Coming out of Liu's Mansion, Guo Li thought that he was going to Wannian County, but who knew that Meng Haoran went directly to Lizheng Fang, and it seemed that he was going to Mr. Li's mansion. Walking into Lizheng Fang, Meng Haoran actually walked to the tea stall of Shopkeeper Li and sat down to drink tea. After chatting with Shopkeeper Li for a while, he got up and walked towards Mr. Li's house.

"What's new?" Guo Li knew that Meng Haoran would not sit down and drink tea for no reason, there must be something to ask. The seemingly unintentional chat just now, who knows how many mysteries are involved?

"Recently, the people of the Cao Gang may have gotten some rumors, but they have not even transported grain and grass into Beijing." After Meng Haoran finished speaking, Guo Li was taken aback, not to investigate the case of Liu Heming's murder, how could it be related to smuggling grain. After carefully recalling the chat between Meng Haoran and Shopkeeper Li just now, there was nothing special about it.

"How was this deduced?"

"Shopkeeper Li's business has not been very good these days, and he closed the stall very early."

"What does that mean?"

"When I first came, the shopkeeper Li said that the people of the Cao Gang came to drink tea very late, and the businessmen would not let go of the business they received. In the past few days, Shopkeeper Li has closed his stall very early, indicating that the people of the Cao Gang have not come out. ”

I see.

When Jianhu opened the door and saw Guo Li, he reluctantly said loudly: "Sir, do you want to see the two of you last time?" ”

"Please come in." The old gentleman accosted inside.

The old gentleman sat on the futon, and Jianhu was also well-behaved, so he brought the tea without waiting for the old gentleman's instructions.

"The old man knows that you will still come to the door."

"How does the old gentleman know?"

Liu Heming Daoist friend feathered, Lao Dao deeply regretted. Who is the victim of Daoyou, Lao Dao also wants adults to find out the truth as soon as possible. ”

"Does the old gentleman know about the Friendship Association?"

"Lao Dao is a member of the Taoist Friends Association. The Taoist Friends Association is a loose organization established by believers in the capital, and they rarely interact with each other. When we meet occasionally, we also talk about some experiences about monasticism. ”

"Does the old gentleman have a roster of the Taoist Friends Association?"

"There is no roster, there is a list of donors. Jianhu, go get the donation list of the Taoist Friends Association to Lord Guo. ”

The Taoist Friends Association often does some good deeds to help the world, and this donation list is donated by the Taoist Friends Association to the farmers who suffered from the locust plague last year.

Guo Li looked through the roster and found two familiar people: one of them was Liu Xianling, and the other was someone Guo Li never expected.

Wu Lingqi.

"Wu Lingqi is also from the Taoist Friends Association?"

"Lord Wu has been in the Taoist Association for many years."

It's strange, Wu Lingqi is obviously a Confucian, how could he join the Taoist Friends Association?

"This Wu Lingqi is the imperial historian of the court?"

"It's this Lord Wu."

Guo Li returned the roster to the old gentleman and asked casually, "The old gentleman's ancestor is a moral celestial?" Originally, Guo Li wanted to ask, "Lao Tzu is Ling Zu?" Thinking about it, this question is too abrupt.

"Tang Gaozu is the grandfather of the old man."

Guo Li almost dropped his jaw.

Gaozu Li Yuan is the grandfather of the old gentleman, doesn't it mean that he is two generations higher than the current emperor's generation?

"Let's take Li Yuanying first, the seventeenth son of Gaozu."

It works in this way, and it is said that Li Yuan gave birth to two sons after the throne.

"Mr. Li is the leader of the Cao Gang?" Guo Li remembered Pei Yang's words and asked.

"The Cao Gang does things for the imperial court, so adults don't have to pay attention to it. If it weren't for the Cao Gang secretly transporting grain into the capital over the years, I'm afraid the price of rice in the capital would have flown to the sky. ”

No wonder Li Longji ordered to secretly investigate who was smuggling grain and grass, and did not order severe punishment, perhaps a secret agent would have reported the identity of the old gentleman to the emperor.

"The emperor ordered the official to find out the source of the grain and grass entering the capital, but I didn't expect the old gentleman to be so frank." I thought it would take some time to find out the source of grain and grass, but I didn't expect that it would take no effort to find nowhere to find out the iron shoes.

"I heard that Lord Pei was appointed as a transshipment envoy to dredge the Cao Yun, can you arrange for the Cao Gang to assist the government in transporting grain and grass?"

Over the years, the transportation has been gradually blocked, and the grain and grass that the government enters Beijing every year is only 200,000 stones, and the transportation capacity is obviously insufficient. Now the old gentleman proposes to involve the Cao Gang, which is a good thing for both public and private.

"Since the old gentleman has a heart, why not the official who pulls the strings?"

Coming out of the Li Mansion, Meng Haoran was still pondering.

"But what did you find?" Guo Li asked.

"The people of the monastic society are not suspicious, and the Taoists pay attention to inaction, desirelessness, and desire, and will never kill Taoist friends in vain. Mr. Li confessed so frankly just now, as if there was something to hide. ”

Guo Li remembered that the two gangsters who kidnapped the princess were from the Cao Gang, and there must be something wrong with them. Listening to Meng Haoran talk about Taoism, he remembered a sentence: Dead Taoist friends do not die poor Taoism. At the moment, I'm still looking for clues, and I really don't have the heart to joke. In the list of Taoist friends, there is no doubt that Wu Lingqi has the biggest problem.

"Wu Lingqi."

"Lord Cheng Wu in the Imperial History?"

"Wu Lingqi believes in Confucianism, and the mixed cultivation will inevitably have a purpose."

"If the Imperial History is involved, the people involved will inevitably be extremely wide, and this case is likely to be complicated."

"Why don't you go to the Wannian County Mansion?" Guo Li thought that he would stop by anyway and see if there were any new clues. The dignified Dali Siqing actually helped Jingzhao Mansion investigate the case, and it was a joke when it was passed out.

The new magistrate has not yet taken office.

Mu Xiancheng was handling official business in the mansion, and saw Guo Li and the two hurriedly greet them.

"Two adults came to investigate the case?"

"Who does Liu Xianling often associate with?"

"Liuxian Lingxin and advocating nature. The people I usually associate with are all people who are indifferent to fame and fortune. In the officialdom, I can talk to a Lord Wu very well. ”

"Lord Wu? Isn't it Lord Wu Lingqi Wu in the imperial history? ”

"Xia Guan doesn't know if it's the middle of the imperial history, and there is a folding fan sent by Lord Wu in the Liuxian order room."

"Folding fans? When was it delivered? Meng Haoran interjected and asked.

"Not long before Ryagi-sama died."

"The folding fan is still there?"

Muxian Cheng led Guo Li and the two to Liuxian Ling's study, took out a folding fan from the wall cabinet, opened the folding fan, and wrote the word "Dao" on it. Suddenly, Guo Li smelled a familiar smell. What kind of incense is this? A feeling of déjà vu that smells. I remember that when I came to the study room of Liuxian Ling that day, there seemed to be this faint fragrance.

Guo Li took the folding fan and investigated the case in Jingzhao Mansion to see if there were any new discoveries made by Lord Yuan.

Yuan Xingchong was working in the government office and greeted him with a smile. Guo Li was ashamed and asked the seventy-year-old man to greet him personally.

"In the twilight of spring, Lord Guo is really elegant." When Yuan Xingchong approached, his face changed greatly, and his face suddenly turned red.

"Lord Yuan, what's wrong?" Guo Li asked.

"The old man didn't know, and suddenly felt dizzy, heartbeat, and chest tightness." It stands to reason that Yuan Xingchong should have returned to his hometown a long time ago, his life is rare for seventy years, and he can still do things conscientiously at this age.

Approaching the mansion, Guo Li casually put the fan on the table, "This folding fan is a relic of Liuxian Ling, and it may be beneficial to the case of Liuxian Ling's murder." ”

When Yuan Xingchong picked up the folding fan and opened it to look at the word "Dao" on the fan, he was suddenly very uncomfortable.

This fan is quirky!

"What kind of hidden illness does Lord Yuan have?" Guo Li asked, in his previous life, there were many people who were allergic to fragrance.

"The old man used to have a lung injury and asthma."

Since I have asthma, it is normal to have an adverse reaction when I smell the fragrance on the folding fan. Guo Li suddenly thought of a question, could Liu Xianling have also had asthma? immediately said this idea, and Lord Yuan deserved to have served as a temple secretary in Dali Temple for ten years, and immediately understood what Guo Li meant.

"Xing Zhutou, quickly go to the Wanxian County Ya to investigate whether Liu Xian Ling suffered from asthma and other diseases before his death."

An hour later, Xing Zhutou came to report.

"Liuxian Ling did suffer from asthma before his death, and there was a diagnosis from Wang Langzhong in the south of the city, and Mrs. Liuxian Ling personally confirmed it."

In this way, if Wu Lingqi knew in advance that Liu Xianling was suffering from asthma and sent out a folding fan, he would have the idea of intentional homicide.

What about the motive for the crime?

With just a folding fan, I am afraid that it is a bit reluctant to convict the four members of the dynasty in the imperial history.

Although all the clues point to Wu Lingqi, there is no evidence. The only evidence is that Wu Lingqi can excuse himself from not knowing that Liu Xianling has asthma. What's so strange about sending a folding fan between literati?

After listening to Guo Li's narration and speculation, Lord Yuan has roughly identified this Lord Wu as the murderer of Liu Xianling. As for the evidence, Lord Yuan smiled heartily and showed the sparse and uneven teeth in his mouth.

……

Wu Lingqi boasted of three things that no one could match: as a scholar, he read thousands of books of sages, he was honest and honest, never took bribes, and as an official, he was repeatedly impeached as the prime minister. In the Yushitai, the reputation of this Lord Wu is even louder than that of the imperial historian Pei Guangting, and Wu Lingqi was ashamed to say: "Yushi is a dog in front of the Son of Heaven, biting all the traitors." ”

Over the years, Wu Lingqi has also taken actions that are in line with his words and deeds. But all the people impeached by Wu Lingqi are all people who are corrupt and pervert the law. The strange thing is that most of the people impeached by Wu Lingqi believed in Buddhism and Taoism, and never paid attention to Confucianism. This made Wu Lingqi win the favor of a small number of scholars.

Wu Lingqi was drafting a recital to impeach Wang Hui when he suddenly felt his eyelids skip a beat.

A sudden sense of foreboding.

At this time, the housekeeper came to report: "Lord Yuan Xingchong of Jingzhao Mansion and Guo Li of Dali Temple are coming to visit." ”

Wu Lingqi was upset, and the two people he didn't want to see came to the mansion at the same time.

"Please sit down in the front hall with tea and tea."

After instructing the housekeeper, Wu Lingqi finished drafting the impeachment recital, and then walked to the front hall.

Guo Li and Yuan Xingchong had been waiting for a long time, and even drank two cups of tea.

"The two adults came to visit, and the Xiaguan Mansion was full of brilliance."

"Lord Wu is polite, there is a murder case that needs Lord Wu's assistance in the investigation when I came to the house today."

"Murder? I don't know what case can make the subordinate officials contribute? Wu Lingqi's face remained unchanged.

"The case of the murder of Liu County Ling in Wannian County, and the murder of Liu Heming, a new science and technology jinshi."

"It's a great honor, I didn't expect Xia Guan to be able to assist in two murder cases."

"Lord Wu, please?"

"What if the lower officials are unwilling to assist in the investigation?" Wu Lingqi's face changed.

"Come on, take down Wu Lingjue." As soon as Yuan Xingchong's words fell, Xing Zhutou led more than a dozen Jingzhao Mansion officials to rush in and stand behind Yuan Xingchong.

Wu Lingqi looked at Yuan Xingchong and Guo Li, and said, "Master Guo, do you still remember what the lower officials said at the beginning? The way of Confucius and Mencius sages still needs to be inherited. After saying that, he followed the official and left.

Guo Li didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of this Yuan lord, and he arrested the four members of the imperial court, and if he didn't find out the evidence, he would be beaten upside down. What's more, this Lord Wu Lingqi is a prince in the imperial history, a speech official in the court, and has the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials. Now that he has been captured by Jingzhao Mansion, there is no real evidence, how to explain it to the emperor. Accompanying Wu Lingqi was arrested were six people including the housekeeper and the servant in the Wu Mansion.

After several days of interrogation, the court finally opened.

After Lord Yuan told the emperor, Li Longji asked for real evidence, which shows that this saint in the imperial history has not declined.

"Lord Wu, the order of Liuxian County in Wannian County, can you know your lordship?"

"The Liuxian Order and this official are officials in the same dynasty, so they naturally know each other."

"Liu Xianling suffers from asthma, and this folding fan sent by Lord Wu happens to have an asthma inducing fragrance, how can Lord Wu explain?"

"The folding fan is missing for the official to send someone out, but the lower official doesn't know that the Liuxian order has this hidden disease."

Exactly as expected, Wu Lingqi was beaten to death and refused to admit it.

Yuan Xingchong smiled slightly, and the seventy-year-old man shouted confidently: "If you don't take the blame, when will you wait?" Take someone to commit it!"

Xing Zhutou brought the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion.

"According to the truth, where did you go ten days ago?"

"Ten days ago? I stayed in Wu Mansion and didn't go out. ”

What is it? Xing Zhutou took out a pair of mud-stained shoes.

"These are shoes that were found in your room, and the dirt on them is exactly the same as the mud near the Chunming Gate in Guangyuntan. On that day, you killed Liu Heming, tied Liu Heming to a stone and sank it into Guangyun Pond, but you didn't expect the stone to fall into the water, the rope was loosened, and Liu Heming's body was found floating on the water. Isn't it? ”

The housekeeper didn't reply, and was secretly looking at Wu Lingqi. Wu Lingqi was nothing, and although the housekeeper was nervous, he looked as usual.

"Wu Yongxin, do you know this dress? What do you explain that this is clothing that was found in your room? On the day of the pretence, a cyan silk fabric was found in Liu Heming's fingernails, and the official checked that there were obvious traces of stringing on the cuff of your right hand on your clothes, which were obviously caused by someone who grabbed and broke free. ”

Wu Yongxin is the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion, and his head has dropped silently at this moment.

"Bring someone to witness Wu Lao Liu."

Wu Lao Liu was brought.

"Wu Lao Liu, did you find the floating corpse in Guangyun Lake first?"

"Back to the adult, it was the villain who found out." Wu Lao Liuyi looked up at Da Guo Li and Meng Haoran, "On the day the body was found, these two adults were also at the scene. ”

"What did you see the day after you found the floating corpse?"

"Tell the lord that the villain found someone sneaking around on the shore, so he kept an eye on it and followed, and found that the man was looking for something on the shore. The villain thought at the time, whether it would be the traces left by the gangster, and wanted to destroy the evidence, so the villain quietly followed all the way. The man jumped into Tan and came out with a rope in his hand. The villain quietly followed, watching the man enter a large mansion. ”

"Wu Lao Liu, do you see if it's the person in front of you?"

Wu Lao Liu raised his head and saw the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion.

"Back to my lord, this is the person I saw that day."

"Wu Yongxin, still haven't you recruited from the truth?"

“……”

The housekeeper of the Wu Mansion couldn't bear the heavy punishment, and the evidence was ironclad, so he finally confessed the truth.

It turned out that after Liu Heming was admitted to the Jinshi, Wu Lingqi intended to win over. Unexpectedly, Liu Heming, a cultivator, learned that Wu Lingjue's intention was unfavorable to Taoism, and it was even more wolf's ambition to infiltrate the Taoist Friends Association. So he was going to tell Mr. Li about Wu Lingjue. Unexpectedly, Wu Lingqi took a step earlier and killed Liu Heming. Liu Heming had a close relationship with Liuxian Ling before his death, and Wu Lingqi knew that Liuxian Ling suffered from asthma, so he specially bought a folding fan and applied it with an asthma inducing fragrance.

In order to make up for the crime of Dai Dai, Wu Yongxin exposed Wu Lingqi's crime of attempting to kidnap the princess and framing Taoism.

Li Longji was furious, Wu Lingqi beheaded the public, and Wu Yongxin was sentenced to 100 canes and exiled. The Wu family is full of men in the Western Regions, and women enter the Yeting Teaching Division. Wu Yongxin died after being tortured with a cane, and only took pity on Wu Lingqi's daughter, who was assigned to the teaching department at the age of twelve.

P: This daughter of the Wu family will be amazing in the future, guess who she is? This isn't a spoiler.