Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"I'll leave these two people to you. If anything goes wrong, I'll hold you accountable!"

After Chu Ning dealt with Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui, he turned around and gave Shen Zhengqing some instructions, then got up and returned to the palace.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will handle this matter properly and find the murderer as soon as possible!"

Shen Zhengqing bowed and took the people from the city defense camp to see Chu Ning off.

After Chu Ning and the white horse cavalry left, Shen Zhengqing turned around and looked at Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui and asked:

"You have worked so hard to get this opportunity, I hope you can seize it."

"Tell me, what are you going to do next?"

Since the prince asked these two people to help him find the murderer, he must of course ask them what they think first.

Zhang Qian narrowed his eyes, and a ruthless look flashed across his face: "I think Xun Yu is the most suspicious!"

"Oh?"

Shen Zhengqing was a little surprised: "Why is it Xun Yu? I think this person is introverted and doesn't seem like someone who can do such a thing."

But Du Ruhui sneered: "The more such a person is, the more he will cover up himself. Regardless of whether it is this person or not, will General Shen not investigate this person?"

"This……"

Shen Zhengqing frowned, looking hesitant.

In the past two days, he investigated many places in the city, but found nothing.

He even checked the mansions of princes and ministers, as well as the estates of high-ranking officials in the court, but still found no clues.

Speaking of which, he had indeed never investigated this posthouse.

While thinking, Du Ruhui continued, "General Shen must have never checked the posthouse. If so, why didn't he search it?"

"Even if we can't find out who it is, we can still rule out Xun Yu as a suspect, which can narrow the scope of your investigation."

It was this sentence that completely moved Shen Zhengqing.

He investigated so many people but still had no clues. He might as well try to check the Wei State Posthouse.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhengqing made a prompt decision: "Okay, I will trust you just once!"

"Come here, take these two people and go to the Wei State Posthouse!"

An hour later.

The morning light sprinkled on the glazed tiles of the inn like gold foil, and the bronze wind chimes on the eaves jingled in the autumn wind.

Shen Zhengqing rode his horse and stood in front of the bluestone steps. The black iron armor of the city defense camp shone coldly in the morning sun, and the red tassel in the mouth of the gold-swallowing beast on his left shoulder was shining because of the dew.

Behind him, hundreds of soldiers from the city defense camp were lined up in an iron formation, and the morning mist condensed into fine water droplets on the scabbards at their waists.

"General Shen has come here with so many troops, but I wonder why he has come?"

The vermilion lacquered door of the Wei State Posthouse burst open, and Xun Yu walked down the jade steps.

He wore a nine-tasseled black jade crown, and his moon-white brocade robe was embroidered with cloud and thunder patterns in silver thread. The jade pendant at his waist tapped lightly with his steps.

When his eyes swept over Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui who were tied up with iron chains, the fingers in his sleeves suddenly tightened, and his celadon-like knuckles turned cold white.

Shen Zhengqing dismounted from his horse, his combat boots crushing the dew on the steps.

He pulled out a bloody broken sword from his bosom. The wolf-head emblem on the hilt glowed blue in the morning light:

"This is the murder weapon found in Hongyufang a few days ago. It was made in Weiguo's workshop."

"I have been ordered to investigate this matter. I hope Prime Minister Xun will give me an explanation."

Just as he finished speaking, the carved wooden windows on the second floor of the inn suddenly opened, revealing three powerful crossbows shining coldly.

"General Shen is going to try the Wei envoys as criminals?"

Xun Yu waved his sleeves, and the ceremonial flags under the eaves fluttered.

Behind him, thirty Wei warriors stood with their spears across their bodies, their bronze armor plates glowing dark green like moss in the morning light.

Du Ruhui suddenly coughed violently, and the iron chain made a harsh sound as it dragged on the bluestone slabs.

"Xun Yu, now that things have come to this, don't stop us. Let General Shen go in and search."

Xun Yu was furious and was about to retort, but Zhang Qian suddenly sneered:

"You have always been treacherous. You try to hide your actions by keeping a low profile. If you are not the murderer, what does it matter if General Shen goes in to search?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xun Yu became furious. He suddenly drew out the sword of the guard beside him and slashed at Zhang Qian fiercely!

The knife flashed past Zhang Qian's ear, cutting off half of his gray hair and nailing it into the crevice of the stone.

But he saw that the sword on Shen Zhengqing's waist had already been unsheathed three inches, and the blade reflected Xun Yu's suddenly gloomy brows.

"Search!"

Shen Zhengqing knocked the handle of his knife heavily on the bluestone slab, sparks flying.

The soldiers of the city defense camp surged like a black tide, their black iron combat boots crushing the thin frost on the steps.

The sound of a crossbow being pulled on the second floor suddenly rang out, and three armor-piercing arrows flew through the air, but were intercepted in mid-air by three silver rainbows - the chain guns thrown by the three guards behind Shen Zhengqing were still buzzing.

Xun Yu looked gloomy, staring at Shen Zhengqing intently, and said in a cold voice: "General Shen, you have already captured Zhang Qian and Du Ruhui, do you want to capture me as well?"

"Humph, if this matter gets out, I'm afraid your Chu State will no longer be trusted by others in the future."

But Shen Zhengqing didn't buy his tricks at all. He narrowed his eyes and said with a firm look:

"Don't confuse me. I am only bringing people here for a routine search."

"It was you who relied on the troops of the Wei Kingdom's envoys and insisted on stopping us!"

"Humph, now I am even more suspicious that you, Wei Guo, are involved in the assassination at Hongyufang!"

"It would be fine if you give the order now to let them push it away, but otherwise, I'm afraid the sword will have no eyes!"

With every word, his aura becomes stronger!

As the commander of the city defense camp in the capital of Chu State, Shen Zhengqing has his confidence.

So what even if Xun Yu was an envoy from Wei?

The Han Dynasty envoy Zhang Qian and the Tang Dynasty envoy Du Ruhui next to them, which one does not have a higher status than Xun Yu?

Thinking of using the identity of the diplomatic mission to scare him is simply a dream!

Zhang Qian couldn't help but taunt him at this moment: "Xun Yu, don't say you are just an envoy from Wei. Even if your King Gaoling of Wei is here, General Shen will kill you anyway!"

"You keep trying to stop me. Are you guilty of something and are destroying the clues in the inn?"

After saying that, he turned to look at Shen Zhengqing and said in a deep voice: "We must rush in as soon as possible, otherwise the clues will be destroyed!"

Even Du Ruhui had a gloomy face at this moment, staring at Xun Yu: "Humph, don't think I don't know, you Wei State just want to provoke a war and want to profit from it!"

"Please put away your false mercy in front of General Shen!"

The two of them sang the same tune and were trying to force Xun Yu into a desperate situation!

Xun Yu finally reacted at this moment, his eyes filled with anger, staring at the two of them, and said in a cold voice:

"You two were captured by the Crown Prince of Chu, so you didn't want me to survive alone, so you persuaded Shen Zhengqing to search my Wei State Inn!"

"Okay, okay, what a great trick!"

But at this moment Shen Zhengqing was a little impatient. He didn't want to hear any more about the grudges between the three.

"Alright, now I'm going to ask you one last question, will you move aside?"

Shen Zhengqing narrowed his eyes and raised his right hand, as if he would order an attack as long as Xun Yu refused.

At this moment, Xun Yu understood that he was powerless. If he dared to refuse, Shen Zhengqing would definitely kill them!

Thinking of this, Xun Yu blushed and said hatefully: "You can go in and search, but if you can't find anything, I will definitely ask you for an explanation!"