Jiaohua

Chapter 739
The Jinyi Lake was surrounded by officers and soldiers.

Passers-by were stopped outside. Although officers and soldiers repeatedly asked them to leave, more and more onlookers remained.

Ling Yang parted ways among the crowd, Nie Huimo got off his horse and came, and behind him, Xin Shun's coachman just arrived, Xin Shun jumped off the carriage and trotted to catch up.

On the open space by the lake, three corpses lay side by side, their faces soaked in the lake water for a long time, pale as paint.

The team was going forward and described the situation here to Nie Huimo in more detail. Nie Huimo looked at the three corpses, one had drank together before, and the other two had no memory.

While Wu Zuo was still on his way, Xin Shun stepped forward to inspect the body and confirmed that he died of drowning, and found no other trauma or signs of poisoning.

For deeper ones, it needs to be taken back and cut open.

The shoes and wine jars on the other side, as well as the coats they took off, had never been touched by anyone, and remained there intact.

Nie Huimo went over to check, but found nothing, there was no suicide note left on the coat, and the smell of shoes and wine jars was not small.

Xin Shun said lightly: "Chen Yongming is just a small county captain, but these three are state officials."

"How long have you been here?" Nie Huimo asked.

Xin Shun paused and looked at the three corpses.

"This... not long ago, it's all in the past two years."

Not only them, but the entire official system in Youzhou was originally a matter of the past two years.

People of the old school fall down and die, and most of their families are broken.

Ling Yang said aloud: "General, since they are upstarts, their good days are just beginning, so why seek death?"

Nie Huimo didn't speak, watching Xin Shun turn those coats over and over again.

Xin Shun asked Ling Yang for a dagger, and after cutting open the clothes, he found nothing in the interlayer.

Xin Shun lowered his hands and looked at Nie Huimo: "It's very clean. There is no silver, no note, and even the accessories have been taken off. It seems that there will be nothing to gain in their home."

"Then let's start with their family members," Nie Huimo tilted his head slightly, and raised his voice, "I have ordered that the family members of these three people, together with Chen Yongming's family members who are under house arrest in the mansion, be taken to the military town department and tortured. Torture. Within five servings, no matter men, women, old or young, they will all be imprisoned in the government prison, and all their family property will be sealed. In addition, those who have been in contact with the four people in the past half a month will be strictly investigated!"

"Yes, general!" A general took the order.

"Perhaps in their view, death is fine," Nie Huimo said in a cold voice, "Other people who also want to die will have to keep their eyes open. They will die if they want to die, but the family they left behind, I will make their lives worse than death."

Lang, who took the order, took people to convey the order, and Nie Huimo didn't stay too long.

Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle stood outside the crowd not far away, watching them leave.

Zhi Changle's voice was very soft: "Ali, what do you think?"

"Maybe it's the word He Yanpo," Xia Zhaoyi said, "The name posted in the streets and alleys seems to have played a role."

"It's unbelievable, but these few officials risked their lives to protect this He Yanpo?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled and turned to look at the lake.

Several foremen were far away, and they only came here now. Xin Shun, who was supposed to be inspected, had already inspected the scene. They then asked the military lords to bring the body back to the yamen.

"Brother Zhi," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Do you know when is the easiest time to become an official?"

"……when?"

"The more chaotic the world is, the easier it is to be an official. In the past dynasties, when the dynasty is about to expire and when the new dynasty is first established, as long as you have money, you can buy an official."

Zhi Chang laughed aloud: "Ali, what do you mean..."

"Youzhou is very important. If I were He Yanpo, I would definitely spend a lot of money on various officials in Youzhou." Xia Zhaoyi's eyes turned cold, "Or, bribe him."

"Traveling and buying" was also Tao Lan's best tactic when he betrayed Daqian back then.

"Ali," Zhi Changle asked, "Do you want to investigate this matter?"

Xia Zhaoyi shook his head.

She hates He Yanpo, but obviously, if she touches this vine, even if she finds a melon, it will not be of much use.

He Yanpo is not a fool, even if the chess game in Youzhou is completely destroyed, it will not hurt his vitality.

Furthermore, this is a dispute between Tian Dayao and He Yanpo, so she doesn't need to meddle in other people's business.

"Let's go." Xia Zhaoyi said.

"Ah."

Xia Zhaoyi turned around, glanced casually, and saw a woman writing on a portrait on the wall in the distance.

Speaking of it, Xia Zhaoyi felt that the most unlucky people in the past few days were undoubtedly all the walls from the streets and alleys of Xinfu.

All kinds of notices can be posted wherever you want, and the biggest source of pollution today is still herself.

Now, the portrait of the woman writing is a man and a woman whom she asked to paste.

The woman's clothes are elegant and decent, her hair is lightly pulled, her cheeks are fair, and she has a certain temperament.

Zhi Changle followed Xia Zhaoyi's eyes, just in time to see the woman finished writing on the paper and went to the next portrait.

The density of portrait stickers is relatively high, and it can be done within a few steps.

She picked up the pen and wrote again, and after finishing the portrait of the woman, she went to write next to the portrait of the man.

Then, go on to the next one.

"What is she writing?" Zhi Changle asked curiously, "Ali, may I go and see?"

"No need to go," Xia Zhaoyi said softly, "She wrote three characters and one name."

"who is it?"

Xia Zhaoyi raised his foot and walked over.

Bai wrote several sheets in a row, and when she went to the next sheet, she realized that someone was coming behind her, she hurriedly turned around, and bumped into a pair of clear and bright eyes.

Xia Zhaoyi looked at her, and then looked at the new ink on the portrait behind her.

If it is really like her judgment on her wrist and ink pen walking, it is those three words, Tang Xiangsi.

"Are you the Bai family?" Xia Zhaoyi said, "Tai Zicang's wife?"

Bai-shi paused, took it easy, and gave a blessing: "Miss Ali is smart."

"Look me out, what's your business?" Xia Zhaoyi asked straight to the point.

"I..." Bai's lips parted, because the other party's words were too straightforward, which made her feel awkward.

"Say it!" Zhi Changle's temper was not so good.

"I think, I want to negotiate a deal with Miss Ali." Bai's voice was very soft, extremely uncomfortable.

"If your bargaining chip is related to Tang Xiangsi, I can consider it."

"Well...it happens to be related to him." Bai said.

"Then it's a deal," Xia Zhaoyi looked at her, "but I still have one condition."

"what is it then?"

"You need to tear up all the calligraphy and paintings that have written the three characters of Tang Xiangsi." Xia Zhaoyi lifted his foot and walked to the other side of the alley, "Come and find me at Tai'an Restaurant after tearing up."

"Yes, yes!" Mrs. Bai nodded hurriedly.

Zhi Changle frowned displeased, took a deep look at Bai Shi, turned around, and followed Xia Zhaoyi.

Looking at their backs, Bai Shi confirmed in her heart that she had angered this girl.

She suddenly didn't know whether Zhuge's busy management was right or wrong...

(End of this chapter)