Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 137 Thunderstorm
Luoyang, the capital of God.

night.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning pierced the sky and made a loud noise.

The long rain shrouded this majestic capital.

At the Tixiang Gate of Shangyang Palace, rain arrows shot densely on the bluestone ground in the palace, making a loud "squeak" sound.

A lantern came from far to near, and the guards of the inner class braved the rain to inspect the gates of the palaces.

The lights in the palace had already been turned off, and it was pitch black, except for a faint flickering light in a palace on the west side of the Tixiang Gate.

A young guard pointed at the temple and shouted loudly: "Captain, look, there seems to be a light over there!"

The captain looked in the direction of the finger, suddenly, his expression changed, and he sighed: "Shangyang Palace is haunted again!"

The young guard said: "Let's go and have a look!"

The captain turned his head, wiped the rainwater from his face, and shouted loudly: "You don't want to die! That is the absolute forbidden place in Shangyang Palace - Baocheng Hall. Anyone who steps into Baocheng Hall without permission will kill you!" No pardon!"

The young guard quickly lowered his head and stuck out his tongue.

The captain took one last look at Baocheng Hall, turned his head, and shouted to the guards behind him: "Pass eastward!"

……

The gate of Baocheng Hall opened with a "squeak", and a gust of rain came in.

In the main hall, red candles were burned high, and the curtains were lowered.

What is surprising is that the furnishings in the hall turned out to be the layout of ordinary families.

A low table is placed on the ground, and two couches are spread behind it.

Then, there are two rows of tables on the left and right, and couch mats on the back.

There are all dishes and chopsticks on the table, it seems that a family is preparing to eat.

There is a horizontal plaque hanging in the center of the main hall, which reads: Champion the Three Armies Bravely.

There was a person sitting on the last couch in the lower row, but her face could not be seen clearly in the darkness.

She slowly picked up the empty bowl, held up her chopsticks and said with a smile: "Father, mother, two elder brothers and sister, you are welcome, eat!"

A thunder rang and shone on her face. She turned out to be Wu Zetian, Emperor Wu Zhou!
Looking at the heavy rain outside, she let out a long sigh: "What a heavy rain!"

"It's raining a lot!"

Suddenly, another woman's voice came from the hall!

Wu Zetian was shocked, turned her head suddenly, and looked in the direction of the voice.

nobody!
Wu Zetian turned around slowly.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared, a bolt of lightning lit up in front of the door, and a woman's face came into view.

It was originally a graceful and wealthy face, but at this moment, there were traces of blood on the corners of her eyes and mouth, her face was expressionless, her eyes were staring straight ahead, and she looked extremely terrifying in this miserable rainy night.

"Boom!"

Another bolt of lightning flashed.

What is creepy is that this person has no arms!
She raised her head slowly, her eyes were fixed on Wu Zetian, motionless.

"what!"

Wu Zetian was so frightened that she fainted on the ground with a heart-piercing scream.

……

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Wake up!"

In the brightly lit hall, several court ladies and eunuchs were in a panic, shaking Wu Zetian's body and shouting loudly.

"what!"

Wu Zetian yelled loudly, and she suddenly jumped up from the bed.

The maids and servants hurriedly stepped aside.

"Where am I?"

Wu Zetian shouted in horror.

Standing aside, a court lady who looked a bit smart said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is in the bedroom."

Wu Zetian breathed a long sigh of relief, trembling all over, "What's wrong with me?"

The maid said, "Has Your Majesty had a nightmare again?"

Wu Zetian swallowed: "Chunxiang, you mean, I'm dreaming?"

Chunxiang nodded: "Yes. Just now His Majesty has been yelling 'There is a ghost!' This servant waited until he dared to wake up His Majesty."

Wu Zetian took a deep breath and murmured, "Another nightmare! Strange! But why is this dream so clear? Why, why?"

As she spoke, she reached out to wipe the cold sweat off her forehead, leaned feebly against the edge of the bed, and said to Chunxiang and the others, "Okay, you guys go down."

Chunxiang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to invite the imperial physician to take a look?"

Wu Zetian pondered for a while, then nodded, "Call Fengchun."

At this time, the rain outside is getting heavier and heavier.

Baolingtang.

"It's raining a lot!"

Wang Mang looked at the heavy rain outside and sighed.

"Master, your tea!"

A soft female voice came from behind Wang Mang.

He turned around, looked at the eight or nine-year-old girl in front of him and smiled: "Jin Niang, it's good to let the servants handle these things, you are still young, you should read more when you have time!"

Jin Niang smiled: "Young master, I did this voluntarily. If you hadn't brought me out of the flower garden, I would still be serving others!"

Wang Mang sighed: "It's not good for you as a girl to stay in that kind of place all the time. I heard that your father is going to take the imperial examination soon?"

Hearing the word "Father", Jinniang's expression darkened: "Yes!"

But soon she forced a laugh again: "Master, you always tell me to read more, but why does my father say that knowing a few words is enough?"

Wang Mang touched Jinniang's little head: "Don't listen to your father, follow the young master to learn how to read! There is no harm in reading more books."

Jinniang asked suspiciously, "But I'm a girl! What's the use of a girl reading?"

Wang Mang smiled: "What's the matter with women? In ancient times, Mulan served in the army instead of her father. Isn't our emperor a woman now?"

"Oh!"

Jinniang nodded half-understanding.

……

In Di Mansion, Di Chun walked quickly to the main hall with tea and an oil-paper umbrella.

"Di Chun!"

A cry came from behind him.

Di Chun stopped, and he turned his head.

Di Chun looked at the person in front of him and smiled, "General Li, it's you! What, you haven't rested yet?"

Li Yuanfang said: "I can't sleep. I want to chat with the adults. Okay, you go and rest, and I will bring tea to the adults."

Di Chun nodded.

With that said, Li Yuanfang took the tray in Di Chun's hand.

In the study room, the table was full of official documents from various states. Di Renjie sat behind the table and watched quietly.

After a long time, he knocked lightly on the table and murmured, "That's weird!"

Li Yuanfang opened the door and walked in, putting the tea in front of Di Renjie.

Di Renjie didn't raise his head, and said, "Di Chun, go and see if General Li is asleep?"

Li Yuanfang smiled and said: "The humble job has not slept yet!"

Di Renjie was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head, only to realize that it was Li Yuanfang standing in front of him.

"It's you!"

He laughed.

Li Yuanfang also laughed and said: "It's presumptuous of a lowly post to come here uninvited."

Di Renjie stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, good time, I'm going to ask Di Chun to call you."

He walked slowly to the window and pointed to the outside of the house: "Look, the Thunder Moon in Luoyang has arrived."

Li Yuanfang sighed: "It rains for more than ten days at a time, it's really annoying!"

Di Renjie picked up several official documents on the table and handed them over: "Yuan Fang, these are official documents from Yizhou on Jiannan Road, Shanzhou on Longyou Road, and Puzhou on Hedong Road. Take a look."

Li Yuanfang was taken aback: "My lord, this is an official document approved by the cabinet. Is it appropriate to look at it from a humble position?"

Di Renjie shook his head with a smile: "No problem! Just look!"

Li Yuanfang picked up the official document and looked it over, raised his head, and asked in surprise, "Blood Eagle?"

Di Renjie nodded slowly: "Jiannan, Longyou, and Hedong are thousands of miles away, yet such vicious murders happened at the same time. Seventy or eighty people died, but no one saw the murderer. Except Dripping Xuexiong Other than the eagle, the local governments did not find any strong clues when investigating the scene. The reason for this is intriguing!"

Li Yuanfang said: "It is said in the official documents that all the victims in the murder cases are exiles without identity and household registration. What's the matter?"

A bright light flashed in Di Renjie's eyes: "There must be something strange in this. What caused these exiles to gather together? And what caused them to be massacred? What exactly does this 'Blood Eagle' represent?"

(End of this chapter)