It was a moonless night, the night was as thick as polished ink, the lights in the palace were not extinguished, and the palace maids withdrew from it in turn.

The dark clouds dispersed, the moon suddenly brightened, the shadows of the flowers in the corner of the wall moved slightly, and a man in black jumped down from the wall and flickered into the palace, his body as fast as a ghost.

"Your Highness." He called respectfully.

The man standing in front of the double-crossed window stood with his hands in his hands, his side face half in the lamplight, half hidden in the darkness.

The man's voice was hoarse, "Du Zhong went to Jiangzhou, I don't want another incident." If necessary, kill him. ”

The man in black nodded away, quickly disappearing into the darkness.

The man's eyes fell on the dark night outside the window, and he was looking at the power struggles that the night could not hide, which were surging in the blood and shouting for undying desires.

The road from the capital to Jiangzhou is far away, and there are many barren mountains and mountains, and it is difficult to walk. Taking into account Chen Shishi in the sedan chair, Du Zhong occasionally asked everyone to rest along the way.

The trip was an unannounced visit, and he only brought five people.

Chen Shishi got off the sedan chair and walked towards Du Zhong. Du Zhong was leaning against the tree to drink water, and he nodded to Chen Shishi.

Chen Shishi's half-aged, the charm is still there, but now her face is pale, and she is a little haggard.

She suddenly knelt down and burst into tears, "My lord, please help me!" ”

Du Zhong stood up straight, "You don't need to kneel to me, where the duty is, I will do my best." ”

Du Zhong made a look, and Wang Chengcheng picked up Chen Shishi.

Chen Shishi's face was not dry with tears, and she said: "The official is kind and has always been friendly with the Su family, and he is absolutely impossible to do such a cruel thing." I really don't understand why he's taking the blame on himself. ”

"Since I come to Jiangzhou, I will definitely find out."

Wang Tuo, the prefect of Jiangzhou, sent someone to wait for them at the intersection early, and although Du Zhong was surprised, he still calmly went to see Wang Tuo. Wang Tuo warmly received Du Zhong and his entourage, but whenever he talked about Lin Songchang's case, he was always vague and talked about him.

"Governor Wang, you know the purpose of my trip very well, don't go around in circles with me, I'm not a patient person." Du Zhong raised his eyes and looked at Wang Tuo who was sitting opposite, his eyes were slightly cold, this Wang Tuo is a famous smiling tiger, he looks the most kind, but in fact he is ruthless.

"Master Du's words, Wang doesn't understand very well." Wang Tuo said with a smile.

"The Su family's murder case is full of suspicions, is the motive, method of committing the crime, and whether there are accomplices, is the Wang Governor's Mansion clear?"

"That's what happened." Wang Tuo smashed his mouth with a smile, "This official also does things according to routine, Lin Songchang took the initiative to turn himself in, and those processes can be avoided." Such a murderous person should be executed as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people. ”

"Is what Governor Wang said true?"

"How can it be fake?"

Du Zhong hooked his lips and smiled, there was no need to continue, "In this case, Du Zhong said goodbye." ”

Wang Chengcheng followed behind Du Zhong, and the two walked to the door.

Wang Tuo shouted, "My lord, stay here." ”

Wang Chengcheng turned back suspiciously, and Du Zhong asked lightly: "Is there anything else going on in the Wang Governor's Mansion?" ”

Wang Tuo still had a smile on his face, but his voice was cold and sneering, "Lord Du, although you are the secretary of Dali Temple, there are some things that you can't manage if you want to, I advise you, it's better to go home as soon as possible." ”

Du Zhong's heart sank, his thick eyebrows furrowed, since the secret visit could not be successful, then check it openly. He turned around and said: "The Su family's extermination case, from now on, will be taken over by Dali Temple, and I don't want the Wang Governor's Mansion to interfere in this matter again." ”

Wang Tuo smiled and nodded politely, he watched Du Zhong's figure disappear, shook his head and said, "I can't do it." ”

Du Zihong was the same year as him, and the two had a good relationship when they first entered the officialdom, but later they went further and further away because of political disagreements. Today, he did advise Du Zhong out of a kind heart to stop in moderation, and he can be regarded as benevolent and righteous.

Investigating the case in person was not within the scope of Dali Siqing's functions, but Du Zhong still came. He intuitively felt that Jiangzhou was not simple, and there was a lot of article in it.

When he didn't see Wang Tuo, he had already roughly expected this result, who was this Wang Tuo?

"My lord, three months ago, the second prince's teacher was killed, will it have anything to do with this matter?" Wang Cheng became enlightened.

"Wang Tuoyuan is a protégé of Huang Han, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Huang Han seems to be closer to the second prince." Du Zhong instructed, "Send someone to supervise Wang Tuo's every move, and you and I will go to Su's house." ”

"Yes, sir."

There was a seal on the gate of the Su family, and there were guards on both sides. Seeing the two approaching, they scolded: "What people! ”

"Dali Temple investigates the case." Wang Chengcheng took out the waist card. The two officials glanced at each other and immediately got out of the way.

"Why do you put a seal?" Du Zhong asked,

"Back to my lord, there is no one in the Su family, all property is confiscated, and villains and others are ordered to guard here."

There was no one in the huge Su family, and the pavilions and pavilions could vaguely see the prosperity of the past, Du Zhong pushed open the room, sniffed carefully, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

"My lord! Come and see. Wang Chengcheng called him by the garden.

Eucommia walked over, there was a peach tree against the wall of the garden, and dark red blood stains could be faintly seen on one of the branches of the peach tree.

"What do you think?" Du Zhong asked Wang Chengcheng.

"Judging from the humble position, there must have been a fight here."

"Fighting? It would be more appropriate to say slaughter. Du Zhong smiled slightly, and his eyes turned into ice.

Wang Tuo looked angry, "I let you watch Chen Shishi, what are you eating?" actually let her run to Dali Temple! ”

Beads of sweat appeared on the man's forehead, "The villain, the villain was negligent for a while, please punish the adult." ”

", I'll clean you up afterwards." Wang Tuo is impatient, it's really extraneous.

Du Zhong sat at Chen Shishi's house and asked her about Lin Songchang's life. While the two were talking, a teenager ran in, with a slight resemblance to Chen Shishi between his eyebrows and eyes.

"Mother, I'm back." The boy had a stick of grass in his mouth, and he couldn't stand up straight, like a ruffian.

Seeing Du Zhong, he asked, "Who is this?" ”

Chen Shishi hurriedly pulled her son over, "This is Lord Du of Dali Temple, who is here for your father's business, son, you don't thank Lord Du." ”

Chen Shishi smiled shyly, "This is the dog Lin He, it doesn't make the adults laugh." ”

Du Zhong nodded, but his eyes were firmly locked on Lin He. The panic on Lin He's face caught his attention.

Lin He's eyes wandered, but he didn't dare to look at Du Zhong; His hands were clenched into fists, and his breath was short.

Even Chen Shishi saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "He'er, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I... I. Lin He's eyes oozed fear, "It's nothing, mother, I'm going to sleep." Du, Lord Du, Lin He is rude. ”

"Well, what's the matter with this kid."

"Mrs. Chen, is there anything wrong with him lately?"

"No, but it seems that one day I remember that he came home with the official, and both of them looked bad and didn't ask, and it happened not long after." Chen Shishi smiled bitterly.