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The north wind blew, rolling up countless dead leaves and dust, and in the wilderness and suburbs, dripping water turned into ice.

Bright red blood stains rolled with residual snow, mixed with black soil, and several human corpses were scattered on the dirty ground.The blood on the corpse was still gurgling, it was obvious that he had died not long ago...

Zhao Zhu flicked his wrist, put away the black gold mace, walked to his horse, patted its head, turned and rode on it.The black horse snorted and spewed out bursts of white smoke, in an extremely excited state.

"Okay, I know you like excitement." Zhao Zhu rubbed its neck, clamped his legs, and galloped south.

Yuan Lian was overjoyed when he saw him: "My lord!"

Zhao Zhu stopped: "Cleaned up?"

"Yes!" Yuan Lian scratched his head, "I just didn't expect the other party to have a backhand. Fortunately, the prince is wise."

Zhao Zhu nodded: "Just make sure."

Although King Su has never led troops to fight, he is very scheming, and those who are trusted by him to follow up and inquire about the situation will not be short-sighted.

Of course, Zhao Zhu is not easy to bully. After more than ten years of fighting, Xixia and Liao Kingdom are not without smart people, but no one beat him, what does that mean?Don't try to play tricks on him!Not to mention that he had set up the net long ago and waited for King Su's people to jump in, even if he noticed something was wrong under normal circumstances, he would be sure to deal with it.

Just now, he killed all Su Wang's eyeliners, and also got their contact method with his relatives, so that he can act boldly and not be afraid of anything!

"Clean up the scene and return to Beijing!"

"Yes!" As soon as Zhao Zhu gave the order, Yuan Lian immediately led people into action.

It's really not too far away from Shangjing, let's start now, hurry up, and you will be able to go outside Shangjing at night.By then, there should be the latest news about King Su...

But don't let him down!

……

Zhao Zhu didn't have to wait for a long time, everything was dealt with, Yuan Lian got on the horse and walked in front of the team with Zhao Zhu.Being bored on the road, Yuan Lian began to think about the time, "Go outside the capital tonight to collect the news of King Su. Tomorrow, the emperor and the princess will open the coffin for an autopsy? Will King Su move tomorrow night? Hmm... The snare is pretty good, let's catch it and close it, it just happens to be the pot, and it doesn't even take much effort!"

Muttering to himself for a while, Yuan Lian looked at Zhao Zhu, who had a serious expression and an imposing manner, and leaned over to suggest in a low voice: "My lord, you can't enter the city outside of Shangjing."

Zhao Zhu squinted at him from the corner of his eyes, with a proud face of "this king can use you to tell me, when did this king lose the chain in a fight".

Yuan Lian glanced to the side: "But Wangfei... Aren't I afraid that you will worry?"

Zhao Zhu's eyebrows and eyes were serious, and his gaze became sharp: "You can also say about the princess?"

"You can't show murderous intent at me, I'm your vanguard, and I'll be the first to rush out to kill the enemy!" Yuan Lian's sturdy body trembled, straightened again, and his eyes were very firm.

Zhao Zhu snorted coldly, "You underestimate your princess too much."

"No..." Yuan Lian has witnessed the cruel moments of the princess countless times with his own eyes, how dare he underestimate it?It's just that in this regard, he is a little worried about the prince, don't miss your wife too much, sneak into the city, the risk is very high!

And... Yuan Lian's eyeballs wandered: "Tomorrow the princess will open the coffin with the emperor for an autopsy, isn't the prince worried at all?"

What they are facing is King Su who has a lot of eyes, hides deep, and is very patient!

"Don't worry." Zhao Zhu said calmly, "Lu Li will definitely succeed."

Yuan Lian is not worried about the princess's ability, he is worried about another point: "The princess is pure in nature, if the autopsy results are really wrong, it will benefit King Su..."

In the plan, so many dramas are intended to restrain King Su. As long as King Su's mind is diverted, King Ping's affairs will be smoother, and the truth is not important.But Lu Li is different from ordinary writers. He has his own ideals in his heart, and he is obsessed with the truth. If he gets a bad conclusion, he must feel very uncomfortable.

If he feels uncomfortable, won't his prince also feel uncomfortable?Don't want to go to the city to see, comfort and comfort?

The corners of Zhao Zhu's lips twitched slightly, and a smile appeared unexpectedly, "You still underestimate Lu Li too much, he can distinguish between small righteousness and great righteousness."

If it is said that two years ago, the ignorant young man I met for the first time might have been confused and angry, but now this Lu Li, who has experienced many storms and seen the worldly customs, will not.He still has his beliefs and ideals in his heart, but he already understands that the world is not black and white, and some things need to be compromised or retreated.There is not only one side to the ideal appearance, and there is not only one way to realize understanding.

Yuan Lian, Yuan Lian can't understand the expression of his prince now, narcissistic?miss?Appreciate?satisfy?Dissatisfied with desire?All in all, it's complicated.

However, as the first lieutenant under King Ping, it is good to kill the enemy bravely. Yuan Lian consciously reminded the matter, so he stopped worrying and concentrated on his way.

……

Lu Li got up very early that day.

When he opened the door, the sun was shining brightly on his face.Counting nine cold days, no matter how bright the sun is, it will not bring too much heat, and the mouth and nose are full of white smoke when breathing.But the snow on the wall has not yet melted, and there is a unique freshness in the slightly cool air, which refreshes the mind and makes people feel good.

"Little Lizi!" Shen Wansha ran over huffing and panting, bending his waist and supporting his knees, "Hurry up, hurry up, we are going to open the coffin for an autopsy!"

This is also a bit earlier.

Lu Li was very surprised: "When did you wake up?" Get up, clean up, and then run all the way from Shen's residence... He felt a little distressed, and patted the young master on the back to comfort him, "Are you tired?"

"Of course... Tired..." Panting, Shen Wansha felt something was wrong, and shook his head, "No, I'm here to call you! Hurry up, go to the autopsy!"

Lu Li: ... "It's too early."

"Early? Early?" Shen Wansha tilted his head, "I heard that the coffin of Su Wang's concubine arrived at the second watch last night, and word came from the palace that it would be inspected early in the morning..."

Lu Li patted his head, "The emperor has a lot of state affairs, and he needs to prepare even more for travel. It's impossible to be so fast."

The plan needs to create a shocking effect, so of course the common people need to watch and cheer. It's too early, how can there be anyone outside?Your Majesty is wise, how could he not have thought of this?

Shen Wansha is still a little worried, thinking that the emperor can be late, but their subjects can't be late!And what if the emperor really arrives early?

Lu Li sighed helplessly, and asked Hu Weiwei to keep an eye on it in person, and immediately come to report when he saw the news of the emperor's driving, "Is this all right for the head office?"

Only then did Shen Wansha nod, "Yeah." At worst, run faster.

Lu Li dragged him into the room for breakfast.Shen Wansha was still worried. First, he was worried that King Su would find some helper to interfere with the matter;While asking questions in a low voice, he looked at Lu Li.

Just as Zhao Zhu said, Lu Li didn't have the slightest resistance to this matter.

If the first emperor really did something wrong, he has been dead for many years, and he will not be punished if he is guilty. Moreover, the society is different. The monarch has great authority.It is related to King Su's rebellion and social harmony. For his own desire to pursue the truth, he can't trap the people of Daxia and put them in a dire war. .

As for the helpers, he was even less afraid.Almost all of Daxia's famous works are Yu Zhi's students. Even if they are not Yu Zhi's students, they have been instructed by Yu Zhi. Yu Zhi will go today, so it is estimated that there will be no major difficulties.

After he explained it like this, Shen Wansha was relieved.

……

At three o'clock, Lu Li and Shen Wansha set off, and when they arrived at the square where the coffin was parked, Emperor Taijia hadn't arrived yet.

Lu Li looked at Shen Wansha with a smile: "How about it, am I right?"

"Hmm..." Shen Wansha looked at the crowd at the scene, "There are so many people!"

Lu Li was not surprised, the incident was such a big deal, and the news spread so widely, it was surprising that there were not so many people.He looked around the field, found Yu Zhi's position, and walked over.

Since Yu Zhi received Lu Li's oral letter, he has been paying attention to the work in Shangjing City. When Lu Li came over, he immediately expressed his doubts: "It's very strange. King Su heard about the situation of the work in Shangjing City, but he didn't invite anyone. It means to help."

"Normal." Lu Li said with a smile, "The emperor personally ordered the autopsy to be opened, and he will definitely direct someone to take charge of it later. If King Su directly asks someone for help, wouldn't it be clear that he is dissatisfied with the emperor?"

Shen Wansha frowned: "But why doesn't he do anything?"

"Of course it's impossible to do nothing," Lu Li's eyes drooped slightly, and his smile deepened. "It's just that you can't do it too obviously."

This is a large open space outside North Street. It is only used during special festivals or when there is a large-scale market. It is usually empty.Right now, in the middle of this open space, there is a pair of nanmu coffins with slanted heads, with noble patterns and patterns, and the one inside should be the concubine Su Wang.

There is an empty seat on the north side, which should be reserved for the emperor, and there are desks on the east and west sides, which are reserved for officials and gentlemen to sit. Lu Li and Yu Zhi sit a little farther to the west.As for the common people, they form a circle from west to east, the south side is the thickest and has the most people.

Right now the emperor has not arrived, the coffin board reflects the sunlight, it seems to emit a cold smell, the surrounding people are whispering, not knowing what they are talking about.

Lu Li and Yu Zhi arrived at the same place, and the topic of autopsy is inseparable. Today there is a coffin here, Su Wang's concubine has been dead for many years, and their topic of autopsy is related to bone examination.The two leaned slightly, their expressions were serious, and they spoke with gusto.

Shen Wansha: ... Is this really good?Have you forgotten what you are here for today!

Shen Wansha didn't struggle for too long, because Emperor Taijia came.

Liuyin, Twelve Banners, Knife and Arrow Team, Cavalry Team, Band, Yuren, Peacock Fan, Xiaotuan Fan, Square Fan, Huang Hui, Jiang Hui, Xuanwu Building, all officials followed...the emperor went out with great momentum.

The common people knelt down to greet him, the emperor sat down and shouted, and then the servants recited the imperial decree. Today's coffin opening and autopsy kicked off.

Shen Wansha stood beside Lu Li with a dazed expression.I was anxious to wait before, but now it starts so quickly, but I can't react. Doesn't King Su say something?

He set his sights on King Su.

King Su was wearing the prince's uniform, standing with his hands tied, his eyebrows slightly fixed, as usual, without any special emotions.Standing behind him are all familiar subordinates, and there is no assistant...

So King Su didn't have any preparations?

impossible……

Shen Wansha looked at Lu Li again.

Lu Li had a smile on his face, he was humble yet confident, and his temperament was like a bamboo.His gaze also passed over King Su, but he didn't stop there, as if he had nothing to care about.

Didn't my friends find out about King Su?

Shen Wansha shook his head intuitively, no, it's impossible.Lu Li is very observant, he cannot see what he cannot see by himself.Then this is...

Just as he was thinking, Emperor Taijia spoke.

"This time, the coffin was opened for autopsy. We did not avoid the officials or the people, but only sought the truth. I heard that the most outstanding gentleman in Wuzuo's line was named Yu. Where is Yu Zhi?"

Yu Zhi hurried out of the queue, knelt down in the middle of the field, "Your official is here."

"Can you be in charge of this coffin autopsy?"

"Returning to the emperor, the lower officials are old and frail, and I am worried that I will not be able to do it—"

"Then you recommend someone."

Yu Zhi didn't know that King Su was going to rebel, but it was very important to open the coffin for an autopsy. He was entrusted by Zhao Zhu and Lu Li before, and the emperor's servants later suggested something. He knew that he had to avoid the edge.And the autopsy team, he was convinced of Lu Li, and wanted to learn more about Lu Li's autopsy. He didn't care much about his reputation when he was older, so he had no opinion on recommending Lu Li, but was looking forward to it.

"The lower official recommends Mr. Lu Li." Yu Zhi's expression was calm and his voice was steady, "Mr. Lu's unique skills are unmatched by anyone in my generation. This time, there will be no mistakes in opening the coffin for an autopsy."

As the cold wind blew, Yu Zhi's white hair fluttered with the wind, and his thin body seemed to tremble.Everyone in the arena stared like a torch, and no one would think that there was something wrong with him rejecting Emperor Taijia. If he was in charge, what if he fainted halfway through the test?

Moreover, since Lu Li came to Beijing, he has solved several major and important cases in a row, and many people have witnessed them, so he has a great reputation.Those who have good deeds have compiled his experience into storytelling jokes, which have been widely circulated. Who dares to say that he is not good, has no skills, and the common people may not agree.

"Lu Li? I remember... I even gave you a sign." Emperor Taijia raised his lips slightly, "Where is Lu Li?"

Lu Li came out, "The minister is here."

"You will be in charge of opening the coffin this time, how about it?"

"Wish to worry about the emperor!"

As soon as several people came and went, the matter was settled, and King Su had no objection.

But someone couldn't see him being wronged, so he stood up and said: "Mr. Lu is highly skilled, but after all, he is young and not calm enough..." This person looked at Emperor Taijia's expression, and changed the subject, "It's better to find a deputy to assist."

Emperor Taijia didn't object, he just asked this person, "Who does Wang Aiqing think is suitable?"

The minister's surname is Wang, he is the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and he is also a loyal member of King Su. He took a careful look at King Su, "I have never had any contact with Wu Zuo, so I don't know who is suitable, but this Mr. Yu has been famous for a long time... just now Standing beside him is a disciple who made a box with his back on his back, he must value him and have good skills, what does the emperor think?"

Yu Zhi frowned slightly, and looked at the apprentice who was carrying the box on his back.

This apprentice is named Liu Cheng, he is nearly thirty years old, and has a very calm personality, which really pleases him.Because today's grand event is hard to see, Liu Cheng specially came to join in the fun, and squeezed away the young apprentices to personally carry the box for him... How did such a thing happen?

Lu Li looked past Liu Cheng, and saw a familiar figure from behind... Bai Shi!

Shen Wansha saw it too, his eyes almost popped out, what did Bai Shi come here for!Didn't you promise Zhao Zhu that when you see Lu Li going around, you can't appear in front of him?Is this courting death or something!

Seeing that Liu Cheng was mentioned, he immediately came out to salute.

Emperor Taijia raised his eyes slightly, and asked Yu Zhi, "What do you think, old man?"

Yu Zhi didn't understand, so he answered truthfully: "Little apprentice Liu Cheng's skills are not bad, and he has helped the government to solve many cases in recent years, and he is worthy of use."

Emperor Taijia nodded and asked Liu Cheng, "What about you?"

Liu Cheng pressed his forehead to the ground, and his voice was very excited, "I am willing to serve the emperor!"

With that, the matter is settled.

……

When Lu Li turned around to prepare, Shen Wansha kept winking at him, signaling him to see it: This person dared to appear openly, there must be a conspiracy!

Lu Li smiled at Shen Wansha, reassuring him.

Bai Shi dared to show up, maybe it was because Zhao Zhu was not in Shangjing, or maybe he was recruited by King Su.But what he did before was too black and spread widely, and the emperor is here again, so he can't perform an autopsy on behalf of anyone, and King Su won't allow it.After all, King Su is not yet the emperor, and the reputation of key nodes is very important and cannot be discarded.At best, Bai Shi could only play the role of 'military adviser', put forward some opinions on the autopsy in advance, or use him to blackmail Zhao Zhu at the last moment of King Su's incident.

In short, at this stage, Lu Li does not have to face Shang Bai head-on, but only needs to beware of the methods he may use.

What will it do...

Hu Weiwei also couldn't understand Bai Shi, so while helping Lu Li put on the smock, she whispered to him: "Master, don't worry, I'm watching. If Bai Shi dares to make trouble, I'll kill him! Anyway, the prince also said this before." In other words, if Bai Shi dared to appear in front of you, he must have the consciousness of death!"

Lu Li shook his head: "The emperor is here, don't mess around!"

"What are you afraid of?" Hu Weiwei's eyes slanted, her beautiful eyes were full of murderous intent, "I have several kinds of poison in my hand, I guarantee that he won't die on the spot, and no one can find out afterwards..."

By the way, poisoning!

Lu Li's eyes lit up suddenly, everyone said that Su Wang's concubine died of poisoning!

According to the news released by the first emperor at that time, Su Wang's concubine fell to her death accidentally, but it was rumored that she was poisoned... This is the point of contradiction!

……

When Lu Li walked towards the coffin in the field, his expression was An Ran with a smile on his lips, his eyes deliberately turned around Bai Shi's body, and his brows were full of confidence.

Bai Shi's clasped hands tightened violently, and a sharp light shot out from his eyes.This is the man, this is the man!Appearing suddenly, snatching away Prince Ping, whom he had planned for a long time and who was about to be defeated, and relying on Prince Ping's favor, forcing him to have nowhere to go, how shameless!

How dare you put on such a confident look?

This idiot didn't even think about it, if it wasn't for his shit luck, would King Ping have a crush on him?Operation technology?what is that?The lord is proud and respectable, how could he fall in love with these lowly things, it must be Lu Li's outstanding kung fu in bed, which hooked the lord's soul!

Every time I think of this, Bai Shi hates it, he was too reserved at that time!Ping Wang is obviously good to him and others, as long as he can be as shameless as Lu Li, Lu Li will have nothing to do now!

But... No matter how good King Ping is, he is still a minister. Now he has the opportunity to talk to someone more powerful!This autopsy is just a cutscene, soon, he will be able to make Lu Li kneel in front of him, so that he can appreciate the face of the loser!

Bai Shi narrowed his eyes and winked at Liu Cheng.

……

It is said that the coffin was opened for an autopsy, but after the corpse has been buried for more than [-] years, there must be no flesh and blood, only the bones. This post-mortem examination is really a bone examination.

Atractylodes saponins were ignited all around, and the ritual officer ordered someone to step forward and shouted loudly: "Open the coffin—"

The guards stood at the four corners of the coffin, and lifted the coffin nails, all with great force——

The coffin made a dull sound, and the lid was opened.

After the breath of the corpse dissipated, the guards carried the inner lining of the shroud, carried out the bones of the first princess, and placed them on the corpse bed set up next to it.

The concubine is wearing a blue satin dress with exquisite phoenix patterns embroidered on it. After more than twenty years, the color has not changed much, which shows the exquisite embroidery of the fabric.The clothes on her body were wide enough to cover her hands and feet, and her face was covered with gold leaf. Looking coldly, she didn't see any bones.

"Yuerou..." As soon as the concubine's coffin was opened, King Su began to feel sad. Now that she was carried out, he couldn't bear it immediately, covered his face and cried out in pain.

The people around were very quiet at first, but when they saw King Su like this, they couldn't help but look sideways: "Lord Su is really affectionate."

"The first princess has been dead for so long, she has already been buried in the ground, and now she is being lifted out of the coffin, it is really a bit... Sigh!"

"But this will make the truth come out!"

"That's what I said, but it's too cruel for the living who miss her."

……

When Lu Li heard the voices around him, thoughts flashed across his brows.But he didn't stop walking towards the corpse.

Unexpectedly, with a sudden blur in front of his eyes, Liu Cheng passed him: "Mr. Lu is in charge of the autopsy, so don't be too tired. The matter of stripping off the clothes and taking the bones will be done by my deputy."

He didn't listen to Lu Li's reply, he stepped forward and untied the princess's clothes nimbly with his fingers.

As he flipped his fingers, the clothes of the first princess were peeled off one by one, and the bones appeared one by one.

But these bones... were actually black in many places!

The corpse bed was in the middle of the arena, and everyone present could clearly see that the bones were turning black... Even those who don't know about autopsies know that this is a sign of poisoning!

Did the first princess really die of poisoning?

At that time, the first emperor said that she accidentally fell to her death!

has a problem!There must be problems!

Everyone's eyes were wide open, they didn't dare to speak, and the scene was completely silent.

"Moonsoft—"

In the silence, Su Wang's hoarse voice was very obvious. Everyone looked at his sad face and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable with him: "Su Wang is really pitiful..."

"It's not easy to be a royal family..."

"My concubine has been wronged..."

The public opinion was so overwhelming towards King Su, Shen Wansha clenched his fists tightly and was very worried.Especially when he saw Bai Shi's mouth curled up and his sweet smile, it was the first time that he had the same thought as Hu Weiwei, and he wanted to swing his fist on that face with his own hands!

The people present had different thoughts and the atmosphere was tense, but Lu Li didn't pay attention at all. His attention was all on Liu Cheng's... fingers.