Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 219 No Breathing
broken……
Xu Zun frowned. He didn't expect that after asking so many questions, he actually got himself involved.
However, he knew that the guards would not be able to escape the knowledge of Ku Niang , so he was prepared and said:
"She is a friend of mine! She is very loyal! She is not called Ya Niang, but Ku Niang! "
"Ku mother..." Cai Kun repeated, as if he had something to say to Xu Zun.
"Oh, by the way," Xu Zun quickly changed the subject and asked, "Master Cai, since I have no way out, can you tell me the whole story of the Iron Coffin Case?"
"What?" Cai Kun was stunned. "Didn't I tell you? The iron coffin contains the body of the national teacher Qiu Dingtian, but the body has been stolen!"
"Then..." Xu Zun asked, "Why did the Imperial Master defect? Why did he flee to Xiazhou? What happened in Xiazhou? Also, why did those who hijacked the iron coffin want to steal the Imperial Master's body?"
"Well..." Cai Kun frowned and said frankly, "To be honest with you, there are some things that I, the leader of the Inner Guard, cannot know."
"You don't know either?" Xu Zun expressed his doubt. He felt that Cai Kun did not know, but was just afraid to speak carelessly.
"Yes, I thought that the Queen Mother would summon you when you came back this time, and wanted to ask you something!" Cai Kun said, "Now it seems that this matter is also quite troubling for the Queen Mother!"
"You said..." Xu Zun asked, "I disrupted Xiazhou's deployment, Queen Mother..."
"Ji Ying..." Cai Kun quickly waved his hand to indicate, "This is not the place to talk. Let's discuss it when we have time!"
oh……
Xu Zun noticed that although they were both internal guards, Cai Kun seemed to be wary of this place.
Finally, after waiting for an incense stick of time, a man walked out of the house.
The man looked to be in his forties, unkempt, casually dressed, and sloppily dressed. He also exuded a sour smell, as if he had not taken a shower for a long time.
Behind the man was a teenager in plain clothes. The teenager looked exactly like the man, with a sloppy look and even his hair was crooked.
"Brother Bi Sheng!" Seeing the middle-aged man, Cai Kun quickly saluted.
However, when he finished his greetings and was about to introduce Xu Zun, Bi Sheng interrupted Cai Kun and said:
"Captain Cai, please take Xiaoyi away ! He has memorized all the information you want. After you have asked him questions, just let him go back on his own."
After saying that, Bi Sheng bowed perfunctorily and turned to go into the house without even looking at Xu Zun.
this……
Xu Zun was also drunk. He had never seen such a weird thing before. How could he know what he wanted?
However, Cai Kun seemed to be used to it. He immediately waved at the young man and then signaled Xu Zun to leave.
After leaving the house, Cai Kun remained silent. He rode his horse with the young man named Xiaoyi and Xu Zun back to the Inner Guard Palace.
It was just a matter of a few steps, and soon, Xiaoyi was brought back to the living room where Cai Kun worked.
"Alright," Cai Kun let Xiao Yi speak after everyone was seated. "What information did your Big Leader ask you to memorize?"
"Duke of Liang Xue Guihua, 75 years old, uncle of the late emperor..." Xiaoyi said like a robot, "Because of his contribution to the development of Southeast Asian trade, he was conferred the title of Duke of Liang in the ninth year of Shengping, and lives in Xinglongfang, Xuanmiao City...
"The assassin is suspected to be the concubine Xianxian. This girl is registered as a native of Wanyang, Mingzhou. She is only 19 years old. She was presented to the Xue family by a retainer and is deeply loved by the Duke of Liang...
"After being murdered that day, this woman's whereabouts remain unknown..."
oh……
So that's how it is. Xu Zun understood that this child actually memorized the information of the seventeen murdered princes and ministers.
It seems that Bi Sheng already knew the purpose of Cai Kun's visit and knew that Cai Kun and Xu Zun wanted to investigate this large-scale assassination incident.
"Han Zhang, the governor of Songzhou..." After reciting the Duke of Liang, Xiaoyi started to recite the next one.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Zun suddenly interrupted Xiaoyi and asked, "You haven't told me what happened yet! When was Xue Guihua assassinated? Where was he assassinated? How was he assassinated? What weapon was used? And who were the witnesses?"
"He was assassinated at noon the day before yesterday," Xiaoyi recited, "and died in the bedroom where Duke Liang was resting. How he was assassinated, I don't know..."
Xu Zun covered his face and asked, "What do you mean by no?"
"Jiying," Cai Kun waved his hand and said, "What he meant is that he would tell us everything he memorized, and if he didn't memorize it, then naturally there is nothing!"
"This..." Xu Zun frowned.
"It doesn't matter," Cai Kun said, "The crime scene has been sealed off by the inner guards. To prevent any mishaps, the Queen Mother has also sent the Dali Temple and the Divine Detective Department. I will give you detailed information about the crime later.
" Also ...even if I don't get the permission, I can still take you to the scene."
"Okay!" Xu Zun nodded with satisfaction and said to Xiaoyi, "Okay, go ahead!"
So Xiaoyi continued his report and gave information about all the victims.
Xu Zun listened carefully and became more shocked the more he listened. These seventeen people were all high-ranking officials of the dynasty. Some were famous, some had made great contributions, some held important positions, and more than half of them even needed to enter the Golden Palace to attend the morning court.
So many princes and ministers were assassinated on the same day and at the same time. Xuanmen really put a lot of effort into this.
The sudden death of so many people, all of whom had grudges against the Queen Mother, could indeed have the effect of shaking the court.
Could it be...is this what they call a heavenly calamity?
If they have any follow-up actions, wouldn't this large-scale assassination be a warning to the enemy?
From now on, Xuanmiao City will definitely strengthen its vigilance. How else can they cause trouble?
As he was thinking, Xu Zun thought of many ancient costume TV dramas and movies. He felt that many ancient terrorists in these TV dramas would use a huge building.
For example, in the Tongtian Empire, terrorists want to blow up the statue and then smash the ruler to death.
So...is this natural disaster before us the same?
Before in Yonghui, Xu Zun had witnessed the power of explosives. Since Daxuan has explosives, maybe Xuanmen will really work hard in this area?
The collapse of huge buildings also seems to further highlight the word "natural disaster".
But...if that's the case, then it seems that assassinating these princes and ministers is not very wise, right?
Tsk tsk…
Xu Zun thought about it carefully and felt more and more that there was something wrong here. He must investigate it carefully.
Xiaoyi's memory was truly amazing; it took him half an hour to finish telling the whole story.
I don’t know if it was the rule of the internal security, but after Xiaoyi finished speaking, Cai Kun sent someone to send her away, and no one was arranged to take a statement during the conversation.
In this way, Xu Zun could only rely on his memory to remember the information of those princes and ministers.
After Xiaoyi left, Xu Zun said to Cai Kun:
"Master Cai, the situation is urgent. I think we should not waste any time and start the action immediately!"
"Then..." Cai Kun asked, "How are you going to act?"
"I need to investigate the scene and learn the details of each assassination!" Xu Zun said, "Also, my guys have to participate in the investigation.
"Besides that, you have to send me enough people, especially one or more experts who are proficient in Xuanmiao City's urban topography and city defense structure!"
"This..." Cai Kun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay! But..."
Cai Kun was not worried about anything else. The only thing he was worried about was that Xu Zun's rank was not high enough. Now there was no new appointment, and Xu Zun was just the chief judge of Tangzhou, which was obviously not a legitimate position.
Unexpectedly, before Cai Kun finished speaking, one of his men suddenly came in and reported:
"Sir, the Minister of War Xu Yusheng sent a letter saying that he was also assassinated the day before yesterday at noon!"
"Ah?" Cai Kun was surprised, "Why didn't you report it?"
"Minister Xu is currently inspecting Xuanhe County," the visitor reported. "Because the assassin was a dancer he adopted, he didn't report it because he was afraid that it would be bad if it got out..."
"Xu Yusheng...tsk tsk..." Cai Kun smacked his lips and sighed, "Xu Yusheng was just reprimanded by the Queen Mother! The Minister of War is not in the Holy Capital right now, but Xu Yusheng has soldiers under his command..."
"Report..."
As a result, before Cai Kun finished speaking, another internal guard came to report:
"My Lord, it's bad. I just received a quick report that King Yu of Qingzhou and King Jin of Qizhou were assassinated. The time was also noon the day before yesterday..."
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