The emperor smiled on the surface and listened to Qin Hui's words, and still smiled: "Why should Aiqing be humble, this time I asked the two children to assist Aiqing in trying the case, but also to give them some opportunities to exercise, I also know that the two of them have very different personalities, but after all, they are still young, and many things are owed, I just hope that the prime minister will be able to teach him in the future!"

After hearing this, Qin Hui hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty has a good reputation for the ministers, as long as it is about Your Majesty and the Great Song Dynasty, the ministers must do their best......"

He knelt in front of the imperial steps, and couldn't help but feel his heart beat a little faster, because he didn't expect the emperor to say so bluntly in front of him.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all know that the current emperor has no heirs, and even the Taizong lineage was taken away by the Jin people in the Jingkang difficulty, which can be said to be a withering bloodline, but the Taizu lineage seems to be much more prosperous, and the inheritance of the throne is naturally to be inherited by blood, since there is no successor to the Taizong lineage, he has to compose and ask for a person to be selected from the descendants of Taizu, how is it better than the imperial power falls.

In recent years, the emperor has been handing over Zhao Xuan to the harem to raise, and later gave Zhao Xuan, who fled from the Five Kingdoms of Jin, a great courtesy, as the emperor, naturally he would not do these things for no reason, so he had already tacitly agreed that the two of them would choose one of them as the prince of the Manchu Dynasty.

But in Qin Hui's memory, the emperor has never expressed his position on this matter, which is why he has never expressed his attitude.

"Could it be that the emperor has already made a choice in his heart?" he thought silently in his heart.

Even if he thought so in his heart, Qin Hui still didn't have any expression on his face, he knew that the emperor wanted to find "clues" from his words and deeds, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad to show it, so he had to "stand still".

"Aiqing, have you ever heard of the Hundred Years Pavilion?" the emperor suddenly changed the subject and asked.

Qin Hui was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, he naturally knew that although the Nancheng case was caused by the Chuzhou army's killing of good and meritorious service, there were still many doubts that had not yet been clarified, and the emperor was anxious to give an explanation to the people, so he captured the main generals of the Chuzhou army with lightning speed, and the case was closed.

How could he not be aware of the things on the flower boat? His eyes turned slightly, and he replied: "Your Majesty, the minister once heard that the Hundred Years Old Pavilion was the king of the night in Lin'an, but this organization was extremely mysterious and rarely appeared, and it never provoked the government and ordinary people, so he didn't delve into it, and I didn't think that His Majesty had heard of it!"

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Gonggong Sa, tell the prime minister what you know!"

The old eunuch has been standing beside him, listening quietly to the conversation between the two, thinking that the case is over, but who knows that the emperor suddenly asked about the Hundred Years Old Pavilion again, and let himself speak.

He bowed to the emperor, and then bowed to Qin Hui again, and said, "Qin Xiang, the Hundred Years Pavilion is a killer organization, I think you must know this......

Qin Hui didn't speak, just looked at Gonggong Sa, his eyes were leisurely, he had naturally heard of it for a long time, and he had also sent someone to investigate, but this mysterious organization was not only mysterious, but also had many masters, and the people who were sent to investigate several times finally went back and did not return.

Although the Hundred Years Pavilion didn't really do anything in the end, this was undoubtedly a step down for himself, which means "not to provoke each other", he couldn't be clearer, so he didn't delve into it later.

However, in the Nancheng case, his subordinates found a wordless letter from the flower boat, as well as the dead bodies of four Hundred Year Pavilion killers, which couldn't help but make him link the organization of the Hundred Year Pavilion with another chess piece of the Jin Kingdom in Lin'an, which could not help but make him wonder.

Hide in a sleeve

Zili's hand was clenched tightly, and he smiled and said nothing, waiting for Grandpa Sa to continue.

Gonggong Sa secretly scolded him in his heart, and the emperor was staring at him at the moment, so he had to continue: "I don't know if it's an accident, after the case happened, I also found the traces of the Hundred Years Old Pavilion outside the southern city, as for whether the two have anything to do with each other, I have to ask Qin Xiang to investigate clearly!"

After saying this, he raised his eyes slightly and glanced at the emperor on the throne, and saw that his expression had not changed, so he looked at Qin Hui and smiled faintly.

Qin Hui also happened to look at Gonggong Sa, the corners of his mouth tilted slightly, nodded, and said, "There is such a detailed description of Gonggong Lao......

He bowed down to the emperor sincerely, and then said: "Back to Your Majesty, there is indeed a trace of the Hundred Years Old Pavilion in this case, and the minister has also found out, but...... There is insufficient evidence to show whether the two are involved......"

"The minister thinks that it is urgent to close the case and give an explanation to the people, and the matter of the Hundred Years Old Pavilion can be delayed a little under the trade-off, and then the powerful ministers will be sent to investigate secretly, if there is really any conspiracy...... So he can't be the 'Night King' is ......"

"What Aiqing said is very heartfelt, everything is according to what the prime minister said!" The emperor looked at Qin Hui and nodded slightly, what he said and thought was almost the same as his own, and his originally uncertain face became a lot softer, and said.

After speaking, the emperor closed his eyes gently, as if an old monk had settled down.

Seeing this, Qin Hui glanced at Gonggong Sa, saw him smile and stretched out his hand, made a "please" gesture, and then slowly bowed down, and did not open his mouth to disturb the emperor.

Gonggong Sa and Qin Hui walked very lightly, and walked carefully outside the main hall.

At this time, the emperor suddenly opened his closed eyes, his eyes were blazing, how could he be tired?

Watching the two of them slowly walk out of the threshold of the main hall, the emperor lowered his voice and said to himself: "Now the Manchu Dynasty is the only one who can best understand my intentions, if one day I have a different heart, what should I do?"

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Sa Gonggong and Qin Hui made a large hall one after the other, and there was a boundless night outside, and the stars above their heads were clear.

"When night falls, I wonder if the Night King in Lin'an City should also start acting?" Qin Hui suddenly broke the silence with a smile and said.

Gonggong Sa also smiled calmly and said: "Didn't Qin say it in front of His Majesty, he can be called at any time if he can't be the king of the night, Your Majesty's trust in the adults is getting deeper and deeper!"

Qin Hui stopped, clasped his hands together, stared at Gonggong Sa for a long time, the corners of his mouth showed a look that seemed to be smiling, and said: "Gonggong Sa has followed His Majesty for many years, but I am afraid that when it comes to trust, there will be no second person in this world, right?"

"Qin Xiang praised, how can the old slave be worthy of the adult's words...... It's a joke...... It's a joke...... If Yu Shi hears this, he will inevitably play a big crime against the old slave for arguing about the government!"

Qin Hui shook the sleeves of his robe, looked at Gonggong Sa twice, smiled and walked to the bottom of the steps.

Gonggong Sa said behind him: "Qin Xiang go slowly, the old slave will go back and serve Your Majesty, and I will send ...... not far away."

Qin Hui didn't even look back, as if he hadn't heard his last words at all, and after going down the last step, he looked up at the night sky.

"Old Bodhisattva...... Old Bodhisattva ...... What kind of bodhisattva heart can a killer organization have, it's really inexplicable to call such a title......"

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On the second day, the morning pilgrimage.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military stood quietly on both sides, and the chief eunuch Sa Gonggong read out the holy decree.

After the joint efforts of Qin Xiang and other Yousi Yamen who assisted in the trial, on the ninth day of the Nancheng tragedy, everything finally came to light, and the Chuzhou army that was ordered to suppress the water bandits was killed and risked.

From then on, the Chuzhou army, which had made countless military exploits, will be wiped out from the Great Song army, and only the last page will be left in the history books.

After the disposition was read out, another clear decree was to commend the meritorious people who handled the case.

Qin Hui, as the chief judge of this case, naturally has few rewards, and others have different rewards.

In the end, Sa Gonggong read: "In this case, Zhao Xuan worked diligently, worked tirelessly, found key clues in the chaos, and played a key role in the final cracking of the case.

The white and chubby Zhao Xuan immediately knelt down in front of the steps and buckled his head to thank him.

Just when the ministers looked at Gonggong Sa, he received the holy decree, which was obviously read out and had nothing else.

Zhao Ying stood in the crowd, a little distracted, as if he didn't notice any difference at all.

However, at this moment, countless eyes are focused on him, at the beginning, the Holy Decree ordered Zhao Ying and Zhao Xuan to jointly assist Qin Hui in the trial of the Nancheng case, and now, the Holy Decree can be described as a great praise for Zhao Xuan, but there is no mention of Zhao Ying at all.

What this says is self-evident.

Some people have long been unable to suppress the joy in their hearts, if it weren't for the early dynasty, the emperor is still sitting on the throne, I am afraid that he would have gone over to congratulate the "King of Enping".

Some people are happy and some are worried, those generals are all frowning, they all know what Zhao Ying did in this case, not only went to the scene in person, but also fell into danger, but the holy decree did not have a word of praise, and they couldn't help but feel angry, and turned their eyes to Han Shizhong.

Who knows that Han Shizhong, who has always been hot-tempered, actually kept silent, which is really unexpected, in everyone's impression, Han Shizhong once bluntly refuted the current emperor in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military for an unfair matter, if it wasn't for the great merit in the Miao and Liu mutinies, I am afraid that he would have been stripped of his title and imprisoned.

But today, it was obvious that the holy decree was unfair, not only Zhao Ying stood in the crowd and stared blankly, as if this matter had nothing to do with him, but even Han Shizhong remained surprisingly silent.

All the generals did not understand what he meant, but because of the holy decree, they did not dare to say anything.

Qin Hui's eyes also looked at Han Shizhong like everyone else, and found that this person with the most outstanding military achievements in the Great Song Dynasty suddenly seemed to be much older for some reason.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking: "It seems that after a long time in the court, you can understand more after all, and even you have begun to learn to be silent!"

He looked at Zhao Jin, who was hidden in the crowd and looked inconspicuous, and the moment he saw this young man again, even he couldn't help frowning deeply when he was used to seeing wind and rain.

"What has this young man experienced, it is a look that is completely inconsistent with his age, if it is not for many things involved, I am afraid that Zhao Xuan, who is only a delicate and well-groomed, may not be his opponent on the road to the throne, no wonder Han Shizhong and other generals are willing to support a young man who has just escaped back to Lin'an......"

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