In the city of Puzhou, the undercurrent is surging.

People from all sides have their own scheming, suspicion and vigilance against each other, and the atmosphere has gradually become tense.

At this time, the Puzhou Trade Mansion suddenly ignited a fire, which affected the nerves of all parties.

Di Renjie, the prime minister who inspected the river workers, heard the news early in the morning, interrupted the trip to the river embankment, and together with Zhao Fen, the assassin of Puzhou, and others, he transferred to the Yamen of the Puzhou Commerce Mansion to investigate the scene.

Di Renjie got off the sedan chair in front of the door, walked in quickly, and everyone behind him was hula, the top was brilliant, the momentum was magnificent, Qi Chong greeted in front of the door, and was a little frightened for a while.

"Xiangye, Zhao Tingshi, colleagues, this is the archives and treasury of this office, and the turnover of qualification audit business files and accounts is here.

Di Renjie's cheeks trembled, his deep gaze swept over Qi Chong's yellow face, and said in a deep voice, "Qi Langzhong, and stop the sorrow, fortune and misfortune are impermanent, water and fire are ruthless, no one can predict it, the top priority is to find out the culprit of the black hand and bring him to justice."

"The lower official has no case, the prime minister forgives the crime, the lower official is willing to cooperate with Zhao Tingshi to find out the truth as soon as possible" Qi Chong cleaned up his mood and skillfully changed the topic, "Because of the dereliction of duty of the lower official, the trip of the prime minister was delayed, and the lower official was ashamed, and he will do his best to present the results to the prime minister as soon as possible."

"Hmph" Qi Chong's meaning was that he clearly didn't want Di Renjie to get involved, but Di Renjie was not at the mercy of others, he snorted coldly, and asked directly, "The fire in the mansion is the only one?" ”

Qi Chong hesitated and shook his head, "That's not the case, there is another place, in the backyard, the thief should have set fire at will, the intention is unknown, the fire in the duty room is too fierce, it has burned to the ground, and there is nothing left......"

"Lead the way" Di Renjie became wary, and said to him, he didn't believe a word anymore, seeing is believing, and he walked away.

Qi Chong's face was gloomy, and he looked at Zhao Fen on the side, but saw that he was saddled before and after the horse, only caring about dedication, where do you remember who he Qi Chong is?

Di Renjie walked around in front of the groom, which had turned into ashes, and his fat body cast a black shadow, shrouding the two stone stairs in front of the threshold, and a touch of dark red came into view.

Di Renjie's eyes narrowed, he stretched out his foot, and pushed the black ash back without a trace, and saw that the dark red was not just a small piece, but a large piece.

He remained silent, covered up the black ash again, walked aimlessly with his hands behind his back, and asked, "There are fires in two places in the Yazhong, but there are casualties?" ”

Qi Chong looked terrified, and shook his head again and again, "There are no casualties, they are all entrusted to Xiangye Hongfu, when the fire broke out, the husband was not in the room, and went to patrol outside...... Someone comes, and the husband is called...... This is the person."

Di Renjie's gaze swept over the husband, and he nodded casually, "When was the fire discovered?" ”

"Around the end of the day, the fire will be calmed down, and Fang Tianming " Qi Chong thought about it, rolling his eyelids and secretly looking at Di Renjie's face.

He didn't find anything, Di Renjie flicked his sleeves and turned around, "Everyone, after all, it is an official of the imperial court, and it is related to the majesty and system of the imperial court, not a place where small and small things are rampant, so the murderer must be arrested and severely punished to set an example."

The implication was that as Qi Chong wished, he would no longer intervene in this matter.

Qi Chong was overjoyed, forced himself to press, and looked at Zhao Fen again, this time, he saw the face of this parent official, but it was faint, and he was not as happy as him.

The gong sounded to open the way, and Di Renjie's official sedan chair set off on the road again to inspect the river embankment.

He narrowed his eyes, and the picture of Di Chun's report to him last night flashed.

"Master, the little one has been prostrate on the wall of the second gate of the Puzhou Commerce Mansion for a long time, and the study has been bright at night, and at the end of the hour, a scribe came out, and the small one cast a sleeve arrow, which hit him in the thigh, and fell down at the moon gate of the inner garden, and the screams alarmed many people...... The little one took advantage of the chaos to leave, and when he looked back, a fire broke out in the direction of the servant's residence in the Merchant Mansion."

Di Chun injured a scribe who had a night meeting with Qi Chong, but Qi Chong flatly denied it, but there were large traces of blood in the room.

There were fires in two places in the palace, the building of the archives warehouse was slight, but the archives inside were burned, but the husband was burned to the ground, if it was really done by the same person, it was all set on fire at the end of the hour, and the difference should not be so big.

"Burning the archives may be to annihilate the evidence, but it should be Qi Chong's own doing...... So, who is the one who burns the house? For what? ”

"Why didn't Qi Chong dare to admit that someone was injured? What is the status of a scribe? ”

Di Renjie had a lot of pictures in his mind, fixed on Qi Chong and Zhao Fen's last look, Qi Chong couldn't hide his joy, but Zhao Fen was secretive.

The complexity of the situation exceeded Di Renjie's expectations, and it also made him feel a burst of excitement, after leaving the Law Division, he had not felt this way for a long time, "It's not simple, it's not simple, there is a big problem"

"Finding that scribe is the key ......," Di Renjie thought silently in his heart.

In the western suburbs of Puzhou City, there is a courtyard, built near the river, back to the mountain and facing the water, it is the Liu's courtyard, in the past, it was the clan branch and the head of the people to enjoy the river scenery, and then because the stork tower was built, climb high and look far away, the wind is better, it has been idle, few people come again, only a few old cangtou servants are left to sprinkle and sweep here.

Liu Zhen, as the eldest grandson of the branch and the future patriarch, suddenly came here, and he was carefully served up and down.

"Do you all have children and nephews running errands in the house?" Liu Zhen asked in person, and his posture was very kind.

Some nodded, others shook their heads.

Liu Zhen smiled, turned around and went to the study, not long after, the steward came to give an order, and if there was no family in the house, all of them were open and sold.

That night, dozens of men in strong suits came to the courtyard, all of them were strong and powerful, and their eyes were full of brave warriors.

Among them, there were two people carrying wicker baskets, which were used by scholars to hold books, and country women to hold vegetables.

They seemed to have been commanded, and went straight into the study of the main hall, and there was no one to stop them.

Liu Zhen crouched down and uncovered the wicker basket, which was a black box containing some blackened ash.

"Qi Chong, ruthless enough"

Liu Zhen muttered, this is the henchman he sent to Qi Chong's side, and he has always been responsible for the movement and communication between the two.

Qi Chong did not hide the cause of his death, he was targeted, assassinated, doing extraordinary things, and could not leave half a risk, Qi Chong immediately stabbed him to death, dragged him into the burning duty room, and destroyed the body.

Inspired by the murderous extermination, Qi Chong himself set a fire to the Commerce Mansion and burned the archives.

"Naive, thinking that there is no proof of death? But I forgot to give out the copper coins, all of which are evidence" Liu Zhen snorted coldly, returned to the chair and sat down, deep in thought.

He got the summons of Zhao Fen, the assassin of Puzhou, and the first to set fire to the chamber of the husband of the Commerce Mansion was he, this person was cunning and cunning, and he thought of going to the same place with himself, wanting to make some movements, draw the attention of the imperial court to Qi Chong, and let him be a substitute for the dead ghost.

Zhao Fen's people are the people who followed Di Renjie and went to the Commerce Mansion, and the one who shot and injured his henchman was Di Renjie's person.

"Patrol rivermen? Phew"

Liu Zhen took a mouthful of thick phlegm and patted the wicker basket gently, "Qi Chong, I don't care about you, you kill me, I will kill you again, one life for another, let's even"

After calming down, Liu Zhen waved his hand to take down the wicker basket and took out a list, "You guys, immediately divide up and inform the people above"

"I will have a feast with him by the stork's tower, and I have written it down, and it is a separate feast, and there is no one else."

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The dawn of the Tang Dynasty

Dawn of the Tang Dynasty original