Han family achievements

Chapter 398 Rumors spread

Sima Lang led people to Taixue and saw the body on the path.

Three people worked, one from scratch, one on the body, and one on the legs, checking carefully and meticulously.

There were Xing Cao's yamen servants all around, forming a large circle. Many teachers and students were separated by a long distance and were asking questions repeatedly.

Sima Lang stood next to the corpse, his face expressionless, but his palms were actually sweaty.

His grandfather wanted to come in person, but he had been ill recently and was unable to do what he wanted, so Sima Lang had to come on his behalf.

'I hope grandpa is okay. Sima Lang secretly thought with sadness in his heart.

With the death of Liu Yu, Sima Lang's eighty-six-year-old age became more and more prominent in the court. Every time he sneezed, people around him would look over, always feeling that Sima Lang might fall down at any time and turn into a corpse.

More and more people from the Sima family are serving as officials, and their ambitions are quietly growing. Sima Lang can't imagine what kind of blow the Sima family will suffer once his grandfather passes away.

The three men examined each other for a long time, and then whispered to each other. One of them raised his hand to Sima Lang and said: "Reporting to Sima Lang, this man has an external injury on his palm. Perhaps he died because of his weak body and ruptured internal organs. For details, there are still I have to go back for an autopsy.”

Sima Lang stepped forward, looked at the palm print carefully, and said indifferently: "You died with just a slight push?"

Wu Zuo looked back and said, "Perhaps there are other lesions. However, that palm is indeed the cause."

Sima Lang's heart sank and he said, "Take it back."

"Yes." The government servant on the side responded and began to move forward to carry the body.

The interrogating yamen officer not far away came over, holding a stack of records, and said: "Yuan Wai Lang, after thorough investigation, it is basically confirmed that it was the Prime Minister's guard who pushed Pang Ye to death."

Sima Lang originally thought he could find out something else, but he was helpless when he saw this, and said: "Go back and sort out the case files. I want to report it to the minister."

"Yes." The yamen officer also knew that this case involved the prime minister and was of great importance, so he didn't dare to be careless.

Sima Lang packed up and left Taixue with his people.

As he passed through the inconspicuous teahouse, Kong Rong stood in front of Xun Yu, dripping with cold sweat.

Kong Rong kept wiping his sweat, his round and plump face was a little pale at the moment, and his whole body was full of anxiety.

Xun Yu sat there with an unusually calm expression and said, "You are Taichang Qing. You won't tell me. You don't know anything, right?"

Kong Rong's heart trembled, he didn't bother to wipe his sweat, and said hurriedly: "Prime Minister, you also know that the students in Taixue are all elected by counties and counties in the thirteen states, and everyone can be... What happened today, It's too hasty, and I don't know what's going on..."

Lu Yu stood behind Xun Yu and said coldly: "Kong Taichang, I don't know what to ask in front of the prime minister. I wonder if you can remember anything when you get to Tianlao?"

Such a big thing happened to the Prime Minister in Taixue, and Kong Rong cannot escape the blame.

And Kong Rong knew even more clearly in his heart that no matter how the situation developed, the first person to be blamed would not be Xun Yu, but him!

Kong Rong's mouth was dry, his heart was pounding, and his expression was struggling. He raised his hand and said: "Prime Minister, please, please give me a little bit, so that the Prime Minister can find out clearly."

There was no expression on Xun Yu's old face. He was silent for a while and said, "Don't you have any suspicion at all?"

Kong Rong's fat face trembled, he thought about it, and said bitterly: "Prime Minister, the teachers and students in Taixue are too complicated. I, the official, really have no way of guessing."

Chen Qun snorted coldly and said: "Kong Taichang, please forgive the students for being disrespectful. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everything is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized. The court is at its peak. I'm afraid Taichang Qing won't be able to get through this matter if he doesn't have enough explanation."

Kong Rong smiled and wiped his sweat. He was not angry because of Chen Qun's rudeness, but felt even more flustered.

Chen Qun's words are true. Xun Yu was the whirlpool of this matter, but it is very likely that he, Kong Rong, will take the blame in the end!

Sima Yi leaned over and said: "Prime Minister, Kong Taichang has no clue here. Do you need to go down to Xingcao and ask them if they have made any progress?"

Xun Yu slowly raised his head and said, "No, wait a moment."

Lu Yu, Sima Yi, Chen Qun and others were all startled, "Wait a little longer", what are you waiting for?

Punish Cao.

Sima Jun, Wang Lang, and Xi Zhicai gathered in the morgue. After looking at the dead bodies, they discussed the case files.

Sima Lang stood beside them and said: "Wang Tingwei, the censor of Xi, the deceased's name is Pang Liao, a native of Danyang County. He fled to Yanzhou to escape the war. After being recommended by Yanzhou Chen Liu, he entered Taixue to prepare for the college entrance examination. His parents and brothers died Due to the disaster of war, he was alone and walked alone. He was suspected of having tuberculosis, and the cause of death was ruptured internal organs."

Wang Lang looked at the case file in his hand with a solemn expression and said: "Judging from the case file, this Pang Liao himself is not going to die soon, and the guard's palm just killed him."

"It's just right." Xi Zhicai closed the case file in his hand, looked at Wang Lang and Sima Jun, and said, "Both of you, this is obviously someone deliberately trying to frame the Prime Minister."

Wang Lang stared at the case file and said lukewarmly: "From the case file, it is correct, but there must be solid evidence, otherwise 'the prime minister beat the Taixue scholar to death' will be just a fact and cannot be explained to the outside world."

The case is clear to a discerning eye, but the decision is not made by 'seeing', but by 'evidence'.

Sima Jun nodded lightly, with an old voice, and said: "The crowd at Taixue is very excited. It's not easy to go in for a detailed investigation. The Prime Minister went to Taixue to know too many people and the scope was wide. Those who are interested in targeting the Prime Minister or the 'New Deal' are even more dangerous. I don’t know, but this case is a bit difficult to handle.”

Xi Zhicai's face was sickly pale, and he said: "This case itself is not difficult. The difficulty lies in extracting the prime minister as soon as possible to quickly prevent the situation from expanding."

Sima Jun glanced at the two people. One was the 'former prime minister' and the other was the 'current prime minister'.

"Let me see it this way,"

Sima Jun leaned on his crutches with both hands and said: "First check from the outside to find out the comings and goings of Pang Liao. At the same time, check the situation of the Imperial Academy, grab clues, and gradually go deeper. Try to come to a conclusion before dark and report it to Your Majesty. ." Only then did Wang Lang become alert. There seemed to be no movement in the palace.

Logically speaking, if the prime minister is involved in a serious case of killing a scholar, the palace shouldn't be indifferent?

Xi Zhicai also secretly took a deep breath and said: "This is the only way to go first. I will touch upon Taichang and the officials, professors, and doctors from Taixue. I will also ask Sima Gong to check Pang Yan's relatives and friends."

Without direct clues, we can only use this stupid method.

The three of them reached a conclusion and continued their discussion as they walked out.

Sima Jun said: "Xi Yushi, please go see the prime minister and ask clearly in person."

Xi Zhicai said: "Of course, Xing Cao, please keep your mouth shut. Except for the Chancellor and Your Majesty, please don't leak it in advance."

Sima Jun said: "What the censor said is that if there is any news, please inform the Xing Cao to avoid mistakes."

Wang Lang couldn't help but interjected and said: "Sima Gong, Xi Yushi, is this case going to be tried behind closed doors or in a joint trial among the three departments?"

"If the Prime Minister is not involved, it is a minor case and Tingwei Mansion can handle it on its own. It doesn't matter whether it is made public or not." Xi Zhicai said before Sima Jun could.

"Let's see." Wang Lang was noncommittal.

The three of them talked, made a general discussion, and then went their separate ways.

At this time, rumors and discussions were rife in Luoyang city. Teahouses, restaurants, and streets were all filled with rumors that "the prime minister beat the scholar to death."

"Prime Minister, why did you beat the imperial student to death when he was so good?"

"I heard that it's a family conflict. The Xun family and the Pang family have a feud for more than a hundred years!"

"No, no, you heard wrong. It was Pang Yan's father who beat the Prime Minister's father to death. When enemies meet, the Prime Minister will naturally avenge his father!"

"It's nonsense. Even if you have a grudge, how can you, as the prime minister, take action in broad daylight? What I heard is that the prime minister gave the guard next to him a look, and the guard moved his hands. More than ten people took action, and they were killed on the spot!"

"This, Prime Minister, how can you be so confused?"

"What do you think will happen to the Prime Minister? If he kills someone openly, he will still be protected by officials, right?"

"This is not easy. Push out the guard who beat someone to death. If you beat someone to death by mistake, you will be sentenced to up to three to five years. After you come out, even if you can't be an official, the prime minister's family will still have money to support him. The descendants of the family may be the same. Soar into the sky and join the noble clan..."

A middle-aged man was walking alone on the imperial street, his ears filled with all kinds of nonsense rumors, and he shook his head with a wry smile from time to time.

"How can a dignified Prime Minister be so reckless as a businessman?"

Zhou Yi looked at the not-so-tall but rather majestic Six Cao Official Office with a confused expression. He sighed silently and said: "I have been wasting my time for so many years, but I never thought that I would come back again..."

As a former Luoyang order and a disciple of the Yuan family, Zhou Yi lost his future after the Yuan family's defeat, although there was no terrible liquidation, and he had no choice but to resign.

In those years, he took his son Zhou Yu around here and there, pursuing his official career, but eventually had to return to Lujiang.

But the ensuing war caused the Zhou family to become more and more displaced, and was almost in danger of annihilation.

After finally surviving, Jiangnan was somewhat stable, and seeing signs that the imperial court was becoming more prosperous, Zhou Yi set out for Luoyang on the grounds of "nianzi".

Zhou Yi looked at the people coming and going in front of Liucao Gate, feeling envious in his heart, but he said, "Where is Gong Jin?"

He has been in Luoyang for a while, but he has never found Zhou Yu.

He went to visit Wu Jing and also met with Sun Quan, but there was still no news from Zhou Yu, as if he had disappeared from the world.

"Chen Kongzhang?"

Suddenly, Zhou Yi's eyes lit up and he looked at Chen Lin who came out of Li Cao.

He is not familiar with Chen Lin, but he has some friendship. If he can establish a relationship with the Yingchuan Party through Chen Lin, he may be able to enter the official career again!

But just as he was about to lift his feet, he saw another person, and his expression changed slightly - Yuan Tan.

In Zhou Yi's eyes, Yuan Tan seemed to have something to do and wanted to go to the Li Cao. He and Chen Lin just met Chen Lin and entered the Li Cao gate.

'hold on. '

Zhou Yi suppressed the hesitation in his heart and muttered to himself.

In his opinion, Xun Yu's matter will not have any consequences. The most likely thing, and what happens most often, is just four words - let it go.

But he still wanted to wait until the dust settled before taking action.

(End of this chapter)