The two Wang Jing brothers seemed quite interesting to Li Po.
One is famous, the other is unknown, the other is literary and elegant, drunk all day long, very similar to the style of the later Li Taibai, the other is a smooth talker, indulged in the gentle countryside, and has three religions and nine schools, and there is no one he can't talk about.
The Wang family in Jinyang had such two weirdos, so they kicked them out of the house and ignored them.
Now Wang Jing has infiltrated the Military Intelligence Department again. Good guy, he really has a big heart...
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In fact, Ma Sanbao and Li Po also recognized it.
It was this man who was originally sent to Jin as an envoy to deliver a message on behalf of Li Xiuning. His official position was not low at that time, but after many years, it seems that he has fallen into decline.
But it's not difficult to understand. This man is Chai Shao's scholar, and he is very close to the King of Qin Li Shimin. He is lucky that he didn't lose his head. How can he expect too much?
I didn't recognize him at first because he had been hit on the face and his body was covered in blood, so I couldn't see clearly what he looked like.
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Wait for the two of them to present themselves.
"It turns out we are all old friends. Let's sit down and talk."
The two sat down in an orderly manner, and the sound of old friends made them relax a little. It turned out that the emperor still remembered them. If it were left to later, it would mean that Jane was in the emperor's heart. Such a saying is not popular nowadays.
Moreover, since the emperor was young, he had seen many different kinds of people, not more than the two of them.
Li Po asked what happened.
In fact, it's very simple. Not long after Ma Sanbao worked for the Military Intelligence Department, he dated a few people, and one of them was involved in the case of leaking test questions last year.
Since no big person was found, the people who were secretly pursuing him thought of holding their ground and taking a look before talking.
Yesterday evening, Ma Sanbao was drinking and having fun with someone. Maybe he drank too much, or maybe because the relationship was getting deeper, he felt that the heat was on, so the man wanted to introduce Ma Sanbao to a big shot.
The exit is to choose any position below the fifth rank of the Ministry of War, which is really not a small talk.
Nowadays, Ma Sanbao is serving as Lin Shucheng in Sinong Temple. His official position is not very big. It was arranged by the Military Intelligence Department. He is a newcomer who has just joined the official position. There are any positions below the fifth rank in the Ministry of War, which means that he can be promoted very quickly.
If you want to do this, you must be a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War.
But it is not just people in the Ministry of War who can do this. For example, some people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Shangshu Province can also do it. The same can be done if senior officials in the Zhongshu and other power agencies under their sects strongly recommend them.
As for what price Ma Sanbao can pay, do you still need to ask? This guy is backed by the Lady of Chu State, and he is also familiar with most of the subordinates of Li Shimin, the King of Qin at that time. Of course, he is a very valuable subordinate.
The reason why Zhang Liang assigned people to the Ministry of War is that the responsibilities of senior officials in the province and the Ministry of Civil Affairs were broader, and Ma Sanbao would not be assigned to the Ministry of War only.
The fifth grade is also a key point. Generally, it is decided by the Ministry of Finance and can be reported to the Ministry of Revenue for re-examination...
But how could people from the Ministry of War be involved in the scientific research case? Is it still a case of undercover investigation?
Thinking of this, Li Po cursed in his heart. This had obviously developed into a relatively large-scale officialdom scandal.
Who is so bold and arrogant in playing tricks? The sentence "any official position below the fifth rank is optional" completely touched Li Po's nerves.
He thought for a while, among the leaders of the Ministry of War, one was Wei Chixin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who was an old man from Yunnei and one of the founding heroes. He should not do such stupid things, right?
Zhang Liang was right in front of him. He was an old man from Jinyang and was now in charge of the Military Intelligence Department. If this guy wanted to catch a thief and fooled him in person, God would not play such a joke on him.
The other two are Dou Gui and Tang Jian. They were Li Yuan's confidants back then and they didn't have much contact with him. He had a good impression of Dou Gui before...
Tang Jian... was well-known in the capital as a knowledgeable soldier. Because Li Po defeated Li Yuan, Tang Jian first served as Secretary Supervisor for two years before being transferred to the position of Minister of War. He has been in office for two or three years.
Because he had served Li Yuan and was deeply involved in the party struggles between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, he acted extremely low-key, as if he was afraid of being seen by the emperor and reminded of his previous actions.
Once the suspect was pinned down in the Ministry of War, the target seemed to be much clearer at once.
Could it be that the Longxi Li family's gang members are ready to make a move?
Li Po looked at Ma Sanbao, the unlucky guy, and thought to himself that there was internal strife?
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As far as the murders at the lantern festival are concerned, what the murderer did was actually relatively stupid, and his goal was too clear. He killed one person and injured another. With a little thought, it was connected to the case of leaking questions on the scientific examination.
If it were Li Po who was in charge, he would definitely kill a few more people to confuse the audience.
For example, kill Wang Jing...
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"That's it. The matter involves secrets. Don't publicize it casually. Just handle it as a normal murder case. The Military Intelligence Department will pursue the case as usual."
Li Po did not establish a presumption of guilt and let Zhang Liang take charge.
Zhang Liang resigned with some disappointment.
Li Po kept Ma Sanbao for a while.
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"You are quite capable. You were the one who took the trip to Shuzhong, right?"
When the emperor mentioned this matter personally, Ma Sanbao was naturally so scared that he could no longer feel the pain on his face. He felt that if he failed to satisfy the emperor with just a few correct answers, his head might fall off.
He immediately stood up, knelt down in the tunnel and said, "Your Majesty, please spare me. I am just a villain who is just following orders and has no control over my own actions."
You bow before your head, this is not popular in this world, people who are born as book boys are really thick-skinned.
Li Po didn't want to talk nonsense to him, so he frightened him a little as usual and said: "If you don't betray your old master, you can be considered loyal. Don't stay in the Military Intelligence Department and serve in the Yulin Army.
In the future, you should avoid getting involved in these messy things. If you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your old master, right?"
Ma Sanbao didn't think much about it, he nodded immediately and promised again and again, almost swearing to heaven.
Li Po thought for a while and then said: "The weather is warmer this year. Mrs. Chu is going to the capital for a business trip. You will lead her people to guard her. If there is any incident, just report it to me. Hmm, be careful and don't let the assassin get close to her again."
Get married."
Ma Sanbao finally became smart. He got up from the ground and beat his chest and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I have led troops and know what to do."
Li Po waved his hand casually, and Ma Sanbao bowed and retreated.
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The Tai Chi Hall became quiet, and Li Po was thinking about things.
Corrupt officials have existed since ancient times. This is not surprising, and there is no need to place too high expectations on the conduct of officials.
It has been five years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. The national strength is recovering. Both the government and the public are prospering, and the situation is improving. In this period of inheriting the past and linking the future, we should look forward rather than looking for someone else's fault.
The government is becoming more and more stable. We cannot start a party dispute or carry out a wave of purges just because of one or two bugs. That would be too stupid.
Thinking of this, the murderous aura that was slightly aroused before gradually calmed down.
However, he was destined not to go back to the harem to enjoy himself that night. Until the end of the lantern festival, he read memorials in the Tai Chi Hall.
Late at night, Li Bi came to Tai Chi Hall with some worries and stayed with him to keep vigil.
Ashina Rongzhen sent someone to report that the gates of the imperial city had been closed, and Yuchi Gong personally went to garrison inside the imperial city. She and Luo Shixin, together with officials from the Ministry of Punishment and the Chang'an Prefecture, led people to search for traces of the perpetrators.
Li Po no longer had much hope for this.
During the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival, too many people entered the Imperial City to watch the lanterns. As long as the murderer was not arrested on the spot, it would be difficult to find him again.
The Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple's prosecutors handled the case on the spot, and the results of the autopsy were also sent back, which further verified this point.
The perpetrator probably had military experience. He jumped out of the crowd, killed him with one blow, and quickly left the scene while the crowd was commotion.
There were no injuries, and there were no traces left for tracking. The assassins must have been two people, and they attacked at the same time. Ma Sanbao was very skilled and survived, while the other one was stabbed in the neck and died on the spot.
It is said that the murderer had experience in the military, because the murderer also broke the man's neck bone, which was very similar to the wrestling technique in the military.
These are useless. With today's technical means, it is simply a fantasy to lock down the suspect in such a situation in a short time.
This reminded Li Po of his past murders in Mayi, where he killed many people and set off a large fire. Many years have passed and it has become an unsolved case, with no record left.
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However, with the supervision of the Ministry of Punishment, the emperor's gaze, and thousands of Yulin troops at his command, it was different.
In the middle of the night, Li Po just had a sleep, and another call came over there.
The bodies of the two assassins were found, but they were killed immediately.
Li Po couldn't laugh or cry, he was really meticulous. Did he know the consequences of committing murder in the imperial city? So he simply put an end to the matter.
Because the person handling the case from the Criminal Department said before that if the murderer committed such a serious crime, even if someone protected him, there would be a high chance that he would find an opportunity to leave the city.
So you can wait at the city gate to look for suspicious people.
Li Po knew that this was a category of psychology. No matter how high the psychological quality of the murderer was or how old the person behind him was, there would always be an idea that could travel thousands of miles.
People in this world don't have that many cases for reference, and there are no systematic teachings, so people who haven't been handling cases for many years shouldn't have thought of this.
But the murderer was silenced immediately, so there would probably be no further follow-up.
The bodies of the two men were found in an abandoned mansion not far from the scene of the murder. They were both injured by daggers. The murderers were two more people. They struck at the same time without any struggle or struggle, and they were fatal with one blow.
But this time, the perpetrator is likely to be a killer. In an ancient industry, Hu Da has a say...
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After a busy night, in the early morning, Yang Gongren, the Minister of Punishment, entered the palace with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.
I have said a lot, but in fact, it is just one thing. It seems that no one can be found. Two murderers committed a murder in the lantern market. Some people have seen them, and it can be said that there are traces of them.
But people who have been silenced cannot be found.
If there is no breakthrough in this kind of case on the spot, there is basically no hope of further investigation, because there is no way to identify the suspect.
Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._