Chapter 6767 Cheng Mansion
In addition to the government offices, there are also the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple in the capital. In recent years, the official positions in the Dali Temple have been sold by Zhao Mingde at a fixed price. Most of the people who purchased the official positions are businessmen who cannot enter the officialdom through formal channels. Although they have spare money, they have no real ability. The Dali Temple is almost full of idle officials, and most of the cases in the capital are handled by the Ministry of Justice.
Tang Shu was old and followed Zhao Mingde wholeheartedly. The Ministry of Justice of the Great Zhou Dynasty consisted of four departments: the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Comparison, and the Ministry of Gates. Originally, each department had its own responsibilities, but now all the affairs of the four departments were handled by Shi Er.
Shi Er took Su Yan and Liang Yi to the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice was majestic and ordinary people were not allowed to enter. Su Yan looked around and whispered to Liang Yi, "Is it unsafe for us to come to the Ministry of Justice?"
Liang Yi didn't care, "Can he kill me in the Ministry of Justice?"
Su Yan asked: "Will it not be possible?"
Liang Yi: “…”
Liang Yi put away his dandy attitude and said nervously: "Shi Er is not a good person, and he doesn't care about his reputation. He may really attack us directly."
"I am worthless. You are a prince after all. If he really attacks you later, remember to stand in front of me. He might let me go."
"Su Yan! You are so disloyal!" Liang Yi said, "How could you bear to watch me die in the hands of a villain?!"
Shi Er suddenly stopped, and the handsome man looked at Liang Yi and Su Yan with anger on his face, "If you two want to talk, you should talk behind their backs, don't go too far!"
Liang Yi asked blankly: "What does this mean?"
Su Yan said: "You want us to call him a villain when no one is around."
Liang Yi: "Oh, sure. OK."
Shi Er: “…”
He turned away, and Su Yan followed closely behind him.
Shi Er came to the archives of the Ministry of Justice.
Su Yan poked his head in and looked inside. "The files of the Ministry of Justice must all be major cases. I wonder which case is more important, compared to the Dali Temple."
"Logically speaking, it should be the Dali Temple, but unfortunately now... this lackey has taken advantage of it." Liang Yi scolded Shi Er without mercy.
Shi Er sneered, "You are just attached to the prince. Now the prince's various actions have already been seen by people with discerning eyes that he colluded with Zhao Zongguan in order to ascend the throne smoothly. What is the difference between you and me?"
"Yes," Liang Yi said, "You work for him, and I don't. You will have to rely on him for promotion and wealth in the future. I am different. I was born a prince, so I don't have to fight for it."
Shi Er: “…”
Liang Yi's ability with his mouth is getting more and more powerful.
Su Yan was worried about Liang Yi.
Shi Er is Zhao Mingde's man, and Liang Yi was really ill-considered to provoke him like this.
Su Yan was very conflicted about whether he should say a few words to ease the atmosphere or pretend he didn't hear it.
Liang Yi is stupid, but Shi Er has some brains, he is both bad and smart...
Shi Er looked at Su Yan and said indifferently: "If Miss Su still wants to perform an autopsy and investigate the case, she should be careful with her words."
Liang Yi: "Someone seems to have called me stupid?!"
Su Yan: “…”
She bowed to Shi Er, "I really didn't say anything. Can we talk about business? Why did Minister Shi bring us to the scroll room? I thought we were going to the morgue."
Shi Er said: "Before Cheng Jian was murdered, there were several cases in Beijing that have not been solved yet."
"What does this mean?"
"The two deceased were an imperial physician and a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites. They were both high-ranking officials. Mr. Cheng was a fifth-rank official, and Cheng Jian was his most beloved son. It cannot be said that he had nothing to do with the court. I want to find out if these three cases are related."
Liang Yicai had just returned to Beijing and didn't know about the two cases. He pulled Su Yan aside and whispered, "He's so ridiculous. An official in Beijing was murdered, and he could just go and ask Zhao Mingde why he killed him. Why did he have to pretend to investigate?"
Shi Er: “…”
Su Yan said: "Maybe there is another hidden story."
Liang Yi said confidently: "The only people who would kill people in the capital are those from Chuyun Tower. Chuyun Tower is notorious."
Su Yan said: "Maybe it's just trying to cover up something?"
"No, these people are not that important. Even if Zhao Mingde kills them openly, we can do nothing about it."
Su Yan: "He is indeed a bad guy."
Shi Er: "..., you two, Shi is still young, and has sharp ears and eyes!"
Su Yan turned his head and said, "We suspect you are acting."
"It's not doubt," Liang Yi said, "it should be said that it is so."
Shi Er: “…”
The young Minister of Justice is on the verge of falling ill from depression.
Although Su Yan didn't believe Shi Er, he was willing to take the blame. Su Yan was very happy. With Liang Yi around, he wouldn't harm them directly. He wanted to pretend. Su Yan wanted to find the murderer of Cheng Jian, so they could cooperate temporarily.
Su Yan said, "Is there an autopsy?"
"I did do an autopsy, but there aren't many decent coroners in Beijing. Since you said you can do an autopsy, this is a good opportunity to prove yourself." Shi Er sneered, "If I find out you're just pretending, don't blame me for putting you in jail."
Su Yan thought in his heart - running dog...
Shi Er: "Shut up!"
The imperial physician mentioned by Shi Er died a month ago. He was stabbed to death at home. The coroner's report stated that the imperial physician's throat was cut, blood splattered everywhere, and he died at home.
As for the head of the Ministry of Rites, he died half a month ago, and his cause of death was similar to that of the imperial physician. Shi Er believed that they were both silenced by the same person.
After reading the file, Su Yan said, "Their deaths were different from Cheng Jian's. The murderer who killed Cheng Jian hated Cheng Jian and intended to torture him, but the deaths of the imperial physician and the chief were more like being silenced."
Liang Yi said: "You are the Minister of Justice, but you still need Su Yan to teach you such a simple truth."
Shi Er was no longer willing to argue with Liang Yi. He said expressionlessly, "Of course I know this. The problem is that the principal is not very old and is acquainted with Cheng Jian. He met Cheng Jian before he was murdered, and the imperial physician met the principal before he was murdered. Can you say that there is no connection between the three cases?"
"The imperial physician and the chief minister both served in the court. If they were killed because they blocked someone's way, it would make sense. But Cheng Jian failed to pass the imperial examination and was just an ordinary rich young man. Why would he be killed after meeting the chief minister?" Su Yan said, "It's really strange."
Liang Yi said, "Can't you really ask Zhao Mingde? If Zhao Mingde ignores you, you can ask Zhao Zong. Zhao Zong is in charge of Chuyun Tower. He must know who Chuyun Tower attacked."
Shi Er said with a dark face: "I have asked, they haven't killed anyone recently!"
Liang Yi said seriously: "It's bad."
"Do you see something wrong?"
Liang Yi said: "Zhao Zong no longer trusts you!"
Shi Er: “…”
Nonsense! Nonsense! Nonsense...
Shi Er was so angry that his heart ached.
Su Yan pulled Liang Yi behind him and said, "I understand what you mean. If you promise not to cause trouble for me, we can try to investigate."
Liang Yi whispered: "This is really a big trouble, don't get involved."
Su Yan remained calm and said, "I want to go see the bodies of the imperial physician and the chief first."
Shi Er said to his subordinates, "Prepare the horses and go to the morgue."
He turned and walked out.
Liang Yi said: "Are you crazy? Cooperating with Shi Er? Zhao Mingde is the big villain, and he is the small villain!"
Su Yan said thoughtfully: "He looks like an official who really gets things done."
"It's a fake! He's pretending! You can't trust him!"
"I don't believe him," Su Yan said, "You also said that the only people who would kill innocent people in the capital are people from Chuyun Tower. Yun Xing has now returned to Chuyun Tower. I wonder if Zhao Zong suspects him. This matter may be related to Chuyun Tower. We should find out."
Liang Yi said "Oh".
It turned out to be for her little lover.
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