The Prime Minister's Wife

Chapter 671 Serial Murder (1)
The Spring City of the Chinese Empire, just like its name, is always spring in four seasons, with picturesque scenery, and boating on the river is often the main reason why Chinese people go to Spring City.

At this time, on the Spring River, fishing boats come and go, boats fly like boats, pianos and zithers play together, red sleeves dance gracefully, romantic talents, reciting poems, composing fus, paintings, staying drunk together, it is a prosperous and prosperous age.

There was a sound of qin and flute on the river surface, and the emotional melody made the noise on the river surface gradually quiet down. Everyone quietly listened to this deeply emotional and intoxicating melody.

"Help me..."

In the poetic and picturesque atmosphere, there was a sudden call for help and a scream, one after the other, and then a graceful figure in white was thrown from the boat into the water.

Cries for help, screams, and people falling into the water immediately broke the tranquility brought by the rhythm.

Immediately brought everyone back to reality, a woman on the water was thrashing non-stop, obviously ignorant of water.

The woman panicked and screamed in the water, sank and then floated. After hearing the sound, the nearby painting boats rowed over to save her.

From the sound of splashing water, people could vaguely hear the sound of fighting.

Suddenly someone shouted loudly: "It's Miss Rong Ji from Zhilanju, it's Aunt Rong Ji who fell into the water, everyone, hurry up and save her, hurry up..."

After Rong Ji was rescued, although her face was pale, it didn't hurt his refined and beautiful appearance. After choking on a few mouthfuls of water, she firmly held the hand of the person closest to her, and said weakly and intermittently: "Mr. Su, Mr. Su... ...Save Mr. Su, save him..." Before finishing speaking, he spat out a mouthful of dark red blood.

"It's a sign of poisoning, send it to the doctor quickly." Experienced people immediately take simple first aid measures.

When everyone jumped straight to the painting boat, they saw that the painting boat was in a mess, with obvious signs of fighting.

At this time, Mr. Su was lying in a pool of blood, with a dagger stuck in his chest, blood overflowing from his mouth, tightly holding a jade flute in one hand, and a cold jade hairpin in the other.

Other than that, nothing was found, and the murderer had long since disappeared.

Looking at Mr. Su in a pool of blood, everyone showed deep regret.

Mentioning this Mr. Su is well-known, everyone knows, he is the most famous talent in Chuncheng, both civil and military, and he is one of the most likely candidates in Chuncheng for this year's imperial examination.

I really didn't expect it... There was only a moment of regret for everyone.

Just when everyone was wondering, suddenly a black shadow flickered, and there was a splash of water, and Rong Ji's maid yelled: "No, the thief jumped into the water and escaped! Hurry up and chase after him."

When everyone rushed out of the boat, there was a vast mist on the river, only a black robe floating on the water, and the thief had already disappeared.

Because Mr. Su is a prominent local family, this matter was reported to the government soon.

After some investigation by the government, the suspect was identified as the local talented person, Xu En, the son of the Xu family who was inferior in both family background and talent. He was charged with murder out of jealousy.

This case was a sensation, I don't want this case to be more than a month later, since someone went to Datian to listen, and a memorial was played to Emperor Shang, who wanted to reverse the case for Xu En.

At the court meeting, Fan Fengliu closed the memorial and looked at the newly appointed minister of punishment Yan Shujie who was kneeling below, and handed the memorial to Huang Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment: "Shangshu Huang, take a look, what's wrong with this case?"

After Huang Lun took a look at the memorial, he said in a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Servant Yan, I have said that this case is nothing more than an ordinary murder case no matter how you look at it. If you think the prisoner was wronged, just retry. Why disturb Your Majesty with the above memorial."

He gave Yan Shujie a hard look, if King Ling hadn't personally recommended him, he would have kicked Yan Shujie out of the Ministry of Punishment long ago.

Yan Shujie knelt down, his face was calm, and he said calmly: "Returning to Your Majesty, if you look at this case alone, it is indeed an ordinary murder case. Multiple homicides linked together constitute a colossal conspiracy, a conspiracy to murder the prosperity of our Chinese imperial dynasty."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an instant uproar in the hall, and the heart was shocked. Who would have the courage to murder the Chinese emperor.

"Yan Shujie, what nonsense are you talking about?" Hearing this, Huang Lun asked angrily.

In the Nine Dragon Emperor's Seat on the high platform, Fan Fengliu looked at Yan Shujie calmly, and said with a calm face: "Master Yan, the Chinese Empire has a vast territory, and it is normal for more than a dozen murders to occur in three months. It's a conspiracy aimed specifically at my Chinese emperor." The flat tone made it hard to understand his thoughts.

"Qizou Your Majesty, when I first took up the post of servant, Huang Shangshu asked me to read the case files of the Ministry of Punishment, and my subordinate officer read all the case files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for the past three years. Among them, Xu En killed Su Xun because of jealousy. I also heard a little about it when I passed Chuncheng on the way to take office. Not only did I find that the case file was full of loopholes, but I accidentally discovered that this case was very similar to other parts of the file.”

Huang Lun's complexion darkened when he heard the four words full of loopholes, and he said coldly: "Servant Yan, I don't know how these things are similar? Don't speak nonsense."

Yan Shujie said with a solemn expression: "These cases are all about the criminals killing people out of jealousy, and all the victims and prisoners are all well-known talents in the local area. This is one of them, and there is another point. , they are all preparing to take part in this year's imperial examination."

After hearing Yan Shujie's words, the courtiers in the hall, especially the veterans, couldn't stand anymore. Huang Lun's forehead was sweating, and he couldn't wait to say: "Maybe it's just a coincidence."

When Yan Shujie heard the words, there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, but he said calmly: "Returning to your majesty, if one, two, or three cases may be called a coincidence, but so many similar cases are put together, this is just a coincidence." It's no longer a coincidence, but a big conspiracy."

Without waiting for everyone to say anything, Yan Shujie continued: "Furthermore, among the other ten case files, I have read them carefully. The injured are also talented scholars who are preparing to take the imperial examination. Among these more than 20 people, among them, Some people even have the ability to win the top three, especially Xu En, the prisoner in this case, is a rare number one talent."

"Servant Yan, it is clearly stated in the case file that regardless of family background, Xu En is inferior to Su Xun in terms of talent and learning. How could he be a top scholar?" Lu Haoran, the prime minister, immediately asked back, with a smile on his lips.

"Returning to the Prime Minister, I have made an unannounced visit to Chuncheng. In fact, Xu En is much better than Su Xun in terms of character and talent. He is a genius." As soon as Yan Shujie's voice fell, all the courtiers in the palace couldn't help but look at each other. He looked at him with understanding.

Yan Shujie didn't take it seriously, and said flatly: "The reason why he has been subdued by Su Xun is because the Su family and the Xu family have always had a deep grievance, and the Xu family suffered a fire a few years ago, and the family property was almost burned. If he hadn't behaved inferior to Su Xun in every way, I'm afraid the Su clan would not allow him to live to this day."

(End of this chapter)