I am the empress, you still tell me to run away?

The proprietress of Qiuxianglou replied tremblingly.

Cheng Butang, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, looked at the fire, frowned, and said to the people around him: "Send down the order to block the Qiuxiang Tower, and arrest those who have not left!"

In addition, the two masters who felled Qiuxiang Tower just now were people he didn't know, and they disappeared after they finished cutting Qiuxiang Tower.

The entire Qiuxiang Building fire was unimaginably weird.

Especially since no trace of Sima Zhao has been found until now, it makes people feel even more wrong.

You know, as the head of the former three princes, Taiwei Sima Zhao himself is not low in strength, and the old man can't be killed by a mere fire, so he should have come out a long time ago.

But so far, his people haven't found anything.

tricky!

It's more challenging!

The disappearance of Sima Zhao, the chief assistant of the cabinet, will cause much disturbance in the court? !

……

Is it so troublesome to go home?

On the way back, Lin Xuan encountered many checkpoints set up by the forbidden army. Fortunately, he was well prepared and returned to the small courtyard in Yongle Lane safely in the dark.

However, Lin Xuan didn't notice that although he was careful enough to go home, he was still discovered.

Sima Zhao is dead!

He was safe and came back alive, not even a single wound on his body.

The only trouble is that there are still so many corpses waiting to be processed in the system backpack.

It's not that Lin Xuan finds it bothersome, but that these can't be superimposed and take up a lot of space.

"Sleep first!"

Lying on the bed, Lin Xuan remembered seeing so many Beiluo Forbidden Army checkpoints when he came back.

There is no doubt that these people are all here to check the bed crossbow used by the Qianbu army.

Using a thousand-step military bed crossbow in Beiluo, the capital of Tiandu, is tantamount to treason.

Sima Zhao is really ruthless!

It's just that Sima Zhao is dead now...

Lin Xuan seemed to have thought of a strategy that could prevent the Sima family from retaliating against him.

Here, the three masters who were still searching for Lin Xuan's whereabouts near the Qiuxiang Building returned to Yongle Lane with strange expressions after receiving the news.

According to what the chief manager said, Lin Xuan should have gone to Qiuxiang Building when he was not in Yongle Lane, but they didn't find any trace of Lin Xuan at all.

It wasn't until the fire broke out in Qiuxiang Building that they realized that things were not simple.

Because as soon as they arrived at Qiuxiang Tower, they followed the instructions of the chief executive and killed all the masters who had been placed in the dark by Sima Zhao, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Then they kept staring at Miss Xueling's room, but they didn't find anyone suspicious.

According to estimates, if Lin Xuan wanted to assassinate Sima Zhao, he would definitely approach the room.

But who would have thought that when Miss Xueling's room was on fire, they didn't find any trace of Lin Xuan, let alone Sima Zhao or Hua Kui coming out.

Therefore, they had a guess in their minds that Lin Xuan had killed Sima Zhao long before they were dealing with the secret sentry?

But this is speculation after all, and it is unimaginable no matter how you think about it.

What kind of person is Sima Zhao?

Will die so silently?

And still killed in such a short period of time?

Also, how did the fire wait so long to appear?

There were too many doubts and time was short, so they simply threw the corpses of the dark sentries they killed just now into the fire, cut off the surrounding buildings, and continued to search for Lin Xuan after controlling the fire.

But it never occurred to him that Lin Xuan had already returned home?

So, does this assassination have anything to do with Lin Xuan?

They suddenly remembered the account of the chief executive Yu Jingyi: "Hou Le Xianhou has always been in Yongle Lane, and has never left."

That's right, they searched here for so long but couldn't find Lin Xuan, so naturally it has nothing to do with it.

……

the next day.

Someone came to the grocery store next to the Earth Temple on the adjacent street of Yongle Lane: "Shopkeeper, the door is open, let's make soy sauce!"

After a while, the door of the grocery store opened amidst the voice of the shopkeeper cursing, and the customer was given some soy sauce.

After a while, the masters who switched defenses quickly returned to various positions in Yongle Lane to observe every move inside Yongle Lane.

The focus of attention was the courtyard where Le Xianhou Lin Xuan lived. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they noticed that Le Xianhou took Xiao Luoli to have breakfast in the courtyard as usual.

However, this Le Xianhou is really courageous.

He was assassinated in the courtyard, and he still dared to eat in the courtyard the next day.

"After dinner, come with me to the Imperial College."

Seeing that little Luoli was still in shock, Lin Xuan said.

"Master..." Xiao Luoli ate corn and sweet potato porridge, raised her head, and looked very strong, "Master, don't worry, Luo Li is not afraid, Luo Li will stay at home and learn swords, and protect Master in the future!"

Lin Xuan smiled and patted Luo Li's head: "Okay, if you are really in danger, run if you can, or hide if you can't run, and wait for me to come back."

Luo Li nodded firmly, and continued to eat the corn and sweet potato porridge in the bowl.

After breakfast, Lin Xuan drove to Guozijian in a carriage.

The whole process is no different from usual.

But the court has already turned upside down.

Morning!

All the officials arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, saluted the Empress Ji Handan, and shouted long live.

After the salute, the ministers in the hall were a little puzzled. The chief minister of the cabinet, Sima Zhao, who never pretended to be sick and was never late, was absent.

In addition, yesterday someone dared to use a thousand-step army bed crossbow to assassinate His Majesty, it was so audacious!

Who dares to do this, isn't he afraid of punishing the nine clans? !

Many ministers present did not know about the assassination of His Majesty, but they knew somewhat about the use of the thousand-step military bed crossbow.

It is suspected that Sima Zhao, the chief assistant, planned to use it to kill Lin Xuan. Could it be that Sima Zhao wanted the thousand-step army to kill Lin Xuan with a bed crossbow? Was it true that he wanted to assassinate His Majesty?

Thinking of this, these ministers felt extremely terrified deep in their hearts.

If they were found, no one would be able to escape with the thunderous means of the Empress Ji Handan.

Empress Ji Han glanced at the officials and asked, "Where's Sima Zhao, the chief assistant of the cabinet?"

The ministers present look at me and I look at you, but no one answered.

The entire Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into an eerie silence.

At a time like this, who would dare to stand up and say that Mr. Shoufu may have a cold or something?

If you really want to say this, it is hard to guarantee that Sima Zhaozhen will not arrange to assassinate Her Majesty the Empress, and when they are found out, they will not be able to escape at all.

Even now, the Beiluo Forbidden Army is still blocking all the main roads in Tiandu, and has accidentally captured many wanted criminals.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce!"

When everyone was afraid to speak, Cheng Butang, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, came out.

"Minister, when we set up checkpoints last night, we saw Chief Assistant Sima Zhao go to Qiuxiang Building."

Qiuxiang Building...

This kind of fireworks place, ahem... Although all the ministers present often go there, is it really okay for you to directly say the name of Lord Sima Zhao, especially in front of His Majesty the Empress?

Cheng Butang ignored the gazes of the ministers present, and said slowly: "However, shortly after Lord Sima Zhao went to the Qiuxiang Tower, the Qiuxiang Tower caught fire, and Lord Sima Zhao and Hua Kui Xueling disappeared."

There was an uproar among the ministers in the court.

Sima Zhao disappeared after the fire, no matter how you look at it, it seems like a golden cicada's plan to escape.

Especially the ministers who related to Sima Zhao's acquisition of the thousand-step military bed crossbow became more and more worried about this.

If this is the case, it means that they may become Sima Zhao's abandoned sons.

Especially when thinking of the previous aristocratic families that were wiped out.

Cool down and cool down...

Chapter 94 Kid Lin, You Have Already Seen That Yue Han Is A Daughter?

"According to my investigation, it is Mr. Sima Zhao's habit to go to Qiuxiang Tower to sleep with the oiran every month. No matter the wind or rain, it has never changed."

Cheng Butang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, held a wat board in the main hall, and stated: "However, your Majesty was assassinated, and the first assistant Sima Zhao went to Qiuxiang Tower as usual. It is somewhat suspected of trying to cover up, so I specially recorded it."

Empress Ji Handan sat on the dragon chair, quietly watching Cheng Butang analyze.

As for the ministers kneeling on their respective futons in the main hall, you looked at me and I looked at you, becoming more and more confused.

According to Cheng Butang's current analysis, Sima Zhao is indeed very suspicious of doing so.

The most important thing is that this Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice has always been a master in solving crimes.

Basically, there are very few cases where the suspects he targets are not murderers.

This gives people the feeling that Wright Cheng already knew who the murderer was, and all subsequent investigations and inferences were conducted to find evidence.

"Besides, when I met Shoufu Sima Zhao on the way, Lord Shoufu didn't even know that His Majesty was assassinated. Even when I informed Lord Shoufu that His Majesty was assassinated and sealed off the whole city to arrest the rebels, Lord Shoufu still did not change his mind. The plan for Qiuxiang Tower."

"These two points, no matter what the circumstances, are not in line with common sense!"

Cheng Butang continued to analyze: "First, Mr. Sima Zhao is the chief assistant of the cabinet. His Majesty was assassinated. He must have received the news as soon as possible and should return to the cabinet to deal with this matter. But Mr. Sima Zhao not only did not, but also lied. Said he didn't know."

"Secondly, Lord Sima Zhao heard the news of His Majesty's assassination from the minister, and still insisted on going to the Qiuxiang Tower. There must be something that must be carried out in the Qiuxiang Tower."

On the first point of analysis, everyone has no problem.

But the second point, what must be done in Qiuxiang Tower, in fact, everyone here knows it.

It's just that they are not easy to interrupt from the seriousness and calmness of what the Minister of the Ministry of Justice said.

"What exactly must be done in the Qiuxiang Building?" Cheng Butang asked himself and answered, his eyes were like lightning: "I suspect that the chief assistant, Mr. Sima Zhao, is related to the assassination of His Majesty with a thousand-step military bed crossbow. Sima Zhao went to the Qiuxiang Tower. It's not for any fun, but for the golden cicada to escape and flee in fear of crime!"

"I implore you to conduct a thorough investigation of Sima Zhao's mansion!"

"..."

Does this mean that after saying these words, he felt that he offended the chief assistant Sima Zhao, and Cheng Butang planned to investigate thoroughly?

In any case, Sima Zhao was still the apparent leader of the aristocratic family.

Without any evidence, want to slap the face of the aristocratic family?

Cheng Butang, is this crazy?

Empress Ji Han glanced at the officials, and asked indifferently: "Cheng Butang, what you're saying so far is just reasoning, do you have evidence?"

Nothing can be done too obvious, too obvious will cause the backlash of the aristocratic family.

Therefore, since Cheng Butang leads these, she just pushes the boat with the flow.

Last night, she received news from her mother, Li Ningyan, that Lin Xuan was not at home at night, but left Yongle Lane, whereabouts are unknown.

A few hours later, the Qiuxiang Tower was on fire, and Sima Zhao and Hua Kui Xueling were nowhere to be found.

After that, Lin Xuan suddenly returned to the courtyard in Yongle Lane.

Professionals captured the traces of the air in the area Lin Xuan passed by, and there was an extremely faint alcohol smell and aroma, which was consistent with Qiuxianglou.

At present, these traces have been erased, and no one will find Yongle Lane or Lin Xuan through these.

With these evidences, it can be basically confirmed that Lin Xuan has been to Qiuxianglou.

Then, Sima Zhaohe and that oiran should not have disappeared, but completely evaporated from the world.