The night was as thick as ink. The guards closed the door of the main hall and retreated to the courtyard as instructed. Only Wang Yanlanjue and Feng Tai were left in the main hall. Zhang Ping stood silently by the pillar.

The burning candlelight reflected the faces of several people clearly and mixed with a little darkness.

Feng Taihuan looked at the people: "The situation is urgent, so our mansion went straight to the point. The day before yesterday, Yao Cong, a wealthy man in Fengle County, died suddenly in the capital. When Jingzhao Mansion inspected his body, he found that there were traces of dismantling and reconnection in his joints, but there were no scars on his skin and flesh. The cause of death was poisoning, and the situation after death was similar to a stroke."

Yao Cong's hands, feet, wrists, elbows, knees and arms were damaged, including the toes and joints. There were debris in the cavities of the posterior grooves, which were poisonous. It was inferred that when his joints were removed, he was plugged into the mouth with a cotton-laced object. The poison flowed into the throat with saliva, and then died.

Wang Yan said: "That is, he was tortured before his death."

Feng Tai did not answer Wang Yan's words and continued: "The above are similar to the bodies of the Hu people who were found to be unreasonably killed by Jingzhao Prefecture several years ago. However, the body of the Hu people was taken away by other Hu merchants and the documents of the Commercial Department of the Guest Affairs Department."

Lan Jue knew that the Beijing Guest Affairs Department was jointly managed by Jingzhao Prefecture and Honglu Temple, and was in charge of the Hu Shang and foreigners' relocation in the capital. The Ministry of War also secretly participated in the investigation and control of the detailed work of other countries. No wonder Feng Tai would go to the Ministry of War.

Wang Yan asked directly: "Which country's Hu merchant?"

Feng Taidao: "Tukusha Kingdom."

Wang Yan said: "Oh, that should be a dispute between the monks."

The country of Sha is far away from the sky/Chao, and there are no borders in the country, and there are several small countries in the middle. Even if the Hu merchants have a special identity, at most, they can only meet with the sky/Chao to deal with the countries sandwiched in the middle. There should be no unfavorable aspects for this dynasty.

The Kusha people spoke up to get the body, and they took it openly as an accident. The Guest Service Department sent an official document, which proved that this matter really had nothing to do with the Celestial Empire.

Feng Tai said: "So they took away the body at that time and did not investigate the case again. But a few years later, the body of the deceased Yao Cong actually had various similarities with that of the Tukusha Hu Shang, and our residence must be alert."

Wang Yan looked heartbroken: "Old Feng, why didn't you tell me such a major clue earlier? If Yao Cong was related to Fanbang, we might have investigated this case in a deviant way and did a lot of useless efforts!"

Feng Tai said with a blank expression: "How dare I break up such a suspicion? I asked the Ministry of War. Otherwise, how could the government come to Fengle for a case?"

Lan Jue became even more aware. In fact, Wang Yan came here not just to fight with Feng Tai and Jingzhao Mansion, but to know about the Ministry of War, but he could not be sure whether it was related to the case or King Dai. Wang Yan said on the way that Feng Tai had been to the Ministry of War, one was to communicate with him, and the other was because he and Wang Yan belonged to two yamen, so he could not directly discuss business matters in detail, so he used this to ponder the truth.

Wang Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Feng Tai: "What do you say from the Ministry of War?"

Feng Taidao: "There is no relevant clue."

Recently, there has been no abnormal movement in the Fan Kingdom in the north, and there are no traces of detailed works by other countries in the capital.

Wang Yan thought for a moment: "When I investigated Yao Cong's son's case before, I checked the Yao family's background here, but I found no traces of the news."

Feng Tai said coldly: "I have also asked people to investigate the Yao clan. The ancestors were farmers here and there was no evidence of their connection with foreign countries."

Zhang Ping bowed and said, "I found out here that Yao Cong's great-grandfather Yao Cunshan left the county shortly after the sarcophagus was dug out, and lived in Yizhou, Xunzhou and other places. Later, he returned to his county to live, and the source of his family property was suspicious."

Feng Tai frowned and resisted the rude words scolding him.

Wang Yan said: "Yizhou Xunzhou is too far from the northern border. It would be too troublesome if the monks in the north did such a circle."

Feng Tai said: "The calculation of the anime cannot be imagined. Mr. Lan accompanied Zhang County to sing the drama, which attracted Zhang County to speculate that the suspect in the county fire in the county government may be the anime."

Lan Jue looked at Zhang Ping in shock. Zhang Ping lowered his eyelids.

Wang Yan was excited: "Is he a fan? But he pretended that we set fire to the county government at this time? It's intriguing."

Lan Jue stood up: "Lan doesn't understand the analysis of the case, he is only worried about the safety of His Highness King Dai."

Feng Tai still had a blank expression on his face: "Please sit for a while, Lord Lan, our mansion has sent someone to welcome His Highness. If Lord Lan returns again, he will still transfer his staff to walk with you, which will be of no help in the current situation."

Lan Jue slowly sat back on the chair, Wang Yan said, "Old Feng. You are too cautious. This matter should not be hidden from you. From what you said, it can be speculated that there may be a group of men from a small country who have been active in our dynasty for many years, with poor intentions, and have also installed some secret stakes that pretend to be the people of our dynasty, such as the Yao family. They also alienate the relationship between other countries and our dynasty. For example, if the Tukusha Kingdom wants to get close to our dynasty, they will kill them. This time, His Highness Dai went to Fengle for the affairs of Tachi Kingdom, or they also felt that there was a gap that could be planned."

Feng Taihan said with a face: "Mr. Wang, don't mess around at such a moment. I will not be messed with by you, but Mr. Lan may be frightened again. If this case is so simple, how can Yao Cong's scars be solved?"

Lan Jue remained silent. It was not artificial that he had just stood up. Although what Wang Yan said meant to tease Feng Tai, it made sense in many places. At this critical moment, if something happened to King Dai, the diplomatic relations between this dynasty and Tachi Kingdom would be affected. Those Fan Kingdoms who could take advantage of this profit would be honest?

There are many people who secretly protect King Dai, but if someone assassinates, the secret guards will fight to the death to protect King Dai, but they will not care about Lan Hui.

Lan Jue was calm on the surface, but his heart was already rolling in a pan. He made up his mind to leave the door and left the county government and rushed back.

Zhang Ping looked at Lan Jue and said, "The money obtained by Yao Cunshan, the great-grandfather of Yao Yuanwai, should be related to the sarcophagus."

Yao Yuanwai was tortured during his lifetime, and the murderer must have wanted to know what secret. The "Qingwu Jing" and "Baopuzi" stolen by the Yao family may be the answer obtained by the murderer from Yao Yuanwai.

Feng Tai said: "Minister Zhang held the coffin and refused to let go. No matter what major clues there were, he could catch the old mummy."

Wang Yan said: "It's good to be purer for young people."

Zhang Ping bowed to Lan Jue and Wang Yan: "The official wants to ask Lord Wang and Lord Lan, but there are other clues about the sarcophagus?"

Seeing that he continued to pull the coffin, Lan Jue said without knowing the general idea, "Minister Zhang, you must be divided into the severity of things and know the advance and retreat."

Zhang Ping bowed again, and the hall was silent for a moment. Wang Yan said, "Well, yes. Old Feng, I was about to say this. I went to the top of the mountain with Minister Lan. Minister Lan broke the age of the sarcophagus after Emperor Kang of Chu succeeded to the throne and before Emperor Taizong of the previous dynasty reigned."

Feng Tai nodded: "Oh. Lord Wang may already know. Your Ministry of Justice's constable came to report, and three new bodies were dug out next to the well." He briefly recounted the words of the constable and Pu's origin.

"This mansion has ordered the coroner to take a mortal exam at night. According to the report of your Ministry of Justice, the three corpses were in their prime when they died, and only bones and cloth were left."

The three bodies were buried in the middle of the forest near the old well and under the soil slope. Based on the two of the hairpins dug out around them, the wooden handles of the whisk, the remaining soles and cloth sheets of shoes, etc., it was speculated that the deceased was a Taoist priest.

Another person was wearing ordinary clothes.

"All three skeletons should have died decades ago."

Wang Yan raised his finger and knocked on the armrest of the seat: "It sounds like this Pu Ding is not simple. The Taoist who was denied a missing person may be one of the corpses."

Feng Tai said: "The evidence is not sufficient and it is impossible to make a conclusion. If Pu Ding is a murderer, who is brave and good at killing, how could he not know how to throw away the body and bury it near his residence?"

Wang Yan said: "The treatment of female corpses and male corpses is also different. Or, one of these three male corpses is Pu Ding."

Is it really Pu Ding who killed these people?

So, who was the female corpse during her lifetime? What is the relationship with Pu Ding?

If Pu Ding is also among the three corpses, who is the one who killed him?

Zhang Ping gave another gift: "The official also wants to ask Lord Lan, which foreign countries are there?"

Lan Jue said harsh words just now, and realized that he was inappropriate, so he said slowly: "There are many neighbors in small countries, and they even use the script and calendar of our dynasty, let alone the small countries in small countries."

Zhang Ping said: "Xiaoguan wants to ask about the northern borders of the Western Regions."

Lan Jue looked at Zhang Ping and thought for a moment: "Those who practiced the language and writing of our dynasty in the northern border of the Western Regions only exchanged nationalities and repeatedly violated borders such as Wattar and other countries. Using Han officials and Chinese characters was a illegitimate plan. The real writing calendar is their own, and they believe it is also a foreign sect. However, when you ask this, the head office remembered that there was an Eastern Zhen Kingdom in history that was once very strong. The ancestors of the royal family were said to be born from the remains of the royal family who was in the Qiang Nu and a certain dynasty when they died. The whole country carried out the Chinese calendar, the official system, and the costumes of the kings and princes and officials even followed the Zhou rituals. They repeatedly violated the borders and were very ambitious. In the late Chu Dynasty, they almost invaded the Central Plains, but later due to the struggles and civil strife of the throne, they were destroyed by Wattar and Louba and other national alliances decades ago."

Zhang Ping bowed again: "Thank you for your advice."

Feng Tai and Wang Yanyi both listened to Lan Jue's story intently, and Feng Tai said: "Master Lan is really profound."

Lan Jue bowed: "Mr. Feng praised it, and the subordinate stole the salary of the Ministry of Rites. What he said just now is like the promotion of a local yamen and the record of the Ministry of Justice. It is just a brief introduction to the beginning."

Feng Taidao: "Mr. Lan is too humble."

Zhang Ping bowed again: "The official wants to ask for a retirement."

Feng Tai glanced at him and nodded in approval.

Zhang Ping exited the door and hurried down the steps.

The truth of the case has gradually emerged in the chaos, and he still urgently needs to find out a few things.

As soon as he walked into the yard, several black shadow arrows rushed over, passing by Zhang Ping, bringing out a gust of wind.

Zhang Ping couldn't help but turn around and look at the door that was opened sharply in the hall.

"Great, sir... His Highness King Dai was assassinated!"

Lan Jue suddenly stood up, and the teacup in his hand fell to his feet.
Chapter completed!