The Royal Palace. An old figure was kneeling outside the palace. Under the scorching sun, he hung his head and looked as if he was a burnt vegetable.
The palace guests who passed by did not dare to look around, and they did not dare to raise their heads when passing by him.
This person is not some "caigan", but the King of Fenyang who has a youthful friendship with the emperor. The Fenyang Palace has been glorious for so many years, so why is it that the emperor cares about their youthful friendship?
Although now his son, the well-known dandy Prince Jun, slept with the emperor's beloved concubine, after the incident, Concubine Li was directly given a foot of white silk, and Prince Jun was punished.
He was thrown into Dali Temple, and he didn't even say that he was going to die. This shows that the emperor still cared about his old feelings, and the Fenyang Palace had not yet collapsed.
Creak! The palace door opened, and a handsome man in official uniform walked out of the palace.
The man stopped in front of King Fenyang and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor wants you to come in and talk."
King Fenyang raised his head and said weakly: "Your Majesty, are you willing to see me?"
"Yes." The man, Lu Yi, supported King Fenyang's arm and said, "I will help the prince in."
King Fenyang knelt for a day and a night, and it was very difficult to stand up. Lu Yi used his strength to help him up, and King Fenyang leaned entirely on him.
When Lu Yi led King Fenyang into the hall, King Fenyang was already crying like a tearful person. He said to the emperor sitting on the dragon throne: "Your Majesty... I am guilty... Please forgive me...
"
Lu Yi left King Fenyang in the palace and retreated.
From inside came King Fenyang crying with runny nose and tears.
"Master Lu, the Queen Mother is very concerned about the case you are investigating. The Queen Mother has a purpose. If you find out anything, just report it to her." The eunuch who came over said.
"Okay, I'll be there right away," Lu Yi said.
The old nun who served the Queen Mother died. She died so miserably and unexplainedly that not only the Queen Mother was watching, but also the Queen. This case was particularly difficult and everyone in Dali Temple was in danger.
Originally, no one was willing to take on such a difficult case, but Lin Yijie took it.
Lin Yijie is Lu Yi's direct superior. When he takes over a case, all his subordinates will be responsible for the case, including Lu Yi.
In the case of poisoning and murder, the cause of death is clear. Logically speaking, it should be easy to find out by following the clues. However, the poisoner has been hidden too deeply, and no clues have been found yet.
When Lu Yi came out of the palace after receiving his orders from the Queen Mother, he saw a carriage parked at the entrance of the palace.
"Master Lu," the person in the carriage called him, "I wonder if I can come with you?"
Lu Yi raised his hand and said, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he got on the carriage.
The person in the carriage was none other than King Fenyang.
King Fenyang was leaning there, as weak and haggard as before.
"Eunuch Chen just said that if Mr. Lu hadn't interceded for me in front of the emperor, I wouldn't have been able to see the emperor so easily."
"Your Majesty's words are serious. Your Majesty wants to see your Majesty, but there is a missing step. If your subordinate hands you the steps, he will naturally go down." Lu Yi said, "Your Majesty has always missed your Majesty."
"Anyway, I remember Mr. Lu's love." King Fenyang said, "My son is currently imprisoned in Dali Temple. I wonder how he is doing these days?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is fine with the Young Prince." Lu Yi said, "If the Prince wants to see the Young Prince, he can go at any time."
Before today, how did King Fenyang know who Lu Yi was?
A small official from Dali Temple is not worthy of fear at all, let alone worthy of his attention.
Even though his name is quite famous, when many people mention him, especially when mentioning Hubei City, they almost always have to mention the former magistrate who led the prosperity of Hubei City.
However, today, King Fenyang truly realized that there is such a number one person in Dali Temple. Looking at his extraordinary temperament, he is a character.
King Fenyang was busy thinking about how to win over this person, but he never thought that his precious son had offended him to death. But even if he knew about it, King Fenyang would not take it to heart.
In the court, there are never permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Not to mention that Lu Xuan was just bitten by a dog and has now recovered. Even if he was maimed by a dog, as long as the interests are big enough, if Lu Yi is smart,
Of course I know how to choose.
It doesn't matter if he is a pedantic and stupid person. It doesn't matter if there are not just one or two withered bones buried under the soil of the capital, but one more, or even one more withered bones of a whole family.
King Fenyang returned to his residence, and Lu Yi returned to his carriage.
The Lu family's carriage had been following behind just now.
Xia Kun sat opposite and said: "Judging from the emperor's reaction, King Fenyang has not fallen out of favor yet."
"King Fenyang must have something in his hands that the emperor is afraid of, otherwise he wouldn't be able to bear such a tone at this time." Lu Yi said calmly, "I'm afraid that young prince Jun won't be locked up for long."
"Just let him out like this?" Xia Kun sneered, "Is the second master's leg injured in vain?"
"King Fenyang can't move now, but the emperor has planted a seed in his heart and is waiting for this seed to sprout, so the Fenyang Palace is on the verge of danger at any time. As for Geng Qianjun, he must be released, but he must be released.
What it looks like is up to us." Lu Yi said calmly, "It's just a useless waste, so why not let it go?"
"You still don't have a clue about the case in the palace?"
"No. However, I found out that similar poisoning cases occurred a few years ago."
"Has the murderer been found?"
"At that time, two concubines were competing for favor. One of the concubines' family owned a medicine shop, and the medicine was unique to his family. After that, the concubine was sentenced to death."
"It means that the source of the poison has been found, and it is the concubine's home."
"After the concubine died, his family was sent to the border. I sent people to check and found that almost all of them died at the border, and no one was left alive."
Xia Kun was thinking about it and was about to say something to Lu Yi when suddenly the carriage shook.
Then, the sound of horse hooves came from outside.
Xia Kun opened the curtain and looked outside.
Several horses galloped past.
"He's from the Dark Law Department."
Xia Kun heard the people outside saying this, got out of the carriage and looked at the figures of the horses.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yi asked.
"Dark Law Department." Xia Kun returned to the carriage, "You have been in Beijing for so long, you must have heard of the Dark Law Department, right?"
"I've heard that the highest commander of the Dark Law Department is the emperor and takes orders directly from him. From the first-rank officials to ordinary people, as long as the Dark Law Department wants to investigate, no one can stop it," Lu Yi said, "But I've heard that
They haven't seen them yet."
"Because the people from the Dark Law Department have taken on a big mission and have not been in the capital. Did you hear what those people said just now? Now they are back." Xia Kun said, "Those people... are like poisonous snakes, you can't get involved, so don't have anything to do with them for the time being.
Is there anything involved, otherwise our efforts for so long will be in vain."
