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The emperor frowned slightly. The governor of Guangzhou was a member of the Yang family. Not long ago, the official department received an anonymous report that the governor of Guangzhou was involved in the assassination of the princess.

He was hesitating whether to investigate or not, but the person was gone and died so miserably, could it be...

The emperor's face darkened, no matter whether it was true or not, the death of Guangzhou Governor must be investigated.

"Fu Lin, go and call Guo Xing over."

Eunuch Fulin left the imperial study and came in quickly. He reported to the emperor in a low voice: "Your Majesty, does Mr. Zhang Zhenghai, the Minister of War, need to see you in an urgent matter?"

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows. He felt a splitting headache at the moment. He hoped that the Ministry of War would not bring him any bad news. "Let him come in."

Zhang Zhenghai bowed his head and walked in quickly. He knelt on the ground and was about to salute when two words floated above him, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, one month ago Wang Yuan led an army of 20 to attack Yuzhou City. Fortunately, the defender of Yuzhou City, Nangong Chun, mobilized his troops well, and a young general named Hu Shaohua presented a weapon to defend the city. We won a great victory in this battle. win."

The emperor's body suddenly froze, "You say it again?"

Zhang Zhenghai had no choice but to repeat it again.

The emperor stood up excitedly and happily helped Zhang Zhenghai up, "Are you telling the truth?"

"This is absolutely true."

The emperor couldn't help but burst into laughter. After laughing, he felt something was wrong. He turned to look at the Minister of War and said, "Wang Yuan attacked Yuzhou City a month ago. Why has the news not come back until now?"

The expression on Zhang Zhenghai's face suddenly became much more serious. He first excused Nangong Chun, "Your Majesty, this matter is not that Nangong Chun intentionally deceived the court. As early as the eve of the war, Nangong Chun sensed something was wrong and asked the messenger to send the message back."

"..."

"But the messengers encountered an ambush on the way. For a whole month, Nangong Chun sent more than 20 messengers, but all of them died."

"How could this be?" The emperor looked at Zhang Zhenghai sharply, "After such a long time, even if the messenger was intercepted, the Ministry of War should have noticed it."

Zhang Zhenghai sighed, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Your Majesty, this matter is not due to the Ministry of War dereliction of duty, but someone set up an ambush halfway. The other party not only robbed and killed the messenger sent by General Nangong, but also imitated General Nangong. The notes were sent back to the Ministry of War saying that he was safe and sound, and until now, the secretary of the Ministry of War has not noticed anything unusual."

The emperor's face instantly pulled down, as if it had been coated with paste, and he couldn't help grinding his teeth, "Who is it?"

Zhang Zhenghai had some guesses in his mind, but he hesitated, lowered his head and said: "The other party must be someone who has something to do with Wang Yuan. The main purpose of blocking the messenger is to prevent General Nangong from asking for help and then capture Yuzhou City. Fortunately, this time with the help of General Hu, the crisis in Yuzhou City has been resolved."

Could the person who has contact with Wang Yuan be the prince?

The emperor's breath was suffocated, his face turned pale and he didn't speak for a long time.

Eunuch Fulin sent all the chamberlains and maids at the door out and guarded the door himself.

Guo Xing, the minister of Dali Temple, waited at the door of the imperial study for nearly half an hour, but did not hear the news of the summons. He suspected that he was being targeted.

Was someone in the palace deliberately playing tricks on him?

At this time, the sound of the tea cup breaking was heard, accompanied by His Majesty's irritable voice, "Check it out for me, you must find out clearly."

The resentment in Guo Xing's heart disappeared. He even hoped that the people inside could hold on for a while and wait until His Majesty's anger subsided before he could go in again.However, things went against expectations. After a while, Zhang Zhenghai walked out. He breathed a long sigh of relief and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise. Is this a happy event?

Guo Xing couldn't restrain his curiosity, "Master Zhang, is this something happy?"

Zhang Zhenghai's smile dropped when he saw him, and he instantly turned into a bitter and resentful look, "How can there be any happy news? Your Majesty has assigned a difficult errand, and I have a headache."

Guo Xing: "..."

What a liar, was your smile so bright just now?

However, most of the affairs of the Ministry of War involved military power and scheduling, which was not a good thing, so Guo Xing did not continue to ask.

In the palace, the emperor was breathing heavily, and Eunuch Fulin was whispering comfort from the side.

After a while, the emperor's face looked much better.

Eunuch Fulin bent down and said, "Your Majesty, Guo Xing, the minister of Dali Temple, has been waiting outside for a long time. Do you want to summon him?"

"Let him in."

Guo Xing walked in cautiously, knelt on the ground and saluted.

The emperor originally had many things to say to him, but now he had more troublesome things, and the assassination of the Guangzhou governor seemed not that important.

Fulin handed the Guangzhou folding book to Guo Xing.

The emperor said in a serious tone: "The governor of Guangzhou is a member of the Yang family. This case will be supervised by you personally. You must investigate this matter clearly. In addition, I will send two censors from the Yushitai to go with you. "

Guo Xing glanced at the memorial, and when he saw the tragic death of the Guangzhou Governor, his heart trembled, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, the murderer cut off the Guangzhou Governor's head, which means there must be some kind of involvement between the two. , I sincerely request Mr. Song from the Ministry of Industry to accompany you."

The emperor frowned slightly, then laughed out loud and cursed, "You are quite smart."

Guo Xing smiled slightly and said, "I know that I have a humble status. If it hadn't been for your majesty's promotion, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to achieve the position of Minister of Dali Temple. My family background is not obvious, and the governor of Guangzhou comes from a noble family. If there is no one from the same family to follow, If you are sitting in charge, even if you find out something, some people will question it, which will affect your Majesty's reputation."

"In that case, let Song Zheyuan go with you." The emperor paused, "In addition, I will give you another five hundred imperial guards to accompany you. Song Zheyuan's safety must be ensured on the way."

"Yes."

Eunuch Fulin personally escorted Guo Xing out. Seeing him looking bitter and resentful, he lowered his voice and laughed: "Master Guo, Guangzhou is not far from Qingzhou. King Yuzhang is in Qingzhou. If you finish investigating the case, you can go there." A trip to Qingzhou and the return to Beijing with King Yuzhang."

Guo Xing looked at Eunuch Fulin gratefully, "Thank you, Eunuch, for reminding me."

When His Majesty asked him to ensure Song Zheyuan's safety, he knew that he had shot himself in the foot. He was originally worried about any accidents on the road, but now he was a little more confident.

"Let's go, the Zajia family will go to Yushitai with you."

Guo Xing frowned. When going out to investigate a case, it was usually a secret investigation, but once he went to the Yushitai, wouldn't it become an open investigation?