Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 唐朝诡事录 Episode 24

The next day, on the day of Li’s burial, Cherry came to bury his father. Su Wuming said in public that he could not be buried, because the headless body in the coffin was not Li’s governor at all. Su Wuming let the coffin open for autopsy, saying that if he made a mistake, he could go to jail. After the coffin was opened, Su Wuming said that the corpse was not in line with the literati Li Shishi, who was always good in poetry and prose. On the day of the incident, the assassin went to the villa to assassinate Inspector Li. It was unknown whether the incident was successful or not, but due to an accidental bite by a giant crocodile to his head and right arm, Su Wuming asked Gu Changshi to ask He Xi, a judicial member of the army, to assist him in investigating the case. Zeng Jianjun thought that Gu Changshi should agree to this matter, but in ten days it would be the Shangsi Festival, so he suggested that the case should be done after the festival. In the past few days, everyone focused on the preparations for the grand ceremony.

Su Wuming asked himself to find out the case before the Shangsi Festival. Gu Changshi believed that if the case could not be found out, someone must be held responsible, so that if Su Wuming could not find out the case within ten days, he would be sent to prison. Lu Lingfeng came to the governor's villa and saw the gossip map of the heavens and the earth in a room. Looking for the agency, he found that there was a secret room. After checking it, he was attacked by two giant crocodiles in a blink of an eye. In order to avoid the attack, Lu Lingfeng hid in the indoor coffin. Accidentally found a woman with bright makeup and hair in the coffin.

Tuo Shen reprimanded Shen Chong for being incompetent, not even knowing whether Li Sandpiper was dead. Although Tuo God thanked Su Wuming for letting him know that the dead person was not Li Sandpiper, he also wanted to let Su Wuming be buried in the belly of a giant crocodile. Su Wuming asked Cherry why her father asked her to practice martial arts, and Cherry thought about telling her past. Her mother died of illness when she was young, and her father swore to gain fame. When she was eight years old, she gave herself to a nun to raise her. Later, the nun became her master and taught her martial arts. Three months ago, Li Si, a servant, found himself, saying that his father was already the prefect of official residence and asked her to come to Ninghu to meet him. At that time, her teacher was terminally ill and did not come to meet in time. She only came to Ninghu after her teacher passed away half a month ago.

After Rouge came to Ninghu, she learned that her father, Li Shishi, was a good governor who was dedicated to the people, but he was controlled by the Tuo Shrine. Li Shishi said that he did join Tuo Shrine, but now Tuo Shrine has become a wicked shrine that poisons the people. He wanted to do a big thing for the people, so he joined Tuo Shrine and wrote a record of Tuo Shrine, recording how Tuo Shrine was collecting money from civilians and businessmen Means, the hands and feet used to collect taxes for the state government. Li Shishi told Rouge that he had hidden a record of the Tui Shrine in the Tu Temple, and wanted his daughter to take it to Chang’an to be handed over to the Censor Desk. The night Rouge and Su Wuming met at the Temple of Tuo was the night when she was looking for the record. That day she got the record and left. She wanted to rush to Chang'an, but was met by Shen Chong on the way. Rouge was afraid that she would not be able to escape that day, so she put the record in the forest. In a tree hole, when I went to fetch it the next day, I found nothing.

He Xi said that he had interrogated Lu Yong about this matter, and that day when he got rid of Shen Chong's pursuit, he saw Rouge's hidden record, and then took the record and handed it to Gu Wenbin, but Gu Wenbin gave it to Tuo. shrine. Su Wuming took out the gold foil that he found in the villa that day. It was the gold foil on the popular flower tint in Chang'an, and Rouge did not have the habit of wearing makeup, so before the assassination of Governor Li, a woman from Chang'an must have come to the villa.

Lu Lingfeng came back to inform Su Wuming about the discovery of the secret passage, and also found the female body with decals. Then Lu Lingfeng brought Su Wuming to the secret room, but the coffin was empty at this time, and the two found that Li Si was about to bury the woman's body along the secret passage. Li Si handwritten a confession, saying that he kept a giant scorpion in the villa and let it kill Li Shi, the prefect, just to possess the woman who came from Chang'an. Later, the woman refused to obey, and he killed her. The two still wanted to ask for details, but Li Si had already committed suicide by biting his tongue. Lu Lingfeng concluded that Governor Li was still alive, and the conversation between the two was overheard by the prison guard. Lu Lingfeng grabbed the jailer and said that he was also forced to be the eyes and ears, or else he would be thrown into the Ze of Wan Tuo.

Su Wuming asked Rouge to identify the Chang'an woman, but Rouge didn't know this person. When Rouge learned that Li Si was dead, she was very sad. With the help of Su Wuming, she buried Li Si. Su Wuming guessed what Li Sizhi's death was hiding, but Rouge was unwilling to explain more. It turned out that Li Si had informed Rouge Li that the governor was not dead and was in a safe place that day. He still had things to do when he stayed here, and he didn't want to leave any trouble for the governor.

Su Wuming asked Fei Jishi and Lu Lingfeng to help find Li Sandpiper, and the other god Tui also asked Li Sandpiper to find Li Sandpiper, and ordered Li Sandpiper not to live the Shangsi Festival. Zeng joined the army and came to Xun He Xi for drinking, and his words implied that Governor Li might be hiding in Hanshan. He Xi came to Sima Mansion to tell Su Wuming about the incident. Fei Ji came from outside, saying that Hanshan is like a ghost city in Chang'an, and it is the best hiding place in Ninghu. Before the Shangsi Festival, there will be Hanshan for three consecutive days. At the banquet, there is the supply of Tuoshen wine. Lu Lingfeng has been investigating for three days, saying that the place is mixed with thieves and thieves, and it is too difficult to find someone. The Hanshan Banquet is a feast common to all the sojourners. When Su Wuming heard about this, he ordered He Xi to bring cherries, and they went to the Hanshan feast together tonight.

Hanshan was built by Tuo Shrine, the poor people living here do not need to spend a penny, and Tuoshen will also distribute money to the poor during the Hanshan feast. Several people came to the Renshan Hall to enjoy the free Tuoshen wine here. He Xi received a secret report that it was dangerous and told them to leave quickly. Rouge also accidentally saw the figure of his father leaving, and Su Wuming and others also led people to follow Li Shishi to leave the Renshan Hall. A few people encountered dark arrows before they left the hall. In order to prevent the dark arrows from hurting people, they returned to the Renshan Hall, but then a giant scorpion appeared in the hall. It was quite difficult for Lu Lingfeng to deal with the giant scorpion alone. Su Wuming learned from Fei Jishi. The giant tutu likes the fragrance of Tianzhu the most, and sleeps with joy after smelling it.