The carriage shook slightly. Li Xuan closed her eyes and leaned against the wall of the carriage, thinking about the relationship between Tianyin Sect, Du Chun, and gunpowder.
If it is really Du Chun, what is the progress of his Tianyin Sect on gunpowder?
How far away is black powder?
At this moment, He Yuqiu's voice sounded across from him: "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered the Xing murder case that happened in Chang'an in the early years!"
Li Xuan opened her eyes and looked at He Yiqiu with confusion in her eyes: "Brother He, please tell me. It seems that Brother He became very worried after seeing that machine puppet."
"Yes!" He Yiqiu bowed very solemnly and said with heavy eyes: "I'm not afraid of the prince's jokes. It was a strange case that happened to me in the third year of Xianqing, a puppet murder case."
"The third year of Xianqing?" Li Xuan was a little surprised and whispered: "If I remember correctly, Brother He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Xianqing. In the third year of Xianqing, in that year, Brother He was still a Gongsheng student, right?"
He Yiqiu nodded solemnly: "Xiaguan was studying in the Imperial Academy for the fifth year and had a brief knowledge of the Second Classic. It was his second time to seek an official position and take part in the imperial examination. The last time, he failed miserably. The second time, he got lucky. Jinshi."...
After briefly talking about his own situation, He Youqiu said with a serious face: "Back then, there was a Gongsheng from Shezhou who was forthright and upright and good at martial arts. At that time, his servant was ill and had not been able to get medical treatment for a long time. He heard that there was a Taoist priest in Xicheng who was very good at fortune-telling. Then he looked for a way out. As soon as they met, the Taoist priest revealed his purpose, and then said that his servant would be fine, but he would suffer a bloody disaster."
"Brother He knows that although my younger brother is at home, he has also entered Taoism and practiced Taoism. Ninety percent of the fortune-telling in this world has its own cleverness, either by knowing his identity and origin in advance, or by judging his origin through a pair of sharp eyes, looking at his clothes, words and deeds. They often use vague and ambiguous words to deceive people.”
After a pause, Li Xuan said: "There may not be many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Chang'an City, and there are also Taoist masters who play games with prostitutes. However, since Brother He has mentioned the criminal case, it must not be a Taoist master playing with prostitutes."
"Yes, Gongsheng was frightened by the Taoist priest back then and immediately asked him to perform a hexagram. The Taoist did a little fortune-telling and then said: "The hexagram shows that you will die in three days." He Yiqiu showed a disdainful sneer, and then said: "The Taoist priest said that he has a way to resolve it, but it requires ten taels of gold before he can take action."
Li Xuan did not bluntly say that the Taoist priest was a liar, but said slowly: "Although Taoism helps the world, it does not save people in vain. Buddhism talks about cause and effect, and Taoism talks about merit. "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary" says: Taoism Life is to reward good, and death is to threaten evil. If you do good, the way will follow; if you do evil, harm will follow. "Tai Shang Ying Pian" also says: There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, only people call for it. The rewards of good and evil follow the shape like a shadow. . If that Gongsheng’s evil deeds are serious, don’t mention ten taels, not even a hundred taels; if the punishment is light, that’s another matter.”
"Your Majesty is merciful." He Yiqiu bowed his hands respectfully, and then said: "That Gongsheng felt no guilt in his heart. He believed that he was destined for life and death, and that his wealth was in heaven, so he stood up and left. After returning, he told everyone about this, and everyone immediately I tried to persuade him to lose money and avoid disaster, but Na Gongsheng decisively refused."
"There is a world of selflessness in my heart, and it will be hard to be at peace if there is a ghost in my heart." Li Xuan nodded, and then waited for He Yiqiu to continue.
"Three days later at night, Gongsheng was alone in the house, holding a long sword in his hand. He didn't dare to close his eyes for a moment. After one watch, suddenly, the window automatically opened a small crack, and with a slap, a big man carried a spear, got in by himself, and jumped After landing on the ground, he suddenly became like a normal person and stabbed Gongsheng with a spear. Gongsheng immediately blocked it with his sword. Seeing that Gongsheng was prepared, the man immediately retreated. Gongsheng followed closely and cut the man in half with one sword.
In an instant, the man turned into a paper man. At this moment, the window sounded again. "
Li Xuan listened calmly. He Yuqiu's storytelling skills were pretty good.
Although Li Xuan didn't know what he wanted to say, she kept listening calmly.
"Something came through the crack in the window again. The Gongsheng didn't wait for the thing to hit the ground, and swung his sword again, cutting it into two pieces. It turned out to be a clay doll." He Yiqiu's expression finally became nervous, Breathing heavily, he said: "At this moment, a heavy breathing sound suddenly came from outside the house, and then the house shook violently, as if someone wanted to push the wall. Gongsheng did not hesitate, immediately opened the door and jumped out. Shockingly, he saw arrive
A stone doll as big as a house. "
Li Xuan's face became solemn at the same time. From pieces of paper to clay puppets to stone puppets, is this still a normal world?
"Although the stone doll was tall, its figure was not as agile as the scholar's. After a fierce battle, the scholar turned behind him and stabbed the stone doll's ankle with his sword. The stone doll immediately knelt on the ground. Gongsheng slashed his ribs with another sword. The stone puppet immediately fell to the ground and became motionless." He Yiqiu said this and looked at Li Xuan with deep meaning in his eyes.
Li Xuan nodded slightly: "What happens next? Did the Taoist priest catch him?"
"No." He Yiqiu shook his head with a heavy face and said, "The next day, Gong Sheng told his friends about the matter, and a group of people went to find the fortune teller. However, when the fortune teller saw the crowd, he suddenly disappeared in a flash. , some people said it was a cover-up, and to block the excuse, they got a black dog to splash blood, and a bloody figure suddenly flashed, and everyone was so frightened that they immediately threw a bunch of swords, stones, and things over, and the figure immediately fell to the ground. Everyone came forward and saw that the man was dead."
"What happened later!" Li Xuan immediately clenched her fists and looked at He Yiqiu with a solemn expression.
"When everyone saw the murder, they immediately reported it to the police. However, when the police from Chang'an County arrived, they discovered that the figure suddenly turned into a pool of blood, no longer appearance, and even no body." He Yiqiu lamented. He said: "Everyone thought that there was going to be a life-and-death lawsuit, but in the end, after an investigation by Chang'an County, the case was dismissed on the grounds that the case was unknown."
"Brother He has been calling Na Gongsheng, Nagongsheng, why didn't he have a name?" After a pause, Li Xuan asked: "Did that Gongsheng fail to pass the Jinshi examination that time?"
"It's not that he didn't pass the Jinshi exam, but that the Gongsheng student never appeared again after that day." He Yiqiu suddenly said the most terrifying part of the case. He stared at Li Xuan: "After that In the past three years, there have been multiple murder cases in Shezhou. At first, some traces could be found, but later there were no traces at all."
"It was that Gongsheng student. What did that Taoist priest get? Then he decisively gave up taking the imperial examination and fled back to his hometown." Li Xuan's face finally showed a look of shock. What on earth could it be? Let an imperial examination scholar give up the fame and wealth he is about to gain, and even give up his own identity, and escape back to his hometown in Shezhou alone.
Wait, that's not right...
"That tribute student, his identity is fake, right? He is not among the people participating in the tribute examination, or he came in the place of someone, am I right?" Li Xuan was determined. Staring at He Yiqiu.
"Yes, but anyone who comes to participate in the tribute ceremony, the local states, counties, and officials must check their identity again and again. There are only three or five people in a state, how can they not be able to find out their identity? What's more, He also has companions and friends, and no matter what, he should not be ignorant of who he is."
He Yiqiu said with a serious face: "At that time, the imperial examination was approaching, everyone was focused on themselves and had no time to care about others. Who knows which noble family he had fallen in with, and no one saw the body. Three or five days later When the imperial examination came, everyone felt strange that they had not seen him again. However, time was tight and they had no time to take care of him. After the imperial examination, they had not seen him. They even asked about the examination room, but no one showed up. Everyone was just about to apply. On the occasion of official duties, suddenly..."
He Yiqiu showed an incredible look on his face, and then said: "Everyone suddenly couldn't remember his name. The hotel where he lived did not have his registered name. His servants and salutes were all missing, and even the hotel where he lived was missing. There was also an idle person living in his room. Finally, everyone went to the official department to inquire, and then they learned that none of the people who applied for the imperial examination were absent from the examination. Several people from Shezhou were all in office, including There is no him.”
"That Gongsheng came here just for the Taoist priest." Li Xuan sighed deeply. He had already seen through the secret behind it.
In this case, the only person who really died was the Taoist priest.
Nagong Sheng appeared in the form of prey, but finally showed the fangs of a hunter.
"Or maybe it's the art of puppetry. After that, officials were assassinated frequently in many places. It was only in recent years that they gradually subsided. However, just a few months ago, similar assassination cases happened again, and that was in Wuzhou The case of the assassination of the governor, the case of Tianyin Sect’s assassination of the governor of Wuzhou.”
