Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 576 "Fairy Tale" Ends, "Murderer" Comes

"Sanlang, what's wrong with you?"

Qiu Yuzuo brought a cup of tea and put it in front of Gongsun Zhao.

This Yan Luo Gongsun sat on his desk, frowning, his face was ugly to the naked eye.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is a great achievement, but being scolded by the Queen Mother, it is inevitable to feel aggrieved, but Qiu Yuzuo knows this friend very well, and Gongsun Zhao has suffered enough cold reception and injustice over the years. There has been a change, if it is simply a few words of punishment from the Queen Mother, it will definitely not be the case.

Gongsun Zhao looked up at Qiu Yuzuo: "Sorry, I don't want to lie to you, but I can't say anything about it."

Qiu Yuzuo's expression suddenly became solemn: "Since the matter is of great importance, you can go to Mr. Lin and ask him for reference."

Gongsun Zhao shook his head slightly: "You can't tell him about this...otherwise it will affect the lives of his whole family..."

The second half of his sentence was very vague, and Qiu Wuzuo couldn't hear it clearly when he pricked up his ears, but he also knew the seriousness of the situation, and said in a deep voice: "Sanlang, if there is any serious matter, you should find someone to discuss it. Carry it alone!"

Gongsun Zhao thought about who he could consult with the Ninth Five-Year Lord, so he could only use his work to suppress his troubles: "How is the investigation of the thief leader going?"

"It's not that the Empress Dowager refuses to let you...or..."

Qiu Wuzuo sighed, and said in a low voice: "Two beggars were crushed to death when they were parading through the streets, and the other two were terrified. The news about the beggars' heads has been told. Heretics, who are good at refining magical weapons and arranging formations, have a violent and cruel temper. Before that, they activated the formations and killed many thieves, which made people feel bad..."

Gongsun Zhao narrowed his eyes: "Such an unscrupulous murderer who has lost everything must be arrested as soon as possible. Is there any more specific clues?"

Qiu Wu said: "Nothing else, the rest is basically heard, this Wuwuzi roared, and wanted to take revenge on Tongguan."

He lowered his voice: "Since you suspect that Tong Guan is the one who promoted the recruitment, wouldn't it be better to let them kill each other?"

Gongsun Zhao frowned and said, "What I'm afraid of is hurting the innocent, not to mention that Tong Guan is a servant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If he hasn't been out of Miyagi for a while, does the thief leader dare to enter the palace? He can't pass the test of Banzhi's guards. Yes, if you retreat in spite of the difficulties and escape from Bianjing, the sky and the earth are big, then you can't catch it anymore!"

Qiu Wuzuo sighed: "But there is no way now, or you should go to Mr. Lin to discuss this matter!"

Gongsun Zhao thought for a while, then nodded slightly: "Just for this matter alone, it is indeed possible, then I will go!"

At this time, it was getting late and the lights were just coming on. Gongsun Zhao walked out of the Kaifeng government office and found that Bianjing, which was very lively during the day, not only did not become half calm, but became even more noisy.

Especially around the opening of Zhouqiao Night Market and Maxing Street Night Market, coupled with the great news of the destruction of Wuyou Cave, the people of the entire capital fell into a carnival atmosphere. Even the Shangyuan Lantern Festival did not have such as lively as ever.

Looking at the smiling faces on the street, Gongsun Zhao first relaxed, but soon became more sad.

If the official family of the Ninth Five-Year is really obedient on the surface, but in fact has no bottom line, and dares to use the Wuyou Cave, how long can this prosperous scene last?
Zhang Xianggong is really astute, Duan Wang is frivolous, he can't rule the world!

It's a pity that King Duan has ruled the world now!
Gongsun Zhao slowly closed his eyes, all kinds of thoughts in his mind were in a mess until he came to Lin's house.

Compared to the outside, this place is also bustling and bustling, because a banquet is being held in the courtyard.

The big table is full of acquaintances, Lin Yuanjing and Zhang Bofen are drinking wine, Zhou Tong is talking about the way of qi and blood with Li Yan, Lu Junyi and Suo Chao express a few opinions from time to time, and Hua Rong from the Forbidden Army also gathers to listen , from the weapon rack next to it, it can be seen that when everyone is in high spirits, they will perform martial arts and win the applause of the whole hall.

Seeing him come in, everyone was even more happy: "Judge Gongsun came just in time! This is also a celebration banquet for us, how can we miss you as the protagonist?"

Gongsun Zhao gave a wry smile, feeling that he was out of place in such a warm scene, and what kind of protagonist was he, obviously the smiling elder brother...

It's just that thinking about it now, the other party only does good deeds and doesn't apply for an official position, is it because he has seen through everything?

Seeing Gongsun Zhao's rare trance-like expression, Li Yan immediately stood up and said, "I'll take Judge Gongsun to drink a cup of tea first, rest, and then come to celebrate."

The young Lu Junyi, Suo Chao and Hua Rong were a little unclear, Lin Yuanjing was silent, Zhang Bofen sighed, and said with the strength of wine: "I am afraid that Judge Gongsun is upright and disobeyed Shangyi again. Treating heroes like this is disgusting." Chilling!"

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"what happened?"

On the other side, Li Yan brought Gongsun Zhao to the training ground and asked.

Gongsun Zhao opened his mouth, a little embarrassed, but still said: "I offended the queen mother about the arrest of the thief leader, and the queen mother ordered me to suspend the investigation..."

Li Yan understood as soon as he heard it: "The leader of the thief is related to the murderer who killed the county king. The queen mother must want to avenge the two brothers. There is only one reason why you won't let you pursue it now. She doesn't want to see this matter come to an end soon. , but also use it to clean up the court."

Gongsun Zhao really envied this kind of insight: "As expected of my brother, if I have some political skills with my brother, maybe I can persuade the Queen Mother."

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Don't think too highly of me, some things can't be done if they can't be done, it doesn't matter whoever they are."

"For example, this time, once the Worry-Free Cave is destroyed, the Empress Dowager's prestige has greatly increased, so she can make a fuss openly. There is no need to compromise and give in to those who have offended before in exchange for support, but compromise and balance have always been the simplest politics. means."

"What's more, in the court battles of this era, the scholar-officials will always occupy the mainstream, and it's normal for the Queen Mother to be unwilling to fight against each other..."

Gongsun Zhao was puzzled: "But the queen mother has supported me before and offended them severely, why did she stop all of a sudden?"

Li Yandao: "Politics is like this. Don't underestimate the group of scholar-bureaucrats because of this matter. After all, such things as Wuyoudong are rare..."

"Under normal circumstances, they have never been afraid of anyone in political struggles. These people are not pursuing pure interests. They uphold personal ideas, and the theories of various factions are extremely rich. Party struggles began after the scholar-bureaucrats defeated other forces. The result of internal conflict."

"Although the Great Song Dynasty has a heroine, such as Queen Zhangxian, she has not completely controlled the government. She dared to wear a dragon robe to participate in the ceremony, but the scholar-bureaucrats held her nose and allowed her to have fun, but that was all... "

"Empress Zhang Xian is such a powerful person, the current Empress Dowager is not as good as her. It is normal for her to make such a choice."

"The empress dowager is in power, and she is the one who makes decisions. All we can do is influence and guide. But if someone else has a greater influence on the empress dowager and guides them more skillfully, what can we do?"

Gongsun Zhao listened, and at the same time he became more aware of the layout of the court, he also felt a sense of powerlessness.

His elder brother taught him how to deal with the Empress Dowager, and he has used it as much as possible. He was able to grasp the Empress Dowager's mentality of taking revenge and gaining power, and got support. What can be counted?

One is far and the other is close, one is a foreign minister, and the other is a mother and son in name, the gap is too big!
Gongsun Zhao took a deep breath and asked, "But now that the Wuyou Cave has been destroyed, and the leader of the thief is not eliminated. This person is also a heretic, proficient in refining weapons and formations. He may cause serious trouble. If the Queen Mother cannot be persuaded , so what should I do?"

Li Yan asked: "Have you explained to the Queen Mother that the bandit leader may seek revenge on Tong Guan, Minister of Internal Affairs?"

Gongsun Zhao didn't dare to disclose Zhao Ji's role in the matter of Wuyou Cave, and said cautiously: "At that time, what I was going to say, the officials were curious, so they just interrupted the conversation. Later, the Queen Mother didn't want to listen anymore..."

Li Yan looked at him and continued: "Since the queen mother stopped your report, don't many people know now that the thief chief will go to Tong Guan?"

Gongsun Zhao thought about Zhao Ji's reaction at that time: "If that Tong Duzhi was really the one who colluded with the bandit leader, and he heard about the disappearance of Wuyou Cave and the disappearance of the bandit leader, he would definitely be vigilant as a thief, not to mention this People may have realized that I'm eyeing him too!"

Li Yandao: "Then what you have to do now is to pay attention to your own safety. The servants are physically handicapped people, and they often act unscrupulously. If you find out about them, these eunuchs jump over the wall in a hurry, and they will not use the methods within the rules..."

Gongsun Zhao's disappointment and aggrievedness turned into anger: "I can't investigate now, I have no evidence, but I still hope that group of dogs will come to my door!"

Li Yan sighed lightly: "It is very difficult to uphold justice in such an environment..."

Gongsun Zhao's eyebrows showed firmness, and he clasped his fists heavily: "Thank you brother for your advice, I will go first, no matter how difficult it is, I will never allow the leader of the bandit to get away with it!"

Watching Gongsun Zhao's back leave, Li Yan suddenly thought of a few months ago.

At that time, when he was on the high platform in the Happy Forest, he was treating the illnesses of the daughters, and Gongsun Zhao under the stage failed to observe, and when he turned around and left, he was so alone and lonely.

Unexpectedly, so many things happened during this period of time. In the hearts of the common people, the situation of this good official who has changed from a cold-faced judge to Yan Luo Gongsun seems to have returned to the original starting point, or even worse.

After standing still for a moment, Li Yan shook his head and returned to the banquet.

After everyone's celebration was over and they arrived in his room, a golden and black figure threw himself into his arms, sticking out his tongue and licking his face.

Li Yan hugged the cat and stroked it, and said slowly: "I knew that the 'fairy tale' would end, but I didn't expect it to end so soon..."

Xiao Hei looked at him with his big yellow eyes, and suddenly jumped out of his body.

After a quarter of an hour, he turned back with a delicate box in his mouth.

When opened, the mask, robe and chain knife are lying inside.

Ever since Xiang Zonghui, king of Yongjia County, was personally dealt with, this body has been kept by Xiao Hei, and he will find a secret place to store it instead of hiding it at home.

"You still understand my mind!"

Li Yan smiled softly, and put his hand into the box.

When he put on the toga, the chain knife hung from his waist, and the mask was put on his face, the calm and gentle eyes disappeared.

Since there is no distinction between black and white in the world, then the rules are broken and there is no restriction!
The "fairy tale" is over, and the "murderer" is coming!
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