Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 401
"Yang Guozhong is treacherous and scheming. According to my guess, the reason why he did this is to please Li Linfu. In fact, it is true. Li Linfu looked down on Yang Guozhong before, but after this incident, Li Linfu greatly admired Yang Guozhong. , and strongly recommended him to the Holy One. This person can step by step from a mere street person to the current prime minister, and his scheming is far beyond ordinary people. Li Daren, you must guard against this person!" After Luo Zhong finished speaking, He coughed violently.

Li Canghai nodded, he knew this better than anyone else.

"Yang Guozhong, Li Linfu, if my guess is correct, the witnesses who identified General Qin should also be theirs?" Li Canghai said with a frown.

"That's right. That's the doubtful point we found when we tried this case. They were all Li Linfu's disciples. Everyone knew that Li Linfu and Qin Fu were at odds. In fact, at the beginning of this case, the old man suspected that all of these were Li Linfu's disciples." It's a trick, but Li Linfu's power is in the hands of the people, and I'm just guessing, so I can only delay the time as much as possible. But I didn't expect that General Qin would still be unable to escape in the end." Luo Zhong sighed.

Li Canghai knew it well, he finally figured out the general situation of the matter, now he can be sure that all this is Li Linfu's trick, the purpose is self-evident, it is to get rid of the thorn in Qin Fu's side.

Qin Fu was far away at the border, holding a heavy army, and Li Linfu couldn't do anything to him, but if he left the border, Li Linfu could easily get rid of him.

"If this is the case, the news that Qin Fu returned to Luoyang must be false." Li Canghai guessed secretly.

He closed his eyes and went through all the things in his mind. When he opened his eyes again, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He already knows what happened 14 years ago, and the rest is relatively simple.

"Oh, by the way, when General Qin was ransacked and wiped out, we left behind some so-called 'physical evidence', and those 'physical evidence' were hidden in the evidence room of Luoyang Mansion. We are limited in our abilities and cannot find any flaws in them. Mr. Li is thoughtful, and I hope you can find something. Those things are sealed in a wooden box with a peony engraved on it." Luo Zhong thought for a while and said with difficulty.

Li Canghai's eyes lit up immediately, and he said in surprise, "Those things are still there?"

"When I was waiting to resign, I went to Luoyang Mansion. Those things were still there at that time. However, after so long, I don't know if they still exist now." Luo Zhong sighed.

Li Canghai pondered for a moment, then immediately made a decision, saluted Luo Zhong deeply, and said solemnly: "Senior, Li Canghai will never disappoint your trust. Right now, I need to go immediately to find those 'physical evidence', junior. So farewell!"

Luo Zhong's cloudy eyes shone with light, and he tremblingly said: "Master Li, if the old man can tell these things before he dies, he will die without regrets. General Qin has been wronged for fourteen years. Master Li is here!"

As he spoke, Luo Zhong supported his body forcefully, wanting to sit up and salute him.

"Seniors don't need to be too polite, juniors will definitely do their best to let the truth come to light!" Li Canghai said solemnly.

Luo Zhong laughed, the corners of his eyes were moist, he nodded and said: "The old man believes in you."

A few simple words caused waves in Li Canghai's heart.

He originally thought that the Sanfa Division and Li Linfu were of the same breed and conspired to frame Qin Fu.He didn't know until now that the three law divisions are all loyal people. They have not given up the truth because of fear, nor have they compromised because of the years. In their hearts, they have always adhered to justice.

In ancient times, there was a story of "One Promise, Thousand Gold". Before that, he had only heard it as a story, but he didn't take it seriously.

It wasn't until he met these people one after another that he realized that 'a promise of gold' is not just a story.

In order to repay his kindness, Xiong Asi risked his life to collect the body of Qin's family without fear of being involved, and worshiped him continuously for 14 years.

The Sanfa Division and Luoyang Governor, who presided over the case, failed to save Qin Fu, but they insisted on justice. This defense lasted for 14 years in order to reveal the truth to the world one day.

In addition to being moved, Li Canghai received more responsibility, the responsibility to uphold justice!
When leaving Luo's house, Li Canghai gave Luo Tong all his silver.

He could see that Luo Zhong was dying of illness, and he didn't have much time to live.All he can do is try his best to let this loyal man have no regrets at the end of his life, so he has to hurry up to find the truth.

The two hurried to Luoyang Mansion, and when they arrived at Luoyang Mansion, they didn't talk nonsense to anyone, and walked directly towards the evidence room.

Li Canghai's stern expression shocked the governor of Luoyang, thinking that he had made a big mistake without knowing it, so he hurriedly followed behind Li Canghai's ass.

"Open!" When he came to the evidence room, Li Canghai spat out two words in a deep voice.

The Governor of Luoyang hurriedly ordered someone to open the copper lock, bowed his body and said, "My lord, are you...?"

Li Canghai pushed the door open, walked in with Tao Ruozhu, then turned around and said to the Governor of Luoyang and the others: "It's none of your business, let's go!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and after saluting one after another, they returned.

The evidence room is used to store the evidence of various cases. There are dozens of rows of wooden shelves side by side in the huge room, and each wooden shelf holds various evidences, such as rusty machetes, broken swords, and Bloody stone.

Regarding the evidence room, Li Canghai was also surprised at first, but he did not expect to have the idea of ​​preserving evidence as early as the Tang Dynasty.

It wasn't until he was promoted to the magistrate of Zhengyang County that he realized that this was one of the assessment methods used by the Ministry of Officials.

For officials, the Ministry of Officials conducts assessments every year, and one of the indicators for this assessment is the detection rate.

Generally speaking, officials with a higher rate of solving crimes are more likely to be promoted.

But under such circumstances, some officials will make false cases in order to improve the detection rate.

In order to solve this kind of problem, the Ministry of Officials ordered government offices at all levels to have evidence rooms. When the Ministry of Officials examined them, they would compare each case with the evidence and judge whether the officials were fraudulent.

Although this method is not yet perfect, it has improved a lot in ancient society.

In addition to the side-by-side wooden shelves, there are many piled up wooden boxes in the evidence room, in which there are old evidences.

"My lord, there are so many things, how do I find them?" Tao Ruozhu felt a headache looking at the evidences in the room.

Li Canghai looked around, this is indeed a headache.

When leaving Luo's house, Li Canghai once asked Luo Zhong where the wooden box was stored, but Luo Zhong was old after all, and he had only been here once, so he had already forgotten the specific storage place.

Li Canghai thought for a moment, then pondered: "Since that thing was put here 14 years ago, let's find the box from 14 years ago first."

The box from 14 years ago was placed under two wooden boxes, but those boxes were extremely heavy, so Li Canghai called a few helpers from the government officials to lift the two wooden boxes down.

After opening the wooden box, Li Canghai and others searched carefully inside.

However, several people searched the contents over and over again, but they couldn't find the wooden box that Luo Zhong said.

"My lord, what should I do? Is it possible to open all the boxes here?" Tao Ruozhu scratched his head, not without frustration.

With so many boxes, if they searched for them all, it would be impossible for them alone to complete them.

Li Canghai stood up, clapped his hands, looked around carefully, and frowned for a moment.

"The evidences placed in the wooden box have been put in after too long a period of time, and they were put in after being counted one by one by Facao. The wooden box was stored by the governor of Luoyang himself, so it should not be in the wooden box." Li Canghai thought for a while, carefully observed his surroundings, and imagined himself as the Governor of Luoyang back then.

From Luo Zhong's mouth, it can be seen that the governor of Luoyang was a loyal and righteous man.

He presided over Qin Fu's case with the Sanju Division, but he did not succumb to Li Linfu because of this, but hid the so-called 'evidence'.

Then, the reason why he hid these 'evidences' was that he hoped that one day, when Qin Fu was wronged, it could be used as real evidence and presented to the world.

Luo Zhong said that they resigned one after another in the same year, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was the first to resign and go back to seclusion, and died tragically at the hands of bandits.

At that time, the remaining three of them had guessed that someone wanted to kill someone to silence them.

The governor of Luoyang naturally thought that he might die. Under such circumstances, he must hope that someone could find those 'evidences' after his death, so that they would not die worthless.

"If it were me, storing the wooden box in this situation must not be too hidden, but at the same time, that place is easy to be overlooked." Li Canghai stood on the spot, turned around and looked around, searching carefully this kind of place.

Beams, table corners...

Suddenly, Li Canghai's eyes stopped on a screen wall in the middle of the room.

What is carved on the screen wall is a statue of Xiezhi. Xiezhi stands on auspicious clouds with its feet upright, giving people a kind of righteousness.

Li Canghai walked over, he looked carefully at the screen wall, the Xiezhi on the screen wall were wood carvings, with clear texture and lifelike.

However, Li Canghai discovered that the scales on Xiezhi's lower jaw were somewhat different from the surrounding area.

The surrounding scales are all Shun Lin, but only the scales on the lower jaw are all reverse scales.

"There is always only one inverting scale, why does this Xiezhi have so many inverting scales?" Li Canghai frowned slightly, hesitated for a while, and reached out to touch it.

When his right hand touched those reverse scales, he was overjoyed.

Because, he touched a gap.

"I found it!" Li Canghai exhaled in a deep voice, and with a little force on his right hand, he immediately pulled out the reverse scale.

Tao Ruozhu immediately surrounded him, and he saw that Li Canghai was holding a wooden box about three inches thick in his hand, with scales carved on the front and a peony carved on the back. Xiezhi's lower jaw was just able to fill that vacancy.

"My lord, is this the wooden box?" Tao Ruozhu looked at the wooden box and said in amazement: "That lord can hide the wooden box in such a clever way, only the lord can find it in one fell swoop. !"

Li Canghai was also filled with emotion, how meticulous the Luoyang governor was, otherwise he would not have come up with such a method.

When they came to the evidence room, everyone's attention was naturally on the various evidences. Who would look at this screen wall?

And the governor of Luoyang took advantage of this to carve the surface of the wooden box into scales and inlay it on the screen wall.

He believes that if someone brings up the case back then, someone will come to look for the wooden box.

He also believes that those who can reopen the case will also be able to find out the whereabouts of the wooden box.

Otherwise, how could he have the ability to avenge Qin Fu's wrong?
Li Canghai opened the wooden box and found a Tubo military amulet and more than ten yellowed letters inside.

After opening the letters, Li Canghai carefully read them one by one.

These letters were all signed by Qin Fu and the Tubo General, which clearly recorded the plan between the two parties.

Judging from the letter, Qin Fu did take refuge in the general of Tubo. The two men planned the attack plan in detail in the letter, from how to invade the border, and then gradually occupy Youzhou, Qinchuan, and how to occupy Chang'an. .

Not only that, the general of Tubo showed his sincerity, and even sent the military talisman to Qin Fu.

"My lord, judging from these letters, it seems that General Qin is really suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason!" Tao Ruozhu said.

Li Canghai frowned. He put away the letter and said, "You can't just look at the surface. The authenticity of these letters still needs to be verified. Let's go."

After Tao Ruozhu nodded, he followed Li Canghai and left Luoyang Mansion.

After leaving Luoyang Mansion, Tao Ruozhu asked, "My lord, where should we go now?"

"Go to Baiguanyuan!" Li Canghai squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice.

Tao Ruozhu responded, and then went to find a carriage, and the two of them got into the carriage and went straight to Baiguan Garden.

In addition to living in the Baiguan Garden, there is also a temporary place for the Baiguan to handle the government affairs.

After experiencing the "Ni Lin Xuan Wu" rebellion, the Tang court experienced a storm from top to bottom. In addition to trying the rebels in a hurry, they also had to deal with various incidents sent from all over the country.

The Baiguan Garden is divided into front and back, the front courtyard is the place where the officials work, and the back courtyard is the place where the officials live.

The Jinjinyuan is further divided into the left and the right. The left is headed by Zaifu, and the right is headed by six departments. While each performs its duties, it is also convenient for communication.

Li Canghai and Tao Ruozhu came to the place where the Ministry of War was working, and the Minister of the Ministry of War immediately greeted them, cupped his hands and said, "Master Li, the person you are looking for is currently guarded in the wing room, this is their resume."

As he spoke, Minister of the Ministry of War handed him a few sheets of paper full of words.

Li Canghai took a closer look, then cupped his hands to the Minister of War and said, "Thank you, my lord."

"Lord Li is ordered by the Holy Spirit to investigate this case, and the subordinate officials will naturally try their best to assist," said Minister of the Ministry of War.

Li Canghai thought for a while, then said: "There is one more thing. I would like to trouble Lord Shangshu to invite the other five ministers to come together and be a witness."

(End of this chapter)