In the next two days, Zhao Hongrun made every effort to thoroughly investigate the turmoil that occurred in the second year of Hongde, but in the end there was no gain. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Daliang market, I only know that a large number of anti-thieves were executed back then, but none of these anti-thieves can say who their surnames are.

Obviously, this is the news that the imperial court deliberately blocked.

But the strange thing is that not many people know about this matter in the imperial court, which makes Zhao Hongrun quite puzzled.

After all, it is the nineteenth year of Hongde, and it is only seventeen years since the second year of Hongde.

After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun hit the idea on Li Man, the secretary of the military department.

Li Fu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, He Mei, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Cao Zhi, the secretary of the former Ministry of Works, these three old ministers in the court are all old people who are about to die or have already died of old age, Zhao Hongrun feels that these three old ministers may know about this matter.

It's a pity that the old man Cao Zhi Cao has already shirked his ignorance, and He Mei, the secretary of the ministry, has a bad relationship with him because of Zhao Hongrun, and a few days ago there was a little mustard because of a misunderstanding, so only Li Wei, the secretary of the military department, remained.

It is undeniable that Zhao Hongrun offended Li Man, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but because the status of the Ministry of War in the DPRK is now deteriorating, and the Military Casting Bureau under the Ministry of War is still relying on the Smelting Bureau to eat, Zhao Hongrun is not worried that Li Feng will not give him this face.

But the opposite turned out.

When Zhao Hongrun came to the door to ask about this matter in person, although Li Feng said that Zhao Hongrun was extremely unhappy in his heart, he still reluctantly squeezed out a little smile and lowered his posture to meet him, but when Zhao Hongrun raised the matter, Li Feng changed a little and forcibly sent Zhao Hongrun and others out of the mansion on the grounds of physical condition.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun realized that the incident in the second year of Hongde may not have been blocked by the imperial court, but his father in the Vertical Arch Hall ordered the news to be blocked-the meaning of the two is completely different.

Why did the old man hide the matter of Hongde's second year? Could it be that this involves the black history of the old man?

Zhao Hongrun had already vaguely guessed.

can guess and guess, he can't run to the vertical arch hall and say to his father: I don't mind listening to your father's black history, hurry up and tell me all the hidden secrets of the year.

…… He can't just say that, can he?

Moreover, even if he opened his mouth, Wei Tianzi was not necessarily willing to tell him - even if it was a father and son, would Lao Tzu tell his son about the ugly things he had done back then?

Don't even think about it!

It's better to look it up for yourself.

Zhao Hongrun secretly made up his mind.

On that day, in addition to Wei Jiao, the chief of the Zongwei, and Chu Heng, who was not very brainy, Zhao Hongrun asked the Zongwei to take every two people as a group, and then take a few green crows to go to the hometowns of Wang Ling, Ma Qi, Su Li and others day and night, and go to the treasury of the local county government to find the official register of these officials.

After all, every scholar stepping into the official career is an honor for the county, so Zhao Hongrun thinks that the local county government may retain the official register of Wang Ling and others.

Whether it works or not, find it first and then talk about it.

Three or five days later, the Zongwei returned to Daliang, but they did not bring back any good news - not that they did not find the official registers of Wang Ling and others, but that the official registers found did not help this case in any way.

Because in these official registers, only the origins of Wang Ling and others, close relatives and relatives are recorded, and there are no other useful clues.

The local government is too careless, right?

Looking at the official register of Wang Ling and others, Zhao Hongrun muttered to himself in his heart.

Of course, he didn't know that this was the chief eunuch Tong Xian of the inner chamberlain who sent someone to the hometown of Wang Ling and the others one step in advance, quietly ordered someone to steal the original official register, and forged this useless official register.

It is precisely because he is not clear about this matter that Zhao Hongrun feels that the local government is not concerned.

For example, Wang Ling, this person once served as the squire of the Wenxuan Division in the Ministry of Officials of the Great Liang Court, but there is no such record in the official register.

However, when Zhao Hongrun flipped through the official registers of Ma Qi, Su Li and other officials, he felt that something was wrong.

Because Ma Qi's official register does not have the official background that he once had as the right martial artist in front of the palace, and Su Li's official register also does not have the official background that he once used to be the Dumenlang, as if someone deliberately erased the existence of these officials in the second year of Hongde.

The reason is very simple, after all, these official registers are kept in different local government offices, and it may be possible for one local government to not pay attention to them, but all local government offices are not interested in the people who go out of the county, which is doubtful.

"Take it out and burn it."

Zhao Hongrun threw the official registers to Mu Qing, explained to the guards who looked puzzled, and then said regretfully: "We are one step late, these official registers are all forged, and there is no help in this case." ”

Hearing this, Zong Wei Changwei frowned and said, "Your Highness, what should I do now?" ”

"Spread the Internet café ......" Zhao Hongrun said with a little tiredness, the implication was to let the guards and the crows follow the clues as much as possible.

"It's a needle in a haystack." Wei Jiao couldn't help but say.

"So far, there's only one way." Zhao Hongrun shook his head helplessly.

And at this moment, the doorman Wen Qi suddenly spoke: "Why doesn't His Royal Highness King Su go to the Ministry of Officials to investigate?" ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wen Qi suspiciously, but saw that the latter was upright and said, "His Royal Highness King Su has always thought that Lord Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has left some clues...... This may be the only breakthrough at the moment. ”

"But this king has already checked it once......"

"Check it again, anyway, Your Royal Highness King Su doesn't have any other clues at the moment, do you?"

That's right......

Zhao Hongrun touched his chin, nodded and said, "In that case, Wei Jiao, Chu Heng, Mu Qing, and Mr. Wen, you will go with this king again." …… As for the others, try to look it up as much as you can. ”

"Yes!" Everyone in the room responded.

So, Zhao Hongrun took Wei Jiao, Chu Heng, Mu Qing and Wen Qi to the Ministry of Officials again.

Because of the relationship between the Daliang Mansion and the Scholar of the Great Liang Mansion a few days ago, the guards stationed in the Ministry of Officials have not yet retreated, and they are still on alert.

But then again, although he had to check again, at this moment, Zhao Hongrun really didn't know how to investigate, because even if he used the deductive method a few days ago, he didn't find the clues left by Zhou Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

"Your Highness, won't you try your deduction again?" Outside the vault, Zong Wei Mu Qing seemed to have thought of something, and smiled evilly.

"You guy......" Zhao Hongrun pretended to grind his teeth viciously, and bluffed Mu Qing hurriedly hid behind Chu Heng, a big man.

Hearing this, Wen Qi was a little curious, and couldn't help asking, "What deduction?" ”

In desperation, Zhao Hongrun glared at Mu Qing viciously, and then explained to Wen Qi, only to hear Wen Qi's eyes light up, and couldn't help but praise: "His Royal Highness King Su, this is really a good way...... Although he didn't know anything about investigating cases, he really thought that the way His Highness came up with to investigate the case was really wonderful. ”

"It's a pity that there is nothing to gain." Zong Wei Mu Qing didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Rolling his eyes, Zhao Hongrun walked inside angrily with an oil lamp, briefly explained to Wen Qi the inference process of the day, and finally pointed to the location judged a few days ago, and said to Wen Qi: "Well, this king originally thought that Zhou Shangshu would leave a clue under the compartment of this wooden frame, but unfortunately, ......" He shook his head a little depressedly.

Wen Qi pondered for a moment and asked, "His Royal Highness King Su just checked under the compartment of this wooden frame?" ”

"What do you mean?" Zhao Hongrun said puzzled.

I saw Wen Qi shook his head, looked at Zhao Hongrun and said helplessly: "Your Royal Highness King Su, you are really shrewd in big things and confused in small things...... Wang's surname has four strokes, so it is the fourth in line, and these are all correct. But Your Highness, don't forget, Wang Ling's official register is placed in this position, this is Your Highness's estimate. …… In fact, there are many surnames in four characters, and there are many Yuan, Gong, and Qi (qi) in my Great Wei, how can Your Highness ensure that those guards are still arranged in accordance with the original order when they move back to the official register of these officials? …… This is the fourth priority that His Highness said. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun's face changed slightly, and he remembered that Chu Shuli, the official of the Great Liang Mansion, had moved all the official rosters in this library to the outside of the house to carefully examine them to see if there were any official rosters with Wang Ling, Ma Qi, Su Li and others.

Therefore, there is indeed no guarantee that the surnames of Wang, Yuan, Gong, Qi, etc., which are also four-strokes, are really placed in the original order.

To put it simply, Zhao Hongrun saw the official register of other officials surnamed Wang on the shelf that day, and subjectively judged that this was probably the place where Wang Ling's official register was once placed, but in fact, what was once placed there may be the official register of officials with surnames such as Yuan, Gong, and Qi.

“…… Therefore, His Highness had to check all the wooden frames in the fourth order. Patting the wooden frame in front of him, Masase Onseki, who was standing next to Wen Qi, said.

Zhao Hongrun subconsciously squatted down and glanced at it, and then frowned slightly, because he found that the position where Wen Qi was standing, under the wooden frame compartment in front of him, seemed to have traces of being roasted by fire and blackened by bituminous coal.

At this time, Wei Jiao and Mu Qing had quickly checked all the wooden frames, returned to Zhao Hongrun's side, shook their heads and said, "Your Highness, the rest of the wooden frames have not found any traces. …… Your Highness? ”

Zhao Hongrun ignored Wei Jiao and Mu Qing, just stared at the black mark under the wooden frame compartment, and then reached out to wipe it on the stain.

Rubbing his index finger and thumb, Zhao Hongrun looked at the bituminous coal on his finger and glanced thoughtfully at Wen Qi, to be exact, at where the latter was standing.

"Mu Qing, go and ask the guards guarding outside, who have been in this room with oil lamps recently......"

"Yes!"

Seeing Zhao Hongrun's solemn face, Mu Qing, who was not doing justice on weekdays, hugged his fists with a solemn expression. (To be continued.) )