Volume 1 The Handyman in Changshui County Chapter 2 The Case of the Blood Corpse in the Capital
Lu Huaigu is dead?
How can it be?
Lu Jiuzhang didn't want to believe it.
Although Lu Jiuzhang usually complained about his brother Lu Huaigu, for example, he never took Lu Jiuzhang with him when he went to look for flowers and flowers.
But Lu Jiuzhang still has some feelings for him.
In the past six months, Lu Huaigu has never been short of food and clothing for Lu Jiuzhang.
"This is your elder brother Lu Huaigu's suicide note. You can read it."
Director Chen placed a letter in front of Lu Jiuzhang.
Opening the envelope, there was not much content inside, and Lu Jiuzhang read it at a glance.
[The last official, Lu Huaigu, would like to serve as a scout and help the officials of the Demon Slaying Division to find out the whereabouts of demons in Yanbei Mountain. If unfortunately he dies, the pension will be handed over to my brother, and I hope that my brother will succeed me and join the Demon Slaying Division. ]
I didn’t expect that this cheap brother was still thinking about me before he died!
Lu Jiuzhang was even more moved!
For a moment, I felt sad, and my eyes became moist.
"The Demon Slayer Division deeply regrets the death of your eldest brother."
"In view of your eldest brother's bravery, Wang Xiancheng ordered that the pension be doubled, and a total of thirty taels of silver will be handed over to you."
"As for serving in the Demon Slayer Division, this is your brother's last wish. If you want to join, I can agree on behalf of the Changshui County Demon Slayer Division and save you many procedures."
Lu Jiuzhang suppressed the sadness in his heart and asked.
"I don't know. I only know that about half a month ago, traces of monsters appeared in Yanbei Mountain, and several caravans suffered heavy losses."
"Yanbei Mountain is the main road leading to Anxi Prefecture. Wang County Cheng has ordered that monsters must be exterminated before the middle of the year to ensure the safe passage of autumn harvest and annual payments. I don't need to explain the importance of annual payments, right?"
Director Chen explained.
Annual taxes from various places were collected and transported to the national treasury to maintain the operation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although the annual contributions in Changshui County are not large, once a precedent is set, problems with annual contributions in other places may follow.
The Zhou Dynasty has been in existence for five hundred years and has been passed down for more than ten dynasties. When a new emperor ascends the throne, there can be no mistakes in annual payments.
This is a matter of losing one's head. Not to mention Wang Xian Cheng, even Fu Yin may have to bear the wrath.
Therefore, killing one person to serve as a warning to others, no matter how insignificant the annual payment is, has a huge impact.
"Can……"
Lu Jiuzhang wanted to ask more, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Director Chen, "I have important matters to attend to, so I can't stay here for a long time. If you want to join the Demon Slayer Division, take my order tomorrow morning."
Go to the Demon Slayer Department, and someone will take you to go through the formalities."
After saying this, Director Chen left thirty taels of silver and a token and left.
The snow outside was falling harder and harder, and soon it was a thick layer.
It’s really rare to see such heavy snowfall during the Jingzhe season.
Outside the house, after Director Chen left, a series of footprints appeared in the snow-white courtyard.
The snow was still falling, and Lu Jiuzhang's thoughts turned back to the house.
Director Chen is the deputy director of the Demon Slaying Department of Changshui County, and is also a well-known figure in the entire Changshui County.
It's a bit rare to treat a commoner like him like this today.
But Lu Jiuzhang still had many questions in his mind that no one could answer.
Burials were popular in the Zhou Dynasty, but the body of the eldest brother Lu Huaigu was brought back after being burned.
Why didn't the people from the Demon Slayer Division let themselves see the body of their eldest brother Lu Huaigu?
Are you afraid that you will find something?
Secondly, Lu Huaigu was just a bad martial artist, so why did he take the initiative to be a scout?
Is this obviously seeking death?
Lu Jiuzhang didn't believe that his eldest brother had such dedication and took his own life seriously.
Thirdly, Lu Huaigu had no education. He was usually careless and always cursed his mother. The words in the suicide note were obviously not written by him, and it was impossible to even ask someone else to write it and dictate it.
It can only prove that it was written by someone from the Demon Slayer Division and has nothing to do with Lu Huaigu.
But why did the Demon Slayer lie to him?
Let yourself join the Demon Slayer Division?
…
Lu Jiuzhang sat in the room and began to think deeply.
There are many doubts, but no clue at all.
This world is full of crises, monsters are rampant, preying on humans, seas of blood are flowing into the sky, and it is not uncommon for monsters to massacre cities.
Lu Jiuzhang had heard a lot of news about demons and chaos in the past.
But those were all too far away from Lu Jiuzhang. The remote Changshui County was quite comfortable, so I didn't think anything of it.
The death of his eldest brother this time made Lu Jiuzhang feel a little sad.
You still have to be strong and you can't continue to be so decadent.
At the very least, the cause of Lu Huaigu's death must be investigated clearly, and he cannot be allowed to die in such an unknown manner.
His eyes returned to the suicide note. The letter paper was a plain paper unique to the Demon Slayer Division. It was obviously different from the ones sold in the market. This kind of letter paper was thicker and whiter in color.
There are mostly warriors in the Demon Slayer Division, but very few are literate.
If Lu Jiuzhang remembers well, Lu Huaigu has a friend in the Demon Slayer Division who studied in a private school for a period of time and may be able to read.
As soon as he thought of this, Lu Jiuzhang closed the doors and windows and hurriedly walked outside.
The eldest brother's friend is named Wang Yunshan. He likes to drink, and he and Lu Huaigu are fair-weather friends.
Lu Jiuzhang has met him several times and is somewhat familiar with him.
…
About a quarter of an hour later, Lu Jiuzhang stood in front of a small courtyard.
Knock the door lightly a few times.
"Creak..." With a sound, the faded wooden door was opened, and a rough-looking man in linen clothes appeared in front of Lu Jiuzhang.
This is Lu Huaigu’s fair-weather friend.
"Brother Wang!"
Lu Jiuzhang raised his hand.
"Hey, it's Erlang of the Lu family, come in quickly."
He warmly welcomed Lu Jiuzhang in, and then asked his mother-in-law to cook two dishes and get some wine.
After Lu Jiuzhang's repeated refusals, Wang Yunshan gave up.
"Erlang, I also heard about your eldest brother's death. I originally wanted to go and express my condolences, but you came here before I even left the house." Wang Yunshan said in greeting, "Your eldest brother had a good relationship with me during his lifetime, and we will have a good relationship in life in the future.
If you have any difficulties, just come to me."
As soon as Wang Yunshan finished speaking, a woman's sarcastic voice sounded in the room, "Yo yo yo, how capable are you? You only have that little salary every month, and you still take care of others? You don't even urinate and look after yourself, look.
Look at your own virtue.”
"Vulgar, why are you interrupting when I'm talking to brother Erlang? If you interrupt again, I'll give you a slap in the face."
Wang Yunshan scolded twice before the sounds in the room stopped.
"Brother Wang, I didn't come here to ask for your help, I just wanted to ask a few questions." Lu Jiuzhang calmed down and said softly, "Did the Demon Slayer Division only go to Yanbei Mountain to destroy the demons?"
"Well, I've probably gone a third of the way."
Wang Yunshan said, "Because the monsters in Yanbei Mountain are not strong, and the caravans going to Anxi Mansion also brought many guards with them. Although the caravans suffered heavy losses, they also killed a lot of monsters."
Lu Jiuzhang nodded and continued to ask, "Do you know the suicide note left by my eldest brother?"
Lu Jiuzhang took out the letter.
"Let me take a look!"
Wang Yunshan read it carefully, and after a while he said, "This letter is definitely not written by your eldest brother. He is just a martial artist who spends his days either looking for flowers or drinking and cursing his wife. He would definitely not say these things."
"But about a month ago, your eldest brother came to see me once and asked me to write a letter. The main idea of the letter was that the new emperor had ascended the throne and offered amnesty to the world. He wanted to investigate some unjust, false and wrong cases during the reign of the former emperor. Your eldest brother wanted to
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