Meng Sui wore the belt and walked around the official hall again. He didn't see anything wrong on anyone's face. Even Wang Jingzong's look of surprise was hidden deep in his eyes and disappeared in an instant.
If it weren't for Meng Suigao's sharp eyes and his certainty that he had seen nothing wrong just now, he would have almost mistakenly thought that there was nothing unusual about Wang Jingzong.
And He Zhenfu led the inner guards and searched the room on the second floor, but could not find a single shoe.
As for any traces of Pingkangfang candles being used, nothing was found in the room.
After receiving this information, Han Changmu was stunned. He calmed down and said, "Perhaps Wang Jingzong saw this belt on someone and thought it looked familiar, so he took another look."
Meng Suigai concentrated for a moment before shaking his head: "Beizhi felt that Mr. Wang's expression was more like he was wondering why this belt was tied to Beizhi. He seemed to be very familiar with this belt and the owner of the belt. Familiar."
Yao Yao tilted his head and thought: "Sir, Mr. Wang has always been known as an upright person in the court. He never kowtows to others, nor does he do one thing in front of others or behind his back. The lower official thinks that instead of speculating behind his back, it is better to ask questions in person. If you ask Mr. Wang, you might get some unexpected results."
Han Changmu had also heard of the name Wang Jingzong. Although this man came from a humble background, he was extremely talented. However, he was not a well-rounded person. Although he entered the officialdom as the number one scholar, he always stayed in the Hanlin Academy and never achieved success. The real important position is also in the awkward position of being undervalued in the court, which is extremely inconsistent with his high starting point for becoming an official. "
His eyes flashed, and he quietly told Meng Suigai: "Go and ask Mr. Wang about this alone. Your attitude must be respectful and peaceful."
Meng Suiguai said yes and quickly went downstairs.
Han Changmu looked at Meng Sui's secluded back and sighed somewhat lonelyly: "I would definitely not bring Pingkangfang's candle to the tribute courtyard just to explore the warehouse, or in other words, no one would use it in such a conspicuous way. He went to the warehouse to steal some candles."
Yao Yao also nodded: "Xiaoguan also found it strange that the candles in Pingkangfang are different from ordinary candles. This matter is not a secret. Most people in Chang'an know that this person has no reason to go to the warehouse to steal things in such a high-profile manner. , unless he didn’t intend to steal anything at all, but deliberately left clues to confuse our thinking.”
Han Changmu was quiet for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "There is no need for a body search when the examiner enters the curtain. If the missing shoe is actually a secret code for the appointment, then it is most likely that someone has prepared an identical shoe in advance. , after getting the other one, they form a perfect pair and will not arouse any suspicion."
He Zhenfu also felt that this was very possible and said anxiously: "The humble duty is to go and clean the shoe on the deceased's foot first."
"Don't worry." Han Changmu stopped He Zhenfu with words.
He Zhenfu looked puzzled.
Yao Yao glanced at Han Changmu and said jokingly: "Sun Ying will come over after dawn, let Sun Ying wash."
He Zhenfu suddenly realized it and laughed.
While talking, the guards had already searched all the rooms carefully, but still found nothing.
When Han Changmu saw the exhausted inner guards, he was moved and quietly told He Zhenfu: "Let all the inner guards have a rest. We will search the scholars after daybreak."
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A light cyan light has appeared on the horizon, very weak and light, but it contains the astonishing potential of starting a prairie fire.
Han Changmu and others returned to the room on the third floor. As soon as they sat down, Meng Suigu opened the door and walked in, bowing and saluting.
Han Changmu asked: "How, what did Mr. Wang say?"
Meng Suigai's face was a little ugly, his expression was strange, he tilted his head and said: "Sir, Master Wang said that he had seen this belt in the saint's study, but the jade buckle was not inlaid with this topaz, but It’s a sapphire.”
"What, in the saint's study!!" The news was like a bolt from the blue. Han Changmu was shocked, slapped the desk, and stood up in panic.
Yao Yao and He Zhenfu looked at each other, both seeing the look of fear in each other's eyes, and remained speechless for a long time.
In the end, it was Han Changmu who calmed down first and said in a deep and anxious voice: "Please tell me carefully what is going on."
Meng Suigai took a deep breath and tried to speak calmly and in detail: "According to Mr. Wang, at the beginning of this year, when he was playing in the study, he saw such a piece hanging on the red sandalwood hanger next to him. The belt, the jade buckle is inlaid with a sapphire. Mr. Wang said that he thought this belt was extremely unique at the time, but the sapphire inlay was broken and looked very abrupt. It should have been inlaid with a topaz." He took a breath to relieve his nervous mood: "Mr. Wang said that when the humble class appeared wearing this belt for the first time, he did feel that it looked familiar, so he took a few more glances. But the second time, the humble class He was very surprised when he appeared wearing a belt inlaid with topaz. Mr. Wang felt that, on the one hand, even if a saint wanted to reward someone with a belt, he would not reward it to a lowly position; The person who received the reward should offer the gift, and there is absolutely no reason to give it to others. Thirdly, when he saw that the sapphire on the jade buckle had been replaced by yellow jade, he felt that he had made a mistake. This belt was not a saint. The one in the study."
After hearing these words, Han Changmu and the other three could no longer hide their shock, and they didn't know what to say for a while.
Han Changmu's head buzzed, as if something exploded in an instant, making him dazed.
He took two more breaths and then said calmly: "Meng Suige put away his belt first. You must keep this matter secret until the provincial examination is over and I go to the palace to report to the saint."
The three of them all claimed that they were, and dispersed without daring to say anything more.
Han Changmu stood in front of the window, looking at the gradually whitening sky, but his heart sank inch by inch, as dark as the deep night.
There is a corridor between Mingyuan Tower and the kitchen at the back. This corridor is not long, so there are no lamp posts. When it gets dark, there is no light in the corridor, and you can't see your fingers.
On weekdays, no one walks on this corridor except for the unloading of vegetable trucks after they arrive.
At this time, a low and earnest voice came from the darkness. Because the voice was so low, I couldn't hear it clearly as I was walking outside the corridor. I just thought it was the squeaking of a mouse.
"Why did that thing fall into the hands of the Department of Internal Health?" A cold and clear voice sounded in the darkness, as if a cold wind was blowing by.
The voice of the other person was low, like a drumstick beating a broken drum, making a hissing noise: "Isn't it bad to fall into the hands of the Department of Internal Health? It's so safe and secure. No one dares to attack the Department of Internal Health."
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idea. "
"Yes, you don't dare to fight, and I don't dare to fight. Wouldn't the young master's plan be in vain?" A cold voice said sarcastically.
"Then, don't worry about my business. I'm only responsible for finding that thing. As for whose hands it ends up in, it all depends on their abilities." The deep voice seemed to have heard something funny and sneered. The fire in Qing Leng Sheng's heart suddenly rose.
"You, you did it on purpose!!" Qing Lengzhi shouted angrily. Fortunately, he still clearly remembered where he was. Even if he was angry, he did not yell loudly, but kept his voice extremely low. , coupled with the cold voice, it is quite intimidating.
But the deep voice showed no fear at all, and instead sneered: "If you are unwilling, you can get it yourself."
"You, you..." The cold voice knew how much he weighed, and his voice trembled with anger, unable to form a complete sentence.
The deep voice did not have the consciousness to pursue the enemy, and smiled to add insult to injury: "You have to remember, I have the ability to divert trouble to the east, and I have the ability to lead trouble back again. By then, you can't run away, so don't Count on me.”
"You, you..." The cold voice said these two words with difficulty again. He was completely helpless against such an unorganized rogue.
"Goodbye, you, yours. How come you stutter after not seeing each other for a few hours?" A low voice cut off his words, followed closely with a taunt, and then said: "It's almost dawn, you If you are not afraid of death, just stand here and don't move."
After saying that, he rolled down his sleeves and walked out of the corridor.
There are internal guards guarding the outside of the official hall, euphemistically called to protect the safety of all officials.
After seeing the scene of Jiang Shen's assassination, everyone had no objections to this arrangement. On the contrary, they had objections to the number of internal guards. They felt that there were only four internal guards guarding a large official hall, and the manpower was obviously insufficient.
After everyone's full request, four more internal guards were finally added, and they patrolled the official hall every hour.
He Zhenfu patrolled the official hall with two internal guards. He walked to a bunk and saw the empty quilt. His eyes froze. He put his hand into the quilt and tried it. It was already cold.
He pointed to the quilt and asked, "Where are the people?"
The two inner guards looked at each other.
One of the young guards reacted very quickly, ran to the door of the official hall, and asked the tall and thin guard guarding him in a low voice.
The tall and lanky inner guard replied casually: "Oh, that's Li Jie, the doctor in the Ministry of War. He said he had to go to the toilet. I checked my waist badge. It's okay."
The young guard asked: "When did he go?"
The tall and lanky inner guard was still not alert at all, and said casually: "I don't remember, I don't care."
The young guard stamped his feet fiercely: "You are confused! The bed is cold and he hasn't come back yet. If he didn't fall into the latrine, he didn't go to the latrine at all!!"
The tall and thin guard suddenly changed his expression, trembling his lips and asked: "Really, really, really?" As soon as he finished speaking, he ran towards the toilet.
The young guard grabbed him and stamped his feet angrily: "What's the point of going there now? Why don't you hurry up and look for him in a less crowded place? You're really just eating enough food but not thinking."
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