Chapter 2773 I Didn’t Wipe Out the Family, I Just Cut Off the Incense!

The title of the King of Zhenbei is the King of Huai. He is the younger brother of Emperor Yuan Jing. He has guarded the north for decades and experienced hundreds of battles in his life. He was the second greatest hero of the Shanhai Battle 20 years ago. He is a powerful and high-quality warrior. The Princess of Zhenbei is the most beautiful woman in Dafeng.

The Princess of Zhenbei, Mu Nanzhi, is the reincarnation of the flower god. In ancient times, she was an immortal tree. She is also known as the most beautiful woman in Dafeng. She has a proud personality and can cultivate exotic flowers and plants. Her spiritual charm can help people break through the realm.

A small case of Sangpo Lake, under Xu Qian'an's investigation, a lot of huge forces were involved, including the Sitianjian, the royal family, the Wushen Cult, the northern demon tribe, the King of Zhenbei, the Buddhist sect, and the Prince of Yu. Xu Qian'an was completely at a loss and didn't know what to do.

The Prince of Yu's mansion was deserted in front of the door, and few people came. This would not have happened before.

Prince Yu is the younger brother of Emperor Yuan Jing. He is a learned scholar who once studied under the great scholar Zhang Shen. He is proficient in military tactics and once served as the Minister of War. It is even rumored that he is the leader of the Wuxun Group and once had the hope of competing for the qualification of the Prime Minister of the current dynasty.

Unfortunately, a year ago, something happened that hit Prince Yu hard. Not long after, he was bedridden and became ill due to depression. The sorcerers of the Imperial Observatory were helpless. Because his heart disease was difficult to cure, he withdrew from the court, making the Wuxun Group more and more rejected by the civil officials.

Princess Yu was a talented woman with great talent, but unfortunately she was short-lived and left Prince Yu with only a daughter. Prince Yu was a long-lasting man. He has not appointed another princess to this day. He regards the child left by his deceased wife as a treasure. But more than a year ago, Princess Pingyang suddenly disappeared. At that time, Emperor Yuan Jing sent out the imperial guards to search the city. Most of the sorcerers of the Imperial Observatory were dispatched, but none of them found Princess Pingyang.

In the front hall of Prince Yu's mansion, two people sat upright. One of them was a young man with premature gray hair. He looked pale and sickly, with deep vertical lines between his eyebrows. He was only in his early forties, but he looked older than Emperor Yuan Jing. He was wearing purple brocade clothes, and his facial features were quite good.

The other one was wearing a Confucian shirt with fluttering sleeves, elegant and handsome. He was a man in his twenties. He was holding a cup of tea in his hand, sipping it with his head down. He looked leisurely and unworldly. He gave people a sense of exiled immortal style, not like a person in the mortal world.

"Your Majesty still looks bad. Have you not recovered from the blow of that incident?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Yu put down the teacup in his hand, sighed, and said with a bitter look on his handsome face with some sadness.

"Before Pingyang disappeared, I had arranged a marriage for her, but she strongly opposed it and even said that she had someone she liked."

"How ridiculous this is. Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. How can a woman like her make her own decision? How does she know that others are not deceiving her and have other intentions towards her?"

"I was furious at the time and slapped her. Not long after, she disappeared. She must have been abducted by that wild man. At first, I gnashed my teeth in hatred, hated her for being shameless, and hated her for bringing shame to the royal family. But the longer time passed, the more I missed her. I just wanted her to come back, come back to my side, call me father, and I don't care about anything else."

When Prince Yu said this, tears appeared in his eyes. It was obvious that he missed his daughter very much and was very worried about her safety.

A breath of fresh air rose in Xu Zisheng's clear and bright eyes. He looked at the top of Prince Yu's head. There was a purple air, but it was slightly dim, and there was a trace of gray air entangled in it. Obviously, the eloped Princess Pingyang had died.

"Prince, please take care of yourself. After all, no news is the best news!"

Xu Zisheng did not tell the truth. The Wu'an Marquis's Mansion and Prince Yu's Mansion had close contacts, and even the Honored Noble Group had close ties with Prince Yu. A year ago, Prince Yu, with the support of the Wuxun Group and the tacit approval of Emperor Yuan Jing, served as the Minister of War. He was only one step away from entering the cabinet.

Who knew that there would be a turbulent situation. Princess Pingyang fell in love with a monk, a monk from the Qinglong Temple, Henghui, that is, the Book of the Earth No. 6, the junior brother of Monk Hengyuan. Henghui stole the magic weapon of the Qinglong Temple, concealed the luck of the two people, and made it impossible for the Sitianjian to monitor their whereabouts.

In order to escape from Kyoto, Princess Pingyang contacted her old friend, the son of Pingyuan Bo, and asked him for help. However, she was not trusted by the right person and was almost humiliated. She had no choice but to swallow the golden hairpin and commit suicide. This was naturally due to the conflict between civil and military officials, involving Pingyuan Bo, the minister of the court, and the secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. The purpose was to attack Prince Yu.

Pingyuan Bo's mansion has now fallen. Xu Zisheng was angry that Pingyuan Bo abducted and trafficked people and committed many evil things. With the noble spirit of a great Confucian, he shook the fortune of Pingyuan Hou's mansion and sent down thunder to kill the male members of Pingyuan Bo's lineage, leaving only some female members. This matter even alarmed Emperor Yuan Jing, who issued an order to deprive Pingyuan Bo's lineage of their titles and ordered the night watchman to investigate.

Just as Xu Zisheng finished speaking, a guard hurriedly walked into the front hall, bowed, and said to Prince Yu.

"Your Highness, there are a dozen night watchmen outside, Tongluo, saying that he is the chief officer of the Sangpo case. He was ordered to investigate the case, which concerns Princess Pingyang. I wonder if we should let him in?"

Xu Zisheng's expression froze. Xu Qi'an didn't come earlier or later, but just happened to come at this time, and brought news about Princess Pingyang. Is he here to slap himself in the face?

"A crude warrior, really annoying!"

Xu Zisheng cursed in his heart, completely forgetting that he is also a high-quality warrior with an immortal body, and his martial arts cultivation is a hundred times more profound than Xu Qi'an.

"Tongluo?"

Prince Yu held a cup of tea in his hand and took a sip. His voice was a little breathless. He put down the cup and said in surprise.

"When will the Imperial Brotherhood charter a gong to be the presiding officer?"

"Wei Yuan and the eldest princess recommended him as a good investigator. He was the one who solved the case of missing tax money!"

"And he can be regarded as the prince's younger brother. He is the new disciple of the great scholar Zhang Shen. He is talented in poetry!"

Xu Zisheng spoke slowly, clearing up King Yu's doubts and telling him the details of Xu Qi'an.

"Let him in!"

King Yu became more interested after hearing this, and told the guards below that he wanted to see Xu Qi'an, if for no other reason than for his daughter Princess Pingyang.

Prince Yu's Mansion covers a very large area, and Xu Qi'an walked from the gate to the front hall under the leadership of the guards for a full five minutes.

Xu Qian met the younger brother of Emperor Yuan Jing in the front hall and bowed to the prince.

"I will pay my respects to the prince!"

"Are you Xu Qian?"

"What do you want from me?"

For the sake of the great scholar Zhang Shen, King Yu ordered people to serve tea to Xu Qi'an, a small gong.

"The lower official was ordered to investigate the Sangbo case. After checking over and over again, I found that this case is actually related to King Yu."

Xu Qi'an glanced at Xu Zisheng in surprise, but did not expect that he was here, and then looked at King Yu with burning eyes. At this time, he finally caught the clues of the Sangbo case, which involved Monk Henghui, so he Came here to verify some things.

The Sangbo case is now the most searched headline in the capital. From the princes and nobles to the officials and generals, everyone is paying attention to it. Although King Yu has ignored the government for a long time, he has also heard about it. After all, it involves the royal family. The place where Taizu attained enlightenment.

"I have been semi-retired for a long time. I shouldn't be criticizing or slandering you. Can you tell me what's going on?"

King Yu glanced at him, shook his head calmly and said, There was disapproval and contempt in his eyes, obviously he didn't believe what Xu Qi'an said.

"More than a year ago, a monk named Henghui from Qinglong Temple had an affair with a female pilgrim. The two were privately engaged for life and escaped with a magical weapon from Qinglong Temple that could mask the breath.

"Because that woman's identity is extraordinary. If she doesn't carry a magic weapon that conceals her aura, she won't be able to escape from the capital."

King Yu, who was drinking tea with his head down, suddenly raised his head and stared at Xu Qian, staring hard.

Xu Qi'an looked calm and showed no fear, and said calmly.

"The monk's name is Heng Hui. Prince Yu may not know his name, but he probably knows the woman. She is your legitimate daughter, Princess Pingyang."

Bang, fragments flew into the air, King Yu crushed the blue and white tea cup with force, and said angrily with excitement mixed with ferocity.

"That's nonsense, that's nonsense. Pingyang has been well-educated since he was a child, how could he run away with a wild monk! Come on, come on, drag this thief down and chop him down!"

The guards outside the hall suddenly rushed in and surrounded Xu Qian, but he did not panic at all. Looking at the king with his teeth and claws, he just felt a little emotional. Any father would be mentally shattered after hearing such news.

For King Yu, this is just an appetizer. After the guards poured in, King Yu, who was furious just a moment ago, suddenly became discouraged and waved his hand to let the guards retreat.

"You are right, that person is Pingyang. At first, I gritted my teeth with hatred, hating her for being shameless and hating her for bringing shame to the clan. But the more time passed, the more I missed her, and I just wanted her to come back. Come back to me and call me father, I don’t care about anything else.”

"What else do you know? Tell it together!"

Xu Qian'an was moved. He didn't expect that Prince Yu loved Princess Pingyang so much that he could even forgive her for eloping with someone. But it was a pity that Princess Pingyang would end up in a terrible way.

When Xu Qi'an was investigating the case, he met Heng Hui, a person who came back from the dead and a man who wanted revenge. He devoured all the remaining flesh and blood of Uncle Pingyuan's family members and turned them into mummies.

If Henghui is like this, what about Princess Pingyang who eloped with him? The woman faced only three endings: one, died. Two, being occupied. The third type is a combination of the first two.

"I am not here to expose King Yu's scars, nor am I here to tell you who the man who eloped with Princess Pingyang is."

Xu Qian calmed down a little and said softly that he was not here to expose King Yu's scars, but to investigate the case.

"Master Xu, if you can help me find her, I owe you a huge favor, and I will definitely repay you in the future."

"I came here precisely for this matter. The murder case of Uncle Pingyuan Mansion. Has the prince heard about it?"

King Yu was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Xu Zisheng who was drinking tea at the side. His expression revealed a message: Didn't you do this? Could it be related to you?

Xu Zisheng showed an innocent and sincere smile, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said.

"My lord, what do you think I'm doing?"

"It's not me who destroyed the Pingyuan family. I just killed the men of their lineage. What Xu Qian said has nothing to do with me!"

King Yu and Xu Qian'an twitched their mouths when they heard this, and looked at the elegant and handsome Xu Zisheng speechlessly. He exterminated the men of Ping Yuanbo's lineage and cut off their incest. What is the difference between exterminating the family? Why do you say it so lightly in your mouth.

"What the junior official said has nothing to do with Mr. Xu. Last night, all the remaining family members of Uncle Pingyuan's lineage were killed. Not even the chickens or dogs were left alive!"

"Then I haven't heard of this!"

Prince Yu shook his head. He didn't expect that such an appalling thing would happen in Kyoto. Although Pingyuan's mansion was deprived of its title, the family was wiped out because the emaciated camel was bigger than a horse.

"How is the relationship between the prince and Uncle Pingyuan?"

Xu Qian looked at King Yu and continued to ask.

"He is also a member of the nobles, and we often interacted with him in the past. However, Uncle Pingyuan was ambitious and unwilling to accept the power he had. He flirted with civil servants and was disliked by other nobles."

King Yu had regained his composure at this time and answered Xu Qi'an's inquiry very frankly.

Xu Qian nodded and continued.

"I heard that the prince almost entered the cabinet?"

King Yu was silent for a moment, with a complicated look on his face, and said slowly.

"Your Majesty did have this idea last year. The cabinet is now dominated by Wang Zhenwen. Although there are other parties and Wei Yuan to check and balance, it can only maintain a balance.

"I have nobles and clan members behind me. Your Majesty wants to support me in the cabinet to stir up the troubled waters."

Emperor Yuan Jing was extremely scheming. Although he had been neglecting government affairs for twenty years in pursuit of immortality and cultivating Taoism for twenty years, and even ruined his family at every turn, he still maintained a high degree of control over the affairs of the government after being idle for twenty years. This power can be called Perfect.

"The prince is currently resting in his mansion. Who will benefit the most?"

"Chief Assistant Wang Zhenwen, and Minister of War Zhang Feng, well, that was originally my position."

King Yu smiled helplessly. After saying so many words, he could not hide his fatigue. Xu Qian also knew the information he wanted to know and was about to stand up and leave.

Xu Zisheng spoke at this moment, with a bit of chill in his expression, and asked Xu Qian.

"You can pay more attention to Zhang Yi, the son of the Minister of War, and Sun Mingzhong and others involved in the Hubu incident. They are involved in the case you are currently investigating!"

Xu Zisheng couldn't directly tell Prince Yu that Princess Pingyang was dead, but he could let Xu Qian reveal the matter, which would be a blow to the current civil servant group, balance the power of the court, and prevent the Wuxun group from making life too difficult.

Xu Qi'an paused, a strange look appeared on his face, and a vague thought rose in his heart. Xu Zisheng seemed to know all the truth, but for some reason he was unwilling to directly solve the mystery. He always faced difficulties when he encountered them. Provide new clues.

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Master Xu!"

Xu Qian bowed his hands and left Prince Yu's Mansion in a hurry without waiting any longer.

King Yu sat on the chair, looking a little sad, looking at Xu Zisheng with burning eyes, and asked.

"Zi Sheng, your father and I are also old friends and can be considered your elders. Please tell me the truth."

"Is Pingyang dead?"

King Yu is a smart man, otherwise he would not be able to become the leader of the Wuxun Group, let alone be withdrawn by Emperor Yuan Jing to balance the power of the court. He has vaguely sensed something, so he asked Xu Zisheng this way.

Xu Zisheng looked at the inexplicably sad King Yu, but after all, he didn't hide anything and nodded lightly.

"yes!"

King Yu felt as if he was struck by lightning, his vision went black, his body swayed slightly, and he almost fell to the ground. His face was extremely pale, his eyes were dim, his lips were trembling slightly and turned purple. He was holding back his grief and asked in an extremely cold voice.

"Who did it?"

"Uncle Ping Yuan, Zhang Feng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Sun Mingzhong and others from the Ministry of Household Affairs!"

"I'm going to kill them and let them wipe out the whole family!"

King Yu stood up and roared angrily, two streaks of blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, exuding an astonishing evil aura, filled with murderous intent, filling the entire front hall.

"There is no evidence, we still need Xu Qi'an to solve the case!"

Xu Zisheng said coldly, causing King Yu to calm down instantly. He sat down slumped, his expression changing, and it took a long time before he spoke.

"Then wait until he finds out the truth. If he can avenge Pingyang, I will plead for him and save his life!"

King Yu had also heard about Xu Qi'an's meritorious service. As the younger brother of Emperor Yuan Jing, if he was willing to intercede for Xu Qi'an, he would definitely be able to get Emperor Yuan Jing to pardon Xu Qi'an.

The massacre of the entire family in Pingyuan's Mansion was a surprise, alarming some people and giving them a bad premonition.

Zhang Feng, Minister of War, returned to the mansion in a carriage and asked the steward who came up to him.

"Where's Yi'er?"

Seeing that the master looked unhappy, the housekeeper answered quickly.

"I haven't gotten up yet."

The Minister of War's face became even more gloomy and he said angrily.

"Let him dress up and meet me in the study within a quarter of an hour."

The old housekeeper carefully took a look at Zhang Shangshu's face and took the order. Zhang Feng returned to the study, took off his robe and handed it to his attendant. He sat on the big chair, leaned back, closed his eyes and rested.

A quarter of an hour was about to pass, and Zhang Feng's eldest son Zhang Yi came in at the right time.

"Dad, why are you calling me?"

Zhang Yi's face was slightly pale, and his swollen eye bags and deep dark circles exposed his identity as a time management master.

"Pack up your belongings and leave the capital immediately."

Zhang Shangshu looked solemn and said what he had considered repeatedly in his heart.

"ah?"

"Going right now!"

Zhang Feng's eyes were stern and he scolded his son, full of unquestionable meaning.

"……well."

Zhang Yi is just a playboy who has always been afraid of his father. He will do whatever he says.

With the help of his servants, Zhang Yi packed clothes, dry food, gold and silver and other items that were easy to carry. Taking a dozen of the servants raised in the mansion, they rushed towards the outer city.

Who knew that Zhang Yi's carriage arrived at the gate of the inner city, and the soldiers guarding the gate stopped him after asking for his identity.

"Your Majesty has decreed that officials above the sixth rank, including their family members, are not allowed to leave the capital."

Late at night, the streets of the inner city were deserted, and the cold wind blew through the treetops, making a shrill howl. The sound of uniform footsteps came from a distance, and a line of patrolling guards came from the end of the street. After the murder of Ping Yuanbo last night, the defense force in the inner city suddenly increased several times.

A dark figure was walking in the inner city. He walked through the streets and alleys, seemingly not avoiding the patrolling watchmen and the sword guards and kingo guards guarding the city. In fact, whenever anyone looked at this place, they would always be caught by some. Obstacles stand in the way, sometimes walls, sometimes eaves. In this way, he arrived at the Ministry of War Minister's Mansion without any danger. He raised his head and glanced at the plaque. The lower half of his face was exposed from the hood, and a ferocious smile appeared at the corner of his purple evil mouth.