The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber

"Did he die from poison again?" Jia She asked.

Song Xi shook his head.

Jia Amnesty immediately went to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice with Song Xi.When the two entered the prison, they did not call in advance, so as soon as they entered the door, they heard someone talking and complaining in the prison.

After entering the cell door, there is first the guard room, then the torture interrogation room, and the first row of cells is the eastward turn.There are several yamen guarding the scene here.

The scene is still well preserved, except for the first yaman who went in to check the injuries at the beginning, no second person entered the scene.The relevant personnel of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the head of the prison were all anxiously waiting outside, and had just entered with Song Xi and Jia Sheyi.

Dali Siqing died near the inner wall of the prison. He was stabbed in the abdomen, and the blood stained the ground.According to the first discoverer, the body was still warm when he checked it, but he was out of breath.

Jia Amnesty looked at the corpse and asked Wu if he had done an autopsy.Wu Zuofang stood up and said that he had not yet.

Song Xi observed the scene, except for some straw and a water bowl on the ground, there was nothing suspicious.Song Xi asked Wu Zuo to go to the autopsy first, and then ordered Liu Zhizhong to review and count the list of guards and people who came and went in the prison before and after the death of Dali Siqing.

Song Xi then asked Jia Amnesty what he thought of the death of Dali Siqing.

"It looks like suicide. He sat so far from the prison door that others couldn't stab it with a short dagger. If he was stabbed at the door and returned to where he was, there should be drops on the ground The bloodstains are right. As soon as we entered the cell, we could hear the voices inside. If he was assassinated, it stands to reason that he would have shouted, and the guards couldn’t have heard it.” After Jia Amnesty finished speaking, he asked the inspector What was found in the work of the corpse.

Wu Zuo said that in addition to the obvious fatal wound, there seemed to be tears on the face of the corpse, adhesions at the corners of the eyes, and slight swelling around the eyes, probably from crying for a long time.

Jia Amnesty glanced at Song Xi approvingly, he was a good job as a job seeker.Jia Amnesty went to ask the cell boss again, and learned that since Dali Siqing moved in, although he was occasionally irritable, most of the time he was quiet and did not have the habit of crying.

Jia She then asked Wu Zuo to test whether the water bowl on the ground was poisonous.After the silver needle was inserted, it immediately turned black.

The two immediately left the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"What do you think of this?" Jia She asked.

Song Xi smiled coldly, and said sarcastically, "It's good if the person is dead, you and I don't need to interrogate."

"Yes, it is also the responsibility of the Ministry of Punishment for the emperor to ask about it. We picked it clean." Jia Amnesty echoed.

Upon hearing this, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment trembled with fright, and quickly wanted to kneel down and beg the two adults for mercy.

"If you want to survive and stay in this position, you should urge your subordinates to think carefully about what is different about the prison cell recently. When Liu Zhizhong asked the question, he said everything in detail. It’s good for you all if the case is cleared up, but it doesn’t matter much to us.”

Song Xi turned his eyes with a smile, and said calmly, which made the officials of the criminal department at the scene even more frightened.All the officials hurriedly responded, so they dispersed in all directions, asking their subordinates individually, and then asked them to think hard about whether there were other clues.

Song Xi: "Are you sure he committed suicide? But why is there poison in that bowl of water?"

Jia Amnesty: "It's not that I'm sure, it's the most likely so far. But he didn't do it voluntarily, he was forced to death, that's why he cried for a long time in fear before he died. As for the bowl of water, I Most likely, those who forced him to commit suicide worried that he would not have the guts to commit suicide, so they held back."

"If one plan fails, there is another plan," Song Xi's eyes darkened, "There must be an accomplice in this matter."

"Besides, this accomplice must be threatening him with something, forcing him to choose to die. Usually, he is catching family members and other weaknesses. You can find out the reason for his suicide after you investigate." Jia She said.

Song Xi agreed, and immediately arranged for his subordinates to investigate, and asked someone to report the death of Dali Siqing to the emperor.Both of them felt that what happened to the emperor this time would definitely make Longyan furious.It is so good that the emperor pays attention to it, so it is necessary to investigate the matter thoroughly.

"It's time to use your news network." Song Xi sighed

Jia Amnesty: "Whoever would talk about this kind of scandalous assassination will not be able to find out. It is not my original intention to establish a news network to investigate people without any clues and spy on people's privacy everywhere."

"Is there a difference?" Song Xi asked.

Jia Amnesty: "My news network is only used to find problems and report them in a timely manner. It mainly serves as a supervisory function. The kind of things you refer to are spying for no purpose. It takes a lot of secret guards and big internal experts to do it."

Song Xi smiled and agreed with Jia Amnesty.Everything he said made sense.

"Anyone who can threaten Dali Temple's minister to commit suicide must have a prominent status. He must be a royal family if he is not guaranteed. It's not something that the little people of the three religions and nine streams below me can provoke. It's not that I don't want to do it, it's that I don't have the ability to do it. I guess you can. " Jia She said.

"It's rare for you to recognize me once, that's all, I will take the initiative to ask the emperor for this matter later." Song Xi narrowed his eyes coldly, it seemed that he had to investigate thoroughly, for fear that the truth would be heartbreaking, the emperor You will regret it in the end.

Jia Amnesty: "Thank you very much, otherwise I can explain myself."

"You're too polite." Song Xi patted Jia She on the shoulder and went.

In the case of Dali Temple Minister, if he does not enter the palace, the emperor will definitely summon him, so it is better to make a statement as soon as possible.

Jia She was still waiting where he was, and when he saw that Wu made it, Jia She hurriedly called him over.

Jia She took out a pill from his sleeve and asked Wu Zuo to help him find out what it was.

Wu Zuo smelled it, and then said: "It depends on the symptoms after taking it, so that we can make an accurate judgment."

"What's your name? Where do you live?" Jia She asked.

"The next official, Wei Qingdong, lives in Caijia Lane in the west of the city." Wu Zuo hurriedly replied.

"You take it back for inspection first. If you want to see the symptoms, you can find some mice to try. This is the pill for now, so you can save it. If you can get it later, I will send it to you."

After Jia Amnesty finished giving instructions, he returned to Rongfu.

Not long after the Xue family arrived in Rongfu, they were bustling in the old lady's room.Jia Amnesty didn't care about this, but sent someone to tell Wang Xifeng not to vacate Lixiangyuan by the wrong person.

Naturally, Wang Xifeng understood, so he ordered people to clean up the green bamboo courtyard next to Lixiangyuan. Once the Xue family intends to stay, this courtyard will be temporarily used by the Xue family.

This Green Bamboo Courtyard was originally a place with bamboo forests. When the old man was repairing it, he liked the quietness and tranquility of the bamboo forest next to Lixiang Courtyard, which was very pleasant.After the old man left, the bamboo grove grew wantonly and collapsed the courtyard wall of Lixiangyuan.Jia's mother didn't want to see things and think about people, so she ordered people to shovel out all the forests and build a small square courtyard, which was for guests to live in when they were preparing to come, but it would be a little smaller for a family of three. , Not as refined as Rikain.

Wang Xifeng saw that the old lady was quite enthusiastic about Xue's family, and because Aunt Xue was her own aunt, she asked someone to change some furniture that could be used on the table.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang sent Zhou Rui's family to check it out, but she was not satisfied, so she asked Wang Xifeng to arrange Lixiangyuan.

Wang Xifeng should not.

"Everything has to come first, first come first. It was agreed long ago that this Pear Fragrance Garden is reserved for Uncle Lin, and the old lady has agreed, so I dare not make decisions on my own. If your wife is not satisfied with this, you have to trouble her to talk to the old lady. Only when my wife replies, I dare to move here."

After Wang Xifeng said it with a smile, she watched Zhou Rui's family leave with special eyes.She guessed that Mrs. Wang would not dare to bother the old lady with such a trivial matter at the moment, after all, she still expected the old lady to do her best for Yuan Chun's marriage, if she always begged, her old lady's words would be worthless.

After a while, Zhou Rui's family came back, "Second Wife said that if this is the case, then the Green Bamboo Courtyard should be properly arranged. After all, Xue's family came from an imperial businessman, and they have seen the world. Don't make people feel that we have neglected them. "

"Second Wife is right. I'm to blame for my lack of consideration."

Wang Xifeng could tell that Mrs. Wang disliked that the decorations she had ordered in the Green Bamboo Courtyard were not worth enough.So he smiled perfunctorily to Zhou Rui's family, then turned around and ordered his servants to remove and replace the original new furniture in the Cuizhu Courtyard.The old things that were originally placed in Lixiangyuan were all used by the dead old man and replaced.Anyway, everything is exquisite, so that people can't fault it.

Zhou Rui's family thought that Wang Xifeng was interested, and went back to tell Mrs. Wang, "Although the yard is small, Second Mistress promises that everything inside will be arranged exquisitely, so that the wife will not lose face."

Mrs. Wang was not very satisfied when she heard the words, she sneered and blamed Wang Xifeng for accepting her new master, "She doesn't see me now, she just knows how to flatter their master."

"It's different now. Second Grandma Lian has always been slick and knowledgeable about current affairs. We can't say anything about her. I still know that it is rare to be filial to your wife." Zhou Rui's family has received many benefits from Wang Xifeng recently, and now he can't bear it. Live to help Wang Xifeng say a few words.

Mrs. Wang sighed, she still blamed herself for the disastrous failure.It's better to find a way to raise money as soon as possible, and go back to Gongzhong, so that Jia She can no longer handle her.But this money didn't come from the tide of the sea, it's not so easy to earn, the fastest hope is on Yuan Chun, if it doesn't work, you can borrow it from Xue's family...

After Jia Amnesty returned to his study, he wrote down the cause, time and place of death of Wang Ziteng and Dali Siqing in his notebook.He pondered for a while, but couldn't figure it out, mainly because there were too few clues involved in the case.However, if these two people were killed by the same gang, there must be something in common.If you go to the Ministry of Officials to retrieve the files of the two people and study their past carefully, there may be some clues.

Jia Amnesty circled the names of the two people, then drew an arrow to the same point, and wrote the word "file".

"Master, Mr. Xue has come to see you." Dong Sun shouted outside the study door.

Jia Amnesty took a sip of tea before getting up to go out.

Xue Pan had already been in Rongxi Hall. Seeing Jia Amnesty coming in, he hurriedly saluted with a smile.

Jia Amnesty looked at Xue Pan who was full of energy and smiled, and asked him why he suddenly came to Beijing.

Xue Pan's smile immediately turned into embarrassment, "I just want to drop by and walk around."

"Oh, that's how it is. I thought you were hiding from disaster." Jia She said.

Xue Pan couldn't laugh anymore when he heard this, his head drooped in embarrassment, and he didn't know where to put his hands because he was so busy.

"Coincidentally, I recently met a tyrannical doctor in a certain prince's mansion. Would you like to ask him to show you?" Jia She asked.

Xue Pan's face turned red, and then turned pale again.He didn't expect that Mr. She even knew the news that he didn't report, and now he really felt ashamed.

The atmosphere in the room was awkward for a while.

Xue Pan suddenly remembered that he hadn't answered Master Xi's question properly, and hurriedly stuttered to explain that he had no problem.

Jia Amnesty: "Which man is willing to admit that he has a problem. Well, if you want to play dumb with me, I won't ask any more questions. If you have time, you can play with your second brother Lian. He has more energy than you in this regard." It’s much more prosperous. Maybe the two of you can learn from each other and learn from each other.”

Xue Pan was in extreme embarrassment, he explained again and again, and seeing the old man showing a smile of "I understand you", he must not believe him.Xue Pan became anxious, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on his head.He was very afraid that he would lose his reputation for nothing, and he was unwilling, but he couldn't explain it clearly.Not only was he sweating, but he was also dizzy.

When Xue Pan finally came out of Rongxi Hall, his middle clothes were already soaked, and he was supported by two servants back to Cuizhuyuan.

Aunt Xue and Baochai had just finished appraising the Cuizhuyuan, when she saw Xue Pan came back in such a state, she hurriedly asked him what was the matter.

Aunt Xue became very worried when she learned that the Elder Master actually knew about the rumors that Xue Pan was making trouble in Jinling.

"It's no good, we hid from Jinling just to let you escape those rumors, but just..." Aunt Xue was so anxious that she shed tears.

Baochai hurriedly comforted him not to be so sad, "Now the only person who knows the inside is Mr. Xi, just explain it well and let him shut up."

"How to explain? When I said it, he thought I was shy and quibbling, and I couldn't get rid of it even if I jumped into the Yellow River. I couldn't hide anywhere!" Xue Pan stamped his feet angrily.

"Then tell my aunt, ask her to explain it carefully, and ask the old lady to help intercede?" Xue Baochai suggested.

Xue Pan also thought it was a good idea.

Aunt Xue strongly disagreed, "Your aunt has a bad relationship with the big house, if this matter is left alone, then the old man may not talk too much, but if she gets ahead, it will definitely turn bad."

Baochai was amazed, "It's come to this kind of trouble?"

"Your aunt told me personally, there is no falsehood." Aunt Xue explained worriedly.

The three fell silent immediately.

Xue Pan looked around the courtyard, and said displeasedly: "Look at this courtyard, it's small and extremely crowded. It seems that they intend to neglect us. Why live here and get angry, and leave nothing at all."

"Confused! You forgot what happened to your uncle? Isn't your aunt living in the broken courtyard on the east side today? Let's leave now, I'm afraid it will embarrass the Rong family, thinking we despise them The purpose of coming to Beijing this time is to hope that they can become the reliance of our Xue family. In the future, there will be a relative to talk to when there is something to do with the court. Besides, this capital is the origin of "Secrets of Neighbors" Damn, once you leave, if the thugs outside know our identities, I'm afraid we won't be able to stay in Beijing at all." Aunt Xue said angrily.

Baochai hurriedly comforted Aunt Xue, and then blamed her elder brother for being impulsive and ignorant. "Now we go to Beijing and suffer such grievances, because of whom!"

Xue Pan pursed his lips and had nothing to say.

Aunt Xue instructed again: "When you live in Rong Mansion from now on, you must remember to be honest, and don't be caught by the elders, otherwise they will punish you with profit, but we can bear it."

Xue Pan nodded and agreed, feeling like a free bird suddenly being locked in a cage.

……

The sixteenth day of the seventh month is the day when Dr. Sun of Qi Wangfu goes out every Saturday.

Early in the morning, Jia Amnesty took people to the street where Baofu Pharmacy was located.

Jia She and the others drank tea and ate steamed buns at the bun shop diagonally opposite the pharmacy. The buns in this bun shop were mediocre, but the cabbage and meatball soup was delicious. Jia She ordered a bowl for everyone.After Er Zhuzi finished eating, he asked him to replace the pig hair that was hiding on the street corner to watch the wind.

Zhu Mao Dian Dian ran back, and when he saw the master eating these things, he felt distressed, "Master, is it too early, we will wait here first, so that you want to eat these..."

"It's delicious." Jia She said.

Pig hair stuffed a meatball into his mouth, nodded in surprise, and unexpectedly found that the taste was quite good.

Jia Amnesty turned to the black pig who had finished his meal and said, "How is the Baofu drugstore I asked you to check?"

"It's opened by a person from the Western Regions. There is a caravan under his name. He brings some weird medicinal materials from the west and south all the year round. There are not many people who come and go to the shop, but the shop has been open for ten years. It is said that some old customers prefer this place. It is full of capital. If you can't find the medicine, you can probably find it with him." The black pig replied.

Zhu Mao: "Weird medicinal material? It's infiltrating. Then Dr. Sun must have obtained some strange medicine from here. Fortunately, the master is shrewd and didn't really take the pill that day."

"I don't think the man surnamed Sun is even a serious doctor. When I said about intractable diseases, his eyes glistened, and he wanted to laugh out loud."

After Jia She's sighed, he turned to look at the clerk at Baofu Pharmacy. His clothes were acceptable, but the shoes hidden under his trouser legs were a bit worn out. As soon as he walked, he could see that the cloth on his heels had been worn out. up.

"Among our informants, is there anyone familiar with this guy?"

The black pig raised his eyebrows, motioning to the shopkeeper of the steamed stuffed bun shop.

"Let him find an excuse to help us get all the medicines in the store. Just give more money. I think the waiter in the store is short of money. Give more and keep his mouth shut. Let him account for the medicines separately, don't Tell them the shopkeeper of the pharmacy to know."

The black pig nodded in understanding, and went out to change into his beggar's clothes, his face was also smeared.

After a while, Jia Amnesty saw a black pig with the appearance of a beggar, leaning on a stick to talk to the manager of the steamed stuffed bun shop.

The shopkeeper of the steamed stuffed bun shop saw three copper coins facing upwards in the broken bowl of the black pig, and deliberately shouted: "Beg for food, come with me to the back kitchen."

Zhu Mao stretched his neck and looked out the window. He still had something in his mouth, so he lightly tapped on the table to signal Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty saw a sedan chair parked in front of Baofu Pharmacy, and then saw Dr. Sun coming out of the sedan chair with a whisk.The shopkeeper of Baofu Pharmacy greeted him with a smile and invited him into the shop.

Because Zhu Mao met Dr. Sun.Jia Amnesty sent Er Zhuzi to investigate the situation first.

After a while, Er Zhuzi came back with a pack of medicine, and said to Jia She: "People talk in the room, but the waiter is watching the shop outside, so he can't hear anything."

Sure enough, as Jia Amnesty guessed, this Dr. Sun was dealing with the shopkeeper alone, and even the waiter didn't know about it.Such secrecy itself shows that there is a problem.

Jia Amnesty waited for a while before taking Zhu Mao to Baofu Pharmacy.

"Master, do you buy medicine?" the waiter asked.

Zhu Mao said loudly on purpose: "Our master is looking for someone, is Dr. Sun there?"

The shop clerk was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said to wait a moment, he first asked at the door of the inner room, and then went in after getting permission.Not long after, Dr. Sun walked out unhurriedly. When he saw Jia Amnesty, he sighed with a smile, "It really is you. How do you feel after taking my medicine?"

Jia Amnesty found a place to sit down, rubbing his chin, "It feels good, but what if I do it again in the future?"

"I still have a few pills that I just made, and I brought them to you today." Dr. Sun said, and took out a boxy brocade box from his sleeve.

Jia She opened it and saw that there were four pills inside, which looked no different from the one given to him earlier.

"Is this also for pain relief?"

"It not only relieves pain, but also cures diseases. I developed it specifically for the master's illness. You can take it back and try it first. If it doesn't work, you won't get any money." Dr. Sun said.

Jia Amnesty nodded, took the medicine, and asked Zhu Mao to pay.Dr. Sun declined a few words, then accepted.

"Dr. Sun, you are so powerful, but you can cure any disease?" Jia Amnesty asked.

"What disease does the master need to see?" Dr. Sun hesitated for a while, looking at Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty: "If I get sick again, I won't be able to live. I asked for my nephew. He has that kind of disease, the kind of disease that men are most taboo. I don't know if there is a cure."

Dr. Sun looked at Jia Amnesty vigilantly, and quickly waved his hands, saying that he could not be cured.

"Good doctor, don't veto it so quickly, show him first before you talk? My nephew's family is an imperial merchant, who treats pearls like dung, and is very rich. As long as you can cure his disease, money will not be a problem." .” Jia Sheyou said.

Dr. Sun was still very vigilant, said no with a cold face, and got up to leave.

Jia Amnesty knew that Dr. Sun was afraid that Prince Qi's nerves would be disturbed, so he was so cautious and did not trust him.Jia Amnesty immediately said: "My nephew's surname is Xue, and he is well-known in Jinling. If Dr. Sun doesn't believe it, ask someone to investigate."

Dr. Sun was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Jia She, told Jia She to remember to keep secret when he saw him, and then hurried to the sedan chair.

"Master, I think this Sun is difficult to deal with." Zhu Mao sighed.

Jia She sneered: "People who have stayed in the Qi Palace for eight years are naturally a little defensive. Let's go and see how the investigation of the Xia family's affairs goes."

As soon as Jia Amnesty arrived at the neighboring restaurant, Hei Zhu came back and told the treasurer of the steamed stuffed bun shop that the message had been conveyed.

"On the way back, I just heard a beggar report something. I don't know if it's important or not. I'd better tell the master."

The white pig told Jia Amnesty how the beggar was followed three days ago.

"Thanks to his familiarity with the roads, he has been a prisoner in the capital for many years, and he is familiar with all the big and small alleys. The tunnels we dug in the ruined temple before came in handy, so he escaped proudly, otherwise he would be caught by those people I really don't know what will happen in the end." The black pig sighed.

"Riding a horse, wearing brocade, and agile, it sounds like a guard." Jia She told the black pig to temporarily instruct the beggars below not to do anything in the near future, until he finds out the truth.

"Master Xia was poisoned and died. How is the investigation? Can the news be confirmed?"

"Really." The black pig whispered something secretly to Jia She.

"Have you confirmed the corpse?" Jia She asked.

"A few of us did a secret inspection, and the bones were black. We also investigated several old people in the Xia family, and said that their master had severe abdominal pain and his lips were purple before his death. When he finally died, it was the mother and daughter of the Xia family who accompanied him. , kicked out all the maids and mothers-in-law, so no one knows how they died at that time. There was a young man who was in charge of burying the corpse, and he saw blood coming out of their master's ears. However, the young man was sent away afterwards. The young one searched for nearly two months before finding him in a village thirty miles outside the city. At first he refused to tell, but later he heard that it was "Secrets of Neighbors" and he was also anonymous, so he was willing to confess the matter " said the black pig.

Jia Amnesty pondered for a moment, feeling that the Xia family's mother and daughter were not innocent.But there is also a lack of empirical evidence, and at the same time, it is not ruled out that others are poisoned. The mother and daughter of the Xia family have no possibility of spreading it to the outside world because they are afraid.

"It is still necessary to have real witnesses. Either someone witnessed them poisoning with their own eyes, or there is evidence to support it, or they have to hear their own confession."

Heizhu: "It's not easy to investigate. Who would do it in front of people like poisoning. If you do something bad, you will naturally destroy the body and wipe out the traces, so we won't mention it again."

Jia She nodded, "The first two are indeed impossible, but the last one is not necessarily."

Jia Amnesty felt that since the Xia family's mother and daughter were so suspected, it was time to send someone to scare them. It would be best if they could defraud the truth.

……

Three days later, Xiafu.

Xia Jingui was still asleep when she was awakened by screams.The same is true for Xia Mu and Xia Jingui in the same courtyard.

The mother and daughter came out with their clothes on.Xia Jingui immediately said fiercely: "Whoever is poor in the morning, just kneel down in front of my aunt, I can still spare your death."

Soon, Baochan waited for the maid and knelt down.

"What's it called?" Mother Xia asked.

Baochan pointed at it with a disgusted face.

The mother and daughter both looked up, and saw a dead mouse hanging from the eaves, with red eyes and bleeding.

"what--"

"what--"

The mother and daughter yelled at the same time and hugged each other.

"Where did it come from, get it off quickly."

"Ma'am, girl, there are more here." Baochai pointed to the gap between the flowerpots under the porch, the ones in the yard, and the ones at the base of the wall.

"All the mice were bleeding from their seven orifices, as if they had been poisoned."

"That's right, maybe someone put some poison and it was eaten by mice."

"I just saw it outside."

"There are several courtyards!"

Two servant girls were discussing in low voices, the voices just made Xia's mother and daughter listen to each other.

Xia Jingui and her mother exchanged glances, immediately forced themselves to be calm, and ordered them to quickly pick up all the dead mice in the garden and leave.The mother and daughter helped each other into the door and started whispering.

After a while, Xia Jingui ran to his old yard and went back to the house to rummage.Because no one lived in her yard, and she didn't want others to know what she was doing at the moment, so she came here alone.

Xia Jingui flipped through the pages, and suddenly felt something was moving outside the window, so she hurriedly ran out to call out who it was, and looked around to see if no one was there, then she scratched her head and went back to continue searching.Finally, in a corner of the ear room, I found a pack of medicine powder that had been gnawed to pieces by rats.

"Oh my God, why is there still a pack when I remember throwing it away?"

Because it was so long ago, Xia Jingui herself was not sure.Although she clearly remembered it clearly in her memory, but she couldn't be sure after careful consideration.Of course, it may be that the woman who bought medicine for herself got an extra pack and left it somewhere, and now the mouse found it out.

"I really don't understand why this mouse is still greedy for drugs."

Xia Jingui pulled an old piece of clothing from the cabinet, wiped it on the floor after soaking it in water, and then ordered someone to take the clothes directly to the kitchen and burn them.

As soon as Xia Jingui left, a black shadow flashed across the yard. After climbing over the wall, he was already dressed in the clothes of a servant of the Xia family, so he went out ostentatiously.

Jia Amnesty got the confirmed news, and asked Fang Zhenglu if he had accepted the Xia family's advertisement.

Fang Zhenglu shook his head, "There are too many shops with this intention, and I haven't had time to select them yet."

"It's so good, don't pick it up."

The affairs of the Xia family must be included in the fifth issue of "Secret Stories Next Door".Because it has been a long time, there is no direct evidence to prove that the mother and daughter of the Xia family murdered Master Xia.However, the testimony of relevant witnesses will clearly highlight the suspicion of the Xia family's mother and daughter.This cannot be regarded as being wronged, but a public opinion punishment for the murderer.

Jia She then thought about it, this time the Xia family's mother and daughter were killed, it was a blessing for Xue Pan, and he would suffer less in the future.

Jia Amnesty also felt that the mother and daughter would not harm others for no reason, and it would be best if the motive could be found out.

Jia Amnesty ordered someone to check Master Xia's character before he was alive.In addition to living extravagantly and richly, she is a bit lecherous outside, treats Xia's mother fairly well, and loves her only daughter Xia Jingui even more, and regards her as the apple of her eye.If there was any reason why the mother and daughter had to get rid of him, Jia She felt that it could only be something that would shake the status of their mother and daughter.

Mother Xia's weakness is childlessness.Xia Jingui, on the other hand, was brought up to be extremely pampered, with a temperament of wind and thunder.In the original book, she was in Xue's house, and even Xiangling would kill her if she couldn't see her. If someone threatened her status...

Jia Amnesty immediately ordered people to investigate carefully that Master Xia had slept there before his death, and whether there was anything left.

In the blink of an eye, at the end of July, there was news of success in the capital.

General Sima Qi led his troops to surprise the Zhenyan tribe stationed in the valley west of the border of Dazhou, almost wiped out overnight, forcing the Zhenyan tribe general to commit suicide and apologize.

This matter also thoroughly angered Dayang Great Khan Hengsong, claiming that the Great Zhou Dynasty massacred the peace mission, killed Princess Baozhu, took the initiative to tear up the peace contract, and shamelessly attacked his defenseless army that was training outside.The warriors of the Dayang tribe are the ones who can't bear insults the most, and they also have the best face.Originally, the relationship between the seven tribes was divided and combined, which was not very good.Because of the shame and humiliation of Princess Baozhu, they were particularly united.

Heng Song summoned the remaining six tribes of Dayang, intending to declare war on the Great Zhou Dynasty.With great momentum, troops were stationed on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, preparing to fight a tough battle.

At this time, Jia Amnesty submitted his plan for "Great Zhou Dynasty News" to the emperor.

The emperor was not afraid of going to war with Dayang, but the peace he had achieved so easily was broken, and the people on the border would suffer after all.What's more, what he couldn't tolerate the most was that the Dayang barbarians took a bite out of Da Zhou with reasonable grounds, and became a teacher of justice, which weakened the momentum of Da Zhou's horse.The emperor also issued a notice to inform the world about Princess Baozhu, but the rumors spread by the Dayang Tribe are still circulating among the people and the army, causing many people to be suspicious, and feel that their own court is lying.

How could the emperor not be angry, he was about to break his heart, liver and lungs.At this time, Changdi saw Jia Amnesty's proposal and immediately agreed.

Jia Amnesty immediately presented the first draft of "Great Zhou Dynasty News" he had drawn up to the emperor for reading.

The emperor saw that there was only one piece of paper, on which was written all the history of the relationship with the pro-envoys, the time and place, the cause and effect, the officials involved, etc., all comprehensive and detailed descriptions.It is very convincing to watch.

"Okay, okay, very good, Jia Aiqing, you really deserve to be the eccentric person I personally praise." The emperor laughed loudly.

Jia She hurriedly said that this thing can continue to be used in the future. It can not only publish national notices, but also explain some new policies formulated by the imperial court, popularize the laws that Baixing people don't know, and at the same time print the portraits of wanted criminals. On top, distribute nationwide.

The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he felt that Jia She's idea couldn't be better, and praised him again and again.That is to say, he ordered Jia Amnesty to start to deal with this matter, and asked the six departments to cooperate with Jia Amnesty's needs.

In fact, Jia Amnesty didn't have too many other requirements, except for the use of the official seal of the imperial court, that is, in the name of the imperial court, he lobbied all the printing workshops in the capital to be included in the emergency requisition.Then there is trouble with the household department for water transportation to ship, and the post house to send out people and horses.

Such a great effort must cost money.Jia Amnesty withdrew directly from the 10 taels of silver given to him by the emperor. Just as he was free, he took the key to the Song Mansion's warehouse and took his subordinates secretly to the Song Mansion to move the silver.

After taking away six boxes, Pig Hair said it was enough.

Jia Amnesty was still staring at the warehouse.

"How do I remember that there were not so many boxes of silver before?" Jia She asked.

"Originally there were none. The ones inside should all belong to Mr. Song, and they might have moved in later. To tell you the truth, the little one walked inside, and there are a lot of things, such as treasure vases and jade basins, glass screen basins, large and small appliances , are things that our mansion will not be able to find out in a few lifetimes." Zhu Mao described enviously.

Jia She went inside and took two steps, and sure enough, as Zhu Mao said, there are a lot of treasures, everything you need.

Song Xi made it clear that day that the only money in the treasury is his...

Jia Amnesty suddenly realized that the bases of his ears felt hot, so he sent Zhu Mao to take the people away quickly and locked the warehouse.

"It's locked."

Jia She looked sideways at the lock, "I'll ask someone to add ten more locks later."

Zhu Mao froze for a moment, nodded, saying hello.

Because "Great Zhou Chaowen" is just a newspaper, the description is simple, and letterpress printing is very convenient, so a batch was printed that night.

Because the cities on the border between the Great Zhou and the Dayang barbarians are located in remote locations, the transmission of news must be delayed.If the carts transported a large number of newspapers, it would take more than a month at the earliest, and by then, the Dayang barbarians would have already gone to war.Jia Amnesty spent eight hundred miles from the imperial court to expedite the rush, and asked the messenger to bring only a stack of newspapers to the southernmost border states and cities. After arriving, the newspapers were distributed to each city one by one, and then these The printing workshops in the city rush to print by themselves, and distribute them on the spot.

As for other places, they were loaded into ships and sent along the canal, and the news naturally spread slowly.

The morale of the Great Zhou was high, and the people were filled with righteous indignation, clamoring not to succumb to the conspiracy of the Dayang barbarians.

Not long after, the news quickly spread to the Dayang barbarians.It is precisely because the Dayang tribe suffered from the loss of the news that the relative envoys were captured but the news was lagging behind, so they began to strengthen their ability to spy on the news.Unexpectedly, after this investigation, another truth was quickly obtained.

After the leaders of the other six tribes of the Dayang barbarians saw "Da Zhou Dynasty News", they saw that the time, place, people, etc. mentioned in this new "newspaper" published by Da Zhou were all well-founded, and it was impossible to fake it.Immediately questioned Heng Song, but Heng Song was ambiguous, avoiding the important and taking the light, but trying his best to argue.It turned out that everything turned out to be a conspiracy by Great Khan Hengsong to tear up the peace agreement. The leaders were so angry that they withdrew their tribe's troops one after another and no longer supported Hengsong.

Heng Song lost his way, had no soldiers to lead, and lost all face, so he had to surrender to the Zhou Dynasty, offered an apology and reconciliation, and gave up the two cities of the Zhenyan tribe to Da Zhou as an apology.

The whole country rejoiced and whipped to celebrate.

The emperor was very happy. This time he fought with Dayang Khan Hengsong. Thanks to Jia Amnesty, he was the first to see through the conspiracy and rectify the name of Dazhou, so that the Li people of Dazhou were saved from the flames of war. Let Da Zhou get two cities in vain without spending a soldier or a clan.

The emperor greatly praised Jia Amnesty.

"Although Jia She is regarded as a dandy in the eyes of the world, with mediocre literary talents, he has the talents of a general. One person can reach thousands of troops, strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away. Even if Jia She doesn't take the credit, the emperor can't help but must praise him , Feng Jiashe is a first-rank royal doctor."

Since ancient times, civil servants have never been promoted so quickly.

But Jia Amnesty broke the precedent. Although he was a civil servant, he made military achievements, restored the peace of the people, and expanded the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.This is something that the civil servants of the Great Zhou Dynasty have not been able to do over the years. Even Mr. Song Xisong, who is known for his outstanding talents, may also be ranked behind, and he is ashamed.

The ministers of the Suiman Dynasty were somewhat convinced of Jia Amnesty's "bump into the big luck" this time.Those who claim to be brilliant, take credit for themselves, and