Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Wang Mingqian was given a headache by the howling. The Jinwu Guards held their swords on their hilts, ready to draw their swords to intimidate them at any time. Cui Bianxu was originally waiting outside the door. When he heard the noise getting louder and louder, he simply walked in. He glanced at the yard with some disgust. The layout was similar, but the Jiang family kept it so clean, while the Lai family kept it so dirty.

"Why waste all this time arguing with them?"

Cui Bianxu spoke calmly, took out a small piece of leftover silver from his waist pouch and threw it directly into Lai Lao Niang's face: "Alright, I'll buy this meat, shut up."

The wailing stopped abruptly. Lai Lao Niang quickly grabbed the silver and climbed up. She opened her mouth and took a bite. She opened her mouth to say something polite, but was stared at by Cui Bianxu and dared not say a word. She stepped aside with a smile and pulled away Lai Da who was still protecting his body: "Shangguan, please do as you please."

Seeing this, the people of Jinwu Guard looked at their boss with a wooden face, then stepped forward, covered the basket with a piece of cloth and carried it out. Cui Bianxu glanced at Wang Mingqian, snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Wang Mingqian glared at the people from the Lai family and followed them out.

As the two men rode out of Yong'anfang, Cui Bianxu began to harass them, "Why are you wasting your time talking to them? Meat of unknown origin or clean silver, don't you know which they want?"

Wang Mingqian didn't want to see his face, so he turned his head to look at the drainage ditch beside the road: "When the government is doing things, how can they tolerate their non-cooperation!"

"It's just a little money. How can it compare to your time as a General?"

"I can go to Chang'an County by myself, you go back first." Wang Mingqian didn't want to listen to him anymore.

Cui Bianxu didn't try to stop him. "I see this meat is different from what you'd fish out of a drain. If the coroner in Chang'an County isn't up to the task, tell them to go to the Dali Temple and borrow someone. Ding Yuan's skills are quite good."

"kindness."

Wang Mingqian could tell that he meant well. There was only one coroner in Chang'an County, with a young apprentice. There were so many pieces of flesh, and they had become like this. If it was really human flesh, it would probably not be easy to piece it together. What's more, the salvage workers from the two counties had not yet completed the salvage.

"Just now, you guys made too much noise, and several people from the neighborhood came over to watch the fun."

Cui Bianxu rode out a few meters and then retreated. "I thought the Lai family had been caught stealing meat and reported it to the police. They said the Lai family's meat tasted different from mutton and pork. One person said he had once eaten tender beef that was somewhat similar to that, and also somewhat like chicken."

The man said that he thought the Lai family got the beef from somewhere. He couldn't eat such good stuff on weekdays, so he ate a few more bites out of greed. He asked him that if the Lai family was caught stealing the beef, would those who ate the beef also be arrested.

Cui Bianxu did not answer. When the case comes to light in the future, these people will probably wish they were caught eating beef.

"I will tell the coroner in Chang'an County." Wang Mingqian had never eaten human flesh, so how could he know what it tasted like?

"Well, I'm leaving. Don't bother me no matter what." Cui Bianxu patted his shoulder sincerely and solemnly with expectation, and finally left without looking back.

As we all know, people cannot do anything casually.

That night, just as Cui Bianxu heard the report from the servant who had delivered horse feed to the Jiang family, his door was knocked open.

"Hey, Mr. Cui, may your blessings and prosperity be renewed and your life and wealth be extended."

Wang Leisheng's smile was as dazzling as if he had married eighteen concubines at the same time. When he came to Cui Bianxu, he saw his unfriendly face and felt bitter. If possible, who would want to work overtime? If there was anything to blame, it was just their bad luck!

"Shaoqing, I am here to wish you a happy new year." Wang Leisheng put his right hand behind his back and made a slight gesture. Servants carrying bamboo baskets came in immediately, one after another, and there were six bamboo baskets in total.

Whenever Cui Bianxu thought of this guy bringing so many people to the city to give him gifts, he wanted to strangle him to death!

Fortunately, Wang Leisheng had improved and was now more confident in reading Cui Bianxu's expression. He took only one glance and quickly lifted the cloth covering the first bamboo basket, smiling proudly, "Shaoqing, these are all New Year gifts sent by my family. Look at this rice, it's crystal clear and tastes so delicious. It's my favorite. Father is always thinking about it."

When Cui Bianxu saw the basket of rice, his expression improved a lot. Although this rice was not as cheap as millet or sorghum, it was not expensive either.

When the bamboo baskets at the back were opened one by one, he finally let go of his anger. They were all inexpensive food.

"It's a good gift." Cui Bianxu looked at his subordinate with satisfaction. He finally knew what could be given as a gift and what could not be given openly. He was not afraid of increasing the performance of the Censorate, but he could not afford to lose face with this man!

Accepting bribes? Telling this to others would make people laugh! People who don't know would think that the Cui family is so poor that they have to touch any silver!

Cui Bianxu, who had maintained his reputation as a wealthy second-generation, calmed down a bit and gestured for him to sit down. "Just wishing you a happy new year?"

"hey-hey."

Wang Leisheng smiled subtly, took two sips of tea, and then slowly said, "Shaoqing, Chang'an and Wannian counties have combined the cases and submitted them to the Dali Temple."

"So..." Cui Bianxu clenched his fists instantly. Liu Dewei was bullying him, right?

Wang Leisheng spread his hands in frustration, "So, Liu Qing said, this case will be handed over to you, Shao Qing, to handle."

"It's only the second day of this case, right?" Cui Bianxu was puzzled. Even if it was transferred to the Dali Temple, it would take at least six or seven days, right? What did these two magistrates mean? Did they quit?

"Young Master."

Waving for everyone inside to leave, Wang Leisheng leaned in closer and shared the news he had gathered: "I heard the meat was cut into pieces no bigger than the size of a palm and scattered widely. Even today, the troops from the two counties and the Jinwu Guards haven't been able to finish checking all the drains."

He glanced at the sky outside and clicked his tongue, "I'm afraid they're still fishing for fish at this hour! It's only because of the lights and decorations outside these few days, otherwise I'm afraid we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning to continue fishing."

Cui Bianxu remained silent, waiting for him to continue. This guy was a chatterbox and couldn't hold back on anything.

As expected, Wang Leisheng sighed and continued, "I went to the Dali Temple and found Ding Yuan already there, along with the coroners from both counties. From what I heard from Ding Yuan, it must be... human flesh."

Cui Bianxu had already guessed this, so he asked, "Now that Ding Yuan has arrived, has he ever said that these people... pieces of meat can be pieced together?"