Chapter two hundred and seventy-four adults, don't misunderstand!
Li Gui was very unhappy about being involved in the Imperial Academy murder case again. Since he was unhappy, he would not make others too happy. Of course, this did not mean that he was reckless.
He was so exaggerated about the Stone Sacrifice Wine, and most of his thoughts were to test the bottom line of the Stone Sacrifice Wine, and to see how far Lord Shi could cooperate. Under normal circumstances, any yamen official would probably not tolerate outsiders.
It is very necessary to moo Mr. Qingshi’s idea of shouting and drinking on his own territory.[]
Shi Jijiu thought about it again and again, nodded and said: "There are specialties in the art, so I won't interfere with you, but if you do nothing and cause trouble, I won't turn a blind eye."
As a gentleman, Mr. Shi has said this. If the positions were reversed, Mr. Li's character would definitely have said directly: "Anyway, you are the one who received the order, not me, and it is you who are responsible for any mistakes..."
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In fact, Li Gui understands very well about the case. Whether he is seeking good luck to avoid disaster or intending to cover up and fool him, the first premise is that he must first discover the truth. Only based on this can he know how to do it, otherwise he will be walking around in the dark.
, it is easier to encounter ghosts, so you still need to check carefully.
Perhaps some of the judges were worried that if Li Gui went to investigate the case with great fanfare, wouldn't he be afraid of being silenced?
If Mr. Li is still a minor official, the probability of this possibility is as high as 90%. If Mr. Li is an ordinary miscellaneous official, this probability can be reduced to 30%.
But with Li Gui’s thirty-five-character official position and imperial qualifications, plus his status as a semi-imperial envoy under the orders of the Queen Mother, no one can afford to silence him. To do so would be like "sacrificing me."
"The incident resulted in the situation of "everyone in the family died". No one with a normal IQ would challenge the authority and order of the court system like this.
If it weren’t for the apocalyptic era and extreme special events when rituals and music were broken, and the rhetoric of exterminating officials was as casual as in the 21st century costume movies and TV shows, then why were the batches of imperial envoys sent by the imperial court regarded as good positions instead of being sent to hell?
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After Shijiujiu acquiesced, Li Jiaren began to take action.
On the one hand, he sent people to the Beicheng Military and Horse Division and the Police Department, and asked them to use the name of Yi Zhi to send out soldiers to guard the main gate, the second door, the side door, the back door and the small gate of the Imperial College, as well as the intersection of Chengxian Street in front of the prison. There is only one principle, only entry is allowed.
They were not allowed to come out. On the other hand, they sent someone to the Ministry of Punishment to move the case files over for review.
After arranging two things, Li Gui felt that he lacked a reliable person who was familiar with the Imperial College.
There are 2,000 supervisors, large and small officials, and more than 300 people in the Imperial College. It is not impossible to use the method of finding a needle in a haystack to investigate, but it is laborious and time-consuming, which is not in line with Mr. Li's work style of seeking lightness and speed. If you are familiar with it,
It would be much easier if someone with inside information could give you some pointers and circle a smaller scope of suspicion.
Li Gui screened the people he knew in the capital in his mind and found that most of them were high-end people above the second-class Jinshi level who had never played a mid-range copy of the Imperial College.
Although there are many descendants of Xungui who have mixed academic qualifications in the Imperial College, Li Gui, a real official, has really no contact with them, and they are not a living circle at all.
There are scholars who talk and laugh, but there are no people who come and go. There is a bird that can't be used when it needs human hands to do things! Li Gui sat in the Shengsu Hall and secretly felt annoyed.
Zhang San, the chief attendant who was stationed in the Imperial Academy together, poured tea and water for the master. He heard the master muttering to himself next to him: "There is no inside information."
"There is a candidate, haven't you remembered it?" Zhang San couldn't help but say.
Li Gui asked suspiciously: "Who is it? Do you know better than the master?"
"Master, this is a noble man who forgets things." Zhang San praised him before saying, "I wonder if Master Cui still remembers him? I heard that he studied at the Imperial College for six years and is now looking for a career in the capital. Why don't you ask him to come?"
As soon as Zhang San mentioned it, Li Gui remembered that Cui Jiansheng, a fellow countryman, was born in a serious Imperial College, but unfortunately he was not lucky enough to find a good place. When he first arrived in the capital, he had witnessed Cui Jiansheng following Lin's consort.
A scene in which the Huanchang gangster and the consort were brutally beaten by Wang Yannu and the crowd because of Chiyu's misfortune.
This Cui Jiansheng was indeed unlucky. At first, he returned to his hometown to fight for his wife and property with the local tycoon Mr. Li (still the protagonist), but was driven out of his hometown. Later, he joined the prestigious Jiangnan Xunjian Yushi, and ended up harming Ma Xunjian.
After being humiliated, he was dismissed; and later he joined the Grand Master, who had great power in academic affairs. As a result, the Grand Master retired, and now he has degenerated into supporting Lin's consort in the capital...,
Thinking of Cui's background, Li Gu frowned and asked: "Zhang San! How much did you charge him?"
Zhang San immediately knelt down and cried loudly: "What an injustice! What benefit can Supervisor Cui give me when he is so poor? I just met him by chance two days ago when I stayed with the master at the Prince Consort's Mansion.
I remembered it with a flash of inspiration!,.
Li Gu thought, this person has no background and wealth, but his name and history can be continuously noticed by Ma Xunjian and the Grand Master and selected as a subordinate, so he should be able to use it? He told Zhang Sandao: "This matter has been handed over to you, hurry up
Go and find him quickly!"
Zhang San received the order and went to the Prince Consort's Mansion to inquire for a long time. Then he went to the alley where Cui Jiansheng lived and searched from door to door for half an hour before he found Cui Jiansheng himself.
At this time, Cui Jing was in a daze looking at the shriveled rice bag. Zhang San rushed up and grabbed the rice bag with his hands, shouting: "Mr. Cui, my master needs you. If you can do things well, you may become rich!"
Cui Jing was confused by Zhang San's uninvited guest, but he immediately woke up when he heard "it's useful" and "doing things". Now he was not afraid of anything, just afraid of nothing, so he immediately got up and went to the Imperial College with Zhang San. When they arrived
It's already dark time here.
It is said that tonight, Li Gui was uncharacteristic and deigned to share the joys and sorrows with the Jinyiwei primary school students, and finally had dinner, which moved these shiwei soldiers very much.
Who said Mr. Li is arrogant and hard to get close to? He is indeed a formidable person.
Well, the truth is that Mr. Li has read the case file and knows that the six supervisors were poisoned, so the suspicious Mr. Li is afraid that he will also be poisoned. It is safer to eat a big pot meal that has been verified by someone.
Li Gu was eating in the house when he saw Zhang San and Cui Jiansheng coming in a hurry.
"Although you have offended me several times, I cherish your talents and don't take it seriously. At this time, I want to reuse you, are you willing?"
What does it mean that I have offended you several times... is this contrary to what I said? Cui Jiansheng was very slanderous about this sentence, but the situation was stronger than others, so he felt wronged and said: "It's all my fault! I'm blind-sighted!
I regret my mistake!"
He was introduced to Lin's Prince Consort by others and was as useless as an embroidered pillow. It had been more than half a year and he didn't see any future.
And the person in front of me can no longer be treated as a local tycoon in the county. He is less than twenty years old and has a high position and is now known as one of the officials. One of the three lackeys of the Minister of Civil Affairs has the opportunity to join the past. At least it would be better than half-dead now.
There are many, and all fools know how to choose. As long as the other party is willing to tolerate it, and a few words of aggrievement, what does it matter?
Li Gui was very satisfied with Cui Jiansheng's statement and continued: "I have been ordered to handle the case and urgently need someone who is familiar with the Imperial College. Remembering that you have been studying in prison for many years, it should be very suitable. Therefore, I will give you the opportunity to experience this incident..."
As he spoke, Li Gui deliberately slowed down his tone. This was a tactic used by superiors who were waiting for the other party to speak promptly to show their loyalty.
However, Cui Jiansheng stood motionless and speechless in confusion.
"Huh?" Mr. Li snorted coldly, feeling a little dissatisfied. Why is this person so blind?
Cui Jing came back to his senses and said with a strange expression: "I dare not hide it from you, sir. In fact, I am not as good as you think..."
Could it be that he was so cowardly that he was afraid of being involved in the case and was using this as an excuse? Li Gui angrily slapped the case and reprimanded: "I think highly of you, but you dare to push back?"
"I'm really not..."
"Do you think that I can't do anything to you? You are totally wrong! Beware, I will ask the Ministry of Personnel to select you as a post officer in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi!"
Cui Jiansheng was forced to cry by Mr. Li, "Don't misunderstand me! Please listen to what I have to say. I am in prison and studying in the South Prison of Nanjing, not the North Prison of the capital, so I dare not hide it from you, sir."
Ah? Li Gui realized it. These days, there are two Imperial Colleges in the capital and one in Nanjing. They are called the North Prison and the South Prison. According to convention, 90% of Jiangnan Gongsheng students who study in prison go to the South Prison.
Cui Jiansheng is studying in Nanjing. Does he know anything about the Imperial College in the capital?
It was all his own negligence. It turned out that he was wrongly blamed. Although Li Gu refused to admit his mistake, his tone softened a bit, waved his hand and said: "Thank you for your hard work, then you can leave on your own!"
How could Cui Jing, who had devoted his whole life to the business but suffered repeated defeats, let go of the opportunity and leave without any reason? He immediately disregarded the dignity of the scholar and shouted: "Lord Zhongshu! Although I have never been imprisoned in the capital, I am still under the regulations of the north and the south.
It's all the same. If you know a lot about the inside story of Taixue, it will definitely be of great benefit to you!"
"Oh? Say it!"
Although Cui Jiansheng shouted that he was useful, he didn't really think of anything. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. After he had some ideas, he said: "There are academic officers in the prison, miscellaneous officials and miscellaneous officials, and academic officers with doctorate degrees, etc."
, responsible for learning, and miscellaneous officials and miscellaneous officials responsible for books, food, housing, utensils, etc.
As far as I know, academic officials are mostly well-educated people and have never looked down upon miscellaneous officials and miscellaneous officials. And this case of violent death of a supervisor was probably caused by collusion between officials and minor officials, both internally and externally. Why don’t you pay a visit to the academic officials?
To show respect and appease people's hearts, and at the same time ask the miscellaneous officials for clues about their misdeeds? I believe the academic officials will be willing to cooperate."
Li Gui said disdainfully: "How to ask? No matter who does this, it must be a confidential matter. Those academic officials only teach scriptures and lectures in the church, how can they know about the conspiracy outside? What can I ask!"
Seeing that Master Li looked down upon his idea, Cui Jing looked a little anxious, "If there is a reason for the miscellaneous officials to commit crimes, it must be due to internal and external collusion. Have you ever imagined how they are connected? From what I can guess, one of the prison students is an official student."
, they are all children of powerful people, they can be said to be careless in their travels, and they are not as honest in their studies as Minsheng. I think this generation may be an intermediary!"
Li Gui motioned Cui Jiansheng to continue.
"In this unpopular government office like the Imperial College, who among the powerful people is willing to take a second look? Therefore, no hidden clues are laid in advance, only temporary requests! Therefore, as long as you are looking for word-of-mouth, you don't need to ask who is suspicious, you only need to ask who is keen on clinging to the powerful every day.
, just have close contacts with officials and students! All such officials are suspects in this case!"
"Very good!" Li Gui applauded.
Cui Jiansheng breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that there was a chance of retaining him.
Mr. Li thought for a while and said: "You are a person who is so unlucky that it will not affect my luck? Let's wait and see for now. If everything goes well, we can make further plans!" (To be continued!)