"But seeing the miserable state of the prince now, it really chills my heart, and my blood and energy are not going smoothly for a while. It's really uncomfortable." Yu'an closed his eyes with difficulty: "I will go to the north to seek treatment from a good doctor. During this period, I will think about it."
King Shunde refused to get up and could not get up. He knew that Yu'an had agreed, so he said with difficulty: "Thank you, Sir——"
A hundred ghosts walk at night... a hundred ghosts walk at night.
Why is the Hundred Ghosts Walking at Night?
There are people among them who are more happy than ghosts.
Everyone around him has a human face, with smiles on his face, and it's hard to tell whether it's poison or honey wrapped under the skin.
You can't tell the difference between enemies, villains, loyalties, and traitors.
Blurring the lines, blurring good and evil.
I thanked the wrong person and hated the wrong person.
In the Royal Palace of the Yu Clan, the stamens and branches are lush, and petals are falling under the green branches and leaves.
A fine-pointed feather arrow pierced through, and the sharp arrow peak split the small and delicate petals into two instantly. The precision was so subtle that it was enough to show the archer's excellent archery skills.
Gu Ming put down his Ronglun bow, loosened his coat, and took off his fur cloak.
Qin Qin was sitting in front of him drinking tea. The archery range of the Yu Clan Palace was broad and bright, illuminating the wrinkles on Qin Qin's brows clearly.
"What's wrong?" Gu Ming sat down opposite him: "Haven't everyone been caught? Is there anything else that deserves our Qin Commander-in-Chief to be so worried?"
Qin Qin rolled his eyes at him: "If we catch him, it will be fine, right?"
"Then it should be my business." Gu Ming teased him: "Are you trying to steal my job?"
Qin Qin ignored him, picked up the tea cup and put it down again, frowning and saying, "I always feel that this matter is not simple."
"It's not that simple?" Gu Ming said: "People are dirty, the physical evidence is there, at most there are people involved behind it, this needs to be investigated slowly."
Qin Qin said: "I originally thought that King Shunde killed the soldiers in his house because he was afraid of being exposed, but everything went wrong when Gu Xiaotang died. Gu Xiaotang was already his last heir. Who did he kill? I won’t kill him, otherwise the centuries-old foundation of the Shunde Palace will be handed over to others.”
"Then which one do you suspect?" Gu Ming asked: "Is it the death of the soldiers or the death of Gu Xiaotang?"
"I don't know. The only thing that is certain is that both of them could not have been killed by King Shunde at the same time." Qin Qin frowned and shook his head.
"It may be that King Shunde killed the soldiers in his palace, but Gu Xiaotang was definitely not killed by him. It is also possible that King Shunde killed his own son, but the soldiers in his palace and his concubines were from the other side. Someone killed them. It's also possible..." Qin Qin paused: "Both of them were killed by others!"
"The latter two are more likely, especially the second one." Gu Ming held the tea cup: "Gu Xiaotang knows too many things about him. Gu Xiaotang fell into the hands of the Imperial Examiner. If the concubine is still alive, in the end, The best way is to kill people and silence them."
"Don't you doubt the last one?" Qin Qin asked with narrowed eyes.
"I doubt it, but the second possibility is more likely." Gu Ming said: "If it is the last one, then this person's ambition and courage are too great to kill the eldest son of the Prince of Shunde and his family members quietly. The strength cannot be underestimated, at least as far as I can see now, I haven’t seen anyone in the court who has this potential.”
"I hope it won't happen." Qin Qin rubbed his brow: "I've been feeling uneasy lately."
Gu Ming looked at him with concern, a headache on his face: "Why are everyone so restless recently? Is something big going to happen?"
"One by one?" Qin Qin raised his head and looked at him: "Who else is there?"
"Yu'an. He told me this morning that he was recovering from his illness, but he also said that he was restless and couldn't sleep all night."
Qin Qin looked around, and sure enough, Yu An was nowhere to be seen. Gu Ming was surrounded by only the second-level internal officials in the palace looking after him.
He doesn't like Yu'an very much, and always feels that this person's temperament makes people feel uncomfortable.
I usually don't pay attention to him on purpose, so I didn't notice that he was suddenly missing today.
Gu Ming said: "Although he is old, he rarely gets sick. But now that he suddenly gets sick, I still feel a little uncomfortable."
Qin Qin looked at him but hesitated to speak.
Gu Ming was accustomed to Yu'an's service, and the power he had given to Yu'an over the years had gradually increased. Although it was not enough to bring disaster, it still had some weight.
Influenced by his childhood experience in the human palace, Qin Qin has always disliked eunuchs serving in the palace. Although the Yu clan does not have eunuchs, in Qin Qin's mind, eunuchs and eunuchs are actually the same. They both serve the emperor and are just a person living in the palace. , one can live outside the palace as a minister of the court.
Although he and Gu Ming share the same affection, the difference between monarch and minister has always been firmly engraved in Qin Qin's heart. Qin Qin has always been cautious about what should be said and what should not be said.
Qin Qin said cryptically: "Master Yu is indeed a bit old. If we find a suitable candidate, we should let him retire as early as possible."
An old man with intricate roots has far more resources than a newborn calf.
It's okay if you don't have any objections. Once you have any thoughts in your heart that you shouldn't move, dealing with them is like pulling out an old grass. There is a risk that the spring breeze will bring them back again.
Gu Ming understood what he meant and knew what Qin Qin was worried about. He waved his hand casually: "Not yet, let's talk about it later. Yu'an has been with me all these years and has never done anything out of the ordinary. matter."
Gu Ming looked at Qin Qin: "You just woke up. I wanted you to cultivate yourself well and not let you take over this matter, which would only increase worries and damage your mind. You just didn't listen. Now people have also caught the others. Everything can be left to the imperial inspection station. You go back home and cultivate yourself well. You still have a part of your soul outside, so you can't be careless."
"I know." Qin Qin recently felt that the state of separated souls in Linbai Realm was much better. Except that there was still no memory, everything else had returned to normal.
"Gu Beilin has already begun to enter the second secret realm. There are three of them in the group, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
Mentioning Gu Beilin, Gu Ming thought of Gu Jian. Not long ago, he had sent the elite soldiers of the Beiyang Army to Linbai Territory overnight, but he could not let Gu Jian take advantage of Linbai Territory to do evil.
Gu Ming asked: "Three people? Is there another person?"
"Oh, it's a stinger we met in the first secret realm, named..."
"Report - see His Majesty Yu Huang, see General Qin!" Yu Wei, who rushed in hurriedly, knelt down on one knee: "King Shunde is dying!"
Qin Qin was suddenly interrupted. Hearing this, he stood up and shouted: "What!"
Gu Ming also narrowed his eyes: "What's going on? Wasn't he still alive and kicking when he was caught yesterday?"
"Yes, yesterday King Shunde was still making a lot of noise and noise in the imperial prison cell. This morning, when the jailer went to send him to his cell, he saw that he had fallen limply on the straw mat, foaming at the mouth, and turning his eyes upward, seeing that his end was approaching. "
"Who has been here during this period?" Qin Qin said in a majestic tone.
"This...the judicial officer at the imperial prosecutor's office did not issue a visit order yesterday, and the name of the person visiting the prison was not recorded in the book."
"No..." Gu Ming was still touching his chin when he saw that Qin Qin had already put on his coat and was about to go to the imperial examination desk.
Gu Ming grabbed him: "Qin Qin!"
Qin Qin looked at him and said nothing, but Gu Ming knew that he could not persuade this man.
"Okay, okay! You've turned a deaf ear to what I said!" Gu Ming let go irritably: "Let the judicial department follow you. Let them do something if they have something to do. Take your time. There is no rush."
Qin Qin rode to the Yujiantai Prison. The Justice of the Yujiantai had already arrived at the door of the prison from the case room of the Yujiantai. The old Justice turned around and saw that Qin Qin had also arrived, so he stopped and waited for him to leave with him.
Qin Qin dismounted, and the horses circled around him. Qin Qin handed the reins to Meng Yu, and entered the prison gate side by side with the imperial judge.
The chief warder trembled unconsciously when he saw Qin Qin. He thought he was hiding it well, but Qin Qin still saw through it at a glance.
Qin Qin stood in front of him, watching the warder's forehead as thin beads of sweat formed under his gaze.
"Is it hot?"
The warder got excited and hurriedly replied: "Come back to the commander, it's not hot."
"Why is it so hot in early spring?" The old justice didn't notice the strange behavior of the warder. He touched his beard and asked Qin Qin: "When did Commander Qin receive the news? Yesterday, King Shunde... His sins were still alive and well. of."
"Just now." Although Qin Qin was answering the old justice's words, his eyes never left the chief warder for a moment.
The chief warder felt that Qin Qin's eyes turned into substantial sword lights, and the sword struck him. His legs and feet gradually became weak and weak, as if he had been repeatedly interrogated and invigilated.
Qin Qin suppressed his voice and his tone unconsciously showed pressure: "Did anyone come here yesterday?"
The chief warder was watched by him for a long time, and his psychological defense was broken. Hearing Qin Qin's question, he had already seen the clues and knew that he could not hide it. Instead, he might as well take the initiative to plead guilty and receive a lighter sentence.
The warden broke into a cold sweat and knelt down with a plop: "My lord, please forgive me! Someone did come yesterday!"
The judicial officer at the Imperial Examination Station was not sure why, but when he saw him kneeling, he was startled, and then secretly said that Commander Qin was really alert!
The judicial officer of the imperial prosecutor's office pointed at him with two fingers: "Yesterday, none of my investigation warrants were approved. The prison of the imperial prosecutor's office is related to serious crimes and cannot be entered without an investigation warrant. Where were you yesterday? Why was there no investigation warrant? Someone has entered?"
"My subordinate... I was on duty at the prison gate yesterday and never left." Cold sweat poured down the jailer's face. He knew that the case of King Shunde was not a trivial matter. Qin Qin personally accompanied the trial, and the judicial review unit The presiding judge shows Yuhuang's determination to conduct a thorough investigation.
But how did he know that he just let someone in at random? How could something happen to the good King Shunde the next day?
"Speak carefully." Qin Qin doesn't want to listen to nonsense. This case must be decided as soon as possible and cannot be delayed any longer. The longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be.
Gu Ming said there was no rush, that was to comfort him, because he was afraid that he would be too tired to rush for success.
There are three indispensable things for a state: the first is military, the second is wealth, and the third is government.
King Shunde's financial resources should not be underestimated. He is the person who knows the most about the Southern Trading Company. Once he is assassinated and dies, the Southern Trading Company will be in chaos, and it will take a lot of energy to straighten it out.
