He Guangyi was immediately surprised. The King of Qin in front of him had a reputation of being diligent and virtuous since he was a child. He was praised by the Emperor many times. And if he wasn't really outstanding, why would the Emperor choose him if King Qin had so many heirs?
But why is he acting so arrogantly now that he seems to be a different person?
Not only are you messy, stupid and unreasonable, no matter whether there is a White Lotus Sect in the palace or not, the top priority is to catch the White Lotus Sect outside. Moreover, your King Qin is like an iron bucket around you, who has the chance to harm you?
Could it be that he was frightened by this assassination?
"Thousand years old, I think the White Lotus Sect bandits are the most important thing at this time!" Yan Yanqing accidentally rescued the siege in a broad sense, "There are a certain number of palace people in the royal city, and strict screening will always have flaws. The thieves cannot last long. But the White Lotus Sect outside
If the bandit is not caught immediately, there will be endless trouble!"
"I didn't say I won't arrest him!" Zhu Shanglie paced uneasily with his hands behind his back. "I just think that Commander He is a person who has handled many major cases. Anyone can arrest people. With him by Gu's side, Gu will be more stable.
Some!"
Yan Yanqing thought about it, "What the prince said makes sense!" He said, looking at He Guangyi, "How about I go arrest the person, Commander He is here..."
"Old man, I just said in my heart that you are a good person, but you turn around and want to harm me?"
He Guangyi cursed in his heart, if it was like what the other party said, the credit would have been the other person's. He Guangyi had done some thankless things in this palace.
"Your Majesty, I have already told you that I have obeyed the emperor's order!" When it came to this, He Guangyi did not hesitate and said in a deep voice, "The arrest of the White Lotus Sect is an errand that the emperor personally asked the official to do. You must not use false hands.
Others, let alone delay!"
"You..." Seeing that Zhu Shanglie couldn't explain what he meant, he could only hold back his anger and said helplessly, "Okay, it's up to you! Gao Zhi!"
"I'm here!"
"Deploy an army of troops and horses to Commander He's command!" As he said that, Zhu Shanglie looked at Yan Yanqing, "The White Lotus Sect is in Shaanxi, and it's always you and me who have no shame. You, the lord of the feudal lord, I can't control.
But I also want to tell you a few words: cooperate where you need to cooperate, and help where you need to help!"
"I understand!"
Then, King Qin Zhu Shanlie flicked his sleeves and retreated into the back hall.
"Commander He, please come this way!" Gao Zhi, the commander of the royal guards, said with cupped fists.
"Thank you!" He Guangyi bowed his hand, but walked a few steps behind him. Then he grabbed Tang Fu and whispered, "Master Zhentai wants to help!"
"Say it!" Tang Fu said simply.
"Your trusted men over there..."
"Got it!" Tang Fu calmly patted the back of the other person's hand and gave him a calming look.
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But when Zhu Shangli returned to the back hall, he became increasingly angry.
Unable to bear it, he waved his hands fiercely. With a bang, a Hongwu blue and white plum vase half a man's height was pulled down and shattered to pieces.
Still seemingly distraught, he kicked a hole in a Suzhou embroidery screen inlaid with ivory lapis lazuli.
"Master, please calm down!" Wang Weiren quickly stepped forward to support the eunuch who was following him.
Before Zhu Shanglie could speak, another gray-haired old eunuch came up from behind.
This old eunuch is called Shan Dejing. When the previous generation of King Qin came to power, Queen Ma sent him to serve as a capable man. Although there was once an emperor and a minister, the current King of Qin was Zhu Shangli, and he also suppressed many old people in the palace, but this old eunuch
The eunuch always played the role of the chief steward in the palace.
"Chitose, someone is coming from the palace?"
"Which palace...?" As he spoke, Zhu Shanglie's eyes became surprised, "Ah?"
The palace, of course, refers to the Forbidden City.
Accompanied by Shan Dejing, Zhu Shanglie found a clean room to summon the visitors.
Shan Dejing accompanied him and whispered, "Chitose, I don't know who this person is, but I have a token from the inner court." After saying that, he paused, "There is also the handwriting from Eunuch Pu.
"
Zhu Shanglie naturally knew who Eunuch Park was. His father, the previous generation of King Qin, did not pay attention to anyone at that time, but the old eunuch was not willing to offend him, and he always wanted to smile when he met him.
Besides, as the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Shangli knew some royal secrets.
Not long after, Mao Xiang, who was dressed in blue and had strange eyes, came in from outside and said, "See, King Qin is a thousand years old!"
"No need!" Zhu Shanglie only glanced at Mao Xiang and felt uncomfortable all his life, because the man in front of him was like a shadow, clearly visible but intangible, "Are you from the palace?"
"Yes, I came to Xi'an on the emperor's order to investigate the case!" Mao Xiang said in a low voice.
"Isn't it also for the White Lotus Sect?" Zhu Shanglie asked, "The first is He Guangyi, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Who are you?"
"It's best that His Highness the King of Qin doesn't know my name yet!" Mao Xiang said coldly.
Zhu Shanglie was immediately furious, "Then what's the matter with you?"
"I heard that His Highness was assassinated. There may be accomplices in the palace. To arrest the White Lotus Sect, I don't need to personally come forward. I am a little proficient in heresy, and maybe I can help His Highness find the culprits!" Mao Xiang said slowly, without any tone.
Change, "This is also my duty!"
"You?" Zhu Shanglie looked at Mao Xiang doubtfully.
This person's arrival was too strange, and he was too unexpected and weird.
Besides, how did he know...Suddenly, Zhu Shanglie understood and looked at Shan Dejing with dissatisfaction, but the latter seemed not to see it.
Suddenly, Zhu Shanglie's heart palpitated.
Everything he, the King of Qin, did seemed to be noticed by others.
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A corpse with its head and face chopped into pieces was placed in the morgue.
Gao Zhi, the commander of the Guards of the Prince of Qin, Shan Dejing, the chief eunuch, and others looked at Mao Xiang in silence, circling around the corpse.
Suddenly, Mao Xiang stopped.
He tilted his head to one side and touched the corpse's chin with his hand, "It was chopped with an axe, and the bones were all broken."
Gao Zhi was disdainful, seeing that the wound was naturally caused by a blow with a blunt instrument. A knife would not have caused such a wound.
"The person who did it is left-handed!" Mao Xiang continued, "The first ax chopped off the man's cheek, and the second ax was the nose." As he said, he suddenly stretched out his hands and violently opened the mouth of the corpse.
"How old is this guy?"
Shan Dejing saw that his hands were stuffed into the dead man's mouth, and he was immediately frightened. He endured the discomfort in his chest and abdomen and said, "Seventeen!"
"They are about the same age!" Mao Xiang looked at the teeth of the corpse, "Well, this man has a wisdom tooth!" He said, and looked again, "It stands to reason that the eunuchs in the palace usually use green salt to clean their teeth and rinse their mouths.
It should be good. But this person’s teeth are in pieces, browned and full of dirt!”
Hearing this, Gao Zhi and Shan Dejing looked at each other.
This issue is something they have never paid attention to.
This is something they have never thought of.
"How old was he when he entered the palace?" Mao Xiang asked again.
"Seven!" Gao Zhi said.
With a tearing sound, Mao Xiang tore open the corpse's clothes, took out a knife from his waist, and looked around.
"Entering the palace at the age of seven means that he was born at the age of seven!" Mao Xiang said, lowering his head and looking carefully, "But this person did not purify himself at the age of seven. This is not the Liu Xiaobao you are talking about.
!”
"No?" Shan Dejing took a step forward, "How do you know so well?"
"You are also a person who has been molested!" Mao Xiang rolled his eyes at him and pointed to the underside of the corpse, "It has been more than ten years since the wound at the age of seven has long since healed! You can still see the traces of the scar here.
Come? No more than three years at most!"
Shan Dejing blushed and crossed his legs, "You can't be so arbitrary!"
"Look here!" The knife in Mao Xiang's hand pointed around the wound of the dead man. "Before he was castrated, this man already looked like a man. Here are the hair follicles, which have not dried up yet!"
Shan Dejing looked closely and exclaimed, "He's not Liu Bao'er? Then where is Liu Bao'er?" Then he exclaimed, "Then who is this person?"
"Check the roster!" Gao Zhiye said gloomily.
If someone dies or someone is missing in the palace, we must find out.
Mao Xiang looked at the palms of the corpse indifferently and said, "Looking at the roster, why not first find out who is left-handed in the palace?"