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Chapter 641: The Imperial Study Case is Closed

Finally, after the queen's mourning, the colors in Chang'an City have become more and more again. Although the girls in the Qinglou didn't dare to dress up and show off their flowers, the slightly brighter clothes could finally change out of the plain clothes that they had worn for more than a month. The weather had become warmer, and the women on the street had changed into gauze dresses early, even though the coolness of the morning wind swept over their bodies still made their skin tight, but it did not affect their courage to show off their wonderful figures.

During this time, Chang'an was peaceful, and the people and courtiers were relieved. Although he died from the former imperial history of the seventh grade, this is simply not worth mentioning for a series of big people who died in a series of major events that happened before. As soon as the queen's mourning period passed, people had the illusion that they were separated from each other.

The people of the Criminal Department were investigating the cause of Song Yu's death, and the experienced servants concluded that the murder weapon must be an unusually large knife, or perhaps a long weapon such as a lance or halberd. After all, the weapon that can split the carriage is definitely not too small, and from the point of view of the fracture, it is more like a weapon such as a Mo knife and a ring head broadsword.

Such weapons are available only to the military.

Ordinary people are forbidden to carry knives, not to mention strange knives, heavy weapons such as ring-headed broadswords are horizontal knives, and even short knives are not allowed to be privately possessed by ordinary people. In the decree formulated by the imperial court, it was clearly pointed out that the sword was a murder weapon, but the sword was not, and the meaning of the sword in this era was more important. In fact, the sword as an ornament is also very difficult to kill. It's too thin, and it bends when you touch it.

And the people of the Tang Dynasty military seem to have no reason to kill a royal history who has lost power, and besides, this person is about to go to other places to take office, if there is any personal grudge, there is no need to start in Chang'an City. The road is long, and it is not difficult to create the illusion that you have died by a robber. Although Song Yu has offended some powerful people, it is obviously not to the point where people can't wait to kill him.

After a not-so-complicated reasoning, the people in the criminal department were frightened into a cold sweat by a hypothesis they had derived. Song Yu was the first imperial historian to impeach King Yan, and King Yan seemed to have a reason to kill him. Moreover, one of the guards under King Yan had a ring head knife that was large enough.

But this assumption is too easy to come up with, and it makes people can't believe that this is true.

Huangfu Wuqi, who had just taken over as the squire of the Criminal Department, felt that this matter was a little tricky, and he was suspected of framing a prince if he was not careful. If you annoy that person, I'm afraid it won't be easy to clean up the situation. This matter can be big or small, at the big, it can even rise to the level of rebellion, and at the smallest, it is not worth mentioning to die a small former imperial history. It seems that there is no need for King Yan to be unable to tolerate such a small person, let alone to be so obvious that it is easy for people to see.

But Huangfu Wuqi didn't dare to make a claim, so he still wrote this hypothesis and submitted it. The fold that was handed over after the morning was dispersed, and within half an hour, he was called into the imperial study by Li Yuan. Huangfu Wuqi, who entered the imperial study for the first time, was indeed a little nervous, so much so that he sweated in his palms.

After he entered the door, he made a big salute and never dared to look up, so he didn't know who else was in this house besides the emperor. It's just that when I entered the door, I heard the emperor talking to people, and I could vaguely identify the left servant of Shangshu shooting Xiao Yu, Nayan Pei Lonely, and Zhongshu Ling Liu Zhenghui. There are two other people he doesn't know, Yongxing Gong Yu Shinan and Qian Guo Gong Chai Shao.

"This is what you've been looking up these days?"

Huangfu Wuqi was startled when he heard the snap, and the fold was thrown at his feet by Li Yuan. Huangfu Wuqi trembled in fright, and immediately knelt down and said, "The minister knows that there are quite a few strange things in it, but judging from the traces of the on-site investigation and the speculation of the work, there are indeed signs of this. And the minister is just speculating...... I dare not say for sure. ”

"You're a squire of the Criminal Department."

Li Yuan glanced at Huangfu Wuqi, and said in a dissatisfied tone: "What I want to look at is not your assumptions and speculations, what I want to look at is the conclusion. What is your purpose in this recital? Let me help you think about the case? Help you hypothesize and speculate? It's not this thing that I'm looking at, it's the twists and turns of your case. ”

"The minister is guilty!"

Huangfu Wuqi lowered his head deeply and said, his tone was panicked.

"You just came to work in the Criminal Department, and I don't blame you for making mistakes. But do you know why I'm angry? ”

"I don't know."

"Because you're stupid!"

Li Yuan held back his anger and said, "If Song Yu was really killed by Li Xian, the king of Yan, you shouldn't have written such a memora without conclusive evidence. Without evidence, you should know what it is to frame a prominent minister of the imperial court. If Song Yu wasn't killed by King Yan, then you are completely framing him, and I naturally have to ask you who gave you such courage! When you were doing things with the prince, the prince said several times that you were a cautious and serious person, and you were also good at investigating cases, so I made an exception to promote you to the squire of the criminal department...... But instead of letting me see your abilities, you saw your stupidity. ”

"The minister is guilty."

"That's all for it."

Li Yuan didn't seem to want to say anything to him anymore, waved his hand and said: "I have already seen your twists and turns, Song Yu died at the hands of a few scoundrels, the purpose was to rob money, and the Criminal Department closed the case so fairly, and I am very pleased." As for those scoundrels, they naturally want to be punished...... Do you understand? ”

"Minister......

Huangfu Wuqi felt that the cold sweat on his back was really as cold as ice, and he said with a little trembling: "The minister understands! ”

When he left the study, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and it was extremely uncomfortable for his clothes to stick to his legs when he walked. After leaving this room, Huangfu Wuqi felt that he could almost float up with ease. It's just that when he went out, he vaguely heard the emperor's words, which made his heart suddenly tense again.

"Why are there so many stupid people? I still use it as an official! ”

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After Xiao Yu returned to his mansion, he carefully recalled Huangfu Wuqi's speculation, and always felt that it was indeed too child's play, and said that if the prince was surrounded by such fools, it would not be too unbelievable for him to be calculated to die. Speaking of which, the death of the prince was due to the improper use of people. Huangfu Wuqi and Dugu Yirou, who killed the prince, are both cronies of the prince, and they seem to be really stupid.

Although Huangfu Wuqi's assumption was somewhat reasonable, he only needed to check the people who were guarding the periphery of the Qi Palace. On the night of Song Yu's death, the guard of Yan King Li Xian's who made a huge ring-headed knife did go out, but he was just bored and ate a bowl of hot noodle soup with a big knife on his back. Both men and swords had alibi witnesses, and this witness was the Emperor's man.

The prince used stupid people, so there will be regrets later.

Although he knew that it was a bit too much to think like this, Xiao Yu did think so. Dugu Yirou was too slow to act, if she had stabbed the prince to death early, how could King Qin be displaced now? I'm afraid that now that he has entered the East Palace, the situation of the Tang Dynasty will not be as shaky as it is now. Thinking that King Qin still fell short after all, he could only say that King Qin's luck was too bad.

It's just that he didn't know that Li Xian once had a statement about luck: if success and failure are attributed to luck, there is no doubt that this person is a stupid and lazy person. Good luck will not help anyone for a lifetime, it is a great blessing that it can come once at a critical moment. If you want to rely on luck to do everything, then it is better not to think about everything.

He took off his boots and was about to rest, when suddenly the voice of the old butler was remembered.

"My lord, Yu Shi Fang is asking to see you."

When Xiao Yu heard this name, he knew what he was here for, and what he hated most about this person who could be regarded as a confidant was this person's timidity and verbosity. He had planned not to see him, but after thinking that he would need this person in the future, he put his boots on and ordered, "Take him to the study and wait for me." ”

When Xiao Yu arrived at the study, Fang Zhengran was already waiting like an ant on a hot pot. Seeing Xiao Yu enter the door, he hurriedly gave a big salute and said, "Xiaguan has seen an adult." ”

"It's so late, we can't wait until tomorrow!"

Xiao Yu asked in a slightly heavy tone.

"Your Excellency...... The lower official heard that the criminal department handed over the report of the investigation of the cause of Song Yu's death? ”

Fang Zhengran asked cautiously.

"You're well-informed!"

Xiao Yu glared at him and said, "The criminal department has closed the case of this matter, and Song Yu was killed by a few gangsters who robbed money." The officials of the Criminal Department are already doing their best to arrest the murderer, and this matter has come to an end. You can rest assured that I will go back, I am a little tired after a busy day. ”

After just saying a few words, Xiao Yu issued an eviction order. But Fang Zhengran was obviously very dissatisfied, and he boldly said: "Closing the case? How can it be? There are so many suspicious points among them, not to mention that the people of the city defense army and Jingzhao Yin Yamen patrol day and night, how can there be a sloppy murder? ”

Xiao Yu suddenly burst into anger, he just thought that the people under the prince were all stupid, but he didn't think that this Fang Zheng was a hundred times stupider than Huangfu Wuqi!

"It's a case that was settled in the Imperial Study, don't you understand?!"

Fang Zhengran was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood the meaning: "Xiaguan understands...... It's just that the lower officials are worried about ......"

"There are hundreds of forbidden troops outside King Qi's mansion, as well as guards in the forbidden palace, seeing that King Yan's guards are there, they didn't kill Song Yu at all!"

Hearing this, Fang Zhengran was obviously relieved: "The lower official is presumptuous, so I will leave...... That's the farewell. ”

Out of Xiao Yu's mansion, Fang Zhengran actually had a faint uneasiness in his heart. But since Xiao Yu had already said it so clearly, he had to feel that he was really suspicious. He got into the carriage and told the coachman to go home, but suddenly remembered that Song Yu was killed on the way out of the Xiao Mansion in the carriage, and it is said that the carriage was split into two sections, so he immediately changed his mind.

"I'm going to ride back!"

Riding the guard's horse, Fang Zhengran fled for his life and returned home. The journey was uneventful, and he finally let go of his carrying, handed the horse to the attendant at the door, and walked briskly back to the bedroom.

"Madame, ma'am! Pour me a cup of tea, I'm dying of thirst! ”

He pushed the door and walked in, and said with some urgency, and before he finished speaking, he was stunned, and his pupils instantly became larger.

On his bed sat a young man in armor, looking at him with a smile on his face. At the man's left foot were two corpses, belonging to his wife and his personal maid, and at the man's right foot stood a large knife more than a man high, with blood dripping from it.

"Today it's me, last time it was him...... But the knife is still this knife, and I wish you a happy journey on the way to the next life. ”

The man said with a smile, his tone as cold as ice that would not melt for ten thousand years.