Chapter 148: Murder
On the other hand, Mu Chuan learned through inquiring that Gu Xiqian would leave Nanyue in a few days, but he was helpless now.
"What should I do now?"
The Lanling Kingdom has been defeated, there will be no war in Nanyue in the short term, and the emperor does not seem to have a reason to leave Mo Xuanyin, if he wants Mo Xuanyin to stay, he has to find another way.
However, after thinking about it for a while, there was still nothing to do, and at this time, I saw Gu Miaoxuan walking by, thinking that the envoy would be in the capital during this time.
"During this time, the envoy seems to have a dispute with others."
Because of what happened last time, Mu Chuan has never gone out, and he is basically recuperating at home, so he naturally doesn't know about Wei Zilan's affairs.
At this time, I saw Gu Rongzhi walk in.
"Brother-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that you were beaten with a cane, so I specially asked someone to bring you a good ointment, come, try it."
Seeing that Gu Rongzhi had been outside recently, he began to inquire about the news.
"Rongzhi, I heard that it is true that the envoy has been making trouble in the capital recently?" Makikawa said excitedly.
"Of course, and recently got into trouble with General Wei's sister, the emperor hasn't taken it seriously." Gu Rongzhi said helplessly.
Makikawa immediately became interested, so he began to let him talk about the events at that time.
After Gu Rongzhi said simply, Mu Chuan was very happy, and it happened that he had been injured recently, so he handed over everything in his hands to him.
"Rongzhi, do a good job, if these are done well, you will naturally be promoted, and the benefits will naturally be indispensable when the time comes."
Of course, Gu Rongzhi agreed, what happened recently made him incompetent, especially the affairs at home, and now that he has Muchuan's job, he naturally has a reason to put himself in a position where he doesn't know anything.
"Hmph, although I have no grievances with you, but for the sake of you as a scumbag, please take your death!" Makikawa sneered.
At this time, on the street, the messenger suddenly stopped the woman in white, and when she stepped forward to hug the other party, she saw that the woman seemed to be frightened and immediately ran away.
Of course, the messenger would not let go of this opportunity, and the other party seemed to be deliberately full of footsteps so that he could catch up.
Coming to the corner alley, the woman leaned against the wall, and the messenger immediately pounced.
At this time, I saw someone grab him from behind.
"Who are you? What do you want? The messenger said in a bit of a panic.
"Don't worry, we're just here to talk to you about something."
Before the other party could react, I saw several men surrounding him, punching and kicking the messenger.
And at this time, Makikawa changed into black clothes and watched what was happening in the distance.
I saw a woman in white performing light skills, and she stretched out her hand well, it should be Mo Xuanyin's people, and those people, needless to say, are also Mo Xuanyin's people.
However, he understands that Mo Xuanyin is a person, this time it is just to teach the other party a lesson, after all, the capital is also under the eyes of the Son of Heaven, if the envoy has anything else, the biggest suspicion will be himself.
However, for Mu Chuan, he won't care so much, because he already has a way to keep Gu Xiqian.
After a while, I saw that a few men had had enough, so they left the alley with a few cruel words, and the messenger lay on the ground for a while before waking up, as if pretending to be dead.
However, when the other party got up and was about to leave, Makikawa immediately turned over and appeared in front of the other party.
"You, who are you?"
Seeing that the other party was dressed in black, it was obvious that he was going for his own life, but now that he had been injured, he had no power to fight back in the face of the person in front of him.
"Hmph, scumbag, you're going to die here for me!"
"Ahh You are! ”
It was too late for the messenger to react, and he saw Makikawa unsheath and slash his sword into the messenger's throat.
"Makikawa!"
The messenger who fell to the ground struggled a few times, and then he stopped moving.
Makikawa walked over to probe his breath, and after making sure that the other party was dead, he immediately began to arrange it.
"Hmph, Mo Xuanyin, if you want to leave Nanyue Country with Gu Xiqian, don't even think about it!"
After looking at the arranged scene, Makikawa sneered.
The next day, I saw that the officials had received a report that the messenger had died in an alley where he had received it.
When this matter reached the ears of the emperor, he immediately became anxious and immediately arranged for officials to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Within a few days, I saw that the news of the assassination of the envoy spread throughout the capital, and even the envoys of some small countries were very uneasy in the capital, for fear that the next one would be themselves.
And in the Shizi Mansion, Mo Xuanyin was also worried about this matter, obviously he just told Liuyun to go home to teach the other party a lesson, how could he make a fuss?
"Shizi, I see that this matter is obviously deliberately done by someone with a heart, and the purpose is to create panic." Liuyun explained.
Mo Xuanyin naturally understood this matter, but now many people, especially the emperor, are doubting themselves, because during this time, only Wei Zilan has obvious conflicts with the envoy, and Gu Xiqian's attitude before has no way to exonerate himself.
"I'm sorry, I said cruel things for a while, and now I am suspected." Gu Xiqian said helplessly.
"It's okay, there was someone who wanted to harm me, no matter what happened to the envoy, the emperor would doubt himself after all, but I didn't expect that this time he actually killed the envoy." Mo Xuanyin said.
In the early morning of the next day, the emperor personally tried the case this time, which was enough to show the seriousness of the matter.
"I received a report from an official yesterday that someone found that the messenger had died in an alley on the streets of the capital, and that the deceased had multiple wounds on his body, so it was obvious that he had been retaliated against!" The more the emperor spoke, the more excited he became, and even slapped the table a few times.
Mo Xuanyin didn't dare to speak below, because now the emperor's eyes were looking at him.
"My lord, this matter still needs to be investigated, and it is a bit hasty to say that the prince is guilty now, and the minister seconded it..."
"General Wei, do you want to exonerate him by talking to Shizi like this? Or are you the murderer? ”
Wei Zimo was speechless for a while, so he had to keep his mouth shut.
"County Lord, I know that this matter is all because the envoy is molesting Wei Zilan, but I can't buy the murderer because of this. Murder, is there any royal law? ”
Seeing that the emperor pointed the finger at Gu Xiqian, Mo Xuanyin immediately stepped forward, "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with the county lord, please give the minister a little time, the minister must..."
"Your Royal Highness, now you are the most suspicious, do you still want to investigate this case? Who doesn't know that you blame someone else for covering up your crimes? Someone bring it down for me! The emperor waved his hand.
At this time, I saw that the soldiers around me were all coming over, but Mo Xuanyin was very cooperative and silently followed the soldiers away.
Gu Xiqian on the side was a little anxious, but now she has no way, not to mention, she is also suspicious, and the investigation is even more unfavorable.
"Mu Chuan, I will appoint you to investigate this matter, and you must give me an explanation!"
"Yes, Erchen will do his best!"
Mu Chuan's expression made Gu Xiqian a little puzzled, it seemed that Mu Chuan had something to do with this matter.
Guard
After hearing that the messenger died, Wei Zilan's mood calmed down a little, but she still felt a little guilty when she heard that Mo Xuanyin was imprisoned because of this incident.
"I'm sorry, it's all because of me, and now the world is in prison." Wei Zilan apologized guiltily.
"It's okay, I don't blame you for this matter, a scumbag like him will be hacked to death sooner or later, it's just that he had something to do with us before he died, it's okay, the clear will clean himself." Gu Xiqian comforted.
However, these words were also comforting himself, because now that Makikawa was already investigating this matter, he had no chance to intervene at all.
And Wei Zimo, who is also suspicious, is also facing a state of suspension and investigation, and now all roads have been blocked by Muchuan.
"Don't worry, when this matter is over, we will go to Yunnan together to relax, and I will do what I say." Gu Xiqian assured.
After leaving the Wei Mansion, Gu Xiqian had no choice but to go to the prison to visit Mo Xuanyin, hoping that he could find a way.
In the prison, Mo Xuanyin was wearing a prison uniform, looking at the head of the prison outside, and had been looking at himself for a while, as if he wanted to look at a person who could not appear inside.
"Lord Prison Head, don't look any further, it's me, the prince of Yunnan." Mo Xuanyin responded.
"Your Royal Highness, I have seen many people go to prison, because you sent them in, but now that it is your turn to come in, I really sigh, you also have such a time." The warden joked.
"I'm also human, even if I don't commit crimes, there will always be people who frame me, right? During this time, please take care of me.
Just when the two were talking and laughing, they saw Gu Xiqian and Liuyun coming to visit, accompanied by King Xiang.
"Ouch, the whole family has come to see Shizi, then I won't bother you." The warden opened the door and left.
"Mo Xuanyin, how are you? Did it hurt anywhere? Did the warden do anything to you? Gu Xiqian looked at Mo Xuanyin and asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, it's okay, the head of the prison has a good relationship with me, it's okay." Mo Xuanyin said with a smile.
Gu Xiqian also knew that time was precious, so she directly asked her opinion about this incident.
On the other side, Gu Miaoxuan sat with a mysterious person opposite, as if discussing something.
"What do you think of the death of the messenger this time?"
Gu Miaoxuan took a sip of tea and said with a light smile: "It's nothing, it's just a little accidental, but when I saw that the other party was targeting the prince of Yunnan Kingdom, I knew who did the good deeds." ”
The mysterious man looked calm, as if the death of the messenger had nothing to do with him.
"Is there any news from the Lanling Kingdom, you know, the talisman is now in my hands, and you know what you should do." Gu Miaoxuan shook the talisman in her hand.
"Of course, the county lord is the heir personally designated by the eldest princess, but this half of the talisman can only let you control half of the Lanling Kingdom."