Heart of the Red Son

Master Zhao's mansion that Lu Fu went to was the mansion of General Zhao Sheng of Zuo Jinwuwei.

The Jinwu Guard is responsible for the security of the capital.So this time the flower picker was not caught for a long time, not only the former governor was punished, but the left and right generals of the Jinwu Guard were severely criticized by the emperor.

However, under the tight defense of Jingzhao Mansion and Jinwuwei, the son of Hubu Shangshu still suffered. It is estimated that if the case cannot be solved, the general will have to resign himself.

Zhao Sheng is the general of the Zuo Jinwu Guard. He is only 25 this year. He and Lu Da met three years ago.

Back then when Lu Da went to Beijing to rush for the exam, he was framed for theft while staying in an inn. It was Zhao Sheng who passed by and rescued him, found out who was the real thief and made him innocent.

Lu Da's road to becoming an official, in addition to the help of his teachers and friends in court and China, could not be less supported by the Zuo Jinwu Guard.This time Lu Da took over as the Governor of Jingzhao, Zhao Sheng sent a small team of Jinwu Guards to secretly protect his safety.Therefore, in this situation, if Lu Da wants to find someone to help, only Zhao Sheng is the most suitable.

Zhao Sheng is not an ordinary person either. After receiving Lu Fu's message, he pondered for a while, and immediately figured out the key points, and started to investigate.

Fire in July.

In the afternoon, a heavy rain suddenly swept across the entire capital.

One Leaf Pavilion.

The people who had just finished lunch looked at the torrential rain outside for the time being and were not in a hurry to go home. They ordered tea and pastries and sat chatting together in twos and threes.

Leng Qingshu finished his calculations, propped his head up and stared at the rainwater falling from the eaves of the door in boredom.

"I don't know when they will come back, they are having so much fun outside!" A voice came from behind.

Leng Qingshu didn't need to look back, he knew it was Hua Luan.

Hua Luan walked to the counter, fiddled with the folding fan in her hand a few times, and suddenly said with emotion: "I'm so envious of them!"

"What are you envious of?" Leng Qingshu blinked, "I envy them that they can go out to visit mountains and rivers if their lovers get married in the end? Then you should hurry up and find someone to marry, lest the old dragon king will find excuses to trick you back to go on a blind date."

"Why are you talking about me again? I'm obviously talking about Miao and Yao!" Hua Luan wrinkled her handsome face, her expression aggrieved and pitiful.If the girls in the city saw it, they would probably have to fly in a pile of champagne and letter paper.

"Put away your appearance, there are no such girls here now." Leng Qingshu was very shameless.

Hua Luan curled her lips, but became serious, and said in a low tone: "I heard that my elder brother gave birth to another son."

Leng Qingshu looked back at him: "So?"

"So please pretend to be my daughter-in-law for once!" Hua Luan immediately changed her brisk tone, begging all over her face, and even stretched out her hands together, blinking her eyes reverently at Leng Qingshu.

Leng Qingshu's expression remained unchanged, and he still said indifferently: "Then?"

"Then I will have an explanation to my father! He won't be urging me every day! This way I will be free!" Hua Luan's face was full of beautiful vision for the future.

Leng Qingshu smiled slightly, calmly cast a cover-up so that the diners could not see what was happening here, and then——

"Ah! Help! I'm wrong, don't tie me up!" Hua Luan screamed. At this time, he was wrapped in many branches and couldn't move. He had to cover his face desperately to prevent his handsome The face was bruised.

Leng Qingshu squatted down and poked him: "You have confessed to the old dragon king, and then, you are urged to marry and have a child. How do you pretend then? Or you are the son of a dragon, who will have children?"

Hua Luan put on an aggrieved face: "Then what should I do?"

Standing up desertedly, he retracted the branch by the way: "Find a way by yourself."

Hua Luan also stood up, without any mess on her body, sighed and lay down on the counter.

Hearing that the diners were discussing the case of the flower picker again, Hua Luan turned around and asked, "Have you investigated this case?"

Leng Qingshu nodded: "It's just a man-made disaster."

Hua Luan asked: "Then why don't you mention something? What if that person really can't find out?"

"Miao was able to come back safely thanks to his jade card back then. All these years, I have helped whenever I could, and it was considered as repaying his favor, but this time..." Leng Qingshu shook his head and said no more.

Jingzhao House.

The red bananas in the courtyard are swaying in the wind and rain, the bright red flowers are soaked by the rain, and the water drops slide down the leaves to the ground.

In the study, Lu Da looked out the window, clutching the note that Zhao Sheng handed him.

Zhao Sheng approached gently and looked at him: "Don't think too much, there will always be a time to find out."

"I'm not afraid of finding out, but I'm afraid of finding out..." Lu Da closed his eyes.

The note in his hand recorded some clues that Zhao Sheng found out in the past few days.

In the past, everyone blindly strengthened inspections, strictly inspected pedestrians and passengers, and prevented flower picking thieves from hiding.

But I never thought about whether the flower picker might be an "inner ghost".

There is only one possibility why the flower pickers are still able to commit crimes frequently under so many intensive patrols.

The flower picker is well aware of the defenses of Jingzhao Mansion and Jinwuwei.

After Zhao Sheng received Lu Da's message that day, he quickly thought of this.Therefore, he sent a few cronies, all of whom were members of his family, and there would be no problem.These cronies began to secretly follow and observe the men and horses patrolling at night, and soon discovered something was wrong.

Every night when you are ugly, there will be such a stick of incense, and there is only one team of Right Jinwu Guards patrolling the entire West City.A team of no more than ten people.At that time, the other generals of the Jinwu Guard and the servants of the Jingzhao Mansion had to rush to other urban areas for inspection.

Coincidentally, all the victims lived in the West Side.Coincidentally, the Yamen of Youjinwuwei is located in Xicheng.

And the one who arranged the patrols was General You Jinwuwei.

Seeing Lu Da frown, Zhao Sheng went to the table and poured a cup of tea, and handed it to him: "This matter will always come to light."

"But..." Lu Da turned to look at him, unable to hide his worry.

"It's okay, the emperor trusts you, so he entrusts you with the case. You only need to find out the truth, and leave the rest to the emperor to decide!"

Lu Da took a sip from the teacup, turned around and walked towards the table, sighing: "The teacher asserted before that this matter is very involved, so I must be careful not to cause trouble. Now, I already know that Jin Wuwei is involved. I don't I feel that the Jinwu Guard has some suspicions with these victims and wants to do this cruelly, and there must be someone behind the scenes."

"Zi Chu," Zhao Sheng suddenly stopped Lu Da.

Lu Da turned to look at him, Zhao Sheng's expression was unclear, and he said in a low voice, "Have you ever thought about what will happen if you can't solve the case?"

Lu Da was taken aback. To be honest, he never thought about it.

Zhao Sheng walked a few steps quickly, stared at Lu Da closely, and spoke clearly: "The emperor has set a period of one month. If you can't solve the case and the case continues to happen, then even if the emperor loves you, he can't take back his words. You won't lose it." Life, but at least you will be relegated. The Imperial Academy's servants and Guozijian Jijiu will be replaced. At the same time, Jingzhao Mansion Yin is vacant. Your teacher, Mr. Taifu, has always made you proud. If something goes wrong with you, Mr. Taifu Lost face, will become embarrassing in the court, and may even be forced to return home directly. The victim this time, except ordinary wealthy businessmen, the remaining ministers of the Ministry of Industry and Ministers of the Ministry of Households, which one is not among the reserve positions? On the surface, the dispute is neutral, but in fact it is biased towards the crown prince? Now, something happened to the children of these people, and you and your lord Taifu are likely to leave the capital and stay away from the court. If this is the case, then from now on, the court How many people really help the prince?!"

Lu Da was horrified and dumbfounded.

It never occurred to him.

Zhao Sheng's thinking became clearer the more he talked. He approached and said in a low voice: "Originally, you don't need to take over this case. You can just find one of the third-rank officials to take over the job of Jingzhaofu Yin. However, someone died. Once a person dies, it becomes a murder case, and you are the most suitable person to take over."

The meaning behind Zhao Sheng's words is obvious.

Everything is aimed at Lu Da.The purpose is to wipe them all out, so that the crown prince will be isolated and helpless, and the position of the East Palace will change hands.

This also explains why it's just picking flowers instead of killing people directly.Because if it was a murder case from the beginning, then the Ministry of Criminal Justice would directly intervene and it would become a joint trial by the three divisions, and there would be no chance for Lu Da to participate.

As for the crown prince... I am afraid that he has thought of this possibility a long time ago, so he told Lu Da to be careful...

Lu Da swallowed, feeling cold all over his body.

"Just...just to hit me? Just for that seat?" Lu Da stared blankly at Zhao Sheng, struggling to speak, "Seven innocent young people were insulted like this, and the two lives of the former governor and the housekeeper , all of this...is...just for..."

Lu Da couldn't continue, his eyes were red, and he clenched his fists.

"This is just my guess," Zhao Sheng hurriedly comforted, "Maybe it's not like this..."

Lu Da waved his hand to prevent him from speaking, and sat down on the chair in a daze.

In this way, all the weirdness of this case can be explained.

Zhao Sheng looked at Lu Da in a daze, but couldn't say anything to comfort him.

He didn't think so much at first, but just now it suddenly occurred to him that if Lu Da couldn't find out the truth of the case and was punished and demoted from the capital, then he must ask for family leave and take him to his hometown to have a look.

As soon as he thought about it, he thought that his errands would have to be changed, and suddenly he had this terrible idea.

Is all of this just for this result?

The crown prince is only 13 years old this year, and he is smart and pleasing.It's a pity that although he is the emperor's son, he is not the eldest prince.

The eldest prince was born to the most favored concubine Mei Gui in the harem, and being able to give birth to a dragon heir before the empress showed that he was deeply loved by the emperor.

The eldest prince is now weak, and he is at the age when he is full of vigor and reprimands Fang Qiu.He took the job of the official department at the age of 17, and he hardly made any mistakes.The emperor's several additional errands were also handled beautifully, which won the praise of the whole court.

Such a person will inevitably pose a threat to the crown prince.

In recent years, the emperor's health has been deteriorating, so he relies heavily on talents like Lu Da, and he can't wait to train them and put them in an important position.There were only a few of them who loyally assisted the prince.

In case the emperor's dragon controls Bintian, the crown prince's throne will still depend on them. Without them, I don't know if the crown prince can survive to ascend the throne. I'm afraid the position of crown prince will be handed over to the eldest prince directly.

Zhao Sheng frowned. Most of the civil and military courts supported the First Prince. Looking at it now, the Jin Wuwei, who had always been neutral, also favored the First Prince.Then, among the sixteen guards, how many people are already the First Prince?

"Another point."

Lu Da's voice brought Zhao Sheng back to his senses. At this time, he was no longer the shocked and distracted look just now, and looked up at Zhao Sheng.

"Why do the victims choose to report to the police?"

Zhao Sheng fell into deep thought.

"Even if it's a daughter who is not favored, if something like this happens, she must cover it up as much as she can. Aren't you afraid that the reputation of other daughters will also be affected? But their family chose to report to the officials with great fanfare, even caring about their son's face. No... Also, are the victims all worthless children?"

Zhao Sheng was startled: "You mean..."

Lu Da nodded and stood up: "I'll go to the Minister's Mansion of the Household Department myself."

The author has something to say:

In this chapter, Leng Qingshu's identity is slightly mentioned. Did you see anything from Miao and Yao?That's all for the reminder, you can go back and read the chapter one "Sorrow of Liberation". I made some changes, mainly adding some content, which may have a better understanding of their identities.