Near the time of You, the capital government office.
If it had been in the past, Chen Fuyin would have left the government office early at this time, but now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to ascend the throne, Chen Fuyin dare not relax in everything, and will stay in the government office until dark every day before leaving.
In the study, Chen Fuyin was reviewing documents when he suddenly heard someone running outside. It seemed like something big had happened. Chen Fuyin couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. He secretly thought that tomorrow would be the big day for the crown prince to ascend the throne.
, but don’t let anything big happen.
When the yamen servant came outside the study, Chen Fuyin had already put down his pen and asked, "What's the matter?"
The yamen servant saluted and reported: "Returning to Master Yin, a Secretary Wang from the Wude Department has come outside. He said that he has something urgent and wants to see you."
"Wude Secretary Wang?" Chen Fuyin frowned and thought for a moment, then asked: "Which Secretary Wang?"
In Chen Fuyin's memory, there were indeed several sextons named Wang in Wude Division, but they had no contact with him.
The yamen servant said: "It is said that Wang Wangzhou came here on the orders of Chai Yanchai."
"Chai Yan?" Chen Fuyin was startled and hurriedly stood up and walked out from behind the desk: "Has Secretary Chai returned to Beijing?"
The yamen servant shook his head and said: "This villain doesn't know..."
Chen Fuyin immediately said: "Quickly, let someone go to the flower hall to prepare and invite Secretary Wang in."
"Yes, sir." The officer took the order and hurried to do it.
Afterwards, Chen Fuyin sorted out his clothes and official hat, then left the study and walked to the flower hall.
After arriving at the flower hall and waiting for a short while, Wang Wangzhou was led over by the yamen servant.
When Wang Wangzhou saw that Chen Fuyin had arrived early, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised, so he quickly stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute: "Wude Secretary Wang Wangzhou, I have met Mr. Fuyin!"
"Sister Wang, you're very polite. Come, come, come, please have a seat..." Chen Fuyin was very kind, with a friendly smile on his face.
As soon as Wang Wangzhou sat down, a yamen servant brought tea.
The two briefly exchanged greetings, and Chen Fuyin asked: "Secretary Wang, I heard that it was Secretary Chai who asked you to come here? Where is Secretary Chai now?"
Wang Wangzhou said: "Master Fu Yin, Master Chai is currently at a post station not far outside the city. He was supposed to return today, but something happened at the post station and he had to be delayed..."
Chen Fuyin was a little surprised and asked hurriedly: "Secretary Wang, what happened in the post station? Is Secretary Chai okay?"
Wang Wangzhou raised his hand and said: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Fu Yin. Mr. Chai is intact. The one who is in trouble is the Muyue Kingdom envoy. Their deputy envoy committed suicide!"
"What?" Chen Fuyin was shocked and said with wide eyes: "The deputy envoy of Muyue Kingdom committed suicide?"
Chen Fuyin had received the news a few days ago that the missions from the Piz and Muyue countries would arrive in the capital in the near future. Although the reception was not the responsibility of the government, the superiors had also told them how much they should be allowed to do.
Be careful, pay attention to diplomatic etiquette.
Yesterday, the delegation from the Pitz Kingdom had entered the city. I was wondering why the delegation from the Muyue Kingdom had not arrived today. Who would have expected that I would hear such shocking news.
"Sir Wang, what is going on? Why did the deputy envoy of the Muyue Kingdom commit suicide?" Chen Fuyin asked with a serious face.
Wang Wangzhou said seriously: "Master Fu Yin, the whole thing is like this..."
In the following time, Wang Wangzhou informed Chen Fuyin in detail about the poisoning incident that occurred in the inn last night and the suicide of Mu Yueguo's deputy envoy this morning by cutting his wrists.
After hearing this, Chen Fuyin immediately said: "If something like this happens, you have to inform Honglu Temple. It is not a trivial matter that an envoy from another country died in our country's inn..."
Wang Wangzhou immediately raised his hands and said: "Master Fu Yin, Master Chai is not familiar with Honglu Temple, so I asked my subordinates to come to the government office first to inform Mr. Fu Yin to take over the case, and then bother the government office to transfer the case to Honglu Temple.
"
"Well, that's all we can do..." Chen Fuyin nodded, stunned for a moment and suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "Sir Wang, their deputy... really committed suicide.
?”
Wang Wangzhou understood Chen Fuyin's thoughts, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "When Xiaguan came out, Mr. Chai and Chief Hang should be investigating, but Xianguan had no way of knowing the result."
These words made Chen Fuyin's heart agitate a little more, thinking to himself that it would be even more troublesome if he was killed and then pretended to be a suicide!
Chen Fuyin said: "Sir Wang, please wait a moment. I will arrange for manpower and rush back to the inn with you to take over the case!"
"Thank you Chen Fuyin." Wang Wangzhou immediately stood up and bowed his hands to express his gratitude.
After Chen Fuyin left the flower hall, he immediately arranged for people to rush to the inn. At the same time, he also arranged for people to go to Honglu Temple. A foreign envoy died, and he was also the deputy envoy of the mission. He did not inform Honglu Temple immediately.
It's not possible.
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When it gets dark, outside the main entrance of the palace.
A carriage arrived in a hurry, and after it stopped, a tall middle-aged man in official uniform got out of the carriage.
The guard in front of the palace gate saw the middle-aged man hurrying towards the door, so he stepped forward and stopped him: "Sir, the palace gate will be closed soon. It's hard to enter the palace again!"
The tall middle-aged man raised his hands and said, "I am Guan Pengfei, the young minister from the left of Honglu Temple. I have something urgent to report to His Highness the Crown Prince. Please go in and let me know."
The imperial guard said: "Master Guan, it's not that we won't notify you, but the palace gate is about to close. According to the rules, no further notification is allowed unless there is an emergency military report from the border... Master Guan, otherwise you will have to wait until tomorrow.
Come again."
Guan Pengfei said anxiously: "No, this matter is very important. Please be accommodating and go in to report it."
"Master Guan, it really can't be done. Please don't embarrass us errands." The imperial guard was also helpless. This is the palace, not the prince's palace. If he could be accommodating, he would have been accommodating.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in official uniform walked out of the next palace door.
As soon as Guan Pengfei saw this person's appearance, he suddenly felt happy and hurriedly ran towards him.
"Commander Gu, Commander Gu!" The person Guan Pengfei saw was Gu Zhengbang.
Gu Zhengbang had just finished discussing the security matters for tomorrow's enthronement ceremony. It was getting late and he was about to go home.
When Gu Zhengbang heard someone calling him, he turned around and hesitated for a moment before recognizing the person: "Isn't this Guan Shaoqing? Why are you here?"
Guan Pengfei ran forward, cupped his hands and said, "Commander Gu, it's great to meet you..."
"What's wrong, Guan Shaoqing?" Gu Zhengbang didn't quite understand what he meant.
Guan Pengfei invited Gu Zhengbang aside and whispered: "Commander Gu, just now Director Cai Chai sent someone to report to Chen Fuyin, saying that at an inn outside the city, Lu Boer, the deputy envoy of the Muyue Kingdom, suddenly cut his throat.
Wrist committed suicide!"
"Is this the case?" Gu Zhengbang's brows immediately frowned.
Guan Pengfei nodded and continued: "At this moment, Chen Fuyin has sent someone to the inn to take over the case. As soon as the official received the news at Honglu Temple, he hurried over to report to His Highness the Crown Prince, but it was a pity that the guards refused to let him go.
I went in and luckily met Commander Gu. I hope Commander Gu can report this matter to His Highness the Crown Prince. After all, it was the deputy envoy of another country’s mission who died!”
Gu Zhengbang rubbed his hands while thinking, and then said: "In this case, I will enter the palace with you immediately, and you will personally explain the specific situation to His Highness!"
After that, Gu Zhengbang took Guan Peng and flew to the palace. Seeing this, the guards had no choice but to stop him again.
Gu Zhengbang said with a serious face: "I will explain this matter to His Highness the Crown Prince. You don't have to worry about being held accountable. All responsibilities will be borne by me!"
The guards immediately exchanged looks with each other after hearing this...
After a while, the guards moved out of the way, allowing Gu Zhengbang to lead Guan Pengfei into the palace gate.