All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 349 Extra 1: This love can be recalled [-]
The first year of the Double Saints, spring.

Queen Shen'an instructed King Yunjiang to open private trade in Yunjiang and the border with Western Hungary, and caravans from all over the Zhou Dynasty began to pour into Yunjiang.

Just when the mutual trade was in full swing——

More than a year later, another major case occurred in Yunjiang that shocked the government and the public.

A large Zhou caravan, after completing business at the border, was attacked by evil spirits on its way back to Beijing on its way to Zhanlongpo. Five people were killed at the same time, their brains cracked, and their bodies covered with purple-red ghost lines. Their death was extremely hideous. terror.

More than a hundred people in the caravan fled for their lives.

Because this caravan is the largest caravan that has come to the capital recently, the people who escaped also reported this strange murder case of "dangerous ghosts" back to the capital as quickly as possible.

This also alarmed Dali Temple and Beiya.

Zhanlongpo was originally the only way from the Great Zhou Dynasty to Yunjiang, but during the Zhanlongpo War seven years ago, the soldiers of the Yun Kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty fought to the death here. Xu Yuanda was killed by his horse.

Even Chu Yan, who was still the grandson of the Emperor Zhou at that time, almost died here.

Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Yun and Zhou Dynasties died in the battle at Zhanlongpo, which made Zhanlongpo full of resentment. According to legend, there was also the blessing of the magic circle set up by the former imperial master here.

This time another bizarre murder happened, and the whole country was talking about it.

Some people say that this is because the resentful souls of Yun soldiers who died in the war are still angry and disturbed by the lively popularity, so they come out to cause trouble.They picked the capital's caravan to take revenge for the country's subjugation.If things go on like this, it will definitely affect border trade and national destiny.

Some people also say that this is the resurrection array set up by the former national master Sheng Kun for himself in advance. As long as enough people die in this array and sacrifice their souls, he can be resurrected again.

Others said that they saw with their own eyes the Emperor Ruo, covered with arrows, wandering around Zhanlongpo, vowing to kill all the Zhou people who passed by, just like when he cursed the Chu family to cut off their descendants.

Li Gui, Sheng Kun, Brutal Emperor, and the fate of the country.

Any of these words are enough to make people panic.

In Yunjiang's yamen, the working skills of the widows were limited, and they were most afraid of ghosts and gods. Even if the state government ordered a large reward, no one dared to touch the five corpses.

The case had a far-reaching impact, and the state government reported the news to the Yunjiang Palace. Yunwang had no choice but to hurry up and send a letter to Queen Shen'an Shen Lingxi in person, hoping that the emperor would send a special envoy to Yunjiang to help solve the case.

Five days later, the carriage of the special envoy from the capital slowly arrived at Zhanlongpo.

Because early in the morning, Yunjiang Wang Yunwang personally rode out of the city in a golden chariot and went to Zhanlongpo to greet him.

The people of the entire Yunbian City were speculating that the special envoy from the imperial capital who came to help solve the case might be Shen'an Queen Shen Lingxi.

Over the past year, Queen Shen'an has been in charge of the Criminal Department, Beiya and Dali Temple. In just a few months, she has vindicated hundreds of cases and solved many old unsolved cases.

A bizarre case like this involves Yunjiang and the new border trade policy that she personally implemented. Queen Shen'an will never sit idly by.

Only with the status of Queen Shen'an could King Yunjiang go to Zhanlongpo in person to greet her.

Therefore, in order to see the beauty of Queen Shen'an again, legendary evil places such as Zhanlongpo were crowded with people who came to worship early in the morning.

When the broad carriage that the special envoy was riding passed through the crowd and stopped slowly in front of the makeshift morgue at the crime scene, the noisy crowd fell silent for a moment.

Countless pairs of eyes stared hopefully at the direction of the carriage.

The king of Yunjiang, Yunwang, stepped down from the golden chariot. His dark eyes swept across the crowd, and his handsome face was as calm as water, without any disturbance.

He walked up to the special envoy's carriage and was about to ask the envoy to get off——

"Hey, hey, hey..."

Suddenly, there was a noisy sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Yun Wang turned his head and looked, and when he saw the person coming, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

But then, there was some clarity in his eyes.

A young general wearing silver armor and a red cloak came flying in with a team of cavalry.Wherever he went, there was a commotion among the crowd, and they all gave way.

"Call..."

One man and one horse stopped in front of Yun Wang.

The visitor turned over and dismounted. His face, which had been tempered by the scorching sun and wind at the border, was as strong as iron. His pair of peach blossom eyes were deep and bright, reflecting the spring sunshine and shining brightly.

The visitor was none other than Mu Huaian, the hussar general stationed in Yunjiang.

Mu Huaian strode to Yun Wan's side and said through gritted teeth in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "She's here, why didn't you tell me."

Yunwan:......

Just as he was about to answer, Mu Huaian strode forward, bowed his head and said, "The general welcomes His Highness."

Yun Wang turned his head to the side, barely able to see.

"General Mu misunderstood."

As a clear female voice sounded from the carriage, the curtain was opened by a white and clean hand, and a female official wearing a fourth-grade crimson Dali Temple official uniform walked out of the carriage.

She got off the carriage neatly and saluted Mu Huaian, "I have been ordered by Queen Shen'an to assist the Yunjiang government in detecting this case."

The female official has a bright appearance, and her eyebrows are smooth and neat, which makes people fall in love with her at first sight.

It was none other than Jiang Yuelan, the young minister of Dali Temple appointed by Empress Shen'an.It is also the former Li Huai (Li Yuelan).

Mu Huaian's eyes, which were bright a moment ago, dimmed instantly when he saw Jiang Yuelan.

"It's you."

He took a few steps back, pursed his lips and stood behind Yun Wan, his resolute face, unsmiling, with a hint of aloofness.

Jiang Yuelan seemed to have expected this to happen and didn't care about it.

She walked up to Yun Wang to see the ceremony, and after getting Yun Wang's approval, she walked up to the people and said loudly: "I am here on the order of Queen Shen'an. Queen Shen'an knows that the folks in Yunjiang are interested in this case. There are many suspicions, and I will conduct an autopsy and review the case in public today to give you an explanation."

This is also the reason why Queen Shen'an did not inform the state government in advance that she intended to let Jiang Yuelan make the arrangements for her to visit Yunjiang in person, and asked King Yunjiang to come and greet her in person.

Only with the help of the name of Queen Shen'an can the people gather here and the truth of the case can be spread as quickly as possible.

Without further ado, Jiang Yuelan and her entourage turned and walked into the temporary morgue set up by the government office.

Although no one dared to touch the body at the scene of the crime, the people from the government office did not dare to do it casually. They had already built a waterproof wall with sandbags around it and put up a waterproof tarpaulin awning.

It just so happened that it was the season when the warm weather turned cold, and Zhanlongpo had just experienced several heavy rains. The weather was cold, and the body was well preserved, with no signs of decay.

The five corpses were still in the same state as when they died, including two men, two women, and a seven or eight-year-old child. They were all next to each other, with their eyes wide open, and they looked like they were dead.

One of the corpses was a middle-aged man, dressed luxuriously, like a master, and the other corpse of a young man was dressed in a dark gown, like a housekeeper.There are two female corpses, the older one is more luxurious in clothing and jewelry, the younger one has a slim figure and the jade ornaments on her body are also very beautiful, she looks like a wife and a concubine.

The child is also wearing brocade clothes and is probably the son of the middle-aged male corpse.

Next to them, there was a spacious green cloth carriage reversed.

The carriage's shaft was broken, the roof was covered with tarpaulin, and there were footprints all around. There were muddy traces on the upward facing shaft.

Jiang Yuelan inspected the body and the scene, then asked her attendants to open her autopsy toolbox and begin the autopsy.

During this year, Jiang Yuelan was ordered back to Beijing by Shen Lingxi and entered Dali Temple again. She has always been Shen Lingxi's right-hand man.

Naturally, she had to give Shen Lingxi a lot of advice on the autopsy.

She used tools to carefully examine the body. At each step, she instructed her followers to sing and report the results of the examined parts in public.

"...the deceased were two men, two women, and one child. The corpses of all five were burnt-yellow, their hands were spread out, their mouths were open, and their eyeballs were protruding."

"...the bun on his head is disheveled, and the seam on the top of his head is cracked."

"The clothes are intact, with traces of mud and water stains. There is no obvious damage to the skin and flesh. There are seal-like burn marks on the chest, neck, back, and arms..."

Mu Huaian folded his hands on his chest and looked at the corpse. When he heard Jiang Yuelan's autopsy report, his eyes moved slightly and his eyes were thoughtful.

He turned towards the carriage and looked around carefully.

Then he squatted down and measured with his hands the few horse hoof prints left on the ground around the body and the carriage after being washed away by the rain.

Those horse hoof prints are messy and intertwined, some heading east and some heading west.

He also opened the curtain and looked inside, and his eyes finally showed a hint of surprise.

Compared with Mu Huaian's familiarity and calmness, Jiang Yuelan was a little struggling.

Although she is diligent, she has only been involved in the autopsy business for less than two years, and her experience is really lacking.

Although she is careful enough and can skillfully use various methods she has learned to find details on the corpse that are easily overlooked.

However, there were indeed no wounds sustained by external force on these five corpses.Moreover, the five people died almost at the same time, and the lines on their bodies that looked like seal scripts looked too much like ghost lines.

Jiang Yuelan pondered, washed her hands, and walked to the overturned carriage, carefully inspecting it from inside to outside, and then said to Yun Wang, "Please also ask the prince to order the witnesses to be taken outside the shed. What does Her Majesty the Queen mean?" Yes... we should try our best to conclude the case in public in order to resolve those rumors with ulterior motives."

Since it was Shen Lingxi's intention, Yun Wang naturally nodded in agreement and took the lead to lead the people out of the shed to make arrangements.

Mu Huaian glanced at Jiang Yuelan's face and saw that she lacked confidence.

He raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a not very polite tone: "Being with her, you didn't learn much about your skills, but you learned a lot about how to fool people."

Jiang Yuelan smiled at him awkwardly but politely, "Before leaving, Queen Shen'an specially told me that if you are present, you can let go..."

When Mu Huaian heard this, his expression did not clear up, but became more and more gloomy, "Her calculations are still the same as before."

After saying that, he turned around and walked outside.

Jiang Yuelan looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief.

She walked out of the shed with her attendants and saw that tables and chairs had been placed in front of the open space voluntarily set aside by the onlookers, forming a simple courtroom.

Yun Wang sat down on the east side of the main seat, and Mu Huaian sat in the seat next to him, looking at the few people brought up by the Yamen carelessly.

Jiang Yuelan walked up to the top and sat down, snapping the photo of the gavel. Her whole aura suddenly changed, revealing a sharp and courageous aura.

"Who is kneeling in the hall and what is their relationship with the deceased? Report them one by one."

The person at the head was a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a round face, fair complexion, a big belly, and the appearance of wealth.

He spoke with an authentic Beijing accent and said with a flattering smile: "Xiaomin is the owner of Qianjin Bank in Beijing. His surname is Zhou. He is famous. His family is in the herb and spice business. When he learned that Queen Shen'an was opening up border trade, he specially formed a team. A caravan is heading to Yunbian City."

"The five people who died were named Fu. The owner of the family was Fu Mingxiu. They were tea merchants from Jiangzhou. They came to the capital just a few years ago and opened a tea shop. The business was very good. They learned that our caravan was coming to Yunbian City. , so we followed. We are not familiar with this family, we are just traveling together."

"These are the guys Xiaomin brought to Yunbian City this time. Now that something like this has happened to the caravan, all the people have fled. Since Xiaomin is the leader of the caravan, no matter how scared he is, he still has to carry it with him. The man stayed behind to deal with the aftermath. If you ask me anything, I will tell you everything I know."

Jiang Yuelan looked at him deeply, then turned to look at the others.

She looked at one of the guys casually and asked, "Tell me how they died and what happened before they died?"

This question was the most curious question among the people at the moment. The scene was completely silent. Everyone pricked up their ears and looked directly at the man.

The guy opened his mouth and said, "Little man...little man...just..."

His calloused hands were tightly grasping the hem of his clothes. He couldn't hold back a single sentence for a long time, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at Zhou Gui's place.

Seeing this, Zhou Gui hurriedly said, "This guy Xiaomin is stupid, how about..."

"You tell me." Jiang Yuelan looked at another person and said.

The man spoke hesitantly and rambled for a long time without getting to the point.

Jiang Yuelan's eyes moved slightly and looked at the other three.

Without exception, they either stutter or are timid, in short, they cannot explain clearly.

Finally, she looked at Zhou Gui.

Zhou Gui smiled flatteringly, seemingly nervous. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then said: "Those of us who do business have to read the almanac when we go out. The tenth day of the lunar month is... If it’s a good day, I’ll go back to Beijing on that day.”

"We all know that Zhanlongpo is a very evil place, and caravans all have taboos. Originally, they did not plan to take this route, but Fu's family was at the border trade this time and exchanged tea for many fine horses from the Western Regions, so they took a detour. The mountain road was too rugged for their horses, so they begged everyone to accommodate them and go to Zhanlongpo."

"But who would have expected that when we arrived at Zhanlongpo, dark clouds suddenly came over and strong winds came up. The villagers were worried that it would rain and urged everyone to leave quickly. Halfway through, the family's horses suddenly started to buck for some reason, and they All the guys at home are here, but they can’t control those horses.”

"Fu Mingxiu, the head of the Fu family, his wife, one concubine, and his only son were originally sitting on the carriage. Xu was anxious, so he got off the carriage. There was a butler beside him. They stood here, instructing the waiters. They were working, and Xiaomin was kind enough to let the guys help.”

"Xiao Min was watching the guys training horses when he suddenly heard the two women from the Fu family screaming. He turned his head and looked in their direction and saw their six-year-old baby with his hair standing on end."

Speaking of this, Zhou Gui seemed to think of the scene at that time, with a look of horror on his face:
"The little boy giggled. The four adults were so frightened that they all rushed to protect him. The little man was timid and ran away immediately. The guys who were training the horses were all so frightened that they all ran away on horseback. Xiaomin I also heard a particularly thick man's voice shouting, 'Kill them all, kill them all.'"

"Later, there was a heavy rain. Xiaomin waited until the rain stopped and the sky cleared, and then he took the boys and went back to see them bravely. They became what they are now."

Jiang Yuelan smiled after hearing what he said.

She pointed to the overturned carriage at the protected crime scene in the morgue, "Tell me again, what happened to the carriage?"

　Don't get me wrong, Xiaomu doesn't have CP.There are two chapters left, still under revision
　　
　
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