Nine princesses

Chapter 138 Invitation from the Heavenly Mystery Gate (1)
Shi Xianzhi nodded and said, "That's right, it's Zhou Jinlian."

"what happened?"

"There is an aunt in Zhou's mansion who is pregnant. She gave birth suddenly tonight, so Mrs. Zhou sent someone to find Mr. Zhou. According to Mr. Zhou's explanation, he will stay in the yamen to work tonight. Who knows that the servants will find him However, they were told that Mr. Zhou had already left. The servants became anxious and passed the news back to the mansion. Mrs. Zhou remembered that some officials had been killed in the capital from time to time. She was afraid. The servants searched for the place where Mr. Zhou might go, and finally found Mr. Zhou's body in the other courtyard of the Zhou Mansion on the outskirts of Beijing."

"With the officials who were killed before..."

"It's exactly the same, and he was killed with a single knife. No trace was left at the scene."

Wei Yujian punched again, hitting the desk angrily.

As the commander of the Left Imperial Guard in the capital, Zhou Jinlian controls half of the Imperial Guard in the capital, so one can imagine its importance.In order to win him over, Wei Yujian took great pains to win him over. To address his lustful weakness, he took him to many tender villages where bones and souls were devoured.All these years, he had worked hard to keep him in this position, but he didn't expect to be killed now!
"Prince Yun," Shi Xianzhi stroked his long beard with a serious expression, "This is not right!"

Wei Yujian hurriedly asked, "What?"

"The two of you were fine before. They misbehaved and had many feuds on weekdays. It is not surprising that people seek revenge. But Zhou Jinlian is different. Apart from lust, he is extremely generous and tactful. How could they be killed in their own courtyard without much grievances?" Shi Xianzhi said worriedly, "But if it is..." he pointed to the west side of the Sifang Pavilion, "If they want to disturb their sight and fish in troubled waters, why? The three officials who were killed were all from your lord? Except for the Yunshan Rebellion, none of the prince’s people were lost!"

Wei Yujian narrowed his eyes: "Old Shi means that someone is fishing in troubled waters, taking advantage of the current situation, and attacking me?"

"It's not impossible!" A ruthless look flashed in Shi Xianzhi's eyes, "The prince is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The prince may not have heard of the matter we discussed with Prince Qinghan and the seventh prince of Qin. Getting rid of the prince's staff is not only a warning, but also weakens the prince's strength, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

"He dared to kill court officials in private!" Wei Yujian protested, "I'll sue him in front of my father!"

Shi Xianzhi knew that Wei Yujian might have been dazzled by Zhou Jinlian's death at this time. After all, for them, this was a very heavy loss. That situation is too bad for them.But——"My lord, don't be angry. Although this matter is [-]% or [-]% accurate, we don't have any evidence. If the prince bites back in front of the emperor, it will not be beautiful!"

Wei Yujian shouted angrily, "Are we just sitting there waiting to die?"

"My lord, don't be angry. Although Zhou Jinlian's death is very bad for us, but," Shi Xianzhi dragged his voice and said calmly, "it's not only the prince who can use this method, we can also attack the prince's people! Even more ruthless One point, Prince..." After a pause, he continued, "As long as it is kept secret, when the time comes, we will push the responsibility to the Sifang Pavilion, and the emperor will not be able to hold it accountable."

Wei Yujian was stunned, and nodded again and again: "Yes, as long as we get rid of Wei Yuyan, we can sit back and relax. We can even save the city ceded to Anchen and Rongdi. This is the real draw from the bottom!"

Prince's Mansion.

In the elegantly decorated study room, Wei Yuyan was writing inscriptions at the desk. As the elegant and powerful official scripts were gradually completed one by one, his mood gradually became calm. Then he took a long breath, picked up the rice paper on the table, and looked at it just now Suoshu heard the voice of the attendants outside, and said lightly: "Come in!"

The man came in with his head bowed, and said: "His Royal Highness, Lord Zhou, the commander of the Imperial Guard on the left side of the capital, is dead."

"Zhou Jinlian?" Wei Yujian paused slightly, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Same as the previous two?"

"Yes!"

"What did Jing Zhaoyin say? Did you find any clues?"

"Master Jing Zhaoyin said that the scene was very clean and tidy, and the perpetrators should be very good at this. Therefore, it is the same as the previous murders, and no clues have been left. He is working hard to investigate. If there is any progress, he will definitely report!"

"Food bucket!" Wei Yuyan shouted angrily, and threw the scroll in his hand with a wave, hitting the wall with a loud noise.

"Knowing that there are many things going on now, I have warned the officials several times not to go out alone at night, and this kind of thing happened again, it is really damned! Now at night, the capital is under martial law, and the murderer still succeeded. They are all useless !"

The attendant knew that the prince had gotten angry several times because of this matter, and he was mentally prepared long before he came in to report. Knowing that the master has controlled his emotions, he said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, in fact, this is not a bad thing. The people killed by the murderer were all officials who were close to Prince Yun. It's a good thing."

"But it's my Wei country's face that's being swept away!" Wei Yuyan said sharply, "If Wei's country loses, what use is my crown prince?"

The valet was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Yes, the villain is confused."

Wei Yuyan took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and said: "We don't know what this person's intention of killing our officials of the Wei State is. How can you guarantee that he won't do anything to us next? Wei State is in troubled times now, When this kind of thing happens again, it is inevitable that people will panic, and it is not a good thing." He said with a cold snort, "If he can kill Wei Yujian and those in Sifangguan, that would be really a good thing!"

Regarding Wei Yujian's collusion with Ling Qinghan and Qin Hexuan, he was very annoyed: "Brothers fight against the wall and keep the enemy from being humiliated, don't you even understand this truth?"

"However, His Royal Highness, the villain feels that His Royal Highness should also be careful. Some people use this as a cover to take the opportunity to harm His Royal Highness or other adults." The servant slowly said the worries in his heart, "Besides, the villain is also worried , there will be officials who will take the opportunity to settle personal grievances, and it will be even worse if things snowball like snowballs!"

(End of this chapter)