Chu Ming couldn't defeat him, so he had to take Yu Niang back home.
Seeing that everything was intact, Yu Niang also showed a rare smile these days.
In fact, both the Chu family and the restaurant are under the care of the "Dragon and Tiger Gang", so there will naturally be no mistakes.
The two simply tidied up the room and rested. The county government will reopen tomorrow, and everything seems to be back on track.
It was as if the Sword Sect incident had never happened.
The next day, Chu Ming came to the county government office as before. He saw familiar scenes and familiar people. At this time, everyone felt as if they were in another world.
I started to feel sad about this incident.
Tie Shou also returned to the capital at this time, and Bai Shan did not believe that he could find out all the facts of the case in such a short period of time. In order not to give Tie Shou any room for maneuver, he specifically asked the Ministry of Punishment and the Palace to come together to listen to Tie Shou's report.
Although the Jianzong incident has become the focus of everything recently, the court still attaches great importance to the murder of the Qinghe County Sheriff and the County Lieutenant.
The Ministry of Punishment sent a minister to come in person, and Emperor Song even sent the old eunuch around him first, which shows that he attached great importance to this matter.
Bai Shan was also secretly happy. He did not expect that Emperor Song would send this great god. Today he must make Tie Shou look good.
"Mr. An, please take a seat."
Baishan didn't dare to show any slight to the old eunuch.
"You two adults, you're welcome. Our main purpose today is to hear the case, so that we can go back and report to His Majesty. Let's start early."
"Tie Shou, please report the truth about your investigation into Qinghe County."
"yes."
Facing the three senior officials, Tie Shou acted neither humble nor overbearing.
"The Qinghe County Sheriff and the County Lieutenant were poisoned to death by the steward of the County Sheriff's Mansion."
"What evidence do you have? How could a butler like him have such courage?"
Bai Shan seizes every opportunity to attack Tie Shou.
"Sir, this is the evidence collected by my subordinates. Please take a look at it."
Immediately, Tie Shou handed over his evidence and testimony to Bai Shan.
Baishan obediently handed the evidence to Mr. An first. After reading it, the old eunuch calmly handed it to the Minister of Justice.
"The golden-robed head-catcher and the iron hand?"
After reading the evidence, the Minister of Punishment was the first to ask.
"Yes, I am the official Iron Shou."
"If you are unhappy in the Chief Police Department, the door of our Criminal Department is always open to you."
Everyone in the lobby did not expect that the Minister of Punishment would say such words.
"Master Wang, you are blatantly poaching."
Eunuch An, on the other hand, looked worried that the world would not be in chaos.
In fact, everyone is in the officialdom, and Tie Shou's mission is obviously a trip to take the blame.
I just didn't expect that he could perfectly resolve this crisis with his personal abilities.
"Thank you for your appreciation, my lord. Iron Hand always serves the imperial court wherever he goes."
Baishan also received the evidence prepared by Tie Shou, his face turned white and red, very exciting.
He now regrets the battle he prepared, but it helped Iron Hand.
It turns out that all of Tie Shou's evidence chain is complete. Although the poisoner was the steward of the Sheriff's Mansion, he was the instigator behind the scenes. Although Tie Shou did not say it clearly, every piece of evidence pointed to the third prince.
It's better now, but the Chief Inspector accidentally got involved in the struggle between the princes.
Bai Shan felt his head was heavy for a moment, so he asked, "The key witness, where is the housekeeper now?"
"Reporting to your lord, he has been placed in an absolutely safe place in the city by his subordinates. He can be escorted to the chief arrester at any time."
"Absolutely safe? How can you guarantee it?"
"If necessary, I can bring the suspect here without delaying the three adults for a quarter of an hour."
Baishan wanted to slap himself in the mouth. He was so angry today that he challenged Tie Shou with a song and behaved like a "young" who had just debuted.
"Anyway, it's still early to return to the palace, and the Za family has plenty of time."
"My main official duty today is to listen to the case report."
Eunuch An and Mr. Wang did not give Baishan a chance to refuse. They also wanted to see how Tie Shou could bring such an important witness back to the capital alone.
You must know that the third prince is not a vegetarian. If he knows that Tie Shou has such an important witness, the pursuit along the way will be inevitable.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Tie Shou led a beggar into the hall.
"He is the steward of the county magistrate's office and a witness in this case."
"It's really a fantastic idea to dress up as a beggar and sneak into the capital, and the iron head will be arrested!"
Lord Wang made no secret of his admiration for Iron Hand.
Even the way Eunuch An looked at Tie Shou became different.
Next, Eunuch An and Mr. Wang asked a few simple questions one after another. They were all experts at this, and after confirming the confessions, they naturally understood everything.
Only Bai Shan looked ashen. What happened today not only offended the two princes unintentionally, but also helped Tie Shou get into the sight of Eunuch An and Lord Wang for no reason.
Even if he wanted to deal with Iron Shou in the future, there was no way he could go too far.
Baishan could only order his subordinates to take the housekeeper into custody in confusion, and in front of Gonggong An and Lord Wang, he praised Tie Shou vigorously and said that he would definitely ask for credit for him.
With the departure of Mr. An and Mr. Wang, what happened in the Chief Police Department quickly spread throughout the capital.
The sixth prince sat on the main seat with a gloomy face, listening to the reports from his subordinates.
"The housekeeper was the secret line laid by the third prince many years ago. He knew about your plan to take back the Salt Gang, and also knew about Master Zheng and General Li's plan. He reported everything to the third prince and was instructed to poison the two adults. , provoking a three-party fight between the court, the Lord and the Salt Gang. "
"Everyone is targeting me. Even the third child is trying to do this to me. Okay! Okay!"
"Lord, we can try to assassinate Iron Hand. Just because he ruined the third prince's good deeds, all suspicion will be directed at the third prince, and we can profit from it."
After the sixth prince lowered his head and pondered for a long time, he still rejected his subordinate's proposal.
"To assassinate a great master in the capital, it is not easy to completely cover up the traces. If one fails, it will cause unnecessary trouble for us."
"Lord, what should we do?"
"We don't do anything. I always feel that my father attaches extraordinary importance to Qinghe County. I really don't know whose interests have been touched by the third child's disruption this time. Let's just wait and see what happens."
Eunuch An returned to the palace and reported to Emperor Song verbatim what happened today.
"People in the world still know not to offend the majesty of the imperial court easily, and they are all trying to make money honestly. However, these sons of mine regard the majesty of the Tian family as nothing and wantonly kill the imperial officials."
Eunuch An heard the coldness in Emperor Song's words, so he naturally stood aside respectfully, not daring to speak.
"Has the origin of this Iron Hand been found out?"
"He has a clean life, everything is consistent with what he said, and the old slave also sent people to his hometown to investigate, and everything is fine."
If their conversation is heard by Chu Ming, he will definitely tell you that "the products produced by the system must be high-quality", and there will naturally be no problems with the background of the characters set by the system.
"I didn't expect that our country, Song Dynasty, could have such a talented person. Keep an eye on it and don't let Baishan, a jealous loser, get killed."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand."
Emperor Song looked at the moonlight outside the hall and couldn't help but sigh.
"It's just a pity that Li Jun finally won the trust of the Taiwei, but before he had time to exert his influence, he died under the influence of a fly camp and a dog dog."
Eunuch An also regretted this. Gaining the trust of the Taiwei was not an easy matter.
"What's the Prime Minister's reaction?"
"Such a trivial matter is not enough for the Prime Minister to respond to."
"Even you think this is nothing more than a trivial matter in the Prime Minister's eyes."
"Your Majesty makes atonement, this old slave has made a mistake."
Emperor Song glanced at Eunuch An and said lightly, "Why are you nervous? What you just said is the truth. In the eyes of our scheming prime minister, the death of a few court officials means nothing."
After Eunuch An calmed down his emotions, he couldn't help but ask, "Will this matter trigger a fight between the Prime Minister and the Taiwei?"
"As long as I am still here, they will not go to war. These two are old foxes, so they will naturally negotiate a bargaining chip for the exchange of interests."
"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
"Although those two are old foxes, my good sons are both hot-blooded and strong-willed. They will definitely not give up easily."
Hearing Emperor Song say this, Eunuch An understood the meaning and stepped aside without saying anything more, quietly admiring the moonlight outside the window with Emperor Song.
The third prince also stayed up all night in the mansion. Unlike the vicious sixth prince, the somewhat wealthy third prince was more like a businessman, always with a warm smile.
But what is really hidden under this smile has never been seen by anyone who has seen it.
Although the Third Prince and his party were angry, they did not point their spearhead at Iron Hand. Instead, they aimed all their firepower at Baishan.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Tie Shou was only following orders. Although he investigated the case and brought back witnesses, all of this was within the scope of his responsibilities.
And even if all the evidence pointed to the third prince, Tie Shou still restrained himself from naming him in the case, saying that he did not want to offend the third prince.
On the other hand, Baishan's series of operations were incomprehensible. Although they were aimed at Iron Shou everywhere, every move undoubtedly pulled the third prince into the abyss.
"My lord, is it possible that this was Baishan's unintentional move against Iron Hand?"
Some of the staff at the table who knew Bai Shan's temperament also raised questions, thinking that he did not have the courage, let alone the motive to offend the third prince.
"Who is Baishan?"
The third prince suddenly asked a question that everyone knew.
"The deputy chief of the arresting department."
"Even if this person has always been jealous of talents, can he be considered a fool to be the chief catcher?"
The third prince's words made everyone present fall into thinking.
