Madam, protect me!

Li Mansion.

The Left Assistant Minister of the Secretariat looked at Li Nuo and was speechless for a moment.

Because his words could not be refuted.

It was not the duty of the Secretary of the Honglu Temple to investigate the case, and he could have refused.

To be honest, he should have refused.

The top scholar in the six subjects was first arranged in the Ministry of Rites, and then hidden in the Honglu Temple. The court even promoted his official position and rank at the same time. Anyone would be upset.

If I put myself in Li Nuo's shoes, I might be more angry than him.

The Left Assistant Minister of the Secretariat could only leave helplessly.

When I returned to the embassy, ​​there was no progress in the case.

All the evidence pointed out that the second prince of Liang State committed suicide, but even if he really committed suicide, Daxia had to find a murderer.

Otherwise, the pot would be put on Daxia.

That would be troublesome.

This case must be investigated and a reasonable explanation given to Liang State.

A light flashed through his mind again.

If we talk about who is the best at solving cases in Daxia, besides Li Nuo, there is another person.

When he first entered the Dali Temple, he not only solved many strange cases, but also investigated all the old cases piled up in the Dali Temple one by one, and he can be called the detective of Daxia.

In the early days, he was promoted by virtue of his merits in solving cases.

In the Dali Temple.

Li Xuanjing looked at the Minister of the Left, shook his head and said, "I heard about that case. The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple couldn't find any clues. It would be useless for me to go."

The Minister of the Left said, "This case is of great importance. Whether there is a result or not, Lord Li should go and take a look."

Li Xuanjing did not refuse again and said, "In this case, I will go with you."

The two of them soon arrived at the embassy. Li Xuanjing asked some questions from the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, and personally investigated the outcome. The Minister of the Left asked impatiently, "Lord Li, do you have any clues?"

Li Xuanjing shook his head and said, "No."

The Minister of the Left was overwhelmed. This was really troublesome. Although Liang was only a small country, its location was very important. It was a buffer zone between Daxia and Wei.

If Liang was removed, Daxia would directly border Wei.

Whether it was Daxia or Wei, controlling Liang would put great pressure on the border of the other country.

If the death of the second prince caused a rift between Liang and Daxia, wouldn't that give Wei an opportunity to take advantage of it?

This was a big deal, and he immediately returned to the Secretariat. Even on a day off, the left prime minister did not rest, but handled official business in the Secretariat.

The left prime minister saw him, put down the memorial in his hand, left and asked: "What's the matter?"

The left assistant minister of the Secretariat shook his head and said: "The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have not found anything. The Dali Temple Minister went there in person and found nothing either."

The left prime minister slowly stood up and said solemnly: "He died at this time. Someone wanted to take advantage of the envoys' meeting to provoke the relationship between Liang and Daxia. The intention was extremely sinister..."

Although this continent has been stable for hundreds of years, the Warring States Period has not actually ended.

Several major dynasties, on the surface, are peaceful, but there are many undercurrents behind them.

No one knows whether a seemingly insignificant little thing will become the key to breaking the situation.

In any case, Daxia must choose itself out of this matter.

From the assassination of the Chu envoy in Sifang Pavilion last year to the death of the second prince of Liang this year, they were all aimed at Daxia, which shows that some people and countries are ready to move.

The left prime minister remembered something, looked at the secretary, and said: "You go find Li Xuanjing's son. He also solved the case of Sifang Pavilion last time. Young people are smart. What Li Xuanjing can't see, he may not be able to see..."

The left secretary sighed and said: "Before asking the Dali Temple, I have already found him."

The left prime minister sighed lightly and asked: "He didn't find anything?"

The left secretary said: "He didn't go. He said he was the secretary of the Honglu Temple. He can be asked to handle the funeral of the second prince of Liang. It is not within his responsibility to investigate the case. Let us find someone else..."

"..."

The left prime minister fell silent.

The champion of the six subjects should have entered the central government of the three provinces, but he was arranged to sit on the bench in the Honglu Temple. It is normal to feel resentful.

If his father was not Li Xuanjing, even if he did not enter the core of the three provinces, he would definitely hold an important position in the six ministries.

The identity of Li Xuanjing's son brought him some benefits, but also brought him these injustices.

The right prime minister did not have any selfish motives in order to balance the court.

But at the moment, there is no other way, and we can only pin our hopes on him.

He thought for a while and said, "Go and tell him that if he can find out the case, he can choose the official position of the fifth rank in the court."

The left minister of the Secretariat said, "Then the right prime minister..."

The left prime minister said, "The overall situation is important. If he asks, I will explain it myself."

A moment later, the left minister of the Secretariat came to Li's house again.

He looked at Li Nuo who was still basking in the sun and said, "Lord Li, the Left Prime Minister said that if you can find out the case of the second prince of Liang, you can choose any official position of the fifth rank in the court."

Li Nuo opened his eyes and said, "Words are not enough."

Zhongshu Zuo Shilang said, "Don't worry, Lord Zuo Xiang's words are as good as gold. Since he said so, he will definitely not lie to you."

In view of Zuo Xiang's fifth level of Confucian cultivation, Li Nuo decided to trust him once.

He stood up and said, "Let's go."

Embassy Village is the previous Wulin Village, and Li Nuo is naturally familiar with it.

An Ning and Yi Ren went out, and Li Nuo did not wait for her.

The one who died was just a prince of a small country. With her cultivation, she could not play a big role in this case.

Zhongshu Zuo Shilang walked behind him and could not help asking: "Sir Li, don't you want to ask me about the case?"

Li Nuo said: "Just say whatever you want to say."

It was the first time that Zhongshu Shilang had seen someone who did not ask about the specific case when investigating a case, but he still told him the case as detailed as possible, and emphasized the importance and sensitivity of the case to Li Nuo.

Since the case happened this morning, the embassy village was not allowed to enter and leave casually, and there were countless guards lined up around it.

Li Nuo and Zhongshu Zuo Shilang walked into an embassy, ​​and just after entering the door, they saw a body.

The doors and windows of the room were closed, and there was no trace of a third person at the scene. The second prince of Liang died in his bedroom. From the surface alone, he committed suicide.

However, it is not difficult to create such a scene.

A martial artist at the Grandmaster level can sneak into his room silently, control his body with true qi, create the illusion of suicide, and then leave without leaving any trace.

Liang is just a small country. There is no Grandmaster in the delegation, only two guards at the fourth level. The second prince of Liang himself has the third level of martial arts cultivation. The fourth level cannot do it. Only martial artists above the Grandmaster level can do this.

This time, the four dynasties all sent large delegations, and there are many Grandmasters in the delegation.

This encountered the same problem as the last Sifang Pavilion. The suspects are all important figures in other countries. The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have no way to let go and investigate.

There were many people outside the embassy. When Li Nuo walked past them, the law code did not react.

The people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were still questioning the people from the Liang Embassy. After Li Nuo came in, he didn't say anything, but walked around in the crowd first.

When he walked back to the left assistant minister of the Zhongshu, he already had an idea in his mind.

The security of the Embassy Village is stricter than that of the Imperial Palace. The possibility of the murderer coming in from outside is zero, and the possibility of escaping after committing the crime is basically non-existent.

If the second prince of Liang State did not commit suicide, then the murderer must still be in the Embassy Village.

Li Nuo originally wanted the Secretary to summon everyone, but he did not expect that the murderer was in this courtyard, which saved a lot of trouble.

The Left Secretary of the Secretary asked: "Lord Li, do you have any clues?"

Li Nuo nodded and said: "The second prince of Liang State did not commit suicide. I almost know who the murderer is."

The Left Secretary of the Secretary was stunned.

That's it?

He just asked casually, but he didn't expect that he just walked around, without checking the body, without checking the crime scene, and he knew who the murderer was?

It can't be so fast, right?

Li Nuo whispered a few words to him, and the left assistant minister of the Central Secretariat came back to his senses and walked to the side of the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. After a while, the people of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple stopped questioning and retreated to both sides of the courtyard.

There were only more than 20 Liang envoys still standing in the courtyard.

Among them, half were accompanying guards.

Except for the two guard leaders who were in the fourth realm, the rest of them were only in the third realm.

The remaining people were the Liang envoys who participated in the envoy conference this time.

These envoys were all civil officials without exception, and they were also the confidants of the second prince of Liang.

Whether these envoys or guards, they had no ability to kill the second prince of Chu in this way. The people of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple just asked them routine questions.

Li Nuo asked them to line up, and first asked a fourth-level guard leader: "Has your second prince offended anyone since he came to Chang'an?"

The guard shook his head and said: "After the second prince moved in, he has never gone out and has never made enemies with anyone."

Li Nuo only asked him one question, then looked at the old man next to him and asked: "Who is this envoy..."

The old man said: "I am the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of Daliang, and I am accompanying the second prince on this mission."

At the envoy conference, countries often cooperate in trade, and there are officials from the Ministry of Revenue in almost every delegation.

Li Nuo also only asked one question to the old man, then looked at the next person and asked: "You are..."

The man spontaneously introduced: "I am the second prince's personal guard."

Li Nuo asked: "How old are you this year?"

The man said: "Thirty years old."

"What is your cultivation?"

"True Qi realm."

...

In addition to the Liang embassy, ​​there are many envoys from other countries who are watching the excitement.

The death of the second prince of Liang in the Daxia embassy is not a trivial matter, and it deserves their special attention.

The development of the situation is likely to be related to the future situation of Daxia's southeastern border.

The Daxia court has been investigating this case for a long time, but has found nothing. At this moment, it seems that another person has been invited to start questioning the Liang State delegation.

The envoys of various countries are no strangers to this young man.

He seems to be an official of the Honglu Temple. After they entered Chang'an, he was the one who received and arranged.

Does Daxia's Honglu Temple also investigate cases?

There was a lot of discussion outside the embassy, ​​and Li Nuo was still asking one by one inside the embassy.

When he asked a gentle man, he took the initiative to say, "I am Dongfang Bo, the chief historian of the second prince's mansion, 31 years old this year, not a warrior, and have no cultivation."

Li Nuo asked, "Have you practiced the way of the philosophers?"

The man shook his head and said, "No."

Li Nuo said: "Okay, next one."

At this moment, not only the Liang Kingdom's envoys were a little impatient, but even the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple couldn't help but wonder what the point of him asking questions like chatting with family was.

Is the Daxia court stalling for time?

But what's the point?

The next person is a guard of the third realm.

"Name."

"Zhang Guang."

"Age."

"Thirty-two."

"Cultivation."

"True Qi realm."

Li Nuo himself seemed a little bored. While asking questions, he also pulled out the guard's waist knife and played with it in his hand.

People were already bored to death, and no one cared about his actions.

But at a certain moment, Li Nuo was still asking questions the previous second, and the next second, he suddenly swung the long knife in his hand and slashed fiercely at the neck of the previous chief.

Everything happened extremely suddenly, and everyone was caught off guard.

This knife was very powerful. If it was chopped down, it would definitely result in the separation of the body and the head.

Could it be said that the second prince was really killed by Daxia?

Because the second prince is closer to Wei, they want to kill not only the second prince, but also the chief secretary?

The envoys of Liang State, let alone stop him, didn't even have time to get angry.

But at this moment, the young official of Daxia suddenly let go of his hand and took a few steps back.

So a strange picture appeared in front of everyone.

The knife did not cut the neck of the elegant man, but stopped strangely in the air when it was still an inch away from his neck.

And the official of Daxia had clearly let go of his hand.

Inside the embassy, ​​everyone was confused.

Outside the embassy, ​​some high-level warriors felt a strange power from the chief secretary of Liang State.

He just said that he didn't know martial arts and didn't practice the way of the philosophers. Where did this power come from?

In the crowd, several figures showed strange colors on their faces.

"Diplomat?"

"Yes, a fourth-level strategist, rare, rare..."

"Interesting..."

"What, he is actually a strategist?"

...

Although the young official of Daxia said nothing, he said everything.

The Liang State Chief said that he was just an ordinary person, but he was able to withstand this fatal blow, which means that he was lying just now. He deliberately concealed his cultivation.

When facing a life-and-death crisis, he had no way to control his instinct to survive.

And why he concealed his cultivation, the reason is thought-provoking.

After being pointed out by several powerful people from other countries that he was a strategist, everyone could not help but think in the direction of conspiracy theories.

In the past few hundred years, every time the strategists appeared, they would be accompanied by blood and rain.

In order to practice, they made the countries chaotic and the situation turbulent, so they were naturally hated by people, which directly made the once prosperous strategists become rats crossing the street, and everyone shouted and beat them.

A strategist who concealed his cultivation appeared in the Liang State delegation.

Needless to say, there must be a hidden reason for the death of the second prince of Liang State.

Hearing the discussion outside, even the envoys of Liang State looked at the man with extremely shocked eyes.

Mr. Dongfang is the think tank of the second prince. It is because of him that the second prince can grow from almost nothing to compete with the eldest prince in just a few years, and even surpass the eldest prince.

It turns out that he is a strategist...

With the ability of a fourth-level strategist, it is easy to create the illusion that the second prince committed suicide.

What is his purpose in doing this?

The left assistant minister of the Central Secretariat was still stunned.

Things developed too fast, and he hadn't reacted yet.

While questioning, Lord Li suddenly killed someone, but he didn't kill the person, but the knife was strangely suspended in the air. Then, a huge uproar broke out outside the embassy...

The case seems to have been solved?

At this moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he warned loudly: "Master Li, be careful!"

The middle-aged man's face flashed with disbelief, and after reacting, a fierce look flashed in his eyes. He held the long knife suspended in the air and stabbed towards Li Nuo.

But he only stabbed a foot, and the knife in his hand seemed to be imprisoned and could not move forward any more.

At the same time, a huge pressure made him kneel on the ground, and he could not move at all.

Li Nuo looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground.

Diplomats are good at secret manipulation, but not good at fighting.

Especially when facing Confucianism and Legalism, they have no power to resist at all.

He has done what he should do, and next, it is the matter of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.

He walked towards the Minister of the Left and said, "Mr. Minister, I will leave it to you next."

The Minister of the Left nodded happily and asked curiously, "How did Lord Li know that he had a problem?"

"Nothing, just the intuition of the Legalists."

Li Nuo explained briefly and said, "I hope Lord Zuo Xiang will keep his word."

After that, he turned and left.

Today was originally a day off, and he still had half a day off to take.

In the afternoon, he also made an appointment with Mu'er and Ning'er to play house. Recently, he went out early and came back late, and he was so busy that he hardly saw them.

Li Nuo walked out of the embassy, ​​and the crowd outside the embassy who were watching the excitement made way for him.

When they first met this official from the Honglu Temple, their impression of him was only that he was young and handsome.

In the past, officials in the Honglu Temple of Daxia were all old men.

Unexpectedly, he actually had such a skill.

After so many people investigated for a long time, they found nothing. After he came, he only took half a quarter of an hour.

The envoys of the temporary missions of various countries were not familiar with Li Nuo.

But the envoys stationed in Daxia were very familiar with him. In the past year or so, they could hear about his deeds every day and began to introduce him to their colleagues who came from afar.

"What, six-category champion, is it true?"

"Not only six-category champion, but also six-category excellent."

"His father was also a six-category champion in the past, and he is even better than his father..."

"He is also very good at solving cases. Last year, the Chu envoy in Sifang Pavilion was killed, and the Donggong case that Daxia implicated a lot some time ago was solved by him..."

...

Every country has an imperial examination, and the examination is also the six arts.

They entered the official career through the imperial examination, and naturally they knew very well what the six-category excellent champion meant.

Not only has there been no one before, there may also be no one after.

For a moment, even the older officials could not help but admire him.

In the crowd, a figure stared at the background that was going away, muttering: "It's amazing, the noble person that the master predicted before his death, could it be him..."