After Concubine Xian returned to the palace, she wrote a letter to Cui's father overnight.

The queen intended to show favor to the Cui family, but she wanted to match the marriage between Cui Min and the emperor.

This matter is not a good thing for Cui's!

Once he marries Kang and Emperor Ji, Cui Min's career will be affected, and Cui's family, who intends to immerse himself, will go to the next level and completely enter the big dye vat of Chang'an's power.

She was unfilial that day, and for the sake of the emperor, she resolutely entered the palace, which had violated the ancestors' instructions to avoid the center of the court.

Now, she can't let Cui Min get involved in the struggle for imperial power!

Being an ordinary squire in the Criminal Department is the best arrangement.

……

The first thing Wang Huanzhi did after returning to the dynasty was to take the affairs of patrolling Shacheng.

He commanded the thirteen lands of Qinzhou, and the land of Qinzhou was Shacheng to the west, and after Shacheng was the Western Regions.

As the place where the two countries meet, Shacheng brings together traders from all walks of life, where you can buy the most mellow grape wine, and you can buy the delicate silk of Jiangnan, the dance steps of the orchids in the music square are warm and open, the rotation is very graceful, and the dance steps of the Central Plains women are even more beautiful.

Here, you can see different things in the same world, the Central Plains or the Western Regions, and even Western things.

Shacheng is such a magical place, blending, summarizing, and learning from each other's strengths.

The general who commanded the border defense of Shacheng used to be Wang Huanzhi's flank army, and this patrol has a different meaning.

When the King of Qin was critically ill, the army of the Son of Heaven in Shacheng was beheaded, and his head was thrown directly in front of General Jinwu to demonstrate! This incident can be regarded as a direct slap in the face of the emperor, but it has been pressed.

Wang Huanzhi is going to deal with this matter this time.

"This time, I went to Shacheng to patrol the defense, and it took almost two months to go back and forth, and it is approaching the end of the year, Fubo, you are tired in advance and prepare carefully."

Wang Huanzhi arranged all the affairs in the army and instructed Fu Bo.

Lingquan and Anping went to Shacheng with him this time, and Fu Bo stayed in the palace to preside over affairs.

"Be careful on the road."

Fauber understands that he should clench his fists at the moment.

Lu Ningfu leaned on the railing, watched Wang Huanzhi handle the complicated affairs in an orderly manner, and sighed: "Sometimes I really don't know, what's wrong with the rivers and lakes, you have to stay in this dirty place." ”

"Although I yearn for a free and easy life in the rivers and lakes, the reputation of the Qin Wangfu does not allow me to leave the court."

He has been in this high position for too long, everyone is staring at him, and if he shows weakness and leaves, he is afraid that he will die immediately.

"You're just living too carefully."

Lu Ning patted Wang Huanzhi on the shoulder, sighed, looked up at the flying geese, and said, "Since you are leaving Chang'an, I will not stay in the palace." Coincidentally, I heard that the Jiangcheng Cabinet had recently developed a new thing, and I planned to take a look. ”

"You're going to Jiangcheng?"

Wang Huanzhi raised his eyebrows and asked.

Lu Ning snatched his hand on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't affect your plan if I go to Jiangcheng." You and the Spirit Spring God are mysterious, I'm not interested. ”

"As you please."

Wang Huanzhi smiled lightly, and the two clapped their hands and smiled at each other, which was regarded as a farewell.

……

Standing on the top of the high-rise building and looking at the Chang'an City in front of him, the candles are bright, the comings and goings are lively and prosperous, the ears are noisy, the night breeze blows the cool breeze full of sleeves, and the green silk is scattered, Shen Yan gathered the cloak on his body, trying to find a trace of warmth in the cold wind.

The lanterns are staggered, and the laughter is joyful.

She came in the summer, and now it's winter.

"Xiaoxing, you say, what is the difference between the starry sky in Shacheng and Chang'an?"

Shen Yan smiled and pointed to the stars in the sky and said.

Xiaoxing followed her fingers, and the dark night sky was dotted with a patch of stars, shining brightly.

"I've heard that the orchids over there are eyes like stars, as intoxicating as wine in a luminous cup. The customs over there are different from Chang'an, and perhaps, the starry sky is also different from Chang'an. ”

That's a subtle thing to say.

The starry sky is naturally a starry sky, but different people will see different scenery.

Maybe Wang Huanzhi watched the starry sky in Shacheng, which would be different from when he was in Chang'an.

The night breeze blew, Shen Yan sneezed, Xiaoxing gathered her cloak for her, and said, "Is Emperor Ji worried about His Highness?" ”

Shen Yan looked at the bustling Chang'an, smiled and nodded, this smile was a little ethereal and alienated, as if she didn't belong here.

Xiao Xing's heart tightened, reached out to hug her, and said sullenly: "Xiao Xing will accompany Di Ji." ”

This embrace is her warmest memory in a long time.

She heard her voice fall under the bustling night sky and whispered, Thank you.

……

As the end of the year approached, the six ministries had to summarize and sort out the affairs of the year, and then submit to the emperor the plans for the next year and the circulation of money.

This year is a big year for the Criminal Department, the original squire was transferred, Cui Min took the position, and later encountered two major events in succession: the assassination of King Qin and the assassination of Cheng.

In order to end these two cases, Cui Min and Qiao Lingfeng stayed in the public house all day.

There is only one case of King Qin left in Qiao Lingfeng's hands, but his face is still a little worried. And Cui Min was not in the mood to comfort him at this time, pacing back and forth with the file.

"This case is a headless case, and there is really no way to continue to investigate."

Qiao Lingfeng raised his head from the thick pile of files and said with a wry smile.

He was born in a poor family, and he can be regarded as having solved some big cases, but now this case is really tricky, fortunately, King Qin has recovered, otherwise the consequences are unknown.

The prime minister's arrow wound has healed, but it hurt his lungs and coughed all the time.

He was very careful about his assassination that day, completely ignoring the face of the Criminal Department, and often came to the public room of the Criminal Department to talk to Cui Min about the case.

Cui Min was so annoyed that he hid in Qiao Lingfeng's public house.

"The prime minister's case is almost the same, the white deer is gone, the archery shooter is gone, and the autumn hunt is strict, and there are no clues."

The two of them each held a dozen dossiers and smiled bitterly.

"The prime minister's injury healed, and he began to look for the murderer. King Qin could sit still and didn't care at all. Except for sending a few words to the butler of his palace, there was no news. ”

Qiao Lingfeng said in a low voice, as if he meant something.

"The assassination of King Qin should not be self-directed and self-acting, he was almost killed when he was assassinated that day, he can't take this risk."

Cui Min knew his guess, shook his head, and said.

"I didn't say he directed and acted on his own. It's just that His Royal Highness King Qin is worthy of being a person who fought on the battlefield, and when he encounters such a thing, he is more stable than the prime minister. ”

"I think that King Qin may not have pinned his hopes on the Criminal Department."

Cui Min's gaze fell on the dossier thoughtfully.

King Qin's power is very large, and it is obviously much less difficult for him to investigate this case by himself.

"Then I'll have an easy end. After a while, I will ask Lord Shangshu to seal this case file. I'm going to have a good rest during the Spring Festival this year. ”