Chapter 107 I can't wear her clothes
On the racecourse.
Zhou Yu's clothes were soaked with sweat.
Driving is actually a very tiring subject. During the driving process, you must maintain a high level of concentration, which is a great drain on both physical and mental energy.
Although I am very tired.
But he still insists on practicing.
Because Li Nuo was watching right next to them.
If he doesn't leave, it's difficult for me to stop.
Zhou Yu originally wanted to go home and rest under the pretext of having dinner.
But just after he finished a lap, he saw Li Nuo had someone buy him dinner. It was not the simple meal at the horse farm, but a big meal at the restaurant outside.
The dinner was extremely rich, with meat, vegetables, desserts and fruits.
Before eating, Li Nuo thoughtfully tested the poison on him using a doctor's poison testing needle.
Zhou Yu was stunned and said: "Brother Li, this is unnecessary. Who would poison me..."
Li Nuo put away the poison test needle and said, "You can't say that. You are a strong contender for the imperial examination. The imperial examination only takes place once every four years. Who knows what despicable means those people will use to pass the exam? It's always better to be careful."
Zhou Yu is his hope, so Li Nuo must be more considerate.
Zhou Yu didn't say anything. He felt that Brother Li was really meticulous and considered things more carefully than his father.
After finishing his meal, he felt that he had regained some strength and was too embarrassed to go back to rest, so he gritted his teeth and, dragging his tired body, climbed back into the carriage.
At this time, Zhou Mansion.
At the dinner party.
The doctor of the Jiabu Department looked at a certain position beside the table and asked Zhou Tao, "Where is your brother? Has he gone out fooling around again? There is only half a year left before the imperial examination, and he is still so indulgent. I think he wants to go to the army for training in the future!"
Zhou Tao put down his chopsticks and said, "Dad, you misunderstood. When I came back, I heard Xu Yuan and the others say that my brother practiced the imperial examination at the horse farm for the whole afternoon. When they left, he was still practicing..."
The doctor from the Jiabu Department was startled when he heard this, and the food he picked up with his chopsticks dropped.
That bastard, when did he become so hardworking?
He knew better than anyone how tiring the imperial examination was. Most people would be exhausted after taking it a few times.
Anyone who can practice the Imperial Examination for a whole afternoon is either not paying attention or is extremely serious.
After the dinner, Zhou Yu dragged his tired body back to the Zhou family until it got dark.
The imperial examination was really tiring. A whole afternoon of riding a horse and a carriage was even more tiring than fighting with several prostitutes in a brothel for a whole night.
If Brother Li hadn't been watching him, he would definitely not have been able to hold on.
He was so tired that he didn't even want to take a shower. When he was about to go back to his room to sleep, a voice suddenly came from the yard.
"stop."
The doctor from the horse riding department walked out of the room and didn't say anything. He just took Zhou Yu's hand and found a clear blood mark on his palm, which was obviously caused by the rubbing of the horse reins.
This shows that Zhou Tao did not lie to him. This kid actually did not go out to fool around.
I used both soft and hard methods, persuading and punishing him, but I've never seen him work so hard. I don't know what stimulated him today to suddenly become so diligent.
I just hope that he is not acting on impulse. If he can pass the imperial examination and become the top scorer, I will have someone to succeed me.
He put down Zhou Yu's hand, and his tone softened. He said, "Go take a shower and go back to your room to rest early. Training should be done in moderation, and don't be too tired..."
Although Zhou Yu was somewhat flattered by his father's gentle words to him, he was too tired to appreciate it. While bathing, he fell into a deep sleep in the tub...
Song Mansion.
Li Nuo also just took a shower.
He was not tired. After all, he spent most of the day supervising Zhou Yu, so of course he was not tired.
But he didn't do nothing.
At least he slowly familiarized himself with the route a few times and practiced riding on the pasture.
After riding a horse for a long time, his body naturally had some smell on it, and he had to wash off the smell before going to bed.
Although riding skills were not tested in the imperial examinations, they were an essential life skill.
A carriage is only comfortable to sit in, but if you really need to travel in a hurry, you have to ride a horse.
A warrior at the fourth level can burst out speed faster than a horse in a short period of time, but his speed is not sustainable enough and his Qi is insufficient to sustain.
Therefore, even warriors would choose to ride horses for a slightly longer distance.
Unless one can reach the fifth realm, with true Qi as vast as the ocean, one will be able to support long-term flight in the air.
When the Legalists reach the fifth level and control the power of exile, traveling is no longer a problem.
Exile can not only exile others, but also exile oneself. In a moment of thought, one can exile oneself several miles away, which is equivalent to teleportation.
When Li Nuo returned to the room, his wife was reading a book.
I read books related to the imperial examination.
The copy of Shuowen Jiezi was no longer kept next to her.
This shows that after this period of hard work, she now knows enough words.
In the long run, I believe she will be able to get rid of the label of being uncultured.
After a sound sleep, Li Nuo did not go to the horse farm early the next morning.
He plans to go to the Ministry of Justice to take a look.
A week has passed and my life span has not been increased by a single day. Instead, it is decreasing every day. Anyone would be worried.
If I continue to fall like this, it won’t be a big deal.
After all, he still has to exchange his lifespan for skills during the spring exam, so he must save up more lifespan in the next six months.
Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if there were not enough to change during the imperial examination.
Li Nuo drove to the Ministry of Justice. After the special training yesterday, Butler Wu's driving was obviously much more stable today.
Li Nuo jumped off the carriage and greeted the bailiff at the door of the criminal department.
Just as he was about to go in, he saw the two men winking at him.
Before Li Nuo entered the Ministry of Justice, he saw two officials in yellow official uniforms walking out of the Ministry.
They were about to leave, but when they saw Li Nuo walk into the Ministry of Justice, they looked at each other and then turned back.
Li Nuo noticed the abnormal behavior of the two people. He was very familiar with the officials of Daxia. There were not many officials in the court who wore yellow official uniforms. They could only be the Counselor of the Menxia Province and the Officials such as the Jieshizhong.
In addition to reviewing imperial edicts, the Menxia Province was also responsible for supervising all officials.
Li Nuo was caught by the police officers from the Menxia Province in the Chang'an County Government.
These two people came to the Ministry of Justice as a routine matter, to see if the officials of the Ministry of Justice had failed in their duties.
In the minds of officials from various departments, these patrol officials are the least popular ones.
Li Nuo glanced at the two men. As long as he was not in the Ministry of Justice to try the case, these two men could not do anything to him. If they wanted to stay, they could stay here.
He walked into a government office and saw Li Anning, wearing the constable uniform, leaning back in a chair and dozing off.
Li Nuo coughed lightly, and Li An Ning opened his eyes, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and asked in confusion: "Why are you here?"
Li Nuo poured her a glass of water. After Li An Ning drank it all, Li Nuo said, "I came to see you."
Li An Ning regained consciousness, glanced at him, and said calmly, "Look, I'm fake. You came to see if there is any case in the Ministry of Justice, right?"
She poured another glass of water and drank it before saying, "Didn't I tell you that if there's a big case, I'll come to you? Why, you don't believe me?"
There really weren't any major cases in Chang'an these days, and she was very bored.
Li Nuo said: "If there is no big case, a small case will do..."
As of today, he only has 142 days left to live, less than five months, and his time is decreasing every day. It would be better if he could work harder and take on small cases that add up over time than to live off his savings.
Li Anning thought for a moment and said, "Okay, wait a moment."
She walked out of the yamen and Li Nuo followed her out.
Two inspectors from the Menxia Province stood in the yard and watched them.
Li Anning paused and frowned slightly.
These two counselors have not left yet. Although she is not afraid of them, it will be troublesome if they catch her.
As soon as she stretched out her hand, the rattan whip on Li Nuo's waist flew into her hand.
Li An Ning held the rattan whip and said to Li Nuo, "I just happened to be free, so I'll teach you a set of whip techniques."
She glanced at the two counselors in the courtyard and said, "Please move aside, or I'll hurt you by mistake."
After hearing this, the two retreated to a corner but did not leave.
Soft whips are different from steel whips, swords and other weapons. If you don't use them properly, you can easily hurt yourself.
This rattan whip has the power of the legalist. Li Nuo tried it at home and accidentally whipped himself, which was extremely painful.
This whip was particularly obedient in Li Anning's hands.
As she danced, the air was occasionally filled with the sound of breaking air.
The two officials from the Menxia Province watched the whip being lashed in front of them, cold sweat dripping down their foreheads.
Li Anning's whip was swinging faster and faster, and the whip was getting closer and closer to the two of them. At a certain moment, the two of them finally couldn't stand the pressure and turned around and strode away...
Li Anning put away the whip, threw it back to Li Nuo, and said, "Wait in my room for a while, I'll be right there."
Li Nuo walked back to the room he had just been in. After a while, Li An Ning came back with a stack of files in his arms.
She placed the files on the table and said, "These are the prison files sent in from various places. The head of the Ministry of Justice has already reviewed them. You just need to stamp them with the Minister's seal and they will take effect immediately. Although it is not as fast as catching a criminal and increasing your cultivation, it is worse than nothing..."
Local officials could only sentence people to immediate execution of flogging and caning.
The final authority for imprisonment lies with the Ministry of Justice.
She used to do this kind of thing, but since she was promoted to the fourth level, it was just the final stamp, which had no effect on her cultivation.
Li Nuo had just entered the country, and the final sentence would be of great benefit to his practice.
Li Anning handed a large black seal to Li Nuo and said, "Here, this is the Minister's seal."
Li Nuo reached out to take it, and felt that there was a powerful force in this seal.
Li Anning said, "The Ministry of Justice is in charge of punishment. The seals of the Vice Minister and the Minister are also powerful magical instruments. You just need to stamp the back of these files."
Li Nuo followed Li An Ning's instructions and stamped the seal in his hand at the fixed position on each file.
After several copies were made, there was no change in the numbers on the code.
In the past, a one-year prison sentence could add one day to his life.
But these cases have little to do with him. They are neither closely related to him nor solved by him. He just stamped his stamp, so it is normal that he was not given an extra year.
However, after stamping more than ten copies in succession, when Li Nuo put his seal again, the number on the code jumped from one hundred and forty-two to one hundred and forty-three.
The Ministry of Justice is worthy of being the Ministry of Justice.
No wonder Li Anning’s cultivation level increased so fast.
Just by stamping a stamp, his cultivation level would increase automatically. Although it was a bit slow, it was easy and much easier than his hard work in judging cases.
Li Nuo finished stamping all the files in no time, and his life span increased by one day, returning to 144 days.
Finally finding a way to easily gain longevity, Li Nuo was still unsatisfied and asked expectantly, "Anything else?"
Li An Ning shook his head and said, "These are all the prison files that have been accumulated in the past few days. In addition to these, there are files on exile and death penalty, but those two types are even fewer. Once each file is delivered, after the Minister and the Minister use their seals, it will be immediately sent to the Dali Temple for your father to make the final judgment..."
If it is a case with a prison sentence, you can get life by stamping the stamp.
Then there are exile and death penalty, and theoretically the death penalty can be increased even more.
Seeing a figure hurriedly passing by the yamen and entering another duty room, Li An Ning walked out of the room and walked back in a moment later, holding a file and a seal in his hand. He handed it to Li Nuo and said, "This is a death penalty file urgently sent from Liyang County, Jingzhao Prefecture. The Minister and the Minister have reviewed it. You just need to stamp it with your seal."
In fact, the seal of death penalty can also work for her who is in the fourth realm.
But it has a greater effect on Li Nuo.
She didn't lack that tiny bit of cultivation. The most important thing now was for him not to lose faith in the Legalists.
Li Nuo likes the job in the Ministry of Justice very much. It is less work and less leisure, and the rewards are many.
When he was in the Chang'an County Government, he had to judge cases and mediate for a whole day to add one day to his life span, but at the Ministry of Justice, he only needed less than a quarter of an hour to add that day.
He carefully stamped the seals of the Vice Minister and the Minister of Justice, and then looked at the code impatiently.
"Lifespan: one hundred and thirty-four."
Li Nuo was completely stunned.
No - how can this include a reduction?
Li Nuo stared at the numbers on the code, feeling a little confused.
After stamping two seals, the lifespan not only did not increase, but was reduced by ten days.
He looked at the file first.
There is a problem, absolutely there is a problem.
The numbers on the code could not have decreased inexplicably, and he had not exchanged anything.
There is only one possibility for this situation to occur.
He made the wrong judgment.
The criminal listed in the file definitely does not deserve to die.
If a person is sentenced to death correctly, ten days will be added to his life span, and if a person is sentenced incorrectly, ten days will be subtracted. This is also very reasonable.
Except for breaking the state of mind, the changes in the Legalists' cultivation are lagging.
If someone was wrongly killed, the Legalist officials who made the wrong judgment would not be able to notice it in a short period of time.
However, Li Nuo was able to get timely feedback on the code.
To be honest, he was a bit wronged.
He didn't judge the case, he just stamped it and his life was taken away. The law is still as unreasonable as ever.
However, it’s not unfair.
If the Ministry of Justice does not stamp its seal, the death penalty review will not be approved.
Li Anning noticed his abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Nuo could only look at her and said, "I think there is something wrong with this case..."
Li Anning picked up the file and took a look. This was a very normal murder case. The murderer had already confessed. The file contained his testimony and fingerprints, and the chain of evidence was complete.
For cases like this where there is no doubt at all, the Ministry of Justice will generally approve it directly and then submit it to the Dali Temple.
There are so many prefectures and cities in Daxia, and hundreds or even thousands of homicides are reported every year. The Ministry of Justice cannot conduct on-site inspections and review of every case.
After reading the file over and over again, she still couldn't figure out what the problem was. Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "What's the problem?"
Li Nuo couldn't say specifically what the problem was, but the fact that he lost ten days of life was enough to explain the problem.
He said very straightforwardly: "My intuition... I suggest that the Ministry of Justice investigate this case carefully. I still think there is something wrong with this case and it should not be closed so hastily."
Li Anning moved his lips but ultimately couldn't say anything.
If someone else said that, she wouldn't even bother to pay attention.
But if it was Li Nuo...
Should I say it or not, his intuition is really accurate.
She thought for a moment and said, "Liyang is not far from Chang'an. I'll ask someone to check it out... No, it's still early today, so I'll go there myself."
Li Nuo felt relieved that Her Royal Highness the Princess was willing to take action.
Li Nuo pointed at the file and said, "What should we do with this file?"
The file has been stamped with the seal of the Ministry of Justice, which means it is half legally effective. I don't know if he can get his life back if he tears it up or burns it directly.
Li Anning said, "Let's put it here first. If there is really a problem with this case, this file will naturally be invalid after the file is rebuilt. I'm going to Liyang right away. Do you want to come with me?"
Li Nuo waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no..."
Although Liyang is a neighboring county of Chang'an, for him, even the inside of Chang'an city is not absolutely safe, let alone leaving the city.
After Li An Ning left in a hurry, Li Nuo also left the Ministry of Justice with a depressed heart.
He came here to find a case to extend his life.
After all the hard work, I only got two extra days, but ten days were deducted.
Life is so hard...
When he walked out of the Ministry of Justice and was about to return to the Song Mansion, Li Nuo took a few glances at the fortune-telling stall opposite.
No one knew what happened to the fortune teller. He suddenly got angry for no reason and overturned the fortune-telling table, scaring passers-by away.
After returning to the Song Mansion, Li Nuo had no intention of going out and stayed at home reading obediently.
The Imperial Examination was temporarily handed over to Zhou Yu. Li Nuo had not found a suitable candidate for the Archery Examination. He even thought about how to send his father to stay in there for two days...
I don't know if he has neglected the six arts in the past twenty years.
Of course, it's just an occasional fantasy.
No matter how great he was in the past, that was twenty years ago. If he were to take the imperial examination now, he might even have difficulty making it onto the list.
Moreover, no one could send the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple in.
After reading all day, Li Nuo closed the book until it was completely dark. He prepared to practice a few more health-preserving exercises before going to bed.
Li Nuo glanced at the code inadvertently and was slightly stunned.
One hundred and forty-four.
The life span that was deducted from him was returned.
Before Li Nuo could wonder for long, Li An Ning appeared in front of him.
She stared at Li Nuo in disbelief and asked, "How did you know?"
Li Nuo asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Anning said, "There is something wrong with today's case. I went to Liyang County and found out that the Liyang County Lieutenant accepted bribes, took people's lives, and tortured them into confessing. That person was wrongly accused. We almost wrongly killed a good man..."
There was still some fear in her tone.
If a case is wrongly judged, the loss of reputation for myself and the officials in the Ministry of Justice who handle the case will be a small matter, but the loss of an innocent life will be a big deal.
Liyang is close to Chang'an, and is also at the feet of the emperor.
She was certainly angry that a mere eighth-rank county lieutenant was so bold as to take human lives under the feet of the emperor.
But what shocked her even more was that before this file was signed, it had already been reviewed by the Langzhong, Shilang and Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice.
No one, including Li Anning himself, saw the slightest suspicion.
But Li Nuo only took a quick glance and was certain that there was something wrong with the case.
The previous cases were fine, at least he had been to the scene and seen the criminal hiding in the crowd.
Although Li Anning couldn't accurately identify the criminal from some subtle expressions when she was at the scene in person, she could still understand it.
But this time, he only took a look at the file and avoided a wrongful case based on his intuition alone.
She looked at Li Nuo and asked again: "How did you see the problem?"
Li Nuo shrugged and said, "I told you, it's just my intuition..."
Li Nuo looked at Li An Ning. Her hair was a little messy and her clothes were covered in dust. She must have been running around all day.
Although Liyang County is not far from Chang'an, it takes half a day to go back and forth, and the case also needs to be investigated, so time must be very tight.
Li Anning was speechless.
intuition.
Why doesn't she have such intuition?
Even the Minister of the Fourth Realm and the Chancellor of the Fifth Realm, who have solved countless cases, do not have such intuition.
Is he really a genius at solving cases?
After calming down, Li Anning finally felt tired.
She was running around outside all day.
But it's worth it even if you're tired.
Not only did it avoid an unjust case involving human life, but it also caught a corrupt official, which is a greater gain than sentencing several murder cases.
After she relaxed, she breathed a sigh of relief and then took another deep breath.
Then her brows furrowed.
Li Anning raised her arm and smelled it, and found that her body was full of the smell of sweat. She looked down and found that her clothes were also extremely dirty.
This made her a little unbearable, so she said to Li Nuo: "Let me take a shower here, and prepare a set of clean clothes for me..."
Li Nuo looked at his wife not far away.
Song Jiaren nodded slightly and asked the maid to go down and prepare it for her.
In a wealthy family like the Song Mansion, each owner's living yard has a separate room for bathing.
The last room on the left side of the courtyard is the bathroom. After the maids from the Song Mansion prepared the necessary items for bathing, such as hot water, bath salts, and petals, Li An Ning closed the door and refused the service of the two maids.
Li Nuo was sitting in the yard and heard the sound of water splashing inside.
Women are slow at taking a bath, but Her Royal Highness the Princess is even slower.
Li Nuo waited for more than an hour and became tired of waiting. Then he heard Li An Ning's voice from the room behind him.
"Is there anyone outside?"
Li Nuo perked up and asked, "What else does Your Highness need?"
Li Anning's voice came from the bathroom: "Please prepare a new set of clothes for me."
Li Nuo was a little surprised.
Her constable uniform was dirty, so her wife lent her one of her own clothes.
Could it be that the clothes were wet by her when she was taking a shower just now?
Li Nuo stood outside and said, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will ask my wife to get another set."
Li Anning quickly said: "No, I don't want hers..."
Li Nuo frowned. Her wife was kind enough to lend her her clothes, but she was rejecting them?
At this time, Li Anning's embarrassed voice came again: "I can't wear her clothes..."
(End of this chapter)
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