The leader of the errand was a very discerning person, and the other party's commanding tone did not make him angry, but he was more sure that he had met the nobleman, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Back to your lord's words." Although we don't know the identity of the perpetrator yet, we have a glimmer of eyebrows. ”

An officer behind him saw him tell the facts of the case in one go, and quickly added: "This is all our speculation, and the facts of the case still need to be further investigated." After saying that, he secretly pulled the corner of the messenger leader's clothes.

The leader of the errands seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, and he hung his head in silence.

Qu Junshan glanced at the two of them, and said loudly: "Although this case is only a civilian, you must not slack off. The perpetrator dared to wantonly kill at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and no matter who he was, he must be investigated to the end. Not only to give an explanation to His Majesty, but also to the people. ”

His words were categorical, and the crowd of onlookers nodded in unison.

"Yes!" the leader of the errand hurriedly responded, then rolled his eyes, and stepped forward, "Can you take a step to speak?"

Qu Junshan glanced at him, groaned for a while, and said with his chin: "Follow me!" After speaking, he strode towards the restaurant on the side.

The leader of the errand hesitated for a moment, whispered a few words to a few people, and then hurriedly followed.

The crowd of onlookers also dispersed when they saw that the excitement was gone. No one noticed, and one of the skinny men took a deep look at their backs, turned and disappeared into the crowd.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant was originally crowded together with the shopkeeper to watch the excitement, but when he saw that the big official came to his restaurant, he hurriedly stepped forward and greeted: "Official, please upstairs!"

Qu Junshan walked up to the third floor without squinting, and said to the shopkeeper who was standing next to him and was going to greet him personally: "Go down, I will call you if there is something!"

"Yes!" the shopkeeper hurriedly put down the teapot and bowed out.

The guards also went to the top of the stairs to prevent some reckless people from breaking in.

Soon, only Qu Junshan and the messenger were left in the room.

Qu Junshan stretched out his hand and said, "Sit!"

"It's better to stand on the small ones. "The messenger is a little unnatural, I don't know if I was frightened by the other party's battle.

Qu Junshan didn't force it, and asked, "What do you have to say to me alone?"

The officer did not answer his words, but looked at his face seriously, and then made up his mind: "Dare to ask your lordship, but your surname is Qu?" Because he urgently needs to find a safe backer at the moment, otherwise a catastrophe will befall him.

Qu Junshan didn't get angry, but picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said in the other party's expectant gaze: "Yes! I am Qu Junshan!"

"Sure enough, it's you. The messenger was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said: "My subordinates wish Xiao Nian to see the general." ”

Qu Junshan was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "You know me?"

Zhu Xiaonian nodded and said, "A few years ago, the villain was fortunate to serve as the captain of the Wu under the general. ”

"Captain Wu?" Qu Junshan searched for this name in his memory, but it was a pity that the appointment of Captain Wu who served under him back then was not thousands but hundreds, and he didn't match the number with the person in front of him after thinking about it for a long time.

Zhu Xiaonian saw his expression and knew that he had no impression in the eyes of the other party, so he hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "When I was at Tumen Pass, my subordinates were beaten with twenty sticks because of a fight in the camp. ”

"It turned out to be the thorn. This time Qu Junshan finally remembered, the figure in his memory came out of his mind, looked at the man in front of him, and gradually matched the yellow-skinned young man, although the other party's body has changed greatly, but between the eyebrows can still vaguely see the uninhibited appearance of the year.

However, he is no longer the general he was back then, and it is impossible to believe his identity just based on the other party's one-sided words, so he seems to have a deep meaning: "Is the leg injured healed?"

"It's been around for a long time. Zhu Xiaonian smiled a little embarrassedly when he heard this, and then added seemingly inadvertently: "I'm ashamed, my subordinates were really too impulsive back then, and they lived up to the expectations of the generals." If it weren't for the twenty military sticks that the general personally beaten, I am afraid that he would not have survived until now. He was referring to the battle he had not been able to take part in because of his injuries.

That time, Wu Huan, who had always submitted to Daqin, suddenly attacked Tumen Pass, because most of the troops of the Iron Blood Battalion were concentrated in another more important checkpoint to guard against the Tatar Department of Mobei's henchmen, so only less than 5,000 people led by Qu Junshan remained in Tumen Pass, but Wu Huan dispatched nearly 50,000 troops that time. The battle was extremely tragic, although there was a natural danger of Tumen Pass, and the main force of the Iron Blood Battalion also arrived in time to support, but by the time the battle was over, the people led by Qu Junshan had died so that there were only less than five hundred remnants left. Those who had fought with this Zhu Xiaonian also died in that battle. Every time he thinks of this, Zhu Xiaonian is secretly glad that the general broke his leg back then.

Qu Junshan's eyebrows moved, and as if he suddenly thought of something, he asked, "Aren't you sent back to your hometown? Why did you come to the capital?"

Zhu Xiaonian said a little embarrassedly: "Not long after the subordinates returned to their hometown, they had a fight with the son of the local security, and accidentally killed someone, and the hometown really couldn't go on, so I thought about simply going to the capital to work hard, but I didn't expect that it was the time when the yamen recruited officers, so I mixed a bowl of rice in the yamen." ”

Qu Junshan knew about the recruitment of errand officers by the Yamen, and nodded slightly when he heard this, and now he completely believed the words of the man in front of him, and he couldn't help but be slightly excited in his heart. In fact, in the Iron and Blood Battalion, he did not have a long time as a general and led the troops, and then he has always been a bare-rod general with the right to have no soldiers, so he still has feelings for the old department in the past, and said a rare sincere word: "This capital is not your hometown, you must be cautious in your words and deeds in the future." Otherwise, it's not as simple as breaking your leg, you'll lose your head. ”

"My subordinates saved!" Zhu Xiaonian said gratefully, "Thank you for your concern." After speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

Qu Junshan accepted this gift from him and said, "Did you have something to say to me before?"

"Oh yes!" Zhu Xiaonian remembered his purpose at this time, glanced left and right and said in a low voice, "The subordinates suspect that the perpetrator is not from outside the palace. After saying that, he looked up and looked out the window.

Qu Junshan followed his gaze, and from his point of view, he just saw the yellow eaves that were far away, and his heart suddenly burst slightly, and he frowned: "I have something to say." ”

Zhu Xiaonian hurriedly said: "Presumably, the general also saw that that scimitar was the belongings of the Wuhuan envoy. ”

"Not bad. Qu Junshan nodded slightly.

Zhu Xiaonian breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "However, although the murder weapon seems to be owned by the Wuhuan envoy on the surface, the subordinates have seen the envoy before, and it is a bad old man who is as timid as a mouse, and he must not have such courage, so the subordinates deduced that the Wuhuan envoy carried the black pot for others this time." ”

Qu Junshan's mind began to fly, but in fact, in his heart, he didn't quite believe that it was the Wuhuan Mission. However, the scimitar is ironclad evidence, he had also seen the scimitar on the waist of the messenger in the Honglu Temple, although he had not looked at it carefully, but judging from the curvature of the blade and the slightly shining dark red luster, it was indeed exactly the same as the scimitar, and he asked: "But this alone does not mean anything." So at present, they are the most suspicious. ”

"Of course it's more than that......" Zhu Xiaonian continued, "The general doesn't know that the reason why his subordinates were able to arrive here in time was actually to receive the news a long time ago, and there would be a death case here today." ”

"When? Who released the news?" Qu Junshan was shocked when he heard this, he could predict He Bi's death in advance, this person's ability was inevitably too great, and it was related to the forces he couldn't provoke. He couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, whether to wade into this troubled water, and then looked at Zhu Xiaonian's gaze and couldn't help but start to bring a strange look.

Zhu Xiaonian didn't realize that the general, who was still quite concerned about him a moment ago, had murderous intentions towards him the next moment, and continued to take care of himself: "My subordinates kept an eye on him at that time and sent someone to follow the person who reported the news. Who knew that the person would disappear near the Prime Minister's Mansion......"

"Shut up!" Qu Junshan was shocked when he heard this, and slammed the table and reprimanded, "Are you too long?"

Zhu Xiaonian was so frightened by this roar that he knelt on the ground again, and said: "The general spares his life, and his subordinates are also based on the truth, and there is absolutely no fiction." ”

This is also the reason why Zhu Xiaonian's status is too low, so he doesn't know that his old boss and the prime minister he suspects are about to become sons and daughters, if he knows this relationship, even if the other party is his former boss, he will never dare to take this risk.

Qu Junshan's hand on the table was bruised, obviously extremely excited in his heart. Although Qin Fengyang is in the position of prime minister and is also his nominal future in-laws, if the other party is really involved in those whirlpools, he will not be tied to the other party.

The atmosphere in the room was very depressing, and Zhu Xiaonian, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't hold on for a long time, but he didn't dare to raise his head, let alone move. Now that he has told the secret, whether he is promoted to the third level or the head of the person falls to the ground, it will all fall on the person in front of him. He knew it was risky, but he had no choice, and if he didn't gamble, he would die faster.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhu Xiaonian heard the other party ask in a deep voice: "Who else knows about this matter except you?"

Zhu Xiaonian said busily: "There are also two errand officers who went to follow at that time. ”

"Dispose of it!" Qu Junshan said in a cold tone, "Do it cleanly." ”

"Yes......" Zhu Xiaonian's heart tightened, and his heart began to pound. Suddenly, a hand put on his shoulder, so frightened that he almost screamed, only to hear Qu Junshan say gently, "You used to follow me on the battlefield, and now you are willing to follow me again?"

Zhu Xiaonian raised his head in surprise, met those sincere eyes, his lips trembled twice, and suddenly slammed his head several times in a row, and choked up: "My subordinates are willing to follow the general to the death!"

Qu Junshan smiled: "Okay! But I'm no longer a general, I'm afraid you'll have to change your name to me as a general in the future." ”

I wish Xiao Nian's eyes are brighter.