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Zhao Jing did not mind at all and continued, "Is there something else? If Dongfang Weiming had only occupied the defense of the capital, you wouldn't be in such a hurry! "After all, the great power is not in your hands. The Imperial Tutor should be anxious if you want to do it." She rolled her eyes. "Did he do something else?"

Ke Bozhao pursed his lips, looking at Zhao Jing with a smile that was not a smile, and took the chance to shift the chaos in his heart.

"Your Majesty's predictions aren't wrong. If he had only used his Jing Ji Fu, then chenyuan wouldn't have been so worried. After all, his Jing Ji Fu and this subject did not have much to do with each other. But now, something has gone wrong with the Ministry of Justice, so this subject does not dare to stand idly by and watch. " Ke Bozhao sighed, "Your Majesty should know that the Three Provinces and Six Sects all carry out their duties. But because of this matter with the Emperor, I'm afraid our Ministry of Justice will be affected. "

"What does this have to do with Ministry of Justice? The murderer had not been found yet! Even if the pursuit of Ministry of Justice was disadvantageous, there shouldn't be any big matters. Can Dongfang Weiming find an excuse to move the six branch offices? " Zhao Jing curled his lips, and pretended to be unaware of everything, "Prime minister, could it be that you are worrying about nothing? No matter how long Dongfang Weiming's hand is, it would not have grown to such an extent. "

Ke Bozhao shook his head, he did not agree with Zhao Jing's words, "The Emperor does not know, but people are spreading the news, that the Emperor was assassinated this time, and that it is related to Ministry of Justice secretly taking over the death row."

"What private death row?" Zhao Jing had been recuperating in the palace these past few days, so he was not very clear about the situation outside. Who released this news? "I do not know anything."

Ke Bozhao said, "No one knows who left the news, but at the moment, everyone in the capital is talking about it, every day and every day is discussing it. The Supreme Court had already sent someone to investigate the case history of Ministry of Justice, so they estimated that there would be news soon. Once it was verified that someone on the death row really did go missing in Ministry of Justice, then the crime of being the death row owner would fall on the head of the Minister of Justice. Once we investigate it carefully, the entire Ministry of Justice will be affected. "

Zhao Jing straightened his body and looked at Ke Bozhao in disbelief, "Is what you said true?"

"Yes sir!" Ke Bozhao did not seem to be bluffing, his expression was gloomy and cold, causing Zhao Jing to feel a sense of fear and trepidation. A death sentence for private use, yet a death sentence for assassination against the Emperor. This officer from Ministry of Justice was equivalent to indirectly murdering a king, according to the punishment, he was sentenced to death by the law!

How many people would die here? Dongfang Weiming wanted to change his position in the Minister of Justice, and extended his hand out to the six branch offices. This was something indisputable, but if there were too many casualties, Zhao Jing would lose many more talented people. After all, the entire imperial government wasn't all trash. If it was all because of Dongfang Weiming's selfish desire to kill the officials of the imperial government, Zhao Jing really didn't want to see it.

"Your majesty!" Ke Bozhao bowed, "This matter needs to be investigated carefully, if it is not wrong then it is fine, but if it is too wrong then is that good? Once the Ministry of Justice was implicated, who knows how many people would die? "This will not be beneficial to the stability of the imperial court. Your majesty, please reconsider!"

Zhao Jing nodded his head, and massaged the center of his brows with a headache, "We understand, we will discuss this matter with Dongfang Weiming. Although no one can stop him from doing what he wants to do, I will do my best to do whatever he can. With regards to the Ministry of Justice, our sect will not allow Dongfang Weiming to mess with our dynasty! "

"Long live My Emperor!" Ke Bozhao bowed.

Why did that sound so harsh? Zhao Jing did not want to live for ten thousand years. It would already be difficult for him to live past a hundred years as the emperor. She leaned on the soft couch and sighed, "You go back first, in case Dongfang Weiming hears the news and makes trouble again!"

"Yes sir!" Ke Bozhao's eyes were all over the place, it was hard to hide his movements from Dongfang Weiming. However, when he saw Zhao Jing's pale face, Ke Bozhao was unable to take a step forward, and only felt that a voice in his heart was unceasingly shouting something. Ke Bozhao didn't know what this feeling was, but he was very clear about where his path was.

The difference between a sovereign and an official was like the difference between clouds and mud. No one could cross this chasm.

"Anything else?" Seeing Ke Bozhao standing there blankly, as if he had no intention to leave, Zhao Jing was somewhat puzzled.

Ke Bozhao regained his senses and immediately bowed and left.

Zhao Jing felt that it was strange. When Ke Bozhao left, his footsteps were a little messy, as if he was escaping. He left in a hurry without even turning his head back. She laid on the soft couch, and watched as the Bedchamber's door opened and light seeped in. Ke Bozhao's figure fell to the ground, then moved out of the Bedchamber realm and never came back. Zhao Jing made some calculations in his heart. She could not get involved with the matter of Jing Ji Fu, but as long as the situation could not be verified, Dongfang Weiming had no reason to make a move against Ministry of Justice.

Wei Shuge entered, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

"If Dongfang Weiming took down the Ministry of Justice, things wouldn't be so easy!" Zhao Jing said in a low voice.

Wei Shuge handed over the Lotus Nut Tea, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. If Dongfang Weiming were to take down the Ministry of Justice, he would undoubtedly force Qi Yunshan into a corner. If both sides can fight to the death, then we will be able to reap the benefits. Why should the Emperor stop such a good thing? Even though that Ke Bozhao is helping the emperor right now, it's hard to guarantee that he doesn't have his own selfish intent. Or maybe he just wants to take Qi Yunshan's place and isn't really trying to get close to the emperor. "

Zhao Jing took a sip of tea, "What you mean is, ask us not to interfere. As long as Dongfang Weiming makes a move on the Ministry of Justice, Qi Yunshan will retaliate, at that time, with just his mouth, we will slowly clean up the mess? "

"Yes sir!" Wei Shuge nodded, "Doesn't Your Majesty feel it?"

Zhao Jing laughed and slowly put down the cup, "Shuge is thinking too simply. In your mind, if Qi Yunshan does not retaliate, then we will really lose too much. It will not benefit Qi Yunshan, and it will not benefit us either. "

Wei Shuge had indeed never thought about what would happen if Qi Yunshan did not retaliate.

"I don't know why, but I keep having the feeling that someone is still hiding in the dark!" Zhao Jing frowned, his eyes sharp, "Oh right, Shuge, help me investigate a person."

"Who?" Wei Shuge asked.

"Yanwan!" When Zhao Jing said these two words, his heart inexplicably trembled for a moment.

Wei Shuge nodded, "Is this a woman? Something to do with Dongfang Weiming? "

I was struck by a sword and felt a little dizzy, but I could still hear it clearly. He just called out the two words' Yanwan ', there's no way I could have heard wrong. " Zhao Jing lifted the blanket, slowly walked around in a circle in the Bedchamber, and then stood before the window as if he was deep in thought. The wound on his chest had already formed a scab, but it wasn't light. It was inevitable that it would leave a scar in the future.

Zhao Jing gently held onto his own chest, "Who exactly is she?" Suddenly, a light flashed in Zhao Jing's mind, and he remembered that night when he used the Regent's Mansion s to light up the lamp. That day when they were leaving the Regent's Mansion, Zhao Jing intentionally took note of it and was shocked to realize that the location where the light was being sent flying was actually the Octagonal Tower that made her feel uneasy the moment she saw it!

If it wasn't for that, Zhao Jing would never let Wei Shuge check on "Yanwan". She urgently wanted to know, who exactly was Yanwan? The cold-blooded Dongfang Weiming, yet he couldn't forget about one person. Presumably, this person was the person he loved! Or perhaps, he was someone extremely close to Dongfang Weiming. Family? Lover? This was truly unbelievable! Where did the blood in Dongfang Weiming's heart come from? Zhao Jing was becoming more and more interested in the name "Yanwan"!

Nangong Zui's interest was growing. Early in the morning, the capital was in an uproar, I heard that a few corpses were dug out from the grasslands near the moat. Originally, the security of the capital could be considered to be extremely good. With the successive incidents that happened, those who secretly blamed Dongfang Weiming for coveting Jing Ji Fu, and taking advantage of it to deal with Qi Yunshan, all shut their mouths.

No one dared to say another word, afraid that they would accidentally lose their lives. Even if Dongfang Weiming didn't kill people, there would still be strange assassins hiding in the shadows, trying to take their lives! Who would be the next to die, it was still unknown …

The official in charge of Jing Zhao Fu had been shaken to the point where he couldn't even look properly, and passed out the moment he arrived at the scene. No matter who it was, they would all be scared half to death. It was not only because of the discovery of the corpses, but also because in all of the Jing Zhao Fu, other than the assassination attempts, no one else had ever died. They had dug out so many rotten corpses from the ground.

There were a total of eight corpses lying in a row. It was terrifying to look at.

Xun Feng bowed, "Master, there are a total of eight corpses, we have already searched around, and there is no ninth amongst them."

Nangong Zui drank a mouthful of wine, leaned on the willow tree by the shore, and sighed: "coroner, preliminary examination!"

"Yes sir!" Xun Feng immediately turned, and before long, a coroner quickly rushed forward with a box in his hand.

Nangong Zui was not idle either, the Jing Zhao Fu people quickly dispersed the spectators. The servant also woke up, trembling as he followed behind Nangong Zui, his face full of pain and tears, "Master Nangong, you have to save this official, this official … I have both the old and the young. It was impossible to hide it from the higher-ups. If the officials in charge were to find out that the case was not solved, their lives would be in danger! Master Nangong... Master Nangong... "

"Cut the crap, isn't this already the beginning? What are you crying for? " Nangong Zui crouched down and looked at the rows of corpses on the ground, "There was a knife pulled down from my neck, all of them were neat and tidy, as though they were vegetables to be cut."

The coroner saluted, "Sir, the cause of death is the same. The primary examination was the stab wound on the neck. The strength was so great that the throat, trachea, and carotid artery were cut off. When blood enters the windpipe, it will choke to death even if it is not completely filled with blood. "

Suddenly, as if he saw something, Nangong Zui slowly opened the sleeves of one of the corpses. The material on the corpse's arm was somewhat torn, probably because it had been pulled while it was being buried underground.

"What's wrong?" Xun Feng did not understand, "Master, there is no wound on your arm."

Nangong Zui did not think so, "coroner, come and test."

The coroner nodded and went up to check. In the next moment, the coroner's face changed. He quickly took out a sharp skinning knife from the box. He took the knife and slowly rubbed it against the corpse's arm, as if he was going to skin the corpse.

Xun Feng did not understand, "What are you doing? Since they're already dead, should we skin them? "

The coroner did not stop and continued his meticulous work. Gradually, something appeared and became clearer.

Xun Feng was shocked, he pointed to the dead body's arm and asked with wide eyes, "Master, what is this?"