Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

When it comes to pipa, the first thing that comes to mind is of course the four-stringed instrument in the impression. It is a pastime to add interest to the elegant hall, and it is also a means used by the girls in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to attract benefactors.But it is definitely not that simple to say these words from Xiao Beicheng's mouth. If you try to think in the opposite direction, it is not difficult to think of creepy possibilities.

"Playing the pipa... I seem to have heard of it."

"This is a harsh punishment. The victim is often stripped naked, and hangs his hands high on a wooden stake, exposing the ribs on both sides to the people. The executioner holds a sharp knife across the ribs, cuts the flesh repeatedly, and the tip of the knife brushes across the ribs. Bones, making a chilling sound, are called playing the pipa."

Speaking of this appalling and terrifying punishment in person, Xiao Beicheng felt a little helpless. He quietly looked away, looked around the Yonghe Tower, which carried too many memories of his childhood, and sighed, enduring the slight sourness on the tip of his nose: "Lin Xici Tortured in prison, he would rather die than surrender, and finally died playing the pipa. The person who executed the sentence at that time was Huan Yigong.”

Jun Ziyou's heart skipped a beat when he heard that, remembering that when Eunuch Huan Yi wanted to kill Li Ying, he was punished by Emperor Yuan who was pretending to be Hua Buzhi and had mentioned Lin Xici to him.At that time, he only thought that the other party regarded him as that man's son, but he never thought that there was such a connection.

Thinking about it this way... The deaths of Lin Xici and Jun Sigui may all have something to do with this thousand-year-old prisoner.

"When I learned that Lin Xici died under torture, my mother couldn't accept it for a while. She couldn't stand the stimulation, so she followed suit. However, the person who revealed the details to me was Si Ye who seemed to have nothing to do with it. Do you think he was involved in this incident? What role does it play in it?"

Looking at the man's serious expression, Jun Ziyou took advantage of the tea break to hide his gaze in a dark place that the man couldn't see, "If Si Ye is regarded as a figure independent of all forces, he You betrayed Eunuch Huan and passed this secret to you, which means that the informer is someone other than the two of them. The prince can investigate those who are still able to contend with him, so it will be much clearer."

In fact, there is only one qualified person in the capital.

Xiao Beicheng frowns deeply, and slowly speaks out a name: "Marquis of Ding'an, Qin Zhiyu."

"If you connect the events of the past with the various encounters today, many doubts can be easily resolved."

Gentleman You dipped his index finger into the tea soup, and wrote down the names of several people on the table, namely "Princess Chang", "Huan Yi", "Marquis of Ding'an" and "Si Ye". Who is Lin Xi resigning from?"

The man replied without thinking: "The first emperor. Huan Yi is the most loyal dog of the first emperor. There is no doubt about it. As long as it is what the first emperor wants to do, he will obey unconditionally. will give him supreme authority."

"Then there is another question here. If the former emperor really wanted to kill Lord Lin, he could have directly handed it over to Eunuch Huan Yi. Since he has taken back Lord Lin's real power and released rumors that he is a remnant of the previous dynasty, it is No more scruples, you can do it at any time, to put it bluntly, it is even necessary to cut off the future troubles as soon as possible, but Lin Xici died after the eldest princess gave birth, could it be that he was only worried about the eldest princess's mood? This is unreasonable."

"...You are right."

"In my opinion, it may not be the first emperor or Eunuch Huan who wanted to kill Mr. Lin. If he really cared about the eldest princess, the first emperor would not take back the marriage gift to become famous. Besides, Eunuch Huan's second factory can kill people. Intangible, when the time comes, the eldest princess will be powerless to stop it."

The most important thing is that in this day and age, even if you are a relative of the emperor, it is not up to a woman to say no to state affairs. If the former emperor really wanted to kill Lin Xici, a princess alone would not be able to stop her.

"Moreover, a very important point in time seems to have been overlooked. After the first emperor withdrew his order, he married the eldest princess to the Yue family. When the eldest princess came back, Mrs. Lin's wife was also pregnant, and Li Sansi thought about it later. Helping Jun Sigui and Mrs. Lin escape to Gusu, so it is very likely that Master Lin’s marriage was bestowed by the late emperor. Then, why did the late emperor give the marriage to a man who knew that his real power would be weakened soon, and even Is it someone destined to be executed?"

"When you say that, I think of the identity of Mrs. Lin. Her surname is Qian, and her father is the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. If Lin Xici falls out of favor, and the former emperor intends to get rid of him, she will definitely not marry her when her mother is far away. The empress asked him to marry Gao."

"That's why we were led astray. The person who really wanted to kill Lord Lin was not the former emperor. If Mr. Huan Yi really obeyed the late emperor, then he would not be the one who got rid of Lord Lin."

What he said was justified and well-founded, making it impossible to refute. Xiao Beicheng nodded, erased the water marks where he wrote the word "Huan Yi", and stared at the remaining three people in a trance.

Jun Ziyou further analyzed: "Let's talk about Si Ye, I heard that he was harmed by others before, occupying the position of Minister of Dali Temple for nothing, was emptied of real power, and even emptied of Dali Temple's old foundation, and forced to let one of the three justices Dali Temple became a vacant position, and he was poisoned by others, lying half dead in the deserted house, no one cares about him. When I first became Shaoqing, I was still concerned about his identity, and I took him back to Dali Temple. I have created a big trouble for myself, and I still have a headache when I think about it now... It can be seen that before this, he was not favored."

"During the reign of the late emperor, the Dali Temple lost the king's heart because of an old case. After that, the late emperor promoted the Ministry of Justice, and gradually ignored the existence of the Dali Temple. It was not until you took office that it resumed its original functions. At that time, the person in charge of the investigation The person responsible for that old case was Si Ye, if his serious illness was not caused by outsiders, but a false appearance he fabricated to make people take it lightly, then what has he done in the past few decades?"

"With all due respect, that old case was..."

Xiao Beicheng touched the bottom of the table, lightly touched with his fingertips, and the mechanism was activated, and then an extremely hidden hidden compartment popped up, in which there were many files with yellowed pages and even blurred handwriting.

Jun Ziyou flipped through it casually, and found a document with the seal of Dali Temple printed on it, the title of the nomination was exactly...

"The death of Empress Lin and the deposed prince Li Chonghua..."

"When a fire broke out in Jingling, people found two large and small remains in the ruins, identified the tokens worn by the remains, and confirmed that the dead were the empress Lin of Jingmingzong and Li Chonghua, the deposed prince. But there were many doubts at the scene, and there were many conspiracy theorists in the court. , so many people suspect that this is just a way for Empress Lin and the deposed prince Jin Chan to get out of their shells."

“How come you see?”

"Jingling is located outside Chang'an City, surrounded by mountains, with little wind and rain, and there is an underground river flowing. Even if there is not much water, if there is no strong wind, the fire should not be too fierce. Besides, Empress Lin and the deposed prince lived together. In the other courtyard of Qinshan, the first fire broke out was the side room where the palace guards lived, and the maids and eunuchs were safe, but it burned to death Empress Lin and the deposed prince who were separated by a long road, isn't that too suspicious?"

It sounds like the death of Empress Lin and the former prince is indeed strange.

Junziyou found a blueprint showing the topography of Jingling. Someone has already marked the location of the fire and Qinshan Courtyard with cinnabar. There is a long corridor between the two places that resembles the Yin and Yang Road in Miyagi, and there are bricks and stones on the side. The red wall is said to be able to stop the fire to a certain extent.

He asked: "When did someone find the water and send someone to put out the fire?"

Xiao Beicheng wasn't sure if his memory was accurate, so he looked through the file again and confirmed the time, "When the side room was completely on fire, a court lady who was feeding fish by the lotus pond noticed thick smoke, and immediately called the eunuch to fetch water to put out the fire. It happened to be a culvert that was recently repaired, and the gate was opened, and the groundwater was quickly drawn to put out the fire. It was only after the fire in the side house was extinguished that people discovered that Qinshan Bieyuan was also engulfed in flames."

"This is strange. If the fire had spread, people would have no reason to ignore the fire in Qinshan's other courtyard. Besides, the side house just one road away was full of smoke and noisy. Empress Lin and the deposed prince did not Should be indifferent."

"So you think that the dead are not the real queen and prince."

Junziyou pouted, tilted his head to look at Xiao Beicheng, and shook his head again, "Or before the fire came, they were trapped in the other courtyard and couldn't move. Even if they died in the fire, it would be very difficult." Few people are burned alive, and the exhaust gas produced by burning wood is also a deadly poison. If you inhale too much, you will be dizzy, lose consciousness and mobility, and even endanger your life.”

He flipped through a few pages and found the key part of the record of the scene, "The file records that Empress Lin was found in a corner by the wall, and the deposed prince lay stiff in the middle of the room, dying in a horrific manner. Therefore, the investigation The person who investigated the case speculated that the abolition of the prince was because he couldn't think about it and set the fire on himself. Empress Lin was eager to save her son. Would you think of committing suicide by arson, which hurts others and yourself?"

Jun Ziyou's back is still burning and hurting, and he always feels that the death scene is too weird, "The body of the deceased is stiff... Unless the deposed prince is dead at this time, no one can burn his body, no matter how strong his endurance is." If he is motionless, even if he is not dead, he must be in an unconscious state."

Xiao Beicheng gave a protracted "hmm", pinched the thin paper, and seemed to have a clue, and followed his line of reasoning: "According to what you said, Empress Lin's death is normal, she crawled on the ground Humble to survive, desperately breathing the little air left, and trying to climb to the door for help. Could it be that the Qinshan Bieyuan was not the first scene of the crime?"

"Only the first person to enter the scene of fire and speak well in Jingling will have the opportunity to act. His status will not be very noble, and even if he is in danger, he will not be cared about... Can you find such a person?"

Xiao Beicheng recalled the dossier that he had read hundreds of times, quickly flipped through the pages, stopped suddenly, pointed to a very inconspicuous name in the corner, "This is the person."

Li Jiong, the eunuch who was the head of Jingling at that time.

The author has something to say: Today is also offering thousands of changes with both hands, and I can feel the top of my head gradually thinning... sad.

Thank you for reading the text, the little cute duck~