[Bao Qingtian] Why is peace?

That night, Linglong avoided the servants in the mansion, put on a cloak, and with Xiaocui's help, left Qin's mansion through the corner gate, and arrived at Kaifeng mansion smoothly all the way.

She didn't know that there were people secretly protecting her along the way, and she thought it was God's blessing, neither the Liao people found out nor was the Qin family's family saw it, it was God who gave her a glimmer of life.

This also made her more determined to see Mr. Bao.

When Linglong arrived at the Kaifeng mansion, the moment she saw Mrs. Bao shed tears, she hurriedly bowed down, and excitedly poured out what she knew. Understandable, did not interrupt her.

While Linglong was excited, she gradually regained her composure when she was talking, and her words became more and more organized. She told the secret letter exactly, and also said some of her own conjectures, and finally bowed graciously. Bye, I don't see the panic and nervousness before.

Bao Zheng nodded secretly in his heart. It seems that this girl Linglong just made a mistake for a while. She is even better than her cousin in terms of temperament and determination. Such a smart person is naturally worthy of support.

"Get up, Mr. Gongsun has already started to translate the secret letter you brought, but I still have some questions to ask you." Bao Zheng said.

"Excuse me, my lord. Linglong will know everything." Linglong raised her eyebrows and said.

Bao Zheng: "Miss Linglong, since that secret letter is so important to the Seventh Prince of Liao Kingdom, why did it fall into your hands?"

Linglong shook her head and replied: "I don't know about this, I just know that a while ago, Yelubu looked a little anxious, as if he was worried about something, and he didn't go to those flower streets and willow alleys anymore, only in the hotel and Stay in these two places in the Qin residence, and hand over the letter to me for safekeeping, saying that no matter what, you can't tell the third person."

Bao Zheng stroked his beard and reckoned that it was the time when Yeluwu's Jianghu organization was discovered. At that time, Yeluwu was afraid that someone would tell Zhao Zhen about this and his life would be in danger, so he was a little panicked. , gave such an important letter to Linglong.

It's just that it's not easy for him to get it back afterwards.

Linglong is not stupid, she risked her life to save the letter for Yelubu, not to let Yelubu cross the river and demolish the bridge, so she said she had to wait until she married Yelubu before she could take it out.It was also because Mrs. Qin discovered and took away the letter first, but it also shows that Linglong is still a little quick-witted.

"My lord." At this time, Gongsun Ce had finished deciphering the Khitan script on the secret letter, and whispered a few words in Bao Zheng's ear.

"Miss Linglong, please sit down first, and come to this house as soon as you go." Bao Zheng nodded to Linglong, and went to the back room with Gongsun Ce.

After a while, only Gongsun Ce came out, and he said to Linglong: "Miss is in danger now, why don't you stay in Kaifeng mansion for now, I have asked my servant to clean up the guest room, please come down with me."

Linglong was naturally very grateful. If Master Bao wanted her to return to the miserable Qin Mansion, she would not be unwilling, but she would inevitably be disappointed.

Gongsun Ce saw her look of sadness and joy, so he couldn't help comforting him: "Miss, don't worry, nothing will happen to the Qin residence for the time being."

Linglong laughed at herself: "Now that everyone in the house is mourning for the master, who would care about where I went?"

"In this way, it's not bad at all. When they find out that you're not around, your lord's plan will almost come to an end." Gongsun Ce smiled slightly.

"What's Master Bao's plan?" Linglong consciously slipped her words, and quickly pursed her lips, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be asking about this."

Gongsun Ce didn't mind either: "It's okay, you don't have to worry, my lord has a plan. If you feel lonely, there are new residents in Kaifeng mansion, so we can keep each other company."

The new resident that Gongsun Ce mentioned was not the prince of Dali.After all, the cause of Dali's son's injury is unknown, so it is not appropriate to reveal his identity or even contact outsiders.

What he was talking about was Zhang Hongzu who was now wanted by the court.

"It's you?!" Before Gongsun Ce introduced Linglong, she saw Zhang Hongzu standing under the moon holding a scroll.Linglong couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why are you here!"

How did Zhang Hongzu come to Kaifeng Mansion?

The process is actually quite rough.

However, it was said that Pang Yu sent people to secretly search for Zhang Hongzu in Jizhou that day, but he was still a step too late. Zhang Hongzu who was knocked out and taken away was then thrown into a small county government office.

The people behind the scenes bribed the local county magistrate, so the so-called "evidence" of the dizzy Zhang Hongzu was thrown away, and the murder charge was forcibly pressed on his head, without even pleading, and he was sentenced to be beheaded at noon .

For such a charge of assassinating a court official, at least the evidence and confession must be submitted to the Kaifeng government, and the Kaifeng government will make a sentence. Unexpectedly, the local county magistrate regarded the law as a child's play, tried Zhang Hongzu in secret, and wanted to execute him in secret.

If it weren't for the fact that beheading in ancient times was very particular, for example, it must be beheaded at noon when the yang energy was at its strongest, otherwise Zhang Hongzu would have died on the spot.

Fortunately, those few hours saved Zhang Hongzu's life.

Pang Yu's personal bodyguard, Leng Lonely (since Bai Yutang came, he is no longer a "personal" person), was originally from the Jianghu. Loneliness made them pay attention to the unusual things in Jizhou, and those people in the rivers and lakes really discovered the clues.

There are few secrets in the small counties on the border, because there will be wars in these places from time to time, even if there is no case, the gate of the county government must be open, otherwise the county magistrates will be responsible for any accidents.

However, the county magistrate who imprisoned Zhang Hongzu was a guilty conscience. When Zhang Hongzu was being interrogated, the gate of the county government was closed, and he only wanted to wait until noon the next day when the head was beheaded before opening it, so as not to cause any accident midway and let the cooked duck fly away.It was also the people behind the scenes who promised him a lot of benefits and made a sweet dream for the county magistrate, otherwise the county magistrate would not dare to make such a claim without authorization.

But before the dream was finished, Leng Lonely found Zhang Hongzu and rescued him from the prison.

Zhang Hongzu had not been cleared of his charges, so he could only be taken away secretly. Pang Yu, a good man, went to the end and packed him up and sent him to Kaifeng Mansion.

And after this catastrophe, Zhang Hongzu's hostility towards An Lehou also dissipated, and he told Pang Yu all about what happened to him after he was knocked out.

The county magistrate found that all the "evidence" given to him by Zhang Hongzu and the people behind the scenes had been lost, and because he was afraid of being settled by the people behind the scenes, he packed up his things and abandoned his official position overnight, and was finally found and turned over to the local government. This is another story .

Let's say that the day after Zhang Hongzu was sent away, Pang Yu came to Han Qi's camp.

At that time, Han Qi was holding a battle meeting with a few of his confidants. After all, the Liao people were still on the frontier, and they didn't know what they wanted to do next. They had to be prepared.

Seeing that it was Pang Yu who came, Han Qi actually felt somewhat displeased.

The court officials were assassinated, and the murderer was brought by them. The reasoning has nothing to do with him, Han Qi, but these people are all under his protection. At least his soldiers didn't find out when the murderer escaped, so he also has a part of him. responsibility, and the fact that he couldn't find the murderer for several days made his reputation as a great general a bit untenable, and the officials from the court complained to him, Han Qi couldn't pretend that he couldn't see it.

When things happen, he puts the blame on others, and he usually looks down on others, so it's strange that Han Qi has a good face towards those who come from the court.

Moreover, An Lehou was young and ignorant, so he insisted on emphasizing that there were two assassins, which just added to everyone's worries and did not benefit the case at all.

So after seeing Pang Yu, Han Qi just rolled his eyelids: "What is An Lehou talking about? If it's not an important matter, please An Lehou not to approach the big tent at will. If there is any military information leaked, the crime is not just a slap in the face can pass."

"Of course I have something important to see the general, and I ask the general to turn away others." Pang Yu said.

Han Qi frowned: "Why don't you say it in front of everyone?"

"This is a confidential matter and can only be told to the general." Pang Yu replied calmly.

Han Qi was even more annoyed, but since the other party had a title and was the son of Grand Master Pang, he could only restrain himself and send the others away, then glared at Bai Yutang who was beside Pang Yu, and smiled angrily: "Marquis Anle said I have something important to say to General Ben, I sent everyone back, why not the one next to An Lehou?"

"He is my friend, not someone else." Pang Yu explained simply, not wanting to quarrel with Han Qi on this topic, and said directly: "Don't be angry, General, it won't be too late to get angry after you have seen what I brought. "

Han Qi snorted coldly, with a bad face, but still gave Hou Ye a face, "What is this?"

Pang Yu handed over an unremarkable package and slowly unfolded it. Inside was a blood-stained sword and a blood-stained coat.There are also several letters written to Qin Pengnian in imitation of Zhang Hongzu's handwriting, to the effect that the son-in-law promised to do something in the future, and sincere words asking the father-in-law to betroth his daughter to him.

"This... What are these?" Han Qi frowned. Naturally, he couldn't fail to see that these were Zhang Hongzu's criminal evidence, but he had already put the murder weapon under strict guard. If Pang Yu wanted to take it away, the guards would He will also be notified. "An Lehou, what does this mean?"

"These things did not come from the military camp, but were found from the government office in Jizhou County." Pang Yu glanced at General Han's expression, and said, "What's even more incredible is that the county magistrate's prison was actually locked up. Looking at Zhang Hongzu, whom we can't find anywhere, and planning to secretly behead him the next day."

"This...?!" No matter how stupid Han Qi was, he understood that a county magistrate would never have the guts to make such claims, and it would be impossible for a fugitive to bring all the evidence of his murder with him. Are you a murderer yourself?

At this time, Bai Yutang on the side said lazily: "The sword is indeed a murderous sword, and the blood on the sword should also belong to Qin Pengnian. Because of the same standard, we thought there was only one sword, but there are actually two. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to check to see if the murder weapon is still in the account."

No need to investigate, Han Qi also knew that he was there, he was also brooding over Qin Pengnian's death, all the evidence was well preserved, except that Qin Pengnian's body was sent back to Bianjing for his family to bury.

"Why do you need to prepare two swords?" Han Qi didn't understand.

"Of course it is to kill people faster." Seeing Han Qi's more puzzled expression, Bai Yutang sneered, "It's not to kill Qin Pengnian, but Zhang Hongzu. Only with the murder weapon, bloody clothes, and letters can a person be sentenced to death." , wait until Zhang Hongzu is dead, let the county magistrate dispose of the sword, and only say that Zhang Hongzu surrendered himself, anyway, as long as the surname Zhang takes the initiative to pledge."

Zhang Hongzu has a pedantic character, and when the evidence was overwhelming and there was no possibility of overturning the case, he might have voluntarily pledged it—in fact, under the coercion of the county magistrate, he actually signed his own fingerprint.

The confession with the mark on it is also in Han Qi's hands now, but the sword as the murder weapon is deliberately ignored in the confession.

It can be seen that the people behind the scenes are calculating every step of the way, not even letting go of these details.

When the head falls to the ground, as long as the county magistrate bites Zhang Hongzu to death, he will die voluntarily. Who can say that he is not?Even if there is a suspicion of self-assertion, the merits and demerits are equal, after all, he was the one who caught the murderer.

Han Qi was silent for a long time, and finally raised his head: "Marquis An Le must have found a lot of things, I just want to ask, who did it?"

The old general's eyes were both angry and sad.

Pang Yu sighed, and said truthfully, "It's the captain under the general's seat, Huang Teng."