"Hey......"

Seeing that Zongxiu was still holding on, Li Shimin sighed and waved his hand: "Xuan Dong Xuancheng is here to see you." ”

"Yes."

Jin Wuwei, who came to report, answered the promise and left quickly.

But after a while, a short man walked in.

Zong Xiu couldn't help but be stunned: What's the situation? The legendary bad handsome Dong Xuancheng turned out to be a dwarf? Damn, this is too damaging to the image of Datang's bad people.

Dong Xuancheng, who walked into the hall quickly, was no more than five feet tall, with short hands and short legs, hideous facial features, not angry and arrogant, especially those two tricks, which were even more ferocious.

From Dong Xuancheng entering the hall, Zong Xiu obviously noticed that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty subconsciously avoided their eyes, and did not want to look at them, and some of them were even frightened, as if they were afraid of him.

But Dong Xuancheng seems to be nothing. Entering the main hall, he saluted Li Shimin: "The minister is not handsome Dong Xuancheng knocks to see Your Majesty." ”

"Excuse me!" Li Shimin glanced at Zong Xiu again, and seeing that Zong Xiu was still unconvinced, he said in a deep voice: "Dong Aiqing, can the cause of Cui Xianwen's death be investigated clearly?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the investigation has been completed. Cui Xianwen died at the time of the third watch last night, and was assassinated to death. ”

As soon as Dong Xuancheng's words fell, Jingzhao Mansion Mansion Yin immediately jumped up: "Then can you find the clues left by the murderer?" Hurry up. ”

"Ahem."

Li Shimin coughed lightly, his eyebrows and eyes displeased.

Jingzhao Mansion Mansion Yin immediately knelt on the ground honestly.

There is no way, he is in charge of Jingzhao Mansion and is responsible for the defense of Gyeonggi, and now there is a shocking murder, even if it has nothing to do with him, the punishment will not be able to escape.

It's hard to be an official, and it's even harder to be a Beijing official!

Li Shimin knocked on the dragon case and said, "Go on." ”

"Yes."

Dong Xuancheng made a promise and continued: "After receiving the news, the minister immediately led people to block Cui's mansion and thoroughly investigate the scene of the murder. ”

"A total of two people died at the scene of the murder, one was Cui Xianwen, and the other was his guard."

"According to the minister's investigation, there were no traces of a fight at the scene, whether it was Cui Xianwen or the dead guard, they were all sealed by a sword, so the minister concluded that the assassin must be a master of the sword."

Speaking of this, Dong Xuancheng suddenly stopped talking, his brows furrowed.

"But there is one thing that the minister doesn't understand, according to the scene, the guard died at the door, and Cui Xianwen died in bed. Presumably, after the assassin killed the guard, he broke into the room and killed Choi Hyun-moon. But...... But ......"

Dong Xuancheng was stunned for a long time, but he didn't say why.

Hearing this, the corners of Zong Xiu's mouth outlined a shallow smile - sure enough, it was the scar-faced guard who made a move. It must have been the Scarface guard who killed Cui Xianwen first, and then ran to the door to commit suicide, you can find out a ghost.

However, before the smile fully bloomed, I heard Dong Xuancheng say: "The death time of that guard is about one watch, and there is a difference of two shifts before and after......

"What! The guard died first? ”

Zong Xiu exclaimed.

Dong Xuancheng looked over: "Doesn't Honglu Temple Qing Mo know something?" ”

He is a bad handsome man who is in charge of the bad people in the world, and his mind is so sharp.

Zong Xiu hurriedly said: "I know a ghost." I'm just curious why the guards have been dead for so long, and Cui Xianwen didn't notice it at all. Damn, the time for the two shifts is enough to transfer the Shenwu Army to protect him. ”

Dong Xuancheng said: "This is also my doubt. I specially interrogated the people in the house, and when the kitchen said that it was the first shift, Cui Xianwen had to have a meal, saying that he was hungry, and he sent it over when the kitchen was almost the second shift after it was cooked. ”

Li Shimin asked: "Since the guard died with the first watch, can the subordinates who delivered the food on the second watch notice something unusual?" ”

Dong Xuancheng was even more entangled: "This is the strangest part of this case, I have checked the body of the guard, he has not been moved since his death, but the person who delivered the food said that he did not see the body and blood stains when he entered the door, and also said that Cui Xianwen was sitting at the table reading a book at that time." ”

"Shhh...... How is this possible! Jingzhao Mansion Mansion Yin was shocked: "Dong Shuai, didn't you see the wrong time during the autopsy?" ”

Dong Xuancheng's eyes widened: "Jingzhao Mansion Yin, are you the kind of novice who is just starting out?" Ben Shuai found that the time was not right, and deliberately found a dozen or so servants to go over, otherwise why do you think Ben Shuai delayed for such a long time! ”

"What do you say?" Li Shimin asked again.

Dong Xuancheng said: "Back to Your Majesty, the results they gave are exactly the same as those of Weichen!" The guards died in the first watch, and Cui Xianwen died in the third watch. ”

Li Shimin nodded and muttered: "If this is the case, it is the person who delivered the food who lied." Have you interrogated that subordinate? ”

"I have already asked when I came, and after all kinds of means, his confession is consistent and there is no mistake."

Wei Zheng, who had been standing next to him and didn't speak, suddenly asked: "Dong Shuai, is it possible that the subordinate is determined to be strong-willed, no matter how he tortures him, he will make up his mind?" ”

Dong Xuancheng smiled fiercely when he heard this: "Wei Xiang, Ben Shuai believes that he is a person who is beaten with iron, and he will tell the truth in front of my means." ”

Zong Xiu: "......"

Well, this is really a conceited executioner.

After Zong Xiu entered the power center of the Tang Dynasty, he had also heard of Dong Xuancheng's name, so he chose to believe Dong Xuancheng's words.

But if that's the case - how did Cui Xianwen die?

Since the Scarface Guard died early, it is impossible to kill again.

So the question is - who killed Cui Xianwen?

When Zong Xiu was racking his brains to speculate, he heard Li Shimin ask: "Dong Aiqing, in your opinion, can Cui Xianwen's death be related to Honglu Siqing?" ”

"Yes, yes."

It's a matter of face, and Jingzhao Mansion Mansion Yin also raised his head nervously.

The eyes of the ministers also looked at each other, staring at Zong Xiu tightly.

Dong Xuancheng glanced at Zong Xiu and said, "Back to Your Majesty's words, according to Weichen's opinion, this matter has nothing to do with Honglu Siqing. ”

Jingzhao Mansion Yin 'poofed' and collapsed to the ground, and even Li Shimin was puzzled: "Why?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is a difference of more than two hours between the time of death of Cui Xianwen and his guards, and there are people in the middle who enter the room to deliver food, but no body is found, there must be something strange about this matter. The minister thought: Either the subordinate can really carry the means of the minister and lie; Either that, the assassin is not only good at using swords, but also at transfiguration and illusion. ”

Dong Xuancheng explained as he spoke.

The minister guessed that the assassin killed the guards first and subdued Cui Xianwen. Then he disguised himself as Cui Xianwen and asked his subordinates to serve the food. When the servants entered the house, he used illusions to cover the corpse. Such a master is rare in the world, although Honglu Siqing has a big family, but he is not qualified to recruit such a master. ”

"Moreover, after receiving the news of Jingzhao Mansion Yin, the minister also sent his subordinates to check the recent movements of Honglu Temple."

Speaking of this, Dong Xuancheng did not shy away from saying: "Honglu Siqing's personal maid is good at swordsmanship, but she has been at home for the past few days and has not left, so the minister thinks that this matter has nothing to do with Honglu Siqing." ”

"Really?"

Li Shimin was overjoyed, his feelings were that he thought too much, this matter was really not done by Zong Xiu, and the previous worries were completely superfluous.

Dong Xuancheng said firmly: "The minister's words are true, and he doesn't dare to deceive." ”

"Hahahaha...... So good, so good! ”

Li Shimin smiled, he finally didn't have to choose between Zong Xiu and the Cui family.

But Zong Xiu was secretly shocked in his heart: Damn, is this bad handsome? It only took half a day, and even Yi Chengqing found out that he hadn't gone out recently. Damn, Lao Tzu's every move is not only monitored by Lao Li, but also snooped on by many people.

Although Dong Xuancheng proved that Cui Xianwen's death had nothing to do with him, Zong Xiu felt like a transparent person.

On the dragon chair, Li Shimin laughed heartily, but Cheng Yanjin, who had not spoken since Zong Xiu entered the hall, said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since the bad handsome has proved that Cui Xianwen's death has nothing to do with my virtuous brother, the previous gambling contract ......."