Datang: Starting from a fortune-telling stall, Wu Zetian was suddenly abducted

Chapter 224 Test Yuan Shouwei

In the Tang Dynasty, the role of temples was not only to worship the Buddha, eat fasting and chant the Buddha's name.

It also has a series of functions such as hospital, hotel, school and funeral parlor.

The remains of many fallen soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are also placed in the temple.

There are also large temples in Chang'an, which even serve as the government's "Beitianfang", which treats patients, homeless people, and disabled people.

Of course, 'Beitianfang' still needs money from the government.

Yuan Shouwei first placed Liu Sanshan's remains with the temple director for temporary custody.

Then the two of them went to the ancestral hall mat at the back of the temple.

Although the name is called a mat shed, it is actually a house, just a little simpler, with coffins placed in the house.

Several of them are specially reserved for government officials.

Li Sisheng greeted the young novice guard and asked him to open one of the rooms, and then the two of them stepped into the house.

The room inside the house is a bit dark, even if there is sunlight shining in through the white paper on the window lattice, it is still a bit gloomy.

Yuan Shou was originally a Taoist, and he had seen a lot of life and death in the Western Regions, so he naturally didn't care.

But he didn't expect that Li Sisheng also had a calm expression and his heart didn't beat, so he couldn't help but give him a high look.

There were five low couches in the room, and the two couches in the middle were covered with white linen cloth. The two of them already knew that the dead officer was here.

Yuan Shouwei walked forward slowly, slapped his head on the corpse first, recited a meditation mantra, and then said:

"offend!"

Then he slowly uncovered the linen cloth on it.

Li Sisheng went to get some candles, but was stopped by Yuan Shouwei, who shook his head and said no.

Then he put on a pair of leather gloves and carefully looked through the body.

Looking only at the front of the corpse, there is a layer of fish scale-like things on the face, chest, and one arm;
Examining the face of the corpse, we found cyanosis on the face and neck;

The eyeballs of the corpse were opened, only to see that the eyeballs were protruding and bloodshot;

He then used both hands to open the mouth of the corpse, only to see that the tongue was red and thorny;

Turn over the body again and check the back.

From the shoulders to the buttocks, there were fish scale-like things.

Viewed from a distance, it really looks like dragon scales.

After Yuan Shouwei checked this corpse, he went to check the other one and found that the conditions of the two corpses were the same.

After Yuan Shouwei finished the inspection, Li Sisheng asked anxiously next to him:
"Taoist Priest, do you see anything different?"

Yuan Shouwei said after thinking:

"The face and neck were cyanotic, the eyeballs were protruding and congested, and the tongue was red and prickly. These are indeed symptoms of death by suffocation."

Li Sisheng couldn't help but feel a little discouraged when he heard this:
"Does it mean that there is no problem with the inspector?"

Yuan Shouwei shook his head and said:

"But there are fish scales on the face, chest, and hands. It is suspected to be some kind of ringworm caused by evil poison entering the lungs."

"I'm sure it's not dragon scales, let alone some dragon king's curse."

"It's caused by a poisonous insect called Poison Cryptozoa."

Li Sisheng was overjoyed after hearing this, and was about to continue asking when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the house, and the two of them looked up.

All he saw was a man in a dark green robe with fleshless cheeks and an angry face rushing over with a group of officers.

After he saw Li Sisheng, he complained incessantly:

"Master Li, didn't you say you would no longer be involved in this matter?"

"If this continues, aren't you afraid of God's wrath and people's resentment?"

"Who are you bringing with you? Why did you come here to check the body rashly? Are you really not afraid of the Dragon King's curse?"

"If you really do something bad, how can I wait for the British bus?"

Everything he said was reasonable, and every word was for Li Sisheng's consideration.

Li Sisheng was immediately embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do, speechless.Turning around and seeing Yuan Shouwei next to him, he had an idea and said:

"Mingfu, I was about to introduce you to this person."

Yuan Shouwei took over the conversation directly and said with a smile on his face:
"Guo Wei has met Mu Ming's Mansion. I am the nephew of Guo Xiaoke, the Protector of Anxi. I am also a classmate of Sisheng. I am passing through Liaocheng this time and came here to visit Sisheng."

"Because I had learned some martial arts skills before, and when I heard about this corpse, I was curious, so I pulled Sisheng over to have a look."

"This is my fault alone and has nothing to do with Si Sheng. I also ask the Ming Dynasty to atone for my sins."

Li Sisheng heard what Yuan Shouwei said and knew that he was unwilling to reveal his identity in order to continue investigating the case.

Thinking of this, he also smiled and asked Magistrate Mu to atone for his sins.

Youdao wouldn't hit the smiling person, not to mention the identity of these two people was on display here.

After hearing this, County Magistrate Mu also put away his anger, put on a smiling face and said:

"That's what happened."

"It's just that this is by no means a place to stay for a long time. Why don't you and I leave here quickly and return to the county government office."

"You are here to take care of Mr. Li Wei."

Yuan Shouwei still looked smiling.
"How dare Guo Wei refuse the invitation from the Ming Dynasty? It would be troublesome."

Li Sisheng couldn't refuse, so the group left Shanlin Temple and headed to the county government office.

After the second county government hall is where the county magistrate handles government affairs and where his family lives.

Magistrate Mu invited the two men to sit down in the main hall. During this period, he kept probing and asking about Guo Xiaoke, obviously trying to test Yuan Shouwei's origins.

If you had changed to another general, Yuan Shouwei might have really revealed his secret.

But Yuan Shouwei and Guo Xiaoke had stayed in the Western Regions for so long. The situation at Guo Xiaoke's family was clear and he was naturally able to deal with it easily, which made Magistrate Mu feel relieved.

While they were talking, a servant came to report that the food was ready, and Magistrate Mu quickly invited the two of them to the table.

A servant had already come forward and placed a rectangular 'food table' slightly higher than the couch in front of the couch where the three of them were sitting.

Then the food was served like water.

Yuan Shouwei glanced around and saw that the table was filled with steamed, boiled, grilled and fried food.

Sheepskin filigree, crystal dragon and phoenix cake, small Tiansu, Eight Immortals plate, longevity porridge
He secretly smacked his tongue, it seemed that County Magistrate Mu really treated him well when it came to food.

Seeing the surprised expressions of the two people, Magistrate Mu said slightly with satisfaction:
"Are you two satisfied with this meal?"

"I brought this chef from my hometown, and his cooking skills are quite passable."

The two of them also praised each other, it was delicious, delicious, and delicious.

When the food and wine were served, Magistrate Mu raised the Lu wine in his hand and said apologetically:

"My lords, my Zhuo Jing needs to recuperate because of her poor health all the year round."

"So today's singing and dancing are not enough."

Yuan Shouwei and the others naturally didn't take it seriously. After raising their glasses to express their gratitude to County Magistrate Mu, they started eating and drinking.

When he was half drunk, a servant suddenly ran in and whispered something in Magistrate Mu's ear.

After hearing this, County Magistrate Mu stood up and said to the two of them:

"Two gentlemen, wait a moment. My Zhuo Jing is not feeling well right now. I will go and come back."

The two of them also bowed and saluted, but asked Mingfu to go alone.

In just one cup of tea, Magistrate Mu had already left and returned.

Li Sisheng asked with concern:

"I wonder what's wrong with Mrs. Mu's health?"

Magistrate Mu raised the wine glass in his hand, signaled to the two of them, and said casually:
"It doesn't matter, it's just a little thing."

"Zhuo Jing's heart is too angry and sometimes a little anxious. She needs to take snow clams as an auxiliary treatment on a daily basis."

"I don't know why the snow clams made by the cook today were so sour that it was difficult to swallow, so Zhuo Jing was not used to eating them."

(End of this chapter)