"I went to check the background of Liu Jing who died."
Under the flickering lights, Hu Yan with black ribbon took the lead in opening the show.
"I was born in Luzhou, and my ancestors were state and county officials in the Eastern Qi Dynasty. At the age of thirty-two, I became the captain of the Jinwu Guards accompanying the capital. Logically speaking, I was pretty good. But for the next ten years, I wasted my time here in Jiangdu. It was fine in the past few years, but it has become increasingly unsatisfactory in the past few years. I often tell people around me that this place is gradually becoming more and more southern, and I can't get used to it, and I want to leave. But after ten years of hard work, I am unwilling to leave for nothing. I always want to make some contributions..."
Everyone had some reaction when they heard this.
At this point, Hu Yan looked at Zhang Xing, who was sitting in the shadows with only half of his face exposed, and then glanced at the people around him: "Yesterday's case was obvious. Duke Zhou was simply a false target, and his original intention was to kill Liu. Jing, and my opinion is basically consistent with what Zhang Sanlang said yesterday, this is probably an internal fight in Jiangdu’s officialdom...and I think we were probably smart but were mistaken last night."
"What should I say?" Bai Yousi tilted his head slightly.
"Think about it during the inspection. Based on Liu Jing's performance, is it possible that he might report some inside information about Jiangdu to us?"
Hu Yan responded seriously.
"The only northerner among Jiangdu's dignitaries, and the northerner with enough motivation to report some inside information to us, was assassinated at the banquet on the day after we arrived in Jiangdu... Is there really any conspiracy against us? According to From my point of view, it seems that because of our arrival, he was forced to carry out a hasty assassination. He had no choice but to stay in the palace and offend the father, or in front of us. He had no choice but to kill him. Otherwise, Liu Jing would not be able to say anything after the banquet. We can directly find you for inspection and make a report."
"If that's the case, could it be that an expert has determined our mentality and specifically chose to assassinate us here? Let's do it under the light?" Qian Tang asked rhetorically. "It's hard to tell after all."
"Not bad." Hu Yan nodded. "It's just a possibility, that's what I feel... Moreover, what Zhang Sanlang said yesterday is indeed reasonable, and it is appropriate to get rid of the embarrassment in the officialdom in advance."
"You don't have to save face for me." Bai Yousi smiled. "If we are suspicious of ourselves, it must be because I didn't think carefully last night... and then I will say that this case must be solved... It's actually not difficult."
Hu Yan shook his head slightly.
"There is a Jingjiehu General Banner here in Jiangdu who is an old friend of mine." Qian Tang took it. "I just came out of his house. He told me that yesterday's assassin was indeed a member of the True Fire Cult. He also told me that the True Fire Cult is blooming all over the southeast. All the dignitaries in Jiangdu City, as long as they are southerners, don't believe it. Yes, there are also those in Lai Gong and Zhou Gong’s homes..."
"So those servant assassins yesterday were also openly recommended by the True Fire Cult?" Someone suddenly asked.
"No." Qian Tang shook his head. "Or there is no way to trace it from here... Lai Gong and Zhou Gong were the general and deputy generals of Xuzhou a few months ago. It was only because of the defeat of the Second Expedition to Dongyi and Yang Shen's rebellion, the serious damage to military supplies and logistics, and the destruction of the Central Plains that they became The two of them came here temporarily to replenish military resources... In other words, the servants and maids in the left-behind mansion were brought in in a hurry. Some were official servants allocated by the government on the spot, and many were They were recruited through temporary purchases, and the dancers among these assassins were bought from public houses, and the servants were all official servants."
"So, Xie Juncheng has something to say?" Someone asked again.
"This is natural." Li Qingchen also spoke. "Do you still remember? Yesterday, we came in a hurry, but a whole group of royal robes arrived on the pontoon. The place was shaken. Everyone from Jiangdu's dignitaries came to ask questions, but this county magistrate didn't send anyone... I don't know what he was busy with. ? Not to mention, this person was born in the Xie family, one of the eight great families in Jiangdong, which has been known as a famous family for hundreds of years. However, since the saint ascended the throne, although this dynasty has repeatedly promoted people from Jiangdong, most of them are from the same family as the deceased Zhang Shangshu. The second-rate aristocratic families tend to suppress the Eight Great Families of Jiangdong. It is normal for such people to have resentment towards the imperial court."
Everyone nodded.
Bai Yousi also looked at Li Qingchen: "Xiao Li, what did you check again?"
"I just asked about Xie Juncheng's affairs in detail... This guy has a high position and a high position, but he always writes some sour poems, saying that his talents are not appreciated and he is misunderstood." Li Qingchen sneered. "After Lai Gong and Zhou Gong took office, he took advantage of Lai Gong's indifference, and Zhou Gong was always polite to them, so he promoted the southeastern scholars in Jiangdu, and the administration was extremely biased. If someone really did this Whatever happened that made Liu Jing think he could file a complaint, he was the one most likely to do it."
"What about Duke Zhao and Liao Zhushou? Apart from the fact that they are both from the south, do they have any disagreements with Liu Jing?"
"In theory, Governor Zhao is Liu Jing's direct superior and jointly manages the palace. However, in fact, the Jinwu Guards led by Liu Jing not only guard the palace but also patrol the streets at night. Their responsibilities do not completely overlap. Any disputes that occur are normal. As for Liao Zhushou and Liu Jing...Jingjiehu and Jinwuwei, haven't you seen enough in Dongdu?" Li Qingchen continued to laugh.
"So everyone is suspected?" The people below were obviously irritated.
"Could they have done it together?"
"We didn't do it together, and the others would just watch indifferently."
"Lai Gong and Zhou Gong..."
"I think Lai Gong and Zhou Gong are probably watching with cold eyes, but we can only ignore them... How could a saint touch these two people for such a thing? To put it bluntly, we are still separated As for Zhongcheng, it was Lai Gong who threw us all into Yangzijin. The saint couldn't say anything and didn't bother to pay attention... They are all used to seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They destroyed Nanchen and conquered Dongyi, hundreds of thousands of them. Your life, what does this little thing mean?"
"If that's the case, how can we investigate the case? If we find out, Laigong will cover it up with a wave of his hand..."
"How could it be his turn to cover up?" Qian Tang sneered and scolded. "When the investigation is really clear, the inspector will strike with his sword! Do you still expect Lai Gong and Zhou Gong to be the masters of Qingtian?"
Everyone nodded, didn't they? They almost forgot that there was a Qingtian lady sitting here!
"Inspection... what do you think?" Qian Tang turned around and urged seriously. "There is no criminal clue about this matter at the moment, and if the truth is discussed, it points to the infighting among Jiangdu's powerful people and the contradiction between the north and the south."
"Infighting among the powerful and conflicts between the north and the south are definitely inevitable. It is true that the matter may not be settled, but the key point is that as members of the Jing'an Taiwan patrol team, when encountering such a big case, we must understand in our hearts what to do. It's important to find out the ins and outs of the matter. You can't rely on being soaked in blood for nothing." Bai Yousi responded calmly, but then looked at Zhang Xing. "Zhang San, you and Qin Erlang also went out today. What did you check?"
"Nothing was found." Zhang Xingyi said. "We went to the True Fire Temple around Jiangdu, two in Nancheng, one in the city, and one in Yangzijin. We just felt that the teachings of the True Fire Sect were quite appropriate, but the religion was obviously divided into two factions. One faction respected the True Fire Temple. Fire is taking the lower-level route; one group obviously respects the female saint Qionghua more and is taking the upper-level route. Obviously, years of suppression by the court have caused divisions within the True Fire Sect. If a unified religious reform is not carried out, it will be very difficult. They may drift apart and eventually break up completely.”
After everyone listened, they were silent for a while.
After a while, Qian Tang frowned: "Zhang Sanlang, which group do you think is responsible for this case?"
"Theoretically, which faction seems to respect the female saint? Otherwise, how could they enter the left-behind mansion?" Zhang Xing said with a smile. "But I still think it's more like the True Fire Faction, because they control the manpower... and they are not so divided that they are completely incompatible."
"If you say it, you haven't said it yet." Li Qingchen felt depressed for a moment.
"I said nothing was found." Zhang Xing said confidently.
"I was waiting on the river and found the female assassin who escaped yesterday." At this moment, Bai Yousi suddenly spoke. "And he captured her alive and interrogated her in Jiangxinzhou..."
There was a sudden silence in the room, the kind that could be detected if a pin dropped.
"She is one of the female saint candidates of the True Fire Sect. She grew up in the temple and practiced martial arts since she was a child. The year before last, she suddenly went to Yang Shen's house..." Bai Yousi said happily. "And according to her, she also visited the Yang Mansion once when she was a teenager."
"A broken mirror reunites." Someone blurted out.
People around him suddenly realized.
Reunion through a broken mirror is a well-known allusion to Yang Shen's father, Yang Bin. It refers to the fact that after Yang Bin, the first hero of the founding of the Wei Dynasty, participated in the destruction of Chen, he took a princess of Chen as a maid in the palace. As a result, her husband was found with a token of the broken mirror, and Yang Bin After knowing the beauty of adulthood, let the broken mirror be reunited.
This matter, placed here, refers more to the fact that Yang Bin, as the first hero and powerful official in the founding of the country, participated in the war to destroy Chen and the later Jiangdong counter-insurgency war. Han Bolong's burning, killing and looting were different when he went south. It was considered that Qiu did not commit any crimes, so he was very popular in the southeast.
So, no matter what the purpose of Yang Shen's rebellion, it is normal for the True Fire Sect, which is secretly on the opposite side of the imperial court, to send out some masters to help him... In fact, according to this theory, they may have been secretly colluding for many years.
"Not bad." Bai Yousi smiled. "In short, Yang Shen was defeated too quickly, so he fled back to the south and stayed in Jiangdu..."
"Did the inspection directly ask someone to come?" Someone couldn't wait. "Who ordered her?"
"She would rather die than say anything." Bai Yousi continued to laugh. "I'm not willing to kill her either. But guess where she first lived after returning to Jiangdu?"
"Are you staying in the palace?" Zhang Xing, who was in the shadow, suddenly raised his eyebrows and spoke. "A broken mirror reunites."
"Not bad." Bai Yousi turned around and said yes with a smile. "It's the palace behind us."
