There are many pedestrians on the street, and smoke rises from the breakfast stalls.
Yuan Bin bit into the meat buns and drank the hot mutton soup, and the hangover finally dissipated.
As he ate, he observed the streets as a habit.
From time to time, sedan chairs and horse-drawn carriages rushed past on the street. These were the vehicles of officials from the DPRK and Central Government, rushing to go to the morning court.
It's Mao hour now.
In the morning of the Ming Dynasty, people usually have to wait outside Fengtian Gate at Yin time, that is, at three o'clock in the morning. When the bell rings at five o'clock in the morning, the palace gate opens, and hundreds of officials enter one after another, line up in the square, and start reporting on political affairs.
Abbreviation: Yumen Tingzheng.
It's no wonder that every day at dawn, Yuan Bin would wait at the door of Li Kui's house. It was time to go to work.
In addition, although he now holds the position of general banner, Li Kui is appointed as deputy Qianhu, and he is with him, so he can be regarded as a personal secretary. Therefore, although his official position is low, his actual status is not small.
A few moments.
"Shopkeeper, check out!"
Yuan Bin wiped the corners of his mouth and shouted.
"Okay, sir."
Yuan Bin walked straight out of the stall and walked into the alley nearby.
Arriving in front of the courtyard gate, I listened attentively to what was going on inside, then leaned against the wall, touched my chin, and began to think about things.
"Crunch."
The wooden door suddenly opened.
Yuan Bin was shocked.
The stern face seemed a little helpless.
"I said Yuan Bin, next time you arrive, just knock on the door instead of waiting outside."
"Well, okay."
Yuan Bin behaved well and did not say anything like he was afraid of disturbing Li Kui.
"come in."
The two of them entered the house and sat down.
Li Kui poured him a cup of freshly boiled hot water and asked casually: "How was yesterday? Did you gain anything?"
"Hehe, a little bit." Yuan Bin laughed twice, "This Pei Qianhu is an inner disciple of the Wudang Taoist sect. He is a true disciple of the Thunder Method Talisman. He has studied the art for more than ten years. He graduated from Wudang Mountain in the past two years.
Come and practice.”
“There’s still a lot to explore.”
Li Kui smiled and praised, then asked: "Wudang Taoism is also divided into internal and external?"
"Your Excellency, you don't know that the Wudang Taoist sect is at its peak, and countless disciples come to seek immortality and enlightenment. Over time, there are internal and external sects."
Yuan Bin couldn't help but sigh:
"If you have money to practice martial arts, you can achieve something good. The immortal way is illusory, but it is indispensable for aptitude and character."
"According to what you said, Pei Qianhu does have something to be proud of."
Li Kui joked.
With his eyesight, it is not difficult to see Pei Ming's state of mind. It should have been a few years since he got the medicine, and his energy and spirit tended to be perfect.
"but……"
Yuan Bin changed the topic, "Pei Qianhu may not have reacted at first, but then he immediately realized that you were deliberately trying to get rid of him, and he also understood that I was trying to find out his background, and he used your tricks to get information about you from me."
"Yeah, normal."
Li Kui was not surprised.
Pei Ming just has little experience in officialdom, he is not stupid, and he has a lot of skills to rely on.
"Did you gain anything yesterday?"
Yuan Bin took a sip of hot water and asked proactively.
"There are two things that I need you to check."
Li Kui tapped the table with his fingertips, "Qubu is a disciple of Sakyamuni Yeshi. He has a good background, and there may be something fishy in it. Please take someone to investigate. If necessary, you can contact the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions and ask for details!"
After a pause,
He looked directly at Yuan Bin, "I want the results today!"
"yes!"
Yuan Bin answered with his hands raised.
"The second thing."
Li Kui thought for a moment and said slowly:
"Chun Yue Lou's people, including the Madam and Thirteen Niangs, find out their details and their whereabouts in the past few days, who they have met, and who they have met.
"In addition, we will send someone to take Qu Bu's body back to Beizhen Fusi later."
"yes!"
"grown ups."
"Um?"
"Do you suspect that they may be the murderers of Qu Bu and Lin Dongdong?" Yuan Bin finally lost his temper.
The corners of Li Kui's lips curled up slightly.
It has to be said that Yuan Bin's way of dealing with others makes it easy for people to overlook that he is a young man who has just turned 20.
"Who do you think is behind this case?"
"King of Zhao? King of Han?"
Yuan Bin whispered immediately.
After saying that, he frowned and shook his head, "But if it's two princes, they shouldn't continue to take action."
After all, the more times you take action, the easier it is for you to reveal something, and vice versa. For example, yesterday Li Kui and the three of them sat in the 'office' and waited all day, trying to find out but they couldn't do anything.
"You're right."
Li Kui lowered his eyes slightly, his eyes flashing coldly,
"We can't be the players in this game yet. Let's see what the guys behind the scenes want to do first."
"I understand the humble position."
Yuan Bin cupped his hands and said.
then.
The two took a short rest and headed to Beizhen Fusi.
At this moment, there are still six days until New Year's Day.
…
…
At noon, Fusi, Beizhen.
'office.'
Li Kui closed his eyes slightly and tapped the handle of the Xiuchun knife with his fingers.
at this time.
Faint footsteps came quietly.
"Li Fuqianhu."
As soon as Pei Ming came in, he saw Li Kui sitting on a chair, taking a nap, and curled his lips in displeasure.
The next second.
Those eyes suddenly opened, gleaming like blades, which inexplicably sent a chill down Pei Ming's spine, and his fingers subconsciously picked up the spell.
When looking again.
As if it were an illusion, the eyes were still black and white.
"Li Kui!"
Pei Ming's eyebrows stood up, as if he was angry.
"Did you do this on purpose?"
"What's wrong, Pei Qianhu?" Li Kui said with a smile, "Why are you so angry when you come here so early in the morning?"
"you!"
Pei Ming glared angrily.
I was tricked by Li Kui last night, and I just tried to show off my power to him, which one can tolerate it and which one cannot tolerate it?
"grown ups."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind him. He turned around and it was Yuan Bin.
"come in."
Li Kui looked at Pei Ming, cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"Pei Qianhu, I apologize to you for just now. I just mastered a spell. Don't be offended if you don't control it well."
Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person.
Pei Ming had a heart attack, and after a mental struggle, he finally swallowed his breath unhappily.
the other side.
Yuan Bin came to Li Kui, presented the compiled intelligence documents, and then said softly:
"Sir, on the table is the recent information about Wan Xin and Shi San Niang, as well as the matter about Qu Bu. I have checked it out."
“Efficiency, very good!”
Li Kui glanced at the thick paperwork on the table and said, "Tell me about Qubu."
"This Qubu was indeed a disciple of Sakyamuni, and Sakyamuni was the great disciple of Master Tsongkhapa of the Gelug sect, and his status in the Western Regions is extremely high."
"before?"
Yuan Bin nodded and said: "Yes, the Gelug Sect is a Buddhist sect that emphasizes strict observance of precepts. After Qubu followed Sakyamuni to the Ming Dynasty, he wandered around flowers and did things that violated the precepts, and was expelled from the Gelug Sect by Sakyamuni.
.”
Li Kui lowered his eyes slightly, seeming to be sarcastic.
"You really don't follow the rules."
"It was precisely because of this incident that Qubu was forced to stay in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, spreading this incident would damage the reputation of the Gelug Sect, so not many people know about it so far."