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The next day, at the beginning of noon, Cao Weishan held a banquet in the back office of the Capital Protectorate, and only Qi Xiao was invited.

It was clearly near noon, but the sky was gray and gloomy, and it looked like it was going to rain.

This stuffy day made Cao Weishan very unhappy, with headaches, angina, pain everywhere.

Although there are many major and minor incidents in Yuanjing City, it can't be said that it is very peaceful, but it has never happened that people die at every turn.

Cao Weishan was sitting in the yamen of the Capital Protectorate in Gyeonggi. It was already annoying enough to wipe his butt off Zhao Yi's exaggeration, but now it's good, one murder case after another, the eldest prince has just been grounded, which leads to the Qin Dynasty again. Shi...

Now such a situation is not just a troublesome matter for Cao Weishan.

No one in the court today mentioned the matter of raiding Long Taixing, it seemed that everyone was deaf and blind, completely unaware of what happened in Yuan capital last night.

But Cao Weishan not only did not heave a sigh of relief, but could not breathe as if someone had strangled his throat.

Just like the gloom of the storm, the dense clouds that are pressing down heavily, and the thunder and lightning hidden in the clouds that will suddenly explode at an unknown time, make people instinctively want to avoid it.

Cao Weishan sighed, turned back to the side hall, took a sip of tea, and waited for Qi Xiao to come.

"My lord, His Highness Ninth Prince has arrived."

After a cup of tea bottomed out, Qi Xiao finally came.

Cao Weishan went out to welcome him: "My servant pays homage to His Highness Ninth Prince."

"Lord Cao, no courtesy."

"His Royal Highness, please come in."

The food, wine and hot tea are all ready, no one is left in the side hall, even the guards in the courtyard are withdrawn, only Baixi Bridge is guarding the gate of the courtyard, Chi Yue is left in the Huaxi other courtyard, and is watched by Zong Sheng with.

"His Royal Highness, please drink some tea."

The water is boiled by Cao Weishan, and the tea is brewed by Cao Weishan, which can be regarded as very hard.

"Lord Cao, you don't have to be polite.

I'm invited here today because of Long Taixing's business. "

"……Yes."

Cao Weishan sighed and nodded.

As soon as something happened to Longtaixing Bank last night, Uncle Guo sent his confidants to look for Cao Weishan. To put it simply, Cao Weishan took care of it.

figure it out?

Long Taixing has no direct connection with the Qin family, and it is impossible for the case of Long Taixing's shopkeeper to pay for the murder of the Qin family.

But Wang Tang is related to Qian Chong, and Qian Chong is the real culprit who killed Luo Yu.

Luo Yu's case was about to be concluded before. The murderer was hired by the owner of Changming Company to prevent Dali Temple from finding out the bad debts of the household department. Touched the eldest prince's foot.

Now pulling out Long Taixing and the Qin family, what is this? !The eldest prince borrowed the name of Changming Company to misappropriate the user’s treasury to release loan sharks. There is evidence, but it is the fifth prince and the Qin family who deliberately framed the eldest prince by buying murder? !It's fine to buy a murderer to kill someone, but it was Dali Siqing who killed him!

To put it in a small way, if it involves party disputes, it is enough to turn the government and the opposition upside down; to say it in a big way, it is about national laws, royal decency, and disputes over power reserves.

What does Cao Weishan do with this? !what to do? !

"Master Cao's complexion is not very good, is he sick? Do you want to ask the doctor to take a look?" Qi Xiao looked at him leisurely while drinking tea.

Cao Weishan looked at Qi Xiao, and almost wanted to kneel down and kowtow to His Highness the Ninth Prince. Was he really not afraid of death when he caused such a big incident?

"Your Highness Nine, this case cannot be investigated any further."

Qi Xiao took a sip of tea, pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Didn't Wang Tangyi explain everything clearly last night? The confession was also drawn.

The case has been investigated, Mr. Cao shouldn't be happy? "

Cao Weishan looked distressed: "Your Highness is joking.

Luo Yu's case is too involved with the Household Department's case, and my subordinate is just a petty official. Two murder cases happened in the Yuan capital, which is really incompetent. I am ashamed of my trust in His Majesty. "

Qi Xiao was not surprised to see Cao Weishan betraying him miserably, at least Cao Weishan personally invited him here today, even if Cao Weishan suddenly said that he was seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed, and locked himself in the house to avoid disaster, Qi Xiao would not feel strange.

"Then according to Mr. Cao, how should this case be settled?"

Last night, it was the people from the Protectorate of Gyeonggi Province who raided Long Taixing, but Cao Weishan was forced to go there by Pei Hao. Even if Dali Temple handles the case in Yuanjing City, it can bypass the Protectorate of Gyeonggi Province and go directly to Longtaixing, but if it does so, It is tantamount to telling His Majesty that Cao Weishan is also a member of the Qin family, and Pei Hao cannot trust him, fearing that he will cover up murderers, and Cao Weishan will have a hard time.

Cao Weishan was forced to search Long Taixing. As far as he is concerned, he still has control over the direction of the matter. For example, at this moment, he has the opportunity to persuade Qi Xiao to stop here, to fool this matter, and put the murder on Long Taixing. On the head of the shopkeeper of Taixing.

"It was Qian Chong who assassinated Mr. Luo Yuluo, who was employed by Changming Company. Wang Tangyi was one of the brokers who set up a bridge. He had a personal relationship with the shopkeeper of Long Taixing, so he asked the shopkeeper for help after the accident. The shopkeeper had a big heart and was afraid. Involuntarily implicating himself, he had the malicious intent to kill and silence, and was caught by Mr. Pei and the Ninth Highness."

Qi Xiao laughed, "It's so thoughtful."

Seeing Qi Xiao's perfunctory smile, Cao Weishan had already thought of another argument to persuade Qi Xiao to stop. Long Taixing couldn't investigate any more, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Qi Xiao say again: "However, Mr. Cao should deal with the case. Discuss with Mr. Pei."

Pei Hao's stubborn temper is really hard to deal with, but Cao Weishan can see very clearly that Luo Yu's case was promoted by Qi Xiao, if it weren't for His Ninth Prince, Luo Yu's case would still be a mess.

Not to mention that Wang Tangyi and Qian Chong used their swords in the downtown area and let Pei Hao run into each other. It was all planned by Qi Xiao, so that he, Cao Weishan, had nowhere to hide and no way to avoid it!

"His Highness Ninth Prince is thoughtful and alert. You should know that this case cannot be further investigated, otherwise the court will be in turmoil and may cause catastrophe."

Qi Xiao looked at Cao Weishan with a smile, he wanted to scold him for being scheming.

"I understand what Master Cao means, and I don't have any objections.

If necessary, I can also persuade Mr. Pei, but Mr. Pei is loyal and unyielding, so I may not be able to speak. "

Cao Weishan was taken aback, isn't this a perfunctory statement?Can Qi Xiao really agree to let go of the investigation?

Qi Xiao smiled, put down the teacup, and said slowly: "I once asked Mr. Pei, knowing that this case is complicated and difficult to solve, and even dangerous, why should we investigate? Mr. Pei said, so those who have laws and regulations should not cheat by chance. fake.

I don't know if Mr. Cao thinks so? "

"..." Cao Weishan nodded slightly. Therefore, those who have laws and regulations should not cheat by chance. How could he not know, but he was stuck in the quagmire, and the performance he could do was very limited. Cao's family precepts were not party, and he already do your best.

"Master Cao, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else.

I just want to remind Mr. Cao that Mr. Luo's case is closed, but the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs is only half closed, and the military salary has not yet been recovered. No one knows what will be involved.

Mr. Cao is wise to protect himself and not to get involved in party disputes, but he doesn't know how long it will last. "

Cao Weishan sighed, he could only focus on his eyes now.

"Lord Cao, there is one more thing," Qi Xiao's voice suddenly lowered slightly, and said, "Yuanjing City is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the Capital Protectorate is His Majesty's court. If it is not cleaned, His Majesty may be displeased."

Cao Weishan was startled, and looked deeply at Qi Xiao.

Cao Weishan has been in the Capital Protectorate for many years, not because he is tactful, but because he is not a party member, so His Majesty can rest assured that he will sit in the Protectorate and worry about the big and small things in Yuanjing. Even if he is fooling around, it is for the sake of the court and the royal family. face.

So Qi Xiao agreed to Cao Weishan's argument without saying a word, and settled Luo Yu's case as soon as possible.

This is to satisfy His Majesty, not because the Qin family can't move.

And Cao Weishan has been timid in recent years, afraid of offending the Qin family, and also afraid of offending the Gongsun family, but he can't do the grass to fall with the wind, he can only be blind, pretending not to know, and can maintain the Yuan capital. A flat surface is fine.

Qi Xiao actually didn't say anything, Cao Weishan knew it in his heart, but he seemed to say something, which made Cao Weishan suddenly want to understand something.

The Qin family and the Gongsun family have been fighting for power for so many years, His Majesty knew about it, and even acquiesced, otherwise the choice of the crown prince should have been decided a few years ago, but he kept pushing it off.

This time, His Majesty ordered a thorough investigation into the military payment case, which led to the bad debts of the household department. When Luo Yu was killed, His Majesty's attitude seemed to be unclear. In fact, it has never changed. To thoroughly investigate such a case, it is impossible for the Qin family and the Gongsun family to be clean. , then we still need to check?

Your Majesty probably has the intention of establishing a reserve.

"Boom..." There was a burst of thunder, and a flash of lightning outside, followed by heavy rain.

Heaven has changed.