Song Dan was on an errand in the imperial city, and he was not particularly clear about many things in the palace, so in order to make it easier for him to check, Li Bu deliberately changed it to a sword in his left hand close to him, and explained without hesitation: "The swords of ordinary guards are the same, according to different grades and positions, the swords are not the same, and I only have one sword in the palace." ”

Song Dan said again: "I wonder if I can borrow the sword of General Leader Li to take a look?" ”

Li Bu pulled out the sword and handed it to him, Song Dan stared at the blade carefully, and then returned the sword to him and asked: "I have a question I want to ask Commander Li, does Commander Li know where the two-fingered sword comes from?" ”

Li Bu put the sword into the sheath, and couldn't help laughing: "General Song is also a person who practices martial arts, and his familiarity with swords is probably no less than mine, asking this kind of question, I really don't know where to start, but there is a two-finger thick sword, which is much thicker than the one in your hands and me, and similarly, the length will be extended on the original basis, and the number of swords on the rivers and lakes cannot be counted, this will not be discussed in detail, but as far as I know, there are no guards in the palace who use this kind of sword, but it is ......"

He stopped talking, with an indescribable expression on his face.

Song Dan hurriedly said: "What is it?" ”

Li Bu asked rhetorically: "What is General Song asking for this?" ”

In order to get an answer, Song Dan had no choice but to say: "I don't hide it, it's for the case inside." He stretched out his hand and pointed to the palace: "One of the witnesses, Wang Er, was injured, and he suddenly felt the sword of General Li, and thought that maybe he could deduce the shape of the sword from the wound and then find the person who injured him." ”

Li Bu made an embarrassed expression on his face, as if he knew, but it was difficult to speak: "General Song asked me this, but people really don't know how to answer!" ”

Seeing his reaction, Song Dan expected that he would definitely know something, so he immediately patted his chest and assured him: "Don't worry, I know that this matter is very involved, I won't tell others, just need Commander Li to mention it a little, and I can check the rest myself!" ”

Li Bu was still embarrassed, but at the same time he was thinking about his words, and finally figured it out, and said to Song Dan: "I probably have an impression of the kind of sword I said, the sword used by the guards of the Great Prince's Mansion and the Second Prince's Mansion is this kind of sword, which is larger and heavier than what we are used to, I just remind you like this, but isn't it...... General Song has to check it himself to know. ”

Being able to have such a clue is already a great help to Song Dan, he thanked him repeatedly, and it happened that He Yu passed him in, he said goodbye to Li Bu and walked into the hall.

Song Dan repeated the process of finding Wang Er again, Luo Fu grasped the key point and chased after him, and asked Wang Er: "At that time, someone wanted to hunt you down?" And who is going to kill you? ”

Wang Er remembered what Li Bu had told him before, shook his head and said, "No!" No one is chasing me! Nothing! ”

A person like him usually does bad things, but in the face of such a big formation, he can't stand the pressure of continuous interrogation, and the deeper he investigates, the more uneasy he becomes, for fear that his lies will be exposed.

Luo Shi pointed to the wound on his body and said, "You weren't hunted down, so how did the wound on your body come from?" ”

"I ......" Wang Er quickly cried: "I accidentally got it myself!" ”

Song Dan stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has checked the injuries on his body before, and can roughly deduce the shape of this sword, as far as the minister knows, the sword used by the guards in the Great Prince's Mansion is probably consistent with the wound on Wang Er's body, but all this is just the minister's speculation, as for whether it is ...... Your Majesty should decide! ”

Luo Zhen heard the words and stood up: "Bold! Who gave you the audacity to slander me? You said yes, that's it? Who told you that? ”

Song Dan and Gongsun Shi's temperament is like carved out of a mold, this kind of offending words blurt out, he only talks about his own opinions and inferences, a tendon in his head, just talk about things, and don't think about it so much at all.

When Luo Zhen got up angrily and questioned him, he also straightened his back and was neither humble nor arrogant, and repeated: "It's just the minister's guess, the guards in the Second Prince's Mansion also use this sword, yes or no, you can find out at a glance!" ”

This involves a second prince again, things seem to be getting more and more complicated, the emperor is physically and mentally exhausted after such a fuss, and when he sees that it is not early, he asks people to pass Luo Zhen over, and the two are detained in the palace together, waiting for tomorrow's retrial.

Rachel from the temple. came out and exchanged glances with Li Bu, who was on duty outside the hall, Li Bu understood, and when people were unprepared, he found a secluded place to talk with Luo Xu.

Luo Zhen couldn't leave the palace now, so he asked Li Bu to go out of the palace to ask how the person who was sent to kill Wang Er could have failed, and by the way, he went to find out why the shopkeeper of Cui Yuzhai changed his words in front of him and said that he knew Wang Er, and there must be someone who mixed in to muddy the water.

Li Buyi responded to his orders one by one, and when he was about to leave, Luo Zhen said again: "That Wang Er, I'm afraid that he won't be able to bear it, and he will really shake something, you go and kill him for me!" ”

Li Bu refused: "Your Highness, this person can't be killed." ”

"If you don't kill him, are you waiting for him to tell everything?"

Luo Zhen has now lost his mind, if this matter is revealed, the murder of the prince is enough for him to turn over for the rest of his life.

"Your Highness, think about it carefully, today Song Dan said that the injury on Wang Er's body may be related to you, if he is dead now, wouldn't it confirm your crime? So Wang Er not only can't die, but must also live well! ”

Luo Zhen pinched his waist irritably and paced back and forth: "Why is it always so tricky when it comes to the fifth child?" ”

Li Bu thought to himself, of course it's tricky, if you can succeed, then what?

Li Bu couldn't be idle for a moment, said goodbye to Luo Chen, and went to see Xue Rang, Xue Rang was also irritable, and insisted that this matter must be inseparable from Luo Chen, even if he could get rid of it, he couldn't just let him go!

Li Bu advised him to calm down: "The lower official has already reminded Song Dan that if it is confirmed that the wound on Wang Er's body is from the guards in the palace of the eldest prince, then this matter must be inseparable from the eldest prince." ”

Xue gave a headache: "Didn't you say that the guards in Luo Zhen's mansion also used this kind of sword?" How to prove it? ”

It is a bit far-fetched for Luo Zhen to be involved at this moment, and Luo Zhen's threat to Xue Rang is not very big, if this matter has to implicate a person, Luo Zhen must be the first choice.

Li Bu said: "It's not difficult, as long as you find the person who assassinated Wang Er." ”

Xue Rang looked at him: "Where to find it?" ”

"The eldest prince has not left the palace so far, and the person who was sent to assassinate Wang Er may not know that Wang Er has been arrested, and he should be looking for him everywhere at the moment, releasing some news, are you afraid that the fish will not take the bait with the bait?"

"Are you sure?"

"If you're not sure, you won't tell the general."

Xue Rang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then this matter will be left to you, and Luo Fu, this woman is in the way and eyesore, if you are sure, it is best to get her together, so as to save her endless troubles." ”

Li Bu's hand holding the sword suddenly tightened, his face moved slightly, and he was silent for a moment and said: "If the general wants to convict the eldest prince with this, then it would be too far-fetched to involve the five princesses, and now there is no conclusive evidence against the five princesses. ”

Xue Rang calmed down and thought about it carefully, targeting two at a time, it seemed to be a bit radical, anyway, it was a long time coming, and he was not in a hurry to deal with Luo Fu.

After saying goodbye to Xue Rang, Li Bu wandered back to the official residence, Luo Fu had already dried tea and waited for him for a while, seeing his brisk pace, he teased: "General Leader Li is in a good mood, I went to see Luo Zhen first, and then I came back from Xue Rang, I don't know what kind of task I received?" ”

Li Bu raised his arm and bowed, and walked into the pavilion: "Your Highness is in a good mood, and you are still in the mood to drink tea." ”

Luo Fu blew off the foam in the cup, paused and said: "What do I have to worry about, I am not afraid of anything, besides, ......" Her eyes swept towards him: "Isn't there still Commander Li in front to help the palace?" ”

She couldn't figure it out when she went back, but then Li Bu's figure suddenly popped out of her head, he was Luo Xu's person, and he was also Xue Rang's person, both of whom thought that they held Li Bu firmly in their hands, but in fact, Li Bu was using them, and Li Bu's appearance could explain many problems that she couldn't figure out, such as Wang Er, such as the shopkeeper of Cui Yuzhai.

The shopkeeper of Cui Yuzhai has obviously been beaten by someone, if it is Luo Xu, then as long as he flatly denies knowing Wang Er, Wang Eryaxing's identity will naturally be untenable, and her suspicion will not be big at that time?

But he didn't deny it, and finally fabricated a trumped story of her going to the treasury, and the latter paragraph should be a way out for Luo Xu as a disciple of Luo Xu.

Li Bu generously admitted, and there seemed to be no guard against her, and he was honest and even a little stupid: "Does the minister still think that His Highness can't guess the minister's good intentions?" His Royal Highness asked Song Dan to help find someone, but he didn't want to think about how long it would take for a person like him to find someone, and it would be self-defeating to make a big fanfare, if it weren't for me, he might not be so easy to find Wang Er. ”

"So you served Wang Er in front of him, and asked Wang Er to change his confession? What does the shopkeeper of Cui Yuzhai say? Li Bu, do you want to help me or hurt me? ”

Li Bu didn't regard himself as an outsider at all, poured himself a cup of tea, swallowed it in his throat and savored it, and said, "Then it depends on His Highness's sincerity." ”

Luo Shi patiently asked, "What kind of sincerity do you want?" ”

He must have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and when he heard her ask, he said without hesitation: "The minister wants His Highness." ”

Luo Shi looked at him calmly.

Li Bu put forward the conditions step by step: "As long as His Highness wants it, I will help His Highness complete it, whether it is to help the six princes sit on the throne or something else that His Highness wants, the ministers have no hesitation." ”

It's not the first time she's heard it, it's just that the last time she was desperate she had to agree, and this time, she won't put herself in the same situation again.

Luo Shi barely thought about it, and said with a smile: "If I don't agree, will you kill me?" ”