Detective in the Red Chamber

Those Min Zhuang who were summoned temporarily were still chattering, but Sun Shaozong's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but snatch Zhao Wuwei's saber with his hands, stepped forward and cut off the reins on the horse post, and then He got on his horse and galloped towards the Lugou Bridge.

The black horse raised its hooves, and the people who were disturbing all the way turned on their backs. At least four or five people were unable to dodge and were knocked to the ground by it head-on. Hurry up and stop that 'sheep repaying brave soldier'!"

But it turned out that the man who tied the sheepskin bag and floated down the water was named "Sheep Reporting the Brave Soldiers", which was an important means of conveying water conditions in ancient times-and because of its great danger, the soldiers who took on the mission of communication can be said to be It is close to death, so it will only be used in emergencies.

But when Sun Shaozong yelled, several naked river patrolmen on the bridge panicked. They waited until Sun Shaozong arrived on horseback, but they couldn't put the pole into the water.

Seeing that the brave soldier who reported the sheep had already entered the bridge hole along the rushing water, Sun Shaozong hurriedly jumped off his horse and grabbed a thick and long sleeve pole, and ran to the other side in three steps in five steps, and put the ring around. Hanging on the water, when the sheep rider rushed out from the bridge hole, he strangled him violently and shouted, "Hold on tight!"

Before the roar fell, he yelled with both hands, and lifted the man and the sheepskin bag out of the water!

Carefully put it on the bridge, Sun Shaozong immediately threw away the shaft and rushed up, nervously helped the man up and asked, "How are you? Can you still hold it?!"

"Still... still not dead."

The man's face was swollen and his whole body was cold, his mouth was full of yellow teeth and he was chattering wildly, but he still insisted on saying, "Quick...quickly find the prisoner... Master Jianhe, I have a hundred thousand fires... urgent... ..."

While untying the rope around his waist, Sun Shaozong said, "I am the supervisor of the river channel here. If you have any urgent report, just say it!"

Only then did the man realize that the person who rescued him was actually a blue-robed official.

So he hurriedly struggled to take out a bamboo stick covered with wax paint from the interlayer of the sheepskin bag, and handed it tremblingly to Sun Shaozong, "My lord, the upstream... The mountain collapsed in the upstream, I don't know... I don't know when a barrier lake was formed, the day before yesterday It was only discovered by the patrol, and now the lake embankment may collapse again at any time, please notify the governor as soon as possible to prepare early..."

damn it!

No wonder the water rises so slowly, there is suddenly a 'natural reservoir' in the upstream of feelings!

If the barrier lake can resist the flood, it will be fine, but if it collapses halfway...

Sun Shaozong shuddered, quickly took the wax paint bamboo stick, entrusted the man to the care of the watchman on duty on the bridge, got on his horse again, and galloped towards the 'Flood Control Center' where Wang Yan was.

Chapter 98

Wang Yan temporarily set up the 'Flood Control Center', which is located in Xuanzhen Temple, more than ten miles northwest of Lugou Bridge, and the office is located in the main hall of Sanqing—this is probably hoping to be blessed by the Taoist ancestor of Sanqing.

As for whether it was the people on both sides of the river that he wanted to protect, or his official position as the king, Sun Shaozong didn't know.

But he said that he was galloping all the way, and when he saw Xuanzhen Guanwai, Sun Shaozong got off his horse and didn't bother to wait for any notification, so he rushed in holding the 'fire paint bamboo stick', and shouted, "The upper reaches of the 'Sheep News' send a message, it is urgent!"

It stands to reason that the guards in this Taoist temple were all sent by the Hedao Yamen, and they should know the rules of "sheep newspaper" not to block, but after a few guards at the gate hesitated, they still stepped forward to stop Sun Shaozong.

Sun Shaozong frowned, and scolded, "I'm crazy, how dare you stop 'Sheep News'?!"

"My lord, calm down!"

The leader of the patrol quickly explained, "How dare the villain intercept the 'Sheep News' privately? It's just that an angel came inside and is now reading the emperor's imperial edict. If you are allowed to go in like this, it is really..."

Holy decree?

Sun Shaozong looked in through the door opening, and he saw several dragon guards wearing 'Mo Jiao Tunyun Robe' standing outside the main hall.

Therefore, he had no choice but to stop, and cupped his hands at the watchmen, "Then I would like to ask you all to go forward and report—since His Majesty sent an angel here, he must also want to know the latest water conditions!"

The patrols thought that this was indeed reasonable, and that intercepting the "Sheep Report" without authorization was a capital offense, so they discussed in a low voice, and then assigned a patrol to report.

Not long after, I saw three Dragon Guards coming out following the patrol, two of them were acquaintances, they were Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan who chased after the He family's daughter-in-law back then, but it was not them who were in charge at the moment, but A tall and burly middle-aged man.

I saw the man brought Shen and Jin to the front, bowed and said, "Lu Jianxing, the chief banner of the low-ranking detective department, I have seen Lord Cavalry!"

As he spoke, he gave way to Li Yi, "Master Commander, please go in and talk."

Master Commander?

After hearing the words, Sun Shaozong knew who it was, hurriedly followed Lu Jianxing into the Xuanzhen Temple, and saw the outside of the main hall, but suddenly found an acquaintance - Ye Xingmao, the subordinate who forced Xu Mingtang to death!

At this time, Ye Xingmao had long since lost the ability he had in Hedao Yamen, he knelt on the ground with unkempt hair and unkempt face, his palms tremblingly hanging in front of his chest, but upon closer inspection, his skin and nails had been stripped off, leaving only two lumps of purple-black with blue veins muscle.

tsk~

Looking at it like this, it is clear that it was scalded in boiling water after peeling the skin!

Although in modern times, Sun Shaozong also responded to the call of his superiors and asked his subordinates to put an end to the bad habit of abusing lynching - but seeing Ye Xingmao's miserable state at this time, his mood can only be described as 'happy'.

Slowing down his pace, Sun Shaozong subconsciously asked, "Has this guy already confessed?"

"What do you say?"

Jin Yichuan said proudly, "After tasting the skills of our detective department, how many of them are not obedient..."

"The third one!"

Lu Jianxing gave a low drink, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, you will know as soon as you go in and ask, but such things should not come from people of low rank."

This is a prudent one.

"The craftsmanship is really good."

Sun Shaozong praised casually, and then stepped into the main hall, and saw two people sitting in the hall, Wang Yan was naturally in the main seat, and Dai Quan, the great eunuch next to Emperor Guangde, was in the guest seat.

He is the only one who likes the eunuch who claims to be the commander of the Dragon Guard.

"Your Majesty, I have seen the Lord Department Hall and the Commander."

Sun Shaozong hurriedly stepped forward to meet Wang Yan, and then gave a military salute to Dai Quan.

"Get up, get up!"

Wang Yan was speechless, but Dai Quan stretched out his hand to help Sun Shaozong with a smile, and when Sun Shaozong stood up, he praised, "The victim of the 'White Elephant Corpse Case' has been found yesterday, as you inferred. He's a juggler who walks the streets!"

Sun Shaozong forced a smile, and seemingly unintentionally, he changed his hand to hold the wax lacquer bamboo stick.

Dai Quan saw it, and immediately slapped his forehead and laughed at himself, "Oh~ I'm making such a fuss, I almost forgot the business! Hurry up, hurry up, what's the emergency? Let the Sa family know what's going on. Go back and report to the emperor."

Sun Shaozong cupped his hands, and said in a loud voice, "It is the scouts who discovered a barrier lake caused by a landslide in the upper reaches. According to the brave soldiers who delivered the 'Sheep News', the barrier lake may collapse again at any time. Please also invite the Lord of the Ministry Prepare early with the imperial court!"

"Ah~!!!"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a heart-piercing howl from the corner, and looked sideways, only to see the 'second in command' of the Hedao Yamen, the Governor of Beihe, who was crying loudly, "27 years, It's been 27 years! Why did I, Zhao Rongheng, catch up? God is not fair, God is not fair!"

"God is unfair?!"

Hearing this cry, Wang Yan immediately 'exploded', grabbed the inkstone and smashed it over, cursing in his mouth, "How dare you complain in front of the old man?! In front of the tens of thousands of people on the South Bank, you have another What face is calling for injustice?!"

The inkstone hit Zhao Rongheng's shoulder with a 'bump' sound, causing him to stagger, but he seemed to have never heard of it, still crying there, shouting '27 years' and 'God is not fair' over and over again.

Seeing this moment, how could Sun Shaozong not know that this Zhao Rongheng was the person behind the murder of Xu Mingtang?

As for the "27 years" and so on, it means that the Yongding River has not experienced a real flood for 27 years-if it weren't for this, they would not dare to greed the workers of Mohe River so wantonly at the foot of the capital.

"How dare you blame God for injustice when you commit crimes yourself?"

Just when he was wondering, he heard Dai Quan sneer and say, "Zhao Rongheng, it seems that you can't escape this frivolity!"

After saying that, he got up and bowed his hands to Wang Yan, "Shangshu Wang, after the Sa family returns to their orders, they will send someone to send the criminals over."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Wang Yan to respond, he walked away.

Seeing this, Wang Yan might not be able to wear the black gauze hat on his head for a few days—no wonder he was so angry just now.

Sun Shaozong sent Dai Quan out of the mountain gate all the way, and watched him go away in a car, and then returned to the main hall again.

But before he crossed the threshold, he listened to Wang Yan's instructions inside, "Go and inform Hebei's procuratorate, and ask him to allocate manpower to escort Zhao Rongheng and other criminals to the south bank for punishment. Once something happens to the river embankment, immediately arrest them Fa-rectification on the spot!"

Sun Shaozong waited outside the door for a while, and waited for the little official who delivered the order to leave in a hurry, and then stepped into the main hall. Seeing that there were no one else on the left and right, and even Zhao Rongheng was taken down, he couldn't help but stepped forward and cupped his hands, "My lord I really want to destroy the South Embankment..."

"Ha ha."

Before Sun Shaozong finished asking, Wang Yan shook his head and smiled wryly, "Do you think that only Jia Fucheng knows that the North Causeway is heavier than the South Causeway? To tell you the truth, even if I don't do anything here, the South Causeway won't last long!"

Sun Shaozong was silent for a while when he heard the words, and finally cupped his hands again, saying, "I beg your orders, and go to the south bank to be imprisoned!"

Chapter 99

On the night of July [-], the barrier lake in the upper reaches collapsed for the second time, and huge waves rushed down the river.

On the evening of July [-], Hong Feng arrived at the boundary of the capital.

In 1930 at the second quarter of the Xu Dynasty, the Lugou Bridge was cut off by the flood, and only six of the eleven arches were still intact.

At about 21 o'clock on July 9, eight breaches of the South Dike had been made, officially declaring that the entire line had been lost.

At noon, the sun is scorching.

"Zhao Rongheng's second son, Zhao Yuankun, has been certified!"

"cut!"

"Father! I don't want to die, I don't want to..."

The executioner raised his knife and lowered it, and the screams stopped abruptly.

Shen Lian raised his foot to step on the rolling head, and a soldier beside him immediately picked it up and threw it into the torrent not far away.

Immediately, someone stepped forward and dragged the headless corpse down.

Shen Lian ticked off Zhao Yaokun's name with a cinnabar red pen, and then raised his voice, "Next!"

The one who was brought up this time was a ten-year-old quiet youth.

Jin Yichuan stepped forward to look at the young man for a few times, and then called out in a cadence, "Zhao Shoulian, the eldest son of Zhao Rongheng, has been verified!"

"Woo, woo woo!"

As soon as his identity was verified, he heard a muffled hum from behind him. Jin Yichuan looked back and saw Zhao Rongheng, who was tied to a stake, struggling violently like never before.

Apparently, the grandson of the head of the house had a much higher status in his heart than the two sons who had been killed before.

If I knew today, why was it in the first place?

Jin Yichuan sneered and sneered, and was about to make some sarcasm and ridicule Zhao Rongheng, but he heard Sun Shaozong say quietly, "Come closer, let him take a closer look."

These words are a hundred times more exciting than sarcasm!

Seeing his grandson being pushed down at his feet, Zhao Rongheng was struggling like a dream, and the wooden stake that was deeply wedged into the embankment was shaken by him!

"cut!"

However, Sun Shaozong only used one cold word to crush all his struggles!

There was only a crackling sound, and the handsome man's skull fell to the ground, and the hot blood in his chest sprayed Zhao Rongheng's head and face.

At this moment, the micro-expression on Zhao Rongheng's face is enough to support a 10-minute ethical tragedy!

However, Sun Shaozong's attention was not on Zhao Rongheng. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of innocent people affected by the disaster in the two prefectures and seven counties on the South Bank, what is the pain of a corrupt official?

What he cares most at this moment is the reaction of the dozens of Hebei officials on the side!

These Hebei officials were specially invited by Sun Shaozong under the pretense of Wang Yan to watch the execution.

As for the purpose...

Local officials' embezzlement of money and food for disaster relief has always been the most common routine in costume dramas. Sun Shaozong invited them to come to watch the punishment, just to deter them in advance, so that no one would try their own tricks!

This is the only thing he can do for the victims right now.

Looking at the earthy faces of each of them, it is obvious that the effect is not bad.

"Next!"

Sun Shaozong was peeking at the Hebei officials, and Zhao Muen, the eldest son of Zhao Rongheng, had also been brought up.

With the example just now, this time without Sun Shaozong's explanation, the soldiers brought him to Zhao Rongheng's feet.

Unexpectedly, before Jin Yichuan stepped forward to verify his integrity, Zhao Muen jumped forward and bit Zhao Rongheng's leg viciously!

No matter how the soldiers pulled and beat him, Zhao Muen refused to let go. In the end, he could only tear off a large piece of flesh from the belt, and then separated the father and son.

"Give back my Lian'er's life, you give me back my Lian'er's life! My Lian'er, my miserable Lian'er!"

Zhao Muen's maddened and shrill roar echoed on the embankment for a long time, and after the word 'cut', it fell into complete silence...

--split line--

Due to floods, Sun Shaozong dragged on until the third day of August before finally returning to the north bank.

At this time, the North Shore was already a different place. Wang Yan was stripped of all his official positions and handed over to the three divisions for joint investigation.

Even Jia Yucun was returned to the capital by Liu Chongshan, who was in charge.

On the third day of junior high school, Sun Shaozong waited for half a day at Xuanzhen Temple to hand over the sign, but he didn't even see Xu Furen's face, so he got a "grace" to return to Beijing to report on his work.

It happened that after more than half a month, Sun Shaozong was also exhausted physically and mentally. Since he didn't even bother to see him, he naturally had no interest in continuing to spend time in Beidi.

All the way easy.