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In the middle of the night, the moon is dark and the wind is high. The quiet night should be quiet, but at this moment, the Yuan capital is full of chilling intentions.

The interrogation of each square was strict, and the five city guards and the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Government took turns to inspect the streets and alleys. Even mice dared not go out in the streets and alleys, let alone people.

When Chou Shi, Qi Xiao, Zong Sheng, and Bai Xiqiao went out with Chi Yue, all four of them were dressed in black night clothes and dressed as thieves.

The four of them flew over the walls, crossed the streets and alleys, and under the leadership of Chi Yue, they avoided the checkpoints and inspections of the Gyeonggi Protectorate, the Wuchengwei, and the Wudu Mansion, and went all the way to the mansion of the murdered Dali Temple Minister Luo Yu.

The four climbed over the wall to enter the courtyard, entered the inner house unimpeded, and stepped into the study room that was half burned.

Both Zong Sheng and Bai Xiqiao thought it was inconceivable that the city of Yuan capital had been strictly inspected and patrolled, how could it be so smooth?There was a major incident in Dali Siqing's mansion last night, the capital of the capital sent people to seal the courtyard, and the four of them came in without encountering any obstacles?

Qi Xiao couldn't help but rolled his eyes, His Majesty needs to know about this matter, Cao Weishan's head is hard to keep.

Bai Xiqiao said: "The defense seems to be tight now, but it still can't prevent the masters from coming and going."

Chi Yue interfaced and said: "A major case happened in the Luo Mansion. Although the Gyeonggi Protectorate Mansion sent people on duty, and the five city guards patrolling the city outside doubled, no one thought that we would come back in the middle of the night, so we were naturally slack.

As long as you know the time and route, it is not too difficult to avoid the checkpoints between the squares and the patrols in the squares. "

Qi Xiao waved his hand: "Proceed as planned."

"Yes."

Chi Yue and Zong Sheng responded in unison, and they disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye in two directions.

Empty courtyards, dilapidated and collapsed houses, it seems that you can still smell the scorched stench left by the fire.

Luo Yu's study room is full of books, which burn at a little bit, and are easier to burn than dry wood. The house has not been renovated for some years, and a beam is not stable. The house collapsed after a fire, and it became this Miserable.

Qi Xiao stood under the moon, and Bai Xiqiao lit a half-folded incense stick and stuck it in the flower garden, counting the time.

Kuwait is always boring, taking advantage of Chi Yue not getting in the way, Qi Xiao asked Bai Xiqiao: "What did Lu Xiulin say?"

During the hunt, Baixiqiao quietly looked for Lu Xiulin, but there were too many people and there was no chance to talk about it in detail. After the dinner, Qi Xiao used his strength to drink and misbehaved. He and Lu Xiulin created an excellent opportunity to avoid eyes and ears, and talk about Bai Liu's case in detail.

Later, something happened in the Yuan capital, and they hurried back, Qi Xiao followed His Majesty all the way back to the palace, then wandered around Dali Temple and the Capital Protectorate of Gyeonggi, until now they had no time to ask questions.

Bai Xiqiao breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a muffled voice: "He said, my father did suffer from heart and lung injuries due to his old age. It was freezing all the way back to Beijing, and his cough became more and more serious... In fact, my father was not very well when he was in Yuanzhou Mansion. , and even coughed up blood, but I don’t know, father dared not disobey the imperial decree, dragging his illness and heavy snow on his way back to Yuanjing, just... not..."

Qi Xiao patted Bai Xiqiao's shoulder lightly. Bai Xiqiao understood his comfort and didn't need to say any more.

"I am fine."

Bai Xiqiao sighed: "Uncle Lu didn't know much about the case back then. After returning to Yuanjing, he went through twists and turns before he could piece together a general idea. It's not much different from what was described in Tang Ling's letter. Xing Luowei really won't tolerate it." underestimate.

But what Tang Ling didn't know was that the original reason for my father's impeachment was that the Ministry of Households owed the military salary, and my father handed over the discount to the court to urge him to pay, but he was impeached by the Ministry of War and the Household Department jointly. Its size is staggering, and Fenglin Mountain has fought more than a hundred battles with Qi in a year, which aroused His Majesty's suspicion.

But after my father died, Fenglin Mountain became quiet instead, almost confirming my father's crimes in disguise. "

Qi Xiao frowned slightly: "Six years ago, the Household Department was already under the control of the First Prince, while the Military Department has always been under the control of the Gongsun family. They will join forces to impeach Uncle, and the benefits must be very considerable."

"By the way, you asked me to ask Lu Xiulin about the prefect of Yuanzhou. Not long after he entered Beijing, the prefect of Yuanzhou at that time was imprisoned and executed for corruption.

It is said that the military salary of the household department could not be sent to the Dingyuan army in full, and it was corrupted by the prefect of Yuanzhou.

But many people in the court secretly discussed that the military pay was divided between my father and the Yuanzhou prefect, so the Yuanzhou prefect's family did not confiscate much money, not even one-tenth of the missing salary in the accounts of the household department. "

"It just so happens that with the help of Luo Yu's case, the household department and the military department will investigate together, and the investigation will reveal the truth."

The case of the household department's military salary has not been resolved, and the officials involved are still detained in the Dali Temple. Several people who have been sentenced to death are waiting to be executed after the fall. Qi Xiao still has the opportunity to interrogate these people.

It's just that there is Pei Hao sitting in the hall on the surface, and Chi Yue is following behind in the dark, so it's not easy to ask.

The two were talking, the incense was almost burning, Qi Xiao nodded to signal, and Bai Xiqiao raised his hand to send out a firework, exploding a scarlet flower in the silent night.

Baixiqiao lit another half stick of incense.

"Boom, boom, boom!" A gong sounded, as if it could wake up the entire Yuan capital from its deep sleep.

Qi Xiao and Bai Xiqiao were standing in the courtyard of the Luo Mansion, less than half a cup of tea was surrounded by people from the Capital Protectorate's Mansion, and the white blade shone in front of them with the cold frost of the night.

"Who dares to break into Luo Mansion at night! Take it down for me!"

"The king of Chu makes an unannounced visit, let me see who dares to move!" Bai Xiqiao yelled loudly, scaring all the government soldiers.

Qi Xiao and Bai Xiqiao didn't bring any weapons with them, and the official who led the team saw them dressed in black, and they looked extraordinary, only then did they hear that Qi Xiao, King of Chu, had won the hunting prize in Baiyan Mountain. If he is really the king of Chu, he can't afford to offend him. If not, impersonating a relative of the emperor is a crime of beheading, who would dare?

But in the middle of the night, what did King Chu come to do?Didn't I hear that it was only here during the day?

The people in Jingji Duhufu were hesitating, Qi Xiao said first: "Don't worry, you guys surround you.

We wait for ours. "

The half-pillar of incense was only half burned, and the five city guards also arrived, rushing straight into the inner courtyard. The leader had seen Qi Xiao a few times from a distance, but he had never met face to face, but he recognized Baixi Bridge as Lu Xiulin.

"See His Highness the King of Chu for the humble position."

As soon as Lu Xiulin knelt, the whole yard immediately knelt on the ground.

"It's okay, it's all free."

Qi Xiao waved his hand, asked Baixi Bridge to pinch incense, and said to the official of the Jingji Protectorate, "Send a message to Cao Weishan, and ask him to come to see me when he wakes up."

The officer trembled when he heard that.

He was in charge of guarding the Luo Mansion, and he didn't even know anyone had entered, and he didn't realize it until the fireworks exploded. His immediate boss, Cao Weishan, might not be able to escape the guilt, let alone a light punishment.

Qi Xiao stepped out of the courtyard gate with his front foot, and the officer ran from the back door of Luo Mansion to Cao Weishan's mansion with his back foot. The only way for him to save his life now is to wake up Cao Weishan and go to see the King of Chu immediately!

Qi Xiao left Luo Mansion and was escorted back to the Guild Hall by Wucheng Guards. On the other end, Zong Sheng spent half a stick of incense passing through Qinghuafang, and met Wudu Mansion patrolling at Pingxiangfang next door. Captain Yao Yishan, Wudu Prefecture has a large number of people, they fought against Yao Yishan during the hunt, Zong Sheng didn't need to fight again.

So Zong Sheng was sent back to the same guild hall by people from Wudu Mansion, only a moment later than Qi Xiao.

Halfway through the Yin hour, the four people in Yangxi Zhai gathered together again, Qi Xiao let out a deep sigh, sat and waited quietly, Zong Sheng brought a cup of hot tea to relieve Qi Xiao from his fatigue.

Not long after, Chi Yue finished drawing the map and displayed it in front of Qi Xiao. It started from Qinghuafang Luofu and went east and south to Sanfang.

Qinghuafang is close to the imperial city to the north, and the yamen of Dali Temple is also close to the north. Luofu is on the main street, and Chongmingfang is to the west, and there are sentries of the five city guards.

So from the beginning, Chi Yue meant to investigate in two directions, southeast and southeast.

Chi Yue pointed at Luo Mansion, and said: "Chou Shi, Zong Sheng and I fled in two directions to the southeast.

Zhubi circled the checkpoints that were set up tonight, and the black dots were the checkpoints that had been fixed before. It could be seen that more than double the manpower had been added.

In particular, Pingxiangfang has many gates and dense checkpoints, so it is expected that Zong Sheng will be discovered.

And to the east, Xuanzhengfang is close to Dongshi. The roads and alleys are much more complicated, and it is easier to hide. After passing Xuanzhengfang and entering Dongshi, it is like swimming in the sea and nowhere to be found. "

Chi Yue drew the route he walked at night on the map, and cleverly avoided all the checkpoints, until the Baixi bridge set off fireworks in Luofu, Chi Yue just entered Dongshi from Yuexuanzhengfang, quietly.

Bai Xiqiao scratched his head: "Your inference has been confirmed now, so how do you catch this assassin out of the sea?"

Chi Yue giggled and looked at Qi Xiao.

Qi Xiao deliberately said no, and waited for Chi Yue to speak for himself.

At this time, Zong Sheng rarely opened his mouth, and before Chi Yue answered Baixi Bridge's question, he asked another question: "Since entering Dongshi is the best escape route, why do you still ask me to go south to Pingxiangfang?"

Chi Yue looked at Zong Sheng, and smiled showing a row of white teeth, and even the little mole under the corner of his eyes became lively: "If it were me, I would go to Pingxiangfang.

Hiding in those high gates, I see which of the five city guards dares to call the door in the middle of the night. "

Bai Xiqiao didn't understand Chi Yue's tricks, so he asked anxiously, "So how do we find out this assassin?"

Just as Chi Yue was about to answer, Qi Xiao's personal guard outside came to report: "Master, Mr. Cao from the Protectorate of the capital is visiting."

"Haha, here we come."

Chi Yue looked at Qi Xiao, "Your Highness will save Mr. Cao a way out?"

Qi Xiao raised his eyes to look at Chi Yue, then continued to drink tea with his head down, and raised his voice slightly: "Master Cao, please come in."

When he looked up again, Chi Yue disappeared again.

Bai Xiqiao was stunned, the person was in the room, right in front of his eyes, and disappeared in a flash, he couldn't help sighing: "This lightness kung fu, is it still not a person?"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Chi Yue's voice sounded lightly, startling Baixiqiao again.

Not long after, Cao Weishan was brought in, and as soon as he entered the room, he knelt down and kowtowed to Qi Xiao: "I pay my respects to His Highness Nine, please forgive me!"

The author says:

Really, I have been crying because of my hard work recently, the game is not good anymore?

The main line is conspiracy, the wolf cub is in the open, so he will have more roles in the scene, and Aya Ayako is in the dark, but he will not drop the line!