Chapter 60: Tonight is not destined to be peaceful
"No, now I am a prince, and I am just a small eight-rank guard with a knife in the royal guard." Liu Shouyi replied.
"I see, you're doing something wrong with your loyal thoughts! But you're no longer a royal bodyguard. And the old emperor you protected is already dead, so why should you bother? ”
"This ......" Liu Shouyi stuttered in the dark.
"The royal family is surnamed Zhou, and your surname is Liu, alas, ......" Wang Decai sighed.
Liu Shouyi was silent in the dark.
"Hey, I remember something, how did you kill that little prince by mistake? I heard you just say that you and he used to be in the palace, you should have known the little prince for a long time, how could you kill him by mistake? ”
Wang Decai tried his best to find an excuse, hoping to dispel Liu Shouyi's idea of letting him save the little prince. After all, the insider only asked him to save Zhao Chuan, and the most important thing is that he didn't know if the three-turn Yang Pill in his arms could save the two people at the same time.
Liu Shouyi didn't want to say the details, only said that he didn't blame him at all, this little prince was forced to break into his knife, and the sword had no eyes.
Wang Decai said that the person who holds the knife does not have eyes? You are a big inner guard, can't you see a big living person dangling in front of your knife?
Liu Shouyi was forced by Wang Decai to be anxious, so he had to tell the scene in detail.
When Liu Shouyi arrived at the inn, he found that the county magistrate in the courtyard was reprimanding the innkeeper, saying that the princess lived in the inn why she didn't report it to the official family.
The innkeeper said that this woman was dressed ordinary, and there was no entourage, and she rarely spoke on weekdays, and she was brought by an aunt, saying that she had met this woman who was robbed on the road and was stupid and picked it up, who would have thought that it could be a princess.
After the county order reprimanded the innkeeper, he began to reprimand the township again, saying that if you don't report to Master Ben earlier, are the carrier pigeons I give you on weekdays as pets?
Xiang Zheng said that after I knew what happened at the inn for the first time, I went back and released the carrier pigeon, but at that time it was only the princess who was killed, and the murderer had just been caught.
The county order said okay, then blame the lord for this, blame me for coming late? I received the news that the carrier pigeon came overnight, because I was afraid that things would change, but I didn't expect the murderer to be killed.
Steward Zhu said that the murderer was originally caught by us, but because we were not strict in guarding, he threw himself into the water to commit suicide, anyway, it is a fact that the murderer killed someone, this is a suicide in fear of crime, and he is innocent of death.
The county order said that the cause of death was suspicious, but it was still unknown, and it had been tested just now.
Steward Zhu said that there was human and material evidence at the time of the murder and the suicide, and the death of the murderer did not affect the verdict, right? The case is still almost finalized, and the body is removed and buried so as not to affect the inn's business and the daily life of the neighbors.
The innkeeper and shopkeeper standing on the side, as well as the residents and nearby neighbors, all echoed the voice, saying that they were willing to draw a pledge to testify
The county magistrate was very unhappy, saying that this case was decided by you for me, so what else do you want me to do with the county magistrate? I don't know where this female corpse came from, whether she is a princess, how she died, how this murderer came from, why she killed someone, how she committed suicide and so on.
Also, in case it is really a princess, this involves the royal clan, and it must not be sloppy. I will take the body back to the county government and let it be disemboweled, and then make a final conclusion.
Steward Zhu said that as soon as I heard about it, you dare to interfere in the internal affairs of the royal family with a small county order, and the princess dares to disembowel her belly, don't you want to live? This princess cannot be taken away.
The county magistrate was not afraid, and called out the puppet he had brought, saying that he had already done a rough examination just now, and that you all claimed that he had killed the woman's corpse, and that although there was a knife wound on the throat, there was a rope strangulation mark on the neck. You say that this man's corpse committed suicide by throwing himself into the water, but there is no flooding in his abdomen, no mud and sand in his mouth and nose, and there are traces of ropes binding his hands and feet. Why is that?
Therefore, the county not only has to take away the corpse, but also take away the shopkeeper, Xiao Er and the residents, and ask them carefully.
Steward Zhu got angry and said sharply that your county order is really unbelievable, you really don't know who we are? The facts are clearly here, is it so difficult for you to decide on a case? What are the consequences of offending us, aren't you really afraid?
The county magistrate smiled and said that he was afraid, but he was even more afraid that some people would have ulterior motives to harm the local people. So I don't care who you are, when you get to this acre and three points of land, it's my lord. Don't look at me as just a county magistrate, there is a saying that the county official is not as good as the current management, and my county official today will take care of you now!
Steward Zhu laughed and said that he is a righteous county official, but your words are not quoted properly, and you should be called a strong dragon not to suppress the head snake. Didn't you go to a private school when you were a child? Did you, the county magistrate, buy it for money? Be careful with your dog's life, don't do anything wrong for fear you won't see the sun!
The county magistrate sneered, I'm afraid that you won't come tonight, who is afraid of who may not be. You spit wild words and foul language, where do you look like a housekeeper of the emperor's relatives and relatives? It's clearly a group of people pretending to be royal relatives who want to do wrongdoing, and you can't leave tonight.
Steward Zhu glanced back at the little prince hidden in the dark behind him, and snorted, what are we wrong? What can you do with us with a little county magistrate?
The county order pointed to the ground and said that there was obviously something wrong with this corpse and it was not allowed to be taken away, and now the barracks of the Marquis of Jiangzhou City are experiencing a plague, and there is almost no medical treatment, the reason is unknown, I think you are clearly here to poison and infect the plague, right? Is it an accomplice of the rebel mob? I'm sorry everyone, come with me to the county yamen.
The little prince who was hidden in the shadows suddenly walked out, and after laughing, he said that the county commander had misunderstood, we were just passing by the town, and we didn't want to hinder the adults from judging the case. It's just that this female corpse is indeed a princess of the royal first-class people, and it can't be taken away by adults, let alone let the county officials do an open stomach autopsy, which will damage the royal prestige, so please make it convenient for adults and only examine the surface......
The little prince came and pointed to the corpse on the ground, saying that the knife wound in the throat was obvious, and there were shopkeepers, Xiao Er's residence and other neighbors to testify that the person was indeed killed by the male corpse on the ground. Therefore, please settle the case now, and we can transport the princess back to her burial as soon as possible.
The county magistrate shook his head again and again, saying no, not to give the royal face, but this matter is extraordinary, the princess was killed locally, and if she didn't really find out the reason and report to her boss, she was afraid that there would be any birthday in the future, and I couldn't bear it if the boss blamed me.
Seeing that the little prince came forward, the county order was still unreasonable, Steward Zhu was angry, pointed to the county order and said presumptuous, you are just an excuse to make things difficult, isn't your boss the Hou Ye of Jiangzhou City? A county guard still wants to interfere with the royal family? Jiangzhou County is the hereditary fief of our Zhou family, and the Hou Ye just picked up the fief that Zhou Tong ceded.
The county order said that he did not dare to interfere with the royal family, and the Hou Ye did not pick it up, and he had the reward he deserved for his military merits.
Steward Zhu said that the military exploits of the fart are just the head of a dart game, and he is fortunate to protect the emperor. Although this female corpse is said to be the princess of the previous dynasty, she is also the uncle and sister of the little prince, the little prince is the prince of the dynasty, how many people want to kneel and lick the soles of the little prince's shoes, but you dog county order has been disgusted here several times, come on, take down this old thing for me!
The county magistrate looked up to the sky and laughed, saying that he was in a hurry, did he reveal his stuffing? I know that you are fakes, the mountains and roads here are dangerous, and the countryside is poor, how can the real prince come here in the middle of the night? Stop acting, you are clearly the bad guys who want to come here to poison and spread the plague. Stay away from the corpse, and don't get infected with the plague, or you will die!
When the people heard this, they turned away from the corpse on the ground.
The little prince took out a jade plaque unhurriedly and said to the county order If you are suspicious, please look at this.
Someone took the jade card to show it in front of the county order, and the county order really took it and checked it repeatedly, saying that it was good, the jade was good, and the workmanship was exquisite.
The county order returned the jade plate to the little prince, saying that he was offended, and then re-applied the ceremony and said that the little county order had never seen the world, and it was not out of the county where he had seen a big man, so he asked the adult to atone for his sins.
The little prince smiled faintly and said that those who don't know are not guilty, and now you can take away the princess's corpse, right?
The county order said that it was okay to take it away, but the county order still insisted on a detailed autopsy, and I wanted to open my stomach on the spot to check the internal organs, and asked no one else to avoid it!
The little prince said that the county order, the jade card has been seen, why can't even I believe it? I said that the identity of this corpse is that of a wandering princess, and she is, and we are going to take it away.
The county order said that it was impossible, even if the jade plate could prove the identity of the little prince, but could the identity of the princess be proven? Does she also have a jade plaque on her?
The little prince's face changed slightly when he heard this, he turned his head to look at Steward Zhu, shook his head and took a step back, and disappeared into the shadows.
Steward Zhu was furious, pointed to the county order and said that you old thing, it turns out that you are teasing us all the time! I can see that you don't want to be an official anymore, and your life is not guaranteed tonight, so take down this old guy left and right......
"Okay, okay, can you finish it?" Wang Decai was anxious, "It's almost dawn, you haven't finished speaking, you are really verbose, you look like a royal guard, I think it is most suitable for you to be a storyteller." I"
Liu Shouyi complained and said What you said, I won't talk about it in detail, you say I won't talk about it, and you say I'm verbose after I talk about it in detail.
Wang Decai said, I want you to talk about how you killed the little prince by mistake.
Liu Shouyi said don't worry, I want to tell the cause and effect.
Liu Shouyi said that I was going to fight, and I was secretly happy in my heart, if this fight started, I wouldn't need to do it myself.
But they really did it, but it was soldier against soldier, general against general. Because someone on one side made a move, someone on the other side must come out to protect it, so people on both sides fought in one place.
"No wonder not long after you left, I heard the sound of a fight over there, and from time to time there were people screaming for slander." Wang Decai said.
Liu Shouyi said yes, that's it, I didn't make a move but hid to the side and watched, I expected that the fight would end soon, because those officials of the county yamen were the opponents of the people brought by the little prince? The little prince is a royal prince, and although the thugs are not masters of the big interior, they are not far behind.
But as soon as they started it, I was secretly surprised when I saw it, because many of them were spiritual qi cultivators, not purely martial artists.
There are people on both sides whose aura color is red, many of them are light red, some are bright red, and there are even two or three people who are crimson, and this cultivation is similar to mine.
The two sides were fighting, I saw that the county commander stayed on the side to watch, and there were only one or two followers around him, I saw that there was an opportunity, but I quietly touched it and walked straight to him.
"Dog officer, you despise the royal family, you have no respect for the spleen, and if you commit the above crimes, your time of death has come!" In the dark, Wang Shouyi touched the side of the county commander, shouted, and at the same time raised his knife to take the county commander's neck stalk.
The county commander turned his head and looked at it, his face was shocked, and then he closed his eyes and waited for death.