Anping County is located forty miles south of Xuancheng. An camp is on a hill. The terrain is just north and can look at the capital city, and the west can guard the important road to the capital. The strategic position is excellent. The Ping'an Army, which stations the army here, is the prince's subordinate army, which shows the trust of Emperor Liang in the prince. According to the horse's foot, the distance of only 40 miles does not take a few hours. At this time, the King of Ling was obviously much more leisurely than the Fenghuohuo when he was sent out of the city the day before. It had been almost half a day, and the King of Ling's twenty-person investigation team had just arrived outside the Ping'an Army Camp.

After receiving the report from the guards, Zhou Xunliang, the commander of the Ping'an Army, walked out of the camp with great strides, one person away from the Lingwang, and knelt on one knee to salute. "I will meet His Highness Lingwang!"

King Ling got off his horse with a smile, walked up to help Zhou Xunliang up, looked at the commander of the Ping'an Army who was in armor, who was over 100 years old but was one head higher than him, and then said warmly: "Commander Zhou does not have to perform such a great gift. I am here to investigate the case." After saying that, King Ling deliberately left his eyes on Zhou Xunliang's face for a long time. In fact, King Ling was not bad as expected, Zhou Xunliang had indeed received the news, and he only received the news one hour earlier than King Ling. If King Ling had not deliberately delayed on the way, he would have been afraid that he had not received the prince's secret letter yet. However, at this moment, Zhou Xunliang still pretended to be surprised and asked, "I don't understand what Your Highness meant!"

King Ling had long expected that Zhou Xunliang would definitely react like this, so he grabbed Zhou Xunliang's hand and said, "Commander Zhou, let's talk in detail in our camp."

After entering the camp, King Ling Wanyan refused the request from the superior, but chose to sit down on his seat, and told the murder case that occurred in Xuancheng straight away, and then quietly observed Zhou Xunliang's reaction.

"Can the last general meet the military rank card?"

“That’s natural.”

King Ling nodded to his servants, and immediately someone handed two military rank cards to Zhou Xunliang. He picked up the two military rank cards, half the size of a palm, slightly mottled texture, and the three convex words "Ping An Army" were engraved clearly. "Li Shang, Dong Bi?" Although Zhou Xunliang received the notice from the prince in advance, because of the haste, he did not understand the specific inside story of the entire incident. At this moment, he still couldn't help but feel palpitations when he saw the military rank cards in his army.

"It seems that Commander Zhou recognized his subordinates?" King Ling took a sip of tea. The tea in the army was far from his mansion, but he didn't care. What he really cared about was Zhou Xunliang's reaction. "First, as the lieutenant of Ping'an Military Academy, their military positions were neither large nor small. They left the army without authorization, but Commander Zhou didn't know? Second, no army could enter the capital without orders during the New Year holiday. As soldiers, how should Commander Zhou explain such a transcendent behavior?" Both questions were all like needles, piercing into Zhou Xunliang's heart.

Zhou Xunliang suddenly left his seat and said half-kneeling: "Report to your highness, you really have any dereliction of duty in this matter. However, I will definitely not know the whole story. I hope your highness will clearly observe. If you have any concealment, you are willing to commit suicide to apologize!" When he said this, a dense layer of sweat began to seep out of Zhou Xunliang's forehead.

King Ling changed into a smiley face. "Commander Zhou's words are serious, and I am also ordered to investigate. I naturally hope that Commander Zhou can cooperate with this king to investigate the case. I still believe that Commander Zhou has no connection with this murder case... However, these two people are indeed the captains of Ping'an Army. Commander Zhou's crime of dereliction of duty is probably impossible to escape. However, then again, the crime of dereliction of duty can be light or serious, whether it is light or serious, it depends entirely on Commander Zhou himself."

Zhou Xunliang's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes rolled a few times. "What your Highness said is that he will do his best to cooperate with His Highness! These two people are undoubtedly in our army. They should have been in a confinement at this time, but they never expected that they would appear in the capital!"

"Oh? Confinement? What's going on?"

"The incident happened four days ago. The next day was the New Year's Day, and there were corresponding ceremonies in the army. A cocktail party was held in the army at noon that day. Unexpectedly, the two of them started to talk because they drank too much. Later, they drew their swords to face each other. Therefore, they were sentenced to imprisonment. But no one came to report the lockdown room until now, and there was any problem?"

"Four days before the New Year's Day, such a coincidence? Commander Zhou, we have to go to the confinement room to take a look!"

When Zhou Xunliang brought the Lingwang to the penalty room behind the army, it was dinner time. A soldier carried the food basket and walked towards the confinement room in the middle of the penalty room. There were several rooms locked by thick iron doors. There was only a food delivery import at the bottom of the iron door. It was imagined that it must be pitch black inside. When the soldier placed the food box under the iron door, he could clearly see a hand stretching out to grab the food box and dragging it into the house.

"Open the door!" After Zhou Xunliang shouted, the two iron doors were slowly opened. There was one person inside. When they turned their heads, everyone except the King of Ling was stunned, because these were two strange faces, not Li Shang and Dong Bi at all! Seeing Zhou Xunliang appear in front of him, the two immediately knew that they had been discovered. They knelt down in panic and begged, tremblingly, "Commander, we...we are also forced... Please let us go!"

Zhou Xunliang's face was a little distorted, and he asked fiercely: "Who are you?"

“We…we are the fourth ranks…”

"What the hell is going on, tell me!"

"Yes, yes, it was Captain Li who asked us to do this!"

"Yes, there is also Captain Dong. They threatened us and said that if we don't cooperate, just......"

"That's all! Tell me clearly!"

"I told the commander to the commander about our private hiding of military pay. The commander did hide the silver, but we only hid ten taels of silver. There was really nothing else!"

"I'm not asking you this, I'm asking you how you changed the situation!"

"We don't know. The day before the New Year, Li Zhengwei and Dong asked us to replace them in confinement. At first we didn't understand, but later we saw them fighting at the cocktail party, and then they were commanded to lock you up!" One said, and the other continued, "That night, we came in and replaced the two lieutenants. Before they left, they told us to pretend for three days, and they came back in three days to exchange us for us, so that we would keep the matter of our private military pay secret and not mention it. We really don't know anything about other matters!"

"I have basically understood. It seems that the two lieutenants have already planned to act. They pretended to take action at the cocktail party, with the purpose of putting them in the confinement room, and then threatening the two soldiers as substitutes to run to the capital and then were killed. I understand the previous matter, Commander Zhou!"

Zhou Xunliang nodded to King Ling and said to his subordinates: "These two of them are detained and waiting for the detention!"

"Yes!" Several burly men dragged the two soldiers who shook into sieves.

"It is the last general who is negligent, and the last general who is willing to bear the punishment!" Zhou Xunliang apologized to King Ling.

"Oh, Commander Zhou, it's too early to say that the punishment is punished. I still need Commander Zhou to be punished for his merits!"

Zhou Xunliang, who had his head down, had a strange look flashed in his eyes. After all, he had been in the army for many years and had no expressions. He still looked like he knew his mistakes and repentance. However, he quickly analyzed his strategy: even if he had dereliction of duty and allowed two lieutenants to enter the capital during the New Year holiday, this matter could not be a big mistake. For him, the commander, it would be a punishment at most. However, King Ling's words "destroy his merits and sins" obviously raised his dereliction of duty to the height of guilt.

"His Highness Ling King was ordered to investigate the case, and the victim was from our army. Zhou Xunliang should do his best to cooperate with His Highness Ling King!"

"Okay, Commander Zhou is enough to be willing, there is no need to do so." King Ling held Zhou Xunliang's arm with both hands, "I hope Commander Zhou can let me see all the household registrations of these two people and the military registration book."

"Yes, Your Highness will return to the tent first, and you will get it immediately!"

In Zhou Xunliang's camp, the subordinates brought by King Ling viewed the military registration book page by page. The Liang State's military registration book will record the household registration, military history, and military rank of each soldier in detail. By checking the military registration book, you can accurately grasp the ins and outs of a soldier. King Ling sat upright in the side position, drinking tea while observing Zhou Xunliang's expression.

"Report to Your Highness, I've found it!"

"Take it!"

King Ling read one of the military registration books in his hand and found that Li Shang and Dong Bi were from the same Wolong County, except from Pingzhou. Both of them were forty-girls. They were once captains of the Xuanjia Army ten years ago, but they were mobilized to the Ping'an Army three years ago. They had mediocre military achievements in the army for thirteen years, so they were just lieutenants. King Ling had read the military registration books and asked with a squinted eyes: "Commander Zhou, from this military registration book, since these two people have always been in the Xuanjia Army before, why did they suddenly come to your command?"

Zhou Xunliang replied: "Three years ago, the emperor specially granted the prince's relatives' army, so the Ping'an Army was established. The last general was ordered to organize an army, while recruiting troops, and mobilizing generals and officers with ranks of captains and above to several major armies. They were recruited to the Ping'an Army at that time."

Zhou Xunliang's words sound reasonable, and King Ling knew about the establishment of the Prince's Army three years ago. "So how did these two perform in the Ping'an Army? Since they had ten years of military experience in the Xuanjia Army, I think they should be strictly observing military discipline. After all, my fourth brother is known for his strict military discipline."

"What Your Highness Ling is saying is that who doesn't know about the famous Xuanjia Army of His Highness Yu, Daliang Army? They have always strictly abide by military discipline in our army, and have no mistakes, and have a lot of morale in the army... Of course, except for the previous drinking party, causing trouble." Zhou Xunliang answered while not forgetting to secretly mock King Ling. As the prince's confidant, he naturally knew the entanglement between King Yu and King Ling.

Sure enough, King Ling frowned and immediately unfolded. He seemed to have no idea what Zhou Xunliang said. He said directly: "If we follow Commander Zhou, then their performance at the drinking party is for everyone to show, in order to sneak into the imperial capital during the New Year. But what is their purpose of doing this? Why were they killed in the inn?"

"this......."

Zhou Xunliang was speechless for a moment, and King Ling smiled and said, "Commander Zhou only needs to lead the Ping An Army for the Prince. As for investigation of the case, I will naturally do it." King Ling retorted Zhou Xunliang.

"Take me to their tent!"

Since the two were locked up, the bunks in their tents have been empty, and no one cared about them. King Ling walked into the tent and found that their bunks were exactly opposite.

"Search it well!"

"yes!"

The subordinates of the King of Ling began to rummage boxes and cabinets among the two bunks. In fact, they didn't take much time, because the two bunks were too simple. Apart from a wooden bed, there was only a half-person-high wooden cabinet. Several people overturned the cabinet and poured out all the things inside. At this moment, a booklet slid to the feet of Ling Wang. He picked it up and wrote "Classification of War" on the cover. He flipped it casually and fell a piece of folded paper from the booklet. When he shook it out, he saw that it was a portrait, and the portrait was painted with a red fork.

"Who is this?"

King Ling looked at the character in the portrait and looked like a man, but his face was pale and had no beard, and he looked a little like a woman. Zhou Xunliang came over and saw it, and immediately widened his eyes, for nothing else, because he recognized the person in the painting.

"Can Commander Zhou recognize this person?"

"This...if you read it correctly, it should be the meeting between Pingzhou and Dengzhou Prefecture's Patriarch Lu Yan!"

"Oh? I have heard of this person, but have you found something else?" The second half of the sentence said to the subordinates of King Ling.

"Report to Your Highness, I have found nothing else!"

"Okay, this first day has not made any progress. Do you think so, Commander Zhou?"

"Report to Your Highness of the Crown Prince." When the steward of the Crown Prince's mansion handed the foot ring taken from the foot of the carrier pigeon to the crown prince. After taking it, the crown prince tapped it gently, and a roll of paper as thick as a needle fell out of the foot ring. After disassembling it, only a few words were left, "The King of Ling found the portrait of Lu's family."

"What's going on?" The prince frowned. "Lao Qi went to investigate the case, how did he find Lu Yanhui's head? Zhou Xunliang is really, I can't explain what's clear!"

"Your Highness, Commander Zhou must be controlled by Your Highness King Ling, so he cannot explain the matter in detail. As Your Highness King Ling, how could Commander Zhou not know that on the one hand, he is investigating the case, and on the other hand, he must be monitoring Commander Zhou." The old slave of the housekeeper still looked down and glad.

"It's right. I was anxious for a moment and didn't expect it. But then again, what does this case have to do with Lu Yan?"

"Your Highness, the old slave always thinks we have to prepare early!"

"I also understand that Lao Qi has been coveting my position in the Eastern Palace for a long time. Even if he wants to take the opportunity to deal with me, this case has nothing to do with me. What can he do to me?"

"I don't understand. I just think that the Crown Prince would better find a few ministers to discuss. On the other hand, Lord Lu also learned that he would know."

"Well, that's right, Fei Ge immediately passed a letter to Lu Yanhui!"

At this time, Lu Yanhui was furious at this moment. He was so angry that he stamped his feet in the mansion he set up at the junction of Dengzhou and Pingzhou. He was excited and blushed, embellishing his originally fair face very beautifully.

"It's unreasonable! A mere school captain dared to kill people in my territory! He even killed my adopted son!" Lu Yanhui tied his black hair high, but left a strand of hair on the left and right sides of the forehead. He was only five feet tall and slender. He not only looked like a woman, but also his roaring sound was very similar to a woman. If he weren't a familiar person, he would think that a woman was throwing a tantrum in his boudoir.

"I'm afraid this person is tired of living, and he dares to provoke his adoptive father!" The person who spoke was Lu Yanhui's other adopted son, called Sheng Yi, who was big and thick, with a beard on his face, and blue veins on his arms burst out. A huge Adam's apple swayed up and down the neck as he spoke.

Lu Yanhui accepted three adopted sons. Apart from Zhang Shisan who was killed by Xuan Shaoning and Sheng Yi in front of him, he also had a feather fan in his hand, a long gown, and a weak scholar. In terms of appearance, he looked too ordinary and had no characteristics worth talking about.

"The adoptive father calmed down his anger and was so angry that he couldn't get his body." The scholar advised.

"Ziqian, you are the one who has the most ideas. How do you think I will avenge Thirteen?"

The man named Fang Ziqian said quietly: "The lieutenant dared to kill his third brother. He will definitely die, but how could he be the consequences of this just because of him?"

Sheng Yi immediately interrupted: "The second brother's meaning reminds me of it. That's right, those mountain workers in Pingzhou took the opportunity to make trouble that day. Otherwise, how could the third brother have so many subordinates die in the hands of the captain who died tragically!"

"Brother is right, adoptive father, the third brother's grudge is not only the only one who lieutenant has to bear, but also those troublemakers!" Fang Ziqian closed the fan and reminded.

Lu Yanhui clenched his fists, "That's right, these troublemakers in Pingzhou, the prince was kind and did not kill them all. Now he dared to commit rebellion. Then don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless!"

"Entertainment Father, this is an opportunity. We can use this incident to suppress these troublemakers to the point where they will never turn over, and at the same time avenge their third brother!" Fang Ziqian said sinisterly.

"Do you tell me how to do it?"
Chapter completed!