Lou Yue, the magistrate of Wugong County, took Jia Hui, Di Renjie and Lu Yuanfang across the main hall of Wugong County and walked into the official mansion in the backyard.
The pace of the few people was very fast. After all, Jia Hui and others were just passing through Wugong to visit the place where their old friends disappeared, and they only had a quarter of an hour.
There was a seal on the door of the duty room. Wugong County Magistrate Lou Yue waved his hand to the side, and his detectives immediately stepped forward, tore off the seal, and then pushed the door open.
Jia Hui walked in with a sad look. In the official room, there were some unfinished official documents placed on the table. There was a whole row of books on the bookshelf at the back. There were two long gowns hanging on the hangers. There was a small room inside. Bedroom, but no one went in.
"Master Luo only has this residence in Wugong County. After doing business on weekdays, he goes to chat with the students in the county about literature. Occasionally, he returns to Chang'an to visit some friends, such as Yang Jiong, Song Zhiwen and others. , that day, the subordinate also thought that Chief Luo had drunk too much with his friends in Chang'an, but he never thought..." Wugong County Magistrate Lou Yue's face was filled with sadness. The mystery of King Luo Bin's death has not been solved yet.
Some people said that he died, some said that he escaped, and some even said that he suddenly became enlightened, gave up his official position and went to Zhong Nanshan to cultivate immortality.
Laisui asked softly: "I have heard about it before, but it seems that in Chang'an City, Mr. Guangguang only had a few old servants with him and no family members."
"When Brother Guangming was in Yanzhou in his early years, his father-in-law had a marriage for him. He had a son and two daughters. It was not easy to live in peace for a long time, so he kept his wife at home to serve his mother." Jia Hui was a fellow villager of King Luo Bin and was also the best. My friend, King Luo Bin became an official several times, and he personally recommended him.
The Dao King's staff, Feng Lilang, and even the current martial arts master were all promoted by Jia Hui.
The two have an excellent relationship, and King Luo Bin has praised his good friend more than once.
However, although Jia Hui won the imperial examination that year, his poetry was far inferior to that of King Luo Bin and his friends, so he participated in several poetry gatherings but stopped going.
Jia Hui turned around and said, "I heard that after Brother Guangguang disappeared, there was a copy of the Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion on the table?"
"Yes." Di Renjie spoke directly, glanced at Jia Hui with a frown, and then said: "The official was ordered to investigate the disappearance of Master Luo that day. Because of the preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion, he also visited the King of Nanchang, but Nanchang The last time Wang met Master Luo was during the imperial examination last month, and there were more than a dozen people in his family for reference."
How could Di Renjie not understand what Jia Hui was really thinking? He had already changed the subject in an instant.
When the imperial examination was mentioned, Lu Yuanfang's expression softened, he nodded, and said: "Fortunately, four of the Wu and Yue scholars passed the examination this time. Zhuge Minghui even became the most popular person in the imperial examination, even though he was the least popular one in history. , but it is also the land of Wu and Yue, with the best scientific examination results over the years."
The land of Wuyue is a place where literary styles are prevalent in the world. However, for many years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the land of Wuyue has never produced a champion.
This was an incredible thing in the Song and Ming Dynasties. Even in the Tang Dynasty, it was quite difficult for ordinary people to understand.
Since the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, aristocratic families have migrated to the south and culture has settled in the south. The literary style of the Southern Dynasties was much more prosperous than that of the North. However, in the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty, the results of the southerners were inferior to those of the northerners. It is easy to see why.
The reason why He Zhizhang would rather not be ranked first than to give in is because he is the most promising person in the Wuyue states to break the monopoly of the number one scholar in the north.
"It's really gratifying to hear that a worthy younger brother of the Lu family has passed the imperial examination this time." Jia Hui could see that everyone did not want to dwell on the disappearance of King Luo Bin, especially King Nanchang, and sighed in his heart. The King of Nanchang was already in power, so Jia Hui immediately changed the subject.
"Lu Lou has been taking imperial examinations for many years, and he has finally achieved something, which is not in vain for his family's expectations." Lu Yuanfang sighed slightly.
"Brother Di, are there no clues about Chief Luo's disappearance so far?" Laisui suddenly took the initiative to talk about the matter, and Jia Hui looked at him in surprise.
Di Renjie shook his head and said: "When we checked, we found that a book boy and an old servant beside Master Luo were also missing. I thought they were also missing, but today, it seems that someone has seen them in western Sichuan, but they are also missing. Even if it is a rumor, no one knows the details. Dali Temple has been busy recently and has only sent out an official document for local verification, and there has been no reply yet."
Although Di Renjie's words did not mean death, everyone immediately understood that Dali Temple was trying to determine the mystery behind King Luo Bin's disappearance.
In western Sichuan, Jia Hui couldn't help but his eyes flickered.
King Luo Bin once went to southern Sichuan to suppress bandits, but he still didn't know what happened to western Sichuan.
But the only thing that is certain is that Western Sichuan is the base of Wanxiang Pavilion, located in the mountains of Western Sichuan.
On the east side of the mountain is the Tang Dynasty, and on the west side is Tubo. Coupled with the terrain and the measurement method that has been dancing between two elephants, Wanxiang Pavilion has been able to remain intact.
Nowadays, many people within the Demon Sect tend to agree that King Luo Bin is dead, but many people also tend to believe that King Luo Bin decisively gave up everything and left because his identity was in danger of being exposed.
As for why he never contacted the Demon Sect after he left, it is not difficult to understand.
Mutual trust among the demon sects is extremely low, and even many people did not know that King Luo Bin was the King of East China Sea before he disappeared.
If King Luo Bin went to Wanxiang Pavilion...
"Deng, Deng, Deng..." A rush of footsteps sounded outside the door, followed closely by a police officer holding a letter in his hand and coming from the outside with a solemn expression.
Everyone looked up and saw a martial arts policeman coming in with a letter in his hands. He then solemnly said: "Your Majesty, there was a child just now, and a letter was sent to me. It came from... from Master Luo." .”
The expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.
This simply means Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.
Whether it was Lai Sui, Lu Yuanfang, or Di Renjie, they were all elites among elites. How could they not know that today when they came here to pay homage to King Luo Bin, such a letter came out. The fishiness here was very deep.
Did this letter really come from King Luo Bin, or was it someone secretly causing trouble?
The latter is most likely.
Wugong County Magistrate Lou Yue took a deep breath, and then opened the letter in front of everyone. However, when he saw the words above, Lou Yue turned pale instantly.
The prince harmed me!
Four big red characters, like blood, filled everyone's sight.
The prince harmed me.
Did the prince harm King Luo Bin?
Why did the prince want to harm King Luo Bin?
Is there any dispute between them?
Three questions suddenly appeared in everyone's mind.
Di Renjie was the first to react. He grabbed the policeman's shoulder and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the child? And where is the person who sent the message to the child?"
The policeman swallowed his saliva and said quickly: "The child was left behind. According to the child, he was near the Chenghuang Temple in the north of the city. Someone gave him a letter and gave him a few coins and asked him to deliver it to the county government office. , the person who sent the message to the child is most likely gone."
Di Renjie's face instantly turned ugly.
Lu Yuanfang patted Di Renjie's arm and said softly: "No matter what, there are two important things to do now. One is to find someone, and the other is to let the court know about it as soon as possible. My dear nephew, you and I The officer immediately returned to Chang'an and handed him over to..."
Lu Yuanfang suddenly paused and looked up at Di Renjie.
Di Renjie was originally in charge of this case. Even if he returned to Chang'an, he would be the first one to find him.
"My dear brother, please stay here first. I will accompany Lu Yushi back to the capital. This letter will be handed over to Duan Siqing immediately." At this point, Di Renjie turned to look at Lou Yue and said coldly: "Lord County Magistrate , please immediately seal off the whole city and cooperate with Jia Langzhong and Lai Xiandi to inspect the whole city. From now on, no one needs to leave Wugong County except us, we must find that person."
"I obey the order!" Lou Yue agreed without any hesitation.
"Lu Yushi, please!" Di Renjie turned to look at Lu Yuanfang. Lu Yuanfang nodded, then turned around and left without any hesitation.
Jia Hui, Laisui and Lou Yue sent Di Renjie and Lu Yuanfang out of the county government together.
Looking at Lai Sui and Lou Yue, Jia Hui said: "You two, time is running out now. It's up to Lou County Magistrate and Lai Xiandi to look for people from the City God's Temple in the north of the city. If they can't find them, they will spread to the entire north of the city. Next Make arrangements from the center and lead people to search the entire Nancheng at the same time. If that person is really serious, he has either left the city now or is still hiding in the city and watching us."
"What Brother Jia said makes sense." Laisui and Lou Yuechang breathed a sigh of relief, as long as everything is in order.
A few people quickly made arrangements, and then each led his men and a group of police officers to search the streets of the city.
…
Riding on a tall horse, Jia Hui lowered his head and glanced at the note he received.
The Tubo emissary did not choose to enter the city because the city defense had become stricter since Jia Hui and others entered the city.
Jia Hui remembered hearing Lou Yue mention that this was just an action taken by the local county government to prevent something uncontrolled from happening when Shangguan was inspecting the city.
Fortunately, Jia Hui himself had expected these things. After all, once King Luo Bin's letter appears today, martial law will immediately be in place.
So Jia Hui prepared two meeting places, one was at a restaurant in the south of the city, and the other was on a awning boat on the Wei River outside the city.
It now appears that the meeting place chosen by the Tubo emissary was on the Wei River outside the city.
From the south gate of Wugong County, you can clearly see the prosperous scene above the Wei River.
Jia Hui stood at the foot of the city and looked up, just in time to see an official wearing his previous clothes standing upright on the city gate.
That person is his substitute, who locks the city in place. While taking the spotlight on himself, he also prevents what he really did from being discovered by others.
However, the substitute's time cannot be too long. Jia Hui must exchange everything in the shortest possible time and then return to himself.
After that, he had to deal with the various turmoil caused by his own false letter accusing the prince.
But compared to exchanging intelligence information with the Tibetan emissary, these are not too important.
In the blink of an eye, Jia Hui appeared on a awning boat, changed his clothes, put on a fake beard, and painted his face with a layer of sallow.
Even the most familiar people would not be able to recognize him quickly.
Taking a deep breath, Jia Hui's face became solemn.
He originally wanted to write in the letter that it was King Nanchang who wanted to kill King Luo Bin.
However, after King Luo Bin disappeared, King Nanchang was strictly investigated by Di Renjie, but nothing was gained.
Jia Hui did not believe in King Nanchang, but he believed in Di Renjie, especially his judgment.
The disappearance of King Luo Bin may really have nothing to do with King Nanchang.
Maybe he really went to western Sichuan.
On the Wei River ahead, an ordinary awning boat appeared. Jia Hui gathered his thoughts. The moment the two boats approached, Jia Hui jumped on it. Just as he got into the cabin, a sharp and cold dagger was already there. He put it on Jia Hui's neck.
Immediately, an unfamiliar Han face appeared in Jia Hui's eyes, and he was immediately horrified.
"Who are you?"
(End of chapter)
