When Emperor Tianyou woke up faintly, he had already seen the prince's insensitive and indifferent expression through the gauze curtain in front of the bed; Now listening to the prince's weeping and complaining, looking at his tearful face, I only feel that those two lines of hot tears are extremely disgusting; The hoarse voice of crying was as piercing as a fingernail scraping over an inkstone.

Emperor Tianyou, who has always held the wisdom bead in his hand, was in a trance for a moment; This eldest son, who has always been dignified and steady, has suddenly become like this, or has he always been like this?

In any case, he doesn't want to see him now.

"Wang Fang!"

Hearing Zhou Yuanqing's weak call again, Wang Fang could only grit his teeth and step forward, whispered "offended", and then carried the bed on his shoulders, and "invited" the prince out of the imperial study.

After Wang Fang returned, Zhou Yuanqing was already helped to sit up, and the curtain in front of the window was also lifted. I saw that his face was like gold paper, old and weak, and he didn't know how to go; And the great eunuch Tang Fuquan was hiding in the outer compartment secretly wiping his tears, and only the prefect Luo Yuan knelt on the edge of the dragon couch in the room, bowing his head to listen to the hadith:

"Luo Aiqing...... Nanximen's case, have you found out some eyebrows? ”

Tang Fuquan, who didn't dare to sob, heard this, and immediately coughed quietly. And Luo Yuan looked embarrassed, and finally clenched his fists and replied stubbornly:

“…… Back to Your Majesty's words...... Weichen is dull and has no eyebrows for the time being. ”

"Hey...... Bullying the king is a serious crime, and he will be killed. Luo Aiqing, my body and bones can still bear it, if you have something to say...... Just put it bluntly...... Ahem! ”

In fact, this case is also very simple, simple and even a little unbelievable.

Zhu Yuntao escorted the prisoner cart and poured into the door of the South West Gate with dozens of people; In an instant, the front and rear gates closed at the same time; And in that dark environment, Zhu Yuntao heard that the evil wind was not good, but he only had time to swing a knife, and he was hit by two dead points in his chest and Tianling Gai, and he was killed on the spot; And the inconspicuous prisoner car also broke a big hole; And the Heavenly Spirit Cover of King Qin's circumference was also as if he had been hit by a heavy object, his brain burst out, and his seven orifices bled to death.

This is obviously not the work of an ordinary killer dead man, and a shot is a killer move!

When the city gate was reopened, I saw dead bodies lying all over the ground in the hole of the city gate; Even those dozens of innocent people, none of them survived. And under the common witness of so many pairs of eyes, the murderer disappeared without a trace, leaving not even a shadow of a person.

Luo Yuan and Mr. Shui Zhu, a couple, are both talented and brilliant pillars of talent; But even then, they couldn't figure out a reason.

Could it be that the murderer disguised himself as an ordinary person, and after assassinating the court criminals, he sentenced himself on the spot? If not, how did he blend in with the crowd and how did he come out in plain sight? Moreover, the two gates who closed the gate were undoubtedly accomplices of this person; But there were twelve of them, but why were they all left alive?

Now the twelve city gate officials on duty have been put on death row by Luo Yuan, and Wang Fang has arranged for nearly fifty generals to take care of them, so as to prevent someone from committing murder again. This case quickly spread all over the capital, and Cai Xi, who was picking up something in the antique shop at the time, immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood and splashed a bronze statue in his hand......

Because he knew in his heart that Zhu Yuntao's death would bring immeasurable losses to the Northern Yan Dynasty.

According to their plan, once Zhu Yuntao rebelled against Chang'an City, then Xiang Qing, who was stationed in Luojing, would immediately move his army eastward, and his troops would reach Ludong Jishui City to complete the horizontal cutting on the overall front; Cai Ning, who had been trapped in the small city of Huaiqing Mansion, returned to Luojing with his tired soldiers to rest for a while, and supplemented the source of troops with the recruits recruited by Xiang Qing in the local area, and then went straight to the south of Zhongzhou, strangling the main path for Nankang to increase his troops to the north and Pang Qingshan to flee south.

This was a key step in the overall strategy of the Northern Yan: to draw on Yuntao's attack and move the whole body of the Qin-Southern Coalition Army, greatly weakening the vitality of the Southern Kang Dynasty. It's just that now Zhu Yuntao has died tragically in Yanjing City, and no matter how he will react if he stays in the old department of Bashu Road and Chang'an City; Speaking of his biological son Xiang Qing, will he continue to act according to the original plan?

Even if Xiang Qing hesitated for a moment, he let go of the excellent fighter plane that he had painstakingly pulled; Then Pang Qingshan may lead the army to withdraw to Nankang safely......

Then all their efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, Yu Gong, private and Zhu Yuntao cannot die in vain; It is necessary to find out clearly, find out clearly, and give everyone a perfect explanation.

Fortunately, Luo Yuan and Mr. Shui Zhu are both understanding people, the crime scene is extremely well preserved, and the corpse and the people related to the case are also not missing, and they are all in the hands of the imperial court. It's just a headcatcher in the yamen, and it may be okay to investigate a civil dispute and a private fight among the people; But on top of this big case, due to the complicated relationship between the people involved and the confusion of the hidden secrets, they have no ability to solve the case at all.

Lord Luo, who was at a loss, came up with an excellent solution under the reminder of his wife, Mr. Shui Zhu.

As a result, the case fell to a young golden knife catcher named Lu Fang.

Xiao Lu Zhutou was originally a child of a family of fishers, and studied under Bai Qishan, a famous martial artist in the Sanjin Dynasty, and was known for his ingenuity and treachery with a loose knife in one hand. And his father, Lao Lu Zhutou, has now entered a state of semi-retirement, and even the points in the palace are rarely answered. So in fact, the team of the Golden Knife Catcher has fallen on Xiao Lu Catcher, but he still lacks an orthodox title.

After Xiao Lu heard the cause and effect of the case, he immediately borrowed a master torturer from Dali Temple to interrogate the twelve city gate officials.

It's a pity that after all the tricks were used once, these city gate officials were all recruited; It's just that they have one mouth in the sky and one leg on the earth, and twelve people have summoned twelve confessions, and no one is next to anyone. Of course, there is no confidence in the results of this kind of torture; Xiao Lu can only believe in their first offer, at least the caliber is relatively unified.

The gates of the city were closed only for twenty or thirty taels of silver.

Putting aside these twelve money fans and how unlucky they were, let's just talk about Xiao Lu catching the head when he went back to review the scene. When he came to the cave in the city gate with a torch, he did not notice anything obvious at first; But when he used the light body method, stepped on the smooth cave wall, "shook the mountain" with climbing tools, and climbed to the arc top of the city gate cave, he finally found the evidence he wanted......

Three on the left and three on the right, a total of six round holes.

Xiao Lu Zhutou stretched out his hand and gently probed his thumb, index finger and middle finger into the round hole; Then the corners of his mouth pulled, he turned over and fell to the ground, stepped forward and patted Luo Yuan's shoulder and said:

"Tut-tut...... If my guess is correct, until you have dismissed all the people, and the criminals have been sent back to death row; The person who committed the murder is still "hanging" on the top of the city gate! Congratulations, Lord Luo, just because of your carelessness and not looking up, you can pick up more than one life! ”

"Hanging on the roof of the city gate? What does this mean? Could it be that the scorpion tiger (gecko) has become a sperm? ”

"How can the scorpion tiger have such great ability? It's a man who has become a sperm! Let's go, take me to Yizhuang to see the corpse. ”

Soon, everyone came to the official Yizhuang twenty miles south of the city. The accompanying servant had just unfolded the straw mat on Zhu Yuntao's body, and Lu Yi showed a slightly embarrassed expression:

"It's okay, cover it, the case has been settled."

Zhu Yuntao has a collapsed palm print on his chest, which is the trace left by the "big stele hand". Looking at the whole world, there are not many people who can practice this unique skill to such an extent; Moreover, those top masters with names and surnames also died in the hands of Shen Gui or Jiang Xiaolou's sword. At least for Lu Fang, the only person he can think of now is the eunuch of Youbei-Liu Zhi!

The golden knife head catcher is also a head catcher, and he can be regarded as half a Jianghu person, but he doesn't walk on the rivers and lakes. With his family history and the teachings of his teacher, he is naturally no stranger to the martial arts inheritance of Lu Xiangyin's master and apprentice.

According to convention, this case is found here, even if it has nothing to do with Luo Yuan's Yanjing Mansion. is the so-called Jianghu affairs, rivers and lakes; Since the criminal is a person from the rivers and lakes, he will inevitably fall on the body of the golden knife catcher. When Lu Fang, who had the unshirkable responsibility, went home to pack his bags and was about to go out to arrest Liu Zhi, he happened to be hit by his father who got up at night.

"Tell me about you, you're almost thirty years old, and you're in a hurry to do anything...... If you can't pull down the rabbit, you won't be stable! Can you just stuff such a pile of clothes into your baggage? When you take it out and wear it, it's not all pleats...... Hey, hey, I'm talking to you! ”

Lao Lu looked at his son who was hurriedly packing his bags, and he was angry. Now seeing that Lu Fang turned a deaf ear, he waved the crutch in his hand and knocked Lu Fang's ankle bone; Lu Fang couldn't bear the pain, squatted down and rubbed his ankles, but said with some impatience on his face:

"Daddy! I'm going out on an errand, not a blind date, what's the use of making my clothes so smooth......"

"Hey, you kid hasn't eaten the imperial food for a few days, and he is very capable! When Lao Tzu went out on an errand, you were still peeing and mud at the mouth of the alley! Now I'm not your boss, I'm your boss, tell me, what's going on this time! ”

"Isn't it, Lord Zhu, the governor of Bashu Dao, and Zhou Changfeng, the Marquis of Xin'an, were stabbed to death in the South West Gate at noon; Now that the case is in my hands, I have to go out and bring someone to justice! ”

When Lao Lu Zhutou heard this, he gasped as if he had a toothache:

"Shhh...... Feelings are such a thing...... Let me tell you, this matter has a lot to do with "that one", and when you run errands, you must stand on your feet! Remember! Let's catch the head of the golden knife and handle the case on an errand, and the rules must not be forgotten......"

"Loyal to Your Majesty alone...... I know Dad, don't talk about it, your ears are calloused! Oh yes, the pickles in the jar are almost finished, I'm in a hurry to go out, I don't have time to buy it for you, so you can run by yourself! ”