Criminal investigation in ancient times

The Spring Festival begins in March of the lunar calendar, and the Spring Festival is divided into nine days, [-] days, and [-] days, three days each time, and a total of nine days.

Early in the morning, Lin Xiaoqing followed Lin Xiaomin to the examination room in a carriage.As soon as the carriage came to a stop, Lin Xiaomin lifted the curtain to take a deep breath, and saw a sea of ​​candidates rubbing shoulders.

Lin Xiaoze: "Brother...I"

Lin Xiaoqing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, just perform normally. If you don't pass the exam this year, it won't matter in another three years."

Lin Xiaoze nodded, and walked towards the crowd with an uneasy expression on his face. He looked around but couldn't find Jiang Tai and Zhongxin.The more he walked forward, the more he felt the weight of the basket in his hand, which Madam Lin had prepared for him in the past few days, including pens, ink, paper and inkstones, pastries and meals, and a smoked chicken from Guixianglou...Lin Xiaoze's hands were crushed Drenched in sweat, I only felt gray in front of my eyes.

I glanced back at my brother and saw that he was talking to a colleague, so I glanced this way when I mentioned him, and nodded with a smile.Lin Xiaoze also nodded, the sweat in his hands was getting more and more, and a sentence popped out of his head: no more exams... no more exams... no more exams!Lin Xiaoze squeezed into the crowd while his brother wasn't paying attention, quietly threw the basket in his hand, turned around and ran towards an alley.

Lin Xiaoqing was still chatting with someone, but when he looked back, he could no longer see anyone, and candidates entered the examination room one by one.Lin Xiaoqing smiled, he didn't know what his younger brother would do in the exam this time, even if he didn't do well in the exam, it would be fine, as his temperament was not suitable to be an official in the court.He just needs to be at ease as the young master of the Lin family and don't cause any trouble.After thinking about it, he turned and walked towards the carriage, got in the carriage and left the examination room.

Lin Xiaoze squatted in the alley with a pale face, clenched his hands into fists, closed his eyes and didn't know what to do. If his father found out, he would beat him to death, right? !Just die, it's better than taking the exam... Get up, pat your clothes, and walk towards the nearby wine shop.

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Today, Zhang Rui and Uncle Han are preparing to go shopping, and they will go to Tongzhou in a few days.Uncle Han sighed and was afraid when he heard that he was leaving in such a hurry, and he thought about it for a long time, the young master is so young, how could the emperor let him be the magistrate? !Then I heard that no one wanted to go to Tongzhou. The poor mountains and rivers were full of bandits.

Uncle Han: "Master... Do we have to go there? Why don't we study for another three years like Master Sanbiao, and get an official in the capital. A lower grade is worse than this remote place!"

Zhang Rui smiled and said, "Uncle Han, if I don't go, will I continue to live in the Lin Mansion?"

Uncle Han froze: "This..."

Zhang Rui: "I can't live in Dali Temple for a long time. I have no relatives or reasons with Dali Temple Minister. He can praise me like this. If I don't know how to praise me, I will be too stupid."

Uncle Han said: "What the young master said is that the old slave's eyelids are shallow."

Zhang Rui: "Uncle Han, sometimes people can't do what they want in life. Since it can't be changed, it's better to accept it calmly. Besides, Tongzhou is not a wolf's den. As long as we are careful and survive for three years, maybe we will see the moonlight."

Uncle Han sighed: "I hope it's as the young master said, do you need to buy more clothes? I see that the young master should add some spring clothes."

Zhang Rui: "I don't need any more clothes. It's the same when I arrive in Tongzhou. Remember to prepare some chilblain medicine. You will suffer from chilblain every year in the future. If you want to buy it in that remote area, you won't be able to buy such easy-to-use medicines. "

Uncle Han smiled and said, "Oh, I remember."

The two of them bought all morning, most of which were pens, ink, paper, inkstones and books, as well as a lot of daily necessities.Speaking of men in ancient times, they paid more attention to appearance than modern people. From this hair crown alone, there are more than ten kinds. Although Zhang Rui didn't add a crown, he also bought a lot of hairpins, and the requirements for different occasions are different.

At noon, the two of them decided to eat out. They found a small restaurant and ordered two dishes.

There are many people in the restaurant, and many people coming and going are chatting about Chunwei.

Zhang Rui stretched out his hand to do the calculations, today happened to be the first day of Chun Wei, presumably Xiao Ze should also participate today, I don't know if he can pass the exam.Needless to say, Jiang Taizhongxin and the others, their fathers are both high-ranking officials, and they are also striving for success. They will definitely have a prosperous official career in the future.

The two of them were ready to go back to Dali Temple with their things after lunch, but they didn't want to bump into someone they shouldn't have.

"If you don't have money, go out to drink like others! Bah! Look at you, you look like a dog, but you are still a king's meal?! If you don't hand over the money for the wine today, I will take your clothes off!" A group of people surrounded Laughing, lying on the ground was Lin Xiaoze who was supposed to be in the examination room!

Zhang Rui hurried over and said, "How much money does this little brother owe you?"

When the waiter saw someone coming to give money, he hurriedly put on a smiling face: "Guest officer, there are three, two, five coins."

Zhang Rui took out pieces of silver from his purse and handed it to him, the little girl took the silver, counted it and went back to the tavern with a smile.

Uncle Han helped him up, and saw that Lin Xiaoze's complexion was flushed, and his mouth reeked of alcohol.

Zhang Rui: "Xiao Ze... Xiao Ze?"

Lin Xiaoze opened his eyes and tilted his head to look, "I... have money! I have money... give me wine!"

Uncle Han sighed and said, "I drank too much, young master, please support him first, and I'll call a carriage."

After calling for a carriage, the coachman and Uncle Han worked together to send the man up.Uncle Han said: "Master, shall we send him back to the Lin Mansion first?"

Zhang Rui frowned: "Today is Chunxi. He should be in the examination room, but now he is drunk. If he is sent back to the Lin Mansion, uncle will definitely punish him. Why don't you take him back to Dali Temple first, and make plans after he wakes up?" .” Uncle Han nodded, and the three returned to Dali Temple in a carriage.

Lin Xiaoze vomited as soon as he got off the carriage, he huddled into a ball, trembling and looked pitiful, although he was a cousin in seniority, but Zhang Rui always regarded him and Lin Xiaomin as juniors, now he looks so self-defeating , Zhang Rui felt very sad when he saw it.After being helped to the guest room to freshen up, Lin Xiaoze fell asleep peacefully.

Zhang Rui looked at him and sighed. Maybe this kid sneaked out of the examination room. People in the Lin family didn't know it. It's not right to put him in Dali Temple. He didn't beat him half to death in a fit of anger.Why don't you tell Lin Xiaoqing first, after all, you are an elder brother, so you can take care of him more or less.Thinking of this, Zhang Rui went to Lin Xiaoqing's study.

Walking to the door, I suddenly heard voices coming from inside.

"Leave this matter as it is for the time being, don't show your feet..."

Zhang Rui knocked on the door suspiciously, there was a pause, and there was a sound of footsteps. "Squeak~" The door was pulled open by Lin Xiaoqing.

"Cousin Rui? What can you do with me?"

Zhang Ruidao: "I have something to tell my cousin. If my cousin is inconvenient, then I will come back later."

Lin Xiaoqing came out and said, "It's okay, you should talk about it first."

Zhang Rui: "I went shopping with Uncle Han in the morning, and I bumped into Xiao Ze on the street... I saw him drinking unconscious, so I brought him back to Dali Temple. Isn't today the first day of Chunwei? Why did he...?"

Lin Xiaoqing's expression darkened when he heard this, and he asked, "Where is he?"

Zhang Rui: "Uh...in my room."

Lin Xiaoqing hurriedly walked towards Zhang Rui's room, Zhang Rui followed behind him, glanced at the study, and saw that there was no one inside? !Then who was Lin Xiaoqing talking to just now?Or is that person hiding...?

The two arrived at Zhang Rui's room, Lin Xiaoqing was furious when he saw his younger brother sleeping on the bed like a dead pig, picked him up and slapped him across the face.

Zhang Rui opened his mouth and closed it again. Lin Xiaoze really deserves to be beaten up. Even if he doesn’t do well in the exam, he can’t run away like this. ridiculed by colleagues.This is the good son he brought up, a coward, who dared not take the imperial examination... Now that Lin Cheng is being promoted, the higher-ups intend to promote him to be the Minister of the Taichang Temple, but what happened like this made him a laughingstock for no reason. There are also doubts about his management ability.Besides, if the children in your own family can't be managed well, how can you manage the Taichang Temple? !

Lin Xiaoze was beaten so dizzy, he covered his face for a long time before realizing that he was discovered by his brother.He hurriedly climbed down from the bed and knelt down and said, "Brother, I was wrong, and now a thousand words can't make up for what I did. I beg my brother to let me leave the Lin family. If I go back, Daddy will beat me to death!"

Lin Xiaoqing said angrily: "It's unbelievable! My father and I didn't intend to point at you to make an official or a noble. You can just go through the motions. If you don't want to take the exam, why don't you say it in advance! Now that you have to do such a thing, How do you tell me to explain to my father?!"

Lin Xiaoze knelt on the ground, covered his face and didn't speak, his heart was already scared to death, his elder brother who never got angry with him was so angry, his father would beat him to death with a stick when he returned home!Seeing that I can't go back no matter what!Today I was also in a hothead, and I didn't even think about doing such a wrong thing. It's too late to regret it now, I just beg my brother not to tell his father...

Lin Xiaoqing: "Now that your mistake has been settled, how do you see how it will end?"

Lin Xiaoze kowtowed to his brother and said, "Please help me, brother, I will never go back to the Lin family again. If daddy asks me, he will treat me as dead! If I go back, daddy will definitely damage my reputation and make it difficult to get promoted. I can't implicate you and Daddy." As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Lin Xiaoqing sighed and said, "You depended on your family since you were a child, where can you go now that you leave? Forget it, come home with me and admit your mistakes to your father. Father...will definitely not make things difficult for you."

Zhang Rui also said: "That's right, isn't your aunt and uncle worrying about being alone, you should go back."

Lin Xiaoze shook his head hastily: "No... no, I won't go back, I won't be able to study in school, my father will definitely beat me to death, I won't go back, by the way, I heard from my father that Rui'er is going to go out to become an official? I'll be with you Go, okay?! I'll go with you!"

Zhang Rui frowned: "This..."

Lin Xiaoqing: "Hey! Why are you still so stubborn?! If you don't go back now, you won't be able to come back in the future! So what if you suffer a lot?! Father will make another arrangement for you when he calms down!"

There is an inscription in the Great Zhou Dynasty that stipulates that all previous examinations must be taken as long as they are selected and registered. If they are delayed due to illness or temporarily withdraw from the examination, they will be disqualified from the imperial examination for life.Although Zhang Rui didn't understand why there was such a regulation, it was obvious that Lin Xiaoze would not be able to take the imperial examination in the future. If he wanted to become an official in the future, he would have no choice but to recommend and supplement.But there is an older brother above him, even Yin Bu can't get his turn.

Lin Xiaoze knelt on the ground and bowed his head and said: "I beg my brother to be fulfilled, my brother has never asked my brother for anything when he grows up, and now I must never go back, so let Daddy pretend that he never gave birth to my son."

Lin Xiaoqing: "I can't decide this matter, you have to go back with me no matter what, otherwise I can't explain it to Dad."

The room fell into silence... Zhang Rui stood between the two of them, not knowing what to do.Naturally, he didn't dare to take Lin Xiaoze to Tongzhou privately, not to mention that the place was not a good place, if something happened to Lin Xiaoze, he couldn't explain it to Lin Cheng.

"Xiao Ze, listen to your brother, go back first, if uncle agrees, it's not too late for you to come with me."

Lin Xiaoze knelt on the ground and thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's also my own fault, I should have borne it." After speaking, he got up and went out.

Lin Xiaoqing thanked Zhang Rui: "Thank you Cousin Rui today, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what happened to him. Although he is the same age as Cousin Rui, he is not even one-tenth of Cousin Rui's." No, it's really hard to be a great weapon, this time Daddy will definitely not let him off lightly, if you have time, go back to the Lin Manor to intercede for him, father cares about your face and can't hit him too hard, otherwise... I'm really afraid A moment of anger broke him."

Zhang Ruidao: "I understand. I will go back with you. Although Xiaoze is stubborn, he is not bad in nature. If uncle is really relieved, it is not a bad idea to go with me to Tongzhou to practice for a few years."

The two walked out of the guest room, and followed Lin Xiaoze into the carriage.

When they arrived at Lin's mansion, Lin Cheng hadn't come back yet. Mrs. Lin was taken aback when she saw Lin Xiaoze coming back, she didn't understand, so she said, "Why is Ze'er back? Isn't it three days since Chunwei?" Then look at the red palm prints on his face, and the eldest son The blue complexion suddenly understood.I just felt that my eyes were dark and I almost fainted.

Lin Xiaoze and Lin Xiaoqing hurried over to support Madam Lin and said, "Mother! Mother, are you alright?!"

Mrs. Lin sat on the chair for a long time before letting out a sigh of relief: "You...you are trying to piss off your mother! If your father came back and found out, he wouldn't have skinned you!"

Lin Xiaoze was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and didn't know what to do.

Mrs. Lin: "What should I do now? Xiaoqing, think of a way quickly, your father will definitely beat him to death!" She stretched out her hand to grab Lin Xiaoqing's sleeve.

Lin Xiaoqing: "Mom, I had no choice but to call Cousin Rui here, I hope Dad can see Cousin Rui's face and punish him lightly..."

Mrs. Lin hurriedly turned around and said: "No, I understand the master's temperament, Xiao Ze has acted rebelliously this time, the master will definitely not let him go, why don't you take him out to hide for a few days, wait for your father to calm down? "

Lin Xiaoqing: "It's not that you don't know your father's temper. If you don't tell him, I'm afraid he will be even angrier, and then I'm afraid that Xiaoze will be kicked out of the house!"

Zhang Rui frowned, he only thought that his uncle would be angry, but he never thought that the consequences would be so serious, so Lin Xiaoze might not escape the pain of flesh and blood this time.

Several people were discussing, when Lin Cheng came back, went to the hall and kicked Lin Xiaoze without saying a word.

Mrs. Lin exclaimed, "Master, please calm down, master."

Lin Cheng said angrily: "Calm down?! This is your good son! Look at what he has done to me?! Now I am afraid that all the officials in the court are laughing at me, Lin Cheng, for bringing up a useless person! Escaping from the examination room, decades have passed. You will lose all my old face today for something that no one has done!" It turns out that Lin Cheng just found out that Lin Xiaoqing did not go to the examination room.Lu Yong is the chief examiner of this year's candidates. There were three people missing during the check-up. The other two were unable to take the exam due to illness and missed the opportunity, and the third one was Lin Xiaoze.

Lu Yong hurriedly sent someone to Taichang Temple to inquire. After hearing this, Lin Cheng was at a loss. Why didn't he see anyone in the examination room where the elder son sent the younger son to in the morning?Is it wrong?For this reason, he specially went to find Lu Yong.It happened that several chief examiners were here, and after some questioning, I didn't see anyone, so I realized that my son didn't come at all!

He hurriedly sent someone to Dali Temple to find Lin Xiaoqing, but Dali Temple said he had already left.Lin Cheng hurried home, and sure enough his second son was at home.

Lin Cheng's face was flushed, he picked up the solid wooden chair next to him and threw it at Lin Xiaoze, the edge of the wood just hit Lin Xiaoze's forehead, blood flowed suddenly.

Mrs. Lin was so frightened that she rolled her eyes and passed out.Lin Xiaoqing hurriedly helped his mother away and ordered someone to call the doctor.

Lin Xiaoze knelt on the ground and still did not speak.Zhang Rui stopped Lin Cheng and said, "Uncle, calm down. What happened today, even if you kill him, you can't make up for it. Why don't you listen to me."

Lin Cheng still gave him face, sat down on the chair and said: "Rui'er, you don't have to persuade me, I don't want such a rebellious son, I will call the elders of the clan to remove him from the Lin Mansion. He is no longer a member of my Lin family."

When Lin Xiaoze, who was kneeling on the ground, heard it, his eyes were filled with stars, his ears were buzzing, and he felt as if his chest had been hollowed out, and he was so cold that he couldn't breathe. "Dad...Dad..."

Lin Cheng said angrily: "Shut up! I don't have a rebellious son like you!"

Lin Xiaoze's face was full of tears, and the blood on his forehead was still flowing. Zhang Rui couldn't stand it anymore, so he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket and pressed it on his head.

Zhang Rui: "Uncle, even though Xiaoze made this mistake now, he is not guilty of being removed from the genealogy. If uncle can trust me, why not let him go with me to Tongzhou to practice for a few years. It's just that there are many bandits, poor mountains and bad waters. It is inevitable that something will happen, and even I myself cannot guarantee whether I will come back safe and sound."

Lin Cheng's complexion changed, and he began to calculate in his heart that it would be okay if he sent Lin Xiaoze to Zhang Rui's side.Putting him in the middle of the capital now is an added laughing stock, he can't go to the school, and he can't recommend him for an official position for the time being.If Lu Yong can be found, he might be able to find him a seventh-rank idle job, but it's not an option to hang around like this, and besides, his temperament really should be tempered.

Because Lin Xiaoze has an older brother who is the pillar, a aunt who loves him, and a father who takes care of him, so he has never been under pressure, and he has always been unwilling to make progress, which is why he made such a big mistake today.

Lin Cheng sighed and said: "If Ruier doesn't dislike it, then take him there, and he can be regarded as teaching him for uncle. At the same age, he has such a stubborn temper, and it will be difficult for him to be a big job in the future. If he reforms himself and hone his skills for three years in Tongzhou I still recognize him as my son in [-], if he persists in his obsession and continues to behave like this, I will treat him as if I never gave birth to him!"

Zhang Rui gave Lin Xiaoze a look: Hurry up and thank your father.

Lin Xiaoze hurriedly got up and knelt down and kowtowed: "My son made a mistake, please give me this chance to reform my mistakes, my son will definitely not do this again."

Lin Cheng snorted and stopped looking at him.

Lin Xiaoze kowtowed three times to the ground and said: "It's a long way to go to Tongzhou Mountain, the child can't wait on Daddy's lap, I hope Daddy will take care of himself!"

Lin Cheng's eye circles were also a little red. After all, he was his own dear flesh and blood. How could he be willing to send him so far away? Although there was a trace of reluctance in his heart, he resisted not looking at him. He had to be sent out of Beijing, otherwise he would It can be regarded as shameless.

In the end, Zhang Rui and Lin Cheng discussed it and the result was that Lin Xiaoze was taken with him to Tongzhou to take up the post. These three years honed his temperament...

When Zhang Rui carried Lin Xiaoze out of Lin's residence, he felt his right eyelid twitch wildly. I'm afraid he caused a big trouble for himself, so come back!

Like a puppy, Lin Xiaoze covered his head with one hand, and carried the package his mother hastily packed for him in the other, and walked out behind Zhang Rui's ass. When he reached the gate, he looked up at the plaque on the door— ——Lin Fu, it's been three years since we left, and I still don't know if I can come back again, and I can't express my sadness at once, tears streaming down my face.

Zhang Rui raised his forehead and said: "Xiao Ze, you can go with me, if you don't go, I'm afraid uncle will chase you out and beat you."

Lin Xiaoze flinched, and hurriedly left Lin's mansion following Zhang Rui's ass like a little daughter-in-law.

Lin Xiaoqing in the Lin Mansion stopped Master Lin and said, "The Tongzhou is bitterly cold, so bring more silver."

Lin Cheng said angrily: "My salary is only 200 taels a month, why is your mother giving him 5000 taels?!"

The corner of Lin Xiaoqing's mouth twitched, Mrs. Lin pinched the small handkerchief and looked up at the two of them, then continued to cry.

The team is formed, how can a strong team not have a pig teammate? !

(DPS: Duan Xiaobai Nanny: He Ming Defense: Uncle Han Command: Zhang Ruizhu Teammate: Lin Xiaoze)