"What!?" In the meeting hall of the Inner Guards Mansion, Zhao Yu was so shocked that he could hardly find his chin after learning about the situation, "Why did such a big thing happen? Xuanmen... Xuanmen..."
As soon as he said this, he couldn't help but look at Ani.
"Qingzhou and Qizhou are relatively close to the Holy Capital, so news spreads quickly," Xu Zun said. "We don't know yet whether other princes have been killed."
"Then..." Zhao Yu exclaimed, "Wouldn't this cause chaos in the world? Will the Queen Mother be blamed for the prince's death? Then isn't the situation that the Queen Mother is facing now very bad?"
"Of course," Xu Zun said, "King Yu of Qingzhou and King Jin of Qizhou were both brothers of the late emperor and were highly respected in the royal family. Their assassination would inevitably arouse the suspicion of other princes.
"In addition, Xu Yusheng from the Ministry of War is also an unstable factor," Xu Zun said. "I suspect that the reason why he was assassinated was not because he was lucky, but because the assassin deliberately let him go!"
"Yes," Zhao Yu nodded in agreement, "He has a lot of troops, and he is leading the troops to conduct inspections and exercises. If he comes back with a grudge because of this incident, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Anuqie," Huo Anu scolded, "I can't believe that those girls in Qinglan Temple are actually used for this kind of purpose?
"Those princes and ministers are quite capable. Half of their feet are already in the coffin, but they still like such a young concubine. This is great, they have made a profit for themselves, right?"
"Of course you don't understand," Zhao Yu said with a grin, "It is precisely because half of the foot is in the coffin that he is even more greedy for the world and beauty!"
"Anuqie," Huo Anu slapped the table and pointed at Zhao Yu and said, "I find that since you admitted that you are the son of the Zhao family, you have become more and more arrogant!"
"Hey," Zhao Yu quickly moved to the other side of the table, "I'm telling the truth. Why are you so anxious?"
"Uu..." Xu Zun quickly broke up the fight and shouted, "Xuanmen's disaster plan has been launched. It seems that there is nothing we can do!"
"What?" Zhao Yu asked immediately, "Master Xu, if we can find the Xuanmen rebels and make them confess their crimes to prove the world, wouldn't we be able to save the situation?"
"snort……"
After Zhao Yu finished speaking, Ani snorted coldly.
Obviously, Ani believed that Zhao Yu's words were simply fantasy and nonsense.
"Sir," Huo Anu asked eagerly, "can it be that... we can only watch Xuanmen succeed? Don't we do something?"
"Impossible," Zhao Yu took over the conversation and said, "Think about it, since the inner guard has told Mr. Xu such urgent news, how can it be possible for Mr. Xu to stay out of the matter?"
"Smart," Xu Zun snapped his fingers, "Although I have not been officially appointed, I have been given clear instructions from above to thoroughly investigate this large-scale assassination incident!"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu frowned, "Sir... did I hear you correctly? The assassination has already happened, why bother to investigate? Shouldn't the task given to us be to catch the Xuanmen rebels?"
“Catching rebels is the task of the internal guards,” Xu Zun said. “As for the impact of the killing of those princes and ministers, it is naturally something that you and I cannot control.
"So, our mission is still our job, to investigate the case."
"Seventeen princes and ministers were assassinated at the same time," Huo Anu said worriedly, "With just the four of us, can we find out?"
"Huh?" Zhao Yu suddenly came back to his senses and asked, "Mr. Xu, do you think... do you think those assassin ladies are still in the Holy City? As long as we catch them, the case will turn around?"
As soon as Zhao Yu finished speaking, Cai Kun, the leader of the Neiwei Pavilion, came in from outside, followed by three people.
"Jiying," Cai Kun said, "I have found the person you want. Come quickly, I will introduce him to you."
"Oh," Xu Zun recognized the one at the front, who was Chen Taiji, the censor of the Ministry of Punishment, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Master Chen, I didn't expect it to be you!"
"Jiying," Chen Taiji quickly returned the greeting, "I didn't expect to meet again so soon! Last time you left without saying goodbye in Shangyuan City, I thought something had happened to you, but I didn't expect that you were sent to Yonghui by the Queen Mother!"
"I'm sorry to say it," Xu Zun apologized quickly, "The mission was urgent. Xu Zun set off overnight and didn't have time to say goodbye to Mr. Chen. I'm really sorry."
"Um...ahem..." Cai Kun coughed and pointed to an old man behind him and introduced, "Jiying, this is our Prime Minister Tiejing of Dali Temple. Mr. Tie is a treasure-level figure in our holy capital.
Very knowledgeable and well-informed.”
"I've met Tie Lao!" Xu Zun hurriedly saluted.
"This one is the Eastern Divine Catcher from the Divine Catcher Division," Cai Kun pointed at a woman behind him who was dressed as an agent and introduced him. "The Eastern Divine Catcher understands the structure of the Holy Capital and is sophisticated in his ways. He will definitely be able to help."
You lend a hand."
"I've seen Mr. God Catcher!" Xu Zun saluted again.
When he raised his head and looked up, he found that the goddess police officer was about thirty years old, with a rosy face and a bright face, and she was not like the kind of heroic female police officer at all.
Her figure is plump and round, and she looks more like a rich lady from some family.
"This is Mr. Xu Zunxu, who was appointed by the Holy Queen Mother," Cai Kun introduced to everyone. "He is the special envoy specially transferred from Tangzhou to investigate this assassination incident."
"Hello, Special Envoy Xu!" Tie Jing and Dongfang Shenzhen greeted Xu Zun together.
Xu Zun glanced at Cai Kun secretly and thought to himself: Why am I the special envoy again?
In fact, there is no other way. After all, Xu Zun has not yet received a formal appointment, so Cai Kun must create a strong identity for Xu Zun.
Otherwise, how could these capital officials obey a small local official?
"Jiying," Cai Kun said again, "these three are our own people. If there is anything you need, just ask."
"Thank you!" Xu Zun bowed.
"Don't worry, Special Envoy Xu," Tie Jing said, stroking his beard. "Such a big thing has happened in the Holy Capital. As ministers, we must do our best."
"This case is also the responsibility of our Detective Division," said Dongfang Detective, clasping his fists. "If anything happens, just ask Special Envoy Xu."
"Hehehe..." Chen Taiji said to everyone, "I have worked with Jiying twice, but I have personally seen him solve several shocking cases. Otherwise, the Queen Mother would not have come so far to recruit him.
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"Ji Ying," he turned to Xu Zun and said, "if you can solve the serious problem of Xuanmen, then we can also benefit from you!"
"Chen Yushi is so proud," Xu Zun said modestly, "Those two times were just Xu Zun's good luck. This assassination is not a trivial matter, and I hope you can help me!"
As he said this, several people clasped their fists to be polite.
"Okay, let's stop being polite and be polite," Cai Kun said, "Jiying, Dai Long's injury has not recovered yet, I will choose another person to add in, and the eight guards will still listen to your command."
"Okay." Xu Zun nodded, and then asked everyone, "I wonder if the three adults already know the case?"
The three of them nodded in unison.
"Well, we will have to work hard tonight!" Xu Zun said, "We have to go to these seventeen crime scenes overnight to investigate."
oh?
The three of them were obviously surprised. No one expected Xu Zun to be so anxious.
However, Xu Zun is now the leader, so the three of them naturally cannot have any objections.
"Special Envoy Xu," Dongfang Shenping asked, "there are so many crime scenes. I wonder if you want us to split up and act separately, or..."
"Collective action," Xu Zun replied, "I need to know the details of each assassination case."
"Then..." Dongfang Shenping asked again, "Which house should we go to first? Let's start with Liang Guogong?"
"No," Xu Zun said decisively, "Let's go to the home of the Minister of Industry first. I heard that he seems to be in charge of some project now..."
