Chapter 67: The Ruler Never Forgets ...... (a)
Although Shi Ao wanted to cover up some things again and again, and didn't want to involve Xu Fang in this matter, he was still interrupted by Gu Feizhou and insisted that the attendant inform Xu Fang to come to him.
When Xu Fang received the notice from the attendant of the Criminal Law Department, his eyes were stunned, and he couldn't help but sink down with some pride. The theft of the Academy was secretly planned by Xu Fang. If the thieves do not take the initiative to come forward, it can be said that it will be difficult for the Criminal Law Department and the Prison Investigation Department to solve this case, no matter what method they use.
Despite such factors, Xu Fang understood that he could not be involved in the theft of the Academy, and try not to be involved in it. You must know that a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, even if he Xu Fang has a perfect enough plan, who can guarantee that when facing the questioning of the Criminal Law Department, he will not show flaws?
But in any case, after all, this was a summons from the Criminal Law Department Si Zhenggu Feizhou, and Xu Fang had to go again. Therefore, although he was apprehensive, he also understood that as long as he did not show his feet, everything was easy to say.
"Lord Xu, this official heard from Lord Shi that you went through the test papers and manuscripts in the No. 1 secret box with him yesterday, I don't know if this is the case?" When Gu Feizhou saw Xu Fang coming, he stepped forward and asked, "This official guesses that although this matter is a trivial matter, it is also related to the No. 1 secret box after all, so please cooperate with your lordship!" ”
Xu Fang saw Gu Feizhou coming towards him, and couldn't help but raise his throat in his heart. After all, he is a thief with a weak heart, and when facing Gu Feizhou, it is difficult to keep his expression unchanged.
In fact, if it was just some nature of the Criminal Law Department or the Prison Investigation Department that made Xu Fang's heart full of nervousness, it would not make him a thief, but the person Gu Feizhou in front of him made Xu Fang think more in his heart.
Many people know that the officials of the Criminal Law Department and the Prison Investigation Department were all selected from the retired soldiers of the border army of the Xia Dynasty. They can easily get official positions without passing the imperial examination.
However, don't underestimate these people, some of their characteristics can make Xu Fang so frightened that he can't walk, and Gu Feizhou is their representative. He is obviously the kind of person who has been on the battlefield and has been stained with the blood of the enemy, and the anger all over his body is not only visible from Gu Feizhou's eyes, but also from his temperament.
This is unique to the soldiers. It is precisely because of this anger that Xu Fang is a little nervous, and even feels a little guilty in his heart.
"It's one thing, but I just read a little bit of the manuscript and nothing else!" Although he was a little afraid of Gu Feizhou in his heart, Xu Fangsian still had to pretend to be calm, and he couldn't help but peek at Shi Ao in the gap between answering questions, "This, I believe Lord Shi can testify for me!" ”
Although Xu Fang said this, he had a different idea in his heart. Hmph, this Shi Ao is really a pig-like person, don't you know what to say under what circumstances? Do you want this Gu Feizhou to find out that I sent you mutton fat jade, and ask you to help me open a secret box and copy Qin Yi's poems and articles? Hmph, sooner or later, this Shi Ao, who took a bribe from Lao Tzu and didn't say good things for Lao Tzu, would be kicked out of the Academy of Literature by Lao Tzu sooner or later! Even though the mutton fat jade isn't real, it's worth a lot of money!
Shi Ao naturally didn't know what Xu Fang was thinking, he heard Xu Fang mention himself in his words, it was the three of Qin Yi, and he came up again: "Oh, take a look!" Master Gu, what the official said is right, right? Lord Xu really has nothing to do with this matter! Therefore, in the end, it is just a mistake of the official, and I am afraid that this cane will be inevitable! ”
He defended Xu Fang so hard, to a large extent, to avoid being shaken out of the fact that he accepted bribes from Xu Fang. Otherwise, it's not a matter of cane blame!
"It seems that Lord Xu really has nothing to do with this matter!" Shan Peng echoed Shi Ao's words, "So, if Lord Gu wants to confess, there is absolutely no problem for me to wait!" ”
"It's just a pity, and now the thieves don't know where to hide? It also means that this case may not be solved for a while and a half! Alas, if it can't be broken, I'm afraid that the scolding of the Scholar Division should come down! ”
Tong Can listened to the conversation of several people, and when he saw that Qin Yi fell into silence, he opened his mouth to express his opinion. He is still more concerned about the stolen keys of the Academy. As Qin Yi said before, this matter is still related to their promotion in the end.
Official promotion, no one dares to be sloppy! What's more, Qin Yi and the others have not yet entered the real officialdom!
"The problem is not here, but that the thief has left no trace, which has led to it becoming a headless case, and the day of solving the case may be uncertain. It is clear that this is not an ordinary thief, but a veteran, and with some kind of purpose! Gu Feizhou made his own judgment, which can be regarded as a response to everyone's confessions, "There are not many valuable things in the Academy of Literature!" ”
Hearing Gu Feizhou's words, including Qin Yi, they all nodded again and again, expressing their agreement with Gu Feizhou's statement. This is no different from Qin Yi's previous guess, just imagine, who would be idle and come to steal these manuscripts of the Academy of Literature? And is it still a veteran that Gu Feizhou thinks?
On the contrary, it was Xu Fang, who suddenly showed some kind of uneasiness on his face, but it quickly disappeared, so that Qin Yi and the others could not notice Xu Fang's strangeness.
"It may be that there are some unfavorable remarks in the manuscript, and its owner is afraid of circulating it, so he steals it! In this way, the people who stole the manuscripts are probably hidden among the original owners of these manuscripts! Gu Feizhou seemed to think of something, flicked his cloak, and commanded the people behind him, "You go outside and call Master Liu in, I think it won't be long before you can solve the case!" ”
This is probably the same as the inspiration to solve the case suddenly hit, one second it was still a headless case, and it was far away to solve it, but the next second it was because of some inspiration, and he changed his opinion.
Xu Fang was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but sympathize with those people outside the Academy of Literature in his heart. He was only dissatisfied with the incident at the Qin family the night before, so he planned this so-called theft of the literary academy. It's just that no one could have thought that it was such a general conclusion, but no matter what, Xu Fang felt that he had a handful of Qin Yi, and the refreshment in his heart was needless to say!
"Let's do this, let those who have been stolen manuscripts and poems come in, and we can compare them one by one!" Qin Yi put forward his opinion, "As long as we can read the content of the stolen manuscript, I think we can find the real culprit!" ”
"Haha? Lord Qin, you are really good at laughing, I remember that these stolen test papers were not copied and backed, how do you read them? ”
Xu Fang was originally a little nervous in his heart, but seeing that it had nothing to do with him at this time, he couldn't help but return to his original appearance.
Hearing Xu Fang say this, Qin Yi couldn't help but shake his head and look at Xu Fang, and said with a smile: "This official will never forget ......"