Xu Zun frowned. He didn't want to ask again and again, but he actually asked himself.
However, he knew that the matter about Ku Niang could not escape the eyes of the guards, so he had been prepared and said:
"He is a friend of mine from the world! He is very loyal! He is not called a dumb mother, but a bitter mother!"
"Ku Niang..." Cai Kun repeated, as if he had something to say to Xu Zun.
"By the way," Xu Zun quickly changed the subject and asked, "Master Cai, since I have no way out, can you tell me the ins and outs of the Iron Coffin Case now?"
"What?" Cai Kun was stunned, "Didn't I tell you already? The iron coffin contains the body of Imperial Master Qiu Dingtian, but the body has been snatched away!"
"Then..." Xu Zun asked, "Why did the Imperial Master defect? Why did he flee to Xiazhou? What happened there? Also, why did those who hijacked the iron coffin want to rob the Imperial Master's body?"
"Well..." Cai Kun frowned and said calmly, "To be honest with you, there are some things that I, the leader of the Inner Guard Pavilion, cannot know."
"You don't know either?" Xu Zun expressed doubts. He felt that it was not that Cai Kun didn't know, but that he didn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Yes, I thought that the Queen Mother would summon you when you came back this time, and I wanted to ask you!" Cai Kun said, "Now it seems that this matter is quite annoying to the Queen Mother!"
"You said..." Xu Zun asked, "I destroyed Xiazhou's deployment, the Queen Mother..."
"Ji Ying..." Cai Kun quickly waved his hand, "This is not the place to talk. Let's discuss it when we have time!"
oh……
Xu Zun could see that although they were both internal guards, Cai Kun seemed to be wary of this place.
Finally, after waiting for a stick of incense, a man walked out of the house.
This man was in his forties, unkempt, casually dressed, and slovenly. His body also exuded a sour smell, as if he had not taken a shower for a long time.
Behind the man, followed a young man in plain clothes. The young man looked exactly like the man. He also looked slovenly. Even his bun was crooked.
"Brother Bi Sheng!" Seeing the middle-aged man, Cai Kun quickly saluted.
However, when he finished the ceremony and was about to introduce Xu Zun, Bi Sheng interrupted Cai Kun and said:
"Leader Cai Ge, please take Xiaoyi away! He has memorized all the information you want. Just let him return on his own after asking questions."
After saying that, Bi Sheng gave a perfunctory salute, then turned and entered the room without even glancing at Xu Zun.
this……
Xu Zun was also drunk. He had never seen such a weird thing. How could he know what he wanted?
However, Cai Kun seemed to have grown accustomed to the strange situation, and immediately waved to the young man, and then motioned Xu Zun to leave.
After leaving the house, Cai Kun remained silent and kept riding a young man named Xiao Yi back to the Inner Guards Mansion with Xu Zun.
It was only a matter of a few steps, but not long after, Xiaoyi was brought back to the living room where Cai Kun worked.
"Okay," after everyone was seated, Cai Kun let Xiao Yi speak, "What information did your leader Bi Ge ask you to memorize?"
"Xue Guihua, Duke of Liang, 75 years old, uncle of the late emperor..." Xiaoyi said like a robot, "Due to his meritorious service in pioneering Southeast Asia trade, he was granted the title of Duke of Liang in the ninth year of Shengping and resided in Xinglongfang of Xuanmiao City...
"The assassin is suspected to be the concubine Xianxian. The girl's household registration is from Wanyang in Mingzhou. She is nineteen years old. She was presented to a guest of the Xue family and was deeply loved by Duke Liang...
"After being killed that day, the whereabouts of this woman are unknown..."
oh……
So, Xu Zun understood, this child actually memorized the information of the seventeen princes and ministers who were killed.
It seems that Bi Sheng already knew Cai Kun's purpose and that Cai Kun and Xu Zun wanted to investigate this large-scale assassination.
"Han Zhang, the governor of Songzhou..." After reciting Liang Guogong, Xiaoyi started to recite the next one.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Zun suddenly interrupted Xiao Yi and asked, "You haven't told me what happened yet! When was Xue Guihua assassinated, where was he assassinated, how was he assassinated, what weapon was used, and
Who are the witnesses?”
"He was assassinated at noon the day before yesterday," Xiao Yi retorted. "He died in the bedroom where Duke Liang was resting. How he was assassinated, I don't know..."
Xu Zun covered his face and asked, "What do you mean no?"
"Jiying," Cai Kun waved his hand, "what he means is that he will tell us everything he carries, and what he doesn't carry, of course, is gone!"
"This..." Xu Zun frowned.
"It doesn't matter," Cai Kun said, "The crime scene has been sealed off by the internal security. To prevent any mistakes, the Queen Mother has also sent Dali Temple and the Detective Bureau. I will give you detailed information on the crime later.
"Also...even if I don't have permission, I can still take you to the scene."
"Okay!" Xu Zun nodded with satisfaction and said to Xiaoyi, "Okay, you go ahead!"
So, Xiaoyi continued his report and told the information about all the victims.
Xu Zun listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more shocked he became. These seventeen people were all very high-ranking officials in the dynasty. Some were famous, some were hard-working and meritorious, some held important positions, and more than half of them even needed to enter the Jinluan Palace.
Early morning.
So the princes and ministers were assassinated on the same day and at the same time. Xuanmen really put a lot of effort into this move.
And so many people died at once, and all of them had problems with the Queen Mother, it really had the effect of shaking Chao Gang.
Could it be... is this what they call a natural disaster?
If they have follow-up actions, wouldn't this large-scale assassination serve as a warning to others?
From now on, Xuanmiao City will definitely be on heightened alert. How else can they make waves?
As he thought about it, Xu Zun thought of many ancient movies and TV dramas. He felt that there were many ancient terrorists in movies and TV dramas who would use a huge building.
For example, in the Tongtian Empire, terrorists want to blow up the statues of gods and then kill the ruler.
So...is this the same situation for this catastrophe before us?
Xu Zun had already seen the power of explosives in Yonghui before. Since Daxuan has explosives, maybe Xuanmen will really work hard in this area, right?
The collapse of huge buildings also seems to reflect the word "heavenly disaster" even more.
But...if that's the case, then it seems that it would be unwise to assassinate these princes and ministers, right?
Tsk tsk...
Xu Zun thought carefully and felt more and more that there was something wrong here, and he had to investigate it carefully.
Xiaoyi's memory is really amazing, it took half an hour to finish the whole story.
I don’t know if it was the rules of the inner guards, but after Xiao Yi finished speaking, Cai Kun sent someone to send him away, and no one was arranged to take notes during the period.
As a result, Xu Zun could only rely on his memory to write down the information about the princes and ministers.
After Xiao Yi left, Xu Zun said to Cai Kun:
"Master Cai, the situation is urgent. I think we should not waste time and start taking action quickly!"
"Then..." Cai Kun asked, "How are you going to act?"
"I need to survey the scene and understand the details of each assassination!" Xu Zun said, "Also, my guys must also participate in the investigation.
"In addition, you have to send me enough manpower, especially one or several experts who are proficient in the urban landforms and city defense structure of Xuanmiao City!"
"This..." Cai Kun hesitated, nodded and said, "Okay! But..."
Cai Kun is not worried about anything else. The only thing he is worried about is that Xu Zun is not high enough. There is no new appointment. Xu Zun is only sentenced in Tangzhou, which is obviously not justified.
Unexpectedly, before Cai Kun finished speaking, someone suddenly came in and reported:
"Sir, I have received a letter from Xu Yusheng, the Minister of War. He was also assassinated at noon the day before yesterday!"
"Ah?" Cai Kun was surprised, "Why didn't you report it?"
"Shilang Xu is inspecting Xuanhe County," the visitor reported. "Because the assassin was a dancer he adopted, he was afraid that the news would be bad, so he didn't report it..."
"Xu Yusheng... tsk tsk..." Cai Kun smacked his lips and sighed, "This Xu Yusheng was just reprimanded by the Queen Mother! The Minister of War is not in the Holy City now, and this Xu Yusheng has soldiers under his command..."
"Report..."
As a result, before Cai Kun finished speaking, another inner guard came to report:
"My lord, I'm sorry. I just received a quick report that King Yu of Qingzhou and King Jin of Qizhou were assassinated. The time was also noon the day before yesterday..."
