The little beggar said indignantly to everyone: "This woman seems to be weak, but in fact she is ruthless! ”

He pointed to a white horse outside the courtroom, "That's the horse!" She dragged my sister back and forth on that white horse, and she was bruised all over her body. This incident happened in the suburbs, and no one else could testify except for the grandmother who happened to pass by, otherwise I would have come to beat the drum and complain! ”

The county magistrate and the master listened to the little beggar's words in a clear manner, not like they were not sober-minded, or they were crazy after bereavement.

The county magistrate asked: "According to what you say, you only recognize a horse, not the owner of the horse?" But how can you conclude that this horse is not likely to admit mistakes? ”

The little beggar said indignantly: "When I rushed home from other places, my relatives had already been mourned, but the grandson of my neighbor's grandmother called me to his house. When Grandma Gao was dying, she told me that she saw a woman in blue riding a snow-white horse with a pale pink nose, dragging my sister to the ground and running around, making her flesh and blood blur! Within a few days, my sister was sold into a liquor shop infested by peddlers and pawns, and died miserably, which must have been done by this woman in blue! ”

The crowd listening to the little beggar's words listened to the little beggar's words, and some people believed it and began to look at Dong Qianmo with strange eyes.

The county magistrate was not a confused official, and as soon as he heard it, he shook his head and said: "The witness is just an old woman who has passed away, and she is no longer able to testify in court." The fact that the testimony merely refers to a woman in blue riding a white horse is not a testimony in court. Moreover, the witness is very old, and there is a possibility that he may be dazzled. White horses are rare, but they are not necessarily owned by others. For this reason alone, it is not enough to make you commit murder in the streets! ”

The little beggar said resolutely: "Grandma Gao is a good person who never lies, and in order to tell me these words in person, she took a breath of relief, and closed her eyes directly after speaking." Her old man's words of dying are truer than anything else! And Grandma Gao was a matchmaker before her death, and her eyes were very good, it was absolutely impossible to be wrong! Besides, I have one piece of evidence! ”

The prefectural magistrate asked, "What?" ”

The little beggar took out two pieces of cloth from his sleeve, and the official took them and presented them to the county order.

The prefectural order solemnly opened it, and found that each of the two pieces of cloth had a horseshoe print printed on it, the outline and pattern were similar, one was printed with charcoal gray, and the other was reddish-brown in color, like a blood mark.

The little beggar said: "On the day of my sister's accident, after Grandma Gao and the murderer left, she stained my sister's blood on the ground and made this horseshoe print. And just now in the bazaar, I followed the woman in blue, and used charcoal ash to make a horseshoe print, and the comparison between the two turned out to be exactly the same. Look at the lotus mark at the bottom right of the horse's hoof, it's all the same, and there will be no mistake! ”

Originally, the outline was blurred, and the county order had not yet been recognized, but when the little beggar reminded him, he could see that the two horseshoe prints really had lotus flower marks.

The county order's eyebrows jumped at that time, and he slapped the shocked wood heavily, put on a straight face, and shouted in a deep voice: "In view of the complexity of this case, it involves a case within a case, and this county needs to re-investigate." Come, escort the little beggar back to the room to await trial—that woman, come to the back hall! ”

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In the back hall of the government office, the county magistrate's face was solemn, and he held the blood-stained horseshoe print in his hand and looked at it again and again.

The master asked puzzledly, "Why is the master so sad?" It's just an ordinary injury dispute, and the evidence is insufficient, so it can be postponed. ”

The county commander shook his head annoyedly, and said: "This case is too unusual, it involves the Lotus Secret Guard, and it also involves ......" Yu hesitated and didn't dare to continue.

The master asked, "What else is involved?" What is the Lotus Guard? ”

Just as Dong Qianmo walked into the back hall, he continued: "The Lotus Secret Guard is the dead soldier of the Yu Palace, composed of elites selected from the Bronze Armor Army, loyal and loyal, and only obeys the orders of King Yu. Their mark is a half-opened lotus flower on the head of the knife, and even on the horseshoe on which they ride, this lotus flower is marked. ”

The master was speechless: "I see, that is to say, the horse that committed murder and hurt people is the horse of the lotus secret guard of Yuwang's Mansion!" ”

Dong Qianmo said slowly: "And the injured person is not an ordinary person, didn't the master hear what the little beggar said, his sister was originally a palace maid who served the Queen Mother, and she was not yet old enough to be released from the palace." That is a queen mother palace maid who was on an errand, was suddenly kidnapped from the palace to the wilderness, was seriously injured by a horse, and was sold into the green building. The most strange thing is that the horse is the horse of the Lotus Secret Guard, but the person riding the horse is a woman in blue. In King Yu's secret guard, there are no women, tsk. ”

The county order's face changed, and the master was already stunned, but he didn't expect a civil case, after checking and checking, it actually hit the head of the Queen Mother and King Yu.

Dong Qianmo sighed faintly: "No wonder the county magistrate doesn't dare to go down for trial, this is indeed a troublesome matter, and it should be avoided." As far as I know, when the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion usually encounters civil lawsuits, the county orders Lord Zhao to try them. Larger cases that involve public security in the capital will be tried by Jingzhao Mansion Yin. No matter how big the case is, it will be classified as Dali Temple, if it is related to the officials of the DPRK and China, or if it is a vicious murder or a tragedy. The largest one, which is related to the royal family, will be investigated by the Zongzheng Office. Now the matter that the little beggar is complaining about is beyond the scope of your authority, Lord Zhao. ”

The master was dumbfounded, he didn't know what the girl was talking about. After all, these divisions are all tacit conventions of the superiors, and it is impossible for a master who is not in power to know, let alone someone outside the public door?

Of course, Zhao Xianling knew these officialdom routines, otherwise he would not have stopped the court trial.

But after listening to Dong Qianmo's analysis, he suddenly felt a trace of vigilance in his heart, and stared at Dong Qianmo and asked, "Who are you, why do you know this, and you still have horses with the mark of Lianwei?" Don't...... Are you Lianwei? ”

Dong Qianmo tilted his head and said with a smile: "The lowest-level people of Lianwei can smash nails with their bare hands and nail a bench, I can't do it." Even if I say that I am Lianwei, you can't believe it, Lord Zhao. ”

Zhao Xianling lowered his voice and asked tentatively: "Then ...... are you?"

Dong Qianmo didn't answer and asked, "Is Master Zhao's henchman?" Can you let him know about Lord Zhao's 'confidential official duties'? ”

Zhao Xianling was stunned for a moment, and responded: "Master has been with me for many years, and he is still my cousin." ”

Dong Qianmo walked to the back hall with his hand, sat down, nodded and said: "Zhao Dianchen, you are a clever person, you know how to stop when you smell it, this is very good, I will say a few good words for you in front of the prince." ”

Zhao Xianling looked at Dong Qianmo for a moment, and then stepped forward and asked, "I don't know if the girl is His Royal Highness King Yu'......"

The condescending posture, the unique aura of the superior, and the name of Zhao County, the seven-grade Jingxian County Order, must not be simple!

Dong Qianmo smiled mysteriously, shook his left index finger, and said, "There are some things, the less you know, the better." If I'm not mistaken, you joined the prince in September of the eleventh year of Wu Cheng, right? With just two years of qualifications, coupled with the fact that you are a lowly official and not active enough, it is no wonder that you have not been promoted. Lord Tan, who joined the prince with you, is now a household servant. ”

Zhao Xianling was completely stunned, and decided in his heart that this girl must be the confidant of His Royal Highness King Yu, otherwise he would not know such secrets.

Kowtowed at the moment, and said respectfully: "The lower official doesn't know that the girl is a nobleman, so she has been offended, please don't be surprised by the girl!" Seeing this, the master also kowtowed together.

Dong Qianmo said: "Don't blame those who don't know, Lord Zhao get up and speak." ”

Zhao Xianling bowed down and asked: "How to deal with this case, please show the girl!" ”

Dong Qianmo's slender and crystalline fingers lightly tapped on the pear square table, as if he was pondering. Zhao Xianling and Master Zhao didn't dare to disturb and waited with bated breath.

After a while, Dong Qianmo said slowly: "To tell you the truth, there is a small group of people in Lianwei who plot for personal gain and do things that even the prince doesn't know. This matter is also one of them, and the prince is completely unaware, otherwise it is impossible to let things get big and make trouble to you. This matter should not be known to too many people, Jingzhao Mansion Yin is not the prince's person, and it must not reach his ears. ”

When Zhao County Ling heard this, he rejoiced: "Fortunately, today is the promotion of the lower officials, if it is the turn of the county to be promoted to the court, then it will be reported to the government Yin the next day." ”

Dong Qianmo smiled and said: "You have a credit for this matter, but you have to keep it a secret, even if you see the prince himself in the future, you can't mention it." ”

Zhao County Ling asked: "Why is this?" ”

Dong Qianmo said: "This is Lianwei's internal fighting, and it is not enough for outsiders. As I said earlier, the less you know, the safer you are, and the more chances you have of promotion. What, sir, do you want to ask more? ”

Zhao Xianling hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, the lower officials don't dare to inquire!" I just want to ask the girl to show me, how to deal with this matter so that it is in line with the prince's wishes? ”

"Let me question later, and then the adults sentence the little beggar to prison. When the case is clear and can be reopened, I will inform you. Dong Qianmo got up and walked towards the front hall.

"Yes." Zhao County Commander followed behind.

"The little beggar must not die, you should be careful." Dong Qianmo advised.

"Yes, girl, don't worry."

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So he went up to the second class, "Knock! Zhao Xian Ling was shocked, and ordered the officials with a righteous face, "Come on, take the little beggar!" ”

The little beggar came up, kowtowed to the hall, gritted his teeth and said: "Xiaomin is willing to bear the responsibility of committing murder on the street, even if it is beheaded, Xiaomin will admit it!" But I ask the adults to uphold justice and seek justice for the sister who died unjustly for the small people! ”

Zhao Xian Ling quietly took a look at Dong Qianmo, and the master didn't make a record in the hall, and all the pages he had written down before were quietly put into his cuffs.

In the crowd of onlookers outside, Song Tong, the guard of the princess's mansion, noticed this very keenly, and secretly remembered it in his heart - this court trial was only a tea break, and when he was promoted to the court, the master stopped writing, what does this mean?

Dong Qianmo asked the little beggar: "Little brother, you said that Grandma Gao is a matchmaker, her eyes are very good, and she never recognizes the wrong person, right?" ”

The little beggar glared at Dong Qianmo and said indignantly: "Don't you want to quibble, you are the murderer!" ”

Dong Qianmo reasoned with him in a good voice: "You think that I am the one who harmed your sister, we have to theorize about this matter, now that you are the first person to accuse and I am the defendant, are you still afraid that you will not be able to take advantage of it?" ”

The little beggar glared: "Of course I'm not afraid to reason with you, I'm about to reveal your true colors!" That's right, Grandma Gao has never recognized anyone in her life! ”

Dong Qianmo nodded and said: "That's it, according to your retelling, Grandma Gao's dying words said that she saw a woman in blue riding a snow-white high-headed horse, the horse's nose was pale pink, dragging your sister to the ground and running around, right?" ”

"That's right!"

"Very good," Dong Qianmo pointed out, "I haven't counted how many white horses with pale pink noses there are in our capital, I really don't know, but now please ask the aunt and aunt who are hearing the court to take a look at your clothes, the aunt in the blue dress, can you raise your hand and signal to me?" ”

The crowd looked at each other, and then some people raised their hands, no less than ten hands, and some people wore blue clothes and did not raise their hands.

Dong Qianmo said: "Little brother, look, the woman in blue, there are more than a dozen people here." ”

The little beggar snorted coldly, and decided that Dong Qianmo was the murderer, so he was unmoved.

Dong Qianmo asked again: "Besides, if you take a closer look at me, how old do you think I am?" ”

The little beggar replied, "Fifteen." ”

Dong Qianmo nodded: "Your eyes are really good, I believe that Grandma Gao's eyes are as good as you." ”

The little beggar frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Dong Qianmo paced two steps around the little beggar, and said loudly: "In my Western Wei Dynasty, a woman was married when she was fifteen years old, and she tied her hair and wore a hairpin back then; Those who are not allowed to match will tie their hair and wear hairpins at the age of 20. As long as they are still unmarried, their hair is combed in two bundles or hanging down their waists, and women at this time are collectively referred to as girls, and no one will call unmarried girls 'women'. Grandma Gao is a matchmaker again, so she can't even tell the difference between a woman with a bun and a girl with long hair, right? ”

The little beggar was stunned for a moment, and then retorted: "Maybe Grandma Gao is thinking of a fifteen-year-old girl with hatred in her mouth, so she is called 'woman in blue'?" ”