I solved crimes in the Song Dynasty and strengthened the country [Seventh Five-Year]

04 Green calyx distinguishes wizards

"Lord Xue, Lord Zhongcheng has something important to do. If you don't have a clear matter, it is inconvenient for the subordinates to inform you."

After receiving a negative answer from the guards guarding the gate for the third time, Xue Qing could hardly suppress his anger.

He took office as a Yin official, and he became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple smoothly all the way. He was praised by people everywhere he went. Why did he have such a low status of being stopped by the guards?

However, his coming to find Bao Zheng is not something that can be publicized, and naturally there is no suitable reason to tell these guards.

Do you really have to find someone to entrust you with a relationship to get in?

Xue Qing did have an old friend who could be used in Yushitai, but he hadn't contacted him for a long time, and he couldn't get over that embarrassment.While hesitating, he saw Jiang Lin Shi Shi coming in a donkey cart.

"What are you doing here, kid?!" Xue Qing was so suffocated that he finally had something to vent.He glanced at the things on Jiang Lin's donkey cart, they were all miscellaneous books and books.A thought flashed through Xue Qing's mind, is Jiang Lin going to trip him up again?

Jiang Lin lifted up his sunscreen straw hat, and said in surprise, "Huh? What a coincidence, Jiang was called here. Xue Shaoqing is...?"

"You still have the face to ask?!" Xue Qing only hated himself for seeing this smiling tiger by mistake before, and gritted his teeth and whispered, "I'll give you one last chance to clarify your nonsense to Lord Bao. Forget about your kid deliberately messing with me yesterday, and that chinchilla smashed the fence of my house."

Jiang Lin put a folding fan against the bridge of his nose, pretending to be innocent, and said, "What? I thought the owner of the shop just happened to be named Xue, but I didn't expect to be Xue Shaoqing's servant? I'm really sorry."

Jiang Lin was born with the handsome appearance of a handsome young man. Even though he has a fox heart, he can coax people when he pleases him.Hearing that Jiang Lin apologized in a reasonable manner, Xue Qing snorted coldly and said, "If you really want to apologize, I will pick you up when I enter Yushitai later. You'd better be obedient..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Zhan Zhao's voice came from behind: "Jiang Shaocheng, the time agreed with you by Mr. Bao is approaching, please come in quickly."

The person named Jiang Linlai is Bao Zheng? !

Xue Qing looked at Jiang Lin in astonishment, and the latter also asked Xue Qing with surprised eyes, "Why don't you?", and was urged by Zhan Zhao again.

Xue Qing didn't care to think about it, and quickly called Zhan Zhao: "Guard Zhan! What this kid said yesterday is not true. Please let the subordinates go in and explain to Mr. Bao himself."

Zhan Zhao's attitude became colder, and he said, "Xue Shaoqing is worrying too much. Mr. Zhongcheng is not a partial listener, and calling Jiang Shaocheng is another important matter. You should go home early and wait for the results of the investigation and evidence collection. "

"Forensics...?"

Xue Qing completely stayed where he was, watching Jiang Lin nod at him, and easily entered Yushitai, bringing the donkey cart along with him.

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Turning into the small path of Yushitai, Zhan Zhao told Jiang Lin all the way: "I mentioned Jiang Shaocheng's performance in solving the case with Mr. Bao, and Mr. Bao is a little interested in you. I want you to compare with the judges of the Ministry of Justice who are also from Jinshi and rank... "

Although I recommended it with good intentions, this test came so suddenly.After all, Jiang Lin was only a young junior, so Zhan Zhao couldn't help feeling a little worried.

He encouraged: "Although I can't tell you what the exam will be, don't be nervous."

Is it hard to guess?Xue Qing was about to be impeached, and the position would soon be vacant. At this time, Bao Zheng called him and a judge from the Ministry of Punishment, and the meaning behind it couldn't be more obvious.

Jiang Lin has participated in countless speeches and debates since he was a child, and he rarely feels nervous.

He patted the donkey nonchalantly, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it just so happens that the officer also wants to come and chat with Mr. Zhongcheng about the progress of the case."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, and suddenly felt that Jiang Lin was turning against him.

Noticing the change in his expression, Jiang Lin waved his folding fan and said with a smile: "Ah, it seems that he really came to talk to me about the case."

Zhan Zhao paused for half a step before realizing that he had been shot by Jiang Linxu, and shook his head with a chuckle.

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Lin saw Bao Zheng sitting on a high seat.

In Jiang Lin's heart, there was a rush of pleasure that could only be felt when deciphering it - it turned out that Bao Zheng's complexion was indeed quite dark, but there was no legendary crescent moon on his forehead.The closest thing to it should be the few Sichuan-shaped wrinkles on the brows of the other party due to years of frowning.

Seeing Bao Zheng's serious face, Jiang Lin remembered for a moment how he pretended to be serious when he was interviewing juniors with his mentor, but he was actually thinking about what to have for lunch.

"Jiang Lin, I have met Bao Zhongcheng." Jiang Lin saluted, and after Bao Zheng taught him to sit, he sat beside him without any psychological burden.

He smiled frankly and asked, "I don't know when the judge who will talk about the case with us will arrive later?"

As soon as these words came out, Bao Zheng knew that it was Zhan Zhao who accidentally got the question right, and immediately cast a complaining look at the other party.The latter felt a little guilty, and hurriedly called Sima Guang.

Bao Zheng looked at Jiang Lin carefully.Jiang Linguan was well-dressed, with clear eyebrows, and confidence in his eyes that was not too ostentatious. Just a slight smile could make people feel good, and he had a clean air.

Even though he knew that Jiang Lin had some abilities, Bao Zheng was still a little surprised to see him so calm and composed.After all, almost everyone knows his name of iron face, and few juniors can not be intimidated when they see him, but this Jiang Lin always dares to meet his eyes.

Bao Zheng also couldn't figure out whether Jiang Lin was really confident, or if he was ignorant and fearless.

Sima Guang, who had just started, was completely different from Jiang Lin.

Sima Guang was dressed neatly and plainly, and his manner of bowing to meet him was eight degrees better than Jiang Linzhou's. One could tell at a glance that he was from a scholarly family.

"Sima Guang, the judge of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, has met Bao Zhongcheng." After saluting respectfully, Sima Guang noticed the people around Bao Zheng, and said in surprise, "Brother Baishi? Why..."

"Junshi, long time no see. The official was also called by Bao Zhongcheng." Jiang Lin didn't know that he would meet Sima Guang here.He nodded with a smile, pretending to accept the original owner's word "idiot" well.

Yes, Jiang Lin himself knew the famous Sima Guang in history.Moreover, the two of them are No.2 and No.3 in the same class, so they naturally exchanged name badges and even had a good talk during the half month of celebration after the palace examination.

In the middle, Sima Guang was transferred to Tongzhou, and he had little contact with him. He had just returned to Beijing not long ago, and the two of them hadn't visited each other yet.But from the shining eyes that Sima Guang looked at himself, it could be seen that he was delighted to see his old friend again.

Sima Guang happily introduced the relationship between the two of them to Bao Zheng, and then asked: "I don't know why Bao Zhongcheng gathered us here today?"

"Isn't it because the recent case in Kaifeng Mansion is so difficult that the officials came to ask you two for advice?" Jiang Lin snatched Bao Zheng's exam questions with a sigh, and the latter gave him a sidelong glance.

Bao Zheng said: "Didn't Jiang Shaocheng lock down the murderer in that case?"

Sima Guang noticed the undercurrent between them.With a flick of his eyes, he said to Jiang Lin, "Is it the Kaifeng mansion case? If there is anything I can do to help, Junshi must do his best."

"That's right, Xiaguan originally thought that what he encountered was just a case of an evil servant killing his master. After in-depth investigation, he found that there are many suspicious points in this case." A strong young man shot the victim from behind with a three-inch-long sharp weapon in his left hand, and then the body was bitten and deformed by vicious dogs."

Bao Zheng took the post-mortem form Jiang Lin handed over, and asked, "The evil servant?"

"Yu Liang, a self-prostitute in Linru County, 43 years old, often uses his right hand." Yu Liang was excluded, and Jiang Lin continued, "Second, the animal hair left on the scene belongs to a long-haired dog that is prohibited by Kaifeng government. People have been sent to investigate, and Yu Liang's family is poor and busy with chores, so he has no conditions to obtain a strong dog... let alone a potion that can make the dog crazy."

"Three, during the investigation, the lower official found that Yu Liang's daughter was not at home. Judging from the situation in the kitchen, her daughter may have been away for more than five days." Jiang Lin slowed down his speech, "So the lower official thinks that Yu Liang Liang is just an accomplice, but because the murderer has something more important than his life, he refuses to confess."

Bao Zheng was a little surprised at Jiang Lin's speed of handling the case, and couldn't help asking: "You investigated all this in one day?"

Jiang Lin bowed and said, "Yes. Because of the urgency of the case, the lower officials did not dare to waste time, so I was so abrupt just now. Please forgive me, Mr. Zhongcheng."

If he was free, Jiang Lin would not be as cunning as he is today, even if it was for Zhan Zhao who had recommended him so that he would not be so worried.But the case was urgent, and he really had no time to prepare any countermeasures, so he could only take the initiative to seize the right to speak and then explain to Bao Zheng.

The other party was a well-known virtuous official in the Song Dynasty, so it's not easy to argue with him, a junior who has no name.

As expected by Jiang Lin, Bao Zheng sneered lightly on his face, but he didn't feel any disgust towards Jiang Lin in his heart. Instead, he felt that he was a bit interesting-he was proud, but relaxed; he knew how to please, but he was not cunning too much.

Zhan Zhao saw Bao Zheng's thoughts, and he was slightly relieved.

Sima Guang only cared about the case, and said seriously: "Did the murderer kidnap Yu Liang's daughter?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. According to investigations, Yu Liang's daughter has a serious heart disease, and he has indeed spent all his savings to buy medicine to hang her daughter..." Jiang Lindao, "Yu Liang is currently unwilling to disclose any clues, so we must find out the truth. It is fierce, we must screen out as soon as possible the young and strong men who are related to Xigou, have young women around them, and have strong murderous intentions towards the prefect of Chen."

Bao Zheng suddenly felt a little disobedience, and asked: "Since you cherish time like gold and have a direction, why didn't you hurry up and investigate, instead, you accepted my invitation?"

Zhan Zhao on the side had an inexplicably bad premonition, and Jiang Lin smiled and said: "When the officials looked through the files of Kaifeng Mansion, they found that all of them were stamped with the seal left by Lord Zhongcheng when he was the prefect. If you can give me a little help and help the officer find the case file at that time, it is bound to be able to identify the real culprit earlier."

As he spoke, he pointed to the full files and books on the donkey cart outside the door, tilted his head and showed a calm smile, his smoky eyes were as bright as stars.

Bao Zheng: "..."

"Bao Zhongcheng, my subordinate... Oops!"

Xue Qing entrusted three relationships, and managed to sneak in through the side door. As soon as he arrived in the inner courtyard, he was smashed on the ground by the book thrown by Bao Zheng, and fell to the ground as soon as his nose became hot.

Jiang Lin pulled the donkey cart to Xue Qing's side, bent over to pick up the booklet on the ground, and saw the file he needed.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhongcheng!" Jiang Lin waved his hands and smiled to thank him, and helped Xue Qing respectfully, and said, "Xue Shaoqing from Dali Temple has come to visit you. I still need to investigate the case, so I won't bother you any more." You!"

Sima Guang couldn't see Bao Zheng's face, but he also knew that Bao Zheng was in a bad mood and it was not suitable to stay here for a long time.He politely said a few words, and also followed Jiang Lin, only Xue Qing who was cursing Jiang Lin was left, and was bumped into by Bao Zheng.

Looking up and seeing Bao Zheng's gaze without any warmth in front of him, Xue Qing's heart was suddenly filled with great panic.As soon as his legs gave way, he fell down again.

From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Xue Qing slumped to the ground, and it was rare for Sima Guang to be curious, and wanted to ask Jiang Lin a question or two.Jiang Lin seized the opportunity to talk, and said, "Junshi, long time no see, are you interested in writing textbooks with me?"

Sima Guang: "...Huh?"