Chapter 711

At dusk, Xu Qi'an saw Wei Yuan coming back from the palace.

The spacious and luxurious carriage drove into the yamen. Wei Yuan stepped down from the carriage. Xu Qi'an approached him and whispered, "Duke Wei …"

Wei Yuan, with gray hair on his temples, glanced at him and said while walking, "Prince Yu wrote a letter in blood, accusing Count Pingyuan, the Administrator of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Minister of War of conspiring to murder the royal family."

Xu Qi'an had learned about Prince Yu's operation from Princess Huaiqing. He nodded and said, "Did His Majesty hand it over to the three departments for trial?"

"No!" Wei Yuan shook his head. "His Majesty's anger was no less than Prince Yu's. He couldn't wait that long. He immediately wrote an imperial edict and invited the Supervisor to the palace to confront the three. At that time, there were also nobles in the court. "

"What's the result?" Xu Qi'an already knew the result, but he still had to ask.

Wei Yuan sighed and said, "Murder the royal family and the three tribes. The report will be issued tomorrow morning at the latest. The Liang Party is finished. "

"The three tribes …" Xu Qi'an was slightly moved.

The so-called three tribes referred to the three tribes of the father, the three tribes of the mother, and the three tribes of the wife. It could be classified as capital punishment. It was second only to the nine tribes of the rebellion.

"Alas, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people killed tomorrow." Xu Qi'an also sighed. He didn't know whether to applaud or feel sorry for the innocent people who were implicated.

Although Count Pingyuan's family was destroyed, there were at least hundreds of people who died compared to the three tribes of the Yi. None of the relatives of Count Pingyuan's three tribes could escape.

The same was true for the other two.

"The Liang Party?" Xu Qi'an was puzzled.

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "The Liang Party is the biggest beneficiary of Prince Yu's power struggle. It is headed by Zhang Feng, the Minister of War, and Sun Mingzhong, the Administrator of the Ministry of Revenue. Count Pingyuan joined the Liang Party last year. "

"Duke Wei, about me …" Xu Qi'an said in a low voice. The parties in the court were too far away from him. Xu Qi'an was not willing to give up.

He only cared about his future and life.

"There's no need to rush. His Majesty is still in a fit of anger. It's not good to mention this now." Wei Yuan shook her head.

"That makes sense …" Xu Qi 'an nodded and said goodbye to Wei Yuan. In the afterglow of dusk, he headed home.

…

In a room at dusk.

A fair hand was holding a pen and writing on the paper.

"Dear master,

"The Sang Po Case has already come to an end. The Minister of Rites once said that working with us is like asking a tiger for its skin. Heh, he really was right.

"A year ago, I happened to witness the encounter between Princess Pingyang and Monk Heng Hui. Heng Hui died but did not die. His Primordial Spirit condensed resentment. I refined him into a puppet and kept him by my side.

"A year ago, I witnessed the encounter of Princess Pingyang and Heng Hui. Heng Hui died and his Primordial Spirit was full of resentment.

"Please forgive me for my disrespect. I wasn't optimistic at first. The Supervisor of the Celestial Commissioner and the Taoist Head of Renzong are both powerful people in the world.

"But in this case, they chose to stand by and do nothing … I praise you again. Master, your wisdom is unparalleled in the world.

"The Yuanjing Emperor was not active in this case. Otherwise, he would not have appointed a gong as the chief. All of this was within your expectation.

"But the gong is very powerful and has a keen sense of smell.

"In the process of investigating the case, he discovered your arrival. He came to the Musical House several times to spy on the Demon Aura. May I ask if you did it on purpose?

"Apart from that, the other night watchmen are also secretly investigating.

"I had no choice but to use Huiji. I know she is your clansman. Please forgive me for making this decision.

"Do not worry, the item has been given to the person who deserves it.

"I am very sorry, all the clues of the tax case have been cut off … I have interacted with Zhou Li many times. He really is a rich young master with a bit of cleverness. He does not know what his father, Assistant Minister Zhou, is planning.

"Here, I want to report four things to Master.

"One: While the tax was being escorted, Assistant Minister Zhou had many chances to act. It would have been safer, but he chose to embezzle one hundred and fifty thousand in the capital.

"This is really puzzling. Assistant Minister Zhou is a smart person, but he made a foolish move. I feel that there must be a reason.

"But Assistant Minister Zhou 'accidentally died' in exile, and no one can give me an answer.

"Two: According to reliable information, Assistant Minister Zhou has embezzled more than a million taels of silver in the past twenty years. But when the Zhou House was confiscated, the Imperial Court only took a few thousand taels of silver.

"Where did the silver go?

"Three: Through a secret investigation of the Celestial Commissioner, we found that the Supervisor's youngest disciple is called Chu Caiwei. She is a very beautiful and interesting young girl. Of course, she cannot compare to the noble and beautiful Master.

"What I want to say is that the warlocks of the Celestial Commissioner call her Little Junior Sister, or … Sixth Senior Sister. As for the supervisor's personal disciples, there were only five of them.

"Four: The people of the Witchcraft Cult killed the Zhao County Magistrates of Taikang County, the official who discovered the saltpeter mine.

"Yes, the shamans of the Witchcraft Cult have interfered in this matter. Also, they could have used more ingenious and covert methods to silence the witness, but they chose to kill in a dream.

"It is not hard to deduce that they are trying to mislead the Imperial Court, slander the King of Zhenbei, and drive a wedge between the Yuanjing Emperor and the King of Zhenbei.

"Finally, there is a small matter that is hard to say. I have fallen in love with a man, a man that I should not love. I want Master to take pity on me and reconstruct my body.

"— A servant who will forever be loyal to you."

In another secret chamber, a man in a cloak picked up a brush and wrote:

"Dear Lord,

"I am mainly responsible for the failure of the tax case. Assistant Minister Zhou's death was purely due to his foolishness. His son, who thought himself clever, caused a series of plans to fail.

"…

"Just as you expected, the Myriad Demon Kingdom's plan succeeded. They released the Sealed Artifact under Sampo.

"I will describe in detail the information that I have gathered over the past year in my letter.

"About a year ago, the struggle between the nobles and the civil officials reached a climax. King Yu represented the nobles, and with the tacit approval of the Yuanjing Emperor, he became the Minister of War. He was just one step away from entering the cabinet.

"During this process, his daughter, Princess Pingyang, fell in love with a monk from the Azure Dragon Temple. The two of them decided to elope, and they sought help from the son of their family friend, Count Pingyuan …

"As they coveted Princess Pingyang's beauty, three foppish scions planned to rape her before silencing them. However, they encountered intense resistance from the other party. Princess Pingyang committed suicide by swallowing her hairpin …

"The spy that the Myriad Demon Kingdom had planted in the capital of Daibun accidentally discovered this scene. She used a Corpse Gu to refine Heng Hui into a Zombie Puppet. With this secret in hand, she went into hiding.

"Daibun launched a new round of investigations into the capital. The open and veiled strife between the factions intensified. It has to be said that the Yuanjing Emperor was a terrifying emperor. He was a master at scheming.

"However, he was not a good emperor. In his eyes, there was only power and longevity.

"The spy of the Myriad Demon Kingdom held this secret in hand and secretly searched for partners in the capital. Finally, she chose the Minister of Ministry of Rites as well as the faction behind him.

"Coincidentally, during that period, Taikang County's Mt. Dahuang discovered a saltpeter mine. This was what the remnants of the Myriad Demon Kingdom needed.

"In this world, no one could sneak into Sampo and destroy the Yongzhen Shanhe Temple under the noses of the Supervisor and Taoist Master Renzong. However, gunpowder could help them complete this mission.

"And the faction behind the Minister of Ministry of Rites had always yearned to take control of the court and suppress the other factions. As one of the obstacles, the Liang Party was naturally on their list of targets to be eliminated.

"Both sides hit it off and came to an agreement. The Minister of Ministry of Rites helped the remnants of the Myriad Demon Kingdom to destroy the Yongzhen Shanhe Temple and release the Sealed Artifact under the temple.

"The remnants of the Myriad Demon Kingdom pushed Heng Hui to the front of the stage and led the night watchman to investigate Princess Pingyang's disappearance.

"In order to rid himself of suspicion, the Minister of Ministry of Rites used a spy, Zhou Chixiong of the Golden Guards. Through him, the gunpowder was sent to the imperial city and buried under the Yongzhen Shanhe Temple. "They also killed a total of nine officials from the Dali Monastery, the Ministry of Rites, and the palace to mislead the officials of the three offices.

"They even wanted to use the gunpowder to frame the Minister of Works of the Qi Party. Unfortunately, they underestimated Bronze Gong Xu Qi 'an. I assassinated the Zhao County Magistrates and tried to mislead him into investigating the King of Zhenbei. Unfortunately, he didn't fall for it. This kid is extremely astute.

"Zhou Chixiong of the Golden Guards deliberately killed the flag officer, Liu Han, to attract the attention of the night watchman and the magistrate's office. When questioned by the other party, he used a Dharma artifact to shield himself from the Qi Divination Spell and led the night watchman to the Azure Dragon Temple. He discovered the case of Heng Hui's elopement and followed the clues to investigate the conflict between the factions a year ago.

"This was a brilliant move. I believe that it's not something a mere Baihu can do. Without a doubt, it was the daughter of the Demon Emperor who personally made the move.

"That's the gist of the matter. There are still two points that I haven't figured out.

"One: I've put in a lot of effort, but I still haven't figured out who the Sealed Artifact under Sampo is. However, there's one thing that's clear. It has a lot to do with Buddhism. The reason why the remnants of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom released it has yet to be figured out.

"Two: The Supervisor's attitude is truly unfathomable. If the Yuanjing Emperor opened the city's restrictions, I can still make some guesses. However, the Supervisor's thoughts are not something I can fathom.

"He clearly didn't do anything, but I keep feeling that everything is within his expectations and control.

"— End."

…

When Xu Qi 'an returned home, he had dinner and told Second Uncle about the progress of the Sampo Case, as well as the truth of Princess Pingyang's case.

Second Uncle Xu was stunned when he heard that. He didn't eat for a long time as he muttered, "These scholars are really bad. Although I've killed many people back then, compared to them, I'm very open and aboveboard.

"Ning Yan, remember not to argue with scholars in the future. If you can use a knife, don't hesitate. Otherwise, you won't even know when you've fallen into a trap."

Xu Qi 'an nodded. He thought to himself, "Have you forgotten that you have a son who's a scholar?"

After dinner, he teased Xu Lingyin and chatted with Lingyue. Xu Qi 'an was about to return to his courtyard.

"Ahem." Aunt coughed hypocritically. She looked to the side and said, "I've asked someone to make a set of clothes for you. Lingyue will send it to you later. Whether it fits or not … I don't care. Anyway, it's up to you whether you want to wear it or not. "

"Oh, did the sun rise from the west today?" Xu Qi 'an looked out in surprise.

Aunt gritted her teeth and spat out a word from her rosy lips, "Scram."

Xu Qi 'an immediately scrammed back to his courtyard.

The moment he pushed open the door, his heart suddenly palpitated. It wasn't the kind of palpitations that came with the message from the Book of the Underworld fragment. Instead, it was the kind of palpitations that caused his hair to stand on end and goosebumps to rise all over his body.

Xu Qi 'an turned his head stiffly and looked at the bed. He saw a red, broken hand lying quietly on the bed.

His scalp instantly went numb. His adrenaline surged and cold sweat rolled down his face.