Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Identity of the Corpse

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Identity of the Corpse"Damn man, is your child sick?"

Su Su trotted into the study, and the feeling of thorns in her back disappeared. It was strange that she was stared at by a five or six-year-old child and felt uncomfortable.

"You are sick, your whole family is sick. Oh, I forgot that your whole family has been executed."

Xu Qiyan retorted mercilessly. He had forgotten his aunt's joke and thought that Su Su was slandering the little kid.

"Squeak..."

Xu Qiyan closed the door of the study and wanted to pour a cup of tea for Li Miaozhen. Considering that the autopsy might be done next, it was not the time to drink tea, so he did not serve tea to the guest.

Li Miaozhen did not waste words. She took out the fragment of the Earth Book and shook it gently. A black shadow fell and "clicked" on the floor of the study.

Xu Qiyan, who had sharp senses, smelled a strong smell of blood.

He stared at the headless corpse for a moment and asked, "Where is his soul?"

A headless corpse alone cannot explain anything. Since Li Miaozhen said it was a big deal, she must have used Taoist methods to summon the soul.

Li Miaozhen patted the sachet, and a wisp of green smoke curled up and turned into a middle- aged man with a dull look and a blurred face in the air. He murmured, "Blood slaughter for three thousand miles, blood slaughter for three thousand miles, please send troops to the court to attack......"

The Saint of Tianzong had a heavy face, "His soul is damaged. If you want to know the follow-up content, you can only nourish the soul. According to the degree of damage to the soul, it will take at least two months."

Xu Qian'an glanced at her and said, "Huh," "After two months, the daylily will be cold."

Li Miaozhen glared, "Then what do you say we should do."

She really didn't know what to do. With only this clue, there was no beginning or end. How could she find out the truth?

Su Su stared at the corpse with her beautiful black and white eyes. She knew that with Xu Qi'an's ability to solve cases, he would definitely not be as confused as his master.

Su Su was both expectant and curious about this, and wanted to know from what angle he would analyze it.

Xu Qi'an pondered for a moment, leaned over to remove the clothes on the body, and after a thorough inspection, he said: "If nothing unexpected happens, he should be from the north."

Li Miaozhen's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked: "What's the basis?"

She watched the shameless No. 3 examine the body throughout the process, but did not come to the same conclusion as him.

"People are born with their own environment, and their appearance and skin can tell where the deceased is from. Without a head, the ghost's face is too vague... Therefore, if you want to judge where this headless body is from, you have to verify it from the details of the body."

Xu Qi'an raised the right hand of the corpse and said: "Look, in addition to the calluses on the palm of his hand, this person also has a thick layer of calluses on his index finger. This kind of callus will not be produced by using a knife or a sword."

Su Su and Li Miaozhen looked closely and it was indeed the case.

The stunning female ghost blinked her beautiful eyes and said in a tender voice: "What weapon did he use? Don't keep us in suspense."

Li Miaozhen showed a look of realization: "It's a bow."

As expected of a female general who will stay in the military camp, she reacted quickly.......Xu Qian'an nodded: "Yes, this person is good at shooting."

Su Su tilted her head and retorted: "How can this prove that he is from the north? I feel that you are talking nonsense. There are many people who are good at shooting, so why can't they be people in the army?"

Li Miaozhen nodded in agreement.

"Yes, what Miss Susu said makes sense. For example, there is a person next to you who is good at shooting, but he is not in the army."

Xu Qian'an winked, his hands kept moving, and he spread the legs of the headless corpse, saying:

"Look carefully, there is no callus at the base of his thighs. If he is a soldier who rides a horse for a long time, there will definitely be calluses on his thighs. He is not a soldier, but he is good at shooting. This is consistent with the characteristics of northerners. The people in the rivers and lakes in Dafeng are not good at using bows."

Northerners are good at bows and arrows, and even ordinary adult men can shoot bows. According to Xu Qian'an's understanding, the standard equipment for people in the rivers and lakes in several northern states is a knife and a bow.

Sometimes, there is no knife, and daggers and broken blades are used instead, but there must be a bow.

At this time, Su Su came up with another rebuttal, saying: "Or, it was the archers."

Xu Qian'an sneered: "Who would send archers to deliver a message? If I guess correctly, this person is most likely a gangster from the north. As for what he wanted to convey, who commissioned him, and who killed him, I don't know."

Li Miaozhen silently exhaled a breath of turbid air, and said with relief: "Then his affairs will be left to you to deal with. As the night watchman Yinluo, you should deal with these

matters."

Su Su also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that although this stinky man was lustful and annoying, he was really capable.

After a reasonable and well-founded analysis, she was still very convinced.

She and her master were confused and had no idea how to investigate further, but after handing it over to this man, they immediately got a clue.

Although Su Su often complained that Li Miaozhen was nosy and liked to absorb men's essence, she knew that she was a kind female ghost.

If the matter of the headless body is not properly handled, she and Li Miaozhen will have a psychological burden.

Therefore, this highlights the goodness of Xu Qi'an, who can bring a little sense of security.

After arranging guest rooms for Li Miaozhen and Susu, and asking the cook to prepare some snacks, Xu Qi'an returned to the study, put the body into the fragments of the earth book, asked for the residual soul, rode the mare, and went to the government office.

"I remember that Duke Wei said that there were frequent wars in the north, and Dafeng suffered a series of defeats. The civil officials wrote to impeach the King of Zhenbei, but Emperor Yuan Jing forced Wei Yuan to take the blame and took off his hat of Zuodu Yushi.

"Three thousand miles of blood slaughter, I can't imagine it. Such a big thing... Why haven't I heard about it before? It's a serious matter, and it must be reported to Wei Yuan in time.

"

The mare came to the yamen at full gallop. Xu Qi'an handed the reins to the clerk on duty at the door and hurried to the Haoqi Tower.

"Xu Yinluo, Duke Wei has just ordered the carriage to be prepared. He is going to enter the palace." The guard downstairs replied.

Going to the palace... Going to the palace is also a waste of time to argue with Emperor Yuan Jing and the civil servants... Xu Qi'an said with a stern face: "Don't talk too much nonsense, go

in and pass it on."

"Yes..." The guard ran into the building tactfully.

After getting the guard's affirmative reply, Xu Qi'an pressed the knife with one hand and

climbed the steps. He saw Wei Yuan sitting behind the table, with eyes that were washed by the years and looked at him gently and calmly.

He was still wearing a green dress, but it was embroidered with complex cloud patterns and a green dragon on his chest.

This was the court dress that Wei Yuan wore when he went to court or went to the palace to

meet the emperor.

"You only have a cup of tea, say it quickly if you have something to say. "Wei Yuan was talking to his confidant, and his tone was not very polite.

"Since Lord Wei is in such a hurry, I will make it short." Xu Qi'an was also not kind-hearted,

and he took out the jade fragments and shook them gently.

Pah... the headless body fell into the clean and tidy tea room, polluting the clean floor.

Wei Yuan was a little startled, his eyes twitched slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "What's

going on."

"Li Miaozhen arrived in the capital today and is currently staying at my house." Xu Qi'an said.

"Yeah!"

Wei Yuan nodded, not caring about it, staring at the headless body, and said lightly: "But what does it have to do with this body?"

Xu Qi'an grinned: "It's a big deal. She found this body 80 miles away from the capital, and someone cut off the head with a knife, neat and tidy.

"Li Miaozhen is a nosy person, so he summoned the dead soul to find out the situation. Who

knows..."

He paused deliberately, wanting to keep it a secret, but seeing that Wei Yuan's face was not very good, he was afraid that his salary for the next month would be deducted because he stepped out of the door with his left foot first, so he immediately said:

"The soul said something, well, Lord Wei, you can see for yourself."

He took off the sachet given to you by Li Miaozhen, opened the red rope, and a puff of green

smoke floated out, turning into a man with a blurred face and dull eyes in the air, muttering

and repeating:

"Blood slaughter for three thousand miles, blood slaughter for three thousand miles, please

send troops to the court to fight..."

Wei Yuan's pupils suddenly shrank, staring at the residual soul, his eyes were extremely

sharp.

He was silent for a few seconds and said, "Do you have any clues?"

This is not a question, but an affirmative sentence. It seems that Xu Qian'an must have

discovered something.

Sure enough, the silver gong he admired never let him down. Xu Qian'an reported: "I have

initially concluded that he is from the north and was killed on the way to Beijing to report the news."

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"There has been no war in Dafeng recently, except in the north. Lord Wei, the situation in the north is probably worse than we imagined. But the court has not received the corresponding

report?"

"No."

Wei Yuan shook his head and frowned slightly: "Do you suspect that the King of Zhenbei lied about the military situation?"

Xu Qian'an glanced at Wei Yuan, "This is not surprising. What I am surprised about is that if

the King of Zhenbei lied about the military situation, why didn't the government receive the information?"

The night watchmen's spies are all over the nine states. How could there be no news about such a major event as the bloodbath of three thousand miles?

"At the beginning of the year, I deployed most of the spies to the northeast. There were very few left in the north, and the news was inevitably blocked." Wei Yuan said helplessly. All the spies were deployed to the northeast? What does Duke Wei want to do? Fight against

the Wushen Cult... Xu Qi'an suddenly realized and stopped asking, "Then Duke Wei, what do you think of handling this matter?"

Wei Yuan glanced at the drain placed in the corner of the room and said, "I will go to the

palace to see the emperor first. I will take away the body and soul. You don't have to care about this matter."

After Xu Qi'an nodded, he said, "Since Li Miaozhen has come to the capital, the agreement

between heaven and man will end soon, and the security of the capital will be much better. "During this period, I don't know how many spies have sneaked in to gather intelligence. Fortunately, there are supervisors watching, so they can't cause any trouble.

"Tell Li Miaozhen to be careful. Don't leave the city at will during this extraordinary period.

Don't cause trouble. Be prepared for possible dangers." "Possible dangers?" Xu Qi'an asked back.

Wei Yuan glanced at Shuilou again and said quickly: "I will only tell you the dangers she may

encounter: one, the danger comes from the court. Two, the danger comes from spies from other countries. You can think about the reasons yourself. I have to go to the palace."

He snatched the sachet from Xu Qi'an's hand and left the tea room quickly. As he walked, he

ordered the clerk: "Take the body and go to the palace with me."

Imperial Study.

In addition to Emperor Yuan Jing, the Prime Minister Wang Zhenwen, the Minister of the

Ministry of Revenue, and other third-rank officials, dukes, nobles, and the chief secretary, a total of sixteen people gathered.

Chu Xianglong, with a pale face, stood among the ministers, bowed his head slightly, and

remained silent.

He took the pills given by the sorcerer of the Sitianjian, and he was able to get out of bed and

walk soon, but the internal injuries of the broken meridians could not be recovered in the short term. However, as long as he doesn't resort to violence and takes good care of himself, he will be able to recover in more than a month.

Emperor Yuan Jing frowned and said, "Wei Yuan hasn't come yet, so there's no need to wait!"

Then, he looked at the officials and said, "The King of Zhenbei asked the court for 300,000

taels of military pay, 250,000 stones of grain and fodder. What do you mean, my dear ministers?"

The Minister of Revenue was the first to jump out and object, saying, "In the 36th year of Yuan

Jing, there was a flood in Jiangzhou; a severe drought in Jingzhou; and a locust plague in the state. The court allocated grain for disaster relief several times.

"The remaining amount of the two Dafeng granaries in Yuzhou and Zhangzhou is not much, and it can't be made up."

Emperor Yuan Jing pondered and said, "It's allocated from various states."

The Minister of Revenue replied, "Even if there is a canal, it takes time and effort to collect

grain and fodder from various states. People eat and horses chew. When it is transported to the border of Chuzhou, I'm afraid that less than half will be left. This is not a good strategy." As he was speaking, the eunuch walked to the door of the imperial study and stopped. Emperor Yuan Jing raised his hand, interrupted the Minister of Revenue, and looked at the

eunuch at the door: "What's the matter?" "Duke Wei is here." The eunuch said. Emperor Yuan Jing was calm and said: "Let him in."

The eunuch withdrew, and more than ten seconds later, Wei Yuan stepped into the imperial

study and stood in his own position as usual, without making a sound.

Emperor Yuan Jing said unhappily: "This won't work, and that won't work either. Are all the

ministers only going to refute me?"

Yuan Xiong, the Left Censor-in-Chief, was moved, seized the opportunity, stepped out, and

said: "I have a plan." Emperor Yuan Jing nodded: "Please speak, my dear minister."

Yuan Xiong said: "The court can temporarily add a corvée called grain transportation. Order

the people to be responsible for escorting grain and grass." Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes lit up slightly. This was indeed a good idea.

The so-called corvée was a labor activity that the court conscripted people from all walks of

life to perform without compensation. If the people were responsible for escorting grain and grass, and the officers and soldiers supervised it, then the court only needed to bear the food

and expenses of the officers and soldiers, and the people would have to solve their own food problems.

In this way, not only could the grain and grass not be damaged when they were transported to the border, but a large amount of grain transportation costs could also be saved. "This is a good idea! "Emperor Yuan Jing smiled.

Yuan Xiong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as His Majesty adopted his plan and His Majesty

was pleased, the sequelae of the imperial examination fraud case would be minimized. After the palace examination, once Xu Xinnian achieved good results, it was conceivable that

he would inevitably face the counterattack of Zhao Tingfang, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, and Wei Yuan's attack.

He had not yet secured his position as the Left Censor-in-Chief, and might be removed from office, so he had to save himself.

Wang Shoufu stepped out and bowed, saying, "This plan is a disaster for the country and the people, and Yuan Xiong should be executed!

"Your Majesty, it is the time of spring plowing, when the people are busy with farming, and

no more corvée labor should be added. Since ancient times, people have relied on food for their survival, and nothing should disturb the people during the spring plowing. "In addition, last year there were many natural disasters, and the people had little surplus food. This plan is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire and forcing people to death." Zuodu Yushi Yuan Xiong's eyebrows jumped, and just as he was about to refute, he heard Chu

Xianglong sneer and said: "Prime Minister Wang loves the people like his own children, and I admire him. But, aren't the people in Chuzhou the people of Dafeng? "Does Prime Minister Wang turn a blind eye to their lives and deaths?" Prime Minister Wang said indifferently: "The court has stationed 86,000 troops in the north,

and each household is given six mu of land, and the military land is as much as 5,000 hectares. Every year...." "There has been no war at the border for a long time, and Chuzhou has been enjoying good weather over the years. Even if there is no grain and grass requisition, according to Chuzhou's grain reserves, it can last for several months. Why is there a sudden shortage of money and

food?

"I'm afraid those military fields have been occupied by some people. " Chuzhou is the northernmost state of Dafeng, adjacent to the territory of the northern

barbarians.

Chu Xianglong, relying on the support of the prince, was not afraid at all, and snorted coldly:

"Are scholars only good at talking? Have they ever fought in a war or led troops? You are

enjoying yourself in the capital, but you don't know how hard it is for the soldiers at the

border.

"Your Majesty, the barbarians are coming in full force this time, and several major battles

have already occurred at the end of last year. The prince is invincible and has won many battles. If the opportunity to fight is delayed due to the shortage of food and grass and the inability to supply logistics, the consequences will be disastrous."

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded: "I know that the prince of Huai is brave. How is the war in the north now?" Chu Xianglong clasped his fists and said: "The prince is a god in using troops and is unparalleled in bravery. After several defeats, those barbarians dare not confront our army

head-on.

"We can only rely on the speed of the cavalry to plunder everywhere. Although our army has

all the advantages, it is exhausted. Your Majesty, please distribute military pay and food, so

that the soldiers know that the court has not forgotten their contributions."

Prime Minister Wang frowned.

Since the impeachment of King Zhenbei for not leaving the city at the end of last year, the

news sent from the north did say that King Zhenbei had won many battles and the invasion of the barbarians on the border had been curbed.

Duke Cao immediately said: "King Zhenbei has worked hard and made great contributions, and we cannot hold him back. Your Majesty, the grain transport service is a win-win strategy.

Moreover, if the military pay cannot be paid, it may cause a mutiny in the army, and lose the big picture for the small.

"Even if there is something wrong, it should be dealt with later. Food and military pay should

not be withheld in this matter."

Several nobles agreed.

They are experts in battlefield affairs and have more say than civil officials.

Wang Shoufu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be considered in the long run." Emperor Yuan Jing ignored him and said: "What do you think, my dear ministers?" Seeing this, the ministers all gave in and replied: "We should fully support the King of

Zhenbei."

His Majesty's inclination was very obvious, and it was useless for them to say more. Several backbones of Wang's party secretly winked at Wang Shoufu, asking him to be careful about his words. The court could see how much His Majesty trusted the King of Zhenbei. Otherwise, the King of Zhenbei would not have been given the national treasure sword. Emperor Yuan Jing looked at Wei Yuan: "Wei Aiqing, you are a master of military law, what do you think?"

Wang Shoufu immediately looked at Wei Yuan.