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Chapter 95 Who killed him?
The next day, morning.

Li Chengping was sitting in the house eating when Zhao Gao hurried in with Eunuch Hou.

"Eunuch Hou, you've come at the right time. Let's eat together." Li Chengping waved with a smile.

Eunuch Hou was flattered and waved his hands: "Your Highness, there is no need to eat. His Majesty has ordered that you enter the palace immediately."

"Isn't it time to go to court now?"

"Yes, Your Highness. The Minister of Revenue was assassinated at home last night. No one in his family survived. His Majesty is furious. Let's leave quickly."

Eunuch Hou persuaded in a low voice.

The entire family of the Minister of Revenue was killed?

Li Chengping frowned, and anger rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Please wait a moment, father-in-law. I will go change my clothes and leave right away."

He smiled, said hello and left, and Zhao Gao followed silently behind him with his head down.

Arriving at a secluded place, Li Chengping stopped and looked at Zhao Gao with a gloomy face.

"I asked you to make some noise, but who asked you to kill the whole family? There are so many officials in the capital, can't you just find a corrupt official to kill?"

He was extremely angry.

"Your Highness, Luowang is still selecting targets, and the Minister of Revenue is not among them!" Zhao Gao looked innocent.

"So this matter has nothing to do with Luowang. If that's the case, then who could it be?"

Li Chengping frowned.

Zhao Gao doesn't look like he's lying, and Luo Wang is a very well-behaved person and won't do such a stupid thing.

"In that case, you should immediately arrange for someone to investigate and give me a reply before I come back!"

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royal palace.

In the main hall.

Emperor Qing looked at the memorial in his hand, his face turned pale, and the atmosphere at the scene was terribly depressing.

"A dignified second-rank official of the imperial court was brutally murdered by a villain. What are you doing in Kyoto Prefecture?"

"I handed over the capital to you to manage, is this what you did?"

"Come here, take off his official robes and throw him into the prison of the Ministry of Justice to await trial!"

The roar echoed in the hall, and the current governor of Kyoto was so scared that he kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

Seeing this scene, the other officials shook their heads and sighed secretly.

The prefect of Kyoto manages the entire capital city, including many court ministers. This sounds glamorous but is actually a high-risk job.

Whenever something happens in the capital, the governor of Kyoto is the first target to suffer.

At this time.

Li Chengping happened to walk into the hall and saw the newly appointed governor of Kyoto being dragged away. He understood that Emperor Qing was very angry about this matter.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has arrived."

Eunuch Hou's feminine voice sounded, and Emperor Qing slowly raised his head and looked at Li Chengping standing below, with a smile on his stiff face.

"Third brother, the family of the Minister of Revenue was brutally murdered last night. This has a very bad impact!"

"As the Minister of the Dali Temple, I now order you to thoroughly investigate this matter and give an explanation to all officials and the people of the world!"

Emperor Qing had a stern face.

In the past, such matters were handed over to the Supervisory Council, but he always felt that the death of the Minister of Revenue was a bit strange, so he specially asked Li Chengping to handle it.

After all, as the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, it was reasonable and legal for him to investigate the murder of an official.

"Don't worry, Father. I will get to the bottom of this matter and find out who is behind this, and enforce the law!"

Li Chengping bowed.

The rest of the time was spent by court officials discussing border issues or other miscellaneous matters.

One point actually aroused Li Chengping's interest, which was the information about the eldest prince.

It is said that the eldest prince made new achievements in the battle against Nanzhao. However, Emperor Qing was not interested in this prince and skipped the topic after a few words.

The Minister of War opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw Emperor Qing's impatient look, he swallowed the rest of his words silently.

The meeting is over.

Li Chengping was in a hurry to go back, but he saw Lin Ruofu and the Minister of War chatting and laughing as soon as he left the palace.

Seeing him coming, the two of them walked forward with a smile.

The two sides exchanged brief greetings, and the Minister of War stated his purpose.

"Your Highness, I am here to ask you to help present this memorial to His Majesty."

Li Chengping glanced at the other party and did not agree.

"Sir Shangshu, it is not difficult for you to see His Majesty given your status. Why don't you present this matter in person?"

The Minister of War showed a wry smile on his face.

"If it were any other day, I would have submitted the memorial to the court long ago. But now His Majesty is in a bad mood, and this memorial is extremely urgent. I'm sure Your Highness will help me."

"After all, among all the princes, you are the most kind-hearted, and His Majesty likes you the most."

"As long as you ask, His Majesty will definitely agree."

Li Chengping frowned and glanced at Lin Ruofu imperceptibly. He understood that the Minister of War must have been the one who persuaded him.

Given Lin Ruofu's status and position, it would not be difficult for him to submit a memorial to Emperor Qing.

He chose to let the Minister of War find him, which obviously made the other party owe him a favor.

"Well, in that case, you give me the memorial first, and I will go to the palace later to present it to His Majesty."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The Minister of War hurriedly took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it over, then bowed and left.

When the other party walked away, Li Chengping's eyes fell on Lin Ruofu.

"Uncle, why are you doing this? It's just a memorial, can't you just help deliver it?"

Li Chengping felt helpless.

He had to go to the palace again just for this memorial, which was really tiring.

Lin Ruofu smiled faintly.

"Your Highness, what you have in your hand is not a memorial, but an opportunity to win over the Minister of War."

"You and I are both aware of the current situation in Qing. All military power is controlled by Qin Ye. The Minister of War sounds like a second-rank official, but in fact he does not have much power."

Li Chengping nodded and did not reject Lin Ruofu's kindness. If he came to power one day, he would indeed need some power of his own.

He had secretly investigated the Minister of War and found out that he was a good person and was unwilling to go along with Qin Ye. It was precisely because of this that he was stripped of his power.

Return to the palace.

As soon as Li Chengping got off the car, Zhao Gao hurried forward to greet him.

"Your Highness, we have already investigated clearly that the murderer who killed the Minister of Revenue and his family came from Dongyi City. That guy often does this kind of business and must have received money."

Li Chengping frowned.

The Minister of Revenue has been at home on sick leave for more than a year. He is usually easy-going and has never offended anyone.

Li Chengping met him once when he was a child. He was a kind old man who always smiled whenever he met anyone.

Even the eunuchs and palace maids were the same, not at all showing the airs of a second-rank official.

Will such a person offend others?
Li Chengping really couldn't understand who could be so cruel and cruel that he wanted to kill the entire family of the Minister of Revenue!

Is there any deep hatred?
Li Chengping: "Have you found out who the buyer is?"

Zhao Gao looked embarrassed: "This... time is short, and I haven't received any results yet, but I believe there will be news soon!"

"Well, continue to send people to follow up."

After giving some instructions, Li Chengping ordered Zhang Han to take twenty Iron Eagle Swordsmen with him and head straight to the residence of the Minister of Revenue.

Although we already know the result, we still have to act fully.

(End of this chapter)