Chapter Seventy-One: Return to Beijing

After Tie Qiu led the people away, Yue Su asked Zhang Rong to tell the white wolf's physiognomy and characteristics, and then called the Liuxiang Pavilion for the testimony, and the two coincided, so he drew a shadow and a picture, and Zhang Bang was wanted. At the same time, he asked Liang Maosheng about his appearance, then he looked at Shi Tong and said, "Master Shi, the Ministry is now giving you a chance to make meritorious contributions, can you hear what Zhang Rong just said about Liang Maosheng of Longmen Academy." ”

Shi Tong got up and said, "Xiaguan heard it." ”

"You immediately take someone to the Longmen Academy to lock it and take it to the governor's line. Li Haoquan, you go with Master Shi. ”

"The subordinate obeys."

Shi Tong didn't dare to slack off, and Li Haoquan immediately left Xingyuan, gathered messengers, and went to Longmen Academy to get people. As for the son who is still hanging out of the line to show the public, how can he still have the heart to pay attention to it.

After a long time, Tie Qiu came back first and presented the eight treasure mandarin duck pots to Yue Su. Yue Su asked where the organ was, and after a little experiment, it turned out that there was a sandwich in the pot, which could hold two kinds of wine. It's just that now the jug is empty, and there is no poisoned wine.

Yue Su took the flask and studied it for a while, and said, "Listen to what you just said, what is inside is a laxative, why did it become poison?" Moreover, the Longmen Club said that the headquarters was also at the scene, and there was no sign that Zhang Xiang had soft feet, so tell me, why is this? ”

Back to the adult's words, Liang Maosheng saw that the villain agreed, so he took a packet of medicinal powder from his arms, saying that this was a laxative that had been prepared, and let the villain put it into the pot. The villain was also confused, only regarded as a laxative, and after buying back the Babao Mandarin Duck Pot, he listened to his words, threw the medicine powder into it, and then bought the moon and handed the pot to her. As for how he brought the flask to the Moon Tower, the villain really doesn't know. Zhang Rong replied truthfully.

The appearance of the Babao Mandarin Duck Pot is not much different from that of an ordinary wine pot, which is also the benefit of this pot, no matter what the occasion, it can be used without attracting attention. What Zhang Rong said was true, Yue Su thought it was the truth, it seems that the truth of everything can be revealed as long as Liang Maosheng is brought to justice.

However, things did not go as smoothly as Yue Su thought, and after waiting for a long time, Shi Tong and Li Haoquan finally came back, and there was only one elder in his fifties who came with them, and this elder Yue Su had vaguely seen it, as if it was at the Longmen meeting.

Shi Tong came to the bottom of the stairs, bowed down and said, "My lord, when Xia Guan went to arrest Liang Maosheng, he was no longer there, and Xia Guan could only bring the academicians of Longmen Academy first, and the adults would ask questions." ”

Following, the elder beside him bowed down and said, "Shen Peizhen, an academician of the old Longmen Academy, see your lord." ”

"No one is gone?" Yue Su's heart sank, glanced at the three of them, and said, "Master Shi, it's hard work, let's go to the side and sit down first." Li Haoquan, you also step aside. ”

"Master Xie." Shi Tong returned to his seat and sat down, and Li Haoquan stood aside. I heard Yue Su say again: "Academician Shen, is there indeed a person named Liang Maosheng in your Longmen Academy?" ”

"There is one." Shen Peizhen bowed and said.

"How old was the man, what did he look like, and what were his characteristics? Do you know where you live? Yue Su asked.

"Back to the adult, Liang Maosheng is twenty-six years old, with a medium build, slightly dark skin, and relatively large eyes. He lives in Guandu Town, Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou Prefecture. Shen Peizhen said truthfully.

The characteristics he described are the same as what Zhang Rong said. You must know that Zhang Rong is also a capable person, so he will not let the other party casually report his name, so he can easily believe that he quietly sent someone to check Liang Maosheng's details and determined that it was someone from Longmen Academy.

There is another point to say, that is, this Guandu Town in Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou Prefecture, is the Guandu during the Battle of Guandu during the Three Kingdoms.

Since it was confirmed that this Liang Maosheng of Longmen Academy was the Liang Maosheng mentioned by Zhang Rong, Yue Su immediately asked, "He is not in the academy now, so do you know where he went?" ”

"He took leave the day before yesterday, saying that there was a letter from home, and his mother was seriously ill and had no one to take care of him, so he wanted to go home to serve his mother. I was granted leave to let him go home, and he had left the day before yesterday. Shen Peizhen said.

Yue Su nodded, turned his head to look at Shi Tong again, and said: "Academician Shen's words, you also heard it, this person is the mastermind who poisoned Zhang Xiang, the case happened on your ground, this matter will fall on you, and you will go to arrest it immediately." The headquarters said that he was going to return to Beijing, and when he came back, if he couldn't see anyone, he would punish you for the crime of slackness! ”

"The subordinate obeys." Shi Tong hurriedly got up again and agreed.

At this time, a guard came to report outside the door, saying that the national abbot Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji and Mrs. Taikang asked to see outside the door. After the evil slaves led by his son entered the governor's line, they were all cut off their heads, and this matter has been spread all over the city, how could Zhang Guoji not hear about it, even his wife heard about it, and was very worried about his son's safety, and clamored to go to the governor's line to see.

The husband and wife came to Xingyuan with their servants, and named their surnames to see Yue Su, saying that they wanted to see him, which was the politeness of the guards. Yue Su knew the other party's intention, after all, the person who came was the abbot, and it was inevitable to go out to greet him, so he ordered the middle door to be opened, and the officials in the hall went out to greet him.

When he came to the head of the gate, he saw a person in an earl's robe standing in front of the door, surrounded by his subordinates, and beside him, there was an old acquaintance, Mrs. Taikang. Yue Su arched his hand and said: "Governor of Henan, Shao Bao Yue Su has seen the Guozhang and Mrs. Taikang, I don't know that the two of them are here, and they have missed the distance, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

Zou Jiaren, Luo Zhenqiang and others on the side seemed to be much more humble than Yue Su, and they all bowed down and bowed. This is also the reason for the official position.

Zhang Guoji snorted coldly and said, "Yue Shaobao, excuse me." "After that, raise your legs and don't go inside.

Yue Su was also polite, made a gesture of please, and accompanied Zhang Guoji and Mrs. Taikang to the lobby. Let the chair be moved, and ask the two of them to sit down on the upper hand, and they will accompany each other in the main seat. After the others also sat down, they heard Zhang Guoji say: "Yue Shaobao, I heard that Xiao'er came to the house, why did he disappear, I don't know where he is now?" ”

Yue Su smiled slightly and said, "Don't hide it from the national uncle, Uncle Guo has committed some cases and is now in prison." The headquarters said that he returned to Beijing and wanted to hand him over to the emperor. ”

"What? Imprisoned by you? As soon as she heard Yue Su's words, without waiting for Zhang Guoji to speak, Mrs. Taikang became angry, pointed at Yue Su, and scolded loudly: "Yue Su, it's against you, why put my son in prison, do you have this right?" Hurry up and release the person to me, or don't blame me for being rude to you! ”

Yue Su arched his hand and said politely: "The headquarters holds the sword of Shang Fang to patrol Henan, you can cut it first and then play it, and act cheaply, so you naturally have this right." ”

"You ......" was topped by Yue Su's words, and Mrs. Taikang was immediately speechless, but women have one characteristic, that is, they can be quite unreasonable. Seeing that she was about to go crazy, but was dragged by Zhang Guoji, and then listened to Zhang Guoji say: "Yue Shaobao said that Xiao'er committed some case, I don't know what kind of case it is, which provoked Shaobao to send out his anger, and wanted to tie him up in the capital and listen to the emperor's fate?" ”

Yue Su didn't answer directly, turned his head to look at Yang Yishan, and said, "Chongyue, read Uncle Guo's confession to Uncle Guo and Mrs. Taikang." ”

"Yes, Master." Yang Yishan stood up, picked up the confession, and read: "Uncle Zhang Zhongxin has shown himself, failed to live up to Jun's grace, disobeyed the decree, and went out without authorization during the period of thinking about it behind closed doors, which is one crime. Leading people to confront officers and soldiers, and opening up sealed places without permission, is the second crime. Pampered and arrogant, leading people to stir up the governor's behavior, this crime is three. These three crimes are all crimes of killing the head, and the uncle of the country personally drew the charge, and the iron case is like a mountain. ”

After reading, Yang Yishan calmly sat back in his chair.

After hearing these words, Zhang Guoji didn't say anything more, thought for a while, stood up, and said, "Benjue has resigned." ”

Seeing that the old man was leaving, the old lady didn't do anything, and hurriedly said, "What are you going to go, my son hasn't come out yet?" ”

"Didn't you hear Yue Shaobao say that you want to tie up our son and go to Beijing to ask the emperor to send it. Let's also go to Beijing for the New Year, you also have a son who has never seen the queen, and go to the palace to reminisce about the old days. "Zhang Guoji still knows a little bit of Yue Su's surname, and in the current situation, he definitely can't get out of his son, so for the sake of today, he can only ask his daughter for help. His words, which seemed to be said to his wife, were actually said to Yue Su. It means to tell Yue Su, let's see, after entering Beijing, we will go to the queen, and then see who the emperor is facing.

Yue Su stood up and said, "Then the official sends off the national master." By the way, the lord, because of the confrontation against the official army, all the slaves of your house have been beheaded, and the corpses are still in the courtyard, I don't know if the lord wants to get it back. ”

"Humph! No need! Zhang Guoji snorted coldly, took his wife, and walked away.

Sending Zhang Guozhang away, Yue Su explained to the officials in the hall again, saying that he would return to Beijing by order, and he should not be lazy in doing things, especially the problem of the people on the banks of the Yellow River for the winter, all of which were entrusted to Zou Jiaren, and then the meeting was dismissed and everyone left. and went to the court to report Zhang Zhongxin's matter truthfully.

In the next day, Yue Su began to arrange to return to Beijing, and sent people to Yanshi County to ask Jin Chan what changes were made in the Earl's Mansion and what progress was made in the secret visit to Wen Tingsong. Jin Cicada's reply was that there was no gain at all.

Yue Su thought to himself, maybe this was because his soldiers and horses were still stationed in Yanshi City, and the Zhang family was afraid of it, so he didn't dare to move. So, he pretended to recall Jin Chan and a hundred guards, and secretly asked Jin Chan to rent two houses in Yanshi County, continued to keep an eye on Zhang's Mansion, and continued to find out who knew Wen Tingsong in the surrounding area. Yin Zhu and Li Zhong have now arrived with a group of darts, and they have all been placed in Yanshi County to join the golden cicada.

Because these people couldn't go back for the New Year, Yue Su rewarded them with three hundred taels of silver and let them stay in Yanshi. Tong Guan's side is the same, he is still stationed in Kaifeng for the time being, and he is also rewarded with silver.

Everything was arranged, and Yue Su returned to the capital with Tie Qiu and Li Haoquan. The ladies naturally followed, and even Mu Tianjiao said that she wanted to go into the capital to take a look. Of course, Uncle Guo and Zhang Rong also have to take it with them, Zhang Rong's case is not understood, people can't stay, they are escorted on the road, anyway, there is a big prison in Shuntianfu.

Leaving Luoyang, he successively visited the people on both sides of the Yellow River, and the people cheered warmly when they saw Lord Yue, and even some people even built a shrine for Yue Su. However, Yue Su told them that they didn't have to do this, and they couldn't afford it.

In the middle of the month, Yue Su finally returned to Yanjing. His guard of honor was naturally busy, and Zhang Guoji and his wife rushed to Beijing three days ago.

(To be continued)