The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

Ma Tianmo really wanted to slap himself, he was lifting a rock to shoot himself in the foot.However, Master Jia didn't give him any favors at all, allowing him room to maneuver, so Ma Tianmo could only accept his fate and lead the job, leading the people towards the mausoleum in person.

When Jia Amnesty saw that Ma Tianmo wanted to ride in a carriage, he shook his head and said no, and ordered his subordinates to give Ma Tianmo his red date horse.

"This is a good horse. Although it can't be said to travel thousands of miles a day, it can be done for eight hundred miles. If you ride it back and forth, no matter how much you delay, it will only take half a day at most. If you can pass it on quickly The news will not delay your official business in the government office."

Ma Tianmo pursed his lips and looked at Jia Amnesty in surprise.In fact, when he saw the carriage just now, he was preparing such an excuse in his heart, but he didn't expect that she would be blocked by Jia Amnesty before she could say it.

Ma Tianmo rolled his eyes, thinking whether he should pretend to be sick and escape the catastrophe.He clutched his stomach, expressing apologetic that he was going to pay respects.

Jia Amnesty nodded in agreement, then turned around and asked if the doctor he had invited earlier had arrived.

Ma Tianmo had only walked a few steps away, and upon hearing this, his hopeful heart was cut in half.Doctors have prepared in advance, pretending to be sick is definitely useless.

After Ma Tianmo went to the latrine, he came back obediently without saying a word, and bid farewell to Jia She as soon as he got on the horse.

Jia Amnesty cupped his hands and said, "I would also like to thank Master Ma for reporting his bravery and helping me make this trip."

Ma Tianmo's heart was broken, and he looked at Jia Amnesty without expression, with a bitter expression on his face.He forced a smiling face, handed over to Jia She, got on the horse, and went.

Zhu Mao looked at the back of Ma Tianmo leaving with a group of people, leaned over to his master and asked, "Master, is it safe to let him go like this? I always think this Ma Tianmo is a bit strange."

"It's all right, there is ghost three following him." Jia Amnesty turned around and sat down in the main hall of the government office to drink tea.

After a while, a prison officer came to report to Jia Amnesty, saying that Che Shuangquan and Chi Xumiao had spoken in the prison.The brother who was arguing at the beginning got better later on. Although Che Shuangquan didn't confess his purpose, he would answer Chi Xumiao's other questions.

"Che Shuangquan talked a lot about the suffering he suffered, and also mentioned how cruel his master trained him. He also said that their brothers were lonely and had a bad fate. They were destined not to belong to them in this life. Live well and die in their own hometown."

It sounds like Che Shuangquan's younger brother died in a foreign land, and it is very likely that he was from Dayang who lived in Dazhou since he was a child.

After Jia Amnesty cleared up the confusion, he ordered them to continue to observe secretly.

Zhu Mao whispered to Jia She about the situation at Dou Cong's side, "After that Du Chunxiao came from the capital, he lived in the biggest wine shop in the city, except to meet a friend in Liuzhou's Xiaoguanguan. .But I often take Uncle Dou out for a stroll, playing around, it seems that there is nothing important to do."

"Do you think this Du Chunxiao is suspicious?"

"Very suspicious! He is the owner of a small restaurant. He doesn't make a good living in the capital. What is he going to do in Liuzhou to meet friends? He is a man of dust and dust. How can he have any real friends? Besides, why is he in Liuzhou? It's too coincidental to come when the salt and iron case occurs." Zhu Mao was full of doubts.

Jia Amnesty nodded.Song Xi couldn't see clearly that even a pig's hair was clear.If he really sent Du Chunxiao, with his mind, under the current situation, he would not hide himself.Could it be that Du Chun laughed at himself?Jia She knew that Song Xi had always trusted and relied on Du Chunxiao.If Du Chunxiao took advantage of Song Xi's trust, then the consequences...

Jia Amnesty immediately dispatched additional staff to monitor all those who had contacts with Du Chunxiao.If something really happened to him right now, it must be a big deal.Jia Amnesty does not want to see any trouble with Du Chunxiao.

At dusk, Ma Tianmo came back.

Ma Tianmo got off his horse, and rushed to talk to Jia She, because he was in a hurry, his face was very red, and he was panting heavily.

"The next official went to the mausoleum and met with the Third Highness. When His Highness heard what I said, he was so angry that he wanted to come here immediately. I will come back first and make an announcement to Your Excellency. By the way, I have to prepare for the Third Prince's arrival." Ma Tianmo road.

Jia Amnesty looked at Ma Tianmo seriously, waiting for his next words.

Ma Tianmo immediately reacted, and hurriedly said: "The Third Highness said that he didn't know, and even called Eunuch Li to question him, but Eunuch Li refused to admit it. It was only then that the Third Highness made a fuss to confront Lord Jia. He thought that Lord Jia had wronged him. He, wanted, wanted to conspire to frame him."

"Understood, you go." Jia She sent Ma Tianmo away, put his chin in one hand, and carefully considered the whole incident.Recently, he often reflects in this way, because there are many suspicious things that have not been solved, and these things are like small snowballs, all rolling over at the same time, I am afraid that they will get bigger and bigger in the end, and attack at the same time, that is terrible .

Half an hour later, it was already dark, and the third prince's carriage finally stopped at the gate of the Liuzhou government office.

Accompanied by two teams of guards, there are more than two hundred people, each with a sword on his waist, riding a horse, with a solemn face and a murderous look.Judging from the state of these subordinates, it can be seen what kind of mood their master is at this time.

Ma Tianmo has already summoned all the officials of Liuzhou City to meet the third prince.

The third prince got out of the carriage on his boots embroidered with golden pythons, and went straight to Jia She, ignoring the officials saluting him. The idea is to hit this king's person. This king wants to see the evidence of your suspicion, otherwise this king—"

"My lord, there are so many people, it's cheaper to come in and talk." Jia She said slowly, neither humble nor overbearing.

The third prince was reminded by Jia She, and he also knew that some things should not be said casually. Once someone with a ghostly heart spreads the rumors of his rebellion, then he will not be able to cleanse himself in front of his father in the future. clean.

The third prince glanced at Jia Amnesty, then snorted heavily, then strode into the room with his hands behind his back.

Inside the house, the third prince left only his personal guards and eunuchs, and Jia She, Ma Tianmo, and three or four of Jia She's cronies.

After the third prince sat down, he responded to Jia Amnesty with an extremely disgusted and indifferent expression, and impatiently urged him to explain quickly.

Jia Amnesty immediately handed over the letter found from Che Shuangquan's residence to the third prince.

The third prince took a look, was stunned for a while, and turned to stare at Eunuch Li beside him.As the person involved, Eunuch Li has long been nervous and trembling.He also took the opportunity to peek at the letter in the third prince's hand just now, and was also surprised when he saw the writing on it.

"This..." Eunuch Li was trembling with fright, and immediately knelt down, crying to the third prince: "Please be careful, Your Highness, I have never written such a thing."

"Eunuch Li is not only literate, but also proficient in calligraphy. Everyone is amazed by the thin gold script. You have to see clearly whether this handwriting is yours." Jia She said.

Hearing this, the third prince immediately threw away the letter in his hand and asked Eunuch Li to read it by himself, while he glared at Jia She fiercely and asked him what he meant.

"Your Highness, what I meant was very clear just now."

Jia Amnesty's words were not excessive at all, and he deliberately let Eunuch Li see clearly and gave him a chance to argue.But the third prince didn't seem to be aware of this, and only thought that Jia She wanted to take the opportunity to make things worse, so that he would completely fall out of favor in front of his father, and eliminate the possibility of inheriting the throne.

The third prince, Muruijiong, became more and more angry, but he didn't take reason at the moment, and had no reason to confront Jia Amnesty.He turned his anger to Eunuch Li, the culprit, and slapped the table to ask him how to explain.

Eunuch Li grabbed the letter paper, kowtowed to the third prince with shaking hands, and explained in tears: "Your Highness, please trust me, this word is really not written by me."

"But the handwriting on this letter is exactly the same as yours!"

Murui glared at Eunuch Li fiercely, his fists were sweating faintly.He has lived peacefully in Shouling for the past year, and has also written a lot of filial piety scriptures to present to the emperor and queen mother.Last month, the old officials in the capital sent him a letter saying that the emperor's attitude towards him had eased recently, and the day when he returned to Beijing and made a comeback was just around the corner.But at this juncture, the people around him made trouble for him, how could he not be angry when such a thing happened.

At this moment, Mu Ruijiong just wanted to slap Eunuch Li to death, as if he never existed.

"I don't know about this matter." Muruijiong explained, but after speaking, even he himself felt that Jia Amnesty would never believe his "sophistry".

Eunuch Li hurriedly crawled to Muruijiong's feet, eagerly explaining to him that he was fundamentally wronged and did nothing.

Muruijiong naturally hopes that Eunuch Li is innocent, so that he will save a lot of trouble.But for Jia Amnesty, it was impossible for Muruijiong to intercede with him. He and Jia Amnesty had always been at odds.

Muruijiong kicked Eunuch Li away mercilessly, and said angrily: "There is no need to explain to this king, go to the person who accused you, and make a clear statement to him!"

Eunuch Li was kicked to the side, but he didn't dare to say it hurt, so he hurriedly crawled up to Jia Amnesty, crying, "I beg Mrs. Jia to see clearly, and to return the slave's innocence. The slave has never done such a thing. By the way, it must be Someone imitated the slave's handwriting in an attempt to slander the Third Highness by framing the slave."

Jia She turned to look at Ma Tianmo, then cupped his hands and asked Muruijiong, "Did your Highness ever send Eunuch Li to tell Master Ma to ignore the mining thieves in Xiaoliu Mountain because he wanted to reshape the armor of the clay figurines in the mausoleum?" .”

"What?" Murui sat up straight, and then looked at Eunuch Li angrily, "It is true that there is a recasting of armor, but this king only sent him to find a skilled craftsman to do it, how could he be so stupid as to kill him?" People go to Xiaoliu Mountain to dig mines to make this!"

If it was a letter, it might be a forgery of handwriting, but if Ma Tianmo had really met Eunuch Li himself and listened to his orders, then it would really not be clear.

Furious, Murui pointed at Eunuch Li and asked him what he had done behind his back.

Eunuch Li was so anxious that his face turned red, and he shook his head vigorously, trying to explain that it was not him.

Muruijiong was so angry that he got up and was about to kill Eunuch Li. Seeing this, Ma Tianmo went to comfort him and stop him. Then Muruijiong sat down reluctantly, but he looked at Eunuch Li as if he wanted to kill someone. .

Eunuch Li trembled with fright, crawled back in fear, and shook his head to express that he was not involved in this matter, and he did not send any message to Ma Tianmo.After all, he kowtowed to the third prince all the time, sincerely expressing that he had been serving the third prince with all his heart and care all these years, how could he have done such a thing that was obviously seeking his own death.

Mu Ruijiong didn't listen to him at all, he was only concerned about how to get rid of the suspicion, and hated Eunuch Li for smearing himself.

Jia Amnesty confirmed and asked Ma Tianmo, "Is that the Eunuch Li you saw that day?"

As soon as these words came out, Muruijiong's eyes immediately fixed on Ma Tianmo.

Being stared at by two adults at the same time, Ma Tianmo felt uncomfortable all over. The matter was of great importance. He was hesitant and didn't know what to say.

Jia Amnesty: "Master Ma think clearly, if you don't tell the truth now, you will face more severe questioning when you go to Beijing in the future. If there are inconsistencies in your words and full of loopholes, what will be the consequences? If you think about it, you can't tell me in detail. clear."

Murui squinted at Jia Amnesty, raised his hand and slapped the table hard. "Ma Tianmo, you should think clearly and explain the facts clearly!"

Ma Tianmo was taken aback. He glanced at Muruijiong in fear, then hesitantly looked at Jia She, and begged Jia She not to embarrass him anymore.

Jia Amnesty: "It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, but I will state your performance in the memorial and report it truthfully." After Jia Amnesty finished speaking, he asked people to bring all the government servants and subordinates who had witnessed Eunuch Li's visit that day People bring them up to recognize people.

Ma Tianmo showed a look of being forced and helpless, and quickly waved his hands to beg Jia Amnesty not to be like this, then sighed helplessly and admitted that the person he saw that day was indeed Eunuch Li.

After Ma Tianmo finished speaking, he bowed respectfully and apologized to the third prince, "Your Highness, please forgive me, the person I saw that day was indeed Eunuch Li. His clothes are the same as today, and his appearance is also the same."

As Ma Tianmo said that, he lowered his head, resigned to his fate to hear Muruijiong continue to get angry.

However, Mu Ruijiong remained silent all the time. Instead, he just stared coldly at Eunuch Li who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word.

Eunuch Li was frightened out of his wits, and kept kowtowing to plead for Mingcha, expressing that he really had never been to the Liuzhou government office.

"Father-in-law, why do you need to make excuses now. I was not the only one who saw you that day, but also a few clerks of the government office and the janitor. This can call these people to identify them." Ma Tianmo wanted to get rid of himself. The relationship he provoked was quickly passed on to everyone, he immediately looked at Jia She, and asked Jia She to allow him to be recognized by others.

Jia Amnesty nodded.

The identification went smoothly, and the witnesses of the government office at that time all identified Eunuch Li one after another.

Eunuch Li looked desperate at this moment, and he fell to the ground, crying bitterly.He still persisted in shouting for injustice, and begged the third prince to investigate clearly.The third prince sneered unceasingly, he believed in the witnesses and physical evidence, and scolded himself for being stupid for being deceived by Eunuch Li for so many years.When he stood up and turned his hand, he pulled out the saber from the guard, and wanted to chop off at Eunuch Li's neck.Eunuch Li was so shocked that he forgot to scream for a while, but just looked at the third prince blankly, but tears kept pouring out of his eyes.

Jia She immediately stopped Muruijiong with words: "If Your Highness is innocent, you must not kill him."

Murui glared at Jia Amnesty.

"His Royal Highness killed him, in the eyes of outsiders, it is confirmed that he was murdered and silenced." Jia She said.

Murui glanced at Jia Amnesty, sneered, and gradually put down the hand holding the knife.Jia Amnesty turned around and ordered his subordinates to take Eunuch Li down.Suddenly, Ma Tianmo yelled, followed by a yell of pain. Jia Amnesty turned his head again, only to see blood sprayed from the sky and splashed on the ground.

Eunuch Li and others looked at Muruijiong with round eyes, grunted twice, and then slowly closed their eyes.The moment the eyelids closed, there were still tears streaming down.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and everyone didn't react to the sudden incident for a while, and some even couldn't believe what they saw.

Murui glared at Eunuch Li one last time bitterly, then dropped the bloody knife in his hand.Instead, he proudly raised his chin and looked at Jia She: "Marquis Jia En, who do you think you are, why should this king listen to you?"

Jia She's eyelashes trembled slightly, he glanced at Eunuch Li who was already on the ground, and when he turned to look at the third prince, his eyes were already red.

Jia Amnesty didn't say anything, and after cupping his hands at Murui, he turned around and left.

Murui sneered twice, and left with others.

Ma Tianmo looked at the corpse on the ground, shivered himself, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to clean up his house, and also ordered to use grapefruit leaves and wormwood to remove bad luck, and then invited an eminent monk to do something to save him .

Afterwards, Jia Amnesty listened to Zhu Mao's story about Ma Tianmo's arrangement, and wrote it down in the booklet.

Zhu Mao was puzzled, and asked his master: "Master, is there anything wrong with Master Ma's actions?"

"It's a bit strange that a person who has just died can think of asking an eminent monk to save him. I don't know if he wants to save the dead soul or the wronged soul. Just ask him, did he have this habit before." Jia She sighed.

When mentioning death, the bloody scene he saw just now flashed in Jia She's mind. Bloody and rotting corpses were not uncommon for him, but it was the first time Jia She had experienced blood spattering three feet from a murder on the spot.No normal person would feel comfortable watching a life die.

Zhu Mao thought about his master's words, and his brain suddenly came to light, "Master, you mean that Eunuch Li was wronged? But Mr. Ma and the government servants have identified him."

Jia Amnesty was speechless.

What Zhu Mao said is indeed an objective fact that cannot be erased, but the way that Eunuch Li cried out for injustice, Jia Amnesty also looked very sincere, and it was not a fake.He has been thinking about whether there is another possibility for this matter, but before he can think deeply, the third prince has already killed Eunuch Li quickly.In the family of noble officials, the master cannot kill the servants and servants at will.But the third prince is different, he belongs to the royal family, taking the life of a subordinate who made a mistake is not illegal.But this Eunuch Li was obviously involved in the case, involved in the serious case investigated by the court, the third prince chose to kill in public at this time, it was really stupid.After the matter is reported, he will definitely not be innocent in front of the officials and the emperor.

In the east wing.

After the third prince took a bath and changed his blood-stained clothes, he sat down at the table and drank tea with a sullen face.

The eunuch Bi Wang, who was the first attendant of the third prince, accompanied him.Bi Wang waited quietly by the side without saying a word, but his heart was still churning about the matter of the Third Highness killing Eunuch Li with his own hands.This Eunuch Li and him both served the Third Prince since childhood and grew up with the Third Prince, so the relationship between the two is naturally close.Bi Wang knew who Eunuch Li was before, but what happened today made him confused and he couldn't believe it.What frightened him even more was that the third prince was so heartless that he killed Eunuch Li with his own hands.Although he did make a mistake worthy of death...

"Are you afraid of me?" Murui put down his teacup in displeasure, and glanced sideways.

Bi Wang hurriedly knelt down to express his daring.

"He made a mistake and betrayed his master, so he deserves to die. Letting him die at the hands of this king is already my kindness to him." Muruijiong snorted coldly, then closed his eyes, and was shocked by the sudden situation in front of him. He is also very powerless in miscellaneous situations.He clenched his fists slightly, as if regretting his impulsive action just now.

Bi Wang hurriedly got up and squeezed Murui's shoulders, and said softly: "A servant who has made mistakes is indeed as His Highness said, death is not a pity. The servant is just a little worried about His Highness's current situation. Then Jia Guogong saw that the visitor was not kind. You are on the spot today. If you kill Eunuch Li, he will definitely get angry and take revenge on His Highness. Your Highness, don’t forget that the relationship between him and Lord Song has always been very close. Lord Song has never shown kindness to Your Highness. I’m afraid that the salt of Liuzhou is now The iron case will really be all wronged by His Highness, and when the matter is settled, His Highness will really have no chance to stand up."

Murui held the teacup tightly, gritted his teeth and said, "You're right, the current situation is very unfavorable to this king. If this king continues to sit idly by and let others ride on my head, wouldn't it be a coward. Liuzhou Cheng The general of the Changsheng Battalion stationed a hundred miles away is my grandfather's old department. He is loyal and has been helping me secretly all these years. Bi Wang, you go and get my token, so that he can summon troops to Liuzhou City to help I."

Bi Wang agreed, so he took the token, selected two trusted experts from the accompanying guards, and ordered them to leave immediately to the Changsheng Camp for help.

Bi Wang turned to continue serving Muruijiong. After serving him for dinner, after seeing that his mood had eased a little, Bi Wang expressed his doubts, "I have always wondered about one thing, why did Your Highness kill Eunuch Li with his own hands? You are innocent, why are you afraid that he, Marquis Jia En, will find out something?"

"Hmph, why can't you see clearly now? Then Marquis Jia En wants to investigate the case on me. He is threatening and provoking, and he clearly wants to frame the king. What does Eunuch Li say in public, everyone It's all clear. Once taken away by him and severely tortured, wouldn't he confess what he asked Eunuch Li to confess. Besides, this guy has been a close friend of the king for many years and knows many secrets of the king. Who can guarantee that he will be honest? Don't tell me anything else." Muruiji squinted his eyes, gritted his teeth and read Jia She's name, full of hatred.

Bi Wang suddenly realized, and sighed that his lord was well-planned.

"What is Zhouquan? At this juncture, this king has caused such a thing, and put such a big shit bowl on his head for no reason. I'm really angry." Murui was so angry that he thumped the table.

……

Ma Tianmo still lingered in Jia Amnesty's room, asking him how to deal with today's affairs.

"Report it as it is." Jia Amnesty finished writing the memorial and handed it to Zhu Mao.

After Zhu Mao went out for a while, he hurried back and said to Jia She in a panic: "It's not good! I immediately sent someone to deliver the letter to the capital, I don't want to be stopped by the third prince's guards before I go out. "

Jia She, who was listening to Ma Tianmo's nagging, immediately raised his eyes.

Ma Tianmo stopped talking immediately, and hurriedly sent his subordinates to have a look, and soon got the news that the government office had been surrounded by the guards brought by the third prince, and no one was allowed to go out.

"Is this... imprisoned?" Ma Tianmo rushed to Jia Amnesty anxiously and asked.

Jia Amnesty repeated in his mind, "A true-looking person, the salt and iron case, the third prince", then narrowed his eyes and sighed, "It's been tricked."

"A trick? What kind of trick?" Ma Tian looked at Jia Amnesty indifferently.

Jia She glanced at Ma Tianmo, "I shouldn't be confronting the third prince at this time. According to the third prince's temperament, he must have believed that I was out of malice, so he chose another way, jumping over the wall in a hurry, and pre-empting strikes."

"You mean the third prince really wants to rebel and kill us?" Ma Tianmo panicked.

Everything that happened in Liuzhou City pointed to the third prince. If these things were not what the third prince said, then the third prince must have been framed by design.It was originally a case of framing and treason, but now because of his intervention in the investigation, it is about to become a real case of treason.

After the third prince took this step, there was no turning back.

I have to admit that the person who designed the whole thing took everyone's disposition into consideration. He even calculated that he would confront the third prince when the investigation became clear, and he was also sure that the third prince would And shot to resist.

But there is still one thing missing.

Jia Amnesty then asked Ma Tianmo if there were any troops stationed near Liuzhou City.