Today, the cat next door came to my house and played with it for a long time, so the writing was a little scattered......

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"Last night? Last night was Chinese New Year's Eve, what will happen? Mu Qing jumped up and asked.

"His Majesty the Emperor gave twelve New Year's dishes last night according to the usual practice, and rewarded each important minister's mansion, the little prince knows about this, right?"

"Know, we received a bowl of pigeon eggs...... The emperor too, he doesn't give some good ......"

"Xiaoqing!" Nihuang reprimanded, "You always look so unserious and unserious, let Wei Xima say it well." ”

Mu Qing shrunk his neck and didn't dare to speak again.

"Every New Year's dish given out is sent out by a team of five internal supervisors," Wei Jing'an continued, "Naturally, twelve teams were sent last night. But until dawn, only eleven teams returned. The forbidden army and the patrol battalion went out together after receiving the report, and finally found the bodies of the five men on the edge of Miyagi. ”

"Corpses? Killed? Nihuang raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, the killing methods are very neat, they are all sealed with a sword, the deceased's face is safe, his clothes are intact and clean, and there is no sign of struggle, as if he was killed out of thin air."

"This kind of trick must be done by the masters of the rivers and lakes," Nihuang thought for a while, and then asked, "Is there any direction to trace?" Aren't there any clues left at the scene? ”

As soon as she asked these two questions, she saw Mei Changsu make a pause gesture to her with a solemn expression.

"Mr. Su......"

"It's not too late to talk about the murderer later," Mei Changsu's gaze fixed on Wei Jing'an's face, "You can tell me how Commander Meng is doing first?" ”

Wei Jing'an saw that this Su Zhe suddenly saw the main reason why he came to report in a hurry, and his face couldn't help but show admiration, "Commander Meng is in a bad situation now. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, at the feet of the Son of Heaven and by the walls of the palace, the killing of the imperial envoy and the inner supervisor was really a serious provocation to the imperial authority, and His Majesty was very angry after hearing the news. Because the place where the crime occurred had not yet left the inner bank of the Miyagi moat, it should have been within the scope of the forbidden army's protection, so the commander of the Mongolian army should bear the main responsibility for the incident. His Majesty scolded him for neglecting his duties and guarding him ineffectively, so that such an inauspicious bloody case occurred on New Year's Eve, and he ordered a staff of twenty ...... on the spot."

"The Staff?" Mei Changsu's eyebrows twitched, "It's still ruthless to turn your face like this...... And then what? ”

"Order the commander of Mongolia to crack the case within 30 days and arrest the murderer, otherwise...... There will be a heavier punishment. ”

"What is the emperor thinking?" Mu Qing couldn't help but jump up again, "Commander Meng is loyal, and he has made great contributions to guarding the palace over the years, even if he is responsible for this case, the emperor can't put all the fire on him, how can he be so ......faint."

"Xiaoqing!" Nihuang shouted, "Talking about the king, you can't talk too much? ”

"There are no outsiders here...... Mu Qing muttered quietly and shrank back.

Nihuang thought about it for a while, turned around and looked at Mei Changsu, and saw him sitting silently, pondering with his hand on his forehead, not daring to disturb, so he turned around, lowered his tone and ordered: "Wei Xima, please continue to follow up and inquire about the follow-up news, and report any situation immediately." ”

"Yes."

"Generals, please step down first, this matter will spread soon, but I don't want to hear the people of Mu Wangfu talk about this matter on any occasion. It's up to you to restrain your subordinates. ”

"Yes!"

"Xiaoqing, you immediately go back to your own room for me, and meditate on the wall for two hours. How many times do you have to say this frizzy personality to change? ”

"Sister......

"Go!"

"Yes......"

In an instant, everyone in the hall had receded like a tide, and Nihuang slowly walked to Mei Changsu's side, slowly squatted in front of his knees, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Lin Shu, Commander Meng has a good relationship with you, isn't it?" ”

Mei Changsu raised his eyes lightly and nodded: "Yes." ”

"Do you want Nihuang to enter the palace to intercede for him?"

Mei Changsu sighed slightly and shook his head, "Not for the time being." What worries me now is not his current situation, but the development of the whole event in the future......"

"In the future?"

"Although the power of heaven is unpredictable, the emperor is not a stupid person, and he will never deny Meng Zhi's ability to take charge of the forbidden army and protect the palace city just because of such a case. Whether it is a scolding or a court staff, it is just an outing of an emperor's anger, and the great commander can bear it. It's a pity that this fight is not the end, if the case can't be solved within 30 days, and what's more, if similar new cases continue to occur in the future, the emperor's evaluation of Meng Zhi will be lower and lower, and that is the real danger......"

"New case?" Nihuang was a little surprised, "You mean there will be ......"

"It's just how I feel." Mei Changsu stretched out his hand to pull Nihuang up, let her sit beside her, and explained, "You think, there is a motive for killing, why do you pick these five inner prisoners?" Love killing, of course, is the most unlikely, vendetta? What kind of deep hatred will the ordinary officials in the palace have to provoke a big Chinese New Year's Eve to kill them outside the palace? Robbery? They will have no precious money on them, and their clothes will be in good condition...... Aside from these common motives for killing, there is another reason to kill on the rivers and lakes, that is, masters compete with each other to win a name, but these five internal supervisors are unknown, and they don't have any martial arts that can be used, so they are too weak to practice...... So come to think of it, the reason for killing them should have nothing to do with them personally, just for their identity. ”

Nihuang listened and said: "In other words, what the murderer wants to kill is only the inner eunuchs sent by the emperor to the palace, as for which internal eunuchs, he doesn't care." ”

"That's how it should be." Mei Changsu said as he revised his train of thought, "But why do you want to kill the envoy?" To annoy the emperor, to demonstrate to him? In order to test the defense of the Praetorian Army, prepare for further action? Or...... He was simply going to Brother Meng, wanting to shake the trust he received in front of the emperor...... No matter what the purpose is, it is not something that can be stopped by killing five inner prisoners. ”

"But...... Based on the available information alone, we can't tell what the murderer's purpose was. ”

"Nihuang, you have to remember that when you don't know where your enemy's arrows will go, you must protect your most vital parts first. As long as you don't get checkmated, everything else can be slowly corrected. Mei Changsu smiled faintly, "As far as this incident is concerned, we should protect Brother Meng first, and then consider adjusting the corresponding countermeasures after we have more information." Anyway, as long as Brother Meng is still in charge of the forbidden army, there won't be much of an accident in Miyagi. ”

Nihuang thought for a moment, and his eyes gradually lit up: "I understand." Let's assume that their target is the Commander of Montene, so as to determine what we should do next. ”

"That's right," Mei Changsu smiled approvingly, "Judging from the current situation, killing these five inner eunuchs actually has no impact on the safety of Miyagi at all, so their most likely purpose is to weaken the emperor's trust in the forbidden army." And the purpose of weakening the forbidden army is, of course, to control Miyagi, so further speculate that the people who want to control Miyagi are naturally the people closest to the center of power. ”

"The crown prince and the king of honor ......," Nihuang muttered.

"Yes, one or the other. However, King Yu does not have any military henchmen in his hands, even if he pulls down Meng Zhi, he can't find a reliable successor to fill the throne, and the crown prince ......" Mei Changsu glanced at Nihuang deeply, "He has someone in his hands ......"

"Ningguo Marquis Xie Yu!" Nihuang put his palms together, and his face suddenly changed, "Xie Yu is a first-class military marquis, he is deeply favored by the emperor, the patrol battalion in his hand should not be underestimated, and there are also some subordinates who can be deployed, once the forbidden army is suppressed, or the commander of Meng Da is dismissed, only he can get started smoothly......"

This speculation is logical. But...... The emperor is not confused, he still has great trust in Meng Zhi, no matter how angry he is, the dismissal is far from ......" Mei Changsu frowned, "So I think that if this matter is indeed Xie Yu's handiwork, he must have something to ...... behind"

"Could it be that as you just said, you will keep creating new cases and killing people every day, so that the emperor will become less and less convinced of the defense ability of the forbidden army?"

"Meng Zhi will definitely vigorously rectify from today onwards, and it will not be easy to kill people......"

"But in a huge palace city, there will always be a time when there is a hundred secrets and one sparse one, if there is an enemy like Xie Yu who is malicious in doing it, I am afraid that it will be impossible to prevent it."

"What you said makes sense......" Mei Changsu closed his eyes, leaned back on the back of his chair, and muttered to himself, "But if I were Xie Yu, it would be more than just a simple method of killing...... If you want the emperor to no longer trust Meng Zhi, you must target the emperor's weaknesses......"

Speaking of this, Mei Changsu's eyes suddenly opened, his black crystal-like pupils froze, and he suddenly stood up from his seat.

"Brother Lin Shu?"

"Your Majesty's weakness is suspicion!" Mei Changsu took a deep breath and said quickly, "The reason why he trusts Meng Zhi is because he confirms that Meng Zhi is only loyal to him, and he has no personal relationship with these two little masters at all. But if at this critical time, Xie Yu used a little trick to lure King Yu to go to the emperor to intercede for Meng Zhi, the situation would deteriorate. ”

"Would King Yu be so easily lured into the urn?"

"King Yu needs a sword too much right now. After the fall of Qingguogong, he did not have a trace of military strength under his command at all. Even if everyone thinks that King Jing is now friendly with him, it is only a symbolic support, and if he can get the favor of the commander of the forbidden army, he will definitely wake up from his dreams with a smile. Mei Changsu's brows tightened more and more, "To tease him, it's actually not difficult at all, as long as you find a way to spread the news to him, saying that the commander of Meng Da was scolded by the emperor just because of the death case on the inside of the moat, and His Royal Highness the crown prince has privately rushed over to intercede for the commander, how can you want the king to be left behind and give this favor to the prince alone?" He will definitely enter the palace immediately, and do his best to speak for Meng Zhi in front of the emperor, even if he can't make the great commander grateful and devote himself to himself, at least he can't let him be co-opted by the crown prince......"

Hearing this, Nihuang's face gradually turned pale, "Your Majesty is suspicious by nature, and now he is angry, once he sees King Yu protecting Commander Meng so hard, he will definitely suspect that they have a good relationship." If the commander of the forbidden army guarding Miyagi has a connection with the prince who may compete for the throne, it is definitely a thing that the emperor cannot tolerate. ”

"This is a ruthless move, and the chess piece is the heart of the emperor," Mei Changsu gritted his teeth slightly, "Xie Yu can play this kind of chess...... Nihuang, you pay attention to the situation, I must go to the Yuwang Mansion immediately. ”

"Yes." Nihuang knew that with Mei Changsu's eloquence, it was not difficult to save King Yu from being fooled without a trace in advance, so he didn't ask any more, got up and accompanied him to the second gate, and watched him hurriedly get into the sedan chair and leave, then turned back to the small study and summoned Wei Jing'an to discuss how to carry out the next step of exploration.

But at this time, Nihuang and Mei Changsu didn't expect that although the news they got was already very fast, and the analysis of the situation and the action strategy formulated were also very correct, they were one step slower in speed after all.

A quarter of an hour before Mei Changsu's arrival, King Yu had just left the palace and entered the palace.

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