Zhao Xun has been a very good judge of people in his two lives.
Wei Yanhan obviously showed resistance, but his status as a wealthy family made it difficult for Wei Yanhan to directly call people to see off the guests.
Of course, Wei Yanhan was more concerned about Zhao Xun's identity as a bad person.
The soldiers came to cover up the water and earth. Zhao Xun behaved appropriately and was not at a disadvantage in the slightest.
"I wonder what Mr. Zhao can teach me when he comes to my humble residence this time?"
Wei Yanhan picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"To be honest, my nephew came to bother Shibo this time to investigate the case."
Zhao Xun responded directly.
"Investigating the case?"
Wei Yanhan was obviously very surprised.
"This is strange. The Wei family has not had an official for decades. I wonder what case Mr. Zhao wants to investigate?"
Damn it, this Wei Yanhan is clearly in Versailles.
It seems to be showing weakness, but it is actually a warning to Zhao Xun. Although my Wei family has not been an official for decades, the skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it is still the top family in Yongzhou.
Although your Chengguo Duke's mansion is famous in Chang'an City, my Wei family is not a vegetarian either.
How could Zhao Xun not hear the hidden meaning?
When talking to experts, you have to carefully consider every word. If you miss a word, you may miss important information.
"The robbery of Princess Xuanhuai's tomb!"
Zhao Xun said word by word.
The muscles on Wei Yanhan's face instinctively twitched, and then the look of panic disappeared, and his face returned to a state of calm as water.
"What does the theft of Princess Xuanhuai's tomb have to do with my Wei family? Did Mr. Zhao worship the wrong Bodhisattva and kneel to the wrong Buddha?"
This response can be described as very sharp.
Zhao Xun squinted his eyes slightly and carefully tasted the wit between the lines of Wei Yanhan's words.
"Master Wei, what you said is wrong. Since we are handling a case, we naturally want to understand the situation as much as possible. Since I have come to the Wei family, I naturally have my own reasons. What's more, I am on errands for the emperor, so Master Wei should not look at the monk's face.
Let’s look at the Buddha’s face, right?”
Zhao Xun had already done his best to show his posture and etiquette before. Now Wei Yanhan is shameless, so don't blame Zhao Xun for pretending.
Sure enough, Wei Yanhan's expression changed when he saw Zhao Xun's face hanging.
He seemed to want to get angry, but in the end he picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea before suppressing it.
"Master Zhao, please speak."
Zhao Xun sneered in his heart, some people are really cheap. The more respectful and tolerant you are, the more he will slap you in the face.
On the contrary, if you act more forcefully, he will restrain himself.
"A few days ago, the imperial court received a report from Master Ji'an, a monk at Fanchuan Zen Sutra Temple, that there were signs that the tomb of Princess Xuanhuai had been stolen. His Majesty, Long Yan, was furious when he learned about this and ordered the bad guys to investigate the case thoroughly. I and several colleagues have issued a report
After investigating the tomb, it was found that Princess Xuanhuai’s tomb was empty.”
Zhao Xun briefly summarized what happened, and then observed Wei Yanhan's reaction.
I have to say that Wei Yanhan is indeed very dignified. After the initial panic, he appeared very calm at this moment.
"The fact that the tomb is empty doesn't mean that the princess's tomb has been stolen?"
"No."
Zhao Xun shook his head and said: "The hole above the tomb was only dug a few feet, and it did not dig through the masonry-clad arch above the tomb. It was obviously just a show. Moreover, all the funerary objects in Princess Xuanhuai's tomb were there, only the coffin.
Gone missing. What kind of tomb robber would steal the coffin instead of the funerary objects? Isn’t this a bit too strong?"
Wei Yanhan's face turned red due to being choked, and he coughed and said: "Master Zhao is joking. If this is true, why is Princess Xuanhuai's tomb empty? Who is so bold that he dares to touch the princess's coffin?"
Zhao Xun thought to himself that it would be great if he knew the Taoist mind-gazing technique, so that he could see what Wei Yanhan was thinking in his heart.
Of course, this is a skill that only high-level Taoist priests have, and it is definitely impossible for Zhao Xun to do it with his current level of cultivation.
According to his mentor Wu Quanyi, even if his three levels of cultivation can increase according to the highest level, his Taoist level is only the eighth level.
A Taoist priest who lives in the eighth level of fire wants to use the mind-observation technique? It’s just nonsense.
"Of course he is someone with evil intentions."
Zhao Xun said calmly: "I just want to know about Princess Xuanhuai's past to see if it can be helpful to the investigation."
"Oh, these are all old things."
Wei Yanhan looked very helpless. Seeing Zhao Xun's resolute eyes, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Back then, when such scandals happened in the palace, Princess Xuanhuai entered Yuzhen Temple to lead Buddhist practice. Since then, she has nothing to do with my Wei family. It's just that.
It’s a pity that the luck of my Wei family seems to have been tampered with. It has never recovered since then, and there has been no official for decades..."
Zhao Xun frowned when he heard this. He knew what Wei Yanhan said. As for the luck of the Wei family, Zhao Xun didn't care at all.
Does it have anything to do with him whether anyone in the Wei family is an official?
This forces Zhao Xun to get to the key point.
"Where are the mian heads? Where are the mian heads raised by Princess Xuanhuai?"
Zhao Xun dared to say this because the matter of Princess Xuanhuai raising a face-shou was finalized in the Zhou Dynasty.
The empress killed hundreds of people in a rage, and these were all recorded in the archives.
Even the officials don't avoid taboos, and Zhao Xun has nothing to avoid.
But the Wei family is the master of suffering after all. Wei Yanhan was drinking tea when he heard the words and spat out the words.
Zhao Xun did not rush and waited quietly for Wei Yanhan.
"Aren't all the faces beheaded?"
Wei Yanhan smiled bitterly and laughed at himself.
"But I heard that a fish slipped through the net. This person's name is Nanfeng."
Zhao Xun will throw out the news he heard from Li Taiping.
The corners of Wei Yanhan's mouth twitched.
"Nanfeng... did escape."
"I heard that he and Princess Xuanhuai had a child."
Zhao Xun pressed forward step by step without giving in.
At this time, Wei Yanhan's mood completely collapsed.
After a long time, Wei Yanhan nodded: "The child was picked up as soon as he was born, and Nanfeng also left after a few days."
"Do you have any information about Nanfeng?"
"Master Zhao... This Nanfeng is just a mere superficial figure. How could our Wei family be so concerned about it?"
Wei Yanhan seemed very excited, and his beard was trembling.
"But that Nanfeng seems to be a barbarian from the Western Regions."
Damn it, Zhao Xun was shocked.
Princess Xuanhuai is tired of playing with the men from the Central Plains. Would you like to change it to the taste of the Western Regions?
Fortunately, Nanfeng was not a Kunlun slave, otherwise the child would not be chocolate-colored?
Wait, God knows that Princess Xuanhuai did not have an easy time with the Kunlun slaves back then. Perhaps one of the beheaded faces was a Kunlun slave.
"Everyone from the Western Regions has registered with the Chang'an County Government Office, right?"
Zhao Xun instantly grasped the key point.
"It stands to reason..."
Wei Yanhan nodded.
"Go back sixty years..."
Zhao Xun murmured in his mouth.
This visit to the Wei family was very helpful in investigating the case.
He decided to go to the archives to check the information about Nanfeng first, and then make calculations.
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Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._
