Volume 5: The Case of the Five Kings Fighting for the Dragon Chapter 139: The Inaccessible Palace
After handing over the search for Dong Kang to the Director of the Ordnance Department, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu quickly rode towards Cambrian City.
You know, when the five princes came this time, each prince brought a general with him as his bodyguard.
Just like Li Daxu under King Jubei, each of these generals are brave men who have experienced hundreds of battles and have a very close relationship with the prince.
Now that Meng Cheng is dead, King Shunjing will definitely be furious. No one can say what King Shunjing will do.
Therefore, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu could not care about Dong Kang's affairs at this moment, and had to rush back as soon as possible to prepare for King Shunjing's rage.
As for Li Waner, when Xu Shizhong came to find Duan Ming and the others, she had already rushed back to Cambrian City accompanied by two Mingjing officials.
Soon, Duan Ming and the others returned to Cambrian City. Seeing that Cambrian City was still calm, Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Duan Ming and the others did not stay, but went directly to Prince Shunjing's Mansion.
Arriving at Prince Shunjing's Palace, Duan Ming and the others were about to enter, but were stopped by soldiers from the palace.
"I am Xing Qianqiu, the commander of the Mirror Division. I heard about General Meng and came here to express my condolences." Xing Qianqiu said solemnly.
"The prince has an order that no one is allowed to enter." The soldiers in the palace didn't care at all about Xing Qianqiu's words and just answered coldly.
"Then I'm here to visit King Shunjing, please let me know!" Xing Qianqiu frowned and then said.
"Your Majesty has given orders not to see anyone," the soldier replied again.
"Hey, brothers." Duan Ming patted Xing Qianqiu's shoulder, then turned to the soldiers and said with a smile: "We were old acquaintances with General Meng in the past. We didn't hear that something unexpected happened to General Meng, so we hurried away.
Coming over."
"How about..." Duan Ming smiled as he took out a small bag of copper coins from Xing Qianqiu's waist and handed it to several soldiers: "Can some brothers please inform us?"
"I'm sorry." However, the soldier did not take the bag of copper coins, but said in a deep voice: "I am really sorry, the prince has an order that no one can disturb you, and there is nothing we can do."
"This..." Looking at the soldier's expression, Duan Ming sighed, knowing that the gate should be inaccessible, but he still forcefully stuffed the money bag into the soldier's hand: "Brother, I won't be in trouble.
I’m here. My brothers have also worked hard and bought some good wine and food to replenish their health!”
"This, this is so bad!" The soldier who took the money blushed and wanted to push the money back.
"Huh? What, brother, do you look down on me?" Duan Ming pretended to be displeased: "I don't embarrass you, do you still want to embarrass me?"
"That's not what I meant." The soldier was immediately confused by Duan Ming's attitude.
"Don't get me wrong, I just see that these brothers are working too hard, so I would like to express my condolences." Duan Ming said with a smile: "After all, as your majesty's personal title of 'the most lame old man in the world', I should share your worries for your majesty.
,Thank you for these loyal guards!"
"Okay." Then Duan Ming didn't wait for the soldiers to speak, and directly took Xing Qianqiu and Xu Shizhong away: "We won't disturb you, let's go first."
"Ah..." Looking at Duan Ming and the others who were getting further and further away, several soldiers touched their heads and didn't know what to say...
"It seems that King Shunjing is indeed very angry." After walking a certain distance, Duan Ming frowned and said, "But if you can't get in, how can you find out the truth about Mengcheng's death?"
"Mr. Duan." Xing Qianqiu glanced at Duan Ming.
"What? Lao Xing, do you have any idea?" Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu.
"Let's not talk about the method. You just took money out of my belt very skillfully." Xing Qianqiu said solemnly.
"Hehe." Duan Ming's expression froze, and then he smiled and said, "I didn't bring any money."
"Haha." Xing Qianqiu sneered, and then looked at Xu Shizhong: "Back to the topic, didn't I say that Wan'er is back? Where are the people?"
"I don't know." Xu Shizhong shook his head.
"Forget it, it's best not to go through the princess." Duan Ming shook his head: "Even Mengcheng is dead. It seems that the other party has become cruel. At this time, we'd better communicate with Wan to a certain extent.
Princess, please keep your distance."
"Are you worried that the mastermind behind the scenes will take action against Wan'er?" Xing Qianqiu nodded: "Indeed."
"It's not that we are afraid of taking action. Either you or other guards of the Mirror Division are with us. With the current situation in Cambrian City, it is impossible for the other party to launch a large-scale attack in Cambrian City. So this
The risk is relatively small." Duan Ming shook his head.
"Then what are you worried about?" Xing Qianqiu asked doubtfully.
"After all, Princess Wan'er represents King Jing'an. If something happens, King Jing'an will still have a lot of face." Duan Ming said directly: "But if Princess Wan'er keeps following us, then among these princes
In my heart, the prince's influence will gradually decrease, and the gain will outweigh the loss."
"I really didn't expect this." Xing Qianqiu sighed.
Then Xing Qianqiu took a deep look at Duan Ming. On weekdays, his team, the Mirror Division, was always successful in solving cases and arresting culprits. Why did he look like a fool when he was next to the person in front of him?
"What are you looking at?" Xing Qianqiu's look made his skin crawl all over his body. Duan Ming hurriedly took a step back and said.
"Haha, it's okay." Xing Qianqiu shook his head: "There is another way to enter Prince Shunjing's Mansion."
"What method?" Duan Ming's eyes lit up.
"Sneak in!" Xing Qianqiu said solemnly: "I observed the defense of Prince Shunjing's Mansion before. It is very tight, but it is not completely inaccessible."
"Commander, that's the palace!" Hearing Xing Qianqiu's words, Xu Shizhong was startled and said hurriedly: "It is a death penalty to break into the palace without permission."
"Nonsense!" Duan Ming glared at Xu Shizhong and said, "The palace of Prince Shunjing is in Shunjing City. This is just an ordinary residence. Prince Shunjing happens to live here. How can we say this is the palace of Prince Shunjing?"
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"..." Xu Shizhong's mouth twitched slightly: "Mr. Duan, who can believe what you say?"
"It doesn't matter who believes it, I just believe it." Duan Ming said, and then Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu: "Old Xing, tell me quickly, when do you want to set off?"
"At midnight." Xing Qianqiu pondered for a moment and said, "Tonight at midnight, let's explore the courtyard where King Shunjing... temporarily lives."
"Crazy, crazy, you two are crazy!" Xu Shizhong slapped his forehead and shouted.
"Don't worry, it's just the two of us going tonight, you don't need to go." Duan Ming said to Xu Shizhong with a smile.
"What? Mr. Duan, do you think I, Xu Shizhong, am afraid?" Xu Shizhong said in a deep voice.
"No, no, no, I have a more important task to give you..." Duan Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice...
