Criminal investigation in ancient times

This sleep was exhausting, and it was already noon when I woke up. I felt my empty stomach and looked around, only to find that Uncle Han was not in the room, so I packed up my clothes and opened the door.

Next to this servant room is an empty room, and on the other side is the kitchen. It was just in time for noon, and the smell of vegetables in the kitchen wafted out. The smell of meat is really nostalgic, and the stomach is even more troubled.

Zhang Rui paused, then raised his foot to the main hall.The coachmen were all eating big pots of vegetables and steamed buns in the lobby.That big pot of vegetables can compete with pig food, and you will lose your appetite after just one glance.

It's just that this big pot of vegetables is also very cheap, and it only costs ten yuan if you add three white flour steamed buns.

He walked to an empty table next to him and called Xiao Er.

"Guest officer, what do you want to eat?"

Zhang Rui: "Come... let's have a plate of steamed pork belly, a braised lion's head, and a braised pork."

Xiao Er looked up at him, and said with a smile: "Guest guest wants three dishes by himself?"

Zhang Rui nodded, Xiao Er hurriedly ran to the kitchen to place an order.After a while, Uncle Han came in from the gate.Seeing Zhang Rui sitting alone at a table, he walked over.

"Master, haven't you eaten yet?"

Zhang Rui: "Well, Uncle Han, let's eat together."

Uncle Han: "Okay, have you ordered any food?"

Zhang Rui looked a little embarrassed: "I ordered..."

After a while, Xiao Er brought up the dishes, but Uncle Han didn't get angry after taking a look, and asked Xiao Er to order a small pot of wine.

Uncle Han: "Master, just now I visited several squires in this town. The old man of one of them is still alive and recognized me when he saw me. I told him about the old man, and the squire gave me a message without saying a word." With 100 taels of silver, the young master will have a better life on this journey."

Zhang Rui nodded, that's good, at least Uncle Han no longer feels uncomfortable thinking that he took that jade pendant.

"This little brother, can my brother and I share a table with my brother?"

Zhang Rui and Uncle Han raised their heads when they heard the sound, and saw two men standing beside the table, the older one was in his early twenties, and the younger one was about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Looking around, it turned out that all the tables in the lobby were full, only their table was less crowded.

Zhang Rui: "Brother, if you don't mind, sit down and have a meal together."

Seeing that he agreed, the man hastily bowed and thanked Zhang Rui, and pulled the little boy next to him to sit at the other corner of the table.

After a while Xiaoer brought out their dishes, a plate of stir-fried radish and a stir-fried cabbage.The two of them grabbed a white flour steamed bun and ate it.

Zhang Rui looked at the three plates of meat on his side, and then at the two plates of fried vegetables from the two, feeling a little embarrassed.Pushing a plate of braised pork that I hadn't come to eat in a hurry to the man's side, he said: "I ordered too much when I ordered just now, and I haven't had time to use this plate. Since it can't be returned, it's too wasteful to throw it away. Why don't you just throw it away?" Make a personal favor and make friends with this brother."

The older man was taken aback for a moment, looked at the sallow-faced young man beside him, then looked at Zhang Rui who was smiling, and said with some embarrassment, "Thank you, brother, for your kindness... I'm here... I'm here." The young man next to him Pulling his sleeve, the man's face turned even redder.

"I'm Zhang Rui, a person from Xuzhou, I'm going north to find relatives, if my brother doesn't mind making friends with me, how about making friends?"

The man put down the steamed bun, sat up straight, and said, "He Min, this is... my younger brother, He Ming, we are from Liuzhou, and we both went to the north. How old is He? Let me congratulate brother."

Zhang Rui smiled and said, "Brother He".I saw that the behavior of these two people was moderate, and one could tell at a glance that they were brought up by a big family. Although the man was dressed plainly, the shirt that was exposed from the cuffs could be seen to be made of silk. This is by no means something that ordinary people can buy. Those who make shirts are just a little worn out, and they seem to be from the same family.The young one, although he was wearing men's clothes, his face was a little dusty and looked dirty, but from the perspective of a criminal investigation professional, he was obviously a young girl, no matter whether it was the skeleton or the absence of Adam's apple neck, and a pair of callus-free little hands that were exposed when holding the steamed buns.

The man blushed and said, "Then... I'd rather be respectful than obedient." As he spoke, he nodded to the young man next to him. The young man cowardly raised his head to look at Zhang Rui, and quickly grabbed a piece of meat from the plate. Then he lowered his head and ate with a flushed face.

After lunch, the convoy took a short rest and set off again. Unexpectedly, the two brothers and sisters who had lunch together also followed the convoy northward.

The two sat in the carriage behind Zhang Rui, and when they got in the carriage, they greeted Zhang Rui and Uncle Han for a long time, sighing that they were destined.The man seemed to be the woman's elder brother, and he took good care of her, and the woman didn't make any fuss, and they calmed down after getting into the car.

Uncle Han: "Master, do you have any arrangements if you arrive in the capital?"

Zhang Rui: "Since we are looking for uncle, let's look for uncle first. Although uncle is a Beijing official, but the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. I am afraid that it is impossible to regain the ancestral property from the capital to Xuzhou. Instead of relying on uncle, it is better to rely on myself Work harder, next year will be the scientific examination, and if my uncle recommends it, I can also try it once."

Uncle Han nodded gratifiedly and said: "The old man once said when he was alive that if there is a grandson in the future, he must not dance and play with sticks, and he must go to the number one examination."

Zhang Rui smiled and said: "It's so easy to be the number one scholar. There are tens of thousands of students in Dazhou, and I'm just mediocre. It's not bad to be a scholar."

Uncle Han shook his head in disapproval: "The young master is knowledgeable and talented, and he will surely shine in high school. If I go in the future, I will be able to kowtow in front of the old man under the nine springs."

Zhang Rui's mother's family name is Lin, and he was originally from a scholarly family in Xuzhou, but his uncle is said to be very smooth, and his official career is even more prosperous, from a small eight-rank county captain to a fifth-rank one Too often Shaoqing.The Lin family also moved to the capital.

Zhang Rui didn't have any impression of him as an uncle, and only heard from Uncle Han that the Lin family's Shumen looked down on the Zhang family's Wu Fu very much. Back then, when his father married the Lin family, it took a lot of trouble, and the Lin family almost made things difficult for him. Marriage becomes evil.The old man seldom interacted with the Lin family when he was alive, I'm afraid Zhang Rui would not have a good time even if he went to Beijing.

There are many nobles in Beijing, and the fifth-rank official may be considered a high-level executive in the state, but he is no more than a small official in Beijing. Zhang Rui remembered a joke from before.Speaking of Shenzhen, if a random stone falls and hits ten people, nine of them are managers and one is the general manager. If a random stone falls in Beijing and hits ten people, nine are probably high-ranking officials. It is the prince.

Because there are six princes living in Beijing... This is definitely an anecdote.Today's emperor and prince seem to be very brotherly and respectful. The elder brother became the emperor, and the younger brothers all sealed the land and rewarded the palace.It's just that none of the princes are willing to entrust the land, and they are all in the middle of the capital, which is really puzzling.

When he just heard this, Zhang Rui wondered if he heard it wrong.What about treason and usurpation?These princes are so unprofessional!Thinking about it later, in fact, there are reasons to be forgiven. Those princes who usurped the throne in history, except those who were ambitious, were forced to rebel.The current emperor happens to be keen on cultivating immortals, and he is kind to his brothers, there is no persecution, and the princes are also happy.Since they don't want to go to the fiefdom, they can't cause any big trouble if they are all piled up under the eyelids.

The carriage departed from Xin'an Town, and at night the convoy stopped in an abandoned earth temple to rest.The coachman tied up the carriages, and there were fixed people who took care of them in shifts. The rest of the people took out a large pot from the cart and boiled a pot of boiling water.Everyone ate dry steamed buns and hot water for dinner.

Because he slept a little longer during the day, Zhang Rui was not sleepy at this time.Seeing that He Min led He Ming to jump out of the carriage, he called the two of them over to have a meal together.

Uncle Han asked the driver in advance to know that this meal would be used on the road, so he brought a lot of dry food and butchers.Seeing that the young master was on good terms with the two of them, he generously distributed some to the two of them.

He Min blushed and thanked Zhang Rui quickly, and He Ming secretly glanced at Zhang Rui behind him, with a smile on his face, two small dimples looming at the corners of his mouth.

Zhang Rui smiled and nodded at her, and the little girl blushed shyly and lowered her head.This reminded him of a little girl in the criminal investigation department who graduated from university and went to the criminal police brigade as an intern. She usually blushed when she said a word to others. The light makes people look creepy.

The two siblings sat together with Zhang Rui and the others, Lao Han and He Min picked up some dry firewood, and lit a small fire in a corner of the temple.Lao Han gave He Min some of the drinks he had taken at the post station at noon, and the two started chatting.

Speaking of which, Zhang Rui is only twelve or thirteen years old, and he is still a half-grown child, who can't drink alcohol, and he doesn't dare to compliment the wine of this dynasty. The weak wine tastes as good as beer. Drink three hundred cups.

Zhang Rui wiped his hands after eating, took out a Kyushu Chronicle from his bag, and read it by the light of the fire.

Old Han: "Master, it's better to watch less at night, it hurts your eyes carefully."

Zhang Rui nodded, closed the book, and pressed his forehead.This journey has just begun, and there are still many months to go.

Old Han and He Min were chatting intensively, and unexpectedly found out that the He family in Liuzhou was still distantly related to the Zhang family, and one of He Min's aunts was a girl from the Zhang family.It's just that at this time, Lao Han thought of the family property that was invaded by the tribe, and he couldn't help feeling depressed, and felt ashamed of the old man's kindness, and his eyes turned red.

He Min also sighed, but didn't say the identities of himself and his sister, only said that their family was in decline, and the two had to go north to seek refuge with relatives.Uncle Han nodded, his eyes flashed coldly, and he stopped telling him about the family affairs.

He Min looked slightly embarrassed and said: "Brother Han, it's not that I don't tell you the truth, but... my family really can't be clear in a few words, and I'm afraid you will hurt you if you find out." .”

Lao Han nodded, and the two continued to drink, but they stopped talking about home, and talked about the capital instead.

Just as he was talking, there was a sudden shout from outside the temple.

Several people were stunned when they heard the voice, and hurriedly got up to go out, only to see several coachmen and guys outside, and the owner of the team was also standing in front of a truck, followed by two powerful attendants of Kong Wu.