Kong Yingda really wanted to solve this matter as soon as possible, and he didn't want to delay too long in Dengzhou. The train quickly took him to Luoyang, where Kong Yingda was surprised to see a sailboat. The production of steam engines was limited, and most of them were loaded onto sea vessels. There are only two inland river vessels in total, but I didn't expect Li Er to prepare one for himself. It seems that Li Er also wants to settle the matter as soon as possible.

Mechanical power, combined with the sails on the ship, is still downstream. The sailboat sailed rapidly in the Yellow River, but it took four or five days to reach Zhuozhou. The abandoned boat landed in the carriage along the main road and rushed to Dengzhou. Kong Yingda was surprised to find that he had only walked for seventeen days when he set out from Chang'an and saw the Dengzhou city wall.

Datang's traffic has reached this point? He had walked the road from Chang'an to Dengzhou before, but he had walked for more than a month.

After reading the holy decree, Kong Yingda stuffed the holy decree into Yun Hao's hand. "Duke Chu! Your Majesty ordered you to return to Beijing immediately without delay, and the ship is already waiting in Zhuozhou. The matter here can be handled by the old man. ”

Yun Hao was a little puzzled, Kong Yingda was not falsely knowledged, and he could be called a contemporary Confucian. I've never heard that the old gentleman will solve the case. Could it be that the old guy is versatile and has studied criminal investigation on his own?

"Mrs. Kong, there is a lot of fog in this matter. Yun didn't have a way, Kong Taifu was careful. Yun Hao kindly reminded.

"Duke Chu doesn't have to worry about this matter, the old man will take care of it. Your Majesty is very anxious, Duke Chu, please get on the road as soon as possible, Duke Chu is invited! Kong Yingda didn't seem to like talking to Yun Hao too much, and arching his hand was considered a farewell.

Although he was very curious about how Kong Yingda would deal with this matter, Yun Hao still left Dengzhou with his family without hesitation. I haven't cleaned up much, Chang'an has its own mansion, and Lintong is my home. Li Er is a good boss, and he was sent all the way to wipe his ass, and if he didn't slip at this time, his brain was abnormal.

Kong Yingda is an extremely good person, and the first thing he did after coming to Dengzhou was to ignore the fatigue of traveling. Ask the wounded soldiers and their families. Money and food were also allocated from the government treasury to offer condolences to them. All of a sudden, the morale of the government soldiers was unusually high. They all said that they would kill all those who dared to fight against the imperial court.

"Taifu doesn't want to exterminate those chaotic people?" Ma Zhou was very frightened by Kong Yingda's actions, and he decided that Kong Yingda must have received instructions from higher-ups. If that was the case, Ma Zhou didn't dare to imagine what kind of Shura slaughterhouse Dengzhou City would become.

"Probably not! There are thousands of chaotic people, and there are tens of thousands of people with their families. If such a thing were to be done, the people of Dengzhou might immediately rebel. That's a big trouble, and I have more than a thousand soldiers in my hands. Now if you want to transfer troops, you can only draw them from Youzhou. Without the military order of the imperial court, Youzhou would definitely not send troops. "Changsun Chong is also nervous about Kong Yingda's actions, if there is a rebellion, he, the captain of the school, will bear the brunt.

"What do you think of the old man? Butcher? Yun Hao didn't do anything, do you think the old man would do that? Two people who don't know the so-called offspring! Ma Zhou and Changsun Chong were talking in the official office, but unexpectedly, Kong Yingda paced in from the door.

"Shame on the students! Please forgive me! "Eldest Sun Chong has been studying in the palace since he was a child, so he can naturally be regarded as Kong Yingda's student.

"Humph! I'll find you to settle the charges of the division commander later, and remember this time. You have been in Dengzhou for a long time, and you will find a few outlaws for the old man, the kind that is willing to sell his life for money. Kong Yingda patted Changsun Chong's head with the feather fan in his hand and said.

"Outlaws? Taifu, you are ......! Changsun Chong said with some puzzlement.

"If you want to go find it, you can find it, and I'll see you tonight." Kong Yingda slapped Changsun Chong with a fan, turned around and walked out of the hall with paces, leaving two people looking at each other. Couldn't it be ......! This Taifu is going to hire a killer?

Although they didn't understand what Kong Yingda wanted these outlaws to do, Changsun Chong and Ma Zhou still found more than a dozen guys very efficiently.

"Are you willing to risk your lives for money?" Kong Yingda looked at the five men standing in front of him.

"I owe a lot of gambling debts, I lost all my house, I lost all my land. I was angry with my father and mother, and even my wife and children lost everything. I don't have any thoughts in this life, I just ask the eldest master to reward me with some money and redeem my wife and children. My life, even if I sell it, it's worth it! This man named Chu Xiong knelt on the ground and kowtowed "bang" and "bang".

"Hmmm! Stand up! Kong Yingda waved his hand and motioned for Chu Xiong to stand aside.

"Where is the strongest thief who doesn't kill people, since he was caught by the official, the left and right are just a matter of a knife. It would be great if she could sell this head for some silver money, and she could also redeem her body, if the money from the eldest lord could make her worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life. A fierce-looking man stood in front of Kong Yingda and said with his neck stalked. Just look at your face and know that you must be a bandit. Changsun Chong was also forced to be in a hurry, and the people in the cell also got out.

"Okay, tell the eldest grandson what you are like, and your wish will come true. Stand aside! Kong Yingda pointed to Chu Xiong's side, and the big man stood over with his handcuffs and shackles in tow, with an unruly expression.

"Ahem, ahem! The villain had tuberculosis, and the doctor said that he would not survive. If the lord wants my life, then take it. Just begging for some money, it is not easy for my father and mother to support me, so I sold the house in order to treat the disease, and now I still rent a house to live. A guy with a sickly face and a constant cough said.

"It's a filial one, count you as the one standing over there." Kong Yingda waved his hand and also pointed to Chu Xiong's side.

"My father is sick, as long as the eldest man is willing to give money to my father to see a doctor. My life is the master's, if there is half a lie, the sky thunders. "This is an honest farmer, pointing to the sky and swearing.

"It's filial again, you also stand over there!"

"I don't have a father or a mother, I was born and raised. If the eldest lord is willing to gamble with me, this life is the eldest lord's. The last guy said.

"Oh! Get out! Kong Yingda's disgust has been recovered, and immediately an errand officer stepped forward to fork this guy up.

"Master, as long as I give money, I'm willing to sell my life, and you can let me kill people. Let me do anything, I just need to gamble, just gamble! The man shouted hoarsely, hoping that Kong Yingda would give him a chance.

Kong Yingda frowned and glanced at the guard. A dagger silently snatched from under his side.

When he died, his mouth was covered, but his eyes were still wide. The guards dragged the people out, found a mat to wrap around, and ordered the people to carry them out and bury them.

"Since you are willing to give up your life, the old man will buy your life. 100 pieces of money per person for your settling-in expenses. As long as you promise one thing! ”

Several people looked at each other, unable to believe that this was true. Even if this meat is chopped and sold, it will not be sold for a hundred yuan.

"As long as you admit that it was a few of you who ganged up to kill Wu Laoshi's family, the money is yours. This is your money for selling your life, and no one will be greedy for ink. Your family will be taken care of. There is no need to doubt the old man, the thirty-first grandson of the old man Kong Yingda sage, the official worships the prince and the prince. The four hundred yuan is not in the eyes of the old man. Kong Yingda looked at the four outlaws in front of him and said.

The thirty-first grandson of Confucius, this sign is much harder than that of the crown prince. Although these people in front of them are illiterate, they also know that Confucius is the ancestor of scholars.

"Okay, Lao Tzu promises you. Knowing your request, even if you don't agree, today will be a death. If you leave some money for the matchmaker, you can be regarded as worthy of her. The robber was the first to speak, and he saw the death of the gambler just now. He knew that even if he didn't say yes today, it would be too late. What kind of prince and princess will definitely not let a word spread out of the words spoken in this room today.

"Sure enough, it's a strong man!" Kong Yingda glanced at this guy appreciatively, and his mind was a little bright. If you don't need someone to do such a thing, you really want to take it for your own use.

The remaining three people looked at each other, and Chu Xiong was the first to bow his head and said, "The villain obeys the arrangement of Lord Taifu, and only asks Lord Taifu to rescue the villain's wife and daughter." ”

"No problem, your requests are fine." Kong Yingda replied lightly.

Changsun Chong and Ma Zhou's jaws are about to fall to the ground, and the matter is still solved like this? The two guys can be regarded as immersed in officialdom and know the mysteries of officialdom. But this time, it's too mysterious! The prince and concubine of the Tang Empire actually bought the murder to blame. Just 400 yuan of money, and the matter will be solved?

"Take them down, get them some good food and drink, and tell them their confessions. Tomorrow, Zhang Bang's neighbors will be in the village, and this case has been carefully investigated by Mrs. Ben and worked hard to crack it. All but one of the thieves were captured. The day after tomorrow, the case will be heard in public. Kong Yingda said to Chang Sui beside him.

"No!" Chang responded casually, took the four people down to dinner, and urged them to memorize their own lines.

"Eldest Sun Chong, Ma Zhou!" Kong Yingda's voice made the two of them come through the gods.

"Master Taifu!" The two of them bowed down and saluted the old guy, and sure enough, it was the old fox, and they could think of this kind of idea.

"Withdraw money from the treasury and bring their families back to see the government office. Let them meet tomorrow, but don't let them talk. Got it? ”

"Uh......! Promise! "The old guy didn't even want to pay four hundred yuan, but now he understands. The fatherless and motherless rotten gambler will die for Mao, and it turns out that the people these outlaws are concerned about are hostages. With these people in hand, they can't die if they don't want to. Good means, good calculations!

Ma Zhou and Changsun Chong glanced at each other and immediately went out on an errand.