Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

At the gate of the county government office, six county soldiers holding swords were staring at the people in front of them with serious faces.

An expression that indicated that anyone who dared to cross the line would be brought to justice.

Suddenly they saw a commotion in the crowd, and then the people in the front were pushed aside, and soon four young men in expensive clothes walked out.

The six county soldiers were furious and were about to shout.

But after seeing the appearance of the person who came, they all shut their mouths.

A captain of the county soldiers bowed his head and clasped his fists and said, "Prince Consort Du, Prince Consort Wang, Prince Cui, and Prince Xiao, we respectfully welcome you to the Wannian County Government Office."

"I wonder if the four nobles have come here to tell us something?"

After saying this, he gestured to the county soldier behind him, asking him to go in and report to the county magistrate.

A clever county soldier behind him rushed into the county government office in a hurry.

Cui Shenji glanced at him and frowned as he said, "I heard that another civilian died just now. It just so happens that our Censorate is also taking over the case of the ghost murder, so I came here with the other three adults to take a look."

"Why, you're leaving us standing outside?"

Hearing Cui Shenji's words, the captain of the county soldiers' face changed and he felt bitter in his heart.

Inside the court, the coroner was examining the body of a murder victim. The scene was bloody and horrifying. If these four gentlemen were scared, it would be no small matter.

Just not letting them in would cause trouble just the same.

Just when the county soldier captain was in a dilemma, the county soldier who went in to report the situation ran out.

He came in front of Du He and the others, bowed respectfully and said, "Prince Consort Du, Prince Consort Wang, Prince Cui, Prince Xiao, the County Master invites you in."

"The county magistrate said that the coroner is examining the body in the court. If you gentlemen do not want to go to the court, I will take you to the back hall for tea."

A coroner was a person who examined corpses in murder cases as part of the government. Since examining corpses was hard and unlucky, only untouchables and slaves would take on this role.

Moreover, the monthly salary they received was no different from that of ordinary county soldiers.

Hearing what the county soldier said, Cui Shenji raised his head slightly and said, "Stop talking nonsense and take us to check the dead body."

After saying that, Cui Shenji put his hands behind his back and strode in.

After Cui Shenji walked in, Du He and the other two looked at each other and followed him forward.

"Depend on!"

"Ugh~"

Only two strange cries were heard from Cui Shenji inside the county government office, and soon he turned pale and stumbled out.

There was still some vomit left at the corner of his mouth.

Wang Jingzhi saw Cui Shenji's useless look, and crossed his arms and said disdainfully, "Brother Cui, how can you be the Censor-in-Chief with your cowardice?"

"You have to stay away from me when you go out to eat. I'm afraid the other brothers will laugh at me."

"Just keep your eyes open and watch my performance later!"

After Wang Jingzhi finished speaking with a disdainful expression, he quickened his pace and walked in.

After five breaths.

"I go!"

"Ugh~"

"You scared me to death."

Wang Jingzhi rushed out while running and screaming.

His face was as pale as Choi Shen-ki's, and his legs were shaking.

Luckily I wasn’t scared to death, otherwise it would have been embarrassing if it got out.

The performance of the two of them made the people even more curious.

The people pointed fingers at Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi and started talking about them.

How terrifying would a corpse have to be to scare someone like this?

They wanted to squeeze into the gate of the county government office, but several county soldiers were guarding it, making them very anxious.

The county soldiers had no intention of watching the fun, so they quickly took out clean cloth and water to rinse the mouths of Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi.

Du He looked at the two of them in such a miserable state, and said speechlessly, holding his forehead with his hand.

"You two guys, you didn't prepare yourself mentally in advance, and you thought you were going in to see beautiful women?"

Cui Shenji's lips trembled as he said, "Brother Du, I didn't expect it to be so scary. Why don't you just not go in and see it?"

When he thought of that horrifying scene, his hands and feet trembled uncontrollably and his heart beat violently.

Du He shook his head slightly: "Let me go in and take a look."

This incident has such a huge impact on Li Chengqian that if it cannot be resolved as soon as possible, there will be endless troubles.

Now that Li Chengqian's position as crown prince has finally been stabilized, we cannot afford to make any more mistakes.

Du He turned to Xiao Kai and said, "Brother Xiao, do you want to wait outside or go in and take a look?"

"I'll wait outside."

Xiao Kai quickly shook his head and said.

He was not as brave as Choi Shenji. Even Choi Shenji was scared like this, so he would probably be scared to death if he went in.

Du He nodded, then took a deep breath and walked in.

Inside the court, a gray-haired coroner and four young apprentices were examining the corpse.

All around, several people in official robes were watching with pale faces.

On one side of the court, a gray-haired elderly couple and a middle-aged woman with fair skin and still some charm were staring blankly at the floor in front of them.

They were wearing silk clothes made of finer fabric and did not look like ordinary people.

When the officials of Wannian County saw Du He walking in from the gate, they hurried to greet him.

"Yang Gan, the magistrate of Wannian County, pays his respects to Prince Consort Du."

"Zhang Zhiwei, the county magistrate, greets Prince Consort Du."

"..."

The magistrate, the assistant magistrate, and the lieutenant of Wannian County all bowed to Du He.

Du He waved at them and said, "No need to be polite. Just go about yourselves. I'll come in and take a look."

"promise!"

Several people bowed deeply again.

After the others returned to their original positions, the county magistrate Yang Gan, who was wearing a light crimson robe, followed Du He throughout the entire process.

Du He walked over and took a look at the corpse on the wooden board.

The corpse's face was pale and its pupils were wide open, as if it was frightened by something terrifying.

Looking further down, I saw that the chest had been completely opened and everything inside had been emptied.

"I go!"

Du He felt a tightness in his heart and something rushed to his throat.

No wonder Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi were so scared. He had prepared himself mentally, but was still frightened by the tragic scene before him.

Seeing that Du He remained calm, Yang Gan couldn't help but look up to him.

He is worthy of being the God of Stars, Wen Qun, a capable man under the prince. Just based on his courage, he is greater than Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi.

Yang Gan introduced in a low voice: "Prince Consort Du, the deceased is called Wang Laowu. He lived in Xiuzhenfang, Wannian County, and his family has been engaged in the cloth business for generations."

"According to Wang Laowu's wife, Wang Laowu left home early in the morning. He and his men were going to deliver a batch of finished cloth to Lantian County and hand it over to a wealthy family named Chen."

"But just two hours ago, Wang Laowu's body suddenly appeared at home, and there was no trace of blood."

"As for when it appeared, I checked all the people in the surrounding area, and they all said they didn't see it."

When Du He heard what County Magistrate Yang Gan said, his face was full of confusion.

The area where Xiuzhenfang is located is a medium-prosperous market in Chang'an City, with a population of over ten thousand people.

In addition, it is broad daylight now, and there must be a lot of people coming and going. How could such a large corpse appear quietly?

Du He frowned and asked, "County Magistrate Yang, how could a body be brought home quietly in broad daylight without anyone noticing?"

"Have you asked the people if they saw any strange carriage stop at Wang Lao Wu Jia?"

"Or search the nearby houses?"