After all, the Son of Heaven is still very young, and his judgment on many issues is insufficient, and he needs to listen to the opinions of his assistants. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 And Xie Shen's opinion is undoubtedly significant.

Xie Shen analyzed it for Zhu Houzhao, and the Son of Heaven immediately saw the conspiracy behind it.

He ordered to review Dingchen's request for the execution of blacksmith Chen San, and signaled that the case was full of suspicions, and ordered Gu Dingchen to carefully review it, especially to focus on Zhao Mengqing in Linqing Zhizhou.

Xie Shen was naturally pleased with this. Zhu Houzhao is very young and very malleable. As long as the guidance is done properly, there is still the possibility of developing into a Ming Jun.

As soon as the holy decree arrived in Linqing, Gu Dingchen naturally bowed to receive the decree.

To his surprise, the Son of Heaven did not approve his verdict, but sent the case back for review.

Of course, Gu Dingchen is a smart person, and the Son of Heaven asked him to mainly check Zhao Mengqing in Zhizhou, and he realized that Zhao Mengqing may not be clean in this matter.

Of course, he would not investigate the matter in the open, but mobilized the people brought from Jingshi to secretly investigate the assassination of Zhao Mengqing and Chen Blacksmith.

As a messenger, Gu Dingchen brought a lot of brocade guards on this trip. It's just that these brocade guards are all dressed in civilian clothes, secretly guarding Gu Dingchen's thoughtfulness, and no one in Linqing knows about it.

Jin Yiwei's investigation efficiency is naturally not a problem, and the investigation results will be available soon.

On the day of the assassination of Tongzhi Li Tai, the blacksmith Chen San did not go to the Qinglou but slept at home. That bustard is perjury!

Gu Dingchen was furious when he heard the report. Zhao Mengqing swore to him that the bustard confirmed that Chen San appeared in the Qinglou that day, and he began to suspect Blacksmith Chen.

Now it seems that this is just a trick to lead the water.

The results of the next investigation shocked Gu Dingchen even more.

That day, Li Tai went to the Qinglou to look for fun, and the body of the good Xuan'er girl he was looking for was found in a dry well behind the Qinglou, and the body was already somewhat decomposed.

The deceased had a distinct stab wound to the neck, clean and clean.

There seems to be no doubt that Xuan'er was killed.

This can even clear the suspicion of blacksmith Chen San. Just imagine, Chen San has a grudge against Li Tai, so he is at most seeking revenge with Li Tai. There is a debtor and a debtor, why is he looking for trouble with Miss Xuan'er?

There is only one explanation, that is, there is another person who killed Li Tai, and the girl Xuan'er in the boudoir at that time may have seen the true face of this assassin, and the assassin was afraid that Xuan'er would reveal the true situation, so he killed the killer.

As for the investigation of Zhao Mengqing, Gu Dingchen, who was even more angry, trembled.

This Linqing parent's official reputation is very bad, not only is he not a master of the blue sky who is the master of the people, but he is also a corrupt official with a lot of stains.

Just for the construction of the river embankment, he has embezzled 100,000 taels of silver, which is simply outrageous.

It's really a person who knows the face but doesn't know the heart.

Gu Dingchen felt a little ashamed, he was easily coaxed by Zhao Mengqing to lead his nose away.

Now it seems that Zhao Mengqing is undoubtedly the biggest suspect in the murder of Li Tai, but Gu Dingchen does not have sufficient evidence in his hands, and Zhao Mengqing cannot be arrested immediately.

However, Lord Qincha's abnormal attitude still aroused Zhao Mengqing's vigilance.

Zhao Zhizhou summoned the strategist Wu Lian to discuss countermeasures, and naturally asked why Blacksmith Chen had not been executed.

"Proprietor, I heard that the Holy Decree has been sent down from the Jingshi, so I think Lord Qincha must have received some instructions, and now I am afraid that this is not the approval of the execution of the death row prisoner, but the will of the review of the case."

Wu Lian saw the problem thoroughly, and said something that made Zhao Mengqing, who had illusions, feel cool and cool.

"If that's the case, then wouldn't I be finished?"

Zhao Mengqing's face was pale, and his lips trembled, which was almost the same as a few days ago.

"Not necessarily." Wu Lian pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Qincha has not yet proved to you that he does not have sufficient evidence in his hands. ”

Zhao Mengqing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Evidence? You don't know what I've done in Linqing. Did he, Gu Dingchen, really want to check it but can't find out? ”

"For today's plan, I'm afraid there is only one thing to do and two to do it!"

A trace of viciousness flashed in Zhao Mengqing's eyes, and he clenched his fists tightly.

He must not sit still and die, anyone who wants his life must die, even if this person is a Qincha who represents the Son of Heaven on high above!

"This ...... It's not a bad idea. ”

Now, Wu Lian also knows that his proprietor has been driven to a dead end, and I am afraid that only by working hard can he find a glimmer of life.

"Since I have already established a relationship with Sanjitang, I will leave it to them. The surname Gu wants my life, it depends on whether he has the ability to do it! ”

The trapped beast was still fighting, and Zhao Mengqing vowed to launch the fiercest counterattack.

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Before finding sufficient evidence to convict Zhao Mengqing, Gu Dingchen's strategy was to stabilize him first.

Everything was as usual, in the face of Zhao Mengqing's invitation, Gu Dingchen did not refuse.

On this day, Zhao Mengqing asked Lord Qin to go out of the city to climb the mountain, Gu Dingchen readily agreed, but he only brought a few servants and went out of the city with Zhao Zhizhou to climb the mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, Zhao Mengqing suddenly fell ill, unable to speak, and convulsed all over his body.

Gu Dingchen had no choice but to order someone to carry Zhao Mengqing to a thatched house near the river, and then send someone to invite him to Langzhong.

Even the prisoners have the right to enjoy healing, not to mention that Zhao Mengqing is not a prisoner now.

When Zhao Zhizhou was bedridden, there was a sudden change.

More than a dozen men dressed in black in night clothes surrounded the thatched hut, and they used machetes and knives when they saw people.

Gu Dingchen sneered in his heart, and said in his heart, does Zhao Mengqing want to kill people?

Although he only brought a few entourages, there were quite a few brocade guards who secretly guarded it, just to prevent this from happening.

Seeing that Qin Cha was in danger, the brocade guards who were sneaking in the shadows jumped out one after another and killed the man in black.

I have to say that these assassins are very skilled, and even the Jinyi Guards can't take advantage of one-on-one.

But Jinyi Wei wins in a large number of people, and it is still very advantageous to play one by one.

Soon the Assassins were defeated.

But it wasn't hard to escape with their skills. Except for one Assassin who was wounded and captured, the rest of the group escaped.

Gu Dingchen came up to the wounded assassin under the escort of a group of brocade guards and ordered the black scarf to be removed from his face.

At that moment, the assassin's cheek twitched.

Gu Dingchen secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly ordered someone to pry open the assassin's mouth and take out a small red pill from under the root of his teeth.

"Thinking about suicide? It's not that easy! ”

Gu Dingchen said coldly: "Quickly recruit, who asked you to assassinate this official." If you tell the truth, this official can spare your life, otherwise I am afraid that you will not survive the great punishment. ”

The assassin didn't say a word, and turned his head coldly.

The person has already been in his hands, Gu Dingchen is naturally not in a hurry, he waved his hand and said: "Take it down and keep it strictly guarded, and I will interrogate it in person after the official returns to the city." ”

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The most concerned about the assassination incident is naturally none other than Zhao Mengqing of Linqing Zhizhou.

When Lord Zhao learned that the assassins had been defeated and one of them had been captured, he fainted in anger.

Gu Dingchen didn't have time to care whether Zhao Mengqing was really sick or fake, so he left the three of them to monitor Zhao Zhizhou, and the rest returned to Linqing with him.

As soon as he arrived in Linqing City, Gu Dingchen personally interrogated the captured assassin.

At first, the Assassin was resolute, and was indifferent to several major punishments.

Later, Gu Dingchen changed his mind and ordered Jinyiwei to draw several portraits of the assassin and prepare to paste them all over the city.

Hearing the news, the Assassin was horrified.

"If you want to kill, you can kill if you want to chop, what kind of image do you scribble!"

Gu Dingchen smiled: "Why are you afraid?" ”

The assassin's face changed and he said, "Joke, I'm not even afraid of punishment, what will I be afraid of you drawing?" ”

Gu Dingchen knew that he was a dead duck with a hard mouth, so he said quietly: "You are not afraid of heavy punishment, because at most, it can only cause some pain to your body." But the portrait is not, it can let everyone who knows you know that you are a murderous assassin. ”

Although Gu Dingchen said lightly, the assassin was obviously shocked in his chest and was stunned for a moment.

Gu Dingchen knew that he had hit the nail on the head, and he was overjoyed.

He continued: "Presumably you should be a local. If this officer is not mistaken, you should have another job to cover people's eyes. I'm afraid you don't want your wife and children to know that you are doing that murderous thing in addition to this job, right? ”

The assassin's expression became painful, and it took a long time before he nodded, "You guessed right, I do have a job to do, which is to work as a power stick at the docks." You can do whatever you tell me to do, I only have one request, and that is not to tell the truth to my family. ”

Gu Dingchen nodded and said, "Don't worry, this official is what he says, as long as you confess truthfully, this official will definitely not tell your family about you being an assassin." ”

Everyone has weaknesses, and assassins are no exception.

The reason why the Assassins were so murderous was because they were cold inside.

But no matter how cold a person is, it is impossible for him to turn a blind eye to his family.

Gu Dingchen relied on this to force the assassin to confess his identity.

"Good, good!" The assassin laughed resignedly, and then said: "I work for Sanjitang, on the surface we are the baton of unloading and loading ships at the dock, but in fact, we are the assassins of the largest killer organization in Linqing. It doesn't matter if it is a wealthy businessman or a dignitary, as long as we give enough money, we will take his life cleanly. ”

Gu Dingchen asked: "According to what you say, is this Sanjitang going to take the life of this official?" But this official has no grudge against this Sanjitang, why does he want this official's life? ”

"Didn't I say that we are taking people's money to do things for others. Naturally, you have no grudges with Sanjitang, but you can have grudges with others. Someone will give you five thousand taels of silver to take your head. ”

Gu Dingchen smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that the head of this official is worth five thousand taels, it's really a bit of a surprise." ”

"Don't you want to know who bought your life?"

"Actually, the official already knows. But...... I still want to hear you say it yourself. ”

The assassin nodded, muttering, "They say that we are ruthless killers, but we are nothing compared to this one. It's none other than Zhao Mengqing of Linqing Zhizhou who wants to kill you. That fellow acquaintance, Li Tai, was the one he told us to kill. He was afraid that things would involve him, so he wanted to do you without doing anything. ”

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Although he had been prepared in his heart, Gu Dingchen still had some difficulty accepting the truth from the assassin's mouth.

"So everything is planned by Zhao Zhizhou behind the scenes?"

"Yes, it's a pity that you are kept in the dark and think that Zhao Mengqing is a good person. Haha, haha. ”

The assassin laughed heartily, but Gu Dingchen had a solemn face.

He really handled this matter too carelessly, and it was no wonder that Zhao Mengqing could escape.

"Take it down."

Gu Dingchen waved his hand, and immediately two brocade-clothed guards stepped forward to set up the assassin and walked towards the cell.

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The human and material evidence is there, and it's time to close the net.

Qin sent Gu Dingchen to order the accompanying Jinyi Wei to arrest Zhao Mengqing of Linqing Zhizhou.

At this time, Zhao Mengqing was really sick and bedridden.

When a group of brocade-clothed guards dressed in flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives on their waists and hips came to the state yamen, they found that this former high-ranking state official was curled up on the bed like a shrimp at the moment. The brocade quilt covered two beds.

But there will be no mercy on the Brocade Guard.

In Beijing, they listened to the Son of Heaven, and outside Beijing, they listened to the Qin.

Gu Dingchen had already given the order, and they had to arrest Zhao Mengqing and bring him to Lord Qincha.

Zhao Mengqing did not struggle, nor did he have the strength to struggle. He let Jin Yiwei drag him out of the house like a dead dog, and brought him to Gu Dingchen.

Looking at the poor man in front of him, Gu Dingchen did not have the slightest pity.

There must be something hateful about a poor person, and this person is no exception.

"Tell me, why did you send someone to assassinate this official?"

"Haha, why did Lord Qincha ask knowingly. Your Majesty has asked you to retry this case, if I don't do it, will you wait for you to find out and kill me in the vegetable market? ”

Zhao Mengqing's face became hideous.

"You ask yourself, do I have any misservice these days when you come to Qingqing? Why can't you just open up to me? ”

"Open the net? This official has already checked the accounts of the Linqing Yamen, have you ever thought about today when you were full of fat and greedy for ink to build a river embankment? ”

Zhao Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, he obviously didn't expect that Gu Dingchen had even found out that he was greedy for ink to build the river embankment.

How could he do it so seamlessly? How could he possibly find out?

"If you don't want people to know, you can't do it unless you do. You think that there is no flaw in making the account even, but you don't know that there are people outside the world, and the officials brought by the official have seen through the tricks you have made. ”

From the very beginning, Gu Dingchen felt that there was a problem with Linqingzhou's accounts, but he never thought that it would be the black hand of Zhao Mengqing, the parent official of Yizhou.

When Zhao Mengqing saw that he sent an assassin to assassinate him, Gu Dingchen really woke up and sent someone to check the accounts, and finally found evidence of Zhao Mengqing's greed for ink.

Of course, it is not only Zhao Mengqing who is greedy for ink, but more than half of the officials in the Yamen of Linqing Prefecture are greedy.

Not only that, but even Sun Yan, the governor of Dongchang Prefecture, was greedy for a lot of money.

"Do you think you can do whatever you want if you have the support of your in-laws who are the prefect? This official tells you that Skynet is magnificent and not leaky, and it is impossible for anyone to be above the Great Ming Law! ”

What Gu Dingchen hates most in his life is corrupt officials, no matter whether it is the Linqing Prefecture or the Dongchang Prefecture, he can't run away if he commits a crime!

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