After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Xiangfu.

Zong Zhengxi, Prime Minister Xun, and Minister Xing, who had rushed over after hearing the news, sat in the flower hall.

Minister Xing heard from his subordinates that something unexpected had occurred during the search in the prime minister's residence.

At that time, Lin Jijiu and Wang Yushi happened to be beside him, and Wang Yushi wanted to go with him immediately.

As for Lin Jijiu, he was dragged here by Wang Yushi to make up the numbers.

When the three of them were halfway there, they ran into Elder Yang...

So, there were quite a lot of people sitting in the hall at this moment.

The Miao King searched the house inside and out several times.

General Han was a military commander, and his men were veterans of battle, but the Vice Minister of Justice and several new officials were in a miserable state. They were so tired that their eyes rolled back and they were panting like cows.

General Han said to King Miao, "King Miao, that's enough. There's no point in searching any further. There should be a limit to your nonsense."

"Who's making trouble?"

The Miao King put his hands on his hips and shouted.

General Han said sternly, "You don't have to act like this to me. I won't fall for it."

Miao King: "It doesn't matter whether you eat or not?"

General Han used his trump card: "Miao Wang, if you continue to make trouble, no one will stop you, but you are damaging the dignity of the emperor. There are so many people waiting outside. Do you want to cause trouble for the emperor and be laughed at by the people?"

Thinking of the little emperor with whom he had been a cellmate, King Miao felt a little embarrassed.

And what Mr. Han said is correct.

There is a limit to his unreasonable behavior. If he goes too far, people will think he is unreasonable and push the people to Prime Minister Xun.

"I know, I know."

King Miao waved his sleeves, put his hands behind his back and went to the flower hall.

When everyone saw him returning empty-handed, they all had different looks on their faces.

Zong Zhengxi still looked confused and completely out of control.

Prime Minister Xun looked calm, as if he was innocent and was not angry at King Miao's willfulness. He was indeed a tolerant prime minister.

Minister Xing had just heard the whole story of the Ministry of Justice's search. The moment the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice stepped into the flower hall, he looked at him deeply.

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye.

Censor Wang only discusses the matter at hand and will not favor or speculate on any side until the truth is revealed.

In contrast, a hint of worry inadvertently flashed across Lin Jijiu's face.

Lord Yang seemed to be gloating over their misfortune. He had suffered many setbacks at the hands of this pair of grandfather and grandson. This time he could finally catch them making a mistake.

Offend the Prime Minister?

I don’t know how he died!

"Miao King, what do you say this time?"

The first one to speak was Xun Qi.

He stood beside Prime Minister Xun, his eyes filled with triumph.

Yang Ge Lao chimed in, "Since we can't find it, then please have your Majesty issue an order to take back the throne of King Miao!"

Xun Qi bowed to Zong Zhengxi and said, "Your Majesty, please issue an order!"

Zong Zhengxi was in great difficulty.

On one side is the Prime Minister, on the other side is the Miao King, one is a loyal minister of the Great Zhou, and the other is his cellmate...

Yang Ge Lao said, "Your Majesty, it's already dark. Hundreds of guards and officials have been searching with King Miao for a whole day. General Han and Minister Yue are also here. Not to mention a living person, even a rat would have been found long ago. There are so many people waiting outside. Your Majesty, please give them an explanation! You must not destroy the reputation of the royal family and the court!"

Zong Zhengxi clenched his fist: "This..."

A trace of solemnity flashed across Minister Xing's eyes.

With Haizhu's confession, he knew that the Prime Minister was definitely not innocent, but now the Miao King was being put on the fire -

"His Majesty."

Lin Jijiu, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.

Zong Zhengxi hurriedly said, "Please speak, Master."

Lin Jijiu stood up and bowed, "The Miao king has caused trouble in the prime minister's residence, which is really against the law. The imperial censor should reprimand him in public and then take back his throne."

Zong Zhengxi frowned and said, "Reprimanding him in public...will this..."

Being too ruthless to King Miao?

Minister Xing cupped his hands and said, "I second the motion!"

"Miao King, do you have any objection?"

Zong Zhengxi asked.

King Miao clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to be punished."

King Miao was taken to the gate of the Prime Minister's residence.

Censor Wang straightened his clothes and, in front of the onlookers, began to reprimand King Miao for his actions with reason, evidence, and eloquence.

The Miao King let it go in one ear and out the other.

Brat, where the hell are you?

This method of procrastination is a bit embarrassing.

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Inside the secret passage, Lu Yuan, who had been chased all the way, leaned against the wall, panting.

Chen Long is not much behind.

The main reason is that the secret passage is too narrow and the moves cannot be performed.

If you hit Lu Yuan with one palm, you will have to take half of it.

After all this time, no one knew whether Lu Yuan was dead or not. He was almost dying of exhaustion.

Meng Qianqian, Bai Yuwei and Tan'er followed them.

The two seemed to be playing around, but in fact they were exploring the way, triggering many mechanisms, and what was left for them was a safe road.

Bai Yuwei simply couldn't bear to look at the two childish men.

The secret passage became narrower and narrower, and it was difficult for three people to walk side by side. Bai Yuwei stepped forward and squeezed Tan'er aside.

Tan Er: "What are you doing?"

Bai Yuwei: "Little kid, follow behind."

Tan Er hugged Meng Qianqian's arm: "You just want to snatch my sister away!"

Bai Yuwei was furious: "Who snatched her away? I don't care!"

Tan Er put her little face against Meng Qianqian's shoulder: "Oh, it's so rare!"

Bai Yuwei: “…Humph!”

Meng Qianqian smiled.

After walking a few steps forward, there was only room for one person to pass.

Tan'er walked in front, Bai Yuwei was in the middle, and Meng Qianqian was the last.

Bai Yuwei looked a little more relaxed.

She let out a cry, and there was an echo in the secret passage.

"What do you think the Prime Minister was thinking? He actually placed the entrance to the secret passage under the coffin? Aren't you people from the Central Plains the most particular about good and bad luck?"

Meng Qianqian said: "Coffin, coffin, promotion and wealth, it is not unlucky, but ordinary people avoid it, fearing that it will offend the spirit of the deceased."

The ancestral hall houses tablets for the deceased, so normal people would be in awe of them and be more careful when searching than anywhere else. As they can see at a glance that no one is hiding, they will naturally leave.

Some brave ones opened the coffin for inspection, but it was hard to guess that there was a secret passage under the coffin.

Bai Yuwei murmured, "How long is this secret passage? We have been walking for a long time. Could we have left the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Meng Qianqian said: "The prime minister's residence is very big."

However, Bai Yuwei's words gave her a new idea. Who could say that there was only one entrance to the secret passage?

Maybe it could lead to somewhere else.

While the three were talking, Lu Yuan and Chen Long stopped.

Lu Yuan pressed a mechanism, and a stone door suddenly opened on the wall, revealing a secret room illuminated by a night pearl.

"What a huge night-shining pearl!"

Tan'er's eyes lit up.

"Wait a minute."

Lu Yuan reached out to stop her.

Chen Long looked alert: "I'll go in first."

Lu Yuan decisively took three steps back.

Chen Long: “…”

This secret room is different from the secret room where Chen Long and Lu Yuan were imprisoned. It has a desk and bookshelves, and is more like a study room.

"Your sword is in there too."

Lu Yuan pointed to the sword box in the corner and said.

Just now, when Chen Long was chasing Lu Yuan, he pulled out Meng Qianqian's Embroidered Spring Sword.

His weapon was taken away by the master while he was unconscious.

I didn't expect it to be hidden here.

Lu Yuan's face was full of expression, "Hurry up and go in, hurry up and go in."

Chen Long came in.

Then, he was ambushed by an overwhelming array of traps.

Lu Yuan touched his chin: "As expected."

Meng Qianqian hesitated and said, "Did you do this on purpose?"

Lu Yuan said calmly: "He is a martial arts expert, he will be fine."

Meng Qianqian: “…”

After Chen Long dealt with the last poison arrow and destroyed the mechanical tomb, he said to the others, "You can come in now."

Several people entered the secret room.

Bai Yuwei flipped through the bookshelf and said, "They are just some calligraphy and paintings, nothing special."

"Xuan paper, paperweight, Hui ink." Tan'er said, pointing at the things on the desk.

Lu Yuan put his hands behind his back and looked around: "There are so many traps, there must be something hidden."

Chen Long's instep felt hot again.

It turned out that the little wolf had peed on his dragon boots again.

Chen Long couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed the wolf cub.

"do not move."

Lu Yuan said.

Chen Long frowned: "What are you doing?"

Lu Yuan looked down at his feet.

A shadow suddenly appeared in the place where the wolf cub's hot urine had irrigated.

Lu Yuan's eyes flashed, he pulled a dart from the wall and shot it towards the door.

Keng!

The dart shot into the wall of the secret passage.

Tan Er immediately chased out of the secret room alertly, but looked around and said, "Where is the person?"

Lu Yuan also walked out and looked at the empty secret passage, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

"Husband, brother, come and see."

Meng Qianqian found a strange box behind the bookshelf, "Husband, do you feel that this box looks familiar?"

Lu Yuan walked forward and took a look: "It is exactly the same as the box that the mysterious Twelve Guards gave to Lin Wan'er, and it also uses a poem lock."

“What is a poetry lock?”

Bai Yuwei asked.

Meng Qianqian said: "Turning the words on the copper hoop to form a poem is the poetry lock, but last time it was a five-character poem, this time it's a seven-character poem."

There are seven copper hoops in total, each with ten words. It is much more difficult than the box that the Twelve Guards gave to "Lin Wan'er".

Somehow, Meng Qianqian couldn't help but think of the man with a disfigured face whom she met during the autumn hunt.

He saved himself once when he fell off a cliff.

When she was attacked by a cold arrow, although she didn't see it was him, Meng Qianqian felt that it should be him who saved her.

Is he the same person as the Twelve Guards who handed the box to "Lin Wan'er" and led the Ministry of Justice to investigate the truth through Lin Wan'er?

What is the meaning of his giving the empty box?

Should we let them know about the poetry lock in advance?

Or... are you telling them that the Prime Minister's secret is hidden in a box locked with poems?

"opened."

While Meng Qianqian was thinking, Lu Yuan had already opened the lock of the seven-character poem.

Bai Yuwei recited with difficulty: "Wei, Lan, Yao, Hou, Qi, Yi, Jin? What kind of poem is this?"

Meng Qianqian was also puzzled. She didn't dare to say that she was a genius, but she had read a lot of books. She had never heard of such a poem before. It couldn't even be called a poem.

She looked at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan said: "'Only the gains and losses of the past, and the injuries caused by the private and the insignificant. Yao and Shun were saints and kind, and later generations praised them and never forgot them. Qi Huan failed to be dedicated, Yi Wu was loyal and famous, and Jin Xian was deceived by Ji Ji', take the first word of each sentence."

Bai Yuwei was stunned: "Is this possible?"

She didn't know whether to say that the Prime Minister was too cunning or Lu Yuan was too smart.

Meng Qianqian could no longer hide the admiration in her eyes: "My husband is so amazing!"

Chen Long's face darkened.

Lu Yuan took out the key from the box, found the keyhole hidden behind the bookshelf, opened it, and took out a thick booklet.

He curled his lips and said, "We have the evidence. This time we have caught the criminal red-handed."