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

64 Afterglow on the Staircase

Most of the people attending the banquet came to the small courtyard where the Qilin was placed. Seeing the motionless "Kirin" on the ground appear at the same place as Jiang Lin with a little blood on his body, everyone really had to think about it.

Even if they didn't think that Jiang Lin killed Qilin, they would inevitably wonder why Jiang Lin appeared here for no reason.

Zhao Zhen also had a calm expression, and asked the little eunuch beside him, "Who else left during the banquet?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, except for the youngest son of Prince Pu's family who had left for less than a moment, the eunuchs accompanying the rest of the people were watching and did not move around in the palace courtyard."

Hearing this, Jiang Lin looked up at the slender figure who was hiding slightly behind the crowd, and couldn't help being a little dazed.

Standing in front of the team, Zhang Yaozuo looked at Jiang Lin who had become the target of public criticism, and looked "speechless" at the moment, a smugness flashed in his eyes.

He suffered a lot from Jiang Lin here.

Since the case of the Pei Mansion a month ago, Jiang Lin has been against him and brought down the Pei Mansion, which has a close relationship with his family.Although there is no need to worry about Pei's sister and brother saying that he is not doing well, it also weakens his Zhang family's influence in Beijing.

It took Zhang Yaozuo a lot of effort just to socialize every day and maintain the old relationship, so he has always held a grudge against Jiang Lin's actions.

Therefore, when encountering the military salary case, he deliberately urged Jiang Lin to find out the truth.

Everyone thought that Jiang Lin would suffer a big somersault in Langzhou, but unexpectedly, the other party not only retreated unscathed, but even recovered all the general's salary before the war started, and became a major contributor to this victory .

Compared with him, in order to cultivate his influence these days, Zhang Yaozuo helped his relatives and nephews to search all available relationships, and finally prepared the exam questions in advance.

In the end, Shi Boutong only got No. 2 in the palace examination, and was taken away by Feng Jing who was unwilling to accept his favor.

After fetching water from the bamboo basket in vain, Zhang Yao asked his nephew about Feng Jing's whereabouts in the past few days, only to learn that Jiang Lin not only received generous awards from the officials, but also bought a cheap and good land in the south of the city with the imperial reward. A building was built at the gate of Guozixue!

Zhang Yaozuo was really depressed, and immediately asked someone to send a report letter to Yushitai, trying to drag Feng Jing and Jiang Lin into the water together.

As a result, Jiang Lin cleared himself of his suspicions during the initial investigation, and was not even suspended for half a day. No. [-]" was brushed down.

Although Concubine Zhang Gui, who had heard the news, rushed to help him out, but who couldn't see the stakes?

Losing face can be regarded as the second, what is even more frightening is the sudden indifference of the official's attitude towards him.If it wasn't for his niece being so favored, who knows if he would still have the chance to face the saint?

He lost everything inside and out, Zhang Yaozuo hated Jiang Lin so much that his teeth itch.

That's why he designed the play of Qilin. First, he offered gifts to make his family lose face in front of the officials, and then he pushed the blame to Jiang Lin, so that the other party's eloquent teeth could also taste the taste of being indisputable.

You know, no matter whether the officials believe this thing is a real unicorn or not, since he accepted this gift, it means that this beast has a connection with the little prince's longevity, and its death will definitely attract the attention of the officials .

And the Zhang family, as the victim who sent the unicorn, will not arouse the suspicion of the officials no matter what.

But before Zhang Yaozuo could say the accusation he had planned in advance, Jiang Lin said calmly: "Everyone, don't be in a hurry to convict me. I just woke up from this yard, and the Qilin is not for me at all. Harmful……"

"You don't have to quibble! Everyone present has seen that you are stained with the blood of the divine beast, and you are in the same courtyard as the divine beast. If you didn't kill the unicorn, who else could it be?"

Concubine Zhang Guifei finished speaking, turned to Zhao Zhen and cried, "Your Majesty, this is the auspicious animal that my father found with great difficulty. You must not easily let go of the real culprit who killed it."

Seeing that the officials felt a little helpless towards her pear blossom and rainy appearance, Zhang Yaozuo also retreated and said his lines: "Actually, my hard work is nothing, but today is the prince's first birthday after all, and the death of a A gift to wish the prince a long life and good fortune... The old minister really dare not think deeply about Jiang Shaoqing's intentions!"

Wen Yuan on the other side got angry when he heard this, and wanted to scold Brother Lin back for him. He only finished a "report" before he heard the official ask: "Is there anything Jiang Shaoqing wants to explain?"

Zhao Zhen is not some emperor who listens and believes.

But Qilin's death is of great importance, and he cannot let it go lightly.

Although he believed in his heart that Jiang Lin would not do such a rebellious thing, he was also curious about how the other party retreated gracefully under such adversity.

Jiang Lin finally got a chance to speak, and said, "Return to Your Majesty, I want to ask, did anyone see with their own eyes that I murdered Qilin?"

I don't know the emperor's inclination, and the other people present didn't intend to answer, only Wen Yuan answered: "No, the little eunuch who came to report the abnormality also said that Qilin was found dead, and there are suspicious people in the courtyard, please come here Check it out. Right? Bao Zhongcheng, guard Zhan?"

Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao naturally should be.

Zhang Yaozuo didn't expect that the inner courtyard of the imperial palace could become Jiang Lin's home court, so he couldn't help casting a sullen glance at Wen Yuan, who stared back unceremoniously.

"Strange, how difficult is it for me to find this courtyard by myself without anyone following me? Why did Concubine Zhang Gui and Zhang Shangshu ignore logic and insist on killing Qilin with one bite? Is it the minister who killed Qilin?" Jiang Lin fell down. He didn't say anything to death, "...it must be because of concern and chaos."

"Jiang Shaoqing, are you trying to delay time by going around in circles?" Although Zhang Yaozuo felt a little guilty, he felt that Jiang Lin was at the end of his rope, and couldn't help but want to take advantage of the victory to pursue him, "If we don't doubt you, do we still have to doubt the young master of the Pu Wang family? ?”

Jiang Lin's eyes froze, but he didn't answer.

The figure standing behind the crowd moved as if he wanted to stand up, but Jiang Lin shook his head slightly to stop him.

Zhang Yaozuo remembered something again, and continued to put pressure on him: "Who doesn't know that you are so strong in martial arts, what's so difficult about finding this courtyard after getting rid of the little eunuch who followed you?"

"Obviously you left your seat during the banquet without any reason, and then taught me to wait and find you at the scene where Qilin died. What do you think we should think of you?"

"Zhang Shangshu, don't be too aggressive!" Wen Yuan raised his voice, "It's unclear now..."

Jiang Lin raised his hand and said: "Zhang Shangshu asked everyone what you think of me... I appeared at the scene of the crime in a coma, so of course I am a witness of this case."

Hearing this, except for Bao Zheng and others who are familiar with Jiang Lin, everyone present was very surprised, and even Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly.

Zhang Yaozuo suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He thought he heard it wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What did you say?!"

Jiang Lin gave him a kind smile, and then bowed to the official and said: "My Majesty, the reason why I left the banquet was because I saw a suspicious figure passing by the wall during the banquet, so I couldn't help chasing it out to have a look. Unexpectedly, when I came to this hospital, I saw the real murderer who tried to murder Qilin."

"The other party is skilled in martial arts, and I am not an opponent, so I was knocked unconscious by him. I stayed at the scene and let me take the blame for him! But I have already grasped the key clues to catch the murderer. Please order me to investigate the case thoroughly and arrest him." The real culprit who intends to curse the prince!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yaozuo's entire face became distorted. Before the official could speak, he yelled, "Nonsense! Nonsense! It's you who killed Qilin!"

"Zhang Shangshu!" Jiang Lin sternly said, "Even if no one else left the banquet for a long time, you should know that there are many people in this world who are more powerful than Jiang, who can come and go freely in the palace .”

Before he finished speaking, a figure fell from the eaves.Yuebai's skirt was as bright and clean as a moon, which attracted everyone's attention.

"I heard you mentioned someone who is better than you in martial arts, then I have to show my skills." Bai Yutang smiled and bowed to Zhao Zhen and said, "Chen Bai Yutang, Dali Temple Director, see Your Majesty."

Jiang Lin was a little dumbfounded at Bai Yutang's rash appearance, but the other party had the aura of the protagonist, and he had visited the palace several times before, and even tampered with it in the memorial presented to the officials.

Zhao Zhen didn't question Bai Yutang's origin at all, instead he said with a smile: "Did Shaoxia Bai come to the palace to enjoy the fireworks?"

Bai Yutang glanced at Zhan Zhao standing behind Bao Zheng with a smile, nodded and said, "Yes."

Being disturbed by him, Zhang Yaozuo almost forgot what he wanted to say.He organized the conversation for a long time before he said: "Yes, but the two of you belong to Dali Temple, and the relationship is so close. If you protect each other, it is not impossible..."

"Zhang Shangshu is right."

Zhang Yaozuo was overjoyed, and turned around to look for a bosom friend who agrees with his point of view, after a while he found Bao Zheng's eyes in the dark, and his heart shivered.

I saw Bao Zheng change the subject: "But a young talent like Jiang Shaoqing who has a bright future has found an auspicious treasure like the 'Moonlight Pearl' for the officials, and has made many contributions to the Song Dynasty. To kill such a beast... that looks like a deer and looks like a horse?"

It was rare for Bao Zheng to be so eccentric, if he hadn't been too blind to see, he would have been stepping on Zhang Yaozuo and holding Jiang Lin without saying a word.

Zhang Yaozuo, who had more than one enemy, was obviously affected by the impact, and he couldn't stand it anymore, so he said bitterly: "Bao Zhongcheng had a special preference for Jiang Shaoqing when handling the case before, this is a bit partial..."

But before he finished speaking, a clear and clear youthful voice sounded from behind him.

The voice was very soft, but it could not be ignored: "Uncle Emperor, I saw Jiang Shaoqing in the corridor outside the courtyard. He did leave the table after a suspicious figure, and I saw it."

Everyone followed the prestige and saw Zhao Zongshi, the son of Prince Pu, walking to the front of the crowd, looking straight into Jiang Lin's eyes.

"My son* is willing to guarantee with his life that Jiang Shaoqing's words are all true, and he has no intention of harming anyone."