Shu Wangfu.

Li Ke, the king of Shu, was talking to Princess Yang.

Princess Yang said: "This time is really terrible, I can't imagine that Han Bingdie dares to stab you." Her father's case is not your fault, and if you are wrong, you can only blame her father himself! She didn't reflect on her father, but was angry with you, the prince, if it wasn't for Xiao Jiading's timely rescue, the consequences would be unimaginable! This time, no matter what, this Han Bingdie will be severely punished! I know that the prince is soft-hearted and can't bear it, but he must not let her go, and at least he will be sentenced to exile! Don't worry about it, I'll leave this matter to Xiao Jiading. ”

Li Ke shook his head: "Forget it, my words have already been spoken, let Xiao Jiading find a way to make her obey this result, don't make trouble again, if she can do this, don't pursue it, in the end, her father's matter, I was too anxious to deal with it at the time, now that I think about it, I can not kill it." ”

"Lord Wang! You can't accommodate her like that......"

Li Ke waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this matter anymore, I've already decided." ”

Princess Yang sighed and said, "Okay." She doesn't pursue it, but Xiao Jiading wants to be rewarded, right? He gave his life to save you, the prince. Princess Yang looked at the bandage that was still wrapped around Li Ke's neck, and she was really apprehensive.

Li Ke nodded and said: "I know the way, I am wondering whether to let him come to the palace as my staff, he is proficient in criminal law and good at poetry, if you take him to see the saint, the saint will definitely like it." ”

"Good! Great, let's stay with him for a while, observe him well, see his talents, and then recommend to the Holy Lord, let him go to one side of the government, and it can be regarded as repaying him for saving his life. ”

Li Ke said again: "However, I'm worried that if he arrives at the palace, many things will be difficult to handle." For example, the case you handed over to him. So far, they are still very satisfied. Thanks to his current status as a scribe, he can do things without looking ahead and backwards, and can let go of things. If he becomes my staff, he will have to consider my identity when doing things, and in that case, he will be tied up, and many things will be difficult to do. For example, this time Han Bingdie's matter, I handed it over to him, not to the local yamen. It is to avoid the embarrassment of the yamen, and if it is really necessary to investigate and deal with it according to the law, the result is definitely not what I hoped. And let him deal with it, in front of outsiders, it is the yamen who hears the case, but as far as the yamen is concerned, it is he who directly undertakes the case handed over by me, and the yamen does not have to take care of it. The end result will be the fulfillment of my hopes. ”

Princess Yang suddenly said: "I mean, why didn't the prince hand over this case to the Shaocheng County Yamen or the Dadu Governor's Mansion Fa Cao to handle." Instead, it was directly handed over to a scribe to undertake, and it turned out that some of them were so exquisite. What are the specific plans of the prince? ”

"What you want to do in the future is what you just said. Only now, it would be more convenient to let him continue to do so. At the same time, I also have a good look at him, after all, if I want to recommend him to the Holy Lord in the future, I must not be sloppy. It's always good to observe a few more days. ”

"Hmmm! I understand. So don't you reward him now? ”

Li Ke shook his head. "If you don't reward him now, you just have to see how he reacts in the face of merit." If you are proud of your achievements, or if you don't get the reward you deserve, you will be indignant. No matter how tall such a person is, he is not of great use. ”

Princess Yang nodded: "It's still the prince who is thoughtful." However, whether he has any complaints, must be checked clearly, and can not listen to the words of others, he has made great contributions this time, I am afraid that many people will be jealous, beware of them slandering in the ears of the prince, secretly making evil. ”

Li Ke smiled and said, "You think of your husband too mediocrely, right?" ”

Princess Yang smiled and said: "Of course, the prince is the wisest, the first emperor took a fancy to the prince, and once wanted the prince to inherit the country, but unfortunately the eldest grandson Wuji and those people made a hindrance for their interests, and ruined the prince's great affairs......"

Li Ke sighed and waved his hand: "Those things are already in the past, no need to say it again." ”

Just as he was saying this, the attendant outside came in, bowed down and said, "Lord Qiqi, princess, Shaocheng County Ya Zhiyi Xiao Jiading and others ask to see you." ”

Princess Yang was stunned for a moment: "Wait for someone?" Who else? ”

"There is also the county order and head catcher of Wan'an County, in addition, there is a nun and a husband."

Princess Yang frowned: "It's just that Xiao Zhiyi brought a county order, and even brought a head catcher?" This is already very bizarre, but there are nuns and husbands, what is he going to do? Ready to do a French ritual at the palace? ”

Li Ke smiled slightly: "Xiao Zhiyi is not a reckless person, the reason why he did this must be useful, and he will know the Tao when he sees it." ”

"Good! Let him in! ”

After a while, Xiao Jiading came in with Liu County's county commander from Wan'an County, Huang Zhutou, as well as Huiyi and an old man. Bow down.

When Liu Xianling and Huang Zhutou saw the prince and the princess, they were very frightened, and they were about to touch the ground with their hands.

Xiao Jiading introduced Huiyi and Na Gengfu: "This is the head of the Emei faction, Huiyi. This is the old Zhu Tou of Wan'an County. ”

The husband hurriedly knelt down. Huiyi is a salute with one palm.

Princess Yang smiled reluctantly and said, "Brother Xiao, which one is singing with them?" ”

"For the sake of a murder case in Wan'an County, this case, I have sufficient evidence to prove that it was done by Shao Dong, the chief of the guard of the late Princess Lu of the side! I have come to ask the prince and princess, can they be arrested? ”

Princess Yang's pretty face sank, and she said, "You didn't ask the prince for instructions, so you took someone to arrest you without authorization, isn't this too unusual?" ”

Xiao Jiading hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Your subordinates are abrupt, please forgive the prince and princess!" ”

Li Ke, the king of Shu, waved his hand and smiled at Princess Yang: "If he is a person who acts according to the rules, many things will not be done!" - You say that the chief of the Shao Dong guard of my palace is an intentional homicide? ”

"Yes."

"What evidence is there?"

"Please call him over, and his subordinates will expose him in person, and the prince will know the truth."

"Hmmm! It's okay, pass on Shao Dong! ”

Xiao Jiading hurriedly said: "In order to stabilize him, please ask the prince to send an order to let the chief of the guard, Fu Yuan, and Chang Feng come together, so as not to suspect him." At the same time, for the safety of the prince and princess, they are not allowed to carry blades. The excuse was that there were high-ranking officials of the court present and wanted to see them. ”

These three guards are the leaders of the prince's own soldiers, and according to the regulations, even if they are by the prince's side, they can also carry blades. Suddenly not allowed to bring the blade, for fear that they would be suspicious. Xiao Jiading's suggestion, I don't know if the road will work.

Li Ke didn't say much, just nodded: "Okay!" Follow Xiao Zhiyi's advice! Tell the three of them not to come with blades! ”

Soon, the three chief guards came in, and when they saw Xiao Jiading and them, they were a little surprised, thinking that didn't the high-ranking officials of the imperial court ask to see them? How are these few people who don't get along?

Seeing the county order and head arrester of Wan'an County, Shao Dong was obviously stunned for a moment. He looked around quickly, and then he didn't know what he was thinking.

Xiao Jiading looked at him and smiled coldly: "Chief Shao Dong's guard, Miss Qianjin Qu of Master Qu of Wan'an County was killed in the boudoir, and at the same time, Xiao Soul, a lewd thief who was infamous in the rivers and lakes, also died in this boudoir, do you know about this case?" ”

Shao Dong was expressionless and said, "I've heard of it, didn't it say that the lewd thief Xiao Soul sneaked into Miss Qu's boudoir and planned to rape her, and was stabbed to death by Miss Qu with scissors?" ”

"It's not! We investigated the scene in detail and found that the deceased Xiao Soul was wearing a pair of scissors. However, the width and depth of the wound did not match the scissors, nor did the bluntness of the wound. The wound is slightly wider than the width of the two blades of the scissors together, and more than twice as deep as the scissors. The scissors pierced the human body, and the wound formed was blunt on both sides, but the wound on Xiao Soul's body was obviously blunt and sharp! It can be seen that it was not scissors that killed Xiao Soul, but another murder weapon. - That time Han Bingdie assassinated the prince, you and the two chief guards once fought fiercely against the assassin, and I found out at that time that your long knife was single-edged and two fingers wide, which matched the wound! ”

Shao Dong's face was slightly ugly, his martial arts were very high, but he had no experience in forging the scene, and he didn't think so carefully, and he was caught by Xiao Jiading. snorted coldly at the moment and said, "Just this? You're going to make me a murderer? There are more long knives like mine in the world, and the horizontal knives used in the army are the same as mine! ”

Fu Yuan on the side already understood the intention of Xiao Jiading's trip, and interjected: "No, your kind of knife is specially made by you, which is different from the horizontal knife in the army, the horizontal knife is slightly curved, and it is relatively wide, while your long knife is similar to a long sword, it is straight, and the width is narrower than the horizontal knife." There are also a lot of swordsmanship in your sword technique. So, no one in the world uses a long sword like you, at least not before I have seen it. ”

Fu Yuan is a martial arts family, and he is the head of all the guards in the palace, so his words are naturally weighty. Chang Feng on the side was still a little uncertain at first, but when he heard Fu Yuan say this, he also agreed.

Shao Dongdao: "If you haven't seen it, it doesn't mean that you don't have it!" If you want to arrest me, this evidence alone is not enough. ”

Xiao Jiading said: "Of course we still have evidence!" He pointed to the old changfu next to him and said, "This old Zhu is the changfu of Wan'an County." At the same time, he is also a lay disciple of the Emei faction. Old Zhutou, tell me what you see. ”

"Yes!" Lao Zhu Tou said, "That night, that is, the night when the eldest lady of the Qu family was killed, it was just dark, I came out to fight, and in the open space near the Chenghuang Temple, I saw two people fighting fiercely. The chief of the guard of Shaodong is also the chief of the guard of the prince of Shu, a famous figure in Jiannan Province, who often accompanies the prince and the princess to walk around, I have also seen it a few times, and I recognize you. (To be continued......)