The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

Ma Tianmo immediately informed Jia She that there was a Changsheng camp that had just been stationed a hundred miles outside the city.

"Just stationed?" Jia She frowned deeply.

Ma Tianmo raised his head and thought about it carefully, "It probably happened last month. I don't know the specific reason why. I just received a notification. The commander of the Changsheng Camp is Tang Tianli. It is said that this person has some connections with the third prince." .”

"What origin?"

"This Tang Tianli is the old servant of the third prince's grandfather. I heard that he was very loyal back then." Ma Tianmo explained.

Jia She lowered his eyes and picked up his teacup gracefully.

Ma Tianmo was so anxious that his ass was on fire, he circled around the center of the house, seeing that Jia Amnesty was not in a hurry, he urged: "Aren't you worried, my lord, there are only more than 200 guards surrounding the mansion at the moment, if you wait for His Highness to mobilize the Changsheng Camp, The soldiers trapped in Liuzhou, you and I are in danger of our lives. You have seen how the third prince killed Eunuch Li just now, it will not be easy for him to kill us!"

"It makes sense." Jia She said.

Ma Tianmo: "Then you are not in a hurry, staring at the future where he will hold our lives in his hands?"

"Is there anything I can do? You see, I only have [-] or [-] guards around me right now, and I can't compare with the masters around the third prince. You have a lot of people in your house." Jia She took the warmed tea Bring it to your mouth and take a sip.

Hearing this, Ma Tianmo became even more anxious, and stomped his feet towards Jia She and said, "Some people in my government office are good, but when the third prince came, they naturally chose to obey the noble Prince Wei, how could they listen to what I said. In the early years, they worked in the Yamen just to make a living, and they were so stupid that they would die for a salary of less than one tael of silver."

"It also makes sense." Jia She continued, "Since this is the case, we can't get out now. Whether we live or die depends on the third prince's mood. But you don't have to worry too much. I will only say yes when the time comes." If I force you to testify, the Third Prince should save your life."

"My lord, you have a good idea. Thank you, my lord, for being considerate of my lord in the current crisis situation. But just now, my lord has testified in front of the third prince, and he can believe me if I change my words casually." Believe me again, I’m afraid it won’t make him feel more at ease than a dead person.” Ma Tianmo felt that he was more dangerous than Jia Amnesty, because he was the witness, and if he was gone, the third prince could justify himself Innocent.

Jia Amnesty raised his eyebrows, looked at Ma Tianmo, and said that what he said made sense, "Then the possibility of my survival is greater than yours."

Ma Tianmo saw that although Jia Amnesty agreed to him, but he was still in no hurry to run away, he really wanted to kneel down and cry for him.

"Sir, you—"

"Since Mr. Ma also knows that the situation has changed, you and I may not have much time, so why not take this opportunity to get together with your wife and children, and say everything you need to say, don't regret it." Jia She reminded .

Ma Tianmo looked at Jia She in surprise, "My lord, my wife and children are all in the capital, if I want to talk, I have to ask my lord to give me a chance to escape."

As soon as Ma Tianmo finished speaking, Zhu Mao walked in and whispered to Jia She: "Now there are more than 50 people outside the courtyard, word has come that Liuzhou has been haunted by snitches recently, and His Highness the Third Highness specially sent them to protect the safety of the adults. "

"Damn, what kind of burglars are there to drive away from the government office to steal things!?" Ma Tianmo spat angrily, and then hurriedly begged Jia She to find a way quickly. Now there is obviously a chance to escape, taking advantage of their people Still less.

"Then tell me, what method should you use?" Jia She asked.

Ma Tianmo rolled his eyes, and then said to Jia She, "Let's wait for the night to be late, and then kill him when we are not prepared?"

"The third prince sent someone to watch us, just because he was afraid that we would run away and be 'unprepared'?" Jia She asked.

Ma Tianmo was stunned, and he couldn't wait to beg Jia Amnesty to find a solution.

"Why do you think I have a solution?" Jia She asked.

Ma Tianmo: "Because of your lord's attitude. I see that your lord is as stable as Mount Tai and as calm as ever, so he must have planned in his heart, just like Zhuge in the current world."

Jia She smiled, "It's just my temper, I don't want to die too ugly, but I let you down."

Ma Tianmo: "..."

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night, and the sound of guards walking back and forth with swords in hand could still be heard outside the courtyard.

Ma Tianmo was spread out on the mahogany round table, with his head resting on his arms, looking hopelessly at Jia She.Is he really going to wait to die like this!

Ma Tianmo thought about it, and was not reconciled, rolled up his sleeves, got up and walked out the door.

Jia Amnesty shifted his gaze from the booklet in his hand to Ma Tianmo, "What are you doing?"

Ma Tianmo: "Whether it's life or death, you have to fight hard to know."

"Since that's the case, what do you have to say to your family? If I'm alive, I can pass it on for you." Jia She said lightly.

Ma Tianmo opened his eyes wide.

Jia She looked at him coldly and waited patiently for his message.

Ma Tianmo angrily walked up to Jia Amnesty, "Master Jia really resigned to his fate and won't resist? As far as I know, Mr. Jia has some old enemies with the third prince. If you don't run away now, just sit and wait for death. It's really a dead end."

"He doesn't have a big grudge against me, it's just that he has a grudge against Song Mulin, and he just doesn't like me." Jia She said.

Ma Tianmo suddenly realized, "It turns out that my lord already expected that I would not die, and he would take you as a hostage to threaten lord Song, so I am not worried."

Jia Amnesty nodded, and then looked at Ma Tianmo, "So leave your words to me, and there is a great possibility that they will reach your family's ears."

"My lord only cares about himself, it's too much." Ma Tianmo felt a little heartbroken.

"It can't be helped. We are just casual acquaintances. I don't want to sacrifice my life for a man who keeps acting and lying in front of me." Jia She stared at Ma Tianmo with deep eyes.

Ma Tianmo was stunned for a moment, and smiled wryly, "It is said that Jia Guogong sees and knows everything, but I still don't believe it. Today I have seen it. I did lie to adults before, but I didn't have the intention of murdering adults. In order to earn a living in the officialdom, you have to follow orders, and bow down to your superiors."

"It's just you and me, if you confess, I can trust you," Jia She said.

Ma Tianmo's face sank and he hung his head in silence, his whole being caught in tangled thoughts.

Jia Amnesty didn't force him, so he took his small pencil tip and drew back and forth on the notebook, and finally drew Ma Tianmo's name around and around.

"My lord, if I say so, you may promise to protect me. Others may not be able to do it, but if your lord promises to protect me, I can say so." Ma Tianmo finally spoke after a long time, his voice was dull and hoarse.

"Of course." Jia She looked up at him.

Ma Tianmo still hung his head, his brows were tangled.After a while, he resolutely raised his head, walked up to Jia She's ear in embarrassment, and whispered three words.

Jia She's eyes were cold, and he squinted at him.

Ma Tianmo pursed his lower lip and explained: "My lord may not believe it, but it's really him."

"How did you get his order?" Jia She asked.

"There is a special messenger, but they only pass on oral messages, and there has never been a letter. How he behaves, I think you know best, sir, how could there be any possibility of leaving any clues."

"So there is no witness?" Jia She asked.

Ma Tianmo nodded, "It's a secret conversation between the two of them."

Jia She was silent for a while, then asked Ma Tianmo, "What did he order?"

"There is no special order, just tell me that if there is anything related to the third prince, follow the trend, and there is no need to investigate or report." Ma Tianmo said frankly.

He was afraid that Jia She would not believe him, so after finishing speaking, he looked at Jia She sincerely.

Jia Amnesty didn't answer.

Seeing this, Ma Tianmo emphasized again and again: "There are really only these orders, nothing else, I can swear poisonously."

Jia Amnesty waved his hand, signaling to Ma Tianmo not to speak.He didn't doubt Ma Tianmo's explanation, he was just curious why Song Xi would intervene in this matter.It seemed that he had known the third prince would be like this for a long time, so he specially asked Ma Tianmo not to block the way in advance.What is Song Xi's purpose, to annihilate the third prince in one fell swoop?But the third prince is not a threat at all to him. Why does he need to frame him because a prince who has been imprisoned in the mausoleum to guard the tomb has been planning mining since the beginning of spring?

Also, the Zhenyan people were also involved in this matter. According to Song Xi's arrogant temperament, he is unlikely to cooperate with the Zhenyan people.Jia Amnesty believes that with his ability, as long as he wants to do it, he must have a way to do it quickly and well by himself, instead of delaying it for several months like now.

Song Xi's actions seemed to give way to someone.

If there is another person behind this incident, then this person must meet the following conditions: not only can Song Xi give him favor, but also have a close relationship with the Dayang Clan, and there will be a group of people in his hand. He would rather die the loyal killer of the Zhenyan clan.

But do such people really exist?

After Jia She was puzzled for a moment, he asked Ma Tianmo, "What is the difference between the Eunuch Li you saw today and that day?"

"It's no different, they all look similar. When he came to deliver the message that day, it was already dark. I was shocked at first, so I was particularly impressed." Ma Tianmo sighed.

"Scared?" Jia She immediately questioned.

"Yes. If you insist on saying something different, just say that today's Eunuch Li looks more pleasing to the eye. The night he found me, he had powder on his face, and he was a little scary when he was holding a lantern at night." Ma Tianmo said.

After Jia Amnesty heard this, he wrote it down in his notebook, then got up and went out without saying a word.Seeing this, Ma Tianmo thought he was going to force his way out, so he hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

Jia Amnesty took his own people out of the hospital, but as expected, guards stepped forward to stop him.

The guard said in a stern tone: "At present, Liuzhou City is full of thieves. His Highness is very worried about your safety, so he asked his subordinates to protect the two adults. For the sake of safety, the two adults should not go out."

After the guards finished speaking, forty or fifty guards surrounded him vigilantly, each of them was in a state of preparation for battle, holding the handle of the knife tightly with his right hand.

Seeing this, Ma Tianmo guessed that this was what Jia She called "the disparity between us and the enemy". He secretly grabbed Jia She's sleeve and signaled Jia She not to force his way out.

"If you don't go out, just walk around in this mansion." Jia Amnesty asked the guards back.

The commander of the guards was stunned when he heard the words, and asked Jia Amnesty where he was going.

"Prison." Jia She said.

The commander of the guards thought about it and felt that he could not be the master of this matter, so he sent his subordinates to inform the third prince and ask the master to make a decision.

Not long after, the third prince, dressed in casual clothes, came leisurely.With a smug smile on his face, he looked at Jia She with his hands behind his back, and asked him what the hell he was up to.

"Third Highness is worrying too much, I just want to go to the prison to question and investigate the case." Jia She said.

Murui raised his eyebrows in surprise, "What time is it, do you still want to check?"

"When? The third highness just sent guards to protect us in consideration of the safety of the ministers and others. When is this?" Jia She asked Muruijiong back. Seeing that he didn't speak, but stared at him closely, Jia She Then he continued, "The big prison is in the mansion, and the mansion is surrounded by His Highness's people. I think it will be very safe if I go to interrogate a prisoner, and we will not be attacked by any villains. Isn't it, Third Highness? "

Mu Ruijiong looked at Jia She for a while, and suddenly laughed, "Indeed, this king is only worried about your comfort, so he sent more guards to protect this place. Since the two adults are not going out of the yamen, there will be no danger." , naturally you can go wherever you want.”

After Muruijiong finished speaking, he turned sideways politely, and stretched out his hand as a gesture of "please".

Jia She gave Murui a slight look, and then led him to the prison.Muruijiong was somewhat interested, and it happened that he couldn't fall asleep at all, and he was in good spirits at the moment, so he went with Jia She.

When Jia Amnesty arrived in the interrogation room of the prison, he asked someone to bring Che Shuangquan immediately, hoping that he could identify Eunuch Li's body.

Seeing this, Murui sneered, and his eyes were full of murderous intent, "Marquis Jia En, until now, you still don't know the current affairs."

"What are you afraid of, Your Highness? Why don't you let me check it first, and then make a decision after you have seen the results. There is no guarantee that there will be unexpected surprises in the end."

"Surprise, heh."

Muruijiong felt that these two words seemed like a mockery to him, but he was indeed aroused by Jia Amnesty's words. Anyway, the situation is now under his control, and he can't sleep for a long night. up.But if he doesn't like it, it's really hard to guarantee that the blood will surge up for a while, and the life of Song Mulin, the little lover whom he cherishes so much, will be killed directly.When Song Mulin knew the news later, he must have a pretty expression on his face.

Muruijiong thought about it and felt refreshed. He laughed a few times, then turned to squint at Jia She, "Okay, I'm waiting for your surprise. It's best not to disappoint me, otherwise..."

Jia Amnesty: "Your Highness, please watch quietly, and please don't reveal your identity in front of the prisoner for now."

Murui agreed with a cold snort, and sat down, watching leisurely from the outside.

"This person is Eunuch Li, who is the attendant of the third prince. Is he the one who bought your iron ore with you?" Jia She asked Che Shuangquan.

After looking at Eunuch Li's dead body, Che Shuangquan glanced at Jia Amnesty in horror, then hung his head and trembled.

"You recognize him?" Jia She asked.

Che Shuangquan nodded, and said to Jia She, "He was the one who asked me to dig the iron ore."

When Mu Ruijiong heard this, his eyes widened, he sneered with his mouth crooked, and clenched his fists, the murderous intent in his eyes was even worse.

"When you saw this man, he looked like this. Is there any difference in his face?"

"It's him! No difference!" Che Shuangquan affirmed.

Jia Amnesty laughed and sat down too.

Che Shuangquan was puzzled by Jia Amnesty's laughter and felt guilty, his whole body tensed up.

"You are a real-looking person, so your words are naturally unreliable." Jia She said.

Che Shuangquan sneered, "Then why do you ask?"

Mu Ruijiong was a little surprised when he heard this, he let go of his fist, he looked up at Che Shuangquan slightly, and then asked Jia Amnesty what was going on.

Ma Tianmo relayed to the third prince one by one the suspicious points that Jia She found that Che Shuangquan's identity was different.

Murui frowned, only then did he realize that someone was plotting against him in the whole matter, and this person was not Jia She, that is, it might not be Song Xi.Who is that?

After Mu Ruijiong fell into doubt, he glanced at Jia She again, hoping to find the answer from his mouth.

"I'm not lying, and I'm not a real person. Why do you insist on wronging me?" Che Shuang tried his best to suppress his tone, sounding calm.

"Okay, assuming you're not lying, then tell me when was the last time you saw this person." Jia She asked.

"The tenth day of last month." Che Shuangquan said.

"Nonsense! On the tenth day of last month, Eunuch Li has been with me in Biqingchi, waiting all night. It is impossible to spare time to see you." Muruijiong immediately retorted.

Che Shuangquan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the man in casual clothes sitting beside him turned out to be the current third prince.He panicked in every possible way, rolled his eyeballs, and quickly changed his words: "It was because I was afraid, and I didn't make it clear that the eleventh day is the eleventh, not the tenth."

"It's even more impossible on the eleventh day of the lunar new year. He accompanied me to go hunting that day, and he lived in the wild, and it was more than [-] miles away from Liuzhou City. It is impossible. You are really framing !"

Originally, he shouldn't have exposed the fact that he guarded the mausoleum to go out to play, but at this time, he couldn't care so much anymore.After Muruijiong finished speaking, he stood up abruptly, his eyes bulging, red with anger.Thinking of the possibility that he might have wronged a good person and killed his cronies by mistake, the third prince was so angry that he couldn't contain himself, and he just wanted to kill the lying and harmful spirit in front of him.

"Your Highness, don't do anything again this time, he is the key witness to prove His Highness's innocence." Jia She reminded.

Murui took two deep breaths, this time he chose to follow Jia Amnesty's advice, and sat back to his original position.Then he felt something was wrong, and shot Ma Tianmo fiercely with his eyes.

"you!"

Ma Tianmo immediately knelt down, raised his hands and said frankly to Mu Ruijiong: "I swear, I really saw Eunuch Li the day I went to the customs, not only the lower official, but so many people in the government office saw it, the lower official really didn't lie .”

Muruijiong followed Jia She's example and asked Ma Tianmo when he met Eunuch Li.

Ma Tianmo immediately said: "On the eighteenth day of last month, it was already dark."

Murui frowned and thought for a while, then turned around and asked the people around him, and learned that Eunuch Li was really not by his side to serve him that day.

"He has diarrhea and asked for a day off." Bi Wang whispered to Murui.

Jia Amnesty and others also heard it.

"The villain visited him during the day, he was indeed lying on the couch, he was very weak because of his stomach." Bi Wang said.

"As you can see during the day, he only appeared in the government office at night. From the mausoleum to Liuzhou City, it only takes one or two hours to ride a fast horse, which is enough." Mu Ruijiong felt that Ma Tianmo's confession was normal and reasonable Many people have corroborated it, so it is impossible to have a fake one.On Eunuch Li's side, there happened to be a gap to exploit, and there were not enough witnesses.

"I think the Eunuch Li that Mr. Ma saw was not Eunuch Li himself." Jia She said.

Murui looked at Jia Amnesty in doubt, and asked him why he said this.

Jia Amnesty asked Ma Tianmo to describe Eunuch Li's situation at that time.Ma Tianmo told Mu Ruijiong what he had seen the powdered Eunuch Li at night.

"He has never had the habit of putting on powder." Bi Wang said strangely.

Ma Tian was indifferent, "It's just a powder application, what does this prove?"

Jia Amnesty didn't speak, just slightly raised his head to signal Zhu Mao to go out of the house, and follow his orders.

"But it's not easy to leave the mansion right now... this..."

Jia Amnesty looked at the third prince and told him that if he is worried, he can send guards to follow Zhu Mao, because the distance is not far, and it only takes two cups of tea.

Soon after, Pig Hair brought a woman.Although this woman is a little old, she looks radiant and energetic.

Murui looked at Jia Amnesty in perplexity, as if he was questioning him, did he bring a woman here after a long time?

Jia Amnesty then sent the woman down, and after a while, the woman came up again, with the same clothes and so on, the only difference was that the powder on her face had been washed off.

Muruijiong couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted to Jia She angrily: "What are you doing, seeing that the king is in a hurry, and you just show me these boring things?"

"Sometimes makeup can change a person's appearance, making two people with similar facial features look more alike." After Jia She said, he clapped his hands.

The woman who was dressed up before came up and knelt on the ground together with the old woman who had a plain face.

Murui looked at the two kneeling on the ground in astonishment, and ordered them to look up at the same time.Careful comparison revealed the difference.For example, the eyes of the smeared woman are not as big as those of the plain woman, her forehead is also narrower, and their hair is also different.One is somewhat dark and dull, the other is dark and shiny.

"This kind of makeup method is very easy for places like brothels. I sent pig hairs to a random place in Hualiu Lane to get it." Jia She explained to Muruijiong.

When Mu Ruijiong heard this, his cheeks tightened and he bit down hard.He turned to look at Jia She with red eyes, every word seemed to come out after he had bitten hard, "Why didn't you say it earlier."

If I said it earlier, Eunuch Li would not have to die unjustly.

"From the very beginning, I did not testify that it must be Eunuch Li, and there are many things that need to be confronted and confirmed. I don't want Your Highness to be impatient." Jia She frowned coldly when he thought of Eunuch Li's death, and felt that the third prince should not be taken lightly on this point. spare. .

Murui gave Jia She an annoyed look, then walked away in a huff.

A group of attendants also followed him away, bringing a gust of wind.

Ma Tianmo waited for the gust of wind to pass, finally heaved a sigh of relief, got up from the ground, patted the dust on his robe, and then smiled at Jia She.

Jia Amnesty glanced at Ma Tianmo, then turned his attention to Che Shuangquan who had been kneeling on the ground until he said nothing.

"Your master's arrangements for you are very rough. He probably never thought that you would live to the point of confronting the third prince face to face."

Che Shuangquan hung his head and remained motionless, but tears fell quietly to the ground one by one.

"It's not that you didn't do well." Jia Amnesty immediately added.

Che Shuangquan looked up at Jia Amnesty in surprise.

Jia Amnesty sent the yamen to take Che Shuangquan back to the prison, don't treat him harshly, so he took others with him.Ma Tianmo followed closely behind, and before leaving, he patted Che Shuangquan on the shoulder, advising him that it's time to wake up and live for himself, and immediately strengthened Jia Amnesty's instructions, telling the government officials to treat Che Shuangquan generously.

Che Shuangquan was stunned, until he was sent to the cell by the Yamen, he still couldn't recover.

After Jia Amnesty and Ma Tianmo returned to the previous room, Ma Tianmo hurriedly asked Jia Amnesty if they had resolved the crisis.Because Eunuch Li is innocent, the third prince is naturally not involved in any treason case and is also innocent, so he naturally does not need to take the risk of leading troops to besiege Liuzhou.

"It should be so."

Jia Amnesty didn't feel relaxed at all, he stood by the window with his hands behind his back, squinting at the busy night outside, he felt that the storm had just begun.

It's not suitable to stay in Liuzhou for a long time.The situation in the capital may change rapidly every day, so he must go back as soon as possible.

Jia Amnesty thought of this, so Eunuch Bi sent a message to ask Jia Amnesty to come over.

After Jia She met the third prince, Muruijiong, he was invited to sit down and talk.Seeing that Muruijiong's attitude towards him was no longer as hostile as before, Jia She knew that he was in a good mood and finally figured out something.

"In the past, people in the court praised Mr. Jia for being very good at observing people and minds. I still didn't believe it. Today I have seen it. I have a bad temper, and I had some misunderstandings about Mr. Jia before, so that Xiao Lizi died in vain. My subordinate. It is a pity that he died, and I will not treat his family badly." The third prince sighed, then cupped his hands at Jia She, "I would like to thank Master Jia for helping me clear my innocence. "

The third prince's apology was fairly sincere, and he used "I" when referring to Jia She.

"Your Highness, do you have something to explain?" Jia She asked.

The third prince nodded, "Now that someone is going to frame this king, I naturally can't continue to sit and wait in Liuzhou. I also ask Mr. Jia to help me express my feelings and let my father allow me to return to Beijing."

After the third prince said the last sentence, he got up and saluted Jia Amnesty.

"The current situation in the capital is not good. Your Highness must be mentally prepared when you go. Even if Your Highness doesn't tell the truth about the report, I will do it. But as for other things, I am afraid that I will not be able to help His Highness." .”

"Just this one thing." Muruijiu paused for a moment, and spoke with some difficulty, but he did not look at Jia She, "Marquis Jia En, this time the King owes you a favor. If there is a chance, I will pay back."

Jia Amnesty didn't respond to this remark, he just nodded and retreated.

Early the next morning, Jia Amnesty's memorial was rushed to the capital by the guards.

This case can be regarded as barely clearing the suspicion of the third prince, but the real person behind the scenes has not yet been apprehended.And I also learned that there are two more random people involved, one is Song Xi, and the other is Du Chunxiao.

Song Xi's message to Ma Tianmo seems trivial, but it is strange.Du Chunxiao's choice to come to Liuzhou City at this time is also a strange coincidence, which makes people suspicious.However, the guards sent by Jia Amnesty to follow up did not find any doubts about Du Chunxiao.The seemingly inconspicuous Dou Cong who was placed next to Du Chunxiao did not detect anything suspicious about Du Chunxiao.

Just as Jia Amnesty was waiting for the emperor's reply, thinking that the matter was over, a fat nun suddenly came to the door.

This nun was short, with a round face, and her eyes were not big, but triangular eyes.But the weird energy in her eyes, as well as her words and deeds, made Jia She feel familiar at first glance, somewhat similar to that crazy Taoist nun back then.

When the fat nun saw Jia She, she curled her lips into a sneer, trying to show her arrogance.However, when her round face pulled her thick and short neck up, her appearance was not beautiful, and it was a bit funny, which made people not feel her aloofness and aloofness at all.

Jia She frowned, "What else do you have to say?"

"Soul of another world, I am not here to trouble you this time. I know the truth you want to investigate, and I can tell you, but I have one condition, and you must agree to it." After the fat Taoist finished speaking, she narrowed her eyes. Eyes, I really can't see at all.