Be a master through ancient times

When Song San was brought up in court, he was still crying bitterly.

Xu Zheng had no sympathy for him anymore, instead he slammed the gavel and asked, "Who is kneeling under the hall?"

"Grass... Caomin Song San, I have met you." Song San was startled, and quickly replied.

"Song San, were you the one who reported the murder of the Zhong family on the night of October [-]?"

"Yes, it's the villain, my lord, the villain has already told everything I know, what else does my lord want to ask?" Song San asked tremblingly.

"Tell me what happened that night again." Xu Zheng didn't show any emotion, as if he was just going through the process in a business-like manner.

"That night, the villain had a bad stomach and stayed in the hut all the time. I didn't want to hear screams from the front yard. The villain was going to see what was going on, but who would have thought that when he went out, he would see a strong man holding a large The machete chased Xiao Wu over, and then slashed at his head. The villain was so frightened that his legs went limp at that time, and he scrambled and hid in the hut, daring not to come out again. Later, I heard no other movement, so I Secretly go to the yamen to report the crime through the small gate in the backyard. My lord, what the villain said is true, don’t dare to lie to your lord!" Song San has said these words many times, and he has said them so well that he doesn't need to use his brain at all.

"What does this strong man look like?" Xu Zheng asked again.

Song San has answered these questions before. He didn't know why Xu Zheng asked him again and again, but in this majestic Zhizhou Yamen, both sides were full of yamen guards holding killing sticks. If you dare to ask more, you can only say it again.

"Do you remember the appearance of this strong man clearly?"

"Yes, the villain was hiding in the dark at that time, and the strong man's face was very clear under the moonlight. The villain never dared to forget the horror of his murder." Song San said, and couldn't help crying a few more times.

"Silent!" The gavel sounded with a "pop", and Song San's crying was so frightened that it stuck in his throat.

"You said you remember the man's appearance very clearly, so let me ask you, what's going on?" Xu Zheng asked for the two portraits to be presented, "These two portraits were drawn according to what you said, but they But they look completely different, how do you explain? What does the murderous strong man look like?"

Song San stared at the two paintings with wide eyes. The characters on them were similar, but their appearances were not the same.

"Small...Small... It was dark yesterday, and the villain couldn't see clearly by the candlelight. That's what the murderous strong man looks like!" Song San pointed to the painting by Jia Jia.

"You can see the strong man's face clearly under the moonlight, but you couldn't see this portrait clearly under the candlelight yesterday?" Xu Zheng asked.

"The villain has been crying for the past few days, and his eyes are blurred from crying. After the painter finished the painting last night, the villain only saw the beard and thought it was the same person. Today the villain can see clearly. The one in this painting is not .” Song San explained with a bitter face.

Xu Zheng was stunned by his shameless look for a moment.Chu Ci sat next to him and recorded. He just heard a flaw in this person's words, but he couldn't tell his husband now.Seeing that Mr. Xu didn't speak, he walked out.

"Song San, did you just say that my drawing is wrong?"

Song San recognized Chu Ci as the one who drew the picture yesterday. He nodded and said, "I didn't see clearly yesterday. The person you drew is not the same person I was talking about."

"Did you really see clearly that night? You seemed to say that you saw it through a lantern, why did it become moonlight today?" Chu Ci said, pretending to find a statement from the case file.

Song San has long forgotten what he said at the beginning. Now he heard Chu Ci's words, and remembered what he said just now that he couldn't see clearly under the candlelight, and immediately said nervously: "I saw it through the moonlight. There was no light at all!"

"Oh, the moon was bright that day, wasn't it?"

"Yes, the moon was very bright that night, and everything could be seen clearly." Song San reaffirmed.

"Are you sure?" Chu Ci confirmed.

"I'm sure." Song San replied firmly.

"My lord, he is lying." Chu Ci turned around and saluted Xu Zheng who was sitting at the head.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not lying!" Song San said angrily. He recalled what he said, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

The others were also puzzled, how could it be judged that he was lying with just a few words?

"What evidence do you have that he lied?" Xu Zheng asked.

"People often say that the Emei moon on the third and fourth day of the junior high school, and reunion on the 56th and [-]th month. This proverb just shows that the moon in the sky changes. The time is also different. The day Zhong’s family was destroyed was October [-]th. The moon during this period is called the last quarter moon, and it usually rises in the second half of the night, and it cannot be seen at all in the first half of the night. Dare I ask everyone? Do you remember when Song San came to report the case?" Chu Ci asked.

"I remember that I was on night duty that day, around the beginning of Haishi, and the second watch gong had just been struck." A yamen servant said.

"Then Song San, how did you see the appearance of the murderer clearly in the night without moonlight and no lights, and describe it with certainty?" Chu Ci chuckled, and turned to look at Song San.

In Song San's eyes, such a smile looked like a life-threatening talisman. He looked at Chu Ci bitterly, and said, "I've never heard of the first quarter moon and the last quarter moon. You made it up to wrong me. ! If I am the murderer, why am I here to report the crime?"

"First of all, the theory of the first quarter moon and the last quarter moon has existed since ancient times. Our ancestors set the dark, new moon, string, and hope according to the changes of the moon's profit and loss. If you haven't heard of it, it can only show your ignorance. Second, I just say You're lying and didn't say you were a murderer, so why didn't you call yourself up so soon? In the end, you came to report the crime, that's where you're smart. Generally speaking, people will have stereotypes, what is What about stereotypes? That's when people have a fixed opinion about something and believe it. You're the one who reported the crime, so people won't associate you with the killer, and they'll trust your confession. .”

Chu Ci looked at Song San, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and the words he said were so loud that everyone in the courtroom nodded secretly: "You are using this method to make people think that this is just a temporary homicide, and Because you reported the case in time, the Zhong family's property was not lost. Since there is no loss, there is no need to recover it, right? After this case becomes an unsolved case, you can be at ease."

After Song San heard this, he sneered: "This is just your guess. What evidence do you have to say that I am the murderer? Besides, you are just a painter. Why should you judge the case?"

"Stop pretending? For the past two days, I always felt that something was wrong. Later, I realized that it was your expression. When ordinary people talk about the case of the Zhong family, their expressions are full of fear. A villain like this hides Among the people, who would not be afraid? But you, you witnessed this tragedy with your own eyes, but your eyes were calm, and when you mentioned the murderer, you were also very calm. How can such a person be frightened? Are you crying day and night? You just want to confuse everyone’s judgment and let everyone ignore other things because they sympathize with you.”

"This is just your guess. Does the government only rely on guesswork when handling cases?"

"Do you want evidence? Well, then I'll tell you one by one. You kept saying that you came out to watch after hearing the screams in the front yard, and that the thief chased Xiao Wu to the backyard and was arrested." You see. We asked the short-term workers in the Zhongfu, and they said that Xiao Wu was a handyman in charge of cleaning the backyard. His room was in the servant's room in the backyard. At that time, everyone was asleep. Did you come chasing after him from the front yard?"

"Maybe he heard the voice and ran to the front yard to see it." Song San argued.

"Xiao Wu and the others live some distance away from the front yard. If he had heard the movement, he would have put on his shoes and put on his clothes. However, when he was found, he was wearing a middle coat with bare feet. Yes, he should have been carried to the backyard and killed." Chu Ci stared at him closely, as if he could see his thoughts, Song San unconsciously turned his head away, not daring to look at him again.

"Besides him, the same goes for the other people in the yard. Obviously, you wanted to create the illusion that they were running around but were killed, so that the front and back yards were full of dead bodies. But you ignored many places , so that there are flaws everywhere! By the way, the reason why the Zhong family has not made a sound is because you have put tranquilizers in the food in advance, right? You are the assistant cook of the Zhong Mansion, and it is simply impossible to do this. It's easy."

There were many fine beads of sweat visible to the naked eye on Song San's forehead. He didn't know what the origin of this man was. Could it be that he was some kind of detective?Otherwise, why would it be so accurate!

In fact, Chu Ci is not a detective, he just starts from the details and then reverses his reasoning. All this depends on the TV series he has watched, which allows him to jump out of stereotypes and make bold guesses.

"You...you have no evidence!" Song San still said the same thing.

"Although Anshen medicine is not a special medicine, but if you buy so much at one time, the shopkeepers in the drugstores will feel strange, right? Just call the shopkeepers in various drugstores in Yangxin Prefecture to recognize them. When the time comes, see you How can you quibble!"

Song San trembled all over, and fell limp to the ground.He was indeed the one who bought this tranquilizer.At that time, the old shopkeeper also said that so many tranquilizers should not be used, and kept asking him why he bought so much.If you call him over, he will be recognized!

Everyone still doesn't understand what he looks like.The yamen servants glared at Song San angrily, these days they were all played by this man.This person deceived everyone, and used their compassion to mislead them so that they could not solve the case!

"My lord, this Song San is the murderer's accomplice, he must know where the murderer is hiding." After Chu Ci finished what he wanted to say, he retreated to the back.He took a piece of paper and began to write the statement, and after it was finished, he had to hand it over to Song San for affidavit.

……

Song San was disheartened after being exposed, so he explained Lai Er's whereabouts.He and Lai Er are sworn brothers, because they are both orphans, so they have a very good relationship.Lai Er fell in love with gambling after being coaxed to go to a casino once in June. He not only gambled by himself, but also instigated Song San to gamble with him.Song San was unwilling at first, but couldn't stand Lai Er's coaxing, so he went with him.At the beginning, the two won a lot of money, and spent a few days of drinking and drinking.

But the good times didn't last long, and they lost quickly.After they lost all the money, they borrowed interest from the gambling house. Later, others set up a trick to frame them, so that they not only lost all the money they borrowed from the gambling house, but also owed the gambling house 3000 taels .

Only then did Song San and Lai Er realize they were afraid, but it was too late.The people in the casino are like shadows, no matter where they hide, they will be found and beaten.

A few days ago, the people in the casino gave an ultimatum. If they didn't pay back the money, they would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish.Lai Er was terrified, so he found Song San to find a solution together.Song San had no choice, so he borrowed money everywhere to fill the vacancy.

However, more than 3000 taels is not a small amount of money. Seeing that the time limit was getting closer and closer, they were desperate, so they sent their idea to Song San's work master.The Zhong family is a wealthy businessman, more than 3000 yuan is not much for the Zhong family, but it can save the lives of the two brothers.

Their original plan was to drug Zhong's family and then steal it. After getting it, Lai Er left, and Song San pretended to be tricked and stayed there.Unexpectedly, Song San didn't know the properties of the tranquilizing medicine, so he put it in a tonic soup, which weakened the properties of the medicine a lot.

After the Zhong family fell asleep, they sneaked into the room to search for it. After searching for a while, Master Zhong woke up.Unavoidably he yelled, the two tied him up and asked him where the money was hidden.The master of the Zhong family had lived most of his life, so he naturally understood the principle of being wise and safe, so he obediently gave them the silver box hidden behind the cabinet, and promised that he would never tell it.

Lai Er and Song San were about to escape after getting the money, but Mrs. Zhong woke up suddenly.When she saw the two of them, she yelled and shouted to report to the police.

When Lai Er and Song San heard this, they panicked and covered Mrs. Zhong under the quilt to death.Looking at the terrified gaze of Mr. Zhong with a pale face, the two of them killed him as well.

At this time, there was a faint movement in other rooms, and the red-eyed two raised their machetes and passed.After killing all the members of the Zhong family, the two began to fear.In order to cover up the crime, they began to fake the scene, making it look like bandits killed people.After it was done, Song San went to the Yamen to report the case, claiming that he saw someone breaking into Zhongfu to kill people, and told them to arrest them quickly.

……

"My lord, we didn't find that Lai Er in Zuojiaxiang, and the neighbors around don't know where Lai Er went."

The yamen servants came back to report, it seems that this Lai Er was well prepared, he left the residence a few days earlier, and he didn't know where he went.

Yangxin Mansion City is very large, if Lai Er insists on hiding somewhere, it may be difficult to find him.It seems that we still have to search the whole city and catch him in time, otherwise we don't know what this Lai Er will do.

Chu Ci once again sat across from Song San.Song San really regretted it at this time. He glanced at Chu Ci with lifeless eyes, then turned his head away, as if he didn't want to cooperate.

Chu Ci persuaded him a few words, but he still didn't speak.Chu Ci smiled, put down his pen, and said, "Since you have already mentioned his name and where he lives, why don't you just tell him what he looks like too? You don't think about brotherly loyalty at this moment, do you? That Lai Er took the money and ran off to nowhere, but you are waiting to die in prison, is it worth it?"

"I've already said what needs to be said. If you don't catch him, it's your business. If you want to kill or cut him, you just do it." Song San lowered his head, playing with his hands.

Chu Ci looked at the non-violent non-cooperation on the face of the person in front of him, rolled his eyes, and said slowly: "If you can really die, it will be a hundred and one, but we will not let you die easily. If we can't catch Lai Er, we will I have to ask you, if you can’t find out, you will naturally be punished. It’s not new to use shackles, sticks and soldering irons. We have a new way of playing, called stickers, have you heard of it?”

Song San hadn't heard of it, but this sticker sounded much gentler than a stick or a soldering iron.

Chu Ci saw that he didn't know, so he explained to him: "This sticker is to take a yellow paper soaked in water and slowly stick it on your face, covering your mouth and nose completely, so that you can't breathe. Do you know that feeling? It’s like a fish out of water. It can only struggle continuously, but it’s useless. I heard that people who played this game, at most, died after sticking eight cards. His fingers caught on the wood. On the top, the fingernails are all worn down, it looks miserable..."

Listening to his detailed description, Song San was shaking all over, and his breathing was a little short, as if he was being punished by Chu Ci.He spoke too carefully, and even the servants who accompanied him looked at Chu Ci differently. This lord looked very gentle, but he didn't expect that the methods of punishing people were more poisonous than theirs!

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After Chu Ci finished painting, he glanced at the portrait, and his eyes widened.He had seen this person before, and he was clearly similar to the simple and honest man next to the portrait on the day he entered the city.Thinking of how serious he was warning himself that day, Chu Ci felt a chill.At that time, the expression on that person's speech seemed strange to him. Now that he thinks about it, it should be because of the calm eyes of that person. It was obviously a frightened expression, but the expression in his eyes was very calm, which is clearly unreasonable!

Chu Ci left the prison with the portrait, found Xu Zheng, and told him what he saw that day.Xu Zheng immediately guessed the man's intention, he wanted to leave Yangxin Mansion immediately on the day the city gate was opened, and the city gate was well informed, so he could know immediately if there was any situation.

"Immediately send someone to search door-to-door with the portrait, especially near the East City Gate—"

"Wait a minute, sir. This kind of search is too slow, and it is easy to scare the snake. If Lai Er finds out, he might do something to the people around him." Chu Ci stopped his order.

"Aci, what do you mean?"

"We might as well follow him, doesn't he want to go out of the city? Let's fulfill him!" Chu Ci smiled, this harmless appearance made Xu Zheng a little scared.As a disciple of his, he is going to be cured in the age of the year...

The next morning, notices were posted on the city gates on both sides, saying that since the case has not been solved and the closure of the city is not a long-term solution, the ban will be lifted from today, and the people can freely enter and leave the city of Yangxin Prefecture as before.

On the evening of the day when the city gate was opened, Lai Er was arrested and brought to justice at Sanli Pavilion outside the city.At that time, he still had a disguise on his body, but fortunately, those yamen servants remembered his appearance clearly, which prevented him from escaping.

The sensational Zhong family extermination case was thus solved, and Xu Zheng sentenced the two to beheaded. The case file and confession were ready, and they were waiting to be sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Only then can he be punished.

Xu Zheng solved the major case within the time limit and was highly praised by the governor.Xu Zheng was not greedy for credit either, he bluntly said that the case all depended on the help of Chu Ci, and he contributed a lot to solving the case.The governor knew about Chu Ci, and it happened that his backer in the capital had a good impression of Chu Ci, so the governor submitted a copy and handed it over to the Minister of Punishment.In the memorial, he exaggerated Chu Ci again and again, almost saying that he is the reincarnated Bao Qingtian.

When the Minister of the Ministry of Justice received the memorial, he thought it was just an ordinary notebook, but he didn't expect to open it and see that it turned out to be a bizarre and serious case.After he read the entire case, he became very curious about the person who solved the case.Looking down, he found Chu Ci's name, and he was a little surprised.At such a young age, Chu Siye is not only extremely intelligent and good at educating people, but he has also dabbled in solving crimes, which is really amazing!Thinking of the importance the emperor attached to Chu Ci, the Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice decided that in the morning of tomorrow, he must bring up this case to talk about it, and by the way, praise the Lord Chu.

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On the second day of the Great Dynasty, all Beijing officials above the sixth rank in the court must go to the court to listen to the government.

After sitting down with the emperor that day, the six ministers spoke one after another.

The Minister of Rites listed the list of Guozijian who passed the court examination this year and presented it to Emperor Tianhe. Emperor Tianhe took a look. Several of them were the pre-selectors of the Three Kingdoms Cultural Association. Excellent, he will definitely become a pillar of the Great Wei Dynasty in the future.Thinking of Chu Ci, Emperor Tianhe sighed in his heart, and after reading it, he asked the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to assign them positions.

After the Ministers of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministers of the Ministry of Officials retired, the Minister of the Ministry of Hu stood up again, and he handed over the drafted plan on the necessity and feasibility of opening a port in Taichang County. It was written out of the idea of ​​the speech. After Tianhedi opened it, he saw the name of Chu Ci among the many names below at a glance. He was not in the mood to read it any more, holding an inexplicable sense of trust in Chu Ci.Emperor Tianhe approved the plan with a nod, and then ordered the minister of the Ministry of Industry to come forward and ask them to cooperate with the Ministry of Household Affairs.

After the two departments withdrew, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment came forward again.He talked about the big case that happened in Yangxin Mansion, and the name of Chu Ci was inevitably mentioned in it, so he praised Chu Ci again and again, and many of the words were copied from Xijiang governor's booklet.

Emperor Tianhe was a little restless on the dragon chair. He suddenly felt that it was a very stupid thing to send Chuci to Nanfu Province to govern the style of study. No one can do this!

It has been more than a month since Chu Ci left. During this month, Emperor Tianhe felt that the capital was a bit boring.There is no new idea coming out one after another, and the eloquent minister can make him relax after the heavy government affairs.And since he left, the court has returned to its usual dull and boring appearance.

Although Chu Ci has only been an official in the capital for more than half a year, he has left countless things to everyone. He used these things to forcefully leave a strong mark in people's hearts, making it difficult for people to forget him.Just like today's Shang Dynasty, among the six volumes, three of the excerpts are related to Chu Ci.

When the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments returned to his seat, another voice sounded.Tianhedi thought that this time the sum had nothing to do with Chu Ci, but he didn't expect that it had something to do with him.However, it has something to do with where he was assigned.

"Chen, I have a book to play!" The Minister of the Ministry of War stepped out.

"Prelude!"

"Recently, when the Fujian Navy was patrolling the surrounding waters, they found some ships that did not have the symbols of the Great Wei and the surrounding countries. These ships were all pointed at both ends, and they sailed very fast. When they saw my Great Wei military ship, they detoured. It took so long It’s hard to find out what’s going on with them.”

"Is there such a thing?" Tian Hedi's face was solemn, "Can't you see their clothes clearly?"

"These people are very careful, and they will turn around when they are far away from the military ship. The military ship has chased them a few times, but every time they have escaped."

"Send a letter to Zhu Wei, asking him to strengthen patrols during this time, and don't let people sneak in. The origin of this group of people is unknown, and I'm afraid it will be bad for my big Wei."

"Yes. Your Majesty, there is one more thing that probably has something to do with them."

"What's the matter?"

"Recently, many villages near the sea in Fujian have traces of water bandits. The villages that were robbed ranged from financial losses to serious injuries. This matter should have been dealt with by the local county government, but this happened in Fujian. After the navy discovered these ships, Marshal Zhu Wei of the Fujian Navy suspected that they had something to do with it."

"It's so unreasonable! I didn't order them to be wiped out, but they bullied me! There is no such thing as a coincidence in the world, it must be that group of people who did it! Write to Zhu Wei and ask them to do it within a month. Wipe out all these water bandits!"

"Yes, the minister leads the order!"

As soon as this incident happened, the rest of the memorials would be insignificant.Most of the courtiers didn't think much about the memorial of the Minister of War, but there was one person who had to think a little more.

Kou Jing stood in the row of generals, and after hearing the news, he became a little worried.Cidi's release this time, the place to go is Fujian.His task is to manage the local style of study, and according to his character, he must do everything by himself.What if he encounters water bandits on the way of inspection?

Those who lick blood on the edge of the knife will never have any compassion. If Cidi meets them, it will be very bad.

Kou Jing felt a little regretful, knowing that there were water bandits in Fujian right now, he shouldn't have let Chu Ci go there alone.At least he shouldn't just give him a few rainstorm pear blossom needles, but give him a gun for self-defense!No, the pistol is not enough, he should have a "network" by his side!

Kou Jing's heart ached at the thought of his younger brother being in danger.After returning to Shenji Camp, he immediately laid out paper and wrote a letter, preparing to send it to Chuci, telling him to be careful and bring more guards when he went out.However, Zhang Hu is the only guard beside him!

Thinking of this, Kou Jing took out another piece of paper and wrote it to Butler Xu, asking him to draw a team of good players from the Kou family's caravan to protect Chuci.

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Chu Ci didn't know that he was about to receive a large group of guards. He was sitting in the carriage at this moment, feeling extremely excited.Because, Ganzhou Mansion is just around the corner!As long as he enters Ganzhou Mansion and walks another day, he will reach Yuanshan County. At that time, he will be able to meet his long-lost relatives and friends!

I don't know if my mother and brother-in-law are in good health?How much has Shanshan grown up, will she be called uncle?I don't know if Xiaoyuan and Yu'er are obedient by his side, and have they caused him any trouble?

There are too many things he wants to know, but fortunately, he will know right away!