Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 98 A spy among the officials!

Lu Shi was shocked for a moment. He moved forward and Lu Qing whispered something in his ear.

The more Lu Shi listened, the wider his eyes became.

"Sir Shaoqing, is this... is this really okay?"

Lu Shi asked in disbelief.

Lu Qing smiled and nodded, saying, "Go ahead. The three of them are high-ranking officials, so it's not easy to break through. Besides, time is urgent now. Not counting tonight, there are only three days left to report to His Majesty. We can only make a quick decision."

"However, you have worked hard these past two days, Lu Shi. Go and have a rest first and get enough rest. We will do this tomorrow."

Lu Shi shook his head and said, "Master Shaoqing, I'm fine. I just didn't sleep for a night. It's nothing. This is common when I solved cases with you before. Your Highness Xiao Sizi's case is the most important."

"If you can't crack it, His Majesty will definitely cause trouble for you."

Lu Qing smiled and said, "Okay, don't hold on. You need to rest for a while so that you can be refreshed and do things well."

"It's unlikely to be peaceful in the future. You must be in the best condition to carry out the tasks assigned by me."

When Lu Shi heard what Lu Qing said, he thought about it and stopped insisting.

"Okay then. I'll listen to you, Lord Shaoqing. I'll just take a nap in the Dali Temple. If you need me, please call me anytime. I can also send a message to the Dali Temple guards who are watching over the city gates."

"After a short rest, I will go and arrange the things you asked me to do."

Lu Qing smiled and nodded, "Well, go ahead."

"Yes."

Lu Shi didn't delay any longer, yawned, and left quickly.

After Lu Shi left, Lu Qing thought about it and left as well.

He left Xueyunfang and looked towards the distant sky with his eyes flickering.

Everything that needs to be prepared is ready.

Next, it depends on the day after tomorrow.

If everything goes well, the day after tomorrow... Lu Qing has a feeling that he will have a clearer understanding of Kaiyang's image.

Then, following the clues, the day after tomorrow... we might even be able to capture Kaiyang, one of the Big Dipper, and report to His Majesty!
One of the Big Dipper is finally meeting!

Kaiyang, who could it be?

Also, who could those people wearing flying fish clothes be? Could they really be the immortals that His Majesty mentioned?
………………

late at night.

Chang'an City, one of the secret passages.

Jueshui hurried to Kaiyang's study and said, "Mr. Kaiyang, Du Zhengchun is also dead."

"This time I have arranged people to keep an eye on him. It is almost certain that it was done by your enemy!!"

enemy….
That is Qin Changye’s people.

Hearing this, Kaiyang put down the chess piece in his hand, his eyes flickering.

"I've heard from the seniors of Qixing that he has many magical methods. I didn't expect that even his subordinates are the same."

sigh.

Very admirable.

Just one wrong move, and the whole game is about to be lost.

Underestimating human nature and thus making this wrong move is of great importance.

His minions and allies are being eliminated step by step, just like he is a commander who is gradually consuming his men and horses until he is left alone.

But he had no way to do anything about it.

The reason.

Just because of this, almost all of Qin Changye's men came here.

It is also the land of the emperor, with complicated and intricate structures.

He established Kaiyang in Yizhou and brought a lot of troops with him, but most of them were killed in Confucius Temple.

The dead man Jue Yun controlled most of the people.

It was Jueyun who led people to silence those guards.

Now that Jueyun is dead, it is like losing a sharp claw, making it impossible to move forward.

"Mr. Kaiyang, what should we do?"

Jueshui couldn't help but say.

Kaiyang laughed, picked up a new black piece with his right hand, and kept spinning it, looking at the chessboard with interest, and said with a smile: "I can't leave. That person, the Dali Temple, and even that person, all want my life."

"In that case, why not have a final game of chess! Their goal is to capture me within seven days, let's see if they have the ability to do it!!"

"Haha, if not, wait for Juefeng to bring my core troops from Yizhou. Then I'll have new chess pieces and we can start a new battle."

"By then, Lu Qing and the man from Wangyun Inn will not be able to escape! That will be my chance to turn the tables!!"

………………

Imperial City.

There is a banquet in the imperial city today, which is a gathering of the ladies from major families.

These noble ladies from aristocratic families would gather together from time to time, just like the aristocratic circles of later generations. They were in the same circle and always needed to get together to socialize.

At this time, the banquet was over.

Ladies from noble families left the imperial city in groups of three or four.

"Oh my god, it's so hot. If it weren't for you, Madam Zhao, I wouldn't want to come."

"You came because of me? In that case, thank you Madam Qian for your kindness. If you have time in the future, you can come to my house for a gathering. My husband bought a huge piece of natural ice from the market and has already stored it. I think it will be enough for a few cooler days. Madam Qian can come here to avoid the heat."

"If there is such a good thing, I will come to your house some other day, Madam Zhao, to bother you more."

"This is a blessing for the Zhao family."

"Hahaha, Madam Zhao, you are too kind to me. There is no such thing as honor or not."

"...."

Two of the ladies from the noble families were talking happily. When they arrived at a carriage, one of them stopped and waved goodbye to the other lady from the noble family.

Say goodbye to each other.

She returned to her carriage only after she could no longer see the figure of the lady from the noble family.

And this time.

She had just got on the carriage and lifted the curtain, but had not yet gone in when she saw the situation in the carriage. Her face suddenly changed, her pupils shrank, and she was about to scream out.

There were two people inside, they were Lu Qing and Lu Shi!!

When did these two more people appear?

She couldn't help but feel fear in her heart. She was extremely unfamiliar with these two people and didn't know them.

What does it mean to suddenly appear here?
"Madam Qian, I think you should keep quiet now. Otherwise, once you shout out, everyone will know about you. Am I right?" Inside the carriage.

Lu Qing sat there, looking indifferently at the woman standing frozen at the door.

The woman with wide eyes, luxurious clothes, and a face full of fear and shock was none other than the wife of Qian Ming, a doctor in the Ministry of War.

"You... I remember now. You are Lu Qing, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple. How could you... how could you be in my car?"

Mrs. Qian Ming looked at Lu Qing in panic.

Compared to before, she was less afraid.

Because the other party was someone from the imperial court, more and more people were in panic.

This is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple!

Her family had no connection with the officials of the Dali Temple, let alone knowing Lu Qing.

Being suddenly approached by the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple was equivalent to the other party targeting their family.

Being watched by the Dali Temple is not a good thing.

Lu Qing smiled lightly at this moment and said, "Why are you here?"

"I think, Madam Qian, if you had heard about His Majesty's fondness for His Highness Little Sizi, and knew that His Majesty's attitude toward the enemy must be terrible after His Highness Little Sizi was assassinated, then you should have realized this a long time ago, right?"

Lu Qing narrowed her eyes and said in a colder voice, "Madam Qian, when you secretly accepted bribes from others and pushed your husband into the abyss, you... should have known that this day would come, right?"

When the wife of Qian Ming, a doctor in the Ministry of War, heard Lu Qing's words, her frightened eyes suddenly shrank, and her originally bright and flamboyant face turned pale in an instant.

She looked at Lu Qing with horror, shaking her head continuously, and was about to escape from her carriage.

"I don't understand what you are saying, I don't understand what you are saying, Lu Shaoqing! No, you shameless thief Lu Qing! Get off quickly, get off my carriage quickly! If you don't get off, don't blame me for calling for help!"

"Don't think that just because you are the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, you can move other people's carriages at will!"

Lu Qing listened to Madam Qian Ming's harsh words and shook his head slightly.

He said, "At this point, Madam Qian, are you still going to escape?"

"You understand better than anyone what I just said."

"Of course... If you don't care whether your husband lives or dies, then keep it a secret. I hope you won't regret it when you see your husband's body."

After saying that, Lu Qing actually wanted to get off the carriage.

Madam Qian Ming was stunned at this moment. She stared at Lu Qing with wide eyes and said, "What do you mean? My husband, what happened to my husband? He didn't do anything, and you...you don't have any evidence!"

"No evidence?"

Lu Qing laughed, and he looked at Madam Qian Ming and said, "The Dali Temple, Jingzhao Yin, and even the government do need evidence to arrest you, but do you think your partners need evidence to kill you and silence you?"

Mrs. Qian Ming's face changed and she said, "What does this mean? I don't understand."

Lu Qing said, "Madam Qian, dancing with wolves is a very dangerous thing. Only wolves can coexist with each other, and you...are you wolves?"

"At best, you are nothing more than fat sheep fed by wolves. If the wolves want to keep you, they can keep you for a while longer. But if the wolves knew that you would threaten them, do you think... would they still keep you?!"

"That Kaiyang who is connected to your husband, maybe you don't know his name is Kaiyang, you just know that this person exists. Anyway, he is a very dangerous person. All the guards who participated in the assassination recently were killed by Kaiyang."

"Do you think that your husband, a civil servant, will be luckier than those guards?"

Mrs. Qian Ming's face changed again and again.

Lu Qing gently turned the glass beads with his fingers, chuckled, and continued, "If the Dali Temple spreads the word, they will say that the Ministry of War suspects Qian Ming and believes that Qian Ming is related to His Highness Xiao Sizi's case."

"Do you think... at that time, when Kaiyang bribed you and killed you, did he still need to care whether the government asked for evidence?"

Mrs. Qian Ming's face turned completely pale.

She widened her eyes, thinking about Lu Qing's words in her mind, and her hands and feet became colder and colder.

She suddenly shook her head and said, "Lu Qing! Bastard, Lu Qing! You can't, you can't do this, you can't!"

"You know that His Highness Xiao Sizi's case has attracted the attention of countless officials, so you can't speak nonsense!!"

Lu Qing didn't think there was anything wrong with it. If the case couldn't be solved within seven days, the ones who would be in trouble would not be Qian Ming and his wife, but him.

There was a strong sense of urgency in my heart.

But on the surface, he was still smiling.

This is a must.

Madam Qian Ming must know that Lu Qing is confident.

Lu Qing smiled and said, "Whether I do this or not depends on whether you cooperate. The decision of your fate is in your hands."

Mrs. Qian Ming's face showed hesitation and struggle.

Lu Qing was not in a hurry and said calmly: "You are standing on the carriage, neither moving forward nor backward, which has already attracted the attention of others."

"At this time, everything seems like an enemy. If the spies in Kaiyang secretly discover your abnormality, I am not sure if they will just attack you regardless of the consequences."

Mrs. Qian Ming's face changed. She gritted her teeth and finally got into the carriage. She sat opposite Lu Qing and Lu Shi very nervously.

Lu Qing raised the corner of his mouth. This woman's psychological quality was too poor. She couldn't stand it after being slightly frightened by him.

But it was precisely because of this that it was easier for Kaiyang to capture.

He asked, "Where is your husband now!?"

Mrs. Qian Ming said, "He is resting today. He is going to have dinner with his new friends from out of town. He should be at Luo Ji Restaurant now."

From outside the area...
Or a new friend?
Lu Qing's eyes flickered. He felt that this trip would not be without gain.

Then, he nodded slightly and said to the outside: "Lu Shi, you heard it too."

Lu Shi nodded and said, "Sir Shaoqing, I heard it. I will go to Luoji Restaurant now."

Lu Shi got up from his seat, put on the Qian family's coachman's uniform, and then drove away in the carriage.

As for the original groom, he was knocked unconscious and thrown into the nearby grass while they were waiting for Madam Qian Ming.

I'm afraid it will be almost tomorrow when he wakes up.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

The carriage ticked along the road.

Lu Qing looked at Madam Qian Ming, who looked nervous, and said, "You have already done it now. I think it is useless to regret it. Tell me, who bribed you and gave you the money."

Madam Qian Ming couldn't help but look at Lu Qing and said, "You, how do you know that I was bribed and not my husband?"

Lu Qing said calmly: "Is this... difficult?"

"In this case of His Highness Xiao Sizi, all clues point to the Ministry of War. According to my investigation, there are three people who are worthy of suspicion, namely Qian Ming, Zhao Shun and Zhou Changwen."

"And these three people are very short of money and are in urgent need of money."

"Then they all got a lot of money and solved their crises, but in different ways."

"Your husband went to the gambling house to gamble again, and finally made a comeback."

"Zhao Shun sold an authentic painting by Wang Xizhi, while Zhou Changwen was a beggar he had helped before and came back to repay his kindness."

"At first glance, the way these three people obtained their wealth is very unusual and can easily arouse suspicion, but in fact, there are still differences."

(End of this chapter)