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

91 Hua Nian dew on the branches

Yelu Zongyuan, as the majestic king of Liao Dynasty and the envoy of a country, was poisoned to death in public like this? !

Zhao Zhen hurriedly sent the imperial physician, but the eunuch who supported Yelu Zongyuan found out that Yelu Zongyuan was no longer breathing.

There is no doubt that the person who harmed Yelu Zongyuan was Mrs. Xian who was still holding the poison just now.

Recalling the other party's previous behavior of pouring wine for Yelu Zongyuan, everyone present shuddered.

Who would have thought that this woman could be so bold?Dare to openly feed Yelu Zongyuan poison in front of everyone?

"You vicious woman!! You vicious woman!!" Xiao Temo shouted loudly, and the surrounding guards also came with knives and surrounded Mrs. Xian.

And she stood among the crowd, raised her head and murmured: "This is interesting, isn't it?"

·

Mrs. Xian didn't struggle, and let the guards send her into the prison of Dali Temple.

Due to transnational restrictions, when Yu Shitai sent people to investigate Mrs. Xian's origin and background, he also obtained a lot of information from the Liao Kingdom Mission, and finally found a little strangeness in Mrs. Xian's life experience.

Although Mrs. Xian's surname is Xiao, she was born in a good family in the Liao Kingdom, but there are always rumors that she was a child who was taken into the Xiao family by mistake. In addition, her birthplace is located on the border of Song and Liao, which is very close to the current rebel army and rebel party. , people can't help but have some doubts.

Jiang Lin was only concerned with investigating the case, and he was not in charge of the subsequent trial and public opinion—even because of the diplomatic involvement, everyone always wanted to make the story more perfect.

For example, Mrs. Xian must have been instigated by the northern rebel Li Yuanhao to make such a move during the negotiations between Song and Liao.

Almost no one cares about the truth of the case. The rumors in the city only make the identities of Mrs. Yelu and Mrs. Xian as bizarre as possible.

Some even made the two of them into monsters, desperately belittling the reputation of the rebels.

But judging from the results, Jiang Lin always felt that there was something strange about this matter, not to mention that Mrs. Xian had said so many ambiguous things to him.

When mentioning the word white tiger, how could Jiang Lin not think of the secret treasure of the white tiger that has been sealed deep in his memory?

He often dreams these days, and every time he feels some vague memories emerge, but as soon as he leaves the dream, there are only some images that cannot be pieced together in his mind.

What Mrs. Xian said gave Jiang Lin some new guesses, and he needed to confirm with the other party again.

"She means that Mrs. Yelu originally wanted to eat at the banquet?" Bai Yutang accompanied Jiang Lin to the cell, but didn't go around this detour for a while, "But what does this mean?"

"I'm just guessing, is there such a possibility..." Jiang Lin thought about it and said, "Maybe Mrs. Yelu didn't want to blame Yelu Zongyuan for her death at first, but wanted to pretend that she was because of eating Was the food at the banquet poisoned to death?"

Bai Yutang was stunned when he heard the words, and said: "It's reasonable to say that, after all, Yelu Zongyuan said it himself, and his wife had no way of knowing in advance that he would go to see her."

Jiang Lin nodded and said: "That's right, and according to Mrs. Yelu's troublesome behavior, she should have done something at the banquet to cause more sensation, but in the end, she finally chose a harmless one." time."

Bai Yutang thought seriously: "So, Mrs. Yelu's original plan is probably to take poison after returning to her room. When there is no one in the room, we can estimate the time of death based on the time in her womb, and then we will find that she died at the banquet. The poison in it?"

"That's right, we can only estimate the time of Madam Yelu's death before the second quarter of the clock, because we know that she didn't eat at the banquet, so we postponed the time of her poisoning a little bit, but if she died at the banquet After eating, according to normal logic, the first thing everyone suspects must be the food at the banquet."

"I see." Bai Yutang rubbed his chin and said, "Then why did she suddenly give up her plan?"

Jiang Lin was silent for a moment, remembering the explanation given by Mrs. Xian - because of "myself" and because of Jiang Zhigao?

It's so weird.

He only guessed: "Maybe it's because... Mrs. Yelu didn't want to hurt anyone at the banquet, so she chose to give up her plan? But she already had the determination to die, so she went back to the room and took the poison silently, but she didn't." It occurred to me that someone used her to blame Yelu Zongyuan for her death."

Bai Yutang's eyes flashed, and he suddenly understood: "You mean..."

The two turned around the dungeon and came to the torture room where Mrs. Xian was.

Mrs. Xian was tied to an iron frame and had already undergone a round of torture. The ground around her was covered with blood and was already in a mess.

Jiang Lin felt that the torture was cruel, but he couldn't feel the slightest sympathy for the murderer.

Seeing Jiang Lin and Bai Yutang walking in, Mrs. Xian smiled faintly and said, "Is there anything else you want to ask? I've already said everything I can say."

"But must that be the truth?" Jiang Lin asked in a different way, "Or, do you really have any relationship with the rebel forces in the north?"

Mrs. Xian narrowed her eyes slightly: "Didn't you all find out? It's not that I didn't admit it, why bother to confirm it with me again?"

Jiang Lin said seriously, "But judging from the results, I don't think your real purpose is to destroy the Song-Liao alliance and help the rebels."

These words were beyond Bai Yutang's expectation, he couldn't help but said: "She caused murders one after another in the Liao Kingdom Mission, which messed up the negotiation like this, how could it not be for the purpose of destroying the negotiation?"

"It's just a process. But in terms of the results, the Liao Kingdom was at a psychological disadvantage in the negotiations because of problems in its own mission. Yelu Zongyuan, who was most opposed to the peace talks, was dead. With the connection, the alliance between Song and Liao has become more stable."

Feeling shocked in his heart, Bai Yutang couldn't help but glance at Mrs. Xian's expression.

Jiang Lindao: "There is no need to confirm anything with her. You just have to think about it, if it is for the rebels, what kind of benefits will the other party give her, so that she is willing to take the risk to kill Yelu Zongyuan in front of everyone? Don't forget It's over, I haven't exposed her identity when she poisoned her, and she hasn't reached the point where she's going to smash it."

Bai Yutang felt even more awkward in his heart: "Then she killed people to... facilitate the peace talks between Song and Liao, and even make both countries hate the rebels in the north?"

A faint smile appeared on Mrs. Xian's face.

Jiang Lin was convinced.

Ever since he crossed over, he has been surrounded by murderers who think they are doing justice.

From a modern point of view, the laws of the Song Dynasty are naturally narrow-for example, the penalties for women are always heavier than those for men, and punishments such as tattooing are very humiliating. be exempted from...

But every time he encounters these uneducable murderers, Jiang Lin still deeply understands the important connection between the times and the law.

In the case of insufficient education, some people have to suffer two more boards to get better.

Mrs. Xian said: "It's a pity, these are all your guesses, I haven't left any substantive evidence. If you ask me why I did this..."

"Because of Kollery. Maybe you are actually from Song Dynasty and you miss your hometown very much. Maybe you can't bear to see the border between the two countries reduced to scorched earth and the people displaced..." Jiang Lin interrupted flatly, "But I don't care about your motive for killing. I don't have such deep obsessions, and I don't want to understand your so-called righteous actions. I came here just to give myself an explanation, and to ask you clearly, what exactly is the white tiger in your mouth? Why are you talking to me again? There are relationships?"

Jiang Lin's words were meant to test how much Mrs. Xian knew about the secret treasure of the white tiger, but the latter only sneered slightly.

"Jiang Shaoqing, you don't have to hide your identity like this. The secret treasure of the white tiger 'Shaohao's Last Letter' is in the hands of the Linru Jiang clan. This news has been spread to the ears of all the bounty hunters five days ago. It’s really no secret.”

Jiang Lin's heart shuddered, and he felt that the name "Shaohao's suicide note" was so familiar, and it seemed that countless memories were being connected in his mind.

However, he still noticed the important point in Mrs. Xian's words, and asked, "What bounty hunter?"

"Of course it's the masters who went to your house to explore in order to find the secret treasure of the white tiger." Mrs. Xian raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you think someone has already sneaked into your hut?"

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After receiving such crucial information, Jiang Lin hurried back home.

He didn't think that the "Shaohao's suicide note" would be in his small broken courtyard, but since someone would come to seize the treasure, he had to go home to confirm Jiang Zhigao's safety.

Moreover, he had to confirm to the other party whether "Baihu San" and Mrs. Yelu, whose original name was Chu Mengyao, had any relationship with his father.Looking back on every detail of the banquet now, even the provocative interaction between Yelu Zongyuan and his father became suspicious.

Jiang Lin always had a premonition in his heart that after finding out "Bai Hu San", Chu Mengyao and "Shaohao's Suicide Note", he might be able to completely retrieve the lost memory of the original owner.

But Jiang Lin never expected that as soon as he opened the courtyard door, he saw Jiang Zhigao holding a portrait of a woman in his hand.

And the person in the painting is lifelike, and the facial features are very similar to Mrs. Yelu.

Jiang Lin stepped forward and blurted out, "You really know Mrs. Yelu?!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhigao frowned deeply, and said, "What are you talking about? This is the portrait you drew for your mother when you were young..."

He suddenly felt something was wrong.

Why did Jiang Lin react like he had completely forgotten what his own mother looked like?