My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 143 Song Jing's Handwriting

After waking up, Chang An still felt dizzy, and there was a hint of fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose. He raised his eyelids slightly, and at this time, an arm was draped over his chest. He turned his head to look at the pillow, and Gu Li's little head was still resting on his shoulder.

He rubbed his eyes and touched her hair, but found that her eyes were red. He was stunned for a moment, then gently put his hand on her face, and slowly touched the red place with his thumb.

"Um......"

As if sensing Chang An's movements, Gu Li, who was sleeping soundly, subconsciously "hummed" twice, and then rubbed Chang An's palm.

"Tsunero..."

Seeing Gu Li like this, it seemed that she was awake. Chang An picked her up from the bed, sat up, and put her on his legs. Gu Li was a little more "exploitative", and simply put his arms around Chang An's neck and rested his head on his shoulders.

"Okay, little lazybone, it's time to get up." Chang An patted her back, then leaned over and kissed her on the temple.

"Hum~"

Gu Li rubbed Chang An's shoulder twice before leaving, then sat on him and yawned. Chang An reached out and touched Gu Li's red and swollen eyes, and asked with heartache:

"Why did you cry so hard last night? Should I apply some medicine on you later?"

"It's all because of Chang Lang." When talking about this, Gu Li immediately started to feel aggrieved again, and tears seemed to well up in his eyes again. "I was so drunk last night, and when I went to pick up Chang Lang, Chang Lang pretended not to know me."

"Last night?" Chang An thought briefly in his mind, and then he remembered: the strange lady last night was not someone else, but the lovely girl sitting in his arms. He seemed to have said a lot of nonsense at that time, but the worst thing was that he couldn't even remember what he said.

He shuddered at the thought, then hugged the person in his arms and comforted her with heartache: "It's Chang Lang's fault. He made Gu Niang's eyes swollen from crying."

"I won't drink next time. Can you please stop crying and being sad?"

Seeing that Gu Li was about to cry, Chang An immediately started to panic, but the other party sniffed and raised his hand to wipe away the tears that had not yet fallen.

"I'm not sad, I'm happy." Gu Li got off Chang An's body, quickly put on his clothes, and then helped Chang An change his clothes.

After washing up, Gu Li sent Chang An out to the door, left a mark on his face, and said, "Remember to come back early."

"Okay, just wait for me at home." Chang An turned around, got on the carriage and left.

At this time, Chang Wenmeng also came to the door. After seeing Gu Li, he shouted, "Li'er!"

Gu Li turned around when he heard the voice and saw Chang Wenmeng standing behind him. He then bowed respectfully and greeted, "Father."

It was late last night and it was still raining, and the two left early, so Chang Wenmeng didn't pay much attention to their situation. But now when he saw Gu Li's red eyes from crying, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked:

"Li'er, did you cry last night?"

Gu Li wanted to deny it, but thought that if he refused, his father might question Chang An, so he might as well admit it and explain it carefully.

"Yes."

"But did Yonghe do anything to offend you?" Chang Wenmeng got angry when he heard this and said, "Don't worry, tell your father. I'll stand up for you!"

Gu Li shook his head and said, "Father, you misunderstood. Chang Lang did not do anything to offend me. He just said some nonsense last night."

"Talking nonsense?" Chang Wenmeng was a little confused.

Just as he was about to continue asking questions, Gu Li said, "Father, come with me."

Chang Wenmeng was very confused, but since Gu Li had said so, he might as well see what she was going to do first. So he followed her to Chang An's room, where Gu Li took a collection of poems from the desk, opened the last page, and handed it to Chang Wenmeng.

Chang Wenmeng took the collection of poems, looked down at it, and asked, "This is..."

"This poem was written by Chang Lang last night after he got drunk. He fell asleep right after he finished writing it. I copied it down." Gu Li explained with a smile, "The meaning of this poem is everything Chang Lang said last night."

Chang Wenmeng was stunned for a moment after reading it, then said with a smile: "I will not let you down but let the world down. This kid dares to say that."

"But what does this have to do with your crying?" But soon, Chang Wenmeng realized something was wrong and asked.

Gu Li smiled and said, "What lady wouldn't cry when hearing such heartfelt words from her husband? Besides, this is the first time I've seen Chang Lang so drunk."

Chang Wenmeng finally understood, and after closing the collection of poems, he said, "Since he has not let you down, that is the best."

"I'm also afraid that Chang Lang will be misunderstood by my father, otherwise I wouldn't bother you to come here." Gu Li said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, you two are both famous for doting on your wife, and you both go around defending each other." Chang Wenmeng smiled and shook his head, then said, "Forget it, your father still has to go on duty, so you stay at home."

"Father, walk slowly."

Gu Li also watched Chang Wenmeng leave, then sat down at the desk, staring at the poem in a trance.

......

After Song Jing left the court, he went directly to the Censorate. Since the last time he met Li Longji and Li Ying, Li Longji asked him to do some "bad things" to save his retreat.

As an upright "old fox" in the court, with Li Longji's permission, he went to the Censorate. The officials who were previously investigated and involved in corruption and embezzlement were all under the management of the Censorate, so he set his sights on these law-breaking officials.

As soon as he entered the Imperial Censorate, an assistant censor came up and greeted him, "Prime Minister Song."

"Is there any information about the corrupt officials in the past?" Song Jing asked.

"Yes, Prime Minister Song, please follow me." After the Imperial Censor said this, he extended his hand to lead the way and took Song Jing inside.

Following the Imperial Censor, Song Jing came to a file room and was led to a shelf. The Imperial Censor then pointed to the files on the shelf and said:

"Prime Minister Song, this is all the information about officials that we have investigated during this period."

Song Jing randomly pulled out a scroll and asked as he looked at it, "Has anyone appealed in the past few days?"

"To reply to Prime Minister Song, there are a few," the Imperial Censor replied, "but they are all guilty of crimes that were definitely involved in the private minting of coins."

"Is an appeal allowed?" Song Jing asked.

"Not yet. We are still waiting for your reply, Prime Minister Song."

Song Jing closed the file, handed it back to the Imperial Censor, and said, "Since that's the case, then we won't allow those guilty officials to appeal anymore, and we'll suppress all of their cases."

The Imperial Censor was a little surprised, and said: "But Prime Minister Song, it is a serious crime to privately suppress the evil official's appeal..."

"It's okay. If the current emperor blames me, I will bear the responsibility alone." Song Jing said, "Those who admit their guilt and do not sue will be released, and those who continue to sue will remain in prison."

The Imperial Censor was still a little worried, but Song Jing patted him on the shoulder and said, "If the emperor blames you, you can say that I forced you, and the emperor will definitely not blame you."

After Song Jing finished speaking, he gave him a look. The Imperial Censor thought about it for a while, and then figured out some things. He replied, "I obey your command."

Song Jing nodded, and just as he turned around and was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and asked again, "Where is Xiao Yinzhi? Did he go to investigate the evil money?"

"In reply to Prime Minister Song, Xiao Yinzhi was one of the first batch sent out, and he was the one who handled the trial of the case in Penglai County at that time." The Imperial Censor replied.

After listening to this, Song Jing nodded and asked, "Is he still on assignment?"

"We have already investigated all the counties that Xiao Yinzhi is responsible for, and he will be back in half a month."

"In that case, then there's nothing to worry about."

Song Jing nodded with satisfaction and left completely. After he left, a figure hiding in the corner quietly left.

Song Jing smiled as he got on the carriage. He knew someone was following him secretly, but it was useless. If it was useful, it would give outsiders a handle. If what he did was not excessive enough, then he would need someone to stir up trouble and play a trick on the Emperor Ming.

The carriage started moving, and at this time a figure climbed into the carriage. It was one of Song Jing's guards.

"Prime Minister, there is someone following us," said the guard.

"Nothing, let's keep him for now." Song Jing smiled and said, "After all, we need someone to inform Liu Huli after they have passed on the news."

"Go and watch him again, make sure they have communicated and reported everything, and then deal with him."

The guard cupped his hands and agreed, "Yes."

After saying this, the guard was about to turn over and leave, but Song Jing said, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

The guard had just left half of his body, but after hearing Song Jing's words, he retracted his body and asked, "What else do you want, Prime Minister?"

Song Jing twisted his beard and said, "Looking back, I haven't visited my student recently. I suddenly felt like going there today."

"You can also take care of the eyes on the road, but when you do it, remember to be quiet and don't cause any unnecessary trouble to his family."

"Yes." The guard agreed.

After giving the order, Song Jing waved his hand and said, "Go first and come back later."

"Yes, Prime Minister, be careful."

The guard nodded to Song Jing, then got out of the carriage and left silently.