After the Lin Mansion settled down from the chaos, Zou Hongsheng thought of calling the official. Since it was already very late, Yin Ai Zheng of Shuntian Mansion was not informed. Only Zhi Zhong, who was on duty, came and asked Chu to examine the body and record the case.

.Early the next morning, Ai Zheng received the news when he went to the Yamen. The second-rank official of the imperial court was killed. The case was not trivial. Ai Zheng hurried to the Lin family to inspect the scene. The murderer was waiting in the dark when he saw the deceased coming.

, covered the mouth and nose from behind, and cut the throat with a knife. The technique was skillful and without any delay. It should be done by someone who killed on the battlefield or an assassin. The cloth left at the scene, the murderer Xu Kejian, is consistent with the identity of the perpetrator, but others are not excluded.

, using Xu Kejian’s name to frame him.

Ai Zheng is a thoughtful person and will never jump to conclusions until he catches the murderer. He can only say that Xu Kejian is the most suspect. So he conducted a focused inquiry on Zou Hongsheng, but he did not even see the shadow of the murderer, and the case fell into a mystery.

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Five years ago, Ai Zheng interceded for his chief assistant Peng Ren, which angered Emperor Jiaqing. He was held up in front of the Meridian Gate with fifty sticks and almost died. Fortunately, Prince Yue Zhangli interceded with Emperor Jiaqing and was sent away to study politics for four years.

.Ai Zheng did not take this position because he was the tutor of King Zhao Luyu, but because he was a criminal and prison case manager, he was appointed by Emperor Jiaqing as the Shuntian Prefect. He solved many important cases in the year after taking office. The Ministry of Punishment

The murder of left minister Lin Changyao made Ai Zheng feel even more responsible. Never before had such a high-ranking official been murdered in the capital, and it was bound to be a major case that shocked both the government and the public.

Ai Zheng was less than fifty years old, and he was full of energy. Cao Shu had not been suppressed for many years in power, but his official career was smooth. In addition to being the master of King Zhao Luyu, he was also a relative of the emperor. His father-in-law was Prince Li Zhao Renxuan, and his mother-in-law was

Chen Guogong's sixth grandson, Liao Chun, is married to Princess Zhao. She is capable, has strong backers, and is valued by the emperor. Her future is infinite, and she cannot make mistakes at critical moments, so he does not dare to slack off at all.

reason.

Ai Zheng came back from the scene and immediately wrote a report to the Chen Cabinet, arranging a city-wide search for Xu Kejian. He put aside all matters and focused on the Lin Changyao case, striving to solve the case as soon as possible. At the beginning of the afternoon, when Ai Zheng was still busy in the Shuntian government office, he suddenly heard that

The concierge came to report that Mr. Xu Yongjian, the imperial envoy of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came with the Jun Order from the cabinet. Ai Zheng hurried to greet him.

Xu Yongjian is from the first rank, but Ai Zheng is from the second rank. Generally, the prefect of Shuntian is the third rank. Ai Zheng is a high-ranking official, but he is still two ranks lower than Xu Yongjian. When I saw the smiling tiger Xu Yongjian in front of the lobby of Shuntian Mansion, I just

When you see a man in his fifties, who has official airs, his eyes are full of stories, and his face is full of smiles, outsiders will feel friendly at first sight. The first impression is that he is a kind and kind person. You can't be fooled by people's appearance.

, only he himself knows what Xu Yongjian is thinking now.

Ai Zheng hurriedly saluted, "I have seen the imperial envoy from Xudu!"

Xu Yongjian waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "Sir Ai! Mr. Cao Ge asked me to supervise the case of Lin Changyao. Don't be too polite. Let's get down to business quickly!" As he talked, he walked into the lobby, and Ai Zheng had no choice but to follow.

Xu Yongjian found a chair on the left and sat down, and asked anxiously: "Has Master Ai come to court?"

Ai Zheng had been running to the scene early in the morning, questioning witnesses at the scene, before he could go to court. He answered truthfully: "We have a preliminary suspect in the case, arrest documents have been issued, and the whole city is being searched."

It seems that Xu Yongjian came here with a purpose and did not listen to what Ai Zheng said. "Master Lin was killed because the people around him were careless. Where is Zou Hongsheng?" He looked around as if to see if Zou Hongsheng was there.

Ai Zheng was so smart that he knew Xu Yongjian's intentions very well, but he couldn't just do what he wanted. He answered calmly, "Zou Hongsheng just neglected his duty. Besides, the Lin family still has many funeral matters to take care of, so we can't do without him for the time being."

, and told him to come as soon as possible."

Xu Yongjian stood up anxiously and said reproachfully, "Master Ai, aren't you worried that Zou Hongsheng will run away?"

Ai Zheng is not a shaky person and has made arrangements a long time ago. So he answered with confidence, "The Lin Mansion has government officials watching, and as soon as there is any movement, they will be detained immediately. Besides, Zou Hongsheng just neglected his duty and there is no need to escape."

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Xu Yongjian stood up and disagreed, "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Since I am here to supervise, I have the obligation to remind Mr. Ai that if a court official is killed due to negligence of duty, his crime must be investigated, and it is better to be detained!"

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Ai Zheng saw that Xu Yongjian, who had the power of inspection, spoke respectfully and could not disobey him. "Then just listen to your Majesty!" After saying that, he ordered the officers to arrest Zou Hongsheng. At this time, Xu Yongjian calmed down and sat down.

When Zou Hongsheng was captured in Shuntian Mansion, Ai Zheng deliberately avoided it and went to the backyard. Xu Yongjian, who was sitting in the hall, ordered twenty big boards without saying a word. He never thought that Xu Yongjian, one of the ten tigers of the Cao family, would do to his family

The others were able to kill him, and Zou Hongsheng, who was still polite when seeing Xu Yongjian at first, was beaten until he cried like a ghost.

After being pulled into the lobby, he no longer showed any compliments and cursed loudly: "Old thief Xu! You have no conscience. If it weren't for my master, you would be where you are today. Now that my master has just passed by, you are rushing to cross the river and burn the bridge. It's despicable."

Villain!".

It was through Lin Changyao's recommendation that Xu Yongjian gained Cao Shu's favor and became his confidant. Unexpectedly, he did better than Lin Changyao and had a higher official position. Lin Changyao said that he could do it, but a servant contradicted him in court and made rude remarks, which really made Xu Yongjian more

Out of anger, he glared at Zou Hongsheng and ordered: "Insult the imperial officials in public, despise the court, and then drag me down and beat you twenty times!".

As he spoke, he took out a lottery ticket from the lottery box on the desk in the lobby and threw it on the ground. Xu Yongjian's move made all the government officials stare at him. At this time, Xu Yongjian felt that he had lost face. After all, he was a veteran in officialdom and shouted loudly.

He scolded: "Didn't you hear me? Pull me down and beat me again!".

Only then did everyone in the lobby realize that the first-rank official of the Youdu Imperial Envoy was also an unruly person who exceeded his authority and exercised the powers of Shuntian Prefecture Yin. Some people with some brains now understand why Ai Zheng was not present. Is it true?

Are you afraid of being upstaged? But you don’t want to be overwhelmed.

After forty minutes, Zou Hongsheng's skin and flesh were torn, and he fainted from the pain. He could no longer curse anyone. Xu Yongjian, who had relieved his anger and vented his personal anger, was in a good mood and ordered: "Throw Zou Hongsheng into prison. No one is allowed to visit. Shuntian Mansion chooses

Another trial tomorrow!"

I never thought that Zou Hongsheng, who was still arrogant and domineering yesterday, beat Xu Yongjian's nephew for a moment's pleasure. As soon as Lin Changyao died, he became a prisoner in the blink of an eye. Never forgetting the shape when you are proud, and never forgetting the roots when you are frustrated. This is the fundamental of being a human being. If you don't have a vision and a grand plan, you only want to think about it.

If you care about the comfort in front of you and act carelessly, you can only be a mediocre person; if you show off your arrogance for a moment, you will get burned sooner or later.

That night, the two heroes of the Cao Party gathered again in Cao Shu's study. The reason why they were called so anxiously was naturally because of the murder of Lin Changyao. Never before had such an important figure in the Cao Party been assassinated. This was a great blow to the Cao Party.

To declare war, we must find out who is behind the scenes and take revenge. Otherwise, Cao Shu will really become a soft persimmon, and he will be at the mercy of others from now on.

"What do you two think about Chang Yao?" Cao Shu had to start the conversation first.

Xia Zhan always looked down on Lin Changyao and didn't care much about his affairs. "I can only blame Brother Lin for being too soft-hearted and failing to eradicate the root cause, which led to the disaster of death."

This was all on the dark side. Even Ai Zheng, a prison master, did not dare to draw random conclusions. Jin Shijun followed his train of thought and said speculatively: "If a potential enemy wants to kill someone, he will definitely frame him for it."

"Could it be those two people?" Jin Shijun understood Cao Shu's thoughts too well and blamed those two people for the matter.

Xia Zhan looked at him with disdain. He was really good at guessing and flattering. This was completely irrelevant, but Jin Shijun said it was very mysterious. But when he turned around and saw Cao Shu, he used

Looking at Jin Shijun with surprised eyes, it seemed that it resonated with him. Xia Zhan immediately put away his dislike, but because he didn't know how to respond, he simply lowered his head to meditate and remained silent.

"I haven't thought of this level yet, let's talk about it!" Cao Shu said this with a surprised expression, trying to guide him to continue talking.

Jin Shijun was excited after hearing this. He knew what he was saying was immature, but he still wanted to go on, "Brother Changyao must have hindered their plan, so he had to kill him. As for what? I venture to guess that he wanted to occupy his position.

In order to entrust someone to a higher position." As he spoke, he looked at Cao Shu, hoping to get his approval.

Cao Shu changed his expression at this time and fell into thinking. Jin Shijun thought at first that he was making a judgment, but after being silent for a long time, it seemed that there was still something wrong, at least he did not completely agree with it.

"If you want to get rid of him, he should be Tang Long. A minister is too inappropriate. Besides, there is no need for a person and a position with no room for promotion!"

Jin Shijun's analysis is somewhat off track.

"Who said there is no room for advancement? Tang Long is about to retire. Don't forget that Zuo Shilang was promoted to minister in many cases." To deny his own argument, Jin Shijun would not give face to anyone, let alone this is just a debate.

"Who is the replacement?" Xia Zhan didn't flinch, and asked the most critical question in a flash of his mind.

"Of course it's Ai Zheng! He's the one who begged for the old thief Peng."

"It's even more ridiculous! If Ai Zheng doesn't come up, he should at least be a minister. Besides, Ai Zheng doesn't need others to plan at all. He has a strong back and a strong backing." Xia Zhan replied to Jin Shijun with a disparaging look,

She laughed at him for suddenly having so much water in his head that he was so out of touch.

"Are you right? Mr. Ge hasn't said anything yet!" Jin Shijun looked at Xia Zhan angrily as he spoke, feeling extremely unconvinced. Even if his analysis was wrong, Cao Shu would still have to judge. It was Xia Zhan's turn who was really the master.

Regardless of time.

"Okay! Let's express our opinions. No one is right or wrong." Cao Shu, who had been sitting while speaking, stood up and looked a little unsteady. Xia Zhan hurriedly stepped forward to support him. Although Jin Shijun failed to support him, he could

Made an action.

In fact, Cao Shu had already made a decision in his mind, but he didn't say it out in order to prevent the two from becoming estranged. Besides, he might not be right.

"I believe in Ai Zheng's ability to solve the case. We will wait until the case is clear." After Cao Shu walked steadily, he pushed Xia Zhan's hand away and walked alone.

This was the final word. It would be inappropriate for the two of them to argue anymore. Their bodies turned as Cao Shu went. It seemed that there would be no results from the discussion today. They would just wait for the order to go home and be happy.

"But we still do what we should do! Shijun, follow your thoughts and check it out!" Seeing himself, Jin Shijun immediately nodded and responded: "Yes!".

He looked back at Xia Zhan, "Xia Zhan?"

Seeing that he was talking about himself, Xia Zhan was ready to listen, but after waiting for a long time, Cao Shu still didn't say anything further.

Cao Shu may not know what to ask Xia Zhan to do, or maybe his idea is not mature yet. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it! Let's do what we told you last time! Hurry up and make a good breakthrough as soon as possible!", said

Waving his hand.

The two of them bowed and said goodbye knowingly, and the discussion was fruitless.


Chapter completed!