"Therefore, today, my father's intention to summon Lord Tingwei Dou into the palace is not only because of the matter of the Marquis of Huaiyin, but also because of the case of the death of a member of the royal family in Guangzhou." Ning Wuheng explained the matter to Jiang Chengyi.

The young man's eyes were clear and bright, and he was full of deep worry at the moment.

Jiang Chengyi looked at him silently, and after a while, he said with a serious expression: "Your Highness today... It is the council hall that I went to with Lord Dou. Your Majesty will order you to tell me about this? ”

The young man was slightly stunned, and replied: "Father ordered Lord Dou to investigate this case privately, don't leak the news, and don't allow me to tell the teacher about this matter." ”

Jiang Chengyi asked: "Even so... Why did Your Highness tell your ministers? ”

Seeing this, the young man didn't think much about it, and said bluntly: "The teacher is for the students... It is the guide of political affairs and personnel. This matter is difficult for the students to understand, so they want to ask the teacher. ”

Jiang Chengyi sighed: "Your Highness... The minister has mentioned it to you many times. No matter where you are, you can't have the heart to hurt others, but you can't have the heart to prevent people. The death of a member of the Chinese and North Korean royal family in the Western Frontier is a matter of great importance. His Majesty ordered Lord Dou to investigate privately, in order to prevent someone from disrupting the internal affairs of the Great Wei and causing a dispute between the two countries before the facts of the case were revealed.

The reason why His Majesty ordered Lord Dou to investigate this case is because Lord Dou is not only upright, but also does not participate in any party disputes, has no intersection with all the elders of the scholars in the DPRK and China, and has the world and the people's livelihood in mind, and will never leak the news of this case regardless of the people of the two countries. Now, it would be too careless for you to disclose this matter to your ministers in disregard of His Majesty's instructions. ”

The young man didn't understand, his eyes followed Jiang Chengyi tightly, and he asked: "What the teacher said, the student is not ignorant. It's just that since the teacher entered the court, he has been loyal to his father and emperor, has done his best to the Great Wei, and has personally taught and guided the students. The students believe that such important matters related to the two countries should not be hidden from the teacher, which is why... Bring the teacher here to explain. ”

Jiang Chengyi put his hands behind his back, his expression was calm, and he said seriously word by word: "Your Highness, the minister knows that His Highness trusts the minister." However, whether His Highness believes or not, it is not appropriate to speak to anyone about the secrets of the dynasty until it has been investigated. How did His Highness know that his ministers would not inadvertently mention this matter to others? ”

The young man immediately shook his head firmly and said, "The teacher is not such a person..."

Jiang Chengyi said helplessly: "The minister's heart is to His Highness, so naturally he will not leak this matter, but it is impossible for the minister to accompany His Highness for a lifetime." His Royal Highness is the chosen one, and as a prince, he should have a plan, and he must not be too gullible to others. In the future, if the minister is not by His Royal Highness's side, His Highness needs to be careful every step he takes, and if there are important cases such as today's important cases related to the security of the country, before they are investigated, for the sake of the dawn of the people, these secrets must be buried in their hearts, rotten in their stomachs, and must not be mentioned to others. ”

The young man was silent, and a thin layer of red clouds slowly climbed up his handsome and immature cheeks, as if he was ashamed.

After a while, he nodded solemnly and said, "What the teacher said is very true, the student has been taught. ”

Jiang Chengyi was anxious to leave for Linhe, and wanted to return to the house to inquire about various matters related to the western border of Guangzhou.

He bowed to the crown prince, bowed, and was about to leave. The young man insisted on sending him out of the palace gate, so that he had to return to the harem to ask the queen for peace.

When Xue Qing entered the palace to discuss important matters with Emperor Wei, the crown prince, and Dou Yueqi, he had already followed Xiaohuangmen Ah Sheng out of the South Palace, and waited for him to come out in the Shangyuan Gate.

Seeing him hurrying from the palace to his pace, Xue Qing immediately greeted him and said, "Childe." ”

Jiang Chengyi glanced at him, his expression was not good, and his words were a little anxious: "Xue Qing, these months... Have you really sorted out all the files of the Thousand Machines Division and read them with me? ”

Xue Qing was stunned for a moment and said: "Since October last year, the secret reports of the Thousand Machines Department have been sorted out by the subordinates, carefully checked, and all major events have been recorded, but there are no omissions, and they have all been presented to the prince one by one. ”

Jiang Chengyi got into the ox cart, lifted the curtain, looked around, and after confirming that there was no one around, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you sure?" That... What happened to the appearance of the corpse of a member of the Chinese and Korean royal family in the western border of Guangzhou? ”

Xue Qing was stunned, his expression gradually became strange, his facial features were crowded together, and he said suspiciously: "My subordinates are sure that the Thousand Machines Department did not record this matter..."

Jiang Chengyi saw the puzzled look on his face, and listened to his affirmative tone, so he said strangely: "If there is a corpse wearing the jade ornaments of the Chinese and Korean royal families in Guangzhou... The Thousand Machines Division will inevitably be included in the file, how can it not be recorded? ”

Xue Qing said without hesitation: "... If this matter is really recorded in the file, the subordinates will never ignore it, and they will definitely report it to you as soon as possible. ”

Jiang Chengyi noticed the strangeness in this, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Drive, go to the Imperial Doctor's Mansion." ”

Although Xue Qing didn't understand him, he pulled the reins of the ox cart in his hand and gently tugged on it, scolding the ox to rush towards the Taiyi Mansion to the west.

"Does Childe suspect that the case file of the Thousand Machines Division has been done by Qin Ye?" Xue Qing asked, and then questioned, "Childe... Since Qin Ye entered the palace, he rarely returned to Jiang Mansion, let alone saw him change his clothes and go to Siyin Fang... He didn't have access to the case files of the Thousand Machines Division... You..."Worry-free Literature Network

"When I heard the prince say this today, I thought it was strange. Looking at His Majesty's appearance, it seems that he only learned about this recently. However, the road to the west of Guangzhou was difficult, and in the past few months, it has been turbulent in response to the Battle of Linhe, the civil strife in Wuhu, and the Song Zong case. The secret agents sent by His Majesty to Canton not only blocked the news, but also reported the details of the matter to the capital, and it was thought that it took a lot of effort to present the news to His Majesty. If we extrapolate from this time, it is believed that this person's body was found a few months ago. So... Maybe it was the time of the year ago. It happened that Qin Ye was still in the capital at that time. ”

Jiang Chengyi probably speculated, and continued: "Although Qin Ye rarely returned to the Jiang Mansion and never went to Siyin Fang, don't forget. Li Ying, who traveled back and forth between Siyinfang and Jiangfu and delivered the news of the file of the Thousand Machines Department, had a very good relationship with him. The two often meet in private. If Qin Ye had the intention to take away the dossier that recorded the western border of Guangzhou, he wouldn't let me know... It is also highly likely. ”

Xue Qing didn't believe it: "Childe... Although Qin Ye made an unforgivable mistake, he still hesitated before acting, and the Laba explosion case was investigated to the end, and the real culprit was not him... Why do you suspect him about the file? ”

He thought that Jiang Chengyi was prejudiced against Qin Ye in his heart because of the Laba explosion case, so now he thinks that Qin Ye did something from it, which led to the fact that the big case in the western border of Guangzhou was never reported.

Jiang Cheng sighed: "I didn't mean to doubt him. It's just that because of the timing, I have to confirm it. I don't want to doubt him. ”

Xue Qing was silent, tugging on the reins and being silent.

Jiang Chengyi showed a look of loss on his face, then lowered the curtain and got into the carriage.

Soon, the ox cart came to the front of the Imperial Doctor's Mansion.

Today's Taiyi Mansion Hospital, there are just two medical officers on duty, so the investigation of the small guards in front of the door is a little less, and seeing that the person who came is the head of the East Mansion Division, he came with the reason for the investigation, so he immediately nodded and welcomed him into the mansion.

Jiang Chengyi asked him for the roster of the medical officers and the side rooms where they lived, then dispersed the little officials who followed him, entered the inner courtyard, and ran straight towards Qin Ye's residence.

Xue Qing followed closely, and the master and servant found Qin Ye's house according to the roster. Because the reason for leaving the Imperial Hospital's hospital was to return to his hometown to treat his relatives' evil diseases, not to resign, so his house, for several months, there are still small servants who have come to tidy up and clean it, and have not removed the contents of his house.

Jiang Chengyi pushed open the door of the house, and saw that the windows inside were bright and clean, and all the items were in full view, and somehow the faint uneasiness in his heart calmed down a little.

Just when Xue Qing thought that such a clean and tidy house could not hide any files from the thousands of machines, Jiang Chengyi still insisted on ordering him to rummage around the house.

Xue Qing was a little reluctant, but he still obeyed his orders and rummaged up and down this room.

Jiang Chengyi walked straight towards the simple double-plank wooden couch where Qin Ye slept, bent over and groped around on the bed board for a while, and found a crack in the groove where he was staying. He touched the crack, thinking that there was nothing strange about it, but when he touched it, he actually felt a corner of it from the gap in the couch board.

His expression became solemn, he lifted the futon on the wooden couch, looked carefully at the gap, and pulled the corner smoothly and forcefully, and heard a snapping sound and the sound of something falling to the ground.

Xue Qing was attracted by this sound, and Tong Jiang Chengyi glanced at each other, then bent down and knelt down at the same time, looking inside towards the gap under the wooden couch.

Jiang Chengyi stretched out his hand and touched it underneath for a while, and with some difficulty hooked something tightly wrapped in silk.

He tore open the knotted silk and saw a bamboo book hidden in it, firmly tied with a string.

When Xue Qing saw this, his eyebrows were suddenly stunned, and a sense of disappointment emanated from the bottom of his heart, and he muttered: "This matter... Is it really related to Qin Ye? ”

Jiang Chengyi was silent, untied the string, and read the contents, as expected, this was the case file of the Thousand Machines Department that recorded the appearance of a mysterious corpse with Chinese and Korean royal accessories in the western border of Guangzhou.

Xue Qing glanced at the side twice and asked, "Why did Qin Ye hide the case of Guangzhou's Western Border?" It's not good for him. My subordinates really don't understand..."

He was furious and disappointed.

Jiang Chengyi shook his head and said, "I haven't figured it out yet. Qin Ye took such a lot of trouble and didn't want me to know that such a thing happened in the western border of Guangzhou, could it be related to his plan with the descendants of the Zhushi clan who had escaped the Chang Mengjun case back then? ”

He couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't figure it out.

If the people who died in the west were really as the prince said, they were the partridges of the Chinese and North Korean spies... It has nothing to do with the revenge plan of the old people of the Chang Mengjun.

Why, exactly, did Qin Ye go to such great lengths to steal this volume?