Listening to His Majesty's voice getting higher and higher, the ministers were frightened, and it was rare to see His Majesty so angry, and even less to see His Majesty reprimand Lord Chen so harshly. Chen Pingping's face remained unchanged, and she opened her mouth to defend herself: "When I returned to Beijing, because the sentinel of the DPRK and China intended to rob the secret spy manager of the Northern Qi Dynasty, this manager was related to the assassination of Fan's son a few days ago. ”

"Well, I see, that's it. The emperor thought softly, and Jing is holding this thing high, but it fell gently.

The ministers were originally shocked, thinking that His Majesty didn't even like Lord Chen very much, and then found out that it was so disappointing, that they realized that the matter of late return was not in place after all, and His Majesty took advantage of this matter to clear the account. However, everyone pressed and thought of what Chen Pingping said about the manager, and the ministers heard for the first time that someone was trying to kidnap the prisoner.

"Let's put aside the matter for the time being, and first investigate the case of the prime minister's son. The emperor looked at Chen Pingping coldly.

"What do you say?" Not only the emperor, but even the other ministers were interested, but Lin Ruofu seemed to have thought of something, and his face became very ugly.

"The prime minister is worried about the death of his son, and there are some things I shouldn't have said, but as a courtier, I dare not hide it in front of Your Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive the minister for the crime of speaking without a word. ”

The emperor frowned and said, "Let's hear it." ，

Chen Pingping held the withered hands full of green tendons into a fist. He coughed a few times on his lips, and seemed to cough up all the phlegm in his chest, and then said lightly: "When Lin Hong, the second son of the prime minister, was killed, he was with Wu Bo'an. ”

"Who is this Wu Bo'an?" the emperor frowned and said, "Explain it clearly." ”

Wu Bo'an has a bit of a reputation in the officialdom of Kyoto, and most of the ministers in the house know it at this time, but in the past, they always thought that this strategist was oscillating between the crown prince and the second prince. If Chen Pingping bites something out of the crazy detention, everyone will lose face.

Lin Ruofu was sitting on a round stool at this time, his eyes were red and swollen, but he couldn't see anything worried.

"The minister recently investigated the assassination of Fan's son, and the manager confessed. The person who contacted the Northern Qi side was Wu Bo'an, and the person who secretly let the Western barbarian archers into Kyoto. He is the general of the City Patrol Division, Fang Daren, the leader of the cavalry who intends to rob prisoners outside Cangzhou City, and the subordinate of Fang Daren's distant cousin Wuzhou Military Fang Xiu... Now it seems that the mastermind of this incident is Wu Bo'an, Fang Xiu and Fang Daren are both executors, responsible for responding to the assassins of the Northern Qi Dynasty and killing people. ”

"What do you want to say?"

"I didn't mean anything else, I was just curious. Why did Lin Er Gongzi die before he died. will stay with the mastermind of Fan's assassination a few days ago in the manor at the foot of Mustard Mountain. ，

As soon as this statement came out. The ministers were in an uproar, and Guo Youzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead in defending the prime minister: "Don't say whether the manager is punished." Climbing and biting indiscriminately, even if Wu Boan is related to the previous case. He turned to the emperor and pleaded guilty: "The minister is in a hurry, Your Majesty is not strange, it is really because Wu Bo'an is a twenty-year-old soldier, he is quite famous in Beijing, and he has traveled extensively, and it is really ordinary for the second prince of Lin to be in the same place with him, how can he slander the deceased at will because of this matter? The pain of the loss of the son of the Prime Minister has not gone, and Lord Chen is talking nonsense like this, it is really... Unbearable!

Lin Ruofu stood up at this time, bowed to His Majesty, and said bitterly: "The dog is not good, he acts in a bad way, and he suffers an accident, but if he has the heart of disobedience, the old minister will not believe it." He also said: "Then Wu Bo'an Chen has also seen it, he is indeed a talented person, and he has traveled with him to the famous places around Kyoto, if it has something to do with Wu Bo'an, it is related to the murder, then isn't it that the minister can't get rid of this suspicion?"

"Not bad. A minister also shook his head and said: "The minister also met with that Wu Bo'an, looking at his face, it seems to be quite right, if this person is really a wolf-hearted and dog-lunged disciple, what does this have to do with Lin Ergongzi? Lord Chen should be cautious." ”

Lin Ruofu said excitedly: "Ruochen has something to do with this matter. Seeing the ministers kneeling, the emperor glanced at Chen Pingping obliquely on the chair, but his eyes were full of smiles. In an instant, the emperor's face was like frost, and he asked Shichen to get up, and said with a straight face: "Chen Pingping first pleaded guilty. ”

This is always the case above the court, Chen Pingping is the dominant court, and the civil service system always likes to hold together. Chen Pingping glanced at Lin Ruofu lightly and said, "The prime minister is angry, and the official just feels puzzled. The Supervision Yuan secretly searched Kyoto for a day and a night, but Wu Botuo was not found, but the noble prince was able to talk with this strategist under the grape trellis, so he naturally wanted to ask for an understanding. ”

"Whether Wu Bo'an is the mastermind behind the previous case, it is still unknown at this time.

More on that later. The emperor suddenly gave a cold snort and stopped Chen Pingping's statement.

Seeing that His Majesty was on his side, the ministers of the various ministries breathed a sigh of relief, but Lin Ruofu's heart was hit by the four words later, and a chill surged up.

It's an exchange, an exchange that doesn't use words, but both parties know it. Lin Ruofu believed in Yuan Hongdao's judgment in the mansion that Jue'er's death should have nothing to do with the Fan family, so he was silent. After all, if the Supervision Yuan really follows the matter of Wu Bo'an's collusion with the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the matter involves rebellion, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it as the prime minister.

"You said earlier that these two cases were originally one, what do you mean? ”

Chen Pingping glanced at these ministers expressionlessly, and the ministers were afraid of him, their eyes were cold and poisonous, and they coughed a few times uncomfortably. He said softly: "After the Criminal Department and the hospital examined the wounds of the deceased and the scene at that time, it was determined that the perpetrator was Dongyi City's Sigu Sword Lineage, so the minister asserted that the two cases were originally one. ”

Hearing the four swords and three Yu, even the ministers who did not rhyme with martial arts were a little moved.No wonder when I told about the attack on Cangshan Manor before, I heard that the murderer was only one, so he quietly killed more than a dozen masters, and all of them were fatal with one blow. Only Lin Ruofu's face remained unchanged, and he seemed to have known about this matter for a long time.

"Huh?" the emperor frowned, although the names of the four great masters were not yet on the heart of his Ninety-Five Supreme. But these transcendent martial arts powerhouses are always unbearable for the majesty of the imperial court.

"Because among the assassins who were killed by Fan's counterattack a few days ago, there were two female assassins. It's just that I don't know if it's that person's apprentice or his grandson. A month ago, there was a report from the court, and the Sigu Sword was not in Dongyi City. That sword idiot should have come to Qingguo. ”

The emperor slowly closed his eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Why didn't he go to kill the Fan family's children, but found Wu ...... Boan?"

"Everyone in the world knows that Sishuo Jian is a sword idiot, his disciples assassinated others and were counterattacked and died, I am afraid that he will still praise the other party's methods, let alone regard it as hatred, and this person is the most disgusted with conspiracy and trickery. Said the two female assassins. The two female assassins would not have died. I'm afraid that in his heart, only that Wu Bo'an is the real enemy. ”

Chen Pingping said lightly. It's really a shame to lie.

After a long time, the majestic voice of the Emperor Qingguo sounded in the room of the imperial palace: "Yin Mei of Kyoto Prefecture will be sentenced to a crime and punished for one year. ”

After saying this, he stepped forward to comfort Lin Ruofu and left the house.

The ministers stepped back, and a palace maid stepped forward to push Chen Pingping's wheelchair into the inner palace. The ministers were not surprised by this matter, they never imagined that they would one day be able to obtain such a favor as Chen Pingping, so they would cling to each other in matters big and small, and confronting the forces of the Supervision Yuan and the Emperor's private forces. This is the traditional concept of civil officials since the founding of the Qing State. It seems that it has been deeply rooted in their heads, and they can never get rid of it.

The ministers even thought with malice that the mad dog Chen Pingping might be paralyzed and had no heirs that His Majesty trusted him so unreservedly.

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Quietly in the deep palace, there was not a single eunuch and palace maid, only the emperor and Chen Pingping sat opposite each other.

The emperor picked up the teacup and took a sip, as if he felt that the tea temperature was not very suitable. With a bang, the porcelain cup turned into broken jade and splashed everywhere, and the tea wet Chen Pingping's trouser legs, but his legs and feet were inconvenient, and Jing couldn't dodge it. Unlike the first, the emperor's voice at this time was particularly cold and oppressive: "Look at the sword? ”

Chen Pingping seemed to have not seen the scene in front of her, smiled with a smile on her face, and replied very respectfully: "The minister doesn't dare to hide it from the emperor, the wound is terrible, and it is quite dazed, and the criminal department and the court agree on this." ”

The emperor curled the corners of his lips, looked at him with a smile, and suddenly a hint of discoloration flashed in his eyes, and asked, "Is the fifth child in the capital?"

Chen Pingping slowly raised her head, opened her lips, and said after a while: "Yes, the five big people are in Kyoto now." ”

The emperor seemed a little tired, rubbed his eyebrows, and said lightly: "How many things do you still have to hide from Lian?" and then sighed: "That's it, but since you dare to hide it, then you must hide it from the people of the world, and don't let those people know about the existence of Lao Wu." ”

(There are too few people in this world who know about the existence of Wuzhu, as long as Ye Liuyun does not return to Beijing, basically no one can guess that Wuzhu did that thing.) It's very stressful to ask for a monthly pass. ）