Criminal investigation in ancient times

Jiang Shuo in Dali Temple reported the details of the case to the superior. The man sitting on the chair raised his teacup, took a sip and said, "In this way, the child is most likely to be poisoned at home or on the road, rather than being poisoned. Was it poisoned in the school?"

Jiang Shuo said: "Returning to the lord, it is indeed possible to speculate like this, Wu Zuo also deduced from the time of the deceased's death that he died of poisoning after he arrived at the academy.

Zhou Yin smiled and said, "Then can you tell me why no one found out when he was poisoned?"

Jiang Shuo blushed: "This... I don't know."

"If you don't know, go and continue the investigation. When you find out, tell me, the king is tied to you now. The emperor's brother ordered me to supervise the case. If it takes half a month to find out the truth, I will ask." ...It seems that I helped you Dali Temple to block a lot of artillery fire."

Jiang Shuo wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "This... this... this minister will solve this case as soon as possible." Zhang Yaozhi was sitting next to him, drinking tea and pretending not to know.Jiang Shuo said from the bottom of his heart, sir, you can help me~~!

Zhang Yaozhi seemed to hear Jiang Shuo's cry from the bottom of his heart: "Well... ah, it's getting late, the officials are asking Xianglou to order dishes, and the prince is doing me a favor to go with you?"

Zhou Yin: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your kindness. I'm not in good health, and I can't eat outside food, so I won't disturb the two of you." After speaking, she got up and left.

Jiang Shuo finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My lord, why did the emperor suddenly ask the Twelve Princes to supervise this case?"

Zhang Yaozhi said: "Cough... Maybe the Twelve Princes are just like us, they were pushed out by force."

No wonder Zhou Yin was angry, his old brothers would not seek him for good things, and they would push him out first for bad things, that is, 13 years old is too young, otherwise they would not be able to get away with it.

Zhou Yin: "Zhan Qing, help me check the situation of the deceased's home in private, and check that Zhang Rui by the way..." He was there every time a homicide happened to this kid, I don't know if it was a coincidence or another reason.The man nodded, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Yin secretly slandered in his heart that his third elder brother, Lord Lu, is an old fritter, and the fact that he is generally not good to him is eight hundred miles away. It will make things difficult for him, the eighth brother and the ninth brother are a "lunatic" and the other is a "fool".Only Zhou Yin was pulled out to block the emperor's anger.

The emperor didn't say anything, but with some kind of elixir in his mouth, he said inarticulately: "Little Twelve, I'll leave this case to you, and you'll have half a month to find out."

Zhou Yin just hehe, half a month to find out? !This case has no beginning and no end, pointing at this group of people in Dali Temple?Only Zhang Yaozhi, that old fox, still has some hope. Others are as stupid as pigs, so it's better to find out quickly by yourself.

In the evening, a guard named Zhan Qing quietly climbed over the back wall of the palace and entered the study.

"So, the second child who died is a master who can do whatever he can and eat whatever he wants?" Zhan Qing nodded.

Zhou Yin stroked his chin and said, "Did the guy surnamed Zhang find out what happened?"

Zhan Qing: "Zhang Rui is from Xuzhou. His grandfather and father died in frontier battles in the seventh year of Xinglong. His mother was killed by accident last year. His family property was taken over by his tribe. He and a servant came to the capital to join Lin Cheng. The subordinates found out that it was him He was the first to discover the deceased, and peeled off some food scraps from the mouth of the deceased. He seemed to be very interested in this case, and he had already investigated it secretly. Interestingly, the elder brother of the deceased was a student of Dingban, a school, and once went to I made trouble for him, and I was knocked down by him."

Zhou Yin was speechless: "He knows martial arts? Taking evidence from the dead... He is quite courageous. Since he likes to investigate, you might as well let him investigate it directly. Tomorrow, we will inform Dali Temple and allow Zhang Rui to join us." Assist in this case."

The news came from Dali Temple in the early morning of the second day. Zhang Rui was taken aback when he heard the news. He never thought that Dali Temple Minister would let him investigate this case. Is it really okay for half-grown children to investigate cases together? !

When we arrived at Dali Temple, Zhang Yaozhi was not there, only Mr. Jiang was reading the file.Zhang Rui stepped forward and saluted, "I've met Mr. Zhang."

Jiang Shuo rubbed his red eyes, "It's Xiaoyou Zhang, come quickly, come and help me see if there is any doubt in this case file."

Zhang Rui hesitated and said, "This...why does Mr. Zhang want me to handle this case together."

"This...is not requested by Mr. Zhang, but recommended by the Twelve Princes."

Zhang Rui: "Zhou Yin?!"

Jiang Shuo coughed twice and said, "It's really disrespectful for Zhang Xiaoyou to directly call the prince by his name..."

Zhang Rui's heart moved and said: "Thank you for your teaching, sir, Xiaosheng is rude."

"It's okay, it's okay, come over and look at this case file, my eyes are dazzled, I really can't find any doubts."

Zhang Rui stepped forward and took the case file handed over by Mr. Jiang. The case file covers everything from Yang Xingbao's family members and people who have had trouble with the Yang family, to the child's life, and the reaction of the members of the Yang family after the accident. Once recorded, there are more than [-] pages in total, and the content is exhaustive. Zhang Rui sat aside and read it.

When Zhou Yin came to Dali Temple, he happened to see Zhang Rui, Lord Jiang got up to salute, Zhou Yin waved his hand to stop him.Walk to Zhang Rui and look at this man.

Eyebrows are furrowed, lips are slightly pursed, facial features can't be said to be pretty, but they are not annoying to look at together.Suddenly Zhang Rui noticed a suspicious point, his eyes lit up, and his whole person suddenly changed, making Zhou Yin look a little dazed.

Zhang Rui patted the table and said, "Master Jiang, do you think there is a problem here...?" Zhang Rui jumped when he raised his head suddenly. "Zhou... Twelve Princes?"

Zhou Yin sat sideways beside him and said with a smile, "What's the problem?" A light and cold smell of medicine wafted into his nostrils, and Zhang Rui said, "This...Master Jiang."

Jiang Shuo said: "It's okay, the Holy Majesty has handed over this case to the prince and Dali Temple to jointly investigate and handle it."

Zhang Rui nodded: "Returning to the lord, there is a difference in the time in this file. Just look at it. It is written that Yang Jiu got married in June of the third year of Longxing, and he married his daughter Qiu Shi from Shangfeng. And look at this , Yang Jiu’s eldest son, Yang Xingyu, was born on the seventh day of January in the fourth year of Longxing, so Yang Xingyu was born in less than eight months?” Zhang Rui doesn’t think that when the overall level of ancient science and technology and medical skills were backward, an eight-month-old premature baby If Yang Xingbao was said to be the child who was less than a month old if he survived smoothly, he might still believe it. After all, his poor health and shortness of breath may be due to congenital deficiencies.But Yang Xingyu... the young man with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes definitely doesn't look like a child born in less than a month.

Zhou Yin: "So Yang Jiu's eldest son, Yang Xingyu, may not be his biological son?"

Zhang Rui shook his head: "You can't say that, there is another possibility that Yang Jiu and Qiu's conceived knot secretly..."

Zhou Yin tapped his finger on the table and said, "I will send someone to investigate this matter. Are there any other doubts?"

"I haven't found it yet. Can Master Jiang lend me this case file to continue looking at it?"

Jiang Shuo smiled and said: "Take it and look at it, pick it up and look at it, my old eyes are dazed and I can't see why after looking at it four or five times, but Zhang Xiaoyou only looked at it once and found such a suspicious point, it's really scary for young people.

Zhou Yin turned his head and looked at Zhang Rui. He couldn't see through this young man, neither his words nor his deeds.This aroused his interest. When he saw him for the first time, he wrote a poem that didn't match his age. The second time, Zhou Yin didn't come forward in the case involving Sun Hongqi, but he kept investigating secretly. I was almost trampled to death by a horse three times on the street... This time I was able to survive in Dali Temple. Zhang Rui, what surprises do you have waiting for me to discover?

When Zhang Yaozhi came back, he arranged a room for Zhang Rui alone. Although he didn't think in his heart that a boy in his teens would be able to find out anything, but the lord has spoken, so let him make trouble, in case the case is not solved. Isn't there still the prince's top bag? The so-called sky is falling and there is a tall man supporting him, why worry?Talking about poetry, Taoism, painting, painting and chess with three or five old friends every day is very busy.

After three days of investigating the case, there is still no progress. The body has been taken back by the Yang family, and the funeral will be held in a few days.Zhang Rui was annoyed, there must be undigested food in Yang Xingbao's stomach, but the ancients valued corpses, how could it be possible for Wu Zuo to disembowel people?The last time the food scraps were removed from the corpse, several cooks were found, but they couldn't figure out what it was. This clue was broken.

Zhou Yin came to Dali Temple early in the morning, saw Zhang Rui and said, "Today I will go to Yang Jiu's mansion to investigate the case, do you want to go together?"

Zhang Rui said happily: "Go!" He has wanted to go for a long time!No matter how detailed the case file is, without personal verification, those can only be used as a reference, and the ones that can really be found out need to rely on in-depth investigation.But he has no official or job, if he rashly breaks into other people's mansion, he will definitely be kicked out.This case is different from that of Sun Hongqi. The murderer who killed Sun Hongqi was just a small groom. Zhang Rui can ask Uncle Han to investigate secretly, but this case involves the Yang family. Although Yang Jiu is not a high official, he is also a court life officer.Uncle Han is definitely not allowed to go, even if Zhang Rui wants to check, he is powerless.

In order to avoid publicity when they went, the two took a carriage from Dali Temple, and Zhou Yin only brought two followers.When I arrived at Yang's Mansion, I didn't see the white silk hanging on the gate, but the lantern was replaced with a white one. The attendant knocked on the gate, and after the concierge informed, Yang Jiu came to the gate in doubt. Seeing Zhou Yin, he was taken aback and said, "I don't know what this is?" The grown-up is..."

The entourage next to him handed over the waist card, Yang Jiu took a look at it and plopped down on his knees: "I don't know what your lord is doing, I have missed you, please forgive me."

Zhou Yin waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm here to investigate the case of Mr. Ling." Yang Jiu's expression darkened, and he hurriedly let the two of them in.

Yang's mansion is not too big, and the four-way courtyard is decorated in a simple and elegant way. The weather is still a bit cold these days, so the two entered the house after wandering around for a while.There was a stove in the main hall, but it didn't stop.

Zhang Ruidao: "Master Yang, Xingbao and I are classmates, since I'm here, I want to pay homage to him, I wonder if it's convenient?"

Yang Jiu hesitated for a while and said to the butler next to him: "Yang Fu, take this young master to the mourning hall." Zhang Rui got up and followed him out, Zhou Yin sat there looking at his back and remembered something, by drinking tea The corners of the mouth that were secretly raised were blocked with great effort.

"I heard that Mr. Yang has two sons, why don't you see your eldest son?"

Yang Jiu hurriedly got up and said: "The eldest son of the lower official went to practice salvo with his classmates today and hasn't come back yet."

Zhou Yin nodded, and then fell silent. Both of them were silent. Yang Jiu unconsciously sweated on his forehead, and he didn't dare to say anything if the prince didn't open his mouth.In the huge room, there was only the sound of Zhou Yin buckling the table.

It took a long time for Zhang Rui to come back, perhaps the road was freezing cold, his whole face was pale, he nodded to Zhou Yin tremblingly, Zhou Yin got up to say goodbye, and took Zhang Rui out of the Yang Mansion.

After getting into the carriage, Zhou Yin suddenly put his hand over Zhang Rui's and said, "It's so cold, why don't you wear more clothes?"

Zhang Rui coughed dryly, retracted his hand unnaturally and said, "I didn't expect to come out suddenly today." Zhou Yin looked at his red ears, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Did you find anything?"

Zhang Rui frowned and said seriously: "There is nothing else to discover, but there is one anomaly that puzzles me."

Zhou Yin: "Tell me and listen."

Zhang Ruidao: "Butler Yang and I walked more than half of the garden to the mourning hall of young master Yang. The mourning hall is remote and simple, and there is only an old woman burning paper..."

Zhou Yin: "What's so strange about this, it's probably because the dead child was not favored by the family, and it's okay if the mourning hall is simple."

Zhang Rui: "That's not right... When Mr. Yang was in Dali Temple that day, his heartbroken crying while hugging the dead body was by no means fake. There must be some unknown reason behind it."

Zhou Yin nodded and said, "I will send someone to investigate."

Zhang Rui: "Also, on the way, I talked to the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion. I asked Qiu Shi a little bit. He said a lot of irrelevant things but didn't mention Qiu Shi. I don't know what's going on..." "Get out of the car?" Zhou Yin looked at him with a smile in his voice.

"Eh?" Zhang Rui raised his head and saw that the carriage had arrived at Dali Temple and whispered, "I think we can check on the Qiu family." After speaking, he lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

Zhou Yin also jumped down behind him, and the entourage next to him handed over a cloak, Zhou Yin took it and threw it on Zhang Rui's shoulder and said: "Put more on, otherwise you will catch a cold, and I will have a lot of powerful ones." helper."

Zhang Rui smiled, handed back the cloak casually and said: "Your Majesty has a beautiful body and a daughter of gold, and a mere scumbag is fine." After saying that, he cupped his hands and ran into Dali Temple.

Zhou Yin hugged the cloak and looked at the running back with a smile in his eyes.Zhang Rui, this is the first time I meet such an interesting person.