The curls of green smoke coming out of the bronze crane's mouth dispersed in the imperial study room, making it quiet and pleasant.
"Qin Xiao holds ironclad evidence?" A strange color flashed across the saint's eyes.
The Prime Minister said respectfully: "The old minister has compiled a memorial about what happened today." He took out a memorial from his wide sleeves. Changsun Meier was very clever. When the Prime Minister took the memorial, he had already stepped forward and took it.
After passing the fold, he turned around and walked over to present it to the saint.
The saint took the fold and opened it. After a moment, he handed the fold to Changsun Meier, with a rare smile even showing on his lips: "How old is Qin Xiao?"
"She should be sixteen or seventeen years old." The Prime Minister replied: "I don't know the specific month of birth."
"A young man of sixteen or seventeen years old broke into Qingyi Building with a kitchen knife?" The saint smiled lightly and said, "Does Qin Xiao really have such ability?"
The Prime Minister said: "Not only did he break into Qingyi Tower, but he also injured dozens of people. Jiang Qianxing was also thrown from the upstairs by him."
"Who is Jiang Qianxing?"
"Sage, Jiang Qianxing was once the Dragon Scale Guard of the Imperial City. After leaving, he became the leader of the Tsing Yi Hall." Changsun Meier said softly from the side.
The saint said "Oh". Although she did not know Jiang Qianxing's name, she was obviously no stranger to Qingyi Hall. She looked at Xiahou Yuanzhen and said: "Qin Xiao forced Xiahoujie to write a confession, so that confession is now in
In Qin Xiao’s hands?”
The Prime Minister bowed slightly and said: "Xia Houjie hated Qin Xiao for exposing the Ministry of War ordnance case, and used Jiang Qianxing to set up a trap in Qingyi Tower. He originally wanted to teach Qin Xiao a lesson or even kill Qin Xiao, but he didn't want Qin Xiao to die in Qingyi Hall.
Instead, he broke into the Qingyi Building." He spoke slowly and without any concealment of what Huaiyang Marquis had done: "Xia Houjie could only confess his crimes under Qin Xiao's knife, then
A copy of the indictment fell into Qin Xiao's hands."
"The Prime Minister thinks Qin Xiao will make the incriminating documents public?" the saint stared at the Prime Minister and asked calmly.
The Prime Minister solemnly said: "I don't know, I just reported this matter to the sage. After Qin Xiao entered the capital, everything he did was unexpected. He had the energy of a young man, but he was not blindly reckless. He did things in a very orderly manner.
"Sighed: "I beat the big drum in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice, used Xue Keke to expose the case of the Ministry of War's ordnance, and now I am alone today. Everything is beyond my expectation, so the indictment is in his hands.
In his hands, I don’t know how he will use it.”
The saint seemed to be interested. He glanced at the eldest grandson Meier and chuckled: "Meier, the Prime Minister doesn't know what Qin Xiao will do with the indictment. What do you think Qin Xiao will do? I remember you said last time, Qin Xiao
Xiao exposed the Ministry of War’s ordnance case for public service and not for personal gain. You seem to know him better than the Prime Minister."
"Mei'er doesn't dare." The eldest grandson Mei'er was calm and her voice was calm: "Mei'er only made a judgment based on his background and behavior, and it was also based on personal experience."
"Tell me, what is Qin Xiao's purpose of coercing Xia Houjie to write an indictment?"
Changsun Meier thought for a moment and then said calmly: "The Prime Minister just said that after Qin Xiao entered the capital, he did three unexpected things. He beat the big drum in front of the criminal department, used Xue Youke to expose the military arms case, and today he broke into Qingyi alone.
Tang Meier thought that any of these three things would be a recipe for death in the eyes of ordinary people, but Qin Xiao did these three things continuously in a short period of time.
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, Mei'er doesn't think that he didn't know that these things might bring disaster to him, but he still did them all. In addition to this person's firm nature, there is another reason, maybe because he was born in Xiling, a country boy,
I still don’t know how deep the sky and the earth are.”
"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers." The saint smiled and said, "What my sister said is true."
"But when he did these three things, he was not reckless." Changsun Meier's eyes were watery, and when the corners of her lips were raised, her beautiful and demure face was as delicate as a begonia flower, and her voice was soft: "Beat the big drum in front of the criminal department.
, the case of Fan Wenzheng was raised. After the investigation of the case began, Qin Xiao stepped aside and used the Ministry of Justice to come forward to achieve his goals. In the case of the Ministry of War ordnance, the person who directly exposed the case was not Qin Xiao, but used Xue Keke. Today
Breaking into Qingyi Hall alone and being able to escape unscathed proves that he is very confident in his abilities and is not acting recklessly. He coerced the Marquis of Huaiyang to write an indictment. Meier thought that it was not necessarily to expose the Marquis of Huaiyang, but rather to expose the Marquis of Huaiyang.
Use the indictment as a tool for self-protection.”
The Prime Minister nodded slightly and said: "Sage, the eldest grandson Sheguan is extremely intelligent and what he said makes sense."
"Qin Xiao did not retreat from any of the things he did, but every one of them left a way for him to fall back." Changsun Meier sighed with emotion: "Sage, Meier thinks that although he is not old, he is good at handling things.
But he is very cunning and has a maturity far beyond his years."
The saint pondered, and after a while, he said to the Prime Minister: "Prime Minister, Qin Xiao, I have my own decision to make. It's already very late, so please step aside first."
The Prime Minister entered the palace and brought Huaiyang Hou Xiahoujie to plead guilty. Although the saint finally ordered Xiahoujie to go to the northern border, being able to save his life can be considered as fulfilling his wish.
"Old minister, please retire!" The Prime Minister bowed and then retreated.
After the Prime Minister left, the saint sighed softly: "Meier, how long have you been with me?"
"Meier was favored by the saint and served him for five years and seven months." Meier, the eldest grandson, approached the saint and raised her hand to gently press his shoulders, like a mother and daughter.
The saint smiled lightly and said, "Have you noticed that the Prime Minister seems to have become somewhat alienated from me over the years?"
"The Prime Minister has always been loyal to the Saint." Changsun Meier said softly: "The Prime Minister is the leader of the ministers and the pillar of the empire. He assists the Saint in handling state affairs and has always done his duty. The Saint said that the old Prime Minister is alienated from you. Is that right?
Because the prime minister no longer speaks directly to the saints like before?"
The sage said: "Mei'er is smart. If it were a few years ago, the Prime Minister would not act in front of me like he does today. He would directly ask me for mercy and pardon Xia Houjie instead of beating around the bush."
"The crime committed by the Marquis of Huaiyang this time is too big. Whether it is embezzlement of military funds or murder and silence, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is a capital crime." Changsun Meier gently pressed the saint's shoulders with two catkins with the most suitable strength.
, with a voice as gentle as water: "This is a serious matter. Although the Prime Minister loves his son very much, he also has to take into account the laws of the country. Naturally, it is not easy to directly plead with the saint."
The saint smiled and said: "Mei'er always knows how to talk. With you by my side, no matter how big the trouble is, it will quickly disappear." He paused and squinted his eyes, seeming to be very satisfied with Mei'er's technique. After a while,
, suddenly asked: "You seem to appreciate Qin Xiao quite a lot, and you said a lot of good things for him today."
Changsun Meier did not answer immediately, as if she was thinking about something.
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The saint turned his head slightly and saw that although Meier's pair of catkins were still gently pressing on his shoulders, her beautiful eyes like stars in the fog were looking at the pen holder on the imperial desk, looking thoughtful.
The saint frowned slightly. Sun Meier, the eldest son, was considerate and astute. When she was waiting for him, she had never looked so distracted before. She asked lightly: "What's wrong with you?"
"Ah?" Mei'er finally came to her senses. She seemed to realize that she had lost her composure. She quickly took two steps back and knelt down: "Mei'er deserves to die. Please be punished by the saint."
The saint sighed: "Get up, I won't punish you. I just want to know, what can make you lose your mind around me?"
Meier stood up, hesitated, and finally said: "Meier is thinking about Qin Xiao."
"Oh?" The saint's eyes flashed with a strange color, and he said lightly: "Are you thinking about Qin Xiao? How can a young man from the border distract you so much?"
Meier hurriedly said: "Sage, Meier has absolutely no other ideas, it's just that... Meier thought of the Seven Kills Star!"
The saint was startled, Feitian frowned, and asked: "What is the relationship between Qin Xiao and the Seven Kills Star?"
"Previously, the Great Celestial Master observed the stars, and there was a phenomenon in the sky that the moon was white, and the Pojun Star was about to move in the northeast. According to what the Great Celestial Master said, there would be wars and chaos in the northeast." Meier lowered her head and said softly.
: "The Greedy Wolf star is in the south, but the Seven Kills star is in Ziwei Zhongfu...!" At this point, he looked up at the saint and saw that the saint was looking at him calmly, and then he continued.
: "Once the three fateful stars of Qi Sha, Po Jun and Tan Lang align in the three directions of the Palace of Life, it will immediately become the fate of Sha Po Lang...!"
"I know." The saint's voice was calm: "Right now, Taibai has entered the moon, Pojun has taken up his position, and the two destiny stars Qisha and Tanlang have not yet formed a three-party and four-right alignment with Pojun."
Mei'er said: "Sage, the Great Heavenly Master said that to break the fate of Sha Po Lang, the only hope lies in the Seven Kills Star. As long as the Seven Kills Star can be combined with Ziwei Zhongfu, it can become the auxiliary star of the Saint.
, not only will there be no disaster of killing Po Lang, but he can also become a lucky star protecting Ziwei Zhongfu."
"The Seven Kills are in Ziwei Zhongfu." The saint said slowly: "Yutiantai has been observing the stars and looking for the Seven Kills' destiny star."
"The Great Heavenly Master said that the Seven Kills Life Star prefers movement to silence. Once it reaches Ziwei Zhongfu, it will cause ripples and cause commotion." Mei'er looked at the saint and whispered: "Sage, Qin Xiao
Not long after he entered the capital, he made troubles one after another. The Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, and even the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works, and the Dali Temple were all involved. Although many things happened in Kyoto every day, turmoil like this continued. In recent years,
But it's rare, Mei'er... Mei'er is wondering if Qin Xiao might be related to the Seven Kills Star."
The saint's eyes were extremely deep, as if he was deep in thought. After a long time, he finally said: "Do you think Qin Xiao might be the Seven Kills Star?"
"Mei'er just feels that after Qin Xiao entered the capital, he caused quite a stir." Mei'er's beautiful eyes flashed and she said cautiously: "He has a low status. With his status and strength, there is no way he would have made such a fuss."
There was no movement, but in fact he just did it, so Meier suspected that when Qin Xiao came to Beijing, was it the Seven Kills Star approaching Ziwei Zhongfu? If he really was the Seven Kills Star, he must not