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Ministry of War

Almost all of the generals in the capital rushed into Chen Zaiyan's study room. These soldiers who were used to commanding the battlefield did not say a word and only used their eyes to express their anger. During the assembly, Chen Zaiyan played Lao Shang Shu Hao Pingan in front of all the officials in the hall. To everyone in the Ministry of War, this was something that they could neither understand nor accept. In their eyes, Chen Zaiyan was a villain through and through.

Quad Hall was a secret, so not all of the generals of the Ministry of War knew about it. Amongst these people, only Wang Kaitai and Fang Daozhi knew the truth.

"Go back."

Wang Kaitai sighed: "You all do not know about this matter, and master has no choice but to do so. "If it wasn't related to the life and death of more people, how could the Lord come up with such a method ?"

He still wanted to say something, but was pulled by Fang Daozhi. None of the people in the room could be sure if there was any from the Empress Dowager, so it was a little over the top. The matter of the Quad Hall happened last night, so it was obvious that knew of this matter before dawn. If Chen Zaiyan had not changed his strategy, Ministry of War would probably be in a passive position.

None of the generals were willing to leave, waiting for Chen Zaiyan to give an explanation.

Chen Zaiyan laughed bitterly, but he could not say anything.

In the end, these generals were still persuaded by Wang Kaitai and him, but when they left, their gazes were all filled with hatred. No one could replace Hao Pingan in their hearts. What Hao Pingan had done for the Ministry of War in his entire life, made everyone respect him.

Even after everyone had left, Chen Zaiyan's expression still did not ease: "This matter is a little strange. There are only a few people who know about this, how did this news get out?"

Wang Kaitai said: "I was careless, if we did not bring everyone into the army camp, the news would not have leaked out so quickly."

Fang Daozhi curled his lips: "I'm afraid it has nothing to do with you, even if you brought him into the army camp and were seen by the people from the empress dowager's camp, would they want to find out what happened? Therefore, it is impossible for this matter to be leaked out by someone who has insufficient status. "

Wang Kaitai looked at Chen Zaiyan: "What do we do now? Although the King intends to delay them, once the empress dowager puts pressure on them, she will very quickly begin to investigate the Ministry of War. "

Chen Zaiyan said: "I have thought of almost everything, that's why I asked the King to postpone the assembly for two hours. When Fanggu City's city gates opened, I had already sent people to send away Lao Shang Shu's family members immediately. We split into six teams, but all six teams were fake, so it didn't matter if the empress dowager's people caught up to them. Lao Shang Shu's family members are actually still in the city. "

He did not tell them, so Wang Kaitai and Fang Daozhi did not ask either. This was a secret, and the fewer people who know, the better. If the family of Lao Shang Shu were to fall into the hands of the empress dowager, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chen Zaiyan replied, "Fortunately, the people from the Quad Hall were all dead last night, so even if the empress dowager wanted to investigate, she wouldn't be able to find anything. Zhuang Feifei had already transferred people that the Jushang Yard trusted to enter the Quad Hall that very night, pretending to be the people from the Quad Hall. These people have already told each other that the Lao Shang Shu wanted them to be mercenaries in order to earn their rewards, but they did not know anything else.

He only had slightly more than two hours' time, yet he had actually managed to arrange everything he could think of.

Wang Kaitai said: "If this matter was not leaked out by someone whose status is not high enough, then who else could it be?"

Chen Zaiyan shook his head: "At that time, no one present could be easily suspected, because if they were to become suspicious, it would be a disaster for the Ministry of War. The distrust between our own people is even more terrifying than the methods of the enemy. "

Fang Daozhi: "Then we can't pretend that nothing happened. There's actually a person ?"

Chen Zaiyan waved his hand: "Don't say it!"

Fang Daozhi was startled for a moment, and then, he sighed: "Forget it, since master has thought of it as well, then I won't say."

Chen Zaiyan said: "Now, help me think about it, what else did you leave out, I'm afraid not long later, the people from the palace will come in to investigate. Now, there was another piece of good news. The King did not hand this matter over to the other yamen, but sent someone from the palace instead. The ones in charge of this matter are Li Changlu, who is by the side of the empress dowager, and An Chengli, who is by the side of the King.

Fang Daozhi asked, "Wasn't An Chengli the one that the empress dowager arranged for the King?"

Chen Zaiyan said, "This is probably the wrong move that the empress dowager took. She would never have thought that An Chengli would stand on the empress dowager's side."

At the same time.

Heavenly Awakening Sect.

The spirit shed had already been set up. Hundreds of men dressed in plain white clothes were lined up on both sides.

"Jin Sanling doesn't have any family, but we are all his family."

An Zheng looked at Jin Sanling who was quietly lying inside the spirit shed: "When I first brought him out of Fringe City, I said that we would do great things together. I swear, from today onwards, no one will leave Heavenly Awakening Sect ever again. "

He spoke incoherently. It was an indescribable sadness.

"Logically speaking, it would take three days for the funeral to take place."

An Zheng said: "I accept my friends' condolences, but Jin Sanling's family and friends are all here, so we should let him rest in peace."

The eight burly men carried the coffin over and then placed Jin Sanling's corpse into the coffin. They carried the coffin onto the carriage, and the group silently followed behind the carriage as they left Heavenly Awakening Sect.

An Zheng muttered to himself while walking beside the spirit carriage: "Brother Jin, you have left, I hope that your spirit in heaven can protect more people who are still alive, and let those who shouldn't be in trouble be safe forever."

The people around him heard him talking to himself, but no one understood the meaning behind his words.

The funeral procession majestically left the Heavenly Awakening Sect and headed outside the city. The people on the street stopped and began whispering among themselves about whose family this was all about. Some people recognized that it was the Heavenly Awakening Sect's party. Although they did not know who had passed on, those who had received help from the Heavenly Awakening Sect began to silently join the funeral procession. By the time they reached the city gate, the group had already reached over a thousand people.

After the people of the Heavenly Awakening Sect had arrived, the people of the surrounding area had all received their help. Sometimes gratitude was silent, just like the people who walked silently behind the line. They did not know who left Heavenly Awakening Sect, but they were willing to join in to send them off.

The inspection at the city gates was very tight, and of course the empress dowager's men were watching every door. The sudden disappearance of Ministry of War's family made the empress dowager furious. She ordered them to search for these people as soon as possible, so all the powers that belonged to the empress dowager in the capital city came out in full force.

At the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city and the empress dowager's side separated into two distinct groups.

Although the King Yan Mu Changyan did not give the order for the Ministry of Justice to participate in this matter, the people of the Ministry of Justice received the orders from the empress dowager and all the people that could be called out. The Ministry of Justice officials who were dressed in their official uniforms questioned everyone that was leaving the city, while the city guards observed on the side.

"Halt!"

An official from the Ministry of Justice walked over and stopped the funeral procession. He frowned as he looked at An Zheng and the others: "Where are you from? "What are you doing?"

Du Shoushou, who was walking right at the front, said angrily, "Can't you see it for yourself?"

The official said, "If Grandpa asks you, you must answer."

Du Shoushou looked at him and replied slowly: "Reporting to my master, my family has passed away. I sent them out of the city."

The official said, "Everyone is subject to investigation, and those who are sent to be buried are no exception."

With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen officials at the entrance gathered around him and began to observe him one by one. Hao Pingan did not have many family members, including the still alive Old Mistress and his wife. Hao Pingan's only son worked in the city, so there were only these two women in the capital. Because the journey was very long, Hao Pingan's son had yet to rush back from outside. According to the route, no matter how fast he was, he would need to walk nearly a month before he could arrive. Not even twenty days had passed since Hao Pingan passed away.

There were no suspects in the team, so no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find anything.

The official from before walked to the front of the hearse and looked at it carefully. There was nothing else on the hearse other than a coffin.

"Open the coffin and let me have a look!"

He waved his hand. "I have to see the dead before I can leave the city."

Du Shoushou grabbed the official's clothes: "Do you want to die? Let me tell you, this skin of yours is not worth a single cent in my eyes. I have ten thousand ways to kill you. If you dare to touch a coffin and disturb my brother's corpse, I'll make you die a horrible death. "

The official was obviously shocked by Du Shoushou. He wanted to struggle free, but was unable to free himself, "You ? What are you doing! Attacking an officer in broad daylight, do you not want to live anymore! "

Du Shoushou angrily said: "Are you f * * king still human? If your family dies and someone tries to pry open the coffin, will you let them go? Are you going to let me go?! "

The official was so scared that his face turned pale, "This is ?" No one could resist the strict orders of the imperial government. I'm warning you, if you keep doing this, I'll pull out my blade. "

Du Shoushou said: "I guarantee that if you can't pull out the knife, you will die."

The other officials rushed up, wanting to attack. However, the guards of the city recognized An Zheng, knew that An Zheng was from Ministry of War, so they surrounded the officials. Originally, those officials did not have much confidence. With the hundreds of big men of Heavenly Awakening Sect holding in their flames, they already felt scared. The moment the city guards appeared, they all knew that this matter was beyond their capabilities.

"Let them see."

An Zheng walked over, and coldly looked at the official: "Remember every word that I said to you today ? The moment you opened the coffin, almost everyone present entered the coffin. "

The official trembled in fear and waved his hand, "Let's go, let's go. It's not like I'm making things difficult for you. It's the imperial court's strict order ? If a person dies, that means he is too big to care about the consequences. "

An Zheng looked at him and walked forward. The funeral procession set off once again, but there were more and more people watching.

Not long after the group left the city, a team of Ministry of Justice s caught up. There were no less than a hundred of them.

The Ministry of Justice was extremely elite, and would only deploy Ti Qi for major cases.

The so called Ti Qi was because these riders were dressed in red official robes and big red capes. When they dashed forward, they seemed to be engulfed in flames.

"Ministry of Justice Ti Qi is investigating, the team at the front, stop!"

Someone from Ti Qi's party shouted loudly. Over a hundred Cavalry s rushed to the front of the funeral procession and circled around the field at the side of the official road.

"All of you, stop and accept my investigation!"

The leader, Lieutenant Ti Qi, looked at An Zheng and the others and cupped his fists: "I am truly sorry, I should not have disturbed the dead, but Ministry of Justice ordered me to, please forgive me for offending you."

This man looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. He had a handsome face and was one of the tougher types of handsome men. Adding on the mighty General Ti Qi's official uniform, he had a strong aura.

"Are you An Zheng from the Martial Academy?"

The lieutenant jumped down from his horse: "I am Ministry of Justice Lieutenant Tantai Che, I have been ordered to investigate a case, I apologize."

Seeing that the man was being so polite, An Zheng cupped his fists and replied, "Greetings, Lieutenant."

Tantai Che asked: "May I ask who is the victim?"

An Zheng answered: "A brother of mine from the sect died accidentally in a competition."

In a competition between cultivator s, death was unavoidable, so Ministry of Justice basically did not care about matters between cultivator s. The Yan Kingdom had a special yamen that was responsible for handling cultivator's cases, called the Sect Supervisor. They directly belonged to the Tianji Palace, and did not belong to any yamen to exercise restraint. Therefore, when the cultivator encountered the matter of hurting a person, he was too lazy to interfere. However, Tantai Che was unable to resist the strict orders from the empress dowager. Although he did not have any good impression of the empress dowager, he knew that he should not disturb a dead person.

"Excuse me, can I see the dead man?"

Tantai Che said apologetically: "I know this is very excessive, but I have no choice."

An Zheng shook his head and replied with two words, "No."