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"Ling Gong peaches and plums are all over the world, and the whole family of Zhen's family is a pillar. Whether it is public or private, this king will not drag Xiang Zhen into this muddy water." Duan Wang said, "General Ye has sent people to sneak into the capital. Guarantee the safety of everyone in the Zhen residence."

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhen Qingming didn't talk nonsense, "I know what to do."

"Then the king will not be far away." King Duan stood up, and Zhen Qingming and Sanlang saluted him with fists cupped and turned around to leave. "Oh. By the way," Duan Wang said again suddenly, "Lord Zhen is a pretty good friend."

Hearing his tone, Zhen Qingming seemed to have no other intentions, and smiled happily, "Thank you, my lord, for your compliment."

As soon as he left the mansion, Saburo let out a long breath, "What does the prince mean?"

"My lord wants to say that Saburo is a person who values ​​love and righteousness." Zhen Qingming was happy for his good vision.

San Lang was also happy when he heard this. If he understood correctly, the prince should have seen that he liked Zhen Qingming.After he separated from his entourage and got into the carriage driven by Zhen Qingming, he asked, "Why do you know that the prince is pregnant and you are sure that the prince will kill him?"

"Because any man in the royal family who can conceive a child will become the emperor in the end."

"Is there such a theory?" Saburo didn't believe it, "Then if any prince wants to be emperor, he can become emperor if he finds a man to sleep with?"

"How do you know they haven't tried it?" Zhen Qingming thought maliciously, "Perhaps the crown prince has already done this."

"Ah?" Saburo trembled, he is naturally crooked, once he meets someone he likes very much, he doesn't care who goes up and who goes down, "Prince likes men?"

"I've never heard of it in the capital for many years."

"Then you still dare to say it?" Saburo also admired his brain.

"For that supreme dragon chair, butts are nothing." Zhen Qingming said casually.

Saburo glanced at him and asked, "Is it the same for Prince Duan?"

"He's not." Zhen Qingming said with certainty, "Even if he wants to, if General Ye doesn't agree, he can't help it."

"Who is General Ye? Why do you think he's better than King Duan?"

Zhen Qingming took a deep look at him, "If you are studying with me, why do you need to ask me?"

Saburo had a headache when he heard this, if he was Monkey King, then Mr. Zhen would be Tang Seng, read it right.He simply shrank into the corner and stopped asking.

The county magistrate looked at him like this, angry and funny, but he thought that Sanlang would come with him to see the prince, so he stopped torturing him, "I told you before, the royal prince has no military power, and most of the military power in my dynasty is controlled by the aristocratic family." In his hands, the family is not as monolithic as outsiders see, so the emperor is not worried about the family's self-respect.

"However, there is one exception, and that is the Ye family located in the Northeast Province. Twenty percent of the elite soldiers of the imperial court are in the Northeast Province, and the Northeast Army is also called the Ye Family Army.

Because the Ye family has always guarded the northeast border, the men of the Ye family used the barracks as their home and fought all year round. Unexpectedly, he is also the general of the Ye family army in the future. "

"What does it have to do with the prince's pregnancy?" Saburo still didn't understand.

"In order to protect this single seedling, everyone in the Ye family banned him from entering and leaving the military camp since he was a child, and they were even more afraid of learning martial arts. In order to let him stop thinking about joining the army, I heard that the Ye family hired a bunch of masters for him, and they will definitely train him to become a book. Scholar in hand.

"Unfortunately, the ideal is good, but the reality is cruel. General Ye is very good at using his own advantages. If he is not allowed to learn martial arts from his elders, he will go on a hunger strike. The men of the Ye family can be ruthless, and the women of the Ye family are not willing to see him hungry. In the end, there was nothing to do, General Ye said, if Xiao Ye can pass the Jinshi examination, then let him be ignored."

"Did you pass the exam?" Saburo asked.

"Last year's No. [-] scholar was this General Xiaoye. According to my father, the emperor and the students of the Wenhua Palace saw the name and hometown of the No. [-] scholar. They couldn't believe that he was from the Ye family in the Northeast.

"During that time, King Duan was also in the capital. I guess they saw each other right at that time. The reason why the crown prince didn't send people to Qingzhou until now is because General Ye is the only seedling of the Ye family. For the sake of the son's interest, the Ye family could not agree to him. If you marry a man, once you are with King Duan, General Ye cannot take a concubine. By the way, the royal family has not had a pregnant woman for two or three hundred years.

"But now the situation has changed, Prince Duan is pregnant, even though the two of them are not yet married, with the Ye family's rarity for children, when the prince gives birth to the child, the Ye family army can be said to be at his disposal.

"My lord just said that General Ye sent people to infiltrate the capital. As far as I know, the generals of the garrison in the Qingzhou area have been passively changed in the past few years. Eight out of ten, it was General Xiaoye's handwriting."

"It's amazing!" Saburo worshiped with star-eyed eyes.

"My lord doesn't like it even if he isn't very powerful." Zhen Qingming said for a while, "My lord said that those people withdrew before they even touched the gate of Prince Duan's mansion. I ran because it was not good. Maybe I was chased by someone, otherwise how could such an important thing like the waist card be lost.”

"Then why didn't you ask the prince just now, did his people chase him?"

"It's useless to ask." Zhen Qingming said, "The prince will give birth in a few days. He hopes to be safe now more than anyone else. Unless someone really puts a knife on his neck, otherwise he will not make a move."

"Then he still doesn't allow you to close the case hastily?" Saburo was annoyed.

"It's different if I act. Everyone in the capital knows that when I handle cases with the Minister of Criminal Affairs, I pay the most attention to evidence, and I don't agree to close the case even if there is even a trace of doubt.

"Secondly, the Zhen family has always been in a neutral position. I wrote the token of the suspected guard of the East Palace into the case. Most people will think that I handle the case rigorously. A few people guessed that I have ulterior motives, but the reputation of Duan Wang is better than that of the prince. It's true, the prince's supporters only hope that the big things will be made small, and the small things will be made small. Don't talk about making trouble for me, they might even praise me in front of the emperor."

"So, your family members will be affected." Saburo sighed.

"As King Duan said, my father's students are all over the world. As long as he doesn't know where to stand, the crown prince usually doesn't dare to touch him. At most, he will cause him some trouble. I don't plan to talk to my father and brother this time. At that time, the prince will check or ask They don't know anything about their father. Due to the overall situation, the prince can only admit defeat."

Saburo couldn't help rubbing his forehead, it was so troublesome, "Well, can I ask, King Duan and General Ye are both men, don't you feel awkward when they are together?"

Zhen Qingming didn't understand, "What's so awkward."

"Could it be that you like men too?" Saburo asked cautiously.

"It has nothing to do with whether I like men or not." Zhen Qingming smiled bluntly, seeing him puzzled, "I've seen this kind of thing a lot. However, it's the first time I've seen a man get pregnant."

"Oh, I understand." Saburo seemed to understand.

"I didn't say you were less knowledgeable." Zhen Qingming was afraid that Saburo might be thinking wrong, and when he turned around he became angry and didn't cook. He didn't even have tears when he cried.

Naturally, Saburo was not only angry, but also grinned at him, Master Zhen immediately felt relieved.

Qingzhou was too close to Taoyuan County, so they rushed back at noon.San Lang went home to cook, and Zhen Qingming called the yamen guard who came to patrol the street, "Did you see any strange people this morning?"

"Strange person?" The yamen servants shook their heads, "I didn't pay attention."

"For example, unfamiliar faces, people with knives or swords on their bodies, by the way, when I go home for dinner later, quietly inquire around the area where the corpse was found today, if you can't find out, ask the surrounding shops to help pay attention. "

"My lord, do you have a clue?" A yamen servant asked hurriedly.

"Yes. But the matter is so important that I don't dare to make a judgment lightly." Zhen Qingming seemed to be in a dilemma.It was the first time that the yamen servants saw him like this, and they couldn't help saying, "Your Excellency, if you have something to do, just order it."

The yamen servants in Taoyuan County are all from the surrounding area, so Zhen Qingming asked, "Do you think the prince is better, or the prince Duan?"

The yamen servants subconsciously looked out and saw no one outside, "My lord, why are you asking this?" They all stared wide-eyed, "Did King Duan want that?"

That naturally refers to rebellion, "There is nothing. If you tell the truth, I will tell you what clues I found."

"You don't need to ask, of course it's King Duan!" A yamen servant opened his mouth and said.

The people in Taoyuan County only know that King Duan does not know the crown prince. In this situation, Zhen Qingming knew it on the first day he came, "If there is a chance for you to be promoted and make a fortune, and follow the crown prince to eat and drink spicy food, why don't you do it?"

"Are you joking, my lord? We heard from Dong that the prince beats and scolds his subordinates at every turn. They are all nobles under the imperial city, and they can't please the prince. We? We still want to live a few more days."

It happened that Zhen Qingming was not afraid of them, so he took out the token, "Do you know this?"

"My lord picked it up at the scene of the crime today?" A few sharp-eyed yamen servants said, "It looks like a token."

Zhen Qingming said blankly, "To be honest, this is the token of the guards of the Eastern Palace."

As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder on the ground, shaking everyone, "Really, really?"

Zhen Qingming nodded, "Those people came to assassinate the prince, but they failed. When they ran away, Wang Laibao saw them, so they killed them."

"Bastard!" Someone was full of indignation, "Wang Laibao doesn't know them, and it's so dark..." The rest of the words couldn't be said.

"So I don't know what to do. If the investigation continues, with their cruel methods, I don't think I will know when I will die. If they don't investigate, they will send someone again, and the prince will not know when he will die." Zhen Qingming was very angry when he saw them, "Once the prince is gone and the crown prince takes over Qingzhou, then the days to come, alas, will be impossible."

"My lord, please think of a way! Don't let them come again!" The yamen servants are all natives of Qingzhou, and they will never flee their hometown just because the crown prince took over Qingzhou.Besides, if the crown prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, the whole world will be filled with king's land, so where can he escape to?

"I have an idea, but you must cooperate, otherwise it will be difficult to implement." This is to drag them onto the boat blatantly.

Everyone thought for a while, looked at each other, and finally made up their minds, "My lord, we will listen to you."

"I think so..." Zhen Qingming whispered to them, and these people went home for dinner.

At home, the parents, wife and children inevitably asked, "Where did the case go this morning?"

All the yamen servants sighed, "This case is difficult to handle, my lord dare not investigate any further."