Chapter 160: Two Assassinations
Zhao Huiwei was a little dazed when she heard this, and she followed her line of sight to see a snow-white figure slowly coming from the first floor.
The posture of jade bones is like a fairy.
A cold temperament like a kaolin flower makes people dare not blaspheme.
Chi Wu poured herself another glass of wine: "Ah Hui, Gongzi Huaiyu appears once in ten days, and I brought you here today." ”
It's just a good sister, blessed to share it.
Zhao Huiwei's favorability towards Chi Auntie gradually increased, and with the strength of the wine, she threw herself directly into Chi Aunt's arms, looking at her with a pair of wet eyes, "Sister Auntie is so good." ”
Chi Wan pinched her little face and smiled without saying a word.
Wuyin looked at the two people who were tired of being crooked behind him, numb......
All she could pray now was that she would return to the palace before her master left office.
The sound of the piano sounded in Xianxian Tower, Huai Yu raised his head, and locked on the fiery figure at a glance, Chi Wu smiled in her eyes, raised her glass from afar, and drank it all again.
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Palace
Shen Mingnan was only responsible for patrolling the palace with the Praetorian Guards.
When I arrived at the door of the imperial study, I happened to meet Cheng Shengquan's personal servant Lan Gonggong.
When Gonggong Lan saw Shen Mingnan, he hurriedly chased after him, "Shen Shizi, stay." ”
Shen Mingnan stopped, and Gonggong Lan shook off the dust: "The emperor is looking for you, please come with our family." ”
Walking to the door of the imperial study, Gonggong Lan pushed it away directly, and Shen Mingnan walked in after him.
Shen Zhongyong, Zuo Rong and Pingyang Hou Ye Anbang are all there.
The atmosphere inside is a bit solemn.
After Shen Mingnan entered, he bowed to Cheng Shengquan: "I don't know what the emperor called his ministers." ”
Cheng Sheng's face was solemn and he couldn't see his joy and anger: "When you came back from Qiyuan, did you hear that Zhenyuan County Ling was assassinated?" ”
Shen Mingnan was slightly stunned, condensed his eyebrows and thought for a moment before he said truthfully: "I've heard it, but I don't know what the truth is." ”
Cheng Shengquan pinched his eyebrows with his hand, and the news was only transmitted back to Beijing today.
"Lanxi, call someone to the cabinet to summon Xu Yunchen over."
Gong Lan received the order, and while he waited, Shen Mingnan lowered his eyelashes and looked at the floor without squinting.
But in a quarter of an hour, Xu Yunchen hurried over.
"See the Emperor."
"Flat."
Xu Yunchen straightened up, seeing that several high-ranking and powerful adults were there, Cheng Shengquan spoke the next moment, "Did you stay in Zhenyuan when you returned to Beijing?" ”
"It's for a while." Xu Yunchen instantly understood what was going on, "The emperor wants to ask about Zhenyuan County's order Lu Yuan?" ”
"Exactly, tell me how he could be assassinated."
Xu Yunchen frowned slightly: "The minister doesn't know why, it was a very chaotic day, and suddenly it was rumored that the Zhenyuan county order was assassinated, but the assassin was seriously injured, and when the minister came back, he didn't find the person who assassinated the county order." ”
Cheng Shengquan knew that he shouldn't be angry with his courtiers, but he still couldn't help but lose his temper and threw the fold in front of him to the ground, "It's really unreasonable, this group of thieves is really bold!" The officials of the imperial court also dared to assassinate! ”
"I didn't even let go of the state pastor of Luzhou!"
Shen Mingnan and Xu Yunchen looked at each other very quickly, and then moved away in an instant.
Shen Zhongyong stepped forward, "Your Majesty, about the matter of Chen Zhoumu in Luzhou, the second brother of the minister came back a few days ago and told the minister. ”
Due to the long distance of Luzhou, which led to two assassination cases coming up at the same time, Cheng Shengquan didn't know how to spread when he was angry, and now when he heard the news about Luzhou, he said very quickly: "Say it quickly." ”
Shen Zhongyong pondered the wording for a moment before he said slowly: "Since the second brother-in-law Rong Zhong is seriously ill, his family went to Luzhou after discussion. ”
"It's just...... When he first arrived in Luzhou, he only listened to the surface. ”
"Chen Zhou is a good pastor, which has already caused his wife to be dissatisfied, but Chen Zhou has great pastoral power, and she can only swallow her anger."
Until one day, his wife found out that he had taken care of the outer room...... also gave birth to a son, and the dissatisfaction and grief in her heart exploded, and this incident became known all over the city. ”
"However, the next day, Chen Zhoumu died at home, and his wife was tortured, and she admitted that she had hired assassins to scare Chen Zhoumu, but before the people she hired could be dispatched, the people died."
She was also very sad, saying that night she saw a black shadow with a strangely carved wooden plaque hanging from her waist, and when she came back to her senses, Chen Zhoumu had died of anger.
This is yet another murder.
Cheng Shengquan's mouth tightened, "Could these two cases be committed by the same group of assassins?" ”
Ye Anbang groaned: "I can't rule out this possibility, Your Majesty, this matter has made the ministers of the DPRK and Central China panic, I am afraid that they will be the next one, and in some places, the state pastor will hide directly at home and dare not go out." ”
"Smack." Cheng Shengquan slapped his palm on the table, "It's ridiculous!" ”
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated to the end, otherwise where will the entire Dayan be placed!"
The successive assassinations of court officials either stepped on Cheng Shengquan's face, or saw that he couldn't do anything about them.
As an emperor who has accumulated prestige for a long time, how can he endure it?
He took a topaz from his waist and handed it to Gonggong Lan: "You go to call the wind and go to Luzhou immediately to investigate the mastermind behind it, and send it as soon as there is news." ”
Zuo Rong was secretly frightened, looked at the emperor at the head, and knew that he was really angry, so he did not hesitate to send the most secret guard behind him, the leader of the Imperial Forest Army.
The Imperial Guards, the most mysterious and heartfelt dead soldier behind each generation of emperors.
He had to tell the prince about it.
Everyone was thinking about it, Cheng Shengquan rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand tiredly, "You all go down." ”
"No."
Zuo Rong hasn't left yet, he still has something to report.
"Your Majesty, the prince of Huainan should enter Beijing in mid-July, and the king of Huainan should be able to enter Beijing before the queen mother's birthday."
Cheng Shengquan was silent for a moment before he said, "I know, you can step down." ”
Zuo Rong retreated.
After Shen Mingnan came out, he led the Praetorian Guards to continue to inspect, Xu Yunchen immediately left the palace, and he knew that Qin Zhou's death was the result of the Zhenyuan County Order, but this Chen Zhoumu's death had to make him think more.
This incident reminded him of his younger brother being kidnapped in Zhenyuan County half a month ago, and the final destination of those mountain bandits was Luzhou!
So what is the connection between this incident and the death of Chen Zhoumu in Luzhou?
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When Shen Ming came back from his southward journey, the sky was slightly dark.
When he returned, he sat down and rested for a while, and then went to the study.
There were a few notebooks on the desk, but only four had been written.
Shen Mingnan sneered, okay, the guts are getting fatter and fatter, and he is taking his words as a deaf ear?
The next moment he took the notebook and was about to go to Zhao Huiwei.
However, as soon as she came out of the study, she met Yingluo, who came to look for him, and her face was full of anxiety: "Master, go to Xianxian Mansion to pick up the girl......
Shen Mingnan: "......"
He suspected that something was wrong with his ears, why did Zhao Huiwei run to Xianxian Mansion if he had nothing to do?
Yingluo explained his confusion the next moment: "Miss Chi has already taken the girl to Xianxian Mansion for a day!" ”