The office of the five governments and six departments are lined up along the Bianliang Royal Street, the south street is the Kaifeng government office, and the east street is the official department, the household department, the ritual department, the military department, the Ministry of engineering, and even the Hanlin Academy, the Tai Hospital and other civil and official offices, but there is no criminal department.

This is because the criminal department and other yamen do not welcome people, and the criminal department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all located in Fucaifang, Xicheng, and the prisoners detained in the prison of the criminal department are not Qin prisoners in the edict prison, but mostly ordinary people who are traitors and criminals, and most of them accumulate in one place, which is inevitably overcrowded.

Chen Shou was ordered to come to the lobby of the Criminal Department, where there were three floors inside and three floors outside, and they were surrounded by water.

Under the guidance of the public, Chen Shou came to the lobby of the Criminal Department, where a row of corpses was displayed on the ground. Several officials looked serious, sitting upright, not squinting.

There was an old man sitting at the top, and the tolerance who led the way pulled his sleeve, Chen Shou hurriedly stepped forward, clenched his fists and bent over: "Xiaguan Chen Shou, I have seen Lord Shangshu." ”

"Captain Chen, you are from Xiliang, someone here reported the case, saying that the prince of the general of Zhengxi was killed, you go forward and see, is it the son of the murdered prince?"

Chen Shou didn't need to lift it, just looking at his clothes to know that this was Li Jin, he lifted the corpse cloth, and among the many corpses, there was a headless corpse. Upon closer inspection, his head had been cut off and placed on top of a broken neck.

Chen Shou endured a strong disgust, stepped forward to take a look, and sure enough, it was Li Jin.

He sighed softly, his eyelids twitched, and his heart was mixed, "This is the son of my expedition to the West General's Mansion, Li Jin." ”

There was an exclamation in the lobby, which converged into a lot of movement, and Chen Shou seemed to have a big stone falling down in his heart, which made him very depressed.

In his sleeve, his knuckles curled up slightly, and he raised his head and said in a condensed voice: "The prince was killed for no reason, and I also ask the criminal department to find out the truth and arrest the culprit as soon as possible, so as to give Xiliang an explanation." ”

Liu Yu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, wrinkled his face like a tree bark, and scolded in his heart, arresting the murderer and chasing the murderer... It's not easy to talk about, saying that the murderer did a clean job, and there is no way to investigate it, even if you can really check it, do you dare to find out the real murderer?

Those who dare to kill the prince of the General's Mansion near the Imperial City don't need to think about it to know that it must be a game of upper-class people behind it.

When he was worried about his toothache, a brocade-clothed rider came outside, and after squeezing through the crowd and coming in, he looked around and said, "Which is Chen Shou, the commander of the East Palace." ”

"I am."

Xiaoqi nodded and said loudly: "Chen Shou, Your Majesty announced that you will come to the Summer Palace to meet you." ”

This matter has already alarmed the emperor, he is trying to show his attitude to Xiliang, Chen Shou began to calculate, how will the old emperor deal with it?

He hugged his fists to the officials of the Criminal Department and said, "Please, my lords." ”

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As soon as he got out of the punishment department, Chen Shou rode with two brocade clothes and was about to go to face the saint. In the carriage in the distance, two people came down and beckoned to him.

"Shou'er, come here."

Chen Shou saw that it was Wei Ning and Miao De, who were probably driving in the summer palace, and heard that the emperor was going to summon him and give a few words.

Sure enough, after Chen Shou came over, Miao De already knew that the emperor wanted to see him, so he lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty attaches the most importance to etiquette, and this is the first time you have seen Your Majesty, so you must not lose your courtesy." ”

Where does Chen Shou understand the etiquette of the face saint, Miao De said to the two royal horsemen: "You guys go first, let the two of us take him to the summer palace." ”

"In this way, there are two big officials."

Chen Shou got into the carriage of the two of them, and Miao De took the trouble to talk about the steps of the face saint, asking Chen Shou to keep it in mind.

When they were approaching the summer palace, they got out of the car and rehearsed again, before taking Chen Shou into the palace.

As the sun sets and the heat gradually subsides, Chen Shou takes a deep breath of the refreshing air in the suburbs and looks up at the summer palace on the top of the mountain.

I saw that this palace was built against the mountain, and the rows of buildings and halls were all over the mountain peaks, the scale was grand, magnificent, and it was jaw-dropping.

In addition to the magnificent buildings all over the mountain and under the mountain, there are also several zhang high walls outside the summer palace, the wall is full of arrows and lookouts, there are countless officers and soldiers guarding it, any uninvited guest who dares to approach this summer palace will be immediately devastated!

Bianliang is known for its prosperity, but this summer palace in the center of Bianliang has a quiet and relaxing atmosphere that is completely different from the hustle and bustle of Bianliang City.

With Miao De and Wei Ning leading the way, Chen Shou was unimpeded along the way, Miao De stood up to him, with a trace of concern in his eyes, and asked, "Shou'er, what are you going to say when you see Your Majesty?" ”

Chen Shou knew in his heart that these father-in-laws did not have any ill will towards him, although he didn't know why Su Fupo had such a big face, but he was also a little moved.

In front of the two people, he did not hide it at all, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is in a hurry to see me, most of the time it is through me to send news to the General's Mansion, indicating that this matter has nothing to do with Your Majesty and has nothing to do with the imperial court. As far as I can see, this matter was not the work of His Majesty and the ministers. ”

Miao De nodded frequently, "If you can think of this, we will be relieved." ”

As soon as the words fell, the carriage stopped, and the three of them got out of the carriage, and Chen Shou helped the two old eunuch godfathers down one by one.

Since he borrowed someone else's momentum, there was no reason to pretend to be high, and Chen Shou regarded the four of them as godfathers in his heart.

As long as you really help yourself, what's wrong with eunuchs? On the contrary, if you plot to harm yourself everywhere, it will be longer than Chang Yu, and it will not increase your favor.

Entering a moon gate is the inner palace of the summer palace, only to see the depths of the court, the porch is open, the screen curtain is enclosed, and the guards and eunuchs stand silently.

After walking a few steps, there were more and more people around, and the old emperor surrounded by the crowd sat on the couch, and after a hurried glance, Chen Shou didn't dare to look at it again.

His face was a little sallow, his wrinkled face had some brown age spots, and he leaned on the couch with a big belly, like a puddle of meat.

This is the emperor of Great Qi, the monarch Zhao Fu who dominates tens of millions of living beings in Jiangbei?

There was once a trace of awe of imperial power, but Chen Shou's heart collapsed, and there were only four words left: But that's it.

Chen Shou took three steps forward, stopped about ten meters in front of the stairs, bent down slightly, and said loudly with his fists clenched: "Weichen Chen Shou has seen Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Fu looked at him and was suddenly stunned, "Chen Shou? Have you seen me before? ”

The voice was a little dry and hoarse, weaker than the average old man, it seems that this emperor is old, and he does not know moderation.

"Wechen lives in Xiliang and has never had the honor to face the saint."

Hey... How did it feel a little familiar, Zhao Fu shook his head and said, "Li Wei's son is dead, I am very sad, and I have already ordered to find out the real culprit no matter what." ”

Chen Shou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is so concerned about inquiring, if General Li knows, he must be grateful for His Majesty's kindness." ”