"Escort!"
Suddenly, a shrill shout came from outside. Before anyone else could move, Cao Bing stood up and rushed to the door.
When he stood up, Mrs. Zhou from the butcher shop happened to be looking out, and then she screamed, staggered as if she had seen a ghost, and almost hit the big pot of stewed meat.
"Although my son is a little stupid, he is so loyal that he jumped out to protect me first!" Cao Zhen laughed and said to Zhu Yunxi, "But he didn't even think about what could happen to him with the old minister here.
You two gentlemen..."
At this point, he turned his head inadvertently, but his words stopped abruptly.
Everyone thought that Cao Bing jumped out first to escort the driver, and the guards at the table also got up and followed suit, but...
"Is everything okay? Does it hurt?" Cao Bing walked directly to Mrs. Zhou and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. Even if the evil spirit comes, it won't hurt you!" Then he said,
"But your legs are weak from fear? Come on, let me pull you up!"
"Thank you sir!"
Cao Zhen, "......"
"Hahahaha!" Guo Ying suddenly laughed, and his white beard twitched.
Li Jinglong wanted to laugh but didn't dare. He lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders.
"Let's go out and take a look!" The old man put down the living beads in his hand, "They are committing murders in the street in broad daylight. Ha, what a guy!"
The two men got up and walked to the door surrounded by the guards.
Cao Bing also pulled Mrs. Zhou and murmured, "It's okay if there is no man in this family. You are so scared if something happens outside. What will you do if someone is targeting you in the future? Brother, I am a soft-hearted person.
, I don’t want to see a weak woman like you suffer, we hit it off as soon as we saw each other, and if anything happens in the future, it will be direct..."
"Get out!" Cao Zhen went up and kicked him, "Damn you, are you blind, are you blocking the way?"
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"Ho!"
Zhu Yunxi looked outside and saw a young man being pinned down by several plainclothes guards.
A bloody butcher's knife was thrown on the ground. The man raised his head while struggling, his bloodshot eyes full of unwilling hatred.
The incident occurred diagonally across from the butcher shop, in a small courtyard with an open door. Zhao Sili was talking to a woman who had lost her soul, and was surrounded by people watching the excitement. Seeing Zhu Yunxi and the old man appear, Zhao Sili quickly turned back and ran.
Came over.
"What's going on?" Zhu Yunxi asked in a deep voice.
"He entered someone's yard and killed the male owner of that family!" Zhao Sili used to work as a street errand in charge of public security, so he spoke straightforwardly, "He killed someone who happened to be killed by the cook of that family.
He looked at it, and then he ran into her in a panic. The woman who shouted murder was also the woman!"
"Vendetta?" Zhu Yunxi looked at the man being held down by the guards and frowned slightly.
Although the man's face was stained with blood and he looked ferocious, his appearance did not look like that of a vicious person. Instead of looking like that, he was somewhat delicate, and his figure was not that burly. The most important thing was that the man was wearing a scholar's robe.
"I haven't asked clearly yet!" Zhao Sili continued, "Now I only know that the person who died is an official from the Imperial College, surnamed Zhou!"
Imperial College!
Zhu Yunxi's face became solemn. The Imperial College was an official school in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and it could be said to be the highest institution. According to the laws of the Imperial Court, children of first- to ninth-grade officials can apply when they are twelve years old. There are 100 places for civilian children.
, after reaching the age of fifteen, through the recommendation of local officials, the quota is fifty people.
Of course, there are many additional people who are the children of wealthy families who spend money to get gold plating.
In fact, children of the rich and powerful are not willing to go to such schools because they have too many rules. Children of officials with better families also don’t like to go because they have better prospects. Those who are really open-minded and eager to learn are the children of the common people. These recommended children
They all have one thing in common, that is, they must be students from poor families.
"Are you a student of the Imperial College?" Zhu Yunxi asked the man who committed the crime.
"I'm asking you a question!" With a bang, a guard punched the man in the back.
At this time, a guard standing in front of Zhu Yunxi suddenly let out a sigh.
"Do you know him?" Zhu Yunwen asked.
The guard's name is Wang Ke, who is the grandson of Wang Ding, the Marquis of Taiyuan County who died in the battle. He just turned twenty this year and was admitted to the guard not long ago.
"I seem to be an accountant that I have used before in my family!" Wang Ke said in a low voice.
Most of the wealthy families and accounting clerks hire people who are literate and able to read and write from outside.
"Go and ask!" Zhu Yunxi said.
Wang Ke took a few steps forward, lowered his body and took a closer look at the man, "Are you Xu Zhian?"
"I just want a quick death!" When the man saw Wang Ke, his ferocious face suddenly showed a bit of shame. He buried his head in the soil and said with a cry, "I killed the man, I just want a quick death!"
"
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The whole story was quickly figured out.
The murderer, Xu Zhian, was a member of the Imperial Academy.
The student who was killed was Zhou Xue Zheng, the sixth grade scholar of the Imperial College.
It stands to reason that the relationship between the two of them is teacher and student. At this time, the etiquette is that once a teacher is a lifelong father, killing a teacher is a crime of treason and death by a thousand swords.
But obviously, this sudden case is not that simple.
It was still at Mrs. Zhou's butcher shop. There was a murder outside, so the old man, Guo Ying, Cao Zhen and others were not delayed from eating and drinking. They were also watching with interest the large number of Yingtian Mansion agents working there outside.
Such a big case occurred in the capital in broad daylight. Fang Bin, the governor of Yingtian Mansion, personally came to investigate the case, but he didn't know that Zhu Yunxi and his father were right across the street.
"Have you checked it out?" Zhao Sili, who had just come in from outside, asked Zhu Yunxi.
Zhao Sili leaned over and said, "I have asked you all clearly!"
He himself has some disabilities and bad legs and feet. He was running back and forth outside just now and seemed to be limping more and more.
"Sit down and talk!" Zhu Yunxi said softly.
After the words fell, Li Jinglong quickly stood up and gave up his seat, "Master Marquis, please come!"
Zhao Sili sat down next to Zhu Yunxi anxiously and said in a low voice, "That's what happened. It's not just a vendetta, it's also a... love killing... between the murderer and the murdered..."
puff!
Cao Zhen, who was drinking, couldn't help but squirt out, right on the thigh of Li Jinglong who had just sat down.
"Two men? Love killing?" Cao Zhen asked with eyes wide open, "How exciting!"
The old man also put down the delicious dog meat he was eating, "This is the first time we've heard of it!"
Being stared at by several eyes, Zhao Sili felt even more uncomfortable and said, "That's what happened..."
The murderer Xu Zhian was a standard student from a poor family, but because of his mediocre qualifications, he failed to pass the exam after studying for many years. He relied on working as a copywriter and accountant in the capital to make ends meet.
The reason why he killed people was because Mr. Zhou did not keep his word.
Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with Zhu Yunxi. A few years ago, he organized the Hanlin Academy to compile books, just to find a job for those young people. Compiling books requires a lot of manpower just for copying, and Xu Zhian just wanted to go to the editing office.
Help me copy books.
Compiling books is the dream of scholars. Even for the lowest level copyist, it will be a qualification that they will be proud of for a lifetime. And for students like Xu Zhian who have no future, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
What if I am lucky enough to be appreciated by some adult?
Even if no one appreciates it, it will be an extremely outstanding bonus item in the future when taking the exam. Examiners will naturally be biased when marking papers.
But this copying job was not something he could just ask for. As a poor student, how could he find a way out of it?
At this time, Zhou Xuezheng appeared in disgust.
Although Xu Zhian is a student from a poor family, one thing he has is his handsome face. And Zhou Xuezheng's hobbies are also different from ordinary people. He has been secretly coveting it for a long time but has no chance.
Zhou Xuezheng found Xu Zhian, and first greeted him with greetings, making the latter think that the teacher was caring about him, and he felt grateful. Then Zhou Xuezheng mentioned that the Hanlin Academy needed manpower, hinting at Xu Zhian.
Naturally, Xu Zhian refused at first. How could a good man be so willing to humble himself?
He wants face!
This chapter has been completed!