Chapter 227: Another Village
"You can go and find out who the mansion is, and the identities of those two people, and all the past!" Zhao Gou instructed Li Shien and Li Shiren to follow up and investigate and deal with the masterminds as soon as possible, but he wanted to see who dared to be so bold.
Li Shien and Li Shiren turned around and went out, only Steward Wang and Xu Jingheng stayed in the study. Xu Jingheng couldn't wait to find out the truth of the matter, Zhao Gou also took out the notes, remembering that the letter explained that he had collected the correctness and error in the book and resealed it.
So, Zhao Gou carefully took out the knife, cut it little by little, and saw a yellowed paper full of handwriting. He immediately spread it out and looked at it carefully. Suddenly, Zhao Gou's smile was a little bitter, there was only evidence of Cai Jing's crime recorded on it, and the others knew nothing, not even a word of self-talk.
"Why is it only Cai Jing?" Zhao Gou said bitterly, "If he is not dead, this evidence is enough to sentence Ling Chi to death." Unfortunately, even if there is this evidence, it will not help. ”
Xu Jingheng's anticipation was like pouring a basin of cold water, and the whole person looked a little sluggish.
At this time, Steward Wang said loudly: "Young master, look here! ”
Zhao Gou and Xu Jingheng both looked over, only to see that Steward Wang opened another few pages, and found that there was the same mark inside, but the paper inside was gone, as if someone had taken it away. Suddenly, everyone frowned, at a loss.
Zhao Gou said in a low voice: "Could it be that someone took the lead and took away the evidence?" ”
Steward Wang replied: "Young master, judging from the current situation, this is indeed the case! I'm afraid that someone will know the secret in the book first, and take away a few other pieces of evidence earlier. If you guessed correctly, it must have been taken by someone behind the scenes. ”
Zhao thought about it, and also felt that what Steward Wang said was true. At the beginning, when Zhao Gou went to the household department to take notes, Ye Mengde did not have any abnormalities on his face, and there was still a trace of doubt, which could be ruled out. If you really know the secrets, you can't change your face and don't take any action.
"Now, I want to see who that person really is, and who else in the DPRK has the ability to do such a thing." Zhao Gou whispered.
He was really a little curious, there were still people in the court who could hide from the world, not only embezzling the disaster relief funds of the imperial court, but also playing with the household between applause. Although Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others are also very treacherous, they do not have such skills with their skills.
The forces of the DPRK and China were dominated by the crown prince Zhao Huan, but they did not move. In recent days, the crown prince Zhao Huan did not dare to have any misdeeds, for fear of being mastered by him. If you really have any involvement with other ministers, as long as you play the emperor, I'm afraid that you won't be able to eat and walk around.
Xu Jingheng said: "My lord, I'm afraid that the strength of the people behind this matter should not be underestimated!" ”
Zhao Gou nodded yes, not only quietly taking away the evidence, but also leaving the evidence. In his opinion, this is a clear declaration of war on him, so to speak, to show off, to warn him. It's just that these things have been left behind by Zhao Gou, and he is thinking about who has such great ability in the DPRK and China, or whether there is an unknown force hidden in the secret.
Steward Wang said, "Young Master, Lord Xu, please look here." If I guess correctly, the imprint here is shallow, and it is expected that it was the first piece of evidence to be taken, followed by this one, and finally this one in our hands. If they are not mistaken, I am afraid that they deliberately left this evidence. ”
After Zhao Gou and Xu Jingheng looked at it carefully, they also found this problem. It is conceivable that it must be taken one after another, not all at once. After checking for so long, the clue was broken again, even more thorough than last time, and there was still some hope, but it was empty in the blink of an eye.
"My lord, the lower official has something to say!" Now, Xu Jingheng didn't plan to continue to hide it, which provoked Zhao Gou and Steward Wang to look sideways, only to see that there was an extra piece of paper in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "This is what the lower officials got by chance, please take a look!" ”
Zhao Gou took it curiously, spread it out, and said in surprise: "How can you have this?" ”
Xu Jingheng's eyes showed a trace of sadness, his lips moved, and he still said truthfully: "This piece of paper was entrusted to me by a friend of Xiaguan, who was originally a member of the household department and has always had a close personal relationship with Xiaguan. At that time, we went to Beijing from our hometown to take the imperial examination and obtained the Jinshi, but he entered the household department by mistake, and I became a local official, and later I was fortunate to be promoted to supervise the imperial history. ”
At that time, Xia Guan learned that Cai Jing was corrupt and perverted the law, but there was no evidence, and the saint also trusted him, and when he was distressed, he confided in that friend over a drink. He knew my character and promised to help me. ”
At that time, Xia Guan didn't take it to heart, he just vomited quickly. After a few months, he hurried to my house, handed me the paper, and told me to keep it safe, saying that it would help me, and then left in a hurry. ”
Until now, the lower officials don't know what happened to him. The next day, I heard that he had returned to his hometown from the household department, and the lower officials had searched and searched for him many times, but he was afraid that there would be more luck and less luck. Therefore, the lower official vowed to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, which is also a lifelong wish, otherwise he would have no face to meet him in Huangquan, and it would be difficult to explain. ”
Zhao Gou and Steward Wang were silent, they expected that the person would be poisonous and unlucky. I'm afraid that this matter is very important, those people don't want to leave a living mouth, and the important people who know the matter are basically dealt with, and only the dead can truly guarantee that the secret will not be leaked out.
For a long time, Xu Jingheng had evidence in his hands, but he did not submit it immediately, and Zhao Gou could understand it. After all, at that time, Xu Jingheng was not sure if he really wanted to investigate the matter. In addition, there is no name on this piece of paper, the beginning part has been torn off, only the process of corruption and the number are remembered, and the others have not left any traces.
Zhao Gou guessed that such a problem must have occurred in the scramble. I don't know who it is, but at least I'm a little bit of an eyebrow. In addition, this piece of paper has been carried by Xu Jingheng closely, and he doesn't know what it is, but from the content above, it can be seen that there are indeed people in the DPRK who abuse power for personal gain, and they have secretly cultivated a group of forces with this money.
As for what kind of power the cultivated force is, the letter did not explain, the only thing that can be known is that the power in that person's hands is extremely great, and even Cai Jingjing does not dare to act without permission. If you provoke that person, even Cai Jing will have to be punished, and it is unknown what makes Cai Jing afraid.
Xu Jingheng got this piece of paper, but he never knew what it was or where it came from. It just so happened that today I saw the notes retrieved by Zhao Gou again, and took out the evidence hidden inside. Whether it is the handwriting on it or the paper, it is from the hand of a person, he concluded that this piece of paper is real, it is not groundless, nor is it unfounded, this is also Xu Jingheng's sincere treatment of Zhao Gou, agreeing with his behavior, wanting to end his wish with him, and also to remove the scourge for the Great Song Dynasty.
Now that the matter has an eyebrow, it is much easier to investigate, and Zhao Gou also affirmed his guess, that person is really the mastermind behind the scenes. As for who it is, it is impossible to know, the only thing that is certain is that the power in the hands of that person is above any official in the DPRK and China, even if Cai Jingjing is afraid, he really can't think of who has such power, it is difficult to figure out the link, only by waiting for Li Shien and Li Shiren to come back and report and follow the vine to find out the truth.