Chapter 128: Sanhuang County

[Two: I'm investigating the blood slaughter for 3,000 miles, and I'm thinking about such a big thing, it's impossible to hide it. However, Xu Qi'an, let me tell you, this case is very strange.

[I flew to the border of Chuzhou for three days and three nights, but I didn't find the location of the bloody massacre for 3,000 miles. But I found one thing very strange, well, I met a small group of barbarian cavalry on the border, beheaded them, summoned spirits to ask, and found that they did not know anything about the "bloody slaughter of three thousand miles". 】

Li Miaozhen went north directly on the flying sword, much faster than Xu Qi'an, if you have to compare it, one takes a plane, the other cruise + carriage + walking.

Xu Qi'an typed in the information: [I already know about this matter, this case is not as simple as it seems. 】

In addition, the bloody slaughter of three thousand miles is an allusion, not really the slaughter of three thousand miles, sister, why don't you read more books....... He complained in his heart.

Li Miaozhen replied in shock: [Ah? 】

It's not as godly as you think, I'm just like you, killing people and summoning spirits, but you killed the barbarian cavalry, and I killed the barbarian boss........ Xu Qi'an continued to ask:

[Are there any other discoveries?]

Li Miaozhen replied: [Yes, I found that the items in Chuzhou are very cheap, whether it is a guest house, food, or other things, five taels of silver can be spent for a long time. And in Dafeng Capital, five taels of silver were gone in an instant. 】

What are you talking about........ Xu Qi'an looked confused, and it took a few seconds to react, Li Miaozhen's words were simplified: There are four dollars for the nest head here.

So what do you mean by this, lamenting the cheapness of prices in Chuzhou, or venting your shopping desire as a woman?

Xu Qi'an frowned and passed the book: [Miaozhen, I don't quite understand what you mean. 】

Li Miaozhen replied: [Generally speaking, if there is a war in an area, then the price of local grain and other things will soar. However, I checked the grain prices in several counties and counties in Chuzhou, and although there were ups and downs, the difference was not big. 】

Xu Qi'an understood, what she meant was that the prices in Chuzhou were quite stable, which showed that although the barbarians had invaded the border passes, burned, killed and looted, it was only a relatively small area compared to the eight thousand miles of Chuzhou.

[Three: The city is not occupied?]

[2: I didn't see it, and if the border city was occupied, the barbarians would not only raid the border, but would not dare to go deep into the hinterland of Chuzhou. 】

"In the case of not attacking the city, only plundering the border people, never going deep into the enemy's hinterland, well, this is because of the fear of being dumpled, I probably understand why in ancient times, when fighting wars, you must fight to the death. If you don't take the city, you will never bypass it, because it will be tantamount to giving your back to the enemy. ”

Xu Qi'an watched TV series when he was a child, and he always felt that the ancient people had a lot of brains, why did they have to fight a city, bypass it directly, attack the next city, or even hit the capital.

A child's world is always so simple........ He sighed in his heart, and saw Li Miaozhen pass on the book:

[Xu Qi'an, I'm a little skeptical now that the bloody slaughter of 3,000 miles is really happening, I don't know how to investigate. 】

Through the book from the ground, you can also feel Li Miao's helplessness and irritability.

She chatted with Xu Qi'an privately this time just to ask him how to continue to investigate the case.

Li Miao's suspicion is not impossible, the case of the bloody massacre of 3,000 miles was caused by a remnant soul, a remnant soul with unknown identity and unknown origin.

Well, thinking about it this way, isn't the decision of Duke Wei, the princes of the court, and Emperor Yuan Jing a little too rash?

Although this case must be investigated, it is a bit exaggerated to send a delegation directly over, to be honest, the normal operation should be to send a small number of people to investigate the situation, or even send secret agents to make secret visits........

However, the case of the bloody massacre of 3,000 miles does not exist, so how can the remnant soul be explained?

This corpse was met by Li Miaozhen on the side of the road, if it weren't for the fact that she happened to be a disciple of the Taoist Sect and knew how to summon spirits, in a few days, the soul of the deceased would have disappeared.

So it is unlikely that it will be artificially arranged.

The deceased was a northerner, because of the bloody massacre of 3,000 miles, he rushed all the way to the capital to complain to the emperor, but 80 miles away from the capital, he was intercepted and killed, and died.

Actually, I don't have any particularly good ideas.......... Answering like this, will my majestic and tall image lose points in Li Miaozhen's heart?

After pondering for a long time, Xu Qi'an had an idea and passed the book: [Miaozhen, the corpse you picked up on the side of the road is a person from the rivers and lakes, right. 】

[Two: Well, this is what you analyzed. 】

[Three: Have you ever thought that if such a big thing really happens in the north, who will impeach the king of Zhenbei in the first place?]

[Two: Naturally, it is an official from the north, well, an official from the region where he suffered a bloody massacre of 3,000 miles. 】

[Three: Great, then, why did you find the corpse of a Jianghu person?]

[Two: Great?]

[Three: This is not the point, the point is, why is it the corpse of the people in the rivers and lakes?]

Li Miaozhen has rich experience in this area, and replied: [Every time you slaughter more dogs, some people in the rivers and lakes are angry when they see the tragic situation, and it is normal to go to Beijing to sue the emperor. 】

Xu Qi'an chuckled lightly and said: [If this is the case, then he will not be intercepted at all. Everyone will notice a husband in the rivers and lakes, and correspondingly, even if he arrives in the capital, he will not be able to sue the emperor without evidence.

[I don't tell you about the shady scenes in the royal complaint, just on the facts, a puppet sued a prince without evidence? 】

Speaking of this, Xu Qi'an once again had doubts in his heart, so whether it was Emperor Yuan Jing, or the Duke of Wei, or the princes of the court, they all seemed a little hasty in sending the delegation to the north.........

Li Miaozhen is still very smart, after he mentioned it, he immediately understood, and passed the book and said: [You mean, the local officials actually wrote a letter of impeachment, but they encountered an accident, so they sent that good man to the capital to complain, he may have carried some kind of token, so he was intercepted. 】

After analyzing this, Li Miaozhen suddenly felt enlightened and his thoughts were smooth.

In fact, I have a little bit of a mind myself, but it is not smooth enough, and I only figured it out after he mentioned it........ Li Miao said sincerely, and then subconsciously said:

[Then how do I check?]

After sending the message, she regretted it, and said in her heart: Li Miaozhen, Li Miaozhen, you are too unassertive, it seems that you are an incompetent woman and need to be attached to him!

She looked at the mirror with angry introspection.

[Three: Simple, you hide your identity as the Holy Maiden of Tianzong and walk the rivers and lakes of Chuzhou as a Feiyan Woman. It's better to do more chivalrous things. 】

Li Miaozhen's heart moved, [You mean.........]

Xu Qi'an said: [We have been ignoring the person behind the "roadside deceased", and the person behind him must have been in trouble, so we will let the people in the rivers and lakes transmit the news. If he is still alive, he must be hiding somewhere, waiting for news.

[He may not necessarily go to the mission, hehe, as soon as the mission enters the northern border, I am afraid that it will be monitored at all levels. Even the Huai Wang family is using the mission to fish, and I think he is more likely to find some chivalrous warriors with a very good reputation than the mission, which can be verified from the lost hero.

[Of course, the premise of all this is that the person who wants to sue the royal court is still alive.] 】

yes, I didn't think it could be like this.......... Li Miaozhen's eyes sparkled, and he said: [I understand, I will contact you when I have a clue. 】

Xu Qi'an immediately passed the book: [Okay, I still have something to ask, well, before a person dies, he has a mental breakdown and loses his mind, and he can't communicate after summoning the spirit, can he recover?

There was silence for a few seconds, and Li Miaozhen replied: [Is the soul complete?]

Xu Qi'an said: [The three souls are complete. 】

Why did he take the corpse with him that day? It was to reunite the soul of the white-clothed warlock after seven days, and after seven days, the human soul would overflow from the corpse and merge with the scattered heavenly and human souls.

At this time, the soul will get rid of its state of ignorance, just like it was when it was alive.

The deceased that Li Miaozhen found on the side of the road should have suffered a heavy blow to the Yuan Shen before he died, so he was mutilated, and because the murderer was a martial artist and was not good at destroying souls, he left a remnant soul.

[2: Easy to do, three or two days. 】

[Three: There is no urgency in this matter, we will talk about it after we meet. 】

After finishing the book, Xu Qi'an drank the porridge that was still warm, hid the fragments of the book from the ground, and walked out of the cliff cave.

"I'm done. ”

The princess, who secretly threw away the roast chicken, said loudly.

Xu Qi'an said "um", pretended not to notice her small movements, and walked side by side with her on the mountain trail.

The trees are shady, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, except for the occasional sound of "Suosuo" in the grass on both sides, which scares the princess, she still likes this kind of environment close to nature.

Who is the princess, who has a spirit in her body......... Dafeng's version of Tang monk meat? Heh, in this case, I am Sun Wukong.

Master, eat my grandson!

Hahaha....... Xu Qi'an couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth.

Gradually approaching Sanhuang County, there are more surrounding villages, Xu Qi'an and the princess's lunch is eaten in the farmhouse, a bowl of porridge per person, and a stack of pickles.

The family consists of five people, two elderly people, a couple and a child.

Living in an adobe house, dressed in shabby clothes with sewing and patching, the old man was skinny and the children had sallow faces.

They were sitting in the courtyard eating lunch, and the voice of the children in the hall sounded in their ears: "Mother, I am so hungry. ”

"Didn't you already eat it? The woman whispered.

"I used to have a bowl, but today it's only half a bowl. The child said aggrievedly.

"I'm a guest today, and you won't starve to death if you eat less. The man in charge of the house reprimanded.

The child was afraid of his father, and he kept his head down and did not dare to speak.

"The people of the north are quite hospitable......."

The princess muttered in a low voice: "Look at their house, the family is surrounded by walls, I guess they drink porridge and can't afford to eat white rice." ”

After staying in the capital for a long time, I almost forgot what people's livelihood is......... Xu Qi'an sighed in his heart, but said:

"Isn't that normal, you expect them to have a big meal? ”

The princess pursed her lips and whispered, "Do you have any silver with you?"

There must be, all my belongings are in the fragments of the book from the ground......... Xu Qi'an understood what she meant, and said, "You want to ask me to borrow silver?"

She nodded.

"How much?" asked Xu Qi'an.

The princess groaned and said, "One hundred taels, we can't give too much, it will expose our identity." ”

....... Xu Qi'an looked at her with a stiff face, and said word by word: "How much?"

"Give, do you give too much? Then, those fifty taels. She blinked her big beautiful eyes.

Losers...... Xu Qi'an gave her a slap in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "One penny of silver, no more." ”

The princess looked at him in surprise and frowned, "I will pay you back, don't be so stingy." ”

Xu Qi'an sighed: "We are down-and-out, giving a penny of silver is already a lot, no matter how much, it is unreasonable." The people of the king of Zhenbei, or the spies in the north, as long as they touch here, ask casually, and we will be exposed. ”

And a penny of silver, no more, no less, is enough for this poor family to eat meat for a few days.

The princess nodded and accepted Xu Qi'an's statement, Xu Ningyan was thoughtful, and she was very convinced.

Then, she had a happy expression on her face: "When I arrive in Sanhuang County, I want to take a bath, and I can't stand the sour smell on my body." ”

Xu Qi'an ignored her, sat on the small bench in the courtyard, looked at the blue sky, and said quietly: "I want to drink yogurt after dinner." ”

...........

He drank the porridge slowly, called the man in charge, and said, "Thank you, I'll bring ........ I went to the city to visit relatives, and I didn't bring anything with me........."

Xu Qi'an took out a grain of broken silver and handed it to the man: "Be careful." ”

"This, this ......." the man was stunned, he had seen copper coins, but rarely silver.

The two pushed and shoved for a while, and the princess stood aside and watched Xu Qi'an reason with the man in a serious manner, her heart was inexplicably happy, and the corners of her mouth curled.

A man with a human touch, although he is a little more lustful, is better than those scheming, cruel and murderous big people.

After the two left, the man returned to the hall with a look of excitement with a broken silver in both hands, and showed it to his family as if he were offering treasures.

"He, they kept the money. The man exclaimed.

The old man stretched out his trembling hand and touched the child's head, "Tomorrow I will ask Abba to buy you meat to eat." ”

The faces of the members of this poor family showed heartfelt, grateful joy.

..........

"Why didn't you introduce me just now? ”

Walking on the official road, the princess said angrily.

"What?" Xu Qi'an didn't react.

The princess caught up with her, glaring, "You said you went to the city to visit relatives, so you skipped me, hum!"

Xu Qi'an remembered that there was indeed something wrong, and asked rhetorically: "Then how do you think it is appropriate for me to introduce you?" Let's talk about the insider, your appearance is not worthy of my handsome face now. Let's talk about my sister, it's too far-fetched, and it's not biological at first glance. Let's talk about the maid, we are down-and-out, it's not suitable. ”

"Then say I'm your aunt. The princess pinched her waist.

", why don't you say it's grandma. Xu Qi'an said angrily.

.............

Before dusk, they came to Sanhuang County, but they did not enter the city immediately, but drank herbal tea in the pergola outside the city.

When he arrived in Sanhuang County, Xu Qi'an was able to meet the secret son of the watchman and inquire about intelligence.

Sanhuang County is not large, with a population of less than 100,000, and when they entered the city, the two were interrogated and asked to show official guidance.

The princess suddenly became nervous, and she was half instigated first, she knew that she had no way to guide her, and she couldn't withstand the investigation at all.

What should I do, I can't enter the city now....... Her heart suddenly pinched, which meant that she had to continue her long journey, and it also meant that Xu Qi'an could not investigate the case.

For a while, I just felt that the future was bleak.

"Yes, yes. ”

Xu Qi'an took out the official certificate with a smile on his face and handed it over respectfully.

The soldiers guarding the city glanced at it, returned it to Xu Qi'an, and said, "Go in." ”

The princess lowered her head and followed Xu Qi'an in small steps, until the city gate gradually moved away, she breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Where did you come from? ”

"I went out to rob it while you were sleeping, and I became a thief back in the cut path. Xu Qi'an said lightly.

Yours ........ The princess bent her eyebrows, and then heard Xu Qi'an sigh and said, "The situation is not optimistic, your husband's people know that I went north alone." ”

“?”

A question mark flashed in the princess's mind, deceitful people, they went all the way north, sneaky, and never exposed half a point, how did the people of King Huai know that Xu Ningyan went north?

Moreover, how did Xu Qi'an know.

is as smart as her, but she can't see the slightest clue.

"But the good thing they didn't know you were with me. Xu Qi'an said again.

“....... What do you say?" the princess pursed her lips, tilted her head sideways, stared with beautiful eyes, and humbly asked for advice.

She has always liked to listen to the story of Xu Qi'an solving the case, and talked about it with relish, and when she heard the highlights, she was amazed, of course, these hobby princesses never told Xu Qi'an.

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PS: Change first, then change.