The general went out again at night

"Zhou Shangshu." Although Xia Qingshu's official rank was higher than Zhou Louxing's, she was a junior, and immediately clasped her fists and bowed her body when she regained consciousness.

"Hmph!" Zhou Louxing flicked his sleeves vigorously, turned his body sideways, and said angrily, "General Xia, you must give me an explanation for what happened today! The dog happened in the yamen under your jurisdiction, even the assassin It has something to do with you too!" Zhou Louxing's chest heaved violently, and his angry eyes slid onto Xia Qingshu's face.

Xia Qingshu bowed again, and said in a deep voice: "Master Zhou, please calm down, give Qingshu some time, and we will investigate this matter to the bottom!"

"Oh," Zhou Louxing's expression suddenly turned cold, he sneered, and continued: "It's not Zhou who has the final say on whether to give these days or not. As soon as the gate of the palace is opened at Yinshi, I will enter Gongmiansheng, who is suspected, and how to thoroughly investigate, is entirely up to the emperor. If the assassination of the dog has nothing to do with General Xia, at most you will be punished for mismanagement. If there is, General Xia, your head is on the neck. The official is about to be decided."

Xia Qingshu didn't raise her head, and said in her mouth: "Your Majesty is wise, he will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and then Qingshu can be proved innocent."

"Wait!" With another snort, Zhou Louxing left angrily with his servants and wife.

Looking at the back of the group of people leaving, Xia Qingshu sighed helplessly, then turned around and stepped into the wing room, and came to the side of the bed, scanning Zhou Bi's body from top to bottom with eagle-like eyes.

The corpse did not have much trauma, only a large bloodstain on the chest.

"Straight into the heart and kill with one blow." Hong Hewang walked to her side and frowned.

"Where is the murder weapon?"

"In the hands of Qu Yong."

"I'll go see Qu Yong."

Xia Qingshu left the wing room, went down the stairs, and came to the small courtyard with a gloomy face.

This courtyard is close to the cold and damp prison, and there is no one to take care of it all year round. The growth of trees, flowers and plants is not good, and it looks barren and dilapidated.

Under the half-withered apple tree, lay a corpse, and beside it were two soldiers in armor guarding it.

"General Xia." Seeing Xia Qingshu approaching, the two soldiers bowed their heads and called out respectfully.

Xia Qingshu made a gesture, and the two left beside Qu Yong's body, and stood a little further away, with their backs to her.

Xia Qing squatted down slowly, stretched out his hand to remove the black cloth covering Qu Yong's face, and a familiar but lifeless face came into view.

"General Xia, you saved my family today. Qu Yong will never forget your kindness and virtue. Please take me under his command and serve as a loyal dog and horse."

Scenes from the past flashed before her eyes, Xia Qingshu clenched her back teeth, reached out and grabbed Qu Yong's front collar, and held it firmly, the veins on her forehead were exposed.With a trembling voice, he squeezed out between his teeth: "How could it be you? How could the dead assassin be you?"

The sound of footsteps behind her came from far to near, Xia Qingshu loosened the strength in her hand, and suppressed the subtle expression on her face.

"General, the person sent out to hunt down replied, those two assassins have escaped." Long Xuan stood beside the two soldiers, clasped his fists and reported from a distance.

"Investigate, continue to search. Send two more teams out. These two assassins are the key to solving the case, and any clues must not be let go." Xia Qingshu stood up straight, and the light from the wing hit her body, leaving A long shadow.

***

In the bamboo forest in the suburbs of Beijing, two pairs of black boots touched the bamboo tips and landed lightly on the ground. Two masked men in black were laughing and talking as they ran forward quickly.

The lightness kung fu of Fuyun Villa is the best in the world, and it is famous for its speed, lightness and strangeness.Those who are fast can count miles in the blink of an eye.Light ones land silently.Stranger, hard to find.

"Fourth brother, where are we going now?" It was He Ao, the sixth son of Fuyun Villa who spoke.

"Go to Quzhuang and kill Qu Yong's wife, daughter and old mother to avoid future troubles." The person who replied was Lu Kongyue, the fourth head of Fuyun Villa.

"Okay." He Ao smiled sarcastically: "Then Qu Yong is really stupid."

"Hehe, stupid people are easy to use." Lu Kongyue also sneered twice.

"The two young masters are very interested. They chatted in the bamboo forest at night, laughing and laughing. I also told my subordinates what interesting things they said." A man suddenly appeared in the dark forest ahead, with a vague outline, but his face I can't really see it.

The two Fuyun brothers were taken aback for a moment, then immediately stopped and moved away from that place.

"For disturbing my rest, don't you apologize?" Gao Yang's tone suddenly became lazy, the outline of the man was still hidden in the darkness, and the rustling sound of his footsteps on the dead leaves was chilling.

He is walking towards himself!He Ao and Lu Kongyue both dragged their right foot backwards and moved the toes of their left feet outwards.Lightness kung fu is supposed to help escape, but it is definitely not good to use it for fighting, so the two of them have prepared their moves first, and if there is any change, they can immediately use lightness kung fu to escape from this place.

But this person who suddenly appeared in the bamboo forest is an enemy?or friends?

"Who are you?" He Ao asked out loud.

Hearing this, the man said "Hey" and said again: "If you want to know who I am, if you get closer, you can see it."

After saying that, the man jumped lightly, jumped out from under the shade of the tree, and landed on a stone in front of Brother Fuyun's left.

The mysterious man fell into the moonlight, and his appearance naturally appeared. He wore a white shirt with a jade belt and held a golden fan in his hand. He looked like a flirtatious young man, but he wore a mask with a sinister smile like a ghost, forming a Great contrast.

The two Fuyun brothers looked at it, and exclaimed, "Ghost face in white!"

"It's right here, hahaha." The hearty laughter of the masked man echoed in the bamboo forest, and he opened the golden fan in his hand, fanning it leisurely: "I told you that you can recognize it if you get closer."

The two brothers looked at each other, and they both saw the panic on the other's face, and they turned their toes back even more silently.

The air suddenly condensed, and there was a silence for three seconds, and then the two figures turned back eagerly, ran a few steps, and rose into the air.

Seeing the two flying up, Ghost Face closed the golden fan in his hand, and said in a puzzled tone: "This greeting hasn't finished yet, why are you two running?"

The two brothers didn't respond, they jumped onto the soft bamboo branch in a blink of an eye, stood on their toes, stretched their arms, and ran deep into the forest.

Ghost Face jumped off the stone, picked up two stones from the ground, held them between his fingers, then jumped up and chased after the two of them.

The stone broke through the wind and hit the acupuncture points on He Ao and Lu Kongyue's calf heavily. The two of them cramped suddenly and fell from the air.

Waving the golden fan on the ghost face, he slowly walked towards the two people who fell on the ground: "It's the first time we meet, I'll be the host, and I'll treat you to a bar." As they got closer and closer, when there was still a distance of ten feet, the two people who were rolling on the ground suddenly The carp flipped upright, threw the bamboo leaves on the ground towards the ghost's face, and then drew its sharp knife out of its sheath: "Do you think we will believe your nonsense?"

The two of them had already sealed the cramped acupuncture points, pulled out their swords from their waists in an instant, and attacked towards the ghost's face.

"I sincerely invite you to drink, don't believe me." The blade approached, and the white-clothed ghost closed the golden fan in his hand, blocking each on the left and right, defusing their offensive.

Brother Fuyun collected his momentum and gathered his strength, surrounded him with the blade, and slashed down the middle.The ghost face leaned back, kicked its back foot, slid towards the gap between the two, walked to the rear, stood up, and hit the two on the back.

He Ao and Lu Kongyue turned around to fight back, but he disappeared in a flash.

"Where is the person?" The two shook their heads left and right, looking for the figure of the ghost face in a panic.

"I won't make trouble with you anymore."

The voice suddenly sounded, and the two of them realized: "On top!"

At the same moment when the two raised their heads, a ghostly voice sounded: "No, it's in front."

Before he finished speaking, thirteen darts shot out from the golden fan, cutting several important veins on He Ao and Lu Kongyue's bodies.The dart was inserted into the bamboo trunk, and the two of them fell to the ground.

The ghost face closed the fan with a smile, snapped its fingers in the air, and then a group of men in black who had been lying in wait for a long time appeared and took the two away.

***

The sun has risen, and the sky is still gloomy. The capital city in the twelfth lunar month is destined to be restless.

Fengxian Hall.

It was still early, the brazier in the hall had just been lit, and the coolness of the morning had not yet completely dissipated.Emperor Hongsu held a memorial in his hand, and read it word by word, frowning tightly.

Zhou Louxing, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance with gray temples, knelt on the red carpet in the palace, crying: "Your Majesty, please be the master of this old minister! This old minister has a son, just such a son. A few days ago, he was killed by the grandson of Mr. Zhao Ge. The wound was blown up with firecrackers, and it has not healed yet, but was assassinated by an assassin at midnight today! Your Majesty, please make the decision for the old minister!"

There was a heavy knock on the head, and then a long sigh came from the dragon chair. Emperor Hongsu raised his head and looked at Zhou Louxing, who had aged a lot overnight, with a frosty face: "The assassin actually broke into the Governor's Mansion!" kill?"

"That's right, the son of the old minister was killed in the back office of the Dudu Mansion."

This is where things get serious.The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies not only has to train soldiers and protect the peace of the frontier, but also shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the Forbidden City.

If an assassin breaks into the governor's mansion, it's like entering no one's land. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake to break into the palace?Emperor Hongsu thought of something more profound, and his face was very ugly.

"Come on, call me Qin Lu and Xia Qingshu together."

"Yes."

The eunuch left to deliver the decree, but the sobs of Zhou Louxing still echoed in Fengxian Hall.

Emperor Hongsu's face softened a little, and he said warmly to Zhou Louxing: "My condolences, Zhou Qing, I will definitely give you justice in this matter. Come here and give me a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." The palace servants in the palace helped Zhou Louxing up and carried him to the round stool.Zhou Louxing sat down and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

After two sticks of incense, left governor Qin Lu and Xia Qingshu arrived at Fengxian Hall, and saluted Emperor Hongsu together.

"Chen Qin Road."

"Chen Xia Qingshu."

"See Your Majesty! Your Majesty Saint Ann!"

The two of them put their heads on the ground in their official uniforms, and remained frozen for a long time, but Emperor Hongsu didn't make a sound, and didn't ask them to excuse themselves.

"You guys are guilty!" The memorial fell on the desk, making a loud noise, and Emperor Hongsu was furious.

The two kneeling on the ground were startled, Qin Lu was the first to speak: "Last night, the assassin entered the Dudu's mansion and committed an attack. I was negligent in guarding against it. I am guilty!"

Xia Qingshu lowered his body even lower, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the assassination happened in the Central Army Yamen, this place is under the supervision of the minister, the responsibility for the crime should be borne by the minister, and it has nothing to do with the governor of Qin."

"Your Majesty, it's because of my poor management and mistakes in the night schedule that let the thieves take advantage of the loopholes, my lord..." Qin Lu wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by Emperor Hongsu: "Okay, my lord It is announced that you are not here to see that you are guilty for each other. The assassin is still at large, do you have a solution?"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Hongsu recalled the meritorious service of the two, and couldn't bear to let them kneel on the ground for a long time, so he said: "Get up and answer."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Lu and Xia Qingshu stood up.Qin Lu took a step forward and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have sent more people to search for the assassins, and have found some clues. They will be arrested and imprisoned soon!"

"There is not much time left until New Year's Eve. The danger is around. The people in the capital are panic-stricken. How can they live a good year? I will give you five days. Within five days, these two assassins must be caught and the Zhou family will be assassinated." Find out about the young master. If the five-day time limit has passed and the assassin still disappears, you two will be responsible for all the crimes!"

"Chen Qinlu takes orders!"

"Chen Xia Qingshu takes orders!"

"Especially you, General Xia." Emperor Hongsu changed the subject, and his sharp eyes shifted to Xia Qingshu: "I heard that the assassin who has already been caught is related to you?"

"Report, the assassin is a servant of the minister's mansion, and he is indeed related to the minister. But the assassination has absolutely nothing to do with the minister. There is no enmity between the minister and Mr. Zhou's family, and he is an official appointed by the court. How could he know how to break the law!"

"Since you say so, I will believe you for the time being. But within five days, if you can't find evidence to prove your innocence, then the people will discuss and the ministers will present, and I will not be able to protect you."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace! I will investigate this matter within five days!" Xia Qingshu bent down and bowed.

"You all step back." Emperor Hongsu pressed his brows wearily, and waved to the three people in the hall.

"My minister retire."

The three of them retreated, Xia Qingshu and Qin Lu went together, Zhou Louxing was still depressed, and left alone.

"Sister Qingshu, what should I do now?" Qin Lu said with a worried face, "Your Majesty is really angry."

Xia Qingshu put away the eagerness to argue for herself in the hall just now, and said indifferently: "Qin Dudu doesn't need to do anything, just go back to the mansion and rest, I will handle this matter with full authority."

"Go back to the mansion to rest?" Qin Lu was full of surprise: "The people who broke into the Dudu's mansion yesterday are all first-class masters in the world, and their lightness skills are amazing. I'm afraid they have left the capital at this time. How can you deal with them alone? Okay? And it’s clear that what happened to Qu Yong is aimed at you, so how can I stand by and watch?”

"Princess Qin, don't worry." Xia Qingshu smiled slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the gloomy sky: "These annoying things will be resolved in the end."

Seeing Xia Qingshu's indifferent expression, Qin Lu frowned, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said pleasantly, "Could it be that you've already figured out a way, what are you going to do? Tell me."

"How to do it?" Xia Qingshu turned around and met Qin Lu's eyes, with a playful smile on the corner of her mouth, and said, "Same as you, go back home and rest."