An assassin who became a relative and had children was obviously not a qualified assassin, and his wife and children became Deng Xiong's weakness, and under the circumstances of torture to extract confessions and the safety of his wife and children was threatened, Deng Xiong confessed everything he knew in one go.

That night, several houses in Chang'an City were surrounded by soldiers and horses, and the people inside were either killed or captured.

In just two days, the Assassin organization was wiped out, and even the leader could not escape, and all of them were captured.

The truth of the assassination case was soon revealed, and that night, Zhao Ping entered the palace with the file to report to Zhao Junsheng.

Hua Mulan was very unhappy about this, "Why don't you talk about official affairs during the day, but you come to your father at night, I think you can't distinguish between official and private affairs now!" ”

"A-Niang, I don't have time during the day, the case of the Imperial City Division can't be completed!" Zhao Ping complained miserably.

"Okay, okay, let's eat first, and then we'll talk about it after eating!"

After the family finished dinner, Mulan took a few small ones to wash, and Zhao Junsheng took Zhao Ping to the study.

The eunuchs brought tea, and Zhao Junsheng took a sip and asked, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

"Father, the case of the assassination of the Persian prince Belus outside the city has been clarified, and all the members of the assassin organization who assassinated him have been arrested, according to the confession of Chen Yu, the leader of the assassin organization, it should be An Dashi who asked them to assassinate Belus, but why did this An Dashi kill Belus? This is not clear yet, but combined with the case of the City God Temple, I suspect that the mastermind behind the assassination of Belus is the prince Wenhe, but An Dashi is dead, the clue is broken, and there is no evidence of death, so this case cannot be investigated! ”

Zhao Junsheng flipped through the file from beginning to end and carefully read all the confessions.

"This case is over for the time being!"

"Okay!" Zhao Ping collected all the dossiers and put them up, and asked, "Father, is there any news from Wu Qingquan, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, who sent him to the Southern Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "The road is far away, and there is no news for the time being, but according to the time, Wu Qingquan should have arrived in Jiankang at this time, and I believe that there will be news soon!" ”

"Is there any progress in the Feng Yu case?"

Zhao Ping said: "He Yong is in charge of this case, I heard him report two days ago that Feng Yu has been in Chang'an City for a while, and he has had several meetings with An Le Gong Tuoba Huang!" This person's whereabouts are strange, he has visited many ministers of the court, these people not only have former ministers of the previous dynasty, but also ministers from the world, and there are ministers and generals who follow their father to fight the world together, which is a little incomprehensible! ”

Zhao Junsheng reminded: "Maybe he already knew that he was being targeted, but doing so is just confusing the public!" Also, the current disguise technique is very profound, if you disguise yourself as a person with a similar appearance, you may be able to pretend to be a sealer, if you are only monitoring a stand-in, and the real sealant is hiding in the shadows and playing you around, in this way, you will be led by his nose all the time! ”

Zhao Ping thought about it, and there was really this possibility.

Zhao Junsheng waited for Zhao Ping to leave, and then sent someone to find Wang Tanzhi and let him enter the palace overnight to face the saint.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "No courtesy!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "I brought you here at this time to ask you, how did you interrogate An Dashi's wife and children and handmaid after they were arrested?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, An Dashi has two henchmen, one is his butler, and the other is his cronies, the steward is in charge of his property, and his cronies and followers are in charge of the affairs of the officials he befriended! According to the confessions of his cronies, the things recorded in that register are basically true! ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and asked again: "Did he say why An Dashi wanted to kill the officials and guards of the mission who were disgusted?" ”

"The minister asked, he said that An Dashi received the letter three times a few days ago, An Dashi's face changed greatly after reading the letter, and he hurried out the first time, but An Dashi kept this matter very secret, and even his cronies and entourage didn't know the details!"

Zhao Junsheng knew that it seemed that the assassination case and the case of the City God Temple were basically terminated because of An Dashi's death, even if he knew that it was related to Wen He, the prince of Yanda, the case could only be closed here, and blaming An Dashi for everything would only be the best result for the current situation.

"How's the case going?"

Wang Tanzhi replied: "At present, the spies waiting for the lawsuit are staring at Feng Yu, but his recent behavior is a little abnormal, he frequently visits the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, and these people he chooses do not dare to report him easily, because their hands are not clean!" However, Mr. Chen felt that this seal was a little too public, even if he visited secretly, he shouldn't be so frequent, and it was a large-scale net, which was not in line with the style of a person who secretly planned big things! The minister suspects that he may have realized that he is being targeted by us, and he is suspicious! ”

Zhao Junsheng asked, "What do you think his purpose is?" ”

"Your Majesty, the purpose of his suspicion formation is nothing more than to confuse us into staring at the public, so as to conceal his true intentions! He also often goes out alone, which also makes his subordinates feel very suspicious, he is the mastermind of Rouran's operation, is he so confident that he can ensure his safety with his martial arts? The minister doesn't think so, and the minister suspects that there is something wrong with this seal! ”

Zhao Junsheng asked, "What's the problem?" ”

Wang Tanzhi hesitated for a moment and said, "He may ······ It's not really sealed, and it can't really identify a person's authenticity by relying on a portrait, and the minister wants to catch this person for trial to see if he is a real Buddha or a fake! ”

"Maybe he's not a fake, maybe he's a stand-in for the true Buddha? Okay, you can do it! However, the Imperial City Division is also staring at this case, if you want to do it, you can't conflict with them! ”

Wang Tanzhi frowned, the people of the Imperial City Division were obviously not vegetarians, and it was obviously impossible to arrest people under their noses, so they had to find another way or take other shortcuts.

There is still half a month before the polo match, and the Polo teams of the Hatas, Persians, and other countries and tribes are all training intensively.

Although this polo game is not a war, but in fact it is similar to a war, each polo team represents their own country and tribe, everyone wants to win in the game, which can not only win glory for the country, but also get a generous bonus, the first place has a prize of 10,000, equivalent to 12 million in later generations.

Just when the teams were training intensively, the Persian prince Belus came to see Li Ji in Honglu Temple and asked to enter the palace to face the saint.

Li Ji conveyed Belus's request to Zhao Junsheng, and after thinking about it, Zhao Junsheng also felt that he should talk to Belus and listen to his real thoughts, and what was the purpose of the Persian emperor sending Belus.

Under the guidance of Li Ji, Belus came to the Xia Liang Pavilion on the left side of the Qinzheng Palace.

"Belus greets His Majesty the Honorable Emperor Daqian!"

Zhao Junsheng smiled and raised his hand: "Prince Belus is exempt!" Come, give the prince a seat, and serve tea! ”

"Your Majesty, it is an honor to be received by you!"

Sitting on the embroidery pier, Belus took the tea sent by the palace maid, took a sip of praise, and asked what kind of tea this was, how could it be so fragrant and endless?

Zhao Junsheng said that the output of this tea is very small, only a few catties per year, and it is only for the royal family.

Then Zhao Junsheng asked Belus: "The prince was assassinated a few days ago, I don't know if his injuries have healed?" ”

"Your Majesty Xie cares, I was only slightly injured, and the injury has healed early!"

"So did the prince receive a report from the Honglu Temple about the assassination?"

Belus replied, "Yes, I heard that all the Assassins who committed the murder have been captured, and this Assassin Order is still a very large organization, with dozens of members, which is terrible!" And such a large assassin organization was wiped out by the officials of the ancient country in only half a month, and the efficiency of the case handling surprised me! On behalf of the Sassanid Empire, I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty! It's just that I don't know who is behind this assassination against me behind the scenes? ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "He is a Tocharian businessman, he is rich in the Great Qian Country, and he has a lot of property, so he has enough financial resources to ask the assassins to take action!" I know that you Persia have always had a deep vendetta against the Red Huns of Tocharostan, and it is not surprising that this man asked an Assassin to assassinate you! ”

Belus nodded, he didn't continue to dwell on this matter, and said: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do today, that is, I hope to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Great Qian Empire in the political, economic, cultural, and military fields!" ”

Zhao Junsheng took a sip of tea, "I would like to hear it!" ”

"I heard that Your Majesty has a princess who is about twenty years old, and I want to ask Your Majesty to marry the princess to me, and I will definitely treat her well, and if I become the emperor of Persia in the future, she will be my queen!"

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "I thank His Royal Highness the Prince for the favor of the little girl, but I'm afraid that I will disappoint His Royal Highness, my eldest princess already has a fiancé!" ”

"So ······ your little daughter"

"My youngest daughter is only six years old!"

Belus's face was full of disappointment, but he quickly adjusted his mood and said: "My father and the emperor have several daughters, all of them are as beautiful as flowers, I think they will all be willing to marry to the East, if your majesty wishes, I can write a letter to Ctesiphon, I believe that my father will marry one of his princesses to you!" ”

Zhao Junsheng really couldn't stand Belus's proposal to marry each other, and shook his head: "I'm old, if the princess of your country is willing to marry my son, I don't object, as long as they like it, I will definitely make the wedding lively!" ”

"Well, I'll write back!"

"Also, I in Persia, I hope that your country will increase the volume of exports to Persia of tea, silk, porcelain, and paper!"