Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 185 Hidden Murder

Of course, it is impossible for Tang Xuanzong, who lives in the Chang'an Palace, to know all this.

He always thought that Datang was still the prosperous and prosperous world under his rule.

As the saying goes, "When a country is about to perish, there must be disasters." Years of locust plagues have weakened the country's strength, and the Yellow River burst its embankment. People with a heart can use the words on the stone tablet to incite the people.

Li Canghai had already guessed that the stele was deliberately built by someone with a heart. In order to prevent the people from panicking, he ordered Chang Feng to post a notice to tell the whole city what happened.

"There is a king who is not the whole housekeeper. He bought a murderer to blow up the embankment, causing the Yellow River to burst. The evidence is solid, and now the murderer is punishing the law. This has nothing to do with natural disasters, but it is man-made. I hope the people will not believe in rumors."

Notices were pasted on eye-catching positions at major intersections in Zhengyang City, and some scholars read aloud.

The onlookers suddenly whispered.

"Tell me, is it credible? The flooding of the Yellow River is really not a crime from heaven, but someone deliberately sabotaged it?"

"Shh, you can't talk nonsense about the sin of the heavens. It is said that this matter is related to the Holy Majesty. If you talk nonsense, you don't want to live?"

"This is the result of the county magistrate's own investigation. I believe the county magistrate."

"That's right, I also believe that if it wasn't for the magistrate this time, we would have been drowned in the flood long ago. The magistrate is our reborn parents. I absolutely believe what he said."

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Back at the county government office, Li Canghai immediately wrote a memorial, submitting the whole story of the Yellow River's embankment breach to the governor's office, and at the same time asked Chang Feng to investigate all the people related to the housekeeper, trying to find traces of 'Nilin Xuanwu'.

However, nothing came of it.

Under the leadership of Zhao Yuan and other officials from the Ministry of Industry, the flood finally receded completely. After receiving the relief food, the refugees in Zhengyang City also returned to their original places to rebuild their homes.

Li Canghai was not stingy, Wang Buquan and Zuo Hongji, their family property alone was worth Zhengyang County's fiscal revenue for several years.

He confiscated all the property of the two of them and distributed them according to the number of people in each household. Each person could get one and a half silver coins.

The silver is enough for them to rebuild their homes.

Zhengyang County has just experienced a catastrophe, and there are too many things to deal with. Li Canghai summoned Fa Cao, Sima and other officials to arrange all the things in place one by one.

As night fell, he went to Futianyuan again to visit those orphaned and widowed refugees with limited mobility.

Zhang Xuanming kept his promise and gave free medical care and medicine to the refugees in Zhengyang City before they left.

Futian Courtyard is full of people with disabilities or limited mobility. Seeing Li Canghai coming in, those people all want to kneel down and salute, thanking Li Canghai for his great kindness.

Li Canghai hurriedly told them not to be too polite, and asked them to rest well, and then walked to the courtyard.

Zhang Xuanming was boiling a large pot of plaster, and the whole courtyard was filled with a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

Little Huzi vigorously stirred the plaster in the pot to prevent the plaster from settling.

Seeing Li Canghai, the little tiger hurriedly put down the stick, knelt on the ground and said, "Kowtow to the old man, little tiger."

Li Canghai casually pulled him up, patted his head, and said, "You don't need to be so polite in the future, you can go to work."

Little Huzi smiled, quickly grabbed the stick and started to stir it.

"Lord Li, it's the first time I've seen you being an official like you." Zhang Xuan ordered several herbs to be thrown into the pot, then gave some instructions to the little tiger, and walked over with a smile.

"Brother Zhang, what do you mean by that?" Li Canghai rubbed his nose and asked.

Zhang Xuanming said with a smile: "Eliminate bullies, catch murderers, block the Yellow River, help people's livelihood, one by one, do everything by yourself, adults can really be called 'loving the people like a son'!"

Li Canghai said with a chuckle, "Brother Zhang was joking. As the saying goes, 'If you are not in the position, you will not pursue politics'. I just did what I should do. But Brother Zhang, not only kept his promise, but also helped me." A lot of busy work, speaking of it, I have to thank Brother Zhang a lot."

"Don't dare, Zhang is just a wandering doctor. All he has learned in his life is to cure diseases and save people. It is really a blessing for Zhang to be able to serve adults!" Zhang Xuanming said with a smile.

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

"Brother Zhang, what are your plans for the future?" Li Canghai asked.

"I've made up my mind. I'll bring the little tiger back to Qinling after I've settled down. I've traveled around the world these years, and I've gained a lot of knowledge. It's time to return to Qinling to serve my teacher." Zhang Xuanming raised his head and looked at the night sky. Dotted with stars in the middle, sighed.

"Oh? You want to take the little tiger with you?" Li Canghai asked in surprise.

Zhang Xuanming nodded. He looked at Xiao Huzi who was stirring the plaster carefully, and said, "These days, I found that Xiao Huzi is not only smart, but also has a very high talent in medicine. I have already accepted him as an apprentice."

"Little Huzi is indeed very clever. It is his blessing to have you as his teacher. Congratulations, brother Zhang, for accepting a good apprentice!" Li Canghai clasped his fists and said with a smile.

"It's all thanks to your lord, if he hadn't met your lord, I wouldn't have accepted him as a disciple." Zhang Xuan arched his hands, and he took out a jade pendant from his waist, saying: "My lord, this one The jade pendant is the token for entering Taibai Mountain. In the future, if you need Zhang, you only need to go to Taibai Mountain with this object, and I will definitely come out of the mountain to help you."

Li Canghai took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. The jade pendant was crystal clear, and in the middle was carved a herb that looked like orchid or zhi.

"If that's the case, then I won't be polite." Putting away the jade pendant, Li Canghai cupped his hands at him and said, "Brother Zhang, it's getting late, and I should go back too, so I bid farewell."

Zhang Xuan sent him to the door, and after the two exchanged a few words, Li Canghai left Futian Yard.

It was already late at night, and the cool wind was blowing, which made people feel a little chilly.Li Canghai walked alone on the Qingshi street, with his head down thinking about things, and walked towards the county government office with a lantern in his hand.

On a roof not far away, several men in black were lying on the roof, staring straight at Li Canghai with cold eyes.

On the brackets on the eaves stood two figures.

One of them was dressed in black, with a black cloth covering his face, and several weapons stuck in his waist, exuding a faint murderous aura.

The other person, wearing brocade clothes and robes, did not conceal his identity at all, it was Di Hentian.

"Zuoshi, is he the 'accident' you mentioned?" The man in black stared at Li Canghai and asked with blunt words.

Di Hentian put his hands behind his back, narrowed his eyes and said, "That's right, he sabotaged the master's plan over and over again. Don't underestimate him. This man's martial arts are mediocre, but his mind is extremely meticulous. If it wasn't for He, the incident of the Yellow River's embankment breaking this time will not be brought to light."

"Zuo Shi, you have disappointed the Lord so much. No wonder the Lord asked us to help you. You can't even deal with an ordinary person. How can you help the Lord complete his great cause?" the man in black said dismissively.

Anger appeared in Di Hentian's eyes, but he suppressed it in an instant.

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