Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 24 Mencius's guess

In the morning, the east is white.Nanhe County Government.

At this time, Mencius Yan, Minister of Dali Temple, was standing by the window thinking about something quietly, and a black pigeon was pecking at the bait on the table in the room.A smear of gray ash remained on the desk, which seemed to be the trace left by the burnt paper.

I'm afraid that this early in the morning, Dali Siqing got the news from nowhere, and he was already thinking about something.It's just that this news made him worried and cautious, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

After thinking about it, Mencius walked out of the door and called out the soldiers and guards who stood guard outside the door, and asked them to inform Xu Fu Yin and others to discuss in the county hall after breakfast.After finishing speaking, he ordered the servant to prepare breakfast.

After breakfast, many officials came to the conference hall one after another. Seeing that Mencius Yan was sitting on the grand master's chair with a calm expression on his face, they saluted him one after another, and then found their own seats to sit down.

Seeing that the staff had almost arrived, Mencius greeted them first, and then asked about the arrangements of the various government departments last night.

After everyone reported one by one, Mencius nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "My lords, you have worked hard! If this continues, the murderer will definitely show up! In addition, how is the investigation of Zhu Liu's death? Do you have any clues? "

The next official bowed his head and said nothing, just secretly looked at Ye Jingyan.I couldn't help but sweat for Captain Ye.

"Ye Duwei, it's up to you to report this matter!" Meng Ziyan's tone was unquestionable.

Ye Jingyan blushed, and said in a low voice timidly: "Reporting to my lord, Zhu Liu's investigation clues are still under investigation, please wait a moment, my lord, there will be results."

Mencius was rarely angry when he heard the words. He just said playfully, "Then why did Zhu Liu go to the slaughterhouse after killing Lord Wang? Logically, shouldn't he run away immediately?"

"This..." Ye Jingyan faltered, sweating profusely, unable to answer.He had no choice but to plead guilty again and again, saying that he would investigate again.

Mencius snorted angrily, and then asked: "The body of Sir Si Tianjian Wang was lost the day before yesterday, and Zhu Liu died in the slaughterhouse this afternoon. Is there some connection that we haven't discovered? Go and find the little official who found the body." Call! Just ask him a question or two and you'll know."

Ye Jingyan hurriedly resigned, and hurried out to find the little official who reported the letter.

Mencius asked the officials below in a low voice: "What do you think about this, my lords?"

That Xu Fuyin immediately stood up, laughed dryly, and said: "The lower official is really curious about the loss of this corpse, my lord is wise, please enlighten me."

Mencius nodded, stroked his beard lightly, and said: "The corpse was probably lost in the afternoon, and Zhu Liu probably went to the slaughterhouse to dispose of the corpse after stealing the corpse with his accomplices in the afternoon. Then, for some reason, the butcher was killed by someone. Killed in the slaughterhouse. The little official who reported the letter must have lied!"

After everyone listened, they looked at each other, and suddenly broke out in cold sweat, thinking to themselves: Even the corpses are not spared, this gangster is really ruthless!

Hearing this, the Governor of the Xu Mansion cupped his hands and bowed. He first admired Mencius Yan's reasoning, and finally asked cautiously: "Master Meng has a good opinion, but I don't understand one thing. May I ask where did you start to doubt this matter? The officials did not behave abnormally."

Mencius Yan took a deep look at Fuyin Xu, and said in a deep voice: "I have arranged for spies to investigate this matter, so there is no need for Mr. Xu to ask more questions.",

Seeing that his tone was not kind, Xu Fu Yin nodded, and repeatedly pleaded guilty, and didn't ask any more questions about this matter.

Only the county magistrate of Qin, who was sitting at the end, knew that Mencius Yan must have some secrets after listening to it, and he had all kinds of doubts in his heart, thinking: Why does this Mencius Yan seem to be a different person suddenly?There are still spies arranged, but I have never heard of it.He dared to bet against Ling Changfeng, could it be that he has full confidence in this spy?Ling Changfeng must be consulted on this matter.

In just one stick of incense, Ye Jingyan turned back, followed by a small official.Ye Jingyan clasped his fists and reported to Mencius: "Master Meng, this person is the one who reported the loss of Lord Wang's body that day, please be careful."

Seeing that he was being stared at by everyone, the little official suddenly felt his legs go limp, and nodded his head like pounding garlic to apologize, and asked: "My lords, I don't know what I want to ask you?"

Mencius Yan saw him prostrate on the ground, trembling all over, and knew that the previous guess was probably true, so he asked in a low voice, "When did you find out that the corpse was missing? Did you leave your post without authorization?"

The little official hurriedly said: "My lord, the younger one found the body missing in the early morning. After searching for a while, but couldn't find it, the younger one immediately came to report."

"What did you do before you found out that the body had disappeared? Why did you find out that the body was gone in the early hours of the morning?" Seeing that Master Meng was silent, Ye Jingyan shouted at the servant.

"The little one is here..." The official hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Damn the little one, damn the little one! After eating at noon, the little one suddenly felt sick to his stomach, so he went to the latrine. The duration was only a cup of tea." .When I went back to Yizhuang to check at night, I found that Mr. Wang’s coffin (guo, the third tone) was normal. It was only when the shift was checked in the early morning that the body had disappeared. Please check it out!”

Mencius asked again: "Why are you alone on duty? What about the rest?"

Xu Fuyin hurriedly said: "Master Meng, people have been sent to Nanhe County and Luoyang to search for the whereabouts of the gangsters that day, so no extra people are arranged to guard Yizhuang."

Mencius snorted softly, but it wasn't easy to get angry, after all, he arranged the search.So the little official was fined with half a year's salary, and the matter was exposed.The little official hurriedly thanked him, and after resigning, he quickly withdrew from the hall, for fear that Mr. Meng would go back on his word.

Xu Fuyin hurriedly asked: "My lord, what is the purpose of the gangsters to disembowel Mr. Wang's body?"

Hearing this, Mencius let out a deep breath, and said slowly, "This is a sorcery from the Western Regions. They want to make mummified corpses!"

In a word, everyone in the conference hall felt chills down their spines. They were both indignant at the gangster's evil deeds, and secretly thinking that they should act carefully and increase their defenses recently.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Mencius coughed and interrupted everyone's careful thinking. He just ordered the police to say: "The viscera may have been mixed with the viscera of pigs and sheep, and it is impossible to find them. Now we can only find them as soon as possible." Rosin, which is related to the production of the mummy, breaks through from here! In addition, according to everyone’s arrangement last night, we must ensure that the city gate is safe, and do a good job of checking to prevent anyone from getting in!”

All the officials took orders one after another and exited the meeting hall one by one.

In the meeting hall, Mencius Yan sat on the grand master's chair and didn't get up. He was still thinking about the purpose of the people from the Western Regions who killed Lord Wang and took the body to make a mummy.

(End of this chapter)