When it was close to noon, Liu Jian woke up Du Qi. However, Du Qi's body was still somewhat weak. Therefore, after eating lunch, Du Qi took a nap in the afternoon. Only then did he pick up Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Volume 20 and Investiture of the Gods, Volume 5, and head straight to the palace.
He is going to see Li Yuan.
Nowadays, Du Qi must enter the palace every day. According to the frequency of him entering the palace now, Du Qi's time to meet the emperor Li Yuan is more frequent than the vast majority of the officials in the court.
Every day at this time, Du Qi will enter the palace on time.
When Du Qi enters the city, he does not need to wait, he does not need the soldiers to report. He can enter the palace directly. After Du Qi enters the palace, he goes straight to the Sweet Dew Hall. He stands still in the main hall, clasps his hands and salutes, saying: "This official Du Qi greets Your Majesty."
When he salutes, he can raise his left hand normally, but his right hand only raises a little. Even so, the expression on Du Qi's face already shows a painful expression. After all, the injury on his right shoulder is quite serious.
Li Yuan can see that something is wrong at a glance, asking: "Erlang, you can't raise your right hand, what's wrong?"
Du Qi said: "Your Majesty, my injury is nothing. It's just a minor injury on my shoulder, I can't raise my hand. This official was rude, please punish me, Your Majesty. "
"What crime did you commit, I forgive you."
Li Yuan shook his head, it's just that he has lived for a long time, he is an old man who becomes shrewd. Seeing that Du Qi spoke casually, but the expression on Du Qi's face is clearly not relaxed, one look and one can tell that the situation is not good.
Especially now that it is summer, the weather is even hotter. The clothes on Du Qi's body are thin, once the wound bursts open, blood will seep out. Li Yuan looked carefully, to his surprise, he saw that on Du Qi's left shoulder, there is actually blood seeping out, dyeing the clothes on his shoulder red.
Seeing this situation, Li Yuan is even more clear that Du Qi's situation is most likely very wrong.
The present Li Yuan greatly admired Du Qi.
What's more, Li Yuan had already become Du Qi's fan, waiting to read Du Qi's books every day. When he saw Du Qi's appearance, he was worried. He stood up and walked over to Du Qi, placing his hand directly on Du Qi's right shoulder.
In an instant, a heart-wrenching pain came from the wound. Although Du Qi gritted his teeth, the intense pain caused Du Qi to stagger back two steps. His expression changed again and again.
With great difficulty, he gritted his teeth and endured it, not making a sound.
Li Yuan's expression was cold and solemn as he said: "Erlang Du, tell me about the injury on your shoulder, what's going on? Under normal circumstances, even if he was injured, his shoulder wouldn't be injured. Especially since his injuries aren't that serious. "
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, your subject was assassinated."
"Assassination?"
Li Yuan's voice suddenly became louder.
That old face full of wrinkles revealed a shocked expression. The dignified Chang 'an City, the capital of the Tang dynasty at the foot of the Emperor, and now Du Qi, although not an official, was still a seventh-grade official of the imperial court. Unexpectedly, he was assassinated.
This was unforgivable.
Li Yuan said: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Du Qi opened his mouth and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this lowly one brought my personal attendants to the restaurant this morning. At that time, someone came to pay a visit, saying that he came to present a treasure and hoped to ask me to do something. "
"This person called himself Xu Ming. He came to me with a brocade box, preparing to present a treasure. But when he was three feet away from me, he suddenly attacked and took out a dagger from the bottom of the brocade box to assassinate me. "
"Fortunately, I reacted quickly and moved my body a little, so only my shoulder was hit. Xu Ming didn't stab such a vital part as the heart, so I was lucky enough to escape the disaster."
Du Qi continued, "It's all thanks to the Kunlun slave I took in as a guard outside the restaurant yesterday. The Kunlun slave Mordor took action and directly killed Xu Ming, protecting my safety. Now, the assassination of Xu Ming has been reported to the county magistrate of Chang 'an County, Wang Minzhi. County magistrate Wang is also investigating now, and there is no result for the time being. "
Li Yuan's face was extremely gloomy.
Someone actually tried to assassinate Du Qi.
He deserved to be killed.
Li Yuan thought for a moment and suddenly asked: "Erlang Du, have you offended anyone recently?"
Du Qi said: "Your Majesty, I have always adhered to the principle of leaving a way out when doing things, so that we can meet again in the future. Basically, I have offended anyone in my business. Unless, … "
Speaking of this, Du Qi suddenly changed his words and said: "Your Majesty, I really didn't offend anyone. For the time being, I don't know the specific reason. I can only wait for the results of the investigation of Chang 'an County magistrate Wang. "
Li Yuan asked: "Unless what?"
Du Qi said: "Your Majesty, it's nothing. I really didn't offend anyone during this period of time. Moreover, the restaurant, tea shop, and bookstore are all amiable and prosperous. They are not completely monopolized. I asked myself, I didn't offend anyone. "
He did not answer Li Yuan's question.
Li Yuan snorted and said in a deep voice: "Erlang Du, the person you want to talk about, unless it's the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, right?"
Du Qi smiled embarrassedly.
He did not answer, nor did he say anything.
Li Yuan pondered in his heart. Because he had been in contact with Du Qi for a period of time, he thought that he understood Du Qi's nature and felt that Du Qi was really not a troublemaker. Thinking about it carefully, because he reprimanded Li Jiancheng, with his understanding of Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng was narrow-minded and would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. He was afraid that he would really fly into a rage out of humiliation.
So much so that Li Yuan also had some doubts about Li Jiancheng. After all, Li Jiancheng's suspicion was the greatest.
Li Yuan rolled his eyes and immediately ordered: "Come, summon the Chang 'an county magistrate to the palace for an audience."
The eunuchs in the palace immediately went to pass on the decree.
Only then did Li Yuan return to the main topic, saying: "Erlang Du, have you brought the content of today's book? Now that your hand is injured, I'm afraid that it will be somewhat difficult to write the manuscript again. "
Du Qi said: "Your Majesty, last night, this kid already wrote today's manuscript, so there is enough content today. Wait until tomorrow, this kid will dictate and let the attendant beside me write it down. But after tomorrow, the handwriting may be a little worse. "
"No matter, thank you for your hard work."
After Li Yuan heard, he impatiently rubbed his hands, with an expectant look on his face.
Du Qi handed the latest content of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Investiture of the Gods to Li Yuan, and then stood quietly below. Li Yuan could not wait to read the book, reading as if he was intoxicated, and even more energized.
Regardless of whether it was the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or the Investiture of the Gods, a part of them had already been serialized, and the plot was gradually getting better. Especially now, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms had entered the most exciting part.
As a result, Li Yuan was very happy to read it.
Du Qi waited quietly below, while Li Yuan watched unhurriedly. Because he still had to wait for the Chang 'an County Magistrate to come, Li Yuan did not quickly skim through ten lines at a glance, but slowly read down.
When the Chang 'an County Magistrate arrived, he also stood beside Du Qi.
As soon as he saw Du Qi, his cheeks twitched.
He met Du Qi again.
He realized that as long as he met Du Qi, nothing good would come out of it. Especially now that he was called by the Emperor, and it involved Du Qi, it must be about the assassination of Du Qi.
Wang Minzhi could only stand there honestly, waiting for Li Yuan to read the book.
After a long time, Li Yuan finished reading the latest chapters of the two books, raised his head, and his gaze fell directly on the Chang 'an County Magistrate. His expression was somewhat stern, and he asked in a deep voice: "Wang Minzhi, have you investigated the assassination of Du Qi?"
Wang Minzhi's heart was perturbed, and he bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have arranged the yamen runners to carefully investigate the situation of Xu Ming. Xu Ming was born and raised in Chang 'an, and he is quite a famous knight-errant in Chang' an. "
"Xu Ming is an assassin, who specializes in taking people's missions and taking people's money to eliminate disasters for people."
"According to my investigation, before he assassinated Du Qi, he had already committed ten murder cases, but Xu Ming's actions had not been traced before. Before Xu Ming met Du Qi, he had met a person with an extraordinary identity. "
"This kid just investigated until here, and all the clues were cut off. The current clues only know that Xu Ming met a person, and then he assassinated Du Qi in the name of presenting a treasure. "
After a pause, Wang Minzhi continued: "Presumably, the person who paid Xu Ming to assassinate Du Qi can't be found at all. At this point, nothing can be found, and there are no clues. I am incompetent, I beg Your Majesty to punish me. "
This matter. Wang Minzhi had no way.
He could only ask for forgiveness.
After all, Xu Ming was already dead.
Without Xu Ming, the suspect in the assassination of Du Qi, it was impossible to investigate the murderer behind the scenes.
"Trash!"
After Li Yuan heard it, he scolded.
After Wang Minzhi heard it, he knelt down with a plop and kowtowed to beg for forgiveness. He couldn't find out at all, so in the current situation, Wang Minzhi could only hope that Li Yuan could be merciful.
Du Qi knew that Wang Minzhi was a member of the King of Qin's faction, he opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is also the fault of my guard, the Kunlun slave. He didn't control his strength and directly killed Xu Ming. At this point, there is no other way. This matter, let's end here. In short, when I go out in the future, I just have to be more careful and take more precautions, and it will be fine. "
Li Yuan was quite angry.
The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt Li Jiancheng was. After all, Du Qi was not an official and had nothing to do with the people in the imperial court. And Du Qi was just a businessman, it wouldn't have developed to the point where someone assassinated Du Qi.
In addition, this clue was cut off. The biggest possibility that could have the power to cut off all the clues and make the Chang 'an county yamen unable to investigate was the East Palace.
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