Jingzhao Yin Tian Zhongshu took over the holy decree to investigate and interrogate this case, and he really worked hard day and night, but those boys were not even claimed by the corpses, and the barren mountains and wilderness had been in the wilderness for a long time, and the evidence had already been destroyed, so how easy was it to investigate?

Every day before the gate of Jingzhao Yin's mansion, people came to inquire about the progress of the case, Tian Zhongshu was so anxious that he still had no clues, so he had to push the master out to block those who came to inquire. According to the emperor's will, he has the right to publicize that people involved in the matter come to interrogate, and the biggest suspect is naturally Kong Lianxi, but when he announced that people came, people directly said that I didn't know and pushed it all out, and he had no substantive evidence to prove, so he had to let people go obediently.

Seeing that it was at an impasse, the appearance of this old woman undoubtedly solved the biggest dilemma in front of him, Tian Zhongshu was simply overjoyed, and almost jumped up from the main seat: "What did you say? ”

The rickety old woman's eyes were full of blue, her wrinkled face and eyes were full of the vicissitudes of life, and she knelt on the ground and kowtowed and repeated what she had just said again: "Lord Huiyu, about the case of the boy's corpse in Xiangzhu Yaxie, the old woman is an accomplice, and the old woman knows the source of these corpses very clearly!" ”

As she spoke, she seemed to tremble with fear, and couldn't help coughing, coughing so much that her whole body shrunk into a ball, and the people next to her were busy patting her on the back to give her relief.

The man was a half-aged woman, dressed as a village woman, and her outstretched palms were white and delicate, which was particularly eye-catching.

Tian Zhongshu saw that she looked sick and worried, she was now her own life-saving straw, so she had to desperately grab it, not caring about any rules and laws, and let her move a small stool left and right, before saying: "What do you know, come from the truth!" ”

The old woman panted and couldn't talk, the middle-aged woman next to her blessed her body and said, "My lord, the matter is critical, in order to ensure safety, please move the old man to the inner room!" ”

Tian Zhongshu was stunned for a moment, the master beside him had already noticed that this middle-aged woman was unusual to him, and he hurriedly said in Tian Zhongshu's ear: "My lord, these two people are here in disguise, I am afraid that they will worry about their lives, or move to the inner room and let the guards guard the left and right is the best policy." Otherwise...... If something goes wrong with her, our case won't be investigated. ”

Now Tian Zhongshu trusts him very much, and immediately moved the public court to the back room, and all the guards strictly guarded the door of the room, leaving only him and his master to enter the room to listen to the trial.

Mu Yunge also wanted to see what they were talking about, and gestured to Hongyi with his eyes, and Hongyi immediately pulled her sleeve and led her through the courtyard wall outside the yamen.

These guards of Jingzhao Yin Mansion were extremely poor in martial arts, and they didn't even notice that the two of them were only a corner away from him.

The two of them stood still here, and there was a very small ventilation window in this inner room by this wall, and the red clothes pierced the window paper, and the two of them could see everything in the room.

Tian Zhongshu sat at the coffee table, the master prepared a pen and paper to record the confession, and the old woman and the middle-aged woman sat down, looking trembling.

"Since the two of them have come to surrender, I am afraid that it has reached the point of life and death, and the adults are ordered to try this case, and they will definitely not engage in favoritism, so the two of them still take off their disguises, so that the adults know the facts of the case." Before Tian Zhongshu could speak, the master said: "You are dressed in disguise, and the confessions you say are inevitably unconvincing. ”

The two women exchanged glances, the younger one nodded, and the old woman sighed: "Okay, please give the women some water." ”

The master instructed the guards to fetch water, and the old woman took some water in her hand and slapped it on her face, tearing off a layer of skin from her face like a trick. She groped under her ear for a moment, and then peeled off the entire scalp, revealing a black silk inside, about forty years old, and unusually young. The middle-aged woman next to her concocted the same method, and also showed her true face, looking seventeen or eighteen years old, and her appearance was extremely beautiful.

"I wonder if you've ever heard of the name of Lehefang? The folk woman is Yongniang, the owner of Lehefang. The older woman coughed a few times before she said, "Although the imperial court law does not explicitly stipulate that officials are not allowed to engage in prostitution, the current emperor is famous for his dislike of concubines, let alone spending time outside. The capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there are many powerful people, and those who have these hobbies will inevitably always tremble and not be able to enjoy themselves, which requires us old bustards to mediate. Lehe Fang is opened by the people's women, although it is a music workshop, but it is also known that it is a physical business, so it is the people's women who take the bridge, and the court nobles fancy which one, they will be taken to the other courtyard by the people's women. ”

"So what?" Tian Zhongshu wondered, how could he involve so many lives even if he was doing business.

When Yongniang said these words, she was obviously very tired, her face was even paler, and she leaned on the woman next to her to gasp.

"Mom, you're tired, take a break, and the rest of the daughters will come." The young woman patted her on the back and spoke softly to soothe, Yongniang nodded, and she turned her head to look at Tian Zhongshu: "Please forgive me, my lord, we fled from Qingzhou day and night, my mother was poisoned, and the remaining poison was not cleared, and her health was very bad." The little woman is the prostitute Qinghe in Lehe Fang, and she also knows these things. ”

"Then you can tell me." Tian Zhongshu was really afraid that Yongniang would die as she spoke.

Qinghe said: "Some officials in the DPRK and China like women, and some have special hobbies, like those boys who are cute and delicate. The cultivation of childhood virgins in the Qingyin Pavilion of Lehe Fang attracted the attention of these people, and Kong Lianxi was one of them. His Xiangzhu Yaxie Courtyard has people all year round, but he didn't see it when he went in, and when he asked, he just said that he liked to keep it, and he gave a lot of silver, so his mother didn't ask more. Later, the number gradually increased, and my mother was scared, and when Kong Lianxi came to ask for someone again, my mother pushed ......"

Kong Lianxi is in a high position, and Lehefang has pushed it, so naturally there are other places that will give people away, but there are also in and out.

Yongniang became more and more frightened, felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly closed the Lehe Fang, sold all the prostitutes to other Lefang, and fled to Qingzhou to find another way to make a living with only the most favored Qinghe.

After the boy's corpse case was exposed, Kong Lianxi was a thief and immediately sent someone to kill people.

Yongniang and Qinghe were almost wiped out several times, and Yongniang was also injured by the tip of a quenched poisoned knife, but fortunately, Qinghe was rough enough to evade the pursuit and survive. As soon as the two of them are combined, if they want to survive, they must first let the real culprit be caught, otherwise the future escape will be endless, so they came to the imperial capital and surrendered to Jingzhao Yin's mansion.

The master recorded these confessions one by one, and the two pressed their handprints before he handed them over to Tian Zhongshu.

Tian Zhongshu was sad and happy with the confession, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and asked the master to arrange for someone to protect the two women, and entered the palace with the confession.

There was no follow-up to hear, Hongyi left the county office with Mu Yunge, Mu Yunge pondered for a moment, and then said: "Whether Qiao Gongzi's people are also in the county office, you must protect them well." ”

"Miss, don't worry, Childe will definitely arrange it." Hongyi said with a smile: "All the way, our people escorted us, and they will definitely not be anticlimactic." ”

Mu Yunge nodded, and then returned home with confidence.

As expected, Tian Zhongshu entered the palace with his confession in his hand, and immediately asked Emperor Wu for an order on whether to transfer it to the Criminal Department for processing. Emperor Wu was furious on the spot and scolded Kong Lianxi for bullying the monarch and disregarding people's lives. However, he still had the reason he should have, and asked Jing Zhaoyin to go back to the house first. As soon as Tian Zhongshu left the palace, Emperor Wu recruited the seventh prince Wei Yin and now King Yong into the palace and ordered him to preside over the case, and the three divisions were transferred at will.

Wei Yin walks around in the willow alleys of Huajie all the year round, and the best thing in his life is that he is a man, this person is also upright, and he can't see child abuse, especially boy abuse.

The facts of this case are outrageous, Wei Yin naturally will not be partial, it really touched his heart, because Wei Yin's subordinates were ruthless, received the will, and immediately went to the third division to transfer some people, and then went to Jingzhao Yin's Mansion to pick up witnesses, and immediately launched an investigation.

Kong Lianxi's face turned white with fright when he got the news, only to know that this time the matter was far beyond his control, and in a panic, he had to ask the third prince Wei Quan for help.

In King Li's mansion, King Li was full of anger on his face, and Zhao Yilong was also extremely dissatisfied, pointing at Kong Lianxi, who was kneeling on the ground, and scolded: "The last time I asked about this, how did you answer me?" Thanks to you and I have been officials in the same dynasty for decades, and now we are working together for King Li, you deceive me like this! Now that things are so big, how can you let me deal with the aftermath for you? ”

"The old minister knew that he was wrong. Lord Zhao, the top priority is to find a way to exonerate the old minister! Kong Lianxi was so anxious that he was sweating: "King Yong'er took the witnesses to the criminal department today, and I am afraid that he will go to my door to interrogate the old minister in a while." ”

"You, you, you just said hello, how can you make so many lives!" Wei Quan frowned and scolded: "You tell me honestly, do you still have a handle in the hands of others, otherwise how could an old bustard make you afraid of being like this?" ”

The matter has come to this point, Kong Lianxi no longer has the intention to conceal it, and he doesn't dare not say it, so he has to kowtow and say: "Your Highness, when the old minister first heard that the matter was exposed, he sent someone to seal their mouths, but unexpectedly they escaped and ran to the capital. That Yongniang is nothing, that Qinghe is more troublesome, she used to be the top brand of Lehe Fang, how many powerful people in Beijing are vying to make friends with her, and Zhu Yi of Tingwei Mansion is her best friend under her skirt. Now that the third division is in charge, this Zhu Yi knows that I assassinated her, and I am afraid that she will bite it tightly. And ......"

"And?" Wei Quan was so angry that his face changed.

Zhao Yilong also raised his forehead and had a headache: "What else is hidden, don't you say how His Highness can help you?" ”

Kong Lianxi quietly looked at Wei Quan's face, and said cautiously: "Yongniang has always been thoughtful, and she chose her Lehe Fang at the beginning. When Lao Chen seized Lehefang, he saw a hand-copied account book, which was full of lists of officials who had walked through the scene from her. Authentic ...... I'm afraid it's still in her hands! ”

Zhao Yilong's face changed drastically, and he looked at Kong Lianxi as if he was looking at a dead man.

He glanced at Wei Quan, his mind changed sharply, and he quickly made a decision: "You go back to the house first and wait, when King Yong comes to get someone, you will go first, and I will find a way to get the real account book and destroy it." But don't get your hopes up, if I don't succeed, you should know what to do...... Rest assured, Your Highness will find a way to seek grace and will not implicate your family. ”

This is the last resort, Kong Lianxi's face turned pale, and he had no choice but to kowtow and retreat.