I solved crimes in the Song Dynasty and strengthened the country [Seventh Five-Year]

50 Blowing the Sorrows of Ancient and Modern Times

The moment he saw Di Qing, Jiang Lin understood why even the officials persuaded Di Qing to wash off the tattoos on his face.

Di Qing was born handsome, and he had developed a good figure through his experience in the army.At this moment, he had just won the battle with Li Yuanhao in the north, and he had won the Xuanwu chariot rewarded by His Majesty, and entered the Privy Council.

But this ancient tattoo is not only printed on the forehead like it is beautified by film and television dramas, but on the cheek. The more eye-catching and humiliating the picture, the better... It is really different from a hero who is famous in history like Di Qing match.

Jiang Lin wished that the other party had no flaws at all, but Di Qing himself only felt that the tattoo was an encouragement and restraint to him, so Jiang Lin would naturally not reveal any unnecessary regrets.

He bowed slightly, saluted Di Qing respectfully, and said, "My next official, Jianglin, Dali Temple, pays homage to Deputy Envoy Di."

Di Qing treated Jiang Lin very politely, and even introduced his relatives and friends who had a good relationship with him, including Pang Ji.

Jiang Lin subconsciously thought that the other party was the great villain Pang Taishi Pang Ji in "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses", but he immediately realized that this Pang Ji was a historical figure, Di Qing's predecessor or Bo Le.This taught Jiang Lin to feel more and more that the world he was wearing was very intelligent, and he could automatically correct the contents of the book according to reality.

Di Qing pointed to the seat at the front table and said, "Why don't Jiang Shaoqing come and sit with me?"

"Young man, what virtue can you..." Jiang Lin was about to decline, but Wen Yuan grabbed his shoulders and said, "Brother Lin, don't be humble, sit down next to me." Di Yong sat in the middle seat together, which was not too much in front of the elders.

Di Yong leaned over and said, "Jiang Shaoqing, my father appreciates your style of handling cases very much, and he drank less alcohol, so he became warmer. Did it scare you?"

"No, no." Jiang Lin is now considered well-known in Beijing, and such scenes can't scare him.He was just excited to see Di Qing in person.

On the contrary, what he was more worried about at the moment was Di Qing's situation.

Jiang Lin knew very well that everything in the officialdom changed very quickly.When Di Qing was entangled in scandals, even the officials were worried that rewarding him would cause public resentment, so Jiang Lin deliberately took the time to send the Xuanwu Chariot.

But the matter of the Four Elephant Secret Treasure should not be announced to the outside world. The official did not even specify the reason for rewarding Jiang Lin and Zhan Zhao in the imperial decree. They just placed the auspicious omen of regaining the secret treasure on Di Qing's illustrious military exploits.

However, the Song Dynasty ruled the country with civilian officials, and even in the Privy Council, which was in charge of important military affairs, there were few high-ranking officials who were pure military commanders.Those officials who studied the art of war naturally looked down on Di Qing, a man with tattoos on his face and a criminal record.

So Jiang Lin saw the needles and asked, "What happened?"

Di Yong lowered his voice and whispered in his ear: "A batch of military pay and black iron transported from the Chuan Gorge disappeared halfway."

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In a few words, Jiang Lin figured out the ins and outs of this matter.

Losing military pay is a felony, and if it is not clear what happened, the officials above will be implicated.And this case of missing military pay was handled by Di Qing, who had just taken office for three days.

Regardless of whether Di Qing had never been involved in the approval of this matter, and the new official had not had time to understand the situation before he took office, since Di Qing was the deputy envoy of the Privy Council when the accident happened, he must be responsible for the matter.Besides, all the deputy envoys of the older generation have resigned and returned to their hometowns, and they don't have the energy to pursue it.

As soon as he was promoted, he encountered such a hurdle, Di Qing was probably targeted by someone.

Jiang Lin also understood what Di Yong meant.Because Di Qing wanted to avoid suspicion, he could not investigate this matter himself.The government will definitely send a suitable special envoy to Chuanxia to have a look at it when it comes to court tomorrow, and this case is really tricky. Jiang Lin has been in the limelight recently, and it is very likely that someone will push him out to block the gun.

Di Yong didn't want Jiang Lin to help his father, but wanted Jiang Lin to avoid getting involved.

Jiang Lin returned home and lay on his newly customized soft bed without sleep for a long time.His hut has been completely renovated. There were not many mosquitoes in early spring, and Jiang Lin looked at the stars in the sky through the open grille window.

Xiao Shitou, who also got a new bed, couldn't help asking: "Brother Lin, can't you sleep?"

Jiang Lin smiled and said: "Yeah, I was thinking, the government rewarded me with a year's salary, and if I put it in an ordinary family, I might be able to live comfortably for ten years, but I really don't know how to spend the money. "

He turned over and said, "Little Shitou, I have a task for you. Help me buy something."

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Before dawn the next day, Jiang Lin flipped through the instruction book given to him by the little eunuch, packed himself up, and rode his own donkey to the palace gate.

It was the first time he went to the court, and Jiang Lin went through the process of kneeling and worshiping. Before he got used to the solemnity of this place, he listened to the officials in front of him asking for a memorial.

Jiang Lin heard a familiar voice, took a sneak peek, and found that the official with the loudest voice was Zhang Yaozuo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.He frowned slightly.

Zhao Zhen seemed to know what Zhang Yaozuo was going to say, and Di Qing, who also came out after ordering, said, "Deputy Envoy Di, tell me."

This move can be described as completely partial, but Di Qing didn't mean to shirk responsibility in the slightest. He took the whole matter on himself, and asked the officials to send someone to investigate carefully.

Relying on the fact that his niece is favored by the officials, Zhang Yaozuo dared to say in court: "Oh, Deputy Envoy Di said this lightly, this time it was someone under your command who did something wrong and asked you, the superior, to investigate. What can be found out? It is better for His Majesty to appoint an imperial envoy to go to Chuanxia to find out the matter."

Although this remark offends Di Qing's face, it is a scene of the process. When Zhao Zhen asked the opinions of the ministers, Zhang Yaozuo was about to recommend it, and Jiang Lin stood up one step ahead of him.

"Report to Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Sichuan to investigate the case of missing military pay, please allow Your Majesty."

Jiang Lin Shulang's voice echoed clearly in the hall, causing everyone to look sideways at him.

Di Qing's heart tightened, and he sighed slightly.Zhang Yaozuo was also surprised.He didn't know the real reason why Jiang Lin was rewarded by the government. He only thought that he had made meritorious service in the previous case to get so much favor.On the other hand, he was worried about the Pei family but didn't get half of the benefits. Out of revenge, Zhang Yaozuo wanted to trick Jiang Lin in this matter, but he didn't expect Jiang Lin to enter this Hongmen banquet by himself.

Zhang Yaozuo immediately praised: "Your Majesty, I feel good about it. Jiang Shaoqing is young and promising, and I have seen his quick thinking when working with him. It is most suitable to investigate this case..."

Naturally, this disturbance in the court could not escape Zhao Zhen's discernment. He knew in his heart that Jiang Lin was capable of finding out the case, but he couldn't help but worry.He confirmed it again to Jiang Lin: "Jiang Shaoqing, you have never been to the south and have little experience, do you really want to take on this matter?"

Di Qing's innocence rested entirely on him alone, Jiang Lin was not without pressure.But if he really left this matter to others, he would feel even more uneasy.

So Jiang Lin said affirmatively: "My minister is sure, please allow your Majesty."

Zhao Zhen's heart moved slightly, and he was about to teach others to draw up a decree, but another official came out.

"My censor, Fan Chunren, please also participate in the investigation of the theft of Chuanxia's military salary."

Jiang Lin's ear twitched, thinking that the other party was about to save him, he couldn't help but cast a grateful gaze at the other party, but happened to see a trace of arrogance on the other party's face, and a faint, imperceptible snort from his nose .

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Fan Chunren is Fan Zhongyan's second son. Jiang Lin had read the story of the other party's case solving before, and he knew that the other party was a virtuous minister. He had always had a good impression of the other party, but he didn't know where he offended the other party and rushed to Sichuan and Shu Along the way, they were quite unpopular with each other.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Jiang Lin turned to look at Fan Chunren's lonely back at the stern, feeling a little depressed.

"Shaoqing, what are you looking at?"

Turning around, I saw Xie Ling handing over a bowl of hot tea, Jiang Lin took it with a smile and said, "Thank you, actually you don't need to come with me."

Xie Ling shook his head, and said: "Shao Cheng doesn't have to be so polite with the lower officials, the lower officials are here because of what I told you before..."

"Stop pretending to be affectionate there, and stay with you? It's a good idea, we all have business to do, okay?" Bai Yutang walked over, and hammered Jiang Lin's shoulder with a look of disdain.

Jiang Lin accepted his fist with a smile, and said, "What business do you have?"

Bai Yutang pointed to Zhan Zhao who was sitting by the stove with his older brothers, and said, "Take the cat to visit my Lujiazhuang. Our empty island is so fun, you must come too." ah."

Jiang Lindao: "Aren't you here to accompany me?"

"of course not."

"Then I won't go to your empty island."

Bai Yutang made a cut, without receiving the slightest threat: "The place where the military pay was lost is only two or three miles away from our empty island. Whether you like to go or not, I'll see how you want to investigate the case."

On the way here, Jiang Lin had already shared the file with several people from Dali Temple.

This case is very strange.

The army used ships to escort a batch of military pay and black iron, but when they walked through a section of the waterway, the river was turbulent, and several boats hit a hidden reef and sank.The box containing the military pay sank rapidly, and the army salvaged it immediately, but there was nothing in the salvaged box.

Most of the boxes showed signs of damage, but there was one box with the seal intact, but it was empty.

What's even more weird is that a soldier with good water skills said that he saw a cloud of ghost mist around the military salary underwater, and then the silver gradually disappeared, as if swallowed by ghosts!

As for the two ships carrying the black iron, only a small part of the remains remained, and even the traces of the ships were nowhere to be found.

The nearby residents all said that there are often ghostly ghost lights in that water area, and some people even saw ghost ships in it.When Jiang Lin heard that this place was so close to Xingkong Island, he immediately asked, "Then have you ever been to that water area?"

Bai Yutang frowned and said, "Who doesn't know that the island next to it is full of weeds and can't even feed a rabbit. Why should we go to a place where the birds don't shit?"