Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1232 Winning over the Brothers
Following the death of Shangshu Sun by hitting his head against a pillar, his entire family committed suicide the next day by writing letters in blood and taking poison. On the surface, the court seemed shocked, but privately, the party struggles were even more intense.

The officials in the Ministry of Personnel were promoted to such an important position that the Eastern Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace would naturally fight for it.

Although Chu Chengyao was no longer in charge of government affairs and was idle at home, he was still busy in secret.

Not only did he have to deal with Shangshu Sun's last accusations before his death, he also had to verify the blood letter from Sun Lingxiu and his gang, and he had to take the opportunity to slip people into the Ministry of Personnel without showing off.

During this period, we also got news about Lin Jinyun and the group of thieves who kidnapped Lin Jinyun.

Chu Chengping, who used to be idle, has become busy recently. Not only is he busy preparing for the wedding, but his three brothers have also changed their usual ways and frequently shown goodwill to him, inviting him to be their guest every few days and giving him many valuable gifts under the pretext of his wedding.

Chu Chengping knew that the three men's move was intended to win him over, but he did not show it on his face. He accepted the three men's words of loving their brothers and happily cooperated with the drama of brotherly love.

He has the same attitude towards everyone, being kind and friendly but pretending to be confused and not making a clear statement.
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Qin Wangfu.

After recovering from his injuries, Han Yaohui and Chu Chengye came out of the palace and returned to the palace together.

Shooting away the left and right, sorrow gathers between the eyebrows:
"According to the information I found, Xu Minghua died of smallpox. In order to prevent him from infecting others, he was burned and buried deep. But I still feel uneasy..."

Chu Chengye: "If he really left a message, how could Father not do anything about hiding weapons? It seems that God is helping us. But he is really good at running. He lived in the mountains for so long and even ran to the fourth brother's horse farm."

Han Yaohui is still worried:
"Your Majesty wants to unify the world, so he needs to use the Zhenxi Army to contain Yeliang. At this critical juncture, I am afraid that Your Majesty has already known about it, but is keeping it a secret, and will settle the score later."

Chu Chengye's heart tightened, he thought for a moment, and then slowly relaxed:

"My mother also thought about this. I asked the fourth brother two or three times, and he said that Xu Minghua had a high fever at the time, and he fainted after giving his name in a daze, and he never woke up again. Because of this incident, the fourth brother and Gu Ruizhou returned to the mansion and locked themselves in the yard for a few days to drink medicine, and the expedition was postponed. It should not be a lie. Besides, the fourth brother is simple-minded and will not lie."

Han Yaohui was relieved by his nephew, but he still felt uneasy. After thinking for a while, he said:
"We still have to find a reason to test your father..."
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The General's Mansion.

An inconspicuous carriage drove into the mansion. Gu Qingyun and Gu Ruizhou were waiting outside the carriage. They welcomed a figure covered in a black robe off the carriage.

The man in black robe greeted the father and son, and when he looked around and saw no servants, his eyes were filled with satisfaction.

After welcoming the man in black robe into the side courtyard, the father and son closed the door and tactfully retreated outside the courtyard to act as guards.

Inside the house, the skinny, scarred man saw the man in black robes and bowed respectfully:
"Meet Chief Steward Zheng."

The man in black robe took off his hat and helped the man up:
"Inspector Xu, please stand up quickly. His Majesty is very happy to hear that the inspector has been found. Oh, how did you get so wounded? Sit down and talk."

Xu Minghua sat down with Zheng Cheng, expressing his gratitude for the emperor's concern. When asked, he told the reason for his disappearance.

As expected, he was discovered while investigating the private manufacture of weapons, and was chased all the way to Kyoto. All the guards around him died while protecting him.

Zheng Cheng conveyed the emperor's intention: Xu Minghua was not allowed to show up and everything was left to the Gu family.

Before leaving, he whispered a few words in Xu Minghua's ear. Seeing Xu Minghua's shocked eyes, he smiled, put on his hat, and turned to leave the house.