Unexpectedly, after saying this, soon Zhishui Shitai was forced to take poison and die. And Geng San's grandmother is Geng Changshi's concubine, if this assumption is true, then Geng Changshi also knows that Lu Dao Zhishui Shitai gave Princess Lu an affair with a man, and after listening to his own words, he was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he let his concubine Geng San's grandmother arrange to kill Zhishui Shitai.

This chain is connected, but why does Geng Changshi want to kill people for Princess Lu's adultery? Could it be that this adulterer is himself?

As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Jiading himself laughed, and if he didn't say anything else, he said that Geng Changshi's pot-bellied appearance, how could the Lu family, who was the princess of the side, fall in love with him? In terms of official position, he is just an official from the fifth grade, and such an official princess is afraid that she will not even look at it. Therefore, the inference that Geng Changshi himself is an adulterer cannot be established from a common sense point of view.

Then Geng Changshi's reason for doing this is difficult to explain. Unless you find out the adulterer behind the scenes. Only then can the truth be revealed!

Xiao Jiading asked in a low voice: "Then does the princess suspect who may be an adulterer?" ”

The princess said: "There are a few suspects, but there is no evidence." ”

"Oh? Which ones? ”

"One is the deputy of the palace guard, this person is called Shao Dong. is a fellow villager with Princess Lu, and the two are very close, and when Princess Lu goes out, she usually asks him to escort him. The two had plenty of opportunities to meet alone. And this Shao Dong is a relative of Pan Beijia's wife, he is the one recommended by Pan Beijia to the prince as the deputy of the escort team, needless to say, the relationship between the two is needless to say, this Pan Beijia and Geng Changshi are relatives again. The relationship between the two sides is very close. ”

Xiao Jiading nodded: "If the adulterer is Shao Dong, then it is possible that Geng Changshi will help him kill people and destroy his mouth." ”

"Well, I've been sending people to keep an eye on him, but I haven't found any strong evidence yet. - In addition to him, there is another one, is Xibin of the palace, his name is Lin Xin, he has been Xibin in the palace of Shu for many years, teaching several children to school, he is very poetic. He is especially good at poetry between flowers. This was very appreciated by Princess Lu, and the two often discussed some poems in this regard. Although this man is forty years old, he is well maintained, and he is only thirty years old. He is also quite handsome. In fact, I am still more optimistic about his personality. From this point of view. I'm not quite willing to believe that they have anything to do with it. ”

"Don't look like a man."

That's true. But. He doesn't have any special relationship with Geng Changshi or Pan Beijia, but he has some relationship with Geng San's grandmother. The elder brother of this Geng San's grandmother is a classmate with this Lin Xin, and the relationship is not ordinary. ”

"Oh, it's a bit complicated."

"Officialdom, all kinds of relationships are intertwined, one is prosperous, and the other is lost."

Xiao Jiading felt that the granddaughter of the Sui Dynasty general really dared to say anything. Nodded at the moment.

The princess continued: "There is another one, which is your opponent Zhong Wenbo!" ”

"Him?" Xiao Jiading thought for a while, "He's unlikely, right?" Will the princess take a fancy to him? ”

"Before you appeared, Zhong Wenbo was the number one talent in Yizhou, and he was suave and suave, which made many women crazy for him. Many of his poems were loved by Princess Lu. At a gathering of Yamen officials, the two also had contact. But I didn't get any real evidence from him. ”

Xiao Jiading remembered Zhong Wenbo's reaction when he saw the princess at the poetry meeting, and said: "He seems to have been aware of this, and when he saw you coming in during the poetry meeting, he was a little unnatural." ”

"Well, I've noticed it before, so it's hard to say if he's a thief or if he's afraid of me."

"The relationship between him and Geng Changshi should come from the relationship between his father and Geng Changshi."

"This is only one of the aspects, Geng Changshi himself also attaches great importance to Zhong Wenbo, the former No. 1 talent in Yizhou, including his wife and concubine, so Zhong Wenbo is the guest of their family, not only because of his father's relationship."

It seems that under the background of advocating poetry in the Tang Dynasty, this somewhat famous poet will have many friends as long as he is willing. Just like himself, he used to be unknown, but now after the poetry club won the championship, he suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention, and the characters in all aspects came and went frequently.

The princess continued: "In addition to the three of them, there is another key suspicion, this is a mysterious figure, and I am not even sure if there is such a person. ”

Xiao Jiading was very interested and said, "Who?" ”

"I don't know what to say, but the person I planted next to Princess Lu reported that on several occasions, I found other people's voices in Princess Lu's house, but they were so soft that I couldn't hear whether it was a man or a woman. In addition, there was also a time when I accidentally saw a black shadow coming out of the wall in Princess Lu's courtyard, but I couldn't see who it was, because the movement was too fast. I am not sure whether this person is Princess Lu's lover, or whether there is such a person at all, because there is no other evidence other than my secret report, and the person who made the secret report cannot even tell whether this person is a man or not. ”

"If there really is such a person, it should be a martial arts master."

"Well, whether this person has anything to do with Geng Changshi and them, and whether Geng San's grandmother committed suicide to protect him, I have no evidence to prove this. Actually, I don't know if these four people have that kind of personal relationship with Princess Lu. I wish I hadn't, and I wish I was just chasing after the wind. ”

Xiao Jiading smiled: "I now understand why the princess wants to write the poem at my poetry meeting, 'Temporarily divide the tobacco island and look back, only cross the cold pond and fly together', and paste it on the main hall of the palace, the purpose should be to remind Princess Lu and make her vigilant, to be like a mandarin duck, to maintain women's chastity." ”

The princess also smiled: "You are very smart. I'm telling you this, it's just my speculation, and I hope it will be helpful to you in your investigation of this case. ”

"It's too helpful, with the princess's tips, I at least have the direction to detect. Know where to start. Xie Lu Xie Princess! ”

"Hmmm! You can become a poem in seven steps, and you are proficient in criminal law, it is indeed a very rare talent, work hard, and you will definitely make great achievements in the future. ”

"Yes!"

Xiao Jiading took the stack, said goodbye and left, and returned home.

He carefully studied all the things one by one, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, they were really tricky things. And it's all things that can't be achieved through normal means. It seems that it can only be planned in man and success in heaven.

The next day, the prisoners set off, and Li Ke sat in a luxury chariot and walked in the middle of the team under the protection of the palace guards. Tang Lin's other carriage followed. In the back, it was Xiao Jiading and the scribes, all of whom followed on horseback. Because it was a prisoner office, he didn't bring his family members.

Jiulong County is not far from Yizhou, and the official road is also very easy to walk, and in less than a day, it has arrived at the county seat of Jiulong County.

The county magistrate brought the county officials and squires to greet him outside the city gate. Because it was a prisoner record, rather than an ordinary inspection, in order to avoid suspicion, according to the usual practice, no big banquet was arranged to catch the wind, and after the collapse, after dinner, the work of recording prisoners began immediately.

The simple procedure for recording prisoners is that Li Ke, the king of Shu, took his scribes to work on the spot in the prison of Yamen, and walked through the cells one by one. Then mobilize the Yamen case file, review by a special person, and then form a review team to review, after confirming that there is a problem, the verdict can be made on the spot by the Shu King Li Ke personally make a ruling, if it is not possible on the spot, and need further investigation and verification, the criminal will be escorted to the Yizhou Yamen, and at the same time all the case file materials will be transferred away, continue to investigate and deal with. It was not until the end of the year that the proposed judgment was submitted to the King of Shu for ruling.

Of course, in addition to the cases collected on the spot to be reviewed, the cases that have been received before, belonging to the local area, must also collect materials for review, and ask the criminals, these are all carried out by his scribes, and in addition to personally inspecting the cell and listening to the pleadings of the wronged prisoners, the specific case review is all under his scribes who are responsible for each other, and then report to him the opinions of the proposed punishment.

This Jiulong County is only a small county, and there are not many criminals in custody, so the task of recording prisoners is not heavy, and it is expected that the trial will be completed within a day.

However, for Xiao Jiading, it is different, because among the stacks of cases handed over to him by the princess that need to be disposed of at his discretion, there is a case that belongs to Jiulong County.

He had already read the case carefully, but now that he went to the county office, he immediately transferred all the files of the case for review. The case is actually very simple: the criminal's name is Yan Erlang, and he is the male servant of Mrs. Zhang's family, a big family in the county. This old lady Zhang has a servant named Lu Chao, relying on the favor of the master, he is very fierce to their servants, and he beats and scolds them at every turn, and many manservants have been beaten and scolded by him. And this male servant Lu Chao is also very lascivious, and everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak out when he molests the maidservants in the house. This Yan Erlang was also beaten and scolded by him, and he was angry, on the day of the crime, he happened to drink a little wine, and saw that the male servant Lu Chao housekeeper was insulting a servant girl who had made a small mistake, and he also touched the servant girl with his hands and feet. Yan Erniang was angry, relying on the drunkenness, picked up a stone, and slammed Lu Chao's back of the head from behind, beating Lu Chao to the point that his brain was splashed and he died on the spot.

Yan Erlang was sentenced to beheading for intentional homicide. The trial has been concluded. However, Yan Erlang's wife complained everywhere, he didn't say that his son was wronged, and his son admitted that he killed someone, she said that she was seventy years old, and she was old and sick, and her relatives didn't want to care about her. Although she also has a son, but that son has already split up and never cared about the old lady, this old lady has relied on Yan Erlang, the son of the servant in Mrs. Zhang's house, to support him, if his son is executed, there will be no one to support him in his old age. As long as the death penalty is not imposed, even if she is sentenced to exile, she and Ke can go to the penal camp with her son, and the mother and son can rely on each other for their lives. (To be continued......)