People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 280 Mocking Laman, Mutual Suspicion

Dusk was over and night fell.

At the gate of a two-entry courtyard half a mile away from the East County Government Street, Li Xuan got off his horse, and a group of people behind him stopped at the same time.

In front of him is a small courtyard that looks very ordinary. This is Hao Yuan's residence in Dongyang.

The gray and simple walls can be seen to have been old for some years, and a few pink flowers are lying on the top of the dilapidated wall, gently swaying in the wind.

On the two-meter-high gate of the courtyard, there is a plaque of "Good Habitat".

"Good life!" Li Xuan turned her head, looked at Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Now this king finally understands why Huang Canjun is so hasty when it comes to Hao Canjun. Case closed."

Just the name Hao Renju has already been ridiculed. Does this mean that he is the only good person in the entire Dongyang officialdom.

It's no wonder other people feel better.

"Hao Canjun is honest and upright, and he does things rigorously." After a short pause, Gu Tan cupped his hands slightly, and said in a sincere voice: "This case was indeed caused by Huang Canjun's negligence, and this responsibility is irrefutable. I hope Shangguan can see that he has served the people for many years. For the sake of hard work, pay more attention."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, but her eyes were lowered, her expression was faint.

"The county magistrate is wrong." County Wei Kangyao couldn't help but stood up, glanced at Gu Tan, his eyes fell on the good man in front of him, and said angrily: "No matter who it is, in the case of human life Mistakes cannot be easily forgiven, not to mention that the one who died was a sihu who joined the army... If it is so sloppy, it will be useless to let the officials of the world think of it."

Kang Yao's fierce tone made Gu Tan sound uncomfortable, he turned his head and looked at Kang Yao with gloomy eyes, but he didn't give in at all.

"Two, two." Li Dingyi hurried out to smooth things over. He grabbed the arms of the two and said sincerely: "The most important thing now is to find out the truth of the case. The sooner you find out the truth, the sooner you can tell Hao Only by joining the army and explaining to him can people's minds settle down more quickly, so that Huang Canjun's responsibility can be minimized."

Although Gu Tan and Kang Yao still had a little temper, the fierceness on their faces suddenly became much less intense.

Li Xuan watched the performance of the three people indifferently, and suddenly said: "Hao Canjun was killed by piercing the brain with a golden needle. Living for two hours without being able to detect it, as long as the time is mastered skillfully, it will create the illusion of dying in sleep...Three, you don’t want to encounter such a thing one day, right?”

The three people who were still entangled there stopped suddenly, and with a slight fear on their faces, they also slowly let go of each other.

Li Xuan sneered.

This kind of killing can be done silently and strangely, and after killing, it can easily be regarded as a means of dying from illness. It is very terrifying to put on everyone.

No one will be able to sleep peacefully until the person who did it secretly is found out.

I have to think about whether a gold needle has been inserted into the back of my head at any time, this feeling makes my scalp tingle.

Suddenly, Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the end of the street on the east side and west side.

There was a sound of horseshoes coming from a distance, and everyone looked up, and they saw Si Bing Jianjun Xi Ying riding fast from a distance.

Now the whole of Dongyang is blocked by a curfew inside and out, and there are not many people who can move fast now.

Li Xuan turned her head and looked at the several police officers standing aside: "Captain Hu, open the door."

"Here!" The headhunter Hu Ji, who was somewhat thin but capable, stepped forward immediately and tore the seal on the door with his own hands.

"My lord!" Xi Ying jumped off the horse and cupped his hands at Li Xuan: "Everything has been arranged."

"Shangguan!" Li Xuan waved her hand, turned and walked towards the courtyard.

The rest of Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi looked at each other with solemn expressions.

Ever since entering Dongyang, Li Xuan has been calling him Shangguan, claiming that he has always been the official.

It is to deliberately separate from the identity of Nanchang County King, so that Dongyang officials can accept him.

Although Li Xuan's actions seemed a bit deliberate, the effect was very good.

And in this way, let others understand his intentions even more, he is here to do things seriously.

……

A few people followed Li Xuan into the Haorenju, a straight stone path leading to the front, the two sides were wide and free of debris.

In the entire courtyard, there are only three houses in a row at the front, which looks very simple.

Li Xuan walked directly to the small door on the west side, then opened the door and walked in. This is the backyard.

In the backyard, a large Sydney pear was planted on the ground, with a dozen green fruits the size of a thumb hanging on it.

Under the pear tree, there is a stone table and two stone benches, which are now covered with dust.

Li Xuan stood in front of the door, and Hu Ji beside him had torn off the seal.

Pushing open the door, suddenly, a dull air rushed over.

Just as Li Xuan was about to go in, he suddenly stopped, looked at Hu Ji, frowned and asked, "Hao Canjun lives alone in Dongyang, and his family, is there anyone to take care of him? "

Hu Ji subconsciously turned his head to look at Gu Tan, the county magistrate, and when he saw Gu Tan nodding, he quickly said to Li Xuan: "Hao Canjun is from Fenzhou. He was transferred from Huzhou to Dongyang in August last year. He came to At that time, there was only a little book boy in his teens with him, who he said was his nephew."

Fenzhou is far away in Bingdi, so it is not bad to be transferred from Fenzhou to Huzhou as an official, but it is a bit disadvantageous to transfer from Huzhou to Dongyang.

Li Xuan didn't know what was going on behind Hao Canjun's back, he just asked indifferently: "Since he has a bookboy by his side, what about that bookboy? You were kicked out."

Saying that, Li Xuan's expression has cooled down.

This good living place has obviously been blocked for many days, but it can be seen that not many things have been taken away inside.

The reason for this is the usual method of government servants.

The family members of the deceased were rushed out, so naturally they couldn't take much with them. .

After a long time, the family members of the deceased may leave or die, and there is no news, so the property sealed in the yard will naturally belong to the guards.

This bad habit exists everywhere.

Hu Ji smiled embarrassingly, and Gu Tan, the county magistrate behind Li Xuan, immediately said angrily: "Send someone to look for it, if you can't find it, don't come back!"

"It's fine to send someone there, we still need to use Hu to catch the head here." Li Xuan's faint voice came from the front.

Among this group of people in Dongyang, everyone is good at fighting for power and profit, but when it comes to specific cases, they still have to rely on Catcher Hu.

Hu Butou quickly arranged for someone to go to find him. At this time, Li Xuan had already opened the door and walked in.

As soon as you enter the room, you will see a huanghuali wooden table. There are various books scattered on the table. There is also an inkstone, and three or five brushes inserted in the blue pen holder.

There is a big white vase on the stool against the wall, and there are several scrolls in the vase, I don't know if it is calligraphy or painting.

A large calligraphy and painting imitating Yu Shinan hangs on the wall, and a pair of couplets hang on the left and right: the clean stream is not stained with mundane dust, and the bones are clean without shocking the world.

Li Xuan turned her head and looked at Gu Tan in surprise, Gu Tan cupped his hands helplessly: "Hao Canjun is a scholar, he doesn't know the hardships of the world."

Kang Yao and Li Dingyi also looked a little unsightly, and Li Xuan sneered inwardly.

……

Behind the gauze curtain on the east side is a couch, the bedding on the couch is messy, and there is still a ball of prints on the mattress below, which is slightly sunken.

Hu Butou stood on one side and introduced to Li Xuan: "That day when I came in, I saw Hao Canjun lying on his side on the bed like this. On a June day, the whole room was inexplicably gloomy. The subordinate even You don’t even have to walk over to know that Hao Canjun has…”

"Is there anything worth noting in the room at that time?" Li Xuan's gaze quickly swept across the entire room.

"Yes." Hu Ji immediately pointed to the table beside him, and said, "According to Hao Canjun's little book boy, Hao Canjun usually likes to be quiet and tidy, so no matter what time of day, the books on his desk are not too It's messy, it looks like someone is looking for something here."

Li Xuan nodded, and said: "Hao Canjun is Hucao's army, it's hard to say that what the murderer is looking for is not the papers related to Hucao... That's all, why is it defined as a death."

"It's the little old man's fault!" An old worker with a thick beard and thinning hair, wearing a gray stained and patched robe, came out from behind with a wooden box on his back, and said in a somewhat embarrassing way, "It's the little old man's fault the night before the incident happened." It's a mistake to drink too much."

Li Xuan turned her head expressionlessly, then looked at Gu Tan, the county magistrate, and Li Dingyi, the chief secretary, and said coldly: "Although I am not an expert, I also know that people like you usually drink a little Alcohol is harmless, and you can even wake up when you encounter a case, and even feel full of energy...Drinking too much, drinking too much is never a reason for wrong judgment."

The old Wu Zuo's face was embarrassed, his eyes flickered, and Li Xuan continued to say expressionlessly: "I don't want to know the evil behind this, I just want to know what your initial judgment was, and you can just play back the facts, otherwise, Don't think that if you are old and frail, I can still let you taste the taste of eighty sticks and three thousand miles."

"Don't dare." Before Li Xuan finished speaking, the old master was already terrified.

At his age, he can't bear it, not to mention three thousand miles with eighty sticks, even three hundred miles with ten sticks.

Taking a deep breath, the old Wuzuo's expression became serious. He looked at Li Xuan as if he was a different person, and said in a deep voice, "The deceased did not see any trauma, nor did he show signs of fighting. It was full of blood, and it was suspected to be a myocardial infarction attack, but in case there was a missed investigation, the little old man wanted to take the corpse of the army back for detailed investigation, but was stopped."

"It was Huang Canjun who stopped it." Li Dingyi glanced at Gu Tan with a complicated expression, and then said sadly, "The investigation could have gone on."

Li Xuan nodded, and then asked, "Then who sent the corpse to Zhoucheng?"

"It's a lower official!" Gu Tan took a step forward, cupped his hands, with a calm expression.

"I guessed it a long time ago!" Li Xuan glanced at Gu Tan, and then walked forward to the couch.

In the whole of Dongyang, if it weren't for Gu Tan's cover, someone would have quietly sent the corpses of a county army member to Zhoucheng for re-examination.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Gu Tan had sensed the strangeness behind Hao Yuan's death.

Gu Tan put down his hand, Li Dingyi and Kang Yao passed out of the corner of his eye.

Kang Yao's face was a little surprised, but Li Dingyi was calm and terrifying.

……

At this moment, Li Xuan had checked the bed carefully, but didn't gain much.

But it's also true, back then, Huang Ziming, a facao who joined the army, had already checked thoroughly, and those who could be found and those who couldn't, are not here now.

Li Xuan raised her head and said coldly: "Xi Canjun, after you go back, remember to send more people to watch Huang Canjun."

"Here!" Xi Ying clapped his hands in agreement.

Hu Ji on the side, as well as Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi, all looked heavy at the same time.

At present, although all of this is not enough to convict Huang Ziming, the suspicion on him is getting heavier and heavier.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

A police officer stood at the door and reported in a deep voice: "I would like to inform all the superiors that the bookboy has been found."

(End of this chapter)