Chapter 11, Chang'an Zhi County
Xu Ke heard that Dai Zhou was silent, so he pushed the question he raised to himself, but he couldn't help but be a little stunned, but he already knew about these cases, and without thinking about it, he wanted to say the answer in his heart.
In fact, these cases seem to be confusing, but in fact it is not difficult to judge the culprit, but all the high-ranking officials in the hall are unwilling to confide the truth, in fact, because the murderer of this case is a monster If it leaks out, it will inevitably cause the people to boil and panic If this matter reaches the ears of the Son of Heaven, and then the official adds fuel to the fire, the Son of Heaven will be furious, and the officials who handle the case will inevitably be able to escape the blame......
Therefore, no one in the hall wants to bear the charge of "bewitching the public with evil words and causing chaos to the court", knowing the facts of the case, but they dare not say it clearly, even if it is Shen Huan, he only tentatively said a few ambiguous words. It's Xu Ke, at this time, there is a bull rush in his chest, the more others dare not say it, the more he has to dare to speak out and express his chest directly.
Xu Ke was about to speak, but suddenly saw a slightly fat figure with a big head running in in a panic outside the door. The man hurriedly walked into the hall, and saw that all the high-ranking officials in the hall had unkind expressions, he was already flustered before, and he couldn't help but become more and more at a loss at this moment......
"Ding Datou, what are you doing here, didn't you see that you lords are discussing important matters!" Nangong rebuked the man with a big head without saying a word.
The person who came in in a hurry was none other than Ding Chunqiu, the former head of the Tsing Yi Weibei Anping Division, and now he has been promoted to captain. At this time, Ding Chunqiu looked embarrassed and helplessly pestle in front of the lobby, such a behavior was obviously quite inappropriate, after all, Captain Ding was Nangong Bu's subordinate, and at the moment, Nangong Buhu, who was a thousand households in Bei'an Pingsi, immediately asked questions.
Ding Chunqiu settled down, and then bowed to the high-ranking officials in the hall, and replied tremblingly: "There are thousands of households in the South Palace, and there is a person outside the door, saying that it must be ...... I must meet all the adults......"
"Bastard!" Shen Huan, the governor of Tsing Yi, turned pale, and scolded angrily: "What kind of place is this, how can you allow idle people to enter at will?!
Although Ding Chunqiu is Nangong's silent subordinate, this place is the council hall of Tsing Yi Wei after all, and all the big and small things in Tsing Yi Wei are also Shen Huan's affairs. In front of King Zhao, Shen Huan, the governor of the Tsing Yi Guard, saw that his subordinates were so ignorant, and he suddenly broke in in front of King Zhao and other high-ranking officials, just to report that an irrelevant person wanted to meet them at this time, and he was naturally very angry in his heart. He said in his heart that today Zhao Wang Ye came to Tsing Yi Wei in person, and most of the people seated in the hall were important ministers of the court, what kind of identity is this Zhao Wang Ye, how can he meet ordinary people at will! You Ding Datou have really stayed in Tsing Yi Wei for more than ten years, and you don't even have this bit of eyesight! Wait for a while for me to send off King Zhao, and the first thing to do is to settle accounts with you Ding Datou!
"Yes, yes, yes, the little one, let him out!" Ding Chunqiu saw that Shen Dudu suddenly became angry, and he couldn't help but shudder with fright. He peeked at it and saw that Nangong was silent and his face was blue, obviously very dissatisfied with his abrupt behavior today, and his heart was even more panicked. At that moment, he hurriedly bowed his hands again and again, did not dare to say more, and cautiously bowed out of the lobby.
"Wait a minute!" At this moment, a clear and powerful man's voice came from the hall. Everyone followed the prestige, and saw that it was the new Tsing Yi Wei who inspected thousands of households, and at the same time, Xu Ke, who was appointed by the Son of Heaven as the deputy envoy of the special case for this investigation.
"Captain Ding, let me ask you, who is the name of the person who is anxious to see us, and what is the important matter of him so eagerly intruding into my Tsing Yi Guard?" Xu Ke asked unhurriedly.
Ding Chunqiu was already able to step out of the lobby, but when he saw his former chief official inquiring, he had to turn around and replied tremblingly:
"Xu Qianhu, he said that his surname is Zhou, his name is huge, what is it...... Chang'an Zhixian, as for what he has to do, his subordinates are ...... I haven't had time to ask yet......"
After Xu Ke and Ding Chunqiu answered this question, everyone in the hall suddenly changed their expressions. Cheng Kezhong, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, was originally unkind to Xu Ke, but at this time, he glanced at Xu Ke even more slantedly, and snorted coldly in his nostrils, he had the intention to make sarcastic remarks, but as soon as the words came out, he swallowed back.
Dai Zhou, the secretary of Dali Temple, lowered his head and picked up the teacup, and just took a sip of fragrant tea gently, as if he was thinking about the case. Cheng Wanli, the chief manager of the forbidden army, glanced at Ding Chunqiu, his face was still unwavering and expressionless. Bei'an Ping Division Qianhu Nangong was silent, although his brows frowned slightly, he just bowed his head and was silent. After Yin Zhong Xingming of Jingzhao Mansion heard the words "Zhou Shoulder Giant", his eyebrows moved slightly, he peeked at Zhao Wang Li Yi, who was sitting in front of the hall, and wanted to speak, but finally held back and didn't say anything......
At this time, Shen Huan was no longer expressionless than before, his complexion was even more ugly than Cheng Kezhong's, and a big face that was already red was even more purple at this time, only to hear Shen Huan angrily reprimand at Ding Chunqiu:
Today, His Royal Highness King Zhao is here to discuss the major case in the capital with us. His Royal Highness King Zhao has every opportunity, how can he allow a Chang'an magistrate to meet without authorization! Why don't you drive this person out quickly!"
Ding Chunqiu Nuonuo was about to agree to Shen Dudu's order, but he saw Xu Ke raise his right hand and stopped:
"Wait! Shen Dudu, don't be impatient! I heard that Zhou Zhixian has been an official for many years, and he has a clear reputation, he is in a hurry today, there must be something urgent, it is better to let him in!"
"You!" Shen Huan was so angry that he pointed at Xu Ke with his right hand, and he was about to have a seizure on the spot, but then he forcibly held back, he said in his heart Today in front of King Zhao, I can't lose my sense of proportion. So Shen Huan bowed his hand to Li Yi and asked: "Your Highness, the case is urgent, this Zhou Zhixian doesn't know why he trespassed into my Tsing Yi Wei Hall, does Your Highness want to see this person?"
At this moment, everyone in the hall, except for Ding Chunqiu, who bowed down, all looked at Li Yi, who was sitting at the top, and saw how he handled this matter.
I saw Zhao Wang Li Yi take a shallow sip of Huayu tea, his eyes crossed the crowd, and suddenly looked at Yin Zhong Xingming of Jingzhao Mansion, who was sitting under Shen Huan, and asked:
"Lord Zhong, Zhou Zhixian came in a hurry, was it to see you?"
Zhong Xingming didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got up and replied: "Your Highness, Zhou Zhixian was the first person to discover this case, and in the past few days, he will work with his humble position to look for clues about the case in Chang'an City. He hurried to meet the Lords today, and he thought that Zhou Zhi County must have made a new and important discovery in this case! He implored His Highness to allow Zhou Zhi County to enter and see him immediately!
"Hmm...... Then let him in!" Li Yi said lightly.
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At this time, Ding Chunqiu was still like a piece of stake, bowing his head and froze in place, his footsteps motionless. Seeing this, Nangong was speechless, and couldn't help but say again:
"Ding Datou, what are you doing there! The prince wants to summon Zhou Zhixian, why don't you go and invite Zhou Zhixian to come in!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go, I'll go and invite Zhou Zhixian to come in......," Ding Chunqiu nodded as if he had been amnestied, and bowed out of the lobby. After a while, he saw Chang'an Zhixian Zhou Shouju with his head held high, he saw Zhao Wang Li Yi sitting in front of the hall, his face was slightly stunned, and he immediately leaned down and fell to the ground, and exclaimed: "Weichen Chang'an Zhixian Zhou Shouju, see His Royal Highness King Zhao!"
"Excuse me, get up!" Li Yi and Yan said.
After Zhou Shouju got up, Li Yi asked again: "Zhou Zhixian, you rushed to meet this king today, what is the matter?"
In fact, Zhou Shouju originally rushed to Tsing Yiwei in a hurry to meet not Zhao Wang Li Yi, but Yin Zhong Xingming of Jingzhao Mansion. He heard a report from his subordinates early this morning, and there were major clues about the case, so he immediately rushed to the Jingzhao Mansion to report the case to Zhong Xingming. But after he arrived in front of the yamen, he heard the report of the yamen that Lord Zhong rushed to Tsing Yi Wei, so he didn't have time to think about it, and then hurried to Tsing Yi Wei, during which he didn't know that this Lord Zhong was in the Tsing Yi Wei Hall, in fact, together with King Zhao and other high-ranking officials, he was discussing this strange case in the capital.
However, when Zhou Beiju saw Li Yi's inquiry, he was not panicked in his heart, but slightly bowed his hand and said calmly:
"Back to His Royal Highness King Zhao, Weichen got a report this morning, yesterday morning, when a group of vegetable farmers passed through a small forest in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, they suddenly saw a young man overturned in front of a dirt slope. When the young man was foaming at the mouth and unconscious, as if he was dying, the peasants carried the young man back to the village, and it took a great deal of effort to revive him. According to the young man's later recollection, it seems that he was suddenly attacked by a demon in the middle of the night the day before, and almost lost his life......"
"Demon?Zhou Zhixian, did you see the ...... 'demon' that man saw in the middle of the night?"
Zhou Shoulder was slightly stunned, and then replied: "Lord Cheng, Xia Guan only received a report from the villagers this morning, and Xia Guan rushed here immediately after hearing the news, how did Xia Guan see that 'demon'?"
Cheng Kezhong's face turned cold, and he said: "Zhou Shoulder, since you haven't seen it with your own eyes, how can you conclude that it was the 'demon' who hurt people in the middle of the night?"
"This ......" Zhou Shoulders couldn't help but be speechless, but he didn't know how to answer for a while. He thought for a moment, and then suddenly looked up again:
"Master Cheng, although the lower officials have never seen that 'demon', according to the confessions of the villagers, and the injured young man himself, he clearly encountered a 'demon' in the middle of the night before yesterday, and if it weren't for the demon's trouble, how could ordinary people have such a means to 'torture' him a young man like a terminal illness in a moment......
Cheng Kezhong was about to sneer at each other, but at this time, he saw Zhao Wang Li Yi wave his hand and asked:
"Zhou Zhixian, do you mean that the young man who was raided by the demon the night before yesterday is still alive?"
Zhou Shoulder said: "Back to His Royal Highness, that person is still alive, but when he was discovered, he had been in a coma for a long time, and now he is still dying and ......weak."
Li Yi asked again, "Where is this person now?"
Zhou Shouju replied: "Back to Your Highness, this person is in my Chang'an County Yazhong at the moment, Weichen asked Lang Zhong to diagnose him, and Lang Zhong prescribed him a few big tonic medicines. Weichen has ordered someone to go to the famous pharmacy in Dongshi to grab the medicine and boil it for him, and now he has taken the medicine and is lying in the inner hall of my county government to rest......"
After Li Yi heard this, he immediately got up and ordered: "Take me quickly, this king wants to see this person!"