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The files of Dali Temple were piled up like a mountain, Qi Xiao only slept for less than two hours at night, and came to Dali Temple after dawn, followed by Pei Hao to carefully check the files of the household department for three years, at this time he was already dizzy, but Pei Hao sat down. On the side, holding a teacup, he was a strict teacher, coughing whenever Qi Xiao lost his mind, so that Qi Xiao had to use his head to hang the beam and awl to stab his butt, not daring to be lazy.

"Master Pei, Dali Temple must have already checked these records and accounts, and please give me your advice, Lord Pei."

Qi Xiao really had a headache. He thought that Dali Temple was only responsible for investigating cases, and who knew it would also need to be able to settle accounts. He didn't even bother to look at the account books of his own Chu Palace. The account books of the household department for a year could be piled up from the ground to the beams of the house. Where can I finish watching in a short while.

Pei Hao gently put down the teacup, looked at Qi Xiao and said, "The Fourth Division of the Household Department is in charge of taxes, military supplies, money and food, salary, and various income and expenses, which are quite complicated. If you can't sort out the accounts, if your majesty asks, how will your majesty answer?"

With a froze smile on Qi Xiao's face, he nodded and said: "What Mr. Pei said is true, let me take a closer look."

Qi Xiao understands that Pei Hao's intention is not to make things difficult for him, but to ask Qi Xiao to do "the most basic homework".

Qi Xiao left Beijing at the age of ten, and knew nothing about government affairs. Just listening to what Pei Hao said, no matter how smart he was, he couldn't grasp the key points. At least after reading these account books, Pei Hao could explain the details to him.

It's just that a dozen accountants have been checking for half a month before they can find some clues. How much can Qi Xiao understand in a day or two?

At this time, Qi Xiao couldn't help but think of Tang Ling. With his meticulous mind, he should be able to understand it soon, right?It's a pity that Tang Ling couldn't even let Tang Ling see even a corner of these files, for fear that Tang Ling would not only see clues, but also other things.

The image of Tang Ling reading a book under the lamp last night could not be forgotten in front of Qi Xiao's eyes, he was so quiet, as if in a painting or in his dream...

"Cough cough."

Pei Hao coughed and woke Qi Xiao up, "Your Highness, I still have some official documents to deal with, so I won't accompany Your Highness."

Qi Xiao saluted respectfully, thinking that he could finally send Pei Hao away, but unexpectedly, Pei Hao just moved from beside him to the desk opposite, walked ten steps in total, and really started to read the official documents.

Qi Xiao sighed silently, calmed down and continued to read the account book, Bai Xiqiao was sitting cross-legged beside him, already drowsy.

Qi Xiao flipped through the densely packed account book line by line, page by page, and the abacus in his hand was crackling more and more smoothly. After some time passed, Qi Xiao suddenly stopped.

Pei Hao thought that Qi Xiao was distracted again, so he said, "If Your Highness is tired, you might as well take a rest."

Qi Xiao frowned tightly, looked at Pei Hao, and asked, "Lord Pei, this is not just about military pay, is it? Your Majesty is so angry that one-third of the household officials were investigated and imprisoned, not entirely because of military pay.

How long has the Ministry of Households been doing this kind of embezzlement of the treasury? ! "

Pei Hao was taken aback for a moment. He asked Qi Xiao to read the accounts to let him understand the daily operation of the household department. He didn't really hope that Qi Xiao could see any insight, but he didn't expect that after only half a day, Qi Xiao discovered another secret hidden inside. case.

***

On the other hand, Zong Sheng and Chi Yue went to the Protectorate of Gyeonggi Province early in the morning, not to observe Cao Weishan's interrogation of the people in Luo Mansion, but to examine Luo Yu's body.

A better job than the job of the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Government is the assassin of the Tiance Battalion.

Cao Weishan did not dare to neglect Qi Xiao and Qi Xiao's orders after what happened last night, and he also wanted to see what kind of abilities this little prince has.

Luo Yu's body was scorched black, and the stench was so strong that Zong Sheng couldn't help frowning.

Chi Yue threw Zong Sheng a pair of clothes, gloves, sleeves and apron: "Put it on, and turn him over for me."

Zong Sheng did as he did, but he was the one who turned over the corpse with his own hands. The so-called help, Chi Yue was only in charge of checking.

Luo Yu's back also had traces of fire, but it was not completely scorched, but had clear marks. The back and buttocks were not burned too much, and they were roughly intact.

"He was sitting and he smelled of pine oil.

He was already dead when the fire broke out, otherwise he would have struggled, his body, hands and feet would have curled up, and his face would have been terrified and painful. "

Chi Yue said, "There is no penetrating wound on my body.

Take it easy. "

Zong Sheng put the body away, and Chi Yue finally did it himself. He carefully checked Luo Yu from head to toe, and found many fractures and trauma on Luo Yu's body, but no sharp weapon injuries.

"I heard from people in the government office that half of the room was destroyed by the fire. They dragged Mr. Luo out from the ruins. Most of the injuries on his body were caused by the collapse of the beams. , legs, and even the chest, if it is said to be fatal, the chest and ribs are the most likely injuries."

"A slap on the chest?"

Chi Yue shook his head, walked to the other side, turned Luo Yu's head to his side, and motioned Zong Sheng to touch it himself.

Zong Sheng hesitated for a moment, reached out and touched the broken bone on Luo Yu's left temple, not only startled, but also looked at Chi Yue.

Chi Yue giggled: "We can report to His Highness."

"But it could also have been caused when the beams fell."

"There is a record in the archives of the government office. The servants of Luo's mansion heard noises coming from the study room at night, so they hurriedly got up and ran to the study room. They found that there was a fire. Two servants wanted to rush in to save Mr. Luo. After entering the study room, they found that the room was messy. There was a fight, Mr. Luo fell in a pool of blood, beside a smashed vase, the candlestick on the case was upside down, burning the books and files, causing a fire, the fire spread very fast, they couldn't get in for the first time, so they ran out I poured water on my body and went in, but the beams fell down."

Zong Sheng frowned. There seemed to be no problem with this statement, but Biluo Yu's body had problems everywhere.

If Luo Yu fell to the ground on his back, there should be few burn marks on the entire back and the back of the legs, and the bruises from the beams should be on the front of the body.

Besides, if the candlestick on the desk had fallen down and caused a big fire, the desk and bookshelf would have been the most severely burned. However, when they inspected yesterday, they found that although the desk and bookshelf were seriously damaged, they were not as badly burned as Luo Yu's body.

"I knew these confessions were not credible, so I asked Mr. Cao to ask again.

You still haven't explained why the temple is the fatal wound left by the assassin. "

Just as Chi Yue stretched out his hand to want to do something, he suddenly stopped, raised his eyes and smiled cutely, and said to Zong Sheng, "Why don't you turn around first?"

Zong Sheng ignored it.

Chi Yue smiled again, and murmured, "Okay."

He stretched out his hand to press on Luo Yu's temple, and poked his finger into the broken bone, and took out a small black, scorched and blood-black thing from it in an instant.

"Stone?!"

"I guess it's the slingshot.

But if the internal strength is profound, you can do it with a snap of your fingers.

If there is such a master in Yuan capital, I should know. "

"Why... so much trouble?" Zong Sheng finally couldn't help expressing his confusion all along.

Since he could kill Lord Luo silently and escape silently, why bother to set fire to him?Even if you want to fake the false impression that the burglar killed Master Luo by mistake, why not use a sword or a dagger?What are the slingshots and stones for?

"good question."

Chi Yue took off his apron and gloves, and said, "If I were a killer, I would hope to fake an accident. Master Luo was at his desk late at night, accidentally fell asleep, accidentally knocked over the candlestick, accidentally burned down the beam, but It was an accident."

Zong Sheng followed Chi Yue out: "So there is no sharp edge wound.

But the people who dealt with the aftermath in the Luo Mansion made a mistake, probably because they were discovered when they set the fire, and they hurriedly made up nonsense and came out as a night thief.

Then the first person who rushed into the inner courtyard that night was most likely the inner ghost. "

Chi Yue suddenly stopped and turned around: "Smart."

Zong Sheng almost collided with Chi Yue for a while, stopped quickly, and leaned back.

Seeing that Zong Sheng was as fearful of him as a tiger, Chi Yue couldn't help but raised his head and laughed loudly: "Are you still afraid of me? I won't beat you in the future."

Zong Sheng gritted his teeth secretly, not sharing his knowledge.

Back then when Tiance Camp came to Wudu Mansion to pick people, he and Chi Yue were the two who finally passed the assessment, and they were supposed to support each other, but Chi Yue just turned his head around and made a sudden attack just like before, breaking his leg and stepping on him. Looking at his broken leg, he laughed and said, "You still want to enter Tiance camp like this? You're beyond your limits."

Then, Zong Sheng never saw Chi Yue again until yesterday.

Zong Sheng hated Chi Yue so much back then, he really wanted to find him out and beat him up, and broke his leg too!Zong Sheng failed to enter Tiance camp, he was brooding and depressed for many years, but as he stayed with Qi Xiao for longer and longer, he gradually let go, although he was just a guard, Qi Xiao But treat him as a partner, as a brother, and he is willing to protect Qi Xiao with his life and everything, so the Tiance Camp is no longer important.

But seeing Chi Yue again yesterday, Zong Sheng still had anger and hatred in his heart. Although it was almost negligible compared to back then, Chi Yue owed him an explanation and an apology. He could not forgive Chi Yue easily.

He used to think that he and Chi Yue were friends!But Chi Yue was always playing tricks on him.

Zong Sheng was silent, but Chi Yue didn't seem to feel anything strange, and suddenly asked: "When I first arrived at Yangxi Zhai last night, His Highness went out alone, where did he go?"

Zong Shengxiang didn't hear Chi Yue's question and didn't answer at all.

Chi Yue said again: "Neither you nor Baixiqiao followed, which means that His Highness is not going out, he is in the same guild hall.

Right now in the same guild hall, apart from Su Qin from the Huwei Army, there is also Zhou Guo's proton Tang Ling.

In the middle of the night, if it wasn't for a beautiful woman, how could it be worth seeing His Highness in person, right? "

Zong Sheng glanced at Chi Yue, but still didn't answer.

Chi Yue is in the Tiance camp, and he only obeys the emperor's order. He is not someone Qi Xiao and Zong Sheng can really trust. Even if he guesses it, if there is no evidence, Chi Yue dare not speak out. He shouldn't have noticed at all.

Chi Yue smiled triumphantly: "Ah, I guessed right.

Hahaha, your prince is really interesting.

Don't worry, I won't say anything. "

Zong Sheng stopped suddenly, and looked at Chi Yue coldly: "If you dare to do anything to be sorry to the Lord, or say anything that is not good to the Lord, I will kill you."

Chi Yue was astonished, and it took him a while to react, and smiled slightly: "I was bullied like that in the past, and you never said you would kill me.

it is good.

I see. "

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