Half an hour later, Piaoyun probably finished what had happened. Together with Shen Yu, according to the general location that Li Zifeng said, he found a courtyard at the foot of the barren mountain in the suburbs, they thought that this was the temporary residence of the shadow guard killer secretly cultivated by Wan Ziyu, they deliberately made a sound, but there was no movement inside and outside the courtyard.

Years of experience told them that something happened here, the wind at night and the rain blew violently, bringing bursts of blood, the two climbed over the wall and entered, only to find that there were corpses lying on the ground in the courtyard, the two were shocked, and then checked one by one, each corpse carried a token they were familiar with: the Qing Pavilion Order.

The killer they captured before was the one who cleared the pavilion. It's just that according to the situation at the time, Wuying and the Qing Pavilion organization behind it should not be the shadow guard cultivated by Wan Ziyu, could it be that the intelligence is wrong or the wrong position?

Li Zifeng gasped, countless scenes flashed in his mind, he didn't understand anything after all, he came back to his senses, and stepped forward to drag Piaoyun, who was still kneeling, up, "It's not your fault, it doesn't have to be like this." It's me who underestimates my opponent. ”

Li Zifeng's thoughts were mixed, and he had no idea for a while, he suddenly missed Uncle Shen very much, and looked forward to Ouyang Ze coming back soon, even if the Lord Shen came back first.

"Look at you coming back at this hour, it must be that the corpse has not been disposed of, who did you run into?" Li Zifeng held the Qingge token handed to him by Piaoyun in his hand and looked at it carefully, the Qingge token is made of fine mahogany, the auspicious clouds are dark lines, and the delicate crescent moon swallowing sun pattern is carved in the middle is very eye-catching, and the word 'Qingge' is written in small characters.

Piaoyun looked at Li Zifeng's questioning gaze and said, "After the subordinates and Shen Yu collected all the Qing Pavilion tokens, the officers and soldiers arrived, and the subordinates didn't dare to stay longer, so they came back. ”

"Well done. Although all these changes made Li Zifeng's heart feel like a mess, the two did not hesitate to accept tokens that could prove their identities, at least for the time being, they would not leave a handle on each other.

It's just that the location provided by the secret guard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, why could it be the people of the Qing Pavilion? Could it be that the people of the Qing Pavilion wanted to attack the shadow guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion and were killed? Li Zifeng rubbed his temples and was puzzled.

The sound of insects and birds chirping outside the window gradually increased, which was a little annoying. Li Zifeng took out the lotus transfer jade pendant that Xu Xiangkun left for him, looked at it for a while, and then pinched it tightly, his brows furrowed slightly, and he fell into deep thought.

The tall and heavy palace walls and dazzling golden glazed tiles separate the noise from silence. The orderly, solemn and heavy life inside the palace contrasts sharply with the hustle and bustle outside.

At this time, Xu Xiangkun was waiting for the order outside the imperial study, his straight legs reminded him of the time he was waiting, in the gilded incense burner, the mist slowly rose, exuding a comfortable and refreshing mint aroma, the sun was shining outside, if it weren't for the mint aromatherapy to refresh his mind at all times, he was afraid that he would have fallen asleep.

He stared at the tall mahogany carved door, as if to see through it, to see which dignitaries had come inside, and who had been able to talk to the emperor for so long. During this period, he looked at Wan Ziyu's 'confession' again, and after a few considerations, he didn't find anything wrong, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

The so-called 'confession' is just a truthful description of the strange things that happened before the incident in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the situation of Ling Ye Palace's attempt to come to the door and lure Wan Ziyu with gold and silver treasures, as well as the box of property that was secretly handled by Wan Ziyu and returned to the mansion inexplicably. The writing is smooth, tactful and soft.

Entering the divine room, the door of the imperial study opened, and the chief eunuch He Sheng Gonggong cautiously stepped out of the threshold, walked in front of Xu Xiangkun, and made a symbolic salute, "Xu Ge Ling." ”

Xu Xiangkun returned the salute, "Father-in-law He." ”

He Sheng was courteous and polite, "Xu Geling, Your Majesty has a will, please invite Xu Geling into the imperial study to speak." ”

"There's the head of Lao He. Xu Xiangkun held the 'confession' in both hands and followed behind He Sheng into the imperial study.

Zhu Xingzhan was casually flipping through the folds, Xu Xiangkun looked around as fast as he could, and the figure of the distinguished guest had long disappeared in the imperial study, and it was not until He Sheng presented the 'confession' in his hand to Zhu Xingzhan that Xu Xiangkun came back to his senses.

Zhu Xingzhan pinched the 'confession' and looked at it for a long time, his face was cloudy, Xu Xiangkun looked at it, his heart suddenly rose to his throat, he wanted to see something from He Sheng's face, but he couldn't get any answer.

After another half of the incense work, Zhu Xingzhan frowned slightly, sighed softly, and then slapped the 'confession' in his hand on the table heavily, and even the items on the table trembled, and the 'Ding Ling hammer' made a crisp sound, which seemed a little harsh in the quiet imperial study.

At the same time, Xu Xiangkun and He Sheng knelt on the ground almost reflexively, Zhu Xingzhan looked at it silently for a while, then waved his hand, signaling He Sheng to retreat first.

The moment the door was closed, Xu Xiangkun's hand holding the ground was already wet with sweat, and he tried his best to stabilize his breathing, controlling the tremor of his body in a state that others could not notice.

Zhu Xingzhan's face was gloomy, his eyes were cold, his frowning brows did not stretch in the slightest, the room was quiet, only the sound of the two of them breathing, and Xu Xiangkun, who was kneeling, seemed to be in an ice cellar.

"Xu Geling's literary brilliance must be superior among the civil officials of the current dynasty or among the literati and scholars. Zhu Xingzhan knocked heavily on the table, and his face became more and more gloomy.

In addition to the cold questioning voice, the heavy knocking on the table sounded like thunder in his ears, especially when he called himself 'Xu Geling', he suddenly felt like he was in the execution ground, and his head was about to fall to the ground.

Xu Xiangkun exhaled deeply and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister recorded it verbatim according to the oral description of Wan Da, and for the other courtyard mentioned above, the minister also sent someone to check it, and it is indeed the same." ”

"Oh?" Zhu Xingzhan said coldly, "Then should I say that you are conscientious and unselfish?!"

"I don't dare. Xu Xiangkun's head was lowered, and he couldn't help but gasp, unable to determine for a moment whether what he had done these days had already been targeted by Zhu Xingzhan's people.

Zhu Xingzhan continued, "I don't even know that the cabinet leader of the Xingwei Mansion has taken the lead in hiding lazily! Has the Prime Minister's Mansion and the other courtyard been carefully and thoroughly investigated? Can the people behind him, the party members of the DPRK and China, and the secret forces send someone to take a closer look? If you forget how to take charge of the Xingwei Mansion, I don't mind using other methods to make you sober up!"

Xu Xiangkun shivered all over his body, cold sweat dripped down his forehead on the ground, he opened tentatively, but his mouth never knew how to reply, Zhu Xingzhan's 'other methods', he knew very well, was nothing more than an extremely cruel means: hot marks, whether from the body or the heart, will make people remember for a lifetime.

"The minister is guilty!" At this time, apart from 'guilty', Xu Xiangkun really couldn't think of anything else to say.

Wan Ziyu's identity as prime minister is still there, and he is a relative of the emperor, and he also sees Wan Ziyu's personality in his eyes, and he admires it very much from the bottom of his heart. He originally thought that this interrogation was just a show, so he just made a routine investigation of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he never expected the emperor to move his true character.

Zhu Xingzhan made a mess of the 'confession' and threw it to Xu Xiangkun, "I give you three days to re-investigate thoroughly, if you are perfunctory like today, I will let you die in the prison of Xingwei Mansion!"

Xu Xiangkun picked up the paper ball and kowtowed heavily, "The minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Xingzhan rubbed his frowning brows and waved his hand impatiently, "Stand down!"

"The minister retired. Xu Xiangkun didn't dare to stay longer, and walked out of the imperial study with the attendant quickly, until he left the palace, he felt that spring had returned to the earth, and his breathing was much smoother, but when he saw the paper ball in his hand, he sighed heavily.

"Your Excellency. The attendants who were waiting at the gate of the palace led their horses.

The horse stepped on its hooves and neighed, Xu Xiangkun frowned in annoyance, and said to his entourage, "You go back first, I'll go to the street to buy something, it is estimated that it will take an hour." If someone comes, you deal with it first. ”

"Yes. The entourage should be down, and Xu Xiangkun walked out of the palace gate far away, so he skillfully took out his regular clothes and changed them to Xu Xiangkun, Xu Xiangkun seemed to have changed from a military attache to a civilian official, holding a folding fan, and his demeanor was graceful.

Seeing his entourage leave alone, he walked around, but unexpectedly in front of a stall selling fans not far from Xing Wei's Mansion, he saw Li Zifeng, and Li Zifeng was hanging a lotus transfer jade pendant from him around his waist.

This is his agreement with Li Zifeng, if there is anything, he will take the jade pendant and wait for him at the place where folding fans are sold near Xing Wei's Mansion. Seeing Li Zifeng appear, Xu Xiangkun finally breathed a sigh of relief.