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Yanjing City, Zhenguo Mansion. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Chi Hou, who was dressed in a wide blue robe, held a white jade chess piece in his hand, looked at the chessboard in front of him, and then looked up at the stars hanging in the sky, and sighed softly.

"Brother Yuanguo, let's play this chess here today. Chi Hou said as he prepared to get up.

"What's the matter? It's rare for Brother Hong to come to Yanjing City, so don't you want to accompany Brother Wei to play two more games?" Xing Yuanguo, who was dressed in a purple-gold robe, smiled lightly and pressed down Chi Hou, who was about to stand up.

"Hehe, what did the big brother of Yuanguo say, how could I not want to play chess with my brother, it's just that the moonlight is clear tonight, and my brother wants to go outside and walk around. Chi Hou smiled lightly.

"Tonight's Yanjing City is not peaceful, Brother Hong is sure to go out for a walk?" Xing Yuanguo looked at Chi Hou, and then continued.

"No matter how peaceful it is, this is also Yanjing City, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there shouldn't be any big deals, right?" Chi Hou was slightly stunned and replied again.

"Yes, Yanjing City, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, Brother Hong wants to go out for a walk, so it is naturally inconvenient for my brother to stop him, but this game of chess should be finished, right?" Xing Yuanguo also nodded when he heard this.

"Hmm...... Okay!" Hearing this, Chi Hou also nodded, and his gaze returned to the chessboard in front of him again.

This is a game that should have ended a long time ago, and the game between white and black has long been decided, and white has an absolute advantage on the field.

It's just that Xing Yuanguo has no intention of admitting defeat.

Moreover, on the contrary, he took advantage of White's carelessness to snatch several advantages in a row, which also made Chi Hou have to regain his mind again.

The white seed fell, and a black seed was put away.

Xing Yuanguo's brows furrowed again, his face was concentrated, and he held the sunspot in his hand, but he hesitated, and he didn't fall for a full hour.

Chi Hou's gaze finally took his eyes off the chessboard again, and he looked up again at the darkness and night.

And at this time, a sergeant in bright armor also walked in from outside the small courtyard and walked quickly in front of Xing Yuanguo and Chi Hou.

"See the two waiting masters!"

"Well, let's briefly talk about what happened in Yanjing City tonight. Xing Yuanguo glanced at the sergeant, then at Chi Hou in front of him, and said lightly.

"Yes!" When the sergeant heard this, he immediately nodded, and then he also spoke: "Fang Zhengzhi was attacked in Qixingfang, and the other party was an envoy from the Southern Regions, however, Fang Zhengzhi was not injured, and those people were also caught, and they were proposed by the Nine Emperor Princes and escorted by the people of the Military Department, and those envoys from the Southern Regions are now being sent to the prison of the Criminal Department." ”

"Understood, let's go down. After hearing this, Xing Yuanguo also waved his hand directly at the sergeant.

"Yes!" the sergeant immediately retreated.

Chi Hou's eyes narrowed slightly at this moment, and then, he also stood up directly from the chair and looked at the departing sergeant, a faint anxiety flashed on his face.

"Brother Yuanguo, chess can be played at any time, otherwise we will still ......"

"Brother Hong, when this game of chess is finished, Brother Wei will naturally let you go to Yanjing City for a walk, you don't have to sweep Brother Wei's happiness, right?" Xing Yuanguo's tone was slightly displeased.

"This ...... My brother is ashamed, I shouldn't have swept my brother's interest!" Chi Hou's body stiffened slightly, and then, he gritted his teeth and sat back in the chair again, but the anxious expression on his face became more and more intense.

"Brother Hong, since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, our Thirteen Mansions have always been of one heart and one mind, what do you want to do, Brother Wei will not stop it, but don't forget, our Thirteen Mansions have always been one heart!"

"Brother Yuanguo, of course the Thirteen Mansions are of one heart, this is what we have always ......"

"Okay, let's play chess first, and I'll go shopping with you in person for Brother Wei later, as for the candidate for the secretary of the Criminal Department that you mentioned to me, Brother Wei will also give you an answer tonight. ”

"Thank you, big brother. After Chi Hou heard the candidate for the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, his expression was also stunned, and then he was slightly happy, and the anxious expression on his face disappeared.

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The Criminal Department, one of the six departments of the Great Xia Dynasty, is in charge of criminal and prison justice, with a Shangshu and three waiters, namely the left attendant, the middle attendant and the right attendant.

Since Shang Shu Wan Chong of the Criminal Department was locked up, many big cases have been temporarily suppressed, but tonight, it is destined to be impossible to be quiet in the yamen of the Criminal Department.

The two attendants in the middle of the left sat in the yamen, waiting anxiously.

And at this time, a figure also walked in from outside the yamen, wearing a bright red official uniform, highlighting his identity as the head of the court.

"Yu Xiang!" The two waiters in the middle left saw the figure walking in, and immediately got up from their chairs and greeted the door.

"Well, the two adults have worked hard, and let the two adults run so late, the prime minister is really sorry!" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping immediately smiled when he saw the two waiters who greeted him.

"Yu Xiang is polite, this is my own thing, how can I talk about hard work?" When the two waiters in the left and middle heard this, they immediately shook their heads and replied.

"Okay!" Zuo Xiangyu nodded his head, and his eyes instantly swept over all corners of the yamen of the Criminal Department: "Didn't the right attendant Wenchuan come over?"

"Yu Yuxiang, Wen Chuan's son Wen Dabao happened to be in Qixingfang tonight, I heard that he is still in a coma, Wen Chuan should still be over there in Qixingfang, right?"

"Still in Qixingfang? This Wen Chuan, it's okay to indulge his son on weekdays, but at this time, he actually ...... Alas, since he is not here, there can only be two adults!" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping's face was slightly cold.

"I'll wait for Yu Xiang's arrangement!" the two waiters in the left and center immediately replied, and at the same time, a faint smile appeared in the eyes of both of them.

For them, Wen Chuan's failure to come tonight is obviously a good thing.

After all......

Now is the time for the vacancy of the position of Shangshu, at this time, those who contribute and those who do not, in fact, can be seen at a glance by a discerning person.

The crown prince is in charge, and the left prime minister is the prime minister.

What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute? But Wen Chuan actually didn't even care about official business for the sake of a rebel, and it can only be said that this Wen Chuan did not have the life to be a scholar.

"Okay, that's not nonsense, you can arrange to get people out of the prison of the Criminal Department. When Zuo Xiangyu Yiping heard this, he was no longer polite.

"Yu Xiang rest assured, the people in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment have been arranged tonight, and the prisoners can be withdrawn at any time, but now there are ...... outside," Zuo Shilang said with a little worry.

"The city guards have already surrounded the criminal department, according to the opinion of this official, it is better to ...... directly in the prison," Zhong Shilang suggested at this time.

"No!" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping shook his head: "King Duan's order to besiege the Criminal Department this time has somewhat surprised Benxiang, so if a person dies in the prison of the Criminal Department, I'm afraid it will be a little inappropriate!"

"Yu Xiang said very much, now that the Criminal Department is besieged, once there is another incident in the prison of the Criminal Department, King Duan will inevitably take the opportunity to make trouble, and if he is not sure of the candidate for the book of the Criminal Department, he will ......."

"Well, so you can only send people out of the Criminal Department first, as long as the person is out of the Criminal Department, everything will be easy to do, and you can also send Duan Wang another charge of obstructing the Criminal Department's handling of the case!" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping's tone was cold.

"Yu Xiang is clever, it's just that now that the four gates of the Criminal Department are surrounded by the city guards, how can we send people out of the Criminal Department?" Zuo Shilang nodded, and then asked again.

"When the prime minister came, he asked people to carry the sedan chair in, and there were four boxes in my sedan chair, and these four boxes were exactly the same as the chairs in the sedan chair, but if all eight people were put into one sedan chair, it would inevitably lead to suspicion, but I don't know if the two adults are willing to take this risk?"

"This ......" When the two waiters in the left and middle heard this, they naturally understood the meaning of Zuo Xiangyu Yiping's words.

It is not uncommon for people to hide things in the sedan chair, especially in the palace, many concubines will use this method when they want to purchase some obscure things outside.

When it comes to security, of course, it's not too high.

However, it is the most common and convenient method.

"The two adults don't have to worry, there is a real appearance, let alone a few city guards, even if the prince of Duan comes, he will never dare to dismantle the sedan chair for inspection!"

"Okay, since Yu Xiang is here, there is no problem on the official's side. ”

"There's no problem with this officer!"

The two waiters in the left heard Zuo Xiangyu Yiping speak again, and they also looked at each other again, and finally gritted their teeth and nodded in reply.

"Well, it's just that Wenchuan hasn't arrived tonight, these eight people, two people are hidden in the sedan chair, two adults are hidden and four people are hidden, and the remaining two people are ......"

"Yu Xiang, please rest assured, Uchiko happened to be out on a tour tonight, and the official immediately ordered someone to call Uchiko over, so that he could make up four sedan chairs!" Zuo Shilang immediately spoke.

"Okay, then it's hard!" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping also nodded when he heard this.

And Zuo Shilang looked at the expression on Zuo Xiangyu Yiping's face, and he was also slightly happy in his heart, he could almost predict that after this incident, the position of Shangshu would have fallen into his favor.

Compared with Zuo Shilang, Zhong Shilang's heart was a burst of chagrin.

Just now, he just hesitated, and asked Zuo Shilang to snatch the credit.

Looking at the left waiter with a slightly smug face, the middle waiter almost hit his head on the door and died, this thing is really fleeting!

A moment ago, he was still laughing at Wen Chuan for not knowing how to cherish the opportunity, but now, it is his turn to miss an opportunity, in addition to sighing, he can only sigh.

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Outside the yamen of the Criminal Department.

Two rows of city guards in bright armor were guarding both sides of the yamen, each holding torches, illuminating the entire yamen of the criminal department as if it were daylight.

Outside the walls of the yamen, groups of city guards were also patrolling back and forth, shuttling around, holding torches in one hand and spears in the other.

Such a scene naturally attracted passers-by to watch, but it was just an onlooker, and no one dared to approach the yamen of the criminal department.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Who knows? I just heard that a few envoys from the Southern Regions came over from the Seven Star Workshop, and those Southern Regions envoys seem to want to kill people in the Seven Star Workshop!"

"Kill, kill whom?"

"Who else can there be, Fang Zheng, but it seems that he didn't kill it, and now he has been arrested and sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, I just don't know how the city guards surrounded the Criminal Department?"

One by one, the people looked at the tightly surrounded Yamen of the Criminal Department and discussed in a low voice.

And at this moment, a group of centaurs also came running quickly from a distance, led by a white brocade robe, with a silver-white long sword hanging from his waist.

It is Duanwang Lin Xinjue.

"Hey, it's His Royal Highness Duanwang!"

"Is there something big going on?"

"It seems that tonight's criminal department is not peaceful. ”

The people looked at Duanwang Lin Xinjue and the others who were running quickly from a distance, and they all subconsciously retreated to both sides, staring wide-eyed.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

When the city guards saw the arrival of Duanwang Lin Xinjue, they also greeted them respectfully.

"Well, get up, is there anyone going in?" Duanwang Lin Xinjue waved his hand at the city guards who were about to kneel, and asked.

"Back to His Royal Highness King Duan, Zuo Xiang went forward soon, we couldn't stop it, and Zuo Shilang's wife also just went in, and Zuo Xiang personally took it in. A city guard immediately reported.

"Oh, Zuo Xiang is here in person, it seems that he attaches great importance to it!" Duanwang Lin Xinjue frowned slightly, and was just about to speak again, when the door of the Yamen of the Criminal Department also made a soft sound.

Immediately afterward, the vermilion gate also opened from the inside.

Duanwang Lin Xinjue's gaze froze slightly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "It's so Yu Yiping, he didn't go to the side door, he went to the front door!"

As Duanwang Lin Xinjue said in his heart.

Zuo Xiangyu Yiping walked out of the main gate, and moreover, a line of four sedan chairs lined up from the main gate of the Yamen of the Criminal Department walked out, open-minded and frank.

"Stop!"

At this time, the spear of the city guard also stopped in front of Zuo Xiangyu Yiping's sedan chair, and the bright spear flashed with a cold cold light.

"Bold!" A soft shout came from the sedan chair, and then, the sedan chair also stopped, the sedan door came from the inside, and Zuo Xiangyu Yiping, who was dressed in a bright red official uniform, stepped out steadily.

A pair of eyes swept towards the city guards who stopped in front of the sedan chair, full of chill.

Several city guards saw Zuo Xiangyu Yiping, and naturally took a step back, the prestige of the head of the dynasty in front of him, who in this Yanjing City did not know?

"As a city guard, you don't go to protect the safety of Yanjing City, but you run to the yamen of the Criminal Department to block the way of Ben Xiang, who gave you such courage?" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping glanced at the city guards coldly, and his momentum rose slightly.

And the city guards were drunk by Zuo Xiangyu Yiping, and they all immediately withdrew two steps again, and they were silent one by one, after all, they couldn't answer Zuo Xiangyu Yiping's question.

"Yu Xiang, as the head of the dynasty, is understandable to reprimand several city guards, but after all, this city guard is under the jurisdiction of this king, before Yu Xiang reprimands, shouldn't he say hello to this king first?"

"Yu Yiping has seen His Royal Highness King Duan, the prime minister should be damned, he didn't even see His Royal Highness, it's just that the prime minister really didn't expect that such a big thing happened tonight, and His Royal Highness was still in the mood in front of the yamen of the criminal department...... Hang out?" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping was slightly stunned, and then said with a look of trepidation.

It's just that anyone can hear the ridicule and provocation in Zuo Xiangyu Yiping's words. (To be continued.) )