The three men in black were indeed highly skilled in martial arts, but they were seriously injured. Facing a large number of officers and soldiers, they only suffered a loss. In the end...
Two were killed and one was injured.
All the dead people died in the hands of Yan Qing, and the only one who survived was captured by Commander Zhao. Commander Zhao was not polite at all and took away the survivors directly, "Brother Yan, I will take the person back for interrogation first. Don't worry, there are
I will definitely tell you the result, and the emperor will also speak well of Brother Yan."
Ignoring the group of angry officers and soldiers under Yan Qing's command, Commander Zhao took the only living survivor and two corpses into the palace to revive him, with no intention of calling Yan Qing.
"General, this man is so shameless." Yan Qing's soldiers were furious. They were the ones who discovered the man. Why should Zhao take all the credit?
"It doesn't matter, withdraw the troops and go back. The brothers who come out tonight will be paid a shilling each and get three days of leave." Yan Qing had no expression on his face, and he didn't know if he really didn't care or if he was pretending not to care.
Seeing Yan Qing like this, the soldiers knew that it was useless no matter what they said. No one could change the general's decision. Although they were angry, they could only hold it in.
Even though Yan Qing was injured and busy all night, he couldn't help but feel a little tired. However, Yan Qing did not rest. Instead, he went to the study to find his father, who had been waiting for him all night.
"Dad, as you said, the murderer jumped over the wall and pushed a few scapegoats out, but the man named Zhao has already taken him away." Yan Qing sat down opposite Prince Pingxi.
"Huh, Zhao's eyesight is really light." Prince Pingxi snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on his face, "Is there anyone you suspect?"
"Donglin Academy, I suspect that the assassin is hiding in Donglin Academy." Yan Qing told the story about the fire in Donglin Academy. Prince Pingxi nodded after hearing this, "It is not unreasonable. People should keep an eye on Donglin Academy.
In addition, you should also keep your surroundings clean."
Tonight, an "assassin" appeared immediately after taking action. This shows that there must be a spy around Yan Qing who spread the news.
"Son, I understand." Yan Qing stood up, clasping his hands into fists, and stopped sitting down.
Compared with sitting, he is more comfortable standing now.
Prince Pingxi knew that his son was capable, but he still couldn't help but warned: "This matter will be investigated secretly and must not be made public."
The "assassin" has been caught, and this assassination case should be closed. If Yan Qing goes to investigate in a big way, it will only make everyone unhappy.
"My son knows." Yan Qing nodded lightly.
"Go down and rest. When you come back, the emperor will definitely announce your entry into the palace. Do you know what he will say when the time comes?" Prince Pingxi nodded lightly, with a hint of weariness flashing in his eyes.
These messy things in the officialdom are really annoying.
"Dad, don't worry, I won't grab the credit." Yan Qing's face was calm. Faced with the great credit he was about to receive, he could easily give up, which shows his strong character.
Qin Jiyan finished his breakfast and was about to visit the old man of the Cheng family. Before he left the house, he heard about Commander Zhao catching the assassin. Qin Jiyan raised his head in surprise and asked, "Is it Commander Zhao?"
"Yes, Commander Zhao discovered the whereabouts of the assassin in a bronze statue in a ruined temple in the West City." The chief steward twitched his lips, as if he couldn't believe it, but that was the fact.
"Was Yan Qing here at that time?" It wasn't that Qin Jiyan looked down on Commander Zhao, but that compared to Yan Qing, Commander Zhao really didn't look good enough. If Yan Qing had caught the assassin, he would believe it.
"General Yan discovered the place first, but did not investigate it in detail. It was Commander Zhao who insisted on investigating." The chief steward said in a straight tone, and at the end he added, "This is what the outside world has said."
According to rumors from the outside world, it shows how moist it is. Qin Jiyan nodded and said he understood.
"In addition, a fire broke out in the library building of Donglin Academy yesterday. Young Master Chengyi was slightly injured and has asked for leave to go home today." Although the two matters are unrelated, the housekeeper still reported them together.
His intuition told him that these two things must be connected.
"Is the injury serious?" Qin Jiyan's face condensed and his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
"Master Chengyi was only slightly injured, but a dozen students rushed into the fire to save the book and were seriously injured. Among them, Mr. Jing Yan was the most seriously injured. It is said that Mr. Jing Yan was the one who saved Master Tang Yin's Baimeitu
, rushed out of the top floor of the library building, fell down when he came out, and was splashed with candle wax." In addition to Jing Yan and Gu Cheng, the chief steward also selected a few representative injured people and told them one by one.
Qin Jiyan listened.
The more Qin Jiyan listened, the more solemn his expression became, "Make a list of the wounded."
The list came out quickly. Apart from the name, the identity introduction was very detailed. Qin Jiyan's eyes fell on two people, one was Jing Yan, and the other was Zhu Jing, a student from a poor family with both parents dead.
Jing Yan has been in the capital for less than a year and is the owner of Jingzhuang Village in Jiangnan. Jingzhuang is quite powerful in Jiangnan. He is a true Jianghu man and has many talented people.
If someone really cooperates, it won't be too difficult for Jing Yan to send someone to sneak into the palace and assassinate the emperor.
However, Qin Jiyan couldn't think of a reason for Jing Yan to do this.
Help the fifth prince?
Maybe.
As for Zhu Jing, another man from a poor family, his life experience is also quite strange. He came to the capital with his brother two years ago and had been living on the border between Northern Qi and Daqin.
My elder brother is a carpenter, his skills are average and he can support the family, but he has a sister-in-law who is good at making money. The sister-in-law is good at embroidery, and she relies on embroidery to support her brother-in-law's education.
This was nothing at first, except that Zhu Jing's sister-in-law was an orphan girl they picked up in a border town. It was said that she lost her memory and then married Zhu Jing's eldest brother.
"These two people, send someone to keep an eye on them." Since he had doubts, Qin Jiyan would not continue to let it go, so sending someone to keep an eye on them was the best way.
"Yes." The butler bowed and responded, and reminded in a low voice, "Your Highness, the time you made an appointment with Mr. Cheng has come. It's time to go out."
Normally, Qin Jiyan, as the emperor's eldest grandson, would not go to the minister's house easily, lest he be accused of being a party member, but Qin Jiyan's visit to Mr. Cheng's house was approved by the old emperor.
Qin Jiyan always knew what to say and what not to say. After the morning court, he went to see the old emperor and told the old emperor everything about Cheng Rui's miscarriage and Wu Liulang.
Moreover, Qin Jiyan also told the old emperor that he suspected that Wu Liulang was the sixth prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty who was sick and had never seen anyone outside. He must have some conspiracy to get close to the Cheng family.
Qin Jiyan presented Wu Liulang's portrait to the old emperor. Although Wu Liulang looked like a Da Qin man and was not as tall as a Northern Qi man, he gave the impression that he was very similar to a member of the Northern Qi royal family, like a lone wolf.
Just as ruthless and ruthless!
The old emperor didn't have much feeling when he saw Wu Liulang for the first time, but when Qin Jiyan reminded the old emperor, he took it seriously and looked solemn.
The old emperor immediately ordered Qin Jiyan to find out Wu Liulang's identity and his intention to get close to the Cheng family as soon as possible.
After reporting it to the old emperor, Qin Jiyan went to the Cheng family in an upright manner.