It is said that when the two adults entered the inner room to discuss, the military doctor disguised as Ru Yu's guard quietly approached Sima Rui's corpse and began to examine the corpse while there was no one around.

Cui Hanzhang naturally couldn't believe the deeds of the Taikang Mansion, and before he came, he had told him to find out the real cause of Sima Rui's death, so since he came in, he looked at Sima Rui in the main morgue and secretly observed.

The most common thing that military doctor Xiao Wu sees is the dead, and the words that often hang on his lips are: "The living are troublesome, the dead are simple, and the corpse will tell things clearly." ”

Xiao Wu is a child of a border military household, his parents died early in the war, and he simply joined the army early, and learned a good craft of picking up corpses from the old military doctor. At the beginning, he carried Cui Hanzhang out of the pile of dead bodies in Youyun City, and he was guided by the shepherd doctor during Jiatong Pass's care of them. Xiao Wu's talent is very high, and his understanding of human body medicine is far beyond that of ordinary Langzhong, and he moved the idea of accepting apprentices when he loves talents.

Before leaving, the pastoral doctor left a codex and a sentence, "Whether life or death depends on the lives of both of them." Xiao Wu, the corpse picker, slowly integrated pharmacology and medical science with the Codex, and pulled back the two people who stepped into the ghost gate with half a foot.

The military doctor Xiao Wu casually observed Sima Rui's corpse in a circle, only to see that the corpse was pale, the corners of the eyes were wrinkled, and the back of the hand was purple-black.

Xiao Wu walked quickly to the corpse and touched it through the white cloth, his sternum was weak and weak, his abdomen was swollen, and after he lifted the shroud, there were corpse spots on his arms.

The military doctor Xiao Wu dealt with the dead every day before he came to Taikang, and most of the corpses knew the cause of death as soon as he touched it, but the death of the young master Sima in front of him was really strange, and the time of death was not the same as said. He remembered that the pastoral doctor said that in this case, he must use a knife to disembowel the autopsy, but at this time in Sima Mansion, if he uses a knife to dissect the corpse, it is estimated that he will be hacked to death by Sima Mansion's family first.

"What are you messing with?" At this time, after Sima Li comforted his mother, he rushed to the front hall. From a distance, I saw a guard circling around the body of the second brother.

"The eldest young master is angry, this is Lord Ru's personal guard." Yin Teng Ruhai, who was standing next to the door, heard the voice and immediately walked out to meet him and explained.

"Master Sima and Master Ru are discussing things in the inner room, and the two of us have to wait outside."

"Stay away from my second brother!" Sima Li pushed away Teng Ruhai, strode into the main hall, and pointed at Xiao Wu with his finger and shouted.

Xiao Wu walks on the battlefield of the border pass all the year round to pick up corpses, and must always beware of stray arrows and dark arrows, and naturally listens to the six roads and sees all directions. As soon as Sima Lifu appeared, he immediately retreated and slid out and stood by the wall, his whole person frowning and lowering his eyes, and his momentum was sluggish.

Fortunately, Teng Ruhai was smiling shyly on the side, and kept making apologies, plus the little five-eyed hand was not caught quickly, so he finally appeased Sima Li.

"Come on, send more people to guard this place for me." Sima Li did not dare to let outsiders and his brother's corpse be in the main hall at this time, and immediately beckoned all the slaves to come and stand guard.

said that on the other side, Cui Hanzhang and Bai Yanqiu took advantage of the cover of the night, and quietly sneaked into the government prison after changing into night clothes before the second watch. The security inside and outside the palace was lax, but after entering the underground cell, it was a different scene, five steps and ten steps and one post, and the jailer was obviously very wary of the arrival of the two. If it weren't for someone in front of him to lead the way, eighty percent would have been treated as a prison robbery, and a bloody battle would be indispensable.

"This Lord Yin knows how to take care of what is more important!" Although Cui Hanzhang has heard of the soft persimmon pie of the vine like the sea, it is very different from what he saw tonight.

Bai Yanqiu smiled, pointed to the position of his heart and whispered: "The person who sits firmly in the position of Yin of Taikang City Mansion is not incompetent, or it is not easy for you and me to do this errand well, mainly because I am tired here." ”

The situation in Taikang City is complicated, dragons and snakes are mixed, and the servants of the wealthy and noble families all think that they are superior, and it is not easy for the officials of the idle yamen to enter the door, let alone encounter cases such as robbery and murder and want to enter and get people. Taikang Mansion survives in the cracks, and dealing with its affairs comes from its own set of survival rules.

"Two, go forward and go to the innermost room is Young Master Ru's prison number." After saying this, the jailer who led the way retreated on his own.

The oil lamps flickered on both sides of the passage ahead, the cell was dark and damp, and even the sound of ticking water could be heard.

"Show!"

"Show!" The two of them lined up at the doorrail and shouted at him.

Ru Jingxiu has been in a state of confusion in his mind since he watched Sima Rui fall to the ground in pain and lose his breath until he was imprisoned, and he was not even taken away by the officials somehow.

Fortunately, none of the officials and jailers dared to embarrass him, and the only son of a scholar and a scholar of the Ministry of Officials can eat a few days in prison? Taikang Mansion is a human spirit from top to bottom, saying that it is good to listen to a delicate heart, knowing the gains and losses of advance and retreat, saying that it is difficult to hear that it is two-sided and three-knife, and the nobles are treated very measured, and the mention and release of the pinch are just right, showing courtesy and courtesy everywhere; Treating the ordinary people is naturally an official and a master, majestically enforcing the law with all kinds of torture tools, and using their punishments is to greet them to death.

The dungeon of Taikang Mansion is connected to the dark river waterway, and the humidity is very heavy, and it is also known as the water prison. Ru Jingxiu had only been in for three hours, and his limbs were cold and his limbs were spasming and convulsing. At this time, he suddenly heard someone calling him, and after he opened his eyes and saw that it was Bai Yanqiu and Cui Hanzhang, he had mixed feelings and a sadness welled up in his heart, and he crawled over with his hands and feet to grab their arms, and said pitifully: "Brother Bai, Brother Cui, you must save me out." ”

Cui Hanzhang has been imprisoned and tortured, so he can naturally understand his fear. grabbed his neck and comforted: "Jingxiu, you have to be strong, eat and drink well, don't be afraid, and don't break your body." With us here, we will definitely find a way to get you out. ”

Bai Yanqiu handed over a pot of ginger hot wine, and said, "You drink it first to drive away the cold, Ru Shangshu has already gone to Sima's house to apologize and discuss, and entrusted us to come in to see you." ”

Ru Jingxiu always saw that the two of them were like relatives, and unconsciously warmed their eyes, took the hot wine and drank it with their heads up. Ginger hot wine warms up the body the most, and after relieving himself, he said again: "Two brothers, is my mother okay?" ”

"Mrs. Ru is just a little sad and excessive, this will have been calmed down, and now it is imperative that you make the truth of the matter clear. In this way, you and Brother Bai can find a way to help you. Cui Hanzhang said patiently.

"The two brothers must believe me, it was Sima Rui and the three of them who did it first, and I was forced to fight back in self-defense." Ru Jingxiu looked anxious and said quickly.

Cui Hanzhang patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, speak slowly, make it clear." ”

"During the day, everyone organized to go to Yimao Peak to see the peach blossoms, and I had a quarrel with Sima Rui, and many of my classmates were there at that time. After returning to the dormitory of Taiyuan, the three of them took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, and they first quarreled, and then they started beating people. I thought I couldn't be beaten in vain, since I couldn't beat the three of them, I caught Sima Rui and beat him, and somehow hit Sima Rui's chest in the chaos, and then he covered his heart and fell to the ground, and the other two didn't notice that they were still beating me at first, and then they shouted to kill someone after they found out. I was beaten very badly at that time, I was confused in my blood, and I didn't know what was going on and killed someone, Sima Rui was usually arrogant and domineering, how could he be so unbeaten. Ru Jingxiu still didn't understand that Sima Rui would be killed by three or two punches and kicks, obviously he was the one who was beaten the most, but there was nothing wrong.

Bai Yanqiu and Cui Hanzhang felt that things were too simple after listening to his memories, "Are you sure that Sima Rui fell to the ground first at that time, and they shouted after a while to kill someone?" ”

"Yes! At that time, I was also knocked to the ground, lying on the ground, I saw Sima Rui clutching his chest and slowly falling to the ground, but he kept shouting to kill me. Ru Jingxiu stroked her hair and tried hard to recall the situation at that time.

"How did you find out that Sima Rui was dead later?" Both of them opened their mouths to question him at the same time.

I heard it vaguely

"Cao Xiang is shouting that Sima Rui is dead, and Ru Jingxiu has killed someone."

"And then, I'll be caught here."

Cui Hanzhang and Bai Yanqiu glanced at each other, and immediately interrupted him: "Wait, you mean that Sima Rui was still shouting to kill you when he fell to the ground holding his chest?" ”

"Yes, I can hear him. It was only later that Cao Xiang kicked me in the head and blocked my view. Ru Jingxiu thought for a moment and said with certainty.

"Brother Xiu's three-legged cat kung fu is categorically impossible to kill Sima Rui under the siege of three people, what happened after Sima Rui fell to the ground is the most critical." Bai Yanqiu quickly sorted out the case and analyzed. "That's true, even if it happens to hit the heart in the chest, it will only cause breath disorder for a short time, Brother Xiu's fists and feet are frivolous, and he can be relieved by resting. Moreover, Sima Rui could still shout after he fell to the ground, and commanded Cao Xiang and others to continue to kick and beat Brother Xiu, which showed that he only had momentary pain in his heart and chest, and he was short of breath, and he was fine after taking a breath of relief. Cui Hanzhang followed his words and speculated further.

"The problem should be in the time period when Brother Xiu couldn't see the situation after Sima Rui fell to the ground." Both of them agreed that there were ghosts in this, but they did not know the real cause of Sima Rui's death at present, and they could not further analyze and deduce.

"Brother Xiu, first wronged you to continue to eat in prison for a few days, we will find out this matter and help you clear your grievances." Cui Hanzhang knew that things were not so simple, but he couldn't find out for a while, so he said to him seriously.

Bai Yanqiu was afraid that he would not have to be tortured by the jailers, so his heart collapsed first, and he patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have already said hello, you stay here in peace, and no one will come to trouble you." The key is not to say anything until you see us next time, let alone admit that Sima Rui was killed by you. ”

"You don't know, two brothers, it's dark in this cell, it's cold and damp, and I don't want to stay for a moment. Father, can't he get me out because he can't bear to suffer here? Ru Jingxiu didn't want to stay in this water prison for a minute, just listening to other annoying ghosts crying wolf howls made him tremble.

"It's inconvenient for Lord Ru to come directly to see you in the water prison at this time, the things he needs to deal with outside are far more dangerous than here, do you still want to believe me and your big brother Cui? If you don't do anything, you won't grow, I'll have someone bring you a few quilts over and stay through it. Bai Yanqiu was a little disappointed by Ru Jingxiu's weakness and timidity, but thinking that his son-in-law, who had just won the crown, had suffered such a disaster, this performance was normal.

Bai Yanqiu and Cui Hanzhang got up to leave after calming Ru Jingxiu, and when the two of them came out of the prison, they saw Fu Yin Teng Ruhai waiting outside the door.

"Although the two adults have something to order, if they can do anything like the sea, they will definitely die." Teng Ruhai is so groveling when he is old, and Cui Hanzhang, who looks at it, can't help but admire him.

As the so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, Bai Yanqiu was not polite to him, and stepped forward and said: "Brother Xiu'er is afraid of the cold inside, so Lord Lao Teng sent someone to send a few quilts in." ”

"Don't worry, Master Hou, you can send someone to do it." Teng Ruhai looked cautious and said extremely flatteringly.

"In the past few days, please also ask Lord Fuji to protect Brother Xiu's safety, and be careful that thieves come to commit murder." Cui Hanzhang felt that the county officials were not as good as the current management, and Ru Jingxiu's life was temporarily pinched in the hands of Fu Yin, so he still had to be polite to him, and stepped forward to make up for it.

"Master Cui has been tortured, Gongzi Ru was wronged and imprisoned, Teng must take care of it, please rest assured." The vine is as exquisite as the sea on all sides, and it is not leaky when it speaks and does things. He actually claimed to be a subordinate official from the fifth grade to Cui Hanzhang at the same level, and he was really open-minded.

"Fuji-sama has worked hard." Cui Hanzhang didn't dare to slack off, and hugged his fists again in return.

"How's the talk between Scholar Ru and the Sima family? Where are the bodies parked? Bai Yanqiu couldn't get used to the hypocrisy and grievances of the two of them, and interrupted impatiently.

"Scholar Ru and Master Sima discussed it, but the officials didn't know. But the Sima family agreed to conduct another autopsy, but the body could not leave the Sima family. Now Mr. Xiao Wu is still carefully insecting the autopsy over there. ”

Hearing him say this, both of them felt that the matter was very tricky, and presumably Sima Rufeng was determined not to hand over the body. After all, Scholar Ru is a well-educated Confucian, and he can't pull down his face and act by extraordinary means.

"Let's go, let's go to Sima's house to see the situation, since the matter is managed, we have to take care of it to the end." Bai Yanqiu made up his mind to take care of it, knowing that he had to support Lord Ru at this time, otherwise the autopsy would be difficult to carry out smoothly.

Bai Yanqiu was just about to leave when he was stopped by Cui Hanzhang, only to see him say:

"Master Hou, don't be impatient! Since Xiao Wu is still with Lord Ru, don't worry too much, let's go our separate ways, you go to support Jiakang and Huo Guang, you must take that Cao Xiang. I went to Sima Mansion to support Scholar Ru, I know Xiao Wu's ability, and if I cooperate, I may get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Bai Yanqiu thought for a moment, nodded and said, "That's fine, let's go our separate ways." ”

After the two of them said goodbye to Lord Fu Yin, they sneaked over the wall again, and Teng Ruhai, who was watching, couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Fu Ya Fu Ya, come and go like your own home!" ”