Tang's dining table

The scorching sun in Chang'an is scorching Chang'an, and the scorching sun in Luoyang is also scorching Luoyang.

Under the scorching sun, Zhang Guo's body finally turned black, and thick water began to flow in some places, attracting countless flies.

Until the white maggots began to poke their heads out of the folds of Zhang Guo's skin, everyone thought Zhang Guo was dead.

The ten days finally came and Zhang Guo was covered with maggots. Ye Fashan, a Taoist priest, Li Chunfeng with a sad face used a piece of cloth to restrain Zhang Guo together with the maggots.

Zhang Guo's death was a very inevitable thing for Li Hong. He could not survive ten days lying alone in the scorching sun, even though there was no shortage of water and food.

For Li Hong, it was nothing more than the death of a magic stick, which was not a big deal. However, when the queen mother learned that Zhang Guo had not come back to life but had died, she once again proposed to the emperor that she should bear the responsibility of Ya Xian. important tasks.

Zhang Guo died, and the emperor felt so strongly about being deceived that he didn't have a good look towards Ye Fashan and Li Chunfeng these days.

The emperor had put aside his daily training, and once again led his giant bear to wander in the tall bamboo forest. As for the government affairs, they were generally left to Wu Mei to take care of, and he only did the final work. decision.

After Li Hong read Yunchu's letter, he looked at Yin Erhu and said, "The Lord wants you to monitor Zhang Guo's grave?"

Yin Erhu said: "The tomb is empty. My subordinates dug up Zhang Guo's grave last night. As a result, there was nothing inside except a note. This is because the prince only asked his subordinates to monitor and not take any other actions. Therefore, We restored the tomb to its original state."

"What does the note say?"

"Go away, poor man!"

"Hiss—" Li Hong took a breath and said in surprise: "This guy is not dead?"

Yin Erhu said: "The secret message from the prince to his subordinates said that maggots are born and maggots are born, and death is returned. These are two completely different things."

Li Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone is infected with maggots, so it's not considered dead?

I saw with my own eyes that Zhang Guo's body was infested with maggots, grew up, turned into pupae, and finally emerged from the cocoon and turned into a fly. It was not just the lonely king who saw it with my own eyes. There were no less than ten thousand people in Luoyang City who saw Zhang Guo's body infested with maggots.

I don’t believe that one person can see it wrong. Could it be said that ten thousand people can also see it wrong? "

Yin Erhu said: "Junhou said that flies lay eggs and turn into maggots in three hours. Then the maggots gradually grow in size, turn into pupae in seven days, and break out of cocoons into flies in about ten days. There is nothing strange about this."

Li Hong turned pale and said slowly: "Why does Master know so clearly?

Could it be that the master can do it too? "

Yin Erhu said: "Junhou said that when he confronted the Turkic army in Qiuci City in the past, it was a scorching summer, and the fighting at the top of the city was extremely fierce. Countless people died at the top of the city every day, and they did not have time to clean up the bodies. , Therefore, it is common to see dead bodies growing maggots, pupae, and flies.

The most terrifying thing is that once maggots develop in a wounded soldier's wound, the wounded soldier's wound will slowly heal, and those wounded soldiers who only fester without maggots will eventually die of golden sores. (This is true)

Therefore, in Kucha City at that time, many wounded soldiers would deliberately attract flies to infest their wounds with maggots in order to survive. "

Li Hong said with a pale face: "So, Zhang Guo attracted flies in Luoyang City to treat his injuries?"

Yin Erhu shook his head and said: "I don't know, my subordinates didn't see Zhang Guo, and when Ye Fashan and others buried Zhang Guo, we couldn't see Zhang Guo being put into the coffin, so we can't judge.

Junhou said that during the next period of time, Zhang Guo must be recovering from his injuries somewhere. Junhou hoped that His Highness would think more about how to deal with Zhang Guo and others' next methods, instead of just standing idly by. "

Li Hong stood up and paced back and forth in the Zhaoyang Palace. He thought about it for a long time, and then said to Yin Erhu: "The lonely king knows, you can go."

Yin Erhu left after saluting. Li Hong was the target he had been ordered to serve and protect. Of course, this was only when Li Hong was in danger. On weekdays, he was a prince, so there would naturally be no shortage of light and covert guards around him.

Today he is going to bring some scrub to Xue Changfeng, which is a kind of ointment produced in Chang'an City with some magical tiny particles added to it. I heard that it has a miraculous effect on exfoliating dead skin, so I guess that guy can use it.

Li Hong sat in Zhaoyang Palace for a long time. Even when the Crown Princess invited him to watch the new songs and dances rehearsed by the new palace people, he was scolded by him.

At this moment, his mind was filled with strange scenes of flies laying eggs, eventually turning into pupae, and finally transforming into flies.

If another person said this, Li Hong would definitely be furious, because this was obviously teasing him, the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

However, these words were said by the master, and Li Hong subconsciously believed 80% of them. The remaining 10% came from his pride, and the other 10% came from his trust in his knowledge.

"It's impossible. Everyone is infested with maggots. How can they be alive?"

Li Hong muttered to himself, but no one in Zhaoyang Palace could answer his words. After a while, Li Hong said in a deep voice: "Here comes someone."

The eunuch Chunxi had been waiting at the door for a long time. When the prince called him, he immediately walked into the hall and bowed: "My servant is here."

Li Hongdao: "The lonely king needs a death row prisoner who has committed a heinous crime."

The eunuch was stunned for a moment, and then immediately replied: "There must be someone in Luoyang Order's prison that His Highness needs. Do you need a slave to beg for it secretly, or should you take the open road?"

Li Hong frowned and thought for a moment and said: "Take the bright road and at the same time increase the number of such death row prisoners to five."

Chunxi bowed to accept the order and exited Zhaoyang Hall.

After Li Hong issued the order, he seemed to feel much more relaxed. He came to the window to stretch his waist and said to himself: "I really hope this is master joking with me..."

Yin Erhu came to the small yard where Xue Changfeng was hiding, lay down at the mouth of the well and imitated a bird call inside, and Xue Changfeng immediately stretched his head out of the darkness.

This guy looked disgusting now. His whole body was black and red, and his half-naked body was covered with thin white skin. .

Yin Erhu retched, patted his chest and said, "The things and people I have been exposed to these past few days are so damn disgusting."

Xue Changfeng said: "The more disgusting things are yet to come. I want you to find out what He Lan Minzhi is doing?"

Yin Erhu said: "On the one hand, I issued a reward to capture you, and on the other hand, I followed King Lu to visit various officials endlessly, and had banquets every day. I heard that this guy brought countless gold, silver and jewels and was working as a money-spreading boy. .

Now he is the most popular person in Luoyang City. "

Xue Changfeng finally stopped tearing away the dead skin from his body and stuffing it into his mouth, and said somewhat seriously: "Is my trial period over?"

Yin Erhu said: "You can only be the most junior spy. If you want to be the leader, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it."

Xue Changfeng smiled and said: "It's nothing. It won't be long before I become your superior, as long as the Lord recognizes my identity."

Yin Erhu threw the scrub he brought to Xue Changfeng and said, "But you haven't said why you want to change your skin yet."

Xue Changfeng thought for a moment and said: "Based on my understanding of Helan Minzhi, this guy is now a sober lunatic.

Once this kind of person has a goal, he will persevere to achieve it. You said that he came to Datang for the barbaric land of Xiaobolu. I don’t think it is true. Judging from the information you have brought to me these days, Look, that guy didn't take Xiao Bo Lu seriously at all.

Because compared with sheep, Xiao Bolu is not worth mentioning.

Moreover, he was probably instigating the crazy things his crazy wife did in Yangtong.

Wherever this guy goes, it will be a disaster. I don't believe that he will be waiting for childbirth in Datang. There must be things that we are not currently aware of.

Therefore, I want to contact him personally after the skin replacement is completed. "

Yin Erhu said nonchalantly: "In Datang, what does he want to do and what can he do? With his little strength, it is not worth mentioning in front of the giant Tang Dynasty. Datang can do everything with one finger. He crushed at least a hundred people to death.

Even your boss and I can get rid of this scourge of him in a short time as long as the Lord gives the order. "

Xue Changfeng smiled and said: "Tiger Lao naturally has such power, I have no doubt about this. The problem is that the Lord set up such a big situation for this guy, it is impossible to just kill him. .

Judging from the Lord's character, the Lord will not kill him easily without squeezing out the maximum value of this guy. "

Yin Erhu said: "Okay, since you have an idea, I will support you, but don't get yourself involved. Although you are a complete bastard, no one wants you to die early."

Xue Changfeng tossed a pack of scrub in his hand and asked, "How to use it?"

Yin Erhu said with a smile: "After bathing, apply this stuff on your body, and then scrub it vigorously. I heard that there are no other problems except pain."

Xue Changfeng nodded, looked up at Yin Erhu and said, "One last question, is my current hiding place safe?"

Yin Erhu said: "Of course it's safe."

Xue Changfeng smiled and said: "Give me another half month, and I will let you see a brand new Xue Changfeng."

Yin Erhu saw Xue Changfeng hiding in the darkness again, and couldn't help but sigh. If this guy hadn't had a weird temper, he should at least be his deputy by now. With this guy here, Junhou would be able to do a lot less. With your heart, many things can be done more secretly.

Stepping out of the small courtyard, Yin Erhu came to an extremely lively large courtyard. There were people everywhere in the courtyard, including no less than twenty shops.

This was originally the most inconspicuous of the many courtyards in Luoyang. Although it seemed to be a mixed place of three religions and nine streams, there was no secret at all.

However, except for them, no one knew that the figures of the three religions and nine classes in this courtyard were all from Chang'an.

It took five years for these people to gather here, and according to official records, there are at least fifteen families in this courtyard who are natives of Luoyang.

When Yin Erhu left the big courtyard, the men, women, and children in the courtyard seemed to be unable to see him, and they were each doing their own things, as if they were normal.