When Qin Xiao came to the yamen of the military department again, the treatment was completely different from the last time.

Two days ago, he came alone, and the guards of the military headquarters were full of contempt, and drove him away.

But this time, he clearly saw a trace of fear in the guard's eyes.

Of course, it was not him who was afraid of the guards of the military department, but Zhu Dongshan, the fair-skinned and obese servant of the criminal department in front of him.

Zhu Dongshan always has a kind smile outside, if he wears civilian clothes and walks on the street, it will only make people think that he is a rich man with a rich life and a happy temperament, not like his boss Lu Junzhong, who makes people feel uncomfortable just by looking at him.

But those who know Zhu Dongshan know that Zhu Dongshan may not have a distorted temperament like Lu Junzhong, but compared to Lu Junzhong's wrists, Zhu Dongshan is more cruel.

Zhu Dongshan started out as a master of all kinds of cruel punishments, and it was precisely because he wrote a booklet of various tortures that Lu Junzhong valued him and transferred him from the local government to the Criminal Department and became his right-hand man.

Zhu Dongshan did not disappoint Lu Junzhong.

There are many cool officials under Lu Junzhong, but the outstanding one is definitely Zhu Dongshan.

Lu Junzhong is good at fabricating all kinds of crimes, and what Zhu Dongshan has to do is to make the prisoner confess.

No one is willing to admit that they have never committed a crime, but in front of Zhu Dongshan, the prisoner is afraid that the confession will not be detailed, no matter how hard the bones are, in the hands of Zhu Dongshan, sooner or later they will have to follow the will of the criminal department and confess the crime they want to hear.

Zhu Dongshan's smile made those who were familiar with him creepy.

"Tell Fan Butang that Zhu Dongshan of the Criminal Department asks to see him." Zhu Dongshan smiled kindly and said in a gentle voice: "I'll wait here." ”

The guards soon went to report it, and soon, Dou Wei, the squire of the military department, had already run to the yamen in person, and hugged his fists and smiled from a distance: "Lord Zhu, what wind blew you over?" Rare guests, please come in, please come in. I heard that Master Zhu likes to drink tea, and I happen to have high-quality tea sent from Jiangnan. ”

Dou Wei saw that Zhu Dongshan was only followed by two people, except for Qin Xiao, the other person was a minor official of the Criminal Department.

Dou Wei remained silent and invited Zhu Dongshan into the yamen, and Qin Xiao and the officials of the criminal department followed in.

"This is the first time I've been sent to the military department." Zhu Dongshan carried his hands behind his back, his stomach bulged high, and followed Dou Wei to a spacious lobby in the yamen of the military department, and after sitting down, he smiled and said: "We are running errands on the same street, and we have been adjacent for more than ten years, but we have not visited each other's doors, which is really estranged." ”

"Master Zhu, it's just that you come to the military department to walk around, we don't dare to enter the criminal department." Dou Wei said with a half-true smile: "Except for the people in the Criminal Department, everyone else who enters the Criminal Department is to eat lawsuits, who do you say is willing to run to the Criminal Department?" ”

Zhu Dongshan immediately laughed, and then raised his hand to Qin Xiao and said, "Lord Dou, do you know this?" ”

Dou Wei shook his head, someone had already brought tea at this time, Dou Wei raised his hand and said: "Lord Zhu, the cloud tea sent by Jiangnan, the spring water specially obtained from Wuyin Mountain to make tea, you taste it, if you like it, I will prepare two catties for you." ”

"Good, good!" Zhu Dongshan took a sip of the cup, closed his eyes and savored it, put down the teacup, gave a thumbs up and said, "Good tea, it's really good tea." Lord Dou, I knew that you had such good tea here, and I should have come to taste the tea a long time ago. ”

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smiled: "Lord Zhu likes it, I'll go back and have someone send it to the house." ”

"That's going to make Lord Dou break the bank." Zhu Dongshan didn't shirk either, and said with a smile: "But I came here today not just to drink tea. Lord Dou, this is a messenger who rushed to Kyoto from Xiling day and night, surnamed Qin Mingxiao, and the other identity is the Black Feather Night Crow, the guard under the command of General Black Feather. ”

Dou Wei immediately feigned surprise and said, "It's the Black Feather Night Crow?" ”

"Don't be surprised." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "This time I entered Beijing, in addition to the following, you should have seen another night crow, he, like me, is also a messenger who came to Kyoto to report the military situation, and came to the military headquarters two days earlier than me. ”

Dou Wei didn't seem to expect Qin Xiao to be so direct, his lips moved, but he didn't speak.

"Lord Dou, there are two messengers who entered Beijing with Qin Xiao." Zhu Dongshan picked up the teacup again and said slowly: "There is a person who is Han Yunong, the governor of the Governor's Mansion of Zhen County, after entering Beijing, he rested in the inn for a night, and came to the military department to report the news the next day. Looking at Qin Xiao, Qin Xiao had already nodded and said, "Yes, when Captain Han left the inn, he was sure that he was going to come to the military department." ”

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Zhu Dongshan was very satisfied with Qin Xiao's testimony, and said with a smile: "But after Han Yunong left that day, he never returned. Although Han Yunong said that he was going to come to the military department, if he changed his mind halfway, it might not be possible. However, Qin Xiao was worried that Han Yunong's disappearance would delay the 100,000 urgent military situation, and he wanted to find Han Yunong as soon as possible. But when he first arrived, he didn't know anything about the situation in Kyoto, and in desperation, he found our criminal department, hoping that the criminal department could help find someone. After taking a sip of tea, he said slowly: "Han Yunong disappeared in Kyoto, and it would have been good to hand over such a matter directly to Kyoto Prefecture, but Lu Butang felt that Han Yunong's purpose in entering Beijing was extraordinary, and if Kyoto Prefecture delayed, it would be a mistake in a military matter." ”

Dou Wei finally nodded and said, "What Lord Zhu said is extremely true, military affairs cannot be delayed. ”

"So Lu Butang decided that since this matter is important, the Criminal Department must take over this burden for the sake of the court." Zhu Dongshan said: "Lu Butang's meaning, send me to the Ministry of War to inquire about the situation, if it is indeed not in the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs will ask the painter to draw Han Yunong's appearance according to Qin Xiao's description, and then post a notice in Kyoto to find Han Yunong." Coincidentally, after Han Yunong's portrait was drawn, Lang Zhengtong, the official of the Criminal Department, immediately recognized it, saying that on the afternoon of the fifth day of the first month of February, he seemed to see Han Yunong enter the yamen of the Ministry of War. ”

Dou Wei remained silent, and the little official of the Criminal Department who had been standing behind Zhu Dongshan finally stepped forward and bowed his hand to Dou Wei: "My lord, I went out on business on the fifth day of the second month of the second month, and I had to do some errands. He took out a picture scroll from his arms and opened it: "This is according to Qin Xiao's description, the appearance of Han Yunong depicted by the painter of the Criminal Department, the more he saw this painting, the more he looked at it, the more familiar he became, Qin Xiao described Han Yunong's clothes and ornaments that day, and the humble official immediately remembered that the person who was waiting in front of the yamen of the Ministry of War that day was the person in the painting." ”

Zhu Dongshan asked, "Zheng Tong, are you sure you met on the fifth day of the second lunar month?" ”

"Back to my lord, there are travel records in the yamen, and in the last ten days, when I was on duty, I only went out of the yamen once on the second day of the fifth month." Zheng Tong is very sure: "The humble post will never be mistaken, and it will never be mistaken." If there is the slightest mistake, the humble position is willing to vouch for it with his head! ”

Zhu Dongshan said: "Lord Dou, Zheng Tong is loyal, and his eyes are very good, he said that when he saw it in the military department that day, there should be no mistake, which is also in line with what Qin Xiao said, Han Yunong did come to the military department that day." ”

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Xiang Dou Wei asked: "Lord Dou, I wonder if Captain Han has ever been to the military department on the fifth day of the second lunar month?" Did you report the military situation of Xiling to the lord of the ministry? ”

Dou Wei smiled faintly, and at this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps, and then saw Fan Wenzheng, an official of the military department in an official robe, walking in from the side door. Walking into the hall, Dou Wei had already gotten up and given up the main seat, Fan Wenzheng sat down, and Zhu Dongshan had already gotten up and said, "I have seen Fan Butang." ”

"Master Zhu sat down and spoke." Fan Wenzheng's expression was relaxed, and he said with a smile: "You came to the military department to find Han Yunong?" ”

"It was on Lu Butang's order that I came to inquire." Zhu Dongshan said with a smile: "Qin Xiao's status is low, he has been to the military department before, but he was driven away before he entered the yamen, so in order not to delay the military situation, the criminal department came forward to ask." ”

Fan Wenzheng glanced at Qin Xiao and said, "The military department is heavy, and it is true that not everyone can come in. However, Han Yunong did arrive at the military department, and he has been writing excerpts here for the past two days. The Xiling Rebellion is a very important matter, and the cause and effect must be clearly written, if it is ambiguous, how to present it to the saints? Han Yunong came to Beijing from Xiling, day and night, exhausted, and because Xiling was lost, his mood was heavy and he was in a trance, so he did not write out the folds in time. The officer thought that there should be no mistake in the excerpt of the play, so he did not urge him, and asked him to write the excerpt while resting in the military headquarters. ”

"I see." Zhu Dongshan still smiled: "If that's the case, then it's great, and the Criminal Department doesn't have to go around looking for it." ”

Fan Wenzheng said: "This is a matter of the Ministry of War, and the old man really didn't expect to alarm the Ministry of Punishment." Looking at Qin Xiao, he frowned and said, "Qin Xiao, although Han Yunong is gone, you don't need to be known to everyone." If the people of Kyoto knew that Xiling had been seized by the rebels, wouldn't it be a turmoil in the hearts of the people? Even if the palace knew about it, it would only try its best to hide it and not let such a military affair spread, after all, some of them had ill intentions, and if they took this opportunity to incite the people, the consequences would be extremely troublesome. The palace and the court have not yet decided to release the news, but because you are missing Han Yunong, you made such a big move, and even bothered Lord Zhu to come to the military department to ask, what should you be guilty of? ”

"Fan Butang doesn't need to be angry." Zhu Dongshan immediately smiled and said: "Qin Xiao is also worried that Han Yunong is really missing, so he has mistaken state affairs, and young people are more impulsive, which is understandable." By the way, the ministry, since Han Yunong is in the Ministry of War, can you let him go to the Criminal Department? ”

"What are you going to do in the Criminal Department?"

"Qin Xiao reported the case, and the Criminal Department also filed a case." Zhu Dongshan smiled harmlessly: "As long as Han Yunong has made a handprint in the past to prove that the Criminal Department has found the missing person, this missing case will be closed." As you know, Lu Butang's handling of the case is fair and strict, and the procedures of the Criminal Department are also orderly, and there can be no sloppiness. The two of us are not far from the yamen, Han Yunong went over and pressed a handprint, and came back immediately, and we were all relaxed. Seeing that Fan Wenzheng's lips moved slightly, before the other party refused, he continued: "And Qin Xiao and Han Yunong are both night crows under General Hei Yu, Han Yunong has disappeared in the past few days, Qin Xiao is anxious, let Han Yunong come out to see him, and let him rest assured, Ministry, don't you say?" ”

Fan Wenzheng frowned slightly, and Dou Wei smiled beside him: "Ministry, since Master Zhu has said so, it doesn't hurt to let Han Yunong come out to see the industry." ”

"Then you go and bring Han Yunong over." Fan Wenzheng said: "Then he said that Qin Xiao is here, come out to meet him, so that his brothers can rest assured." But he didn't mention that Han Yunong should go to the Criminal Department to close the case according to his fingerprint.