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周立递放大镜时不慎碰倒歙砚,墨汁在案上漫延的瞬间,谢渊的放大镜已对准晕染边缘:"螺旋状扩散," 他的声音带着发现猎物的锐度,"松脂比例七比三," 对照矫诏的光谱记录,"与齐王伪造诏书的墨锭," 镜光在纸页间跳跃,"同窑烧制的证据," 忽然冷笑,"就藏在这扩散纹的第七圈。"
验铁石敲击轴头青铜片的清越声响惊飞梁间蝙蝠,谢渊的验锤停在凹痕处:"二比八," 他对照《武库甲仗谱》中韩王令牌的锻打记录,"这种配比," 锤尖划过金属表面的冷光,"会在刃口形成三道暗纹," 又指向鲁王私铸铁坊的甲胄照片,"与你去年进献的锁子甲," 声音如刀,"暗纹走向分毫不差。"
最后一道证据来自铜炉底座。谢渊的验香瓶在火上加热时,龙脑香混着沉水香的前调率先蒸腾,他的鼻尖掠过瓶口,捕捉到尾调里若有若无的檀香:"九和香," 他翻开《太医院香谱》中秦王母妃的用香记录,"后宫规制," 指腹划过 "非节庆不得出宫" 的批注,"却出现在前朝铜炉," 目光扫过验功房角落的香灰样本,"而且混着松烟墨的焦苦 ——" 他忽然抬头,"是今早卯初刻,有人用这种香蜡,密封过符节。"
永熙帝的明黄披风扫过验功房门槛时,烛火应声暗了三分。谢渊的验纹镜里,帝王袍角的十二章纹与案头的符灰形成微妙呼应:"陛下选在辰初焚符," 他的声音带着顿悟的清越,"因辰时三刻的炉温," 指向瓷盘中的铁砂残晶,"恰能让砷化物挥发," 又望向陶土碎屑,"却保留澄浆泥的收缩气泡," 忽然跪倒,"您烧的不是符," 放大镜镜映出帝王眼中的赞许,"是将三王合谋的证据,烧成了天下人都能看懂的警示。"
永熙帝的手指划过符灰,忽然拈起一粒八面体结晶:"谢卿可知," 他的声音混着殿外铜钟的余韵,"太祖刻玄武纹符时," 指腹摩挲符型凹痕,"特意在龟甲纹里留了半粒黑驼山砂," 又望向谢渊,"就是等着今日," 将晶体投入烛火,"让朕的御史," 火光映得他面容忽明忽暗,"照破所有妄念。"
巳初刻,验功房的铜钟余音未绝。谢渊望着案头的符灰,忽然发现灰烬中混着极细的 "卍" 字织纹 —— 那是韩王进献祥瑞锦的纹样,织造工匠恰是赵王铁坊的家属。他的心中一沉,原来早在多年前,三王便通过手工业者网络,编织起权力的密网。
"大人," 周立望
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