Li Xuanqing has been dealing with cloth all his life, and he knows the origin of the raw materials of the cloth very well, and after looking at it for a while, Li Xuanqing swore and said: "The material of this black cloth is the most ordinary plain silk, the price is cheap, and it is also very popular among ordinary people, almost all over the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it is really common, and the reason why it is black is because it has been dyed in the later period." And this light blue linen, made of linen, is more common in the west. In addition, this piece of linen is poorly made, and it is very thick, and in addition to the color, it should be a servant's clothes. ”

After that, Li Xuanqing put the two pieces of cloth on the table, looked at Wei Hong with a puzzled expression, and said puzzledly: "What do you ask these two pieces of cloth for?" And the wound on your body, what's the matter? ”

Wei Hong put away the cloth and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Before you hunt a deer, let the wild dog bite it first, it's okay." ”

"Wild dogs?" Li Xuanqing was even more puzzled, it can be seen that Wei Hong didn't want to say more, so he didn't continue to ask.

After Wei Hong learned the origin of these two pieces of fabric, he got dressed, called Zhou Dali, and instructed Zhou Dali to secretly search the capital to see whose servants' clothes were made of this fabric, and to prepare to catch the assassin along the vine. Then Wei Hong ate and slept like a nobody.

At noon on the second day, Zhou Dali reported: "Mr. Wei, it has been found out." There were more than a dozen families in the capital that used this linen to make clothes for their servants, six of them local merchants, three landlords, and five officials. ”

Wei Hong directly omitted the merchants and landlords, and asked Zhou Dali to talk about the five household officials. Subsequently, under Zhou Dali's report, Wei Hong focused his attention on an official named Zhang Shu. This Zhang Shu's current official position is a regular attendant of the left scattered cavalry in the province of Menxia, and the official residence is under the third grade, which can be regarded as a high-ranking official, as long as he checks whether he has been on an errand in the Ministry of Industry before.

In order to figure it out as soon as possible, Wei Hong immediately went to the Ministry of Officials, looked through the classics, and finally found that this Zhang Shu had indeed worked as an errand in the Ministry of Industry before, and it was also inextricably linked to the original Wu County appropriation to build the embankment temple. After getting these messages, Wei Hong has basically determined that what Yan Ruyu said is true, and the person who assassinated him is this Zhang Shu!

After knowing the mastermind behind the scenes, Wei Hong did not rush to make trouble, but still pretended to be nothing, and went to the bank as usual every day, but this time Wei Hong increased his surname, and he would bring a few guards by his side.

As Wei Hong expected, within two days, Comrade Lao Li sent someone to call Wei Hong into the palace, and the topic to be talked about was nothing more than Wei Hong's assassination. After Wei Hong was discovered by the soldiers who were patrolling the night, Wei Hong knew that they would definitely upload the news, and eventually it would reach the ears of Comrade Lao Li. Therefore, Wei Hong did not take the initiative to find Comrade Lao Li, but did not move and let Comrade Lao Li take the initiative to find himself.

Now that his wish has been granted, Wei Hong acted according to the plan and told what happened that night in 1510. When Comrade Lao Li learned about it, he was furious, and he took the case and said angrily: "Wei Hong, do you know who did it!" If the thief is arrested and brought to justice, I will not be spared! ”

Comrade Lao Li now regards Wei Hong as a treasure, whether it is Liuzhou Ping Rat, Horsehair Mountain's defeat and return to Hui, or China Construction Bank, Wei Hong's ability is obvious to all, if Wei Hong has any mistakes, it will be a big loss for Datang! Comrade Lao Li absolutely cannot tolerate this kind of thing happening.

Seeing that Comrade Lao Li cared so much about himself, Wei Hong was moved in his heart, but in addition to being moved, Wei Hong scolded himself in his heart, he forgot the pain after the scar, did he forget how Lao Li, the old thing, cheated his own money before?

Wei Hong saluted respectfully and said, "The minister has more or less some evidence. Speaking of this, Wei Hong took out the two pieces of cloth from his arms and handed them to Comrade Lao Li: "These two pieces of cloth were left by the assassin that night, and the material of the black cloth is plain silk, which was dyed black in the later period, and it is the preferred fabric for the assassin's night clothes." The light blue cloth was linen, and it was a servant's outfit. The minister deliberately investigated secretly, and after various investigations and evidence, it was determined that these fabrics were from the house of Zhang Shu, the regular attendant of the left scattered cavalry in Menxia Province. If nothing else, this Zhang Shu is the one who wants to take the surname of the minister. ”

Comrade Lao Li did not arrest people immediately as Wei Hong imagined, but looked at the fabric for a while, then frowned slightly, and asked, "Wei Hong, do you know why that Zhang Shu wanted to kill your surname?" ”

I can't tell the truth, if Wei Hong said that he was trying to avenge others, and Zhang Shu attacked first, then Wei Hong himself would also get into trouble. After all, Wei Hong has no real power now, he is just a county uncle, investigating officials and other affairs, and it is not Wei Hong's turn to intervene at all. Therefore, Wei Hong made up a lie: "Shengshang, according to the minister's opinion, this Zhang Shu must be because of the minister's horsehair mountain and his party, he has a grudge, and he is worried that the minister will not be good for his career in the future, so he secretly committed this poisonous hand." ”

Political vendettas are not uncommon, and Comrade Lao Li has seen a lot of them in his life, so he does not doubt Wei Hong's real surname. Later, he asked some details about this matter, and after confirming that the incident was indeed committed by Zhang Shu, he directly ordered the arrest of Zhang Shu and detained Zhang Shu in the criminal department for interrogation.

After Wei Hong left the palace, he waited at home. It is expected that this Zhang Shu has been an official for many years, with fine clothes and fine food, and he is pampered, but he definitely can't stand the criminal law of the Criminal Department, and he will confess soon. But to Wei Hong's surprise, there was no news after Zhang Shu was arrested and sent to the Criminal Department, and he did not mention any progress in the case for three consecutive days. For the sake of safety, Wei Hong sent someone to ask the Criminal Department, only to learn that Zhang Shu refused to admit it and would rather die than give in.

Wei Hong, who was full of confidence, was confused by Zhang Shu's attitude, and after a day of thinking, Wei Hong decided to visit Zhang Shu in person. With the consent of Comrade Lao Li, under the leadership of the jailer of the Criminal Department, Wei Hong met this Zhang Shu. He is between forty and fifty years old, with a pointed chin, small but focused eyes, and a thin body. From a distance, he doesn't look like a great evildoer, but more like a kind little old man.

And it was such a kind little old man, who had been tortured by the Criminal Department all over his body, and his expression was depressed, like an old man with a candle in the wind, dying. Zhang Shu was covered in blood and tied to the pillar, and there was a pile of used torture instruments at his feet. But after all, this man once sent assassins to assassinate him, and in Wei Hong's words, "Under the harmless appearance, there is a very dangerous heart!" (To be continued.) )