Hongdi

The arrogant north wind swept the sand with it, making everything in the world tremble.The high-hanging white mourning lantern seemed to be out of the control of the hanging ring, pulling its long body and sticking its head out.With a faint sigh, Yu Xun stepped into the house shrouded in the haze of death...

The main hall of the Wei Mansion was already crowded with white curtains and women in sackcloth and filial piety. Wei Kaiding knelt at the front, silently burning paper money, his eyes glazed over.Two pitch-black coffins were placed eye-catchingly in the middle of the mourning hall, white spirit-calling flags fluttered in the wind, and the whole main hall was crying loudly...

Yu Xun paid homage to Wei Shan and Wei Lianfeng first, and then greeted the guards one by one.Accompanied by Wei Yong, the housekeeper of the Wei Mansion, he followed Feng Wenda to the scene of the crime.

Both Wei's father and son died in the bedroom. The two wives who slept with him were not killed, but they were overly frightened and their spirits were a little strange.Dried blood stretched from the bed to the ground, recounting the tragedy of last night ferociously, and the bloody smell in the room eroded the nerves of everyone present.Yu Xun picked a corner and stood quietly, the uneasiness in his heart intensified, he sighed softly, and said to himself, "Hey, the sky is about to change."

Feng Wenda led a group of yamen servants to rush around the room. He secretly glanced at Yu Xun, saw him hiding aside expressionlessly, and said in his heart: "Could it be that I haven't seen blood before, and I'm scared?" Disdainfully With a smile, he walked up to Yu Xun, "If your Highness is not used to it, you can go to the guest room to rest first."

"No. You check, I'll watch."

Feng Wenda wanted to persuade him again, but found Yu Xun staring coldly at a copper smoker.He had just ordered someone to check that thing, and there was nothing special about it.

"Master Feng, find a pharmacist to look at the smoker."

"What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Didn't you say that people are murdered after being stunned?"

"Oh, it's like this. We found the half-burned Mixiang by the window, so the lower official came to this conclusion."

"What fragrance?"

"It seems to be called 'sleep can't wake up', which is very commonly used in the Jianghu."

"Ordinary Mixiang," Yu Xun pondered for a while, looked at Feng Wenda suspiciously and said, "Look at the blood on the bed, there should be a lot of blood splashed on the face of the person next to the pillow. Although the blood is warm, if you measure it like this Great, with the effect of ordinary incense, won't people wake up?"

Feng Wenda was startled secretly, thinking that he was careless, and then bowed to Yu Xun, "Thank you for your advice, Your Highness, I'll let someone take a closer look." He turned around and hurriedly asked Wu Zuo to find a pharmacist for a re-examination.

Yu Xun still looked like he didn't know why, and stood quietly in the corner, Feng Wenda wondered in his heart: "Could it be that His Royal Highness is a real person who doesn't show his face?"

"My lord, the body has been buried, should we still investigate it?" Another clerk asked in a low voice, relying on his courage.

Feng Wenda shook his head and restrained his mind, "I have already checked in the morning, so don't disturb the heroic spirit anymore. Go and check other things." As he spoke, he couldn't help but think of the two bloody heads. His face was so calm, as if he was still there. dreaming sweet dreams...

From the knife edge and the blood splatter, it can be concluded that it was done by the same person.The bloodstains spread from Wei Shan's room to Wei Lianfeng's house, and finally dripped to the gate of Wei's mansion.The murderer used oilcloth as a rope to tie the two people's hair together, and nailed it in the middle of the plaque with a steel knife.Feng Wenda looked at the blood-stained steel knife and was silent in thought.

It was an ordinary knife that couldn't be more ordinary, but what made him unable to move was the somewhat yellowish white cloth strip wrapped around the handle.Judging from the degree of wear and tear on the cloth and the blood splattered on it, the person using the knife should be left-handed with small hands.The knots of the oilcloth also illustrate this point.Feng Wenda remembered that all the steel knives were nailed into the plaque. After thinking for a while, he ordered someone to put the ladder on the front porch and climb up to check it himself.Sure enough, on the protruding beam under the eaves, half a bloody handprint was clearly revealed.After thinking about it for a while, he knew that the murderer should be climbing the beam with one hand, nailing the knife into the plaque with the other hand, and then hanging the human head on the knife.

Feng Wenda took a damp cloth towel and carefully printed his fingerprints.At this moment, Wu Zuo rushed to report in a panic, "My lord, Xu Langzhong and I checked the contents of the smoker carefully, and found mandala rosemary in it."

Hearing this, Feng Wenda was very surprised. He hurriedly put away the cloth towel and asked, "Did you check it carefully? The mandala rosemary is a rich product in the Moon Kingdom. If it is true, this is no ordinary assassination." gone."

"My lord, the two of us can guarantee our lives. It is indeed mandala rosemary. The half of the rosemary we found by the window should be just a cover. It should be the one that really made the old General Wei and his son unconscious! Moreover, This also just explains why the madness of the two ladies is too violent."

"My lord, I just checked the pulse of the two ladies, and found out that they have been poisoned by this poison." Langzhong Xu also hastily emphasized.

Feng Wenda thought for a while, and then began to look at the evidence at hand, and suddenly found that the rope buckle made of oilcloth was something he had never seen before.Holding up the oilcloth rope buckle, he said to everyone present: "Does anyone know how this buckle is made?"

"Adults, little ones know."

Feng Wenda saw that it was his distant cousin who came to join him not long ago, "Hu Ke, tell me."

"My lord should know that Xiao's home is in Yiliang County on the border of Hongyue. I worked as a fisherman there for a few days and knew some fishermen from the Moon Kingdom. If Xiao's memory serves me right, this kind of knot should be made of Yue. The mother-of-pie knot is commonly used in China. It looks like one buckle at first glance, but it is actually two. It is used to tie two things together and is very strong. However, not many people know how to use this kind of buckle here. "

Feng Wenda frowned, turned to the housekeeper Wei Yong, and said, "Butler Wei, is there anyone from the Moon Country in the mansion?"

Wei Yong thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "No, I have checked all the servants carefully, and none of them have any connection with Yue Guo."

"What about left-handed people?"

"This, there should be, but I haven't noticed it."

"Then trouble Steward Wei to collect the details of these people and bring them to the government office."

"Master Feng, don't worry, I'll do it right now."

Feng Wenda nodded, turned around and ordered the evidence to be put away.

Yu Xun was still watching calmly, seeing Feng Wenda walking towards him, he went up to meet him, "How is Master Feng's investigation?"

"Returning to Your Highness, I feel that this matter may be related to the Yue Kingdom, but the evidence is not very sufficient and further research is needed."

"Yueguo? No way. Didn't you sign the contract with Yongshitong 20 years ago?"

"This..., the lower officials don't dare to say for sure."

"Well, let's not talk about that. Didn't you just ask the housekeeper to investigate the left-handed person? Should we go back to the Yamen and wait here, or wait here?"

"If Your Highness doesn't dislike it, I'm willing to do the landlord's best. I wonder if His Highness is willing to show his face and have lunch in the government office?"

Yu Xun nodded and smiled, "Then there will be Lord Lao Feng."

Everyone except Wei Mansion turned the corner and saw Han Qi's carriage slowly approaching.Yu Xun smiled wryly and shook his head, "The Wei family can be regarded as belonging to Han Qi's side. Now that Wei Shan and Wei Lianfeng are dead, shouldn't I be happy?"

Soon after arriving at the government office, Feng Wenda hurriedly ordered people to set up a banquet and invited Yuxun to take a seat.After eating and drinking enough, Yu Xun wanted to take a stroll, but unexpectedly Wei Yong was really quick to do things, and brought nine people to the government office.

Yu Xun sat down at the side of the courtroom and watched Feng Wenda's trial.

There were nine people in total, Feng Wenda asked them one by one, and asked several people to stretch out their hands to examine them carefully. In the end, he only left behind a maid named Sun Wan'er.There are four reasons, one is that this woman is in charge of spices in the mansion; two is that this woman knows some martial arts; Yigu County, next to Liang County, fled to Youcheng during the Hongyue War 21 years ago, and was taken in by the Wei family.

Feng Wenda ordered people to look carefully at the woman's residence, and found an embroidered shoe with blood on the sole, and several bags with the same knot.At this point, he concluded that the person was killed by this Sun Wan'er.

Listening to Feng Wenda's explanation of the evidence, Sun Wan'er's face was already pale, but she showed no fear. She ignored Feng Wenda's questions and repeated only one sentence: "I am not a spy of Yue Kingdom. The Tailord and the Master are not I killed it."

Feng Wenda decided to use torture in desperation, but Sun Wan'er suddenly opened her mouth wide in horror, and before she could cry out, she fell to the ground and bled to death.Everyone took a closer look and saw a poisoned dart stuck in the back of her head, and black and purple blood gushed out.

Wu Zuo took out the dart, and it was still an extremely ordinary hidden weapon, without any special style or special mark, and it was the kind that could be found in any blacksmith shop in Hongguo.

Feng Wenda supported his forehead and sighed, and hurriedly ordered people to chase him out.He smacked his lips anxiously, and said in his heart: "I thought the case would be solved, but that's good, the bamboo basket is empty. Five days, and one day has passed. Once the emperor asks the crime, what should we do?"

Yu Xun looked at the annoyed Master Fu Yin, and lightly patted him on the shoulder, "Master Feng, don't be too anxious. Even if the five-day period is over, I will be the one who will be questioned. I will keep you safe."

"Your Highness?"

Yu Xun smiled, "The current plan is to check the people Sun Wan'er has been in contact with frequently, as well as the poison on this dart. If there is time, don't worry, I have my own way."

"The next official will definitely go all out." Feng Wenda saluted Yu Xun with some gratitude.

"Master Feng, I only want one thing for you."

"Your Highness, please speak."

Yu Xun sighed softly, and said, "Master Feng, please try to avoid the possibility of Yue Guo's side in this matter."

"This? Your Highness, the current clue almost points directly to Yue Kingdom?"

"Mando rosemary? Oilcloth rope buckle? Sun Wan'er's home is in Yigu County? There are only three related to Yueguo, okay?"

Feng Wenda was choked by Yu Xun, stunned for a moment, and then said: "However, these three points alone are enough to show that the matter may have been done by Yue Kingdom spies."

"Then what if someone wants to blame Yue Guo?"

"This……?"

"So, this kind of thing, I can't explain it. Try not to lean over there, or you might go to war." Yu Xun shook his head solemnly, with a touch of begging and worry in his eyes, which shocked Feng Wenda for a long time Only then did he bow to his command.Yu Xun said with a smile: "Then the king first thanked Mr. Feng on behalf of the people in the frontier."

"Your Highness is being polite. I will act cautiously."

"Master Feng, continue to investigate the case. If you have any news, just let me know. It's getting late, I'm going back."

"The lower official sent someone to see you off."

"Well, that's fine too."

Feng Wenda sent Yuxun out of the mansion respectfully.The servant who was ordered had already prepared a sedan chair, and was waiting at the door. Yu Xun got on the sedan chair and wobbled back to the palace.

Along the way, while sorting out his complicated thoughts, he sat in the sedan chair and sighed. He always felt that something was wrong. As soon as he stepped into the storage palace, He Borui ran in with his back foot, "Your Highness, I heard from the people in the palace that Wei's father and son were killed?"

Yu Xun nodded, fixedly looked at the excited He Borui, and asked seriously, "Where did you and your brother go last night?"