Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

When Li Yan invited the Minister of Honglu Temple, Qingping had already sent someone to count the number of missionaries from the two countries and was talking with the envoys in Guli.

The Minister of Honglu Temple felt a little bit in his heart, secretly thinking that it was not good, he bowed and said: "Master Li, this is...?"

Qingping glanced at her sideways, and said: "The headquarters still wants to ask you, Mr. Zhao, could it be that your temple has not heard enough of the New Year's firecrackers and wants to see and recognize it again?"

The Minister of Honglu Temple took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "Well, where did your lord come from, all the officials in this temple work hard and abide by their responsibilities, and they will definitely not commit such a mistake!"

"The Ministry of Rites has only taken over this matter for more than ten days, but Honglu Temple has started preparing for the pilgrimage of foreign envoys a few months ago." Qing Ping held a scroll in his hand, and said calmly: "Why, is this the responsibility of the Ministry? How about asking His Highness Prince Gong to make a decision with such words from your lord?"

Chuan Zan lost his voice and said: "My lord, you can't!" Then he hurriedly bowed to plead guilty, saying: "To disturb the superior officer's conversation is because the inferior official did not act well and violated the rules of etiquette. He should be punished afterwards... It's just that the inferior official has something to say, but he doesn't know what to say." Improper speaking."

Qingping hehe said: "If it is inappropriate to say it, then there is no need to say it, Mr. Zhao, do you think so?"

Honglu Temple Qinghan didn't bother to wipe it off, and said: "Your Excellency is right, but it's better to listen to what she has to say, and it's not too late to question her."

None of the people present wanted to make this matter a big deal. If it got to the imperial court, it would not just be a small case of embassy fighting, and everyone would have a share in the questioning of the crime.Chuan Zan responded with a lot of voices: "Thank you for your forgiveness, the two noble envoys are fighting, but there is no need to let His Highness Prince Gong know about small things, and the Pingtai Pavilion will be adjusted with other missions... Why don't you invite that Guli national teacher to come here first to discuss this matter together?"

Qing Ping nodded after a long while, Chuan Zan then ordered people to invite the Gu Li Guoshi, Gu Li's envoy also sent people to go with him.Suddenly there was a noisy voice from outside, and a person bumped into the crumbling door, and the wooden door fell heavily, bringing up a cloud of dust. Several people dressed as policemen stopped in front of the door, and a capable woman in the lead bowed to the front of the hall to salute. He said: "I don't know where you are, my lords. I'm a headhunter of the Ministry of Punishment. I was ordered by the former servant of the Ministry of Punishment to arrest thieves. If I disturb my lord, I deserve death."

The Minister of Honglu Temple was dumbfounded, never expecting that the matter would attract the Ministry of Justice to come over. Seeing that the matter was getting worse and worse, it was obvious that he could not let it go easily, Qingping asked: "Your Majesty Yuan also came here?"

The head catcher said: "Your Majesty Yuan is at the back, send the humble officers to the front to investigate the situation, and take care of suspicious people."

The style of the criminal department has always been like this, Qingping continued to ask: "What kind of case is it that you want to invite Master Dongyuan to come here to arrest people in person?"

The head arrester hesitated for a while, then said in a low voice, "Someone reported to the Ministry of Criminal Justice that——"

There was an exclamation from outside the door, the ceremony officer who had just been sent to invite Guli Guoshi was pale, and stumbled into the door, the Guli man behind her took a step ahead of her, knelt in front of the Guli envoy, and quickly said in Tibetan After saying a few words, he kowtowed on the ground like crazy, the Guli envoy suddenly stood up, said the same long words, then stepped back a few steps, looked up to the sky and sighed, and sat down in the wooden chair slumped.

Everyone still didn't know what happened, and they couldn't figure it out, Qing Ping signaled the head catcher to step aside, and said coldly: "Interpreter, what did the two of them just say?"

The interpreter swallowed his saliva, his eyes filled with fear, and said: "They said... they said that the master of the national teacher has already passed away!"

Sit down?Isn't it just dead?

Honglu Siqing's eyes darkened, and she almost fell to the ground. Chuan Zan supported her and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, don't panic, what if, what if it's just a misunderstanding!"

There was a commotion outside the door again, accompanied by the sound of chaotic footsteps, someone in the guards said: "...the gentlemen in the hall are clearing the place, where did you come from... How dare you surround the guards in private? It's so big guts!"

A person said in a calm voice: "I am a servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Someone came to report that a homicide occurred here. Everyone present is a suspect. Before the matter is investigated, no one is allowed to leave!"

The head catcher took a step forward, saluted in the hall, and said: "My lord, it is the former servant of our official department who has arrived!"

Qing Ping walked to the door quickly, and Yuan Sui also came here, he was startled when he saw her, then he cupped his hands and said, "Master Li, why are you here?"

Qing Ping smiled slightly, and said: "The two missions in Ceylon Guli had some conflicts today, so they brought people over to have a look. Where's Mr. Yuan?"

The two walked side by side, Yuan Sui said: "Today, the Ministry of Criminal Justice received a report that there was a murder case in the Pingtai Pavilion, so the place is quite special, so I sent this officer here."

"That's a coincidence," Qing Ping said softly, "I'm also here for this matter, I would like to ask Mr. Yuan, is the person who died the national teacher of Guli?"

Yuan Sui paused, shook his head lightly, and said: "The matter is of great importance, I dare not speak rashly. Only after I have seen the corpse can I discuss it with Mr. Li."

Guli envoy in the hall rolled his eyes, pulled out the jeweled dagger at his waist under the terrified gaze of the crowd, and raised his hand to stab himself in the neck. After a moment of sinking, Yuan Sui whispered in her ear: "I've offended you." A black shadow flew past Qingping's eyes, right on the forehead of Guli's envoy. Before snatching the dagger from her hand, Qingping found out that it was actually Yuan Sui's official boots. The official boots of the Dai dynasty had a thousand-soled satin surface and were quite heavy. It's just that no one would have thought that they could be used for throwing hidden weapons. Eye-opener.

Yuan Sui lost his shoe, so he had to rely on Qingping. The people around him watched their noses, noses and mouths. Qingping held back his smile. Get up, look at this group of people, and let none of them go out."

Originally handling the case, Qingping naturally had nothing to do, so he sat back in his chair to drink tea, and asked Li Yan to report the upcoming itinerary, probably because she was too calm, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals put their hearts into their stomachs, and did not How flustered I feel.The gang of Honglu Temple lost their backbone, hugged Si Qing lord and huddled in a corner like a quail, and immediately judged.In just half a cup of tea, Yuan Sui came back with the criminals, Qing Ping stood up to greet him, Yuan Sui cupped his hands and said: "Master Li, Yuan has something to ask, please come with me."

She led Qingping to a small courtyard, pushed open the courtyard door, and entered the inner room, only to see a man sitting on the bed, with one hand pointing to the sky, and the other hand hanging down on his knee, almost touching the ground.A complex pattern was painted on the forehead with vermilion dye. Li Yan stretched out his hand to stop him, and said in a low voice: "My lord, this is not appropriate... why don't we wait outside?"

Yuan Sui glanced at her, lifted up his robe and stepped into the room, Qingping said: "It's okay."

"Lord Li, please look." Yuan Sui walked to a round table, retreated, and walked back and forth a few steps. On her right was the corpse of Guli Guoshi in a strange posture. I have been sent to Xirong, do you know if you have seen such a thing?"

Qingping took a closer look, brushed the writing on the parchment with his hand, stopped on one line, paused his eyes for a moment, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty Yuan asked the right person, I have indeed seen this thing, but it was not in King Xirong. Court, but in the Golden Tent."

She raised her head and said: "This is just the volume 'Eight Hundred Gods Praise', in the golden tent, it is the simplest alchemy scripture book."

Yuan Sui was not surprised, and said: "This official also guessed so, the master of the state teacher must have learned some crooked methods of cultivation, and took a lot of pills, so he died of poisoning, thank you."

Qing Ping smiled and said, "Recently, I've been busy with official business, and I haven't asked Mr. Yuan for advice. Why was the volume of Bi Luo City in "Qing Jia Yi Zhi" deleted?"

Yuan Sui said calmly, "What do you think Master Li thinks?"

Qing Ping smiled again, and said: "If you can think of the reason, then you don't have to bother Mr. Yuan."

"It's difficult to explain the relationship for a while." Yuan Sui said, "If I have the opportunity to go back to Hezhou in the future and find out the truth of some things, I can talk to Master Li in detail."

Qing Ping came out of the courtyard, Yuan Sui had left with the people from the Ministry of Punishment, Li Yan rushed over and said, "My lord."

Seeing her worried face, Qingping comforted her: "It's nothing serious, don't worry."

Li Yan hesitated to speak, and after a while he said euphemistically: "The lower official just feels that even though the former attendant is with him, if you stay there, you will inevitably be contaminated with some bad things."

It seems that after getting along for a long time, Qingping's prejudice against Li Yan is not the same as before.She said: "People are dead, what's so terrible about the corpses, they both return to the dust, it's not the same."

Li Yan choked, and said: "...Your Excellency is really open-minded, and I am not as good as an official."

"What open-mindedness?" Qingping sneered, "it's just..."

The setting sun in early spring scattered all over the ground, and the birds passed by the budding branches and stopped on the blue tiles.Under the white wall, plum blossoms are scattered, scattered red, melting into the soil around the roots of the trees, and the remaining snow still clings to both sides of the path, but it is getting thinner and losing its icy breath.Li Yan watched her turn and leave, the unfinished sentence fell in the evening wind, like a moment of helplessness.

It's just that, seeing the impermanence of life and death, people are between heaven and earth, as if a white horse passes through the gap, suddenly.

So she leaned over to look, pushed aside the heavy leaves, and the clear water flowed out of the spring, but turned into countless small silver-blue fish in an instant, devouring her in an instant.

Xie Qi opened his eyes suddenly, sat quietly on the bed for a while, then slowly lifted the quilt, lit a candle with a torch, put on his clothes, got out of bed and walked to the window.

She opened the window, the sky was bright outside, the morning mist was thick, and the vegetation and pavilions in the mansion were submerged in the milky mist, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

Xie Qi sighed, and closed the window again, only to see something on the edge of the table, shining brightly in the firelight.

Her pupils shrank slightly, as if she had seen the most absurd and bizarre thing in the world.

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