Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 539 Our path has never been obtained by compromising
The county king's mansion was brightly lit, and officials came and went, at least putting on an appearance of conscientiousness.

The three people who really wanted to solve the case carried lanterns again, came to the back garden, stood under the rockery, and looked at the body of the county king.

Qiu Yuzuo wanted to get the corpse down before, but after going up to examine it carefully, he didn't dare to do it at all, for fear that if he gently pulled it, the next tomb of the county king could only be used as the Clothes Tomb.

At this time, he was glad that he did not destroy the state of the corpse before it died, and gave Gongsun Zhao's deduction a strong proof: "The murderer obviously started killing in the main hall, and the rest of the slaves and retainers also died there. , but the body of the king of the county was thrown into the garden and stuck in the rockery, I had a faint feeling that something was wrong at the time, but now it seems that the murderer did it on purpose!"

Gongsun Zhao held up the torch and circled the rockery. The flickering light made the corpse of the county king even more horrifying: "Look at this way of death, doesn't it look like it was hidden in a stone wall and couldn't move? Situation?"

Qiu Wuzuo had no fear of corpses, after being reminded, and after careful observation, he nodded repeatedly: "It's really similar, I didn't expect it, the appearance of the corpse is a metaphor for Wuyoudong to itself..."

Li Yan nodded slightly: "This can't be used as direct evidence, it's just evidence for speculation. Fortunately, this guess is in line with our previous judgment."

Gongsun Zhao was in high spirits: "Yes, there are many contradictions in this case. The murderer is cruel and restrained. He killed the county king, slaves and retainers, but he didn't attack the innocent concubine Ji. It's like a murder. Killing for revenge..."

"But in fact, this is exactly the purpose of the murderer. He wants people who don't know to think that this is a revenge against Yongyang County King, so as to find the innocent person who died for the crime. Those who know about the recruitment will know This is the most severe warning issued by Wuyoudong."

"Worriless Cave is full of evil. With a force like Zhaoan, anyone will bear the notoriety of being scolded by the people, so the promoters must have concerns."

"But the beggar's head in Wuyou Cave found out the other party's delay, but he couldn't wait any longer."

"In the whole world, the most daring to confront the imperial court are the group of desperadoes. This group of thieves are used to lawlessness. If others dare not kill a county king, why should they be afraid?"

"This murder case clearly tells the insider that if the people in Wuyou Cave can't get out and live in the dark cave forever, then the high-ranking officials in Bianjing City will also face the fear of being sewn into the mountain wall, especially The person who insists on recruiting peace!"

"As for the future troubles of this method, whether you will face liquidation after you come out, I am afraid that the head of the beggar will not care about it. The people in Wuyou Cave are fierce and do all kinds of evil. Even if they want to come up, they are so decisive..."

Regarding Gongsun Zhao's logical reasoning, although Qiu Yuzuo has seen it many times, but thinking that such a breakthrough has been made less than a day before the case happened, he still sincerely said: "Sanlang's advice!"

Li Yan also praised: "Strictly fit and comprehensive, so if this motive is true, will the high-ranking official who advocates for security be the King of Yongjia County?"

Gongsun Zhao shook his head: "It should not be the king of Yongjia. The relationship between the queen mother and the two kings is very good, and the relationship between the two brothers is also very deep. Now that the king of Yongyang is dead, if the king of Yongjia is an insider, then He will only hate Wuyou Cave to the bone, and the way to recruit security will be completely blocked."

Qiu Yuzuo looked at the miserable corpse again: "I misunderstood them before, but I didn't expect that the county king is innocent..."

Gongsun Zhao said coldly: "He is not innocent, it is precisely because this noble slave of the county king has colluded with Wuyoudong for a long time, but he turned a blind eye and indulged his subordinates to do evil. Worriless Cave will also understand the situation in the Prince's Mansion of Yongyang County, and will finally select it as the target."

Qiu Yuzuo said helplessly: "Sanlang, if this analysis is correct, then we will actually be in more trouble now. The murderer just hid in the Wuyou Cave after killing the man. He couldn't be caught at all, and it's hard for you to explain to the Queen Mother!"

Gongsun Zhao's excitement about unraveling the mystery passed away, and he couldn't help but fell silent after hearing the words.

Li Yan continued: "There is often a gap between finding out the truth and catching the murderer."

Gongsun Zhao was touched and sighed, "I have already suffered too much in the Wuyou Cave. How many criminals were caught up by the villains in the cave, escaped inside, and got away with it..."

"As for other things, I think there is hope. Only that ghostly place, generations of people want to clean it up, and generations of people eventually choose to give up..."

"Recruiting security is useless at all. Even if all the thieves inside come out now, as long as the caves and tunnels in Wuyou Cave remain, it won't take long before a new batch of thieves will gather, and then they will come out to hurt the people in Bianjing. People, I really can't think of any way to completely eliminate them!"

Li Yandao: "Just like the Central Plains Dynasty facing foreign enemies on the grassland, the great Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern and Western Turks in the past. It was so majestic, but the result is still revived. As long as the land exists, batch after batch of people will migrate there. There is no such thing as a once-and-for-all thing. When defending against enemies, defend against enemies, and when it is time to kill thieves, kill thieves even more!"

Gongsun Zhao took a deep breath and said, "If this analysis is correct, then the murderer should have already hid in Wuyou Cave. The goal of our investigation should be to find out the senior officials who colluded with Wuyou Cave."

"Find this person, let the Queen Mother and the officials punish him severely, and at the same time use this high-ranking official to lure the head of the beggar from Wuyou Cave to come out and remove the head of the thief. Only then will the case be closed!"

Qiu Wu said: "If this is the case, it would be great, but it is very difficult... Which high-ranking official in the court dares to take the risk of colluding with Wuyoudong?"

Gongsun Zhao frowned and thought about it.

For Wuyoudong, civil servants probably don't want to be tainted with this bad reputation, and warriors often don't have that power. The beggars in Wuyoudong know that they can't get things done, so they suspected the Xiang brothers and two relatives before. With the backing of the queen mother, if this matter is implemented, it will be possible to realize it.

Excluding these people one by one now, to be honest, he really can't think of who is so bold, without the slightest moral bottom line, who secretly communicated with Wuyoudong.

Seeing that he had no clue, Gongsun Zhao couldn't help but look at the elder brother who was always sobering in his words.

Li Yan received his eyes asking for help from the arena, and said, "You can't make a rash decision on such a big matter. I almost polluted the Xiang brothers before. We have learned a lesson, so we have to be more cautious... Actually, you should think about it now." Think, if the Empress Dowager invites you into the palace again tomorrow morning, how will she respond?"

Gongsun Zhao heard the words and thought for a while, then replied: "I can tell the Queen Mother that the scope of the murderer is roughly locked in Wuyou Cave, and then hide the specific motive? We really don't have any real evidence, and we are still at the stage of speculation..."

Li Yan nodded: "It should be like this. Paying attention to the method of dealing with people doesn't mean you have to lie a lot. Adhering to your own principles can still do this."

Qiu Yuzuo agreed with this point, but said worriedly: "Not only the Queen Mother, but I heard from the officials of the Ministry of Punishment that it seems that Ren Zhengyan, who hates Saburo, wants to enter the palace to impeach you!"

Gongsun Zhao was stunned: "He impeached me? Now that the county king is dead and the court loses face, Ren Zhengyan should know that what he said before is reasonable, and it's fine if he doesn't admit his mistake. How can he impeach me instead?"

Qiu Wuzuo was very speechless: "How can the official censor admit his mistake? Sanlang, you think too highly of their character!"

Li Yan didn't expect the officials to join in the fun, and analyzed: "Or to put it this way, these censors can always find out many reasons, let themselves occupy the moral high ground, and never think that they are wrong, so naturally there is no Admit it's wrong."

"In the past, Di Wuxiang was harmed by slanderous words, and when he was dismissed as a privy envoy, Liu Hang, the prime minister at the time, made a statement, saying that since the Qingli period, the admonishers in Taiwan were cited as cronies and arrogant. Without a detailed investigation, impeachment first, and slander, the important officials of the two governments did not dare to offend the officials, so the promotion speed of the officials was particularly fast. Generals like Di Wuxiang are dismissed, which is equivalent to weakening the imperial power..."

"These words were actually true, but they also offended the officials so much that after Liu Xianggong's death, his sons did not dare to ask for a posthumous title for their father. Nothing has changed."

Speaking of this, he looked at Gongsun Zhao: "If it is out of justice and morality, it is obviously Ren Boyu's fault. As a speech officer, the other party was originally trying to persuade the officials to accept the way of speech, but in the end he couldn't do it. It's ironic, so if you want to pursue fairness, you just need to take the record and fight back."

"But purely out of officialdom considerations, we have to compromise. If Ren Boyu cannot step down, he will not only be offended, but a group, a terrible group."

"How are you going to choose?"

Gongsun Zhao clenched his fists, thinking of all the setbacks he had encountered before, and the comparison with the recent changes in the situation, he lowered his head and said, "Brother Lin, I understand what I mean. What you did is wrong, you need to make changes, and you still have to take a step back when it’s time to retreat!"

Li Yan frowned, and said seriously: "No! You don't understand! The purest integrity of yours is beyond the reach of too many people. There may be various helplessness, but under the general trend, this is the case , it has nothing to do with right or wrong, you must not look down on your original self and lose your heart because of the current situation!"

Gongsun Zhao raised his head, and saw those shining eyes looking over: "Do you still remember what I said before, I hope we can walk the same path in the future, and this path has never been made in exchange for compromising?" , Some things need to pay attention to methods, but some things cannot be compromised!"

Gongsun Zhao's eyes were firm, and he bowed heavily: "Thank you, brother!"

……

Early the next day.

Gongsun Zhao was ordered by the Queen Mother to enter the palace. In front of the palace gate, he really saw the simple and thin figure in the official robes washed white.

Zuo Zhengyan turned Ren Boyu sideways, and the crimson robe imprinted in his eyes, and he felt extremely dazzling, and stared over righteously.

Gongsun Zhao stared back unceremoniously.

He was born as an Imperial City Secretary, and he has been adjudicating cases for eight years;
A Jinshi and the first degree, the county magistrate "benefits" one side;
Under the leadership of the servant, the two entered the palace at the same time.

(End of this chapter)