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Chapter 68: The Court (Part 2)

The prince of Junzhou, Xiang Zhonghui, held the greeting letter in his hand and hesitated. He knew that once the greeting letter was made public, the whereabouts of the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" would naturally no longer be a secret.

Xiang Zhonghui had heard of the imperial envoy sitting in the hall. This emperor was born in a Jinshi. Although he didn't know what party and faction he belonged to in the court, he knew that he was also proficient in calligraphy and painting. If he had a curiosity for a moment and asked about the origin of the calligraphy and painting, wouldn't it cause some trouble? Xiang Zhonghui took this prayer letter and pondered for a long time.

Qin Hui saw him frowning and was worried, afraid that the secret matter mentioned in the greeting post was mentioned, so he smiled and said, "Old Child Sui, since this visiting post has been brought, why not present it to me and wait for a look? If there is really nothing suspicious, I can send the visiting post back!"

"This... Lord Qin doesn't know that Mr. Liu came to my mansion for a painting. This painting is my private collection and it is mentioned in the post. I am afraid that outsiders will find out, and I may not cause trouble in the future." Xiang Zhonghui had no choice but to tell the whole story.

This old prince loves to collect and is known to everyone in the world. The outside world has speculated on the calligraphy and painting collections in the mansion. After hearing his words, Qin Hui sighed secretly: "It is said that there are some rare treasures hidden in the mansion of this old prince. Calligraphy and painting are famous books. Today, it seems to be true. I don't know what paintings the young master of the Liu family is going to see. Since the old prince doesn't want others to know, I'll give him a favor."

"Oh, so that's it. Since that's the case, Lao Qiansui can submit the post to this imperial envoy. This official promised that he would never mention it to outsiders after reading it. I wonder if Qiansui could trust the officials?"

Xiang Zhonghui could not trust him, but Qin Hui's words were obviously a favor. He came to investigate the case with orders. If he did not cooperate, he might report to the king again. Seeing that he said this, Xiang Zhonghui had to get up and deliver the prayer letter to him.

Qin Hui hurriedly stood up and took it, gently opened the simple prayer post, and the post read:

"Shaoxu paused his head: I wrote a letter by myself, and the servant at the door was stupid, not talking about scriptures or the Tao, just for the map of the river on the Qingming Festival!" The signature was "Shaoxu True Person".

Qin Hui almost laughed out loud after reading the greeting book. Not to mention that the handwriting is sloppy, it is even written in this poem, which looks like a student in the Imperial Academy. He looked up and looked at Liu Yixuan standing in the hall, and shook his head helplessly. He didn't know how these students read all day long and wrote such a kind of wrong poem!

When Liu Yixuan saw Qin Hui glanced at him, he knew that he was ugly. Qin Hui was a Jinshi and a standard top student in the Song Dynasty. When he saw his poems, he would not laugh at him. But he did not feel inferior, because he was not from their Song Dynasty and had not practiced calligraphy for a few days. It was good to write like this!

The Junzhou prefect Meng Hai also stretched his neck to see if it was the evidence of the Liu family's affair with the prince. Since Qin Hui had promised the prince not to disclose it to others, he naturally would not show it to him. He hurriedly closed the letter and returned it to Xiang Zhonghui.

"Young Master Liu, is this 'Shaoxu True Man' you?" Qin Hui asked.

"Yes, the student went to visit the palace that day, but he had no grade and no generous gifts. Several servants from the palace refused to see him, so he came up with this bad plan, claiming to be a "Shaoxu True Person" and wrote this letter of worship in the palace gatehouse!"

Qin Hui also felt it was reasonable after hearing his explanation. However, he became interested in this painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". The young master of the Liu family ran to Junzhou just for a painting, which was really puzzling. Is there any mystery in this painting? At this time, Qin Hui had never heard of the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", because Zhang Zeduan directly presented it to Emperor Huizong after finishing the painting. The name was written by Huizong. This painting was collected in the inner palace since it entered the palace. Only a few favorite ministers of Huizong had seen it, and no one in the outside world knew it.

Qin Hui saw that the painting was a private collection of the prince. Since he was worried, he could see that the painting was his beloved thing and did not ask more questions. After all, this time he came to Junzhou to investigate the case, not to appreciate the paintings.

Qin Hui said to Liu Yixuan: "It's reasonable to hear what you said. Who is the young master who came to Junzhou with you? I see that he is so handsome, can he also come to see the painting?"

When Ling'er saw the case that had been tried for a long time, someone finally noticed her existence. She hurriedly wanted to inform her identity and scare these officials, but she didn't expect that Liu Yixuan quickly replied: "He is... he is my cousin, and come with me to Junzhou to see the world?"

"Your cousin? Whose name is? Which mansion is from? Why did you come to Junzhou?" Qin Hui saw that the two of them were inseparable, and his relationship must be unusual. Wang Menghai once mentioned to him, and suspected that Ling'er was also the son of a high-ranking official in the capital. They came to Junzhou together to deliver a letter.

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "He is my uncle's cousin, from Suzhou, lives in our mansion, and studies with me, so this time the student sneaked out of the capital and asked him to follow him!"

"So that's the case. After hearing what you said just now, it seems that you are really wronged?" Qin Hui also understood a little in his heart that this was nothing more than Wang Menghai and Zhu Taishi jointly framed Liu Anguo. Zhu Taishi was an official in the court and insisted on peace talks with the Jin soldiers. Qin Hui also disliked him. When he saw him framed Liu Anguo again this time, he had already felt wronged for Liu Anguo. He felt that there was not much suspicion in this case and wanted to close the case and return to Beijing to report his life as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Wang Menghai was willing to do so, and hurriedly said, "Sir, how could this be wronged? He came to Junzhou privately just for a painting, how could he convince others? I think he was secretly colluding with the prince and attempting to rebel!"

"Dog official, don't talk nonsense! If I really came to collude with the prince, why did I go across the city and enter the palace in broad daylight? If I really had a letter to the prince, why didn't I leave early after sending the letter, and stay in Junzhou for two days? Would my father and son be so stupid that they deliberately left you a handle? It was clearly you and your despicable and shameless father-in-law secretly conspired to frame my Liu family!" Liu Yixuan couldn't bear it anymore and cursed.

"You, you..." Wang Menghai was speechless when he asked, so he had to say to Qin Hui again: "Sir, the Liu family's rebellion is full of evidence and physical evidence. You have to report to the emperor!"

Qin Hui said: "Where are there any evidence? Your witnesses are not enough to prove that the Liu family has an affair with the prince! This young master of the Liu family came to Junzhou to read the paintings. Your people misunderstood. I see you report it to your father-in-law and let him stop! Besides, this prince Qiansui is the imperial seal of the Supreme Emperor, so how can he conspire to rebel with others? I think it was the king who misunderstood the prince."

Qin Hui was naturally not confused. This case was obviously just a secret struggle caused by the two old ministers. This was everywhere in the Song Dynasty. There was nothing new. It was just that as an imperial envoy, he had to complete the task and could not offend others. It was just a misunderstanding, not a malicious slander.

Xiang Zhonghui was relieved after hearing Qin Hui's statement, and hurriedly said, "Mr. Qin is indeed a clear idea and cannot believe the words of these villains. I am loyal to the emperor and have no intention of rebellion. However, the emperor should be more careful when some treacherous villains with ill-hearted intentions!" Xiang Zhonghui obviously had some ideas, and Wang Menghai could understand it.

Qin Hui said to the hall: "It was found out that the son of Liu Prime Minister had an affair with the prince. There was insufficient evidence and the case could not be filed. The two of them were released in court today!" Then he slapped the auspicious tree and shouted, "Get out!"

Liu Yixuan and Ling'er were naturally very happy when they heard this. They felt that Qin Hui was not a foolish official, but the onlookers were disappointed for a moment and felt that it was meaningless. When Wang Menghai saw that he wanted to release the two of them, he was not willing to obey him. He quickly shouted: "Slow up! I want to report this to the Grand Master! Qin Hui, I think you have already colluded with Liu Anguo and deliberately favored the Liu family father and son. Seeing that I would not report to the Grand Master, I will be involved in your crime of dereliction of duty!"

As soon as the words were finished, the people who were trying to leave watched again, saying: Nine out of ten things in life are not going well, you will give up and I will not stop!
Chapter completed!
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