The place where Li Chaoge stayed was not far from Luzhou. On the second day, everyone got up early in the morning, and after a day of hurrying, they finally entered Luzhou City in the evening.
At this moment, the fishing boats are singing at night, the setting sun is melting gold, and there are rivers and lakes men and women dressed as knights everywhere on the roadside. Luzhou has already gathered several Jianghu sects, and recently because of Qianyuan Sword, it has attracted a large group of spectators, so the streets of Luzhou seem to be particularly smelling of fireworks, and the sound of shaking oars by the river is continuous, Accompanied by the enthusiastic cries of hawkers, the arrogance of the rivers and lakes, which is completely different from that of Dongdu, rushed to the face.
Bai Qianhe rode on the horse, looked at the familiar prosperous scene, and said with emotion: "I? I'm hungry."
However, the two callers at the front were so focused on their work that they had no intention of resting at all. Li Chaoge didn't turn his head back, and said, "Let's go to the government office first, dinner is not in a hurry."
Bai Qianhe lingered looking at the steaming rice in bamboo tubes by the side of the road, thinking that he was actually in a hurry. However, it was the uncle who took the money, Bai Qianhe couldn't hold back Li Chaoge, so he could only endure the heartache and pass by the delicacies.
Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke went straight to the Luzhou government office. The shape of each city is different, but the location of the government is almost the same, they all face south and sit on the central axis. Li Chaoge was familiar with the way, and soon found the Governor's Mansion.
At this time, there were people guarding the gate of the government office, constantly looking towards the road. The concierge has been watching for a whole day. He knows that there are important people coming to Dongdong. He heard that the background is very powerful. According to the schedule, it will be within these two days. The concierge stared at the direction of the city gate longingly, but there was no one there. He was about to give up, when suddenly he saw a group of people coming from the opposite corner of the street, the leader was a man and a woman, with extremely outstanding looks, and the guards behind were also all stately and mighty.
When the concierge saw it, he immediately felt that this was the imperial envoy from the capital. Although he didn't understand why there were women in the team, but with this demeanor and attire, he couldn't go wrong.
The pedestrian walked straight towards the government office. When the concierge suddenly saw this scene, his hands began to tremble. He quickly ran into the gate, shouting as he ran, "Dongdu is here, Dongdu is here!"
Li Chaoge stopped in front of the Governor's Mansion. She looked up at the plaque on the door and said, "When I saw the emperor's envoy, I was not in a hurry to greet him. Instead, I was in a hurry to report inside. The Luzhou government office is really interesting."
Gu Mingke had already dismounted. Hearing her words, he said, "See you step by step, come down first."
Li Chaoge jumped to the ground, and just as she stood firm, a group of people rushed out from the gate of the governor's mansion. The leader was wearing a blue official shirt, and when he saw Gu Mingke, he immediately saluted and said, "Hello imperial envoy. Zhao Zhenyi, governor of Luzhou, greeted the saint Tianhou."
"Changshi, please. After returning to Beijing, I will convey your greetings to the saint and queen. In addition..." Gu Mingke raised his finger to Li Chaoge and said, "This is the commander of this trip, the commander of the Demon Suppressing Division."
Town monster? Chang Shi frowned suspiciously, and looked critically at Li Chaoge up and down. What kind of officer is the commander, and where is the town demon division? I've never heard of it, I'm afraid it's not a charlatan putting on a show
Li Chaoge saw Chang Shi's expression and knew what he was thinking. Li Chaoge smiled kindly, and said unhurriedly: "Zhao Changshi, this is the first time we meet, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future. Oh, by the way, I forgot to say, my surname is Li, and my name is Chaoge. If? If? You still want to Can’t get up, okay? You can call me Princess Sheng Yuan.”
Chang Shi's expression became hesitant when he heard Li Chaoge say that his surname was Li. The name Li Chaoge seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it. Until Li Chaoge said Princess Sheng Yuan, Chang Shi finally remembered where he had seen this name before.
In the palace newspaper of the imperial court! Chang Shi was so frightened that his legs went limp, he quickly walked down the steps in three steps at a time, and bowed to Li Chaoge: "So it's Princess Sheng Yuan, this subordinate deserves to die, I'm so negligent, please forgive me, princess."
Li Chaoge was used to these pretentious faces, she was too lazy to talk nonsense with these people, and said directly: "Lead the way ahead, to the governor's residence and the scene of the crime."
Chang Shi couldn't help but be careful, his face was full of embarrassment: "The scene of the murder is bloody and unlucky, the princess's daughter's body, it's not good to be hit by blood. How about? The next official finds a beautiful place for the princess, the princess..."
"lead the way."
Bai Qianhe and the others stood behind, silently, looking at Luzhou Changshi with sympathetic eyes. Shi Khan, governor of Luzhou, is about to come down, so is he? It's not that he has never seen the royal relatives. Why is Li Chaoge, a princess, more powerful and frightening than the serious prince Wu Wang
This is not a princess, this is clearly an ancestor.
Li Chaoge's face was cold, his face was frosty, and his momentum was astonishing. Chang Shi didn't dare to evade any more, and said bravely, "I obey the order. Princess, the place where the murder was committed... is not very elegant, princess, please be prepared."
Li Chaoge naturally knew about it. When it came to understanding the dead, Chang Shi was far less professional than her. Chang Shi tremblingly led the way ahead, followed by Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke, followed by Zhou Shao, Dali Si and others.
The government offices at all levels of the imperial court are shaped like imperial palaces, with the front office and the back mansion, the front is the court, study, meeting hall and other office institutions, and the back is the mansion, where the chief executive and his family live. Luzhou is at the level of Zhongzhou, and the highest officer is the governor. According to reason, the governor should stay in the government office whether he is working or staying. He works in the front office during the day and sleeps in the back mansion at night.
Even though Li Chaoge was mentally prepared for the murder scene, she was still surprised when she saw the place. Li Chaoge looked at the darkness in front of him, stretched out his hand to scratch the pillar, and asked, "Is it on fire?"
"Yes." Chang Shi rubbed his hands, seeming a little nervous, "Last night, there was a sudden fire, and the place was full of scrolls and papers, and it caught fire all at once. The subordinates led the people to rescue it desperately, and it was finally extinguished."
Therefore, the dignified main courtyard of the governor's mansion, the place where the governor's office and government discussions were held, was burned to a scorched earth. Li Chaoge withdrew his fingers, crushed the sawdust on his fingertips into black ashes, and asked, "What's inside?"
Li Chaoge's face was calm, but under such gaze, Chang Shi was inexplicably guilty and short of breath, and his voice became lower and lower: "All... all burned."
"The third governor died here?"
"yes."
Li Chaoge smiled lightly, and said in a tone of incomprehension, "You are so kind."
The offices of the previous governors and the scene of the murder, where there are the most clues, happened to be completely burned down by a single fire. Others were looking for useful clues inside the house, while Li Chaoge stood outside the house and waited. After a while, Gu Mingke also came out, stood beside her and said, "It's all burned down, and there is almost nothing usable."
Li Chaoge knew it would be like this. She looked up at the auspicious clouds flying over the bucket arch, and said softly: "It rained last night, and it's still possible to start a fire here. They really bothered."
Gu Mingke wiped his fingers with a handkerchief. Even though there was no dust on it, he still wiped it again, and then said: "The first governor who died in Luzhou, Cao Yi, was a member of the Guannei family. According to the evaluation by the Ministry of Officials, he was impatient. Irritable, jealous of evil, often clashed with his colleagues in office, the evaluation of the official department is not good, but it has been flat for many years. How did Cao Yi die? So far there is no unified statement. The official department records say that he died of a disease ?, but the tone seems questionable. After Cao Yi died, the imperial court sent Wu Jinyuan to take over. Wu Jinyuan was the longest serving in Luzhou. From the end of the 20th year of Yonghui, he died of a serious illness in the spring of the 22nd year. Because of the successive deaths in Luzhou , many officials are unwilling to come to Luzhou, Luzhou Governor's Mansion has been vacant for three months, and finally a new governor, Xu Xingning, came in June this year. However, within a month, Xu Xingning also died."
"How did he die?" "It's not written in the official materials, so we need to check." Gu Mingke glanced at the governor's main courtyard where the doors, windows, porch and pillars were blackened, but there was nothing left in the house, and said, " It looks like this mansion is not suitable for living. Let's go out and find another place to live."
Li Chaoge nodded, exactly what he meant. As special envoys of the imperial court and representatives of saints, they should have lived in the government office. But judging by the situation here, it is better not to live here.
Li Chaoge thought for a while, and asked, "Wu Jinyuan, that is, the second governor, the one who stayed the longest in Luzhou, what illness did he suffer from?"
"The file of the Ministry of Officials only mentions the serious disease, and no specific symptoms are recorded. I? I planned to come to Luzhou to investigate the case here, but unfortunately, it was burned."
Li Chaoge sighed, and said, "That's all. They must have plans for such a big circle. As long as they have plans, they will not be safe. We? Just wait for them to come to your door."
For now, that's the only way to go. After Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke finished speaking, the three officials of Dali Temple came out and said to Gu Mingke: "Gu Sicheng, the inside is empty. We only found some scraps of paper in the corner, but unfortunately the words have been burnt so hard to read." gone."
"Put it away." Gu Mingke said, "All paper with words, no matter how damaged it is, will be taken away."
The people of Dali Temple should go down. Zhou Shao and Mo Linlang also came out, and Li Chaoge asked, "Did you find anything?"
Li Chaoge seemed to be asking something, but he was actually asking Mo Linlang if he had seen any unusual ghosts. Investigating, reasoning and retrieving materials is the way Dali Temple handles cases. As the demon masters, they naturally take an unusual path.
Mo Linlang shook her head: "No."
Li Chaoge sighed regretfully, she thought that the ghosts of the three governors who died unjustly would linger in the place of death and would not disperse. If you happen to see them and ask Mo Linlang to ask who the murderer is, wouldn't the case be solved directly
Unfortunately, not such a good thing.
The people in Dali Temple didn't realize Li Chaoge's real intention, but Gu Mingke understood it immediately. Gu Mingke thought to himself that Li Chaoge's idea was quite beautiful. After a person dies, his soul will dissipate within seven days. Only a very small number of people who have died in vain will turn into ghosts and wander around the world. After so long, the souls of those three people have already entered reincarnation, how could they wait at the scene to send clues to Li Chaoge.
Gu Mingke said: "Investigating the case is not a one-time job. The physical evidence is burned, but the witnesses are still there. Go and ask the people around you for news, listen and ask more, and don't let go of any useful news. Find out the truth."
Li Chaoge realized that the last sentence was for her. Li Chaoge raised his eyebrows indifferently, but the rest of the people lost their faces when they heard it: "Are you going today?"
"The sooner the better." Gu Mingke said unmoved, "Hurry up."
The three officials of Dali Temple were immediately dejected and walked out weakly. Bai Qianhe looked around, leaned over to Li Chaoge, and asked, "Princess, where are we?"
Li Chaoge smiled, gave Gu Mingke a slight glance, and said in front of the three officials: "No rush. I? This person is the most sympathetic to his subordinates. Let's go to eat first."
The three officials in Dali Temple didn't go far, and when they heard that the people from the demon town were going to eat, their backs became even more mournful. Gu Mingke felt that Li Chaoge was hopelessly childish, so he walked down the steps with his hands behind his back and said, "You can do whatever you want."
As soon as Bai Qianhe heard that he wanted to eat, he shouted yes, and immediately volunteered to book a restaurant. No matter how fast Bai Qianhe's qinggong is, it will take time to find a restaurant. Li Chaoge followed behind Gu Mingke calmly, and deliberately asked: "Gu Sicheng has been driving for a day today, doesn't he need to rest?"
"Princess Xie for your concern. But in public affairs, the lawsuit of human life is more important than the enjoyment of selfish desires."
Li Chaoge, who indulged in selfish enjoyment, was not ashamed at all. She said: "Gu Sicheng is really selfless and self-sacrificing. You check first, and I will not accompany you."
Anyway, when Gu Mingke found any clues, Li Chaoge asked, and he would never stop telling. Li Chaoge made quick calculations, and she and Gu Mingke walked out of the gate of the governor's mansion, and found that many people had already surrounded the gate.
The person in charge has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks like a master. He clasped his fists at Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke, and his voice was like a Hong Zhong: "I have seen Princess Sheng Yuan, and I have seen the envoy Gu Qin. I am Hong Chengyuan, the owner of Cangjian Villa, who has been waiting for you for a long time. The Governor's Mansion caught fire unexpectedly last night and cannot live. Let the two distinguished guests live in the inn, is it really me? Waiting for the host to neglect his duty. If the princess and Mrs. Gu don’t mind it, you might as well stay in our villa. Our villa can’t be compared with the imperial palace in the capital, but it’s built on the hillside and has a bit of wild charm. It is worthy of attention. I hope the princess and Mr. Gu will appreciate your face."