The news of Cao Zhang's violent death first reached Luoyang, and Cao Pi was sad and stunned, and repeatedly asked the sender, saying how did my third brother die? The other party replied, according to the doctor's diagnosis, he fell from his horse after being drunk, and died of a spine injury, Cao Pi expressed disbelief: "My brother has always been a good wine, and he is skilled in bowing horses, even if he rides a horse with wine, it is common to ride, why did he fall to death?" "Ordered Cao Zhang's body to be preserved until he sent someone to conduct an autopsy.

In fact, Ren Cheng sent two envoys successively, just arrived in Luoyang on the front and back feet, the first person just reported the funeral, describing what he had seen and heard, but the second person was secretly sent by the minister of state, saying that the doctor did not dare to say anything at that time, but privately reported to the minister of state, suspecting that Cao Zhang was poisoned to death.

However, the analysis of toxicology in these years was very backward - except for the more common poisons such as poison, which can be definitively concluded by the state of death, so doctors did not dare to be sure, let alone publicize it widely. The same is true of the prime minister, who temporarily blocked the news in Rencheng to protect the king's body, but sent his cronies to Luoyang secretly to report to Cao Pi.

Cao Zihuan was both shocked and angry, he faintly felt that there was a poisonous arrow shot at him, and immediately summoned the divine doctor Zhang Ji and asked him to set off immediately, galloping to Rencheng in the starry night, to check Cao Zhang's body. immediately cut off the relevant situation and his own punishment, and sent someone to report to Cao Cao quickly.

Cao Cao was leading the army at this time, and reluctantly left Guanzhong and returned to Luoyang. has never lost a child when he is old, and "a white-haired person sends a black-haired person", which is a tragic thing in the world. Of course, the mortality rate was generally high in these years, and Cao Cao had more than one son who died, but most of them died as teenagers. Not enough affection has been cultivated. Cao Ziwen is different. Growing up under Cao Cao's nose and being quite loved, how could Cao Cao not cry and cry when he heard the news of his death?

When Cao Cao read Cao Pi's essay, he didn't avoid people, so the ministers were surprised when they saw it - what happened to him, His Majesty was so sad? Cao Hong has always been close to Cao Cao. When asked first, Cao Cao choked up and replied: "My son Wen Xuan!" ”

Everyone was also shocked, and Cao Hong asked: "King Rencheng is in his prime, how did he pass away?" Cao Cao opened his mouth and planned to tell the truth, but looking at Cao Pi's letter, after careful consideration, after all, the matter of poisoning and death has not yet been implemented, this matter is appalling, and it is easy to cause turmoil in the court, so he had to copy what the first envoy of Rencheng said to Cao Pi: "Ziwen was drunk and fell off the horse." Accidentally fell to death also. ”

But as soon as he turned his face, he called Liu Ci, a lieutenant colonel in the army. Said that you hurry up and return to Luoyang, activate all the assassins and school affairs, and go to investigate this matter - why did my son die, if it was really harmed, and who is the mastermind behind the scenes, you must investigate it clearly, and report it to me secretly!

Liu Ci took the order and left. He didn't dare to tell anyone about it, but he called a subordinate official and asked straight to the point: "Are you sent by the captain, and you are beside me?" The subordinate was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and said, "Why is there such a thing? Fu Zhu sneered: "You can't hide it from me in the end." However, my body was saved by the captain, and he wanted to send people to look at me, and I am not to blame. You can go to Luoyang immediately, report that it is Taiwei, Yun Tianzi got the news of the death of the king of the city in the road, and then sent Liu Ci to return first, I don't know what it means. ”

This matter is very strange, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the court, and then threaten the solidity of the Great Wei Dynasty, and I am frustrated and said that I will repay Shixun for dissuading him from going to death in the past, and secondly, I also hope that with the wisdom of Shixun, this turmoil can be eliminated at the beginning of the germination. The world has been in turmoil for a long time, but I really can't stand the toss anymore!

However, the subordinate did not return to Luoyang, he just went out of the camp, and naturally found a suitable contact, who did not dare to use carrier pigeons, and hurried up, and rushed to Luoyang City before Liu Cizhi.

Let's say that when he first heard that Cao Cao had withdrawn from the army, it was Xun Chang who breathed a sigh of relief, and he was afraid that Cao Cao would be angry and rejuvenate the army, and he would take advantage of the victory to pursue and seize Hanzhong in one fell swoop, so as to avenge the revenge in the customs, but now the preparation is not sufficient, and the possibility of losing the battle is quite large. I don't know what the reason is, Cao Cao didn't chase after him - could it be caused by the persuasion of Frustration Zifu or Jiang Zitong? Those two have done a great job.

Immediately got the news of Cao Zhang's violent death - of course, Cao Pi even hid it from him, and he didn't know what Cao Zhang's death was. After returning home that day, he immediately summoned Shifu to come to the study, closed the door, and the father and son had a secret conversation. Yes Xun asked, do you have eyes and ears in Rencheng? How did Cao Zhang die, and can he find out the exact news?

It's said that Fu Shuo'er does have eyes and ears in Rencheng, but the efficiency of our intelligence network can't be so high, and it can't be faster than the messenger who reported the funeral in Rencheng, so far, no news has come. Then he asked: "Daddy or the death of the suspected city king, is it really strange?" ”

Shi Xun's thoughts are similar to Cao Pi, he said that Cao Zhang's drunken horseback riding is not once or twice, how could it be so coincidental, but this time not only fell off the horse, but also injured his spine, and quickly swallowed his breath? "I suspect that people are harmed, and its evil will be within the Xiao Wall!"

It's an instinct that comes from the political sensibilities that have been cultivated over a long period of time in the court. If Cao Zhang's death was really an accident, Cao Cao, under his grief, would probably recall several vassal kings back to Luoyang - don't see each other on their deathbed anymore; And if there is no hidden reason for Cao Zhang's death, then who murdered him? There are only a few brothers who conflict with Cao Zhang's interests, that is, it is likely to be caused by the brothers' rivalry, which is likely to cause a new round of heir grabbing turmoil.

So he asked Yes Fu and said I asked you to pay close attention to the movements of Cao Chong, the king of Liyang, did you find anything? He replied, "Time is still shallow, and there is nothing to gain." "Cao Chong's daily actions have never changed, and he doesn't seem to see anything wrong, but-

"The most trustworthy person in the king of Liyang, one is Zhou Yuanzhi, and the other is the secretary of Rencheng Guozhi, surnamed Yin Minglei, can Daddy know this person?"

The Han Dynasty vassal state governance book, equivalent to the imperial court of Cao Shangshu, responsible for managing the internal affairs of the princes' palaces, appointed by the imperial court, rank 600 stones, is a small official. It was Xun Xin who said, how could I know such a little person...... But on second thought, the root cause is that I often hear that someone in a certain place has a good name, and he can say a word in front of his son. Where did you come from? Who's the same too. This is because Guan Jing's intelligence work was done well back then. Some of it also comes from his previous life's memories of famous people in history, so his son instinctively asked, do you know who this dad is?

It's Xun Xin who said I'm still waiting for you to report, don't you say where do I know who is who? Yin Lei...... I remember a Yin reward, who was the master of Tianshui County, and Zhuge Liang descended to Shu when he came out of Qishan; There is also a Yin Damu, who is Cao Shuang's confidant...... It is said that "Big Eye" is not like a person's name, and it is estimated that it is a nickname. Could it be this Yin Lei?

There are many people surnamed Yin in the world, it is estimated that eight poles can't be hit, right?

So he asked rhetorically: "Where are the people?" Where did it come from? "It's a reply that according to the secret agent's report, it seems to be from Yanzhou, and he has a little Jingbei accent, and he is in his forties, and the specific origin has not yet been found. I only know that Cao Chong trusts him very much, often asks him for scriptures, and he manages the internal affairs of the palace in an orderly manner and is quite competent.

Yeshun said, you should continue to pay attention to this person's movements. If there is any situation, please feel free to report it to me.

And then a few days passed. It was Fu who came to tell his father, saying that he had passed such a message. It was Xun Wenzhi who was stunned and asked who Liu Ci was? It is said that it is a school official, a native of Shanyang County, Yanzhou, and his brother Liu Zhao are favored by the Son of Heaven. However, we have a secret agreement with Lu Hong, and we can communicate with each other, but we will never interfere in the assassination and school affairs system, so I can't inquire about more accurate information.

When Shi Xun heard this, he immediately understood: "The matter of Ren Chengwang is not an accident." "This must be Cao Cao's suspicions, so he sent the school to investigate the truth. Take care of it, and say that you go and contact Lu Hong, and once you get any important news about the assassination and school affairs system, you should quickly inform you and me-"This must be a big deal, Lu Cifan may not dare to divulge it, you must be cautious." ”

A few days later, Cao Cao returned to Luoyang, first scolded Cao Pi, Shi Xun, Sima Lang and others, and asked how do you manage logistics? How dare I transport moldy grain to the front line, so that I am unable to pursue Liu Bei and be forced to retreat in disgrace? Cao Pi knelt on the ground, but he didn't stop kowtowing, but Sima Lang shouted on the spot, saying that the grain in and out of Taicang would be completely replaced every three years, and it was very possible to send the old grain to the front line, but there could be no mildew grain-"This or the villain framed it, Your Majesty will investigate it!" ”

So the monitoring system was fully launched, tracing the source, and finally found out the black hand, which was Ma Qi, the chief bookkeeper of Yudu Branch in Hongnong County, the word Boyong, this person was so bold that he dared to exchange the military rations that were transported, and filled them with moldy grain in the county, and the good grain was transported by him from other roads to Guanzhong to sell for money. The court ordered the arrest, but this Ma Qi hanged himself one step ahead......

Then check Ma Qigen's feet, this is the Yankang two years of the imperial examination in the scholar, the first sent Pingzhou Changli County Bintu County for the Liwen Science Book, after the expiration of three years of office back to Luo standby, took the Cao Pi side concubine Chai's door, was awarded the post of Jinnei. When Cao Cao heard this, he was furious, and immediately summoned Cao Pi to scold him again, ordering him to be temporarily grounded, only allowed to study in the palace, not to go out, and to abandon the Chai family on the same day and expel him from the palace.

After the incident, it was Xun Mi and Fu Yun: "I am afraid that there are many strange things in this." "Ma Boyong is just a small county master, where does he have the courage to steal military rations? Moreover, although the physical evidence is there, the human evidence is not complete, and the prisoner committed suicide in fear of crime before he was arrested, and it is likely that he was instructed or even coerced by others to do this. He couldn't help but think of his youth, in order to investigate the attack on Cao Song, he went to Ju County with Cao De to investigate, and Ju County ordered to be strangled to death, and then disguised as hanging......

Within a few days, Shifu got another secret piece of information, and came to report that Shixun was also sick, vomiting and leaking, and almost died, suspecting that someone had poisoned his diet...... "If Ren Chengwangguo is poisoned by people, then he will harm him, if he is not the prince, he must be the king." The king of Yuzhong is known as the name of benevolence and filial piety, and in Liangzhou, thousands of miles of barriers, may not be able to do, both the king of Liyang is also in danger, and it is not the prince or the king of Juancheng (Cao Zhi) to do it? Among compatriots, it is so that the thought of it makes people's hearts chill......"

Shi Xun sneered slightly, he had read so many detective novels in his previous life, and he came to his heart for a while, so he asked Shi Fu: "Set up a secret room, and the people in the room are killed one by one, and I don't know who the murderer is." Is it possible for you to decide the case? "Yes, of course, the one who is still alive in the end is the murderer. Shi Xun shook his head: "Or the one who died first, it is really a murderer!" ”

(can make the twenty-third volume of Jing Guo Yan end) (to be continued.) )

PS: I wrote a biography a while ago, and I lacked a trick, so I found out Ma Boyong by the way, but the character designed by the design is actually useless, so in order to have a beginning and an end, I simply pulled it over and slaughtered it today - Director Chen can kill it, can't I kill it?