The ancient road is a long pavilion, and the spring breeze is slightly cold.

The corners of Yang Houcheng's eyes were slightly red, and he waved his hand: "Okay, you have to say goodbye to sending you a thousand miles, so don't send it." If my grandmother finds out, I won't be able to leave. ”

Zhu Yan patted Yang Houcheng on the shoulder: "Take care." ”

Yang Houcheng smiled: "Don't worry, I definitely have to take care of myself, I still want to kill a few more widows." ”

"You don't have to come back with arms or legs. Chi Chan said coolly.

Yang Houcheng raised his hand and punched Chi Can: "Can't you say something nice?"

"What's the use of saying nice things, you put away the sleeve crossbow I gave you, and it will always come in handy. ”

"Got it. ”

Shao Mingyuan asked, "Chongshan, have you written down the things I told you to pay attention to on the battlefield?"

"Remember. Oh, don't be verbose, I'll promise you'll come back with a lot of hair, and you're gone. Yang Houcheng waved his hand, turned around and hurriedly got on the horse.

As he gently clamped the horse's belly, the horse began to run, and did not stop until it was far away, and the man on the horse's back turned his head and shook his hand vigorously, and faded away to the sound of the horse's hooves.

Shao Mingyuan and the others still stood motionless outside the long pavilion, and did not retract their gaze until they could no longer see Yang Houcheng's figure.

Several people did not speak for a moment.

Dust was flying in the distance, and horses' hooves were rushing.

"Tingquan, it seems that your personal guards and yamen officials are on errands. Zhu Yanyao looked at the visitor and reminded.

Chi Can frowned: "When I see those officials, I feel that it is not good." Tingquan, the death of the Xijiang warriors, they still hold on to you?"

"There may be something new. Shao Mingyuan frowned.

He had already made it very clear in the yamen of the Criminal Department that unless there was a significant progress in the case and it was inseparable from him, there was no need for the chief of the three legal departments to send someone to find him in a hurry.

Three or five people soon approached, hurriedly grabbed the reins, turned over and dismounted.

"General-" The guards who came were just about to report, Shao Mingyuan raised his hand and looked at the leader.

"Master Hou, my lords, please go to the Yamen of the Criminal Department, the two princes are waiting for you there. ”

"What happened?" asked Shao Mingyuan in a deep voice.

The leader raised his eyes and glanced at Shao Mingyuan, and replied, "Princess Xijiang has been killed!"

Shao Mingyuan looked slightly surprised, looked at Qiao Zhao, and said softly: "I'll go to the yamen of the Criminal Department, and let them send you back to the house first." ”

Qiao Zhao shook his head: "I'll go with you to take a look." ”

Shao Mingyuan hesitated.

"Tingquan—" Qiao Zhao shouted.

Someone immediately nodded: "Okay, let's go together." Shixi, Zizhe, you guys go back first. ”

Chi Can glanced at the official and said lightly: "What do you want to go back, let's go together." ”

Everyone rushed to the yamen of the criminal department.

King Mu's gaze fell on Qiao Zhao: "Miss Li is also here?"

Ministers: "......" Is now the time to think about this?

What can they do with the Liang Dynasty, the two princes don't seem to be very reliable. But - no matter which of the two princes inherits the throne in the future, at least they will go to court, right?

Well, it should go up to the DPRK. The ministers thought uncertainly.

"Champion Hou!" King Xijiang Gong stood up, staring at Shao Mingyuan with red eyes.

Shao Mingyuan nodded slightly: "The prince mourns." ”

"You killed my sister Wang, and now you have to put on a look that it doesn't matter to you, can you say that you can be lawless as a marquis?" King Xijiang Gong turned around and looked at Lan Shan, "Lan Shoufu, the Son of Heaven of your country is in retreat, and please preside over justice for Xiao Wang in this matter!"

The death of Princess Xijiang is very important, Kou Xing reported to the cabinet after several discussions, the first assistant Lanshan and the second assistant Xu Mingda both rushed over, and the six departments and nine secretaries also came.

"Don't worry, we will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. Lan Shan comforted King Jiang Gong of Xi for a few words, and looked at Shao Mingyuan expressionlessly, "Master Hou, we all know the cause and effect of the matter, as the first assistant of the dynasty, I have been entrusted with important tasks by His Majesty, and I have to ask a question or two about this matter, and I hope that Lord Hou can cooperate with the investigation." ”

Ben Hou still said the same sentence, speaking with evidence. ”

"Evidence?" Lan Shan's eyes flashed, and he looked at the criminal department Shangshu Kou Xingze, "Xing Shangshu, isn't there someone to testify." “

Witnesses?

Shao Mingyuan raised his eyebrows.

Things are really interesting, not to mention that Princess Xijiang's death has nothing to do with him at all, that Xijiang warrior was beaten by the morning light in the middle of the night, who can see it?

This witness is really strange.

Soon the witness was brought in, a young man in his early twenties.

As soon as the young man came in, he knelt down and kowtowed.

"Tell me about what you saw last night. Lan Shan said lightly.

The young man raised his head tremblingly and lowered his head quickly: "Xiaomin is a night incense lang, he came out in the middle of the night last night to collect night incense from door to door, and when he walked to West Street, he suddenly found that two people were dragging something out of Apricot Hutong. Xiao Min was a little scared at the time, so he hid in the alley on the side, and waited for the two people to go far away before going over to look, who knows-"

Speaking of this, Ye Xianglang trembled, and it was difficult to hide the fear in his tone: "Who knew that it turned out to be a person!"

"What did you see that person like at that time, was he dead or alive?" asked Yang Yunzhi, the waiter of the Criminal Department.

This man had come to the yamen not long ago to beat the drum to report the case, and after listening to this man's words, he knew that the champion Hou was going to be in trouble.

"That person—" Ye Xianglang glanced at Shao Mingyuan quickly, and couldn't say anything with a white face.

"Say!" Lan Shan snorted impatiently.

Ye Xianglang shrunk his shoulders and plucked up his courage to say, "That person is dead, there is a big cut in his neck, and blood is gurgling out!"

"Did you see the appearance of those two people clearly?" asked Yang Yunzhi, the waiter of the Criminal Department.

"There was moonlight last night, and although Xiao Min hid on the side, he couldn't see it very clearly, but because one of them was familiar, he recognized it at a glance. ”

"Who's that guy?"

"Yes—" Ye Xianglang looked at Shao Mingyuan again.

Shao Mingyuan's expression was calm, and people couldn't see the clues.

"If you swallow it again, pull it down and hit the board!" Yang Yunzhi, the waiter of the Criminal Department, said impatiently.

"It's the young coachman in Li Xiu's house!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Shao Mingyuan.

"Champion Hou, what else do you have to say?" asked King Xijiang Gong sharply.

Shao Mingyuan glanced at Ye Xianglang fixedly, and his expression was indifferent: "Then call someone to ask." ”

It didn't take long for Chenguang to rush over, and after hearing what happened, he almost crooked his nose angrily, and pointed at Ye Xianglang and said, "You said you saw me kill someone?"

Ye Xianglang was so frightened that he retreated again and again.

Lan Shan coughed lightly and said, "Master Hou, the witness has already come forward, in my opinion, this coachman will be interrogated by the Three Law Divisions." ”

Shao Mingyuan raised his eyebrows lightly: "Interrogation is okay, but this witness-"

He said and glanced at Ye Xianglang, and said in a light tone, "I think he's lying." ”

Ye Xianglang shuddered.

"Uh, Master Hou said this, I don't know what evidence you have?" Lan Shan asked slowly.