Kyoto Prefecture, Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.

Chu Boxiong sat in front of the bookcase in a bright yellow robe, looked at Kong Xu and said in a deep voice: "The murderer on East Street has some eyebrows? ”

At the end of this morning, Chu Boxiong knew what was happening in Lane 47 of East Street through his secret guards, and the relationship between the people in the mansion and the Yasi Mansion, Chu Boxiong naturally understood, but what he didn't understand was who had such the ability to sneak into Kyoto Mansion at night without alarming the royal secret guards, and then wiped out the whole family on a snowy night.

Kong Xu's voice trembled slightly, and he replied cautiously: "No." ”

The sound was so small that it seemed like a gust of wind could blow it away.

Just when the voice came out of his lips, Kong Xu felt remorseful, regardless of whether the sound of a small voice like a mosquito would make the person in front of him unhappy, just saying that his voice "no" would most likely violate that person's wishes.

The man wasn't here to hear himself say "no."

So Kong Xu decided to salvage the unfavorable situation, so he cleared his throat, trying to tell the man that the reason why he spoke quietly just now was because his voice was uncomfortable, and it was not because of anything else.

"Your Majesty, the minister has already let Lu Qing of Baixiaotang see it, but he hasn't seen any clues."

Hezhou Baixiaotang is famous for its intelligence, if the people of Baixiaotang don't see anything, then they can't see anything.

"Lu Qing of Baixiaotang?" Chu Boxiong suddenly changed the topic, which made Kong Xu a little confused.

"Yes." Kong Xu didn't know what Chu Boxiong meant, so he could only answer simply.

"Did he see it?" Still an inexplicable question.

"Yes." Again, the simple answer.

"He didn't see it?" Chu Boxiong's tone of this matter became much lighter, and his expression seemed to have changed a lot.

But Kong Xu's expression became more and more nervous, and he vaguely understood the meaning of what the person at the top of the power in front of him said.

"Your Majesty······" Since there has been a change, it is necessary to think about countermeasures, and Kong Xu is thinking about it now.

"Now that there is such a thing in Kyoto Prefecture, it is a new powerful force that has appeared in the rivers and lakes," Chu Boxiong's voice sank completely, and then suddenly became cold, like a cold wind suddenly blowing in in the cold winter, making people shiver and shudder, "Or is it that your Kyoto Prefecture has neglected its duties, and you haven't noticed it at all, and you haven't paid attention to them at all, so that they, the gangsters, sneak into Kyoto Mansion at night and do such murderous things." ”

In fact, Kong Xu knew in his heart that it might not be the outside forces of the rivers and lakes who could do such things in Kyoto Mansion, but the emperor did not mention this idea, and there was a faint hint of wanting to splash this basin of dirty water on the outside forces of the rivers and lakes in his words, so Kong Xu naturally would not mention it.

But Kong Xu had to show an attitude at this time, so when Chu Boxiong finished saying the last word, Kong Xu knelt down, his upper body prostrate on the ground, his forehead was tightly pressed to the ground, and he looked like "I know I was wrong".

As a veteran of officialdom for decades, Kong Xu knows how to resolve any disaster, as a person who has experienced that war together, he knows Chu Boxiong's temper well, he knows that no matter whether he takes the blame or not, Chu Boxiong's temper will always be released, not to mention that His Majesty the current emperor just wants a reason to splash dirty water.

Just like Kong Xu knows Chu Boxiong, Chu Boxiong also knows Kong Xu, when Kong Xu knelt down on his knees, Chu Boxiong knew what this old fritter who had followed him for more than 30 years was going to do.

"Do you think that if you are like this, I will not be able to cure you?" Chu Boxiong held the scroll in his hand and pointed to Kong Xu, who was kneeling under the case.

"I don't dare." Kong Xu said submissively below.

"Why don't you dare," Chu Boxiong glanced at Kong Xu, and then said, "That's it, your life is still of some use, so let's keep it first." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although Kong Xu thanked Chu Boxiong on his lips, his body did not move at all.

Chu Boxiong naturally knew Kong Xu's thoughts, as the saying goes, accompany the king and the tiger, the reason why Kong Xu couldn't get up was naturally that Chu Boxiong didn't say to let him get up, if Kong Xu got up at this time, Bao Buqi would commit a holy anger and kill him. In that case, it is better to kneel for a while.

Chu Boxiong ignored Kong Xu, neither said to let him get up, nor did he say to let him continue to kneel.

"You also know who the people in Nafu are."

"Of course I know." Kong Xu was not silent this time, he knew that His Majesty the Emperor in front of him would probably not want his life anymore, but he still had to kneel.

"And what are you going to do?" Chu Boxiong stared at Kong Xu and asked.

"The minister has already sent someone to the Liang Palace, and the matter has been handed over to the capital."

"You're fast."

"This matter involves the forces of the rivers and lakes, and according to the law of Chu, it should be handed over to the Yasi Metropolitan Mansion for handling, and the minister just did his part."

Chu Boxiong sneered twice, then waved his sleeves and said to Kong Xu: "Go down." ”

Kong Xu was pardoned, and immediately thanked him and left the imperial study.

Chu Boxiong pondered for a while, and then said to the eunuch waiting outside the door of the imperial study: "Someone! ”

The eunuch waiting outside the door pushed the door in when he heard the sound, bowed his head, and waited for Chu Boxiong's next will.

"It is rumored that the Dongjie case involves the forces of the rivers and lakes, and now the Yasi Metropolitan Government is thoroughly investigating this case, and there must be no mistakes."

The eunuch received the order and was about to exit the imperial study, when Chu Boxiong suddenly called out to him and said, "Tell Chu Ci that you can use some means when necessary." ”

Kyoto Prefecture in the winter moon is particularly beautiful under the embellishment of winter snow, and the streets of Kyoto Prefecture, which looked a little depressed a few days ago, now have a unique flavor.

It's just past noon now, and although it had snowed the day before, it was only after the afternoon sun that it had dissipated the slightest chill caused by yesterday's snowfall.

Chu Ci stood in the courtyard, tightened the cotton robe draped on his body, and looked at the plum branches that had accumulated a night of winter snow.

"Young master, it's cold, go back." Comber said to him in a gentle voice behind Chu Ci.

Chu Ci didn't care about Comber's reminder, but thought of another thing.

"How is Xiaoyu's whereabouts investigated?"

"I'm still investigating, the secret guards of the capital have dispersed, and it is estimated that there will be a message to reply when Shen Shi," Kang Bo seemed to remember another thing after speaking, and continued to say to Chu Ci, "Young Master, Kong Xu has entered the palace." ”

"Well," Chu Ci nodded in response, "There was an accident in Kyoto Prefecture, and he, as the Yin of Kyoto Prefecture, could not escape the blame, and entered the palace to face the saint, half of it was to ask for guilt, and the other half was ······."

Chu Ci didn't say anything when he said this, as if he was thinking about what Kong Xu's purpose was in entering the other half of the palace this time.

"What's the other half?" Comber listened to Chu Ci say this sentence without beginning or end, so he asked.

"The other half," Chu Ci raised the corners of his mouth, and then said to Comber, "Wait a minute." ”