The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 202 Willow Dark Flower Bright Another Village

"You can go there, and you must find out who owns the mansion, the identities of the two people, and all their past!" Zhao Gou ordered Li Shi'en and Li Shiren to follow up and find out who was behind the scenes as soon as possible. Let's see who dares to be so bold.

Li Shien and Li Shiren turned around and went out, only Wang Steward and Xu Jingheng stayed in the study.Xu Jingheng couldn't wait to find out the truth of the matter, Zhao Gou also took out his notebook, recalling the explanation in the letter, he put the correct and wrong he had collected in the book, and sealed it again.

So, Zhao Gou carefully took out the knife, cut it open bit by bit, and saw a yellowed paper full of handwriting.He immediately spread it out and looked at it carefully.Immediately, Zhao Gou's smile became a bit bitter. Only Cai Jing's criminal evidence was recorded on it, and the others knew nothing about it, not even a few words from himself.

"Why is Cai Jing the only one?" Zhao Gou said bitterly, "If he is not dead, this evidence is enough to sentence Ling Chi to death. Unfortunately, even if there is this evidence, it will not help the matter."

Xu Jingheng's mood full of anticipation was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, and he also looked a little sluggish.

At this time, Steward Wang said: "Young master, look here!"

Both Zhao Gou and Xu Jingheng looked over, and saw Steward Wang opened a few other pages, and found the same imprint inside, but the paper inside was gone, as if someone had taken it away.Suddenly, everyone frowned, helpless.

Zhao Gou said in a low voice, "Could it be that someone got there first and took away the evidence?"

Steward Wang replied: "Young master, judging from the current situation, it is indeed the case! I am afraid that someone will know the secrets in the book first, and take away the other pieces of evidence earlier. If there is no wrong guess, it must be someone behind the scenes who took it. let's go."

Zhao Gou thought about it, and felt that what Wang Butler said was true.At the beginning, when Zhao Gou went to the Ministry of Households to collect notes, Ye Mengde's face showed no abnormality, except for a trace of doubt, which can be ruled out.If someone really knows the secret, it is impossible for him to remain expressionless and take no action.

"Now, I would like to see who that person is, and who else in the court has such great ability to do such a thing." Zhao Gou whispered.

He was really curious that there were still people in the court who were able to deceive the world, not only embezzling the court's disaster relief funds, but also playing with the household department between applause.Although Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others are also very treacherous, they have not yet achieved such a skill with their abilities.

The power in the DPRK is dominated by Prince Zhao Huan, but he does not move.In recent days, Prince Zhao Huan has not dared to do any misconduct, for fear of being controlled by him.If there is really any involvement with other ministers, as long as it is reported to the emperor, I am afraid that it will be too much to eat.

Xu Jingheng said: "My lord, I'm afraid the strength of the people behind this matter cannot be underestimated!"

Zhao Gou nodded and said yes, not only took away the evidence quietly, but also left evidence behind.In his opinion, this is an obvious declaration of war to him, or a show off, a warning to him.It's just that Zhao Gou forgot all these things. What he thought about was who in the court had such great ability, or there were unknown forces hidden in the dark.

Steward Wang said: "Young master, Mr. Xu, please look here. If you guess correctly, the imprint here is relatively shallow. It is expected to be the first evidence that was taken away, followed by this, and finally this in our hands. Zhang. If the guess is correct, I'm afraid they left these evidences on purpose."

After Zhao Gou and Xu Jingheng looked at it carefully, they also discovered this problem.It is conceivable that they must be taken away one after another, not all at once.After searching for so long, the clues were broken again, more thorough than last time, there was some hope, but it was gone in a blink of an eye.

"My lord, I have something to say!" Now, Xu Jingheng didn't intend to hide it anymore, causing Zhao Gou and Wang Butler to look sideways, and saw an extra piece of paper in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "This It was obtained by chance by the lower official, please take a look at it, my lord!"

Zhao Gou took it curiously, spread it out to look, and said in surprise, "Why do you have this?"

There was a hint of sadness in Xu Jingheng's eyes, his lips moved, and he said truthfully: "This piece of paper was entrusted to me by a friend of the lower official, who was originally from the household department and has always had a close personal relationship with the lower official. At that time, we went from our hometown to Beijing to take the imperial examination together and obtained Jinshi, but he entered the household department by accident, and I became a local official, and later I was fortunate to be promoted to supervisory censor."

"At that time, the subordinate officials learned that Cai Jing was corrupt and broke the law, but there was no evidence. The Holy Majesty also trusted him. When he was distressed, he confided his heart to that friend. He knew my character and promised to help me. I can help."

"At that time, Xiaguan didn't take it seriously, he just spit it out quickly. After a few months, he came to my house in a hurry and handed me this piece of paper, telling me to keep it safe. , Said it was helpful to me, and left in a hurry.”

"Until now, the lower officials don't know what happened to him. The next day, I heard that he was dismissed from the household department and returned to his hometown. The lower officials have repeatedly inquired and searched, but he has disappeared. I'm afraid there will be more or less good luck. Therefore, the lower officials swore It is also a lifelong wish to find out who is behind the scenes, otherwise you will have no face to meet him in the underworld, and it will be difficult to explain."

Both Zhao Gou and Steward Wang were silent. They expected that the man would be poisoned.I'm afraid that this matter is of great importance, those people don't want to keep alive, and the important people who know the matter basically deal with it. Only the dead can really guarantee that the secret will not be leaked out.

For a long time, Xu Jingheng had evidence in his hands, but he did not submit it immediately, so Zhao Gou could understand.After all, at that time Xu Jingheng wasn't sure if he really wanted to investigate this matter.In addition, there is no name or surname on this piece of paper, the beginning part was torn off, only the process of embezzling and breaking the law and the amount are remembered, and no other traces are left.

Zhao Gou guessed that such a problem must have occurred during the scramble.Although I don't know who it is, at least I have some clues.In addition, Xu Jingheng has been carrying this piece of paper close to his body, and he doesn't know what it is, but from the content on it, it can be seen that there are indeed people in the court who use power for personal gain, and they have secretly cultivated a group of forces with the money.

As for what kind of power he cultivated, there is no explanation in the letter. The only thing we can know is that the power in the hands of that person is so great that even Cai Jing dare not act arbitrarily.If he provoked that person, even Cai Jing would have to be punished. It is not known why Cai Jing was afraid.

When Xu Jingheng got this piece of paper, he never knew what it was or where it came from.Coincidentally, today I saw the notes that Zhao Gou retrieved and took out the evidence hidden inside.Whether it is the handwriting on it or the paper is written by one person, he concluded that this paper is real, not groundless, nor unfounded. He fulfilled his wish together, and also removed the scourge for Da Song.

Now that the matter has a clue, it will be much more convenient to investigate, Zhao Gou also confirmed his guess, that person is really behind the scenes.As for who is still unknown, the only certainty is that the power in the hands of that person is above any official in the court. Even Cai Jing would be afraid. It is really hard to figure out who has such power. In the final link, only by waiting for Li Shien and Li Shiren to come back to report and follow the clues can the truth be found out.

(End of this chapter)