Young Jinyiwei Qianhu said, "I mobilized some spies to carefully search the mountains and forests along the road from Bajiao Pavilion to Linfu County, and found a corpse in a hidden cave."
Zheng Yan'er asked, "Where is the body now?"
The young guard Qianhu looked at her beautiful face and couldn't help but chuckle. He didn't understand why she was so concerned. "I have brought it back and put it in the Yamen."
Zheng Yan'er looked at the middle-aged man with one eye patch and said, "Father, look at the body first, and then go to Linjiang Tower for dinner."
"That's fine..." The middle-aged man with one eye patch knew that his daughter wanted to save face, but after all, she was still too young and easily excited.
So, everyone returned to the Yamen.
When he saw the "corpse", Bai Yu almost laughed out loud, and his anxious heart was completely at ease.
It is said to be a "corpse", but it is actually a handful of loess in the jar... There are still bones left in the loess that have not been completely melted.
Thinking about it, the corpse of the official was buried directly in the soil without being put into the coffin, and it decomposed very quickly.
"Is this the corpse?"
Zheng Yan'er was a little stunned.
The young Jinyiwei Qianhu explained, "At that time, the spies found a small earth bag in the cave. They dug it up and it looked like this. I ordered someone to find a jar and put it in it."
Zheng Yan'er looked at the middle-aged man with one eye patch expectantly, "Father, what did you see with your delusional eyes?"
The middle-aged man with one eye patch did not answer, but asked her, "Now that it's like this... what else can you see?"
Zheng Yan'er was speechless.
"It was originally a simple case, but your Demon Slayer Department likes to think wildly."
The right minister of the Ministry of Punishment said coldly, "This corpse is obviously another lurker that the tiger demon took away. What else can we think about?"
Zheng Yaner was silent, maybe what the right servant said was right, she might really be thinking too much.
The right minister of the Ministry of Punishment said in a sonorous voice, "The direction of your Demon Slayer Department's investigation was wrong from the very beginning. Your eyes have been staring at the unimportant tiger monsters, government officials and prisoners. The court does not care about these, but what causes them to do so."
Ten years have passed overnight, and what is the reason that keeps them from aging?"
The middle-aged man with one eye patch looked indifferent, "It involves the mystery of the years. I'm afraid Yue Zun can't answer it. If you don't start to investigate the details of these people, how else can you investigate? Please ask the minister."
The right minister of the Ministry of Punishment snorted and said no more. He knew the way of being an official well. He said what should be said and what should not be said. He was just pointing out the direction of the case. He would not finish his words to avoid leaving any doubts.
What's the handle?
The young Jinyiwei Qianhu smoothed things over with a chuckle, "Everyone is working for the imperial court, so some differences of opinion are inevitable."
The county magistrate followed suit and laughed too, and invited several Shangguan officials to dinner at Linjiang Tower again.
So, everyone went to Linjiang Tower together, and received the highest standard of reception in Linjiang Tower.
The fifth floor, the top floor, has a panoramic view of the river.
Everyone sat down in order of priority.
No one was taking orders, so Linjiang Tower knew that its signature dishes were delicious.
Perhaps it was "full firepower", Linjiang Restaurant served the dishes quickly, and the table was filled to the brim.
Bai Yu could tell that the father and daughter of the Demon Slayer Department and the Right Assistant Minister of the Criminal Department did not get along, but the Linfu County Magistrate did not let the wine table get into a tense atmosphere. He toasted to each of them with a smile on his face.
He stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man, and the county magistrate was a landlord after all, so the reception was quite considerate, and everyone was willing to give him some thin noodles, so there was no awkwardness.
What made Bai Yu unhappy was that the county magistrate, whether intentionally or unintentionally, automatically skipped the toast when he came to him. Only then did Bai Yu remember his own rank... There was nothing wrong. There was no reason for a superior to toast a subordinate.
The young Jinyiwei Qianhu also seems to be good at socializing. He always has a slight smile on his handsome face, and his words and deeds are just right. He first toasted to the right minister of the Ministry of Justice and the middle-aged man with one eye patch, and then held the wine glass in both hands to Zheng Yaner.
, "Miss Zheng, let me toast you."
Zheng Yan'er held the wine glass in both hands and toasted back, "I should toast you."
Why are you here having a banquet? Bai Yu complained. It could be seen from the eyes of the two of them that they had a slight affection for each other. Of course, it was just a good impression, not to the point of liking each other.
Finally, the young Jinyiwei Qianhu paid tribute to the county magistrate, and the county magistrate repeatedly said "don't dare, don't dare" while drinking.
If Bai Yu says he is not envious, he must be lying. Look at this person. In his early twenties, he is already a guard of thousands of households, a serious fifth-rank official. Then look at himself, a ninth-rank inspection officer and a miscellaneous official.
No! He Zhiyu is inspecting from the ninth rank. What does it have to do with Bai Yu? He Zhiyu, He Zhiyu, look at him!
"Sir, I would like to propose a toast to you."
Bai Yu stood up, holding the wine glass in both hands, half-bowed, and toasted to the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment.
The right servant of the Criminal Department picked up the wine glass, had a drink with him, and asked casually, "When the case is concluded, are you interested in working in the Criminal Department?"
Bai Yu was overjoyed, "Thank you for your cultivation."
Zheng Yan'er whispered softly, "You bitch."
Bai Yu was unhappy. Why didn't you say anything when the county magistrate and the young Jinyiwei Qianhu were toasting just now? He just toasted and didn't say anything disgusting. Why did he become a bitch?
That's it, people, when others have a bad feeling towards you, no matter what you say or do, it's all wrong.
If we look at it carefully, he and this young woman in black clothes and robe actually have nothing to do with each other.
The young woman sneaked into the house where he lived and found the tiger's footprints. She thought she had found an important clue, but he cleverly solved it, causing embarrassment and loss of face.
Bai Yu was also helpless. He couldn't take the initiative to plead guilty and let her cut his neck, right?
"Sir, I would like to propose a toast to you."
Bai Yu toasted to the middle-aged man with one eye patch. No matter whether these adults gave him face or not, he still had to toast him, so as not to think he was unruly.
The middle-aged man with one eye patch drank.
Bai Yu also toasted to the young Jin Yiwei Qianhu and the county magistrate, and they both drank too.
When he arrived at Zheng Yan'er's place, Bai Yu still paid his respects, "Miss Zheng, I have offended you before, please forgive me."
Zheng Yan'er turned sideways and looked at the river, pretending not to hear.
The middle-aged man with one eye patch smiled and said, "That's just her temperament, don't take it to heart."
Bai Yu couldn't say much.
Maybe he got a little drunk after drinking a few glasses of cat urine and got a little bolder. Bai Yu saw Qingli come out of the dust. The young and beautiful Taoist nun did not drink, eat or talk. She just held the dust in her hands and sat in meditation with one hand, which was incompatible with the banquet.
He couldn't help but ask, "Why doesn't this fairy lady eat? Is the food not to your taste? Do you want to ask the restaurant to serve some vegetarian dishes?"
After saying that, Bai Yu felt a little regretful. The other adults didn't say anything, so why was he talking so much?
Seemingly finding an opportunity to ridicule Bai Yu, Zheng Yan'er looked away from the river and straightened her body, "You have never seen the world. I am the messenger of the Moon Altar, and you have already reached the realm of otherworldly fireworks."
The legendary Bigu Realm? Bai Yu was confused. In the most splendid dynasty's cultivation system, even if the civil servants and military officers were first-rank, they still had to eat. The third-rank official of the Ministry of Justice sitting on the other side of the wine table was a living example. In addition to being stronger,
, seems to be no different from ordinary people.
As for the top of the dynasty system, that is, the royal family, most likely they also need to eat. It is not yet known whether the emperor wants to eat.
He had read the book "Tianfei Wasteland" and "Dynasty War". Emperor Taizu, who had gathered seven true dragons, had been in power for about eight hundred years. In other words, the emperor's lifespan was also limited.
If a Taoist does not eat the fireworks of the world but eats the clouds and dew, his lifespan should be more than a few hundred years.
Could it be that ascetics are more cunning than the dynasty system?
It shouldn’t be. It is clearly written in the book that the Imperial System is the strongest cultivation system and there is no one. Practitioners of any other system are ministers and no one can be above the Imperial Dynasty.