On the second day of the third month of the 71st year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, Maoshi, Tsing Yi Wei Hall]

At this time, in the Tsing Yi Wei Assembly Hall, there were two people sitting in the first place, and three people sitting on the left and right sides, and these eight men were all high-powered, well-known confidential figures in the Daqian Dynasty.

Because the identity of the characters in the hall is too noble, so that the two Tsing Yi Wei leaders who serve tea and water can't help but tremble, when these two people enter and leave the hall, they can't help but feel worried, worried that if one of them accidentally overturns the teacup and spills the tea, no matter which big man in the hall is annoyed, maybe it is a capital crime of killing the head!

The first to sit in the middle is the deputy head of the Shenwang Pavilion who is famous in the world, and Li Yi, the king of Zhao, who is the prince of Qizhu. Sitting at the top of the side next to him was a handsome young man with a smooth face, I saw that he was wearing a new indigo blue dove pattern from the fourth grade official uniform, with a heroic face and a bright body, it was Xu Ke, the new Tsing Yi Guard who inspected thousands of households.

Sitting in the first place on the left is a burly middle-aged man, I saw that his face was faintly purple, and his eyes were shining, it was Shen Huan, who was the official worship of the three-grade Tsing Yi Wei Governor, and the second place was Yin Zhong Xingming of Jingzhao Mansion, and the one sitting at the end of the left was Tsing Yi Wei Bei Anping Si Qianhu Nangong was silent.

According to the rules, although Jingzhao Yin Zhong Xingming is a little older, his rank is lower than that of Nangong Bu, he is just a positive fourth grade, and he should have sat at the bottom of Nangong. However, Nangong silently said that he was young and had little qualifications, so he had to sit in the first place under Zhong Xingming no matter what, and Zhong Xingming had no choice but to follow Nangong.

The old man sitting first on the right, nearly sixty years old, saw that his eyes were blazing and his expression was cold, and he was the newly appointed Shangshu Cheng Kezhong of the Criminal Department. Sitting at the end of the right is Dai Zhou, the Zhengqing of Dali Temple. Sitting in the second place on the right is Cheng Wanli, the general manager of the forbidden army, who is known as the "first master of the capital".

According to reason, although Cheng Wanli's rank is the same as Cheng Kezhong's, he is a member of the three grades of the dynasty, but Cheng Wanli is not only in charge of the forbidden army and is in charge of the 100,000 forbidden troops in the capital, but also because of his military merits, he was given the title of Duke of Lu by the emperor. From this point of view, it should be Cheng Wanli who sits first on the right, but Cheng Wanli insisted on pushing Cheng Shangshu to the chief on the right on the grounds that Cheng Kezhong was "the oldest in the hall and the highest in morality".

In contrast, Xu Ke, who sat in the second place at the top, was the youngest person present, the least qualified, and the lowest official, but he sat beside King Zhao with a big grin, as if he was the second person in the entire hall. Seeing that Xu Ke was so "unorthodox and undignified", Cheng Kezhong glared at Xu Ke with his beard cocked, and he was angry at that time.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, and the tea was served, Li Yi, the king of Zhao, said first:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this king will gather everyone here today, and everyone must know that it is for the sake of several strange cases that have occurred in Chang'an City recently. My father was concerned about the safety of the people in the capital, and ordered us to specialize in this case, and what do you think about these strange cases, you might as well tell them all today......

Li Yi finished speaking, but everyone was silent, and for a while, there was a brief silence in the council hall. Li Yi picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, the faint fragrance of the fine Huayu tea could not arouse the interest of King Zhao in drinking tea at this time, he saw that everyone in the hall was speechless, so he couldn't help but ask again:

"How...... Can't you tell you why you have any reason for these cases?"

Cheng Kezhong, who was sitting at the head of the right side, cleared his throat and said slowly:

"His Royal Highness King Zhao, the officials heard that the first to try these cases was Lord Zhong of Jingzhao Mansion, so please ask Lord Zhong to talk about your views on these strange cases first!"

After all, Cheng Ke was the oldest among the people in the hall, so he had to speak first, but he still turned the topic to Yin Zhong Xingming of Jingzhao Mansion.

Zhong Xingming had secretly scolded Cheng Kezhong several times in his heart, and it was inconvenient for him to shirk at this time, so he had to bow to King Zhao in his seat, and immediately made a concise report to everyone in the hall on several cases that had happened in Chang'an City recently.

When it came to his views on these cases, Zhong Xingming avoided the important and trivialized, and only implored His Royal Highness King Zhao and several adults present to refer to it together, but he did not express his opinion.

After listening to Zhong Xingming's report, Li Yi looked sideways at Shen Huan, the governor of Tsing Yi who was the first on the left, and asked:

"Shen Dudu, you are also a veteran in handling cases, what do you think of these cases?"

Shen Huan hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness King Zhao, according to the humble opinion of the lower officials, the culprit of this case may not be an ordinary person!"

"It's not an ordinary person, so what kind of person is it?" Li Yidao.

Shen Huan said: "Back to Your Highness, although there are three deceased people in this case, these three deceased people live separately in Chang'an, and they have nothing to do with each other, but their deaths are the same, they are all bizarre deaths! Because the official speculated that the one who killed these three people might be a demon!"

"Demon, why did the demon kill those three ordinary people?" Li Yi asked again.

"Your Highness, according to the humble opinion of the lower officials, this demon must have practiced some evil magic, in order to enhance his own skills, he absorbed the essence of men to help practice, so he harmed people's lives for no reason!"

Li Yi nodded frequently when he heard this, and he was about to speak, but he didn't think about it, but Cheng Kezhong suddenly interjected at this time:

"Lord Shen's words are wrong! I am a great man, a great country, the Holy Lord is above, and the people are happy to meet the unprecedented prosperity, let me ask Lang Lang Qiankun, where are the demons and demons coming from?

Zhong Xingming finally couldn't help it at this time, and said loudly: "Lord Cheng, if according to what you said, these murders were just the deaths of the people of Chang'an fighting with each other, then, may I ask Lord Cheng, why is it that every corpse has a black complexion, a shriveled body, and curled up limbs, while an autopsy says that the corpse has no burning appearance? If the people fight each other, what mortal can have such strength and beat people like a dry corpse for decades?"

Cheng Kezhong retorted unhurriedly: "Then Lord Zhong, in your opinion, there are really monsters in my Daqian capital?

Zhong Xingming realized that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I didn't say that! I just said that the culprit of the murder was a demon, but Shen ......" When he just wanted to say "Lord Shen", the words stopped when they came to his mouth, thinking to himself, why should I offend two third-grade masters at the same time for one sentence?

Li Yi shook his head helplessly. He looked at Dai Zhou, the Zhengqing of Dali Temple, who was sitting at the end of the seat on the right.

"Master Dai, tell me about it!"

Dali Temple Zhengqing official worship Zheng Sipin, although the rank is not high, but in charge of Xing Prison case, specializing in solving all kinds of mysterious cases and strange cases in the capital, at this time he should be the most vocal person in the hall. At this moment, Dai Zhou heard King Zhao's inquiry, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, so he hurriedly bowed down and replied:

"Your Royal Highness, I humbly think that if it is said that a monster suddenly appears in the capital, it will harm mortals such as us for no reason, and it will inevitably cause panic among the people. Now that my Daqian is in the prosperous era of Kang Yuan, under the Huanghuang Heavenly Empire, I don't dare to show up easily if I forgive those demons and monsters, not to mention that Chang'an is the important place of my Daqian Gyeonggi, not only is it heavily guarded, but also the master of the White Old Pavilion personally sits in the Shenwang Pavilion, even if there is a monster, he does not dare to brutalize human beings so much...... However, if it is said that these people all died in a fight with each other, and the circumstances of their deaths are very strange, it is because, in the humble and humble opinion, this case still needs to be investigated in detail and clues are searched in many ways before it can be presumed who ......the culprit is."

Li Yi listened to Dai Zhou's tirade, and couldn't help frowning slightly, originally he thought that Dai Zhou was a Dali temple secretary, and he heard that this person has always been known for daring to speak out, and today he must also have a unique opinion.

At this moment, Xu Ke, who was sitting next to Li Yi, sneered: "According to Lord Dai's intentions, these murders in the capital are neither committed by demons, nor are they like people fighting, so ...... Dare to ask Lord Dai, how did these people die?"

Dai Zhou was robbed by Xu Ke, and his face was a little unpleasant, but he was obviously a very well-cultivated person, and when he saw Xu Ke asking, he said unhurriedly:

"Well...... Didn't I just say that if you want to deduce who the culprit is, you still need to investigate in detail and look for clues in many ways, and judging from the current facts of the case, we can't make a conclusion!"

Xu Ke sneered again: "Dare to ask Lord Dai, there are already three dead at the moment, does Lord Dai want to wait until people continue to die in Chang'an City, and adult men continue to turn into dried corpses, and then slowly look for clues, and then slowly deduce the murderer?"

Dai Zhou coughed dryly, his face was slightly red, he glanced at King Zhao who was sitting upright in the hall, and saw that King Zhao's eyes seemed to have the same question as Xu Ke, and hurriedly defended himself:

"That's not what I meant! Although there have been three murders in Chang'an City now, after all, there are not enough clues, and no one has ever seen the appearance of the murderer with their own eyes, so how can it be easily concluded that the deceased was killed by a monster? Besides, ......

What Dai Zhou wanted to say was: "Besides, if these murders have not been carefully investigated, it will be hastily presumed that the culprit is a monster who has caused chaos, and if this news spreads, it will inevitably cause panic among the people in Chang'an City, and the people of good deeds will add fuel and vinegar again, and rumors will spread, and the people will be so frightened that they will not dare to go out!

"I heard that Xu Qianhu was appointed by the emperor as the deputy envoy for solving the case this time. Vice Envoy Xu is so highly regarded by the emperor at a young age, and he must be able to do it extraordinarily! The deputy envoy has excellent knowledge, and he has a high opinion on this case, and he is willing to listen to his humble duties!"

This time, Dai Zhou took retreat as advance, and instead threw this thorny problem to Xu Ke. Seeing this, everyone in the hall had different expressions, and they all had their own ideas.

Shangshu Chengke of the Criminal Department snorted in his nostrils to the sky, where did he come from, and he dared to be so presumptuous in front of the court! Dai Zhou is one of the best case solving masters in the capital, he has been in charge of Dali Temple for more than ten years, and he has repeatedly had strange cases, and even the saints have to be treated with courtesy.

Shen Huan and Cheng Wanli were expressionless and didn't say a word.

Nangong was silent and anxious, and he stopped talking, and frequently signaled to Xu Ke with his eyes, which meant that Xu Ke should not be impulsive, if he was careless, it was passed to the emperor of heaven, and then he was impeached by the officials, it was not a joke!

Jingzhao Yin Zhong Xingming and Xu Ke have never met, and they are also holding the mentality of watching the excitement at this time. He looked at Xu Ke above for a while, and then looked at Dai Zhou below, not knowing whether to persuade or not......

Zhao Wang Li Yi just picked up the tea cup in front of him, and slowly tasted the best "flower rain", until this moment, he tasted the fresh and sweet taste of this tea, and the end was infinitely wonderful. He couldn't help but say in his heart:

"Senior brother, senior brother, you are really a lovely person!"