In autumn, although the sun is bright, there is still a bit of coolness in the wind. There are soft cushions on the exquisite bed that can only accommodate one person. Yao Yao and Leng Linjiang are sitting opposite each other. The sound of sizzling and the smell of meat can be heard from the food table. Slowly overflowed.
"Hey, have you heard? There is a new explanation for the Yang family case." The person who spoke was the big man who was eating at the table next door. He was dressed in a barbarian dress with narrow sleeves, his voice was like a bell, and his beard trembled slightly when he spoke.
The waiter who was serving the dishes drew back his legs, paused slightly, and talked about the gossip in a good-natured manner: "The guest officer is talking about the Yang family in Xuanpingfang."
"Now in Chang'an City, there is no one more famous than that girl from the Yang family." Another young scholar clicked his tongue, still having a lingering aftertaste of the tiled barbecue just now, and smiled with his eyes narrowed.
The waiter nodded and bowed with a smile: "I've heard about it, too. This case has been transferred to the Department of Internal Health. The Department of Internal Health is no better than the Jingzhao Mansion. She would be beaten until she spit out her mouth."
Why is this word of mouth more effective than the loudspeaker at the entrance of the village? Rumors of right and wrong come so quickly. What happens in the morning is spread all over the village by noon. Otherwise, there are no secrets in Chang'an City.
Yao Yao and Leng Linjiang exchanged quick glances.
Leng Linjiang pretended to cough slightly: "No matter how powerful the Internal Security Department is, it can't be beaten into submission."
The three of them looked over in unison, and the Hu man said in surprise: "Young Master, I think you don't know yet. Just now, the Internal Security Department led people to seal off the Yang family. They captured more than a dozen people, old and young, and now they have been locked up." In jail."
With a "Plop" sound, Leng Linjiang choked and took them all. Was he planning to kill them all?
He shook his head and went to the scientific examination with Han Changmu. He still knew a little about his character. He clicked his tongue and said, "This is also the case in the Department of Internal Security's questioning."
The scholar sneered and said, "Asking questions, when Young Ambassador Han of the Internal Security Department took office in Jiannan Road, he was famous as the Jade-faced Yama. I think his questioning methods were bloody."
Yao Yao took the bamboo chopsticks and slowly turned the meat in the dipping sauce.
The Department of Internal Security had just taken away Yang Yinghua, but before even bothering to put him through trial, they took away the entire Yang family.
The methods of the Department of Internal Health, to use the modern terminology of her previous life, were always low-key, luxurious and meaningful, but this time she was as grand as a villain who suddenly succeeded.
She couldn't figure it out. Could it be that Young Ambassador Han looked like he had an ascetic face, but in fact, like the prince, he loved to make high-profile appearances.
"Hey, hey," Leng Linjiang waved the bamboo chopsticks in front of Yao Yao: "Hey, Yao, what are you thinking about? You've turned the meat to pieces."
Yao Yao suddenly regained his composure, moved closer to Leng Linjiang, and lowered his voice: "Old Leng, tell me, if Master Han can't ask anything, will he get angry and beat them all to death? "
"Pfft -" Leng Linjiang sprayed a squirt of wine from the dining table, his eyes were as big as copper coins, and he opened his mouth: "No, Ah Yao, what are you thinking? Major Ambassador Han also took the official examination seriously. How can you be so ignorant of right from wrong?"
Are these two different things? Is there any inevitable connection between taking the scientific examination and becoming an official and discerning right from wrong?
There are people in every dynasty and every generation who have passed the scientific examination and become official, and then become sycophants. Otherwise, are there so many unjust cases made up by people?
Yao Yao pursed his lips and said: "Lao Leng, you are also serious about taking the scientific examination and becoming an official. You haven't done enough things without distinguishing right from wrong."
Leng Linjiang glared and snarled fiercely: "Ah Yao, this hurts my heart. Have you been abandoned by the scientific examination candidates, or do you have some misunderstanding about not distinguishing right from wrong."
"..." Yao Yao was speechless: "The ones in the storybook that were first messed up and then discarded were all scientific examination exam papers. It can be seen that there are quite a few people who read the books and ended up in the stomachs of dogs."
Leng Linjiang stared, speechless.
Isn't it? Most of the money in Pingkangfang was contributed by the examinees, and most of the prostitutes who were let down were the sins of the examinees.
A gust of wind passed by, and He Dengglou ran over panting, with his hands on his hips, a pale face, and kept humming: "Leng Shaoyin, Boss Yao, hurry up, hurry up, go back quickly, yes, yes, yes."
"There's a case, let's go." Yao Yao cut off He Denglu's words and stood up with his hands on his knees. It was really a bad year. Even a big meal was not cheap, and Leng Linjiang was cheap.
He Denggou shook his head and finally took a breath: "It's not a case, it's someone who took a flying slave to Chang'an County. The magistrate of Chang'an County saw that the matter was serious, so he asked the Fa Cao to send the person to Jingzhao Mansion. ."
The three of them galloped back to Jingzhao Mansion with their horses whipped, and when they got off their horses, the Chang'an County Magistrate came up to them. They hurriedly walked to the government office and said, "A few months ago, Chang'an City held a meeting. At the five-year pigeon racing event, tens of thousands of flying slaves were released outside Yumen Pass. Later, 90% of the flying slaves flew back to Chang'an City. I thought that the remaining flying slaves were lost on the road. Unexpectedly, this morning, the flying slave of the Li family in Xianfang flew back with a letter on his paw. After reading it, the second son of the Li family came to report for a humble position. The county magistrate felt that this was a serious matter. I ordered you to come and report to Lord Fu Yin."
"Here's the letter." Leng Linjiang put on his official uniform, neatly tied up his loose hair, took the letter handed over by Fa Cao, glanced at it, his face changed drastically, and he handed it to Yao Yao with his backhand, his lips trembling in shock. : "It's a big deal."
It is said to be a letter, but it is actually a strip of cloth two fingers wide and one palm long. It feels like a piece of clothing material. It is tied to Feinu's claws and sent back to Chang'an City from Yumen Pass. The plain white material has already turned gray and has rough edges. It's wool.
The strip of cloth was written in messy small regular script. Although it was written in a hurry and the ink was a little smeared, the composition could still be seen in the writing, and it was obvious that it had been practiced.
"We are traveling to Mohe Yanqi. We are lost. Please rescue us quickly. Yang Youzi, Department of Internal Security, May 25th."
Yao Yao shook his hands and remembered the "Miscellaneous Notes of the Western Regions" he had read.
"Mohe Yanqi is eight hundred miles long. It was called the Sand River in ancient times. There are no birds in sight. In the afternoon, there are animals and no water or grass."
The traveler caravan might get lost in the eight hundred miles of quicksand between Yizhou and Guazhou, but the baggage convoy carrying several Sinan cars should not get lost.
But this is not the point. The point is that Mohe Yanqi is outside Yumen Pass, in the southeast of Illinois. The baggage convoy should return after arriving at Yumen Pass. It is impossible to go deep here and get lost in the quicksand.
According to the news from Yumen Pass, the baggage convoy never arrived at Yumen Pass.
But judging from the meaning of this note, the baggage convoy seemed to have bypassed Yumen Pass and appeared inexplicably at Mohe Yanqi.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
After a few words, Yao Yao also changed his expression, twisted the cloth and said: "The second young master of the Li family is here."
Fa Cao nodded: "Here he comes, I know the importance of my humble position, so I asked him to wait in the hall."
The Li family has no official or nobility. They have been in the medicine business since their ancestors. They have been practicing medicine and selling medicines for decades. They are quite respected and have placed their house and medicine shop in Taixianfang.
One is to enter from Yanping Gate, which is convenient for purchasing medicinal materials.
Secondly, all the people living in the area near Taixianfang are poor and their livelihood is difficult. The Li Family Pharmacy has always done good deeds and can better benefit the town.
However, the second son of the Li family did not inherit the ancestral legacy. Instead, he took the imperial examination. He was already a candidate at a young age. In another two years, it is not known whether he will be a Jinshi.
Seeing Leng Linjiang and Yao Yao, Mr. Li saluted, as if he knew what they wanted to ask. Without waiting for them to ask, he said clearly: "My Fei Nu was outside Yumen Pass on the eighth day of April. On May 28th, I rushed back to Chang'an City. According to Fei Nu's usual speed, Fei Nu should have returned around the beginning of June. However, I didn't wait for Fei Nu. I thought it was coming. It got stuck on the road. After all, it is thousands of miles away from Yumen Pass to Chang'an City, and the journey is difficult and dangerous. But, when I got up this morning," he took a breath: "Fei Nu fell in the yard. I checked it and found that Fei Nu's One wing and one paw were injured. The wound had been cleaned and the paw was bandaged. The racing pigeon club ring was also on the paw, and this letter was tied to the other paw. I think it is very important. , so he went to report to the Chang'an County Government."
Yao Yao nodded: "I brought the cotton cloth to bandage the wound."
Mr. Li held a piece of gray cloth in his hands and handed it to Yao Yao: "Take it with you. I'm afraid of destroying the evidence, so I didn't dare to untie it. I cut it with scissors."
Yao Yao glanced at Mr. Li and was quite surprised by his thoughtfulness.
Leng Linjiang was also surprised. He turned over the knot and looked carefully. His face darkened and he nodded at Yao Yao.
The cloth strip is ordinary plain white cotton, without embroidery or dyeing.
Military attachés mostly used this cloth to make their middle coats, for no other reason than that it was cheap and sweat-absorbent.
What is unusual is that the knotting technique is indeed exclusive to the Department of Internal Health. Yao Yao politely thanked him: "Thank you very much, Second Young Master. If you think of anything after you go back, I hope you can come in time." Report."
Second Young Master Li also returned the greeting politely and followed Fa Cao out of the government office.
Leng Linjiang looked at the letter again: "The knotting method is correct, but the handwriting is not necessarily correct. We have not seen Yang Youzi's handwriting, so we can't judge."
Yao Yao said: "Where is Mr. Fu Yin?"
Leng Linjiang counted the days: "Today we will review the backlog of cases. Mr. Fu Yin has gone to Tingwei's Mansion. I guess it will be good if he comes back at midnight."
Although it is said that urgent matters need to be postponed, it is a matter of human life and there is no need to postpone it. If it is postponed until tomorrow, I don’t know what complications will arise.
It is not difficult to find Yang Youzi's handwriting. If you search the Yang family, you can always find some letters, notes, and the like. But now that the Yang family has been sealed off by the Internal Security Department, it is not so easy to enter.
800,000 yuan and defense plans were lost, and Yang Youzi was wanted. This was something everyone in Chang'an knew about. It was precisely because of this incident that Yang Yinghua's accident attracted special attention. Now that Yang Youzi's incident has become controversial, then, Yang Yinghua Will things take a turn for the worse?
In fact, Yang Yinghua's case was handed over to the Department of Internal Health and had nothing to do with Yao Yao, but she felt a little pity for the frail girl from the Yang family, just like her desperate look when she had just traveled through time and was in jail, knowing that she was in jail. She felt she had been wronged but just sat there and ignored it. She couldn't let it go.
