After Wei Zaode retired and returned to his hometown, the position of chief minister of the cabinet became vacant. The cabinet could not remain vacant, so Lin Chong adopted Wang Chengen's suggestion and re-promoted Zhou Tingru to become the chief minister of the cabinet.
This person is also an authentic Donglin Party member, but one advantage is that he has served in this position. It is obviously more suitable to promote him than to elect a newcomer who knows nothing and cannot convince the public. The power of the cabinet is no longer what it used to be.
, now the chief minister of the cabinet actually has little influence.
The person who died was Zhou Tingru's brother Zhou Suru, who also had the reputation of being a member of the Imperial Guard Qianhulang. The Ministry of Punishment found out that it was actually his brother who took advantage of the change in his position to make a false report. This Zhou Tingru did this just after he was appointed to the position.
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Feng Ying, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, whose courtesy name is Meizhong and whose nickname is Zhonghua. He is also an upright person. He immediately launched an investigation upon receiving the matter. However, after a joint investigation by the Ministry of Punishments and Dali Temple, it was found that Zhou Suru was engaged in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, and did not do serious business. He said
To be honest, many people think he deserved his death.
Despite this, everyone must be given an explanation for what happened. Even if he responded to violence with violence, it cannot be accepted by the law. In order to find out how Zhou Suru died, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple were busy.
.The location where he died is quite special. Although this alley is in a remote location, he has a very special place. That is, if you climb a few walls, you will soon find a street of flowers.
It is also the gathering place of Hualiu Lane, which is extremely lively at night.
Feng Ying doubted whether there was any connection between the two. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why he died in this inhospitable place.
By interrogating the servants accompanying the Zhou family that day, Dali Temple got some useful information.
According to them, the old man drank a lot of wine outside that day, and he drank with Shi Zhiqing, a doctor in the Ministry of War. After drinking, the old man went back to his house, but it didn’t take long for him to go out again. It was to the famous Hualiu Street.
He was in Zuixianglou, and as usual he found a few girls he knew well to accompany him to drink and listen to music. After that, it was time to go back home, but the master suddenly told us not to follow him, but to just wait downstairs.
We waited for three hours and saw no one. We had no choice but to go upstairs to search and searched the entire Zuixiang Tower but no one was found. Then... we heard the news that something had happened to the master...
After listening to the report, Feng Ying frowned and thought.
Because they were jointly handling the case, Dali Temple Qing Ling Yiqu was also with Feng Ying at the moment. Ling Yiqu looked gentle and weak, and he really didn't look like the highest official in charge of a bloody and violent place like Dali Temple.
In fact, his reputation in folk literature is indeed very good. Of course, the majority of talented people are familiar with him not because he is the minister of Dali Temple, but because of his superb literary level.
Therefore, many people cannot understand why he agreed to take charge of Dali Temple. In fact, Ling Yiqu always looks smiling, seems to be very easy to get along with, and is very kind. But after he took charge of Dali Temple, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment
The relationship has always been very harmonious. There have been almost no disputes about matters other than the case. There have also been almost no unjust cases, except of course the case of Yuan Chonghuan.
This matter was ordered by Chongzhen himself, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple were powerless to remedy the situation.
After listening to the reports from his subordinates, Ling Yiqu seemed to be unimpressed by these things. He then asked, "Have you ever inquired about the confessions of those women?"
"I asked, one by one. But the answers were very similar. Zhou Suru left after drinking. According to their memory, they didn't find anyone else."
This thing is strange. Zhou Suru clearly did not leave, but asked his servants to wait downstairs. Why did these geishas say that he had already left Zuixiang Tower?
Did he ever leave? If he really left, where did he go next? What is the hidden relationship between this and his murder?
Ling Yiqu and Feng Ying now have very limited clues, and they can only rely on their own inferences. Just when this matter was not over, something happened again.
The minister who had the accident this time was a minister from the Ministry of Revenue. He was also used to being domineering and was not a good person. His subordinates' words were almost the same as those of the Zhou family. The difference was that he had never drank. After dinner, he should be
I made an appointment with a friend to go play together, but he disappeared midway.
Lin Chong felt that this murderer was a bit like a knight-errant. He tried to use his own way to eliminate violence and save the people from misery. If he really thought so, Lin Chong felt that this person was not bad. Moreover, if he was really a martial arts master
, it must be difficult to catch him with the power of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
If he were not a knight-errant, then his intentions would be worthy of careful consideration. But judging from Lin Chong's intuition, in fact, based on his experience of reading so many martial arts novels, the person who did such a thing was nothing more than
In two cases, he drew his sword to help when he saw an injustice, or he had been hurt in his childhood, leaving a shadow. In fact, even if his original intention was to bring about violence, if he continued to kill like this, it would cause panic to other ministers. Besides, this kind of person
In the end, most people are unable to stick to their original intentions and do whatever they want based on their own inherent prejudices.
Lin Chong really didn't understand the forces of Jianghu. His understanding of Jianghu was limited to the novels he had read, and was limited to the world written by Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang Yusheng.
Most of the heroes there just go their own way and do whatever they want.
The imperial court mostly played the role of disgusting villains in the middle. They were not seen when something went wrong. After the problem was solved, they would say a few words casually in an attempt to erase the achievements of the heroes.
Lin Chong used to hate the eagle dogs and minions of the court, but now he has become the villain's boss. He has to make things difficult for these green forest heroes.
Although he didn't know much about Jianghu, he knew that there was someone who did. He went to the garden, and as expected, he found Miss Rong there. Miss Rong didn't seem to be interested in what he was talking about at all, but she was
You can reluctantly tell him about Jianghu.
Today's martial arts landscape is relatively complex. In addition to the martial arts leaders presiding over daily affairs, some long-established factions have their own systems for operating styles. It is not easy to manage them.
There are also many new factions that occupy an important position in the martial arts world. For example, the Red Flower Society and the Jiangnan Salt Gang.
There are also various small groups and organizations. They play an important role in martial arts disputes, and it is often very important to win their support. For example, Pili Hall, Yaowang Valley, and Hidden Sword Villa, although they seem to be out of touch with the world.
There is no dispute, but often at critical moments, some unexpected ways are used to support certain major factions.
The current martial arts leader is old, and the competition for a new martial arts leader is not far away.
Of course, there are also many loners. They are either superb in martial arts and disdain to associate with others, or they like freedom and do not want to be restrained. There are other reasons.
Most of these people will not participate in things in the martial arts world, but it is undeniable that some of them have a decisive influence on these things.
These people have no fixed whereabouts and have no fixed residence. It is not easy to find them. It not only takes a lot of time and energy, but also depends on luck.
So Lin Chong tentatively asked if there was any master in the martial arts who felt deep disgust for the officials who did evil in the court.
Miss Rong tilted her head and thought for a moment, then quickly said a list of names, such as the one-armed thief Wu Fei, the double-whip Su Xie, the female swordsman Lin Meng...
There were so many that Lin Chong could not remember them clearly. It would be too difficult for him to find the murderer among these people.