When Liu Yun got the news, the autopsy on Xu Chang had already been completed. As soon as he heard that the murderer had been caught, and he was Xu Chang, a warrior from the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liu Yun immediately changed his clothes and came towards Yanhuai's big tent!
Walking quickly to the door of the big tent, Yuan Qing was waiting outside. It seemed that he had expected Liu Yun to come, and he was not surprised to see Liu Yun, so he lifted the curtain and said, "Third Prince, please—"
Liu Yun straightened his clothes and walked in. As soon as he entered the tent, he found Yan Chi, Yan Che, and others in the tent, including Yan Li, who hadn't shown up in the main tent for a few days. arrive.
Liu Yun stepped forward and saluted, and then asked, "Your Majesty, I heard that the murderer has been caught, is it a warrior from the Northern Wei Dynasty?"
Tuoba Wu and Tuoba Rui were both in the tent, and when they heard Liu Yun's words, they both cried out in their hearts.
Yan Huai nodded, "Indeed, Jiu Yatou has experienced the injuries on Xu Chang's body, and I can be sure that Xu Chang is the person who met General Fu that night."
Liu Yun took a deep breath, turned around and looked at Tuoba Wu and Tuoba Rui, "Princess, Fifth Highness, what do you say?! Your Xu Chang has harmed our general in Xiliang, you want to give me an explanation?!"
Neither Tuoba Wu nor Tuoba Rui disliked Liu Yun, but now, they still have to worry about the diplomatic relations between the Northern Wei Dynasty and Xiliang, not to mention that Xu Chang killed someone. Wu, Tuoba Wu coughed lightly, "Third Highness, Xu Chang is a sinner in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is really not what we want him to do. We are also very guilty about paying the general. We can ask Father to write the letter of credence later on." Apologize, give me another gift to express my apology."
Liu Yun sneered, "Oh? Just apologizing is enough?! That's our Xiliang Generalissimo! A mere gift, do you think we in Xiliang are rare in your gifts?!"
Tuoba Wu suppressed his anger, pursed his lips and said, "Then what do you want!"
Liu Yun squinted his eyes. In fact, he didn't think of what to do for a moment, but when he turned his eyes, he said loudly, "You guys want to express your apologies, okay, one hundred thousand horses from the Northern Wei and Southern Dynasties!"
As soon as these words came out, Tuoba Wu immediately took a deep breath. The southern part of the Northern Wei Dynasty bordered the northern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is located on a plateau with vast grasslands and abundant rain. Most of the domesticated horses there are tall and strong. The best choice for war horses. However, the treasury of the Northern Wei Dynasty was empty, and the funds for domesticating war horses were limited. The domesticated horses were not enough to cope with the Northern Wei's own military supplies. How could Qin Wan agree? !
"Does the Third Highness think that the 100,000 horses are a joke?! Does the Third Highness not want the Northern Wei Dynasty to make up for it?!"
Seeing that Tuoba Wu could be so arrogant without reason, Liu Yun suddenly became angry, and he smiled coldly, "It seems that Her Royal Highness didn't realize that the Northern Wei Dynasty did something wrong this time! People first caused such a big chaos and ruined the big hunting once every two years in Dazhou, and killed our generals of soldiers and horses in Xiliang. The Northern Wei Dynasty should apologize to Dazhou and Xiliang for this, and pay the price! The princess is like this I don’t think he’s taking Da Zhou and Xi Liang seriously for his rude words!”
Liu Yun made harsh words but insisted on taking Da Zhou with her. Tuoba Wu was about to say more, but Tuoba Rui pulled her back, and Tuoba Wu shook Kaiba Rui's hand. The matter is indeed the responsibility of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but you have 100,000 horses when you open your mouth. This is too much to overestimate the strength of the Northern Wei Dynasty. You know that the Northern Wei Dynasty can't do it, so why make it difficult for both parties? Could it be that the Third Highness wants to move it too? Did the fighting hurt the vitality of both countries?!"
The wasteland between Xiliang and Northern Wei has been occupied by the army all year round. It is a natural camp for the army to disturb Xiliang, Northern Wei, and Dazhou. Although there were territorial disputes between Xiliang and Northern Wei in the early years, in the past few decades, it has been almost occupied. The enemy is separated, and it is impossible to talk about fighting. If Liu Yun pushes the Northern Wei into a hurry, he will not get any compensation. This bad breath can only be swallowed in vain. The words were too pressing to ask for conditions, so I had to hum, "Your Highness Fifth can talk a lot, and what His Highness said is not unreasonable. If that's the case, then I'll think about it."
Tuoba Rui nodded, "As long as the Third Highness is willing to accept our apology, everything is easy to talk about. The Northern Wei Dynasty is not rude."
Once Fu Desheng died, Liu Yun naturally wanted to get something substantial, and he had to think about what he wanted, and when the idea settled down, Liu Yun asked again, "Where is Xu Chang's body?"
Tuoba Rui said, "In the big tent outside—"
Liu Yun sneered, "Okay, surely you won't protect such a sinner?! I want his body!"
Tuoba Wu frowned, "What do you want Xu Chang's body for?!"
Liu Yun smiled fiercely, "Sacrifice to General Fu!"
Tuoba Wufen clenched her fists and looked at Tuoba Rui. She was unwilling. Even if Xu Chang died, he was still a sinner of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Tuoba Qi took a good look at Xu Chang!
There was also hesitation on Tuoba Rui's face, "Sister Huang...or else...or give him the man..."
Tuoba Wu raised his eyebrows, "Xu Chang is also a sinner in the Northern Wei Dynasty. When the prince's brother wakes up, he will always find out who the murderer is. What needs to be investigated must be investigated. No, Xu Chang has to be taken back to the Northern Wei Dynasty—"
Tuoba Rui was helpless, "Take a dead person back? So far away..."
Tuoba Wu pursed his lips, feeling a little uncertain for a moment, Liu Yun stared at Tuoba Wu with a half-smile on his face, "The princess can't even bear a dead person, do you really know the performance of Northern Wei's wrongdoing?!"
Tuoba Wu was at a loss for a while, thinking that Tuo Bahong hadn't woken up yet, she couldn't help but feel isolated and helpless, and seeing Liu Yun's eyes flashing fiercely, she gritted her teeth for a long while, "I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you when His Royal Highness finishes the investigation." you!"
Liu Yun looked at Yan Chi, and Yan Chi said, "Although we know that he is the murderer, there are still many evidences that have not been searched."
Liu Yun smiled, "Okay, then give your Highness a face, and when this case is over, Liu Yun's body will be returned to Xiliang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Huai said calmly, "The case has been investigated before the three-day deadline. Your Highness should be satisfied, right? Both the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Great Zhou are responsible for this matter. If the Third Highness wants to pursue it, the Great Zhou will naturally Also cooperate."
Liu Yun's attitude towards Yan Huai was naturally different from Tuoba Wu's. Hearing what Yan Huai said, Liu Yun was a little more amiable, "His Royal Highness found the murderer within three days, which shows that Da Zhou attaches great importance to this matter. , Xu Chang is dead today, I believe that General Fu has also rested in peace under Jiuquan, if you want to pursue it, I don't have this idea."
Yan Huai bent his lips, but Liu Yun said again, "But what happened in Dazhou, if I don't care, I can't explain it when I go back to Xiliang. Let me think about this matter once or twice before discussing it with the emperor. .”
"Of course it's easy to talk about." Yan Huai was also very kind. Now that the biggest fault lies in the Northern Wei Dynasty, he can just watch from the sidelines, "Now that the cases of Prince Tuoba and General Fu have been investigated, we are all at ease. Day, starting tomorrow, the soldiers in the camp will hold a sacrifice ceremony for General Fu first, and then return after a few more days of hunting. I heard from Jiu Yatou that His Royal Highness’s condition has improved quite a bit. If he wakes up in these two days It couldn’t be better, this big hunt has caused quite a lot of trouble, and the other envoys from the Northern Wei Dynasty and Xiliang also need the princess and the two Highnesses to appease them.”
Yanhuai's voice is gentle, so Liu Yun should naturally be, and Tuoba Wu and Tuoba Rui have no reason to be angry. Their disputes in the Northern Wei Dynasty came to the territory of the Great Zhou, which affected the Great Zhou. They were ashamed, Tuobawu's anger was not the slightest bit, and after hearing Yan Huai's words, they naturally responded.
After saying a few more words, the three of Tuoba Wu took their leave first, and when the three of them left, the smile on Yan Huai's face disappeared slightly, and Yan Qi even said, "Really, we should blame the Northern Wei Dynasty, let's have a good spring hunting , but was ruined by their infighting!"
Yan Che thought of Zhao Shuhua's words, and said, "In the final analysis, it's still a battle for succession. If the Fourth Highness of the Northern Wei Dynasty had no idea of fighting for power and profit, this tragedy would not have happened. Right now Princess Tuoba is still in Dazhou, and when they all return After the Northern Wei Dynasty, I don’t know what kind of blood flowed in the Northern Wei Dynasty.”
Yan Huai seemed to be moved when he heard the words, his expression was slightly condensed, Yan Qi's eyes were narrow and his face was cold.
It was already late at night, since the murderer had been caught, there was no need to say anything, and Yan Huai didn't ask any more questions, and asked everyone to retreat and rest. On the other side, Yan Chi took people to search Xu Chang's residence, and it was indeed there. A bloody garment was found under Xu Chang's bed, which was enough evidence for Xu Chang's crime. As for the matter ordered by the Fourth Highness of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it was outside his jurisdiction.
At the same time, Wei Chan and Xiao Yu, who had escaped from the camp, were found within a short distance. The camp was set up by the Weishui River in Yimapingchuan, and it would take half an hour to walk up Weishan. Sure enough, the man planned to walk up the mountain. When the forbidden army overtook them, the two of them would escape five miles away.
Seeing the imperial army coming to take people, Wei Chan and Xiao Yu resisted for a while, but the imperial army consisted of hundreds of people, how could two people resist, and they were taken back to the camp, so they naturally thought that they would die after returning to the camp Undoubtedly, when they were brought in front of Zhao Yu, the two knelt down and shouted for grievances—
"Wrong, we never harmed His Highness the Crown Prince, nor did we harm General Fu!"
"Where is His Royal Highness? Is this going to kill us immediately?!"
"No! We want to see Her Highness the Princess and the Fifth Prince's Highness—"
Xiao Yu yelled, and suddenly remembered that Tuoba Rui didn't help them at all, so he changed the subject, "We were wronged, we want to see Her Highness the Princess! We want to see Her Highness the Princess!"
Zhao Yu listened impatiently to the yelling of the two, and thought it was a bit funny to think that the two were being used by Yan Chi, so he took the time to watch the two yelling, and when the two yelled at the top of their lungs, Zhao Yu smiled, "Come on!" People, untie!"
After the words were finished, two guards immediately came up to untie the two of them. Xiao Yu and Wei Chan were taken aback for a moment, looked at Zhao Yu in puzzlement, and arrested them, but they did not see Yan Chi. He thought they were going to be executed immediately, but unexpectedly, they were suddenly untied! What does it mean? !
"Okay, I know that the two of you are not the murderers. This is just His Royal Highness' scheme to solve the case. Now that the murderer has been caught, you two can rest assured. After suffering a bit this time, I will treat it as a devotion to Your Highness the Crown Prince." Zhao Yu smiled again as he said, "You guys have done meritorious service, get up and go back to rest, it's all right..."
Xiao Yu and Wei Chan's eyes widened immediately. They had been in fear for so long, they ran away and were arrested, and they were beaten up when they were caught just now, but now, they are just a cover for Yan Chi to beat them up? !
The two were shocked, first they felt a sense of the rest of their lives, and then there was a burst of anger and bitterness.
The two of them were innocent at first, but they had been worried and afraid for so long for no reason, so that was fine. Zhao Yu pretended to be loyal to His Royal Highness, but it was really too rude.
Wei Chan and Xiao Yu stood up while moving their bound hands and feet. Although they were wronged and angry, they didn't dare to say anything. Zhao Yu raised his jaw slightly and looked at the two. Wei Chan turned around and left in a daze. Xiao Yu was about to Turning around, he asked, "Dare to ask Commander Zhao, who is the murderer?"
A deep smile appeared on Zhao Yu's face again, "It's Xu Chang."
Wei Chan was taken aback, then turned around in disbelief, "Deputy Captain Xu?! How is it possible?!"
Zhao Yu's face became serious, and he looked at the two stupid Northern Wei people in front of him, "Xu Chang went to the pharmacy to poison your Highness the Crown Prince, but we caught him, and then he committed suicide by taking the poison."
Wei Chan and Xiao Yu were stunned, they were both horrified!
Xu Chang's status in the imperial army of the Northern Wei Dynasty was not low, and this line of business gave birth to a brotherhood with them. Xu Chang even helped them escape. How could he be the murderer? !
Thinking in this way, the two of them gradually realized that running away would cut off their own way of escape. Once the two of them were convicted, Xu Chang would be safe. Not only that, Xu Chang's poisoning tonight was clearly a way to take advantage of the chaos …
Wei Chan and Xiao Yu looked at each other, and they were both in a cold sweat!
Ben was still grateful to Xu Chang, but who would have thought that they would be used by Xu Chang? !
Seeing the discoloration of the two, Zhao Yu laughed again. In the farce created by the Northern Wei Dynasty, they were the ones who suffered in the end. Although General Fu of Xiliang was dead, Liu Yun was not easy to mess with. Zhou followed suit, but fortunately there was no real loss, "Okay, if you want to know anything else, go back and ask your brothers, let's go."
Wei Chan and Xiao Yu were completely stunned, they nodded in a daze, and turned around in a daze, without recovering for a while.
"His Royal Highness, another thing was found, do you see?" Bai Feng walked in from the outside, holding a token in his hand, "I found it in Xu Chang's package, hidden in a hair tie. search."
Yan Chi took it over and took a look, only to see that the token was made of bronze with patterns of blue sparrows engraved on it, Yan Chi smiled noncommittally, "Show it to Princess Tuoba, she knows what it is."
The blue sparrow is the totem of the Northern Wei royal family. This thing must belong to the royal family. Yan Chi thought it had something to do with the Fourth Highness of the Northern Wei Dynasty, so he didn't plan to interfere in this matter. When Bai Feng left, Yan Chi got up and walked out.
Everyone was startled by the turmoil, but now it was late at night, and the camp had returned to tranquility.
Yan Chi walked towards Tuo Bahong's big tent, and when he got to the tent, he saw that the lights inside were warm.
Seeing that Yan was late, the guards he arranged quickly saluted. Inside, Tuoba Wu and Qin Wan were surprised when they heard the sound of saluting. Tuoba Wu frowned slightly, and glanced at Qin Wan, "Go, I'll be alone." It's good for people to see."
Qin Guan didn't know why Yan Chi had come, so he went out first, and as soon as he got out of the tent, he saw Yan Chi standing with his back to the tent door, his eyes slightly raised, looking at the clear moon in the sky, It was a cloudy day, with no stars and no moon at night, but at this moment, the clear moon appeared from behind the clouds, which coincided with the case being solved.
"His Royal Highness—" Qin Wan was very polite in front of so many guards.
Yan Chi turned around, frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to go back and rest?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, "Prince Tuoba's pulse seems to have improved again, so I stayed here for a while."
Yan Chi frowned. A few days ago, Ta Bahong had just been rescued. He didn't know when he would become ill. The murderer would strike again at any time because of the tension in the investigation. It's a lot better, why keep guarding? Although Qin Wan seldom showed up in the past few days, the tired look on her face was obvious.
Seeing displeasure on Yan Chi's face, Qin Wan glanced back and said, "Okay, then I'll go and rest now."
Talking to the guard, he went in and said hello to Tuoba Wu before turning back, Tuoba Wu heard the words outside clearly, and couldn't help but snorted softly.
"Is that good? His Royal Highness has been very tiring these days, so go back and rest earlier."
The case was solved, and Ta Bahong's pulse became stronger day by day, and Qin Wan was very relaxed right now.
Yan Chi's face paled when he heard the words, and he nodded, "I'll take you there—"
Although it is not far from the empress dowager's sleeping tent, Qin Wan can be alone with Yan Chi for a while, naturally, Qin Wan nodded happily, "The case is solved, why do you still look so serious?"
Yan Chi turned his eyes to look at her, his expression was a bit serious, he was much taller than her, and now his eyes were squinting towards the side, "The case is solved, the emperor will call us tomorrow, what do you think?" Well, what reward do you want?"
It turns out... it's for this matter!
Knowing that Yan Chi was in a hurry, Qin Wan slowed down slightly, "Tell me, is it possible for a woman to become an official?"
Yan Chi stopped abruptly, "You want to join the Ministry of Punishment?"
Qin Wan blinked, but a thin smile appeared on her face because of Yan Chi's extra seriousness. She had a smile on her face, but there was a lot of helplessness in her heart. Yan Chi must not be able to figure out what she was going to do in the past few days. The worry that arises from this must be very exhausting, but how can she express it
"I... I think women can investigate cases openly, do you think it's feasible?"
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, his eyes relaxed slightly, it was exactly as he expected, Qin Wan's obsession with the prison case was deeper than he imagined, she used to help others out of necessity, but now she really wanted to use her own The art of doing something.
"During the two hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, no woman has ever been an official."
Yan Chi had no choice but to tell Qin Wan the truth, but Qin Wan's lips curled slightly, "I know, but I still want to try."
Yan Chi met Qin Wan's clear eyes, "Could it be that your unfulfilled wish is to set a precedent for women to be officials, and to use the skills you know to plead for the people?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips pursed slightly, "It's not really pleading for the people..."
Yan Chi remembered what Qin Wan said that day. He said that people who study and are officials in the court have a heart for the world, a life for the people, a legacy for the sages, and peace for all generations. She said that although she is a woman , but also has a heart of indomitable spirit, thinking of these words now, Yan Chi's heart is still a little shaken, Qin Wan clearly wants to become an official in the court.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan's words became modest in Yan Chi's heart, and the seriousness on Yan Chi's face faded, "Since this is the case, why did you hide it from me? I always thought you were going to do something dangerous thing."
Qin Wan knew that Yan Chi's thinking was too simple, so she smiled bitterly and said, "Speaking of which, it's dangerous."
"The safest thing in the world is naturally to live in the back house, but you are not an ordinary woman. What you want to do is naturally somewhat dangerous, but it is much simpler than I thought. Now that the emperor has acquiesced that you help the autopsy, and Your reputation for helping solve the case has already gone out, and if you don't want to help in the future, I'm afraid someone will come to you."
Seeing that Yan Chi's eyebrows relaxed, Qin Wan couldn't bear to say that her ultimate goal was not so simple, and she couldn't fully tell him what she was going to do. If that was the case, why bother him now.
The corners of Qin Wan's lips raised slightly, "If that's the case, then I have to ask for something else!"
Seeing that there was no one around, Yan Chi raised his hand to hold her hand, Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat, and a slight heat appeared on his face, but fortunately Yan Chi only squeezed her palm and then let go, "Whoever you are Whatever you want, the Empress Dowager will definitely allow you, but you tell me what I should want this time?"