Taichu Palace, Yaoguang Palace.

The Empress Wu sat according to the case, poured himself a drink, and sat on both sides of the head, sitting the prime ministers of the political affairs hall.

Behind her, Quan Ce and Xie Yaohuan on the side, Wu Yanxiu and Shangguan Wan'er on the side, kneeling and accompanying the attendants, several of them were slightly sideways.

In the hall, there are no singers and dancers dancing leisurely, but there is a row of courtiers kneeling, all of whom are members of the court, Song Jing, the official Shangshu of the autumn, Cheng Ge Hui in the imperial history, Di Guangyuan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Yin Wanglu of Luoyang Mansion, and the four generals of the left and right Wuhou Guards and the left and right prison guards.

"Under my nose, the universe is bright, and after the dignified meritorious service, the four rank officials of the imperial court can actually die strangely" Empress Wu's voice was clear, and she didn't see joy or anger, but her words were extremely serious, "Luoyang Mansion, three law divisions, four guards, how many people have been raised, how much money has been spent, and after a few days, there is no clue?" ”

The tone of his voice rose sharply, and he threw the white jade wine glass to the bottom of the stairs, and he was angry, "I, what do you want? ”

"Wait for ten thousand deaths" Everyone lowered their bodies in unison, their foreheads touched the ground, and they didn't dare to bear the anger of the martial queen.

"If you die, you will be able to find out the facts of the case and find out the real culprit?" Empress Wu was even more annoyed, and waved the dishes in front of her to the ground together, making a big uproar, and at this time, even the prime ministers couldn't sit still, and they all got up and bowed down, "Your Majesty is angry"

Empress Wu stood up with her sleeves and snorted coldly, "I will be with you for ten days, within ten days, if you can't solve this case, you will all be exiled to the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, and the power will be played repeatedly, please send more pro-people officials, and you can go there to be a prestige."

"The Minister's Order" Everyone knelt on the ground to receive the order, and there was more tragic atmosphere in their voices.

Li Zhan's death, except for the water in the house, there is no clue, inside and outside the digging three feet of ground, the master and servants in the house took turns to interrogate, nothing was found, I think the murderer took advantage of the chaos of the fire, he was thrown into the well and drowned, such a well-calculated murder case, if you want to solve it, Hugh said ten days, it is a year and a half, and it is very likely that there are no clues.

"Quan Ce, you have always been resourceful, what do you think?" Empress Wu's words changed and pointed to Quan Ce.

The following kneeling, except for the four generals who have nothing to do with him, most of the other people are his wings, of course, the emperor is scheming, and the rumors of solemn abuse of Li Zhan are boiling, and it is not ruled out that the Empress Wu suspected that Li Zhan's death had something to do with Zheng Zheng, and indirectly exerted pressure by fiddling with power and strategy.

The more she did this, the more relieved Quan Ce became, which meant that she didn't catch Shangguan Wan'er and Xie Yaohuan acting as handles, and could only use this road to fight cattle across the mountains to vaguely test it.

Quan Ce had a spectrum in his heart, stepped forward steadily, bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise, all your colleagues are shrewd and capable, and you will definitely be able to find out within ten days."

"Oh? How confident are you? Empress Wu was interested, "Otherwise, I will give you the title of Inspector of the Autumn Official Shangshu, and the general leader of this matter?" ”

There was a slight uproar in all directions.

Quan Ce's face was embarrassed, and he excused himself, "Your Majesty has a life, and the minister should serve the work of dogs and horses, but the family has suffered an accident, and the minister has to take leave from Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty for forgiveness."

"What's going on at home? But your father's condition has changed...... Empress Wu was slightly surprised, frowned, Chang'an Quan Yi was seriously ill, and she had also heard about it.

Quan Ce hurriedly stopped her words, "Back to Your Majesty, my father is fine, but my mother left Chang'an two days ago, returned to Dengfeng County, and met a large number of gangsters on the road near Lantian County, my mother and younger brother were hijacked by gangsters, although there is a second brother in Chang'an, but for some reason he was suspended, it is inconvenient to walk around, the minister is the eldest son in the family, and he has set up a household, so he takes leave from His Majesty and goes to Chang'an to take care of the housework."

Wu Hou's expression turned cold, "Hmph, it's strange, the gods are dead, the court officials are dead, Chang'an robbed the noble family, tomorrow, is there anyone in the northern capital who wants to break the family?" ”

With a "bang", Empress Wu slapped the table heavily, "My Great Zhou, is it a place where bandits are rampant?" ”

"Your Majesty's anger" Wu Sansi flashed out, with a welcoming smile on his face, very friendly, "The minister thinks that the two capitals are aggressive and strange, and the two crimes are pointed to the courtiers, when it is not a small thing to do, there must be a reason behind it, and there should be cause and effect, Li Zhan is dead, there are no traces, the champion Hou Shu's mother was robbed, there should be a lot of clues, the two cases are combined as a case, when you can get twice the result with half the effort, it is the champion Hou to go to Chang'an to deal with housework, Dali Temple Qing Jinghui is also in Chang'an, the minister thinks, you can make the two of them the main, Chang'an stays in the house, Luoyang Mansion and the Three Law Divisions assisted in a thorough investigation of the case"

Wu Sansi said in his mouth, his smiling face looked around, especially in Quan Ce, who stayed the longest time, these two cases have nothing to do with him, and they seem to be of some use to Quan Ce.

Quan Ce smiled in return, this Great Zhou Dynasty has no immutable enemies, and there are no immutable friends.

Empress Wu sighed lightly, only to feel that things had changed one after another, and she was a little dizzy, so she stood up with her sleeves brushed up, "Wan'er, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that the champion Hou leads the investigation of the case, it is not impossible, but the generals of the law department investigate the case, and the time limit is high, and the champion Hou seems to be no exception" Shangguan Wan'er smiled skillfully, and spoke warmly, but there was a sword and sword in the words, "Moreover, the champion Hou was ordered to set up a banquet to entertain the son, if he took a leave, can the matter of this banquet be ......?"

Empress Wu glanced at her and raised her hand to stop her, "That is the case, Quan Ce, you also have the title of the Qiuguan Shangshu from the ten-day period to solve the case, and you will also keep the title of the Qiuguan Shangshu of the Inspectorate, and the matter of the tribute banquet will be replaced by Cui Rong, the waiter of Chunguang."

Shangguan Wan'er's breath stagnated, and she forced a smile, "Your Majesty is wise"

"The minister's wish to lead the order" Quan Ce's expression was neat, he bowed solemnly, and returned Wu Sansi with a kind smile, although he didn't know who the enemy was in secret, but it was always good to get the initiative to act.

"Well, very good, I am most happy to see you have a responsible appearance" Empress Wu's expression softened, she personally held the pot, poured a glass of wine, lowered the ranks, and handed it to Quan Ce.

"Thank you, Your Majesty" Quan Ce held it with both hands, raised his neck and drank it all, showing his masculinity.

Empress Wu stroked his cheek and was stunned for a moment before turning to leave.

"Scattered"

"Congratulations to the champion Hou" Shangguan Wan'er came with all the money, saying joy in her mouth, but there was no joy on her face.

"Thanks to Shangguan Zhaorong's recommendation, Quan Ce is grateful in his heart" Quan Ce said grateful, and there was no gratitude in his eyes.

The two exchanged a smiling smile and staggered past.

In contrast, Wu Sansi was much more careful, he waited until Shangguan Wan'er walked away before he came closer, "Champion Hou is a young hero, a brilliant talent, and he works hard to bring the evil beast that the secret arrow hurts people out of the law, and Li Shaoqing is also fair, and he also breathes a bad breath for the princess's mansion."

"Thank you, Your Highness" Quan Ce thanked him respectfully, and the interaction was warm, but he was not happy in his heart, Chang'an was a demon, and there was no doubt that he was a evil animal, and he executed Li Zhan, which was his woman's handwriting, and he was scolded in vain, but it was unpleasant.

Song Jing and the others surrounded them, saying that they were waiting for Quan Ce's instructions to act, and the sword of the ten-day period hung above Quan Ce's head, and they couldn't stand idly by.

Everyone left in a lively manner, no one paid attention, Wu Yanxiu stood up slowly, straightened the wide robe and big sleeves embroidered gorgeously, and looked gloomy. I want to talk about "The Dawn of the Tang Dynasty" with more like-minded people, " ", talk about life, and find a confidant~