bookcurios Chapter 59 Chapter 2
Chapter 59 Chapter 2
The crescent moon outside the window fell twice, and Bihua followed after Ji Wenyu left. Chang Yuan said that he was going to settle Li Chengming and Qiu Zhifu first.
One of the two was accused of embezzlement and extortion, but the stolen money was found elsewhere, and the person involved in the case has been exiled, and it will take time to rush to collect testimony or bring the person. Innocent, but the former is used for people's livelihood while the latter currently lacks evidence and testimony, and we still have to wait for news from Master Cai who was exiled.
As a result, both of them are regarded as suspects and imprisoned. Just because one is injured and the other is old, both of them are put in custody in Jifu.When Ji Wenyu briefly described the situation he encountered and the matter of Mr. Cai in the letter, he applied for a special case by the way, and he agreed today.
As a result, a corruption and bribery case that was originally in a remote area was identified, but because of Li Chengming's continuous struggle, it became an imperial court official who was framed, and Ji Wenyu went to investigate as an imperial envoy.During the trial, Li Chengming pointed out that the reason for Qiu Zhifu's decision was wrong, and involved the whereabouts of a sum of public funds from years ago. Qiu Zhifu was involved, suspected of falsely accusing colleagues and framing innocent people.
Local cases that had already been ascertained quickly turned into official frame-ups, and it is suspected that some people have been misjudged as a result of this.I have to take time out of my busy schedule to personally ask about this matter, to confirm whether I am really guilty of the crime as Ji Wenyu reported, and whether Li Chengming, who said this, can really give advice after having this opinion.
So, with now...
After sorting out the information, Ye Simian closed the notepad and opened the door.
The sky is getting brighter, the moon is half-transparent, and it looks like a beautiful morning.
Ji Wenyu brought Li Chengming and Qiu Zhifu out ahead of time, and they were already waiting in the front yard, and they would go there together when they went to court.As a magistrate of the seventh grade who does not need to go to court, Ye Simian will enter the palace with Li Chengming.
Therefore, a carriage carried Ye Simian, a carriage carried Li Chengming, and a carriage carried Qiu Zhifu, all followed behind Ji Wenyu.Before getting into the carriage, Ye Simian saw that Li Chengming was in high spirits, while Qiu Zhifu looked haggard.After that, the carriage that was originally used to prevent disputes on the way blocked other information like this.
Chang Yuan took a few glances and came back: "Li Chengming is really high-spirited now, he is more energetic than when he was in the palace test, but he is compared with Qiu Zhifu, with a miserable face, and he looks like two people compared to when he was in the court. Look I will stand by Li Chengming unconditionally for the two people's reactions to what will happen later!"
The essence has nothing to do with me, it’s like watching a play, or watching a play where evil will be rewarded with evil and good people will be punished. After watching the situation in the other carriages again, Chang Yuan came back and sat down to make a summary, while watching Ye Simian nodding He casually asked, "You think so too?"
He asked the question casually, as if he had already confirmed the answer, and he had nothing to say.
Ye Simian opened the notepad, because Bihua was not far away, and he didn't know where Bihua was looking or listening, so he put a smile on his face for a while, and said to himself: "Brother Guan Chengming Just now, it seems that he has a plan in his chest, and the east wind will finally come."
Chang Yuan turned his head and saw that Ye Simian was nodding in answer, so he watched him act in front of Bihua again and listened to what he had to say.
Ye Simian finished the above summary, then lowered her head in deep thought, and muttered: "But...is it really like this?"
Is not it?
Chang Yuan thought about the Li Chengming he saw. He was tenacious in prison, longing for the light, quick-witted in the lobby, seized the opportunity to join the prefect Qiu's army, and was happy when he learned that he would be re-examined. No one is so happy and excited, and regarding the fact that he was framed, what he thought of after he was released from prison was that the system was not good and he had some advice, rather than complaining and hating everyone...
A very standard good official, no matter what time it is.
But on the other hand, Magistrate Qiu was domineering during the trial of the case, slapping the gavel and reprimanding him at every turn. When Li Chengming asked back, he was guilty and his official uniform was soaked in cold sweat. I'm afraid that others won't see that he was messy in the past, but now he looks even more haggard after being taken care of by Ji Wenyu, and he almost fell off when he got into the carriage just now... No matter how you look at it, it's the reaction of the bad guys who are about to have an incident.
Sometimes a person's behavior in front of others may not be sincere, it is because he wants to deceive others, but if a person is still like that when he is alone, then he must not be pretending, but his nature is like this— -right?
Chang Yuan thought that the Li Chengming and Qiu Zhifu he saw when no one was there were no different from the ones he saw when he was in front of people, and he had already made a verdict on the facts, but seeing Ye Simian flipping through the notepad suspiciously, he I was a little confused again.
Ye Simian turned to the first page of the notepad, and the content on it was his correspondence with Li Chengming, which was written on the night when Ji Wenyu intervened in the case.
According to Ye Simian's recollection, he and Li Chengming took part in the imperial examination in the same year, and they had no relatives to accompany them, so the two met by chance at the inn and talked about how to serve the country after they had a position. Or polite words.
After the palace examination results came out, Ye Simian was sent to Xiao County, and Li Chengming, who had a slightly poorer grade, would serve as a substitute. When there was a shortage of people in a certain place, they would go there.
Afterwards, Ye Simian changed his way to Cangxi County and contacted his former classmates and the same year for help when carrying out agricultural reforms there. Therefore, the letter he sent to Li Chengming arrived in Xiao County after going around, and the two also learned about it after that Learn about each other's current situation and help each other.Li Chengming also found out about Ji Wenyu during this period.
After that, Li Chengming had an accident, and after going through hardships, he asked Ye Simian for help, hoping that he could help him escape from prison.Because Ye Simian had received help and he was going to Xiao County, he asked Ji Wenyu for help after arranging the following things. On the way, he probably encountered some obstacles, but those obstacles were too simple for him to pass. .
After Chang Yuan finished reading, he followed these words to recall what happened at the beginning, and nodded: The previous things were indeed like this.
Ye Simian was lonely in this life, and Li Chengming was also a miserable person. The two orphans flattered and moved each other a lot when they were in the inn, and because they were both miserable, they had a good friendship.As a result, there was an incident in Cangxi County, although Li Chengming received the letter quite late, but he sent help—his small salary—quite early.
Therefore, Chang Yuan's affection for Li Chengming is not low.
After that, Ye Simian turned the notepad to the second page, which recorded the events in the lobby, which was copied directly from the teacher's handwriting.
Chang Yuan read it again, and there was no problem.
Then Ye Simian stretched out his hand and tapped under Chang Yuan's sight. There was Li Chengming's words. He said that donating an official must be impossible in this dynasty because the atmosphere of this dynasty is clear.Chang Yuan recalled and nodded.
Ye Simian turned the page again, stretched out her hand, and pointed to another place.After that, Li Chengming was brought into the room to analyze why he was framed, and what is wrong now, so that the world cannot be cleared up, and he is determined to promote reform.Chang Yuan also nodded, confirming that he had heard these words, and Ye Simian was also writing and drawing beside him at that time, and then took a bowl of soup and medicine to let Li Chengming, who was still weak, lie down and rest.
Ye Simian said to herself: "I thought there was nothing contradictory between these two 'Qingming' places."
Chang Yuan remembered the words that were found in both places: I was thinking about Li Chengming's two passionate speeches, and forgot to see if they were contradictory! !
"He said that he was framed because the prefect Qiu wanted to destroy his mouth and fill the hole with the property of the Cai family, and he found out that it was wrong because I discussed arithmetic with him-it was my fault that he met Seeing something like this." Ye Simian lowered her eyes, turned back the notepad, and looked at the relationship between the two, "But if we talk about arithmetic, I remembered that we want to be equal in official positions and have similar salaries. If we do the math, he will bring me The money that came is basically his entire salary: Is he really frugal, living in the government office like me, or does he have other income?"
After finishing speaking, Chang Yuan was stunned, and Ye Simian closed the notepad again: "But no matter what, the money I received before was indeed his share of all the salary. I shouldn't doubt it." But that's what he said. The look on his face is indeed puzzled and suspicious of life.
After Chang Yuan knew what was wrong with Li Chengming, he listened to Ye Simian stop here, and there was nothing left to say. He didn't know what else he missed, or didn't see it, or didn't understand it.
It's just that, if there is a problem, does anyone really pretend to be alone all the time?Li Chengming is really looking forward to the face-to-face saint at the meeting?
The carriage drove leisurely and stopped at another place. After waiting for a long time, Chang Yuan got off with Ye Simian.Afterwards, along the way, he glanced at Li Chengming every now and then to confirm that no matter which angle he looked at, he looked very excited: to use an old-fashioned metaphor, it probably means that there are stars in his eyes.
But after listening to Ye Simian's analysis, the star shone very strangely.