Yingren was extremely annoyed when he heard that Luo Shiheng was blatantly quibbling in front of him, and said angrily: "There is no need to try it anymore, pull this traitor down and cut it down." ”

The two god-clothed guards stepped forward, and Qiao Mingtang raised his hand and said, "Wait." Walking to Yingren's side, he lowered his voice and said: "Your Highness, Luo Shiheng deliberately conceals it, there must be an inside story, and His Majesty is worried, if he can't find out behind the scenes, he is only afraid of ......!" His face was full of worry.

After Maoxian caught Luo Shiheng, Yingren and his entourage took him back to Yunshan Mansion, Yingren had concerns, only worried that Luo Shiheng would shake out the matter of Baoxianglou, which would have a great impact on his reputation, he wanted to return to Yunshan Mansion and let the Shenyi guard pry open Luo Shiheng's teeth.

But when he returned to Yunshan Mansion, he had to explain to Xu Congyang, who was already waiting.

Although Yingren is stubborn from time to time, what happened to Maoxian and his party this time is extraordinary, but Yingren does not dare to hide it from Xu Congyang, in fact, he also wants to ask Xu Congyang how to deal with it next.

Although Luo Shiheng assassinated, but it was not a cat or a dog, it was a commander, his identity was really not low, and the stakes were very high.

Xu Congyang asked Luo Shiheng to be handed over to the Criminal Department for interrogation as soon as possible, although Yingren was a little unhappy, but he was helpless.

Luo Shiheng tried his best to quibble in the lobby, which made Yingren even more angry, according to his current thoughts, he really wanted to kill Luo Shiheng with one sword, so as not to cause more trouble.

Luo Shiheng saw Qiao Mingtang whispering, and sneered: "Governor Qiao, you don't have to bewitch Your Highness, what do you have in mind, don't you still know what you want?" ”

Qiao Mingtang looked at Luo Shiheng coldly and said lightly: "What do you know? ”

Luo Shiheng said sharply: "Ben will know that you have bad intentions, but Ben will not be afraid to tell you that the crime of offending His Royal Highness will be borne by Ben Jiang, if you want to get other words from Ben Jiang's mouth, involving other people, Ben will persuade you to die of this heart." He said loudly: "This general is the commander of the Xishan Daowei Army of the Holy Lord, and the Criminal Department has no right to interrogate this general, and you Qiao Mingtang do not have this qualification." ”

"Does the old man have this qualification?" There was another voice next to him, but he saw Xu Congyang's expression cold, and he slowly walked out with his hands behind his back.

He is the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, supervising hundreds of officials, and he is the commander of the army of the guard, and he is a relative of the emperor, and once he violates the law of the country, he is also qualified to be tried.

When Luo Shiheng saw Xu Congyang coming out, he didn't dare to be rash, knelt down, and said respectfully: "Meet the scholar!" ”

Xu Congyang put his hands behind his back, looked at him coldly, and asked: "Luo Shiheng, your command embassy has been surrounded, and your family members have been detained, this official asks you again, why did you assassinate His Royal Highness the King of Qi?" ”

Luo Shiheng shook his head and said: "Scholar, what the last general said, you must have heard it, the last general will never dare to assassinate His Highness, it is a mistake, it is the last general's negligence and offense." ”

"You really don't want to recruit?"

"The last general has nothing to say." Luo Shiheng raised his head and said, "The university scholar can let people cut off the head of the last general right now." The last general offended His Highness, and he deserved death. It's just that the last general is a commander, and without the approval of the Holy Lord's decree and punishment department, no one can easily kill the last general. If the family members are the last generals, the crimes of the last generals will not be implicated in the criminal law of our Great Qin, and the family members will not be implicated. ”

Xu Congyang nodded and said: "Luo Shiheng, as a minister of the imperial court, this official will not break the outline law, and he has already written a song and submitted it to Beijing." ”

Luo Shiheng said: "The scholars are fair and honest, and the general will be grateful. With that, his lips closed tightly and he didn't say another word.

Xu Congyang waved his hand, and the two god-clothed guards stepped forward and took Luo Shiheng down.

Yingren had already walked over and said hurriedly: "Teacher, do you want to let him go like this?" ”

"How can you take it lightly if you commit a great crime of assassination?" Xu Congyang said solemnly: "What he said is right, he is the commander of the Holy Emperor, even if he is guilty, he can't be easily dealt with, and he needs to ask the Holy Lord." ”

Qiao Mingtang leaned over and said in a low voice: "Scholar, this Luo Shiheng is like a spring, and if he avoids the heavy, he will ...... lightly!" ”

"Don't rush the matter of torture." Xu Congyang said slowly: "Luo Shiheng's attitude today is full of fighting spirit, and it is not easy to ask for anything useful from him. ”

Qiao Mingtang said: "Then next?" ”

"Destroy their hearts first, and then open their mouths." Xu Congyang said solemnly: "If the heart is not extinguished, the mouth will not be opened, and if the heart is extinguished, the mouth will be opened." Looking at Qiao Mingtang, he said, "Governor Qiao, you still have to worry about this matter." ”

Qiao Mingtang seemed to understand something, and nodded slightly.

Yingren was a little confused when he heard it, but Xu Congyang had already looked at him, his eyes were very serious, Yingren was furious by this gaze, and he actually lowered his head, and after a while, Xu Congyang said slowly: "Your Highness should go back and rest earlier." After a pause, he said: "Your Highness, the minister has asked the Holy Lord, His Highness is frightened, and he should return to the capital as soon as possible to recuperate, but I don't know what His Highness wants?" ”

Yingren was a little embarrassed.

He stole out of Yunshan Mansion several times, and this time he led people to Mao County without informing Xu Congyang, which naturally made Xu Congyang very angry.

It's just the name of the monarch and the minister, which makes Xu Congyang not angry, and Xu Congyang's request to let Yingren return to Beijing is naturally a reaction under anger.

"When will the teacher return to Beijing?" Yingren asked, "Are you going back to Beijing with this king?" ”

Xu Congyang shook his head and said: "The old minister still has official business, and His Royal Highness will return to Beijing first." ”

Yingren was even more embarrassed, looked at Qiao Mingtang, and said, "Governor Qiao, this king wants to find someone for you." ”

Qiao Mingtang was stunned, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Who does Your Highness want?" ”

"Chu Huan!" Yingren said: "Chu Huan is brave and strategic, and there is just a lack of a guard around this king, can you transfer him to this king." ”

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Chu Huan is originally a courtier of Great Qin, and he is also a courtier of His Highness, His Highness wants to use it, that is his blessing." It's just that......! He hesitated slightly, after all, until now, his origin of Chu Huan was still very vague, so if the character was handed over to Yingren, if something went wrong, he was afraid that he would also be implicated.

"Just what?" Yingren thought that Qiao Mingtang was unwilling, so he frowned and asked.

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said: "It's just that Chu Huan may not be suitable, there are still brave warriors in the Praetorian Guard, if His Highness allows it, the minister can recommend a few people who are stronger than Chu Huan." ”

Yingren shook his head and said, "No need. This king wants Chu Huan. ”

Qiao Mingtang saw that Yingren was already displeased, so he didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly said, "The minister has orders." ”

Xu Congyang didn't say much, just said: "Governor Qiao, Luo Shiheng sent someone to take good care of it, don't make a mistake." Only then did he and Yingren go out of the yamen of the Criminal Department, Qiao Mingtang sent them outside the door, and saw that Xu Congyang and Yingren actually boarded the same carriage.

The carriage was chariote, and Yingren saw that Xu Congyang's expression was a little haggard, and said cautiously: "Teacher, you ...... This time, it was the students who did not listen to the teachings, which caused the incident, and asked the teacher for forgiveness. ”

Although he is a prince, he is respectful to Xu Congyang.

Xu Congyang shook his head and sighed: "Your Highness, do you know that you came back with a big trouble." ”

Yingren was stunned.

"If it was over there in Maoxian, it would be fine to kill Luo Shiheng directly, but if you didn't kill him, it would be a big trouble." Xu Congyang shook his head and said, "This person must not be touched again." ”

Yingren frowned and said: "The student also thought about killing him on the spot, but the student didn't think that Luo Shiheng really had the courage to assassinate the king, and he was afraid that there would be other people colluding with him later, so the box was brought back to interrogate some things from him......!" ”

Xu Congyang couldn't help but say, "Confused." Leaning forward slightly, he lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, you have to remember that Luo Shiheng's assassination was not directed by anyone. ”

Seeing Xu Congyang's grim expression, Yingren couldn't help but say, "Teacher, why do you say that?" ”

Xu Congyang sighed: "It's not that the old minister wants to say this, but His Highness must think like this in his heart." He lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, above the lobby today, you shouldn't have rushed out, let alone come forward." ”

Yingren was puzzled.

"Hand Luo Shiheng over to Qiao Mingtang, how they want to interrogate them is their business, no matter whether there is a result or not, His Royal Highness doesn't have to ask." Xu Congyang said softly: "Your Highness, remember the words of the old minister, no one instructed Luo Shiheng in this assassination. ”

Yingren saw Xu Congyang's solemn expression, and he didn't know what this old bachelor was thinking.

"The old minister will arrange for His Highness to return to Beijing as soon as possible." Xu Congyang said in a low voice: "After His Royal Highness returned to Beijing, he used the excuse of being frightened by the assassination this time to recuperate in the palace, and if there was nothing else to do, he would not contact people...... Speaking of this, he was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Your Highness, can you finish reading the "Historical Records" that the old minister gave you last time?" ”

Yingren was embarrassed for a while and said, "That ......!" ”

Xu Congyang has already said: "Your Royal Highness will be familiar with the "Historical Records" when you return to Beijing this time, and after the old minister returns to Beijing, he will check His Royal Highness's understanding of the "Historical Records". If His Royal Highness can still understand the painstaking efforts of the old minister, he will read it ten times or eight times, and I believe that His Highness will definitely have different feelings every time he reads it. ”

Yingren felt that Xu Congyang's speech tonight was mysterious and strange, and he was a little hidden, but he still nodded and said, "The teacher tells you, and the students should obey it." ”

Xu Congyang looked very tired, leaning in the carriage, closing his eyes slightly, and seemed to be asleep.

Xu Congyang and Yingren have not yet returned to Xingyuan, but Wei Tianqing has already seen Qiao Mingtang and told him about the situation of the command embassy, Qiao Mingtang held the teacup and said with a faint smile: "Let people watch it, don't miss anyone." ”

Wei Tianqing asked cautiously, "My lord, can the interrogation of Luo Shiheng have any results?" ”

Qiao Mingtang put down the teacup and sneered: "Xu Congyang doesn't ask, if he puts this matter in the hands of this official, what can this official do?" Luo Shiheng quibbled in court, we can't convict him, but this matter can only be reported to the court, Luo Shiheng pretended to be crazy and stupid, and his clever tongue was like a spring, so he dragged it and waited for his master to save him. ”

"Assassination and rebellion are really a big crime, no matter how much Luo Shiheng quibbles, he can't get away with it." Wei Tianqing said solemnly: "His Royal Highness King Qi is a witness, does Luo Shiheng really have the ability to escape?" ”

Qiao Mingtang smiled faintly: "Naturally, he can't escape." After a moment's silence, he shook his head and sighed, "It's just a pity if you can't get something from him." Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Tianqing, sit down and talk." Let Wei Tianqing sit down beside him, and then said with a smile: "You have followed this official for many years, you are the confidant of this official, and you have also been in the position of the commander of the Praetorian Guard for many years, do you want to move your position?" ”

Wei Tianqing was stunned.

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly smiled: "Don't get me wrong. You are the most important person in this official, and this official will not let you go. ”

Wei Tianqing said cautiously: "What do you mean?" ”

"Whether there is someone to protect him or not, Luo Shiheng's position as the commander can't sit down." Qiao Mingtang picked up the teacup and took a sip: "This position, it's time to change people." ”