Since Zhan Zhao entered Kaifeng, he has encountered a lot of major and minor cases, but in fact, he has never encountered a few serious cases of mass murder. At most, it was like the previous case where the sword and ax suppressed the knife clan.

Similar cases of massacres in Jianghu, and most of them occurred in the mountains far away from the Emperor. This is Kaifeng Mansion, at the feet of the Emperor! The Imperial City has sufficient troops, and there are Imperial City Army patrolling the city in the morning and evening. In addition to Kaifeng Mansion, there are also

In Dali Temple, all departments and ministries have personnel responsible for security. Besides, Zhao Zhen can be alarmed by the death of four or five members of an ordinary family. Now the person who died is a Taiwei! The first-rank official of the three princes, that is with Bao

Your Excellency, he is an important minister of the rank of Grand Master Pang. In addition, Taiwei is originally in charge of military attachés, and there are many experts in the government. Who is so capable that he can wipe out Cao Kui's entire family silently? No matter from which angle you look at it, it is unbelievable.

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At this time, the palace was also in chaos.

Zhao Zhen was in a very good mood today. During breakfast, Xiangxiang sang a complete "Shu Dao Nan" to him. Xiao Xiangxiang couldn't recognize many words, but she listened to Concubine Pang read it to her several times, and she actually memorized it.

When he came out, Zhao Zhen was so happy that he even had a full breakfast.

Just as I was walking happily in the yard to eat, Nangong Ji suddenly rushed in.

Zhao Zhen hadn't seen Nangong's little face turn white for a while, and he even teased him, "What's wrong? Is it a stomachache? I also think the soy milk in the morning tastes weird. My wife said it had red dates in it, but I didn't eat it."

Jujube flavor!”

Nangong was almost dying of anxiety, but Zhao Zhen could not stop talking. Who among the ministers dared to interrupt the emperor?

Zhao Zhen looked at Nangong and frowned anxiously, and realized that something might have happened, so he asked, "What's wrong? Where did the building collapse? Ah! Did Guard Zhan pick up a body again?"

Nangong pointed to the stone bench beside him, "Your Majesty... do you want to sit down and listen?"

Zhao Zhen stood up straight and straightened his chest, holding his hands behind his back and stroking his neck. That means - come on! I have never seen anything!

Nangong took a step closer and whispered, "Captain Cao Kui and his family were killed."

After Nangong finished speaking, Zhao Zhen stopped moving.

Eunuch Chen, who was making tea at the side, also shook his hands. He raised his head and stared at Nangong in surprise. He had served two emperors and had never encountered such a thing.

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a while before he understood, turned his face and asked Nangong, "Who?"

"Cao Kui!"

"Lieutenant?"

"right!"

"My lieutenant?"

"yes!"

"Destroy the whole family?"

"yes!"

"real?"

"real!"

"Do not believe!"

"real!"

Finally, Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand and said, "Help me sit down!"

Nangong and Eunuch Chen quickly helped Zhao Zhen sit down.

After the emperor sat down, he took a deep breath, turned his face and glared at Nangong, "How is that possible!"

Nangong was helpless, "I just went to see it...it's true, there are corpses all over the Taiwei Mansion."

"Ha..." Zhao Zhen took a breath, slapped the table and stood up, "Go find Bao Qing! No! Find everyone!"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen threw down his sleeves and walked out, getting angry as he walked, "How unreasonable! Is there any more royal law!"

Nangong and Eunuch Chen quickly followed. The eunuchs and maids along the way retreated. It had been a long time since they had seen the emperor's face like this. The only word everyone could think of was - Long Yan was furious.

When Zhao Zhen received the news, there was already a sensation in the court. Bao Zheng couldn't accept the news just now and rushed out of Kaifeng Mansion. Several shadow guards arrived and told him that Zhan Zhao and Gongsun had rushed to the Taiwei Mansion first.

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Bao Zheng nodded, got on the carriage and rushed to the palace. He passed the Taishi Mansion halfway. Grand Master Pang was holding his belly and was about to get into the sedan chair. When he saw the convoy of Kaifeng Mansion, he quickly shouted, "Oh! Old Bao!"

Master Bao lifted the car curtain and motioned for him - come up!

Pang Fu helped the grand master get into the carriage, and started running again before the grand master could sit firmly in the carriage.

The Grand Master fell onto his back in the car and rubbed his butt, "Oh, slow down, slow down."

Master Bao paid no attention to him and said to the coachman, "Hurry up!"

Taishi Pang held on to the car window to prevent himself from being too fat and rolled up by the car. He asked Bao Zheng, "Who is so cruel? There are less than a hundred people in Taiwei Cao Kui's house. Does extermination mean killing them all? How many people will die?"

?Ouch! Did your children pick up all the corpses during the time they left Kaifeng?!"

"Tsk." Mr. Bao rolled his eyes at him, "What nonsense are you talking about! I just asked, Lao Cao sent everyone away on the night of his wedding. He said that he just wanted to get together with his family and didn't want anyone to disturb him. Taiwei's Mansion didn't

I know that there are a few guards left. Anyway, the housekeeper entered the house this morning and found that everyone was dead, so he quickly sent someone to report to the official. The mansion has already led people to seal off the Taiwei Mansion. When the emperor came back, he met General He and Long

General, it is estimated that the Ninth Prince and his people have arrived at Taiwei's Mansion at this time, and I will go there immediately after entering the palace."

After listening to Mr. Bao's words, the Grand Master moved his seat, sat down, and punched Bao Zheng with his arm, "Hey, let me tell you, do you think it's strange?"

Mr. Bao frowned, "Nonsense! It's been a long time since there has been such a big case..."

"No." Master Pang waved his hand, "I'm talking about Lao Cao's marriage!"

Mr. Bao also lowered his head and said nothing for a long time, then asked, "Do you have any news?"

The Grand Master shook his head so hard that his palms shook, "Where did I get the news?"

Master Bao narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "Don't come here. Why don't you ask Cao Kui about something so abnormal? There's no one over there!"

The grand master snorted, seemed to think about it, and finally decided to speak, "I have inquired about it before, but not much. Please listen to it, don't talk about it yet, I will ask someone to inquire in detail when I go back later.

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Master Bao nodded.

The Grand Master lowered his voice and said, "Lao Cao's newly married daughter-in-law is said to have decided to get married within ten days of knowing her."

Master Bao stared at Master Pang with wide eyes.

"Isn't it incredible? With his character!" The grand master shook his head, "I am also curious, so I asked someone to help me check that woman... This woman's surname is Feng, her identity is unknown, her origin is unknown, her age is unknown

Her age is unknown, but she looks to be in her twenties, young and beautiful."

Master Bao nodded, "What's the point?"

"The point is...no one knows exactly what this woman looks like!"

Master Pang's words made Mr. Bao stunned, "What do you mean? Not to mention that he looks good in his twenties..."

"That's right! There are as many pretty girls in their twenties as you can find on the streets!" The Grand Master continued, "I'm just curious about how pretty she is. Cao Kui's heart was moved, so he found someone to get her.

I've been asking for a portrait or a more detailed description of that beauty, but all I got was these two sentences: She's in her twenties and looks pretty good."

Mr. Bao frowned and touched his chin gently, "Is that so...how could Lao Cao know the woman who sells rouge and gouache?"

"Haha, this old man was also curious, but it turned out to be even more ridiculous." The Grand Master gently shook his chubby finger, "Do you know where Lao Cao's wife is buried?"

Master Bao was stunned, "Where are they buried? In the ancestral grave?"

"Huh huh huh." The grand master said quietly, "Don't you know this? Lao Cao ordered his deceased wife to be made into a human pillar and placed it in the cellar of his house."

Master Bao didn't understand, "What human pillar?"

"That's a method of disposing of corpses in the northwest...that is, after a person dies, the internal organs are removed from the corpse, leaving only the heart, mouth and nose and other ventilated areas. All ventilated areas such as the mouth and nose are blocked with herbs, buried deeply in salt, and the corpse is air-dried into a mummy.

Mr. Bao's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"After drying, the whole body is coated with wax and pine oil, then wrapped with bandages and placed in a stone coffin. The coffin is divided into two layers. The inner layer is a human-shaped coffin. It is made by skilled craftsmen. The appearance of the outer layer is close to that of the deceased.

Then close the coffin lid. Store the coffin in a ventilated place underneath and it can be stored for a long time without rotting." The grand master shook his head as he spoke, seeming a little disgusted, "It is said that Cao Kui missed his wife and would go to spend time with his wife almost every night.

He took some of the rouge and gouache that she usually used to make up her human-shaped coffin. The incense was also commonly used by his wife, so she could still be her daughter-in-law! The rouge that his wife used was very rare, and she used to buy it from that store.

The shop was closed, and he had the formula in his hand, so he found another rouge shop to mix it, and that's how he met his new wife."

Master Bao had mixed feelings after hearing this and was speechless. On the one hand, he felt that Cao Kui was pitiful, and it was a pity that heaven and man would be separated forever. On the other hand, he felt strange, and it was all nonsense!

At this time, the carriage stopped and had arrived at the entrance of the palace. Because Zhao Zhen rang the bell to urgently recruit civil and military officials, there was no need to park or carry a sedan at the palace gate. You could enter directly, but you still had to check, so there was a long queue, some of which were

The ministers simply dismounted and walked into the palace. They were all discussing Cao Kui's affairs as they walked.

Master Bao was also about to get off the car. The grand master followed him down and asked, "Old Bao, do you know what I thought after hearing about Cao Kui remarrying?"

Master Bao looked back at him, "What are you thinking of? Did Lao Cao suddenly become evil or suddenly woke up from a dream and decided to abandon the corpse and choose a living person?"

The grand master laughed twice, got out of the car and patted Bao Zheng, "I was thinking that this woman was the reincarnation of his wife, right? Otherwise, why would Lao Cao suddenly change?"

After speaking, the Grand Master gently waved his hand and wandered into the palace gate. Along the way, he met a few acquaintances who were chatting and walking.

Master Bao frowned and walked behind, thinking about what the Grand Master had just said.

"Xiren."

At this time, someone called him from behind.
To be continued...