Zhou Zhenwei rushed back to Yanjing Mansion, and Gu Sheng and Feng Qi had been waiting for a long time.

"How's it going?" He furrowed his eyebrows as he took the file and strode towards the council chamber.

Gu Sheng followed closely behind, and said urgently: "I have examined the six corpses one by one, and there is nothing abnormal on the surface of the corpses, the throat and gastric membranes are swollen, the internal organs are congested, the blood is dark red, the intestines are black and twisted and sticky, the muscles are spasms and tremors before death, and the horns are reflexed, which is very painful. It was identified that he had ingested a huge poisonous intestine breaking grass, causing suffocation and death. ”

"Broken intestines?" Zhou Zhenwei's footsteps paused slightly, a little surprised, and looked at Gu Sheng and said: "According to the provisions of the "Laws, Criminal Department, and Prohibitions of the Yamato Dynasty" (Volume 10), the pharmacy prohibits the sale and purchase of poisons such as Broken Gut Grass. There are only a few in the "Heshuntang", "Wanfutang" and the "Tongshoutang" in Yanjing City, but there are also checks, which are strictly controlled and strictly forbidden to buy and sell. ”

"What Lord Zhou said is extremely true!" Gu Shengyu was full of admiration, it was hard to imagine that such a military general who galloped on the battlefield and only knew how to fight and kill the enemy, but he knew everything about the laws and regulations of the dynasty and knew it easily.

Zhou Zhenwei sat on the chair, spread the file in front of the bookcase and read it carefully, thought for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "Gu Sheng, you take a team of people to these three major pharmacies in the city to check in detail the registration directory for the purchase of poison and the upper and lower channels for purchase. Feng Qi, you take a team of people to the 'ghost market' to investigate the only two drug dealers, although it is a dark place, there will also be transaction records in case of emergency. ”

"Lord Zhou, forgive your subordinates for being stupid, where does the ghost market come from? And where? Feng Qi scratched his head, puzzled, he had been a patrol envoy for several years, why had he never heard of such a place?

"This ghost market is a hundred steps south of Dongle Gate. Every night, the lantern is opened, and at three o'clock, the vendors and buyers are scattered. Zhou Zhenwei looked at him coldly, pursed his lips and explained: "This 'ghost market', in the middle of the night, the rooster crows and disperses, and the dim lights shake slightly during the transaction, the shadow is strange, the whispering is mixed, and the sunrise is scattered, which makes people only feel that the ghost is so named." ”

"Lord Zhou has been fighting for many years, how can he be so familiar with Yan Jing?" Feng Qi couldn't help but ask.

"I have lived here since I was a child, and I pay more attention to what people talk about on weekdays, and the rumors in the well market are often not groundless." Zhou Zhenwei replied lightly, and after saying more, he picked up another thick file to check it.

Gu Sheng and Feng Qi saw that he was very busy, and knew that the predecessor Shaoyin was slacking off and had a lot of old cases backlogged.

When the sky was slightly dark, Zhou Zhenwei took off his official uniform, changed into ordinary clothes, and still tied Na Peiyu with a leather belt around his waist, and then left from the mansion and went to Wuwang's mansion.

Tomorrow, the Martial King will return to the border with his comrades who went to Beijing to reward him at the beginning, except that he and Chu Yu cannot walk together.

King Wu set up a farewell banquet in the palace, and Zhou Zhenwei had just entered the main hall led by the small servant, and saw that everyone was already sitting in two sides, talking to each other, and talking lively.

He was about to find a place to go, but he saw Chu Yu waving vigorously at him, and there was an empty seat next to him, so he must have reserved a place for him, walked a few steps, and stepped forward to sit side by side with him.

When King Wu saw that all the people were gathered, he ordered the banquet to be opened. The maid brought the wine and food to the table one after another, so it was not rich. Eating is a delicacy and delicacies, drinking is a syrup and jade liquid, passing cups and cups between the staggered cups, and the atmosphere is extraordinarily happy.

After three glasses of wine, everyone's ears and eyes are hot, and they are rough men in the barracks, and there are naturally no taboos when they speak.

Captain Shi Zhou said in a rough voice: "Why didn't General Cao come today?" It's too much to give us the face of King Wu, and his current status is not earned by our brothers who shed blood and sweat for him? ”

King Wu didn't care much, raised his head and took a sip of wine, squinted his eyes and said indifferently: "You can't blame him, I went to ask Shi Fang to know that the old injuries left in the past recurred, and it was inconvenient to walk." In order to apologize, send a small servant to send the best Lanling wine, and what you drink is General Cao's heart. ”

Zhou Zhenwei drank all the wine in the cup, and it was really a good wine, with a mellow and sweet taste and a fragrant aroma. He looked at Chu Yu, who was no longer strong enough to drink, and fell softly on the table, drowsy. He summoned the waiter standing aside, pointed at Chu Yu, and ordered him to send him back to Chu Mansion.

"Who knows if the recurrence of General Cao's old injuries is real or fake!" At this time, Second Lieutenant Chu Yuan muttered in his mouth.

"It's good if it's true!" King Wu's tone was flat, but he couldn't hear joy or anger.

The most majestic of the current government and opposition in the Yamato Kingdom are naturally Prime Minister Zhao Yintang and Hussar General Cao Chong. Among them, Cao Chong is more vigorous.

A few years ago, he won several major battles with the Hu people, which made his troops defeat like a mountain, and he no longer dared to disturb the border of Yamato, which naturally made him full of confidence. And the Wenchen led by Zhao Yintang gradually became decadent due to poor political performance one after another.

In order to contain the military generals' military power, any document issued by the Ministry of War must be approved by the Prime Minister before it can take effect, who expected that Emperor Hongjia suddenly issued a holy decree, from now on General Qin Chong will serve as a general, monopolizing the power of the Ministry of War, and there is something to directly face the Holy Gift, without the participation of the Prime Minister.

This made the government and the opposition in an uproar, and it was at this juncture that Emperor Hongjia faintly let out his breath, with the intention of abdicating, the court had changed, and naturally everyone was in danger, and he was trying his best to make small calculations for his future.

Now in addition to the crown prince, there are only the four princes, King Ping, and the six princes, King Wu.

The ministers poured into each other, and they all stood in line and made trouble. Judging from the current shape, Cao Zhong is bound to fall to the prince's side, in order to avoid suspicion, he naturally avoids other princes, and it is reasonable to be absent tonight.

Zhou Zhenwei didn't say anything, just poured another glass of wine and drank it in a dull mood.

Shi Zhou suddenly laughed loudly: "Have you ever seen Miss Cao, the eldest daughter of General Cao?" Humen Fierce Girl, she is also a high-level general, she was fortunate to meet once in the barracks, it was also red makeup on horseback, the heroine of my dynasty! ”

As soon as Shi Zhou said this, Zhou Zhenwei, who was listening quietly, suddenly remembered that a few days ago, the eldest aunt of the family mentioned two women for his marriage, one of them seemed to be Cao Fenghua, the young lady of the Cao family. Thinking about it like this, his chest was even tighter.

At this time, Zhou Zhenwei of the Han Dynasty of the Protector Wang Han Dynasty looked at him with a meaningful smile: "At that time, General Cao said that he had eight friendships with the Zhou family, and this Miss Cao wanted to give it to Brother Zhou!" I think that the girl's marriage has been delayed, and now she is in her early twenties, but she is the same age as you. With the support of General Cao, Brother Zhou's future is limitless! ”

King Wu also smiled, but his eyes were treacherous, and he said in a light tone: "Zhenwei is the uncle of the Cao family, and the future of the Cao family is limitless!" ”

Note: "Ghost City" is seen in "Tokyo Menghualu" and "Ding Jin Gong Talk".