I go to the ancient imperial examinations
Chapter 116 The clue is broken
Chapter 116 The clue is broken
The loose hair fell down from the sides of the shoulders in an instant because of the movement of bowing his head. Zhan Feiyu had to smooth his hair behind his ears, and then lowered his head. He didn't eat the wonton, and his hair slid down again.
Looking at the little girl with puffy cheeks, a smile flashed in Yin Wuyan's phoenix eyes, but she got up and took the hairband back, and then stood behind Zhan Feiyu.
The slender fingers picked up a strand of hair from the left and right sides, and tied it with a hair tie after they were brought together, so as not to delay the little girl's breakfast.
"Thank you, big brother." Zhan Feiyu grinned. As a member of the handicapped party with tied hair, her mother combs her hair at home, and a maid helps her at the teacher's place.
Zhan Feiyu felt sore every time she raised her arms, but her hair was not combed properly, it was messy and rough, which made her wonder how anyone could comb such a delicate bun for herself.
"Wu Yan is raising a daughter?" Prince Yu's eyes twitched, the hand that held the long sword to kill people could even comb his hair!
Gu Qingzhou looked sour, and said angrily: "My little disciple can only be raised by a teacher like me!"
It's also fortunate that Yin Wuyan is almost ten years older than Zhan Feiyu, and at the age of the weak crown, he can already marry and have children, otherwise Gu Qingzhou will definitely drive people away, don't harm his cute and well-behaved little disciple.
Prince Yu squinted at the dissatisfied Gu Qingzhou, and couldn't help but sneered, "You deserve it! You deserve it! It's not that you didn't report it, it's not time yet!"
I think back then, my own Jiaojiao fell in love with Gu Qingzhou at first sight. When she saw her love again, the old father, Prince Yu, was so sad and jealous. He wished he could send Gu Qingzhou to the frontier.
Who would have thought that he was finally ready to marry his daughter, but Gu Qingzhou refused. If the princess hadn't tried her best to stop her, Prince Yu would definitely have taken his Yanyue knife to the scholar's mansion and cut Gu Qingzhou alive.
Seeing Gu Qingzhou glaring at Yin Wuyan angrily, Prince Yu stroking his beard and smiling is a pleasure, Wuyan is worthy of being the son of their Yin family, and he did a great job!
Going straight into the room, Prince Yu sat down on the chair by the window, and asked loudly: "Wu Yan, what's the matter with the boxing technique you taught the little girl?"
Such a good thing should be promoted in the army no matter what. Of course, the forbidden dragon guards don't need it. This boxing method also makes ordinary soldiers stronger.
Zhan Feiyu rubbed his eyes and stared round, and looked at Yin Wuyan who was sitting across from him for help, it was too scary to lose his vest anytime and anywhere.
"Eat well." Yin Wuyan's voice was still cold, he glanced at Prince Yu and said, "It's for Xiaoyu's self-defense."
Zhan Feiyu is young, and Yin Wuyan changed some of the military boxing moves. It will be better to practice after her body is fully grown.
Prince Yu who was still waiting for an answer was dumbfounded, that's it?Gone?
Gu Qingzhou laughed instead. If it wasn't for the fear that the sage would become suspicious, and he had to guard against the revenge of Yin Wuyan's enemies, he would rather let the people in the capital know that there was a commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guard behind the young disciple, unless it was life-threatening If he grows up, otherwise no one would dare to provoke his little disciple in the Daqing Dynasty.
If a younger member of the Yin family dared to talk to him like this, Prince Yu would have kicked him, but looking at Yin Wuyan's handsome but indifferent face, Prince Yu endured it.
"Wuyan, I think this boxing style is more suitable for use in the army." Prince Yu accompanied the smiling face, allowing the fiery old prince to speak patiently. Yin Wuyan is definitely No.1 in the Daqing Dynasty.
Looking at the coveted Prince Yu, Gu Qingzhou said slowly: "So what? Now this set of boxing belongs to my little disciple." If you want it, you have to exchange it for something.
"Gu Qingzhou! Don't you dare to beat you when I'm the king?" With a slap on the table, the angry Prince Yu opened his eyes wide and glared at the provocative Gu Qingzhou.
If it wasn't for His Majesty's protection, and he was a literati with a weak body, Prince Yu would have wanted to beat someone back then.
Lifting the teapot and pouring a cup of tea, Gu Qingzhou smiled calmly, "As the saying goes, there is no righteousness in business, so the prince need not be angry."
Prince Yu, who didn't want to bleed at all, ignored Gu Qingzhou, and by the way, Yin Wuyan, who was indifferent, showed a kind smile on his wrinkled old face.
"Little fish, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. If you put this set of military boxing in the army, it will definitely improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on the frontier. If one more person survives, his parents will not be sent away in vain. Fat, a wife will not lose her husband, and a child will not be without a father."
Prince Yu had been stationed at the border for 20 years, and he knew better than anyone the truth that one general will be successful and his bones will be destroyed. Loyal bones are buried everywhere in Qingshan. If the soldiers can survive, he is willing to put down his old face and ask a little girl.
Zhan Feiyu looked at Prince Yu, whose hair and beard had turned gray, but who still had plans for the soldiers, and couldn't help but nodded, "Yes, but they must know that this set of punches was made by the elder brother."
have gratitude!Zhan Feiyu doesn't care about a set of military boxing, but if the lieutenant soldiers remember the kindness of the big brother, maybe one day they will return it to the big brother.
Gu Qingzhou, who just wanted to plot against Prince Yu, glared at Zhan Feiyu with an innocent expression, and the little disciple turned his elbow outside again.
"Yes, yes." Prince Yu looked at the calm Yin Wuyan, hiding the worry in his eyes, "I'm afraid it's too late."
Prince Yu joined the army at the age of 16, and was stationed at the border at the age of 25. For 20 years, although he exchanged his injuries for countless military exploits, the 45-year-old Prince Yu did not want to return to Beijing.
But he also knew that even if he didn't have the heart of disobedience, his cousin as the emperor didn't feel at ease, so he could only disarm and return to the land, and be an idle king in the capital who ignored the government.
Later, the first emperor passed away, and the current emperor succeeded to the throne. There were several turmoil at the border, and Prince Yu went out again in armor, but he was still an idle king after the fighting subsided. His nephew was more generous than the first emperor. It can be said that there is no doubt about employing people.
But it has been almost 30 years since he succeeded to the throne in his twenties, and the sage is getting older, but he is also suspicious.
Prince Yu himself doesn't care, he is very old, his two sons, the eldest son is in the clan's mansion, but the second son is not stingy, as long as the Daqing Dynasty is still surnamed Yin, the descendants of Prince Yu's mansion will have no worries.
Prince Yu looked at Yin Wuyan with complicated eyes. According to his seniority, this kid would call him uncle. He was raised by the Holy One, but the Tian family had no family ties. Now that the Holy Majesty trusts this nephew, it doesn't mean he will always trust him.
If the throne is to be passed on, Wuyan's power is too great, and the Holy One will be worried that his heir will not be able to suppress him, and how many loyal ministers and righteous men have been killed by the four words of great achievements.
Seeing that the atmosphere was too serious, Gu Qingzhou couldn't help laughing, "If it's inconvenient for Wuyan, let Wuyan pick someone out."
Yin Wuyan wanted to avoid suspicion, presumably he also had cronies in the army, and it would be settled by assigning the credit to the other party, so why bother.
"This method is feasible." Prince Yu also nodded in agreement, so the Holy Majesty would not be careless.
"Big brother?" Zhan Feiyu looked at Yin Wuyan inquiringly, if he could help him, Zhan Feiyu would do anything.
"You don't need to be so troublesome. Uncle will directly hand over the boxing technique to the sage." Yin Wuyan didn't care about this matter, otherwise he would improve Zhan Feiyu's moves and it would work, and he wouldn't wait until Prince Yu discovered the benefits of military boxing before making plans .
What?Prince Yu and Gu Qingzhou were annoyed and frustrated at the same time, they were thinking about how to benefit Yin Wuyan, but this kid didn't appreciate it at all!
Zhan Feiyu was also a little confused.
"Eat." Seeing the disappointment in the little girl's black eyes, Yin Wu couldn't help but soften his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Did you forget what you said before?"
Compared with the gratitude and admiration of the soldiers in the army, the gunpowder prescription provided by Zhan Feiyu is more lethal. One day, if Yin Wuyan needs to save his life, he will definitely not rely on this set of military fists.
And putting the name of military boxing on his own head will inevitably make the emperor suspect that he has established prestige in the army; if he finds someone to replace him, Yin Wuyan is not sure whether the emperor will find out, so this is completely worth the loss.
Zhan Feiyu suddenly realized that he was relieved immediately, his eyes were stained with a smile, and he lowered his head and started to eat breakfast. The big brother has his own plan, and he doesn't need to worry about it.
Yin Wuyan also ate slowly.
Looking at the two people who were eating happily, Prince Yu turned his head to Gu Qingzhou with a puzzled old face full of wrinkles: "Wu Yan and your little disciple, do you have something to hide from me?"
Gu Qingzhou smiled calmly, "The prince doesn't know, and the officials are also confused."
"Are you confused when you're my king?" Prince Yu glared angrily. He didn't believe a word of Gu Qingzhou's words, but he didn't ask again after all.
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Shangsi County, county government.
Early in the morning, many scholars gathered outside the county government office, and even more people sat in the Leshan residence, and sent young men to the county government office to guard them, and reported any news immediately.
"Brother Wei, what do you think of this matter?" The scholar who spoke glanced at the tables on the right side of the lobby. There were more than 20 people sitting there who could be regarded as Wan Yunhao's close friends.
Wan Yunhao was poisoned and killed by the county school. There were different opinions for a while. Some people speculated that it was because of personal enmity, and some suspected that it was poisoned by Zhao Jiaoyu. That's why Wan Yunhao was poisoned to death.
The man surnamed Wei lowered his voice, "Before yesterday's competition, I stood close to watch Wan Juren go in. He looked normal at that time, and I'm afraid he was poisoned in the room."
The man didn't say the rest clearly, but the six or seven people sitting at the same table understood. If they were poisoned after entering the house, it could only be poisoned in their food, and Zhan Feiyu was indeed the most suspicious.
In front of a few tables on the right, a young man sullenly clenched his fist with his right hand, and said in a hateful voice: "Yesterday, someone released the news that Brother Wan was ungrateful and worshiped the Qin family for the sake of his future, and that Brother Wan killed Zhao Jiaoyu's granddaughter. , is simply nonsense!"
"Brother Wenqing is beautiful and has a noble character, how can he be slandered and insulted by such a villain!" The man who spoke out indignantly turned his eyes red, and stood up quickly, "I'm going to the county government to seek justice for Brother Wenqing !"
"That's right, the Qing Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, and the universe is bright and bright. How can we let Wen Qing die in peace!" The young man echoed loudly and stood up.
More than 20 scholars left the Leshan residence with grievous faces and sad eyes, and it seemed that they were walking in the direction of the county government.
"Why don't we go and have a look." Someone suggested, but there was a lot of response, and after a while, the lobby of Leshanju was empty.
In the study room of the county office, Chen Weibin's face was heavy, and he put the teacup back on the table, "Lianqing, who do you think poisoned Wan Yunhao?"
Yesterday's competition, because too many scholars flocked to the county school to watch, the county magistrate Chen had to dispatch all the policemen from the yamen to maintain law and order. This also led to the suspicion of Fei Butou, Zhao Kuai and others after the murder. Yes, although he was not imprisoned, he must not be on duty.
County magistrate Chen was fortunate that he still had an aide available.
"My lord, don't worry. With Prince Yu and Master Gu here, it's not up to your lord to try this case. What's more, the Forbidden Dragon Guard also appeared last night. According to the inference of my subordinates, Prince Yu will let the Forbidden Dragon Guard be in charge of investigating the case. After all, this is a big matter." Bai Lianqing thought about it all night, but he also didn't have the slightest clue, but fortunately, the lord of this case needs to avoid suspicion.
County Magistrate Chen sighed, he was exhausted from not sleeping all night, "The poison was poured into the bamboo tube filled with water, and the cook who went to the county school to help was sent by the county. The Zhaifu I learned from, as well as the yamen servants present, in the final analysis, the county cannot escape responsibility."
"My lord, it's not good..." Before Bai Lianqing could speak, the boy's voice sounded anxiously outside the study, and he replied to the county magistrate Chen with a face full of fear: "My lord, there are many scholars gathered outside the county office. Wan Yunhao seeks justice!"
If there were still policemen in the past to maintain law and order, but now there are only a few handymen left in the county government office. If there is a conflict, the consequences of hundreds of people rushing into the county government office will be disastrous.
County magistrate Chen got up and strode out the door. Even if he wanted to avoid suspicion, he was still the county magistrate of Shangsi County. If something happened, he, the county magistrate, would have done his best.
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After Zhan Feiyu and the others entered the county office through the side door, there was already a lot of excitement outside.
Fortunately, Prince Yu sent guards to the Nanxuan Guard with his token last night. After the soldiers from the guard arrived at the county government, the situation did not get out of control.
"Teacher, there must be the handwriting of the Qin family." Zhan Feiyu stretched his neck and took a look outside, but saw an acquaintance, it was the former Xiaoqi Chen Fei.
Gu Qingzhou laughed, and threw the folding fan in his hand to Zhan Feiyu, "Not to mention Wan Yunhao's reputation and status among scholars, the Qin family is the scholarly family of Nanxuan Mansion. Once Wan Yunhao died, the Qin family was considered a fault." Yes, it is reasonable to fan the flames."
The head of Patriarch Qin, including his descendants, did not have any outstanding descendants. The only one he could get his hands on was Qin Ye from the third family. But now he is only 13 years old, and it will take at least ten years to grow up.
Wan Yunhao, the son-in-law, is the successor cultivated by the Qin family. Of course, the connections and resources of the Qin family will still be handed over to Qin Ye in the future. Wan Yunhao only plays a transitional role, but the key is that Wan Yunhao suddenly If he is dead, the Qin family has no defenses, so this can be regarded as a trouble.
After a pause in the movement of the fan, Zhan Feiyu blinked, "Teacher, according to what you said, it is very likely that it is the black hands of Tongzhi."
Although Tong Tongzhi's mortal enemy is Zhang Zhifu, Zhang Zhifu will be transferred sooner or later. The Qin family is the enemy that Tong Tongzhi really needs to guard against. Once the Tongfu's forces are annexed, the Qin family will become the largest family in Nanxuan Mansion.
Zhan Feiyu lowered his voice and continued, "Master Liu is the backer of Tongzhi, and the second-rank officer must be protected by dead warriors with high martial arts skills. He wants to poison you without anyone noticing and Not difficult."
After all, Zhan Feiyu and the others were unprepared. They never expected that someone would poison Wan Yunhao through a competition. If the county school was under martial law, it would not be so easy for the murderer to poison him.
Gu Qingzhou ordered Zhan Feiyu to continue fanning the wind, and then said slowly: "Without evidence, everything is empty talk."
Cursing her lips, Zhan Feiyu resigned herself to being a fan-playing little maid, and if it was an unsolved case, it would be fine. How could she have a feeling that the dirty water would be splashed on her.
If it was normal, Prince Yu would not personally deal with the death of a Juren, but this matter is too big, Shangsi County has gathered thousands of scholars, and he must give them an explanation.
"Tao Baihu, lead people to maintain law and order, and don't let people take the opportunity to cause chaos." Prince Yu gave the order, and looked at Chen Weibin who was beside him, "Set up the court outside the county government office today, and this king will personally sit in the court to hear the case! "
"Yes, I'll handle it right away." County magistrate Chen immediately went down to make arrangements after receiving the order, and the open trial could stop Youyou's mouth.
With the deterrence of the soldiers in the guard station, and the fact that Prince Yu wanted to openly hear the case of Wan Yunhao's poisoning, the group of scholars who were originally angry finally calmed down.
Fortunately, the sky is beautiful, the sun was scorching hot yesterday, but today it is cloudy, although the temperature is still high, at least it will not be so sunny.
Sitting behind the case, Prince Yu slapped the gavel in his hand, announcing that the first person to appear on stage was the coroner in charge of the autopsy and Dr. Xu from Jishitang.
"The villain pays homage to the prince." Dr. Xu and Wu Zuo knelt on the ground.
"Get up and answer." Prince Yu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, has a stern face at this moment, and his whole person looks stern and cold. In addition, the guards of the palace guarding the two sides with long swords, this majesty is enough to deter Xiao Xiaoxiao.
Wu Zuo reported the results of the autopsy, "The deceased died of poisoning, with slight white foam coming out of the mouth and nose. The villain rinsed the diabolo tube with water and fed it to the rooster. After half a stick of incense, the rooster fell to the ground and died..."
Wu Zuo also checked the uneaten pancakes and two melon rinds in the food box, but found no toxin. It can be basically concluded that the poison was deposited in the bamboo tube filled with water.
After Wu Zuo retreated to the side, Doctor Ji began to reply, "After careful inspection, the villain found that the poison was taken from Aconitum aconitum, and snake venom was also added to make the poisoned person unconscious quickly and eventually die."
Standing in a shady corner, Zhan Feiyu looked at Dr. Ji beside him, and when he nodded, he knew that Dr. Xu's examination results were correct. No wonder Wan Yunhao didn't call for help. The snake venom and Aconitum almost made him feel sick. Instantly fell into a coma.
"Are these two kinds of poisons easy to get?" Zhan Feiyu asked in a low voice. If it is some kind of secret medicine, it can still be traced along the root cause. If it is an ordinary poison, the clue will be broken.
Doctor Ji followed Yin Wuyan to the autopsy last night, "It can be found in the mountains."
Aconitum is a plant, although taking snake venom is dangerous, it is nothing to warriors.
After Wu Zuo and Dr. Xu retreated, Prince Yu spoke again, and Zhan Feiyu sat up straight instantly. This time, it was the three Zhao Kuai who found the corpse who were brought to the stage.
Detective Zhao was a little nervous only because Prince Yu was in charge of the case, and those sitting on the left and right sides were Gu Dashi, Master Liu, Zhang Zhifu and others.
Another unlucky policeman, Feng Daping, was different, his body trembling while kneeling on the ground.
He was locked in the room by Butou Fei last night. As a policeman, Feng Daping was not afraid of corpses. He was just worried that the case would be too involved and that a little person like himself would end up being a victim.
"The villain pays homage to the lord." Said husband Liu Tong's voice was breathless. He tripped over the threshold and fell too hard. Not to mention knocking out a front tooth, his lips were also red and swollen, and his left face was black and blue from the fall. , looks very miserable.
Detective Zhao was the first to answer, "My lord, after the three of them walked to the door, because the candles in the house were blown out by the wind, they only saw Wan Juren lying on the table. They thought Wan Juren was suffering from heatstroke, and shouted." After a couple of beeps, he pushed his shoulder..."
The confessions of Feng Daping and Zhaifu Liu Tong were also the same. Although Zhao Kuai was the first to enter the house, they also followed closely behind, but the room was dark and their movements were slower.
"Feng Daping, continue." Prince Yu's voice was loud and majestic.
After Wan Yunhao was pushed to the ground by Catcher Zhao, Catcher Zhao didn't realize that he was dead, he just thought Wan Yunhao was unconscious due to heatstroke, so he hurried out to find a doctor.
Zhan Feiyu nodded in agreement. If he were himself, he would think it was a serious heat stroke in this situation. Who would have thought that the person would have died.
Although Prince Yu is not angry and mighty, but he is also upright, Feng Daping is not so panic, "Reporting to my lord, I went to the table to find a fire book and planned to light the candles, but I didn't find out that Wan Ju was dead. .”
"It was discovered by the little one." Liu Tong knelt down on the ground again with a plop, and replied tremblingly: "The servant wanted to help Wan Juren up, but when he got close, he found that Wan Juren was out of breath..."
Liu Tong was startled at the time, but when he took a closer look, there was white foam on the corner of Wan Juren's mouth. He tremblingly put his fingers under Wan Yunhao's nose, and he was completely out of breath!
After all, he is an ordinary person, Liu Tong screamed in fright, shouted "dead", threw the half-embraced body on the ground, and ran out of the door like crazy, only to be tripped by the threshold It fell and nearly killed him.
Afterwards, the situation became clear. Fei Tutou just put Zhan Feiyu's test paper in the test paper box and put a seal on it.
Hearing Liu Tong's yell, Butou Fei saw scholars running over in a swarm. In order to ensure that the murder scene would not be destroyed, Butou Fei locked the door without hesitation.
"Reporting to the lord, after the door was locked, I retreated to the door and waited. I didn't touch anything in the house." After all, Feng Daping is the arrester of the yamen, so there is still some common sense. After entering the house, everything in the house remained as it was.
From this point of view, Zhao Kuai and the other three were not suspected. Wan Yunhao had been poisoned and died before they entered the house.
"The three of you retreat for the time being." After Prince Yu asked the three to retreat, this time it was announced that the people from the county school kitchen would attend the hall. They were the most suspicious, after all, the food was prepared by them.
The group of scholars gathered below stood upright one by one at this moment, and the group of people who had become friends with Wan Yunhao even looked at the more than 20 people who were escorted up by the soldiers as if they were enemies.
The county school kitchen was originally two cooks and three handymen. Among the three handymen, two old ladies were in charge of washing and selecting vegetables, and the remaining uncle with a narrow neck on his right foot was chopping firewood and cooking the stove, doing rough chores.
The county magistrate Chen then transferred ten more cooks to the county school to help, and each cook brought a helper with him. At this time, there were a total of 25 people standing.
It took half an hour for Prince Yu to inquire and compare the confessions of everyone in the kitchen.
Liu Jian put aside the confession handed over by Dian Shi, "My lord, I also think that these four people are the most suspicious, and the others can be ruled out."
Gu Qingzhou didn't speak, and Prince Yu didn't care. He looked at Zhang Zhifu and said, "Can Zhang Zhifu have any results?"
"The lower official agrees with Mr. Liu's opinion. These four people have all been in contact with the food box, and they are the only ones who have the opportunity to poison." Zhang Zhifu stood up and reported that it may not be difficult to find the murderer in the case of Wan Yunhao's poisoned murder. The key is the behind-the-scenes instigation Who are people.
The gavel sounded again, and amidst the prestige of the yamen servants, Prince Yu sat down behind the public case again, and glanced at the more than 20 people standing below with sharp eyes, "The four people whose names I called to stay, and the rest retreated." Down……"
Zhan Feiyu and the group of scholars standing below had a list in mind. According to their confession just now, it is not difficult to pinpoint the four people who came into contact with the food box.
Chef A is a fat man. He has a unique skill in making pasta. Originally, the job of pancakes should be done by a cook learned from the county. Chef A volunteered to take over.
"The pancakes baked by the villain are not poisonous. There were a few extra pancakes at that time, and we ate them ourselves." Chef A was so frightened that the fat on his stomach trembled when he was called by his name.
The flour is mixed in a pot, and there are ten pancakes in one pan. The pancakes are thick. Chef A originally planned to put two pancakes in a food box, but after thinking about it, he only eats one meal at noon. Two pancakes are too wasteful. Even a middle-aged strong man who can eat will be full after eating this big pancake.
So after putting three in the food box, there are still seven left. The pancakes are indeed thick enough to resist hunger. Chef A took a kitchen knife and cut them into four. Everyone in the kitchen ate one piece. If it was poisonous, they would all be poisoned. died.
"The woman did not poison, but the woman washed the food box and the bamboo tube..." Aunt Yi was so frightened that she was almost speechless. She is a handyman in the county school and always loves to clean and tidy up. Naturally, the washing work was entrusted to her.
Handyman C and Handyman D hurriedly spoke up to prove their innocence. Handyman C was responsible for cutting the watermelon and sending the fruit to Prince Yu's table.
The handyman put the cooled warm water into the bamboo tube, and put the pancakes and two pieces of watermelon in, "My lord, I am wronged, the young one was working in the kitchen at that time, everyone could see it, the young one There was no poison, after the three food boxes were packed, they were placed on the table outside the door by the little one, and then the messenger took them away."
There were many people in the kitchen. Although everyone had their own work to do at the time, it was not easy to pour poison into the bamboo tube in full view.
Of course, it's not impossible at all. If the hands and feet are fast or the movements are skillful, poisoning is only a matter of an instant.
Zhan Feiyu looked at the pale handyman Ding. Although he was terrified at the moment, he dared to raise his head when he answered, which showed that he was not guilty.
Moreover, he was born and bred in a local area, and he worked as a waiter in the back kitchen of a small restaurant. He was not very courageous, and he was honest. It would be far-fetched to say that he was bought and poisoned.
"Take out the three food boxes." Prince Yu gave an order, and immediately the servants brought up the three food boxes.
After Prince Yu checked it carefully, he asked the servants to take down the food box for Gu Qingzhou, Liu Jian and others to check.
The food box is just the most common style, and it was found from the warehouse of the county school. Wan Yunhao's food box will be tied with a red string as a mark.
Without the red string, the three food boxes are of the same style, and the degree of newness is the same, and there is no difference at all.
"The food box was taken out of the warehouse yesterday morning?" Liu Jian asked for the first time.
The person who answered was Saifu from the county school, who was in charge of taking care of the warehouse on weekdays, "Master, the younger one took it out of the cabinet in the warehouse in the morning, and handed it over to Aunt B to wash it up."
After another questioning, Liu Jian looked at Prince Yu who was seated above and said, "My lord, there is no difference between the three food boxes. After filling the food, put it on the long table outside the kitchen. The person who was in charge of carrying the food box at that time It is the county government's arrest, so the poisoning can only be on the road from the kitchen to the self-examination house."
"Lord Liu's words are wrong." Gu Qingzhou clearly denied Liu Jian's speculation.
What he said is equivalent to pinning the crime of murder on Chen Weibin's head. Liu Jian, an old man, has kept him in Shangsi County for seven years and still wants to beat him to death with a stick. A crime of oversight is enough to end Chen Weibin official career.
As soon as Gu Qingzhou opened his mouth, the hundreds of scholars standing below cheered up instantly, wishing to prick up their ears to listen to Gu Dashi's analysis.
"The two yamen servants in charge of carrying the food boxes can prove to each other. This is one of them." Gu Qingzhou glanced at Liu Jian who wanted to refute. He could guess what Liu Jian was going to say without opening his mouth, but It seems that the two yamen servants may collude with each other.
"The second point I want to say is that after the yamen servant delivered the three food boxes to the door of the self-examination house, the two left. Put the three food boxes together. Unless it is a poisoner, outsiders must not You will know which food box is poisonous."
Although Gu Qingzhou was not at the scene at the time, Zhan Feiyu was there, and there were hundreds of scholars at the scene, and the food box was placed on the table in front of the porch.
Gu Qingzhou smiled and said: "Zhao Jiaoyu let the three contestants enter the room after the bell rang, and they each brought in their food boxes. Master Liu, do you want to say that Zhan Feiyu and Tong Xu know which food box is poisonous?" , the two deliberately avoided it, and left the poisonous one to Wan Yunhao."
The trial of this case feels like a dead end here. It is impossible to determine how the poison got into the bamboo tube, so it is impossible to find the murderer who poisoned, let alone the person behind the scenes.
Rubbing his chin with his fat paw, Zhan Feiyu couldn't help muttering, "Could it be that this is indiscriminate killing, and anyone can be poisoned to death?"
Doctor Ji was almost amused, "Then why not poison all three bamboo tubes, and poison all three of you to death."
"I'm afraid when I think about it. I walked away from the gate of hell and came back." Not only Zhan Feiyu was frightened, but Gu Qingzhou and Yin Wuyan were also terrified. It was because they were unprepared that Zhan Feiyu It could indeed be poisoned.
Although it was cloudy, a group of scholars were sweating profusely after standing there all morning.
After Prince Yu asked everyone to sign the painting, except for the four most suspected people, the rest were released temporarily, and the case was set for trial in three days.
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When he returned to the farm, he drank a large bowl of iced mung bean soup, and Zhanfeiyu felt that he was alive again, instead of a limp little salted fish roasted at high temperature.
"Don't be greedy for coolness!" Yin Wuyan said, and Zhan Feiyu, who was about to go to the ice basin to cool off, came back in despair.
Gu Qingzhou shook his head helplessly, this is one thing and one thing!
Prince Yu didn't have so many scruples, he just sat in front of the ice basin and drank mung bean soup, "Wu Yan, how did you check?"
During the public trial in the morning, neither Yin Wuyan nor the guards from the Dragon Guards showed up, but Prince Yu knew that Yin Wuyan had left two of them to protect Zhan Feiyu in the dark.
"There are no clues, which also shows that the poisoning plan of the people behind the scenes is well prepared, and every link has been considered so that no clues will be left." Yin Wuyan's suspects are still Liu Jian and Tong Tongzhi. Wan Yunhao's poisoning is in their best interest.
"At that time, the three food boxes were indeed placed randomly, and the three of you Xiaoyu also took them casually. The murderer may poison one person at will." After filtering all the situations in his mind, Prince Yu couldn't help but doubt Wan Yunhao. Just the unlucky one.
"No!" The voices sounded in unison, and Prince Yu, who was refuted, suddenly turned pale, and glared at the three who spoke dissatisfiedly.Relying on the number of people to bully him, the old prince, right?
"Little fish, tell me." Gu Qingzhou said with a smile, the little disciple is so smart, he has an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.
Zhan Feiyu glanced at Prince Yu, who was sitting upright and aggressive. The other party said something wrong and wanted to chop him off with a knife.
Zhan Feiyu resisted the pressure and said: "My lord, although the current situation looks like a random murder, any murder has a purpose. Tong Xu is an insignificant character, and his killing will not cause any impact."
Although the Qin family and the Tongfu were secretly hostile, Tong Xu's poisoning did not do much good to the Qin family. On the contrary, it might irritate the Tongzhi and jump over the wall to retaliate against the Qin family. Moreover, the Qin family claimed to be a scholarly family, and they had never acted so cruelly.
Although there is competition between the big families, there are also established rules at the same time. Unless it is a deadly enmity, they will not send people to assassinate each other. First, the court will not allow it. Second, if you kill me today, I will kill you tomorrow. It's messed up.
Every family has wives and children, and the patriarch and heirs of the family also have orders, and they are killed here and there. It is estimated that no family can survive for a hundred years.
Zhan Feiyu continued: "As for me, not to mention that they dare not offend the teacher, but to say that movable type printing was handed over to the imperial court through my hands, and to poison me at this time would be to slap the Holy Majesty in the face. No one would dare act like this."
If Zhan Feiyu died, not to mention Gu Qingzhou's revenge, the Holy One would send someone to investigate thoroughly.
Once this is found out, it will be almost the same, not to mention copying and killing Zhan Feiyu. The cost of killing Zhan Feiyu is too high. Not only did the people behind the scenes not kill people at will, but they can be absolutely sure that it was Wan Yunhao who was poisoned and killed.
"The little girl will put gold on her face." Prince Yu joked, but also admitted that Zhan Feiyu's words were reasonable, "So the target of the people behind the scenes is only Wan Yunhao."
"I read Wan Yunhao's paper." Gu Qingzhou checked the paper last night, "He has already written the policy questions and poems, and he has not finished answering the last one of the ten scripture questions. According to According to Wu's autopsy, Wan Yunhao died of poisoning around the time of Hai, so there is a doubt."
"Wan Yunhao didn't drink water during the day? That's impossible!" Zhan Feiyu immediately got to the point. If he drank water during the day, once he was poisoned, there would be no way for this paper to be left unfinished.
At that time, I was answering the test in the room. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a steamer. If it is not worried about drinking too much water and going to the toilet, the water in a bamboo tube is not enough. Zhan Feiyu would drink two sips of water almost every hour.
Yin Wuyan said coldly: "Ji Chaoce checked the poison in the bamboo tube. Aconite and snake venom will not be fatal immediately. The dose must be large enough to cause death. After poisoning, people will have difficulty breathing and dizziness. These are similar to heatstroke. Symptoms are somewhat similar."
Zhan Feiyu understood that Wan Yunhao may have drank a few sips of water at first, but the symptoms of poisoning may not be obvious, he just thought it was too hot in the house and suffered from heat stroke.
Because Prince Yu had written a total of [-] scripture questions, Wan Yunhao was worried that his heat stroke would affect his answers, and in the end he lost the test. He might write the paper in one go, without drinking water or eating in the middle.
Before Haishi, there was only the last paper left. Wan Yunhao ate two pieces of watermelon first, which quenched his thirst the most. As for the pancakes, he ate a little. After that, he drank the water in the bamboo tube and continued writing. Who knew that the topic on the last paper was poisoned.
"This is back to the very beginning. How can the people behind the scenes ensure that the food box Wan Yunhao is holding must be poisonous." Zhan Feiyu frowned and thought. If he couldn't figure this out, he couldn't find the murderer. Even she doubted Tong Tongzhi and Liu Jian.
"It doesn't matter, let's eat first." Prince Yu waved his hand, telling him to lead troops to fight. He is not good at trying cases, especially Wan Yunhao's case is still unclear.
"Maybe Wan Yunhao was deceived by the people behind the scenes. The food box may have been tampered with. Only Wan Yunhao and the people behind the scenes know the marks on the food box." The more Prince Yu thought about it, the more he felt that there was such a possibility. If the people behind the scenes Lie Wan Yunhao that there is a cheat sheet in the food box, Wan Yunhao will definitely take a specific food box, who knows that he will be poisoned to death in the end.
Gu Qingzhou glanced at the swearing-in Prince Yu with disdain, and thought of his age, he didn't say anything, worrying about making people angry.
The questions of the competition were proposed by Prince Yu, Liu Jian and Patriarch Qin. Prince Yu would definitely not be able to understand the questions, and it would be useless. There are a total of [-] questions, how can they be clear?
Liu Jian was not in the same line as the officials of the Qin family in the court, and he was a backer of the same family, so naturally he would not reveal the subject to Wan Yunhao. As for the head of the Qin family, what he said was only Xia He's nonsense Rhyme, the result of revealing and not revealing is the same.
Let Wan Yunhao get a specific food box, no matter how he thinks, Zhan Feiyu knows that it has nothing to do with the competition, and there is no such thing as a cheat sheet. It is also true talent and learning, it is impossible to cheat in the competition.
(End of this chapter)
The loose hair fell down from the sides of the shoulders in an instant because of the movement of bowing his head. Zhan Feiyu had to smooth his hair behind his ears, and then lowered his head. He didn't eat the wonton, and his hair slid down again.
Looking at the little girl with puffy cheeks, a smile flashed in Yin Wuyan's phoenix eyes, but she got up and took the hairband back, and then stood behind Zhan Feiyu.
The slender fingers picked up a strand of hair from the left and right sides, and tied it with a hair tie after they were brought together, so as not to delay the little girl's breakfast.
"Thank you, big brother." Zhan Feiyu grinned. As a member of the handicapped party with tied hair, her mother combs her hair at home, and a maid helps her at the teacher's place.
Zhan Feiyu felt sore every time she raised her arms, but her hair was not combed properly, it was messy and rough, which made her wonder how anyone could comb such a delicate bun for herself.
"Wu Yan is raising a daughter?" Prince Yu's eyes twitched, the hand that held the long sword to kill people could even comb his hair!
Gu Qingzhou looked sour, and said angrily: "My little disciple can only be raised by a teacher like me!"
It's also fortunate that Yin Wuyan is almost ten years older than Zhan Feiyu, and at the age of the weak crown, he can already marry and have children, otherwise Gu Qingzhou will definitely drive people away, don't harm his cute and well-behaved little disciple.
Prince Yu squinted at the dissatisfied Gu Qingzhou, and couldn't help but sneered, "You deserve it! You deserve it! It's not that you didn't report it, it's not time yet!"
I think back then, my own Jiaojiao fell in love with Gu Qingzhou at first sight. When she saw her love again, the old father, Prince Yu, was so sad and jealous. He wished he could send Gu Qingzhou to the frontier.
Who would have thought that he was finally ready to marry his daughter, but Gu Qingzhou refused. If the princess hadn't tried her best to stop her, Prince Yu would definitely have taken his Yanyue knife to the scholar's mansion and cut Gu Qingzhou alive.
Seeing Gu Qingzhou glaring at Yin Wuyan angrily, Prince Yu stroking his beard and smiling is a pleasure, Wuyan is worthy of being the son of their Yin family, and he did a great job!
Going straight into the room, Prince Yu sat down on the chair by the window, and asked loudly: "Wu Yan, what's the matter with the boxing technique you taught the little girl?"
Such a good thing should be promoted in the army no matter what. Of course, the forbidden dragon guards don't need it. This boxing method also makes ordinary soldiers stronger.
Zhan Feiyu rubbed his eyes and stared round, and looked at Yin Wuyan who was sitting across from him for help, it was too scary to lose his vest anytime and anywhere.
"Eat well." Yin Wuyan's voice was still cold, he glanced at Prince Yu and said, "It's for Xiaoyu's self-defense."
Zhan Feiyu is young, and Yin Wuyan changed some of the military boxing moves. It will be better to practice after her body is fully grown.
Prince Yu who was still waiting for an answer was dumbfounded, that's it?Gone?
Gu Qingzhou laughed instead. If it wasn't for the fear that the sage would become suspicious, and he had to guard against the revenge of Yin Wuyan's enemies, he would rather let the people in the capital know that there was a commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guard behind the young disciple, unless it was life-threatening If he grows up, otherwise no one would dare to provoke his little disciple in the Daqing Dynasty.
If a younger member of the Yin family dared to talk to him like this, Prince Yu would have kicked him, but looking at Yin Wuyan's handsome but indifferent face, Prince Yu endured it.
"Wuyan, I think this boxing style is more suitable for use in the army." Prince Yu accompanied the smiling face, allowing the fiery old prince to speak patiently. Yin Wuyan is definitely No.1 in the Daqing Dynasty.
Looking at the coveted Prince Yu, Gu Qingzhou said slowly: "So what? Now this set of boxing belongs to my little disciple." If you want it, you have to exchange it for something.
"Gu Qingzhou! Don't you dare to beat you when I'm the king?" With a slap on the table, the angry Prince Yu opened his eyes wide and glared at the provocative Gu Qingzhou.
If it wasn't for His Majesty's protection, and he was a literati with a weak body, Prince Yu would have wanted to beat someone back then.
Lifting the teapot and pouring a cup of tea, Gu Qingzhou smiled calmly, "As the saying goes, there is no righteousness in business, so the prince need not be angry."
Prince Yu, who didn't want to bleed at all, ignored Gu Qingzhou, and by the way, Yin Wuyan, who was indifferent, showed a kind smile on his wrinkled old face.
"Little fish, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. If you put this set of military boxing in the army, it will definitely improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on the frontier. If one more person survives, his parents will not be sent away in vain. Fat, a wife will not lose her husband, and a child will not be without a father."
Prince Yu had been stationed at the border for 20 years, and he knew better than anyone the truth that one general will be successful and his bones will be destroyed. Loyal bones are buried everywhere in Qingshan. If the soldiers can survive, he is willing to put down his old face and ask a little girl.
Zhan Feiyu looked at Prince Yu, whose hair and beard had turned gray, but who still had plans for the soldiers, and couldn't help but nodded, "Yes, but they must know that this set of punches was made by the elder brother."
have gratitude!Zhan Feiyu doesn't care about a set of military boxing, but if the lieutenant soldiers remember the kindness of the big brother, maybe one day they will return it to the big brother.
Gu Qingzhou, who just wanted to plot against Prince Yu, glared at Zhan Feiyu with an innocent expression, and the little disciple turned his elbow outside again.
"Yes, yes." Prince Yu looked at the calm Yin Wuyan, hiding the worry in his eyes, "I'm afraid it's too late."
Prince Yu joined the army at the age of 16, and was stationed at the border at the age of 25. For 20 years, although he exchanged his injuries for countless military exploits, the 45-year-old Prince Yu did not want to return to Beijing.
But he also knew that even if he didn't have the heart of disobedience, his cousin as the emperor didn't feel at ease, so he could only disarm and return to the land, and be an idle king in the capital who ignored the government.
Later, the first emperor passed away, and the current emperor succeeded to the throne. There were several turmoil at the border, and Prince Yu went out again in armor, but he was still an idle king after the fighting subsided. His nephew was more generous than the first emperor. It can be said that there is no doubt about employing people.
But it has been almost 30 years since he succeeded to the throne in his twenties, and the sage is getting older, but he is also suspicious.
Prince Yu himself doesn't care, he is very old, his two sons, the eldest son is in the clan's mansion, but the second son is not stingy, as long as the Daqing Dynasty is still surnamed Yin, the descendants of Prince Yu's mansion will have no worries.
Prince Yu looked at Yin Wuyan with complicated eyes. According to his seniority, this kid would call him uncle. He was raised by the Holy One, but the Tian family had no family ties. Now that the Holy Majesty trusts this nephew, it doesn't mean he will always trust him.
If the throne is to be passed on, Wuyan's power is too great, and the Holy One will be worried that his heir will not be able to suppress him, and how many loyal ministers and righteous men have been killed by the four words of great achievements.
Seeing that the atmosphere was too serious, Gu Qingzhou couldn't help laughing, "If it's inconvenient for Wuyan, let Wuyan pick someone out."
Yin Wuyan wanted to avoid suspicion, presumably he also had cronies in the army, and it would be settled by assigning the credit to the other party, so why bother.
"This method is feasible." Prince Yu also nodded in agreement, so the Holy Majesty would not be careless.
"Big brother?" Zhan Feiyu looked at Yin Wuyan inquiringly, if he could help him, Zhan Feiyu would do anything.
"You don't need to be so troublesome. Uncle will directly hand over the boxing technique to the sage." Yin Wuyan didn't care about this matter, otherwise he would improve Zhan Feiyu's moves and it would work, and he wouldn't wait until Prince Yu discovered the benefits of military boxing before making plans .
What?Prince Yu and Gu Qingzhou were annoyed and frustrated at the same time, they were thinking about how to benefit Yin Wuyan, but this kid didn't appreciate it at all!
Zhan Feiyu was also a little confused.
"Eat." Seeing the disappointment in the little girl's black eyes, Yin Wu couldn't help but soften his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Did you forget what you said before?"
Compared with the gratitude and admiration of the soldiers in the army, the gunpowder prescription provided by Zhan Feiyu is more lethal. One day, if Yin Wuyan needs to save his life, he will definitely not rely on this set of military fists.
And putting the name of military boxing on his own head will inevitably make the emperor suspect that he has established prestige in the army; if he finds someone to replace him, Yin Wuyan is not sure whether the emperor will find out, so this is completely worth the loss.
Zhan Feiyu suddenly realized that he was relieved immediately, his eyes were stained with a smile, and he lowered his head and started to eat breakfast. The big brother has his own plan, and he doesn't need to worry about it.
Yin Wuyan also ate slowly.
Looking at the two people who were eating happily, Prince Yu turned his head to Gu Qingzhou with a puzzled old face full of wrinkles: "Wu Yan and your little disciple, do you have something to hide from me?"
Gu Qingzhou smiled calmly, "The prince doesn't know, and the officials are also confused."
"Are you confused when you're my king?" Prince Yu glared angrily. He didn't believe a word of Gu Qingzhou's words, but he didn't ask again after all.
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Shangsi County, county government.
Early in the morning, many scholars gathered outside the county government office, and even more people sat in the Leshan residence, and sent young men to the county government office to guard them, and reported any news immediately.
"Brother Wei, what do you think of this matter?" The scholar who spoke glanced at the tables on the right side of the lobby. There were more than 20 people sitting there who could be regarded as Wan Yunhao's close friends.
Wan Yunhao was poisoned and killed by the county school. There were different opinions for a while. Some people speculated that it was because of personal enmity, and some suspected that it was poisoned by Zhao Jiaoyu. That's why Wan Yunhao was poisoned to death.
The man surnamed Wei lowered his voice, "Before yesterday's competition, I stood close to watch Wan Juren go in. He looked normal at that time, and I'm afraid he was poisoned in the room."
The man didn't say the rest clearly, but the six or seven people sitting at the same table understood. If they were poisoned after entering the house, it could only be poisoned in their food, and Zhan Feiyu was indeed the most suspicious.
In front of a few tables on the right, a young man sullenly clenched his fist with his right hand, and said in a hateful voice: "Yesterday, someone released the news that Brother Wan was ungrateful and worshiped the Qin family for the sake of his future, and that Brother Wan killed Zhao Jiaoyu's granddaughter. , is simply nonsense!"
"Brother Wenqing is beautiful and has a noble character, how can he be slandered and insulted by such a villain!" The man who spoke out indignantly turned his eyes red, and stood up quickly, "I'm going to the county government to seek justice for Brother Wenqing !"
"That's right, the Qing Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, and the universe is bright and bright. How can we let Wen Qing die in peace!" The young man echoed loudly and stood up.
More than 20 scholars left the Leshan residence with grievous faces and sad eyes, and it seemed that they were walking in the direction of the county government.
"Why don't we go and have a look." Someone suggested, but there was a lot of response, and after a while, the lobby of Leshanju was empty.
In the study room of the county office, Chen Weibin's face was heavy, and he put the teacup back on the table, "Lianqing, who do you think poisoned Wan Yunhao?"
Yesterday's competition, because too many scholars flocked to the county school to watch, the county magistrate Chen had to dispatch all the policemen from the yamen to maintain law and order. This also led to the suspicion of Fei Butou, Zhao Kuai and others after the murder. Yes, although he was not imprisoned, he must not be on duty.
County magistrate Chen was fortunate that he still had an aide available.
"My lord, don't worry. With Prince Yu and Master Gu here, it's not up to your lord to try this case. What's more, the Forbidden Dragon Guard also appeared last night. According to the inference of my subordinates, Prince Yu will let the Forbidden Dragon Guard be in charge of investigating the case. After all, this is a big matter." Bai Lianqing thought about it all night, but he also didn't have the slightest clue, but fortunately, the lord of this case needs to avoid suspicion.
County Magistrate Chen sighed, he was exhausted from not sleeping all night, "The poison was poured into the bamboo tube filled with water, and the cook who went to the county school to help was sent by the county. The Zhaifu I learned from, as well as the yamen servants present, in the final analysis, the county cannot escape responsibility."
"My lord, it's not good..." Before Bai Lianqing could speak, the boy's voice sounded anxiously outside the study, and he replied to the county magistrate Chen with a face full of fear: "My lord, there are many scholars gathered outside the county office. Wan Yunhao seeks justice!"
If there were still policemen in the past to maintain law and order, but now there are only a few handymen left in the county government office. If there is a conflict, the consequences of hundreds of people rushing into the county government office will be disastrous.
County magistrate Chen got up and strode out the door. Even if he wanted to avoid suspicion, he was still the county magistrate of Shangsi County. If something happened, he, the county magistrate, would have done his best.
……
After Zhan Feiyu and the others entered the county office through the side door, there was already a lot of excitement outside.
Fortunately, Prince Yu sent guards to the Nanxuan Guard with his token last night. After the soldiers from the guard arrived at the county government, the situation did not get out of control.
"Teacher, there must be the handwriting of the Qin family." Zhan Feiyu stretched his neck and took a look outside, but saw an acquaintance, it was the former Xiaoqi Chen Fei.
Gu Qingzhou laughed, and threw the folding fan in his hand to Zhan Feiyu, "Not to mention Wan Yunhao's reputation and status among scholars, the Qin family is the scholarly family of Nanxuan Mansion. Once Wan Yunhao died, the Qin family was considered a fault." Yes, it is reasonable to fan the flames."
The head of Patriarch Qin, including his descendants, did not have any outstanding descendants. The only one he could get his hands on was Qin Ye from the third family. But now he is only 13 years old, and it will take at least ten years to grow up.
Wan Yunhao, the son-in-law, is the successor cultivated by the Qin family. Of course, the connections and resources of the Qin family will still be handed over to Qin Ye in the future. Wan Yunhao only plays a transitional role, but the key is that Wan Yunhao suddenly If he is dead, the Qin family has no defenses, so this can be regarded as a trouble.
After a pause in the movement of the fan, Zhan Feiyu blinked, "Teacher, according to what you said, it is very likely that it is the black hands of Tongzhi."
Although Tong Tongzhi's mortal enemy is Zhang Zhifu, Zhang Zhifu will be transferred sooner or later. The Qin family is the enemy that Tong Tongzhi really needs to guard against. Once the Tongfu's forces are annexed, the Qin family will become the largest family in Nanxuan Mansion.
Zhan Feiyu lowered his voice and continued, "Master Liu is the backer of Tongzhi, and the second-rank officer must be protected by dead warriors with high martial arts skills. He wants to poison you without anyone noticing and Not difficult."
After all, Zhan Feiyu and the others were unprepared. They never expected that someone would poison Wan Yunhao through a competition. If the county school was under martial law, it would not be so easy for the murderer to poison him.
Gu Qingzhou ordered Zhan Feiyu to continue fanning the wind, and then said slowly: "Without evidence, everything is empty talk."
Cursing her lips, Zhan Feiyu resigned herself to being a fan-playing little maid, and if it was an unsolved case, it would be fine. How could she have a feeling that the dirty water would be splashed on her.
If it was normal, Prince Yu would not personally deal with the death of a Juren, but this matter is too big, Shangsi County has gathered thousands of scholars, and he must give them an explanation.
"Tao Baihu, lead people to maintain law and order, and don't let people take the opportunity to cause chaos." Prince Yu gave the order, and looked at Chen Weibin who was beside him, "Set up the court outside the county government office today, and this king will personally sit in the court to hear the case! "
"Yes, I'll handle it right away." County magistrate Chen immediately went down to make arrangements after receiving the order, and the open trial could stop Youyou's mouth.
With the deterrence of the soldiers in the guard station, and the fact that Prince Yu wanted to openly hear the case of Wan Yunhao's poisoning, the group of scholars who were originally angry finally calmed down.
Fortunately, the sky is beautiful, the sun was scorching hot yesterday, but today it is cloudy, although the temperature is still high, at least it will not be so sunny.
Sitting behind the case, Prince Yu slapped the gavel in his hand, announcing that the first person to appear on stage was the coroner in charge of the autopsy and Dr. Xu from Jishitang.
"The villain pays homage to the prince." Dr. Xu and Wu Zuo knelt on the ground.
"Get up and answer." Prince Yu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, has a stern face at this moment, and his whole person looks stern and cold. In addition, the guards of the palace guarding the two sides with long swords, this majesty is enough to deter Xiao Xiaoxiao.
Wu Zuo reported the results of the autopsy, "The deceased died of poisoning, with slight white foam coming out of the mouth and nose. The villain rinsed the diabolo tube with water and fed it to the rooster. After half a stick of incense, the rooster fell to the ground and died..."
Wu Zuo also checked the uneaten pancakes and two melon rinds in the food box, but found no toxin. It can be basically concluded that the poison was deposited in the bamboo tube filled with water.
After Wu Zuo retreated to the side, Doctor Ji began to reply, "After careful inspection, the villain found that the poison was taken from Aconitum aconitum, and snake venom was also added to make the poisoned person unconscious quickly and eventually die."
Standing in a shady corner, Zhan Feiyu looked at Dr. Ji beside him, and when he nodded, he knew that Dr. Xu's examination results were correct. No wonder Wan Yunhao didn't call for help. The snake venom and Aconitum almost made him feel sick. Instantly fell into a coma.
"Are these two kinds of poisons easy to get?" Zhan Feiyu asked in a low voice. If it is some kind of secret medicine, it can still be traced along the root cause. If it is an ordinary poison, the clue will be broken.
Doctor Ji followed Yin Wuyan to the autopsy last night, "It can be found in the mountains."
Aconitum is a plant, although taking snake venom is dangerous, it is nothing to warriors.
After Wu Zuo and Dr. Xu retreated, Prince Yu spoke again, and Zhan Feiyu sat up straight instantly. This time, it was the three Zhao Kuai who found the corpse who were brought to the stage.
Detective Zhao was a little nervous only because Prince Yu was in charge of the case, and those sitting on the left and right sides were Gu Dashi, Master Liu, Zhang Zhifu and others.
Another unlucky policeman, Feng Daping, was different, his body trembling while kneeling on the ground.
He was locked in the room by Butou Fei last night. As a policeman, Feng Daping was not afraid of corpses. He was just worried that the case would be too involved and that a little person like himself would end up being a victim.
"The villain pays homage to the lord." Said husband Liu Tong's voice was breathless. He tripped over the threshold and fell too hard. Not to mention knocking out a front tooth, his lips were also red and swollen, and his left face was black and blue from the fall. , looks very miserable.
Detective Zhao was the first to answer, "My lord, after the three of them walked to the door, because the candles in the house were blown out by the wind, they only saw Wan Juren lying on the table. They thought Wan Juren was suffering from heatstroke, and shouted." After a couple of beeps, he pushed his shoulder..."
The confessions of Feng Daping and Zhaifu Liu Tong were also the same. Although Zhao Kuai was the first to enter the house, they also followed closely behind, but the room was dark and their movements were slower.
"Feng Daping, continue." Prince Yu's voice was loud and majestic.
After Wan Yunhao was pushed to the ground by Catcher Zhao, Catcher Zhao didn't realize that he was dead, he just thought Wan Yunhao was unconscious due to heatstroke, so he hurried out to find a doctor.
Zhan Feiyu nodded in agreement. If he were himself, he would think it was a serious heat stroke in this situation. Who would have thought that the person would have died.
Although Prince Yu is not angry and mighty, but he is also upright, Feng Daping is not so panic, "Reporting to my lord, I went to the table to find a fire book and planned to light the candles, but I didn't find out that Wan Ju was dead. .”
"It was discovered by the little one." Liu Tong knelt down on the ground again with a plop, and replied tremblingly: "The servant wanted to help Wan Juren up, but when he got close, he found that Wan Juren was out of breath..."
Liu Tong was startled at the time, but when he took a closer look, there was white foam on the corner of Wan Juren's mouth. He tremblingly put his fingers under Wan Yunhao's nose, and he was completely out of breath!
After all, he is an ordinary person, Liu Tong screamed in fright, shouted "dead", threw the half-embraced body on the ground, and ran out of the door like crazy, only to be tripped by the threshold It fell and nearly killed him.
Afterwards, the situation became clear. Fei Tutou just put Zhan Feiyu's test paper in the test paper box and put a seal on it.
Hearing Liu Tong's yell, Butou Fei saw scholars running over in a swarm. In order to ensure that the murder scene would not be destroyed, Butou Fei locked the door without hesitation.
"Reporting to the lord, after the door was locked, I retreated to the door and waited. I didn't touch anything in the house." After all, Feng Daping is the arrester of the yamen, so there is still some common sense. After entering the house, everything in the house remained as it was.
From this point of view, Zhao Kuai and the other three were not suspected. Wan Yunhao had been poisoned and died before they entered the house.
"The three of you retreat for the time being." After Prince Yu asked the three to retreat, this time it was announced that the people from the county school kitchen would attend the hall. They were the most suspicious, after all, the food was prepared by them.
The group of scholars gathered below stood upright one by one at this moment, and the group of people who had become friends with Wan Yunhao even looked at the more than 20 people who were escorted up by the soldiers as if they were enemies.
The county school kitchen was originally two cooks and three handymen. Among the three handymen, two old ladies were in charge of washing and selecting vegetables, and the remaining uncle with a narrow neck on his right foot was chopping firewood and cooking the stove, doing rough chores.
The county magistrate Chen then transferred ten more cooks to the county school to help, and each cook brought a helper with him. At this time, there were a total of 25 people standing.
It took half an hour for Prince Yu to inquire and compare the confessions of everyone in the kitchen.
Liu Jian put aside the confession handed over by Dian Shi, "My lord, I also think that these four people are the most suspicious, and the others can be ruled out."
Gu Qingzhou didn't speak, and Prince Yu didn't care. He looked at Zhang Zhifu and said, "Can Zhang Zhifu have any results?"
"The lower official agrees with Mr. Liu's opinion. These four people have all been in contact with the food box, and they are the only ones who have the opportunity to poison." Zhang Zhifu stood up and reported that it may not be difficult to find the murderer in the case of Wan Yunhao's poisoned murder. The key is the behind-the-scenes instigation Who are people.
The gavel sounded again, and amidst the prestige of the yamen servants, Prince Yu sat down behind the public case again, and glanced at the more than 20 people standing below with sharp eyes, "The four people whose names I called to stay, and the rest retreated." Down……"
Zhan Feiyu and the group of scholars standing below had a list in mind. According to their confession just now, it is not difficult to pinpoint the four people who came into contact with the food box.
Chef A is a fat man. He has a unique skill in making pasta. Originally, the job of pancakes should be done by a cook learned from the county. Chef A volunteered to take over.
"The pancakes baked by the villain are not poisonous. There were a few extra pancakes at that time, and we ate them ourselves." Chef A was so frightened that the fat on his stomach trembled when he was called by his name.
The flour is mixed in a pot, and there are ten pancakes in one pan. The pancakes are thick. Chef A originally planned to put two pancakes in a food box, but after thinking about it, he only eats one meal at noon. Two pancakes are too wasteful. Even a middle-aged strong man who can eat will be full after eating this big pancake.
So after putting three in the food box, there are still seven left. The pancakes are indeed thick enough to resist hunger. Chef A took a kitchen knife and cut them into four. Everyone in the kitchen ate one piece. If it was poisonous, they would all be poisoned. died.
"The woman did not poison, but the woman washed the food box and the bamboo tube..." Aunt Yi was so frightened that she was almost speechless. She is a handyman in the county school and always loves to clean and tidy up. Naturally, the washing work was entrusted to her.
Handyman C and Handyman D hurriedly spoke up to prove their innocence. Handyman C was responsible for cutting the watermelon and sending the fruit to Prince Yu's table.
The handyman put the cooled warm water into the bamboo tube, and put the pancakes and two pieces of watermelon in, "My lord, I am wronged, the young one was working in the kitchen at that time, everyone could see it, the young one There was no poison, after the three food boxes were packed, they were placed on the table outside the door by the little one, and then the messenger took them away."
There were many people in the kitchen. Although everyone had their own work to do at the time, it was not easy to pour poison into the bamboo tube in full view.
Of course, it's not impossible at all. If the hands and feet are fast or the movements are skillful, poisoning is only a matter of an instant.
Zhan Feiyu looked at the pale handyman Ding. Although he was terrified at the moment, he dared to raise his head when he answered, which showed that he was not guilty.
Moreover, he was born and bred in a local area, and he worked as a waiter in the back kitchen of a small restaurant. He was not very courageous, and he was honest. It would be far-fetched to say that he was bought and poisoned.
"Take out the three food boxes." Prince Yu gave an order, and immediately the servants brought up the three food boxes.
After Prince Yu checked it carefully, he asked the servants to take down the food box for Gu Qingzhou, Liu Jian and others to check.
The food box is just the most common style, and it was found from the warehouse of the county school. Wan Yunhao's food box will be tied with a red string as a mark.
Without the red string, the three food boxes are of the same style, and the degree of newness is the same, and there is no difference at all.
"The food box was taken out of the warehouse yesterday morning?" Liu Jian asked for the first time.
The person who answered was Saifu from the county school, who was in charge of taking care of the warehouse on weekdays, "Master, the younger one took it out of the cabinet in the warehouse in the morning, and handed it over to Aunt B to wash it up."
After another questioning, Liu Jian looked at Prince Yu who was seated above and said, "My lord, there is no difference between the three food boxes. After filling the food, put it on the long table outside the kitchen. The person who was in charge of carrying the food box at that time It is the county government's arrest, so the poisoning can only be on the road from the kitchen to the self-examination house."
"Lord Liu's words are wrong." Gu Qingzhou clearly denied Liu Jian's speculation.
What he said is equivalent to pinning the crime of murder on Chen Weibin's head. Liu Jian, an old man, has kept him in Shangsi County for seven years and still wants to beat him to death with a stick. A crime of oversight is enough to end Chen Weibin official career.
As soon as Gu Qingzhou opened his mouth, the hundreds of scholars standing below cheered up instantly, wishing to prick up their ears to listen to Gu Dashi's analysis.
"The two yamen servants in charge of carrying the food boxes can prove to each other. This is one of them." Gu Qingzhou glanced at Liu Jian who wanted to refute. He could guess what Liu Jian was going to say without opening his mouth, but It seems that the two yamen servants may collude with each other.
"The second point I want to say is that after the yamen servant delivered the three food boxes to the door of the self-examination house, the two left. Put the three food boxes together. Unless it is a poisoner, outsiders must not You will know which food box is poisonous."
Although Gu Qingzhou was not at the scene at the time, Zhan Feiyu was there, and there were hundreds of scholars at the scene, and the food box was placed on the table in front of the porch.
Gu Qingzhou smiled and said: "Zhao Jiaoyu let the three contestants enter the room after the bell rang, and they each brought in their food boxes. Master Liu, do you want to say that Zhan Feiyu and Tong Xu know which food box is poisonous?" , the two deliberately avoided it, and left the poisonous one to Wan Yunhao."
The trial of this case feels like a dead end here. It is impossible to determine how the poison got into the bamboo tube, so it is impossible to find the murderer who poisoned, let alone the person behind the scenes.
Rubbing his chin with his fat paw, Zhan Feiyu couldn't help muttering, "Could it be that this is indiscriminate killing, and anyone can be poisoned to death?"
Doctor Ji was almost amused, "Then why not poison all three bamboo tubes, and poison all three of you to death."
"I'm afraid when I think about it. I walked away from the gate of hell and came back." Not only Zhan Feiyu was frightened, but Gu Qingzhou and Yin Wuyan were also terrified. It was because they were unprepared that Zhan Feiyu It could indeed be poisoned.
Although it was cloudy, a group of scholars were sweating profusely after standing there all morning.
After Prince Yu asked everyone to sign the painting, except for the four most suspected people, the rest were released temporarily, and the case was set for trial in three days.
……
When he returned to the farm, he drank a large bowl of iced mung bean soup, and Zhanfeiyu felt that he was alive again, instead of a limp little salted fish roasted at high temperature.
"Don't be greedy for coolness!" Yin Wuyan said, and Zhan Feiyu, who was about to go to the ice basin to cool off, came back in despair.
Gu Qingzhou shook his head helplessly, this is one thing and one thing!
Prince Yu didn't have so many scruples, he just sat in front of the ice basin and drank mung bean soup, "Wu Yan, how did you check?"
During the public trial in the morning, neither Yin Wuyan nor the guards from the Dragon Guards showed up, but Prince Yu knew that Yin Wuyan had left two of them to protect Zhan Feiyu in the dark.
"There are no clues, which also shows that the poisoning plan of the people behind the scenes is well prepared, and every link has been considered so that no clues will be left." Yin Wuyan's suspects are still Liu Jian and Tong Tongzhi. Wan Yunhao's poisoning is in their best interest.
"At that time, the three food boxes were indeed placed randomly, and the three of you Xiaoyu also took them casually. The murderer may poison one person at will." After filtering all the situations in his mind, Prince Yu couldn't help but doubt Wan Yunhao. Just the unlucky one.
"No!" The voices sounded in unison, and Prince Yu, who was refuted, suddenly turned pale, and glared at the three who spoke dissatisfiedly.Relying on the number of people to bully him, the old prince, right?
"Little fish, tell me." Gu Qingzhou said with a smile, the little disciple is so smart, he has an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.
Zhan Feiyu glanced at Prince Yu, who was sitting upright and aggressive. The other party said something wrong and wanted to chop him off with a knife.
Zhan Feiyu resisted the pressure and said: "My lord, although the current situation looks like a random murder, any murder has a purpose. Tong Xu is an insignificant character, and his killing will not cause any impact."
Although the Qin family and the Tongfu were secretly hostile, Tong Xu's poisoning did not do much good to the Qin family. On the contrary, it might irritate the Tongzhi and jump over the wall to retaliate against the Qin family. Moreover, the Qin family claimed to be a scholarly family, and they had never acted so cruelly.
Although there is competition between the big families, there are also established rules at the same time. Unless it is a deadly enmity, they will not send people to assassinate each other. First, the court will not allow it. Second, if you kill me today, I will kill you tomorrow. It's messed up.
Every family has wives and children, and the patriarch and heirs of the family also have orders, and they are killed here and there. It is estimated that no family can survive for a hundred years.
Zhan Feiyu continued: "As for me, not to mention that they dare not offend the teacher, but to say that movable type printing was handed over to the imperial court through my hands, and to poison me at this time would be to slap the Holy Majesty in the face. No one would dare act like this."
If Zhan Feiyu died, not to mention Gu Qingzhou's revenge, the Holy One would send someone to investigate thoroughly.
Once this is found out, it will be almost the same, not to mention copying and killing Zhan Feiyu. The cost of killing Zhan Feiyu is too high. Not only did the people behind the scenes not kill people at will, but they can be absolutely sure that it was Wan Yunhao who was poisoned and killed.
"The little girl will put gold on her face." Prince Yu joked, but also admitted that Zhan Feiyu's words were reasonable, "So the target of the people behind the scenes is only Wan Yunhao."
"I read Wan Yunhao's paper." Gu Qingzhou checked the paper last night, "He has already written the policy questions and poems, and he has not finished answering the last one of the ten scripture questions. According to According to Wu's autopsy, Wan Yunhao died of poisoning around the time of Hai, so there is a doubt."
"Wan Yunhao didn't drink water during the day? That's impossible!" Zhan Feiyu immediately got to the point. If he drank water during the day, once he was poisoned, there would be no way for this paper to be left unfinished.
At that time, I was answering the test in the room. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a steamer. If it is not worried about drinking too much water and going to the toilet, the water in a bamboo tube is not enough. Zhan Feiyu would drink two sips of water almost every hour.
Yin Wuyan said coldly: "Ji Chaoce checked the poison in the bamboo tube. Aconite and snake venom will not be fatal immediately. The dose must be large enough to cause death. After poisoning, people will have difficulty breathing and dizziness. These are similar to heatstroke. Symptoms are somewhat similar."
Zhan Feiyu understood that Wan Yunhao may have drank a few sips of water at first, but the symptoms of poisoning may not be obvious, he just thought it was too hot in the house and suffered from heat stroke.
Because Prince Yu had written a total of [-] scripture questions, Wan Yunhao was worried that his heat stroke would affect his answers, and in the end he lost the test. He might write the paper in one go, without drinking water or eating in the middle.
Before Haishi, there was only the last paper left. Wan Yunhao ate two pieces of watermelon first, which quenched his thirst the most. As for the pancakes, he ate a little. After that, he drank the water in the bamboo tube and continued writing. Who knew that the topic on the last paper was poisoned.
"This is back to the very beginning. How can the people behind the scenes ensure that the food box Wan Yunhao is holding must be poisonous." Zhan Feiyu frowned and thought. If he couldn't figure this out, he couldn't find the murderer. Even she doubted Tong Tongzhi and Liu Jian.
"It doesn't matter, let's eat first." Prince Yu waved his hand, telling him to lead troops to fight. He is not good at trying cases, especially Wan Yunhao's case is still unclear.
"Maybe Wan Yunhao was deceived by the people behind the scenes. The food box may have been tampered with. Only Wan Yunhao and the people behind the scenes know the marks on the food box." The more Prince Yu thought about it, the more he felt that there was such a possibility. If the people behind the scenes Lie Wan Yunhao that there is a cheat sheet in the food box, Wan Yunhao will definitely take a specific food box, who knows that he will be poisoned to death in the end.
Gu Qingzhou glanced at the swearing-in Prince Yu with disdain, and thought of his age, he didn't say anything, worrying about making people angry.
The questions of the competition were proposed by Prince Yu, Liu Jian and Patriarch Qin. Prince Yu would definitely not be able to understand the questions, and it would be useless. There are a total of [-] questions, how can they be clear?
Liu Jian was not in the same line as the officials of the Qin family in the court, and he was a backer of the same family, so naturally he would not reveal the subject to Wan Yunhao. As for the head of the Qin family, what he said was only Xia He's nonsense Rhyme, the result of revealing and not revealing is the same.
Let Wan Yunhao get a specific food box, no matter how he thinks, Zhan Feiyu knows that it has nothing to do with the competition, and there is no such thing as a cheat sheet. It is also true talent and learning, it is impossible to cheat in the competition.
(End of this chapter)
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