Detective in the Red Chamber

Although Jia Yingchun had no strength at all, she still nodded solemnly.

Last night's alone guarding the empty boudoir, and this morning's sharp contrast, has made Jia Yingchun completely understand that in the future, if she wants to gain a foothold in this mansion, relying on her family background and beauty is useless. That's the only way.

Seeing that she obediently responded, Siqi asked Xiuju to help her into the house, and changed the wet clothes.

Then Siqi went out of the yard on his own, and called the woman who was on duty nearby—Sun Shaozu, in order to conceal the fact that he had never married, specially kicked out everyone in the backyard, leaving only three masters and servants.

The reason, of course, is that Jia Yingchun likes to be quiet and doesn't like to make trouble.

Such a nonsense reason, if it was in someone else's house, I'm afraid it would have forced the concubines to cry, make trouble and hang themselves, but under Sun Shaozu's usual high pressure, it was calm, and no one dared to jump out to question it.

However, because of this, if Jia Yingchun's master and servant wanted to explain something, they had to call someone from outside the yard.

But he said that Siqi had called the woman and was about to ask her to inform the kitchen to bring lunch when he heard a commotion in the front yard, which seemed to be something wrong.

Curious, Siqi asked the old woman to inquire about it.

The old lady took the order, first went to the kitchen to say hello, then took a few steps back and forth, followed the movement to the vicinity of the Dongkua Courtyard, vaguely, she saw a senior official in a red robe and jade belt, angrily What are you drinking and cursing.

And there is still a person kneeling in front of that senior official, but it's a pity that he is far away, so he can't see who it is.

The woman was still waiting to take a closer look, but she was stopped by the servants all around, who dragged her into a corner and scolded, "Are you crazy, woman? The man in the courtyard is the Heavenly Official King of the Ministry of Officials. If you bump into me indiscriminately, Our uncle must kill you alive!"

"Heavenly officials from the Ministry of Officials?"

The old woman was taken aback, even though she had no experience, she also knew that 'Heavenly Official' was another name for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials!

But the dignified Minister of the Ministry of Officials came here to scold the street, but why?

At this moment, the second housekeeper, Zhao Zhongji, came in a hurry, and scolded from afar, "It's all gone, what should I be busy with?"

Those who have no status are naturally ready to obediently show off. There are a few senior domestic servants, but they have a hippie smile, trying to make Zhao Zhongji accommodating, so that he can see the whole scene of the excitement.

But before they could open their mouths, a majestic and tall figure flashed out from the corner, making everyone run away in a hurry.

"Second Master."

Zhao Zhongji hurriedly went up to meet him, and said cautiously: "Wang Shangshu is in a fit of anger, do you think it will be later..."

Sun Shaozong shook his head, and rushed to the gate of the Dongkua courtyard with strides, one foot in the door and one foot outside the door, he laughed and said, "Wang Shangshu is here, the whole mansion is really full of splendor!"

That Wang Shangshu reluctantly returned the salute, but his face was still gloomy like the bottom of a pot.

Sun Shaozong became more and more puzzled, what did Yu Qian do to make Wang Zhe so angry, he came to the door to scold him regardless of his status.

So he tentatively said cautiously, "Your Excellency seems to have an angry face, but what did my incompetent niece and son-in-law do out of the ordinary?"

"Extraordinary? Hmph!"

Wang Zhe rolled his sleeves back and said angrily, "You might as well ask yourself, what exactly did he write in the policy paper of the palace test!"

policy theory?

Hearing these two words, Sun Shaozong's heart skipped a beat. Originally, he thought it was the master and apprentice who had a disagreement, but since it is a 'policy theory', it must involve the political situation of the government!

This kid is usually steady, so he didn't suddenly use his big move during the palace test, right? !

Sun Shaozong shifted his gaze to Yu Qian, and his heart became cold again, and he guessed that there seemed to be nothing wrong.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Thirteen."

Seeing that Yu Qian respectfully kowtowed to Sun Shaozong, his face was full of awe, "My little nephew has a little depression in his heart, and I really can't express it-but Ting Yi does everything by himself, and he will never implicate his uncle and others." Lord Shangshu!"

"Bah~!"

As soon as the words fell, Wang Shangshu spat at Yu Qian and spit all over his face, "The old man is not dead yet, and it's not your turn to handle anything!"

I saw him walking around the yard a few times, raised his chin and said, "Don't count on the first and second best in this palace examination, prepare to be a fellow Jinshi!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked out. When he saw the door, he stopped suddenly, turned his head and said to Sun Shaozong, "Don't worry, this matter should not involve your brothers!"

Before Sun Shaozong could react, the old man walked away with his hands behind his back.

tsk~

This old man is indeed a calf protector.

This can be seen from his attitude towards his daughter - fortunately, Yu Qian got married a long time ago!

Chapter 277 Investing in the Future

Shun Shun married Jia Yingchun, and Sun Shaozong rested at home for another day, and then resumed the life track of seven to five, two o'clock and one line in the government office and Sun's mansion.

But this time when he came to the government office again, Wei Ruolan did not avoid it, but when he met Sun Shaozong, his face lost a bit of vigor and a bit more gloomy.

Naturally, Sun Shaozong was still kind and tight, so he 'encouraged' him a few words, and then assigned a few thankless duties that could not be postponed.

So in the next few days, the six masters under Wei Ruolan were busy in the dark, even Wei Ruolan, the hands-off shopkeeper, had to be patient and personally review the official documents and files, so naturally he couldn't spare his hands and feet. Find trouble with Sun Shaozong.

After a few days of peaceful life, at 24:[-], Sun Shaozong finished his business and was playing with the parrot that Xue Pan had given him, when he saw Cheng Rixing hurried in from the outside, looking very surprised.

Sun Shaozong put the slender wooden spoon for feeding birds on the shelf next to him, and asked casually, "Why, what big case happened again?"

"This... is not a big case."

Cheng Rixing faltered and said, "It's near Shichahai. There was a conflict between two families because of the homestead. Last night, a young man died on the spot. , I haven't been able to find out who killed it, I'm afraid Dong Weng Shengtang will be asked to make a clear decision."

tsk~

This kind of muddle-headed death in a melee is the most difficult to find out the real culprit afterwards. If there is no unexpected evidence, it is estimated that it can only lose money.

I am afraid that those who die are wealthy households, but those who kill people are the abject proletariat.

While thinking about it, Sun Shaozong ordered with ease, "Notify Qiu Yunfei to sort out the case and inquiry records, and make a copy for me as soon as possible."

"Let Catcher Zhao send more people to quietly keep an eye on them, to see if there are any absconding in fear of crime - and let Lin Delu send some clerks to check the status of the property of both parties."

When Cheng Rixing responded one by one, Sun Shaozong waited for a while, seeing that he had no intention of continuing to speak, he smiled and said, "How come, after half a month's examination of the Jinshi, is it possible that I will be separated from me? What do you have to say?" Even if you say so."

This is said lightly and delicately, but the listener has to weigh it carefully.

Therefore, after Cheng Rixing's complexion changed, he went out sneakily and locked the door, and then he came back and said cautiously, "Dong Weng, there are rumors outside that your niece and son-in-law's strategy in the palace examination is quite offensive." The meaning of the direct remonstrance made His Majesty Long Yan furious, and even lifted the table in the imperial study!"

This thing is still spreading!

In fact, after Wang Shangshu left angrily that day, Sun Shaozong called Yu Qian into the room and questioned him carefully.

As for the result of the cross-examination...

Sun Shaozong didn't know for a while, whether it should be said that Yu Qian had no political consciousness, or was too politically conscious!

In the volume of policy theory of the palace examination, he listed several crimes in a large pen, denouncing the imperial court's two expeditions to Goryeo, and wasting the country's power with great joy.

On the surface, although it is about the imperial court, in fact, every sentence is alluding to the Supreme Emperor!

In the eyes of ordinary people, such behavior is simply committing suicide!

After all, although the Supreme Emperor had abdicated, he was still the supreme ruler of the Great Zhou Dynasty. So blatantly criticizing the achievements that the Supreme Emperor was most proud of, what could it be if it wasn't death?

However, Sun Shaozong comprehensively analyzed the information in the court, and after careful analysis, he felt that Yu Qian was sacrificing the present and investing in the future rather than trying to die!

The current external environment of the Great Zhou Dynasty was indeed deteriorating year by year. It was a symbolic event that the North Korean mission was forced to use the sea route.

The reason for this situation is absolutely inseparable from the Taishang Emperor's two expeditions to Korea and the wasting of national power by enshrining Mount Tai in the past, and his attachment to power after his abdication, and the behavior of restricting each other with Emperor Guangde.

However, Emperor Guangde is currently in power after all, and because of his son's rule of not telling his father's mistakes, he can't tell the truth to the public, so he can only silently endure the reputation of being "weak to the outside world and watching the barbarians wreak havoc".

Proper visual sense of "the baby is suffering, but the baby can't tell".

At this time, Yu Qian suddenly appeared. In the palace examination, he clearly linked the waste of national power in the conquest of Goryeo with the embarrassment of the current court.

And Emperor Guangde has been on the throne for more than ten years, and his control over the court is no longer comparable to that at the beginning. It is not a problem to keep Yu Qian alive.

Although it is inevitable that Yu Qian will suffer some hardships at the moment, once the Supreme Emperor passes away, Yu Qian will have a bright future based on today's policy alone!

What's more, Yu Tingyi was originally an outstanding person in the world, and he was by no means the kind of person who disappeared from the public after becoming a blockbuster.

So after thinking through all this, Sun Shaozong was a little puzzled, whether Yu Qian did it on purpose, or if he hit it right.

According to historical evaluation, it is normal for a master who writes that "he is not afraid of being smashed to pieces, and he wants to stay innocent in the world" to dare to speak out.

But if you say that this is just a crooked attack, because Yu Qian is usually shrewd and capable, can't he think of things that Sun Shaozong can think of?

Therefore, at that time, Sun Shaozong even had the same emotion as Jia Yucun. After a few years, when he saw Yu Qian again, he might call him "Shangguan" respectfully.

Of course, it depends on when the Supreme Emperor dies. What if the old man is of a super long-standby model like the Queen of England, and instead boil Emperor Guangde to death...

"Dong Weng? Dong Weng!"

Sun Shaozong fell into the memory without paying attention, and was finally relieved by Cheng Rixing yelling a few times.

However, it is not easy for him to tell others about his psychological analysis, so he sighed and said hypocritically, "children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and if he makes troubles by himself, he can only bear them himself-after all, this official also It's just his wife's clan uncle, so I really can't control that much."

"That's all it takes."

Cheng Rixing also sighed, secretly rejoicing that Dong Weng and Yu Qian were only distant relatives, so they wouldn't be implicated.

It's also because Sun Shaozong is too stable and mature in his daily life. When a 22-year-old said that 23-year-old Yu Qian "children and grandchildren have their own blessings", Cheng Rixing didn't think there was anything wrong at all.

When Cheng Rixing bowed and retreated, Sun Shaozong picked up the wooden spoon, but he had no intention of continuing to play with the birds, and was thinking about what to use to pass the time, so that he could wait until he returned home, when Cheng Rixing turned back again.

"Dong Weng, a dragon guard came outside and said he was Jia Shanyao from Jinmen Mansion's Hundred Households."

Jia Shanyao is here?

Was he transferred to the capital, or was he responsible for escorting Zhou Ruqing to the capital?

Anyway, no matter what is going on, we still have to see the boss.

So Sun Shaozong ordered, "Bring people in."

Not long after, Jia Shanyao came in hurriedly, and the one who nodded and bowed to lead the way was not a handyman or a servant in the criminal department, but Zhao Wuwei, the fast-moving head arrester.

This guy is not...

Sun Shaozong's heart moved, but his body remained motionless. He sat firmly behind the desk, and waited for Jia Shanyao to come forward to pay respects. Then he stretched out his hand and said, "Get up and talk."

After Jia Shanyao got up, he asked, "Why did you come to the capital when you are not staying in Jinmen mansion?"

"Report to Lord Qianhu."

Jia Shanyao said respectfully, "I was ordered by my superiors to escort the criminals to Beijing - because I set off at midnight and arrived at the capital at noon, after I sent the criminals to Beizhen Fusi, I hurried over to say hello to you." gone."

Leaving in the middle of the night?

Hand over the criminals to Beizhen Fusi?

Sun Shaozong frowned, waved Cheng Rixing and Zhao Wuwei to retreat, and then asked, "Who is the prisoner you are escorting?"

If the criminal was Zhou Ruqing, he should have been detained in Dali Temple, and there was no need to leave in the middle of the night.

Jia Shanyao didn't say it clearly just now, but he just cared about the presence of others, and Sun Shaozong himself was regarded as the top executive of Beizhen Fusi, so this matter is not a big secret.

Therefore, when Sun Shaozong asked, he also bowed and said, "To tell you the truth, the person escorted by the humble post is not someone else, but Zhao Wutong, the co-prefect of the Jinmen Mansion."

"Zhao Wutong?"

Hearing this name, Sun Shaozong couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and asked in surprise, "Could it be that he was also involved in Zhou Ruqing's corruption case?"

"On the contrary!"

Jia Shanyao smiled wryly and said, "After careful investigation by the humble official, this Zhao Wutong was the one who secretly changed the couplets and exposed Zhou Ruqing!"

Chapter 278 Greeting the Spring and Returning to Peace 【Part [-]】

Time, luck, and fate.

On the way home, Sun Shaozong thought of Zhao Wutong's experience, and still couldn't help but sigh.

Is it wrong to take the risk of exposing your boss for corruption?

Of course it is true, it can even be said to be a great achievement!

But the tragedy is that Zhao Wutong put this matter in front of foreign envoys, which made the court lose face greatly!

Although this may not be Zhao Wutong's original intention, but what the court sees is the result, not his original intention - so it is reasonable to secretly send people to investigate and commit crimes.

However, after all, Zhao Wutong was credited with exposing the corruption case in Zhili, so it should be no problem to save his life.

It can only be said that this guy's luck is really bad!

Feeling all the way.

Seeing outside the gate of the Sun residence, he saw a carriage parked outside the gate, which seemed familiar, but it was not belonging to the Sun family.