Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 117
Several days later, Du Yuniang finally woke up.

The method Zhou Yu used was actually very simple. He let Mo Chou enter Du Yuniang's inner world, directly awakening Du Yuniang's sleeping soul.

After all, Mo Chou is also a soul body at present, and this matter is not difficult for her.

After Du Yuniang woke up, Zhou Yu asked in detail about the situation at the time of the incident.

In the end, Du Yuniang couldn't tell what was going on.

"At that time, I suddenly felt that my eyes went dark, and the whole person lost consciousness..."

Moreover, she was sure that no one else was around at that time, and no one pushed her or anything.

In this way, the only clue left is the little needle.

After more than ten days, Guobei County became lively again: the champion of the new department came to thank the teacher.

Right now, the officials of the county government and the servants are so busy...

Fortunately, Zhou Yu didn't pay much attention to ostentation, he just wanted to make sense of it.

This time, Sun Li's mood is indescribable, besides being grateful, he is still grateful.

After all, he knew very well in his heart that if he hadn't joined Zhou Yu's family, he might have been able to win the Jinshi, but he definitely had no hope of becoming the number one scholar in high school.

The important thing is that Du Yuniang's spirit has also recovered for the most part, and then she just needs to rest for a while and she will be fine.

Next, Sun Li stayed in Guobei County for a few more days, and then reluctantly bid farewell to his husband, his classmates, and Du Yuniang, and went to Beijing to take up his post.

Of course, what he was most reluctant to part with was Du Yuniang.

However, according to the current situation, it is safest for Du Yuniang to stay in Guobei County. Once he goes to the capital, it will be hard to say.

Next, Guo Shengquan and Wei Yishan also returned to their hometowns one after another, and made an appointment to come to thank the teacher together.

Although the two of them are not as beautiful as Sun Li, they are more than the last. Wei Yishan stayed in the capital and served as a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, and his official rank was from the sixth rank.

Guo Shengquan was assigned to Taizhou Prefecture and served as a seventh-rank official.

Let's say that after Sun Li arrived in the capital and took office, within a few days, he changed into his regular uniform and quietly went to find a Beijing official named Wang Chongshan.

This is what Zhou Yu ordered him to find.

Wang Chongshan was a classmate of the former Zhou Yu, and the two of them were from the same imperial examination. They had always had a good relationship and often exchanged letters.

At present, Wang Chongshan is the principal of Dali Temple, and the official residence is the fifth rank.

Dali Temple is one of the three jurisprudence departments of the imperial court. It is in charge of trial of various prison cases. The highest official is Dali Temple Minister.

The Shaoqing of Dali Temple is next, the Dali Temple is right again, and the Prime Minister of Dali Temple is again...

Generally speaking, Wang Chongshan has a high prestige in Dali Temple. He has personally solved many major cases and led his subordinates to arrest many Jiangyang robbers.

Walking to the door, Sun Li handed over his name sticker.

When Menzi saw the name sticker, it turned out to be the visiting scholar of the new department, so he hurriedly took Sun Li to the hall to sit down, and then rushed to report.

Not long after, Wang Chongshan happily walked into the hall.

"Junior Sun Li, see Mr. Wang!"

After all, Wang Chongshan and Zhou Yu were classmates, and since they lived in a private house, Sun Li met with the courtesy of juniors.

"Hahaha, you don't need to be too polite, I have already received a letter from your husband..."

Upon hearing this, Sun Li said sincerely, "Mr. is really considerate."

"That's natural. Anyway, your high school champion can be regarded as a face for your husband."

After chatting for a while, Sun Li took out a box from his sleeve and opened it. Inside was the thin needle that had been stabbed into the back of Du Yuniang's head.

"Sir, Mr. Wang has been an official in Dali Temple for many years, and has seen a lot of knowledge. Maybe there is a way to find clues."

"Let me consider……"

Wang Chongshan took the thin needle and observed it carefully under the light for a while, muttering: "The craftsmanship of this needle is very special, the head is heavy and the tail is light, and it is different from the needles commonly used as hidden weapons in the world..."

"My lord, according to the speculation of the junior and the master, the other party should be a professional killer. I wonder if the senior has any relevant clues?"

Wang Chongshan thought for a while, and said, "It's hard to find its owner with just such a needle. But it's okay, leave the needle with me first, and I'll find someone to take a look later."

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

Wang Chongshan smiled: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I can't guarantee that I can help you."

Sun Li cupped his hands sincerely: "No matter what the result is, this junior will be grateful..."

Speaking of this, Sun Li hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but said: "Actually, the younger generation has doubts."

"Oh? Who do you suspect?"

"Hubu Shangshu, Wu Yonghe!"

"Wu Shangshu?" Wang Chongshan was stunned for a moment, and then thoughtfully said: "Back then, Du Shilang had a son and a daughter, and the father and son died one after another during the distribution process, leaving only one daughter..."

Sun Li let out a long sigh: "Speaking of which, Du Yuniang's calamity was also caused by the younger generation.

If the younger generation hadn't gone to find Yuniang, perhaps the Wu family and his son would not have poisoned her, so as not to cause complications. "

Wen Fang, Wang Chongshan nodded thoughtfully: "Well, your suspicion is not unreasonable.

Before, Du Yuniang was no longer a threat to the Wu family and his son, so they would not take it lightly.

But you are number one in high school, if you want to stand up for Du Yuniang, it will be a little troublesome for Wu Yonghe..."

"Yes, so the younger generation suspected that it was their father and son who secretly planned to find a killer to murder Du Yuniang."

"What you said is also a clue. I'll find out which killers in the capital like to use needles as hidden weapons later."

Sun Li was overwhelmed with surprise, and clasped his fists again to express his thanks: "That's great, thank you, Mr. Wang!"

At this time, Wang Chongshan said solemnly: "If the culprits behind this incident are really Wu Shangshu and his son, what are you going to do?"

Sun Li said without hesitation: "Of course, revenge is revenge, revenge is revenge!"

"Hey, it's true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. You are new to officialdom, do you know how deep the water in this capital is?"

Sun Li shook his head: "The younger generation didn't think about it that much, Mr. said that a scholar should be upright.

If this matter was really instigated by their father and son, if there is really evidence to prove that Du Shilang was framed by their father and son..."

Speaking of this, Sun Li's eyes showed a gleam of determination: "No matter what the price is, this junior will definitely fight to the end!"

Hearing this, Wang Chongshan couldn't help giving a thumbs up: "Good! You are indeed a student of the Marquis of Jing'an.

But you have to remember that in the officialdom, you can't just do things with passion, you must know the truth that steel is easy to break.

Wu Shangshu is deeply rooted in the court, and his influence and relationship network are much larger than you can imagine. I don't know how many officials and even people in the palace are involved.

As the saying goes, one movement pulls the whole body, so if you don't move, you have to go all out. Once you move, you must work hard, and you can't give the opponent a chance to breathe, otherwise, when the opponent catches his breath, he will inevitably counterattack madly..."

The earnest words made Sun Li very grateful, and he said sincerely: "The younger generation will remember Master Wang's teachings."

"You don't need to say thank you, in fact, in the case of Du Shilang, many people in the court know that he was wronged.

It's just that the forces in the DPRK and China are intertwined, and sometimes they have to pretend to be confused when they know the truth. "

Hearing this, Sun Li couldn't help but sighed with emotion: "No wonder you don't want to be an official in the court."

Wang Chongshan smiled: "Everyone has their own ambitions, maybe your husband wants to cultivate more talents like you..."

When the chat was almost over, Wang Chongshan said again: "Since you have entered the Imperial Academy, you must seize this opportunity.

If you have a chance, you can visit Mr. Zhongge, maybe it will be of great help to you. "

"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your guidance!"

Sun Li still knew a little about Elder Zhong Ge.

Mr. Zhongge was a veteran of the three dynasties, a scholar of Wenyuange University, and he was also born as a champion in those days, and was hand-picked by Hanlin.

When today's son was still the prince, Mr. Zhong Ge was the prince's grand teacher, a well-known Confucian scholar in the dynasty, with high morals and high prestige.

Sun Li understood what Wang Chongshan meant, and wanted him to find a strong backer in the court, so that he would be qualified to fight Wu Yonghe, otherwise it would be easy to suffer a big loss.

After all, once you enter the official career, you still cannot avoid choosing a camp to join.

In fact, before Sun Li set off, Zhou Yu also said something similar. After all, human beings live in groups. Unless a person lives in seclusion in the mountains, he will inevitably be able to socialize, socialize, and join various circles.

However, in two or three days, Wang Chongshan had a result, so he sent someone to inform Sun Li, asking him to come to the mansion for a drink in the afternoon.

Of course, drinking is just an excuse.

When Sun Li arrived at the mansion, Wang Chongshan first called him to the side hall of the east courtyard, and whispered: "There is a clue..."

It is also a coincidence that Dali Temple just caught a Jiangyang thief who had been on the run for many years.

This person, nicknamed Hei Lang, has been a bandit leader, a salt lord, and a killer. In short, he has quite a lot of experience in the world.

This time it was also a moment of carelessness, and he accidentally exposed his whereabouts after drinking a few more glasses, and then he missed and was captured.

Wang Chongshan found Hei Lang and took out the thin needle for him to identify. Unexpectedly, it went smoothly. Hei Lang said in a positive tone that it was a hidden weapon commonly used by killers in the Western Regions.

"According to Hei Lang, the killer from the Western Regions has been in the Central Plains for more than ten years, and no one knows what he really looks like.

Because that guy is proficient in the art of disguise, and can even disguise himself as a woman, and his code name is Qianmian..."

"Changing into a woman?"

Sun Li couldn't help but twitched his brows, the doubts that plagued his heart were finally solved.

Come to think of it, after Qianmian received the task, she disguised herself as a maid of the Jiaofang Division and began to approach Du Yuniang and look for opportunities to create accidents.

Du Yuniang stood by the stone bridge, which gave Qianmian a chance to kill.

"Yes, and I have already found out how to contact Qianmian. The guy usually does not meet with the employer directly, but contacts through a specific method, and the fee is also expensive."

Sun Li couldn't help but said: "Master Wang, is there a way to lure this person out to trap him?"

"I can't guarantee this. Usually, professional killers have a strong ability to predict danger. It's hard to say whether they can be lured into it."

"Then you have to give it a try. Otherwise, use the junior as bait..."

"It's useless!" Wang Chongshan shook his head: "That guy is quite cunning. If the target is a court official, he won't accept no matter how high the price is."

"Then... then what kind of target can we find so that he can be fooled?"

"Forget it, let me handle this matter. When you first arrived in the capital, even if you went out to look for it, that guy probably wouldn't trust you."

"Master Wang means that that guy will inquire about the identity of the employer?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. Generally speaking, killers are not interested in the identity of their employers, they only want money.

But sometimes, for the sake of safety, most of them will secretly inquire about the details of their employers for fear of being used or betrayed by their employers.

Once Qianmian knows that you have a relationship with Du Yuniang, he will see through this is a trap, how can he fall for it? "

Sun Li nodded thoughtfully: "It makes sense!"

"So, I have to find someone else to do this..."

……

Thousand Faces has always been a hunter, a bounty hunter, killing for money.

It is said that he has never missed a shot in his debut for more than ten years, and he does not kill directly like other killers, but likes to create accidents, making people think that the target is really killed by accident.

Because of this, he became a gold medal killer, and his salary rose steadily.

On this day, he received another job.

Ordinary people don't know his existence at all, let alone how to contact him, but some veterans know it.

The person who hired him this time was a wealthy businessman in the capital who entrusted Qianmian to kill an old rival: Luo Yougui.

Qian Mian secretly investigated the situation of the two parties. The two parties are colleagues, and competition and conflicts are inevitable in business.

From this point of view, there is no doubt.

It's just that Qianmian never expected that this time the mantis would catch the cicada, and the oriole would follow behind.

He regards the target as prey, and at the same time he himself becomes the prey of others.

As an old folk saying goes, no matter how cunning a fox is, it can't escape the hunter's hand after all.

Although Qian Mian has been in the world for many years, Wang Chongshan has been handling cases in Dali Temple for many years. He has fought wits and courage with many Jiangyang thieves, and solved many major cases. It is more than enough to deal with Qian Mian.

After receiving the task, Qian Mian did not act in a hurry, but sneaked into Luo Mansion to observe first.

This is also his professional habit. One is to confirm the target, and the other is to observe the target's habits and life patterns, so that accidental deaths can be relatively perfectly created.

It was this professional habit that made him expose his whereabouts.

After many inquiries, Wang Chongshan initially grasped some of Qianmian's behaviors and habits, and guessed that this guy would sneak into Luo's mansion to observe.

But Luo Yougui didn't know about all this.

This is also what Wang Chongshan deliberately didn't tell Luo Yougui, for fear that he would show his feet in a moment of panic.

Moreover, in order not to let Qianmian notice that someone was following him, Wang Chongshan personally observed the route and made the layout.

He guessed that Qianmian was mostly hiding in the neighborhood where the barbarians gathered, so he carefully selected some experienced masters to lurk along the way to observe.

In the end, when Qian Mian acted for the third time, it was confirmed that he was hiding in an inconspicuous barbarian tavern.

Thus, the arrest operation began.

This time for the arrest, Wang Chongshan personally led the team, with all the best of his men, and also dispatched dozens of crossbowmen to lie in ambush on the surrounding roofs.

"Listen, people inside. Dali Temple handles the case. Everyone comes out with their heads in their hands. Anyone who dares to resist or escape will be killed!"

With the sound, the people in the tavern suddenly panicked.

Qianmian was even more surprised.

All along, he thought that he was very good at disguising himself. He had been working as a waiter in the tavern for three or four years, and the shopkeeper and the waiters in the tavern had no idea that he was a killer.

"Could it be another case?"

Qian Mian had a fluke idea, but then he was stifled by himself.

He didn't dare to take this risk, even if he was handling other cases, once he was caught in Dali Temple, it would be very difficult for him to escape, or his identity would be exposed.

That being the case, it can only be a struggle.

So, Qian Mian quickly changed into a black tights, and jumped onto the roof like a ghost, trying to escape.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he appeared, there were seven or eight sharp arrows shot from different directions, Qian Mian was so frightened that he jumped back into the yard.

But this guy was not reconciled, he ran back to the room and took out a quilt to try to escape the shell.

It's a pity that he underestimated the strength of Dali Temple, and in the end he was shot with arrows and was captured...

(End of this chapter)