Stinky man, is this child of yours sick in the braincase?"

Su Su trotted into the study, and the feeling of thorns in her back disappeared, it was really strange that she was uncomfortably stared at by a five or six-year-old child.

"You're sick, your whole family is sick. Oh, forget that your whole family has been beheaded. ”

Xu Qi'an replied mercilessly, he had forgotten his aunt's joke and thought that Su Su was burying Xiaodouding.

"Squeak.......

Xu Qi'an closed the door of the study, and wanted to pour Li Miaozhen a cup of tea, but considering that there might be an autopsy next, it was not the time to drink tea, so he didn't serve tea to the guests.

Li Miaozhen didn't talk nonsense, took out the fragment of the book from the ground, shook it gently, and a black shadow fell, and fell on the ground of the study with a "snap".

Xu Qi'an, who had a keen sense of five senses, smelled a strong smell of blood.

He stared at the headless corpse for a moment and asked, "What about his soul?"

Just a headless corpse doesn't mean anything, since Li Miaozhen said it was a big deal, it must have used Daomen means to summon the soul.

Li Miaozhen patted the sachet, a wisp of green smoke curled Nana, and turned into a middle-aged man with dull eyes and a blurred face in mid-air, and muttered: "Blood slaughter three thousand miles, blood slaughter three thousand miles, please send troops to fight ........."

The Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect had a heavy face, "His soul is damaged, and if he wants to know the follow-up content, he can only nourish his soul, and according to the degree of mutilation of his soul, it will take at least two months." ”

Xu Qi'an glanced at her and said "heh": "Two months later, the daylilies are cold." ”

Li Miaozhen glared: "Then what do you say." ”

She really doesn't know what to do, there is only such a clue, there is no head and no tail, how to explore the truth?

Su Su's black and white beautiful eyes, staring, she knew that with Xu Qi'an's ability to solve the case, she would definitely not be as confused as the master.

In this regard, Su Su was expectant and curious, wondering what angle he would analyze.

Xu Qi'an pondered for a while, leaned over to remove the clothes from the corpse, and after some inspection, said, "No accident, he should be from the north." ”

Li Miaozhen's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked, "What is the basis?"

She watched the shameless Three's examination of the body, but did not come to the same conclusion as him.

"One side of the water and soil supports the other side, and from the appearance and skin, you can see who the deceased is. Headless, the ghost's face is too blurry......... Therefore, if you want to determine where this headless corpse is from, you have to verify it from the physical details. ”

Xu Qi'an raised the right hand of the corpse and said, "You see, in addition to the calluses on the palm of this person, the index finger also has a thick layer of cocoons, so that neither the knife nor the sword will produce this kind of calluse." ”

Su Su and Li Miaozhen looked at it, and sure enough, it was so.

The stunning female ghost blinked her beautiful eyes and said coquettishly: "What kind of weapon is that, don't sell it." ”

Li Miaozhen showed a sudden look: "It's a bow." ”

is worthy of a female general who is waiting in the barracks, and she reacts quickly......... Xu Qi'an nodded: "That's right, this person is good at shooting." ”

Su Su tilted his head and retorted: "Just how to show that he is a northerner, I feel that you are talking nonsense." If there are many people who are good at shooting, they can't be people in the army?"

Li Miaozhen nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Miss Susu has a point. For example, if you have someone around you who is good at shooting, he is not from the military. ”

Xu Qi'an squeezed his eyebrows and teased his eyes, his hands kept moving, parting the legs of the headless corpse, and said:

"If you look closely, there are no calluses at the base of his thighs, and if he is a military person who has been riding horses for a long time, there will definitely be calluses on his thighs. He is not a person in the army, and he is good at shooting, which is in line with the characteristics of northerners. The people in the rivers and lakes of Dafeng are not good at making bows. ”

Northerners are good at bows and arrows, and even ordinary adult men can shoot bows. According to Xu Qi'an's understanding, the standard equipment for people in several northern states is knives and bows.

Sometimes, it is possible to do without a knife and replace it with a dagger and a broken blade, but not without a bow.

At this time, Su Su came up with a rebuttal and said, "Or, it's an archer." ”

Xu Qi'an sneered: "Who will send archers to deliver the message? If you guess correctly, most of this person is a person from the rivers and lakes in the north. I don't know what he meant by what he was trying to convey, who he was appointed to, and by whom he was poisoned. ”

Li Miaozhen silently exhaled a breath of turbidity, and said with relief: "Then his affairs will be handed over to you to deal with, as a silver gong who fights guards, he should deal with these things." ”

Su Su also breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that although this stinky man was lustful and annoying, his skills were really good.

After some reasonable analysis, she was still very convinced.

I was confused with my master, and I didn't know how to check it down, but after handing it over to this man, I immediately had a clue.

Although Su Su often complains that Li Miaozhen is nosy, and although she likes to absorb the essence of men, she knows that she is a kind female ghost.

The matter of the headless corpse, if it can't be handled properly, both she and Li Miaozhen will have a psychological burden.

Therefore, this highlights Xu Qi'an's goodness, which can bring such a sense of security.

...........

arranged guest rooms for Li Miaozhen and Su Su, and then instructed the cook to prepare some snacks, Xu Qi'an returned to the study, put the body into the fragments of the book on the ground, begged for the remnant soul, rode the little mare, and went to the yamen.

"I remember that the Duke of Wei said that there were frequent wars in the north, Dafeng lost battles one after another, and the civil officials wrote to impeach the king of Zhenbei, but Emperor Yuan Jing forcibly threw the pot to Wei Yuan and took off his hat of the imperial history of the left capital.

"Three thousand miles of blood, I can't imagine it, such a big thing........ Why haven't I heard of it before? The stakes are very high, and I must tell Wei Yuan in time. ”

The little mare galloped to the yamen, Xu Qi'an handed the reins to the officials on duty at the door, and hurried to the Haoqi Building.

"Xu Yinluo, Duke Wei just ordered to prepare a carriage and enter the palace. The guard downstairs replied.

I want to enter the palace........ Entering the palace is also a waste of time to argue with Emperor Yuan Jing and the civil officials........ Xu Qi'an kept a straight face: "Don't talk too much nonsense, go in and spread it." ”

"Yes......." the guard ran into the building with interest.

After getting the guard's definite reply, Xu Qi'an pressed the knife with one hand, climbed the steps, and saw Wei Yuan sitting behind the table, his eyes containing the vicissitudes of life washed by the years, looking at him gently and calmly.

He was still dressed in green clothes, but it was embroidered with intricate cloud patterns, and on his chest was a cyan dragon.

This is the court dress that Wei Yuan wore when he went to the court or entered the palace to face the saint.

"You only have time for a cup of tea, so talk about it quickly. Wei Yuan spoke to his henchman, and his tone was not very polite.

"Since Wei Gong is in such a hurry, I'll make a long story short. Xu Qi's intestines were not good, so he directly took out the jade fragment and shook it gently.

Smack...... The headless corpse had fallen to the clean and tidy tea room, polluting the clean floor.

Wei Yuan was a little startled, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "What's the matter." ”

"Li Miaozhen arrived in the capital today and is currently staying in my house. Xu Qi'an said.

"Hmm!"

Wei Yuan bowed his head, didn't care about this, stared at the headless corpse, and said lightly: "But what does it have to do with this corpse?"

Xu Qi'an grinned: "It's a big deal, this corpse was found by her eighty miles away from the capital, and she was beheaded with a knife, and she was simply sharp."

"Li Miaozhen is a nosy person, so he summoned the remnant soul of the deceased and asked about the situation. Who knows......."

He paused deliberately, wanting to sell it, but seeing that Wei Yuan's face was not very good-looking, his heart suddenly changed, and he was afraid that his next month's salary would be deducted because he went out to step on his left foot first, so he immediately said:

"The soul said a word, well, Wei Gong, you can see for yourself. ”

He took off Li Miaozhen's sachet for you, opened the red rope, and a puff of green smoke floated out, turning into a man with a blurred face and dull eyes in mid-air, and muttered and repeated:

"Three thousand miles of blood, three thousand miles of blood, please send troops to crusade against ........"

Wei Yuan's pupils contracted suddenly, staring at the remnant soul, his gaze extremely sharp.

He was silent for a few seconds and said, "What clues do you have?" ”

This is not an interrogative sentence, but an affirmative sentence. It seems that Xu Qi'an must have made a discovery.

Sure enough, the little silver gong he appreciated never disappointed him, and Xu Qi'an reported: "The humble position preliminarily concluded that he was a northerner, and he was killed on the way to Beijing to report the news. ”

I told my speculation in detail.

"There has been no war in Dafeng recently, except for the north, Duke Wei, the situation in the north is probably worse than we imagined. But the imperial court has not received the corresponding report?"

"Nope. ”

Wei Yuan shook his head, his brows furrowed slightly: "Do you suspect that the King of Zhenbei lied about the military situation?"

Xu Qi'an glanced at Wei Yuan, "This is not surprising, the strange thing is that if the king of Zhenbei lied about the military situation, why didn't the yamen receive the information?"

The shadows of the watchmen are all over Kyushu, and there is no news about such a major event as the bloody massacre of 3,000 miles?

"At the beginning of the year, I deployed most of the shadows to the northeast, and very few remained in the north, so the news was inevitably blocked. Wei Yuan said helplessly.

What does Wei Gong want to do, to fight the Witch God Sect......... Xu Qi'an was stunned and no longer asked, "Then what does Duke Wei think, how to deal with this matter?"

Wei Yuan glanced at the water leak placed in the corner of the house, and said, "I will enter the palace face saint, and the corpse and soul will be taken away by me, you don't have to pay attention to this matter." ”

Waiting for Xu Qi'an to nod, he said again: "Since Li Miaozhen has come to the capital, then the covenant between heaven and man will end soon, and the security in the capital will be much better."

"During this time, I don't know how many spies have been mixed in to find out the intelligence, but fortunately, there are prisons watching and can't make any waves.

"You tell Li Miaozhen to pay attention, in extraordinary times, don't go out of the city at will, don't cause trouble, and be on guard against possible dangers. ”

"There may be danger?" Xu Qi'an asked rhetorically.

Wei Yuan looked at the water leak again, and said very quickly: "I will only tell you the dangers she may encounter: First, the danger comes from the imperial court. Second, the danger comes from spies from other countries. Reason: You think to yourself, I have to enter the palace. ”

He snatched the sachet from Xu Qi'an's hand, left the tea room quickly, and instructed the officials as he walked: "Take the corpse and enter the palace with me." ”

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

The Imperial Study.

In addition to Emperor Yuan Jing, the first assistant Wang Zhenwen, the head of the household department Shangshu and other three-rank officials, dukes and nobles and all gave the matter, a total of sixteen people gathered.

Chu Xianglong, who was pale, stood among the ministers, bowed his head slightly, and was silent.

He had taken the pills given by the Heavenly Warlock, and he was able to get out of bed and walk quickly, but the internal injuries with broken meridians could not be recovered in the short term. However, as long as you are not lucky enough to use force and recuperate, you can recover in more than a month.

Emperor Yuan Jing frowned and said, "Wei Yuan hasn't come yet, there's no need to wait!"

Then, he swept over the princes and said, "The king of Zhenbei asked the court for 300,000 taels of military salaries, 250,000 stone of grain, grass and fodder. What do you mean?"

Hubu Shangshu was the first to jump out and object, saying: "In the 36th year of Yuanjing, there was a great flood in Jiangzhou, a great drought in Jingzhou, and a locust plague in the prefecture, and the imperial court allocated grain for disaster relief several times.

"There is not much left in the two granaries of Yuzhou and Zhangzhou, and I can't make up it. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing muttered: "Deploy from various states. ”

Hubu Shangshu replied: "Even if there is Cao Yun, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to collect grain and grass from various states, and people eat and chew horses, and when they are transported to the border of Chuzhou, I am afraid that there will not be half of them left, which is not a good policy." ”

As he spoke, the eunuch walked to the door of the imperial study and stopped.

Emperor Yuan Jing raised his hand, interrupted the words of the household book, and looked at the eunuch at the door: "What's the matter?" ”

"Gong Wei is here. The eunuch said.

Emperor Yuan Jing was overjoyed and angry: "Let him in." ”

The eunuch retreated, and after more than ten seconds, Wei Yuan stepped into the imperial study, standing in his place as usual, without making the slightest sound.

Emperor Yuan Jing said unhappily: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, will Zhongqing only refute me?"

Yuan Xiong, the imperial history of Zuodu, moved in his heart, seized the opportunity, stepped out, and said: "The minister has a strategy. ”

Emperor Yuanjing bowed: "Yuan Aiqing, please speak." ”

Yuan Xiong said: "The imperial court can temporarily add a conscription, which is called grain transportation. The people were ordered to be responsible for transporting grain and grass. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes lit up slightly, this is indeed a second strategy.

If the people are responsible for escorting grain and grass and supervising the officers and soldiers, then the court only needs to bear the food of the officers and soldiers, and the people's rations are solved by themselves.

In this way, it can not only ensure that the grain and grass will not be lost when it is transported to the border gate, but also save a lot of grain transportation costs.

"This is a good policy!" said Emperor Yuan Jing with a smile.

Yuan Xiong breathed a sigh of relief, as long as His Majesty adopted his strategy and the dragon's heart was happy, then the sequelae of the fraud in the imperial examination would be reduced to the lightest.

After the palace test, once Xu Xinnian achieves good results, it is conceivable that he will inevitably usher in the counterattack of Zhao Tingfang, a scholar of Dongge University, and Wei Yuan's fall.

He hasn't sat down in the position of the left capital Yushi yet, maybe he will be pushed down and have to save himself.

Wang Shoufu stepped out and said: "This plan will bring disaster to the country and the people, and Yuan Xiong should be punished!"

"Your Majesty, when it is spring ploughing and the people are busy with farming, no more conscription can be added. Since ancient times, the people have taken food as their sky, and nothing can disturb the people during spring ploughing.

"In addition, last year, there were many natural disasters, and the people did not have much food left, which is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire and forcing people to death. ”

Yuan Xiong, the imperial historian of Zuodu, frowned, and was about to refute, when he heard Chu Xianglong sneer: "Wang Shoufu loves the people like a son, and the last general will admire it." It's just that the people in all parts of Chuzhou aren't the people of Dafeng.

"Wang Shoufu turned a blind eye to their life and death. ”

Wang Shoufu said lightly: "The imperial court has 86,000 troops in Beidi, and each household is given six acres of Shangtian, and the military land is as many as 5,000 hectares. ........ per year"

"There has been no war at the border for a long time, and all parts of Chuzhou have had smooth weather over the years, even if there is no grain and grass requisition, according to Chuzhou's grain reserves, it can last for several months. Why is there a sudden lack of money and food.

"I'm afraid that those military fields have been invaded by some people. ”

Chu Prefecture is the northernmost state of Dafeng, and is adjacent to the territory of the northern barbarians.

Chu Xianglong relied on the prince's support, fearless, and snorted coldly: "In addition to talking about it, have you ever fought a war or led a soldier?

"Your Majesty, the barbarians are menacing this time, and there have been several major wars as early as the end of last year. The prince is brave and invincible, and has won many battles, if it is because of the shortage of food and grass, the logistics cannot be replenished, and the fighter plane is delayed, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

Emperor Yuanjing bowed his head: "King Huai is brave, I naturally know." What is the war going on in the north now?"

Chu Xianglong hugged his fists and said: "The prince is like a god with soldiers, and he is brave and unparalleled, and those barbarians do not dare to confront our army head-on after suffering several defeats."

"We can only rely on the speed of the cavalry to plunder everywhere, and although our army has the advantage, it is exhausted. Please ask Your Majesty to distribute military salaries, grain and grass, so that the soldiers know that the court has not forgotten their merits. ”

Wang Shoufu frowned.

Since the impeachment of the king of Zhenbei at the end of last year, who accused him of defending the city, the Tang newspaper sent from the north did say that the king of Zhenbei had repeatedly won the war, and the barbarian invasion of the border pass had been curbed.

Cao Guogong immediately said: "The king of Zhenbei has worked hard, and we can't hold him back." Your Majesty, grain transportation is the best of both worlds. In addition, if the military salary cannot be paid, I am afraid that it will cause the army to mutiny, and the loss will be big because of a small one.

"Even if there is something wrong, it should be counted after the autumn. Food, grass and military pay should not be withheld in this matter. ”

Several dignitaries agreed.

They are experts in battlefield matters, and they have more say than civilian officials.

Wang Shoufu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this matter has to be discussed in the long run. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing ignored him and said, "What do you think Aiqing?"

Seeing this, the princes relented one after another and replied: "I should fully support the king of Zhenbei." ”

Your Majesty's inclination is obvious, and it is useless for them to say more.

Several backbones of the Wang Party quietly gave Wang Shoufu a look, and asked him to say that how much His Majesty trusts the King of Zhenbei is obvious to all in the court.

Otherwise, he would not have given the Zhenbei King Zhenguo Sword back then.

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at Wei Yuan: "Wei Aiqing, you are a master of military law, what do you think?"

Wang Shoufu immediately looked at Wei Yuan.

..........

PS: I checked the information, and the update was late.