Chapter 580: The Queen Mother: The Song Dynasty is really full of talents, and it doesnt matter if anyone is missing!
Someone finally came to the palace.
Guo Kai, the envoy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a group of small chamberlains reluctantly came to the scene of the discovery.
Especially the leader Guo Kai.
As an old man who has been serving the Queen Mother, Guo Kai was naturally a little transparent when he was being transparent to the Queen Mother. After finally not being transparent to the Queen Mother, Guo Kai found that he was still a little transparent.
In the contacts with the courtiers these days, no courtier paid any attention to him as a foreign minister. On the one hand, it was because in the eyes of scholar-bureaucrats, the status of eunuchs should be humbled to the ground. On the other hand, it was also because the Queen Mother did not delegate power.
Guo Kaixin felt a little depressed. The chamberlains were the group of people closest to the center of power. They could hear about the political affairs all the time. Those high-ranking people in power could decide the fate of thousands of people with just a touch of their lips. It felt like
It's so wonderful. They have lost their self-esteem after being physically disabled, and of course they are even more eager to have this kind of power.
It's a pity that now, let alone owning it, I can't even touch it. The happiest moment is when I followed Gongsun Zhao to seal down the guild restaurant and arrest the important officials. The most disappointing moment is when the servants were slaughtered.
Son, instead asked them to come forward.
Fortunately for him, after slowly entering the house, except for the smell lingering at the tip of his nose, he didn't see any bloody corpses.
The government officials who came and went sorted out the books one by one and classified them into categories. An extraordinary and heroic man was standing in front of them, giving instructions in an orderly manner while flipping through the books.
Guo Kaiyiqi: "Who is this?"
The Kaifeng government official who welcomed him in introduced him: "This is Lin Chong and Lin Erlang. He has helped Gongsun many judges. He is also good at cutting eucalyptus. He is not interested in fame and fortune. Fan Zhige intended to recommend him as a patrol judge. Mr. Lin resigned.
Not accepted.”
Guo Kai didn't care as soon as he heard that he had no official position, but he also knew that people like this kind of people who refused to refuse official positions were very respected. He deliberately showed emotion on his face and started to say nice words again: "I am in Ha Nei Hakka Province.
Envoy Guo Kai has admired the reputation of Mr. Lin for a long time. Mr. Lin is truly a righteous man!"
Li Yan said: "Guan Guo is too polite, we just talked about what we really wanted to say. These are some of the evidences that I have sorted out so far that I think are valuable. Can I have a look at them?"
Guo Kai nodded: "Of course, of course, I came here on the order of the Queen Mother to pay attention to this..."
He reached out and took it, looking through it casually.
Just as few people can take the time to read the scrolls, from the speed at which Guo Kai flipped through the pages, it can also be seen that he was completely coping with the matter. He pretended to scan through it and then asked: "I wonder how the situation is going now.
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Li Yandao: "Judging from the evidence that has been searched so far, there is no doubt that the deceased was a servant in the palace. There were about a hundred people in number. The murderer was decisive in killing and was not looking for money. It is very possible that the motive was vendetta."
Guo Kai's expression changed: "Hundreds of chamberlains? Why are there so many chamberlains gathered here?"
Li Yan looked at him.
Guo Kai understood that he really shouldn't ask the other party this question, but should ask himself such a person in the palace. His thoughts turned and his heart suddenly jumped: "Is it Tong Guan's manpower?"
There is no precedent for internal servants to live outside the palace on a large scale. Li Xian, who gained power in the Shenzong Dynasty, once raised a group of godsons outside the palace. However, he was discovered and impeached by the imperial censor. Shenzong only punished him slightly, but did not punish him severely. .
Because compared to other dynasties, the size of the Song Dynasty Palace is very small, and the palace layout is imitated by the Ziwei Palace in Luoyang of the Tang Dynasty. The accommodation environment in the palace is actually not very good, especially for the lower-level chamberlains and maids. They had to be squeezed into a small room. Li Xian used his own money to raise some godsons outside the palace and help make room in the palace.
And Li Xian died eight years ago. If anyone dares to continue doing such things, it is his descendant. Everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs knows Tong Guan.
The fights between eunuchs tend to become more intense. The relationship between Guo Kai and Tong Guan is not good. Guo Kai is envious and jealous that Tong Guan has a good master, who has left behind a team and has become a powerful force in the palace. Tong Guan used to envy him. He was jealous that Guo Kai was a close minister of the Queen Mother, and he was the first to get the moon. Later, he found out that the Queen Mother did not want to let the eunuchs take power, so he lost his jealousy and no longer cared about Guo Kai.
Guo Kai was extremely sensitive. He noticed Tong Guan's faint contempt, and he naturally felt hatred in his heart. When he found out that it was Tong Guan's men who died, he felt relieved and sneered: "Some internal officials do not follow the law. You should be punished for your reckless actions!"
Li Yan said: "It seems that Guo Naiguan already knows the identity of these servants. I am not in the position to interfere with the affairs in the palace. I just have some clues about the motive of the vendetta."
If it were Gongsun Zhao, he would definitely have to get to the bottom of it, but this one is much easier to deal with. Guo Kai smiled, but it was difficult to say that Tong Guan had any enemies, otherwise his life would be difficult if word spread to the palace. Said: "I have lived in the palace for a long time and kept my peace. I don't know who these servants have offended..."
Li Yan nodded slightly: "It's no wonder, but there is no one left alive in the whole house, so the motive for forming a grudge is not a trivial matter."
Guo Kai's brows twitched: "Nearly a hundred people were killed. Such a large number of people were similar to the murders of the two county kings. Is it related to the leader of the Wuyou Cave bandits who murdered the county kings?"
Li Yandao: "We can't make any assumptions at the moment, but judging from the various details at the scene, there are traces of Taoist spells. The leader of the Wuyou Cave thief is a Taoist, and there is indeed the possibility of committing murder."
Guo Kai didn't think it was possible at all, and was already convinced: "That's right. I didn't expect that this thief would dare to commit such unscrupulous crimes after murdering two county queens! It's just strange... why did he kill these servants? ?”
Li Yan said: "There are too few clues now, and there are many documents left by these chamberlains. We have to search carefully to not let go of any clues."
Guo Kai looked at the documents, and then thought that all the confidants he had brought were literate, and suddenly said: "I also want to put in some effort, can we look at these documents together?"
Li Yan said: "Isn't it too troublesome?"
Guo Kai thought of Tong Guan's arrogant appearance as he walked with arrogance, and his heart boiled with hatred, and a smile appeared on his face: "No trouble, no trouble, it's all for the Queen Mother's loyalty, and to capture the thieves and bring them to justice." !”
As he said this, he winked to his left and right, and the servant he brought immediately came forward. Guo Kai himself also took out the documents and looked through them. This time he was much more careful than before.
After looking at it for about half an hour, I felt my eyes were a little sore and started to get impatient. Suddenly, a confidant called from beside me softly: "Excuse me! Take a look at this document!"
Guo Kai took it and just glanced at the beginning, his expression suddenly changed.
"Prince Xiang Zonghui of Yongyang County has committed ten crimes."
"The first crime was to have a proclivity for killing, whipping slaves and maids. The servants at home would be executed if they made the slightest mistake. After death, they would be buried underground in Zhouqiao House. There were as many as three hundred people. Among them, the servants and maids at home could be identified...
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"The second crime is to indulge the wealthy slaves, occupy the fields, and force them to death..."
Having served the Queen Mother for so many years, he naturally knew that although the Queen Mother's two brothers were good-natured, sometimes they still made some small mistakes. What was said above was not an oversight.
But the question is, why are these small errors collected together?
This house is where Tong Guan cultivated his power, and so many evidence of the crimes of the county kings were collected in it... The two county kings were killed by the leader of the Wuyou Cave thief... Tong Guan's confidant was killed by the leader of the Wuyou Cave thief...
hiss!
Could it be that!
The chamberlain was not good at anything else, but he was particularly talented in these conspiracies. According to various details, the outline of the real murderer behind the scenes became increasingly clear. Guo Kai's heart was beating wildly. He turned sideways and observed from the corner of his eye.
The people around him quietly hid this crime in their arms.
Seeing that no one noticed, he immediately stood up and left in a hurry with his left and right confidants without even saying hello.
It wasn't until he left the house that he breathed a sigh of relief. He took out the charges again and read them carefully from beginning to end. The voice of the minister, who was not as famous as Tong Guan in the palace, suddenly became excited and shrill: "
Return to the palace! Return to the palace quickly!"
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Inside the palace city.
Guo Kai walked quickly, his excitement gradually dissipated, replaced by twinkling eyes, thinking about what to do next.
If it was due to loyalty, he should immediately report to the Queen Mother, present the evidence of the crime, expose Tong Guan's face, and let the master know that the death of her two close relatives was actually inseparable from this person in the palace.
But the key is, what can Guo Kai gain by doing this?
Maybe it's a few words of commendation from the Queen Mother, maybe it's some financial reward, but it doesn't seem to be too much.
And what about the downside?
That's really not a small thing, not to mention that Tong Guande, who was left behind by Li Xian, was so powerful among the eunuchs that it was difficult to uproot him. Most of the eunuchs would be offended by his report. The nature of this matter alone was extremely bad, and those who were originally
The scholar-bureaucrats who hate eunuchs, but regardless of whether this is Tong Guan's conspiracy or the eunuchs did not do anything bad, they are the whole group who will be hit with a stick!
So after calming down, Guo Kai became hesitant again, and even had another idea.
After all, Tong Guan doesn’t want the Queen Mother to know his secret, right?
With this evidence, Tong Guan's life and death rests in his hands!
But if we really want to do this, wouldn’t it be deceiving the Queen Mother and violating her loyalty?
The people of Zhengtian were fighting, and Funing Palace had arrived. Guo Kai walked in and saw Empress Dowager Xiang sitting at the eucalyptus table, reading the memorials of today's ministers, and she was in good spirits.
Seeing Guo Kai coming back, she raised her head and looked at him: "What's going on? Why are there so many vicious people in Beijing recently?"
Guo Kai restrained his distracting thoughts and gave a general account of the situation, and then reported the good news rather than the worries: "The Kaifeng government has hired Lin Chong as a consultant. This person's ability to break the law is no less than that of Judge Gongsun. The situation is progressing smoothly. I want to come and arrest him at a distance."
The thief is not far away."
Empress Dowager Xiang was very satisfied after hearing this: "You can have such talents regardless of official or position. It shows that there are many talented people in our Song Dynasty. It doesn't matter if anyone is missing. Gongsun Zhao still needs to hone his skills. Let him rest more!"
Guo Kai was startled when he heard the words. He didn't expect that the Queen Mother actually thought so. Then his heart became cold and he no longer hesitated in his eyes. He fell to the ground and chanted: "The Queen Mother is a saint!"