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 someone in the DPRK tried to rob the secret spy manager of the Northern Qi Dynasty, this manager was related to the assassination of Fan Shizi some time ago. ”

"Well, I see, that's it. The emperor hummed softly, and actually lifted this thing high, but it fell gently.

The ministers were originally shocked, thinking that His Majesty didn't seem to like even Lord Chen very much, and then found out that it was so disappointing, only to understand that the matter of late return was not a system after all, and His Majesty was using this matter to clear the account. But then everyone thought of what Chen Pingping said about the manager, and it was the first time that the ministers heard that someone was trying to kidnap the prisoner, and they couldn't help but be shocked, secretly wondering if there was really a collusion between the senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee and the Northern Qi Dynasty in a vain attempt to confuse the government.

"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.

Chen Pingping owed herself in the wheelchair, glanced at Lin Ruofu again, and then smiled and said: "These two cases are actually ...... Rather, one thing. ”

"What do you say?" Not only the emperor, but even the rest of the ministers were interested, but Lin Ruofu seemed to think 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 say, but as a courtier, I dare not hide it in front of His Majesty, and I ask His Majesty to forgive the minister for the crime of not saying anything. ”

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

Chen Pingping held the withered hands full of green tendons into a fist, coughed a few times to her lips, and seemed to cough out all the stuffy phlegm in her chest, before she said lightly: "When the second son of the prime minister, Lin Heng, 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 Kyoto officialdom, and most of the ministers in the house know at this time, but in the past, he always thought that this strategist was swinging between the prince and the second prince, where did he think that he would stay with the son of the prime minister's family, and then cast the prime minister's gaze at this time, I couldn't help but be a little more worried, after all, everyone is a civil and official, if something is bitten out by the mad dog Chen Pingping, everyone will have no face.

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

"Before the minister investigated the assassination of Fan's son, the manager confessed that the person who contacted the Northern Qi side was Wu Bo'an, and the person who secretly let the Western barbarian archers into Kyoto was Fang Daren, the general of the City Patrol Division, the cavalry leader who intended to rob prisoners outside Cangzhou City, and the subordinate of Fang Daren's distant cousin Wuzhou Military Xiu...... Now it seems that the mastermind of this incident is Wu Bo'an, Fang Xiu and Fang Daren are both executors, responsible for receiving the assassins of the Northern Qi Dynasty and killing people, as for the cremation of the bodies of those archers, there is no clue yet. ”

"What do you want to say?"

The minister had no other intentions, but was just curious about why Lin Ergongzi stayed in the manor at the foot of Cangshan before he died with the mastermind of the assassination of Fan Shizi some time ago. ”

As soon as these words 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: "Not to mention whether the manager was tortured or not, he bit indiscriminately, even if Wu Boan was 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, and he behaves in Meng Lang, and he has suffered accidents, but if he has this 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: "If the minister has something to do with this matter, God is disgusted, God is disgusted!" Seeing that the Prime Minister said such heavy words, several ministers knelt down with him. Seeing the ministers kneeling, the emperor leaned on the chair and glanced at Chen Pingping, but his eyes were full of smiles. In an instant, the emperor's face was like frost, and he asked the ministers to get up, and said: "Chen Pingping has already pleaded guilty first, and he hasn't finished speaking, let him go on first." ”

This is always the case above the court, Chen Pingping is the dominant court, and the civil and official 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 night, but Wu Bo'an 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, maybe he made an appointment with Lin Ergongzi to go to Cangshan to enjoy the scenery, Chen Pingping, this matter will be discussed later. The emperor suddenly spoke coldly 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 that would be discussed later, and a chill surged up, knowing that His Majesty was telling him not to use the topic to play.

It's an exchange, an exchange that doesn't use words, but that both parties know. 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 and accepted this fact. 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, the prime minister, will not be able to do it.

"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 the cold and poisonous eyes in him, and coughed a few times uncomfortably, and he said softly: "After the criminal department and the hospital checked the wounds of the deceased and the scene at that time, it was determined that the perpetrator was the sword of Dongyi City, so the minister asserted that the two cases were originally one. ”

Hearing the three words of Sigu Jian, even the ministers who were not familiar with martial arts were a little moved, no wonder when they told about the attack on Cangshan Manor before, they heard that the murderer was just one, so they 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 grandmasters were not yet placed in the heart of him, the Ninety-Five Supreme, but these transcendent martial arts powerhouses were always unbearable for the majesty of the imperial court.

"Because among the assassins who were killed by Fan's counterattack some time ago, there were two female assassins, according to the archives in the courtyard, these two female assassins should be under the sword sect of Dongyi City, but I don't know if they are the apprentices or grandsons of that person. A month ago, there was a hospital report, Sigu Jian was not in Dongyi City, according to the minister, the 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 children of the Fan family, but found Wu ...... Boan?"

"Everyone in the world knows that Sigu 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 an enemy, and this person is most disgusted with yīn schemes, and it is strictly forbidden for his disciples to be involved in the dispute between the family and the country, if it weren't for Wu Bo'an promising any benefits, saying that the two female assassins were moved, the two female assassins would not have died, I am afraid that in his heart, only that Wu Bo'an is the real enemy. ”

Chen Pingping said lightly that she really didn't change her face when she lied.

After a long time, the majestic voice of Emperor Qingguo sounded in this room of the imperial palace: "Yin Mei of Kyoto Prefecture will be punished for the crime of pleading, punished and demoted for one year, the Supervision Yuan will be stationed in the City Patrol Division for correction, and Jiao Ziheng will be exempted from the post of City Patrol Division, and the Criminal Department will continue to investigate and supplement the two murder cases. ”

After saying this, he stepped forward to comfort Lin Ruofu for a few words, and then left the house.

The ministers retreated, 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 together in big and small matters, confronting the forces of the Supervision Yuan, and also confronting the emperor's private forces, which is the traditional concept of civil officials since the founding of the Qing Kingdom, which seems to have been deeply rooted in their heads and can never get rid of it.

The ministers even thought with malice that the mad dog Chen Pingping might be because she was paralyzed and had no heirs, so that Her Majesty trusted her so unreservedly.

............ In the quiet 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, and frowned, and actually smashed the cup in front of Chen Pingping's wheelchair. 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, so he couldn't dodge. Unlike before, 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 and looked at him with a smile, and suddenly a hint of strangeness flashed in his eyes, and he 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 me?" 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 fifth child's existence." ”