Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty Episode 11

Arts and craft

I am still not sure if these two are actually working together or working opposed to each other. Minister Lu was very quick to torture a guy that gave him no new information. Did he note on autopsy or not the points Su presented? Was he reseeing through Su’s eyes things he should have picked up on? I liked how XiJun figured out the painting coverup. It is nice to see the female smart and helpful and not just a lovesick girl waiting for her dream guy to notice her. It seemed a bit odd for the kid to go along to chase bandits with a dulled weapon. I guess this is still how Lu does training. As a military fighter he does an excellent job, but as investigator he wants to be singular rather than working with a team to get all possible results available to consider. With fighting, he recognizes the importance of teamwork and strategy for target. He excels here but his ego does not give him this same common sense with investigating. The politician even from beginning at funeral was very fake with his sympathetic remarks. And now that Lu has resigned from a position he truly isn’t quite qualified more this governor already has two people lined up. Now Su may have all the pieces he needs to find real killer. I am not surprised the businessman sold the painting. What did surprise me was his vanity to be included back in the original. There is something up with the tea or the wine that is causing the visions and possibly the cough from the tea scholar. They at least did confiscate the items from the chang’an merchant but it is still unclear who the murderer is. And now I am thinking the first scholar was possibly murdered as well. There was no question about his death. Now to see who the new ministry replacements are and how they fit into the happenings of the scholars.

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