Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 117 The Two Probes Combined
After leaving the Daming Palace, looking at the bright moon in the sky, Li Yan knew that he might really have to work overtime during this time.

Another ten days to solve the case!
The boy Bao Qingtian is also known as the boy Bao Tiantian. Does he want someone to give him the nickname boy Li Shitian?

"It would be great if all these cases had Japanese reasoning as the 'prototype'..."

Li Yan shook his head, and went to the Gongyuan academy.

He was going to meet Pei Xingjian and Cui Shouye.

This time, the three of them were burdened at the same time.

Pei Xingjian and Cui Shouye are the cabinet leaders, and the case also involves the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Ministry of Officials, so it can be said that they are duty-bound.

In comparison, Li Zhi also offered him the temptation to donate books, which is considered different.

Of course, Li Yan, an onlooker, knew very well that since Wu Min's case, the relationship between the two saints has changed.

Li Zhi really couldn't do without Empress Wu, but taking this opportunity, he just wanted to dove her as Queen of Heaven.

Empress Wu has tasted the alluring taste of power, how could she be willing to retreat behind the scenes and try her best to influence the court.

Ever since, Li Zhicai will not let go of even his new confidant~
Pinch it, two power madmen with different dreams in the same bed, strangle to death!
Li Yan was quite unhappy at first, but when he thought of that scene, he felt happy.

However, when he returned to the academy, he only saw Pei Xingjian, and after inquiring, he found out that Cui Shouye had actually gone back home, leaving only a group of criminal officials to investigate the case.

Li Yan hated this kind of old man's style, and said loudly on purpose: "Cui Geling is really suspicious, and the employer is not suspicious!"

It's fine if he doesn't say anything, but when he said this, the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice thought that they were being squeezed out of power by that little Wu Dewei, and their faces turned bitter.

Cui Shouye will continue to share the pressure. If the case cannot be solved, punishment will be inevitable!

Seeing that he was young and vigorous, Pei Xingjian tried to persuade him: "Yuan Fang, Cui Geling's attitude is correct. As a superior official, doing it yourself can certainly boost morale, but it will also put tremendous pressure on the people below. It may not be a good thing..."

Li Yan accepted this kindness, and laughed in a low voice: "The key is to entrust it to someone who can trust it. I don't trust it to the people in the Ministry of Punishment."

Pei Xingjian thought of the chubby back, and he asked his subordinates to check it just now, only to find out that Li Yan was actually selected from the Facao of each prefecture and county, and the list was obtained from the Ministry of Officials, so he couldn't help smiling and said: "You are also selected from the Ministry of Officials." It’s not right to dig out a capable person to say this now!”

"I still look forward to Pei Gonghaihan!"

Li Yan deliberately put on a gesture of apologizing, and suddenly frowned, asking: "I have always wanted to ask, according to Pei Gong's opinion, what kind of internal support is needed in the official department, so that the Cui thief who has taken refuge in Tubo will be unnoticed. transferred to Liangzhou as county magistrate?"

Pei Xingjian smiled: "You just believe me? Are you not afraid that I will mislead you?"

Li Yan said firmly: "I believe in Pei Gong!"

The feeling of being trusted by others is good after all. Pei Xingjian caressed his long beard, and immediately said solemnly: "Actually, this matter is not as complicated as you think. The assessment and evaluation of the Ministry of officials, the promotion and transfer of officials are all determined by the law. Cui county magistrate The transfer to Liangzhou was based entirely on merit, and I was the one who assigned him the post of Guzang county magistrate..."

Li Yan understood Pei Xingjian's implication: "So, that traitor in the court knows Pei Gong very well?"

Pei Xingjian smiled wryly: "I am in charge of the selection of the Ministry of Officials, and there are documents for me to read the examination and promotion of officials at all levels in the Tang Dynasty. point."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "What he does is impeccable, why would such a person secretly collude with the enemy country?"

Pei Xingjian sighed and asked, "Does Yuan Fang have any clues about this case?"

Li Yan looked at the courtyard: "This case is not easy to solve. The first scene is the key to solve the case, but how has it been destroyed?"

The poisoned scholars vomited in a daze, and some even lost control on the spot, in extreme embarrassment.

Life-saving is the most important thing. In fact, the inner guard arrived very early under Li Yan's mobilization, but it was impossible to prevent the imperial doctor from saving people in order to protect the scene, so he could only watch helplessly as the clues were destroyed.

Fortunately, when Di Renjie arrived, he rushed in immediately.

And after half an hour, Di Renjie finally came out covered in stench, put away the silver needle he was carrying, and took a few breaths of fresh air heavily.

Li Yan came to his side and patted his back lightly: "Huaiying, are you okay?"

Di Renjie showed a moving smile: "Thank you Li Jiyi for your concern, it's okay to be dismissed."

Li Yan said: "Go and rest, there is no rush to solve the case tonight, your health is important!"

Di Renjie shook his head: "I'm not tired, this night is the most important thing. If you can't find enough clues, the more you drag on, the harder it will be to solve the case!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, and took out a dirty diary: "According to the imperial doctor, Zhang Yang, the deceased in this case, took at least five pills in a short period of time, but when I was in his room, I found There are quite a few Taoist classics, as well as this diary, let me turn the pages, please take a look at Pei Geling and Li Jiyi!"

At this time, Pei Xingjian also resisted the smell, and leaned over to take a closer look, and saw that Di Renjie turned to the first page, which read:

[I failed the first test and returned to my hometown regretfully. After several years, I tried several textual explanations but failed. What a pity!What a pity! 】

【Today, I will follow the tribute to the capital again, my blood is not cold, and if I fail in the regular subjects, I will choose the compulsory subjects! 】

[Even if I live in Xijing for a long time, I swear that I will gain fame and be elected as an official, so as to comfort the villagers! 】

Seeing this, Pei Xingjian shook his head slightly: "Department..."

Li Yan also sighed: "If you are so persistent, no wonder you will turn to crooked ways for help."

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, in addition to being subdivided into subjects such as Jinshi, Mingjing, Mingfa, etc., also had a large category division, that is, ordinary subjects and system subjects.

There is an annual test for regular subjects, and professional admission for system subjects.

An Zhongjing, as a student of the Second Hall and Six Schools, and Kang Da, as a student from the prefecture and county, passed the examination and obtained the literary interpretation, and entered the capital with the tribute in October.

But at this time there was still a department, mainly a sage's special decree to select talents, that is, the emperor decreed to hold a special examination to select the talents he needed.

During the Wu Zhou period, Wu Zetian promoted the children of poor families, basically through the system of disciplines, not very disciplines.

But under normal circumstances, this model is hell for the poor.

Because it is not only the students of this year who come to take the exam, but also the previous Jinshi Mingjing and serving officials may come to participate.

There is no way, once the system department is selected, it can basically be awarded an official position, and there is no need to wait for the officials to be selected. Many future prime ministers will rely on the system department to get ahead. If current officials want to leapfrog promotion, they can also participate in the system department. In order to gain the emperor's favor.

Anyway, at the end of the day, the situation formed is that the past paper kings frantically rushed into an exam and opened the paper.

This Zhang Yang, who died of drug addiction, couldn't even pass the general exam, and wanted to enter the exam, the end must be scum.

But Di Renjie saw that the two were optimistic, so he turned back.

The next dozen or so pages are all about how Zhang Yang visited the dignitaries and submitted poems, hoping to be taken seriously.

Afraid that Li Yan would not understand, Pei Xingjian explained in a low voice: "This kind of trend has arisen in recent years. Scholars who come to Beijing to rush for the exam will write Chen poems to various houses and ask for papers. They hope to learn a lot before the official exam. reputation."

Li Yandao: "Duke Pei, I understand that Duke Wei's mansion has also received many poems from imperial examination scholars, and I have accepted them all."

Pei Xingjian was a little strange. Li Yan didn't seem like someone who likes to listen to flattery, so he continued:
"As long as there is a scholar in the Sixth School of the Second Hall of Chang'an who has an outstanding talent, no one in the bureaucracy will know it. Naturally, the examiner will have an impression early on. When he sees such a celebrity's article, the first thought is that it is good, and then Look for the advantages, needless to say the effect.”

"Those scholars from outside the border state are unknown in Beijing. If they want to compete fairly with the scholars in Beijing, what else can they do besides proving their talents in such a flattering way?"

"I don't have a literary name, so I can't help these new scholars. All I can do is not to throw away their hard work..."

Di Renjie's eyes showed emotion when he heard this, even though he didn't do the exam back then, if he hadn't had no hope of becoming a Jinshi, he would not have settled for the next best thing and obtained the Mingjing.

Pei Xingjian was silent for a while, and sighed: "It's my fault that the selection of scholars is unfair!"

Li Yan said: "Pei Gong doesn't need to take responsibility, this matter has nothing to do with you."

Pei Xingjian is mainly responsible for the promotion of serving officials, and the tendency to select scholars through the imperial examination is in the hands of Li Jingxuan, another servant of the Ministry of officials.

In fact, if the six ministers are not the same as the three ranks of Zhongshu, they are pensioners and don't care much.

The real managers of the six parts are the two servants.

There is a huge gap in the power of officials between the first and second in command, and there must be a distinction between the two ministers.

For example, Cui Shouye has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for many years and has a deep foundation. He is much more powerful than the other Liu Shilang, and he is the first brother of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

And Pei Xingjian is of course highly respected in the official department, but in terms of influence, he is still far inferior to Li Jingxuan.

Because Li Jingxuan is already the prime minister, he is the third rank of Tong Zhongshu, and he was Li Zhi's attendant back then, and he was a confidant of the sage.

Now is not the time to talk about this, Li Yan turned his eyes back to the diary, and his expression changed quickly: "Why were the next few pages torn off?"

Di Renjie explained: "Judging from the following content, these few pages are most likely to talk about how this person obtained the elixir, and this is the key!"

He turned back and pointed out a section of Zhang Yang's description of Fu Danhou:
[I just now know that Yun Dan's theory is indeed true. In the past, my mind was not in the same place, I lost my control, and failed in repeated attempts! 】

【Once you get this treasure pill, you can restore your essence and nourish your brain, and gain power and wealth. It's wonderful!Wonderful! 】

[I'm hot all over, my stomach hurts, I blame me for being too greedy!Although this pill is wonderful, it should not be taken too much, remember it! 】

……

Pei Xingjian's face darkened: "Zhang Yang has been taught a lesson, and he is very clear that the pill is poisonous, so he should not be greedy for too much, but he took five pills at once tonight? Although it is not ruled out that he has suffered from erysipelas, his mind is blurred, he can't help himself, and he took the pill by mistake It is possible, but so many scholars were all poisoned tonight, it is obvious that the pill was tampered with, Zhang Yang took the pill at this time and died, and many pages of the diary were torn out, it seems that this person was silenced! "

"What Pei Gong said is true!"

Li Yan nodded, but had a deeper understanding, and began to pace: "The diary has torn up these pages, why not destroy the whole book? Huaiying, what do you think?"

Di Renjie waited for these words, and his energy was lifted. Yuanyuan showed a calm smile and began to pace: "A few pages are easy to destroy. If you want to burn the entire diary, it will make a lot of noise."

Li Yandao: "Then why didn't the murderer just take Rilu away?"

Di Renjie said: "Because the murderer is not going to leave the scene, if this diary is left on him, it will be exposed once searched."

Li Yan nodded: "That's right, the murderer only tore out the key pages and didn't take the diary away, which just shows that he acted in a hurry, but he wanted to stay at the scene."

He then asked the second point: "From this analysis, it can be inferred that the murderer is running out of time, so the question is, why did he use the method of forcing the pill to kill Zhang Yang? Isn't it more straightforward to kill Zhang Yang?" ?”

Di Renjie shook his head: "The murderer hopes to disguise Zhang Yang's death as an accidental ingestion of a pill. If that doesn't work, he also hopes to use this method to cover up his existence as much as possible."

"Yeah, killing with a knife, what to do with the blood, what to do with the murder weapon? And forcing Zhang Yang to take the elixir, can make people mistakenly think that Zhang Yang is also a victim of poisoning, and don't have to worry about these aftermath!"

Li Yan deeply agrees: "The murderer took great pains to hide this, which also confirms his intention to stay at the scene and not to leave after the murder!"

The two asked and answered quickly, both immersed in their own reasoning.

Pei Xingjian listened to them with great interest.

But the next moment, his expression changed.

Because Li Yan and Di Renjie looked at each other, Qi Qi turned his gaze to the scholars who were vomiting faintly:
"The murderer who killed Zhang Yang was among these people!!"

(End of this chapter)