Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

And half a year ago, Ji Wang didn't stop his killing, he just pulled away from his subordinates and turned to do these things by himself.

Li Mingda asked Lu Huairen if he knew about it. Looking at the expression and tone of his answer, he knew that he probably didn't know about it.

It seems that after killing the beggars, Ji Wang discovered that he was feared and feared by these cronies and subordinates, but he obviously couldn't stop his habit of killing people, so he still insisted.At this time, someone should have given him some advice, so he suddenly changed his attitude, lied to these subordinates under his command, and instead secretly did this thing at home by himself.

And according to the testimonies of several trusted domestic servants in his mansion.Whether Ji Wang killed with his generals or alone, the corpses left in the process were disposed of in the same way, that is, to feed the wolves.Fang Yi ordered people to investigate before, and thought that the cages near the warehouse of the general's mansion were dogs. Because the distance was relatively far during the investigation, they could not see clearly. Only now did they know that they were not dogs, but wolves.All the corpses left after the bloodthirsty will be thrown to the hungry wolves.Basically, there is only one killing every few days, sometimes even more than half a month, so these wolves are very hungry to eat, and the bones will be gnawed clean.At the beginning, the bones were buried in the soil near the dense forest of the General's Mansion, but because occasionally the dogs in the mansion ran to the back to dig the bones.Seeing that the secret was easy to reveal, the servants originally planned to remove these bones and throw them into the wilderness.But Ji Wang refused, saying that he would keep these bones to witness his bravery.Finally, after everyone discussed it, they had no choice but to change the place where the bones were buried into a pond. Since that place is very close to the original pond in Fuchu, the original pond was simply extended and enlarged.The place where the bones were buried was held under water, so that no dogs would be able to dig any more.

As for why those bones were thrown into the pond where Der Spiegel was located, it was indeed consistent with the reason Di Renjie and others had investigated before.Under the continuous killing, Ji Wang became more and more courageous, but he was still cautious.Qi Qilang has always held a grudge against the fact that Qi Qilang laughed at him when he was young, so he deliberately ordered people to throw those bones into the old house of the Qi family to prove his bravery.Originally, the Qi family’s old house was deserted and no one lived in it. The servants of the General’s Mansion felt that although it was a bit bold to throw it there, it was not a serious problem, but they did not expect that the Imperial Mirror Department would be set up there later.

Perhaps it was God's will, or it was their bad luck. What could have been concealed all the time was revealed by the saint's favorite princess herself.

"From this point of view, the corpse case is clear." Di Renjie sighed.

Yuchi Baoqi clicked his tongue twice, still a little unbelievable, "This truth is really unimaginable. I don't understand why Ji Wang killed so many people, even the women and children, and killed the whole family on the way." .”

Li Mingda looked at Lu Huairen, who likes 'yanwen', and asked him: "Do you know this question?"

Lu Huairen kowtowed, "The general once said that the real battle on the battlefield is only between the enemy and us. No matter whether the opponent is a man, a woman or a child, the enemy is the same."

"That's what you said... Heh, he actually has his own 'reason', what a fallacy! It's right to kill the enemy, but he's not killing the enemy now!" Di Renjie said angrily.

Yuchi Baoqi shook his head, "How can you reason with a madman? It doesn't make sense."

"I'm really curious who gave him the courage to kill, and made him come up with the fallacy of 'killing people for courage'." Fang Yi said straight.

Everyone was silent when they heard the words, and couldn't think of a reason.

Li Mingda read the testimony again, thought for a while, and said straight to Fang Yi: "The meeting is private, and no one is allowed at the back door. I'm afraid we won't be able to find out the identity of this person for the time being."

Fang Yi frowned, and nodded worriedly.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai said indignantly: "How can this be possible? The person behind this scene who instigated Ji Wang to kill is the real vicious person. It must be investigated and cannot be let go!"

"Yes, we need to investigate, no matter how long the investigation takes and how much we pay, we must arrest this person!" Yuchi Baoqi was also filled with righteous indignation.

Di Renjie echoed: "How can people feel at ease if these wicked people are not eliminated."

"Then tell me, how to check?" Li Mingda asked.

"This..." Xiao Kai scratched his head, "I think that as long as there is a crime, there must be clues. We will search carefully from the place related to him, and we will be able to find evidence."

"Yes, I agree." Yuchi Baoqi echoed.

Di Renjie followed suit.

"In this case, the three of you should start from here and see if you can find any useful clues. Then we will discuss together and dig out the identity of this person." Li Mingda ordered.

The three of them nodded one after another, and then they left.

Li Mingda looked at Fang Yizhi with a cold face.

Fang Yizhi: "The princess just arranged very well."

Li Mingda lowered his eyes, tapped the table with his fingers, but didn't say anything.

"It's true that this person is not easy to investigate. But from another perspective, if he is easy to investigate, I'm afraid he won't be able to instigate so many people to turn sex and kill." Fang Yizhi explained.

"So you must have this person?"

"There must be. There are not so many coincidences in the world."

Li Mingda asked Fang Yizhi to serve hot tea again, and asked someone to set up the chessboard, and he wanted to play a game with Fang Yizhi, chatting and talking.

"I heard that your chess skills are not very good, but Baoqi can still beat you."

"I have to make him happy once in a while." Fang Yizhi said honestly.

Li Mingda was stunned for a moment, "I expected you to be like this. Then play chess with me today, you must not let me take the initiative, otherwise it will be boring, and you must lose steadily if you lose."

"it is good."

Before Li Mingda caught sunspots, he asked Fang Yizhi to guess odd or even.

"pair."

Li Mingda grabbed a handful, counted them, and told Fang Yizhi: "Single."

"The princess goes down first." Fang Yizhi said politely.

Li Mingda relied on his own ability to distinguish odds and pairs, and he didn't feel ashamed at all, so he just grabbed the sunspots and played.

Fang Yi Zhi Zhi Bai Zi followed closely behind.

After the two played chess quietly for a while, Li Mingda talked to Fang Yi with a serious expression: "You said that there are really such people in the world, and you can persuade them with a few words to make the other person become different from his nature and start to go crazy. Did the ground bloodthirsty kill?"

"En." Fang Yi stared at the chessboard with downcast eyes, making moves.

"Then what kind of temperament do you think this person will be? He can do this kind of thing?" Li Mingda asked again, his brows were furrowed with doubts.

"I'm afraid that the world will not be chaotic. But his thoughts are invisible to ordinary people, so they must be hidden deeply." Fang Yizhi raised his eyes to Li Mingda and told her, "The princess lost."

Li Mingda was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly lowered his head to look at the chess game, then rubbed his hands, "I'm distracted, this game doesn't count, let's replay."

"Okay." Fang Yizhi used his slender fingers to pick up pieces on the chessboard one by one, and then separated black and white.

Li Mingda was sitting opposite, watching him do these tasks.

"Then what kind of temperament do you think this person should show?" Li Mingda asked again.

Fang Yizhi put the last sunspot in Li Mingda's chess basket, "It's hard to say, anyway, in order to hide her original temperament, he must behave completely different from his nature. In the eyes of outsiders, his temper should be Softer, gregarious, and likable."

"It sounds like Baoqi fits the bill." Li Mingda sighed casually.

"Really." Fang Yizhi said with an unchanged expression.

"He's your friend, do you still doubt him?"

"It's hard to say, friends are friends. If he deliberately hides, no matter how good a friend is, he may not be able to understand his true heart." Fang Yi turned to look at Li Mingda seriously, "So what the princess should investigate is still to be investigated. , including me."

"You can't." Li Mingda said immediately.

Fang Yi looked at Li Mingda in puzzlement: "Why are you so sure?"

"You also said that a person with such ability will definitely hide his true nature. This person must be talented, but he has to hide his edge so that he is not too conspicuous in the crowd, but your talent overflows, hide it You can’t hide it, everyone has known about it for a long time, so it can’t be you.”

"The princess is ridiculous," Fang Yi smiled, "but the princess really understands me."

Li Ming took Heizi and put it down again, "I'm still curious how this person managed to instigate others to kill."

"Jiang Lin, Hui'an, and An Ning, what do these three princesses think they have in common?" Fang Yi asked as he settled down.

Li Mingda thought for a while, "Living in the cottage, life is not stable, often beaten and scolded, seen many scandals, and also used to seeing their mothers being wronged, and they don't even know who their father is?"

Fang Yi nodded straight, "Such children have been bullied all the time since they were young, and they have resentment in their hearts. If someone guides them a little bit, takes away their timidity, and intensifies their resentment, then killing them It's not difficult to say. Ji Wang is actually in a similar situation, and honest people also have temper tantrums. In recent years, there have been many cases of honest people killing people in the files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

Li Mingda agreed with Fang Yizhi's analysis, "Then do you think this person has an identity?"

"There must be, he is a nobleman." I kept talking until this point, and turned to look at Li Mingda's desk, where the stone was still placed, "And I suspect that he is the same person who sent the stone."

"Too arrogant." Li Mingda sneered.

"Indeed, so until the identity of this person is found out, I ask the princess to be cautious when traveling. It is always right to be cautious." Fang Yizhi frowned with concern, watching Li Mingda, "It's a matter of great importance. , remember."

"Okay." Li Mingda simply agreed, then looked at the chessboard, stretched out his hand and messed up the time again, "Play again."

Fang Yizhi continued to separate the black and white pieces in a good temper, and then asked Li Mingda to continue.

Li Mingda routinely asks Fang Yi to guess odd or even.

Fang Yi couldn't help laughing, knowing that the princess would definitely win, but he guessed anyway.

"pair."

"Unfortunately, it's odd again." After Li Mingda finished counting the chess pieces, he asked Fang Yizhi suspiciously why he always guessed double.

"Shuang, nice to hear." Fang Yizhi added, "Pairs and pairs."

Li Mingda dropped his first son, "I will definitely win this game against you."

"That means the princess admits that she lost the first two rounds." Fang Yi said straight to the point.

Li Mingda looked at him.

"The loser must have something to say." Fang Yi thought for a while, "How about a 'request'?"

"Then I owe you two demands."

"I will not make things difficult for the princess." Fang Yi said straight.

"Okay, but I will definitely beat you in this game." Li Mingda said confidently.

"The princess is so confident?"

"Of course, if I want to win, I will win." Li Mingda hooked him mischievously, pointed his slender fingers at the southeast corner of the chessboard, smiled sweetly and said straight to Fang Yi, "You play here next time." .”

Fang Yi stared at her blankly, the chess piece that was supposed to fall in the center of the chessboard was placed where Li Mingda pointed.

"That's right." Li Mingda continued to play his own pieces with bright eyes, and then poked his finger towards another position on the chessboard, and the white piece landed there immediately.

Not long after, Li Mingda played a game of chess contentedly, and announced to Fang Yizhi: "I won."

"Well, the princess won, it's amazing." Fang Yizhi praised sincerely.

Li Mingda smiled, stretched out a finger and said to Fang Yizhi: "Then I only owe you one request right now, let me tell you."

"Princess, don't play another round? If you play again, it should be evened." Fang Yizhi suggested.

Li Mingda knew that Fang Yizhi was saying that she would definitely win after playing as many games as she did just now.

"I'm not cheating. I didn't let you take the initiative to let me before, but now you let me passively."

"I just said that the princess is amazing, that's what I meant. It's the first time Yizhi has played chess like this, it's interesting."

"But I'm also sensible. I can't bully you too much, I still have to leave one for you, so let's mention it." Li Mingda put his chin in his hands and blinked at Fang Yi.

Fang Yi's throat twitched slightly, and he lowered his eyes, "There is no request that is too much, just promise with your body."

"What did you just say?" Li Mingda was in a daze, feeling that his normally bright ears might be ringing just now.Fang Yizhi just said that his request is not too simple, is this simple but not too much?

"Three years later, can the princess do it?" Fang Yi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at Li Mingda.

"Three years later." Li Mingda thought for a while, "I don't even know what I will be like after three years."

"No hurry, you can wait for the princess to answer after three years, whether it's all right or not." Fang Yi straightened up and went to get the stones on the table, "I'll go to the mountain to check."

Li Mingda nodded, staring at Fang Zhi's back in a daze.After a long time, she blinked, and turned nervously to look at Tian Hanshan behind her.

Tian Hanshu and I were already smiling, seeing the princess looking at me, I hurried over to salute and congratulate.

"It just so happens that the princess also likes him, and Fang Shizi also likes the princess. This is a happy event with the best of both worlds. Congratulations!" Tian Hanshan replied happily.

"But he said it three years later." Li Mingda rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "But he dared to say those four words, which is already very good. Three years later..."

Tian Hanshan hurriedly said, "Princess is precious, gold branches and jade leaves are naturally hard to find, so let him wait."

"Alright."

"The sage will definitely keep the princess for at least three years." Tian Hanshan added.

When Li Shimin was mentioned, Li Mingda couldn't be happier. She felt that things would be difficult for him in the future.

Tian Hanshan saw through Li Mingda's thoughts in this regard at a glance, and quickly comforted him: "Princess, we really need to be reserved. Let him worry about this matter."

"I was quite reserved just now, you see I didn't agree to him right away." Li Mingda pouted slightly, "It's not easy to suppress the truth in my heart."

Tian Hanshan smiled, "The princess has always been quick in handling cases, which is a good thing. But in this kind of matter, it doesn't matter if you take it easy."

"Well, there's no rush." ​​Li Mingda tilted his head, resting his chin with one hand, and knocked on the table with the fingers of the other hand with a trace of impatience.

Tian Hanshu was waiting on the sidelines, chuckling in his heart, and said nothing more.

After thinking about it, Li Mingda didn't know why, so his thoughts drifted to the case.

When Ji Wang died, there was no evidence of death.Regarding that mysterious person, according to the current investigation of the General's Mansion, there is no clue at all.

Li Mingda thought for a while, and immediately ordered, "Let the servants of the general's mansion write down the list of guests who have not been frequented in the past one and a half years. People may come when there is occasional business in the mansion, but they don't come often. Write this list." Kind of people."

Tian Hanshan promised, "In a big mansion like the General's Mansion, if there is a banquet, there should be a list of guest gifts. I will ask the housekeeper to check and see if I can find one that was a year and a half ago. Cross it out, and the rest will naturally be infrequent contacts."

"Then get all the gift lists from the past two years. It's best to have more, I'm afraid there will be no clues." Li Mingda added.

"Does your lord think that the mysterious person who instigated Ji Wang will be on the gift list?" Tian Hanxi asked.

Li Ming shook his head and was not sure, "Let's check first, anyway, there are no clues. The interrogation at Jiang Lin needs to go further, but I haven't figured out a way to get her to confess yet. This person has a temper. It’s not good to attack casually, next time you interrogate, you must hit it right away.”

Li Mingda rested his chin and became worried again.

"Why don't you ask Fang Shizi?" Tian Hanshan suggested.

"I asked, he said to poke her weakness." Li Mingda said, "Jiang Lin's weakness lies in her self-esteem. How should I poke her?"

"Let's ruin your innocence!" Tian Hanshan said directly.

"Of course it's not that simple." Li Mingda said helplessly, "This must be an acquaintance who knows Jiang Lin well, can affirm her noble character, and be trusted by her, so that she will have the urge to tell the truth."

Tian Hanshu sighed, "How can there be such a person."

"Of course there is, the defense machine." Li Mingda looked at Tian Hanshan energetically, "When will the man be sent from Jingzhao Mansion?"

"Already on the way, it should be here soon." After Tian Hanshan finished speaking, he rushed to remind him, and asked Cheng Chubi to take someone to meet him.Although the princess had repeatedly instructed Monk Bianji to strengthen his defense during the transportation, it still made people feel a little uneasy.

"There are only a few important witnesses in this case, and everyone must be well protected."

Cheng Chubi also thought so.Immediately after agreeing to take people away.

After half a stick of incense, Monk Bianji was finally brought to Li Mingda smoothly.

This is the first time Li Mingda has seen the debate machine.Seeing him for the first time, Li Mingda was stunned.The monk's eyebrows and eyes are indeed the same as in the legend, very similar to Fang Yizhi, and also give people a gentle, alienated and a bit lofty feeling.

Bian Ji was also bold. After entering the room, he glanced at Li Mingda before kneeling down.

"What's your name?"

"The Poor Monk's Dharma Number Debate Machine."

"The matter between you and Princess Gao Yang has been revealed, and Princess Gao Yang has been sent away with her son-in-law." Li Mingda wanted to explain to Monk Bianji that there is no one who can protect him now.

"I expected it to be a capital offense." Bian Ji laughed at himself, "If I didn't have the guts, I wouldn't have chosen to associate with Princess Gao Yang."

He used the word 'choice' to declare that he was in charge of the matter.

It seems that this defense machine should be concerned about his resemblance to Fang Yizhi, so he specifically explained this point.

"I know the relationship between you is very good." Li Mingda cooperated immediately.

The defense machine was stunned, and his opinion of Li Mingda changed instantly.Everyone said that it was because he resembled Fang Yizhi that he was favored by Princess Gaoyang, so they thought she was just the princess' plaything and looked down on him.In fact, the relationship between them is not what the world sees it at all.He and Princess Gaoyang have always been in love with each other sincerely.

Bian Ji did not expect that the first outsider to affirm this would be Princess Jinyang.And she won't be as intimidating as other officials in handling cases.

Her words and her attitude made Bian Ji feel comfortable.

Bianji immediately remembered the complaints about Princess Jinyang that Princess Gaoyang said back then.At that time, after he heard it, he only felt that Princess Jinyang was very hateful, and she was plotting against Gao Yang, trying to win favor and frame her.But seeing him now, judging by his behavior and manner of speaking, he is completely different from what Princess Gao Yang described.

"Before she left, she cried a lot for you, and begged the sage to spare your life, but she couldn't save herself, so it's useless to beg these things." Li Mingda said again.

Bian Ji frowned, sadly silent for a while, and looked at Li Mingda with some puzzlement, "Why did your lord tell me this? As far as I know, the relationship between your lord and Princess Gaoyang is not good."

"The relationship is not good, but this will not prevent me from telling the truth." Li Mingda turned to look at the defense machine, "Just like you, even if you have an affair with Princess Gaoyang, you should still maintain the temperament you should have , For example, monks don’t tell lies.”

Bian Ji was stunned for a moment, then laughed a few times, "Princess suddenly said this sentence to ask me something, hope I tell the truth?"

Li Mingda nodded frankly, "Jiang Lin."

Bian Ji was stunned for a moment, but also said frankly: "I heard that Fu Sanniang died, and the government suspects that Jiang Lin did it."

"Then between you and Jiang Lin..." Li Mingda wasn't too sure about their relationship, so he just left it at that.

"It can be said to be a friend in need," Bian Ji sighed, "She is a poor person. When I saw her at Fu's house, she was hiding under a tree and crying alone. I looked at her poorly and tried to persuade her. Then we chatted a little more, and the two got acquainted. From then on, she would recognize me as her elder brother, saying that she was alone in Chang'an City and had no one to rely on. I agreed, and I still see her occasionally these years. "

"You still have a house." Li Mingda said.

Bian Ji: "Jiang Lin set up that house, and I always thought it was unnecessary. But Jiang Lin said that since brothers and sisters must have a home, I didn't object."

"She admires you." Li Mingda immediately pierced it.