Chapter 200: First Strike

Accompanied by two internal guards and the ninth father-in-law, Ouyang picked up Zhan Ming and went to the Jinzun Hotel to wash the dust. Seeing that Ouyang was not in a hurry, the real lady in charge of the reception asked anxiously, "My lord, how is your case?" ”

Ouyang said with a smile: "Zhenniang, if you want to know the latest developments in the case, the customs and customs of the Great Song Dynasty, and the policies of the imperial court, please *** Royal News." There is a 10% discount on annual bookings. ”

Seeing that Ouyang was confident, Zhenniang put a snack and said, "Adults can order as you like, this meal is mine." ”

Ouyang was also polite: "Then thank you Zhenniang." ”

After the tea came up, Zhan Ming asked, "My lord, how is it?" ”

Ouyang was about to speak, but the two guards and the ninth father-in-law immediately leaned their heads over. Ouyang ignored them, leaned over and said to Zhan Ming's ear, "You completely obey my orders." ”

"Oh!" Zhan Ming glanced at the hall, there were still a lot of people. Half of them are not from Yangping, but it's no wonder, not to mention that there are many businessmen, but there are a lot of people in Beijing this time.

Ouyang instructed: "Xiao Er, please excuse me, we will change to a private room." ”

"Great!"

After turning the box, the dishes are almost the same. Xiao Er closed the door and left. An internal guard pulled the door open and the man leaned against the door to listen to the movement outside. Ouyang smiled when he saw this move: "If I am the mastermind behind the scenes, I will never send someone to eavesdrop." ”

Neiwei looked back and asked, "Why?" ”

"Because eavesdropping on conversations is a very revealing move. To be honest, although I was framed, I am now at a loss as to who was framed. Father-in-law, two brothers, eat together. ”

Jiugong said: "Lord Ou, if you have something, just say it, we have to report to the emperor." ”

"What do you say?" Ouyang was puzzled.

The ninth father-in-law was puzzled: "Lord Ou invited Lord Zhan to come, doesn't he have an opinion on the case?" ”

"Well...... Father-in-law misunderstood. My family now lives in the emperor's house, and there is no good match. Plus Huilan was busy, and Zhanming had nowhere to eat, so he came. ”

The ninth father-in-law didn't believe it at all: "You guys are here to eat?" ”

"Of course." Ouyang Dao: "This case is confusing, and there is really nothing to be done at the moment. My master said that I would have a catastrophe this year, but I didn't believe it at the time. It seems to be true, but I can't leave, so I can only ask Zhanming to help me go to Guangde Palace, and ask Master to help me set up a formation to reverse the crape myrtle star. ”

"Inverted crape myrtle star?" The Ninth Duke despised the uneducated Ouyang Dao: "Ziwei Star is the Emperor Star, do you still want to rebel?" ”

“…… Then turn to Bai Weixing? Ouyang smiled and said, "Anyway, you know that Zhan Ming is going to my master to save his life." ”

Zhan Ming stood up and clenched his fists: "I set off overnight, if I am fast, I can go to Tokyo early in the morning after tomorrow." ”

"Man is iron, rice is steel. What's the hurry. Ouyang greeted: "Everyone sit together, Zhanming, ask Xiao Er to come to another jar of Tang wine, today we will not get drunk and return." ”

"......" Zhan Ming hesitated for a moment, but immediately remembered Ouyang's command, so he replied: "Yes!" ”

So the wine came up, the ninth father-in-law was pulled into the seat, and an internal guard saw that Ouyang wanted to get everyone drunk today, so he left after a few drinks, and went back to let Ouchi send two more sober people to the Jinzun Hotel, and then reported what he heard to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu asked, "Did Ouyang drink it?" ”

"Drinking, according to the humble position, Lord Ou and Lord Zhan have seven points of wine. A few more drinks are bound to get drunk. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Yu felt interesting and asked: "Just now you said, Ouyang sent Zhanming to Beijing, but he got him drunk?" ”

"Yes!"

"I think I get some of it."

Nei Wei Jia was a little surprised and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you understand?" ”

"Ouyang sent Zhanming to Tokyo not as simple as meeting Master, but for one person. The reason why Zhan Ming was drunk was also to paralyze the murderer. If you want to show up your mind, you are a martial artist, even if you are very drunk, you will recover after a few hours. And at that time, it was the third or fourth watch. You said that Ouyang and Zhanming are drunk, can the murderer in the secret also get a good night's sleep? ”

Nei Wei Jia asked, "For whom?" ”

"Thou shalt not speak, thou shalt not speak." Zhao Yu smiled: "If you don't believe it, I will make a bet with you." Before the fourth watch tonight, Zhan Ming will inevitably go to Tokyo at night. ”

Ouyang, Zhanming, Jiugonggong and Neiwei Yi all lay down. The internal guards who came to protect the surveillance called some men, one for each of them, and brought them all home.

It was night, and the inner guard armor was lurking in the dark, and sure enough, as Zhao Yu expected, as soon as the fourth watch sounded, a black shadow came out of the exhibition mansion. Looking at it by the candlelight in front of the door, who is it not Zhanming? At present, the internal guard armor admires Zhao Yu very much. And Zhao Yu received the report the next day, and he was also very impressed with himself.

Ouyang lived in Su Mansion and only got up at three o'clock in the morning. There was already a maid waiting while fetching water and changing clothes. The hangover was the most uncomfortable, and Master Su also ordered someone to get ginger porridge over. Folk proverb: people eat ginger in the morning, and ginger eats people in the evening. Coming to a bowl of ginger porridge early in the morning, Ouyang felt much better. At this time, the maid said: "Song Tixing has been waiting for the adult in the hall for a long time. ”

"Then why didn't you wake me up?" Ouyang asked.

The maid replied: "Song Tixing said to let the adults rest more. ”

"Oh!"

Song Tixing came today to investigate the scene of the third deceased with Ouyang. Of the three deceased, only Zhang's death was the scene. After Zhang's report was reported, he was temporarily placed in a separate house similar to a courtyard house in the county. And the scene of the death was in the bedroom. After opening the seal and entering, Song Ti said, "My lord, this snake is a cold thing. Such weather must be hibernating on the ground. But not only dispatched, but also outburst and hurt people. According to this official, this case is not an accident. ”

Ouyang asked: "Then Song Ti didn't say it at that time?" ”

"If there is a snake nest and a barbecue in this place, it may also be a wild snake. It wasn't until yesterday evening that the official of the Criminal Division rummaged through the house to confirm that there was no snake den. ”

Ouyang nodded when he saw the mess in the yard being dug up, entered the house, and went to the kang to demonstrate: "When the body was found, the snake was entrenched on the futon next to Zhang's and was killed by the internal guards. Zhang's head was leaning against the wall, hanging to the left, and there were no other wounds on his body. ”

"Raise the sentence, the lower official has something unclear, and please advise the sentence."

"Your Excellency, please speak."

Ouyang said: "Since ancient times, it has been said that tiger poison does not eat children. Zhang Jin'er is the only relative of the Zhang family, listening to the news of Kai County, the Zhang family loves his daughter very much, like a pearl in the palm of his hand. Do you think such a mother would let her daughter suffer *** death for money or other things? ”

"What the adults said is reasonable, and the official is also very confused." "According to the people of Xiangcun, the Zhang family came to Yangping a month ago, about five to ten days before Zhang Jin'er's death. But everyone only knows that the Zhang family has a daughter, but they have never met her. People who have seen the back by chance, please come to identify the corpse, and they can't say why. According to Zhang's words, he was worried that the Xiang army would be mixed and would not let his daughter go out, so he later wanted Zhang Jin'er to go to the city to find something to do. This official has been adjudicating the case for many years, and he has heard that parents have imprisoned their children until they reach adulthood, but Zhang Jin'er said in the neighborhoods of Kaixian County that the Zhang family has never imprisoned Zhang Jin'er at all. Why did Xiangcun change so much? So the official suspects that this Zhang Jin'er is not Zhang Jin'er. ”

Ouyang nodded and straightened it out and said, "The Zhang family's suicide by lifting a snake may be very big, and the reason why they want to commit suicide is because they are afraid that the official will come back to confront him and make a flaw." And the only thing that can make her willing to commit suicide is ......"

"Zhang Jin'er." Song Ti tortured and said: "The murderer must have kidnapped the real Zhang Jin'er and threatened with his life. Only, alas...... Zhang's confusion, in such a case, Zhang Jin'er must be wiped out, how can he survive. If the government had been notified at that time, there would have been a glimmer of life. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world. ”

"The authorities are obsessed." Ouyang smiled bitterly: "Which parent is not willing to exchange his life for his child's life." There is a saying that children are debts of the previous life, and it is true. ”

Song Tixing shook his head: "Until now, even if Zhang Jin'er's body is found, I'm afraid that my loved ones will not dare to take it lightly." As far as I can see, the bandits in such a case must have burned their bodies, but unfortunately we don't know the murderer's plan, but we can't do anything about it. ”

"Actually, it's all my fault, I left without permission and missed a lot of clues." Zhan Ming only checked the corpse with him, which was also a move above to see if Zhan Ming was involved. And the Yamen criminal government did not wait to touch this matter. Zhang San and the others went out, and the heads of the yamen, Wang Wu and Zhao Liu, were interrogated for the first time, and the dragons were leaderless, but the yamen did not make any aggressive moves. Ouyang was very dissatisfied with the attitude of the officials. As in the case of the Royal, news can be mined, no matter what the news is. Of course, whether it is published or not is another matter.

Song Ti said: "In fact, the official has long heard that the Lord is a god of breaking the prison, and he broke the official seal case and the Flying God Rat case before the imperial examination. Moreover, the official voice of the adult has also heard of it, and I don't believe that the adult will do this. Looking at these findings again, this slander is already 70% certain. It's a pity that the murderers are too cunning to find strong evidence. ”

Ouyang asked: "According to the experience of the sentencing adults for many years, what will happen if this case cannot be concluded?" ”

"More than ten years ago, a famous five-grade official committed a crime. He is suspected of raping and killing his daughter. After the inquest, the official found that this official was falsely accused, but he could not prove his innocence, and finally demoted to a commoner on trumped-up charges. When he heard this, he was so ashamed that he hit the pillar and died to show his innocence. ”

"What do you mean...... If you can't say it clearly, the lower officials will be demoted to the people, and will they be hired? ”

"......" hesitated for a while and said: "My lord, this case is a little different, not to mention the royal trial, and there is a lot of unfavorable evidence. The official made a bold guess that it might be exiled to the army. ”

Ouyang smiled bitterly: "What if it turns out that I am a murderer?" ”

“…… It is also exiled to the army. However, he may be given death in private. Song Tixing saw that there was no one left and right, and then whispered this.

Either it is said that a companion is like a tiger, and someone else may not die, but Zhao Yu died with one leg. Ouyang is not afraid of exile, and someone will take care of him wherever he goes. was accidentally exiled to the Hangzhou fleet, and the husband and wife both returned home. However, according to the sentence, Liang Hongyu received a corpse.

Ouyang watched the scene and said: "It's worthless, look at it." Among the three deceased, Zhang Jin'er was abused and killed, which shows that there is a murderer, and this murderer is likely to be Yan Qi. But Yan Qi was killed, and the first scene was worthless. The location of Yan Qi's murder is unknown, and his body walked away with the water, and there was no scene. The only scene here is the scene, but the suicide component is high. So the real murderer actually only shot once in Yangping, that is, when he killed Yan Qi. It's also the only one that might have a clue, but ...... It is impossible to find out where the scene is, not even on the shore, or at home, or even on a boat. We don't know. ”

"I don't know that this case is very tricky. This official has been out of prison for many years, although he does not say that he can catch the murderer every time, but he has some pointing. But this time, the official couldn't see who did it. ”

In a secluded alley in Tokyo, there is a small shop full of paintings and calligraphy. The owner of the shop was a man named Sun Hei. Although he has fame, he offends the powerful and can only rely on copying the calligraphy and paintings of his ancestors to make a living, among which copying fonts is the best. Song Huizong himself is also a master of counterfeiting, and he once served here, and his arrival allowed Sun Hei to live a peaceful life.

The layman buys national treasure-level antiques in order to realize his status and strength, just like Sun Hei still has a shop, money is not very important, the important thing is that the store is famous, who let the store still have Song Huizong's own ink treasure. Just like Master Li, handsome, literary and kung fu in bed, Song Huizong is definitely not at the top of the list. But the man is the emperor......

On this day, there were two guests who lowered the hat, and Sun Hei seemed to be very familiar, so he asked the boy to watch the store, and he and the two guests drank tea in the winter sun on the street. Both sides were polite, and Sun Hei raised the cup and was about to drink it, when an arrow flew and knocked the cup out.

Before Sun Si came to his senses, the two guests pulled out their knives with a shake, but they didn't expect the left and right doors of the street to open wide, and dozens of forbidden soldiers came out with guns to surround the two. The two still wanted to resist stubbornly, but the forbidden army advanced and retreated strictly, and stabbed their hands and thighs with their guns.

"Lightly move your hands, and if you die, you will be held accountable." A man in official uniform appeared and squatted down to look at the injuries of the two, and then said with a smile: "This official Zhang Xuanming, speak after suffering, or don't speak hard, you should know how to choose." ”

I heard that this person was Zhang Xuanming of the Privy Council, and there was fear in the eyes of the two. This person is a first-class cool official in this dynasty, and he is the murderous knife by Zhao Yu's side. Before Zhao Yu's throne was not stable, this person used no less means to clean up some disobedient people. Since the good news in the northwest, this person has slowly retreated into the shadows, waiting for Zhao Yu to send him when he needs it. I didn't expect to lure this person out.

Zhang Xuanming ignored them, picked up the cup and sniffed the colorless Sun Hei on the opposite side and said, "It's just a cup of poisonous tea, are you afraid of it?" The official will ask you a word, either tell the truth and fill the army, or chop and exterminate the three tribes. ”

"You...... Who do you think you are? Sun Si stammered.

Zhang Xuanming smiled and waved his hand, and several forbidden soldiers forcibly entered Sun Si's house opposite the store, pulled out Sun Si's wife, raised the knife in his hand, and directly cut off his head in broad daylight. Zhang Xuanming said: "Sun Hei intends to rebel, and his wife attacks the official with a knife with the intention of resisting stubbornly......"

"I didn't!" Sun Hei said hurriedly.

Zhang Xuanming walked up to him and whispered: "Ouyang is the emperor's right and left hand, if you harm Ouyang, isn't it equivalent to killing the king." After speaking, he said: "In order to prevent suicide, I picked their hands and feet." ”

"Yes!" These are the Tokyo Forbidden Army directly under Zhang Xuanming, they have killed a lot of people who have usurped the throne back then, and they have also cut down the second-grade ones, not to mention such a lifter.

Sun Si hurriedly said: "I'll tell the truth, I'll tell the truth." ”

Zhang Xuanming nodded with satisfaction: "His exemption, I appreciate people who know things." Take. Then he looked at the crowd of onlookers and said elegantly: "I'm sorry, disturbing the neighbors, this official will make amends to everyone." ”

Faced with a few hurries, he returned the salute and said, "Where, where." ”

"Let the brothers of the other points withdraw." Zhang Xuanming naturally got Ouyang's explanation, but Ouyang definitely didn't let him do this. So why is Zhang Xuanming so high-profile?

Ouyang later knew that he was also a little puzzled, but his intuition told him that this involved the *** part, and it was better for him not to know. On the third day of the five-day period, three confessions were sent to Yangping. Zhao Yu knew about this, and before meeting with Ouyang and them, he summoned the internal guard armor to explain: "What I said that day must not be leaked." ”

The inner guard Khan hurriedly agreed: "Yes! "Zhan Ming estimated that he only arrived in Tokyo yesterday, how could he have made a confession so quickly.

Zhao Yu was puzzled, Ouyang was even more frightened, according to his knowledge, Zhang Xuanming only started to arrange in the early morning of the same day, according to Ouyang's estimation, the other party would not be extinguished until a day later, how could he receive the news a day earlier? Is it really God's eyes?

As mentioned earlier, Ouyang mentioned the matter of copying on the day Ouyang returned to Yangping, and Ouyang arrived in Yangping in the morning, and before he entered Yangping, Bai Lian made things clear. So, Ouyang asked Bai Lian to find an inconspicuous and trustworthy person, and hurried to Tokyo to find Zhang Xuanming to help privately. Ouyang decided that the murderer didn't know that he could break the contract, so he had already arranged it before entering the city.

In the afternoon, the mystery of the contract was revealed, which made the murderer extremely nervous. But seeing that everyone didn't seem to be entangled in this, they continued to observe. Then there is the scene of Jin Zun, the murderer rushed to Tokyo before Zhanming, and asked the Tokyo people to urgently kill before Zhanming arrived. That play just made outsiders think that Zhanming went to Tokyo for another purpose, leaving time for the murderer to attack, and Zhang Xuanming secretly laid a net. But Ouyang Zhen didn't expect that the other party would do it nearly a day earlier than he thought. How did the other party know about Yangping's news? Could it be that there is another traverser who invented the telephone?

Song Ti said: "Your Majesty, half of the case has been clarified. It was someone who slandered Lord Ou. ”

"Who?" Zhao Yu asked.

"It was done by Liu Sinu, the father of the Imperial Princess."

"Ahh As soon as these words came out, the four were shocked. Cai Jing sneered: "Song Tixing, you are the first day to handle the case." How could this case be committed by Liu Sinu. Even if he has that heart, I'm afraid he doesn't have the wisdom to lay out, and he doesn't have the manpower and material resources to complete it. ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "What I feel Cai Xiang said is very true. Don't say that Liu Sinu is ...... It can't be either. Although the words didn't come out, everyone knew that she was talking about Song Huizong.

"So half of this case is investigated." Song Ti said: "According to the confession, Liu Sinu and Master Ou have had a grudge for a long time, and they can't wait to eat their flesh raw. The two people sent to kill Sun Hei were the outlaws of the rivers and lakes he took in, and they had several lives on their back. Sun Hei also admitted that he had a very good relationship with Liu Sinu. ”

Zhao Yu frowned and asked, "Who is Sun Hei?" ”

A courtier said: "Back to Your Majesty, you are a master of copying in Beijing." Although it is a lifter, but the livelihood is difficult, the queen emperor and his will be very close. Then he became rich, and was the first three copyists in Beijing, and it is said that he once copied the Emperor Taishang Wangjiang Qiushui, and the Taishang himself could not identify which painting was genuine. ”