[The seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, March 27, Mao Shi, Tsing Yi Wei Bei Anping Division, thousands of official offices retreated]

Nangong silently told Gu Caixiang about the sudden death of King Han in Cuiyun Tower, and after informing Xu Ke, he pulled Xu Ke into the retreat room inside, and confirmed that there was no one left and right, so he solemnly admonished:

"Brother Xian, when Governor Shen comes back from the palace in a while, he will definitely summon me to wait until the council hall to discuss the matter, and when the time comes, Brother Xian must not mention the matter of Mao Jiaojiao hiding in Cuiyun Tower!"

"Why?"

"Brother Xian, if you say that Mao Jiaojiao is hiding in Cuiyun Tower, Shen Du will deduce that Li Zuo, the king of Han, must have died in the hands of Mao Jiaojiao. ”

"But...... Brother Nangong, King Han Li Zuo died suddenly in the embroidery room of Cuiyun Building, and he was naked, and his death was miserable, as if he had been sucked dry by a monster and died. According to this situation, isn't it Mao Jiaojiao who killed Li Zuo?"

Nangong was silent and waved his hand again and again:

"Brother Xian's words are wrong! I think that 'Harmony Alloy Fairy' Mao Jiaojiao is a cat demon, and she has used her 'Harmony Demon Skill' to suck more than ten young men to death. At this time, if there is another news that the cat demon has sucked another prince to death, Chang'an City is bound to have a sudden turmoil, and the people's hearts will be in turmoil! Think about it, the cat demon will dare to suck him to death by sucking him to death, not to mention those ordinary people? If the people hear this news, what will the people think? What is the face of the imperial court? Now that Chang'an City has finally been stable for a few days, if the people know that a prince who is a big man will be sucked to death by the cat demon, won't the people be even more panicked? And King Zhao, as the mastermind of the cat demon case, not only failed to catch the cat demon for a month, but actually allowed the cat demon to suck his sixth brother to death, if the emperor knew about this matter, what would he think?"

When Xu Ke heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head again and again, if the emperor really wanted to hold him responsible, not only would Li Yi, the king of Zhao, be responsible, but he would also be unable to escape punishment as the deputy envoy for the investigation. He asked:

"Brother Nangong, then, if Shen Huan asks for a while, what should I say?"

"Don't say anything, since Yang Wenyuan has taken over this case, let's listen quietly and let them decide for themselves!" Nangong replied silently.

Xu Ke nodded, thought about it again, and said:

"Brother Nangong, do you think Shen Huan will ...... When the time comes, if you do a good job, he can go to the imperial court to ask for merit, and if you don't do well, he can put all the blame on you. ”

Nangong was silent but shook his head and sneered:

"I forgive him that he won't!"

"Why?"

Nangong was silent but walked slowly a few steps, walked to his delicate rosewood chair and sat down. The weather was cold today, and when the guards were cleaning the room, they also deliberately put a warm tiger skin mattress on the chair. Nangong waved his hand and motioned for Xu Ke to also sit beside him. He picked up the freshly brewed tea cup and tasted the hot tea leisurely, only to feel a warm current, along the mouth and nose from the stomach, the tea fragrance, the water warm, this taste, the end is wonderful!

"Brother Xian, think about it, the emperor died of his son, can he feel better? This son is the sixth in line, because the fifth in front and the seventh in the back died early, and the emperor is especially fond of him. Now, Shen Dudu hurriedly ran into the palace and went to tell the emperor early in the morning that the sixth child he loved very much had died in the brothel. When the emperor is angry, he will definitely sprinkle his anger on Shen Dudu's head. I didn't expect it to be bad...... Most of the emperor will set a time limit for Shen Dudu to solve the case, if the deadline comes, he will not be able to give the result that the emperor wants, and Shen Dudu's days will ...... I'm afraid it's going to be bad!" Nangong shook his head silently and said.

Xu Ke patted his thigh and said with a smile:

"If you deduce from Brother Nangong, Shen Huan will not dare to hand over the case to others. If we try this case indiscriminately, it will be him Shen Huan who will be unlucky in the end! Speaking of which, the job he took this time can be regarded as asking for his own hardship! Hahaha!"

Nangong took another sip of fragrant tea without saying anything, and said with a smile:

"He didn't take this job himself, Yang Wenyuan helped him 'rob' it"

Xu Ke also took a sip of warm tea and asked:

"That'...... According to Brother Nangong's opinion, how will Shen Huan try the case next?"

Nangong said silently:

"Now, King Han has died in Cuiyun Tower, although Yang Wenyuan has arrested more than 200 people, but the real murderer Mao Jiaojiao has escaped. The whereabouts of this cat demon are uncertain, and even His Royal Highness King Zhao and Murong Gongzi can't help her, let alone Shen Dudu's gang of subordinates...... In my opinion, Shen Dudu will definitely find a few substitutes for the dead ghosts from among the people who have been arrested. ”

"These people are really pitiful...... Xu Ke said a little unbearably:

"It's already unfortunate to be in the Qinglou, but you still have to become a substitute for this case!"

Nangong said silently:

"I'm afraid, these people will not escape death in the end!"

"These people are going to die? Why is that?" Xu Ke wondered.

Nangong said silently: "This is 'the fire at the city gate and the fish in the pond'! If Shen Dudu judges the 'murderer' who killed King Han from among these people, the Son of Heaven will be angry, and the others will inevitably be affected!"

Xu Ke was silent for a long time, and then said:

"Brother Nangong, if you and I can prove that the murderer of King Han is actually Mao Jiaojiao?

Nangong said silently: "It's also difficult! Even if you and I make it clear to the Son of Heaven that it was Mao Jiaojiao who killed King Han, we may not be able to save the lives of more than 200 people." First, you and I have never held the cat demon, the witness is not there, there is no basis for what we say, and the Son of Heaven may not be able to believe it based on your and my words alone;

Nangong thought in his heart, "Brother Xian, don't do stupid things!" I know that you are kind-hearted, but this kind heart must also be given to others. Those female prostitutes and prostitutes in Cuiyun Tower, even if hundreds of them die, what does it matter?! As for your own future, even His Royal Highness King Zhao was punished by the Son of Heaven to replace it?

Xu Ke said: "The Son of Heaven is so angry that he wants to take the innocent to open the knife?

Nangong smiled and persuaded:

In the eyes of the Son of Heaven, these female prostitutes and miscellaneous servants are nothing more than a group of ants! His precious son died in their Cuiyun Building, and if he didn't take out his anger on these people, who else could he turn to?"

"Ahem......"

Xu Ke shook his head and sighed, and for a while, he could only be speechless.

After a while, Nangong silently took a sip of tea, and said:

"This time, Shen Dudu got involved in such a case, even if he wanted to find a few substitutes for the dead ghosts, I am afraid that he would ...... It's not that easy to find!"

"Oh...... What do you mean by that?"

"Brother Xian, think about it, that Han King Li Zuo, he should not have died, he really should not have died in a brothel! Once this matter spreads, what will the people of the world think of this sixth prince? Where will the emperor's face go? Yes, the cause of Han Wang's death has become the key to this case. Shen Dudu wants to find a cause of death for King Han that can make everyone in the world no longer criticize, how difficult it is!"

Xu Ke also picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea, he thought about it for a while, and suddenly asked:

"Brother Nangong, if you are asked to be the chief judge of this case, how will you try it?"

Nangong couldn't help but nod silently, he said in his heart, if Gu Caixiang reported the case to me that night, and there was no Yang Wenyuan in the middle, then most of the people who entered the palace at this time would be my Nangong.

Nangong shook his head again and sighed:

"If I were to preside over the case, I wouldn't know where to start. Now Yang Wenyuan has been arrested into Tsing Yi Wei, mainly three groups of people, nearly 100 girls, 50 miscellaneous servants, and more than 40 prostitutes. If the girl is determined to be a 'murderer', King Han has an entanglement with a prostitute in a Qinglou late at night, and the emperor will not agree to such a relationship, which is incompatible. If the miscellaneous servants and prostitutes are designated as 'murderers,' why did they kill King Han if they are just miscellaneous servants and prostitutes? Cough!...... It's so hard to find a 'reasonable' reason!"

was asked by Xu Ke like this, Nangong was silent at this moment, and he couldn't help but be grateful to Yang Wenyuan, a thousand households of the Nan'an Ping Division. Just because he thought about it, he couldn't think of how to solve this tricky case if he was to preside over the case.

Unless, as Xu Ke said, he claimed that it was the cat demon who killed King Han, but in this way, wouldn't it be very different from his main purpose of protecting Xu Ke and King Zhao?

Nangong thought about it silently, but he was glad in his heart. He thought to himself:

Such a difficult case has now been taken by you Shen Huan, I want to see how you solved this problem?

......

......

Half an hour later, Shen Huan returned to Tsing Yiwei.

As soon as he stepped into the gate with his front foot, he ordered his subordinates to inform the five thousand households, and immediately meet in the council hall to discuss urgent matters.

At three o'clock in the morning, in the Tsing Yi Wei Hall, thousands of households arrived one after another. Shen Huan, the governor of Tsing Yi, sat in the center, and sitting opposite him was the Bei'an Ping Division Qianhu Nangong was silent, and the official robes of the two were purple and red, and they didn't look much different.

On the top left, sitting is Yang Wenyuan, a thousand households of the Nan'an Ping Division, and Zhang Muye, a thousand households of the Qingjing Division.

On the right side, the one sitting is the Luan Yi Division, and the one sitting at the bottom is naturally Xu Ke, who is inspecting the thousand households.

Shen Huan cleared his throat and said in a deep voice:

"Brothers, everyone knows about it, right? His Royal Highness King Han died in Cuiyun Tower last night. After the emperor learned about this incident, he was furious and ordered me to investigate the case on the spot, and the case must be solved within ten days. Brothers, only ten days......"

After speaking, Shen Huan glanced left and right, his eyes swept in front of each thousand households, and seeing that no one answered, he had to say again:

"My Tsing Yi Wei is the emperor's own yamen, and now, the emperor's son is dead, and this case naturally has to be investigated by my Tsing Yi Wei. However, the 10-day period to solve the case can really be ...... Brothers, why did King Han die in Cuiyun Tower, and who was the murderer?

“......”

Everyone was still silent, even Yang Wenyuan, who raised his head to speak, finally lowered his head......

Shen Huan couldn't help but be angry in his heart, and said in his heart, you are all waiting to see my Shen Huan's good show, right? Hmph! If I can't pay the errand, you don't want to have a good life one by one!

"Ladies and gentlemen, when it comes to the critical moment, how can you ...... Are you all dumb?" Shen Huan picked up the tea cup in front of him, lifted the lid of the bowl, and asked slowly while using the lid to float away the foam on the tea.

Or Nangong was silent and said first:

"Governor Shen, ladies and gentlemen, Nangong has just heard about this case, but we are just hearsay. I heard that it was Yang Qianhu who first rushed to the scene of the murder last night, and it was Yang Qianhu who led people to arrest all the suspects in Cuiyun Building. Yang Qianhu can be said to be the 'first contribution' of this case, so please ask Yang Qianhu to talk about the details of this case first!"

Shen Huan sneered in his heart, the heart Dao Gu Xiang must have already reported the details of this case to you, according to the speed of the spread of news in Tsing Yi Weili, at this time, I am afraid that everyone here knows no less than Yang Wenyuan! However, at this moment, Shen Huan had to be patient and instructed Yang Wenyuan:

"Wen Yuan, please tell the brothers about the details of this case!"

Yang Wenyuan arched his hand in front of the seat, and immediately followed everyone present to prepare for the beginning and end of the time when he found out that King Han died suddenly in Cuiyun Tower last night.

After listening to Yang Wenyuan's statement, Nangong asked without saying anything:

"So...... Yang Qianhu, you have explored the scene of the crime very clearly, and the suspects who should be arrested have also been arrested by you, according to your years of experience in solving cases, which murderer do you think should be the murderer of King Han this time?"

According to the official rank in Tsing Yi Wei, Nangong Buyu is one level older than Yang Wenyuan, and he also has the "right to control the rest of the thousand households" granted by the emperor in the North Anping Division. Yes, Nangong was silent at this time, it was completely the tone of the boss asking his subordinates, Yang Wenyuan was extremely uncomfortable when he heard it, but it was difficult to shirk it, he glanced at Shen Huan, and had to answer:

"Lord Nangong, although Yang is the first to take this case, but the time is in a hurry, Yang has not had time to interrogate the suspect in detail, and he has not found any useful clues at the scene of this crime. It's ...... It's hard to deduce who the murderer is!"

Nangong was silent, and immediately arched his hand towards Shen Huan, and said:

"Shen Dudu, this case has only been a few hours since it happened last night. Just as Yang Qianhu said, the time is so rushed, the suspect has not yet had time to be interrogated, and there are no relevant clues at the scene of the crime, so how can the brothers infer the murderer?

As soon as Nangong was silent, Zhu Leyun and Zhang Muye, who were sitting in front of the hall, couldn't help nodding frequently, and kept echoing them. Both of them said: "Yes, yes, what Lord Nangong said is extremely true! It is better to wait for Yang Qianhu to interrogate the suspect, and then let him properly examine the cause of Han Wang's death, and then everyone will sit down and discuss it together......

Shen Huan's lungs were about to explode when he heard this, and he said in his heart, Aren't you the same as not talking about it? Carefully interrogate the criminal, investigate the scene in detail, and verify the cause of death...... I called you together just to hear from you, do you have any high opinions on how to explain why King Han died in a brothel? But you're good, it's all nonsense!

However, Shen Huan looked at the people present, and knew that it would be in vain to ask any further, and it seemed that King Han's case would have to rely on him and Yang Wenyuan to find a way.

Shen Huan coughed dryly twice, and then said:

"What Nangong Qianhu said is quite reasonable, if this is the case, then it is ......" Shen Huan began the assignment of the task:

"Wen Yuan, your Nan'an Ping Division is responsible for interrogating the criminals, investigating the scene, and verifying the cause of death, before tonight, the governor must know the result!"

Yang Wenyuan hurriedly got up and saluted: "Humble and orderly!"

"Le Yun and Mu Ye, you two are responsible for leading people, along the area from Pingkangfang to Han Wangfu, setting up secret sentinels, carefully probing passers-by, if there are suspicious people, arrest them immediately, and interrogate them in detail!"

Zhu Leyun and Zhang Muye got up at the same time, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty will receive your orders!"

When the two of them sat down, they all glanced at each other in unison, and each of them said tacitly: "You Shen Huan's poisonous strategy, you just let Yang Wenyuan torture those female prostitutes and prostitutes, and even ask us to arrest a few passers-by to atone for their crimes! How innocent are those passers-by? They just walked in front of Cuiyun Tower, did we arrest them without authorization and force them to confess to killing King Han?"

Moreover, not long after the two sat down, they tasted it again in their hearts, and felt the poison of Shen Huan's plan. If they don't arrest a passerby, it will be a passive violation of the order and laziness to investigate the case, and when the time comes, Shen Huan can pass the blame on them for delaying and failing to solve the case. If they catch a few passers-by and beat them into tricks to atone for their crimes, it is good that the emperor is willing to believe it, and if the emperor is suspicious, Shen Huan can put a big hat of "fabricating charges at will and innocently framing passers-by" on the heads of the two of them.

Thinking carefully about Shen Huan's plan, if they can successfully deal with each other, it is naturally Shen Huan's work, if they are unfortunately blamed, it is all the fault of the two of them, and he Shen Huan has nothing to do with it, the two of them can not help but be in their own hands!

Zhu Leyun and Zhang Muye, the two thousand households, after listening to Shen Huan's task, complained in their hearts, and couldn't help but secretly worry, but when they heard Shen Huan's next sentence, both of them secretly rejoiced.

I saw Shen Huan turn his head to look at Nangong beside him without saying a word, and said coldly:

"Nangong Qianhu, this governor orders you to select three hundred capable subordinates to surround the Han Wangfu, and all the cadres in the mansion will be arrested and returned to the Tsing Yi Guard, and interrogated in detail!"

Nangong was silent and immediately said: "Governor Shen, this move is equivalent to raiding the Han Palace!

Shen Huan said: "Although the emperor does not have this will, the emperor ordered me Tsing Yiwei to review the case with full authority. Now that King Han has been killed, everyone in King Han's mansion is suspected of murder! This governor ordered you to arrest all the people in his mansion, that is necessary to solve the case, and it is also reasonable!"

Nangong asked silently: "Are the female dependents also arrested?"

Shen Huan said: "It is reported that in addition to the concubines and side concubines, King Han also has seventeen or eighteen wives, these women are jealous in order to compete for the wind, and it is possible to kill King Han, of course they have to be arrested!"

Nangong was silent and asked: "King Han's heir, are you also arrested?" I heard that his youngest son is still in infancy."

Shen Huan said: "This ...... However, I heard that Prince Han has many heirs, and it is not impossible for his children to join forces to brutally kill their father in order to fight for the family property!"

Nangong was silent and fell into a speechless state for a while, he said in his heart, what kind of bullshit are you? Han Wang died in Cuiyun Tower, what do you have to do with his family? You asked me to go to Han Wang's Mansion to raid the house and take people, on the surface it was to investigate the case, but secretly it was nothing more than to wait to see how I made the entire Han Wangfu a chicken, fly and jump, and when the time came, I would take the opportunity to join me, saying that my Nangong took advantage of the investigation of the case to seek to rob the wealth and daughters of the palace, and indiscriminately framed the heirs of the Han prince, etc., if I said that I was instructed by you, you would shake your head and deny it. I'm afraid that when I get to Nangong at that time, I really have to jump into the Yellow River and can't wash it away......

Shen Huan saw that Nangong was silent, and then said excitedly:

"What's the matter, Nangong Qianhu, you are the Qianhu of the Northern Anping Division appointed by the emperor! In my entire Tsing Yi Guard, your skills, everyone is well-known! This governor just asked you to go to the Han Wangfu to investigate the case, are you so embarrassed?"

When Shen Huanzheng was secretly proud, he didn't want to, but he listened to Nangong respond silently:

"Nangong commands!"

Shen Huan saw that Nangong was silent and agreed so readily, and he couldn't help but be a little stunned in his heart. He then turned his head to look at Xu Ke, who was sitting at the bottom, and asked:

"Xu Qianhu, you are the deputy envoy for the investigation of the cat demon case, and the governor will ask you, has the killing of King Han been related to the cat demon?"

At this moment, the eyes of everyone present all looked at Xu Ke in unison, among them, especially Nangong Bu's silent gaze was the most concerned.

"Hmm......" Xu Ke thought for a while, and then said:

"Maybe there is, maybe not, according to the current situation, it is not possible to conclude whether the cat demon has anything to do with the killing of King Han......

Shen Huan then ordered: "This governor will order you, pay attention to the movements of the cat demon in the past few days, if there are relevant suspicious people, arrest them immediately, and they must not be violated!"

Xu Ke nodded and said, "The lower official receives the order!"

"Okay! Now that you have received your own orders, let's hurry up and get busy! These days are going to be hard work!" Shen Huan patted his sleeves after the assignment was completed, stood up, and left the council hall and strode out.

Yang Wenyuan then followed Shen Huan and left.

Leaving Nangong silent, Wu Zi stayed on the chair, thinking to himself......

"Lord Nangong......" Zhu Leyun asked carefully.

Nangong was silent and immediately waved his hand to block it, and said:

"What's the matter, go out and talk about it!"

So, Nangong waved his hand silently, and the four of them walked out of the door of the council hall together.

Zhu Leyun and Zhang Muye were about to follow Nangong Buyu into the North Anping Division, but Nangong Buyu waved his hand and said, "Rank, after the next duty tonight, let's have a few drinks in the Yuelou!"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhu Leyun and Zhang Muye immediately said goodbye to Nangong silently.

After Nangong Buyu and Xu Ke returned to the official room of the Bei'an Pingsi, the two of them withdrew their subordinates and walked into the retreat room together.

Xu Ke asked first: "Brother Nangong, Shen Huan, this guy is also vicious! I actually asked you to take someone to raid the Han Wangfu, if this matter alarms the emperor, Brother Nangong will not be able to explain it......"

Nangong sat silently on the tiger skin mattress, took a sip of warm tea, and said:

"Yes, I can't see Shen Huan, he looks like just a martial artist, and there is such a deep mental scheming hidden inside!"

Xu Ke said: "If you don't do what he tells you to do, he can refer to you, saying that you 'openly disobey the order, watch from the wall, don't think about investigating the case, and have ill intentions!', if you do what he tells you, then the Han Wangfu will be full of complaints, and he can even refer to you, saying that you are 'plotting against you, taking the opportunity of investigating the case, bullying other people's orphans and widows...... 'Brother Nangong, how are you going to deal with it?'

"Virtuous brother, don't be in a hurry......"

At this time, Nangong was silent, but took a kettle from the stove and added some hot water to the tea cup of the two. He picked up the teacup, blew off the foam on the tea surface, and slowly took a sip of hot tea. He only felt that the sip of "Huayu Tea", the tea fragrance was a little sweet, and there was a hint of warmth in the sweetness, and the tea slowly entered the stomach from the throat, and a warmth slowly spread to the body.

Nangong couldn't help but sigh: On such an unusually cold early spring day, how wonderful it is to have such a sip of hot tea to drink!