Penal Department.

After returning to the Criminal Department, Zhou Kuo, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was pale, and after working as the secretary of the Criminal Department for so many years, he was still concealed by Di Ping about the resale of grain, so he was very angry.

Therefore, he interrogated Di Ping in the Criminal Department.

Zhou Kuo sat on the top, picked up the startling wood and patted it, his face was serious, but his tone was a little rushed, and he asked: "Di Ping, you are so bold, you are going to die, why do you have to hide the reselling of grain in granaries around Daqian, tsk, I didn't expect you to be the promoter of this grain resale!" ”

"You know what? Guo Cheng died, he was murdered, but the twists and turns he was going to play before his death finally came into the hands of His Majesty, you, the right servant of the household, didn't expect it, it was really a magnificent skynet, negligent but not leaky! Lord Guo finally pulled out the matter of the lack of granaries in various parts of Daqian, and you are the biggest mastermind behind the household department! ”

"Dipin, tell me about it! Otherwise, don't blame the official for being ruthless! ”

Di Ping, who was kneeling on the ground, was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Lord Zhou, there is nothing to do, I have already explained everything that should be explained, as for the grain resale, I have also heard of it, but I have never participated in it!" ”

When Zhou Kuo heard this, he laughed with a "poof", obviously laughing angrily, so he pointed at Di Ping and said: "Okay, you are brave enough, you dare to play with the official like this, come here, give me a heavy hit on the thirty boards!" ”

When Di Ping heard this, his face suddenly changed, but he didn't speak.

The four of them, who were standing in two rows, dragged Di Ping up, and laid him down on a long bench with his buttocks facing up, and each of them held two sticks and began to prepare.

"Hit, hit me hard, but don't beat me to death!" Zhou Kuo saw it and spoke again.

So, the two of them took wooden sticks, exerted their strength to feed, and hit Di Ping, and the sound of "popping" suddenly sounded.

This Di Ping is also a ruthless man, and he actually endured it hard, and after thirty strokes, he didn't say a word, but his face was terrifyingly pale.

Zhou Kuo sat in the hall and watched all this, then said again: "Di Ping, why do you bother? Wouldn't it be nice to speak up and suffer less? ”

Di Ping lay on the stool and said in a somewhat incoherent tone: "Zhou Da... Man, I do... Without involvement, you made me... What to say? "The eyes are looking at the ground.

"Good! Di Ping, you are indeed a man, many people have confessed what they should have confessed after thirty sticks, but you still want to resist death and refuse to admit it, what do you want to hide? Come on, give me another thirty sticks! Zhou Kuo said again.

Suddenly, the sound of "popping" sounded again, but this time Di Ping let out a terrible scream, "Ah", "Ah", "It hurts me to death"...... But he didn't open his mouth to beg for mercy, and he received thirty sticks stubbornly, and then he fainted all of a sudden.

Zhou Kuo saw it, waved his hand, and said, "Carry it down, strictly guard it, and don't allow him to commit suicide." ”

At this time, Zhou Kuo was worried, obviously this matter was already very clear, but the important person Di Ping just didn't speak, he was obviously hiding something? Is it the biggest mastermind? If yes, then who?

Is it Lord Yan? Is it Lord Zhou? Is it Tang Wangye? Or someone else.

At this moment, Zhou Kuo's heart is a mess, but how can he make Di Ping speak?

……

And the household department.

Yang Bo, the newly appointed secretary of the household department, is gathering all the officials in the household department to gather in the household hall.

Yang Bo stood at the top, and said in a loud voice: "This official is trusted by His Majesty, and from today on, this official is the new head of the household department. ”

When the people below heard this, some of them were ecstatic, obviously these people were Yang Bo's cronies who were promoted after he arrived at the household department; Some people don't care, no matter who is the head of the household department, they can accept it; Some people are worried, and it is obvious that this part of the people does not welcome Yang Bo. At this time, Wang Cheng, the left waiter of the household department, was a little uncertain on his face, obviously he was very unhappy in his heart.

However, everyone still congratulated Yang Bo and paid homage to him!

At this time, Yang Bo said again: "The former head of the household department, Lord Guo Chengguo, died today, and I clearly tell you that this is a murder case!" ”

Yang Bo looked at these people, but secretly observed Wang Cheng, wanting to see what kind of expression he had, but he showed a surprised expression like most people.

So, Yang Bo went on to speak: "However, before his death, Lord Guo wrote five books, although they were not played, but these five books are still in the hands of His Majesty, Lord Guo said in the book, many of the granaries found in Daqian have been empty, and they have been resold, Your Majesty is furious when he saw it, and ordered a strict investigation, and our household department has become a hard-hit area, but it is also the main force of this strict inspection of the granary, and you are almost all going to be busy!" ”

Yang Bo said while secretly observing the appearance of the people below, many people were excited when they heard it, many people were ugly, many people were expressionless, and Wang Cheng was just expressionless.

Yang Bo saw it and secretly remembered it in his heart, but Yang Bo thought in his heart that there must be something wrong with this Wang Cheng more or less, this Wang Cheng has been the second-in-command of the household department for so many years as soon as he did it, and he is not visible, and he is from the Wang family of the Queen Mother, if there is no problem at all, what if he sees the hell? Moreover, after Guo Cheng thought about it behind closed doors, His Majesty never mentioned that Wang Cheng should be in charge of the household department, I am afraid that it is not only because of his relatives, but also because His Majesty still has a bottom in his heart.

……

And at this time, the city of Yanjing City.

Yang Bo was sitting in the lobby of the city hall, thinking carefully about who killed Guo Cheng?

From these five letters, Yang Bo gradually felt that he had found some clues!

Why?

Because among these five letters, Guo Cheng's tone was a little wrong, and Yang Bo felt that Guo Cheng might know that he was going to die, so there was a sense of sadness and entrustment in the folds.

Then he knew that he was going to die, but he didn't move and died willingly, then he must know the information of the murderer, but in the memorization, he didn't write down a word of the information about the person who wanted to kill him, there are only two possibilities.

One is not dare, and the other is unwilling.

If you don't dare, only Your Majesty can meet this situation in Daqian, because Guo Cheng can't afford to provoke Your Majesty, but obviously this situation is not in line with it, rule it out.

Then he is unwilling, Guo Cheng is willing to die, unwilling to reveal the murderer's information, so who is this person, Guo Cheng is unwilling to reveal the slightest information about him, and only his closest relatives!

Thinking of this, Yang Bo showed a hint of a smile, and finally caught some clues.

As for who it is, Yang Bo is not sure.

So, Yang Bo quickly got up and led people straight to Guo's mansion.

……

In the hall of Guo's mansion, Yang Bo summoned Guo Cheng's immediate family, Mrs. Guo, two concubines, and three sons.

Yang Bo stood in front of the six people, secretly observing the six people carefully, and said: "You must already know that Master Guo was murdered to death, and he has already shown in the recital that he knows that he is going to die, and the murderer is among you......"

At this time, Mrs. Guo interrupted with a sad face: "Lord Yang doesn't need to say any more, my husband was killed by me, you go out first, I have something to say to Lord Yang." ”

The other five people stared at Mrs. Guo in disbelief, while Guo Cheng's three sons looked at Mrs. Guo with complicated and unbearable eyes, but obviously Mrs. Guo's prestige in the family was too strong, and the five of them didn't say a word and retreated silently.

Mrs. Guo didn't care about it, she went straight to a chair and sat down, a little depressed, and paused for a moment before she spoke: "Lord Yang is really powerful, he has found out the specific range of candidates for the murderer in such a short period of time, and I know that it is impossible for my husband to say it in the middle of the compromise, Lord Yang just wanted to test it!" ”

When Yang Bo heard this, his face remained unchanged, but he was a little embarrassed in his heart, but he didn't say a word.

Mrs. Guo didn't care, and said directly: "Originally, my husband died, and I also wanted to accompany him, but I just wanted to give him a ride one last time, so I found a place to die silently, I am guilty, and I am sorry for him in this life!" ”

"Originally, my husband is also a talented person, otherwise he would not be able to be a high-ranking official with real power like Hubu Shangshu!"

"And because of me, he gradually turned a blind eye to the position of the head of the household, and gradually allowed these interest groups to erode the foundation of the great cadres, but he kept silent and pretended not to know."

"Thirty years ago, one day when the wind and the sun were beautiful, I met him in the capital, we loved each other, and he, as a young master of the family, resolutely married me despite the opposition of his family and parents."

"However, I am the secret agent of Zheng Zhao, the prince of Song, but I still married him in the end, and we lived happily after marriage! Originally, I thought it was good that I broke away from the Song Palace. ”

"It wasn't until my husband made the household department that the prince of Song instructed my parents to threaten me and let my husband do things for the prince of Song, originally he was unwilling, but he couldn't help my parents' soft grinding and hard bubbles, under the situation at that time, judging the situation, and for me, for the power of the prince of Song loosened some of the mouths in the household, and gradually began to turn a blind eye."

"Until His Majesty ascended the throne now, Ma Yuan Diping's case exposed the corruption of the household department, and my husband was also accused by His Majesty of being too selfish, so my husband's conscience was uneasy, so he was ready to write to His Majesty, but he was still known by the Song Prince, so he took the lead and let the people who were secretly lurking in Guo's Mansion kill his husband, and I can only watch from the wall because of my parents, you say, did I kill my husband?"

"These days, I've always felt guilty, I want to avenge my husband, but I don't dare, Lord Yang, what do you say I should do?"

When Yang Bo heard this, he was shocked, but he didn't expect to pull out another big man, it turned out to be Zheng Zhao, the king of Song, who was the younger brother of the first emperor!

I didn't expect it, this person usually doesn't show the mountains and waters, but he did so many things secretly, no wonder the first emperor just didn't agree with this prince to return to the fiefdom, and thought how much the first emperor liked him, it turned out that he was afraid of him, so he was put under house arrest in the capital in disguise, if he returned to the fiefdom, then he still had it, and he didn't know what he would do!