Zhang Ping and Liu Tong lied into the spirit shed, saluted respectfully to Yao Yuanwai's body beside the spirit bed, and looked at him secretly.

Yao Yuanwai was in a moderate shape, and the funeral clothes he wore were obviously bought temporarily. Although the fabric was well made, the size was slightly different, especially the upper, which was not very close to the feet. The body was covered with cloth, and his hands were slightly held, slightly exposed outside the cuffs. Zhang Ping stood at the end of the Ling bed. When he bent and looked up, he saw that Yao Yuanwai's fingernails on his left hand seemed to be indifferent. Judging from the shape of his hand, the palm must have been put into money or gold and jade in his palm, which must not be the shape of death.

After the two of them finished their salutes, they left the spirit shed. Liu Tongyi whispered softly: "The old man is good at maintaining health, but he never thought... sighed in a hurry."

Judging from the finger skin exposed by Yao Yuanwai's body and the performance of the Yao family after his sudden death, Yao Yuanwai has always been in good health. He must not be greedy for food and pay attention to health preservation. Zhang Ping naturally saw such a clear thing, but he thought that if it weren't for Liu Tongli, he would definitely not be able to ask so naturally, and he couldn't help but secretly admire him.

When the eldest son of the Yao family saw that they knew even their father's daily behavior, he believed that they were acquaintances or the nephews of old man Yao's old friend in Beijing, he choked up and said, "The ancestors often eat vegetarian food and donate charity, and they often teach that food in their mouths and blessings on their bodies can last for a long time. But the old man..."

Liu Tongyi said, "The old immortal has accumulated blessings and has definitely become the immortals. I hope the official will be mourning." After filling some paper money with Zhang Ping, he said goodbye and left. Several filial sons from the Yao family were moved to the gate.

After entering the carriage, Liu Tongyi sighed: "Life is in this world, impermanence is too hasty."

Zhang Ping said: "Yes."

Liu Tongyi looked at him: "Brother Zhang saw the doubts?"

Zhang Ping said: "It's the same as when I came."

Liu Tongyi nodded: "Yes, the body has been passive and died of a stroke and myocardial infarction. It is similar to the characteristics of some poisons. If you don't look for a coroner for a post-mortem, just by looking at it quickly, you can't see anything. Brother Zhang came here this time, but he didn't want to see Yao Yuanwai's body."

Zhang Ping nodded again: "If Yao Yuanwai died of a life of unlawful life..."

Liu Tongyi responded: "The murderer is probably not the son of the Yao family. Even we let us in the spirit shed."

Zhang Ping added: "It's not the eldest son."

Liu Tongyi smiled and said, "Yes, it's me who was arbitrary. The eldest son who talked to you and me the most was the eldest son. There were some family members we didn't see."

Zhang Ping nodded.

Liu Tongyi said: "It seems that Brother Zhang has not yet taken office and has already had official duties. Congratulations. When the case is solved in the future, I will definitely tell me."

Zhang Ping said: "Okay."

Liu Tongyi's eyes shining brightly: "Brother Zhang, don't joke about me for being troublesome. I have no talent in case-breaking, but I have loved stories about cases since I was a child. It is a lucky thing to be able to go to Dali Temple and follow you all to have a long experience. This time I saw that Brother Zhang had a case, I couldn't help myself. If I can't help talking to Brother Zhang again in the future, you won't mind. Please rest assured, Brother Zhang, I will never reveal it to others."

Zhang Ping said sincerely: "Brother Liu, you are very talented, of course I don't mind." Liu Tongyi is very smart and Zhang Ping is very grateful for his help.

Liu Tongyi smiled again: "That's so great. Thank you Brother Zhang."

Zhang Ping said seriously: "I should thank you."

Liu Tongyi smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, don't be so polite in the future. Oh, by the way, Brother Zhang should know. My uncle is leaving Beijing for a while, and it seems he is going to go to the county under Brother Zhang."

Zhang Ping was stunned.

Liu Tongyi seemed to be unaware of him, but Zhang Ping did not ask, and he continued to say: "I originally planned to go to my uncle's house in the next two days. But today I just paid condolences with Brother Zhang, and then went to my uncle's house again. Tomorrow, Brother Zhang had a visit to Mr. Feng. If I still have free time, I will go to my uncle's house with Brother Zhang, what about?"

Zhang Ping nodded: "Okay."

The carriage was walking slowly, without any bumps on the flat streets of Beijing.

After a cup of tea, the silent Zhang Ping finally spoke: "Brother Liu, Lord Lan, why go to Fengle County?"

Liu Tongyi smiled and said, "Oh, I don't know much, it seems to be related to business. If you and I go to my uncle's house tomorrow, I will ask."

Zhang Ping said: "Yes."

When he returned to Liu Tongyi's small house, he had just got off the carriage and a servant came to report that the Minister Lan's mansion sent someone over, saying that the Minister would leave the capital soon. The young master wanted to meet his cousin before leaving, so he asked Liu Tongyi to go to Lan's mansion to talk.

The servant said, "The person who came to Lan Mansion to convey the message said that Mr. Zhang and Lord Lan also recognize him, so he can go there with the young master."

Liu Tongyi nodded: "Hurry up and ask my family to thank my uncle for me, and apologize to my uncle for me and Mr. Zhang. I originally wanted to be abrupt today and went to an old friend's place to pay my respects, so I was not in a position to pay my respects to my elders again. I wonder if I would take the liberty to see you tomorrow?"

The servant said, "I deserve to die, I haven't reported the details. The person who came to pass the message has said that he is to invite the young master and Mr. Zhang to the Lanfu Xiaoxu tomorrow."

Liu Tongyi said, "My uncle has arranged everything and I love my nephew so much." He ordered the reward of the servants of Lan Mansion, and wrote a letter of thanks and some gifts. The servants of Tolan Mansion passed it on to Lan Jue.

The servants sent by Lan Jue brought a lot of fruits, snacks and novel seasonal wild game. Liu Tongyi smiled and said, "I love you, and I have a good taste." So he ordered the kitchen to be cleaned up and talked with Zhang Ping to the evening.

Zhang Ping could not judge too much about Yao Yuanwai's death. Liu Tongyi asked him about the previous case of Yao Xiao Yuanwai. This case allowed Feng Tai and Wang Yan to be in front of the imperial court, and the Dali Temple watched the excitement. Therefore, Wang Yan's process of solving the case was just a striking and striking Zhang Ping from the street, which was not as detailed as Liu Tongyi knew.

Listening to Liu Tongyi's description and the content he asked, Zhang Ping felt that Wang Yan's case was correct.

only……

Liu Tongyi frowned slightly: "But I always feel that there is something strange. Mr. Yao found out that his son was lost, so why did he say that he was taken away by his grandmother? Also, it seems that the family just found out that the young master was missing, and they didn't know how long it had been missing. Mr. Yao is not nine years old or a woman. I am so nervous. Are you too anxious?"

Zhang Ping immediately nodded: "I think so too." Then he told Liu Tongyi what he knew about Grandma's temple.

Liu Tongyi's eyes shone under the candlelight: "Brother Zhang, the more he listens, the more he becomes, the more extraordinary it is. I want to go to your Fengle County."

Zhang Ping said: "Well, I think the person who told him not to move the sarcophagus..."

Liu Tongyi slapped the table and said, "Ah, his surname is Yao!"

Zhang Ping stared at Liu Tongyi's eyes and nodded.

The next morning, Zhang Ping put on the county magistrate's suit and went to the Jingzhao Prefecture Office.

The Ministry of Personnel actually sent a minor official to Liu Tongyi's house early in the morning, and said he was ordered to lead Zhang Ping to the Jingzhao Prefecture Office.

Someone took him, and Zhang Ping successfully entered the government office gate. The minor official of the Ministry of Personnel who accompanied him was very kind and gave guidance all the way, but Zhang Ping's behavior did not make any mistakes.

Qiu Lishu from the ritual room greeted Zhang Ping on the inner porch and said to Zhang Ping and the minor official. The magistrate was personally dealing with an important matter and could not meet in the hall, but asked magistrate Zhang to move to where the magistrate was at this time.

The little official roughly experienced Zhang Ping's stupid mind along the way. Seeing him looking at the ritual book, he was about to spit out the word "good", and quickly smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, that little man will wait for you to wait for the prefect for a moment, and wait for the prefect to finish his work."

Zhang Ping turned to the little official: "Okay."

Lishu said, "The prefect has already said that Lord Zhang is here to meet him."

The minor official immediately said, "Sir Zhang, hurry up and go there. Lord Qiu, Lord Zhang, the youngest person has to go back to the yamen, so he will resign first." He bowed and said goodbye.

Zhang Ping thanked the clerk for his care and continued walking in with Qiu Lishu.

Jingzhao Prefecture is in charge of the capital city, so the government office is naturally extremely solemn and grand. Zhang Ping passed one door after another, passed one roof after another, and almost walked through four or five Yiping County offices. He entered a moon gate. In front of him, there was a house with white walls and gray tiles. The door and corridor columns were all black, which was completely different from the room passing by.

A little black crow squatted on the roof, protruding his head and looking at Qiu Lishu and Zhang Ping.

Qiu Lishu said to Zhang Ping: "Mr. Zhang is tired from walking? This is the corpse of the government office's punishment room, so it will naturally be more remote."

The little crow on the ridge flapped his wings and screamed twice.

Qiu Lishu looked up and looked: "There are many old nests on the trees here."

Zhang Ping said: "Old croakers like to eat meat, like rotten air, and like to live in open and high places. Therefore, they are often found on wild trees in the fields and cemeteries. It is not because of their despair. It is secluded, so it is often found."

Qiu Lishu looked at him and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang knows so much."

Zhang Ping said: "My lord has given me a lot of awards."

He said that he had seen many crows before, but Qiu Lishu would definitely not understand it so.

Qiu Lishu smiled slightly again, walked to the door under the corridor, and bowed and said, "Sir, Zhang Ping, the new magistrate of Fengle County, has arrived."

The door, slowly opened.

Inside the door, there is a bed and four people.

Lying alone on the bed, straight and stiff, with bare feet, obviously not a living person.

The other three were alive, one stood at the head of the bed, the other stood at the end of the bed, and the other was next to the door, and he opened the door just now.

Zhang Ping stepped into the threshold and saluted toward the head of the bed: "Secretary Zhang Ping, pay homage to the magistrate."

The man at the head of the bed turned around, covered his mouth and nose, and looked at Zhang Ping with his narrow and cold eyes without emotion.

"How do you see that I am the prefect?"

Zhang Ping bowed and said, "Reply to the words of the lord, under the lord, he was wearing the robe of the prefect."

The man said, "Haha, can you determine a person's identity based on clothes alone? Arbitrary and hasty."

Zhang Ping was silent.

The man looked at him: "Why aren't you surprised? Look up and look here."

Zhang Ping stood up and looked at the man.
Chapter completed!