Chen Qiu usually slept late at night, and it is said that when he was at home, there was often an attendant standing next to the study, just waiting for the lamp oil to be added for him to read.

He is now over thirty years old, and he is serving as a court lieutenant, and his background is even more impeccable, and officials of all sizes in Chongdu regard him as a rising star, thinking of marrying his daughter to him, but he refuses to treat all of them equally.

Living Yama.

There is also a Yama of life and death in the underworld, and he is a Yama living in the world, ruthless is the general name of the person who replaces his name, and in his eyes, there is only the law of Zheng Guo, and there is no personal relationship between men and women.

The attendant pressed the hilt of the knife and strode through the corridor to the door of the study, and he bent his fingers and tapped: "My lord, urgent report." ”

"Enter."

Chen Qiusheng's calm voice came from inside the house, and the entourage immediately pushed the door in, knelt on one knee, and saluted: "My lord, Lord Tingwei Zuojian was killed by gangsters!" ”

Chen Qiusheng seemed to have heard such an order countless times, he put down the scroll in his hand, stood up with a slight squint, and said, "Let's go, go and see." ”

It was his brother who died, this man was so calm, was he cold-blooded?

Although the entourage was accustomed to it, he was still shocked by this indifference and broke out in a cold sweat, and he shouted '喀' urgently. Then he led the way and took Chen Qiusheng out of the mansion.

At this time, it was still pouring rain, and the attendant lifted the curtain of the carriage and said, "My lord, please." ”

"Someone." Chen Qiusheng ignored him, "Bring the horse." ”

The attendant slowly reassured: "My lord, the rain is so heavy, let's take the car." ”

Chen Qiusheng's eyes seemed to penetrate the night, staring at the streets in the heavy rain: "The law can't be delayed, it's too slow, go on horseback." ”

The entourage had no choice but to hurriedly urge people to lead the horse, and then helped Chen Qiusheng to get on the horse, and the two of them galloped into the rainy night together.

At this time, the alley where the crime occurred was already full of people, and all kinds of oil-paper umbrellas were like a large canopy covering the sky, and Chen Pinggang's body was lying in the shadows.

Chen Qiusheng was drenched in civilian clothes, he got off the horse and pushed away the crowd, and when he saw his brother lying in a pool of blood, his eyes suddenly widened, and he returned to normal in an instant.

Chen Qiusheng looked at the thief Cao Yan who was waiting on the side: "Have you found anything?" ”

The thief Cao Yan squatted down, pointed to the wound and said, "My lord, please see, the wound is smooth, the skin and flesh are swollen and not turned out, this is a sword wound." The subordinates thought that the thief was killing people with a sword, and he looked at the number of people who seemed to be Jianghu guests, not ordinary people. ”

Chen Qiusheng asked again: "Where did Master Chen go before his death?" Is there an entourage to follow? ”

An attendant who was stunned hurriedly stepped forward and cried and said, "My lord, in the evening, Lord Chen said that the food at home was not palatable, and he wanted to go to the street to find a restaurant, and the small one wanted to follow, but Lord Chen said that he didn't need to, and the small one didn't follow." I didn't expect Lord Chen to be famous, actually, unexpectedly, ......"

The three heroes of the Chen family all came from Chongdu to the south, and each of them brought their cronies with their followers, and now that his master is dead, it is reasonable to be sad.

But Chen Pinggang will take his entourage when he goes out on weekdays, Yanzhou is now full of wind and rain because of the letter case, and their court lieutenant is the target of the people, how can he go out alone, how dare he?

Unless......

Chen Qiusheng raised his eyes and looked at the lane, this is a dead road, the street is unblocked, the right is in the direction of the state pastor's mansion, and the left is the famous fireworks lane in Yanzhou, seeing that Chen Pinggang was dressed in white, he leaned over and sniffed.

Alcohol......

He turned to Bing Cao, who was accompanying him: "Send someone to Fireworks Alley to inquire if Lord Chen is visiting tonight, and if anyone witnesses see it, ask him who he is dealing with." ”

Bing Cao took the order, and Chen Qiusheng looked around at everyone and asked, "Who found out first?" ”

A man holding a gong walked out: "Adult, the little one found out first, and then the three of them came." ”

The gong ringer pointed to Yuan Ji and Liu Taijing who were standing aside, and Liu Taijing took the lead in saluting: "Zuo Cheng, Liu Taijing, meet your lord." ”

"Zuo Cheng?" Chen Qiusheng looked up and down, "You can see the murderer?" ”

Liu Taijing replied respectfully: "No, the three of us heard the shouts and killings on the street, so they came out together." ”

Chen Qiusheng looked at Yuan Ji and Jiang Guo at this time, but his indifferent eyes were just a glance, and then he waved his sleeves and said, "Go home." ”

Chen Qiusheng and his entourage came and went in a hurry, leaving a group of stunned people.

Jiang Guo had never seen such a calm person, like a simple inspection of the scene, but she knew that Chen Pinggang was Chen Qiusheng's younger brother, and she couldn't help but feel that this person's performance was too cold-blooded.

She asked curiously, "Chen Pinggang is his younger brother, right?" ”

Liu Taijing looked at the back that gradually disappeared in the rainy night, and said lightly: "Chen Qiusheng and Chen Pinggang are half-brothers. ”

Jiang Guo asked in surprise: "Even if he is a half-brother, then he seems to be nothing, which is too weird." ”

Yuan Ji stared at the distant figure on horseback, and said in a cold voice: "No, there has never been family affection in the eyes of the living Yama, let alone Chen Pinggang who died, I'm afraid that even if his father dies here, he will not shed a single tear." ”

Seeing his brother's tragic death, he didn't blink an eye, and the order was given in a clear manner, that indifference was not something that could be pretended to be, this person seemed to have only the law in his heart and no mercy.

The Living Yama deserves to be the Living Yama!

……

Early in the morning, many people dressed in burlap appeared everywhere in the streets, all holding hoes, sticks, and other things, and although the pace was noisy, the direction was surprisingly consistent.

Yanzhou Pastoral Mansion.

The candlelight in the study room in the mansion was still on, and Chen Qiusheng was sitting on a bamboo chair, holding a scroll in his hand, but his eyes were looking directly at the thief Cao who was kneeling on one knee in front of him.

"He has met with the son of the Jiang family?" Chen Qiusheng's words were flat, "Are you sure?" ”

"It's true, my lord, there is a restaurant in the drunken immortal building to testify, Jiang Baichuan, the son of the Jiang family, is a frequent visitor." The thief Cao ran all night, soaking wet, "The two of them left the restaurant around the clock last night, and Xiao Er and the shopkeeper saw it. ”

"You go down and change your clothes." Chen Qiusheng got up and put the scroll away, walked to the door and called softly, "Look at the official uniform." ”

As soon as the thief Cao retreated, the maid came in with an official uniform and put it on for him. Chen Qiusheng was dressed in a law enforcement embroidered robe and a hedgehog crown on his head, looking solemn and strict, and then stepped out of the threshold and went straight to the lobby.

The left and right sides of the hall performed their duties, the people at the door were overcrowded, Chen Jinqiu waited for Chen Qiusheng to sit upright, and then entered the side sitting, his eyes were red, his eye bags were black, and he looked like he had cried.

Chen Qiusheng's face was expressionless, and he said calmly: "Biography, criminal Jiang Zimo." ”

The order was disseminated, and Jiang Zimo was then led into the lobby, handcuffed and chained, dressed in tattered prison clothes, with a white beard on his face and hay, before kneeling on the ground.

"The case of Yanzhou Mujiang Zimo's fornication with Bian Saiwei Shi and Liu Shuoyun is now being heard." Chen Jinqiu looked at the hall, "Has Liu Shuoyun been there?" ”

A person walked out of the crowd under the hall, he was wearing a captain's uniform, and knelt upright and saluted: "Under the Hongguan Lieutenant History, Liu Shuoyun." ”

Chen Qiusheng continued: "Send the messenger Jiang Lin again." ”

Luo Chuan, who pretended to be Jiang Lin, was taken to the lobby, he staggered and fell to the ground, and immediately fell to his knees.

"Start the trial." Chen Qiusheng bowed slightly towards Chen Jinqiu, and then turned to Jiang Zimo, "In the seventh year of Zhongyong, Zhen Wang Zhen Yi fornicated with foreign criminals, got the Holy Wisdom Investigation, and the head was outside the Golden Palace. The saint remembered that the ancestors of the Zhen family were the founding heroes of the country, and the Zhen family was specially exiled. Jiang Zimo, after you received the news, you ordered Jiang Lin to follow, and wrote a letter to Liu Shuoyun, the captain of the Manhong Guan, intending to privately clip Zhen Yi's heir Zhen Kexiao in Yanzhou, but is there such a thing? ”

Jiang Zimo raised his head, he had been short of rice and water for days, and he was already hungry and thirsty at the moment, and his cloudy eyes were getting brighter and brighter in questioning.

He vaguely heard Chen Qiusheng's voice, and opened his mouth to speak-

"No!"

With a loud shout, Liu Shuoyun raised his head and looked at Chen Qiusheng: "Jiang Lin has never sent the letter to me. ”

Chen Jinqiu immediately took the case, raised his voice and said, "Lord Wei Shi, don't talk nonsense!" Jianglin people are above the court, Jianglin! ”

Luo Chuan raised his head in a hurry when he heard this, and Chen Jinqiu leaned over slightly and looked coldly: "Did Jiang Zimo deliver the secret letter to you and send it to Liu Shuoyun, the captain of the history?!" ”

"Jiang ...... Lin ......" Luo Chuan seemed to be very afraid of this name, he swallowed with difficulty, "I sent the letter, but the person who received the letter was not this Lord Wei Shi, but Lord Shi Shi, Jiao Pengxing." ”

Chen Jinqiu sneered, raised his arm and was about to speak, but Chen Qiusheng suddenly spoke: "Where is Jiao Pengxing?" ”

Jiao Pengxing was wearing a scholar's uniform, with a calm smile: "In the history of the red guanshi, Jiao Pengxing." ”

Chen Qiusheng looked at him and asked, "Jiang Lin said that the letter was delivered to you, is this serious?" ”

"It is true that I received the letter first." Jiao Pengxing nodded, "But I didn't open the package, so I handed it over to Master Wei Shi." ”

Chen Jinqiu stared at Liu Shuoyun and said with a sneer: "Lord Wei Shi, why are you lying? ”

"As I said, I have never received a letter from Jiang Lin, nor have I seen Jiang Lin himself." Liu Shuoyun was calm, "Every sentence is true." ”

"The witness is here! Do you still dare to quibble?! Chen Jinqiu pointed to Luo Chuan, who was trembling.

"Epistles...... Jiang Lin ......" Luo Chuan muttered in confusion, and immediately raised his head and shouted, "I'm not Jiang Lin, I'm not Jiang Lin!! ”

The audience was shocked, and even the people were in an uproar, and everyone focused on Luo Chuan.

Chen Qiusheng raised his eyebrows, raised his hand to stop Chen Jinqiu, who was about to make trouble, he said: "To put it bluntly, you are not Jiang Lin, so who are you?" ”

Luo Chuan propped himself up, his eyes widened and red, and said: "The villain, the villain is not Jiang Lin, the villain's name is Luo Chuan, a person from Daizhou, and a small official under the Daizhou Mumen——"

"Nonsense!" Chen Jinqiu's table case resounded, "When you were arrested, you claimed to be Jiang Lin, and now you say that you are not Jiang Lin, such nonsense should really be beaten!" Left and right, beat him with twenty rods! Let's see if he dares to talk nonsense! ”

Twenty rods, everyone present changed their faces when they heard this, if this is a real fight, people will have to be crippled if they don't die. Chen Jinqiu, is this going to be beaten into a trick, or is it killing people? !

The strange thing is that Chen Qiusheng did not object, he just stared slightly.

At this time, two soldiers came out of both sides, violently pushed down Luo Chuan, and held up the wooden staff and beat it hard!

Snap, snap, Luo Chuan's face suddenly turned purple, his chest rose and fell violently, and he shouted hoarsely from his throat: "The little man is not Jiang Lin, the villain is Luo Chuan!" It was Lord Daizhou Muyu who ordered me to replace Jiang Lin and go-"

snapped on the ground, this time it was extremely heavy, and Luo Chuan, who was beaten, suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood!

Blood beads splashed on the ground, and the crystal beads of blood reflected the plaque hanging in the hall.

Mirror hanging!