Rise in the glory of the king system

Chapter 823 Interesting
that night.

Moon stars are rare.

The whole of Chang'an fell into a deep sleep. Apart from the occasional sound of beating men on the streets, there was no movement at all.

Everything was eerily quiet.

And under this quiet night, suddenly, in the hidden part of the street, more than a dozen figures appeared.

These figures are all dressed in night clothes, and they shuttle quickly through the darkness, even the watchman who just passed by here did not notice it at all.

Finally, they came to the corner of the street and arrived in front of an ordinary courtyard with a single house.

They looked at each other and without any hesitation, they pulled out their weapons and jumped directly into the small courtyard, then quickly rushed towards the only house inside.

But just before they rushed to the house, before entering the house, three large nets suddenly fell from the sky, and they were directly detained.

All of this happened so suddenly, none of these men in black thought that such a thing would happen.

They couldn't help but be shocked.

Someone exclaimed: "There is an ambush."

"No, hurry up!"

Someone suddenly exclaimed.

But at this time, some figures suddenly rushed out from the roof and the cellar.

Taking advantage of these black-clothed men who were unable to move due to the fishing nets, they shot directly.

The cold light flickered quickly under the moonlight.

Not long after, all voices have completely disappeared.

More than a dozen corpses of men in black fell to the ground in a mess like this.

And those people who appeared suddenly did not hesitate and handled the scene very skillfully.

Soon, the fishing nets disappeared and the bodies disappeared.

Everything is back to normal!
If it weren't for the smell of blood still lingering in the air, it seemed that the appearance of those men in black just now seemed to be an illusion.

The night is still very long.

And inside the room.

Qin Zulai, who was lying on the couch, just turned over, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and continued to fall asleep.

When I woke up, it was the next day.

After he finished washing, he opened the door and walked out, only to see some people were already waiting outside.

Meng Hu and others from the military family waited for themselves with swords and knives on their waists.

Qin Zulai smiled and said, "Last night was wonderful."

Meng Hu scratched his head, "We still disturbed Mr. Shaoqing. I was afraid that they would disturb Mr. Shaoqing, so I dealt with them very quickly."

"Unexpectedly, I still arrived this morning, my lord."

"Sure enough, it's very difficult not to disturb you when you are well prepared. After all, you sent your wife away just because you were afraid of what happened last night."

Hearing this, Qin Zulai shook his head with a smile, "Let's not talk about my wife, but speaking of it, your actions are already very fast."

"It's because I sleep lightly, and I wake up when there is a slight sound, and it has nothing to do with you."

Qin Zulai walked out while talking.

Meng Hu and others hurriedly followed.

They are now considered to be the government servants of Dali Temple, but rather than performing the tasks of Dali Temple, they are more concerned with protecting Qin Zulai's safety.

Therefore, it may be more appropriate to say that they are Qin Zulai's personal guards.

Meng Hu caught up to Qin Zu, and said: "Your Excellency Shaoqing, the lower officials have already checked, those people last night did not have obvious identity characteristics, and there is no way to determine which faction they belong to at the moment."

"However, they all have poison sacs hidden in their mouths. It can be seen that they are ready to commit suicide at any time."

"And such a person is basically either a dead soldier or a dedicated killer."

Qin Zulai nodded slightly, "It doesn't matter, those guys must be extremely cautious with me now, and they will never leave any clues, so it is reasonable to find nothing."

"If you really found clues pointing to someone through those assassins, then there is a real problem."

While talking, everyone arrived at the Yamen of Dali Temple.

As soon as he entered the yamen, Lu Shisan found Qin Zulai and said, "Master Shaoqing, something happened last night."

"whats the matter?"

Lu Shisan looked at Qin Zulai and said, "Last night, the mansions of Mr. Changsun, Mr. Fang, Mr. Wei, General Cheng, and General Qin were all robbed."

"They all lost something, too."

Qin Zulai raised his eyebrows and asked, "What was lost?"

Lu Shisan said: "Things were thrown in a mess. Some people lost their clothes, some lost their letters, some lost their memorials, and some lost their axes."

Meng Hu was taken aback, "...lost the axe? The thief didn't steal the jewels, but the axe? Is there something wrong with his mind?"

Lu Shisan spread his hands.

Don't ask, just don't know.

He doesn't have the brain to deduce the thief's thoughts.

But Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes and said, "The one who threw the ax was General Cheng, right?"

Lu Shisan couldn't help being startled, he looked at Qin Zulai, and asked, "Master Shaoqing, how do you know?"

Meng Hu and other military strategists were also stunned.

They protected Qin Zulai for one night, and they knew very well that Qin Zulai had never been separated from them, so it was impossible for them to know about the theft.

So to see Lu Shisan so surprised, it is obvious that Master Shaoqing guessed it right, so how could Master Shaoqing know this?

They were all very surprised.

Qin Zulai smiled, and said lightly: "It's nothing, just look at the lost things, clothes, letters, memorials...these things can obviously point to a certain person."

"Whether it's through letters, memorials, or clothes, if someone finds it, you can definitely know which adult it is after seeing it."

"Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for that ax to be common and unrecognizable. So if we deduce it this way...as soon as we see this wooden ax, we can know that it is a certain person."

"And apart from General Cheng, who is accustomed to using a sword, there is no one else."

Lu Shisan has long been familiar with Qin Zulai's powerful inference, and has long been convinced.

But Meng Hu and others have just taken office not long ago, and the time they have followed Qin Zu is not too long.

So from now on hearing Qin Zu coming... this reasoning with no loopholes, everyone is very surprised.

They couldn't help looking at Qin Zulai, those eyes were full of small stars of Bulling Bulling.

Meng Hu couldn't help but said: "Your Excellency Shaoqing, you are really amazing. You can understand the logic of thieves stealing things based on those lost things."

"It can also be deduced who lost it, which is really amazing!"

The rest of the people also had star-eyed expressions of admiration.

Lu Shisan and Han Min are no longer surprised by their abilities.

So Qin Zulai, it has been a long time since he was worshiped so much.

Seeing the adoration of a group of little fanboys at this time, I felt a little ecstatic in my heart.

Sure enough, one cannot live without rainbow farts!
He smiled and said: "It's nothing, the thief didn't just steal a hatchet, it's easy to deduce it by analogy."

Although it was nothing to Qin Zu, Meng Hu and the others were still full of worship and admiration.

Qin Zulai coughed and said, "Who went to investigate?"

Lu Shisan said: "Jing Zhaoyi went to investigate, but I just saw Mr. Han. Seeing Mr. Han like that, there should be nothing to gain."

Qin Zulai laughed, but he wasn't too surprised.

When Lu Shisan saw Qin Zulai's calm face, he couldn't help but move in his heart, and said, "Master Shaoqing, do you know who did it?"

Meng Hu and others also suddenly looked at Qin Zulai.

Qin Zulai smiled and said: "Is there any need to guess? Last night, I met a killer, they were attacked by thieves, and they are all important officials in the court. How could such a coincidence happen?"

Lu Shisan's eyes moved, and he quickly said: "What do you mean, sir... do you mean Beidou Club?"

Qin Zulai just laughed.

Lu Shisan was puzzled: "But why didn't they steal those valuable things? Why did they insist on stealing some clothes?"

Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes, he thought for a moment, then Xuanji said calmly: "The Beidou Society will not do useless things, since they have already done it, there must be their purpose."

"But what is the specific purpose? I am not them, how can I know?"

Of course, say so.

But Lu Shisan, seeing Qin Zulai's smile of having everything under control, always felt that Qin Zulai was lying to him.

Sir Shaoqing, he must have thought of something!
But Qin Zulai didn't want to say more, and he couldn't do anything about it.

Moreover, there were many people here, so after thinking about it, he couldn't continue to be curious.

Qin Zulai said: "Lu Shisan, go find Mr. Han and ask him to be careful these days and not to be confused."

"If what I expected is correct, there may be some troubles in Chang'an City next, let him pay attention, otherwise, if you lose the black hat, don't come to me and cry."

Lu Shisan's heart froze, he glanced at Qin Zulai, and suddenly understood something in his heart.

He quickly said: "Okay, the lower management will do it now."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Qin Zulai smiled, but still didn't care.

He looked at Meng Hu and the others, just as he was about to say something, suddenly...

Boom!Boom!Boom!
A burst of drumming came suddenly, and Qin Zulai was stunned for a moment when he heard the drumming.

In fact, the sound was a little strange. He had been in the Yamen of Dali Temple for so long, and he had never heard the sound of the drum.

But soon, he reacted.

This sound is the drum of grievances!
It means...someone is beating the drums to complain!
Dali Temple's Drum of Crying for Injustice is ringing!

Usually, when there is a case, they go to Jing Zhaoyi directly, or even go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice?
Dali Temple is more about judgment.

Therefore, very few people will come to sound the drum of grievances.

So what's going on now?

Who the hell is complaining?

Qin Zulai walked out, and when he reached the door, he looked in the direction of Mingyuangu.

Then I saw a haggard woman beating the drum of grievance vigorously.

The woman was plainly dressed, with a haggard face and a thin figure.

At this time, that thin body was vigorously waving the drum stick in his hand.

Seeing Qin Zulai walking out of the Yamen of Dali Temple, she suddenly threw her drum stick and rushed directly in front of Qin Zulai.

Then without any hesitation, he knelt down to Qin Zulai.

His forehead hit the ground with a bang, the skin on his forehead was instantly torn, and blood flowed suddenly.

Her face was very pale, as if she was sick, and the blood on her forehead flowed down her cheeks.

It does seem a bit shocking.

But she didn't know that her head was smashed. She looked at Qin Zulai and cried immediately: "Qin Qingtian, the daughter of the people has been wronged, and I hope Qin Qingtian will make the decision for me!"

Qin Zulai looked at the woman who looked haggard regardless of the wound on her forehead.

Looking at the woman, she seemed to be grasping at the last straw, with a look of hope and worry, and couldn't help but tug in her heart.

He said in a deep voice: "You get up first and then talk."

The woman shook her head, and kowtowed to Qin Zulai again, the marble on the ground was now covered with blood.

"Master Shaoqing, you are the only one who can save my husband-in-law. The women really have nothing to do. Please, Master Shaoqing, be my husband's abyss."

Juanjuan left the tears in the woman's eyes.

The already haggard face of the woman who was mixed with the blood became even more worrying.

Qin Zulai shook his head slightly, but he also knew that this woman had put all her hopes on herself.

She has no way to ensure that she will help her, so she can only use this method.

At least, she can still have peace of mind.

If you force her to get up by yourself, it will make her completely desperate.

This woman, perhaps suffered a major change, her mind is now sensitive and fragile, and she is supported by one breath, she can't bear any more shock.

Qin Zu came to see through the current situation of the woman at a glance, so he could only let the woman behave like this.

However, he didn't look down at the woman from a high position, but sat down directly on the ground, eye level with the woman.

He said: "Just tell me your grievances. If there is really a grievance, I will definitely help you."

When the woman heard this, she quickly thanked Qin Zu for coming.

She calmed down and said, "Master Shaoqing, the woman is a villager in Zhaolin Village, Lantian County."

Lantian County?
Qin Zulai raised his eyebrows. Isn't this the fief that Li Er gave him?

Because he had been busy with something, he didn't take his wife to visit.

Unexpectedly, I met the people of Lantian County here.

Speaking of which, this woman.Still equivalent to their own children.

The woman continued: "The family of the peasant woman lives on the mountain and makes a living by selling firewood and farming."

"On a rainy day just three days ago, my father-in-law went to the mountain to cut firewood, but the heavy rain kept falling, but he never came back. So the husband of the folk woman was very worried, so he went to the mountain."

"But he couldn't find it, so we went to the county to report to the government, hoping that the people in the government can help us find my father-in-law."

"Later, people from the government found my father-in-law in the woods on the mountain, but...but..."

She couldn't help crying and said: "But at that time, my father-in-law was already dead, and he was killed. There was nothing left at the scene, only a footprint."

"After an inspection, it was determined that my father-in-law was killed when it rained. At that time, no outsiders went to the mountains, and only my family lived in the mountains."

"So, the officials have made a preliminary conclusion. The murderer is one of us!"

"It's just me, my husband, and my father's brother and sister-in-law at home."

"Therefore, the county magistrate of the government said that among the four of us, there must be a murderer."

Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes, and the color of thinking kept flashing in his eyes,

In my mind, the ins and outs of the whole case began to appear.

"And then?" Qin Zulai asked.

Since he came to complain, it must be his husband who was regarded as a murderer, right?
as predicted,

The woman said: "Because there is a footprint left at the scene, and that footprint is not my father-in-law's, so it must be the murderer's."

"Therefore, the county magistrate asked all of us to try the footprint. As a result, my sister-in-law and I are both women with very small feet. The footprint is too big for us."

"As for my husband's elder brother, the shoes are a bit bigger than that footprint. As for my husband, he...he..."

When the woman said this, she choked up again.

Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes and said, "Your husband's feet are just right, right?"

The woman nodded, but shook her head.

She cried: "Master Shaoqing, although my husband's footprints are just right, but my husband really didn't kill my father-in-law."

"My husband is honest and filial, how could he kill my father-in-law?"

"It's just that my husband's elder brother and sister-in-law said that my husband killed my father-in-law in order to share the family property."

"And they also said that they saw my husband leave when it rained heavily, but it was my husband who went to find my father-in-law."

"But the county magistrate didn't listen to our explanation at all. He believed what his elder brothers and the others said, and claimed that there was no evidence of footprints at the scene."

"The witnesses and evidence are all there, and the motivation is also very sufficient, so this case is closed, and my husband is going to be beheaded..."

She cried so much that Lihua was in tears, which made Menghu and others a little bit unbearable.

Meng Hu said: "Don't cry, talk carefully, don't miss any details, if your husband is really innocent, Lord Shaoqing will definitely not tolerate him being wronged."

But Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes at this time.

He was not affected by the woman's crying.

As a detective, the most important thing is to concentrate. When solving a case, no external force can affect him.

This is the quality that a detective must have.

In Qin Zulai's mind, the scenes that the woman said kept reappearing.

Heavy rain, deep mountains, woods.

Chopping wood, killing people, footprints.

Each detail, each clue, was separated and reorganized in his mind, and then quickly connected.

Slowly, a complete case finally took shape in his mind.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly.

Meng Hu had been staring at Qin Zulai nervously all this time, seeing Qin Zulai showing such an expression at this time, his heart suddenly became more settled.

He couldn't help being surprised and said: "Master Shaoqing, do you already have an idea?"

The woman whose eyes were swollen from crying also quickly looked at Qin Zulai. In those eyes, there was hope, nervousness, and fear of despair.

She hoped that Qin Zu would answer, but also feared that Qin Zu would answer.

She was afraid that her last ray of hope would also be lost.

Qin Zu looked at the woman and said calmly: "My officer, I can't just listen to you alone, I still have to go to the scene of the crime to investigate."

The woman's heart sank.

But before she said anything, she heard Qin Zu say: "Since you have come to look for me, you should have heard my story and believed in me."

"So, I, I hope you can trust me as always."

Qin Zulai looked into the woman's eyes with clear eyes, and said: "First, I am the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. When encountering such a case, I will definitely investigate to the end."

"Secondly, Lantian County is my fiefdom, so you are all my subjects, and I can't ignore your affairs."

"Therefore, this officer will definitely do his best to investigate this case, and will definitely reveal the truth as soon as possible."

"So, if you believe in me, then please always believe in me and believe in me. As long as your husband did not kill anyone, then I will definitely restore your husband's innocence."

The woman's expression had already dimmed, but when she heard Qin Zu's words, her eyes suddenly brightened again.

She nodded quickly, "I believe in Sir Shaoqing, I have always believed in Sir Shaoqing."

"So the county magistrate didn't give my husband an innocence, so I came here to beg Mr. Shaoqing. I know it's against the rules, but I really have no choice. Mr. Shaoqing, thank you, thank you so much."

Qin Zulai got up slowly, patted the dust off his body, and said, "You don't have to feel sorry for me, but you came here to find me. Since you can find me, it's God's will."

"I can't handle all the cases in the world, but as long as I can come across it, I will never let it go."

He looked at Meng Hu and said, "Meng Hu, prepare your horses, we won't be on duty at the Yamen today, let's go to... Lantian County."

Lantian County is the fiefdom that Li Er gave Qin Zulai.

Qin Zulai originally wanted to wait for Han De's matter to be over before going to Lantian County secretly to have a look.

But he didn't expect that at this time, he happened to encounter such a case.

If that's the case, then take advantage of this opportunity.Let’s go to Lantian County.

Take a good look at your fief.

After all, it will be his base camp in the future.

………………

Lantian County.It is only [-] kilometers away from Chang'an Industry.

Because he took care of his wife, Qin Zulai chose to take a carriage, but even if he took a carriage, it took more than an hour to arrive.

The area of ​​Lantian County is not small. Because it is close to Chang'an and belongs to Chang'an, the economy is no worse than some remote prefectures.

And the population, even more.

According to the data given to Qin Zu by the Ministry of Household Affairs, there are 25 villages under Lantian County, and these villages range from large to small.

A large village may have 4000 to [-] people, and a small village may have [-] to [-] people.

And because it is close to Chang'an, the living standard is not bad.

It can be said to be a very fertile land.

Therefore, when everything is added up, the population of Lantian County is about 20.

Don't think that 20 people is too small. Chang'an as a whole, the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, has a population of only one million people, so the 25 people in Lantian County are quite a lot.

But now, these 20 people are all the people of Qin Zulai, and they are under the jurisdiction of Qin Zulai.

Qin Zulai's power is really great.

Qin Zulai sat in a carriage and walked on the road of the county town. Looking at the people coming and going in the county town, he nodded involuntarily.

The quality of the clothes is not bad, and there are smiles on their faces, which shows that they are quite satisfied with life.

This also indirectly shows the prosperity of Lantian County.

If they are all poor, who can be happy all day long?
It seems that Li Er really gave himself a good place!

No wonder, even Changsun Wuji's eyes were blinded that day.

Qin Zulai didn't know what a good place his fiefdom was until now.

But at this moment, the carriage stopped suddenly.

Then Meng Hu's voice came over, "Who is blocking the way?"

"Excuse me, is Duke Qin in the carriage? Your subordinate is Wei Nan, magistrate of Lantian County. I heard that Duke Qin has come to Lantian County, so I am waiting here."

A strange voice also came into the carriage.

The woman in the car couldn't help but change her face, and said: "It's him, he's the one who condemned my husband to death, and he doesn't listen to our grievance at all."

Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes slightly.

Wei Nan?

The corner of his mouth twitched undetectably.

It seems that in my Lantian County, there is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Qin Zulai's decision to come to Lantian County was very sudden, without any preparation in advance.

And after making the decision, we hit the road.

Moreover, they were all dressed in casual clothes and did not reveal their identities during the journey.

And just like this, the magistrate of Lantian County was actually aware of the arrival of himself and others.

Not to mention anything else, the eyes and ears are really fine!

He chuckled lightly, thinking that what happened today might... be very interesting.

And he just likes this kind of interesting person.

(End of this chapter)