The thick clouds were covered, and the broken snow fell again. Chen Chong led Li Wan into an inconspicuous small restaurant on the roadside. He ordered two or three side dishes, two bowls of mutton soup noodles, and the noodles were served. Chen Chong just remembered: "Uh, I don't know if you can eat this noodles..."

Li Wan lowered her head slightly behind the white mist of the soup noodles, but the corners of her lips were raised: "The noodles are very fragrant." She picked up the chopsticks and picked up the mutton in the bowl into Chen Chou's noodle bowl one by one.

Chen Chou didn't know if she couldn't eat meat, so he didn't dare to say more or refuse. Looking at the meat piled up in the bowl, his heart felt like a warm stove was in his heart.

The small restaurant is a husband-and-wife shop. After the boss cooked the dishes, the boss brought them up and looked at Chen Chou and Li Wan and smiled: "The guest officer and the young lady are really a perfect match."

Chen Chou was embarrassed and wanted to defend himself, but he felt it was not good. He vaguely said, and looked at Li Wan, who buried his face in the smoke.

After eating, the snow was getting heavy. After leaving the small restaurant, Chen Chou had a strong spirit in his heart that had been brewing for a long time when he was eating. He grabbed Li Wan's arm and went straight to an inn on the street, taking pictures of the broken silver: "One room!"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It was a coincidence that the guest officer came, and there was only one room left."

Following the guy upstairs, Chen Chouyi kept holding Li Wan, but he didn't dare to look back. The guy saw that their eyes were nothing strange, opened the door and bowed, "Please, please, please, if you have any instructions, just shout at the door."

Chen Chou nodded in a calm manner and entered the room to close the door. Before he let go of Li Wan's arm, he dared to look at her: "What...you, don't misunderstand...I'm bringing you here, it's not that I have any malicious intentions."

Li Wan was still lowering her head, Chen Chou's face was very hot, he coughed, and said at a loss: "You, you sit down first... are you thirsty?"

Li Wan shook her head slightly.

Chen Chou paused for a moment and said, "I... I'll either call pot of tea."

Li Wan still didn't make a sound.

Chen Chou mustered up the courage and held her shoulders again: "Li Wan, from now on, be with me, okay?"

He tried hard to keep his voice from trembling, and said in one breath: "I, I will be nice to you and not let you suffer. I study hard and strive to earn fame in three years. Even if I don't have fame, I will find something else to do. In short, even if I only have one bite of rice, I will let you eat it!"

Li Wan's shoulders trembled slightly: "I'm afraid... I'm not worthy of such a good young man."

Chen Chou quickly said, "I am not worthy of you! I have no money and no name, and you can't enjoy wealth and glory with me..."

Li Wan shook her head gently: "What is glory and what is wealth? Clothes can cover your body and food can fill your belly, which means that your mind is stable and your body is safe."

Chen Chou's eyes were suddenly wet, Li Wan slowly raised her head, her eyes cleared: "Don't you... want to know why I'm here? Don't you doubt that I am..."

I thought so hard!

However, I can't say that. Once I say it, the person in front of me may disappear without a trace like smoke.

Chen Chou said firmly: "I will never ask what you don't want to say!"

Li Wan looked at him steadily: "Young Master can really do it? Are you not afraid that I am..."

Chen Chou cut off her subsequent words: "As long as you are with you, nothing else matters!"

Li Wan looked at him again, and Chen Chouyi stared at her deeply, his eyes sore and he didn't dare to blink for a moment. When his eyelids were about to be unable to hold on, Li Wan suddenly nodded slightly.

Chen Chou almost thought he was dizzy and rubbed his eyes suddenly: "You, did you agree?"

Li Wan bit her lip, lowered her head slightly, and nodded slightly.

After Deng Xu finished the trial of the church, he did not retrial and ordered the county government officials not to make a statement, so he took the Tang clerk and returned to the capital directly. The Gao Zhifu also ended the inspection and returned to the prefecture.

Magistrate Shao knelt down and sent two great gods to leave the county government. After getting up, he had not come back to his senses for a long time: "That's it, is it over?"

Master Li sighed, "Oh, sir, it seems that I have nothing to wait for now." He and Magistrate Shao glanced at Zhang Ping who was standing beside him.

Magistrate Shao wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Zhang Ping with a sincere smile: "Mr. Zhang, this county is really confused. What's going on?"

Zhang Ping said: "The officials of the lower ranks only know one or two. Lord Deng investigated in a very small way and involved in rebellion. He has arrested the suspects and others."

Li Zhubu said in a whisper: "Mr. Zhang, have you known that he was Mr. Deng for a long time? Why didn't you know that! I neglected my lord, but how can I have a good life? Isn't this going to let Yiping County fall into trouble?"

Zhang Ping said: "Mr. Deng has an order, but it is not convenient for the subordinates to disclose it." The dead look of drooping eyes made Magistrate Shao and Li's head of the teeth itched.

Li Zhubu looked helpless: "Mr. Zhang, everything is flexible. As long as everyone is a colleague, it is just like a family. If things are not done well, none of us will be able to fall well, right?"

County Magistrate Shao intercepted his verb and said, "Don't say that. Lord Zhang is extremely worthy of praise. Fortunately, Lord Deng can solve the case so quickly!"

Zhang Ping bowed and said, "My Lord, thank you. If there is no other order, the official will do things first."

County Magistrate Shao said kindly: "Go, go, I haven't had a good rest these days. You can go back one hour earlier today."

Zhang Ping bowed and left, and the others watched him leave. Li Zhubu sighed: "After all, Lord Zhang is different from me. Yes, the young man who walked with Lord Deng turned out to be the grandson of the old master Liu, the top scholar in the current academic year, and Lord Zhang is in the same academic year, and it seems that his friendship is good."

None of the others present responded. This case was obviously everyone sitting in the dark, and Zhang Ping took all the benefits alone. Especially the yamen runners who had dragged Deng Xu around were secretly worried, but they thought that Zhang Ping knew it, and felt even more uncomfortable.

Only Shuli Liu and Shuli Zhao sighed, "If you can keep your life, you will be content. Don't think about the rest." "Why ask more, just ask for peace."

Everyone comforted him again, but they couldn't figure out why the Tang Shuli was actually related to the rebellion, so they didn't dare to mention it too much and disperse themselves.

A group of people who were arrested by the Gao Zhifu were released, and some were targeted during Deng Xu's inquiries and were temporarily escorted to the prefecture by the Gao Zhifu. Both Deng Xu and the Gao Zhifu ordered that the case must be kept confidential, but there was no airtight wall in the world, and the rebellion related matters were spread. Those who were released were secretly glad that they had saved their lives and did not dare to think about it more. The people in the county all secretly discussed this matter, but no one dared to speak out.

Who is treason? Why is it treason in Yiping County? How did the imperial court find out? Most of the people arrested were old neighbors who looked up and looked down, so why are they thieves?

Everyone wants to know, and the statements are different.

Various speculations and rumors spread, and even rumors like "The vixen in Gujiazhuang is at work."

Deng Xu also became the most commonly mentioned name for the people of Yiping after dinner.

Deng Xu was famous in this dynasty and was a legendary legend. He was born in the market and was a street gangster when he was a young man. He had almost done all the robbers and gambling. However, a filial son sold himself to replace the rich young master to the border to serve as an army in order to cure his widow's mother. He became a centurion from a young man. The general was afraid of his ability and sent him to spy on the enemy's city and deliberately refused to give foreign aid. Deng Xu actually made a surprise plan to assassinate the city lord, and with most of his brothers accompanying him, he also rescued several captured women and children. He was favored by King Xian Huai, who was holding the power of military power at the frontier at the time, and was taken over by King Xian Huai, who was holding the power of military power at the frontier. Unfortunately, King Xian Huai died within two years, and the commander changed his lord. The new commander and King Xian Huai had disagreements with King Xian Huai, and he was afraid of Deng Xu's achievements, so he transferred him back to the capital, called promotion, and worked as a free position in the Ministry of War.

Deng Xu didn't have much ink in his stomach, and his new position was related to documents. He made mistakes repeatedly and his official rank was reduced again and again. Fortunately, Cheng Bai, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was under the command of King Huai, and had a good relationship. Finally, he protected him and was not punished to lose his official position. Later, he made another mistake. Cheng Bai protected him and was also ginseng. Deng Xu apologized for saying that Wuyan would stay in the Ministry of War again. It was just that Dali Temple lacked a prison minister, so he was transferred to him. When he was looking at the prison, he found that one of the prisoners might have been wronged, so he told the Dali Temple Minister.

At that time, the Minister of Dali Temple was a famous wise minister in this dynasty. His current father-in-law, Li Rong, was not only not blamed Deng Xu for reporting the situation beyond his level, but also investigated it again based on his advice. Sure enough, he found the omissions in the case and found the real murderer. Li Rong admired Deng Xu for this and promoted him from the prison chief to the judge. Deng Xu lived up to Li Rong's appreciation, repeatedly discovered suspicious points in the case, and helped Dali Temple solve many strange cases. A few years later, he was promoted to the Dali Temple to the Minister of the Central Secretariat. Later, Li Rong was transferred to the Central Secretariat and left Before opening the Dali Temple, Deng Xu was recommended to be the chief of the Dali Temple. Someone impeached Deng Xu without any worries and could not bear the great responsibility. The Grand Tutor Liu Xian was Li Rong's teacher. He often heard Li Rong praise Deng Xu, so he personally conducted an assessment. As a result, Deng Xu answered with a good answer and was quite literary. He said that after becoming the Prison Chief, he had no time to study and make up for his shortcomings. Liu Xian praised Deng Xu for being "smart, wise, and pragmatic". The position of the Dali Temple Minister changed his position, but Deng Xu always stood tall with the blessing of these eight words.

Dali Temple repeatedly solved major cases, and was also praised by the late emperor. Deng Xu became famous more and more, and eventually everyone was welcomed to be promoted to the Minister of Dali Temple. Now, together with Jingzhao Yin Feng Tai and Wang Yan, the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice, he was called the three great gods of this dynasty.

Feng Tai is good at judging and collecting evidence. Wang Yan, as the eldest son of the Grand Tutor, has a strong back and strong confidence. He dares to interrogate cases that others dare not interrogate, and can judge people who cannot interrogate, so he is listed as one of the three gods. Deng Xu is good at observing people's sights, and can identify the key points of cases from a few slightest points. He writes books such as "Zhuzhilu" and records the experience of case judgment. He is a must-read book for many officials. He is generous and does not care about details. He teaches others to never hide his own personalities. He is the first of the three gods.

Although Yiping is close to the capital, he only admires Lord Deng’s name and has never admired his glory. Now, Lord Deng has actually cracked a major case in Yiping and used such a legendary method to investigate in a micro-dress. How could it not be exciting!

The inn room where Deng Xu lived and the tables, chairs and benches in the teahouses and restaurants that he had lived were all offered. Even the people released from the prison said that they were arrested by the prefect and thought they were helpless, but fortunately, Lord Deng was not wronged.

Several literati in the city are ready to write this story of Lord Deng as a legend. The troupe in the city also plans to ask someone to write this story into a play rehearsal, and even the owner of the bookstore and the troupe owner came to Zhang Ping.

"Zhang is very talented. He heard that he had written a playbook and helped Lord Deng solve the case. He dared to ask for a manuscript to write a preface, so that the people can know more about Lord Deng's wisdom!"

Zhang Ping silently opened the stack of manuscript paper brought by the owner of the bookstore.

The first page after the white paper is sealed—

"As soon as the heaven and earth are formed, there are yin and yang energy, the sun and the moon rotate, and both the clear and turbid energy are born. On a certain day of a certain year, a wisp of demonic wind escaped the eyes of the sky, sneaked into the mortal world, turned into evil animals, with yellow hair and four claws, absorbed the yin and sucked the yang, and spawned a nest of small evil animals, which could change into human form, breathe into a village, take innocent people as their surname, and cause trouble in the world. Alas! But I don't know that the sky has already descended its nemesis. Who is this star? It is Lian Zhen, the fifth star of the Beidou. Riding on the seven rainbow, wearing five-colored clouds, entering the Deng family's mansion, born, strange fragrance fills the room, white cranes perch on the beams, and all the flowers bloom in response..."

Zhang Ping pressed the white paper back onto the manuscript: "The officials of the imperial court are not allowed to participate in business transactions, so they cannot express their clumsiness and ruthlessness in the order. I hope to understand." After the owner of the bookstore and the owner of the opera troupe left, he continued to flip the file and compile the county annals.

The people in the county government all observed him secretly, but they saw that Zhang Ping seemed to have nothing happened before, and they still looked the same. They came in the morning and went in the evening, and only buried their books.

Chen Chou and Li Wan stayed in the inn for two days, and saw their weaknesses.

He left money for Zhang Ping, but he didn't have much money on his body, and it was very expensive to live in a house. He planned to rent a small courtyard for the time being, but the rent in Danhua was not cheap. After searching for it, he couldn't find a suitable one.

Chen Chou was a little anxious, and heard on the way that the prefect had returned to the government office and handled a major case in Yiping. It is said that it also alarmed Dali Temple. Chen Chou couldn't help but jumped a few times, and he was vaguely worried about Zhang Ping.

For some reason, Zhang Ping is always involved in these things, hoping there is no trouble right now.

After returning to the inn, he still couldn't help but think, and Li Wan whispered: "Chen Lang, you have a worried look on your face, why are you upset?"

Chen Chou hurriedly said, "It's nothing big. I just heard that the magistrate has returned to the government office. I haven't told you. My friend Zhang Ping is the county magistrate in Yiping County. I used to take care of him and live with him. He can talk about this person for three days and three nights from the beginning. In short, he is a very loyal and kind person. I don't know why, it's a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit a bit. When the magistrate arrived in Yiping, I might have asked him something to do, for fear that he would have something to do."

Then he talked about the incident of Gao Zhifu and then talked about Zhang Ping's deeds from this.

Li Wan smiled slightly: "I don't understand a lot about Chen Lang's words, but after Chen Lang said that, this Young Master Zhang is an excellent person, and good people will be blessed by God."

Chen Chou smiled and said, "That's right."

Chen Chou did not sleep well that night. He always felt very cold, as if the cold wind was pouring into the quilt. He wanted to wake up, but he couldn't open his eyes. He struggled until he was exhausted. Finally, he opened his eyes and sat up suddenly.

The gentle soft horns covered his hands, and Li Wan asked softly, "Chen Lang, what's wrong?" He frowned slightly, "Your hands are so cold."

Chen Chou sighed: "Nothing." Why did he have a nightmare?

Li Wan held his hand tightly and suddenly said, "Chen Lang, are you worried, not just for Mr. Zhang?"

Chen Chou was stunned.

Li Wan said, "Chen Lang, I'm so stupid that I don't know anything. How much money can you have as a scholar? We live in this room, and the house is not cheap. The things you buy for me, food and clothing, and you also spend a lot of money. How much savings do you have? How much is enough to do this?"

Chen Chou held her hand back and said, "Don't worry, there is always a way."

Li Wan shook her head: "Chen Lang, this is not a long-term solution. Since you have to live a long and long life, you have to live steadily from today on."

Live your life long and far away.

Chen Chou was suffocated, and the heat waves surged in his heart.

"Li Wan, Li Wan, how much incense did I burn in my previous life to meet you in this life."

Li Wan's cheeks flushed, and she buried her head in Chen Chou's arms: "Chen Lang, I will be with you wherever you go."

As the twelfth lunar month approaches, the affairs of the Ministry of Rites become increasingly heavy.

Lan Jue was so tired that he didn't have the strength to teach Lan Hui every day that he could only become a kind father completely. He touched his head and said a few words like "be good", "well", "very good". Lan Hui was obviously very happy about this, and he saw the joy.

Although Gong Shangshu has not yet surrendered, everyone in the court knows that this is a foregone conclusion. There are some people who don’t understand the situation and think that Lan Jue is going to be promoted and express his friendship. Lan Jue is also very exhausted to deal with it.

The day I was exhausted and returned home, and I didn't even want to use supper. I ordered someone to prepare hot water and soak it to relieve fatigue. Suddenly, the servant reported: "Master, the young master is here."

Lan Jue was stunned and did not turn around for a moment. The in charge of the business immediately said considerately: "It's a little mistake. Now it's time to call Lord Liu. It's Young Master Liu and Liu Zhuangsheng."

Lan Jue suddenly realized.
To be continued...