The Empire and the Kingdom

The star on the knife is the most famous symbol of Northwest Rongwang Mansion. King Rong guards the northwest and has a 2 mansion soldiers in his hand. There is a shining star on the knife in each hand, which is called "star knife". .

Feng Jingsu got the news and frowned, "How likely do you think it is for a master to kill someone?"

Opposite her was Guan Xuejing who had just been chased by Fei Yun. "It's clearly intentional. Also, if you are really a master, why can't you find a child peeping? Holding the star knife is to blame King Rong."

This reason is too simple, but why?

Feng Jingsu thought for a while, "Can you find this knife?"

"It's fine to find it, but who can guarantee that the man in black won't lose the knife?" Guan Xuejing was in a mess thinking about it now.

Unable to find out the purpose of the other party, they don't know which direction to work hard now.

Xue Ai on the side took the paper with the star knife drawn on it, "What a beautiful star, is it on the handle?"

"Yes, this kind of star will be bright at night, which is very characteristic." Feng Jingsu has heard of the star knife, but has never seen the real thing.

Xue Ai put down the paper, "Go to Cai Bing and ask him to ask his subordinates more, someone must have seen such a beautiful star."

Guan Xuejing immediately went out to find someone, but it turned out that Xue Ai was right. Some of Cai Bing's subordinates had seen this knife, and they had a deep memory of the stars on the handle.

According to this person's account, Guan Xuejing sent many soldiers to inquire from door to door, and finally found a clue.

Someone lived in an inn in Dongcheng. He was always dressed in black and covered his face with a black scarf. He checked out and left early this morning.

Guan Xuejing sent people out of the city to chase after him in all directions, and at the same time sent people to search the surrounding area.Feng Qianzi who came to watch the fun asked, "What are you looking for?"

"Find someone."

Seeing her coming, Guan Xuejing rushed to the side of the carriage. She was so busy recently that neither of them had much time to spend together.

"Looking for someone?" Feng Qianzi pointed to the soldiers with their heads bowed, "I thought they were looking for ants." Looking for someone, there is no one who looks at the ground, is it true that everyone is a descendant of the earth and will drill into the ground? to the field?

"What if it's a dead person?" Guan Xuejing said mysteriously.

Feng Qianzi raised her eyebrows, yes, she is much smarter.

Just as the two were flirting with each other, a soldier came to report that they had found a dry well with a dead body in it.

Because she was going to see the corpse, Guan Xuejing didn't let Feng Qianzi go. She came over and saw that the person had been dead for at least three or four days. It could be seen that it was a man, dressed in black, and the cause of death was that his throat was cut with a sharp weapon.

The corpse was quickly brought back. There were special gangsters in the garrison, and it took a long time to find out that this person should not be from the capital. There was nothing on his body that could prove his identity, but his hairstyle was the one that people in the Northwest often wear.

"If this person is from the Northwest..." Guan Xuejing entered the office room while thinking, only to see a lot of red, white and white things, she hurried out, ran to the side and vomited non-stop.

Feng Qianzi didn't take a look at her, and found that she dared to go to the house to die, she was so angry that she patted her on the back twice, "You are thinking about things in a muddle, dare to go to that kind of place?"

Guan Xuejing vomited out all the food she ate at noon, took the water handed over by Bai Fang and rinsed her mouth, and then said: "I thought the autopsy was to look at the dead, who knew they would cut the dead up?" She was so wronged .

At this moment, Wu Zuo, who had just washed his hands, hurried out to make amends, "General, if you have any orders, you can just tell your subordinates, but don't go in yourself." The general was so fierce that he dared to go in without saying hello.

Guan Xuejing waved her hand, indicating that she was fine. "You guys... really worked hard!" She said and retched twice.

Wu Zuo laughed along, "This is what my subordinates do, so I dare not say it's hard work."

Guan Xuejing took a breath, and then remembered what she was going to do in the room, "Help me see if this person is using a knife."

Wu Zuo smiled and said, "It's a knife. There are calluses on the hands, especially thick on the tiger's mouth. It looks like it was formed by holding the knife for many years."

Guan Xuejing had a good impression of this work, "What's your name?"

"My subordinate's surname is Bai, and his name is Bai Lian."

Guan Xuejing looked at the sky, why did she feel that the names she had heard recently seemed unreliable?

Seeing that Guan Xuejing had stopped talking, Bai Lian nodded and went back to Wu Zuo's room.

Guan Xuejing looked at the door that opened and closed, and felt that Wu Zuo was the real ruthless person.

"If you're curious, go in and have a look?" Feng Qianzi said calmly.

Guan Xuejing thought of the red, red and white picture, and vomited...

Feng Qianzi helped her back to the main courtyard, stretched out her hand to help her rub her chest, "Okay, don't think about it, it's my fault."

Guan Xuejing grabbed Feng Qianzi's hand, "Where are you rubbing?"

Feng Qianzi smiled, "You and I are so close, do you still care about this?"

Guan Xuejing covered her face, Feng Qianzi smiled so beautifully, flirtatious and frivolous, making people want to throw her down.

"Can you think about something serious? General Guan." Seeing that her ears were turning red, Feng Qianzi knew that she was thinking about some impure images again.

Business?Guan Xuejing put down her hands and got serious. "Northwest King Rong sent people to the capital to explain that there is something wrong. King Rong has guarded the Northwest for generations and has had no contact with the capital for a long time. He sent people here at this time to explain that something big happened in the Northwest."

Feng Qianzi felt that Guan Xuejing had worked much harder since she became a general. Look, how smart she is.

"Since he was sent by King Rong, why didn't he go directly to the court after entering Beijing, but stayed in a small inn?"

Guan Xuejing pursed her lips, how did she know the answer to such a difficult question?However, her mind calculated quickly, and she thought of many possibilities in an instant, and then ruled out these possibilities one by one, and the rest was her answer.

"Either this person didn't come to look for His Majesty at all, or...uh..." She suddenly got stuck.

"What is it?" Feng Qianzi was still asking.

"I think, since there have been no visitors from the Northwest for many years, it is possible that this person can't find the original yamen."

The institutions in the imperial court have undergone some adjustments in recent years. Each time, they are not big, but over the years, they have made great changes.People from the Northwest haven't entered the capital for more than ten years, and maybe they can't find anyone, so they live in the inn and plan to find a way slowly.

Although this reason is a bit ridiculous, it is actually very likely.

Feng Qianzi covered her mouth and smiled, "How did you come up with this reason?" She didn't think about it at all.

"Because this is my personal experience." When Guan Xuejing was studying in the academy, every time she returned to the capital, she felt a little different. She is a very observant person, and she comes back every year. Everywhere will be very difficult, not to mention a Northwesterner who hasn't returned to Beijing for many years?

The northwest of Yunguo is bordered by the small country Leshui. Does Leshui dare to attack Yunguo?No matter how you think about it, it is impossible.The reason why King Rong was able to defend the northwest with [-] soldiers from the northwest was because Leshui's small soldiers were weak and would never take the initiative to provoke a war.

Guan Xuejing felt dizzy. She was supposed to investigate the murderer, so why did the matter in the Northwest get involved?

"Could it be that we've been busy with court affairs recently and neglected external affairs?" Feng Qianzi asked.

Guan Xuejing thought it made sense, so she immediately went to Qingyunfang to buy news from the Northwest.The news from Qingyunfang was fast and accurate, but the price was a bit expensive, and for the sake of Guan Xuejing's purchase, there was even a [-]% discount.

Guan Xuejing wept bitterly, "Can I ask my senior sister to pay for this?" If she was pointed at the Garrison House to pay, she would die of heartache.

Of course, the bought news is about to be read. Guan Xuejing and Feng Qianzi looked at each other after reading it. Feng Qianzi let out a sigh of relief, "It's time for you to enter the palace."

Guan Xuejing ran into the palace for the second time in a day.She got used to jumping over walls recently, every time she would squat on the wall of Qinzheng Hall to see if Fei Yun was there.

At this moment, Fei Yun had been brought back to Shenhe Palace, Guan Xuejing jumped down and opened the door to enter the main hall.

In the main hall, Feng Jingsu had just received the news from the urgent horse that the situation in the northwest was unstable.Seeing her coming, Feng Jingsu quickly asked her to sit down and showed her the news in his hand.

Guan Xuejing cried, "If I had known about your news, I wouldn't have bought it from Qingyunfang, it's too expensive!"

Feng Jingsu heard, "You also know about this."

"That's right." Guan Xuejing told all about the corpses she found and other things.

What happened in the Northwest was not an external aggression, but an internal one.King Rong was critically ill, but his son was poisoned by others. The remaining sons of King Rong fought for power, and it was a mess.

Concubine Rong fled to her natal family to survive. She wrote a letter to ask the court for help, but as soon as the sender left, nothing happened.As a last resort, she could only write another letter, and this time it was sent to the capital in an expedited manner at the post station.

"The matter in the northwest cannot be delayed. I will discuss with Prime Minister Xue about who to send to stabilize the situation in the northwest." Feng Jingsu saw the light in Guan Xuejing's eyes, but shook her head. Appropriate." As the crown prince, she can no longer blindly help Guan Xuejing to win the war, and the way to be a king is to balance the various families.

Guan Xuejing knew that she had nothing to do, so she went out of the palace to continue investigating Wu Gong's case.

Xue Ai looked at Guan Xuejing who flew away over the wall, "Sister Guan really likes over the wall."

"It's the quickest and easiest way." Feng Jingsu took Xue Aila over and kissed her while there was no one around, "I'm going to hand over the affairs of the Northwest to the Dingguo family, so that I won't be said to be partial."

Xue Ai stretched out his hand to help her rub the brows, "Don't frown all the time, everything will get better gradually."

Feng Jingsu has been frowning more and more recently, and she doesn't want to, but there are too many big and small things in a country, even if someone helps her, she has to make many decisions, not only fast, but also correct, this kind of pressure is very Few people can bear it.

Feng Jingsu can be regarded as a person who can turn stress into motivation. She quite enjoys this kind of busy life, which makes her feel that her life has meaning.

After a while, Prime Minister Xue came, and Feng Jingsu discussed with him the affairs of the Northwest, and finally decided to send Hou Shumao, the eldest son of Duke Dingguo, who is also the husband of Princess Minghui.Things in the northwest are different from fighting against and killing the enemy. You don't have to be able to fight, but you must have enough overall perspective and resourcefulness to not intensify the contradictions in the northwest. At present, it seems that only Hou Shumao is more suitable for this person.This person's military strength is average, and he has always played the role of a military adviser in Dingguo's mansion, and he is the one who advises on many things.

After finalizing the candidate for the northwest, Feng Jingsu discussed with Xue Xiang about dredging the river.After finally taking back the entire river, a major project will be done this time to completely dredge the river, so that the people in the east will no longer suffer from floods and droughts.

Regarding Feng Jingsu's ambition, Xue Xiang had to pour some cold water.The plan is good and the intention is good, but where will the money come from?

For such a large amount of expenses, the Ministry of Household Affairs could not raise it at all.What Xue Xiang meant was that the river should not be moved for the time being, and the people along the banks should be allowed to dredge it themselves. First, it will be dealt with for a year, or two or three years, and then the court will have money to build it.

Feng Jingsu neither agreed nor refuted.In fact, she disagreed with Xue Xiang's suggestion in her heart. According to the current path, Yunguo will never get enough money to build the river, because floods and droughts occur every year, and all the money is used for disaster relief.

But to refute, she doesn't have any money at the moment, so it would be weak to refute.So she just kept silent.

Xue Xiang knows that she is a newborn calf, and always wants to do more things that benefit the country and the people. He thought so too at the beginning, but the reality is always cruel. Yunguo is not poor, but it is not rich.Now it's just enough for each year, but there is no excess money accumulated.Even if there is, it is a drop in the bucket compared to the money needed to build water conservancy.

It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, which is the helplessness of the prince of a country.

Lying on the bed at night, Feng Jingsu was still thinking about how to get a large sum of money.Xue Ai lay beside her, "Sister Su, are you still worrying about money?"

"Yes. Today your father told me about the money needed to build the river. It scared me to death. I feel that I can't get so much money even if I sell the palace." Feng Jingsu hugged Xue Ai in her arms and wrapped her arms around her neck. rubbed on.

Xue Ai thought for a while, "I heard from my father that some projects were carried out in the past, and they were all credited to the relevant merchants, and they would be paid back slowly after the completion of the project."

Feng Jingsu let out a "huh" and slowly turned over, Xue Ai was already under her.

"Even if all the materials can be paid on credit, and the conquest of corvée makes people go to work, but people eat horses and feed them in money every day. It will take at least half a year to do this. If we don't start work now, we won't be able to catch up with it before the flood season comes. Completion. Once the dike is not properly controlled and the embankment bursts, countless lives will be lost." What she wants most now is money and time, which is actually one thing, that is, to start work immediately.

Xue Ai didn't know what to do now. "When will Princess Yimin return to the country?"

Feng Jingsu raised her eyebrows, "You want to use Yi Guo's money?"

Xue Ai played with her long hair, "Isn't the country of Yi famous for its wealth? If Princess Yimin succeeds in restoring the country, you can borrow a sum of money to repair the river first, and pay it back later."

Feng Jingsu lowered her head and kissed Xue Ai's lips hard, "Why are you so smart!"

Xue Aiduo was enthusiastic and immediately kissed back, and the two rolled on the bed.

Feng Jingsu actually didn't intend to borrow money from Chen Xu.Chen Xu is now fighting with Jing Hanyou with money, and she will only embarrass Chen Xu if she asks at this time, but she would never even think about asking Jing Hanyou to borrow money.What she wanted was to borrow money from Fei Yejin.

The next day, Feng Jingsu issued an order in the early court to order Hou Shumao, the eldest son of Duke Dingguo, to lead his troops to the northwest to resolve the dispute.Afterwards, she asked Guan Xuejing to come to Qinzheng Palace to settle accounts.Calculate how much it will cost to build the river.Of course, the Ministry of Industry is also doing the same calculation. She was afraid that people from the Ministry of Industry would trick her into reporting false accounts, so she asked Guan Xuejing to do the calculation first.

Guan Xuejing probably had her own abacus in her mind, and she flipped through the extremely complicated ledger and calculated the total amount.After that, there was another ledger. After looking at several ledgers, she gave a number.

From Feng Jingsu's point of view, it is really difficult for Yunguo to make up this number by saving money.Unless Yunguo has had good weather and good weather for ten consecutive years, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

"Senior Sister, where are you going to get such a large amount of money?" Guan Xuejing was startled after finishing the calculation. This amount of money is difficult for most countries to get it out immediately, let alone Yun Country.

"Borrow." Feng Jingsu continued to write a few numbers, "Do the math."

Guan Xuejing took a few glances, and immediately saw the way, "Isn't this the interest on the money borrowed from the academy? Are you going to borrow money from the academy?" She helps to clear the money borrowed from the academy every year, and she is very familiar with these.

"Yes, please help me figure out if we borrow it, can we pay it back, and how many years will it take to pay back?" Feng Jingsu has already done the calculations herself, and she thinks it's not a big problem, as long as there is no major disaster.

Guan Xuejing calculated again, "It will definitely be repaid, it will take about ten years."

Feng Jingsu nodded in satisfaction, "Then borrow it."

Guan Xuejing thought of Zhangyuan's smiling face, and suddenly shook her head. Zhangyuan's smile was too scary, and she always felt that she would be punished to go out to work in the next moment.

With this matter decided, Feng Jingsu had time to inquire about Wu Gong.

"The Xingxing Knife has not been found yet, and the men and horses sent have chased it for fifty miles from the four city gates, and failed to catch up. However, I suspect that this person has not left the city at all."

Xue Ai came in with Xiaozhu Xiaoduo to exchange hot tea for the two, then sat back in his seat and started his daily work.

Feng Jingsu nodded, expressing her agreement with Guan Xuejing's judgment.Suddenly, her expression changed, and she hurriedly called for Eunuch Chuanzhi, "Go to the Dingguo Mansion to send a message, and say that Hou Shumao's departure date will be postponed, and wait for my arrangement."

The father-in-law who delivered the decree hurried out of the palace to deliver the decree, but Guan Xuejing was stunned, and even Xue Ai who was beside him raised his head, not understanding why Feng Jingsu backtracked.

Feng Jingsu's order was not finished yet, she called Yushu and asked her to find the dark guard, and asked the dark guard to go to the northwest immediately to investigate the exact situation.

"Sister Su, do you suspect that the news is wrong?" Xue Ai leaned over and asked.

"Probably there is a problem. Think about it, if the station in the northwest leading to the capital is good, why didn't Princess Rong send the message through the station in the first place, but why did she use someone to pass it on?

Thinking of this, Feng Jingsu felt more and more that this was a conspiracy.Deceive all the people, and then catch them all.

So the Star Knife was just to let them know that something happened in the Northwest?Or the man in black was sent by Northwest to kill the messenger.This kind of thing is endless when I think about it, because there are countless possibilities. In short, they still have too little information, so there is no way to rule out the possibility of mistakes.

"We still need to investigate. We must find the murderer in black."

Feng Jingsu didn't care about Wu Gong's affairs at all, anyone who wanted to make trouble for him would use any excuse to make trouble at any time, so be vigilant, but don't take it too seriously.

作者有话要说：感谢在2020-05-1621:30:49~2020-05-1721:02:43期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 2 wind;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!