Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

"Killed?" Yan Shu quickly followed and asked who the Bai Yutang assassin was, but if he was captured, what about our casualties.

Bao Zheng, Eight Sage Kings, and Song Tingkong all looked at Bai Yutang with concern, waiting for his answer.

Bai Yutang didn't look at anyone, but stared blankly at the ground in front of him, as if half of his soul was gone.

"Total annihilation, but it's useless, the witnesses are all dead."

Bai Yutang was persuaded to sit down and have a sip of tea before talking slowly.He didn't drink the tea, and pushed away the tea delivery official. After a moment of dull expression, he frowned and looked at Bao Zheng.

"Ten of us died. Those assassins must have surveyed the terrain long ago. There happened to be a road on the side of the road, leading to the nearest Taiping Village. They blocked the way, and I led my men to resist, in order to protect those Witnesses, ask someone to take them away. Unexpectedly, there was an ambush near the small road, and when the witnesses approached, they shot and killed them. By the time we reacted, it was already too late."

"What kind of important witness is hunted down like this?" Eight Worthy King asked puzzled.

Bao Zheng sighed and explained to them that the ten civilians who were killed were the parents of six missing children in Deping County six years ago.

Song Tingkong was puzzled: "They are actually related to this case? Besides, who would use this extreme method to silence them? Grand Master Pang? But I can't figure it out. Our case is almost over, and the witnesses and material evidence are enough. His subordinates There is absolutely no need to do so.”

"So we suspect that there may be others involved in this case. A criminal who is currently being imprisoned in the prison is one of the six lost children in Deping County, Danian. To confirm whether there are other lost children, we It was only then that the parents of these six children were taken to Tokyo City. I never expected that there would still be a problem with the repeated instructions to ensure safety." Bao Zheng explained.

The Eight Sage Kings had only a half-knowledge, and asked Bao Zheng to explain in detail.

Bao Zheng told Baxian Wang and others carefully about the shopkeeper Xue opening the Wangyou Pavilion and deliberately pretending to be the Jianghu Killer Pavilion.

"This matter is indeed strange. Could it be that there is something hidden in the case?" Song Tingkong looked at Bao Zheng seriously, "It needs to be investigated carefully."

"This incident is really strange. If it was only the six children lost in Deping County that year, and their parents came to recognize them, there would be no need to invite murder." Yan Shu said.

After pondering for a while, the Eighth Sage King asked everyone: "I've heard some rumors about the Wangyou Pavilion in the rivers and lakes, and it seems to be very powerful. Do you think this is Wangyou Pavilion's revenge?"

"It's also possible." Bao Zheng nodded.

"If this is the case, we still have to spend time to investigate the matter carefully. One wave is not smooth, and another wave will rise again. It will be hard for Mr. Bao again." The eight virtuous king lamented that Bao Zheng was not easy.

Bao Zheng bowed his hands respectfully and thanked the Baxian King for his concern, saying that these are the things he should do as the prefect of Kaifeng, and he should handle them with due diligence.

Song Tingkong said to the Eight Sage Kings: "I admire Lord Bao the most. If officials can fulfill their duties like him, why don't we worry about the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the country and the congratulations from all directions?"

The Eight Sage Kings agreed, and said to Song Tingkong and Yan Shu, "We should all learn from him."

Bao Zheng humbly thanked everyone for their praise.

In the afternoon, news came from Chenzhou that the [-] soldiers and horses privately raised by Grand Master Pang in the deep mountains of Chenzhou had been seized.According to the content of the reported news, when the government led troops to seize it, they were still secretly recruiting troops.

"It's too crazy!" The eight virtuous king was very angry when he heard that Grand Master Pang secretly recruited troops and bought horses for the purpose of rebelling, he was very angry, "How much honor the former emperor and the present have given him, he doesn't know the slightest gratitude, even the white-eyed wolf is better than him Have a conscience!"

"We must report the truth to the Holy Majesty and punish him severely." Song Tingkong echoed the words of the Eight Sage Kings.

Bao Zheng nodded again and again, and immediately made a memorial. After asking the three of you to read it, he presented the memorial.

After Bai Yutang pleaded guilty, he resigned and went back to his room to change clothes.

After Zhao Hanyan returned home, when he heard the news, he hurried to wait outside Bai Yutang's house.Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and Judge Shi also came to check on Bai Yutang's situation.

"Mr. Gongsun and Ma Han have gone to the scene of the crime to check the situation, and another 30 people have come back, and they are also covered with blood." Zhao Hu explained to Judge Shi in a low voice.

"It's only been a while, and such a big case happened. It's really..." Judge Shi sighed.

"Let's take a look. I have just promised Mr. Gongsun to inquire about the process one by one, and asked the secretary to describe it." Zhao Hu said.

Zhao Hanyan told Zhao Hu and Zhang Long not to wait any longer, "I don't think he can finish washing in a while, it's important that you go to the business first, and it's the same when you finish the business later."

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu agreed that they didn't dare to delay their business, so they asked Zhao Hanyan to send a greeting to Bai Yutang for the two of them, and left as promised.

Judge Shi waited for the two of them to walk away, saw that there was no one else around, and said to Zhao Hanyan, "Before you suspected Bai Yutang and said that he had disappeared, I thought he had a guilty conscience and fled in fear of crime. Now look at him, this is Mr. Bao Bao Order to escort witnesses into the city of Tokyo."

"Yeah, I just found out that he suddenly disappeared, so I was overthinking it." Zhao Hanyan pondered, "However, about Su Yuerong, whether he is innocent or not is uncertain. What does Judge Shi think? "

Judge Shi nodded quickly, agreeing with Zhao Hanyan's statement, and then asked Zhao Hanyan if he had caught the blind Taoist priest.

"The news was wrong, I didn't catch it, but it was not a waste of time. I caught two stalkers, but I didn't expect that the two were dead soldiers. Before they were caught, they copied their daggers and killed themselves immediately." Zhao Hanyan said.

"This...does this mean suicide?" Judge Shi was surprised, "Grandmaster Pang really did everything he could to silence him and lighten his charges. It stands to reason that Grandmaster Pang's power is gone, and as long as the case is made public, he might not There is such a thing.

Now because of the secrecy of the court trial, those of his subordinates outside who are still in the dark must feel that there is still a chance to save them, so they are so desperate. "

"It makes sense." Zhao Hanyan nodded.

Judge Shi asked Zhao Hanyan again to report the situation to Bao Zheng.

"Not yet, just came back and came here to 'see' him." Zhao Hanyan gave Judge Shi a mysterious look.

Judge Shi immediately understood that some things should be kept secret from Bai Yutang, after all, he was still suspected.

"Did you find Su Yuerong?" Zhao Hanyan asked again.

Judge Shi shook his head, and was about to elaborate when he heard the door over there being opened.Bai Yutang changed into brand new white clothes and came out. After seeing the two of them, he opened the door wider and invited them into the room.

"I won't go in. I still have work to do. I'm relieved to see that Brother Bai is okay." Judge Shi gave Zhao Hanyan a special wink before leaving after saluting the two of them.

Bai Yutang watched Judge Shi leave, and turned to look at Zhao Hanyan.

Zhao Hanyan also looked back at Bai Yutang, and after a moment of silence, when the other party didn't speak, she took the initiative to ask, but Bai Yutang grabbed her arm suddenly, dragged her into the room, and then closed the door with a "clang".

Bai Yutang only left room for Zhao Hanyan to cling to the door panel.

"I heard you doubt me?"

"Reasonable doubt." Zhao Hanyan explained.

Bai Yutang pinched Zhao Hanyan's chin, looked at her tender lips, and couldn't help sighing: "I was so tired that I went crazy, I almost blunted my knife, and when I came back, I was framed by the woman I love..."

"I've wronged you." Zhao Hanyan said.

"It depends on what you use to appease my grievances. If the method is good, it will not be regarded as grievances, but happiness." After Bai Yutang finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed Zhao Hanyan's soft and tender cheek.

Zhao Hanyan immediately closed his eyes, waited for a while, and slowly opened them suspiciously.

"You look disappointed, are you looking forward to something?" Bai Yutang asked with a smile.

"No." It turned out that Bai Yutang was deliberately teasing her, and Zhao Hanyan blushed immediately.

"Then I'm looking forward to this, knowing that time is running out, just for a while."

Bai Yutang's face moved closer to Zhao Hanyan's again, touched her lips lightly, sucked carefully and softly, deepened a little bit, and finally passed the trembling of the tip of his tongue to the other party.

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The next day, when Gongsun Ce searched the warehouse of the Grand Master's Mansion, he found a box of silver that was similar to the money used in the private military camp in Chenzhou.

There is no obvious mark on the silver ingot, but there is a small circular shallow pit at the bottom near the edge. If you don't pay attention, it can almost be ignored.But after careful observation, you will find that there are marks on every silver treasure, which are not accidental, but intentional marks, which are used to distinguish the source of silver.

This box of silver can be said to further confirm the fact that Grand Master Pang raised soldiers privately in Chenzhou, and further confirmed Grand Master Pang's rebellion.This matter was reported to Zhao Zhen, who was furious and ordered the Kaifeng Mansion to behead Grand Master Pang tomorrow.As for Qu Rongfa, because he voluntarily provided important clues to expose Pang Taishi's treason by raising soldiers, Song Tingkong, Minister of the Criminal Ministry, suggested a lenient punishment. This set a precedent.Zhao Zhen then agreed to the matter, temporarily exempted Qu Rong from the death penalty, and was exiled to the northwest after being sentenced to death.

The next day, it was almost noon.

After Bao Zheng said, "Bring him up", Yan Shu saw Grand Master Pang being brought outside the Kaifeng mansion in a pale prison uniform.Who would have thought that Grand Master Pang, who was so magnificent and majestic back then, would be beheaded now.Yan Shu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The beheading scene was solemn, but due to the special status of the prisoner, it was not made public.In order to prevent the prisoner from struggling and screaming, his mouth was tightly gagged except his hands were tied.At the same time, in order to prevent the adults from being soiled by the splattered blood, they pulled the white silk to cover their heads before cutting their heads.

When the time came, Master Bao gave an order, and the government servants pressed Grand Master Pang under the dragon head, and in the blink of an eye, his head fell to the ground.

After death, the body is covered with the white silk just now, and the body is collected for disposal.

"This case is considered over." The Eighth Sage King sighed, and then comforted Bao Zheng, finally he could relax, sleep well, and eat well.

Three days later, in the Chuigong Hall, there was a joint memorial of eight ministers.These eight ministers all had a good relationship with Grand Master Pang in the court.

Now eight ministers jointly signed a letter, accusing Bao Zheng of perverting the law for personal gain and mistakenly killing Pang Ji, an important official of the court.