The fifth day of the eighth month. Around ten o'clock in the morning.

Shuntian Mansion Yin Jiang Qiling hurried to the yamen again, Li Zhen saw that Jiang Qiling's eyes were full of bloodshots, and he chuckled in his heart, knowing that something bad must have happened.

Immediately, Li Zhen asked, "Master Jiang, what happened again?" ”

Jiang Qiling said respectfully: "Lord Li, another official in the court has died, and he was hanged. The official's name was Duan Dian, a bookkeeper of Taichang Temple, who had a good family background and had no difficulties before he died, but it was unknown what prompted him to hang himself. Duan Dian is a seventh-rank official with the same rank as the magistrate, and now he is dead, the situation is serious! ”

The corners of Li Zhen's mouth twitched, and his heart was extremely irritable.

What's going on here?

Dead county order, dead canon, what kind of trouble?

Although Li Zhenneng took this opportunity to stay in the city, Li Zhen's heart was very uncomfortable. Li Zhenli was not afraid of itching when he had more lice, so he took the case reported by Jiang Qiling, and then sent Jiang Qiling away.

On the sixth day of August, around half past one in the afternoon.

The official reported to Li Zhenyu that Jiang Qiling, the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, had come again.

As soon as Li Zhen heard that Jiang Qiling was coming, he knew that nothing good would happen. This guy has become a representative of the plague god, and he will definitely die as soon as he comes, Li Zhen's head is big, and he doesn't want to see it. However, Jiang Qiling ran in by himself and said with a tired expression: "Master Li, I got news again today that an editor of the Hanlin Academy has died. ”

When Li Zhen heard this, he suddenly felt that the sky was thundering.

Nima, what the hell is going on?

However, when the case is in front of him, Li Zhen can only continue. Li Zhen didn't even listen carefully to Jiang Qiling's story about how the editor of the Hanlin Academy died, and sent Jiang Qiling away directly. People have been dying for six days in a row, and the situation is getting worse and worse, and it has caused a sensation in the city of Beijing.

This situation is definitely not an ordinary dead person, it is premeditated, and it is definitely a series of murders.

It's just that there is no progress in the case!

After the house slaves, county orders, editors, and canons were killed, the matter was publicized, and people's hearts fluctuated. In particular, the officials in Beijing are all greedy for life and afraid of death, and everyone is in danger. After all, the dead were all officials, not ordinary people.

Li Zhen was so busy that he didn't have the joy of staying in Beijing.

This situation is really a headache for him. Not only that, Ci'an and Cixi also got the news that a series of officials had been killed, and they also summoned Li Zhen to the East Palace.

When Li Zhen arrived at the East Palace, he saw that Su Shun was also among them.

Obviously, the news must have been stabbed by Su Shun.

Ci'an asked in a soft tone: "Admiral Li, has the recent serial murder case been investigated?" ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "The minister is foolish, and there is no clue yet. ”

Su Shun sneered twice, and said in a non-yin and non-yang manner: "The Queen Mother, according to Weichen, I'm afraid it's not that Li Zhen doesn't want to find out about this matter, but that Li Zhen wants to stay in Beijing through the serial murder case and doesn't want to leave." Or, Li Zhen wanted to stay in Beijing, so he frantically created this series of serial murders to stay in Beijing. ”

"Shut up!"

Li Zhen was already angry in his heart, and when he heard Su Shun's flirtatious words, he was immediately angry.

Su Shun snorted, but he really didn't speak.

Li Zhen stared at Su Shun coldly, and said coldly: "Su Shun, your mouth is as stinky as ever, you be careful, otherwise I don't mind tearing your mouth apart." ”

His voice was cold, and the biting chill made Su Shun shiver.

What I said just now is indeed a bit out of line.

It is a big taboo to slander the ministers of the DPRK and the central government at will.

Cixi also had a hint of hesitation in her eyes, after all, she had asked Li Zhen to find a way to stay in Beijing.

However, Cixi thought about it, but denied it, and said lightly: "Su Zhongtang, Admiral Li got the news that four people were killed on the third day of the eighth month, and Li Zhen only got the news that he was leaving Beijing on the same day. Since people had been killed in a row before this, it must not have been Admiral Li's doing. Hopefully, before you speak next time, consider the consequences. Otherwise, you will lose your face, and you will also lose the face of the eight auxiliary ministers. ”

When Su Shun heard this, he gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but he could only respectfully respond.

Li Zhen continued: "Please rest assured that the queen mother will definitely find out the real culprit behind the scenes." After the matter is clarified, the ministers will leave Beijing and go to the front line to supervise the battle, so that some people will not have a thorn in their hearts and sleep uncomfortably. ”

Su Shun's face changed, and he said, "You ......" He said a word, but swallowed back the words raw, and snorted and said: "I hope that Lord Li will solve the case as soon as possible, if this matter becomes a headless public case, I hope that Lord Li will not stay in the capital all the time." ”

Li Zhen said-for-tat: "Please Su Zhongtang relax, if Li Zhen can't find out within half a month, I will ask Su Zhongtang to personally investigate the news." Presumably, there will be no problem with Su Zhongtang. ”

Ci'an saw that the two of them were facing Mai Mang, and he had a headache, so he dismissed the two.

Li Zhen left Guanggong, returned to Yamen, and ordered his subordinates to continue the investigation and find out about this matter within half a month. Rao is like this, the eyes of all the officials in the DPRK and China are focused on Li Zhen, paying attention to the progress of Li Zhen's case, and they are also very worried about what will happen next, for fear that they will be killed.

……

Prince Gong's Mansion, Study.

At this time, Prince Gong Yixin was sitting in the study with a comfortable expression. He leaned on the back of the chair, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Fan Zhen, all eyes have converged on Li Zhen, and he has successfully diverted his attention. Our incident should be carried out smoothly, thanks to your wisdom! ”

A smile appeared on Fan Jiyin's face, and he said, "The prince has a good reputation, and these tricks can't be put on the table. The house slaves of those families died, the county order died, Hanlin died, and the book died, so that they could toss the turmoil and make everyone stare at Li Zhen. By the time they came to their senses, the Russian army had entered the city, and the prince had been able to ascend the throne and claim the throne smoothly. ”

Yi Xin laughed and asked again: "How long is the Russian army away from Beijing?" ”

Fan Zhicheng took it in his chest, and said without hesitation: "They are hiding their whereabouts and hurrying, plus there are our officials along the road to cover the road, the army has arrived in Beijing City, and it is estimated that it will take another ten days to arrive." ”

"Ten days?"

A strange light appeared on Yi Xin's face, and he said solemnly: "In this battle, only win, not defeat!" Hmph, a little doll of a few months becomes the emperor, two women participate in politics, and eight ministers assist in politics, which is really a joke. My Qing Dynasty fell into the hands of a group of people like Sushun and Zaiyuan, and it will definitely not be able to prosper. ”

Fan admonished: "After the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely boost the prestige of our country." ”

Yixin waved his sleeves and continued: "Beijing's Bo Lang has been provoked, and then it will be temporarily silent, as long as the rules are not exposed." We're just waiting, waiting for 10 days before we act. He stood up, his eyes shining through the window in the direction of the Forbidden City, his eyes filled with endless yearning.

Fan Jian bowed down and went to prepare for the next incident.

ps: three watches, call it a day;