"I hope so."

Li Shiji's voice is still not salty.

In the icy river water, dozens of unscrupulous 'water ghosts' are salvaging things from the river inch by inch, looking for clues that the assassins may have left behind.

And whether it is Dong Xuancheng; It was Cheng Yanjin, Li Shiji, and Qin Qiong, who was sheltering in the carriage, that they didn't dare to close their eyes.

After all, it was the prince who died!

Seeing that the sky was bright, a 'water ghost' suddenly surfaced and shouted excitedly: "Found it!" Got it! ”

"What did you find? Take a look. ”

"Yes."

That bad guy 'water ghost' caught up with a soft sword!

A soft sword with a blade that is no more than two feet long.

The slender blade is shiny, but the hilt is different from that of ordinary soft swords, as if it has been deliberately shaped into a crescent moon.

"This ......"

Dong Xuancheng looked at the soft sword and was stunned.

Cheng Yanjin and Li Shiji, together with Qin Qiong, who was sheltering in the carriage, also walked down.

Li Shiji stared at the weapon for a long time: "Isn't it an assassin's weapon?" ”

Qin Qiong said: "It's strange to have such a soft sword, it's not like our Datang weapons. ”

Cheng Yanjin directly took the soft sword and asked Qin Qiong: "Second Brother Qin, you used to make friends with many heroes in the green forest, what can you see from the weapons?" ”

The three of them spoke, and Dong Xuancheng suddenly snatched the soft sword: "This case is very important, and it should be reported to Your Majesty." Ben Shuai wants to enter the palace to face the saint, can the three princes be willing to go together? ”

"Nonsense, we are here by His Majesty's will, so naturally we have to go together."

Cheng Yanjin directly ordered the accompanying Shenwu army to change the formation and go straight to the palace.

In the Lin De Palace, Li Shimin looked at the soft sword presented by Dong Xuancheng, as well as the file on the investigation of the assassination case, and his face was gloomy and uncertain.

"Dong Xuancheng!"

"The minister is here."

Hearing Li Shimin's call, Dong Xuancheng hurriedly stepped forward.

Li Shimin asked coldly, "Has Zong Xiu been interrogated over there?" ”

Dong Xuancheng said truthfully: "Back to Your Majesty's words, after the minister imprisoned the Marquis Zong in the secret prison of bad people, he rushed to Qujiang again, but he was not interrogated. ”

"Good! Then I will try him myself! ”

Li Shimin got up suddenly.

"Swing."

The eunuch on duty was about to shout, but Li Shimin suddenly stopped and said to Dong Xuancheng: "You take three hundred gold guards and go to arrest the owner of the soft sword immediately." Remember, it is not yet possible to determine whether the case is related to the owner of this sword, so everything is to be done in secret. ”

"Yes."

Dong Xuancheng got the order and ran out in a puff of smoke.

The bad guy is in secret, and Zong Xiu is anxiously pacing back and forth.

It feels very bad to haven't slept all night, it's not that Zong Xiu doesn't want to sleep, it's just that there is not even a thatch pile in the cell, so he sleeps on the ground?

When Zong Xiu was sleepy, he thought about sleeping on the spot, but when he saw the layers of black and old blood stains on the ground, he instantly fell asleep.

What makes Zong Xiu most depressed is that he is panicking now.

After all, he is not a child, and the cell is not big, especially if he doesn't even have a piece of paper, he can't solve it on the spot.

Just when Zong Xiu was uncomfortable, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the cell, followed by the sound of bad people on duty outside shouting long live.

"Your Majesty is here?"

Zong Xiu hurriedly straightened up.

After only a few moments, Li Shimin, Cheng Yanjin, Li Shiji, and a middle-aged man in his early forties with an elegant face walked in.

Without waiting for Zong Xiu to see the salute, Cheng Yanjin had already taken the lead in speaking: "Brother, Your Majesty is here, if you have anything to say, you can weigh it and talk about it." ”

Li Shimin glared at him and said in a deep voice: "Zong Xiu, let me ask you, why did you leave first when Qingque'er held a banquet last night?" ”

"That's it?"

Zong Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, as the so-called Tao is different, the minister has no intention of career, just wants to make money." However, those scholars were bent on settling with King Wei and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the ministers felt that they couldn't get along, so they left early. ”

"Really?"

"That's true."

After Zong Xiu recounted the incident at the boat banquet last night, he hummed and complained: "The minister swam all the way back and almost froze to death in the Qujiang River. At that time, the minister was still wearing an official robe, if His Majesty didn't believe it, he could go to the minister's mansion to find the official robe and see that the official robe should not have dried yet. ”

Li Shimin, Cheng Yanjin, Li Shiji, and Qin Qiong are all human spirits, although when Zong Xiu retold it, he deliberately said lightly, saying that it was those scholars who were talking to the two princes. But how could they not hear that it was Li Chengqian and Li Tai who were thinking about encircling Zongxiu last night, and there were many new scholars.

Since ancient times, it has been cruel to fight for the dragon. Li Shimin also intends to indulge his sons to establish his own team, after all, his country will be handed over to his sons sooner or later. With your own team, you can manage the world well. So he turned a blind eye to the open and secret battles of his sons on weekdays.

It's just that he didn't expect his two sons to end up like this because of a group of dispensable scholars.

"Hoo ......"

Li Shimin took a deep breath and hooked his finger at Cheng Biting Jin.

—————

Cheng Yanjin, who was holding the murder investigation file, hurriedly stepped forward and threw the file to Zong Xiu.

"Brother, although Your Majesty believes that you have nothing to do with this case, you are one of the people who went to the banquet after all. Therefore, His Majesty has decided to give you a chance to prove your innocence. These are the clues collected by Dong Xuancheng, you can take a look, if you can prove your innocence, you can live. ”

"Ah......h

Zong Xiu was dumbfounded, is there such a play? Lao Tzu was wronged, and let Lao Tzu investigate by himself?

Li Shimin glanced at Zong Xiu deeply, and said coldly: "Zong Xiu, you are a smart person, you must also understand how much the death of the prince is involved. This case is confusing, even Dong Xuancheng has no clue. If you can find out the real culprit in this case, Lone will not only let you go, but also give you another reward. ”

Zong Xiu was speechless and held the thick file, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, can the minister make two requests." ”

"Say!"

Li Shimin's face was cold and abnormal.

Zong Xiu hurriedly said: "First, I want to go out!" ”

Without waiting for Li Shimin to ask, Zong Xiu had already said: "Since it is an investigation, it is natural to go to the scene of the murder to investigate." Have you ever seen someone in a prison cell? ”

Li Shimin thought for a while, nodded and said, "Accurate!" However, until the case is investigated, you must not go on your own, so let Hu Gong accompany you, and if you have any needs, you can talk to him. ”

"Hu Gong? Qin Qiong? Zong Xiu was shocked.

Qin Qiong beckoned to Zong Xiu: "Honglu Siqing, please cooperate more in the future." ”

“……”

Yes, Li Shimin is spying on him with a change of flowers.

Qin Qiong's famous Zongxiu is like thunder, after all, this master is one of the door gods of later generations. Although Qin Huaidao was his student, he had never met Qin Qiong.

Now Qin Qiong is standing in front of him alive, but Zong Xiu is not happy.

Nonsense, being stared at by a diehard Li Tang person, it would be hellish if he could be happy.

Zong Xiu glanced at Qin Qiong, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the second request of the minister is ......"