When Xie An called tens of thousands of people stunned in front of Zhengyang Gate, in the garden of the West Garden of the Imperial Palace, Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Prime Minister Yin Chengcheng sat at the stone table in the garden, playing chess and talking about him.

"Does Your Majesty really want to promote that Xie boy to the secretary of the Criminal Department?"

Holding the chess pieces on the chessboard, Li Ji, the son of heaven, took the tea cup from the stone table, blew the tea leaves on the tea water, took a sip, and said with a smile, "What? Xuanwen is jealous? ”

Yin Gong was stunned, glanced at the Son of Heaven in astonishment, and saw that the Son of Heaven showed a mocking look, he knew in his heart, shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty said that you laughed...... If it was thirty years ago, the old minister might have been jealous, but now, the old minister is about to fall into the wood, half cut into the ground, how can he still have any thoughts of competing for fame and fortune? ”

"Haha," the Son of Heaven smiled when he heard this, looking at the tea swaying in the cup and muttered, "I still remember that the two of you have been at odds since we met...... One is the inner minister, the other is the external general, the other is the handsome man of the cold family, and the other is the tiger general, in order to make you and other generals harmonious, I have taken a lot of effort, and even my son has been put in...... The tiger teaches the old four soldiers Tao and martial arts, and Xuanwen teaches the old eight knowledge, strategy and ......"

"The two of us noticed that something was wrong at the beginning, and sure enough, Your Majesty was the mastermind! - The Fourth Highness was born outgoing, and he could explain it many times when he asked Bo Xuan to teach martial arts, but the Eighth Prince was very weak at that time, and he actually visited the old minister's mansion alone, which is a little unbelievable......" Yin Gong stroked his beard and smiled.

"Huh? Oops, it's a leak! Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, deliberately showed a little surprise, then laughed a few times, and sighed, "It's been thirty years...... I used to be a writer and a martial artist, but now I'm afraid I'm too old to even take a step, right? ”

Yin Gong's eyes warmed. He chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, don't let Bo Xuan hear this, otherwise, he will definitely reason with Your Majesty!" ”

"Haha, that's what I said!" Shaking his head with a smile, the Son of Heaven took a slight breath and said, "Xuanwen." You and the tiger are both ministers of my humerus, and have assisted me for thirty years, but compared to you, I feel a little guilty about the tiger...... The second son under the tiger's knees, the eldest son Liang Qiugong died of illness in the northern Xinjiang of Youzhou. The second son, Liang Qiu Jingzhan, died in Wuhu, Jiangnan, and finally had a pair of grandchildren and granddaughters, and his grandson Liang Qiu Hao died at the age of seven...... Hundreds of years of the Great Zhou, hundreds of years of Donggong Mansion Liangqiu family, people are so defeated......" Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven sighed and sighed.

See here. Yin Gong thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks." Being able to serve the Great Zhou and share the worries of His Majesty is the ancestral training of Bo Xuan's Liangqiu family, if Bo Xuan is here. He would most likely say that his son could die for the Great Zhou...... Die a well-deserved death, without regrets! ”

"I know. I flipped through the Liangqiu family motto of the Donggong Mansion in the royal family...... Ten generations from the tiger's generation, there have been thirty-six generals in his family, all of whom are above the general of the three-grade tiger, of which twenty-seven people died on the battlefield, and now it has been passed to the little girl, it is the twelfth generation, plus the two sons of the tiger, my Li family owes the Liangqiu family twenty-nine lives...... It is really worthy of the words praised by the emperors of the past dynasties [Liangqiu Tiger General, a loyal martyr]! ”

Yin Gong nodded silently.

"It's a pity that such a loyal martyr's family is declining day by day...... Originally, the people were not prosperous, but there were too many people in the middle way, the branches and leaves withered, and there were not a few who died around the age of 30...... When I founded the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were hundreds of people in the Liangqiu clan, and so far only the tiger and his eighteen-year-old granddaughter remained, which is really a loss for my Great Zhou and a loss for the society......"

"So, Your Majesty is planning to promote that Xie boy? ――Isn't it too early? ”

The Son of Heaven smiled when he heard this, and said teasingly, "Didn't Xuanwen also say, is this son a talent?" As he spoke, he paused, shook his head and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether this person is capable or not, I just need to know that this son is the husband of the little girl of the Liangqiu family and the grandson-in-law of the tiger, and that's enough!" - It doesn't matter if he's mediocre, if he's really talented, it's an unexpected surprise! ”

"Your Majesty can see ......it," Yin Gong shook his head with a wry smile, and then said with a straight face, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Xie An is a talent, and this matter is categorically true, but he has not yet reached the age of a weak crown, and his heart has not been honed, and he is a little impetuous, and the old minister thinks that His Majesty will still put that kid in the position of Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple for a few more years, and when he is old, it is not too late to be promoted!" - Otherwise, it is tantamount to promoting the growth of seedlings, which is not his blessing, nor the blessing of Boxuan's family! ”

The Son of Heaven smiled when he heard this, and said, "Speaking of training, aren't I polishing this right now?" ――The matter of the three bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, Xuanwen should know about it, right? ”

"Hmm," Yin Gong nodded, frowned and said, "When the old minister entered the palace, he saw the scholars of the Hanlin Academy and the students of Jijing sitting and demonstrating outside the Zhengyang Gate...... It's a spectacular scene! - His Royal Highness Li Xian is only nineteen years old this year, and he has not yet been weakly crowned, and he has such prestige, which is really a shame for my old man! ”

"Huh!" The Son of Heaven snorted lightly and sighed, "Compared with when he was a child, the old eight-hearted nature has indeed improved greatly, and he is no longer cowardly...... Yesterday, the second child acted in the morning court, I thought, the eighth child must have revenge! - Sure enough, I was right! -- It's called a warning, but it's actually a demonstration, and it's a roundabout way...... Although I don't like it, I have to say that this method will indeed make people in a dilemma! ”

Duke Yin knew that Li Ji, the son of heaven, was a martial artist and liked his military exploits, but he didn't like the battle of words between literati very much, so he was not surprised, he thought about it and said with a smile, "Your Majesty once said that the old minister was not careful to teach, what is the situation now?" ”

"Hehehe!" Li Ji laughed when he heard this.

Looking at the laughing appearance of the Son of Heaven, Yin Gong's heart moved, and he asked meaningfully, "Speaking of which, how does Your Majesty plan to deal with this matter?" ”

Glancing at Yin Gong, Li Ji said with a smile, "The confrontation between my two sons actually wants me to come forward to deal with it?" - In this case, do you not surrender your identity? Just now, I have sent an edict to the [Third Lieutenant] Mansion to ask Xie An, Wen Qin, and Xun Zheng to deal with this matter......" As he was speaking, he suddenly saw the great eunuch Wang Ying walking towards the garden, so he said with a smile, "Heh, the person I sent to inquire about the news has returned!" ”

Yin Gong looked up and saw the great eunuch Wang Ying walking over quickly, so he put down the chess pieces in his hand.

"Wang Ying. What is the current situation outside Zhengyangmen? The Son of Heaven asked.

I saw that the great eunuch Wang Ying showed a slightly strange look on his face, and said, "Fang Cai, Xie An, the secretary of the Criminal Department and the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, has already started to deal with the matter of the scholars outside the palace...... Let's deal with it! ”

"Wait?" Li Ji was confused when he heard this, beckoned and said, "How did that kid deal with it, let's listen to it!" ”

Wang Ying nodded, and then told the Son of Heaven and Duke Yin what Xie An did outside the Zhengyang Gate. The two of them looked stunned and looked at each other.

After being stunned for a while, Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, slapped the stone table and said with a smile, "Xuanwen." What did I say? Unexpected surprise! - This kid's methods are far more clever than we think! ”

Hearing that Xie An actually used that method to let the more than 1,000 scholars gathered outside the Zhengyang Gate, Yin Gong shook his head with tears and laughter, and after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Indeed! -- Penetrating the opportunity and not telling the truth. He taught those scholars a hard lesson, and the means were clever...... There are still some shortcomings, but it is a good idea......"

"It is said that the ghost girl of your family once taught him. Even his innocent body was put in, and it can be said that he did his best......"

Looking at the teasing and snickering on the face of the Son of Heaven, Yin Gong pretended to cough, and his face was a little embarrassed.

And no wonder. After all, as the daughter of the eldest grandson family of one of the famous families in Jijing, the eldest grandson Xiangyu admired men before marriage. Losing his virginity is really humiliating, and even Yingong is a little unhappy about this matter, not to mention the eldest grandson Xiangyu's father, Changsun Jing.

Maybe he couldn't bear the sarcastic snickering of Li Ji, the son of heaven, Yingong coughed, diverted the topic and said, "Your Majesty just let this son mess around?" -- If those scholars are arrogant and refuse to compromise and die in front of the palace gate......"

"That has nothing to do with me, nothing to do with the imperial court! - Didn't that kid say that? He has ordered people to set up soup pots and porridge pots in front of the palace gate, and if those scholars disdain to eat the food that came to them and starve to death in front of the palace gate, they will be to blame! Interrupting Yin Gong's words, the Son of Heaven said lightly, "In short, it's handled well...... Anyway, I'm not going to meddle in this! -- The confrontation between my two sons, do you still want me, who is the old man, to clean up the aftermath? ”

Gong Yin couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and after thinking about it for a while, he asked the great eunuch Wang Yingdao, "Chief Wang, is [the third lieutenant] still outside the Zhengyang Gate right now?" ”

The great eunuch Wang Ying shook his head and said, "The old slave inquired about the soldiers of the Northern Army at the palace gate, and learned that [the third lieutenant] had left, and it was said that he went to Weiwei Temple to re-examine the bodies of those ministers of the court who were killed a few days ago......

Did you really hang out more than 1,000 university scholars and students outside Zhengyangmen?

Isn't that kid afraid of being pointed at by a thousand people?

Yin Gong shook his head with a wry smile, but then again, he had to admit that Xie An's hand was quite beautiful, and on the premise of abandoning his responsibility, he ruthlessly shook those scribes in the mouth.

At the same time, Xie An, Liang Qiuwu, Wen Qin, Xun Zheng and others had left Zhengyangmen and came to the morgue of Weiwei Temple.

As Xie An himself said, he has been very busy these days, how can he have any spare time to rub his tongue with those scribes, after all, he is anxious to check the remains of the two murdered ministers, Zhang Ji, the Chinese scholar, and Cai Jin, the servant of the door, to verify his guess.

But what made him quite discouraged was that the condition of the bodies of these two adults was the same as described by Liang Qiu Wu yesterday, and even if he asked the servants in the morgue to be checked many times, they did not gain anything.

According to Liang Qiuwu's judgment on the condition of the corpse yesterday, there were two fatal wounds on the bodies of Zhang Ji, the waiter of the Chinese book, and Cai Jin, the servant of the door, one in the neck, which was crushed by someone, and the other in the left chest, which was stabbed into the heart by a thin dagger and died, except for this, there were no other injuries on the two people.

When he couldn't sleep last night, Xie An repeatedly thought about the ins and outs of the whole thing, and subconsciously told him that the death of Zhang Ji, the waiter of Zhongshu, and Cai Jin, the servant of the door, was a little wrong, but what was wrong, looking at the corpse carefully, Xie An couldn't say it, which really made him feel uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?" Muttering in his mouth, Xie An circled around the body of Zhang Ji, the Chinese scholar.

Seeing that Xie An invited himself to Weiwei Temple as a witness, but he himself couldn't explain it clearly, if it was yesterday, Wen Qin would probably have been impatient, but now, after seeing Xie An's methods to deal with the three major scholars and students of the Hanlin Academy. Wen Qin reluctantly suppressed the impatience in his heart, after all, in his opinion, Xie An was also one of the three lieutenants, and it was impossible to play tricks on him in business, you must know that they were now grasshoppers on a rope.

I don't know how long it took, Xie An suddenly stopped, stared at the corpse of Zhang Ji, the Chinese scholar, and asked with a strange expression, "You say." The murderer had obviously crushed the throat of the Chinese scholar Zhang Jizhang, why did he stab him with a dagger in the heart? Isn't that a bit redundant? ”

Everyone in the room was stunned and looked at each other.

Frowning and thinking for a while, Su Xin moved and hurriedly said. "It may be that Master Zhang Jizhang, the Chinese scholar at that time, was not dead at that time, and he was afraid that he would call for help and attract people to come, so the murderer made up for it!"

"......" Looking at the joyful expression on Su Xin's face, Xie An opened his mouth and was speechless. And the rest of the people in the room also looked at Su Xin with strange eyes, and Su Xin was uncomfortable.

As if noticing everyone's strange eyes, Su Xin said in surprise. "How...... What's wrong? Am I not right? ”

Xie An didn't bother to explain, and glanced at Fei Guo, Li Jing, Qi Hao and others, seeing this, Li Jing comprehended. Secretly pulled Su Xin's sleeve and said in a low voice. "Okay, Su Xin, don't be embarrassed again! ――If your throat is crushed, even if you are not dead for a while, you can still scream? ”

"Huh?" Su Xin was stunned, and after reacting, his face was red and he quietly took a step back.

Looking at Su Xin's actions, Xie An shook his head speechlessly, and then continued to focus on the corpse of Zhang Ji, the Zhongshu servant, and frowned and said, "Lord Zhang's throat has been completely crushed, in terms of my Da Zhou's medical skills, I will definitely die, even if it is a ghost or god, I can't save it, but in this case, why does the murderer have to make another stab?" - Huh? ”

Seeing that Xie An seemed to have discovered something, Liang Qiuwu asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, An?" Do you see something? ”

As everyone in the room watched with bated breath, Xie An looked at the corpse of Zhang Ji, the Chinese scholar, his hands seemed to be gesturing with something, and his mouth kept muttering, "Is this the posture?" How could it be this pose? ”

Glancing at Liang Qiuwu, Xun Zheng asked tentatively, "Brother, what posture is not posture?" ”

I saw Xie An frowning slightly, and after exhaling, he looked at the body of Zhang Ji, the Chinese scholar, and said while gesturing, "You see, there is a fairly obvious handprint on Lord Zhang's neck, which is the handprint of the murderer who crushed Lord Wang's throat...... But you didn't find it, the murderer used his right hand! ”

"So what?" Liang Qiuwu asked puzzled.

After all, it was his stupid daughter-in-law who opened her mouth to ask, Xie An would not treat her like Fang had just treated her confidant Su Xin, approached Wang Tian's body a few steps, pinched his neck with his right hand, gestured in front of his chest with his left hand, and explained in his mouth, "Look, isn't this posture very strange? --Crush Mr. Zhang's throat with his right hand, but with his left hand, he will use a knife to stab him at the left side of the heart...... Isn't that quite awkward? ”

Left ...... Left? Xun Zheng was stunned when he heard this, nodded in relief, and muttered, "Indeed...... Why do you want to stab in such a strange position? ”

Xie An shook his head with a confused face, and suddenly, he was shocked, as if he had thought of something, and walked a few steps to the location of the corpse of Cai Jin, the waiter under the door, and swept his eyes at the handprint on his neck, showing a little consternation in his eyes.

Because he found that the handprint on the neck of Zhang Ji, the waiter of the Chinese book, was the right hand, while the handprint on the neck of Cai Jin, the waiter under the door, was the left hand......

Was it killed by two different assassins?

Or is it ......

His eyes narrowed slightly, and Xie An said in a deep voice, "Come on, move the bodies of the two adults, Zhang Ji, the waiter of the Chinese book, and Cai Jin, the servant of the door!" ”

"My lord, this is?" Li Jing looked at Xie An suspiciously.

"Do it!"

"Yes!" Hugging their fists, Li Jing and the others immediately moved the bodies of a cadre of ministers in the house, and placed the bodies of the two adults of the Criminal Department on two adjacent wooden boards.

Under the bewildered gazes of everyone in the room, Xie An walked to the middle of the two planks, slowly stretched out his hands, and stretched out his hands to the throats of the two adults.

"This is ......" Xun looked at Xie An's movements in disbelief, following him, Guanglu Temple Qing Wenqin also seemed to see something, with a look of horror on his face.

"What's wrong, Ann? ――What the hell is going on? Liang Qiuwu asked eagerly.

Waving his hand to signal Liang Qiu Wu to be calm, Xie An repeated Fang Cai's movements, and said in a deep voice, "When I was examining the bodies of the two adults yesterday, I felt a little wrong...... That's it! -- Zhang Ji, the waiter of the Chinese book, and Cai Jin, the servant of the door, were killed at the same time! ――The reason for the death of the two adults was not the knife in the heart, but the fact that they were crushed to death by someone at the same time! -- Whether the two adults take their breath and then make up for it in their hearts, or take them to different streets in Jijing, the murderers of these two adults are trying to cover up the fact that these two adults were killed at the same time! ”

Xun Zheng frowned when he heard this, and said, "So, it's an acquaintance?" ”

"Not bad!" Retracting his hands, Xie An turned around, nodded and said, "It's an acquaintance!" - At least two adults who knew each other, so the two adults were defenseless and suddenly crushed their throats to death! In other words, the place where these two victims were killed was not in the middle of nowhere, but in some unknown place......"

"Somewhere unknown?" Liang Qiuwu frowned slightly.

"Hmm!" Xie An nodded, staring intently at the corpses of the two squires.

According to his guess, the murderer may have been looking for something remarkable in some amazing place, during which he was accidentally discovered by these two waiters, and the murderer killed people in order to hide people's eyes and ears......

Hey?

In this way, there were three sets of murderers who killed people on the day of the Shangyuan Festival?

The first group is Sister Jin, who is the envoy of the crown prince Li Wei......

The second group is the assassin who killed the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, the Shilang of the Criminal Department, and Yu He, the envoy of the right capital of the Imperial Historical Stage......

The first two groups were mostly premeditated murders, while the third group was not premeditated, but because something went wrong during the period.

In this case, as long as the real location of the murder of these two squires can be ascertained, it may be possible to know the murderers of them......

Is it in that place?

Probably yes!