Because of the frowning brows, Lord Shangguan Yangyu's triangular eyes looked even more ugly. He stroked his beard under his chin, looked at Lin Ling and said with disgust: "Although you got the order to return to Beijing from the military department, and the Tianshu Office has also proved your identity, this government will naturally not treat you for the crime of leaving the military camp privately, but you should know that this case has been closed for many days...... What do you mean by opening the coffin for the sake of your unfounded words?"

Listening to these words, he knew that in the yamen of Chang'an Mansion before, the conversation between the two sides was not very smooth, let alone pleasant, Lin Ling was silent for a while, and then said softly: "Lord Yin, if the Chang'an Mansion insists on refusing to open the coffin for re-examination, it is impossible to say that you can only invite someone from the military department to come to your post." ”

"Are you using the military department to suppress the official?" Shangguan Yangyu has never been an iron-clad person, but now he has the opportunity to sit on the top seat of the official office of Chang'an City, where is he willing to lose face in front of his subordinates, and reminded with a sneer: "The tomb is buried in the imperial history, even if the case changes, it is also a matter of public security in the capital, if the government does not speak...... Even the military department has no reason to intervene, could it be that this mansion wants to go to the imperial front to fight a lawsuit with your general?"

Lin Ling thought about the advice of the military advisor before leaving, looked at this Chang'an Mansion Yin, suddenly understood something, and said with a smile: "My lord, the humble duty only found some suspicious points, so I will inform the Chang'an Mansion, I think since the adult is willing to come to the cemetery, it is naturally a little meaningful, but I don't know what the adult needs to be careful about, and please speak up." ”

Shangguan Yangyu's face was a little cold, and after pondering for a moment, he said expressionlessly: "Any case that is suspicious, whether it is the imperial history or the surname of ordinary people, the affairs of the officials and people of Chang'an City on behalf of His Majesty in this mansion must naturally be carefully studied and judged, but you must be clear that this matter has nothing to do with the military department, let alone with General Xiahou." ”

Lin Ling understood the hidden meaning of Lord Yin's words, and after pondering for a while, he lowered his voice and asked, "I have another business trip back to Beijing, but I just accidentally sent it...... There is something wrong with the remains of the imperial history in the tomb?"

That's exactly what happened. Shangguan Yangyu glanced at him indifferently and said, "And you must remember that no matter what the result of opening the coffin is later, until the suspicious real culprit is found, you can only investigate secretly, especially not to let the lady in the Imperial History Mansion hear the rumors." ”

Hearing this, a subordinate official said in embarrassment: "My lord, if you want to open the coffin for an autopsy, you must notify the Imperial History Mansion, otherwise if we start a lawsuit in the future, it will be difficult for us to take advantage of the reason." ”

Shangguan Yangyu listened to the advice of his subordinates and didn't answer, but still looked at Lin Ling quietly, the meaning of this style is very clear, the black cauldron of opening the coffin without asking the bitter master has to be carried by your side.

Neither can he use the name of the military department and General Xiahou, if there is any disagreement afterwards, he will have to carry this black cauldron, Lin Ling has a bitter smile on his face, thinking to himself that the officials in Chang'an City, whether it is the scribe who dealt with him a few days ago, or the Lord Yin of the Mansion who came in person today, how can they be so slippery?

If it were another situation, Lin Ling categorically refused to carry this black cauldron, without the two flags of the military department and the general to protect his body, even if he was a great master of the Cave Xuan Realm, he would have some trouble in the face of the anger of the Imperial History Mansion, but the general was strictly in front, and he was very sure that there was indeed something wrong with the remains in the tomb, so after thinking silently for a while, he looked at Lord Shangguan Yangyu and nodded heavily, and said, "As the Lord wishes." ”

"Good. Shangguan Yangyu's expression was calm, but deep down in his heart he began to feel the rise of anxiety, this great master from the Northeast Frontier Army, since he dared to carry such a big black cauldron, it means that he is very sure of the situation in the tomb, so the death of Zhang Yiyi of the imperial history, it seems that there is really some conspiracy hidden?

The workers waited beside the tomb of the imperial history with all kinds of tools, and entered the middle of the sky in the spring, and the day reached the time when the yang energy was at its peak, with a shout, the workers transferred from the cemetery were under the command of the Gongshi of Chang'an Mansion, and the tomb pile that was only cleaned by the family yesterday turned into a noisy construction site.

The tomb was opened from the back, and a dark coffin lay quietly between the damp tombs, and the workers erected the wood on the tomb and tied seven ropes...... Shouting, it took a long time to hang the hanging coffin.

As the coffin was opened, Shangguan Yangyu moved quickly and covered his nose with a handkerchief, only to find after a while that he didn't smell any pungent stench, he frowned, looked inside through the crowd, and saw Qian Zuo half-leaning on the autopsy, and vaguely saw some things that I didn't know whether they were white bones or burial utensils.

After a while, Qian Zuo walked outside the human form, bowed respectfully to Shangguan Yangyu, and took off the oil mask covering his mouth and nose, and his voice sounded with the rich smell of peppermint oil.

"My lord, I didn't find anything suspicious. ”

"Huh?" Shangguan Yangyu looked at Lin Ling, who was silent beside him, and there was no anger or disappointment in his eyes after being teased, only questioning, because he knew that things were definitely not so simple.

Lin Ling looked at Qian Zuo and asked, "Have you checked the head of Lord Yushi?"

"Of course I did. Qian Zuo didn't know his identity, and replied very politely.

After Lin Ling was silent for a long time, he looked at Shangguan Yangyu and said, "There is a hard object in Yushi's skull, and now I am not sure if it is an iron nail or some other murder weapon. ”

Shangguan Yangyu looked at him and sneered, thinking that the subordinates of this mansion would definitely not be greedy for this first attempt, as long as it was delayed for a few moments, you really couldn't hold it back, and said indifferently and sneering: A great master used his mental power to check the remains of the deceased, I heard that it is an extremely unlucky and taboo thing, you have been silent before, and this mansion can also understand. ”

Lin Ling's face was slightly pale, and he said with a self-deprecating and bitter smile: "In order to maintain the dignity of Tang Lu and avenge the imperial officials, there are some rules, which can only be ignored for the time being at such a critical moment. ”

"Well said. Shangguan Yangyu raised his chin slightly, and said indifferently: "So if there is anything else to discover, you had better make it clear in advance, and don't let the people of this mansion waste time and energy." ”

Lin Ling responded calmly, and then no longer did any cover-up, and directly took Shangguan Yangyu and Qian Zuo to the black coffin, raised his arm and pointed to the end of the remains covered by the cloth, and said: "It should be retracted into the scalp, so it is invisible to the naked eye, and if you remove all the fur and scalp, you can find the problem." ”

The official government made an open coffin autopsy, and also paid attention to the deceased, and rarely disemboweled, not to mention that it was the imperial history of the Tang Dynasty that was lying in the coffin now, listening to the whole recording of the other party's scalp, Qian Zuo couldn't help but glance at Lord Fu Yin in embarrassment, rubbed his hands and asked, "My lord?"

"Hands-on. Shangguan Yangyu said indifferently: "If you can't find any problems, naturally someone will take the initiative to ask the court for guilt, and the anger of the Imperial History Mansion can't fall on your little person." ”

Lin Ling stood silently next to the coffin, shook his head with a wry smile, and thought that at this time, he didn't forget to repeat that this person looked like a high-ranking Chang'an Mansion Yin, and more like a vulgar little official in the township.

At this time, the officials and officials of Chang'an Mansion all gathered around the coffin and drove away the curious cemetery workers, who looked at the movements of Qian Zuo and couldn't help but wonder what was under the scalp?

The remains of the imperial history in the coffin had long since rotted, and the cloth belt that bound the hair was not filled at some point, and the scattered and thin hairs stuck to the scalp, and he carefully removed the fur and the mud-like scalp underneath, and then splashed it with water on the slightly yellowish skull, and wiped it several times with a piece of cloth.

A tiny mouth appeared at the top of the skull, covered with blood or coagulated flesh, which became clearer and clearer as the cloth was wiped and rinsed with water, and the contents of the wound could be seen in the sustenance.

The officials and officials around the coffin held their breath in unison, Shangguan Yangyu's brows frowned more and more, and with the movement of the sharp-mouthed iron tongs in Qian Zuo's hand, everyone's bodies became more and more tense and stiff.

Like pulling a rusty knife out of the bone, a terrifying creak sounded from inside the coffin, and his forehead was covered with sweat...... The hand cloth pressed the corpse's head to prevent it from being torn off by himself, and with one hand, he slowly and forcefully, and finally pulled out the hard object hidden in the skull of the imperial history's remains.

It was an extremely long iron nail, I don't know if it had been soaked in blood or corpse water for too long, the iron nail was already covered with rust, but the front end was still extremely quiet.

Looking at the ruthless iron nail in Qian Zuo's hand, everyone next to the coffin gasped in unison, as if they saw the terrifying picture of a cold iron nail being nailed into the head of Yushi one day last year, and couldn't help but shake their heads in horror and shock, and some people even subconsciously shrank their necks.

Lin Ling stood next to him and was always silent and calm, because among the people present, he was the only one who could basically determine in advance what he would see at this moment, he looked at Lord Yin of Chang'an Mansion with an extremely ugly expression, and said calmly: "My lord, the suspicion has appeared, and the next matter of investigating the case is the matter of Chang'an Mansion, and he will no longer participate in it." ”

Shangguan Yangyu stared at the rusty nail for a long time, and then suddenly raised his head and looked at this person's voice and said: "This mansion naturally does not need your participation in the judgment of the case, but I must remind you that the matter that should be reported to the criminal department will naturally be reported by the mansion, and the matter that should be reported to His Majesty will naturally be written, but if you hear some words outside before the real culprit is found out in this mansion, don't blame me for pulling the general in." ”

Lin Ling waved his hand in response, and then left the cemetery abruptly.

Ning Que didn't know that the tomb of the imperial historian Zhang Yiyi had been reopened, and the Chang'an Mansion had re-examined the autopsy, and the iron nail that he had nailed into the other party's brain had been discovered. So he didn't know that he had just embarked on the road of revenge for less than a year, and the thick haze had already covered his future.

He felt that his future was extremely bright, because in two days it would be the day when the second floor of the academy would open, and it was also the time when he was determined to give it a go.

On this day, in order to cheer for Xie Chengyun and other six people from the technical department, the students of the academy went to a certain noble food, residence, and banquet, and among them was forcibly pulled by Situ Yilan.