Lu Junzhong smelled the smell of blood and felt happy, but Fan Wenzheng, the military officer, had also smelled the smell of blood.

But unlike Lu Junzhong's mood, Fan Wenzheng knew in his heart that if there was really going to be blood, the blood could only flow from the Ministry of War first.

When he learned that Qin Xiao rode a horse and pulled a cart to play drums in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, Fan Wenzheng's heart sank rapidly.

He did not expect that Qin Xiao, who he thought was Han Yunong's follower, would unexpectedly play such a trick. Before that, he had never even thought that the Ministry of Punishment would be involved in this matter.

The Ministry of Punishment is indeed a yamen that makes people jealous, and the Blood King is indeed the most cruel official in the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, before this, Fan Wenzheng had not considered the Ministry of Punishment at all. Even if he wanted to involve people to share the responsibility for the loss of Xiling, he had thought of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Property Transfer, but he had no intention of dragging the Ministry of Punishment into it, and there was indeed no reason.

Put a hat on the head of the Ministry of Justice.

Qin Xiao was beating the drum in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice. Fan Wenzheng immediately sent someone to keep an eye on him. When Dou Fu, the minister of the Ministry of War, came in person to report that Qin Xiao had been brought into the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, Fan Wenzheng knew that something was wrong.

If the Ministry of Punishment does not want to get involved in this matter, the best way to deal with it is to send people to drive Qin Xiao away.

But this incident seems to have nothing to do with the Ministry of Punishment.

The Ministry of Punishment can investigate criminal cases, but it has nothing to do with the Ministry of War. Even if someone in the military violates military regulations, it will never be the Ministry of Punishment's turn to intervene. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment have always been at peace with each other.

a non-interference relationship.

Han Yunong entered the yamen of the Ministry of War because it involved military matters, and the Ministry of Punishment had no reason to get involved.

Fan Wenzheng was caught off guard by Qin Xiao's move, but he was an old Jianghu after all, so he did not panic because of it. He thoughtfully asked in a low voice: "Do you know why Qin Xiao entered the Criminal Department?"

"Looking for someone." Dou Fu said: "Qin Xiao made a loud voice on Zhuque Street, and many people nearby heard it clearly. He claimed that he came to Kyoto from Xiling to report an emergency military situation. Two companions were missing, and he asked the Ministry of Punishment for help.

Searching. And...!" He hesitated to speak, his face was solemn, and he did not dare to say it immediately.

"And what?"

But the moment Qin Xiao was brought into the Xingbu Yamen, and the moment Qin Xiao stepped into the Xingbu Yamen, it was as if the Xingbu had their hands involved in this incident.

Fan Wenzheng did not expect that Qin Xiao would be so involved, nor did he expect that the Ministry of Punishment would take the initiative to get involved in this matter.

"Bu Tang, it was Zhu Dongshan, that fat pig, who personally brought Qin Xiao into the yamen of the Criminal Department." Dou Fan's face was also a little solemn: "Zhu Dongshan is Lu Junzhong's number one confidant. It seems that the Criminal Department is going to intervene in this matter.

"

Fan Wenzheng clapped his hands and said angrily: "I made an oversight. I didn't expect that he was also a night crow. Damn it!"

I don’t know if it means Qin Xiao should

If you want to die, you should die yourself.

"And he took out the tiger-head jade pendant." Dou Fu said: "Zhu Dongshan took the tiger-head jade pendant and looked at it carefully. After returning it to Qin Xiao, he went back to the Yamen of the Criminal Department. In less than a stick of incense, he came out and took Qin Xiao.

Xiao took it in."

Fan Wenzheng changed his color slightly: "Qin Xiao is also a night crow?"

"He has a tiger head jade pendant in his hand, so there should be no problem with his identity." Dou Fan said: "So in addition to Han Yunong, Qin Xiao is also one of the night crows who came to Beijing this time."

Fan Wenzheng was sitting on the chair, silent for a moment, and finally asked: "What do you think Lu Junzhong is going to do?"

"Budang, Lu Junzhong is sinister and ruthless. We all know this man's temperament. If he doesn't take action, he will kill people if he does. He will not stop until a group of people are killed." Dou Wei told Lu Junzhong.

Obviously he was also extremely fearful, and said in a low voice: "Since he let Qin Xiao enter the Criminal Department, he is preparing to cause trouble."

Fan Wenzheng sneered: "What does the Ministry of War have to do with the Ministry of Punishment? What reason does he have to cause trouble?"

"Bu Tang, since Qin Xiao is a night crow, what he said is extraordinary." Dou Fu said: "He deliberately beat the drum in front of the Xingbu Yamen, and shouted out the disappearance of Han Yunong and Du Hongsheng, just to let the streets know

Everyone knew about this. It was the time when I was on my way to work, and there were many officials from various yamen coming and going on the street. Now I am afraid that the news that Han Yunong went to Beijing to report military information but suddenly disappeared has spread in various yamen. After today, the capital

Everyone knows it."

Fan Wenzheng looked very ugly. He thought of something and asked, "Has Han Yunong eaten something?"

"Not yet." Dou Fan said: "The food has already cooled down. In order to avoid his suspicion, Xiaguan Gang had his breakfast put away as usual, and he was preparing to send the food over again at noon."

Fan Wenzheng's expression became more serious.

"When Lu Junzhong finds Han Yunong in our place, the consequences will be disastrous." Dou Fan said solemnly.

"Then what should we do?" Fan Wenzheng frowned and said, "Should Han Yunong be released? As long as he walks out of this door, what should we do if we force him to implicate officials in Xiling?"

"Bu Tang, Qin Xiao reported that someone is missing." Dou Fan frowned and said: "The investigation of missing cases is also within the scope of the Ministry of Justice's responsibilities. Although the Ministry of Justice usually has no interest in handling missing cases and will leave them to the Kyoto Prefecture, but

The Ministry of Punishment really wants to handle it on its own, but no one can say no."

"You want to investigate the Ministry of War by investigating the disappearance case?" Fan Wenzheng stroked his beard. "I waited for them to come to the door. I only said that Han Yunong was not in the Ministry of War. Does the Ministry of Punishment still have the responsibility to search this place?"

Dou Fan hesitated for a moment and then whispered: "Bu Tang, what if the Ministry of Punishment asks someone to testify, kills Han Yunong and enters the Ministry of War? What Lu Junzhong and his group are best at is making things up out of thin air, and frame others' crimes with ease and ease.

It is not impossible to produce a witness. Moreover, Qin Xiao found the Ministry of War last time, which means that Qin Xiao also felt that Han Yunong was in the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment asked someone to give false testimony. In addition, Qin Xiao proved that Han Yunong came to the Ministry of War. If we stop

They were looking for someone at the Ministry of War, and Lu Junzhong would definitely report the matter to the palace. It would be fine if other people were missing, but if the saint knew that Han Yunong came to Kyoto from Xiling to report an emergency military situation, and that he might be detained at the Ministry of War, then

Long Yan must be furious, and he will probably give Lu Junzhong a decree giving him the right to find someone in the Ministry of War."

In line with this idea, he was determined not to stand up and prove that the responsibility for the loss of Xiling was Yao Mubai, the protector of Xiling. Therefore, Fan Wenzheng could only do the next best thing and asked Han Yunong to write a confession in his own hand.

Although this could not directly implicate Dao Yao Mubai, Han Yunong's confession could be used to implicate the officials, and even General Heiyu who secretly arranged for Han Yunong to go to Xiling was implicated.

In order to prevent Han Yunong from retracting his confession later, Fan Wenzheng even considered poisoning Han Yunong. In this way, with the confession evidence in hand, Han Yunong would commit suicide in fear of guilt, and it would be impossible for him to retract his confession.

Dou Fan said: "Bu Tang, the important thing is that after he is released, if he colludes with Lu Junzhong and sues us to detain him in the Ministry of War, things will be even more troublesome. He came to Beijing to report military information, and the Ministry of War detained him because he did not want to let him go.

Thousands of urgent military information have been sent to the Saint. If Lu Junzhong seizes this, he will slander us and deceive the Saint."

Fan Wenzheng detained Han Yunong in the hope that Han Yunong could pin the blame for the loss of Xiling on Yao Mubai and many other officials in Xiling. In this way, the officials could be dragged into the water and more people would be blamed.

However, Han Yunong did not follow Fan Wenzheng’s instructions.

Dou Fan said: "If Han Yunong had been poisoned by food before the people from the Ministry of Punishment arrived, the ministry's words would be absolutely foolproof. But... Han Yunong has not been poisoned and died, let alone us. We will arrange

It is not difficult for someone to kill Han Yunong, but when the time comes, the Ministry of Punishment will not let it go easily, and will definitely conduct an autopsy. If it is found that he was killed by someone, the Ministry of Justice will be in catastrophe for us."

Fan Wenzheng knew that Dou Fan's words were reasonable.

When the Ministry of War sent people to kill the messengers who came from Xiling, Fan Wenzheng would not have the guts even if he had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard.

Everything was planned well, but who would have thought that Qin Xiao suddenly came out and directly dragged the Criminal Department into it.

As soon as the Criminal Department came in, all his previous plans were in vain.

"Kill him immediately." Fan Wenzheng was silent, his face became stern: "The Ministry of Punishment came to the door and said that Han Yunong was indeed at the Ministry of War these days. We have been questioning him these days and asked him to report everything that happened in Xiling in detail.

, but Han Yunong was not in a good mood, in a daze, and did not report all the circumstances in time. Before we fully understood the details of the Xiling rebellion, we could only temporarily let him stay in the Ministry of War, and it was not easy to report the incomplete army to the Ministry of War.

The saint is clear." The cold light in his eyes was like a knife: "Today we probably have a grasp of the situation. Han Yunong also wrote a confession. He felt guilty and committed suicide out of fear of guilt."

"Make a deal with Han Yunong." Dou Fan said: "Not only can't we kill him, we also need to win over him so that after he leaves the gate of the Ministry of War, he will not say a word to the Ministry of Punishment that is not good for us."

Fan Wenzheng frowned and said, "Win him over? I asked him to write a confession last night. He must have resentment towards me. If he gets out of here, he will definitely collude with the Ministry of Punishment." He sighed and said with some annoyance.

: "I didn't think carefully and didn't expect Qin Xiao to involve the Ministry of Punishment."

"What method?"

Unless Han Yunong was really poisoned and died, the Ministry of War would never dare to send anyone to attack him.

"There is still more than an hour before lunch. If we send it in advance, Han Yunong will become suspicious." Dou Fu said: "We can either wait until noon or even in the evening. Han Yunong can't hold it anymore, eat the meal and it will be done. But we can't be sure who is in the Punishment Department."

Will they come here today? If they don't come today, we can wait for one day. But if they come right away, we won't be able to wait until Han Yunong is poisoned." He came closer to Fan Wenzheng and whispered: "Min.

Hall, weigh the pros and cons, now we have to deal with the Ministry of Punishment, there is only one way that may be able to reverse the situation."

"Bu Tang, I am confident that I can convince Han Yunong." Dou Fan said solemnly: "People from the Ministry of Punishment may come to visit at any time. Before that, we must reach an agreement with Han Yunong. Time is tight and there is no delay. Otherwise, there will be more and bigger consequences.

If you have any trouble, please ask the minister to let me go and give it a try."
Chapter completed!