Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 226 Erniang Sun's black shop?
"Xu, Master Xu..." Zhu Yiyang opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. He didn't want Xu Qing to hear that sentence, so he swallowed his saliva and said, "Master Xu, whatever, just tell Master Xu. Let’s start with Liu Yuanjin..."

"Liu Yuanjin?" Xu Qing couldn't help being puzzled, Zhu Yijiang immediately explained: "This Liu Yuanjin was also a powerful figure at the end of the Sui Dynasty, but he was defeated in every battle, so his reputation is not obvious."

Zhu Yijiang continued: "Back then, Liu Yuanjin ruled Jiangnan, six prefectures and 27 counties, and Yang Guang stationed troops in Jiangdu. He could only order to appease Liu Yuanjin and make Jiangdong King. Although Liu Yuanjin's momentum is great, his foundation is not stable. With Yang Guang Destroyed, Beixiong went south, and quickly disappeared."

"His subordinates are scattered, guarding the important points according to the danger. When Du Fuwei descended to Tang again, those subordinates were also subdued one by one. The later Zhu Yiyang was also one of the people who were subdued back then..."

Xu Qing said with emotion: "Unexpectedly, General Zhu has such a background, but the hero does not ask where he came from. General Zhu is now in this position, and it is a good ending."

"Master Xu praises me, I, Zhu Yijiang, can't be called a hero. But he patted his chest and said that he never did anything harmful to nature and reason. It is enough to say that the imperial court let me be an official now, and I can take care of it." The group of brothers who were born and died back then, but..." Zhu Yiyang's eyes froze: "But there are still many ghosts and monsters who can't forget the happy days of Wuxiao Mountain Forest and the mountain top."

"Well, so these road bandits are them..." Xu Qing played with a wine cup: "But it has nothing to do with the general at this time, so don't be nervous, general."

"Who says it's not, but my innocence is useless, and some of my subordinates are confused..." Zhu Yijiang said in grief: "Three years ago, some of my subordinates defected."

Outside the door, the cold wind screamed again, I don't know if it was because of the wind, or because of Zhu Yijiang's words, the hall seemed to be much colder.Several generals went to close the doors and windows, fasten them firmly, and stirred the brazier in the hall to add charcoal.

Xu Qing squinted his eyes and asked in deep thought: "This disappearance case happened five or six years ago, why..."

"Master Xu, listen to me..." Zhu Yijiang stopped Xu Qing's words with his hand, and then said respectfully: "The disappearance case three years ago was done by those people outside. I have my brothers. They have military status, and fleeing is already a serious matter, and now they have turned into bandits. If it is found out and exposed, I will lose my official position, and all my soldiers and brothers will be dirty early. .”

Xu Qing nodded and motioned Zhu Yijiang to continue. He said: "I am not willing to hurt my real brothers because of those people who hurt horses, so I always want to find them out secretly and clean up the house myself. It's a pity, I don't know what happened to them. What kind of experts pointed out that the case that was made was watertight. I have been investigating for so many years, but I have only confirmed those people who committed the crime. I am still at a loss as to how to catch them. Yuhang is so big, I have no choice..."

Zhu Yijiang explained the ins and outs of the matter and his hidden worries one by one. Obviously, he regarded Xu Qing as a panacea and relied on Xu Qing to help him heal his illness.While listening, Xu Qing unwrapped the dossier bound with black cloth and examined it carefully.

The dossiers are all written on straw paper, which is very rough, and the so-called compilation is just held together with a string, which is very different from the books of later generations.

On the contrary, the words in the book are neat and neat, densely written, but the handwriting is not messy at all. Xu Qing searched for clues line by line.Looking at the above records, most of them are "military secrets", but because the general military mansion has a small area of ​​influence, the so-called secrets are nothing more than bandit dens.

The notes in the book are like a running diary, one record per day, instead of one record per event. At the beginning of each record, there are routines such as "today's weather is fine", "get up, wash your mouth and get dressed".

This secret is also a report, to be reported to the Shangguan.As for the report, you always have to use those clichés to make up the number of words to show that you have a good attitude.

So when he saw the back, Xu Qing could see ten lines at a glance, flipping the pages.Since the writing method is from top to bottom, people in the hall can only see Xu Qing flipping his hands left and right, nodding his head to read the book like a chicken eating rice.

While Zhu Yijiang was talking, he also noticed Xu Qing's strangeness. He was stunned, and then said to Xu Qing: "This case has been going on for many years, and there are many involved. There are only so many files. Master Xu, don't be in a hurry. Anyway, it's snowing a lot. The road is closed, cars and horses are not allowed, Master Xu can stay here for a few more days?"

Xu Qing smiled, put down a volume, and said: "Why take a few days, I can read books quickly, General Zhu think about it again, what details are there?"

In the hall, apart from Zongbing Zhu and several generals, there was also a clerk serving the scrolls. After hearing Xu Qing's words, he put down and picked up the black scrolls on the ground and beside the table, and put them in front of Xu Qing's eyes for convenience. He takes it.

After finishing these, the clerk curiously picked up a book that Xu Qing had read, flipped through it carefully, and immediately admired it.He originally thought that Xu Qing was just flipping through the file, looking through it so quickly as a way of helping, just browsing.But when he turned the book, he saw that many pages were folded at a corner.This is not surprising, but what is strange is that the pointed toe of the written corner happens to be a clue related to the case!
Xu Qing picked up another file at random, feeling a little hungry, and then remembered that he was only busy writing obscene poems just now, and didn't eat much.Immediately, he took out a chicken leg, took a bite, and said vaguely to several people: "If you want to sleep, you can go back. If I can't stop reading the book, I will read the paper here alone, and I will tell you the answer tomorrow." .”

Xu Qing said this very sincerely, not a single word against his will, but everyone thought that Xu Qing was talking ironically, so he hurriedly said that he was not troubled.That's right, the boss is working overtime, you go back to sleep safely, no one will believe what the boss says.Zhu Yijiang and the others not only didn't leave, but they didn't dare to vent their anger. They added charcoal to the side, warmed the wine, and poured themselves to drink.If Zhu Yijiang remembered a detail, he told Xu Qing that Xu Qing just nodded.

Seeing Xu Qing finish reading the volume, Zhu Yijiang and the others were all afraid, did Master Xu really read it?Could it be that you are counting how many sheets of paper there are in a roll!
As soon as doubts appeared, the official pointed to Xu Qing quietly, and then gave Zhu Yijiang and the others a thumbs-up, which meant that Xu Qing's clerical skills were not good.

In this way, a voice rose in everyone's heart: "Perhaps Mr. Xu can really solve this unsolved case."

It was okay at the beginning, watching Xu Qing flip through volume after volume, it was quite interesting, but later on, the pages turned over and over again, and instead became a hypnotic pendulum, tick-tock-tock, and there was another voice in everyone's heart: "Sleep, sleep..."

I don't know how long after the third watch, Xu Qing threw aside the files he had read, then closed his eyes and rubbed the center of his brows, and after a while, he opened his bloodshot eyes.

In Xu Qing's mind, two figures flashed, one was Liu Yuanjin, who was written in a local biography that he saw inadvertently when looking up the information just now, and with some fragmentary records, Xu Qing had such a clear picture in his mind. of the image.

There was another person—Shui Gui. No matter how Xu Qing reminded himself, Shui Gui was just a small lake bandit leader, but he consciously or unconsciously put the two figures together.

There is another one, that is, the biggest black hand in the case of the disappearance of hundreds of people.According to Xu Qing's speculation, this person has a very close relationship with Liu Yuanjin.

Thinking about it, Xu Qing couldn't help but drop the scroll in his hand to the ground. With a bang, Zhu Yiyang woke up suddenly, and rolled down from the lying table to the ground.Zhu Yiyang stood up with clenched fists, and said, is there an enemy?After looking around, he realized that he was in his own lobby, and Xu Qing was watching him beside him.

At this time, the others also woke up, and said to Xu Qing without thinking, "Oh, Mr. Xu is tired, I'll send Mr. Xu back to his room to rest.

Xu Qing shook his head, and said straight to the point: "I have read all the files and all the intelligence clues about this case, and found a few suspicious points."

"What? I finished reading it!" Several people were surprised, Zhu Yijiang fixed his expression and said: "Master Xu, please tell me."

Xu Qingdao: "First, judging from the missing persons in previous years, seven out of ten are merchants, and the rest are scholars and scholars. Merchants have a lot of money, and scholars and scholars who can travel also have surplus money. Therefore It can be seen that most of this case was murder for money."

Zhu Yijiang and the others nodded together, but they laughed secretly in their hearts. You have to tell me that those eyeliners in our county army, as well as those of us in the army, have already seen this.

However, it is impossible to decide the case based on just one point, so what if you see it?Where was the murderer, how did he commit the crime, and when did he commit the crime?I don't know...

However, there is a saying that "the boss's jokes must not be funny", on the face, everyone still praised "surprised": "As expected of Mr. Xu, it is really a godsend! It really clears the clouds and sees the fog, which makes me wait and see. what!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Qing had seen through their flattery a long time ago, Lu's red eyes glowed with wisdom, and he smiled and said: "This is easy, ordinary people can see it, and you must have seen it long ago. Heh heh heh, and, if I'm not mistaken, after you decided that the case was murder for money, you probably followed the footsteps of the car and boat shop to investigate, right?"

The people present were stunned and looked at each other, will Master Xu Xu be able to read minds?
Now he said truthfully: "Xu, Mr. Xu is really good at predicting things. We investigate the case, and this is how we handle the case. Could it be that the investigation has been fruitless for so long because the way is wrong?"

Zhu Yijiang was still puzzled, and explained: "Bandits often pretend to be coachmen and porters, or collude with them. Once they know that there are valuables in the luggage of the guests, they will attack in remote places on the road. Among them, crimes are the most difficult to investigate. "

"The same is true for the boatmen who transport passengers on the water, but they are self-contained. They carry passengers on weekdays and do 'what kind of' water business. As for the shopkeepers, they are even more suspicious. Merchants and scholars stay at the top. If they open a black shop, they are more likely to attack , there are rumors that they were all killed and eaten as meat."

"Sun Erniang's black shop?" Xu Qing opened his mouth in surprise.

(End of this chapter)