After leaving the palace, Lin Yiqiu went straight to the residence of the Minister of Rites.
The outside was already surrounded by guards from the official department, as well as a few guards in imperial robes.
Going further inside, Lin Yiqiu saw a familiar figure.
"Are you here too?"
Cang Hong seemed a little surprised when he saw Lin Yiqiu.
Because when the emperor gave the order, he did not say that Lin Yiqiu would come.
Lin Yiqiu is so smart, so he is naturally the most suitable for investigating crimes.
Cang Hong originally wanted to go find him, but he couldn't open his mouth, so he came over first with the Jin Yiwei.
Lin Yiqiu was not surprised.
The person who died was the Minister of Rites, a third-rank official, except for the guards from the Ministry of Personnel who needed to be present.
Sending the Jin Yiwei over is almost a sure thing.
Lin Yiqiu went straight to the mansion, patted Cang Hong on the shoulder, and asked: "How is the investigation? Is there any harvest?"
Inside the house, the body of the Minister of Rites was covered with a white cloth, and a hemp rope was placed next to him.
Needless to say, he committed suicide with this hemp rope.
Hearing this, Cang Hong shook his head.
"I haven't found anything weird yet. He did hang himself."
"Is there any possibility that he was murdered? Or that he was forced to hang himself?"
Lin Yiqiu changed the question.
Cang Hong looked puzzled.
"You think this was a murder?"
To be honest, although the death of a third-grade official is indeed very strange.
But for now, there really isn't anything wrong, and Cang Hong made the assertion unreasonably.
Lin Yiqiu did not continue to speak, but pulled Cang Hong aside and whispered to him: "It's not me who thinks it, but His Majesty?"
"Hmm? Your Majesty, what do you think?"
Cang Hong looked slightly stunned, and his mind was spinning very quickly.
Lin Yiqiu reacted quickly after being reminded like this.
"Is it because the examination is coming, so His Majesty is suspicious?"
"Smart, that's what he told me."
Lin Yiqiu nodded.
At such a critical time, it is hard not to think of the past when the Minister of Rites hanged himself at home.
Then, Lin Yiqiu leaned down and started to investigate the corpse next to him.
After looking around for a few times, the corpse's face was livid and its lips were white. It was indeed a sign of suffocation due to hanging.
Lin Yiqiu took out the silver needle and pricked it twice. The needle did not change color, which proved that it was not poisoning.
"If he was really murdered, then I can only say that this person is a master of committing crimes."
Muttering to himself, Lin Yiqiu could only think this way.
"By the way, have all his family members been interrogated? Are there any strange behaviors recently?"
Lin Yiqiu asked in response.
However, Cang Hong had already left the door at this time and was explaining something to Jin Yiwei.
As for the person in charge from the staff department next to him, he looked at Lin Yiqiu warily.
"Have you asked? What did their family say?"
Lin Yiqiu didn't care about this and just asked.
The taller one among the two just chuckled and did not answer.
Lin Yiqiu disliked such a smile because it was full of ridicule.
After a while, the man next to him also smiled and said, "You must be Lin Yiqiu from Xichang, Governor Lin?"
"Yes, it's me. Do you have any questions?"
Lin Yiqiu frowned.
These two people made him feel uncomfortable and seemed to be quite repulsive to him as an eunuch.
And just as he expected, after hearing Lin Yiqiu reveal his identity, their eyes turned contemptuous again.
"President Lin, I won't bother you with the investigation. Our staff will naturally handle it."
The tall and thin man's name is Zhao Ting. Although he is still the head of the Ministry of Personnel, he is usually regarded as a second-generation official because he has a father who is a minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
And relying on my relationship with Lao Tzu, he, as the principal, is much younger than others.
Also in charge is Yan Liben next to him. He and Zhao Tingnai are cousins.
When the Minister of Civil Affairs made arrangements, he naturally took off his clothes, brought water, and inserted his nephew into it.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in Qian country. It is said that when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
Generally speaking, whether they are officials in the capital or elsewhere, they will always let their sons, nephews, relatives, etc. enter this officialdom.
Because of this, the bureaucracy of the Qian Kingdom is still shrouded in a thick fog of relatives.
Facing Zhao Ting's words at this time, Lin Yiqiu was not angry, but just found it funny.
"I am from the West Factory, but the West Factory also has the right to investigate the case. Besides, the Jin Yiwei also obeys my instructions from the West Factory."
"Now that the Jinyi Guards are here, does it not violate the rules for me, the governor of the West Factory, to come here?"
"Haha, what you said makes sense, but the eunuch is investigating the case, haha."
Yan Liben also laughed.
Before he finished speaking, the meaning was already obvious.
To put it in layman’s terms, it’s like a dog meddling in a mouse’s business.
The so-called eunuchs can just wag the dog's tail in front of the emperor, but they need to intervene in these matters.
Before Lin Yiqiu could refute, a moment later, Cang Hong from outside the house walked in.
His words directly blocked the mouths of the two of them.
"You two, the reason why Governor Lin is here is because His Majesty personally explained it."
"Although Jin Yiwei is good at interrogating, investigating cases is not his strong point!"
"It just so happens that Xichang is the best at it, so Governor Lin was naturally entrusted with the important task."
As soon as the words fell, Zhao Ting and Yan Liben were speechless.
But the latter was still mumbling: "When will the West Factory investigate the case? How can a eunuch be so capable?"
"You will know soon whether I am capable or not."
Lin Yiqiu was too lazy to say anything more to him, so he asked a few questions to Cang Hong's Jin Yiwei.
Soon, Jin Yiwei had called out all the maids and maids in the mansion, as well as the wife of the Minister of Rites, two concubines, and two sons.
The servants were trembling, not daring to say a word, for fear that they would be caught by the guards and walked into the cell.
The lady and the concubines were crying and shouting from time to time, "Master, you died so miserably!"
Lin Yiqiu sighed. Regardless of whether he was really crying or not, at least the Minister of Rites lived a happy life.
Accompanied by three women, they are not much worse than me!
This is still the Minister of Rites, tsk tsk tsk!
After a while, Lin Yiqiu discovered something strange.
"Why aren't his two sons crying?"
Approaching Cang Hong, Lin Yiqiu asked doubtfully.
Because right behind those two ladies were the two sons of the Minister of Rites.
One was looking at the air in front of him sternly, while the other was even giggling!
Cang Hong said helplessly: "That tall man is the eldest son of the Minister of Rites, and his name is Yang Feihong!"
"He had already fallen out with the Minister of Rites. He ran away from home many years ago. If he hadn't heard about his father's death, he might not have come back."
"There's still this matter? Okay, what about the other one?"
Lin Yiqiu asked the younger son again.
Cang Hong continued to explain.
"The younger son's name is Yang Jinbao. He...he is a fool..." This chapter has been completed!