Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

After thinking about it all night, Li Ke felt that he would go to the yamen the next day to see what kind of corpse he was.

After breakfast in the morning, Li Ke and Chen Qi rode to the county government office in Chang'an County. Wang Fu and Deng Tongda had been waiting at the gate for a long time. Pass Your Highness."

Li Ke waved his hand slightly, and said with a smile on his face, "The magistrate Wang and the county lieutenant Deng don't need to be polite. This king happened to pass by today. I heard that there was a murder case in the county government, which is very troublesome. I would like to get off my horse to see if we can get back together." Any help or advice."

Li Ke spoke very brightly, saying that he was just passing by, which caused Wang Fu to slander, but he couldn't say, "You came here on purpose." He could only greet him with a smile.And there is a reason for Li Ke to say this. After all, he is still young and has no substance, so if he suddenly intervenes in a case, he will be impeached by Yushitai.If it is just a drop in, come and have a look, then the censors will have nothing to say after knowing about it.

Deng Tongda knew the purpose of Li Ke's visit today, so he had an idea in his mind.The two invited Li Ke to the lobby, and saw Deng Tongda whisper something in the ear of an officer, and the officer led away.Li Ke first asked the palace about some clues and progress of Zhang Hui's case, and the answer was the same as what Deng Tongda said at night, without any breakthrough at all.

Li Ke asked again, "I heard that the county magistrate Wang immediately sent someone to summon the rest of Zhang Hui's party after the incident. Can you get any clues from them?"

Wang Fu knew that Deng Tongda had joined Li Ke and told him everything, and now Li Ke asked him again, the meaning was self-evident.He said with regret, "Your Highness doesn't know something. Although I rushed over in time, I was still a step late and let them run away. Therefore, I didn't get any clues."

"Oh, that's how it is. County magistrate Wang has worked hard. You took the lead in arresting suspects. In Japan, the king will definitely report to the emperor and reward you." Li Ke said kindly.

However, these words were shocking to Wang Fu's ears, and seeing Li Ke's kindly smiling face, Wang Fu suddenly thought of Li Ke's appearance in Han Palace, and his heart shivered.Because he, a majestic county magistrate, went to arrest people himself, and the suspect ran away. If the emperor heard about this, it would be hard to reward him. It would be good if he didn't dismiss him.Besides, Liu Menglong and himself, thinking of this, Wang Fu began to feel uneasy in his heart, and he suddenly felt that Li Ke was a bad visitor.

At this time, I saw a yamen servant in soap clothes walk into the lobby, knelt down and saluted, "Feng, the governor of Chang'an County, has seen His Highness."

"Get up, tell me about your autopsy." Li Ke didn't say much, and went straight to the point.

"According to my inspection, there were no wounds on the body of the deceased, and there was no sign of poisoning. Therefore, the cause of death has not been clarified for the time being." Feng said this, glanced at Li Ke carefully, and lowered his head again.

"Are you sure you've checked every part of your body?" Li Ke asked.

"I dare not lie to Your Highness." Feng looked ashamed, as if he had done something wrong to Li Ke.His family has been a scribe for three generations, and he was able to serve as a scribe in Chang'an County. Apart from his family of scribes, his autopsy ability has been affirmed by several county magistrates.Now, a case of Zhang Hui left him completely helpless, but he felt a little guilty in his heart.I feel sorry for the court's kindness to me, and I'm sorry for my father who has died.

"Magistrate Wang, how about we go and see the corpse?" Li Ke asked Wang Fu next to him.

Wang Fu was stunned by Li Ke's words just now, so he still had his mind on the dead. He thought Li Ke was leaving, so he hurried to Li Tai to report today's events to him.So, when Li Ke asked, he immediately agreed.

A group of people walked through the lobby, through the garden, and through the corridor, and came to the autopsy room next to the cell.The corpse had been left for five days. Although it hadn't rotted in the cold winter, it already had a foul smell.Li Ke walked into the autopsy room first, and smelled the smell of dead bodies, making him sick.He immediately took out the silk handkerchief and held it to his mouth, suppressing his urge to vomit.The expressions of the rest of the people were different, Feng and Chen Qi's expressions remained unchanged, Deng Tongda frowned, and Wang Fu's expression was disgusted.The body was placed on the autopsy table, covered with a white cloth.The charcoal fire in the brazier next to it also contains cang wood and saponins.Li Ke pointed to the brazier and asked, "Won't lighting a fire in this place make the corpse more corrupt?"

Seeing Li Ke's question, Feng stepped forward and explained, "Your Highness doesn't know, all corpses have rotten air, and after burning a corpse, there will be filthy air on your body. If you step over the brazier above, the filthy air around you will The breath will be removed."

"You are checking it again, let me have a look." Li Keming ordered, not wanting to waste time.

Feng obeyed and walked to the autopsy table.In addition to the tools he brought with him, he also prepared a clay pot and a mallet, as well as some green onions, peppers, salt, white plums, etc., in case there were any unclear places on the corpse to apply, and then see if he could see some trace.

Feng Yuzuo starts from the front of the head, and inspects the hair, forehead, brow, hairline, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, etc. one by one.Then turn the body over and check the back, including the back of the head, occiput, nape, two shoulder blades, back, waist and other places.In this way, it took an incense stick of time to get any clues.

Li Ke looked carefully, but saw that there was no result, so he shook his head slightly.Walking out of the autopsy room and coming to the living room, the guard brought tea.There was a silence in the living room, Li Ke's face was ugly, and he stopped talking, and they didn't dare to speak.

Li Ke watched the autopsy process and felt that there were no omissions, but there was still no result.It's a pity that the ancient autopsy methods are too simple, after all, they are just inspections, and they have not yet developed the stage of inspection.Otherwise, why is such a simple case so difficult to get started?Suddenly, Li Ke's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.Seeing Li Ke's sudden emotional change, everyone was even more frightened, and they didn't dare to vent their anger.Who said that the prince is not angry when he is kind?Didn't Wang Fu encounter this once?

Li Ke didn't pay any attention to the crowd, he brought Feng to his eyes, and said in a low voice, "You go to examine the other side of the body. According to what the king said, first sprinkle water on it, then smash the green onion to pieces, and apply vinegar on the scars. Cover it with paper, wait for a while, remove it, wash it with water, and see if there are any traces."

Seeing that Li Ke said so professionally, Feng was puzzled, but he didn't dare to groan. He listened carefully to Li Ke's words, and only handed over his hands and left the living room.As soon as Feng left, Li Ke was in a good mood, as if he was a different person, completely different from the gloomy face just now.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Li Ke's expression.Deng Tongda said, "Has Your Highness thought of any method of autopsy?"

"Wait until the results come out!" Li Ke said.

"Then I will arrange it." He was afraid that Wang Fu would do something in it.However, he was wrong. No matter how daring Wang Fu was, it was impossible for him to know what to do under Li Ke's nose.

Seeing that Li Ke's face turned cold, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, he glanced at Wang Fu, "No, this king will see who dares to cause trouble for this king in this case."

Wang Fu was hurt by Li Ke's gaze, and he said with a smile, "Lieutenant Deng is worrying too much. If Your Highness is here again, who would dare to be presumptuous?"

After another incense stick of time passed, Feng hurriedly came to the living room and said to Li Ke, "His Royal Highness, the autopsy results have come out, and it is preliminarily determined that the deceased died of being stabbed in the heart by a fine needle, and there was a wound in the head. Traces of the impact were also found in the interior. Both wounds can be fatal. Therefore, it has not yet been determined whether the death was caused by that wound."

"Head and heart?" Li Ke asked, "Have you ever investigated the force used for acupuncture on the heart, and what injured the head?"

"The time is short, and I still want to investigate carefully. Please give me a day, and I will definitely find out the real cause of death of the deceased." Feng looked energetic and confident at this time.

"Then I will give you one day. Don't let me down again." Li Ke said solemnly, "Ding Bo, you will be in charge of the investigation of this case." Li Ke ignored Wang Fu and ordered Deng Tongda.

Wang Fu had long been intimidated by Li Ke's preemptive aura when he first arrived, and no matter what Li Ke said at this time, he dared not refute.

Deng Tongda took the order, glanced at Wang Fu, and smiled slightly.

Li Ke saw that things were coming to an end, and it would be inappropriate for him to stay here any longer, so he took Chen Qi and left the county government office.

As soon as Li Ke left, Deng Tongda ordered, "Feng, hurry up and test the real cause of death of the deceased. In the evening, you and I will go to the Han Palace and report the results in detail to His Royal Highness."

Feng bowed to accept the order and walked quickly.But Deng Tongdali ignored Wang Fu who was in a daze, and led his arresters out of the Chang'an County Yamen, because he wanted to go on a patrol to see if he could catch Zhang Hui's accomplices or get some clues.