Chu River and Han River boundary, which did not seem like the authentic way to play chess.

And there were six soldiers each. "So, does Judge Yi suspect Twelve Lang of hiring someone to kill someone?"

The jailer Li Kun thought for a moment and shook his head again.

"I'm afraid this is just wishful thinking on his part. It might not take long before Twelve Lang will be out."

He didn't ask anyone to get a private room since it was still early.

It’s better to stay outside in the cool air.

Mugwort was burning on the side.

Especially when Li Kun heard Song Xuan's voice, it seemed that he was still ill and had not recovered.

"What do you mean by go out? Even if Yi Jun comes to beg me, I won't go out easily."

"Twelve Lang, be careful. As far as I know, you have an exam tomorrow, and you shouldn't get upset about your future."

"Yi Jun arrested me and released me without clearing my suspicion. Even if he was wrong, he had to bite the bullet and continue doing it."

After listening to Song Xuan's words, Li Kun thought about it.

Although Judge Yi Jun was usually cautious towards his superiors, he never took his subordinates seriously.

What Song Shier said made some sense. What's more, an official was assassinated on the street. Regardless of whether he was dead or alive, the matter had to be reported to the emperor.

Even if the emperor wanted to fool his subjects, his ministers would not agree.

After all, it was they, the scholar-official class, who were threatened.

Even if we don't know who Gu Zimo is, he is an official of the Song Dynasty, so in a broad sense, he is on our side.

To protect Gu Zimo is to protect the interests of the literati themselves.

Song Xuan began to fiddle with the chess pieces on the board:
"Let's make some noise."

The jailer Li Kun thought for a moment:
"In that case, if Shi Erlang can't go out tonight, then he can stay in my public housing first. It's much better than a prison cell."

In this world, Li Kun is the boss of all the prisoners.

Every prisoner who comes in has to be polite to him.

But there are some prisoners that Li Kun cannot afford to offend, not to mention that Song Xuan is generous and has a bright future. Making friends with him will benefit him in every way.

"Thank you."

Song Xuan asked Li Kun to teach him the rules of playing chess.

Li Kun was naturally overjoyed and wanted to explain it to Song Xuan immediately.

After the two played a game, Song Xuan realized that the gameplay was not much different from that of small chess. The range of movement was a little larger, and the board was like Go, so the route needed some planning.

"Shi Er Lang is making rapid progress."

Li Kun was mainly teaching in the first game, but in the second round he and Song Xuan were in a stalemate.

"The kind of chess I like to play is the one with one pawn missing, and the one with the Chu River and Han River dividing the country."

"Oh?"

Jail boss Li Kun thought about it and realized he had never heard of it. Maybe it was a tradition in Song Twelve's hometown.

Games like backgammon and danqi are the most popular because they have a gambling nature.

After losing three games in a row, did Li Kun begin to doubt whether his level was so poor?
He usually kills people in prison and is invincible.

But meeting Song Xuan today was truly a dimensionality reduction attack.

As for the move of flying the elephant at the beginning, he could never have imagined that the game would start like this!
The attack was resolved by Song Xuan, forcing Li Kun to keep returning to defense. He was completely controlled by him and was exhausted from dealing with it.

Li Kun was not convinced. In the fourth round, Song Xuan pushed his soldiers forward, which made him even more shocked.

"Shi Er Lang, what does this move mean?"

"The immortal pointed the way."

Song Xuan snorted and laughed: "I'm not sure if you will change your strategy after losing three games, so let's try it out in this game first."

Li Kun nodded and then lost the game.

He put down the chess piece in his hand and said, "Shi Er Lang, take a break first. Why don't you go check on that scoundrel?"

"Which scoundrel?"

"Zhen Guannan." Li Kun stood up and said with a smile:
"Shi Er Lang asked Captain Ding to tell him to treat this scoundrel well."

"Hi." Song Xuan patted his forehead:
"I've been sick recently, and I've had exams back to back. My head is kind of foggy, and I can't remember a lot of things."

Li Kun breathed a sigh of relief. Although he learned a few moves from playing a few games with Song Xuan, his addiction to chess had decreased a lot tonight.

Song Xuan held his breath and entered the prison. It took him a while to get used to the smell inside.

"These cells are not cleaned all year round, and many prisoners are prone to illness."

Li Kun waved his hands without any concern:

"If you're sick, you're sick. Who's a good person who would be locked up here?"

The imperial court does have funds to treat prisoners, but most of them are swallowed up by these jailers.

It all depends on the prisoners to endure it. If you can endure it, you are lucky. If you can't, you deserve it!

Zhen Guannan was lying on the straw, his buttocks were swollen and there were many whip marks on his body.

Li Kun definitely didn't just entertain him for two days.

In order to make Song Xuan feel at ease, he entertained them one after another.

Song Xuan stood in the cell and glanced at Zhen Guannan who was still pretending to be dead.

"Since he's already called Zhen Guannan, why not throw him into the army and let him do his job properly to prevent him from tarnishing the reputation of those brave men in the army."

"clear."

Hearing Song Xuan's voice, Zhen Guannan opened his swollen eyelids, turned around and saw Song Xuan's face, he quickly begged for mercy:

"I am blind and short-sighted. I hope Twelve Lang can let me go. I am willing to serve you like a dog and a horse."

Zhen Guannan had long known that he had offended someone he shouldn't have offended.

Otherwise, we would not have ended up like this.

When Zhen Guannan's head was bleeding from knocking his head, Song Xuan finally said:

"Brother Li, please treat his wound tomorrow. It's summer and he's already infested with worms."

After Song Xuan finished speaking, he left.

However, the jailer Li Kun snorted: "You are lucky, kid, Twelve Lang is kind-hearted."

Zhen Guannan quickly knelt down to thank Song Xuan who was leaving.

At least I saved my life.

……

Inside Wang’s Medical Clinic.

Doctor Wang looked at Gu Zimo's injuries and didn't dare to pull out the knife.

Otherwise, blood would spurt out directly and there would be no need for treatment.

After receiving the news, Gu Zimo's family members all rushed over.

His parents wailed non-stop.

Who would have thought that their son is now a high-ranking official in Yingtian Prefecture, and has to be respected wherever he goes, but how could he be attacked by a gangster in the street?
The concubine lost her backbone and was crying there.

The main thing is that concubines can be given away at will. Once Gu Zimo dies, Madam Gu has every right to sell the concubine.

Mrs. Gu frowned, and for a moment she couldn't figure out what went wrong.

Shi Erlang obviously had nothing to do and even went to take the exam.

There was no fire in the Twelve Bookstores, but rumors were flying everywhere.

So, was the attack on her husband in the street a deliberate revenge by Shi Erlang?
Or did the Dou family, seeing that things were going badly, choose to kill people to silence them in order to avoid getting into trouble?
Mrs. Gu couldn't understand it for a moment.

Although she had a relationship with Song Xuan, she also had some feelings for him.

But she felt a physical aversion to Gu Zimo, but if he died, how would she live in the future?

Even if I become a widow, can I really marry Song Xuan?

Mrs. Gu believed that Song Xuan would not do such a thing. He slept with someone else's wife and then killed her husband. How evil of a person must he be?
Mrs. Gu didn't believe that Song Xuan was that kind of evil person!
In addition, with this kind of thing happening, if I marry him, it will certainly implicate Song Xuan in the future, and the Dou family will never let him go easily.

Was the assassination of my husband done by someone sent by the Dou family?
Prosecutor Zhang Kang wanted to ask Judge Gu if he had seen the murderer clearly!
After all, the last time Dou Chou's son was kidnapped and had his leg broken by a thug, the incident was reported to the court.

Now another heinous case of killing an official in the street has occurred.

If this case is not solved, not only will Yi Jun lose his official hat, but even Zhang Kang will be dismissed and investigated.

Doctor Wang carefully examined Gu Zimo's injuries and said to Zhang Kang,
"Zhang Tuiguan, I don't know where to start now."

Zhang Kang also understood that with an injury like this, once the dagger was pulled out, the victim would probably bleed to death.

"President Gu has already fallen into a coma. If you rashly pull out the dagger, he will probably die instantly."

Zhang Kang fell silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After Doctor Wang finished speaking, the family members in the room began to cry and begged Doctor Wang to save them.

Just as they were arguing, Judge Yi Jun walked in and asked what was going on.

Zhang Kang told Yi Jun about the situation.

Yi Jun took a look and then shook his head: "I hope Doctor Wang can think of a solution."

Doctor Wang also treated external injuries, but he had no way of curing this kind of fatal injury.

Both the officials and the family members kept begging.

Doctor Wang suddenly thought:
"Why not call Song Xuan over? He has a very skilled doctor who might be able to help. If he can't help, then Judge Gu won't be able to cure the disease either."

"Song Xuan?"

When this name came out, many people were stunned.

Zhang Kang immediately thought that Doctor Wang wanted Gu Zimo to die at the hands of Song Xuan, so he made up the story that he had a magical country doctor.

Mrs. Gu certainly knew that Song Xuan was knowledgeable in medicine, but she never expected that even Doctor Wang recognized him. She was stunned for a moment.

"Why does this name sound so familiar to me?"

The old lady wiped her tears and asked.

"Mother, have you forgotten that there was a young man who took your pulse at Lingtai Temple?"

"Oh oh oh, I remembered."

The old lady quickly said, "Since even the miracle doctor praises him, he must be capable. Please come here quickly."

"no!"

Judge Yi Jun flatly refused: "This is absolutely not possible!"

(End of this chapter)