Half a month later, Jiang Feng returned from suppressing the bandits.

"Master Jiang, this bandit suppression operation was done very well. What reward do you want?" the emperor asked with great joy.

"Your Majesty, I am very sorry for the compliment. This is my humble duty and it is not worth mentioning."

"Okay! Guard Jiang is indeed a loyal minister. I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold. Are you satisfied?"

"Your Majesty, I bow to you and thank you. Long live the emperor!"

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, my dear!"

"I'm here!" Xie Baiyuan took a step forward.

"I heard that something happened in your house recently. Have you dealt with it now?"

"Your Majesty, it has been properly handled. Thank you for your concern."

"Yes." The emperor nodded. This boy went to the gate of the palace many times to wait for the princess. After sounding out the princess's reaction, it turned out that she also admired this boy. It seemed that there was a chance for them two.

"Thank you, my dear minister, you are talented and capable. You should focus more on the government. As for the affairs of the palace, we still need someone to take charge."

Xie Boyuan felt that what he said was strange, but he didn't know what was strange, so he could only reply, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness. My mother handled the affairs of the palace very well, and I was just assisting her."

The emperor had a worried look on his face. This child was very stubborn. He was good at everything except emotional intelligence. However, he could not say this in the court.

"That's good." Then the emperor continued, "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say? If you have nothing else, please leave the court."

"Your Majesty, long live the Emperor."

After the court session, Jiang Feng followed Xie Baiyuan.

"Brother Bai Yuan, please stay."

"Guard Jiang, were there any injuries during this bandit suppression campaign?"

"It's fine." Jiang Feng was about to say that he was not injured, but he immediately remembered that if Bai Jin knew, would he care more about him? So he changed his words and said, "They are just minor injuries, not serious."

"That's good. Brother Jiang is looking for me, right?"

Xie Boyuan didn't finish his words, but both of them knew what he meant.

Jiang Feng looked around and saw that most of the ministers had dispersed. He said, "Brother Bai Yuan, follow me."

The two found a relatively secluded place to stop.

"Brother Bai Yuan, before I came back, I went to the Dali Temple and found some case files from that year. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I copied a copy."

After saying that, Jiang Feng took out a file and gave it to him.

"There are some records on it, which mention a key person named Leng Qing."

Xie Boyuan held the case file in his hand, as if he had found a treasure, and was extremely grateful to Guard Jiang. "Brother Jiang, I am grateful for your kindness. If you need me in the future, please let me know."

"Brother Bai Yuan, you are too polite. Besides, the eldest princess specifically instructed me to do this. How dare I not investigate?"

When mentioning Murong Yu, Xie Boyuan blushed unconsciously, "Well, then I will personally go to thank Her Royal Highness the Princess some other day."

When Jiang Feng saw him like this, only three words popped into his mind: love-brained.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Do you know who this Leng Qing is?"

"I don't know, Brother Jiang knows?"

Jiang Feng nodded, but he had only heard of him. "This Leng Qing seems to be Minister Zhao's secret guard. He rarely shows up. I have only heard of him, but have never seen him."

"Minister Zhao? Minister Zhao Tuo of the Ministry of Rites?"

"Ah."

Hearing this name, Xie Baiyuan felt very familiar with it. His mother had reminded him many times before that he must be careful of the Zhao family and Prince Fenyang.

At that time, he didn't understand what it meant. It turned out that his mother was smart and had already seen through everything.

"Brother Jiang, can you find a way to draw out this cold feeling?"

Jiang Feng frowned and said, "Well, it's difficult. Not to mention that he is Zhao Tuo's deadpool, even if we catch him, it will be difficult to get any valuable clues from him."

"Just judging from his reputation in the martial arts world, he should be very skilled in martial arts. Although I have never fought with him, I may not be his opponent."

"What about those multiple people? Can they be subdued in a short time?"

"Well..." Jiang Feng thought for a moment and stretched out four fingers. "Four people is about the same. After all, he is a human, not a god. But it is difficult to find so many masters."

"And it's best not to use gangsters. They don't know how to control their strength. If they kill someone, not only will it not solve the problem, but it will also alert the enemy and destroy the evidence."

"I understand!" Xie Baiyuan felt that it made sense. The matter needed long-term consideration and one should not act rashly.

"Brother Jiang, please don't mention this to anyone else. I'll come back to ask for your advice after I figure out a solution."

"Don't worry, Brother Xie." Jiang Feng would not dare to spread such a big thing outside even if he was very brave.

"By the way, Brother Xie, are you going back home soon?"

"Yes, what's the matter? What advice does Guard Jiang have?"

Jiang Feng hesitated to speak. He wanted Bai Yuan to tell Bai Jin that he was back, but he felt that it was too deliberate and a bit embarrassed, so he gave up.

"It's okay. Remember to thank the princess."

"I will never forget it."

After saying that, the two of them went their separate ways.

As Xie Baiyuan walked, he was thinking whether he should inform Yun Zhihan of the progress of the matter, but then he changed his mind and realized that he was already the patriarch of the Xie family, so how could he rely on his mother for everything?

Besides, my mother has been busy during this period and finally no one is bothering her. I'd better wait until the person is caught before telling her.

The most important thing now is to find some reliable experts to solve Leng Qing’s problem first. In an instant, he thought of Uncle Hong.

But the system quickly reported this big news to Yun Zhihan.

"Hanhan, Zhao Tuo's secret guard Leng Qing has surfaced, what should we do?"

Talking about this, Yun Zhihan felt a little regretful. Xie Songqiao died too early. What if Zhao Tuoning refused to surrender until his death, wouldn't there be no evidence to prove his wrongdoing?

"Are there any other witnesses to the death of the Marquis and Yun's parents?"

"There should be. Xie Songqiao is the last link in the whole evidence. He is the operator, not the one who ordered it. There must be other helpers."

Yun Zhihan got a headache just thinking about it. With a brain like hers, if she didn't have Tongzi's help, she would probably be plotted to death from the start.

"Tongzi, can we get Tuoba Hong involved?"

The original book describes Tuoba Hong's bravery and fighting skills, and he also has an elite army. If Prince Fenyang rebelled, the prince might not be his opponent.

"Of course." Tongzi complained, "Hanhan, you can't even read books properly. Have you forgotten? It was Song Lian's credit that the prince was able to ascend the throne smoothly back then."

"And with the help of General Tuoba Hong, it was he who resisted the attack of the Southern Kingdom on the Dongyue Kingdom and reduced a large number of Southern Kingdom's troops, allowing the Great Zhou Kingdom to win."

"Yes." Yun Zhihan suddenly realized, "But this time it's different. Tuoba Hong came to me himself."

Seeing her smug look, the system was embarrassed to tell her that Tuoba Hong's attitude towards her had actually changed. Otherwise, why would he be so dedicated in teaching Bo Chen martial arts? He was not his own child.

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