Wolf Dysprosium

Zhang Ling's death put Yang Song'er's case in jeopardy.

Yang Song'er borrowed money from Zhang Ling, and all the written documents are in Zhang Ling's hands.Zhang Ling was originally the most suspected person in Yang Songer's case, but now that he is gone, all the evidence is missing, and the case is getting more and more difficult.

Liang Jingfu and Changlu Temple worked together to handle the case, and found Zhang Ling's concubine Xiaotao a few days later.On the day Zhang Ling was killed, Xiao Tao had been singing in the wine shop and never went back.Zhang Ling was already up when she went out in the morning, and the two neighbors saw Zhang Ling escorting her out, and they exchanged a few words.

Zhang Ling's family had a wife and a son. When they learned that Zhang Ling was dead, and that he was still dead in his concubine's house, his wife cried and cursed, making a mess.She provided Changlu Temple with a clue: the night before Zhang Ling disappeared from home, he had a serious fight with Wang Bailin.

Both of them are well-known bankers in Liang Jingcheng.There are two types of private loans in Dayu: wealthy people and bank money.In this case, Li Shi and Sheng Keguang are the money people, they are responsible for paying the money, and they are the main source of money.Zhang Ling, Wang Bailin and others call it "Xingqian". Sometimes Xingqian cooperates with Qian Min, who lend money through Xingqian to find more borrowers who are in urgent need of money.

Zhang Ling mostly looked for borrowers from common people.It is best to be illiterate, and it is even better to have a house, land, wife and daughter at home: most of the money borrowed is not repaid, and can only be paid off with land deeds and land deeds.If neither of these are available, wives and daughters can also be used as collateral: there are many prostitutes in Ji'er Lane, and they can make a fortune by selling them.

Wang Bailin was different from Zhang Ling in that most of the people who borrowed money from him were merchants or down-and-out official sons.He has a lot of money in and out of his hands, and he has more contacts with Sheng Keguang.Sheng Keguang bought shops one by one, many of which were mortgaged by merchants who had no money to repay the loans.

With the testimony of Zhang Ling's wife, Wang Bailin naturally became the most suspicious person.Although he is a well-known bastard in Liang Jingcheng, he has contacts with many officials' children.Liang Jingfu invited him to the Yamen to ask politely. When Zhang Ling died, Wang Bailin was at the pier.

Many people at the pier testified for him. The boatmen and trackers all said that Wang Bailin had been waiting at the pier all day.According to Wang Bailin's confession, he and Zhang Ling quarreled because the two originally planned to organize a group of people in the outer city of Liangjing to work in Liexingjiangbei after the Qingming Festival, and they charged some head referral fees.Now that the Twelve Cities of Jiangbei belonged to Beirong, the exchanges between the two sides of the strait are still frequent. Knowing that the Twelve Cities urgently need manpower to build fortifications, the two of them came up with this idea.

But who would have thought that Zhang Ling's concubine, Xiao Tao, was pregnant at this time, so Zhang Ling refused to go.After Wang Bailin quarreled with him, he finally persuaded Zhang Ling.On the day of departure, he and the others waited at the pier for a day, but Zhang Ling did not appear.

Wang Bailin then led the crowd to Zhang Ling's house. Everyone saw how Wang Bailin knocked on the door and shouted, how Zhang Ling's daughter-in-law came out with red and swollen eyes, and told Wang Bailin about Zhang Ling's death.

Liang Jingfu's conclusion was: Wang Bailin had no knowledge of Zhang Lingzhi's death and was released immediately.

Changlu Temple refused to accept this conclusion.Sheng Keliang was inconvenient to go out to take charge of the matter, so he asked Shaoqing Wei Yan to take charge of the investigation.Wei Yan was respectful and flattering to him on weekdays, and the captain who sent Cen Rong did his best. Unexpectedly, at this critical point, he would not accept the investigation file of Zhang Lingzhi's death.

Jin Yan thought that Wei Yan's move was very clever.The case was reported to Changlu Temple, and Changlu Temple and Liang Jingfu jointly investigated and dealt with it. Now Changlu Temple does not recognize Liang Jingfu's conclusion, and the case has been stuck here.The longer it is stuck, the lower the sound, the more evidence disappears, and the longer it will allow Sheng Keliang and Liang Anchong to operate behind the scenes.

All kinds of situations were placed in front of Jin Yan one by one.Cen Rong didn't come to talk to him very often recently, and Jin Yan knew that Cen Rong was also in dire straits: rumors of buying and selling officials broke out in the official department under his jurisdiction, and there was a great commotion in the court, and he was also investigating.

Cen Rong ordered him not to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, but to focus on Yang Song'er's case.

"The biggest difficulty for us in the case of Yang Song'er is that there are no people from Changlu Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Jin Yan pondered, "Maybe there are, but they dare not show up. It all depends on Cen Rong's pressure. It doesn't help."

At this time, he was on a night tour with Chen Shuang and You Junshan.In the late spring and early summer of April, the crabapple flowers gradually fade away, the finger-sized green apricots hang on the branches, and the petals spread all over the ground, making the Swallow Creek a soft red brocade.Durian flowers are everywhere in the courtyard of the neighborhood, willows are swaggering, and warblers and swallows are singing.Green apricots and cherries in the south are already sold along the streets, and peaches and plums are in season.

You Junshan is usually silent, he always feels that the past few days are not peaceful, and the streets are about to move around.Jin Yan didn't take it seriously, Chen Shuang and You Junshan had never been on good terms, but they agreed with You Junshan on this matter.Whenever Jin Yan goes out, the two of them will follow closely.

Walking to Qingsuli, there was another vendor selling lamps in front of Jin's house, but Yang Song'er was never seen again.You Junshan bought a sky lantern, and the peddler wrote on the lantern, "The sky is bright and the day is bright".Jin Yan looked at it again this time, and suddenly felt surprised: "You all only write these eight characters?"

The peddler said with a smile: "Then you only know these eight characters, what else can you write?"

Jin Yan looked around at the handwriting of other street vendors, and became more and more amazed: "Whose handwriting have you all copied? How come everyone's handwriting is so clear that the strokes and calligraphy are all exactly the same?"

It was only then that Chen Shuang discovered that there were four or five stalls on the street, all of which had the same word for "Sunshine".

"We copied the characters of the champion." The peddler told Jin Yan that after Jin Mingzhao was killed in battle and the Jin family was ruined and exiled, the first person to write with a lamp in front of Jin's mansion was the champion of the year before last.

"Master Kou Jichun and Mingji, the Chief of the Ministry of Punishment, can write very well." The business was deserted, and the vendors gathered around one after another, chattering in unison.Ji Chunming put a lamp in front of the Jin Mansion, but the words were not written on the lamp: he took a large brush, carried a chair, and wrote hundreds of thousands of lines densely outside the walls of the Jin Mansion. Its sky is bright and bright, and its sun is bright."

At the end of writing, he threw down the large pen, knelt down in front of the Jin Mansion, kowtowed, got up and left.

Jin Yan was stunned: "Ji Chunming?"

In the end, this matter had a ridiculous ending: the common people came to imitate the eight characters of Ji Chunming one after another. Liang Jingfu received the report, and the officials came to take a look. The wall was covered with mottled ink. black water.Liang Jingfu was very angry, but it was not easy for Ji Chunming to deal with it, so he approached his sister.Ji Jiayao's second sister carried Ji Chunming and Changlu Temple Shaoqing Wei Yan, and the three of them braved the rain to wash and scrub, and finally cleaned the outer wall of Jin's mansion thoroughly.

"But these eight words have already been engraved in the hearts of the people of Liang Jingfu." The peddler said in a low voice, "Little General Jin, do you want to buy a lamp? I won't charge any money."

Jin Yan also bought one, and still asked the peddler to help him write, and counted four copper coins for him.

Two sky lanterns fluttered into the sky.In the spring breeze, the remaining crabapple flowers were flying around, Jin Yan turned his head and smiled at Chen Shuang: "Let's go to Second Sister Yao again and see how Buyu is."

The three of them crossed the streets and alleys, and when they were about to reach Second Sister Yao's shop, Chen Shuang suddenly saw Ji Chunming drinking tea at a tea stand beside the road.

Ji Chunming sat alone, with a pot of tea in front of him and a fan, listening to the people at the tea stall with his ears up.

The case of Wang Bailin and Zhang Ling was being discussed in the tea stand.The person who spoke was a strong man who planned to go to the northern border with Wang Bailin to do business, and he vividly described how Wang Bailin waited that day and brought everyone to Zhang Ling's house to knock on the door: "It was dark at that time, and it was time for dinner. He knocked on the door several times and kept shouting, Zhang Ling's daughter-in-law, is Zhang Ling there? We have been waiting for him all day, why is there no sign of him!"

Ji Chunming couldn't help interjecting: "He's always been at the pier and never left?"

"Shit and pee, there's always a time when you're not around." The brawny man said.

Another person said: "For a person like Wang Bailin, why kill someone himself? Even if he never left, maybe someone else killed Zhang Ling long ago, and he would be innocent."

Ji Chunming nodded, and said again: "Zhang Ling had been missing for many days before his death, and even his wife didn't know where he was. Would Wang Bailin know about this? He took you to Zhang Ling's house even though he knew Zhang Ling was not at home. Knocking on the door is just a show for you to watch."

The strong man was not convinced: "Not everyone knows where Zhang Ling's concubine's house is! Wang Bailin wants to find Zhang Ling, where else can he go besides going to his house?"

Everyone agreed.Ji Chunming's expression changed: "How did he shout when he knocked on the door?"

The strong man: "Zhang Ling's daughter-in-law, is Zhang Ling here?"

Ji Chunming: "It was late at night when he went to look for Zhang Ling. Why did he call Zhang Ling's wife?"

Everyone was startled.

Ji Chunming said again: "If you open your mouth and call your daughter-in-law, you must know that your husband is not at home. Such a small trick will also deceive you people."

Jin Yan was listening outside the shed, and couldn't help smiling at this moment.Everyone in the shed looked at each other in blank dismay, and gradually began to agree with Ji Chunming's statement.The strong man's face turned red and white, and the shame of being face-smeared in public made him slap on Ji Chunming's desk: "Okay, you nerd! You talk so much nonsense, you can be used by bastards! You are a false punishment for the Ministry of punishment!" The name of Shao Sikou, hey, when you were admitted to the first prize, the whole street congratulated you, but I didn’t see you being of any serious use! You are so smart and vigilant, why don’t you go to investigate the case of Yang Song’er?”

The big man talked more and more: "Hey, I just remembered, isn't the case of Yang Song'er finalized and sealed by the Ministry of Criminal Justice! Ji Chunming, do you still have the face to speak?!"

Ji Chunming's face turned red and he almost jumped up. He pointed at the big man, held back for a long time, and cursed, "It's an insult to gentleness!"

The big man laughed wildly: "I don't care for your fake elegance!"

He wanted to scold again, but Ji Chunming had already got up and flicked his sleeves, stumbled out of the tea stall and shouted back: "I am a scholar, I am not as knowledgeable as you!"

Jin Yan was overjoyed.Since coming back, Chen Shuang had never seen him so happy. "Are you following?" he asked.

"Of course." Jin Yan was the first to follow.

Ji Chunming was indeed heading towards Second Sister Yao's shop, but he chose alleyways and muttered something while walking.The three of Jin Yan walked into the alley, Jin Yan turned his head and said to You Junshan: "Brother You, can you avoid it for a while? You are a member of the army, and I am afraid that I will scare Ji Chunming. You have also seen what kind of bookworm he is. "

You Junshan: "I'll stay away, but I have to protect you."

He fell at the end, distanced himself from Jin Yan and Chen Shuang.Chen Shuang was a little curious: "Would Ji Chunming be afraid of Youjun Mountain?"

"That's not true." Jin Yan said in a low voice, "It's just that there are some words that I don't want Brother You to listen to."

The two hurried to catch up with Ji Chunming.When Jin Yan called out his name, Ji Chunming turned around suspiciously and looked him up and down.

"Lord Ji, I am Jin Yan." Jin Yan bowed his hands and saluted, "Son of Jin Mingzhao."

The expression on Ji Chunming's face changed instantly, it was wonderful.He chuckled: "So it's you..." Before he finished speaking, he spat hard on Jin Yan's face.

"Cutting land and mourning the country, you still have the face to mention the name of General Jin Mingzhao!" Ji Chunming immediately jumped back after spitting, "You are not worthy!"

Jin Yan raised his hand to wipe his face, took a step forward, waved his sleeve, and gave Ji Chunming a solid slap in the face.

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Tomorrow there will be wolf cubs again.