Eunuch Bai was curious, "Listening to Master Lu, you already know what the case is??"
Lu Bai nodded, "Speaking of which, I gave this case to Beizhen Fusi."
Then, Lu Bai talked about how he discovered Gu Jin at home, and then discovered his master, senior brother Sang Tian and others, "That was more than 20 years ago, and it may have started to spread by now. I don't know."
How many girls have been harmed?"
Lu Bai shook his head.
He just pushed this case out this morning, just to stop working on this case. After all, this case takes too long, is too large in scope, is too troublesome to investigate, and requires too much energy.
I don’t know how long it will take to win the lottery based on this case.
"Hey, Lao Bai -" Lu Bai raised his head and saw that Eunuch Bai's face looked unnatural, "Old Bai, what's wrong with you?"
Eunuch Bai quickly came to his senses and replied with a smile: "No, it's nothing, I just thought that those of us who can't survive have no choice but to commit suicide in the palace. I didn't expect that some people would commit suicide in such a way.
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Lu Bai agreed. Gu Jin was so unlucky that he was executed because he was too skilled in business.
"Lord Lu, what did you just say?" Eunuch Bai smiled and took out some side dishes from under the table for Lu Bai to accompany his wine. "These side dishes were brought by the Emperor because he was thinking about Lord Lu.
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Lu Bai didn't believe it this time.
Based on what he knew from the few meetings he had, Lu Bai didn't think the emperor would be concerned about his stuttering.
Lu Bai was probably brought along by Eunuch Bai along the way, and then pushed to the emperor.
This is a good eunuch.
Lu Bai tasted it and was full of praise, "As expected of an imperial chef, his cooking skills are just different."
He asked Eunuch Bai, "If there is an imperial cook who retires and returns to his hometown, you must tell me. I will invite him to my house and support him. If you don't do anything else, just cook for me."
Eunuch Bai said he had taken note of it.
After taking another bite of the food, Lu Bai said: "I don't really want to take on this case. As you know, I have a lot of work to do in Nanzhen Fusi. Besides, there is an envoy from Beizhen and the commander is here. I
Why would a man from Nanzhen Fusi get involved? I will have to find a way to refuse later."
Eunuch Bai hesitated for a moment, and then said after a long while: "Master Lu, please don't refuse. This case is the emperor's intention to promote Master Lu."
Lu Bai ate the food and looked at Eunuch Bai, "How do you say this?"
"This case is a big one. It is estimated that if it is really investigated, the people will be in an uproar after the news spreads. Even the aristocratic families and officials will be talking about it. This case is destined to be a big and important case that everyone pays attention to." Bai Da
The eunuch told Lu Bai that the emperor handed over this case to Lu Bai in the hope that Lu Bai would solve the case and then rely on this merit to take a step forward and take the position of the envoy of Beizhen, and even approach the commander.
The commander is Xiao Zhan. The bosses of the two factories are all members of the Supreme Emperor. The Emperor has many constraints and has long wanted to get rid of them. However, Xiao Zhan and others have the help of the Lu family, and there are few people in the Jinyi Guard who can threaten his status.
people.
Lu Bai's appearance gave the emperor a chance.
The emperor wanted to promote him. Lu Bai had heard Eunuch Bai say this many times, but this time he decisively refused, "Old Bai, I want to be the commander because I want to solve the case, but not because I want to solve this case——"
He took a sip of wine and said in a leisurely tone, "I will personally remove the criminal Xiao Zhan from the position of commander."
Eunuch Bai was startled.
It is true that the emperor used Lu Bai to regain the power of Jin Yiwei, but he absolutely did not want to restart the investigation of the Yongle City case. Otherwise, the Supreme Emperor would also be implicated in it.
Although there is no family relationship in the emperor's family, the Supreme Emperor is the Emperor's father after all. He does not want to, does not want and will never allow anyone to expose the Supreme Emperor's shortcomings.
Lu Bai smiled and said, "Okay, I still have some sense of propriety."
He took a sip of wine and looked into the distance, "Commander Xiao must have committed more than one crime. If I catch him once, won't he have to slip out of the commander's position in despair?"
Eunuch Bai was happy, "That makes sense. Then, when I see the emperor later, I will tell you, and you don't have to speak."
After all, the emperor gave the order, but Lu Bai refused or shied away from it, which somewhat hurt the emperor's self-esteem.
"Then I'd like to thank Eunuch Bai." Lu Bai bowed his hand to him.
They arrived at the palace soon. After getting off the carriage, Eunuch Bai was still leading the way, but this time they were not going to Yuxi Palace, but to the emperor's bedroom. Eunuch Bai said that Miss Red was here again, and the Emperor was watching
The red girl is dancing.
They turned a corner and continued walking forward when suddenly someone called from behind: "Mr. Lu, please stay."
Eunuch Bai and Lu Bai stopped.
Lu Bai saw a young man leading several maids and young eunuchs walking from the verandah.
He wore a black brocade suit with golden python patterns embroidered on it.
This young man's appearance could not be called handsome, but he looked very comfortable. Lu Bai felt that besides his kind smile, the key was that he had a face that was indifferent to the world, with a bit of simplicity.
Face.
This makes people naturally feel that this person is very close to him.
"His Royal Highness King Luo." Eunuch Bai saluted the young man.
King Luo nodded to Eunuch Bai, raised his hands and said to Lu Bai: "I have heard Master Lu's reputation as a genius for a long time, and today I saw that he is indeed a genius among geniuses. His temperament is elegant and pure, and it is indeed beyond the comparison of ordinary people."
Lu Bai smiled modestly, feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that King Luo knew how to talk and didn't say much.
"I have always wanted to make friends, but I have never had the chance. I wonder if Mr. Lu has time today? I would like to invite you to have a drink to express Xiao Wang's respect for Mr. Lu, and by the way, I can ask Mr. Lu for some practice experience."
Lu Bai nodded, "Okay."
King Luo was overjoyed and said, "Okay, let's make an agreement then. I'll have someone wait for you outside."
Then, King Luo said goodbye, not to delay Lu Bai's time to see the emperor.
After Lu Bai watched him leave, he continued walking inside with the eunuch Bai.
"This prince seems very kind and has no airs at all." Lu Bai said.
Eunuch Bai agreed, "King Luo's biological mother was born in a humble manner and had a gentle personality. She never argued with others. King Luo followed his mother and was very kind to his servants since he was a child. Moreover, Corporal Courtesy and Xian was the least arrogant among the princes.
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Lu Bai knew that this King Luo was the daughter of a palace girl next to Queen Mother Gu. Because his biological mother's status was too low, being raised by the Queen was equivalent to a bargaining chip for the Queen Mother and the Queen's future imperial power.
But Lu Bai didn't believe it when he said he didn't compete with others.
People who don't fight with others won't come to him at all.
Eunuch Bai also reminded Lu Bai, "Master Lu, the water in this royal matter is deep. You must not fall into it."
If Lu Bai was trapped and drowned, Eunuch Bai was afraid that with Lu Bai joining him, the two dragons would fight and run wildly in an unknown direction, thereby disrupting the emperor's plan.
After all, Eunuch Bai felt that the emperor had his mind set on who to choose as his heir.
Lu Bai asked him to keep his heart in his stomach. Lu Bai had no intention of focusing on the struggle for imperial power. "No matter who is the prince, we are as stable as Mount Tai, right?"
Eunuch Bai thought it was true.
Strength is respected.
As long as Lu Bai has strength, he can stand firm in this capital without looking at anyone's eyes.
Didn’t you see that the emperor was trying to win over him?
Yuxi Palace arrived soon.
Lu Bai entered the palace, and Xiao Zhan, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was also there, as well as the fat eunuch of Dongchangchang.
After he saw Lu Bai, his eyes subconsciously dodge.
Apparently, the last time Lu Bai met in the palace, he was deeply impressed by Lu Bai's willingness to do whatever he asked, which left a shadow in his heart.
The red girl is dancing.
The emperor motioned for Lu Bai to take a seat, and then continued to watch the red girl dance.
At this time, Eunuch Bai walked up to the emperor and whispered a few words. The emperor frowned slightly and looked at Lu Bai. After Eunuch Bai said a few more words, he nodded imperceptibly.
Then, Eunuch Bai didn't know what he said, which made the emperor frown again.
Lu Bai didn't care about this.
He watched the red girl dancing and murmured in his heart that people in ancient times got married really early. The emperor was only about thirty years old, and his son was already a young man who could compete for power.
Although they are fighting for the crown prince's position now.
After the song, Miss Hong stopped dancing, bowed to the emperor, and then nodded to Lu Bai.
The emperor clapped and stared at the red girl. The red girl was covered in sweat from dancing and her breasts were rising and falling due to shortness of breath, which greatly stimulated the emperor.
He used his strong willpower to look away from Miss Hong and said with a smile: "Okay, since everyone from Nanzhen Fusi is here, let's handle this case like this -"
He looked at Xiao Zhan, "The case will still be led by Commander Xiao, who will lead the Jinyi Guards of North Town Fusi to investigate, while South Town Fusi will be responsible for supervising the case, so Jinyiwei must not slack off in the investigation."
Xiao Zhan was stunned.
He was very unhappy just now. After all, letting Lu Bai, the envoy of the Southern Town, come to intervene in the case of the Northern Town Fusi, it was clear that he was not giving him face, but now why is this case in his hands again?
Xiao Zhan looked at Lu Bai.
The emperor looked at him, "What do you think?"
Xiao Zhan hurriedly stood up to accept the order, and Lu Bai also stood up and echoed, promising that Xiao Zhan, who supervised him, had handled the case perfectly.
The emperor nodded with satisfaction and then signaled that they could retreat.
Lu Bai and Xiao Zhan resigned together.
After leaving the palace, Lu Bai patted Xiao Zhan on the shoulder——
Xiao Zhan trembled in fright and hurriedly backed away, thinking that Lu Bai was going to attack him.
However, no matter how he retreated, Lu Bai's hand still patted him on the shoulder, which frightened Xiao Zhan and made him more determined to get rid of Lu Bai as soon as possible.
"Old Xiao, you heard me, the emperor asked me to supervise you, don't let me down." Lu Bai said with a smile.
Xiao Zhanxu and Wei She said, "Brother Lu, what you said is wrong. We are both Jin Yiwei, so we should work together."
"Yes, let's work together. You try hard to catch people, and I'll try hard to watch you." Lu Bai took back his hand and headed outside.
Xiao Zhan stayed away from him, and after opening a hundred steps away, he slowly followed him out.
As soon as he left the palace gate, a carriage stopped in front of Lu Bai. The curtains of the carriage were opened. After the people inside said a few words, Lu Bai got on the carriage, and then the carriage drove away amidst the sound of bones.
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Xiao Zhan narrowed his eyes.
He could see clearly that this carriage was King Luo's carriage.
"Did King Luo and Lu Bai get together?" Xiao Zhan muttered in his heart, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was natural. King Luo grew up next to the queen, and his biological mother was a palace maid beside the queen mother, so King Luo is a member of the Gu family.
piece.
It is reasonable for this chess piece to be close to Lu Bai, who was raised by Lu Qinghuan.
Just like because he is the lackey of Yiqiu Villa, he is close to Prince Kang, the son of Concubine Lu.
The interior of the car is very soft.
Although it is not luxurious, it is meaningful enough. Lu Bai really taught King Luo how to pretend to be low-key.
After the carriage left the palace, it went straight to the south, passed the ancestral temple and the Gongyuan, and then turned to the north bank of Qinhuai. After walking for a while, the carriage stopped in front of an elegant small courtyard.
There is a big willow tree next to the small courtyard. The willow tree hangs low and hangs just in front of the door. The willow branches that are about to sprout cover the door, making the small courtyard even more elegant.
As soon as Lu Bai got off the carriage, the door opened, and the young King Luo came to greet him personally, "Master Lu, please sit inside quickly."
King Luo led the way and introduced Lu Bai.
This small courtyard is a river house, half in the water and half on the bank.
"At this time, the tavern usually only entertains a limited number of guests. It only entertains ten tables a day, three tables in the morning, three tables at noon, and three tables in the evening. It is difficult to get an appointment for the remaining table, but it is the most delicious."
King Luo proudly said to Lu Bai, "I asked Xiao Wang to make an appointment today."
He smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. Lu is delicious. Today's table of delicious food would be perfect with Mr. Lu."
While they were talking, they had already arrived at the waterside pavilion. The food and wine had just been placed on the table in the center of the waterside pavilion. There was also a maid playing the guqin next to them.
"Listen to the perfume pavilion." King Luo turned sideways and said, "Master Lu, please."
"Then I'll take advantage of King Luo and have a taste of the good food here." Lu Bai smiled and sat down, reaffirming his impression of King Luo when he came here - King Luo has really learned how to pretend to be low-key.
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This small courtyard looks ordinary from the outside, but it is very elegant inside.
King Luo personally poured wine for Lu Bai, and then listened to the perfume from here, talked about the Qinhuai River, and talked about the romance.
Lu Bai echoed, never taking the initiative to talk or starting a conversation.
King Luo was not in a hurry and chatted slowly.
Lu Bai had to admire King Luo. He was worthy of being from the royal family. He was able to talk about anything and everything. It was like a breath of fresh air. Lu Bai almost started talking to him a few times and had a lively chat with him.
Fortunately, Lu Bai held back.
Until King Luo talked about Gu Qinghuan——
"Speaking of which, I have to call Mr. Lu uncle." King Luo said with a smile, "My mother is the niece of Miss Gu Si, and my biological mother grew up beside the Queen Mother, and she even served Miss Gu Si back then.
, the Gu family is half of my grandma’s family.”
Lu Bai hurriedly waved his hands, "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it."
King Luo shook his head, "Hey, what's wrong with this? In this yard, there are only nephews and uncles."
After saying that, King Luo stood up and bowed respectfully, "Xiao Wang has met my uncle."
Lu Bai quickly asked him to sit down.
Being the prince's uncle sounds very dangerous.
"Uncle, let me give you a toast." King Luo made up his mind to recognize this uncle and spoke respectfully.