Inside the study house.

The study room belonging to Wang's manor.

The lights sway.

Outside the window, the shadows of trees are also swaying.

I don’t know how many people couldn’t sleep that night.

Wang Ying and Zhen Mi also did not sleep.

Zhen Mi was wearing a small shirt, revealing her delicate and smooth skin, like a pearl under the moonlight. She covered her mouth with her hand, yawned silently, and then pushed the document book forward. 『This is my handwritten list of Wang, Wen, some officials in Jinyang City, as well as Xihe and Shangdang’s relevant personnel... Among them, there is "false" written, which means there is no conclusive evidence yet... You copy one and report it to the cavalry. I... ha, I want to take a look first...』

In the list, the ink words are like beans, but it is related to the lives of countless people.

Below the list, Wang Ying saw a long list of officials involved in the crime of "false" smuggling.

The sky was dark, and even with the light of candles in the house, it still seemed dark. The list of "False" on the list made Wang Ying feel an inexplicable dimness.

『Why... why so many...』 Wang Ying looked at the list and was very surprised, 『Why are these people... why are there so many...』

Zhen Mi had already found a few cushions, pulled the cushions into her arms, or placed them on the side, curled up directly on the floor beside the table, "Mmm... because... hah... I'm not sure... don't bother me..."

『…』 Wang Ying seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say it. He just looked at the list and was silent for a long time.

Wang Ying has made a lot of progress, but she has not yet been as cruel as Zhen Mi.

Zhen Mi seemed to be very tired, and she fell asleep after lying down, snoring sweetly.

Wang Ying looked at Zhen Mi and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he picked up the pen and copied it according to Zhen Mi's list.

Wang Ying didn't understand many things. She didn't even know the significance of the entire Taiyuan smuggling case to all levels. She was like a person trapped in a vortex, and she saw only the chaos in front of her.

Fortunately, Wang Ying is not the kind of person who pretends to understand, and she is willing to study. While copying the list, she is thinking about the things hidden in the list...

The chaotic night also ends, but Wang Ying’s doubts were not clear because of the rising sun, but instead they were becoming more and more.

The morning has arrived and the darkness has faded.

『#￥@…』

Some unknown voices sounded, and Wang Ying turned around slightly and saw Zhen Mi sitting up, her hair was scattered and her eyes were blurred. Her bare shoulders shone with a warm luster like silk in the morning light.

"Um... are you not sleeping?" Zhen Mi pulled her little shirt, covered her exposed shoulders, and then yawned, "Let's go, go wash first..."

Wang Ying did not move, but just signaled the list copied in his hand, "I'll copy the list."

"Then let's ask someone to send it to Chang'an quickly." Zhen Mi took care of her messy hair, then frowned slightly, and said while walking out, "I'm going to change my clothes..."

Wang Ying nodded, "You go, I'll wait for you here."

"Hmm?" Zhen Mi stopped and looked back at Wang Ying, "You... have you figured it out?"

"There is one, only one." Wang Ying lowered his head, looked at the roster in his hand, and then squeezed it tightly, "Most of them still don't understand."

Wang Ying lost her father herself, so she understood that if she handed over the list, then many families might lose their father, and even more people...

『This is already very good...』 Zhen Mi giggled twice, 『Let's go, go to change your clothes first...』

"No, this is not good." Wang Ying raised her head, her eyes stopped on Zhen Mi's face, and said, "You go first, I'll wait for you here. I still have some problems..."

『…』 Zhen Mi narrowed her eyes, as if she was stabbed by the morning light outside the house, and she also seemed to have encountered a cat with prey.『It seems that you really just figured out something... Then wait first...』

Wang Ying nodded again.

After a while, Zhen Mi came back.

Wearing a dress.

It is bright and gorgeous, and every gold and silver thread on the clothes is graceful and luxurious.

It is dazzling and prosperous, and every point of decoration on the face reflects the splendor of elegance.

Wang Ying looked at him and was a little confused. Even though she was a woman, she couldn't help but lose her mind for the dazzling beauty in front of her.

This is a kind of beauty that is almost at its peak, full of feminine charm, like a blooming peony standing proudly.

"The lower official paid a visit to the Marquis of Yuyang..." Zhen Mi stepped forward and gave a gift.

"Sister Zhen, you are..." Wang Ying stood up and was in trouble.

Zhen Mi stood up straight, "Does it look good? Well, I have worked hard to bring a set... I originally wanted to wear it for you..."

"Uh? Me? Why?" Wang Ying seemed to understand something, but she seemed to have not understood more.

"Yuyang Marquis," Zhen Mi looked at Wang Ying and said slowly, "Why do you think the cavalry sent me here?"

Wang Ying was stunned. She had never thought about this problem. After a long time, she said: "It's... I'll let you help me..."

"Yes." Zhen Mi walked up the steps and sat next to Wang Ying, "but not all."

"What else do you have to understand?" Zhen Mi asked.

Wang Ying frowned and his eyes lowered, "Do you need to... need to kill so many people?"

Zhen Mi smiled, "What about that? We can't come to Taiyuan to have fun, right?"

Wang Ying was silent.

Zhen Mi still smiled, "What's more, we have given them so long... Who can blame someone who refuses to surrender on their own initiative?"

『Well, that's it," Zhen Mi looked at Wang Ying, 『You think the list was too heavy because they were concentrated in this list. If they were separated one by one, would you still feel so? It's just a while. What's more, it's March now, and it's too late if you don't take action, wouldn't it be too late...』

『But, but "false"?』 Wang Ying raised his head, 『If the evidence is conclusive...but "false"...』

"Wang Chang, Xihe Gongcao, was charged with assisting in smuggling, assassinating the envoy, plotting rebellion and rebellion, evidence of crimes, false evidence." Zhen Mi did not read the document book, and directly spoke, "Wen Wan, the governor of the Shangdang, was charged with assisting in smuggling, assassinating the envoy, plotting rebellion and rebellion, evidence of crimes, false evidence of crimes... and Li Jing, Zhang Qiang, Chen Bin, Wang Fei..."

Wen never expected that the rumors he spread eventually became himself and others' noose.

Zhen Mi read a long list of lists, but no one made any mistakes. "Do you think these people shouldn't die?"

Wang Ying looked at Zhen Mi, hesitated at first, then nodded with a firm look on his face, "Since it is impossible to be confirmed to be directly related to the crime of smuggling, it should not be convicted, at least, not a death sentence."

It is different from those who were sentenced and dealt with yesterday.

Wang Ying believes that there is a conclusive evidence of the crime, so she should naturally be punished, so she does not feel the need to show mercy for those people, but Wang Ying feels a little unable to do anything about the long list of "false" on the current list.

Zhen Mi laughed and muttered softly, "It's really..."

Zhen Mi pointed slightly at the ribbon tied on her slender waist, "What do you think this is?"

"Official Sword." Wang Ying said softly.

"So what is the official ribbon made of?" Zhen Mi nodded, "Decouple the silk threads of this ribbon one by one, and then what is it? Can it still be an official ribbon?"

『…』 Wang Ying started to think.

"These officials have lived in Taiyuan for a long time and controlled the place, thinking that they could not be touched without evidence... It's a pity that they were wrong... Since they were wrong, what else do they need to do?" Zhen Mi smiled and said, "When I was in a business, if I noticed that the shopkeeper was unwilling, I would just change it. Why wait for these people to do evil?"

『But…』 Wang Ying understood a little, but still couldn't bear it.

"Look, the truth is the same, but it seems to be different..." Zhen Mi said slowly, "It's like I'm here to help you, but why don't I fulfill myself?"

『Sister Zhen?』 Wang Ying looked at Zhen Mi.

Zhen Mi said quietly: "That day, I put on clothes that were more prosperous and gorgeous than now, and then became the noble person in the rumor. As a result, I found that I was just a rich decoration placed in the backyard of the government office, just to look good... I didn't want to be such a person, but at that time I had to be that... Until one day...'

Zhen Mi stood up and showed off her gorgeous robe. "Can such clothes be worn on a long journey? I want beautiful gorgeous clothes and embark on a journey. Is it possible? When I bowed in front of the cavalry that day and took off this gorgeous robe, I decided that for my whole life, I would go to see the world that ordinary women cannot see, and to see mountains and rivers that ordinary women have not entered!"

"What do you want to be? Marquis of Yuyang? Or a girl from the Wang family?" Zhen Mi said, looking at Wang Ying, there seemed to be some dawn light in Tong Kong. "You want to be a marquis clean on your hands? Or, how do you think the title of Marquis came from? It's the kind of dust that is not stained with? Which official's hands are not stained with? You have to know whether the items are useful or useful in a shop are completely different."

"Now that you have come here, if you can't continue moving forward," Zhen Mi straightened her waist and raised her head, "Then it's me! I can have such an official title, all of which is given by the cavalry. Then, what the cavalry wants to do is what I want to do! Since these officials are not so enlightened, they cannot take this position! If they affect the cavalry's great cause, they will be killed!"

Wang Ying was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "Even if... becomes a knife?"

Zhen Mi met Wang Ying's gaze, her voice clear and firm, "Yes! Now, is this outfit you wear or me?"

…(=@·@=)…

Hedong.

Anyi.

Pei Mao and Sima Yi sat on the high hall, and below were a group of students, all wearing blue shirts and scarves.

A scarf means no head crown.

Without a crown, it means no official position.

Although the classification of the head crown level in the Han Dynasty is very rough, without wearing the head crown, there are basically no specific positions.

Among the Han Dynasty, there were many head crowns worn by different positions, but there were few differences in the upper and lower levels. For example, the military cap worn by military officers of the central court was basically the same as that worn by local lieutenants. Even the Jinxian crown, which was slightly different, was just a hierarchy of one, two, and three beams, and it was impossible to distinguish their respective levels in detail.

"Students have met the envoy! Have met Dali Qing!"

All the students bowed and bowed.

Pei Mao stroked his beard and said, "Now, Dali is here to inspect the scientific research in Hedong. This is a literary event. You are a talented person in this county and should have been hospitalized in the Huatang. Unfortunately, there are many inconveniences. I have summoned him here and Jian Han hastily. Please forgive me."

The students hurriedly bowed and said they didn't dare.

Pei Mao was kinder and asked Sima Yi to speak.

Sima Yi smiled slightly, and then said loudly: "You don't have to be too polite. I have heard of the heroes of Hedong for a long time. When I see you today, I am indeed a talented and beautiful jade, and it is simple and rewarding. Now I am supervising the examination in Hedong by the lord's order. I hope that you will show your strengths and do not let down the expectations of the lord, the envoy, and the elders of Hedong!"
To be continued...