In the Chongzheng Palace, facing Zhao Zhen, Yan Shu, Du Yan, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fubi Ouyang Xiu and others, Su Jin's conclusion was like a bombshell, blowing up the monarch and several people dizzy.

"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, according to my investigation, there are two points of evidence to this conclusion, the first is the scar on the neck of the deceased, the five deceased have a thin scar on their necks, swollen and bruised, it is indeed fatal, but it is definitely not caused by suicide."

Du Yan said coldly: "How can you see that since there are traces of hangings on the neck, and it is a fatal injury, how can you conclude that they are killed by him and not by suicide?"

Su Jin said: "Du Shumi is a little quiet, I have my reason, the reason is the strangeness of this scar, a thin scar deep into the texture, that is indeed fatal, but outside this scar, there is a faint blood mark, wider than the fatal scar, I made a comparison, the faint blood mark on the outer circle is caused by the white silk on the corpse, as we all know, Bai Aya hanged himself, the scar left is wide and the color is very light, the person who hanged himself chose Bai Aya to commit suicide, but only to suffocate and die, and suffer less when he died, Nor is the death very sad; However, the thin blood mark in the middle was by no means caused by white silk, but by the tightening of things such as hemp rope or straw rope, and two different scars appeared on the neck of the deceased. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that what Su Jin said was right, Bai Aya's self-hanging scar was not obvious, and the soft and loose white silk would only leave a wide mark on the neck, but not a thin blood mark, which was indeed a detail that no one noticed.

"Moreover, the white silk used by the five deceased to hang is the same material, it is five pieces torn off a white silk, which is even more incredible, this Bai Ling also has a source, I ordered someone to check the material of this white silk, it is a product of white silk produced by Jingshi Hongyun Cloth Village, such white silk in the capital only people with a good family will buy, most of them are used for funerals, and the sales are not large; I took the portrait of the deceased to the men of Hongyun Buzhuang to identify, and they unanimously proved that they had not seen these five people, so it can be seen that this white silk was not bought by five people. ”

Du Yan said: "Maybe they sent someone to buy it, instead of going there themselves." ”

Su Jin said with a smile: "There is also this possibility, but the shopkeeper confirmed that within a month before the incident, this kind of white silk was not sold in Hongyun Cloth Village, could it be that these people made an appointment to buy the same kind of white silk before coming to Beijing to use it to commit suicide?" Apparently unlikely. ”

And if they send someone to buy it, who is it that sends? It must have been their entourage, and none of their entourage remembered having bought it for their master; Moreover, they confessed that on the day of Laba, several deceased people received letters, and then they said that they went to Xingguo Temple to worship the Buddha and incense, and did not let the entourage follow, and then did not return all night; Who is the person who sent the letter to them? That's the crux of the case. ”

Du Yan didn't say anything more, and the viciousness in his eyes flashed away; Zhao Zhen and the others nodded again and again, and at the same time secretly frightened, it seems that this matter must be instigated behind the scenes, and they do not hesitate to kill five people in a row to create chaos.

"If the murderer of these five people behind the scenes has made a mistake in front of him if he is not carefully searched, then the low-level mistakes he made behind him will really be exposed, leaving aside the scars, leaving aside the origin of Bai Aya, that Liumei Village is nearly sixty years old, but his hanging place is on a large jujube tree at the junction of Nanmen Street and Baoci Temple, this tree is seven or eight zhang high, one zhang and three feet high from the ground before there are branches, and the branches in the lower places are cut off to prevent blocking the road pedestrians, vehicles and horses; How did he do this, the white-haired man of Liumei Village, who had no power to restrain the chicken, hung himself on a branch three feet high? ”

Zhao Zhen and the others suddenly realized, and they all showed relief on their faces, Su Jin smiled and continued: "The bark of the jujube tree is smooth and smooth, let alone the old man who is drooping, even if he is in the prime of life, it will take a lot of trouble to climb up, not to mention that he has to hang himself with a white silk on the branch and hang himself around his neck, he will definitely not be able to do this." According to witnesses at the scene, when they saw the deceased in the morning, there were no high stools and escalators on the ground to help, and the matter became even more obvious, someone transported the body of Liumei Village here, and then hung it on a jujube tree, faking himself to hang himself; The people behind the scenes think they are smart, but in fact, they can't be more stupid. ”

Du Yan's face was as usual, and he laughed a few times, but his back was swishing in a cold sweat, and then he didn't say a word about the people behind the scenes, until everyone quit the door, he hurried to Shengyunzhai near the Suzaku Gate.

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"Stupid, stupid." Xia Zhu scolded, not knowing whether to scold himself or Du Yan who was standing in front of him.

"Su Jin, Su Jin, the bad old man who has been a bad old man again and again is you, you little brute."

"Brother Xia, don't scold, this is not Su Jin's business, the flaws are too obvious, and your subordinates are too sloppy, isn't that clear to make them suspicious?" Du Yan stomped his feet.

Xia Zhu said: "Don't worry, I still have a backhand, even if they learn that there is someone behind the scenes, there is no evidence to find the old man, even if the emperor understands, the people will not understand the inside story, the news in the city continues to spread, let the people talk about it, so that the whole atmosphere will be beneficial to us, and I have already thought about the third step, this time I will give them a fatal blow." ”

Du Yan said: "What are you going to do in the third step?" ”

Xia Zhu sneered: "If the front doesn't work, let's take a detour, recently many people jumped out when Fan Zhongyan and others were gaining momentum, so let's start with them." ”

Du Yan said: "Brother Xia, to be clear, it makes me confused, and I can't do it." ”

Xia Zhu said: "Naturally, Du Shumi wants to know all about this matter, and this matter requires you to mediate with all your might, but there is one thing I need to tell you, this time the fish is dead, if we can't defeat Fan Zhongyan and them, the two of us will be finished, if this time can succeed, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fubi and others will never turn over." ”

Du Yan gritted his teeth and said: "Although I am a privy envoy today, I have been in the air for a long time, and I have no way to retreat. ”

Xia Zhu said: "That's the best, this third strategy is not only to bring down Fan Zhongyan and the others, but I also want Yan Shu Lao'er to give up the phase, when the time comes, you will be the prime minister, I will be the privy envoy, and the time for the two of us to raise our eyebrows and exhale will come." ”

Du Yanxi said: "What kind of trick is so effective? ”

Xia Zhu said with a smile: "Guozijian said that Shi Jie seems to be more active recently, right?" ”

Du Yan took a sip and said: "That old thing, holding Fan Xiwen's thigh and slapping the horse's ass, after the four officials impeached and dismissed the prime minister, deputy prime minister and Brother Xia, he wrote a poem called "Qingli Shengde Poem" and slapped the sycophant, saying 'Insects are crawling, and monsters are hidden.'" At the beginning of the same Ming Dao, Heaven and Earth Cargill. 'What else do you say' Emperor Mingsheng, distinguish between loyalty and evil. Promote the handsome and sweep away the demons. The advancement of the sages, such as the mouth. The great traitor goes, such as from Str. "Doesn't this mean that Brother Xia, you are a monster, an insect, and a traitor? There is also a lot of praise for Fan Zhongyan, Fubi, Han Qi and others in the back, which is extremely numbing. ”

Xia Zhu sneered: "The old man will use him to open the knife, doesn't he like to praise each other with Fu Bi and others?" The old man let him get out of his mouth. ”

Du Yan said in a low voice: "What does Brother Xia mean?" ”

Xia Zhu looked outside the study, and gently took out a piece of letterhead from the secret compartment of the bookcase and handed it to Du Yandao: "Look whose character this is." ”

Du Yan took a closer look and was startled: "Why, you and Shi Jie actually have a secret correspondence?" ”

Xia Zhu smiled and said, "How can I have a relationship with him?" Do you see this is his word? ”

Du Yan looked at it carefully and said: "It is indeed his word, he has always boasted that his word has the merit of flowing water, look at his 'zhi' word, the point is like a crown, the tail is like a snake, the head is fat and fat, and the pen is thick, this is his word." Where did you get his letters? ”

Xia Zhu smiled and said, "You can see the content." ”

Du Yan frowned and read the contents of the letter carefully, trembling with fright, and said with a white face: "This ...... Is this going to ......? ”

Xia Zhu glanced at Du Yan disdainfully and said, "What's the matter, you're afraid?" ”

Du Yan wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and said, "No, no, I'm not afraid, can this matter be believed?" ”

Xia Zhu sneered: "You have been an official for so many years, how can you not even figure out the holy will, as the emperor, the most taboo thing is this matter, it is better to believe it than not to believe it, once this letter is exposed, it will definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion, and then there will be a good show." ”

Du Yan said in a low voice: "Is this letter really a book from Shi Jie?" ”

Xia Zhu said: "This is written by a maid who likes to copy, it's almost messy, that maid has been dealt with by me, God knows that you know I know, all that remains to do is to buy Shi Jie's letter delivery guy, so that he can hold this letter to tell you, and then you take this letter and submit it to the emperor, and then sit and wait for the good news." ”

Du Yan muttered: "It's too risky, it's too risky, if it is found to be a forged letter, you and I will have to raid the family and exterminate the clan." ”

Xia Zhu was dumbfounded and shouted, "How long do you think your good life can last?" In a few months, the four counselors will remove you from the position of privy councilor, and then you and I will be investigated until there is no place to bury you. ”

Du Yan's face was blue and white alternating with muscle entanglement, and after a while, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "It's done, the fish is dead and the net is broken, and that's it." ”

Xia Zhu laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, with me, everything will go well; Before that, there is still something to deal with, let the emperor add another big stone to his heart. ”

Du Yan said: "What's the matter? ”

"Liang Jian, the official of the Imperial History Observatory, came to my house yesterday for a small gathering, and he proposed to impeach a person."

"Who?"

"Jingzhou Governor Fuji Zijing, he is Fan Zhongyan's fellow scholar, the two have a very close relationship, this person abused public funds in Jingzhou, the evidence is conclusive; If the impeachment of this person is successful, it will be tantamount to telling the emperor that Fan Zhongyan and others are not upright as they say, and their relatives and friends have not obeyed the law according to the new policy, so as to insinuate that Fan Zhongyan shields and tolerates the injustice of his friends, and the emperor will definitely be dissatisfied with them. ”

"Clever, really clever! Tomorrow morning, I will ask Liang Jian to play the impeachment of Fuji Zijing, and the show will begin. Du Yan smiled, and the fat flesh on his face rippled layer by layer.