Chapter 19: The Fog

Feng Letai leaned down and looked at the dead on the ground.

It was a man in his fifties, with a thin build, wearing a duck green silk robe. A jade belt is tied around the waist. His gray hair was in a bun, his nose hooked, and his lips were neatly trimmed.

"Who is he?"

Tang Yu asked.

"Judging from the clothes, this person is a person with status and pampering. Feng Zhutou picked up the corners of the deceased's robe, shook it, and said, "This kind of clothing is very expensive to sell in the capital, and ordinary people can't afford it?"

"Hmm. ”

Feng Letai grabbed his palm again and opened it vigorously: "There is no callus in the palm, which means that he has not been engaged in manual labor for a long time, which can also be corroborated from his thin body and clean and smooth complexion." But on the outside of the man's index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, there is a small bulging hard calloon......

"Why is this?" Tang Yu looked at it for a while, but couldn't see why.

"Proof that the deceased wrote regularly during his lifetime. Because only people who hold a brush for a long time will develop calluses in this special part. ”

Tang Yu suddenly realized: "Since you know his identity and post a hanging article, wouldn't it be convenient to find it?"

"How can it be that easy?"

Feng Letai let go of his hand, shook his head, and said negatively: "There are many people in the capital who carry a pen and write, such as students, Mr. Bookkeeper, Dr. Guozijian, Taixue students, and the volume of the car, I am only afraid of tens of thousands!"

"So where do you start?"

"Let's get back to the clothes. Feng Letai got up.

"Clothes, is there still an article on the clothes?"

"Tang Yu, if you want to be a good catcher, you have to learn to let the dead speak. Feng Letai was not in a hurry or impatient, and said slowly: "I said before that this kind of silk cloth is very expensive, and it is not at all something that ordinary people can afford? As for the merchant, we don't have to think about it, because even if he has money and can afford it, the laws of the Ming Dynasty do not allow him to wear it?

"The eunuch's house. ”

"Yes, the deceased is a man born into a family of eunuchs. ”

Feng Letai lifted the hem of the man's robe again and said, "I don't believe you can look at his boots, foundation soap boots, fine workmanship, which is completely different from the cloth boots of ordinary people with thick needles and large threads?"

Tang Yu gave a thumbs up and said, "Feng Zhutou, you are really amazing." ”

"Less sycophancy. Feng Letai's face was calm and said, "As long as you see more and pay attention to observation, you can do it." ”

A fast golden knife horse strode over: "That's good, Feng Zhutou, let's send an assistant to check the documents immediately after returning to the ya, and see if there are any lost people in the major official offices in the capital?"

Two men stepped forward to carry the body away.

Feng Letai suddenly thought of something, frowned, waved his hand to stop, and said: "Wait, there is still an important link that has not been clarified, you let go." The catchers put down and stood aside. Feng Zhutou walked over again, bent down and carefully looked at the jade belt tied around the deceased's waist, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Look, what is inlaid on the buckle in front of this jade belt?"

The catchers stepped forward one after another, scrambling to watch.

"It's Kirin. ”

"Yes, Kirin. Feng Letai stepped forward with an excited face: "Everyone knows that the appearance of the unicorn in ancient legends is an auspicious sign. However, in addition to symbolizing auspiciousness and prosperity, this kind of thing that resembles a dragon but not a dragon, a deer and not a deer, and a horsetail and a donkey's hooves also has another meaning: smart, wise, and ......."

"What does this mean?" said an elderly catcher, his eyes narrowed, and he looked confused.

"Hallym Temple. ”

Feng Letai put his hands behind his back and exhaled a long breath: "This deceased who often holds a pen and writes, wears a silk robe, wears official boots, and ties a unicorn jade belt around his waist may be from the highest institution of the royal academy, the Hanlin Academy!"