The Young Emperor and the Fearless

When He Mao returned from the yamen to the prefect's mansion, the people sent by Zhou Fu had just saluted Yuan Zhimi.

Yuan Zhimi waved to He Mao, beckoning him to come over quickly.

He Mao heard about Zhou Fu Feige passing on the letter, stepped forward and asked, "Master Zhou asked you to come here, what do you want to say?"

The man said: "Master Zhou, Master Zhou found a new clue, so I must report it to you."

In order to convey the news to them as soon as possible, he traveled all night and even broke two horses. He was exhausted.

He Maodao: "What is the clue? I can't make it clear in the letter, and I sent you here specially?"

The man said: "After Master Yuan left that day, Master Zhou found traces of burning on the hillside of the town. Because the burning was too thorough, it was impossible to determine what was burnt. Not long after, a woman came I came to report to the official, saying that her family killed her man. Her man was bought with money and burned to death on the hillside, which is the scene where Mr. Zhou discovered the burning."

Yuan Zhimi and He Mao thought of one thing at the same time, and He Mao asked: "Later, did Master Zhou find out that the family of the man who was burned to death had contact with Zhang Daiqing, and he was bought by Zhang Daiqing to go to Zhang Guangping?" Life?"

The man was shocked and said: "Master He, there are such things?"

He Mao and Yuan Zhimi looked at each other, and said in surprise: "It's not about this, what is the clue?"

The man stammered: "The woman said in her testimony that the person who bought her man's life with money is... is..."

He Mao was surprised, and asked: "Who is it?"

The man took a peek at Yuan Zhimi, closed his eyes and said, "It's Master Yuan and the others."

What nonsense!

Yuan Zhimi snorted, and the man said again: "However, Mr. Zhou didn't believe the woman's words, so he asked her again. The woman said that she sent her man's ashes and the rest of the money. Someone told her so, and at that time, that servant just pointed at Master Yuan who was on the street..."

It is not difficult to judge that this is the ghost of Zhang Daiqing.

Yuan Zhimi paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.He suddenly remembered that when he left Donghe Town that day, the woman who had always hated them on the street, could it be her?

Yuan Zhimi asked: "Is the woman you are talking about wearing calico clothes and a big mole on her forehead?"

The man was surprised and said: "Master Yuan, how do you know?"

No wonder, the woman hated them so much that day...

Yuan Zhimi said: "How does Zhou Fu think about this matter?"

The man said: "Master Zhou suspects that this matter may have something to do with Zhang Daiqing, and he wants me to tell Master Yuan to pay more attention to Zhang Daiqing, lest he resort to insidious tricks."

It seems that Zhou Fu has not deduced what Zhang Daiqing did.However, combined with Zhang Daiqing's "golden cicada escapes its shell", everything can be explained clearly.

He did not lie in court, he did find a substitute man in Donghe Town, but this life transaction was not what you wanted. After Zhang Daiqing forced the buyer, he did not want to expose himself, so he drew the anger of the man's family to the For Yuan Zhimi and the others, I am afraid that the words said by the servants who connected with the woman were all said by Zhang Daiqing on purpose.

Yuan Zhimi said: "Go back and tell Zhou Fu that we have already investigated this matter, so that he doesn't have to worry about it."

This Zhang Daiqing is insidious and cunning, and dares to hit Yuan Zhimi's crooked mind on the head.He Mao smiled and said: "Master Yuan, in the courtroom the night before yesterday, you didn't see that Zhang Daiqing deliberately led the process of finding a scapegoat vaguely, Huang...he asked, and Zhang Daiqing never mentioned half a sentence. Thinking about it this way, sure enough He has a guilty conscience, and he is afraid that something will come out, that he will frame you and other things will be revealed."

Yuan Zhimi said with his hands behind his back: "Master He, could it be that you want to be a benevolent official and let him finish the funeral for his son, I will definitely not let him off easily."

He Maodao: "Master Yuan, what are your plans?"

Yuan Zhimi said: "I will ask him about this matter in person. If he admits it, he will be locked up for a few more days and fined more money. Anyway, this chapter is in the Qing Dynasty, the wealthy party is used to being arrogant, and I don't mind increasing the punishment. Get rid of his anger."

He Mao asked the people sent by Zhou Fu to go down to rest, but he seemed to have something to say.

The man said: "There is one more thing, Mr. Zhou finds it very strange."

He Mao couldn't laugh or cry: "Master Zhou has been seriously ill for a day or two. If there is anything else, you can finish it quickly."

The man said: "A few days ago, a scholar from the National Academy came to Nudi City to announce the rankings and announced the top three in the provincial examination. Sir He, do you remember?"

He Mao said: "Of course I remember."

The man said: "That scholar fell off his horse and died on the way back to Beijing."

Every three years, the list of bachelors in Nudi City is the same person, surnamed Gao, with a single character named Ming.Gao Ming is an ordinary bachelor of the National Academy of Sciences, has no merits and demerits, has been working hard for many years, and is quite friendly.

What Zhou Fu meant was that he fell off his horse and died, it was really strange, there may be something hidden.

However, when the officers and soldiers who traveled with the bachelor Gao Ming told the story of what happened, it sounded like an accident.They traveled all night and were exhausted. The horse could not get a rest, and it was so exhausted that when it kicked a stone on the side of the road, the horse's foot went limp, and Gao Ming on the horse was thrown out in an instant.That lot happened to be close to a steep hillside, and Gao Ming rolled down it.

When the officers and soldiers went down the hillside and found Gao Ming, he had already died.

He Mao asked, "Master Zhou, what are you worried about?"

The man said: "Master Zhou asked me to bring a message, saying that this matter can be big or small. Gao Ming has been in charge of the provincial examination and has never had any accidents. Why did something happen this time. Master Zhou wants to ask Master Yuan what he means. Check it out?"

Yuan Zhimi looked at He Mao: "Master He, what do you think?"

He Maodao: "I am deeply saddened by the accident of Bachelor Gao Ming. If Mr. Zhou feels that something is wrong, it is not impossible to investigate."

Yuan Zhimi said: "In this case, let Zhou Fu investigate by himself. The case of the disappearance of the children in Donghe Town has been closed. He can continue to be his envoy and take care of wise matters in his spare time."

**

Yuan Zhimi walked into the pavilion in the backyard of the prefect's mansion with He Mao, and He Li was sleeping on the stone table.

Yuan Zhimi looked around, but he didn't find Ju Xie and Su Yu, and said with a smile: "Those two people have been following Heli closely these two days, and they seem to dislike each other. In order to avoid them, Heli almost took the prefect's house It was lifted."

He Maodao: "I think it's not just about avoiding them, Mr. Yuan doesn't seem to be much better."

Yuan Zhimi was noncommittal, sat down next to He Li, touched the cold stone table, and hugged He Li.

As soon as he moved, He Li woke up with a start, opened his eyes and saw Yuan Zhimi's approaching smiling face, pushed his head away in horror, and said angrily, "What are you doing?"

Yuan Zhimi let him go, shrugged his shoulders, and said indifferently, "It's windy here, and the table is still cold. Are you afraid of the wind and cold when you sleep?"

He Liman said indifferently: "It's nothing."

Yuan Zhimi narrowed his eyes and teased deliberately: "Yes, anyway, there is a senior doctor here, who will take care of you in everything and will not make you suffer from minor illnesses."

He Li didn't want to talk to him, so he raised his head and asked He Mao, "Has Zhou Fu's people come?"

He Maodao: "He's already here. He explained the situation to Master Yuan and me, and went to the side room to rest."

He Li said: "What does Zhou Fu want to tell us?"

He Maodao: "The family of the scapegoat Zhang Daiqing found the government. Mr. Zhou didn't know that Chang Zhang and Chang Zhang were replaced. He noticed that there was a difference, so he sent people to come and talk. This is one of them. There is another thing. The scholar was brilliant, fell off his horse by accident, and fell to his death."

He Li frowned and said, "Dead?"

He Maodao: "Master Zhou is very suspicious. He suspects that Gao Ming's accident was not an accident. He wants to investigate this matter."

He Li nodded: "Alright. Gao Ming is also a bachelor, so if he can find out what happened, he can give his family an explanation. By the way, how is the investigation of Lu Lina's case going?"

He Maodao: "We suspect that Chang Ning and Zhang Dai are behind the scenes of the Qing Dynasty, but there is no motive and evidence, so it is difficult to draw conclusions."

He Li said: "Have you visited Lu Li today?"

He Mao said: "Yes, Lu Li did not provide any favorable clues."

He Li said: "Then I'll ask again."

With that said, He Li got up and wanted to go out, but was blocked by Yuan Zhimi, unable to take a step.

Yuan Zhimi remained motionless, deliberately blocking him.

He Li said angrily, "Prime Minister Yuan!"

Yuan Zhimi looked at Heli lazily, retracted his legs, embraced Heli's shoulders, and said enthusiastically, "I'll go with you."

He Li said: "No need, I'll be with He Mao, you stay in the prefect's mansion."