Chapter 526: The detective successfully deduced the 'truth'
After being busy for most of the night and sleeping at his workstation for two hours, Gongsun Zhao woke up on time with the sound of the clock. After a brief wash, he immediately left the government office and walked to Bianhe Street.
Not long after, I entered a foot shop called Liujiapuzi.
Compared with the high-end 72 main stores, the foot shops are much different in terms of the types of dishes and the hospitality environment. You have to buy drinks at the main store, and you have to borrow tableware to hold a big banquet. However, there are advantages to operating a small business.
The characteristics of a small business can often make a dish famous.
Liujiapu's cooking pancakes are particularly famous. They have thin skin, large fillings, and a lot of oil and water. When you take one bite, the soup overflows with a strong aroma.
Some people may think that this description is wrong, but in fact, the cooking cakes of the Song Dynasty were originally called steamed cakes. A few decades ago, in order to avoid the taboo of Renzong Zhao Zhen, they were changed to steamed cakes. There was meat filling in them, which was equivalent to the meat buns in later generations.
, what Wu Dalang sells is exactly meat buns, not the sesame seed cakes as misunderstood in the TV series.
This shop has been making cooking cakes for three generations and has become famous. Nowadays, even people in Luoyang come to Bianjing to taste a piece of cooking cake, even if they have to travel hard, and a cooking cake costs 20 cents, and there is a steady stream of diners.
Absolutely.
Gongsun Zhao came very early, and there were already people queuing up. When he looked inside, he saw a shirtless man covered in tattoos and with a particularly big head, eating minced meat happily.
He walked into the store, sat down behind the man, and asked in a low voice: "Which important minister in the court is the property of Qingfeng Tower in the Seventy-Two Main Store and Mingyue Fang in Yulin Lane?"
The man seemed unaware, but his lazy voice came over clearly: "Those two families are the property of Yongjia County Prince. Why do you always investigate high-ranking officials and nobles in your investigations? How can these relatives be easy to mess with~"
Gongsun Zhao's face darkened: "Prince of Yongjia County? The Queen Mother's brother has always been a responsible person, but he actually opened such a large gambling house and even took over the business of the main store?"
The man said: "That's because the Yongyang County Prince has been impeached many times for his youthful wantonness. The Yongjia County Prince naturally has to keep a low profile. The Queen Mother protects these brothers very closely... Hiccup!"
After a pause, the man burped, and then said: "If the county prince is involved, the Kaifeng government office has no power to investigate the case. Only the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple can send people. You'd better not meddle in other people's affairs."
Gongsun Zhao frowned.
Today, Queen Mother Xiang has a very deep relationship with her two brothers, because her family background seems to be good, but in fact, she went through hardships in her early years.
There were many social contradictions in the Northern Song Dynasty, but one good thing is that the high-ranking noble families who had been prominent for generations were wiped out in the civil strife in the feudal towns in the late Tang and Five Dynasties. During this period, it was easy for the official families to become rich and easy to fall.
The background of Empress Dowager Xiang can actually be traced back to Xiang Minzhong, the prime minister of the Taizong Dynasty. Xiang Minzhong was extremely powerful when he was alive, but he had fallen into decline in his son's generation, and his grandson was even more obscured by the public.
By the time of the great-grandson's generation, if the Xiang family had not entered the palace and had the great luck to become the Crown Princess, and later became the Queen of Shenzong, and then became the Queen Mother today, the Xiang family would have been no different from ordinary people.
The poor life in their early years made the relationship between brothers and sisters very good. Even though the censor Yanguan liked to find fault with his relatives, because the Queen Mother clearly supported them, the two princes were still the object of fawning among many courtiers.
If it were just to open a restaurant and gambling house, that would be fine. Foreign relatives could also do business, but the interactions between Butler Wang and Golden Retriever Tai Sui and Wuyoudong were like a thorn sticking in, making Gongsun Zhao unwilling to give up the investigation.
He thought for a while and said: "After the case of Hao Nu Xiang was reported, weren't the censors scrambling to impeach the Yongyang County Prince? Can we take advantage of the situation?"
The man sneered: "Impeaching the prince of Yongyang County will not show their ability. Now the right is right, the left is admonishing, and all the admonitions are impeaching Zhang Xianggong. If it were not for the protection of the officials, Zhang Xianggong would have been demoted long ago!
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Gongsun Zhao's face shone with light, and all the tiredness seemed to have been wiped away: "The official is so generous, he has the appearance of a holy king!"
Zhang Xianggong is naturally Zhang Dun, the protagonist of the political joke, and this man will be well-known to later generations for his sentence "Prince Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world", and then he was labeled with "The comments he made are shocking."
, I don’t know what my intentions are” hat.
In the eyes of later generations, Zhang Dun was the real prophet compared to those false predictions of shooting arrows first and then drawing targets. But in this period, most people in the court have a critical attitude towards Zhang Dun. Even Gongsun Zhao felt that this husband
After all, he is too domineering and dares to say anything.
The most surprising thing is that the official Zhao Ji, who was labeled by Zhang Dun as "not allowed to rule the world", is now trying his best to defend the prime minister and is unwilling to obey the Queen Mother's wishes and remove him. Not long ago, he also said
Zhang Dun was a special advancer and was granted the title of Duke of Shen.
So Gongsun Zhao was full of admiration. The man was obviously burping, but he picked up a cooking cake and ate it. While eating, he said: "Yes, yes, yes, the officials are wise. Mr. Zhang maintains the overall situation, so that the court can not be the Queen Mother."
Controlled~"
Gongsun Zhao ignored the weirdness in his tone and said happily: "Fortunately, July has come, the Queen Mother is about to withdraw the curtain, and it is time for the officials to take charge."
The man smiled and said: "But judging from the current situation, it seems that the Queen Mother has no intention of returning to power!"
Gongsun Zhao was startled, and his face suddenly sank: "How can it be like this?"
The man finally couldn't eat any more and rubbed his big head, showing a look of enjoyment: "What's so strange about this? It's never been so easy to return to power since Liu Shengren. The Queen Mother was suppressed by two officials.
It's easy to take real power, and you want her to let go? Haha! Just wait and see, there will be a fight next!"
Gongsun Zhao pursed his lips and his eyes turned cold.
The man immediately said: "I know what you want to do, so you might as well save your energy and don't go to those two princes to trouble you. Everyone has to be polite to them now, so why go against the general trend all day long?"
"By the way, the rich man Li Xian embezzled back then should still be hiding somewhere. It is said that he also collected many clues about the families of military generals. I don't know whether it is true or not..."
"Anyway, there is a man named Tong Guan in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is the successor of Li Xian. You are right to keep an eye on him!"
Gongsun Zhao made a decision and slowly shook his head: "Compared with Li Xian's case, the official's pro-government is more important. The empress dowager's nepotism is not a blessing for the subjects. I want to find out the evidence of their crimes, let the censor intervene, and force the empress dowager
Return the government."
The man exclaimed: "Then Mr. Gongsun will have to work hard. You are a purple-robed official and you wear green all day long. Isn't it too humble?"
Gongsun Zhao ignored the other party's sarcasm and asked again: "Is there any news in Wuyou Cave recently?"
The man said: "Worry-free Cave? The informant I arranged inside has actually spread some true and false information."
"It is said that there are two evil gods who enter the cave and kill wantonly. Their methods are more vicious than those of the criminals. So far, no one is left alive..."
"When they said they saw a spiritual beast wandering around in Wuyou Cave, they tried to capture it, but they couldn't even catch a hair, and many of them were knocked down..."
"It's even said that Wuyou Cave is about to be recruited, and the beggar head and beggar head can actually become officials and come out openly and honestly!"
Gongsun Zhao frowned: "Why do you make each fabrication so ridiculous?"
The man said lazily: "Yes, the master wanted to dismantle that ghost place from the inside. He failed until his death and died with regrets. With the current embarrassment of the Imperial City Division, I don't have the ability anymore. I'd better make cakes.
Eat...the store, give me two more cakes, I'll take them back!"
Gongsun Zhaodao: "Do you think Prince Yongjia and Prince Yongyang will have secret connections with Wuyou Cave?"
The man rubbed his big head again: "They themselves definitely don't like ghost places like Wuyou Cave, but if their subordinates have contact with it, they will turn a blind eye. When will these powerful people turn a blind eye to it?
Do you take the life and death of the people seriously?"
Gongsun Zhaoshen thought so: "Then I will ask the censor to read their book!"
The man thought for a while and said: "If you really must go against them, then go to Zuo Zhengyan and Ren Boyu. He is not only the censor and remonstrator, but also the great Zongzheng. His duty is to instruct the clan and correct their violations.
, the two county princes are also within the scope of his management."
"There's just one thing I want to remind you. I'm afraid those upright officials won't be happy if you eagerly come forward. But don't forget that you are also from the Imperial City Division. With this status, you will never be clean in their eyes.
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Gongsun Zhaodao: "I don't expect them to look at each other, I just want to have a clear conscience. Ren Zhengyan has been admonishing the province for half a year, and he has written 180 essays. Many ministers are afraid of his words, so he should really be allowed to come forward."
Speaking of this, Gongsun Zhao said solemnly: "Thank you so much, senior brother!"
The man grinned, stood up, picked up the cooking cake, and said without looking back: "But you can't afford it. Master's favorite little brother, I hope you can always be upright~"
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Kaifeng government office.
Li Yan walked in leisurely, and many policemen and officials nodded to him along the way.
Both parties took it for granted, until they walked into the judge's room, which was busy again, and did not see Judge Han. He probably went to Sui'an Medical Center to treat a terminal illness, but did not see Gongsun Zhao. Li Yan suddenly became strange: "Judge Gongsun went to rest."
Yet?"
Qiu Wuzuo said: "Judge Gongsun went out to investigate the case early in the morning. He is so busy day and night, which makes Master Lin feel strange."
Only then did Li Yan feel normal. He sniffed and smelled a scent again. When he turned around, he saw that Gongsun Zhao had come back with cooking cakes.
Qiu Wuzuo greeted him: "This is Liu's shop's cooking cake. It tastes quite good. Sanlang is really thoughtful!"
Seeing Qiu Wuzuo winking at him, Gongsun Zhao knew that he was going to say something about being mature again. He suddenly felt that his friend was childish, turned his head away, and started to distribute the cooking cakes to everyone.
Everyone took it, and they were all a little flattered. Even if they had eaten it before at work, they all ate it very well.
Li Yan took a bite and felt that the taste was really good. At the same time, he smelled the strong smell of Gongsun Zhao and his eyes moved slightly.
This is not like buying a cake and leaving, but staying in the store for a long time.
Based on what he said last night about inquiring about information, did he just meet with familiar Imperial City Department personnel in Liu's shop?
Are the intelligence personnel of the Song Dynasty acting so imprudent? It is so unqualified to act in such a distinctive place.
Gongsun Zhao didn't know that his hidden behavior was despised by his advisor, so he came to his position and concentrated on his work.
If it was just a murder case before, involving two county princes and the queen mother who was unwilling to return to power, then this case might affect the overall situation of the court in the future, and he would naturally be very motivated.
Based on the clues currently available, we will elaborate one by one.
The murderer's initial concealment...
The traces of killing were suddenly exposed...
The urgency of the murder period...
Is it a matter of chivalrous people punishing rape and eradicating evil, or is it a matter of gangsterism among villains?
as well as.
The report that the Imperial City Division had just hidden in the Wuyou Cave provided some ridiculous information...
"It's even said that Wuyou Cave is about to be recruited, and the beggar head and beggar head can actually become officials and come out openly and honestly!"
A bolt of lightning suddenly flashed from behind his head. Gongsun Zhao's body stiffened and his pupils shrank. A speculation that he was extremely unwilling to accept, but which seemed extremely logical at the moment, emerged:
"Could it be that the truth of the case is actually like this?"