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Chapter 746: Uncovering the mystery, Su Yao looks for a wise man again

"I didn't know that Marquis Guanjun would come to visit you so late at night. I am sorry for not welcoming you. I am so rude!"

At the prison gate, the person who arrived before the coroner was the Inspector of the Imperial Capital, Huang Wan.

In the dead of night, Marquis Guanjun came to the prison, interrogated the prisoner, and required a coroner to perform an autopsy. How could this not alarm the owner of this place?

Yes, the owner of this place.

This prison was not under the jurisdiction of the Chief Justice or the Magistrate of Luoyang, but of the Inspector of the Capital.

As the name suggests, the Sili Xiaowei was the Xiaowei of the Sili Prefecture in the two capitals directly under the imperial court.

However, although the Colonel of the Sili Army was given a rank of two thousand stones like other colonels, he was fundamentally different from the regular colonels who were responsible for leading troops in combat. That is, the Colonel of the Sili Army was not responsible for combat, but for supervising the supervisory officials of the capital, the central court, and the surrounding areas.

Initially, the Sili Xiaowei was established by Emperor Wu of Han to handle a major case in which Prime Minister Gongsun He, in the later years of Emperor Wu's reign, colluded with Princess Zhuyi, Princess Yangshi and others, and buried puppets on the highway reserved for Emperor Wu's carriages to curse him.

That’s right, it’s the famous witchcraft incident in history.

In order to deal with the group of powerful royal relatives and prime minister who were involved in a wide range of affairs, Emperor Wu of Han not only gave the Inspector of the Capital a quota of 1,200 soldiers, but also gave him the authority to arrest witches and sorcerers and supervise the most cunning and treacherous people.

As a result, the Sili Xiaowei had independent powers of supervision, arrest and punishment, apart from those of the local government offices and the Tingwei in the central court who was in charge of judicial and prison affairs. He "had control over the crown prince, the three dukes and below, as well as the surrounding counties and kingdoms."

The Inspector of the Capital Region became famous because of this case and was feared by everyone. He became a typical example of Emperor Wu of Han's political thinking of using the low to govern the high and the low to govern the noble.

Of course, too much is as bad as too little. The Inspector of the Capital was very powerful. After dealing with the Witchcraft Incident, Emperor Wu of Han began to take away his military power, retaining his supervisory and spy functions. The position was abolished during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han and restored during the reign of Emperor Ai of Han. However, its status was deteriorating. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the status of the Inspector of the Capital became increasingly important.

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, abolished the post of Prime Minister Sizhi, which gave the Inspector of the Capital Region greater power. During court meetings, he had a special seat together with the Minister of the Chancellery and the Chief Censor, and was known as the "Three Sitting Alone" at the time.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Inspector of the Capital often impeached high officials such as the Three Dukes, and was feared by all officials. At the same time, the Inspector of the Capital also played an extremely important role in the struggle between the foreign relatives and the eunuchs that ran throughout the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

For example, when the eunuch Shan Chao and others plotted to kill General Liang Ji, Emperor Huan of Han sent the Inspector of the Imperial Capital Zhang Biao to lead troops to besiege Liang Ji's residence and kill him.

During the reign of Emperor Ling, General He Jin wanted to kill the eunuchs, so he first appointed Yuan Shao as the Inspector of the Imperial Capital and granted him great power. Only then did Yuan Shao and others break into the palace and kill all the Ten Attendants.

After the fermentation and influence of all these events, the Inspector of the Imperial Capital became a vital role in the core of the political power. Dong Zhuo called it a "heroic position". In history, when Li Jue was in power, he also led the Inspector of the Imperial Capital to control the government. After welcoming Emperor Xian, Cao Cao also first led the Inspector of the Imperial Capital to respect his status in order to seize power.

The current Inspector of the Imperial Guards is Huang Wan, also known as Huang Ziyan, who was transferred from the position of Governor of Yuzhou to the central government by Dong Zhuo during his time.

Originally, if it weren't for Su Yao, Huang Wan would have conspired with Wang Yun to kill Dong two years later, and in the subsequent reckoning, he and Wang Yun would have been imprisoned and killed by Li Jue.

However, due to Su Yao's intervention, these historical events did not happen. Huang Wan, because of his meritorious service in killing Dong during the Chang'an Rebellion, still retained the power of the Inspector of the Imperial Capital, and was also granted a title and reward. Then he moved back to Luoyang with all the officials of the court.

Huang Wan stood at the prison door, facing Su Yao's scrutinizing gaze, and felt a chill in her heart.

Although he had no dealings with the champion marquis, he had already experienced his methods and reputation.

Although Huang Wan is now the Inspector of the Imperial Guards, he has only a few soldiers left. In front of this young prince who holds a large army and has tremendous power, he naturally dare not slack off in the slightest.

"The Champion Marquis came to visit late at night. I wonder why?"

Seeing Su Yao looking at him coldly, the elderly Huang Wan couldn't help but be more respectful, but there was still a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

Huang Wan was extremely vigilant, and so was Su Yao.

Seeing the real owner coming, Su Yao narrowed his eyes slightly and asked:
"I heard that you had a prisoner here during the day, so I was a little concerned. But when I came over at night, I found that the prisoner had suddenly died in your prison." "I wonder if Captain Huang can tell me the inside story?"

Huang Wan's heart moved slightly when he heard this.

Regardless of whether it was Su Yao's late-night visit or the situation of the bearded man, the prison boss had already sent someone to report the details before he arrived.

However, at this moment, he remained calm on the surface, just nodded and said:

"I have indeed heard about this matter. The prisoner died suddenly in the middle of the night for unknown reasons. I am ordering someone to investigate the matter."

"I just don't know why you would bother your Excellency with such a small matter?"

Su Yao sneered, stared at Huang Wan sharply, and said slowly:
"A trivial matter? Captain Huang is wrong. Although this man is insignificant, what he did concerns the reputation of the court and even the reputation of this marquis. How can it be a trivial matter?"

Huang Wan's heart trembled. He didn't expect Su Yao to take this matter so seriously. He immediately bowed and said:
"Please calm down, Marquis Guanjun. I will never slack off. However, this matter is indeed strange. I have not yet found out the truth. Please give me some time."

Su Yao waved his hand and said in a deep voice:

"Captain Huang, there is no need to say more. I came here this time to find out the truth myself."

"I have just ordered the coroner to be summoned. I believe the answer will be clear after the autopsy."

Soon, the city's coroner was summoned.

Because their own coroner found a sudden and mysterious death in the Sili Xiaowei prison last time, this time, Su Yao specially transferred the coroner from Luoyang Ling to perform an autopsy.

But in the end, no problems were found.

"Your Excellency, although this person looked painful, he had no fatal injuries or signs of poisoning. He simply died suddenly."

Huang Wan and the jailer all breathed a sigh of relief at the coroner's words, but Su Yao obviously did not accept this judgment:
"Take another look. Is there really no sign of poisoning?"

The coroner was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and replied:
"Reporting to the Lord, I have just checked. Although this person has a little white foam in his mouth and vomiting, there is no foul smell or other strange smell, so he did not die of poisoning."

"is it?"

Su Yao snorted coldly and glanced at his own panel, not believing this at all.

If he had not learned medicine, he probably wouldn't be able to see it now.

However, in order to save the young emperor Liu Xie, a lot of experience was invested in medical skills, and Su Yao could already see the cause of this person's death from the panel.

There was clearly a huge poisoning DEBUFF there, but the coroner couldn't detect it?

Are they colluding with each other to conceal the truth, or are the properties of this poison so special that ordinary coroners cannot detect it at all?
Su Yao didn't know the specific reason, but he knew that he could not rely on this coroner at the moment.

So, Su Yao drove this useless guy away, sent soldiers to seal off the prison, seized the body, and prepared to find a reliable person to solve the problem.

As luck would have it, as far as Su Yao knew, there was such a talented person waiting for a job in the Imperial Vehicle Office.

This person was Zhang Zhongjing, a filial and incorrupt official from Nanyang County.

(End of this chapter)