Dai Quan walked through the crowd under the escort of the forbidden cavalry, stopped in front of the gate of the palace, and after scanning the circle with a piercing gaze, he said loudly: "Your Majesty has decreed that the murderer will be transferred to the Criminal Department, and this case will be jointly tried by the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple." Someone, take the murderer away! ”

Got Dai Quan's order, the two forbidden soldiers stepped forward to take over the chief of the guard from the hands of the Hou Mansion's personal soldiers, at this time, the chief of the guard finally woke up, he raised his head with difficulty, only to find that the loyal and obedient king Zhu Houjiong father and son who were protected by the palace guards in the circle, read a trace of viciousness from Zhu Houjiong's eyes, he knew that he couldn't keep it, for the sake of his family, he took a deep breath and roared with all his might: "Lord, the Li family wants to plot against the prince, the prince must be careful, he is not in his humble position.... Didn't do anything sorry for the prince.... Target... thing...."

As soon as this sentence was uttered, it was tantamount to a thunderclap that shook everyone on the spot!

Li Jiqing was also shocked at first, then calmed down, and said loudly: "Benhou still has their murder weapon and bloodstained night clothes here, the heavens are clear, and you can't be allowed to reverse black and white in the palace of Zhongshun Palace!" ”

"Humph! Swear black is white.. ”

Zhu Houjiong pointed at Li Jiqing and said loudly: "It seems that what my son said is right, your Li family just wants to step on the throne of this king, in order to ask your new master for merit and reward, he really does everything, this king is really blind, and he has spent a lot of favor for such an unrighteous person!" Now even God can't see it, retribution! ”

Many immediately chimed in, "Reasonable! Reasonable...."

"You!"

Li Jiqing was annoyed in his heart, but he didn't expect Zhu Houjiong to hit him upside down, and suddenly, an exclamation came from the side, "Chief, this person is dead." ”

Zhu Houjiong spoke first, "Marquis of Jinxiang, how did this king offend you, he was so ruthless, his ancestors served the palace for three generations, and this king also treated him like a brother, if you don't give an explanation today, you will bring the lawsuit to the study, and this king will also seek justice for him!" ”

There was another commotion among the onlookers and officials, many nodding their heads and some glancing at Dai Quan.

Dai Quan sighed in his heart, without witnesses, he hoped that the so-called confession, possible murder weapons, and blood-stained night clothes would not convict the king of loyalty at all.

Li Jiqing was stunned, he didn't expect that the person would die, and before he died, he bit himself back, and suddenly regretted it in his heart, he knew that he shouldn't have tortured him, or rather, he should have led people directly to the palace to find the emperor to be the master.

Li Gui next to him shouted: "Father, this person is Yushi..."

"Presumptuous!"

Li Jiqing slapped Li Gui in the face with a backhand, making Li Gui dizzy!

The person is indeed the imperial envoy Wu Shichang personally sent to the door, and he also told the family to let him ask the king of Zhongshun for an explanation, but this does not mean that he can say it and drag him into the water, now the Marquis of Jinxiang has offended the Xungui and the prince's mansion, and he can't offend the civil officials, otherwise this Shenjing will have no place for the Marquis of Jinxiang.

Li Jiqing was already disheartened, Dai Quan saw all this in his eyes, and said loudly: "The state has national laws, the family has family rules, the Marquis of Jinxiang is the Emperor of the Holy Ancestor personally sealed the nobles who rest with the country, and the prince is the commander of the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division appointed by His Majesty, and he can't be killed so unexplained, this case has been handed over to the Three Law Divisions for trial, although the murderer is dead, but the matter behind this still has to be investigated, and the truth of the Marquis of Jinxiang is returned." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Houjiong immediately turned his face, "Is Manager Dai saying that this king is the real murderer behind the scenes?" ”

Dai Quan sneered and said, "The prince insists on taking it from himself, and the miscellaneous family can't help it." ”

At this moment, a forbidden soldier pointed into the distance and shouted, "Chief, look. ”

Dai Quan looked over, and saw Qiu Liang, the commander of the first-class Bodong City Soldiers and Horses, leading a group of soldiers and horses to rush here, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, what is the situation?

After a while, Qiu Liang came to the gate of the palace, saluted Dai Quan with a fist, and then waved his hand, "Bring it up!" ”

As soon as the words fell, several soldiers of the Soldiers and Horses Division put a man who was tied hand and foot over and threw it next to the coffin, Qiu Liang pointed to the man and said: "This person lost money in the casino and took out a jade pendant to pay off the debt, but I don't know, this jade pendant was awarded to the nobles by the Holy Ancestor Emperor back then, and now it is worn by the princes of various mansions, Jinxiang Hou, is this the jade pendant lost in the mansion?" ”

Qiu Liang handed the jade pendant to Li Jiqing, and said to King Zhongshun: "This person, the prince should know him!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and their eyes were cast on Zhu Houjiong, the king of Zhongshun, and the air suddenly became tense.

Zhu Houjiong subconsciously froze, and at this time, Li Jiqing walked to Dai Quan's side with a jade pendant, "The chief manager should have seen this jade pendant, and please give it a witness." ”

Dai Quan took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, nodded heavily, and said loudly: "Yes, this is indeed the jade pendant that the Holy Ancestor Emperor rewarded to the Marquis of Jinxiang, and the princes of all the mansions are wearing it closely, which is also a symbol of their status." ”

Li Jiqing heard his words, then took a deep breath, turned to look at the crowd of onlookers, and said loudly: "This is a gift from the Holy Ancestor, even if you lose your life, you have to ensure that it is intact, this thief can get this jade pendant, they must have killed the dog." ”

"Someone!"

Zhu Houjiong shouted, pointed at the guard of the palace and shouted: "Beat this unclean thing to this king to death!" ”

Several palace guards were just about to step forward, but Qiu Liang stopped him with his hand, "Wait!" ”

Zhu Houjiong was stunned, "....."

Ju Liang: "Pick it up." ”

Two soldiers each came with a tray with a bow and a blood-stained night coat.

Everyone's eyes widened in astonishment!

Qiu Liang: "This is from this person's hiding place, and he has already confessed, and they killed the prince of Jinxiang Houfu at the intersection of Gonghou Street last night." It's a pity that I went one step too late and couldn't catch the rest of the murderers! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was another commotion.

Zhu Houjiong gritted his teeth, "Damn traitor, you dare to kill a court official, I'll kill you....."

As he spoke, he pushed away the soldiers who were blocking the guard's side, and Zhu Zaimo led the palace guards to rush forward, and without waiting for Dai Quan and the others to react, his fists and feet fell on the guard's body like raindrops.

"Stop!"

Li Jiqing shouted angrily, and immediately rushed forward, and the soldiers of the Hou Mansion next to him also rushed forward, and the palace guards were prepared, but they couldn't rush away for a while, at this time, Dai Quan hurriedly shouted: "The prince is planning to kill people and kill people?!" ”

Seeing Li Jiqing pull out the saber at his waist, Zhu Houjiong pulled Zhu Zaimo and retreated to the front of the palace, and when Li Jiqing rushed forward, he found that the guard had lost his breath.

Li Jiqing's eyes showed an angry light, and Zhu Houjiong said lightly: "This king is not strict under the rule, I am willing to make amends and pay money, 100,000 taels, is it feasible?" ”

"Don't you think about it!"

Li Jiqing refused.

"Despicable villain, give my brother back!"

Li Gui next to him snatched the bow and arrow from the hands of his own soldiers, and shot at Zhu Houjiong with a bow.

"Ahh

It was too sudden, there was no time to react at such a close distance, this arrow hit Zhu Houjiong's left shoulder, the pain made him scream, Zhu Zaimo roared: "Quickly take down this traitor!" Grab him for me. ”

Li Jiqing was so frightened that he hurriedly protected Li Gui behind him, and at this moment, a team of fans rushed in from behind the crowd and said to Dai Quan: "Governor, Your Majesty has an edict to let you bring everyone into the imperial city." ”

Dai Quan was stunned, and glanced at Li Gui dissatisfied, this idiot, can't he bear it?

Tie Qing walked straight to Zhu Houjiong's face with a blue face, "Please, Lord Wang." ”

Zhu Zaimo said angrily: "Do you want to kill your father? ”

Dai Quan smiled slightly, "Lord Wang, is this planning to resist the decree?!" ”

Zhu Houjiong secretly complained in his heart, he didn't expect Dai Quan, an old eunuch, to be so unsympathetic, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "This king will enter the palace now." ”

Dai Quan nodded, turned back to the crowd of onlookers and said, "It's all gone." ”

.........

In the upper study, Emperor Tianyou was listening to the explanation of Ma Shun, the commander of Jinyiwei, although Li An was only a military attache of the fifth grade, but the impact of this matter was too bad, whether it was the courtiers or the people of Shenjing, the court had to give an explanation.

is the same as everyone's speculation, the final evidence all points to Zhu Houjiong, the king of Zhongshun, but unfortunately, the most critical person is dead, unless the imperial envoy Wu Shichang is willing to come out to testify, it is obviously impossible, or Jia Jue can come forward.

Although Jia Gui and others acted very carefully, they were still discovered by the Nanzhen Fusi who was full of eyeliners, and after some investigation, a detailed record of Jia Gui and others' raid on the Xicheng stronghold and then handed the chief guard and the evidence still in front of the door of the Zhang Mansion to Emperor Tianyou.

After reading the recital, Emperor Tianyou asked Ma Shundao: "What's going on with this Qiu Liang?" ”

"According to the report of the secret spy buried in the Terracotta Division, someone sent a letter to Qiu Liang half an hour ago, which should have something to do with the Jia family."

Emperor Tianyou glanced at him, did not continue, and muttered for a while before saying, "You say, how did he know this?" ”

"This, maybe the Jia family still has an intelligence network."

Speaking of this, Ma Shun hesitated, "Why don't you check it out?" ”

A trace of laughter crossed the corner of Emperor Tianyou's mouth, "Forget it, you're going to surprise him again this time, but you should not be careless." ”

"Obey."

At this time, Dai Quan walked in quickly and reported: "Your Majesty, someone has brought it and is waiting outside the palace." ”