On the way to the palace, a carriage stopped horizontally in the middle of the road, blocking everyone's way.

When Lu Jing saw this scene, some classic assassination clips immediately appeared in his mind, and he immediately became vigilant, asked Chen Ji and the others to be careful, and asked Lu Lian to get out of the car and ask what was going on ahead.

After a while, Lu Lian returned and said, "The wheels of the carriage in front are broken and can't move, what should we do?" ”

The eunuch said anxiously: "How should this be, the emperor is still waiting for the miscellaneous family to go back and reply to the decree!" ”

Lu Jing comforted him that he didn't need to be in a hurry, and then got out of the carriage, and when he saw that a few people were moving towards him, he sneered in his heart, and immediately signaled Chen Ji and Lu Lian to be careful.

Sure enough, seeing a person dressed as an old man, walking a few steps away and falling, Lu Jing smiled, if there was no conflict in front of him, he could really be hit without defense, but now he can plan it, so he stepped forward, and Chen Ji and Lu Lian immediately followed closely.

The man glanced up at Lu Jing and hurriedly asked Lu Jing for help.

Lu Jing leaned over and grabbed his wrist before he could take out the dagger.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man immediately called his companions, and the five or six people who were surrounding the carriage immediately drew their short knives and killed Lu Jing and the others.

Seeing this, Lu Jing immediately twisted the man's wrist, then raised a kick to kick the man away, and then picked up the dagger that the man had dropped and threw it to Chen Ji.

Lu Lian casually picked up a flat pole and blocked it in front of Lu Jing. When the people on the street saw this, they immediately fled, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

Chen Ji blocked three of them alone, while Lu Lian waved his pole, and those people couldn't get close. The two palace guards also drew their swords and fought with the assassins.

Lu Jing leaned on the side of the carriage and told the eunuch in the carriage not to come out, and the little eunuch trembled and agreed to come down.

Seeing that Lu Jing and the others could not be helped, the assassin gave a whistle, and several people immediately retreated.

After Lu Jing saw the assassin leave, his heart settled down, and suddenly he heard a bowstring sound, and he didn't have time to think about it and immediately fell to the ground.

I saw a feathered arrow nailed to the carriage, and the tail feather was still trembling slightly.

Lu Jing immediately rolled over and hid in the shop on the side of the street, Chen Ji, Lu Lian, and the two guards also found their own cover, and then quietly moved in the direction of Lu Jing.

The little eunuch who delivered the decree had already fainted with fright when he saw this situation.

When the assassin saw that Lu Jing was hiding, and knew that the assassination was hopeless, he made a secret signal, and the few people who had already withdrawn, and returned to prepare for the raid, withdrew again, and after turning into a secluded alley, he saw that no one had entered a mansion on the left and right.

After the person who opened the door closed the door, he hurriedly asked, "What is the result?" ”

The leading assassin's voice said without wavering: "The idea is piercing, the operation is a failure!" ”

The man said incredulously: "Assassinating a civil official who is powerless can return in vain!" ”

The leading assassin said, "I will explain to the prince in the next place." Then he took the men to change their clothes and scattered.

Not long after the Assassins evacuated, the patrol battalion arrived, and two guards immediately stepped forward to negotiate, and then the patrol battalion divided into a team to escort Lu Jing to the palace safely.

As soon as Emperor Yuanyong saw Lu Jing, he asked, "I heard that you were assassinated just now?" ”

After Lu Jing paid his respects, he replied: "Back to the emperor, the minister has already encountered it once before this, and the interval between the two assassinations is less than an hour!" ”

In order to highlight the seriousness of the matter, Lu Jing counted the previous conflict as an assassination.

Emperor Yuanyong's face was ugly after hearing this, and he said angrily: "Who is so unscrupulous, assassinating the court officials on the street, I will definitely find the murderer and make the decision for Aiqing." ”

Then he asked, "What did you find that provoked the other party to assassinate you?" ”

Lu Jing replied: "At the same time as investigating the disappearance of Prince Mu, Chen inadvertently found two cases of Xiucai being killed, one was killed by fire in his home, and the other fell into the water and died, but according to Weichen's investigation, they both died of murder, and these two were classmates and friends. ”

"But just now Weichen found out that the body burned in Zhang Daomei's house was not him, Zhang Daomei stayed at the prostitute Hua Ling in Pear Flower Courtyard that night, and left early the next morning, and the woman in Pear Blossom Courtyard was bought yesterday."

When Emperor Yuanyong heard this, he asked, "You mean that you were assassinated because of the case of these two Xiucai?" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Combined with the two assassinations of the minister, the minister suspects that the body burned in Zhang Daomei's house is extraordinary, and some people are afraid that Weichen will find out the truth of this case, so they will assassinate Weichen." ”

After speaking, he slowly said his guess: "Wei Chen even suspects that the charred corpse is Prince Mu himself. ”

Emperor Yuanyong was shocked when he heard this, and then nodded: "Your guess is reasonable, since the murderer dares to assassinate on the street, he must not be an ordinary person!" ”

"What the emperor said is extremely true, the charred corpse and the murderer behind it are not ordinary people." Lu Jing nodded, and then told Emperor Yuanyong the case in detail, and then asked, "Why did the emperor summon his ministers?" ”

After hearing this, Emperor Yuan Yong showed a playful smile in his eyes, and said: "It's a coincidence that someone impeached someone for not handling the case well, going in and out of the Qinglou, and dereliction of duty. ”

Lu Jing's expression was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "The people who are concerned about Wei Chen's whereabouts right now are the ones who are concerned about this case. ”

Emperor Yuan Yong asked with burning eyes, "Do you suspect that the person who impeached you is a murderer?" ”

Lu Jing shook his head and said, "The minister doesn't dare to assert it, but it should have some connection." ”

Emperor Yuan Yong nodded after hearing this, and asked people to take the fold and show it to Lu Jing to watch.

Lu Jing opened it and saw that it was Yang Fengyi, the secretary of Honglu Temple, who impeached him, he was slightly surprised in his heart, and thought carefully about Yang Fengyi's performance during this period of time is indeed a little suspicious.

Emperor Yuanyong saw that Lu Jing was silent after reading it, so he asked, "Do you think he is suspicious?" ”

Lu Jing thought about it and shook his head and said, "I'm not sure!" ”

Emperor Yuanyong pondered for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, you will continue to investigate, if that corpse is really Mu Zhengnan's, you will find out who did it?" I will ask Wu Bingxuan and them to cooperate with you, and as for Yang Fengyi's matter, I will solve it. ”

"Wechen obeys!" Lu Jing replied, and then took the order to leave.

Lu Jing returned to Shuntian Mansion again with the eunuch of the decree, this time escorted by soldiers, and the road was unimpeded.

After Yang Fengyi, Wu Bingxuan and others heard the news of Lu Jing's assassination, they were deeply shocked, knowing that Lu Jing must have found something important and provoked the assassination.

As soon as Wu Bingxuan saw Lu Jing, he immediately stepped forward to inquire about the assassination, and said many words of concern.

Lu Jing greeted a few people for a while, and then said that the emperor's will came.

After the eunuch announced the decree, Yang Fengyi, Wu Bingxuan and others all looked ugly, but they also had to obey the decree.

After Lu Jing told everyone about the case of Zhang Daomei and He Qi, he asked Ishikawa to identify the body.

When Ishikawa Yoshishi saw the corpse, he was startled, and after carefully identifying it for a long time, his face became solemn.

Seeing him look like this, Yang Fengyi chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Shi is still not, Lord Shi said something!" ”

Ishikawa Yoshi's face was extremely solemn and said: "The body is unrecognizable, and I can't be sure below, but the height and body shape are similar to the six princes!" ”

Lu Jing and Yang Fengyi all looked solemn after hearing this, and they almost decided in their hearts that this charred corpse was Mu Zhengnan.

Lu Jing proposed to search for traces at Zhang Daomei's house, since the body appeared there, it must be the scene of the first crime, and maybe some physical evidence could be found.

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this, so they came to Zhang Daomei's house, which was burned to the point of scorched wood and debris, and according to the memories of his neighbors, he cleaned up the scene of the corpse, made oil, paper, shochu and other materials, washed and steamed for inspection, and soon a human figure was revealed.

Then Wu Bingxuan ordered the officials to clean up the debris and broken tiles, and Lu Jing and several others also rummaged through the rubble.

Not long after, an errand officer named Zhao Jia shouted, "The little one has found a token." Then clean it up and give it to Wu Bingxuan and a few people.

Ishikawa snatched it, tears instantly appeared in his eyes, and he said sadly: "This is the object that the sixth prince brought with him. ”

When Lu Jing and Wu Bingxuan heard him say this, they were already sure that the corpse was Mu Zhengnan himself, so they all came up to comfort him.

Ishikawa Yi was immersed for a long time, and then recovered, and then bowed to Lu Jing: "Please Master Lu must find out the murderer of my prince." ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "If you don't say anything about this matter, we will also investigate it to the end, Lord Wu and Lord Yang are both masters of handling cases, and they will definitely find the murderer." ”

Wu Bingxuan and Yang Fengyi heard Lu Jing say this, and hurriedly agreed: "The murderer will definitely be found out and give Prince Mu an explanation." ”

So they ordered the officials to continue to clean up the traces and look for physical evidence, and they returned to the palace.

Lu Jing took out Zhang Daomei's portrait, instructed the painter to copy many copies, and sent someone to find Zhang Daomei's traces. Wu Bingxuan sent out a notice to find Zhang Daomei, Hua Ling, and the businessman's information.

About an hour later, a soldier guarding the city in Xicheng came to report that he had seen the person on the portrait, and Lu Jing and Wu Bingxuan immediately recruited him to the court.

Wu Bingxuan said: "Someone is here to report the name!" ”

The soldier replied: "The villain Ding Yi is a soldier guarding the west city gate. ”

Wu Bingxuan asked again, "When did you meet the person on the notice?" ”

Ding Yi replied: "On the 21st, it was the villain on duty, and the villain saw that someone was in a hurry to leave the city as soon as he opened the city gate, so he asked a few more words, and heard that Xiucai said that it seemed that some grave had been dug up and wanted to go out of the city, and the villain didn't think much about it at that time and let him go." ”

Wu Bingxuan continued to ask: "Was there anyone with him at that time?" ”

Ding Yi said: "Yes, there is a person who is about the same age as him, and the villain listens to that person call him brother." ”

Lu Jing asked a few more questions, and then gave Ding Yi a reward and let him leave.

Yang Fengyi thought for a while and said: "It must be that Zhang Daomei who ran away from the city after setting fire to and killing people." ”

Wu Bingxuan shook his head and said: "Lord Lu has already said that Zhang Daomei stayed in the Pear Blossom Courtyard that night and left early the next morning, the fire broke out at night, how did he set fire to kill people." ”

Yang Fengyi thought for a while and said: "That prostitute is not necessarily lying for him, now that woman has been bought, there is no evidence, according to the old man, it is Zhang Daomei who bought Hualing." ”

Lu Jing saw that he wanted to push this matter to Zhang Daomei's head, so he retorted: "If this is the case, why didn't Zhang Daomei come to buy her until the 25th, I just heard Ding Yi mention the cemetery, let's send someone to Zhang Daomei's cemetery to have a look, and Zhang Daomei's companions call him brother, that person should be his relative, we can also check from here." ”

Wu Bingxuan said: "Since this is the case, the old man will take people to check around the Zhang family cemetery!" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said, "Then I'll go check on Zhang Daomei's relatives!" ”

Yang Fengyi took the initiative to track down the traces of Hua Ling and the merchant, and several people were assigned to do their own thing.

Lu Jing came to Zhang Daomei's house again, visited his neighbors door to door, and got the news that Zhang Daomei's father was an only son, and had no other relatives, and his mother was married from Henan Xiangfu, where it was, and no one knew what relatives there were.

After Lu Jing summarized the news, he asked Wu Hui to send a messenger to check on the auspicious talisman.

Yang Fengyi, Wu Bingxuan, Ishikawa Yi and others were busy for half a day, but they didn't find anything, and saw the Jade Rabbit rising in the east, the weather was cold, and the sky was about to snow, so several people went back to their homes and prepared to continue tomorrow.