"It seems that Li Jiyi only has four or five Wu Dewei under his command. From which Zhe Chong Mansion did this talent come from?"
"He is a law cao from another state. He is not as talented as Cui Ge, who has many heroes under his command. For example, Song Yuanwai, who is guarding the prison in Dali Temple, is a great talent! What a great talent!"
Watching Di Renjie, who was the first to enter the scene despite the stench and filth, Li Yan and Cui Shouye stood outside the hospital and began the official repertoire.
Weird and strange.
Pei Xingjian praised Li Yan's ability to recognize people.
Among the twelve internal guards, Li Yan's team is indeed the most miserable.
I won’t say it since there are so few of them, but they are still outliers who cannot fit into the mainstream.
For example, Qiu Shenji, whose father was greedy and did not distinguish between his sons and his concubines, was very disliked by the scholars.
For example, Wang Xiaojie is a member of the first team of Zhe Chong Mansion and a low-level military household, making people laugh at him.
For example, An Shen Gan, although An Yuanshou was trusted by Li Shimin and Li Zhi, his mixed background still made Guan Long's senior officials reject him.
As for Guo Yuanzhen, it is even more ridiculous. He even wants a scholar from outside the state who came to Beijing to take the exam. He is so hungry that he can't choose what to eat.
However, the mature and prudent officials secretly agreed with Li Yan's move.
At a young age, he already has a position of opportunity, but he is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to cultivate party members?
Only when you have a firm position, know your gains and losses, and know how to advance and retreat can you go a long way.
In their opinion, Li Yan deliberately recruited some miscellaneous people to put his mind at ease.
However, at this time, Pei Xingjian saw Guo Yuanzhen leading a group of internal guards to surround the school building, and his actions were more organized than the panicked imperial army.
Look at Di Renjie again. He came late at night and rushed to the dirtiest and smelliest scene without saying a word.
Are these people who are looked down upon by the mainstream really randomly chosen?
If he can discern pearls at a young age, then his future achievements will be beyond imagination.
Li Yan didn't know Pei Xingjian's sigh, he and Cui Shouye were on the same page.
Ever since Jia Sibo released the murder prophecy, he has been very vigilant during this period.
He didn't even go to class for an hour during the day, and practiced Qigong full-time with pay.
At night, he sleeps with his clothes on, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
In the end, despite all the precautions, my friend could not be prevented from being injured.
Poisoning is no different than others and is likely to leave sequelae. Poor An Zhongjing was tricked by Jia Sibo in Liangzhou, and he couldn't escape the shadow when he took the imperial examination in Chang'an.
Li Yan was already unhappy. This old bureaucrat happened to bump into him just to show off. How could he be polite?
The two of them exchanged words with each other and competed with each other with sharp words.
Gradually, Cui Shouye's old face became more and more ugly.
Because the officials from the Ministry of Punishments gathered behind him, he glanced sternly, and the group of people had no choice but to go into the courtyard.
But they couldn't hold on for half a quarter of an hour, and they rushed out one after another, and vomited when they got to the edge.
Cui Shouye said angrily: "Are you not even as good as a Wude Guard?"
The group of officials looked at each other, feeling helpless.
Going in and out of a murder scene is a very hard and dirty job.
Why are Wu's actions regarded as unknown by so many people?
The first is the awe and rejection of death by the ancients, and the second is the smell of filth on the dead, which is really unpleasant.
As long as it is an abnormal death, it is almost unrealistic for the corpse to look decent. Unlike in TV dramas, the corpse can look beautiful even if it is hanged, and the makeup is not messy.
When Di Renjie was serving as Bingzhou's judicial officer, he had long known about the filthiness of corpses, and he couldn't bear it at first. Later, in order to accurately judge the case, he often came into contact with them.
After all, dissection was not allowed in ancient times. Only by examining the details of the corpse could we not miss any clues. Over time, we developed a strong guts, an iron stomach, and a blind nose.
If he traveled to the future and became a forensic doctor, Di Pangpang guaranteed that he would be able to get started as quickly as possible.
On the other hand, in the Ministry of Punishment, a group of Beijing officials are used to being pampered and privileged. They usually do it by their subordinates. How can they bear this crime?
At this time, it was too late to coordinate the work of Wan Chang'an and Chang'an counties, so we could only let the fat man take the lead.
Cui Shouye snorted coldly. He could no longer look at Li Yan's proud face and turned around to leave.
But at this moment, another team of horses came quickly, and the leader's high-pitched voice sounded:
"The saint summons Cui Shouye, Pei Xingjian, and Li Yan to enter the palace!!"
…
Inside the Zichen Hall.
Li Zhi was sitting in the imperial palace, and Empress Wu was gently stroking Shunqi from behind.
Cui Shouye, Pei Xingjian, and Li Yan stood at the foot of the steps and had already received a scolding.
Li Zhi was extremely angry.
The imperial examinations of this era were far from the super traffic that the whole people would be keen on in later generations.
After all, officials who came from the imperial examination account for roughly 30% of the total officials. Most officials are promoted based on their family background.
However, Li Zhi attached great importance to the selection of imperial examinations, and also gave preferential treatment to officials with imperial examination background.
Gradually, the proportion of senior officials above the fifth rank who came from the imperial examination is increasing year by year.
Following the example, more and more gentry disciples hope to take the imperial examination route to gain a better background.
At least this path is to pass the exam and prove one's talent, which is different from those of "My Duke's Father", "My Minister Aye" and "My Brother the Minister", so that he can straighten his back when he becomes an official in the future.
But now that the mass poisoning incident broke out, and it broke out three days before the imperial examination, the impact was naturally extremely bad.
Li Zhishun took a breath and raised his voice: "It's just a thief. The Ministry of Punishment has been investigating the case in Dali Temple for three months and found nothing. However, this thief is allowed to secretly communicate with both inside and outside to poison the new scholars. How can the imperial court lose its face!"
Cui Shouye looked ugly and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I know the crime!"
Li Zhi stared at him: "Jia Thief spoke arrogantly a few days ago, and the internal guards were alert at that time. Did your punishment department conduct a self-examination?"
Cui Shouye knew that Li Zhi suspected that there was a spy under his command, so he hurriedly said: "Sage, calm down, our punishment department has been on guard for a long time. There are sixteen guards outside Jia Thief's prison to monitor each other. Unless they all surrender to the enemy, there will be no way."
There was an affair between internal and external affairs.”
Li Zhi said coldly: "That scholar was poisoned, do you think it is a coincidence?"
Cui Shouye gritted his teeth and said: "I suspect that the poisonous elixir that the scholar got was made by Jia Thief in Liangzhou. This matter has been planned for a long time. Jia Thief knew that the imperial examination was coming, so he could do it in prison without any external support.
Make threats."
Li Yan secretly nodded after hearing this.
In fact, he also thought this way. The imperial examination is no different than other examinations. The regular examination is in the same time period every year, and it can really be predicted.
It has not been a year since Jia Sibo was arrested. If he was the mastermind of the poisoning case, even if there were no traitors from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple secretly communicating with each other, he would have known that something big would happen in the imperial examinations in the past few days.
Li Zhi asked about the weird alchemy house in Liangzhou in detail, and nodded slightly: "It's possible, but that thief is stubborn and refuses to explain, so there's nothing you can do about it? Ahem!"
Hearing that the saint seemed to be coughing again because of anger, Cui Shouye hurriedly bowed down and said, "I acknowledge my guilt!"
"Forget it, get up!"
Li Zhi sighed, and his voice returned to the softness it used to have when he was weak: "That Jia thief is so rebellious, he knew he would die, and he resents the injustice of the court. Naturally, he won't do what you want, and the Ministry of Punishment is not to blame for this..."
A look of guilt appeared on Cui Shouye's face, and he kowtowed heavily: "Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty!"
When he stood up, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, that Jia thief is so unscrupulous because the Wuwei Jia family is alive and well, and he is the only one to die, so he can be so arrogant! If all the Jia family's key criminals are arrested and brought to the capital, let him witness it with his own eyes
After witnessing what it means to be guilty of a series of crimes, this person can still be so tough? I don’t believe it!"
Pei Xingjian's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, Jia is cold-blooded and has no regard for human relations. This move may not necessarily lead to the truth! What's more, the Jia family is a local prominent family with deep roots and many involved. At this time, the army is sent to take back the four areas of Anxi.
It’s really not appropriate to cause too many troubles when we are in town! It’s better to hold off until the army returns home in triumph, and then punish the Jia family to serve as a warning to others!”
Cui Shouye said coldly: "If we don't find out the bigger traitor behind the Jia thieves, how can we ensure that the army's expedition to Anxi and the military intelligence will not be leaked?"
Pei Xingjian said: "Which is the lesser of the two evils. If Liangzhou is in chaos, it will hurt our army even more. The purpose of this battle in Anxi is to expel the Tibetan thieves. It will not be a great victory, but Longyou must not be destabilized!"
The two started arguing.
Li Yan remained silent.
His stance is the same as that of Pei Xingjian, both focusing on the stability of Liangzhou.
Cui Shouye is too radical and has a gambler's mentality.
Once they lose, the lives of countless people in Longyou will be affected.
Of course, gamblers never think about losing, but only think about making back their capital and profits when they win.
Pei Xingjian was much calmer, thinking about defeat before winning.
In the imperial palace, Li Zhi watched his ministers quarreling with each other, his eyes twinkling.
What he was thinking was on another level.
Not only the current problems, but also the suppression of local noble families, the bribery of the hearts and minds of scholars in the imperial examination, the distribution of credit for the soldiers' sacrifices, etc.
Ever since, as the argument between the two became more and more intense, a cough sounded at the right time: "Ahem!"
Cui Shouye and Pei Xingjian were both old ministers. They immediately stopped talking and said in unison: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!"
Li Zhidao: "Both of you said what you said makes sense. Let each of you do what you want. The Ministry of Punishment will escort Jia's key criminals, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will cooperate with the internal security guards to solve the poisoning case of the scholar. You are both leaders of the internal security cabinet. How many days will it take to solve the case?
"
Cui Shouye and Pei Xingjian didn't dare to boast, so they fell silent immediately.
But at this moment, Empress Wu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "How about I give you ten days?"
Li Zhi's eyes flashed, and he said gently: "I originally wanted you to solve the case within three days and give an explanation to Mr. Jinke, but the Queen should be lenient..."
Cui Shouye and Pei Xingjian said: "Thank you, Queen!"
Empress Wu said: "Mr. Cui, Gong Pei, I'm leaving it to you this time. The court's face cannot be damaged again and again!"
Cui Shouye and Pei Xingjian quickly bowed: "Yes!"
This is when I'm ready to quit.
Li Yan was also used to being the background wall of the Zichen Palace. After all, this place was usually visited by prime ministers who had joined the cabinet. It was good that he could come here twice.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Zhi suddenly said: "Li Yuanfang stays."
When Cui Shouye and Pei Xingjian left the hall, Li Zhi's voice became gentler: "Yuanfang, did the queen give you a copy of "Chen Gui"?"
Empress Wu's expression changed briefly, and Li Yanze realized something: "Yes, I have benefited a lot from studying it all the time!"
Li Zhi said: "Solve the case well, and when the murderer is caught, I will also give you a copy of "Fanglin Essentials"!"
Li Yan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
This is just great.
The pressure will return to Empress Wu and the Crown Prince.