Xi'an is a thousand-year-old ancient capital. In early February of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the Xi'an Prefecture organized the first Guanzhong Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. This ceremony was mainly to pray to heaven for good weather. After more than ten years, the life in Guanzhong was really
The weather is very difficult, and there is an urgent need for a spring rain to moisten the land. Not only is the weather in Guanzhong bad, but man-made disasters are also continuous. The people in Guanzhong also pray to God to open their eyes.
I don’t know if the sacrifice moved God. In the evening of that day, the ancient capital suddenly became gloomy. Within two hours, heavy rain started pouring down. In the cold February, God seemed to have opened a huge war with the people of Guanzhong.
It’s a joke that when the snow was supposed to be falling, a strong wind and rain came. A heavy rain is commonplace for the people in Jiangnan, but for the people in Guanzhong, it is like a rain of gold. They say that spring rain is as precious as oil.
, but for the people in Guanzhong, this rain may not be a good thing. Under the heavy rain, Chen Qiyu, the governor of the three sides, was a little excited and did not feel sleepy at all.
The cool breeze was blowing and the lantern was swaying. Chen Qiyu made an appointment with Hong Chengchou. The two sat at the table and drank wine easily, enjoying a moment of tranquility in these war-torn Guanzhong years.
There is a high hill five miles east of Xi'an City, called Canfeng Slope. Legend has it that Guanzhong was broken at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Many maids from the Qin Palace ran out of Xianyang. They were stopped by the rebels on Canfeng Slope and tortured to death.
Because they were tortured to death, the ghosts of those palace maids still linger. Whenever the south wind blows, Canfeng Slope will hear the sounds of women whimpering. Therefore, Canfeng Slope has another name: Nügui Slope. Later, Canfeng Slope has another name: Nügui Slope.
, a master said that this place is where Yin Qi gathers, so most of the nearby people stay far away from Canfeng Slope, and are not willing to come here even during the day. However, there are some ownerless corpses and some shabby houses that died and were randomly killed.
are buried here. In recent years, there has been great turmoil in Guanzhong, especially in Xi'an Prefecture, which has suffered from constant military disasters, and the yin energy here has become even heavier.
Today there was a sudden heavy rain, strong winds, and the rain washed over the Canfeng Slope. The sobs that sounded like a woman's miserable howl became clearer. Suddenly, accompanied by thunder, a huge rumble sounded from the Canfeng Slope, as if something was collapsing.
It turns out that the high slope south of Canfeng Slope really collapsed under the heavy rain. A high slope was cut off like a wall. Then the soil rolled down, and more and more collapsed, but in this soil
, some things rolled down, one, two, three, more and more. If anyone saw it, they would be scared to death, because what rolled out were corpses, all of them naked.
Some of them still had their empty eyes open, as if they were telling something...
With booms and bursts of thunder, Song Jingang, the magistrate of Wannian County, suddenly woke up. His forehead was covered with cold sweat, as if he had taken a bath. Touching the cold sweat on his forehead, Song Jingang smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.
Laughing, I was so frightened by the nightmare that I looked outside. It was still raining heavily, so I wanted to lie down and continue sleeping. But at this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the Yamen arrester Mo Wenxing shouted breathlessly.
He said, "Song County Magistrate, it's not good... something big... happened. The Nvgui Slope collapsed and there were many corpses..."
Mo Wenxing's words sounded very frightening, as if he was frightened by something. Song Jingang was also appointed as a new official last year. He has never been afraid of ghosts and gods. He put on his clothes and opened the door, facing Mo Wenxing outside. He said displeasedly, "Mo Zhantou, why are you so panicked? That female ghost slope is a mass grave. There are many ownerless corpses buried there. Is it strange that some of them were washed out by the heavy rain?"
What Song Jingang said is common sense. It is a mass grave. It is not normal for corpses to appear. It would be evil if there are no corpses. Mo Wenxing rolled his eyes and looked miserable. He cupped his hands and said patiently, "Song Magistrate, how can this young man not know that there are many corpses rushing out this time, more than a hundred, and they all have no clothes. Most of the deaths were caused by knives and guns!"
"What?" Song Jingang almost fainted. He had just dreamed that he saw a ghost. It was good now. As soon as he woke up, he heard Captain Mo say that there were hundreds of corpses on the female ghost slope. It couldn't be such a coincidence. What if? One or two corpses is not unusual at all, but hundreds of them rushing out at once, with no clothes on, and caused by swords and guns, this is extremely evil. Song Jinjiang was worried, fearing that something big would happen, and now The rogue bandits were stationed in Shangluo and might attack at any time. If something big happened, even death would be hard to atone for. Because he was thinking about Nvguipo, Song Jingang didn't even bother to put on his official robe, so he just put on his robe and held an umbrella. Following Mo Wenxing, he hurried to Nugui Slope.
At that time, the area around Nvgui Slope had been controlled by the county government officials. The two villagers in the county were busy all the time. Song Jingang got off his horse, fetched the older slave, and asked anxiously, "Meng Zhuzu, what are you doing?" How's the investigation going?"
"Going back to Magistrate County of Song Dynasty, the corpses have been cleaned up. There are 239 corpses in total. The dead are all middle-aged men. The cause of death was caused by swords and guns. The identity of the deceased is unknown! According to the wound condition, the time of death should be about four days!" Meng Wuzhuo was also an old wuzhuo from Xi'an Prefecture and had rich experience, so when asked by the magistrate of the Song Dynasty, he could answer questions fluently.
Listening to Meng Wuzuo's answer, Song Jingang seemed to have swallowed something and it was stuck in his throat, making it difficult to breathe. With two hundred and thirty-nine corpses, even a fool would know that something was wrong, even if the female ghost slope was a mess. It is impossible to rush out so many corpses at once from the burial mound. The most important thing is that all the deceased have been stripped of their clothes. It is obvious that someone is hiding the identity of the deceased. There is something fishy about this case. Song Jingang instinctively feels that it is no longer his own ability. It was taken care of. He thought for a while and ordered Mo Wenxing, "Don't arrest the head. Let everyone gather the bodies and send them all to the county government. In addition, leave a dozen brothers to guard the female ghost slope to see if there is anything abnormal." "
After listening to Song Jingang's words, Mo Wenxing's old face turned black. Well, this place was already scary, but now so many corpses suddenly appeared, the magistrate even asked the brothers to stay here. Hey, this time You have to find some fools and bold people, and maybe you have to give them more money, otherwise no one will be stupid enough to guard this place, it's still a day of heavy rain.
After giving orders to Mo Wenxing, Song Jingang mounted a fast horse and hurried back. The matter was serious and Song Jingang did not dare to make the decision privately. Naturally, he wanted to see Chen Qiyu. He ignored this abnormal event and braved the rain. Arrive at Jingzhao Mansion Yamen.
After Chen Qiyu was dressed neatly, he came to the front hall to see Song Jingang. Song Jingang quickly stood up and saluted, "Supervisor Chen, it's very presumptuous of me to disturb you late at night. I hope that Supervisor Haihan will do the same."
Chen Qiyu didn't want to listen to these useless words. After waving his hand and sitting down, he asked Song Jingang to explain the matter in detail. More than two hundred corpses were too strange. Who near Xi'an City could have such power to kill people silently?
So many people died? Song Jingang's concern is not wrong. There must be a huge conspiracy hidden at this time, and it must be thoroughly investigated.
Chen Qiyu was not good at investigating cases, and Hong Chengchou and others were in vain. He couldn't help but call out Liu Wenxing, the inspector who had just been transferred to Shaanxi. Chen Qiyu knew about Liu Wenxing's background. This person was especially good at the criminal justice, and he was Tiemo's man.
This time, Tie Mo was able to be quickly transferred from the capital to Shaanxi to serve as the inspector. After thinking about it, Chen Qiyu said to his servant, "Let Mr. Liu Wenxing know that the Canfengpo corpse case must be investigated as soon as possible."
"Yes!" The servant did not dare to delay, and hurriedly went outside to deliver the order. Seeing Chen Qiyu's arrangement, Song Jingang breathed a long sigh of relief. The big stone in his heart finally fell. If the supervisor insisted on letting Song Jingang preside over the case,
That would be a lot of pressure.
When Song Jingang left, Hong Chengchou also went with him. Although the matter has not been found out yet, there must be some force hidden nearby. Hong Chengchou followed Song Jingang, on the one hand, to facilitate the deployment of troops, and on the other hand, he also wanted to monitor Song Jingang.
.No one knows whether Song Jingang was involved at this time. After all, there were more than two hundred corpses. If no one protects such a big thing, let alone killing people, even burying corpses may not be that easy. Although Canfengpo is known as
There are few people coming and going on Nugui Slope on weekdays, but people still pass by after all. So many corpses cannot be transported to Canfeng Slope without help.
Liu Wenxing is a very serious person, which is why Chen Qiyu admires him. After receiving the order from the Qin Palace, Liu Wenxing immediately got up and rushed to the county government office, where Hong Chengchou and Song Jingang were already waiting.
After listening to the two officials from the county government retelling the condition of the corpse, Liu Wenxing frowned. He felt that these operations were too mediocre and the inspection was not careful. Under the dark night, Liu Wenxing decided to do the autopsy in person, although the heavy rain was much lighter.
, but the wind was still howling, and in the cold and damp morgue, a little light flashed from time to time, making it look weird and terrifying. The beams were moldy, and the wood had a rotten smell due to its age and disrepair. There were more than two hundred corpses in one room.
There was no room for it at all. There were only about forty people stored in this room. Liu Wenxing had a sullen face, holding an iron hook in his hand, opening the white cloth, and inspecting every part of the body.
Liu Wenxing checked very carefully. In fact, Liu Wenxing has always had his own set of criminal investigation techniques. This technique was completely figured out by him. His brows sometimes wrinkled and sometimes relaxed, and he touched the wounds with his fingers and kept examining them, almost
Liu Wenxing would check every wound in detail. At this time, the room was dark and damp, exuding a special musty smell. Everyone said nothing, only a faint gasp, facing dozens of dead bodies, especially Hong Chengchou.
Being such a ruthless person, I couldn’t help but feel a little blocked. No one knew why Liu Wenxing had to examine those wounds in detail. Aren’t the conditions of the wounds all recorded in the autopsy records?
After examining the front of the body, Liu Wenxing took a step back, rolled up his sleeves, and said expressionlessly, "Come here, turn the body over, stretch out the limbs, and lay it flat!"
Liu Wenxing is like this, and he doesn't pay attention to the county government office. He has already worked hard to examine the body before. Isn't it just a joke for you, Mr. Liu, to bother you like this? Song Jingang also looked a little embarrassed. Mr. Liu can't believe it.
Others, several government officials were hesitant and all went to see Song Jingang. Song Jingang did not dare to speak. Only Hong Chengchou glared and said nonchalantly, "Why don't you hurry up and help? It will delay the investigation. Wait."
Can you afford it?”
The people in the county government are not very fond of Liu Wenxing. After all, in a place like Shaanxi, how much energy can a new inspector have? People with backgrounds will not work in a place like Shaanxi. No one who is an official at the moment is hiding.
Shaanxi, so most people are not very fond of Liu Wenxing. However, they dare not be disrespectful to Hong Chengchou. They just follow Liu Wenxing's request with a grimace, turn the body over and pull the limbs. At this time, Hong Chengchou and Song Jingang
He also came closer and saw an obvious wound under the right shoulder blade of the corpse. It looked like it was an old wound. Hong Chengchou had been on the battlefield for a long time and could tell that it was an arrow wound. The wound was easy to identify. I didn’t understand why Liu Wenxing looked at it.
He was so careful that he even used a slender knife to peel open the wound.
There was not just one wound in the northern part of the body, but several more, mostly on the back and calf. After looking at it for a long time, I couldn't see anything unusual. They were just old wounds. What use could they be? Hong Chengchou didn't understand, and Liu Wenxing also
Without further explanation, he continued to examine the corpses one by one according to his own method. After examining more than a dozen corpses, he called the county magistrate over and asked, "Are the other corpses similar to these corpses?"
"Sir, the other corpses are similar to these. Most of them have some old injuries, and there are very few without old injuries." After Zuo finished speaking, Liu Wenxing's face became gloomy, he raised his eyebrows, and there was a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Whenever Liu Wenxing did this, he must have been really angry. Hong Chengchou knew something about Liu Wenxing.
After waving his hand away, Liu Wenxing signaled the others to withdraw, leaving only Song Jingang and Hong Chengchou. At this time, Hong Chengchou also felt that something was a little wrong and asked in a low voice, "Master Liu, have you discovered anything?"
"Of course." Liu Wenxing narrowed his eyes and said slowly in a very low tone, "Master Hong, those lying here are the soldiers of my court..."
"What?" Hong Chengchou's eyes widened with disbelief on his face. How could this be possible? These are 239 corpses, which means 239 officers and soldiers, more than 200 people, and that's two small teams.
There are too many. Who can kill so many people silently?
Knowing that Hong Chengchou didn't believe it, Liu Wenxing walked up to a corpse, pulled up the corpse's left arm, pointed at the outside of the left arm and said in a sinister voice, "Master Hong, see for yourself, this person has calluses on the outside of his left arm, and there is a weak
The outside of his left arm is collapsed and much smoother than that of an ordinary person. Looking at his left knee, there is also a thick callus, but there is no callus on his right knee. I dare to ask General Yang, who has this characteristic? I have already checked it.
Okay, among the corpses we just checked, there are four corpses with similar characteristics. Humph, apart from me, the shield bearer, is there anyone else in the world who can have such characteristics? Moreover, judging from the fact that most of these people
He is from the frontier army, and only the frontier army commonly uses the kind of tall and thick shield."