Cypress Boat Floating

After Lu Zhixing settled Lu Ci Qiu, he walked into the study which still remained in its original state.

He walked to the couch. There was a small table above the couch. On the table was the tea that Lin Xuan had prepared for Qiu Xingwei. It was still there, but unfortunately it had gone cold and the fragrance had long since dissipated.

There are all kinds of tea-making tools on the tea tray, and they are all well preserved. It can be seen that the person who made the tea is very careful.

After Lu Zhixing watched it for a while, he walked out of the study without saying a word. In fact, he had already watched most of it yesterday. He came to watch it again today just to verify his own ideas.

Lin Xuan said that he made a pot of tea for Qiu Xingwei here yesterday, but there were no signs of cooking on the tea set. From this, it can be seen that Lin Xuan was very likely lying. Then the time he stayed in the study for a cup of tea was very suspicious. What on earth did he do here?

In addition to the marching map, the secret compartment where the marching distribution map was kept contained many other important documents related to the Ministry of War.

However, the visitor only took away the marching distribution map and did not take anything else.

Lu Zhixing asked Qiu Xingwei yesterday about the placement of the marching distribution map. Qiu Xingwei clearly told him that due to the importance of the marching distribution map, Qiu Xingwei always put this map at the bottom.

In this case, the thief was probably heading straight for the marching distribution map.

In fact, Lu Zhixing was also very suspicious of those people who had entered the Shangshu study. The Ministry of War was heavily guarded, and it was extremely difficult for outsiders to sneak in.

Moreover, he also carefully investigated the people who might have entered through other means yesterday, but no one had entered the Shangshu study.

That's why he arranged this inquiry today.

There were a total of four people who entered the Shangshu study. Cheng Tianhe came in to deliver something and did not take anything away. He also had witnesses who could prove how long he stayed.

Lin Xuan stayed in the study room the longest. He was carrying something whenever he came in and went out, which actually made people feel very suspicious.

But there are still two people who have not been questioned, so Lu Zhixing cannot draw a conclusion so quickly, mainly because he has not seen the marching distribution map on them.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhixing decided to go and see the other two people to see what they said before making a decision.

Seeing Lu Zhixing coming out, Lu Ci Qiu hurried forward. Lu Zhixing shook his head at him and said nothing. He just walked quietly behind him and pushed him forward.

Lu Ciqiu looked up at Lu Zhixing. Seeing Lu Zhixing's appearance, he might have discovered something new, but he couldn't say it because Qiu Xingwei was there. At this time, Lu Ciqiu was curious about what Lu Zhixing found inside.

Led by Qiu Xingwei, several people came to the east side of the backyard. The next person they were going to question was Lu Jiaxiang, the manager of the Office of the Secretary, who was also the third person to enter the Shangshu study and was a major suspect.

Lu Jiaxiang was from the suburbs of Beijing. His family had been in business for generations, but in his generation, he managed to pass the exam and get a job in the Ministry of War on his own. He had been in charge of the Ministry of War for at least nine years.

Over the years, he has been conscientious and hardworking, and has never made any mistakes. Everyone in the Ministry of War has great trust in him, and his reputation in the Ministry of War is also very good. When everyone walked into his room, he was still correcting official documents. It was not until Qiu Xingwei called him that he reacted.

He was startled by Qiu Xingwei. He looked up and saw that it was Lu Zhixing. He then quickly stood up and saluted Lu Zhixing: "I greet the two princes and Mr. Qiu."

"Lord Lu, what are you doing?" Lu Zhixing walked to the desk and took a look.

"Your Highness, there have been more letters regarding North Gate and South City recently. The reason for North Gate is that the desert seems to have the desire to go to war again recently, and has been restless, trying to find various ways to invade our army. As for South City, there is a shortage of manpower due to the Sannanshan Dam issue, and it also has to coordinate with Nanlin, so there have been a lot of things to do these two days." Lu Jiaxiang was a little fat, and the fat on his face was shaking when he spoke. Perhaps because of his obesity, he had to take a break after every three sentences when he spoke, otherwise he would be out of breath.

"Nancheng concerns the people on both sides of the strait. The dam issue cannot be delayed and must be dealt with as soon as possible. The desert has invaded repeatedly, and I am afraid they are well prepared. We have to pay more attention to it during this period and report any news as soon as possible." The Nancheng Dam and Beiguan are the two most important things in Da'an at the moment, and neither can be neglected. It can be said that everyone in the court is concerned about these two things.

"Yes, I will keep an eye on it."

Lu Zhixing certainly would not forget the purpose of his coming here. Now that the most important thing has been said, it is time to talk about another more important thing.

"Sir Lu, when did you go to the Shangshu study yesterday?" Lu Zhixing asked bluntly.

"Yesterday..." Lu Jiaxiang hesitated when he mentioned what happened yesterday and pursed his lips.

Ye Jianqing was standing aside and noticed that when Lu Jiaxiang mentioned yesterday, he glanced at Qiu Xingwei secretly.

This is interesting.

The Shangshu has lost Da'an's most important marching distribution map, and each of these suspects seems to have some unclear relationship with the Shangshu.

Let’s not talk about the person in front of us, but that Lin Xuan just now. He goes to the Shangshu’s study every day to make tea for the Shangshu, and has a special relationship with the Shangshu. It is also said that when the two of them have nothing to do, they occasionally go to the restaurant to eat together. This person has such a close relationship with the Shangshu, so shouldn’t it be very easy for him to get things?

Besides, the last person who hasn’t been questioned yet is the Shangshu’s nephew. The relationship is already there, is it so difficult to take something?

Ye Jianqing couldn't help but wonder, could the Shangshu be directing and acting in this? Three of the four people were very close to him. If the Shangshu wanted to take the marching distribution map himself, it wouldn't be a difficult task.

But what is the significance of his marching distribution map?

If you can't find evidence, you can infer the motive. This is what Ye Jianqing learned from other friends who are interested in criminal investigation.

Modern criminal investigation technology is very advanced, but sometimes it is difficult to find the murderer, let alone in this backward ancient times, so Ye Jianqing naturally used his motives to infer them.

But currently she had very little information about them, and it was difficult to even infer their motives.

Ye Jianqing looked at their questions and thought that she didn't know anyone here. Her source of information was Lu Ci Qiu and Lu Zhixing.

Lu Zhixing is a high-ranking prince, and he was also her immediate superior. He treats herself more like a subordinate with a sense of superiority. If Lu Ci Qiu was not there, he probably wouldn't even look at her. If you want to get any useful information from Lu Zhixing, you have to exchange it with him for another higher benefit.

However, with Ye Jianqing's current ability, it would be very difficult, as difficult as ascending to heaven, to have something that would make Lu Zhixing willingly exchange information with her.

As for Lu Ci Qiu, although Lu Ci Qiu is not like his brother, his source of sexual information basically depends on his brother, and if he intends to conceal something, it will also be difficult for her to get all the information.

The more Ye Jianqing thought about it, the more he felt that the information he had here was really backward, and this matter was really terrible.

This place is different from the modern times. In the modern times, she can always get first-hand information, and she has her own source of information, and she also has multiple channels to verify the authenticity of the information.

But here, she became the one who was kept in the dark. If someone deliberately didn't want her to know something, she might never know it in her life.

Information asymmetry is really scary.

Ye Jianqing glanced at Lu Ci Qiu. She believed that Lu Ci Qiu would not harm her, but there was still a difference between them, so she still remained wary of Lu Ci Qiu.

"It seems that I have to find a way to get myself a source of information." Ye Jianqing thought to himself.

She cannot tolerate the information gap.

She must take everything into her own hands and find the best way out for herself.

"When did Lord Lu enter the study yesterday? Did he meet anyone?" Ye Jianqing could see that Lu Jiaxiang was deliberately concealing the truth, and Lu Zhixing could see it too. He changed the question and asked another one.

"Yesterday, it was probably around 5:55 am. I received a lot of news about Beiguan the day before yesterday, but some of it was mixed with false news. In order to sort it out, I stayed up all night and sorted it out in the Office of the Secretary. It was around 12:00 am that I finished sorting it out. I came back to rest for a while. When I was almost done, I went straight to the Shangshu Study to find Lord Qiu. I had some private matters to discuss with Lord Qiu."

"Did you meet anyone in the study?"

Without even thinking, Lu Jiaxiang shook his head and said, "No, there was no one in the study room at that time. But it seems that Lord Lin had been there before me. When I went there, there was a cup of tea by the couch, but it was already cold."

"When you went there, was the stove still burning?"

"No, the tea has been cold for who knows how long."

Lu Zhixing blinked. When Lin Xuan left the Shangshu study, it was only a quarter of an hour after Lu Jiaxiang entered the study. According to Lin Xuan, he had been making tea in the study. Even if he had left and the stove was out, the tea should not have cooled so quickly.

This deepened Lu Zhixing's suspicion.

"How long did you stay in the study?"

"Probably, about a quarter of an hour. I didn't expect that Lord Qiu would not leave the court for so long. According to the normal time, the Lord should have left the court long ago, so I went there at that time. On the one hand, I wanted to tell the Lord about the situation in Beiguan, and on the other hand, I did have something else I wanted to tell the Lord."

"So what exactly do you want to talk to Master Qiu about?"