The round chess pieces are picked up, and there is a "click" sound, and the board is criss-crossed. The green smoke is slowly blowing, the elegant fragrance is lingering, and the room is filled with silence, which is very harmonious.

The person playing chess, the chess being played, black and white, black and white. The elegance in white, the strength in black, who would have thought that the situation on the chessboard would be completely different.

He held the sunspot between his fingers, hesitating for a moment, and in an instant he seemed to find a very difficult-to-detect loophole in the corner. When he dropped it, he started to open up, and he wanted to go straight to Huanglong and win in one fell swoop.

Who would have thought that the situation would suddenly change in a moment, and White, who was originally on the defensive, would actually escape from the trap and fight on top of it. The mantis stalked the cicada, while the oriole was behind. With a strike, victory or defeat was decided.

"My lord, your chess skills are getting better and better. I am so ashamed of myself." Qi Zhongmin praised him from the bottom of his heart after clearing the chess game neatly.[

Thinking of the emperor in the palace who was successful but failed, I felt a little lucky for my choice. I felt a little happy, and there was a smile in the corner of my eyes.

"Zhong Min, you are too hasty. The most important thing to avoid when facing an enemy is to blindly mess up your position. Doing so will only give others a chance to sneak in." Ximen Ji shook his head slightly, and the cold chess piece slipped into the jade box from his fingertips.

, warm without edges, crisp and comfortable.

He didn't say much, but his displeasure was revealed between the lines. Qi Zhongmin stopped picking up the chess pieces, and it was not difficult to understand that what Ximen Ji was referring to was not just a simple game of chess.

Three days ago, an old lady doctor died unexpectedly in the palace, causing everyone to panic. Because the last person the old lady doctor had contact with was the emperor, who occasionally contracted a cold but had not recovered. Fortunately, the autopsy found that

The reason was not some serious infectious disease, but just old age and sudden death.

Therefore, naturally no one could guess that it was Qi Zhongmin, the dignified imperial censor, who secretly ordered people to do it. In order to kill people and silence them. As the saying goes, only dead people in the world cannot speak.

"Your Majesty, I'm just afraid that when others get older, they won't be able to control their mouths, so..."

Hearing the dissatisfaction in the explanation, Ximen tapped the table without saying anything else. He pushed a seemingly ordinary oil-paper envelope across the table and stopped in front of Qi Zhongmin. The letter was in the shape of an ordinary long strip, and at the end

The special thing is that there is no seal.

The remaining half of the candle was lit with a fire stick, and then the fragile envelope was placed on the top of the candle and baked back and forth. The transparent film coating on the outer layer of the envelope became soft after a long time, and it could be rubbed off with a little force of fingers, revealing the snow-white paper surface.

After sniffing his fingertips, the clear rosin scent passed into his nose, which was a secret message from the Secret Service. Qi Zhongmin looked up in surprise and quickly read the contents.

"This...!" A drop of cold sweat suddenly flowed down and fell on the paper, forming a small oval.

"Your Majesty, I am too reckless, please punish me."

Someone took the opportunity to stir up trouble, saying that the deceased imperial doctor did not just die of illness, but was poisoned. They even reported it to the emperor and asked for a thorough investigation.

"It's a hidden stake left by the prince. It's very dangerous. If the emperor agrees to investigate, someone will definitely follow the impeachment this morning."

"This lowly official is reckless, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"Well, it's understandable to be anxious at this time." He waved his hand casually, not wanting to pursue further: "What is the situation at the Ministry of War now?"
Chapter completed!