Chapter 11 Emperor Qiyuan ()

"Du Ning kowtows to the Emperor!"

"Get up and talk." Emperor Qi Yuan waved his hand, and the little eunuch who served on both sides quietly retreated and closed the door of the side hall.

The matter was urgent, and neither the king nor the minister was polite. Du Ning stood up and glanced out as if he was worried, then lowered his voice and said, "I am so grateful to the emperor, I am lucky to be unwilling to be the emperor."

"Ah?" Emperor Qi Yuan couldn't help but tremble when he heard this: "You...you can find..."

"Yes, Weichen was dressed up as a beggar, and he investigated the place of the incident one by one, from Ganzhou to Qingzhou. In the end, he saw me pitifully, and even let Weichen meet the sixteenth prince by chance on the street!" Thinking of the situation that day, Du Ning was half afraid and half happy. What was afraid was that if he didn't rest on the street at that time, he would miss the sixteenth prince. Fortunately, he was lucky in his destiny, and finally he did not miss it.

"Oh... OK, OK, just find it." Emperor Qiyuan nodded, a little confused. Du Ning secretly looked at the emperor's face and calmed down and continued: "Emperor, because the situation is urgent and is afraid that the description in the memorial is unclear, so I will arrange the sixteenth prince in Qingzhou for the time being. At the same time, I secretly dispatched 300 people from the Qingzhou Guard and Liangzhou Guard to protect it. After that, I decided to report this to the emperor in person."

"Well..." Emperor Qiyuan nodded without comment. In just a short while, the Emperor Jianchao recovered from the start of surprise and excitement. There was no fluctuation on his face. Even Du Ning, who was familiar with him, could not guess what he was thinking at this moment. "Dun Ning, go north for a few days, I believe you will not be in vain. In your opinion, who did this case? "

"This..." Du Ning licked his lips, thought about it slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, although this matter is a little bit obvious at the moment, it still needs to be investigated in detail. Before there is a real evidence, the ministers dare not draw conclusions!"

"Oh?" Emperor Qiyuan looked at Du Ning after hearing this and sneered: "Du Ning, the commander of the Dong Town of Feiling Wei, dare not draw a conclusion today?" Emperor Qiyuan's voice suddenly rose, scaring Du Ning was so shocked. He was about to kneel down and kowtow, Emperor Qiyuan's voice calmed down again: "Oh, I also know that although you, the commander of the Dong Town, look prominent, it is really not easy to sit in that position." Emperor Qiyuan looked at the dust and sweat on Du Ning's temples and said caringly: "You have worked so hard for several days. You haven't had time to change your clothes yet? Look at the dirty clothes, come and find someone to change his clothes!"

"Emperor!" Du Ning was so scared that his souls were all roaring! He knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Your Majesty, I am sorry for your crimes, I am... I am reporting to you..."

"Oh?" Emperor Qi Yuan glanced at Du Ning who was kneeling in front of him and said, "Are you... going to draw a conclusion?"

"I don't dare!" Du Ning's temples were wet, mixed with dust and flowing down. "Your Majesty, according to what I saw..."

"Hmph!" Emperor Qi Yuan snorted coldly, interrupted Du Ning and said, "Get up and talk!"

"Thank you, the emperor, to be kind!" Du Ning breathed a long breath and climbed up, not even the sweat beads on his chin, quickly talking about what he saw, and then did not dare to cover it up again, saying: "As for Weichen, seeing it at the place, the battle on that day must have been extremely tragic, and the inner court guards were almost all killed and injured. The people who committed the murder were all black clothes, black pants, black scarves, and there were no scars or marks on their bodies. The weapons used were also ordinary swords, and they could not see that they came from He Fang. It was just... It was just Weichen, who saw a clue from the blade on the corpse, but it was not very certain..."

"What's the clue?" Emperor Qi Yuan asked, staring at Du Ning's face.

"Based on the depth and angle of these wounds, the moves used by these people seem to be slightly different from those of ordinary people. In comparison, they seem to be more like the way of people in the army, and there are many chopping moves, as if they are used to using them on horseback." Du Ning stopped slightly and continued: "But Weichen carefully checked around. What is certain is that no horses have passed or stopped within five miles nearby."

"Apart from that, are there any other clues?"

"Return to the emperor, it's really... no..."

"Well..." Emperor Qi Yuan didn't say anything for a long time. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Who is the one who is most likely to do this in your opinion?"

After hearing this question, Du Ning swallowed with difficulty. The emperor was sincerely trying to make things difficult for him. Du Ning said carefully: "I don't know who did it, but if you want to guess based on this clue, you can't find out the second one."

"Oh? Let's continue." Emperor Qi Yuan picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"If the perpetrator is indeed from the army, then the most suspicious person is the Beirong. At that time, our dynasty returned to the north, and although he returned with great victory, he did not necessarily eliminate all the enemies. If the hidden enemy took advantage of the gap at this time, it may lead to bad consequences at any time." Du Ning's view coincides with the faction in the court, but the statement is more clever. "It may lead to bad consequences at any time." The implication is that the other party originally wanted to make trouble in the rear, but unexpectedly encountered the sixteenth prince's visiting team. This was a case that happened by accident.

Seeing that Emperor Qiyuan did not speak, Du Ning had to continue: "The second suspicious person is...that is...our dynasty..."

"Bold!" Emperor Qi Yuan slapped the table and stood up! Although Du Ning was afraid at this moment, he had already tried his best before saying this. Therefore, although he knelt down, he was not as panicked as before.

Although Du Ning didn't say this, anyone who heard it knew what he wanted to say. The person who committed the crime was from a corps, and there was no other way. One was the enemy army of Beirong, and what was the second way? What else could there be in addition to the soldiers of the Dajian Dynasty on the ground of Ganzhou? If others had said this heart-killing statement, they would have been dragged out and beheaded long ago. That is, Du Ning, under the pressure of the emperor, sacrificed his life to say such things!

Emperor Qiyuan gasped and walked back and forth in the side hall quickly. After a long time, his steps finally slowed down. "Get up." This time, his voice returned to calm.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Oh, Du Ning, after taking the courage of the leopard, he actually dared to doubt the army of the court..." Emperor Qi Yuan's words sounded like a blame, but his tone was surprisingly eased. "You can only say these words in front of me. You have to keep your mouth shut when you leave this room."

"Yes, Du Ning is so brave that he dare not control his mouth."

Emperor Qiyuan nodded slightly and sat down slowly. "The reason why I forced you was to let you say it in person. Otherwise, wouldn't you betray me in the court, deaf and blind?" Emperor Qiyuan snorted coldly: "What is the 'emergency', 'why is it missing in detail'? It's okay to deceive others. Do you really think I don't know anything?"

Ignoring Du Ning, who was frightened by the side, Emperor Qiyuan said again: "Although the soldiers of Liangzhou garrison and well-equipped, the Ganzhou garrison is close to you! You transferred the Qingzhou garrison and the Feiling Guard of Liangzhou garrison, but why did you not move any of the people in the Ganzhou garrison?" Emperor Qiyuan's face gradually darkened: "Under the circumstances at that time, it was understandable that you did this, but if you concealed something afterwards, it would be a crime of deceiving the king!" After saying this, Du Ning had only kowtowed. The more Emperor Qiyuan said, the more angry he became, and said angrily: "Remember to me! I asked you to sit in that position to make you go with your heart, not to ask you to look forward and be afraid of going!"
Chapter completed!