Chapter 321 The Empty Grave (Update 1)
Wu Chen asked this question, and Gu Shiming broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, Li Yu spoke in time: "I am a little impatient and always want to get closer to you... ”
“If you want to make Xingguo truly strong, you cannot rely on your father alone. It requires the efforts of several generations of your Li family. It is better to be close to the people than to be close to me. The more you understand the sufferings of the people, the more stable your position will be, which is much more useful than being familiar with me. The little things I do will not be on the stage. You, the Li family, just understand in your heart. ."
Li Yu saluted Wu Chen again and said, "Teach me something!" and then left with Gu Shiming without saying anything.
Wu Chen just watched and did not see him off. It was not until he heard the prince walking out of the house that he went to the head and said a few words and gave instructions. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Gu Shiming leaving. Return.
"I should really tell the boss that you are not allowed to come in!" Wu Chen said angrily.
Gu Shiming also had a bad attitude. He pulled Wu Chen aside and scolded him in a low voice: "Don't you want to die? You are so merciless! That is the prince, the crown prince of the country..."
"I don't know how to show mercy to Your Majesty, Crown Prince? Are you sure he will become the king?"
Gu Shiming was stunned.
"Your father didn't teach you to judge the situation? If the prince felt that his position as crown prince was secure, why would he want to get acquainted with me in such a hurry? The official family does not lack sons, but sons who can succeed to the throne. A son who can rule the world, an official How the family tests their son is a matter between father and son. Why are you meddling in it? The prince is still young, and his father must be trained in all aspects. It is incompetent to look for someone to support him when there is some trouble! "
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"You..."
"What I just said to the prince is very clear, didn't you understand? My ability can't be put on the stage, what do you mean? I only do what I should do, whatever the officials ask me to do I may not even agree..."
"Don't you think that the prince is looking for you to make you... ..."
"He came to me to discuss the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry and poetry? Do you think the official's request for the prince to become my disciple is true? Go back and tell the prince that if you want a stable position, leave. I'll stay away!"
Gu Shiming stayed in place, and Wu Chen went out and entered the palace.
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Li Heng was preparing to have lunch when he saw the young eunuch bringing Wu Chen in. He pointed to the chair that had been prepared opposite and said, "Sit down and eat with me."
Wu Chen said He waved his hand, sat on the couch beside him, and said: " It was almost the same last night. I just got up and came here after dinner.” Is it true that he worshiped me as his disciple?”
"What did you talk about?"
"I politely persuaded you to leave without even sitting down. People like me are not suitable for deep friendship."
Li Heng smiled and ate. After a few mouthfuls of food, he asked again: "Is there any progress?"
"I came to the palace to ask, Chen Zhong was already The commander of the Imperial City Department asked him to investigate this kind of case secretly. For example, Hao Kui is the bigamous wealthy businessman. His hometown is Kangshui County. Because of the distance, his children never showed up. "Have Chen Zhong checked it?"
Li Heng snorted and said:
"I did ask him to assist the Kyoto Prefecture in investigating the case, but nothing was found. He also complained to me that most of the detectives in the Detective Department are used to supervise officials and pay little attention to the daily life of the people. Sudden involvement is inevitable. It made the people panic, so he could only order the policemen to investigate secretly."
Wu Chen snorted and said, "In other words, he just ordered the policemen in Kangshui County to look at the Hao family, what? I haven't found anything yet...it seems like he doesn't like it... This kind of case. "
"Chen Zhong's home was destroyed by you, but a lot of gold and silver were also found from it. All his family members have been arrested. The amount of gold and silver he hid in his hometown is astonishing. .”
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Li Heng glanced at Wu Chen and said, "He is extremely corrupt but still not satisfied. He has all the power in the country but has to look down on Shu. Do you know why?"
Wu Chen said: "For the sake of his descendants of the Chen family..."
"Just because of my trust in him, if he really wants to arrange a way out for his nephew, how can I stop him? It's just for the sake of old things. , I felt resentment that I shouldn’t have! He didn't have to enter the palace. Although his family was poor, it was not to the point where he needed to sell his son or daughter. He was abducted to Kyoto, and he was just going to be sold to someone to be a boy. Who would have thought that that year the late emperor I wanted to admit more boys into the palace, so I I'm still young and can't remember this. Anyway, it was due to a strange combination of circumstances that Chen Zhong was purged into the palace."
"He hated the late emperor's decree, and he also hated you."
"Huh! A commoner, don't I am proud to serve the king, but I am secretly resentful, thinking that I can make a difference, and wishful thinking! Killing other clans can also serve as a warning to the world..."
Wu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked: "Warn the world not to enter the palace. Be a eunuch? ”
Li Heng looked at Wu Chen with sharp eyes.
Wu Chen waved his hand, stood up and said:
"Don't think I didn't say anything, I can't change anything. Let's go investigate the case. I want to use the Detective Department, Kangshui County We need to check over there. It's too far away. Let's check the situation first before deciding whether to go there. Today, Song Tixing will conduct an autopsy first. I'll go over and help."
"You're going to do the autopsy today, and the noise won't be small." Li Heng said with a sullen face: "If we can't find out the case in a short time and catch the culprit, the people will be in panic for a while. Someone who wants to take advantage of it..."
"I will do it as soon as possible"
After Wu Chen said that, he turned around and left the hall.
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Wu Chen was thinking about the case in his mind along the way. He went to the Detective Department first, but Gu Shiming was not there. He asked the police to look for him. After he found it, he asked Gu Shiming to go to the government office. Find him.
Then he hurried to the government office. It happened that Song Gu and the others had just returned to the government office. Shang Gong was accompanying Song Gu, the second year of high school students and Xu Da to have lunch in the back hall.
Wu Chen quickly ordered someone to lead the way.
After entering the house, Wu Chen asked: "Have you found out the cause of the old man's death?"
Song Gu put down his chopsticks and shook his head and said: "It was not poisoning, not strangulation, there are no cracks on the bones, and there are no chisels on the skull. "Hen."
Wu Chen nodded and sat at the table.
Shang Gong quickly ordered another pair of bowls and chopsticks.
"Can anyone find out where those members of Ying's mother's family are buried? Is it far away?" Wu Chen asked again.
Shang Gong said hurriedly:
"Originally, I knew about this case. All previous governors did not dare to take it lightly. Although no one reported the case when Ying's mother's family died, the governor still sent a coroner to do an autopsy. After the autopsy, I also know clearly where they are buried outside the city. I ordered them early today After leaving the city to prepare for the autopsy, the government officials went out to the cemetery and found that the graves where the Li family were buried were all empty. After asking the nearby villagers, they found out that someone had dug up all the bones of Ying Niang's family and taken them away two days ago. "
"The first two days? Which day was it specifically?" Wu Chen frowned and leaned forward to ask.
“The government officials visited the surrounding villages. The villages are not close to the cemetery. Fortunately, on the day Chen Zhong was executed, he saw several people walking out of the cemetery carrying bags...”
"Can you see a person's face clearly?" (End of Chapter)