Chapter 139: Breaking the Situation

Chapter 139: Breaking the Situation

Chapter 139: Breaking the Situation
The eldest son Dou Deming next to him also understood that Xiao Xia was the illegitimate son who caused the downfall of Prince Jin five years ago.

He remembered something and said quickly, "Master Xiao said he has a way to solve this problem!"

Originally they didn't take this sentence seriously, but when they knew Xiao Xia was the son of King Jin, it was a different story.

Dou Yan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, maybe the Third Young Master really has a solution!"

Yang Guang now wanted to deal with Zhang Guo, the Minister of the Dali Temple. Tomorrow was the deadline. He did not have the energy to deal with this matter for the time being, so he turned around and said to Yang Zhao: "You and Deming go find the third brother and ask him if he has any good ideas?"

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In the Dali Temple, Zhang Guo tried his best to catch the murderer of Yun Shitai. Until yesterday, a small vendor who set up a stall nearby provided a vague description of the murderer, a young man, six feet tall, holding a dagger.

It was the description of this dagger that reminded the Dali Temple officials that the murderer who stabbed the rogue was also stabbed with a dagger.

Only then did Zhang Guo finally realize that the murderer who killed Yun Shitai was the same person who stabbed more than fifty scoundrels.

This made Zhang Guo extremely regretful. They had missed the most important opportunity.

Zhang Guo then began to thoroughly investigate the stabbing incident of the scoundrels and sent his men to find every scoundrel who had been stabbed and the witnesses.

Various information began to come together from all directions, but the summarized information was the same as the initial information: a young man, about six feet tall, holding a dagger, and moving quickly and agilely.

Wang Qiu, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, walked into the official room quickly and said urgently, "Sir, we have an important clue."

"What clue?"

"Wannian County Lieutenant said that a scoundrel who reported a crime had his ear cut off. He said that the report was taken away by Yuwen Chengdu. Since no case was filed, they don't know where the scoundrel lives or what his name is."

Zhang Guo gasped. He had ignored Yuwen Chengdu. Yuwen Chengdu was the first one to arrive at the scene. He must know something.
Wang Qiu added: "Since the ear was cut off, this scoundrel must have come face to face with the murderer. He must know more clues about the murderer."

Zhang Guo paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. He was in big trouble. How could he ask Yuwen Chengdu for clues?
At this time, a subordinate hurried to the hall and said with a fist: "Wang Shaoqing, the scoundrel who had his ear cut off has been found."

Zhang Guo and Wang Qiu came out together and asked, "Where is the person?"

"The rogue is dead. We found his body outside the city."

Zhang Guo and Wang Qiu were both stunned. This was murder to silence the witness!

"Sir, he must have been killed by Yuwen Chengdu. Could it be that Yun Shitai was..."

What Wang Qiu didn't say was, could Yun Shitai have been killed by Yuwen Chengdu?

Zhang Guo didn't say anything for a long time. Yuwen Chengdu did have a motive to kill Yun Shitai. The prince killed the county lieutenant Ma Xun in Jiangdu, and he had a feud with Yuwen Shu. Yun Shitai was the prince's brother-in-law. It was very likely that he killed Yun Shitai to avenge Ma Xun!
Wang Qiu added: "Yuwen Chengdu is in charge of the public security during the Lantern Festival. He can definitely set up a gang to specifically stab those scoundrels and eliminate the troublemakers at the source. This is also a way to handle public security."

Zhang Guo said angrily: "I know all this, but the question is how am I going to explain it tomorrow? Could it be that Yuwen Chengdu is the murderer? Where is the evidence? If there is no evidence, the King of Jin will not let me go!"

Wang Qiu pondered for a moment and said, "It's actually easy!"

Zhang Guo was invigorated and asked quickly, "What do you mean?"

"Young man, six feet tall, holding a short sword, please find someone to be the murderer."

"Who to choose as the murderer?"

"Envoy, isn't the weapon of the Fengxiang thief Liu Huan just a short sword? He seems to be six feet tall! It is normal for him to come to Chang'an to look for opportunities on Lantern Festival night. As long as Envoy insists that he is the murderer, the King of Jin will have no way to deal with the Envoy, unless the King of Jin can find Liu Huan and prove that he was not the murderer."

Zhang Guo nodded repeatedly, this was indeed a good idea.

Wang Qiu smiled and added: "Add another sentence in the confession, there is a three-inch long scar on his face, which is more consistent with Liu Huan's characteristics."

Zhang Guo narrowed his eyes and smiled: "That's it!"

Yang Zhao's judgment was accurate. He found his third brother Xiao Xia in the cafeteria of the Imperial College. Xiao Xia was having lunch with Cui Lian and Wei Chengfeng. Yesterday, Dou Dexuan came specially to apologize to Cui Lian and Wei Chengfeng. The two of them felt saved and felt much better.

"Why are you here, brother?" Xiao Xia walked out with a smile.

"I have something to talk to you about. Come with me! Let's talk outside."

Xiao Xia followed his elder brother to a teahouse outside and found Dou Deming was also there. He was with Yang Zhao, so he should know his identity.

Xiao Xia sat down and said with a smile: "Brother Dou, have you gone to Chongrenfang to check? The Yun family's vegetable garden has been dug up by the county government."

Dou Deming couldn't believe his ears. He was surprised and happy and said, "We have said it so many times, but the county government ignored us. How dare they offend the Yun family again now?" "The Yun family must have wanted to dig it up themselves! Didn't I tell you? As long as we use a little trick, the Yun family will have to dig up the vegetable field obediently."

"Could you tell me, brother, what method was used?"

Yang Zhao also became interested. "Tell me about it, Third Brother! What good method did you use?"

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Thousands of households' wells were polluted by the manure from the Yun family's vegetable fields. As a result, every household suffered from severe diarrhea. Thousands of residents were angry and went to the Yun family to settle accounts. Do you think the Yun family will continue to grow vegetables? Aren't they afraid that thousands of angry mobs will rush into the mansion and tear their entire family to pieces?"

Dou Deming and Yang Zhao looked at each other, neither of them could believe it. How could this be possible?
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "The Dou family just needs to give me 10,000 strings of cash, and I'll return the land to them, and then we'll own half of the restaurant, how about that?"

Dou Deming nodded, "It should be possible. I can make the decision and agree to it, but you haven't finished talking about what happened just now. How did you do it?"

Xiao Xia said calmly, "Brother Dou, go back and ask Shopkeeper Zhao of Qingfeng Restaurant and you will know. Don't you have anything else to talk to me about today?"

This sentence reminded Dou Deming, and he quickly said, "It's about Dexuan beating up the Imperial College manager. My father and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin have realized that the matter is very serious. The Crown Prince may take action soon. I remember my brother said that you have a way to deal with this dilemma. Can you help me?"

Xiao Xia looked at his brother Yang Zhao, who nodded, "Father doesn't want anything to happen to the Dou family, third brother, help them!"

Xiao Xia nodded and said, "It is wrong to hit someone, but if the person being beaten does not deserve sympathy, that is another matter. You should change your mindset. If a logistics manager embezzles a lot of money, and such a corrupt official is taught a lesson by righteous students, wouldn't it feel different?"

Dou Deming's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. He hesitated and said, "I'm afraid this supervisor has been protected by the prince. We can't find him at all!"

Xiao Xia smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry! My men have already found him, he can't get away!"

Dou Deming gave a thumbs up, "Young Master, you are very thoughtful and far-sighted. I admire you! I admire you!"

Yang Zhao frowned, "Where did you get these men?"

"I'm borrowing someone from my aunt!"

Xiao Xia laughed again and said, "My people also discovered that the prince's warriors were secretly protecting Director Wei. This confirms my judgment that the prince will definitely use the teacher beating case to dismiss Dou Yan."

Yang Zhao nodded. His brother was truly amazing. Before anything even started, he had already taken the initiative. No wonder the King of Han fell into his hands.

Yang Zhao hesitated for a moment and said, "Third brother's method is good, but it requires evidence!"

Xiao Xia sneered, "The evidence is there every day. The students only have boiled vegetables, brown rice, and coarse flour buns for every meal. I've calculated that this kind of food costs at most ten coins per meal, three meals a day costs thirty coins, and nine hundred coins a month. How much food allowance does the court give to each student every month?"

Yang Zhao nodded and said, "The court subsidizes each student of the Imperial College with 50 strings of cash every year. I just happen to know that!"

"Isn't that enough? Take the students' daily necessities and clothes, and then take a meal, and place them in front of the emperor, so that the emperor can see where the fifty strings of cash per year are spent.

As long as the emperor is furious and sets off a storm of accountability, the Imperial College's chief academician will say he didn't know about it, and the Imperial College's academician will say it has nothing to do with him. Who will be unlucky in the end? It must be the logistics manager. Dexuan's beating him up is too light, he must die now! "

Yang Zhao and Dou Deming suddenly realized that it was a brilliant strategy to strike first and gain the upper hand!

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go get some evidence!"

Xiao Xia stood up and left. Dou Deming sighed, "Your brother is young, but he is a tough guy. Your Highness should recommend him to the prince. With him making plans behind the scenes, it may not be so easy for the prince to overthrow the King of Jin again!"

Yang Zhao laughed and said, "The King of Han was forced to face the wall for a year because of him!"

Dou Deming immediately became curious and asked, "What's going on? Can you tell me about it?"

"This matter all started with a letter!"

Half an hour later, Xiao Xia came back with a large box filled with various daily necessities, bedding, clothes and a meal.

Xiao Xia handed the box to Yang Zhao and said, "It would be best if father could go to the emperor to file a complaint today and say that these are my daily necessities and that this matter cannot be delayed until tomorrow."

"why?"

"Because tomorrow my father will attack the Supreme Court, the prince will definitely attack the Dou family at the same time. My father wants to establish his authority, and the prince will definitely attack him to establish his authority. If the Dou family is taken down, who will dare to be loyal to my father? So we must act today to foil the prince's plan."

Yang Zhao nodded, "I understand, I'll rush back now!"

(End of this chapter)