Just as Ming Feizhen was investigating the theft of the palace and Su Xiao was investigating the underground competition, the case here was naturally handed over to Tang Ye.
The cases of the three are actually allocated according to their abilities and personalities.
Su Xiao's character weakness is that he is too soft-hearted, and his martial arts are not high, so the authority given to Su Xiao is the highest. Officers can also be mobilized when necessary.
Among the three, Ming Feizhen was the most incomprehensible to the emperor. Thinking about it, there are no advantages, but it is not easy to find shortcomings, so the emperor simply asked him to cooperate with Director Bai to investigate the theft of the palace. It just so happens that Bai Lian has a special status and a high level of martial arts, but he has no experience in the arena, which is just right for him, an old Jianghu who is 'not high in martial arts'.
As for Tangye, he was in charge of a case of corrupt officials. This official was called Lu Xiabu, and he came from the Ministry of Housing. He even moved public funds without permission. And after that, people disappeared without a trace. However, the nine gates of the capital had already raised their vigilance and did not find this person. It can be speculated that it should still be in the capital.
The edict that Tang Ye received could not mobilize anyone, he could only rely on himself. So wandering around the capital, I hope to find him with diligence and excellent eyesight.
Tangye is talented and intelligent. He can learn martial arts as soon as he learns it, and his eyesight is also very sharp.
But handsome Tang is not good at talking to people, and he tries not to speak when he wants to talk. And usually the only hobbies are practicing and singles. Ice cube face and reticence greatly reduced his affinity and eloquence, so his detection ability may be weaker than Su Xiao.
So I ran for a long time, but didn't get any reliable clues. When I came back, I asked Teacher Zhang for instructions, and even taught Teacher Zhang to scold him out.
"You don't have the ability to do things at a young age? Where can a big living person go, he can't think for himself if he has a brain, and if he can't figure it out, you can ask questions if you have an open mouth. Since you are from Six Doors, you should be proficient in investigation. Can't even do this little thing?"
"Ask... how many people to ask?"
"Hmph, it's needless to say." Teacher Zhang blew his beard and said, "I didn't find out, so I'll ask them one by one until you find a clue!"
Chapter 29
Zhang Chunfeng sat in the tea room and cooked the tea slowly and carefully.
Tea art is an art. Movement, yin and yang, and speed all have their own knowledge. Zhang Chunfeng is more skilled than everyone who has been immersed in this way for decades. The tea room of the government office has always been a favorite place for many people. Subordinate officials and acquaintances often gather here, just to taste the tea made by Zhang Shangshu himself. If there is a match with the exquisite refreshments bought from Dongpo Tower, I am afraid that there are as many officials gathered here as there are in the court. The secret agents on the king's side who were in charge of investigating the movements of the officials couldn't help but be busy for a while and couldn't go home.
It's just that although Zhang Shangshu is so proficient in tea ceremony, few people know that Zhang Shangshu actually has no interest in tea art. The reason why he is so profound is simply his extraordinary intelligence.
Zhang Chunfeng has never forgotten since he was a child, and his memory is amazing. Ordinary people need to learn something in a month, and he can learn it in three days. When he was young, he really learned a lot of skills that ordinary people have never dealt with with this intelligence. Tea art is one of them. When Zhang Shangshu was the champion in the examination, the official who served as the chief examiner once said: This son must be the pillar of my dynasty.
Sure enough, after that, he became the head of the six divisions. Among the hundred officials, except for one prime minister, Zhang Shangshu was the head of the slaughter.
The old minister who was over fifty years old was savoring the tea, but he was pondering the meaning of today's practice.
He was a very delicate temperament. Although the emperor's every move, although he does not agree with it, he can do it all. It is this carefulness.
Soon, Lu Shangshu had come to the conclusion that the emperor wanted to use the hand of the six doors to deal with the white king and the seven crowns - Zhang Shangshu also thought of it. Even, he noticed something more unusual.
Those were three cases sent by the emperor.
There is his eye liner in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, and now it has been reported that Su Xiao is responsible for the case of the underground competition. Ming Feizhen and Director Bai were attacked in broad daylight and flew out of the city. Manager Bai released the capital as the internal manager, so it is conceivable that the case must be related to the interior of the imperial city. However, the theft of the palace a few days ago did not slip away from Zhang Shangshu's eyes.
One and a half of these cases happened by chance, and it can only be said to be a ghost. After all, everything is tricky. But when three cases are assigned to three people who are deeply connected at the same time, the significance of them is worth pondering.
"Underground competition in Wuhua County... Corruption case in Lu Xia... The imperial palace was stolen, who is the emperor investigating?"
In particular, Lu Xiazuo, who was corrupt and fraudulent but whose whereabouts are unknown, Zhang Shangshu had some impression of this person. Three years ago, there was a banquet in the palace, and this person introduced himself before Zhang Shang's writing. His official position was donated, and his actions were very reckless. Talking like a rich man bribing a county magistrate, Zhang Shangshu, who has always been elegant, remembered that he didn't give him a good look.
The encounter that should have been meaningless, at this time, inspired new questions in Zhang Shangshu's mind. How can you enter the palace as a land walker? Someone must be pulling the strings. That person... Could it be the person the emperor wanted to do
"Humph… "
Lord Shang Shu, who is known as a 'talent' in the court, could not help but let out a sneer.
In order to make the people of Six Doors make merit, the emperor took great pains. The three cases are related to each other. If there is really a mastermind behind the scenes, this person must not take it easy. If the three people from Six Doors can solve the case, and they will be honored as students of the Six Books, they will be worth a hundred times more in a short period of time, and they will be in the limelight.
But who is that person
Zhang Shangshu felt that he should know the mastermind behind these three cases. The boldness of stealing in the palace, the underground competition proves that there is a deep connection with the martial arts, and the collusion with the land walk means that he has a deep understanding of the official family. Zhang Shangshu felt a shallow deja vu from these various examples. There was no evidence or clues, just a gut feeling. Master Shang Shu, who is over sixty years old, has experienced countless storms and does not feel that relying on intuition is a bad thing. Familiarity with the style of this person and thing does not come out of nowhere.
Just thinking of this, the door of the tea room suddenly opened.
No one has ever dared to open the door with such force that the sound of the door would spread into the room to make noise.
But today someone came and broke the rules of the Ministry of Personnel.
Tang Ye was holding two thick stacks of books and documents, and his hands could not be idle. It seemed that he opened the door with his feet just now!
Seeing him Zhang Shangshu gave me a headache.
Zhang Chunfeng has always had opinions on warriors, which has been known to the court for a long time. His old man had a lot of opinions on the rudeness, lack of temperance, and even cruelty and tyranny of warriors. It was even suggested that the emperor immediately banned the people from practicing martial arts, lest there would be many disasters in martial arts. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor was also a martial arts idiot, if the ban on this road goes down, the world's martial arts forests will probably be reduced by half in 30 years.
His abhorrence of martial arts came from the battle for the throne that year. In order to compete for the throne, several elder brothers and princes of today's sages spent real money to invite a large number of martial artists to fight day and night with their subordinates. These people are superhuman in martial arts, three hundred people can resist thousands of soldiers, how tragic they are. Sometimes the streets meet in narrow alleys, and they fight in the street. With the protection of the prince, he did not care about the livelihood of the people at all, and he even had the evil deeds of burning down the houses in broad daylight.
This does not count, the martial arts of this dynasty is blazing, and the number of people who know martial arts is as many as the sands of the Ganges. In the martial arts, when the prince was about to be hired, the righteous and the evil were all rushing. Such demons and heretics are also used by the princes. With the amulet of Wang Ye, these people act recklessly. For a time, sneak attacks, assassinations and other tricks in the capital emerged one after another in the capital. Countless unjust cases were created, innocent people were accused of being the ones who started the attack, and they were imprisoned in their place, and asked to be executed after the autumn.
Not to mention that when the war broke out suddenly, one of the princes suddenly raised his flag and rebelled because he was swayed by the demons around him.
Zhang Shangshu was only in his twenties at the time, and he was a gentleman. But he saw with his own eyes that the country was plunged into chaos because of the martial arts battle, and the seeds of anger have been planted in his heart since then.
How can it be like this if it can be cultured from the very beginning!
Therefore, from that time onwards, he focused on strengthening the power of the civil service system, hoping to educate the people through the imperial court, so that they would abandon their martial arts and stop fighting for victory. Thirty years have passed and the results are still not obvious. Zhang Shangshu is waiting for a good opportunity. Let him show his ambitions.
The last disciple of Zhang Shangshu, who did not want to be devoted to culture and education, was not only a martial arts practitioner, but also a lover of martial arts.
Zhang Shangshu rubbed his temples, calmed his mind, closed his eyes and said, "I asked you to go door-to-door to inquire, can you do the same?"
"Yes, the students asked one by one."
"Did you reveal your identity and startle the snake?"
"No, the students only said they were looking for someone, and they didn't mention investigating the case."
"It's almost the same." Zhang Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief, after all, this kid can understand people's words, "How about the investigation?"
"I have eyes." Tang Ye reported lightly: "Someone witnessed Lu Xia walking in and out of a restaurant. It happened yesterday."
"That's not bad. It's not bad to be able to achieve such results for the first time. Your temperament is that you don't like to talk, but you must know how Confucians like me do not teach by words and deeds, and how to behave. You are not good at words, but you can still find out. The news means that you are willing to work hard, and it is worth the old man's guidance. You have worked hard all the way, and how many families did you ask?"
"It's not hard." Tang Ye nodded: "The third one just asked."
Zhang Shangshu stood up all of a sudden: "Isn't there not many at all! You are so lucky?"
"It's okay." Tang Ye said timidly: "It just took a lot of time."
"It's quite a lot! You went to three houses in one afternoon! If you weren't lucky, you would go door to door and ask questions in your next life!" Teacher Zhang angrily tugged at his beard: "What is the whereabouts of Lu Xia walking? You Can you check it out at the restaurant?"
"Not yet. There are many people in the restaurant.
"Confused! You have to go with a lot of people! The more talkative you are, the more information you can reveal. Do you still need this old man to teach you? Yan Ling, since you have joined my official department, you are now walking under the old man's door. Everything We should do things according to the rules of the Ministry of Personnel. People in the Ministry of Personnel should be cautious in their actions, not to let go of any detail, but also to have the vigor and perseverance to investigate and persevere. How can you give up halfway, young people, learn to face To these lingering beings, hurry up!"
After listening to Zhang Shangshu's eloquent education, Tang Ye didn't respond much, but said lightly, "The restaurant costs money. I'll ask for the money."
Saying that, he stretched out a hand.