Chapter 142 Braised Pork (2)

King Yu is a master of eating, drinking and having fun, so the things involved are naturally related to eating, drinking and having fun.

"That was an old case that happened a few years ago," Liu Yuan said. "A scholar who lived in a hotel and was rushing to take the exam died the day before the exam. This scholar had a reputation for being romantic during his lifetime, and his family He was well-known in the local area and had some talents. He had a good chance of winning the first prize in the scientific examination. However, he died inexplicably in the hotel the day before the big examination. Not only that, he was also dug up after his death. A pair of moves, the shape is terrifying!"

This scholar's talents are naturally highly valued in the clan, and the family has high hopes for him. As a result, the person died inexplicably, and the family naturally refused to let it go. Not long after, the elders of several clans entered the capital, looking for ways to put pressure on Dali Temple.

This is the benefit of being an official in Dali Temple! Even when this case occurred, except for the old man Wei Fu, Liu Yuan and others had not yet entered Dali Temple. But now he is an official of Dali Temple. Generally, he can easily take a look at the case files by asking Zhao Mengzhuo, the Minister of Dali Temple, to get a warrant.

"That scholar is arrogant because of his talent. Because he was born well, he is a bit unruly." When Liu Yuan said this, he couldn't help but shake his head and spread his hands, "This kind of people are naturally easy to make enemies."

When the spring breeze is triumphant, there are too many knots. Once something goes wrong, even if you want to find enemies, you will have a long list, which will be troublesome to investigate.

"The day before the accident, the scholar had a dispute with King Yu over a female prostitute in a brothel. The scholar was accustomed to relying on his talent and arrogance. Even when he was facing people like King Yu, he couldn't lose his face and wrote a poem to ridicule King Yu on the spot. He was so angry that before he left, he told him that he would not be able to see the sun tomorrow morning." After Liu Yuan said this, he shrugged, "In the end, the scholar really didn't see the sun the next morning. He was found dead in his room."

Under such circumstances, King Yu naturally bore the brunt and became the target of suspicion.

"Then his suspicion is indeed not small!" Wen Mingtang heard this, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from Tangyuan's hand, and said while eating, "Then how did it become an unsolved case?"

When Liu Yuan heard this, he sighed helplessly and said: "Prince Yu does have a motive, but similarly, there are many people with motives. If you say that Prince Yu is the murderer based on motive alone, there will be many people who killed him. "

When handling a case, you need evidence. Unfortunately, what is most lacking in this case is evidence.

Of course, even if Dali Temple did not have Lin Fei, a master of solving cases like a god, those who could enter Dali Temple would not be vegetarians.

"This case is very complicated, and everyone in Dali Temple attaches great importance to it. But before any clues could be figured out, the late emperor stopped it." Liu Yuan said, "The family of the scholar also took the initiative to say that he would no longer pursue the case. Paipai The butt left, and the case became an unsolved case.”

He rushed all the way to Chang'an to demand an explanation, but suddenly stopped in the middle of the process. This really didn't feel right.

But no matter how mediocre the former emperor is, he is still an emperor! The emperor kept his word, and when the late emperor was there, naturally no one in Dali Temple investigated the case again.

As for why it can be checked now, the reason is very simple.

"After His Majesty took office, Lin Shaoqing visited the palace, and Your Majesty allowed various old cases to be re-examined!" Liu Yuan said.

The last emperor kept his promise, so isn't this emperor going to be successful? He is also the emperor, and with just one word from His Majesty, he will naturally be able to investigate the case again.

When Wen Mingtang heard this, he said "Oh", thought for a while, and couldn't help but sigh: "If the unsolved case can be solved, the families of the deceased will really have to thank Lin Shaoqing for taking this trip!"

"Isn't that right?" Liu Yuan answered and sighed, "Lin Shaoqing went directly to Mr. Zhao to get the key to the warehouse. He has barely lived in the warehouse these days."

After chatting for a long time, seeing that the time was almost up, Wen Mingtang and others got up and continued preparing for the evening meal.

Seeing that they were busy with work again, Liu Yuandong and Bai Zhu also withdrew from the public kitchen so as not to disturb them.

When he went back to see Lin Fei, he saw a pile of files from old cases piled up beside Lin Fei's desk. He himself was bending over his desk and looking through the files carefully, but the file at the top was sealed. Not taken apart.

You've already taken it out, why didn't you open the file?

The two of them were curious and asked, "Lin Shaoqing, which case file is this?"

Lin Fei didn't even raise his head and said, "Wen Xuance's."

Liu Yuantong and Bai Zhu: "..."

After a silence, Bai Zhu touched his nose awkwardly and said, "Then it really can't be opened." But since it couldn't be opened, why did Lin Shaoqing bring the file out?

Lin Fei lowered his head and was busy looking through the files. Naturally, he would not explain this. He just paused and suddenly asked the two of them: "I heard that the Holy One asked you two to find the missing elixir of Goguryeo?"

The two of them nodded immediately after hearing the words. Liu Yuan also made a special gesture: "The elixir of the boss is bigger than a fist. I am afraid that except for tigers and other fierce beasts that can swallow it in one gulp, there is no one with such a big mouth in life." ”

Lin Fei continued to flip through the files in his hand, but still talked to the two of them: "Have any of those envoys been to Chang'an?"

Liu Yuan recalled the information he had learned, nodded and said, "That's it!"

The road from Goguryeo to Chang'an is long, and Goguryeo's envoys naturally bring "guides" who know the way. Otherwise, what should they do if they get lost?

Earlier, some envoys from Huihe got lost on their way to Chang'an and spent more than half a year in Da Rong before reaching Chang'an.

After listening to Liu Yuan's words, Lin Fei picked up the file in his hand, raised his head, looked at the two of them, and said: "When the case of the scholar's murder occurred, there were also envoys from Goguryeo who came to Chang'an."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu were stunned. After being stunned for a while, I felt that this didn't seem strange, and it didn't hurt to call it a coincidence.

Goguryeo would send envoys to Chang'an every few years, and even if they met once in a while, it seemed to be nothing.

Without the two of them speaking, Lin Fei knew what they were thinking by looking at the expressions on their faces. Seeing this, he raised his eyelids and revealed the reason why he said these words: "The dead man The dispute between the scholar and King Yu was over a female prostitute from Goguryeo."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yuantong and Bai Zhu's expressions changed slightly. However, this slight change of expression only lasted for a moment, but they quickly recovered.

The Great Rong Dynasty was prosperous, and Chang'an City came from all directions. If you go to the mule and horse market, you can see foreigners wearing all kinds of foreign clothes everywhere: white-skinned, yellow-skinned, black-skinned; blue-eyed, green-eyed. ; Yellow-haired ones, red-haired ones... which brothel in Chang'an City wouldn't have two fair-skinned and blue-eyed barbarian singers and dancers, or simply the kind of fleshy female prostitutes who serve people from Israel?

It’s not surprising that there was a female prostitute from Goguryeo!

Seeing Liu Yuandong and Bai Zhu still looking strange, Lin Fei's face remained calm and he continued: "When those Goguryeo envoys came to Chang'an, they visited a brothel and went to the same family where this female prostitute belonged. ."

When Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu heard this, they were a little hesitant: Although they went to other countries as envoys to visit brothels, it made Goguryeo behind them a little uncomfortable. But this is a matter of personal ethics after all, and it’s hard to say anything. It would be reasonable to find a female prostitute with the same background as Goguryeo. Maybe she just likes the word "fellow countryman"!

Lin Fei raised his eyelids and added: "The tribute they brought that time was not an elixir of immortality, but they brought an 'immortal' who claimed to have been to the Immortal Mountains on the Sea and knew the art of immortality."

Although the person I brought was a person at one time and pills at the other time, they were both related to "immortality".

These coincidences are too numerous to explain.

Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu looked at each other, and their expressions became serious. After a pause, Bai Zhu asked: "The elixir of immortality was stolen this time. That person a few years ago..."

Lin Fei said: "The late emperor invited the 'immortal' to eat the roasted leg of lamb roasted by the barbarians. I don't know whether it was because the lamb leg tasted too wonderful, or because the immortal was used to drinking fairy dew and was not used to eating food in the world. As a result, he ate too quickly and was eaten. The bones got stuck in his throat and he choked to death.”

Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu: "..."

This way of death is really not very "immortal"!