I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 272: The fake death plan comes to light! Xia Shu wants to scold his mother

After the death of a person, it takes three days to collect the body, and then the body can be buried on an auspicious day.

Although Su Liang faked his death.

But all processes are indispensable.

Funeral hall, silk clothes, coffin, paper money...

However, Bao Zheng banned anyone from worshiping him for the time being, citing the investigation.

This reason can only be extended for seven days.

If after seven days, Xia Song still has not proven his innocence and found the murderer.

There will be many condolence scenes: Ouyang Xiu crying in front of the coffin and giving a eulogy, Mr. Liu Qi being so sad that he was speechless and choking, and the ladies of Jingming Society bursting into tears in the mourning hall to express their heartfelt condolences, etc.

……

And this moment.

Xia Song's residence, in the front hall.

Bao Zheng and Tang Jie looked at Xia Song with gloomy expressions.

Xia Song looked depressed.

Although this was a routine question, it felt like a trial to him.

You can tell by looking at it.

Bao Zheng and Tang Jie did not believe in his character.

"Bao Xueshi, Tang Zhongcheng, although I have some political differences with Jing Ming, I will not be so despicable as to let people spread rumors to insult his family, let alone hire murderers to frame him. Jing Ming must have misunderstood me. He thought it was me who did it." Yes, but no. He has provoked a lot of officials these days, and there are not many officials who have the ability and motivation to do these things. I suggest you check the others..."

After Xia Song explained for nearly a quarter of an hour, Bao Zheng asked expressionlessly: "Xia Shuxiang, can you prove your innocence?"

"I...I don't know that 'killer' Mr. Gou. Besides, I have many soldiers under my command, and there are not many people like this who do bad things after retiring from the army. How...how can it be all blamed on me?" I am so unjust!”

"I believe in Jing Ming!" Tang Jie on the side suddenly said with a serious face.

Upon hearing this, Xia Song knew that his explanation was in vain.

The two of them must be convinced that they are the masterminds of framing Su Liang.

Bao Zheng said sternly: "Xia Shuxiang, that's what we're asking today. You'd better not lie to us. Besides, if you can't prove your innocence, we will keep wasting it. Even if it takes three to five years, we still have plenty of strength." , I will never let this case become an unresolved case."

After that, Bao Zheng and Tang Jie left.

"boom!"

Xia Song kicked over the tables and chairs in front of him.

"Back then, I was not suspected when I framed others. Now that I no longer do such things, I am suspected by everyone. Su Liang, you are really my nemesis. You will not let me go even if you die!"

Xia Song was depressed.

He was thinking about how to find out the clues about this matter.

Not only can he prove his innocence, but he will also not make the officials and Manchu officials think that he is a scapegoat.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Song had no clue, and couldn't help but curse: "I am already innocent, and I still have to prove my innocence. What is this? Is there any law in the world?"

After scolding, Xia Song started thinking again.

This time, he was really scared.

The eyes of the admonishers were all cold and stern, and when Ouyang Xiu saw him, he was filled with murderous intent.

Xia Song knew it very well.

If this case is really unclear and becomes an unsolved case, then the admonishers behind the scenes will definitely target him in every matter, and he will be impeached even if he has no charges.

As for Ouyang Xiu.

He would even hide a stone or dagger in his sleeve when he went to court, and if he found an opportunity, he would kill him directly.

Xia Song wanted to cry but had no tears. He was very melancholy.

……

The second day of Su Liang's "death".

Then a group of people started to insult Xia Song in front of his house.

The Kaifeng government officials who were guarding the surrounding areas were responsible for driving them away, but they always waited until the people scolded them enough before they started driving them away.

The insults were extremely offensive.

Xia Song no longer had the heart to listen to the music or watch the dance. The image of Ouyang Xiu writing furiously and scolding him was always in his mind.

Xia Song is a petty person and loves face.

Back then, Shi Jie called him treacherous, and he resented him for several years. Even if Shi Jie died, he would dig his grave.

This shows how much Xia Song cares about his reputation.

Once Ouyang Xiu starts scolding, he will probably become even more cruel.

Xia Song was under great mental pressure, and neither food nor beauty could make him interested anymore.

……

The fourth day of Su Liang's "death".

Xia Song didn't care whether he would be discovered, and immediately ordered people to release the whereabouts of "Er Master Gou, the killer".

Second Master Gou has not gone far.

Today, he is living on a broken fishing boat in the Bianhe River on the border of Kaifeng Prefecture.

He believes that no one in Bianjing knows him at the moment.

Besides, when he has money, he naturally wants to have fun.

The most suitable place for enjoyment in the world is naturally the reveling city of Bianjing.

Little did Gou Erye know that when he entered the killer industry, someone had recorded all his portraits and information.

……

On the sixth day of Su Liang's "death", it was dawn.

A lame man about forty-five years old, short in stature, was taken into Kaifeng Mansion.

This person is none other than Mr. Gou.

Immediately, Bao Zheng organized officials to interrogate him.

Bao Zheng has known Kaifeng Mansion for several years, and there are countless ways to pry open the killer's mouth.

……

That night.

That is the night before Su Liang's first seventh day.

Ouyang Xiu drove a flatbed truck filled with drinks to the Su residence and in front of Su Liang's coffin.

At this moment, only Tang Ze and Tang Wanmei were in front of the coffin.

Su Liang, on the other hand, was looking after the children in the backyard.

The son Su Zimu thought there was a magic trick going on outside, but the daughter Su Qin only knew that she would cry when she was hungry and sleep when she was tired.

In front of the coffin.

Ouyang Xiu held a jar of Meishou wine brewed from Fengle Tower in his hand and slowly poured it into two porcelain bowls.

He first poured a bowl in front of the coffin, then picked up another bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"Jing Ming! It's Brother Wei's fault. Brother Wei didn't come to see you in time. Brother Wei knows that before you hanged yourself, you must have been desperate, despairing of the world and the court. It's Brother Wei's fault... …”

Ouyang Xiu cried until he burst into tears.

"Don't worry! I won't let your two children suffer any injustice. Besides, as long as I am alive, I will never give up impeaching Xia Song. As long as I can still write, I will not stop writing about Xia Song." The mistake..."

……

Just when Ouyang Xiu was crying heartbrokenly in front of the coffin.

Cao Hu entered Su's house through the back door with excitement on his face and came to Su Liang.

Looking at Cao Hu's face, Su Liang knew that there was good news, and couldn't help but ask: "But... but the real murderer has been found?"

"The killer Gou Erye was captured, and the real murderer behind the scenes was revealed... It was Ma Fengchao who was waiting to be controlled by the pavilion."

"Is it him?" Su Liang was a little surprised.

This Ma Fengchao was one of the veterans who fought with Ouyang Xiu a few days ago.

At that time, he was just a supporting role and did not attract anyone's attention. Cao Hu continued: "Because the official passed the law test in a hundred days, you cut off his chance to be promoted to a bachelor. In addition, the new law also caused him to lose his fields and shops, and lost a lot of income. He held a grudge, and at first he just thought about it. Spreading rumors caused you to be demoted and released. Later, when Qi Sanlang asked for more money, he got angry and hired a murderer to kill someone. Then the next thing happened. At that moment, Ma Fengchao was imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion..."

Su Liang nodded and asked, "How did you find the killer Gou Erye?"

"For the clues given by Xia Shuxiang's people, Bachelor Bao went to thank Xia Shuxiang, and then Xia Shuxiang kept explaining that he was not the mastermind behind the scenes."

Su Liang took a long breath: "Fortunately, I made the right bet. Prime Minister Xia is really powerful. I will definitely prepare a generous gift to thank him!"

"Haha..." Cao Hu couldn't help laughing.

If Xia Song knew that all this was Su Liang's "faked death scheme" just to deceive him, he would probably be pissed to death.

at this time.

Uncle Ji came over in a panic and said: "Official, it's not good, it's not good!"

"Scholar Ouyang drank too much and was overly sad. He insisted on pulling away your coffin. I want to sleep with you in the coffin tonight. The officials in Kaifeng Mansion can hardly hold him back!"

Su Liang felt moved in his heart.

Ouyang Xiu pointed at Xia Song's nose and said that he would impeach Xia Song until his death and write an article to scold Xia Song for the rest of his life. Su Liang knew this.

At that time, the person who supported Su Liang's idea without any brains was Ouyang Xiu.

In addition, the latter had also been wronged, so he was extremely emotional and very sad and angry.

Immediately, Su Liang rushed to the front hall.

At a glance, he saw Ouyang Xiu who had already put on the coffin with both hands. After being drunk, he was very strong and four or five government officials were unable to stop him.

The government officials were shocked when they saw Su Liang appear. They didn't know that Su Liang was still alive.

"I'm not dead! Take all these things away!"

Tang Jie and Tang Wanmei both took a long breath. They were too tired to play sad.

After being stunned for a while, the government officials began to evacuate the mourning hall.

At this time, Ouyang Xiu was completely drunk.

When he saw Su Liang, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "Jing Ming, let's go, let's have a few more drinks."

A look of helplessness appeared on Su Liang's face, and he said to Cao Hu beside him: "Send Bachelor Ouyang home first. He won't understand even if I explain now."

"Okay." Cao Hu nodded.

……

Early the next morning.

The files on the death case of Qi Sanlang were sent to Jinzhong and the two mansions.

Various evidence proves——

Rumors about members of the Jingming Society and about Su Liang's wife having an affair with Qi Sanlang were widely spread by tabloids. They were all planned by Ma Fengchao, who was waiting to be controlled by the pavilion.

He even hired a murderer to kill Qi Sanlang, who had nothing to do with Su Liang or Xia Song.

at the same time.

Su Liang also began to submit memorials to Jinzhong, Liangfu and Sansi, Yushitai, Dali Temple, Kaifeng Mansion...

He also posted an apology letter in front of his house.

Su Liang stated in his confession that after he was framed, he could not save himself, so he faked his own death to frame Xia Shu, so that Xia Shu would try his best to find evidence to prove his innocence.

After all, Su Liang was not particularly aboveboard in this matter.

Therefore, in his apology letter, his attitude was extremely sincere, and most of the text was devoted to praising Xia Song.

……

In the Privy Council.

When Xia Song saw the case submitted by Kaifeng Mansion, he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Although he ordered his subordinates to provide clues and was discovered by Kaifeng Mansion, Bao Zheng did not believe that he was the real culprit behind the scenes.

"Su Jingming, I think I've let you be wronged. If you know about it underground, you should be relieved. It's such a pity. With your talents, how could you die young if you join forces with me!"

Immediately, Xia Song hummed a ditty again.

at this time.

An official from the Privy Council ran over quickly, holding a document in his hand, and said to Xia Song: "Prime Minister Xia, Su Liang is not dead, Su Liang is not dead!"

Xia Song glared at the other party.

"Don't talk nonsense. The Kaifeng Mansion has declared that he has no breath. He is already in his seventh episode today. Can he be resurrected?"

The subordinate officer handed the document in his hand to Xia Song.

Document content.

It was the letter of apology written by Su Liang himself to Xia Song.

When Xia Song read the contents of the apology letter, he was stunned.

After being stunned for a long time, he slowly walked to the chair at the back and sat down.

"He...he framed me by faking his own death, asking me to prove his innocence and repay his innocence. I...I...should I be grateful that he thinks so highly of me, or...should I still scold him for putting my life at risk?" !”

Su Liang dared to do this.

On the one hand, he believed in Xia Song's ability to find people and solve cases.

On the other hand, he believed that Xia Song was the murderer and would look for a scapegoat to prove his innocence.

Both of these possibilities will affect Xia Song's reputation.

In terms of intelligence, Xia Song is better than the Imperial City Division and Kaifeng Mansion. Isn't that a slap in the face of the officials?

As for the second possibility.

After the incident is over, it will not be rumored among the people that Su Liang is still suspected of killing Qi Sanlang, but it will definitely be rumored that he is the backer of Xia Song, who is waiting to control Ma Fengchao.

Xia Song was extremely depressed, so Su Liang faked his death to plot against him, and only him.

"Su... Liang, I... want... to... kill you!"

For a moment, Xia Song's energy and blood surged and he fainted.

……

soon.

Su Liang's multiple confessions were widely circulated in various yamen, and some officials were dumbfounded.

He used "death" to frame Xia Shuxiang, so that Xia Shuxiang could prove his innocence and return his innocence.

This strategy is really strange.

When those officials who were sad for Su Liang's death saw this apology, they couldn't help laughing loudly: Haha, this is Su Jingming, this is Su Jingming, never take the ordinary path! "

In Bianjing City, the people were also discussing fiercely.

They didn't think this move was ungentlemanly, but rather thought it was a great move.

"Su Jingming is really smart. The most powerful part of this fake death plan is that he can make his political opponents have to look for clues to his innocence. This is unprecedented, unprecedented!"

"Su Jingming was forced to have no choice! If he couldn't prove his innocence, his career would probably be ruined. At that time, half of the officials in the court were impeaching him. In order to protect himself, these methods are considered to be what a gentleman does."

"Rumors are stronger than tigers. This time they almost destroyed a future minister. You should be careful what you say in the future!"

……

At this moment, Ouyang Xiu woke up from his drunken dream.

When he saw the letter of apology written by Su Liang and learned from Bao Zheng that Su Liang had indeed faked his death, he was extremely happy!

"To break the rumors, I still have to count Su Jingming. If I could have found out who wrote "Looking to the South" back then, I wouldn't have been scolded like I am today. Jingming is really my role model."

An hour later.

After Su Liang showed up in various government offices, he appeared in Zhouqiao holding Tang Wanmei's hand.

The people cheered and shouted: Su Yushi, I knew you were wronged..."

Among them, there are many people who insulted him in the past few days.

Su Liang thought for a while and murmured: "It's time for the court to rectify the rumors!"

Immediately, Su Liang came to Xia Song's mansion with heavy gifts.

Xia Song refused to see Su Liang because he was ill.

This was expected by Su Liang, and he was in the wrong this time. He put down the gift and left.

(End of this chapter)