Thousands of Mountains

Quanzhou Port is very large, but Quanzhou City is not that big. Because of the prosperous maritime trade, this small city is always mixed with people from all walks of life. In the past, it was common to see foreigners with different skin colors and eyes. Now, because of the rampant pirates, Yun Jianqing is still alive. There was a memorial to close the customs. Although the cabinet and the emperor did not agree, the maritime trade naturally decreased.

Following this, the small town gradually lost its former prosperity. Yin Cen was born here 19 years ago. On a rainy spring night, he was wrapped up in a cloak by Shen Cang before he was reincarnated and had no time to see the world around him. .

Coming to Quanzhou city this time, to some extent, it can be regarded as "returning home", is it a good thing?There was only sarcasm in Yin Cen's heart, but also a trace of sadness.

Crossing the only main street with Ling Hai, Ling Hai stopped at the door of an ordinary house. Yin Cen looked up and saw the word "Yunfu" on the old lantern. escaped.

The General's Mansion looks like an ordinary house, except that the two stone lions by the door seem to be in the northern style, and the local people don't like to release lions.

Yin Cen paused for a while, waved to Ling Hai, "Let's go."

The two continued on.

Every city has places where the three teachings and nine streams converge, such as the South City of Yanjing, and the Dongcheng City of Quanzhou. There are all kinds of workshops, large and small, such as those who make wine, dye cloth, butcher fish and pigs... Of course, there are blacksmiths, Yin Cen glanced over, sparks were flying in this row of blacksmith shops, and the sound of tinkling and clanging could be heard endlessly. He was in a trance for a moment, as if he had returned to the town of Chaha where the sky was sunny, as if he could see him when he turned his head. Father Yin Blacksmith is beside him.

Yin Cen looked at the craftsmanship of these people, and found that they were not good enough to imitate the Yun family knife. He directly asked a man who was blacksmithing, "Where is the best blacksmith in the city?"

The man is naked|Crossing his upper body, sweat is dripping on the stove. Hearing the question, his slamming hand stopped for a moment, and he looked up at Yin Cen for a moment, "Do you want to hit the knife?"

Yin Cen and Ling Hai glanced at each other, Ling Hai asked, "How do you know you need to fight?"

The man looked angry, "There were people who asked to find the best blacksmith that day, but," he pointed at Ling Haidao, "after helping you with this Yun family knife, they died right after... Now the blacksmiths in this city Who doesn't know, people in Funanying can't be touched, do you think there will be someone to help you with this?"

Yin Cen's heart trembled, and he immediately asked, "Who wants to find a blacksmith to make a knife that day?"

But the man looked at the two of them, and refused to say a word.

Ling Hai pulled Yin Cen into the man's shop, put down a piece of silver on the table calmly, and said, "I'm not with them, and I don't fight swords. I just want to know what happened."

The man turned his head to catch a glimpse, put down the things he was typing, frowned and walked into the shop, but he didn't take the money, and said, "I'll tell you what I want to know. Get out after listening."

Yin Cen asked again, "When, who came to say that they want someone to beat the Yun family saber?"

The man still had hatred on his face when he mentioned this matter, "About three months ago, three people came to Dongcheng to watch us blacksmith from door to door. After watching for three days, they finally picked two." The man paused at this point. Dun, "I am one of them. The tallest of the three took out a blueprint and asked if we could make this knife."

"I should have recognized that this was the Yun Family Knife from Funanying. It was absolutely impossible to take this knife to a blacksmith shop outside to make it myself. I was very skeptical. Seeing that these three people didn't know their identities, I shirked that they were not skilled enough. I didn't take the job, but my heartless brother took it because the family lacked money."

After a period of time, when drinking with him, he also said that the two knives will be made in a few days, and he will be able to pay off all the debts he owes when he gets the money, and he can also buy a few acres of Susukida , I went back to the countryside with my wife, and I didn’t have to do this job anymore. I congratulated him at the time, thinking that I was overhearted, but I didn’t expect..." The man slapped his fist on the table, "There is no news of my brother after ten days , When I went to his house to look for him again, I only saw two corpses. I searched the house and shop, but I couldn't find the two knives he said he had already made. The three men took the knives away. , but killed my brother who knew everything..."

Yin Cen took out two more portraits of assassins from his bosom, and spread them out for the man to see, "Among the three people you saw, are these two?"

The man glanced at them and nodded, "I will never forget the appearance of these people until I die."

Ling Hai asked again, "What does the other person look like?"

The man thought about it for a while, and compared himself, "He is tall, more than a head taller than me, and looks a little old, about 40 years old, and I can't describe his appearance, but this person sounds like a Beijing accent. , in short, not a local.”

Yin Cen guessed who it was, but he didn't expect that Xin Shangyun would go to Quanzhou and use some method to rescue the two captured bannermen from the Japanese pirates. In exchange, two Yunjia knives were fabricated to confuse the public.

With a person, and a knife that can nail Yun Jianqing to death, he just waited for Yun Jianqing to return to Beijing to report on his duties, and find an opportunity to have someone assassinate him, so that Yun Jianqing's crime of treason could be nailed down.

This plan has been going on for a long time, Yin Cen thought, Xin Shangyun found two knives, so why is he himself Qiu Yiren's knives, for people to drive, he can't tell right from wrong, earlier he manipulated Yuan Yuanshan behind the scenes to assassinate Chen Yin Cen has no evidence for Ji's matter, and it is absolutely impossible to let him go this time.

Yin Cen asked, "If you see this third person again, will you still recognize him?"

The man said without hesitation, "I can recognize it even when it turns into ashes."

"That's good!" Yin Cen also patted the table, "Now I have the opportunity to avenge your brother, will you do it or not?"

The man answered sonorously, "I will know everything."

Yin Cen smiled, "Okay! I just need you to do one thing, identify the third person you remember, and explain clearly what happened between him and your brother."

The man nodded.

Only then did Yin Cen reveal his identity, "I am the imperial censor of the Daning Metropolitan Procuratorate, and I was ordered by the emperor to investigate a case of conspiracy to assassinate. The assassins were those two people you saw that day, and the third This individual is the mastermind behind the scenes, if you can identify him, he will definitely die." Then he added, "But you have to go back to the capital with me."

The man's chest rose and fell, "We can start today!"

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Bringing the testimonies of Sui Chong and Ling Hai, the thousand generals of the Funan Camp, and the witness blacksmith Sun Fangjin, Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin embarked on their way back to Beijing the next day.

Although it was only a few days since he set off from the capital, Yin Cen was very anxious. He was always worried that there would be changes in such a heaven-defying case. Qiu Yiren and Qi Yanzhi played tricks on it, and even if Yin Cen had enough evidence to overturn the confession, it would be of no avail.

The return trip was even more anxious than when he came here. For some reason, after seeing Yun Jianqing in the secret room, he also had a good impression of this blood father in this life. But it is absolutely impossible to see him being wronged for nothing.

This anxiety and worry made him choose to ignore Qin Nianqin and Wu Yeer's doubts about his identity. He knew that the advantage of brothers is that even if they have doubts, they will still choose to believe, but... After the case is over, He had to think of an excuse and give his brother an explanation.

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On the night of his return to Beijing, Yin Cen went to Zou Hengkong's mansion with all the physical and personal evidence, and told the truth about all the inside stories he found. In the court hall, he asked the emperor to ask the three courts for a second trial immediately.

The place of the second trial is still in the Wenhua Hall of the cabinet, and the presiding judge and jury are still the same people.Yin Cen asked Wu Ye'er to wait in the corner outside the hall with blacksmith Sun Fangjin, and make sure not to be seen before the trial.

When Yun Jianqing and Shen Cang were brought up, the shackles and iron chains around their bodies were still not loose. Yin Cen took a deep look at Ruan Mingsha, "Your Excellency said it well before, everything is done according to the law, and now this is a blatant disobedience to the law."

Ruan Mingsha looked as if he was shocked and it should be taken for granted, "Yin Yushi, although you are a speech officer, you can't spout people like this. I have never been tortured in a prison, and I have never been harshly treated. The torture tools used in today's interrogation are It's just a special case of the crime of treason, and the emperor has no objection, how can you not see it?"

Yin Cen didn't want to get entangled with him on this matter, looking forward to an early trial, so he just gave him a hard look.

Qi Yanzhi asked Yin Cen, "Yin Yushi went to the southeast Funan camp, did he find any evidence?"

Yin Cen got up and walked into the hall, spread out the scroll in his hand, it was a portrait of the assassin drawn by the painter in the Palace of Love, he showed it to everyone before he said, "Since these two have mastered the sword technique of the Izumo family, it must be the portrait of the assassin The people in the southern camp were the officials who went to the main camp of the Funan camp in Quanzhou, and met General Ling Hai and all the generals in the army, and one of them, Sui Chongqian, recognized the two men."

While Yin Cen was speaking, he kept a close eye on everyone's reactions. Zou Hengkong, Qin Nianqin, and Chen Ji already knew about this matter, but the rest of the people didn't seem surprised, but frowned. Passing Xin Shangyun, this person's face is as usual, calm and unhurried.

Well, let's see how long you don't panic.

Having said that, Qi Yanzhi had to ask, "What are the identities of these two?"

Yin Cen didn't rush, took out the picture to testify again, and handed it to Qi Yan's case with both hands, "This was made by President Sui Qian, and it was drawn by General Ling Hai as evidence. There is absolutely no testimony about the identity of the assassin. false."

After reading Qi Yanzhi's testimony, Yin Cen read deeper worries on his face, but he repeated the testimony again with a smile, "These two are the two banner chiefs in Sui Qian's headquarters. They were captured by Japanese pirates in a battle, and Sui Qianzong attacked them with artillery that day, thinking that the two of them were killed, but he didn't want them to be used by others and become treasonous sinners."

When Yin Cen told the story, he especially emphasized the words "for others to use", and stared at Xin Shangyun closely, and found that the other party was also staring at him like an eagle.

Finally in a hurry.

Following Chen Ji, he gave Yin Cen a push, "Can Yushi Yin explain what it means to be used by others?"

Yin Cen took out the broken knife from his case a few more times, and the moment he stood up, he obviously saw Shen Cang smiling, but he returned to normal in an instant.

The broken knife was held in Yin Cen's hand, "This is the weapon used by the assassin when he committed the crime that day. It looks like the Yun's knife unique to Funanying. However, when General Ling Hai cut out the real Yun's knife, the The fake was snapped like this in an instant." Holding the broken knife, Yin Cen walked around the venue again, allowing all the judges to knock him out clearly, especially when he came to Xin Shangyun, he stayed a little longer.

Xin Shangyun's face was ashen, while Yin Cen's heart was happy and peaceful.

Yin Cen continued, "The assassin said that he was under the auspices of General Yun. If this is the case, General Yun would never let their two counterfeit weapons go to assassinate..."

Qin Nianqin added, "This time in the Funan camp, I met the Jingbingwei who really wields the Yun family's sword. The skills of these two assassins are really far behind."

Yin Cen nodded with a smile, leading everyone to continue to think, "Since the identity of the person is fake and the knife is an imitation, who is planning all this behind the scenes?"

Chen Ji cooperated seamlessly, "I think Mr. Yin also found out who is behind the scenes?"

Yin Cen said, "Whoever took the trouble to make fake knives, or even communicated with the Japanese to replace the captured people, is the mastermind behind the scenes."

Without waiting for everyone's reaction, Yin Cen clapped his hands, and Wu Ye'er led blacksmith Sun Fangjin into the hall.

Seeing this person, Xin Shangyun couldn't hold back anymore, and roared angrily, "It's all nonsense! What kind of flag boss, what kind of fake Yun family knife, this person is in collusion with Funanying, how can you believe it!"

As soon as Sun Fangjin saw Xin Shangyun, he immediately shouted, "Lord Yin, that's him! The person who came to my brother's and my blacksmith's shop three months ago to strike the Yun family knife is this person!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Wenhua Hall became restless.

Qi Yanzhi's eyes were fixed on Xin Shangyun, and Xin Shangyun's face was covered with sweat, Chen Ji shouted again, "Lord Xin! So you are the one behind the scenes? As the commander of the imperial guards, you actually paid for the assassination of the emperor?! How bold you are!"

Ruan Mingsha and Jiang Wansheng were confused at the moment, looking at Qi Yanzhi and waiting for him to make a decision.

However, Xin Shangyun seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, raised his hands together, and flew towards Yin Cen in the hall.

Xin's 24 moves!Yin Cen was startled.

However, in the blink of an eye, Shen Cang, who was behind him in shackles, stood up, and intersected Xin Shangyun's hands in mid-air, blocking Xin Shangyun in front of Yin Cen.

Yin Cen recognized that both of them used 24 moves.

There was a sudden change in the hall, and Chen Ji shouted loudly to the guards outside the hall, "Xin Shangyun is assassinating in court! The crime of treason has been committed, and this person is not captured yet!"

The guards with knives entered one after another, but Xin Shangyun was very skilled, and Shen Cang, who was handcuffed and unable to move, showed a tendency to retreat. Seeing this, Yin Cen and Wu Ye'er looked at each other, and they both got up and rushed into the fighting room In the middle, the three surrounded Xin Shangyun inside, and dozens of guards surrounded him. Xin Shangyun knew that he could not escape today, so he raised his knife and wanted to kill himself.

Yin Cen was shocked, no matter what, this person must be kept alive for interrogation, not dead!

Seeing that it was too late for him to stop him, a white light flashed across the field, and the knife in Xin Shangyun's hand fell in response. Yin Cen turned his head, it turned out that Yun Jianqing picked up the fake broken knife and threw it out along with his internal force.

Xin Shangyun, the commander of the forbidden army, was captured and taken to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Yun Jianqing and Shen Cang were released without charge.

Qi Yanzhi made the verdict as if he was exhausted, Ruan Mingsha and Jiang Wansheng were still at a loss, and Xin Shangyun didn't even look at him when he was taken away.

Yin Cen walked towards Qi Yanzhi, clasped his fists, and said, "Qi Ge has worked hard. In such a serious case, I still have to give a testimony. The evidence is as solid as a mountain. I am afraid that Mr. Xin will have no chance to retract the confession."

Qi Yanzhi was slightly stooped, not standing upright like before, and replied, "You are right, the evidence is solid, and Mr. Yin even handles major cases when he first entered the court, and Qi can only say admiration."

Yin Cen smiled lightly, turned and left.

Xin Shangyun is just a fang and a knife, Yin Cen doesn't even bother to have him, what he wants is Qiu Yiren.