Chapter 175 Jin丨Exclusive release by Jiang Wenxue

Early the next morning, Liu Yixuan changed into his official uniform, opened the door a crack, carefully looked outside, confirmed that Xu Qingrong was not there, and ran out using his Qinggong.

System: [Do you really need to do that?]

Xue Chen: [I can't help it. It's my first day of promotion. If I slack off at this time, the power in my hands will be divided up by others. Xiao Liu's situation is relatively safe, but Tong Guan's death was in vain? After all, Tong Guan has helped me, and I can't let him die so worthlessly.]

System: [If Tong Guan knew about this, he would jump out of his coffin and beat you. 】

There was no need to attend court today, so Xu Qingrong didn't get up so early. Liu Yixuan set out a few hours earlier, without even having breakfast. He avoided his uncle's sight, successfully left the mansion, and walked to the Central Secret Court.

He used to be on duty in the Central Secret Court, and was a confidant specially cultivated by Tong Guan, so he was very familiar with his colleagues.

Everyone seemed to tacitly accept that he would not be in the position of acting Central Secret Envoy for long, and no one gave him any trouble, so he successfully handed over the work.

Liu Yixuan was busy for a long time, and someone came to ask for a meeting.

"Sir, the head of the life-chasing police from the Divine Marquis's Mansion is here, and he said he wants to ask you a few questions. Do you want to send him away?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head, pointed to the documents on the table, picked up the pen and wrote: Let him wait outside, I will go to see him after I finish the business at hand.

The subordinate of the Privy Council said, "You are just too kind. The detectives of the Divine Marquis's Mansion are said to be one of the Four Great Detectives appointed by the emperor himself, but in reality, they are only of a few ranks. How can they be superior to our Privy Council? I will report to him now. If he makes things difficult for you, just reject him directly. You don't have to worry too much about it in your own home."

System: [What does he mean? Is he trying to sow discord between you and the Divine Marquis' Mansion?]

Xue Chen: [What do you think will happen if Xiao Liu really does what he said and gets upset when asked about something that is difficult to explain?]

System: [Zhui Ming should think you are guilty.]

Xue Chen: [Xiao Liu is the most suspicious, it is a foregone conclusion. If I'm emotionally unstable, I'm afraid people will look down on me, and then anyone can step on my head. The difficulty of my work will also increase. 】

System: [Ulterior motives! 】

Liu Yixuan looked at him with a half-smile, until he felt uneasy, shut his mouth, sneered and retreated.

He continued to handle his work.

When he was Tong Guan's deputy, Liu Yixuan was exposed to these things, but the decision-making power was not in his hands. Most of the time, he just watched from the side, and it was not his turn to make the decision.

Now it's actually not much better. The Central Secretariat handles some important military affairs. In addition to the news sent back by the machine room, there are various battle reports from the front line.

But most of the things on the front line are under the charge of Prince Taiping. Even if the Privy Council gets accurate information, it is not their turn to make the decision directly. Every step of the action must first be reported to the emperor. After Zhao Ji agrees, they can discuss with Prince Taiping. If the plan cannot pass the Prince Taiping's test, no matter how detailed it is, it will be useless.

Liu Yixuan dealt with the important matters at hand and met with several subordinates. It was almost noon before he had time to see Zhui Ming.

He came to the side room, followed by a guard holding pen, ink, paper and inkstone. After placing them, he retreated.

Zhui Ming saluted to Liu Yixuan: "Lord Liu."

Liu Yixuan nodded.

System: [Your promotion is too fast. The last time I went to the palace to enjoy the snow, I was still in the same generation as Wuqing and the others. How long has it been now? It feels like you are already on the same level as Zhuge Zheng and I. 】

Xue Chen: 【Last time, Xiao Liu had a higher official position than Wuqing. But power is not calculated in this way. Some people have low positions and power, no ranks, but their voice is greater than anyone else. In addition, Zhao Ji is so arbitrary, and powerful officials like Cai Jing have experienced ups and downs. A moment of glory may not be the starting point of officialdom, but it may also be the end. 】

System: 【Will that be the end of Xiao Liu? 】

Xue Chen: 【It must be the end of Cai Jing or Zhao Ji. 】

System: [……]

Zhui Ming was left alone for the whole morning and was a little impatient. However, when he saw Liu Yixuan's pale face, he knew that the young man was probably not having a good time either.

He said bluntly: "Your Excellency should know why I came. Your Excellency is busy, so I won't say any more unnecessary words and will get straight to the point."

Liu Yixuan nodded and made a gesture of invitation.

Zhui Ming: "The emperor has handed over Lord Tong's case to the Divine Police Department. We have examined the corpse and it is indeed as the emperor said. The deceased committed suicide with a dagger, piercing his chest and dying of a ruptured heart. I just don't know what happened at the time. Lord Liu, can you explain it in detail?"

Liu Yixuan frowned and wrote: Lord Tong called me over that day. After I arrived at the tent, I saw him holding a dagger in both hands. He was already dead.

Zhui Ming: "Is there anyone else in the tent? Did the soldiers outside find anything unusual?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head. Zhui

Ming: "No?"

Liu Yixuan nodded.

Zhui Ming: "How could there be no one? Lord Liu, please tell the truth."

Liu Yixuan lowered his head and wrote: There is indeed no one else.

Zhui Ming knew very well how important the safety of the commander-in-chief was. Not to mention on the way to war, even at ordinary times, it is impossible that there is no servant.

Liu Yixuan was clearly lying!

Zhui Ming said: "What are you hiding? Did you kill Lord Tong?"

Liu Yixuan smiled faintly and wrote: Where is the evidence?

Zhui Ming saw his fearless look and was almost certain in his heart that he must have killed Tong Guan!

After Tong Guan's death, Liu Yixuan was immediately promoted to the position of chief secret agent. He had enough motives!

Liu Yixuan: Don't talk nonsense. It is a serious crime to slander your superior. I won't bother with you this time. If there is a next time, please produce evidence before you speak. Zhui

Ming: "Lord Liu, without a backer, the position of Chief Secret Envoy is not that easy to hold."

Liu Yixuan: Thank you for your concern, but I have more than just Lord Tong as a backer, so I will be fine for a while. Zhui Ming

hates evil, even if Tong Guan is not a good person, he can't bear to see the murderer go unpunished, and still have such an arrogant face.

He originally had no ill feelings towards Liu Yixuan, and thought he was a poor man who had no choice, but now it is different, he knows very well that they are not the same kind of people.

Zhui Ming asked a few more questions, and Liu Yixuan answered them all, saying he didn't know, wasn't sure, and was sure that no one was around at the time. When he passed by, Tong Guan had already committed suicide. Zhui

Ming couldn't get anything out of him, and his expression became cold. He looked at Liu Yixuan with a sharp gaze, with a strong sense of scrutiny: "Let's stop here today. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, sir. I will come to visit you another day."

Liu Yixuan smiled and nodded, and asked someone to send Zhui Ming away.

System: [He must be very disgusted with you now.]

Xue Chen: [That can't be helped. I can't just tell the truth, right?]

System: [You can act a little embarrassed.]

Xue Chen: [I won't. As for Cui Ming, Xiao Mian will comfort him later. Xiao Liu has been wronged but no one comforts him. 】

System: [There is still your uncle. 】

Xue Chen: [I comforted him, but I didn’t report sick as he asked me to do this time, and I sneaked out of the house. I will be scolded again when I go back. 】

Liu Yixuan put away the paper, ready to show it to them next time someone asked questions, called a few familiar officials, and went to the canteen with them to eat.

-Zhui

Ming reported the results of the inquiry, and after returning to the old building, he opened the wine, found a place to sit down, and thought about Liu Yixuan’s every move.

He thought for a long time, but didn’t get any clues from it.

The crime scene had been destroyed long ago, Tong Guan's body had been dead for a long time, and the evidence had been completely destroyed. Liu Yixuan was so confident, I'm afraid he had been prepared, and it was impossible for him to leave any obvious flaws.

And he said he had other backers...

Zhui Ming heard that Liu Yixuan was very close to Yuan Feishuang of Liufenbantang and the eldest son of Taiping Palace. His new backer is most likely Cai Jing.

If Cai Jing protects him, even if they find definite evidence, they may not be able to convict him, not to mention that they have no evidence at all now. Zhui

Ming was annoyed and took a few sips of wine from the altar.

Pei Rui came in from outside and put down the knife in his hand.

Zhui Ming collected his chaotic thoughts: "Have you finished searching the streets? You seem to have come back later than usual today, but what happened?"

Pei Rui: "An old lady who sells vegetables lost her money, and I went to help her catch the thieves, but there were several thieves, and I couldn't see them, so I caught the wrong ones and didn't find the old lady's purse."

Zhui Ming: "It's not your fault, they are too cunning."

Pei Rui nodded: "Cui Ming, have you eaten?"

Zhui Ming smiled and said: "Not yet, let's go, let's go eat together."

Pei Rui: "Feed Xiao Li first."

Xiao Li has grown very fast in the past few days. It is no longer the size of a palm, but almost as big as a forearm. In order to cultivate its habits, Zhui Ming did not allow it to sleep with Pei Rui, and built a doghouse for it outside, and placed the food bowl and water bowl outside.

Whenever someone passed by the old building, Xiao Ting would yell ferociously and guard the door dutifully.

Zhui Ming brought some raw meat to Xiao Ting, mixed some coarse grains with wild vegetables, and added them to its food bowl.

Pei Rui couldn't see, but he could feel it from the sound. Xiao Ting had a particularly good appetite, and the food bowl made a loud noise when it rubbed against the ground.

Xue Chen: [You are worthy of being my dog!]

System: [It's a pity that you can't sleep with Xiao Ting anymore, woo woo, it's so cold to be freezing outside.]

Xue Chen: [Xiao Ting has thick fur and is not afraid of the cold. And it likes to lick people too much. I am woken up by it licking every day. It was okay before, but after seeing Xiao Ting's true appearance, I can't stand it. It's better to separate them.]

System: [You are just a face control! You don't really love Xiao Ting at all! 】

Xue Chen: [Don't slander me, I love Xiao Di! 】

System: [You don't love her! 】 Zhui Ming

: "Xiao Mian."

Xue Chen: [I love her! 】

Pei Rui tilted his head.

System: [You scared me to death, I thought Xiao Mian was shouting directly at Zhui Ming. 】

Xue Chen: [My brain is enough. 】Zhui Ming

said: "How is your elder brother recently?"

Pei Rui: "He is sick."

In order to trick his younger brother to come back, the original body has been claiming to be sick, but he has not missed any of the things that should be done. He took the work of the Ministry of War to his home to handle, and he also had frequent contacts with Liu Yixuan and Yuan Feishuang.

Yesterday he even called the two of them to go out for dinner together.

Zhui Ming had obviously heard about this and was worried about the subject's illness: "But I heard that the eldest young master was out partying with people yesterday."

Pei Rui: "You have to eat even if you are sick."

Zhui Ming laughed: "You're right."

Pei Rui raised his hand to touch Zhui Ming, but found nothing. Zhui Ming took the initiative to hold his hand, "What's wrong?"

Pei Rui: "Are you unhappy?"

Zhui Ming had long been aware of his sharpness, and was not surprised at all to be seen through by Pei Rui. "I'm not unhappy, it's just that too many things have happened recently... Xiao Mian, your brother... forget it."

Pei Rui: "My brother said that the New Year will be here soon."

Zhui Ming: "Yes."

Zhui Ming really wanted to keep Pei Rui in the Shenhou Mansion for the New Year, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not a good idea.

This is the first year that he and Xiao Mian have known each other, and it is also the first year that Xiao Mian has known the Prince of Taiping and others. The Prince of Taiping will probably not let him go.

Pei Rui: "Do you want to go home with me?" Zhui

Ming smiled and said, "No need. But on the first day of the new year, you can come to the Marquis' Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and we can still be together then."

Xue Chen: [He doesn't know what he missed !]

System: [What did he miss? Xiao Mian's feelings?] Xue

Chen: [He missed the important secret of the Prince of Taiping's Mansion!]

System: [How come I don't know?]

Xue Chen: [Because I haven't called my brother back yet.]

Xiao He received another reply from Gong Jiu, and he still had no intention of coming back.

After reading the letter, Xue Chen threw it directly into the brazier to burn.

Xiao He could see that he was very angry, so she poured him a glass of water and said softly, "Young Master, do you want me to write another letter to urge him?"

"Write." Xue Chen took the glass of water and drank it all, then said lightly, "You don't have to write that I'm seriously ill this time, just say that I'm dead."

Xiao He was a little scared: "Young Master?"

Xue Chen soothed her, "Don't be afraid, just write it."

System: [What will you do if he doesn't come back?]

Xue Chen: [It's like this, how could he not come back? If this bastard really doesn't come, then I won't be polite, there's no need to protect him, just kill him directly.]

The system suddenly had an idea: [You invited Zhui Ming to come here for the New Year, aren't you going to invite him to attend your funeral?]

Xue Chen: [What kind of funeral is there, I'm not really dead!]