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The little beggar took advantage of the arrival of the official messenger and slipped into the courtyard, came to Zheng Hai's side and told Zheng Hai about the conversation between Lu Xing and Ge San.

But at this time, the officers and soldiers had arrived, and Zheng Hai couldn't think of a way to deal with it, so he just told the little beggar Di Yun to find Ma and help.

"Are you Zheng Hai?" the official asked.

Zheng Hai looked at the officers and soldiers and replied very calmly: "I am." "

Come with us!" The official did not bring Zheng Hai a wooden frame or chain, after all, this was the Yan Wang's Mansion, and Zheng Hai was only a suspect.

Zheng Hai did not resist at all, he followed the official very obediently.

It's not that he can't escape from the hands of the official, but he weighs the pros and cons: if he resists the official, even if he can escape smoothly, then Yanwangfu will not be able to stay in the future, and he may be wanted as a wanted criminal in the whole country.

Now that he knows that Lu Xing and Ge San are behind the scenes, he thinks that maybe there is still a chance to get out. Therefore, he intends to see the situation before making plans. He was curious about what the yamen of the Ming Dynasty would look like.

It's just that this time he didn't play a gangster, but really became a murderer and was arrested by the officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Hai glanced at Ge San, the guard of the Yanwang Mansion beside the officers and soldiers, and saw that Ge San's face was angry, and two small dimples appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Seeing Zheng Hai looking over, Ge San glared back and scolded: "Boy, your time of death is coming! No matter how high your ability is, you can't escape the arrest of the government, I advise you not to do useless struggles!"

Zheng Hai ignored Ge San, and still followed the official messenger step by step.

Ge San muttered a few times in the official's ear.

The officers and soldiers escorting Zheng Hai suddenly became cautious. The two grabbed Zheng Hai's left and right hands respectively and carried Zheng Hai forward. The other officers and soldiers next to him were holding their knives in their hands, ready to draw their knives at any time.

"Where are you going to arrest him?" Xiao Xu Miaojin was a little puzzled, how Zheng Hai, who was a servant of the Yanwang Mansion a second ago, became a suspected killer.

Ge San explained on the side: "Little master, this Zheng Hai is extremely dangerous, he must be disguised as a beggar, the purpose is to infiltrate the Yan Palace, and murder the prince and princess! Fortunately, he has been arrested now." I will go to the palace and watch him, so that he will not say something unfavorable to our palace.

Xu Miaojin was suspicious and asked again: "Did he really kill someone? Isn't he a beggar?"

Zheng Hai didn't pay attention to it so much, he didn't care about Xu Miaojin's opinion, he just looked at the little beggar Di Yun in the crowd. He pinned his hopes on Di Yun, hoping that Di Yun could find Ma He to come forward, and maybe there would be a chance for this matter to come to light.

Zheng Hai looked at the little beggar beside the eunuchs.

Xiao Diyun looked sad, tears kept pouring out, and he wiped his tears with his dirty sleeves from time to time, but he didn't dare to cry out loud.

He saw Di Yun looking at him, so he nodded at Xiao Di Yun and showed a smile at Xiao Di Yun.

Then, Xiao Diyun wiped the tears on his face with his dirty sleeves, glanced at Zheng Hai deeply, turned around and ran, away from the crowd.

Zheng Hai was escorted to the yamen of the Prosecution Department, but he was not directly escorted to the lobby, and was arranged in a wing room on the side of the lobby.

I heard that the murder suspect was arrested in the Yanwang Mansion, and he was a servant of the Yanwang Mansion, which alarmed the political envoy of Beiping.

But any matter as small as the palace can be a big thing, and the chief official has to be cautious.

Guo Zi is the political envoy of Zuobu of the Political Envoy Department of Chengxuan in Beiping, which is equivalent to the governor of Hebei Province. Although he is the biggest official here, Beiping Mansion is the fief of King Yan, and King Yan is the lord here.

If he offends the Yan Wangfu because of a criminal case, I am afraid that Guo Zi will be difficult for him to maintain a good relationship with the Yan Wangfu in the future.

Although nominally the criminal case is not under his control, when it comes to the Yan Wangfu, he has to take care of it. After all, he is the number one leader in the administrative affairs of Beiping Mansion, and his official rank is one level higher than that of the procurator. The political envoy is from the second grade, and the envoy is the third grade.

Guo Zi came here to understand the situation, and secondly, to explain that the people in the prosecution department should pay attention to proportion.

I saw that the political envoy Guo Zi was dressed in a second-grade crimson silk silk regimental collar uniform, wearing a black gauze hat and a belt around his waist, and hurriedly walked to the back hall of the Procuratorial Division.

He was dressed in a well-fitting office suit, with sleeves that were longer than his hands, but he had rolled them up to his elbows. The red Luo shirt, which was originally only an inch off the ground, was also lifted by him, revealing the black cloth shoes on his feet. He was in a hurry to meet with the envoys of the Prosecution Division, and it was easier to cross the steps and thresholds of the yamen with his clothes.

As soon as he entered the inner hall of the Prosecutor's Office, Guo Zi saw Chen Ying, the Inspector General, who was also dressed in crimson clothes. This three-grade inspector was leisurely drinking tea, unhurried and relaxed.

Seeing Guo Zi come in, Chen Ying put down the teacup, slowly got up and saluted: "I've seen Lord Guo, I don't

know why the Lord came?" The political envoy Guo Zi put down the clothes in his hand, looked at Chen Ying, and hurriedly said: "Lord Chen, why are you so relaxed? Do you know that the prisoner who will be interrogated next has something to do with the Yanwang Mansion?" "Lord

Guo, please take a seat!" Chen Ying invited the political envoy Guo to the first seat, and then motioned to his subordinates to show Guo Zi tea: "My lord, please drink tea!"

Chen Ying picked up the teacup again, took a sip of tea gently, put down the teacup, and then he said lightly: "I thought there was something important about the adults! This Taiye Pool floating corpse case is a small case, and it was only reported this morning, and it was rumored just now that an important suspect has been caught." My lord, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Lord Chen, no matter how small the matter involving the Yan Wangfu is, it is a big matter, you are so calm? Why?" Guo Zi saw that Chen Ying was so calm, and he slowly relaxed.

"Since the adults know that this matter is related to the Yanwang Mansion, I advise the adults not to interfere. Guo

Zi, the political envoy, is also an old man in officialdom, and when he heard Chen Ying say this, he put down the teacup that he had already taken to his mouth. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly said, "Master Chen, you mean to protect yourself. "

My lord, be smart!"

"Then how will you deal with this murder?" Guo Zi looked at Chen Ying, the envoy, with some confusion.

Chen Ying picked up the teacup again, gently dialed the tea in the cup with the teacup lid, blew lightly, and said lightly: "I'm the same as an adult."

Guo Zi was a little surprised, he looked at Chen Ying, who had a calm face, and asked: "Then who do you let try this case? Could it be that you want to try this case..."

Chen Ying paused, took a sip of tea, closed his eyes, and seemed to be carefully feeling the taste of tea, "Good tea! It must be the first batch of tea before the Qingming Festival! However, this tea picker may not be the one who tastes tea, this tea should be tasted slowly!"

But he didn't hear Chen Ying's arrangement, so he was still patiently waiting for Chen Ying's explanation.

When he heard Chen Ying talk about tea, he repeatedly considered Chen Ying's comments on tea. He felt that Chen Ying was not only talking about tea, but also about the trial of this murder case.

Just as Guo Zi was silently thinking about Chen Ying's words, Chen Ying suddenly spoke: "Oh, by the way, what did you want to ask me just now, my lord? You just wanted to ask me who I was going to try this case to, right? Look at my memory! Xia Guan is unwell, and he has already entrusted this case to Ge Yishi, I don't know what the adults think

?" "Ge Yishi?" Guo Zi pondered the name several times, a little puzzled, and asked: "Lord Chen, what is the difference between this Ge Shi matter and the adult's personal trial?"

"Of course it's different. Chen Ying replied, and then looked at Guo Zi, her eyes were bright, and a fox-like sly smile appeared on her face.

Chen Ying put down the teacup, but put it on the edge of the table, and as soon as she let go, the teacup didn't stop, and it broke on the ground with a bang.

Guo Zi was startled by this sudden sound, and then looked at Chen Ying in confusion.

Chen Ying smiled, turned to the attendant beside her, and said, "Change the cup for me."

Guo Zi was thoughtful, Chen Ying smiled faintly, and said: "Now, can Lord Guo understand the difference between whether to try it in person or not?"

Guo Zi didn't understand it for a while, he looked at Chen Ying, and then at the teacup on the ground.

"What if, this case is the same as this teacup?" Chen Ying's eyes were bright, and she still had a faint smile on her face.

Guo Zi suddenly became enlightened, his eyes lit up, and his face showed a clear expression, and then he praised loudly: "High! It's really high! Lord Chen is really an old fox!"

Chen Ying smiled and replied: "My lord praises me falsely! I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything." My lord, let's

drink tea, drink tea!" Chen Ying picked up the teacup again, the tea was still steaming, and the fragrance of tea was still the same. He rubbed the lid of the cup again, put it to his lips and took a sip.

Guo Zi smiled, and also picked up the teacup and drank it, with a bright smile on his face, and he looked at Chen Ying's eyes with a lot of admiration and joy.

A subordinate of the judge walked into the room and said to the two adults: "Your Excellency, the suspect has been brought, and Ge Ying asks your lordship if you can

start to ascend to the court?" Chen Ying said solemnly: "Please start the matter!" Please tell him that we will only hear the trial in the back hall, and he will be in charge of all trials, and there is no need to ask us and others. Go ahead!"

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Note

: Cheng Xuan Political Envoy Division: A state-level administrative region in the Ming Dynasty, equivalent to the current province. In the ninth year of Hongwu (1376), Zhu Yuanzhang changed the local administrative division and changed the Xingzhongshu Province of the Yuan Dynasty to the Chengxuan Political Envoy Division. In the Ming Dynasty, the local administrative area was divided into four levels: Chengxuan Political Envoy Division (province), government, county, and li.

Political Envoy: The highest official of the Department of Political Envoys, the abbreviation of the Political Envoy, which is equivalent to the current provincial governor. It is also known as "feudal division" and "feudal platform". In the twenty-second year of Hongwu (1389), the political envoy was set to be from the second grade.

Regular clothes: The official clothes usually worn by officials in the Yamen office in ancient times, and the standard clothes of Ming Dynasty officials are black gauze hats, regimental collar shirts and belts.