Chapter 1631 Another artifact of the country: the Immortal Cauldron of Immortality
"I wonder what Marquis Shenwu has to say about these cases?"
King Zunyi's words changed his posture quite a bit. He changed his initial attitude of accountability into a posture of asking for advice.
One is active and the other is passive.
The transformation here is so large that it is quite intriguing.
For a general who has been leading troops to guard the frontier all year round, who acts vigorously and resolutely, and who is used to being strong, he should take the initiative in everything and dislike being passive.
Is it because of that girl?
Is it because of the ancestral tombs in Feihe Mountain?
Jin An multitasked and spoke without pausing: "Before answering the prince's question, what does the prince think of me as the commander of the Criminal Investigation Department and the supervisor of the third division, and responsible for investigating the traitors in the capital?
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People like them who have reached the pinnacle of power are most likely to feel the cold at high places, and the weather will change when the wind blows.
His current situation of being too high and too cold is not the same as that of King Zunyi.
King Zunyi's answer is related to his subsequent evaluation of King Zunyi and how he should organize his language to answer the investigation of the bone-picking and cannibalism case.
King Zunyi looked as usual: "I heard that Marquis Shenwu was extremely powerful this time. Not only did you personally rush into the residence of the academician of Taiyuan Hospital to arrest people, but you also arrested the popular nobles around the queen. The queen sent people to the Criminal Investigation Department several times to arrest people.
Everyone was wanted but no one could be found, and later the emperor sent people to find the Criminal Inspector, but no one could be found."
"Nowadays, people are spreading rumors that Marquis Shen Wu not only handles cases like a god, but also is not afraid of the imperial power. If a prince commits a crime in your hands, he will be guilty of the same crime as the common people. People everywhere regard you as a good story, and you are popular among the people."
Jin An silently judged King Zunyi's words in his heart, and said with the same smile on his face: "Since meeting the prince, the prince has mentioned the people's hearts many times. It seems that the prince attaches great importance to the word people's hearts."
An intriguing smile appeared on King Zunyi's face: "Listen to what Marquis Shenwu said, my character has passed the test of Marquis Shenwu?"
Jin An said humbly: "I don't dare. The prince has guarded the frontier for decades, repelled invasions from outside the fortress several times, and was regarded as a victorious general by the people. This time, he also contributed to the pacification of the Steppe Khanate. He destroyed the Steppe Khanate in one fell swoop and established a lasting legacy.
His achievements are a gift from God, and he is the war god who protects the country of Kangding."
When talking about the battle of the Grassland Khanate, instead of seeing joy on King Zunyi’s face, he could see a bit of worry: “There are three major achievements in pacifying the Grassland Khanate this time. First, the late emperor established the cavalry firearms camp.
In just a dozen years, he trained superb cavalry for our Kangding Kingdom, shattering the myth of the steppe Khanate's thousand-year undefeated cavalry war, which grew up on horseback. Secondly, it was the emperor's contribution to strategizing that he lived far away from the capital but did not forget to be prepared for danger in times of peace.
, a thousand-year feat of decisive victory thousands of miles away; third, the Rakshasa Kingdom held back the elites of the Steppe Khanate. Several large tribes of the Steppe Khanate have always devoted their energy to resisting the Rakshasa Kingdom on the border of the Rakshasa Kingdom. Only some of them were on the Kangding side.
The small and medium-sized tribes raided and plundered some winter supplies. There was no movement from the Rakshasa Kingdom this time, which restrained the energy of the Steppe Khanate and distracted the Steppe Khanate. It will not be so smooth for me to lead my troops to the capital of the Steppe Khanate this time."
"Therefore, among the three major merits, I am the only one who has no merit. In the future, Marquis Shenwu should not talk about the war god who protects the country. I cannot afford it, and I feel guilty that I cannot afford it."
Seeing the worry that inadvertently appeared on King Zunyi's face, Jin An asked calmly: "The prince looks worried, but is he worried?"
King Zunyi did not speak.
Jin An continued to ask: "The prince is worried about the advantages and disadvantages of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf. When the wolf is swallowed by the tiger, without stopping him, the tiger will in turn hurt people?"
Um!
King Zunyi's eyes gleamed brightly, and he sat up straight. When he talked about marching and fighting, his whole spirit and spirit changed completely.
Having spent his life as a soldier, he is not suitable for the prosperity and comfort in the capital city. He is more suitable for eating and sleeping with the soldiers and horses in the military camp.
"Marquis Shenwu is not only good at both civil and military affairs, but he is also proficient in military strategy?" When talking about marching and fighting, King Zunyi was particularly energetic, and he looked at Jin'an differently.
Jin An said modestly: "I don't dare to be proficient in it. I only know a little bit, and I don't dare to do anything in front of the prince."
King Zunyi waved his hand: "When the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are celebrating the demise of the Steppe Khanate, and everyone is dazzled by the victory and celebrating their achievements, can you find someone with a clear mind among the civil and military officials who can see how to drive the tiger to swallow you?"
A person who is both good and bad is really rare. Moreover, this person is the youngest among the civil and military officials, but has the broadest knowledge, which makes people admire him even more."
King Zunyi scolded Emperor Kang Zhao as well.
Celebrating his achievements lavishly and eager to enter the Ancestral Temple to get a golden statue, isn't this what Emperor Kang Zhao was doing right now?
Neither Jin An nor Fatty Li answered, and King Zunyi didn't take it seriously, and continued: "Marquis Shenwu, if you become a civil servant, you will be a star of literary music.
Good father-in-law, if you join the army, you will be the war god who protects the country and is popular among the people. I originally thought that you are just a clever judge who can only solve immediate problems. I am not as good as you in this regard, but marching and fighting are more important.
It’s all about long-term planning and planning thousands of miles away. I didn’t expect you to be able to handle both near-term and long-term plans. I still underestimate you.”
"I can rest assured that this case can be handed over to you. It seems that this unsolved case will finally come to light one day." King Zunyi said these words seriously.
King Zunyi also seemed to realize that he had made a temporary gaffe, so he used the excuse to change the subject: "No wonder when Marquis Shenwu first took office as the Criminal Investigation Department, he said that in the future, the Criminal Investigation Department will solve the cases that the Dali Temple Yushitai dare not solve. Dali
Those who the Censor of Dali Temple dare not arrest will be arrested by the Criminal Investigation Division. Those who cannot be controlled by the Censor of Dali Temple will be taken care of by the Criminal Investigation Division. Those who dare to be taken care of by the Censor of Dali Temple will be taken care of by the Criminal Investigation Division.' Today I saw Marquis Shenwu.
, enough to afford it.”
Fatty Li actually nodded sympathetically and agreed. King Zunyi laughed out loud. He looked at Jin An with a more appreciative look. Everyone present could see King Zunyi's mood at this moment.
excellent.
Jin An then returned to the topic: "Speaking of the case of the academician of the Taiyuan Hospital, we have to go back to the case of picking up bones and cannibalism. The academician of the Taiyuan Hospital was another case that I inadvertently implicated when I was investigating the case of picking up bones and cannibalism.
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When it came to the main topic, King Zunyi also put away his smile and asked solemnly: "Oh? It sounds like this case of picking up bones and cannibalism is quite involved. I would like to hear the details."
Fatty Li knew very well what he was going to talk about next, and said with a nervous expression on his face: "Do you need to go to the prince's study to discuss it in detail?"
King Zunyi said indifferently: "It's okay to talk here. Before I came, I had ordered my subordinates to clear out the mansion. No one can enter the mansion privately without my order. Now there are only three of us in the entire Prince Zunyi's mansion."
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Hearing this, Fatty Li sat his big butt firmly down.
Next, Jin An starts from Liu Yun’s case of cannibalism and trains a bone picker to pick up cannibal ghosts. He traces the clues of the bone picker in Beijing to Boss Liu, the bone shrinker and his team, and then traces the behind-the-scenes story.
The client is related to the palace...
Jin An did not hide the details of the case, not even the clue that the emperor was successively involved. He frankly admitted that he had been investigating until the clue that the emperor was successively followed.
The only thing he chose to hide was to investigate the clue that the late emperor was a martial artist. This clue was too deeply involved. It was no longer a dispute between the secular court, but a confrontation between the secular and the Shinto.
The late emperor had always concealed his identity as a martial arts immortal and had never made it known to the public. People in the world never knew that the late emperor was a martial arts immortal.
Regardless of whether King Zunyi knows these facts or not, at least for now, King Zunyi does not know.
If he brought this matter to the table today, it would be tantamount to breaking a tacit balance. Once the balance is broken, it may bring disaster to the entire Prince Zunyi's palace.
As long as this tacit balance is not broken, the relationship between Emperor Kang Zhao and the late Emperor Kang Heng will at most be regarded as a struggle for power within the royal family. But if he breaks this tacit balance that has been maintained for more than ten years, it will be tantamount to destroying the power.
The dispute between secularity and Shintoism is on the surface. By then, it will no longer be a matter for Prince Zunyi and his family...
It was precisely because he realized that this matter was too involved that he concealed this clue.
Jin An: "The whole story is like this. The group of tomb robbers who robbed Feihe Mountain were actually looking for the bones of a little girl buried in Gui Mo Mountain or Feihe Mountain. The girl's bones should be the late emperor's daughter."
Not only Jin An has been staring at the changes in King Zunyi's facial expressions, but Fatty Li is also nervously watching the changes in King Zunyi's facial expressions.
King Zunyi is calm and his facial expression is normal.
But often it is so calm that no abnormalities can be seen, which is why it is even more abnormal.
After more than ten years, when I heard about the late emperor's daughter again, no one could remain calm and unresponsive, let alone the people in the court. Even ordinary people on the street could not remain calm and calm.
That's why it is said that King Zunyi's performance attracted greater attention from Jin An and Fatty Li.
Jin'an: "I heard that all three members of the late emperor's family died suddenly from an illness, so they were regarded as unknown by the royal family. Emperor Kang Heng was removed from the Ancestral Temple, and could not even enter the imperial mausoleum. They were hastily buried, and the remains of the late emperor's daughter were not found.
Han was abandoned by a few young eunuchs in Gui Mo Mountain, a mass grave outside the capital."
"As a minister of the two dynasties, Your Majesty knows more about the details. I would like to ask Your Majesty to enlighten me on what disease the three members of the late Emperor's family died of?"
"But it has something to do with cannibalism?"
"What exactly did you go through when you went to sea on the Shenzhou boats? Why did everyone on the boat die, and only one person survived in the end?"
Jin'an here uses the word "hearing", not "checking", there are many ways to do it.
Three members of the late emperor's family died suddenly of an illness. This is a fact that can be verified. There are history books and medical records from the Taiyuan Hospital. This is a verified fact. But Jin'an chose to use "heard" about something that had been verified.
Two words, very thought-provoking.
I heard...
It can also mean that this is a rumor.
It can also mean that he never believes such things.
King Zunyi was a smart man, so of course he heard the underlying meaning of Jin An's words. He couldn't help but take another look at Jin An, with a complicated expression in his eyes.
King Zunyi seemed to have suddenly made up his mind, and said with a serious face: "Not only Marquis Shenwu wanted to know the truth back then, he kept chanting the word 'immortal tripod' repeatedly when he was unconscious."
"The Immortal Cauldron is the only clue left to us. If Marquis Shenwu wants to investigate the truth of that year, he can start from the Immortal Cauldron on the Shenzhou."
Jin An was curious: "Immortal tripod?"
King Zunyi looked solemn: "The Immortal Cauldron mentioned one after another should refer to the Gelwu Immortal Cauldron that went to sea with the Shenzhou."
"The Immortal Cauldron is a rare treasure presented by the people. It can be traced back to a vassal state called Dafeng Kingdom during the Warring States Period."
"According to historical records, people who were born as citizens of Dafeng Kingdom had good harvests every year and had no worries about food and clothing every year. They were the envy of many vassal states. There were even rumors that Dafeng Kingdom was the closest country to immortals. For example, when other vassal states were preparing for
When you are worried about food for the winter, only Dafeng country does not have to worry about food in the cold winter. In winter, you can eat fruits, vegetables and fresh livestock that are only available in summer. Everyone eats in winter and has a rosy complexion. They are not thin but fat, which is different from ordinary people.
.Historical records record that during the Warring States Period, there were several serious droughts and floods. Other vassal states were starving for thousands of miles and the people were starved of food. Only the people of Dafeng State did not worry about eating and drinking, and even ate fruits, vegetables and livestock as usual.
It’s fresh and you can eat out-of-season summer fruits in spring and autumn.”
"As this unbelievable thing spread, some people started to spread the rumor that Dafeng Country is a country that lives in the fairyland and is the closest to the immortals, so it can have no worries about food and clothing. It can eat fresh fruits, vegetables and livestock all year round, regardless of the weather.
and the impact of natural disasters. During the Warring States Period, wars broke out frequently, people were in dire straits, and many people could not afford to eat. I heard that Dafeng Country was so miraculous, and the people living there could have enough food and clothing, and have a good harvest every year without going hungry.
A large number of refugees fled to Dafeng Country."
"Dafeng Country also accepts as many refugees as they come, and distributes fresh food to the refugees."
"The refugees who fled to Dafeng Country saw that the rumors were true. Dafeng Country was really like a land of immortals as in the legend. Everyone had no worries about eating and drinking, and there was fresh food every day. So more refugees flocked to Dafeng Country.
Fengguo."
"When the Dafeng Kingdom was at its peak, it is said that the population expanded more than ten times."
"The reason why the Dafeng Kingdom has such a great harvest every year is because the Dafeng Kingdom has a sacred artifact called the Gelwu Immortal Tripod."
"The greatest purpose of this Gewu Immortal Cauldron is to store food. No matter what kind of food is stored in the Gewu Immortal Cauldron, it can be kept fresh and is not afraid of food spoilage, so you can eat off-season food all year round. It is precisely because
The habit of storing food also allowed Dafeng country to successfully avoid droughts and floods."
"But it was such a vassal country that was favored by everyone, had abundant food and grass, was considered the most promising to compete in the world, and was known as the kingdom of immortals. After its prosperity, it suddenly destroyed the country. The destruction of the country was so sudden that even the history books said that the country was destroyed.
There are also few records of the truth about Fengguo’s destruction, and it is impossible to find out the truth behind it.”
"Is there really such a magical Immortal Cauldron of Gewu in this world? It seems that one after another they saw the advantage of the Immortal Gewu Cauldron in being able to store food, so they took this Immortal Cauldron on a long voyage." Jin An said in surprise.
King Zunyi nodded: "It is precisely for this reason that he took the Shenzhou to sea several years in advance and traveled around the overseas vassal states on behalf of the late emperor to promote Kangding's first martial arts and benevolent and righteous national policies."
Jin An raised his eyes and glanced at King Zunyi. From King Zunyi's tone, he could hear some respect for the late emperors, which was in sharp contrast to the previous insinuation that Emperor Kang Zhao was overjoyed in his success.
Jin An listened silently, quietly paying attention to these details.
"So, the sudden destruction of Dafeng Kingdom should be related to this Immortal Cauldron." Fatty Li couldn't help but interjected.
"From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have known the truth that 'food is the most important thing for the people'. Whoever gets food will get the world. Dafeng Kingdom is sitting on this magical weapon, and it attracts so many refugees to Dafeng Kingdom every day. It must be
If it triggers the anger and covetousness of neighboring countries, it will only be a matter of time before they join forces to destroy the country."
Jin An didn't care about the details of Dafeng's fall. He was more concerned about the clues. He said in a deep voice: "What accidents happened to me after I took the Shenzhou to sea? Since there is a immortal tripod with the ship, I don't have to worry about food."
Corruption, but why would a boatload of people still starve to the point of cannibalism?"
Facing Jin'an's question, King Zunyi mentioned another clue: "Due to job transfer, before I was transferred to the border town, I left something at Tianlong Taoist Temple. I asked the head of Tianlong Taoist Temple to help me keep it safe. If Marquis Shenwu really wants to investigate
To find out the truth from back then, you can take my token of honor and letter of introduction to the temple owner at Tianlong Taoist Temple to retrieve the things I left behind."
"What clues did the prince leave back then?" Jin An was very curious.
King Zunyi did not say anything clearly, but stared at Jin An very seriously: "Marquis Shenwu is not the only one in this world who wants to know the truth of that year. Marquis Shenwu promised me that you will not betray my trust after you get the things."
Prince Zunyi has been staring at Jin An, hoping to get Jin An's personal promise. If Jin An doesn't give a clear answer, no one will be able to leave Prince Zunyi's palace today.
Jin An also put on a serious expression, cupped his fists and said, "I will live up to the prince's expectations."
King Zunyi smiled, his smile was open and hearty, as if he had finally solved the problems that had been on his mind for many years. His relaxed brows gave people a sense of clarity and clarity. After talking about business and private matters, King Zunyi said in a much more relaxed tone this time:
"I have ordered people to find Princess Hanyun and come back. Marquis Shenwu will stay and have a meal before going to Tianlong Taoist Temple to pick up things."
well!
Fatty Li was excited to stay at Prince Zunyi's Mansion for dinner.