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Chapter 45 Three Stone Bow
After the court session, Kangxi returned to the imperial study. When he saw Turichen standing at the door, he subconsciously nodded and walked into the study.

Stunned, he felt as if something was wrong, turned around and looked at Tulichen, thinking about something.

"Pop"

Tulichen knelt down and said with a guilty look on his face: "Your Majesty, I, Tulichen, have messed up my job. Please punish me!"

Kangxi then remembered that he had asked Turichen to escort Xiao Guoxing to Ningguta overnight, so he asked, "What happened? Tell me slowly."

"Your Majesty, yesterday I received the imperial decree and went to the Ministry of Justice to take Xiao Guoxing away. I left overnight."

Tulichen recounted everything that happened in the farewell pavilion last night, took a breath and said, "I immediately went to chase him, but the killer was decisive. He shot the arrow without even looking, and turned and ran away without hesitation. The man was dressed in black and moved too fast. It was dark, and I chased him for a long time. I was so tired that I was shaking all over, but I still couldn't catch up. I didn't return until I completely lost sight of the man. When I returned to the place where I was, Xiao Guoxing was already dead."

"Who could have done such a thing?"

Tulichen couldn't help but complain in his heart, 'How would I know? ' But he said, "It was too dark at night. The killer just shot an arrow from a distance. I didn't see what the killer looked like."

Kangxi's heart sank. Who would be so eager to kill Xiao Guoxing, a man waiting to die? Could it be that he had some secret that threatened certain people and made them want to shut him up?

"When did Xiao Guoxing die? Did he say anything before he died?"

Tulichen thought for a moment and replied, "The killer's archery skills are very good. From a hundred steps away, he can shoot an arrow through the heart."

"After I returned, I asked the two guards who were there, and they said that Xiao Guoxing was dead at the time, completely dead, without saying a word, but..."

"But what?"

"However, on the way, when Xiao Guoxing learned that he was being exiled to Ningguta, he said something. Xiao Guoxing's original words were: Master Tu, are you mistaken? The Eighth Master told me that the Emperor had said that as long as I tell the truth about the fact that the Crown Prince bribed officials of the Ministry of Justice to let the people die in place of him, he would forgive me this time. The Emperor said so, and the Eighth Master also promised me personally that he would never punish me!"

Tulichen knew that the matter was of great importance, so he repeated Xiao Guoxing's original intention word for word, not daring to delete or speculate, for fear of conveying the wrong idea, misleading the emperor, and getting himself into trouble!
After that, he said firmly: "Your Majesty, Xiao Guoxing said so, and I dare not change a single word. And the two guards also heard it clearly, so there is no mistake."

"Damn it, damn it, his heart is damnable!" Kangxi said angrily.

Turichen was so frightened that his face turned blue and he kowtowed repeatedly to confess his guilt.

After Kangxi finished his temper, he looked at Turichen again and asked, "Did you find anything suspicious at the scene?"

"I have checked carefully. The killer must have arrived in advance and was waiting near the farewell pavilion. He did not wait too long, so he did not leave any clues."

"Oh, by the way, the arrow that shot Xiao Guoxing was left on Xiao Guoxing's body. I brought it with me. When I entered the imperial study, it was left in the hands of the guards outside. I will get it for Your Majesty to check?" After Turichen finished speaking, he looked at Kangxi with an expression of asking for instructions.

"Go get it!"

Tulichen turned and walked out of the room, and came back after a while, holding a long arrow in both hands. Kangxi took it in his hands and looked at it carefully. It was a 2-foot-8-inch long arrow with a red painted shaft and a sharp arrowhead. If Li Yan was present, he would recognize it at a glance. It was one of the three arrows he brought back from the Fourth Master's mansion. Kangxi looked at it for a long time, but couldn't see what it was, so he asked in doubt: "Tulichen, have you seen such an arrow?"

"I have never seen it. I have also asked other guards, but they all said they have never seen it. However, this is a top-quality poplar arrow shaft, and it is definitely not from an ordinary family. And last night, when I heard the killer draw his bow, I felt it was the sound of a three-stone strong bow, which shows that the killer is definitely not an ordinary person."

"Three Stone Strong Bow!"

Kangxi took a deep breath and asked in surprise, "Even in the army, there are not many people who can shoot a three-stone bow. Did you hear it right?"

Tulichen swore, "I definitely didn't hear it wrong. Besides, there were two other guards who also heard it. Although they were not very knowledgeable, they also said that it sounded different from the usual sound of drawing the bow. The sound was strong and powerful, like a heavy hammer hitting a drum, and it could be heard everywhere. Even in a busy city, it couldn't be concealed, let alone in the silent wilderness."

Tulichen knew very well that the more powerful the killer was, the less responsibility he would have. If he encountered such a person, even if the three of them rushed forward, they would not be his match. It was reasonable for Xiao Guoxing to die in such a hand.

In other words, I am a small person and not the target of the killer, otherwise I would have no chance to come back and report.

Kangxi gritted his teeth and frowned even more tightly.

Such a person appeared in the capital at this time. Whose people did he belong to? In the case of the crown prince, all these evil spirits jumped out.

The prince was involved in a case in the Ministry of Justice, and Old Eight was taking advantage of him by saying one thing to his face and another behind his back. What Xiao Guoxing said before his death showed that Old Eight had sinister intentions. Could it be that Old Eight sent someone to kill Xiao Guoxing because he was afraid that the truth would be exposed?

Although he had sent Tulichen to escort Xiao Guoxing to Ningguta overnight, no one else knew about it, but Tulichen could not bypass Lao Ba when he was sent to the Ministry of Justice to bring him back. If Lao Ba had seized the opportunity and delayed a little when bringing him back, he could have sent someone to block the farewell pavilion in advance. Others did not know that Xiao Guoxing had confessed and was sent by Tulichen to Ningguta overnight, so they were too late.

"Good old bastard!"

Kangxi looked at the arrow in his hand, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, which he then concealed.

Seeing Tulichen still kneeling there, he said, "Tulichen, you worked hard last night. Go down and have a rest. This matter ends here. Tell the two guards to keep this matter to themselves and no one is allowed to mention it again."

"Well, I thank the emperor for not punishing me. I will take my leave!" After saying this, Turichen retreated tremblingly.

After Turichen left, Kangxi found a box and carefully put the arrow in his hand away, then began to review the memorials.

On this day, an imperial edict came from the palace. After receiving it, Li Yan came to Wu Sidao's yard happily and saw old Wu reading with a serious look on his face.

"Mr. Wu, the emperor has just issued an edict. Now that autumn has arrived, he will take all the princes to Rehe to hunt. All the princes and grandchildren over ten years old must accompany him. I am no exception. The departure time is in three days. Please come with me, sir!" Li Yan told him the news he had just heard.

After listening to this, Wu Sidao put down the book and thought for a while: "It's time."

(End of this chapter)