"Chen Qing was assassinated last night, I really feel sad, I don't know if the murderer has been caught?"

The ministers looked at each other, but Chen Xian was the first to jump out and say: "The minister heard that Chen Zhiming, the son of Chen Que, chased the murderer last night, and watched the murderer flee to a place, but he was unable to pursue him, so he had to return home in frustration. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Liu Yan turned his head abruptly and glared at him viciously, but Chen Xian's eyes always looked straight ahead, not looking at him at all, and Liu Zhengsheng, who had a full view of the two of them, was also very worried in his heart.

"Oh?" The Emperor was amazed and asked, "Where did you go?"

Chen Xian met Liu Yan's gaze, the corners of his mouth sneered, and said slowly: "East Palace." ”

In fact, as early as before the Shang Dynasty, the murderer's escape to the East Palace had been spread among the ministers, and Liu Yan naturally understood that someone would make a fuss about this matter today, so he was not panicked at the moment.

He said calmly: "Father, Chen Zhiming did make a surprise visit to the East Palace last night, and the son saw that he brought a lot of government soldiers, saying that the murderer had fled to the East Palace, but at that time the son was patrolling the East Palace, not to mention the suspicious people, even no one came in, and the son sent him away at that time." ”

It's just that Liu Yanyue is more and more calm, but some people are already impatient, just waiting for this time to add fuel and vinegar, Pei Chendong pretended to be puzzled: "Since Chen Zhiming chased the murderer to the East Palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so convinced of the defense of the East Palace, why don't you let him go in and take a look?" In this way, Chen Zhiming can rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also been exempted from the trumped-up charge of being suspected of harboring the murderer. ”

The ministers nodded in agreement, feeling that what he said was very reasonable, and even the emperor cast a meaningful gaze.

"It doesn't matter what others think of me, I just need to know that the East Palace definitely didn't cover up the murderer." Liu Yan's tone was more resolute, almost loud.

Liu Changgong on the side snorted loudly, attracting everyone's attention, "Isn't it a little too willful for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to do this, if everyone is like His Royal Highness the Prince, patting their chests and saying a word of promise." So what else does the law enforcement officer do? Isn't this law a fictitious reality? ”

"Well, you can't say that." Liu Zhengsheng saw that the officials echoed him, and hurriedly objected, "Even if he has the qualifications to search the criminal temple in order to investigate the case." But after all, it was the East Palace, not an ordinary people's mansion. Don't talk about Chen Zhiming, even if it is Chen Que himself, if there is no verbal or handwritten message from His Majesty, why should he say that he will search? Where does this make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty's face go. ”

Liu Changgong was choked by his words. Some were speechless, and after a pause, he said: "The minister is also thinking about the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince, the murderer has infiltrated the East Palace, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no idea, what bad consequences this will cause, and the minister does not dare to speculate." ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince, while there is no accident this time, it is better to take precautions as soon as possible, and wait until the murderer is caught. can give an explanation to Lord Chen, who died tragically, and can also return peace to the East Palace. Pei Chendong hurriedly answered, completely ignoring his brother Pei Shudong's stopping eyes.

Pei Fangming seemed to feel that what the young son said was very reasonable, and was about to say a few words, when he bumped into Pei Shudong's stopping gaze, although he didn't know what he meant, but he swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

The emperor had already caught his expression of wanting to speak, and asked out loud, "What does General Pei want to say?" Let's take a look. ”

"Chen thinks," Pei Fangming glanced at Pei Shudong and hesitated. "The minister listened to the statements on both sides, and felt that they were all reasonable, and now I don't know who to listen to."

"I feel the same way, Zishun swears like this. I have to believe it, but I am also worried about the safety of the East Palace. The emperor sighed in embarrassment, and suddenly straightened up again and asked in a consultative tone, "Zishun, otherwise you will let the people of the Sixing Temple check it out, so that I can rest assured." Good no good? ”

Liu Yan turned his face sideways, glanced at Liu Changgong, and then turned back and said: "Okay, if this can reassure my father, the ministers there are very happy, but it's just ......"

"Just what?" The Emperor asked.

"It's just that Duke Liu's mansion is not far from the East Palace, and Erchen is worried that if the assassin is not in the East Palace, it is very likely that he will go to Duke Liu's mansion. Liu Yan deliberately accentuated the words "search well", and Liu Changgong was shocked when he said it.

He didn't expect that the prince who didn't understand the government and only loved free conquest at the beginning would now have him in the army, which really made him feel uneasy.

The emperor agreed even more cheerfully, waved his hand and said: "Okay, it is inevitable that you will be so thoughtful, I will answer you, what does Liu Qing think?" ”

Seeing that he responded, Liu Changgong asked his opinion at this moment was just a symbolic question, so he had to bow slowly and salute, and said word by word: "Thank you Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for their kindness, and the minister is grateful." ”

Liu Zhengsheng, who was secretly happy on the side, suddenly had a plan flashed in his heart, and said busily: "Your Majesty, the post of Shangshu of the Criminal Department is still vacant, and the Si Xing Temple is busy going to the East Palace to find the murderer, I am afraid it will be difficult to take care of both sides, and the minister thinks that it is better to search the mansion of Duke Liu on behalf of the commander of the forbidden army, Wang Qinwang." ”

Liu Changgong frowned, and suddenly turned sideways to look at Liu Zhengsheng, his eyes rolled with a thick killing intent, but it was a pity that the person on the throne readily agreed: "Yes, you are still thoughtful, Commander Wang, then I will leave this matter to you, you have to do it well, don't let me down." ”

Wang Qin came out of the ranks, and said in an uplifting tone: "Yes, the minister will follow His Majesty's orders and will never live up to His Majesty's high expectations." ”

After going down to the court, when Liu Changgong passed by Liu Zhengsheng, he couldn't help but snort coldly, he Liu Changgong had been in the court for so many years, and it was the first time that he was countered by an army, and he was inevitably angry in his heart.

Liu Zhengsheng was not afraid of him at all, his eyes swept over the crowd, he quickened his pace to keep up with Liu Yan, and said softly: "Your Highness, thank you so much last night, if it weren't for Lu ......"

Liu Yan waved his hand to stop him, suddenly paused, glanced around vigilantly, and then said: "There are many people, don't say this kind of thing in the future." ”

"Yes, the lower official knows." Liu Zhengsheng thought for a while and said, "By the way, today the Sixing Temple has obtained the will, so Chen Zhiming is bound to go to the East Palace to embarrass His Highness, why not return to the East Palace with His Highness?" ”

Liu Yan glanced at him, knowing that he was still thinking about Chu Shenxia, and said with a slight bow: "It's okay, Shen Xia should go back to the palace, and I don't have to send someone to inform you." ”

Liu Zhengsheng saw through what he thought in his heart, and he was not annoyed, but just smiled faintly, and followed him into the carriage to the East Palace.

When the carriage was about to drive to the East Palace, a group of people riding horses suddenly brushed the carriage, and the sound of horses' hooves was almost deafening. ”

"It's from the Punishment Temple?" Liu Zhengsheng saw that he hurriedly lowered the curtain, so he didn't see anyone outside, and when he saw Liu Yan nodding, he said: "They must want to take advantage of His Highness's return to the palace, so that the East Palace can be searched to the bottom." ”

"It's useless for them to be in a hurry, Lu Zhi won't let them go if they don't get my order." Liu Yan was a little amused.

When Liu Zhengsheng heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha...... If that's the case, then they really can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. ”

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the East Palace slowly, he saw Lu Zhi and Chen Zhiming facing each other with their necks thick, and seeing that everyone turned their attention to themselves, Liu Yan walked to Lu Zhi's side without hurrying and reprimanded: "What's the matter?" ”

Lu Zhi hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Highness, the people from the Sixing Temple said that they came to search the East Palace by His Majesty's dictation, but I don't know if it's true or not, so I have to wait until His Highness comes down." ”

"This is your fault, my father did say that he would let the Punishment Temple come to the East Palace to search for the murderer, but I don't blame you, those who don't know are not guilty, let them in." Liu Yan's gaze only fell on Lu Zhi's face, and he didn't look at Chen Zhimingqing's darkened face at all.

Chen Zhiming snorted coldly, and was about to take someone in, but Liu Zhengsheng suddenly stopped him with a shout, and asked: "Your Majesty did say that you should let the people of the Sixing Temple go in and search, but I want to ask, you are just a first-class criminal who has been put back, what qualifications do you have to go in and search with the Sixing Temple?" ”

He not only asked Chen Zhiming's sore spot, but also asked him about his difficulties, Chen Zhiming's face turned from blue to red, and he pondered for a long time before saying: "The person killed by the murderer is my father, am I not qualified to go in?" ”

"Lord Liu is right, even if the person who was killed was your grandfather, you are not qualified to enter." Lu Zhi suddenly echoed.

Chen Zhiming's gaze turned around on the faces of several of them, his frowning brows seemed to be holding back the anger in his heart, and he paused for a long time before saying, "I am one of the people who saw the murderer with my own eyes that night, and it is my responsibility to take them to identify the murderer." ”

"You also said yes, after all, there were so many pairs of eyes watching that night, and you are not inferior to the eyes of an exiled criminal. Besides, since the person who died was your father, you should avoid suspicion. Who knows, is there anyone in the East Palace who you don't like, in case you deliberately identify him at that time, won't it be a block for His Highness? Liu Zhengsheng finished speaking without stopping, and did not forget to smile gently at him after speaking.

"I ......"

Liu Zhengsheng didn't intend to give him a chance to speak at all, and waved his hand to interrupt him: "Don't talk, His Royal Highness the Prince's time is very precious, and there are still many cases to deal with in the Sixing Temple, so don't waste everyone's time grinding and chirping here." ”

Chen Zhiming secretly clenched his fists, his whole body tensed, and it seemed that he was about to swing his fist in the face of the hateful person in front of him in the next second, but in the end he still held back, and turned to the person behind him angrily: "Hu Shilang, it depends on you whether the revenge of killing your father can be avenged." ”

Seeing that he compromised, Liu Zhengsheng had no intention of embarrassing him anymore, so he smiled faintly, took a step back, and made way of the way.

Liu Yan and Liu Zhengsheng also followed the people of the Sixing Temple to the East Palace, leaving only Chen Zhiming standing at the gate of the palace with one eye and pacing, and when he was about to turn, Liu Yan couldn't help but look back at him.

It turns out that the person who was arrogant and domineering to himself back then will also have such a day when he is willing to compromise.

(To be continued.) )