"Lord Gu, Master Ji, the lower officials have wronged ......"

thought that the case had been tried, but no one expected that there would be another incident in the court, and Chu Xiangbei seemed to have finally come to his senses and shouted at the court.

"What are you guilty of?"

"Two adults, these things were secretly committed by the rebel son of the lower official, and the lower official didn't know anything about it, so rebellious, the lower official didn't admit it, and I hope the two adults will investigate ...... clearly."

"Dad, you ......"

As soon as he heard his father say such heartless words to his face, Chu Yintai was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.

"Shut up, you beast, I don't have a son like you......

Lord Gu, Master Ji, what this son committed has nothing to do with the lower officials, and I hope that the two adults will handle it impartially......"

"Smack!"

Gu Ming got up and slapped the shocked wood heavily.

Then he took out his waist card and shook it: "Now, this official has officially taken over the case as Dali Siqing."

Chu Xiangbei, do you think that this official is only to observe the previous case when he arrives in the court today?

Now this official has come to tell you that the greatest crime of your father and son is to collude with the enemy country and betray the intelligence of the imperial court......"

"Wronged!"

As soon as they heard what Gu Ming said, Chu Xiangbei and the others were so frightened that they shouted injustice.

As soon as Ji Xiu saw that the situation was wrong, he quickly got up and gave up his seat: "Master Gu, you come to trial, you come to judge ......"

Now that Gu Ming has officially announced that he has taken over, where does Ji Xiu dare to sit on the main seat?

"No need to interrogate!" Gu Ming waved his hand: "This official has conclusive evidence in this matter, Master Ji, immediately send someone to seal up the Chu Mansion, and in addition, send someone to escort Chu Xiangbei's father and son into Beijing and hand them over to Dali Temple for detention." ”

"Yes, sir!"

……

Night.

Outside the city of Quang Binh Province.

"Master Gu, please bow to the little girl again!"

Xin Shi Niang saluted Gu Mingying.

"Fourteen Niang doesn't have to be polite...... By the way, what are your plans for the future? ”

"...... later"

Xin Shi Niang subconsciously glanced at the ninth sister standing beside her, and sighed faintly and said, "I am going to go back to my mother's house to retreat and cultivate, and strive to achieve positive results as soon as possible."

This entry into the WTO can be regarded as experiencing some red dust and ending a period of red dust. ”

"What does Feng Sheng mean?"

Xin Jiuniang hurriedly replied: "Of course that guy is reluctant to let the little sister leave, but the fate of husband and wife is over, and he can't complain about anyone." ”

Gu Ming thought for a while, and then asked, "So, the county lady who protected the media before won't say anything more, right?" ”

"It shouldn't be ......"

Xin Shi Niang's tone seemed a little uncertain.

"Fourteen Niang, if she comes to you again to persuade peace, don't agree, stay in your mother's house and cultivate with peace of mind.

If she still refuses to give up, and even wants to use some strong means, you will show my name.

If she still refuses to give up, then blame me for being ruthless......"

With Gu Ming's current strength, not to mention the old lady of the underworld, even if she is her husband's five patrol envoys, as long as she dares to disturb the affairs of the world, Gu Ming has a way to clean up and be obedient.

Next, Gu Ming explained to the sisters before turning around and leaving.

After dawn, he arrived in the capital.

"Childe, you're back so soon?"

As soon as Gu Ming returned to the official residence, Xiao Yuan greeted him in surprise.

"Yes, it's better to come back early to take care of official business...... Did anything happen in the days I've been away? ”

"There's nothing special......

"Well, you go boil some hot water, I'll take a shower and change my clothes."

"Okay son."

Madoka left in response.

After taking a bath, Gu Ming changed into an official robe and came to Dali Temple in a small sedan chair.

"Master Gu? You're back in Beijing so soon? ”

As soon as Gu Ming appeared, a temple named Fan Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Yes, after all, official business matters......

Gu Mingle replied.

"Lord Gu came back just in time, something big happened to the inside!"

"Huh? What's the big deal? ”

"Qing Wang Ye and Ni Chenggui...... He's dead! ”

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but be taken aback: "Dead? When was this? ”

"I found it this morning, it should have happened in the middle of the night last night."

"Wait, they're not locked up together, meaning they both died last night?"

"That's right, the death is very strange, Lord Qing...... The whole person turned into ashes, and Ni Chenggui turned into a pool of blood......"

"Is there such a thing? So who's on the scene now? ”

"The Criminal Department was the first to take over, and then the emperor ordered our Dali Temple to co-organize, and Lord Lu has already led people to the prison to check the scene."

Hearing this, Gu Ming immediately turned around and ordered: "The official will go to the scene to check now, you order, everyone is not allowed to leave Dali Temple without authorization, and they will be on order at any time!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

The matter was urgent, and Gu Ming couldn't take care of it anymore, and his body was like a wisp of light smoke rushing towards the direction of the heavenly prison.

It didn't take long for them to arrive outside the prison under the custody of the Criminal Department.

"May I ask what happened to this lord in the prison?"

The guard on duty outside the door didn't know Gu Ming, so he stepped forward to stop him.

After all, the prison is heavy, and the people imprisoned in it are all important prisoners of the imperial court, and even court officials cannot enter and leave at will.

Gu Ming showed his waist card: "This official is Gu Ming, the secretary of Dali Temple, and he was ordered to enter the prison to investigate the case." ”

"It turned out to be Lord Gu, Lord Gu, please!"

The guard was shocked and hurriedly gave up.

However, this is only the first level, and there are still two checkpoints to enter the place where the prisoners are held, and there are many guards along the way.

In such a heavily guarded place, how did the other party sneak in and quietly get rid of King Qing and Ni Chenggui?

Along the way, Gu Ming was thinking about this question.

Of course, he thinks from the perspective of ordinary people. For example, with his skills, it is quite easy to sneak into the prison quietly.

"Master Gu?"

"See Master Gu!"

"Master Gu, are you going back to Beijing so soon?"

As soon as Gu Ming entered the prison area, a group of people happened to come out of the prison where Ni Chenggui was being held, and when they saw Gu Ming, they were a little surprised, and then they stepped forward to salute.

"Well, the timing of the return was just right...... Did you find any clues? ”

"My lord, we initially suspect that the cause of death of Ni Chenggui and Qing Wangye was the work of strangers in the rivers and lakes......"

It was Lu Fei, one of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple who led the team to speak.

"Strangers?"

"Yes, do you want to test it yourself?"

"Well, go in and have a look."

"Your Excellency, please!"

Lu Fei hurriedly took Gu Ming into the cell again to check.

As soon as I entered, a pungent stench hit my face......

Lu Fei wanted to cover his nose, but when he saw Gu Ming's casual appearance, he had to hold back the churning in his chest.

Then, an official from the Criminal Department also walked in.

The stench came from a puddle of thick liquid on the ground that resembled black mud, curling up in the shape of a man.

"Lord Gu, look, Ni Chenggui is such a big person, and now he has become such a bunch of things......"

"Master Gu, after this case happened, our criminal department has detained all the relevant guards who were on duty last night, and checked whether there was any internal response one by one."

"Well, I don't rule out the possibility of internal response."

Gu Ming nodded.

Then he carefully checked in the prison, and came to the prison area where King Qing was held.

This area is even more important, there are only a few cells, heavily guarded, let alone people, not even a mouse can slip in.

However, Prince Qing still died inexplicably.

And the death was extremely strange, turned into a puddle of ashes, and not even a single bone residue could be found.

Under normal circumstances, if it is burned to death by fire, it is impossible to burn it so thoroughly, how can it leave some bones.

Moreover, as soon as the fire burned, it was impossible for the guards in the vicinity not to know.

But Qing Wangye died so quietly that it was not until after midnight, when the guards were on a routine inspection, that they were horrified to find that Qing Wangye had disappeared out of thin air......

Fortunately, these guards were quite experienced, and they did not panic when they opened the cell door for inspection, otherwise the scene would have been destroyed long ago.

After the inspection, Gu Ming, accompanied by officials from the Criminal Department, came to the place where the guards were being held and began to interrogate them one by one.

As a result, no useful clues were asked, and no one noticed or heard anything unusual.

After the trial, Gu Ming said to the official surnamed Geng in the Criminal Department: "Lord Geng, these guards are not internal responses, let them go, and tell them to be more careful in the future." ”

"Huh? But Lord Gu, this case is too important, and the emperor has ordered the case to be solved within a time limit, and these guards ......"

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Gu Ming couldn't help but wave his hand: "Let people go, this official can be sure that these guards have no internal response." The emperor is there, and the official will explain it. ”

"This ...... Well, since Master Gu said so, then the lower official will let the person go first. However, Xia Guan wants to ask more, has Master Gu already seen something? ”

"Master Geng, don't ask more, this official can only tell you like this, your criminal department can't handle this case......

Lord Lu, you leave two people here to be responsible for guarding and liaison, and the official will enter the palace to see the emperor now. ”

"Yes!"

……

The Imperial Study.

"Gu Aiqing, you came back too timely!"

As soon as they met, Emperor Yongping was a little excited and hurriedly stepped forward.

This Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and there are not many people who are worthy of him to move and welcome.

"Weichen see the emperor!"

Gu Ming routinely saluted.

"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, quickly, sit down and say."

"Emperor Xie!"

"By the way, I heard that Aiqing handled a case in Guangping Mansion yesterday?"

"Ha, the emperor's news is really fast...... That's right, the minister handled the case in Guangping Mansion, and the relevant criminals have already ordered Guangping Mansion to escort the capital. ”

"Why did Aiqing suddenly remember to go to Guangping Mansion?"

"I was entrusted by someone, but I didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest in the end......"

Emperor Yongping's eyes lit up: "What kind of harvest?" ”

"About the ...... of the People of the Western Regions"

"These aliens again?"

Obviously, Emperor Yongping was extremely repulsive to foreigners.

This is also understandable, because these aliens have always been eyeing the Central Plains and often provoked wars.

"Hmm!"

Gu Ming nodded.

"Your Majesty, regarding the strange events that happened in the prison, the minister has already seen some clues."

"Really?" Emperor Yongping's eyes lit up: "Great, I really didn't misunderstand Aiqing...... Is there a collusion between someone and the outside world in this matter? ”

"After some inquiry, the possibility of those guards cooperating with the outside can be ruled out, and as for whether there are officials secretly cooperating, this remains to be verified......

The minister entered the heavenly prison to investigate carefully, suspecting that Ni Chenggui and Qing Wangye also died at the hands of the people of the Western Regions. ”

"People from the Western Regions? How are they again? ”

Emperor Yongping's face became gloomy, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, to be precise, is a stranger from the Western Regions......

In fact, the emperor, it is not that all the people from the Western Regions who come to the Central Plains have problems.

It's just that the proportion of these people who have bad intentions in the center of the Western Regions is relatively large, and the cultures and concepts of the two sides are quite different, so it is difficult for them to integrate into each other. ”

"What then? I can't banish them all, can I? In that way, it would lose the demeanor of my Great Yan Dynasty. ”

"It's really an unsolvable problem...... It is necessary to maintain the demeanor of a great country, and at the same time, our Great Yan Dynasty cannot close itself off and rest on its laurels.

Although the countries of the Western Regions are far inferior to our Dayan in terms of industry, agriculture, and military, there are still some things worth learning and learning from.

There are also material exchanges between the two sides, and in general, it still has a lot of benefits for the development of the Great Yan Dynasty. ”

"I understand all these truths, the key is that as Aiqing said, these aliens are too dishonest, and they have brought a lot of losses and even threats to my Great Yan Dynasty......

Let's not talk about this, how did Aiqing judge the cause of death of Ni Chenggui and the others? ”

Ni Chenggui turned into a puddle of water, and Qing Wang Ye turned into a pile of ashes. Under normal circumstances, if you want to make a person like this, there will inevitably be a lot of movement.

However, there were so many guards present, and none of them heard the movement......"

"Could it be that these guards have been tricked? For example, someone has been drugged, or has been drugged by some evil law, so you don't know what's going on? ”

Gu Ming shook his head: "This minister can be sure, no!" Because the minister has questioned him one by one.

If they fall for the evil spell or are drugged, then there will definitely be a gap in their memory.

However, after the minister's questioning, everyone's confessions were concatenated together, and it was found that there were blank paragraphs.

At the same time, the minister also checked a few people randomly, and found no drug residues in the body, or signs of evil magic. ”

"Well, I believe in Aiqing's ability. It's just that I still can't figure it out, since all the guards are sober and have no internal response, how did the murderer manage to be leaky? ”

"Quite simply, the killer didn't sneak into the prison of the two at all, so it's hard to find."

"Huh? Didn't sneak in? That...... How did that kill Ni Chenggui and the others? And make the corpse so weird? ”

Gu Ming thought for a while and said, "What the specific method is, it is difficult for the minister to say."

But the minister can certainly be the method of the Western Regions, a kind of spell similar to witchcraft.

In terms of technique, the murderer may be one person or two......

The murderer did not infiltrate the prison, but most likely entered the prison and then secretly performed secret techniques......

There is even a possibility that Ni Chenggui and Qing Wangye have already fallen into the spell, and the other party has infiltrated the prison, and only a simple small spell can trigger the spell in the body of the two, so that the spell in the body of the two will attack instantly, and it will turn into pus and ashes before even screaming......"

Hearing this, Emperor Yongping frowned and thought for a while, and couldn't help but nod thoughtfully.

Aiqing's analysis is quite likely...... In fact, during this time, I have been thinking about a question, Uncle Huang has always followed the rules, why did he suddenly want to seize my country?

There is also Ni Chenggui, and the Yasukuni Gong also talked to me about this matter.

He never dared to believe that Ni Chenggui would do such a rebellious thing, including me.

After Aiqing said this, I seemed to have figured out one thing, perhaps, both of them were coerced or bewitched, so they did something involuntarily. ”

Gu Ming nodded: "Well, this is very likely. Xin Jiuniang also said this at the time, suspecting that there were strangers from the Western Regions secretly helping King Qing......"

"Yes, yes, Aiqing said this, but we didn't pay enough attention to it at that time.

Now that this is confirmed, the answer is coming out......"

Speaking of this, Emperor Yongping paused, and then said with a murderous intent: "Aiqing, it seems that the people of the Western Regions in the capital should clean up." ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, the minister already has a clue...... That is, the harvest of going to Guangping Mansion as mentioned by the previous minister.

In Quang Binh Province, the minister captured a stranger from the Western Regions named Abu.

After some interrogation, this person finally confessed some details, he is a small leader of the Holy Fire Sect......"

"Holy Fire Cult?"

Hearing this word, Emperor Yongping couldn't help but be stunned.

"That's right, it's the mysterious organization that has taken root in the Western Regions for thousands of years."

At this time, Emperor Yongping's emotions seemed to be a little excited, and he slapped the case suddenly: "This damn heretic, no matter how powerful it is in the Western Regions, if you dare to make a move in my Great Yan Dynasty, I will definitely not let them go!" ”

Gu Ming nodded: "Well, this is natural, otherwise these guys will only become more and more rampant." It's just that the minister doesn't understand a little bit. ”

"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Your Majesty, I believe you also know some legends about the Holy Fire Sect.

The organization has been passed down in the Western Regions for thousands of years, and until now, it is difficult to imagine how far they have grown, nor how much wealth they have accumulated.

But there is one thing that this organization has not had much influence in the Central Plains, and many people are even unaware of its existence.

This time, such a big battle was suddenly launched, and he secretly controlled our important ministers to plan a mutiny...... What is the purpose of their sudden and crazy acts?

If, if the mutiny had succeeded, what role would they have played in it? ”

Hearing this, Emperor Yongping said with a solemn face: "What Aiqing means, is it that they want to say that they want to support a puppet to ascend to the throne, so as to encroach on the world step by step?" ”

Gu Ming couldn't help sighing: "I can't rule out this possibility, the minister is thinking, they have been passed down from generation to generation, thousands of years, could it be that they are laying out a situation for the ages, waiting for the opportunity to dominate the world?" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Yongping's face couldn't help but change in shock: "Aiqing, this ...... I'm afraid it's unlikely, right? Spending thousands of years laying out a game, do they really have the ability and patience? ”

Gu Ming shook his head: "Your Majesty, the minister is just making an assumption, this rebellion may have a certain degree of accident, but it cannot be completely ruled out that it is a layout of the other party."

The fact that an organization can be passed down for thousands of years is a miracle in itself.

According to legend, the person who founded the Holy Fire Cult was a high priest, and if such a person was really proficient in the art of heavenly evolution, then it was not impossible to set up a thousand-year situation. ”

"This ......"

Emperor Yongping couldn't help frowning and thinking hard.

After thinking for a while, his face couldn't help but become more solemn.

"Aiqing, if your guess is true, then this organization is really terrifying.

Although their plan failed this time, there must be a follow-up move, or a preparatory plan.

This is a huge hidden danger that threatens the foundation of my Great Yan Dynasty......"

When he said this, Emperor Yongping paused for a moment, and then asked with a solemn face, "What can Aiqing do...... Never again? ”

"Never again?"

"Yes!"

Gu Ming thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to eliminate future troubles forever, then you can only cut the grass and eradicate the roots and completely disintegrate this organization."

However, the foundation of the Holy Fire Cult is in the Western Regions...... Could it be that the emperor means ......"

Gu Ming subconsciously glanced at the emperor, wanting to observe the change in his expression.

"Aiqing, if you have something to say, you might as well say it boldly!"

This sentence finally made Gu Ming guess Emperor Yongping's thoughts: he wanted to take this opportunity to expand his territory and conquer the Western Regions.

Only by incorporating the Western Regions into the territory of the Great Yan Dynasty can the Holy Fire Sect be fundamentally attacked. Otherwise, you can only defend passively, and the devil knows when the opponent will play what tricks.

From this point of view, Emperor Yongping was not a temporary idea, maybe he had such a mind before, but he had always been undecided, or lacked an opportunity.

This time, the opportunity has finally arrived.

"The emperor is trying to ...... Conquest of the countries of the Western Regions? ”

"Those who know me, Gu Aiqing is also!" Emperor Yongping smiled and nodded: "If we don't conquer the Western Regions, then, we will always be in a state beyond the reach of the whip, how can we talk about cutting the grass and eradicating the roots?" ”

"Well, that's right."

"It's just that once this battle starts...... I don't know how many years it will take, and the consumption is quite amazing, and I don't know how many ministers in the DPRK and China oppose it......"

Gu Ming smiled and said, "This is nature, who doesn't want to live a leisurely life?" Not only the ministers of the court, but also the common people did not want to fight.

After all, in the event of war, many people will be displaced and their wives will be separated. ”

"This ...... Listening to Aiqing's meaning, he also doesn't want to go to war? ”

"Your Majesty, theoretically, no one wants to fight. However, the premise is that the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the northern nomadic tribes and the countries of the Western Regions have frequently provoked incidents, and our Great Yan Dynasty has been passively defending.

In the long run, the consumption of the national strength of our Great Yan Dynasty is undoubtedly quite huge.

At the same time, it will also boost the arrogance of the enemy country, thinking that my Dayan is strong and strong. Therefore, it is indeed necessary to strike hard and hit him with a falling flower......"

"Haha, I knew Aiqing would support it."

Emperor Yongping immediately laughed happily.

"However, the emperor, as far as the ministers know, since the emperor ascended the throne, there have been almost no interruptions in the large and small wars at the border passes, and the consumption of troops, grain and grass has been extremely great.

Therefore, the current reserves on all fronts may not be enough to support the launching of a protracted war......"

Emperor Yongping nodded: "Well, this I know that even if I want to send troops, I have to prepare for two years first, and reserve some troops, grain and grass......"

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