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Yuan Xian was stunned for a moment, a little unable to come back to his senses, and asked Chang Gon: "Didn't Master Chang say that this case has been solved?" What other cases are being investigated? ”

Chang Gon smiled mysteriously and said, "If General Yuan wants to find out and the truth is revealed, follow me!" Chang Gon said, took Yuan Xian's hand and walked out.

Yuan Xian tightened his clothes tightly, and muttered as he walked, "What kind of wind is this?" ”

Yuan Xian went out, and his own guards followed. Chang Gon pulled Yuan Xian into the carriage, walked through the streets and alleys, walked for most of the moment, and suddenly entered a very secret house. There was no plaque in front of the house, and two strings of pink lanterns hung from it. When I entered the door, I faintly heard the sound of a gentle singing voice. Turning the shadow wall, there are fancy dressed young women ushered in. No matter how sluggish Yuan Xian was, he realized that this was a secret prostitution house.

"Lord Chang! Forget about messing around with yourself, what are you doing to pull me in! Yuan Xian stopped in annoyance and asked Chang Gon.

Chang Gon smiled slightly, turned around and half-dragged Yuan Xian to the depths of the house, and said with a smile as he walked: "General Yuan, don't be impatient, don't be anxious, in the back, in the back!" ”

Yuan Xian's face was calm, and he was barely pulled outside by Chang Gon. Chang Gon took Yuan Xian through the entire mansion as if no one was around, walked about half a cup of tea, and went directly to the back door of the house. Yuan Xian was still a little confused, Chang Gon pushed open the door, and there was a carriage waiting at the back door.

The door was opened, and a man emerged from the carriage.

Yuan Xian was stunned and said, "Ji Jingtang! ”

This Ji Jingtang is the county of Fushi County under the jurisdiction of Nankang County, and when Yuan Xian saw him, he was naturally even more puzzled.

Yuan Xian was shocked and asked repeatedly, "You, why are you here?" ”

Ji Jingtang smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, general, let's get in the carriage and think about everything in the long run." ”

Chang Gon naturally boarded Ji Jingtang's carriage and beckoned Yuan Xian to get on the carriage.

Most of the guards brought by Yuan Xian were dumped, and when Yuan Xian got into the carriage, Chang Gon lifted the curtain and said, "You don't have to follow, just wait for us here." ”

These guards were obviously very hesitant, Chang Gon turned his head and looked at Yuan Xian with a smile, and said, "General." ”

Yuan Xian frowned and said, "Forget it, forget it!" You just listen to him, they two literati, what else can they do to me! ”

Ji Jingtang laughed and sighed: "The general is really straight-hearted!" ”

Yuan Xian didn't say anything, leaned on the carriage, and only said, "You can go!" ”

Ji Jingtang immediately said: "Let's go!" ”

The carriage started slowly, and out of the alley, not knowing which direction it was heading. Yuan Xian sat for a while, and finally couldn't help asking, "We, where are we going?" ”

Chang Gon had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and when he heard him ask, he immediately smiled and explained his confusion: "Let's go to Rongjiangyan now!" ”

Yuan Xian obviously didn't expect it, and was shocked, and said, "Now? ”

Chang Gon nodded and said, "Now is a good time. ”

Yuan Xian seemed to be in a fog, and asked Chang Gon hesitantly: "Master Chang, is it possible that your slack in the past few days is all about pretending to be unsuccessful?" ”

Chang Gon knew that although Yuan Xian was simple-hearted and straight-minded, he was not a fool. At this time, he no longer concealed it, and without waiting for Yuan Xian to ask, he recruited everything.

"Yes! I don't know if General Yuan has noticed it, since the first day we arrived in Nankang County, we have been targeted. ”

Yuan Xian was a little late-sighted, but he often dialed it like this, he immediately thought of something, and said: "That day, you said that the climate in Nankang is good, and the Nankang girl you raised is particularly smart, and within two days' effort, these people will take you to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion." Then you said two days ago that you had to receive benefits before you could go back to Luoyang, and someone came in with gifts! ”

Chang Gon smiled and said, "Exactly! Not only that, but when we came to Nankang, I am afraid that Zheng Guogong would have already explained it to the king of Nankang. Chang Gon said, took out two pages from his sleeve, and handed them to Yuan Xian in the dim light of the car: "These two pages were learned by the soldiers who went to Simian Village that day to ask questions, and they inquired about several households. The rhetoric of these people is surprisingly unified! If these soldiers come back, they don't have much of a first-time. ”

Yuan Xian took the two pieces of paper, but saw that in addition to the black handwriting on them, they were also marked red with vermilion. What everyone said, sure enough, there was not much difference.

Chang Gon continued: "I have eaten and drunk with these adults, firstly, to make the king of Nankang County paralyzed, and secondly, I also want to see if all the officials under Nankang's rule are all complicit? In the end, I finally found Master Ji Jingtang Ji, and I didn't go along with them again! ”

When Ji Jingtang heard Chang Gon's praise, he said abruptly: "Lord Chang's false praise really makes the lower officials embarrassed!" After all, Xia Guan originally wanted to protect himself and did not intend to get involved in this matter. ”

Chang Gon smiled, patted Ji Jingtang's shoulder and said, "Knowing mistakes can improve a lot, and it is also a merit for Master Ji to turn back in time." ”

Ji Jingtang waved his hand again and again, looking very ashamed.

The three of them went all the way to Rongjiangyan, and although it was dark all around, Yuan Xian could obviously feel that there were people on all sides. He immediately became extra vigilant, and usually rolled out, "There are people outside." ”

Ji Jingtang hurriedly explained: "Lord Yuan, don't be impatient, outside are the trusted officials of the Xiaguan Mansion, and they are digging up those corpses. ”

When Chang Gon and Yuan Xian got out of the car, they carried lanterns, and sure enough, they shone on the shallows where there were four or five officials and then dug on the Rongjiangyan. Several people dug very deeply, and there were already several white bones stacked next to them.

The night wind was strong, blowing on Yuan Xian's body and chilling down his spine. Yuan Xian shuddered, endured the discomfort in his heart, turned his head and asked Chang Gon, "Master Chang, how did you think of it?" ”

Chang Gon smiled slightly, and replied: "I pondered that there were traces of ridges and rubble next to the shoal, if there were really so many people who died unexpectedly as Su Mao said, these corpses, the king of Nankang County would definitely be too late, and there would be no way to deal with them." That's why I wanted to dig up the evidence in a covert way. ”

Yuan Xian said nonchalantly: "My lord is really too cautious, according to me, when we come that day, we should do this." If you do this on the same day, I don't know how much time you have saved! ”

Chang Gon said disapprovingly: "General Yuan can also see that in Nankang, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away. The king of Nankang County is like a soil emperor, if we fight him hard, we will be the unlucky ones. ”

Yuan Xian felt that what Chang Gon said was very polite, but he no longer refuted it.

In the middle of the night, they dug down three feet into the ground, and four or five servants dug up dozens of white bones. Chang Gon's expression was extremely heavy, and he said to these people: "That's it for today, our human and physical evidence is complete." The rest ......"

Ji Jingtang immediately answered: "The rest of the matter, my lord can hand it over to the lower officials." ”

Chang Gon smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

On the second day, Chang Gon and Yuan Xian both looked relaxed and indifferent, said goodbye to the king of Nankang County, and embarked on the road back to Beijing.

Ji Jingtang and one of his servants, in addition, took the route, through the dart game, all the dozens of white bones were packed into boxes, and escorted all the way to Luoyang.

Originally, after Yuan Xian and Chang Gon returned to Beijing to face the saint, Emperor Yonghui didn't say anything and let the two go home to rest, but they didn't go to court for three days.

A group of courtiers, especially the Duke of Zheng Guofu, looked at this scene, but Chang Gon and Yuan Xian did not find out these fictitious things.

When Ji Jingtang escorted nearly ten boxes of human bones into Beijing, Chang Gon personally took Yuan Xian to Dali Temple to make a first complaint, and Yuan Xian led Emperor Yonghui to hear the trial. Only then did the rumors come out, ten boxes of human bones, let alone see, I had never heard of it.

This incident caused a sensation in the government and the opposition.

More than a dozen servants in Luoyang City were invited to conduct an autopsy, and Emperor Yonghui personally watched from the side. Judging from the results of the autopsy, all of these people died in the sixteenth year of Yonghui, and many of these corpses were soaked in the wet mud of the river beach, and their bones had been soaked and softened. There is also Ji Jingtang of Fushi County, Nankang County, who testified, and this case is naturally full of human and material evidence.

When Emperor Yonghui heard such a truth, Long Yan was furious, and immediately ordered that Zheng Guogong's father and son be detained and tried.

Zheng Guogong's family was obviously caught off guard by such a thing.

The crown prince convened his staff overnight in the East Palace to discuss how to deal with this matter.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid this matter is very difficult. First, in the sixteenth year of Yonghui, Zheng Guogong and his son were indeed building Rongjiangyan, and Rongjiangyan was never mentioned, which is now an indisputable fact. The second is that so many people died, Zheng Guogong and the king of Nankang County knew about it and did not report it, which was a crime of deception. These two things are sure of everything. Your Highness, how else can we help Zheng Guogong get rid of his crimes! The other people who can keep the Zheng Guogong Mansion are already very good! ”

The prince's eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and his teeth were clucking, "First the Yongxing County Mansion, followed by the Zhengguo Mansion, the lonely and worthy people, as if they had been discussed, were all pulled down!" ”

"Your Highness, Yongxing County Mansion and Zheng Guogong, I'm afraid you can't intervene any more, and now Your Majesty is the one who is angry! At this time, you must not intercede for Zheng Guogong. ”

The prince was very hesitant and hesitant, and the Yongxing County Mansion was fine. Now getting rid of Zheng Guogong's Mansion is like removing an arm, which makes him extremely anxious.

"This kind of thing on the face, Lone also knows that it is difficult to turn around! But I raised so many of you alone, not to eat for nothing! At this time, you should think carefully about how to use the other methods to help Zheng Guogong and his son get rid of their guilt. If this thing is done, he will be a high-ranking official for the rest of his life, and he will have no worries about food and clothing! ”

When all the staff members heard this, their eyes lit up. No one wants to give up such a good opportunity, so they all look like they are buried in their heads.

At this time, someone lined up the crowd, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Prince, there is a way to be humble." ”。