Chapter 182 Bamboo Rice (5)

"We...we received a blood letter from that year!" Xunzhou looked at the two people looking at him from the opposite side and said subconsciously.

The moment he opened his mouth, he felt a sense of unreasonable annoyance. However, when he finished speaking, when he faced the two thoughtful faces in front of him, he felt inexplicably relieved.

The secret has been kept in my heart for so long, it's almost breathless.

Now that I have said it, there is no need to hide it anymore. Xunzhou said: "The messenger who sent the letter was once robbed by bandits on the way to deliver the edict, and the edict was stolen. The messenger was afraid of being implicated, so he went After negotiating with the bandit village, the bandit village was very reasonable and after hearing this, he returned the stolen edict to the messenger!"

As soon as he mentioned this, Lin Fei on the opposite side couldn't help but frown: "I have never heard from Wei Fu and the others who are handling this case that the imperial edict was looted!"

"The ants are still greedy for life!" Xunzhou said this, sighed helplessly, and explained, "The messenger did not dare to tell this matter. Moreover, the edict was brought back again, and the sealing wax was not removed, so he just pretended that it was not there. After this happened, I hurriedly sent the edict."

And then... everyone knew what happened next. The famous general died tragically, and Wen Xuance became the one to replace the edict.

"If there is nothing in the edict, the messenger would be lucky and choose to conceal the matter; if there is something in the edict, the messenger would be afraid to say anything!" Wen Mingtang heard this and said clearly, "It's not that he can't understand it. The messenger’s concealment made the whole case missing a vital link.”

Xunzhou said "Yes" and said: "Originally, except for the two messengers, I am afraid that no one else will know about this matter. My brother-in-law and I have been investigating these years. It was also a coincidence. Last year, an old man The courier retired and returned to his hometown, and his ancestral home happened to be in the county where my brother-in-law lives. Because it was occupied by evil people, he could not get his ancestral home back, but my brother-in-law came to help, and the old courier was filled with guilt. , just talked about it.”

After that, Xunzhou and the others naturally went to check the news about the bandit village. When they checked, they were shocked.

"We have asked people around us where the bandit stronghold came from in that place?" Xunzhou said, "There has never been any bandit stronghold, so how could the imperial edict mention it?"

Either the old messenger lied about this matter, but he was old. He didn't say anything originally, and no one related him to this matter. If he hadn't spoken out himself, who would have known about it?

"We feel that there is no need for him to lie. In this case, there is only one possibility..."

Before Xunzhou finished speaking, Lin Fei said: "Someone pretended to be a robber, intercepted the edict, exchanged the edict, and then used the messenger to fear being implicated, so he did this without anyone noticing."

Wen Mingtang nodded, not forgetting what Xunzhou said before: "The blood letter you are talking about means..."

When the word "blood letter" was mentioned, Xunzhou's face suddenly turned pale. He looked at Wen Mingtang and said solemnly: "The old messenger who told us about this matter is dead."

As soon as these words came out, even Lin Fei's face couldn't help but change. Before Xunzhou could speak, he took the initiative to ask: "How did he die? Is it man-made?"

Xunzhou didn't shake his head or nod. He just looked at Lin Fei and said, "He slipped and fell into the water when he was out at night. Everyone in the tavern can prove that he drank a lot that day, so it makes sense that he fell into the water while drunk. .”

So... it seemed artificial, but Xunzhou didn't shake his head or nod, so there was definitely something else going on.

"Two days after the courier's accident, my brother-in-law received a letter that was secretly thrown through the crack of the Yamen door with his name concealed. My brother-in-law opened the letter and saw the blood letter written by the courier." Xunzhou said, "Due to the previous incident of seizing the house, the courier wrote many notes. My brother-in-law certainly knew his handwriting. Whether it was his signature or handwriting, he could match that of the courier. If there is no accident, it should be his. wrote."

As for the content of the blood letter, it was to tell the story of being robbed on the way to deliver the imperial edict, and to plead for a strict investigation into the matter.

If this matter was to inform Xunzhou's brother-in-law, it was not necessary, because they had already known about it from the messenger. Therefore, the messenger's blood letter was obviously not to inform Xunzhou's brother-in-law, but...

"Physical evidence." Lin Fei said, "Leave a physical evidence."

The person was still alive, but he left physical evidence in advance. Something happened not long after leaving the physical evidence. This... can only prove one thing.

"The messenger must have discovered or known something. He knew he was going to die, so he left a physical evidence." Lin Fei said.

Xunzhou looked at Lin Fei in front of him who either didn't speak, but always pointed out important points when he spoke, and nodded: "Lin Shaoqing is right!"

It seems that this person's ability is much more powerful than the rumors. Xunzhou sighed a little: No wonder Sister Mingtang trusts him so much!

"Sending the edict will not be left to one messenger, but what about the other messenger?" Lin Fei didn't wait for Xunzhou to sigh, and continued to ask.

Xunzhou, who was forced to interrupt his emotion, shook his head and said: "He is dead. I heard he died of malaria after eating unclean food. He died two months earlier than the old messenger."

The two messengers had accidents within two months of each other. If this was not a coincidence, someone wanted to completely clear up the matter and prevent it from being overturned.

When Lin Fei heard this, he frowned and asked Xunzhou, "Have you checked those two messengers?"

Xunzhou nodded and said, "I checked and found nothing."

Lin Fei said "hmm" and stretched out his hand to him: "Tell me the information about the two couriers you found."

He hadn't checked, so the words "nothing found" were said by Xunzhou and the others, not by him, Lin Fei.

Xunzhou: "..." He raised his head and looked at Wen Mingtang beside him, only to see Wen Mingtang nodded towards him and said, "Lin Shaoqing has handled many cases. If you leave it to him to investigate, he may be able to discover something that I haven't discovered yet." clue."

When it comes to investigating cases, Lin Shaoqing is certainly much better than them! Xunzhou took out a stack of envelopes he brought from his arms and handed them over, saying: "I did bring them over this time. I was afraid that Sister Mingtang wouldn't believe it. It was just in case. Unexpectedly, I actually sent them here." It’s put to use.”

Wen Mingtang looked at Xunzhou who had prepared everything and thanked him: "Thank you for running for my father's affairs!"

Hearing this, Xunzhou hurriedly said: "Sister Mingtang's words really upset me. Teacher treats us with great kindness..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Fei, who had collected his things across from him, spoke up. This time, he was not as polite and cooperative as before, but interrupted Xunzhou's words: "Since I have treated you with such kindness, Why do you want to switch to Wang He’s disciple again?”

Wen Mingtang: "..."

Their Lin Shaoqing is so good at "talking", and I don't know if anyone has ever done anything to him because he is so good at "talking".