Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 146 Fraud

Jingzhao Mansion Prison.

At night, Du Wulang was lying on the thatch pile, mumbling in his mouth: "This Jing Zhaoyin likes to catch me very much. This is the third time I've come here."

"Maybe you really violated Tang's law?"

"Hey, do you really want to be an apprentice for two years?" Du Wulang turned over, threw the thatch to Xue Bai, and said, "I thought you would respond."

Xue Bai smiled.

He came to avoid the limelight, because he was worried that Donggong and Zahu would not be able to bite each other to death, so they would turn their attention to him.

At the same time, try Xiao Jiong.

If it was just a trivial matter of beating an official, Xiao Jiong would definitely not offend him, the noble concubine's brother-in-law, and just settle down; but since he was sentenced this time, he must have guessed that he was also responsible for the big case.

This is what I guessed, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.

In addition to the two of them, the prisoner who beat someone in the bookstore that day...even Da Xi Yingying was also imprisoned in the cell.

They all thought that Xue Bai had a way and would never end up in jail. Even at this moment, many people still hold this idea.

"Will Mrs. Guo Guo save us?" Daxi Yingying asked.

"It's only a day or two at most." Du Wulang was quite optimistic.

Before the words were finished, a torch was lit on the other side of the corridor, and a green-robed official led the jailer to the prison door.

He signaled to open the cell door and took Xue Bai to another cell for a private conversation.

"You and I should talk about it."

Xue Bai said: "My case is very simple. I beat Yuan Chong. I don't know what else the officer doesn't understand?"

"I'm Lu Qi, the legal counselor of Jingzhao Mansion, and I want to ask you a few words about some other cases."

"Are you Ji Wen's successor?"

Hearing this question, Lu Qi was stunned, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "I am different from Ji Wen. I am not a cruel official, but a talent for governing the country."

"I see."

Lu Qi lowered his voice and said, "Actually, many people have guessed that the Huihe people in the suburban posthouse, as well as Pei Mian, were all killed by you."

"It's because I wrote 'I am a murderer' on my forehead, otherwise why would I guess like that?"

"It's not written on your forehead, and you don't look like a murderer." Lu Qi said: "But which one of the princes in the court is not extremely smart, you can only infer from the pros and cons."

"This is the most fearful thing when handling a case."

"This is not something you and I should discuss at this time."

"Okay." Xue Bai said: "From the pros and cons, it can be inferred that this case is directed at the East Palace, and it should be committed by Ge Nu. Therefore, only Ge Nu will deduce that it was me. What you call 'many people' is nothing but Ge Nu's sect. .”

Lu Qi nodded and said: "I know what you want to do. Turn the public case into a personal grievance. The same trick will be useless if you use it again and again. Let me tell you the truth. Madam Guo and Concubine Gui are looking for trouble because they have solid evidence."

"is it?"

"We already know who the killer you sent, do you want to hear it?" Lu Qi moved closer and said softly: "There are only two killers, one is six feet one inch tall, with a Liangzhou accent; the other is six feet four inches tall , with scars on his face, dimples on his lips, and grinning grinning all the time."

The firelight in the cell flickered.

After Lu Qi finished speaking, he stared at Xue Bai's face.

Unfortunately, Xue Bai didn't have much reaction.

"You don't have to pretend to me, I know everything I need to know." Lu Qi sighed, "It's not difficult to find out that you sent their slaves to Mrs. Guo's mansion. This matter is far less seamless than you think .”

Xue Bai said: "Then you can go and tell Brother Nu, and the investigation will reveal the truth, and you will make a great contribution."

"You still don't believe me." The expression on Lu Qi's face turned serious, he sighed, and said, "I told you, you can't hide it anymore. When Jing Yin took you to prison, he was already searching the Fengwei Building. You hid Can't live with them."

"Oh."

"Up to now, I am the only one who can help you." Lu Qi said, "If you have any news you want to pass on to Mrs. Guo, I can help you."

"Why help me?"

"Want to hear the truth? I want to form a good relationship with the Yang family."

Xue Bai said, "What news do you think I should pass on?"

"News that can save you."

"Okay." Xue Bai also lowered his voice, and said, "Then you answer for me, I killed Pei Mian..."

Lu Qi narrowed his eyes, he didn't expect it to be so easy.

He originally thought that it would take some time to spread the news for Xue Bai several times in order to gradually win his trust.

However, Xue Bai suddenly changed the topic.

"One more thing, Lu Qi is not Ji Wen's successor, but Pei Mian's successor."

Lu Qi was taken aback, his face stiffened.

Seeing this, Xue Bai smiled slightly, and asked in a low voice: "How much did Li Heng tell you? Did he say those old soldiers were not sent by Wang Zhongsi? Or did he ask you to clean up all the evidence?"

"you……"

"Why can Li Heng trust you so much?" Xue Bai asked again: "You must have fought for it? You pinched Li Heng's handle, covered him up, and gained his trust?"

Lu Qi unconsciously leaned back, hiding in the darkness.

Afterwards, he laughed and said, "I tricked you, and it really was you who did it."

"Yes." Xue Bai said: "Pei Mian is dead, so you have to be careful."

Lu Qi laughed angrily, and asked, "How long do you think you can hide it? I have already found out."

"Similarly, don't be discovered by Brother Nu, he is not very generous."

Lu Qi got up with a smile, shook his head, and felt that Xue Bai was hopeless, so he turned and left.

He did find out the whole case, it was not difficult, Donggong told him.

But the price was also high, and he himself was placed in the most turbulent vortex of party struggle.

He suddenly regretted that it might not be a good thing for his entire future if he was too eager for quick success to win the lucrative vacancy of Jingzhao Mansion.

The point is, the planned scapegoat suddenly became a wolf...

It was still dark outside the cell door, and Lu Qi's figure gradually disappeared.

Xue Bai was brought back to the original cell, lowering his head in thought.

He guessed just now, because Xiao Jiong's hesitant look when he decided the case did not seem to have obtained his criminal evidence.

As for the information about Lao Liang and Jiang Hai that Lu Qi just mentioned, they are all in the military register, and among the Longyou veterans, Dong Gong knows these things best.

Well, Lu Qi's coming tonight to make clichés means that Donggong is gradually losing confidence in dealing with An Lushan, and wants to settle the case as soon as possible, and has betrayed the water again.

It really is unreliable.

How to do it?

do not do.

The murder case in the suburbs had nothing to do with him at all, so why did he respond just because of Lu Qi's few probing words?Once you start to think about what to do, it is a trick.

Let them gossip, he just minds what he has to do.

~~
He slept in Jingzhao Mansion Prison overnight.

At dawn, Yang Yuyao actually came.

"Xue Bai!"

"Three sisters."

Xue Bai got up, his eyes fell on Yang Yuyao's luxurious and pure white men's brocade robe, thinking that she really could be called "Xionghu" and she was very loyal.

Yang Yuyao just rushed to the fence, and the first thing she saw was Daxi Yingying, she couldn't help frowning, and said angrily: "What's going on in Jingzhao Mansion? Men and women are locked in the same cell?"

Daxi Yingying used to play with beautiful boys in the name of Mrs. Guo Guo, but when she was caught face to face, she dared not respond and bowed her head in silence.

Du Wulang had no choice but to mutter in a low voice, and said, "That's because I thought I'd be rescued soon."

Yang Yuyao took Xue Bai's hand at the fence, and said, "This matter is actually more difficult than I expected. All the dog officials are submissive in the past, but this time they all say that the case is too simple."

"Understandable." Xue Bai said: "I am indeed too blatant in this case. If you want to solve it, it is useless for the third sister to force the various government offices. You should start with Yuan Mao."

"How to save you?"

"Yuan Ji is guilty." Xue Bai said: "The reason why I beat him is because he took advantage of his power to exploit merchants. As far as I know, Yuan Ji learned about the inside information of the imperial court and forcibly bought rattan materials in Chang'an in advance. The paper merchant industry is in the hands of his brother-in-law..."

"Understood." Yang Yuyao said: "I have forced the Ministry of Punishment to retry the case, and then threaten Yuan Zhen with these charges, and ask him to change his words and rescue you."

"If you don't rescue me, the key is to deal with Yuan Ji."

"Huh? What is he, worthy of your attention?"

"However, after a few months of silence, we had a conflict with Genu on papermaking, and he wanted to deceive me again, so I will put my words here. This time, I will kill one of his son-in-laws and let him know that I am not a son-in-law. It's annoying."

Yang Yuyao said: "But you are in this prison..."

"If I don't get ruthless, I will go to prison again next time." Xue Bai lowered his voice, and said again: "This matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Listen to me, and I will tell you."

"it is good."

"I'm about to make cheap and high-quality bamboo paper. Nowadays, paper is expensive, and this craft involves huge profits. This is why Ge Nu dealt with me. At this time, I must not be subdued, otherwise others will see it as profitable, and I will be easy." If you are bullied, you must attack in groups."

After hearing this, Yang Yuyao understood his deep meaning, nodded in response, turned her bright eyes, glanced at him, and said, "You, you have always had this unyielding temper...I like it very much."

"Third sister, don't make trouble, she is in prison."

The two whispered for a while, and then Yang Yuyao looked around the cell again, and said softly: "Wait, my sister rescued you, and I will call you 'good sister' then."

~~
Lu Qi stood on the promenade with his hands behind his back, watching Mrs. Guo's carriage go away from a distance.

A jailer stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Facao, the villain didn't hear clearly, I only know that Xue Baifu whispered a few words into Mrs. Guo's ear."

"Got it, let's go."

Lu Qi smiled wryly, thinking it's no wonder Xue Bai didn't fall for the trick easily, because he believed that Mrs. Guo would save him.

It is possible that just now he was explaining the transfer of Longyou veterans, so it might be beneficial to stare at Mrs. Guo's mansion.

Not long after, a small official came and said, "Facao, Jing Yin called you over."

Lu Qi knew why as soon as he heard it, and sighed.

Xiao Jiong didn't care about business at all, he stood on the steps, listening to the movement in the distance in a daze, until Lu Qi came over.

"Jing Yin."

"Ziliang, you said that you can get Xue Bai's criminal evidence, and the government ordered him to be imprisoned. Now the dignitaries he has favored have begun to threaten the Jingzhao Mansion. Mrs. Guo Guo came to the Jingzhao Mansion Prison to visit the prison in person. I committed a crime."

Lu Qi didn't panic, and replied: "Reporting to Jing Yin, the lower official took advantage of this and found the key clue!"

He pondered for a while, and said: "Just now, I have specially inquired about Mrs. Guo Guo's entourage, and learned that a few months ago, Xue Bai had placed two valiant men in Mrs. Guo Guo's mansion. ..."

Lu Qi carefully described the appearance of the Longyou old soldier that Donggong had told him, and asked Jingzhao Mansion to take him.

Once the person gets it, he, the legal officer, will naturally try it first.

Finally, progress was made, but Xiao Jiong's expression became more serious.

On that day, he personally went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

……

"So it still doesn't prove that Hu'er is innocent?"

"It must be almost here." Xiao Jiong said: "The real murderer is cunning, it is not easy to find out to such a degree."

Li Linfu said: "You are too slow, the truth has already ordered people to find out that the Huihe human bone house bone has an unusual identity, he was once a soldier under the tent of Huihe Khan Guli Peiluo, and he once attacked the Turks together with Wang Zhongsi, so he has a very close relationship. "

"Shenren Youxiang, this proves that Wang Zhongsi sent Huihe people to Beijing, and then silenced them. Isn't that the crime of the East Palace?"

"Do you know why the sage is still doubtful?" Li Linfu scolded, "Because Hu'er killed people under his command, the sage thought it was us who framed him again."

Xiao Jiong thought to himself, in fact, in the final analysis, it is not that the saint is too lazy to abolish the prince.

But if the truth is not clarified, it will not only be the problem of Hu'er losing his holy family, but also the saint will suspect that he was instigated by the right minister.

A result must be found out...

On the one hand, he was urged by the right minister's mansion, and on the other hand, he was persecuted by Mrs. Guo's mansion. Every time Xiao Jiong detained Xue Bai for an extra day, he felt that it was more tormented than being in prison.

What was waiting was for Lu Qi to find the key evidence.

However, only on the third day of Xue Bai's imprisonment, what Xiao Jiong received was a piece of news that surprised him.

"what?"

"A paper merchant went to Yushitai to sue Yuanhu Cao, and Yushi Doctor Pei ordered someone to escort Yuanhu Cao to Yushitai."

Xiao Jiong said: "Yu Shitai has always been the director of Wang Zhongcheng, when will it be Pei Kuan's turn to be the director?"

"Wang Zhongcheng has been busy with reconciliation and shopping in the suburbs of Beijing recently."

Xiao Jiong couldn't help frowning, and quickly recruited Yuan Kang, asking: "Yushitai wants to investigate you, but the Jingzhao household Cao's accounts are all settled?"

Yuan Jing was surprised, and his first reaction was to ask: "How is it possible? Who dares to investigate me?"

Xiao Jiong knew it was wrong when he heard it, and felt uneasy.

Before he had time to explain to Yuan Chong, another small official came and reported: "Jing Yin, someone from the Ministry of Criminal Justice has come, saying that they want to review the case of Xue Bai beating Yuan Hu Cao. ?”

Yuan Mo was not stupid, he said in surprise: "I'm also investigating Xue Bai's matter? I can calm down and take a step back..."

Xiao Jiong was restless, and before he could finish speaking, he walked out of the office and rushed to find Lu Qi himself.

"Ziliang!"

"Meet Jing Yin."

"Do you have an idea?" Xiao Jiong said anxiously, "The position of Jing Yin in this mansion is not easy to sit in."

"Dare to ask Jing Yin, but what happened?"

"What else could it be? You are close to Yuan Chong, if he falls, you will have a good rest!"

Seeing Xiao Jiong lost his composure, Lu Qi quickly raised his hand and responded, "There has been new progress. The officials ordered people to watch Mrs. Guo's mansion. Some people saw a suspicious person hiding in the Fengwei Building."

"Are you sure? The government sent people to search?"

"Please ask Jing Yin to stay for another day or two to make sure."

"Must be as soon as possible, and don't delay the right minister's important matter."

"Here, I must do my best."

Lu Qi saluted solemnly and sent Xiao Jiong away.

But when he got up, he immediately left Jingzhao Mansion.

He couldn't continue to investigate the murder case at the posthouse in the suburbs, because he was too greedy. He wanted to get it from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the East Palace, so it was impossible for him to investigate it in a down-to-earth manner.

Lu Qi rushed home and went straight to the study.

Pushing open the door, Lu Yi, who was wearing a red official robe, was turning the pages of a book.

"Grandpa!"

Lu Qi shouted and bowed down directly.

"My child just entered the officialdom, he didn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth, acted conceitedly, made a big mistake, please help me!"

Lu Yi turned his head, frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"Jingzhao Facao's position is not easy to sit in. My boy is afraid to follow in the footsteps of Ji Wen. I beg Grandpa to find a chance for my boy to be transferred..."

Lu Qi did not pretend to be Xue Bai, but was caught by Xue Bai.

He was not Pei Mian, and he didn't want to be Pei Mian. He didn't need to work for the Right Prime Minister or the Eastern Palace. He had a premonition that something was wrong, so he decided to leave as soon as possible before he offended anyone.

After all, after being the prime minister, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake, there are many opportunities to start over.

Unlike the prime minister's son-in-law Yuan Ji, who is about to be pushed into the storm...

　Sorry, it’s getting late every day~~ But there are more than 8800 words today~~ Now the update volume has indeed reached the point where it is almost too much, and it may be reduced in the future. Everyone is mentally prepared~ I want to write more if there is a way After all, this month I still want to compete for the monthly ticket list~~Ask for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
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