Chapter 173 Finale (1)

Youzhou.

On this day, news came from Lu Bing that Lin Yongzhong had been found.

Now Lin Yongzhong is still the county magistrate of a lower-level county. He is upright and has no backer above the court. He has been wasting his time in the position of magistrate for three years.

Zhang Yang told Lu Bing that he had sent a message to Lin Yongzhong to reassure him that he would be a good county magistrate and that there would be a good opportunity for him to be transferred to Wuping County.

Yang Hui came to the school grounds in the east of the city, and Evil Lai hurriedly reported.

"Master Yang is here."

"Please come quickly."

"Yes."

Soon Yang Hui came to the class room and said, "Oh, brother, it's more comfortable here."

"Where." Zhang Yang said with a smile: "If you are evil, go and make a pot of good tea and bring it over."

This Tang Dynasty tea soup is very troublesome, and it has onions, ginger, garlic and everything mixed in it. Zhang Yang still likes to drink tea from later generations. When things stabilize, he must lower the price of tea.

"No, no, no, just give me some of that fruit wine from last time."

Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "Sir, this is a military camp and we'd better not drink."

"As long as I'm here, what are you afraid of?"

"Sir, this is an important border town. We are afraid that the Khitans and Turks will invade the border."

Yang Hui thought for a while and said: "Then just add some water."

Evil Lai nodded and left.

Yang Hui watched E Lai walk away and said, "Brother Xian, you, a guard like you, look like a tall and rough guy, do you think you are a practicing master?"

"His ancestors fought with Lu Guogong, and they know some family farming techniques."

"Very good." Seeing no one around, he whispered, "I wonder if I want to get rich?"

"Brother Yang, what do you mean, get rich? Getting rich is everyone's dream, okay?"

"Your regiment has 500 people. I reported 800 people. Then you and I will be paid 50/50 for the 300 people?"

"Brother, you can take all the salary for these three hundred people, but I can't afford less for my five hundred brothers. How about that?"

Yang Hui smiled and said: "My dear brother, this is wrong. If you don't take this money, I can't bear it."

"Brother, I am not short of money. If there is any problem with your store in Luoyang, please tell me. I will ask Mr. Di's housekeeper Di Chun to clear it for you."

"Brother, I will never thank you enough."

"Brother, you have taken care of me for so long. We should help each other."

At this time, Elai also brought tea soup.

The two chatted happily. After Yang Hui accomplished his goal, he exchanged a few words and left. ,

Zhang Yang shouted: "Evil is coming."

"I'm here, Master."

"Throw this tea soup." Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said, "Throw it in the toilet."

E Lai smiled and said, "Yes, I will never water the tree."

He could also feel how disgusted his young master was with people who tended to follow people's influence.

……

Luoyang, East Palace.

Prince Li Xian came to Luoyang first and moved into the East Palace.

On this day, news came from people who worked with Li Xian.

Webster found out and later came to the prince.

"Prince?"

"You're here." He handed over a piece of paper and said, "You should read it too."

It read: Traces of Li Gui have been found, and both Di Renjie and Li Gui are in Huzhou.

"Di Renjie also went to Huzhou?"

"Yes, it seems that the emperor is going to take action."

"Then let's..."

"No, we don't have an army at hand. We can't break into the imperial city with only 8,000 men led by the East Palace Guards."

"What should I do?"

"Wait, wait for the news about that person. I must get the treasure in Li Gui's hands, otherwise there is nothing I can do to defeat the emperor."

"The prince is wise."

"I asked Wu Xiaojie to send someone to Huzhou to talk to Liu Chali in detail a few days ago, but so far there is no news."

"Prince, please be patient. There will definitely be news."

The prince asked: "Is there any news from Xiaohong?"

"Xiaohong had married Liu Chali a few days ago, but Liu Chali's son Liu Chuanlin fell off a cliff and died."

"What?" The prince was surprised and said, "I didn't expect such a talented person to die like this."

"Prince, please don't be sad, we still need to be strong."

"Go ahead, I'll be alone."

Watching Wei Shi walk away, Li Xian said: "Come out."

The man in black came out and said, "The prince really has good eyesight. I just trembled slightly, and you can still spot my traces."

The prince said: "The sound of your footsteps is still a bit loud, please tell me."

The man in black said: "Zhang Yang arranged for Li Gui to go to Huzhou, and Di Renjie has also gone to Huzhou."

The prince asked: "What are your plans?"

The man in black said: "This time I want Li Gui and Di Renjie to die together, but this plan needs your help, Prince."

"When the time comes, you can send me a message and I will go to Huzhou in person."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

……

It's late night and people are quiet. In the mourning hall, candlelight is swaying in the wind, and the coffin is placed horizontally at the west end of the mourning hall.

The guardian of the tomb sat on the futon and took a nap.

Suddenly, there was a "quacking" sound in the mourning hall.

The guardian was startled and opened his eyes.

Just listen to the sound of 'quacking'.

He quickly stood up and looked around. Finally, his eyes fell on the coffin at the west end. He saw that the coffin lid kept shaking and making strange noises.

The wakeman screamed and fell to his knees.

The strange noise stopped, the waker slowly raised his head, and there was no more noise around him, and there was silence.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and the new lady Yingyu walked in.

When she saw the scene in the hall, she was stunned.

After Cai Kun fainted the guardian, he took a dead body and prepared to steal it.

Yingyu didn't say anything, but Cai Kun said at this moment: "Madam, we are all rough guys, can you make some arrangements for Mr. Liu?"

"Okay." After that, he went to the side and wrote an address and said, "I have people here, and they will take care of Chuan Lin."

"Thank you ma'am, we will deliver it safely."

On the way there, Cai Kun stuffed the pills given by Zhang Yang into Liu Chuanlin's mouth, not knowing what secret he had, which almost cost him his life.

In the early morning, the sky is full of morning glow in Cuiping Mountain, hundreds of birds are chirping, and the air is fresh.

On the narrow mountain road, Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang were slowly walking upwards under the leadership of Liu Da.

Liu Qi was panting and kept reaching out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Di Renjie behind him smiled and said, "Liu Da, you're tired after just walking for such a while?"

Liu Da turned around and smiled bitterly: "I don't know, sir, but something happened in the house last night. I stared at it until dawn without closing my eyes, so I am a little tired."

Di Renjie asked: "Oh, what happened?"

Liu Da hesitated and said: "Yeah, it's nothing, it's just a little family matter."

When Di Renjie saw Liu Da's expression, he immediately became suspicious. He deliberately lowered his face and said, "Liu Da, you don't mean to deceive me, do you?"

Liu Da was startled and said quickly: "I don't dare. Yes, yes..."

He looked around and patted his thigh: "Hey, I told you, you have to keep it a secret for me."

Di Renjie nodded.

Liu Da whispered: "Last night, the Young Master's mourning hall was haunted."

Di Renjie was startled and looked at Li Yuanfang.

Li Yuanfang asked: "Why is it so haunted?"

Liu Da sighed: "The wakeman heard a creaking sound in the coffin."

Di Renjie did not continue to ask.

He was thinking...

... In the mourning hall, Liu Yuanwai stood in front of the young master's memorial tablet, holding three sticks of incense and praying in a low voice. Then he inserted the incense into the incense burner, turned around and sighed.

Yingyu said: "Master, don't worry. Where are the ghosts in this world? I was also in the mourning hall at that time. Why didn't I hear any sound? It must be the guardian who is disturbing the mourning."

Liu Yuanwai took a deep breath and said nothing...

Di Renjie and the other three slowly climbed up the beam.

Liu Da stretched out his left hand and pointed forward: "Sir, the beam in front is where the young master fell from the cliff."

Di Renjie nodded, and he and Li Yuanfang quickened their pace and walked to the top of the beam.

The road on Liangtou is very narrow and can only accommodate one person walking.

A gust of wind blew. Di Renjie opened his coat, took a deep breath and said, "What a gust of wind."

Li Yuanfang looked around.

Liu Da pointed to the cliff beside the road and said, "Sir, you see, this is where the young master fell."

Di Renjie walked over, leaned down and looked down. Sure enough, there was an abyss below. If you fell from here, there would be no chance of survival if there was no accident.

He sighed and said, "Liu Da, please tell me about the situation at that time."

Liu Dada said "yes" and described the scene at that time - Liu Da walked at the front, Liu Chuanlin walked in the middle, Liu Yuanwai was at the back, and the three climbed up the beam.

Liu shouted: "Master, young master, turn around this beam and enter the mountain!"

Liu Chuanlin nodded, turned around and supported the panting Liu Yuanwai: "Dad, are you okay?"

Liu Yuanwai gasped and said: "I'm tired, I'm tired."

Liu shouted: "I'll go ahead to explore the road first, you guys walk slowly. Be careful, this road is narrow!"

Liu Chuanlin supported the member and walked slowly.

Liu Da turned around the mountain bend and ran forward. Suddenly, a scream came from behind.

Liu Da turned around and ran back.

I saw Liu Yuanwai lying on the mountain road, and the young master Liu Chuanlin had disappeared.

Liu Da was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to help the officer up, shouting repeatedly: "Master! Master!"

Liu Yuanwa woke up leisurely.

Liu Da asked: "Where is the young master?"

Liu Yuanwai suddenly sat up and shouted loudly with a crying voice: "Quick, go find the young master! The young master has fallen down the mountain!"

……

After finishing speaking, Liu Dah sighed: "The villain was so scared that he lost his soul."

Di Renjie said: "In other words, you didn't see the young master fall off the cliff?"

Liu Da nodded.

Di Renjie asked: "What happened next?"

Liu Dadao: "I'm convinced, master, so I ran down the mountain."

He described the situation at that time - under the cliff, Liu Chuanlin's body was lying quietly among the rocks.

Liu Da helped Liu Yuanwai walk in. Liu Yuanwai yelled, threw himself on the young master's body and cried bitterly.

Liu Da was stunned with fear.

Suddenly, the member made a "cluck" sound in his throat and passed out.

Liu Da hugged the officer and shouted loudly.

……

Liu Da wiped his face and said, "It's so miserable. The young master fell to pieces and was mutilated. He couldn't stand up because of his crying. The villain had no choice but to leave the young master behind and ran back to the village to recruit helpers to carry the young master's body. Go back to the village."

Di Renjie nodded: "It seems that your young master is not a filial son."

Liu Da was stunned for a moment: "Why do you say this, sir? The young master's reputation for filial piety has spread far and wide, and everyone knows about it at this time."

Di Renjie said: "The mountain is steep and the road is narrow. Member Liu is already over sixty years old. How can he let his father walk at the end while he walks in the middle?"

Liu laughed and said: "My lord, I don't know something. When we started to go up the mountain, the villain walked at the front to open the way, Yuan Wai walked in the middle, and the Young Master walked at the end. When we reached the middle of the mountain, Yuan Wai was sweating profusely and panting like an ox. The Young Master supported him. I advised him to rest for a while before leaving. But the officer refused to follow him and asked the young master to walk in front of him, and he followed slowly. The young master said that this was not possible, because there would be no one to help him if he stumbled. "

"The member is very stubborn and said that if anything happens, he will call the young master. In this way, the young master has no choice but to walk in front of him."

Di Renjie listened to Liu Da's explanation and nodded: "Ah, that's right. I say thank you."

As he spoke, he winked at Li Yuanfang.

Li Yuanfang grabbed Liu Da and said, "Let's go, come with me to the front and take a look."

Liu Da nodded, and the two quickly turned around the ridge and walked towards the mountain.

Di Renjie stood on the top of the beam, a pair of eagle eyes quickly searching: rocks, trees...

His eyes suddenly stopped on a short tree on the edge of the cliff.

Di Renjie walked over and saw that two branches of the short tree were broken, revealing white stubble. At a glance, he knew that they had just been broken, and the severed limbs were hanging down at the foot of the cliff.

Di Renjie squatted down, clung to the branch, leaned down and looked down. There was a protruding rock about three or four feet in diameter below about a person's height.

Di Renjie searched the rocks carefully with his eyes. Suddenly, a bright light among the grass caught his attention. He pushed aside the branches to see clearly what it was, but it was always vaguely unclear.

He grabbed the trunk of the short tree with both hands, turned his back, and climbed down the cliff little by little with his legs.

Slowly, his body straightened out, but he was still about one meter away from the protruding rock.

Di Renjie gritted his teeth, loosened his hands, and chased after him, landing on a rock. His body swayed and he almost rolled off the cliff.

He looked down and saw an abyss below. He withdrew his body bit by bit, leaned against the mountain wall and took a long breath. Then he stretched out his hand to push aside the tangled grass, and a string of crystal beads came into view. Catching his eyes, Di Renjie picked it up.

There are several words engraved on it: 'Gift to husband and pass on the forest'.

Di Renjie was stunned.

Suddenly, Li Yuanfang's anxious shout came from above: "My lord, my lord!"

Di Renjie responded: "I'm here!"

Li Yuanfang and Liu Da poked their heads out from above.

Li Yuanfang said: "Oh, why did you get there?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Come down and take a look."

Li Yuanfang said: "Sit still and I will bring you up."

He spread his figure like a roc spreading its wings and fell towards the cliff, making Di Renjie and Liu Da scream in fright.

Li Yuanfang's body retracted in the air, and landed on the rock where Di Renjie stood with a 'swish' sound.

Di Renjie scolded: "Oh, I wasn't even that shocked when I came down."

Li Yuanfang smiled and said, "Sir, let's go."

After saying that, he carried Di Renjie on his back and jumped up, three times and two times, and climbed up.

Liu Da quickly stretched out his hand to help Di Renjie off Li Yuanfang's back, and praised: "Oh, General Li, our young master would not have fallen to death if we had you for these two moments."

Di Renjie smiled and said: "If everyone in the world has him, no one will die so easily."

Liu laughed loudly: "Master Di, you are really interesting. For such a big official, you have no airs at all."

Di Renjie dusted himself off and asked, "Liu Da, is your young master married?"

Liu Da replied: "Not yet. But there are many people who come to ask for marriage."

Di Renjie nodded: "Let's go and have a look under the cliff."

Under the cliff, the gravel pile was covered with bloodstains.

Di Renjie and three others came over.

Liu Dadao: "Look, there is still blood here."

Di Renjie nodded and looked around.

A gust of wind blew, lifting a piece of debris into the air, and then slowly falling down. Di Renjie saw all this.

He looked back and saw Liu Dazheng helping Li Yuanfang carry out the process of carrying Liu Chuanlin's body.

Di Renjie quickly walked to the fragment and took a closer look. It was a scarlet silk fragment.

Di Renjie bent down to pick up the fragments and put them into his left sleeve.

Besides, the county magistrate Zeng Tai was waiting anxiously for Di Renjie in the main hall.

He kept pacing and looking outside.

As soon as the door rang, Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang walked in. Zeng Tai hurriedly came forward to greet them: "Mr. Ge, you are back."

Di Renjie asked: "County Magistrate Zeng, is there something wrong?"

Zeng Tai said: "That's right. This morning, the county police came to report that a body was lost in the morgue."

Di Renjie was stunned: "The body is missing?"

Zeng Tai nodded: "I feel that this matter is unusual, so I came here to report it."

Di Renjie said: "What happened in Huzhou is getting more and more strange! Okay, I know this. Don't talk about it to outsiders."

Zeng Tai responded: "I understand the humble position. I will resign now."

Di Renjie nodded and Zeng Tai walked out of the door quickly.

Di Renjie looked at his back with a smile.

Li Yuanfang said: "Sir, it seems that you admire him very much?"

Di Renjie nodded: "He is a good official, but he lacks experience."

(End of this chapter)

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