Wu Qing returned to the Assassin's Mansion and set up an incense case to commemorate Emperor Li Zhi. After paying homage to the officials, he went to the study. Looking at the thick stack of files, I couldn't help but think that I underestimated Xuzhou Haoqiang and killed Kong Xiang. So he could only go to the court first, state the matter, and ask for permission to use the Zhichong government soldiers.

Jiang Chuchen came to the study with breakfast, and when he saw that Wu Qing was writing at the desk, he said: "Brother, that Kong Changshi died really unjustly, you have to arrest those people." ”

Wu Qing looked up and saw that it was Jiang Chuchen, and said, "Kong Changshi's death is my fault." By the way, what about Yushu? ”

Jiang Chuchen rolled his eyes and said: "The good thing you did yesterday, you are strong, you don't care about Sister Yushu's life or death, Sister Yushu can't get out of bed today, why don't you go and see it?" ”

Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, although yesterday was a little ridiculous, but it was impossible for Yushu's physique to be unbearable, so he said, "Okay, I know." How much do you know about poisons? ”

"Poison? I learned to heal and save people, not to harm people. Jiang Chuchen complained.

Wu Qing paused, and then knew that this girl was talking angrily, so he smiled bitterly: "Don't go back for the time being, Na Tian will come here in a while, help him see what kind of poison is in those two soldiers." ”

"yes, got it." Jiang Chuchen didn't come to see what Wu Qing wrote, she was a smart woman, there were some things she didn't need to know, such as this matter in the court, if Wu Qing was willing to share it with her, she would say, if she read it, maybe there was nothing for the time being, when things didn't go well. Or if an accident happens, then it will make Wu Qing suspicious. Then her fall from grace is a foregone conclusion.

Wu Qing quickly finished writing the memo and asked the soldiers to send it to the soldiers in the front signing room to join the army. Let him send someone to send an expedited recital.

Not long after, Ma Gong, who was in charge of the army, took Tian Tongzuo's grandfather and grandson to the study, and after saluting, Wuqing asked them to sit down and talk.

Wu Qing asked, "Tian Yanzuo, have you made any discoveries?" ”

Tian Qizuo arched his hand and said: "My lord, the villain has already made a preliminary judgment, and the poison is likely to be the legendary Heding Red." And it was the hemp rope that strangled Kong Changshi. ”

Wu Qingda frowned. He asked, "Tian Yanzuo, how many years have you been doing it?" ”

"The villain's ancestors are the ones who have passed it on to the villain's generation. There have been five generations. Tian Yanzuo looked confident.

Wu Qing was depressed in his heart, and it was a family autopsy method, so he couldn't help frowning, so he asked Ma Gong, who had joined the army. "Do you have a new discovery there?"

The clerk joined the army and took out an object from his bosom. said: "Xia Guan found this from an alley not far away. ”

Wu Qing looked at it, this should be a bamboo whistle, this thing is generally used by people in the rivers and lakes, and when he saw what he wanted to say when he joined the army, he said: "If you have something to say, don't look like you want to say something." ”

The recorder joined the army and hurriedly said: "This bamboo whistle is used by the salt gang to walk the rivers and lakes to gather the people. The implicit meaning of "three long and two short", the whistle hole is semicircle. It is unique to the Salt Gang. ”

Wu Qing frowned and said, "Do you suspect that the Huaibei Salt Gang did it?" ”

Ma Gong said: "Xia Guan is just guessing. ”

But Wu Qing's heart is not calm, he sent Ya Jiu to exterminate the Huaibei Salt Gang, it seems that there are two possibilities, one is that Ya Jiu let go of the Huaibei Salt Gang, and the other is the resurgence of the Huaibei Salt Gang, but no matter what, this makes Wu Qing a little uncomfortable, maybe after a long time, it is time to rectify internal affairs.

Thinking of this, he decided to go to the Huaibei Salt Gang to take a look, so he asked, "Do you know where the helm of the Huaibei Salt Gang is?" ”

The recorder joined the army and said: "The lower official doesn't know, but this Tian Qizuo knows." ”

When Tian Yanzuo heard this, he quickly knelt on the ground and said: "The villain doesn't dare to hide the adult, the villain's unscrupulous son is the deputy leader of the salt gang, since the death of his daughter-in-law, he left the child, ran to the salt gang, and sold illegal salt, the adult wants to arrest him, I can trick him to come to the house, and the adult arrested him in one fell swoop." ”

Wu Qing stood up and said: "Tian Qian has the heart of serving the country and the people, which is really a blessing for the court. Without further ado, you call your son to your house, and Ben Assassin will arrive. ”

Tian Qizuo hurriedly pulled his grandson and kowtowed, and then retreated.

Wu Qing said: "You and send one or two people to pretend to be beggars to wait near Tian's house, and when Tian Dali comes, he will report to me, and you must not startle the snake." ”

"Xia Guan understands, Xia Guan will go and prepare." Ma Gong gave up his hand and withdrew.

Wu Qing frowned, and said: "I cut off the head of the jailer yesterday, and I have to recruit some today, you and I can go over and take a look, just so you can see what kind of poison is in the two killed soldiers, that Tian Qizuo is really unreliable." ”

"Yes, Ah Lang, aren't you going to see Sister Yushu?" Jiang Chuchen looked at Wu Qing.

Wu Qing said: "There are a lot of things, I'll see later." By the way, what's the name of the maidservant? ”

"It's called Chunhong." Jiang Chuchen said angrily.

Wu Qing couldn't help but say: "Lin Hua thanked Chunhong, it's too hasty, how can there be any poetry at this time, Chunhong, come in!" ”

"My lord, the slave is here!" Chunhong came in and replied.

Wu Qing took out two pieces of money from the box in the study and said, "This is two pieces of money, go to the market to buy some supplements, and stew them for Mrs. Yu!" ”

Chunhong took the money, leaned over and promised, "The slave understands." ”

Waiting for Chunhong to retreat, Wu Qing said: "Don't be upset, there is really no time to delay now." Yesterday, I ordered someone to seal up Xiahou's house, I don't know how much turmoil it will cause, if I don't deal with it in time, I'm afraid I will leave a bad name. ”

Jiang Chuchen also understands that although Wuqing has now been demoted to the history of assassination, he is still a member of the third rank, although he is not as noble as the court officials, but he is actually under a lot of pressure to be in charge of the military and political affairs of a state. So he wrapped his arms around Wu Qing's neck and said, "Okay, my brother has his own brother's reason, and I will follow my brother sister." ”

"Isn't that right?" Wu Qing pinched two handfuls on Jiang Chuchen's buttocks, and then took Jiang Chuchen's hand and walked out of the house, got into the carriage, and headed towards the county office.

Xiahou's house was seized and sealed overnight, setting off a strong storm in Xuzhou City. In addition to the Liu family, the Xu family, the Chen family and other families have joined forces to protect themselves. In order to make trouble for Wuqing, the price of grain skyrocketed on the second day, from 40 wen to 80 wen for doumi, and 120 wen in half a day. And Wu Qing doesn't know yet.

At this time, Wu Qing and Zhang Chuchen came to the morgue, Kong Changshi's body had been collected by the Kong family, and only these two soldiers were left, and their families had been notified to claim them.

Wu Qing uncovered the white cloth. said: "Out of the dust, you come and see." ”

Although the morgue was a little infiltrating, Jiang Chuchen had followed his master to dissect the dead. Therefore, she was not very afraid, and when Wu Qing uncovered the white cloth, she only glanced at it and said: "This is the Gu poison in the Miaojiang area, called 'Seeing Blood and Sealing the Throat'." This kind of poison is also only available in Miao Jiang. After refining the method of Gu poison cultivation, the people on the Miao Jiang side like to smear this poison on the arrowhead and use it to hunt wild boars and other large prey. This poison is rare in the Central Plains, well, Ah Lang, you can check if there are any foot merchants from Miao Jiang who have come to Xuzhou City recently, maybe there will be a harvest. ”

Wu Qing nodded, admiring Jiang Chuchen's eyesight in his heart. There are also some concerns about this case, if it is delayed. What should I do if I was transferred back by the Queen Mother? Thinking of this, Wu Qing said: "In that case, let's go to the Confucian Mansion again." ”

Jiang Chuchen naturally agreed, she was very happy to help Wuqing, and she was also happy to be able to share her lover's sorrows.

Soon the two of them left the county office, stopped at the county office, and after looking at the newly recruited jailer, they instructed the lord to get into the carriage again and go to the Confucian mansion.

"Lord Thorn, please stay!" A man in official uniform chased him out.

Wu Qing couldn't help but be stunned, ordered the groom to stop the car, and when the man caught up, he asked, "What happened?" ”

The man panted and said: "Lord Hui, the villain is Cangcao Xiong Youdao, and the city order came to report, saying that the price of grain skyrocketed early this morning, from 40 Wen to 80 Wen, and by noon it had risen to 120 Wen, and it is said that it is still skyrocketing, please show Lord Shi!" ”

Wu Qing said with a smile: "What do I say, this matter is just a price increase in grain, do you know if the price of Liu Ji Rice Store has increased?" ”

"Back to my lord, the city order said that only Liu Ji did not rise, but Liu Ji did not have much food in stock, so he was sold out in less than half an hour."

Wu Qing pondered for a moment, took off the jade pendant on his body, and said: "You immediately send someone to the Qin Garden in Yangzhou Slender West Lake, find Wu Er, and give him this jade pendant, just say that you will transport 10,000 stone of grain to Xuzhou City, and he will dispose of it, understand?" ”

Seeing that there was a way to solve it, Cang Cao frowned slightly, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The lower official obeys the order." ”

In fact, Wuqing could use the grain of Xuzhou Yicang to stabilize the price of grain, but that was likely to cause panic and leave a pretext for those families and officials, and in an instant they decided to open a rice shop in Xuzhou through this incident.

Although there is a tacit understanding with some families in Guanlong, most of the grain that Wuqing transported back from Tianzhu has never been sold, one is that these families have almost monopolized the market, and the other is that Wuqing has no business geniuses and cannot open the market. Therefore, although the backlog of grain is properly handled and has not become moldy, it will deteriorate after being stored for a long time. Maybe the Liu family and Liu Lingxian are a good choice.

Thinking about things, Wu Qing and Jiang Chuchen came to the Confucian Mansion, and there were already Confucian family members waiting, the door of the mansion was wide open, and Wu Qing and Jiang Chuchen were invited into the mansion with high standards. After paying respects in the mourning hall, he found Kong Xiang's eldest son, a boy who was only eleven years old, from this young man, he saw a kind of immaturity, sighed, and asked Kong Xiang's wife: "This assassin Shi is here to ask my wife to take a look at Kong Changshi's scars again, hoping to disturb Kong Changshi again, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

Hearing this, the boy did not say anything, and the lady asked, "Everyone is dead, do you need to test it again, and have you already experienced it?" ”

Wu Qing said: "The skills are not perfect, my wife was a miracle doctor, and she has excellent medical skills, and she is also quite proficient in inquest injuries. ”

The lady pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I only hope that you can be useful to the assassin and be able to arrest those thieves." ”

Wu Qing's face was solemn and said: "Giving Kong Changshi a fair face is also the responsibility of this assassin's history." ”

So after Wu Qing and Jiang Chuchen walked to the mourning hall, because there was no funeral day, and the coffin had not been nailed, Wu Qing helped Kong Xiang's eldest son to open the coffin lid, Kong Xiang's miserable white face appeared in front of him, Jiang Chuchen looked carefully at the strangulation marks on his neck, and said: "Although the strangulation marks on the neck have been washed, it is still not difficult to see that the strangulation marks are made by the horsewhip, and the horsewhip is thick at one end and thin at the other. ”

Wu Qing nodded, praised in his heart, and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Jiang Chuchen asked Kong Xiang's eldest son to untie Kong Xiang's clothes, and after careful inspection, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she pointed to Kong Xiang's middle finger and said, "Ah Lang, please look at this finger in the nail." ”

Wu Qing took a closer look and said, "It's the flesh skin, could it be that Kong Changshi scratched the perpetrator before he died?" ”

This is a CUHK clue! (To be continued......)