Dou Xianji said that he was about to go to the study to get another dagger, but Huo Jing stretched out his arm to stop him.

"Master Hou, are you fooling your juniors when they are young, or have you practiced the ability to not be surprised after a long time on the battlefield?"

"Shizi, what do you mean by that?" Dou Xianji was a little annoyed, "The old man just wants to show you a dagger, why are you so sarcastic?" ”

Huo Jingna put down his arm, stared at him with awe-inspiring eyes, and said coldly: "Then you can take out another dagger now." ”

"It's inexplicable!" Dou Xianji muttered dissatisfiedly, seeing that he didn't care about him because he was still young, and strode into the study.

Huo Jing kept staring at Dou Xianji, and he began to rummage for the dagger under Huo Jing's gaze, but he couldn't find it.

"It's really strange, these two daggers are obviously put together, this is the dagger I collected in my early years, I only occasionally take it out and wipe it, I rarely move it, how can it be gone?"

Dou Xianji pondered for a while and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and immediately walked in front of Huo Jing.

"Shizi, don't joke with the old man. Did you hide another dagger? What the hell happened to this dagger? If you have something to say, hurry up and make it clear. ”

Dou Xianji looked anxious and innocent.

But Huo Jing still thought he was acting, and said with a cold face: "Master Hou, the other dagger is not in your study, but in the hands of Your Majesty." ”

"What do you say? How could my dagger be with Your Majesty? ”

Dou Xianji was stunned, but he reacted quickly this time and realized the seriousness of the problem.

Huo Jing saw that his expression was finally no longer a matter of concern to himself, so he said: "At the beginning, Father-in-law Ji was the rich man who was assassinated with another dagger. The dagger has now been put away by His Majesty as evidence. ”

"What? How is this possible? The old man's house has never been a thief, how could the dagger be lost? ”

Although Dou Xianji was explaining, he knew in his heart that he might not be able to speak clearly this time.

Because when he thinks about it now, he also finds that the box where the dagger was placed does have traces of being moved.

Huo Jing said calmly: "If you feel that you have been wronged, just explain it to Your Majesty." Let's go, Master Hou, let's go into the palace now, face the saint, and talk about your dagger together. ”

Huo Jing has always respected Dou Xianji's past exploits, so when he thought that he would change from a general who fought in all directions to a person who disregarded the king's law for personal gain, Huo Jing felt very sad.

It was really because of his respect for Dou Xianji that Huo Jing wanted him to explain to the emperor in person, whether he was wronged or not, and he made it clear directly to the saint.

Dou Xianji was both aggrieved and unconvinced, waved his hand, and said: "Let's go, the old man will explain this matter clearly in front of His Majesty!" The old man wants to see who is so bold that he dares to blame the old man? ”

Mrs. Dou went out just now, and when she came home, she saw many officers and soldiers coming to her house, so she hurriedly came to the study.

"Where are you going?" Madame Dou blocked their way.

Dou Xianji said with a calm face: "Someone wants to blame me, I want to enter the palace to prove my innocence to Your Majesty." ”

Mrs. Dou's face suddenly changed when she heard this, and she asked in surprise, "Someone dares to blame you?" What the hell is going on, sir? ”

"The clear self-purifying, I will explain it to Your Majesty, Madame don't have to worry!"

After Dou Xianji finished speaking, he smiled comfortingly at Mrs. Dou.

"But......" How could Mrs. Dou not be worried, and stretched out her hand to grab Dou Xianji.

Dou Xianji shook his head at her, "Wait for me at home." ”

As soon as Dou Xian left, Mrs. Dou hurriedly asked someone to ask clearly, and after learning the ins and outs of the matter, Mrs. Dou couldn't stay and soon went out again.

The emperor didn't expect Huo Jing to bring people over so quickly.

"Your Majesty, ......" Dou Xianji was about to speak, but the emperor interrupted him.

"You don't have to rush to defend yourself, first confirm whether this dagger is yours?"

The emperor handed the dagger to Dou Xianji, and his tone was quite calm.

Dou Xianji took it and looked at it and said frankly: "This is the minister's dagger." This dagger is a pair, which was collected by the minister in his early years. Somehow it's here with Your Majesty? ”

"Your Majesty, this is another dagger."

Huo Jing put the two daggers together, and the two daggers were tightly combined to form the Eight Treasures Ruyi pattern.

"This is the old minister's thing." Dou Xianji admitted it again.

The emperor nodded slightly, and said with a serious expression: "I know." Then you can say whatever you want now. ”

The emperor wants to hear what Dou Xianji can say.

Unexpectedly, Dou Xianji spread his hands and said in a helpless tone: "Your Majesty, the minister really doesn't know when this dagger was lost." The minister didn't want to explain anything, because the minister believed that His Majesty would restore the minister's innocence. ”

The emperor thought that Dou Xianji would desperately defend himself, but he actually gave up the opportunity to justify.

The more Dou Xianji is like this, the less suspicious the emperor is of him.

The emperor didn't talk to him for the time being, turned his head to look at Huo Jing and asked, "Huo Jing, what do you think?" ”

Huo Jing didn't expect Dou Xianji to say this, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the minister found out about the head of An Guohou is because the minister received this."

Huo Jing presented the secret letter to the emperor, and at the same time continued: "Actually, the minister has already thought about it, even if An Guohou wants to send someone to assassinate Fu Langzhong, there is no need to take out the dagger he collects, right?" And didn't Father-in-law Ji say that he was instructed by the queen? Judging from the meaning of the current report letter, why did An Guohou instruct Ji Gonggong again? It's really weird. ”

Huo Jing's series of questions stunned the emperor.

The emperor frowned puzzled, and looked at Dou Xianji again.

Dou Xianji still spread his hands, "Chen Wan doesn't know what's going on at all." ”

The emperor sank his eyes and said to him: "I will not be in a hurry to condemn you, you should not go out for the next few days." If you have been wronged, I will give you justice. ”

Dou Xianji replied respectfully: "The minister understands." In the past few days, the minister has been at home to reflect on himself and cooperate with the investigation and interrogation at any time. ”

Before Dou Xianji left, Huo Jing asked him a few more questions.

Knowing that the last time he saw the pair of daggers was about ten days ago, he took them out on a whim and wiped them, and compared them twice, and then put them away and placed them in a space dedicated to the pair of daggers on the bookshelf.

Huo Jing said that he found the dagger between several books, and thinking about it like this, it seems that someone deliberately wanted him to pay attention to the dagger.

Speaking of this, Dou Xianji couldn't help but feel afraid, and hurriedly said: "So my family has not only entered the thief once!" I didn't even know it! ”

The emperor also saw that something was wrong, and ordered people to strictly guard the Marquis of Anguo's mansion to prevent any more thieves from entering and leaving at will.

After Dou Xian left, Huo Jing continued to discuss the case with the emperor.

The emperor frowned, and tried to analyze: "Father-in-law Ji began to say that it was Concubine Yun who instructed him to assassinate Fu Xiaojiu, and later insisted that it was the queen who bought him, in order to make people think that Concubine Yun was using bitter meat to trick him. But now you have received a secret letter again, pointing directly at Dou Xianji's person who commanded his father-in-law. Dou Xianji is Yun Guifei's eldest brother, that is to say, this matter is still directed and acted by Yun Guifei? ”

After the emperor finished speaking, it was like Huo Jing cast an inquiring gaze.

Huo Jing was about to say his opinion, when someone suddenly came to report that Wan Lin came.

The emperor was quite surprised and said, "Didn't I tell him to rest at home?" How did he get here? ”

Huo Jing understood Wan Lin very well, and said with a smile: "If you don't find out the real culprit, Master Wan will not rest." ”

The emperor also smiled helplessly, "Let him come in, and prepare a bowl of ginseng soup for him." ”

To the emperor's surprise, Wan Lin's mental state was good, and he didn't look like he had been kidnapped or poisoned.

After Wan Lin met the emperor, the monarch and the ministers first greeted him, and Wan Lin directly raised the case.

"I heard that the prince of Fang Cai took someone to An Guohou's house? But are there any clues? ”

Huo Jing told him the reason why he went to the Marquis Mansion of Cha'an, and Wan Lin laughed when he heard it.

"Hehe, what a coincidence, I also have a secret letter here. But this secret letter is not for me, but for my mother. ”

Wan Lin took out the secret letter that Fu Xiaojiu received and presented it to the emperor first.

When the emperor saw this secret letter, he immediately slapped the table in annoyance.

"How can this be true? Who is so bold as to threaten your mother with your life? ”

The emperor said that he gave the secret letter to Huo Jing, and Huo Jing couldn't help but change his face after reading it.

"How is it that the handwriting of this secret letter is the same as the handwriting of the secret letter I received?"

Huo Jing immediately put the two secret letters together and handed them to the emperor and Wan Lin.

Wan Lin only glanced at it, and then said in amazement: "Ah, the handwriting of these two secret letters is not only almost the same, but even the ink is the same!" You see, the ink of both letters has a purple jade sheen! It's like super paint! ”

Huo Jing didn't study much about Mobao, but the emperor was an elegant person who liked to dance and write, and as soon as he heard Wan Lin say this, the emperor immediately took the two secret letters in his hand and looked at them carefully.

"It's really super painty! There are only a few pieces of this ink, and I have always cherished it. This person even uses such good ink to write secret letters? Is he ignorant of goods, or does he not regard super paint smoke and ink as a good thing? ”

When the emperor spoke, there was jealousy in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Wan Lin said: "His handwriting is neat and powerful, and at first glance he is a person who has studied literature and ink, how can he not know the goods?" According to Yichen, it is not that he is ignorant of goods, but he does not regard super paint smoke and ink as a treasure at all. The minister guessed that the person who wrote the secret letter was most likely a wealthy and wealthy person. ”

The emperor nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, it should be like this." In that case, this person is a powerful person, and it is possible that he is a relative of the emperor? ”

As soon as the emperor said this, Huo Jing immediately said: "Your Majesty, do you want to check An Guohou's handwriting now?" ”