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In May, the pomegranate flowers are dazzling, and the weather begins to get hot, even at night.

If it's windy, it's fine, but when there's no wind, it's hot and humid.

There is one exception, no matter how hot it is, it is always cold.

It was the northwest corner of the outskirts of Zhaoyi, and there was a small mass grave, with many tombs, like shriveled earthen steamed buns.

This place is called the "Yaksha Tomb", and unlike the mass graves where the poor, sick and poor people are buried, they are all buried in adulterous and vicious people, and they are not tolerated by the family.

The person who is buried here takes out one at random, and counts all the things he has done, all of which are outrageous.

If it is compiled into a book, it can be named "The Collection of Wicked People", and if the child is disobedient, he will tell a paragraph casually, and ensure that he is scared and obedient.

That's why people call this place "Yaksha Grave", because Yaksha looks like a person instead of a human, but it is cruel and ferocious by nature, and even his own biological mother has to eat it.

And these people are wicked people who have lost their conscience, just like the Yakshas.

In the past year or so, several new tombs have been added here, in addition to a few Jiangyang thieves who were beheaded by the government, there are also two concubines of Meiliu from the Zhiyong Mansion, and Tan Rui, the concubine of the Tan family.

The deeds of these people were once discussed by the entire capital, but as time passed, no one mentioned them gradually.

It was now late May, and the little half-moon was casting a faint light in the sky, and the whole Yaksha tomb was immersed in gloomy darkness.

The shadows of the surrounding weeds and strange trees entangled into eerie shadows, and the owl birds and crows occasionally chirped once or twice, which was creepy.

People say that it is because of the ferocity that pervades this place, causing the plants and trees to grow strangely and ugly.

Not a single tree in this place is straight and mature, and not a single grass is soft and lovely.

Even the horses and mules driven by passers-by are hungry and thirsty, and they will never eat the grass here.

People say, "Yaksha grave, murderous death." A glance at a distance during the day, and a fierce ghost comes to call the door at night. ”

It's rare to be here during the day, let alone so late at night.

But if a drunkard who doesn't have long eyes or a stranger who doesn't know the way passes through here, I'm afraid that he will be frightened.

In addition to the accumulation of tombs and phosphorus fires flying here, there is also a little flickering fire accompanied by the sound of shovels digging the earth.

Someone is digging graves.

The next day, when the sun was shining, people passed by one after another, and saw a grave being dug up, a thin-skinned coffin smashed, and the body inside was gone.

Some people have a good memory, and they still remember that this is the grave of the Tan family's concubine who self-immolated in February.

But the incident did not cause much discussion, and it is not that people are reluctant to mention the notorious Tan Rui. It's because what has happened in Zhaoyi City in recent days is much bigger than this.

Although digging graves is a crime and should be reported to the officials, where can the current government still take care of this matter.

Jing Zhao Yin Hu Cong's round face was pulled into a square face, and the smile that always hung on his face was gone.

The servants in the yamen were no longer enough, and hundreds of people were transferred from all over the place.

Tu Wenshuang, the master of the criminal name, trotted in from outside, looked at Hu Cong's anxious appearance and couldn't help but sigh secretly, and said, "Master, the losses of the Luminous Pavilion have been counted. ”

As he spoke, he presented a list with dense words on it.

Hu Cong's brain was dizzy, he really didn't want to watch it anymore.

In the past few days, several major cases have been piled up in front of him, and what is even worse is that he can't find a clue to any of these cases.

The first case was the case of Duanwang Shizi being hunted down, and several palace guards died, but the origin of that gang of gangsters could not be investigated.

This matter has already been known to the saint, and he is forced to find the real culprit within a month.

Hu Cong didn't want to go up, but unfortunately, several jewelry stores in the city were stolen and a large number of jewels were lost.

The people who run jewelry shops are either rich or expensive, and a few of them are relatives of the emperor, and they can't afford to offend any of them.

These people usually take money very seriously, and it is strange that they are not in a hurry when they are broken.

They all ran to the yamen to make trouble, which made Hu Cong's explanation and appeasement so loud that his throat was hoarse.

"Sir, you have to cheer up!" Master Tu said: "The subordinates are still counting on you!" I think you have been sitting in Jing Zhaoyin's seat for two terms, and you haven't seen any storms! ”

Hu Cong could only smile bitterly when he heard this, and sighed: "Master Tu! Now the wind of Zhaoyi is really big and evil! I'm afraid that I can't cover this black gauze hat! ”

Master Tu was also sad when he heard it, so he had to stop mentioning it.

And in the Duanwang Mansion, Qian Qianyi, the prince of Duanwang, was feasting Zhong Ye.

"Grandpa Zhong, you saved me a few days ago, and I should have thanked you for saving my life a long time ago, but I was really frightened that day, and it took two days to calm down, so please don't be surprised."

Zhong Ye waved his hand and said: "The prince is serious, but the road is uneven, no matter who Zhong Mou is, he will not stand idly by." ”

He didn't mind that Duan Wang Shizi only invited him today, a gentleman like Qian Qianyi is an expert in eating, drinking and having fun, but when it comes to fighting, killing, and killing, he is only afraid of it.

Besides, the situation that day was indeed dangerous, if it weren't for Zhong Ye's rescue, I was afraid that a new tomb would have to be erected in the imperial tomb.

"Grandpa Zhong, we usually have very little personal friendship, except for the time when you came uninvited to teach the Feng family brothers, this is the first time you have come to my house, there is nothing to entertain, please don't be restrained." Qian Qianyi said.

Zhong Ye is naturally not polite, he is naturally open-minded and uninhibited, since he has come here, what are you doing? So they ate and drank happily.

Qian Qianyi accompanied him on the side, it was the first time he saw Zhong Ye eating, it was like a tiger coming down the mountain, a table of eight treasures of land and water, and birds for the royal offerings, he was eaten lightly, and the fifty-year-old cellar wine given by the two altars was drunk to the point that there was not a drop left.

This is nothing, what Qian Qianyi admires the most is that Zhong Ye's face did not change, his behavior was as usual, and he did not appear drunk at all.

Qian Qianyi stretched his thumb and said: "Grandpa Zhong has a good amount of food and a good amount of wine!" No wonder it is so majestic and mighty, it really responds to the sentence that extraordinary people must have extraordinary appearances! ”

"Haha, the prince is really well-cultivated," Zhong Ye said with a smile: "I don't think Zhong is vulgar." ”

"Hey, why should Grandpa Zhong be ashamed. I really admire you, you are a man like you! "Although Qian Qianyi is a playboy, he is not stupid, and he still has the ability to say what to meet someone.

He saw that Zhong Ye had eaten all the things on the table, leaving only a plate of melon seeds, so he asked, "Why doesn't Grandpa eat melon seeds?" ”

Zhong Ye smiled: "My mother doesn't allow me to eat melon seeds, saying that it is not good for my teeth." ”

Qian Qianyi paused slightly when he heard this, although he was an emperor and had eaten all kinds of delicacies on weekdays, his favorite was to eat melon seeds.

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