Chapter 130 A strange combination of circumstances

Chapter 130 A strange combination of circumstances
Dou Dexuan knelt in the yard, and his father Dou Yan slapped him hard several times, "You idiot, you are going to kill me!"

Dou Dexuan lowered his head and cried, "I would rather die than implicate my father!"

"Don't say such bullshit. Even if you die, the prince won't let me go!"

Dou Deming advised: "The prince may not know about this matter. Perhaps we take it too seriously."

Dou Yan sighed and said, "Wang Yun, the chief priest of the Imperial College, was the crown prince's confidant. Although he just passed away, he must have reported this matter to the crown prince. The crown prince knows that he is holding back and waiting for the right opportunity. What do you want me to do?"

Dou Deming thought about it and said, "There is still time. Why not discuss it with His Royal Highness Prince Jin and see if there is any way to make up for it?"

Dou Yan thought about it and realized that this was the only way. He pointed at Dou Dexuan and yelled, "Get out of here! If you cause trouble again, I'll beat you to death!"

Dou Dexuan ran and crawled to the door. He suddenly stopped and said, "Father, from Xiao Xia's tone, he might have a way to solve it?"

"What can a little brat like him do? Get out of here!"

Dou Dexuan ran away quickly. His eldest son Dou Deming hesitated and said, "Father, although Xiao Xia is young, he is a county lord. He seems to act rashly, but he is actually far-sighted. I heard that Yu Zhongwen also fell into his hands. Just give him 4,000 strings of cash to redeem the horse."

"What's going on? What kind of horse is Yu Zhongwen?"

"It was Yu Qinwen's Qianli Feixue, which his son rode secretly with his third brother to harass Xiao Xia. However, Xiao Xia seized the horse and it seemed that there was a document from the imperial court in the horse bag. Xiao Xia then extorted 4,000 strings of cash from the Yu family. Yu Zhongwen went to negotiate in person and really gave in and paid the money."

"Is there such a thing?" Dou Yan was stunned.

"It's absolutely true. I also think that Xiao Xia is very experienced and doesn't look like a teenager at all. He also promised to help us solve the source of the stench. He said that he could solve it with a little trick. Father, maybe he can really solve my third brother's big trouble."

Dou Yan sighed, "I'll go talk to King Jin first and see what his attitude is."

Dou Yan took a carriage to Taipingfang to visit Prince Jin, but he didn't know that Prince Jin Yang Guang was not at home, but was in the Ministry of Justice handling the murder of Yun Shitai.

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Today is the Lantern Festival. The court has a day off. Emperor Yang Jian and his concubines are writing poems in the harem to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

At this time, an eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, Secretary Xue Daoheng wants to see you, saying that he wants to present a poem to the emperor!"

Yang Jian laughed, "You came at the right time. Hurry and summon him to see me!"

A eunuch drew the curtain, separating the concubines from the inner room.

Not long after, Xue Daoheng hurried to the front of the palace and bowed, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

"My dear Xue, do you have any good poems to give me?"

"Your Majesty, I have seen a poem about the Lantern Festival, which I found to be a masterpiece of nature, so I am here to present it to Your Majesty!"

Yang Jian smiled and said, "The lyrics are in the tune that southerners like. It doesn't hurt to show it to me!"

The eunuch took the scroll and presented it to the emperor.

Yang Jian slowly unfolded the scroll and read it carefully.

Qingyu Case. Lantern Festival

The east wind blows thousands of flowers into bloom at night, and blows down stars like rain. The road is filled with the fragrance of BMW and carved carriages, the sound of phoenix flutes moves, the light of jade pots turns, and fish and dragons dance all night.

The moth is covered with golden threads of snow willow, and the smile and fragrance are gone. I searched for him among the crowd for a thousand times, but when I turned around, he was there, in the dim light.'

"Good! What a wonderful line, 'I searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times, and when I turned around, I found him standing in the dimming lights.' It's absolutely wonderful."

Yang Jian praised repeatedly, "Is this Mr. Xue's new work?"

"I dare not take away other people's work. This was written by a student of the Imperial College."

Yang Jian shook his head, a little unconvinced, "What kind of student can write such a work?"

"Your Majesty, this is a member of the Xiao family in Jiangdu, who has just come to study at the Imperial Academy."

Yang Jian was slightly stunned. "What's the name of the Jiangdu Xiao family member?"

"My name is Xiao Xia!"

"What's your name?" Yang Jian was shocked.

"The student's name is Xiao Xia, which means summer."

"How old is he? What does he look like?" "About fifteen or sixteen, very tall and handsome. I heard he just came to Chang'an and has been in the Imperial College for only three days."

Yang Jian suddenly burst into laughter. What a coincidence! It was actually written by his grandson Xiao Xia, and Xue Daoheng didn't know about it. It was really interesting.

"Well written, I like it very much!"

Yang Jian asked with a smile: "Is his calligraphy not very good?"

Xue Daoheng was stunned. "His calligraphy is not very good. How did Your Majesty know that?"

"I am the Son of Heaven. What can be hidden from me? Thank you, Lord Xue, for your words. I am in a good mood."

Xue Daoheng had already sensed that the concubines behind the curtains were all thinking of coming out, so he didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly took his leave.

As soon as Xue Daoheng left, a group of concubines came out, vying to see the emperor's words of praise, and they all applauded.

Yang Jian suddenly remembered that his beloved concubine, Concubine Chen, loved to write lyrics, so he got up and went to Concubine Chen's bedroom. Yang Jian sat in front of her sickbed, handed her the lyrics and said with a smile: "My beloved concubine, take a look at this lyric!"

Concubine Chen was a princess of the Chen Dynasty, and she also loved to write lyrics. She quickly sat up and took a closer look, and could not help but praise it repeatedly, "The moth is covered with golden threads of snowy willow, and the smiles and fragrance are gone. It is so well written! Was this written by Xue Daoheng?"

"He said it was written by a Tai student!"

"A student from the Imperial College can write lyrics? He must be from the South!"

"This is the most interesting part. I asked the student who wrote the lyrics what his name was. Who do you think he was?"

"I can't guess!"

"It was my grandson Xiao Xia. Xue Daoheng didn't know him. By some strange coincidence, he presented my grandson's work to me."

"Is that the kid from Jiangdu?"

"That's him. Not only is he skilled in martial arts, he can even write lyrics!"

"What a coincidence! It's really interesting!"

Concubine Chen read it several times again, and she was a little moved. Could Xiao Xia write a few more poems?

She thought for a moment and said, "Tonight is the Lantern Festival night. Why not invite your Majesty's descendants to the palace to enjoy the moon and lanterns? Let Xiao Xia come as well. I love writing lyrics the most, so I want to test him."

Yang Jian was willing to grant Concubine Chen's request. He said happily, "Tonight is the reunion night. The whole family should be together. I will arrange it!"

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Yuwen Chengdu was also investigating the case. The Jingzhao Yin, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were involved in the investigation. In fact, it had nothing to do with him, but it happened that he encountered this case, so Yuwen Chengdu wanted to catch the killer.

Yuwen Chengdu decided to start with the more than fifty stabbing cases, although these were two cases, and almost everyone believed that the person who stabbed the rogue and killed Yun Shitai would not be the same person.

Because the stabbing of the scoundrel was so random, it could have been done by a gang, while the assassination of Yun Shitai was clearly premeditated and was done by an independent assassin.

But Yuwen Chengdu intuitively believed that this was done by one person. The assassination of Yun Shitai was not premeditated and was done on impulse, just like stabbing a scoundrel. It was just that Yun Shitai openly raped a woman, which made this person want to kill him.

His men reported that there was a clue at the county government office.

Yuwen Chengdu hurried to the Chang'an County Government, and the county lieutenant handed him a case report.

"This is a victim's father who came to report that his son's ears were cut off last night, and his son's three companions were stabbed in the thighs and thrown into the river."

Yuwen Chengdu had an idea that there might be an eyewitness.

He quickly asked, "Has the case been filed?"

The county lieutenant shook his head and said, "Reporting to the general, there is no clue at all in this kind of public security case. The perpetrator cannot be found, and no one has died anyway. The county lord does not intend to file a case!"

The county generally does not file a case for this kind of public security case, because once a case is filed, if the case cannot be solved, it will eventually affect the political performance. Therefore, as long as no one dies, the county will not pay any attention to public security cases.