In the carriage.

Qian Chenghai gently opened the lid of the food box, looked at the gold ingots inside, and thought: "This Huazhu is not simple. He speaks tactfully at a young age, makes bold moves, and has a courage that no minister in the DPRK can withstand. If he can withstand it,

Due to the suppression by Cai Jing and others, future achievements will definitely not be inferior to those of Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others."

Closing the lid, he sat upright and thought: "Let's see if he can pass the two tests this time. If he can pass, then he will make good friends in the future."

Hua Ju returned to the front hall and had just picked up the imperial edict and was about to go back to the back hall, when Hua Yaozu and his wife came with his five sisters and brother-in-law.

Just now, they had been paying attention to the movements in the front hall in the back hall. When the servants said that Qian Chenghai had left, they rushed over immediately.

"Ze'er, what's going on?" Hua Yaozu asked.

"It's nothing. There is a case in Kaifeng Mansion that cannot be solved. The emperor asked me to take charge of solving it."

Hua Ju didn't want his family to worry about him, so he decided not to tell them the truth.

"Really?" Zheng didn't believe it.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe in the holy decree, see for yourself."

Hua Ju handed over the imperial edict, and Mrs. Zheng hurriedly wanted to kneel down. Hua Ju held her back and said, "Mom, you don't need to be so particular at home."

After saying that, she put the imperial edict into her hand. Zheng gave it to Hua Yaozu. Hua Yaozu took it and opened it and looked at it carefully. His tense face finally relaxed and he said: "Yes, it is indeed just

Let him investigate the case and say nothing else."

Previously, everyone was still worried about Hua Ju, but now after hearing what Hua Yaozu said, everyone finally felt relieved.

"Brother, aren't you the deputy commander of the escort army? Why are you asked to take charge of the trial?" asked the second sister Hua Yin.

Hua Ju shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know either."

"Ze'er, you have never tried a case before, can you do this?" Ms. Zheng asked worriedly.

Although Mrs. Zheng knew that her son was smart, she had little experience in investigating cases. Now that she suddenly handed him a case that even the Kaifeng Mansion could not try, she was really worried about him, fearing that he would be punished by the emperor if he failed in the trial.

"Yes, little brother, trying a case is not as good as reading and writing. You can't make any mistakes. Can you do it?" The eldest sister Hua Yuzhi was also worried about him.

"Do not worry."

Hua Ju took the imperial edict from his father's hand, rolled it up, threw it in the air, reached out to catch it, and said with a smile: "This case is difficult for others to try, but it is not a big deal for me. You guys

Just keep your heart in your stomach. I'm leaving, you guys can talk slowly."

Originally, he wanted to tell his parents about sending gold ingots to Qian Chenghai, but when he saw his sister and brother-in-law were there, he didn't want them to get involved in this annoying matter, so he decided to come back at night to talk about it.

"Where are you going?" Hua Yaozu asked after chasing him to the door.

Hua Ju turned around, shook the imperial edict in his hand, and said, "Go and make preparations to solve the case."

"Go back early, we'll wait for you to eat." Mrs. Zheng shouted.

"No need to wait for me, I will go directly to Prince Jia's Mansion in a moment."

Zheng didn't know yet that he was going to Prince Jia's Mansion to attend the poetry meeting. She looked at Hua Yaozu and asked, "Why is he going to Prince Jia's Mansion?"

Hua Yaozu said: "King Jia is holding a poetry gathering in his mansion tonight, and sent someone to send an invitation to Ze'er, asking him to attend, so he won't be at home for dinner tonight."

"Even King Jia invited him to participate in poetry competitions. My younger brother is becoming more and more promising now." The eldest sister Hua Yuzhi was happy for Hua Ju.

The eldest brother-in-law Song Shihui said: "I heard that King Jia is the emperor's most beloved son. If my younger brother has his help, he will definitely have a bright future."

The other four sisters and brother-in-law also thought so and nodded in agreement.

Hua Yaozu sighed and said, "It's already good if he doesn't help Cai Jing and others deal with Ju'er. Then I hope he can help Ju'er get promoted."

Everyone was confused by what he said. Mrs. Zheng asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Hua Yaozu shook his hand and said: "Let's go back to the inner hall and I will tell you slowly.

Hua Ju took Zhang Shugen and the others out of the house and went straight to Kaifeng Mansion. He wanted to learn more about the case.

Only halfway through, it started to snow.

When he arrived at the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, he showed the imperial edict to the people in the government office, who quickly welcomed him into the government office.

Because today is the second day of the first lunar month, the prefect did not come, only a left-behind young man named Wan was there.

"Bring the file of that case." After entering, Hua Ju immediately ordered Wan Shaoyin.

"yes."

There was not much time, Wan Shaoyin brought the file, Hua Ju opened it and read it very quickly, finishing it in less than two minutes. Then he closed the file and asked Wan Shaoyin about the case they were investigating.

Wan Shaoyin also introduced him one by one during the whole process.

"Is the body still there?"

Wan Shaoyin replied: "Because it has been classified as an unsolved case and the body was rotten and difficult to preserve, it has been burned."

"It was burned, wasn't it buried?"

It seems that in this era, burials were still common

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, why the body was burned, Hua Ju felt a little strange.

Wan Shaoyin explained: "You don't know, only the bodies of family members at home will be taken back and buried by the family members. But for the bodies without family members, they are usually burned first and then buried in a special place outside the city for burying ashes. In this way

Saves money and land."

"So that's it."

After learning about it, Hua Ju came out of Kaifeng Mansion and went to the place where the body was found.

As soon as Hua Ju left Kaifeng Mansion, Wan Shaoyin followed suit and went to the prefect's home.

Hua Ju stayed at the place where the body was found for about half an hour, carefully looking at the abandoned house, the dry well where the body was found, and the surrounding terrain, and then went to Yang Jian's home.

Yang Jian had just sent away an official who came to visit him. When his servants reported that Huazhe was coming, he hurriedly asked someone to bring him in.

"I've met Taifu."

"No need to be polite, please sit down."

After sitting down, Hua Ju didn't say any pleasantries and asked directly: "Does the Grand Tutor know that the emperor ordered me to investigate the case?"

Yang Jian nodded and said: "I already know. I wanted to send someone to ask you to discuss it just now, but someone came, so it was delayed."

Yang Jian came out of the palace and cultivated a lot of informants in the palace. Not long after Qian Chenghai left the palace with the imperial edict, the informants spread the news. However, there were people around at that time, and it was not convenient for him to send Hua

Beech called.

"Does Master have any countermeasures?" Hua Ju asked.

Yang Jian shook his head and said: "If it were other cases, I might be able to use my power to help you. But in this case, we don't know the identity of the deceased, and there is no victim. There are no clues left at the scene, not even an eyewitness."

No, the Kaifeng Mansion, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple have been investigating for more than three months, but nothing useful has been found. In the end, they can only be left as unsolved cases. When Cai Jing was looking for the case, he had obviously thought that I would help you, so

I just chose such a case that has no beginning and no end, and the court officials know everything about it, so I can't help you even if I want to. Alas, this old thief is so sinister."

After saying that, Yang Jian's brows and face wrinkled together.

Although this old thief is very evil, he really cares about Hua Ju.

Of course, his intention was not really out of concern for Hua Ju, but to have a right-hand man who could help him move to Caijing. To put it bluntly, it was for himself.

"Wenshan, what can you do?"

Seeing the worried look on Yang Jian's face, Hua Ju smiled and said, "I do have a solution, but I need the help of my master."

"As long as I can help you solve this case, I can help you in any way you want," Yang Jian said.

"I want to mobilize two thousand soldiers from the escort army for a month." Hua Ju looked into his eyes and said.

Yang Jian was surprised and asked: "Can these two thousand people help you solve the case?"

"Whether or not the case can be solved depends entirely on them."

"Tell me your method."

Hua Ju then told him his method in detail. After hearing this, Yang Jian couldn't help but pat the table and said excitedly: "Wonderful, you can think of such a way to solve the case. Wenshan, you are really a genius in the world.

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Hua Ju smiled and waved his hand lightly, and said: "What a genius, it's just a stupid method. The master has given me the reward."

"You are just too humble."

Yang Jian sighed: "If people from Kaifeng Mansion, Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple could think of this method, the case would have been solved long ago."

He immediately followed him and said: "Okay, I will mobilize two thousand soldiers for you tomorrow."

"Thank you, Master." Hua Ju stood up and said with his hands in hand.

"You're welcome."

Yang Jian said with a smile: "You and I are in the same boat now. We should support each other. If you need any help in the future, just come to me. As long as I can do it within my ability, I will definitely help."

you."

"Thank you so much, Taifu. I will do my best to help Taifu ascend to the position of prime minister." Hua Ju made him a promise that he wanted but could never be fulfilled.
To be continued...