In the end, the group dug for a long time before they could dig out all the bones.

Gu Qingzhang put down the shovel in his hand and was shocked to find that the number of these corpses was unimaginable.

They dug a huge hole in the ground, and thousands of bones lay in it, looking at the half-rotten clothes, it seemed that these people were not nobles, not even wealthy merchants.

These dead people should be ordinary people.

Gu Qingzhang gasped in his heart, realizing the seriousness of the matter, he combined what he had seen and heard in Yanling before, and an incredible guess suddenly surged in his heart.

This speculation was too groundbreaking, so that Ning Anhou, he couldn't help but take half a step back.

"The corpses here," he muttered, "can't they be the people who are out there, right?" ”

Gua Er wiped a handful of sweat, he really had never seen such a battle: "Forehead drop mother, this is too scary, so many ordinary people, who is this recruiting to provoke whom?" ”

Gu Qingzhang squatted down, because of the hot weather, the corpses at the bottom of these pits had all decomposed into white bones, making it difficult to judge the cause of death.

But no matter what the cause of death is, if you think about it on your toes, you know that this is definitely not a normal death, but a homicide.

can kill so many victims, the manpower, material resources, and the power of the representatives behind this allow Gu Qingzhang to know who the other party will be without thinking carefully-

Only one person was selected by the Yanling Prefect's Calendar.

But without evidence, even if he Gu Qingzhang is the Marquis of Ning An, he can't easily falsely accuse an important minister.

He quickly decided: "First restore everything to its original state, and make sure that it is exactly the same as before, without the slightest difference." ”

"Yes."

While everyone was filling in the soil, Gu Qingzhang leaned against the big tree behind him with his arms crossed, his eyes down and thinking intently.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted in the heart, they are bound to take root quickly.

Now let Gu Qingzhang go to see the Yanling Prefect's calendar again, but it is a completely different view, even the Qingming and rich Yanling City is also clouded with a layer of haze in his heart.

Yanling, who doesn't even have a beggar, is really as prosperous as he seems?

If Liwen really loves the people like a son, then why doesn't he accept these homeless people outside?

……

All kinds of questions kept swirling in Gu Qingzhang's heart, making him feel very suspicious, but the harmonious Yanling City made him not know where to start in order to pull out the old fox's tail.

"Master Hou."

Gua Er didn't know when he walked to his side, and he also took a few fruits in his hand, and he handed a few to Gu Qingzhang while taking a bite of it himself.

He said, "Do you have any plans, do you care about this?" ”

Gu Qingzhang took a bite and nodded in affirmation: "Take care of it." ”

Such a big thing, no matter who finds out, must be managed to the end.

If Liwen was just embezzling a little silver, as long as he didn't do too much, then Gu Qingzhang would be able to turn a blind eye, just like the previous Xuzhou prefect, Gu Qingzhang didn't do much.

But absolutely not right now.

While the two were talking, a personal soldier suddenly ran over and said, "Master Hou, someone is looking for you." ”

Gu Qingzhang felt strange: "Looking for me?" Who is it? ”

He patted Gua Er on the shoulder, motioned for him to keep an eye on the spot, and then followed his soldiers back to the tent.

However, when the curtain was lifted, after seeing the person coming, Gu Qingzhang's face darkened: "Lu Tingxuan, why are you?" ”

Lu Tingxuan was not surprised when he saw him, but bowed, and after saluting, he said, "Xia Guan has seen Ning Anhou." ”

But even if Gu Qingzhang didn't like him anymore, he knew that he must have something important to do this time.

"Let's say," Gu Qingzhang raised his chin slightly, "What is the matter with you coming to Ben Hou this time?" ”

At the beginning of this year in the capital, when I met Lu Tingxuan for the first time, the other party was still a determined scholar, and he often spoke in a bad way.

Looking at it now, the other party has lost a lot of weight, and his eyebrows and eyes seem to have lost his original spirit.

Lu Tingxuan replied: "A few days ago, the county lord and the prefect found that there were almost no refugees near Suzhou, so they sent people outside to inquire. ”

“…… Later, they got the news," Lu Tingxuan continued, "that the rest of Gusu had taken in a different number of refugees, but Yanling was the exception of Yanling, which did not have any victims." ”

Seeing that he mentioned Lin Chonghan in his mouth, Gu Qingzhang's expression was a little soothed, and after listening to it, he was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Lin Chonghan to notice this unusual place.

He asked, "Then you came this time to see why there are no victims in Yanling?" ”

"Not bad."

Gu Qingzhang was silent for a moment before he said, "I know the reason, because they were all killed by the Yanling Prefect." ”

"Master Hou actually knows...... What?! ”

Lu Tingxuan suddenly raised his head and looked at him in shock.

*

"I brought you into the city this time to let you find out the news."

Gu Qingzhang walked with him to the city gate, and lowered his voice and told him: "Don't give me any trouble, you kid. ”

But the object of his advice was tightly wrinkled his eyebrows, not saying a word, not knowing whether to agree or not.

As soon as Gu Qingzhang arrived at the city gate, he was keenly aware that someone seemed to be staring at him, he looked up and looked around, but found nothing.

He knew that Liwen had probably been sending people to follow him.

"Don't be angry."

Gu Qingzhang suddenly caught off guard and put his hand on Lu Tingxuan's shoulder, pretending to be intimate and chatting with him: "Don't you be responsible for settling the soldiers outside, let's go to Yanling City for a good visit today." ”

Lu Tingxuan's expression was blank for a moment, but he quickly reacted.

"Master Hou is serious," he pursed his lips and shook his head, "The logistics of the barracks is just the responsibility of his subordinates. ”

When the group successfully entered Yanling City, someone at the other end went to report the news to Liwen.

“…… It didn't look unusual, and he didn't stay outside the city for long," the messenger lowered his head and said, "I brought a grain and grass official into the city, saying that I wanted to take him around." ”

Li Wen listened attentively while approving the official documents, and only after the man finished reporting did he put down the brush in his hand.

"Although Ning Anhou is young," he said slowly, "but the means should not be underestimated. Fortunately, their destination was Suzhou, and they didn't stay in Yanling for long. ”

"But as long as they are in Yanling for one day, you must not show your stuff."

The subordinate nodded yes, but he quickly thought of something, and asked hesitantly: "But the matter of worshipping the Yuanmen Temple in the city has become a common practice, if Ning Anhou wants to go to the Taoist Temple......

"Just go."

"This Yuanmen Temple is a Taoist temple," he smiled slightly, "and even if they go, they won't find anything." ”