Crossing the Ming Dynasty to be the magistrate

When the two saw Wen Yu, they quickly saluted.Bian Xiaofei also bluntly said that he begged to come in, and that he would not do anything about the jailer and Qiujiao.

Wen Yu shook his head and ordered Bian Xiaofei to be taken down. He will not hold them accountable today for the time being.Bian Xiaofei looked at Qiujiao worriedly, and walked away step by step.

After he left, Qiu Jiao looked at Wen Yu calmly without speaking.

Wen Yu found a chair and sat down. From other people's descriptions, he felt that Qiu Jiao was a very smart woman, so he didn't talk nonsense and asked directly: "Did you kill the person?"

Qiujiao smiled, and raised the corners of her mouth mockingly: "The stolen goods are both obtained, do you believe me if I say it's not an adult?"

Wen Yu said again: "The official asked you, I heard Bian Xiaofei said that there was arsenic hidden in your room. You ate the arsenic yourself. What did you eat that thing for?"

Qiu Jiao stopped talking, and closed her eyes as if she didn't hear.

Wen Yu had a headache, and her uncooperative attitude really made it difficult for her, so she could only persuade: "I think Miss Qiujiao is also very temperamental, even if she doesn't care about her own life, that way makes others feel wronged." Wouldn't you be reconciled? What's more, there is a silly boy like Bian Xiaofei, I heard that he is running around for you these days, are you not afraid that he will cause trouble? "

Hearing Bian Xiaofei's name, Qiujiao finally relaxed a little. She opened her eyes, sighed helplessly, and said slowly, "When I was fifteen, the main entrance of Dongshan Mountain. I wonder if you still remember this?"

Wen Yu was stunned for a moment: "You are... Chunqiao?" Qiujiao nodded.

Only then did Wen Yu suddenly realize that Qiujiao was the girl Chunqiao who was captured by the tigers and went up the mountain at that time, and finally assisted them in suppressing the bandits. "After that, we have been looking for you for a long time. You have made great achievements in suppressing bandits, and your bounty is still in the Yamen."

Qiu Jiao slowly told about her experience.Originally from Nanjing, she was sold to a well-known local private brothel as a geisha, and she was considered a minor celebrity at the time.Later, I met a rich businessman who lost his wife in his early years and only had one daughter, and he didn't plan to remarry.After seeing Qiujiao, she was shocked to be a man of heaven, and frantically wanted to redeem Qiujiao's body.At that time, Qiujiao also hated the luxurious life in Goulan, seeing his clean house, she agreed to go with him.

Later, the wealthy businessman lost money in business and planned to return to his hometown in Shu to recuperate for a while, so he moved his family, but was robbed by Tiger Village.

Qiu Jiao said with tears in her eyes: "Originally, I could be private by giving some money, but those thieves fell in love with me, and in the end, because of the master's family I killed, there was no bones left. Even so, I still live in this world shamelessly. I don’t even have the courage to die!” She broke down and cried loudly: “I tried to kill myself again and again but couldn’t do it, why didn’t those bastards kill me too!”

Wen Yu sighed. He had indeed heard that some people would pass on emotions such as anxiety and pain through self-harm.For the matter of Tiger Village, one could blame the inaction of the previous county magistrate, the brutality of the bandits, or even the Ming system, but it could not be blamed on a weak woman like Qiu Jiao.

Wen Yu comforted her a few words, and then asked her if she knew about He Kun's death.It's a pity that Qiujiao's answer was no different from others, she herself was confused, and even wondered if the poison she hid in the room was eaten by He Kun by mistake, and she killed the person.

Wen Yu couldn't laugh or cry: "This possibility is not very high, who would be so stupid as to take the initiative to eat arsenic and frost."

After a few more days, the case still has no clue. The He family's opinion over there has become more and more serious, and even other people in the city are talking about it.

Although Wen Yu was unmoved on the surface, she was still secretly anxious in her heart. In addition to the fact that she had not recovered from her illness a few days ago, when she woke up in the morning, her vision went dark and she directly bumped into the cabinet.

"It hurts, hurts... Ji Qing, take it easy!" Xu Jing brought a special medicine specially made by the inspection department to him this day, planning to give Wen Yu a couple of massages himself.After all, what Wen Yu bumped into was on the shoulder, if he didn't take good care of it, and if he calmed down, he might get sick after sitting down.

Xu Jing's hand was heavy, and Wen Yu was pinched so hard that she wailed again and again.Xu Jing looked at his slender, white and greasy nape, feeling angry, so he could only turn his head away and try not to think about it.

In the end, Wen Yu collapsed on the table after pressing it. Seeing his limp appearance, Xu Jing found it interesting, so he couldn't help pinching him.Wen Yu was powerless to resist at this moment, so he let him go. "Zhengqing is still too thin. I have a set of kung fu for nourishing the body and absorbing energy. Why don't you practice with me in the future."

Wen Yu shuddered when he thought of the lifeless practice of the inspectors in the martial arts field, and said with a dry smile, "This... I will talk about it later. My current case has not been solved yet, and I still focus on official business."

Xu Jing knew in his heart that his limbs were not active and he didn't like to move, so he didn't force it: "Then it's settled, after this matter is over, come and exercise with me."

Wen Yu rolled his eyes, and was thinking about how to change the topic. At this moment, a servant informed that Boss Min, the person in charge of the Red Brick Factory, came to Wen Yu and said that he had something important to report.

Wen Yu quickly asked people to come in.When Boss Min saw Wen Yu, he laughed from ear to ear: "My lord! You ordered us to improve the red bricks, and now we have finally made progress!"

Wen Yu was overjoyed: "Really? Let's hear it."

Boss Min took out two red bricks from the package: "This is from before, and the other one is from now, sir, please take a look."

Wen Yu took a closer look, and indeed from the appearance, it can be seen that the red bricks are much more delicate now, and even the color is even. It feels not too different from that of the 21st century. The strength of the ancient working people in our country is infinite. !Wen Yu sighed.

Boss Min's expression was gloomy and he said: "This is still the idea given to me by brother He Kunhe. We had dinner the afternoon he left, and he asked me to refer to the production of cement when he mentioned it inadvertently. It's a pity that I can't thank him in person."

Wen Yu was surprised and said, "He Kun was the voice who discussed with you that day?"

Boss Min nodded: "Yes, in his other courtyard, his butler is really capable. I heard that he was trained by him since he was a child. He even thought of cooking with flower petals. Not only is it elegant, but it's delicious. That way Jinghua pancakes are endless aftertaste..."

"You mean... Jinghua? Did you eat Jinghua that day?"

"That's right, that day was the all-flower banquet, and his butler prepared it himself." Boss Min replied with a blank expression.

Wen Yu suddenly said, "That's no wonder." Immediately, someone took Boss Min down, and rewarded him in a few days.

Then he turned and looked at Xu Jing: "Ji Qing, I'm afraid I will trouble you again."

Xu Jing smiled lightly: "I insist on what I want, but I dare not ask for it."

The He family is now fanning the flames everywhere, and the people have complained about He Kun's grievances and demanded that Qiu Jiao, a temptress, be severely punished.

However, the matter on Xu Jing's side hadn't been dealt with properly. Just as Wen Yu was in a state of desperation, a yamen servant reported that Bian Xiaofei had surrendered himself, saying that He Kun had committed suicide.

Wen Yu was about to be laughed out of anger, this silly boy probably thought that Qiu Jiao would be fine if he kept everything on him.He was too lazy to talk to that brainless nonsense, so he directly escorted him to see Qiu Jiao, and when Qiu Jiao heard about it, she scolded him head and face.He was so scolded that he didn't dare to lift his head, so he just let it go.

At night, Donnie Yen walked quickly in the alley. He had already bribed the guards. Mengyang City is not safe now. The man surnamed Wen seemed to have found something. He should leave early.

Immediately... Immediately to the gate of the city.Just when he was full of joy, suddenly there were flames around him.

"Where is Housekeeper Zhen going? Master He hasn't been buried yet, and the He family is pointing at you to preside over the overall situation." Wen Yu slowly walked out from behind the crowd.Everyone in He Mansion was there, He Tong and He Lian couldn't believe it.

Donnie Yen's face was uncertain, and he squeezed out a smile for a long time: "Because there are some things to take care of in the other courtyard in the suburbs, I forgot to inform the young master and miss. Bar."

Wen Yu also smiled and said, "Butler Zhen is so clever, how could he catch you otherwise?"

Donnie Yen calmly said, "What does your lord mean by that?"

"There is a saying in "Reed Hang Ji Du" that 'everyone who takes Nepeta wind medicine' should not eat fish.' You have adjusted the time, He Kun made dishes with Nepeta flowers that day when he entertained guests, knowing that He Kun likes Chunxiang Tower Therefore, I will definitely order it that night, so that you will have an alibi, and you can blame Qiu Jiao for all your mistakes, which kills two birds with one stone." Wen Yu explained under the surprised eyes of others.

Donnie Yen retorted: "It's a joke, how did I know that my master would definitely eat fish?"

"Indeed, you can't guarantee it, but you must let him die that day, so Steward Zhen is so smart, of course he made two-handed preparations. Didn't you also hire a killer? We didn't expect the killer to be found by us..." Wen Yu hadn't finished speaking yet. After finishing speaking, Donnie Yen suddenly became violent, and before anyone could react, he grabbed Wen Yu, drew out the dagger in his arms and pressed it against his neck: "No one comes over!"

"!!" Everyone was shocked, none of the yamen servants dared to move, for fear that his hand would shake and hurt their own adults.

Yen Ziren's face was grim: "Master Wen, why do you bother to meddle in other people's business? It's just that a businessman died, and I even found you a job for the dead ghost. Can't you just turn a blind eye?"

Wen Yu calmly said: "How can that be done? The people under my rule are the ones who die. Of course, I, the parent officer, must make decisions for them."

Donnie Yen laughed wildly and said, "Ha, now even you are in my hands! Get out of the way! Get me a fast horse! Let me see what else I can do!"

Wen Yu: "That's not necessarily the case." As he spoke, he leaned forward and slammed into the knife!Yen Ziren retreated reflexively, at this time Xu Jing stood behind him at some point, seeing that the blade was far away from Wen Yu, he directly restrained Yen Ziren.Then the surrounding yamen servants also reacted and directly overwhelmed him to the ground.

On the other side Xu Jing had already hugged Wen Yu, and asked nervously, "How is it? Are you hurt?"

Wen Yu was embraced by him, and his heart beat a little fast. He seemed to understand something, and it took him a long time to slowly shake his head: "I'm fine."

When Yen Ziren was captured, he was still a little unconvinced: "Lord Wen is very lucky. Not to mention the smooth progress in the administration of Mengyang, even the handling of the case is so smooth, I can let you find the killer from Yunnan."

Wen Yu chuckled: "Fool, I lied to you. It's not that easy. I gave up after searching for a few days. It's just a scam. I didn't expect it to be so easy to get baited."

Donnie Yen was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed too: "You are much better than the previous dog officer. I am convinced that I fell into your hands."

Seeing him like this, Wen Yu became suspicious, and suddenly saw his pale complexion in the firelight, and felt that something was wrong, and quickly shouted: "Call the doctor!" But it was too late, Yen Ziren had already taken the poison.

I saw his limbs twitching violently for a while, clutching his stomach and screaming in pain, and it didn't take long for him to lose his life.

Looking at his corpse quietly, Wen Yu finally came to his senses.Yen Ziren probably sensed that Wen Yu was suspicious of him long ago, and that he just left the city to find a place that no one knew to commit suicide.

With the case solved, He Kun should be buried in peace.No matter how they met, Wen Yu arranged for the funeral procession to walk for a while.

When He Kun was completely buried, everyone retreated, leaving only his wife Xia to burn paper to pay homage.

Wen Yu stood behind Mrs. Xia, looking at this woman complicatedly. "Madam is satisfied now."

Xia's expression was astonished: "The women don't know what your lord is talking about."

Wen Yu shook her head: "There is no one else here. Donnie Yen has committed suicide, and there is no proof of his death. Madam, there is no need to pretend. I ordered someone to sneak into Donnie Yen's room and found this in the mezzanine of his room."

Wen Yu took out a painting, the woman in the painting was Xia Shi himself, and there was a love poem next to it.

Seeing that Xia Shi still had a pure-hearted and ascetic look, he continued, "Yen Ziren's motive for killing people is very vague. Why did he do it that night? I think it's because He Song came back from Peng County the next day. Most of the family will be handed over to him, and the person who makes him want to keep at the cost of suicide, I thought He Lian was my teacher, but I didn't expect it to be Mrs. Xia."

At this time, Xia's expression changed a little: "The woman is more than 20 years older than Steward Zhen, and she has always taught him as her younger generation. Please don't presumptuously speculate."

Wen Yu mocked: "Yeah, Madam is so smart, how could she leave a clue? I think you knew that Donnie Yen was obsessed with you, and then inadvertently revealed your hatred for He Kun. As far as I know Madam recently I have been familiar with pharmacology for several years, so I am afraid that you taught him the method."

Xia Shi smiled and said nothing, Wen Yu suddenly felt a chill from the younger generation: "Don't you feel guilty for using him like this?"

Xia bowed her head and recited the Heart Sutra: "What I owe him can only be repaid in the next life, but what someone owes me, I must get it back."

Wen Yu shook his head, it was just a waste of time to talk about it, now that He Kun is dead, Wen Yu doesn't want to continue the cooperation with the county government and the He Mansion, the bastard in his family is not a fuel-efficient lamp, let them fight on their own Well, so he turned and went back home.

On the way, Wen Yu kept thinking about what feelings are. There are Bian Xiaofei who never leaves Qiujiao, young couples like He Kunxia who end up plotting against each other, and Yen Ziren who are wishful thinking. what kind?

As we walked, there was snow in the sky.It's not surprising that it's snowing since the first month has not yet come out, but he has to go back quickly.

After a while, suddenly he vaguely saw a figure in front of him, and Xu Jing appeared in front of him against the wind and snow.

"I saw that it was snowing heavily outside, and I heard that you didn't bring an umbrella, so I thought about coming to pick you up." Xu Jing still had the calm tone of the ancient well, as if it was no big deal.But Wen Yu knew in his heart that there was more than one way to the city, and this person must have searched for a long time before finding him.

He laughed out of nowhere, he didn't care what other people did, since he already understood what he wanted, he let nature take its course, took the umbrella from Xu Jing's hand, and the two of them went home side by side like countless times before.

The author has something to say: This chapter describes the relationship between older sisters and younger brothers, and then it reminds me of Concubine Wan Gui, who I mentioned before.This is a woman who cannot be avoided as long as the author writes about the Hongzhi period of Chenghua!

Then let's talk about the first imperial concubine in Chinese history, who can be with Niu Biao until she is nearly 20 years older than the emperor, and can let others die for herself.

In fact, it is different from the image described in TV dramas who tried their best to invite pets. In the relationship between the two, Chenghua is the one who licks the dog.The earliest record about Concubine Wan Gui in history is the "Xianzong Shilu" revised by Hongzhi. Hongzhi, everyone knows that as a prince who is not very favored, his life is still relatively miserable, especially with Concubine Wan Gui next to him. Of course I can't write anything good.

"Xianzong Shilu" mainly records the four major crimes of Concubine Wan Gui:

One is that she is a pet, and she will not be able to give birth to a prince.I still want to complain about this point. Hongzhi actually said that Concubine Wan Gui is the only favorite, and he himself is only Empress Zhang, and Zhengde is the only son!

The second is extravagance. According to records, if Chenghua got something good at that time, it would first be given to Concubine Wan Gui.Concubine Wan Gui's palace is even more luxurious than the emperor's.

The third is that the father and brother of the same family were awarded the commander of Jinyiwei and other officials because of Concubine Wan Gui.The emperors of the Ming Dynasty all had this hobby, and they would support their brother-in-law with whichever concubine they liked.Hongzhi himself did the same, and the two brothers-in-law were directly conferred titles, so he had to say that the brother-in-law of the emperor was really competent in what he did.

The last point is that a group of eunuchs and traitors used the name of Concubine Wan Gui to search for people's wealth outside, domineering, and even provoked troubles in the frontier.

In fact, these four points are not a big deal to us now, so why did Concubine Wan Gui become the vicious image we see in film and television dramas today.

The reason is that the "Biography of Concubine Wan Gui in Ming History" compiled by the Qing Dynasty said that once Concubine Wan Gui found out that Chenghua favored a court lady, she would force her to have an abortion. Many women were killed by her, even Hongzhi's mother was killed by her.But this point is actually unfounded, and it has never been mentioned in previous history books.

Personally, I think that Concubine Wan Guifei did not necessarily kill Hongzhi's mother. The reason is that after Concubine Wan Guifei and Chenghua died, Concubine Wan Guifei's two younger brothers, Wanxi and Wantong, were still there. It was "beating the dog in the water", and they both wrote to Hongzhi to kill the two, but in the end Hongzhi only demoted the two officials and let them go back to their hometown.This punishment is a bit painless.So it is very likely that although he and Concubine Wan Gui dislike each other, they don't have much hatred.

Finally, I sigh again, the Ming history compiled by the Qing Dynasty is really written by xjb, Zhu Yuanzhang is really not a mango face!