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Chapter 96 The Little Eunuch with a Complex Identity
Arrived at the residence of the Minister of Revenue.

Since the governor of Kyoto was arrested and imprisoned, the place was taken over by the Supervisory Council.

Go into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered, he saw more than a dozen corpses neatly placed in the center. Li Chengping checked and found that each person had no more than three wounds.

This means that the killer's attacks are fierce and almost all of them are fatal in one strike.

Li Chengping already knew the result in his heart. He pretended to ask the members of the Supervisory Commission again, then turned around and left.

Return to the palace.

Zhao Gao has been out for something and hasn't come back yet. He must be busy dealing with matters in the Shangshu Mansion.

Li Chengping was not idle either. He returned to the study to prepare a memorial on the case report and took a carriage straight to the palace.

In the imperial study, Emperor Qing was reviewing memorials from today's morning court session.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has come down and said that there has been new progress in the case of the Minister of Revenue exterminating his entire family!"

Eunuch Hou walked into the house to report.

Emperor Qing was a little surprised: "There is some progress so soon, this third brother is quite capable, let him in!"

After getting permission, Li Chengping walked in and presented the memorial he had prepared.

Originally, Emperor Qing thought that these were just some superficial clues, but when he saw Dongyi City, his expression instantly became serious.

"Old Third, do you have any basis for these clues?"

"Father, after I went to the Shangshu Mansion to inspect, I found many sword marks on the walls of the Shangshu Mansion. Among these sword techniques, there are traces of Si Gu Sword Technique. Only the people in Dongyi City know this sword technique!"

Li Chengping's words are well-founded.

This information was obtained by Luo Wang, and he also went to the scene to investigate personally.

There were indeed many sword marks on the walls of the Shangshu Mansion.

Although he didn't know what the Four-Gu Sword Technique was, the "Supreme Sword Art" he practiced was a powerful sword technique, so he could naturally see the clues at a glance.

"Then why do you think Dongyi City sent people to assassinate the Minister of Revenue?" Emperor Qing continued to ask.

Li Chengping bowed and saluted.

"Father, there are three possible scenarios for an assassination attempt by a minister: the first is revenge, the second is love, and the third is a conflict of interest."

"It's just that this Minister of Revenue is old and easy-going, and he doesn't have any enemies."

"As for the murder of passion, it's even more impossible. I asked someone and found out that the old minister had a good reputation and only had one wife. Moreover, he is very old, so it's impossible!"

"As for the conflict of interest, this one doesn't exist. The old minister has been ill at home for many years and has long stopped caring about state affairs. He won't have any conflicts with others."

"I have seen the wounds on the bodies of the deceased. Most of them were killed in one blow. It is obvious that the murderer kills frequently. It is very likely that someone secretly hired the killer."

Seeing what Li Chengping said so logically, Emperor Qing nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, what you said is correct. Third brother, as the Minister of the Dali Temple, you should seek justice for the officials who died unjustly. What do you plan to do?"

Li Chengping suppressed his joy and said seriously, "Father, I plan to go to Dongyi City and order them to hand over the murderer!"

He was worrying about how to find an excuse to go to Dongyi City, but unexpectedly the opportunity came.

"Are you going to Dongyi City?" Emperor Qing frowned.

He originally thought that Li Chengping would suggest sending someone to Dongyi City to negotiate and ask them to hand over the murderer, but who would have thought that he would go there in person.

"Father, as the Minister of the Supreme Court, how can I sit back and watch this happen?"

"The people of Dongyi City dare to act so arrogantly in our Qing Kingdom. They really have no respect for the law. We must give them a shock when we go there this time!"

"Father, please give me this chance!"

Looking at Li Chengping's determined expression, Emperor Qing felt very complicated.

He was very happy that Li Chengping had the courage to do this, but he was also a little worried that he would encounter danger in Dongyi City.

"Okay, I promise you, I will arrange for Yan Xiaoyi to accompany you to protect your safety!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Having achieved his goal, Li Chengping got up and left.

On the way back, he stopped by to take a look at Concubine Yi's house. There were many more luxurious items in the house. The palace maids said that they were gifts from Emperor Qing. Li Chengping couldn't figure out what Emperor Qing meant for a while.

"Mom, I'm going to be away for a while and may not be back until the end of the year. Please take care of yourself."

Li Chengping instructed.

"Alright, you're controlling me before you even get married. Everything is fine in the palace, but you need to be careful outside the palace. Now you've had a conflict with the eldest princess, be careful of her revenge!"

Concubine Yi was worried.

Apparently, she had also heard about Li Chengping's entry into the palace late at night a few days ago.

"Don't worry, mom. I will be careful."

After a brief chat, Li Chengping met Liu Ruyu who came to visit the palace when he went out.

"Hello, Auntie."

After a brief greeting, Li Chengping hurried back home to wait for the imperial edict.

As a result, instead of receiving the imperial edict, he received an explosive piece of news from Zhao Gao.

"Your Highness, Luowang has sent people to investigate and found out that the family of the Minister of Revenue was indeed killed by hired assassins. The news came from the palace."

"When we checked the palace, the person who spread the news had disappeared. However, based on that person's identity, I still found some relevant clues."

As he spoke, Zhao Gao handed over the letter in his hand.

After reading the contents, Li Chengping's expression became strange.

"Interesting, a small eunuch is involved in so many identities!" he muttered.

According to what was written in the letter, the missing eunuch was a spy planted by Li Yunrui next to Li Chengqian, and that person was bribed by Li Chengze with a large sum of money.

Wow, a eunuch with three identities.

All I can say is that the palace is so complicated!

"This eunuch should be delivering his master's orders, but whose orders are he delivering? And why is he doing this?"

Li Chengping was confused.

Why would you kill an irrelevant person for no reason, unless there is some purpose.

Wait, purpose?!

Li Chengping suddenly had an idea and looked down at himself.

The death of the Minister of Revenue did not have much impact on the Kingdom of Qing, but it caused some trouble for him.

As the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, he has the responsibility to investigate the cause of death of officials. From the beginning to now, it seems that he is the busiest one!

This means that their purpose is to target me and want to transfer me out of the capital!

A bold guess popped up in Li Chengping's mind.

Otherwise, why would the killer from Dongyi City come to the capital to kill an unrelated person, and even brutally wipe out the entire family!

It is obvious that he wants to arouse anger and make Emperor Qing investigate the matter thoroughly!
But who is the mastermind behind this?
Li Chengping had a headache for a moment.

The eunuch's identity was so complicated that he even doubted whether this person was deliberately chosen.

Emperor Qing is very efficient in his work.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the palace. This time, the person who came was not Eunuch Hou but Yan Xiaoyi.

In addition, he also brought the imperial edict from Emperor Qing.

"Your Highness, His Majesty ordered me to come here to protect your safety this time."

Yan Xiaoyi bowed respectfully to Li Chengping. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that according to the strength of the Third Prince's subordinates, they did not need his protection at all.

"Thank you, Commander Yan. Zhao Gao, prepare your things and set off!"

Li Chengping gave an order, and when he went out, he sent a carrier pigeon to Wei Zhuang to agree on a meeting place.

He asked Zhang Han to take 20 Iron Eagle Swordsmen and leave the city directly.

(End of this chapter)