The water is very deep here!
According to the information that the little official heard, the eldest son of the brave Bo Niu Jizong family, after escorting his mother to offer incense, was hit in the throat by a sharp arrow flying from the mountain forest beside the road when he returned to the city and passed by the foot of Tiewang Mountain. Died on the spot.
Because the word 'Wei' was engraved brightly on the arrow shaft, and the material and shape were exactly the same as the rest of Wei Ruolan's quiver - even Wei Ruolan's personal servant admitted that the arrow was indeed his own master. She carefully missed and flew out of the forest to kill Niu Gongzi by mistake.
And the few noble children who hunted with Wei Ruolan proved that the strength of his arrow was quite satisfactory. It stands to reason that even if he could pass through the dense forest, he would never have been able to shoot Niu Gongzi to death from a distance of fifty paces. So I figured there must be something odd about it.
Anyway…
This case will never be as simple as an accident, 80% is still a continuation of the "Longgen case", and it is even very likely that it is the revenge of Emperor Guangde.
In this way, the matter of the King of Xinyang may be just a pretense - first, he used a seemingly conspiracy method to attract the attention of the Niu family to Princess Xinyang, but backhandedly killed the son of the Niu family to vent his anger!
Even better, the Wei family and the Niu family are the backbone of the 'post-party'. Even if the Niu family suspects that it was ordered by Emperor Guangde, there is nowhere to seek justice.
Moreover, if such a thing happened, the Wei family would definitely be at odds with the Niu family. If the Niu family insisted on punishing Wei Ruolan, maybe even King Beijing would fall out with the Niu family.
But these are the aftermath.
For Sun Shaozong right now, the most important thing is...
"Lord Fucheng."
Sun Shaozong clasped his fists uprightly and said: "There seems to be something strange about this case. Mr. Wei is also the deputy second officer of my criminal department. How can I ignore it? I want to temporarily postpone the trip to Jinmen and start investigating this case first. case in order to…”
"absurd!"
Before he could finish speaking, Jia Yucun's old face sank and he scolded rudely: "Because Lord Wei is your deputy, you should avoid suspicion! Avoid suspicion!"
"But… "
"No need to say more."
Sun Shaozong wanted to say something else, but Jia Yucun threw his sleeves and ordered without question: "The court has its own public opinion on this case, so why should you interfere? The sect will submit the list, so as not to miss the Zhu Juejue!"
When he saw him talking, he had already issued an order to evict guests, and Sun Shaozong reluctantly left the living room.
I could only see that the little official sighed in his heart: Everyone said that Master Sun and Master Wei were not on good terms, but at a critical moment, Master Sun was still willing to protect him like this.
But he didn't know that while Sun Shaozong was walking out, he secretly praised Jia Yucun that Jia Yucun was really a showman with clear eyebrows and eyes.
How could Sun Shaozong not know this reason for avoiding suspicion
The performance just now, just wanted to use the mouth of Jia Yucun to break this point, and then logically stay out of it.
And Jia Yucun's reaction was not only just right, by the way, even the Shuntian Mansion was cleared away.
After leaving the mansion's courtyard, Lin Delu had already handed over the official documents. Originally, he was going to go to Jinmen Mansion with him, but now that Wei Ruolan has made a mistake, and there is no one in the Xingming Department, Lin Delu can only stay behind. Beijing.
But he said that Sun Shaozong took the letter from Shangguan and escorted the two large boxes of catalogues to the dock. He was about to board the ship and head south when he saw a person who was in a hurry and fell to his knees with a thud and cried, "Second Master, little... You can be considered old when you are young!"
"It's you?!"
After seeing the face of this man, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but be taken aback. Ge Yin was one of the servants he sent to Qianxiang Country a few months ago to deliver a letter to Ruan Liangshun, the cheap old man.
Sun Shaozong looked up and saw that there were no other people around, he couldn't help asking anxiously: "Why is it only you? What about the others? Was there an accident on the road, or the Ruan family..."
"Return to Second Master!"
Hearing the servant crying, "The road was fine, but when I arrived at Qinglin Mansion, I found out that the Ruan family was already in trouble—Mr. Ruan, for some reason, had offended Ruan Fuzhong, the prime minister of Qianxiang Kingdom, and six of them. He was put in jail at the beginning of the month."
"When we got the news, we were going to come back and report. Who would have guessed that as soon as we left the city, a group of officers and soldiers from the Qianxiang Kingdom would catch up with them, and they would add swords and swords to each other. They wanted to kill me and wait for the silence!"
"Shang Xingxing has some martial arts skills, and has always been used to walking on mountain roads, so he escaped by luck!"
Sun Shaozong couldn't help frowning when he heard this. The cheap old man was one of Ruan Fuzhong's henchmen, and he even had some ties with Ruan Fuzhong, but now he was sent to prison. Could it be that...
"Apart from the Ruan family, are there other high-ranking officials in Qianxiang Country who have been convicted recently?"
"Yes, yes!"
The servant said several names in a row. According to Sun Shaozong's knowledge, at least half of them belonged to the leading party that 'measures Qiannan's financial resources and ties Zhou's heart'.
Obviously, this is a purge against the 'pro-Zhou faction' within Qiannan Kingdom - it seems that the day when Qiannan Kingdom declares war on Da Zhou is imminent.
This group of southern barbarians really knew how to find an opportunity, but they chose a time when the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty was unstable and people were panicking!
In any case, this news must be reported to the court as soon as possible.
So Sun Shaozong put down his thoughts of boarding the ship and went south, and told the accompanying yamen officials to wait on the pier temporarily, and then hurried to the Beizhen Fusi with the servants who sent the news.
Although the Shuntian Mansion also has channels to play, but it is not confidential enough, and secondly, in terms of efficiency and convenience, it is far less than the emperor's own army.
However, after entering the gate of Beizhen Fusi, Sun Shaozong felt that the atmosphere was rather dignified, so he casually pulled a general flag and asked, only to know that Lu Hui, the commissary envoy, had ordered early in the morning to call all the sentries in Beijing and the chariots back to the yamen. According to reports, it is said that an internal self-examination is to be carried out.
As for what it was for, nothing has been said yet.
tsk~
This is indeed an eventful autumn!
Hearing that Lu Hui was in the back hall, Sun Shaozong led the servant to look for it, and asked the guards to enter and report.
"This… "
Who knew that Baihu hesitated for a while, but shook his head and said: "I also ask Sun Qianhu to stay calm, presumably soon, Master Lu will convene everyone in the front hall to give lectures, and if you have something to say, then face to face. It's not too late to report."
Sun Shaozong's face sank when he heard this. Since he served as the inspector of Qianhu, although he did not often walk around in the Beizhen Fusi, his status was only under Lu Hui and other wardens, and he could even talk to Nanbei Town wardens. Court fight.
Right now, there are a hundred households in this district, and they dare to shut themselves out without asking Lu Hui...
And when he mentioned Lu Hui just now, he didn't seem to see much awe.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong immediately raised his voice and asked, "Who is your surname, what position do you hold, and why has this official never been by Lord Lu's side, and have seen..."
"Sun Qianhu!"
Just as Sun Shaozong questioned loudly, Lu Hui's voice suddenly came from inside: "Come in and talk."
Hearing Lu Hui's invitation, Baihu, who was guarding the door, hesitated for a while, and then stepped aside to make way.
This move is more indicative of the problem, but Sun Shaozong didn't bother to entangle with a guard, so he ordered the servants to wait outside, and then strode into the inner hall.
This inner hall is not so much a living room, but it looks like a martial arts field. There are four rows of weapon racks, at least 30 kinds of weapons, and armored bows and crossbows hanging on the walls.
Right now, Lu Hui was standing in front of a simple-looking riding bow. The same middle-aged man in a blue shirt was discussing something in a low voice. It wasn't until Sun Shaozong stopped in the middle of the living room that he turned around and pointed at the man in the commoner next to him. Said: "Sun Qianhu, I have seen before..."
"Xiaguan Sun Shaozong."
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his introduction, Sun Shaozong indifferently handed over his hands and said, "I have seen two Lord Zhenfu."
"Ha ha… "
The man chuckled a few times and asked curiously, "Could it be that Sun Qianhu has seen Shi Mou long ago?"
"Xiaguan has never seen Shi Zhenfu before."
Sun Shaozong shook his head, facing the man's surprised gaze, and explained: "But since Mr. Lu took office, he has always been banned, but the one hundred households outside the door not only made his own decision to keep the lower officials from the door, but when he heard Lu There was still a moment of hesitation about the Lord's order, which shows that it is not under the jurisdiction of the Nanzhen Fusi."
"Although you came here in commoner clothes, you were able to stand side by side with Master Lu, and you wouldn't fall behind. If it wasn't for Master Shi of Nanzhen Fusi in person, who could it be?"
It turned out that the plain-clothed person in front of him was actually Shi Mingchong, the governor of Nanzhen Fusi!
In fact, Sun Shaozong was able to recognize Shi Mingchong's identity mainly because of Lu Hui's expression of hidden anger, but he was extremely patient.
There were only two people who could make Lu Hui so jealous. One was the commander Xia Shouzhong; the other was the pacifier Shi Mingchong—and Xia Shouzhong was a eunuch, and the bearded man in front of him could only be Shi Mingchong.
"Hahaha… "
Shi Mingchong replaced a chuckle with a big laugh, then looked at Lu Hui again, and said, "If this Sun Qianhu is born with two eyes as rumored, I think the Beizhen Fusi is in charge of leading the investigation this time, I'm afraid it's right or wrong. He is none other than him."
Investigation
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but think. Could it be that Shi Ming rushed to the Beizhen Fusi for the murder of Niu Chongda's son
"inappropriate."
Lu Hui shook his head decisively and said, "Master Sun has some grudges with the two families, and he is Wei Ruolan's immediate boss, so he should avoid suspicion of this case."
It's for this!
Immediately afterwards, Lu Hui looked at Sun Shaozong again: "That's why this official didn't send someone to notify Sun Qianhu to come, but I don't know..."
"Your Honor."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly said: "Xiaguan actually has other important things to report, and it involves the secrets of the court, so I don't dare to delay for a moment!"
Is it a matter of court secrets
Hearing these words, Lu Hui immediately turned his attention to Shi Mingchong again, and Shi Mingchong was quite sensible. After saying a few scenes, he walked out of the living room.
"grown ups."
However, after Shi Ming rushed out, Sun Shaozong did not rush to report Qianxiangguo's intelligence, but frowned: "Nanzhen Fusi is too arrogant this time? Even if they host this case, there is no reason to take us. Are all the secretly arranged sentries called to investigate?"
When Nanzhen Fusi did this, he was clearly suspecting the case of 'the son of a cow who was shot by an arrow' and that Beizhen Fusi was behind the scenes.
Isn't this obviously about to tear the skin off? !
Could it be that Taishanghuang's favoritism towards the Niu family has reached such a level
"Do not."
Lu Hui shook his head and said, "Calling the undercover detectives back for self-examination is not what Nanzhen Fusi did, but Commander Dai's orders."
Do you mean Daquan
Is it to clear the relationship, lest others suspect Beizhen Fusi
But wouldn't it be 'there is no silver 300 taels here'
With Dai Quan's shrewdness and ability, he should not do such superfluous actions.
Could it be…
Niu Chongda's death was not arranged by Emperor Guangde, so Dai Quan suspected that someone made a claim without authorization
Or simply suspect that someone intends to provoke a more intense conflict in order to profit from it, so he hastily ordered the Beizhen Fusi to conduct a self-examination
But if this wasn't what Emperor Guangde meant, who would have done it
It seems that the biggest beneficiary of the conflict between Emperor Taishang and Emperor Guangde is the Niu family - but the Niu family will not use the eldest son who has been painstakingly cultivated as a sacrifice, right
Could it be that King Zhongxin and King Yishun were playing tricks
But where did the two idle princes have the ability to do the game
I have to say, this case is really confusing.
Then I heard Lu Hui say again: "Let's not talk about this for now, didn't you say that there is something involving the secrets of the court, you want to report it to me?"
Only then did Sun Shaozong restrain his suspicions, and bowed down to report: "That's it, a concubine of the lower official is Qianxiangguo..."
The words are divided into two parts.
Just as Sun Shaozong was reporting the latest developments of Qian Xiangguo, two people were whispering in a luxuriously decorated study.
Hearing the old man first said: "With this name-calling certificate, it is enough for us to break with the Niu family and fall to His Majesty's side!"
The handsome young man was a little uneasy, and hesitantly said: "It's just that Erlang ruined his future and marriage because of this. It's a pity..."
The elder interrupted him and said categorically: "It's just the so-called hardships that make you a superior person, not to mention the current situation, you can't take much care of it!"
"Besides, that companion has already committed suicide after returning to the city. Now, apart from you and me, even Erlang doesn't know what's going on! As long as he was bitten to death, he was framed by someone, with the protection of the prince and the children of various families as evidence, then Can the Niu family kill him to vent their anger?"
"Ah~"
The handsome young man sighed: "Everything is caused by greed! If the Niu family is not mad, why would this king bear to let that Niu Chongda die?"
After speaking, he was silent for a long time, and waved his sleeves in dismay: "Forget it, it's too late to say anything now. Brother Lao will make arrangements. This king wants to go to Dali Temple to meet Erlang."
When the elder leader left the living room, the young man who claimed to be the king sat down in front of the glass mirror.
Looking at the haggard face in the mirror, he muttered to himself: "Not to mention the Niu family, I'm afraid even the brother-in-law can't guess, it was his old man who secretly instructed him to kill Niu Jizong's son to vent his anger."
Thanks to book friends 'Mr. Gao, Siwei, sjdsunyan' for their rewards.