Chapter 19, Governor Shen Huan
[The third day of the third month of March in the seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, Mao Shi, Tsing Yi Wei Hall]
At this moment, sitting in the hall is still Zhao Wang Li Yi, next to him is Xu Ke, the deputy envoy of the project, and Shen Huan and Cheng Ke are on both sides. After Li Yi held a meeting to analyze the case just yesterday, he once again convened everyone to discuss the case in the Tsing Yi Wei Assembly Hall today, so naturally he wanted to make a final conclusion on the case.
Sure enough, this time Li Yi didn't say anything more, and when everyone just sat down, he got straight to the point:
After several days of investigation, it can be concluded that the culprit in this case is undoubtedly a demon! This demon often haunts at night, and she has transformed into a gorgeous woman, who preys on young and strong young men, and in just a few days, at least four men have been killed and two men have been injured. As far as this king knows, this demon is probably the infamous 'and alloy fairy' Mao Jiaojiao......"
"Your Highness, are you really sure that the culprit in this case is the demon?" Shang Shucheng Kezhong, who was sitting on the right side of the criminal department, suddenly interjected.
Li Yi said unhappily: "What...... Master Cheng, do you still have any objections to this king's inference?"
Cheng Kezhong arched his hand in front ......of his seat and said, "The old minister doesn't dare! After all, Chang'an City is the capital of our great Qian, and at the foot of the Son of Heaven and in the important land of Gyeonggi, there are demons who are causing trouble, and if this matter is spread out and then spread by those people with ulterior motives, I am afraid that it will cause panic among the people of Chang'an, and everyone will be frightened and uneasy. If we mishandle it, the old minister is deeply afraid, and then this matter will cause the court to shake and the capital to be in chaos......! According to the old minister's meaning, if His Royal Highness really concludes that the culprit of this case is a demon, will he write to the emperor first, and then make a decision after the emperor approves it?"
Li Yi said abruptly: "Lord Cheng, my father and emperor have all the opportunities, how many major things in the world need him to work day and night? If these trivial things have to be decided by the old man himself, even if my father splits his body into ten pieces, it will not be enough!"
Cheng Kezhong heard it in his heart, and he didn't dare to speak out immediately. He said in his heart, in the eyes of your King Zhao, such a big case in the capital has become a "trivial matter", so what else do I have to say? What's more, "splitting the emperor's body into ten sections" is such a thing, and only you dare to talk about it in the whole world, King Zhao. If an ordinary person were so unscrupulous, I am afraid that Xiang Shang's head would have been lost a long time ago! He saw that King Zhao had made up his mind at this time, and he did not dare to say anything more at the moment.
Li Yi was bitter in his heart, he had long heard that Cheng Kezhong was an honest and honest official, and he was called "Cheng Kezhong". My father has repeatedly recommended this person to me, and it is said that this person has always been jealous and hateful, and he cannot rub sand in his eyes. I don't want to think about today's case, this "Cheng Buster" not only can't help at all, but also acts so pedantic, and acts in a way that hinders him everywhere, but at this time, I can't talk about him in person. If I had known this, I shouldn't have asked this person to participate in solving the case at that time!
remembered that his father, Emperor Li Chongsheng, had praised this "nemesis" in front of him several times and three times, and for the sake of face, Li Yi had to comfort him gently:
"Cheng, you don't need to worry too much! This case has already happened, and now several innocent men have died for no reason! According to this king's opinion, if we do not tell the truth about this case, it will cause the people of Chang'an to be suspicious and uneasy! Moreover, don't underestimate my big cadres and people, one or two demons are troubled, and this is not a big deal in the capital! If we do not inform the people of the truth of this case, how should this king's next plan be implemented? Besides, this king has a lord to help me solve the case, so why not be afraid of a few little demons!"
"Your Highness's words are very reasonable!" Shen Huan immediately echoed: "I am a great Qiankang Yuan prosperous era, and the emperor's heavenly power shines! Even if a few little monsters and monsters appear in Chang'an, what is the right way! With His Royal Highness King Zhao personally sitting in command, we will work together to solve the case and catch the demon, and it will be just around the corner!"
Cheng Kezhong glanced at Shen Huan, lowered his head and picked up the teacup, and didn't want to say anything more.
Seeing that Cheng Kezhong had already chosen to remain silent, Dai Zhou, the head of Dali Temple, did not dare to say more, and no one had any objections, and the characterization of the case was completed. Next, Li Yi commanded again:
"This king heard that this Mao Jiaojiao cultivates demonic skills and specially absorbs the Yuan Yang in the young man's body for her to use for replenishment. This demon plain itself is in the northern Xiao country, and for some reason it suddenly appeared in the capital of my great Qian. No matter why this demon came, since she is already in Chang'an, we will cast a net of Luotian, and we must capture this cat demon who is a disaster in the world in one fell swoop!"
When everyone heard King Zhao's words, they were already grinding their fists and clapping their hands, eager to immediately arrest this notorious cat demon and remove a major scourge for the people of Chang'an. Nangong Bu, who was sitting at the bottom of the left side, was even more eager to try. Regarding the martial arts and modus operandi of the "Alloy Immortal" Mao Jiaojiao, as well as how to arrest Mao Jiaojiao, Nangong was silent and thought about it almost all night last night. At this time, he had the heart to speak to King Zhao, expressing his inner proposition, if King Zhao agreed, he should be the first to ask for battle, the first to lead the troops out of the city, to search for the wilderness outside the city. But he glanced at Shen Huan, who was sitting at the top, and just about to speak, he swallowed again......
Li Yi cleared his throat and asked:
"Your Excellency, what is your opinion on how to arrest the culprit in this case?"
Cheng Kezhong and Dai Zhou, who were sitting on the right side, couldn't help but lower their heads at this time, and they didn't want to say more. Cheng Wanli drank tea by himself, still expressionless and did not say a word.
Jing Zhao Yin Zhong Xingming, who was sitting in second place on the left, as the highest magistrate in the capital, was about to make a statement to King Zhao, but he thought about it, how to catch demons and solve cases, don't you King Zhao have a number in your heart? What's more, he didn't know how to arrest the murderer in his heart at this time. If the culprit was a human being, this Jingzhao Mansion Yin would naturally know how to capture him, but since the culprit in this case was a demon, he naturally had nothing to do.
Seeing that the rest of the people had nothing to say, Xu Ke was about to speak, but he heard Shen Huan say to Li Yi:
"Your Highness, the lower officials think that the first thing to do for now is to strengthen the curfew! After nightfall, no one is allowed to go out, especially young and strong men, and they must hide at home......
Li Yi couldn't help nodding when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Hmm...... Lord Shen is reasonable, but what else?"
Shen Huan said: "There are still ...... It is necessary to strengthen the night patrol of the capital, and the night patrol of Chang'an City needs to be strengthened by the forbidden soldiers, and the frequency of patrols must also be increased....... Cheng Wanli just drank tea by himself and didn't answer him.
"What else......" Li Yi asked again.
"And ...... It's my Tsing Yi Wei's business! Xia Guan personally led his subordinates to search from house to house in Chang'an City, and immediately arrested suspicious people when they saw them! Be sure to arrest all the people related to the cat demon!" Shen Huan replied.
Seeing that Li Yi frowned slightly, and didn't seem to agree with his opinion, Shen Huan hurriedly added: "Your Highness! That cat demon is cunning by nature, and her whereabouts are usually uncertain, but since she has settled in Chang'an, there must be traces to follow." The lower official arrested those who had seen the cat demon for interrogation, and this move may be suspected of disturbing the people, but it is also a last resort! Please rest assured, Your Highness, the lower official only called those who knew the matter to question, and will definitely not torture them!"
"Hmm......" Li Yi listened thoughtfully, but with the expression on his face, he couldn't tell whether he agreed with this.
Li Yi's eyes looked at Zhong Xingming again, and asked, "Lord Zhong, you are the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, the security of Chang'an City, no one is more familiar with it than you! What do you think of these opinions of Lord Shen?"
Zhong Xingming hurriedly got up and replied: "Back to Your Highness! I think that what Shen Dudu said is reasonable, and I deeply agree with it!"
"Okay, sit down!" Li Yi picked up the teacup next to him, took a sip of hot tea, and then said eloquently:
"Speaking of which, this case, since the outbreak at the end of last month, four Chang'an men have died, and two more people have been seriously injured in the past two days, and the man yesterday, if it weren't for the king's action, he would not have survived for three days......"
"Judging from the various signs of this case, there is no doubt that the murderer is a demon, but even the culprit in this case is cruel in his heart and regards human life like an ant! If we continue to sit idly by and ignore it and allow this demon to cause a calamity to the world, more and more innocent people will die! This demon is bold and reckless, arbitrarily makes amends, uses vicious methods, kills innocents indiscriminately, and treats our capable people as if they are nothing, which is tolerable, but which one cannot bear it?!......
"My father's heart is for the safety of the people of Chang'an, and he is the prime minister of this case. Now that the culprit of this case has been identified, we should work together to live up to the trust of the imperial court and the trust of the people of Chang'an, and we will definitely arrest this evil cat demon and bring it to justice......"
This world-famous deputy pavilion master of the God King Pavilion spoke at this time, and couldn't help but talk endlessly. Most of the people sitting at the head of Li Yi were confused, and they thought to themselves, Didn't you King Zhao already say these words?
However, except for Shen Huan, who was sitting in front of the hall, others couldn't help but have another question. They wondered, who was that man yesterday? Didn't you go to the Chang'an County Ya yesterday? Did you not only visit the injured person, but also personally treat him?
At this time, Shen Huan heard what Li Yi said, and couldn't help but recall the scene yesterday afternoon:
At that time, Li Yi, the king of Zhao, walked on Zhang Bo's bed, sat behind Zhang Bo, and pressed his palm against Zhang Bo's back.
I saw Zhao Wang Li Yi holding his palms against the two points of "Xin Yu" and "Du Yu" on Zhang Bo's back, diving into his own exercises, and a white gas slowly rose from the top of Li Yi's head. Shen Huan knew in his heart that His Royal Highness King Zhao was using his profound internal strength to restore the vitality in Zhang Bo's body.
About the time of tea, Li Yi put his palms away and said with a smile: "Okay! Today happens to be in a good mood for this king, it seems that your Zhang Bo's life should not be extinguished, hahaha!"
After Li Yi got out of bed, Zhang Bo's eyes opened, his eyes were much clearer, and the look between his cheeks had become rosy and shiny.
After Zhang Bo woke up, he looked around, but the first thing he said was: "Huh, why did I go home?
Shen Huan sneered when he heard this, until this time, he still didn't believe that with Li Yi's identity, he could not hesitate to lose the true yuan in his body to save Zhang Bo, a mere mortal. He thought to himself, I don't know what this King Zhao thinks in his heart, is it because this Zhang Bo is Pan Wenjuan's son-in-law? I heard that this household servant Pan Wenjuan is the right-hand man of King Li of Jin, could it be that King Zhao loves his brother and loves the house and Wu? No! No matter how much he loves his brother, there is no need to save one of his brother's sons-in-law! What's more, I only heard that this King Zhao has always been friendly with his fourth brother King Wei, but he has never heard of any dealings between him and King Jin......
Seeing that Zhang Bo was still a little confused after waking up, Shen Huan immediately reprimanded: "Zhang Bo, open your dog eyes and see it clearly! Standing in front of you, but the current third prince, His Royal Highness King Zhao! You don't hurry up and salute!"
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