Chapter 6: Epiphyllum (6)
Di Renjie suddenly asked with interest: "Liang Kun, Sifang Pavilion has kept so many precious tributes for the court, and there are still many in and out. Our cabinet really wants to know how you manage to ensure that everything is foolproof?" Zhou Liangkun was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and turned to Yuchi Jian and said coldly: "Yes, Shaoqing of Yuchi, why not describe the rules of our Sifang Pavilion to Master Di?" Yuchi Jian nodded hurriedly and replied cautiously: "Yes. Lord Di, Sifang Pavilion has always used a double review of all tributes, that is, the Zheng of Honglu Temple and the Second Young Master jointly carried out and controlled this process, so it can be guaranteed that no one has the right to handle the tribute alone." "Oh?" Di Renjie narrowed his eyes and smiled thoughtfully, "This is the first time I heard that Yuchi Shaoqing has said it more in detail?"
Yuchi Jian was about to continue to say something, but suddenly remembered something, so he took out a notebook from his arms and presented it to Di Renjie with both hands: "Mr. Di, the lower official happened to carry the tribute booklet from the Sifang Pavilion. Please read it and explain it while the lower official." Di Renjie smiled all over his face: "Ah? It's so good, very good..." It seemed that inadvertently, his eyes swept to Zhou Liangkun sitting aside, and he saw his face white and blue, his eyes wandering. He didn't know what to do, but he looked very nervous.
Yuchi Jian was unaware of the abnormality of his superiors and wanted to report the matter clearly. He stood beside Di Renjie and pointed to the account book and said, "Please look, before entering the warehouse, all the tributes are recorded by Shaoqing Liu Yifei, indicating the source, date, appearance, appearance and specific location of the tributes collected in the treasury, etc. After the Zhengqing Zhou checks, he signs the name and only then can a tribute be officially put into the warehouse. If the tributes are requisitioned, loaned out, or stored by the emperor, Mr. Liu must also indicate the place of the tributes, the date and reason for the tributes, and then signed the name after the annual review by Master Zhou, the tributes can be left out. Therefore, all the entry and exit are carried out by the two adults. Once an accident occurs, they can be proved by each other." Yuchi Jian was talking freely, and did not notice that Zhou Liangkun's face was getting ugly.
Di Renjie listened with relish, while carefully flipping through the account book, and stretched out his fingers to poke it on it. He pointed to one of them and asked Yuchi Jian: "The comment next to this tribute was replaced by the first year of Shengli and placed it in the main hall of Honglu Temple in Honglu Temple? It was returned to the warehouse more than ten days ago?" Yuchi Jian looked carefully and nodded, "Yes, this ronin sword that was paid tribute to Nanzhao was placed in the main hall of Honglu Temple the year before. At the end of last year, oh, that is, more than ten days ago, Lord Liu Yifei changed the tribute." Di Ren
Jie frowned and said, "But when it was returned to the warehouse, why was it only Lord Sun's signature?" Yuchi Jian replied, "Oh, if it was a tribute that was loaned and returned, it would be enough to just sign and approve it." "Why is this?" "This... the official is not very clear about it. I think it may be because the tribute itself has been checked and the procedures were saved when it was returned." Di Renjie turned his questioning eyes to Zhou Liangkun, who quickly lowered his head, and his hands on his knees kept spreading and pinching them tightly.
Di Renjie thought for a while and returned the account book to Yuchi Jian. Just as he was about to speak, Di Chun came to report that Chen Huai and Zeng Tai came over together. Before he finished speaking, Chen Huai and Zeng Tai stepped into the study with a majestic spirit and met Di Renjie and the two ministers of the Honglu Temple. Zhou Liangkun hurriedly stood up, saying that the government office had many affairs and was about to say goodbye.
Di Renjie smiled slightly and said, "Please stay for a moment. This cabinet also wants to discuss the case of Liu Yifei Shaoqing with Lord Zhou. It happened that Lord Zeng Tai, the minister of Dali Temple, is here, and the opportunity is rare. It will not delay Lord Zhou for a long time. Lord Yuchi can handle official duties first." Yuchi Jian looked at Zhou Liangkun inquiringly. Zhou Liangkun waved to him impatiently. Yuchi Jian quickly withdrew from the study room. Di Renjie winked at Chen Huai again, and Chen Huai also got up and went out, and closed the door of the study. Only Di Renjie, Zeng Tai and Zhou Liangkun, three third-rank officials of the dynasty, were left in the room. They met silently, and the atmosphere was tense and heavy.
Zhou Liangkun was sitting on pins and needles, feeling that he had been waiting for a long time before he heard Di Renjie say leisurely: "What do you want to say about Lord Liu Yifei's death?" Zhou Liangkun shook his head with a bitter face, and simply didn't even bother to open his mouth. Di Renjie took a sip of tea and said lightly: "There are some things to say here in this cabinet." After a pause, he glanced at Zhou Liangkun's pale face again. Di Renjie continued: "This cabinet has interrupted countless cases in its life, and has seen various major, small, strange cases. If Lord Liu Yifei's case is classified as a strange case, I am afraid it can be classified as a strange case. So, where is this strange? The strange thing is that the clues related to it seem to introduce this case into the Netherworld category!"
Zeng Tai agreed and said, "Yes. The blood on the snow on the crime scene was drawn all the way, and what Lord Zhou said, after Lord Liu's death, the footsteps behind him and the sound of "life, death" in his ears were all terrifying. When I investigated the crime site, I found no other footprints except the footprints of Zhou and Liu, which were also very strange. All signs seemed to be pointing in the dark!"
Di Renjie snorted softly: "Pointing to the darkness? Haha, maybe this is a kind of opinion. But if we think about it from another perspective, what will we find? First of all, the blood on the snow can be dripped up artificially. It is not difficult to draw the word "death" every other section of the road? As for the footsteps and whispers that Lord Zhou heard when he ran, it was completely a one-sided statement from Lord Zhou. If this cabinet said that this was all created, imagined, or even made up by Lord Zhou, would Lord Zhou have enough reason to refute me?"
Chapter completed!