Rao is a very calm person like Miaozhen who collapsed in front of Mount Tai and did not change his face, was also exclaimed by Yu Chi Jiming's sudden hand: "You...... What are you doing here? ”

Yu Chi Jiming ignored her, but reached out and grabbed her other foot.

Miao Zhen knew in an instant that this little girl with excellent martial arts was going to scrap her other foot as it was. She panicked suddenly, but the shackles on her feet were strong, and no matter how she struggled, a slender jade foot was easily pinched and dislocated.

Yu Chi Jiming got up and looked at Qiu Yizhi expressionlessly, and nodded lightly.

Qiu Yizhi also nodded at her, and then turned to Miaozhen and said: "The layman is strong in martial arts, and the official is about to go out to do a few things, lest the layman live unhappy, so he will leave without saying goodbye." That's why this is the decision. After the official returned to the city, he should heal the layman, and then prepare a banquet to apologize. ”

Miaozhen had calmed down in a blink of an eye, endured the pain in his ankle, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile, and said, "My lord, it's really a good means!" What a good means! ”

Qiu Yizhi was originally a soft-hearted person, but this move was also forced to be helpless, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart, and left the cell without raising his head when he said "offended".

Before Qiu Yizhi left Beijing, Emperor Zheng Rong specially conferred on him the title of earl, and remembered that he was about to travel far away and was inconvenient to receive the earl's salary, so he gave himself a one-time reward of nearly 100,000 taels of silver for the next ten years together with the reward for his previous meritorious service. In addition to taking out half of Qiu Yizhi for banquets, rewards, and pensions, he also had 50,000 taels of silver left by his side, and he had plenty of money. So he deliberately took one-tenth of it, that is, five thousand taels of silver, with him on this trip, so that he could deal with it calmly in the gold cave in Jinling.

After such a meal, Qiu Yizhi finally felt relieved, and took Yu Chi Jiming and Wang Lao Wu, three people and two horses, to Jinling, the capital of Jiangnan Province.

This road Qiu Yizhi walked for the second time.

The previous time he reported to Yin Chengliang, who was stationed in Jinling, and went to Shanyin County to take up his post. It was the time when the spring breeze was proud, and I felt that time passed very happily when I browsed the scenery along the way, and I only walked for five or six days to reach my destination. And this time to Jinling, Qiu Yizhi was full of worries, only felt that it was difficult to travel all the way, after countless rugged roads, after three days to reach the city of Jinling.

When the first group of Qiuyi arrived in Jinling, it was already dusk.

It stands to reason that he is an official of the imperial court, and he can live in a special post station set up by the imperial court for free, but he is unwilling to entangle with the Jiangnan officialdom at the moment, so he found an elegant inn along the Qinhuai River and stayed.

Early the next morning, Qiu Yizhi neatly dressed in the official robes of Qipinzhi County, and led Wei Chi Jiming and Wang Lao Wu to the Yamen of Jiangnan Province. But I heard that the doorman said that Yin Chengliang was not in the yamen.

Qiu Yizhi had already been mentally prepared for this, and without saying a word, he took two more entourages and came to the "Green Cliff View".

When informing the official in front of the "Qingyaguan" of his name, Qiu Yizhi specially kept an eye on it, not saying that he was the magistrate of Shanyin, but that he was assigned by Cai Min, the governor of Yuezhou, to come to meet Yin Chengliang, the assassin of Jiangnan Province.

In this way, Yin Chengliang naturally had no reason to refuse the guests, so he called a little Taoist priest to go out to welcome the guests as usual. Qiu Yizhi left Yu Chi Jiming and Wang Lao Wu outside, and he followed the little Taoist priest to the depths of the "Qingya View".

Yin Chengliang was still practicing calligraphy in his study, and when he raised his eyes and saw that it was Qiu Yizhi who came to see him, he was a little surprised in his heart, so he asked: "I don't know what is the big deal in Cai Zhizhou, but I actually went to visit Lord Qiu himself?" ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly handed the note he took from Cai Min to Yin Chengliang.

Yin Chengliang took the note and looked at it, and scolded secretly in his heart: "Okay, you Cai Min, an old fox, actually stuffed this hot potato into my hand." ”

However, after all, he was very deep in the city, and asked quietly: "But for the sake of this 'Thirteen Lives Strange Case' in your county?" ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded and said, "My lord really knows everything. This case has greatly shaken the people, and the people of Shanyin are boiling with resentment, and I just hope that the culprit can be punished as soon as possible. The official document was submitted to Lord Cai of Zhizhou half a month ago, and said that it had been submitted to Lord Yin. Therefore, the subordinate officers were sent to inquire about the progress of the case. ”

Yin Chengliang listened, bowed slightly, invited Qiu Yizhi to sit down, and said unhurriedly: "Lord Qiu has only been in office for ten months, and he has cracked such a big case, it can really be said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers!" ”

Qiu Yizhi sat upright, bowed slightly, and said: "Lord Yin has won the award, this is just the duty of the lower officials." ”

Yin Chengliang said again: "But Lord Qiu has not thought about it, such a case that shook the world, from receiving the pleadings to arresting the real murderer, and then to discovering the remaining twelve corpses, it only took five or six days, is it too hasty?" ”

Qiu Yizhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and thought: "This case is stolen, and Miaozhen has already confessed, and it is reasonable to handle it quickly, and I don't know where the word 'hasty' comes from." ”

But it was inconvenient for him to refute in person, so he had to pretend to be ignorant and said: "The lower officials don't know what is important here, and I ask Lord Yin to make it clear." ”

Yin Chengliang saw that his attitude was sincere and humble, so he waved his hand very generously and said, "I can't talk about any advice." Li Shenshi, the original magistrate of your county, I also know, although he is not a talent, but he is not a stupid person, I have also seen a few cases he judged, and he is quite clear and capable. At the same time, he has been operating in Shanyin County for a long time, and this case has been delayed for a long time, why has he never noticed it, isn't Lord Qiu strange? ”

Qiu Yizhi heard Yin Chengliang's words obviously have the meaning of opening up for Li Shenshi, and he didn't know what his intentions were, so he said: "Of course Master Li is not an incompetent person. However, there may be a hidden secret, otherwise he would not have led people to attack the bitter plaintiff late at night. As for what is hidden in it, just because Master Li still has a meritorious name, it is inconvenient for the lower officials to interrogate. Therefore, I also asked Lord Yin to send down the documents to temporarily remove Lord Li's fame, so that the officials could carefully review it. ”

"Nonsense!" Yin Chengliang said angrily, "Lord Li's fame, like Lord Qiu, is also three times in the examination room, and he fought with a knife and a gun, how can he say that he will be dismissed?" ”

"But this Lord Li is really weird in this case." Qiu Yizhi heard that Yin Chengliang seemed to deliberately ignore the details of Li Shenshi's attack on Yang Qiao'er, and he was anxious, so he repeated, "In the middle of the night, Master Li took a dozen or so officials who had been expelled, and ran to the plaintiff Yang Ying'er with the intention of committing murder, and was arrested by the lower officials, which is a fact that cannot be denied in any way. Please also pay attention to Lord Yin. ”

Yin Chengliang raised his eyebrows, his face was gloomy, and said, "Are you questioning Master Li, or are you questioning me?" ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't expect this Yin Chengliang to put aside the facts of the case, and coldly mentioned such a sentence, and was suddenly stunned, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Yin Chengliang immediately glanced at Qiu Yi and said, "Don't talk about Li Shenshi's matter. Let's talk about this Daogu called Miao Zhen. It is really unbelievable to lure and kill so many men for some kind of illusory cultivation and truth-seeking. ”

Qiu Yizhi replied: "This thing is indeed a little weird. However, there are many strange things in the world, and I remember that when the emperor commanded a large army to go south to quell the rebellion of the Tianzun Sect at the beginning of last year, the lower officials also met a few cultists. This group of people is only bewitched because they believe in the details, so they let go of their good life and take risks to become enemies of the court. When you think about it this way, it seems that the motives of this wonderful truth are not difficult to understand. ”

Yin Chengliang listened, but sneered, and changed the topic: "I know that you are a jinshi appointed by the emperor, and you can't be pampered and arrogant, and lose your sacred heart, you know?" ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he was stunned again, thinking: I was introducing the case well, why was Yin Chengliang pulling the topic away for some reason; But he said: "Lord Domeng Yin reminds! ”

Of course, Yin Chengliang knew that Qiu Yi was unconvinced, but he only wanted to send him out as soon as possible - but this little county that didn't know each other was very difficult, and everything had to be explored.

So Yin Chengliang said again: "In addition to the motive. There's something else strange about this wonder. ”

"Please also ask Lord Assassin Shi for advice!" Qiu Yizhi said perfunctorily.

Yin Chengliang racked his brains to piece together sentences, and said: "This Miao Zhen is just a female streamer, and her 'Dust Palace' is also full of little Taoist aunts, but the victims are all men in the prime of life. Even if you want to kill someone, I'm afraid it's hard to get it, right? ”

Qiu Yizhi replied: "This wonderful truth is to lure people with beauty, and use the drug refined by wisteria flowers to bewitch them, so that these men can relax their vigilance before they start to harm them. Moreover, Miaozhen's martial arts are extremely strong, and when the lower officials were arrested, she was not afraid of the royal law and was arrested, and the lower officials were in danger. Fortunately, there were civil righteous people who acted bravely, and the lower officials picked up a life. The above facts were all signed and acknowledged. ”

Yin Chengliang squinted at Qiu Yi and said, "This is another suspicious place. Except for a few extremely vicious thieves, after being caught by the government, they either shirk in every possible way, or avoid the important and trivial, and they have to use some torture methods to confess honestly. But this wonderful and true Taoist aunt did not even damage a single hair, and admitted all the charges. Didn't Lord Qiu find this thing very strange? ”

This really stopped Qiu Yizhi, this Miaozhen layman is indeed weird, but she is extremely strict-mouthed and smart, so she took all the crimes on herself as soon as possible, so that even if Qiu Yizhi wanted to dig out the whole truth, she couldn't start.

Qiu Yizhi was silent for a long time, but he couldn't answer the question raised by Yin Chengliang, so he had to ask, "What about Lord Yin's opinion?" ”

Yin Chengliang finally smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing strange. I don't think these thirteen lives were killed by Miao Zhen, but that someone else killed them and buried their bodies in the 'Dust Palace'. And Miao Zhen is just a woman who has never seen the world, after being dug up by the government with so many corpses, she was in a mess for a while, so she had to accept it indiscriminately......"

The more Qiu Yizhi listened, the more strange he felt: this inference of Yin Thorn Shi was really unreasonable, and it seemed that he was deliberately excusing Miaozhen......

Yin Chengliang is not a stupid person, and he also knows that his explanation is unconvincing, and seeing that Qiu Yizhi's brows gradually locked, he said to Qiu Yizhi: "Lord Qiu seems to not believe in the judgment of this official?" ”

"Don't dare." Qiu Yizhi said humbly, and then asked, "It's just that the adults have inferred like this, and there are many doubts in it. For example, according to the inquest, the corpses died at different times, the oldest was five or six years ago, and the most recent victim, Bi Xiuwen, had just died. If it was inferred by the adults that someone else had deliberately placed it in the 'Dust Palace' after committing the murder, then this person was too patient and bold, and Miaozhen was too careless, someone infiltrated her Dao Palace, and in the course of five years, she did not know anything about it? ”