Shen Cuobai stayed in the empty imperial study, staring at the music in his hand, but found that his brain was blank. When Cheng An came in with tea, he asked Shen Cuobai to turn around.

Gently put the tea on the table, and the sound of "dang" echoed in the imperial study. "Your Majesty, take a sip of tea and take a break."

Shen Cuobai put down the fold in his hand, picked up the tea, gently stroked the floating tea leaves on it, took a sip and put it down.

"Your Majesty, it's already halfway through tonight, so let's rest early. Commander Jiang has always done things properly, and I believe that good news will come at dawn, and with the help of Lord Zhaohua and Taifu Jiang, you will definitely not be disappointed. Cheng An opened his mouth to persuade him.

Shen Cuobai got up from his seat, Cheng An thought that Shen Cuobai was going to bed, but he didn't expect Shen Cuobai to raise his feet and walk out of the door of the imperial study. The half-moon in the sky hung above, and there were dark clouds drifting by, slightly obscured.

"Cheng'an, I have a hunch that this matter will not be so simple." Shen Cuobai frowned and spoke.

Cheng An stood behind him and sighed softly, if such a thing happens, even if you want to be simple, I'm afraid there is no way. I wanted to persuade Shen Cuobai to rest first, but Shen Cuobai's temperament, how could he let go of these things. "Your Majesty, if something happens to the ministers, it will inevitably make people panic, don't mess up with yourself first, the entire Eastern Qi will depend on you!"

"I do things in a measured way, but there are still some things that I don't understand," Shen Cuobai said softly, thinking that Wei Zhaohua and Jiang Heng were together at this time, and there was no one around him who could talk, and his heart was even more sad, "That's it, you go down first." There will be a fierce battle tomorrow morning, so go ahead and prepare. ”

Cheng An saw that Shen Cuobai didn't want to say anything, and he didn't want to disturb, so he went down to prepare after answering.

Shen Cuo stood under the moon with a white belly, and the moon in the sky seemed to be surrounded by more dark clouds, and it was almost impossible to see clearly. The stars around them sparkled brightly, but they were a little more dazzling than the moon.

At this time, Jiang Mansion, because the two witnesses were not from Jiang Mansion in the first place, and they were here to provide clues, Jiang Mansion naturally couldn't treat them badly, so they put them in the guest room. When Wei Zhaohua and Jiang Heng arrived, the subordinates guarding the guest room hurriedly saluted.

"Young master, county lord, people haven't woken up yet, do you want your subordinates to scream?" The subordinate spoke, asking for the opinions of Jiang Heng and Wei Zhaohua. Wei Zhaohua and Jiang Heng naturally understood that if they screamed, they would have to suffer some flesh and skin before they could wake up.

"They were already frightened today, and it was time for them to get some rest and not have to wake them up." Wei Zhaohua opened his mouth and said, Jiang Heng nodded, and the subordinates stepped aside.

"In that case, you might as well take a break." Jiang Heng looked at Wei Zhaohua's sleepy expression and said with some distress.

Wei Zhaohua avoided Jiang Heng's gaze, so it was midnight, even if he was waiting, he didn't know when the people inside would wake up, it was better to take a rest, recuperate, and tomorrow when the sky dawned, there was also a chance.

Jiang Heng arranged it for Wei Zhaohua

After commenting on the guest room, Wei Zhaohua didn't care about anything else, and fell asleep on the bed. Jiang Heng stayed outside the house, sat on the steps, and quietly waited for the people inside to wake up. He is different from Wei Zhaohua, he is a person appointed by the emperor, so he naturally wants to find out the truth of the matter in the shortest possible time.

Wei Zhaohua didn't sleep well, and there was another sea of fire in her sleep, and the people inside were shouting loudly, and she ran in.

Wei Zhaohua was awakened, it was not yet dawn outside, wiping the cold sweat on his face, Wei Zhaohua stabilized his mind. In this dream, she always dreamed that in the past, she was accompanied by this Shen Cuobai, so that she could sleep more peacefully, but now Shen Cuobai didn't know what she was doing.

After sorting out his thoughts, Wei Zhaohua opened the door. Jiang Heng was sitting at the door of the witness's room, with his head propped up on his arm, snoring. Wei Zhaohua walked over gently, the guards had already changed their guards, and after seeing Wei Zhaohua's probing eyes, he shook his head, indicating that the witnesses had not woken up yet.

Wei Zhaohua nodded, he wanted to leave, but he didn't expect Jiang Heng to sleep lightly and wake up leisurely. Looking at Wei Zhaohua in front of him, Jiang Heng was a little more sober.

"Are you awake?" Jiang Heng stood up from the steps and spoke.

"Yes, I'm going to see how the people inside are doing, but I haven't woken up yet, so I'll have to wait." Wei Zhaohua replied, "It's not early now, so they must be very tired." ”

Jiang Heng looked at the closed room, and was a little suspicious in his heart, "It's been so long, even if you pass out, you should wake up." ”

With that, Jiang Heng walked towards the door of the house. The subordinates looked at Jiang Heng's meaning and opened the door. A bloody breath rushed to his face, and Jiang Heng had an ominous premonition in his heart, and hurriedly ran in to check.

When Wei Zhaohua saw Jiang Heng's appearance, he also felt that something was wrong, and followed Jiang Heng in.

The two people inside had already fallen in a pool of blood, the furnishings in the room had not changed, and although the bodies of the two people on the bed also had traces of fighting, it was obviously very small.

Wei Zhaohua frowned when he smelled the blood, Jiang Heng thought that this scene would scare Wei Zhaohua, but he didn't expect Wei Zhaohua's face to be as usual, just looking at the two corpses, his eyes were a little deep.

The subordinates didn't seem to be expecting it, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Young Master Mingcha!" We stayed outside the whole time and didn't hear any fighting! I didn't know that these two people had already woken up! ”

Jiang Heng stepped forward to check the wounds of the two people, all of them were wounded by sharp blades, and the weapons of the two people were scattered on the bed, leaving blood stains on them, they should have fought with people. There was a window wide open, Jiang Heng hurriedly went over to check, could it be that someone came in from here and killed the two people in the house? So who can have such a great ability to evade the guards of this Jiang Mansion?

Wei Zhaohua also checked everywhere, the two people died tragically, and the people who wanted to kill them were ready to kill them, and they did not show the slightest mercy. Why kill them? Are you afraid that they will say something?

The two men were questioning, and the subordinates knelt on the ground and shivered. These two people are against Jiang Heng and Wei Zhaohua

The importance can be imagined, but they were killed right under their noses.

"These two people are the only clue now, and now that their souls have returned to the West, where can they start?" Jiang Heng said a little decadently, he didn't expect such a change to happen.

"Since someone wants to shā're:n to extinguish the mouth, it shows that there is something else going on in this matter. The murderer is in a hurry and will only leave more handles. Wei Zhaohua said quietly.

The sky outside was already bright, and in the Taiji Hall, Shen Cuobai sat on a high seat, looking at the uneven civil and military officials, and frowned unconsciously. "Why are so many people missing today? Didn't even say anything to me? ”

The civil and military officials knelt on the ground, and they didn't dare to take a breath. Although Shen Cuobai has not been in power for a long time, the majesty of the Son of Heaven has been able to handle it just right. No one dared to stand up and answer his question.

The Tai Chi Hall was so quiet that even the slight breathing sound could be heard clearly, and from time to time, the cold sweat on the minister's forehead fell on the floor, but he never dared to raise his head to wipe it. If there is a noise that makes the people on the high seat angry, who can afford it? Although they had heard about what happened last night, they also knew that it would definitely make Shen Cuobai angry, and at this time, everyone was in danger.

Shen Cuobai forcibly suppressed his anger, and the original sadness in his heart was all transformed into anger in his chest. Just when he wanted to vent, he was interrupted by Cheng An, "Your Majesty, look outside the palace, that's ......"

Shen Cuobai looked, three or four officials outside were running inside, Shen Cuobai squinted his eyes, is this matter of the last dynasty no longer taken seriously by the civil and military officials? Where is he, the emperor, to the place?

But when the people ran into the hall, Shen Cuobai followed the civil and military officials, and there was only surprise and incomprehension. The four ministers were all gray-headed and covered with wounds, and even the crown clothes were disheveled, and there was dust on them, as if they had rolled on the ground a few times. Seeing Shen Cuobai, he hurriedly knelt down.

"Forgive the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live," looking at Shen Cuobai's gloomy face, the ministers said loudly, with a slight trill, which made people sound even more puzzled. What did they go through?

"Why are you late?" Shen Cuobai forcibly suppressed his anger and said to the kneeling people on the ground.

One of the ministers straightened up and clenched his fists at Shen Cuobai, his face full of pain, "The emperor Mingjian, the ministers are by no means lazy people, but on the way here, they encountered gangsters who hijacked them, and a group of black-clothed people with grimace masks not only killed the minister's guards, but also beat the ministers in broad daylight, and the ministers escaped with their lives, so they hurried over, asking the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly, and wait for justice!" ”

The words are clear and clear, but it will take some time for everyone to react. Shen Cuobai listened to the minister's words, lowered his voice and asked, "Where are you attacked?" ”

"Your Majesty, because the ministers and a few others are on the way, they often make an appointment to come over. Today, it was in the alley of the better place that I was caught off guard by others. What the minister said was true, and he asked the emperor to preside over the public

Road! ”

The minister thought that Shen Cuobai doubted the truth of his words, so he hurriedly added the next sentence, and knelt down on his body and bowed deeply, his eyes were deep, as if he was waiting for Shen Cuobai's response.

The minister next to him followed the leader, kowtowing to Shen Cuobai, and did not forget to shout loudly, "Please ask the emperor to uphold justice!" ”

Shen Cuobai looked at the few people who were kneeling and exhaled deeply. This matter is really getting more and more complicated.

(End of chapter)

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