Li You is very unhappy about being involved in the Guozijian bloody case again, since he is unhappy, he will not let others be too happy, of course, this does not mean recklessness.

He said such an exaggeration of the stone sacrifice wine, and most of his thoughts were to test the bottom line of the stone sacrifice wine, and wanted to see how far Lord Shi could cooperate. Under normal circumstances, any official of the yamen would probably not tolerate outsiders yelling at them on their own territory, and it was necessary to find out what Lord Shi was thinking.

Shi Saijiu thought about it again and again, nodded and said: "There is a specialization in the art industry, and the official will not interfere with you, but if nothing is done and there is no doubt, the official will not turn a blind eye." ”

As a righteous gentleman, Lord Shi has said all he has to say. If the positions are exchanged, with Master Li's character, he will definitely say directly: "Anyway, the person who received the order is you, not me, and you are the one who bears the leak..."

In fact, for the case, Li You knows very well in his heart that whether it is to seek good fortune and avoid the murderer or to cover up and fool, the first premise is that the truth must be discovered first. Only on this basis do you know what to do, otherwise it is easier to walk in the dark at night, and it is easier to hit ghosts, so you still have to check carefully.

Maybe some officials are worried that Li You is not afraid of being killed when he goes to investigate the case with great fanfare?

If Master Li is still a minor official, the probability of such a possible surname is as high as 90 percent, and if Master Li is an ordinary miscellaneous official, this probability can be reduced to 30 percent.

But with Li You's current official position of as many as 35 characters and the qualifications of the court push, plus the status of a semi-Qincha who served the order of the Empress Dowager, no one can afford to kill him. If you really want to do this, it is tantamount to making the matter of "sacrificing one of me" into a situation of "the whole family is dead", and no person with a normal IQ will challenge the authority and order of the imperial court system in such a way.

If it weren't for the fact that in the last days of the era of etiquette and extreme special events, the mouths of exterminating officials were really as casual as in the brain-dead costume movies and television in the 21st century, then why were the batches of Qincha sent by the imperial court regarded as fat and not a ghost gate?

After saying that, the stone sacrifice wine acquiesced, and Lord Li began to move.

On the one hand, he sent people to the Beicheng Terracotta Division and the Capture Hall, and asked them to send soldiers to guard the second gate, the side door, the back door, and the small door of the gate of the Guozijian, as well as the entrance of Chengxian Street in front of the prison. There is only one principle, only in and not out. On the other hand, people went to the criminal department to move the case file to check it.

arranged two things, but Li You felt that he lacked a reliable person around him who was familiar with Guozijian.

There are 2,000 prisoners in the Guozi Prison, and more than 300 officials and pawns, and it is not impossible to use the needle-in-a-haystack method to conduct investigations, but it is both laborious and time-consuming, and it does not conform to Master Li's work style of seeking lightness and speed. It would be much easier if someone familiar with the inside story could point out and circle a smaller range of suspicions.

Li You screened the characters he knew in the Jingshi in his mind, and found that most of them were high-end people above the second-class jinshi, and they had not brushed the mid-range copy of Guozijian.

Although there are many children of Xungui who have mixed academic qualifications in the country, Li You, a real official, really has no contact with them, and it is not a kind of life circle at all.

There is a great deal of talking and laughing, and there is no white Ding to use a bird, and this kind of need for manpower cannot be called when it is needed! Li You sat in the rope hall and was secretly annoyed.

The chief who was stationed in the Guozijian accompanied Zhang San to pour tea and water for the master, and heard the old man muttering to himself next to him: "There is no inside line." ”

"There's a candidate, don't you remember?" Zhang San couldn't help but speak.

Li You asked suspiciously, "Who?" Do you understand better than the old man? ”

"Sir, this is a noble person who forgets things." Zhang San praised a sentence before saying: "That Cui Jiansheng doesn't know if the master still remembers?" I heard that he had studied in Guozijian for six years, and now he is also looking for a way in Beijing, why didn't the master call him? ”

As soon as Zhang San mentioned it, Li You remembered that Cui Jing and Cui Jian Sheng, a fellow villager, were born in a serious country, but unfortunately his bad luck never came well. When he first arrived in Beijing, he had seen with his own eyes that Cui Jiansheng followed Lin Juma to help out in the party, and then because of the disaster of the pond fish, he was beaten by Wang Yannu and Wang Yannu together.

This Cui Jiansheng was indeed a little unlucky, and at first he returned to his hometown to fight with the local tyrant Li (or the protagonist) for his wife and property, but he was driven out of his hometown; Later, he followed the famous Jiangnan Patrol Imperial History, but the Ma Patrol was humiliated and dismissed; Later, he followed the great grandmaster, who held the power of learning and politics, and as a result, the great grandmaster retired from his old age; Now it has degenerated to the point of cheering for Lin Kuoma in Beijing... Thinking of the ins and outs of someone Cui, Li You frowned and asked, "Zhang San!" How much did you charge him? ”

Zhang San immediately knelt on the ground and cried and shouted: "Heaven is wronged! So what benefits can Cui Jiansheng give to a small one when he is poor like that? It's just that when I stayed in the Horse Mansion with the old man two days ago, I saw it by chance, and I remembered it in a flash! ”

Li You thought, this person has no background and wealth, but he can be continuously selected as a subordinate official by Ma Xun and the Great Grandmaster, right? Then he instructed Zhang Sandao: "This matter is handed over to you, you go and find him quickly!" ”

Zhang San got the order, went to the Horse Mansion to inquire for a long time, and then went to the alley where Cui Jiansheng lived and searched door to door for half an hour before finding Cui Jiansheng himself.

At this time, Cui Jing was in a daze at the shriveled rice bag, Zhang San rushed up and snatched the rice bag with his hand, and shouted: "Mr. Cui, my master can use you, if you do things well, maybe you will be developed!" ”

Cui Jing was confused by Zhang San's uninvited guest, but as soon as he heard "it can be used" and "do things", he immediately sobered up. He is not afraid of anything now, he is afraid that it will be fine, so he immediately got up and went to Guozijian with Zhang San. By the time we got to the place, it was already dark time.

It is said that tonight Li You was unusual, deigned to share weal and woe with the Jinyi Wei Colonels, and finally had dinner, which moved these guards very much. Who said that Master Li's surname is arrogant and difficult to get close to? Sure enough, it's terrifying.

Well, the truth is that Master Li has read the case file and knows that the six prisoners were poisoned, so the suspicious Lord Li is afraid that he will also be poisoned... It's safer to eat a big pot of rice that has been verified.

Li You was eating in the house, and saw Zhang San leading Cui Jiansheng to hurry over.

"Although you have offended this official several times, this official has the heart to cherish his talents and does not care. Would you like to reuse you at this time? ”

What do you mean I have offended you several times... Is this the other way around? Cui Jiansheng had a lot of slander at this sentence, how could the situation be stronger than others, and he wronged himself and said: "It's all the fault of the next!" There are no beads under it! In the next regret not at the beginning! ”

He was introduced by others to Lin Juma, who was useless, it was like an embroidered pillow, and he didn't see any future for more than half a year.

And the one in front of him can no longer be regarded as a local tyrant in the prefecture and county, he is less than twenty years old, and he is now high and powerful, and he is also known as one of the three lackeys under the official department Shangshu who is in charge of the official position... It is better to have a chance to take refuge in the past than at least half-dead now, and fools know how to choose. As long as the other party is willing to accommodate and wronged himself, what is it?

Li You was very satisfied with Cui Jiansheng's statement, and continued: "This official is ordered to handle the case, and there is an urgent need for someone who is familiar with Guozijian, and it should be very suitable to remember that you have been in prison and studying for many years. Therefore, I will give you the opportunity to go through this experience..."

As he spoke, Li You deliberately slowed down his tone, which was a trick used by those in high positions to wait for the other party to speak in time to show his loyalty.

However, Cui Jiansheng stood still and was dumbfounded.

"Huh?" Master Li snorted coldly, and suddenly felt a little dissatisfied, how could this person be so blind?

Cui Jing came back to his senses, and said with a strange face: "I don't dare to hide it from the adult, but in fact, it is not as the adult thinks..."

Could it be that he is so timid that he is afraid of being involved in the case and uses this to shirk it? Li You was furious and reprimanded: "This official can afford you, and you dare to push back? ”

"It's really not down..."

"Do you think that this official can't help you? Miss by a mile! Beware of the official asking the officials to choose you to Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi as a post officer! ”

Cui Jiansheng was forced to cry by Master Li, "Don't get me wrong! Please listen to what I said, I am in the south prison of Nanjing, not the north prison of Beijing, so I don't dare to hide it. ”

Yes? Li You reacted, there were two Guozijian in this year, Jingshi and Nanjing, each with one, called the Northern Prison and the Southern Prison... According to the usual practice, ninety percent of Jiangnan Gongsheng's prison students went to the southern prison. Cui Jiansheng is studying in Nanjing, and he has an understanding of Jingshi Guozijian?

It's all his own negligence, and it turns out that he is to blame... Although Li You refused to admit his mistake, his tone softened a little, and he waved his hand and said, "After a hard time, then you can leave by yourself!" ”

Cui Jing, who has been bent on drilling the camp so far but has been defeated repeatedly, is he willing to let go of the opportunity to leave without knowing anything? Immediately, he shouted regardless of the reader's dignity: "Master Zhongshu! Although he has not been imprisoned in Beijing, the regulations of the north and south are the same, and he knows a lot about Taixue, and he will definitely be able to benefit adults! ”

"Oh? Say! ”

Although Cui Jiansheng shouted out that he was useful, he didn't really think of anything, so he lowered his head and pondered for a while. After having some thoughts, he spoke: "There are scholars in the prison, miscellaneous officials and miscellaneous officials, and scholars have doctors and scholars, who are responsible for learning, and miscellaneous officials and miscellaneous officials are responsible for drawings, books, books, meals, houses, and utensils. As far as I know, most of the scholars are well-educated people, and they have never looked down on miscellaneous officials. And most of the cases of the violent death of prisoners are also the collusion between miscellaneous officials and petty officials, so why don't adults visit among the scholars? On the one hand, to show respect and appease people's hearts, and on the other hand, to ask for clues about the bad deeds of the miscellaneous officials? Presumably, the students are willing to cooperate. ”

Li You said disdainfully: "How do you ask?" No matter who does this, it must be a confidential matter, and those scholars only preach and teach in the church, how can they know about the trickery outside? What can you ask? ”

Seeing that Lord Li couldn't look down on his idea, Cui Jing looked a little anxious, "If the miscellaneous officials commit crimes for a reason, they must be colluded internally and externally, have you ever thought about how they colluded?" As far as I can guess, one of the prisoners is an official student, all of whom are the children of the powerful, who can be called imprudent and traveling, and are not as honest as the people's livelihood. ”

Li You motioned for Cui Jiansheng to continue.

"Guozijian is an unpopular yamen, who is willing to take a second look at the usual magnates? Therefore, there will be no dark lines laid in advance, only temporary entrustment! Therefore, as long as adults search for word of mouth, they don't need to ask who is suspicious, they just need to ask who is often keen to cling to the powerful and has close contacts with officials and students! All such officials are suspicious people in this case! ”

"Very good!" Li You applauded.

Cui Jiansheng breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that there is a drama in retention.

Master Li thought about it again and said, "You are a person, who is unlucky, and it won't affect the luck of the official?" Let's listen to it for the time being, if it goes well, then plan later! ”

(To be continued)