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Chapter 1086 Are You Happy?
The 31st year of Jiajing was destined to be a chaotic year.

Jiang Qingzhi went south and turned the entire south into a mess. The whole country was in turmoil, but the capital was exceptionally calm.

It was not until Jiang Qingzhi returned to Beijing that the undercurrents that had been dormant for a long time suddenly surged. The atmosphere in the capital suddenly changed. Even Altan Khan outside the Great Wall felt the murderous aura and laughed at Jiang Qingzhi, saying that he was a famous general but had become a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill. He reminded him of Di Qing of the Song Dynasty.

After Jiang Qingzhi returned to Beijing, the Dou Jialan case triggered undercurrents within the royal family.

Many opposition forces in the capital were eyeing Jiang Qingzhi, waiting for him to propose an expedition against Japan.

This was the point of contention between the two sides, and it was also the direction of counterattack chosen by the Confucians and the meat-eaters after they failed to block the new policy in the South.

This is a huge vortex.

And now, Dou Jialan was unknowingly drawn into it.

In the prison cell of the Ministry of Justice, Dou Jialan sat blankly on the brand new bed.

She has always been suspicious about the cause of her father's death. How could a man whose willpower was destroyed by gambling addiction, and who was on the run, face the enemy head-on?

But all the wounds on Dou Xin's body...more than ten wounds were on the front of his body.

She checked carefully and found cracks on her father's knuckles, which meant that at the last moment, he was still holding his long sword and fighting with his opponent.

There was a lot of blood splattered on his chest, which showed that his opponent was not in a good position either.

Strangely enough, there was no trace of the opponent's blood at the scene.

It was as if those who were chasing Dou Xin had disappeared along with all traces of the fighting.

Dou Jialan specially learned some criminal investigation knowledge in Jinyiwei, and then he suddenly realized that it was not the first scene. In other words, after Dou Xin was killed, the murderer moved him to that alley.

Dou Jialan knew that his father’s death was not simple.

After she had dealt with her father's funeral, her mother asked someone to pass on a message to her, asking her if she was willing to go to the family she remarried.

Dou Jialan naturally wouldn't go, so she went to the Jinyiwei.

The only way to find out the cause of his father's death is to join the Jinyiwei.

But there has never been any woman in the Jinyiwei. Not to mention the Jinyiwei, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, from the government to the military, there was not a single woman.

Dou Jialan felt that this was absolutely impossible, and she wanted to use this as an excuse to even work as a kitchen helper for those people in the Jinyiwei.

All she needed was an identity to work in the Imperial Guard.

With this identity, she can slowly get involved in this matter and find the cause step by step.

But what was unexpected was that Lu Bing actually agreed.

Later, she learned about Lu Bing's character and became more suspicious about the cause of her father's death.

How could a Jinyiwei commander who was good at playing the fence and planning for his own future accept a woman into the Jinyiwei?
Lu Bing knows about it!

Dou Jialan tried desperately to get close to Lu Bing, but she tried too hard. Lu Bing noticed something and gradually distanced himself from her.

It happened that Emperor Jiajing ordered the Jinyiwei to investigate his uncle, so Lu Bing handed the matter over to Dou Jialan. He thought it would take several years to solve the matter, but he didn't expect that Dou Jialan would find Jiang Qingzhi not long after he went south.

But luck prevails. Lu Bing, who didn't want to see Dou Jialan, followed the Taoist's instructions and sent Dou Jialan to Jiang Qingzhi.

Dou Jialan has remained silent in Xin'an Lane over the years.

The guards had holidays, and according to Jiang Qingzhi's arrangement, they had one day off every ten days. When on duty, Dou Jialan would ponder the cause of his father's death, and when on vacation, he would investigate the matter.

Just like that, time flies, and just like that, some traces are gradually found.

When she went to the Marquis Dechang's mansion that day, Dou Jialan wanted to find an opportunity to sneak in, but she didn't expect that Sun Ying actually wanted to see her.

Isn't this a pillow for sleeping?

Dou Jialan was secretly happy.

Seeing that Sun Ying was half drunk, Dou Jialan became even happier. Sun Ying flirted with her, but Dou Jialan was not angry but happy, and angered Sun Ying with her cold attitude.

Sure enough, Sun Ying said those words under the influence of alcohol.

After years of searching, Dou Jialan was 99% sure that his father was killed by Sun Ying.

Add those words, it’s ten percent!
——Your father died at my hands!
At that moment, all the hardships of the past years came flooding back to me.

The loving father back then…then a gambler.

The family was broken up and people died.

In an instant, Dou Jialan forgot all the interests involved.

She just wants to kill people.

So he got angry and stabbed her.

From the shadows of the cell came the voice of a jailer.

"...Chang Wei Bo was furious. He ordered his men to raid the gambling house of Marquis Dechang. He personally led his cavalry into the mansion and ordered his men to torture Marquis Dechang's sons and stewards. Their screams could be heard throughout the alley. It was said that even the most ferocious dogs in the alley cowered in their dens and dared not move..."

Dou Jialan looked up, his eyes a little confused.

"Uncle?"

When Dou Jialan was first given to Jiang Qing, he was extremely reluctant.

She thought she would be out of place in Xin'an Lane, but she didn't expect Jiang Qingzhi to turn the sparsely populated Bo Mansion into a large family that was hard to leave.

Generous treatment, family-like atmosphere...all of this made Dou Jialan, whose family was broken up, feel very close to it.

At the moment of killing Sun Ying, Dou Jialan was thinking of his deceased father, but the next thing he thought of was Bo's Mansion.

That feeling of reluctance made Dou Jialan a little confused.

The thought of revenge for her father has kept her going until today.

Logically, she should be relieved.

Death is not torture for her, but a relief.

But Dou Jialan's reluctance became stronger and stronger.

What's wrong with me?
Dou Jialan looked up in confusion.

"...Chang Wei Bo said that Dou Xin died in the line of duty. Whoever can find the murderer will receive 20,000 coins. Tsk, tsk, 20,000 coins!"

"Dou Jialan was just a guard. Now that Chief Wei Bo is in a high position and has great power, he is making a big fuss over a guard in his family. Isn't that wrong?"

"Yes! Even I have heard that many officials in the court are preparing to give Long Wilbur a blow recently. Instead of dealing with the upcoming trouble, he is fighting for his guards. Tsk! It's puzzling."

A jailer came out from the darkness and saw Dou Jialan in a daze, so he sighed, "You are a lucky person."

Normally, since this was a serious murder case, and the murderer was a marquis, the Ministry of Justice should have been interrogating the murderer intensively. However, since Boll came once, the Ministry of Justice dropped the matter.

No, I left the matter to the jail.

No one in the prison dared to interrogate Dou Jialan, but they had to go through with it, so they questioned him three times a day.

The jailer asked as usual: "Dou Jialan, are you telling the truth about the murder of Marquis Dechang?"

Dou Jialan suddenly smiled. In this dead silent prison, it was difficult for anyone to have a sunny mood.

This smile made the jailer feel vitality and light.

This was the ninth time he was interrogated. Dou Jialan remained silent during the previous eight times.

The jailer got used to it and just turned and left.

"Sun Ying intends to use force against me!"

If Dou Jialan doesn't speak, then it can only be treated as a murder case... Not speaking means admitting guilt.

The only thing to do is to follow the law. Even Jiang Qingzhi can't help.

These jailers have seen all kinds of prisoners and know that Dou Jialan is in a state where he is seeking death.

If the prisoner has lost the will to live, it will be useless for Long Wilbur to toss around outside.

The jailer was shocked and turned around slowly.

"What did you say?"

"Marquis Dechang Sun Ying intends to use force on me!"

If a man forces himself on a woman and she accidentally kills him while resisting, is he guilty?

Not guilty!

Not only was she not guilty, the government also had to dress this strong-willed woman in red and colorful ribbons and publicize her extensively.

Dou Jialan is a big trouble for the Ministry of Justice. He cannot be beaten or questioned. Countless eyes from the outside world are staring at the Ministry of Justice. Many people even send messages to the Ministry of Justice, asking it to nail Dou Jialan's crimes.

The Ministry of Justice naturally did not dare to agree. Under pressure from all sides, everyone from the minister to the petty officials was worried.

Finally, the Shangshu had no choice but to act according to the law so as not to offend either side.

But if Dou Jialan doesn't speak, the case can't be tried!
The prison was bearing all the pressure. The jailer was assigned to interrogate the prisoners every day. He felt that he would eventually become a scapegoat and was listless all day long.

The Shangshu said that whoever could solve the case would be rewarded handsomely and promoted. But no one in the Ministry of Justice was willing to compete for this credit that was destined to be unattainable.

Did I hear that right?
The jailer turned around slowly, "Captain Dou..."

"Sun Ying said that my father died at his hands and wanted to use force on me. I... feel wronged!"

This is!

I actually solved the case?!
"The case is solved!"

Amid cheers from the Ministry of Justice jail, the gate of Marquis Dechang's mansion was opened and a large cart with a lot of money came out.

“It’s all money!”

There were quite a few people gathered outside, most of them wearing Confucian robes.

"Jiang Qingzhi is so arrogant. His guards killed Marquis Dechang. Instead of keeping his tail down, he dared to bring his men to raid the Marquis's mansion."

"This is the powerful minister!"

"We must redress the injustice for Marquis Dechang!"

"Exactly."

Just as the undercurrent was surging outside, Ma Song came out.

He took a piece of paper and took a look at it.

Then he smiled at the men in scholarly robes and said contemptuously, "These people want to take advantage of the situation to attack Long Wilbur!"

The generals around him said, "It must be."

Ma Song shook his head. "You are asking for trouble. Let's go to the palace and report."

When they arrived at Yongshou Palace, the Taoist priest was not there.

Ma Song followed the eunuch all the way to the side hall. The eunuch went in to report and came out a little later to say, "Your Majesty asked you to come in."

Ma Song lowered his eyes slightly and walked into the side hall, and inadvertently saw a painting on the wall.

The woman in the painting has a kind look on her face, while the emperor in front of the painting stands with his hands behind his back, his eyes full of vicissitudes.

"His Majesty."

"explain."

"Chang Wei Bo ordered us to capture the people from the Marquis of Dechang's mansion. After torturing them, we learned that..."

Ma Song paused for a moment and continued, "Your Majesty once said that the powerful and wealthy have complicated connections in the army and should be cut off. Marquis Dechang... has many connections in the army. The Marquis's mansion has opened many gambling houses in various places, and they rely on the protection of the local guards."

This thing is a bit like the chain stores of later generations, but gambling houses are most likely to get into trouble without backstage protection. Those crazy gamblers are so desperate that they can do anything. If every gambling house is strictly investigated, those shady things will make people's backs cold and lose faith in human nature.

If the hands of the powerful and wealthy reaching out to the military are not cut off, what will the Ming army become?

They became the thugs of the ministers and the enemies of the emperor. The lessons of the late Han Dynasty were profound enough. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the armies of various places were controlled by those ministers, and the emperor became a decoration and puppet.

At that time, the Taoist priest had been fighting with his ministers for a long time. He wanted to take action, but as soon as he showed his intention, he was opposed by the generals in the army.

Whose army is this?

The Taoist shuddered with fear, so he set out to cut off the evil hands that were reaching out to the army. But before he had even started, he was blocked by all sides, and soon a palace coup occurred.

"Marquis Dechang arranged for two women to enter the palace. One of them was a distant relative who was in charge of the family affairs. It was that woman who led the coup that year."

"The Imperial Guard investigated the matter, and one of the centurions had already found out about it and contacted the steward of the Marquis' Mansion. Sun Ying noticed it, so he ordered the centurion to be killed and the steward to be executed..."

"That centurion..."

"It's the deceased father of the female centurion who killed Sun Ying."

"I understand."

"The slaves retire."

"Your Majesty, Commander Lu requests to see you."

"Your Majesty, I, Lu Bing, greet you."

"explain."

"Your Majesty, Lord Changwei sent someone to deliver a message that the palace coup was initiated by Dechang Hou's grandson Ying. There are people in the palace who are assisting him. In addition, two other families are involved in the case. I would like to ask Your Majesty for instructions..."

"Search the house and arrest the person!"

"Yes."

Dao Ye looked at the portrait of his mother.

He whispered, "Mom, I have found all our enemies from the past. Are you happy?"

(End of this chapter)