Powerful ministers are husbands

Two hours later, Jinxiu lightly lighted the lamp, and looked worriedly at the young master sitting by the window.It was raining, and the cold wind rushed in like a knife, scraping the exposed skin sorely.She curled her lips, and closed the window decisively, and the howling wind dissipated in an instant.

There was a slight sound from the side courtyard, and the fire almost illuminated half of the sky.

It was the yamen servant of Dali Temple who was ordered to search.

Cao's mansion is full of courtyards, and the servants searched very carefully, so from dawn to dusk, there is still no result.

Compared with the accident last time, this time it was much quieter. There were no sisters and sisters-in-law of the Cao family who were short-tempered, no Mrs. Cao's various dislikes, and no servants and maids yelling and shouting all over the yard looking for someone.

Nearly half an hour later, the search was finally over. No one explained the situation to the Cao family, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple disappeared in an instant with a large group of people.

The night is quiet, the wind is cold and the rain has not stopped, and the hearts of the people are uneasy.

"What's going on?" Jinxiu scratched the door frame worriedly, the orange light in the corridor illuminated the whole world, and she could vaguely distinguish the continuous rain curtain, and no one came back from the wind and rain.

"They didn't arrest us all, which means they didn't find any clues in Cao's house." Pang Miao said, when he put down the teacup, most of the bottom of the cup was hanging outside the table, and almost fell over.

Jinxiu breathed a long sigh of relief, and stroked her chest lightly, "The life in Cao's house is really thrilling, if something is really found...huh?"

She opened her eyes wide, and saw a man approaching with his head held high under the rain curtain. The rain soaked his clothes, but his aura of anger and majesty could not be quenched.

"Uncle is back!" She was overjoyed, and hurried to prepare clean clothes and hot water.

Under the bright candlelight, Cao Lu's face looked a little tired. After a battle of words and guns, he picked up the cup Pang Miao had just used and drank the cold tea in one go. His frosty face was finally like a spring breeze. After blowing, it turned into a gentle smile.

"The holy limit is that within three days, I will cooperate with Dali Temple to find out the truth and prove my innocence. If the investigation is not completed within the time limit, I will be dismissed from office and relegated, and part of the Cao family's property will be confiscated." Cao Lv said in the end, not taking it seriously.

Pang Miao asked, "Is Luo Zaifu the guarantor?"

"No, it's King Yan. He's a bad-faced singer, so he'll step on it and be a good guy."

Pang Miao could imagine that King Yan, who was known as a wise man, liked to play such tricks.

This is a clumsy planting. How could Cao Lv use his own carriage to transport the stolen money? Even if the hanging sign is put away, the style of the carriage of the Miss Cao family can be recognized by anyone who has lived in the imperial capital for several years .But the sergeants guarding the city gate may not be able to clearly remember whether the Cao family's carriage has entered or left the city gate.Therefore, Cao Lv was only trapped in a situation where everyone knew he was innocent, but there was no evidence to prove it.

At this time, as long as someone keeps criticizing and mocking Cao Lv, King Yan can take advantage of the situation and say lightly, "It's better for General Cao to prove his innocence", and attach a number of requirements to satisfy his intention——

"The King of Yan wants to lure you to finally say that he or someone on his side is behind the scenes, and then bite you back and frame you?" Otherwise, he really couldn't think of what other intentions the King of Yan had.

Handing it over to Cao Lv is nothing more than catching the mastermind behind the scenes, or dismissing him from office and relegating him to relegation.The latter is a good thing for Yan Wang, but the Cao family lost power, and the Luo family is still there, so the benefits will not be much.The most meaningful thing is to give the Cao family a good opportunity to point the mastermind behind the scenes at King Yan himself.

The two old ministries of the King of Yan who had abandoned the dark and turned to the bright did not move.So King Yan made another plan, thinking that at such a great opportunity, Cao Lu and his gang could hardly withstand the temptation of framing him. He secretly prepared all the witnesses and evidence in advance. Bite back, saying that Cao Lv's crime of framing the prince is unforgivable.If the news gets out, people in the world will only call Cao Lu and his gang vicious and insidious, and they deserve what they deserve.

"The opportunity to kill King Yan's men and horses is a huge temptation, but if you can frame them without real evidence, you may end up harming others and yourself." Cao Lv shook his head and rejected this idea. Before returning home, several people offered him a large sum of money to buy Li Dahu made a false confession in order to take the opportunity to pull King Yan off his horse, but he had to do things according to his ability, "King Yan wanted us to make a hasty decision, but he couldn't be fooled by him."

Having said this, the corners of Cao Lu's raised mouth showed a hint of cunning.

Pang Miao couldn't help laughing, and then the smile gradually froze.

This great general who can lead troops invincible in battles, but he doesn't know if he can investigate the case...

Jinxiu said that the hot water was ready, and Cao Lu rubbed Pang Miao's shoulders a few times, "I'll go to Dali Temple first, and interrogate Li Dahu and He Feng."

The light jumps in the pupils, softens the gaze, warms the heart, and inspires people with unwavering faith.

The next morning, Cao Lu was covered with rain and dew on his shoulders, and the news he brought back was not very good. Relatives and friends came to persuade them, but they were still tortured and interrogated. Li Dahu and He Feng refused to admit it to death, insisting that they did not collude with bandits, and released loud arrows.

This kind of backbone is rare to see.

Pang Miao was puzzled, and according to Cao Lv's description, Dali Temple Minister Song Zi used eighteen "martial arts" to deal with the two survivors, and there was no true confession that could not be obtained with Dali Temple's methods.Could it be that Li Dahu and He Fengzheng were wronged?

"They don't know that you only have three days to investigate the case?" Maybe it's because the rain will pass after three days, so you have nothing to worry about.

"The prison in Dali Temple is closely guarded. Ordinary people can't get close to Li Dahu and He Feng. Besides, Song Zi is almost inseparable. No one can take the opportunity to enter. So they don't know about this at the moment."

"Also checked Li Dahu's house?" Pang Miao recalled what Jia Shangshu had said.

"Li Dahu's mother is indeed seriously ill and owes a lot of debt," Cao Lv replied, "I sent someone to check in detail. After Li Dahu was arrested, no strangers came in and out of Li's house, and there was no sign of getting rich overnight." By the way, the Li and He families were also thoroughly searched, and the neighbors and brothers and friends in the yamen were also carefully interrogated, and the two had never had any contact with suspicious people on the eve of leaving the city."

It turns out that there is no clue at all. Is this case stuck in a dead end?Pang Miao couldn't help but think about the current situation of this case where no reliable information could be obtained at this moment.

The two survivors who strongly insisted their innocence, and they did not behave abnormally, then the clumsy method of framing the Cao family, and finally the king of Yan took advantage of the situation.

If the two survivors are innocent, then the matter may still be that King Yan tried every means to obtain the departure date of the disaster relief team, and then sent someone to secretly follow the delivery team, and then directly used such inferior methods, and finally set a trap. After all, the last time There is a precedent of framing Cao Lv to kill Xue Weikai, and clumsy framing methods can also ingeniously harm people.

This is exactly the truth that the people on Cao Lu's side hope to see, and they can find strong and reliable evidence to prove it.

But to think about the problem in a comprehensive way, what would happen if the two live mouths and King Yan didn't participate in this matter?What do those wounds that obviously don't seem to be left by ordinary people mean?

Thinking of another possibility, Pang Miao heard familiar footsteps, and said, "Actually, the real mastermind behind the scenes might be an inconspicuous person? Although King Yan could hide the relief money in advance and destroy all evidence, But it would be too dangerous to catch fire."

Having said that, who else could be behind the scenes of the North Korean and Chinese forces divided into two factions?

Taking advantage of Pang Miao's time of contemplation, Cao Lv changed his official uniform and put on an ordinary uniform which is convenient for fighting.He shook his head at Pang Miao, "There is no one else around."

Pang Miao was slightly disappointed, and asked again: "Are you... going to track down the whereabouts of those bandits with axes?"

"Yes." Cao Lv said frankly, "The matter has come to this point, and the only way to track down the whereabouts of this group of people. In the past two days, spies have been patrolling around, so many people are carrying large boxes of copper coins. If you pay attention, you can found whereabouts."

Pang Miao knew that what he was facing would be a group of vicious gangsters. At best, he was a scholar who could pull a bow and hunt rabbits. gain something.

After Cao Lu went out, Pang Miao walked back and forth in the courtyard, suddenly looked up, and found that Zhang Mu, who was originally on duty today, was not there.

"Master," Jinxiu leaned over and whispered in a low voice, "Seeing that you have such a headache thinking about the problem, why don't we go to Zhenyuan Building to buy pastries?"

Pang Miao glanced at the maid who enjoyed eating and drinking, "Zhang Mu is not here."

Jinxiu giggled, "Guard Zhang will be back in a while, I heard he said he's going to send someone over to the east side gate."

"Who?" Pang Miao asked casually.

"Xue Jinyi."

Pang Miao wondered, "He doesn't plan to work in Cao's house anymore?"

Jinxiu shrugged, "Who knows? Young master, let's go there now, just to save Zhang guards from tossing back and forth, and go to prepare the carriage now, just right."

"Okay." Pang Miao agreed, it's really not good to be bored at home all the time.

The two masters and servants walked towards Dongpian Gate together. The Cao family's carriages were usually parked in the alley outside Dongpian Gate, so they went directly to save themselves having to wait at the main entrance. will soon.

A few nurses were standing at the east gate, and the young man heard that Mrs. Ba Shao wanted to use a carriage, so he hurried to take it.While waiting for a while, Pang Miao heard a small dispute coming from outside the door, one of which was Xue Jinyi's voice, he gestured to the guard to shut up, and curiously leaned over to the door to eavesdrop.

"You still don't want to go with me?" Xue Weikai asked angrily.

"Father, we lived well in the capital, why did we suddenly move to another place?"

"Hmph, don't worry about it so much, are you going or not?"

"If you don't explain the reason clearly, I won't leave. Father, I finally found a job to do, so I can live my life with peace of mind."

Xue Weikai sighed heavily, "Xiaoyu has passed away, and I want to move to her hometown."

Xiaoyu?Wasn't it the girl whom Xue Weikai wanted to abandon his official position and go away?Pang Miao was no longer surprised that the Xue family father and son suddenly wanted to leave the imperial capital.Xue Weikai is so affectionate, he will definitely return to the hometown of the girl he likes to settle down, and stay with her forever.

"Madam Eighth Young Master, your carriage is ready." Suddenly, the servant's voice sounded next to my ear, and the Xue family's father and son stopped talking.

Pang Miao looked at Xue Jinyi who was looking around in embarrassment, and beside him was Zhang Mu.

"I was just going out," he prevaricated.

Xue Jinyi smiled bleakly, turned back to Xue Weikai and said, "Father, allow me to think about it for a day or two?" After speaking, he took a quick look at Zhang Mu who had been silent all this time.

"Okay." Xue Weikai was suddenly absent-minded, and politely said to Pang Miao: "Madam Eighth Young Master, can you pity me for having a limped leg and not being able to walk, so why don't you give me a ride?"

"Okay." Pang Miao rushed to Xue Jinyi who gave him a grateful look and nodded. Several people got into the car and left. No one noticed that a cold light flashed in Xue Weikai's eyes the moment they climbed into the car.