Nightfall Chapter 112: On the tower on the movement
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve On The Movement On The Tower
Although the folk customs of the Datang Empire are fierce, but Chang’an City is the first place for good, and countless dynasty army barracks are scattered during the period. High officials and dignitaries live in it. Of course, the law and order on weekdays is extremely good.
Except for cutting the palms of life and death duel, which will produce a few corpses, there are very few cases of abnormal deaths in Chang’an City. Of course, like the Chunfeng Pavilion that night, the silent killing of His Majesty in the palace is not included.
So when the Nancheng Lakeside homicide occurred, the Chang’an government office in the early morning suddenly became nervous. The new judicial army squatted in the autopsy room with his own work and did not dare to go out. The head of the day was full of over a hundred government officials. Khan ran between the cities, but the face of the current Changan Fu Yin Shangguan Yang Yu who had just gotten up was extremely ugly.
“My lord, the assailant must be a veteran. He scattered around from the homicide case and found no clues, but found a piece of clothing in the side alley of Suzaku Street. It is estimated that the assailant left it.”
The criminal officer in charge of investigating major and important cases respectfully passed the tattered coat and another piece of cloth in his hand, and said: “It’s not that the subordinates are not doing well, the Habayashi army also chased them down. .”
Shangguan Yangyu took the tattered coat, then took the piece of cloth and glanced at the morning light coming in outside the hall. The triangular eyes were shrinking and they were about to turn into two soybeans, but they couldn’t see why. , Asked in a dumb voice: “Let the old man in Si Li look up the clothes. If the clothes can’t find clues, they will focus on sewing skills.”
“This dress is a ready-to-wear garment from Lan Embroidery. Someone has already knocked on the door and asked. This style-sized garment was produced a few years ago. I don’t know how many pieces have been sold. This one is obviously old. , So…” The subordinate raised his head and glanced at the look on the adult’s face, and said cautiously: “Neither the sewing nor the clothing can be checked.”
“Shangguan Yangyu gently stroked the sparse beard under his jaw, without the slightest expression on his face, and said indifferently: “The imperial court raises us officials to do things. If it’s not easy to investigate, don’t you just not investigate?” “
The subordinate hesitated for a while and leaned forward and whispered: “My lord, the coat left by the murderer has been chopped through countless holes by the sword, but he didn’t get a trace of blood. According to the subordinate’s judgment, There are only two possibilities.”
“Say.” Shangguan Yuyang said angrily, impatient with his slow temper.
“The first possibility is that the murderer wore a very expensive soft armor next to his body, but looking at the cracks in the clothes, especially the location of certain cracks, even the best soft armor in the empire could not Stop there.”
The subordinate glanced at him again, his voice lowered: “Then there is only the second possibility… This murderer is a strong man at the pinnacle of martial arts, ordinary weapons and even flying swords. He can only cut his coat, but cannot penetrate his body protection vitality layer at all, so naturally there will be no bleeding.”
Hearing the words of the pinnacle of martial arts, Shangguan Yangyu’s fingers stiffened and stroking his beard suddenly stiffened, and the eyes of his subordinates instantly became cold…Just relying on the vitality of the body can resist the sword master Feijian. The martial arts powerhouse, what a fierce role that must be, such a powerhouse can’t find a few in the entire empire.
“Nonsense!” Shangguan Yang Yu stared coldly into the eyes of his subordinates, and said in a cold voice: “My Tang martial arts peak power, is the four outstanding generals, not to mention these four The generals have been ordered by the emperor to garrison the frontier for many years. Even if they are now in Chang’an City, do you want to say that grand generals will commit murders?”
The subordinate bowed repeatedly, indicating that he had no intention of doing so.
“If it is a martial arts pinnacle from a foreign country… even more impossible.”
Shangguan Yang Yu said with a gloomy face: “As soon as these people enter Chang’an City, the court will closely monitor them. If they dare to make a slight change, are they not afraid that the National Teacher will directly suppress them!”
This is impossible, that is impossible, then what is possible? The subordinates cried out in his heart, raised his head and looked at the adult with expectant eyes, thinking that you have to show us the way.
“According to the usual procedures, the lakeside homicide case should be filed first, and then you will try to solve the case as soon as possible.”
Shangguan Yang Yu said in a slow voice, the meaning behind these words is very clear. The so-called fighting for an early case is focused on fighting, even if you can’t solve the case as soon as possible, as long as no one asks questions from the court, no one will. care.
Looking at the subordinate who led the retreat, Shangguan Yang Yu shook his head, took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the sweat on his face vigorously, and the reddish rosacea suddenly became even more red.
Hearing that the murder case was most likely to be a strong man at the pinnacle of martial arts, the newly appointed Master Yin of Chang’an Mansion gave birth to a retreat because he knew that this matter must be very troublesome.
As a senior official of the Datang Empire, Shangguan Yang Yu said that his disposition was despicable, but he was not even responsible for this, but he knew that if this murder case involves a lot of depth, then it is not Chang’an Palace that can solve it alone. If the other ministries do not take action, it means that someone in the court does not want to make this trouble.
“Your Majesty’s kindness is mighty.”
He bowed his hands to the north and bowed respectfully, his ugly face was full of gratitude: “Promote the subordinates from the judicial army to the Anfu Yin, your majesty loves the great virtues of the subordinates, how dare your subordinates be your majesty? Add chaos?”
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There is an old tower made of yellow bricks in Nancheng. The tower is in bad condition, and there are green vines entangled in it. It seems that it may collapse at any time. However, after so many years, the old tower still stands between small temples. Seeing others raise high buildings, others raise low buildings, others raise brothels, silence and tranquility.
Every spring there are countless wild geese returning from the south. Before going to Xunyang Lake in Gushan County to spend the heat, the wild geese will always fly through Chang’an City, and then hover around the old tower for many days. The birds sang in bursts and the scene was spectacular.
No one knows why these geese flying high above the sky and overnight by the water will appear in the lively city of Chang’an. They are so interested in this old tower, but they have become used to it after a long time. The scene of Wan Yan flying and dancing has become another attraction for the people of Chang’an to enjoy the spring, and the old pagoda also has a name: Wan Yan Pagoda.
Today’s Wanyan Pagoda is supported by a monk, with the blue lamp Buddha in the niche, accompanied by scriptures and ink on the table, rarely go down the tower, and rarely meet the good Zen women in the back garden.
This monk calls himself Huang Yang, and is the imperial brother of the Tang Dynasty.
Today he welcomed an equally distinguished guest.
Datang Guoshi Li Qingshan looked at the monk who copied the scriptures at the table and said, “Last night… the Vermilion bird woke up.”
The Huangyang monk did not lift his head, and calmly replied: “The gods left by the saints of the previous generations have their own true meaning between movement and quiet. How can we let ordinary people who are still trapped in the dust know, why should Brother Qingshan Self-disturbance?”