Qi Jiuchen felt threatened, only to see Chu Huairan looking at him, his face was indifferent, he was not angry at all when he killed, the more indifferent he was, the more dangerous it was, Yuyan subconsciously put on guard.

Chu Huairan curled the corners of his lips and said casually: "Your Highness, this person is disrespectful to you, Weichen has taken the initiative to solve it for you, and please don't blame Your Highness." ”

Qi Jiuchen smiled slightly: "Naturally, it's not strange, but thank you to the prime minister for saving the king a lot of trouble, by the way, I remember that the royal sister will marry into the prime minister's mansion in a few days, my sister is arrogant, and the prime minister has to bear with her, after all, getting along with her is not something that can be solved by doing anything." ”

After speaking, Qi Jiuchen strode away.

Chu Huairan clasped his hands in his sleeves and instructed Han Yi behind him: "Deal with these people properly, and leave no one who should be killed." ”

On the second day, above the court, Chu Huairan presented the evidence of Xiao Qiming's reversal of the case to the emperor, and in the early dynasty, he argued on the basis of reason to let Qi Jiulu retry Xiao Qiming's corruption and bribery case.

A group of people led by Qi Jiuchen refuted one after another, and Qi Jiuchen said conclusively about Xiao Qiming's corruption: "Your Majesty, Xiao Qiming's corruption and bribery were handled by the prime minister, and the embezzled money was also found out by Gonggong Xu and his own people, and now it is too far-fetched to say that there are suspicious points, or is it too far-fetched to say that the prime minister has hidden his selfish intentions?" ”

And a group of people led by Chu Huairan naturally helped, and Dr. Cao said in a stiff tone: "What the prince said is not right, at first the prime minister found out that Shangshu was corrupt and bribed for the sake of the court and the emperor's righteousness, but now that there are suspicious points, it is natural that innocent people cannot be allowed to die in vain, if the truth is not clarified, wouldn't it make the loyal ministers feel cold, and the emperor and the ministers seconded the proposal to re-investigate the corruption case of Xiao Shangshu." ”

Sun Shilang, who was following behind Qi Jiuchen, looked angry: "In this way, whatever the prime minister says is what it is, it is the prime minister who says that Xiao Shangshu is corrupt and bribe-taking, and it is also the prime minister who says that he is wronged. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister heard that the Prime Minister committed murder on the street yesterday, and privately killed Zhao Yushi and his younger brother, and the method was extremely cruel, as well as the previous tragic death of Xu Thorn Shi, doesn't the Prime Minister plan to explain?" Zhou Shizhongdao, who has always been prejudiced against Chu Huairan.

Qi Jiulu watched the ministers of the court and the central government discuss, and couldn't help but raise his eyelids and look at Chu Huairan: "Prime Minister Chu, what do you have to say?" ”

Chu Huairan's expression was still unfazed, as if no matter how much risk could not make waves in his eyes, he took a step forward and arched his hand: "Back to the emperor, it is true that I killed both the assassin and the imperial history, but the people killed by Weichen are all evil people, they threatened the emperor, threatened the stability of the court, and even more, Weichen's wife almost died in their hands, such a villain Weichen should have a blade, and besides, His Royal Highness King Yi was also present when Zhao Yushi died yesterday, if the emperor wants to hear the details, you can let His Royal Highness King Yi tell you about it." ”

Sun Shilang was dissatisfied, and immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, the state has national laws and family rules, if it is as the prime minister said, what else do you want the criminal department to do, anyone can punish the adulterous and eliminate the evil, and the murder is high-sounding." ”

Chu Huairan smiled sarcastically: "It seems that Sun Shilang is quite dissatisfied with me, but even if you are dissatisfied with me, you can't blame Xiao Shangshu for all the faults, in order to suppress me, Xiao Shangshu was harmed, this is the righteousness in your mouth?" ”

Sun Shilang was afraid that the emperor would listen to it, so he hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Weichen ......"

"Alright." Qi Jiulu sighed with a headache: "What you said makes sense, but I still have to think about Xiao Shangshu's case and retreat from the dynasty." ”

Chu Huairan and Qi Jiuchen passed by, and the two of them had ghosts in their hearts, but before Chu Huairan could leave, Gonggong Xu behind him walked over in small steps: "Prime Minister, stay." ”

Chu Huairan turned around and said, "What's the matter with Gonggong Xu?" ”

Gonggong Xu bowed his head and said respectfully: "Prime Minister, the emperor's name is waiting for you in the imperial garden." ”

Outside a pavilion in the imperial garden, many guards were strictly guarded, Chu Huairan couldn't help frowning, could it be that the emperor found something, he calmed down and walked into the pavilion slowly.

In the pavilion, Qi Jiulu was sitting upright, with a chessboard in her hand, the sunspot was settled, the white child was still one step away, the wolf ate the wolf, the tiger ate the tiger, and the final fight was only one step away.

Chu Huairan lowered his head and made a big salute in a proper manner: "Weichen knocks to see the emperor." ”

Qi Jiulu glanced at him with his residual eyes, and instead of letting him get up, he said, "Aiqing, you haven't entered the palace to play chess with me for a long time." ”

Chu Huairan knew that Qi Jiulu was deliberately embarrassed, so he became more calm, thought twice, and then said: "Recently, there have been a lot of things in the court, and the ministers are afraid of disturbing the emperor, so they don't enter the palace much. ”

"You didn't do things like this in the past, what's wrong with you lately, you married a wife, but you took your heart?" Qi Jiulu touched his chin, and then changed the topic and said, "You see that this black son is settled, and the white son is not easy to fall." ”

Chu Huairan glanced at him quietly, the black and white chess pieces were tightly entangled, and there was only one step away from winning or losing, Qi Jiulu was holding the white piece in his hand and did not fall for a long time, he turned his head and asked Chu Huairan: "Aiqing, where do you say this white piece should fall?" ”

Bai Zi took a step back and drew black and white, Bai Zi took a step forward, Heizi lost all over the game, Chu Huairan's expression was vague, and he said slowly: "Weichen is stupid." ”

Qi Jiulu smiled: "Actually, it doesn't matter where the white son is, the important thing is where the black spot is, you see that if the black spot didn't press step by step at the beginning, it wouldn't be surrounded by the white child." ”

He picked up the settled sunspot and took a step back, and said to himself: "If the sunspot takes a step back at the beginning, and the white son stands next to it, it will be a draw." ”

Chu Huairan didn't say a word, his eyes looked straight at the ground.

Qi Jiulu raised the corner of his hand and inadvertently swept the chessboard, bringing down a few black seeds, leaving only white children to surround them.

He was surprised: "I didn't expect that I would win for so long, inadvertently, boring, boring, by the way, what do you think about Xiao Shangshu, I want to hear from you." ”

Chu Huairan said word by word: "Back to the emperor, the minister checked Xiao Shangshu's residence, and found that what was found was only some gold and silver jewelry, and there were no too precious things, Xiao Shangshu was used to being thrifty on weekdays, and he may be thrifty for a few days, but he couldn't pretend to be more than ten or twenty years, and what corrupt official would put the evidence in his own home?" Waiting to be found out, so Weichen felt that something was wrong, and hoped that the emperor would find out. ”

Qi Jiulu, who almost listened to his heartfelt words, thought that the person in front of him was a good official who was loyal to him, and he stared at Chu Huairan and said, "Aiqing's words are reasonable, but are you so concerned just for Xiao Shangshu or for your wife?" ”

Chu Huairan didn't understand why the emperor always targeted Xiao Wanyan everywhere, the two had never even met, he couldn't figure it out, but he could only answer honestly: "Xiao Shangshu is Weichen's father-in-law, so he should find out the truth of the matter and return him to his innocence." ”

Qi Jiulu darkened his eyes, he hated Xiao Wanyan's three words ringing back and forth in his ears, but Chu Huairan's mind was now all on her, and he had to pay more attention to it, he got up and stood with his hands in his hands, paused, and said: "That's it, since that's the case, then I will order you to find out the truth of the matter, but if you dare to cover it up again, I will deal with you together." ”

"Yes, I obey."

Qi Jiulu waved his hand: "I'm a little tired, retreat." ”

Looking at Chu Huairan's back, Qi Jiulu felt that there was something to do quickly, and he called to Gonggong Xu on the side: "Xu Li, immediately declare King Xuanqing into the palace." ”

At the same time, in the Yiwang Mansion, Qi Jiuchen was holding a half-length bamboo tube in his hand, and a man wearing a black cloak and a golden mask was being made in the lower position, and his voice was not like that of the Central Plains, he pointed to the half-human-high box in front of him and said: "Lord Wang, this is the invisible stone flower that we killed people in the Western Regions, and it was stored in the bamboo tube to avoid the smell from escaping, but the person who connected with us before was Xu Tingshi, why did he change people this time?" ”

Qi Jiuchen put down the bamboo tube and said casually: "He's dead." ”

The man obviously didn't know what happened to Da Zhou recently, so he was surprised: "Who killed him, has someone already discovered us?" ”

"You don't have to worry, he is looking for death by himself, he has to provoke people who should not be provoked, and he deserves to die." Qi Jiuchen fanned his fan leisurely, and said, "Let's not talk about him first, you said that these stone flowers can really create the illusion of a plague?" ”

The man hooked the corners of his mouth and raised his head proudly, and said firmly: "The prince should not underestimate the stone flowers, they can be mixed in gunpowder, no one notices, when the Liang envoy comes next month, the emperor will set off fireworks to celebrate, and everyone in the palace will fall into a serious illness, and the prince will recommend me to enter the palace to treat the emperor's illness. ”

Qi Jiuchen seemed to have seen the scene of himself sitting on the throne, stepping on Chu Huairan and Qi Jiulu, and holding Xiao Wanyan in his arms, his eyes immediately paused, how could he think of Xiao Wanyan, he was afraid that he was not crazy, that woman was a traitor, and he wanted to make all those who betrayed him die well.

Qi Jiuchen stood up suddenly, and said awe-inspiringly: "Okay, then it's up to you to make more efforts." ”

The man also stood up, put his right hand on his left shoulder, and said respectfully: "As long as the prince remembers to fulfill his promise, I will let the prince send me." ”