Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 315: The dispute between the chief and the assistant, the case within the case, the mysterious cause of Gui Yi’s death

Zhou Zhengfang was good at medicine and was familiar with Indian medical books. He was left by Xia Xun to translate medical books, and then asked Wang Wei to send people to establish a port base in Bangladesh to trade directly with India.

Wang Wei has been in charge of the Cochin Navy for half a year.

The members of the navy come from a variety of sources, including fishermen along the coast of Guangdong, Japanese pirates who surrendered, and navy soldiers who surrendered from Annam, Siam, and Cambodia.

There are [-] people, a thousand battleships, and more than [-] transport ships.

The base is Ca Mau Bay.

The land newly occupied by the Ming Dynasty is still using its old name for the time being. The new name needs to be approved by the Hanlin Academy, reviewed by the cabinet, and finally read by the emperor before it can be decided.

Especially regarding the naming of oceans, the center has become quarrelsome.

Yao Kui believes that the names of Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea should be used.

However, Geng Jiuchou believed that the east, west, south, north, and south would be gone after all, and these names could not highlight the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, so new names should be used.

Officials in the DPRK and China were arguing over how to name it and which name was better.

Noisy from Beijing to Nanjing.

Zhu Qiyu approved that the oceans were named after the Ming Dynasty, such as Tanghai, Jinhai, Yuanhai, etc.;
  The offshore areas are named after the reign names of previous Chinese emperors;

Important bays are named after the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, while non-important bays are named after the heroes;
  Important straits are named after great Chinese people, while non-important straits are named after famous ministers and generals.

However, it was opposed by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which considered it offensive and taboo.

The cabinet made noise in the court, and the court made noise among the people.

Newspapers all over the world are discussing how to name the new territory.

Not only the bays, but also the names of many cities, mountains, lakes, and islands must be changed.

There are no traces of these new cities. Looking at the ancient names in history books may not necessarily belong to China, and the translated names cannot show the ownership of the Ming Dynasty.

After two years of quarreling, the emperor finally issued an imperial edict to set up a naming institute, and invited doctors from all over the world to join the naming institute. The naming institute would name the newly occupied land, which would be reviewed and approved by the cabinet, and then approved by the emperor. After approval, it would be allowed to pass. The world.

The naming office also opened a naming newspaper to collect opinions from learned people all over the world.

Anyway, it has been going on for more than a year, and there is still no confirmed name.

Wang Wei established the Navy Yamen in Jinou Bay.

It also rented Phu Quoc Island and Long Island from Cambodia, and was able to pass through Cambodia smoothly and reach Siam. It also rented Ko Kood Island and Ko Chang Island from Siam, and rented Bangkok as a supply location on land.

The King of Siam opened his mouth, and Wang Wei held his nose and agreed.

It's just a matter of borrowing a piece of land, building a military port, and getting supplies on land. Countries along the way can also make money and follow trade, which is a good thing.

Circumnavigating Siam and passing through the Strait of Malacca.

The one in charge of Malacca is the Kingdom of Malacca, which is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and is extremely respectful to the Ming Dynasty.

During the Yongle Dynasty, the king of Malacca personally brought his family and family to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
  Wang Wei submitted a petition to the King of Malacca, requesting Malacca to donate a piece of land to the Ming Dynasty and allow the Ming Dynasty ships to dock here.

The King of Malacca gave a desolate island to the Ming Dynasty.

Temasek refugees live on this island, which is also called Temasek Island and will be called Singapore in the future.

There are only about [-] aborigines on this island now, but its location is extremely important, guarding the chokepoint of east-west trade.

Wang Wei personally landed ashore, entered the court to thank the King of Malacca for his generosity, and presented the King of Malacca with a matchlock gun, a ship of paper, and a set of books.

He also promised that this island was bought by Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty was willing to give ten ships of porcelain and ten ships of silk as a show of favor.

On the way back, Wang Wei went to Sanbao Mountain to offer incense.

Zheng He made seven voyages to the West and stopped in Malacca five times, spreading the glorious civilization of the Ming Dynasty to the Kingdom of Malacca.

Therefore, the Malacca Dynasty named a mountain climbed by Zheng He as Mount Sanbao.

The King of Malacca, Sultan Mansur Shah, who succeeded to the throne last year and had not yet been canonized by the Ming Dynasty, returned the favor and gave an island to the Ming Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty will also reward them generously.

It is now called Temasek, and from now on this island will be called Singapore.

Wang Wei and Mansour Shah explained that the Ming Dynasty did not massacre the Annan people, but that the Annan people disobeyed the king and defected to the Ming Dynasty, thus shading the Ming Dynasty.

Regardless of whether the Kingdom of Malacca believes it or not, Wang Wei believes it anyway.

Wang Wei left people to build a city in Temasek and establish a military port.

As soon as Wang Wei left, Mansur Shah wrote to the emperor, asking the emperor to mediate Siam's war against the Kingdom of Malacca and to ask Siam to stop its troops.

Wang Wei also reached an agreement with the Bago Dynasty of Lower Myanmar to lease Daguang (Yangon) as a docking place for Ming ships.

In Bangladesh, the Ming Dynasty also had a Xuanwei Department.

Demassar announced the consolation.

Set up in the third year of Yongle, the last Xuanwei Division that Chen Jiayou arrived at was the Demasas Xuanwei Division. After Chen Jiayou received some rewards, he entered India.

Wang Wei's last land stronghold was in Demassa, which is Bangladesh.

This route can be shortened by about fifteen days at the fastest.

Wang Wei sent people to conduct repeated sea trials.

Report to the center.

It also conducted trade with many small countries in India and incorporated it into the tribute system, mainly establishing waterways.

As for the waterway from Jiaozhi back to Daming, after many times of transportation and trade, several waterways have been determined.

One is from Jiaozhi to Qinzhou and Qiongzhou; one is from Jinou Bay to Quanzhou; one is to Shanghai; and the other is to Tianjin.

Four roads connect the mainland and Jiaozhi.

And Cochin leads to India.

A passage to the west is on the way to be explored.

But Beijing was in dire straits. The ten imperial edicts sent by the emperor from Nanjing showed the emperor's anger.

Yangjiyuan is the emperor's proud work.

In the tenth year of Jingtai alone, the emperor spent 27 taels of silver to transport orphans to the capital and then raise them in the capital, providing them with food, drink, housing, transportation, education and other expenses.

When offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple, the emperor regarded this as a great achievement and reported it to his ancestors.

As a result, there was a thunderstorm in the nursing home!

Various transportation personnel actually colluded with brothels and other industries to sell beautiful children and make profits from them.

Just look at the tone of the emperor's edict and you will know the emperor's anger.

Especially after the outbreak of the Hanzong case, the demon book case, and the Chen You case, the Yangjiyuan Shou Ma case broke out, mainly involving the emperor's personal eunuch Wang Cheng.

The censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has written a memorial to impeach Wang Cheng, asking the emperor to accept eunuchs in the inner palace and not use eunuchs to control the military. He also hopes that the emperor will regulate the use of eunuchs, etc., so that peace can be restored to the world.

This kind of memorial occurs every day.

The emperor always remained silent and ignored.

But this time, a scandal broke out among Wang Cheng's family members, which stabbed the emperor's heart and forced him to take back his power.

Important ministers from the cabinet gathered in the Wenhua Hall.

Everyone looked sad. Yu Qian, who was originally in charge of cabinet affairs, was demoted due to the Chen You case. Now he only has the name of acting chief minister and has no real power.

Yu Qian simply claimed that he was ill and would not appear on such important occasions again.

The power of the cabinet was divided between Yao Kui, Wang Fu, Geng Jiuchou and others. Since its establishment, the cabinet had a tendency to override the Six Ministries. However, Yu Qian was impeached and his position was shaky, and the cabinet was once again suppressed by the Six Ministries.

"This case was reported by Gui Yi, the censor of Jiangsu. Gui Yi is from Cixi and is afraid that the world will not be in chaos."

Yao Kui coveted the position of chief minister and wanted to preside over the cabinet during this period and handle the government affairs of the cabinet in an orderly manner.

As a result, the case of the thin horse in the nursing home was exposed, which tested Yao Kui's ability to rectify the center and handle the case.

"Humph, this is the salt merchant's resistance to the central government."

Geng Jiuchou snorted: "Mere salt merchants live on the blood of the Ming Dynasty. Now His Majesty wants to change the salt policy. It's just the right time. These silverfish actually want to concoct a thin horse case to resist the central government. It's really ridiculous."

He is an outsider and sees things very clearly.

The position of chief assistant was reserved for the local governor. Zhu Ying and Lin Cong, who were supposed to join the cabinet, were left in the local area, as were Nian Fu, Han Yong and others.

Governors all over the world have made arrangements, but Governor Li Xian of Liaoning has not.

Governor Li Xian's term has expired.

Three years is neither long nor short, but Li Xian has brought a new scene to Liaoning. As long as he continues to follow Li Xian's path in the future, Liaoning will become a wealthy province in the north within ten years.

The person who took over Li Xian was Li Xian's old partner Shang Ren, so he could naturally continue the great rule of Liaoning.

Then, Yu Qian left the cabinet and divided the river with the civil servants to govern, and they did not interfere with each other's wells.

It makes sense.

The position of chief assistant was not reserved for Yao Kui, but for Li Xian.

This is the emperor paving the way for Li Xian.

Even the next chief minister will not be Yao Kui. It is very likely that he will be chosen between Zhang Feng and Wang Hong. This is something the emperor promised back then.

Yao Kui is in the secondary position at most.

And Yao Kui wanted to be the second assistant, so he had to submit a certificate. He complained about the salt merchants. The emperor was using the salt merchants to test the ministers to see who wanted to be the second assistant.

Wang Fu's eyes flashed: "What Geng Shangshu said is true. The salt merchant is causing harm to the country and the people, and killing children. We must strictly investigate!"

"This pavilion thinks that we should draft an imperial edict immediately and have Dali Temple and Dongchang jointly investigate."

Good on you Wang Fu!
  He who is usually quiet and quiet, but at the critical moment of fighting for power and gain, is more alert than a dog's nose.

Geng Jiuchou was optimistic about Wang Fu.

Wang Fu was very good at seizing opportunities.

After the fall, it was Wang Fu who gained great power.

In the past, Wang Fu belonged to a group of people like Yue Zheng in the cabinet, and they were all transparent people with little say. However, as Zhang Feng and Wang Hong were sent abroad, Yu Qian left the cabinet, and Yao Kui disappeared, Wang Fu actually got the biggest advantage. authority.

The person who says nothing but laughs last is the scariest person.

There was no trace of him in the case.

He has the last laugh in every case. It can be said that this person is everywhere.

Yao Kui also reacted: "I will draw up the decree, and you must be severely punished."

After all, he fell one step behind and was annoyed: "I think there is something fishy about this case. When did the court suddenly turn on the eunuch?"

This is a sensitive topic.

All the people in the court opposed the eunuch's control of the army and asked the emperor to take back his minions in the palace.

Officials like Yao Kui and others who were dependent on the emperor were called imperialists and were criticized verbally and writtenly.

But neither civil servants nor military commanders wanted eunuchs to hold military power.

The most vehement opposition came from the nobles.

Once the eunuchs take over the military power, the generals, who already don’t have much to eat, will have even less to eat.

Geng Jiuchou's pupils shrank, Yao Kui wanted to win over Xungui?
  After he realized that Wang Fu was not a little white rabbit, he started to move closer to Yu Qian? Want to take advantage of Yu Qian's momentum to win the position of first assistant?
  Because, after expelling the eunuchs, there will naturally be people who complain about Qian Qian. After all, after the Chen You case, there was a censor who impeached Chen You for falsifying his merits.

Chen Neng, in particular, shamelessly impeached Qin Hong, triggering a counterattack from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The imperial censor patrolled the world and even the emperor dared to scold him. Why couldn't he question Chen You's merits?

Chen Neng, this idiot, ignited the anger of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

By the way, Yu Qian, who was demoted due to the Chen You case, looked very pitiful, so people began to sympathize with Yu Qian.

This is a wonderful move.

As soon as he defeated Yu Qian in a fight, he began to win over Yu Qian and fight against his comrade Wang Fu in the trenches.

This is political struggle. There are no friends or enemies, only interests.

but!

Geng Jiuchou shook his head, feeling that Yao Kui was too obvious.

Because of Yu Qian's great achievements, even the emperor dared not dare him. It is widely rumored that he is the contemporary Guo Ziyi and the contemporary Yue Fei.

Such a person is naturally in conflict with the imperial power. The emperor does not believe in Yu Qian at all, not at all.

The emperor used Chen You's case to remove Yu Qian's position as chief assistant.

It is because he does not believe in Yu Qian. He is not in the capital and is worried that Yu Qian will be blessed by the people of the world to compete with the imperial power.

Therefore, he continued to fight with Yu Qian in Nanjing to take away Yu Qian's power.

Of course, just stop there.

Because Yu Qian has a golden body, and if he doesn't break Yu Qian's golden body, he won't be able to hurt him at all, but it will ruin his reputation.

Yao Kui, an idiot, knew that the emperor was on guard against Yu Qian, but he began to win over Yu Qian for his own use.

The emperor's presence was completely ignored.

Don't forget, the person who calls the shots in this court is the emperor. If he is not satisfied with whoever is the chief minister, you will never be able to get there.

If you win over Yu Qian, you will only shoot yourself in the foot.

It will only make Wang Fu cheaper.

Geng Jiuchou glanced at Wang Fu. This man was really lucky. He was probably the second assistant.

Wang Fu was even worse: "It is an expedient policy for eunuchs to take power, but there is a demonic trend in the court. Yao Ge Lao wants to investigate, so let's investigate."

If you want to win over the nobles, then I will help you.

He and Yao Kui were on the same side, and they had a very good personal relationship. When they fell, they worked together and in the blink of an eye, he stepped on Yao Kui's feet.

Yao Kui fell into deep thought, should he win over Yu Qian?
  Yu Qian is a taboo of the emperor.

But now Wang Fu clearly wants to fight for power, and the emperor's favorite candidate for chief assistant is obviously Li Xian.

If he doesn't fight, he won't have a chance.

He was over fifty and had no chance to be sent as a governor. But now he could still compete with the remaining power of his defeat to Yu Qian.

If we don't fight, we will have no chance at all!

fight!
  Yao Kui was furious.

Yu Shan and Yu Gang were trembling. They were also cabinet ministers, but in such a high-end game, they didn't even have a chance to interrupt.

Many important ministers, with twinkling eyes, sat around and watched the show.

Yu Qian, who lives at home, does not listen to what is going on outside the window. He studies the art of war at home and compiles a book "Collection of the Art of War".

"Father."

Yu Kang waited respectfully outside the study and came in after getting permission: "Father, my son heard that Mr. Yao Ge was complaining about you."

Yu Qian glanced at Yu Kang. This adopted son was now the emperor's man through and through.

Otherwise, when the emperor left the capital, he was allowed to take charge of the military power of the Nine Admirals' Mansion, which showed that he was highly favored by the emperor.

"Crying grievances? He defeated me in a fight, and now he's grievances over me. Isn't it a cat crying and a mouse pretending to be compassionate?"

Yu Qian stopped writing: "For my father, I have to step down from the position of chief minister. There are too many people interceding for my father between the government and the public. If anything is as beautiful as the forest wind, it will be destroyed. This is not a good thing for my father."

"Yao Kui is complaining about me now. He probably wants to compete for the position of chief assistant."

"How did the party struggle between North Korea and China involve my family?" Yu Kang breathed a sigh of relief.

Before the emperor left Beijing, a secret edict met with Yu Kang and told him not to take good care of Yu Qian's body.

These words have different meanings the more I think about them.

Whether it's taking care of him or killing him.

After all, Yu Kang is Yu Qian's adopted son. As long as his father does not rebel, he will not take action.

Anyway, until now, he has not received the emperor's secret order. Obviously the emperor has no intention of eradicating his father, and Yao Kui encourages Yu Qian, fearing that his father will reappear.

"What kind of party struggle is this? It's nothing more than a fight for power."

Yu Qian put down his pen, stood up and put his hands behind his back, and said coldly: "Yao Kui was so greedy for profit that he wanted to use his honor to win the position of chief minister, but he ignored your majesty's thoughts."

"Your Majesty wants to use Li Xian as his first assistant, because Li Xian was a governor and had outstanding political achievements when he was a governor. Your Majesty hopes that the future chief assistants will be from governors. Only those who have made great achievements in the local area can serve as the first assistant."

Yu Qian saw clearly: "So, it is not unfair to lose as a father."

He looked at his adopted son.

Yu Kang lowered his head, not daring to look into his father's eyes.

The emperor wants to reform the system.

Encourage the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government to go to the local areas and make practical achievements. Only such ministers can take charge of the central government and take charge of the DPRK. Although Yu Qian had great achievements, he had no experience as a governor.

So I can no longer serve as the first assistant.

And if Yao Kui insists on fighting, he is going against the New Deal, and it will obviously not end well. It is estimated that all the second assistants will be gone.

In the past, Yu Qian was in the middle and couldn't see things clearly.

Now that I have jumped out of the court situation, I have seen through it.

"Is father prepared?" Yu Kang asked.

"Do nothing. The more you do, the more mistakes you make. If Yao Kui comes to visit and blocks me, they will say I am sick."

Yu Qian regretted that he had delayed Wang Wei's career. Because of him, Wang Wei was demoted to Jiaozhi.

At that time, if he had done nothing, he would not have lost his first assistant position, at least he would not have lost it in such an embarrassing way.

This is the conclusion he came to after long reflection.

The emperor was testing his loyalty.

Qin Hong was the emperor's confidant, but he helped him report Chen You and accelerated the Chen You case. This was testing his bottom line.

As a result, he missed a move and was tested by the emperor.

As for the emperor's bottom line, he figured it out later.

The emperor will not kill him, he will only suppress him, but he will never let him leave the capital easily and take charge of the military.

Look at Fang Ying who returned to the court immediately after being granted the title of Duke.

Fang Ying was very anxious to return to the court, and it was clear that she wanted to blackmail him.

It was because of the Chen You case he concocted that the emperor was worried and thought that Yu Qian was out of the emperor's control, so Fang Yingrong was granted the title of Duke of Guo and returned to Beijing to recuperate.

After deposing Duke Wei and Duke Ding, there were only four Dukes left in the court: Duke Xing, Duke Qian, Duke Cheng and Duke Jiao.

The formula for the establishment of the country was small, and the Duke of Guizhou was far away in the southwest border and had no influence on the state affairs.

There were only two true dukes in the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian and Fang Ying.

After Fang Ying returned to Beijing, Yu Qian knew that he would not be able to escape from the quagmire of the capital.

Look at yourself, then look at Yao Kui.

He smiled bitterly and said, "This power can really seduce people's desires."

"Why did my father say this? My father is the first assistant, concerned about the country and the people, and assisted His Majesty in reforming the government and implementing the New Deal. He has done a great job. How can he be described as greedy for profit?" Yu Kang was puzzled.

But Yu Qian didn't intend to point it out: "My son, one day, don't learn to be a father, don't learn from Yao Kui."

When he was in power, he was so eager for power that he wanted to hold all the power in his hands.

Just like a handful of sand, the tighter you hold it, the faster it will be thrown away.

"After the compilation of Father's book is completed, it will be sent to the palace first. Your Majesty will be the first to read it and point out any mistakes."

Yu Kang looked at his father who looked a little excited, but he didn't understand why his father was still so happy even though he had failed?

In the past few days since he retired from the cabinet, his father has been depressed, so Yu Kang spends more time at home taking care of him.

Today, after listening to Yao Kui's words, do you feel better?
  "My son, remember the words of a father, don't learn from being a father, don't learn from Yao Kui." After Yu Qian told him, he began to compile the art of war.

He wanted to incorporate everything he had learned in the first half of his life into this art of war.

He suddenly realized a truth.

He did not lose to the emperor, but to the emperor and his minister Gangchang, and to the way of heaven.

Zhongzhi, issued from Beijing.

Arriving in Jiangsu in a blink of an eye.

Chen Wuyang traveled north from Changzhou Prefecture, and within three days of arriving at Yangzhou Prefecture, the imperial edict came.

Then came Zhou Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple.

Zhou Xuan and Chen Wuyang asked Gui Yi first, thinking that the case would be completed very quickly.

As a result, when Zhou Xuan sent someone to invite Gui Yi, news came from the government office that Gui Yi had not been on duty for three days and was said to be ill.

"broken!"

Zhou Xuan immediately went to Gui Yi's home, but Gui Yi was hanging on the beam at the moment, and her body was already exuding a putrid smell.

Gui Yi is dead!
  "The Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate died inexplicably just after taking part in the Shou Ma case. Doesn't it mean that our Ming Dynasty has no royal law?"

Chen Wuyang shouted angrily, and he was also secretly annoyed with himself for not thinking about protecting Gui Yi.

"audacious in the extreme!"

Zhou Xuan's eyes flashed sharply: "Even the imperial officials dare to kill, what else can they not dare to do?"

"I will come to do the autopsy myself!"

Zhou Xuan vaguely guessed that because it had been delayed for too long, the person behind the thin horse case was cleaning up and hiding.

But the bad thing about them is that they killed Gui Yi.

Gui Yi is the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Censors are spread all over the country, acting as the court's spy and monitoring the world.

If the censor is killed, we will definitely get to the bottom of it.

Zhou Xuan felt that this case was unusual.

And in Anhui.

When Wang Cheng received the emperor's secret order, his head was buzzing. He knew that something was going to happen to his two nephews and grandsons, and they ended up creating such a big trap for him!

His sister, Yang Niang, knelt on the ground and begged him to help the two children.

Today, Yang Niang is dressed in silk and satin, with jewels on her hands. She lives in a huge garden and is surrounded by hundreds of servants who come and go.

If there were still traces of wind and sun on her face, no one would be able to recognize that this glorious old lady has been farming for half her life.

After Yang Niang gained power, she was very concerned about her past. Whenever someone dared to mention her past and make her unhappy, she would try every means to get revenge on them.

They even demoted civilian households to military status and forced them to join the Anhui army.

Those who follow her path in the Anhui Army will rise faster, while those who do not give her gifts will be put in her shoes.

Yang Niang is known as the female commander in the Anhui army.

"Sister, you know that my military power is gone. The emperor is furious and orders me to go to Nanjing to plead guilty. I can no longer protect myself."

Wang Cheng believed that he was extremely kind to his sister and gave her everything he could.

But Yang Niang said: "Brother, you are the emperor's eldest companion, and we have a close relationship. The emperor will only scold you and punish you, but he will not kill you."

"But those two children will be beheaded!"

"Sister, I know it's embarrassing for you, but haven't you always wanted to adopt these two children? My sister agrees to adopt these two children to you today!"

Yang Niang knew what Wang Cheng was thinking, so she hung on to Wang Cheng in order to enjoy wealth and honor.

Wang Cheng's eyes flashed.

He is the emperor's most important confidant. He has done all the dirty work these years, and he has dedicated himself to the emperor until his death.

As long as he is willing to speak, Wang San Wang Si will be fine.

But are these two boys worth it?
  He despises his sister's family from the bottom of his heart, and even feels a little disgusted with it, but his family cannot live without inheritance. He adopts children from other families and does not have his own bloodline.

If you train them carefully, maybe there is still room for training these two boys.

His incense has also been passed down.

Yang Niang saw that Wang Cheng was moved, and immediately said: "Their surname is Wang, and they don't have a name yet. Let you, my own grandfather, give them a new name, which is equivalent to a new life."

"Let me think."

Yang Niang knew very well that going too far is not enough, so she resigned.

On the way back home, she told others openly that her grandson was fine, that the emperor was rich, that her brother Wang Cheng had made the most of his contribution, and that it was not an exaggeration to break the earth and become the king. Isn't there room for the two children?

Wang Cheng decided to go to Nanjing to test the emperor's tone.

Mao Sheng arrived in Anhui and handed over military power.

Wang Cheng took his two grandsons to Nanjing to meet the emperor.

Yangzhou Prefecture.

After Zhou Xuan's autopsy, it was determined that Gui Yi was strangled and hung from the beam, but there were no signs of a fight in the house.

Gui Yi's manuscripts have also disappeared.

The strange thing is that Gui Yi has been dead for 29 hours, two days and four hours.

There were two concubines at home, but Gui Yi was not found dead, and there was no strong wind or rain in the past three days.

Such a royal censor died silently and in a very strange way.

"Xun Shuo, come and be my teacher."

Zhou Xuan sat on a chair and asked his apprentice Xun Shuo to strangle him from behind.

Xun Shuo complied, but Zhou Xuan tightened the rope and rolled over.

"Even if you strangle someone in this way, it will still make a fierce sound, and your family will definitely hear it." Zhou Xuan demonstrated it several times and got the same result.

It must not be strangled silently unless there is no one at home.

however.

Although Gui Yi's family members are in Beijing, they have two concubines serving in Yangzhou Mansion.

On the night of the incident, the concubine did not hear any noise.

Because Gui Yi had previously ordered that no one be allowed to enter the study to disturb him, and only asked the old servant to deliver food.

That is to say, after Gui Yi died, the murderer hid in Gui's house for more than two days.

"It's contradictory, it's contradictory." Zhou Xuan couldn't figure it out.

How did the murderer kill Gui Yi? This is one of them.

Secondly, why did the murderer fake the scene of the murder, not leave after killing, and fake the appearance that the dead person was still alive, so that the person who discovered the death was Zhou Xuan and not someone else?

"Teacher, it is very likely that an acquaintance committed the crime." Xun Shuo analyzed.

"Even if an acquaintance commits the crime, it is impossible to strangle a living person silently."

However, Zhou Xuan's autopsy results determined that he was strangled first and then hanged.

But there are various signs that it is simply impossible.

Zhou Xuan has been investigating for two days, and Chen Wuyang is very anxious: "Just arrest random people and question them. If this continues, nothing will be found."

"It's impossible to find out now. Gui Yi has been killed. What traces will be left?"

Zhou Xuan said seriously: "This is a challenge to Dali Temple and the authority of the central government! If this case is not solved, the Chasi will lose face and Dali Temple will be closed down! If we wipe our necks and commit suicide, we can be considered loyal to His Majesty."

Chen Wuyang was upset and was too lazy to follow the investigation and went to find a place to relax.

Zhou Xuan ignored him: "Shi Ling, what do you think?"

Xun Shuo frowned and said: "There was no thunder or rain when the crime occurred, so the method of the sky covering up the sound was ruled out, and the murderer also killed people silently, and hid in the censor's house for three days after the murder, which shows his strong psychological quality. "

“Students believe that it was not done by human beings but by ghosts.”

Zhou Xuan was surprised. As a student, he didn't care about ghosts and gods. Xun Shuo was the one who performed the autopsy.

The corners of Xun Shuo's lips raised: "Teacher, this is the work of a family thief."

"Who do you suspect?"

"The concubine of Gui Yushi, the Zhou family."

Xun Shuo said: "This Zhou family was adopted by Gui Yi in Jiangsu, so this person is most likely the secret agent behind the scenes. He had no choice but to use the Zhou family to kill Gui Yi."

"Just think, Gui Yi has already sent the thunderous memorial to His Majesty."

"Is there anything else that requires me to sit in the study and write and draw?"

"I haven't seen anyone in the past three days, but no one suspects me. Don't you think it's strange?"

Xun Shuo said eloquently: "The only people who can allow a person to live without seeing anyone for three days without arousing suspicion are his family members."

"So the students guessed that it was Zhou who did it."

Zhou Xuan's eyes flashed: "You mean, Zhou pretended to be a thief, first drugged Gui Yi in the food to make Gui Yi lose the ability to resist, then strangled him and hung him from the beam. During this time, Zhou Shi pretended to be Gui Yi and ate the food sent by the old servant, so that no one would be suspicious?"

Xun Shuo analyzed it this way.

"There are several loopholes in your reasoning."

"How much does a corpse weigh? How can she, a woman, lift it up? Hang it from the rafters?"

"If Ms. Zhou pretended to be Gui Yi, why didn't the servants at home find out? Didn't Ms. Zhou go to the toilet without eating? Why didn't anyone notice that she disappeared?"

"One more thing, why did she wait these three days after faking the scene?"

Zhou Xuan found many loopholes.

"Maybe he is colluding with others!" Xun Shuo said.

"Then why do you have to wait for us to find out? Now that you've killed someone and cleaned up the scene, why don't you leave immediately?"

Zhou Xuan's question overwhelmed Xun Shuo.

"Shi Ling, you were right in your analysis. You used medicine to confuse Gui Yi and then strangled him to death."

This point was brought out by Zhou Xuan.

Xun Shuo said: "Teacher, do you think Mr. Zhou is suspicious?"

"Yes!" Zhou Xuan affirmed.

"Then interrogate her directly and the truth will naturally come to light."

Zhou Xuan shook his head: "Master, I'm thinking, why did she kill Gui Yi?"

"Of course the Thousand Horse Case broke out, and the mastermind behind it was worried that we would follow suit and kill Gui Yi." Xun Shuo said.

"You haven't thought about the consequences of killing the censor!"

Zhou Xuan said: "If I were the mastermind behind the scenes, I would never kill the censor. This is a challenge to the central government and Dali Temple!"

"No one with a brain would do such stupid things. This is accelerating defeat."

"Shi Ling, have you ever thought that maybe this case is two cases?"

"How could it be such a coincidence?" Xun Shuo exclaimed.

Gui Yi Shang Shu's case of thin horse in the nursing home is a case.

Gui Yi's murder was another case.

"Maybe, it's such a coincidence! Go and invite Mrs. Zhou here!" Zhou Xuan also just thought about it.

Mrs. Zhou came in and knelt on the ground: "A common woman is guilty of murdering the head of the family!"

Xun Shuo looked at Zhou Xuan in shock.

Concubines are just breathing goods. They need to rely on men to exist. Why did Mr. Zhou murder Gui Yi this time?

"Why did you kill Gui Yi at this moment?" Zhou Xuan felt that this matter was unusual.

Gui Yi's death is more like an exam question.

Give him Zhou Xuan's test questions.

If Zhou Xuan couldn't solve the mystery, there would be nothing left to say.

"Please make the decision, sir!"

Mrs. Zhou kowtowed heavily: "A commoner woman was originally the wife of a virtuous family. Because her husband offended Gui Yi, she was taken as a concubine!"

"Afterwards, I killed my husband and sent the women and children to a nursing home and to the capital for intensive care!"

Speaking of this, she burst into tears.

Such small cases should be tried by the local Sentencing Bureau. He is a dignified minister of Dali Temple and has no time to deal with such trivial matters.

Zhou Xuan knew that there was something hidden in it.

He was also sizing up this Zhou family. She was indeed beautiful and it was inevitable that people would be fascinated by her.

"Please forgive me, sir."

Zhou kowtowed: "A common woman..."

　I'm stuck. I wanted to write a reversal of the case within the case, but I didn't understand the reversal. I revised it for a long time and found that it was all wrong. I will rewrite it tomorrow.
  　　If you owe two thousand, pay back four thousand

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)