Xiang Xiaoyuan suddenly caught fire, the oolong iron spine arrow that broke through the air, and the family Ding Laifu made Zhou Xuan and Judge Fan anxious, although they knew that this was the Zhennan Jiedu envoy Wei Bo instructed someone to do it, but without evidence, they couldn't go to the Zhennan army to ask for someone, so they must find out the traitors hidden in the Fenghua military mansion as soon as possible, and the biggest suspect is the sixty government soldiers who have been stationed in the capital for a long time, and it is obviously impossible to interrogate these sixty government soldiers one by one.

At three o'clock in the morning, the hall was dim, only four idiots stood behind Zhou Xuan and Judge Fan with a red lantern, and sixty government soldiers lined up on both sides of the hall, silent.

Zhou Xuan's low voice echoed in the hall: "The spies who set fire to the West Building of Meixiang Xiaoyuan and kidnapped Ding Laifu are among the sixty of you, if you take the initiative to confess now, I can spare him from dying, and send him back to his hometown in Jiangzhou for twenty years, and no longer pursue it, if you are lucky and try to get by, when I find him out, hehe-"

Zhou Xuan didn't say how to punish him, he sneered twice, and the laughter was quite eerie and terrifying in this dark and empty hall, and even the four idiots standing behind him were furious.

"Is there anyone willing to turn himself in?"

Zhou Xuan asked three times in a row, and none of the sixty soldiers on both sides of the hall answered.

Zhou Xuan said slowly: "Very good, I don't shed tears when I don't see the coffin, I think I can't pull him out, and I don't want to think about who I am Xinzhou Hou, the prince of the East Palace praised me as having the wisdom of Guan Zhong and Zhuge , in fact, Ben Hou has more unpredictable abilities of ghosts and gods." ”

Zhou Xuan bragged about himself unashamedly, and with a wave of his hand, two Fenghua sailors came up with a piece of white cloth. And Zhou Xuan had an extra goose feather fan in his hand, and the lupine fan was shaking on the ground, a chibi Zhou Lang.

"I have the skill of asking the gods, I can distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and the gods will write a big word 'sin' on the back of the spies, you see-"

Zhou Xuan's goose feather fan fanned a few times towards the white cloth, and the word "god" appeared on the originally snow-white cloth, and the hall was shocked by the sound of inhaling cold air.

These soldiers had heard the rumors of Marquis Zhou. is an Australian, originally the son-in-law of a medical officer, Dr. Qin, many people still know him when they are in Jiangzhou. It is this Zhou Xuan, who has become the Marquis of Xinzhou in a short period of time, and is about to enter the Jixian Hall as a scholar, which is definitely protected by the gods. It is said that the princes will be in line with the stars, each with different talents, and when I saw it today, it was true, Marquis Zhou slapped it so many times. It's amazing how the word "God" appears out of thin air!

Zhou Xuan said in that mysterious tone: "You stand three feet away from the wall and are not allowed to move. When the lights go out, the god will write the word 'sin' on the back of the spy. Note. Do not trespass. ”

The lantern in the hands of the four idiots was suddenly extinguished, and the hall fell into heavy darkness. There was only the sound of nervous and suppressed breathing.

The sixty soldiers felt a gust of wind blowing behind them, sending chills down their spines, as if a god was standing behind them.

In fact, they didn't know that it was four idiots who were running behind them at high speed with goose feather fans.

Zhou Xuan's voice sounded in the darkness: "Don't move, stand where you are, the gods are about to start writing the word 'sin'." ”

After a while, Zhou Xuan struck with both palms, and suddenly Qi Ming in the hall of the palace, more than 20 Fenghua sailors lit up various lamps, and the sixty government soldiers wearing cyan round-necked slit clothes stood solemnly on both sides, seemingly very well-behaved and did not move.

Zhou Xuan took a deep breath, he didn't have the bottom in his heart, he was gambling again, betting that the spy was in awe of ghosts and gods, and couldn't hold his breath, and said slowly: "Turn around, turn around, turn your back outward, and see if the gods have found the spy?" ”

Sixty government soldiers turned around in unison, only to see a white mark appear in the two rows of green clothes.

Zhou Xuan was overjoyed, his mouth was pouted, and he rushed up to the two navy soldiers and pulled out the underworld soldier with a white seal on his back.

Judge Fan and Gu Changshi shouted: "Shan Hu, it turned out to be you!" ”

The soldier named Shan Hu shouted in panic: "It's not me, it's not me!" ”

Zhou Xuan said loudly: "How can the gods wronged people, there is a word 'sin' clearly written on your back!" ”

The rest of the soldiers turned around to look at the thief who had been pulled out, and only saw the white lime on his back, but did not see the word "crime".

Shan Hu was shaving his hands behind his back, and he couldn't see his back, and suddenly shouted in horror: "Why did the gods only arrest me!" ”

Zhou Xuan and Judge Fan glanced at each other, and said in their hearts: "Good guy, there is more than one thief." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "The gods know that you are not the only thief, but for the sake of your old and young, I will give you a chance to atone for your sins and let you point out the rest of the thieves." ”

Lying on the ground, Shan Hu's face was as earth-colored, trembling all over, his mouth was open and panting, and hundreds of people in the hall were looking at him, waiting for him to tell him about the plot.

Zhou Xuan asked: "Shan Hu, you refuse to confess?" If you want to take the capital penalty alone, you will be disappointing the good intentions of the gods. ”

Shan Hu collapsed and shouted: "Wu Daqing, Ling Fengping, and the two of them." ”

Two people jumped up in the queue of government soldiers on both sides of the hall and shouted: "Master Hou, Judge Fan, the villain is wronged, and the single tiger is climbing around." ”

Four naval soldiers had already embraced them and took down Wu Daqing and Ling Fengping.

Zhou Xuan met Wu Da

Fengping didn't have white marks on his backs, obviously missing his plan, and scolded very much: "Grandma, if it weren't for Shan Hu who couldn't hold his breath and pasted his back to the wall, then wouldn't my clever Zhou Qicha and the wise and unparalleled Marquis Zhou be discredited!" He shouted: "Left and right, first slap Wu Daqing and Ling Fengping twenty times each." ”

The soldiers of the navy hated these spies, and they fought extremely hard, and after twenty bamboo batches, their cheeks were swollen and high, their flesh and blood were blurred, and their teeth were broken several times, and they couldn't speak.

Shan Hu watched in horror as the two accomplices were beaten, and his hands and feet trembled.

Zhou Xuan said: "Shan Hu, do you see it, this is the favor of the gods for you, confess quickly, where is the blessing now?" ”

Shan Hu said in a trembling voice: "Back to the Hou Ye, Laifu has been picked up by General Wei's people. ”

"Huangfu Jixun!" Zhou Xuan's heart sank, he thought that this was Wei Bo's shot, but he didn't expect it to be Huangfu Jixun, "This bastard pushed the cup with me the day before yesterday." but they will put me to death behind their backs! That's right, Wei Bo has only been in Jinling for a few days, and it is impossible to buy the Fenghua military and local people, but Huangfu Jixun is different, he is in charge of the capital army, he is in a high position, and it is not easy to coerce and lure a few small soldiers. ”

Zhou Xuan said to the remaining fifty-seven government soldiers: "Everyone, the traitor has been arrested, and everyone should return to their own duties." Strictly prevent traitors from getting in, and after three days, Benhou will reward each person with five taels of silver. ”

After the soldiers retreated, Zhou Xuan said to Judge Fan and Gu Changshi: "Wei Bo asks Huangfu Jixun to help. Kidnapping Laifu, vainly trying to make a trick, and planting Wei Jue's death on my head, Lord Fan, Lord Gu. Get ready, I'm going to sue tomorrow. ”

Zhou Xuan asked Shan Hu carefully how he colluded with General Wei's subordinates to kidnap Laifudi, and sighed: "Laifu has to suffer a meal of flesh and skin, and it is bad to be beaten into a trick." ”

The four idiots have been with Laifu for a long time. There was a friendship, and he said angrily: "Master, I'll go and save Laifu." ”

Zhou Xuan stopped and said, "Don't take risks. Huangfu Jixun must be very well defended now. It's not good to startle the snake. It is very likely that the blessing has already been delivered to Wei Bo, and now it is almost dawn. You accompany me to the East Palace to see the prince. ”

Zhou Xuan asked people to take the oolong iron spine arrow, gritted his teeth, scraped a bloody mark on the side of his left neck with the arrow, and then asked the four idiots to help him bandage it.

Zhou Xuan saw that the four idiots were squinting at him, so he smiled and said: "Let's have some bitter tricks, and strive to bring down Huangfu Jixun, wow, it hurts, I scraped too hard just now!" ”

The four idiots smiled, couldn't help but be curious, and asked: "The master used a goose feather fan to fan the white cloth a few times before revealing the word 'god', what kind of spell is this?" ”

Zhou Xuan whispered: "I won't tell anyone about this, I'll tell you one, because——"

The four idiots listened attentively, but they didn't expect Zhou Xuan to say next: "-Because I'm a god, haha." ”

The four idiots glanced at him, and they admired this master in their hearts, and they were able to find out the thief in a short period of time.

At the beginning of the hour, the sky was bright, Zhou Xuan, Judge Fan, the four idiots, and two government soldiers escorted the single tiger to the forbidden city together, the gate of the forbidden city had just opened, and Zhou Xuan and the others went straight to the East Palace.

Li Jian practiced swords in the back garden, the prince still wanted to make a difference, he was not as quiet as his father Li, he was usually very strict with himself, practicing swords for half an hour every day, reading history for an hour, and practicing calligraphy for half an hour......

Hearing that the Marquis of Xinzhou asked to see him early in the morning, Li Jian hurriedly came out to meet him, and saw the white cotton bandaged around Zhou Xuan's neck, faintly bloodshot, and was shocked: "Cousin Xuan, what's wrong with you?" He stepped forward to hold Zhou Xuan's hand, as if Zhou Xuan was about to fall to the ground without support.

Hearing Zhou Xuan's story about last night, Li Jian's face turned pale, and he said angrily: "I'm going to ask for someone from Huangfu Jixun, and I will never rest with him if I don't hand it over." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Highness doesn't have to be angry, I am going to the Qinzheng Palace to try it soon, please ask Your Majesty to come forward and let Huangfu Jixun hand over someone, even if you can't bring down Huangfu Jixun today, you have to give him some color, he wants to put me to death, is it necessary to hate me so much?" ”

Li Jian said guiltily: "Cousin Xuan, this is all because of me, you and I are like brothers, Huangfu Jixun is Li Kun's party, if you can't win you over, I naturally hate you." ”

Zhou Xuan muttered: "It's not easy to live in Jinling, if I don't sweep away these cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, if I dare to move my family over!" ”

Chenshi, Daxing Palace Qinzheng Palace.

Li sat on the throne, and the queen mother also came to the court today to see her nephew Zhou Xuan show his talents and win the position of a scholar of Jixian Palace, and Li Jian accompanied his mother.

Standing on both sides of the Danxia are Wei Xuan, Zhongshu Ling Qi Zhang, Taifu, Da Sikong, Da Situ, and Wei Wang Xu Mian, as well as three scholars of the Hanlin Academy and three scholars of Jixian Palace.

Zhou Xuan came on the field, bowed down under Dan, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the minister can come to the Qinzheng Palace today, thanks to His Majesty and Niangniang's land, otherwise, the minister has already died unjustly!" As he spoke, he straightened his neck, revealing the bandaged white cotton, and he was deliberately wearing a collared robe today, in order to keep his neck awake

Xiao Zhou asked urgently: "Nephew Xuan, why is this?" ”

Zhou Xuan took out the oolong iron spine arrow from his sleeve and said: "It's this arrow, it grazed the side of the minister's neck, if the minister flashed slowly, he would have died now." "I immediately talked about last night's events in detail, and I also said that I was designed to find out the traitor.

The hall was in an uproar, and the three dukes, the two provinces, and the six bachelors were all surprised.

Zhou Xuan said: "What the minister said is true, and Judge Fan of Fenghua Army is now waiting outside the palace gate to be summoned. There is also the single tiger who was bought by General Wei, please ask Your Majesty to send them in for questioning. ”

Judge Fan came to the Qinzheng Hall to meet Emperor Li, and the government soldier Shan Hu tied his hands behind his back and knelt on the ground under the two Jin Wuwei hostages.

Li asked Shan Hu a few words, and Shan Hu replied tremblingly, which was no different from what Zhou Xuan said.

Zhou Xuan said sadly and indignantly: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, General Wei and the ministers have no grudges or hatreds, why do they hate the ministers so much, the ministers are puzzled." The next day after hearing that the Zhennan Army Wei was escorted into Beijing, he didn't have time to see His Majesty, so he visited General Wei first, is this still because of Wei Jue's death? His Majesty had already said it to Wei Bo himself last time. Tell Wei Bo not to entangle the ministers in Wei Jue's affairs, it seems that Wei Bo is all in the ear! ”

Li's face sank like water, and he hurriedly announced that Wei Bo and Huangfu Jixun entered the palace to see him.

Huangfu Jixun hurried to the Qinzheng Hall and saw Zhou Xuan at a glance. There is also the underworld soldier who is tied behind him, and his heart is shocked, he doesn't recognize this government soldier, and of course it is impossible for his dignified general to personally contact this kind of small soldier. But obviously, this government soldier was bought by his subordinates, and he never expected Zhou Xuan to find out the traitor so quickly!

Huangfu Jixun knelt down and asked, "What is the matter with Your Majesty summoning your ministers?" ”

"Wait for Wei Bo to come and ask us questions."

Li Leng said coldly. He was a little angry. He is most annoyed by these fights and kills. Huangfu Jixun and Wei Bo murdered the queen's nephew right under his nose, it was so presumptuous!

The Jinnan Military Mansion of Momoha Watanabe. Wei Bo was secretly interrogating Laifu, hanging and beating, and asking Wei Jue about the cause of death.

Laifu was naked, the whip marks were all over his body, he gritted his teeth and didn't speak, he encouraged himself in his heart: "Laifu, stay up for a while, my uncle will come to save you, my uncle will definitely come to save you, Laifu, hold on, at most a tea time, my aunt and Mr. Fourth will come." ”

Laifu endured the pain for nearly two hours, one tea after another.

Wei Bo was furious, and ordered his men to fetch a red-hot iron, and he was going to burn Laifu's eyes.

Laifu was frightened at this moment and shouted: "Uncle, come and save me, I can't stand it!" ”

Wei Bo smiled cruelly: "No one can save you, if you want to save your eyes, just tell me honestly how my son Wei Jue was killed by Zhou Xuan." ”

Laifu saw that the soldering iron that was close at hand exuded a terrifying heat, and his tongue knotted: "Slow, slow, let me think about it, how did this Wei Jue die?" ”

Wei Bo saw Laifu speak, and motioned to his subordinates to take away the soldering iron, and he approached and asked, "Yes, how did my son Wei Jue die?" ”

Laifu said, "Wasn't he killed by a prostitute named Ning Ning?" ”

Wei Bo was furious, and was about to order Wu to blind Laifu's left eye, when someone outside the secret room shouted: "All protection, all protection, Your Majesty urgently summoned Du Hu into the palace, and there is a big matter to discuss in the Qinzheng Palace." ”

Wei Bo glared at Laifu hatefully and scolded: "I'll clean you up later, I don't believe that I can't pry open the mouth of your slave!" ”

Wei Bo came to the Qinzheng Palace, and when he saw that the atmosphere was not right, Huangfu Jixun knelt there, and the emperor did not tell him to be flat, and he did not dare to get up.

Li sternly said: "Wei Qing, the Marquis of Xinzhou has nothing to do with Wei Jue's death, Wei Jue was killed by a woman named Ning, why did you still hold the Marquis of Xinzhou to death, actually set fire to and hurt people, and kidnapped the servants of the Marquis of Xinzhou, do you still have the authority of the national law in your eyes?" ”

As soon as Wei Bo came, he was shocked by the emperor's harsh reprimand, and when he saw Huangfu Jixun kneeling on the side, he didn't know what he said, the emperor was so angry, and he kowtowed at the moment and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in the Taoye Mansion for the past few days, and has not gone out. ”

Huangfu Jixun spoke: "How can Your Majesty severely reprimand the minister because of the words of the Marquis of Xinzhou, it seems to be unfair. ”

Li said angrily: "One-sided words? The fire in the Fenghua Military Mansion was set by the Marquis of Xinzhou himself? The arrow wound on his neck was shot to the ground by himself? General Huangfu, I ask you, do you recognize this soldier? ”

Huangfu Jixun didn't look at Shan Hu, and said proudly: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister doesn't recognize it." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Your Majesty, let General Huangfu and Wei Duhu sit here, and ask His Royal Highness the Prince, together with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, to go to General Wei's Mansion to find someone to ask, General Huangfu may not recognize this government soldier, but his subordinates must recognize this government soldier, so it will not be General Huangfu himself to let this government soldier do the internal response." ”

Huangfu Jixun's face changed, and his eyes glared at Zhou Xuan fiercely, as if he wanted to choose a person and devour the beast, this person was tall, and kneeling there was also like an iron tower, very powerful.