[Rat cat] Long live the emperor

The envoys from various countries came to Bianjing to pay homage, and the Privy Council arranged different levels of hotels for different diplomatic objects.The Liao envoys were at Duting Station, Xixia was at Duting West Station, Goryeo was at Tongwenguan in Anzhou Lane outside Liangmen, Huihe and Khotan were at Libinyuan, Sanfoqi, Zhenla, Dali, Dashi and other foreign countries were in sight Yunguan or Huaiyuan Station.

In order to ensure the safety of the envoys, there is a special person in charge of guarding the gate of the post station, and "should enter the post station and place a number plate, and check the entry and exit by machine".Since the post house was tightly guarded and Li Zhengkai himself was a military general, how could the assassin kill Li Zhengkai easily and retreat quietly?

The first thought in Zhao Zhen's mind was - the inside should be combined with the outside!

Li Yuanhao was so unreasonable that he begged for Zhan Zhao, otherwise the two countries would go to war.

Zhao Zhen was too lazy to argue with him, and unceremoniously "invited the envoys back" in the name of protection.The envoys from various countries who watched the excitement left, leaving only Li Yuanhao with a livid face and the Xixia people who threatened to take revenge angrily.

The Privy Council was going to appease the restless envoys, and the murder scene was officially handed over to Kaifeng Mansion.

The yamen servants are used to doing this, cleaning up the scene, collecting evidence, asking for confessions, carrying away the corpse for autopsy...

When carrying the corpse, he was stopped by Xixia people headed by Li Yuanhao!

The Xixia people plausibly said: "General Li was killed in the Song Dynasty. The assassin is probably from the Song Dynasty. Don't even think about touching General Li's body!"

Bao Zheng said solemnly: "The Kaifeng government has always handled cases impartially, and will definitely punish the murderer severely."

Li Yuanhao didn't know what his plan was, but he actually connived at the accompanying attendants, swearing and swearing unreasonably, and even pushed and shoved the yamen servants to obstruct the handling of the case.Zhan Zhao was protecting Gongsun Bao Zheng, and Bai Yutang was standing beside Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen listened for a while, then suddenly threw the teacup out.

The crisp crackling sound silenced the chaotic posthouse.

Zhao Zhen's expression showed no joy or anger, and he lowered his eyes and said calmly: "General Pang, you bring five hundred forbidden troops to the West Station of the Duting. No one is allowed in or out unless the relevant personnel are involved. Anyone who makes trouble will be killed." Zhao Zhen's tone was flat, but no one thought he was joking.

Pang Tong clasped his fists cleanly and left without questioning or hesitating, and went straight back to order soldiers.

"Song Huang! What the hell do you mean!" Li Yuanhao's face was so ugly for the first time, he felt that he was insulted, so he drew out his sword and pointed it at Zhao Zhen.The Xixia people behind Li Yuanhao also drew their weapons, and the government servants and secret guards were naturally not far behind, and the confrontation was about to break out!

Zhao Zhen looked at Li Yuanhao with a half-smile, "I advise the Prince of Xixia not to be impulsive, have you forgotten whose territory this is, whose territory you stand on and speak nonsense, and the people of the Song Dynasty can drown you with a single spit, you Who are you yelling at, what kind of crazy capital do you have?"

Li Yuanhao's face became darker and darker, his eyes became more and more violent, and his bloodshot eyeballs were fixed on Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen looked at him without fear, "You only live once, so think twice before acting."

Li Yuanhao was furious every word, "You dare to kill me?! You are not afraid of my Xixia Iron Cavalry! Come! City! Come down!"

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly: "Even if he comes to the city, you won't be able to see it."

In a word, Li Yuanhao's complexion changed drastically with words of cruelty.

Xixia is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, and it is impossible to start a war with Song Dynasty in the short term. Although that person promised him that as long as Xixia and Song Dynasty are provoked, they will unconditionally support Xixia's founding of the country!I have made so many troubles because I just want to win the support of that person. Wouldn't it be a waste of all my previous efforts to die here!

When Li Yuanhao was hesitating, Zhao Zhen made up the knife slowly, "Because of a small loss, the throne has changed hands, is the crown prince willing?"

Are you willing?Of course not reconciled!What I can't get, no one else can get it!

Li Yuanhao doesn't want to die, and he doesn't have the virtue of [sacrificing himself to benefit others]. It's just a joke to say anything for the country and the people, and the truth is that people don't kill themselves for themselves!Thinking of this, Li Yuanhao's eyes flickered with no murderous intent: If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood!

Zhao Zhen is satisfied with Li Yuanhao's understanding of current affairs, as long as he keeps his own law and order, Zhao Zhen does not want to anger the Xixia people.

In the end, the Kaifeng Mansion carried away the corpse, and the Forbidden Army changed from garrison to patrol, and both sides took a step back and were happy.

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Everyone returned to Kaifeng Mansion.

The results of Gongsun's autopsy came out, "A sword pierced the heart from the back, and the deceased died instantly. No symptoms of poisoning were found. When the body was delivered, the surface of the body was completely cold, and the body was still warm when it was cut. It is estimated that the death time did not exceed an hour. The deceased did not struggle to defend himself before his death, and the murderer is likely to be an acquaintance of the deceased or an undefended person, and it cannot be ruled out that the Xixia thieves shouted to catch the thief."

Pang Tong, who seldom spoke, suddenly said: "Li Yuanhao leads the battle, Li Deming leads the peace, and Li Zhengkai is Li Deming's confidant."

Pang Tong never talked nonsense.Li Deming, the emperor of Xixia, is timid and cowardly. He prefers extravagance and pleasure over expanding the territory, which has already aroused the dissatisfaction of the Xixia main combat faction.It was at this time that Li Yuanhao was born. He was warlike and advocated the use of force to deter neighboring countries, and to win the support of the main fighters by military exploits.

It was also an alliance with the Song Dynasty. Li Yuanhao advocated war with Liao, but Li Deming wanted peace as the most important thing.Li Zhengkai was Li Deming's confidant and beloved general, and he tried his best to promote the truce between Xixia and Liao. Now that Li Zhengkai was assassinated and killed, Li Yuanhao no longer has any worries!

Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, "Li Yuanhao is indeed suspicious, he doesn't seem to want to find out the truth, obstructing the case is probably a guilty conscience."

Bai Yutang was heartbroken, "He wants cats more than the real murderer."

Everyone: "Ahem..." This sour and sweet tone~~

Zhan Zhao was obviously still out of the situation, frowned and thought hard, "I've never been to Xixia, when did I offend him?"

Everyone looked at Zhan Zhao speechlessly: Li Yuanhao clearly covets your beauty, is he so dull as to be a real man?

Only Gongsun cheered Zhan Zhao, "Maybe it's because you beat him up last time?"

Everyone turned their heads to look at Bao Zheng: the left and right arms are so dull, the future of Kaifeng Mansion is worrying.

Zhao Zhen coughed twice, "What's the reaction of the envoys from various countries?"

Cheng Ying said: "They are all investigating the situation, nothing special."

Zhao Zhen thought for a while, "Where is Yelulan from the Liao Kingdom?"

Chengying was a little embarrassed, "Yelulan thanked guests behind closed doors, and only moved around in the yard every day, and only used letters to order things. These letters were handed over to the Liao envoy by his attendants, and burned immediately after reading them. The subordinates really couldn't find the letters. Content."

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes, "I always feel that there is something wrong with this kid, so send someone to keep an eye on him."

Zhan Zhao was worried about the case, "The yamen officer asked the guards at the Duting West Station, and everyone said they didn't see the assassin, and they didn't know that Li Zhengkai was killed. It wasn't until Li Yuanhao went to see Li Zhengkai, and no one answered when he knocked on the door, that he realized something was wrong. Li Zhengkai was already dead when the door opened."

"Break open the door?" Zhao Zhen asked in surprise, "Could it be a murder in a secret room!"

"No." Zhan Zhao shook his head, "I checked in the room, the window is only ajar, and it opens with a push from the outside. It's just that there is a screen in front of the window, so you can't see the whole picture of the room, and you can't see it." Not to the place where Li Zhengkai was killed."

Bai Yutang asked, "Where are the footprints?"

"No, the west station of Duting is paved with blue bricks, so it is very difficult to investigate footprints."

Mr. Bao has rich experience in handling cases, and he knows that the simpler the method of killing, the fewer clues will be left, and the more difficult it is to verify.

"It's really disappointing for the New Year's Eve. Let's solve the case quickly. I don't want to start a war with Xixia in the first month." Zhao Zhen told Cheng Ying, "You can call in a few more dark guards to protect Li Yuanhao 24 hours a day. It doesn't matter if he finds out. Follow closely."

"Yes." Chengying led the order to retreat.

Gongsun said: "Do you suspect that someone is going to assassinate Li Yuanhao?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "It's not suspicious, just be prepared. If you want to provoke Xixia and Song Dynasty to confront each other, killing Li Zhengkai is nothing, but killing Li Yuanhao is a hit. Then Li Deming will have to... for the sake of face... ...Mmmmm!"

Before Zhao Zhen finished speaking, Zhan Zhao covered his mouth, and Zhan Zhao said nervously, "Be careful of your crow's mouth!"

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It was too late for Zhan Zhao to start!Even if Da Song and Xixia won't go to war, Li Yuanhao is dead!

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The death of a Xixia person cannot affect the enthusiasm of the people of Song Dynasty to celebrate the New Year.Even the Xixia people didn't delay in having fun, Li Yuanhao specifically begged Zhao Zhen to give him a hand and let him visit the brothel.In order not to let him miss Zhan Zhao, Zhao Zhen had no choice but to agree reluctantly.

Bianjing at night is more lively than in the daytime, and it has become a sea of ​​joy, a brightly lit city that never sleeps~

Zhao Zhen happily bought a bunch of fireworks, and Bai Yutang took his hand and walked ahead, helping Zhan Zhao who couldn't see the way to open the way.Gongsun Pang unified the left and right escort, Pang Tong protected the right wing very well, Gongsun's left wing was defeated, and he was almost washed away by the flow of people...

Don't get me wrong, Zhan Zhao's eyes are fine!

Zhan Zhao couldn't see the way because he was holding a huge Kongming lantern in his arms!

The background of this lamp can be big!Mr. Bao personally wrote the inscription, Mr. Gongsun's wonderful pen, and all the members of Kaifeng jointly produced it. Even the cats and dogs in Kaifeng Mansion pressed their paw prints. Finally, Zhao Xiaozhen personally lit the flying Kongming lanterns!

Although the lamp is very large, it flies unambiguously, and soon rises to a height of ten thousand feet, turning into a small warm light spot, becoming a member of countless Kongming lanterns in the bright night sky.Everyone looked up at the lamp, and suddenly saw a cluster of flames in the distance!

The flames burning in such a large area are definitely not someone's fireworks, it must be a fire!

Flooding during the New Year is not a rare event, there are several troubles every year, and the government has repeatedly issued orders to be careful, but there are still people who are confused and go into the water.The common people whispered to each other, but Zhao Zhen and the others looked unhappy, because the direction of the fire was the west station of Duting.

Because the lights were going to be put on, the crowd followed the flow of people out of the city. The outside of the city was not as bright as the inside of the city. Zhan Zhao stuffed Zhao Zhen into Pang Tong's arms, and then pushed Mr. Gongsun over. This time, it was Pang Tong who took the initiative to hug him.Zhan Zhao said: "Brother Pang protects them, Xiaobai and I go to the posthouse to have a look."

Gongsun felt that he was a man, and it was really uncomfortable to be protected with Zhao Zhen, who was as soft as a bun.

Zhao Zhen felt that he knew martial arts, so he was uncomfortable being protected with Gongsun, who was powerless.

Except for one big and one young with bulging cheeks, everyone else thought it was good, and Pang Tong nodded solemnly.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were about to leave, Pang Tong said hesitantly, "Beware of fraud."

Gongsun was taken aback, "What fraud?" Because they were too close, Gongsun raised his head and only saw Pang Tong's chin, with a strong outline, like a real man.Gongsun touched his melon-seeded face subconsciously, his sharp chin is not manly at all...

Because of Gongsun's question, Pang Tong hesitated for a moment and said, "It's hard to say." It's just an intuition cultivated through years of marching and fighting.

In order to facilitate the conversation, everyone stayed away from the crowd and walked to a secluded place. Zhao Zhen looked at the lively crowd in the distance, and suddenly raised his voice: "Quick! Make some noise to draw attention to us! The fireworks I bought just now! Let them go! "

Although they were confused, everyone still lit the fireworks. The loud sound and brilliant light lit up the night sky, attracting a group of people to stop and exclaim.Firecrackers are cheap, but fireworks are expensive. Ordinary people are reluctant to use them. On the one hand, Zhao Zhen ordered the hidden guards to buy more fireworks, and on the other hand, he asked Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang to distribute the fireworks to the onlookers.

More and more people gathered around, and word of mouth passed on, "Master Zhan and Fifth Master Bai are sending fireworks by the river~~"

Hundreds of people happily set off fireworks, and Zhan Zhao asked Zhao Zhen in the midst of his busy schedule, "What kind of medicine do you sell in your gourd?"

Zhao Zhen took the firework whip and shook it, "Be prepared, make an alibi, now you two can go to the posthouse."

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