[Chapter 19 - Dayan City] is full of organs

The night was cold, and Sixi's father-in-law made a pot of hot tea and brought it in, and then bowed his head and exited the bedroom.

Duan Baiyue casually closed the window: "It's already late, why don't you still want to sleep?" ”

Chu Yuan replied, "Wait for you." ”

Duan Baiyue: "......"

Chu Yuan put down the fold in his hand, looked up at him, and said in a somewhat ridiculous tone: "What, only you are allowed to send someone to monitor me, and I am not allowed to also install eyeliner in the Southwest Mansion?" ”

Duan Baiyue raised her eyebrows: "After the king goes back this time, he has to do his best to investigate thoroughly to see who has such courage." ”

Chu Yuan shook his head with a smile, poured a cup of tea and handed it to him.

"It's so decent, why did you suddenly come to this wild goose city." Duan Baiyue sat at the table.

"Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Brake Cult?" Chu Yuan asked.

Duan Baiyue was slightly stunned: "Tiansha Sect? ”

"It's in the southwest, you should know something." Chu Yuan said.

Duan Baiyue nodded: "The sect leader's name is Lan Ji, he has a hand in making drugs, and his martial arts are extremely evil, why did he suddenly think of asking this?" ”

"This big wild goose city belongs to Ziyun Prefecture, with dense mountains and forests, many rare woods, and many carpenters." Chu Yuan said, "Even if an ordinary pear blossom wooden chair, as long as it is said to be made in Dayan City, if it is placed in a shop in Wangcheng, the price can be at least thirty percent higher." ”

"So?" Duan Baiyue was still puzzled.

"It's not just about building tables, chairs and benches." Chu Yuan said, "The Hidden Weapon Wooden Sword Linglong Tower, those old people who sit in the alleyway and gossip, can't tell which one is the master of the mechanism, it is said that the Nine Mysteries that were destroyed by you, the original drawings also came from here." ”

"Do you like it?" Duan Baiyue asked.

Unexpectedly, he would suddenly mention this, Chu Yuan was obviously stunned.

Before being kicked out, Duan Baiyue retracted the topic in time: "I heard rumors before, it is said that the craftsman who made the Nine Mysteries is called the old man of the wood idiot, but he doesn't know that he is from Dayan City. ”

"A few days ago, I received news that the old man had returned to Dayan City, so he would come here under the pretext of investigating the government." Chu Yuan said, "It was only after I came that I learned that the Tiansha Sect had already taken the first step to kidnap people, and life and death are still unknown." ”

"Lan Ji tied up the old man who was a wood idiot?" Duan Baiyue touched her chin, "I'm still a demon sect demon girl, and I can only tie up young and strong handsome men. ”

Chu Yuan looked at him.

Duan Baiyue said calmly: "You haven't tied me." "I've been coveting Yao'er.

"I've sent someone to the vicinity of the Tiansha Sect to find out the news." Chu Yuan said, "There will be a reply in a few days." ”

"Why are you looking for an old man?" Duan Baiyue asked, "Do you want to make a secret weapon, or is there a mechanism in the palace to solve?" ”

Chu Yuan staggered his gaze: "This matter has nothing to do with King Duan. ”

Duan Baiyue touched her chin: "What if the Southwest Mansion can help?" ”

"If you really want to help me, then stay away from the Tiansha Sect in the future." Chu Yuan said.

Duan Baiyue thought for a while: "Afraid that this king will be kidnapped by a demon girl?" ”

Chu Yuan knocked over a cup of tea by mistake.

"Your Majesty?" Sixi's father-in-law heard the movement and cautiously tested outside.

"It doesn't matter." Before Chu Yuan spoke, Duan Baiyue said first.

Sixi's father-in-law was relieved and continued to stand back with his hands folded.

Chu Yuan: "......"

The room was a little too quiet, Duan Baiyue casually picked up a plate of snacks on the table: "Can you eat it?" ”

Chu Yuan replied: "Poisonous." ”

Duan Baiyue took a bite with a smile, and then shook her head: "It's a little sweet, you won't like it if you think about it." ”

"Hungry?" Chu Yuan frowned.

"I drove for three days without sleep, what do you say?" Duan Baiyue filled himself with tea.

Chu Yuan asked Sixi to pass some food.

In the middle of the night, the chef of the post house naturally can't cook fierce seafood, but two bowls of somen noodles with some side dishes look quite appetizing. It's just that Duan Baiyue's chopsticks have not been stirred twice, but Sixi's father-in-law has reported at the door, saying that the person sent out to investigate has a reply and is waiting outside.

Duan Baiyue picked up the bowl, pinched a bun again, and continued to squat and eat after going all the way to the screen.

Chu Yuan couldn't cry or laugh, and asked Sixi to pass people in.

"Your Majesty." The person who came back was named Xiang Yan, who was Chu Yuan's close guard, and his light skills were extremely good, "My subordinates received news today that Xu Zhiqiu, the prefect of Ziyun Prefecture, seems to be secretly implicated in the Tiansha Sect. ”

Chu Yuan's expression froze visibly when he heard this, and Duan Baiyue also frowned slightly. Xu Zhiqiu is the eldest son of Lord Xu Ran of the Ministry of Industry, and he is also a well-known romantic genius in the royal city. Chu Yuan originally wanted him to experience a few years in the local area first, and then recall him to the central government to entrust him with important tasks, but he didn't expect that he would have something to do with the Tiansha Sect.

The officials of the imperial court and the Southwest Demon Sect are not clear, and it is a capital crime to spread it.

"The subordinates found half of the burned letter in the brazier in the study of the Xu Mansion, and signed it to the Tiansha Sect. I can't tell what the content is, and I don't know if it was forged by someone else, so it's not conclusive evidence. It's just that the emperor has instructed that any clues must be reported immediately, so he doesn't dare to slack off. Xiang Yan said, "Now the prefect's yamen is surrounded by great masters, and there are also people secretly guarding the city gate. ”

Chu Yuan nodded: "Keep staring, if there is any more news, I will report it immediately." ”

"Yes!" Xiang Yan received the order, turned around and strode out of the bedroom. It's just that I was puzzled, listening to the sound of breathing, there was obviously a person behind the screen, but I don't know why the emperor was so calm, and he didn't even give himself a trace of eyes that he wanted to hide.

Duan Baiyue walked out from behind the screen with an empty bowl.

Chu Yuan: "......"

"Do you want me to keep an eye on the Xu Mansion?" Duan Baiyue asked.

"I've brought enough people with me this time." Chu Yuan said, "No need. ”

"It's fine." Duan Baiyue sat at the table, still without any intention of leaving.

The post house bed is huge.

……

Chu Yuan casually took the folds on the table and continued to look down one by one.

Duan Baiyue leaned against him with her cheeks propped up, drowsy.

Chu Yuan: "......"

After a while, Chu Yuan couldn't help it: "When does King Duan plan to go back?" ”

"Lan Ji is used to doing evil things, and there is danger in the city, so this king naturally wants to stay." Duan Baiyue replied calmly.

Chu Yuan said: "I would be afraid of a demon girl? ”

"Emperor Chu is naturally not afraid." Duan Baiyue said, "This king is afraid. ”

Chu Yuan wanted to beat him out.

"Your Majesty." Sixi's father-in-law said outside, "It's late at night, do you want to boil some hot water and send it in?" ”

Duan Baiyue said: "Thank you." ”

Chu Yuan had already given up the idea of opening his mouth, just when these two people did not exist.

Sixi's father-in-law smiled and ordered to go down, and someone brought hot water after a while.

Of course, when the bath bucket was brought in, Duan Baiyue had to temporarily squat on the beam.

Chu Yuan's heart was full of complicated feelings.

But it didn't take long for a new mess to take place in the city.

A fire broke out in a good hall in the west, lighting up almost half of the sky, and the fire was unstoppable, and when the government and villagers finally extinguished it, the originally spacious and exquisite compound was burned to the ground, and even the neighbors' houses were affected.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Zhiqiu hurriedly brought people over, and when he saw the tragic situation, his legs weakened, and he knelt on the ground.

The surrounding people also bowed their heads and didn't dare to say more, but they were all sorry in their hearts, the people living in the good hall were all old people who were more than a few years old, and when they encountered such a fierce fire, even young people might not be able to escape, but I was afraid that this time it would be more than lucky.

Sure enough, a moment later, the guards reported that there were many corpses pressed under the burned beams, all of which were unrecognizable, and the specific number of people could only be checked one by one when the temperature inside dropped somewhat.

"The lower officials are derelict in their duties, and I ask the emperor to forgive me." Xu Zhiqiu's face turned pale.

"This matter is entrusted to the commander, so Lord Xu doesn't have to interfere." Chu Yuan said lightly.

"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Zhiqiu nodded again and again.

The sky was about to dawn, Chu Yuan looked at the charred black remnants that were still smoking, and turned around and went back to the post house.

"How's it going?" Duan Baiyue asked.

"Someone has a heart for it." Chu Yuan said, "Xu Zhiqiu should also be able to see the clues, otherwise he wouldn't be so panicked." ”

"Why are you so sure?" Duan Baiyue said, "Even if the fire is monstrous, this place is originally a wooden house, and no one can stop it when it burns." ”

"Because it is a wooden house, special attention was paid to the location of the water hose when it was built, so as not to catch fire." Chu Yuan said, "The house next door to Shantang is also made of wood, but only half of the side house has been burned. Only when someone is doused with fire oil will it burn so uncontrollably. ”

Duan Baiyue frowned: "In the face of a group of lonely old people, if they are really so vicious, it can be regarded as a loss of conscience." ”

"Xiang Yan originally served in Dali Temple, and it should be difficult for him to investigate the case." Chu Yuan said, "It seems that there are a lot of weirdness in this city, I'm afraid I'm going to stay for a while." ”

Duan Baiyue stretched out her hand.

Chu Yuan was slightly stunned, but he didn't dodge.

Duan Baiyue's thumb wiped off a bit of dust on his face, and the corners of his mouth curved: "The king of a country, just running around like such a little cat?" ”

Chu Yuan's ears were red, and he slapped his hand away.

"It's almost dawn, let's rest for a while." Duan Baiyue said, "Even if you want to go to the government office, you can't sleep endlessly. ”

"Could it be the Heavenly Brake Sect?" Chu Yuan asked.

"According to the Demon Sect's style of acting, it is possible." Duan Baiyue withdrew her hand, "But knowing that you are here, you still want to anger Tianwei, what is the purpose?" ”

"Shock Xu Zhiqiu, or simply to give me a dismount." Chu Yuan said.

"It makes sense to shock the prefect, but if it's aimed at you, Lan Ji shouldn't be so ignorant." Duan Baiyue shook her head, "It's just a little Demon Sect, and you can't make trouble for yourself." ”

"You know her well?" Chu Yuan's eyelids lifted.

Duan Baiyue said calmly: "Forty or fifty years old, it's enough to be my mother." ”

Chu Yuan: "......"

Duan Baiyue called hot water in again, and then said, "I'll go to the prefect's yamen to have a look, maybe there will be a discovery." ”

Chu Yuan nodded: "Okay." ”

Sixi's father-in-law watched Duan Baiyue go out over the wall with his hands, and sighed in his heart, the king of the southwest was quite vigorous.

Chu Yuan coughed twice behind him.

Sixi's father-in-law immediately turned around with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty." ”

"Eventful!" Chu Yuan knocked him on the head hard, if he didn't do his job, he would be compared to Liu Dajiong.

When something happened in the city, the people naturally stopped laughing and cheering like in the past, and the atmosphere was much more solemn than usual. The government was even more lifeless, Xu Zhiqiu sat in the study, sighed all the time, and went back and forth in the room when he was restless, and even the subordinates who served tea were driven out.

Duan Baiyue leaned against the beam of the room, and his eyes roughly examined the layout of the study. Compared to other buildings, the design is really much more elaborate, and the same large house can hold twice as many books.

There are dark grids everywhere...... The corners of Duan Baiyue's mouth curved, it was really a good place to hide things.

Xu Zhiqiu stayed in the study for half a day, and it was not until noon that a guest came to visit, and then he tidied up his clothes and went out. After he left, Duan Baiyue jumped down from the beam of the room and checked it roughly, all that could be placed outside were ordinary books, so naturally there would be no problems, as for the mezzanine...... Duan Baiyue tried to push the dark grid gently, but unexpectedly did not move.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the house, Duan Baiyue flashed and hid behind the screen, but it was just a small guy who came in to get the account book, and hugged a lot of them in his arms, and he would fall down if he ran in a hurry, and there should be no secrets inside.

At the other end of the Shantang, Xiang Yan also led people to carry out the corpses of the old people from the embers, and covered them with white cloths one by one. There are young students who came to help, they were embarrassed to see it, they lived here are some lonely and widowed old people, no children and no daughters, when they sit on the street and bask in the sun on weekdays, they will always smile and send some candy and snacks to the little doll, but now they have ended up like this, naturally no one feels good.

After a few moments, the guard in charge of counting the corpses replied that a total of twenty-six old men had unfortunately died, and the corpses were charred black, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

"Twenty-six?" Xiang Yan frowned, if he remembered correctly, when he looked at the roster in the morning, there should have been twenty-five old people here, why did there be an extra corpse for no reason.

When such a tragedy happened in Shantang, the steward also sighed with regret, blaming himself for why he didn't hire more nurses in the first place. At this moment, when he heard the guards say that he had a request to the commander, he hurriedly wiped his tears and ran over. After listening to Xiang Yan's words, he was stunned for a while, and then patted his head, saying that it was twenty-six people.

"It was indeed twenty-five people before, but in the early morning of yesterday, another old man who was kicked out of his house by his unfilial son was exiled here, and was sent to the good hall by well-wishers, and he had not yet had time to compile it into the register and report it to the government." The steward said, "I was too flustered this morning, so I forgot about this stubble, and the number of people is correct." ”

"I see." Xiang Yan nodded, and said, "This matter is too strange, I'm afraid that the deceased can't be buried for the time being, and I ask the steward to forgive me." ”

"Nature, nature." The steward sighed, "The people in this city are also looking forward to the emperor finding out the truth, so that the big guy can feel at ease." ”

Most of the houses were burned down, and the charred wooden beams were so brittle that they could be broken with a single foot. Xiang Yan went to the backyard alone to check, and casually picked up a window lattice that was still a little red paint and put it next to his nose, with a strong smell of fire oil.

Duan Baiyue left the mansion, took a detour to Zhishan Hall and took a look from afar, and saw that there were royal forest troops everywhere, so he didn't interfere anymore, turned around and went back to the post house.

The sky was about to get dark, and Chu Yuan was still sitting at the table.

The king of the southwest is still ...... Climb through the window.

Sixi's father-in-law stood at the door with his hands in his hands, smiling, and his big belly was quite rich.

"How?" Chu Yuan asked.

"There was a tragedy last night, and the government was expecting a solemnity." Duan Baiyue said, "Xu Zhiqiu stayed restless in the study all morning, and then discussed the trade between the two places with the Huizhou merchant gang, which sounded like an appointment had been made a month ago, and there was not much unusual. As for the study, there are a lot of hidden compartments in it, but the mechanism lock is exquisite, if you open it with brute force, I am afraid that it will be detected by the other party. ”

"This prefect's yamen was built nearly 100 years ago, but I am afraid that the craftsmen at that time are no longer alive." Chu Yuan said, "The best carpenter in this Dayan City is named Tianyu. ”

"The killers from the Southwest Province will arrive in the city tonight." Duan Baiyue said, "If you are afraid that the Imperial Forest Army will attract too much attention, there are some things that can be entrusted to them to do." ”

Chu Yuan nodded: "Thank you." ”

"Why say thank you." Duan Baiyue smiled and poured a cup of tea for herself.

"It's been overnight." Chu Yuan took the teacup out of his hand, let Sixi change the pot of new tea and came in, and passed the dinner. There is fish and meat, and it is much more abundant than last night.

Duan Baiyue picked out a small bowl of fish soup and put it in front of him.

Chu Yuan frowned.

The corners of Duan Baiyue's mouth raised: "Since you are the Son of Heaven, you naturally have to be served when you eat." ”

Chu Yuan stirred it with a spoon, and the bottom of the bowl was extremely long and incomparably long with a sharp fish thorn.

Duan Baiyue coughed twice.

After all, this kind of thing is not often done, and it is inevitable that it will be rusty.

A few more times it will be cooked.

Halfway through a meal, Duan Baiyue added more than a dozen salt peppers to the bowl, and finally even scraped the jar clean.

The chef of Dayan City is really dull in cooking.

Chu Yuan: "......"

Sixi's father-in-law announced outside the door, saying that he asked the commander to see him.

Duan Baiyuexin said that it is a hell of a life, this person will pick a time, and when he goes back, he will come to the door while he is eating.

Chu Yuan said: "Go to the front hall and wait first." ”

"Yes!" Xiang Yan was ordered to leave the small courtyard. Duan Baiyue handed over a bowl of meat soup: "I'll go after eating." ”

Chu Yuan stood up: "No appetite." ”

"A bowl of noodles, a bowl of soup, and a plate of green vegetables, whose emperor would eat so lightly." Duan Baiyue pressed him back, "Eat at least half of it." ”

Chu Yuan reluctantly ate two spoonfuls, feeling greasy and having something in his heart, he stuffed the bowl back into him, turned around and went out.

Duan Baiyue ate the remaining half of the bowl by herself, and by the way, she wondered if she would find a cook to send her to the palace after returning to the southwest this time.

After a stick of incense, the courtyard was still quiet, Duan Baiyue opened the door, and Sixi Gonggong walked outside - the imperial doctors in the palace thought he was fat and told him to move around more on weekdays.

"I'm afraid the king of the southwest will have to wait for a while." Seeing him come out, Sixi said fairly, "The emperor just sent the old slave back to rest first, saying that there is still an hour before it is finished." ”

"It doesn't matter." Duan Baiyue sat on the steps, "Come out and breathe." ”

Sixi's father-in-law asked again: "Is dinner still to taste?" The emperor specially told him to cook it lightly and avoid cattle, sheep and seafood, because he was still worried about the prince's internal injuries. ”

Duan Baiyue was surprised when she heard this, seriously?

Sixi's father-in-law continued to calm down and punch in the courtyard.

Looking at the expression of the king of the southwest, he knew that he must have eaten extremely satisfied.

This cook will be rewarded.

When Chu Yuan came back, it was already late at night, and when he pushed the door, he didn't see Duan Baiyue.

Sixi's father-in-law hurriedly said: "King Duan just left not long ago, and said that the people from the palace should have arrived, so go and see it first." ”

Chu Yuan patted him on the stomach: "Did I ask you?" ”

"Didn't ask, didn't ask." Sixi's father-in-law smiled, "It's the old slave who talks a lot." ”

After washing, I rested, and the quilt was warm, but it was a piece of warm jade when I touched it.

Chu Yuan leaned on the head of the bed, took a book casually as usual, and after reading a few pages, he had already fallen asleep.

Sixi's father-in-law carefully removed the candle flame, and covered the quilt for Chu Yuan, saying in his heart that since the king of the southwest came here, the emperor looked much more relaxed.

It's really good.

In the good hall, Duan Baiyue lifted the covering white cloth and saw that the corpse was unrecognizable. Due to the sudden fire, most of the whole body is clumped together. When all twenty-six bodies were examined, it seemed that something was wrong—one of them looked like a young man, not an old man. After looking at the deceased's legacy again, Duan Baiyue shook her head, got up and went back to the inn.

Early in the morning of the second day, Chu Yuan just opened his eyes, and he heard Sixi's father-in-law talking to someone outside: "The emperor is still resting, and King Duan is afraid that he will have to wait a little longer." ”

"It doesn't matter." Duan Baiyue said, "Then the king will go out for a walk first." ”

……

It's warm in the quilt, so warm that I don't want to move.

Chu Yuan was rarely lazy, and he lay on his stomach for a while before getting up.

Duan Baiyue happened to push open the door with a cold air, carrying two food boxes in her hands.

"Going out on the street in a big way, not afraid of being seen?" Chu Yuan asked.

"I'm naturally measured." Duan Baiyue took out the same as the breakfast, steamed meat patties, hot and sour soup, and a few plates of side dishes, which tasted good when they looked at it.

"Tired of it?" Seeing his expression, Duan Baiyue smiled, "It's all local famous products, how much to taste, I still have something to say after eating." ”

"What?" Chu Yuan asked while drinking the soup.

Duan Baiyue handed a meatloaf to his mouth.

Chu Yuan instinctively stepped back.

Duan Baiyue smiled: "What are you afraid of?" ”

Chu Yuan slapped him away, and his eyes were a little annoyed.

Duan Baiyue closed her voice with interest, and only spoke after eating breakfast with him: "I went to the Shan Hall last night. ”

"What did you find?" Chu Yuan asked.

"Those corpses don't look like old people in the Shrine." Duan Baiyue said.

Chu Yuan was surprised: "All? ”

Duan Baiyue nodded: "All." ”

"But Xiang Yan took the inspection and the deceased was indeed old." Chu Yuan said.

"The corpse is already unrecognizable, and even if it is Xiang Commander, he can only make an inference by looking at the uncharred remnants of skin and bones. But if you want to turn a prime of life into an old man, you can do it with a few Gu worms. Duan Baiyue said, "If I'm not mistaken, those corpses in the Shantang are all young people killed, and in a few more days, I may be able to find Gu worms from them." ”

As soon as the words fell, another guard reported outside, saying that someone had gone to the government to report the case, and that a person had mysteriously disappeared in the city.