Qin Gong

Ju Lu, a well-known official in the Xianyang area, used to have many cases that were difficult for others to solve. In the end, he sent Ju Lu to investigate and solved them.

The same is true, not only the common people in Xianyang, but also many officials are aware of the word 'Wuhai', and there are very few people who are worthy of this title in Julu.

The word "no harm" here means that no one can be more powerful than this.

And so it is.

Only Uncle Bai and Bai Fang used their relationship, and eventually Ju Lu was transferred to investigate the case. After all, in the eyes of Uncle Bai and Bai Ping, this case was almost a death case, and there was no hope of being solved at all. If there is, it can only be done by raising a brigade.

Luoyin city government office.

Ju Lu and Yan Hui were among the Qin officials, and after going through various investigations, the understanding they got was basically the same as what Bai Yan said yesterday.

Due to the rain, neither of them had time to go to those villages to investigate.

Right now, the two can only come to the cell and start to interrogate those arrested by Bai Yan.

However, it didn't take long for the two of them to review, and some nobles came to visit.

"Lord Yan, my lord, this is the Luo family Luoli! Fan family Fan Xian!"

Zhang Guan brought Luoli and others to the cell, and introduced them to Yan Hui and Ju Lu.

Yan Hui and Ju Lu were not Bai Yan, and as the two Chengshi and Zushi, they would naturally not neglect when they saw a well-known local family, so they all stood up to return the salute.

"I heard that the two lords are coming to Luoyin. We have already prepared a banquet to welcome the two lords. I hope that the two lords will not refuse!"

Luo Li appeared to speak, full of sincerity.

"This is still under investigation at the moment, how inconvenient it is!"

Julu took the lead in rebuffing, and told Luoli that they still need to review here.

Yan Hui also nodded at the side, but compared to Ju Lu, Yan Hui was quite intimate with the few people in front of him.

"Since it's an official business, I'll wait for the sun to set, and I'll wait for the two lords with a bouquet of girls!"

When Luo Li heard Ju Lu's words, he turned his head to look at the other people beside him, then turned his head and said to Ju Lu with a smile.

"That's fine too!"

Yan Hui was the first to return the salute, smiling and cupping his hands.

Yan Hui's eyes light up when she hears the word "female music", which can be called female music, without exception, they are not charming and soft.

Beginning from the Zhou Dynasty, there was a group of special women between the Zhou Dynasty, called Nu Yue, who were the favorite women of the rich and powerful princes and gentry except their own wives and concubines.

The identity of female singers is slaves, who cultivate and train singing and dancing skills all year round, and their purpose is to be girls who are specially entertained by dignitaries.

At that time, if a person of status did not raise a group of female musicians, they would have no face to say that they were that noble family. Apart from performing songs and dances for the enjoyment of their masters, female musicians also had to learn to accompany them in bed, whether they were the head of the family or even guests. , if the Patriarch is willing, even the Patriarch's entourage, they will be satisfied one by one.

Because of their humble status, girl music is often given to each other as gifts or resold.

Yingzheng rewarded Bai Yan with six dancers before, which is a kind of female music, but unlike other female music, those who can be promoted to female music in the palace are not ordinary slaves, and they are definitely not ordinary people who dare to touch.

"Forget it, let's bother!"

Seeing that Yan Hui did not refuse, Ju Lu agreed after thinking about it.

Ju Lu, who has been an official in Xianyang City for more than 20 years, knows the ability of the gentry better than anyone else. As long as he can not offend the gentry, he must not want to offend the gentry. He is not Bai Yan. Before Bai Yan became a general, he had With the support of the Bai family, if he offends the gentry, no one knows what kind of revenge he will suffer in the future, and whether it will harm his wife and daughter.

After all, he is just a military history, not a general.

"Hehehe, then it's a deal!"

Seeing this, Luo Li arched his hands and smiled brighter.

Following Zhang Guan's opening, after Yan Hui agreed, Luo Li, Fan Xian and others watched Ju Lu interrogate those who had been arrested.

At this moment, Luo Li smiled and pulled back his bamboo slips. In his father's plan before, it should be that the two of them were members of the gentry who had an enmity with Bai Yan.

However, Julu's arrival exceeded all of their expectations, and fortunately, it was not impossible to see Yanhui's appearance.

inside the cell.

Luo Li and Fan Xian looked at the subordinates who were being detained one by one, and their breathing was a little short. For them, the most important thing right now was to do everything possible to get these people out of the prison.

As long as these retainers and followers are not in the hands of the government, no matter if they hide in a corner of Luoyin or even escape, they will not be implicated.

At the beginning, they underestimated Bai Yan too much, or they didn't expect that Bai Yan's mere action would count all of them. If his father hadn't remained calm in the face of danger, they would have already been implicated under severe torture.

Although it is easy to criticize severe torture, it is never prohibited in Qin law.

Just like the most famous Ju Lu, in any case that became famous, after all the suspects were identified through large-scale inquiries and searches, they were reviewed and interrogated repeatedly, and finally it was determined with certainty that they were the murderer, and they did not admit to life or death. Only in the case of torture will they be severely tortured.

This is why Julv is famous in Xianyang.

Can not be tortured, will never be tortured, only when there is sufficient confidence, will he order, and the whole process will be written to the Xianyang County Court.

"My lord, I am wronged! I am not a murderer. I just went to the village that night to look for the person who owed money. Because I was afraid at night, I asked people to go with me."

under cross-examination.

All the men who were arrested, without exception, insisted that they went to the village to collect debts, and were arrested by the general's soldiers for no reason. They didn't know when the general came to Luoyin and why he arrested them.

Ju Lu knelt down on the wooden table, accompanied by cross-examination, Fan Xian and Luo Li saw the situation, took out sheets of cloth from their sleeve pockets, and handed them to Ju Lu.

"My lord, these are IOUs!"

Luo Li said with a smile.

Full of surprise, Ju Lu turned his head and looked up at Luo Li.

Seeing this, Luo Li pointed at those men.

"Those men are all from the Luo family and the Fan family. They never wanted to be misunderstood by the general because of the collection of accounts."

When Luo Li said this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a face full of grievances and helplessness.

"We never expected that the general suspected that those drowned people did not die from drowning. It happened that day when our followers heard that someone wanted to renege on their debts. We were worried and went to the village to check. No! We just ask for it now. The general can clear up his misunderstanding, these people are all members of the Luo family and the Fan family, they are loyal, and they can't bear to look like they are being tortured!"

Once the words come down, Luo Li will be as miserable as he says, and as wronged as he wants to be.

In Yan Hui's eyes, looking at the cloth strips in Ju Lu's hands that owed words and sentences, and seeing the bloody palm prints on them, Bai Yan's impressive impression in his eyes has quietly changed into that of a self-made clever, who eventually misunderstood. other people.

According to Luo Li's words, if the two of them hadn't come here, once these people were severely tortured by Bai Yan, if they really couldn't bear it, they would be tortured.

Those who were drowned in the first place were really turned into murder cases one by one.

"You said, one is called Lan! The other is called Kang?"

Ju Lu frowned and didn't express his opinion in a hurry. Instead, he looked up at the words on the IOU and asked.

"Yes Yes!"

The man who was tied up looked unkempt, looked at Ju Lu, and nodded quickly.

"Where are those two now?"

Ju Lu turned to look at a Qin official and asked.

"It's also in the cell! During this period of time, we have been guarding it, and the outside is guarded by iron knights!"

Hearing Julu's question, Qin officials hurriedly cupped their hands and said to his idol.

Hearing the words, he nodded.

"bring it here!"

With the rain falling from the gloomy sky, streams of water from the eaves fell to the outside of the corridor.

"General, Luo Shi Luoli, Fan Shi Fan Xian and others have already gone to the official prison!"

An iron cavalry soldier, wearing a hat covered in rainwater, reported to Bai Yan with a sword in his hand.

Bai Yan nodded when he heard his confidant's words.

Looking at the rain outside, Bai Yan's expression was gloomy.

"Looking at it now, it's really not drowning!"

Hou Yao stood beside Bai Yan and said softly.

"But right now, if there is no evidence, the only option is to use execution, otherwise, those people will not confess at all! However, execution."

Hou Yao sighed, said this, and turned to look at Bai Yan.

Seeing Hou Yao's eyes, Bai Yan smiled indifferently, as if he wasn't very worried.

"It's okay!"

Bai Yan knew what Houyao meant, so it was fine to use the punishment rashly for a reason. However, after writing to Xianyang, if the punishment is carried out right now, it will not only ruin his reputation, but also make people talk about it.

"My lord will live here in the mansion with peace of mind in the future. You don't need to worry about other things. Your lord will finally come to Qin State, so why worry in vain! If you don't have enough beauties, just open your mouth!"

Bai Yan said to Hou Yao.

Regarding Hou Yao, the eldest son of Prime Minister Hou Sheng of Qi State, Bai Yan is not stupid, and naturally he would not reject Hou Yao's intention of getting close. With this level of relationship, it is enough to walk sideways.

Therefore, last night, among those beauties that Ying Zheng rewarded Bai Yan, Bai Yan picked two and gave them to Hou Yao.

With Hou Yao's identity, Bai Yan didn't worry that Ying Zheng would think too much, after all Qin Guo had been secretly buying Qi's prime minister to win after all, so it wouldn't matter if he sent two beauties to Hou Yao.

"Enough is enough, General Bai's kindness, it is really difficult for Hou Yao to reciprocate! If there is a need in the future, General Bai can speak up!"

When Hou Yao heard Bai Yan, who was younger than himself, mentioning the two beauties last night, his face was full of smiles, and his eyes were full of contentment.

Traveling all the way, the boats and cars were tiring, although the two beauties given by Bai Yan did not say where they came from, but Hou Yao was not blind, he could tell the difference at a glance, and after the pleasure last night, the two beauties also told him about the matter.

So apart from physical satisfaction, Hou Yao is also full of vanity in his heart, and he gets closer to Bai Yan.

At this moment.

A retinue came to Hou Yao's side and said something. When Hou Yao heard it, he frowned slightly and nodded quickly.

"Master Tian has something to ask me, General Bai, Hou Yao will come whenever he goes!"

Hou Yao compiled the etiquette.

Seeing this, Bai Yan returned the salute to Hou Yao.

Looking at the back of Hou Yao leaving, Bai Yan knew that what happened last night had made Tian Ding dissatisfied with Hou Yao.

Bai Yan thought of this, and looked at the heavy rain in the yard in front of him.

It's a pity that Tian Feiyan has been under the supervision of Tian Ding.

Faced with Tian Ding's verbal trap yesterday, he deliberately mentioned the matter of Zhongmu City, and he was also reminding Tian Ding that if it wasn't for Tian Feiyan's face, no matter whether Tian Sui could escape or not, Qi Wuji would have been sent to Tian Ding. Where is Ying Zheng?

Later, Tian Ding also heard it. Although he didn't know whether he had evidence to prove that Tian Sui participated in the assassination of Zhongmoucheng, he became afraid.

However, he still didn't respect Tian Feiyan to contact him.

"General, this is a message from Yanmen!"

After a long time, Bai Yan was about to go back to his study, when he saw three soldiers wearing bamboo hats who were still soaked hurriedly came to Bai Yan.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Bai Yan frowned slightly as he saw the faces and bodies of the three soldiers covered in rain.

It was obviously driving in the rain all the way.

"Subordinates don't know!"

Hearing Bai Yan's question, the leading soldiers cupped their hands and said, during the movements, rainwater was falling from their arms, and the entire surroundings around their feet were already wet.

And this general turned around, and under Bai Yan's gaze, he took out two scrolls of bamboo slips from the wooden box of the soldier beside him, then carefully held them and handed them to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan took the two scrolls of bamboo slips, turned his head and shouted to the servant standing at the far corner.

"Come on!"

After Bai Yan waited for the servant to come, he ordered the three soldiers to go down with the servant to change clothes, collect the reward money, and go to the restaurant for entertainment after resting.

"promise!!"

"No, thank you General!"

Hearing Bai Yan's words, the three soldiers seemed to have dissipated all their hard work on the road. Although they were loyal to Bai Yan, they were also human beings. They were away all the year round and seldom went home. Naturally, they all wanted to relax and have fun.

Bai Yan looked at the smiles on the faces of the three soldiers, and told them to go down earlier to rest.

These small favors are nothing to Bai Yan, but the poor Bai Yan knows that these small favors are money that soldiers who have families, wives, daughters and children are reluctant to spend all year round.

Put a roll of bamboo slips on the wooden railing in the corridor, and open one of them, it is from a letter from Old Wei. It turns out that Old Wei has received news from Linzi, and knows that Lin Anshun is among the Qi envoys to Qin.

Lin Anshun was brought up by Mr. Wei from a young age. It can be said that he treats Mr. Wei as his own, and Lin Anshun has always regarded Mr. Wei as his closest relative, wishing to give everything to Mr. Wei, but Mr. Wei likes the wild cranes. When he left Qi, Old Wei just returned to Zhao Guo from Jucheng.

The second volume of bamboo slips is Xun Shuo's.

After reading the content, Bai Yan suddenly grinned, and the smile became more and more happy.

When Tian Ding went to Qin as an envoy this time, he brought two people with him. One was Lin Anshun, a senior official of the Qi State, and the other was Lin Anshun, a doctor of the Qi State. Hou Yao was sent by Hou Sheng to follow Tian Ding.

Now Hou Yao already had the intention of being close to him, and the other two were Lin Anshun who was brought up by Wei Lao, and the other was Xun Shuo's clan brother.

Bai Yan put away the bamboo slips.

In an instant, looking at the rain in front of me and the continuous rain over the courtyard, I suddenly felt that it was not so gloomy.