Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

Chapter 134 5.26 Cinnabar

At this time, the unitary hour has passed, and the two of them have hardly eaten anything since yesterday, and have not closed their eyes. Tang Wuyi saw that Tao was already exhausted, so he quickly asked him to sit down, and ordered the disciples in the pavilion to bring some food over . "Noodle soup is good, lay a chicken, and float a few slices of green vegetables." Tang Wuyi did not forget to ask, he knew that Wen Tao was not used to riding a horse, and his spleen and stomach must be weak after long-distance raids, so he should eat less meat.

Sure enough, after the soup came, Wen Tao ate happily, but his eyes were a little distracted.Tang Wuyi said: "I've boiled the water for you, after you return to your room, take a shower and go to sleep, you have worked hard these few days."

Wen Tao nodded, but asked back: "What about you, don't you want to rest earlier?"

Tang Wuyi said softly: "Today is already the third day, and tomorrow I have to return to Kyoto to report. I will sort out this case again and rest after finishing it."

Wen Tao obeyed and obediently returned to the room.Sure enough, a tub full of hot water had already been placed in the room. Wen Tao has always loved cleanliness, and walking in the rivers and lakes with Tang Wuyi would inevitably lead him to eat and sleep in the open, but Tang Wuyi always tried his best to arrange a clean place for him. The place will do everything possible to arrange a bath for him.It's even more so now that I'm back in Dongdu Pavilion.Wen Tao soaked himself in the bathtub, his tiredness dissipated a little, and his thoughts returned to the case.

As soon as Li Huan's letter appeared, it became clear who Mr. Pu was coerced by and why he died.Then there was the Dragon Boat Festival. It made sense for Tang Jingxiao to be poisoned as a participant in the incident back then, but who invited the Chunxi Troupe into the palace, and who was poisoned to death?Wen Tao was so drowsy with his thoughts that he fell asleep in the bathtub unknowingly.In a daze, it seemed that someone picked him up, dressed him in obscene clothes and put him on the bed. Wen Tao vaguely heard the midsummer wind blowing past the wind chimes, like a ding ding dong dong, a slap fell on his cheek. light kiss.

The next day when Wen Tao woke up, it was past Si o'clock. Tang Wuyi had come to wake him up before, but today he woke up empty. Wen Tao suddenly felt flustered, put on his coat and went out .Tang Wuyi was not in the pavilion, the bed in his room was neatly made, and two fast horses were missing in the stable.Wen Tao called the disciples in the pavilion to inquire, and sure enough Tang Wuyi set off for the capital at dawn. "Tang Pavilion master said, the Taoist priest has worked hard for days, so don't disturb the Taoist priest's rest." The disciple still didn't forget to add this sentence.

Wen Tao's blood surged up for a while, but he thought to himself, this is indeed something Tang Wuyi can do, he rushed back to return to his life, naturally he would not delay too much, it was all his own carelessness, and fell asleep until now.He has never been a reckless person, but after he figured it out, he calmly packed up his luggage and put on the official seal of Dongdu Pavilion in a thoughtful manner.After all, the gold medal given by Li Shu was with Tang Wuyi, if he didn't have the official seal, he might not even be able to enter the palace gate.

It was almost noon when the packing was done, and Wen Tao's stomach was empty, so he had a light meal in Dongdu Pavilion. After eating, he passed Mr. Pu's mourning hall, thinking of Li Huan's letter. When I got up, my eyes seemed to be shaken by something, and I took a closer look, and found that it was a burnt candlestick. On the first day of the wake, I used incense candles bought by Mr. Pu before his death. Because they have been preserved for a long time, the color is a bit dark, with some maroon. The incense candles for the next two days were bought later, and they were very new in color, shining white.However, what Wen Tao was shaken by was the wax drops from the candles on the first day, sticking to the candlestick and shining brightly.Wen Tao was very surprised, twisted it with his hands, and after careful identification, it turned out to be cinnabar!The color of cinnabar is bright, but it is not suitable to put it in incense candles, because cinnabar will be highly poisonous after forging, so cinnabar is not used in wedding candles that need to be dyed vermilion, let alone funeral incense candles.Wen Tao thought for a while and immediately went out to find the coffin that Mr. Pu had ordered that day, and asked about what Mr. Pu had ordered that day. Kyoto gallops away.

In the Guanzheng Hall of Daming Palace, Tang Wuyi has already stood under His Highness, only Li Shu is in the hall, and the palace people have dispersed, only Yang Ji stands beside him.

"Tang Yue, the five-day period has expired, have you found out everything?" Li Shu asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, it has been found out." Tang Wuyi said in a deep voice.

"Who did it?"

"King Yan."

After hearing this, Li Shu didn't say anything, but thought for a while with his hands behind his back, then turned around and asked Yang Ji, "Is King Yan's typhoid better?"

"Return to Your Majesty, King Yan went to Shudao yesterday and he is already in good health."

"That's just right. It is said that King Yan is coming, so you can pick it up yourself." Li Shu said.

Yang Ji got the order to go down, he naturally knew Li Shu's meaning, Li Xu was not allowed to contact anyone along the way, and he was not allowed to bring anyone here.

After Yang Ji left, Li Shu stared at Tang Wuyi and said, "It's really him?"

"It's absolutely true." Tang Wuyi said firmly, "I have evidence."

Shuchang Li sighed and said, "Forget it, let's confront him face-to-face when he comes."

Tang Wuyi stopped talking, and the two stood in Guanzheng Hall in silence for a moment, then Yang Ji brought Li Xu in.After not seeing each other for a few days, Li Xu's face seemed to have softened a little, his face that looked like a full moon seemed to have more edges and corners, and the smile that was originally warm was also a little stiff at the moment.When he entered the Guanzheng Hall and saw Li Shu, his eyes seemed to be throbbing a little, but the light in his eyes dimmed instantly when he saw Tang Wuyi also in the next second.

"Your Majesty, King Yan has been brought here." Yang Ji said with a low eyebrow.

"Tang Yue, let's start." Li Shu waved his hand.

Tang Wuyi nodded and said: "It all starts with a playbook of "Double Dragon Seizes the Pearl". I don't know who wrote this playbook. It speciously alludes to some old events of the previous dynasty, and it has flowed to a famous family in Chongwenfang. A book shop called "Baicao Pavilion"." Tang Wuyi continued, "This book shop is where Zhao, the leader of Chunxi Troupe, often collects playbooks, and this playbook was taken by him. Because the playbook is well written, Chunxi Ban arranged this shadow puppet show, and got a lot of fame in West Market."

Everyone present listened carefully, Tang Wuyi said: "Your Majesty's Dragon Boat Festival has always invited some folk opera troupes. Originally, shadow puppetry was not elegant, but recently it has been recognized by the children of the family. This Chunxi from West Market Ban was then selected to perform in front of His Majesty and officials at the Dragon Boat Festival."

Li Shu was thoughtful, Tang Wuyi said to Li Xu: "On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, all the receptions in Linde Hall were arranged by King Yan, right?"

Li Xu didn't even look at Tang Wuyi, and hummed lightly: "Yes."

"Everything went smoothly that day, until the Chunxi troupe started to perform this play, the prince felt inappropriate when he saw this play, and wanted to get rid of the troubles in time." Tang Wuyi said with certainty.

"Oh? Wasn't that leader killed by General Qiu?" King Yan asked.

"It was an accident. Zhao Er's Chunxi Troupe performed "Double Dragons Seize the Pearl". As soon as the play was staged, the prince's face was very ugly, but the prince could not directly silence the public, so he had to poison him secretly. According to the prince According to the plan, Zhao Er should die of abdominal pain during the performance, and then he will be called a bad stomach, and the matter will be over."

"Heh, I don't know that I have such supernatural powers that I can unknowingly poison a person to death in front of hundreds of officials in the hall." King Yan said.

"Your Majesty," Tang Wuyi turned to Li Shu, "We have examined the body of Team Leader Zhao. He did not die from trauma, but died from the red crest of a crane!"