There are many treasures in this country

Yan Jun has been traveling to and from Hongjian Building very frequently these days, and all the affairs in court are complicated, probably only Lu Yu's tea can solve the troublesome problems.

On the day Shen Wenyu came back, he was listening to two children singing in the private room. The leisurely singing came out of the building, drifting far away along a clear lake outside the window.The tooth board is tapped lightly, the flute pipe is playing, just listen to the singing:

"Ye Yu knocks on the window to break my heart, and the sound of falling wood shakes my dreams hard to find.

Bang lang lang lang frightened the front of the eaves, and the coolness pierced through the bones.

A solitary lamp shines on the wall and a single person is alone, with whom to talk at five o'clock on a rainy night.

Wushan once entered Xiangwang's dream, why can't I dream of Mengqing?

The palace shoes are lazy in the third watch, and the sleeves of the shirt cannot resist the midnight wind.

The hotel is depressed and distracted, and the carriages and horses are galloping.

Fang Qing harbors lingering hatred in her heart, but Bo Xing has little sincerity in her heart.

Pillow in the cold quilt cold red gauze tent, pearls sinking into jade and broken loess graves.

The wind blows and the west and the east scatter, and the rain destroys the left and right.

There will be no day when the pearls are still in perfect harmony, and I am willing to go to Jiuquan to spend the day and night together. "

The sound of singing, flute and flute stopped, and suddenly there was a "bang", and two door panels fell in from the outside.Shen Yan frowned, dressed in military uniform, with a knife on his waist, and the wind was blowing from the soles of his feet. He stood there with a lot of anger, as if he wanted to kill gods and Buddhas.

"Wenyu?" Yan Jun sat up in shock, "Why... you won the victory and returned?"

Shen Yan strode into the door, lifted his collar, and asked clearly: "Xiao Suo had an accident, why didn't you tell me?"

Stretching their heads outside the door, it was full of onlookers watching the excitement.Lu Yu took the two children who were singing, retreated wisely, closed the door for the two of them, turned around to persuade everyone to disperse, and stood by the door by himself.

Yan Jun stood up straight slowly, his expression getting colder: "So, the war has not stopped, so you left your post without authorization?"

Shen Yan snorted coldly, let go of him, straightened his sleeves, and said: "My crime, I take it upon myself, don't worry about it!"

In fact, the reason why he dared to be a teacher was because he knew that pirates were no longer a thing, and the rest of the bandits were just at the end of their strength and could no longer pass through Lu Jin.Quanzhou General Soldier Song Tang's troops are also very skilled, and they can handle it completely. It only takes one more battle to wipe out the enemy's army.

That night he read Shen San'er's letter, and immediately ordered to go back. Eleven even persuaded him: "Master, the credit for our trip is all in the battle tomorrow, and we can bring the enemy's head back to show victory." , Giving up at this time, wouldn’t it be giving away a great achievement that is at your fingertips? Then Young Master Xiao has already been imprisoned, why rush this day, what’s the point of going after the battle?”

Shen Yan insisted on not listening, and ordered the army to get ready overnight, and ordered Shi Yi and the lieutenant general to accompany the army slowly, while he himself rode on the royal horse, and traveled day and night, trekking across thousands of mountains and rivers.

Yan Jun sighed and said, "I don't want to tell you because I'm afraid of you. You know that his guilt is unfounded, but it's just an excuse from the emperor. If you go to the palace to intercede at this moment, not only will you not be able to save him, but you will also be unable to save him." Offend the holy face!"

Shen Yan lifted his foot and left: "I'll go to the Criminal Department to see him first."

"Hey——" Yan Jun hurriedly stopped him, "No, you can't go! If the emperor knows that you are going to visit the prison, he will definitely kill him! I have done a lot of work in front of the emperor these few days. As long as you can Keeping yourself safe will surely save his life."

"Save his life?" Shen Yan was anxious, "What does it mean to save his life? Is it really necessary to punish him?"

Yan Jun pushed him to sit back, and poured a cup of tea with him: "Don't worry, let me tell you. The case has been investigated. It turned out that it was Wenhai, a few officials from the Ministry of Rites, who accepted bribes from students." , and brought in the pigeons for them. It is the batch of pigeons I asked you to check before."

Before Yan Jun went to Yubayashi Weizhong, he asked Shen Yan to quietly help him investigate the origin of a batch of pigeons.It is not difficult to investigate this matter, but Yushitai's sudden investigation of pigeons always attracts attention.

War pigeons are kept in the army all year round to convey military information.Under the pretense of buying war pigeons, Shen Yan secretly went to investigate the details of the pigeons flying out of the Gongyuan, and it was quite logical that no one would notice it.

"Isn't this matter already found out?" Shen Yan said, "It's a blue pigeon from the northwest, similar to the peacock pigeon in the army. The only one selling this kind of pigeon in Beijing and China is the Jianghuai bird shop in Nancheng. Their boss doesn't By the way, the person who purchased the pigeons was named Chen."

Yan Jun nodded and said, "It's because the person surnamed Chen hasn't been caught yet, that's why the case is still pending. But after the pigeon was captured by the emperor Qin Huan and brought back to the palace, Wen Hai changed his method of cheating. He and today Several examiners in the department colluded to make the cheating testers mark the papers, and they then released water when marking the papers."

Shen Yan frowned and said: "I don't know anything else, but isn't this paper all to be copied? The defense is that the examiner colludes with the examiner to read the handwriting and make marks."

Yan Jun shook his head: "The emperor ordered that he wanted to see the test papers written by the examiners, and he ordered that the test papers for this subject should not be copied. Therefore, the test subjects selected by the examiners this time are all suspects. And Xiao Suo is the present subject. First name!"

"What the hell kind of evidence is this!" Shen Yan stood up abruptly, "Is he guilty of writing a good article?"

Yan Jun hurriedly pulled him back: "Don't worry, just listen to me. Zhang Yunjian has investigated all the examiners of this subject one by one, and found out those moths. These people are greedy for small profits, how can they stand it?" The methods of the Ministry of Punishment were recruited at every question. That's why I knew that Wen Hai was the mastermind of this case. But there were too many bribes, and they couldn't tell which one was which. They only said that the opening sentence of the paper implied "God ", "land", "people", and the words "benevolence", "righteousness", and "propriety" are implied in the last sentence, it is cheating."

Shen Yan was overjoyed: "Then you quickly bring Xiao Suo's test paper, and you can see that he has not cheated."

Yan Jun sighed again: "The difficulty is that he lost his paper."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a knock on the door suddenly.Yan Jun said "Come in", Lu Yu pushed open the door and said, "My lord, someone from the palace has delivered an order."

Shen Yan and Yan Jun went out to welcome him, and saw that the visitor was actually Shang Huai's young apprentice Gao Sheng, and immediately kowtowed to accept the order.Gao Sheng didn't have any other errands, but he was ordered to announce them into the palace, but Lu Yu was also invited.

At that time Huan Ye was sitting in the Linde Hall, Shang Huai was holding a tray carved with dragons and chiseled in gold, on which were several small jade pots.Huan Ye picked up a purple one and wiped it carefully with a brocade handkerchief.

"Your Majesty, this was brought back by General Fan during his aid to the Liuli Kingdom in Xifan. It is said that it was dug up from the tomb, and it is an ancient relic." Shang Huai's steady voice was full of stability.

Huan Ye held the jade pot and observed it under the light for a while, and said: "It really is a treasure, and it looks like something from the Western Han Dynasty. This jade has been kept for a long time, and it has been nourished very warmly, without any jerky."

Shang Huai said with a smile: "The emperor's eyes are clear, this old slave will never be able to see these things again."

"You can say nice things to coax me!" Huan Ye glanced at him: "Forget it, let Lu Yu use this pot to make tea later."

At that moment, Yan Jun, Shen Yan, and Lu Yu entered the palace, and after paying their respects, they only heard Huan Ye say, "Yan Qing is very elegant and interesting, listening to music in teahouses in leisure time is much more enjoyable than I would be."

Yan Jun knelt down and said, "I beg your Majesty to forgive me for my misbehavior."

Huan Ye smiled slightly: "Why are you nervous, I'm just joking with you." He said again: "Lu Zhuangyuan, I haven't seen you for a while. I got a new pot today, and I want you to cook a pot of good tea to taste It’s not a shame.”

Lu Yu hurriedly kowtowed and said "yes", bowed and took the jade pot that could hold a cup of water, and stepped back to heat a cup to make tea.

Huan Ye was playing with the Ziyu in his hand, and talked to everyone in the hall one by one, but Shen Yan was left alone by him, not daring to get up.

The atmosphere in the room was embarrassingly quiet, only the sound of "Shhhhhh" water came from the small copper stove in front of Lu Yu's desk.

Finally, Lu Yu brewed tea and poured a cup of Bong and Huan Ye.

Shang Huai took it and handed it in front of Shengjia. Huan Ye took a sip, closed his eyes for a while, and sighed: "Well, it really is a good tea with a good utensil. Lu Zhuangyuan's craftsmanship is getting better and better. I have asked you many times You politely refused to enter the palace to serve. I don't know if you have changed your mind now?"

Lu Yu said bluntly: "The grassroots thank the emperor for his great love, but the grassroots nature is indifferent, and their hands and feet are clumsy. It's not that they don't want to do it, but I'm afraid they can't do it. I also ask the emperor to forgive me."

"That's all." Huan Ye laughed lowly, "It's my fault, and I'm scaring you again. You can't take away your ambitions, let alone Lu Zhuangyuan. I just asked casually, you get up." Turning around, he told Shang Huai: "Reward Lu Zhuangyuan has a submerged purple sand pot and two boxes of tribute tea. Please send him out of the palace."

Shang Huai responded "Yes" and gave Gao Sheng a wink, and the latter led Lu Yu away.

Huan Ye turned his gaze sideways, and asked again: "Yan Qing, how is the investigation of the imperial examination fraud case going?"

Yan Jun naturally knew that he was talking to Shen Yan, so he said: "Back to the emperor, there are still two doubtful points in this case, and I am going to ask the emperor for instructions. One is the identity of the person who bought the pigeon. Wen Hai has been arrested by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Brought it away, but he refused to admit it through the torture, and he still couldn’t find out the result. The second is...Xiao Suo Xiao Xiucai, there is indeed no evidence for his crimes, and if he is punished, he may be convicted.”

"But there is no evidence to prove his innocence, Yan Qing said?" Huan Ye lowered his head and looked up at him.

Before Yan Jun could answer, Shen Yan said first: "Your Majesty, my court has always followed the principle of 'no doubt' when adjudicating cases."

Hearing this, Huan Ye's expression turned cold inch by inch, and after a while, he said, "Yan Qing, the impact of this case is very bad, and the deadline for the announcement cannot be delayed any longer. The cheaters can be dealt with first. According to my order, Zheng Duo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, will review the papers again, and all the cheaters involved in cheating will be killed."

"Your Majesty!" Shen Yan became anxious immediately, "Xiao Suo..."

Huan Ye paused, glanced coldly at Shen Yan, and said to himself: "There are indeed doubts about Xiao Suo's case, so I will save him from death, wear a forty court staff, and be exiled to Lingnan, and he will not be hired for life."

"Your Majesty—" Shen Yan knelt and took two steps forward, "Xiao Suo didn't cheat, I'm willing to guarantee him! Please take back my life, I'm willing to help him clear his grievances!"

Huan Ye narrowed his eyes, and suddenly grabbed the memorial on the table and smashed it over: "Your own business is not over yet!"

Just as the sharp wooden corner hit Shen Yan's eyebrows, a column of blood gushed out immediately, winding and staining his left eye red, stung until tears fell down involuntarily.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Yan Jun saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "General Shen didn't mean to offend the Emperor, but he was really out of selfishness to protect the Emperor, and he didn't want to let the Emperor you decide the case personally. Please don't blame him, Your Majesty."

It was rare for Huan Ye to get angry in front of others, his hands propped up on the desk, his chest heaved up and down.

Shen Yan didn't follow what Yan Jun said, he lowered his head to pick up the memorial, opened it, and saw that it was Song Tang, the commander-in-chief of Quanzhou, who left his post without permission and retreated before fighting.

Yan Jun leaned over to Shen Yan's side, and whispered in the gesture of holding the notebook: "Hurry up and be soft, and only by protecting yourself can we make a long-term plan." He got up and handed the memorial to Shang Huai.

Shen Yan bowed his head and said: "It is true that I left my post without permission and moved ahead of schedule because I heard that my home was searched by the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I thought there was something important, and I was afraid that the emperor would have to ask me personally, so I came back early. But The minister did not retreat before the battle. After the minister arrived in Fuzhou, he led his troops to the sea several times and wiped out most of the pirates in the southeast area. The leader of the local mob was also brought to the capital by the minister. The pirates can be completely wiped out in the last battle. I thought that the general army of Quanzhou could command this battle, and this was his responsibility. I was only a reinforcement, so I entrusted him with general affairs. The ministers have already signed the agreement, and after the army returns to the court, they can submit it to the emperor. Please forgive the crime."

Huan Ye twitched the corner of his mouth, and said: "Qing is becoming more and more eloquent." He picked up the purple jade pot and told Shang Huai: "Smash it."

"The emperor?" Shang Huai was surprised, didn't the emperor love these exquisite tea sets very much?

Huan Ye stared at Shen Yan with dark eyes, and said coldly: "If there is something good in the top, it will be bad in the bottom. It's better to mess up and save trouble. It will teach the world that my preferences can be destroyed at any time!" After finishing speaking, Get up and walk away.

Shen Yan turned over and walked out with heavy steps, Yan Jun followed beside him, scolding repeatedly: "Do you have any brains, how dare you challenge the emperor? This will not save Xiao Suo, but put him in danger even more! "

Seeing the blood on Shen Yan's face, he sneered, "Isn't this General Shen who went to suppress the bandits and came back so soon? He really is a man who fought on the battlefield. This military achievement is all on the face!"

Shen Yan was upset in his heart, but by chance, he bumped into the fire, and immediately pushed back: "It's nothing compared to Mrs. Zhang sleeping in flowers and sleeping in willows! Why is your face painted? It looks like it was scratched by nails. I just don't know, Was it caught by the woman at home, or by the man outside, could it be a wild fox scratching it?"

Zhang Yunjian's face turned red with anger, just said "you", and saw him laughing again: "Just kidding, sir of the Ministry of punishment, how could you do such a shameless act of forcing a good man into an adulterer!"

Zhang Yunjian is the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, so speaking of it, he is one level higher than him.But he couldn't get used to Zhang Yunjian's behavior and despised him very much, so he didn't show any face, so he walked away with his head held high.

Yan Jun bowed his hands to Zhang Yunjian, who was holding back his mouthful of blood, and chased after Shen Yan: "Xiao Suo is locked up with him now, you offended him, he has always been narrow-minded, and he will definitely take private revenge."

"If it's a big deal, I'll go to prison," Shen Yan said bitterly, "I will never let him suffer from the imperial staff!"

Shen Yan, who leads soldiers all the year round, has rough skin and thick flesh, and never takes injuries or beatings seriously.But Xiao Suo is different, because of his weak nature, he doesn't need to be distributed, he is afraid that he will die before he has finished forty imperial sticks.

Yan Jun was both angry and helpless: "Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's subject on the coast of the land. Where can you take him after you rob the prison? Are you going to leave home to betray the country and seek refuge in foreign countries?"

Shen Yan paused, and said: "Then I will die with him!"

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The poem is rewritten according to the lyrics of "The Night Rain Wenling". Those who are interested can listen to it.