Entering the room, Zheng Shaokun was sitting there drinking tea.

However, he seemed a little nervous. In the cool weather at the end of September, his collar was already soaked with sweat.

"The prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

When Zheng Shaokun saw Liu Xia, he hurriedly kowtowed and saluted.

"Master Zheng, please get up quickly. Please sit down." [

Liu Xia helped him up and smiled lightly.

Zheng Shaokun was obviously a little nervous. He sat upright on the chair and his legs were trembling slightly.

Yesterday, he was the first to rush to the scene and arrest Liu Xia and Dabao, fearing that Liu Xia would retaliate. As a result, when the imperial guards arrived today, he knew that he was in trouble.

When I got here, I felt uneasy. Now that Liu Xia was in great power, I could find any excuse to kill him, which was more than enough.

Naturally I was a little scared.

"Your Majesty, yesterday I didn't know it was your Majesty who was driving me, so I bumped into you. Please punish me."

Zheng Shaokun hurriedly knelt down to apologize, striving for a good attitude and hoping for leniency.

"Haha, Mr. Zheng, get up quickly. I didn't reveal my identity on purpose yesterday. How could you know? I don't blame you for this matter. Such a big thing happened. As the commander of the Tianyu Guards, you naturally have to shoulder the responsibility.

Yes, how could I blame you?"

Liu Xia said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zheng Shaokun stood up slowly, his mood calming down a little.

"I'm just chatting with Mr. Zheng today. Don't be nervous. Although I am ordered to supervise the affairs of the Onmyoji Association, I will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Liu Xia explained.

"Your Majesty is wise, so he can naturally bring those lawbreakers to justice."

Zheng Shaokun said.

"Is the name Mr. Zheng given by the Holy Emperor?"

Liu Xia took a sip of tea and asked.

"Hui Wangye, my surname is Zhang. He suppressed bandits in the Northeast a few years ago and made great achievements. He personally captured the rebel Wang Dayi and others. When he returned to the capital to report on his work, the Holy Master was very happy after hearing it, and asked the minister to go to Tiankui

Wei Chen reported his duties. Three years ago, Longdu changed its defenses, and Wei Chen took over as the commander of the Tianyu Guards. Your Majesty took pity on me for being born in a cold climate, so he gave me the surname Zheng."

Zheng Shaokun hurriedly explained.[

"Haha, I see. Lord Zheng actually held a position in Tiankui Guard."

"Yes, Wei Chen was a hundred households in Tiankuiwei back then."

When Liu Xia heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

How could a family with no foundation, even though they had military exploits, become prominent in Tiankui Guard in just a few years?

In the end, he actually served as the commander of the Tianyu Guards.

Not to mention being deeply favored by the emperor, he is able to get into this position, but this person is far less stupid than he seems.

Although the Tianyu Guards were only responsible for guarding the inner city, they also guarded the gates for the emperor.

Just like Tiankui Guard, this is definitely the emperor's gullibility. Otherwise, who would dare to give you the key to his own door?

Afterwards, Liu Xia chatted with him about some domestic matters, and then sent Zheng Shaokun away.

After Zheng Shaokun left, Caiwei came in and said, "Brother, this person is not simple."

"How to say?"

"When you were chatting with him just now, I peeked into his heart and briefly learned about his life. He was born in a poor place in the Northeast. His parents died when he was young. Fortunately, he was later taken in by Tianyunmen in the Northeast. With hard work, he

, you left the army at the age of twenty-three, and later you ranked among the top 100 in the Northeastern martial arts competition. Then you served in the Northeastern border guard army. There, you waited for ten years. Later, riots broke out in the Northeast.

He led troops to encircle and suppress the army and made great achievements. He was sent to the capital by the commander of the Northeast Border Guard to report on his duties. Then he entered Tiankui Guard. During this period, he climbed up to Qianlinpu, one of the three princes of the dynasty. He became Qianlin

Pu's son-in-law. Since then, he has risen through the ranks, from a small household to the commander of the Tiankui Guard. Three years ago, when Kyoto changed defenses, this man was promoted by Prince Rui and Qian Linpu to become the commander of the Tianyu Guard."

Caiwei said hurriedly one by one.

After Liu Xia listened, it seemed that this person was indeed not simple.

"What about him and the Onmyoji Association?"

"The key is here. Changyun Trading Company gives him a certain amount of bribes every year. I'm afraid this is the official amount of Longdu officials. The amount is not much, just a small amount during the holidays. If it is said that he has colluded with the Onmyoji Association, it is really impossible to talk about it.

The money was all given as a courtesy, and the amount was no more than three hundred taels a year. It really doesn't look like an accomplice."

Caiwei explained.

When Liu Xia heard this, he suddenly realized something.

These officials in Longdu hold high positions, so naturally there will be people to curry favor with them.

Just like himself, he is responsible for the defense of the inner city, so naturally the major business houses will respect him more.

That money is just face money, no matter who is in this position, the firm will respect it.

Just spend money to become familiar with him, it will be easier to deal with in the future.[

It would be far-fetched to say that he colluded with the Onmyoji Association.

Even if it is collusion, he is also a small pawn in this chain of interests. Like Zhang Zong, he may not know as much as Zhang Zong.

"Brother, I seem to have found this fragment in his memory. After he took office, his father-in-law reminded him many times and asked him to interact more with the Onmyoji Association. I'm afraid he will come to arrest you this time.

Half of it is for official duties, and half of it is for the words of my father-in-law. I want to get closer to the Onmyoji Association."

Caiwei continued.

"If you say that, it seems that this person has nothing to do with the Onmyoji Association. The Onmyoji Association is huge, so naturally many officials are trying to win over it. I guess Zheng Shaokun thinks so too. It seems that,

The clue is broken again.”

Liu Xia said distressedly.

At this moment, a member of the Royal Forest Army hurriedly came in and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Liu just sent someone back to say that the bodies of the clerk and shopkeeper of Changyun Trading Company were found outside the city."

When Liu Xia heard this, he smiled bitterly again and said, "It seems that I guessed it. Take me there."

Immediately, Liu Xia's honor guard set off in a mighty manner.

The place where the body was found was in a slum in the outer city.

Most of the outer cities are where poor people live. When they see the honor guard of the Royal Forest Army, they are too frightened to go out.

When Liu Xia came here, Liu Liansheng and his people had already put the place under martial law.

Zhang Cunshan, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, had already been waiting on one side with Wu Zuo and others.

When he saw Liu Xia, he hurriedly saluted Liu Xia.

"Get up, Master Zhang. Long time no see."

Zhang Cunshan hurriedly exchanged greetings.

In just over ten days, this dragon city has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The prince who had no foundation at the time was now an Onmyoji of the Tianwen level, favored by the emperor, and now had the power of life and death in his hands, so naturally Zhang Cunshan was very polite.

After the pleasantries stopped, Liu Xia asked: "When was this discovered?"

"Back to your lord, Mr. Liu came to my office to report that he wanted to arrest someone from Changyun Trading Company. I then sent people to search for clues. It just so happened that the inspection this morning reported that a murder had occurred here. Liu

As soon as the master left, the file was sent over. I took a look at it and then personally brought the people over. It turned out to be them."

Zhang Cunshan explained.

The person died this morning, but there were too many cases in Shuntian Prefecture, so in the afternoon, when Liu Liansheng reported the case, Zhang Cunshan became alert. It turned out that these people were the people Liu Xia was looking for.

"Has anyone touched the body?"

"Not yet. After the inspection report, three government officials came here to block the scene. Under normal procedures, they will not easily enter the scene if the police officers do not come."

Zhang Cunshan explained.

Inspection inspectors are the police officers under Shuntian Mansion, responsible for the security of an area, equivalent to the police.

There are approximately a thousand people patrolling the entire Long City.

It is under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture.

Later, Liu Xia entered the scene personally.

This is a single-family house, mixed in here, not eye-catching at all.

There were only three houses inside. When I opened the door, I saw bodies lying on the ground.

Liu Xia squatted down and took a closer look. None of the corpses had any injuries, but their faces were livid and their skin was purple. They were poisoned and died.

The whole process takes less than a minute.
To be continued...