Fan Xiaodao returned to the front yard. Zhao Xing saw him coming alone and asked, "Where is Mr. Yang?"

"gone!"

"gone?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "He has submitted his resignation to Master Zhuge and is going to return to his hometown in Guangxi to retire."

Zhao Xing was not surprised. In the past, Yang Deshui was domineering in the yamen, winning over small groups and suppressing dissidents. He was not very popular. Zhao Xing said: "It's better to leave. Virtue is not worthy of the place. Staying here is just a meal. Unexpectedly,

Only half a day has passed, and the six doors have undergone such drastic changes."

The prison was bombed, the prisoners escaped, and more than a dozen brothers died. Now that Yang Deshui has also passed away, how can we not make people sigh.

Zhao Xing saw Fan Xiaodao's unhappy expression and asked what was going on. Fan Xiaodao thought for a moment, put Song Jingang's letter in his arms, and handed the file to Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing looked at the cover and said, "The whole story of the Qifeng Pavilion case."

?I heard that this file has been missing for many years, how come it is in your hands?"

"It's hard to describe in words!"

The Qifeng Pavilion case was a major case twenty years ago. Because it involved the royal family, it was classified as a secret and has not yet been disclosed to the public. However, there are many versions circulated among the people.

The most widespread one is that His Majesty cultivated the way of immortality and listened to Taoist rumors about tigers poisoning their children and preparing to practice the elixir of immortality using the little prince who had just turned one month old as a furnace. The imperial concubine Changle was unwilling to give in and wanted to assassinate the emperor, but was stopped.

, was thrown into the cold palace, Song Jingang fell in love with the imperial concubine Changle, and was so angry that he broke into the palace alone, took away the little prince, and fought his way out of the siege with blood spattering three thousand miles. This is the first half of a typical three-act play,

If you follow the folk tale, the next part will be the second half of the little prince growing up, entering the palace, and avenging his mother. It is very passionate and bloody, and it can arouse the reader's empathy. The ending is also refreshing.

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But what about the truth?

Zhao Xing opened the file.

The file is very thick, with dozens of pages. It was written by Jin Yiwei. It starts with a clear introduction, introducing the whole story of the Qifeng Pavilion case, followed by Jin Yiwei's investigation and visits and various evidence collected, etc. A story involving the secrets of the palace

The secret, after being sealed in dust for many years, was finally revealed.

In the third year of Jingyuan, on March 15th, Concubine Changle gave birth to a son. On April 15th, on the full moon, the emperor hosted a banquet in Qifeng Pavilion to perform a naming ceremony. During the banquet, Concubine Changle drank wine to the emperor, but she accidentally spilled it.

A cat kept in the pavilion licked the food, and the cat died suddenly on the spot. The emperor escaped the disaster. He was furious and threw the Changle concubine and her son into the cold palace. Song Jingang, the chief arrester of the six gates, was also present. When he saw the situation, he argued with reason and was arrested.

He was removed from his official position and imprisoned.

This is the beginning.

The emperor believed that this assassination was a premeditated action, and ordered Jin Yiwei Xue Yingxiong to investigate the matter thoroughly. The entire harem was in chaos, and finally a eunuch named Tianxi from Shangshi Supervisor was found. Jin Yiwei had not yet begun the investigation.

Tian Xi committed suicide by taking poison out of fear of the crime, and the whole case became an unsolved case.

A young eunuch wanted to poison the emperor. The emperor was naturally dissatisfied with this conclusion, so he ordered the Jinyi Guards to dig deep to find the person behind the scenes.

There was a rumor circulating in the media that the emperor wanted to kill the young prince to improve his immortality, and the imperial concubine Changle wanted to protect his son and intended to kill the emperor. The emperor was furious and withdrew the supply from the Leng Palace.

With no food to eat, and a baby to feed, she relied on food from the palace maids to survive. After three months, the imperial concubine Changle fell seriously ill and died.

Song Jingang was in prison and was tortured and interrogated. He still refused to speak. He wrote letters to the emperor every day, firmly believing that Concubine Changle would not harm the emperor. However, every time he sent letters to the emperor, nothing came to light. In the end, when the news of Concubine Changle's death came, Song Jingang was furious.

, bit off beef tendons with his teeth, used fish bones to untie his shackles, massacred the prison guards, broke into the palace at night to grab a knife, and took away the little prince, thus causing the bloody revolution in Kyoto.

That night, more than 30 people were killed in prison, more than 200 people from the imperial army and imperial guards were killed, 3,000 imperial soldiers, and soldiers from five cities were all chasing him, but he escaped calmly. The emperor believed that the reason why Song Jingang was

He was able to break into the palace and escape, but there were insiders in the imperial army and the inner court, so an unprecedented purge operation began in the palace. Because of this, the emperor moved out of the palace and lived in Xiyuan.

In the following years, Jin Yiwei secretly investigated the whereabouts of Song Jingang, which was recorded until the fifteenth year of Jingyuan.

After spending a stick of incense, Zhao Xingcai took a rough look at the file. A considerable part of it was blackened with thick ink, and a few pages were torn out.

He looked up at Fan Xiaodao and met his questioning gaze, "What do you think?"

Zhao Xing analyzed: "There are three doubts. First, who ordered the poisoned wine? Tian Xi from Shangyi Prison was obviously the one who took the blame, but Jinyiwei did not follow up; secondly, according to the records,

Concubine Changle contracted the disease when she was pregnant with you. She was born in a famous family and had high martial arts skills. How could she contract the disease? Who was responsible for the cold poison in your body? Thirdly, Concubine Changle died, and the reaction was the biggest.

It must be you looking like Song Jingang, who tipped off the news and told Song Jingang?"

Although the file is not full of loopholes, it is incomplete, and many key evidences and reasons cannot withstand inference.

This is the reason why Fan Xiaodao is suspicious. Three years ago, Song Jingang entered the capital and was ambushed by the masters from the capital. He fled into the secret passage and left the files behind. He escaped with injuries and returned to Heifeng Village.

Soon after, he "died with hatred", but actually faked his death to escape and investigated the matter secretly.

He thought over and over again and did not give the letter to Zhao Xing.

The Holy Scripture has ended, and news came from the Dengwen Department. The Taiping Taoist Temple has been sealed off under the leadership of Prince Zhu Yan, and is now handed over to the Shenji Battalion. Everyone will be interrogated. For a while, there will be nothing.

As a result, Fan Xiaodao asked, "Is there any news about the archer?"

Zhao Xingdao: "The archer suddenly fired cold arrows from the viewing platform outside the Temple of Heaven. It is said that a boy saw the archer holding a strange iron bow. After the sneak attack, he did not delay and immediately escaped before everyone could react.

, people from the Shenji Battalion are now searching the city for this person."

"Shall we go to the scene?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Just now someone from the palace sent a message that the banquet will be held as scheduled tonight. It is said that Your Majesty will also reward you and me."

"Your Majesty has such a big heart. After such a big thing happened during the day, he still has the heart to hold a banquet?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Because such a big thing happened during the day, all the civil and military officials in the DPRK and China are in panic. Your Majesty's move is to appease people. By the way, Princess Taiping is also invited."

"What?"

Zhao Xingdao: "According to the news from the prince, the prince sealed the Taiping Taoist Temple, searched the back mountain, and found the cave. However, there was only a cold spring in the cave and some alchemy furnaces. It was said that it was for control.

The fire and temperature were created by His Majesty for alchemy. There is no underground palace as we call it, and there are those monsters that are neither human nor ghosts. However, Princess Taiping has been in the palace from last night to now, and has not left even half a step.

Many people can attest to that.”

Fan Xiaodao said: "That night king Zhu Dian and Li Juefei must also be missing?"

Zhao Xing thought for a while, "We killed those monsters this morning, which aroused their vigilance. They must have destroyed the corpses and eliminated all traces. However, I always have an uneasy feeling in my heart. Today's matter is not over, but His Majesty insists on going his own way.

, insist on holding a birthday banquet."

"Where is Lord Zhuge?"

Zhao Xingdao: "He is now in charge of Dengwen Division, searching for Yi Zhihua all over the city."

After the big devil escaped from prison, he showed his face from afar during the longevity ceremony and then disappeared.

The Night King, Yi Zhihua, and Li Juefei are all masters of the world. If they join forces, even if the palace is heavily guarded, they may cause a lot of trouble.

At this moment, someone from the palace came, bringing two sets of formal attire and an imperial edict.

The person who came to announce the edict was a middle-aged eunuch. Fan Xiaodao knew this person. The subordinate of Zhao Quan, the eunuch of rituals, was named Sun Sun. Eunuch Sun said: "Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing have made meritorious service in protecting the emperor in today's holy ceremony.

If you wish, I will give you a unicorn suit and bring a sword into the palace. I admire this!"

The two kowtowed and accepted the order.

Zhuge Xianyu is away, Yang Deshui resigned, and several other prison officials have other arrangements and have not yet returned. Now, only Li Beihai, the prison chief, is in charge of the six gates. He is busy counting the prisoners. Fan can only handle the order.

, Zhao and his two men came. They welcomed Eunuch Sun into the meeting hall and offered him tea.

Fan Xiaodao took out a thousand-tael silver note from his arms and handed it to Eunuch Sun.

Sun Cheng quickly declined, "Fan Baotou, Mr. Zhao, you have ruined our family. We are just here to spread the word, how can we afford such a big gift?"

Having said that, he put the banknote away with a smile and put it in his arms. He felt as if he had eaten prickly pear and felt very comfortable.

These two boys know how to deal with problems and can deal with them.

You must know that Fan and Zhao were able to rescue him, and Fan Xiaodao was the emperor's illegitimate son, and his career was just around the corner. However, Eunuch Sun still accepted the banknote handed over calmly, and he sat down generously. Because of what he said next.

, is the value of this thousand taels of silver notes.

This is an unwritten rule of the imperial court.

No money, no gifts, declare the decree and leave.

If you have a banknote, you will naturally have to reveal some information before leaving.

This is also one of the sources of income for eunuchs to earn extra money.

Eunuch Sun smiled and said: "You two, I don't know what you want to ask?"

The questioning between the two people was also very strategic. "I heard that there was a lot of commotion in the palace last night, and it seems to be related to Princess Taiping."

Eunuch Sun said: "Isn't that right? Six writers died in the imperial study. However, Eunuch Zhao personally took care of this matter. Our family is undervalued and we don't know the specific situation."

Zhao Quan issued a hush-hush order on this matter. Eunuch Sun has been in the palace for many years and knows very well what money can be made and what money cannot be made. Although he is just talking about it, he cannot risk his life for a thousand taels of silver.

Well, it's not worth it.

"I heard that Princess Taiping has been in the palace since she knelt down last night until now?"

How do you feel when others ask questions about the emperor's decree? Did you say anything else? Or how long did it take for the submission to be approved? When it comes to you, the questions are all related to the secrets of the royal family!
Chapter completed!