Chapter 22: The Snake of the Land
Early the next morning, the Yongqiu Mansion was disturbed by an astonishing news.
After Han Dong, the school official, extorted a lot of money, he was not greedy enough, killed Wang Tai, the prisoner of the state, robbed a large amount of property, and fled.
Wang Tai was killed, and the anti-auxiliary officials were leaderless, and they were at a loss, so they could only report to Cao Zhi, the king of Yongqiu. Cao Zhi is nominally the lord of a mansion, but in fact he has no right to dispose of it, so he can only send someone to inform Chen Liujun and ask Chen Liutaishou to send someone to deal with it.
Before Chen Liutaishou arrived, Cao Zhi also inspected the terrain and asked the relevant personnel, accompanied by the defense assistants.
The defense assistants insisted that Han Dong had done the case, and more than one person saw him enter Wang Tai's house, and also heard him and Wang Tai's quarrel. After he left, Wang Tai never made a sound again. Some people say that when Han Dong left, he had a smell of blood on his body, but there were many people at that time, and the light was not good, so he didn't pay attention.
Then, the two women who were arranged by the prisoner to wait for Han Dong also confirmed that when they saw Han Dong leave the courtyard that night, the time was exactly the same as the confessions of the defense assistants, and there was no deviation.
In the end, Cao Zhi found the green peach according to the footprints outside the wall. Qingtao confirmed that that night, Han Dong had broken into her house and forced her to ask her about the eldest prince's overdose. After she explained truthfully, Han Dong didn't embarrass her and left. There was no leaky pot in her house, and she was nervous at the time, so she didn't know the specific time, so she could only roughly estimate that it should be the second half of the night.
The chain of evidence is very complete, and Han Dong himself absconded, there is no doubt about this matter, so it is decided.
The next day, Chen Liutaishou Sun Shao rushed to the palace and surveyed the terrain again, but there was nothing new to discover. On the contrary, because Cao Zhi and others had surveyed once before, there were many more footprints, and it was no longer clear to tell the difference.
Sun Shao and Cao Miao met. He originally planned to summon Cao Miao to see him, but Cao Miao ignored him at all. Sun Shao thought about it and felt that it was too bad to deal with a madman, so he lowered his dignity and came to the small courtyard in person.
Although Cao Zhi fell into Pingyang, his identity was still there, and he was not accompanied by himself, but was accompanied by Cao Zhi.
Cao Miao was taking a nap in the corridor, green peach and red apricot palm fan, fanning him to enjoy the coolness, and Ah Hu was practicing martial arts on the side. Seeing Sun Shao and others coming in, Ah Hu rushed over and stood beside Cao Miao, and the green peach and red apricot also stopped fanning. Cao Miao didn't get up, and she didn't even raise her eyelids.
Sun Shao is about fifty years old, with an elegant face, three locks of long hair, walking unhurriedly, and speaking unhurriedly. After looking at Cao Miao's eyes, he bowed. "Chen Liutaishou, Jinan Sun Shao, has seen the eldest prince."
Cao Miao turned over and pointed her ass at Sun Shao.
Sun Shao had been busy for a long time, so hot that he was covered in sweat, and at this moment he was standing at the bottom of the stairs, his face was flushed, and he didn't know whether it was hot or angry.
Seeing this, Cao Zhi rushed to Cao Miao, bent down, and said in a low voice: "Brother, wake up, Sun Fujun has come to visit you, and I have something to ask." ”
"What's the matter?" Cao Miao closed her eyes, with three points of laziness.
"Han Dong's murder of the prisoner."
Cao Miao opened her eyes, supported her body with her arms, and glanced at Sun Shao. "Caught by someone?"
Sun Shao also calmly surrendered again. "Shao just asked the relevant people and others, and I want to ask the eldest prince again. If the eldest prince can provide some useful information, he may be able to catch the murderer as soon as possible and avenge the murderer. ”
"And! Why didn't you catch the murderer and came to me to do it?! Cao Miao snorted disdainfully and waved her hand. Qingtao, you go back to Fujun to ask, leave quickly after asking, don't affect my sleep. He yawned. Life is short, the summer is scorching, just sleeping to cool off, and so on, what is the difference between Han Dong seeking money and killing people? Go quickly, go quickly. ”
When Sun Shao heard this, he stroked his beard and groaned, thoughtfully. A young scribe beside him was annoyed, and shouted: "I heard that the eldest prince danced on the roof a few days ago, scolded his biological father's name, and today he is rude to the prince of the palace and is bedridden. ”
Cao Zhi sank his face, but did not speak.
Sun Shao frowned, glanced back at the young scribe, and said in a low voice: "Gaojun, the eldest prince is sick, so you can't treat him politely. ”
The young scribe bowed his hand, seemingly respectful, but his voice was a little higher and his attitude was tough. "The prince of the house is generous, he does not care about the laity, and the subordinates are admired. It's just that the king humiliated the ministers to death, the eldest prince bullied others, and was rude to the king, and the subordinates really couldn't bear it. ”
Cao Miao snorted, sat up slowly, sat cross-legged, patted her knees with both hands, and raised her eyelids. "Who's the next?"
Without waiting for Sun Shao to speak, the young scribe arched his hand and said proudly: "The subordinate Gao Xun, the word Ziyu, Chen Liuyu." Mengfu Jun did not give up, and he was a thief Cao Peng in Taishou Mansion. I heard that there was a murder in the palace, and I came to investigate with the prince of the palace, and I had a few questions, and I wanted to ask the eldest prince to tell the truth. ”
Cao Miao thought for a moment. "Chen Liuyu is a native of Gao, and he wants to be from the Gaorou clan?"
Gao Xun showed a little smugness, and his head was held higher. "The eldest prince Mingjian, the subordinate is the son of the court captain Gaojun."
Cao Miao nodded, with a look that I knew. "I guess so. If not, how can you be a thief Cao Peng when you are so young. ”
"You ......" The color on Gao Xun's face suddenly turned into embarrassment, his face was so red that he almost dripped blood, and he stretched out his hand to point at Cao Miao, but he couldn't speak.
"Don't want you, yours, take your hand back. Chen Liugao's family is also a big family, don't you understand this bit of dignity and humility? You little thief Cao Peng, rude to my dignified clan, I don't know how to judge your uncle Gao Tingwei if you send it to Tingwei? ”
Cao Miao turned to Sun Shao again. "This son usually talks to Fujun like this?"
Sun Shao didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and he was speechless. To be honest, Gao Xun is usually quite flamboyant, and he doesn't take him too seriously. These local clans are like this, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and he can only endure it. Seeing Gao Xun deflated today, he was still a little relieved.
Seeing that Sun Shao didn't speak, as if acquiescing, Gao Xun was furious and pointed at Cao Miao again. "Master Ziyun, repay virtue with virtue, and repay grievances with straightforwardness. The eldest prince is rude to the prince, so why should I treat the eldest prince with courtesy......"
Before the words fell, Cao Miao stepped on the railing, jumped up, and pounced on Gao Xun. Gao Xun was caught off guard and fell to the ground by him. Cao Miao pressed Gao Xun under him, held his right arm firmly with both hands, and went to break his fingers. Gao Xun knew that the situation was not good, and screamed while struggling hard. Several accompanying officials rushed up, trying to pull Cao Miao away.
Cao Miao didn't care about it, just pressed Gao Xun and didn't let go, and even showed Bai Sensen's teeth, roared in a low voice, and opened his mouth to bite. Everyone was a little at a loss. I only knew that the eldest prince of King Yongqiu was crazy, and no one thought that he would be so crazy. A dignified prince bites like a mad dog.
Gao Xun wanted to cry without tears, and his mind was in turmoil. He was a young celebrity, how could he be so embarrassed and pressed to the ground.
Ah Hu shouted: "Protect the eldest prince!" With his head down, he rushed over, knocked one of the officials away, and hugged the waist of another of them, and shouted, and one fell over the shoulder, and the big head of the Peng official hit the ground, almost breaking his neck, and he was paralyzed on the ground and couldn't move.
As the name suggests, the tiger people are like crazy tigers, and those few officials can't get close for a while. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao Miao forcibly broke Gao Xun's right hand, bit his index finger, pulled it hard, and bit off half of his index finger.
Gao Xun burst into tears in pain, clasped his hands, rolled on the ground, and spilled blood.
Cao Miao stood up, spit out half of her fingers, and clenched them tightly in her palm, like a newly-acquired toy. He squinted at Gao Xun, his eyes crazy.
"If you don't take it, I'll take it."