Nangong Mansion......

In the huge study, Nangong Yong was sitting anxiously on the side. Nangong, who was standing in front of him, paced back and forth from time to time, as if thinking about what was going on.

"Don't go back and forth, I'm almost stunned, let's get down to business......" Nangong said in a somewhat urging tone, "Just now came the news that the prefect of the county government has been solved according to the third nephew, your jihua, but now that everyone knows about it, how do I feel...... It's always very ...... in my heart."

Nangong Zhun stopped, then glanced at his third uncle, and then responded: "Third uncle, you don't have to worry too much. The box I sent to the prefect didn't contain a single gold bar, so even if someone from the government went to check it, they wouldn't suspect us. Besides, yesterday the prefect helped us turn over some cases, and according to common sense, it was too late for us to thank him, so how could we think of killing him? In the eyes of outsiders or the government, we have no definite motive. ”

"But what if a newly appointed prefect comes to inquire about the situation and links the prefect's death to this case?" Nangong Yong asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, since the prefect helped us overturn the case before his death yesterday, it will be considered by outsiders to be motivated, it should be Huang Ji himself, who has suffered the bitter fruit...... If the newly appointed prefect wants to investigate, I'm afraid Huang Ji's motives are much more than ours......" Nangong Zhun said with a confident face, "Besides, now that the imperial court is in turmoil, the Haode officials and county officials are all in Dadu, even if Bianliang City is still one of the important economic lifelines of the Mengyuan court, it is also located at the southern end." Which official in charge is willing to come here to take up a job? Third uncle, don't worry too much, as long as you wait for the limelight to pass, you can hide from the world, and it's a big deal that we will go to the newly appointed prefect to be accommodating. If he wants to conclude that this case is the work of an unknown martial arts master, then there will be no unnecessary trouble between us and Huang Ji, and the court will naturally not drag the case to the third uncle, you forcibly occupy the commons. ”

"That's right, it's better to bear with it and wait for the limelight to pass......" Nangong said with a reluctant smile with his head down.

Nangong Zhun looked at his third uncle, thought for a while, and then said, "There is more." I said Third Uncle, don't be too greedy in the future, forcibly occupying the commons is a headless thing, and this time it got into the relationship of killing the people's family. I see that the third uncle, you waited for this matter to pass, and then this thought was dispelled, and there would be new troubles on my father's side, and we were still worried about you all day long......"

Nangong listened to it. I feel that Nangong Zhun, who is a junior, still instigates himself in this tone. I didn't take it too seriously, turned around and poured the tea on the table.

However, before Nangong could sit firmly with his ass, someone suddenly came outside the door.

Since Nangong Zhun and Nangong Yong were talking about private matters related to this case, once there was something outside, the two of them still felt very alert.

As soon as Nangong Yong wanted to get up, Nangong Zhun turned sideways and said, "Third uncle." You sit, I'll help you see who it is. ”

After speaking. Nangong Zhun stepped out of the door, but as soon as he looked around, the person who came up from the stairs turned out to be his eldest brother Nangong Cheng.

"Yo, big brother, aren't you helping your father deal with things? What kind of wind, blowing you to the study, big brother?" Nangong Zhun pretended to be calm and greeted, with a smile on his face.

However, Nangong Cheng, who was the head of the "Seven Sons of Nangong", had a serious face, he looked at Nangong Zhun, and then looked at Nangong Zhun who seemed to be a little restless in the room behind Nangong Zhun, Nangong Cheng asked in a low voice: "Third brother, weishenme is such a big thing, don't discuss it with your father, don't discuss it with your eldest brother?"

"What's the big thing, it's calm every day, what's the problem?" Nangong Zhun said with a nonchalant expression.

"What are you pretending?" Nangong Cheng continued to ask rhetorically, "The third uncle was sued by the 'Bianliang Doctor' Huang Ji to the county government, this is not a big deal?"

"This matter is now known to many ordinary people in the market, is it still a big deal?" Nangong Zhun continued to say with an indifferent face, "And I said it a long time ago, there was nothing to do, it was Huang Ji and Huang Shaoxia who looked away by himself, and he had to blame our third uncle for doing it." I think this slanderous matter, as long as the prefect of the county government is aware of it, there will be no problem, there is no need to be as serious as you think, right?"

"The people of the Nangong family were accused of going to the county government, if they alarmed the Bianliang Prime Minister's Mansion, then the matter would be really trivial...... Nangong Cheng added.

"But, the people of the Xiangfu only regard it as an ordinary small case, and they don't care, do they?" Nangong Zhun continued to laugh, "Besides, there are many ordinary people who have sued our Nangong family before, and the Murong family has been implicated, but isn't Zuihou still nothing? It's just that those ordinary people are too exaggerated, you can understand the problem if you think about it carefully, why have you become such a mother-in-law?"

"But I just got the news that the prefect who is an official of the imperial court has been plotted!" Nangong Cheng said in a more serious tone, "This matter should always alarm the Prime Minister's Mansion, if it is investigated, won't this matter still be involved with our Nangong family?"

"Big brother, don't you suspect that the third uncle did it, right? Big brother went out to inquire, yesterday's case was in the prefect's favor, if we still have to try our best to plot against the prefect, what is the motive?" Nangong Zhun continued to ask rhetorically, "Besides, there are more cases in the prefect's hands, not only our Nangong family? If this court minister's mansion investigates, it will really be endless, how can we have the heart to investigate our 'small case' that was originally considered not very serious by the prefect at the beginning?"

"Hmph, I can't talk about you......" Nangong Cheng stared at his third brother with two eyes and said, "I don't care if what you say is true or not, if it really happens to be out of control, your father and I will not give up......"

"Don't keep taking your father to rely on me......" Nangong Zhun retracted his smile and said uninhibited in front of his eldest brother, "I know, you are the eldest son of the 'Seven Sons of Nangong', after the sixth brother leaves." Dad's favorite is you, you will be the heir of the Nangong family in the future, don't worry about anything. So now you are starting to press me with a battle in advance, and you don't even pay attention to the third uncle, right?"

"What do you mean?" Nangong Cheng listened to Nangong Zhun's unruly words, and his eyes immediately filled with blood, "Third brother, don't go too far, I'm just asking you some information as an elder brother now, and you still talk to me in this tone-"

Nangong Zhun faced his eldest brother's "forced questioning". didn't care at all, just continued to say in the original tone: "Hmph, now the third uncle is slandered outside." I racked my brains to help the third uncle come up with ideas to solve problems, but as the eldest brother, you came here to question us, who is wrong?"

As soon as these words came out, Nangong Cheng didn't say anything more. just stared at his third brother with two eyes. The expression on his face was as cold as an iron wall.

Nangong Zhun didn't care about it here, in the face of his eldest brother's "cold face", Nangong Zhun also "returned" with sharp eyes.

The eyes of the two were so deadlocked, and Nangong Yong, who was a little restless in the study behind him, did not fully understand what the two brothers were talking about, and also felt a little puzzled. But seeing Nangong Cheng's serious eyes from behind, Nangong seemed to be a little worried in his heart......

"What are you talking about, let me listen to it too-" When Nangong Cheng and Nangong Zhun were in a stalemate "confrontation", a sound of vicissitudes came from the stairs behind Nangong Cheng.

The two "brothers" were very familiar with this voice. At the same time, he turned his head to look and said: "Daddy......" Sure enough, he stood at the bottom of the stairs. It was their father, Nangong Luo, the head of the Nangong household.

Because he got the news from Murong Xin's mouth, Nangong Lu rushed back from Murong Compound as soon as possible, wanting to find out the ins and outs of this matter, but as soon as he came back, he saw Nangong Cheng and Nangong Zhun two brothers confronting each other here, and they seemed to feel something in their hearts.

Nangong Luo took two steps up the stairs, then walked in front of the two brothers, and then asked in a slightly slower tone than Nangong Cheng, "You two, what were you talking about just now?"

Nangong Zhun didn't know how to say it yet, Nangong Cheng didn't want to make the atmosphere embarrassing, but also wanted his father to know about it, so he smiled and said: "It's nothing, the child and the third brother were just discussing the murder of the prefect, and then they thought of the third uncle being sued by Huang Ji to the county government." I heard the third brother say that it was nothing, but the child always couldn't let go of the third uncle in his heart, so he came to ask about the situation. ”

Nangong Cheng's words did have some effect, and by caring about the third uncle Nangong's affairs, he not only solved the embarrassing atmosphere, but also made Nangong Luo probably clear about some things.

"I've heard some news from the Murong family......" Nangong Luo first responded to Nangong Cheng's sentence, and then set his eyes on his third son Nangong Zhun and continued to ask, "Then again, didn't you say that there is no big deal in this matter?" Why, now the Murong family, and even the people in the market know about this matter, and Zhun Er, you said that this matter is not a big deal?"

"Those people are just concerned about the murder of the prefect......" Nangong Zhun still took a breath in front of his father, and said, "The child also said, the previous things were just framed by the common people in the market to frame the third uncle, and the case happened in the dark again, the third uncle was still with me that night, and I even went to my father's room, does my father still suspect the child?"

"So, is it really Huang Ji who framed the third brother?" Nangong Luo asked again.

Nangong Zhun thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "It can't be said to be framed...... On the night of the crime, the night was dark and windy, and even the prefect said that it was very likely that Huang Ji was wrong. Besides, how can the third uncle say that he is also a person with status in the Nangong family, how could he do such a thing that is inferior to a beast?"

After Nangong Zhun finished speaking, Nangong Luo looked sideways at Nangong Yong in the study. Nangong Yong saw that his eldest brother was coming, and immediately stood up, and then nodded resignedly.

Nangong Lu looked at Nangong Zhun's eyes, paused for a long time, and then slowly squeezed out a smile and said: "Okay-for the father, remember your words first, you also know the character and personality of the father, if something really happens one day, I won't even let you and your third uncle go together!"

"Don't worry, Dad, the child won't be wrong...... Nangong Zhun replied with a smile, but his heart was actually very panicked, and there was a lot of sweat on his back.

Nangong Luo turned around, and then said again: "There is another point, that is, if there is any development in this case, it must be known to the father, understand?"

"Don't worry, the child will tell Daddy as soon as possible. Nangong Zhun replied with a smile again.

Nangong Luo didn't say anything more, turned around, and slowly walked down the steps.

Nangong Cheng Zuihou glanced at Nangong Zhun and didn't say anything, and followed his father......

Watching the two of them go slowly, Nangong Zhun breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. What is more worried is that Nangong Yong, the "perpetrator" in the back, saw Nangong Yong running over, and said with some trepidation: "Third nephew, this is ...... What should I do?"

Nangong Zhun thought for a moment, and then said, "Don't worry, at least Dad believes me now...... Although there are some dangers, the situation is currently favorable to us, the death of the prefect, the result of the case left behind is biased in favor of our innocence, although there are some variables, but other things still have to wait for the new official to take his time after taking office. As for now, third uncle, you better move less, lest your father have any more suspicions......"

"I know, but ...... Third nephew, you have to help your third uncle, the third uncle's life is in your hands now......" Nangong added with zuihou.

"Don't worry, third uncle, I will do my best to ......" Nangong Zhun Zuihou said, but to be honest, he didn't have much in his own heart......

Bianliang Prime Minister's Mansion......

The atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Mansion is still very strict, especially after Su Jia broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion alone at night that day and made out the "Famous Hall", the vigilance here has been strengthened, and even in broad daylight, there are at least two guards with knives guarding the door.

And the news of the prefect's murder yesterday naturally reached the ears of Zuo Junbi, who managed Bianliang City, and because there were other important military edicts of the imperial court to be implemented, Zuo Junbi also handed over the case to his subordinates Wang Gubu Zatai and Wuliang Habel to deal with.

And above the main hall, Du Wei Wang Gubu Zatai was also having a headache about this matter. Not only because of the murder of the prefect, but also because he was also responsible for the selection of new officials......

In the main hall, Wang Gubu was also so anxious that he was sweating, and he even called the general Wang Dasheng to help him make suggestions together.

Wang Gubu waved the scroll on the table to the side, and then said to Wang Dasheng in front of him: "General Wang, do you have any attention now?"

Wang Dasheng still had that cold and murderous expression, he thought for a while, and then said: "Captain, the last general thinks that the murder of the prefect may have been deliberately planned. The last general sent someone to see the scene of the crime, the prefect and the master were both killed by a knife, but the knife on the neck was slightly thicker, it should be just an ordinary sneak attack, not quite like a martial arts master. Therefore, the last general guessed whether someone hired an ordinary killer with money, and then took advantage of the sneak attack to kill the prefect and the master. ”

"I'm not worried about this ...... now," Wang Gubu changed his tone and said, "This case is not related to the overall situation of Bianliang City, I want to ask General Wang, who should be sent to succeed the new official?"

Wang Dasheng pondered for a while and continued: "This ...... I'm afraid it's not easy. Haode officials are all in Dadu, and they don't want to go south to Bianliang, and most of the officials here are useless. And now that this kind of assassination of the imperial court officials has happened, those old officials do not dare to succeed to this position for the time being, I am afraid that they will ......"

Without waiting for Wang Dasheng to finish speaking, Wang Gubu Zatai suddenly became angry and said: "The problem is that this is related to the control of Bianliang City, and now that the east of the Central Plains is in chaos, we have to deal with the military issues issued by the imperial court every day, how can we have time to manage the security in the city? If we don't quickly solve the problem of the new official taking office, General Zuo will not be able to explain it!"

"At present, it seems that only the newcomers have been selected...... "Wang Dasheng changed his sentence, and then said, "By the way, there will be one person who can recommend ...... at the end."

"Who?" asked Wang Gubu Zatai anxiously.

"A young man who has just been promoted, Yuan Chong ......," Wang Dasheng replied softly...... (To be continued......)