Good at confusing others, and quietly listening to the news. ”

"There should be a special fragrance like medicinal herbs on his body, without the rotten aura of an old man. The tone of speech is stable, and it is easy for people to have a good impression if they are not in a hurry or panic. ”

As she spoke, Tang Qiaozheng and a servant behind him looked surprised.

"Isn't what Lord Xu said about that old man?" In the end, the official couldn't help but speak, "When I was secretly checking the appearance of a suspicious person, I happened to hear such an old man chatting with the official at the door. He smelled of mushrooms, and when the official asked him, he said that when he was at home, he often picked mushrooms and dried them to make dried vegetables for the winter. ”

When Xu Chu heard this, his expression froze, and after frowning for a moment, he directly asked people to change Wei Guang to come.

After Wei Guang arrived, she said, "Brother Wei, I need you to follow someone." ”

Although she really wanted to use the secret guard, the secret guard only obeyed Xiao Qinglang himself. Even if she had a different meaning to Xiao Qinglang, she couldn't use those people. Second, there are many people now, and it is really not suitable to expose the existence of the secret guard. This is why, before the arrival of the Praetorian Guards and the Imperial Doctor, Wei Yan and the others hid their figures.

Their existence is Xiao Qinglang's last guarantee. Let them be known to the world, then when Xiao Qinglang is assassinated in the future, I am afraid that those people will first design to contain the secret guards.

Wei Guang knew that his prince had King Qi in charge, and Wei Yan and others were secretly protecting him, so he couldn't make a mistake. Therefore, when I saw Xu Chu's instructions at this time, I immediately responded to it.

When Xu Chu saw him nodding, he handed over the portrait in his hand and said, "You follow him secretly, see where he goes, and who he sees." If you find out that he has the intention of hiding or hiding, you don't need to follow him secretly, just arrest people to the Three Dharma Divisions. ”

Wei Guang listened carefully, and when he saw that she didn't give any more orders, he looked at the portrait again, and then walked away quickly with the Yanling knife in his hand.

Compared with the quick arrest of the officials of the three law divisions, Xu Chu believes in Wei Guang, who was carefully selected by Xiao Qinglang's side. After all, the person who was following him this time was not an ordinary person, and the slightest mistake would make him get out of the way.

If you lose his trace this time, then looking for it again in the future is afraid that it will be like a mud cow entering the sea.

After Wei Guang left, Tang Qiaozheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want to send someone to follow another person?" ”

Xu Chu shook his head, squinted his eyes and said, "Although there are mushrooms in this season, they are only limited after the rain. Even if the average person picks a lot of mushrooms at home, the amount is not large enough to contaminate his body with such a smell. Moreover, the old man said that if the ordinary people pick fresh mushrooms, most of them will be sold to the Beijing restaurant, after all, although the mountain treasures are not unusual, they are also very popular. ”

And he casually said that the family is self-fed, then there are only two possibilities. One is that he lied. The second is that his life was originally considered rich, so he didn't think that the ordinary wild mountain treasures were worth mentioning in terms of value.

But these two points, no matter which point they are, are enough to prove that there is something wrong with the old man.

Xu Chu saw that Tang Qiao was puzzled on the front, so he simply explained patiently, "As early as when the Danding sect was in the Taoist temple, the prince and I almost fell into the Tao, and at that time, in addition to smelling the smell of nutmeg, I also smelled the smell of the mushroom species of the flower pleated umbrella. The flower pleated umbrella has a hallucinogenic effect, and it is a common thing for those who are good at wishing for you. ”

"And in the case of the Hibiscus Inn, there is someone behind Junko who taught him Zhu Yushu. At that time, I had contact with Junko, and I didn't think anything was wrong at first, but now that I think about it, it seems that from the time I entered the Hibiscus Inn, I faintly smelled a light smell similar to a mushroom. ”

Xu Chu himself has not taken this seriously. Even when she was almost in danger and fell into a fantasy in the Danding Sect's Qingfeng Concept, she didn't doubt it too much.

But just after the official who identified the old man spoke, many clues suddenly popped up in her mind.

"Linking several clues, it is not difficult to deduce that the man is not only good at confusing people's wishes, but also used to using the smell of flower umbrellas to create an intoxicating environment. Over the years, he inevitably developed the scent on his body, which in turn turned him into a walking hallucinogenic being. Xu Chu squinted, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Although it is difficult for people to fall into hallucinations just by the smell on his body, it is enough for ordinary sets or to inquire about information." ”

To sum up, Xu Chu made his guess firm.

But in the end, she still sneered and said, "What's more, I have been fighting wits and courage with those people with the prince for so long, and I have personally investigated their conspiracy several times, and it is estimated that there is no one in the Great Zhou Dynasty who is more accurate than me and the prince in estimating the appearance and behavior of that person." ”

In other words, because she and Xiao Qinglang uncovered a series of cases together, and then cracked the person's conspiracy one by one, the person she said must be that person.

At this time, Tang Qiaozheng's last hesitation was gone. He is not a brainless person, and with a little stroke, he can figure out the relationship inside. What's more, Xu Chu explained in great detail in order to keep his actions from the doubts in his heart.

Xu Chu saw that Tang Qiao was pacing back and forth, and seemed to be very uneasy, so he groaned a little and stepped forward and said, "My lord, there is another matter, which should have been investigated by the lower officials." It's just that right now, the lower officials need to go back to the Three Law Divisions as soon as possible to inspect the bones that have not been examined, so I want to bother the adults. ”

Tang Qiaozheng stopped, and seeing that Xu Chu didn't mean to laugh, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

He knew very well in his heart that there were many secrets between the prince and Lord Xu, and they were secrets about the case that was being investigated again. Many times, the two of them know things that they don't let him know, even if he is the Dali Siqing, it can be regarded as the existence of the third law division second only to the prince.

Now, listening to Xu Chu say this, it is naturally not difficult for him to think that the things that Xu Chu is going to confess now must be related to the things that are being investigated above.

Generally speaking, if such a thing is really explained to him, it is equivalent to acknowledging his status by the side of the prince or even the emperor. Although it is not as beautiful as the feudal officials and high-ranking officials, they are really recognized as the people they can trust and entrust secrets.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but get excited.

Acting in the Three Law Divisions, he is in this position if he goes to the sky. Further up, it's almost impossible. And to live under the hands of the prince, most of them must be cautious and fair, even if they want to drill camps, they must not show traces, and they can't be too tactful in handling things.

As for wanting to live a life that the elite enjoy, it is even more impossible. At most, the children in the family are taken care of by the three law divisions, and they will not be despised by others, but even if they do, there are not many people who will sincerely associate with their own children. After all, all of the three divisions are errands that offend people.

However, if he, the Dali Siqing, becomes a close minister of the Son of Heaven trusted by both the emperor and the king of Jing'an, it will mean a big difference. It's like the powerful eunuch Wang Wei of the Xi Dynasty

If the matter that the prince has been pursuing is really a shocking conspiracy, it will inevitably leave some ink in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At that time, he, the only Dali Siqing who had participated in the investigation of the inside affairs of the three law divisions, could leave a name even if he could not go down in history.

As soon as he thought of this, the anxiety he had just raised from the assassination injury of the prince was nothing.

Xu Chu didn't know what he had made up, but since he had to choose someone to help track down the identities of those people in the secret passage. Then it is natural to choose someone who is reliable and will not leak information.

According to her observation, although Tang Qiaozheng has a lot of thoughts, he can act very strongly. But everything Xiao Qinglang commanded, almost never went wrong, and most of them could be completed with half the effort.

What's more, he's thoughtful and tight-lipped. To put it deeper, it means that the brain is fast, and you know what you can teach your subordinates to do, and what you need to do yourself.

"I need the adults to check if there are any prisoners missing in the prisons under the rule of the Three Law Divisions during the reign of the first emperor. Or, whether there are cases where prisoners are sheltered en masse for a short period of time. She paused, and then said, "In addition, my lord will help me check whether there are any adults missing from the Ministry of Works above the fifth rank in the first emperor's reign, or if there are adults who have lost the silverfish talisman." ”

Tang Qiaozheng was a little puzzled, but still said, "The first emperor has reigned for more than fifty years, and there are too many files, and at that time, the Three Law Divisions had not transcribed and backed up the files of prisoners in various places as they do now, and collected them separately. If you go to check without purpose, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish it in three days and three nights. ”

Xu Chu thought for a moment, frowned and said, "Then check from the thirty-sixth year of the first emperor to the fifty-sixth year of the first emperor, and only look at the relevant files of various yamen in the capital. In addition, it is mainly a file of poor people committing adultery and murder. ”

Tang Qiaozheng pondered in his heart, if this was the case, the scope would be much smaller. It is estimated that within half a day, you will be able to find the desired result.

"The matter of the missing officials of the Ministry of Industry is not a trivial matter, I have been an official in the court for many years, and I really have never heard of the disappearance of a Beijing official who can hold a silver fish talisman during the reign of the first emperor." Tang Qiao was supposed to investigate the criminal, and then said, "And if the officials in the capital lose the silverfish talisman, it is a big crime, and they will be demoted at the least, and they will be disgraced and will not be allowed to re-enter the official career for the rest of their lives." Therefore, I'm afraid it's not so easy to check. ”

Xu Chu bowed his head, lowered his eyes and glanced at the silverfish talisman he had just taken out of Xiao Qinglang's sleeve, and said after a moment, "Your Excellency can start from the officials who are related to the Dong family. ”

At that time, the Dong family was in power, and the old lady of the Dong family also served as the waiter of the Ministry of Works. If he really has his hand or involvement in the secret way, then he will definitely choose a trustworthy person to go to. And the credible person will most likely be his cronies, relatives and friends.