Xie Fanghua glanced at Qi Yunxue and reached out to check her pulse.

Qi Yunxue's pulse was beating irregularly, and it seemed that the injury had worsened again.

Xie Fanghua withdrew his hand and said to the waiter, "Bring me a pill." ”

The waiter hurriedly took out the medicine bottle from his arms, poured out one, and handed it to Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua stretched out his hand to take it, swallowed it in his mouth, and turned his head to Li Muqing and said, "Continue to set off." ”

Li Muqing said to her, "You shouldn't ride a horse, let's take a car." ”

Xie Fanghua shook his head, "It's okay." He turned and took the reins of his horse, turned over and got on his horse, and walked on.

Li Muqing also got on the horse, and the waiters, painters, and guards immediately followed, and some people were slightly injured, but they were fine, and the team marched slowly.

I didn't encounter anything else along the way, and no one was looking for trouble, and after midnight, I arrived in Xingyang City.

The gates of Xingyang were closed.

Li Muqing took out the token and instructed the city wall, "Open the city gate." ”

Someone leaned out, glanced at it, and said, "Master ordered, there has been a big incident in Xingyang City in the past few days, and there are thieves who are making trouble, and the city gate is not allowed to let them go until the thieves are caught." ”

Li Muqing raised his eyebrows, "Which master?" ”

"It's our Master Zhao from Xingyang City." That's humane.

"Zhao Qian, who has followed two generations of Xingyang City Lords and has always been a master?" Li Muqing asked.

"Exactly." That's humane.

Li Muqing shook the token in his hand, "Look clearly, this official is Li Muqing, the prime minister's office, and what he is holding in his hand is the customs clearance token given by the emperor." At any time, anywhere, as long as it is in Southern Qin, those who see the token will be released immediately, and officials from all over the country will be ready to dispatch at any time. Those who disobey shall be punished as guilty. ”

The man was startled, stepped forward carefully, and immediately knelt on the ground, "Long live my emperor, it turned out to be Lord Li, the villain has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, Lord Li forgives his sins." ”

"Open the gates." Li Muqing commanded.

The man straightened up, but he was a little hesitant, "Master Li, the city has been extremely chaotic in the past two days, and the master has already ordered that no one should enter or leave the city gate." ”

"Huh?" Li Muqing narrowed his eyes, "Are you telling me that the emperor's token doesn't work?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare." The man immediately hung his head.

Li Muqing waved his hand and swept over, the man was beaten to the base of the wall, and he shouted angrily, "Open the city gate." ”

"Yes, yes," the man did not dare to say more, and waved his hand to the soldiers defending the city, "Quick, open the gates." ”

When he finished speaking, there was no movement at the city gates.

Li Muqing raised his eyebrows and looked up.

At this time, a person poked his head out from above and said to the bottom, "It's too dark to see clearly, who knows if Lord Li is the real Lord Li?" Is the Emperor's clearance token real? You are still waiting outside the city until dawn, when our master comes, carefully verify, and then enter the city, the villain will not dare to let him go......"

Before he finished speaking, Li Muqing untied his bow and arrows from the horse, pulled the bow and arrows, and shot at the man with a "whoosh".

The arrow was fast and steady.

That person didn't guard against Li Muqing's sudden move, even if he was prepared, with Li Muqing's bow and arrow skills, he couldn't dodge, he screamed "ah", was shot from the city wall, and was planted.

The wall was so high that the man fell, and no one caught him, and he immediately fell into the mud.

When the man who was at the base of the wall earlier saw this, he was so frightened that the three souls lost seven souls.

Li Muqing put away the bow and arrows, looked at the city wall with cold eyes, and said with a cold face, "Who dares to suspect that this official is fake?" Who dares to doubt that the emperor's token is fake? Well? Stand up, and I will tell you with my arrows, arrow by arrow. ”

The soldiers on the city wall were frightened, and suddenly all their faces were bloodless.

"Open the gates!" Li Muqing shouted angrily again.

The soldiers on the city wall, you look at me, I look at you, they all hesitate and do not come forward.

Li Muqing turned his head to look at Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua said in a low voice, "Since Qin Zheng is in Xingyang City, how can Master Zhao still control Xingyang City?" There must be a problem, attack it! ”

Li Muqing waved his hand behind him, "Go to the city wall, those who resist, there is no mercy for killing." ”

"Yes!" At the rear of the procession, they responded in unison, and when the words fell, they all lined up, some with ropes, some with swords and swords, and some set up human ladders in the blink of an eye, and went up to the city wall.

The action is extremely fast and extremely neat.

When Li Muqing left Beijing, Qin Zheng allocated 50,000 soldiers and horses to him, although he did not bring them all, but he also brought 5,000 people.

Some of the soldiers on the city wall resisted and were cut down by their swords, while others were so frightened that their legs were so weak that they could not move at all.

In a short time, the gates of the city were breached from the inside and opened open.

Li Muqing waved his horsewhip, rolled up the earlier city guard, and said coldly, "You lead the way and go to your Master Zhao." ”

"Master Li, spare the villain's life, there is a blind old mother in the villain's house." The man cried.

"If you lead the way obediently, the official will naturally not kill you." Li Muqing said.

"Yes, yes." The man immediately led the way into the city and went to the magistrate's office.

Li Muqing turned his head to look at Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua nodded at him.

The two rode together, and the team entered the city without a hitch.

After stepping into the city gate, Li Muqing glanced back and ordered, "Leave some people behind and guard the city gate." ”

"Yes." Someone named out a thousand people, stayed, and took over the gate of Xingyang City.

In Xingyang City in the dark night, it was very dark, the road was not even lit by street lights, and no one patrolled and watched.

The whole city was silent, deathly silent.

Li Muqing and Xie Fanghua all held torches in their hands, and naturally illuminated both sides of the street clearly. The shops on the street and the facades look very luxurious and exquisite.

After walking two streets, I came to the official office.

There is a lamp in the official office, and from the outside, there is a large area of lights faintly exposed in the backyard of the high wall.

The door of the official office was tightly shut.

The man stopped and looked back at Li Muqing, "My lord, this is it." ”

"Knock on the door." Li Muqing commanded.

The man immediately reached out and pulled the knocker at the door.

After the knocker rang for a while, someone poked his head out of the corner door, glanced out, and was startled, "This...... Who are you? ”

Xie Fanghua turned his head and glanced at the little orange.

Little Orange stepped forward, pushed the man away, and said in a sharp voice, "It's from the capital." ”

The man was pushed to the ground by the little orange's fart, and the little orange opened the door wide, stood aside, and asked the man condescendingly, "What about you Master Zhao?" ”

The man was shocked, his face turned pale, and he looked at Li Muqing and Xie Fanghua outside the door, there were so many people behind them, and they were all carrying weapons, especially the person who pushed him, obviously a eunuch, knowing that it was not a good stubble, he immediately stammered, "Our master...... At...... in the backyard. ”

"Get up and lead the way." Little Orange kicked the man.

The man immediately responded, got up, and led the way.

Through the front hall, the porch, to the backyard, in a courtyard, the sound of warblers and swallows, the laughter continued.

Li Muqing frowned and didn't speak.

"You take someone to go in and have a look." Xie Fanghua instructed Little Orange.

"Yes." Little Orange immediately rushed inside with someone.

Little Orange kicked open the door with someone, and after entering, several women's screams suddenly came from inside.

The little orange shouted, "Shut up, who is Master Zhao?" ”

The screams inside suddenly subsided, and someone asked in shock, "Who are you?" In the middle of the night, what did you do when you came to find our master? ”

"Let me ask you, who is Master Zhao?" A row of small oranges with door frames, and the door frames rattle.

Someone screamed in fright.

Someone immediately said, "Master...... The master was still here just now, and this is ...... I should go to the hut. ”

Xiao Chengzi glanced at his eyes, dragged the gatekeeper behind him and asked, "Look at it, there is really no Master Zhao here?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. The man glanced at the room and shook his head.

Little Orange turned around and exited the door, greeted Xie Fanghua and Li Muqing, "Little Princess, Lord Li, there are more than 20 people eating flowers and wine inside, all of them are exposed, very filthy, don't stain the noble eyes of the two of you." That Master Zhao is said to have gone to the thatched house, not there. ”

Li Muqing turned his head to look at Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua glanced at him, and the two silently exchanged messages.

Li Muqing ordered in a deep voice, "Come on, surround this mansion, surround Xingyang City, and quickly search for Master Zhao." ”

"Yes!" Someone immediately responded, lit torches, surrounded the mansion, and immediately searched quickly.

For a time, the palace was brightly lit, and some people in private screamed in panic.

After searching for about two teas, someone came back, shook his head at Li Muqing and Xie Fanghua, and said, "In this mansion, I searched all over the house, even the dark room in the room of Master Zhao's concubine, and I didn't see Master Zhao. ”

Xie Fanghua narrowed his eyes, "Mobilize manpower and search the whole city, except for the city gate where we entered, the rest of the city gates will immediately be checked to see if anyone has taken the opportunity to leave the city." ”

"Yes." Someone immediately went with someone.

Xie Fanghua looked around the mansion and said to Li Muqing, "I'm not down-to-earth in my heart, I'm afraid that something will happen to Qin Zheng." ”

Li Muqing also felt the same way, and nodded, "If Brother Qin Zheng didn't have an accident in Xingyang City, Xingyang City would definitely not be in such a situation." ”

Xie Fanghua pursed her lips.

Li Muqing saw that her face was extremely bad, and said with relief, "Brother Qin Zheng won't be so easily harmed, don't worry." ”

Xie Fanghua nodded slowly, called Xiao Chengzi, and instructed him, "You and the waiter painting and the waiter are all proficient in the arrangement of the organs, and are good at careful investigation, the three of you, with people, will search this mansion again, and see if there is any trace of Qin Zheng's coming, don't let go of any clues, if you can't find it, you will arrest people and interrogate them one by one." ”

"Miss, I'd better stay and take care of you." The waiter whispered.

"I'm with Mu Qing, you don't have to worry about me, just check." Xie Fanghua waved his hand.

The waiter looked at Li Muqing.

Li Muqing nodded to her and explained, "Check carefully." ”

The three of them immediately led people to divide this mansion into three parts, and each took someone to go.

Xie Fanghua stretched out his hand, called the gatekeeper in front of him, and asked him, "What has happened in Xingyang City in the past few days?" Master Zhao, what have you done in the past few days? What kind of person is he? ”

The man saw Xie Fanghua wearing a hat veil and looked at her hesitantly.

Li Muqing said in a deep voice, "This official is Li Muqing of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and the prime minister is in charge. She is the little princess of Prince Ying's mansion, and we were ordered by the emperor to go out of Beijing to deal with the affairs of Xingyang City. Tell the truth, and do not conceal it, or you will be punished as a sin. ”

That person had naturally heard of the name of Li Muqing of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time, and the name of Xie Fanghua, the little princess of Prince Ying's Mansion, was even more famous all over the world. He took two steps back, nodded again and again, and stammered, "In the past two days, our city lord has died, and the people of the Zheng family in Xingyang have also died inexplicably one after another, something big has happened, our master has temporarily dealt with the affairs of the government office, and he has been appeasing the Zheng family for the past two days, while dealing with the thieves in the city......"

"Can the thieves be dealt with?" Li Muqing asked.

The man shook his head, "The villain is just a gatekeeper, I don't know if the thieves have caught it." After the words fell, he added, "However, this evening, when the master came back, he was very happy, and when he entered the door, he ordered the butler to set up a banquet, and found the pianist band in the palace to play music and sing music. ”

"Huh?" Li Muqing raised his eyebrows.

Xie Fanghua's eyes narrowed, "Where did your master go today?" ”

The man thought for a while, "It seems that I went to the Zheng family, and the villain just listened to what the master's attendant said when he entered the door, and the villain didn't know where the master had been." ”

"Which attendant?" Li Muqing asked.

"Master's attendant is called Keiko." The man said, "I don't know where I am now?" ”

Li Muqing turned around and ordered, "Come on, go find the master's follower Qingzi." ”

"Yes." Someone immediately went.

After a while, someone pulled out a man from the room where he drank flowers, dressed fanciously, not very old, with rouge prints on his open chest and face, drunk like mud, and unable to stand on his feet without being pulled by others.

Li Muqing frowned, "He's Qingzi?" ”

The man immediately said, "It's him." ”

The man who was holding Keiko let go, and Keiko fell to the ground.

"Give him a sobering pill." Li Muqing glanced at him with disgust and ordered, "Interrogate him about Master Zhao, especially what has Master Zhao done in the past two days?" ”

Someone immediately took the sobering pill, opened Keiko's mouth, and let him swallow it, and when he saw that he was still not awake, he brought a basin of cold water and poured it down.

After a while, Keiko opened her eyes in a daze, and when she saw the situation in front of her, she was stunned and didn't understand what was happening.

Li Muqing winked.

Someone immediately stepped forward and questioned him.

Na Qingzi was still a little dizzy, but when he heard Master Zhao's name, he suddenly shuddered, looked at Li Muqing in horror, and said in a trembling voice, "You guys...... Who is it? Ask my master what to do? ”

Li Muqing looked at him expressionlessly.

Someone reached out and slapped him, and said coldly, "Tell the truth, or I'll kill you." ”

Qingzi was shocked, trembling and still not sobering up with a big tongue and said, "My master is ......."

As soon as he said a few words, several golden needles suddenly flew out of the room, and the golden needles were as thin as a cow's hair, and at night, even if there were lights, they were still too fast to see.

Xie Fanghua only felt a few subtle golden rays of light open up to this side, and she immediately made a move, Li Muqing had already reached out to grab her and protect her when she made a move, and instantly took her away a few feet away.

Keiko's voice stopped abruptly, and the body that had sat up after sobering up suddenly fell to the ground again.

Li Muqing dragged Xie Fanghua to stand firm, turned his head to look, the direction where the golden needle came from was the door of the room, there was a woman there, smiled at Li Muqing and Xie Fanghua, and slapped the golden needle in her hand into her heavenly spirit cover.

After the golden needle fell to her hand, her body also fell limply to the ground.

Obviously, the golden needle is coated with poison.

Li Muqing's face sank.

Xie Fanghua's face turned cold.

They didn't expect that when they interrogated Keiko, someone would kill someone in front of them.

Moreover, after the woman finished killing, she actually committed suicide with a golden needle.

The closest to Keiko, the gatekeeper who led the way, and the two frightened servants of the government were not spared.

Xie Fanghua was silent for a moment and said in a low voice, "It's still too careless." ”

Li Muqing glanced at her and slowly let go of his hand, "For me, the most important thing is that you were not pierced by the golden needle." ”

Xie Fanghua heard the words and went to look, only to see that where she and Li Muqing were standing just now, several golden needles fell. It seemed that the woman not only wanted to kill Qingzi, but also wanted to take the opportunity to kill her and Li Muqing.

Such a highly poisonous golden needle, those who touch it will die.

Fortunately, Li Muqing took her to hide quickly, and he protected her first, probably to prevent her from aggravating the injuries on her body again.

She was speechless for a moment.

"Come on, take these dead people into custody first." Li Muqing looked into the room again, and his voice was cold, "Everyone in this room has also been taken into custody." ”

"Yes." Someone immediately stepped forward to lift up the dead man on the ground.

After Li Muqing finished speaking, he whispered to Xie Fanghua, "Although I couldn't interrogate anything from Qingzi's mouth, what the gatekeeper said was a breakthrough. There is such a big thing happening in Xingyang City, so Master Zhao catches the thieves? Catch whom? What do you think? ”

"Who else could it be?" Xie Fanghua also lowered his voice, "It should be Qin Zheng, or his person." Because, he came to Xingyang Zheng's family. Now Xingyang Zheng's situation should be done by him. That's why I said he was afraid that something had happened. ”

Li Muqing nodded, "Master Zhao returned to the mansion from the Zheng family in Xingyang, said that he had caught the thieves and happily placed flowers and wine in the mansion. In other words, Xingyang Zheng's family. ”

"Not bad." Xie Fanghua bowed his head and immediately said, "Let's go to the Zheng family's mansion in Xingyang." ”