Chen Qingyang looked at us solemnly and said, "You have not been in the capital for the past six months, and you still don't understand the current situation in the capital. The capital is calm on the surface, but in fact it is undercurrents. There are some old things and even the struggle for imperial power. If you stop talking, the less you know, the more beneficial it is to you."

Half a year ago, I and the Jinyiwei escorted Hu Zongxian to Jinling for trial. Outside the city, the words Hu Zongxian said, "The hidden dragon is in the abyss", which still makes me remember clearly.

Later, Li Changling and I mistakenly broke into Jiajiazhuang, Jiangnan. Now the capital was Dengwenyuan, and the Jinyiwei was in chaos, which further confirmed my guess: the former emperor Zhu Wuneng was not dead. Not only was he not dead, but there seemed to be an invisible force behind him supporting him and waiting for an opportunity to act.

Since the empty seal case last year, the government and the public have been in a period of turbulence.

First, the Japanese pirates who were originally like scattered soldiers suddenly formed a rope and pretended to attack Hengjiang Port, and then captured Chongming Island. Hu Zongxian was dismissed from office. If Hu Zongxian had not been able to resist the opposition and resist the pressure on that day, and Yu Dayou and others used troops as if they were gods, Songjiang Prefecture would have been lost. Songjiang was in the fall, and Jinling had no danger to defend, exposed to the Japanese pirates. At that time, Emperor Zhu Runze was in Jinling City.

Second, Xie Shiting served as the Minister of Revenue, which was quite intriguing. After Shen Zhengdao's death, the court issued three edicts to ask Xie Shiting to take office, but Xie Shiting refused three times. The Xie family, Wang family and other families representing the Jiangnan gentry forces would not be willing to serve in the capital. If Zhu Runze had not personally gone to Jiangnan, he would have been forced to help Xie Shiting with a rope. He only brought his concubine and daughter Xie Junyan to the capital. Xie Shiting left his family property and property in Jinling, and even his son Xie Junfan did not come with him.

Third, the world is not peaceful. Whether it is Jinling or Haining Fengyun Island, these two battles are strange. On the surface, it seems that the Jiangnan Martial Arts Conference seeks revenge on the Netherworld Sect, but secretly involves a hero alliance. This hero alliance is very planning, and these all point to the secret of the Nether Mountain.

Fourth, Emperor Zhu Runze restored the establishment of the Dengwen Yuan that year, responsible for investigating all bizarre cases. He also took away Wang Heng, one of the three major gangsters, and one of the two imperial guards of the former emperor Zhu Runze.

All of these undoubtedly point to my guess.

In the letter from the shopkeeper Lu Zhongyuan, he asked us to point the confession to the cabinet chief Yang Menglong, and it was extremely tactful, leaving enough room for imagination for the other party.

At the Six Gates, the case handling is informed and evidence is presented, and everything is in accordance with the Ming Dynasty's laws as the code of conduct for handling cases. However, in spies like the Jinyiwei and Dengwenyuan, they do not need evidence, and can handle the case by just suspicion and falsely wait.

Thinking of this, I asked, where is Hu Zongxian now?

Chen Qingyang said that Hu Zongxian was a good official and capable official, and made great contributions to the fight against Japanese pirates. Unfortunately, he made mistakes on the issue of principle. With this, all the contributions can be erased.

I know he was talking about the affairs of the former emperor Zhu Wuneng. The emperor sent someone to arrest Wang Heng and imprison Hu Zongxian in order to get news about Zhu Wuneng from them. However, Hu Zongxian did not mention this matter. It was precisely for this reason that the emperor could not kill him and he also granted a false position.

Chen Qingyang continued, Don't worry, he was just trapped and unable to leave the capital, but he was actually very free. However, whether he could survive this time depends on what you said during the afternoon interrogation record.

I thought for a moment, stared at Chen Qingyang, and said, I was afraid that the beautiful captain would disappoint him.

Chen Qingyang frowned slightly, and a sense of anger appeared and she said, Su Youzai, why are you so stubborn? The shopkeeper asked you to do this, although it violated your original intention, but it did the right thing.

I asked back, do the right thing, even if it is incorrect?

Chen Qingyang nodded. This world is not black or white. Sometimes, the truth is not important, and the result is the purpose.

I suddenly remembered that when I was studying the art of the Thieves, the first senior brother said: What you see is not necessarily the fact, the fact is not necessarily the truth, what people believe is the truth. Just like the world in our eyes, it is different from the world in the red and green blind eyes, but it does not mean that the world in their eyes is fake.

At that time, I was very disdainful of this sentence. Now what Chen Qingyang said is similar to his.

But for me, I really can't make me perjury and point the contradiction to Xu Menglong. Lao Sun said that the struggle of politicians is no different from the fight between a shrew in the village head. I seize every opportunity to bite the other party, so that I can gain greater benefits.

The afternoon transcript took only one hour. The Jinyiwei sent a Qianhu surnamed Cui, while the Dengwenyuan sent a director named Mei, the second investigation department. The two asked about some details on the day the tribute silver was stolen, and then learned about the whereabouts of the Xu brothers.

Zhang Youqian and I did not hide anything, nor did we guide the two to Yang Menglong's guess as required by Lu Zhongyuan. These two are old-fashioned veterans. Even if we deliberately make some guesses, they may not believe it.

As for the Jade-faced Rakshasa Chen Qingyang, as the department involved, she never said a word from beginning to end.

After asking, the two of them read the transcript to me and Zhang Youqian. After confirming that the two of them were correct, all three of them signed, stamped them with seals, and sealed them with fire paint. I said, "My lords, this tribute silver theft case has been caused by us. We are willing to make contributions to the crime and actively cooperate with the lords to find the tribute silver."

Cui Qianhu had a pockmarked face and looked expressionless. When he heard me talking, he snorted coldly. Do you think that just 300,000 taels of silver could be sent to the Jinyiwei and the Dengwenyuan two major institutions? This matter is no longer a pure theft case, and the court has also decided to hand over the right to handle the case.

I looked at Chen Qingyang, and Chen Qingyang said in a deep voice, "You two will go back to the capital first, and when you need you, we will pass on you. In the past few days, we will go to the on-site and several other suspicious points to investigate.

After finishing the transcript, Chen Qingyang looked unhappy.

There are rumors that she is Lu Zhongyuan's woman, and we didn't do what she said, and we probably won't have any good impressions in Lu Zhongyuan.

Chen Qingyang said unhappy, "You are doing good things."

Zhang Youqian said that the beautiful captain should not be angry, come and have a tea, and I made Biluochun last night.

After saying that, he poured a cup of tea and handed it over. Chen Qingyang took it, took a sip, and threw it out. He said annoyedly, what kind of tea is so sour, can you drink it?

Zhang Youqian glanced at the little pot and scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry, I asked for the jealousy I asked for last night for dumplings. I got confused with the teapot. Don't be angry, don't be jealous. There is one thing I have to ask the beautiful captain for help."

Chen Qingyang said, let go if you have a fart.

Zhang Youqian was stunned. This was OK. He gritted his teeth, grinned, and farted, and then looked relaxed.

Chen Qingyang was so angry that he punched him. Zhang Youqian was no longer Among that day. He dodged and said that I had been holding on to it, and that you asked me to let it go. Chen Qingyang snorted coldly, turned around and left, saying that he would get out of Hejian Mansion as soon as possible and don’t let me see you.

Zhang Youqian shouted, "Look, once a woman reaches the grade, her temper will become bigger."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyang came in again and pulled out the Rakshasa knife. Do you say it again?

Zhang Youqian laughed and said, "I mean, the more beautiful a woman is, the bigger the temper."

Chen Qingyang said you are tactful, and my aunt decided to give you a chance to treat you to dinner.

What to eat?

Eat chicken.

Zhang Youqian said, "Sister, you have a strong taste, I am still a boy." I decided to let Captain Su do it."

Chen Qingyang leaned over to Zhang Youqian's face and blew, "Okay, you're fine if you two are together."

Zhang Youqian and I were so scared that we ran away. Although Zhang Youqian was a playboy, we could not get any advantage from a young widow like Chen Qingyang.

In the afternoon, we borrowed two horses from Hejian Mansion and embarked on the road back to Beijing.

While we were rushing, we analyzed the case of robbery of tribute silver. According to general logic, whoever benefits from it will be the most suspicious.

This incident directly affected the entry of Xu Pavilion’s old student Zhao Xingde into the Pavilion. On the surface, Xu Yufu suffered losses, and one of his sons and a woman was involved. If it was said that it was an ordinary frame-up, a discerning person could see at a glance that the methods were too inferior.

Could it be that Xu Yufu poured sewage on his own and deliberately did so that he could arouse the emperor's suspicion and gain an advantage? But sacrificing a cabinet ally as a price would be too great.

The wolf knife that happened to appear on the scene made the case even more confusing. Song Yicheng was so old that he was a little confused. I don’t know who he saw. If the military also participated in the robbery, the case would be lively.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind.

At this time, Zhang Youqian seemed to have noticed something and screamed.

We looked at each other and said in unison, Feng Bao?

We have been looking for the motives of the crime and who will be the ultimate beneficiary, but we ignore this fact.

At the crime scene, when we arrived at the inn, there were corpses everywhere on the ground, but no Feng Bao's body was found.

So, was Feng Bao kidnapped or planned this incident personally? He is Feng Linggan's godson of Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, and he is the supervisor escorted by the tribute silver, including 100,000 pieces of Su Jin from the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to the inner court.

If he planned to rob the silver, wouldn’t he personally ruin his future? No matter how he analyzed it, Feng Bao had no motive for committing the crime.

Zhang Youqian asked, what should we do? Go back to the capital or stay in Hejian Mansion?

What do you think?

I'll listen to you.

I said okay, didn’t someone say that you would lie down wherever you fall. Chen Qingyang didn’t let us care, so we would investigate secretly. Anyway, it wouldn’t be a few days off when we go back.

We made a decision and changed the route to Sipingyi, preparing to comb from the beginning from the crime scene.

When we arrived at Siping Post, it was already evening. We found something was wrong. The local dogs in the post station kept barking and rolling over and getting off the horse. When we came to the backyard, we saw some people's broken limbs and broken hands scattered in the courtyard. I counted it briefly and there were twelve.

Zhang Youqian analyzed that this door is locked. Once this door is locked, it must be opened with a key.

I nodded, there was nothing wrong with it.

Zhang Youqian said again that the twelve broken hands in the yard were not obviously from the same corpse.
Chapter completed!