"The grass people originally made a living from fishing, and they were more diligent than others, and their families were quite passable...... One night about two or three years ago, the grass people came back late, and they happened to see the people on the Ning family's village throwing something into the river......

At that time, the grass people had speculation, so they often kept an eye on it secretly...... After about half a year, the grass people secretly saw it again...... At that time, I listened to the conversation between them again, and then I realized that it was a person who was thrown in! At that time, the grass people still heard what they said, 'The master is becoming more and more unscrupulous now, and I am afraid that he will come more diligently in the future'! ”

Since then, the grass people have been so frightened that they no longer dare to sail at night...... I'm afraid that if I am bumped into by them, I will not survive. ”

When the old man said this, he trembled and shed tears.

"My lord, it's not that the grass people are hard-hearted and unwilling to come forward to report to the officials, but that the people don't fight with the officials, even if the villain sues the yamen, what's the use? It's just implicating the whole family! ”

Who doesn't know that the Ning family's backstage is hard, and Ning Guifei has always supported him?

And the folk often say that officials protect each other, and there are rumors that even the officials are afraid of the Ning family, and if you can't keep it, you just arrived at the yamen with your front foot, and your back foot was wiped out!

Cheng Ran didn't say anything about this, but asked again: "What's the matter with the five taels of silver?" ”

Even if it was already known that the Ning family's servant had sunk his body in the river, the theory of accidentally finding the corpse would not be true.

"It's the grass people who are confused by lard...... Seeing that the little grandson at home was so hungry that his face was yellow and thin, and half of his life was about to be lost, the grass people had a crooked thought......"

He secretly fished out the corpse at night, removed the stone tied to the corpse, took the corpse to the shallow water, and then found the Ning family's Zhuangzi and told him again.

The steward of the Ning family's Zhuangzi only thought that the stone on the corpse was not tied tightly, and the corpse floated up.

The steward did not want to arouse suspicion, and when he learned that he had not informed the others about the matter, he explained to him that the maid in the Zhuangzi had thrown herself into the river, and under the guise of not wanting to arouse the discussion of the surrounding people, he gave him five taels of silver and asked him to keep the matter.

"You found the body by the river, and you didn't tell your family or report to the official, but found the Ning family Zhuangzi first, so the steward was not suspicious?" Cheng Ran asked.

Speaking of this, a trace of shame appeared on the old man's face.

"The grass people have a little contact with the steward on weekdays, and they often send him some good fish, and occasionally they don't hide any news from him......

Cheng Ran just got it.

To put it bluntly, it's a dog's leg.

It turns out that there is still this relationship.

No wonder the steward didn't suspect him.

"My lord, the grass people are also forced to do so......" The old man defended himself.

Cheng Ran didn't want to listen to it anymore, so he ordered the officials to take him down and take care of it.

Silence quickly returned to the study, but Cheng Ran couldn't sit still for a moment, and kept pacing back and forth.

Whether or not to poke this matter apart is no suspense for him - it has to be done!

But the testimony of an old man alone is not enough to cure Ning Tong's crime.

And this matter has spread, the Ning family is not ready to take precautions, if he moves a step slower, he is afraid that he will make a mistake!

The top priority at the moment is to convict Ning Tong as soon as possible!

What should I do?

The most straightforward way is undoubtedly to enter the Ning Mansion to search, and he dares to guarantee that there will be evidence left in the Ning Mansion!

Whether it's true or not, just search for it!

However, to search the official's mansion in Beijing, it is necessary to obtain the emperor's approval, according to the emperor's connivance with the Ning family, and with Ning Guifei, a hurricane-level pillow wind, it is strange that the emperor will easily order him to search the Ning family-

This is undoubtedly the hardest bone to gnaw in Beijing.

The old man didn't dare to offend the Ning family until he was forced to do so, and he, Lord Yin, was not without scruples.

If this thing can't be done in one fell swoop, it is better not to do it.

Cheng Ran sighed anxiously.

At this moment, a servant suddenly walked in.

"My lord, there's another strange thing happening by the Wushui River!" The official looked nervous.

Cheng Ran frowned: "Found another corpse?" ”

The official hurriedly shook his head: "It was the great master who did it by the river and pointed out the real culprit!" ”

Cheng Ran sneered angrily.

Look, what he said, the Ning family must be on guard!

Don't think about it, it must be the Ning family who borrowed the hand of the great master and has already found a scapegoat!

This muddy officialdom is really disappointing and powerless......

Master Cheng, who was still full of fighting spirit, was so angry that he wanted to cry at this time.

The official looked at his lord's appearance of clenching his fists tightly and his eyes red, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart - why didn't the adult ask who the murderer was, so that he couldn't say what he said when he came to his mouth, but how could it be good!

But there is no reason not to say it, the official voice is lowered, but his tone is becoming more and more nervous: "My lord, according to the clues pointed out by the great teacher, the murderer is related to the word Ning......"

"What did you say?"

Cheng Ran only thought that he had misheard, and looked at the official in surprise.

"The murderer's surname is Ning...... Now, word has spread throughout the city! Everyone secretly speculated that this matter had nothing to do with the Ning Mansion. ”

It is not an exaggeration to say that speculation is light, even if it has been determined.

Cheng Ran was still incredulous, and summoned several officials to ask repeatedly, and finally got a positive answer, and then thought about it.

The great teacher of the country has done a personnel for the first time!

Now it's okay, what "Providence" refers to, what the voice of the people refers to, and I'm afraid that the emperor won't agree to let him search Ning's house?

Even if it is to confirm the innocence of the Ning family, there is absolutely no reason to stop it!

He wants to enter the palace immediately to ask for a holy decree!

However, he has never agreed with the ghosts and gods of the great master, but now he is using this to convince the emperor, will it seem contradictory and too slap in the face?

I got into the carriage and realized it in hindsight.

But in an instant, he overthrew him.

Just slap your face, you can't control so much at the moment, it doesn't matter if he believes it or not, thousands of people are willing to believe it, and the emperor is willing to believe it, which is the most important thing.

As long as you can find out the truth, what process can you choose!

At this time, what Cheng Ran didn't know was that Jixiao had personally entered the palace and explained the matter to Emperor Zhaofeng.

Emperor Zhaofeng sat on the lotus platform and subconsciously rubbed his temples.

The person who was suspended by him today because of the problem of discipline was suddenly opened out of such a big hole.

Such a big hole, even if he becomes Nuwa, he can't fill it!

Emperor Zhaofeng was so angry that he scolded his mother in his heart.

Ji Xiao said: "This time the poor monk acted inappropriately and did not find out the matter in advance, so it made His Majesty worried." ”

In other words, he didn't know who the real culprit was before he did it, and it was purely an accident that Ning Tong was trapped.

Emperor Zhaofeng sighed faintly.

"This is the will of God, how can it be blamed on the national teacher."

He is not an ignorant person.

Ji Xiao took over the words: "The poor monk also felt that this matter was unusual, so before entering the palace, he specially went to Wensi Academy to watch the stars again and start a hexagram——"

Seeing that there seemed to be little hesitation on his face, Emperor Zhaofeng immediately said: "The matter has come to this point, and the national teacher has something to say." ”