Li Xin'an shook his head, "If Tang Qinghuai knows about this, I don't believe he can't see the benefits and harms involved."
"Although I'm not familiar with him, to be able to reach the 20th position in the Tianji Tower Martial Arts Review, he has a far-sighted vision than I do!"
Murong Bai frowned and said, "But if it's like what you said, Tushenglou will never take on Gao Zhengming's mission. They can't bear the anger of an emperor."
"So, this is what I'm most confused about."
Li Xin'an narrowed his eyes and murmured: "Tushenglou, what do you want?"
Wei Xu said in an annoyed tone, "What are you two whispering about there?"
Li Xin'an glanced at him, "General Wei hasn't decided yet whether to take Master Gao with him?"
Wei Xu glared at him fiercely, turned his head and said nothing.
Su Xiu said with a smile: "Your Highness has given instructions before coming here. If things change, everything will be under your command."
"Me?" Li Xin'an opened her mouth in surprise, looking left and right, almost crying but without tears.
Why is it happening like this again...
After pondering for a moment, Li Xin'an slammed his fist and made up his mind.
"Mr. Su, General Wei, I think Mr. Gao should not take him to the palace yet."
"Then what should I do if the saint asks me?" Wei Xu frowned, "I can't bear this responsibility."
"Just report it truthfully. Just say that Mr. Gao is unconscious and his symptoms are unclear, so he dare not move rashly. Send more sergeants from the Forbidden Army Yamen, and invite a few more imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to surround Mr. Gao day and night."
"Aren't you afraid that Gao Zhengming will really be killed?" Su Xiu asked.
"I'm betting." Li Xin'an gently rubbed the hilt of the sword and said:
"I bet Tu Shenglou doesn't really want to kill Gao Zhengming!"
The Zuo Longwu Army sergeant behind him suddenly broke out into a commotion.
Several people looked back and saw that Luo Qing was trying to squeeze in, but was blocked by the sergeants.
"Let him in!" Li Xin'an shouted loudly.
Luo Qing ran to Li Xin'an in embarrassment, and everyone realized that one of his shoes had been stepped on.
But few people laughed at him.
Because everyone was shocked by the news brought by Luo Qing.
"Master, there is a letter from Wanhua Tower. Miss Tanxiang said that she found the murderer!"
Li Xin'an's head was shaken and she couldn't help laughing:
"Okay, I'll be there right away!"
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Li Xin'an arrived at Wanhua Tower alone.
Seeing his arrogant appearance and the big loss he suffered last time, the turtle man in front of the door didn't dare to stop him too much and let him stride into the building.
Inside there was still the old scene of daytime prostitution. Li Xin'an walked up to the fifth floor and saw the little girl Shui Bi guarding outside the Tanxiang room.
"Master Li." The little girl called out timidly.
Li Xin'an nodded and opened the door.
What surprised him was that the person in the room was not Sandalwood, but Yin Hongzhuang, the owner of Wanhua Building.
"What? Are you unhappy when you see a yellow-faced woman like me?" Yin Hongzhuang said lazily.
"Aunt Yin is exactly the same age as Fengyun Pinting. Which man outside would not be proud to see you." Li Xin'an said flatteringly.
"Speaking of which, where is Sister Tanxiang?"
The joy that had just risen on Yin Hongzhuang's eyebrows was instantly doused by a basin of cold water. She threw a book hard on Li Xin'an's face and said without curiosity:
"Another adult is here, playing the piano."
Li Xin'an covered her nose and picked up the book, "What is this?"
"The record of Naning's private meeting with a man."
Yin Hongzhuang sighed: "Speaking of which, the rules of note-taking in Wanhua Tower should also be changed. We record the things the girls pick up guests every day, and then it is a month, and then it is a year.
.If you know the specific day, it will only take a while to find it, but if you want to find a certain girl or a certain customer, it will be really troublesome."
"This is Naning's pick-up record that Sandalwood spent several days transcribing for you. The person she suspected was circled in red pen."
A warm current flowed through Li Xin'an's heart. He opened the book and saw a big red circle drawn by sandalwood on the beautiful handwriting above.
He flipped through several pages in succession, all with the same name.
Zhao Shougang!
"Starting from April of the seventh year of Tianbao to... February of the eighth year of Tianbao." Li Xin'an flipped through the record quickly, her lips silent.
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Opening and closing, fingers move quickly on the paper.
"In eleven months, they had fifty-six trysts."
Yin Hongzhuang said: "When I saw this name, I suddenly remembered that there was such a weirdo in Wanhua Building before. Other guests came here, to put it bluntly, just to sleep with girls. Not that he, every time he came,
We need a small private room, and invite Naning to play the pipa. Sometimes, he even brings a pipa to play."
"This name... I also have an impression?"
"Do you know him?" Yin Hongzhuang said in surprise, "Well then, wouldn't you just solve the case directly?"
"No, not necessarily."
Li Xin'an frowned, confusion written on his face.
"It shouldn't be him. If it was, he should run away..."
"Who is this person?" Yin Hongzhuang frowned, "The information on Wanhua Tower only states that he is a minor director of the Household Department."
"He is the head of the household department." Li Xin'an nodded slowly.
During the investigation of the Blood Clothes Hall, there was a person who was closely related to Gao Zhengming, Qi Yuanhan, and Zhang Ying. His surname was Zhao.
In Gao Zhengming's narration, there was a man who kept himself clean and came to Wanhualou just to drink and listen to music.
That night Zhang Ying fell in love with girl Naning. After that, Qi Yuanhan and others also insulted her, but only Gao Zhengming and that person did not touch her.
Later, Gao Zhengming couldn't hold back the desire in his heart, so he was the only one who never touched Miss Naning.
Head of the Household Department, Zhao Shougang!
Li Xin'an suddenly stood up from her seat. The wooden stool fell to the ground and rolled on the ground, which shocked Yin Hongzhuang, who was holding her chin.
"I should have thought it was him!"
Zhao Shougang's presence has always been too low, his official position is humble, and he is boring. In Gao Zhengming's circle, he is the least noticeable one.
And it is precisely this kind of people who often have much stronger inner feelings than ordinary people!
If you are good to him, he will repay you ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times, and thousands of times. But once you offend his bottom line, he will usher in his reckless revenge.
Rabbits bite people when they are anxious, let alone humans?
Li Xin'an turned around and walked out.
Yin Hongzhuang didn't stop him. Li Xin'an and Sandalwood were almost the same ones he had seen since he was a child, and he knew their personalities naturally. There were some things that Yin Hongzhuang wouldn't ask even if she was curious.
The red gauze slipped from her shoulders, and her jade-white forearms were propped on the table, against her slightly red cheeks.
At some point, a black hairpin appeared on her hand, spinning on her fingertips like a poisonous butterfly.
…
Zhao Shougang's residence was not far from Dongshi. It was in nearby Fangshi. Li Xin'an jumped on his horse and whipped his whip, and rushed to Zhao Shougang's house almost non-stop.
In addition to protecting Gao Zhengming, Li Chu also placed personnel at the houses of other people who might be killed, and Zhao Shougang was among them.
Li Xin'an looked at Zhao Shougang's mansion. He said it was a mansion, but in fact it was just two small rooms.
Although Zhao Shougang's official position is not high, but for the Ministry of Household Affairs, whose throat is choked by the smell of money when he takes a breath, a small official can buy a big house after ten years of hard work, let alone a boss?
Looking at the shabby yard, Li Xin'an clasped her hand on the rusty door knocker and knocked on the door.
The courtyard door was gently opened, revealing a pair of cold eyes.
"It's me, Li Xin'an."
The person inside opened the door completely and said respectfully: "I have met Commander Li."
Scanning the dilapidated courtyard, Li Xin'an asked: "How many brothers are housed here?"
"Coming back to Commander Li, there are four in total including the youngest. Two of them will accompany Mr. Zhao to court, and the other two will guard the house."
When people in the house heard the noise outside, they all went out to check.
Four "celestial beings", two bookboys, and two male servants. There were only these eight people in Zhao Shougang's house.
Li Xin'an frowned and said: "We haven't gone to court yet, shouldn't you be divided into two? Why are four of you here?"
"Mr. Zhao took leave today, saying that Mr. Gao Zhengming, the minister of household affairs, was assassinated. The officials of the Ministry of household affairs were going to his house to express their condolences. Official matters were not handled for the time being. Mr. Zhao wanted to be lazy, so he stayed at home all morning.
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"Is he still here?"
"No more. Not long before you came, several adults from the Ministry of Revenue came to see Mr. Zhao and went to Gaofu together."
"It's broken!" Li Xin'an's face turned stiff and he turned to go out.
Jumping on the saddle, Li Xin'an rode toward Gaofu along the way he came.
The Ministry of Revenue wants to express condolences to Gao Zhengming? No problem, this is what should be done
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That's right.
Someone comes to see Zhao Shougang? There is a problem.
Who can prove that those people are officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs!
Since Tu Shenglou can disguise himself as a few servants of the Gao Mansion without anyone noticing, what does it matter if he disguises himself as a few minor officials from the Ministry of Revenue that no one knows?
Li Xin'an suddenly understood why Tushenglou didn't kill Gao Zhengming the previous two times.
When a killer accepts a task, the employer can make demands.
For example, determine the method of death, such as when he should die, such as in front of whom he should die.
For another example, let the killer provide you with conditions to kill that person with your own hands!
In that case, the murderer was Zhao Shougang from beginning to end, and had nothing to do with Tushenglou.
Li Xin'an regretted not letting Wei Xu take Gao Zhengming into the palace.
Now he only hopes that the officials from the Ministry of Revenue will move slower, and that the deployment of the imperial army can be faster. It is best that they have already arrived.
That way, when he returns to Gaofu, he will be able to surround them from front to back!
"drive!"
The whip whipped the sitting "Fanxue" hard, and the horse almost ran the fastest speed in its life, leading Li Xin'an back to Gaofu at lightning speed.
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Murong Bai stood in front of Gao Zhengming's bedroom with a cold face. Opposite him were all officials from the Ministry of Revenue.
General Wei Xu of Zuo Longwu Army smiled apologetically at the Minister of Household Affairs, scolding Su Xiu and Li Xin'an a thousand and eight hundred times in his heart.
After Li Xin'an left, Su Xiu also waved his sleeves and handed over Gao Zhengming's mess to himself.
Originally, Murong Bai was still here, but Wei Xu was absolutely unwilling to hand over the command to a young man from the Jianghu.
Wei Xu's original intention was to establish his authority in front of Murong Bai, but who would have thought that a group of officials from the Ministry of Revenue would be so busy and diligent in coming here.
Wei Xu was ready to cry at this moment. In front of him was the angry and trembling Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Another Minister of the Ministry of Finance, who was at the same level as Gao Zhengming, was scolding him. Although his face was sprayed with saliva, he couldn't.
He could only endure it. If the other party scolded him, he would have to nod and say: What the adults said is that the little one didn't think well.
Liu Tailai, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, had a gloomy face and said nothing. After the Minister of the Ministry of Finance's mouth went dry, he slowly said:
"General Wei, I won't make things difficult for you. Why don't we all go in? Just a few of us old men who are good friends with Mr. Gao go in and take a look, okay?"
Wei Xu asked: "Master Liu, it's not that I don't want you to go in due to my humble position, but the doctors at the Imperial Hospital are still unable to determine the symptoms of Master Gao. We can only guard here and don't dare to move him at will. You
We also know that the saint has an order asking us to take Master Gao into the palace. But with Master Gao looking like this now, if the symptoms are contagious and threaten the saint, we dare not take this responsibility."
"Mr. Wang is now back to the Tai'an Hospital to seek medical skills. Before leaving, he specifically asked us not to let anyone enter Mr. Gao's bedroom. Even Mrs. Gao, who had been staying in the room to take care of Mr. Gao, was invited out by us.
Sir, please don't take this risk."
Wei Xu's voice was already loud. Even if he whispered to please, his voice was still rumbling. I don't know if he did it intentionally or unintentionally. Anyway, all the thirty or so officials from the Ministry of Finance present heard what he said.
words.
In an instant, the Household Department officials who became furious because they were blocked from seeing Gao Zhengming fell into silence for a moment.
Are Gao Zhengming’s symptoms contagious?
The Ministry of Revenue officials looked at each other in confusion, and unanimously turned their attention to the figure at the front, their backbone, Lord Shangshu.
Liu Tailai made a deep sound in his throat. After a while, he slowly said:
"In this case, I won't force it."
"I also hope that General Wei will take good care of Mr. Gao. There will be big things in the household department after winter and he will be indispensable."
"A humble job is a must!"
Wei Xu respectfully sent these officials out of Gao's mansion and watched them get into the carriage with his own eyes. It was not until the last carriage disappeared at the corner of the street that he spat viciously and walked back to Gao Zhengming's yard.
"I asked Li Xin'an, can you do it? Can you catch the murderer?"
Wei Xu saw Murong Bai motionless, like a piece of wood, and couldn't help but said: "Don't be so boring, why can't you speak?"
"If Brother Li can't do it, then no one can do it." Murong Bai said lightly, "General Wei just waits. Brother Li will bring the murderer back, and General Wei's troubles will naturally be solved."
"Ha... you are right. I should also hope that boy will bring the murderer back."
Wei Xu continued to fall into boring waiting. After an unknown amount of time, when he was a little sleepy and lowered his head to take a nap, he was suddenly awakened by Li Xin'an's voice.