"What are you going to do?" Zhang Bi asked Lin Linyou.
"I... am going to go to the imperial edict!" Lin Lin said.
"Are you really planning to kill Huang Ze?" Zhang Bi couldn't help but raise his voice, "That's against the party! You must never do this!"
"No, I didn't intend to kill him." Lin Linyou said, "It was a white lie. Besides, I have no enmity with him, so how can I do it?"
"Then you go to jail?"
"Ask the real murderer of his accomplices!"
"You still want to take on this case?" Zhang Bi's voice became louder again, "Li Qianhu finally let us off the hook. Aren't you asking for trouble?"
"Tonight, I almost died in the hands of that guy." Lin Linyou gritted his teeth, "I don't like to be too passive. You and third brother don't have to go with me."
"What are you talking about?" Zhang Bi said, "Even if you don't say it, I won't go with you."
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Lin Linyou almost became moved, but after hearing the second half, he didn't dare to move...
"Brother, that person tonight has a good background," he said.
"What's wrong?"
"I've been fighting with him for so long, but the night patrol of the Nancheng Army and Horses Division didn't even show up." Lin Lin said, "I think this guy might have something to do with someone from the Army and Horses Division. If so, the Jiaofang Division case Behind it, there might still be a big fish!”
"The bigger the fish, the bigger the wind and waves!" Zhang Bi said, "Besides, I don't think this fish will be so big. Does a big fish have to be difficult to deal with the Jiaofangsi's guests? And there is something wrong with your analysis, Nancheng The Bingma Division's night patrol didn't show up, maybe he was lazy. Could it be that before the killer killed you, he took a photo of someone from the Bing and Mas Division, wasn't he looking for trouble?"
"What if someone from the Bingma Division is also one of the murderers?" Lin Lin said, "You also know that night patrol is not easy to do. Many of them are scoundrels on the streets. And such people, The identities match those of the robbers who died before, so it’s not impossible to take revenge for personal gain.”
"According to your opinion, is the real culprit in this Jiaofang Division case a big fish or a small shrimp?"
"Perhaps both are possible." Lin Lin lobbied, "Big fish or small shrimp, just go to the prison and ask Huang Ze to find out."
"Just answer it if you ask him?" Zhang Bi sneered, "You think things are too simple, don't you? As someone who rebels against the party and knows that he will die, how can he reveal his comrades again?"
"Under a severe punishment, why can't you ask for anything?" Lin Lin said, "Besides, based on my relationship with Miss Yu, I believe that he will confide something to me."
"Yes, you really have a friendship, a deep friendship." Zhang Bi said, "What? Are you going to protect her for the rest of your life? Do you have the money to redeem her?"
"Stay here temporarily, just temporarily." Lin Lin said, "That's why we need to find out the killer!"
"Yes! Yu Miaolan doesn't know who the real murderer is?" Zhang Bi asked, "It stands to reason that she should know, otherwise why would the murderer want to assassinate her?"
"On the way back, she told me that she was a young man named Lian." Lin Lin said, "She is about the same age as Huang Ze, and they worked together to kill an offender. But tonight I fought three hundred The person who took the turn was actually a middle-aged man..."
"Did she see it with her own eyes?"
"She said she saw them dragging people to the back alley from the window. The next day there was a dead body in the back alley. It was the robber they dragged out that night."
"Why did this middle-aged man kill Yu Miaolan?"
Lin Linyou thought for a while and said: "Perhaps, this middle-aged man is the real mastermind behind the scenes. Huang Ze often interacts with Yu Miaolan, and I am afraid he has told her many of their secrets..."
Zhang Ben was puzzled: "Huang Ze and Yu Miaolan revealed so many secrets. It's obvious that they have harmed others! Could it be that they wanted to leave a clue to blackmail this middle-aged man in the future?"
Lin Linyou said: "On the contrary. I think Huang Ze's relationship with this middle-aged man is unusual. Because of this, this man also understands Huang Ze and is not worried that he will betray him, but he is worried about Yu Miaolan. , that’s why I want to silence him.”
"Especially, Yu Miaolan is so close to a Jin Yiwei." Zhang Bi felt at this time that Lin Linyou's analysis made sense.
"This man is a master of marksmanship, and the twenty-four moves of Ma's gun make him superb." Lin Lin said, "He is also left-handed."
"Have you noticed that you are a left-hander?"
"It can be seen from the way he stands with a gun." Lin Lin said, "I also have some knowledge of gun skills. However, it cannot be ruled out that he is a master of fighting left and right. After all, masters can practice using their left hand. It has to be as flexible as the right hand, so that even if the right hand is cut off, the left hand can still fight...just like Yang Guo and Yang Daxia."
Zhang Ben was just thinking about how he could compare Daxia Yang with a killer who used a dirty weapon like a hook and sickle. Suddenly, a thigh was placed on his body and a hand was hugged from his waist: "Ran'er..."
But it was Yang Fang who was sleeping in a daze. He thought Zhang Bi was Ren Ran and held him in his arms. He stroked her up and down with one hand and murmured: "Ran'er, why have you gained weight..."
Zhang Ben moved his hand to his belly and said in a low voice: "Yes, Yang Lang, I am pregnant with your baby, you have to be responsible for me!"
…
The second day is the Little New Year in the South. Although the palace has a special status, many festivals and festivals are similar to those of the people.
Of course we have to spend the New Year too.
Many officials and ministers of the capital participated in the palace's New Year's Eve banquet, mostly when they were young.
Early in the morning, Prince Zhu Gaochi led the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji to His Highness Huagai to wait for his father, Emperor Zhu Di, to hold a banquet with the kings and ministers. After a while, King Zhu Gaoxu of Han, King Zhu Gaosui of Zhao, as well as princes, ministers and dignitaries from various vassals arrived in Lu. They gathered under the Danqi of Huagai Hall one after another to welcome Zhu Di to sit down.
Zhou Wang Zhu Ju, the former army left governor Li Zengzhi, Yangwu Marquis Xue Lu, the British Duke Zhang Fu who had just defeated Jiaozhi and made a triumphant victory, and Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, were also among them.
They are all big shots!
Entering from the palace gate outside the imperial city, along the way, eunuchs and palace maids wearing gourd-view patches and black gold paper earrings stood on both sides. There were also many people who were busy installing colorful lanterns and stickers on each palace gate. The door gods, planting peach charm boards, and preparing fireworks and paper cannons to be set off at night during the banquet; sesame poles are also inserted in the eaves of the houses where the palace relatives live, and cypress firewood is burned in the courtyard...everywhere is filled with festive joy. atmosphere.
Zhu Di doesn't like Southern Xiaonian, nor does he like Southern food. After all, he has been living in Peiping. He originally wanted to celebrate the Northern New Year two days in advance, but was blocked by the Ministry of Rites, which made him very depressed. Sometimes he thought about it, and he felt a little aggrieved as an emperor.
Fortunately, the official of Guanglu Temple is quite sensible. He added his favorite Korean kimchi to today's royal meal list and specially invited a Korean fire cook (chef) to serve it.
Then just do as the Romans do and have fun with the people!
God bless our Ming Dynasty. May the weather be smooth in the coming year, the country be peaceful and the people be safe, the world be at peace, and all the people be happy forever!
Today's royal banquet can be regarded as a way to comfort the ministers of the vassal dynasty and help us in the same boat for the Ming Dynasty!
Except for Korean kimchi, which comes from Korea, everything else is self-sufficient in the palace:
The cattle, sheep and pigs are raised by the Good Animal Husbandry Department themselves, the chickens, ducks and geese are raised by the Food and Agriculture Department, the seasonal fruits are grown by the Lin Heng Department, and the seasonal vegetables are also grown by the Good Vegetable Department, including the wine, vinegar, sugar sauce, noodles, etc. The beans are all home-brewed by Gongzhong Wine and Vinegar Noodle Bureau.
…
Lin Linyou had read about palace banquets in history books, but the history books mostly mentioned them briefly and never exaggerated the common banquets. People who wrote unofficial histories were basically not qualified to participate in palace banquets, and they all relied on their own imagination to make up and exaggerate , I can’t describe the gorgeous but luxurious feeling.
What's more, as the saying goes, "What you see on paper is only shallow in the end." The palace banquet seen in the book did not cause much disturbance in Lin Linyou's heart.
But a few days later, when I heard Zhang Ben talk about it with great enthusiasm, I suddenly felt fascinated.
In the past, I didn't have any feelings about getting promoted and making money. I always felt that I didn't belong to this world. Fame and fame were like a cloud to me.
Now a palace banquet has made him change his mind. If one day he can live in a high-ranking official position, wear a python robe, set foot on Danqi, and drink at the same table as the current saint, that will be a proud life!
"But how did you know? You didn't attend the palace New Year's Eve banquet?" Lin Linyou interrupted Zhang Bi who was talking endlessly.
"I...I also heard what Shangguan said!" Zhang Bi said.
"Which superior?"
"Li Qianhu."
"Isn't he also qualified to participate?"
"He also listened to what Shangguan said!"
"Which one?"
"Of course it's Kingo Ji!"
