Lu Dashi knew that there were nine students who went to Beijing to take the exam, so he asked Lu Shui to prepare ten wine glasses yesterday for today.

Lu Dashi picked up the first glass of wine, first gave it to Zhou Dingbang with both hands, and then came to the students and sent the wine glasses down in turn.

In the end, Lu Dashi found that there was still a glass of wine left, and he groaned slightly, feeling that there should be no one who had not come, so he turned around and came to Zhou Dingbang's side, and said softly, "My lord, there is still a student who has not arrived." ”

"Oh!"

Zhou Dingbang is a little strange, in order to please a good fortune, the time for the students to travel is calculated early.

Moreover, the prescribed time is also very strict, and the auspicious time refers not only to the date of travel, but also to the time of travel.

When it comes to major events related to the future, no one dares to be careless, even if they come an hour in advance and wait for the arrival of the auspicious time here, they will not miss the time.

Zhou Dingbang is very clear about this, and that's how he came back then.

The auspicious time of the day he set off was the hour, in order to please a good fortune, he came at the hour, the hour was not yet dawn, standing at the city gate, shivering when the cold wind blew, and waited in the cold wind for an hour, and when the time came, he set off, and suffered from the cold for so long, just to not miss the auspicious time.

Zhou Dingbang was a little puzzled, and glanced at everyone, wanting to see who was missing?

Seeing the county lord come over, a student hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The county lord, only the eldest young master of the Wei family has not yet come, but I have already sent someone to find him, presumably he should be here soon!" ”

Zhou Xianling nodded, but his brows couldn't help frowning, he thought from the bottom of his heart that if he could forget the auspicious time of his trip, this person would not be very productive!

The students and Zhou Dingbang held the wine glass, speechless for a while, not knowing whether to drink this glass of wine or not to drink it, just when everyone felt very embarrassed, not far away, a person was running quickly towards this side.

The student who stepped forward to talk to him was immediately overjoyed when he saw this person, and hurriedly said, "The person I sent is back, and Brother Wei should be almost there." ”

Zhou Dingbang nodded, and turned his head to look at the people who were running.

The little guy ran to the front panting out of breath, and suddenly saw so many catchers here, he was shocked, coupled with what he had just heard, his legs were weak, and he knelt down directly towards everyone.

The student hurriedly parted the crowd and came to the little guy, "How long will it take for Brother Wei to arrive?" ”

"Wei, Wei, home, the eldest young master is dead."

When the student heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he asked eagerly, "What do you say, say it again!" ”

The little guy took a few breaths and calmed down before shouting again, "The eldest young master of the Wei family is dead."

When the student heard this, he was taken aback, and couldn't help but take a step back, turning his head to look at Zhou Dingbang.

Lu Dashi was closest to the little guy, stretched out his hand to grab the little guy, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you say that the eldest young master of the Wei family is dead?" ”

The little guy was hurt by Lu Dashi's shoulder, but he didn't dare to resist, so he could only nod desperately.

"When the villain went to Wei's house to report the news, at the door, I heard what their family said, and I saw that they sent someone to report to the official!"

"How did you die?"

"The villain didn't know, after hearing the news, he was afraid that my son-in-law would be in a hurry, so he ran back to report the news."

When Zhou Dingbang heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, and his heart was also in a mess, and he hurriedly turned his head to look at Lu Dashi.

Lu Dashi saw that the county lord came over and understood what he was worried about, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, in the opinion of my subordinates, we should go to the Wei family to have a look, maybe the eldest young master of the Wei family is sick and died?" ”

When Zhou Dingbang heard this, he felt a little more relaxed in his heart, and felt that what Lu Dashi said was also reasonable, if it was just a violent illness and died, it would be okay.

At the moment, he didn't care about greeting these students who were about to enter Beijing to take the exam, so he just drank the send-off wine in a hurry, and led Lu Dashi and a few catchers to rush towards Wei's house.

As soon as Zhou Dingbang arrived at the gate of the Wei family, he saw that there was a catcher guarding the gate of the Wei family, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly opened the sedan curtain, waved at the catcher, and motioned for him to come over and talk.

Seeing that the county lord was coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down.

"My subordinate Wang Zhengcheng has seen adults."

"How's the Wei family?"

"Wang Zhutou has already gone in to check, and I heard that the eldest young master of the Wei family was killed on the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

His subordinates were sent by Lord Wang to guard the gate to prevent any suspects from escaping. ”

Hearing Wang Zhengcheng say that the eldest young master of the Wei family was really killed, Zhou Dingbang's heart couldn't help but sink, and he had no idea in his heart for a while.

Seeing Zhou Dingbang stunned at the door, Lu Dashi hurriedly stepped forward and clenched his fists and said, "County master, why don't we enter the mansion and check it?" ”

Zhou Dingbang nodded, got off the sedan chair, led the way by Wang Zhengcheng, and went straight to the backyard.

As soon as he walked to the front hall, he saw Wang Yong and Wei Guangdao sitting on the main seat and talking.

The two of them were so focused that they didn't even notice Zhou Dingbang's arrival, Lu Dashi hurriedly stepped forward and coughed, "Wang Zhutou, the county magistrate is here." ”

Wang Yong, who was foaming at the mouth as he was talking, was suddenly startled, turned his head and saw Zhou Dingbang with an angry face, sighed in his heart, hurriedly jumped off the chair, walked quickly to Zhou Dingbang, and gave a deep salute, "My subordinates have seen adults." ”

Zhou Dingbang ignored him, and looked directly at Wei Guangdao, who greeted him, "Outside the guards, please mourn and take care of your body!" ”

Wei Guangdao nodded with tears in his eyes, "Thank you for your concern, and please ask your lord to make decisions for the old decay and severely punish the murderer." ”

Zhou Dingbang sighed, "Ling Gongzi is outstanding in learning, and he is only one step away from the title of the gold list. ”

Wei Guangdao's tears had already been wiped dry, and when he heard Zhou Dingbang's words, he suddenly burst into tears again.

Zhou Dingbang comforted him again, and after a while, Wei Guangdao's mood was a little better, and he hurriedly gave Zhou Dingbang to the main position, and ordered his subordinates to prepare fragrant tea, and then stood still on the handrail.

Zhou Dingbang sat down and turned his head to look at Wang Yong, "Wang Zhutou, the cause of Young Master Wei's death can be ascertained." ”

Wang Yong hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "My lord, Young Master Wei was shot on the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and he was hit by two arrows, one in the heart and the other in the throat, and nailed him firmly to the pillar in the pavilion, so that his body remained in a sitting position. ”

When Zhou Dingbang heard this, he was shocked, he was just a scholar, where had he seen this kind of method, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he thought of the bloody scene.

Zhou Dingbang stretched out his hand to brush his beard, dissipating the unhappiness in his heart, and then slowly asked, "How is the investigation of the case, is there a murderer's eyebrows?" ”