CHAPTER XXXVI

Fan Shijin and the others followed Taishou into this mansion, and as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a pavilion, which had already prepared hot meals.

There is also a small pond next to the pavilion, the pond is planted with lotus flowers and fish, this lotus is white and flawless, it is very good-looking, and you can smell the fragrance of lotus flowers when you get closer.

"A few Shu envoys, please!" Taishou motioned for a few people to take a seat.

Liu Cong and the others didn't have the heart to do this chatting and eating, but the life and death of this Wenren Star were still uncertain.

"Taishou, the brother I am waiting for is in danger, and I hope that Taishou can let me wait to visit!" Fan Shijin had no intention of sitting down.

Seeing that no one sat down, the expression on his face was not happy, so he had to take a step back and say, "Okay, I'll let my men go down to help you see, if you are cured, please come to this house together, I have a good doctor." ”

Fan Shijin didn't say anything more, he waved his sleeves and sat down, and after sitting down, he also asked the rest of the people to sit down, and Xiong Jingchong pulled Liu Cong over and pressed him on the chair.

"I was in a hurry in the temple before, and I haven't asked the noble envoys for their names?" Taishou did not forget to pour the wine for several Shu envoys, and then said: "In the next surname He, a single name is a philosophical character." ”

Fan Shijin introduced a few people to this He Taishou one by one, and by the way, he also talked about Wei Shujin and Wen Renxing.

"The envoy of Shu came here for the matter of Jin Chu and Shu?" He Taishou preached straight to the point.

"That's exactly what happened! That's why I'm more anxious in the next place, the sooner I arrive in Youzhou, the sooner I can resolve the crisis!" Thinking of this, Fan Shijin's eyebrows furrowed again.

"Fan Envoy is too impetuous! In Ben Taishou's opinion, this matter is just a matter of pushing the boat along the river, and I Beizhou still sees the situation very seriously. If this matter is a crisis in Shu, it will be a great chaos in the world, and this war will be frequent!" He Taishou said and raised his glass to Fan Shijin.

Fan Shijin also raised his wine glass, and the two of them raised their glasses and drank together, and then said: "He Taishou is a clear-eyed person who can take care of the overall situation, if the officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty think like this, then the matter will be easy to say." ”

"Haha! How could this prince and minister not know what even I, a little Taishou, could see? Fan Envoy was just worried that Jin Chu would take the first step, and he was afraid of losing the opportunity! This Jin Chu envoy didn't say that he arrived a day early, even if he arrived 10 days or 100 days earlier? It is not that he has to wait obediently for your Shu envoy to go before he can have a result!" He Taishou is a literati and elegant scholar, and when he speaks in an excited place, his mouth will not open very wide, and he has always had a mouth shape.

"I said a long time ago that there was no need to rush...... My big brother Fan is still in a hurry..."Bai Xiyue muttered as he sat at the banquet.

Fan Shijin said with a sad face: "It's also out of worry... Alas"

"Fan Envoy, Fan Envoy, relax, two days earlier, two days late, there is not much difference, Ben Taishou will still be able to talk nonsense at this age. Tai Shoule laughed a few times, and then filled Fan Shijin's wine glass.

"He Taishou, is there a murder case on this lake?" Xiong Jingchong asked.

After listening to the words, He Taishou's face was no longer so happy, and he slowly spoke: "Strange case, it's a strange case, I can't find any news from the surrounding boats, the only witness is a child, and a group of boatmen, all of whom claim to have heard no other movements. ”

"Let's tell you the truth, I waited that night to get to Xiapi City, and the city gate was closed, so I had to turn back, and I saw a ship with dazzling lights, and I thought it was a ship that ran an inn...... I never thought that there was no one on the ship, and no one could see it, until I pushed open the door of the pavilion on the ship, only to find that all the people on the ship were dead inside..."Fan Shijin told Yu Taishou what he saw and heard that night.

Taishou held the table with one hand and the wine glass in the other, nodded and said: "I heard about this from that child, and I don't suspect that you did it, but it is particularly strange... When the messengers went up to the ship's tower that night, the people in the house had just died... Do you know what I mean?"

Liu Cong and the others gasped after hearing this, it was obvious that the murderer might still be on the ship at that time.

"But what did you learn after examining the dead bodies?" asked Fan Shijin.

"Of course, through the judgment of the pretend, the conclusion is consistent with the time when the Fan envoy came to Xiapi, so it will be suspected that you did it when the next arrest is fast. He Taishou thought carefully about what happened, thought for a while and said: "But I never doubted a few people, how could there be a messenger who came to kill people, and after killing people, he didn't leave, but came to the temple to explain to me, it doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense!"

"What about the wound, what kind of wound?" Fan Shijin asked.

He Taishou took a sip of wine, and then said: "This is the strangest part, there are no knife wounds or sword wounds on the body... A strange pattern was found on the floor, only to be discovered after pushing the corpse away, and it felt like it was caused by some kind of evil ritual. ”

"It stands to reason that such a big murder happened on this ship, the surrounding people should hear something, this night itself is very quiet, and the movement should be very big!" Fan Shijin did not doubt Taishou's reasoning, but simply expressed his opinion on the doubts in this case.

"Fan Envoy is a talented person, and he sees things very thoroughly. This is also a strange place, my subordinates and I thought it was poison at first, but after examining the food, we found no signs of poisoning, and finally noticed the pattern on the floor, according to our opinion, the people in this room should have died without even reacting, that is, they died without saying a word. He Taishou said thoughtfully.

Bai Xiyue originally wanted to listen casually, and then eat a few bites of food, after listening to the conversation between the two, he put down the chopsticks in his hand, and recalled that scene in his mind, this stomach was a little nauseous, and he had no intention of eating again.

"That's what the insiders are doing!" Xiong said respectfully.

However, He Taishou still shook his head, and then said: "The people inside that boat have also checked, and they all died on it. ”

"When I got off the ship, I felt very strange, no one looked at it, and when I went up, I found that they were all dead in the pavilion, as if they had agreed..."

"I heard from the people here that this boat often creates unexpected surprises for guests, and even the helpers on the ship don't know the content of the show, so they will go to watch the show together..."

"That's right, the murderer took advantage of this opportunity to carry out his plan, and this person must be someone in the vicinity, or someone who knows about the operation of this ship. Xiong Jingchong said what he had come to a conclusion.

"What the bear's envoy said is very true, and we think so too, and all the large and small ships in this vicinity have been thoroughly investigated, and the result is that there are no suspicious people! It is impossible for a fisherman to run and kill so many people, and even more so for the rest, and even if he wants to kill them, he will not have such great ability, and if it is done by a group of people, then the movement will be great. After He Taishou finished speaking, he poured another glass of wine, and then said: "So don't be afraid to embarrass you under the Shu envoys, this is a headless case! This official plans to send you out of the city tomorrow!"

After Fan Shijin thanked him, he had another drink with this Taishou.

From the perspective of others, the biggest suspect is the envoy of Shu, who was at the scene of the crime and had no alibi. However, He Taishou has speculated on the alibi time of the Shu envoy through the testimony of the officers and soldiers who guarded the city that night in Xiapi City, from the Shu envoy driving the carriage to the city this section of the road, it is the time of the murder, that is to say, it is impossible for the Shu envoy to get out of the car and suddenly kill a group of people, and then get in the car and enter the city, they came from outside the city, and stayed for a while after arriving at the city gate, and then turned back to the boat, this is not long after the murder, so the Shu envoy was excluded, they were just unlucky, it was not good to get on the boat, but they chose this boat。

At this time, a picture suddenly flashed in Fan Shijin's mind, as if he had been electrified, when he looked at the direction of the lake and river at the city gate that night, he really only saw this boat, not only this one, but compared with the lights of other ships, its lights were very attractive, and he did not go anywhere else compared to this, and at that time he and everyone saw the same picture, the fishing boat and this boat, and other passenger boats disappeared on the lake for unknown reasons. But Fan Shijin is not good at words, maybe this matter is just his own conjecture, or he may have seen it wrong.

However, Xiong Jingchong said Fan Shijin's point of view at this time, and he said to He Taishou: "I couldn't wait to enter the city last night, so I looked at the lake, and I only saw such a brightly lit boat, and I just headed towards this boat... Whether you are too trustworthy or unbelieving, that's what I want to say. ”

Fan Shijin glanced at Xiong Jing, and they had the same thoughts, which is enough to show that it was not that he was wrong, it was the truth, but what caused this fact, the two of them did not know.

"Of course, the official believes a few people, and what the bear envoy said, the official has written down. He Taishou also saw that Xiong Jingchong was not a fool.

"My lord, the friend of the envoy of Shu is here!" said one of his subordinates.

However, there was only Uncle Wei who appeared in front of everyone, and Uncle Wei waved his hand at a few people and said, "I have made a decision to place Wen Renxing in the guest room of Taishou!"

"Is it serious to hear the big brother?" Liu Cong came to the spirit.

"Of course there is no more, but there was before, through the full treatment of General Ben, I successfully got out of danger!" Wei Shujin said triumphantly.

"Wei envoy, sit!" He Taishou said.

"Hahaha! He Taishou, this is not a messenger, he is the general of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the son of Prime Minister Wei!" Fan said.

After hearing this, He Taishou hurriedly got up and said, "This is really an honor, Prime Minister Wei Cheng is okay?"

It seems that this He Taishou should know Wei Xuancheng, after all, the two countries are adjacent to each other, and it is not surprising that he can know the prime ministers of other countries.

Wei Shujin grinned and said, "My father is very good! Hmm...... This chicken leg tastes good!"

"Hahaha! General Wei has a good appetite! I have known Prime Minister Wei Cheng for the rest of the year, but then each is the master, and there is less movement!" He Taishou sighed regretfully at the end.

"Taishou doesn't have to sigh, when I return to Jianye, I will definitely say hello to Taishou!" Uncle Wei was unrestrained and ate by himself.

"Brother Wei, you don't know yet, Taishou decided to let us go!" Liu Cong looked at Uncle Wei with a smile.

"That's not good!" Uncle Wei choked on eating too quickly, took a glass of wine and poured it, and then said: "You Wenren's eldest brother is too seriously injured, let alone repair for a day." ”