My martial arts rely on solving cases

Chapter 271

While reporting with his head down, Zhang Dacheng raised his eyelids and peeked at Su Qing, feeling as if he jumped off a building.

Su Qing was originally in charge of the general judge of the criminal law and security of a prefecture. This time, Zhang Dacheng was nervous when he heard the news of this year's land tax.

Zhang Dacheng knew that his abilities were limited, so it was alright to let him be a scholar, but he never sought meritorious deeds in governing a county.

Originally, I thought that a good performance this time would leave a good impression on Su Qing, a prosperous Shangguan.But who would have thought that such a thing would happen.Come to think of it, Su Qing must have a very bad impression of herself, right?
Of course Su Qing couldn't guess what Zhang Dacheng was thinking, and she didn't care.He just glanced at Zhang Dacheng lightly, "Do you understand the situation of this troupe?"

"This troupe is the Wude troupe, which is quite famous in Fengqi County. The official just asked the people nearby to find out about the situation. The troupe came to Fengqi County [-] years ago. As for where it came from, there is no way to verify it. up.

People say that there are many strange people in the opera troupe, some can swallow swords alive, some can breathe wind and make fire to divert water, and some can smash boulders with their chests.The most amazing thing is that it can cut people in half without dying, and it can also take people back.

The exaggeration of the people's rumors, the officials seem to be nothing more than illusions and tricks.Because of these bizarre tricks, the troupe's business in this county has been good.I haven't heard of any grievances and disputes among theatrical troupes, so..."

Su Qing nodded, "You've been busy all night, go down and rest."

"The lower officials are not tired, the case is not solved, and the lower officials don't sleep!"

Su Qing immediately looked at Zhang Dacheng appreciatively, "Are you sure?"

After handing over the rest of the work to Zhang Dacheng, Su Qing went to find Xiao Lingshan in Tiance Building.Based on memory, I drew down the logo patterns I saw in the troupe.

It's hard to understand why a theater troupe designed such a complicated logo.But it looks pretty tall.

Xiao Lingshan supported her head and looked at Su Qing with a smile in her eyes, as if there were stars twinkling in her eyes.

"Miss Xiao, this is the pattern, is it included in Tiance Building?"

Xiao Lingshan took the paper that Su Qing pushed, and just glanced at it with a strange look on her face.

"Five Elements Gate?"

"Sure enough, I asked the right person. Is this Five Elements Gate a secret sect?"

"That's true, and Tiance Building's record of it is not small. But the reason why it is recorded in heavy ink is not because of the Five Elements Gate. It is because the origin of the Five Elements Gate is very extraordinary, and it dates back to the pre-Qin era three thousand years ago. .

Compared with those other branches with the same background as him, the development of the Five Elements Sect is simply unbearable, and was even once regarded as a shame by other sects of the same origin.

The roots of the Five Elements Gate can be traced back to the Yin Yang family. "

"The Yin-Yang family? The Yin-Yang family of all schools of thought?" Su Qing asked in surprise.

"Not bad!"

The schools of thought three thousand years ago were the cultural brilliance of that era.

Of course, it is not enough to look at the theories of the various schools of thought back then, because culture, technology, and martial arts are all constantly improving, and there is no comparison between three thousand years ago and the present.

The hundred schools of thought have such a shining halo in the hearts of today's people. Isn't it the accumulation and precipitation of three thousand years, and the continuous improvement of the younger generations?

For example, Dayu's most transcendent force, Qin Tianjian, is one of the several inheritances of the Yin Yang family.

If I want to list the current masters of the Yin-Yang family, there is at least one heavenly position, at least five or six great masters, dozens of masters, and at least seven or eight super sects.

As for the Five Elements Gate, which is the root of the Yin and Yang family, it can be said that it is ashamed of its ancestors when looking at the development history of three thousand years.

It's not that the Five Elements Sect doesn't think about making progress, it has been very aggressive and active in history, and has seized several opportunities to soar into the sky.But unfortunately, without exception, the wrong treasure was bet.

Three thousand years ago, in the pre-Qin era, the Five Elements Gate stood against the Great Qin Iron Cavalry without hesitation. With the theory that the Five Elements generate and restrain each other, all the nations united against Qin, but they were finally trampled to pieces by the Great Qin Iron Cavalry.

Since then, the Five Elements Gate has been silent for about three hundred years before regaining its vitality. At that time, it was the period of the Zhongxing Dynasty, and the Five Elements Gate changed its strategy and entered the court.

Originally, he wanted to become an official through the prince's connections, seek a place in the prosperous Zhongxing Dynasty, and then slowly seize the status of the state religion to rise through the national fortune.

But I didn't expect that in a few years, I would be involved in the prince's witchcraft, and was regarded as the chief culprit of bewitching the prince. It was another double baptism in the court and rivers and lakes. There were no disciples in the Five Elements School, and countless classics were destroyed or destroyed. snatched away.

Afterwards, the Five Elements Gate entered the rivers and lakes and hibernated for three hundred years.

After that, he experienced several times of turmoil in the rivers and lakes, and the world was in chaos.Originally, the Five Elements Gate still had a few chances to turn around, but it seems that the attribute of the wrong bet is inherited from the ancestors or something?All bets were wrong several times in a row.

So far, the Five Elements Gate, which has a glorious inheritance, has finally fallen to the point where it can't even be compared with ordinary Jianghu.

Looking at so many opportunities in the historical wave, as long as the Five Elements Gate bets right once, it won't be so miserable, right?

"Because the Five Elements Gate, Qin Tianjian, Fulu Sect, and Junzhen Mountain Master come from the same source and are recognized by them. So Tiance Tower collected the information of the Five Elements Gate by the way, but the latest information on the Five Elements Gate is still a hundred years ago.

A hundred years ago, Wuxingmen became a martial arts sect, but it was only a low-level martial arts sect. The master's martial arts cultivation level was less than seven ranks, and he usually relied on tricks to intimidate people.

I thought that the Five Elements Sect had lost its inheritance, but I didn't expect that a hundred years later, it would be fraudulent again. "

Xiao Lingshan raised her eyes to see Su Qing's brows were tightly knit together, and a smile appeared in the corner of her eyes.

"Master Su's expression seems to have a crux and can't figure it out? What are you struggling with? I can give you an idea if you tell me?"

"According to what you said, the information about the Five Elements Gate should be very unpopular. No one should notice them, let alone write down such long information. Why did you open your mouth?"

Xiao Lingshan's expression was stunned for a moment, then surprise and astonishment appeared on her face, and then she gave Su Qing a big roll of her eyes.

"Master Su is well-informed and should have heard that there is a talent in the world called photographic memory?"

Su Qing smiled gently but awkwardly.

"I have read [-]% of the books and materials in Tiance Building, and naturally know [-]% of the secrets of the world that Tiance Building understands. As for the remaining [-]%, it's not that I don't read it, but I can't read it."

"Miss Xiao, calm down, I just can't figure it out and I don't suspect you. In this way, the Five Elements Sect is really dead this time."

After returning from Tiance Tower, Su Qing came to Fengqi County again, just after arriving at the county government, the county magistrate Zhang Dacheng hurried over sweating profusely.

"Master Su, Master Su, you have found a living, and the lower officials have found a living."

"What kind of life?" Su Qing was stunned by Zhang Dacheng's endless words.

"That theater troupe still has one alive."

All the people in the troupe died yesterday. He personally checked that if there were any survivors, they would definitely not be able to escape Su Qing's perception.But looking at Zhang Dacheng's excited appearance, it doesn't seem like a fake.

"That's a local rich man. He wasn't in the troupe when the accident happened yesterday. I brought him back and haven't interrogated him yet. Why don't you go and interrogate him yourself?"

"Alright."

Following Zhang Dacheng to the front hall, under the courtroom of the front hall, there was a trembling young man kneeling, about [-] or so, very handsome.

Zhang Dacheng came after Su Qing, and the young man quickly got down again and prostrated himself on the ground.

"Who is in the hall? Master Zhang said that you were the victim of the theater troupe that caught fire yesterday?"

"My lord, Ye Zhiqiu, a grassroots citizen..."

Fengqi County is a major grain-producing county in Lingxi Prefecture, and [-]% of the grain in Lingxi Prefecture comes from Fengqi County.And the Ye family is one of the two major grain merchants in Fengqi County.Therefore, the Ye Family also has the reputation of Ye Ban County.

Ye Zhiqiu is the only son of Ye Hongyu, the patriarch of the Ye family, who was typically born with a golden key in his mouth.This Mr. Yezhi Qiuye is a maverick among the people of Fengqi County.He doesn't like studying literature or martial arts, but he doesn't run wild in the countryside like other rich men, fighting cocks and walking dogs.

Ye Zhiqiu is partial to drama and juggling, and has been out of control ever since he saw the performance of the Wude Opera troupe for the first time.

Ye Hongyu didn't listen to his persuasion, and because he had only such a son, he couldn't bear it, so he granted Ye Zhiqiu's apprenticeship to the opera troupe and followed him to learn art.

Although the theater troupe can't get on the stage, it is a legitimate business after all. Ye Zhiqiu learning juggling and opera is better than making trouble all day long, right?Besides, Ye Zhiqiu didn't only study juggling and opera, he only joined the troupe for four months a year, and the rest of the time he had to receive formal training from Ye's family.

Spring has passed and autumn has come, Ye Zhiqiu has been studying in the theater troupe for eight years without knowing it, not only has he achieved success in his studies, but he has also become one of the pillars of the theater troupe.And Ye Zhiqiu was the only one who didn't live in the troupe, so he survived yesterday.

Because the theater troupe died so thoroughly last night, this year's grain harvest is the busiest time for grain merchants. Until Zhang Dacheng found Ye Zhiqiu, Ye Zhiqiu didn't know that the theater troupe had died in an accident.

After saying all this, Ye Zhiqiu was overwhelmed with grief, lay down on the ground and choked up.

Seeing Ye Zhiqiu crying so sadly, Su Qing couldn't help feeling better about Ye Zhiqiu.This kid from a rich family has a bit of a conscience.

"Do you know if there is something in the troupe that burns when heated and is not afraid of water and fire. It emits a strong poisonous gas after burning. It was because of this thing that the troupe was poisoned to death last night."

The young man pondered for a while, then shook his head, "I don't know, my lord."

Su Qing's eyes suddenly became serious, "There is a courtyard behind the theater troupe, and there is a big vat behind the troupe. What is in the big vat?"

"That big vat? It's the big vat that my third senior brother practiced on top of the tank. Since the senior brother made a mistake and fell to his death two years ago, that tank has been left there and no one has touched it."

As soon as Su Qing heard it, she had a direction in her heart.Sure enough, it was no accident that the troupe was wiped out yesterday.

The collection of cases showed a case that can be advanced, of course there is something hidden, but Su Qing went back and forth several times, no matter how you look at it, it looks like an accident.I thought that the fire would reveal some secrets, but it seemed that I was wrong.

"Does your troupe have any enemies?"

The young man thought for a while and shook his head, "Our family is the only theatrical troupe in Fengqi County. We have no competitors or enemies. As for the relationship with our neighbors, we always uphold the principle of being kind and never enmity."

Speaking of this, the young man suddenly remembered something, "I remembered that a few days ago, a man in black robe who claimed to be Master and Senior Brother came to see Master. They talked for a long time in the room, and then the man in black robe became angry. Let's go. My lord, will it have something to do with him?"

(End of this chapter)