"Your Majesty."

Pei Zhan bowed, and said: "This matter must start with an accident that happened outside the school performance hall before the crown prince and the crown ceremony——"

"Wait!" When the emperor heard this, he suddenly interrupted him and muttered, "This matter is so deeply involved? ”

Pei Zhan pondered his words: "Indeed, at first, the minister didn't expect that the result would fall into such a situation. ”

The emperor bowed his head slightly and instructed the eunuch: "Please come over and listen together." ”

"I'm already here."

As soon as the emperor's words fell, the queen's gentle and majestic voice came from the door, and several people turned sideways, only to see her usually simple and walked in with only a palace maid. After calling "Your Majesty", she said to Pei Zhan and them: "I heard that a few of you entered the palace so early, so I guessed if there would be anything important, it seems that I guessed right." ”

Pei Zhan bowed his head: "Back to Niangniang, the minister is about to tell the emperor the cause of Princess Rong's death." After receiving the emperor's nod, he continued: "On the school performance field of the crown prince and the crown ceremony, there was an accident, and Yu Yu, who held the position of commander, was suddenly injured and went down, and then Zhang Huan's son Zhang Shicheng was accused of tampering with the roster of substitutes and was dismissed, and Yu Yu was seriously injured afterwards and almost died on the spot. That day, Chen's wife Fu Zhenhao was also watching the drill in the crowd, and she happened to find out that Yu Yu was plotted, that is to say, the accident that day was actually a premeditated plan. ”

"Who's doing that?"

"It's Xu Yin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites."

The emperor's expression was unmoved: "Why is it him who is accused?" Do you have proof? ”

Liang Chen arched his hand: "Yu Yu is in the minister's mansion, if the emperor wants to interrogate, the minister can send him immediately." ”

"Not necessarily." The emperor said, "You continue to say that Xu Yin, as a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is an important minister in the court, and the official position of Yu Yu you said is not high, so there should be no conflict between the two of them." Why did Xu Yin plot against Yu Yu? ”

"Because, Xu Yin wants to take the opportunity to frame the Zhang family and provoke contradictions within the Rongwang Mansion."

"This statement is still contrary to Xu Yin's identity." The emperor said slowly, "As the son-in-law of the Rong Palace, why did he provoke these contradictions? King Rong's Mansion became restless, and it didn't do him any good. ”

"What the emperor said is very true. But if Xu Yin just uses the Rongwang Mansion as a pedal to seize power, it may be reasonable. ”

The emperor said: "What do you mean is that Xu Yin, who has a good reputation outside, is actually different from what he seems?" But even so, Xu Yin had no reason to target King Rong's Mansion. Moreover, he Xu Yin has no family backing, and he is alone, how can he confront the Rongwang Mansion? He is not afraid of revealing his flaws and letting King Rong know about it and turn against him? ”

"After discovering that the person who plotted against Yu Yu that day turned out to be Xu Yin, the minister was puzzled, but then the minister accidentally got a dagger, by tracing the origin of this dagger, the minister not only found out that King Rong and the son of the world conspired to kill a strange case, but also found that Xu Yin was also involved in this case, King Rong and Xu Yin held each other's handles, and the reason why Xu Yin was so was that he had no fear."

"Serial killing?" The emperor put down the folding fan in his hand again, "Where do you start with this?" ”

"It all started on an ordinary night six years ago."

When Pei Zhan said this, he brought the pattern drawn according to the original shape of the dagger he brought with him: "The minister didn't dare to ignore the palace rules and carry a sharp weapon to face the saint, so he drew the appearance of the dagger."

"Earlier, the minister had obtained his origin from Gu Taifu according to the engraving on the dagger, and Gu Taifu proved that this dagger was from the Great Moon Kingdom Wing Palace, and it should have been presented to the king of the previous dynasty as a tribute, because Gu Taifu said that there was still a batch of daggers in the basement that were very similar to this one.

"And this dagger was discovered at the scene of the bloody crime in Baiyu Hutong on that night six years ago."

"The bloody case in Baiyu Hutong!"

The emperor looked at the picture carefully and asked, "What kind of bloody case is it?" Can Dali Temple have an archive? ”

"Nope. This is a bloody case that almost no one knows about! ”

"And how do you know?"

"Chen's mother-in-law happens to be an eyewitness to this case!"

The emperor and queen were shocked, and they all glanced at each other, and then looked at Pei Zhan: "Your mother-in-law, I remember that it is Ning Bochi's daughter!" ”

"Exactly! On the night of the crime, Chen's mother-in-law happened to secretly witness the cause and effect! ”

A queen who was sitting calmly and dignified beside her suddenly couldn't hold back at this moment: "Tell me the process of the case!" King Rong, what did they do? ……”

……

The morning light illuminates the glazed tiles and reflects a dazzling golden light.

Xu Yin stood in the front hall of the East Palace, and the glazed tile roof opposite was illuminated for a small part, and the prince strode out.

"Xu Shilang?"

Even if the prince of a country is disturbed by the established schedule, he is still neat and calm.

"See Your Highness."

"No courtesy." The prince waved his hand, looked at him with a pleasing eye, and then said, "Why are you so early?" ”

"The minister has important things to do, and he will play His Highness."

"What?" The prince sat down behind the desk.

"The minister has found out the whereabouts of that fan."

The prince, who had just sat down, raised his body when he heard this, and almost stood up again. "Where? You've got your hands on it? ”

"If this fan is still in King Rong's hands, it may not be a problem for the minister to get it. However, it is no longer in the Rongwang Mansion at this time! Your Highness, that fan is already in General Pei's hand! ”

“…… Pei Zhan? ”

The prince finally stood up, "How did it get to him?" ”

Because on the night of Princess Rong's accident, Pei Zhan was ambushed in the ancestral hall. The minister had already withdrawn before King Rong broke in, so the minister did not know. Later, I found out that the fan that even I didn't know where it was hidden was actually taken away by Pei Zhan at the moment when the lights went out in the ancestral hall! ”

The crown prince stood on top of the dan qi, and seemed to hold his breath for a long time before he said, "How do you know?" What is the evidence? ”

"There is no evidence for the minister, but His Royal Highness already knows that on the night of the incident, King Rong once ran to Xu's house to look for the minister, his purpose was to ask the minister for a fan, but the minister did not take it, and King Rong's move can also prove that the fan is indeed no longer in King Rong's hands.

"In such a short period of time, I was able to do all this quietly, and I couldn't point out a few people.

"And there just happens to be one more thing, which may be testified to."

"What's the matter!"

"A few months ago, King Rong's mansion went to the White Crane Temple to pray for the blessing of the little grandson, and a strange thing happened that night, a dagger suddenly fell in front of King Rong's father and son, and after the blink of an eye, a mysterious person came to take the dagger away."

"Dagger?!"

"That's right." Xu Yin lowered his eyes and jaw, "Many years ago, among the tributes that the Great Moon Kingdom Wing Mansion presented to the monarch of the previous dynasty, there was a dagger for the cold moon, which was once rewarded by the monarch of the previous dynasty to a general at that time, and later the former dynasty perished, and this dagger was transferred to King Rong's hand."

"But then this dagger was accidentally lost, I wonder if His Highness knows about it?"

The prince stepped down from the Danqi and stopped in front of him and looked at him fixedly: "Go on." ”

Xu Yin said: "As far as I know, the dagger should have been lost six or seven years ago, when King Rong secretly searched for a long time, but there was no trace of it, and it suddenly fell from the sky that night, this must not be accidental." And just after the Dragon King and the Prince recognized the Cold Moon Dagger, it was no accident that the dagger was quickly taken away by the mysterious person. ”

"You mean, this mysterious person is Pei Zhan?"

"That night, Pei Zhan happened to be on the mountain."

The prince turned to face the window, his eyes glinting with an unpredictable light.

"Why is Pei Zhan doing this?"

Pei Zhan swept away Da Yue, and the emperor treated him with great favor, and now the Pei family has overshadowed any family, and even the Liang family is slightly inferior by three points.

"The emperor's dragon body is not safe, and the whole court is paying attention to the movements of the Qianqing Palace. Shuchen said that once the bad news comes from the palace, then His Royal Highness will immediately ascend the throne. The ascension of the new monarch to the throne is the best time for the ministers to control power, and with the current situation of the Pei family, they may not want to go further in the court status of the Great Zhou. ”

The prince said slowly: "You are hinting that the Pei family has bad intentions. ”

"High merit has always been a taboo for ministers. The emperor and His Royal Highness have benevolence and righteousness in their hearts, so they naturally will not follow the example of the previous dynasty to unload the mill and kill the donkey, but they can't keep the Pei family thinking like this, how can they be willing to let go easily after the glory, wealth, status and power they exchanged for their siblings' lives? How can you not be afraid of being suppressed and feared?

"All in all, even if His Highness can treat him well, he may not be unable to let go. So how can you not plan ahead?

"Once they get a little bit of a handle, they naturally won't let go. And King Rong seems to have something in his hand - for example, this dagger, and that fan, how could he Pei Zhan be willing not to dig it out? ”

When the prince heard this, his face was already gloomy as water. After a moment, he narrowed his eyes, looked out the window, and said slowly:

"You have been King Rong's son-in-law for six years, how much do you know about King Rong?"

Xu Yin stood in place with his hands folded and looked at his back, without moving: "Don't hide it from Your Highness, what you should know, the ministers already know." ”

The crown prince turned around, his eyes blazing: "What do you mean, including the things behind this fan?" ”

Xu Yin nodded unhurriedly: "It's not long before the minister knows about this fan, but the things behind the fan have been known a few years ago."

"I don't know if the prince of King Rong has ever played it to His Royal Highness, the night the dagger was lost, Zhang Shicheng once brought someone to ask me if I had seen this dagger."

There was already a scorching poisonous light in the prince's eyes, he walked in front of Xu Yin, and suddenly stretched out his hand to choke Xu Yin's neck: "Then do you know, what kind of fate will you have in this way?" ”

"The minister naturally knows." Xu Yin still didn't move, "But the minister only wanted to be His Highness's courtier from the beginning, and he has performed his duties hard for many years, just to try to share your worries and relieve your worries for Your Highness."

"It's a pity that the opportunity has never been given. He has never been able to show his loyalty to His Highness. I am honest with Your Highness today because I want to gain His Highness's trust. ”

"But Lone will never leave hidden dangers around!" The prince's voice spit out from between his teeth was cold and low, "Just because you killed Princess Rong, it is logical that Lone stabbed you to death in this hall!" ”

He said something chilling, and his right hand did exert force.

The power of the prince, who has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, is not comparable to that of civil officials like Xu Ying, whose main business is studying.

Xu Yin tried his best to stabilize his breath: "Why didn't Your Highness ask the ministers, why did you have such a big courage to come to die?" ”

The prince didn't speak, but he didn't mean to let go either!

Xu Yin continued: "Just half an hour ago, Pei Zhan and Liang Chen went to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint! If the Cold Moon Dagger and the fan are in Pei Zhan's hands as I said, then for His Highness, isn't everything in the Qianqing Palace more important to His Highness at this moment? ”

The hand around his neck suddenly loosened.

"Pei Zhan, they are in the Qianqing Palace now?"

"It's true! Before dawn, they entered the palace! After the death of Princess Rong, the emperor immediately sent someone to control the city gate, and then sent Pei Zhan to lead the army into King Rong's mansion. ”

The prince stared at him with burning eyes, and after a moment suddenly let go of his hand.

"Why do you think that?"

"The emperor has already suspected King Rong!" Xu Yin stroked his neck and took a few quick breaths, "There is no impermeable wall in the world, King Rong must have leaked the news and went out, the emperor knew, he didn't believe the rhetoric given by King Rong, and he didn't believe that Princess Rong was killed by thieves of unknown origin!" ”

The prince swallowed a deep mouthful of saliva: "Someone! Go to the Qianqing Palace and have a look! ”

"Back to Your Highness!" Xiao Shatter walked to the front of Jin Bao leaned over and said, "It was rumored that the palace people in the morning came from the imperial dining room, and I did hear the people in the imperial dining room say that General Pei and they are all on the emperor's side!" Now the palace people in the palace have been brought out, and only the emperor and Niangniang are inside! ”

The prince's face suddenly trembled.

"Your Highness, now is the time to think of a countermeasure!" Xu Yin walked in front of him, "Princess Rong accidentally died by accident, and now she is also a person in the bureau, not only will the minister not become a hidden danger to His Highness, but in order to protect himself, he must unite with His Highness!"

"Your Highness, the minister hurriedly entered the palace in order to give advice to His Highness! If His Highness thinks that the minister still has a little use, then ask His Highness to give the minister a chance to be allegiant! ”

The prince gritted his teeth and looked at him: "I am just a prince now, if I am my father's emperor today, you have this scheming, why don't you go directly to the emperor to expose me in exchange for your peace?" ”

"Your Royal Highness's words are wrong," Xu Yin raised his head, "Once a son of heaven and a courtier, the emperor has a group of heroes and old ministers who have fought the country, Xu Yin has a little talent, what is it among the many meritorious achievements?"

"The old ministers and heroes are all veterans of the Great Zhou, and in the future, His Highness will take the throne, they may not be willing to listen to His Highness's assignment, and His Highness will need to support his own strength sooner or later.

"The emperor's dragon body has been poor for a long time, and it is only a matter of time before His Royal Highness takes over the Great Zhou Dynasty! The minister is willing to take the lead from now on, be loyal to His Highness, and help His Highness protect the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of the Great Zhou! ”