Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 614
At this time, some guards Gong'e were hanging lanterns.

Suddenly, a guard swayed left and right a few times due to the instability of the ladder under his feet, and almost fell to the ground.

Although the guard landed lightly on the ground, the lantern in his hand was thrown on the ground, and it burned instantly.

"How could it be on fire?" Li Canghai stared at the burning lantern and asked in a deep voice.

"Canghai, are you stupid? The lantern caught fire because it was covered with a layer of paper, and there was a lit candle inside. If the candle fell to the ground, it would of course catch fire!" Di Qing was a little surprised, and she touched it. Li Canghai frowned on his forehead and said, "It's strange, isn't this forehead burning? Why did you become confused? Canghai, are you okay?"

"There is a layer of paper pasted on the outside of the lantern, so you can't see the candles inside?" A flash of light suddenly flashed in Li Canghai's mind.

"That's true!" Di Qing said in surprise.

"If you're covered by paper, you can't see what's inside... If you're covered by paper..." Li Canghai suddenly patted his head and exclaimed, "So that's the case, I should have thought of it earlier!"

He suddenly yelled loudly, which startled Di Qing immediately.

"Cang Hai, what's wrong with you? Why are you always so surprised recently?" Di Qing asked in a daze.

"I think I'm about to catch the murderer, but... But there's still one thing I don't understand, it's just a little bit closer!" Li Canghai said.

"Which point?" Di Qing asked.

"The matter of Xitai's madness..." Li Canghai said in a deep voice.

"Didn't he go crazy because he was cursed by the Golden Toad Sword?" Di Qing asked in surprise.

Li Canghai shook his head, but did not speak.

At this time, several guards came over with some paper figurines.

"What are you paper men doing here?" Li Canghai asked.

"Return to the lord, this is what the third prince ordered. The third prince said that it has been a few days since the king's funeral, so make some paper figurines and burn them for the king." The guard replied.

"Oh, that's fine, you guys go." Li Canghai said with a grunt.

"The third prince is quite filial!" Di Qing looked at the paper figurines and said, "However, the third prince has no common sense. What can the paper figurines on stilts do? They can't even walk steadily. , If you serve tea and water to the King of Silla in the underworld, I am afraid that the tea will be poured directly on the King of Silla!"

Although Di Qing was joking, her words caught Li Canghai's attention.

He looked at the weird paper man carried by several guards. The paper man was only half the height of a person. It was only because a wooden stick was tied under his body for easy lifting that Di Qing mistakenly thought it was the stilts of the paper man. .

However, this made the paper figurine a lot higher out of thin air.

"Is this the reason?" Li Canghai stared at the paper figurine, and suddenly cried out.

"Cang Hai, what did you think of again? This sudden shock, I'm going to make you sick from fright!" Di Qing said displeased.

Li Canghai raised his head and said deeply: "Qing'er, go and inform everyone to come to Jingyang Palace, and just say that I have something to say."

Di Qing looked at him suspiciously, then nodded and turned to leave.

In the evening, apart from Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing and other guards, the rest of the princes and nobles of Silla Kingdom and their officials came to Jingyang Palace one after another.

The corpse of the King of Silla was stored in the Jingyang Palace, and the two eminent Indian monks had been chanting sutras in the palace, while Li Canghai sat beside him with a calm expression.

Everyone knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times before the corpse of King Silla, and then the third prince stepped forward. He took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to Li Canghai, saying, "Uncle Wang, this is my nephew's gift to everyone." Uncle Wang, please take a look at the investigation."

Li Canghai nodded, took the booklet in his hand, and casually flipped through it.

"Uncle Wang, I wonder if you called us over. What's the matter?" the third prince asked.

"The main reason for calling you here this time is to explain to everyone the death of King Silla." Li Canghai said calmly.

Li Yu's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Sir, have you found out who killed King Silla?"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked.

"Didn't Your Majesty commit suicide under the curse of the Golden Toad Sword?"

"Yes! But listening to the tone of King En and King Su of the Tang Dynasty, it seems that there is something hidden in it. What's going on?"

The ministers looked at each other and muttered softly.

"Uncle Wang, was the father really killed?" The eldest prince asked feebly, his face still pale.

Li Canghai glanced at the crowd, and said deeply, "That's right, Brother Wang, he didn't die from a curse, but a murder!"

"How is this possible? Who would be so bold as to dare to murder the king?" The eldest prince was so frightened and furious that his body kept trembling, he cried out loudly.

The third prince, Xizhen, was also stunned for a moment, and he said doubtfully, "Uncle Wang, doesn't this make sense? If the father didn't die under the curse of the Golden Toad Sword, then how to explain the father's death? The father died in the Buddhist hall , in front of the door is only the footprints of the father and the king, and there is a Buddha statue blocking the door, if the father is killed, how did the murderer kill the father? How did the murderer leave the Buddhist hall?"

Not only the third prince, but everyone is at a loss.

Li Canghai said indifferently: "Xizhen is right, these doubts are indeed puzzling. However, after I explain it to everyone, everyone will understand what is going on."

"First of all, let's talk about the footprints outside. The reason why we think that Brother Wang committed suicide is because of the footprints. Indeed, as everyone has seen, there is only the footprint of Brother Wang in front of the Buddhist hall. If Brother Wang is killed by someone, it is absolutely impossible to leave no traces. But if you want to solve this answer, you need to know another thing, the time of Brother Wang's death."

Everyone looked at each other, the third prince was puzzled and said: "Uncle Wang, didn't you say that the time of father's death was between Yin time and Mao time?"

"The reason why I think Brother Wang died between Yinshi and Maoshi is because I fell into the trap of the murderer." Li Canghai narrowed his eyes and said,
"Trap? What kind of trap?" Li Yu asked with a frown, rubbing his chin.

"Footprints! It's footprints!" Second Prince Xiyuan said suddenly.

Li Canghai glanced at him in surprise, and said approvingly: "Yes, I didn't expect you to be able to see the key point. It seems that Brother Wang's choice is indeed correct."

Everyone was confused by what they said, Li Yu scratched his ears and asked, "How did the footprints become a trap?"

Li Canghai looked at the second prince and said, "Xiyuan, tell me."

The second prince hesitated for a moment, nodded yes, and said: "The reason why Uncle Wang concluded that the time of death of the father was between Yinshi and Maoshi is because the footprints affected Uncle Wang's judgment. The temperature in the Buddhist hall is relatively high, and the time of father's death The body of the dragon was in a warm state in the Buddhist hall, so it is difficult to determine the time of death, but the footprints outside the room gave Uncle Wang a hint. On the night when the father died, it was snowing in the sky. But the footprints were not completely Covered by snowflakes, Uncle Wang used this to deduce that the time of father's death should not exceed one hour, that is, between Yin time and Mao time."

(End of this chapter)