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Chapter 187 A series of troubles

Jing Zhaoyin's duty is to manage the capital. Although he is from the fourth rank, he is the worst local official.Too close to the sky, all kinds of conflicts are intricate, all kinds of interpersonal relationships are intertwined, each holds the terrain, and intrigues.

15 people in ten years is not an empty finger.

In fact, for most of the nobles in the capital, Jingzhaoyin and Liu Hui are almost transparent existences, but the torrents are undercurrents, and no one can escape. Liu Hui, who should have continued to do nothing, has been pushed to the forefront.

Liu Hui is a mediocre person, and his two magic weapons have always been to be gentle with the mud and to be beaten or scolded, but just like mediocrity and inaction, not everyone can do it just right. , Has not been replaced for two full years, Liu Hui has his own way of doing things.

He doesn't have amazing talent, but he has a thorough understanding.

He knows that Jing Zhaoyin's status is awkward, and if he is not careful, he will be lost forever. Since he took office, he has become more cautious every day, and he has been careful to be a good old man who is not greedy for money, sex, power, and has no temper.

So most people really regard him as a ****.

But anyone who knows Jing Zhaoyin's difficulties thinks Liu Hui is a genius.There are many capable ministers who served as Jing Zhaoyin in the past dynasties, but he was able to sit firmly in Jing Zhaoyin's position for two years without attracting resentment from nobles, which is evident in Liu Hui's handling of affairs.

In short, he is a fox among foxes.

Even if he is not crowded, he is also a strong man who can almost restrain all his desires.

However, at this moment, Liu Hui, who is between a mediocre and a strong man, is pacing in the backyard of the government office.

Fifty steps from left to right, and 49 steps from right to left. He has been pacing at this rhythm for more than three hours. More and more gloomy.

Three days ago, the two princesses disappeared!
They disappeared on the way back home after the banquet, and the more than 20 sword guards accompanying them were all killed!
This has gone beyond the scope of missing persons cases or vicious homicide cases. This is one of the scariest and most brutal cases that Liu Hui has encountered since he entered the officialdom. He can kill Jing Zhaoyin like a fly.

The two princes had already spoken, ordering him to find out the identity of the assassin immediately.Although Shaohou didn't send anyone to deliver a message, the security of the entire capital was tightened several times overnight.Liu Hui knew that if this matter could not be properly resolved as soon as possible, the lives of the Liu family would not be safe, and the entire capital would be peeled off.

But where is he going to solve the case for them!

This was a dead end, with no witnesses, no physical evidence, no survivors, and not even a written statement. The two princesses just disappeared into the night without a sound, leaving behind corpses all over the place.

The only thing that can barely be called physical evidence is the corpse.

All the dead were killed with a single knife, which was the only result obtained after the inspection.

The conscientious old gangster did not believe in evil. He led his students to inspect every inch of more than 20 corpses day and night. A blunt tool close to the iron braze, nothing to be gained.

The deceased were not poisoned, nor did they inhale the incense. Judging from their facial expressions, they were killed the moment they met the assassins.

What happened this time was beyond Jing Zhaoyin's ability, but Liu Hui had to take responsibility, because he was Jing Zhaoyin, a victim who would definitely be implicated in the battles of the nobles in the capital.

"If I can survive this time by chance, I will retire and return home."

Liu Hui said bitterly, in just three days, most of his hair has turned gray, God is sorry, he is only 40 years old, and he is in the prime of life!
But can it really break the game?
Can you really survive?
In the capital, there is a social party formed by the survivors of Xiliang. They haunt the night and use weapons similar to iron brazing.If possible, he wouldn't mind using them as scapegoats, but the Xiliang people had nothing to do with the assassins, and if they were killed, it would be impossible to recover the princess.

He's out of time.

If the missing person is not the concubine, according to his means, there are naturally countless ways to evade the matter, but this time it is too much beyond his ability.But he still sent out almost all of his subordinates, he hoped that the higher-ups would know that even if you were fighting to the death, I, Jing Zhaoyin, would always seek my own government in my position, even if everything was in vain!
Capture a group of Xiliang people and take them to... Shaohou to make an explanation.

Liu Hui thought helplessly that this incident was a series of tricks, targeting Wei Wang and Shaohou who were much higher than him.But who made him Jing Zhaoyin?This misfortune is not wronged at all.

I only hope that the nobles will show mercy and keep his blood for the sake of his innocent involvement.

Now that things have happened, he no longer expects to escape unscathed. It is his greatest luxury to keep his family safe.

But I don't know if those Xiliang people are willing to cooperate with me.

Thinking of something absolutely impossible, Liu Hui scratched his scalp again, and his entire hair was torn off by his fingers, but he just looked blankly at the dull sky.

Head, head, how long can I keep you!
……

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Li Ci didn't know about Jing Zhaoyin and Liu Hui's troubles, but he felt the same.

The disappearance of Princess Liang and Princess Yan made the already restless capital even more dark and turbulent. Countless forces emerged from the soil and danced wildly in the dark night.In just three days, I don't know how many conflicts have occurred, but fortunately everything is still under control.

"Last night, there was an armed fight in Wang Lanzi. 63 people were killed and 170 people were injured, 92 of whom were slightly injured..."

Li Ci, who was sitting on Hu's bed, listened quietly to the report sent by Daomeng, his face became more and more indifferent.

She doesn't care about the ebb and flow of forces in Beijing, but she is worried about leaving Bai Yinmei without saying goodbye.Fortunately, the Knife League may not be the most powerful Jianghu organization in the capital, but it is the most flexible organization in the intelligence network. From them, she has confirmed that Bai Yinmei is safe and sound.And Jing Zhaoyin also started to arrest Xiliang survivors.

Sure enough, Ah Mei accepted my suggestion.

In other words, he didn't find a better way out.

Feeling emotional, Li Ci threw the bead flower she was playing with her fingertips back into the box.

Since she determined that the disappearance of Princess Yan and Princess Liang was a long-planned conspiracy, she didn't care about their safety.The only stranger she cared about was Jing Zhaoyin Liu Hui, that rough and honest man, obviously, he was blocking the first wave of shock for them.

If he could hold on longer, he would have given her more time to prepare.

But judging from the current situation, he is almost at the end of his battle.

Jing Zhaoyin has always been a victim of coups, even if he said that "people who know officials will not follow their officials soon, and officials who know that the election is not far away will not do their best, stealing peace and living, it's just Zhi Wei" to criticize officials People who mobilize excessively frequent words cannot fundamentally change the instability of Jing Zhaoyin's position.

From the fourth rank, he can be regarded as an emperor in the local area, but what is it in the capital!
At the feet of the Son of Heaven, rich and powerful families gather, and princes stand side by side, which one is easy to match!

Li Ci really thought about protecting Liu Hui, a person who can sit firmly in Jing Zhaoyin's position for two years, no matter in terms of intelligence or strategy, he will not be too bad.But as far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible to keep Liu Hui.The enemy's goal is to attack the Ye family and the king of Wei. Jing Zhaoyin is just a pebble on the road that must be passed, and will be crushed within three days.

If he can survive seven days on his own, I don't mind giving him a little support.In case there are changes in Beijing, Jing Zhaoyin is an important position.

But that was a long time later.

Right now, the most important thing in front of Li Ci is the two princesses.

On the white jade chessboard beside him, black and white pieces criss-cross, killing you to the death.

This is an endgame sent by Bailuhu after the disappearance of the princess. There are no words attached to it, it is just a game.Li Ci doesn't understand his hints, but she believes in his complexity and believes that he will never do unnecessary things.

The chess game sent by Jun Fengxi must have another meaning.

Instinctively, she picked up the chess pieces and was about to study how to break the game, when suddenly her mind fluttered.

Why am I so sure that he will side with me and King Wei this time?The person who recommended him to become an official was Liang Wang. Although the motto of "Xiao Xiao walks in the water" turned them against each other, but Jun Fengxi was capricious and had a lot of tongue. Liang Wang was not a pedantic person who insisted on right and wrong. Common interests come together again.

Suspicion arose, she was just about to put the chess piece in her hand back into the chess box, but a voice shouted in her heart, it wanted her to believe in Jun Fengxi, that this man who had no loyalty at all would never hurt her.

why?
No reason, just believe.

The voice said so, which made Li Ci feel more confused than ever.

Jun Fengxi is a person who has no faith. She will use any means to achieve her goals. She has always regarded him as an enemy and is deeply on guard. Why is she——

Could it be that I——bewitched by him?

but……

Just as he was contemplating, he heard a rush of footsteps, and it was Nanny La waiting at the door with a faceless woman.

"What's the matter, so flustered?"

Seeing the young lady's displeasure, Nanny La hurriedly led the mother-in-law to kneel down and said, "Forgive me, Young Lady, this lady was sent by Xianfei's natal family to report, and she has never seen anything in the market."

After finishing speaking, she stared at her face and gave birth to a woman, but the woman also knew what was going on, kowtowed like pounding onions, and said it was a capital crime.

Li Ci heard that she was sent by Concubine Xian's natal family, and knew that beating a dog depends on the owner. Seeing that she is interested, she naturally didn't care too much, and said lazily: "It's good to know what's wrong. Tell me, Jinyang Marquis sent you Come here, but what's the matter?"

The woman tremblingly raised her head, glanced at the lofty Li Ci, then immediately lowered her head and said, "Your Highness suddenly had a fever last night."

"If you have a fever, you have your own doctor. No matter how bad it is, you can invite Mrs. Peihou to accompany you in the palace. Why did you inform me?"

Now that there is a lot of turmoil, Li Ci doesn't want to have side effects.

The woman raised her head when she heard the words, and said plausibly: "My wife also knows that it is absurd to rashly ask the young lady to come forward, but the concubine Shu has not yet given birth to a prince, and Yi Xinghou is very angry with Shaohou Su. There is resentment. If the little highness has a good or bad...Young madam is really not worried that Concubine De will target the young marquis after she gains power?"

"In the future? Of course I'm worried about the future, but don't you think that as a slave, your tongue... is a bit redundant?"

Li Ci said coldly, of course she could see that this servant had an unusual status, but the Marquis of Jinyang wanted to form an alliance with her, and it couldn't be achieved by sending a clever lobbyist.

She glanced at Nanny La indifferently, then at the mother-in-law, and said calmly: "As you said, if Concubine De is in power, the Ye family will be in deep danger. But there are so many women in the harem, I'm not just a sage Concubine has one choice! Your Majesty is in the prime of his life, and there are many beauties in the harem. I can support one Lin Langya, so why can't I support ten Zhang Langya? So—"

"Go back and tell Marquis Pei that if you want to form an alliance with the Ye family, you have to show sincerity! Don't think that the concubine Xian will be bossy after giving birth to a prince! The position is uncertain for a day, everything is possible!"

(End of this chapter)