The envoy of the Xia Kingdom retreated in panic, and when he retreated to the edge of the railing, he could no longer retreat, and the panic on his face suddenly dissipated, not only was he no longer afraid, but he also smiled playfully.

"You think you can find out the whereabouts of the prince by catching me?" The envoy of the Xia Kingdom gritted his teeth and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince will definitely be able to return to Great Xia safely, and Great Xia will definitely avenge me and His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

After the envoy finished speaking, he immediately drew a dagger from his sleeve and wiped his neck in front of them.

He fell to the ground, bleeding all over the ground.

At this moment, Mei Xiaoren admired his loyalty a little, and would rather commit suicide than be beaten into a trick.

The people in the Ministry of Rites said that the envoys of the Xia Kingdom were closed to news here, so how did they know that the prince of the Xia Kingdom was in the prison of the Criminal Department, and who did he plan this arson and robbery?

Now the prince of Xia has fled, and the envoy has committed suicide...... Whoever the case falls to, it is a stalemate.

In the morning, Chu Yu summoned the secretary of the criminal department to interrogate, and in the evening, none of the yamen involved in the case ran away, and they were all summoned to the prime minister's mansion.

Mei Xiaoren thought about it and hesitated, but in the end she didn't come up with a reason not to go.

Last time, when she sat here with these Shangshu waiters, they accused the Shangjing Prefecture of arresting the wrong person, and now that the people have run away, these people don't even dare to come out of the atmosphere when they sit here.

Mei Xiaoren sat silently in the corner seat, his eyes lowered. Even though she hadn't seen Chu Yu, Chu Yu was the person she knew with the best temper except for Ye Zhi, even if such a big thing happened in the capital, he didn't get angry, but he still made these adults walk on thin ice.

"Whose hands did the person throw it, and he still hasn't come out to explain it?" Gu Chuyu spoke tepidly.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department hurriedly got up and handed over his hand: "Prime Minister, why did the prisoners lose their duties, and I don't know about the lowly position, if it weren't for the Metropolitan Governor who went to question the envoys of the Xia Kingdom, the lowly position would have thought that the prince of the Xia Kingdom had died in prison." ”

The waiter of the Criminal Department answered: "My lord, I think that this matter must be a trick played by the envoys of the Xia Kingdom behind their backs, so I have to ask the adults of the Ministry of Rites, who has seen the envoys of the Xia Kingdom these days." ”

When the waiter of the Ministry of Rites heard this, he was anxious: "I was ordered to guard the envoys of the Xia Kingdom, and without the orders of the Prime Minister, I would never dare to let people in to meet him." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department helped: "Then who in Daning will rob the prince of Xia Kingdom?" If it weren't for the envoys of the Xia Kingdom plotting behind their backs, would they have been able to grow wings and fly on their own? ”

"Not only have the lowly officials never let people in, but even the lowly officials have never spoken to the envoys of the Xia Kingdom, and the envoys of the Xia Kingdom will never collude with people outside!" The waiter of the Ministry of Rites insisted on it.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu guessed: "Could it be that the people of the Xia Kingdom got the news before and sent someone to sneak into the capital and rob the prince of the Xia Kingdom?" ”

The waiter of the Criminal Department nodded, "Lord Shangshu has a bit of truth in what he said, the prince of Xia Kingdom has been in prison for more than a month, but they are only doing it now, not waiting for the opportunity, but in a hurry, and it is also consistent from the time." ”

"Then I have to ask the Shangjing Government Office what it looks at the city gate, and it actually put the people of Xia Guo!" The Criminal Department is still the same.

Mei Xiaoren's brain "buzzed", and inexplicably swept the people who looked at her. Wasn't it just now that the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites were blaming each other, why did they suddenly push it on her head?

She sighed in her heart, it was either a squire or a scholar who was seated, and people passed the buck to each other, but as long as they saw that there was still a fourth-grade official sitting here, they would immediately be able to "share the same hatred" and throw the black cauldron to her, so as to maintain the harmony between the six departments.

The Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites laughed and grudged, and in this way, the cause of this prison robbery case was that they went to the Beijing Government Office to derelict their duties and let them go into the Xia Kingdom.

Mei Xiaoren looked at the adults opposite in turn, and said calmly and politely: "Your lords are wise, you can think so quickly that Xia Guo sent rescue troops, and your assumptions cannot be ruled out by your humble position, but the capital is not a pass, and there is no need to check the customs clearance documents on the rules for entering the city, and they don't have the words 'Xia Guo' written on their faces, just by looking, who can determine whether it is the people of Xia or the people of Daning who have entered the city?" ”

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites asked coldly: "I don't blame you for this, so who should be blamed?" ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department bowed his hand to the hall again, "Prime Minister, although our Criminal Department has a disadvantageous fault in guarding this matter, but the enemy is in the light, I am in the dark, and I can't prevent it, and the lowly rank is only responsible for verifying important cases on weekdays, unlike the guards who defend the city, so in this matter, the Shangjing Mansion should assist us to guard against it." ”

The minister of the Ministry of Rites said: "Prime Minister, in fact, what Meifu Cheng said is not completely unreasonable, the guards of the capital do not need to check the customs clearance documents, and the guards guarding the pass in Xuanzhou should always look at it, and according to their humble duties, this matter should also be traced to the fault of the Xuanzhou Mansion, they know that Xia Guo has bad intentions towards Daning, and they are not strictly guarded." ”

"Lord Shangshu said far away, what is the matter with the Xuanzhou Mansion? Several adults are arguing here, just because they want someone to come forward to take responsibility, but the criminal has been robbed, so what can he do if he is in a hurry to sort out the full responsibility at this time? Mei Xiaoren frowned, glanced at a few adults, and continued, "The top priority should be to arrest people back and make up for them!" ”

"Mei Fucheng is right." The Shangshu of the Criminal Department nodded and sighed, "Since the prisoner was lost in our Criminal Department, it should be ......... by the Criminal Department."

"Prime Minister, please arrest the fugitive, and ask for your permission." Mei Xiaoren calmly spoke and interrupted the words of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department.

She didn't dare to look at him, but Gu Chuyu's gaze had already been placed on her, but she didn't say anything for a long time.

"Please allow me." Mei Xiaoren asked again.

"Exactly." He finally opened his lips.

The stone in Mei Xiaoren's heart fell to the ground, and he said lightly: "Lord Xie." ”

"Mei Fucheng stays, and everyone else leaves."

Gu Chuyu's slightly cold voice came out, and all the adults immediately got up and retreated, and rushed out of the hall with lightning speed, disappearing in front of the main hall.

Mei Xiaoren was angry in her heart, sitting motionless in her seat, hearing the sound of the door closing, her heart was even tighter, and suddenly there was a feeling that a sheep was in the mouth of a tiger again.

She could sense that he was seated beside her. The hall was empty, and she could even hear his even breathing.

"Xiao Xiao, this errand is dangerous, you don't know who robbed people and how many people there are."

Mei Xiaoren lowered his head, "It's okay, if the Shangjing Prefecture can arrest him once, it can arrest him a second time." ”

In fact, she didn't have the bottom in her heart, this case was in a dead end, there were no clues, and she didn't know the strength of the other party, of course the danger was dangerous, but those old men were embarrassed to go to the Beijing Government Bureau, and they wanted to get involved with Lao Li, so how could she not fight for this!