Chu Tianzhao flew out of the house, and the people in He Mansion, who were crying and crying, also stopped breathing at this moment. Everyone was amazed at Chu Tianzhao's light skills, and if he was someone else, he might not be able to get out. Chu Tianzhao is a popular person in front of the emperor, if he is buried here, I am afraid that the rest of them will have to be buried with him.

Fortunately, Chu Tianzhao was not scarred at all. He urgently called on everyone to dig up Lord Ho's body from the rubble. When everyone found He Shou's bones from the ashes, there was only a pile of black and deformed bones left, and the old lady of He Mansion cried and grabbed the ground, shouting: "What did my wife do wrong?" To take revenge on me like this? My poor son......"

Chu Tianzhao said in his heart: The coffin has not been burned, why is the body inside burned like this? I'm afraid this is not a simple fire, it must be that the murderer knows that we will come to confirm the case, so he will destroy the body first. Above the main hall, only the ministers knew where the clues were. Could it be ...... Is the murderer really one of them?

The onlookers also bowed their heads and wept one by one. Chen Tianbao stepped forward at this time and said to everyone: "Don't worry, the aftermath of the He Mansion will be handled by Lord Ben, don't worry." After Prince Jian showed compassion for his loyalty, he specially sent one hundred taels of gold. He waved his hand, and one of the guards brought a gold-rimmed mahogany chest, and when he opened it, it contained a hundred taels of gold. The subordinates of He Fu collected the money for the old lady and thanked him a thousand times.

Chu Tianzhao felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. The pension was given to his family by the emperor for his loyalty to He Shou, why did Chen Tianbao go to Prince Jian. He looked at Chen Tianbao, Chen Tianbao smiled at him, hugged his fists and said: "Commander Chu, since there is nothing to do, my government still has official business, so I will not accompany you for the time being." ”

Chu Tianzhao also returned the salute and said, "I still owe Lord Chen today, if you have something to do, go and get busy first." Chen Tianbao walked out first, and his water convoy also withdrew.

Chu Tianzhao looked at the people of He Mansion who were crying in the courtyard, looked at the grief-stricken old lady He, and then looked at the pile of shocking bones, he didn't know what to say. After silently helping the people of the He family clean up the mess, he went back with heavy steps.

Along the way, Chu Tianzhao was thinking in his heart: Is it right for us to do this? The murderer is so rampant, his backstage must be extraordinary. Now that another clue has been broken, it will be even more inconvenient to check it. I really regret that I shouldn't have shaken out all the clues in the first place. However, two important ministers of the court died in a row, and they were all loyal to the emperor, if it was really as Miss Fei'er said, it would be very bad if they wanted to seek power and usurp the throne. Now there are the remnants of the Mongolian tribes in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and the Manchu Qing in the northeast is eyeing the tiger, there are still Japanese robbers in the coastal area, and there are those vassal countries that are unwilling to submit to the south are ready to move, and what is more terrible is that the Ming Dynasty has been harsh on taxes and miscellaneous taxes in recent years, and many people have revolted many times because of heavy taxes. Now there are still ill-intentioned people trying to subvert the government, and how can I sit idly by and ignore my dignified seven-foot man, who is favored by the emperor?

When Chu Tianzhao returned to the mansion, Yang Fei'er was not there, and left a note on the table: Brother Chu, I'll go to Yuanyuan. If you come back, come too, and have a guest of honor to greet us tonight. The signature is: Yang Fei'er.

VIP? Chu Tianzhao wondered, what about the VIPs from us in the palace? He thought for a while, went to the room to change his clothes, and hurried to Yifei Garden.

When the little palace maid at the door saw him coming, she stepped forward with a smile and said, "Oh, I've been waiting for Uncle Chu for a long time, if you don't come again, you won't have anything to eat tonight." ”

Chu Tianzhao asked, "Who is here tonight?" ”

The little girl was not tall, her eyes were rolling around, she grimaced, stuck out her tongue and said, "Hehe, Meimei doesn't dare to talk nonsense, Uncle Chu won't know when he goes in?" ”

She jumped up and down the hall to report. Chu Tianzhao secretly thought that Yuanyuan had such a sharp-toothed little girl by his side, and he was not too lonely. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Meimei beckoning to him at the door, and he strode in.

A banquet has been set up in the hall, and isn't it the current emperor sitting on it? He hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute, and the emperor organized him with a smile: "Today, I invite Miss Fei'er and Commander Chu to dinner." You will treat me as a friend, and you must not be restrained. Commander Chu, don't be in a hurry to salute, hurry up and get into the table, I'll be starving to death after waiting for you for a long time. ”

"The sinner deserves to die, let the emperor wait for a long time."

The emperor smiled and said: "Aiqing, please, there are no outsiders now, Aiqing doesn't have to be formal." What's more, Aiqing, you are running around for official business, what is the crime? ”

Chu Tianzhao hurriedly unloaded his sword and sat opposite Yang Fei'er, he looked at Yang Fei'er with his eyes, only to see Yang Fei'er with a smile on his face, and said to him: "Hehe, Brother Chu, the guest of honor I'm talking about is the emperor." The emperor was sympathetic to us and knew that we had been frightened in the past few days, so he specially prepared a banquet for us to suppress the shock. ”

The emperor and Yuanyuan both smiled at him, Chu Tianzhao's heart was hot, he stood up and knelt on one knee, bowed his head and thanked him: "The emperor and the noble concubine are grateful for their love. But Chu Tianzhao has a negative grace. ”

The emperor paused for a moment and said, "How do you say this?" I feel that Commander Chu has always been loyal and has spared no effort in the matters I have explained, so why do you say this? ”

Chu Tianzhao was full of shame and told him what happened to He Mansion just now. After hearing this, the emperor collapsed on the chair in a dejected manner and sighed: "The murderer is so vicious, he doesn't even let go of the corpse!" It seems that this serial murder case is not simple! I'm afraid that there are really ministers from the DPRK and the central government, otherwise Aiqing's clues would not have been leaked out so quickly. ”

Chu Tianzhao looked at the emperor's expression, and turned his face away from sadness.

Yang Fei'er was so sad to see the emperor, and she was not in a good mood. A good feast was ruined like this. No, we have to think of a way.

Yang Fei'er held her chin and thought for a long time, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She stepped forward to comfort the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry about this. The folk girl pondered that this matter was not unsolvable. ”

The emperor said lonely: "So far, what other way can it be revealed?" The evidence was destroyed, and even Lord He's body was burned to ashes by the thieves. I am ashamed of the two Aiqing, not only can't avenge them, but also caused them to die without a whole body, hey. ”

Yang Fei'er said with a smile: "The emperor loves the people like a son, and the two adults know everything, and they will definitely not blame the emperor." If you want to blame, you can only blame those rebellious ministers and thieves who have black hands, and the people are determined to secretly investigate the emperor thoroughly, because the people feel that this matter is likely to be very unfavorable to the emperor. ”

Although the emperor vaguely felt that this matter might be unfavorable to him, but when the words came out of Yang Fei'er's mouth, his worry became even heavier.

Although Yuanyuan didn't understand national affairs, she saw Yang Fei'er's sincere face, and she also said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is foolish, Fei'er's sister Bing Xue is smart, she has already investigated the case before, and now if she strikes while the iron is hot, maybe she will bring good news to the emperor in less than three days." ”

Fei'er saw that the emperor was still hesitating, thinking that this pillow wind would not be of much use this time. Then he stepped forward and said: "The folk girl has a few suggestions for the emperor, can the emperor listen to his face?" ”

The emperor nodded and said, "Well, you can say it." ”

Yang Fei'er stood up and said, "Although this time we let the murderer take the lead and destroyed two very important clues, we still have two other clues that we can use. First of all, we should ask the Imperial Doctor to quickly prepare the 'Immortal Jump', and only by concocting the medicine can we continue the future experiments, and then dissect Lord Yang's corpse, and the poison will definitely remain in the stomach. Let the Imperial Physician extract the poison ingredients for testing, and then compare them with the poison ingredients of the Immortal Jump to prove that Lord Yang was poisoned. ”

Chu Tianzhao exclaimed: "By the way, Lord Yang's mansion, we should hurry up and send someone to guard it, and we can't let the clues be broken anymore." ”

Yang Fei'er smiled: "Don't worry about this, I have already asked Xiao Chengzi to inform Jinyiwei." Jin Yiwei has set up organs around the Yang Mansion, and if someone approaches the Yang Mansion, they will definitely be discovered. ”

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard her think like this. Looking at Chu Tianzhao's appreciative eyes, Yang Fei'er was very useful in her heart. She continued, "Finally, we must find the man with half an ear. ”

"Half an ear? Who is that? The emperor asked.

Yang Fei'er told the emperor again about the scene she saw in the imperial garden that day.

Although the emperor had heard Chu Tianzhao say something about someone committing murder in the palace before, he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and his whole body trembled: "It's too unusual, such a thing can happen in the palace, so is my head waiting to be cut off at any time?" ”

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "It turns out that the eyewitness Aiqing said is Miss Fei'er, but unfortunately we don't have strong evidence in our hands now, and it is impossible for anyone to believe what you said." ”

Yang Fei'er persuaded: "The emperor doesn't have to worry about this matter, Commander Chu will handle this matter, and you can send more people to guard your left and right." No matter what time it is, we will swear to protect the safety of the emperor and Concubine Yi to the death. Now the main thing is that we have to catch this man who lacks ears. However, this matter must be acted in secret, otherwise it will startle the snake. The emperor must send a trustworthy person to do this, otherwise the murderer will abscond in fear after learning the news. Only by catching him and making him confess who instructed him to kill people will the truth be revealed. ”

The emperor thought for a long time and said: "If you want to talk about the secrecy of the operation, then you have to dispatch the people of the Jinyi Guard." By the way, then send Wu Sangui to go. ”

Yang Fei'er doesn't have a very good impression of Wu Sangui, she said on TV that he is a big traitor, how can this kind of confidential matter be handed over to him? If someone gives him some money and puts a little pressure on him, then aren't we all in vain? Besides, he is still Li Zicheng's eldest brother's enemy. Yang Fei'er said in her heart: Even if he won't betray us, if this matter is done, the emperor will probably pay more attention to him, and he may not even be promoted to a few levels. How could I possibly give him such a good opportunity to make his mark?

Yang Fei'er immediately said: "Your Majesty, is this Wu Sangui really credible?" ”

Chu Tianzhao frowned and said, "Isn't it General Wu who has made great contributions to the fight against the Japanese invaders?" ”

"Yes, Wu Sangui's ancestors have been military generals in the court for four generations, and there is no need to say much about his martial arts attainments, and his loyalty to the court is also obvious. Not only did he help me fight the arrogance of the Japanese and keep them from causing large-scale chaos along the coast for a few years, but he also went to a piece of my heart! ”

"Heart disease?" Yang Fei'er asked inexplicably.

The emperor continued: "The Ming Dynasty has always had a lot of taxes, although I once abolished many of them, but the local officials set up more harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes for personal greed. I have been ordered three or four times, but there are still people who have committed it again and again. Some places are too far away from the capital, and I can't reach them, it's really difficult! It is precisely because of this that there have been peasant uprisings in many places, although the scale is not large, but the people are the foundation of the country, 'water can carry a boat, but also can overturn a boat', the people have begun to rebel, and the country is not easy to govern. Therefore, I sent General Wu Sangui Wu to purge it, and it took him only a few months to put down the civil unrest, and he also executed the local officials who indiscriminately collected exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Many officials were frightened and restrained a lot. ”

Chu Tianzhao said: "In this way, General Wu is still a general. ”

Yang Fei'er said disdainfully: "Killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, who doesn't understand this truth?" Moreover, when he does this, it is only a symptom, and it may not be able to cure the root cause. ”

The emperor was puzzled: "Why did Miss Fei'er say this? ”

Yang Fei'er turned her mind for a moment and said, "The local officials were afraid of being beheaded, so they temporarily restrained. But that doesn't mean they won't dare in the future. As soon as the rumors passed, General Wu's army returned to the dynasty, and they still collected taxes indiscriminately? When the time comes, there will be a popular uprising, and the scale will be even larger. At that time, it will not be a small army that can be pacified. The peasant rebels were generally very blind, they just wanted to have food to eat and clothes to wear. The most terrible thing is to be used by some people with sinister intentions, and then it is not good for the emperor and the Ming Dynasty! This serial murder case is a case in point. ”

When the emperor heard that it would be detrimental to his throne, he immediately stood in awe and asked, "Miss Fei'er's opinion is really discerning, so I wonder if there is a good solution?" ”

Yang Fei'er said: "The reason why those local officials dare to do that, in addition to the fact that the emperor is far away, is also because they have their own backers in the court. If they don't have backers, it's hard for them to gain a foothold in officialdom. The fat and ointment they collect in the local area are not only for their own enjoyment, but I am afraid that most of them are to honor their ministers in the court. First, they can keep their official positions in the local area. Second, if something happens that is unfavorable to them, they can also use their relationship in the DPRK and China to clear it, and no matter how big the crime is, it will be reduced. ”

Everyone listened to Yang Fei'er's remarks and cast approving eyes.

Yang Fei'er saw everyone's eager eyes and said: "Therefore, the emperor must rectify it within the court and severely punish those officials and ministers who are corrupt and bribery." If those ministers of the DPRK and China were not corrupt, and those local officials did not dare to collect too much of the people's fat and ointment, then the life of the people would not be so difficult, and there would be no more uprisings. ”

After hearing this, the emperor exclaimed: "Miss Fei'er is really a female middle school, and she can analyze the situation of Daming so thoroughly." It's a pity that you are a daughter, otherwise I would have made you a big official! ”

Yang Fei'er said in her heart: Any dynasty is like this, even if it is a clear dynasty, it is difficult to prohibit corruption and bribery. Man's greed is always endless. It's just that when the political regime is clear, the people's lives will be a little better.

Of course Yang Fei'er wouldn't say this to the emperor, otherwise everything she said would be tantamount to fart. So he said: "The little woman just said some shallow opinions, don't laugh at the emperor." ”

The emperor seemed to have heard such a high-minded talk for a long time, and said: "Miss Fei'er is too modest, with your knowledge, you can at least be half a prime minister." It's a pity, it's a pity......"

Yang Fei'er felt that she had pushed the topic too far, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, is there any other candidate for secretly arresting half an ear?" ”

When the emperor heard this, he was puzzled: "Most of the military generals in the DPRK and China are guarding the frontier, and Yang Yichang, the secretary of the military department, has also suffered misfortune, and there are really not many available and credible ministers now." ”

Yang Fei'er was stunned for a moment, and thought: The king of a country, there are only so many people who can use it. No wonder Brother Chu once said that he was too suspicious and killed many loyal ministers, but now it's good, those who can do things are dead, and the rest are some wine bags and rice bags.

"I thought about it, but I still think that Wu Sangui is more suitable. First, he has been a minister of the court for five generations, and he is both civil and military. Second, he is a general that I have only promoted in recent years, and according to my investigation, he has not formed a party with other ministers of the DPRK and China. ”

Yang Fei'er sighed and said, "Originally, Brother Chu was the best candidate, but now that the palace is not very peaceful, it is better to let him protect the safety of the emperor and the concubine." ”

Chu Tianzhao straightened his heart and said, "Since there is nothing suspicious about Wu Sangui, let him come." ”

Yuan Yuan also echoed when he heard this: "Although the concubine has not seen that Wu Sangui, then it should be regarded as a test for him by the emperor this time, if he does this thing well, he can reuse it in the future." ”

The emperor smiled and said: "What Concubine Ai said is very true, so let's do it." ”

Yang Fei'er heard Yuanyuan say this, and said in her heart: What haven't you seen, I think you poured him wine at the beginning. I really don't know, when will your amnesia get better? But is it good or bad for her to regain her memory?

The emperor happily picked up his glass, stood up and said, "We toast to Miss Fei'er's cleverness, and I also wish us to solve this case as soon as possible and calm the people's hearts." ”

After speaking, he drank it all, and Yuan Yuan also took a small sip lightly on the side of his mouth. Fei'er and Chu Tianzhao took a big bowl to drink. Fei'er's alcohol consumption is very good in modern times, not to mention that the wine she drinks in the palace is only some water wine without a degree, so she dares to drink it with confidence.