Chapter 18: Secrets
Liu Shuang fell asleep in a daze in his chaotic thoughts.
In the dream, he returned to the mountain temple that seemed to be a bleak winter all year round, in the short summer, the tribute rotted quickly, he and Yuan Bao randomly stuffed musty steamed buns into their mouths, and the father scolded and said strange things.
In the blink of an eye, there were kind eyebrows in front of me. Yes, there is no need to worry about hunger anymore. There is plenty of food in the temple, although they are all vegetarians, but they don't have to work so hard every day, looking at a pot full of delicacies, the wrinkled little face of the ingots is rippling with a smile, and the little people who are not black and autumn eat with a happy face.
It was as if he had seen the most beautiful treasure, and even if he exchanged it for the stars in the sky, he would not hesitate to refuse.
In front of him was the cunning old cheeks of the old Wen head. Speaking of which, it's time for the old man to step down, and the Li Zhou Division will also be handed over to the newcomer to take over. 'You just want me to die soon!' Great scourge, I will be by you sooner or later! Old Wen always scolded him, but he cared about him.
The long sleepless night finally dawned.
"Liu Xingling, Master Zhuo will order you to meet in the Ming Hall." When the little official saw Liu Shuang go out, he bowed down to report.
"Yes." Liu Shuang returned the salute.
It only takes a moment to get from the dormitory to the Ming main hall.
In the Ming Zheng Hall, Fang Junyue and Chu Qingqing were already waiting, Zhuo Sidian's face was heavy, and Tie Qing said nothing with a blue face.
"It's coming, it's coming! It's late, it's late! A slightly short and handsome young man hurried in with a smile, and before his heels could stand firmly, he greeted him, "Lord Zhuo, third brother, seventh sister!" ”
Hearing such a title, Liu Shuang already understood that this person must be one of the Seven Divine Catches.
"It's okay, you didn't come back when you were ugly last night, and you should rest today." Zhuo Zhenggong waved his hand and introduced the new colleague, "This, as I told you before, Liu Shuang of Lizhou's line." ”
"Liu Xingling." The man smiled.
"This, Shen Shuo, the sixth son." Zhuo Zhenggong said lightly.
"I've seen the sixth son." Liu Shuang bowed down to meet him, admiring in his heart.
It is rumored that Shen Shuo, the sixth son of the Divine Capture Division, was born with a seven-clever and exquisite heart, clever and intelligent, the best at perceiving people's hearts, and likes to peel off the cocoon the most when handling cases, and his deduction ability is actually the first person in the Divine Capture Division, known as the first smart person in the royal capital.
"I have heard for a long time that the sixth prince is the smartest person in the royal capital, and he has admired him for a long time!" Liu Shuang bowed again and said.
"Where is it, a really smart person is a great wisdom that will not be discovered, and these gadgets of Shen are all small clever, not worth mentioning." Shen Shuo was already full of smiles and returned a shallow salute.
"I called you here this day for one thing." Zhuo Zhenggong saw that the greetings between the two subordinates were finished, and interrupted them, "Last night, King Chen urgently ordered the destruction of all the evidence of crimes committed by officials above the third grade, and the secret order of the first Wang Yao will be abolished today. ”
In the Ming Zheng Hall, the three princes couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines when they heard such a royal order.
The reason why King Chen issued such an order is that there is only one explanation, and he sees all the big and small crimes committed by hundreds of officials.
In his later years, Wang Yao ordered the Divine Arrest Division to secretly search for the crimes of hundreds of officials, as a death order, these charges were only known to King Chen, and even this secret order was only known to King Chen, who succeeded to the throne.
As the Divine Catcher Division directly under the order of King Chen, as the eyes and ears of the king, only the seven Divine Catchers of the Divine Catcher Division know, which is the top secret of the Divine Catcher Division.
And the abolition of the secret decree means not just the ordinary abolition of a royal order, but the authority that the god of capture relies on to trust.
With these secrets and crimes, the king has a sharp blade to restrain the hundred officials, and the god catcher has a sword to win the trust and reliance of the king.
Although those shocking crimes were enough to shake more than half of the courtiers in the court, it was precisely because of this that the hundred officials were able to check and balance each other and have scruples.
Liu Shuang didn't know about these things, but from the faces of the three colleagues, he read the same, overflowing look of shock.
"Junyue, I'll leave this matter to you." Zhuo Zhenggong pondered for a moment and ordered, "Liu Shuang, I will summon you immediately, that is, I will trust you completely." I can tell you all about the priest of God. ”
"Xie Sidian trusts." Unexpectedly, he even told himself such a confidential matter, Liu Shuang was inexplicably moved and shocked, he leaned down and bowed, and a warm liquid seemed to overflow the corners of his eyes.
"Qingqing, you and Liu Shuang deal with this matter first." Zhuo Zhenggong thought for a moment and ordered.
"Yes, sir." Chu Qingqing's heart was racing, there were too many things that had happened in the past few days, and they lingered in her heart. She asked herself that although she was not as smart as Shen Shuo, she could get the new appointment of Zhuo Sidian, and in just three years, she served as the head of the Seven Gods, not only because of her father, but in the past few days, the strange behavior of Lizhou has ordered her to enter the royal capital, the detective has been attacked, Gongsun Yi is in trouble, the ominous prophecy of the heavenly official, and the strange order of King Chen, these unusual things are all intertwined, which makes her feel like numb.
"Go ahead." Zhuo Zhenggong waved his hand and retreated from everyone, "Shen Shuo, you stay." ”
Watching Fang Junyue retreat, Shen Shuo's eyes stared at Liu Shuang until his figure disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Long before the three major cases in the royal capital, Lord Zhuo mentioned that there was a rising newcomer in Lizhou, but he had never seen it, but there was nothing strange in making Zhuo Sidian so trusting?
Shen Shuo's cunning eyes swept over Liu Shuang, and the next moment he recovered as before.
"Sit, Xuzhou, what's going on?" Zhuo Zhenggong poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shen Shuo, with a rare concern in his tone, "Huashang her, are you okay?" ”
"Second sister is very good." Shen Shuo replied softly, he followed Huashang to Xuzhou to investigate the incidents related to Haimin for more than a month, and he just came back and looked at Zhuo Sidian, who couldn't control his expression, and there was a trace of warmth in his heart.
"Wanghai County has been rumored." Shen Shuo took a sip of bitter tea and frowned, "There is definitely more than one force staring at the sea people. ”
"What kind of person is it, who doesn't want the people of the sea to worship Emperor Geng?" Zhuo Zhenggong searched among all the people he knew, and there would be people who intended to harm the people of the sea and destroy the relationship between the sea country and the emperor of Zhongzhou.
"My subordinates feel that not everyone has this purpose." Shen Shuo said slowly, after all, when he came back from Xuzhou, in addition to Hua Shang hearing about the occurrence of the three major cases, he was worried that the priest was not manpowered, so he must send him back to the division to help, and there was also the reason for carefully reporting the things ahead.
"Tell me about it." Zhuo Zhenggong was also a little anxious, there was no clue about the three major cases, the Criminal Department intervened in advance, King Chen issued a secret order overnight, and the people of Xuzhou moved again, so they couldn't be quiet for a moment.
"My second sister and I have caught a few thieves, they are just idle Jianghu guests, and they are waiting in Wanghai County when they heard that the sea people are carrying treasures and want to steal one or two." Shen Shuo replied, "Although there is no greater involvement of the Jianghu forces, I think that once the people of the sea land in Xuzhou land, there will definitely be greater looting." ”
"And the infiltration of the forces of the rivers and lakes, in fact, I am not worried, people who are greedy for treasures and property, as long as they let the military department send troops to escort them, they will naturally retreat in difficulty." Shen Shuo frowned, falling into deep worry, "And the one who hides in the shadows and waits for an opportunity to hinder the Hai Kingdom's worship of Emperor Geng is the real terrible opponent." ”
"That person is probably above the court, right?" Zhuo Zhenggong used an affirmative tone, not a question.
"Yes, sir." Shen Shuo was silent for a while before he said slowly, he didn't know how to answer, such unauthorized speculation about the courtiers should not be the result of his little Seven Gods.
"It's really raining!" Zhuo Zhenggong let out a long sigh, even he was a little irritated by such a complicated situation, but what really worried him was how many secrets there were in this court.
"My lord, my subordinates have a sentence that I hold in my heart, and I don't know whether to say it or not." Shen Shuo hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but say.
"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Zhuo Zhenggong waved his hand to reassure his subordinates.
"My subordinates feel that on the Xuzhou side, once the sea people land, they will be involved, and it will not be only my Dachen's people." Shen Shuo gasped, feeling that even under the bright sun this morning, there were already countless pairs of transparent hands reaching out to him, making him shudder.
"I understand." After another long period of silence, Zhuo Zhenggong spit out this sentence from his mouth: "Come with me to Xuzhou." ”
Shen Shuo, who heard such an order, was shocked, raised his head suddenly, and saw Zhuo Zhenggong with a gloomy face.
The situation in the royal capital has been so unpredictable, at this critical juncture, does the chief secretary really want to go to Xuzhou in person?
"My lord......" Shen Shuo wanted to persuade, but he wanted to stop talking.
"I know what you're trying to say." Zhuo Zhenggong smiled slightly bitterly, even as one of the eight Shangshu, he has a lot of things he wants to do but can't do, or in other words, it is precisely because of his identity and authority that he can't do those things at will.
"No, sir." Shen Shuo suddenly laughed, it was a happy and pure smile, like the warm sun of spring, clear and bright, "Last night, my subordinates entered the Ling Yuan Palace first to meet the king. ”
"The seven gods are captured and worshiped in the palace, and it is a matter of course." Zhuo Zhenggong didn't show a trace of suspicion, "You don't need to tell me about this." ”
"My subordinates are willing to persuade His Highness for the priest." Shen Shuo raised his head and said loudly.
"In this way, it will be hard for you." Zhuo Zhenggong smiled and thanked his subordinates.
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Chen Jing Wang Liu Xiang Taining 6 April 2.
Zhuo Zhenggong left the chaos of the royal capital without hesitation and went to Xuzhou.
Surprisingly, Chen Wangyan didn't object much, after all, there are still so many big names in the royal capital, and Fang Junyue is still there. It's just that King Chen's attitude towards Zhuo Zhenggong seems to have begun to change like nothing.
Liu Shuang led the horse and sent it to Zhuo Zhenggong.
"I can rest assured that the Divine Catcher Division is here with you." Zhuo Zhenggong, who changed into a cardigan, looked a little heroic, a little different from his usual stereotype.
Fang Junyue and Chu Qingqing were busy dealing with important matters, so Liu Shuang stole half a moment of leisure to send off Master Sidian.
"Lord Zhuo, Sixth Son, have a good trip." Liu Shuang waved goodbye, Xuzhou is far away, and it is tiring to go.
The two fast horses went away and went straight to Xuzhou.
In the crowd on White Hart Street, the dwarf-like butcher turned back to the back kitchen, and a white dove flapped its wings from the window with a note and flew eastward.