Tang Qiaozheng was also very flustered when he came this time, he went to look through the records of the year according to Xu Chu's words, and really found a lot of problems.

"At that time, the emperor favored the Dong family, so much so that when he built the Xishan Annex, he instructed the Ministry of Works, Lord Dong, to build it directly with prisoners in the prison. And the supervisor at that time was Dong Qingzheng, an official from the Criminal Department. This person is a member of the Dong family, his parents died early, and he only depends on his sister for his life. It's a pity that he is a person with five poisons and bad deeds, relying on his sister to do embroidery work to support, and finally because of prostitution and gambling, he simply sold his sister into the Qinglou. ”

"Such a person, it is impossible for the officials to pass the trial. It's just that the Dong family was powerful at that time, so when the first emperor ordered Dong Qingzheng to supervise the construction of Xishan, the officials only turned a blind eye. ”

However, it is precisely because of this that it also aroused the dissatisfaction of the officials and officials, and finally recorded Dong Qingzheng's bad deeds word for word in the file and preserved them as if they were sarcastic.

"It's just that after the Xishan Annexes were built, this person disappeared. And Master Dong, who is a waiter in the Ministry of Works, has never looked for it in a book, as if this person disappeared out of thin air. However, because of the support of the first emperor and the Dong family, this person has always acted arrogantly, so that many officials have complained about him. Therefore, after his disappearance, no one rushed to look for him. ”

This seems particularly inappropriate. A person from a gangster background suddenly became a five-rank official of the imperial court one day, it was a matter of green smoke on the ancestral tomb, and he was already acting aggressively, and since then it has become even worse. But such a person, without resigning, disappeared quietly, no matter how you say it, it doesn't make sense.

Although Tang Qiaozheng is sleek, he still has the brains he should have. He thought of the silver fish talisman that Xu Chu had shown him, and he had some conjecture in his heart.

"In addition, according to the dossier, at least 30 prisoners died when the houses collapsed in the courtyard, but when the lower officials checked the autopsy list at that time, they found that there were only four or five corpses in the yamen at that time."

In other words, the deaths of these people are only mentioned in a few words on the file. Even, neither the Yamen nor the Three Law Divisions sent anyone to check on the corpses. This is strange, even if those people were prisoners, but more than 30 people died overnight, and it was too unreasonable for the yamen not to send someone to verify their true bodies.

Tang Qiaozheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then said: "Later, the lower officials compared the roster in the file with the roster held by Jing Zhaoyin and the Three Law Divisions at that time, and found that one person was missing from it. ”

In other words, there are two people who are alive and dead. However, it seems that it is not difficult for someone to fish in troubled waters to help a prisoner escape at that time.

Xu Chu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Can you find out who that person is?" ”

Tang Qiaozheng nodded and said, "This person should be Dong Er, the subordinate of Dong Qingzheng's family before the decline, and later sold it together with Dong Qingzheng's sister Dong Ru'er." ”

As he spoke, he handed the man's file over.

This person's file is not complicated, because he killed a person in a brawl, then absconded with the crime, was arrested and sentenced to be beheaded. It's just that before the autumn of that year, he was reported dead due to the collapse of the courtyard.

Xu Chu's gaze stopped at the place where this person fled for a long time, after committing the crime, he did not escape from the capital, nor did he look for Dong Qingzheng to take refuge. Instead, I went to the "Spring Courtyard", which really doesn't make sense, unless......

She looked stunned, looked at Tang Qiaozheng suspiciously, and asked, "Dong Ru'er was sold to the Spring Festival Courtyard?" ”

Tang Qiaozheng nodded, "That's true, Xiaguan sent someone to visit overnight, according to the person who bought Dong Qingzheng's house at that time, the father and mother of the Dong family actually entrusted Ru'er to Dong Er before she died, that is to say, before she was sold into the Qinglou, she had a marriage contract with Dong Er. ”

Later, after Dong Ruer and Dong Er were sold, Dong Ruer resented Dong Qingzheng in her heart, so that after gaining power, Dong Qingzheng went to Yingchun Courtyard several times to redeem her body but was refused. In the end, Dong Qingzheng had no choice, so he simply took advantage of the Dong family's momentum to come over to Yingchun Real Estate, and let Dong Ruer become an old bustard and no longer have to be a prostitute......"

So it makes sense, if there was indeed a person who escaped by luck at that time, then this person may be Dong Er. One is that Dong Qingzheng is the supervisor, and if he steals the day, it will be relatively easy. Second, at that time, the yamen did not identify the bodies one by one, and if Dong Qing was doing something in the collapse of the other courtyard, it was not impossible to take the opportunity to let Dong Er fake his death and escape.

Xu Chu groaned slightly, according to Tang Qiaozheng's statement, Dong Ru'er's temperament should be jealous and hateful. Because she resented her brother and had no one to rely on, she would rather fall into the dust than be ransomed by Dong Qingzheng. But in the end, she still took over the Spring Festival......

On the side, Xiao Qinglang caught a glimpse of Xu Chu falling into deep thought, frowned and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Yingchun Courtyard is the later Hundred Flowers Pavilion?" ”

When he said this, Xu Chu was stunned for a moment. After a moment's reflection, she remembered that it was here that Egan Baildi seemed to have been caught. It's just that there is a connection between them?

Xiao Qinglang saw that Xu Chu was a little puzzled, so he explained unhurriedly: "In the capital, the first-class Fengyue places are mostly called pavilions and pavilions. The second-class Fengyue Institute is named after the courtyard or building. The third-class and fourth-class Goolan Courtyard are called rooms and classes. ”

"And the Yingchun Courtyard, the location is not conspicuous, and when we investigated the murder of the envoys, we saw with our own eyes that it was really not an elegant place, so how could it be changed from the courtyard to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion at will? Generally, if there is not enough power behind it, then at the beginning of the name change, it will be squeezed out by all the Fengyue fields in the capital and then unable to operate. ”

"But it has not only changed its name, but also has a name in the secret prostitution alley."

When Tang Qiaozheng heard this, he also thought about it, "Maybe there is still the Dong family supporting him?" ”

Xiao Qinglang glanced at him with a smile and said: "Not to mention that the power of the Dong family has long been uprooted, that is, there are really people in the Dong family who spend huge sums of money to secretly support it, so wouldn't the people in the capital who are used to meeting the wind and rudder make it difficult to curry favor with the royal family?" ”

"Besides, there have always been forces behind Fengyue Field and Casino Land that cannot be put on the bright side. If it was just a Dong family that had no foundation in the court for a long time, how many forces in Sijiu City did Master Tang think would buy his face? ”

"Don't say that it has become a brothel house, but I'm afraid that when its reputation just rises, it will be wiped out by all forces."

Among the capitals, it has been the most complex place since ancient times. Officials at all levels, families, and eunuchs are intertwined, and their industries and relatives and friends are mixed with various interests and power. Therefore, those secret forces have also arisen, but in the final analysis, those are all dependent on the official family and are shady existences, so the court did not deal with it ruthlessly.

Normally speaking, as long as they don't oppose the yamen, don't violate the law, and even say that they don't put the evil fight on the surface, the yamen probably doesn't care.

Of course, the premise is not to bump into the three law divisions and King Jing'an......

It is precisely because of these internal facts that now looking at the Spring Festival Courtyard that has been transformed into a Baihua Pavilion, it makes people feel a little incredible. Even if there is no force behind it, who would believe it?

Xu Chu pondered along Xiao Qinglang's train of thought, and sure enough, he felt that this matter was more and more strange.

When they were in Jinzhou City, there were lessons from Jinyinfang and other places, and they still haven't found out where the stolen silver that was brought into Beijing by the caravan went. In other words, even though they cut off all the channels of that person, they still don't know how the people behind the scenes launder the stolen silver transported to the capital are unknowingly whitewashed.

Suddenly, she suddenly looked at Xiao Qinglang and said in a low voice, "Could it be ...... Could it be that the man is here? ”

Xiao Qinglang was noncommittal about this speculation, but the cold light in his eyes showed that he recognized Xu Chu's idea.

Just when the two were speechless for a long time, Wei Guang hurried back.

After tracking him all night yesterday, his expression was really not good at this time.

"Lord Wang." Wei Guang stepped forward to salute, and then said, "When my subordinates followed the man, they found that he had gone to a mansion in the west of the city. The mansion was secretly guarded, so the subordinates could only sneak in, only to find that there was a middle-aged man dressed in brocade inside......"

"The subordinates saw that the old man was very respectful to the man, and he should be the person who the prince and Lord Xu were tracking." He paused, and said with some annoyance, "It's a pity that we were far away at the time, and my subordinates couldn't see the person's appearance." ”

Later, when his subordinates secretly withdrew from the mansion and informed the palace guards to go to arrest him, they only chased the old man. As for the man in brocade before, he is nowhere to be found. ”

Xiao Qinglang glanced at Wei Guang with heavy eyes, and only after a long time did he order: "Give the person to the secret guard, and let Wei Yan pry his mouth open no matter what means he uses." After a pause, he said, "If necessary, you can let Wei Yan make some fuss on the tablets of Wang Yangming, Xiao Yang, and Xiao Hong." Moreover, he is an abandoned pawn, so it should not be difficult to break through his mental defenses. ”

Yang is the bride maid of the old British prince Mrs. Xiao Rongxiong, so after she married Wang Yangming, a foreigner, she should have given her husband's surname, but Xiao Rongxiong rewarded her with the surname Xiao.

It is estimated that Wang Yangming was born in a foreign family and did not attach much importance to the surname, so even if Xiao Rongxiong gave his child the surname Xiao and could not follow his surname Wang, he didn't care much. Even, for the safety of his wife and children, he had to enter the palace......

After Xiao Qinglang finished speaking, he handed Wei Guang the autopsy sheet of the bones in Wang Yangming's tomb that he had inspected last night, and waved him down.

Instead, Xu Chu frowned and asked, "Can this work?" If Xiao Zihang is determined to avenge his mother, will it backfire to let Wei Yan and others interrogate him harshly? ”

Xiao Qinglang looked at Xu Chu and said meaningfully: "People's hearts are always the most difficult to guess, and if they are abandoned as an abandoned son by a scheming master, who knows if there will be resentment in that person's heart." What's more, he should have lived a bright life, but now he has shrunk his head and tail......" He said, and then he turned his gaze to the sparse shadow of the branches reflected in the window, squinted his eyes and sneered softly, "You must know that many people who were born like him back then have gone to slavery to become pioneer generals, and are respected by the world as little generals......"

When Xu Chu heard this, his eyes lit up, and when he looked at Xiao Qinglang again, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This method is really wonderful, even if that person has hatred, he should be envious of the life of others who are upright and glorious." ”

In fact, this matter should be interrogated by the inner court. It's just that because it involves royal affairs, except for his confidants, he can't trust others. What's more, Wei Guang was born in the secret guard, and he is best at torturing people with various punishments, just like Jin Fu, who was hard-mouthed at the beginning, broke down psychologically because he couldn't stand the methods of the secret guard, and then revealed everything and everything.