Chapter Ninety-Six

Feng Kun's death was very strange.

This was Zhou Yan's words back to Zhao Ying after following him to check Feng Kun's corpse for the second time.

Zhao Ying originally thought that it was just an ordinary poisoning and died, after all, this is how he talked back and forth after the first autopsy, and Zhou Yan used to be a pusher in Shuntian Mansion, and he had also handled a lot of murder cases, and he was experienced, and he also recognized the results of the autopsy.

But this is just a change of day, why did you change your mind?

Zhao Ying's face turned cold when she heard this: "Strange? ”

Zhou Yan's face sank like water, and he nodded solemnly: "Yesterday's examination of the corpse was indeed an ordinary poisoning death, but when I went to examine it again today, I found that Feng Kun's whole body meridians were broken, and it was not caused by poisoning." ”

The meridians are broken!

Zhao Ying only felt that her scalp was numb for a while.

When Liu Rong was caught for the first time, he was also picked open by Xu Yan, but it didn't hurt him at all.

But at that time, Liu Rong was already in great pain, unable to stand or walk, and could only be rubbed by others.

If the meridians of the whole body are broken...... If it is not caused by poisoning......

Zhao Ying swallowed her saliva and pondered for a long time: "But why didn't you find it when you examined the body yesterday?" ”

"That's what's weird." Zhou Yan pursed the corners of his lips, and his voice was not as warm as before, but revealed a cold and cool feeling, "His meridians are not caused by poison, then he should have been injured by people before his death, but he didn't die at that time - because the poison entered the abdomen, what finally appeared was that his face was cyanotic and his lips were blue, and he was poisoned to death at first glance."

Moreover, yesterday was also the body that the minister and the servant went to inspect together, and at that time, the meridians of his whole body were all good, and he did not see half of the damage. ”

This is more than strange.

Zhou Yan saw that her face was pale, so he added two more sentences: "The minister went to ask Master Li, and he said that people who practice martial arts can indeed shatter the meridians around people's bodies, but Feng Kun's death, he has never heard of before.

Because ordinary people will not be able to survive if their meridians are broken, it is impossible to finally present the toxicity on their faces, not to mention that when they found the corpse, they couldn't even see that their meridians were broken.

Today, Shen Ge Lao in the Taiji Hall took advantage of this matter, like the officials making trouble, Jiang Ge Lao pressed step by step, and the minister understood that if Feng Kun's death was not handled properly, it would be of no benefit to His Royal Highness, so he found a servant to do an autopsy again.

But the result is ...... The minister has been in Shuntianfu for almost five years, and he has handled a lot of large and small cases, and he has also read a lot of old case files, but there is not a single murder case, which is this kind of death.

The minister felt that this matter was strange and important, so he hurried back and forth to His Highness. ”

But at least it can be determined that it was a person who practices martial arts, otherwise, Zhao Ying had heard of the Western Regions Gu Poison in her previous life, but she had never seen it.

Or, although Li Chongzhi also dances knives and guns, and has practiced martial arts since he was a child, he is on the right path, and he doesn't know much about those side doors......

Zhao Ying's eyes sank, and she raised her voice to call Xu Yan.

When people appeared in the hall, their faces were still indifferent.

Hearing such a thing, Zhao Ying tasted the product carefully, and really found a touch of clarity in Xu Yan's eyes.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "You know what's going on? ”

When Zhou Yan heard this, he subconsciously set his eyes on Xu Yan and stared at him intently.

Xu Yan nodded and spoke slowly: "Before I took refuge in His Royal Highness King Yan, I had traveled south and north for two years, and I heard that there are masters in the house, who can indeed practice such kung fu, and use the palm power to break the meridians of the whole body, and can control the time, which will not kill people immediately, as for how long the time can be controlled, it depends on the depth of the internal strength of the person who casts the palm." ”

"That is to say, the more advanced the internal force, the more people who have cultivated to everyone, the later the time when the body's meridians will be broken, and no one will be able to find out when the coffin is buried and put into the ground?"

Xu Yan said: "But according to Lord Zhou, Feng Kun died in prison yesterday, and as for the body he and Qi Zuo found today that the body was wrong, it would not take more than twelve hours to complete the battle."

Maybe Feng Kun's body had changed as early as before today's court meeting, but no one went to examine it at that time, so the murderer of Feng Kun was not a real master of the inner family. ”

There was disdain in his tone, and Zhao Ying sounded like he was calming her heart.

"I have never questioned your ability, even if there is such a person, you will protect me if you fight for your life."

She said lightly, touched her chin with her backhand, and thought for a long time: "Feng Kun is an inconspicuous little person, even if he used to do adulterous things with others in the past, now if people want to kill people, they can only give him a knife, or a glass of poisoned wine, there is really no need to be so troublesome." ”

Kill someone, how can you kill it or not?

has already dared to do it in the prison of Dali Temple, in what way to kill people and kill people, does it still matter?

This is not redundant, apparently for the sake of deterrence.

Threaten her.

Zhao Ying's eyes froze again: "If you kill people with this kind of palm alone, when you die, there will be no abnormality in the corpse?" ”

Xu Yan didn't respond immediately, but was silent for a long time, as if he remembered something: "I haven't seen it, but I once heard people say that if you kill someone with this kind of palm alone, and the person dies with cardiac arrest and dilated pupils, it will be more like being overfrightened and dying of palpitations, and there will be no external injuries, and of course there will be no internal injuries." ”

Obviously, such a death is more difficult to chase the murderer.

Whether the murderer's target is Feng Kun or Liu Rong, there is no need to act like this.

Zhao Ying snorted.

Zhou Yan was puzzled: "What did His Highness think of?" ”

"This is my dismount." Thinking about this, Zhao Ying relaxed, "At least they don't dare to make a move on me in a short time, and they can only hide in the dark like rats crossing the street, using some seemingly treacherous methods, the best thing is that I can be frightened and go back to Shangyang Palace." ”

Xu Yan's face changed slightly: "These people are too presumptuous. ”

"They're not presumptuous, they're about ......"

Put all one’s eggs in one basket.

Because Liu Rong is in her hands, whether the Kong family wants to attack her, or the Jiang family, or someone else, who wants to reap the benefits, but Liu Rong has a jade pendant with the Confucian family emblem in his hand, as long as Liu Rong opens his mouth in her hand, when the time comes, no one will want to run.

The Kong family would jump off the wall in a hurry, and she was not surprised at all.

If someone works hard to make a game, and the chess game has come to this point, without a dose of fierce medicine, how can she borrow her hand to put the Kong clan in a place where there is no return?

"Fenggong, you go and interrogate Liu Rong alone, and then send someone to the Suguo Mansion to ask the Suguo Gong to speak to the Sili Academy."

Zhou Yan was just about to get up, but his body suddenly froze: "Your Highness is suspicious......

"I don't suspect anyone, but all of them are suspicious, you just have to do it."

She didn't let Zhou Yan finish asking, and waved his hand to call him to go.

Zhou Yan thought about it, and what she said was not bad.

Who is not suspicious of these people in the court?

The Kong family and the Jiang family are the heaviest.

To put it mildly, even if it is the Feng family, even if Empress Feng has no children under her knees, the Feng family has such a motive.

In the past ten years, Queen Feng and the eldest princess have always been inseparable, who doesn't know?

It is no secret that Empress Feng did not wait to see the eldest princess and the third highness for the sake of Song Guifei.

As far as the middle palace is concerned, if the emperor drives the crane to the west, no matter which royal highness is the emperor in the future, she will be the queen mother's honor, but how can she be willing to let the son of Song Guifei be the emperor.

What's more, although Chen Shide died, the first time the eldest princess was intercepted and killed, it was when the eldest princess got Chen Shide's charge of greedy ink, he said that it had nothing to do with this matter, and whether the master behind him had anything to do with it, who knows?

It's just that I don't know what Chen Shide said to the eldest princess behind closed doors that day.

Zhou Yan was obviously preoccupied when he went out.

Xu Yan stared at his back for a long time: "Lord Zhou is a delicate person, he takes all the errands assigned by His Royal Highness to heart, and he does his best to do it well, but he may have a lot of confusion, and he can't tell him about it and ask His Highness." ”

"You are also a delicate person, and you can even see this, so I said that you have a cold face and a warm heart."

Zhao Ying raised her eyebrows, and the void nodded at the official hat chairs lined up on the left-hand side, motioning for him to sit and speak: "There are some things that he doesn't need to know now, and he doesn't need to know them." ”

"I understand, so on the day Chen Shide returned to His Highness in private, I didn't stay by His Highness's side to listen."

Among the people around her who are handy, Xu Yan is actually the most transparent.

Zhou Yan used to be riddled with mundane affairs and had too many concerns.

Du Zhiyi is also a wonderful person, even if she doesn't order many things, he can understand them, but it's a pity that he is burdened with the Corningbo Mansion, and he can't let go of his hands and feet after all.

As for Li Chongzhi, he is a good hand at errands, but when it comes to the twists and turns here, he is a little bit meaningless.

"Do you know such a master?"

Xu Yan seemed to have expected what she would ask, and before she asked, he had already shook his head and replied: "I have heard of one or two, but either they are more than half a hundred years old and return to the mountains and forests, or they are famous teachers, indifferent to fame and fortune, and travel all over the world, and will never be used by people in the court."

I also told Your Highness just now that the person who killed Feng Kun cannot be regarded as a master of the inner family.

This kind of palm technique requires the strength of the inner family, and if you practice hard, you will have great success sooner or later, but you can't practice it half-heartedly. ”

is involved in court disputes, of course, it can't be practiced.

Zhao Ying seemed a little depressed.

Xu Yan thought for a while: "Maybe Your Highness can ask Liu Rong." He is a killer, and those who know more people from three religions and nine streams will always know him, and he can't say that he knows him. ”

She doesn't plan to see Liu Rong now.

She planned to hand over the interrogation of Liu Rong to Zhou Yan and Li Chongzhi to do that play.

So he shook his head: "I have an idea, do you want to hear it?" ”

Xu Yan's back was cold for no reason, and he subconsciously said no.

As soon as the words came out, I realized what I had said, and hurriedly changed my words: "I don't want to refute His Highness's words......"

The condensation in the room was shattered at once.

The gloom on Zhao Ying's face dissipated, and he smiled brightly: "You are really interesting, even if you refute it, what if I can still kill you?" ”

She really respects him, and Xu Yan knows it herself.

During this time, the two of them got along, not like vassals, but more like friends.

Although Xu Yan knew his identity, Zhao Ying often gave him that feeling.

He watched Zhou Yan and Li Chongzhi treat the lord every day, and occasionally when she went to see Du Zhiyi, he also saw it.

He was the only exception.

Xu Yan rubbed his eyebrows: "What does Your Highness think?" ”

It's like she's always got some weird ideas, she's got weird ideas.

Zhao Ying glanced at him: "Ask Du Zhiyi to give you the money, how about you recruit people and train a secret guard for me?" ”

Xu Yan's eyebrows moved: "What does Your Highness mean by the secret guard?" ”

There is now by her side, and it is the person who His Royal Highness King Yan has drawn from his side, and he is under his command to protect her safety.

However, it was clear that what she wanted was not a secret guard like that.

Xu Yan's brows furrowed again: "Your Highness won't want me to train a killer for you who is skilled and kills without blinking, right?" ”

"Then I might as well find Liu Rong, he is more suitable than you to do this?" Zhao Ying's tone was not good, could it be that he really shook his face with him, "Xu Yan, I haven't forgotten the March appointment with you, and I don't think I'm that kind of person, I want to kill, and I'm not afraid to kill it blatantly, secretly raising killers, that's a despicable and shameless thing to do." ”

Xu Yan knew that he wanted to be crooked, and he also knew that she was not that kind of person: "I said the wrong thing, Your Highness, don't be angry." ”

He may have an unintentional mouth, and Zhao Ying is too lazy to put this angry.

But if she wants to say that sincerity is like stopping water, she can't do it.

Heng Zhi was still not angry, and his eyes were taken back from him, when he talked to Xu Yan in the past, there was always a three-point ridicule, and this time it was all gone: "You have been wandering in the rivers and lakes for two years, and you have made a lot of friends, there are so many strange people in the world, although it is impossible for me to use them all, but if you can get one or two, it is also a good thing." ”

Only then did Xu Yan understand her intentions, and also noticed that she was in a bad mood, a little self-blamed, and a little annoyed: "Your Highness, don't be angry with me, I am a rough person who practices martial arts, and I can't talk with my heart or brain." ”

Zhao Ying sneered again: "It's really rare, you still coax people?" ”

Xu Yan was really embarrassed.

Where can he coax people?

Although he is the son of a concubine, when he was the son of the Xu family before, he relied on a good skin and a good martial arts, and he was also the master with eyes above the top.

Not to mention the following.

He's always been the least subdued.

Zhao Ying didn't tease him: "What I told you, do you think it will be successful?" ”

"It's not that it can't be done, it's just ......"

"It's not been three months now, and you're still listening to me, don't think about using this as an excuse."

"I didn't mean that...... Xu Yan's momentum was weaker, and his tone was more helpless, "Most of the people who break into the rivers and lakes are informal, and they don't have so many rules and dogmas, first, even if I really know some capable people, they may not be willing to serve the imperial court, and second, even if they are willing, I am only afraid that they will offend His Highness." ”

"You're afraid I'll get and cut them, right? And so tactful? Zhao Ying nodded to the handrail, "I promised you, the people you recruited, I will treat them with courtesy, give them enough time and tolerance, big and small, as long as it is not too hot, for the sake of your face, I don't care, do you make a deal?" ”