I'm not a genius in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 187 Finally Waiting for You
Going west from Bowangpo, walking seven or eight miles downstream along the Baihe River, there is a village called Baigudui. Covering the entire Huainan, Shandong and Henan floods.There is a Dragon King Temple behind Baigudui Village, but it was destroyed in the late Sui Dynasty, and now no one takes care of it, and it has been abandoned for many years.The temple is overgrown with weeds, and few people patronize it.

However, today this deserted Dragon King Temple is uncharacteristically ushering in a group of strange visitors.Song Ke, magistrate of Fangcheng County, followed several yamen servants across the collapsed courtyard wall and walked to an old well that had been dry for many years.At this time, the big bluestone that was pressing down on the mouth of the well had been pried open, and the smoky stench made people want to vomit.

But Song Ke didn't care about these things at all at the moment. He was sweating profusely standing on the big bluestone next to the well, looking at the scene in front of him, almost unable to breathe.

Corpse!

All dead bodies!

The thick mouth of the well was stuffed with dead bodies.

In the past two days, according to Wang Zi'an's instructions, they searched carefully along the banks of the Baihe River, and refused to let go of any abnormalities. When they walked to this deserted Dragon King Temple today, someone accidentally found this big bluestone. There were traces of being moved, and a few people were greeted, and they pried open the stone to check, only to find the terrible scene in front of them.

There is no need to check, from the clothing of these corpses, it can be seen at a glance that this is the people Wang Zi'an is looking for - this group of people who disappeared out of thin air was fished out of the river and stuffed into this abandoned well!

The Dragon King Temple has been put under martial law.

Some people who had the courage to come to watch the fun were also driven out by the county government officials.Song Ke endured the stench and asked people to salvage the corpses one by one. There were hundreds of corpses scattered all over the place, which was shocking.So many people, judging from their costumes, many of them were high-ranking court officials, and they just died in their own county.

Song Ke was terrified, his feet fluttered, and he didn't dare to think about the court's treatment.At this time, looking back and thinking about Ma Zhou's sudden visit last time, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.At this time, it was too late to scold her mother, the only thing I could do was to do the things in front of me well.Regardless of the disgusting stench, he personally led him to check the cause of death, and registered them one by one.The more he checked, the more frightened he became, and the more regretful he wanted to smash his claws.

If I had known this earlier, I would never have stepped into this muddy water even if I was dismissed from office.There are corpses all over the place, some were drowned, some were hacked to death, but most of them were shot to death by bows and arrows. This was expected. The fire and killing of Bowangpo happened in his territory. Before Ma Zhou's arrival, he had been investigating, so he naturally knew the general situation.

What made him want to blind himself was that a yamen servant who inspected the corpse found an arrowhead on one of the corpses.The arrowhead broke off at the root, and it must have been left behind in the body by the thief who failed to check it in a hurry, and was found out by the careful yamen servant in front of him.Song Ke's clothes were wet with sweat, and his hand holding the arrowhead was trembling, but the inscription on the arrowhead was clearly visible - Zhenguan Nufang Department.

The Nufang Department is a subsidiary unit of the Datang Military Supervision, which handles cashiers for spears, bows, crossbows, blade arrowheads, miscellaneous work and craftsmen. Most of the bows and arrows used by the Datang military come from here.The bows and arrows on the corpse turned out to be from the Military Weapons Supervisor. Thinking about it, I am terrified...

Although the control of weapons in the Tang Dynasty was not as strict as that of later generations, weapons such as bows and crossbows were definitely not among them. It is not made privately, but it comes from the Military Weapons Supervision.Song Ke felt that he had gotten into big trouble by accident this time——

At this point in the matter, he no longer dared to make his own decisions.He carefully wrapped the arrowhead and stuffed it into his bosom.Turning around, he told the county captain who had heard the news that he must protect the scene, and then took a few yamen servants to rush straight to the county seat.The sky was falling, and there was a tall man holding it up. He felt that he could not get the credit for it. It would be better to hide behind Zheng Guogong and Wang Xianzi obediently...

With the arrowhead in his arms, he always felt terrified, seeing that everyone looked like a villain, lest someone would suddenly rush out from the side of the road and kill him to silence him.Those who attacked and killed Wei Zheng's convoy were a group of gangsters armed with official weapons from the Tang Dynasty. These gangsters could wipe out a whole convoy. If he knew that he was carrying their evidence...he was on his way, vigilant like a frightened bird. Rabbit, can't wait to put both ears up.

"In broad daylight, wouldn't you be so arrogant..."

He was suspicious and murmured all the way, making the two yamen servants who accompanied him almost nervous. They didn't understand what his county lord was concerned about. He thought to himself, could it be that his county lord was frightened stupid by the scene just now?
"Sir, there seems to be a group of officers and soldiers ahead..."

"Officers!"

Song Ke was so frightened that he almost slipped off the horse, turned the horse's head and wanted to escape for his life.

The two yamen servants who accompanied him thought that the county magistrate had lost his head with excitement, so they hurried forward and grabbed his reins.

"Sir, this way, this way—"

Song Ke secretly groaned in his heart, and just about to struggle, he heard a rather unexpected voice from ahead.

"Where do we never meet again in life, and the person in front of us is in front of the Song Ming Mansion? What a coincidence, what a coincidence, I am looking for you—"

Song Ke knew that he couldn't run away, so he could only resign himself to his fate and let the two "considerate" yamen servants pull the reins and turn around, pulling the corners of their mouths and raising their heads with a forced smile.But the other party separated, and a middle-aged man came out of the middle, carrying a big wine gourd, riding a donkey, and smiling like a big chrysanthemum.

"Ah— Mashi Yushi, what a coincidence, what a coincidence—"

He couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, subconsciously touched the arrowhead in his arms, and considered whether to hand it to Ma Zhou directly.On his side, plus two idiots, there are three people in total, while the other party has a whole team of officers and soldiers. Looking at the formation, there are hundreds of people. He secretly compared the strength of the two sides, and then looked at the situation in front of him. Unable to touch the environment behind the village and not on the ground, he couldn't help feeling a little terrified, and quickly dismissed the idea of ​​handing it over to Ma Zhou.This matter, after entering the city, it's better to talk about it on your own territory. Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years, Song Mingfu feels that his IQ is online again.

"Servant Censor, this is to—"

Song Ke got off his horse, looked around at the team behind Ma Zhou, and asked tentatively.

"The matter I'm investigating is now a little clearer, and now I'm looking for help from the Ming Mansion——No, I haven't entered the city yet, but I just happened to meet him. It's really a fate. When Fu Dabai——"

(End of this chapter)