Chapter 36 The incense burner
still remembers that night Cao He, Cao Xuan and Wen Tinghan secretly conspired with Murong, Cao He's plan was to assassinate Cao Qin and then blame Cao Qin's death on the murderer, so taking advantage of the chaos to commit the crime was seamless.
Murong carefully examined Cao Qin's corpse before he found that something was wrong and thought of it.
After Cao Qin was killed, where did this Cao Xuan go? Murong didn't expect Cao He to do it so quickly, and then he thought about what Cao Xuan meant by doing this? How is he going to sit in the position of the governor of Dongchang!
The golden crow rises, and everything returns to its original state.
Murong was still thinking carefully: I'm afraid Cao He didn't expect that the murderer's next target would be himself this night! Cao Xuan has disappeared since then, and Wen Tinghan is in turmoil. This night was really turned upside down by the murderer.
And most importantly, last night, this key figure caused Murong to lose everything.
This person is none other than the skinny gangster of the Li Mansion in Dengzhou - Yu Mian!
Murong began to be annoyed: "If you weren't too anxious at the beginning, you must have caught this kid!" But where can he hide now? It's extremely laborious and laborious to find someone in this vast capital! ”
At this time, Wang Liang hurriedly walked in front of Murong: "Come here!" There is a discovery! ”
"A clue left by the murderer?" Murong guessed it, and Wang Liang nodded frequently.
Murong was even more shocked when he saw Wang Liang nodding: so many people have died, and the people of the "Door Grabbing" organization have not been killed?
Murong followed Wang Liang to Cao He's mansion, and when he turned to the secret house, he saw Wen Tinghan's body lying on the couch.
"He was dead when we found him! I checked carefully, it wasn't the murderer! Wang Liang explained. Murong stepped forward to inspect Wen Tinghan's injuries.
When I unbuttoned my clothes, I saw that Wen Tinghan's chest was printed with a huge palm print, and the pulse in his heart was broken, and the way of death was exactly the same as Cao Qin.
"Cao Xuan!" Murong muttered to himself, his voice very low. Wang Liang didn't hear it.
"What the hell is he going to do!" Murong walked out of the house with words in his mouth, "He killed Cao Qin to do this Dongchang Governor, why did he kill Wen Tinghan!" ”
Could it be that the plan has changed otherwise, he wants to kill people and kill people! Even a crazy and stupid person will not let go. Murong was secretly surprised when he thought of this, Cao He also died, so the next target was himself!
Murong is not afraid that this Cao Xuan will kill people, but that he is afraid that the murderer will make a name for himself.
"Do you think it's a clue left by the murderer?" Wang Liang asked.
Murong shook his head and didn't speak, he knew in his heart that this was Cao Xuan's game. But he didn't dare to explain it to Wang Liang, but this matter was really difficult to talk about, no matter how committed Murong was, it was inconvenient for him to say more.
Wang Liang seemed to be a little disbelieving, took out an incense burner and said, "Look at this! When he found Wen Tinghan, he was holding this incense burner tightly in his hand, which must have a deep meaning! ”
Murong glanced at the incense burner in Wang Liang's hand and found that this incense burner was different. The wall of this incense burner is engraved with the flying dragon of Tengyun, who dares to use the dragon as a carving ornament in ordinary utensils. No matter how powerful he is, no matter how bold he is, he will never dare to use this dragon as a carving.
There are three residual incense sticks left in this incense burner, and the strange thing is that this half of the incense is not broken by the fire, but seems to be made by external forces. This quickly caught Murong's attention.
After thinking about it for a long time, Murong's heart trembled suddenly: Dragon! Dragon! The dragon symbolizes the Son of Heaven, the true dragon Son of Heaven, the Ninety-Five! Could it be that the murderer's next target is ...... Emperor!
Murong hurriedly put the incense burner in Wang Liang's hand and went straight to the Wenhua Palace. He was already very afraid of seeing Zhu Jianshen, and in just a few days, four more court officials had just caught one murderer, but Murong had left all this behind for the sake of Zhu Jianshen's safety.
Murong only began to hesitate when he arrived at the door of the Wenhua Palace at this time, and suddenly the door of the Wenhua Palace opened, and an old purple-clothed eunuch came out and saw Murong and said softly: "Lord Murong! The emperor summoned you to the palace! ”
As soon as Murong entered the hall, he spoke: "Minister......"
"Excuse me!" Na Cheng wanted to be stopped by Zhu Jianshen, Murong didn't dare to look up at Zhu Jianshen's face, he didn't need to look to know that it must be Long Yan who was furious.
Where did Murong dare to get up, he still knelt on one knee, his head buried very low. Zhu Jianshen didn't say anything, and he didn't know what he was writing with a pen in his hand.
There were only Zhu Jianshen, Murong Wuji and Fang Cai's purple-clothed eunuch in the main hall, Zhu Jianshen didn't speak and kept silent, how dare the two of them say a word, only heard the "rustle" sound of Zhu Jianshen's pen.
After a while, Zhu Jianshen stopped his pen and dried ink, raised his head and said, "Why are you still kneeling!" ”
"The minister knows that he is not doing things well, and he asks the emperor to surrender his guilt!"
"What are you guilty of?" Zhu Jian smiled meaningfully.
Murong still didn't look up: "The murderer killed several people in the capital in a row, causing panic among the people of the court and the wilderness, it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the minister!" ”
Zhu Jianshen laughed loudly, this smile Murong expected that the emperor must be angry and stopped talking, and listened to Zhu Jianshen's fall.
I ordered Cao He, Zhou Yangqiu, and Cao Qin to supervise the case, but these three people were intrigued and fought for power. As a result, the murderer has a chance, only you take this case to heart, how can I blame you! ”
When Zhu Jianshen said this, Murong was shocked in his heart.
Zhu Jianshen continued: "Listen: from now on, Murong Wuji will temporarily take the position of commander of Jinyi Guard, handle this case with full authority, and take office immediately!" Zhu Jianshen turned around and picked up the copy he had just written: "Take the order!" ”
Although Murong's face was calm, his heart was turbulent. He raised his head sharply and looked at Zhu Jianshen and said, "The minister's decree!" ”
"Say it! What is the reason for this visit? ”
"The minister thinks that the murderer's next target is the emperor!"
Zhu Jianshen's eyebrows tightened: "How can you see it?" ”
Murong brought the clues he had found on Wen Tinghan one by one, and Zhu Jianshen was even more silent.
"He's going to find me after all......"
Zhu Jianshen's eyes flickered, as if he remembered the events of the past: "Who do you think is right and who is wrong between the first emperor and the king of Yu?" ”
"The minister doesn't dare to say anything!"
"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"
"The minister's aunt said it in vain, and the minister thought that both of them were wrong!" Zhu Jianshen looked back at Murong, and instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "I want to hear it......"
"The first emperor's favor and eunuch caused my Ming country to fall into a crisis, how could this be done by the Son of Heaven! King Yu was ordered to save the people of the Ming Dynasty from hanging upside down, and made great efforts to bring the Ming Dynasty back to life. This merit is indelible and should be known to the world! Zhu Jianshen heard that Murong was talking about the fact that King Yu had not entered the emperor's temple.
"It's just that the king lost himself in the desire for power, and made things difficult for the first emperor and the emperor in every way. After the restoration of the first emperor, we should also treat it well! But ......"
"But what!"
"The first emperor once again listened to slander and favored his ministers. Only then can there be this power and ministers, today's disaster! Murong didn't know where he got the courage to tell what he thought in his heart.
"Since ancient times, the art of imperial power has been a bloody road, and this word 'power' has harmed the lives of many people in the world!"
Zhu Jianshen glanced at Murong with slanted eyes, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth: "Murong Wuji!" How bold you are! Although this sentence was an understatement, Murong knew that Zhu Jianshen was already angry.
"The minister is guilty!" Murong bowed and saluted.
"Excuse me! I have said that I have forgiven your sins! Zhu Jianshen sighed briskly, he was silently thinking back to what Murong had just said. This Jinyi Guard killer who was about the same age as him had such insight, and Zhu Jianshen knew that he didn't choose the wrong person!
Murong returned to the mansion and saw the incense burner on top of his desk. His mind swirled around with the murders that had taken place in recent days.
Murong suddenly got up and walked to the incense burner, and gasped: the dragon head incense in this incense burner is not ...... No!
Murong nodded and shook his head, staring at the incense burner until dawn.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and I heard someone outside shouting inside, "My lord! Dongchang Cao Dugong came to pay respects! ”
Murong was also surprised when he heard the words "Cao Dugong", and silently recited in his mouth: "Cao Dugong, Cao Dugong...... After Cao Qin's death, the emperor found someone to take his place, and this person was also surnamed Cao? ”
When Murong went out to greet him, he saw a gorgeously dressed and medium-sized eunuch standing in front of the door, and this person should be the Duke of Cao.
"Commander! Let's not come here unharmed! When Murong heard this, although the voice was shrill and thin, it was so familiar.
He suddenly remembered a person - Cho Xuan! And the one standing in front of him is not who Cao Xuan is.
Murong was secretly shocked in his heart, and said, "It's you!" ”
"How! When we met again, we were already in high positions! Cao Xuan's row of snow-white teeth showed a smile and smiled.
"What is it that Duke Cao is here!" Murong said coldly. He already firmly believed in his heart that he was the murderer of Cao Qin and Wen Tinghan, but he couldn't expose him without evidence.
"The first two of us are just to congratulate Lord Murong on his housewarming!" Cao Xuan stepped forward and approached Murong's ear, "There are a lot of people here, you and I take a step to speak!" ”
The two entered the side hall of Jinyi Mansion, and Murong Yu retreated to Cao Xuan and said, "Say it!" Wen Tinghan and Cao Qin were not killed by you! ”
"So what? Isn't it? They're dead anyway! Cao Xuan didn't care.
"Sure enough, it's you! How did you get to this seat! Murong asked.
Cao Xuan smiled: "It's not easy! Cao Qin died, and the position of the governor of Dongchang was vacant, and our family only needed to use some more financial resources to sit firmly in this position! ”
"You bribe the courtiers to advise you! You're so scheming! ”
Cao Xuan said: "No one can fool you Lord Murong with this scheming!" That Huangzhuang set fire to the people's rebellion...... Do you want me to go on? ”
"You've got it all!"
"Our family found the Zhuang head who went to ask for help, and saw that his injuries were not caused by sharp weapons, but fists and feet!" Cao Xuan smirked, "I forced the county to find out that it was all you who made it!" You must know that instigating rebellion is a great crime! ”
"Not bad! It's me! What do you want? Murong was unwilling to give in, and said with an angry face.
"Since we both have each other's handles, then we will both prosper and lose!" Cao Xuan asked with a smile, "My Dongchang will never be embarrassed by you Jinyiwei in the future, how about we divide the world?" ”
"What happened to the villagers of Guangtupo?" Murong knew that he had found something strange and would not let go of the villagers of Guangtupo, so he asked again.
"Nothing! Just kill an old and a young to stand up for prestige! Kill the spirit of these people! Cao Xuan smiled weirdly.
Murong was about to have a seizure when he saw Cao Xuan shaking his finger: "Our family knows that it is not your opponent, but you will not be able to control our family for a while, don't forget our agreement!" Leave! ”
Cao Xuan walked away, leaving Murong to meditate in the hall, Murong regretted not being at the beginning, the old and the young in Cao Xuan's mouth should not be Old Man Li and the stone, Murong was even more afraid when he thought about it, and his anger soared into the sky.
Early the next morning, someone reported: "Cao Xuan, the governor of Dongchang, is dead!" ”
Murong was surprised and delighted, I don't know who did such a thing. I was just about to go out to find out and saw a thousand households to report: "There is an accident in the palace......
Exactly: Cao Xuan died, who was the murderer? The dragon heir of the palace was murdered!