Chapter 426: The Disappearing Kichijiro

“What are you doing at the Ministry of Officials’ Case Bank?” Chief Minister Wang frowned slightly.

“Check on someone.”

Xu Qi’an blew a mouthful of tea froth, sipping tea as he leisurely said, “Don’t worry, I won’t make any trouble, there’s no need for Lord Chief Minister to worry.”

Chief Minister Wang nodded, what can happen in the case library, the worst case scenario is to burn the dossier, but this is not good for Xu Qi’an.

He was just curious about what Xu Qi’an wanted to do.

“I’m investigating a case.” Xu Qi’an said.

Investigate a case? He no longer has an official body, what other cases to investigate ………. Curiosity and surprise flashed in the eyes of Chief Minister Wang, and after a moment of contemplation, he faintly said:

“Can the old man listen?”

“Of course, speaking of which, this matter also has something to do with Lord Chief Minister.” Xu Qi’an smiled.

Chief Minister Wang froze, the original loose sitting posture quietly turned straight, his face was slightly serious, and he seemed to enter the state of deliberation.

Then, he saw a secret letter slip out of Xu Qi’an’s sleeve, and with a gentle touch of his palm, the secret letter floated down in front of him.

With a perplexed mood, Chief Minister Wang unfolded the letter and read it, he was first stunned, then his brows furrowed as if recalling something, and in the end, he was only perplexed.

Chief Wang put the letter on the table and looked at Xu Qi’an, “Old man, don’t remember ……….”

Sure enough! Xu Qi’an mused, “Then the Su Hang in the letter, does Lord Chief Minister have an impression?”

“The old man has no impression of this person, likewise.”

Chief Minister Wang shook his head and finished, frowning for a few seconds before looking at Xu Qi’an, his tone solemn: “Mr. Xu, what case are you investigating, and are the contents of this secret letter true?”

He did not remember such cooperation with Cao back then and remained skeptical about the content of the letter.

Xu Qi’an thought about it, and after weighing it in his mind, he decided to reveal some secrets slightly and nodded:

“The contents of the letter were accurate, and as to why the Chief Minister forgot, it was because the matter involved a warlock and was obscured from the heavens. That’s why the people involved lost their memories.”

Involving a warlock, erasing the heavenly ……… opportunity Wang s chief minister s face changed slightly, he realized the seriousness of the situation, and his body leaned forward slightly:

“Can Mr. Xu speak more clearly?”

Immediately, Xu Qi’an told the old case of Su Hang, only saying that he had promised a friend to track down the truth of her father’s beheading back then for her. Unintentionally, he found a secret letter from the Duke of Cao, and judging from that erased handwriting, as well as past experience, the case was so involved behind the scenes that it required the intervention of a high-grade magician to erase the mysteries of the heavens.

After hearing this, Chief Minister Wang leaned back in his chair and remained silent for a long time.

“The only person in the Sitian Supervisor who has the ability to cover up the heavenly chances is the Supervisor Zheng.” Chief Minister Wang pinched his brow, as if inquiring, and as if asking himself, “What is the Supervisor Zheng’s purpose in doing this?”

How do I know, this is not checking it ……… Xu Qi an shook his head.

“I will give you a handwritten letter, with which you can enter and exit the Ministry of Appointments. If you need any help in the future, there’s no harm in saying so.” Chief Minister Wang gazed at Xu Qi’an and said:

“But I have a condition, if Mr. Xu can find out the truth, I hope to tell it. Well, I will also secretly look into this matter.”

There was a big event that happened in the imperial court back then, and that event was shielded from the heavens, and he himself, the person involved, had no memory of it and forgot about it.

Something that could make the Supervisor of Justice step in to shield the heavens was definitely a big deal.

Xu Qi’an nodded and politely thanked him.

………..

After sending Xu Qi’an away, Chief Wang called out to the housekeeper, his tone calm, “The Xu family’s second son is still at the residence?”

Yesterday, he had spoken with Wang Simu about wanting to keep Erlang Xu at home for the evening meal.

“Yes, the old slave will call him over.”

The butler immediately understood the master’s meaning and bowed and retreated.

In a short while, Xu Erlang, who wore a white tunic and had red lips and white teeth, crossed the threshold and bowed without being overbearing, “Lord Shoufu.”

Wang Shoufu was lifting his pen, writing on the spread out rice paper, and without looking up, said, “What is Erlang’s ambition?”

This Erlang was called naturally, without the slightest hint of embarrassment.

“Hmm?”

Without waiting for a reply, Wang Shoufu looked up and found Xu Erlang staring straight at himself, staring at himself ………

The corners of Chief Minister Wang’s mouth twitched, “Good ambition.”

He put down his pen, looked at the words on the paper, and laughed, ”If it wasn’t for your big brother’s righteousness, I’m afraid that old me would have to retire. In the official world, the most important thing is to know how to advance and retreat.

“No matter how skillful you are in power and how many party members you have, the one sitting on the dragon chair can decide whether you live or die with a single word. The former First Minister was able to live out his old age in peace only because he had learned the lessons of his predecessors.”

The former chief minister? That scum who only knows how to embezzle silver and flatter His Majesty ……… Xu New Year s heart said.

Chief Minister Wang continued, “Two hundred years ago there was a struggle for the national capital, and the Yunlu Academy has since withdrawn from the imperial court. Cheng Sheng erected a monument in the academy, writing about the righteousness of death and honor to repay the king’s kindness, all of these are showing the same thing to the future generations of descendants.

“A king is a king, and a minister is a minister, hold that balance, and you will be able to level the playing field in the court.”

Erlang Xu frowned and asked, “What if I don’t want to?”

Chief Minister Wang laughed aloud, “Unwilling, then what kind of official are you.”

Erlang Xu made a bow and said, “Student understands.”

He had read the history books and could easily understand the words of Chief Minister Wang. Throughout the dynasties, there were countless powerful ministers. But if the emperor wanted to move him, even if he had more power in his hands, the best thing that could happen to him would be to pay his respects.

Chief Minister Wang suddenly let out a sigh of emotion, “Your elder brother’s behavior and character are admirable, but he is not suitable for the court, don’t learn from him.”

Big brother has, in recent days, often asked me for advice, so why do I need to learn from him? Xu Erlang raised his chin with some pride and said, “Student knows.”

Chief Minister Wang nodded, “Stay for dinner tonight.”

………..

Ministry of Justice, Case Bank.

Xu Qi’an, who is disguised as Xu New Year, moves out the list of the new scholars in the 10th year of Yuanjing with the help of the officials.

Surprisingly, the top scholar in the 10th year of Yuanjing was the chief minister Wang Zhenwen.

The name of the top dog is Lu An.

Scouting, on the other hand, is blank and unsigned.

Found him ……… Xu Qi an stared at the blank space for a long time.

“That Qiuji Lang whose name was erased was a scout in the 10th year of Yuanjing, a first-rate scholar, who was he and why was he shielded from the sky? Is this person dead or alive now? Since he entered the dynasty as an official, it’s impossible for him to be the Primary Supervisor.

“It can only be done by a contemporary supervisor, but why would the supervisor do that? And what is the connection between the unnamed Qi Zhilang and Suhang? Su Hang’s name wasn’t erased, which means that he wasn’t that Qi Zhulang, but there’s definitely a connection.”

Based on the clues already at hand, he made a simple assumption:

Back then, there was a party in the imperial court, and Suhang was one of the core members of this party, and the Qiujilang, whose name was erased, was probably the leader of the party.

This party was so powerful that it suffered a siege from all the parties and ended badly. Suhang’s downfall is proof of that.

But what Xu Qi’an couldn’t figure out was that if it was just an ordinary party dispute, why would the Supervisor erase the name of that Qiqilang? Why shield the heavens?

Here, there must be a deeper hidden secret.

“Intuition tells me that this aged case is important, er, this is nonsense, of course it’s important, otherwise why would the supervisor be out to shield it. Alas, I hate checking old cases, no, I hate warlocks the most. Zhong Li and Caiwei two cuties don’t count.”

Xu Qi’an left the Ministry of Mandarins and rode his beloved filly, clattering down the street.

The filly was very understanding, maintaining a speed that wasn’t too fast or too slow, allowing Xu Qi’an to take the opportunity to think about things without having to focus on driving.

“When I was investigating the Sangpo case, it also involved the Primary Supervisor, and there was no record of it in the history, and in the end, it was the ice-cold Huaiqing, who locked the clues to the Qinglong Temple through the weakening of the Buddhist temple five hundred years ago, making me realize that Shenshu was related to the Buddhist sect, and to the fact that the Buddhist sect had prospered in the Central Plains five hundred years ago.

“Huaiqing’s method can be used in the same way for this Qiuji Lang, I can check some of the big events of that year and look for clues from them.”

After finalizing his thoughts, he proceeded to think about Emperor Yuan Jing.

He had wanted to investigate Emperor Yuan Jing before simply out of the old criminal police officer’s sense of smell, believing that if it was just for the Soul Elixir, it was not enough for Emperor Yuan Jing to take such a big risk and unite with the King of Zhenbei to massacre the city.

After all, the Soul Dan is not a kidney treasure, and three mouthfuls of immortality are not enough to slaughter the city.

After the trip to Jianzhou, he was more and more sure that Emperor Yuan Jing had a problem, and that those who gained qi could not live forever, so what was the old emperor still fooling around with?

As the king of a country, it was impossible for him not to know this secret, as exemplified by Gaozu and Wuzong.

“The only way to find clues now is to look for them in the Rising Records is to look for clues, and it has to be the Rising Records of the late Emperor, if Emperor Yuanjing really did have a secret, he would have gotten rid of it for sure.

“But he can’t completely erase the traces, such as the late emperor’s place, perhaps hiding any important clues, but inconspicuous, or the onlookers can not find, must be in possession of a certain amount of information to read in order to understand.

“If there are no clues from the late emperor’s place either, I’ll have no choice but to look for my sister-in-law. Auntie Xiao has taught Emperor Yuan Jing cultivation for so many years, it’s impossible that she can’t see any clues at all, right?”

“And then, there’s the crap with the Primordial Supervisor, I need to find out about this place in Xuzhou first. Well, Wei Gong and Er Lang will help look for it, and by the way, when I have my date with the framed man tomorrow, I’ll ask her to help send a message to Huai Qing to help look into Xuzhou as well.

“I need to make reasonable use of the schoolmasters to do my work for me. By the way, the progress of comprehending the “meaning” should not be left behind, although I don’t have any clue yet. Tomorrow, I’ll give myself a vacation first, and listen to music on the hook, I kind of miss Floating Fragrance ………”

There are so many things going on ……… Xu Qi An rode on the filly with a rhythmic rise and fall.

…………

Returning to the Xu Mansion, I saw Su Su sitting on the ridge of the house from afar, holding a red umbrella, like a beautiful mountain ghost, tempting the people who were rushing to the mountain road.

No, she was supposed to be ghostly.

They are back ah ……….. Xu Qi’an leapt onto the roof and sat beside the female ghost.

“What for!” Su Su didn’t have the heart to give him a blank stare.

Xu Qi’an poked her chest, only to hear a “poof” sound, broken.

He was instantly a bit disappointed, “You should also go to the Heavenly Monitors to ask Song Qing for a physical body, right?”

“Bah, denizens!”

Su Su looked down, glanced at her breasts, spat at him and grunted:

“I’m not going to ask for a physical body, the master said that if I ask for a physical body now, I’ll be dragged into the room to sleep with you. I think what she said is quite reasonable, so, when you find out the truth of my father’s case one day, I will go to ask for a physical body.”

“Your master is purely slandering me.”

“Really?” Suzu looked at her suspiciously.

“Really, I can sleep with you here too, who says I have to drag myself into the room.”

“Go go go.” Suzu spat at him.

Xu Qi’an leaped off the roof and crossed the courtyard, seeing the cook outside the kitchen, killing geese. Xu Lingyin, who wore her hair in two bun-like buns, squatted to the side and watched blearily.

Her master, the little black skin from the southern border, also crouched down and watched.

A big one and a small one for contrast.

“Suzaku, big brother is back.” Xu Qi’an shouted.

The little peahen ignored him and concentrated on watching the goose being killed and plucked ……….

Is she fantasizing about which part to start eating from? This stupid kid, only has food in her eyes ………. Xu Qi’an spat in her heart and entered the inner hall.

Li Miaozhen and her aunt were sitting in the hall talking, and there were a few leftover crystal clear pastries on the table.

The aunt watched her nephew return and angled her sharp jaw, signaling, “The pastries on the table were left for you to eat by Suzume, she was afraid that if she stayed here, she wouldn’t be able to resist eating them as she looked at them, so she ran outside.”

Xu Qi’an turned his head violently, looked toward the door, and laughed.

“Where is Erlang, you went out together this day when you took a break from bathing, why didn’t he come back.” Auntie probed and looked outside, asking.

“Chief Minister Wang hosted a banquet for him, so I guess he won’t be coming back today.” Xu Qi’an laughed.

The gates of the Imperial City closed after dusk, and it was unlikely that Xu Erlang would return today.

“The chief minister has given him a banquet ………” The aunt was astonished.

Though Da Lang had unceremoniously exposed Er Lang’s “affair” with the Wang family’s young lady not long ago, Auntie hadn’t expected it to progress so quickly.

What’s more, I didn’t expect that Chief Minister Wang even hosted a banquet for Erlang.

“This door is not the right household, oops, really ……….” The aunt was a bit exasperated and helpless: “Marrying a daughter of the chief minister’s family, isn’t this marrying a Bodhisattva back.”

“Auntie, you’re the mother of the house, this daughter-in-law will rely on you to temper her once she enters the door.” Xu Qi’an arched his fire and said.

With Wang Simu’s temperament and wrist, when he enters the door in the future, he will bully his aunt to cry every day, then it will be interesting ………. Xu Qi’an was somewhat looking forward to her life in the future.

The aunt puffed out her chest and looked around, saying, “That’s natural, even if she’s the First Minister’s daughter, she’ll have to obediently listen to me when she enters the Xu family’s door.”

Li Miaozhen gave her a look and didn’t say anything.

………..

Dusk, the Churchwardens.

A violent coughing sound came from the master bedroom of Shadow Plum’s small pavilion.

The maid sat under the eaves of the house, keeping watch over the little fireplace, listening to the sound of her mother’s coughing coming from within.

Lady Floating Fragrance has been sick for a while, more than half a month ago, the Shadow Plum Pavilion stopped playing tea surroundings, and since then, the lady has been bedridden and growing more and more emaciated.

Mom invited many famous doctors to treat Lady Fuxiang, but no good, slowly, Mom also stopped inviting great doctors to come.

From the initial daughter long daughter short, to later cold, and finally simply do not come to visit, and even transferred the courtyard clean maids and escort escort.

There’s no need for them to guard a sickly man with only half a breath left isn’t there.

“How beautiful she used to be. She was the head of the Education Department, the first flower girl, and Xu Yinluo’s best friend. Now she’s down and out, and no one comes to see her. Xu Yinluo hasn’t been heard from in a long time.”

“Hmph, it must be which bitch that paper man zapped my maid.” The maid sat by the fireplace, wiping her tears while thinking indignantly.