I am born with insufficiency

Chapter 39 The Capital is Calling ([-])

Golden Palace.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty lowered their heads and bowed their bodies, keeping silent like cicadas.

The Holy Majesty was so angry that he even smashed two blue and white porcelain cups of "Wan Shou Boundless".

A few months ago, someone reported that the five old and young women and children in Taozhuang 230 were all missing.

Taozhuang is a small village hidden in the Taoshan Mountains. It has no contact with the outside world all year round. A woman who married Taozhuang from a foreign country came to her family and found that the whole Taozhuang was empty. There was not even a chicken or dog left. The government government is looking for people.

It doesn’t matter if the Jingzhao Government’s investigation is serious, good guy, not only Taozhuang, but also 170 people missing in Xingzhuang, and [-] people missing in Lizhuang. The acquainted village has turned into a "ghost village", which is creepy.

Because these villages are hidden in the Peach Blossom Mountain, Xian seldom interacts with the outside world, and the local government never cares about it, and has never reported it.

The Jingzhao government office was deeply aware of the seriousness of the situation, so it reported to Datianting overnight.

The Holy Spirit ordered the Jingzhao God Detective Department to investigate the case, and the head of the God Detective Department Lu Yingming patted his chest and vowed that the case would be solved.

However, several months have passed, and the god arresters sent by the Jingzhao God Detective Division to investigate missing persons cases have never returned, including Ling An, the number one god arrester in the world.

A legend about Peach Blossom Mountain spread among the common people.

According to legend, a king who experienced many battles died together with his soldiers in a fierce battle in Taohua Mountain. His people buried their bones between the cliffs, which is called the king's tomb, and they were buried with them. There are countless treasures under it.

For thousands of years, the Dawang Tomb has been guarded day and night by [-] ghost guards.

Therefore, the Peach Blossom Mountain was originally a "ghost mountain". The people in Taozhuang, Lizhuang and Xingzhuang must have taken something they shouldn't have, offended the king, and were captured by the ghost guards.

The theory of ghosts and gods is naturally not credible, but it is an indisputable fact that so many people disappeared without warning.

The whereabouts of the detectives who investigated the case were unknown, which made the case even more strange, and the Holy One was very worried about it.

Especially early this morning, there was a report that Zhu Gui, who had issued an edict to return to Beijing to preside over the Empress Dowager's birthday ceremony earlier, had died, so Long Xin was extremely depressed.

In addition to strongly recommending their own people to preside over the etiquette, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were helpless in the case of missing persons, and Lu Zhangsi also bowed his head and remained silent.

No wonder Long Yan was furious.

"Since the superintendent is incompetent and the chief is useless, don't waste my salary in vain, drag it out and chop it up."

The head of Lu Zhangsi lost his life in the rage of the Holy One, and he was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a "plop".

The Jingzhao God Detective Division is directly under the jurisdiction of Ouchi, and directly listens to the orders of the Holy One. The director of Lu, Lord Lu, is extremely unpredictable in martial arts, and all the arresters under him are capable and capable, so the Jingzhao God Detective Division is also known as the Tianxia Criminal Prison. first division.

Director Lu is used to arrogance, and he never pays attention to the big and small officials in the court, and because of this, he offended all the officials in the court, so that when life and death are at stake, no one speaks for him.

"There is a decree in the Holy Spirit, drag it out and chop it up." The eunuch Gao Gonggong deliberately screamed again.

Eunuch Gao quietly looked at the face of the saint, knowing that the saint was only angry for a while, and he just said that, and he didn't really want to chop off Zhang Si's head. He didn't expect that there was no one to intercede, and the blackness under the throne was hanging down. Heads that can't be lowered.

"My lord, I have something to say."

Finally someone stood up, and it was Mr. Wang Yunyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Eunuch Gao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, the case of missing persons is really strange. I heard that in the peach farm, the doors of every house are open, there is water on the stove, firewood in the stove, pickles on the table, and dry buns in the bowl. The chickens and dogs have disappeared. I dare not use strange power to confuse the gods, but I am afraid that there is another mystery in it, and it cannot be dealt with as an ordinary prison case."

Seeing that the Holy Majesty did not refute, Wang Shangshu stepped forward boldly and continued: "I think that such a big case, even the world's number one arrester Ling An, will never return. It can be said that it is so difficult that it will not be solved overnight. .If the Holy Majesty kills Director Lu with this, I fear that everyone, civil and military, will be in danger. I hope the Holy Majesty thinks twice."

Wang Shangshu is exactly the opposite of Lu Zhangsi, he is a good old man, very popular in the court, he winked, and the ministers agreed, "Please think twice, Your Majesty."

"This old slave also thinks what Wang Shangshu said is reasonable, I hope the Holy One thinks twice." Eunuch Gao also said in the Holy Lord's ear.

The Holy One took the opportunity to get down the donkey, and nodded slightly: "Then let's dismiss the official and dismiss the post and save your head for now, and go back to the arresting department to continue to investigate the case for me. If it is not broken, I will not be so easy to talk about. Also, then The number one god arrester in the world, if you want to see people in life, you want to see corpses in death, find them for me."

"My lord, I think it's wrong."

The Holy One frowned, is this annoying Wang Shangshu going to end?
Wang Shangshu said: "I think that if I am dismissed from office, it will not be good for Director Lu to investigate the case, and all the arresters under him will not accept it quickly. Therefore, I boldly beseech the Holy One to grant that Director Lu will not be dismissed from office, and he will do his best to investigate the case. , and finding the number one catcher is important."

"It's a good one to be dismissed from office, which means there's nothing wrong with it." The Holy Majesty pondered for a moment, got up and left without comment.

"Retreat."

When Eunuch Gao gave a high report, all the officials finally breathed a sigh of relief, and while Zhang Si's head was saved, his official position was also temporarily saved. Some people were dissatisfied, but the Holy Majesty did not speak and there was nothing he could do about it.

The Holy Majesty did not go back to the palace, but climbed to the highest Lanxing Pavilion in the palace.

The emperor of the previous dynasty was extremely extravagant, and everything in the palace was gorgeous. The Holy One was quite displeased, but the Lanxing Pavilion, which took decades to build in the previous dynasty, was very suitable for him.

Standing on Lanxing Pavilion, you can see the imperial city below your feet.

"Call Zheng'er here, I want to play chess."

"Yes, this old slave is going to preach to King Ji to enter the palace."

The "Zheng'er" in Shengshang's mouth is his favorite emperor's third son, Ji Wang Yuanzheng. Resolution in the process of playing chess.

This is also the reason why the Holy Majesty has not appointed a crown prince for a long time. The talent of the third son of the emperor is much higher than that of the eldest son of the emperor, but he is neither a descendant nor an eldest son.

According to the rules, the grown-up prince would leave the capital and take up the feudal domain, and he could not enter the capital at will without a will.

But after the third prince returned from the town, the Holy Majesty did not let him leave. Instead, he ordered Jianji Prince's Mansion in Qingzhou Mansion in the back garden of the capital, not only leaving behind his precious son, but also blocking the mouths of the officials.

On that day, Yuan Zheng came to the Holy Palace in a hurry, left in a hurry after a game of chess, and left the capital on the same day.

Except for Eunuch Gao, no one knew his real purpose of leaving Beijing this time.

"God bless, King Ji can come back safely after leaving Beijing this time."

Eunuch Gao bowed his head and cupped his fists to pray to the sky softly, but was cut off by the Holy One.

"Nonsense! Zheng'er will be safe and sound, what are you asking for?"

Eunuch Gao was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty is merciful, this old servant just thinks that even Ling An, the number one god in the world, will never return. This old servant is worried about King Ji."

"It is said that the world's number one god catcher is very good, but he has never returned? The Holy Majesty has ordered Lu Zhangsi to search for it. I don't understand why King Ji went to find it himself?"

The Holy Majesty did not say a word, and looked down at the imperial city below with a majestic expression. Eunuch Gao moved his lips and muttered, but seeing the majesty of the Holy Majesty, he dared not speak out.

At this moment, in a certain corner of the imperial city, a person was standing under the eaves looking up at the towering Lanxing Pavilion.

His face was cold and pale, proud and lonely, and gradually turned gloomy and resentful.

"My lord, it's windy, you go back?" A voice sounded.

"Go back?" He didn't look back, his face became more and more gloomy, looking at the Lanxing Pavilion, he said in a low voice: "Home is right there, and I will return in this life."

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(End of this chapter)