Night falls again, and the darkness covers Chang'an.

In the Chang'an County Government, the Chang'an County Magistrate Pei Xingjian was sitting behind the desk and carefully reviewing the files.

If Di Renjie was here, he would definitely exclaim "Pei Second Brother". It turned out that the person who met Di Renjie in Taipingfang during the day was Pei Xingjian.

Speaking of Pei Xingjian, his life experience is extraordinary.

He is from Wenxi, Jiangzhou, and is also a child of the Pei family, one of the four surnames in Hedong.

His father Pei Renji was once the Minister of Rites of the previous dynasty.

His brother Pei Xingyan was a powerful general at the friendship between the Sui and Tang dynasties.

In the later generations of "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", the prototype of Pei Yuanqing, the third hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, was Pei Xingyan himself.

However, Pei Xingyan died early and did not bring any convenience to Pei Xingjian.

With the name of the Pei family in Hedong, Pei Xingjian passed the Ming Jing exam five years ago and was appointed as the military officer of Zuotun Wei Cangcao. After Emperor Taizong passed away last year, Pei Xingjian was appointed as the county magistrate of Chang'an County, which has been around for half a year.

He opened a file, read it carefully, and left annotations on the file.

Standing up, he stretched his waist, walked to the window and looked out, and saw the bright moonlight and the rippling lotus pond outside the window.

"The county master, Wei Shan, is looking for a meeting."

Outside the door, a family member reported it.

Pei Xingjian frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's so late, what are he going to do?"

"Wei Shan said that it was related to the theft of Yu Pin in Princess Gaoyang's mansion, and he made new discoveries."

"Yeah?"

Pei Xingjian's eyes froze and he immediately said, "Let him come in."

Princess Gaoyang is the concubine daughter of Emperor Taizong and married Yiai of Taifu Qingfang.

This princess has always been a maverick and is different from other princesses. When Emperor Taizong was alive, she loved her very much. The most famous thing was that before Emperor Taizong passed away, a sorcerer named Naosapomi presented the recipe for the immortal medicine. At that time, Bian Ji, a disciple of Master Xuanzang, forced advice, angered Emperor Taizong.

In the end, Monk Bianji was killed.

Princess Gaoyang had a very good relationship with Monk Bian Ji. After failing to rescue Monk Bian Ji, she angrily denounced Emperor Taizong as a foolish monarch.

Emperor Taizong was very unhappy, but did not punish Princess Gaoyang for this.

The relationship between the two father and daughter was a little nervous for a while, until Emperor Taizong was critically ill, he suddenly issued an order to summon Princess Gaoyang. The father and daughter talked in Hanfeng Hall for a long time, and Princess Gaoyang left alone. Not long after, Taizong collapsed in Hanfeng Hall.

After the new emperor Li Zhi ascended the throne, he took great care of Princess Gaoyang.

A month ago, Princess Gaoyang sent someone to Chang'an County to report the case, saying that the jade pillow given by the emperor was stolen.

That is a gift from the emperor.

Pei Xingjian naturally did not dare to take it lightly.

In fact, before Princess Gaoyang reported the case, Pei Xingjian had received seven or eight reports.

The people who reported the case were all children of the Li Tang royal family, and the case was almost the same. They all said that the items in the family were stolen by thieves.

The family was stolen, and it can be said to be a thief.

It is no trivial if the children of seven or eight families are stolen!

Pei Xingjian ordered three yamen runners and all bad people to be dispatched to investigate these cases.

But a month has passed, and no matter whether it is the third yamen runner or the bad guy, there has been no progress, which makes him very upset.

Ten days ago, he ordered the bad coach Wei Shan to do his best to investigate the case.

If there is no fruit in half a month, all bad people will be thirty-four.

Pei Xingjian also knew that the bad guys had already put their hearts in mind and were not unwilling to work hard. However, Princess Gaoyang sent people to inquire over and over again, which put a lot of pressure on Pei Xingjian. If the case cannot be solved as soon as possible, Pei Xingjian may also be implicated.

Unexpectedly, Weishan discovered it just ten days later?

Pei Xingjian returned to the desk and sat down. Soon after, he saw the bad coach Wei Shan walking into the study.

Weishan took two steps and greeted Pei Xingjian, "I am not in charge of Weishan, and I pay homage to the county magistrate."

"No gift."

Pei Xingjian waved his hand and signaled that Wei Shan would not be too polite, saying, "I heard that you have clues about the jade pillow table?"

“That’s right.”

"What clue?"

"Yesterday, Bei Zhi received news that someone bought and sold royal items at the Luji winery in Da'anfang.

Bei Zhi immediately ordered people to ambush, preparing to arrest them when they traded, and then the stolen people were captured. Unexpectedly, the thief was very brave. After discovering our ambush, he took the lead and killed Bei Zhi's suspense and escaped without a trace."

Pei Xingjian's face sank and said, "Is this your discovery?"

"The county magistrate calms down, the humble position has not finished speaking."

"speak!"

"I later discovered that Lu Tong, the shopkeeper of Lu Ji's restaurant..."

"how?"

"Being possessed by strange things!"

Pei Xingjian shivered and looked up at Wei Shan and said, "You said just now, strange?"

“That’s right.”

Wei Shan said: "Lu Tong's body was found at the scene, but when he was found, there was no trace of flesh and blood, and only a skin was left of his body. After Bei Zhi brought his body back, after the coroner's examination, Lu Tong had been dead for at least one month."

"What about that weird?"

"I missed my place, probably ran away."

Pei Xingjian slowly stood up and wandered around the house.

After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Last year, Khan passed away, and there were 100,000 strange riots in Chang'an.

Fortunately, Duke Wei cooperated with the Taishi Bureau and mobilized the great dragon generals of Chang'an to suppress it. Later, the Taishi Bureau and Niuwei confronted each other more than ten times, and it was not until the end of last year that the situation stabilized. In just two months, Niuwei began to move again? Weishan, this matter is strange, I am afraid that it is not your and I can fight against it.

I will report this matter to the Taishi Bureau and you will continue to investigate.

Remember, only check people, not ghosts... The strange things of demons are handled by the Taishi Bureau. Don’t act rashly."

"I understand the humble position."

Wei Shan hurriedly bowed and replied, expressing gratitude in his words.

This is a good boss... If you encounter an unreasonable person, just ask him to investigate the case, no matter how weird he is?

In fact, he wanted to report this matter yesterday, but because there was no conclusive evidence, he waited for a day.

Now, after receiving Pei Xingjian's instructions, Wei Shan is much more relaxed.

He said: "Although Lu Tong has been killed, I think why would Lu Tong, an ordinary businessman, be possessed by Wei Yi? As the county master said, the Taishi Bureau had reached an agreement with Wei Yi before, how could Wei Yi find Lu Tong?"

Pei Xingjian's eyes flashed and he looked at Wei Shan and said, "What do you mean..."

"Bizhi wants to keep track of Lu Tong.

Previously, Lu Tong had a fellow party member. Although he escaped that day, it was on the other hand that Lu Tong was not alone. Therefore, please forgive me for a while. When the humble position is found, I will explain to the county master."

Pei Xingjian thought for a while and said, "Since you have a clue, I'll ask you for this."

"A humble position will definitely live up to the entrusted entrusted by the county."

After Wei Shan finished speaking, he bowed to Pei Xingjian and asked for his leave.

However, when he was about to walk out the door, Pei Xingjian suddenly remembered something again.

"Weishan."

"I am in a humble position."

"I want to ask you about someone?"

"who?"

"Do you have a man named Su Dawei?"

Wei Shan was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded and said, "There is indeed someone."

"What is this person's character?"

"he……"

Wei Shan thought for a while and said, "He is the son of Su Sanlang and Su Zhao. To be honest, Bei Zhi does not know him very well.

On the day of the strange tide last year, he was seriously injured and recuperated at home for three months, and was said to have almost died.

Overall, this kid is very clever and has some tricks. The reason why he discovered Lu Tong this time was also his credit.”

"Su Sanlang, I remembered it, but the bad commander who followed Wang Xuance to the envoy to Tianzhu back then?"

"It's this person."
To be continued...