Tang riddles

The sun was scorching, the cicadas were singing, and at noon, there was not a single person in the forest.Dozens of horses were tied under an old poplar tree. A man in casual clothes but obviously an official was sitting on a big bluestone under the tree to enjoy the shade. Drink water little by little.His eyes turned to the village at the west end of Yangshu, where he could faintly hear the shouts of chickens flying and dogs jumping.

The Huashan community in the south is the background of this mountain village. He thinks that the harvest of his trip is not enough to keep his black hat.This is his only wish, and he doesn't want to be promoted.

Not long after, more than a dozen men dressed as samurai came out from the entrance of the village, twisting a man and a woman. The first man stepped forward and cupped his hands to the man sitting under the tree:

"Ming Shaoqing, the suspect Niwaqi and his wife have been captured. We didn't bring out his two children, but threw them to a family in the village."

Ming Gui nodded, stood up and said:

"That's it, take people into the prison van, let's go back as soon as possible, and try to enter the city before the curfew closes."

"Here!"

Ming Gui went to his horse, fastened the silver pot back to the saddle, and before getting on the horse, he looked back at the mud tile seven carefully.With a thin body, a dark face, and a big face covered with beards, he looks honest and honest.The eyebrows are pleasing to the eye, and it seems that there is no aggression at all.It's hard to imagine that such a person would have the guts to murder the saint's favorite harem concubine.Perhaps he was also bewitched by the mastermind behind the scenes, and he never thought that what he did would kill someone.But after all, he knew that he had done something he shouldn't have done, and he escaped wisely after doing it.

So what if I escaped?If he was caught and brought back, his life would be ruined.Ming Gui shook his head and got on his horse.

He led the team, took the lead out of the col, and rode his horse towards the official road.A dozen or so horses in the rear trampled up dust all over the sky, and the dust covered the prison cart.A man and a woman in the prison car had already lost their souls. In fact, from this moment on, they were already dead.

After the apprehended horse team left, two capable young men got out from the nearby grass and watched the horse team go away. One of them quickly wrote a note with charcoal, and the other sealed the note into a bamboo tube and tied it up. On the pigeon leg, put out.

Ming Gui led the team to gallop on the official road, it was more than half a day's journey from Chang'an City, they set out early in the morning, and it was only after noon, if all went well, there would be no problem returning to the city before evening.This time Niwa Qi was caught, thanks to Shen Sui's investigation, Ming Gui still relied on the investigation clues provided by Shen Sui to find Niwa Qi.It's just that this time, he can't let Shen Sui participate in it directly, and if she really deserves credit, she can't be counted as a part of it.Before Duke Qin left, he had told him to take good care of Shen Sui.At that time, the news that Shen Sui was about to return to Chang'an had already come back.Qin Gong said quite predictably that the situation in Chang'an will undergo great changes in the future, especially the people around the reserve, some people will fall from meteors, and some will reach the sky in one step. Stay out of it.

Qin Zhen is his teacher, who has carefully and patiently led him to create a world in the officialdom for many years.He has always respected Qin Zhen and devoted himself to his orders.As for Shen Sui, he is also a young man whom he admires very much. He is talented but low-key, hard-working and practical. He is the most rare talent in criminal investigation.

However, some doubts have been in his heart for a long time.He realized that both his teacher Qin Zhen and Shen Sui actually had secrets hidden.He pondered for many years, but never figured it out.

Qin Zhen's secret may be about his daughter who passed away in the early years. He was inextricably linked with Yin Yu, the son-in-law of Princess Taiping. In that tragedy, he was so strange that he was completely out of it, and he didn't even pay a little bit. care.After the tragic death of Yin Yu and the fire in the princess mansion, he has been alone since then. His wife, daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter all passed away. At the age of knowing his destiny, he accepted the marriage re-arranged by the saint and married a The woman who was in the room after Fan Yang and Lu family left, lived a low-key and peaceful life from then on, never participated in any government affairs, and only completed the duties that she should complete.In Ming Gui's view, this is very unusual.Why can the teacher be so calm?Even if he really hated Yin Yu to the bone, he shouldn't appear so indifferent. This is not in line with his principles of being a human being for so many years.He is a very affectionate person, Ming Gui can see it.

Shen Sui's secret lies in her clumsiness.Ming Gui knew very well that with her ability and knowledge, she should never enter the officialdom with the Mingjing Department. She is a person who is capable of being a Jinshi.She seems to have deliberately taken many detours, desperately trying to cover up something, but she is still approaching something step by step.Where did she learn her investigative skills?Is it natural?And the cases she has been involved in in recent years seem to have some connection in the dark.Although Ming Gui didn't know the connection between these cases, it didn't prevent him from being aware of it.Then Shen Sui, who is she?

Now, with Concubine Wu Hui's death, King Shou's party has been seriously injured, and his opponent, Zhong Wang's party, has temporarily died down, as if waiting for an opportunity.Murder cases occurred repeatedly in Chang'an City, not only Concubine Wu Hui, but also three elders who controlled the Crane Mansion back then died in one go.Could it be that someone is digging out the secrets of the tragedy at Princess Taiping's Mansion back then?What does the death of Concubine Wu Hui have to do with the case of Princess Taiping?Or is this just a trick to lure a snake out of its hole?After all, there are rumors everywhere that Concubine Wu Hui was killed by the ghost of Princess Taiping.Could it be... Is Qin Zhen or Shen Sui also an insider?The reason Duke Qin went out on the pretext of recovering from his illness and told him to keep Shen Sui out of the matter, was it really because they were involved too much and they were afraid that they would cause trouble?

Ming Gui didn't dare to think any further.

The horse team escorting the prisoners walked for an hour, and the shadow of Baqiao could already be seen.The horse was tired from running, wheezing and wheezing, and the group planned to go to the Baqiao station to rest and drink tea first, and then continue walking after resting for a while.Ming Gui sent four people to guard the criminals in turn, and took the rest of the people to occupy three food tables, ordered tea, and sat down to rest.

Not long after he sat down, he saw another food table not far away. A gray-haired and energetic old man was sitting cross-legged drinking tea. Beside him was another elderly man The old woman, with two young attendants beside her, an elderly nun and a young maid.

Ming Gui was taken aback, got up quickly, and walked forward to meet the ceremony:

"Teacher! I really didn't expect to meet you here."

The old man raised his head, saw Ming Gui bowing to him, and said with a smile, "Oh, it turned out to be Yuqing (Ming Gui's word Yuqing), what a coincidence. You rarely go out of the city, so why are you here today?"

"The students have the emperor's order today, and they are going out to arrest important criminals. When they return to the city, they pass by here to rest." Ming Gui explained.After finishing speaking, he saluted the old lady Lu who was beside her, and the old lady nodded kindly.

"I see." Qin Zhen nodded, but did not continue to ask what the main criminal was.

"How is the teacher?" Qin Zhen went to Huashan to visit friends to recuperate in recent days, and when they came back to meet each other, Ming Gui naturally asked this question.

"It's much better. I thought I couldn't let the official business go to waste, so the old man rushed back without stopping." Qin Zhen twirled his beard with a smile.

"It doesn't matter if you take more rest. The students are taking care of the work. The students really can't bear to see the teacher working hard in his old age." Ming Gui said.

"Oh, this statement is wrong. As long as the sage grants me an official position, the old man will have to fulfill his responsibilities. Even though he is already very old, he should still be an old man and devote himself to it."

"What the teacher said is true." Ming Gui replied.

It was a rare reunion, and Ming Gui and Qin Zhen chatted about the current situation after exchanging greetings, and they set off again together, heading for Chang'an.Qin Zhen's carriage was parked at the other end of the station, and Ming Gui couldn't see it when he came.There are two young attendants beside him, one seems to be skilled in martial arts, and rides on the side of the cart with a knife, while the other attendant is in charge of driving, and the young maid sits on the shaft of the cart.The old mother sat in the car with Qin Zhen and his wife.The horses pulling the cart are two good horses with strong feet, and the carriage is also a good carriage. Ming Gui has seen this kind of carriage before, and knows that it was made by Shen Sui. It is light and fast, stable and not bumpy, very comfortable.

On the way, Qin Zhen and Ming Gui continued chatting through the window of the car, and Ming Gui was holding the horse beside the car, so Qin Zhen asked him:

"How is Bo Zhao recently?"

"It's pretty good. I have been recuperating in my hometown in Jinling for a long time in recent years. The people who have returned to Beijing seem to be more energetic than before. Their daughter is already four years old. Recently, he also assisted in the investigation of Concubine Wu Hui's case. As always, he is a good player. It's just what you ordered, don't let him get involved in the vortex of fighting for reserves, I tried my best to keep him out of it."

Qin Zhen nodded: "It's been hard these days, especially for us ministers, we have to be very careful. Bo Zhao is still young, so don't let him stand in line. It's very difficult to solve this case. ah."

"The teacher means..." Ming Gui frowned.

Qin Zhen just shook his head without further explanation.It is inconvenient to speak here, even though it is in the wilderness, there are many people around Ming Gui, so some things are not suitable to say.However, Ming Gui could hear the meaning behind Qin Zhen's words. He seemed to think that the case of Concubine Wu Hui was the work of the loyal king's family, otherwise it shouldn't be involved in the battle for the throne.

Killing Concubine Wu Hui in this way seems a bit unsightly, and if you want to kill, wouldn't it be more direct to kill King Shou?Why kill Concubine Wu Hui?Is it to try to reduce his suspicion?Concubine Hui was a terminally ill person, maybe she just died like this, no one would doubt the cause of her death?Or, afraid that the King of Shou is gone, the sage will support another person to compete with him, and the situation he has won for many years will be completely disrupted?

No, no, King Zhong's motivation is still a bit reluctant, and there is something else wrong with this matter.

Wait, Concubine Hui's body began to weaken after the Crown Prince's case. Most people in Chang'an actually knew that she killed the Crown Prince, and their hearts were disturbed, so they became suspicious and mentally weak.If we say that the Crown Prince's case itself was a link in the whole situation, then the death of Concubine Wu Hui was an inevitable event, a link after the Crown Prince's case.Could it be that the person who did it was the mastermind who once formed a party with Concubine Wu Hui?Killing Concubine Wu Hui was to silence the case of the prince?

Who is the black hand behind this scene?It seems that King Zhong is still inseparable.

Ming Gui thought his head was getting big, but he didn't have the slightest idea.Seeing that he was thinking deeply, Qin Zhen didn't talk to him again.

It was not until evening that the group finally entered Chunming Gate. As soon as they entered the city, they saw that the streets were sparsely populated, and a large number of soldiers from Wuhoupu and the Imperial Army were patrolling the road.

Ming Gui grabbed a general guarding the gate and asked, "What's the matter, what happened in the city?"

"Hui Guanlang, another murder case occurred in the city. One south and one north, two Lang officials who controlled the Crane Mansion back then were found drowned in the water tank at home."

"what?!"

The author has something to say: This chapter mainly uses Ming Gui to sort out several cases. In addition, it leads to Qin Zhen's return.Well, the big boss you guys identified is back [doge]