Reincarnation of the powerful minister

"...My lord! Wake up, my lord Tongzhi!"

"Master Shen, withdraw your hand!"

The fog in my mind dissipated, the surrounding scenery gradually became clear, and several faces of men approaching came into view.Shen Qi subconsciously raised her arms to block, and suddenly found that she was being held tightly by her subordinates, some were holding their wrists, some were hugging their waists, and some were breaking the handle of the knife between his fingers.

The embroidered spring knife at the waist, the tip of the knife touched his heart at some point, and cut the cloth an inch long, and the surrounding blood was soaked.

It was like reining in a precipice, if he exerted more force, the blade would be inserted into his chest.

"I'm fine." Shen Qi signaled her subordinates to let go, sheathed the knife, and looked down at a heavily tied man in black on the ground. The back of his neck was stepped on by a guard in black, his face was forced to the ground, his mouth was covered with a cloth ball, Struggling and twisting, he let out a muffled cry of "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu".

Wei Ying wiped off her cold sweat, and said: "It was a thrilling experience just now, my lord just captured the assassin, as if he had been haunted, he stood still in a daze, and suddenly pointed the knife at his chest... Fortunately, he was here At the last moment, my lord came to his senses, otherwise no matter how fast we rushed, we might not be able to stop him."

Shen Qi opened her palms and pinched her temples on both sides, completely pulling herself out of the Fascinated Realm.

The long half life in the hallucination turned out to be just a short moment in reality.

——It's not necessarily an illusion, at least the experience in the Shen family when he was young is true.The mother is real, the eighth younger sister is also true, and the little ninth brother...

There is no little ninth brother at all.Yao has only one biological daughter.

"Shen Yan" is actually Su Yan. Because of his inner demons, projected in his tragic growth years, he was twisted into the brother he couldn't ask for.

But all appearances and opaqueness in the world, hatred, greed, delusion, obsession, resentment... can all give birth to demons.

What is his inner demon?Probably not only the thorny road that has been trudged through, but also the heart-wrenching sentence "From now on, you and I will be brothers who have died".

Shen Qi buried her eyebrows in her palms, and sneered decisively in her heart: Ho!Even if they are real brothers, so what?Could it be that he will be stopped by this blood relationship and will not move forward?No one can cut Su Qinghe away from his heart, not even imperial power, let alone sorcery.

He wiped away all the exposed emotions, put down his hands, and said: "A moment of carelessness, I almost got caught. The 'ghost pupil' of this hidden sword gate is really powerful, and can drag people's mind into a ecstasy. I can't distinguish between hallucinations and illusions. Reality, you can't get out of it, upside down and confused to the point of death. If you meet in the future, be extra careful."

Everyone was speechless when they heard this, and hurriedly tore off the cloth strips to cover the eyes of the man in black layer by layer, and tied them tightly.

Setting up the trap, waiting, and using the body as bait, the hard work was finally not in vain, and the most critical person——the black-clothed Xuetong was caught, even if it wasn't the one who assassinated the prince, it was still a major breakthrough point.

The brocade guards escorted the man in black back to Fusi, Beizhen, and put him in the strongest cell in the Imperial Prison, under strict supervision.

Shen Qi drank the thick honey water, and after the smell of alcohol evaporated, she brought Qianhu Shi Yanshuang to interrogate him in the prison.

The brocade guards of Beizhen Fusi originally thought that any prisoner in their hands, no matter how strong their iron bones, could be turned into a puddle of water.

Maybe there are people who are not afraid of death, but there is no one who is not afraid of not being able to live or not being able to die.

Except for one kind of person——

"crazy?"

Lan Xi, who was ordered to come to understand the progress of the case, couldn't believe it.

He raised his eyebrows that were so pale that they almost disappeared, and struck the right balance between puzzlement and displeasure, "Shen Tongzhi, our family knows that you are capable and cunning, you have handled several cases, and you have never disappointed the emperor." But this time the East Palace is in danger, the emperor attaches great importance to it, but now you have given our family this ridiculous answer, how to explain to the emperor, has Shen Tongzhi considered it?"

Shen Qi's face was stern, and her tone was quite sincere: "This is not the answer to the case, but it is indeed the truth. Eunuch Lan has also read the file on how we captured this assassin. When he was caught, he used the 'Yanma of the hidden sword gate' "The Art of Charm", that is, the rumored "Ghost Eyes" in the Jianghu, and then lost his mind and became a complete lunatic."

Lan Xi asked, "Are you really crazy, or are you pretending to be crazy?"

"If a person can drink his own blood, eat meat, and even be ridden by a dog, he won't feel humiliated. I can't think of a second possibility other than being really crazy." Shen Qi's expression was like a statue. The gods enshrined by the cult are cruel as a matter of course.

Lan Xi took a "hissy" breath to cover up the shiver quietly, and lowered her shrill voice several points: "In that case, our family will report the truth. Shen Tongzhi, please don't kill him. The emperor values ​​this case. You might have to see it for yourself.”

Shen Qi nodded her head: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will clean up the people and not pollute the holy eyes."

Lan Xi returned to the palace to return to her life.

Shi Yanshuang said to Shen Qi: "My lord, this subordinate is worried that the emperor will blame us for our ineffective handling of the case."

Shen Qi said: "This black-clothed assassin is a dead man and an abandoned son. It's impossible for the emperor not to think that if we want to continue to investigate the forces behind the scenes, we must continue to go out. We are the sharpest knife in the emperor's hand, as long as the blade does not cut Master's hand will not be easily destroyed, don't worry."

Shi Yanshuang nodded, and muttered again: "What kind of crooked way is this 'Nightmare Art'? If you can't be fooled, you will drive yourself crazy?"

"Maybe it's the backlash of true qi, maybe it's more than that. I invited a martial arts expert who is proficient in medical skills to diagnose that person. The meridians in his body were retrograde, and the disordered qi and blood impacted the brain, causing confusion, mania, and madness. It's a symptom of madness."

"If it's really crazy, it's light enough to set things right. If it's serious, I'm afraid I'll be crazy to death in this life. It's a pity that the big fish caught by the adults just cut off the clues like this."

"It's indeed regrettable. But isn't that the case when investigating a case? There is no way out when there is no way out, and there is another village in the dark, as long as you move here more—" Shen Qi nodded Shi Yanshuang's head, and kicked lightly again The opponent's calf, "And here—there will always be new breakthroughs."

Shi Yanshuang said with a smile: "The case taken over by the lord has never been unsolved, and the subordinates have confidence."

Of course, it also includes the "cases" concocted by Shen Qilang, who can always catch the criminals that are most in line with the political situation and the most beneficial to the loyalists and themselves. This is Jinyiwei, and this is Beizhen Fusi, isn't it?

In the afternoon of the next day, a decree came from the palace, and Emperor Jing Long really wanted to take a look at this crazy assassin in person.

The Imperial Prison was dark and filthy, so the Son of Heaven would not set foot in it. He only visited the Fusi Court in Beizhen and ordered the criminals to be taken to the courtyard outside the hall.

The accompanying guards surrounded the official office into a tight iron barrel.Between the emperor sitting high in the hall and the front yard, there was a human wall formed by hundreds of Jinyi guards.

Not only the royal family came, but also the crown prince who had been "rehabilitated" in the East Palace until he was bored.Emperor Jinglong was dressed in a bright yellow gown, with four dragons woven in colorful colors, and the dragons on his shoulders decorated with sun and moon patterns. Armor, with a small belt around his waist, is sitting beside his father in a heroic manner.

After saluting, Shen Qi stood at the side with her hands down.

The heavily bound assassin was escorted to the courtyard by Jin Yiwei, forced to kneel down, and unfastened the restraints around his mouth.To prevent accidents, the cloth masks on his eyes were still covered and did not take off.

This assassin is a young man with a thin body wrapped in a prison uniform. The wounds on his body have been bandaged with medicine in advance, and he has been poured a bowl of thick ginseng soup to refresh himself, so he doesn't look too bad. .

He knelt in the middle of the courtyard in a daze. Because his eyes were covered and he couldn't see, he pricked up his ears to listen.

After looking around, Emperor Jing Long asked Shen Qi: "You said this person is crazy?"

"My lord, I am indeed crazy." Shen Qi replied.

Zhu Helin stood up abruptly: "Go down alone and see if it is the person who assassinated that night."

"The villain is cruel, I must not be in danger!" "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, I think twice!" The attendants Fu Bao and Cheng Sheng hurriedly advised.

Zhu Helin waved his hand: "He's already tied into a rice dumpling, will he still jump over and bite me? Besides, I'm a vegetarian?" He turned to Emperor Jing Long and said, "Father, let me verify it."

The emperor seemed to appreciate his courage and nodded slightly.

The Jin Yiwei on the steps retreated to the two sides to separate the passage. When Zhu Helin walked down, he drew an Xiuchun knife. He didn't feel nervous, and even felt faintly excited.

He walked up to the assassin with steady steps, looked at the face and hands of the assassin, and suddenly raised the blade, cutting off the cloth covering the eyes.

This sudden risky move made Shi Yanshuang and the others who were escorting the prisoners on both sides very nervous, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, be careful! Don't come into contact with his blood pupils, lest you get enchanted!"

Zhu Helin said: "Every skill and technique must be supported by true qi. If he is really crazy, his physical strength is exhausted or scattered, how can he perform the enchantment?"

The cloth cover that was broken in two fell to the ground, and Zhu Helin could see the assassin's face clearly. He was in his twenties, with normal features and dark pupils, like cloudy red glass beads.Compared with the weird blood pupils that were full of light and blood that he saw on the day of his assassination, his spirit had already dissipated, and he had obviously lost all vitality.

After Zhu Helin checked it carefully, he nodded affirmatively: "It was he who stabbed Gu that night."

The assassin stared straight at him, then stood up suddenly, and laughed wildly: "Ha, haha, it's him, it's him!"

"Who are you? Who ordered you? Why did you assassinate Gu?" Zhu Helin asked.

Assassin: "He ran away! Hahaha, it's time to take medicine, take medicine...be obedient...die...don't die..."

The last few sentences were slurred and murmured, as if he didn't even speak human words.

Zhu Helin put the blade on his neck, drawing a bloodstain on his neck.The assassin lowered his head and licked the blade with his tongue, licking a cut, chewing blood with his mouth full, swallowing loudly.

"Crazy!" Shi Yanshuang scolded, "Don't offend Your Highness!"

Zhu Helin wiped the blade clean on the assassin's prison clothes, turned and left, and returned the Xiuchun knife to its original owner.

"Thank you, Young Master!" The guard in Jinyi felt that his saber was borrowed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and felt very honored, so he thanked him loudly.

The assassin suddenly raised his face, opened his bloody mouth, and yelled loudly: "—Hit me!"

Everyone was shocked and looked at the field intently.

The assassin's throat was gurgling, and he yelled while swallowing blood: "Hit me! Hit me! Hahahaha, hit me..."

The cold wind blew past, the fallen leaves of the phoenix trees fluttered, and the courtyard was filled with awe-inspiring autumn.

The cunning laughter of the lunatic assassin reverberated over the courtyard, mixed with the "beating the young master" one after another, which was absurd and bizarre, which made people's hearts inexplicably chill.

Zhu Helin walked to his father's side without looking back.

Emperor Jinglong asked him calmly, "Are you afraid?"

Zhu Helin shook his head, the once youthful and arrogant look, like a carefree summer flower after the autumn frost, gradually faded from the corners of his eyebrows and eyes: "What should come, will come anyway. Only by making a perfect plan can we deal with the changes in the elbow and armpit. "

Emperor Jinglong showed satisfaction, and nodded to him: "Sit beside me."

The emperor put his hand on the crown prince's shoulder, and issued an order: "Destroy Yinjianmen, and punish the remaining evils. Anyone who has been close to him, no matter whether he is a powerful family or a powerful force in the world, will not be left behind!"

He also ordered Shen Qi: "Continue to investigate and find out who is behind the scenes. I want to see who it is who wants to plot against my son."

The emperor drove back to the palace with the prince.

The assassin was still screaming madly in the courtyard, and was escorted back to the imperial prison by Jin Yiwei.Shen Qi ordered the jailer to give him medicine, food, clothing and blankets, so as to save his life, maybe it will be useful in the future.

However, no one expected that the assassin died three days later.

In the middle of the night, he chewed and ate ten of his own fingers. He lost too much blood and died.

Shen Qi personally conducted the autopsy, and carefully searched the cell where the assassin was, and finally found a few dried bloodstains behind the mattress, on the stone wall close to the ground.

It's a trace of blood on the pad of the index finger.

A trace, like a narrow oval petal.

A total of eight bloodstains were printed, fanned out.

Eight petal blood lotus.

Shen Qi stared at this little blood lotus for a while, then rubbed it on the paper with her own hands, and then scraped the stone wall clean with the blade.