fake prince

Chapter 726

Taiping Lane

Shiji Bookstore has closed its doors. On the street in front of the bookstore, there is only a small whirlwind whirling past. There are no pedestrians, and the yard behind is also dark. Except for a few dogs barking occasionally, it is very quiet.

Shi Mingda returned to his room not long ago. He came back from the restaurant. Although the second uncle had already rested, he was busy for a while with the tidying up.

He drank some wine in the restaurant, but he held a good amount of alcohol, and he would not get drunk even after drinking a jar of wine with a high degree of alcohol. At this time, he was lying on the wooden bed covered with a thin mattress, and his head was even more sober than usual.

For some reason, he couldn't help thinking about what he heard in the restaurant.

"I didn't have time to tell my second uncle tonight. Tell my second uncle early in the morning? But this matter is really a big case, and my second uncle and I will be blamed."

"It's about King Qi and alchemy. Even if you have merit, it's probably too hot."

I am just the bottom of the Imperial City Division, but because I work with my second uncle, I also know that in recent months, the emperor has paid close attention to King Qi and King Shu.

Not long ago, I heard that my second uncle mentioned alchemy is not a trivial matter, and now I heard that Qingyuan Temple is connected with Prince Qi's Mansion...

Hey, why did it involve alchemy...

Shi Mingda couldn't help sighing, he felt that he was really a bit difficult, he was a member of the Imperial City Department, and he knew that power meant intimacy, so finding out the big case related to King Qi by himself was a great achievement, but it might also be a disaster.

Thinking about it, I was both afraid and reluctant to really hide this matter.

Wealth is always sought from danger, what can we really find out about this matter, although it may be hated by King Qi, but it is indeed a rare good opportunity to be promoted, even if the second uncle will get the benefit, but the second uncle is fine, I don’t Do you also get along with it?
"Should I say it, or not?"

For a small person like him, if he wants to survive in the Imperial City Division, he must have the acumen of a small person. Now he feels that his intuition is warning.

Because he just took off his outer shirt and lay on the bed, tossing and turning, when he suddenly heard noises outside, he opened his eyes, threw off the quilt, got up and walked to the door.

"Dazi, it's me. I have a mission. Come out!" The familiar voice from outside the door made Shi Mingda heave a sigh of relief.

Having reached the door, he pulled the latch and opened the door creakingly.

Sure enough, it was Second Uncle standing outside in the dark.

When Second Uncle Shi saw Shi Mingda coming out, he turned around and left. Shi Mingda looked at his expression, didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly joined him.

In order not to let the people nearby find out, whether it was the second uncle who came to call, or a few colleagues who had come out to gather one after another, they all spoke in low voices and walked lightly, which was obtained from years of training.

"Second Uncle, what's the rush? Something big happened?" Shi Mingda went out, put on his coat, fastened his belt, and fastened the short knives he picked up around his waist. Today's battle made him a little nervous , so asked in a low voice.

Uncle Shi's expression was not so good-looking, and he didn't have a good face towards his nephew. He just frowned and replied in a low voice: "There is an urgent order from above to ask the Imperial City Secretary to immediately investigate King Qi, King Shu and Duke Dai. ! Not enough manpower, so we have to dispatch!"

That's really urgent, Shi Mingda thought.

And looking at this meaning, I'm afraid that the incidents encountered are not small, otherwise it would be fine to use the infantry yamen directly. Why let the spies from the Imperial City Division's stronghold go out together, so they are not afraid of revealing their identities?

It can be seen that compared with the secret agents of the Imperial City Division who exposed various strongholds in the capital, the matter they want to investigate is a major matter.

"Could it... have something to do with alchemy?" A thought suddenly popped up in Shi Mingda's mind.

But watching the second uncle explain the tasks to others in a low voice, he wanted to say that at this juncture, some dared not say it, for fear of being scolded by the second uncle, so he could only keep his mouth shut and talk with everyone when they walked out. Let's rush out together.

These people didn't go out from the bookstore in front, but ran out from the gate of the house quickly, ran along the street for a while, and saw someone waiting.

Seeing them coming, one of the men gestured to prove that he was one of them, and said, "Follow me."

This is the person who came to meet them.

Shi Mingda had something on his mind, and kept silent with his second uncle. These people were divided into at least three groups. Shi Mingda followed his second uncle to a restaurant nearby, and the person who came to meet them came back: "King Qi is meeting people in the restaurant opposite. Your identity is not suitable for latent investigation, and you are closely monitored."

This was a normal task for the ordinary spies of the Imperial City Division. Uncle Shi immediately agreed, and then led Shi Mingda to lurk near the restaurant, while one of them entered the restaurant.

Including Shi Mingda's second uncle, in terms of temperament, they are all low-key ordinary people who cannot be found in the crowd. Once mixed into the crowd, it is like a fish in the sea.

Not long after, a well-dressed scholar came out of the restaurant. Behind the scholar, the inspector of the Imperial City Department made a gesture to Shi Mingda's uncle and nephew.

The two immediately understood that this scholar should have had contact with King Qi in the restaurant.

Second Uncle Shi carefully identified it, and couldn't see anything special about it except for his good temperament. He didn't look like a martial arts master, nor was he a well-known scholar in the capital. With the eyesight of the Imperial City Secretary, he could tell that this person was not a son of a rich man in the capital. , Could it be just an ordinary student from other places?
Or is this person actually just used by King Qi as a shield to interfere with their sight?
Yes, or that's it.

"King Qi is a straightforward person." The scholar walked calmly, with a calm expression, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with a slight smile.

It's not someone else, it's Zhou Xuan.

Through the introduction of the half-demon Xu Ling, Zhou Xuanshun got in touch with Qi Wang's people, and this time he was invited to meet Qi Wang.

Because it is somewhat inconvenient to go to Qi Wang's mansion, Qi Wang is obviously not very relieved about it, so they chose such a restaurant as the meeting place.

The owner behind the restaurant is Qi Wang, and he is proud of Qi Wang, so he naturally feels that his territory is very secure and there is nothing wrong with it.

In fact, it was true. If something happened suddenly, the Secretary of the Imperial City would not take the risk of touching Qi Wang Nilin, and the monitoring was the monitoring, but he would not even report to Qi Wang for eating, drinking and entertainment.

When Zhou Xuan met with King Qi this time, he was quite satisfied with the outcome of the meeting, and his expression showed a little bit, but if he were to say he was completely satisfied, he was not satisfied, and he was a little dissatisfied.

"The king of Qi is full of hatred for the Duke of Dai, which is beyond my expectation. I thought he would ask me to deal with the king of Shu."

"But in this way, it is really beneficial to me. I have reached a consensus on the matter of dealing with the Duke of Dai. In the court, the Qi Royal Party will take action and add fuel to the flames. I only need to provide help and kill it when it is critical. Really Saved a lot of heart."

"But there are also dissatisfaction."

Thinking of King Qi's fear of it, Zhou Xuan shook his head slightly: "Hey, King Qi is afraid of me after all, he only agrees verbally, and refuses to give any evidence."

"There are no procedures, which means that you can't borrow much power, whether it's real power or dragon spirit. It seems that if you want to catch Dai Guogong, you still have to do it yourself."

After thinking like this, before he came out, the night wind blew past, Zhou Xuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, his heart trembled.

(End of this chapter)