Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 5 Supervision Special Envoy
Early morning, Nanhe County, Luoyang.There was a thick stack of letters on the desk of County Magistrate Qin.The county magistrate was reading the letters slowly, feeling more and more shocked by Ling Changfeng's identity.

"Ling Changfeng, male, sixteen years old, seven feet two inches tall, the second son of Ling Yun, the servant of the door. He studied with the prince since childhood. He is quick-witted and highly appreciated by the great scholar Ouyang Xiu."

"It was rumored that she had an affair with the maid at home, and was driven out of the capital by her father, and her whereabouts have been unknown since then..."

"The second son of the Ling family is stubborn by nature, he is a cynical second generation ancestor..."

"Ling Changfeng won the position of Tanhua in the imperial examination at the age of 14. The emperor rewarded him with a reward of ten thousand taels, and he was awarded a doctor of Taixue..."

"In the spring of the third year of the Dali calendar, Ling Changfeng solved the theft case of soldiers in the capital, and was awarded the post of Prince Xima."

Looking at a letter from Feng Jingcheng, there are true and false news in it, but what is certain is that this child's identity is extraordinary.At this moment, County Magistrate Qin only wanted to saddle up Ling Changfeng and hold the great god's thigh tightly so that he could get through this catastrophe.

The results in the autopsy room have also been handed over to County Magistrate Qin. As Ling Changfeng said, there was a thin needle in the back of the deceased's head.Everyone was impressed by Ling Changfeng's clever handling of the case.

. . .

Ling Changfeng was having breakfast with Xiaolan, looking at the glamorous young woman with a kind face opposite him, he secretly rejoiced in his heart.It seems that what happened last night was not known to him.This young woman is none other than Ling Changfeng's mother Qi Ruyu.This time I heard that my mother was seriously ill, so I specially brought Ling Changfeng here from the capital, and it has been more than a month now.

Just when Ling Changfeng and the two were about to leave the table and go back to play with Xiaoyu, they saw a young servant coming over to pass a message: "Madam, there is an official outside the door, saying that he has important matters to find Master Ling Changfeng."

"Oh? Changfeng, tell me, is there something you are hiding from me? Do you think that I can go out and cause trouble if I leave the ruler in the capital!" Qi Ruyu asked sharply.

"My lord, you misunderstood. This person must have come from the capital because my father has something to do with me. I haven't been anywhere recently. If you don't believe me, you can ask Xiaolan."

"Hmph, you two, stop pretending in front of me, and tell him to come in later. If you really cause trouble outside, you will be fined to rewrite the "Diamond Sutra" ten times! The two of you will be grounded for a month."

At this time, Ling Changfeng was like an eggplant beaten by frost, bowing his head in silence, and Xiaolan also looked depressed.

The young man led the officer in, and Qi Ruyu asked, "I don't know what's wrong with coming to see my parents?"

The officer cupped his hands and returned the salute: "Mrs. Ling, I am here to read your Majesty's oral order. In the early hours of this morning, Lord Sitianjian Wang was killed, and your son was the first witness at the scene of the crime. Your Majesty appointed you as a special envoy to supervise the thorough investigation of Dali Temple. This case." After speaking, he handed over the oral order and special envoy's token.

Qi Ruyu said in a deep voice: "It's time to work, someone will take this official down and prepare 5 taels of silver to reward him."

After the official left, he said: "Changfeng, you are so talented! You are involved in such a major case! What is going on with this matter?"

Ling Changfeng explained the ins and outs of the matter, and then said with a smile: "Mother, there is no need to worry too much. I am sure to solve this matter. Besides, I am only supervising the case, and the person in charge is the Dali Temple."

After Qi Ruyu heard this, most of her anger went away. Now that the emperor has a decree, it is hard to say anything more.She just said caringly: "This matter has a lot to do with it, you have to be more careful, and don't be negligent. Since you want to supervise this case, I'm afraid you have to go to the government office often. Let Xiaolan continue to work with you."

When Xiaolan heard that she didn't have to be in confinement anymore, she was very happy, and hurriedly said: "Madam, don't worry, I will protect the young master."

Ling Changfeng glanced at Xiaolan, seeing how weak she was, and thought that Xiaolan didn't care if she wanted to take care of herself.He only played with the special envoy token he had just obtained, and observed quietly. .

This token is only the size of three fingers, with wood grain all over the body, and sandalwood in the nose.At first glance, it is made of high-quality sandalwood wood. On the front, the words "special envoy" are written in flying and phoenix dances. Flip to the back and write: Those who hold this order will come as if I were in person.

Ling Changfeng knew that if His Majesty wanted to hand over such an important case to him for supervision, it meant that he had to investigate and find out the truth, and he could not tolerate anyone.If it was true as I speculated, people in the palace were involved in this case, and if there was a slight mistake, not to mention my own suffering, I am afraid that even my family members would be implicated.For Ling Changfeng, who has always protected his weaknesses, this battle can only be won, not lost.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you.

Ling Changfeng calmed down, pulled Xiaolan who was still wiping her mouth, and said to his mother, "Master, I'm full, I'll go to the government office to find out the situation first." Since there is no way to back off, then Go all out.

Outside the door, the carriage and horses arranged by County Magistrate Qin had been waiting for a long time. Ling Changfeng took Xiaolan into the carriage and said, "Your county magistrate seems to be in a hurry. Let's go there."

The carriage rattled away from the Qi Mansion on Ningnan Street. What Ling Changfeng and the others didn't expect was that so many things would happen in such a simple walk, and it would be many days before the next return.

(End of this chapter)