Liang Shouren hesitated and said, "I...... I'm ......"

The Lord of the Criminal Department shouted: "Lord Guogong again, don't be a mother-in-law, if you want to get away with the crime, hurry up and truthfully recruit it, maybe it can reduce your guilt!" ”

"I'm having a private meeting with Lord Du's maidservant." Liang Shouren lowered his head and plucked up the courage to whisper.

This Liang Shouren is very playful, since he can get together with the maid in Lord Du's house, he is really not small, he really dares to think and dare to do it.

Qu Ping asked: "Lord Du, which Lord Du?" ”

The Lord of the Criminal Department honestly confessed: "It is the former prefect of the Beijing Daimyo Mansion, Lord Du Chongdu." Because during the anti-gold resistance, Du Daren dug the embankment of the Yellow River, which led to the destruction of the lives of the people downstream, and even the diversion of the Yellow River. Therefore, the emperor demoted him to a member of the criminal department. Lord Du was reappointed as the Jeju Observer last year, no, it should have been the year before last. ”

The observation envoy sounds like he has a good status, but he is an idle job with no real power, which is equivalent to being released to retire.

"You are very bold and dare to have an affair with Lord Du's maidservant." Qu Ping said.

Liang Shouren said: "Actually, this maid was also introduced to the lower officials by Master Du, so he also turned a blind eye. I originally planned to find a time to talk to Master Du and take that maid as a concubine. ”

Qu Ping thought to himself: "As an observer of Jeju, Master Du is an idle official, but he is also a high-ranking official, how could he introduce his maidservant to Liang Shouren?" Is it because he is pitiful and can't get a wife, or does he have other plans? ”

The Lord of the Criminal Department said: "Lord Guogong, Lord Liang has already confessed to this matter, and according to the absence of Lord Liang that day, we will temporarily detain him for dereliction of duty. ”

Qu Ping nodded: "Got it, let's go." ”

Liang Shouren shouted from behind: "My lord, my lord, the fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond, and Xia Guan is just a small fish!" Adult ......"

Qu Ping was slightly wary of Du Chong. Next, Qu Ping went to the scene to investigate.

In order to prevent rising water and dampness, the courtyard houses where the grain was stored were built on the highest ground in the city.

Now most of the house has burned down, and the walls are in ruins. There are still many wreckages of food in the house that have not been rescued in time, and the charcoal is black. Everywhere they passed, they left a clear thick shoe print.

Qu Ping asked the guards and said, "Where did the lightning strike?" ”

The soldier pointed to a roof to the east and said, "If you go back to your lordship, there is a big hole in the roof of it." ”

Qu Ping entered the room that had been struck by lightning to the east and looked up at the large hole in the roof.

The accompanying staff said, "My lord, be careful of the broken tiles on it. ”

Qu Ping was not afraid of broken tiles, he raised his feet and walked to the bottom of the hole, where there was a small mountain of fallen debris and burned grain.

"Be careful, sir!"

Qu Ping looked at the pile of hills, and said in his heart What kind of thunder is this, can smash such a big hole. He said, "Dig it up, and I'm going to look at it inch by inch!" ”

Soon, five soldiers entered, digging hard and meticulously with shovels and hoes. Large pieces such as tiles and broken wood are displayed aside.

Suddenly, Qu Ping was attracted by a slender stick that had just been turned over. It doesn't look like wood.

"Bring it." Qu Ping said.

The soldier presented the stick to Qu Ping, who examined it carefully.

This stick is one meter and five long, as thin as a green little finger, erasing the black carbon gray on it, revealing a layer of metallic luster, it turned out to be an iron rod!

"What does this iron rod do?" Qu Ping asked.

The man in charge of the granary said that he had never seen this stick before, and he didn't know what it was for, and how it was here, maybe it had been here a long time ago.

Qu Ping had a clue in his heart, maybe someone erected this iron rod on the roof of the house, and used the principle of lightning rod to lead down the lightning of Wanfu High Voltage. The grain depot is originally high, and with the iron rod leading the mine, it is simply unavoidable, and it is strange not to attract thunder.

I didn't expect this person to understand this principle, he is a technology criminal!

Qu Ping ordered: "1. All people who entered the grain depot within three days before the incident, especially outsiders, will be found out. 2. Summoning all the blacksmiths in and outside the city within a radius of fifty miles. If anyone evades and does not listen to the summons, they will be dealt with as suspects! ”

Such an iron rod is not usually used, it must be specially built by someone.

The next day is the day when the people of Jeju worship the god of Daeje in the north at the temple of Jeju.

Because it would take at least a day to summon all the people who had entered the grain depot and the blacksmiths, the local officials unanimously invited Qu Ping to look at the temple and pray for a better year for the people of Jeju.

The emperor originally gave Qu Ping five days, and it would take most of the day to sacrifice at the temple fair, which was really a bit of a fake public benefit, if the emperor knew about it, he would definitely be guilty.

But then I thought about it, the flow of people at the temple fair may be able to encounter some clues that will help the investigation of the case.

Therefore, Qu Ping plans to go out on patrol in micro-service.

However, it is said that this water originates from Wangwu Mountain, flows through Shandong, and enters the Bohai Sea. Because Jishui is one of the four major rivers in ancient times, it was very valued by the emperor. In addition, it is also a close neighbor with Mount Tai, and it has also been enshrined by five generations of emperors. The temple and the temple are the ancients' respect and prayer for the water. every day

In the morning, Qu Ping, the head of the criminal department, and an official named Chen Ping from the Jeju government, dressed in civilian clothes, went to visit the Jidu Temple.

Qu Ping asked curiously: "Is there any historical reason for this Jidu Temple?" ”

Chen Ping, the Jeju Governor, hurriedly replied: "If you want to talk about the Jidu Temple, you must first start with the four desecrations. The four desecrations are the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, and the Huai River, plus our Jishui, which flows alone in the sea and responds to the stars. During the Sui Dynasty, there was already a temple of Jidu, and the first emperor also once conferred the god of Jidu as the loyal protector of Qingyuan. Every year, the emperor will send an envoy to worship, and this year, because there is such a big fire in Jeju, it is even more important, so this time the emperor also sent a special envoy to worship. ”

Qu Pingxin said that there was still such a thing, and he was really lonely and unheard. I don't know who the emperor sent to come here to worship.

When Qu Ping and the three of them arrived at Jidu Temple, it was already past the end of the day.

The emperor's special sacrifice ambassador has already ended in Chenshi, and Qu Ping may not see his honor. Now the people who take turns to sacrifice and offer incense are all dignitaries and ordinary people.

Qu Ping didn't come to worship on purpose, so he wasn't in a hurry, looking at the way everyone was scrambling, he thought to himself that people are not all seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

In the originally orderly crowd, there was suddenly discordant noise and scolding.

Chen Ping's tone was slightly sneering, and he said that he would bring Yongguo Gong to experience the folk customs of Jeju, but he didn't expect someone to highlight the ugly side on such an important occasion.

Chen Ping was about to stop it, but Qu Ping stopped him and said, "Don't worry, let's go and see the excitement." ”

Both sides of the quarrel are women about forty years old, and judging by the dress, they should be either rich or noble, but quarreling on such occasions is indeed a bit cheap.

Qu Ping listened to them arguing for a while, and said some unnutritious words, nothing more than A bumped into B, B asked A to admit his mistake, Party A has a big temper, and seeing that B is arrogant, he just doesn't apologize, and there is a big deal You bite me.

Qu Ping asked Chen Ping: "Do these two people know Master Chen?" ”

Chen Ping really regretted that he came out to accompany Qu Ping today, thinking that he would have the opportunity to marry Yongguo Gong, but he didn't expect that these two women would be embarrassed by Jeju here, and it just so happened that these two women really knew each other.

Chen Ping identified Qu Ping one by one and said: "If you go back to your lordship, the one in red clothes and pointed face is the wife of Lord Du Chong, and the fat one in yellow clothes is the wife of the richest man in Jeju. ”

Qu Ping, according to Chen Ping, the one in red clothes is Party B, and the one in yellow clothes is Party A.

Where is the tip of the face in the red clothes, it is obviously the sharp-beaked monkey gills, and the figure of the woman in the yellow clothes, if you don't avoid two meters when you walk, you will definitely be bumped into.

With the help of the maid, Mrs. Du was full of momentum and said arrogantly: "Do you know who I am? ”

He Yuanwai's wife also has a maid, and she is also not to be outdone: "It doesn't matter who you are, when you turn back, our family He Erhu will ask you to kneel!" ”

"Yo, I'm so scared to move out a man to intimidate me!" Mrs. Du sneered, "Xiaolan, tell this sow who the master is!" ”

The maid Xiaolan cocked her chin and said, "Listen, my family is the Jeju observer!" Lord Du! ”

Mrs. He didn't buy it: "A mere observer is not just an idle meal, but just a sesame mung bean placed at a high point." ”

Mrs. Du trembled with anger: "You! You are presumptuous! You dare to slander the officials of the imperial court! This is a capital offense! ”

Mrs. He has money in her family, and if you have money, you can make ghosts grind, and she is afraid that you will be a false observer, she said: "The court officials have a wife like you, and there is no need for the court to condemn the crime, I laughed to death!" ”

After Mrs. He finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something, slapped her thigh, and shouted, "It turns out that the surname Du is the one who released the water of the Yellow River and drowned so many people downstream of us!" Folks, come and see, this tigress is the wife of the culprit surnamed Du! What kind of wife there is, what kind of man there is, everyone has come to see it! Don't miss it! ”

Mrs. Du didn't expect that this time had aroused the anger of the people who had been squeezing for a long time, and she could no longer stand. Mrs. Du stared at Mrs. He resentfully, gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't know what is good or bad, you will all pay the price!" ”

After speaking, under the protection of the maid, in the accusation and scolding of the people, he walked away quickly.

The Lord of the Criminal Department sighed and said: "Hey, Lord Du's career is over, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty can't tolerate him." ”

The world is so big, the people of the Great Song Dynasty can't tolerate him, it doesn't mean that there is no other place to accommodate him.

Qu Ping suddenly had an idea, thoughtfully, and said, "Hurry up and keep up with Mrs. Du!" ”

When they reached a place where there were few pedestrians, Qu Ping knocked Mrs. Du and her two maids unconscious, tied their hands and feet, and plugged their mouths. The three men each carried one person and ran to the deserted place behind the temple.

The adults of the Criminal Department didn't know what Qu Ping wanted to do, and he was flustered: "If Qu Ping does something that violates morality and law in front of the officials of the Criminal Department, what should I do?" Oh no, three men and three women, the adults won't drag us into the water together and become accomplices, right? I can't imagine it! ”

Qu Ping didn't know that he had suddenly become a heavy flower thief in the hearts of the adults of the Criminal Department, he asked everyone to put the three people who had passed out on the ground, gesticulating to let the two of them not make a sound, the three stood behind Mrs. Du, Qu Ping then woke up Mrs. Du and took off the cloth in her mouth.

When Mrs. Du woke up, the first thing she did was not to beg for mercy, but to scold her voice: "Who are you who dare to kidnap the wife of the imperial court?" Don't let me loose yet! ”

Qu Ping said gloomily: "Imperial court officials? What we are arresting is your family of the court officials of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Mrs. Du didn't know whether the other party wanted to make money, kill someone, or rob sex, but listening to his words, "You Da Song", aren't you from Da Song?

Mrs. Du said calmly: "Who are you?" ”

"Hahaha, enemy!" Qu Ping said with a smile.

Mrs. Du said, "You have arrested me, do you know who I am?" ”