the emperor's man catches ghosts

The little beggar's eyes lit up, and he pulled away the servant's hand and straightened his back: "Did you hear that, a dog's eyes look at things that are inferior to people. Let me tell you, you are going to be in bad luck. Do you know who this is?"

The Yamen inspected Xiao Changli for a while, and his heart beat up: With this appearance and demeanor, could it be...

My mother, can't you? !

"Han Dong!" When the Yacha was in a state of panic, there was an angry shout from behind.Hearing this voice, Han Dong's legs trembled in fright, and he almost lost his footing.

A group of people came over, and the first person glared at Han Dong: "You don't have any brains, don't get out!"

Han Dong was in a hurry to get out, the man put on a smiling face, cupped his hands at Xiao Changli and said, "This is Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Changli nodded and said, "Let those people out."

The man showed embarrassment on his face, and he agreed again and again, saying that he was Liu Yuanzhi, the prime minister of Shiying County, and specially led all the people from the county government to welcome him.

Shiying County is located in a remote area, and few people from China come here.Although Xiao Changli is dressed lightly, but his extraordinary demeanor cannot be concealed, even a little beggar can see that he is extraordinary, and when he first entered the county, someone noticed him, compared with the legendary figure, Immediately reported back to Liu Yuanzhi, and a group of people came to greet him in a mighty manner.

It's a pity that they were a step too late and let Han Dong poke the bottom first.

The son of the prime minister, who once served as the third-rank minister of Dali Temple, although he was demoted and released because of his incompetence, he is still a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse, how dare he neglect?

After some warm greetings and greetings, several people led Xiao Changli to the largest restaurant in the county, saying that they would give him a clean-up.Xiao Changli said no, he wanted to go to the county government first.

Several people looked a little embarrassed, saying that the county government hadn't tidied up yet, and the house on South Street had been prepared for him to live in.

Xiao Changli said: "I would like to trouble you all to greet me, the new house on South Street is enough, and Xiao can live in the county office. It is still early, the adults should go back to rest and get ready, and come to the county office later to answer errands and make a handover. Xiao takes a step ahead." After saying that, he cupped his hands and left on his own.

The little beggar quickly followed: "My lord, walk slowly, I will lead the way."

Liu Yuanzhi and the others were stunned for a while, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

"As expected of a lord who went up and down the ladder in the imperial city, his actions are extraordinary." Liu Yuan stroked his short beard straight, "I heard that this lord Xiao was not easy to fool when he was in Dali Temple, from now on we have to cheer up gone."

The chief secretary Zhao Lin showed disdain: "No matter how powerful he was in the past, he was still not a demoted official. What's more, his father has resigned from office, the first emperor passed away, and Concubine Jing can't make trouble. His Xiao family is already in the court. He doesn't have much power, and here, it's not his turn to cover the sky with one hand."

The pawn Cao Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "He wants to live in the county government office, so let him live comfortably."

Several people looked at each other and smiled, and went home.

The Shiying County Office is located at the end of the West Street in the county seat. It was originally a lively and convenient place, but after that incident, no one dared to leave the entire West Street. The area around the County Office was even more deserted, and no cats or dogs dared to approach it.

That incident was the former magistrate Shao Yuanyuan and several government servants who were on duty in the county government were dismembered and murdered.

It is said that the screams rang through the night, and the next day, the blood flowed down the stone steps at the gate of the county government office, a few pieces of meat were thrown outside, and wild dogs ran down the street with half of their arms in their mouths.

It has been more than a few months since that incident, but the entire county government office is still shrouded in haze. Every night, you can hear ghosts crying from inside, haunted by ghosts.

The little beggar tugged at Xiao Changli's sleeve: "Hey, do you really want to live here? Let me tell you, it's a ghost, not to be trifled with. There are also dead magistrates and yamen servants. Their souls are still wandering inside..."

Xiao Changli paused slightly and looked up.

The county government is dilapidated, and the plaque is crumbling. One can tell at a glance that it has been a long time since he was promoted to trial.

It is ironic that the place that should have pleaded for the people's awe-inspiring righteousness is now sinister and terrifying.

The little beggar thought he had figured it out, and excitedly said: "There should be time to go to the restaurant now..."

Xiao Changli raised his steps and continued walking, pushed open the door, and with a "squeak", a gust of cold wind rushed towards his face, blowing his clothes and hair, but his body was as straight as a bamboo, without any shaking.

"My dear, it's so cold." The little beggar shivered exaggeratedly, and hid behind him.Xiao Changli walked in alone.

The ruins are dark and treacherous, and the wind is majestic. I don't know if it's because of the bleak autumn or the dark ghosts of people's hearts.

Although the county office has been roughly cleaned, the air still seems to be filled with the smell of old blood.Because no one took care of it for a long time, the fallen leaves rolled and swam on the corridor leading to the main hall, some of them were stained with dark red blood, and fell at Xiao Changli's feet, lingered for a while, and were swept away to other places.

Xiao Changli looked up, and there was still a piece of mutilated human skin hanging on a tree next to the corridor, which had already dried and hardened. He probably didn't notice it in a hurry when cleaning it up.

The little beggar followed his line of sight, and it was his bad luck. A gust of wind blew by, and the piece of skin wobbled for a while, and then fell off and landed on his face, scaring him to scream, "Monkey!" Like rushing far away.

Xiao Changli's expression remained unchanged, and he squatted down to observe the piece of skin carefully.Looking at the texture, it should be a woman's skin. There is a vague pattern in the dark red blood, and it is not clear what it is.

Xiao Changli took a piece of cloth to wrap it up, and walked towards the inner hall.

"My mother, what are you doing with this?" The little beggar looked disgusted and dared not approach him within ten steps.

Xiao Changli said, "How much do you know about these things?"

"what?"

Xiao Changli looked at the words "Mirror Hanging High" on the lobby, and said, "Fruits come from a cause, and it is impossible for a majestic county government to let sprites run rampant."

The little beggar curled his lips: "It is said that the new magistrate used to be a very powerful official. It turned out that he not only likes to solve people's cases, but also loves to solve ghost cases."

Joking in his mouth, he was still very cooperative and said a lot. Xiao Changli walked while listening, and came to the inner courtyard to put away the bag. The little beggar talked about how the former magistrate was not a thing. Don't dare to come in.

Shao Yuanyuan, the former county magistrate, died in this room.

"This Shao Yuanyuan has a house outside. He usually doesn't go back to the court once a month. On the day of the incident, he stayed in the county government until midnight, and he didn't know what he was doing. I suspect that he was urged by ghosts. He was in court. Beating a woman to death, it must be that woman's lingering spirit, hooked him here, and then killed him."

"Details." Xiao Changli tidied up and said.

The little beggar knew that he wanted to hear about that woman, but he didn't dare to come near the house, so he leaned on the window and chatted endlessly: "It's strange to talk about that woman. I don't usually go out and see people, and I don't know where she came from." Since she came to the village, there has been an epidemic disease, and many people have died. Naturally, everyone suspected her and tied her to the yamen. How could Shao Yuanyuan, a bastard, try any case? People were beaten to death."

Xiao Changli brushed off the dust on the table, and he could still see bloodstains here and there.

The little beggar glanced at it, and said, "On this table, it is said that Shao Yuanyuan's head was placed on it at that time, and his brains were bleeding. Hey, are you not afraid?"

Xiao Changli said: "If you haven't done anything unrighteous, why should you be afraid of being disturbed by ghosts and gods?"

The little beggar said: "You officials, you just know how to talk about scenes."

At this time, a yamen servant shrank his head and looked around in panic: "I said, my lord, why are you here? Liu Xiancheng and the others have already arrived, waiting for your lord in Xuanhuafang..."

"Let them go to the main hall."

The yamen's face changed: "Then...you can't go there..." The bodies of those dead yamen were all piled up in the lobby at that time, not to mention that no one dared to try the case, even the one who reported the case was gone. .

"The blue sky is above, the law is clear, why are you afraid of ghosts and gods?" Xiao Changli didn't listen to his rambling anymore, he straightened his clothes and went to the lobby.The little beggar looked at his back thoughtfully, and quickly climbed over the wall and walked away.

Xiao Changli waited in the hall for a long time, and Liu Yuanzhi waited for the talents to come, all of them had a dark face and resentment, and it was difficult to speak out, and they were perfunctory in answering all official duties, just wanting to finish the job and leave.

But looking at Xiao Changli's calm expression, they all knew that the days of being carefree all day long with no one on top of their heads were coming to an end.And, quite possibly even more sad than ever.

Xiao Changli assigned them the task of renovating the county government office and recruiting servants to restore the place from a haunted house to what a county government office should look like within three days.

Although the few people were afraid but not willing to disobey, they wanted to find some craftsmen to renovate the county government first, but no one in the county dared to come.When Liu Yuanzhi reported to Xiao Changli, he was secretly gloating.

Xiao Changli pondered for a moment, then immediately wrote a notice and asked him to post it.

That night, he lived alone in the county office.

In the middle of the night, the shadows of the trees in the courtyard are swaying endlessly, leaving dark phantoms on the windows.The cold wind whistling echoed the cries of ghosts, it was the time when the ghosts came out at night.

The lights in the house were flickering and dim. Xiao Changli closed the blown window for the third time to block the cold wind and ghosts from crying. He took out the files of the mysterious deaths of many people in Huaishan Village half a year ago and looked them up under the light.

It is recorded in the files that those people suffered from a strange disease. At the beginning, they lost their appetite and felt weak. After that, they lost all energy and could not speak. Only their eyes were open, and they did not close until they swallowed their last breath.After an autopsy, it was found that the internal organs of the affected person were devoured by unknown objects, and they were riddled with holes, but the external body was not damaged at all.

Since the woman's death, there was no one in the village who got sick, so the people in the county also praised this as the only personnel thing Shao Yuanyuan did for so long as an official.

The window creaked and was blown open again.The light flickered and went out suddenly.

A burst of coolness rose from the back of the neck, as if smoke and dust had penetrated into the skirt.Xiao Changli closed the case file in the dark and placed it on one side, when there was a knock on the door suddenly, and then it turned into a scratching sound, which was especially strange in the silence.

Xiao Changli opened the door without any hesitation.

The night was dark and the wind was high, and the cold moon was silent. A blood-red hand paused in mid-air, and suddenly retracted. Then an exaggerated and distorted face full of blood stains appeared, almost rushing to Xiao Changli's eyes, with a stench It's tangy.

Xiao Changli remained motionless, staring at the "ghost" in front of him.

"It's really boring, are you a wooden man?" The little beggar pursed his lips in boredom, blinded by his elaborate attire.

The black dog's blood stinks so badly that it almost makes him dizzy, but it is said that he stole it from Butcher Sun with great difficulty to ward off evil spirits.

"Would you like it? Wipe some on you." The little beggar enthusiastically wiped Xiao Changli's face, Xiao Changli turned sideways slightly, and walked out from him.

After the moon gradually disappears into the clouds, the world is chaotic, and the swaying shadows of trees cast patches of darkness.

In the barren courtyard, several black shadows appear and disappear from time to time, seeming to want to approach but are afraid, they just let out a loud sob, which adds to the treachery and horror of this ghost county government.

"Look, look, I'll tell you there's a ghost..." The little beggar hid in the door and didn't dare to come out. He suddenly felt a chill on his ankle, as if something was crawling up his back. He got goosebumps all over his body.

He froze, not daring to move, and said in a trembling voice, "Help, save, save..."