I am born with insufficiency

Chapter 19

Master Taichang's official career is actually not very smooth, Jiji spent most of his life in the camp, and he was just a fourth-rank official position of Taichang Temple Minister, but because of Ding You's three years, the official position of Taichang Temple Minister has long been lacking. Being replaced.

It took 27 months to get through all the work, and after the review by the Ministry of Officials, you have to wait for other positions to be filled before you can fill them in.

How can Zhu Gui, who has spent most of his life in the officialdom, be willing to sit on the bench with others and wait to fill the vacancy?You know, some people didn't make up their official positions until they died.

Zhu Gui tried his best to open up all the joints with money, and had people repeatedly recommend him to the Holy Majesty, and only then did he get a good post to preside over the birthday ceremony for the Empress Dowager.

As long as he works hard to maximize the Queen Mother's birthday and please the Queen Mother, his promotion in the future will naturally be no problem.

Moreover, what was spent was the money of the imperial court, and there were countless lukewarm waters to be fished out of it.

Obviously, someone gains and someone loses. This is the meaning of "blocking the way of others".

He thought that if he entered the capital and went to court, he would have the protection of the emperor, and with his connections, no one would dare to touch him easily.

Therefore, no matter how Zhu Ding tried to dissuade him, he still insisted on his own opinion and decided to go to Beijing.

Zhu Ding had no choice but to instruct his servants to take extra precautions.

Until midnight last night, the masked man sneaked into Zhu's mansion again and handed him the green jade finger wrench.

"Kill him, and save your own life and the lives of dozens of people in the Zhu family, you can decide for yourself."

The masked man's voice was dull, and he didn't talk too much nonsense. He turned around and left after speaking, leaving Zhu Ding to watch the moon and think about it all night.

When it was almost dawn, he made a decision - to kill.

"It's not that this old slave is greedy for life and afraid of death. In fact, it's all worth it to exchange one life of the master for the lives of dozens of people in the Zhu family. If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?" Zhu Ding said righteously.

County magistrate Lu opened his mouth for a long while and remained silent.

Mrs. Taichang shed her old tears and remained silent.

Zhu Yuanbao stopped the foot that was about to fly towards him, looked at Zhu Ding, and remained silent.

"But, you just killed your master, why did you kill my Qiao'er?"

Lizheng suddenly broke out in the silence and questioned Zhu Ding. Tang Wang punched him on the mouth again, and a die flew out.

"Yeah, why?"

This is exactly the doubts of the people, Miss Qiao'er is not in anyone's way, if any girl wants to marry Mr. Taichang, let her marry, anyway, the Zhu family does not think there are too many wives, and the more Mrs. Taichang is, the better. As for killing her?
Zhu Ding struggled to get back his die, wiped it on his body, and hid it carefully. Even the county magistrate Lu couldn't bear to look at it.

There is a custom in Maple Leaf Town. Tooth is closely related to the good fortune and longevity of the parents and the host family. If a tooth is lost, it must be stored away so as not to ruin the luck of the host family.

But the piety shown by Zhu Ding picking up his teeth seems very ridiculous and pathetic at this moment.

The bloody mouth opened and closed: "I didn't kill Qiao'er. The masked man only asked to kill the master."

"Masked man? What kind of masked man?" Gu Buquan listened for a while, only the word "masked man" touched her nerves, and asked after Zhu Ding.

Zhu Ding shook his head: "I don't know, he was wrapped in a black cloak and covered his face with a black cloth when he appeared twice, it's really hard to see his true face."

Gu Buquan felt another chill in his heart.

Is the man in the cloak a member of the officialdom?Is this cloaked man that cloaked man?
Subconsciously looked around twice, but still did not see the figure of the cloaked man.

Zhu's property is several times that of the other families. According to the way the cloaked man behaved before, shouldn't it be time to show up to ask for money?
"Besides the cloak, what else is special..."

"What masked man and cloaked man? He's just a servant, so why have anything to do with the officialdom? It's just an excuse for himself to kill and kill."

Before Gu Buquan could inquire about the details of the cloaked man, he was interrupted by County Magistrate Lu.

"Now that the prisoner has confessed, and the two old men are tired, let's go down and rest. It's time for the officer to escort the prisoner back to the Yamen."

"Otherwise." Who would have thought that the old woman would not buy the account of the magistrate, "I think that what he said is reasonable, and there must be someone behind him, otherwise an old servant who has served the master's family for decades has no deep hatred. , and didn’t plan to seize the family’s wealth, but committed the act of killing the master? It doesn’t make sense.”

"This..." While County Magistrate Lu was hesitating, Zhu Ding was pulled up by the collar of the old man and forced to ask, "Tell me, who is behind the scenes?"

"It's the masked man. I really don't know who it is." Zhu Ding replied weakly.

And the crowd was full of surprise.

The old man was coughing and wheezing when he came, and he was so old that he picked up Zhu Ding with one hand?
County magistrate Lu took another chopstick rest and wanted to smash it, but after thinking about it, he put it down. It is likely that several of them have been smashed in this time, and he is afraid that the Zhu family will ask him to pay for it.

"Uh, Xiao Hei..." The old woman frowned, and the old man came to his senses, quickly put down Zhu Ding, and then held his chest and pretended to cough.

Originally, this black and white impermanence was to find out the real culprit before Ling An and Gu Buquan, so as to get a reward from His Majesty, so he disguised himself as an old man and came to Zhu's compound, but Zhu Ding's confession made them smell An unusual breath.

From their point of view, the people behind Zhu Ding must be related to the force that is scrambling for their fortune-telling business. If they can find out by the way, they will definitely get more rewards from their superiors, and maybe they will also be appreciated by the king of hell.

For black and white impermanence, this is a challenge and a temptation.

However, right now Zhu Ding only admits that he was coerced by the masked man, and for the sake of the lives of many people in the Zhu family, he had no choice but to kill Master Taichang, but he kept his mouth shut about the specific situation of the masked man.

It seems that it is not a matter of time to pry Zhu Ding's mouth open.

"Forget it, you don't have to work hard with such a stubborn person. Grandpa, you should take him back to the county government early. When you arrive at the county government's court, you will greet him with eighteen martial arts, so you are afraid of him. Are you dishonest?"

While the old woman was gasping for breath, she gave the old man a look, and the old man immediately understood, mainly because in front of everyone, they shouldn't be cruel to Zhu Ding.

County magistrate Lu took a deep breath and let out a long breath.

"It can be considered that the trial is over, and it's getting dark soon, let's take the criminal back to the county government." The county magistrate Lu stood up, and ordered Lu Yang and others to tie up Zhu Ding and take him away.

"Slow down." Gu Buquan and Ling An said in unison, stopped at the same time, and glanced at each other.

"What's the matter with you two?" County magistrate Lu frowned in displeasure, this day has ruined him, the two old ones just stopped, and the two young ones continued to make trouble.

"Oh, I almost forgot." The County Magistrate Lu slapped his head, "The idiot and the coffin girl tried their best to find clues for me to reverse the case when I was framed. Go back to the county government office and send someone to give you ten taels of silver to show your sincerity."

He also said to the old man and woman, "The two old men, black and white, pointed out that they are serious and murderous, and I have also rewarded them with ten liang of silver. I hope you don't refuse."

The old man and the old woman looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.

How can ten taels of silver compare to the ten-year lifespan promised by your majesty?Ten taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket.

Gu Buquan and Ling An shook their heads together.

"Why, do you think there is too little money?" County Magistrate Lu was quite impatient, "I don't have enough salary, and I can't afford to pay any more."

"No." Gu Buquan and Ling An still shook their heads, pointed at Zhu Ding and said in unison, "The murderer is not him."

"It's not him?" County Magistrate Lu looked astonished.

When the old man and woman were complacent, their smile froze.

(End of this chapter)