In the south study, Emperor Hongwei sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy expression in a long robe, obviously just pulled up from the bed, and Zhang Hou, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and Liu Chunhong, the eunuch of the Dongchang Commander, knelt on the ground tremblingly, not daring to raise his head.

Emperor Hongwei took a cup of tea handed by Wang Shun, took a big sip, and his spirit cleared up a little, and then asked coldly: "Everything has been clarified?" ”

Liu Chunhong secretly glanced at Zhang Hou, and the terrifying emperor eagle dog could only bite the bullet and say, "Qiqi Sheng, check ...... Found some ......"

"Got some? Hmph......"

Emperor Hongwei sneered silently, put the teacup back on the table, and said lightly: "Then tell me what you found." ”

Zhang Hou kowtowed: "Yes!" Jin Yiwei Zhen Fu Li Kuang inspected the salt and iron smuggling case tonight, and found that the soldiers and horses of Nancheng had been slaughtered, and the chief on duty was killed.

It has now been confirmed that the incident was caused by Jiang Shen, the deputy commander of the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division, who suddenly rebelled and brutalized his colleagues, resulting in chaos in the entire Nancheng. ”

"Why did Jiang Shen rebel? What is the purpose of mutilating colleagues? ”

Emperor Hongwei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked lightly.

"This ......"

Zhang Hou also hurriedly entered the palace after receiving the news, and now he didn't know much more than Emperor Hongwei, and he naturally couldn't answer when asked by the emperor.

Seeing Zhang Hou sitting on wax, Liu Chunhong hurriedly played: "Qi Shengshang, Dongchang found traces of fierce battles in the north of the south of the city, although there were no corpses left at the scene, there were blood stains, this is the physical evidence found from the scene, please take a look." ”

As he spoke, Liu Chunhong took out a crossbow arrow and presented it, Emperor Hongwei took a look, and saw that the arrow feathers were peculiarly shaped, not only the arrow was ground into a cone, but also the arrow body was carved with a spiral drainage groove, but there were no feathers at the end of the arrow, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Liu Chunhong hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, this is the new crossbow arrow customized by the Ministry of War to Xu Rui. ”

"Oh?!"

Emperor Hongwei's face was unusual, but his pupils shrank imperceptibly.

Liu Chunhong continued: "In addition, not long ago, there were several explosions in Nancheng, which caused a fire, and it is said that the explosion was very similar to the heavenly thunder caused by Xu Rui in the first battle of Jingyang.

According to the information obtained by Dongchang, Jiang Shen, deputy commander of the Nancheng Terracotta Division, may be a secret chess of the Southern Dynasty, and it is very likely that it is a conspiracy of dark chess tonight. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwei's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "You mean, this matter is related to Xu Rui and the Southern Dynasty Dark Chess?" ”

Liu Chunhong nodded and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, Xu Rui disappeared for three years for no reason, and after his sudden return, he was inextricably linked with the dark chess of the Southern Dynasty, and Jinyiwei also investigated it, but it couldn't be solved with the battle in Jingyang." ”

Emperor Hongwei stared at Liu Chunhong, slowly leaned back on the dragon chair, and said word by word: "Do you suspect that Xu Rui is a dark chess piece and is in charge of this matter?" ”

Liu Chunhong kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Emperor Hongwei suddenly sneered: "In this way, the efficiency of the East Factory is very high, and the clues were found out so quickly?" ”

Liu Chunhong kowtowed and said: "This is the responsibility of slaves and maids." ”

Wang Shun's face changed, and he quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei and Dongchang failed to understand the secret chess conspiracy in advance, resulting in chaos in Nancheng, please forgive your Majesty." ”

Liu Chunhong suddenly raised his head, just in time to see Emperor Hongwei staring at him coldly, only then did he react, kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty forgives me, the slave and maid have already started to quell the riot in Nancheng after knowing this, please allow the slave and maid to make meritorious contributions!" ”

Emperor Hongwei said angrily: "At the feet of the dignified Son of Heaven, in the important land of Gyeonggi, the dark chess is the opposite, if you enter the realm of no one, you have not received a little wind in advance."

If tonight's dark chess raid was not on the southern city, but on the inner city, wouldn't my palace be burned into a sea of fire like the southern city? You say, what's the use of keeping you rice bucket dogs? ”

"The ministers (slaves and maids) are derelict in their duties, please forgive your majesty!"

Zhang Hou and Liu Chunhong knelt on the ground tremblingly, not daring to raise their heads.

Emperor Hongwei waved his hand in disgust and said: "Go and extinguish the fire in Nancheng, and then bring Xu Rui back to me, listen well, whether he is a dark chess or not, if there are three long and two short, you two will come to see you!" ”

"Wechen obeys!"

"Slave Command!"

Liu Chunhong and the others hurriedly left the hall with a pale face, and as soon as they left, Emperor Hongwei's face suddenly became even more gloomy.

"What's going on over there in Miyagi?"

Emperor Hongwei asked.

Wang Shun hurriedly said: "Two thousand forbidden troops have been sent to ensure that the palace city is not lost." ”

Emperor Hongwei nodded: "As long as there is no chaos in the palace, those Southern Dynasty Xiaoxiao can't play any tricks, by the way, what do you think of Liu Chunhong's speculation?" ”

Wang Shun shook his head and said: "The slave maid doesn't think it's like it, if Xu Rui is really a secret chess of the Southern Dynasty, how can he make trouble at this time, not to mention what is his purpose?" According to the slave maid, this is mostly the revenge of dark chess against Xu Rui. ”

Emperor Hongwei tapped lightly on the table, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"I heard that Xu Rui and Wang Shunde have been very close recently, and Liu Chunhong's sand is still a little too mixed......

Wang Shun's face turned pale when he heard this, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

At this time, a little eunuch rushed in in a hurry.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"

Wang Shun frowned and shouted, "Why are you so unruly? Breathe out before you speak! ”

The little eunuch hurriedly knelt down, calmed down, and then said: "Qiqi Sheng, I just received a joint report from Hong Guangli, the left governor of the Five Armies' Governor's Mansion, and Liu Yi, the right governor. ”

"Oh?"

Emperor Hongwei was slightly stunned, and said hurriedly: "What did they say?" ”

The little eunuch kowtowed and said: "If you return to the saint, the two governors were attacked and killed by the secret chess assassins of the Southern Dynasty in Liu's mansion, and there was only one assassin, and they were repelled by the governor of Hongda.

The two governors suspected that this incident was a revenge of the dark chess against the destruction of the two armies of the Liuqing Mountain, the Black Banner and the rhino horn, and they have now mobilized the Changxing garrison to clear the remnants of the dark chess. ”

"What?!"

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwei's pupils shrank, and he said in shock: "Governor Hong personally took action, but he failed to take the assassin's life?" ”

It was only at this moment that he finally realized the seriousness of the problem, and being able to send such a powerful killer showed that the dark chess had spared no expense, but what was the purpose of them paying such a big price?

Emperor Hongwei looked at Wang Shun, and Wang Shun sighed deeply.

"Your Majesty, it has been common for people to kill each other since ancient times."

Emperor Hongwei was slightly stunned: "You mean that Wuling of the Southern Dynasty wants the life of Xu Rui, a fellow disciple?" ”

Wang Shun nodded and said: "In addition to the ability of the army, Xu Rui turned stones into gold, maybe he really has a treasure house of immortals, otherwise it is difficult to explain how he can come up with so many rare treasures in such a short period of time, so the slave maid thinks that King Wuling must also covet this thing." ”

Emperor Hongwei suddenly got up, paced back and forth around the dragon case twice, and said in a deep voice: "Pass the decree, immediately drop the Northern Wuwei and enter the city, no matter what, you can't let Wuling Xiao'er take Xu Rui away from under my nose." ”

"The slave obeys."

"Also, you go in person, sit in Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and scatter all the spies to me, be sure to find Xu Rui before Wuling Xiao'er, if there is really a Xianjia Cave Mansion, it can only belong to my Great Wei!"

Wang Shun's pupils shrank and he knelt down.

"The slave and maid take the order, and the slave and maid will do it."