After feeling relieved for Chang Sheng, Datou stood up straight and said, "Sir, please rest for a while while I go search their bodies."
"I'll do it," Chang Sheng also stood up, "You go to the county government office and ask the county magistrate to come to see me with his boss and government servants."
"Okay," Datou nodded, "I'll be back as soon as possible."
The two of them came to the front yard. Before Da Tou went out, Chang Sheng called him again and ordered him to bring the little nun here before going to the county government. This little nun with a Buddhist name multiplied by one is the only survivor of Shifang Nunnery. Keep her safe.
Da Tou left in response and quickly brought the little nun back, along with Mr. Hei.
Datou did not leave the problem to Changsheng, but told the little nun truthfully about the situation in Shifang An on the way back. The direct result was that the little nun had a broken heart, lost consciousness and fainted, and was carried back by Datou on horseback.
After putting the little nun down, Da Tou immediately turned around and rushed to the county government office.
During the period when Datou left, Changsheng carefully inspected the bodies of the thieves and chiefs, but found no letters. This result was also expected by him, because no matter who ordered Jinding Villa to plot against Yu Yi, Will give people a handle and leave evidence.
No useful clues were found on the corpse, so Changsheng wanted to go to the backyard to check the boxes of gunpowder. Gunpowder was not common at this time, and apart from the government-controlled manufacturing offices, there were only a few shops that could make gunpowder.
Just as he was about to go to the backyard, he heard a cooing sound coming from under the eaves of the east wing. Naturally, the sound of homing pigeons was no stranger to Changsheng. He followed the sound and looked for it. Sure enough, he found a black-covered person in a shady place. He lifted up the black cloth and found a homing pigeon inside.
A small bamboo tube used to deliver letters is tied to the pigeon's leg. At this time, the bamboo tube is empty and there is no letter in it.
The spirit of this homing pigeon was a little sluggish. It had obviously flown a long distance before. It can be seen that this homing pigeon flew from a very far away place. This group of people carried this homing pigeon with them for only one purpose, which was to win. Then the homing pigeon is released to inform the person behind the scenes of the result.
There are various indications that the reason why this group of people chose to take action at this time was precisely because they knew that he was not in Chang'an, and he had only left Chang'an for a few days. The only way for this group of people to get the news so quickly was to receive someone's flight. Pigeons carry messages, so it can be seen that this homing pigeon was probably released from Chang'an.
The reason why homing pigeons can transmit messages is precisely because they have the habit of returning home. In other words, as long as the homing pigeon is released, it will return to the person who sent it.
Thinking of this, Changsheng carried the pigeon cage to the backyard and carefully inspected the gunpowder and the wooden box containing the gunpowder. There should have been a seal on the wooden box, but it had been torn off. In addition, there were several sharp edges. The scratches from the utensils and the scratches from several boxes are all located in the same position, which means that the scratches should have been written on before. This is also a very important clue. You must know that the wooden boxes of each business are different, and the writing size is different. The location is also different.
On this trip, Changsheng brought something for drawing talismans, so he took out the talisman paper and picked up a pen to write. At the moment, he and Datou still had some unfinished business and could not go back immediately. They had to inform Yu Yi of what happened in Shifang Temple, including what the wooden box contained. The clues and this extremely important homing pigeon must be sent back to Chang'an.
Since we currently have no birds that can track the homing pigeons, we cannot release them immediately. We can only wait for the two of them to return and release the homing pigeons from Chang'an. It is still possible to track people over short distances.
Just when I was finishing writing the letter and putting away my pen and ink, I heard the cry of the little nun outside. When Changsheng heard the sound and turned around, the little nun had already cried and ran into the backyard. When he saw several headless corpses in the backyard, the little nun The nun screamed as if struck by lightning and fainted again.
Upon seeing this, Chang Sheng hurriedly stepped out and caught her before she fell to the ground. He would rather see the little nun faint than cry upsettingly.
Shifang'an is not far from the county seat. It didn't take long for Datou to come back. He came back first, and the county magistrate and others were still on their way.
Changsheng briefly told Datou what he had discovered. After listening to Changsheng's explanation, Datou nodded repeatedly, then asked, "Sir, do you want the government to send this little nun and the carrier pigeon back to Chang'an?"
"Yes, and those boxes of gunpowder are also sent back together." Changsheng said.
"Then you must tell Yu Yi not to let her act rashly," Datou Duo was worried, "Anyone who dares to attack us must have a strong background. You are not in Chang'an. Even if she finds the murderer, it may not be his." opponent."
Changsheng nodded slowly, then took out the pen and paper and started writing again, giving serious warnings and exhortations.
When I was about to finish writing the letter, I found Da Tou coming out of the kitchen, holding a huge cloth bag in his hand.
Seeing Changsheng looking at him, Datou took the initiative and said, "These gangsters have taken away Yu Yi's home. Yu Yi must be furious and mad, and must send these people's heads back. Yu Yi saw the murderer's head It can also relieve anger and relieve hatred.”
"That makes sense," Changsheng nodded, "but don't rush into action yet, wait until the county magistrate comes."
After a stick of incense, the county government officials rushed over. More than sixty people came with company officials and officials. According to the official system of the Tang Dynasty, there were only so many people in a county government office. Even in a large county in Shangzhou, the county government office had the most people. Not more than a hundred people.
The county magistrate was a fat man, and his face was pale with fear. He was shaking like chaff after getting off the sedan chair. It was reasonable for him to be scared when such a big thing happened in his jurisdiction, but what scared him the most was that the person who died was Shifang'an. Nun, and not long ago, the Ministry of Personnel sent an official document, Yu Yi was promoted to the fifth rank of general, and the most unfortunate thing is that this matter was actually discovered by the imperial censor who was supervising all officials.
Changsheng was a first-rank official in the imperial court. According to the etiquette of the time, officials below the third rank would kneel down when they saw him. The seventh-rank county magistrate, the eighth-rank county magistrate, the ninth-rank chief registrar knelt in front, and other low-ranking officials and yamen servants knelt. behind.
Although Chang Sheng was in a very bad mood, he did not make it difficult for them. The higher he was, the more he had to be reasonable and he could not blame others when he was in a bad mood.
Under the command of the boss, everyone began to work separately. The little nun who was woken up cried and narrated the incident, which was recorded in the main book. The government officials moved the bodies of the slain thieves out of the nunnery, while Wu Zuo sutured the heads of the dead nuns.
Before Buddhism was introduced to China, there was no such thing as cremation or urn in China. They were all buried in coffins. After Buddhist believers passed away, they were cremated into the altar and cremated in front of the nunnery.
Busy from noon to sunset, Changsheng and Datou were present throughout the whole process. These people are Yu Yi's elders and classmates, and they must pay enough attention to their funerals.
Next, the county government temporarily took over the nunnery and built tombs for the people who died. Since they died in vain, they could not build pagodas, so they could only build tombs.
Changsheng then handed over the written letter and the pigeon cage to the little nun, and told her to take good care of her. Then he ordered the county magistrate to send out servants, carriages and horses to take good care of and escort the murderer's head and the few mouthfuls filled with gunpowder. boxes are also shipped together.
Changsheng refused the magistrate's invitation, which had lingered for several days. He got on his horse, shook the reins and went ahead. He said at the top of his head, "You should know what the consequences will be if you mess up the errand," and then urged the horse to follow.
Datou was ten years older than Changsheng. He felt sorry for Changsheng when he saw that Changsheng was in a bad mood. He followed closely and comforted him in a harmonious voice, "Sir, this is fate. We are going to do great things with you. God doesn't want us to worry about you." .”
Changsheng sighed and did not answer.
Da Tou then said a lot of similar words, but instead of feeling relieved, Chang Sheng became more and more worried, because Da Tou and others had no worries, but he did, and his worry was Zhang Mo, and the enemy would use all possible means. What if you attack Zhang Mo? Zhang Mo is not only his benefactor and companion, but also his motivation to compete in martial arts, become an official, and assist the king. If something happens to Zhang Mo, he will definitely lose his mind.
Whatever a person has is his weakness, and now Zhang Mo is his weakness. Fortunately, this weakness is not soft. Zhang Mo is a master of purple energy and proficient in magic. It is not easy for others to harm her.
But even so, Changsheng was still extremely worried. He could only look up at the stars and pray silently. He only said that as long as Zhang Mo was well, he would do his best to assist the king and benefit the people. If Zhang Mo had any shortcomings, he could do anything. All the people in the world, the country, the country, and the country have nothing to do with him.
Although he knew that gods could not predict people's hearts, Changsheng was still worried that what he had in mind would be evil to the world, so he hurriedly prayed again, saying that what he had in mind was just a request, not a threat.
At the third watch, the wind picked up and dark clouds appeared in the sky. Seeing that it was going to rain, the two men shook their reins and urged their horses, looking for shelter from the rain along the way.
The two of them were currently on the westbound official road, with no village in front of them or any store behind them. After running for more than ten miles, they still couldn't see any city or village, and at this time, the raindrops had already fallen.
"Sir, there seems to be a house ahead." Big Tou pointed forward.
Changsheng raised his head and looked forward, and saw a wooden house on the north side of the road not far ahead. The wooden house was not small, and there was a faint flicker of fire inside.
Not long after, the two came closer and saw the word "wine" written on the flag hanging outside the wooden house. It turned out to be a wine shop where passers-by could rest temporarily.
At this time, the store door was ajar, and the two of them got off their horses. It was already raining heavily, and the black man would not be stupid enough to wait in the rain, and then ran into the dense forest with the sweaty horse and took shelter under a tree.
The wine shop is not big, and it is different from the wine shops in the north. This wine shop is a big room. There are two fire pits dug in the middle of the room. There are two iron pots on the fire pits. One is hanging up and the meat is cooked in it, and the other is upside down. The pancakes are baked on the iron pot.
There were seven or eight bamboo tables around the fire pit. When the two came in, there were already two tables of customers. The table to the north was occupied by a few peddlers carrying burdens, and two people in different clothes were sitting at the table to the west. A young young girl wearing clothes.
The owner and his wife are also Miao people, in their thirties. The woman is frying pancakes and the man is adding firewood.
Seeing the two of them entering the door, the hostess hurriedly greeted them to their seats in unskilled Chinese. The two of them had not eaten all day and were a little hungry. When they learned that the stew in the pot was wild boar, they ordered two bowls of meat and a few pieces of meat. There was a noodle cake, and the woman just said that there was also homemade bamboo wine, which was quite refreshing, so Da Tou ordered a tube.
While waiting for the food to be served, Da Tou looked around and looked at the other two tables of diners. At this time, the guests at the two tables were talking to each other, but they were all talking in dialect, and he could not understand a word of it.
When I turned around, I found that Changsheng frowned slightly. He was about to ask a question, but Changsheng stopped him with his eyes...
