Stunning weapon

Xiangguo Mansion in Xiliang.

After Liu Chengqi came back early, he excused himself from illness and didn't come out of the bedroom until late in the day. He was nearly sixty years old, and he looked very energetic, without the slightest sign of being old.Seeing him come out, Mrs. Xiangguo came over and said softly: "Master, Mr. Yu is here, and he has been waiting in the study for an hour."

"What is he doing here at this time!" Liu Chengqi frowned and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Master Yu heard that the master was resting, so he didn't ask us to report." Mrs. Xiangguo said.

"I'll go and have a look." Liu Chengqi was very easy-going at home, and he didn't speak in the slightest official accent, so he walked towards the study.

Entering the study room, there was a man who looked a little older than Liu Chengqi. This man was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. After seeing Liu Chengqi, he hurriedly stood up and saluted, saying: "The student has met his teacher."

Liu Chengqi waved his hand and said, "Master Yu, sit down."

The two sat down, the servant served good tea, and then retreated.

"Why are you here today?" Liu Chengqi asked straight to the point.

"Students are here for today's morning affairs." Yu Shangshu's name is Yu Huai'en, and he is about the same age as Liu Chengqi. The two are not really a teacher-student relationship, but he entered the official position relatively late, and the examiner back then was Liu Chengqi, in this era, there will be a default teacher-student relationship between examiners and candidates.Therefore, Yu Huai'en has always treated Liu Chengqi with respect as a teacher, even if he is now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Ministry of Officials is mainly responsible for the management, assessment and promotion of officials.He has the right to directly appoint and remove officials below the third rank, and has great power. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials has another nickname called "Tianguan".Therefore, even though Liu Chengqi was the prime minister of the court, he was also very polite to Yu Huai'en. Hearing what he said, he smiled slightly and said: "Hui En, you and I are both serving the emperor, why don't you just ignore these things. Princess Ying was assassinated, the emperor was furious, as the head of all the officials, this old man is the most dereliction of duty, so it is normal to be reprimanded."

Yu Huai'en thought for a while, stood up, and said: "In front of the teacher, the student bluntly said that the person who assassinated the princess was rumored to be from the Falcon Hall. The Falcon Hall was also supported by the teacher. The students are I'm worried that the emperor thinks this matter is ordered by his teacher. Then..."

"Wynn is overthinking." Liu Chengqi said with a smile: "If the emperor really thinks that I did it, I won't mention it in the court today."

Yu Huai'en nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "Although this is the case, the teacher must not be careless. The so-called holy will is unpredictable, and it is better to be careful."

Liu Chengqi got up, took a deep breath, and said: "The kindness of Huai En, the old man appreciates it! However, I always believe in the emperor's sageness, and I will definitely be able to investigate and deal with the real culprit behind the scenes."

"I hope the student is worrying too much." Yu Huai'en bowed and saluted, and said: "The student has taken the liberty to come here today, and I'm afraid it has caused a lot of trouble for the teacher. It's just a heartfelt statement, so the student will leave. .”

"En!" Liu Chengqi nodded, personally sent Yu Huai'en out of the house, watched him leave, and then walked back frowning.

Back in the study, Liu Chengqi closed his eyes and meditated quietly. He always felt that something was wrong. In front of Yu Huai'en, he said it very easily, but Yu Huai'en's words touched him somewhat.After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "Qingxi, go and call me the young master."

The servant agreed and left in a hurry. After a while, a middle-aged man came to the study. It was Liu Chengqi's son Liu Suizhu.

Liu Chengqi has three daughters and one son. This son was born to his married wife. Now he is nearly forty years old. He is vicious but has not inherited his intelligence. Therefore, until now, only one Yuanwailang has been hanged in the Ministry of Punishment. On weekdays, he seldom visits him, and mostly takes care of the affairs of the Falcon Hall for him.Calling him over today is naturally also because of the Falcon Hall.

Liu Suizhu came close and shouted respectfully, "Father!"

Liu Chengqi nodded, pointed to the chair, and said after Liu Suizhu sat down, "Have you found out?"

Liu Suizhu shook her head: "No, these people seem to know our whereabouts. The timing is just right. As soon as our people returned to Shangjing from Yanjing, Princess Ying was assassinated here. Everything will be leaked. If the emperor uses this If you come to question the crime, it will be difficult for Falcon Hall to pull it out."

"In your opinion, have the people sent to Yan Kingdom been exposed?" Liu Chengqi asked.

"Probably not." Liu Suizhu thought for a while, and said: "Our target is only Prince Qi's son, not Princess Ying. After we found out that Prince Qi's son turned out to be a woman, we stopped doing anything and withdrew them all. The people outside the capital obviously wanted to blame me on Falcon Hall, but luckily the emperor didn't believe in the slander of those villains, otherwise..."

"How do you know that the emperor didn't believe it?"

Liu Chengqi asked suddenly, causing Liu Suizhu to be stunned on the spot. After a while, he said, "What does father mean?"

Liu Chengqi closed his eyes and said nothing, after a while, he snorted softly, and said: "Your Majesty, even a father can't figure it out, but you must not be careless about this matter, maybe this time it is someone sent by the Emperor."

"Sent by the emperor?" Liu Suizhu opened her eyes wide in surprise, and said, "No, no, how could the emperor kill his own daughter?"

"Non-toxic and not a husband, let alone an emperor. Since ancient times, there are few emperors who have killed their fathers and sons for the throne. The emperor is by no means a benevolent king of women. Back then, he attacked the prince Qi so quickly that he didn't even expect to be a father." Not to mention, how could Princess Ying die so easily." Liu Chengqi raised his eyelids to look at his son as he spoke, and said, "Don't you think Li Changfeng left too quickly?"

Liu Suizhu took a deep breath and said, "So, the emperor is planning to attack father?"

Liu Chengqi shook his head, and said: "No, at least not for the time being. I think the emperor should be warning me. However, this matter is just a guess, and we can't make a conclusion yet. In short, let them calm down recently. Don't cause anything to happen."

"Yes!" Liu Suizhu nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you go." After Liu Suizhu left, Liu Chengqi stretched a little tiredly, walked to the back room, lay down on the couch, closed his eyes, and thought quietly, if this matter is true What was the emperor doing? What was he thinking? Did he tell himself that if he wanted to touch him, he could find out many crimes?Still want to take the opportunity to dig up the Falcon Hall.But it seems that these two possibilities are somewhat similar, and it seems that they are not.

First of all, if there are charges, several of the officials in the court are innocent. What's more, he has been the prime minister for so many years.It would be even more impossible to uproot the Falcon Hall. It should not have been a day or two since the emperor had this idea, but as long as he doesn't fall down, the Falcon Hall will not move anymore.Over the years, the Falcon Hall has spread all over the Central Plains. Even if it collapses by itself, the Falcon Hall may not be able to completely eliminate it...

Liu Chengqi couldn't figure it out, and in the end, he didn't think about anything at all, and fell asleep slowly...