Murder in a secluded alley is not a very important criminal case. But it happened at the feet of the Son of Heaven, no matter how it didn't matter, Jingzhao Yin Wenlie had to take it as a serious case.

Facts have proved that this Lord Wen can sit firmly in the position of Jing Zhaoyin, in addition to the exquisite heart of loving money, he does have some ability. However, in just eight or nine days, the context of the case was basically clear.

The person who was killed was called Huo Ping, and he had been living alone in the small courtyard where he was killed. When the neighbors found out and reported the crime, it was already four days after Huo Ping was killed.

The officials of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion found several charcoal basins in the house, all of which were full of charcoal chips that had been burned to ashes, and they found a wooden stick stained with a little blood stains outside the house. With such a crude modus operandi, at a glance, you can see that the thief must have fled in a hurry after committing the crime. After the autopsy, he also said that Huo Ping was first stunned by a blunt object, and then inhaled a large amount of charcoal and died of poisoning.

In addition to this, a small number of belongings were lost from the house. It seems that this is a very simple murder and robbery case. Since it was a robbery, the murderer would definitely dispose of the stolen goods, and Wen Lie ordered the officer to follow this clue and be ready to wait for the rabbit at any time.

Although the murderer has not yet been apprehended, Wen Lie has completely relaxed at this time. But he didn't know that there were also a pair of eyes that had been staring at him, the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, which was not conspicuous in Chongdu City.

At the same time as Wen Lie was handling the case, Xi Yan secretly also set his eyes on this insignificant murder case, but he had always known the efficiency of Wen Lie's case, so he only asked every once in a while. Most of his efforts were still put into dealing with Xi Qing.

Xi Qing's power in Lingjiang has almost been uprooted, but Lingjiang is far away from the news, and it will take several days to pass the book even if the flying pigeon passes the book, so Xi Yan is not in a hurry, just waiting to see how Xi Qing responds.

Just when Xi Yan was leisurely strolling around Shifang Street and tasting tea, Xi Qing was trembling with anger in the water......

"Two hundred and seventy thousand taels! It's all my hard work over the years, and there are still 200,000 of them taken from the house behind my father's back, and it's all gone......" Xi Qing clenched his fists, and the anger in his eyes seemed to engulf everything, "Why?" Why are all of us so sluggish? ”

Although Gu Zhiyuan was in a hurry, compared to Xi Qing's anger, he seemed much calmer, "You can't blame us now, who would have thought that this was a trap laid by the third prince?" Now we're stretched thin......"

"Okay, okay," Xi Qing interrupted Gu Zhiyuan's words very rudely, "I don't listen to you talking nonsense, you just say what to do?" ”

Gu Zhiyuan's eyes rolled, and he said calmly: "Fourth son, in the past, we attached so much importance to the outside business because you did not embark on a career in the office, so we were so concerned about the outside business. But now it's different, as long as you have some achievements in your career, why can't you suppress the third prince elsewhere. ”

Xi Qing looked angry, "You tell me how to suppress him?" He is now a servant of the Criminal Department, and the official residence is above me! At present, Lingjiang is also the dominant family of him, I want to suppress him, how can it be so easy!? ”

When Gu Zhiyuan heard this, he knew that Xi Qing would be wrong, so he frowned and explained: "Son, you are an official of the imperial court, and you should put the things arranged by the court in the first place." You do a good job of watering first, why don't you worry about not being favored by Your Majesty, with Your Majesty's favor, your position in the Xi family will only be more stable. No matter how capable the third son is, it's not so easy to infiltrate! ”

At this moment, a secret message was sent in by a subordinate. Xi Qing barely suppressed his anger and tore open the envelope, the first line of words had just come into view, and his originally gloomy eyes released a strange brilliance.

"Great," Xi Qing Huo Ran got up, "There is really nothing in the world that will always favor one person, and I have his handle in my hand......"

"What's going on?"

Xi Qing slowly pushed the letter in front of Gu Zhiyuan, and said with a sneer: "As long as you control his weakness, are you afraid that you won't be able to negotiate terms with him?" ”

"Not necessarily," Gu Zhiyuan was not as optimistic as Xi Qing in this matter, he twisted his beard and thought, "The weight of this person in the heart of the third prince may not be more important than kicking you down." ”

"What do you know," Xi Qing already had a proud look on his face at this time, "Our people described that thing in the letter, although the thing is not important, but the brocade box containing it is very important. ”

"What's the matter?"

Xi Qing snorted coldly and said, "It was given to him by his eldest brother more than ten years ago before he set out on the expedition, and he cherished it very much. Moreover, the box is made of tribute satin, and there may not be five of them in this Chongdu City now, so there will never be a mistake. He gave away such valuable things, which shows the position of that person in his heart..."

Hearing Xi Qing say that, Gu Zhiyuan also had some numbers in his heart. More than ten years ago, when Xi Luan went out to quell the rebellion, Xi Qing was still very young, and he had not yet become Xi Qing's husband at that time. So for many things, it is not surprising that Gu Zhiyuan does not know. And the "person" in Xi Qing and Gu Zhiyuan's mouths naturally refers to An Ruofei in Si Le Fu.

"And what do you want to do?" After Gu Zhiyuan pondered, he still asked Xi Qing's opinion first.

Xi Qing held his chin and said truthfully: "I want to go back to Chongdu and ...... in person."

"No," before the words came out, Gu Zhiyuan categorically rejected his proposal, "Building an embankment with water is a major matter in the DPRK and China, you leave your post without permission, if someone knows about it, no one can afford the consequences!" ”

Although Xi Qing knew that this was very reasonable, Xi Yan had been a thorn in his heart for a long time. Now that he has such a big bargaining chip in his hand, he naturally can't wait to return to Chongdu to show off his might in front of Xi Yan, and then find a way to force him to comply.

But I can't let go of the things here either, and I finally have the opportunity to make a contribution, how can I just leave? Xi Qing's heart is very conflicted, he wants to catch both things...... But he didn't know the result of grabbing both hands...... Often, empty-handed.

"What do you mean...... Even if I get this news now, I can only watch and not move, and I can't go back to Chongdu? ”

"You must not go back," Gu Zhiyuan said firmly again, "If you are found after returning to Chongdu, don't say anything else, the third prince will definitely find a few officials to impeach and denounce you, what will you do then?" As long as you don't make a mistake, we don't miss the start. ”

In Xi Qing's view, although overthrowing Xi Yan is far more important than what the DPRK and China have arranged, he obviously doesn't want to risk his future at the moment. So he was no longer as impetuous as he was just now, and began to calm down and think about it, and slowly stopped being flustered, "Yes, then as you said, while the Lingjiang side has not been completely lost, withdraw quickly." He didn't know I had his handle anyway. ”

After listening to Xi Qing's answer, Gu Zhiyuan's hanging heart could be regarded as settling down. In his opinion, as long as Xi Qing does not mess with himself, he will never be defeated.

"But ......," Xi Qing said after a pause, "I would like you to go to Lingjiang to clean up the mess, even if you want to withdraw from Lingjiang temporarily, I want you to prepare for the next regroup." ”

Gu Zhiyuan knew that it was still necessary for him to go, so he agreed, "Okay, I'll leave for Lingjiang immediately." But you also have to be very careful when you act in the water, if the third prince can take action in Lingjiang, he can naturally reach out to the side of the water. ”

"Don't worry, the water is different from the Lingjiang River, and nothing will happen."

Xi Qing was completely different from the appearance he had just been angry at this moment, and several emotions were intertwined in his eyes...... Three points are unwilling, three points are anger, and three points are proud...... But nine points of strangeness can't hide a point of viciousness in the depths of the eyes.