Volume Four, Empire Chapter 377

Above the magnificent court hall, the emperor was dignified and solemn, sitting firmly on the dragon chair, with a pair of bright and cold eyes, and glanced down lightly.

The leaders of the eight great families, such as Zhuo Fan and Huangpu Tianyuan, are all on the left side; the important imperial officials, such as Zhuge Changfeng and Dugu Zhantian, are on the right with Manchu civil and military officials. In the middle, there is a corpse on display. It is undoubtedly the high priest Yun Xuanji.

And next to it, there is a delicate body kneeling, weeping, but it is sacrificed to the granddaughter, the saint Yunshuang.

Looking at this tragic scene, everyone from the eight families shook their heads and sighed, and the civil and military officials of Manchao also pointed and sighed. The emperor had a panoramic view of everyone's everything, said majesticly, and said angrily: "Hmph, to dare to do something to the Tianyu High Priest is simply lawless and a provocation to the empire. Now everyone in the court is not a high-ranking official or a celebrity. The famous family are all people with hands and eyes that can reach the sky. Now that the high priest is dead, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, according to the old minister, although the High Priest lives a secluded life and has a dull life, and there are not many guards in the Sacrificial Palace, he is still a peak powerhouse of the Profound Sky. What a powerful person did. In particular, he was able to take him away for torture without a sound, and then send him back, it is obvious that this person is powerful, and he is a famous family at the peak of the empire!"

As soon as the emperor's voice fell, Dugu Zhantian stepped out and bowed to report, but a pair of cold eyes glanced at the people on the left from time to time.

Leng Wuchang glanced at him, snorted softly, and said coldly: "Old Marshal Dugu said so obscurely, it is nothing more than implying that this matter has something to do with our royal family. But, have you forgotten that Tianyu is the most Among the powerful forces, in addition to our eight families, there are also your four pillars. Especially...the top two..."

"What did you say?"

The pupils glared unconsciously, and Dugu Zhantian roared: "Leng Wuchang, are you doubting this old man? Hmph, this old man has always been upright, upright, upright, and the high priest used to be kind to this old man, old man. How can you do such a beast as a pig and a dog?"

He smiled and shook his head, Leng Wuchang shook the feather fan lightly, and said lightly: "Old Marshal, don't be angry, I didn't intend to target you. I just want you to broaden the scope of the investigation, not just limit it to us, let the real The murderer ran away with impunity!"

"Hmph, in short, the high priest has nothing to do with the old man. The old man guarantees it with the reputation of the Dugu army. As for who the murderer is, I know in my heart that the old man will definitely find him!" Dugu Zhantian snorted and proudly raised his head. head.

Leng Wuchang was noncommittal, shook his head and laughed, but he was extremely disdainful.

This old man is a good player in the battlefield, but when it comes to power struggle, he has a big head. How could someone who dared to kill the high priest be found out by him?

Just taking this incident as an opportunity to involve so many forces and bring them together, it is very likely to break the current dead situation. It seems that all of this is controlled by a pair of invisible hands behind it, making people feel uneasy.

Thinking of this, Leng Wuchang frowned and looked at Zhuo Fan not far away.

But I saw that Zhuo Fan still looked indifferent and didn't care at all, as if he had already made a decision.

The emperor quietly watched the reactions of all the people present, and said lightly: "The case of the high priest is indeed beyond ordinary people's ability to do it, but because of this, you can't doubt the nobles and nobles present at the scene. Then... Saintess, I'm here to ask you, Who was the last person the high priest saw?"

"Uh……"

Unable to stop for a while, Yun Shuang thought about it a little, raised his eyes and glanced at Zhuo Fan, saw him nodding slightly, and said honestly: "Your Majesty, it is the big housekeeper of the Luo family, Zhuo Fan!"

hiss!

Unconsciously, I took a breath, and everyone looked in the direction of Zhuo Fan, their eyes full of surprise.

His Majesty, the world's number one housekeeper, who has just been sealed, has been implicated in the death of the sacrificial priest so quickly, and according to what Dugu Zhantian just said, the sacrificial priest died under the hands of a master, and Zhuo Fan can do it!

Could it be that... this troublemaker really made a scene in the imperial capital?

Everyone has heard the rumors of Zhuo Fan, and it really is not afraid of the sky and the earth wherever he goes and where the trouble occurs. If something goes wrong, see who kills the devil king.

Could it be that he had a quarrel with the high priest and killed him?

Thinking of this, everyone seems to be completely convinced of this. It's just that this demon king is not good at killing anyone. Killing the high priest is equivalent to becoming an enemy of the entire empire. It's really asking for his own death.

For a while, people looked at Zhuo Fan's eyes, and lamented again and again...

The emperor looked in the direction of Zhuo Fan and said coldly, "Zhuo Fan, is that you?"

"What am I?"

Raising his brows, Zhuo Fan didn't care at all, and laughed out loud: "If your majesty said that the last person to be seen by the high priest, um... probably me. But if you say, the last person the high priest saw , or the person who killed the high priest, then it's definitely not me!"

"Glippy, how do you prove yourself?" The emperor said coldly with a flick of his eyelids.

With a wicked laugh, Zhuo Fan shrugged indifferently, and said lightly: "Is it obvious, I have too many witnesses. I hit it off with the high priest, and he personally sent me away before leaving, and even let the girl Shuang'er arrive. I stayed there for a while. So, when I left the sacrifice house, I went with Miss Shuang'er. She was by my side the whole time, and she was my first witness. Later, it was the second prince, who tied us up , and then ask Miss Shuang'er if he has an emperor..."

"Okay, okay, okay, I believe, it's none of your business!"

He waved his hand hastily, before Zhuo Fan finished speaking, the emperor stopped quickly, gritted his teeth,

secretly hate.

Zhuo Fan is clearly betting his own mouth on the matter of the second prince, and asking himself, the emperor, not to trouble him, or he will be in more trouble.

Just imagine, his second son let the saintess see the emperor's appearance, always thinking about usurping the throne, what kind of words does this sound like? Moreover, with Zhuo Fan's cunning, maybe his son was also involved, and the royal family was completely pulled into this muddy water.

Right now, in the emperor's heart, he really wants to beat his second kid, and it will really cause trouble for Lao Tzu at the critical moment!

After staring at Zhuo Fan for a long time, the emperor smiled coldly and nodded slightly: "Butler Zhuo is both intelligent and brave, and he should not do such a dirty thing."

Zhuo Fan nodded and smiled casually, his face pleased and calm, while Zhuge Changfeng and Leng Wuchang laughed secretly.

In fact, they have already known about the second prince, but it is difficult to explain. But Zhuo Fan, as a party, did not have so many scruples, but instead seized the emperor's weakness and seized the initiative.

The emperor, it is already difficult to bring the Luo family in...

"However, Zhuo Fan, when you went, was there anyone else in the sacrificial house?" Since the Luo family can't move for the time being, let's open the emperor's gate.

Zhuo Fan nodded clearly, and he couldn't hide it, he said: "Of course, Emperor Pu Tianyuan and Mr. Leng are guests there, and it seems that several people are still arguing!"

Unconsciously, their brows trembled, Huang Pu Tianyuan and Leng Wuchang looked at each other, and their expressions sank instantly.

They had a clear conscience, but they were afraid that Zhuo Fan and the emperor would join forces and make a big fuss about it. The emperor's eyes also lit up and nodded secretly, this kid finally said something human.

But before he could swear at Huang Pu Tianyuan and the others, Zhuo Fan said quietly: "But after they had a quarrel, they were about to leave, and they ran out of the door before they met me, and then I quarreled with them again..."

"These are not important anymore!" The emperor waved his hand and sneered.

However, Zhuge Changfeng rolled his eyes, but smiled secretly, stood up suddenly, raised his hand and said, "No, Your Majesty, this is very important, and the suspicion of the Emperor's Sect can also be ruled out!"

"Why..." His brows trembled, and the emperor's body trembled unconsciously!

Zhuge Changfeng smiled slyly: "Your Majesty, please think that at that time, the two emperors were furious, and they didn't know anyone outside, so it was the best time to attack the high priest. If they don't do it, it can only prove that they really didn't think about killing the high priest, so their suspicion can be ruled out!"

"It makes sense!" Zhuo Fan raised his brows and nodded slightly, like a normal person, with an innocent look on his face.

Zhuge Changfeng took a deep look at Zhuo Fan and laughed dumbly.

The emperor was so angry that his brows jumped, and his face was slightly blue.

After that, the emperor continued to investigate one by one, but he couldn't find any clues. In the end, he had to leave it alone and let everyone stay in the mansion, not to leave the city, and then just dispersed.

When he came out of Decheng, Zhuo Fan was walking leisurely in front of him, Leng Wuchang left Huangpu Tianyuan, and immediately accelerated his pace to catch up, came to him, slightly clenched his fists and said: "Steward Zhuo, although we are enemies, but just now. Thank you so much!"

Understanding the meaning of his words, Zhuo Fan grinned and said noncommittally: "Now we are both enemies and we have to coexist. What I did just now was not for you!"

"I understand this, but I have to thank Butler Zhuo for his help!"

"Hahaha... When did the two of you get along so well?"

However, before Leng Wuchang could bow again, a hearty laugh suddenly sounded in the ears of the two of them, and when they turned their heads, it was Zhuge Changfeng.

"Oh, it turned out to be Prime Minister Zhuge, and I would like to thank the Prime Minister for his help just now."

"Where, it's the introduction of the big butler Zhuo, it's good!" He slowly waved his hand, and Zhuge Changfeng said with a smile: "Just now when the housekeeper Zhuo opened his mouth to describe the matter of the sacrificial mansion, I heard that he was intending to help you get out of the imperial gate. , This can be regarded as helping the Luo family. Otherwise, His Majesty's wishful thinking will start. "

"That's right, the emperor used the death of the high priest as an opportunity to recruit all the aristocratic families. It was nothing more than finding an excuse to run the Luo family and the emperor's gate. It is best to run the two together. In order to kill the high priest, the emperor can just use all the forces in the court to destroy the two families together, and the two families were caught by surprise, and the entire army will be wiped out."

Squinting his eyes slightly, Zhuo Fan said coldly: "Even if my Luo family had already escaped at that time, as long as the emperor's gate was actually killed and sacrificed, the emperor could still let my Luo family be responsible for destroying the emperor's gate, and it would be a lose-lose situation. At that time, the emperor bestowed on me the title of the greatest housekeeper in the world, but it was really useful. After all, you can’t just bear the title and not serve the imperial court, can you?”

"Hahaha... Butler Zhuo is really insightful, the general trend of the world is clear at a glance, I admire and admire..." Zhuge Changfeng couldn't help clenching his fists, and sincerely praised.

Leng Wuchang also nodded and sighed: "With the ingenuity of the three of us, if we can join hands, it is truly invincible in the world, then the emperor can't help us at all, unfortunately..."

"It's not a pity, Wen has no first, Wu has no second, if there is no opponent in the world, wouldn't it be boring?" Zhuo Fan raised his eyebrows and laughed lightly.

After Zhuge Changfeng and Leng Wuchang heard it, they also laughed out loud and nodded again and again, with a feeling that they would meet each other late.

Although the three of them have their own interests, they are still enemies. But the mutual admiration for each other is born spontaneously, especially towards the

The church cooperated with each other, and it was seamless, which made them feel comfortable for a while.

In the world, how many people can you find someone who can cooperate with you so closely?

"By the way, you said... Who is the person who killed the high priest?" Zhuge Changfeng said suddenly, lightly brushing his beard.

With a flash of light in their eyes, Zhuo Fan and Leng Wuchang laughed noncommittally.

"Then needless to say, since I heard the emperor ask me who I am in the sacrificial mansion, everything has been clear. This imperial capital has always been the territory of the royal family..." Zhuo narrowed his eyes. Fan Chang sighed.

When Zhuge Changfeng heard it, they nodded clearly, and their hearts were like a mirror...