At breakfast the next day, Zhan Zhao took out the list of circles drawn by the master for everyone to see. "樂" Wen "Xiao" said|

Taishi circled a total of four people, and the Zhan guards really didn't know any of them, not only did they not know anyone, but they hadn't even heard of their official positions.

The crowd looked at the list and pondered it carefully.

"Kao Gong Lang Zhong...... Doctor? ...... of the military department Doctor stationed at the military department? Zhan Zhao asked.

On the side, Gongsun squirted out a mouthful of porridge.

The fourth son handed a handkerchief to his father to wipe his mouth.

Bai Yutang asked Zhao Pu, "What rank of officials are they?" ”

Zhao Puyi raised his eyebrows, "Who knows, they are all civil officials." ”

Everyone is helpless, Zhao Pu should be familiar with all the official positions in the army.

"Who knows those official positions?" Zhao Pu pouted, "There are hundreds of three divisions and six divisions alone, and the names are long and awkward." ”

While chatting, Pang Yu and Bao Yan ran out with textbooks, still holding textbooks in their hands, ready to go to Taixue after eating.

Zhan Zhao picked up the list and asked the two, "Do you two know what kind of official position it is in the merit examination?" ”

Bao Yan blinked and said, "It's an official of the Fourth Division of the Ministry of Officials." ”

Everyone looked up - there are still many divisions in the ministry? First time I heard about it.

The little marquis held the porridge bowl and said, "The meritorious officer is responsible for the review of the promotion and transfer of civil and military officials, etc., and there are generally recommended promotions and the like, and they must be reviewed and qualified over there." ”

Everyone had a "I see" expression on their faces.

Zhan Zhao asked, "Is it a big official?" ”

Xiao Baoyan shook his head, "Brother Zhan, sometimes the rank of an official and a member is not necessarily equal to the authority. ”

Zhanzhao touched his chin.

Pang Yu gave an example, "Lang Zhong is basically from the official position of the fourth grade, and the rank is not as high as yours." But no one in Kaifeng Mansion is afraid of you except for fugitives who have broken the law, and naturally no one comes to pat you on the back. It's different in the merit test, that is a position that determines the future of many officials & members, who doesn't have a little flaw in life? There is a big difference between people turning a blind eye and biting on to death!

On the side, Bao Yan also nodded.

"Oh......" Zhanzhao understood.

Bai Yutang pointed to the second name and asked, "What about the military department?" ”

Xiao Bao Yan asked, "Which Lang Zhong is in the military department?" There are four Lang Zhong in the military department, two in Sima Lang, and two in the Wai Lang. ”

The crowd opened their mouths wide - and this division?

Pang Yu shook his head, these people really didn't have any common sense, so he explained, "There are two people in Sima Lang of the Ministry of War, who are in charge of the rank and dispatch of military attachés. The two of them are in charge of the tribute and the selection of the court, and they both have real power. ”

Zhan Zhao and the others glanced at each other-oh......

"What about this Southwest pacification envoy?" Zhan Zhao then asked.

"The pacification envoys are all part-time." Bao Yan held an egg cake, "There should be other official positions in Beijing, most of them are bachelors, and most of them are civil officials." ”

"I know that the pacifier is the one who does." Zhao Pudao, "I dismissed the official positions of the Jiedu envoy and the observation envoy who had too much power, and the local affairs were handed over to the governor, but the governor was too small to manage many things, so every place had a pacification envoy to take charge of it, and the southwest pacification envoy meant that the governor of the southwest region asked him for instructions in advance if something happened." ”

Pang Yu nodded, "The Southwest Pacification Envoy is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. ”

"That last ......" Zhan Zhao frowned, "Raise Chang Ping Division......"

Bao Yan smashed his mouth, "Raise the law of Changping Division to be exempted from military service, markets, workshops, river crossings, and water conservancy." ”

Everyone nodded, and it was a good feeling to listen to it......

"To put it bluntly, Chang Ping Si is a person who sets the rules, and formulates various rules for trade and transportation according to the annual harvest to benefit the people's livelihood." Pang Yu said.

Everyone looked at the two children wearing Taixue robes and couldn't help asking, "Do you learn to teach this?" ”

Bao Yan shook his head, "I read it all in books, I only know what official position is responsible for what, and I don't know who is in office." As he spoke, he pointed to Pang Yu beside him, "You ask him, and he knows it." ”

Everyone looked at Pang Yu again.

Pang Yu bit the egg cake and nodded.

Xiao Sizi was very curious, "Little Fatty, do you know all these people?" ”

"Pretty much." Pang Yu said.

Everyone raised their eyebrows - what a wide range of friends!

Pang Yu looked at the sky, "My father is in charge of the six departments, and there are not too many officials & members who come to visit the door during the New Year's holidays, and each of my fathers will tell me in detail what they do, and it is not too difficult to remember." ”

Zhan Zhao subconsciously looked at Bai Yutang - isn't it difficult to remember?

Bai Yutang smiled, it was okay for him to read the book and remember the official position like Bao Yan, but it was too difficult to let him sit in the seats one by one.

Everyone also sighed that he was worthy of being the son of the Taishi.

"Are you familiar with all these people?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Pang Yu had already finished breakfast, thought about it with a cup of tea, and said, "These four are very capable!" My father told me that these four people are not only ambitious, but also ruthless, and they should be wary of. ”

Everyone touched their chins.

"I don't think they're too reliable." The little marquis shook his head.

"What's the wrong way?" Bao Yan wondered.

Pang Yu said, "These four families all have daughters, and they all wanted to marry them to me. ”

Everyone looked at Pang Yu with wide eyes, and the little fourth son couldn't help but say, "Little Fat is so popular!" ”

The corners of Pang Yu's mouth twitched, and he pointed to his nose and said, "This sentence was not said for a few years ago, and at that time, my lord was notorious, where was there a serious father who was willing to give me his daughter?" You don't want to slap my dad yet?! ”

Everyone nodded, and that was indeed the case.

Pang Yu shook his head and said, "My father told me before that even if he is such a utilitarian person, if the emperor is a bastard like me when he was bad, he will not let my sister marry to be a princess, it can be seen that those who take the initiative to give my daughter as a daughter-in-law are not good fathers." Tiger poison doesn't eat children, this kind of in-laws can't be wanted! In these years, to be a bad person, you must also be characterful, some aspects can be bad, and some aspects must also be disciplined. ”

Everyone looked at Pang Yu with their arms in their arms for a long time, then turned their faces and asked Bao Yan, "Does Master Bao have any teachings for you in this regard?" ”

Bao Yan sat up straight, "Honest, upright, with the world in mind, not afraid of power, if you can't do it, you will obediently be your great talent to chant poems and paint, or go back to your hometown in Luzhou to farm." ”

Zhan Zhao and the others all held their chins in a daze - these belong to two completely different sets of official ways.

After Bao Yan and Pang Yu finished eating, they went to Taixue to attend class, leaving everyone to start a new day of investigation.

Anyway, there are four "suspects" in front of you, but how to investigate? You can't always come to your door and ask.

Zhao Pu had a bad idea, "If the father doesn't recognize the dead body, maybe the daughter won't recognize it!" ”

"But......" Gongsun said, "how can you show them portraits when they are all married, and they usually don't go out of the door?" ”

"Find a chance." Zhao Pu reminded, "Find someone to help." ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, "Who are you looking for?" ”

On the side, the little fourth son raised his face and said, "Fat aunt." ”

Everyone's eyes lit up - yes! Find Concubine Pang for help!

Gongsun wrote a letter to Concubine Pang, asked the fourth son to enter the palace, and handed the letter to Concubine Pang.

After reading the letter, Concubine Pang discussed it with the Queen Mother. In the afternoon of the same day, the Queen Mother issued an edict, saying that she had set up a tea party in the harem, and asked some officials and wives to come into the palace to eat tea and chat.

There are not many opportunities to get close to the Queen Mother Pang Concubine in this golden moment, and the officials & members of various families hurriedly sent their daughters-in-law in, and some families have daughters who have not had time to marry and grind their teeth.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also entered the palace and found Nangong Ji to help.

Nangong also came up with ideas for the two of them, how could the four ladies see that picture so coincidentally? In the end, this task was given to two people - Xiao Sizi and Xiangxiang.

Concubine Pang deliberately arranged the four ladies to sit at a table, and the arrival of the little fourth son and Xiangxiang caused a small sensation, and several ladies were waiting for them to come over to play.

The ladies were very happy to drink tea and eat snacks, and the little fourth son finally sat down at the table of the four ladies, chatted and chatted, and talked about the little fourth son helping Gongsun investigate the case in Kaifeng Mansion.

One of the ladies asked the fourth son, is there any strange case being investigated in Kaifeng recently? So, the fourth son took out the portrait. According to Cui Xin's description of Cui Cheng that day, Gongsun modified the portrait to make the two more similar as much as possible.

On the roof not far away, Zhanzhao and Bai Yutang were staring at the four of them, and even Concubine Pang and the Queen Mother, who were drinking tea on the side, also paid attention to the changes in the expressions of the four ladies.

The four ladies passed the portrait with great interest, and discussed a few words during the process, but strangely......

Zhan Zhao rubbed his eyes and asked Bai Yutang, "Am I dazzled?" ”

Bai Yutang shook his head, "It shouldn't be." ”

Behind him, two voices suddenly came, "Hmm! ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were startled, turned around, and ...... helplessly I saw that Tianzun and Yin Hou didn't know when they came, and they were squatting behind them with their arms crossed.

At this time, Concubine Pang and the Queen Mother also glanced at each other, and their expressions seemed to be a little confused.

Why did the reaction of these four ladies surprise the people who were secretly observing? Because the four of them have no expression at all! Or rather...... There are no unusual expressions.

The four of them have obviously never seen the person on the portrait, and the action of the little fourth son to send the portrait is also sudden, if there is really a feeling, no matter who it is, there will definitely be some changes in expression in an instant, but these four people don't!

Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang, "Is it that the Taishi misestimated this time?" ”

Bai Yutang frowned - wouldn't it......

Behind him, Yin Hou poked the two of them, "It's not so much that the Taishi miscalculated, but that you two miscalculated, right?" ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned back.

Tianzun also agreed with Yin Hou's words, "Cui Chengxin is the daughter of a certain official, and then the official and member killed someone in order to prevent his daughter from marrying a poor boy and then threw it into the well, which is clearly the content of the big play." ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were discouraged, could they really have miscalculated?

At this time, I saw Concubine Pang stand up and walk to the small courtyard on the side.

At the same time, a female shadow guard fell to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's side, and said, "The second is a young man, the mother is in the side courtyard, and she has something to ask." ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang followed her to the side courtyard.

Concubine Pang was sitting at a table in the side courtyard, and when she saw Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang arriving, she sniffed the progress of the case in detail. Gongsun's letter only said that Concubine Pang would help try a few people, and the fourth son couldn't tell the ins and outs, so Concubine Pang was a little uncertain.

Zhan Zhao talked about the causes and consequences of the case and their calculations, and Concubine Pang suddenly chuckled and shook her head.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were puzzled.

Concubine Pang sighed and said, "Two young heroes, think about it, if someone bullies me and my father is going to slaughter that person, will he do it himself and throw the body in the palace?" ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other - is this.

Concubine Pang held the flower tea and said while drinking, "If you will kill people, and the body is thrown in the palace and not taken away, it can only show that the murderer suddenly started to kill, and there is no way to transport the body away before throwing it in the well, which is mostly impulsive killing." ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded.

"Why don't you two understand...... Concubine Pang was helpless, "Let a man impulsively kill someone, in addition to his daughter, there is also a lover!" ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stunned.

Concubine Pang said, "You two don't understand what it's like to be an old husband and a young wife, right?" ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang blinked.

Concubine Pang said, "For example, my Jiuniang is only a few years older than me, my father sees her very closely, she says a few more words to the young man, and my father is jealous." ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang then blinked-Yo, does Taishi still have this side?

"There are countless officials and members of the court, all of whom are selected from among the people, and most of those who can enter the palace to drink and feast are powerful and powerful." Concubine Pang said, "Power grows with age, men have a successful career at the age of forty or fifty, but their bodies begin to decline. It's good for a young wife to look at it, but it's not easy to see it, only youth can't be replaced, and the reason is the same for men and women! If I reach the age of forty or fifty, and the emperor's new concubine is only ten □□, I will naturally be jealous. But I'm a woman, I have to keep women's ways, and I have to endure vinegar, and men may not be. ”

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stunned for a long time.

Zhan Zhao was surprised, "Cui Cheng seduced the daughter-in-law of a certain official?" ”

This time, not only Concubine Pang smiled, but the two palace maids behind Concubine Pang couldn't help but cover their mouths and smile.

Zhan Zhao is embarrassed - what's the problem?

Concubine Pang was helpless, "If he seduces someone's daughter-in-law, he will go to someone's house to climb the wall, what is he doing in the palace?" Officials & members don't bring wives and concubines when they enter the palace for a banquet! ”

Zhan Zhao was confused, "What does that mean?" ”

Bai Yutang was drinking tea on the side and didn't speak, and on the roof, Tianzun and Yin Hou shook their heads when they heard it - oops, what gossip! Gong Yu□□ is really wonderful!

Concubine Pang waved her hand lightly to the two girls, and the two girls went to the door to help her guard the door, and Nangong also signaled - there was no one else nearby.

Concubine Pang lowered her voice and said to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "There are hundreds of palace maids in the palace, most of them are young and young, and there are many beautiful ones, this is naturally the nature of people to find their sweethearts, this is human nature!" Compared with the guards and subordinates, those who are old and powerful and personable are more popular, if they can meet one, even if they are accepted as concubines, they will get rid of the fate of their subordinates. In the same way, officials & members want to have an eyeliner in the court, and they want to buy it with money, and the other party may not be reliable, so it is different with feelings! What a deceitful little girl! And the news of the harem is only heard by the palace maid, you want a woman to be loyal and work for you, money is not enough, love is easy to use. ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stupid in place, much more complicated and gossip than they imagined!

On the roof, Yin Hou and Tianzun nodded—tsk! From fighting for power and profit to fighting for wind and jealousy!

Concubine Pang saw Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang in a daze, so she said, "Instead of checking the daughter, it's better to check the father!" Nature doesn't change! Since my father said that these people are ruthless, these people are the most suspicious! ”

……

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang came out of the side hall, they didn't speak, they just thought about Concubine Pang's words just now, and walked to the vicinity of Peacock Lake.

Bai Yutang looked at the camphor tree, and suddenly asked Zhanzhao, "The palace maid who jumped into the lake before is called Scarlet Moon!" The time coincides well with the time of Cui Cheng's death. ”

Zhan Zhao also nodded, "Could it be that Scarlet Moon is Cui Cheng's sweetheart?" ”

"And then Scarlet Moon has something to do with a certain official...... As a result, the other party killed Cui Cheng, and Scarlet Moon also committed suicide, leaving a fishtail array, is it a curse for the official? Bai Yutang asked.

"I feel that this murder for love is more reliable than the previous one who killed for women." Zhan Zhao also nodded.

Behind him, Tianzun leaned up a little and reminded, "Why did that palace maid hang herself a few days ago?" ”

Yin Hou also came up, "What does this have to do with the sugar shop?" Don't forget, there is also a picture of the fish tail ferry in the Manji sugar shop, or a family heirloom! ”

As he spoke, the two raised their eyebrows together, "What about the stolen ring and the fishtail pillow from the palace?!" ”

Bai Yutang felt that he would just go home and count the money, and Zhanzhao scratched his head - annoying!

At this time, the black peacock slipped to Yin Hou's side again.

Yin Hou reached out and gently pinched the crown of its head, and Tianzun reached out to tug the peacock's tail, "It's better to ask them, they were nearby when the case happened." ”

Speaking of this, Zhan Zhao suddenly raised his head and looked at Peacock Lake.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhanzhao's expression and asked, "What did you think of?" ”

Zhan Zhao clapped his hands and said, "Cui Cheng gave Cui Xin's daughter a jade pendant with a fishtail pillow, didn't it?!" ”

Bai Yutang nodded.

"Scarlet Moon committed suicide by throwing herself into Peacock Lake! I picked up a pillow in Peacock Lake! Zhan Zhao said, "There are drawings of Cui Cheng's corpse in the pillow!" What if the pillow was brought down when Scarlet Moon jumped into the lake?! ”

Bai Yutang touched his chin lightly, "Did Scarlet Moon kill herself when she knew that Cui Cheng was dead?" ”

"It's not certain whether it's suicide." Yin Hou said, "The fishtail curse is the one who has a negative heart, if Scarlet Moon really has a personal affair with the murderer, it is her negative Cui Cheng." ”

"Not long ago, someone went to pay tribute to Cui Cheng and dropped a jade pendant with a fishtail pillow!"

"Hmm!" Tianzun also nodded, "I feel that the case is almost dredged, but there is still a little link missing." ”

Zhan Zhao tugged Bai Yutang, "Let's go!" What Concubine Pang said makes sense, let's try those fathers, what will be the reaction after seeing Cui Cheng's portrait! ”