In the past, Shen Hao came to the door and was left alone for a whole day, but now it was the other way around, even worse, because Xue Gui came to sit in the tea room of Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen for most of the day, and the last news he got was that "Master Shen may be here today." I won’t come back, Master Xue, please come back.”
Wouldn't you say something before you don't come back? Are you talking about this after you have to leave for work in the afternoon? !
It was obvious that Xuan Qingwei wanted to deliberately embarrass Xue Gui. In other words, he is rejecting the dialogue from the Ministry of Justice. Because Xue Gui not only failed to find Shen Hao today, but also failed to find Jiang Cheng, and the other Qianhu and Deputy Qianhu in the Jingxi Town Fushi Yamen could not interfere with this matter.
But compared to when Shen Hao came to meet him before, Xue Gui was obviously much more anxious now.
Just yesterday, Xuanqingwei sent a notification directly to the local government in the imperial city, saying that "King Shou assisted Xuanqingwei in trapping the fugitive Qin Xiuyuan." He suggested that the local government should record it to prevent possible misunderstandings that would tarnish the prince's reputation.
This is simply telling lies. When did King Shou and Xuan Qingwei get so close? And "trap"? It’s shameless to say this kind of thing!
The most important thing is that Xuanqingwei really chose the rules of the local government this time, which is in line with the laws followed by the local government, and because they came forward to "clarify", the local government should really give King Shou's "righteous act" Appropriate expression, at least one piece of advice that expresses merit should be reported to the superior, right?
But if he reported it, even if King Shou had completely pulled him out of this mud, there would be no room for the civil servants to come together to ease the situation. He even said, "The prince was almost tricked to death by the civil servants, and finally relied on Xuan." It’s not until the Qing guards escape” that there is no problem at all.
This is completely different from the ending that the civil servants had thought before. Their original plan was to give a sweet date with a stick, but now as soon as they hit him with the stick, they ran away, and they didn't even have a chance to give sweet dates. How could they still be pretending and standing still? How is this possible!
Yes, there are seven princes, and you can choose one from them at will. The initiative lies with the civil servants, not the princes. But it is not a good thing to have a bad reputation. Even if there is a prince to accept him later, he will never offer good conditions. It would be really scary to wait until after he ascends the throne to settle the accounts.
No one likes a duplicitous person, and the consequences are often tragic. Most civil servants have very active minds, so how can they not think clearly about this?
So it's urgent.
They don't have the guts to put pressure on Pang Ban. It's not that bad to just break up with each other. So Xue Gui, the actual manager, was the first to get on the grill. It was so charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
The scene is not over yet. What Xuan Qingwei did was obviously not only to help King Shou to deceive the Ministry of Justice and the Civil Service Group, but also to take the most core case into their own hands. in hands. This can be seen from the fact that Shen Hao suddenly transferred a small flag battalion from Fengri City and rushed to the Imperial City to participate in the investigation.
Why is Xuan Qingwei so determined to win this case? They are not like the civil service group who need to finish things off by themselves to avoid making a fool of themselves.
Xue Gui's idea is that Xuan Qingwei may have obtained or known some inside information about the case, and these inside information may very well play a role in revenge.
Anyone who offends Xuan Qingwei will not end well. This has never seemed to be true. Therefore, the senior officials of the Ministry of Justice and the senior officials of the Civil Service Group were a little unable to sit still. They strictly ordered Xue Gui to figure it out and come up with countermeasures to deal with it. The Xuanqing Guards compete for the possibility of taking the lead in the investigation.
But now that he didn't even see anyone, Xue Gui had no choice but to return to the Yamen of the Criminal Department in a depressed state. Of course, he also gave orders to his government officials to keep an eye on the entrances and exits of all Xuanqing Guards and report them immediately if Shen Hao or Jiang Cheng appeared.
It's just that Xue Gui's already quite bold response actually won't have the slightest effect. Because Jiang Cheng was hiding in his house, he wasn't planning to go out at all these days. And even if there is something important, does the Ministry of Punishment still have the guts to forcefully pass on Jiang Cheng? If I ignore you, Jiang Cheng will lose.
And what about Shen Hao? It was really hidden. He was no longer stationed in the Fushi Yamen in Jingxi Town. He stayed overnight in a property that Feilong secretly bought in the Imperial City. This was also considered an asset under the Blackwater Plan. The name registered here is that of a local businessman in the Imperial City. On the surface, it is absolutely impossible to find out whether he went to Fengri City, let alone have anything to do with Xuanqingwei.
After the soldiers of a small flag battalion settled in the Fushi Military House in Jingxi Town, some of them left in civilian clothes and dispersed. Now only Shen Hao knows how many people are in the dark and how many are in the open. Among them, there are still a lot of people. The secret agent in the Blackwater Project that Haodu couldn't figure out.
Unlike the turbulent and anxious undercurrent outside, Shen Hao was drinking wine, eating fried fish, and listening to the reports of the people below leisurely.
"Sir, the name of the sugar-making master who drowned accidentally was Xu Youwen. He was fifty-seven years old this year. His family was prosperous due to his sugar-making craftsmanship. He was richer than ordinary small business people. He was also kind-hearted and rarely had any conflicts with others. , and he has no enemies. His only hobby is drinking, but his wine quality and capacity are both good, and he has a good reputation throughout the country.
We took advantage of the darkness to dig up Xu Youwen's new grave and examine the body. It was found that he had indeed drowned, there were no obvious injuries, and there were very few useful things. "
"What was in the stomach? Didn't you find anything?" Shen Hao didn't believe that Xu Youwen's death was such a coincidence.
"Nothing suspicious was found in the stomach, just general food residue and the smell of alcohol."
"Smell of alcohol? Very strong?" Shen Hao talked about such a heavy topic while eating, but it did not hinder his feelings. I just wonder if a person who has been dead for a few days can still smell of alcohol in his stomach. How strong is this alcohol? Can ordinary people have the ability to drink such strong liquor?
"Yes sir, it smells very strong of alcohol."
Shen Hao glanced at Zhang Liao, whose expression changed slightly, and knew in his heart that the other person must have thought of that smell. The rotten corpse was accompanied by the aroma of wine, which was still in the belly of the corpse. The smell might make people quit drinking instantly.
"Have you checked? There are only a limited number of spirits on the market now. Except for Wuliangye and Shenxian Niang, other liquors are far behind. We should be able to find out the source."
"My lord, I checked. It was the people who drank with Xu Youwen that night in the reverse investigation. They were all his friends who drank with him on weekdays. They drank ordinary fruit wine from ordinary pubs. That kind of wine wants to make people drunk. It’s not easy. With Xu Youwen’s drinking capacity, it’s impossible to get drunk without drinking five or six kilograms. And according to the people who drank with Chen Youwen that night, Chen Youwen was not drunk when he left because the five of them drank less than eight kilograms. I usually drink less.”
Shen Hao put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "You drank less than usual and are you still drunk? Why didn't they go with Chen Youwen when they were drinking together? Didn't they go along the way? Or did Chen Youwen leave early?"
