When Jiang Yucheng woke up, his whole body was tired and weak, and the whole person was as if he had just been fished out of the sauerkraut jar, and a sour smell of sweat came straight to the tip of his nose. He moved slightly, and a strong dull pain came from his right chest, which couldn't help but make him gasp.

He gritted his teeth and moved, and then Ling Jiming's mocking words came from his ears, "Heh, it's a big life, blood loss and high fever didn't kill you." ”

Jiang Yucheng half-squinted and said, "If I want to live, I naturally won't die so early." ”

Ling Jiming snorted coldly when he heard this, but did not answer.

Jiang Yucheng struggled to prop up his body and leaned against the cave wall to think. In last night's fight, Liu Da and he were scattered by the crowd, and if Liu Da was okay, he would definitely come to find him. He is weak now, and can only wait here for Liu Daxun to come.

Also holding the same idea as him is Ling Jiming, his injuries are not as serious as Jiang Yucheng, but his foundation is a little worse, at this time he is no different from Jiang Yucheng, who was seriously injured, and he can only wait for the guards to find him.

Waiting and waiting, Jiang Yucheng felt that his head was a little dizzy again, and pinched his thigh fiercely, trying to prevent himself from falling asleep. I don't know how long I waited, and suddenly there was a rustling sound at the entrance of the cave.

The two people in the cave were vigilant, and Jiang Yucheng touched a stone from the side and quietly hid behind him. Ling Jiming did the same, and then grabbed the fast stone in his hand.

The two stared nervously at the entrance of the cave, and in a moment a tall figure appeared at the entrance of the cave, blocking the light from the outside, and the inside of the cave became a little dark. Jiang Yucheng squinted his eyes and took a closer look, and found that the person who came was Liu Da.

As soon as he was about to speak, he heard Ling Jiming suddenly scream, and then the stone in his hand smashed hard at Liu Da.

Jiang Yucheng endured the pain and shouted: "You are crazy, take a good look, you smashed my family's guard." ”

After hearing Jiang Yucheng's voice, Ling Jiming dared to look towards the entrance of the cave, and sure enough, it was the tall man who followed Jiang Yucheng. He breathed a sigh of relief and complained, "Since I'm here to look for you, why don't you keep quiet?" ”

Jiang Yucheng rolled his eyes, "Do you want him to shout loudly so that he can attract the pursuers?" He was weak, and after saying this, he was already out of breath.

Liu Da hurriedly stepped forward to check his injury, although the wound was not bleeding, but the flesh turned out and looked a little terrifying. Liu Da hurriedly took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, pulled out the stopper, and poured the medicine powder on Jiang Yucheng's wound.

Jiang Yucheng stared at Liu Da and asked, "I didn't expect you to still have this with you." ”

Liu Da replied while bandaging him: "The little one used to be a juggler, and he was inevitably injured when he performed, and he always carried the medicine with him, and he has developed a habit for twenty years. ”

Liu Da has been at Jiang's house for a few months, and Jiang Yucheng has heard about his previous affairs for the first time. Then I remembered the neat way he cut people last night, and I doubted the truth of his words.

He quietly concealed his suspicions, intending to wait until he returned to investigate carefully. His eyes inadvertently aimed at Ling Jiming on the opposite side, only to see him looking at his side without blinking.

"Liu Da, do you still have the wound medicine?" He asked.

Liu Da didn't raise his head, "Yes, yes, but there is not much left." ”

Jiang Yucheng nodded, "Give him the rest." As he spoke, he pointed at Ling Jiming.

Liu Da glanced back at him and threw the porcelain vase over. After Ling Jiming saw the porcelain vase, he said thank you uncomfortably, followed Liu Da's technique, poured the medicinal powder on his wound, and pulled out his belt to wrap it around his arm.

After treating Jiang Yucheng's wounds, Liu Da untied the water bladder from his waist and fed him water. Jiang Yucheng had a high fever all night, his mouth was dry and cracked, and he couldn't help but drink the cool water in his stomach.

Ling Jiming, who was on the other side, pursed his lips enviously, and secretly scolded his own guards in his heart for not being capable, and he hadn't found them at this time. This time, Jiang Yucheng did not generously give the water to Ling Jiming, and Ling Jiming made another note in his heart.

After resting for half an hour, Liu Da helped Jiang Yucheng to walk out, and Ling Jiming hurriedly got up and followed when he saw this. The location of the cave is relatively hidden, the entrance of the cave is overgrown with grass and trees, a group of three people, and the two injured people took a lot of effort to get out of the cave. Jiang Yucheng glanced back at the cave, and couldn't remember how he got in last night.

The road down the mountain is very difficult, Jiang Yucheng is okay with Liu Da's support, but he suffers Ling Jiming, a weak scholar who can't lift his hands and shoulders. At Jiang Yucheng's suggestion, Liu Da found a branch for him to use as a crutch and pestle.

After returning to his residence in Jiuxi City, Liu Da hurriedly invited the doctor back. After looking at Jiang Yucheng's injury, the doctor said: "The wound looks deep, but fortunately it didn't hurt the vital point, I prescribed some gold sore medicine, just change the medicine every three days, and there is also a decoction, which needs to be taken three times a day." ”

Liu Da nodded and sent the doctor out. At this time, Ling Jiming's guard stepped forward and said to the doctor: "My family is also injured, please ask the doctor to come with me." ”

The doctor had no choice but to follow.

Jiang Yucheng and Ling Jiming recuperated their injuries in their residence for a few days, and after the wounds healed, they began to investigate the previous case again. The two went through the information they had found before they were injured, and Hu Wenyao, the governor of Jiuxi, entered their suspicions.

The case they want to investigate is related to a batch of treasury silver lost in Jiuxi a year ago. Jiang Yihan, who was the governor of Jiuxi at the time, was escorted back to Beijing for punishment because he lost the treasury silver, but he didn't know why he was not tried and has been detained in the prison of the Criminal Department for a year.

Half a month ago, Jiang Yihan suddenly committed suicide and left a suicide note. He confessed in his suicide note that the batch of treasury silver lost by Jiuxi was stolen by someone else, and as for why he didn't say it at the time, it was because the man captured his only son as a threat, so he became a scapegoat.

After Jiang Yihan died, the more Shangshu of the Criminal Department thought about it, the more he felt that there was something strange about this matter, and reported it to Emperor Xianqing overnight. Emperor Xianqing scolded the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and then asked Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to investigate the case together, and be sure to find out where the lost treasury silver went.

How to check the treasury silver that has been lost for a year, most of the officials of the Criminal Department are the wings of the Marquis of Jinyang, and only one Jiang Yucheng is the Taifu Zhang Yuanqing's person, and he doesn't want to be held responsible, so he can only let others suffer. So, Zuo Jinfeng, the waiter of the Criminal Department, handed over this task to Jiang Yucheng.

Ling Jiming on the side of Dali Temple was recommended by Mao Sui, he was forced into Dali Temple by Yongyi Hou, and has been targeted by his colleagues, in order to gain a firm foothold in Dali Temple, so he invited himself to Jiuxi to investigate the case.

According to the clues they found, Hu Wenyao, the current governor of Jiuxi, was still the same governor of Jiuxi a year ago, and he was Jiang Yihan's subordinate official with Qi Xiao, the general judge at that time. Later, after Jiang Yihan was escorted to Beijing, Hu Wenyao became the new governor of Jiuxi, while Qi Xiao was transferred to Jinyang, which is separated from Jiuxi and a state.

This time the two were also attacked, and they were originally drinking and eating at the reception banquet prepared by Hu Wenyao. Halfway through the meal, Hu Wenyao's entourage suddenly came to report that there was a large-scale fighting in two villages under the jurisdiction of Jiuxi.

This matter had nothing to do with them, but Hu Wenyao insisted on pulling them out of the city together. Halfway down the road, he was suddenly stopped by two splashes with knives and sticks.

I didn't know if it was the other side who did it first, and the splashes swarmed up and fought each other. The group was surrounded in the middle of the road, and they suddenly stopped, and rushed towards the two carriages in the middle of the road.

Jiang Yucheng and Ling Jiming sat in the same car, and Hu Wenyao sat in the same car. It wasn't until the pimpies overturned the carriage that the two discovered that Hu Wenyao's car was empty. They speculated that Hu Wenyao either took advantage of the chaos to escape, or that he did not leave the city at all.

But the scene was so chaotic that they didn't have time to think about it, so they could only be escorted by guards to flee for their lives. They were unlucky and were cut while dodging.

Jiang Yucheng recalled the picture at that time, and was still a little scared in his heart, "This matter is too weird, I think someone wants our lives." He whispered his thoughts.

Ling Jiming was not a fool, and agreed: "You're right, let's be careful this time." ”

Jiang Yucheng nodded, "I'm going to Hu Wenyao's mansion tomorrow, are you going?" ”

"I..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ling Jiming still decided to go with him, in case he found any useful clues, he couldn't let Jiang Yucheng make meritorious service alone.

The two talked for a while, and Ling Jiming was in bad spirits and wanted to go back to rest. After he left, Liu, who had been acting as a background board, said loudly: "My lord, when I went to look for you on the mountain that day, I found a strange place. ”