Chapter 168 The Female Corpse in the Well

Chapter 168 The Female Corpse in the Well

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When Gongsun Zhuoyu crossed over, he was still a baby. He has learned everything that a scholar in this era needs to learn. He can barely master piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Calligraphy and painting emphasize artistic conception, with mountains and rivers as the top priority, flowers and trees as the second, and birds, beasts and figures are not the same. According to Gongsun Zhuoyu, Daye's painting style is still in the stage of development and exploration, and has not yet escaped the shackles of tediousness.

He lay on the table and thought for a while, combining the advantages and disadvantages of famous paintings from ancient times to the present, and gradually got a frame in his mind, and then he researched the paint and started to sketch.

Gongsun Zhuoyu was very concerned about anything beneficial to his official career, so he stayed in the study for the next two days and did not go out. Just when the old housekeeper was hesitating whether to cobble together a generous gift to support him, Gongsun Zhuoyu finally pushed the door out from the study.

"Housekeeper, find a brocade box containing calligraphy and painting scrolls."

Holding a painting scroll in his arms, he ran towards the bedroom at a fast pace. He didn't know what to think of, and then turned back. "By the way, prepare the carriages and horses in advance. After taking a shower and changing clothes, I will go to visit the prefect's Bieyuan."

The old housekeeper was used to his hot temper, so he answered repeatedly, and immediately arranged for a servant girl to wait for him to wash up.

Gongsun Zhuoyu has high requirements on the quality of life, and he is good at food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even his regular clothes are made of high-quality silk. After bathing, the servant girl brought a royal blue gown. Who would have thought that Gongsun Zhuoyu would ask her to change it just by looking at it, "It's cheaper to change."

At first glance, he looks like a big corrupt official.

The servant girl was puzzled, and covered her lips with her sleeve and smiled, "My lord, since we are going to visit the magistrate, why don't you dress decently, instead you choose cheap clothes to wear?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu wondered if the old man in the prefect had anything to visit, and his target was the senior official who came to inspect. It's better to keep a low profile before finding out the other party's temperament. But he said in his mouth, "Why are there so many problems in the girl's family, go find the clothes quickly, and if you delay the time, your monthly money will be deducted."

Gongsun Zhuoyu doesn't use corporal punishment, but the monthly fee is actually deducted. The servant girl didn't dare to say much, and immediately went to look for a moon-white wide-sleeved robe, which was last year's old clothes, and looked quite simple and clean.

While waiting for Gongsun Zhuoyu to put it on, she said, "Your Excellency, wearing this dress is really romantic and suave."

Gongsun Zhuoyu has an upright and clear appearance. When he closes his eyes and keeps silent, he is an upright official who is not stained with troubled times. But his eyes are too sentimental, the pupils are dark and agile, and there is a kind of romantic innocence when he smiles, which makes people feel that this person is slippery.

I don't know who followed.

The carriage moved forward, swaying slowly, and finally arrived at Zhifu Bieyuan before the sun set. Gongsun Zhuoyu originally thought that he was the only one who came, but whoever wanted to jump out of the carriage and saw that there were three carriages parked beside them, which were obviously the cars of several officials from neighboring counties.

Seeing this, Gongsun Zhuoyu couldn't help but become active in his heart. He was waiting to take a closer look, but saw a blue-topped carriage driving over again, and an official in green robe got off from it. In his twenties, with a pale complexion and sloppy footsteps, he looked like he had been hollowed out by wine. It is the magistrate of Qian County, Zhang Jiji.

Zhang Jiji and Gongsun Zhuoyu were students who took the scientific examination together back then, they have some kind of classmate friendship, plus they share similar tastes, so they are fairly familiar. When he saw Gongsun Zhuoyu, he immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face, "Brother Gongsun, long time no see, how are you doing?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu was too lazy to deal with those foolish people, so she pulled him closer, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing in Zhifu Bieyuan?"

Zhang Jiji was stunned for a moment, "Officials have come from the middle of the capital, and they are in charge of investigating the rebellion of the previous dynasty. Your Majesty has ordered that all officials from all over the country be at his disposal. The big man happened to be in Jiangzhou, and the magistrate hosted a banquet for him. He ordered me to go with him." , Brother Gongsun didn’t receive the invitation?”

Gongsun Zhuoyu "..."

Why do I feel like I'm being squeezed out? This officialdom is really damn sinister.

Gongsun Zhuoyu coughed heavily, "Of course... naturally I received it."

At this moment, he remembered slowly that the housekeeper seemed to have indeed handed over some kind of invitation a few days ago, but he hadn't woken up at that time, so he just threw it in the corner, and now he doesn't necessarily put it where to eat ashes.

Zhang Jiji seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Gongsun, why don't you wear official uniforms on such an important occasion?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu shook his sleeve robe, white shirt with jade belt, like a gentleman of Songzhu, and looked at Zhang Jiji when he heard the words, "Don't you think that wearing an official uniform looks like a green bastard, whoever wears it is stupid, and whoever is stupid wears it. "

Yu Ba looked away, and walked into the gate of the mansion led by the servant girl.

Zhang Jiji scolded his mother in the back, and quickly followed after he realized it.

There are six counties under the jurisdiction of Jiangzhou, but when Gongsun Zhuoyu took his seat, he found that besides the magistrate, there was one person missing, so he leaned forward and asked Zhang Jiji, "Why didn't Bai Songhe come?"

"Him?" Zhang Jiji's tone was subtle, "It's not like you don't know, that old man has always been a man of character, and he has never attended such flattering banquets, especially the people who hosted the banquet this time..."

Gongsun Zhuoyu had long wanted to ask, "Who is entertaining?"

When Zhang Jiji mentioned this name, he seemed to be terrified, lowered his voice, and said word by word, "Admiral, Du Lingchun."

Jiangzhou is just a small place, separated by hundreds of thousands of miles from the imperial palace, so it is not as well-informed as the capital city. Gongsun Zhuoyu vaguely seemed to have heard of this name before. He only knew that the other party was a close minister of the emperor with great power. In the past, he was someone like Wang Zhi and Wei Zhongxian. "Is it a powerful minister?"

Zhang Jiji added earnestly, "I'm also a favorite."

Gongsun Zhuoyu became envious of becoming Gongsun Big Lemon "Life

So, what can the husband ask for. "

Zhang Jiji secretly drank a few glasses of wine, and it was inevitable that he was a little overbearing. Hearing this, he laughed, and said without restraint, "What's the use of being powerful, you are a rootless eunuch."

He loved beauties the most in his life, followed by gold and silver. He felt that Du Lingchun looked at so many beautiful beauties every day, and he was powerless, so it would be useless to ask for more gold and silver.

This sentence hit Gongsun Zhuoyu's sore spot somehow, and made him sit up a little bit, thinking what's wrong with the eunuch, what's wrong with the eunuch? A good man would not enter the palace to purify himself even if he thought about it, why bother..."

He paused for a moment before saying, "Why bother to slander, such a contemptuous person."

Zhang Jiji thought to himself when did Gongsun Zhuoyu become so righteous and awe-inspiring, and was about to speak, but suddenly heard a messy communication from outside, "Lord Du and Lord Zhifu have arrived."

Everyone straightened their clothes immediately and got up to greet them. I saw a man in scarlet clothes with a jade crown and a soft face walking forward with his hands behind his back, and stepped into the banquet hall, while the magistrate nodded and bowed, and followed behind with a half body in a courteous manner.

Gongsun Zhuoyu didn't bend his waist as much as the others, so he took the time to look up, thinking that the man in scarlet clothes must be the powerful and powerful Du Sigong in the legend, he looked slowly from bottom to top, but he was looking at Qing Qing was stunned for a moment...

It's him? !

Gongsun Zhuoyu's memory is not so bad, after all, there are not many eunuchs in Jiangzhou, especially when he was eating Yangchun noodles at the same table with him a few days ago. Unavoidably a little confused in my heart, I immediately lowered my head.

Du Lingchun's slender eyebrows and eyes looked a little dim under the dim light. His gaze first turned around with interest on Gongsun Zhuoyu, and then moved to Zhang Jiji, who was pale-faced, with dark eyes. Withdrew his sight.

The magistrate courteously said, "My lord, please take your seat."

Du Lingchun shook off his sleeves and sat on the main seat, and everyone bowed in unison below, "I have seen Mr. Du, and Mr. Zhifu."

Du Lingchun said lazily, "Get up."

Everyone just sat down again.

Gongsun Zhuoyu sat at the bottom, quickly replaying what happened a few days ago in his mind. Undoubtedly, Du Lingchun said that his name was Du Ling, which must be a fake name. As for the sentence that his master wants to invite him to drink a glass of water and wine, it is more worth thinking about.

For someone like Du Lingchun, the courtiers fear him, and the prince wins him over. What kind of person can he call a master? Is it the emperor?

hiss……

Gongsun Zhuoyu couldn't help gasping, shocked by his discovery, and at the same time, his guts were full of regret. If he had known it was the emperor, he would have flown up to meet him, flattering his horse and blowing rainbow farts, worrying about not having an official position, what the hell would he eat Yangchun noodles!

Just when he was secretly annoyed, Mr. Du, who was seated above, suddenly said, "Are all Jiangzhou officials here?"

The magistrate quickly stood up and replied, "My lord, the officials of the six counties in Jiangzhou, except for the county magistrate of Ning County, Bai Songhe, who has not arrived, are all here."

Du Lingchun was already fair skinned, but his red dress made him look like snow. Hearing the words, he sneered, the danger was visible to the naked eye, his voice sounded a bit yin and yang, and he asked back, "Why didn't you come, is it because our company is not worthy of letting him see it?"

The magistrate is not a fun thing, he likes to add insult to injury the most, but on such a good day, if Du Lingchun is offended, they will be unlucky, and they will inevitably have to make up for it. Gao, his health has always been bad, so he told the future about his illness, please forgive me."

Everyone knows that it is obviously an excuse not to report illness. In fact, Bai Songhe directly returned the prefect's invitation and disappeared behind closed doors. In the words, he also satirized the magistrate Haosheng, who formed a clique for personal gain and became a follower of power, which made people jump their feet in anger.

Du Lingchun couldn't hear it, looked at the calendula cup in his hand and said, "Since I'm old, how can I manage the customs of a county? How can I take care of the people under my jurisdiction? Why don't you return to your hometown as soon as possible, so that those who can live there."

After speaking, he smiled and looked at the magistrate, "What do you think, magistrate?"

The magistrate repeatedly responded, "Bai Songhe is old and his eyesight is dim, so it is indeed difficult for him to take on great responsibilities."

One word determined Bai Songhe's retreat.

Zhang Jiji was stunned from below, "This Du Sigong is tough, as the rumors say."

Gongsun Zhuoyu wondered why Zhang Jiji couldn't keep his mouth shut, and glanced at him, "Walls have ears, so speak carefully."

Don't be so blatant when you say bad things, go home and lie on the bed and say it, what if you are overheard.

The banquet has already started, and the magistrate obviously put a lot of thought into it. The sound of silk and bamboo orchestras can be heard endlessly on the stage, and the beautiful dancers are actually the four big oirans that Man Yue Lou claims to be rare even if they spend a lot of money. Gongsun Zhuoyu let out a wow in his heart, thinking that he really made a profit.

After drinking for three rounds, the magistrate began to offer gifts, "Your Excellency has come from a long way, and the lower officials have prepared some small gifts. It is not a respect, but I hope you will accept it."

After speaking, he raised his hand and ordered someone to bring up a pot of something like a potted plant covered with silk cloth. Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the cover on it was slowly lifted off, and it turned out to be a golden pine tree covered with emeralds and pearls.

Gongsun Zhuoyu gritted his teeth secretly, turning sour into a big lemon, "This old magistrate is too greedy, he even used gold to cast bonsai!"

Zhang Jiji also sighed to himself, "I thought Brother Gongsun was already the best among people, but I didn't expect that the magistrate is even better. No wonder he is an official in the magistrate, and you and I are just magistrates. It can be seen that money must be used wisely. Now I just realized , damn it."

Gongsun Zhuoyu looked sideways at him, "What gift did you give?"

Zhang Jiji smiled modestly, "Without it, use

It was nothing more than a palm-sized crane seal carved from fine white jade. "

Gongsun Zhuoyu: "Then you really deserve to die."

Zhang Jiji "..."

Jiangzhou officials are all smart people, and the gifts they give are more realistic than the other. This one gave a golden pine, that one gave a ganoderma lucidum, and the other gave an emerald Buddha statue. The last one was also Zhang Jiji, a slap-sized crane jade badge, so delicate and lifelike, his eyes were actually embedded by two rare blood jades.

Everyone's behavior like this made Gongsun Zhuoyu look unwise. He sat at the bottom, thinking that if he gave a gift to the wrong person and offended someone, it would be better not to give it, a painting is too shabby, and he should think of a way to give another one after the banquet is over. So I drank silently and tried to reduce my sense of existence.

Corrupt officials have loved gold and silver since ancient times, and Du Lingchun is no exception. No one would think too much of money, but everyone present gave it around, except for the man in white who sat in the hall without any movement. unexpected.

"Master Gongsun," Du Lingchun still remembered him, propped his head, and asked with interest in a soft voice, "Do you have any Jiangzhou local specialties for our company?"

It's over!

Gongsun Zhuoyu's Adam's apple twitched, only these two bright words were in his mind.

Zhang Jiji noticed something was wrong, approached secretly, and asked in a low voice, "What gift did you prepare?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu got angry when he saw him, "Prepare your fart!"

Zhang Jiji thought that Gongsun Zhuoyu was a smart person, so he would do foolish things anyway. After thinking about it for a moment, he simply took off the fine jadeite pendant around his waist and handed it to him, "If you can't do it, use my ancient jade to put it on top. Give me the cash back."

The latter sentence is the point.

Gongsun Zhuoyu wanted to discount the fart, even if he sold his whole family, he couldn't afford this piece of jade. Stretching out the head is also a knife, retracting the head is also a knife, simply stood up from the seat gracefully, cupped his hands to Du Lingchun and said, "The family of the lower official is poor, and the gifts are slightly cold. I'm afraid it will make adults laugh."

Du Lingchun thought he had guessed it, after all, the poor can only eat Yangchun noodles, but he was rarely angry at all, and his attitude towards Gongsun Zhuoyu was quite kind, "It's okay, I see a lot of gold, silver, pearls and jade, but it's nothing unusual , present it."

The prefect and others suffered a knowing blow "..."

Gongsun Zhuoyu had no choice but to follow the words, walked out around the table, and signaled Shi Qianqiu, who was acting as the guard behind him, to bring the scroll.

This picture scroll is extremely long, almost taking up half of the banquet hall. Everyone saw the scroll unfolding slowly, and the vast and misty river came into view first, with the momentum of the water of the Yellow River coming from the sky. Then there are many mountains and mountains, rolling mountains, towering into the clouds. In the meantime, there are green pines and mist, water pavilions and pavilions. The Jiuqu mountain road spirals to the village, and the fisherman in coir raincoat on the river fishes alone in a boat, with a few strokes, full of meaning. A little red sun adorns the top of the mountain, rising slowly, illuminating the entire landscape.

"Good momentum!" Someone couldn't help exclaiming.

This painting is really good for literati and poets, but not necessarily for corrupt officials. After all, Gongsun Zhuoyu is not a well-known person, and some people may not appreciate it. For example, Zhang Jiji, who was watching beside him, was confused.

Gongsun Zhuoyu stands next to the painting scroll, dressed in elegant white clothes, "There is nothing long on the lower body, but the painting skills are barely noticeable. Painting this "Mountains, Rivers, Sun and Moon" as a gift to the company shows the customs of Jiangzhou."

Du Lingchun quietly admired the painting. Before he could open his mouth, the prefect was dissatisfied with Gongsun Zhuoyu for stealing the limelight, and asked, "Since it is a picture of mountains, rivers, sun and moon, why do we only see the sun and not the moon?"

Du Lingchun also looked over.

Gongsun Zhuoyu nodded and smiled, "Of course there is a moon, but it needs to be dark to see it. Please also turn off the lamps and candles in the hall."

All the people here are in the officialdom, not to mention that there is an admiral of the second grade. This kind of banquet is easy to be mixed with interested people. If the lights are extinguished and it is pitch black, what's the deal? !

The magistrate instinctively wanted to reprimand "Gongsun Zhuoyu, you..."

"No problem," Du Lingchun raised his hand, interrupting him, "Do as he says."

Du Lingchun's speech was obviously more serious than that of the magistrate, and the guards immediately extinguished the lamps and candles everywhere, and the hall was instantly plunged into hazy darkness. Everyone whispers,

"What the hell is Gongsun Zhuoyu trying to do?"

"It's ridiculous."

"If something goes wrong, he has a few lives to spare!"

Gongsun Zhuoyu ignored him, stepped sideways to give up his position, and revealed the scroll bit by bit. However, at this moment, a miraculous thing happened. I saw some subtle blue light suddenly lit up on the long drawing paper, and the veins and veins criss-crossed, converging into mountains and rivers. The place that should be a red sun is now It is a crescent crescent, faintly shining with blue light, hanging high above the clouds, looking down on the mountains and rivers, and illuminating the peaks slightly.

"Wow—"

There was an uproar all around, and then fell into a subtle silence. Everyone held their breath unconsciously, staring at the beautiful picture scroll, unable to move their eyes for a moment.

Du Lingchun was also surprised, he got up and walked down the high seat, looked at the scroll carefully, and then retracted his gaze meaningfully after a while, turned to look at Gongsun Zhuoyu, and said only two words, "It's wonderful!"

Gongsun Zhuoyu laughed, "Company's absurd praise."

The servant girl lighted the lamp again, and the banquet hall became bright again. But the crowd was still unsatisfied, and they praised the painting in a low voice.

Zhang Jiji was also surprised, "How did you do it?"

Gongsun Zhuoyu took his seat, glanced at him, and pretended to be profound, "Jianghu Jue, you can't say it."

In fact, it's not really a trick of the rivers and lakes. Gongsun Zhuoyu happened to have a few pieces of fluorite in his collection. He ordered people to grind them into powder and mix them into paint. When the sky darkened, such a strange scene would naturally appear.

Du Lingchun originally thought that Gongsun Zhuoyu was too poor to send any valuables, but who would have thought that the other party presented a wonderful picture scroll. He glanced at the inscription, saw the words "Gongsun Zhuoyu" on the bottom, and exclaimed, "Unexpectedly, Mr. Gongsun not only solves cases like a god, but also his calligraphy and painting are superb. I am very lucky to have such a talent."

At the same time, my mind moved slightly, and I started to win over.

Now the forces in the court are roughly divided into two factions, one is headed by Prime Minister Yan Fu, and the other is headed by Du Lingchun. It's a pity that scholars all over the world maintain their innocence and integrity, and all vote for Yan Fu. Although Du Lingchun has great power and is slightly superior, most of his subordinates are gangsters, and there are not many who are really available.

To please the boss = can be promoted! !

Gongsun Zhuoyu didn't expect that by mistake, when a blind cat met a dead mouse, he actually gave the right gift, "As long as the company likes it."

Now even a fool can see that Du Lingchun looks at Gongsun Zhuoyu differently, everyone inevitably has a feeling of accompanying the prince to study, and the whole body is silently sour. Only Zhang Jiji winked and asked Gongsun Zhuoyu to support him a lot.

After drinking for three rounds, the banquet should be over.

The inn in Jiangzhou dedicated to officials’ lodging is unavoidably shabby. In order to please Du Lingchun, the magistrate specially dedicates this other garden as a place for him to stay temporarily. The officer begs your lord to stay here overnight."

Although Du Lingchun was born as an eunuch, he already holds a high position, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation are worth ten thousand gold. This other garden looks prosperous to outsiders, but it is nothing more than ordinary in his eyes, but there is really no better place in Jiangzhou, so he can only reluctantly agree, "That's what I have to do."

It's not that he didn't see the magistrate's fawning intentions, but it's too easy for a mere petty official to join his sect just by sending some gold, silver and jewelry.

Seeing his agreement, the magistrate couldn't help but beam with joy, "The lower official also ordered people to build a Biyun lake here, with more than a hundred koi carp in it, and a small pavilion in the middle of the lake, where they can cook tea and fish. It's really a great joy in life." .”

Gongsun Zhuoyu raised his eyebrows calmly, and muttered to himself, "This old thing is quite enjoyable."

Zhang Jiji also lamented the magistrate's generosity, "Brother Gongsun, I'm really ashamed of myself."

The magistrate usually has a certain degree of extravagance, but when Du Lingchun arrived today, he can be regarded as revealing his family wealth. Three steps, one scene, ten steps and one pavilion, this other garden cannot be built without tens of thousands of taels of snowflake silver.

Anyway, everyone was full of wine and food, and the magistrate led the way in front, leading everyone to enjoy the scenery of the backyard, which was all regarded as a walk to digest food.

"The bonsai here is a rare green peony. The official bought it from a florist at a high price. The flowers and leaves are like jadeite. It is really rare in the world. Compared with it, Yao Huang Wei Zi is not a rare thing. gone."

The county magistrate showed his loyalty while introducing, and everyone could only follow suit and praise, but unfortunately, Du Lingchun's reaction was always mediocre. Gongsun Zhuoyu also felt that there was nothing to see, and looked at the green lump from a distance, just like cabbage.

Beautiful scenery on a good day, the moon is in the sky, because the backyard is full of flowers and plants, and there is a faint fragrance floating. However, when he walked to Chaoshou corridor, Gongsun Zhuoyu suddenly smelled a faint smell, and couldn't help raising his sleeves to cover his nose, and frowned, wondering if he stepped on dog poop just now.

But the further you go in, the stronger the stench, making you sick. Now even others noticed something was wrong. Du Lingchun was obsessed with cleanliness, his face immediately became ugly, he covered his nose with a silk handkerchief, and asked in a cold voice, "What stinks?!"

The magistrate was also smoky. He smelled left and right, and finally found that the smell came from the small courtyard where the servants lived. He said angrily, "Come here! What happened, why is there such a stench!"

Immediately, four or five maidservants poured out of the small courtyard at the side gate, all knelt down and pleaded guilty, with panicked faces, "Forgive me, my lord, forgive me my lord."

Seeing this group of servants, the magistrate frowned secretly, "Why don't you go to the banquet hall to serve, all of you are gathered here?!"

A maidservant in pink at the head walked a few steps on her knees, crying and saying, "My lord, the well in the servant's courtyard has a foul smell and the water quality has been muddy for the past two days. Who would have guessed..."

The magistrate inexplicably had a bad premonition in his heart, stamped his feet anxiously, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened, tell me quickly!"

The servant girl wept bitterly, "Who would have picked up a woman's corpse that had rotted to the bone, dressed in a red wedding gown, it was really appalling. We knew that the lord was entertaining distinguished guests in the front hall, so we gathered here and dared not pass on the news." .”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, and the one who reacted the most was the prefect. He didn't even care about the smell, and rushed into the courtyard, only to see a rotten corpse wrapped in a fishing net, lying quietly beside the mouth of the well.

It was a moderately decomposed corpse, with white bones already exposed, only thin, fuzzy flesh and blood sticking to the body, maggots crawling, emitting a stench.

The only thing that is well preserved is the black and messy black hair of the corpse, on which a golden hairpin was randomly caught and caught by the hair. Dressed in a dazzling red wedding dress, bound by fishing nets. The skull was shining white under the moonlight, and the eye sockets were hollow and dark, staring at everyone in the dark, as if smiling.

The courtyard is lingering with the soaring stench of corpses, entangled with the sweet and greasy fragrance of flowers, forming a special smell that hits the forehead.

"vomit!"

Some people couldn't accept such a shocking picture, and ran out to vomit.

Gongsun Zhuoyu forcibly ignored the smell of corpses all over the yard, eagerly squeezed to Du Lingchun's side, and waited for the other party to vomit out, and then handed him a handkerchief beside him to brush his affections or something.

However, after waiting for a long time, Du Lingchun did not respond.

he just used slender

With white fingertips, pinching the handkerchief, tightly covering his mouth and nose, his thick ink-like brows furrowed tighter and tighter, his eyes shone with a cold light, and then he asked in a cold voice, "Su Daofu, Is this the other garden you prepared for me?"

The sound was like ice. , please keep in mind:,

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