Princess Fuyao

Chapter 58 Tracking
From Master Hong, Fuyao took the list and information of some officials who have been involved in lawsuits for inexplicable deaths in the past ten years, hoping to find some doubts from them.

During this period of time, she was so busy that she went out with General Guo early every day and came back after dark. Yinhu came several times but couldn't find anyone. On this day, when she finally saw Fuyao, Yinhu smiled happily and took Give her a box of frozen pears.

There are no fresh-keeping measures in this era, and in winter, there are very few fruits to eat.

Fuyao's eyes widened in surprise, how did he know he liked fruit?

The pears are only the size of a fist, but they are Jingbai pears of excellent quality. They are sweet and juicy, and have few small core residues. They are rare even in autumn when they are ripe.

Seeing Fuyao's loving expression, Yinhu was happier than eating it himself, and smiled as she watched her put the pears into cold water to thaw in a large rough clay bowl.

"Are you done?" Silver Tiger asked.

"Where, I can only say that there are no clues for the time being."

Yinhu casually flipped through the dossier that Fuyao took back, pursed his lips slightly, glanced quickly and put it down.

"Have you never heard of a female killer? She looks very petite and beautiful in her thirties, and her killing methods are ever-changing and irregular?"

Fuyao read the files of the five cases, and the obscure classical Chinese made it very difficult for her to read, and she often felt dizzy after an hour.These were all sorted out by General Guo, and they might be related to Yao Guangyu. Fuyao looked carefully and only confirmed that one case was related to him.

The five cases have different techniques, and if they are similar, they are not like murder at all: drowning, frightened horses, broken axles when driving to a cliff, hanging themselves, and a thick branch suddenly snapped off and fell on the head and was crushed to death.

Although Mr. Hong felt strange, he failed to find out the truth. He carefully preserved all the materials at that time, even including some seemingly useless remarks, people and objects at the crime scene.

In three cases, Fuyao saw the shadow of Aunt Huo.

Inside one, there was a beautiful petite woman.

In one, an oversized dog appeared.

There is another one, no one, but at the scene of the crime, there is a small hole that can only be penetrated by a woman or a child, but the deceased is very big and three thick, and his hole is strong.

These three cases were all related to the food and grass issue in northern Xinjiang, and they happened near the capital. Aunt Huo had already entered the Yao Mansion at that time, so there was no condition that she must not be at the scene of the crime.

These three cases are all related to Yao Guangyu on the surface, but after careful analysis, the harm to him is very limited. Political struggles in the officialdom are everywhere. Why did he kill people to silence them?There were also several times when the censor impeached Yao Guangyu, which was much more dangerous than this case, and he did not take such extreme measures.

Fuyao always felt that there was a black hand behind Yao Guangyu's corruption case.Now, General Guo and Master Hong tend to think that it is Lord Fu who is causing the trouble, but Fuyao thinks it is not that simple.

What does Prince Fu need so much money for?He is very greedy for money, but he prefers to seize power. When the two conflict, he prefers the latter.

This year is obviously very hot, why did he take away such a huge sum of food and grass?This grain and grass went east, entered the hands of the Cao Gang, and then disappeared.

The boss of the Cao Gang just happened to die at this time. The second and third sons of the Cao Gang not only looked down on the young master, but also fought to the death between the two of them. , Put them in prison, but they couldn't find out why. They didn't want to talk about it, but no one paid attention to where the food and grass went. The boss was still alive at that time, so it's not clear how it was arranged.

Lord Fu would not do such a thing unless he wanted to rebel.But such an obvious plot to usurp, with his scheming character, he would never do it.

If you want to do it, you won't do it like this. It's like sending a head to the emperor to chop off.

Seeing that Fuyao was struggling to organize those files, Yinhu enthusiastically came to help, and Fuyao's work progressed much faster.

"Have you ever heard of the Gang of Five Ghosts?" Fuyao pointed to a rumor written on the file.

Yinhu looked up at her, and asked in a low voice, "Didn't General Guo tell you?"

"He just suspects that Aunt Huo is related to the Gang of Five Ghosts, maybe it's the ecstasy and ghosts there, what do you think?"

"He said sure."

The words were vague, Fuyao glanced at him, and changed the subject: "What have you been up to lately?"

"Practice, the body has just recovered, and sometimes I go to Yafulou for a walk." Fuyao went with him for the first time, dressed as a tent.

Seeing that Fuyao was frowning and thinking hard, Yinhu took the file from her hand, held it to look at it, frowned for a while after putting it down, and then advised Fuyao not to make a fuss, be careful of being tired.

"To go back to the past, relying only on this information, it is simply difficult to get to the sky. No wonder there are so many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases."

"Who wronged you? Are you so aggrieved?"

"I'm not indignant. You see, so many things have happened in the past, and now everyone has come here in such a muddle. The dead souls are so inexplicably hateful, and the grievances will never be cleared."

"You mean, these people all died unjustly?"

"Yeah, it's all related to the bad aunt Yao Guangyu. How many people did she murder? Liang Bingzheng, Ren Qingming, Cao Guangfa, Cheng Geming..."

"Are you sure Liang Bingzheng didn't commit suicide?" Yinhu asked.

"Yes. The secret prison in Dali Temple where he was imprisoned at that time has now been dismantled, and a body was found in the middle of the wall. General Guo recognized the finger wrench that the man was wearing. It belonged to Xiang Ming, Liang Bingzheng's personal guard. .The body of that skeleton has been injured several times, it is difficult for non-soldiers to do this.”

"What's going on? Can you tell me well?"

"Well, you can listen to it." Fuyao nodded in agreement.

General Guo said that Yinhu and Liang Bingzheng looked alike, but it was not easy to associate the two of them because he was very fair, had not been tempered by the wind and frost in northern Xinjiang, and had bruises on his face.He suspects that Yinhu is the child of Liang Bingzheng's concubine.

Liang Bingzheng has a good relationship with his wife and has no concubine, but his wife has always suspected that he has someone outside, and even suffered from a serious illness because of it. General Guo felt that this was not groundless, so he told Fuyao not to hide information about Liang Bingzheng from Yinhu. everything.

Fuyao understood General Guo's thoughts. He desperately hoped that Yinhu would be Liang Bingzheng's son, because the ancients valued heirs. Liang Bingzheng's eldest son died and his second son disappeared. It would be better if he had a son born outside heir.

General Guo tried several times, but Yinhu's mouth was tight, so he had to hand over the task to Fuyao.

Yinhu was really interested in the killing of Liang Bingzheng, and he tried to keep calm when he spoke. Fuyao could only tell from his subconsciously clenched fists that he was extremely restless.

"Yao Guangyu's aunt, why did she kill Liang Bingzheng? This matter is very strange on the surface, but after careful analysis, some inevitable factors can still be found."

Fuyao concluded: "Aunt Huo is most likely a member of the Five Ghosts Gang. Now there are signs that this gang has taken refuge in Wojin, a tartar in the northern desert. Liang Bingzheng and his son once led the northern Xinjiang army to take Wojin. Lao Wo killed his father, and it is very possible that Wojin seeks revenge and kills him."

"En!" Yinhu nodded without saying anything.

"I once suspected that Yan Wenbin, the former Minister of Dali Temple, was bought by Wojin. Afterwards, Yan Wenbin died, and Aunt Huo found a way to enter Yao's mansion. Under the protection of Yao Guangyu, she continued to do evil."

Yinhu blinked his eyes a few times and asked Fuyao: "Has Yao Guangyu been bought by Wojin? He has embezzled so much food and grass, will he secretly give it to Wojin?"

"Well, I have also checked, but there is no sign that Yao Guangyu is a member of the Tartars. General Guo interrogated his housekeeper and staff, and these people knew nothing about Yao Guangyu's several corruption cases. It is impossible for Yao Guangyu to handle such a big case by himself. The soldiers who escorted the grain and grass in the Ministry of War explained that someone took Yao Guangyu's personal letter and token halfway and took part of the grain and grass escorted, right? Did someone imitate Yao Guangyu's token and his handwriting? What secret did the soldiers escorting food and grass this year know, that they would rebel in the barracks and be killed?"

"Did someone from the Five Ghosts Gang do it?" Yinhu asked.

"I don't know. I showed those sergeants the portraits of the middle-aged scribe killer and the white-faced master, and they all said it wasn't true at all."

"Have you ever thought that the case was committed by a bigger official in the DPRK?"

"I've thought about it!" Fuyao nodded honestly, "King Fu, King Zhenbei, and Shangshu of the Ministry of War are all fine. But I can't find their motives for doing evil now."

"In order to fight for power, King Fu lost Liang Bingzheng. He is the leader of the nobles. The current king of Zhenbei, Liang Bingwang, can get a title if he kills his brother. The Minister of the Ministry of War heard that he was at odds with Liang Bingzheng. They all have motives to kill. But they have no motive to collude with Wo Jin."

Seeing the deep wrinkles between Fuyao's eyebrows, Yinhu suddenly pushed the file out: "Don't think about it, come and eat pears."

He got up and poured a cup of hot tea for Fuyao: "Come on, drink some hot tea, otherwise pears are too cold and it will hurt your body."

Fuyao threw down the file: "I think, there might be something to be found at the Northern Xinjiang Camp. General Guo didn't look at these materials these days, but stayed up late until midnight with the things over there."

"Eat, eat!" Yinhu said perfunctorily.

Because of the matter of Yao Guangyu, the court has undergone subtle changes. King Fu found that things were particularly unfavorable to him, so he had to express his will to the emperor, saying that he was old and wanted to resign from all affairs of the court, and be a no-official with peace of mind. Light and true Fu Wang.

The emperor did not approve his memorial, but took advantage of the opportunity to let him recuperate temporarily, and then contribute to the court when he recovered.

Fu Wang's move was actually a bit of a test. After receiving the emperor's order, he knew that the emperor really didn't have any grudges towards him. He was shocked and frightened, and he actually fell ill.

(End of this chapter)