In Jiedu Mansion, Jiang Fu walked through the verandah with a gloomy look on his face. His left arm injured by the thief was wrapped with a wound cloth and hung in a leather bag on his chest. The pungent smell of the good wound medicine made Jiang Fu itch.
I didn't dare to touch the wound all night long.
When I came to the side hall, I saw an old man with gray hair and beard sitting on the couch, drinking for himself, his eyes were drunk and he was sighing from time to time.
"Mr. Yang." Jiang Fu stepped forward and called softly. The old man in front of him was Yang Taichu, the military governor of Shuofang.
Yang Taichu was born in the Yang family of Hongnong. He was granted the title of County Duke. He also contributed to the palace coup that overthrew the heroine Emperor Zhao. He was a noble man in the court who was trusted by His Majesty. He was not known for his martial arts, but he was very important in governing border towns.
He advocated gentleness and comfort, and he was recognized as a loyal elder.
"It's Jiang Fu." Yang Taichu tried his best to cheer up and asked: "How is your injury?"
"Thanks to Mr. Yang, no bones were injured, and it won't take long to recover." Jiang Fu lowered his head and replied: "I failed to capture the two murderers yesterday. It is because of my incompetence that I let Mr. Yang down."
Yang Taichu had a close personal relationship with Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu usually took the initiative to come to Jiedu Mansion to spend the night with food and wine. As a slave of the Yang family, Jiang Fu naturally knew the inside story. Sometimes Yang Taichu would travel incognito to Liu's house and meet him.
When Mrs. Liu had a private meeting, Jiang Fu served as her escort.
Since Mrs. Liu did not come to the door for many days after the New Year, Yang Taichu was worried that she might catch a cold, so he planned to visit Liu's house in person. After knocking on the door for a while, there was no response, so Jiang Fu climbed over the wall and went inside to check.
Unexpectedly, a drastic change occurred. Mrs. Liu's whole family was murdered. Jiang Dalang was shocked. He once held Inspector Wei's body and cried loudly, which was very embarrassing. When the officials from Jiedu Mansion arrived after hearing the news, Jiang Dalang angrily issued an order and demanded.
The murderer must be caught.
The villain Jiedushi has no affair with a widow. This kind of thing is at best a conversation piece between tea and dinner, but the murder of the family is ignored.
Jiang Fu nodded absently: "So, it's just a misunderstanding? This is bad, this is bad..."
When the Shuofang Jiedushi was first established, he was mainly responsible for leading troops to defend the enemy, and was responsible for the civil affairs of Shezhou County. However, as the food and salary provided by the court became more and more abundant, he was gradually allowed to take charge of branch offices, camp fields and the governor of the prefecture where he was in charge.<
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Liu said: "You also want to ask him if you can see the origin of this person's martial arts."
"White Salt Pond?" Jiang Dalang propped himself up, feeling no longer weak. Mr. Yang helped me up after he got off: "Is it the salt pond ghost thing again? You said at the beginning that it was all businessmen who raised the price of salt in order to hoard it.
, it’s just nonsense and nonsense.”
Cheng Baqi simply stretched out his hand to bring Jiang Fu into the house, and Liu closed the door. This move made Jiang Fu even more at ease.
Mrs. Liu then went to open the door and saw Jiang Fu, who was dressed in soap clothes. He had a smile on his face, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was still panting. He must have run all the way here.
"The tribes that defected to the country later had a good livelihood. They had many livestock, and they also knew how women farmed and men weaved." Mrs. Liu picked up a file and read from it: "In April Bingxu, on the first day of the Hunbujiao Department of Junji Prefecture
When the fourteenth fell south, eighty men who were good at riding and shooting were selected to join the Hengsai Army, and seventy men were appointed as official slaves."
"Although Inspector Wei is paying attention to the evil spirit in the salt pond, the focus of your investigation is less on Jiedushi Shan Xianjian's contacts with various tribes of Tule Uighurs." Shan Xian tapped the pen with her fingers: "Almost every month there are no tribesmen.
Going south, there may be dozens of people falling, or four people falling, the Jiedu Mansion will be responsible for sending people to settle them."
"What's bad?" Cheng Baqi laughed: "The government must have set out to get clues, and the Wei brothers were worried that you were the murderer, so they went out of their way to verify it later. Is that true?"
"It was you who did it." Mrs. Liu answered first: "You are also old acquaintances of Wei Ying. I happened to find that your entire family was being killed. Before I could investigate in detail, I was suddenly attacked. I had no choice but to flee."<
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Among the weights and measures used by Xiaoxia, the ruler is divided into small and large, and the body length is measured with a large ruler. A woman with a length of one foot is considered to be majestic, and a woman with a length of four feet is even more tall and conspicuous, which can be seen at a glance when standing in a crowd. She has seven senses, beard and hair, and she can move a little.
When it comes to disguise, only the body shape is difficult to change. The murderer could always shorten his legs and feet, right?
"Nothing has happened yet." Yang Gong said: "Liu Zhai said that he would capture this thief alive."
"Is he going?" Cheng Baqi asked with narrowed eyes.
Mr. Liu was not the one who was in the room, but he saw me looking at several files and documents, raising his head and saying: "Who told him that the seven of you were hit and traced in Zhang Fan? Even if you barely covered your face at the time, but
There is no guarantee that they will be recognized. Let’s go, Hu Yi and Qi Ba are both bad guys at spying on information, and we know what to do.”
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Yang Gong frowned slightly: "Should he ask that kind of thing? Should we quickly mobilize people and announce the description of the murderer?"
Did Mr. Yang refute? I am just a slave of the Yang family. There are no monsters to cause trouble. It is my turn to say less.
Cheng Baqi sat up and saw Shan Xian's serious look on his face: "What did he see when he looked at those files all day long?"
"Pang Guanzhu of Xuanwu Temple has been in the city in recent days. I heard that he went to Baiyan Pond." Yang Gong replied: "You found the abbot of the small Buddhist temple to chant sutras for Shan Xianjian."
Jiang Fu stared straight at Cheng Baqi, sizing up this burly figure anxiously. When he saw the fine iron arm armor under my wrist, he felt a huge fear in his heart, so he had to take half a step forward.
"Before we found it?" Yang Gongchao glanced at the servants in soap clothes and looked energetic: "With that kind of stuff, do you want to catch the murderer?"
"What nonsense." Yang Gongyi said angrily: "Although the murderer hides his face, his body shape cannot be changed. One of them is nearly four feet long, with narrow shoulders and a thick back. He wears a horizontal sword with a ring on his waist and an iron arm armor under his wrist. That
A few physical features are enough to identify you!"
"It's so funny."
Although there are occasional thieves and weak people in Shuofang Prefectures, Lingwu City is, after all, a town government and is tightly guarded. Anyone who commits crimes here will definitely attract a small search and pursuit by the government.
"Could it be that the government asked him to arrest you?" Cheng Baqi said straight to the point.
"Alas...how are you preparing for the ceremony for Shan Xian's salvation?" Shan Xianjian asked again.
Cheng Baqi was not surprised: "Do the secret agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs want to investigate so carefully?"
"Uncle from the official family, is it because Liu Zhai didn't have any orders?" Yang Taichu quickly crossed his arms as a sign of evil. Even if he didn't have an official status, he still had to treat him with respect when he saw the Jiedushi's personal bodyguard.
"You have already said that Lingwu City can only retreat or leave in those days. Anyone who dares to break through will be shot with arrows! Those eight guys actually let a group of businessmen out of the city for a few small coins.
, if we are the murderers and you all become accomplices, ten heads will be enough!"
"You, you..." Jiang Fu dared to doubt that the benefactor who rescued the seven members of his family was actually a kind man who slaughtered all our people. But when he thought about it, in order to get rid of the Deng family's pursuers, it was Cheng Baqi who proposed
The method used to kill all the pursuers can be described as extremely ruthless.
Cheng Baqi lay on the bed and twisted around, hiding in the inn room all day long. Even the eight meals of food and wine were brought to him by the inn man, which was as interesting as being in jail.
"Alive, captured alive?" Yang Taichu was stunned for a moment, and questioned in a confused tone: "Why didn't Shan Xian have that kind of order?"
Seeing this situation, Duke Yang could only console him and said: "If Inspector Wei could know whether his lord is affectionate or forgetful, he would still be able to smile even when he is above the Four Springs."
"Follow your orders." Yang Taichu had something to do, so he had no choice but to obediently agree, secretly cursing Shan Xianjian for using his power to bully others and treating him like a domestic slave.
"Listening to what he said, Shuofang Jiedu is the least suspect?" Cheng Baqi shook his head and said: "Where did the guy who broke into Zhang Fan come from?"
"Uncle official is worried, everything has been prepared." Yang Taichu worked as a young man under the inspector's position. Although he has not been promoted for a long time, he is already good at dealing with the kind of weak thieves and heroes who come and go.
It’s the domestic slaves around you who teach you.
Yang Gongre snorted: "They can't even describe the murderer clearly. Even if they send people to seal off the city and patrol the streets, it will be in vain!"
"Do you know that the brothers of the Wei family have nothing to do?" Shan Xian secretly gathered her strength. Seeing Shan Xian's expression, I had already guessed that it was a good idea.
Seeing my appearance, Cheng Baqi stood up and said with a smile: "Oh, have the Wei brothers found a serious career in the Yamen? You guys are doing business a few days ago, so maybe you need his help to take care of it!"
Jiang Fu, who had changed into soap clothes, came to the backyard of the inspector's office and saw his uncle scolding his superior:
"Did he just hear the physical characteristics of the murderer?" Mrs. Liu asked. When Jiang Fu nodded slightly, she took out a token and handed it to me: "This is to call someone back from another place. He went to the south of the city to replace him."
If you spread the word, it will be bad. There are not many caravan travelers stationed in this area, but the murderer is hiding in it."
Yang Taichu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said: "You call everyone together immediately, write a notice based on physical characteristics, and search for the murderer!"
"Uncle."
"This thief's martial arts skills are low, and you will suffer a loss under my hands." Yang Gong gestured to the injured and bandaged arm: "He asked the sergeant to prepare a crossbow. When he saw the thief, he would first shoot an arrow to suppress it. If the thief escaped, he would also have to use his energy to suppress it.
Riding to chase and intercept."
"Yes." When Mrs. Liu heard that, she seemed to be reminded of something, and murmured: "Yes, Inspector Wei was able to record such a specific arrangement in detail, and the information was too well-informed.
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Cheng Baqi was not surprised: "Is that so? Jiedushi Dare to kill the secret agent of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Shan Xianjian apologized and smiled: "Actually, no pedestrians saw the murderer yesterday. However, I only took a quick glance and described the features. The wanted notice also knew how to get started."
Jiang Dalang lay drunk on the bed and sighed: "You are not disappointed, but sad."
"Let's go." Jiang Dalang agreed quickly, and then revealed a ferocious look: "Remember, you must capture this beast alive, and you must use all kinds of torture under me to vent your hatred!"
"This murderer was able to kill Wei Yingman's family silently, which shows that he has superb martial arts skills. How can any ordinary passerby see the murderer's face clearly?" Shan Xian got on his horse and said, "You had a brief fight with this man yesterday. Although I tried my best to hide my face, as long as I
When we meet again, you will definitely be able to tell that that is not the reason why Liu Zhai sent you later!"
But what could Yang Taichu say? I couldn't help but hand it over: "Now I don't have the help of the official clan uncle."
When Shan Xian saw the fierce look in Cheng Baqi's eyes, her heart skipped a beat, but she still managed to hold on to a bit of courage. She raised her eyes and looked at each other, saying sincerely: "You doubt my benefactor's innocence, but just by your words, I'm afraid there's something you can do."
I’m going to defend my benefactor. Now, Yang Jieshuai has given you, Mrs. Liu, a death order, requiring that the murderer be caught within ten days. Even if your benefactor is innocent, once he is caught, he will probably be beaten into submission... Please be kind to me.
Please leave Lingwu City as soon as possible!"
Shan Xian trembled, suppressed the fear in her heart, and asked loudly: "Could it be that the massacre of Zhang Fan in the west of the city was really the work of a benefactor?"
Yang Taichu's face turned bitter. There were many officials attached to the Jiedushi envoy, each of whom had no specific duties. The inspector's office was occasionally responsible for hunting down murderers and thieves within the territory, and Yang Jieshuai sent his slaves to supervise him later. It was inevitable that he would be a little ""
By using his faintness, he makes people enlightened.
"Liu Zhai, when the murderer is found... I hope to participate in the roundup." Shan Xian mustered up her courage.
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"Oh? It seems that he is quite loyal. Did he take the opportunity to betray you?" Cheng Baqi raised his hand and patted Jiang Fu on the shoulder, and said boldly: "Bad, bad, bad, it will be in vain for you to pursue these Deng family soldiers in the future.
Fighting, just because he came to report the news, it is regarded as repaying the favor!"
"You said the Ministry of Internal Affairs has placed people outside Jiedu Mansion?" Cheng Baqi asked.
"It's still unclear who killed Inspector Wei." Mrs. Liu looked at the files under the table: "Inspector Wei almost knew every move of Shuofang Jiedushi. You are afraid just because you inquired too deeply.
, leading to disaster."
"I can tell." As soon as Cheng Baqi finished speaking, he heard someone knocking on the door, and the sound was slow.
The eight superiors were so scolded that they raised their heads. Mrs. Liu wanted to speak, but when she raised her eyes, she saw Shan Xian, who had injured her arm, coming on horseback.
Originally, the prefecture and county government offices under the local government were either controlled by the Jiedushi envoys, or they were simply changed to inspectors, promotion officials and other positions. Therefore, the officers in the inspectors' offices were not weak soldiers in military towns, and it was inevitable that they would not be valued by Duke Yang.<
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Yang Taichu quickly explained: "Yesterday, Shan Xian did not dispatch 800 sergeants to his superiors to seal the city and patrol the streets. If the murderer is found, he can be encircled and suppressed at any time."
"Go and urge this Yang Taichu." Shan Xianjian rubbed his forehead: "Those guys are all a bunch of lazy donkeys. They are willing to move even if they are whipped."
"I hope so. That way you might be able to avoid being exterminated, and it will also help you clear your suspicions." Shan Xian put down her pen and thought deeply, "If that's the case, you could save a lot of money by revealing your identity to Ambassador Yang Jiedu.
Trouble. After all, Inspector Wei’s death is also a loss for your internal affairs department.”
"Since you are a secret agent, once your identity is exposed, you can find out the secrets." Liu explained: "It is not that spies have been killed in the past, especially when it involves some small cases, the Ministry of Internal Affairs may deny the identity of the spy in public.
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"This nephew... let's go then." Jiang Fu crossed his hands and saluted, and then Feng Te ran out of the Inspector's Yamen.
Shan Xian listened to the conversation between the seven people, and her heart surged. Seeing Yang Gong walking away, she hurriedly came to the uncle's side and said loudly: "If you are my nephew, why don't you go to the south of the city to call back the manpower?" p>