Go back to ancient times to explore the case

In the room, Yan Qingchuan folded her hands and braced her chin. She stared at the materials of Kaiyang County magistrate spread out on the table, her brows tightened.

Xie Yu'an entered the room with hot tea, put the cup on the table, and asked, "What did you find?"

Yan Qingchuan shook his head, showing some anxiety, "Now we only know the murderer's appearance, but not his identity. Trying to find him in the huge capital in a short time is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and his remaining two revenge targets, we will There is no clue at all, and there is no way to start."

Xie Yu'an sat down beside her, looked at the information on the table and said: "Could it be that our previous investigation was in the wrong direction?"

Yan Qingchuan looked at her as if listening.

"We used to be the murderer and went to Kaiyang County every night to destroy important clues, so as to prevent us from stopping his revenge plan." Xie Yu'an said with serious eyes: "Could it not be the case, but that he didn't know what killed him back then?" He is also looking for the identities of the remaining two of the three mothers, and the county magistrate did not reveal where the two are now, so he took the risk and went to the county government to find clues."

Yan Qingchuan raised his chin, "How can you see that?"

"You think, among the five people he took revenge on, the county magistrate of Kaiyang was his first target, and he was also one of the culprits who directly killed her mother. According to the degree of hatred in his heart, he should have killed the other two. It is only right to take revenge on the Cao Brothers after the others, but he put these two in the end."

Yan Qingchuan nodded, "If your speculation is true, then the comparison now is time and speed." She paused, her expression became serious, "The fight is whether we or the murderer will find the remaining two first."

"Ah."

On the second day, Xie Yu'an and Yan Qingchuan were about to go to Kaiyang County again to search for clues about the remaining two people around the magistrate of Kaiyang County, but another murder case broke out in the capital.

The deceased died at the city gate of Kyoto. He was hung naked on the city wall, with nursery rhymes written in blood all over his body. His throat was cut with a sword, and all the guards guarding the city were killed that night.

The witnesses were the guards of the capital who had come to change defenses, and at a glance they recognized that the deceased was their chief, Yin Sheng, the guard who commanded the guards of the capital.

As soon as this incident happened, the capital exploded. At the same time, the death of Kaiyang county magistrate and the Cao brothers somehow leaked out, and it was spread in various teahouses in Kyoto.

For a while, people were panicked, and everyone acted like a female ghost, demanding their lives to cause trouble in the capital, so that ordinary people, high-ranking officials and aristocrats held rituals to exorcise ghosts and exorcise demons, and the capital was plunged into a miasma.

Yan Qingchuan and Xie Yu'an really thought that the murderer would find the other two first, but when they rushed to the murder scene, they felt something was wrong.

One of the suspicious points is that the murderer committed the crime to avenge himself. The previous three cases were not publicized before the eyes of the world with great fanfare, but this case hangs people on the city wall in a grand manner.

Doubtful point two, Yan Qingchuan had fought with the murderer before. She said that although the murderer knew martial arts, he was only superficial. Look, the assailant is a master swordsman with superb swordsmanship.

The third doubt is the nursery rhyme written in blood on Wei Wei Yin Sheng's body. Although the content is exactly the same as that of the first three deceased, the handwriting is slightly different.

All kinds of clues indicated that this case was not committed by the murderer who killed Kaiyang county magistrate and Cao brothers, but someone was fishing in troubled waters, heard about this case, and intentionally imitated the murder method to take the opportunity to kill.

And those who can know so many details must be people in the Qingtian Division, that is to say, there are spies in the Division.

Gongsun Zan was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the department. However, the murderer and the spies in the two cases had not yet been found out, and an audience order was issued to Qingtian Division.

The tragic death of two court officials in succession plunged the capital into panic, but Qing Tiansi was helpless. The emperor was furious, and ordered Gongsun Zan to enter the palace immediately to have an audience.

Yan Qingchuan, who was in charge of the case, would naturally also go together. Xie Yu'an vaguely remembered that the reigning emperor in the book was enthroned as a young man with great power. She was afraid that Yan Qingchuan would be punished for this, so she proposed to enter the palace together.

Of course Yan Qingchuan refused.

But Gongsun Zan said: "It doesn't matter, Your Majesty's crime is also on me, the captain. You investigate this case together, go together, and explain the whole story of the case to Your Majesty."

Xie Yu'an cast a grateful look.

Yan Qingchuan didn't say anything more. Half an hour later, the sedan chair the three of them were riding in arrived outside the palace. They got off the car and walked, following the palace guards all the way to the Mingluan Palace, the main hall where the emperor handles government affairs.

The three of them bowed one by one to enter, and Gongsun Zan knelt down in the hall to salute, "Your Majesty, Gongsun Zan pays homage to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live."

Even though Xie Yu'an, who was born in an equal rights society, did not want to bow his knees like this, he still had to kneel and salute in front of the case in a dignified manner.

After they finished their ceremony, the hall was still quiet, as if a needle could be heard.

Xie Yu'an raised his head slightly, wanting to take a look at the flourishing Mingjun who has been on the throne for nearly twenty years in this book. As soon as he raised his eyes, a pair of bright yellow boots embroidered with golden dragon patterns and the hem of a luxurious and exquisite yellow robe appeared in his sight.

"Raise your head." A deep and steady middle-aged man's voice sounded from the top of his head, the voice was full of calm and prestige.

Xie Yu'an straightened up, his eyes fell on the embroidered dragon pattern on the man's chest, "My humble minister, Xie Yu'an, sees Your Majesty."

"Watch me talk."

Xie Yu'an still didn't look sideways, "Your Majesty is the emperor of the real dragon. The emperor is majestic, and I dare not look at his sharpness."

Two seconds later, the man took two steps back and let out a deep laugh: "Gongsun Zan, where did you find your subordinate, this mouth is very clever."

Yan Qingchuan was the first to speak and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, this person is a police officer recruited by a humble minister. Although he went astray and made a living by stealing, he has changed his mind and changed his mind. Not long ago, the snowman case on Min'an Avenue Thanks to this person, the case was solved.”

"Yan Shaoqing has always been known for not being able to tolerate sand in his eyes, but he can forgive you and enroll you in the Qingtian Division. It seems that you are indeed capable. Like this, you can serve the court well and don't disappoint Yan Shaoqing. My lord has a heart."

Xie Yu'an raised his head to look at the man, and finally saw the man's appearance clearly. His appearance was in line with his majestic demeanor. His facial features were sharp and sharp. Although there were wrinkles on his face, his eyes were still as sharp as a falcon.

This is the Lord of the Central Plains, Daqi Yuan Qiandi Chu Lang.

Xie Yu'an glanced at it, then looked away, and responded repeatedly.

Before going back to the case, Emperor Yuanqian picked up the file and looked through the materials, "I don't need to say more about the rumors of the female ghost in Kyoto recently. Can any of you tell me what's going on?"

Gongsun Zan seemed to be hesitating on how to explain, and saw Yan Qingchuan step forward and said, "Returning to Your Majesty, we have locked down the murderer in the case of the Kaiyang county magistrate, and are currently doing our best to arrest him, but in the case of the murder of Weiwei in Jingdu, someone took advantage of this opportunity." Assault, pretending to be the murderer of the bloody nursery rhyme case."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

So Yan Qingchuan revealed the doubtful points of the two cases one by one.

Emperor Yuan Qian was silent for three seconds after hearing this, and then said in a deep voice: "What I want to hear is not your reasoning, it's not that your analysis is clear and logical, but you can't even find the shadow of the murderer." He suddenly got up and slammed the table , the voice resounded throughout the hall, "Two imperial court officials were killed one after another, one of them was the fourth-rank guard who defended the capital. Such behavior is so rampant! Where is the majesty of our dynasty, and what is our prestige! What will happen to the foreign countries? See me praying?!"

The emperor was angry, and the hall fell to his knees in an instant, all of them bowed their heads and prostrated themselves, shouting "Your Majesty, calm down".

Yan Qingchuan's face was still calm, and his voice was steady, "This case is the sole responsibility of this minister. It is my servant's ineffectiveness. I am ashamed of the entrustment of the captain and your majesty's trust. I also ask your majesty to blame me."

Gongsun Zan hurriedly said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty is the Captain of Qingtian Division, and all of my subordinates obey my orders. It is because of my improper command that I ask Your Majesty to punish you!"

Seeing that Yan Qingchuan was about to speak, Emperor Yuan Qian suppressed his anger and ordered: "Enough! Now is not the time for you to blame each other. On five days, I will give you Qingtian Division five days. Two cases, no matter whether they are the same or not. What people have done, you must find the murderer for me, and return the capital to peace!"

Gongsun Zan frowned and said, "Your official will receive the order."

"Yan Shaoqing stays, you all step back."

Xie Yu'an looked at Yan Qingchuan, a little worried, Yan Qingchuan felt her gaze, and returned a harmless look.

Xie Yu'an had no choice but to leave the hall with Gongsun Zan and wait outside the hall.

In the main hall, Emperor Yuan Qian sat in front of the case, stretched out his hands and pressed his chest and coughed muffledly, his face looked a little blue.

After hesitating for a moment, Yan Qingchuan asked, "Your Majesty, has your old illness relapsed recently?"

Emperor Yuan Qian shook his hand, his expression was a little tired, and he looked a little old, "It's okay, I know my body. Everyone in the Cai Palace was there just now, so I can't explain it. This case is difficult to investigate, and I know it. But right now the capital is in panic because of this incident, and it is very difficult for me to use this to impeach Qing Tiansi and pass it to my desk every day."

Emperor Yuan Qian pressed his eyebrows and continued: "People in the world don't care about the truth, and they don't care who the murderer is. Within five days, whether you catch the real murderer or find a scapegoat, you have to hand over someone Come, give me an explanation, give the capital, and give the world an explanation, understand?"

Yan Qingchuan clenched her fists unconsciously. Of course she understood what Emperor Yuan Qian meant, and also understood why Emperor Yuan Qian had to do this as the lord of a country, but she couldn't, because her father died in prison just like that. Among them, after death, he will bear the eternal infamy.

She closed her eyes, and those painful memories hit her, which made her lose her manners in front of the imperial court for the first time, "Is it like my father back then? You know that my father is not that kind of person. My father is loyal to the court and His Majesty You know best if you have the intention of corruption and treason, but because at that time someone had to come out to take responsibility, someone had to come out to appease the people, so my father became that person, became... a political Sacrifice."

Emperor Yuan Qian's face became paler, and his lips moved, revealing a look of guilt that he had rarely seen in decades of being a king, "It's me who is sorry for the teacher...and I am sorry for the Yan family."

As an emperor, even if he has lost something, who would dare to condemn him, but right now, the most respected emperor in the world is apologizing to a foreign minister.

Yan Qingchuan suppressed Mei Feng's sorrow, and bowed calmly to salute: "Your Majesty is serious, and I dare not be a humble minister. As the Son of Heaven, His Majesty pretends to be the world, and he inherits the hearts of the people. Naturally, the country is the most important thing to choose between. However, I am a minister, a woman, bearing the name of Qingtian, supporting the heart of justice, I can't push innocent people to take the blame."

"Five days, within five days, I will definitely find out the real culprit. If after five days, I can't find the murderer, I will ask the Ministry of Punishment myself."

Emperor Yuan Qian frowned and said, "Wen Ruo..."

"If there is nothing important, I will take my leave first. Long live my emperor." Yan Qingchuan finished his ceremony and stepped back until he exited the hall.

Emperor Yuan Qian stared at Yan Qingchuan's slender figure disappearing outside the hall, and sighed silently.