The Emperor Seems to Know Something

"Minister, these are the officials who died suddenly in office over the past few days!" Chen Xiliang pointed at the three corpses before him and said, "Ma Chang'an, magistrate of Mi County in Hongyuan Prefecture, Hanzhou; Feng Nanlin, education commissioner of Tian'an Prefecture, Jingzhou; and Li Tianlu, a thousand-household official of the Transport Office of Lanshui Prefecture, Yuanzhou."

"None of them had any old ailments. They suddenly died, and there was no one else beside them when they passed away."

"I investigated the memorials concerning the deaths of many officials. Their deaths were the most recent and fit the scope proposed by you earlier, Minister. Therefore, while their coffins are still being kept here, I dispatched Great Scholars to move their remains to this place."

Chen Luo nodded and gazed at the three corpses, giving them a slight bow.

"Three lords, there are many doubts surrounding your deaths. We have no choice but to disturb your rest. Please forgive us."

After saying that, he turned to an old man with a full head of white hair beside him. "Elder Liu, thanks for the effort. Let's begin."

This Elder Liu was Song Ci's disciple and had inherited the true teachings of Song Ci. To uncover the truth, Chen Luo had sought him out through Song Ci and invited him to examine the three corpses.

The Great Scholar Liu bowed and said, "You honor me, Minister. Please wait a moment."

After saying that, he walked before the three corpses. Righteous Qi filled with the characteristics of corpses erupted from his entire body, immediately enveloping the three bodies.

In the next instant, an illusory figure appeared above each corpse. They were the bodily forms of the three officials.

Then something wondrous happened.

The skin outside the illusory figures gradually turned transparent, revealing their