Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 353 Investigation
After flying from southern Xinjiang for three days and three nights, Zhang Wei finally saw the majestic city walls of the capital.

After falling outside the city, Zhang Wei led the crowd into the capital, and walked straight towards the Cao Mansion.When they arrived at Cao's mansion, Menzi went in to report, and soon Chen Zhirui's aunt appeared.

"My little Zhirui! My darling! I want to kill my aunt!" Seeing Chen Zhirui, my aunt shouted, hugging Chen Zhirui and not letting go.

Chen Zhirui also hurriedly bowed to her aunt.

Standing behind Zhang Wei was a little embarrassed, because Aunt Chen still ignored him.Just treat him as a transparent person.

There was no other way, Chen Zhirui could only say: "Auntie, Zhang Wei is here too."

Aunt Chen pretended to be stupid and said, "He's here? Why didn't I see it? Forget it, let's just leave him alone and go into the house by ourselves."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei finally couldn't bear it anymore, he stood up and saluted, "Zhang Wei has seen Mrs. Cao."

Mrs. Cao snorted coldly, she finally didn't treat Zhang Wei as a transparent person this time, but she didn't show any good looks either.She didn't have any affection for this person who abducted her good niece without giving her any title.

How much I liked him before, how much I hate him now.

Mrs. Cao didn't care about Zhang Wei, she grabbed Chen Zhirui's hand and walked inside.Zhang Wei was standing where he was, neither advancing nor retreating.After the two entered, Zhang Wei suddenly saw that the door had not been closed.

At this time, Menzi said cautiously: "Master Zhang, please come in." Although Aunt Chen doesn't like Zhang Wei now, she didn't turn him away this time, but left the door for him.

This means that although I don't like you, I can't stop you from being with Chen Zhirui. This can be regarded as a disguised compromise.

Zhang Wei finally had a smile on his face at this time, but he still said to the door: "I won't go in, tell Madam, I will visit again when I have time."

It is impossible to go in because it is inconvenient.You can't go in and live with four vixens, you will make Aunt Chen very angry later.

Zhang Wei bid farewell and left, before he had gone too far, someone suddenly shouted: "Friend Zhang, please stay!"

When Zhang Wei saw it, it was Li Jisong who had come.

"Friend Li Daoist!" Zhang Wei cupped his hands at him.

"Zhang Daoyou, I have been waiting for you for several days, and I just let me wait for you today." Li Jisong said with a smile.

Zhang Wei was surprised when he heard it, "Why are you waiting for me?"

Li Jisong continued: "Zhang Daoyou doesn't have a place to stay yet, so why not live in my Thunder Fire Palace?"

When Zhang Wei heard this, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's wrong, I'm still bringing my family with me."

"It doesn't matter, it's not in the Thunder Fire Palace. Our Thunder Fire Palace has another courtyard, which is just beside the North Sea. The scenery is pleasant and the climate is mild. It's also a good place."

Seeing his enthusiasm, Zhang Wei asked a little puzzled, "Why is Li Daoyou so enthusiastic? Do you have any advice?"

Li Jisong immediately smiled and said: "What advice can I give, just some matters of practice, you know."

Most of their so-called practice matters are related to gunpowder.

Zhang Wei is now their 'strategic partner', in fact, he deserves such hospitality from Leihuo Palace.

Unable to accept the hospitality, Zhang Wei could only live in a separate courtyard of the Leihuo Palace by the North Sea.

This courtyard is located on a soil slope by the North Sea, covering an area of ​​eight acres, and you can see the scenery of the North Sea from the hillside.Coupled with the towering trees on the soil slope, it is indeed a very good place.

After Li Jisong settled the crowd, he took his leave and left, leaving the rest to Zhang Wei and the others.

The four vixens and Xiaoqian were also able to come out of the Gourd Cave Mansion, and then began to tidy up the house.It didn't take long for the house to be tidied up.

Then, a person came up.The person who came was Cao Bin's staff, who came to ask Zhang Wei to meet.

In the evening, a sedan chair came to the other courtyard and took Zhang Wei away.

The sedan chair passed through the streets and alleys, and came to a compound with the words 'Dong's Mansion' written on it.Zhang Wei looked at the plaque thoughtfully.

Today's queen is surnamed Dong.

The sedan chair entered Dong's mansion directly, and a rich old man greeted Zhang Wei with a smile.After being introduced by someone, this is Mrs. Dong, the father of the empress of the dynasty, that is, the head of the country.

Dong Guozhang smiled and exchanged greetings with Zhang Wei, then took Zhang Wei to a flower hall in person, and then said: "Master Zhang, please treat it as your own family. I have something to do, so I will leave first. "

Although he is the owner of the house, he doesn't go in to entertain guests, which shows that he is a person who provides a place.

Zhang Wei bowed to him, and then entered the flower hall.I saw Cao Bin sitting there drinking tea.

Zhang Wei hurriedly went up to salute: "My nephew, Zhang Wei, I have met Uncle Cao!" If he said this to Madam Cao, Madam Cao would probably spit on her face.But talking to Cao Bin is fine.This is probably the tacit understanding between men.

Cao Bin nodded to him with a smile, pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit wherever you want."

Immediately, a person opened a chair for Zhang Wei and poured fragrant tea.

Zhang Wei walked past this person and smelled a faint smell of urine, which was very faint, but Zhang Wei could still smell it.Needless to say, this is a eunuch.

Now the eunuch is dressed as a servant, and he backs away after pouring tea for Zhang Wei.And with the eunuch present, Zhang Wei also understood something in his heart.

After taking a sip of tea lightly, Cao Bin said, "I called you here this time because I want you to do something."

Zhang Wei put down his teacup and said, "What orders does Uncle have?"

Cao Bin said: "Recently there have been rumors in the capital that His Majesty is not the son of the late emperor. This is a rumor that shakes the foundation of the country. We want you to investigate and clarify."

When Zhang Wei heard this, he was also taken aback, and asked, "Could it be that Your Majesty..." Before he finished speaking, Cao Bin gave him a look and said, "How is this possible? When Your Majesty was born, there was a There are people in the hospital, there are eunuchs, and there are historians, all of which are well-documented."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei was even more surprised.

"It's so well-documented, why not announce it directly?"

Cao Bin sighed and said, "If we had paid attention to this matter from the beginning, we wouldn't be in such trouble now. The death of a supervisory censor will greatly reduce the credibility of the imperial court. Not only can the matter not be clarified, but it is still a stain.”

Cao Bin paused, looked at Zhang Wei, and said, "You were the No. A fair one is naturally the best."

When Zhang Wei heard this, he understood what he was going to do.So he nodded and said, "Yes, I will investigate clearly."

Cao Bin also nodded, he was very relieved of Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei is a fair person.But he still wants to say: "Recovering His Majesty's reputation is one aspect, and another aspect is to investigate who is behind this. This is the most important thing."

Zhang Wei nodded, indicating that he understood.

Then, Cao Bin said: "Then you go back, we will re-appoint your position tomorrow, you can just wait for the news at home."

Zhang Wei nodded, and then Cao Bin served tea to see off the guests.

When Zhang Wei left, Emperor Baojing walked out behind the screen in the flower hall.He is pretending to be on tour today, just to see Zhang Wei.

He said to Cao Bin, "Does Cao Aiqing trust him so much? Is it because he is your niece and son-in-law?"

Cao Bin shook his head and said, "No, on the contrary. I believe him because of his impartiality. Only a fair person can give a fair answer and make a fair judgment."

When Emperor Baojing heard this, he didn't say anything more.

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Early the next morning, officials came to the other courtyard to read the imperial edict.

Emperor Baojing pardoned Zhang Wei for all previous crimes, and re-appointed Zhang Wei as a "Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy", "Editor of the Sipin Hanlin Academy" and "Supervisor of the Inspectorate".

Of these three identities, the first "Hanlin Academy Bachelor" is an honorary title.It is an honorary title that only Jinshi can get. With this title, Zhang Wei can go in and out of the palace to meet the emperor as the emperor's adviser.

The second "Compiler of Zhengsipin Hanlin Academy" is a specific job.When you become an official, you must have a job.It is not good to be an official in other departments, because if you want to do real work, it will affect Zhang Wei's investigation.

The editor of the Hanlin Academy is a very leisurely civilian official, without any performance pressure, and does not need to do too specific things.It can be said that it is a noble and idle job, as long as you only receive money.

The last "supervising censor of the Inspectorate" is a temporary position, which is equivalent to temporarily being a supervisory censor. This is the identity given to Zhang Wei for the convenience of investigating the case.

This temporary status allowed Zhang Wei to have the status and rights to monitor the censor, to read various files, to mobilize the fast arresting officials in the capital, and to allow him to freely go in and out of many places.

Everything was prepared for Zhang Wei, just waiting for Zhang Wei to find out the truth.

Just when Zhang Wei was about to flex his muscles when he got these powers, a news suddenly reached his ears.

That key person, the petty official of the Forbidden Equipment Room, was hanged to death in the cell of Dali Temple!
This little official is the source of all the rumors that have been investigated so far.But today, he died in the dungeon of Dali Temple.

When Zhang Wei heard the news, he immediately went to Dali Temple.

There are several prison cells in the capital.The highest specification is the sky prison.All important prisoners are held here.

The second is the prisoners of the capital government office, where the prisoners are all petty theft.Finally, there is the dungeon of Dali Temple.All the criminals are imprisoned here.

Zhang Wei came to Dali Temple in a hurry, and immediately revealed his identity and said, "I am Zhang Wei, and I am going to see the little official of the Forbidden Artifact Room who died today."

The guard guarding the gate didn't dare to be sloppy, so he went in to report to his superior immediately.Not long after, a potbellied person came out.

He looked Zhang Wei up and down, and said, "You are Master Zhang?"

Zhang Wei cupped his hands and said, "Exactly."

The man nodded, and then said: "Sorry, I'm afraid you can't go in."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei asked back: "Why? Why can't I go in? Now this case is under my control."

The man nodded, and said impatiently: "Yes, this case is under your control, but unfortunately this person died today, so that is another case. So it is not under your control."

When Zhang Wei heard this, he immediately became numb.He is familiar with the laws and regulations of Dagan, but he has never heard of this rule.

So his face darkened, and he said: "According to Dagan's law, even if this person is dead, I have to find out how he died. I have this right. If you dare to obstruct, it is obstructing official duties. I can punish you." You are a crime of obstructing official duties!"

When the fat man heard this, there was a trace of surprise in his eyes, this man actually understands the laws and regulations of Dagan?

Among the scholars, it is not that there are no people who study the laws and regulations of Dagan, but these people study the laws and regulations of Dagan, and they usually have no hope of imperial examinations, and they are going to change jobs to become aides.Serious and hopeful scholars will not spend energy studying that thick book of Dagan laws and regulations.

Dagan Law is the general term for all the laws of Dagan, and there are many parts in it.Zhang Wei was also plagued by illness in his original body, and only studied this thing when he had nothing to do.

The fat man secretly felt bad. His mission was to hold Zhang Wei down. Of course, it was impossible for Zhang Wei to stop him with a few words.So he said: "Now this man died in our dungeon, and our people are investigating. It will inevitably affect our work when the adults go in. Why don't you have a cup of tea outside and listen to our report?"

If the hard ones are no longer enough, let’s go for the soft ones.

Zhang Wei shook his head and said, "Time is running out, and after all, it's strange because he died in your dungeon. You still won't let me in. Is there something unspeakable about it?"

When the fat man heard this, he became anxious immediately.

"What's the unspeakable secret! This person died inexplicably, and we are still wondering!"

At this time, an official suddenly came outside the door, it was Dali Temple Qing Wang Chuan.

Fatty was slightly taken aback by his appearance, and then he saluted and said, "My lord, you are here."

Wang Chuan nodded, glanced at Zhang Wei beside him, and said, "Are you Zhang Wei?"

Zhang Wei nodded, cupped his hands and said to him: "Your Majesty, Zhang Wei, I have met Mr. Wang."

Wang Chuan snorted coldly and said: "Since you have doubts in your heart, let's go in and have a look together. It will also prevent you from accusing me of crookedness in front of His Majesty."

After speaking, he waved his hand and walked into Dali Temple.

Zhang Wei didn't say anything, and followed him directly.

The two passed through various institutions of Dali Temple, and people kept saying hello to Wang Chuan. After all, he was the leader of Dali Temple.Soon, before he and Zhang Wei arrived at the dungeon, an official was waiting for him profusely in sweat.

Seeing this official, Wang Chuan's expression darkened, and he asked, "Jiang Bin, what are you doing for food? Why did this happen?"

This official named Jiang Bin is the emissary of the Dali Temple, a small official of the seventh rank, and his duty is to manage the dungeon.Hearing the scolding from the big leader Wang Chuan, he didn't dare to argue, and could only say with a bitter face: "It's a small incompetence that disappointed the adults."

In Dali Temple, everyone knows that Wang Chuan is the one who protects his weaknesses, and when he makes mistakes, as long as he confesses his crimes, generally speaking, he will forgive him.

Sure enough, seeing Jiang Bin's pitiful appearance, Wang Chuan did not continue to get angry, but said coldly: "This time the matter is not over, just wait for me."

Hearing his words, Jiang Bin was relieved instead.Turn back, look back Wang Chuan will forget!

"Take me to see what's going on!" Wang Chuan continued.

Jiang Bin immediately led the two of them into the dungeon.

Since it is a dungeon, it is built underground.The prison built under the Dali Temple is the strictest prison in the capital.Prisoners in the sky prison are important prisoners, and the so-called important prisoners may not be extremely vicious people, but more officials who are "offenders" like Di Li.

Entering the sky prison does not mean you are guilty, so the conditions of the sky prison are very good, and there are even servants who go in to take care of the 'prisoners'.

And the prison in the capital government office is actually a detention center, full of petty criminals and petty criminals, so naturally it will not be too tightly guarded.

But the dungeon of Dali Temple is different, here are all serious criminals.Either he is extremely vicious, or he must die.So the defense here is the best in the whole capital.

Don't look at Jiang Bin's submissiveness in front of Wang Chuan, and he didn't dare to show his air.But he is a master of martial arts, he has entered the Tao from martial arts, and he is a proper master.

Through the thick rock layer, we came to the dungeon.Then I went to the room where the small official of the Forbidden Device Room was detained.

At this time, there are already many officials here investigating, it seems that the fat man is right.

A corpse was already in the cell, and several foremen were checking the corpse.After Wang Chuan came, he looked around, stopped a person and asked, "He Baili, come here and tell us about the situation!"

The man named He Baili looks like a petty official in his clothes.When he came to Wang Chuan, he immediately saluted and said, "I have seen the elder."

Wang Chuan nodded and said, "Tell me about the situation."

He Baili didn't talk nonsense, and immediately said: "The man was strangled to death, pretending to hang himself." Hearing this, Wang Chuan narrowed his eyes and said, "How can you see it?"

He Baili made a gesture, asking Wang Chuan to come to the corpse, and then pointed to the strangle marks on the corpse's neck and said, "This mark is wrong, the normal hanging mark is not like this..."

As he spoke, he explained the difference between the strangle marks of a normal hanging and the strangle marks of being directly strangled to death.

However, Wang Chuan was obviously not interested in hearing this, so he immediately said to Jiang Bin: "If he was strangled to death, then who can pass your surveillance and come here to strangle him?"

Hearing Wang Chuan's questioning, Jiang Bin became numb at once, how did he know!So he continued to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "I assure you, I have not neglected my duty. I have been watching this prison, and I don't know who strangled him to death."

In the dungeon of Dali Temple, there is a prison god shrouded, and it is impossible for Yin gods and ghosts to come here.If it's not a ghost, it can only be a human.

But as long as it is a human being, who can come in under the nose of a martial arts master?
Zhang Wei looked at the man's body, then at his hands, and then made a gesture, and then asked a question: "Could it be that he strangled himself to death?"

Everyone else was taken aback, and looked at Zhang Wei with weird eyes.

Zhang Wei made a gesture with his hand and said, "This can also be done. If you strangle yourself, you can also achieve the effect that this person said."

He Baili laughed immediately when he heard this, and he said, "My lord, I don't know who you are, but your question is quite stupid, who would strangle himself to death?"

He paused, and then said: "My lord, you may not know that people have a self-protection mechanism. If you strangle yourself, when you are about to die, you will subconsciously let go. This is instinct. This will not happen. sort of thing."

"Besides, if he strangled himself to death, how could he hang himself up? Pretending to hang himself?"

Speaking of this, everyone present laughed, mocking Zhang Wei's ignorance.

But Zhang Wei was not angry, but said seriously: "What if he was controlled by others? What if he was controlled by others and strangled to death?"

Hearing this, everyone was taken aback.He Baili was also taken aback, but he immediately shook his head and said, "It doesn't make sense. If you have this ability, you can just control him to hang himself. Why bother?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei was also taken aback.Yes, his assumption is not logical at all.

Sure enough, I am not a criminal police time traveler, and I have not considered many things carefully.

At this time, Zhang Wei was still a little unwilling to give up, and continued to ask: "Since what happened in this prison, it is natural to ask the prison god, why not ask the prison god?"

The Prison God is the Yin God who guards this place, so he must know what happened.

But at this time, Wang Chuan said calmly: "Since the city god of the underworld in the capital city was killed, the underworld in the capital city has not yet returned to normal. The prison god is under the jurisdiction of the city god, and now this position is also vacant. Therefore, this For a while, not only is there no prison god, but even the day and night gods are gone!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei couldn't help being taken aback, and then touched his nose in embarrassment.The city god of the capital city was killed by him, and the entire underworld in the capital city fell into chaos.

Now the yin officials of the underworld are dealing with these things, so many little yin officials and little yin gods are not at work.

Others didn't know that the City God of the capital was killed by Zhang Wei, but Wang Chuan definitely knew, his position already allowed him to know about it.

So what he said was mocking Zhang Wei.

Alright, this 'monitoring' is useless!
Zhang Wei still didn't give up. He asked Jiang Bin, "Is it true that there are no other idlers waiting here during this time?"

Jiang Bin shook his head firmly.Said: "I guarantee with the head of the item that no outsider has come in here."

Zhang Wei couldn't help but sighed and said, "Lord Wang, your Dali Temple needs to check and correct itself."

Wang Chuan snorted coldly, this was also his displeasure.If there is really no external cause, it means that there is something wrong with him in Dali Temple.This is unacceptable to him.

At this time, He Baili continued: "I also discovered this thing."

After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand, and in his hand was a piece of dyed cloth.

Regardless of Wang Chuan's frightening eyes, he continued to say to himself: "This cloth is not from the corpse, nor from the officials here. This should be a very important clue. I just need to check where the cloth is from." Where did it come from, it is estimated that this matter has eyebrows."

Wang Chuan didn't want this matter to be characterized as the work of the inner ghost, but regardless of He Baili's so much, the conclusions he investigated were very consistent with the inner ghost's actions.

Seeing this, Zhang Wei finally understood why He Baili was a petty official.

　I'm not very good at writing the plot of this kind of investigation, so I will try to skip it as quickly as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)