Nongmen Shenjue

Mu Qingyan was a little surprised when he heard Chen Shiliu's words, mainly because Chen Shiliu's expression and tone were different from before.

"who?"

"My father!" Chen Shiliu said with a sigh: "You also know that my father is in charge of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and cases from all over the country are collected to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The duties of a local county magistrate, unless it is a particularly serious case that alarmed the emperor, will be ordered to be handled by special people. Originally, it was all a matter for the government. Let someone come here, I have a case to ask for your assistance. I asked, my father thought it was not good to involve you in it, but someone heard about you and mentioned it specifically, it is passive restraint, it is better for my father to come forward and invite you , if something really happens in the future, I can help you block it."

Although sudden, it was expected that this would happen.

Mu Qingyan has nothing to do with the officialdom, but he was discovered by some people and thought that he could be used as a pawn, otherwise he, a peasant boy with no background, would not bother anyone.

In this way, this case will inevitably involve powerful people, which will make some people afraid, and it can also be profitable.

"Tell me about it specifically."

Chen Shiliu saw that his expression was calm, and his uneasy heart came back to reality: "Brother Mu, don't worry too much, anyway, you are not the only one, and I will follow when the time comes. Anyway, for my father's sake , those people also have to be wary."

Then, Chen Shiliu revealed the whole story: "Brother Mu, do you know who is the most favored person in the harem?"

"... Concubine Li?"

"Yes. The case this time is related to Concubine Li. Li Ziying, the younger brother of Concubine Li's mother, has disappeared. Li's family was originally a small family, and her father was from the Jia family. They were only in the last class and donated to a remote county. Ling, Naihe gave birth to a good daughter. After Concubine Li became favored, her natal family went up and down, and now her father is a fourth-rank magistrate." Speaking of this, Chen Shiliu curled his lips: "It's only been eleven or twelve years, and the seventh-rank has been promoted to the fourth-rank. Tsk, I'm still impatient."

That's why it is said that there are people in the court who are good at being officials.

"This Li Zhifu's original wife died. Not only did he continue to marry, but he also had a concubine. Li Guifei was born to her original spouse, and she only had a direct brother. Naturally, she was always protecting her. Probably because she was afraid that Li Ziying would be wronged at home, Li Guifei took her away from her in her early years. It is no surprise that Li Ziying has grown into a dandy after arriving in the capital. He is always accompanied by a few incompetent family members, and his friends are wandering the streets, doing bad things. There are many powerful people in the capital, and Concubine Li Gui sent someone to watch Li Ziying felt uncomfortable, and he didn't know who was instigating it, but he was willing to leave the capital and go to Tianning Mansion. Tianning Mansion was his father's territory.

Li Ziying went there two years ago, but she disappeared in September this year.The Li family didn't care about it at first, because Li Ziying was not restrained, and she was not in Fucheng on weekdays, but only stayed in Wanxia County.It was also approaching the end of the year, and the Li family was still relying on following Li Ziying to the capital to give concubine Li Gui a new year gift, and they panicked if they couldn't find anyone.Another one, that Li Ziying didn't disappear alone, the few dudes around him, those confidantes and guards, all disappeared.There are no people in life, and no corpses in death. There are 30 people in total. "

"Can't find anyone?"

"In the beginning, the Li family was looking for it. Li He was the magistrate and the father of the noble concubine. No one would give him some face, but after mobilizing so many people, they still couldn't find it. There was no choice but to report it to Concubine Li. That concubine Li Crying in front of the emperor, several families beat the side drums, and it became what it is today. Brother Mu, you are just incidental this time. Concubine Li has a deep affection for her younger brother. Officials who are good at investigating cases and people have transferred two or three One, and the emperor appointed an imperial envoy from the Ministry of Punishment."

Mu Qingyan calculated in his heart, if Li Ziying disappeared in September, two months ago, according to common sense, it would be more ominous than good.

Everyone is well aware of this, but what is surprising is that there are so many people who disappeared together, and there is no news about it, and no trace can be found.Everything is inevitably suspicious, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a single person committing a crime. If it is a group of people, the nature is different.Furthermore, Li Ziying has a different identity after all, so what is the reason for his bad luck?

Some, headed by Concubine Li, really want to find out the truth, and some opponents want to use this to make a big fuss.

As for Mu Qingyan, as Chen Shiliu said, he had just become famous in the past two years, and he happened to be good at investigating cases, so he was brought up and tried to be used as a chess piece.Chen Shangshu, Chen Shiliu's father, looked at his son's face and intervened to bring him under the name of the Ministry of Punishment, which was more or less a layer of protection.

"Go directly to Wanxia County?" Mu Qingyan knew that he didn't have the ability to refuse, and besides, he didn't want to refuse either.Now that the Xue family's affairs are getting better and better, and they are about to enter the various forces in the capital, now they can use this matter as a stepping stone.It's just that, unlike going back to the capital last time, this time he was officially involved, he had to figure out his identity first, otherwise it would be difficult to guard against.

"Go to the capital to meet up and set off together."

"Is there a time request?"

"Of course it's better to leave as soon as possible. However, Fenglin is not far from the capital, and some people are farther away. At present, the departure time of the imperial envoy team has not yet been determined. My father asked us to arrive in the middle of the month."

"Besides me, who else did you invite?" Mu Qingyan was a little curious.

"I don't know yet, I'll know when I go to the capital." The main reason is that the people sent by the family didn't say anything, Chen Shiliu was worried when he heard about this time, and rushed to tell Mu Qingyan.

"Wait for me to pack up and leave in two days." Mu Qingyan said.

"...Okay." Chen Shiliu only thought that he wanted to explain to his family.

After Chen Shiliu left, Mu Qingyan went to Mianfengju and told Wen Jixue about the matter.

"Concubine Li?" Wen Jixue's eyes flickered coldly: "15 years ago, Concubine Li was just a small regular, but she was blessed to give birth to a prince. It's just that she was not favored at that time. After her death, the harem changed, and she was the one who rose up, and she was made a concubine directly, and regained the custody of the prince."

A concubine can raise children.

Before that, Concubine Li was only there often, and the prince was raised under the name of the lord of the first palace.That concubine has no children, according to the usual methods in the harem, Li Guifei, as the biological mother, would kindly crush her to nowhere, and cruelly kill her directly.However, Concubine Li Gui is lucky, this concubine has a soft heart, and she knows how to do it herself, so she stays low-key and dormant until the opportunity comes.

Concubine Li Gui is only 40 years old now. Two children died, and two sons and one daughter survived.One of the princes was 21, and the other was 25. Both of them had opened their houses and were granted titles. The 21st prince was granted the title of king of Rongjun.

"From Changzai to concubine, it is not easy to be promoted by two levels." The promotion of the harem is the same as that of the previous dynasties, either through seniority or merit. enough.

"That's why she caught up with the good time and was scheming. I don't know how to get the emperor's favor. She said that she was grateful for her kind mother's heart and allowed her to be a concubine so that she can raise the prince." Wen Jixue sneered sarcastically.

"I'll take Jiao Li with me when I go to Wanxia County this time." He still attaches great importance to his own safety.

"No, I'll go with you."

"You? But you..." Mu Qingyan was startled.

Wen Jixue chuckled lightly: "It's not difficult to just modify your appearance a little bit."

The Xue family has disappeared for 15 years. Wen Jixue inherited the looks of her parents, and it is only a few people who feel familiar.This is actually not a big deal, the reason why she wants to cover up her appearance is simply that Wen Jixue's appearance is too eye-catching.Who in the officialdom is not a good person, and if they see Wen Jixue's real appearance, they must inquire about it, so, to save trouble and keep a low profile, they have to cover up one or two things.

Seeing that he had plans, Mu Qingyan did not refuse.

With Wen Jixue being able to accompany him, he felt more at ease.

Now that she decided to go, Wen Jixue immediately asked people to go to the capital to inquire about this matter first, especially the members of the imperial envoy.Outsiders watched the excitement, but everyone in the officialdom could feel that the investigation was only on the surface, and in fact, it was another confrontation of power and interests accompanying this incident.

For example, Li Ziying was the victim in the case, but with the investigation of the case, Li Ziying's evil will be exposed in the sun. Will the political opponents easily give up this opportunity?Concubine Li and the others will not sit still.Therefore, everyone knew that Bo Yun was treacherous under the calm, and no one knew what would happen in Wanxia County.

Non-staff personnel like Mu Qingyan are the easiest to become cannon fodder.

Mu Qingyan didn't worry too much about it.

Today is the full moon banquet, Mu Lin is at home, and tomorrow he will go to the Yamen to work, so Mu Qingyan decided to go to see Mu Lin immediately.He hesitated before going out, because he could imagine Mullin's reaction.

Mullin's worries...

Mu Qingyan gave up his plan to go to Mu's house, and decided to inquire about his identity.

When Wen Jixue returned to Mianfengju, Mu Qingyan asked him: "I remembered something. My elder brother once said that there used to be a good red horse in the family, and he named it 'Chitu'. According to you, How much is this horse worth?"

It is true to ask whether the price is false, and to find out whether Jixue has heard of "Red Rabbit Horse".

The Xue family started with Wu, and they are absolutely no strangers to horses. If there is such a good horse, he may have heard of it.And judging from Mu Lin's taboo against the capital, their family should have been in the capital before.

"Red rabbit horse?" Wen Jixue didn't understand why he asked this. He was not a person who cared about money. Even though he was suspicious, he didn't ask immediately. There are. Chitu...Ordinary people dare not name their horses Chitu, the name is not worthy of the name and it makes people laugh, if it is really such a good horse, ordinary officials' families will not be able to keep it."

After thinking about it again, he guessed: "The red rabbit horse is also a legend. Your family may be a high-quality bay red horse. When we fought against the Beiman, there were not many war horses, but later we had three ranches. A horse mixed with a sweat-blooded BMW. The so-called sweat-blooded BMW has light gold, black, bay red, and silver-white fur. If there is really a top-quality horse with a reddish-red coat and no blemishes, it is reasonable to name it Chitu."

However, this is a war horse, and war horses are strategic materials, so they are actually easy to get.