Tang riddles

"My minister...takes orders." Shen Sui's brows trembled slightly, but he still calmly accepted this almost impossible order.

"Okay! If Shen Sizhi has any needs, just tell me, and I will satisfy all of them." The emperor Longyan Dayue, patted Shen Sui's left shoulder with his right hand again, Shen Sui gritted his teeth secretly, and said in his heart: Saint, keep patting, minister. The left shoulder is about to fail.

The emperor immediately turned around and said to Li Jinyue:

"Jin Guo, get up, you are the most responsible for this matter. Now, with Shen Sizhi willing to share your worries, you should investigate this case thoroughly with him and atone for your crime."

"I obey." Li Jinyue bowed down, then stood up as said.

"I still have state affairs in my body, so I will go back to the palace first. Later, the Jin Kingdom will come here to report the results of the preliminary investigation. Oh, the Qing family, go back with me, I still have important matters to discuss .Gao Lishi, start driving."

"Here." Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward to lead the way for the saint, the saint walked out of the water pavilion with big strides, and all the important officials followed closely.

Shen Sui took a closer look, and there were three prime ministers in the lead—Xiao Song, the right minister of Zhongshu Ling, Fu Yuanqianyao, the prince of the left minister, and Pei Guangting, the assistant minister of Zhongshu.Yuan Qianyao was dismissed not long ago, leaving only the title of left prime minister, and his real power was taken over by Pei Guangting.Now that Pei Guangting is in power, he also holds the post of doctor censor, and he is a person who can stand up to Xiao Song in court.

After the three prime ministers, there are three important judicial ministers - Cui Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, Qin Zhen, Minister of Dali Temple, and Li Linfu, Zhongcheng Yushi.

When Qin Zhen passed by Shen Sui's side, he paused, but he didn't make too many movements, and left soon.

After the three important officials of the judiciary, there are the important officials of ceremonies - Zhang Jiuzhang, Minister of Honglu Temple, and Han Xiu, Minister of Rites.

Afterwards, there were two more officials with lower ranks, but judging by their official uniforms, they should be officials of the Shaofu Supervisor.These officials themselves were the artisans responsible for appraising the Holy Grail, so they were more or less involved in the theft of the Holy Grail.

In the end, Shen Sui recognized two generals in armor. One was Wang Zhongsi, the commander of the Left Flying Cavalry Army, and the other was Yang Shuo, the General of the Right Jinwu Guard.Yang Shuo is an old general. In the past, he followed the emperor from south to north and made great contributions. When he was old, he became the general of the Jinwu Guard and guarded the imperial city.This time the Holy Grail was stolen, and he was also duty-bound.

Wang Zhongsi was a young man, brave and resolute, reticent, in his early 20s, a few years younger than Shen Sui.His rank is not high, but because he is adopted by the emperor and he has a good relationship with the loyal king Li Jun[Note], he can be regarded as a number one figure in the army.His father was Wang Haibin, an envoy of the Feng'an Army, who died in the Battle of Wujie. The emperor took pity on him and adopted him as his adopted son.The reason why he was present this time was because the Shi team who died was a soldier under his command.The young man's expression at this time seemed a bit sad and angry, his leopard eyes widened, he looked at Shen Sui, then bowed his hands, and said:

"Please Shen Sizhi to find out the truth and sue the spirits of my brothers in heaven."

Shen Sui nodded solemnly.

"Zhong Si, you can stay here. You are more or less clear about the situation at that time, and assist Shen Si to investigate the case directly." Yang Shuo ordered.

Wang Zhongsi nodded.

So when the group left, only Shen Sui, Li Jinyue and Wang Zhongsi were left in the pavilion.

"It's not too late, let's start." After Shen Sui finished speaking, he came to the nearest corpse, knelt down, made a seal with both hands, and lightly recited a mantra of passing away, and then lifted the white cloth covering the corpse. one.

Under the white sheet, a pale and distorted face was revealed. The death was miserable and terrifying, as if he had seen a terrible scene before he died.Shen Sui frowned and stared, Li Jinyue pursed her lips, and Wang Zhongsi's eyes were red.

"Has anyone come to examine the corpse?" Shen Sui asked Li Jinyue.

"Not yet, this matter is still being kept secret." Li Jinyue replied simply.

"Has the corpse been parked here since it was picked up?" Shen Sui asked again.

Li Jinyue nodded.

Shen Sui took out the rope from his sleeves, passed through his ribs, tied up his robe sleeves, and tied them behind his neck.Immediately, he took out the leather gloves contained in the leather pouch at his waist, put them on, and prepared to do the autopsy.

Wang Zhongsi's eyes widened. It was the first time he had seen an autopsy by an official himself, and he was really surprised.And Li Jinyue was squatting beside Shen Sui, ready to help him at any time, which made him even more incredible.

"Princess, wait a moment, this is for you." Shen Sui took out a spare pair of silk gloves and handed it to Li Jinyue.Li Jinyue was wearing a Hu suit with sword sleeves and light armor, and she moved very neatly, unlike Shen Sui's toga with long sleeves.So if she wanted to help with the autopsy, all she had to do was put on a pair of gloves.

Shen Sui attached the corpse's head with both hands, and first observed the surface. She pinched her chin with one hand, clasped the skull with the other, and turned it slowly.Then, she checked the nose and mouth. She carefully observed the nasal cavity and oral cavity of the corpse, and found that there was a small amount of sand in it.Then she unfastened the breastplate of the dead man, reached into his breast pocket, which was sewn into his clothes, and pulled out a few broken stones.After a brief observation, he put it aside.She rapped on the chest and abdomen of the deceased, listened to the echo, and pressed the abdominal cavity under the ribs of the deceased, feeling soft.Finally, Shen Sui opened the eyelids of the deceased and took a closer look.Finally, close your eyes for the deceased, put your palms together in silence.

Then she looked at Li Jinyue and Wang Zhongsi, and said:

"The deceased died of drowning. He did not struggle too much before his death, and barely moved after drowning. His drowning was very strange. He must have been extremely frightened before his death, so that his heart and lungs were suddenly tense. Drowning is just the last straw that breaks the camel's back. There is not much water in his lungs and stomach, which is different from ordinary drowning people."

While speaking, with the help of Li Jinyue, she took off the armor and saber from the dead man's body, took out all the stones and stones he was carrying, piled them aside, and then pulled the white sheet aside, and put these He gathered the stones together, weighed them twice in his hand, and said:

"It weighs at least ten catties, plus the weight of the armor and weapons on the corpse, it is enough to drag the corpse into the lake."

"Why does he carry so many stones?" Li Jinyue asked.

Shen Sui shook her head, expressing that she didn't know, but her eyes were obviously thoughtful.After a while, she said:

"Although I don't know the reason, these stones don't look like they were forced into his pockets. It should be that he put them in himself."

"How do you know?" Wang Zhongsi asked.

Shen Sui smiled and said:

"Commander Wang, think about it, if you wanted to sink a person into a lake, what would you do? Would you put so many finely divided stones into the opponent's pocket in such a tedious manner? Moreover, you even deliberately adjusted the armor Alright. Or, you will tie a rope directly to the opponent’s ankle, hang a boulder on the other end, and push it directly into the lake. Wouldn’t it be more straightforward and save time? At that time, it was one of the environments where troops were being searched everywhere. It is very dangerous to stay for a while longer, if someone really wants to sink these ten soldiers into the lake, it is extremely unreasonable to choose such a cumbersome method."

Wang Zhongsi suddenly realized, and sighed inwardly, "Snow Dao Ming Jue" really lived up to its reputation.But if so, it became more and more puzzling, and he couldn't help but bow his head and meditate.

Li Jinyue looked at Shen Sui and smiled imperceptibly.After so many years, the so-called "reasoning" ability that Chishi learned at the beginning has really been cultivated much better than her teacher He Zhizhang.Li Jinyue could never have imagined that the carefree and hot-tempered Fire Phoenix Chishi back then would become such a thoughtful and extraordinary detective as he is now.But it is natural to think about it, this knowledge seems to be specially designed for investigating cases.Originally, this was Di Renjie Di Guolao's ability, and it was inherited by Chishi, and now she is the only person in the world who knows this ability.Moreover, Akashi seems to have incorporated a lot of her own thoughts and ideas into this skill, as well as a lot of strange knowledge and experience. Once it is used, it is like adding a pair of ghostly eyes, which can instantly see the right and wrong of all yin and yang. , Let the people around me be amazed.

Shen Sui no longer explained too much, she was very patient, and carried out autopsies on the ten corpses one by one, and finally came to the conclusion that the death methods of these ten people were exactly the same, they all drowned after being extremely frightened. Individual differences present different death states, but the deduced reasons are all the same.

Shen Sui's face was serious, and he stood at the gate with his waist in his arms, frowning and looking at the ten corpses on the ground.Obviously, the strange way of death of these ten people also plunged her into deep confusion.

If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it, Shen Sui decided to change his thinking, so that Li Jinyue and Wang Zhongsi said:

"Let's go out and have a look, to the lake."

So the three of them left Feiyun Water Pavilion and walked towards the lake.When leaving, Li Jinyue followed Shen Sui's wishes and ordered the remaining imperial guards to send the body to the morgue in Dali Temple, and Shen Sui would go for an autopsy later on.

The three of them walked north along the vast artificial sea. While walking, Shen Sui asked Wang Zhongsi:

"Where are you separated from this small group of people?"

Wang Zhongsi pointed to the distance and replied:

"Further north, you have to pass the Wanxiang Pavilion, which is in the north of the Wanxiang Pavilion, on the east bank of the artificial sea. As I remember, it was separated by a rockery group."

So Shen Sui stepped up, and Li Jinyue and Wang Zhongsi followed closely.The three of them were not talkative people, so they walked towards the north of the Vientiane Pavilion silently without saying a word.Passing by Vientiane Pavilion on the way, Shen Sui couldn't help but stop, and looked up at Vientiane Pavilion from a close distance. It is a high-rise pavilion with five floors in total. It was repaired with golden tiles and red Nan, and the cornices were far-reaching. , the weather is magnificent.

Shen Sui didn't say anything, raised his eyes to take a look, then continued to walk away.Li Jinyue and Wang Zhongsi also glanced at the Wanxiang Pavilion following her gaze.Wang Zhongsi hesitated to speak, but Li Jinyue seemed to feel something, and cast a glance at him.

After arriving at the place where Wang Zhongsi said he had parted ways with the Death Team, Shen Sui began to carefully observe the ground.The vast area of ​​Xiyuan is almost covered with a layer of green turf, and there are paths paved with gravel between the turf, which originally looked very elegant.However, due to the influx of a large number of soldiers and horses, the turf has been trampled, and the soil is splashed and splashed out, making it a mess.Shen Sui squatted down, touched the grass with his tentacles, and felt the moisture.She suddenly asked Wang Zhongsi:

"How thick is the fog this morning?"

"We can't see the path in front of us at all. We don't dare to ride fast for fear of bumping into obstacles or accidentally rushing into the lake." Wang Zhongsi replied.

"Why are you in this team?" Shen Sui asked again.

Wang Zhongsi pouted his mouth towards the rockery group, and replied:

"Hey, it's because I saw the rockery. The rockery is faintly visible in the thick fog, which can be used as a meeting sign. I know this place is near the lake, so I let the three teams under me, one team walk along the lakeside Go south to search, one team goes north, and after the search, they will meet in this rockery. Another team followed me directly to the Vientiane Pavilion, because I suspected that the thieves might still be hiding near the Vientiane Pavilion. As a result, the team that went south, Just gone."

Shen Sui fell silent and stopped asking.She began to distinguish the messy hoof prints and footprints on the ground.The Imperial Army that poured into Xiyuan consisted of cavalry and infantry, almost mixed together.Therefore, there are both horseshoe prints and footprints on the ground, which are intertwined and extremely complicated.Only experienced scouts or hunters who have been hunting in the deep forest for a long time can distinguish this kind of complicated traces. Even Li Jinyue, who has tracked down the enemy for hundreds of miles in the desert, can't distinguish these traces for a while.But Shen Sui's eyes seemed to be different, and she quickly noticed the bifurcation point of the death team's footprints.

Immediately afterwards, she began to move slowly along the traces she observed.Wang Zhongsi and Li Jinyue followed her for a moment, and left the area where the traces were the most messy. After that, the footprints gradually became clear, and they could also see that it was indeed the footprints of a ten-person team.

The direction of these footprints was normal at first, but after traveling less than two miles, they suddenly turned in a strange direction, and the footprints of ten people turned to the southeast one after another.Shen Sui stepped up his pace, chasing those footprints, and finally led them to a bush.There is a dry landscape in the bushes, which is full of stones and stones.At this time, it can be seen that the landscape has been destroyed, and many stones and stones have disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, those footprints left the landscape of dry mountains and waters, turned to the northwest, circled a large circle, and turned back to the rockery.Shen Sui frowned tightly and stood beside the rockery, carefully observing the complicated footprints on the ground again. After a while, she suddenly raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the artificial sea. Then she breathed a sigh of relief, and her face darkened.

Li Jinyue couldn't help asking:

"Bo Zhao, how are you?"

"I think we are probably in trouble." Shen Sui said.

"What's going on?" Wang Zhongsi asked anxiously.

Shen Sui pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "If my guess is correct, your team committed suicide collectively."

The author has something to say: [Note] Li Jun, the king of loyalty, later became Li Heng, also known as Tang Suzong.

In addition, Wang Zhongsi was one of the top ten famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, a strange man who defeated Tubo and surrendered 36 Khitan tribes.His original name was Wang Xun, but because his father died in battle, he was adopted by Xuanzong, who bestowed the name "Zhongsi", which means the descendant of a loyal minister.Xuanzong compared his father to Huo Qubing, who would be made a general when he was an adult, and grew up in the palace since he was a child.Before the Anshi Rebellion broke out, he was framed by Li Linfujin and died at the age of 45.If he was still alive, the Anshi Rebellion would be nothing.