Lu Zheng and Qingluan arrived at Yizhuang together.

Shihu and Bao Zheng were waiting for them, and Bao Zheng was still suppressing anger on his face.

Lu Zheng hurriedly quickened his pace: "But have you found any clues?"

Bao Zheng was about to say something, but suddenly saw Lu Zheng with injuries all over his body. He was immediately worried and hurriedly said: "Sir, what happened to you?"

Qingluan had bandaged Lu Zheng's injuries on the way, but the bloodstains could not be covered up. Lu Zheng did not want to go to the clinic for such superficial injuries. For him, the case at the moment was much more important.

Lu Zheng briefly talked about the pursuit, but skipped the fact that An Zicheng and his men were the King of Wei, and only vaguely replaced it with a third-party force. Qingluan couldn't help but look at him more. He knew that Lu Zheng didn't want Bao Zheng and his men to get involved in the affairs of the royal family. In his opinion, this was a bit too soft-hearted, but he didn't say much.

Bao Zheng didn't speak directly, but bowed and said, "I don't know how to address this person?"

Qingluan also returned the greeting and said, "I am Qingluan."

Lu Zheng suddenly realized and hurriedly said, "He is the King of Chu's man, one of us. Just say whatever you want to say."

After listening to this, Shihu nodded and said, "I have already checked the things that the adults sent back. There is no hair on that piece of skin, and the lines are very deep. It should be the skin on the edge of the palm. The edge of the palm of the right hand of the nameless corpse does have signs of skin falling off, and it doesn't seem to fall off naturally due to decay. So it is indeed possible that they are from the same body."

Bao Zheng immediately said, "There are two kinds of fabrics. One is silk, white and a little old, but it can still be seen that it is a very good material. This should be the undershirt worn by the deceased. The other is soapy cotton, which looks like... the fabric used for military uniforms."

Lu Zheng had already guessed these, and he asked directly, "Have you found out the identity of the person?"

Bao Zheng and Shi Hu looked at each other and said, "It might be Zhuliang Colonel Fang Rong."

Lu Zheng was shocked. Nanxia County was not a military stronghold, so there were no large troops stationed here. The county lieutenant was the highest military commander in a county, and below the county lieutenant were two colonels. Among them, Zhuliang Colonel could be said to be the county lieutenant's confidant and was able to directly manage the county's military forces. Why would such a person be killed in Qingxi County?

"Who else knows about this besides you?"

Bao Zheng shook his head. "When we found out that the deceased might be a military general, we had already driven everyone out. Thanks to the information that Lao Youtiao has gathered these days, Fang Rong is a fierce general. Many people have seen his figure and appearance, and he is left-handed, which is very consistent with the situation of the deceased. But we are just guessing and cannot be sure. "

Lu Zheng was already 80% sure. He said to Qingluan, "I want to write a letter to the King of Chu. Could you please deliver it to him for me?"

Qingluan frowned, "Aren't you going to see His Highness in person?"

Lu Zheng shook his head, "I'm a court official. How can I leave at will?"

Qingluan paused, then said, "If it's about the sea chart, Your Highness should have known about it by now."

Lu Zheng's eyes widened.

Qingluan coughed, "Not long after you got the sea chart, I had secretly copied a copy and sent it to Your Highness. I think Your Highness already has a plan in mind."

Lu Zheng suddenly felt helpless. Even though he knew that Rong Zhen was doing it to protect him, he found it hard to accept the feeling of having no privacy at all.

Rong Zhen didn't know that his image had been completely destroyed by his unreliable subordinate. He had no choice but to send Qingluan to protect Lu Zheng. The war in the northern border was intense, and it was impossible to transfer too many people to protect Lu Zheng. Although Qingluan had some character flaws, at least she was very skilled in

martial arts. Qingluan didn't feel that he was not valued. Rong Zhen arranged it, and he happily accepted it. However, Lu Zheng was not like Rong Zhen who attacked him openly and secretly every day. Qingluan was inevitably a little lax after protecting him for a while, which allowed others to take advantage of the opportunity.

Rong Zhen didn't know about this. He was holding a sea map copied by Qingluan.

Song Zhiyi and Nie Zhishu were sitting below him. When Song Zhiyi was moving the chess pieces they had planted long ago, he discovered that there was a hint of the King of Wei's handiwork within the Jie people's royal family. This discovery made Rong Zhen immediately take it seriously. Rong Zhen had been in the Northern Frontier for many years, and with the assistance of Night Owl, he knew the Suyi clan very well. Suyi Wuya was indeed capable and ambitious, but the eldest prince should not be underestimated. Rong Zhen could never have thought that Suyi Wuya would eventually sit on the throne so smoothly.

As early as when he returned to the Northern Frontier, Rong Zhen ordered a thorough investigation of the cause. Now that he had found out, it was a big and thorny problem.

Song Zhiyi couldn't help but asked directly: "What does the King of Wei mean by this? On the one hand, he provokes a war in the northern border, and on the other hand, he provokes conflicts between pirates and the court. Does he want to benefit from the conflict between the snipe and the clam? But he doesn't even consider whether he has such an appetite!"

Rong Zhen put down the sea map and said lightly: "He doesn't want to provoke a war, he just wants to force me to oppose Your Majesty."

"Ah?"

"I didn't expect Su Yiwuya to start a war so hastily. The internal turmoil among the Jie people has just ended. Logically, he should have solved his internal problems first and rested before going to war with us. But now the Jie people have suffered heavy casualties, but he doesn't care. This shows that he has not yet completely controlled the court, and is just using us to consume the opposition's military strength."

Nie Zhishu said: "When he completely controls the court, he will negotiate with us, act as if he is forced by the traitor, and compensate us with some gold, silver and horses, and then he will naturally be able to expose this matter. However, it also planted a hard thorn between the master and the emperor. "

Rong Zhen nodded: "Now it seems that we are winning victory after victory, but Su Yiwuya's elite troops have not yet come out, which has forced us into a dilemma. In this way, I can't think of anyone else in the world except my uncle. "

When the King of Wei recaptured the Nanman, he used this method of using the opponent's strength to defeat the opponent. He almost did not spend a single soldier to take the Nanman into his pocket, and even won a lot of good reputation.

Song Zhiyi frowned deeply. Isn't it a dilemma? Now it's not right to fight, and it's not right not to fight.

Nie Zhishu put all this aside and asked Rong Zhen: "Master, do you think this sea chart is real?"

Rong Zhen nodded: "It is real."

"Then..."

"But your majesty will not believe that this sea chart is real." Rong Zhen interrupted him, "After the battle in the northern border, he will be more and more jealous of me. If there is a chance to consume my troops, he will be happy to do it."

Nie Zhishu punched the table: "Too hateful!"

Rong Zhen did not show any resentment, but said calmly: "I was not familiar with the King of Wei back then, and he was suspected of killing my mother. How could he be sure that I would stand on his side?"

This is also what Song Zhiyi doesn't understand. If we really talk about hatred, the hatred between Rong Zhen and him is probably worse. If the King of Wei hadn't led his troops to attack the palace, my aunt might not have died. No matter who killed my aunt, the King of Wei could not escape responsibility.

Nie Zhishu frowned and said, "Why don't we find a way to find the King of Wei's lair? I will take people to kill him and be done with it!"

Song Zhiyi said speechlessly, "Big guy, you say it so easily. You really think that Ye Xiao is incapable. If it is so easy to find, I will doubt whether this is the King of Wei."

They grew up listening to the stories of the King of Wei in their childhood. Even though they hated him for various reasons, they did not doubt his ability. Otherwise, they would not have dropped the things in their hands for this sea map that was suspected to be from the hands of the King of Wei.

Rong Zhen got much more information than Lu Zheng, so he could find the shadow of the King of Wei's actions from it, and because of this, he felt that there was something fishy.

"Has the person sent to the Western Regions not replied yet?" Rong Zhen asked.

Song Zhiyi shook his head: "The Western Region is vast, I'm afraid it's not so easy to find it."

Rong Zhen didn't say anything. The reason why he insisted on finding Qian Facao was not only because of his ability, but also because of how much he knew about what happened back then. There must be a reason for the King of Wei's abnormal behavior, but he didn't know it yet.

Song Zhiyi asked, "Your Highness, what do you plan to do about the matter in Nanxia County?"

Rong Zhen paused, then said, "Pick a few more stable ones among the Night Owls and send them to Qingxi County first. Let them listen to Qingluan's orders for the time being. When the war here is over, I will go there in person."

Song Zhiyi was a little hesitant: "But Qingluan..." He did not deny that Qingluan was a master of martial arts, but this man was always a little weird. Song Zhiyi was really afraid that he would stir up trouble.

"Let Qingluan reveal her identity and follow Lu Zheng."

Song Zhiyi's eyes widened: "I think that Young Master Lu will want to kill you if he knows the truth."

Rong Zhen didn't know what he was thinking of, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He shook his head and said: "He knows how to act and won't make trouble like this."

Song Zhiyi rubbed the goose bumps on his body and asked Nie Zhishu beside him seriously: "Do you feel a little cold?"

Nie Zhishu glanced at him coldly: "You are allowed to linger in the flowers without restraint, so let the military doctor prescribe two medicines for you."

Song Zhiyi was furious: "You big fool who can't take a joke!!"

"Okay, stop making trouble." Rong Zhen glanced at them, and the two of them immediately stopped fighting.

"Although I don't understand the intention of the King of Wei, he was able to quietly influence Su Yiwuya, which shows that Ye Xiao is lazy. From today on, Ye Xiao's training will be strengthened three times."

Song Zhiyi's face fell, but he could only agree.

Nie Zhishu asked: "What about the Northern Frontier Army?" Rong

Zhen narrowed his eyes: "Su Yiwuya wants to use us to get rid of his political enemies, we will do as he wishes, and we just hope that he will not regret giving us this opportunity in the future."