The first work of the imperial prison

Beizhen Fusi.

After running around for several days, it was rare for Qiu Yiqing to be free at this moment. Together with Ye Baiting, they waited for Shen Jiang's return in the room, and added the last piece of detailed evidence to the case. The case is closed today.

As a result, they hadn't made any moves yet, and they first received an invitation from the Oirat Mission——

The other party sent someone over to send a message, inviting him to drink.

It is said that I have been staying in the capital for a month, and I was fortunate to see the commanding officer handsome and majestic, but I have not had dinner together, and I always feel a little regretful. It is a pity that I have only one young friend in this hearty banquet. If the commanding officer doesn't mind, Would you like to give me a face?

Ye Baiting looked at the invitation card with a gold border, and felt that the other party was a little bit weird, so he almost said directly, we want to have fun and want to drag you into the water, do you dare to come?If you come, you will be the same as us. Don’t be proud and noble in the future. If you don’t come, you will be afraid of our means, and you will not be able to solve it if you don’t have the confidence.

Qiu Xunqing looked at the face of Xiao Wuzuo who was close at hand: "Do you want to go?"

"why are you not going?"

Ye Baiting knows Qiu Suqing's ability, this man will never be afraid, since there is no danger, and all crisis situations can be solved, of course he has nothing to be afraid of: "Other people give you opportunities, look more Doesn't look like anything wrong?"

Qiu Yiqing: "Go and change clothes."

Now that the case has been investigated, the logic of the basic facts is clear, but even if you present all the evidence, the other party may not obediently plead guilty, and there is nothing wrong with giving you the confession you want and exerting appropriate pressure.

Ye Baiting was afraid of the heat, so she went to the screen and changed into a sky blue silk robe, which was breathable and sweat-absorbent without losing its luster. There is a sense of elegance, he has handsome eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, with such a combination, he looks like an exile.

Hate Qing's eyes paused for a long time.

"Not good-looking?" Ye Baiting tugged at the jade buttons on her waist, making her waist look slimmer. "It's a little hot to buckle up the belt, but it's a little too casual without the belt..."

Qiu Yiqing went over and hung the jade sachet that Xiao Wuzuo loved most and wore almost every day on his waist: "It looks good."

Ye Baiting touched this small and exquisite jade sachet, tilted his head slightly, and rolled his eyes: "Then the commander will give me another one sometime?"

This look... is a bit unbearable.

Qiu Yiqing reached out to cover his eyes, and kissed his lips lightly: "...um."

When the three of them went out, they were stumbled by some temporary news, and after dealing with it, they went to the embassy resident. They arrived a little later, and Daha organized a small banquet. They were not the only ones invited. There were many acquaintances present, such as the deputy head of the embassy. Mu Ya, Minister of Rituals Zhong Xingyan, all the companions of Dazhao or Wala, and Su Jiujiu from Suji Winery.

When they arrived, Su Jiujiu was being persuaded to drink.

"Isn't it just a glass of wine. Is it worth being so hypocritical?"

"Otherwise, just take a sip, touch your lips, and everyone's face will be over..."

After Lu Ming died, there was no shortage of people who did this kind of thing. The officials and subordinates in the hall were all shameless. Ye Baiting didn't know him, but he could tell if he thought about it casually, they were probably sent by Honglu Temple to fill in the vacancies.

Unlike Bi Zhenghe, this one with the loudest voice looks very young at first glance, with long face and thin eyes, and a white beard. He seems to have no confidence in speaking and doing things. Almost every time he says a word, he looks at Zhong Xingyan for advice. He is extremely careful. .

"Look, there are all court officials here, and they are all adults. What can I do to you?" Seeing Zhong Xingyan acquiescing and still very interested, this person seemed to be inspired, his voice became louder, and his emotions became more and more serious. The more excited, "Girl, don't be afraid, come here, drink this glass of wine, I dare not allow you anything else, Honglu Temple's wine list for the past six months, how about I order your wine?"

Su Jiujiu's face was slightly stern, Ren Nawara's subordinates raised their hands sour, but still did not take the wine cup: "Wine, that's not how you drink it."

"Hey, let me tell you why you little girl is so stubborn—"

"Hey," the official was about to stand up when he was stopped by Zhong Xingyan, "He's still young, so he has a normal temper."

The official smiled and sat down: "Master Zhong said..."

With a smile on his face, Zhong Xingyan looked at Su Jiujiu with a very kind look: "It seems that this is not the first time you have said this. If you don't drink wine like this, how do you drink it? If not... you teach me? You demonstrated, me Once you learn it, can you sit and drink with each other?"

The officials booed: "Right, you always say we don't know how to do it, so you teach one. If you don't teach, how do you know we can't learn it? Our Mr. Zhong has been brilliant since he was young, and he is the most eager to learn. Guaranteed You can learn it once!"

Su Jiujiu lowered his eyes slightly, and glanced at the maliciously laughing faces of everyone present, his eyes became lighter: "You can't learn it, none of you can learn it."

Daha was not happy: "You girl, can you talk? You can't learn anything, and you can't even drink? I am in Wala, and I spend more than half a year in wine, and I get drunk every two days. , You said I don’t know how to drink? If I don’t know how to drink, who else in the world can drink?”

Su Jiujiu lifted his eyelids slightly, and his gaze was not only indifferent, but also ironic: "With all due respect, people like you actually know the least about wine."

"What are you talking about?"

Daha is really angry. Wala is in the north of the grassland, the winter is bitterly cold, and supplies are scarce. Because of this, they can't eliminate their ambitions. They always want to plunder Dazhao, but it is the cold and long winters that make them good at drinking. , But Fan Huaerlang, there is no one who can't drink well, even the women in the tent. If you want to talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, grain, rice and fish lake, he may be timid and unwilling to talk, but dare you say he doesn't understand? Alcohol, not knowing how to drink, is an insult to him!

A woman who is not so heavy and can fall down when the wind blows, dares to be so presumptuous, she did it on purpose!

Daha patted the table with a "snap": "I haven't picked on you yet, your broken wine, not to mention yours, is almost the same in the whole capital, and everything is limp, not spicy at all. , I even dared to post a word about wine, isn’t it just water mixed with some wine flavor! I also said that I don’t understand wine, you don’t understand wine, you don’t know how to drink! Someone—hold her down for me, today’s She has to drink wine if she drinks it, and she has to drink it if she doesn't drink it!"

"stop--"

Although Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing came a bit late, they were quite timely, and Jin Yiwei went directly to hold down those Oirats who were about to move.

"Who dares to ruin my good deeds!"

Just as Daha was about to pat the table again, he saw Qiu Yiqing and Ye Baiting.

Chou Yiqing showed no expression, but his voice was majestic, like a sharpened blade, which made people's scalp ache: "I am in the capital of Zhao, at the foot of the emperor, and I am so majestic to the leader."

Ye Baiting followed him in, and noticed that Su Jiujiu's wrist moved slightly, as if he had put away something hidden between his fingers...

It seemed that even if they didn't have time, this girl would not let anyone bully her.

Daha's eyes were dark: "I didn't expect the commander to take care of everything every day, so I really have time to come to my humble house."

"You sent a post to invite this envoy, didn't you just want this envoy to come?"

Qiu Yiqing walked in front of him and stood still, with an imposing manner.

Daha paused for a moment before realizing that this person did it on purpose, trying to make room for him!

No matter how big the room is or how empty the space is, there is only one main seat. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate three tigers, and one family cannot tolerate three masters... Although this courtyard is temporarily used by the mission, he is considered the master, but in Dazhao, he is a visitor, and there is no one. The ownership of this yard came from the commander of Beizhen Fusi, and if he wanted this position, he had to give it to him.

Daha was very aggrieved, but he had no choice but to let it go.

Unexpectedly, when he gave way, Qiu Xingqing frowned, as if he felt that the seat he had sat in was not clean, glanced at the attendant next to him, and waited for the adjutant to quickly come forward, tidy up the seat again, and move away the mess Only then did he lift his robe and sit down.

It was not right to sit there, so he pointed to a small table and asked Jin Yiwei to move it over, put it on his lower right hand, and called Ye Baiting: "Come and sit here."

Daha: ...

There are ten thousand swear words in my heart to scold!

At this moment, Su Tu rushed over with his apprentice Du Kang. The three of them were so fast that they didn't care about the Oirat guards blocking the outside. With a sweep of the red-tasseled long wooden spear in Su Tu's hand, they swept away and rushed straight Rushing over with Su Jiujiu——

"Girl! Are you okay? Why did you come here alone? You scared Dad to death! Did they bully you? Why are you uncomfortable? Tell Dad!"

"Senior Sister! Are you okay?"

One old and one young, with sweat on their foreheads and worried faces, the difference is that the one in the front dared to touch the girl's hair and look at her hands and feet, while the one in the back only dared to look anxiously and didn't say much.

"I'm fine." Su Jiujiu shook his head, "The family owes the guest's wine list and needs to make up two jars, which is not much. The guest pressed me hard and there was no one at home, so I came here. I thought it was nothing. Big things, who knows that barbarians are barbarians, far less polite than the people of our capital."

"Yo, it's so lively, are everyone here?"

When Shen Jiang came back from his business outside, he went to Fusi in Beizhen and did not see the young master and the commander. After asking someone, he hurried over, his head was covered in sweat, and he sneered at the leader Daha at one side before turning to the commander. And the young master, nodded slightly.

Ye Baiting knew right away that the matter in his hands was going smoothly and in line with expectations.

Looking around the entire room, he found that the people were quite neat. He quietly tugged at the corner of Qiu Sui's Tsing Yi under the table, and his eyes signaled——

Why don't we make an exception today, don't have to be in the Beizhen Fusi lobby, just here, and solve the case?

"Come here, pour wine for the commander!" Daha had already settled down and started preparing for a serious banquet.

"No need."

Qiu Yiqing glanced over Xiao Zuo: "The envoy has come here today to solve the case, so there is no need for wine. Serve tea, idlers, etc., retreat!"

Following his words, Shen Jiang and Jin Yiwei immediately started to move, driving away people, cleaning up the scene, preparing tea, and after a few breaths, the smell of alcohol in the hall dissipated, and all decorations and dishes were cleaned up. , everywhere is neat and quiet, where is it like a wine bureau?It is no worse than anyone else's solemn hall!

With the posture like this, not to mention Zhong Xingyan, even Dahamiya had to leave the table, standing still in front of the hall just like the Su family.

A good wine meeting turned into a question and answer, Daha couldn't be happier, and said with dark eyes: "The commander didn't come early or late, but came here to spoil my good deeds. What kind of intentions do you have? You Dazhao, you always treat me like this guest?"

This kind of verbal battle does not require the commander to go out in person, and Shen Jiang will do it for him: "Didn't the leader say that we should solve the case within seven days? This is not yet the time, and our commander will come here to explain to you in person. Don't you satisfy?"

"Shen Baihu," Ye Baiting persuaded with a chuckle, "We are considered guests here, so it's better to be humble."

Daha: ...

You also know you are a guest!If you know it, you dare to take the lead!What humility is humility, who are you referring to as Sang and Huai, who are not polite, dare to directly report Lao Tzu's name!

"Let's talk about the case, let's talk about the case," he took a deep breath, and smiled at Ye Baiting, "I want to see what kind of tricks you guys can solve the case!"

After a while, there was no movement in front of the hall.

Ye Baiting turned to Qiu Yiqing: "Commander, did I ask?"

Hatred and green jaws: "Yes."

Ye Baiting glanced across the room, starting with Zhong Xingyan: "Master Zhong should know about the poison of wood essence?"

"This..." Zhong Xingyan's eyes flickered slightly, "The business in the hands of the lower officials is taken care of by his subordinates..."

"This time is different from the past. Jin Yiwei has found a lot of evidence related to this case. I advise Mr. Zhong to speak up." Ye Baiting cut off his words with a low voice and sharp eyes. "Ask again, the poison of wood essence, Mr. Zhong Do you know?"

Only then did Zhong Xingyan sigh: "I've heard that...it can kill people."

Ye Baiting: "Have you ever thought about using this thing to poison Lu Ming?"

"Kill the master?" Zhong Xingyan looked strange, "Why did I kill my own people?"

Ye Baiting lowered his eyes: "Because he is not one of us, he has betrayed you a long time ago, and he is not of the same heart with you, you already knew it, didn't you?"

"This……"

Just as Zhong Xingyan was about to deny it, his eyes slid over the commander on the seat, and Shen Baihu standing in front of the hall closed his eyes: "Forget it, since you have found the evidence, it is useless for me to deny it. Yes, Lu Ming is There are things that I feel sorry for the official, but I didn't do anything special. Some places are still very useful. The official has withdrawn some power from him and asked him to do some trivial things. So far, the cooperation has been very good. There's really no need to kill him."

Ye Baiting: "Let him do some trivial things... what? You are reluctant to kill him because you haven't got Su Jiu?"

As soon as these words fell, the eyes of the master and apprentice of the Su family were all angry.

"Laba half a year ago, Qixi Festival a year ago, and Shangyuan two years ago...you successively took a fancy to the girls from the Li family's Wang family's grandson's family. The girls are all pretty and come from an ordinary family background. They have no officials or relatives. If you like it, let Lu Ming operate it. If the family is "sensible and interesting" and willing to send the girl to you as a concubine, you will not be embarrassed and accept it happily. If you don’t want to, then let Lu Ming resort to tricks, first promise to lure, then coerce and oppress, and then frame them, and give them a crime. You are appearing as a savior, coaxing and forcing girls into your backyard, for you With my concubine..."

Ye Baiting stared at Zhong Xingyan: "You have done more than one such thing, and the victims are too numerous to enumerate. Su Jiujiu is just the latest one you have been eyeing. Jin Yiwei has already found out the evidence. You used your official status as a cover, and Lu Ming did it for you." You lackeys, the crimes of the three of you are obvious, and all of you will be punished by the law! However, my question today is only for the facts of the case. Wooden spirit come here!"

Being humiliated in public, Zhong Xingyan's face was full of anger: "Why did I tell——"

Ye Baiting just said a word: "Beizhen Fusi rules, frankly state the facts, assist those who solve the case, and record credit."

It can make you no more than a torture tool, or suffer less crime.

However, Zhong Xingyan understood that it was possible to exchange benefits, and his anger disappeared instantly, and he even wanted to laugh, but it was a pity that his emotions could not be changed so smoothly, it seemed a little funny: "This officer... I know."

Ye Baiting: "You are the only one who knows about this matter? Do people in the mission also know about it?"

Zhong Xingyan stared blankly, his eyes flicked over Daha and Muya hesitantly: "I'm not sure, I should...don't know?"

Ye Baiting: "Think about it again, is there anything missing, such as whether you and Lu Ming have discussions in a separate space every time, have you talked about this outside?"

Daha also narrowed his eyes: "Yes, think about it again, think about it carefully, don't wrong a good person for no reason."

It's just that his reminder, compared to Ye Baiting, is more like a threat.

But Zhong Xingyan is in the officialdom of Dazhao, and has always been aware of current affairs and choices, otherwise he would not be able to get the position of Minister of Rites. Anyway, the commander is here, so he is not afraid of being threatened. He really thought about it seriously, thinking about it, suddenly his eyes trembled .

"Xiaguan is not sure, but once, Xiaguan and Lu Ming mentioned changing wine outside..."

Zhong Xingyan glanced at the Su family: "Lu Ming once suggested to the officials that the mission was going to hold a banquet and use the wine from Suji Winery, why not mix a bottle of fake wine in, saying that it was the Su family's fake wine that caused harm, so that the mission would have a banquet and use wine from Suji Winery. It lost the trust of the mission, the order could no longer be signed, and even left hidden dangers, and the next official would help solve it... There were two times when this plan was mentioned outside, and one of them was in this courtyard."

"At that time, the surrounding area was quiet, and I subconsciously felt that the environment was safe. I talked to Lu Ming about it behind the moon gate, and then separated. But I walked a step late, and heard some movement behind the moon gate. I walked over and saw no one. I only saw a half-drunk jug, as if someone left it there, and it was picked and pulled by a passing cat before it made a sound. Jin Yiwei asked this now, and Xiaguan felt that it was a bit out of line, maybe it was seen at the time arrive."

Ye Baiting turned to Daha: "Aren't you going to explain, Chief Da?"

The whites of Daha's eyes rolled: "How can I explain this kind of ambiguous, unenlightened, and unsubstantiated words? It may be that Mr. Zhong is talking nonsense in order to absolve himself of crime, or it may be someone else who has been here, and it may not be someone from my mission."

With gloomy eyes, he glanced at the hall: "Maybe it's the Su family? After all, there are three members in this family with such great abilities."

Muya came out neither humble nor overbearing, and handed over to Qiu Suqing: "Although our Oala mission is a foreigner, the guest can do whatever he wants, but he doesn't want to be wronged for no reason. Please also command the envoy to make a fair decision and speak with factual evidence."

Qiu Suqing's expression remained unchanged: "Go ahead and ask."

Ye Baiting looked at the three members of the Su family: "They are going to use wood essence to blame, do you know?"

The three members of the Su family looked at each other left and right, and shook their heads together: "I don't know."

Ye Baiting then turned back and looked at Daha and Muya: "So what about you two?"

Dahamiya was stunned. You stared at us and asked for a long time. You only asked them one question, and you believed them if they didn’t know?

"We don't know!" Daha was angry.

Ye Baiting raised his eyes slightly: "I don't think so. This is the courtyard of your mission. I don't know. How did someone bring things in? The concierge inspection is all done by yourself."

Without waiting for Daha to quibble, Shen Jiang has already presented the evidence——

"According to the investigation, your concierge did not search Lu Ming that day. The previous concierge was about to search, but was suddenly called away, and the latter thought he had searched, so he let him go-this is the testimony of the parties and witnesses. How to explain this? Who gave the order to mobilize you, is it you, or the deputy leader Muya?"

Daha snorted coldly: "I thought you guys would come up with some hard evidence. What can you explain with just such a little thing? Maybe the people below are lazy. What does it have to do with me?"

Mu Ya also looked solemn: "I also ask this hundred householders to be careful, my mission will never dare to recite the suspicion of murder."

Shen Jiang grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Don't worry, you three. I'm in a hurry now. I'll show you other evidence later. How do you explain it?"

Daha rolled his eyes: "Don't scare people here. Lu Ming is from your Dazhao. We didn't know each other before. How could there be murderous intentions!"

"Really?" Ye Baiting looked at him, as if very interested, "Boss Da doesn't know Lu Ming, is he not familiar with him?"

Dahali said confidently: "This is the person sent by you Dazhao himself to be responsible for receiving the mission. Can you blame me?"

Ye Baiting: "Okay, let me ask you, you don't know Lu Ming well, you don't know him well, since you know he's plotting something, you brought something here, and you still acquiesce in it, what do you think? Seeing him poison someone to death, Or use this behavior to let him poison someone to death?"

Daha wasn't fooled at all: "I warn you to be careful! We didn't know that what Lu Ming brought in was poison!"

Ye Baiting: "So you are admitting and acquiescing to him bringing things in, right?"

Daha: ...

He rolled his eyes: "After all...it's our negligence."

Ye Baiting just laughed: "People only have a sense of control over things they are familiar with and know how to use. They can 'accept' or 'inadvertently'. For things they don't know at all, whether good or bad, poisonous or not, the first reaction Be careful, be careful, you are not familiar with Lu Ming, you don't know what he is carrying is poison, so you dare to acquiesce?"

Daha: ...

It seems a little unclear, is he trapped?

Ye Baiting said again: "Boss Da is not an incompetent person. The yard you set up for guards, other people come in on weekdays? Zhong Xingyan and Lu Ming came in because they had an entertaining task. In a hurry, they didn't choose a place. I told you Small talk, Chief Da said he didn’t know, it has nothing to do with you, okay, it has nothing to do with you, it has something to do with your subordinates, we can arrest everyone in your mission to investigate now, then, Chief Da, don’t complain. "

"So what if I know?"

It is impossible for Daha to allow Jin Yiwei to investigate all the members of the mission and quickly make a choice. This point is not satisfactory, and it is okay to say: "You Dazhao people have your own ambitions, want to do bad things, and plot against others. What does it have to do with me? I just wanted to watch the fun! The last glass of wine that Lu Ming died that day, and he was poisoned, was poured by Su Tu for him!"

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "The last glass Lu Ming drank was poisoned wine, how do you know?"

"Oh," Daha sneered, "Didn't you test Bi Zhenghe that day in Zhuzhilou? Didn't he just say that? I still remember, but you forgot, tsk, your Jinyiwei's work is not good, forget Sex is too much."

Ye Baiting took a sip of tea: "Oh, there is such a thing."

So you really forgot!

Daha pointed at Su Tu angrily: "Shouldn't you ask him carefully!"

Ye Baiting really asked, looking at Su Tu: "Do you know about your daughter being coveted?"

After a moment of silence, Su Tu nodded: "I know."

Su Jiujiu was surprised, and looked at Su Tu: "Father..."

Su Tu touched her head: "Girl, don't be afraid."

Ye Baiting: "Who are these people? Have you taken any measures?"

"Zhong Xingyan, Bi Zhenghe, Lu Ming ..." Su Tu ordered these names one by one, and his eyebrows were hidden in his eyebrows.

Ye Baiting looked at Du Kang: "What about you?"

Du Kang's expression was as calm as ever, but his lips were pursed even tighter: "Occasionally Master is too busy, so I'll beat him up."

Ye Baiting: "So you beat these people more than once?"

Du Kang: "Yes."

In the whole hall, only Su Jiujiu was very surprised by this matter. He looked at his father standing on the left, and then at his junior brother standing on the right. He was speechless for a while.

Su Tu rubbed his daughter's head lightly. The movement looked stiff and unskilled. He withdrew his strength in the middle of the hand, as if he was worried that it would mess up his daughter's head. Finally, he only placed it between her hair and gently Patted: "It's okay, it's none of your business."

"My girl's beauty is a gift from God, it's your mother's ability, it's your father's blessing, it's not your fault, others have bad thoughts, it's their fault, it shouldn't be. Dad is still tough, and your junior brother can barely do it." You don't need to know these things, you don't need to be afraid of being disturbed, sad or guilty, as long as you live happily, you will be fine."

Du Kang looked at Su Jiujiu's hair, and seemed to want to rub it like his master did, but in the end he didn't do anything, he just followed sullenly: "...um."