On the side of the front hall of Weiyang Palace, the inner study where Liu Che handles official business is quiet and unoccupied, and the court meeting in the main hall has not yet dispersed.

Huo Quzhi stepped on the morning light and came outside the study.

Liu Che did not arrive, and he was suspected of trespassing when he entered the study.

He stopped in the corridor outside his study.

Huo Quzhi is a person with a rich heart, and he will not be bored when he is alone, closing his eyes and recuperating like a statue in the corridor, and by the way, he deduces the battle formation of the soldiers in his consciousness.

In recent years, he has been preparing to go on the battlefield.

And always look forward to that day.

Footsteps soon sounded in the distance, and Liu Che, wearing a high crown and an imperial robe, walked closer surrounded by a group of attendants.

Huo Quzhi put his hands together and saluted, "The minister has seen Your Majesty." ”

"No formality, come in."

Liu Che's figure is only slightly taller than ordinary people, but he is not angry and arrogant, and his anger is as heavy as a mountain.

In the eyes of Huo Quai, who practiced the Teng Snake True Meaning Method, Liu Che's breath became more and more unfathomable.

The Son of Heaven cultivates, gains the fortune of the country, and gets twice the result with half the effort, and is extremely strong.

The purple qi behind Liu Che is thick, connected with the national fortune, inseparable, and difficult to shake.

The attendants, led by Dong Xu, all stopped outside the door.

In the study, Huo Quzhi and Liu Che sat down one after another.

Liu Che glanced at him, as if observing his strength after breaking through the Nine Realms, and smiled: "What's the matter?" ”

"The minister was ordered to thoroughly investigate the murderer of Liu Huai, the lieutenant of the Northern Army, and chased him to the Marquis of Ruyin's mansion last night...... Huo Quai's 1510 said.

"When I woke up in the morning, the dark guard sent a message, and I knew about it."

Liu Che picked up the scroll on the low seat: "The murderer is hiding in the Hou Mansion, what is your judgment, do you suspect that it is related to the Marquis of Ruyin?" ”

"No, if it is really related to the Marquis of Ruyin, the murderer should not hide in the Hou Mansion, and some other supporting evidence can also confirm that this matter should have nothing to do with the Marquis of Ruyin."

Huo Quzhi said calmly: "I think that the murderer may not be the main culprit. ”

"You suspect there are people in the shadows."

"Your Majesty.

The other party acted carefully, and even killed the important ministers of the court, and the plan must be not small, not something that Xia Jie can do. ”

Liu Che groaned slightly: "Go on." ”

"The minister plans to investigate from several aspects at the same time, first of all, Xia Jie's cultivation is quite special, and the yin qi in her body is as thick as a ghost.

Secondly, when Lieutenant Liu died, he was plotted with a special spice and first entered a coma.

Liu Huai also has a body of cultivation, and this spice can affect him by smell alone, which must be a rare thing in itself.

In addition, the murderer Xia Jie and others went in and out of Chang'an, and they all had things such as test passes...... These suspicious points can be traced later. ”

Huo Quzhi was clearly organized, and said eloquently: "The most important point is that people who hide in the shadows continue to commit murder, what is the ultimate purpose?" ”

Liu Che finished writing and approving the folds in his hand, and looked up at Huo Quzhi: "What do you think their purpose is?" ”

"They killed a total of four people, and the minister re-checked the case files of the four killed, most of them were courtiers, both civil and military, and their status was high and low, it seemed that there was no law, but the minister thought that the other three people who were killed were all smoke, and only Liu Huai was their real target."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because...... The lieutenant of the Northern Army may well be their purpose.

Liu Huai died, who does Your Majesty plan to let replace the lieutenant of the Northern Army? Huo Qu said sickly.

"There were originally three candidates, one of which was to let Guo Ji, the deputy general of the Northern Army, be added to the rank of official to replace Liu Huai. The other person is Xu Zhe, Hou of Huaiyang, and Zhang Cigong, who was recommended by Wei Qing.

Do you suspect there is something wrong with one of them? ”

Liu Che said in a deep voice: "The people in the dark want to control the Northern Army and control part of my Chang'an City's reconnaissance and defense? ”

The ministers did have this suspicion, because only the reciprocal benefits were worth the big risk they had. The assassination of the lieutenant of the Northern Army is not as simple as creating panic. Huo Qu said sickly.

Liu Huai and others were killed, which seemed complicated and the situation was weird, but Huo Quzhi was not confused by the case itself.

He jumped out of the case directly, and from the perspective of the other party's purpose and benefits from doing so, Liu Huai was killed, and found another direction from the chaos.

Liu Che also felt that Huo Quzhi's judgment was very convincing.

The two talked in the study for about a quarter of an hour, and Huo Qu was sick before he retired and left.

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Noon in winter.

A manor on the outskirts of Chang'an, with high walls and green tiles, and a deep courtyard.

Princess Binh Duong also has a mansion on the outskirts of the city, enclosing a large area, with clear mountain streams and beautiful scenery.

In the afternoon, she received news from the city that Huo Qu was sick and forced himself into the Hou Mansion and acted aggressively.

After listening to the narration of the person who sent the news, Princess Pingyang was silent, and there was not much color on her face.

The little officials who came to summon him were about thirty of them, and they were Liu Neishi's cronies, and they considered the words: "Na Huo Shizhong not only forcibly broke into the Hou Mansion, but also had a very arrogant attitude, and also detained Liu Neishou and me. ”

"Who is the murderer who was captured by Huo Quai, are you sure there is a problem?" Princess Pingyang asked coldly.

"The one who was arrested was a servant woman in the East Courtyard, and there was nothing abnormal in the mansion."

The little official who reported the news lowered his voice and said, "But the servant woman did show her skills yesterday, which is very different from the usual, and she seems to be very fierce...... There is something wrong with it.

However, after the murderer died, two other bodies were found in the house, one of which was the servant woman of the East Courtyard, which shows that the murderer was impersonating and not from our Hou Mansion. ”

Princess Pingyang's face was slightly gloomy: "Even if it is pretended, how did the murderer enter the mansion?"

If she wants to be detrimental to the people in the house, won't my safety be threatened by her? ”

The little official who reported the news was taken aback, knelt on the ground, and his body couldn't help but tremble a little.

"You go back and let Liu Neizhi investigate this matter thoroughly, and all those involved will be killed with a cane, and they will not be spared!"

Princess Pingyang said: "Okay, you can step aside." ”

After the little official left, Princess Pingyang took a nap, and then returned to Chang'an from the outskirts of the city in the afternoon, and went straight to the palace to see the emperor.

inner study.

After Liu Che reviewed the notebook, he got up and went to the window to look at the scenery outside.

The afternoon sun was ok and clear.

Liu Che saw that on the corridor on the side of the hall, the lord of Pingyang Palace was following behind the attendants, with a graceful demeanor.

He withdrew his gaze and returned to his place to mark the papers.

It was quiet in the study, only Dong Xu and the other two attendants stood at the door, waiting for the summons at any time.

"Welcome the eldest princess!"

Dong Xu's slightly sharp voice came from the door.

Princess Pingyang is Liu Che's own sister, and after Liu Che ascended the throne, Princess Pingyang was called the eldest princess.

She entered the study, glanced at Liu Che in the first place, and came to his right-hand side to take a seat.

"The eldest princess and the heirs of the Marquis of Ruyin died early, and they have been recuperating outside the city for more than two years, but they have entered the palace less." Liu Che's heart was divided into two uses, and he wrote down the review on the notebook, and said warmly.

Princess Pingyang said slowly: "It is true that there are fewer people in the palace, and the people in this city are afraid that they have forgotten about me." ”

Liu Che heard what she said, and said dumbly: "The eldest princess entered the palace for the sake of Huo Shizhong's entry into the Hou Mansion yesterday to arrest the murderer?" ”

Princess Pingyang said: "He is just the son of my maidservant, and I won't come to the palace because of him."

I came to ask how the matter was investigated, after all, the people involved in my house, if I don't ask clearly, I feel uneasy. ”

Liu Che said: "The reason for the matter, Huo Shizhong has already told me that the murderer is hiding in the mansion, controlling the maid in the mansion with a strange technique, and pretending to enter the mansion to hide, and has nothing to do with others in the mansion. ”

"Oh?"

Princess Pingyang smiled: "This is not what I expected, I was thinking before I came, I have always been extremely strict with my servants, and I will definitely not let anyone be so bold." ”

He said: "Then Huo Quai, has he arranged and framed the people in my house?" ”

Liu Che said: "Not only did I not arrange the people in the eldest princess's mansion, but I also judged that this matter had nothing to do with the Hou Mansion. He said that the Hou Mansion should also be the victim party. ”

Princess Pingyang was silent for a moment: "In this way, then Huo Quai's illness still knows how to advance and retreat, if he dares to talk nonsense, I will not spare him!" ”

She glanced at Liu Che: "This matter can be put down first, but in the past few years, has Your Majesty been too indulgent to Huo Quai, he even dares to break into my mansion, and if he commits the following crimes, isn't Your Majesty ready to punish him?"

You must know that since ancient times, if you don't drive it strictly, you will eventually suffer more from it.

Some people are born as slaves, Your Majesty should not overestimate their minds of the market, once there is an opportunity, they will desperately seize it and never let go. Even if His Majesty wants to use him, he must let him know that there are some things that cannot be transgressed, otherwise he will have to bear the consequences that he cannot afford.

Only in this way can he know awe. ”

Liu Che laughed: "The eldest princess is too biased, and her thoughts on going to illness are all used on her own improvement, and she only expects to kill the enemy on the battlefield, and she is definitely not the person who drills the camp as the eldest princess said."

He found out the murderer hiding in the Hou Mansion this time, and he also helped the Hou Mansion clear the hidden dangers. If there is no merit, why should I punish him? ”

Princess Pingyang frowned and closed her mouth and didn't speak again.

A quarter of an hour later, when she left Weiyang Palace, she turned her head to look at the residence of Empress Wei Zifu deep in the palace, and said to the attendant beside her: "You see, how powerful the maid next to me is, not only has she become the queen herself, but even her children and nephews dare to come to my house to arrest people." ”

In the afternoon, Princess Pingyang returned to the Ruyin Marquis Mansion in the city and instructed Liu Neizhi: "You take my prayer post and invite the Marquis of Shanyang to come to me." ”

"Yui!"

Liu Neishou then walked away quickly.

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