A team of officers and soldiers, escorting a green sedan chair, arrived in front of the Yamen of the Judge.

This team of officers and soldiers are all dressed as wolf soldiers, but they are wearing the best quality Pu knife, and it doesn't look like Tusi and Minzhuang, such a unique team, looking at the whole of Chengdu, only Qin Cha Yang beheaded, this is the only one, there is no semicolon.

However, this innocent Lord Yang has been ridiculed as Yang Broom at present. It's no wonder that when did so many things happen to the Shu King family? But as soon as Yang Ling arrived in Sichuan, the prince became a hostage of Du Zhangman. Zhu Xiang'er, the little county lord who was about to be promoted to princess, almost died at the hands of the assassins.

Finally, this adult decided to drive back to Beijing, Chengdu civil and military officials celebrated with a crown, ran to tell each other, and went to participate in his old man's reception, celebration, and send-off three lines and one conference with excitement, but Zhu Rangjin, the son of Xuanyi who was promised to be the first handsome talent by the people of Bashu, became a murderer again, who did he broom if he didn't broom?

Hearing that the Qin mission was coming, Lord Lu led the officials from the various departments in charge of punishment, punishment, service, and investigation to welcome him out, and Yang Ling came to visit suddenly, but according to the people from the Inspectorate Department, they were obviously not waiting for him on purpose. There was a murder case in the Shu Palace, and the suspect was the son of the King of Shu, so Lord Lu naturally gathered all his subordinates and prepared to solve the case all night.

The Ming Dynasty has seven south, six hundred and thirteen provinces in the south and north of the Ming Dynasty, and the status is parallel to the political envoy of the Cheng Xuan, but according to the rank of the envoy is one level lower than that of the political envoy, it is the official of the third grade, and there are several deputy envoys of the fourth grade and the servant of the fifth grade, and now they are all crowded at the gate to take over.

"The lower official has seen Lord Qincha, if your lord has anything to do, just send someone to hand over the poster, and the lower official will definitely come to the door to accept inquiries, how dare you work Lord Qincha's car to drive here?" Lu Zheng smiled and bowed his hands again and again, and a bunch of officials behind him also bowed, saluting like a ritual, like a group of monkeys eating food.

Yang Ling smiled faintly and said: "Lord Lu is busy with official business, and now it is said that there is a big incident in the Shu Palace, and the Lord must be even busier, speaking of which, it is the official who is disturbing." Yang Ling paused when he said this, and then said: "This official came to visit, saying that it was a business matter, and it was a private matter, and he didn't dare to work so many adults, Lord Lu."

"Oh? Oh oh oh, yes yes, the lower officials understand, I heard that Lord Qincha has arrived, and the officials of the palace naturally want to go out to greet him? My lord, please come in, let's talk about it in the inner study, talk about it in the inner study", Lu Zheng understood and quickly explained.

Yang Ling entered the yamen of the envoy, and as Lu Zheng walked into the inner study, as soon as the guest and host sat down, Yang Ling said straight to the point: "Lord Lu, your mansion is handling the case, and it is said that this official should not ask." However, the emperor ordered his official to patrol the world and visit the military and political laws, customs and people's customs. The murder of the daughter of the prince of the feudal lord is not an ordinary prison, so the official took the liberty of coming here to inquire about the incident, and I hope that the adults will not be surprised."

"This, dissatisfied with the adult, the lower official has just sent someone to investigate the case, and he has not yet found any clue, there is really nothing to show to the adult", Lu Zheng said in embarrassment.

Yang Ling smiled and said: "My lord misunderstood, although this official is a Qincha, but he is neither the plaintiff of the bitter master, nor the defendant's close relatives, but this matter involves two royal relatives, since this official is at the right time, he should also know some of the situation, otherwise this matter will be passed into Beijing, the emperor will ask, and the official will not know about it, isn't it a joke?" For this case, the official has no intention of intervening, Lord Lu is so embarrassed, doesn't he treat the official as a lawyer, right? ”

As soon as Yang Ling said this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly stood up and waved his hand again and again: "My lord's words are serious, how dare the lower officials, how dare the lower officials think so?" I really know a limited amount of knowledge, and I don't know the facts of the case, so I am ashamed to reply to the adults, who want to inquire about the circumstances of this case, and please sit down, and the officials will know it with the adults one by one."

The lawyer is a lawyer, and since ancient times, he has been despised by people and regarded as a sinner by the government. According to the Tang Law, once a person is caught and canned 50 times, if he gives advice, the crime will be increased by one degree and he will be imprisoned for three years. In the Song Dynasty, there was no better, and every time the yamen closed a case, it almost had to handle the lawyer first.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was the turn of Zhu Chongba, a cowherding baby, to be in charge, and he regarded the lawyer as the culprit of causing trouble, thinking that 'if there are no such people in the world, there is no need to set up a government yamen'. When the government encounters a complaint, the first thing it does is to settle the lawsuit, try to calm down the complaint, and be a lawyer to write a complaint and give ideas, isn't it a destabilizing element who specializes in causing chaos to the court?

Therefore, the lawsuit stick and the lawsuit stick do not mean that they can speak well and speak like a knife like a stick, but that once the person who acts for the lawsuit is known by the government, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, he will be beaten with a water and fire stick first. Yang Ling helped Ma Ang fight the lawsuit at the beginning, if it weren't for Ma Yicheng being an official, and Min Zhixian was a legal illiterate, he ran into the lobby stupidly, and he didn't do it as a good witness, but went to give advice to others, and he would also be beaten.

Yang Ling laughed at himself as a litigant at the moment, obviously dissatisfied with Lu Zheng's prevarication, how could Lu Zheng dare to offend with his power? Knowing that Yang Ling was oppressing people with power, he could only say something against his will.

Lu Zheng brought tea to the servant, and then said in a deep voice: "The adults know the previous situation, and the lower official also went to the harem after summoning two experienced head hunters and asked about the matter. The lower officials know that they are either asking the relevant personnel, or they are investigated by the head catchers of this government."

Yang Ling nodded and said, "This official knows, please speak."

Lu Zhengdao: "At that time, there was a large banquet in the front hall, and the princesses and side concubines in the harem also held another banquet to entertain the royal family, the princess of Chengping County, the princess of Huiping County and the second daughter of the king of Jingqing County, were the guests. There were also some wives of the ministers of civil and military affairs and the wives of the chiefs of the Tusi who were present, and the wives of the lower officials were also one of them."

Lu Zheng thought for a while and said: "Because there are more guests in this way, the county lord dresses up late, and all the people present are elders, Miss Zhu Mengli thinks that she is bored, so she goes to the garden alone to take a leisurely walk." ”

He added: "Mrs. Liu, the side room of the King of Shu, that is, the biological mother of the second prince, and the princess of Jingqing County are sisters, and the two families have always had close contacts.

Xia Guan asked the maids who were in charge of waiting in the back garden at that time, they went back and forth from the dining room to the flower hall, and almost everyone saw Miss Zhu taking a self-portrait in the pond, without saying a word, as if she was very unhappy. Later, she disappeared, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it.

When the banquet officially began, the princesses found that Miss Zhu had not returned, and then the county lord also arrived, so they volunteered to come out to look for Miss Zhu, and a maid found Miss Zhu's body in the chrysanthemum bush behind the pool."

Speaking of this, Lu Zheng was shocked and said: "That chrysanthemum bush, about half a person high, the plants are very dense, just behind the green forest by the pool, Miss Zhu's Adam's apple was crushed, so she threw it in the chrysanthemum bush, lying on her back, overpowering a piece of flowers and plants in the middle, but if you don't get closer, you can't see it." ”

He took a breath and said, "If someone lures her to kill her elsewhere, they will not risk being found and then move her body back to the chrysanthemum bush, because there is no hiding there, so it is common sense to assume that it is the scene of the murder."

Her body was in the depths of the chrysanthemum bush, more than a foot away from the roadside, and the surrounding chrysanthemum paths were all not overwhelmed and broken, so it would not have been moved in, it should have been thrown into it directly after being killed. Judging from the position where the body was dumped, the murderer must have been standing in the middle of the green forest, where the vegetation was so lush that unless he walked to the front of the pool and looked into the forest intentionally, he would not find anyone standing there.

Although Miss Zhu is light, she is tall and tall, how can she have more than 100 pounds, kill people quickly, and then throw them into the flowers so far away is impossible for ordinary people. In this way, the suspicion of murder among the female guests and maids in the harem of the palace is very rare, and the lower officials have asked the curfew in detail about the people who enter and leave the harem during this period."

When he said this, he pushed over a piece of paper and said: "My lord, please see, except for the maids and maids who come and go in the harem, there are a total of thirteen people in and out, including the prince, the second prince, the eunuch with palm prints, the chief of internal affairs, the six Xiaohuangmen who have carried congratulatory gifts, the beloved daughter of Xiaojinchuan Tuoba Tusi, and the head of the palace guard, Tang Jiashan. According to my investigation, among these people, only the prince and the second prince can do martial arts, Tang Jiashan."

Yang Ling was surprised when he heard this, and said in a lost voice: "The prince also knows martial arts?" Zhu Rang was polite and steady, and he never showed the appearance of martial arts, no wonder he was surprised.

Lu Zheng was stunned at first, and then smiled: "My lord thinks that because the prince was taken hostage, and he didn't dare to show up in Jiusi City for a long time, he thought he was a weak scholar, right?" Hehe, what role can personal martial arts play in thousands of troops? No matter how high the martial arts are in the enemy's nest, they have to endure it for the time being.

The descendants of the Shu royal family have always practiced martial arts, and the prince is skilled in bows and horses, and his martial arts are extremely high, but the identity of the prince is noble, and he only practices martial arts to strengthen his body, and this kind of bravery is too lazy to show in front of people."

In this era, if a talent is proficient in martial arts, he would rather show off a poem that is not very good, and be ashamed to show outstanding martial arts, let alone the dignity of the world? Yang Ling couldn't help but nodded.

Lu Zhengdao: "The status of the prince is high, but it is a matter of human life, and the lower officials dare not indulge, so the prince is also listed as one of the suspects by the lower officials." Among the three, although Tang Guard has the ability to kill, but the status is very different, it is difficult for him to use any reason to make Miss Zhu condescend to the forest, and follow him to the back of the forest to talk, unless he walks to the edge of the pool and sees Miss Zhu, without saying a word, he immediately drags her to the back of the forest by force and strangles her, and then throws her body.

There must always be a reason for killing, what grievances does a mere military attache of the palace have with the niece of the king of Shu and the daughter of the king of the county, such a prominent daughter? Moreover, after an investigation by the lower officials, Tang Guards were honest and conscientious in their duties, and they were neither greedy for money nor lustful.

The rewards given to him by the princes and princesses, he was scattered among the guards and brothers, and he never laughed at the beautiful maids in the palace, and even if the palace maids took the initiative to tease, they would run away with red faces, and they were not smiling, both honest and wooden, and the suspicion of this person was the smallest. ”

When he said this, he paused and said: "With the identity of the prince of the world, coupled with the family relationship with Miss Zhu, if you want to kill Miss Zhu in the low forest, you can do it." But why did he do it?

Today is the period of the prince's Zen throne, the prince must have known, today is the banquet, although the emperor's edict has not yet been issued, but he is actually the king of Bashu. Even if there are any personal grievances, isn't it easier for the prince to be the prince?

At that time, even if it was verified that he killed people, without the emperor's edict, no one could bring him to justice, and even if the emperor knew, he would at most depose him and confine him down, and he would not ask a prince to pay for his life, what reason did he have to wait to kill people and throw corpses, and stir up his own big things? ”

Yang Ling said in a sullen voice: "Then does the second prince have a reason to kill?" ”

"No, there is no reason, but there is evidence."

Yang Ling couldn't help but be dumbfounded, interfering in the judiciary, he was already resistant in his heart, and the current one is indeed the most suspicious of Zhu Rangjin, can he turn a blind eye to this and forcibly pressure Lu Zheng to release people? Besides, it's not ordinary people who die, the daughter of the county king died mysteriously in the palace, who has the energy to suppress it? Even he can't.

Lu Zhengdao: "After Miss Zhu's death, her eyes widened, and her face was full of surprise and inexplicable expression, as if she didn't believe that the murderer would kill her until she died. When the head catcher of this mansion conducted an autopsy, it was found that her right fist was clenched, and there seemed to be something in her hand, and it took a lot of twists and turns until she broke her fingers before taking out the jade pendant. ”

Yang Ling suddenly laughed dryly and said, "If you want to strangle a woman with the martial arts of the second prince, will you leave your own token?" ”

Lord Lu said slowly: "My lord, martial arts can't solve everything, if the second young master of the Maitreya cult talks about martial arts, he is ten times stronger than adults, but the adults are tied to the pillars, didn't they seriously injure this cult demon?"

It is precisely because there is no evidence now that Xia Guan does not dare to conclude that it was the second prince who killed him, and only listed him as the biggest suspect. However, being strong and strong cannot be a reason to get away with the crime, after all, Miss Zhu is his closest relative, and it is in that kind of place where someone may pass by at any time, if the second prince suddenly wants to kill someone for any reason, he must be flustered and anxious to die. If Miss Zhu took off the jade pendant on his waist while struggling, she might not be able to find that practicing martial arts was originally an exaggeration, but in a hurry, the sharp power of the ears and eyes was greatly reduced. ”

Yang Ling took a breath and was speechless for a while. If it weren't for being in the same barracks with Zhu Rangjin for more than a month, and he had some understanding of the second prince's character and behavior, and replaced him Yang Ling as the envoy, then there is no doubt that the second prince would definitely be regarded as the most suspicious person. Now it supports his belief that he doesn't believe that Zhu Rangjin is the murderer, but only his understanding of Zhu Rangjin's surname, but can this reason be used as evidence?

Could it be that the murderer must be among these three? The prince knows martial arts, and he doesn't know that the people and guests in the harem of the King of Shu are all either rich or expensive, and martial arts are also kung fu for them that has nothing to show off, so no one hides it here?

Yang Ling suddenly remembered that when the capital was exterminated, Aou, who guarded the five capitals, was a woman, but she was as powerful as an ox, and a steel fork in her hand made the general rise, and she was more brave than her husband Liu Lang, and couldn't help but say: "Are there any people who know martial arts in those Tusi ladies."

Lu Zheng looked at him sympathetically and sighed lightly: "My lord, even if those Tusi ladies are skilled in martial arts and can kill Miss Zhu cleanly, how can they get the jade pendant of the second prince?" Your Excellency can rest assured, this matter is so important, the lower officials do not dare to deal with the innocent in an ambiguous manner, although the second prince is currently in custody, he is still only a murder suspect, and this case must be investigated with evidence, evidence, reason, and reason."

Yang Ling nodded, shook his head again, sighed abruptly, got up and said, "This is the best, I have been disturbing Lord Lu for so long, and this official will leave." ”

"Congratulations to Lord Qincha", Lu Zheng fell to the ground, and Yang Ling's guard of honor left the Yamen of the Imperial Envoy and rushed back to Xingyuan.

Yang Ling sat in the sedan chair, his heart was extremely irritable, and he learned about the situation from Lu Zheng, but he only pointed all the suspicions at Zhu Rangjin, Zhu Rangjin would really be the murderer? The reason? He's not crazy, so what's the reason for killing people?

Yang Ling had a headache for a while, the fierce Tartars, the cunning and barbaric pirates and pirates, the Western navy with strict military discipline, the barbarian rebels who relied on danger and stubbornness, as well as the Maitreya Sect and the Bazhou bandits, he had dealt with these people, and now he was helpless in the face of a headless public case.

In a war, there is a clear distinction between friend and foe, and the barriers are strong, but now there is no opponent at all, and everyone can be a murderer!

Yang Ling suddenly lifted the sedan curtain, and Wu Hanchao immediately drove his horse closer, leaned over and said, "My lord."

Yang Ling said in a low voice: "Send someone to inform Liu Biao immediately and tell him not to return to Beijing first." I want him to check on a few people for me."

"Yes, the last general will send someone, which ones do you want to check?"

"Check", which is not suspicious? One name after another swirled in Yang Ling's heart, and he finally sighed and said, "It's better to call him to see me, in a few words, I can't say it clearly." ”

"My lord, Lord Lu, Lord Qincha has already left", Luo Fensi tugged at Lu Zheng's sleeve and said in a low voice. Luo's branch is called Luo Shanning, the servant of the five products, and concurrently serves as the Baoning branch inspector sub-division, and the 'sub-patrol road envoy' is called the branch master by the people in the yamen and the people.

Lu Zheng twisted his brows and was thinking about something, only to find that he was still standing at the door of the yamen when he was pulled by Luo Fensi, and he hurriedly called: "Someone, hurry up and prepare a sedan chair, and rush to the palace immediately, hurry up!" ”

The official sedan chair was carried out of the yamen, and Lu Zheng straightened the black yarn, hurriedly got into the sedan chair, and hurried away towards the other end of the alley.

In the palace of the king of Shu, Zhu Binhan was lying on the couch, his face was pale, Zhu Rangxu took a bowl of black and heavy medicinal juice, tasted it first, tested the temperature, and then helped his father up and fed him the medicine mouthful.

Zhu Binhan took a few sips, then shook his head with difficulty and sighed, "How can this be? How so? ”

Zhu Rangxu said in a low voice: "Father, please rest assured, don't be too excited, the child will never believe that the second brother will do such a thing, this must be someone who planted the dirt and blamed it."

"That's it! This must be someone deliberately framing the second brother, and the father should not let Lord Lu take the second brother away", Zhu Xiang'er was not only sad for her good sister Zhu Mengli, but also upset for her second brother Zhu Rangjin, and also said on the side.

Zhu Binhan smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "The prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people, if he really did such a great evil, he would never tolerate it." What about the King of Jingqing? ”

Zhu Rangxu and the little county lord glanced at each other, and then said: "The county king is very sad, and his son has already helped Uncle Wang to the guest house to rest."

When the King of Shu looked at the two of them, he knew that the King of Jingqing County must have come to make a big noise when he was in a coma, and he didn't know how the two brothers and sisters persuaded him to leave, he sighed faintly and said: "Our family has a lot of events this year, alas! I hope that Lu Zheng can let the case be revealed as soon as possible. Although Jin'er can't say it, he has no reason to kill Mengli's child."

At this time, an old eunuch with a wrinkled face walked in like a cat, and said softly: "Lord Wang, according to the inspection, Lord Lu asks to see."

"Oh? Tell him to come in, no, no, Xiao Lingzi, I want to please, go and please", the king of Shu struggled to sit up, opened his eyes wide and said eagerly.

The old eunuch had gray hair and a wrinkled face, he was more than twenty years older than the King of Shu, but his name was young, he agreed, and his feet were like flowing water, and he floated away suddenly.

After a moment's effort, he led Lu Zheng back in a hurry. As soon as Lu Zheng entered the house, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Zheng has seen the prince."

"No courtesy, Lord Lu, what are the eyebrows of the case?"

Lu Zheng wanted to speak and stopped, glanced left and right, the king of Shu understood, and hurriedly said: "Go out, you all go out, Xiao Lingzi, stay alone outside the door."

The imperial physician and maid waiting in the house retreated one after another, Zhu Rangxu put the brocade quilt behind his father's back, glanced at the little county lord, and walked out of the door, Zhu Xiang'er wrinkled his nose, the boss glared at Lu Zheng unconvinced, cocked his chin and strode out.

Xiao Lingzi closed the door and stood at the door, his big sleeves hung down, as if he was sleeping, and his thin figure was like a vein carved out of the door, which made it difficult for people to notice his existence if he didn't look closely.

"How's it going, can you find some clues?" The King of Shu asked in a trembling voice.

Although he usually looks down on this little son's self-proclaimed and unorthodox behavior, but after all, it is his own flesh and blood, and the king of Shu has always been virtuous and respectful, and the goodness of education is the head of the vassal kings in the world, unlike Chu, Qi, Xiang, Ning, Dai and other vassal kings.

Lu Zheng said cautiously: "Lord Wang, there are too few clues in this matter, the lower official is being investigated, and there is no clear news yet, but the autopsy was conducted and one thing was found, and the lower official felt that the matter was too big, and the prince should be played first."

The King of Shu's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly: "Don't swallow and vomit, talk quickly, what did you find?" ”

Lu Zheng still said hesitantly: "Uh, this is the discovery of that."

The king of Shu's face was flushed, and he pounded the bed heavily, and said sharply: "What did you find?" ”

Lu Zheng lowered his head and said quickly: "I found out that Miss Zhu is pregnant, and it has been more than two months!" ”

Xiao Lingzi, who seemed to be asleep outside the door, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the news, his eyes opened, and a sharp light flashed under his eyes. And the King of Shu has been completely ossified, and after a while, his body trembled uncontrollably: "Are you pregnant?" I see, livestock! Beast! Rebellious animals! He and his sisters of the same clan."

The king of Shu's body was weak, and he was planted on the brocade quilt all of a sudden, so panicked that Lu Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said in a loud voice: "Lord, this can't prove that it is the second prince, the lower officials have ordered the workers to strictly keep secrets, and this matter must be investigated in detail."

The King of Shu laughed miserably: "It's not him, which one else?" His mother and Princess Jingqing are compatriots, the two of them have a close relationship, I just can't imagine, I never imagined that he would do such a rebellious thing and shame his ancestors, oh my God, the reputation of the eighth generation of my Shu King is all buried in the hands of this disobedient and unfilial animal."

Lu Zheng muttered: "Lord Wang, Xia Guan has been in prison for a lifetime, and he has encountered any bizarre cases, and the current evidence cannot be proved, and he still needs to be investigated by Xia Guan again, and it is good to have real evidence."

The King of Shu walked with tears in his eyes, and said miserably: "Check? What else is there to look up? King Shu Xian, hahaha, King Xian, my family is about to become the laughing stock of the whole world, raising such a son alone, what face do you have to meet the ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs! ”

The king of Shu was heartbroken, his face became more and more pale, and Lu Zheng was so shocked that he hugged him and said: "The prince is angry, take care of your noble body, the prince."

Outside the door, a tall and fat man came over angrily, and the guards followed behind hesitantly, wanting to stop but not daring to stop, obviously this person had a good identity, and it was not their offend.

He strode to the door, but the short little Lingzi suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him, and said softly: "King Jingqing County, please stay, the prince is inconvenient to see guests now!" ”

"Whew!" King Jingqing sprayed his face with spit: "Dog minion, it's your turn to take care of the affairs of my Zhu family?" Get out of here, isn't he awake? I just want him, the virtuous king, to give me justice and my daughter's life!" ”

Xiao Lingzi didn't wipe his face, and still said lightly: "The king of the county is angry, no one can go in without the prince's order, please go back."

King Jingqing roared and grabbed Xiao Lingzi by the collar, he was fat and big, and his thin body like Xiao Lingzi was enough to fit two, but he grabbed the collar and pulled it out, but Xiao Lingzi was like a nail that was nailed down, and he didn't move.

The king of Jingqing was furious and wanted to fight, but at this time, the weak voice of the king of Shu came from the room: "Is it the king of Jingqing?" Little Lingzi, please come in."

"Bang", the king of Jingqing swept into the house with a gust of wind, panting, Shu King Zhu Binhan lay down on the brocade quilt, closed his eyes for a moment, and said softly: "Lord Lu, thank you for coming to tell me about this, you go back to the house immediately, the news about the situation must be strictly controlled, and it must not be spread out, definitely!" definitely".

"Yes!" Lu Zheng got up, arched his hand, and exited the door, the door creaked and closed slowly, he straightened his waist, and the moment the crack in the door was closed, he saw that the prince of Shu opened his eyes, and the cold in his eyes was like ice, and he was killed.

(To be continued)