Friends are always teasing me [Transmigration Book]

The welcome team gathered outside the city gate, waiting for Di Yue's envoys for a long time.

Then some officials said to the leader Bao Longtu: "Lord Bao, it stands to reason that the envoy should have arrived long ago.... Could it be that something happened on the way?"

Bao Longtu also faintly felt that something was wrong, so he ordered a messenger to ride a fast horse to investigate.About an hour later, the messenger reported back quickly, saying that on the official road not far from Laiwu Town, the corpses of a dozen foreigners were found. Judging from their attire, they looked like Diyue Kingdom envoys.

This time, the ruling and opposition parties were shocked.

Qiu Muheng was naturally furious.Diyue's envoys had an accident in the Great Wei, and the responsibility naturally had to be borne by the Great Wei.Although Diyue is a small country, geographically it is an important place.West can contain other countries, and vice versa.If Di Yue's diplomatic relations were lost, the western fortress would be in danger.

Since the beginning of the first emperor, Wei has always wanted to establish diplomatic relations with Di Yueguo.It was not until Qiu Muheng came to power that there was improvement.

But now the Diyue envoy died on the way to Beijing.The life and death of Diyue Prince Batulu, Hongwei General White and Ambassador Gerhan are uncertain, all the tributes with the car disappeared, and all the escort soldiers and car workers were killed.If you don't find out the truth and give Di Yueguo an explanation, Di Yue will definitely unite with the Western Regions to launch a war against Wei.

Qiu Muheng sent Shuntian Mansion to investigate and investigate, but three days later, there was no progress in the case.

The emperor shouted angrily throughout the court: "Three days, there is no progress. Is this how you eat the king's salary and worry about the king's worries! No wonder there are still thieves at the feet of the emperor who dare to provoke troubles. It is really hateful! "

The governor of Shuntian Prefecture hastily knelt down and said: "I deserve death for my crimes, please punish me for your majesty's crimes!"

Qiu Muheng said: "Hmph! Punishment? Can punishing you recover the losses suffered by the court? Can punishing you bring the dead envoy Di Yue back to life? As the prefect of Shuntian, you are in charge of public security in the capital, but you act so stupidly! You really deserve to die." !Damn it!"

Lu Deyou shivered on the ground, not daring to say another word.

Qiu Muheng called the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and said, "Yan Qing!"

Yan Qing went out and kowtowed: "The minister is here."

Qiu Muheng said: "Immediately decree that Lu Deyou will be dismissed from his position as Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and will be handed over to the third division."

Yan Qing said: "Yes, I will do it immediately."

Li Yanzhao also came out at this time, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please appease your anger. Lu Deyou should be punished for his incompetence, but now the most urgent task is to use talented people to quickly solve this case to solve the urgent need."

Qiu Muheng said: "Is there anyone in your mind?"

Li Yanzhao said: "Yangzhou water transportation envoy Bao Longtu assisted the governor in solving strange cases many times when he was serving in the south of the Yangtze River, and the emperor appointed him as Di Yue's welcoming envoy. The veteran thinks that this case can be fully investigated by Bao Longtu."

Qiu Muheng was pondering.

He was really eager to let Bao Longtu sit on the position of Shuntian Fu Yin.However, the case of the death of the Diyue mission was too difficult, and if it was not handled properly, it would be related to the fate of the country.If the case could not be solved in time and Di Yueguo would be given an explanation, Bao Longtu would also be to blame for the war in the Northwest. At that time, Qiu Muheng would come forward to protect him, which would only provoke criticism from the government and the public.

This is a big fire pit, how could Qiu Muheng have the heart to push him into it with his own hands?

Qiu Muheng pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "This case is a big one, let me think it over before making a decision."

He flicked his sleeves and ordered to retreat.

Bao Longtu's rank was only fifth rank, and he had no qualifications to go to court, so he waited outside the palace gate.

Li Yanzhao stepped out quickly, pulled him aside, briefly explained the matter in the court, and said to him: "I recommend you to the emperor to investigate this case. Do you have confidence?"

Bao Longtu said: "Students don't know. But...the matter is serious. If the truth is not found out one day earlier, we are afraid that there will be a war, and people will die."

Li Yanzhao nodded, and was about to say something more, when a young eunuch rushed to the palace gate, first greeted Li Yanzhao, and then said to Bao Longtu: "Master Bao, the emperor has called you, please enter the palace quickly with the servants. "

"It must be for investigation." Li Yanzhao sighed, "You go. Whether you want to seize this opportunity is entirely up to you."

Bao Longtu bowed, resigned from Li Yanzhao, and followed the little eunuch to the emperor's upper study.

Qiu Muheng frowned deeply, without his usual smile.

After the little eunuch brought him here, he bowed and left, and closed the door by the way.

As soon as Bao Longtu called him "Your Majesty", Qiu Muheng interrupted him and said, "You fellow Lu Deyou, after three days of investigation, he couldn't find anything. I have already resigned from his official position. I urgently call you in." Gong, just because this matter is difficult to understand, I want to discuss it with you. But to be honest, I don't want you to take over the position of Shuntian Mansion right now."

Bao Longtu murmured, and said: "The emperor is afraid that the minister will not be able to take on the important task?"

Qiu Muheng said: "I have always been at ease when you handle affairs. But this time, I always feel uneasy in my heart. I always feel that the death of Envoy Di Yue is not as simple as it appears."

Bao Longtu said: "The emperor thinks, what kind of conspiracy is involved in this?"

Qiu Muheng said: "I can't say for sure, maybe...maybe we won't know until the truth comes to light. However, no one can use the three law divisions. I'm afraid handing it over to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment will lead to the same result as Shuntian Mansion."

He sighed heavily, and continued: "Actually, with my current military strength, I am not afraid of going to war with Di Yue, but... it will make the people on the border suffer."

Bao Longtu said: "Your majesty is wise. I ask for an order to investigate the case, and I will do my best to solve the case and relieve the emperor's worries."

Qiu Muheng said: "You..."

Bao Longtu said: "A minister who eats the king's salary should serve the imperial court, and he will never refuse to die. Moreover, the case has been published for three days. If it continues to be shelved, it may be banned, which will be detrimental to the country and the society, and the emperor will be in trouble all day long. Whether in public or private, ministers should contribute to the emperor."

Qiu Muheng thought for a long time before saying: "Okay! I ordered you to be the Governor of Shuntian and take over the seal of the government. I also gave you a gold medal to investigate major cases for me and allow you to do things cheaply. Wherever you go, you are like my own. The decree is issued immediately."

Bao Longtu knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you for the order."

Qiu Muheng nodded, helped him up, and said: "You mentioned that the heirs of Mo and Wei are working in Shuntian Mansion, right? I think these two people can become your arms in the future. If you investigate this case, you can let him These two people are by your side, firstly they can be used to drive you, and secondly, they can protect you completely. If necessary, I can designate them as sixth-rank school captains."

Bao Longtu said: "I thank the emperor for his consideration and thoughtfulness, I am very grateful."

Before the imperial decree arrived, Mo Liang had already summoned all the police officers to greet the new chief outside Shuntian Mansion.

When Bao Longtu saw this battle, he was taken aback for a moment, but when he saw Mo Liang and Wei Lan at the head of the team, he was no longer surprised.

Mo Liang bowed and said, "There are 460 arresters and yamen servants in Shuntian Mansion, and you will be dispatched by your lord!"

Bao Longtu nodded, ordered everyone to waive the etiquette, and said to Mo Liang: "Now that the case is imminent, these etiquettes can be omitted. If you have found any clues before, report them to me as soon as possible."

Mo Liang replied "Yes" and followed Bao Longtu into the main hall, while Wei Lan dismissed all the messengers and assigned tasks for them.

When Bao Longtu sat down firmly in the hall, Mo Liangcai reported: "My lord, my subordinates have inspected the scene before, but they didn't find any signs of fighting there."

Bao Longtu was taken aback, and said, "There are no traces of fighting at the scene?"

Mo Liang said: "Yes. But judging from the wounds on the corpses, they were indeed killed after fighting to the death. The autopsy also proved that they all died of knife wounds, and they died on the spot."

Bao Longtu said: "In other words, the place where the body was found is not the first scene of the murder."

Mo Liang said: "This subordinate also thinks so, and following this clue, traced along the direction of the envoy for dozens of miles, but found nothing unusual."

Bao Longtu said: "It seems that the murder scene has not been found until today."

Mo Liang said: "This subordinate is ashamed."

Bao Longtu said: "Go ahead."

Mo Liang said: "Yes. In addition, my subordinates inspected the second scene - oh, the place where the body was found. The subordinates found that there is a big problem with the rut marks. It stands to reason that the convoy brought so many valuable gifts to the pilgrimage. It should be very deep. But the ruts we found at the second scene were very shallow. And we asked the messenger who investigated that day, and he said that when he went to the scene, there was nothing but dead bodies and empty boxes. Others. The horses pulling the carts have disappeared.”

Bao Longtu said: "Then you can follow the horseshoe prints to track it down?"

Mo Liang said: "The strange thing is that no horseshoe prints were found at the scene. My subordinates infer that it is likely that after the envoys were killed at the first scene, the gangsters unloaded the gifts and loaded the body into the carriage until the second scene." They dumped the corpses. Then they unloaded the horses and disposed of the horseshoe marks. Since the official roads are mostly dirt roads, it is very easy to cover up the marks.”

Bao Longtu pondered, and said, "Go get the map."

"Yes."

Before Mo Liang could take a few steps, he saw Wei Lan coming in with a map in his hand.

Mo Liang looked at him and smiled, and after presenting the map, he stood beside Bao Longtu one by one on the left and one on the right.

Bao Longtu studied the map carefully, followed the route of the Diyue envoy with his fingers, and suddenly said, "The second scene is not far from Laiwu Town. Have you checked both Laiwu Town and Shiliting post station? "

Mo Liang bowed and said: "As expected of Mr. Bao, he really has a unique insight, which is much better than the former Mr. Yin."

Wei Lan sighed: "After we found out that the second scene was not far from Laiwu Town, we immediately reported to Lord Lu. But the Lord forbade us to search the town on the grounds that the emperor ordered not to harass the good people."

"When did the emperor issue this edict?"

Mo Liang spread his hands, and said: "Yes, the emperor did not make this order this time, but he made such an edict in the case of arresting Wang Chao and Ma Han before."

Bao Longtu opened his mouth and closed it again.It seems that he wants to scold the street, but he can't scold him because of his identity.

Wei Lan said: "My lord, Dynasty and Ma Han are also gone."

Bao Longtu was startled, and said, "They disappeared?"

Wei Lan said: "Yes. On the day of the incident, the subordinate and Mo Liang acted separately. He was investigating the scene, and the subordinate went to the post station to ask if they had any clues. But when I arrived, the two of them had already passed away. Not in the inn, neither the waiter nor the shopkeeper know where he is going."

Bao Longtu said: "Have you searched in the capital?"

Mo Liang said: "I don't think they are in the capital. Their elder brother Sun is still in prison. If they come to the capital, they will definitely come to Shuntian Mansion to look for him. I'm afraid..."

Wei Lan sighed, took it over and said, "I'm afraid don't be involved in this incident."

Bao Longtu let out a long breath.

"Mo Liang, Wei Lan, the two of you summoned all the police and yamen servants, and issued an order from the government to conduct a thorough search of Laiwu Town and these villages."

Wei Lan cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate will do it immediately!"

Bao Longtu said: "Mo Liang, you and a team of people are accompanying the residence."

"My lord wants to..."

"That's right." Bao Longtu stood up, "This government will personally investigate the second site."