When the purple-robed young prisoner Chen Xi, wearing a black flowing cloud skirt, appeared outside the lobby of Kyoto Prefecture, officials of all sizes, led by Kyoto Prefecture Yin Xia Yanzhi, went out to greet him.

"Master Chen, Master Chen." Xia Yanzhi almost jogged to meet Chen Xi, waving one hand forward, as if seeing an old friend reunited after a long separation, but his voice was still respectful: "What wind brought you here?

The Kyoto government office is really in full bloom today, come on, come on, please come in, please come in!"

At this juncture, the people from the Ziyi Prison suddenly arrived. Xia Yanzhi had a smile on his face and cold sweat on his back.

After the saint ascended the throne, the biggest change in the court was the rise of the power of the eunuchs in the harem.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, although there have been times when eunuchs have become powerful, so far, they have not really made any waves.

The emperors of the past dynasties both used and guarded against eunuchs, and would never allow eunuchs to become powerful.

However, now that the saint has been on the throne for more than ten years, the eunuchs have become a powerful force.

As we all know, the Menxia Province is actually controlled by the eunuch in charge of the palace. The North Courtyard, which is parallel to the South Courtyard, was directly controlled by the Menxia Province in the past. However, a few years ago, the sage decreed that Princess Sheyue took over the North Courtyard.

It was only then that Beiyuan became an independent yamen.

However, Beiyuan originally belonged to the sphere of influence of the eunuchs. Although it was no longer directly controlled by the Menxia Province, it was still regarded as the sphere of influence of the Menxia Province.

Another yamen that is the eunuch's power is the Ziyi Prison.

Ziyijian was directly ordered by His Majesty the Emperor and was not influenced by any other yamen. However, the general manager of Ziyijian was the eunuch in charge of the inner palace who controlled Menxia Province. Therefore, Ziyijian actually became the direct line force of Menxia Province.

If murder by the Criminal Department requires cumbersome procedures such as investigation and interrogation, then killing by the Ziyi Prison is like the drizzle in March, moistening things silently without going through any procedures. Of course, even if you die in the hands of the Ziyi Prison, there will be no consequences.

People can find every clue.

The criminal department kills people in the open, while the purple prison guards kill people in the dark.

Some people can be killed openly and openly by using the Ministry of Punishment to accuse them, but some people can only be assassinated secretly.

For example, the late emperor's brother, Prince Qing, was a man of literary and military skills and was loyal to the late emperor. He once served as the envoy of the Southern Academy. Although he was a prince, he was low-key, humble and courteous, and won the hearts of the people.

Xiahou ascended the throne. Although Prince Qing did not stand up to oppose it, everyone knew that the greatest threat to Queen Xiahou was Prince Qing.

The late emperor had no prince, so Zhao Yankuo and others wrote a letter against Xia Hou's succession. The intention behind it was clearly that Prince Qing should succeed to the throne.

Not long after Zhao Yankuo and others were beheaded, Prince Qing, who was living in the palace, suddenly passed away due to illness. The palace immediately sent people to seal off the palace. There were more than 200 people in the palace. On the day that Prince Qing was buried,

, all were buried.

The death of Prince Qing is strange, but people who understand know clearly that the death of Prince Qing was most likely caused by Ziyi Prison.

At that time, the Purple Clothes Prison had not yet been established, but before the death of the late emperor, Xiahou had already controlled a terrifying force composed of eunuchs in the palace. This force was led by the chief steward of the inner palace. Before Xiahou ascended the throne,

In two months, the Purple Clothes Prison will be established.

All the officials in the court knew that Zi Yi Jian was terrifying, and they also knew that they killed people invisible, but no one had ever seen Zi Yi Jian kill anyone, just because anyone who could see Zi Yi Jian taking action must be Zi Yi Jian's target.

The purple prison is like a dagger hidden in the sleeve of a saint. He can suddenly take it out at any time and kill people.

Even Xia Yanzhi, the prefect of Kyoto, didn't know much about Ziyi Jian, but he still knew a few of Ziyi Jian's brains.

In addition to the chief supervisor, Ziyi Prison has two health supervisors, and each health supervisor has two young supervisors, and Chen Xi is one of the four young supervisors in Ziyi Supervisor.

It is said that the two health inspectors perform their own duties, one is responsible for intelligence and the other is responsible for operations. This is like marching and fighting. One is responsible for money, food, equipment and logistics, and the other is responsible for leading troops in combat. But is this true?

Officials are also having trouble determining.

If the Ministry of Punishment is disgusting, and the officials in the DPRK are unwilling to contact the people of the Ministry of Punishment because of their disdain and disgust, then the Purple-clothed Prison is synonymous with terror and mystery. The group of eunuchs who are full of sinister aura make all officials stay away from them.

The Purple-clothes Supervisor has never actively contacted officials from the DPRK or the Central Government, nor has he interfered with the various bureaucracies.

Today, Young Prisoner Chen Xi from the Purple Clothes Prison suddenly arrived. This is really an abnormal thing for the Kyoto Prefecture, and it is also something that makes everyone nervous.

Chen Xi was wearing a purple flowing cloud dress. When she saw Xia Yan approaching, she took the lead in handing over her hand. She was not arrogant, but was very humble: "Mr.

Responsible?"

Chen Xi got straight to the point, but Xia Yanzhi's heart tightened, wondering if he was sent by the palace to investigate the case?

Less than two days had passed, and Xia Yanzhi didn't have any clues about the murderer. If the palace really sent Chen Xi to inquire about the progress of the case, he really didn't know how to reply. He felt uneasy and forced a smile: "Exactly, that's what the Ministry of Punishment did."

Bian is investigating the case of the Ministry of War, so the case of Master Hongling was handed over to the Kyoto Prefecture for investigation."

"Where is the murder weapon?" Chen Xi spoke crisply.

Xia Yanzhi immediately turned around and said, "Quick, get the murder weapon, hurry up." He raised his hand and said, "Mr. Chen, go in and have a cup of tea first."

The Young Supervisor of Ziyi Prison personally came to investigate the case, and everyone in the Kyoto Prefecture was naturally frightened.

As soon as the tea was served, the Kyoto Prefecture judge personally took the murder weapon and placed it on the table. Except for the long bow and arrow box, all the clothes and waist armor were placed on the table one by one.

"Master Chen, this was found in the forest next to the Taoist temple." Xia Yanzhi explained personally: "After the real person was assassinated last night, the Changsheng Temple reported it to the Ministry of Punishments overnight, and immediately after dawn, reported it to the palace.

.The Criminal Department received the report that night and handed the case over to Kyoto Prefecture. So before dawn, the official sent people to the crime scene to investigate. Before the palace decree came down, the official had already ordered people to protect it.

on site."

As the governor of Kyoto, he was also a third-rank official in the Tang Dynasty, on the same level as the ministers of various ministries.

Ziyi Prison is a special yamen. Although it has official positions such as general manager, health supervisor, and young supervisor, it is not considered a rank.

Even in Kyoto, third-grade officials were capable of taking action. However, facing the young eunuchs of the purple-clothed prison regardless of their grade, Xia Yanzhi still called himself a lower official.

"Tang Fucheng, you were the one who led people to the scene that night. You will report the details to Mr. Chen." Xia Yanzhi waved to an official beside him. The official immediately came forward, bent down and said, "I'm down to you, sir."

Tang Jing, the Prime Minister of Kyoto, pays homage to Mr. Chen." He looked extremely humble.

The highest official of Kyoto Prefecture is naturally Xia Yanzhi, the Yin of Kyoto Prefecture, and the second in command is the Tang Prefecture Cheng.

"Tang Fu Cheng, please tell me about the situation." Chen Xi was calm and composed, with a smile on his face.

"Master Hongling was pierced through the throat by an arrow. It can be concluded that the murderer's archery skills are extremely good and extremely powerful, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to penetrate the neck directly." Tang Jing said sternly: "Even if they are dragon scale warriors, they ride

Shooting is unparalleled, but those who have the strength to pierce the throat with a sharp arrow are very rare."

"Tang Fucheng, when you talk about the case, just talk about the case, don't bring it up to other people." Xia Yanzhi coughed, showing a slightly displeased look.

Tang Jing said hurriedly: "Yes." He continued: "When Master Hongling was killed, he was only wearing a pair of trousers and his upper body was naked. He was probably about to rest. There was a cup of tea on the table, tea...!"

Looking at Xia Yanzhi, he didn't know whether to continue talking.

"What do you want me to do?" Xia Yanzhi frowned and said, "Report everything you know to Mr. Chen, don't miss a single clue."

"Tang Fucheng, you can say what you want without any scruples." Chen Xi said with a smile: "You also know some things. Saints take care of everything. Sometimes it is necessary to use elixirs to recuperate the dragon's body. Master Hongling is good at refining elixirs and has been doing it for many years.

He was responsible for refining elixirs for the palace, and the saint also praised him quite a lot. Although he was from outside, he had been running errands for the palace. Now someone was so bold that he dared to assassinate the real person. The saint Long Yan was furious, and the assassin killed

The target is a real person, but the spearhead is clearly pointed at the palace, at the feet of the emperor. The murderer is so rampant, if we ministers can't even find the murderer, wouldn't it make the world laugh?"

"What Mr. Chen said is absolutely true." Xia Yanzhi said hurriedly: "The officials and others will naturally do their best and must solve the case as soon as possible."

Tang Jing bowed slightly and then continued: "After inspection, it seems that in that cup of tea...!"

"Tang Fucheng, you are in charge of criminal investigation and investigating cases. Never use the word "seeming"." Chen Xi interrupted: "Especially when it comes to evidence, you can't be ambiguous. Even you yourself can't make a definite judgment. And

How can I convince others?"

"That's what your Excellency pointed out." Tang Jing said: "We have concluded that there is medicine mixed in the tea. If you drink the tea, it can make people feel weak in a short time. Its effect is somewhat like the soft drinks used by gangsters.

Jin Powder, but this medicine is not exactly the same as Ruanjin Powder.”

Chen Xi didn't speak, just stood by the table, hands behind his back, listening carefully.

"In addition, we expanded the search scope and soon found the murder weapon in the woods outside the Taoist temple." Tang Jing pointed to the bow and arrow on the table and said loudly, "The forest is fifty or sixty steps away from the side wall of the Taoist temple.

It is not considered dense. After Master Hongling took over the Changsheng Temple, he said that planting a forest there would be good for the Taoist temple's feng shui, so the forest was planted less than ten years ago. Bows, arrows and armor were found in the forest.

After comparison, we determined that the arrow in the arrow box was exactly the same as the sharp arrow that killed Hongling, so we can conclude that the object in the forest was indeed the murder weapon and was abandoned in the forest by the murderer."

Chen Xi nodded slightly, but still said nothing.

"We also found that the murderer's arrows are slightly different from ordinary arrows." Xia Yanzhi finally said: "His arrow clusters have long barbs and are heavier than ordinary arrows. Mr. Chen knows that arrows

The weight of the arrow is directly related to the speed of the arrow. Generally speaking, the arrow cluster only needs to be sharp enough to penetrate the enemy's body. In fact, the barb does not need to be too particular. After all, even the slightest weight will have a great impact on the speed.

.But the murderer didn't care about this, which shows that he was very confident in himself and didn't worry that the extra barbs would affect his speed."

"And his longbow, stem, horn, tendon, glue, silk, lacquer, and the six materials of the longbow are all top-notch materials." Tang Jing had obviously studied this bow and arrow in detail: "Even if it is equipped by the Imperial Guard,

The bows and arrows made by many people are not so sophisticated. The cost of such a sophisticated longbow is at least seventy or eighty taels of silver. However, it is necessary to collect all these materials and be able to manufacture such a longbow with exquisite technology.

, is not easy. Although the cost is less than a hundred taels, things are rare and expensive. Such a fine and fine bow may be difficult to acquire without two to three hundred taels of silver."
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