In Wu Zetian's later years, vicious murders occurred simultaneously in Jiannan, Longyou and Hedong, killing 70 or 80 people. The local government didn't find any strong clues when investigating the scene, only found a bleeding eagle with pictures of blood on it at the crime scene. In addition, all the victims in the murder case are immigrants without identity and household registration. What brought these refugees together? What caused them to be killed? What exactly does the blood eagle on the scene represent? Di Renjie, with the indictment in his hand, lost in new thinking. Intuitively, Di Gong assumed that this was another big mystery of North Korea. A kind of professional excitement, an impulse to compete with a cunning and cruel murderer, makes it difficult for him to calm down anyway. Assistant Li Yuanfang also rubbed his hands and urged Di Gong to rush to the scene immediately for a detailed investigation. Di Gong sighed, I'm afraid this is impossible, because according to the example of North Korea, although he is the prime minister, he can't interfere with the handling of foreign officials at will.
Just then, the palace minister suddenly came and said that the emperor was seriously ill and asked Di Gong to rush into the palace to diagnose Wu Zetian. At this time, Wu Zetian seemed to be terminally ill, and the eunuchs were in a mess. Although Princess Taiping and physician Feng Chunlai are all around, they are helpless. Di Gong arrived, looked, smelled and asked. After cutting, he told everyone that the emperor's illness was caused by panic and anxiety, not a serious illness. Then the needle was applied all the way, and Wu Zetian quickly turned the corner.
However, the news that Wu Zetian was dying spread like wildfire, which made Prince Li Xian and Wu Sansi, the king of Liang who had long coveted the throne, sleepless. Both sides had a presentiment that the power struggle between Dibin and Tianhou seemed imminent.
Wu Zetian in the palace completely recovered her sanity under the careful care of Di Gong, but her mood was very low. She asked Di Gong lightly, Do you really not believe in ghosts? Di Gong was surprised. He felt that something incredible had happened. Sure enough, Wu Zetian showed Di Gong a green toad and told him that it was for her son, Prince Li Xian. Ten years ago, Li Xian was killed by her and buried with the green toad, but somehow she suddenly appeared in the palace, which was the main reason for her illness. Then, she told Di Gong the nightmare she had had for several years in a row, dreaming that her opponents and relatives she had personally killed would kill her. And these dreams are like a dream, which is also true and illusory, and the horror is abnormal, which makes her panic. She knew that she was haunted by evil spirits and would soon die. Di Gong analyzed the dream of the emperor from a psychological point of view, and denied the theory of ghosts and gods. However, Wu Zetian was skeptical because Di Gong could not explain the sudden appearance of the cicada. Di Gong thinks: This is a miracle, but it can't be regarded as a ghost. Is it possible that someone did it? Wu Zetian was surprised and immediately asked: Who is it? Why? Di Gong said, I dare not jump to conclusions. I just think there must be something fishy about it based on years of experience in solving crimes, and use your majesty's woman's fear of ghosts and gods to achieve my ulterior purpose. Wu Zetian said, what kind of woman do I have? From the day I entered the palace, I was no longer a woman. I've been struggling in the political vortex all my life. All I see and hear is death, betrayal and killing. I have no retreat, I can only move forward step by step. Finally, I came to the end, ascended the throne and became emperor, and no one was above me anymore. But from that moment on, I really lost everything, family, children, affection, nothing. Only betrayal, flattery and constant hard work. Di Gong said: But your majesty has won the world. Wu Zetian wry smile: You are wrong, all I get are enemies. And dying ghosts. I must do a great thing to cross over the dead. Back home, Di Renjie and his assistant Li Yuanfang mentioned Huang Wu's dream disease, but they couldn't understand it at the moment. Li Yuanfang also doubted the existence of ghosts and gods. Di Gong scolded: I didn't expect you to be so superstitious about a brave man with high martial arts. Li Yuanfang blushed and argued: This really can't explain the strange things in the palace. Di Gong said: As long as a person is upright and upright, he is worthy of the heaven above and the people below, so why are there so many unfounded ideas? The theory of ghosts and gods is nothing but much ado about nothing. At this time, it coincided with Zeng Tai's visit and reported to him that a strange case occurred in Jiangjiazhuang, Yongchang County, and the blood eagle mentioned in the previous cases was also at the crime scene. Di felt that this case had already involved Bohai, Hedong, Longyouhe, and now it has spread to the foot of the son of heaven, involving Henan Road. A murder case actually involves four highways, 10 states and more than 20 counties, which cannot but arouse his great attention. He decided to help Zeng Tai investigate the scene in his personal capacity first. As for this move, he will be impeached by the platform, and he has given up a lot of things.
Episode 24
After a field trip, Di Gong found that the deceased Jiang was a centenarian, born in the early years of Sui Dynasty. But judging from the body, it is obvious that the deceased was not even forty years old. The hoof of the horse that the murderer rode was printed as big as a bowl, and the stride was particularly long. It was obviously a monster. This is incredible. What is the mysterious opportunity?
It's raining cats and dogs, and Wu Zetian in the bedroom is dressing up. Suddenly, a line of fine print appeared faintly on the toilet mirror, but it was a poem written by Prince Zhang Huai before his death. Wu Zetian crushed her mind and ordered the maid Chunxiang to come and see her. At this time, something shocking happened. Chunxiang froze for a long time and said she didn't see anything. Wu Zetian let out a cry of panic, fainted and relapsed.
Di Gong found He Yun, the dragon ambassador in charge of the idle stables in the palace province, and He Yun's conclusion made Di Gong dumbfounded. The horseshoe worn by the murderer's mount was made in Sui Dynasty, and it was a horseshoe specially used by Emperor Yang Di's bodyguard. It is forbidden to use in the DPRK, and it is even more impossible for the people to copy it. And that mysterious horse, judging from its hoofprint and pace, should be a kind of horse from the western regions that I have heard of, a bloody BMW from the western regions. But this kind of horse died out as early as the later Han Dynasty. At this moment, the door suddenly opened and Zeng Tai stumbled into the room.
Zeng Tai told Di Gong that his county magistrate was ordered to inspect Jiangjiazhuang, where Jiang's household registration was located. Strangely, he searched all the county records and maps, but he couldn't find this place. I also visited the local geography-savvy catcher, but everyone agreed that there was no such place. This is really strange, so he visited an old man in his 90 s in this county with questions. As a result, the information provided by Gao Rujin attracted his great attention. Gao Rujin not only tells the story of Jiangjiazhuang, which really exists in history, but also mentions a historical unsolved case. It was the tenth year of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan, a family in Jiangjiazhuang. More than 30 people were killed at home. All the dead people have the same feature, that is, their heads and left arms have been cut off. When he was in charge of this case, he took people to search the nearby mountains and villages, and finally found that the limbs were enshrined in an abandoned general temple in Xilin. The investigation of the case lasted for four months, but no progress was made. Later, he told this story to a Taoist priest, who came to an absurd conclusion, saying that this was a spectre and a murder by a shadowy soldier. He didn't believe it then. Unexpectedly, the fire in Jiangjiazhuang the next day almost killed the whole village. At the same time, the general temple in Xilin was on fire. When he arrived with people, the scene was in ruins. Therefore, he was responsible for the last letter and lost his official position. Gao Rujin said that he still can't figure out who has the ability to handle this big case quietly. Why did he kill Jiangjiazhuang? Maybe, as the Taoist priest said, it came from the underworld? But why is this? For this old case, the mastery as high as gold is so far. Later, he learned that the General Temple was built by Yuwen Chengdou, a former corps commander of the Sui army, and then he didn't know anything. Zeng Tai continued: Gao Rujin's words made him feel that this matter was very serious. The tragedy decades ago was strikingly similar to what happened today, so he decided to find out. But when he led people to Jiangjiazhuang, he saw that Zhuangzi was just a cemetery, and the leader of the Jiang clan, Jiang, had passed away, and his grave and monument were covered with wormwood. Later, he consulted the old archives of Zhenguan period and proved that Jiang Guzhuang and Jiang had their own stories. As Gao Rujin said, the tragedy that happened in Jiangjiazhuang decades ago turned out to be Jiang who died more than ten years ago. So, who was the ginger who was killed by the road a few days ago? Is there really a ghost in this world? After listening to Zeng Tai's report, Di Gong suddenly thought of sairinji and decided to investigate the next day.
In Luoyang, the capital of the gods, Wu Zetian came from Wang Zhiyuan, a Buddhist, who performed a secret mission for her. Wang Zhiyuan told him that he had made great progress in his spy work, and he cracked a dozen anti-party gangs according to the secret order. Wu Zetian praised him, but told him that he was not called to be a spy, but to make an amphibious Dojo for her illness. She has been in a trance recently, and she is on the verge of collapse. If she doesn't do something else, I'm afraid her time is coming. Wu Zetian just said these things, but I didn't expect Wang Zhiyuan to be a ghost suddenly. On the other hand, he said that he saw the dead Prince Zhang Huai and two queens, and at that time there was a smog all over the palace. Wu Zetian was even more upset and asked Wang Zhiyuan if there was any way to resolve this disaster from the underworld. Wang Zhiyuan promised to find a way to as soon as possible with a sigh.
The haunted palace once again spread to the palace, and Prince Li Xian and Liang Wang Wusansi stepped up their struggle for the throne.
When Di Gong was investigating Xilin Temple, he found another eagle engraved with blood on the bluestone board at the bottom of the temple, so it was judged that this eagle must have a close relationship with the temple owner Yu Wencheng. At the same time, they accidentally found some newly dismembered bodies. So many people died, why didn't anyone report it? At this time, near a legendary haunted house in Enjizhuang, Fang Gensheng, an accommodation pedestrian, was scared out of his wits because he saw a ghost at night. Di Gong and his party quickly found another part of the body in the first room of the haunted house. On the wall of the house, a bleeding eagle appeared again. It seems that the murderer committed the crime against the wind, and the murder is always near Jiangjiazhuang. What's strange about this? The murder weapon found proves that the murderer is an excellent martial arts master. Besides, there were no signs of fighting, no blood and no footprints in the house. It seems that those people were killed by the murderer standing honestly. What kind of person is the murderer? How did he commit the crime? At this time, they found a bamboo tube and Fang Gensheng's luggage. The villagers couldn't understand this horrible thing. They all thought it was a ghost. Grandpa Huge said with trembling lips that the ghost of 60 years ago appeared again, and Jean Village was going to be in big trouble. Di Gong pushed his way through the crowd and pointed out that Fang Gensheng was really scared crazy. He saw the murderer kill, and the murderer deliberately wanted him to see it, so he didn't kill him, in order to pursue a needed effect, but Fang Gensheng was too timid and scared him crazy. Di Gong took out a small silver needle and smiled. Maybe we will know the true face of the murderer soon.
Episode 25
Enjizhuang sent another bloody case and asked all the people, but no one provided information, evasive and refused to see the official. After many twists and turns, Di Gong finally dug up valuable confessions from three old people. They are all survivors of the Jiangjiazhuang disaster. According to them, Jiang Yuan, his ancestor, was the ministry of Yu Wencheng Dou, the former commander of Sui Dynasty, and was later bought by Dou Jiande, a rebel army, to assassinate Yu Wencheng Dou. After Jiang assassinated Yuwen Chengdou, he had nightmares for months and couldn't sleep, so he invited Taoist priests to do evil. The Taoist priest said that General Yuwen lost his head, and his soul could not enter the underworld, let alone run for his life, so he became a spectre and would come for revenge sooner or later. Jiang was so frightened that he sent someone to find Yuwen Chengdou's head, but it was burned to ashes by Dou Jiande. Later, Jiang returned to the field, became a patriarch, and took in many refugees named Pang. Therefore, Jiangjiazhuang is divided into post stations and post stations. At the post station, Jiang is Pang's surname, but Jiang's hometown is Pang. The haunted house where the bloody case happened is the Jiang Family Courtyard below the post. Legend has it that Jiang built a house under the post station to avoid the ghost of Yuwen Chengdou, but he still couldn't escape the spectre. One night more than 60 years ago, more than 30 members of Jiang's family were all killed, and the gang where Jiang lived caught fire. The yamen couldn't solve the case for several months. Later, it was reported that it was a spectre and that the ghost of General Yuwen had come to avenge the Chiang family. As soon as this statement came out, the Chiang family courtyard became a haunted house. Anyone who steps into the yard will be killed by a spectre who thinks it is a Chiang family man. Those who just died there just walked in from the rain, so they met with bad luck. The three of them also took revenge for being afraid of spectre, and spectre changed his surname to Pang.
Di Gong then asked Fang Gensheng, a pedestrian who was cured by him. According to the analysis he provided, this spectre, from the outside, should be the assassinated former Sui general Yu Wencheng Dou. Di Gong was really shocked.
Unfortunately, it happened again. Three surviving elders who provided information to Di Gong were killed, and the village of Jean was terrified. The villagers gathered and knelt in front of Di Gong and Zeng Tai, pleading for help, saying that the county grandfather dared to kill people here without restraint. It seems that no one can cure ghosts, and the lives of the whole village are in jeopardy. Some people shouted, asking anyone is useless. Sooner or later, we have to organize and fight the spectre. But nobody knows how to spell it. Di Renjie assured everyone that no matter whether the murderer was a human or a ghost, he would be arrested and punished. People don't know where Di Gong's identity is believed. In order to appease the people, Di Gong had to reveal his true identity, and arranged for Zeng Tai to leave all the Xiancheng, Xianwei and their entourage in Jean Village to protect the villagers' safety. He himself returned to Beijing overnight.
In a Taoist temple in Beimang Mountain, Buddhist Wang Zhiyuan is receiving a mysterious guest, that is Princess Taiping. It turned out that Taiping had long coveted the throne and wanted to get involved in the power struggle between the prince and Wu Sansi.
The palace is haunted again. I saw Huang Wu waving his hands and struggling on the bed, shouting and scratching. Chunxiang, the chamberlain, stayed with another chamberlain on the pretext that others called her doctor too much. But they didn't really look after the emperor, but did something else. Sure enough, Wu Zetian's hands and feet moved faster. Chunxiang said with a smile that the medicine worked. Let her play for a while, and then they quietly backed out. Wu Zetian seems to have fallen into a nightmare again. There is a pillow towel around his neck, but both ends are in his own hands. Her hand kept grasping, driving the pillow towel to tighten a little. Her face flushed and it became more and more difficult to breathe. The door slammed open and Taiyi Feng Chun rushed in, surrounded by Chunxiang and eunuchs. They all hugged each other and pulled off the pillow towel around the emperor's neck. Feng Chunlai quickly opened the medicine box and took out the silver needle.
When Di Renjie entered the palace, he met Zhang Jianzhi. It turned out that Zhang Jianzhi also came for the haunted palace. Zhang Gong, like Di Gong, doesn't believe in ghosts. He thinks that the so-called ghosts come from people's hearts, and Wang Zhiyuan and others are just trying to mislead the people in front of you to gain trust. Zhang Gong introduced Di Gong to Huang Wu's illness and several factions' contention for the throne. He was deeply worried about the instability of state affairs and advocated that they should do something for the prosperous foundation of the Tang Dynasty. However, Di Gong thought that the emperor's illness was far from exhausted, saying that she was wise-minded, sharp-tongued and clear-cut, and was by no means a dying person. He warned Zhang Jianzhi not to act rashly, lest he fall into a conspiracy and be used by others. Advise him to be cautious in everything. As soon as Di Gong entered the bedroom, she caught up with Wu Zetian, who was in a coma. Wind and spring came to scare the emperor into calling him a guest, and Di Gong scolded him with anger. After Di Gong helped the emperor turn the corner, Di Gong followed up and found that the anshen decoction the emperor drank was suspicious, so he put it in a medicine bowl. Wu Zetian woke up and mentioned dreams, convinced that ghosts and gods existed without doubt. Unexpectedly, Di Gong boasted that he wanted to catch ghosts, and at the same time reported that Yongjiang Jiangjiazhuang was haunted. Huang Wu laughed heartily and said, What about Wang Zhiyuan who believes in Buddhism? He can't even exorcise ghosts. How dare you say ghost hunting? Di Gong said that there is no one in the temple now, so you and I will make a bet. Your majesty asked me to be a ghost hunter and go to Yongchang County to handle a case. If I catch the spectre of Yongchang County, it means that I have the ability to catch ghosts, so the ghosts in the palace will be a cinch. Wu Zetian said: You are joking! Di Gong said, it is a matter of life and death!
Back home, Di Gong made a detailed investigation of historical materials and finally made a major discovery. He found the source of the blood eagle in the record of opening the emperor. According to records, the transfer of our troops to Youtun Wei was the pro-respect rate of Shang (Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty). He was emperor for three years, and Emperor Wendi appointed Xiao Wei and Guo Yijun as guards. He chose a strong man in the army and stabbed his left arm with a blood eagle. . . In the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the general rebelled and was executed by Emperor Wen, who cut off his head and left arm as sacrifices. After reading a record, Di Gong finally understood that the blood eagle was a symbol of Xiao Guowei, and beheading people's heads and left arms was a ceremony for Xiao Guowei to punish traitors. It seems that the so-called ghost of Yu Wencheng Dou followed the cruel ceremony of George W. Guo Jun. Kill Jiang Jia who betrayed him, cut off his head and left arm, and pay blood for blood. Think about the case we are facing now. Isn't that how it happened? Every step is so harmonious and flawless. Is this really a ghost case? Di Gong is really stupid this time. The difficulty is that he can't find any realistic evidence to prove that this is not a mole case. Suddenly, he thought of the scarecrow next to the body that was ignored by everyone when he first went to Jiang.
Di Gong led people to the scene. Sure enough, he took out a tooth card from the scarecrow's pumpkin head, which read: Take Sun Dianchen to Neiwei House. The case has finally made a major breakthrough. Di Gong judgment, the other party is obviously trying to cover up some truth under the guise of spectre. So what are they trying to cover up? Di Gong understands that every time an opponent kills someone, he has to cut off the head of the deceased, which is definitely to cover up the identity of the deceased, but why cut off the left arm of the deceased? What is the sign on the left arm that we are afraid to see? Li Yuanfang suddenly jumped up and said, the dead must be all internal guards, because only internal guards have a famous plum blossom tattoo on their left arm. Once someone sees this plum blossom tattoo, the identity of the deceased will be completely exposed. Di Gong said, yes, you're right. It is with this idea that I noticed the scene of Jiang's death again and the scarecrow. Speaking of which, Tseng Tai and Li Yuanfang have to admire Di Gong. It turned out that the two of them really believed in the existence of ghosts and gods because they could not solve the case. Di Gong went on to say: Internal security is the closest and most trusted personal bodyguard of the emperor. If the dead in the bloody cases in Hedong, Longyou, Jiannan, Mishima and here are all internal security guards, it shows that this plan is a big conspiracy against the emperor. Zeng Tai said, but the three old men who died in Jean Village should not be internal security, right? Di Gong shook his head slowly and said, Of course not. This case is a bit strange. If we want to find out the blood eagle case, we must first go back to the inexplicable bloody case that happened in Jiangjiazhuang 60 years ago.