The commander of the imperial army controls the entire imperial guard and can only obey the orders of the emperor alone.
There is absolutely no contact with the prince or the commander of the imperial army.
If the commander of the imperial army colludes with the prince and leads his troops directly into the palace, the emperor will be in danger.
Therefore, when Jiang Hui heard that the guards of the second prince Li Jiye were looking for him, he refused!
Li Jiye was a prince, but he was also an unpopular prince, and he asked his guards to look for him. No matter what, it was impossible for Jiang Hui to see him.
The imperial guards were scolded and hurriedly returned to the palace gate in disgrace.
Guard Zhao Yi was still waiting anxiously at the door.
"Brother, where is Commander Jiang?"
Zhao Yi asked anxiously.
The Imperial Guard also had a bad look on his face and said, "Brother, Commander Jiang doesn't have time to see you. Go back."
Zhao Yi became anxious and begged: "Brother, we are in urgent need. Please save the lives of my whole family."
The Imperial Guard didn't want to be scolded anymore, so he said impatiently: "Brother, this is the entrance to the palace, don't embarrass me."
Zhao Yi was very anxious and did not dare to say that Li Jiye was dead.
At this time, the eunuch Zhong Gui happened to come out. Zhao Yi rushed over and said: "Eunuch, the younger one is Zhao Yi, the guard of the second prince's house. I have something urgent to report to the superior."
Zhong Gui stopped and asked, "Why are you so worried?"
Zhao Yi looked at the two eunuchs behind him. Zhong Gui waved his hand, and the two eunuchs took a few steps back.
Zhao Yi stepped forward and whispered: "The second prince was killed in Lanyue Pavilion last night."
hiss.
Zhong Gui's body shook like an electric shock. He grabbed Zhao Yi and asked, "Who else knows about this?"
Zhao Yi said: "Join the army Sima Rui, bodyguard He Kun, and the old bustard of Lanyue Pavilion."
"There is also Lan Yue from Lan Yue Pavilion. There is still one. No more for now."
Zhong Gui turned around and said, "Follow me into the palace!"
Zhong Gui and Zhao Yi hurried inside.
The imperial army stopped Zhao Yi and said to Zhong Gui: "Father, he has brought weapons." ."
Zhong Gui glanced at Zhao Yi, who hurriedly took off the knife from his waist and handed it to the Imperial Army. He took off his coat, took off the armor inside, and handed it to the Imperial Army together.
Outsiders are absolutely not allowed to wear armor or carry swords when entering the palace.
Only then did the imperial guards let him go.
Zhong Gui walked hurriedly in front, Zhao Yi lowered his head and followed him until he reached the outside of the royal study.
Zhong Gui motioned to Zhao Yi to wait outside, and asked the two young eunuchs to watch to prevent Zhao Yi from causing trouble.
Zhong Gui arrived at the door, carefully arranged his clothes, and then slowed down and walked in.
Li Chengdao was reading the military report sent by generals Qiu Kuohai and Hu Feiyang from the front.
"emperor."
Zhong Gui bowed softly.
Li Chengdao glanced at Zhong Gui and asked, "What happened in such a hurry?"
Li Chengdao heard Zhong Gui's hurried footsteps.
Zhong Gui bowed and said, "I just met the guard from the second prince's house at the palace gate."
Li Chengdao put down the memorial and said, "Tell me, what happened again."
Zhong Gui gritted his teeth and replied: "The guards said that the second prince was killed in Lanyue Pavilion last night!"
Li Chengdao held the memorial in his hand and looked at Zhong Gui blankly.
"What?"
Li Chengdao thought he heard wrongly.
Zhong Gui said again: "The second prince was killed in Lanyue Pavilion!"
Li Chengdao gently put down the memorial, his face suddenly turned dark, and said: "Pass on Jiang Hui!"
Zhong Gui immediately went out and asked the young eunuch to find Jiang Hui.
The little eunuch hurried to the room at the entrance of the palace. Jiang Hui was thinking about how to deal with the people of Tianxiahui.
The Imperial Guard brought the young eunuch into the room and said, "Commander, I'm looking for you."
Jiang Hui saw the little eunuch and asked, "What's going on?"
The young eunuch shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I am very anxious to get the position."
Jiang Hui thought to himself: Could it be that the emperor was jealous when the guards came to find him just now? That shouldn't be the case.
Without any time to think, Jiang Hui immediately followed the young eunuch to the royal study.
Entering the imperial study, Yu Fuguo was already standing inside.
"emperor."
"You and Yu Fuguo go to Lanyue Pavilion immediately! Find out the murderer for me!"
Jiang Hui didn't know the cause and effect and was confused. .??.
But after thinking about it carefully, Jiang Hui had a guess that something had happened to Li Jiye in Lanyue Pavilion.
"Wei Chen accepts the order!"
"This slave takes the order!"
Jiang Hui and Yu Fuguo arrived outside, and Zhong Gui asked his guard Zhao Yi to lead the way.
Jiang Hui led the Imperial Guards, and Yu Fuguo led the imperial guards, and rushed to Lanyue Pavilion in Dajiang, north of the city.
At the restaurant by the river, Long Chen saw Jiang Hui and Yu Fuguo leading people to the shore.
The surrounding area is on full alert, and business travelers coming and going are staying away.
The flower boat of Lan Yue Pavilion finally docked. Sima Rui, who joined the army, got off the boat with a tearful voice and cried to Jiang Hui and Yu Fuguo: "When I came in this morning, I found that His Highness the Second Prince had been killed."
Jiang Hui and Yu Fuguo ordered everyone on board to be detained. Sima Rui took the lead and reached the fourth floor.
Entering the room, Li Jiye was lying on the bed, next to Bai Tiao Lan Yue.
"What happened to her?"
Jiang Hui stared at them when he saw that Lan Yue's clothes were gone.
Sima Rui immediately replied: "This is Lan Yue, the number one here. Her acupoints were tapped, and the official can't untie her."
Jiang Hui groped around Lan Yue's body, and then tapped two acupuncture points. Lan Yue screamed and cried loudly: "It's a murder." , killed someone!"
Lan Yue's spirit almost collapsed.
She saw the murderer with her own eyes. She slept with the dead Li Jiye for one night, and the fear brought her to the edge of collapse.
Jiang Hui didn't care, he lifted Lan Yue up with one hand, pressed it on the bed, and asked, "Who is the murderer?"
Lan Yue said casually: "Last night, the second prince and I played the piano and flute here, and then we slept together, and then someone was behind me, and then the second prince died, and then he took off my clothes, and he tapped my acupuncture points.
, let my second prince sleep together."
Although Lan Yue's words were confusing, Jiang Hui and Yu Fuguo were able to sort out the clues.
Last night, someone lurked in the room and assassinated Li Jiye.
After killing the person, the murderer still played with Lan Yue calmly.
"This murderer is so bold and extremely skillful. He doesn't take the second prince seriously at all."
Yufuguo immediately came to a conclusion.
Jiang Hui turned back and asked Sima Rui: "Didn't you hear anything outside the door last night?"
Sima Rui didn't dare to hide anything and said, "Last night, I slept with Yao Yue next door. Zhao Yi and He Kun were guarding the door."
Yu Fuguo called He Kun and Zhao Yi in and asked, "Didn't you hear any noise last night?"
The two said at the same time: "There is no movement."
Yu Fuguo asked again: "Is there no suspicious person approaching?"
Zhao Yi and He Kun thought for a while and said, "Yes, there was a very suspicious dandy last night. He lived in Su Yue's room."
Yu Fuguo immediately arrived at Suyue's room, but the door was still closed.
After the accident in the morning, the old madam forgot about Su Yue, and no one knocked on the door.
The arresting officer, Xia Houlian, opened the door and found that the food and wine placed inside were almost untouched.
Xia Houlian was in front, the deputy chief of police and the spies followed, and Yu Fuguo was watching from outside the door.
Xia Houlian arrived at the door of the inner room, pushed it gently, and the door opened.
