Chapter 18 Providing Clues

Xiao Suichao sneered, "Okay, in that case, the case of Yanyi Lake a few days ago is already the deadline today. Our Dali Temple still hasn't been able to find out where the dozen or so black-clothed people who died came from, and who instructed them? Why is he still killed by someone who is strong in martial arts, and who is he killed? Is this incident related to the Great Yi Dynasty more than 200 years ago? Is there anyone with bad intentions among the civil and military officials? ”

Xiao Suichao asked a series of questions, and each time he asked, the sarcastic smile on his face became thicker. The last question, word by word, was so straight that people were speechless. "The emperor wants Dali Temple to give a conclusion, Dad, can you give a conclusion?"

A few days ago, more than a dozen corpses of people in black were found on the shore of Yanyi Lake, there was nothing on them that could prove their identity, and their clothes were still wet. Everyone has a cocoon on their hand that they are accustomed to using a knife, and judging from the traces of the fight, all of them are masters. Yanyi Lake is located on the outskirts of Yangxing City, and there is a small forest on the west side of the lake. Those people should have lurked in the woods into the smoky lake, intending to ambush someone.

Obviously, they misestimated the strength of the enemy, and when that man appeared, Qi Qi died at the hands of that man. There were two severed willow branches at the scene, and the willow branches were slightly cracked, as if they were caused by a hard blow. This had to make him have a bold idea, the martial arts of the person they were preparing to ambush had reached the point where every flower and leaf could hurt people.

There are very few people with such skills in the rivers and lakes, and the prince of Jiyue, who is known as the gentleman of the world, is the first god of the god to catch the swallow and chase the clouds, and is separated by the bloodthirsty Shura who is intolerable by both the forces of good and evil. Bloody Yili and Yan Chaiyun appeared when they were in Bicang City, and then disappeared. In Yangxing City, only Ji Yue Gongzi is suspected, but this is how the case has reached an impasse.

Ji Yue Gongzi's weapon was a jade flute with a green body, and those people were more sword wounds in addition to being injured by internal forces and willow branches breaking their legs.

If it's a simple vendetta and being killed back, it's easy to do. It's just that the above means that they can find out the origin of the man in black and the person behind it. These men in black come from an organization and are well-trained. The emperor, who was extremely taboo about the Great Yi Dynasty, easily associated things with the Great Yi Dynasty, and suspected that someone in the court was secretly colluding.

Now, there is only the last one of the few officials in the DPRK who has the power to give direct advice, and he does not even dare to speak. Xiao Suichao really wanted to be the official, and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, you think too much." ”

"Present everything found to the emperor, the emperor is wise and has his own decisions." Is he ready to give up struggling?

"Dad, you are still very anxious about the safety of the Xiao family, and now you plan to kill you?" Xiao followed the court.

The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. Since ancient times, every time I see this sentence in the annals of history, I sigh that the majestic imperial power is unshakable. Now that I have reached my own body, I have realized the endless sadness.

The emperor is almost crazy, and the courtiers are uneasy in private, lest they be harmed. There are even rumors that the soul of the Yi clan of the Yi Dynasty slaughtered by the Liyang royal family is haunting the rebellious Liyang royal family. There are faint rumors that Liyang's name is not right, that his words are not good, that the Yi family still has descendants, and that the demise of the Great Yi Dynasty at that time was strange.

He didn't know why the emperor was so taboo about the Great Yi Dynasty, and once he heard a little news about the descendants of the Yi family, he directly sent the Hidden Dragon Guard to kill them all. Over the years, there have been many killings based on a little rumor. Many times he couldn't figure out why the emperor had a madness that bordered on fear of the Yi family.

The conclusion that the emperor wants is nothing more than that those people in black are related to the Yi family, and then a certain official in the court with a "bad heart" is involved. Then, make sure that Yi is buried in the soil forever.

"It's not that you can kill by the neck, but that there is no other way." With deep helplessness, he let out the right sigh.

"Who says there's no way?" Xiao Suichao showed a confident smile towards Xiao Ji, stepped back sideways, and a man in a purple robe with an extraordinary bearing walked from outside.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Xiao Ji exclaimed, hurriedly got up and saluted Liyang, and when he lowered his head, he threw an angry glance at Xiao Suichao.

Li Yang Xingxu picked up Xiao Ji and said to him with a smile: "Lord Xiao doesn't have to be polite. Please also ask Lord Xiao not to blame Sui Chao, I asked him to bring me here. Lord Xiao doesn't have to worry too much, he came here today to solve the dilemma that Lord Xiao is facing. ”

In just a few sentences, a virtuous prince is vividly expressed. As a crown prince, he is not arrogant, a corporal of Lixian, delicate in his mind, and loves his courtiers. If it is a king, it must be a bright king. It's just that the situation is about to be chaotic, although he is ambitious, can he afford it?

"Dilemma?" Xiao Ji glanced at Xiao Suichao with deep meaning, isn't this kid selling his father? Secretly thinking in his heart about Xiao Xiao's intention to bring Yang Xing here, this prince listened to their words ten out of ten outside, and it was not good to pretend to be stupid anymore.

Xiao Ji's expression on his face remained unchanged, and he said to Liyang: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know what the plan is?"

It is not for nothing that Liyang Xing has won the hearts of the people, and he will be gracious, but he will not take advantage of the fire to rob.

He said: "Xing has some friendship with Jiyue Gongzi, and knows that the case of Yanyi Lake is very difficult to handle, so I specially went to Wangfeng Hall to have a long talk with Jiyue Gongzi. The deaths of those people were not the work of the prince of Jiyue, but he provided us with a clue. ”

Having said this, Xiao Ji somewhat understood the purpose of coming to Liyangxing. The weapons used by the prince of Jiyue did not match the weapons used to kill those people, and without evidence, he asked Xiao Suichao to test him.

The clue, I'm afraid it has been there for a long time, that is, Xiao Suichao, a rabbit cub, in order to make him have to accept the prince's kindness, so he hid it from him. At this time, it was already difficult to ride a tiger, and in order to prevent the Xiao family from cutting off his hand, he would definitely accept it.

"What clues?" Xiao Ji asked. As soon as he said this, Li Yangxing and Xiao Suichao both smiled.

"This is it." Xiao Suichao took out a note from his sleeve, like a family letter. The paper was crumpled and crumpled, as if it had been soaked in water, and the ink was smudged out, but fortunately the words could still be read clearly. It reads, "All hope for peace, return as soon as possible".

Nan Jiyue is worthy of being the son of Jiyue, and has mastered the essence of one letter and multiple uses. He is also very good at using everything to achieve his own goals, such as whether the letter should be wrinkled or not, and whether the ink should be smudged.

Xiao Ji stroked his beard and did not answer.

"This was discovered by the prince of Ji Yue from the mezzanine of the clothes of one of the men in black, and it was very hidden, so we didn't notice it when we checked it." Xiao Suichao was silent when he saw Xiao Ji, and immediately said.

"Oh? So what's different about this epistle? How can we solve the current dilemma? Xiao Ji was not as happy as he imagined, at least his expression was calm, and he did not leak a trace of emotion, worthy of being a person who has been a Dali temple secretary for many years. No matter how calm and resourceful Xiao Suichao is, he can't compare to Xiao Ji, who has worked hard in officialdom for many years.

Xiao Suichao's eyes drifted to Liyangxing, and Liyangxing smiled faintly, "Lord Xiao, the key is the ink of writing." It smells of ink pine, which is Gaudi's unique pine ink. "To be precise, it is the pine ink produced in the ink pine forest of the Luna Mountain, which is dedicated to the Gaudí royal family.

Xiao Ji naturally knew the meaning, and immediately his face changed, and the royal family of Gaudi secretly sent someone to leave the capital of Yang Kingdom, in order to murder someone. Then this is indeed not as simple as seeking revenge, which has to make people guess that Gaudi is planning to ambush a certain official, or even the emperor.

Emperor Liyang's birthday banquet is in October, less than two months ago. Nanyue and Gao Di have also set off to celebrate their birthdays, and Gao Di intends to marry Princess Liyang to express their alliance. In this way, Gaudí's intention to befriend Liyang is likely to have other intentions in secret.

"Dad, now that there is evidence, it is about the royal family of Gaudi, and the emperor will be again-" When the words came to his mouth, Xiao Suichao stopped his mouth, "The emperor will definitely take it seriously, and he has no time to take care of anything else." Our Dali Temple has an explanation, and the Xiao family is still a good Xiao family. ”

Xiao Ji nodded, saying so, he did save the Xiao family. But ......, alas.

Whether Gaudí is sincere or false, this world is going to be chaotic. The ambition that has been gathering for more than 200 years is that even the best painters in the world can no longer whitewash the peace. Only cruelty tore apart the superficial harmony, washed everything with the most dazzling red, and built a high throne with the bones of the corpses.

"His Royal Highness the Prince," Xiao Ji bowed down, and Li Yangxing hurriedly helped him up. Xiao Ji said to Liyang Xing seriously and seriously: "My Xiao family is very grateful to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for this move, I, Xiao Ji, am just a small Dali Siqing, specializing in prison. This is the only way to show gratitude. ”

"Dad, we-" Touching Xiao Ji's eyes, Xiao Suichao had to swallow the rest of the words back into his stomach.

What Dali Temple wants is justice, no soldiers, no power, no wealth and no power, and it is not as good as those officials and generals and captains of the six departments. They have only one master, that is, the emperor, and they must not and will not side with a certain prince, even if this person is the rightful heir to the throne.

Liyang Xing and Xiao Ji talked casually for a few words, and then left.

"Daddy, haven't you seen it yet? Now there is a miasma of smoke above the Liyang court, and one by one they have either become mute, or they will only flatter according to the emperor's words, and even take the opportunity to eradicate dissidents. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has won the hearts of the people and loves the people like a son, and has the talent to govern the world, and he will be a generation of bright monarchs in the future. In that case, why didn't we make it earlier-"

"Say no more! If you have nothing to do, go to prison and watch the execution! Xiao Suichao's outburst was interrupted by Xiao Ji's rage, forehead ......, this is the third time.

Liyang Palace, Imperial Study. Emperor Liyang's face was slightly weirdly distorted, and he grabbed the arm of the chair fiercely, on the verge of anger. The hidden general stood aside and said nothing. Since receiving Xiao Ji's recital from Dali Temple, Emperor Yang has been like this, and it has been a quarter of an hour.

Those men in black were actually involved with the Gaudi royal family, and as the head of the Hidden Dragon Guard, he didn't know it. What Dali Temple didn't know was that on the shore of the lake that day, not only a dozen black-clothed people died, but also two hidden dragon guards. It should have been the Hidden Dragon Guard who found out what was happening on the shore of the lake and was killed, and they had already disposed of the Hidden Dragon Guard's body before the Dali Temple came.

Whether it is the Gaudi royal family or the mysterious person who killed those men in black, they are all threats in the eyes of Emperor Liyang. The royal family of Gaudi coveted the land of Liyang, and the mysterious man quietly solved more than a dozen masters and two hidden dragon guards on the shore of the Misty Lake, which has threatened the life of the Liyang Emperor.

He knew that Emperor Liyang would soon give an order. And he, the only thing he needs to do is obedience.