ancient criminal minds

The battle in northern Xinjiang became more and more intense, and Lu Zheng and others in Qingxi County were not easy.

The identity of the nameless corpse was confirmed. It was Zhuliang Xiaowei Fang Rong.

For the sake of the wealth and lives of everyone around him, Lu Zheng did not dare to tell the story of King Wei, but Yu Maotong wiped away his tears and said with hatred: "The ones who killed Ah Rong must be those damned pirates!"

Lu Zheng was surprised: "How do you say that?"

Yu Mao said: "Two years ago, the old man's granddaughter went to the temple to offer incense, but was raped by thieves. At that time, all the evidence pointed to the gang of pirates. In order to vent his anger on his miserable niece, Arong directly sent the gang ashore for fun." The pirates were killed, and their heads were hung on the city wall. Who knew there was the only son of the Sea Dragon King. The Sea Dragon King hated Ah Rong very much, and slaughtered two villages within three days. Knowing that it was not pirates who killed my granddaughter, but a group of lawless city scoundrels, but even killing them will not help, this matter... oh..."

Only then did Lu Zheng understand why An Zicheng and the others had nothing to fear, he could only tell Yu Mao: "Your condolences, but I don't know when Xiaowei Fang disappeared?"

Yu Maotong thought for a while before saying, "Five days ago."

"This is impossible!" Lu Zheng said immediately.Counting the time when they sent the letter and Yu Maotong rushed over, Fang Rong's body was buried in the soil five days ago.

Yu Maotong was a little displeased: "Lord Lu, be careful, doesn't this old man recognize his brother-in-law? Five days ago, this old man clearly met Arong."

Lu Zheng frowned, how is this possible!Corpses don't lie, Fang Rong's body was buried in the soil five days ago.

At this time, Dendrobium at the side suddenly said timidly: "It's also...not impossible..."

Lu Zheng and Yu Maotong cast their eyes on Dendrobium at the same time.

"I've heard of a way to make a human skin mask, which is to peel off the human skin and then make it." Speaking of his professional knowledge, Dendrobium became very calm and rational again, "I think, They may have deliberately lured Fang Xiaowei to Qingxi County, killed him and put the body in the ice room, because the cold will delay the appearance of corpse spots, so the body of Fang Xiaowei we saw is headless of."

Lu Zheng hurriedly asked Yu Maotong: "Did Captain Fang go out half a month ago?"

Yu Maotong's eyes were dull: "Yes... yes, he said he has something to do and needs to go out for a few days..."

That's right, Fang Rong should have been killed when he went out that time, his head was chopped off, and his face was made into a human skin mask to deceive Yu Maotong and the others. Maybe An Zicheng and the others didn't He planned to expose Fang Rong's body as Li Si, but he didn't expect that Lu Enguang just killed Li Si and gave them this opportunity, and when they achieved their goal, the fake Fang Rong would naturally disappear, and when Yu Maotong found out Fang Rong disappeared, they will naturally lead the clues to this corpse, and it will be seamless at that time, everyone will blame this case on Hai Longwang, and Hai Longwang killed the court official, no matter what Yu Maotong did. The reason is that they will naturally find a way to destroy the Sea Dragon King.

Just as Lu Zheng was about to say something, he saw Yu Maotong swaying, and he quickly supported Yu Maotong: "Master Yu, what's wrong with you?"

Yu Maotong pulled out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Master Lu, old man... old man..."

Lu Zheng felt a "thump" in his heart, and quickly asked, "What's wrong with you!"

Yu Maotong knelt down on the ground and cried, "This old man gave the thief the tiger talisman for dispatching troops! This old man is guilty!" This is why he was so anxious when he learned of Fang Rong's disappearance.

Lu Zheng was shocked by the news, but quickly reacted: "You send someone to take your handwriting back, maybe there is still time."

Yu Maotong was originally a man without a master, and the loss of the Tiger Talisman was already a crime of beheading. Not only did he lose the Tiger Talisman, but he was also taken by thieves with ulterior motives. I am afraid that his head alone would not be enough to cover the crime, but would also implicate the family.Hearing what Lu Zheng said right now, it was as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and quickly said to his followers: "Quick! Grind ink for the old man!"

The attendant was also frightened, he was kicked by Yu Maotong before he realized it, he quickly took out his pen and ink, Yu Maotong's hands were shaking, fortunately he finished writing it soon and handed it to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng handed the letter to Qingluan: "I have no choice but to trouble you."

Naturally, Qingluan knew the seriousness of the matter, and her expression rarely became serious: "Lord Lu, don't worry, I will send the letter as soon as possible."

Lu Zheng nodded, but his heart had already sunk. He knew that since King Wei had planned so thoroughly, it might be too late, but he still had a glimmer of hope.

Half a month later, a military report was placed on Emperor Yongning's table. Emperor Yongning's face was ashen, and he swept everything on the table to the ground with a wave of his hand, and shouted angrily: "When did the soldiers and horses of our majestic court be so weak? , was beaten to annihilation by mere pirates!"

The Minister of the Ministry of War shrank his neck, looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Lu Che who was standing behind him.

Lu Zheng's Shangshu was earlier than the military newspaper, saying that an unknown force had killed Fang Rong, and had tricked Yu Maotong into getting the Tiger Talisman, and falsely passed on a military order to transfer [-] soldiers from Nanxia County to the sea to attack the Sea Dragon King.At that time, Emperor Yongning was holding back his anger, and with a decree, he directly sentenced Yu Maotong to five horses and executed the three clans. He also sent Lu Xun, who was stationed nearby, to Nanxia County to exterminate the culprits.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xun's troops had just arrived in Nanxia County, and there was already news that [-] soldiers were ambushed by pirates, and they were buried in the sea.

This is the entire force of Nanxia County!

Great Xia has always advocated the strategy of elite soldiers, so although there are not many soldiers, their combat power is not weak. In this way, 5000 people were easily trapped in the sea, and Emperor Yongning's heart was bleeding.

In fact, everyone standing here at this moment knows that the so-called unknown force is King Wei, but when Emperor Yongning ascended the throne, he had already stated that King Wei was dead, so even though everyone knew it well, they still dared not say it clearly.

Emperor Yongning calmed down and said, "I'm all dumb! Why don't you speak!"

As soon as he said this, all the officials immediately knelt down: "Your servant is guilty."

Emperor Yongning smiled angrily: "Yes! Of course you are guilty! Minister of the Ministry of War! The annual military expenditure of one million taels gave me such a bunch of wine bags and rice bags! Minister of the Ministry of officials! Yu Maotong, the captain of Nanxia County, is evaluated every year. They are all excellent, are you blind or talking nonsense?! Yushitai! You are always annoying me with trivial matters! Now Nanxia County has such a big incident! Why is there no Yushi impeachment!"

Every time he said a word, the lower head lowered, and the officials he named were even more frightened.

Emperor Yongning lost his temper and felt a little tired, so he couldn't help pinching the center of his brows: "Forget it, you wait to be punished according to the law, go down first."

As if they had been pardoned, everyone hurriedly resigned.

But it might as well be that Emperor Yongning called Lu Che suddenly: "Thanks to Lu Zheng's vigilance, otherwise Nanxia County would be destroyed in the hands of thieves. The British government has done a great job in educating the son. Lu Aiqing, please accept the reward on behalf of your father."

Lu Che quickly knelt down to thank him.

Emperor Yongning sighed: "I will not hide this matter from you. The instigator behind it is most likely the King of Wei. I want to appoint you as an imperial envoy and go to Nanxia County to thoroughly investigate this matter."

"The minister leads the order."

Emperor Yongning hesitated for a moment. He vaguely knew a thing or two about the affairs of the British government. After Lu Zheng went to Qingxi County, the Yun family fell ill, and the British prince also suddenly aged. He also left a lot of secrets in the army in his early years. All of them broke out at once, and now the entire British government fell on Lu Che's shoulders.

Emperor Yongning looked at Lu Che's half-white hair, and sighed softly: "I know what happened in your house, this time, you can go to the north."

In the past, this might have been something Lu Che could not have wished for, but at this moment, he could only hide the wry smile on the corner of his mouth, and kowtow heavily: "Mr., thank you!"

After Lu Che left, Emperor Yongning spurted out a mouthful of blood that was holding back in his throat, and Xuan Yi who was beside him immediately rushed over and stuffed a pill into Emperor Yongning's mouth.

After a while, Emperor Yongning's complexion slightly improved, and he let out a weak breath: "Xuan Yi..."

"Subordinates are here."

"Draft an order for me."

Xuan Yi immediately spread out an imperial decree and waited aside with a pen.

Emperor Yongning closed his eyes, and said quietly after a long time: "Feng Jian Yu, the commander of Chijiawei, is a loyal and brave Marquis, hereditary, and he will guard the imperial tomb, and he will not leave for life."

Xuan Yi's pen paused, but he continued to write according to Emperor Yongning's words.After finishing writing, Emperor Yongning glanced at it, then waved his hand weakly: "Stamp your seal."

Xuan Yi carefully covered the jade seal.

Emperor Yongning said again: "There is one more."

Xuan Yi was a little surprised, but didn't ask any further questions, and picked up the pen again.

This time, Emperor Yongning thought for a longer time than before, and finally showed a helpless smile on his face, as if letting go of something, he said softly: "In the past 20 years since I took the throne, the sea, the rivers are clear, and the world is peaceful. The people are in peace, and the world is peaceful." Salty obedience....Chu Wang Rongzhen has a noble character, is brave and loyal to the emperor, his aspirations cannot be taken away by his fortitude, and his heart cannot be moved by great confusion. I want to pass on the greatness to Rongzhen, the king of Chu, and all the princes should work together to wear the new king. Assistant prime minister, help the country together."

Xuan Yi's pen fell to the ground with a "click", and he looked at Emperor Yongning in shock: "Your Majesty!"

"Why didn't you write it?"

"Your Majesty! This... this is impossible!" Xuan Yi said anxiously. Emperor Yongning had many sons, so he couldn't understand why Emperor Yongning passed the throne to King Chu.

Emperor Yongning smiled softly: "Let's write, Xuan Yi." Although he was ill, he still exuded the majesty of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, "I used to be lucky, but now I have to recognize this reality. The emperor's uncle is not dead, he came back to take revenge." Emperor Yongning gasped a few times and shook his head, "I want to fight him, but unfortunately, I don't have much time..."

Xuan Yi's eyes are red, he has followed Emperor Yongning for so many years, although he knew that what Emperor Yongning did back then was not upright, but for so many years, as an emperor, he has done well enough, but...

"I'm not as good as my father. My sons are useless." Emperor Yongning said regretfully, "I gave them the country and they can't keep it. I'm afraid they will lose their lives in the end. It's better to be a favor, I hope For the sake of this, Rong Zhen spared their lives."

"His Majesty……"

Emperor Yongning sighed faintly, looked up at the "Fair and Bright" plaque hanging above the throne, and remembered the past when he was once crowned prince, but was almost abolished later.

"I'm really not reconciled... In the end, I still have to... return it to its original owner..."