Detective in the Red Chamber

"Wow~!"

Zhang Cheng screamed outside, the carriage suddenly slowed down, and then stopped in the rain.

Although the original speed of the car was not very fast, but caught off guard, Sun Shaozong couldn't help leaning forward, frowning and was about to ask what happened, but Zhang Cheng had already lifted the car curtain high, and reported that "Second Master , it was the Dragon Guards who blocked the way."

In fact, he didn't need to report, Sun Shaozong had already seen a few dragon guards blocking the way ahead.

Seeing that the carriage had stopped, several dragon guards got off their horses and knelt down in the mud like a fan, saying in unison, "Lord Qianhu, Lu Zhenfu ordered you to return to Beizhen Fusi to discuss matters!"

Lu Hui was in a hurry to summon him. Could there be some big trouble again?

This is really an eventful autumn!

Sun Shaozong poked his head out of the car, and also raised his voice and said, "Come up with someone who knows something, and the others will lead the way!"

The leading Xiaoqi jumped onto the shaft of the car without hesitation, sat side by side with Zhang Cheng, poked his head into the carriage, and without waiting for Sun Shaozong to ask questions, he said, "I only heard that the humble job is from Qingxuguan." The errand was messed up, and Master Zhen Fu was furious, and he didn't know the rest."

Qingxuguan's errand was ruined?

Sun Shaozong nodded indifferently, until the little flag obediently exited the car, then he frowned unconsciously.

The place where the followers of the White Lotus Sect settled was near Qingxu Guan, and if nothing unexpected happened, there should be a mistake in this matter.

But logically speaking, it shouldn't be!

The action plan against the followers of the White Lotus Sect was drawn up by Sun Shaozong and Lu Hui after repeated deliberations, and the initial stage was only based on surveillance. Even if there were still some loopholes, it shouldn't have been exposed so quickly.

What's more, the beggars under Hong Jiu had been investigating for several days before. Even those unprofessional beggars could not be found.

and many more!

Could it be that the beggars have already shown their feet?So after the Dragon Guards took over, they happened to catch up with the White Lotus Sect's original breakout plan?

Not right either.

If that was the case, the White Lotus Sect should have taken action when Hong Jiu withdrew his sentry post the afternoon before yesterday.

Could it be...

The book does not go into details.

When they got outside the gate of Beizhen Fusi, the carriage had just come to a stop, and Xiaoqi, who was riding in the carriage, had already taken the coir raincoat from behind, and held it up in front of Sun Shaozong with both hands.

Sun Shaozong put on his clothes and got out of the car, hurried up the stone steps, and saw the eight dragon guards in the cave lined up with wild goose wings, and they had already climbed up the double hills.

"Master Qianhu."

As soon as he crossed the threshold, Yang Licai flashed out, leading the way with his shoulders slanted, and said in a low voice, "As soon as the rain started, the thieves of the White Lotus Sect scattered from the several inns where they were hiding. Although the police immediately called the police and summoned the people who were buried nearby, they were still half a step too late, and could only catch half of the thieves."

"Because the thieves resisted fiercely, they killed a dozen more on the spot, and captured six alive. Now the Lord Zhenfu is interrogating himself."

It really leaked the wind!

"Among those captives, is there..."

"There are no prisoners left."

Sun Shaozong was about to inquire if there were any leaders of the White Lotus Sect among those captives, when someone said in front of him, "The six captured were all dead just now!"

While speaking, a gloomy Lu Hui appeared at the corner of the corridor.

"Master Zhen Fu."

Sun Shaozong and Yang Licai hurriedly bowed their hands to salute, Lu Hui didn't answer, but just waved his sleeves at Yang Licai, Yang Licai bowed and left immediately knowingly.

After Yang Licai left, Lu Hui took Sun Shaozong to the middle of the corridor, found a place with a wide view, and then said in a deep voice, "The thieves from the White Lotus Sect had already taken the poison before they rushed out of the inn. After a few sentences of torture, they all died of poison."

"Before they died, they read some inexplicable scriptures aloud. Although I couldn't understand them well, I could roughly distinguish the meaning of dying. Obviously, they both knew about taking poison beforehand."

"in this case……"

Hearing this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help frowning and said, "I'm afraid the other party has already seen through our identities, otherwise they wouldn't have come up with such desperate means!"

The members of the White Lotus Sect swallowed the poison in advance, naturally not preparing for some kind of suicide attack, but to avoid being captured alive, and the torture would only call out the secrets of the party and the sect.

This is obviously a very tactic, if he didn't already know the details of his opponent, and felt that it would be difficult to retreat completely, he should not have acted so violently.

And Beizhen Fusi began to deploy control, and it was only a night...

Sun Shaozong pondered in his heart, but said in his mouth, "The situation is like this now, do you need someone from Shuntian Mansion to help hunt down the culprits?"

Lu Hui shook his head, "I asked people to come here, but it wasn't for these things - when the beggars were watching before, the Bailian sect didn't react too much, it didn't make sense to replace the elite of our Beizhen Fusi, but they were killed overnight. They showed their feet."

Seeing that Lu Hui had almost clarified the matter, Sun Shaozong took advantage of the situation and asked, "Is your lord suspecting that there are also internal agents of the White Lotus Sect lurking inside the Fusi of Beizhen?"

Beizhen Fusi is not like Shuntian Mansion's staff. The minimum establishment of the Dragon Guards is a ninth-rank official, and because it is a secret service agency, the internal review is very strict-if Beizhen Fusi is successfully infiltrated by the remnants of the White Lotus Sect. There are probably not many safe places in the court.

Unexpectedly, Lu Hui still shook his head, and then met Sun Shaozong's surprised gaze, and said quietly, "What I'm most worried about is that we don't have any internal support from the White Lotus Sect in Fusi of Beizhen!"

Worried that there is no internal support from the White Lotus Sect in Fusi of Beizhen?

This is really...

Sun Shaozong pondered for a while in puzzlement, and suddenly said, "Your Excellency is suspecting that there are other forces behind the scenes, deliberately arranging that the inside should send news to the White Lotus Sect?!"

Lu Hui finally nodded this time, and said sternly, "Together with those guarding Hong Jiu and others, who know the inside story of this operation and have the opportunity to pass on the news, there are a total of 17 people, most of whom are from the south. Bring back the hands."

No wonder Lu Hui suspected that there was someone behind this matter!

The sphere of influence of the White Lotus Sect has always been in the northwest, and it is reasonable to place some nails in the capital - but it is really unbelievable to say that it is still a secret agency such as the Dragon Guard if it extends its hand to the south.

But in this way, the situation is more complicated.

What is the plot of the forces secretly assisting the White Lotus Sect?

Is it because I want to make peace with the White Lotus Sect, so I have submitted a certificate of nomination; or do I want to use their hands to push the boat along the way to achieve my goal?Or did they want to keep the White Lotus Sect to add chaos, so as to divert the court's attention, so as to plan some conspiracy?

"Master Zhen Fu!"

Sun Shaozong was frowning and pondering, when he saw Yang Licai rushing over at a brisk pace, he saluted and said impatiently, "The King of Beijing has just issued a memorial to question the Niu family's involvement in the case of the crown prince!"

tsk~

The speed of King Beijing Jing is quite fast, it seems that he really has a plan!

Chapter 481 'No need to have' is enough

King Jingjing's letter can be said to have stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.

Originally, although there were undercurrents surging in the court hall, it still maintained a superficial calm after all, but this writing on paper tore the fig leaf into pieces.

The fastest responders were naturally those officials who relied on chewing their tongues and playing with their pens for a living—in just half a day, the impeachment memorials piled up on the cabinet desk.

Just in line with the old saying, "Thousands of people beat a broken drum, and everyone pushes down a wall". Among the dozens of memorials, no one came forward to say a few words for the Niu family. home's.

For a moment, it seemed as if the King of Jingjing, the leader of the nobles, was also the leader of Qingliu.

However, in the face of this snowflake-like memorial, Emperor Guangde only said, "Catch the wind and shadow, not enough to rely on", and decreed to postpone the confinement of King Beijing for one month, and completely ignored it.

On the contrary, the Queen Mother Niu was relentless, issued several decrees in a row, urged Emperor Guangde to thoroughly investigate her natal family, and insisted on resigning all official positions for her nephew and nephew except the Lord, and threatened that she would not get rid of the suspicion for a day. The whole family will never set foot in the court.

Due to this, Emperor Guangde finally dispatched several trusted ministers to 'help' the Niu family to verify their innocence.

Prove your innocence?

Sun Shaozong repeatedly chewed the mimeographed regular script on the mansion newspaper, laughed for a while, threw the newspaper to Yang Li, took a pair of chopsticks, and filled half a pot of his own with the hot and sour dried bamboo shoots on the plate. Lamb old wine.

This is a small restaurant located in the northwest of Qingxuguan. The food and drinks next to it are nothing new, but the hot and sour dried bamboo shoots are very appetizing and refreshing, which can be called a must in Nancheng.

Seeing that Sun Shaozong picked up a plate of dried bamboo shoots in a leisurely manner, and fiddled with the chopped cornel with chopsticks, Yang Licai couldn't hold back his temper, holding the mansion newspaper in his hand and tilting his shoulders Said, "My lord, I should go to a lowly position to urge you..."

"No need."

Sun Shaozong shook his head and placed the chopsticks on the plate.

The shopkeeper of the small shop had been looking at the counter for a long time. Seeing Sun Shaozong put down his chopsticks, he trotted up to him and said with a smile, "Master, are you satisfied with the dried bamboo shoots in the small shop?"

Sun Shaozong smiled, "If I'm not satisfied, I wouldn't have visited your house three times in just four days."

The shopkeeper immediately blushed with joy, took out a small note from his sleeve, put it in front of Sun Shaozong with both hands, and said respectfully, "Since the master likes it, you might as well give this recipe to the cook in the house. If you really don't understand it, just ask the villain to ask it carefully."

"how?"

Sun Shaozong looked at the prescription and said, "Do you recognize me?"

"My lord, when you go to court to ask questions, the villain will almost return to the court!"

This also met fans.

Sun Shaozong smiled, and was about to say something to the shopkeeper, when several unremarkable men suddenly filed in from outside, and the rest found an empty table to sit down on their own, and the leader walked quickly to Sun Shaozong Next to the voice, whispered a few words in his ear.

Sun Shaozong pondered for a moment, got up first and took the prescription from the shopkeeper, and said with a smile, "Since it's the shopkeeper's kindness, I'm not respectful."

The shopkeeper was busy cranking his hands like a rattle, saying, "What's the point of such a trivial matter", and then returned to the counter with pride.

Sun Shaozong took his seat again, then raised his chin to Yang Licai, and said, "Zhou Ying, the verification is correct."

Yang Licai hurriedly took out the brush and cinnabar from his rucksack, and took out a booklet, and wiped out the name of 'Zhou Ying' on it with cinnabar.

There are eleven more names on the booklet that are also covered with cinnabar, and the rest...

"My lord, how do we investigate the remaining five?!"

After putting away the pamphlet, Yang Licai looked expectantly at Sun Shaozong—after four consecutive days of investigation, among the [-] suspects, those who could be ruled out were basically ruled out, and the remaining five were the real tough ones. bone.

And this is also a good opportunity to witness Master Sun's true nature of "God's Judgment"!

Sun Shaozong first folded the recipe and carefully put it in his sleeve pocket, then raised his head to meet Yang Licai's expectant gaze, and said calmly, "Return the team and return to the yamen to report."

"what?!"

Yang Licai almost thought that he heard it wrong, why did he close the team just at the critical moment? !

Besides, who is the spy has not yet been found out, how should the yamen report to the governor this time?

However, before he could question anything, Sun Shaozong took out a piece of broken silver and put it on the table, got up and walked away.

When Yang Licai came to his senses and chased him out of the door, Sun Shaozong had already got into the carriage neatly, and he couldn't catch up to ask what happened for a while, so he had to call his subordinates to get on the horse and guard Sun Shaozong's carriage.

Speechless all the way.

It wasn't until he entered Beizhen Fusi that Yang Li found an opportunity, leaned close to Sun Shaozong and reminded him in a low voice, "My lord, Lu Zhenfu is very concerned about the traitor. If you report it like this, it may be difficult to explain it?"

"It's hard to explain?"

Sun Shaozong paused slightly, and asked back, "So, you are sure to find out who among the five of them leaked the news in a short time?"

"This……"

Yang Licai was at a loss for words. If it was really easy, he could distinguish the real spy from the five people, so why did he expect Sun Shaozong's 'divine judgment' ability?

"These are all elites that Lu Zhenfu brought back from the south. Those spies who can blend in without being noticed are naturally not Yi Yi's generation. If there is no circumstantial evidence, how can we tell them apart?"

As Sun Shaozong spoke, he took another step forward, and said as he walked, "So from the very beginning, I was prepared to not detect any spies."

"But……"

Yang Licai couldn't help but said, "If you can't find out the spies, how can you explain to Lord Zhen Fushi?"

Sun Shaozong sighed suddenly, stopped again, turned his head and asked, "I'm not confused, why did you confuse Shuntian Mansion and Beizhen Fusi?"

Before Yang Licai could respond, he strode into the front hall again.

Not to mention how inexplicably Yang Licai looked at his back.

However, Sun Shaozong entered the hall and told Lu Hui the investigation process of the past few days in detail and appropriately. Finally, he took out the cinnabar-painted roster and presented it with both hands, "Please have a look, my lord."

Lu Hui took the roster and spread it out in his hands, looking back and forth between the five names several times, his face became more and more gloomy.

One trial thousand households, two hundred households, and two general banners.

The first three were the commanders of this operation, and the latter two had sneaked into the inn alone to spy on the enemy's situation—all of them were cronies that Lu Hui painstakingly cultivated when he was in Jiangnan.

Sun Shaozong continued to report, "The lower officials are not familiar with these five people, so it is difficult to distinguish clearly for a while. I am afraid that I can only ask the adults to come forward and personally..."

"No need."

Following the cold three words, Lu Hui threw the booklet on the ground, and he said solemnly, "Since the suspicion cannot be cleared up, let's put them in the dungeon together. When will the suspicion be cleared up, the Governor?" It's not too late to apologize to them in person - if the suspicion can't be cleared, I'm afraid I can only blame them for their bad lives."

it is as expected!

Sun Shaozong sighed secretly, but pretended to hesitate and said, "I'm afraid it's..."

"Sun Qianhu."

Lu Hui straightened his body, interrupted Sun Shaozong's words, and said calmly, "You must know that this is Beizhen Fusi, not the mother-in-law's Shuntian Mansion. In our place, the word 'unnecessary' is enough!"