The sky is dim and bright.
There are many pedestrians on the street, and smoke rises from the breakfast stalls.
Yuan Bin bit into the meat buns and drank the hot mutton soup, and the hangover finally dissipated.
As he ate, he observed the street out of habit.
From time to time, sedans and carriages hurriedly passed through the streets. These were the vehicles of officials from the imperial court, rushing to go to the morning court.
It's Mao time now.
In the morning of the Ming Dynasty, people usually have to wait outside Fengtian Gate at Yin time, that is, at three o'clock in the morning. When the bell rings at five o'clock in the morning, the palace door opens, and hundreds of officials enter one after another, line up in the square, and start reporting on political affairs.
Abbreviation: Yumen Tingzheng.
It's no wonder that every day at dawn, Yuan Bin would wait at the door of Li Kui's house. It was time to go to work.
In addition, although he now holds the position of general banner, Li Kui is appointed as deputy Qianhu. He is with him and can be regarded as his personal secretary. Therefore, although his official position is low, his actual status is not small.
A few moments.
"Shopkeeper, pay!"
Yuan Bin wiped the corners of his mouth and shouted.
"Okay, sir."
Yuan Bin went straight out of the stall and walked into the alley nearby.
Arriving in front of the courtyard gate, I listened carefully to what was going on inside, then leaned against the wall, stroking my chin and thinking about things.
"Crunch."
The wooden door suddenly opened.
Yuan Bin was shocked.
The stern face seemed helpless.
"I said Yuan Bin, next time you arrive, just knock on the door instead of waiting outside."
"Well, okay."
Yuan Bin behaved well and did not say nonsense like he was afraid of disturbing Li Kui.
"come in."
The two of them entered the house and sat down.
Li Kui poured him a cup of freshly boiled hot water and asked casually: "How was yesterday? Did you gain anything?"
"Hehe, a little bit." Yuan Bin laughed twice, "This Pei Qianhu is an inner disciple of the Wudang Taoist sect. He is a true disciple of the Thunder Method Talisman. He has studied for more than ten years. He graduated from Wudang Mountain in the past two years. Come and practice.”
"There's still a lot to explore."
Li Kui smiled and praised, then asked: "Wudang Taoism is also divided into internal and external?"
"Your Excellency, you don't know that the Wudang Taoist sect is at its peak. There are countless disciples who come to seek immortality. Over time, there are internal and external sects."
Yuan Bin couldn't help but sigh:
"If you have money to practice martial arts, you can become somewhat good at it. The immortal way is illusory, but it is indispensable for your qualifications and your character."
"According to what you said, Pei Qianhu does have something to be proud of."
Li Kui joked.
With his eyesight, it is not difficult to see Pei Ming's state. It should have been a few years since he got the medicine, and his energy and spirit tended to be perfect.
"but……"
Yuan Bin changed the subject, "Pei Qianhu might not have reacted at first, but then he immediately realized that you were trying to get rid of him on purpose, and he also understood that I was trying to find out about him, and he used your tricks to get information about you from me."
"Yeah, normal."
Li Kui was not surprised.
Pei Ming just has little experience in officialdom, he is not stupid, and he has a lot of skills to rely on.
"Did you gain anything yesterday?"
Yuan Bin took a sip of hot water and asked proactively.
"There are two things that you need to check."
Li Kui tapped his fingertips on the table, "Qubu is a disciple of Sakyamuni. He has a good background, and there may be something fishy in it. You can take someone to investigate. If necessary, you can contact the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions and ask for details!"
After a pause,
He looked directly at Yuan Bin, "I want the results today!"
"yes!"
Yuan Bin answered with his hands raised.
"The second thing."
Li Kui thought for a moment and said slowly:
"Chun Yue Lou's solicitors include the Madam and the Thirteen Niangs. Find out their details, their whereabouts in the past few days, and who they have met.
"In addition, we will send someone to take Qu Bu's body back to Beizhen Fusi later."
"yes!"
"grown ups."
"Um?"
"Do you suspect that they may be the murderers of Qu Bu and Lin Dongdong?" Yuan Bin finally lost his temper.
The corners of Li Kui's lips curled up slightly.
It has to be said that Yuan Bin's way of dealing with others makes it easy for people to overlook that he is a young man who has just turned 20.
"Who do you think is behind this case?"
"King of Zhao? King of Han?"
Yuan Bin whispered immediately.
After saying that, he frowned and shook his head, "But if it's two princes, they shouldn't continue to take action."
After all, the more times you take action, the easier it is to expose something, and vice versa. For example, yesterday Li Kui and the three of them sat in the 'office' and waited for a whole day, unable to find out anything.
"You're right."
Li Kui lowered his eyes slightly, his eyes flashing coldly.
"We can't be the players in this game yet. Let's see what the guys behind the scenes want to do first."
"I understand."
Yuan Bin cupped his hands and said.
then.
The two took a short rest and headed to Beizhen Fusi.
At this moment, there are still six days until New Year's Day.
…
…
At noon, Fusi, North Town.
'office. '
Li Kui closed his eyes slightly and tapped the handle of the Xiuchun knife with his fingers.
at this time.
Faint footsteps came quietly.
"Deputy Li Qianhu."
As soon as Pei Ming came in, he saw Li Kui sitting on a chair, taking a nap, and curled his lips in displeasure.
The next second.
Those eyes suddenly opened, gleaming like blades, which inexplicably sent a chill down Pei Ming's spine, and his fingers subconsciously picked up the spell.
When looking again.
As if it were an illusion, the eyes were still black and white.
"Li Kui!"
Pei Ming's eyebrows stood up, as if he was angry.
"Did you do this on purpose?"
"What's wrong, Pei Qianhu?" Li Kui said with a smile, "You come here so early in the morning and you're so angry."
"you!"
Pei Ming glared angrily.
He was tricked by Li Kui last night, and he was used to show off his power just now. Who can tolerate it and who cannot tolerate it!
"grown ups."
Suddenly, there was a voice behind him, and he turned around, it was Yuan Bin.
"come in."
Li Kui looked at Pei Ming, cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"Pei Qianhu, I apologize to you for just now. I just mastered a spell. Don't be offended if you don't control it well."
Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person.
Pei Ming had a heart attack, and after a mental struggle, he finally swallowed his breath unhappily.
the other side.
Yuan Bin came to Li Kui, presented the compiled intelligence documents, and then whispered:
"Sir, on the table is the recent information about Wan Xin and Shi San Niang, as well as the matter about Qu Bu. I have checked it out."
"Efficiency, very good!"
Li Kui glanced at the thick paperwork on the table and said, "Tell me about Qu Bu."
"Qubu was indeed a disciple of Sakyamuni before, and Sakyamuni was the great disciple of Master Tsongkhapa of the Gelug sect, and his status in the Western Regions was extremely high."
"before?"
Yuan Bin nodded and said: "Yes, the Gelug Sect is a Buddhist sect that emphasizes strict observance of precepts. After Qubu followed Sakyamuni to the Ming Dynasty, he wandered around flowers and did things that violated the precepts, and was expelled from the Gelug Sect by Sakyamuni. .”
Li Kui lowered his eyes slightly, seemingly sarcastically.
"You really don't follow the rules."
"It was precisely because of this incident that Qubu was forced to stay in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, spreading this incident would damage the reputation of the Gelug Sect, so not many people know about it so far."
