Hearing the report from the porter, Zhou Zheng brought Cheng E to visit, and Lin Miao's anger rushed up.

Lin Miao is really angry now! He is the eldest son of the Qilin clan and the successor of the future demon king! However, the Department of Law and Punishment didn't give him any face, and openly arrested the steward of his house in broad daylight!

Lin Miao felt that yesterday in the main hall, his father was still too good for Zhou Zhengzi! If it were according to his temperament, he would directly order Zhou Zheng and even the Law and Punishment Department to be driven out of Jiaxiang City!

Today, Zhou Zheng dared to lick his face and come again, which made Lin Miao more angry and not fight!

"Someone, assemble the guards! Give me all the knives out of the sheath! Go, call Zhou Zheng in for me! ”

As soon as Zhou Zheng and Cheng E walked into the courtyard, they saw soldiers in helmets and armor, swords, guns, swords, halberds shining with cold light, and they all looked at them with fierce eyes.

Cheng E instantly pulled out his waist knife to protect Zhou Zheng's body.

Zhou Zhengze looked at this posture suspiciously, and suddenly laughed instead of being angry.

"Lin Miao, Benjun is here today for official business, and I want to ask you a few words! If you think that the Prince's Mansion is not suitable to talk about, then I have no choice but to invite you to our Judicial Punishment Mansion! ”

Hearing this, Lin Miao, who was standing in the hall, added fuel to the fire, "You dare to arrest this son and go to the Law and Punishment Division?" Bah! Zhou Zheng, I'll lend you a gut! This is Jiaxiang City, this is my Lin Miao's mansion! You'd better think about it, how to get out of me alive! Don't worry, I'll leave you a whole corpse! ”

As he spoke, the archers in the attic and on the roof immediately opened their bows and arrows, and the soldiers in the courtyard were also in a fighting posture, waiting for Lin Miao's order.

The two sides are tense, and the war is about to break out!

Zhou Zheng frowned, he didn't want to see such a situation. It's not that Zhou Zheng is afraid, but Zhou Zheng is worried that the situation will expand because of this, but he has fallen for other people's tricks.

"Stop! You can't do it if you want to! With an angry rebuke like thunder, Murong Huang quickly broke in with a team of guards!

"Put it away! Put them all away for me! Murong Huang glared at these soldiers angrily.

For a while, except for a few of Lin Miao's henchmen, the other soldiers all obediently collected their arrows and withdrew their swords.

As a general, Murong Huang governs the army strictly, with clear rewards and punishments. At the same time, he was also extremely fond of soldiers. He often ate, lodging, and mingled with his soldiers. Moreover, the gate of his Great General's Mansion is always open to soldiers, even if it is just an ordinary soldier, if there is a difficulty, he can directly enter the mansion to find Murong Huang.

Therefore, in the army, Murong Huang has a very high prestige and is deeply loved by the soldiers.

Murong Huang stood in front of Zhou Zheng and pointed at the soldiers who were still holding swords with bows and swords.

"What? Do you still want to shoot the old man? Come, I'll stand still, and you will shoot your arrows! ”

The men were a little stunned. They definitely didn't dare to shoot Murong Huang, but Lin Miao didn't give an order to let them close the team, and they didn't dare to go against the will of their son!

Without waiting for these people to react, Murong Huang yelled, "Don't take it for me yet!" ”

The soldiers around those people immediately stepped forward to disarm and arrest them, tied up those people, sent them to Murong Huang, and escorted them to kneel.

Seeing Murong Huang appear, Lin Miao knew that he couldn't shake his majesty today. He didn't plan to kill Zhou Zheng, and he knew that he couldn't kill him at all! He just wanted to give Zhou Zheng a dismount and vent the evil anger in his heart.

"I've seen the general. Why did the general have to be idle with me today? Lin Miao was still angry, blaming Murong Huang for coming to make trouble at this time. However, he really didn't dare to turn his face with Murong Huang. Murong Huang, a man with heavy troops, is only responsible for the demon king alone, and no one sells face. Even if Lin Miao is the eldest prince, as long as the demon king says to fight, Murong Huang will whip him mercilessly! Therefore, since she was a child, Lin Miao was naturally afraid of Murong Huang.

Seeing that Lin Miao was still not convinced, Murong Huang ignored him, and directly shouted, "Violate the military order, behead!" ”

The soldiers behind him did not hesitate to draw their swords and cut off the heads of the bound men.

This stunned Lin Miao.

Although nominally, all the soldiers of the Qilin clan were under Murong Huang's command and control, but these people in the courtyard were all Lin Miao's personal guards and directly obeyed his orders.

It is said that it depends on the owner to beat the dog, but Murong Huang killed his cronies in front of him today. It's totally a naked slap in the face!

"Murong Huang! You..."Lin Miao was so angry that her muscles were exposed.

"You, as the eldest prince's personal guard, are doing nonsense by the eldest prince! Now all go to my house and lead the army for twenty! After that, he went to the barracks to report and reorganized into the city protection guard. ”

"Yes!"

Hundreds of soldiers knelt down to receive the order, which completely woke up Lin Miao. What is the Prince's Mansion Guard? No matter how much effort is spent, in the eyes of these soldiers, their real commander is still Murong Huang! Only Murong Huang!

Murong Huang looked at Lin Miao with an unkind face, "In order to ensure the safety of the son, I will return to the camp immediately and select another five hundred guards for the son." ”

Regardless of whether Lin Miao was happy or not, Murong Huang turned around and left.

When passing by Zhou Zheng, the two greeted each other, and Murong Huang pleaded softly, "Zhenjun, I'm sorry for today's incident." However, Lin Miao is my king's son after all, and I ask Zhenjun to raise his noble hand. If it's not necessary, ask Zhenjun to ask him in the house. ”

"Don't worry, general, it should be so!"

"Thank you! I still have official business below, so I will leave first! ”

Bidding farewell to Murong Huang, he turned around and looked at Lin Miao again, who was already completely wilted.

He couldn't figure out why Murong Huang was so polite to Zhou Zheng and the Law and Punishment Division? Even for Zhou Zheng to dare to treat himself so blatantly? However, after thinking about it, Lin Miao suddenly had a delusion that his father was also planning to abandon him. It's like Long Hai abandoning Long Fei!

He suddenly felt frightened, only thinking that maybe in the next second, he would really become Zhou Zheng's prisoner. And his father would never save him!

"The eldest prince? How many words can we talk about in the hall? ”

"Good, good! Zhou, Zhenjun, envoy, two please. ”

Lin Miao suppressed the panic in her heart, and tried her best to calmly invite Zhou Zheng and Cheng E into the hall and sit down to serve tea.

The bodies of the men in the courtyard had been carried down by the servants and water was fetched to wash away the blood.

"The eldest prince?" Seeing that Lin Miao was still a little distraught, Zhou Zheng shouted again, "Eldest son, but you are not feeling well?" We can come back tomorrow. ”

"No, no!" Lin Miao finally came back to her senses, "If there is anything Zhenjun wants to ask, just ask." I will fully cooperate. ”

"Thank you, Childe! I came this time, mainly about Zhang Huai. How many years has he been here? ”

"More than ten years, right? I can't remember the exact time. ”

"How is he doing in the house?"

"Hands and feet are diligent and have eyes. Well done work! ”

"How many years has he been with you?"

"It's been six or seven years. I just watch him do things well, so I often take him with me. ”

"Considered a confidant?"

"Well, I'm just asking him to pass on a message and run an errand. If Zhenjun thinks that this is a henchman, then he is barely my confidant. ”

"Don't get me wrong, childe. I'm mainly curious, Zhang Huaidu has been with you for so long, why did you kick him out of the house? ”

Now, Lin Miao, who has slowly calmed down, has returned to the state of the quick-witted eldest son.

"Actually, this thing is a family ugly. It's my wife who can't tolerate him, so I have to let him find another way. ”

"Childe, can you elaborate?"

"Well, well. If it helps the case, I'll tell you about it. To say, it's not a big deal. My wife is always worried about the people around me, afraid that they will not take good care of me. Therefore, she will often train it herself. However, the people with me are all small servants, but she is trained according to the boudoir suit, if you think about it, you must look clumsy.

My lady has a big temper, and if these people don't behave well, she will punch and kick, so scared that none of them dare to listen to my lady's instructions, which makes my lady even more angry.

Zhang Huai is clever and makes the least mistakes. Therefore, I often sent him to my wife's place to serve. But because of this, Zhang Huai is becoming more and more unpopular with my wife! Last time, the glass cup made by my mother was specially made for my father's birthday ceremony. However, it was accidentally broken by Zhang Huai.

This made my lady furious and almost beat Zhang Huai to death. As soon as I saw that this was not an option, I asked Zhang Huai to leave quickly. Nominally, he was driven out of the house, but in fact he was saved by his life. ”

"I see!" Zhou Zheng nodded. knew that Lin Shi was half telling nonsense, but he couldn't expose it in person.

"And then? Have you met Zhang Huai? ”

"Nope."

"Steward Zhang introduced him to Jiaxiangju as a buddy, do you know this?"

"I didn't know at first. Later, Steward Zhang was taken away by you, and someone told me about it. I thought it was strange at the time, I didn't understand why Zhang Huai would be a buddy? ”

"What's so strange about having hands and feet, being a buddy, and getting a way out for yourself?"

"Zhenjun didn't know that when Zhang Huai left, I rewarded him with a lot of silver and two goods, which was enough for him to eat and drink for the rest of his life. Therefore, I always thought that he would go to the countryside to buy a piece of land, become a small landowner, and live freely. ”

"Is there such a thing?"

"I'm absolutely not talking nonsense. Because of this, my wife also quarreled with me. Say I'm poor and generous! ”

"How much exactly? What kind of belongings are there? Can Childe remember? Don't get me wrong, any small detail may be the key to solving the case! Please forgive me. ”

"It's okay, it's okay!" Lin Miao generously sent someone to call the account room and make a list of the money and things he rewarded Zhang Huai.

"Where did Zhang Huai live after he left? Does Childe know? ”

"I really don't know."

"In addition to Steward Zhang, there are people in the house who have a good relationship with Zhang Huai, can they know his whereabouts?"

"Well, I'll call the butler later, and you can ask him."

"Thank you, childe. There is another thing, after Zhang Huai left here, he went to Qilinzi and wanted Qilinzi to take him in, does the son know? ”

"What? Did he go to my brother-in-law? This, I don't know! Why did he go to the Kirinzi? Lin Miao's face turned angry when she heard the news.

"What's wrong with that? Perhaps, Zhang Huai wants people to stay at Qilinzi's house, so that he can continue to do things for you? ”

Lin Miao shook her head impatiently, "This definitely won't work!" Whoever goes out of my house, even if he doesn't mix well, should come back to me and ask for help. What's the point of going to my brother-in-law's house? If you let outsiders know, wouldn't it be a joke about me? This Zhang Huai usually looks very smart, how can he do something stupid? Besides, isn't my reward so much money enough for him to spend? Go to the unicorn and be a buddy, he's the one who is throwing me away with a pure heart! ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Lin Miao coldly, and felt that his anger was not like pretending.

Coming out of Lin Miao's house, Zhou Zheng walked slowly on the street with his hands behind his back. He sent Cheng E back to the government first, and sent someone to investigate some things again. And he himself analyzed the ins and outs of this matter while strolling around.

Now it's getting more and more interesting.

Zhang Huai assassinated himself, and now there are three possibilities.

The first is that Zhang Huai is really a spy, and after getting the news that Zhou Zheng was going to leave the Qingluan clan and come to Jiaxiang City, he deliberately broke the glass cup of Lin Miao's lady, so that Lin Miao's mother beat him badly. Then, pretending that he couldn't resist the torture, he confessed the whereabouts of Lin Miao's private concubine. This caused Lin Miao to be dissatisfied with him and was kicked out of the house.

There is a big loophole here, that is, Zhang Huai has been beaten by Lin Miao's lady more than once, and he has always been loyal to Lin Miao, how could he not resist the torture this time?

If Zhang Huai is a spy, this one is easy to explain. Zhang Huai deliberately left this loophole for the Department of Law and Punishment to investigate, the purpose was to pull the eldest prince Lin Miao into the water.

Also, why did he go to the unicorn? It should also be to pull the unicorn in, so that he is also suspected and can't get out easily.

After that, he asked Manager Zhang to introduce him to Jiaxiangju, or in order to further have an unclear relationship with Lin Miao.

His purpose is very simple, that is, to make everyone suspect that his assassination was instigated by the eldest prince, so that Lin Miao's suspicion is getting bigger and bigger, and finally, it is difficult for Lin Miao to argue!

The second possibility is that all of this is a play directed and acted by Lin Miao. He is the one who really wants to kill Zhou Zheng!

It was Lin Miao who made Zhang Huai deliberately provoke his lady and was severely beaten. Then, because of Zhang Huai's betrayal, Lin Miao naturally drove Zhang Huai out of the house and clarified the relationship between the two.

Moreover, he also told Qilinzi through his sister's mouth that Qilinzi, a guy with a bad brain, inadvertently told Zhou Zheng that Lin Miao hated Zhang Huai for killing his concubine, so he drove Zhang Huai out of the house. so as to further clarify the relationship with Zhang Huai.

And the loopholes deliberately left before just show that Zhang Huai's action was intentional, and it confirmed Zhang Huai's identity as a spy.

However, if this is the case, there are more doubts here.

First, Lin Miao did not have an undying blood feud with Zhou Zheng, and Lin Miao had no suitable reason to kill Zhou Zheng; Second, with Lin Miao's cleverness, he shouldn't send an old man who has been in his house for more than ten years to put himself in the vortex of suspicion. Not to mention sending only one assassin, and moreover, the cultivation is not high. Not only did it not cause harm to Zhou Zheng, but it set himself on fire! Lin Miao is not that stupid!

Could it be that Lin Miao's subordinates are unavailable, so they have to Zhang Huai?

Impossible! The few people who were beheaded in Lin Miao's Mansion today, whether they were loyal or martial arts cultivation, were far more suitable than Zhang Huai!

There is also a third possibility. Zhang Huai had already been bought, and he took the risk of assassinating Zhou Zheng this time, in order to completely frame his master Lin Miao.

If this is the case, Lin Miao is dead, who will benefit the most?

Lin Shi has two girls, only Lin Miao's son. If Lin Miao died, then it was logical that Qilinzi and another concubine would become the best candidates for the next demon king.

In addition to them, there is also the strongest general, Murong Huang. If the demon king decides to abdicate and the clan is elected, then Murong Huang will be the first choice for the new demon king.

However, if it is really the third possibility, Zhou Zheng is a little bit puzzled. What if Zhang Huai's assassination is successful? That would immediately trigger a huge hostile contradiction between the Punishment Division and the Qilin Clan, and even the possibility of war! No matter who wants to gain the power to succeed the demon king, they don't want to be governed by a ruined Qilin clan, right?