When I came out of Zhu Liu's house, it was already midnight, and the temperature in the capital was much higher than that in Taiyuan, and Wang Xian and others, who had long been accustomed to the cold, felt that the winter night in Jinling was quite warm.

So Wang Xian copied his hands and slowly walked on the quiet long street, silently thinking about his thoughts.

The content of what Zhu Liuye said was corroborated with what he learned from Xue Zhengyan, and it was basically a seamless fit. And since the two sides are making peace, it is logical to deal with Ji Gang together, and there is no possibility that he will stumble on himself. After all, if Zhu Liuye deliberately turned himself astray, it would be difficult for the emperor to explain.

In fact, if you don't believe it, you can't believe it, this time I went to Zhu Liu, didn't I just use a dead horse as a live horse doctor?

The reason why Wang Xian is so cautious is because what Zhu Liu said involves the matter of the palace, which has always been taboo for foreign officials, and if he doesn't get it right, as Zhu Liu said, he will be crushed.

But he saw a huge opportunity from it, and if the truth of this case could be revealed, it would be a great blow to Ji Gang. This kind of opportunity is very rare, because the emperor will not take ordinary unjust, false and wrongful cases to heart, at most he can just say Ji Gang, only this kind of case that makes the emperor kill his concubine in vain can completely tear apart the relationship between the two.

Such a good opportunity, if you miss it, you may not be able to wait for it again. In the cold wind, Wang Xian's heart became hotter and hotter, and it was not until he imagined how to overturn the case that it suddenly cooled down again...... After many years, the parties have all died, and all the evidence has been annihilated. After thinking about it, there are only two things that can overturn the case now, one is to let the informant Lu Meiren admit that she was falsely accused. But that kind of fate will be worse than Lu Jieyu, and she will never change her mind. The second is to open the coffin for an autopsy, as long as the bones of the powerful concubine are examined, you will know whether she has been poisoned. Because normal bones are white, they will turn yellow over time, and only when arsenic is overdosed will they appear black.

However, this is more unreliable than the previous method, Wang Xian absolutely believes that if he dares to mention this matter, the emperor will be able to kill himself alive.

After thinking about it, the difficulty is too high, so I can only put it aside and investigate the normal case first. Sighing in disappointment, Wang Xian got into the carriage behind him, and his expression was fluttering. The carriage drove slowly down the lonely street, and when it passed an alley, the curtain moved, and a black figure flashed out. The whole action is done in one go, as if it is opened.

Of course, Wang Xian's guards are not vegetarians, and there is only one reason why they can tolerate this person's **** move...... He is his own person.

Wang Xian looked at the ghost-like idle clouds with a smile, "It's rare that I actually wore a night suit today." ”

Young Master Xianyun knew that he was laughing at himself, and he couldn't help but say angrily when he said the big words in Guangling County: "Do you know how many pairs of eyes Lu Dao have stared at you, staring at His Royal Highness the Prince?" I'm not on the safe side. "People have grown up step by step, and Young Master Xianyun, who only cared about being handsome, finally stopped being held up after being captured in Wutai County.

"So you haven't been found?" Wang Xian asked with a smile.

"Since Young Master Ben has been careful, there is no one in this world who can find me!" Xianyun sneered, and the stinky fart did not change.

"It's good that it's not discovered." Wang Xian smiled and asked softly, "What did the prince say?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said," Xianyun said squarely, "You just have to let it go." ”

Although he had just been taught a lesson by the emperor in the morning, it was impossible for Wang Xian not to communicate with the prince about such a big matter, so he would be too forgetful. Wang Xian thought that the prince would ask him to be cautious and grasp the balance, but he didn't expect to let him do it. This is really not in line with the prince's cautious temperament, it seems that the experience of last year finally made His Royal Highness the prince realize that this is a life-and-death war, and blindly forbearance will not bring peace.

"I know." Wang Xian nodded, reached out to open the car window, and commanded in a deep voice: "Go to the Huitong Pavilion." ”。

Located in the west of the Imperial City, the Huitong Pavilion was built for the vassal envoys to stay in Beijing, and at the moment there were more than a dozen large and small missions of Korea, Ryukyu, and Sulu who came to Beijing to congratulate them. However, all the missions taken together were not as large as the ground occupied by the Korean mission, and the entire east wing of the Tongtong Pavilion was used by them, and there was a separate gate, which shows the preference of the Yongle Emperor for the Korean state.

"Knock on the door." At this time, it was already the fourth watch, and the door of the North Korean mission was naturally closed, and as soon as Wang Xian gave an order, the guards stepped forward and knocked on the door. In the silence of the night, the knock on the door was particularly deafening.

After a while, the porter came out with a lantern and exclaimed, "What can't you do at dawn?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, Beizhen Fusi is ordered to handle the case!" Although Wang Xian has not officially taken office yet, the guards can't wait to use this line of dragging a cool cock to blow up the sky.

It worked, and the door didn't dare to scold, so he quickly opened the door. At this time, the people in the museum were also alarmed, the lights were turned on, and North Korean officials came out to check.

"It's fast enough." Wang Xian whispered to the idle clouds beside him: "It seems that many people can't sleep at night." ”

Xianyun nodded: "Be a thief with a weak heart." ”

The clothing language of the North Koreans basically follows the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, only a little different in some details, such as the two officials who greeted them, at first glance, they were wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, but if you look closely, the difference still exists, such as the hem, the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty is ankle-length, but the hem of the North Korean official uniform is very short, and the boots are exposed. There is also a wider belt in the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, and it is all tied to the lower part of the body, and the belt of the official uniform of the DPRK is much narrower, and it is upturned towards the head and pressed on the chest. There are also complements and black yarns that are also shorter and look quite cramped. It is not as majestic as the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty.

But this is also normal, how can the official uniform of the vassal state be as stylish as that of the suzerain?

Two officials saluted Wang Xian, and after Wang Xian returned the salute, he invited him into the house and sat down. After taking their seats, the two introduced themselves, one was called Ren Tiannian, the other was Li Maochang, Wang Xian said solemnly: "It turned out to be two royal relatives." ”

The five beauties offered by North Korea in the sixth year of Yongle, in addition to the powerful concubine and Lu Jieyu, there is also the daughter of Yin Ren Tiannian, the left division of Renning Mansion, the daughter of Li Wenming, the judge of Gong'an Mansion, and the daughter of Cui Defei, the deputy director of the Chinese army. The two in front of him are both the fathers of the emperor's favorite concubines, and they don't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, but Wang Xian has changed his attitude.

After the daughter became the concubine of the Ming Emperor, Ren and Li's two fathers were named Guanglu Temple Qing and Honglu Temple Shaoqing by the Ming Dynasty, but they were not used to work in the capital, and Yulu was also issued by North Korea. To put it bluntly, let the king of North Korea raise these noble idlers, but the king of North Korea will not raise these idlers in vain, and the task of the envoy is always handed over to two or three of the five, but later Lu Jieyu was executed, and this errand was reincarnated in the four. North Korea sends envoys to Beijing every Spring Festival, Zhu Di's birthday and some major ceremonies.

They had actually heard of Wang Xian's name, but they didn't know that he had already served as the Fusi of Beizhen, and when they heard Wang Xian's self-report, they were secretly surprised, and they calculated the impact of this appointment on the Ming Dynasty.

After a simple greeting, Wang Xian made his intention clear: "Coming late at night, it is really abrupt, but the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, and he ordered to find out last night within the next three days...... Oh no, it should be said that the noon gate fire case the night before had to disturb the two adults' dreams. ”

"Where, Lord Wang was ordered to do an errand, it is really not easy, if there is a need to cooperate, the lower officials and others should do their best." The envoy who spoke was Ren Tiannian, but when he said this, his eyes flickered a little, although it was only for a moment, but it did not escape Wang Xian's eyes.

"That's great." Wang Xian said with a smile: "The first task now is to verify the identity of the victims, I wonder if anyone in the mission went to Yuqian Street to watch the lanterns the night before?" ”

"Of course there is, this beautiful scenery of the Celestial Empire is rare for many people to see in their lives," Ren Tiannian and Li Maochang glanced at each other, and the former replied: "Don't talk about the people below, the two of us also went." Li Maochang also had palpitations and said: "Who would have thought that such an accident could happen, although I was lucky not injured, but I still can't sleep at night, and my eyes are full of the scene at that time." ”

Wang Xian said a few words of condolences, and then changed his words, "Are there any deaths or injuries in the mission?" ”

"What about this...... the two looked at each other again, Fang shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Are you sure?" Wang Xian asked.

"Sure." The two hesitated and nodded.

"But please gather all the members in the courtyard and let me count them below." Wang Xian entered the state very quickly, and he was already quite arrogant in Beizhen Fusi.

The faces of the two North Korean officials really changed, and Li Maochang frowned and said, "Could it be that Lord Don't believe what I say?" ”

"Believe, why don't you believe it," Wang Xianpi smiled and said: "But there are so many people in the mission, the two adults will inevitably miss something, so let's take a careful inventory and rest assured." ”

"We've counted it." Li Maochang was already a little displeased.

"It's better to count again, rest assured." Wang Xian said with a smile. In the eyes of North Koreans, it is a smiling tiger.

"Why do you insist on counting the number of people in the mission?" Ren Tiannian finally couldn't help it.

"Why do you insist that you are not allowed to count the number of people in the mission?" Wang Xian was a bit of a scoundrel.

"If you give us a reason that can convince us, we can naturally count it." Ren Tiannian frowned and said: "If there is no reason, please forgive me, my North Korean mission is not under the jurisdiction of the Pacification Division, so please ask your lord to invite the holy decree." ”

"I've already said the good reason." Wang Xian's expression also cooled, "Do you want to listen to the rest of the ugly?" I don't think it's better not to listen. Saying Zhengse, he said: "But since the two of you want to listen, the lower official has no choice but to speak." I used to love the two royal relatives, this case The emperor was furious, and you were involved, not only may you be implicated, but also the mothers in the palace. ”

"......" The two North Korean officials fell silent.