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Chapter 301 Murder(1/2)

Luoyang ruling, named Chen Quanqi, is forty-three years old.⊥,

This person was in the second year of Shangyuan, which was the Jinshi in 675 AD. He was moved from Xielulang to the civil servant Wailang. Later, he was imprisoned for accepting bribes, but soon after he was released from prison and re-employed, becoming a very favored person by Wu Zetian, and later moved to the position of the minister.

This person has been regarded as a mixed reputation in history.

He is as famous as Song Zhiwen and is also called "Shen Song". His modern poetry is rigorous and precise, and he is a representative figure of the legal system.

Later generations once commented: Shen Song's new voices and Yan Xu's big handwriting, and thus the early Tang Dynasty's prosperity gradually became popular.

Chen Song was Chen Quanqi and Song Zhiwen, and Yan Xu made a big move by Su Feng and Zhang Shuo. From this we can see that in the literary world, Chen Quanqi is definitely a master-level position. However, later generations will affirm his poems, but when talking about his character, they generally have a contemptuous attitude and are extremely disdainful of Chen Quanqi's virtues and character.

In fact, after thirty years of favor, he basically wrote poems with the emperor and did not have real power.

This time, the Luoyang Order was temporarily accepted, and because Zhang Tongxiu was demoted, Wu Zetian could not find a suitable candidate for a while, so Chen Qi temporarily took over the position of Luoyang Order. Once there was a suitable candidate, Chen Qi would still return to Wu Zetian.

Yang Shouwen knew about Shen Quanqi and Song Zhiwen.

But I don’t know much about this person, just like he knows He Zhizhang, but it’s limited to He Zhizhang’s poems.

In the Luoyang County Yamen, Yang Shouwen met this literary master who was well-known and criticized in later generations.

Chen Luqi, who is forty-three, looks very thin and dresses very simply, just like an uncle next door.

"Qingzhi. I failed to attend the General Immortals because of something yesterday, but I didn't want to miss a good story."

When Chen Quanqi saw Yang Shouwen, he acted very politely and respectfully.

This is normal. Yang Shouwen was famous at the General Immortal Conference yesterday and showed his power. Even a person like Chen Qi would admire him after hearing about it. If Yang Shouwen only had two or three masterpieces, Chen Qi might not have been like this. But eighty-one songs... Even if Chen Qi is a master, he would not be able to make a move in front of Yang Shouwen.

Yang Shouwen hurriedly bowed and said, "You are polite to the county master. Yesterday, the boy just ate too much wine and was crazy about drinking."

Chen Quanqi heard it, but laughed: "Qingzhi, if everyone can make you drunk, I believe the saints will be very happy."

"Yun Qing, what's the matter? I've sent someone to call Qingzhi?"

He Zhizhang is a kind-hearted person in ancient times, especially when he ate a jar of Qingping Dice at Yang Shouwen's house last night, and even regarded Yang Shouwen as his confidant.

Yang Shouwen was recruited to the county government office, and He Zhizhang also followed him.

With him here, even if the Luoyang Order wants to be unfavorable to Yang Shouwen, he must consider it.

Not to mention that although he and Shen Quanqi are not friends, they also have some friendship...

Chen Quanqi heard it and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"My county magistrate is just a temporary generation.

I thought I was safe and secure to take office as a new county magistrate, but I didn’t expect... Qingzhi, I ask you, do you have a servant named Zabusu in your family?"

“Zabsu?”

Yang Shouwen was stunned for a moment, feeling that the name sounded familiar.

"I am a little confused about this, but this name is a bit familiar."

"It's a Tubo."

"Oh, I remembered it!"

Speaking of the Tubo people, Yang Shouwen immediately remembered who was sacred in Zabusu.

Isn’t this guy the slave Zheng Lingzhi sent him? I remember that he was very good at water and helped Yang Shouwen explore the water gate of the pool in the house. However, Yang Shouwen didn’t know much about him. On weekdays, Zabusu works in the front yard, mainly managed by Wuyou and Yang Congyi. As the head of the family, how could he have the energy to pay attention to this Zabusu?

"In this way, was this Zabusu bought by Captain Zheng at the market?"

"yes!"

Yang Shouwen asked in confusion: "County Master, what trouble did Zabusu cause?"

"A disaster?"

Chen Quanqi heard it and shook his head with a smile, "He didn't cause trouble for me, but it might cause trouble for Qingzhi."

Speaking of this, Chen Qi paused for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "In the early morning of this day, someone found Zabusu's body at the Lishe Bridge."

"Lishe Bridge?"

Before Yang Shouwen could speak, He Zhizhang couldn't help but say, "Isn't that bridge abandoned?"

"Yes, Lishe Bridge was abandoned as early as three years old in Xianheng. Vehicles and horses are prohibited from passing through the bridge, but pedestrians are allowed to move around. But Ji Zhen, you should know that the Luo River surged in the early spring of last year, and it collapsed the Lishe Bridge and has never been repaired.

Almost no one walked around the bridge, deserted and deserted.

But this morning, Wu Hou, who was patrolling the street, found Zabusu's body at the bridge, and I don't know why he was there."

As he spoke, Chen Quanqi looked at Yang Shouwen.

Yang Shouwen smiled bitterly and said, "I got drunk in Shenduyuan yesterday. After I came back, I continued to drink with Ji Zhen and Su Tingshuo... Well, I can't remember this anymore. Then I slept until dawn. When the county magistrate passed, I just woke up."

He thought about it and continued, "Nazabusu was sent by my uncle, and he has been working in the front yard since then.

I only saw him once, and I asked him to go into the water to check the water gate of the pool at home, knowing that he is extremely watery... Apart from that, I have no idea about this person. Even if there is something, I have ordered Wuyou and Yang Congyi not to see him again."

"In this way, wasn't Qingzhi sent him to Lishe Bridge?"

When Yang Shouwen heard this, he shook his head repeatedly, "I don't know where Lisheqiao is, what should I send him to do?

The county magistrate is not unclear about my previous situation. After I arrived in Luoyang, I have no friends and rarely go out and walk around."

This is certainly clear after the sinking period.

He had been with Wu Zetian before, and he could see the clues about what Wu Zetian had towards Yang Shouwen.

Hearing Yang Shouwen said this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm reckless, don't blame Qingzhi."

"County Master, I wonder where Nazabusu's body is?"

"I'm still at Lishe Bridge!" Chen Quanqi said, "I heard that Nazabusu is Qingzhi's slave, so I sent someone to invite you. But Nazabusu is too broken. I thought that if Qingzhi goes there, I will be negligent. So I waited in the county government."

Yang Shouwen thought for a while and said, "I wonder if I can go and check it out?"

"oh?"

Yang Shouwen hurriedly said, "I forgot about the county magistrate? My father was originally a county magistrate of Changping. I have been with my father since I was a child and am not unfamiliar with this kind of murder case. Although Nazabusu was a slave sent by my uncle, he entered my Yang family's door and was my Yang family. My man was killed in Luoyang. I, a man of the Lang, always have to go over and take a look."

For some reason, Yang Shouwen realized that Chen Quanqi's gaze suddenly became much softer when he looked at him.

"Since Qingzhi said that, let's go."

As he said that, he looked at He Zhizhang, "Ji Zhen, are you going?"

"Go, of course you have to go!"

He Zhizhang smiled and said, "Since you have come, how can you not go and take a look?"

I always feel that this guy is going to watch the fun, but in fact he doesn't care who he died.

Chen Quanqi immediately took Yang Shouwen and He Zhizhang out of the yamen and headed straight for Lishe Bridge.

Nalishe Bridge, opposite the two cities in the north and south, was originally a floating bridge. In the early Tang Dynasty, Lishe Bridge was destroyed. When Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty visited Luoyang in the second year of Xianqing, he saw that the Zhongqiao was destroyed by floods, so he ordered the restoration. Lishe Bridge was also rebuilt once. However, in the third year of Xianheng, Wei Ji, the Sinongqing, built the Dongdu Palace and built a new Zhongqiao in the east of the Zhongqiao, facing Changxiamen in the south and Caokui in the north. Lishe Bridge was also abandoned and idle because it was too close to the Xinzhongqiao.

Zabusu was discovered in the south of Lishe Bridge.

Yang Shouwen and others passed the Luoshui River from Xinzhong Bridge and came to the south of Luoyang City.

After arriving at Lishe Bridge, he saw a chubby man wearing official uniform coming up. It was not hot that day, but the fat man was already sweating profusely. He held a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead while walking. He looked very embarrassed.

"This is Bifan, Weizhuang, Luoyang."

Chen Quanqi turned his head and introduced Yang Shouwen, then walked forward and started talking to Zhuang Bifan.

Zhuang Bifan spoke with a strong Bashu accent.

Yang Shouwen couldn't help but look at him, then turned his gaze to a white cloth at the bridge. Under the white cloth, it should be Zabusu's body. He walked over, squatted down, lifted the white cloth, revealing a corpse.

"You, you, what are you doing?"

Zhuang Bifan was shocked when he saw Yang Shouwen lifting the white cloth and hurriedly came over to stop him.

Chen Quanqi stopped him, "Laozhuang, this Zabusu is Qingzhi's slave.

His father was once the county magistrate of Changping, and he was very familiar with this matter, so he accompanied the county to check it out."

"He is Yang Qingzhi?"

“That’s right.”

Zhuang Bifan immediately showed respect, and his eyes became different when he looked at Yang Shouwen.

"The body has no obvious wounds, and it looks more like eating too much alcohol and drowning."

He accompanied Chen Quanqi to Yang Shouwen and explained to Chen Quanqi.

"Drowned in drowning? Are you sure?"

"The Xiaguan has been a county magistrate for ten years, so he still has this little vision."

Chen Quanqi nodded and asked in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, can we tell where he drowned?"

"I'm afraid this is not easy to judge."

At this moment, Yang Shouwen suddenly stood up and turned around and said, "County Master, this person is definitely not drowned."
To be continued...
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