with words in mind

Chapter 168 The General's Disappearance Case 1
In the early morning, Qinzheng Hall.

Eunuch Liu was still on duty, and entered the hall with a secret report: "Your Majesty, the Northern Front Military Report."

The emperor took a sip of refreshing tea, took a look at the military newspaper, and was a little relieved. The military newspaper said that although there was a small disturbance on the northern front, there was no major change, and our army soldiers were still vigilant.

Seeing that the emperor's face softened a little, Eunuch Liu approached the other party's ear and whispered softly: "Master Yuan has already been arrested, and now he is in the prison."

"Hmph! A bunch of moths!" the emperor said after cursing, "Preach to King Yi'an!"

Eunuch Liu: "Yes!"

Qi Ming and Yan Mo returned to Yanming Courtyard and were discussing who the mastermind behind the scenes would be, when Qiu Bo came to report that someone had come from the palace.

When Qiming came to Qinzheng Hall, the sky had already glowed a slight blue light, waiting for the rising sun.

"My son sees my father."

Emperor: "What's going on?"

"Father." Qi Ming did not stand up, but pleaded guilty, "When I sneaked into the punishment department, I saw three swordsmen killing Zhao Qing. I am guilty of not catching those three swordsmen!"

The emperor frowned even deeper: "In your opinion, Yuan Shangshu is the mastermind behind the scenes?"

Qi Ming: "From my son's point of view, Mr. Yuan is probably being used by others. Please also ask Father to interrogate Yuan Shangshu carefully."

The emperor sighed thoughtfully and said: "I know about Jiang Ernv's affairs. Jiang Yan asked to resign. I sent him to Jiangnan for inspection. This matter is over. Zhao Qing's identity can be ascertained." gone?"

Qi Ming: "Zhao Qing and Li Han are half-bloods of Beishuo and Central Plains, and they have been hiding in Beijing for a long time by using their similar appearance to Central Plains people."

"." The emperor said clearly, "I didn't expect to be of mixed race."

Qi Ming: "Father, both siblings are dead. Without witnesses, the reason for the war is lost. Beishuo."

The emperor raised his hand and said, "Don't bother with the important affairs of the military aircraft. When this is over, you should take care of it."

"." Qi Ming paused, and then said, "Yes, father, I will remove the eyeliner planted in the Ministry of Criminal Justice as soon as possible. However, there is one more thing. The murderer who killed Li Han has not been found. I suspect that the murderer I'm afraid they are the same group as the Three Musketeers, behind them"

"It's common for secret agents to fight for merit and kill each other," the emperor interrupted. "The death of a secret agent is not important. Now that the northern front is in turmoil, that's the big thing right now! Alright, your mission has been completed, go back!"

Qi Ming took what he wanted to say in his heart, pondered for a moment with his eyes downcast, and bowed calmly to retreat.When he left the Hall of Qinzheng, his footsteps involuntarily slowed down, and his consistent smile failed to go online. After a few steps, he hid in a warm line of light from the sky, and his pace became faster. He wanted to go back home quickly. Thinking of Yan Mo, the tensed corners of his mouth would loosen involuntarily.
In the other corner of the palace, the warm light has not yet reached, and the cold fence exudes a chill in the early morning temperature
After the dejected Yuan Xiao entered the cell, he felt that he couldn't get down anywhere. He managed to choose a fairly flat place and slept for a while. He didn't fall asleep until the sun finally drove away the coldness of the cell. Had to get up and pace.I don't want him to stand still and look up, his heart sinks even more! !
My own cell is rough and simple, look at the one opposite!Under the sunlight, the cell opposite the door is simply resplendent! !Everywhere is glowing with golden light! ! !

That's right!The person "living" on the opposite side is Major General Jin Moutong who came in to recuperate a few days ago! ! !

Yuan Xiao looked at the luxurious prison cell opposite, and then at his Ouch!It's so infuriating that people compare to others! ! !

Seeing Major General Jin get up, the sad Yuan Xiao suddenly changed his mind, came to the fence and smiled and said: "I heard that the silk in Jixiufang is very good, with bright colors and novel patterns. Can Major General appreciate it?!" It means that those few bolts of high-quality silk were sent by someone I entrusted!

"???" Jin Moutong just got up, still awake, and squinted at the other party. He has not been in Beijing for a long time, and several central officials are not familiar yet!How do you know who is speaking in the opposite cell? !Not to mention you have to know what is the meaning behind those words! !So all he responded to was an inexplicable silence
When Qi Ming returned to the palace, it was already daylight, Yan Mo just took a nap, and practiced sword in the courtyard with Cang Qi.

"My concubine was so tired yesterday, why didn't she get a good night's sleep?" Qi Ming smiled slightly.

"It's you, my lord, who is more tired than me! It's you, my lord, who should sleep well!" Yan Mo teased, his tone not good.

Nanny Yin got up and came to Yanmingyuan, just in time to hear this conversation, she couldn't hide her auntie smile.

"Slaves see princes and concubines."

Yan Mo: "Nurse Yin, you came just in time. Last time I promised those official ladies to find lovers for them. Now that the matter is clear, I have to give them an explanation. Look, how should I arrange it?"

Mother Yin asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, I see that the guard in the mansion has not been lifted, and this woman will have a feast."

"The concubine wants to hold a banquet, how can I stop it?" Qi Ming stared at Yan Mo and said with a smile, "The women's banquet is still held in the front hall, so I can do whatever I want~"

"Yes." Yin Yin took a look at the princess who was looking at the prince with white eyes, and replied with a smile, "I will find Uncle Qiu to go."

Yan Mo withdrew his gaze, and followed Yin Momo.
After seeing the princess disappear, Lu Jiu stepped forward and said, "My lord, do the Three Musketeers need to continue to investigate?"

Qi Ming was still looking at the empty courtyard door, and his tone was slightly weak: "There is no need to investigate, so as not to worry too much. The mansion is still on alert, let the guards hide their bodies, and don't let any clues appear outside!"

Lu Jiu: "Yes!"

At the afternoon tea banquet, the ladies from the official family gathered again in the Yi'an Palace, and Yan Mo met with the ladies of each family alone.

"Miss Xu, take a closer look, is he your lover?" Yan Mo asked, pointing to a wooden mold.

"How could it be?" Ms. Xu couldn't believe it, "could it be a wooden person?"

Yan Mo: "This person is full of tricks and is good at disguise. This is just one of his thousands of faces. He has deceived many people. Miss Xu, don't be sad, this person is not worth it."

Miss Xu covered her heart, took a few deep breaths before calming down and said: "Princess Xie solved the confusion in the little girl's heart! In this way, I can finally let go."

Yan Mo smiled and said, "Miss Xu is polite."

After a few people came down, the ladies thanked them again and again, and finally realized that their hearts were given to the wrong people, and they can be taken back!
Until Miss Bai appeared, she twitched in front of Yan Mo: "Actually, Wangfei, the little girl's lover is the third young master of the Deng family. Back then, the little girl didn't dare to say that he was engaged to me. When he appeared, he shook his hands and refused to admit it! The little girl is suffering." Then she looked for death and life, crying and said, "Miss Su is just a brothel girl! How can a little girl compare to that! Mr. Deng, relying on his family background, You are handsome, but you can pinch me to death! It makes me so sad, woo woo woo."

"." Yan Mo was slightly surprised, and the corners of his mouth twitched!There are people who meet someone other than Li Han! !

Standing on both sides of Yan Mo, Qi Yun and Lan Bo held their foreheads one after another, thinking in their hearts, it's a matter of your love and my wish, even an upright official can't tell the truth!The master is no exception!This is how to do? ! !
It is true that Yan Mo frowned and thought hard for a long time. Ding!There is a plan in my mind! !

Not long after, a tall and straight figure appeared in the streaming light outside the house.
Shocked, Shirakage misses the source.

The warm jade face in the east is like a moon.

The smile is a little deeper.

What a sight to see.

The weeping Miss Bai was blown away by the charming wind of the visitor! !Being a nympho, he immediately moved on, thinking that he was blind before, and Mr. Deng's handsomeness was vulnerable! !This is the peerless beauty! ! !

Entering the room, Qi Ming slightly rolled his eyes, smiled still, and nodded to Miss Bai to show his courtesy.

Miss Bai: "Oh, what should I do. The little girl is going to be lovesick."

Yan Mo smiled and said, "Do you still miss Mr. Deng?"

Miss Bai blushed, and coyly said: "No, no, no! The prince is the one who is truly charming. How can Mr. Deng compare to it~" After finishing speaking, she sneaked a few glances~ trotted out embarrassingly! !

Seeing that the girls had all left one after another, Qi Ming let go of his smile, and said with a displeased face: "You asked me to come for this purpose?"

Yan Mo smiled slightly and said: "Human! You have eaten delicious food, but you can't swallow ordinary ones! Just think you saved an extra white girl!"

"." Qi Ming stared at the other party with displeasure and then laughed again, "In this way, Concubine Ai has tasted the charm of this king, and she can't swallow her mouth for others~" After finishing speaking, he chuckled softly, criticizing others atrium!
Rolling eyes and cold light!Launch in secret!I don't want them all to be submerged in the light energy circle of King Yi'an's confident smile! !

Pausing for a moment, Yan Mo continued to shoot fierce eyes!They were swished and swallowed by the photosphere again! ! !

The expressions of the two competing with each other are very different, and they are getting bigger and bigger!One is extremely unhappy! !One is smiling like a flower! !
Qi Yun looked at the two who were fighting secretly, his face became mixed
When everyone returned to Yanmingyuan, King Yi'an had to deal with official business and went back to the side room, leaving only Yan Mo, Qi Yun and Lan Bo in the main room.

Lan Bo regretted: "These ladies live in seclusion and see too few men, so they fall in love easily."

Yan Mo: "You can't blame them either! Including Young Master Shen, after all, Li Han and his brother have good genes, and they are born with good bones. It's not difficult to imagine how good-looking they are! In short, it's all the fault of genes." !"

"Huh? What is the base tone?" Qi Yun and Lan Bo asked at the same time.

"Yeah." Yan Mo thought for a while, "Mr. Qi, your parents are not good-looking, so you are not good-looking either!"

"!" Qi Yun was angry, propped up his not too big eyes with his fingers and said narcissistically, "Where can I find a handsome man like me?!" Both Lan Bo and Yan Mo sniggered contemptuously!
Lan Bo smiled and said: "What the princess said is heredity." Then he sighed softly and said, "No matter what, the fraudulent marriage case is finally over."

"Is it really over?" Qi Yun still propped his eyes with his hands, tilted his head and said, "Speaking of it, it seems that the prince is the same to the head of the family." He didn't dare to say the word cheating marriage!Because the aura of the head of the opposite party is too scary! !He had no choice but to put down his hands obediently, grinning to ease the atmosphere and muttering, "It's over, it's over!!"

Yan Mo's face was filled with displeasure!Strictly white the other party! !
In the early morning of the next day, the palace with carved walls of Junyu was enveloped in a serious atmosphere!

In the court hall, the officials learned that Yuan Shangshu was imprisoned for the old defense map, and they all participated in Yuan Xiao's various misdeeds!Take the opportunity to add insult to injury! !The emperor was so angry that he wanted to stomp his feet! ! !
"My ministers also have their own books to participate in the performance." The crown prince saluted, "Yuan Shangshu instigated his subordinates to deal with it hastily, causing a large number of wronged people to live in untouchable household registration and lose their land! This is evidence."

The prime minister saw the opportunity and also presented the evidence in his hand: "This is the evidence that Yuan Shangshu has collected over the years to sell officials and nobles. Most of the positions sold are official positions in the Ministry of Households."

"Even the issue of the defense map of the capital! They will all be interrogated by the court! Bring Yuan Xiao up!!" The emperor said angrily! !
After the prince returned to the throne, he searched around and found that Yun Shikang, who was standing at the end with his head bowed, stood silently. Now is the best time to impeach Yuan Xiao, but Yun Changshi did not move at all.
"See Your Majesty for criminals!" Yuan Xiao knelt down and shouted remorse as soon as he arrived outside the gate of Xuxiong Hall, "I am guilty but die! Your Majesty, calm down!! If it is for the sake of my anger, the body of the dragon is destroyed! The crime of the minister is a serious crime." Over the highest mountain!! Deeper than the darkest and bottomless Haihe River!!" As he spoke, he shed tears sincerely! !Climb to the front of the hall steps! !

Those ministers who participated in Yuan Shangshu all showed contempt more or less! !
"Talk about it yourself! What crime are you guilty of?!" the emperor said coldly!

"The criminal has no eyes! He is greedy for vanity!! He mistrusted others!!" Yuan Xiao said with a heartbroken heart, "Three months ago, these three swordsmen came to the criminal's mansion and brought a scroll of paintings that they said was a gift. Under my door, I was a gatekeeper. The criminal really didn’t know that the painting actually hid such a big secret!! A few days ago, these three people left without saying goodbye! The criminal didn’t even think that they were meticulously crafted! !!"

Because the deeds of the Three Musketeers were exposed, Qian Yishou was temporarily removed from the suspicion, and he was summoned by the emperor to Xuxiong Hall to discuss the state affairs because he could not leave the barracks.

"Why did the thief give Yuan Shangshu the fake defense map?" Qian Yishou said, still having doubts in his heart, how did the defense map five years ago get out?

"Your Majesty." Yun Shikang said at the right time, and bowed respectfully to come out, "I have a bold conjecture and I don't know if I should say it or not."

Emperor: "Speak!"

"Your Majesty, what Zhao Qing stole was the defense map of the capital, and the three swordsmen also gave the defense map of the capital. These two groups of people were probably part of the same group! They must have been lurking in the capital for many years. They traveled all over the streets and alleys of the capital and witnessed The distribution of the garrison, silently write down and draw it! Then quietly send the map to Yuan Shangshu! The purpose is to cause civil strife in the court!" Yun Shikang said in a sincere tone, "Now that the northern line is about to move, this is the enemy killing two birds with one stone. A plan! No! It should be said that it is a plan to kill three birds with one stone! Fortunately, Shen Shangshu was smart and used fake blueprints to prevent thieves! The picture was said to be true, and it was given by Shen Shangshu, or Shen Xiaogong helped to steal it, all to arouse His Majesty's suspicion! Besides, Zhao Qing's death, there is no proof of death! Both the Ministry of Household and the Minister of War were implicated, and for a while, The court will be chaotic!! Foreigners will have the opportunity to take advantage of others!!!"

"." Hearing this, the crown prince looked at Yun Shikang more and more complicatedly.
When Yuan Shangshu heard this, he looked back at Yun Shikang gratefully!What a lifesaver! !
The emperor thought for a while and said, "What Yun Aiqing said is not unreasonable."

Seeing that the situation is good, Yun Shikang continued: "Shen Shangshu has always been loyal, why did something happen at this juncture, I feel that Zhao Qing's confession is very suspicious! What's more, Shen Shangshu is only a young son of Shen, and he can personally tie it up. Go to Xuxiong Hall to apologize! It can be seen that he acted upright! If he had planned it in advance, he would definitely hide his son far away before doing something ulterior! If it is revealed, his son's life can always be saved! The incense of the Shen family can Continue!!"

After the emperor heard it, he felt more reasonable, nodded his head and said, "This matter really wronged Shen Aiqing. Wu Shangshu, what do you think?"

Wu Zhao was named, so he had to stand up and salute: "Your Majesty, you have always been cunning, and what you say is mixed with truth. Yun Changshi's words are indeed enlightening and well-founded. I also feel that Shen Shangshu has been wronged. This is for sure. It's an elaborate trick!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down a bit, Hong Shangshu also said softly and politely: "Your Majesty, Young Master Shen is still young and ignorant, and he is the best target for the secret agents. I beseech Your Majesty to be merciful and save him from being imprisoned. "

The emperor pretended to be moved, pondered for a moment, and said earnestly: "Come here, pass on the order! Let Shen's father and son be released, and Shen Shangshu will be restored to his post. He has made meritorious service in guarding the defense map of the capital. He will reward the sword above. Although the young master Shen has , Thinking of his youth and innocence, he was confined in the mansion for two months!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty—" several ministers who gave advice shouted in unison!
Seeing this, Yuan Shangshu's heart was ignited with hope. He lowered his eyes and waited for the opportunity. As long as someone comes out to say something, maybe he can get rid of the crime and regain his freedom!

Yun Shikang rolled his eyes, walked to Yuan Shangshu's side and begged again: "Your Majesty, it's time to employ people, why not?"

"Your Majesty—" the courtiers who impeached Yuan Xiao took the first step and knelt down to petition, "Yuan Shangshu is full of bad deeds! I beg your majesty to investigate thoroughly!!" Some people even glanced at Yun Changshi in an extremely unfriendly manner!

"I also implore Master Yuan to be thoroughly investigated!" To everyone's surprise, Yun Shikang also knelt down and petitioned, "It's just that now is the time for employing people, so it's better to put Master Yuan in jail pending trial!" He said very sincerely sincere!Humble and pious! !
Right now, the war on the northern front will ignite at any moment, and the emperor is powerless to investigate and deal with Yuan Xiao. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a report from outside!

Everyone standing and kneeling looked back! !

"Report-emergency military situation!!! The northern front is at war!!!"

(End of this chapter)