Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

"Eating [-] lychees a day, I will always be a Lingnan native. Xiaolan, why do you think this crystal clear fruit is so delicious? If it is not a long way, I really want to go to Lingnan to have a feast." Ling Changfeng Holding a white and tender lychee with two fingers, he looked at Xiaolan and said softly.

Peeling the fruit in her hands and eating the lychee, Xiaolan said vaguely: "The lychee is a rare commodity in Chang'an and Luoyang. If it wasn't for Mencius Yan who brought some over here, I don't know if I would be able to eat it this year. I heard that The lychees that Lingnan paid tribute to the palace are even more plump and juicy, and they are the best products. The taste is probably even more delicious." After speaking, he spit out the core of the fruit in his mouth, and threw another one into his mouth.

Ling Changfeng nodded, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was savoring the delicious food in his mouth, and also seemed to be thinking about Xiaolan's words.After a long time, Ling Changfeng sighed, and said, "I don't know why, but this Mencius Yan is showing so much affection now. I didn't even notice any clues at all." He tapped his finger on the table, and his tone was flat.

Hearing this, Xiaolan raised her head to look at Ling Changfeng, and said, "Young master, this Mencius Yan may have received some instructions to act like this. You said he is such a high-ranking official, who else can make him behave like this? Could it be that the emperor has spoken and asked him to obey you? Why don't you let him send you a plate of lychees later to test it out."

Looking at the empty fruit plate, Ling Changfeng smiled helplessly, and cursed softly: "Xiaolan, you are such a glutton. Don't worry about this southern lychee. It is rumored that it is easy to get angry. Now you eat it all at once. After so much, I'm afraid I will suffer later."

She curled her lips, and Xiaolan smiled disdainfully: "Master, you can rest assured. Although this lychee is very angry, it is still not as cold as my clear light sword. For me, the more the better. Hehehe." After speaking, with a wave of jade hand, he brushed the debris on the table into the trash hopper.

"Master, what are you going to do now? Even if that Mencius dare not fight against you, there is no good way to lure that old fox out now." Xiaolan asked Ling Changfeng softly after finishing handling the sundries. road.

Ling Changfeng took a sip of tea, rinsed his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Xiaolan, just now you said that Mencius Yan was ordered to be so friendly, I also thought about it, but it was not ordered by that person. It's about cooperation."

"Cooperation? How to cooperate? Why did that person cooperate with Mencius Yan?" Xiaolan asked several questions in one breath.

"On that day, Mencius said that he had arranged spies to find out the clue of the mummy. Then, he also knew the secret method of making mummy in the Western Regions, and he knew that tracking down the rosin was the key to the case. But he didn't keep everything secret, but through Qin The county magistrate has informed me."

"Although I am the emperor's special envoy, Mencius Yan, the presiding judge, actually doesn't need to do this. Besides, he has gambled first, and it's not an extremely attractive condition. He can't let go of this old face." Ling Changfeng expressed his doubts in the process of investigating the case in one breath, and took a deep breath.

After a short pause, Ling Changfeng said slowly again: "If you think about it in another direction, the purpose of the people behind it is not to tell Mencius the clues and let him solve the case, but to lure me to solve the case quickly. Going one step further He said that he not only wants me to solve the case, but also wants to use the hand of the court to solve the situation of Mr. Wang's mummified corpse. I am afraid that the people behind Mencius Yan are now waiting for me to collect the net."

Scratching her swollen head, Xiaolan asked puzzledly, "Why did Mencius Yan cooperate with him to let you solve the case and slap his old face? Is Mencius Yan so kind?"

"No, it's not Mencius Yan's condition for me to solve the case, but the condition proposed by the person who cooperated with him. As for Mencius Yan's condition, I'm afraid it's not as simple as solving the case!" Ling Changfeng looked at Xiaolan and said slowly.

Xiaolan nodded, realized a little, and said softly: "Young master, I understand. According to common sense, Mencius's official position is already stable, and it is difficult to break through. This Mencius' statement I am afraid that what you want is the ladder to reach the sky. And young master, you have become the person who built the ladder. At this moment, Mencius naturally looks at the young master differently."

Ling Changfeng nodded approvingly, and jokingly said: "Xiao Lan, it seems that your brain has improved a lot. But Mencius Yan wants to use me to build a ladder for him, I'm afraid he will have to wait for the sky to change." Okay, it's too early to talk about it now. Look at the sultry weather, the rain is about to fall, let's deal with the matter before us first. Later, let's find some important people and get ready to act."

Xiaolan looked out of the window and saw that the originally clear sky had black edges at this moment, and the shaking of the branches became more and more violent. She thought that the heavy rain would come after all.

. . .

In Luoyang City, in the corner of a certain restaurant.

A burly man with a ferocious face from the Western Regions was eating food and wine, with a scimitar in the style of the Western Regions pinned to his waist. His muscles were bursting so that no one around him dared to sit next to him.

Opposite him sat a woman wearing a veil, dressed in light green fir, although she couldn't see what she looked like, but she could see the half face exposed by the occasional lifting of the veil from the slender hand holding the teacup. Knowing that this woman must be a very beautiful person.

The man wolfed it down, and said to the woman in a deep voice: "Miss, according to your plan, this trip to Luoyang has been completed in sevens and eighties, and we can set off for Chang'an as soon as the mummy is in hand." .”

The woman's voice sounded like heavenly sounds: "Dashan, although there are some twists and turns in this matter, we must not relax our vigilance at the last moment. Although it is only a matter of closing the net now, we have not seen this fish caught in the net for a day, so we must concentrate on it." .It's just that the hateful Qinglian is now unknown, and I don't know if the rest of the people have any news."

Dashan nodded, and replied in a low voice: "Yes, miss! I have already sent a letter to the main pavilion to confirm, and news will come in a few days. It's just that miss, what should I do with Ling Changfeng now? Your servant girl killed two of our masters."

"Although the two of you in Canglong Pavilion are very skilled, judging from their descriptions, the maids around them have superb swordsmanship and should not be underestimated. We only need to complete our own affairs, and pass on the order so that the people in Canglong Pavilion can't make any more troubles. Besides, someone wants to win him over for the time being, so don't touch him now. You may have to cooperate with him in the future." The mysterious woman chuckled.

"Miss is right. I hope this son can be acquainted, otherwise I will definitely want him to be buried with his servant girl! My people in Canglong Pavilion are not easy to kill!" Dashan said with a murderous look on his face.