Back at the Yamen, Wu Xu asked Qu Jinshan to prepare documents. Many people will definitely ask questions about what happened tonight. Qu Jinshan is not only good at writing, but also knows how to measure and know what can be said and what cannot be said.
Xu Zhiqiong followed Wu Xu to Mingdengxuan. Wu Xu brought out a jar of lamb from Jiangzhaiyuanzi's main store. Xu Zhiqiong quickly prepared the wine maker.
A jar of lamb is not a jar of mutton, but a jar of wine called lamb.
Lamb wine is one of the most famous wines in Daxuan. When brewing lamb, fresh lamb must be added. This wine has the unique aroma of mutton, and of course, it also has the unique smell of mutton.
That's right if it smells bad.
Mutton is not smelly, women are not delicate, both are tasteless. (This is a fabrication, the original text is not delicate)
After the wine was cooked, the two drank a few glasses together. Wu Xu said, "Seeing that you refused to drink during the dinner, I thought you were not a drinker."
Xu Zhiqiong wiped his mouth and said: "I still have enough alcohol, but I'm just afraid of going to the toilet after drinking. If I go to the toilet today, I will be the one who dies."
Wu Xu smiled when he heard this: "Are you afraid?"
Xu Zhiqiong answered truthfully: "I am a little scared, but there are thousands of households here, and I will not bow to such people."
Wu Xu drank a glass of wine and gave Xu Zhiqiong another glass: "Remember my words, even if one day I am gone, you cannot bow your head. I will not allow you to bow your head. The neck of the lantern holder is straight.
The waist is straight and the knees are also straight, have you remembered it?"
"Remember it!" Xu Zhiqiong replied loudly.
The two drank a few more drinks, and Qu Jinshan wrote the document. Wu Xu read it over and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong.
"Look carefully. Everything you should say is on it. Don't say a word you shouldn't say."
Xu Zhiqiong read it twice carefully, nodded and said, "Write it down."
In Qu Jinshan's documents, it is recorded that his servant Fan Baocai harmed Qu Jinshan. These words can be said to everyone.
The document also records that Fan Baocai was bewitched and went crazy. These words can only be said to Zhong Shen.
There is no mention of Zhou Kairong's admission of framing Wu Xu and recording his confession. These words belong to the category that cannot be said.
Xu Zhiqiong still couldn't understand Wu Xu's operation, and asked carefully: "Rather than hiding these things, it is better to deal with Zhou Kairong."
"It's done? What should we do with him?" Wu Xu took a sip of wine and said to Xu Zhiqiong, "If I arrest Zhou Kairong today, the officials will definitely come to ask for him tomorrow. I said Zhou Kairong designed to kill the Lantern Man, where is the evidence?
Fan Baocai died without any evidence, and officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs will not stand up to testify."
Xu Zhiqiong sniffed and said, "But we have Zhou Kairong's confession."
Wu Xu said with a smile: "The confession is indeed useful, it depends on how it is used. Holding it in your hand can make Zhou Kairong sleepless and uneasy. If you really take it out, you will be beaten to pieces, and the officials will say,
This is a confession made by Zhou Kairong under duress. At that time, the Yamen in Charge was using poisonous people to coerce Zhou Kairong."
Xu Zhiqiong blinked and said: "How come we are using Gu people? What does the Gu people have to do with us?"
Wu Xu asked back: "Why did the Gu attack Zhou Kairong?"
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned for a while and said: "That poisonous man bites people when he sees them. We, Qu Deng Shou, were almost injured by him."
Wu Xu said: "But it is Zhou Kairong who suffers after all. He was injured and was forced to write a confession. If he bites back and says that we used poison, can you really explain it?"
"Yes, yes, but we killed that Gu man!" Xu Zhiqiong stuttered.
Wu Xu nodded and said, "That's right. Does this count as murder and silence?"
"This, this, this doesn't make sense..." Xu Zhiqiong was choked. He really didn't expect Wu Xu to think so much about this matter.
Qu Jinshan laughed at the side and said: "Zhiqiong, what Qianhu said is the truth in the officialdom. Even if we get the personal and material evidence, the people in the official department can still mess up the matter with their sharp tongues."
It’s all turned upside down, and it’s easy to worry about this kind of thing for three to five years.”
Wu Xu shook his head and sighed: "I'm not in the mood to tangle with them. Let alone three to five years, not even three to five days. You two must remember that no matter who asks about this, you should not say anything.
Don’t mention it even a word.”
Wu Xu deliberately let Zhou Kairong go in order to avoid a fight with the officials.
He has to concentrate on one thing now, and Xu Zhiqiong doesn't know what it is yet.
"Go back to the cabin and rest," Wu Xu gave Xu Zhiqiong some snacks, "Have a solid night's sleep, there will be a lot of chaos tomorrow."
If there is any trouble in Luo, Zhou Kairong has been spared, won't the matter be settled?
That night, Xu Zhiqiong slept in the cabin for the first time. His cabin was in a good location. It was in the deepest part of the west courtyard. It was a single room with no neighbors on either side, so it was very clean.
This must be the special care given by the handyman Qingdeng Si Kecheng.
Xu Zhiqiong held his horns and felt a little anxious.
After being promoted to the ninth rank, he took forty-six meritorious deeds, and he still had fifty-four more to reach the ninth rank.
If you are more lucky, you will only receive two more sins. Even if you are less lucky, you will only receive one more.
Now that he had just received a copy, Xu Zhiqiong could not wait to go to the evil department to exchange for golden beans.
But no matter how anxious you are, the principle cannot be changed. You cannot punish evil officials in the yamen. It will take too long and it will easily arouse suspicion.
Xu Zhiqiong fell asleep under the influence of alcohol. The next morning, Zhong Shen came to the door. Wu Xu greeted him in the main hall of the Yamen. Xu Zhiqiong and Qu Jinshan also went together.
Zhong Shen said: "Prince Huai came to me early in the morning to apologize, saying that you and Zhou Kairong had another conflict. I heard it half-understood and couldn't ask in detail. Bo Feng, what happened last night?"
Liang Yuming went to Zhong Shen to complain early in the morning. He was more active than Wu Xu.
Wu Xu laughed when he heard this and said, "The prince is overly worried. It's not really a big deal in the first place."
Wu Xu recounted what happened last night, and Xu Zhiqiong understood why he could say more about Zhong Shen, because Zhong Shen was one of his own.
The more Zhong Shen listened, the more annoyed he became. He banged the case and said: "This Zhou Kairong, I said he didn't want face, but this time he didn't even want his life. I'll first go to the Minister of Personnel to ask for an explanation. If he doesn't give it,
If I make it clear, I will go to the palace to ask for an imperial edict and directly confiscate Zhou Kairong's home!"
Wu Xu quickly gave Zhong Shen a cup of tea: "Commander, calm down, this matter will not cause trouble to His Majesty."
"Why not!" Zhong Shen said angrily, "In front of you, he dared to attack the Lantern Man, but in his eyes, what did he think of the Imperial City Department?"
Xu Zhiqiong also understood Wu Xu's troubles. There were some things that he couldn't just ignore if he wanted to.
He didn't want to waste time on Zhou Kairong, but Zhong Shen didn't want to let Zhou Kairong go because Zhou Kairong had offended the majesty of the Imperial City Division.
This is also the reason why Liang Yuming first went to find Zhong Shen.
He wanted to distract Wu Xu's energy, but Xu Zhiqiong could not figure out Liang Yuming's specific purpose.
The more Zhong Shen talked, the angrier he became. He got up and wanted to go to the Ministry of Personnel. Wu Xu tried to persuade him, but Zhong Shen said angrily, "Bo Feng, are you afraid of those people from the Ministry of Official Affairs?"
Wu Xu shook his head and sighed: "I have no aspirations for an official career. What are you afraid of what those people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs will do? It's just that this matter involves Gu magic, so it's not appropriate to make it public at the moment."
Zhong Shen frowned and said: "What about the voodoo technique? Zhou Kairong raises voodoo, and his crime will be increased!"
"Commander, Gu art is a forbidden art. Now it appears in the capital, but we haven't found any clues. Can the Imperial City Department get rid of it?"
These words made Zhong Shen calm down a little.
Commander Zhong took a sip of tea and thought for a while: "When it comes to matters like Gu, we still have to leave it to the Onmyoji Division. This is not the responsibility of the Imperial City Division."
Wu Xu said: "Whose responsibility it is depends on His Majesty's orders. So many women have gone missing in the capital, and they are all said to be the work of evil spirits. However, this matter has not fallen on the Yin and Yang Division. It still has to be handed over to the Criminal Department for disposal. , the Ministry of Punishment is useless, it’s a troubled time now, you don’t want Luo’s chaos to fall on us, do you?”
This is the art of speaking. You must understand the key points of the other party before speaking.
The Imperial City Secretary directly obeys the emperor's orders. Zhong Shen is not afraid of any official. He does not say that he knows the general situation. He only considers the overall situation and narrows the road... These are useless. If you offend the Imperial City Secretary, you have to pay the price. This is Zhong Shen. The principle of constant reference.
But Zhong Shen's weakness was that she was afraid of trouble. After serving under the emperor for many years, he knew how terrible the consequences of a small trouble could be.
"Bo Feng's idea is reasonable," Zhong Shen took another sip of tea, "but your Majesty will know about this sooner or later."
"It's better to be later than earlier. At least we have something to deal with, so your Majesty won't ask questions." Wu Xu asked Qu Jinshan to bring a cloth bag, which contained the worms found in Fan Baocai's body yesterday.
Zhong Shen looked at it for a while, frowned and said, "Is this the Golden Silkworm?"
What is golden silkworm?
Judging from Zhong Shen's expression, it looks like something scary.
Wu Xu nodded: "So, this matter is not a trivial matter. Before we find out the clues, we must not get entangled with the literati like the official department, so as not to have them gossiping in front of His Majesty every day!"
Zhong Shen gritted his teeth and said, "It's just Zhou Kairong. Seeing how rampant he is, I can't suppress my anger!"
Wu Xu said: "He is also a person who is afraid of death. Last night he promised me that he would leave the capital within three days and never come back."
Zhong Shen nodded and said: "Keep him here for three more days. If he refuses to leave within three days, I will find someone to send him away! As for the Gu art, you can ask someone to investigate first and find out some clues. You must keep it secret and don't make any noise."
Zhong Shen left, Wu Xu let out a sigh of relief, and just as he took away the tea, Wu Zhengjie, the minister of official affairs, came again.
The Minister of Civil Affairs was a third-rank official, while Wu Xu was only a fifth-rank official.
But today Wu Zhengjie behaved as if he were paying a visit to a superior, speaking carefully and being polite.
He came to apologize: "Zhou Kai-rong's discipline was not strict, and the evil servant in the family designed to kill the lantern-carrying man. The evil servant died unjustly, and Zhou Kai-rong's guilt is inevitable."
It's an understatement to say that guilt is inevitable.
Wu Xu casually agreed, saying that he could no longer pursue the matter.
The Minister of Civil Affairs thanked him repeatedly and said a lot of polite words, and did not leave until noon.
In the afternoon, Bao Jingzhong, the Minister of Punishment, came again. This man was known to Xu Zhiqiong. During the martial arts examination, he often caused trouble.
How did the Ministry of Punishments receive the news?
No need to ask, it's Liang Yuming who is causing trouble again.
Bao Jingzhong still had the same attitude. He started with enforcing the law impartially and sharing the king's worries. He thought about it and made a lot of official talk. In fact, he just wanted to ask about what happened last night.
His purpose is very clear. The lantern-carrying man in charge of the lantern yamen was almost killed in the home of an official from the Ministry of Personnel. Will this troublesome matter fall on the head of the Ministry of Punishment?
Wu Xu said that the evil servant Fan Baocai was dead and the matter would not be further investigated.
Bao Jingzhong was very satisfied. After he left, someone came from Dali Temple again...
The Zhang Deng Yamen usually does not open during the day, but today there were no interruptions in the visitors.
After sending away the last group of guests, Xu Zhiqiong returned to the hut exhausted to send the group of people away, but he was much more tired than doing night patrol.
The night patrol is about to begin now. After lighting the night watch lights, I have to find a place to have a good sleep. I will go to the Punishment Department tomorrow to redeem my merits.
Xu Zhiqiong yawned, packed up his sword and lantern, and was about to go out when he saw Qu Jinshan pushing open the door and walking in.
"Zhiqiong, I'm going on patrol with Qianhu tonight."
Are thousands of households also patrolling at night?
Why is he in such a good mood?
I'm sleepy. If I go on patrol with him at night, will I still have a chance to catch fish?
"Go, where to go on night patrol?"
Qu Jinshan smiled and said: "Good luck to you. Let's go to Wang'an River tonight, starting from Yinggeyuan."
Yinggeyuan?
The first class is called the courtyard, the second class is called the pavilion, the third class is called the pavilion, the fourth class is called the building, and the last class is called the class.