"Hahahaha, flat."

"Your Majesty." Qi Junqing was already mentally prepared, so when he heard the holy decree, he was just stunned and then reacted very quickly.

But the eyes of people who don't know look at Qi Junqing are different, some people are full of sympathy, some people are looking, and some people are gloating.

However, there was one look that was very different, and that was the eyes of Qi Xiangtian, who had just been crowned the crown prince. At this time, Qi Xiangtian probably knew the meaning of the emperor's eyes on Qi Junqing yesterday and the reason why he later summoned Qi Junqing into the palace.

Although he didn't know why the emperor chose Qi Junqing, based on Qi Junqing's performance in the morning, he must have known about it in advance.

"The minister is against!" A minister surnamed Liu stood up from the line with a wat board in his hand, and was about to give his reasons for his objection.

The emperor sitting on it was displeased when he heard that someone objected, and then found that it was a straightforward minister, so he put down the unhappiness in his heart and directly interrupted the person, "I have decided. If nothing else, then retreat. ”

Although Minister Liu is a straightforward and fast-talking person, he has been able to mix in the court for so long not only because of his straightforward heart, but also because he has a certain brain. When the emperor made it clear that he didn't like it, he naturally didn't continue to chase after him, but retreated into the ranks.

After retiring from the dynasty, the minister grabbed Qi Junqing's sleeve when everyone else was about to leave, "King Ruxian, the minister has something to tell you." ”

Qi Junqing glanced at the man, and naturally had an impression of this person. sighed slightly in his heart, although he knew the other party's next words, he still did not refuse, and pulled the person to the side where no one was.

Looking left and right, I made sure that there were no people around, "Lord Liu said." ”

Minister Liu was actually a little apprehensive when he first pulled Qi Junqing's sleeve. After all, when the holy decree came down, the first person to react was Qi Junqing, and he didn't know if he was doing it right. But apparently, he only had this way.

"I am willing to support King Ruxian as the crown prince!" Minister Liu gritted his teeth and said.

"Lord Liu, don't say such a joke, the prince has already decided. My father will not change. Qi Junqing sighed lightly, knowing that the other party was an upright person, he also wanted to persuade people well, so that he didn't want to offend Qi Xiangtian at this time.

"But that!" Minister Liu's tone lowered a little when he spoke, "Qi Xiangtian is obviously a ruthless person, if he is allowed to ascend the throne, won't the people of Dawn suffer!" ”

"Lord Liu, let's think about it." Qi Junqing shook his head helplessly, patted the minister's hand, and then turned to leave.

Minister Liu, who was standing in place, gritted his teeth, unwilling, but he had to get into the carriage full of anger.

On the way back to the house, the carriage suddenly stopped, and Minister Liu, who was sitting in the carriage with indignation, lifted the curtain suspiciously, and suddenly found that his coachman had tilted his head and blood flowed.

Minister Liu was frightened, and was about to get out of the car and run away, but unexpectedly, a dagger flew from the air and pierced his throat.

Blood flowed from the wound, and he reached out to cover the wound, and strode towards the carriage, but in the end he was unable to lie down and die.

Although the place where Minister Liu was stabbed was not in the middle of the city, there were occasional carriages passing by, and when he saw this scene when a carriage passed by, he was immediately frightened and told the yamen.

The next day, the matter was reported to the imperial court by the yamen. After all, he is an official of the imperial court, and this murder can only be investigated by people above the court.

"Presumptuous! The Son of Heaven dares to do the same! When the emperor heard what Fu Yin said, he was so angry that he slapped the handle on the dragon chair, but it made his hands hurt.

"Your Majesty is angry." The others didn't see that Xiao Xizi was standing next to the emperor because it seemed that the emperor's expression was distorted, so he persuaded in a low voice.

Although the emperor was dissatisfied with Minister Liu's retort yesterday, he also knew that it was his character, so he didn't blame him much. Now it is being killed directly halfway, and this matter is spread along with yesterday's incident, and others don't think that it will be Qi Yutian's dissatisfaction and murder, he doesn't believe it!

Therefore, when the emperor sent someone to investigate, he did not choose Qi Xiangtian, he knew that if this matter was handed over to Qi Xiangtian, no matter what the result was, it would be difficult to convince the public. When considering the candidate, the emperor suddenly remembered that he wanted Qi Junqing to be Qi Junqing's right-hand man, so this was not an opportunity.

"Order King Ruxian to be the Qincha, investigate this matter thoroughly, and give Liu Aiqing an explanation!"

When Qi Junqing heard this, he took a step forward, bowed his hand to the people, and responded to the matter.

After retreating from the court, Qi Junqing went to the government with Nafu Yin.

"Is the prince going outside?" When he reached the morgue, the Fu Yin stopped, a little hesitant. After all, the person next to him is an extremely noble person, what if he is frightened when he goes in?

"It doesn't matter, this king has killed everyone on the battlefield, how can he be afraid of corpses. Adults, please lead the way. ”

"Yes."

The two walked into the morgue one after the other, and they were greeted by a cool air. A man in a white coat walked to the side, and the man walked up to the two of them and arched his hand, "Hello two adults." ”

"What is this?" Qi Jun bowed his head to signal, and then asked Fu Yin slightly.

"The work of this case."

"Hmm. Tell me about the results of the autopsy. Qi Junqing took a step forward, walked to the bed covered with a white cloth not far away, stretched out his hand and lifted it, frowning slightly.

The man was stunned for a moment, then stepped up to follow, "This deceased was obviously killed with a single knife, and there is only a wound in the throat on his body. ”

After Qi Junqing bent down to take a closer look, he nodded in agreement with the words of the pretend, and then raised his head and asked, "Where is the murder weapon?" ”

The servant hurriedly brought over the plate that had been placed on the table beside him, and there was a dagger on it, which looked very ordinary.

Qi Junqing stepped forward, picked up the dagger, and looked at it carefully. The style of the dagger is very ordinary, that is, it can be bought everywhere outside, but it is carved with mysterious patterns.

"It's poisonous?"

"Not really. The murderer was obviously very good at martial arts, and he was sealed with a sword, and he did not give the deceased a chance to struggle. The servant also looked at the man in gorgeous clothes in front of him, not afraid of this matter at all, and felt a little admiration in his heart. blurted out his suspicions, "Actually, the villain is more suspicious of that dagger, and the lines on the dagger are obviously extremely rare. ”

"Hmm. This king thinks the same. Qi Junqing nodded, and then walked out of the morgue. Throw the work that was stunned when he heard the word "king" in the morgue.

Although Qi Junqing said that he doubted the pattern, he did not say that he already had an opinion on the origin of the pattern.

Later, he observed the place where the assassination had taken place, where the carriage was still parked and the blood that had dripped from earlier remained on the ground. No one has ever passed through this street, and at this time it is even more deserted.

Qi Junqing briefly surveyed the place, then ran a few more places, and then got into the carriage.

"Lord Wang, where are you going next?" The coachman outside asked.

"Let's go home." Qi Junqing rubbed the corners of his forehead, the amount of information he received in a day was obviously a bit large. But it can be known that this must have been done by a person with great skill, because although no one passed by in that place, it was necessary to assassinate a court official in the street and not let people see it. Obviously, it was necessary to throw the dagger accurately from a long distance, and plunged it directly into Minister Liu's throat.

And these things can't be done if you don't have good martial arts.

Moreover, what made Qi Junqing most entangled was the pattern on the dagger. Others may just think the pattern is suspicious, but there is no evidence. Qi Junqing had seen a similar pattern, and that pattern originated from Western Xia.

In the carriage, Qi Junqing subconsciously patted his thigh with his hand, thinking about today's events. Minister Liu was assassinated after the court because he opposed Qi Xiangtian as the crown prince. This matter said that it didn't matter to He Qi Xiangtian, Qi Junqing didn't believe it.

However, the current evidence points to the fact that this matter has something to do with Western Xia.

Could it be that Qi Xiangtian colluded with Western Xia?

Getting this conclusion, Qi Junqing suddenly opened his eyes. At this time, the carriage also stopped in front of the palace, and he lifted the curtain directly, jumped down, and went directly into the palace.

"With Jing!" Before Qi Junqing arrived in the room, he shouted loudly.

"Huh?" Jiang Youjing was stunned, the first time she saw Qi Junqing who was out of shape like this, she hurriedly put down the book in her hand, got up and walked towards him, "What's wrong?" ”

Qi Junqing saw Jiang Hejing at this time, and suddenly he didn't know how to say his full words, he licked his dry lips, "You, do you know that there are other people in Xixia here?" ”

"What?" Jiang Youjing frowned, Laqi Junqing sat down, reached out and took the teapot to make a cup of tea for someone and handed it over.

"That is, is there still anyone in Kyoto in Western Xia?"

Jiang and Jing shook their heads, although the king of Western Xia sent Jiangbei to her, but she really didn't know anything about other things in Western Xia, "I don't know." What happened to you? ”

Qi Junqing looked at Jiang Youjing's expression, although he was unwilling, he had an idea in his heart that was difficult to cut off. He closed his eyes and asked with difficulty, "Has Qi Qitian joined forces with Western Xia?" ”

"I don't know." Jiang Youjing replied casually, met Qi Junqing's eyes when he looked up, paused, and stretched out his finger to point at himself, "Do you suspect me of colluding with Qi Xiangtian?" ”

"No..."Qi Junqing wanted to defend himself, but he didn't know what to say at this time. After all, he did suspect that Qi Xiangtian and Xixia were colluding, and Xixia's most powerful identity in Kyoto was the identity of Jiang Youjing, the princess. Therefore, he also suspected Shang Jiang and Jing.

Jiang Youjing looked at Qi Junqing and didn't say a word for a long time, laughed angrily, slapped the table and got up, "Okay, I'll go." I'm colluding with Qi Xiangtian! ”

After saying this, Jiang Youjing went out directly without giving Qi Junqing a chance to speak.