Chapter 292 Quick Break [Combination]
Li Mansion.
The Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat looked at Li Nuo, speechless for a moment.
Because his words cannot be refuted.
It was not the duty of the Honglu Temple Secretary to investigate the case, and he could have simply refused.
To be honest, he should have refused.
The top scholar in six subjects was first arranged in the Ministry of Rites and then hidden in the Honglu Temple. The imperial court was so willing to promote both his official position and rank. Anyone would be upset about this.
If I put myself in Li Nuo's shoes, I might be even angrier than he is.
The Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat had no choice but to leave.
When I returned to the embassy, there had been no progress in the case.
All the evidence points to the fact that the second prince of Liang committed suicide, but even if he really did commit suicide, Daxia must find a murderer.
Otherwise, the blame will be put on Daxia.
That would be troublesome.
This case must be investigated thoroughly and a reasonable explanation must be given to Liang Guo.
A flash of light flashed through his mind again.
If we were to ask who in Daxia is best at solving cases, besides Li Nuo, there is another person.
When he first entered the Dali Temple, he not only solved many strange cases, but also investigated all the old cases that had been piled up in the Dali Temple one by one. He was known as the Great Detective of Daxia.
In the early days, he was promoted based on his achievements in solving cases.
Inside Dali Temple.
Li Xuanjing looked at the left assistant minister of the Central Secretariat and shook his head and said, "I have heard about that case. Neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Dali Temple can find any clues. It would be useless for me to go there."
The Left Assistant Minister of the Central Secretariat said, "This case is of great importance. Regardless of whether there is a result or not, Lord Li should go and take a look."
Li Xuanjing did not refuse and said, "In that case, I will go with you."
The two soon arrived at the embassy. Li Xuanjing asked some questions from the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, and personally investigated the situation. The Left Assistant Minister of the Central Secretariat asked impatiently, "Master Li, do you have any clues?"
Li Xuanjing shook his head and said, "No."
The Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat felt a headache. This was really troublesome. Although Liang was only a small country, its location was very important. It was a buffer zone between Daxia and Wei.
If Liang State was removed, Daxia would directly border Wei State.
Whether it was Daxia or Wei, controlling Liang would put tremendous pressure on the other country's border.
If the death of the second prince caused a rift between Liang and Daxia, wouldn't that give Wei an opportunity to take advantage?
This was a huge matter, so he immediately returned to the Secretariat. Even on his day off, the Left Prime Minister did not rest, but handled official business in the Secretariat.
The left prime minister saw him, put down the memorial in his hand, walked away and asked, "What happened?"
The Left Vice Minister of the Central Secretariat shook his head and said, "The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have not found anything. The Dali Temple Minister went there in person and found nothing either."
The left prime minister slowly stood up and said solemnly: "He died at this time. Someone wanted to take advantage of the envoys' meeting to sow discord between Liang and Daxia. His intentions are extremely sinister..."
Although this continent has been stable for hundreds of years, the Warring States Period has not actually ended.
Several dynasties seemed peaceful on the surface, but who knows how many undercurrents were surging behind the scenes.
No one knows whether a seemingly insignificant thing will become the key to breaking the situation.
No matter what, Daxia had to remove itself from this matter.
From the assassination of the Chu envoy in Sifang Pavilion last year to the death of the second prince of Liang this year, all of them were aimed at Daxia, which shows that some people and countries are already ready to make moves.
The left prime minister thought of something, looked at the secretary, and said, "Go find Li Xuanjing's son. He was the one who solved the Sifang Pavilion case last time. Young people are smart, and he may be able to see what Li Xuanjing can't see..."
The Left Vice Minister of the Central Secretariat sighed and said, "Before asking the Supreme Court Minister, I had already gone to see him."
The left minister sighed and asked, "He didn't find anything either?"
The Left Assistant Minister of the Central Secretariat said, "He didn't go. He said he was the Secretary of the Honglu Temple and that we could ask him to help with the funeral of the Second Prince of Liang. Investigating the case was not within his responsibility, so we should find someone else who is more capable..."
“…”
The left prime minister fell silent.
The top scorer in six subjects should have been admitted to the central government of three provinces, but he was arranged to sit on the bench in the Honglu Temple. It is normal for him to feel resentful.
If his father was not Li Xuanjing, even if he did not enter the core of the three provinces, he would definitely hold an important position in the six ministries.
Li Xuanjing's identity as a son brought him some benefits, but also brought him these injustices.
The right prime minister did this without any selfish motives in order to maintain balance in the court.
But right now, there is no other way but to place our hopes on him.
He thought for a moment and said, "Go and tell him that if he can solve the case, he can choose a fifth-rank official position in the court."
The Left Assistant Minister of the Secretariat said, "What about the Right Prime Minister..."
The left prime minister said, "The overall situation is more important. If he asks, I will explain it."
A moment later, the Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat came to Li's house again.
He looked at Li Nuo who was still basking in the sun and said, "Sir Li, the left prime minister said that if you can investigate the case of the second prince of Liang, you can choose any official position of the fifth rank in the court."
Li Nuo opened his eyes and said, "Words are not enough."
The Minister of the Left said, "Don't worry, the Minister of the Left is a man of his words. Since he said so, he will definitely not lie to you."
Considering that Zuo Xiang had reached the fifth level of Confucianism, Li Nuo decided to trust him once.
He stood up and said, "Let's go."
The Embassy Village was the previous Wulin Village, so Li Nuo was naturally familiar with the place.
An Ning and Yi Ren went out, and Li Nuo didn't wait for her.
The dead was just a prince from a small country. With her level of cultivation, she could not play a big role in this case.
The Left Assistant Minister of the Central Secretariat walked behind him and couldn't help asking, "Sir Li, don't you want to ask me about the case?"
Li Nuo said: "Just say whatever you want to say."
This was the first time that the Secretary of the Central Secretariat had met someone who did not ask about the specific details of the case during an investigation. However, he still told him the case in as much detail as possible and especially emphasized to Li Nuo the importance and sensitivity of the case.
Ever since the incident this morning, no one is allowed to enter or leave the embassy village freely, and there are countless guards standing in line around it on alert.
Li Nuo and the Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat walked into an embassy. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a dead body.
The doors and windows of the room were closed, and there was no trace of a third person at the scene. The second prince of Liang died in his own bedroom. From the surface alone, he committed suicide.
However, it is not difficult to create such a scene.
A martial artist at the Grandmaster level could sneak into his room silently, control his body with his true Qi to create the illusion of suicide, and then leave without leaving any trace.
Liang was just a small country. There were no grandmasters in the delegation, only two guards at the fourth level. The second prince of Liang himself had martial arts skills at the third level, which was impossible for the fourth level to do. Only martial artists above the grandmaster level could do this.
This time, the four major dynasties all sent large delegations, and there were quite a few masters among the delegations.
This encountered the same problem as the last time at the Sifangguan. The suspects were all important figures from other countries, and the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple had no way of investigating them.
There were a lot of people gathered outside the embassy. When Li Nuo walked past them, Fa Dian did not react.
People from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were still questioning people from the Liang Embassy. After Li Nuo walked in, he didn't say anything, but walked around the crowd first.
When he walked back to the side of the Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat, he already had an idea in his mind.
The security of the Embassy Village is stricter than that of the Imperial Palace. The possibility of the murderer coming in from outside is zero, and the possibility of him escaping after committing the crime is basically non-existent.
If the second prince of Liang did not commit suicide, then the murderer must still be in the embassy village.
Li Nuo originally wanted to ask the Secretary of the Central Secretariat to gather everyone together, but he didn't expect that the murderer was in this yard, which saved him a lot of trouble.
The Minister of the Left asked, "Lord Li, do you have any clues?"
Li Nuo nodded and said, "The second prince of Liang State did not commit suicide. I almost know who the murderer is."
The Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat stood there in a daze.
Just know it now?
He just asked casually. Who would have thought that he knew who the murderer was just by walking around, without checking the body or the crime scene?
No matter how fast it is, it can't be this fast, right?
Li Nuo whispered a few words to him, and the Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat came to his senses and walked to the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. After a while, the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple stopped questioning and retreated to both sides of the yard.
There were only about twenty envoys from Liang State still standing in the courtyard.
Among them, half were accompanying guards.
Except for two guard leaders who are at the fourth realm, the rest of them are only at the third realm.
The remaining people are the envoys from Liang State who are attending this envoy conference.
Without exception, these envoys were all civil officials and confidants of the Second Prince of Liang.
Neither the envoys nor the guards had the ability to kill the second prince of Chu in this way. The people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were just conducting routine inquiries to them just now.
Li Nuo asked them to line up and first asked a fourth-level guard leader, "Has your second prince offended anyone since he came to Chang'an?"
The guard shook his head and said, "Since the Second Prince moved in, he has never left the house, nor has he made any enemies."
Li Nuo only asked him one question, then looked at the old man beside him and asked, "Who is this envoy..."
The old man said, "I am the Minister of Finance of Daliang, and I am accompanying the Second Prince on this diplomatic mission."
At the Diplomatic Conference, countries often cooperate in trade, and there are officials from the Ministry of Revenue in almost every delegation.
Li Nuo also only asked one question to the old man, then looked at the next person and asked, "Who are you..."
The man introduced himself, "I am the Second Prince's personal guard."
Li Nuo asked, "How old are you this year?"
The man said, "Thirty years old."
"What kind of cultivation?"
"True Qi Realm."
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In addition to the Liang embassy, there were many envoys from other countries who came to watch the fun.
The death of the second prince of Liang State in the Daxia Embassy is no trivial matter and deserves their special attention.
The development of the situation may very likely affect the future situation on the southwestern border of Daxia.
The Great Xia court had been investigating this case for a long time but found nothing. Now it seemed that another person had been invited to begin questioning the Liang State delegation.
Envoys from various countries are no strangers to this young man.
He seemed to be an official of the Honglu Temple, and he was the one who received and arranged everything for them after they entered Chang'an.
Does Daxia's Honglu Temple also investigate cases?
There was a lot of discussion outside the embassy, while inside the embassy, Li Nuo was still questioning everyone one by one.
When asked about a well-mannered man, before Li Nuo could speak, he took the initiative to say: "My name is Dongfang Bo, the chief official of the Second Prince's mansion. I am 31 years old this year. I am not a warrior and have no cultivation."
Li Nuo asked, "Have you practiced the Way of the Masters?"
The man shook his head and said, "No."
Li Nuo said: "Okay, next one."
At this moment, not only the Liang State delegation was a little impatient, but even the officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple could not help but wonder what the point of him asking such casual questions was.
Is the Great Xia court stalling for time?
But what’s the point of this?
The next person is a guard at the third level.
"Name."
"Zhang Guang."
"age."
"Thirty-two."
"Cultivation."
"True Qi Realm."
Li Nuo himself seemed a little bored. While asking questions, he pulled out the guard's sword and played with it in his hand.
People were bored to death and no one cared about his actions.
But at a certain moment, Li Nuo was still asking questions in the previous second, and in the next second, he suddenly swung the long knife in his hand and chopped it hard on the neck of the chief official.
Everything happened extremely suddenly and everyone was caught off guard.
The knife was very powerful. If it were to chop down, the head and body would definitely be separated.
Could it be that the second prince was really killed by Daxia?
Because the Second Prince is closer to Wei, they not only want to kill the Second Prince, but also the Chief Secretary?
The envoys from Liang State didn't even have time to get angry, let alone stop it.
But at this moment, the young official from Daxia suddenly let go of his hand and took a few steps back swiftly.
Then a strange picture appeared before everyone's eyes.
The knife did not hit the elegant man's neck, but strangely stopped in mid-air when it was an inch away from his neck.
And the Daxia official had clearly loosened his grip.
Inside the embassy, everyone looked confused.
Outside the embassy, some high-level warriors felt a strange power from the Chief Historian of Liang State.
He just said clearly that he doesn't know martial arts and hasn't practiced the teachings of the various philosophers. So where did this power come from?
Among the crowd, several figures had strange expressions on their faces.
"A master of strategy?"
"Yes, he is a strategist at the fourth level. Rare, rare..."
"Interesting..."
"What? He is actually a strategist?"
…
Although the young official from Daxia said nothing, he said everything.
The Liang State Chief said that he was just an ordinary person, but he was able to withstand this fatal blow, which means he was lying and he deliberately concealed his own cultivation level.
When faced with a life-and-death crisis, he was completely unable to control his instinct to survive.
The reason why he concealed his cultivation level is thought-provoking.
After his identity as a strategist was revealed by several powerful figures from other countries, people could not help but think in the direction of conspiracy theories.
Over the past few hundred years, every time a strategist appeared, it was accompanied by blood and rain.
In order to practice cultivation, they caused chaos in various countries and the situation became turbulent. Naturally, they were hated by people, which directly caused the once powerful strategists to become rats crossing the street, and everyone wanted to kill them.
Among the Liang State delegation, there appeared a strategist who concealed his abilities.
Needless to say, there must be some hidden story behind the death of the second prince of Liang.
Hearing the discussion outside, even the envoys from Liang State looked at the man with extremely shocked eyes.
Mr. Dongfang is the Second Prince's think tank. It is because of him that the Second Prince was able to grow from almost nothing to being able to compete with the First Prince and even surpass him in just a few years.
It turns out that he is a strategist...
With the ability of a fourth-level strategist, it was easy to create the illusion that the second prince committed suicide.
What is his purpose in doing this?
The Left Vice Minister of the Secretariat was still standing there in a daze.
Things happened so fast that he couldn't react yet.
The interrogation went smoothly when Lord Li suddenly attacked and killed someone. However, he did not kill the person, but the knife was strangely suspended in the air. Then, a huge uproar broke out outside the embassy...
The case seems to have been solved?
At this moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he reminded loudly: "Master Li, be careful!"
A trace of disbelief flashed across the middle-aged man's face. After he reacted, a fierce look flashed in his eyes. He held the long knife floating in the air and suddenly stabbed at Li Nuo.
But he only stabbed about a foot, and the knife in his hand seemed to be imprisoned and could no longer move forward at all.
At the same time, a huge pressure made him kneel on the ground, unable to move.
Li Nuo looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground.
The strategist is good at secret manipulation, but not good at fighting.
Especially when facing Confucianism and Legalism, they had no power to resist at all.
He has done what he should do. Next, it is the matter of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.
He walked towards the Minister of the Left and said, "Mr. Minister, I will leave the rest to you."
The Left Assistant Minister of the Central Secretariat nodded happily and asked curiously, "How did Lord Li know that he had a problem?"
"Nothing, just the Legalist's intuition."
Li Nuo explained briefly and said, "I hope Lord Zuo Xiang will keep his word."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Today was supposed to be a day off, and he still had half a day off to take.
In the afternoon, he also asked Mu'er and Ning'er to play house with him. He had been going out early and coming back late recently and had been so busy that he had hardly seen them.
Li Nuo walked out of the embassy, and the crowd watching the excitement outside the embassy made way for him.
When they first met this official from the Honglu Temple, their impression of him was only that he was young and handsome.
In the past, the officials of the Honglu Temple of Daxia were all elderly people.
I didn't expect that he actually had this ability.
So many people had investigated the case for a long time but found nothing, but after he came, it only took him half a quarter of an hour to solve it.
The envoys from temporary missions of various countries were not familiar with Li Nuo.
But the envoys stationed in Daxia were very familiar with him. Over the past year or so, they could hear about his deeds every day and began to introduce him to their colleagues who came from afar.
"What? Six-subject champion, is that true or false?"
"Not only is he the top scorer in six subjects, he is also excellent in all six subjects."
"His father was also the top scorer in six subjects back then. He is even better than his father..."
"He is also very good at solving cases. Last year, the Chu envoy was killed in Sifang Pavilion, and some time ago, the Donggong case that implicated many people in Daxia was solved by him..."
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Every country has its own imperial examination system, and all of them test the Six Arts.
Having entered official careers through the imperial examinations, they naturally knew very well what it meant to be the top scorer in six subjects.
Not only is there no precedent, there may also be no precedent in the future.
For a moment, even the older officials couldn't help but admire him.
A figure in the crowd stared closely at the receding background and murmured, "Amazing! Could this be the noble person that the master predicted before his death be him?"
(End of this chapter)
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