Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 16 The Night Trial of the Old Servant
As night fell, the mist was dark.Luoyang City seemed to be shrouded in a layer of veil.The people in the city lit candles one after another, but the lights of thousands of houses could not dispel the thin mist.

At this moment, there are people who have already fallen asleep and fell asleep, and there are also people who toss and turn and have trouble falling asleep.Sitting in front of the window at the moment, Uncle Zhou was one of the people who couldn't sleep.His body was covered with a white cloth, and his eyes were empty.I don't know if I am missing my lord's death, or I am thinking about other things.

As Si Tianjian's servants, County Magistrate Qin did not embarrass them, and put them in a normal interrogation prison.Instead, two simple post rooms were arranged for him to rest.

After hastily eating the simple dinner prepared by County Magistrate Qin, Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan took Xiaoyu, who was reluctant to part with Xiaoyugan, to the post station in a carriage accompanied by a small official.

Seeing that Ling Changfeng was thinking with his eyes closed, Xiaolan knew that he was thinking about how to interrogate the servant of the palace later, so she didn't bother her young master, but just teased Xiaoyu on her own.

The post station is located in the southwest of Nanhe County, only a cup of tea away from the government office.After a while, the rattling of horseshoes stopped, and the clerk clasped his hands outside the carriage and said, "Lord Ling, the post station is here. You and Miss Xiaolan can go in and rest, and the expenses inside have been properly arranged."

After Ling Changfeng got off the carriage, Xiaolan said to the little official: "I'm sorry, you go back first. We can go in here by ourselves." The little official didn't dare to say anything, got on the carriage and disappeared into the night .

Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan stood in front of the inn. Although they were prepared in their hearts, they knew that the inn would not be repaired frequently, and it would inevitably be a bit dilapidated. However, what they did not expect was that the imperial inn in the prosperous Luoyang could also So dilapidated!
A dilapidated building with two floors and four or five rooms built in a row. The rooms on the ground floor are built with stones for nearly 1 meter. Some doors are gone.The walls of the room on the second floor are made of wooden boards, and they are all black. I am afraid that there is a danger of collapse if you are not careful.

Ling Changfeng thought to himself: This inn is indeed as simple and simple as the county magistrate Qin said!I thought he was just being polite.I shouted in my heart that I was fooled.

Seeing this situation, Xiaolan said angrily: "Master, this County Magistrate Qin is really an honest man, hum! If I didn't know that this is a post station, I would have thought we were sent to a black shop."

Ling Changfeng smiled, bit the bullet and walked into the station.Xiaolan followed closely, even Xiaoyu raised her round head vigilantly, and kept looking around.

The inn room was obviously carefully arranged by the county magistrate Qin.The simple washing tools, tables and chairs, and wooden beds are all newly added, which are out of tune with the surrounding environment.Apart from these, there is nothing else.

If it wasn't for interrogating Uncle Zhou overnight, Ling Changfeng and the others would never have lived here anyway.

After inquiring about the little official at the post station, Ling Changfeng knew that the old servant of the palace was resting next door.After sorting out his thoughts, Ling Changfeng pushed open the crumbling wooden door, and saw the old servant sitting alone in front of the window, looking at Luoyang City in a trance.

Hearing a "squeak", the old servant looked back.The two red eyes were still full of tears, and his face was wrinkled. He saw a handsome young man standing outside the door, followed by a woman holding a cat.

Hastily stretched out his sleeves, wiped away his tears, and asked: "Dare you ask the old servant if you want to visit me late at night?"

The two outside the door are Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan.Ling Changfeng saw that he hadn't fallen asleep yet, and he was still wearing sackcloth and filial piety, so he knew that this old servant had a deep affection for Mr. Wang.Taking care of himself, he smiled and bowed to the old servant, and said: "Xia Ling Changfeng, I really have something urgent to ask you, Uncle Zhou."

Seeing him call out his name, the old servant knew in his heart that the young man came for his lord, and said coldly: "I don't know what kind of question Mr. Ling is visiting late at night? The old servant will be interrogated tomorrow morning, why bother so much? The old servant doesn't know anything about the murder of my lord, please go back and rest early."

Seeing that his attitude was indifferent, Ling Changfeng did not retreat, but stared at the old servant, and said with a light smile, "I didn't come here for the murder of Lord Wang, I just wanted to talk about the past experience of Lord Wang." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but say Walking into the room, I wanted to sit down, but I looked around but there were no extra stools, so I had to give up.

Hearing that, the old servant shrank his pupils and swayed slightly.Slowly said: "How difficult is it to know my lord's past experience? It is in the records of the imperial court. Master Ling can check it himself."

Ling Changfeng didn't answer, but said: "Lord Wang has always been a clean and honest official, and he has been loyal to His Majesty and the country all his life. I feel extremely sad to have suffered such a disaster. What's more, I was the first to find out that Lord Wang died. I am afraid that Master Wang also wants me to find out the truth behind the scenes."

When Uncle Zhou saw Ling Changfeng's sincerity, his expression softened a little, and he said, "I want to remind you, this matter is not that simple. If you insist on doing it, I can help you. I hope you won't regret it." .Do you want to know what happened to my family?"

Seeing that he had let down his vigilance, Ling Changfeng hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and said, "I know that this matter involves a lot, but in order to return the truth to Mr. Wang's relatives, this matter has to be done! Uncle Zhou, please take a look at what this is?" After speaking, he stretched out his palm, and in his palm was the moyu finger wrench!

When Uncle Zhou saw it, he immediately reached out to pick up the black jade wrench, looked at it carefully, rubbed it lightly, tears poured down his eyes, and kept saying "it's it" and "it's it".

After a long time, Uncle Zhou sighed, and said slowly: "Since you found this thing, it seems that my lord's spirit in heaven is guiding you. It is a token of the Loulan royal family in the Western Region, and it is something my lord desperately wants to protect." After finishing speaking, Handed the finger to Ling Changfeng, and then said: "Since you found it, you can keep it well. Maybe it will be useful in the future."

Ling Changfeng and the two were quite surprised when they heard this.Ling Changfeng thought to himself: This Lord Wang turned out to be the Loulan royal family that has disappeared for decades, so how could he be the Sitian Supervisor in our dynasty?

Xiaolan couldn't help but continued to ask: "Uncle Zhou, since Mr. Wang belongs to the royal family of Loulan, why did he come here to serve as Si Tianjian? Moreover, Loulan Kingdom disappeared decades ago."

Hearing this, Uncle Zhou nodded and said, "I'll tell you if you don't ask. It's a long story. Back then I was a general in the Loulan Kingdom."

(End of this chapter)