Mythical big man, champion soldier saint

Chapter 14 The Eldest Princess【Happy New Year】

On the flanks of the front hall of Weiyang Palace, the inner study where Liu Che handles official business is quiet, and the court meeting in the main hall has not yet ended.

Huo Qubing walked outside the study in the morning light.

Before Liu Che arrived, he was suspected of trespassing when he entered the study.

He stopped in the corridor outside the study.

Huo Qubing is a person with a rich heart, and he will not feel bored when he is alone. He closes his eyes and rests like a statue in the corridor, and deduces the battle formation in his consciousness by the way.

In recent years, he has been preparing for the battlefield.

And always look forward to that day.

Footsteps could be heard in the distance. Liu Che, wearing a high crown and imperial robe, walked closer surrounded by a group of attendants.

Huo Qubing reached forward with both hands together, and said: "I have seen Your Majesty."

"You don't have to be polite, come in."

Liu Che's stature is only slightly taller than ordinary people, but he is not angry and majestic, and his spirit is as low as a mountain.

From Huo Qubing's point of view after practicing the Soaring Snake's Real Mind Method, Liu Che's aura became more and more unfathomable.

The son of heaven practiced, won the fortune of the country, got twice the result with half the effort, and was extremely powerful.

The purple aura behind Liu Che is thick, connected with the national destiny, inseparable and difficult to shake.

The accompanying servants, headed by Dong Xu, stopped outside the door.

In the study, Huo Qubing and Liu Che took their seats one after another.

Liu Che sized him up, as if observing his strength after breaking through the Nine Realms, and smiled: "What's the matter?"

"I was ordered to thoroughly investigate the murderer who murdered Liu Huai, Lieutenant of the Northern Army, and he chased him to the Marquis of Ruyin's Mansion last night..." Huo Qubing said sternly.

"When I got up in the morning, the secret guard had sent a message, I know about it."

Liu Che picked up the scroll on the low seat: "The murderer is hiding in the Hou's mansion, what is your judgment, suspecting that he is involved with the Marquis of Ruyin?"

"No, if it really has something to do with the Marquis of Ruyin, the murderer should not be hiding in the Marquis's mansion. Other evidence can also confirm that this matter should have nothing to do with the Marquis of Ruyin's mansion."

Huo Qubing said calmly, "I don't think the murderer may be the main culprit."

"You suspect that there are people in the dark."

"Your Majesty knows.

The other party acted meticulously, and even managed to kill important officials in the court, so the plan must be not small, and it was not something that Xia Jie could do. "

Liu Che pondered for a while: "Continue talking."

"I intend to investigate from several aspects at the same time, the first is that Xia Jie's practice is quite special, and the Yin Qi in her body is as thick as a ghost.

Secondly, when Lieutenant Liu died, he was conspired with a special spice and fell into a coma first.

Liu Huai also has a whole body of practice, this kind of spice can affect him by smell alone, it must be a rare thing in itself.

In addition, when the murderer Xia Jie and others entered and exited Chang'an, they all had testimonials and other things... These doubtful points are available for follow-up investigation. "

Huo Qubing was very organized, and he said eloquently: "The most important thing is that people who hide in the dark, commit murder continuously, what is the ultimate goal?"

After Liu Che finished approving the memorial in hand, he looked up at Huo Qubing: "What do you think their purpose is?"

"They killed four people in total. I re-examined the files of the four murdered people. Most of them were courtiers, both civil and military. Their status was also high and low. It seemed irregular, but I thought the other three people who were killed were smoke. Only Liu Huai is their real target."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because...the lieutenant of the Northern Army is probably their target.

Liu Huai died, who is His Majesty going to appoint to replace the lieutenant of the Northern Army? "Huo Qubing said.

"There were originally three candidates. One was to let Guo Ji, the deputy general of the Northern Army, replace Liu Huai. The other was Xu Zhe, Marquis of Huaiyang, and Zhang Cigong recommended by Wei Qing.

Do you suspect that one of them has a problem? "

Liu Che said in a deep voice: "The people in the dark want to control the northern army and control part of our Chang'an city's reconnaissance and defense?"

"I do have such doubts, because only the benefits are equal, it is worth them to take such a big risk. Assassinating the lieutenant of the Northern Army will not be as simple as creating panic." Huo Qubing said.

The killing of Liu Huai and others seemed complicated and strange, but Huo Qubing was not confused by the case itself.

He directly jumped out of the case, looked at Liu Huai's murder from the perspective of the other party's purpose and benefits, and found another direction from the chaos.

Liu Che also felt that Huo Qubing's judgment was very convincing.

The monarch and his subjects talked for about a quarter of an hour in the study before Huo Qubing resigned and left.

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Winter noon.

A manor on the outskirts of Chang'an, with high walls and green tiles, and a deep courtyard.

Princess Pingyang also has a mansion in the outskirts of the city, enclosing a large area in Nuoda, surrounded by clear mountain streams and beautiful scenery.

In the afternoon, she received a message from the city that Huo Qubing forced his way into the Marquis's residence, acting domineeringly.

According to the person who sent the news, Princess Pingyang was silent, and there was not much difference on her face.

The [-] or so little officials who came to interrogate him were Liu Neishi's confidantes, and they carefully considered their words: "Then Huo Shizhong not only forcibly broke into the Hou's mansion, but also had a very arrogant attitude, and also detained Liu Neishi and us."

"Who is the murderer captured by Huo Qubing, are you sure there is a problem?" Princess Pingyang asked coldly.

"The one who was arrested was a servant girl from the East Courtyard. There is nothing abnormal in the mansion."

The little official who reported the news lowered his voice and said: "But the servant girl did show her skills yesterday, it is quite different from usual, it seems very fierce... there is something wrong with it.

However, after the murderer died, two other corpses were found in the house, and one of them was the servant woman of the East Courtyard. It can be seen that the murderer was a fake, not from our Hou Mansion. "

Princess Pingyang's face darkened slightly: "Even if it was a fake, how did the murderer enter the mansion?
If she wants to harm the people in the house, won't my safety also be threatened by her? "

The little official who reported the news was taken aback, bowed his head and knelt down, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"You go back and ask Liu Neishi to thoroughly investigate this matter, and everyone involved will be executed with a cane, and no mercy will be given!"

Princess Pingyang said: "Alright, step back."

After the little official left, Princess Pingyang took a nap for a while, and returned to Chang'an from the outskirts of the city in the afternoon, and went straight to the palace to see the emperor.

Inner study.

After Liu Che reviewed the playbook, he got up and went to the window to look at the scenery outside.

The afternoon sun was fine, clear and bright.

Liu Che saw Princess Pingyang following the servant in the hallway, with a graceful demeanor.

He retracted his gaze and returned to his place to review the play.

The study was very quiet, only Dong Xu and the other two attendants stood at the door, waiting to be summoned at any time.

"Welcome the eldest princess!"

Dong Xu's sharp voice came from the door.

Princess Pingyang is Liu Che's biological sister. After Liu Che came to the throne, Princess Pingyang was called the eldest princess.

She entered the study, glanced at Liu Che who was at the top, and took a seat on his right hand side.

"My sister and the son of Marquis Ruyin died young. They have been recuperating outside the city for more than two years, but they have rarely entered the palace." Liu Che divided his mind into two purposes, wrote a comment on the memorial, and said warmly.

Princess Pingyang said slowly: "It is true that there are fewer people in the palace, and the people in this city may have forgotten me."

Liu Che heard something in her words, and said dumbly: "The eldest princess entered the palace because of the fact that Huo Shizhong entered the Hou's mansion yesterday to arrest the murderer?"

Princess Pingyang said: "He is just the son of my maidservant, I wouldn't come to the palace just because of him.

I came here to ask how the investigation is going. After all, the people in my family are involved. If I don't ask clearly, I will feel uneasy. "

Liu Che said: "The cause of the matter, Huo Shizhong has told me that the murderer hid in the mansion, controlled the maidservant in the mansion with strange magic, pretended to hide in the mansion, it has nothing to do with other people in the mansion."

"Oh?"

Princess Pingyang smiled: "This is not what I expected. Before I came, I was thinking that I have always been very strict with my servants, and it is absolutely impossible for someone to be so bold."

He said again: "Then Huo Qubing has arranged to frame people in my family?"

Liu Che smiled and said, "Not only did Qu Bing not arrange the people in your house, but he judged that this matter has nothing to do with the Hou's House. He said that the Hou's House should also be the victim."

Princess Pingyang was silent for a moment: "So, then Huo Qubing still knows how to advance and retreat. If he dares to talk nonsense, I will not spare him!"

She glanced at Liu Che: "This matter can be put aside for now, but has His Majesty been too conniving with Huo Qubing these past few years? He even dared to break into my mansion and committed the same offense. Isn't Your Majesty going to punish him?

We must know that since ancient times, people who have been driven down are not strict, and they will suffer more in the end.

Some people were born as servants, Your Majesty must not overestimate their minds of philistines, once they have an opportunity, they will desperately grab it and never let it go.Even if His Majesty wants to use him, he must let him know that there are certain things that cannot be overstepped, otherwise he will have to bear the consequences that he cannot bear.

Only in this way can he know the awe. "

Liu Che laughed loudly: "This statement is too biased, Qu Bing's thoughts are all used on his own improvement, and he only hopes to kill the enemy on the battlefield, and he is definitely not the person you said to be a philistine.

This time he discovered the murderer hidden in the Hou's mansion, which also helped the Hou's mansion eliminate hidden dangers.No fault but meritorious service, why should I punish him? "

Princess Pingyang frowned, and kept silent.

A quarter of an hour later, when she left Weiyang Palace, she turned her head to look at the residence of Queen Wei Zifu in the depths of the palace, and said to the attendants beside her: "Look, how powerful the maidservant is beside me, not only has she become a queen , even her nephew dared to come to my house to arrest people."

In the afternoon, Princess Pingyang returned to the Marquis of Ruyin's mansion in the city, and ordered Liu Neishi: "You hold my greeting card and invite the Marquis of Shanyang to come to my place."

"only!"

Liu Neishi then left quickly.

Ps: Happy New Year everyone, stay healthy!

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(End of this chapter)