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Chapter 551 Recognition
The best-looking one in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?Ji Feng returned to the Golden Luan Hall in a daze, and when he passed General Li in Longxi, he was stopped by General Li with his hand, and asked, "How is it? Is it my turn?"

He didn't know much about this clock meeting.But just now with the "help" of a group of colleagues, he understood this Zhonghui very well.

He is a very powerful adjudicator, and was released by His Majesty himself to investigate the case. General Li felt that it was necessary for him to meet this person for a while.

Ji Feng looked up at General Li in front of him, whose face was as black as charcoal, fell silent for a moment, and said, "It's not your turn."

With eyes closed, he looked for General Li, who was the best-looking man in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

However, seeing General Li in front of him suddenly let him know who Zhong Hui was looking for.

Walking to Ji Chongyan, who was talking to Duke An not far away, Ji Feng said, "My lord, it's your turn."

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Looking at the people who came in, Zhong Hui smiled: "I knew Mr. Ji would not invite the wrong person."

Ji Chongyan looked at him and nodded, "Master Zhong, don't come here without any problems!"

Zhong Hui disappeared without a trace when Da Zhou was newly established. At that time, Ji Chongyan was still young, so logically speaking, it was impossible for him to have any intersection with Zhong Hui.

Of course, this is just a matter of common sense.

But it was not common sense for him to meet the prince in front of him.

What is the common sense of meeting in the dungeon?
"Is the son all right? Everything is going well?" Zhong Hui asked with a smile.

Ji Chongyan said: "Everything went smoothly before, and whether everything will go smoothly in the future depends on Mr. Zhong."

"As the Minister of Dali Temple, you should be just and upright, not afraid of power." Zhong Hui looked at him with a smile, his expression unchanged, "Back then Zhong was such a person, even if this day was angered, he was still not afraid. "

"So you were imprisoned in the sky prison." Ji Chongyan followed his words, and said, "After nearly 20 years of imprisonment, I wonder if Mr. Zhong still has his original intention?"

Zhong Hui raised his gray and white eyebrows slightly, looked at Ji Chongyan, did not answer the question, but said suddenly: "Is that you?"

Ji Chongyan looked at him and gave a light "um", paused, and said, "What should be done about this crime?"

"The laws of the Dajing and Dazhou dynasties are almost inherited," Zhong Hui said, "The crime of stealing should be returned according to the law. If the original cannot be returned, it should be deducted and returned with money, and then go to jail March."

"Money can be deducted." Ji Chongyan looked at Zhong Hui and said, "Three months in prison are also fine."

These words didn't make Zhong Hui face the slightest surprise, he just smiled and said: "I know the son can bear such a punishment."

In the eyes of His Majesty, the big event that angered him was a crime of stealing above the law, and in the eyes of His Majesty, the small details that made the big event a big deal, but in his eyes it was a crime of murder above the law.

In Zhong Hui's eyes, the importance of matters in this world is determined by the law.

From a certain point of view, he is indeed a lunatic, a lunatic who is paranoid to the extreme.

Many people in this world, including his long-time prison mate Chen Shi, can't understand him, but this young man in front of him does.

"This crime must be recorded by Zhong, even if it is the prince." Zhong Hui said, "When the time is right, Zhong will urge the prince to go to prison and stay for three months."

Ji Chongyan nodded and responded again.

Zhong Hui looked at his calm expression carefully, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but say again.

"When the prince met me, he said that he would give me a chance to come out in a legitimate way. I said that if I can come out, I will give the prince a big gift." Having said that, he looked at Ji Chongyan and smiled, "The prince has fulfilled his promise. It also fulfilled my promise. Send the two highnesses to the prison to experience the sufferings of the world, so that if they ascend to the throne in the future, they will also know how difficult it is to be sympathetic to the people."

As soon as the words fell, there was another "oh" and an additional sentence: "If they can successfully ascend to the throne, this experience will be meaningful."

"So, now we are settled, isn't it?" Zhong Hui asked Ji Chongyan seriously at this point, and asked again.

Ji Chongyan nodded: "It's already equal to the two."

After getting his nod, the expression on Zhong Hui's face suddenly relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Then let's talk about what I'm going to do next."

But before saying these things...

"By the way, what disease did His Majesty suffer from? What kind of poison did he get? Is it important? The old genius doctor was dispatched?" Zhong Hui couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty doesn't need to tell, I'll just ask."

A person who is good at investigating cases is naturally curious.

Ji Chongyan didn't say anything, and when he heard the words, he said: "Your Majesty has no heirs except for the two heirs left back then."

Zhong Hui: "..."

After a moment of silence, he sighed: "No wonder Your Majesty is so furious! To Your Majesty, this is really a big deal! Those two probably won't be able to handle such a situation."

Now that the plan has been shattered, what he just said about "can you succeed in enthroning" is no longer a joke.

However, this is not something he has to worry about.

What he has to do, from beginning to end, is to finish what he didn't finish back then.

"The Son of Heaven breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people." Zhong Hui's voice faded after he said this, "The two Highnesses who are imprisoned in the sky prison are not considered emperors."

Opening the printed script book in hand, Zhong Hui clasped his fingers on the script book, and suddenly became interested again, leaned in front of Ji Chongyan, and said, "Your Majesty, I want to know how I know you did it?"

He likes to confuse people, which is also one of Zhong Hui's strange problems.

If not, before sending the two highnesses in, he would not have specially told the two highnesses, the old genius doctor Yan discovered the reason for the two.

Ji Chongyan looked at him, and asked politely: "How did Master Zhong know?"

"The old genius doctor woke up once when His Royal Highness killed him. After all, he woke up with such a big wound on his waist and abdomen. But before he could open his eyes, he passed out again." Zhong Hui said, unable to bear it. Zhu became excited, "So there are still people present."

As for who that person is...

"Anyway, His Royal Highness, who is like a wine bag and a rice bag, can't do it." Zhong Hui said, "The person who came here can accurately control the force of knocking the Second Highness unconscious, and can also make the old genius doctor fall asleep before he can open his eyes. It must not be an ordinary person with no power to restrain a chicken." He said, "When the old genius doctor was carried down for treatment, I also saw a mark on the old doctor's robe, and the acupuncture point corresponding to the mark happened to be the sleeping point. "

Everything made sense, it was normal for the old miracle doctor to pass out after suffering such a serious injury, so no one found out at that time.

"I heard that the prince once played chess with the Duke of the same country. I see that it is not difficult for the prince to hide a chess piece." Zhong Hui said, "so that person is very likely to be the prince. .”

As for how the prince in front of him entered and left without anyone noticing.

"The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty used the palace city of the former Dajing Dynasty, and many secret organs in it have not yet been discovered. Since the prince can appear in the sky prison without anyone noticing, it is also possible to appear in the imperial study room." It's not too difficult."

Therefore, if this person is the prince in front of him, it will make sense.

Of course, Ji Chongyan also knew that Zhong Hui couldn't hide it, so he admitted it frankly as soon as he opened his mouth.

The secret was solved, and the other party admitted it so happily, and was willing to bear it according to the law... This made Zhong Hui feel even better.

This is the opponent he likes to deal with, not the two His Royal Highnesses who usually have solid evidence and refuse to admit it.

Once this secret is solved, he has to go back to the previous secret, the secret that made him stay in the prison for so many years. He wants to solve it.

"I believe that there are no lies in your Majesty's story book," Zhong Hui patted the words book under his hands, and said, "but that's not all."

The king who was in power at this time only seemed to be magnanimous, but he was never really magnanimous.

"There are secrets inside." Zhong Hui said.

But where to start looking?
"I suggest that Mr. Zhong might as well investigate one more person." Ji Chongyan dipped his fingers in the tea and wrote a word on the coffee table, "This person's background should not match what the outsider said."

On the tea table, the word Yang was written on the tea table.

Countless figures of officials surnamed Yang flashed through Zhong Hui's mind, and finally stopped on one of them, and said seriously: "Yang Yan? The genius who won three consecutive yuan with me back then?"

Ji Chongyan nodded: "It's him."

"Okay, thank you sir for reminding me." Zhong Hui only took a look, then wiped the tea table, and wiped off the word "Yang" on the coffee table. When he noticed that Ji Chongyan was looking at him, he smiled calmly, "I'm used to it." , Doing things cannot leave evidence.”

There is often only a thin line between the top detectives and the murderers.

"Okay, son, let's go back!" Zhong Hui waved his hand and chased people away, "When the process of following me is over, I will go out of the palace with everyone!"

Ji Chongyan got up, and before he could leave, Zhong Hui's voice came from behind him.

"I can hide it for the son for a while, but if the matter of the imperial city's secret way is discovered, what the son has done today may be discovered at any time." Zhong Hui said this, lightly, "The son can't hide it for the rest of his life."

"I know." Ji Chongyan said without turning his head, "I never thought of hiding it forever."

When the young man left and the footsteps could no longer be heard, Zhong Hui couldn't help but sneered again.

For such a simple case, let’s not talk about Ji Feng, any other Dali Temple official, as long as he is not a dawdler, he can think of a third possibility besides the two Highnesses he mentioned to reverse the case, that is There is a secret passage in the royal study.

But His Majesty attaches too much importance to this matter, and will not let it spread to the outside world, so he is the only one who knows the details of the whole matter, except for the few people present and the "murderer" Ji Chongyan.

Only if he doesn't say anything, the whole thing will really come to an end.

Rather than saying that this prince who looks very similar to Mr. Zhao Xiaolang is a master of layout, it is better to say that he is a master of plotting people's hearts.

It is precisely because I understand His Majesty's suspicion that I dare to bet that this matter will not be spread to the outside world, and it will fall into the ears of Dali Temple officials nearby; He in the dungeon.

When it comes to understanding the current king who is high above him, I am afraid that there is no one in the world better than him.

Presumably, he must be very clear about how the king views himself.Really interesting!

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Bucket after bucket of muddy soup medicine was moved out of the house. When the last bucket was moved out of the house, Xiangli rubbed her sore shoulders, closed the door, and sat down at the stone table on the porch. down.

The handymen and servants put the muddy soup on the cart and carried it out of the small courtyard.

A large piece of colorful silk cloth was spread in the small courtyard, and coffee tables, small cushions and so on were placed on it. Dried fruits, snacks, and lo mei were all available at a glance.

There is nothing wrong with the yard, the rockery and flowing water are quite artistic, and there are no problems with silk cloth, tea table, small cushions, etc. It is just that the yard looks a little weird when placed together with these things.

Xiangli casually grabbed a bowl of homemade Sushan on the stone table, took off her shoes, stepped on the silk cloth, and then found a small vacant cushion and sat down cross-legged.While digging Sushan, he looked at Fang Zhihui who made such a big commotion: "Second Miss Fang, what's the difference between your trip and an outing?"

The difference is that the house is arranged among the mountains and rivers, while Fang Zhihui is arranged in this small courtyard.

It was the first time I saw Ta Qing stepping into someone's yard.

"Let me come and see Jiang Si!" Fang Zhihui said, grabbing a bunch of grapes and eating them, "I'm a little worried."

Firework Zhou sat cross-legged on the side, and said, "What are you worried about? Looking at Xiangli's expression, you know there's nothing wrong."

It was the first time he heard about Miss Jiang Si's illness from Fang Zhihui's bluffing mouth, but seeing the treatment like this, it didn't seem like it was curing a disease, it was like detoxification.

But Fang Zhihui was very stubborn about what kind of illness and poison he had, so he didn't ask.

In any case, they can only be well if Miss Jiang Si is well.Fireworks Week glanced at Xiangli, the little maid who was digging Sushan, and reminded Fang Zhihui: "The Fang family has passed a group of pigeons over the past few days."

Yesterday and today, for two days in a row, every day when I opened my eyes at dawn, there was a group of pigeons making noise in the yard.

There are so many pigeons flying here in a row, and there is only one thing for the whole time.

Fang Zhihui, who had been reminded, remembered this incident, and hurriedly said: "It's just that the story of the storybook recently spread to Baoling. The elder sister and the third younger sister came to ask what happened."

They went out this morning all the way out of the city. As soon as this incident happened, the city of Chang'an, which was the first to know about it, was still lively. What should everyone do? It seemed that it was no different from the past.

But outside Chang'an City, Baoling, a small city thousands of miles away, the whole Baoling City was talking about this matter, and it was as lively as a festival.

"The common people don't talk about it, what about Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jingci, oh, and Wu Youcai who heard that they have gone out to inquire about this in the past few days." Fang Zhihui couldn't help but sigh, "I have already called Someone sent the script to Baoling, and I don’t know what the elder sister and the others are in such a hurry for.”

"I don't know what's going on, so I came here to ask Jiang Si." Fang Zhihui couldn't help but look at Xiangli who was digging Sushan, "When will your lady wake up? Ri's heart palpitations are severe, and I always feel a little flustered, but I feel that the emperor's family affairs have nothing to do with us."

"Hurry up!" Xiangli said vaguely with a piece of hawthorn from Sushan in her mouth, "It's just that I haven't been able to eat well these few days, and my young lady has lost a lot. When I wake up, I have to make up for it gone."

Fireworks Week on the side couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth when he heard this: Clear reduction?This girl yelled all day long that her young lady had lost a lot, but no one except Xiangli would be able to see the loss.

What kind of reduction is this?This time I'm afraid it's just the same again.

(End of this chapter)