The yard where the quiet black silhouette was already brightly lit at this time. More than a dozen servants and servants looked at the three corpses lying on the ground with fear and the dazzling blood that winded out from under the silence.

Although the people in this yard are also from the Cao Gang, they are just ordinary people and have never been exposed to such fighting or death. So when they heard the sound and saw this scene, they were naturally frightened and could not even say a word for a long time.

Li Ling was much calmer than them. After all, he had experienced the danger of Taipingdu. But when he knew that these three people were coming to him and wanted to assassinate him, his face was still extremely gloomy. It was not until Yue'er, who was leaning against him, that he came back to his senses and hugged his sister in his arms, comforted him in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, it's okay..." As he said that, he gently patted her on the back twice.

Then he looked at Li Moyun and Yang Qingxiao: "It's really thanks to you this time, otherwise I wouldn't dare to think about what would happen tonight."

Yang Qingxiao's pretty face turned red for no reason, and she waved her hand and said, "Actually, it's because of Mo Yun. He discovered the assassin first and even fought with them, and I rushed to hear the sound."

Li Moyun also said, "No, it's up to Miss Yang to take action, otherwise it would be dangerous."

Judging from the situation just now, it was really as he said. If Yang Qingxiao hadn't arrived in time, first attacked and injured two people with a needle in Xueli, and then killed one with a Yueban curve, which would have reduced Li Moyun's pressure sharply, he wouldn't have killed one person in a dangerous situation, and he would not have suffered any damage at all.

Li Ling smiled at the two of them, and his eyes fell on the last corpse. Although he was killed, he was not fatal. Yang Qingxiao immediately explained: "I originally planned to capture him alive, but after being swept down by Mo Yun, he suddenly twitched on the ground and died. I saw that he had a medicine bag hidden in his mouth, and he could not escape, so he simply committed suicide."

These words made Li Ling's expression even more severe: "Not only the assassins, but also the dead soldiers! Who are they, and who asked them to attack me?"

Of course no one could give an answer to this scene, and Li Ling himself was also confused. In the past few years, he has indeed offended many people, and just like before, he offended both the prince and the king of Yong to death. However, except for Zhuang Qiang, who was killed early in the morning, he really couldn't think of any enemy who would be so desperate and have such a trick - the dead soldier is not something that anyone can control.

This was obviously beyond his rules for him, so Li Ling quickly decided to hand over the matter to a professional. He turned to Li Moyun and said, "You are not injured, are you?" Seeing the other party shaking his head, he continued, "Then you set off now. Now there is less than half an hour before dawn. The Imperial City will open soon. Then you go to the Imperial City Department and tell them the truth about everything here and ask them to send someone to come."

Now that I don’t know who is taking his life, Li Ling dared not report to the official at will, so he immediately thought of the Imperial City Department, which is also capable of investigating the case. Li Moyun agreed, and after taking Li Ling’s gold medal, he raised the whistle and hurried out.

Yang Qingxiao looked at him with some concern: "Dalang, you...why should I ask some people to stay here after dawn, just in case there will be assassins coming to the door."

Li Ling originally wanted to refuse, but after looking at Yue'er who was still leaning in his arms and not daring to look up, he changed his mind: "I'll trouble you." In order to ensure the safety of his family, he no longer cared about whether he would be caught by someone if he had close ties with the Cao Gang.

Yang Qingxiao smiled and said, "No trouble, I will definitely not let others hurt you." As soon as this said, she woke up and felt a little too intimate. Her face turned red again, but her heart was sweet.

Li Ling did not pay much attention to the girl's girlish thoughts at this time, and his mind was still running, guessing who was going to do such a thing. But after thinking about it, there was no conclusion, because in his opinion, the two princes who had the ability to arrange the death warriors really had no need to attack such a ruthless person as a small person, and they took great risks.

Shortly after dawn, the people from the Imperial City Department arrived quickly. Although they had already learned about this from Li Moyun, when they saw three black-clad corpses on the ground, several Imperial City Department secretly arrested them. This is Luoyang, the capital, and Li Ling is the imperial court official at the feet of the emperor. If he really has something to do, the matter will be too big.

At this moment, they did not dare to be careless, so they quickly searched the various parts of the yard carefully. They first confirmed the route of the three assassins, then checked the wounds of the bodies, and asked Li Moyun and Yang Qingxiao again, hoping to find more clues from them.

The previous question was fine, but the last item was a bit difficult. Originally, they wanted to find out the characteristics of the assassin's martial arts through the two people they fought with, so as to lock in their identity. However, Li Moyun had no experience in the martial arts world and knew very little about the martial arts of each family. As for Yang Qingxiao, she suddenly attacked. Before the other party could perform martial arts in front of her, she was injured and killed, and there was no more things to see.

In the end, they had to take the body back first and identify them based on their appearance and characteristics. At the same time, with the order from Lu Zhen, the Imperial City Department sent more than a dozen good men to guard the place, and with the staff from the Cao Gang, after today, the defense power of Li Ling's yard is no less than that of the mansion of the magistrate official. If an assassin dares to come, he will probably not even touch the wall and will be surrounded.

It was not until after confirming that it was safe that Li Ling left home to the Ministry of Revenue under the escort of several Imperial City spies, and it was almost noon.

...

Wei Tang only received this news in the afternoon. He had been with the emperor before. When the emperor took a lunch break, he had time to meet Lu Zhen who had been waiting outside.

After hearing this, a cold light flashed in the old eunuch's eyes: "What a courage! Did you find any clues?"

"Returning to the admiral, through some scars on the three people, Huo Jue found that they had lived in the prison of the Ministry of Justice for a period of time."

Wei Tang's old eyes suddenly narrowed: "Tell me carefully."

Lu Zhen glanced at him and then said, "It is on the outside of their left arm that only death row prisoners in the Ministry of Justice will be branded. Although they had used the method to cut the skin in this place, they still left some traces, and we would not be able to read it wrong."

"The Ministry of Justice's death row prisoner..." Wei Tang murmured, and his lips couldn't help but tremble. He knew very well what this meant. He was already a death row prisoner, so how could he run out? The Ministry of Justice's territory is the territory of King Yong, so the answer is naturally not to ask.

"Continue to check, I want the exact origin and identity of these three people!" Wei Tang said word by word, "Also, this matter must be found out as soon as possible in secret. I believe that the people behind them will definitely try their best to cover up the clues after they find that they have not been back, or that Li Ling is safe and sound."

"Yes, I will go back and check it out carefully now, and I will never let them get away with it."

"Go." Wei Tang waved his hand and asked him to leave, then he turned back to the palace.

And when he was walking in the familiar forbidden palace, Wei Tang kept thinking about it. This matter was serious, should he report it to Your Majesty in time? If Your Majesty knew that this matter might be related to King Yong, what decision would he make?

With a little hesitation, he returned to the warm pavilion where the emperor took a nap. After a while, there was movement inside. Wei Tang did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly pushed the door and entered: "The saint is awake? Are you sleeping soundly?"

"Well, it's not bad." The emperor was in a good mood when he woke up. He smiled and nodded, and asked him to change clothes for himself. But soon, he glanced at the old slave he was most familiar with: "You old guy, didn't you talk a lot in the past? Why did you suddenly become mute today?"

"I..." Wei Tang immediately looked at the emperor with a confused look on his face, and opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

This made the emperor care more, and he immediately stared at him and said, "If you have anything to say, do you want to deceive the emperor?"

"I dare not, but this matter has not been found out yet. I am afraid that it will cause the saint to be unhappy if I say it."

"It seems that it is not a good thing, so let's say it even more. You say it, no matter what, I will forgive you for not guilty!"

Seeing the emperor insisting, Wei Tang could only tell the matter out of his own face with a bitter face, which completely made the smile on the emperor's face disappear. Finally, he even slapped the coffee table beside him and said, "I'm so bold! You must investigate this matter, and find out the truth! No matter who it is, he dares to assassinate the imperial official, which is the greatest insult to the national law, and I will never tolerate it!"

"I obey the order and will ask the people below to investigate with all their might. But if the saint finds out that it is really related to the Yongwang..."

The emperor's face was in a state of uncertainty, and finally he snorted: "I believe he does not have such courage, and he will not be stupid enough to do such a thing. Even if it is as you think, it is still the one who is under him who hides it from him."

"What the saint said is that this matter is mostly a revenge by those narrow-minded people on Li Ling, and I will definitely find them."

The emperor glanced at him, nodded slightly, and then walked out of the warm room after the last dress. Then he ordered: "Remember this matter and must be investigated closely and must not be promoted."

"I know..." Just from the emperor's advice, he knew how much the other party cared about it, because this was unnecessary. The Imperial City Department had always been in secret and could not make a big fuss.
Chapter completed!