At dawn, the villa turned into ruins in the morning light, and the faint smoke was still pungent.
Fu Taining took Yu Zhi away "smoothly", and even the prison van was ready for Yu Zhi.
Compared with Yu Zhi's calmness, Li Wantong and others were nervous, especially Wang Dafu. He knew that the Minister of War came to lead troops and take people. This matter was no small matter.
"In Beiliang Mansion, many lives and deaths have come here. Before we even reach Kyoto, these conspiracy schemes have already caught up with the young master."
Wang Dafu sighed, and after giving some instructions to Lao Huang and others, he rode a fast horse towards Kyoto.
He entered Kyoto earlier than Fu Taining and told Qiu Ruoruo about this. Otherwise, if he is really sent to prison, Yu Zhi will definitely have to suffer a lot.
No one knows the ins and outs of prison better than Wang Dafu.
"Miss, let's go first..." Lao Huang said.
Li Wantong shook his head slightly and said firmly: "No, let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
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It only takes one day to enter Kyoto, and the road is extremely smooth, but there are many checkpoints on the road.
After driving for half a day, Yu Zhi could already see the majestic shadow of the city in the distance, as if it were a fairy palace hidden in the clouds. It was shocking.
For many years in Kyoto, this was the first time that Yu Zhi had such a feeling, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"I don't know the true face of Mount Lu!"
The perspective in the prison car is very "unique". Yu Zhi sits cross-legged and feels calm. He occasionally lies down on the prison car and closes his eyes to take a nap.
It's a pity that this is a prison car, and there is no connection with the word "leisurely" in any way.
Yu Zhi put his hands behind his head, and the sun fell on his face. He didn't care about other people's eyes, enjoying the leisurely life now.
Fu Taining turned his head and glanced at the prison car, and when he saw the leisurely and contented Yu Zhi, a sneer flashed in his heart.
"Death is imminent and I don't know it yet," Fu Taining said.
Yu Zhi opened one eye and looked at Fu Taining in front of him.
"My lord, do you think I will definitely die?"
Fu Taining responded naturally: "A murder must be paid with a life. I found a body in your carriage. Do you still want to deny it?"
Yu Zhi sat cross-legged, stretched out, and looked at the scenery of the countryside on both sides.
This place is very close to Kyoto, and there are markets gathering every day, which is much more lively than the sparsely populated areas in the north.
A group of soldiers escorting a prison van naturally attracted many people to watch.
Yu Zhi didn't hide it, he had long been used to it.
"Sir, we might as well make a bet to see who will live longer, you or me."
Fu Taining continued: "If I obey the law and abide by the law, I will live longer than you. On the contrary, it is not surprising that a murderer like you will live shorter."
Yu Zhi smiled and asked Fu Taining: "Since your lord is determined to kill me, why don't you let me be clear about who wants to harm me, and who has appointed you?"
Fu Taining held on to the reins and waited for the prison car to come forward and walk with Yu Zhi.
The soldiers all around also dispersed a little further away to avoid hearing the conversation between the two.
Fu Taining said sadly: "Don't you even know who you have offended?"
Without waiting for Yu Zhi's answer, Fu Taining said to himself: "The water in this big lake in Kyoto is deep and muddy. Many people died without knowing it. It is normal for there to be more corpses in the moat."
Yu Zhi also said with great agreement: "Yes, human life is worth less than grass. Some people die without knowing why, and no one avenges Zhaoxue."
Yu Zhi paused for a while, and suddenly looked at Fu Taining, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.
"Fortunately, I am not one of those people who died unjustly. If I die, someone will naturally avenge me. Sir, do you think you will be the first to die?"
Fu Taining was speechless for a moment. He knew that Yu Zhi was not a nobody, but who would avenge him? The Qiu family? Will Qiu Jinfeng, that old thief, confront the Chu Palace over a dead man and the third prince?
Fu Taining didn't believe it. He was also a veteran. He understood that the old people in the court were all mature with age and could distinguish current affairs clearly, so they were able to survive in the turbulent court until now.
Yu Zhi guessed Fu Taining's thoughts and continued to speak: "As the left minister of the Ministry of War, haven't you heard about those things in Beiliang Mansion?"
Fu Taining really didn't know that he had just sent the imperial military funds for suppressing bandits to Nanzhou Mansion, and when he returned from Nanzhou Mansion, he received orders from Xiang Jinghao. Originally, he was supposed to return to Beijing to resume his duties, just to wait for this fire.
Fu Taining was calm and composed, thinking that Yu Zhi was investigating the murder of an official. He heard this when he was in Kyoto.
But I didn’t understand the minutiae.
"Isn't it just that I investigated a case? What's there to show off?"
Yu Zhi laughed a few times and said, "Since you don't know, I will tell you."
The smile on Yu Zhi's lips made Fu Taining feel bad, and he heard Yu Zhi say: "The murder of officials was committed by Cang Shui, a subordinate of Cangshan Gate. By the way, Cangshan is one of the top three mountains among the 100,000 mountains in the north. The sect, the master of the mountain, Cang Bie Li, is at the ninth level of the stele. He is known as the half-step master and the best swordsman in the north. A sword of separation has suppressed the mountain of 100,000 for twenty years. Is such a sect powerful enough? It’s just what the imperial court wants. You have to think twice before taking action against him."
"Therefore, Cangshan gave up twenty years of his sect's fortune in exchange for Cang Shui's life. The court also made the matter trivial and stopped pursuing it. But Cang Shui is still dead?"
Fu Taining has heard about it so far. But Cang Shui is dead, so what's going on?
Fu Taining looked at Yu Zhi doubtfully. He knew that Yu Zhi had no need to lie to him, but Cangshan had spent twenty years to save the sect's fortune. What would happen now that he was dead?
"Not long ago, I killed Cangshan in front of the gate of Cangshan Mountain in front of everyone in Cangshan Mountain."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Fu Taining say: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! How can a sect like Cangshan humiliate such an idiot like you?"
Yu Zhi spread his hands, and what the young boy said last night suddenly popped into his mind. "Maybe I have a good background. To kill Cangshan, you naturally need to have enough confidence and strength. I can't scare Cang Biejie, but someone can."
"Fortunately, the person who can scare Cang Bier happens to be my elder - Li Haomiao!"
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After Yu Zhi said the words "Li Haomiao", Fu Taining had no interest in continuing the conversation.
Just as Yu Zhi said, Fu Taining should be worried about his own life.
Along the way, Yu Zhi had some leisure and had a good sleep.
Until Yu Zhi was woken up by a burst of crying. When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in front of the gate of Kyoto.
The majestic city gate is like a huge mouth, which makes people feel awe.
Numerous roadblocks were seen blocking the way of Fu Taining and his party. A middle-aged woman was crying and heartbroken next to Zhao Jie.
No need to think too much, this is the wife of Zhao Kai, the Minister of Punishment, and the biological mother of Zhao Jie.
Fu Taining didn't know Zhao Jie, but he was shocked when he met Mrs. Zhao. Could it be that this person has always seemed familiar to me, but never imagined that he is actually Lord Shangshu's son?
Now that Fu Taining thought of Yu Zhi's previous words, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. If he enforces the law impartially and catches the murderer, he will have nothing to fear.
But it turns out that this is all a calculation
Before Fu Taining could speak, he heard Mrs. Zhao crying: "Who killed my son? Someone come and cut him into pieces."
Yu Zhi curled his lips and said speechlessly: "Another crazy woman."
The last woman who yelled at Yu Zhi like this was Shao Xin, who had already been killed by her own husband.
In the blink of an eye, Mrs. Zhao saw Yu Zhi in the prison car.
"He is the murderer. Come on, kill him!"
Naturally, the Ministry of Punishment's Shangshu's Mansion also supports staff and soldiers. When Mrs. Zhao came, she brought a staff member and dozens of soldiers.
Seeing the other party surrounding them, the spear points reached Yu Zhi's prison car, just like hunters killing wild boars in the mountains. After the wild boar fell into the trap, the hunters would swarm up and pierce the wild boar's body with their spears. middle.
Yu Zhi was calm and composed, sitting cross-legged in the prison car, with his hands folded on his chest and a piece of dogtail grass that came from nowhere in his mouth.
The height of the prison car did not allow Yu Zhi to stand upright, so half-sitting was the best posture.
"Sir, are you just going to watch them kill me?" Yu Zhi said lightly.
Fu Taining's mood was extremely complicated. He thought that sending Yu Zhi to Kyoto would have completed the task, but this scene had already happened in front of the city gate of Kyoto.
The son of the Minister of Punishment was killed, and his wife led others to take revenge.
If it were left in a deserted place, Fu Taining would definitely turn a blind eye or close one eye.
But now in full view of everyone, Fu Taining knew that he had to stop them. Even if he wanted Yu Zhi to die in the hands of these people, he could get out of this matter.
But Fu Taining could only order, "What are you doing for food? Why don't you stop them."
Only then did the surrounding soldiers react and draw their swords to block these soldiers.
Mrs. Zhao burst into tears, stared at Fu Taining, and asked harshly: "Master Fu, do you want to stop me from avenging my son?"
Fu Taining knew this was troublesome and felt bitter. He looked around subconsciously. All the pedestrians entering and leaving Kyoto were watching the excitement.
"Mrs. Zhao, Yu Zhi is an official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The case still needs to be handed over to His Majesty for a verdict before he can be convicted. I miss you and feel sad about losing your son, so please leave immediately." Fu Taining knew the process and even more knew that he wanted to convict Yu. The sin of knowing is not that simple.
Mrs. Zhao's eyes were completely split. She only had one son, and now that he was gone like this, how could she not feel heartbroken.
"Fu Taining, you..." Mrs. Zhao even hated Fu Taining.
At this moment, a fierce light flashed in the air, reaching directly between Yu Zhi's eyebrows, trying to penetrate Yu Zhi's head.
"Bold!" Fu Taining shouted.
But apart from shouting, he made no other action, and made no attempt to prevent this from happening.
It's all death anyway. If Yu Zhi dies in the hands of others, what does it have to do with him?
Fu Taining raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, thinking about his own little calculation. In this way, Li Haomiao won't come to me, right? Hahahahaha. ,
Yu Zhi noticed this keenly and had no intention of taking action.
Just heard a loud shout from above the city wall!
"How dare you cause trouble in Kyoto!"
In an instant, the sword light raged, swallowing up the light that shot toward Yu Zhi.
