Chapter 380: Murder in the capital
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Just when Zhu Qing was quietly teaching the brocade guards under his command at the mass grave post, Huzi also reprimanded the gang of soldiers under him in the suburbs of Beijing. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Although the result of Jinyiwei's death and the death of Chuang Jun is the same, the nature is completely different, one is a heroic death, and the other is a terrible death. Obviously, Huzi doesn't want to die yet, let alone die in a nest. He set a rule in front of the army, if anyone dares to move the crooked idea of rewarding, he will not be spared!
"Shopkeeper, tell the capital about last night's situation." Zhu Qing handed the written creed to the shopkeeper, after all, there was a dead person, something big happened, and the two Ouchi guards rebelled and were cut down, these are very abnormal deaths, of course it is necessary to inform them. When Huzi saw it, he walked over with some embarrassment, "That'...... That, you can help me write a few words, and tell King Chuang that there are five guys who don't know whether they are alive or dead and have rebelled and have been cleaned up by Lao Tzu, oh, no, they have been cleaned up by Jinyiwei. "It seems that Huzi is not very literate, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Zhu Qing to help.
Zhu Qing looked at Huzi, and didn't want to help at first, until Huzi said that the rebel general was cleaned up by Jinyiwei, and then he smiled slightly and started to help Huzi write a few lines.
"Shopkeeper, and this one." Zhu Qing said, circled the written paper and handed it to the shopkeeper.
"Don't worry, general, I'll do it." After last night's incident, these once lazy brocade guards no longer dare to slack off.
"You sort out the new rules of Jinyiwei in Yedian today, and send them to the five gates of Jinyiwei, if anyone dares to commit it again in the future, it will be dealt with according to the law." Zhu Qing said to a brocade guard beside him that these four henchmen can still do something.
"Yes!"
After everything was arranged, Zhu Qing and the others started to hit the road again. The group carried a carriage with tens of millions of rewards out of the wild store. Huzi looked back at this desolate shop, but he didn't expect to fold a few generals here.
"It turns out that this is the stronghold of your Jinyiwei." Huzi smiled bitterly at Zhu Qing.
Zhu Qing didn't explain much, he knew that after this incident, Jinyiwei's stronghold was exposed, "Generally, I would advise outsiders not to inquire about Jinyiwei's news casually." ”
"Am I an outsider?" Huzi quipped.
"Isn't it?" Zhu Qing smiled faintly, "drive", and led the team towards Kaifeng.
The red-crowned carrier pigeon flew to the capital with the information of Jinyiwei, and the person it was looking for was Killing Wind.
However, at this time, Killing Wind was busy with another important matter!
"Lord Qiyu, the Criminal Department has just received a murder case." A guard came to report the killing.
"The Criminal Department receives homicide cases every day, what's the fuss?" Killing Wind took a leisurely sip of tea and didn't care much.
"However, it was Zhu Wusheng who reported the case." The guard continued.
When Killing Wind heard this, he quickly stopped drinking tea, and he put down the teacup in his hand.
"What? Murder in Chengdong Village? "In the impression of Killing Wind, Chengdong Village has always been peaceful in the world, and nothing has alarmed the imperial court for a long time.
"Zhu Wusheng said that the murder happened three days ago."
"Three days ago, the rain prayer ceremony, Mr. Luo? Is it the same thing? Killing Wind quickly remembered the incident when Mr. Luo was attacked.
"Where is the body now? Take me and I'll see it! "Killing Wind seems to have discovered something.
"I'm afraid not, the body has already been sent to the Ministry of Punishment." The guard explained.
When Killing Feng heard this, he shouted angrily, "What are you doing to eat, you can't even stop a corpse!" ”
"My lord, Zhu Wusheng said that Lord Qinglong asked him to report the case to the Criminal Department." The guard's words made Killing Wind suddenly stunned.
After hesitating for a moment, Killing Wind waved his hand and suddenly calmed down, "Okay, I know, you go down." ”
Killing Wind rocked his wheelchair back to the back room, and he quickly invited Liu Qingfeng to his subordinates.
When Liu Qingfeng heard this, he said, "Although the murder case has to be handed over to the Criminal Department, it will generally pass through our Jinyi Guard, and Qinglong suddenly asked Zhu Wusheng to report the case directly to the Criminal Department, there must be something else to hide." ”
Killing Feng nodded, "It's impossible for Qinglong not to know the importance of the Chengdong Village case to the imperial court, since he chose to bypass Jinyiwei directly, if it wasn't to protect Zhu Wusheng and the others, he wanted to protect Jinyiwei!" In short, it is to hide people's eyes. ”
"Do you think there's a bigger force behind this?" Liu Qingfeng said and glanced at Killing Wind.
The two looked at each other and nodded wisely.
"I'm immobile, you should keep an eye on the Criminal Department. I will let people stare at Sheng Tianyue, the servant of the Criminal Department. "Kill the wind to Liu Qingfeng.
Liu Qingfeng nodded, and was about to leave, when Killing Feng told again, "Be careful, don't startle the snake." ”
At this time, Liu Zongmin also hurried to Li Zicheng's room, he closed the door very vigilantly, and said to Li Zicheng worriedly, "Oh no, General Zuo's body was carried to the criminal department by the stationmaster!" ”
When Li Zicheng heard it, he was also stunned, General Zuo was the general who assassinated Mr. Luo, if the court knew that General Zuo was sent by Li Zicheng, then it would be a big trouble, after all, there are only two people in the capital now, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin, in case Chongzhen gets angry and does these two people, Zhang Xianzhong will not say that his efforts over the years are wild.
"What should I do?" Seeing that Li Zicheng didn't speak, Liu Zongmin asked anxiously.
Li Zicheng paced back and forth a few steps, raising his hand to stop Liu Zongmin's complaints, "Wait, there is someone who can help us." Li Zicheng said, turning around and glancing at Liu Zongmin.
Liu Zongmin nodded, "I'll go find him!" ”
Li Zicheng followed, "Wait, I'll visit in person!" With that, the two walked out of the Bird Cat Villa together.
After a while, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin came to a mansion, Wen Mansion!
Without much negotiation, the guards brought the two into the house.
In the hall, Wen Tiren was still drinking tea leisurely as last time, as if he had known that there would be a guest visiting today.
"I said that the magpie had been barking in the yard this morning, and it turned out that a distinguished guest had arrived. King Li Chuang, General Liu, please take a seat! Wen Tirenpi invited the two into the house without smiling, motioned for his subordinates to step down, and poured tea for the two of them personally.
Li Zicheng just sat down, and when Wen Tiren poured tea for himself, he quickly stood up again, and hugged his fists at Wen Tiren, "Xiangye, the two of us have nothing to do today." It seems that Li Zicheng is in a hurry, and he will get straight to the point as soon as he comes.
"Oh? Now that you and I have made an alliance, what is the matter with King Chuang? Wen Tiren put down the teapot and returned to his seat.
"Xie Xiangye. I can't hide it, but I do have one thing to ask for today. Li Zicheng hugged Wen Tiren again as he spoke, and when Wen Tiren signaled, he continued, "Three days ago, in order to prevent the emperor from praying for rain, I sent someone to pretend to be Nadamon to Chengdong Village to assassinate the rain mage, but I was met by Qinglong on the spot, and my general died in the hands of Qinglong. Three days have passed, and we thought that this matter was over, but we didn't expect that today, the stationmaster of Chengdong Village suddenly came to the Criminal Department to report the case and transported the body. If the Criminal Department found out that it was our intruder, it would be troublesome. So please come out and help us settle this matter! Li Zicheng said, and together with Liu Zongmin, he saluted Wen Tiren again.
Wen Tiren motioned for the two to be excused, then put down the teacup and stood up, he sighed and said, "At first, the old man thought that it was really Nadamon who did it, but I didn't expect it to be you." You may not know that Chengdong Village is the village that the imperial court pays the most attention to, and the emperor will personally inquire about the major affairs of Chengdong Village. What's more, Mr. Assassination and Prayer for Rain? You should understand that the emperor even dared to move Zhou Yanru, because he hated the people who prevented him from worshipping the heavens the most! You're a bit tricky about this. Wen Tiren said, looking at the two of them steadily.
Liu Zongmin glanced at Li Zicheng and nodded slightly, Li Zicheng seemed to understand something. He immediately said to Wen Tiren, "As long as Wen Xiang helps us settle this matter, the court's reward will definitely be half of Wen Xiang's." Besides, since you and I are already grasshoppers on a rope, presumably Wen Xiang will not stand idly by, right? In order to achieve his goal, Li Zicheng can be said to have coerced and enticed Wen Tiren.
Originally, Wen Tiren didn't think that this matter had much to do with him, he is now above 10,000 people under one person, as long as he doesn't cause trouble, he can spend this life in style, and even leave a lot of money for future generations. But unexpectedly, the matter came to the door, because he was too greedy, and he even thought that he could not be the one under one person! And of course, he also understands how much the imperial court has given to the intruding army this time, and the holy decree is still passed down through his hands!
"King Chuang is King Chuang, and what he says is different from ordinary people." Wen Tiren sneered, he didn't like to be coerced, but now he categorically couldn't tear his face with Li Zicheng, after all, his rebellion hadn't been caused yet, and he hadn't gained anything, and Li Zicheng was a rebel from the beginning, it really didn't work, it would be a little difficult to reinvent it, but what Li Zicheng didn't lack was difficulties.
Seeing Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin, the two old rivers and lakes smiling and drinking tea, Wen Tiren endured the commotion of 10,000 grass and mud horses in his heart and smiled, "Don't worry, since King Chuang said that we are grasshoppers on a rope, then the old man can't ignore this matter." ”
When Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin heard this, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, of course they knew that as long as Wen Tiren was willing to make a move, this matter would not be difficult to do, in the court, except for the emperor, there was no one whose power could be compared with him, even the power on the scene could be suppressed. When the two of them heard this, they quickly picked up the teacup and said respectfully to Wen Tiren, "Then we will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, replace wine with tea, and toast Wen Xiang." ”
Please come forward to the big head of the court, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin finally made the trip worthwhile, and the two returned happy.
"Humph! Whew, something! After Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin left, Wen Tiren spat out a mouthful of phlegm. Although he was very upset with Li Zicheng and others, he still set off in a sedan chair.
Wen Tiren's action was not pompous, but very simple, he only brought four or five family members, and the sedan chair did not sit in the sedan chair of Wen's house, it was an ordinary sedan chair bought by the subordinates from the street. Before going out, I asked people to carefully check the neighborhood and make sure that there were no eyes to follow before getting into the sedan chair.
And before him, the sedan chair of the Wen Mansion had already set off.
"Take the trail." Wen Tiren whispered before getting on the sedan chair.
Wen Tiren's sedan chair avoided the downtown area and walked along the path to the south of the city. After a while, they turned into an alley, and in front of a courtyard deep in the alley, there were also soldiers holding handles. The plaque in the courtyard is engraved with two large characters "Sheng Fu". Needless to say, this is the mansion of Sheng Tianyue, the servant of the Criminal Department.
"Stop!" Of course, an inconspicuous broken sedan chair was normally stopped by the guards of the Sheng Mansion.
At this time, I saw Wen Tiren gently lift the corner of the car curtain and look out. The guards of the Sheng Mansion were shocked, "Wen Xiang?!" ”
"Shhhhh Wen Tiren whispered to the man.
The guard nodded again and again, and then shouted, "Get out of the way, get out of the way!" As he spoke, he personally led the way in front of the sedan chair.
"Big brother, this ...... Who is this? The other guards didn't understand the situation and wondered.
"Go away, my lord's distant cousin, if I neglect you, I won't be able to eat and walk around!" The guard gave a snort, and cleared the way. When he entered the mansion gate, the guard quickly closed the door, trotted to the sedan chair and said, "Xiangye, wait a while, and the little one will go and inform the master." ”
Wen Tiren didn't speak, just nodded. When the guard went to report the news, Wen Tiren got down from the sedan chair and walked around Sheng Tianyue's courtyard, he sneered, "Half a catty and eight taels." As he spoke, he folded a plum in the courtyard, thinking that the cold air in the north had not completely dissipated, and the plum blossom was still blooming.
As soon as Sheng Tianyue heard the report from his subordinates, he quickly put down the plaything in his hand and hurriedly ran out.
As soon as he saw Wen Tiren, he quickly pounced and bowed, "My subordinates don't know that adults are coming to the cold house, and they are disrespectful, disrespectful, and disrespectful." ”
Wen Tiren smelled the plum blossoms and smiled faintly, "It's so fragrant." I said, Master Sheng, you are not a humble house here, even the 'crappy evening water' has been moved here by you from the old capital to plant, it seems that a lot of energy has been wasted. Although Wen Tiren said that it was good. But Sheng Tianyue already broke out in a cold sweat in his heart.
This crappy late water is a superior plum blossom variety, produced in Nanjing Meihua Mountain, can be described as the treasure of the town, later this flower is called the evening water of the other horn, presumably in order to be commensurate with its "first plum in China". Such a rare plum blossom does not even have a royal garden, but Sheng Tianyue is finally in the courtyard, it is conceivable that this is an elegant luxury!
"The lord laughed, the lord knew that his subordinate Ximei, this was just brought over by a friend in Nanjing a few days ago." Sheng Tianyue didn't know what the cabinet chief assistant had to do when he suddenly visited him a few days ago, and he was really a little worried that he was here to check the family's background!
"Get up, the old man is not here to enjoy the plums, the old man has something to tell you." Wen Tiren said, and walked straight into the Sheng Mansion Hall.
Sheng Tianyue hurriedly got up, waved his hand to the attendants beside him, and motioned for them to go down to see the tea, by the way, the wind.
"My lord, I wonder what advice you have for visiting today?" Sheng Tianyue said tentatively.
Wen Tiren looked at the attendants beside Sheng Tianyue and did not speak. Sheng Tianyue was interested, so he sent all his subordinates away.
"Hehe, my lord, I'll pour you tea." Sheng Tianyue flattered.
Seeing that there was no one else, Wen Tiren went straight to the point, "If you have nothing to do, you will go to the Three Treasures Palace, and the old man came today to ask about something." ”
"Your Excellency, please speak."
"I heard that someone in Chengdong Village reported a murder today, and even the body was moved?" Wen Tiren asked directly.
When Sheng Tianyue heard this, he nodded cautiously, and said close to Wen Tiren's ear, "There is indeed this matter, it is the murderer of Mr. Luo, and his subordinates plan to make up the name of the emperor tomorrow to investigate this matter thoroughly." ”
Sheng Tianyue thought that Wen Tiren would praise him, but when Wen Tiren heard this, his face sank, and he sneered, "Thorough investigation? The old man heard that it was Nadamon's person, and the emperor was already furious about this matter, and Lord Sheng wanted to bother the emperor anymore or did he want to make himself unhappy? ”
Sheng Tianyue listened and observed his words, "I still hope that the adults will advise." Sheng Tianyue bowed his hand to Wen Tiren.
Wen Tiren put down the plum blossom in his hand and picked up the teacup, "I can't talk about advice, the old man just thinks that tonight will settle the matter, which is definitely not a bad thing for Sheng Daren, but if it is after tonight, tomorrow let the emperor personally investigate the case, the old man can not guarantee that Sheng Daren will encounter any trouble." Wen Tiren said, then picked up the plum blossom again and smelled it, muttering while smelling, "It is worthy of being a rare thing in the world." ”
When Sheng Tianyue heard this, he always knew Wen Tiren's intention, he was going to operate the Chengdong Village case! At this time, even talking about it was terrifying, which made Sheng Tianyue feel uneasy.
"So, let's say it's Damon?" Sheng Tianyue said tentatively.
Wen Tiren stared at Sheng Tianyue and said expressionlessly, "Isn't it?" ”
Not to mention Wen Tiren's power suppression, this sharp stare alone made Sheng Tianyue's heart tremble, and he even smiled bitterly with horror and even a little distortion on his face, "Yes, yes, it's Nadamon, it's Nadamon, and my subordinates will close the case tonight." ”
"It's not a closed case, it's an accident!" Seeing that Sheng Tianyue had already committed a crime, Wen Tiren turned to smile.
When Sheng Tianyue heard this, he nodded and said, "My subordinates understand." Thank you for the reminder. As he spoke, he poured another cup of tea for Wen Tiren.
Unexpectedly, Wen Tiren stood up with the plum blossom and said with a smile, "The tea is cold, the old man should go, this plum blossom is naturally good, but I don't know if I can survive the rain tonight, if I can't survive it, this one in the old man's hand is a treasure, and I think it must be given to the emperor." Hahaha......" Wen Tiren put down his words, laughed and walked out of the Sheng Mansion.
That night, the morgue of the Ministry of Punishment suddenly caught fire, burning more than 30 bodies in the morgue to ashes.
The next day Chongzhen asked, Sheng Tianyue said tremblingly, "Presumably Nadamon thought that their comrade was not dead, and came to rob the prison last night, but he burned the morgue when he learned that his comrade was dead...... Sheng Tianyue became more and more uncertain.
Seeing this, Wen Tiren stood up, "Fortunately, Lord Sheng appeared in time and corrected those Nadamon on the spot, so that it didn't cause a bigger disaster, but the fire burned down the entire corpse room with corpse oil......"
When everyone heard this, they all nodded yes.
Chongzhen exhaled and asked, "Where are those Nadamon now?" ”
"Enlighten the emperor, and wait for the emperor to check outside the palace." Sheng Tianyue responded.
"Lord Sheng, the emperor is the Ninety-Five, how can he go to see the corpses of a few rebels?" Wen Tiren glared at Sheng Tianyue.
"The minister is ignorant, please be angry with the emperor." When Sheng Tianyue heard this, he quickly knelt down.
Chongzhen waved his hand, "That's it, this matter is over." I hope that my capital will be calmer in the future, and there will be no more Damon. ”
Chongzhen said, glancing at the Jinyi Guard and the Ouchi Guard.
"Lord Killing Wind, Lord Liu, the safety of the capital depends on your lords." Seeing this, Wen Tiren came up and stepped on it again.
"It's not a bother." Killing Wind stared at Wen Tiren and smiled slightly.
There is a knife hidden in the killing wind smile, even Wen Tiren does not dare to face it.