A year later.

As the saying goes, the general trend of the world, together for a long time, must be divided, and for a long time must be united.

In this year, the unstoppable Qin army broke through the long Qingxia all the way, completely conquered the land of Dachu for tens of thousands of miles in Burma, and planted the banner of the Qin State on the top of the high Qingxia peak. The Qin army seized a large amount of Chu state armaments, and tens of thousands of refugees were captured into the Qin state and became slave laborers.

In this year, the world list ushered in a recompilation again, and the scholars of the Hanlin Academy of the Nineteen countries gathered together to analyze the names of the world's powerhouses. The names of the once strong people were crossed out, and the shining stars stood out one by one.

In this year, the Dayue State took the north, obtained a large area of land on the border between the Qin State and the Xiongnu, and unified the north, and as the victorious country with the greatest benefits, the Qin State moved its capital to the south, and the land covered almost two-thirds of the territory of the Chu State.

In this year, the three heroes of Han, Zhao, and Wei stood together, entrenched in the inland, restraining each other, and dominating one side.

In this year, King Wu of Qin ascended the throne, and the sons of Qin Ziying and Qin Ziyu were the generals of the left and right, and one was the second strongest swordsman in the world. The other is a general who is deeply loved by the people and is expected to become the next prime minister of Qin.

And in this year, the state of Chu, which had dominated for hundreds of years, came to an abrupt end, and after a war with more than a dozen countries, the country was broken, and countless generals who died were scattered all over the world, and their status plummeted, and the former glory of Great Chu no longer existed.

It's just that the remnants of Chu are still there.

The king of Chu is missing, and the two princes are missing, which is something that people all over the world do not want to see.

After the death of King Chu Zhuang, King Chu Wei staged a coup d'état, killed the crown prince and usurped the throne, and led 10,000 light cavalry to attack the imperial capital. After becoming emperor, he continued to mobilize troops, launched various wars, and opened up territories, and countries had to retreat repeatedly, and various places paid reparations. The 300,000 Chu army swept across the mainland, and all countries dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.

But the king of Chu finally made a mistake, which made the state of Chu suddenly fall off a cliff-like trough, and all countries invariably raised troops against Chu, seemingly to wipe the state of Chu from the territory at any cost.

Finally, a year ago, the capital was broken, the state of Chu was destroyed, and the glory of the storm ended in the mighty history. The national seal fell into the hands of the Qin state, and the king of Chu abandoned the city and fled when it was broken, and his whereabouts were unknown.

The queen of the king of Chu was intercepted and killed by the assassins while fleeing, and she had only a few guards by her side, Wang Mang, the strongest guest in the imperial capital, and Chen Chen, the head of the Praetorian Guard, had died in the battle of Weirong, and a generation of queens had lost their fragrance. And Chu Mo, the crown prince of the King of Chu, is unknown, and it is rumored that he still has an illegitimate child on the rivers and lakes, and he is nowhere to be found.

The war finally came to an end, with vast tracts of fertile land turned into wasteland, millions of people homeless and displaced as refugees, and nearly a million soldiers from various countries sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.

Blood stained half the sky red.

The general trend of the world has been decided, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived. People returned to their land and began to rebuild their homes, but the owners of their homes had changed. The Great Moon Kingdom is located in the north and borders the Xiongnu. The three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han are located in the central inland, occupying the vast Central Plains, Qin in the east, and the territory includes the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, with the largest territory and the strongest national strength. Wu is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the land of fish and rice, known for its tranquility and wealth, emphasizing literature and suppressing military force, and being the least affected by the war. Among the countries of Qi, the territory is the smallest, but the transportation is convenient, and there are the most Xiaguan plank roads. Yan is located in the southernmost part, and the climate is hot and humid all year round, which is a major feature. There are also small countries that have become vassals of the larger ones.

It's still Jiangnan.

Chu Mo came to Hangzhou, the capital of Wu State.

After a few days of tiring travel, his official uniform was already stained with a lot of dust. Before he could rest, the carriage staggered into a mighty mansion. There are two servants guarding the door of the house, two stone lions stand in front of the door, and there are two big words above the gate, the county office.

Chu Mo got down from the carriage, and a servant saw him and saluted respectfully, "I've seen my lord." ”

Chu Mo nodded, the expression on his face was still unwavering, and said, "Pull the carriage to the backyard, and then inform the master to bring me the documents of the last few days." ”

The servant answered, and turned to go about his work.

The coachman got out of the carriage, walked to Chu Mo's side, and followed him into the gate of the county office.

"Childe, Tianshu Pavilion has issued a notice there, the task of the orphans of the Chu State has basically come to an end, and Childe can make a county order with peace of mind in the near future. As he walked, the coachman approached Chu Mo and whispered.

Chu Mo said: "Those old guys probably didn't give up so easily, even if Tianshu Pavilion can let it go, the assassins of the Qin State and the killers of the Yan Kingdom are still secretly staring, we can't take it lightly." ”

After entering the county government gate, it is a bluestone road that is not wide. The top is neat and clean, and there are no weeds that can be found everywhere outside. On both sides are small hand-dug ponds with bunches of lotus flowers planted on them, and a few red carp swim gently under the lotus. At the end of the road is the main house, which is the place where the prefectural order handles government affairs.

At this time, there was no one in the county office, and the subordinates were all in the back room, and no one knew about the conversation between the two.

"No matter what, the matter of Tianshu Pavilion is finally over, according to the arrangement of the National Teacher, the next stage of action is about to begin, and I have been paying attention to it recently. Chu Mo said, a fleeting strangeness flashed in his eyes.

"Yes, Childe. The coachman said respectfully.

"You go down first, and watch the tail behind us. Chu Mo commanded. The coachman answered and saluted.

Chu Mo entered the main room. Even if it is the county government of the capital of Wu State, the place is not big, and the specifications of the ordinary local county government are almost the same, there are more than a dozen dusty killing rods neatly placed on both sides of the house, and there is a long table in the center of the dim room, on which there are several volumes of documents, and there is a tall plaque hanging above the room, on which are written four big characters, which are bright and bright.

An old man with his back hunched over his waist walked in from the side door, his eyes drooped, he saluted Chu Mo, and said, "I've seen my lord." ”

Chu Mo smiled at him and said, "Master, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

The master stepped forward, slowly lowered his body, and said, "My lord, during the time you left, there was no movement from the adults above, and the county was safe and sound, only a few cases, please take a look." ”

Chu Mo walked past him, came to the back of the long table, took a seat, lazily picked up the documents on the table, and said while flipping through them: "Well, let's talk about it." ”

After hearing this, the master walked up, went to the back of Chu Mo, and began to say beside him: "My lord, the villain in these cases can't be decided, so I can only ask the adult for some advice." ”

"Oh, and the case that can stump the master? Chu Mo smiled slightly.

The master accompanied him, picked up a volume of documents, opened it and said: "My lord, this case is a case from a large family in Anshe Town, the head of the household, Niu Tao, was found dead at home in the early morning a few days ago, and eight people up and down the family were taken to the yali for interrogation. ”

"Oh, and then?" asked Chu Mo.

"It's also a little puzzled that these eight people actually have a motive to kill at the same time, and they all had contact with Niu Tao on the same day. Master said.

"I'll see. Chu Mo took the paperwork from his master and began to open it to check it.

Niufu, located in Anshe Town, Wenxian County, Hangzhou, is a well-known big family in the town. The family has thousands of acres of fertile land, dozens of tenants, and the family also operates an inn, a money village, and a tea house. These are nothing in the rich Jiangnan, the ancestral relationship of Niufu can involve the royal family of Wu State, and there is a respected elder in the family who became a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, so that Niufu's status in the local area is also very high, and there are also contacts with the government, and the relationship between the scholar in business is even smoother, and it has become a famous family in Anshe Town. Chu Mo has also heard a little about this Niu Mansion in the past few years in Wu State. In such a high-status Niu Mansion, there was a murder case that even the county master was tricky, and the deceased was still Niu Tao, the master of Niu Mansion. Chu Mo frowned slightly, in the stable and stable Jiangnan, murders were also very rare, and he subconsciously began to be alert.

"Well, now where is the investigation, let's talk about it. Chu Mo said softly.

The master raised his eyelids and looked at the junior next to him, who was several generations younger than him, and spoke respectfully.

The character of this old man of Niu Mansion is not the same as his identity, and the relationship between his scholar of the Hanlin Academy. According to the description on the document and the master's narration, Niu Tao has an impatient temperament on weekdays, although he is over the age of sixties, he is still energetic and unusual, and he will spend a lot of money to buy aphrodisiac drugs when he has nothing to do. In this way, in addition to one of his wives, two concubines, and a son and a daughter, it stands to reason that this is also the norm of a large family, but according to the locals, Niu Tao has a short temperament and is very feminine.

"That's all?" Chu Mo looked at the paperwork in his hand and asked his master.

"Back to my lord, because the small one is really difficult to decide, and because Niu Tao's identity is relatively special, someone has been sent from above to tell us to treat this case carefully, and we have been given a time limit to solve the case within ten days, and now, five days have passed. The master replied.

Chu Mo closed his eyes, as if he was recuperating his nerves, and said in his mouth: "Then without further ado, let's go and bring all the people you searched a few days ago to recognize them." ”

The master arched his hand and said: "Go back to my lord, the person who is related to this case has already ordered someone to arrest him, and he is now imprisoned in the prison." ”

"Bring them up and ask, since the top of the charge has paid attention to this matter, we can't delay. Chu Mo said.

The master answered, turned and left.

Chu Mo leaned on his back, his pale cheeks slightly tired.

In a blink of an eye, it has been more than three years since he came to the country of Wu.

At the age of fifteen, he walked out of the Great Chu Palace, dressed in black, came to the Yan Kingdom, and infiltrated the Tianshu Pavilion of the Yan Kingdom, where the famous name was outside.

Tianshu Pavilion is a unique spy agency of Yan State, and the tasks carried out are as small as some Jiangyang thieves, the strong people who have been removed from the world's list, and the famous figures in the world, all of whom are the objects of their investigation, for example, the royal family of Chu State, which is vigilant by the whole world, including the crown prince, Chu Mo, and an illegitimate son of the king of Chu who was hidden in the snow. But Tianshu Pavilion probably didn't expect that the target of their investigation would dare to infiltrate their team and come to their side to be an undercover agent, and he was also the prince of a country.

Chu Mo has changed his identity many times, and Tianshu Pavilion has always been known for its mystery, with the efforts of the Chu State's think tank, he has been lurking in Tianshu Pavilion for a long time, and even when the Chu State was destroyed and the world tracked down his whereabouts, his identity was still not exposed.

In a blink of an eye, he went around in the south, turning countless towns, and under the task of Tianshu Pavilion, he sat in the position of a six-rank official at a young age, which is now the county official of Pingxiang County, Hangzhou, the capital city.

Chu Mo's mind became more and more chaotic, his thoughts were mixed together, cutting constantly, he couldn't straighten it out, he felt so tired, as if he would fall asleep whenever he closed his eyes.

It's so tiring.

In the main room, a sandalwood jar was placed next to the desk, and a beautiful wisp of cigarette emanated from the half-rusted spout, and the smell of spices gradually filled the room and beams with the faint smoke.

I don't know how long it took, but the noise outside woke Chu Mo up, and the impatient urging voices of several officials came from outside the house. Chu Moqiang cheered up, sat up straight on the bench, and waited outside the house.