Palace.

Imperial.

The ninth princess, Zhou Qianxue, was standing in front of the stone table, concentrating on studying the chess game in front of her, sometimes frowning and contemplating, sometimes showing joy on her face, and the atmosphere was quiet and peaceful.

I don't know how long it took, but this quiet atmosphere was broken by the arrival of a woman dressed in red.

"Sister Ziwei, why did you have Yaxing enter the palace to look for me today?"

She put down the chess pieces in her hand, turned her head to look at the jade-faced woman behind her, and smiled: "Since you are here, then accompany me to play a game of chess......

The jade-faced Shura Xie Ziwei was expressionless, came to the chess table resolutely, and said in a deep voice: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Zhang Tao has come to the capital. ”

"Well, I've been aware of that."

Zhou Qianxue bowed slightly, half an hour ago, she had already received a report from the city gate guards, and she knew Zhang Tao's whereabouts well.

"Guessing the hour, he should have arrived at the Sky Survey Division by now." She twisted the chess pieces lightly with her jade fingers and replied strategically.

"Something happened on his way to the Celestial Survey Division!"

Hearing this, Xie Ziwei frowned slightly, and slowly explained: "I encountered the roadblock of the waiter of the criminal department halfway...... As a result, Cui Hao was strewn on the street? ”

"What? Are you saying that Zhang Tao killed the waiter of the Criminal Department? ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Qianxue's voice instantly rose, her beautiful eyes were full of great surprise, she showed disbelief, and said: "He is really too impulsive, he dares to kill the officials of the imperial court from the third grade, this is not a trivial matter, Cui Hao is a person from the first and auxiliary faction of the cabinet, and the six emperor brothers may also take advantage of the topic." ”

Immediately, she said nervously: "How is he doing now?" Have you ever been caught by the Criminal Department? ”

"Your Highness, you misunderstood."

Xie Ziwei shook her head, looking at the woman in front of her who had lost her coolness, she couldn't help but sigh secretly, and found that the other party was getting deeper and deeper.

Immediately afterwards, she explained: "Zhang Tao didn't kill Cui Hao, but Cui Hao's Heart Devouring Gu suddenly died violently. ”

"However, at that time, the first god arrested Wang Sheng on the spot, and the matter had been suppressed by him, and Zhang Tao was not arrested by the Criminal Department."

Halfway through speaking, she changed her words and said with a solemn expression: "However, this matter is related to the lives of the third-grade officials, if it is known by the saint, Zhang Tao's life may not be guaranteed." ”

"Yes, I'm afraid that even the Sixth Emperor Brother will intervene at that time."

Hearing the explanation in her ear, Zhou Qianxue's calm face became nervous, and the more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, and muttered to herself: "I privately mobilized the power of dragon qi in Shuntian Mansion, and I was punished by my father's grounding, and I couldn't leave the palace in a short time......"

She paced back and forth in the Imperial Garden, anxiously circling.

"No, I'm going to go to the prince's brother for help, otherwise letting Zhang Tao be unjustly imprisoned will be a major loss to the imperial court."

As soon as she heard about Zhang Tao's danger, she instantly lost her bearings, and she no longer had the usual image of a talented woman who was calm and strategic.

At the same time.

Throne room.

Emperor Dali Shenzong was reviewing the report submitted by the Criminal Department in his hand, and when he read the information about the death of Cui Haoheng, the servant of the Criminal Department, and the street, his face instantly became gloomy.

"Presumptuous!" He took the case.

"Has the murderer ever been arrested?"

Lishenzong Long Yan was furious, looking at the civil and military officials who bowed their heads and were silent in the main hall, the anger in his heart rose more and more, and a supreme majesty instantly enveloped everyone.

Silence!

At this time, no one in the Manchu Dynasty dared to come forward to answer.

They all knew in their hearts that the old emperor in front of them was moody, especially when he was angry, he was very terrifying.

Once someone touches the mold at this time, then the consequences will become more serious.

If it is light, it will be dismissed and investigated, and at worst, it will be copied and beheaded!

Dare to be angry, dare not speak!

"What's going on with this Heart Devouring Gu?"

After a while, the anger in the heart of the Divine Sect gradually subsided, and he returned to the state of the ancient well without waves in the past, and he asked coldly: "Ladies and gentlemen, can someone answer for me?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the old minister has something to play!"

At this time, an old purple-robed official walked out, bowed, and said with a humble attitude: "As far as the old minister knows, this case is all caused by a scholar in a green shirt...... At that time, Cui Shilang aimed to arrest the Jiang Yang thieves who did all kinds of evil in the city, and inadvertently started friction with the man in green shirts. ”

"In the end, Cui Shilang died violently on the street, but he was diagnosed by the first god of the six doors, and he died of poison because of an unwarranted Gu worm, and he didn't catch the suspect at the first time!" He added slowly.

"Oh? According to Lu Shoufu's words, the scholar in the green shirt is very suspicious? ”

Hearing this, Li Shenzong frowned, and said in a surprised tone: "What is the identity of the scholar in the green shirt, who made the gods of the six doors so favoritic?" ”

"This person is the leader of the Fengtian Academy who defeated the Six Princes in the competition between the two courts."

Lu Jiuzhang, the first assistant of the cabinet, had a whole old face, and his old voice revealed a bit of solemnity, and he explained softly: "The scholar in the green shirt is named Zhang Tao, the character is Qian, and he is from Tianwu Town, Xuanzhou. ”

"Zhang Tao?"

Lishenzong muttered to himself, repeating Zhang Tao's name in his mouth, and faintly felt a little familiar, as if he had heard this name there, but he didn't remember it for a while.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, and the name Zhang Tao was mentioned in the details of the case about Tianwu Town, which came to mind.

In the twists and turns, Zhou Hao, the head of the Sky Survey Division, praised Zhang Tao.

After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice, "Where is this person now?" ”

"Zhang Tao should be in the Sky Survey Division now." Lu Jiuzhang's old voice sounded slowly.

"Since he is in the Heaven Survey Division, then this matter will be handled by the Heaven Survey Division, and the Six Doors and the Criminal Department will assist from the side."

Li Shenzong waved his hand, interrupted the other party's speech, and ordered very arbitrarily: "This matter is a matter of the face of the imperial court, no matter whether there are any heart-devouring Gu worms, there must be an explanation for Cui Shilang's death...... As for the investigation process, I don't care, I only care about the result! ”

"Do the holy thing!"

Lu Jiuzhang wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he could only nod helplessly, bowed his head and did not say a word more.

However, when he lowered his head, a grim light appeared in his eyes, which flashed and disappeared.

"I'm tired!"

The next moment, Li Shenzong was excited, his face showed a tired look, looking at the civil and military officials below, he waved his sleeves and said, "You Aiqing will step down!" ”

"Whoa!"

The civil and military officials spoke in unison, bowed in unison, and sent each other away.

With the continuous fermentation of the death of Cui Hao, the servant of the Criminal Department, and with the help of people with intentions, in just half a day, there was a stir in Kyoto City, and the city was full of wind and rain.

As Zhang Tao, who was in the whirlpool, he didn't know anything about it, and was enthusiastically talking with his old acquaintance Zhao Gongping in the Sky Survey Division, and he was in a very happy mood, and he directly forgot about Cui Hao's affairs.