From eunuch to emperor

Long Chen had heard about the disappearance of the young woman in the capital, but he didn't take it seriously.

Because in any world, beautiful women are easy targets.

However, in such a short period of time, more than a dozen people disappeared one after another, and the noise was known all over the city, which would cause social panic.

"What did the Ministry of Justice say?"

Xiao'e said: "I'm investigating. I heard that some ministers made trouble with the Holy Majesty, and their daughter has also disappeared."

When something happens to the common people, the government has no choice but to shirk it. Officials are different, they can directly complain to the Empress.

"Let them check it out, you guys don't go out recently, people in the West Palace should pay attention, and don't move around at night."

Long Chen was worried that someone would cause trouble deliberately, he himself was not afraid, but these court ladies had no ability to protect themselves.

"understood."

The two stayed in the room for a while and then went out.

Dugu Jiali and Wu Chuchu came in from the outside, their hair a little wet.

"You secretly took a bath without me."

Long Chen smelled the familiar body fragrance of the two of them.

Wu Chuchu said: "We practiced martial arts just now, and we went to wash after the practice. You are here in a daze, so I didn't call you."

Dugu Jiali smiled and said, "Not bad this time."

The two sat back on the kang, feeling a little bored, they were female generals, the Long family army was at Jade Buddha Pass, they had nothing to do, they just hang out with Long Chen every day.

"My lord, you said that you want to attack the northern barbarians, so should we retrain a cavalry?"

Dugu Jiali asked.

Long Chen said: "Yes, I was just about to talk about this matter, you guys should contact Lao Wu, send back some war horses from Jade Buddha Pass, and bring back some elite cavalry."

Wu Chuchu gathered her long hair in front of her body, combed her rhino horn comb slowly, and said, "We will go to the South Camp for training, it's too boring now."

Wu Chuchu combed her hair like a beautiful woman at home, with black hair in front, slender white legs sitting cross-legged...

Long Chen couldn't help rushing over, Wu Chuchu was taken aback: "Didn't you say something serious? Why did you do it all of a sudden?"

Dugu Jiali giggled and said, "You are too tempting."

Long Chen held Wu Chuchu down, and said with a smile: "This can also be a serious matter."

Dugu Jiali hugged Long Chen from behind, and said with a smile: "Chuchu, we two sisters take care of him."

The three of them rolled into a ball on the kang.

...

Fengming Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Several ministers stood in front, with sad and angry expressions and red eyes.

The empress looked serious, and Yingfeng beside her looked gloomy and didn't speak.

Di Wan'er came in from the outside and said: "My lord, the Second Princess and Li Shangshu have arrived."

Di Xingwan and Li Tianze entered the imperial study room, and said:

"My son pays homage to his mother."

"My minister pays homage to the Holy Majesty."

The empress glanced at Li Tianze, and asked, "How's the investigation of the flower-picking devil in the capital?"

These ministers were all daughters of their families who disappeared, and their bodies were found in Quanhu Lake. They came in together to file an imperial complaint and demanded a thorough investigation by the Empress.

Li Tianze said: "Wu Zuo has just finished the autopsy, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice is still searching for clues."

Quanhu's body has been salvaged and sent to the coroner's room of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Wu Zuo has just finished examining it.

The Empress asked, "Any clues?"

Li Tianze replied: "A total of 19 bodies were salvaged from Quanhu this time. Some of these bodies are known missing women, some are unknown missing women, and there are 7 missing women who have reported to the authorities. Their bodies have not been found yet. The case may be more serious than we thought."

More corpses were picked up from the spring lake than reported, and the woman who had reported the crime was still not found, which shows that there are more dead than known, and there are other places where the corpses are dumped.

After a few words, the empress raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "How unreasonable, how dare you commit such a big case in the capital! I order your Ministry of Punishments to find the murderer and bring him to justice!"

Li Tianze paid homage: "My minister obeys the order!"

The empress turned her head and said to several ministers: "A few lovers, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is doing its best to investigate thoroughly, you go back, I will personally intervene in this matter."

Several officials had no choice but to resign and leave the imperial study.

After the person left, the empress asked Li Tianze: "Are you sure to find out?"

Li Tianze looked serious, and said: "This minister will definitely solve the case!"

The empress nodded slightly: "Go, we must solve the case as soon as possible. Now the people in the capital are panic-stricken, and women are afraid to go out."

Li Tianze paid homage: "This humble minister leads the decree."

The empress said to Di Xingwan again: "You assist Li Shangshu, solve the case as soon as possible, and there must be no new victims."

Emperor Xing paid his respects at night: "Your minister leads the decree."

The two exited the imperial study and returned to Nangong.

Di Xingwan said: "Go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. This case is a test for you. If you solve the case, no one will dare to say that you are not capable enough. The Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice will be yours."

Li Tianze said: "Yes."

After exiting the room, Li Tianze returned to his own courtyard, and a pretty court lady came up to meet him and asked, "My lord, did His Majesty reprimand you?"

Li Tianze shook his head and said, "The Holy Majesty asked me to solve the case as soon as possible."

The pretty palace lady comforted: "It's all about human effort, and my lord is no worse than Long Cheng'en, so I will definitely be able to solve the case."

Li Tianze nodded and took the two maids to the Ministry of Punishment.

When we arrived at the Ministry of Criminal Justice, many people gathered at the door, including spectators and family members of the victims, crying and noisy.

When Li Tianze walked to the door, the yamen servants parted ways, and Li Tianze walked into the Ministry of Punishment.

After entering the back office, Wu Wenjing, the servant, was discussing the case with Shen Tianhe, the chief of arrests.

"grown ups."

When Li Tianze came in, all the officials stood up to greet him.

Li Tianze waved his hand, motioning for everyone to sit down and talk.

"How is it, do you have any eyebrows?"

Li Tianze's tone was gentle, not as disdainful and domineering as before.

Now that he was going to solve the case, Li Tianze didn't know anything about it, so if he wanted to ask them, his tone would naturally soften.

The waiter Wu Wenjing replied: "All the women have been ruined, and there is a strange thing, the blood of these women has been drained."

Li Tianze's expression changed immediately, and he asked, "The blood has been drained? What do you mean?"

The arrest officer, Shen Tianhe, replied: "The murderer first gave these women drugs of acacia, then violently, and finally pierced the heart veins to let blood."

The surrounding officials all frowned when they heard this. This approach is too cruel and outrageous.

Li Tianze felt his scalp go numb, and asked, "Are there any clues to the murderer?"

Shen Tianhe shook his head and sighed: "The body has been frozen under the ice for so long, and there are no clues on it."

Everyone was silent for a while and didn't speak.

Li Tianze said slowly: "The Holy Majesty just ordered this official to solve the case as soon as possible, and the ministers of the court and the people in the capital started to stir up. If we don't solve the case quickly, we may all lose our lives."

The servant Wu Wenjing's expression was very ugly. He originally belonged to Jing Tianlie's gang, and the Empress was very kind and did not pursue it. If this case cannot be solved, his position as a servant may not be guaranteed.

"Check it out, I'm staying here."

Li Tianze stayed in the back office, accompanied by two pretty maids, and Di Xingwan sent things over.

...

Rouge Lane, Wangqing Pavilion.

He Wenbai and Hu Zhiheng sat in the Shilin in the backyard to enjoy the snow and drink together. Several red plums in the snow were in full bloom.

A graceful and beautiful girl poured wine for the two, and said with a smile: "There is snow and plum blossoms, why don't the two young masters compose a poem?"

A pot of rice wine was burning on the coal stove, and He Wenbai poured a glass for Hu Zhiheng, and said with a smile, "Here is General Long's poem about plums, so we won't show our ugliness."

The girl smiled and said: "Yes, the bright moon is in the sky, and the light of the fireflies can stop."

She compared Long Chen to Haoyue, He Wenbai and Hu Zhiheng to Yinghuo, but they were not angry.

"That's right, General Long is truly a genius. He has both civil and military skills. It's rare to find one in 500 years."

Hu Zhiheng drank a cup of hot rice wine, shook his head and praised.

He Wenbai was about to agree, but the man at the table next to him said drunkenly: "What kind of genius, he is clearly a devil whore!"