Chapter 51 Corpse

Entering the room, Zheng Shaokun was sitting there drinking tea.

It's just that he is a little nervous. In the cool weather at the end of September, the neckline has been soaked with sweat.

"The prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

When Zheng Shaokun saw Liu Xia, he hurriedly kowtowed and saluted.

"Lord Zheng, please get up. Please sit down."

Liu Xia helped him up and said with a faint smile.

Zheng Shaokun was obviously a little nervous. He sat upright on the chair, and his legs trembled slightly.

Yesterday, he was the first to rush to the scene and arrest Liu Xia and Dabao. He was afraid that Liu Xia would retaliate. As a result, as soon as the imperial army came today, he knew that he had made trouble.

When he arrived here, he was worried. Now that Liu Xia is in power, it is more than enough to find an excuse to kill him.

Naturally, I'm a little scared.

"Your Majesty, I didn't know that it was the prince yesterday. He bumped into the prince and asked the prince to punish him."

Zheng Shaokun hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty, striving for a good attitude, hoping to deal with it leniently.

"Ha ha, Lord Zheng, get up quickly. Yesterday, I deliberately did not reveal my identity. How can you know? I don't blame you for this. Such a big thing happened. As the commander of Tianyuwei, you are naturally duty-bound. How can I blame you?

Liu Xia said with a smile.

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord."

Zheng Shaokun got up slowly and his mood was a little more stable.

"I'm looking for Lord Zheng today, just chatting. Don't be nervous. Although I am ordered to supervise the affairs of the Onmyoji Association, I will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Liu Xia explained.

"The prince is wise and can naturally bring those outlaws to justice."

Zheng Shaokun said.

"Is the name of Lord Zheng given by the emperor?"

Liu Xia took a sip of tea and asked.

"The prince, my surname is Zhang. A few years ago, he fought against bandits in the northeast and made great achievements. He personally captured the anti-thief Wang Dayi and others. When he returned to Beijing to report his work, the emperor listened to it, and Long Yan was very happy, so he asked Weichen to report his work in Tiankuiwei. Three years ago, Longdu changed his defense, and Weichen served as the commander of Tianyuwei. Your Majesty felt sorry for me when I was born with a slight cold, so he gave me the surname Zheng.

Zheng Shaokun hurriedly explained.

"Ha ha, so that's it. Lord Zheng actually held a position in Tiankuiwei.

"Yes, Weichen was a hundred households in Tiankuiwei in those years."

Liu Xia couldn't help but feel some surprise when she heard this.

A hundred households with no foundation, although they have made great achievements in battle, how can they get ahead in Tiankuiwei in just a few years?

In the end, he served as the commander of Tian Yuwei.

Not to mention the emperor's kindness, he can get to this position. This person is far less than what he looks like.

Although Tianyuwei is only responsible for arching the defense of the inner city, he is also guarding the gate for the emperor anyway.

Like Tiankuiwei, this is definitely the emperor's creed, otherwise who dares to give you the key to his door?

Then, Liu Xia talked to him about some family business, and then sent Zheng Shaokun away.

After Zheng Shaokun left, Cai Wei came in and said, "Brother, this person is not simple."

"What do you say?"

"When you chatted with him just now, I peeked into his heart and briefly understood his life. He was born in a poor place in the northeast. His parents died when he was a child. Fortunately, he was later taken in by Tianyunmen in the northeast. With hard work, he became a teacher at the age of 23. Later, you are now in the top 100 in the Northeast Martial Arts. Later, he served in the northeast border garrison. There, it will be ten years. Later, when there was a riot in the northeast, he led troops to encircle and suppress it and made great contributions. He was recommended by the commander of the Northeast Border Command to enter the capital for debriefing. Then this man entered Tiankuiwei. During this period, he climbed to Qian Linpu, one of the three princes of the dynasty. Become Qian Linpu's son-in-law. From then on, Qingyun went straight up and served as the commander of Tiankuiwei from a small hundred households. Three years ago, Kyoto changed its defense. This person was recommended by Prince Rui and Qian Linpu and became the commander of Tianyuwei.

Cai Wei hurriedly said one by one.

After listening to it, it seems that this person is really not simple.

"What about him and the Onmyoji Association?"

"The key is that Changyun Trading Company gives him a certain bribe every year, which is probably the money of Longdu officials. The number is not large, but it's just for the Spring Festival. If he has collusion with the Onmyoji Association, it's really hard to talk about it. Those money are all courtesy exchanges, and the amount is only more than 300 taels a year. It really doesn't look like an accomplice."

Cai Wei explained.

When Liu Xia heard this, she suddenly realized.

These officials in Longdu are in a high position, and naturally someone will come to ssting.

Just like himself, he is responsible for the defense of the inner city. Naturally, most major businesses will be filial to him.

Those money is just face money. No matter who is in this position, the business will filial piety.

You should spend money to get acquainted with each other, and it will be easy to deal with in the future.

If he colludes with the Onmyoji Association, it's really far-fetched.

It's collusion. He is also a small pawn in this interest chain. He is like Zhang Zong. I'm afraid he doesn't know as much as Zhang Zong.

"Brother, but I seem to have found this clip in his memory. After his father-in-law took office, he mentioned him many times and asked him to move around with the Onmyoji Association. I'm afraid he came to arrest you this time, half for official business and half for your father-in-law's words. I want to get close to the Onmyoji Association.

Cai Wei continued.

"If so, this person seems to have nothing to do with the Onmyoji Association. The Onmyoji Association has a huge power. Naturally, many officials have been solicited. I guess Zheng Shaokun also thinks so. It seems that the clue is broken again.

Liu Xia said distressedly.

At this time, a royal army hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Liu just sent someone back and said that the bodies of the clerks and shopkeepers of Changyun Trading Co. were found outside the city."

When Liu Xia heard this, she smiled bitterly again and said, "It seems that I really guessed it. Take me there."

Immediately, Liu Xia's guard of honor set out.

The place where the body was found is in a slum in the outer city.

Most of the outer cities are places where the poor live. When I saw the honor guard of the Royal Forest Army, I was so scared that I didn't dare to go out for a long time.

When Liu Xia came here, Liu Liansheng and others had put this place under martial law.

Zhang Cunshan, the governor of Shuntianfu, has been waiting on one side with him and others for a long time.

When he saw Liu Xia, he hurriedly saluted Liu Xia.

"Get up, Lord Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Zhang Cunshan hurriedly greeted.

In just over ten days, the dragon has undergone earth-shaking changes.

At the beginning, a prince with no foundation is now a heavenly yin and yang master. The emperor favors it. Now he has the power of life and death in his hand. Naturally, Zhang Cunshan is very polite.

After a few greetings, Liu Xia asked, "When was this discovered?"

"Lord, Lord Liu came to my house to report, saying that he wanted to find people from Changyun Trading Company. I sent someone to look for clues. The inspection at this morning reported that there was a murder here. As soon as Lord Liu left, the file was sent over. I took a look and brought someone here in person. Sure enough, it's them."

Zhang Cunshan explained.

The person died this morning, but there were too many cases in Shuntianfu, so in the afternoon, when Liu Liansheng reported, Zhang Cunshan became alert. As a result, these people were the people Liu Xia was looking for.

"Has anyone moved the body?"

"Not yet. After the patrol reported the case, three sergeant officers came here to block the scene. Under the general procedure, if the work doesn't come, they won't enter the scene easily.

Zhang Cunshan explained.

The patrol is the sheriff under Shuntian Mansion, who is responsible for the security of a region, which is equivalent to the police.

There are about thousands of people patrolling the whole dragon.

It is under the jurisdiction of Shuntianfu.

Then, Liu Xia entered the scene in person.

This is a private house in a single courtyard, mixed here, which is inconspicuous at all.

There were only three houses in it. When I opened the door, I saw the corpses lying on the ground.

Liu Xia squatted down and took a closer look. There were no scars on these bodies, but her face was blue and her skin was purple. She was poisoned to death.

The whole process is less than a minute.

"Call the inspector."

Liu Xia got up and said.

At this time, the inspector hurried into the yard and immediately knelt down to salute Liu Xia.

"Get up, how did you find them?"

"Lord, Xiao Xiao has been a patrol here for more than ten years. This house has always been empty. Today, the villain routinely patrolled here and found that the door of the house was open, so he came in curiously to have a look. As a result, I saw these bodies. The villain will report to you, Lord Zhang immediately.

The inspector hurriedly said.

Dabao came over, not only with his hands folded, but also bowed slightly and said, "Amitabha. What kind of poison can you see?

"It's just the most ordinary desperate dispersion, and the first-order yin and yang master can be refined."

Liu Xia shook her head and said.

"Lord Zhang, send your work to the autopsy."

Liu Xia stood outside the door and said.

"Yes."

Immediately, the work of Shuntianfu began to inspect the body.

When things got here, another clue was interrupted.

It seems that there is really a deadlock.

However, at this moment, Wu Zuo suddenly shouted, "Your Majesty, I have found it."

Immediately, Liu Xia and the others entered the room.

At this time, he grasped a man's arm tightly. The man seemed to be in his twenties, and he should be a businessman.

At this moment, he broke the man's hand and found that the man's hand was holding half an iron piece tightly.

He carefully picked up the bamboo tweezers. After checking for non-toxicity, he carefully handed it to Liu Xia's hand.

Liu Xia looked at this iron piece, which was the shape of an animal, but it was a pity that there was only half left.

Then he turned around and asked, "You know, what is this?"

Zhao Liansheng took a look and immediately said, "Your Majesty, this is a bit like the scales on the armor of Tiankuiwei soldiers."

"Are you sure?"

Liu Xia asked.

Zhao Liansheng took a closer look and handed it to Tong Dawei.

Tong Dawei also took a look and said affirmatively, "Your Majesty, this is Tiankuiwei's armor. If I'm right, this should be the place of the armor hem. The armor there is wrapped in. After a period of wear and tear, the armor will fall off. I guess it was when they killed someone, they accidentally left behind and were caught by this guy.

"It's Prince Rui again."

Liu Xia couldn't help frowning.

Now, the two broken evidence chains point to Prince Rui, but why does Prince Rui want so much money?

He holds the guard army in his hand and carries the emperor's grace, which is really not worth it.

In case the rebellion fails, it will be a dead end.

At this moment, Liu Xia couldn't help thinking that someone planted him with a button in Yunwu Villa.

Maybe someone deliberately pointed all the clues to Prince Rui with the intention of disturbing Liu Xia's sight.

Maybe it's really Prince Rui.

It seems that I have to see Prince Rui.

Prince Rui holds a heavy army in his hand and has another identity. He is Liu Xia's future father-in-law. Liu Xia can't help worrying. In case of this hardship, how can she come to propose marriage in the future?

Sure enough, the tree wants to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop. It seems that the waves are not flat and the waves are rising again. This dragon capital is really not a place that makes people calm down.

Thinking of this, Liu Xia couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Seal these bodies and take them to Shuntian Mansion first. Then I'll take over."

After saying that, Liu Xia took his people and left here.