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Just when the three adults in the lobby of the Yamen in Kyoto got a little impatient, there was a loud noise outside the yamen, and a purple-clothed man rushed into the lobby and said, "My lord, Wuhuan is here! "

Liu Tuo lifted his spirits, while Wei Shantai and Xue Poye remained calm.

"Bring it to the hall!" Wei Shantai patted the gavel. Obviously, he hadn't photographed this kind of thing for a long time, so he didn't grasp the strength of this heavy pat, and a crack appeared on the table.

Xue Poye glanced sideways, and didn't know if the old guy was showing off his abilities on purpose, or if he really didn't know the seriousness.

The three presiding judges tidied up slightly, and sat upright, staring at the entrance of the lobby. After waiting for a moment, they saw a young man in his 20s walking towards the lobby with firm steps. It was very cold, and those poisonous snake-like eyes were even colder.

"Who's next?" Wei Shantai asked in an official tone.

The young man said indifferently: "Wuhuan!"

Wei Shantai picked up the gavel and was about to take a picture, when he suddenly thought of something, he made a "pop" sound, and the pat was very light, and said in a deep voice, "Wu Huan, you're still kneeling down in the lobby of my capital mansion?"

Wu Huan knelt down on one knee without saying a word, bowed to each of the three, but stood up again.

Liu Tuo's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Who told you to get up?"

Wu Huan said indifferently: "Prince Yin has told you that when you see the three adults, you must not break the etiquette. I have done all the etiquette, why can't I get up?"

Liu Tuo said coldly: "Wu Huan, do you know why you were summoned here today? You are here for trial today, not as a guest. Did Prince Yin teach you that the prisoner under trial should kneel down honestly?" In the lobby?"

"Prisoner?" Wu Huan sneered, "What crime have I committed?"

Liu Tuo wanted to speak again, but Wei Shantai coughed and said loudly: "Wu Huan, when you go to the lobby, don't drag other people out, so as not to drag others, do you understand?"

There was something in Wei Shantai's words, Xue Poye and Liu Tuo both frowned, they didn't know what was the meaning of Wei Shantai's words, could it be to protect Prince Yin?

Wu Huan snorted coldly, did not speak, and stood straight in the lobby.

Wei Shantai narrowed his eyes, looked left and right, and said with a smile: "Master Xue, Master Liu, let's start!"

Xue Poye and Liu Tuo clasped their hands together and said, "Listen to Master Wei's orders." After all, this is the capital, so even if everyone has different hearts, they will not show it directly in the lobby.

When discussing the venue of the trial, Xue Poye supported Wei Shantai's review in the capital, Liu Tuo could not support him alone, so he could only agree, but in his heart he hated Yu Linying, the vice president.

Wei Shantai smiled, waved his hands and said, "You're welcome, Mr. Liu. Speaking of which, you are the most qualified to speak out among the three of us, and you are also the most qualified to inquire about the criminal trial. Please do your best!"

Liu Tuo smiled faintly, not being modest, cupped his hands, turned to look at Wuhuan, and said gloomyly: "Are you just Wuhuan?"

"I'm just Wuhuan!" Wu Huan was completely fearless, and he didn't know if it was because he was so arrogant by nature, or because he borrowed the power of Prince Yin, or in other words, it was a combination of both.

Liu Tuo touched the jasper ring on his hand, and said slowly: "I heard that you have a good swordsmanship?"

Wu Huan glanced at Liu Tuo, and said indifferently: "If you want to eat, you must have some means."

"Where is your sword?"

Wu Huan said proudly: "My sword has never left my body."

Liu Tuo nodded in satisfaction, and continued to ask: "Then can you take out your sword and let us have a look?"

Wuhuan shook his head, and said flatly: "My sword is not for reading."

"Oh!" There was a weird smile on the corner of Liu Tuo's mouth, and he said calmly: "Your sword is not for viewing, is it for killing?"

"Swords are originally used to kill people." Wu Huan said coldly: "However, this does not mean that people with swords will kill people. If your lord wants to convict people, I think all the evidence must be produced."

Wu Huan actually didn't hesitate to push back and forth, knowing that if he came here today, he might have the dirty water on his head, so he just made his words clearer.

Xue Poye leaned on the chair, touched his nose, but he also admired Wu Huan's courage in his heart. In such a solemn and gloomy occasion, Wu Huan was completely fearless, confronting Liu Tuo tit for tat, it was really not ordinary courage.

"The viper sword technique!" Liu Tuo said coldly, "Your Excellency seems to be proficient in this kind of sword technique!"

Wu Huan's eyelids twitched twice, which seemed a bit unexpected. After all, there are not many people who know how to use the Viper sword skill. This is also his ultimate nirvana, but how did Liu Tuo know it? Look at the two officials next to him, then Xue Poye and Wei Shantai also had calm faces, obviously they already knew about the existence of the "Viper Sword Technique".

After all, he is still too young and not experienced enough, and he doesn't think about it himself. As one of the three great guests under Prince Yin, Prince Fu has already investigated the preferences and strengths of the three of them clearly, how can he hide it? past.

The change on Wuhuan's face was noticed by the three chief judges. Xue Poye frowned, and thought to himself, "Could it be that Rou Ji was really stabbed by Wuhuan? Prince Yin is too impetuous." But Thinking about it carefully, even if Prince Yin wants to deal with Prince Fu, relying on Prince Yin's wisdom, I am afraid that he will not be so stupid as to use this inferior method to provoke a straightforward war.

Maybe someone really wanted to ignite the gunpowder primer between Prince Yin and Prince Fu.

He rubbed his nose thoughtfully.

Wu Huan pondered for a long time before saying, "That's right, I know a lot of sword skills, and the viper sword skill is just one of them."

Liu Tuo smiled coldly and said: "Very good. Wu Huan, since you are so frank, I will not play tricks on you. You should know that although the viper sword technique is not a superb sword technique, it is pungent and vicious. It is extremely difficult to practice, in this world, there are not many people who practice Viper Sword Art."

Wu Huan nodded, and said with a little pride: "There are countless sword skills in the world, but Wu Huan is confident. In terms of the profound and wonderful sword skills, there is no Viper Sword Skill!"

He looked confident, with arrogance on his face.

Xue Poye sighed, and sighed secretly: "The people of the Jianghu are the people of the Jianghu, and this kind of arrogance really kills people. This kind of joy does not hide one's clumsiness, but shows one's edge. I'm afraid I will fall into Liu Tuo's trap."

The sharp edge is like a sharp blade, too sharp but easy to break.

This is a very simple truth, but unfortunately many people do not understand it.

Liu Tuo let out an "oh" and sighed: "It seems that it is not an easy thing to meet someone who is good at using the viper sword."

When it came to swordsmanship, Wu Huan couldn't hide her excitement. Except for Prince Fu and the three chief judges, outsiders certainly didn't know that Rou Ji died under the Viper Sword Technique, so although Wu Huan felt that the other party suddenly mentioned the Viper Sword The method was a bit strange, but his natural love for swordsmanship made him careless, and he said confidently: "At least in Kyoto, it must be difficult to find two people besides me."

Liu Tuo sneered and said, "You are very talkative. Could it be that you are the only one in this world who can practice Viper Sword Art? In my opinion, there are not a few people with this ability in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Kyoto."

Wuhuan sneered and didn't answer.

Liu Tuo pulled the gavel and slapped it down with a "slap", shocking everyone, only to hear him sternly say: "Wu Huan, I ask you, where were you last night?"

Of course, Wu Huan couldn't be shocked by such a small gavel, and said calmly: "I'm drinking."

"Drinking?" Liu Tuo sneered, "Where do you drink?"

"Liuheyuan!"

"You drank in Liuheyuan, can someone testify?" Liu Tuo chased after him.

Wu Huan said indifferently: "I drink, do I drink it for others to see?" He suddenly took out a very delicate wine gourd from his arms, uncorked the bottle in the hall, and took a sip with his face full of enjoyment. .

Xue Poye frowned, and sighed inwardly: "So he's just a swordsman who loves wine!" The kid was full of quack spirits, but he didn't know how to be restrained by Prince Yin.

However, Prince Yin has always had the ability to buy people's hearts, and these people in the world are also gentlemen. If Prince Yin wants to tame Wu Huan, it may not be difficult.

It's just that this child is obviously not used to the conspiracy and struggle in the capital, and he is not used to the intrigue here. He is just under the protection of Prince Yin, drinking fine wine and practicing what he thinks is the most mysterious swordsmanship in the world.

Of course, Prince Yin didn't know that Rou Ji was killed by the viper sword technique, and of course he didn't know that Liu Tuo insisted on pointing the finger at him. A situation that is ignited at the touch of a button.

The three ministries jointly issued a subpoena order. Even if Prince Yin is powerful, he can't let his own temper do it. After thinking twice, he still let Wu Huan come. After all, in his heart, these three ministries don't seem to have much to do with him. deep hostility.

Wei Shantai has always practiced Tai Chi and is impartial when it comes to the prince's struggle for succession.As for Xue Poye, in Prince Yin's heart, even if he is not one of his own, it is absolutely impossible for him to be an enemy.

As for Liu Tuo, although the power of the Liu family didn't clearly state their position, they didn't seem to support Prince Fu very much, and it was very unlikely that he would use this incident to help the fourth child to attack him.

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Liu Tuo touched the jasper ring on his hand, with a bit of excitement on his face, he said slowly: "So, no one can prove your whereabouts last night?"

Wu Huan finally frowned, and said coldly: "Master Liu, what do you want to know after asking round and round the bush? Wu Huan has been standing in the hall for too long, and she is a little tired. What is your guilt? Please forgive me." Clearly. If it was Wu Huan who did it, Wu Huan will admit it naturally, if it has nothing to do with me, if you want to put the crime on me, that is absolutely impossible."

Wei Shantai had a weird smile on his lips, Xue Poye also smiled faintly, but Liu Tuo frowned and said coldly: "Okay, Wu Huan, I will stop beating around the bush, you are good at using the viper sword, and your whereabouts were unknown last night , I suspect that you are the assassin who assassinated Rou Ji."

Wuhuan smiled instead of surprise, and said calmly: "It has nothing to do with me!"

Liu Tuo sneered and said, "Of course you don't have to admit it now, but you are the biggest suspect. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs, the Kyoto Prefecture, and the Habayashi Camp will definitely have to investigate and question you. You don't have to rush to prove your innocence. If you don't admit it today, you can go to the big prison to stay for a few days, and once the truth is found out, we will deal with it."

Wuhuan shook his head, and said lightly: "If it's for this matter, I'll tell you very clearly that it has nothing to do with me, so I don't plan to delay my time any longer." She clasped her fists at the three of them and said, "Farewell! "

After saying this, Wu Huan turned around and was about to leave.

Xue Poye let out a soft cry of "Hey", unexpectedly this kid is really kind, have you forgotten what this place is, this is the government office of the capital, is it a place where you can come and go whenever you want.

Liu Tuo turned pale and shouted: "Bold, Wuhuan, do you dare to despise the court?"

Wu Huan paused for a moment, and said calmly: "It has nothing to do with me, it's useless to stay longer." Without saying a word, he went straight to the entrance of the lobby. All the purple clothes were surprised and looked at each other, and several purple clothes had already put their hands on their sabers Now, just wait for Wei Shantai's order, Wu Huan will be captured.

In the lobby of the Kyoto Prefecture, apart from the three chief judges, there are more than a dozen purple clothes. Originally, there were people from the Ministry of Justice and the Yulinying, but Wei Shantai, an old ghost, has very special rules. When he came in, he also called it "to protect the secrets of the country, and no negligence is allowed."

Wu Huan walked out slowly in the wide and long hall, very slowly, like a wild walk full of leisure.

Since he casually entered the lobby, Wei Shantai and Xue Poye were like outsiders, only Liu Tuo tried his best to put this matter on Wu Huan's head, but Wu Huan confronted him coldly. Huan left gracefully and unrestrainedly, everything was like a farce, all of this should not have happened in the government office of the capital, let alone in the solemn and majestic lobby, but all these things that shouldn't have happened, were clearly It goes on in vain.

This is simply a ridiculous drama!

This is of course due to Wuhuan's temperament, but it also has something to do with Xue Poye and Wei Shantai's cold eyes.

Liu Tuo jumped up against the table and said angrily, "Come here, take down Wuhuan!"

His voice is very cold and majestic, but it is a pity that the purple clothes only have one master, Liu Tuo's order is no different from a loud fart to them, all the purple clothes only look at their master, the boss of the capital, Wei Shantai .

Liu Tuo snorted coldly, and said, "Lord Wei, Wu Huan openly resisted the law and treated the Dachu government hall as nothing. Such a stubborn person, he still hasn't taken it down."

But what responded was not Wei Shantai's voice, but Wei Shantai's snoring.

Only then did everyone know that Jing Yan Wang had fallen asleep while sitting in the hall.

The old man leaned his head on the chair, put his hands on his chest, closed his eyes tightly, and was sleeping soundly, and his snoring was also very powerful. When he exhaled, even the sparse and black beard under his jaw Also floated up.

The old man is too tired to manage all kinds of affairs every day!

"Ginger is still old and spicy!" Xue Poye rubbed his nose and laughed secretly.

Wei Shantai's responsibility, coupled with Prince Fu's call, had to deal with the matter on the surface, but when the critical moment came, he threw his courage to Liu Tuo. No matter what, the old guy would definitely not want to get involved in this mess. water.

Liu Tuo saw that Wu Huan was walking out gracefully and freely, while all the purple clothes were standing still, and the old guy was sleeping "very deeply", his face was flushed, and he turned to Xue Poye and said, "Master Xue, could it be Do you also want to watch Wu Huan walk out of the lobby?"

Xue Poye sighed, shook his head and said: "Master Liu, you can do nothing for me. You Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Criminal Justice are experts in handling cases. It is inappropriate for me, a member of the Habayashi Camp, to participate in this matter. It's just that Rou Ji's death has something to do with my bad guards at the Yulin Camp, and Prince Fu ordered me to participate in the investigation, so I am accompanying the two adults. To put it bluntly, it is just a decoration, just to learn from the two adults. .”

Liu Tuo sneered and said: "Okay, okay, okay, hello to Kyoto Prefecture, hello to Habayashi Camp... I...!" I was shocked suddenly, and saw Wu Huan's figure had disappeared in the lobby. Wu Huan has already left the main entrance of the lobby.

Liu Tuo flicked his sleeves, let out a cold snort, and left his seat, walked quickly to the outside of the hall, and shouted: "The officials of the Ministry of Punishment obey the order, take Wu Huan down, and take him to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment!"

Outside the main gate of the Yamen in Kyoto, there are black-clothed officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Habayashi guards wearing horned helmets.

Gongyangyue and Ximen Leizang led seven or eight Habayashi guards, who were waiting quietly outside the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture. I just feel that the personnel of the Criminal Department like to play tricks in secret, and they don't have the integrity of Habayashi Wei at all. Now that his boss Xue Poye is not at odds with Liu Tuo, the servant of the Criminal Department, all the officers and soldiers even glanced at the officials of the Criminal Department from the corners of their eyes. , that kind of domineering posture, even a blind person can see it.

People in the Ministry of Punishments naturally knew that the officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Camp were His Majesty's imperial guards. They were noble soldiers in the army. It was shown by countless onlookers, and they were very unhappy in their hearts, and some of them had a bad temper, and they immediately started pointing and cursing, which naturally aroused some ridicule from Habayashi Wei, so both sides scolded each other while pointing and cursing, Gong Yang Yue smiled and ignored it, Ximen Leizang was calm at first, but hearing the excitement of scolding from both sides, the anger in his heart was provoked, and he couldn't help scolding a few words.

Fortunately, both sides know that it is inconvenient to fight swordsmen in front of the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture, otherwise the reckless characters on both sides will definitely draw their swords at each other.

Just as the two sides were scolding, a luxurious carriage passed through the crowd without a sound and stopped not far from the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture.

Everyone stopped shouting and cursing, and looked at the carriage, but found that after the carriage stopped, the coachman sat quietly on the shaft, but no one got out of the carriage.

Those who understand the matter can immediately see that such a luxurious carriage seems to be only used by princes in the palace. If it is as expected, a prince is sitting in the carriage.

But I don't know which prince is sitting inside.

The carriage stopped there quietly, motionless, but everyone's eyes quickly turned to the main entrance of the mansion, and saw Wu Huan coming out of the mansion calmly, holding a delicate wine gourd, drinking wine.

Everyone was taken aback.

It didn't take long for Wu Huan to enter. According to the normal interrogation time, it was less than one-fifth. How could there be any reason to come out so soon?

Immediately, Liu Tuo's voice was heard coming from the yamen: "The officials of the Ministry of Punishment obeyed the order, take down Wu Huan, and detain him in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment!"

The people in the Ministry of Criminal Justice were really well-trained. As soon as Liu Tuo's voice came out, more than a dozen experts of the Ministry of Criminal Justice immediately formed a barrier in front of the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture, with weapons in hand, extremely strict.

The Habayashi guards didn't get Xue Poye's order, so they naturally sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, and the few purple clothes in front of the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture even turned their heads away, pretending not to see.

There are too many things to do, and everyone is familiar with the way of handling such things.

The people around obviously screamed, unexpectedly there will be another fight in front of the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture, some people were so startled that they wanted to run away to avoid harming the fish in the pond, but a small number of people stayed there, boldly watching the excitement.

Wu Huan put the wine gourd into her arms, and said coldly, "Get out of the way!"

Liu Tuo's figure was already standing in front of the government office, with his hands behind his back, he shouted coldly: "Take it!"

Everyone in the Criminal Department didn't hesitate anymore, they shouted together, swarming up like wolves and tigers, in the eyes of these criminal department personnel, Wu Huan was just a young man in his early twenties, no matter how good he was, he couldn't be much better, since Master Liu ordered to capture , relying on the encirclement of the crowd, it is not easy to catch.

There was even a sentence among the Habayashi guards: "It's really shameless to bully the few with the more!" But this voice was quickly drowned out by the sound of weapons clashing.

While everyone in the Ministry of Punishment was rushing up, Wu Huan came forward without hesitation, and already had a three-foot sharp sword in his hand.