Chen Hui had no memory of the name You Li. Not only that, he no longer even remembered what Butterfly Blue was. He even forgot why he wanted to participate in this selection... Chen Hui
The memory can only be described as "a collapse of a thousand miles".
Song Yang always kept a relaxed smile on his face. After eating outside, Song Yang returned to the inn together with Chen Hui. He sat in the other party's room for a while before leaving. After returning to his room, he took out a banknote and handed it over.
To Xiaojiu: "Help me do something. Find a famous painter in the city to draw three sets of sunset pictures. They cannot be signed. The sooner the better."
Just before leaving, Chen Hui was telling him to paint seriously. The great master looked serious and eager. Song Yang couldn't bear to offend him, and he didn't know what kind of painting he wanted, so he paid a lot of money to go to the famous master.
Asking for a painting.
Xiaojiu didn't ask any more questions, nodded and collected the banknote.
It was night, Song Yang was gloomy, sitting in front of the lamp and trying his best to come up with a treatment method that could delay Chen Hui's condition... He spent the next two days thinking hard, but manpower was limited, and some wishes would last forever.
Unattainable.
At this time, the decree of the imperial court was finally promulgated. The real election of talents in Nanli was scheduled to be held on the second day of February, the auspicious day when the dragon raises his head. The selection of the Golden Palace was personally presided over by the emperor, and all important officials in the court would be present.
, the selection rules are quite similar to the last 'audition', with many talents performing one by one. However, the candidates for the first class will not be directly selected at that time. It will be announced five days later after Fenglong has discussed with the ministers.
result.
At the same time, the eunuch who came to announce the decree also gave the order of appearance that had been planned, and Song Yang happened to be the last one... I wonder if it was a coincidence, but the three Hong family brothers were ranked second to last.
Everyone in the posthouse was excited when the news broke, and Song Yang was no exception. He had already thought of the topic for the next selection, but there were still many things to worry about in terms of details. This temporarily changed his mind and focused his energy away from Chen.
Return to the body and move into the selection process.
Xiaojiu was very well-behaved. Not only did she take good care of Song Yang, but she also kept her face low and did not allow others to disturb Song Yang, so as not to delay her master's homework. Two more days passed in this way, on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month. During lunch, Song Yang
Yang relaxed and asked Xiaojiu: "What interesting stories have you heard recently? Tell me."
Xiao Jiu is born to be a gossip, no matter what she wants to find out clearly before giving up. People who like to inquire also like to 'spread'. When Song Yang asked, Xiao Jiu immediately became energetic: "The anecdote is nothing special, but
There is one "horrifying news", which has caused a commotion in the capital recently, and even the emperor was very angry. Do you want to listen to it, sir?"
Song Yang stretched out his chopsticks and added a piece of chicken to her, and said with a smile: "If you like it, I'll give you another chicken drumstick."
Xiaojiu put the chicken into his mouth with a smile and pretended to sigh: "It's so sweet, so sweet! The meat you brought over is so delicious..."
The 'horror' in Phoenix City comes from a yamen in the capital: the Armillary Sphere Prison.
The Armillary Sphere Supervisor is responsible for observing celestial phenomena and calculating calendars. In addition, this yamen is also responsible for surveying Feng Shui, predicting bad luck, fortune telling, and many other metaphysical matters. It is regarded as a "professional technical department" and has nothing practical.
Power, power. In the back garden of the Armillary Sphere Prison, senior officials who are proficient in Feng Shui have set up a small Feng Shui array through rockeries, pools, and landscape plantings. In the center of the array, there is a temple to protect the robes of the founder of Nali, the emperor, and it is regarded as a national symbol.
Praying for blessings is a means of prospering the country.
The origin of the 'horror' was the earthquake on New Year's Eve.
The earthquake was not serious. Phoenix City was almost unscathed. Nothing happened to the Armillary Sphere Prison at the time, but it was somewhat affected. Just three days ago, the soil in front of the Yi Guan Temple suddenly collapsed, revealing a dead skeleton. Originally, it was absolutely
As for the confidential information, there was a loophole in some link, and the news spread to the market, causing an uproar immediately.
A deep pit collapsed in the Feng Shui array used to pray for the country, exposing the bones, and it was caused by the earthquake on New Year's Eve... Rumors among the people soared, and eventually public opinion was formed, which regarded the incident as a 'bad omen for the country's loss'.
The Ministry of Justice, which intervened in the investigation, soon discovered that the skeleton's skin and flesh were completely rotten, but it had not been buried in the ground for long, at most five or six years, and there were still clear knife marks on the ribs of the deceased. This is what happened.
There has been a change. The so-called bad omen of ruining the country is actually a murder case and a corpse burial that were exposed by chance.
As long as the facts of the case are announced, it will naturally quell the rumors and restore public sentiment. But the prerequisite is that the case must be solved first. The officers of the Criminal Department have been mobilized to investigate the case as soon as possible. However, there is no movement yet, and the most troublesome thing is the corpse.
Turned into a skeleton, nothing was found except that the person was a man, and the identity of the deceased could not be identified.
We don’t know who died. No matter how powerful the Punishment Department is, they can only wander around in the periphery. Everyone can guess that the murderer is someone from the Armillary Sphere Prison. Outsiders have no chance to hide the body here, but they can’t find out who the deceased is.
There is no way to trace his social connections, and no key clues can be grasped. Simply relying on interrogating officials, big and small, for false confessions will be completely ineffective.
Of course, this 'story' is not that simple for Xiao Jiu. The little girl is vividly describing the appearance of the bones at this moment, as if she is the one who opened the corpse; at the next moment, she imitates the angry look of the emperor, as if she was also in the Golden Palace at that time.
Discussing politics... And Song Yang's behavior was a little abnormal, from being very interested at the beginning to being thoughtful.
After Xiaojiu finished speaking, he was still unfinished and commented seriously: "This case can definitely be solved. If we can't catch the real culprit, we will find someone to blame. Anyway, we must put down the rumors of 'losing the country', but...
Before looking for someone to blame, it is better to conduct an investigation first, and it is best to find out the real culprit."
"That's what happened." Song Yang smiled, stood up, took out a pen and paper, quickly made a list and handed it to the little girl: "I'll have to work hard on you to buy these things later." After that, he got up and walked out.
Xiao Jiu hurriedly chased after him: "Where are you going, young master?"
"This case is interesting. I want to take a look. You don't have to come with me to have dinner."
Xiaojiu watched Song Yang leave the post house, his pretty face full of confusion. The election was coming soon. She didn't understand why he didn't study hard at home, but went to care about this unsolved case?
Song Yang went to the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion first before going out. If he wanted to participate in this case, he had to be recommended by someone. With his current status, he would only get a bad reception when he got to the Criminal Department.
The guards of the royal palace had long been ordered by the princess to treat him with courtesy if he was selected as a talented person. After Song Yang revealed his identity, he was still polite to him. Unfortunately, Ren Churong was not in the palace. Song Yang had no choice but to ask tentatively.
He was appointed as a small catcher.
Ren Xiaozai was not here either, which was fine, but what completely surprised Song Yang was... Her Royal Highness the Princess went to work, and she went to the Armillary Sphere Supervisor to go to work.
Seeing Song Yang's surprised look, the guard in front of the door smiled and said: "As early as three years ago, the Holy Father conferred the title of Princess of Astute Princess on my young lady. At the same time, he also bestowed the title of Doctor of Mystery, Supervisor of Armillary Sphere. A year ago, he was named 'Princess of Mystery'.
But the official position of Armillary Sphere Supervisor has not been changed. Everyone in the capital knows about this, but you don’t know?"
It turned out that his daughter-in-law was not only a princess, but also a 'doctor'. Song Yang thanked the guards with a smile and left. He casually asked passers-by where the Armillary Sphere Prison was and hurried over.
Phoenix City has a straight and regular layout on all four sides. The residences of princes, princes and ministers are concentrated in the west city, and the six ministries and public offices are all in the east city. Song Yang rushed from the palace to the Armillary Sphere Prison, crossing the capital, and also passed by Nanli in the center of the city.
Royal Palace.
China has a vast territory, and the climate is very different between the north and the south. In the same first lunar month, Yanbei is still covered with snow, while Nanli is full of fresh green. Especially inside and outside the palace, Nanli's unique tree species 'Yan'ertong' is planted everywhere, and it has already reached Feixu
When the seeds are being scattered, when the wind blows, layers of light yellow catkins dance in the air, touching the face with a warm and itchy feeling. It is really the New Year season.
The flying catkins of this kind of 'Eye Tung' can also be used as medicine and have the effect of strengthening the body. Even if they are not dried and floated in the wind, the faint fragrance they emit can refresh the mind. It is considered a famous New Year's dish in Phoenix City.
landscape.
When Song Yang passed by the palace, he lingered for a moment, caught a few flying catkins from the air and played with them...
When he arrived at the door of Armillary Sphere Prison, before asking the guard, he saw Qin Zhui, Ren Xiaoqiao's personal bodyguard, striding out of the door. Song Yang was overjoyed and hurried to greet him. He first greeted him with a happy New Year greeting, and then explained to him the reason for his visit.
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Qin Zhui was also puzzled: "When I'm not in the post office preparing my homework, do I still have the energy to come and solve the case?"
Song Yang Zhengse: "Putting your knowledge to use and serving the country is the true nature of Qingyang's talents."
Qin Zhui laughed loudly: "Don't make trouble." While laughing, he temporarily put down the things he was about to do before going out, and took Song Yang into the Armillary Sphere Prison to meet the princess.