who and the rivers and lakes

Zhan Zhao's expression remained the same as usual, it seemed that he didn't feel any difference in Ouyang Chun's attitude at all, or he was already used to the various opinions of people in the Jianghu.He still looked at Gong Qianshan and said, "Director Li Du was assassinated and killed a few days ago. I don't know if Gong Daxia has any news?"

When Bai Yutang heard this, he understood a little bit, and he immediately lifted his spirits, staring at Gong Qianshan with piercing eyes.

Gong Qianshan had a sad expression on his face, and said in a low voice: "Brother Li Yi was assassinated and killed, and when I arrived, it was too late to rescue him."

Zhan Zhao asked, "Where is Gong Daxia when the case happened?"

Gong Qianshan said: "In the next few days, I will stay in Yixiong's mansion. It happens that on the night that Yixiong was killed, I went out to visit friends. When I returned to Li's mansion in the early morning of the next day, Yixiong had already..."

"It turns out that Gong Daxia is visiting a friend, who is Gong Daxia's friend?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Before Gong Qianshan could answer, Ouyang Chun who was on the side said coldly: "The friends he's going to meet are just not here." His gaze was like a knife, fixed on Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao didn't back down, and said, "So it's Brother Ouyang, may I ask why Brother Ouyang came near the Li Mansion?"

Ouyang Chun laughed back angrily, looked up to the sky and said haha, and said sharply: "Why, is Mr. Zhan treating us as suspects for interrogation?"

"Don't dare." Zhan Zhao was still very calm, and said unhurriedly: "This case is of great importance, and Zhan Zhao's responsibility lies in it, so he has to do it."

"What a duty! We people in Jianghu put chivalry first, stand upright, and have a clear conscience. How can we be like those officials who don't distinguish between right and wrong, bend the law for personal gain, and abuse the criminal law! Since Mr. Zhan keeps talking about duty, then I will tell you that I came down here to pay homage to an old man who died. It has been like this every year for five years. I wonder if Mr. Zhan is satisfied with this explanation? Please continue to ask!" Ouyang Chun Humu Open wide, his words were thorny, as if he was about to draw his sword.

Zhan Zhao was silent for a while, looked up at Ouyang Chun and said, "The case of Hu Wen's wounding is private. Zhan Zhao used to be a member of the rivers and lakes, so he can understand his feelings of revenge for the villagers. But in terms of public affairs, the current law has nothing to do with it. People can abuse lynching, and those who break the law should be punished.”

Ouyang Chun sneered again and again, and said, "From what you've said, it's clear that the law is clear? But there are so many officials in the court, high and low, who are corrupt and perverting the law. All of them talk about the law and act in accordance with the law like you, but in fact they don't Doing unrighteousness secretly, the victims are the people in the end. Think about my brother Hu Wen, who has been a chivalrous hero all his life and saved countless people, but because he saw injustice in the road, he couldn't bear the villagers to be bullied, and he beat a bully to serious injury, and he was executed by you. My lord personally arrested him and was sentenced to three months in prison. May I ask my lord Zhan, is this the justice of the law?"

Zhan Zhao looked at him, but didn't speak.Aren't legal principles and human feelings also the knot in his heart that has always been contradictory?If there is no restraint by reason, and people in the world are allowed to fight for reason with martial arts, sooner or later it will become a situation where the higher the martial arts, the more reasonable, and there is no end to using violence to control violence?However, it is not uncommon for countless civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty to deceive their superiors and subordinates, and abuse their power to oppress the people.Throughout the year in Kaifeng Mansion, there are countless officials who have tried crimes, and there are still desperate people who have been banned repeatedly, but it is also an indisputable fact, which makes people feel helpless.But even if the reality is like this, Mr. Bao still works hard day and night, without any slack, he does it personally, sticks to sincerity and reason, and upholds justice in the world.Things are difficult, but as long as someone is doing their best, it is better than nothing.What is chivalry?Isn't it just knowing that you can't do it?Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao became determined, and said lightly, "Whoever hurts others must be punished, so Hu Wen filed the case, but the bully who bullied others was also punished as he should, fair and just. Zhan Zhao only Emphasize legal principles, not human relationships, before legal principles, there is absolutely no humanity to accommodate."

Ouyang Chun was furious when he heard the words, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, what a Nan Xia, I have forgotten that you are now the imperial cat bestowed by the emperor himself, what a dignified official of the fourth rank, no You are no longer in the rivers and lakes if you are the same as me and other vulgar people."

Zhan Zhao didn't speak, his eyes were dark and bottomless.

Ding Yuehua's expression changed, tears welled up in his eyes, he looked at Zhan Zhao, feeling sad and unbelievable, is this the Nan Xia who she has heard countless stories about Xing Xia?No wonder the second elder brother Ding Zhaohui yelled at Zhan Zhao every time he mentioned Zhan Zhao, scolding him for betraying the chivalry of the Jianghu and pretending to be a Nanxia. Home, just to see Zhan Zhao with his own eyes, he must be half-deadly pissed off.

Bai Yutang bowed his head and remained silent. What Ouyang Chun said was what he wanted to say. He had long wanted to persuade Zhan Zhao to take off his official uniform and return to the world.But how could he forget that everyone in Kaifeng Mansion worked tirelessly day and night for the people and the law?And every time he handles a case with Zhan Zhao, when the injustice is cleared, the tears of gratitude in the eyes of the common people, don't he also be moved, and he is more motivated to do things?This is also the reason why he never tires of following Zhan Zhao.Thinking about it, Zhan Zhao also thought the same way. Pleading for the people's life is what a chivalrous person should do, but there are differences in size and methods.

Zhan Zhao secretly took a deep breath, suppressed all the pain and helplessness deep in his heart, pointed at the children who came with Ouyang Chun and Gong Qianshan, and asked Gong Qianshan, "Apart from Daxia Gong, who else is there in the house of Chief Li Du?" Who survived? Could this child be involved with Chief Li?" Before he came, he had carefully read the case files compiled by Gongsun Ce. At night, the study suddenly caught fire. When they rushed to put out the fire, they found Li Lilong's almost completely burnt body. The people in the mansion immediately checked, and besides the murdered Li Lilong, his dependent ten-year-old son Li Xiaoli also disappeared.The local government couldn't find it everywhere, so they had to deduce that Li Xiaoli was killed along with his father, and the murderer abandoned the body elsewhere.

Gong Qianshan's eyelids twitched, and he said: "Zhan Daxia has good eyesight, this is my virtuous nephew, Li Xiaoli, the son of Brother Li Yi."

Zhan Zhao looked at Gong Qianshan up and down, and said, "The case file handed in by the local government reported that your nephew was not found that night, nor did it mention that he had met Hero Gong. He must have returned to Li's mansion by extraordinary means. And took the child?"

Gong Qianshan was at a loss for words for a moment, thinking about Zhan Zhao's powerful words, forced a smile on his lips and said, "Don't dare, I was surprised to see my brother-in-law murdered that night, and I was worried that the murderer was still hiding nearby, so I didn't want to alarm others, so I just took him away quietly. I have killed my nephew, and I plan to make an unannounced visit in the future to avenge my righteous brother."

Ouyang Chun continued, "That's right, I happened to meet Brother Gong that day, and we chatted happily with each other until Brother Gong returned to Li's residence in the early morning of the next day. Unexpectedly, after an hour, he took this little brother Li to find my place to stay. The inn said that brother Yi was killed by the enemy and vowed to avenge this, that's why we came here. I have told all the truth, I don't know what else Master Zhan needs to interrogate?"

Zhan Zhao ignored the sarcasm in his words, and continued to ask: "Gong Daxia, how do you know that the death of Director Li Du was only due to seeking revenge? Do you know who the enemies of Director Li Du are? How did you think of coming here?" Looking for revenge in the remote Qiongta Town on the border?"

Gong Qianshan said: "To be honest with the hero, in fact, I can't be sure whether the brother-in-law was killed by the enemy. As far as I know, the brother-in-law is straightforward and sincere, and has never had a deep hatred with others. I really can't guess the cause of the death of the brother-in-law, so I think that the brother-in-law may have another big enemy, but it is not known. As for coming to Qiongta Town to search for the murderer, it is because of Xiaoli's nephew It was mentioned when Ye Yixiong was talking to the murderer that night, and we followed this only clue."

Li Xiaoli, who was sitting silently beside him, suddenly said: "The night my father was killed, the weather was very hot, and I couldn't sleep, so I secretly ran out of the bedroom to catch crickets in the backyard. When I passed by his back window, I heard him talking to someone. Talk. Dad said that he would not hand over the list even if he died, and said that the man had lived in seclusion in Qiongta Town for many years, why bother to enter this muddy water? The man begged bitterly, saying that this list was the best opportunity he had wanted in his life, Don't let it go any further, I want daddy to remember the old love and hand it over. Dad just didn't agree, and then daddy screamed, I looked carefully and found that daddy had been stabbed in the chest by that man." He was choked up, and Ding Yuehua hurriedly wiped it for him. tears.

Zhan Zhao said, "Little brother, did you see the murderer?"

Li Xiaoli shook his head and said: "He was covered with a black scarf and couldn't see his face. When he drew the knife from Dad's chest, I saw that his left hand holding the knife was different from ordinary people. It had six fingers. I was afraid he would find out. , I didn’t dare to look more, so I rolled and hid behind the rockery, lying in the grass. The man killed my father and set fire to the house. I didn’t dare to show my face until Uncle Gong jumped in from the courtyard wall, and I came out to meet Uncle Gong Let's meet again, find Uncle Ouyang together, and come here together." His voice was immature, but he articulated clearly, obviously he was a smart and courageous child, and it was probably because of this that he was able to escape the murderer.

Zhan Zhao thought for a moment, then asked Gong Qianshan, "Since you decided to come to Qiongta Town that day, why did you come today?"

Gong Qianshan touched Li Xiaoli's head, sighed and said, "It's really that nephew Xiaoli has been weak since he was a child. After going through the shock and pain of his father's death this time, he suffered a serious illness. I dare not take risks with Brother Ouyang, so I have to stay in the In the inn on the way, I took care of Xiao Li until he recovered from his illness before going on the road, so I arrived here late today."

Bai Yutang looked back at Zhan Zhao, and asked, "The list? Is this person seeking revenge for killing General Li Du or what kind of list is he looking for? It seems that they are old acquaintances. I wonder if the murderer got the list?"

"The murderer should have got the list, otherwise he wouldn't set fire to risk the list being destroyed in the fire." Zhan Zhao said thoughtfully.

Bai Yutang heard that he didn't go into details about the list, so he asked: "What are you hiding? Everyone here is from your own family, so I can keep the secret for you, so you can tell the truth about this matter."

Zhan Zhao bowed his head and pondered for a moment, because the matter was so important, he didn't want to reveal it easily, and he didn't want his friends to be in danger, but Bai Yutang's words were not unreasonable, no matter whether he said it or not, and whether he had the heart to wish it or not, as long as he I'm afraid that everyone here at this time will be inseparable.He sighed and said: "To tell the truth, the list mentioned by Li Xiaoli just now is a list secretly collected by Li Lilong, the head of the West Road Metropolis under the imperial court's secret order. Twenty-eight officials have died because of this list. In the end, the spy of Song Dynasty, even Li Du's commander was killed before personally sending the list to Beijing. I came here this time to investigate the case of Li Lilong's murder secretly, and also to find this list." He looked at Bai Yutang , full of apology in his eyes, said: "I have been hiding it because I hope that as few people as possible will know the list, so as not to startle the enemy and make those on the list take precautions and get away with it." Although he told the truth , but still concealed the amnesty decree, because even he himself didn't know much about this fact.

Bai Yutang smiled and said, "I knew that what you do is a big deal." He suddenly reached out and patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder, and said, "I also know that you didn't tell me before, and you didn't want Yuehua and me to risk getting involved in the case. Since Even Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun trust me and believe that I can help you, good brother, I will intervene in your matter."

Ding Yuehua was so excited that he couldn't sit still, he wished he could jump up immediately to catch the murderer and get the list.Even Ouyang Chun, who was sitting on the sidelines coldly, couldn't help being moved. He didn't expect that there was a case in the case. Li Lilong's death was not only a personal murder case, but also related to national security.His heart moved, he squinted at Zhan Zhao, and felt that maybe he was not what he had always thought he was, and he only joined the court for fame and fortune.

Zhan Zhao turned his head and said to Gong Qianshan: "Gong Daxia and your nephew are directly related to this case, please stay in Wusan Inn and don't leave without authorization until the case is clarified."

Ouyang Chun thought that Zhan Zhao was putting on an official air again, and felt annoyed, his anger welled up, his eyes widened, and when he was about to refute, he thought that this matter was far beyond personal grievances in the world, took a breath, and closed his eyes. Keep your mouth shut.

Gong Qianshan's eyes flickered, and he hurriedly said: "Don't worry Zhan Daxia, I'm here for the sake of my brother-in-law. I have the same purpose as Zhan Daxia. I will definitely stay here and fully assist in handling the case."

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