Tang riddles

"Hutuo, don't be in a hurry, and explain clearly what's going on." Shen Sui's voice was still steady, beside her, Zhang Ruohan and all the female family members of the Zhang family all looked at Hutuo, fearful and nervous.

Hu Tuo calmed down for a moment, then calmed down and said:

"Back to Dalang, news came from the palace that today at [-]:[-], when the officers and soldiers guarding the Vientiane Pavilion were changing shifts, the captain who was leading the team who came to change shifts saw a black figure floating down from the top of the Vientiane Pavilion, with a strange figure like a bat. I caught up immediately Checked the attic and found that the Holy Grail was gone. The captain immediately reported the situation to the princess. The princess ordered to block the news and immediately mobilized the imperial army to surround Xiyuan and search in the garden. The search was unsuccessful. It was almost Yinzheng time, and nothing was found. The strangest thing is that there was a thick fog in Xiyuan last night, and you couldn't see your fingers. When the army and horse team entered Xiyuan, it was like entering a maze.

When the dawn broke and the thick fog gradually dissipated, the scene in the West Garden gradually became clear. The army hastily searched carefully again, but still found nothing.The troops guarding the periphery of Xiyuan reported that no suspicious person had escaped from Xiyuan.In the end, they could only focus on the artificial sea in Xiyuan, saying that the thief probably saw no hope of escape, so he threw himself into the lake in fear of crime.

However, just after sending water-savvy soldiers down to the lake to search for treasures, they saw dead bodies slowly floating up from the bottom of the lake.When I fished it out, it turned out to be a soldier from the Flying Cavalry Battalion.After that, one after another, the other nine soldiers who were in the same team with him, including their commanders, were all found drowned in the artificial sea.Just half an hour ago, this team split up with the fellow soldiers to search. An hour later, they died in the lake.

The strangest thing is that each of these soldiers carried bags full of stones, so that all the corpses sank to the bottom of the lake. Only the bluestone in the body of the first floating body slipped from the bag, and then unexpectedly floated up. .Nobody knew what was going on, it was so weird. "

"What about the Holy Grail and the thief?" Shen Sui asked calmly.

"I didn't find it, it seems to have evaporated." Hu Tuo shook his head and said.

Shen Sui fell silent for a while, the faces of old lady Lu and second aunt Wang were pale, obviously frightened.Zhang Ruohan pondered for a moment, then asked Hutuo:

"What happened to my second uncle being called into the palace? Did the saint already know about it?"

Hu Tuo nodded and said: "The princess went to report the matter to the sage in person at around the time of Yin Chu, and the sage then summoned Qin Gong, Xiao and other important officials into the palace, and Erlang Gong (referring to Zhang Jiuzhang) was also on the list. It is the treasure of Futu Church, and this matter involves the external affairs of Honglu Temple."

Zhang Ruohan sighed and said:

"Sure enough, the second uncle was called into the palace in a hurry, so I guessed that something happened to the Holy Grail."

"Lotus maid, what will happen to your second uncle?" Wang asked worriedly.

Zhang Ruohan shook his head and replied:

"The responsibility for the theft of the Holy Grail does not fall on Second Uncle. I just don't know what the attitude of the emissary who came here is. If this causes the two countries to fight against each other, Second Uncle may suffer."

Wang's complexion became even darker when she heard the words. She couldn't think of this, and she insisted on asking Zhang Ruohan, just to ask for comfort in her heart, but telling the truth made her even more anxious.At the side, the old lady Lu moved her rosary beads to recite Buddhist scriptures silently, but she never spoke, but her eyes fell on Shen Sui who was silent and thinking.Her old man may have already seen that the Zhang family is about to be robbed again. This time, the calamity is strange. Whether it is a blessing or a curse is not yet known, it all depends on the ability of their newly married son-in-law.

Shen Sui seemed to have made up his mind, he gave Zhang Ruohan a look, and at the same time beckoned Hutuo to go out.Zhang Ruohan understood, turned around, comforted the old lady Lu Shi and the second aunt Wang Shi, and advised them to go back to rest quickly, the second uncle is fine, so there is no need to worry.

Shen Sui led Hutuo out of the hall door, and stood under the porch, she whispered to Hutuo:

"This Holy Grail is a trap. It was sent here for the purpose of stealing. Some people have already seen this, such as the saint and Jinyue. The news of the theft of the Holy Grail did not spread immediately because the original saint He intends to take advantage of this to catch some people with ulterior motives. He has already arranged, so the news is well hidden. In the beginning, it was hard to say whether the Holy Grail was really stolen or fake. I guess the latter is more likely Big. However, the falsehood has become true, and this matter unexpectedly went into a fork in the road, even the saints did not expect it.

Jinyue should have a rough guess about this matter, but she never expected that things would develop to this point.The trouble now is that the Holy Grail was stolen, and she is the greatest responsibility. Even if the saint knows that she is innocent, she must be punished to express his position to the Fufu messenger.Moreover, since a human life was involved in this incident, the nature of the incident has changed. This is not a simple theft case, and there is an extremely dangerous conspiracy in it.The sage will not tolerate someone plotting in his court, threatening his throne and life, so he must thoroughly investigate this matter.

Hutuo, I guess, soon someone will come to find me to enter the palace, you should hurry back to the mansion, use my seal to issue a secret letter to Huyan Zhuoma, and ask him to mobilize all the spies of Black Eagle Hall to investigate immediately Suspicious people flow around Gyeonggi, pay attention to people who have made disguises, and find out whether they are the faces of foreigners from the Western Regions under their disguise, and whether their religious beliefs are Nestorianism.In addition, an urgent order was sent to the brothers in Lizhou, asking them to pay attention to the recent movements of the Wu family and report any situation immediately. "

Hu Tuo opened his mouth, he really didn't know how Dalang had guessed so many things in such a short period of time, and he also didn't know what this matter had to do with the Wu family. It's understandable to search for foreigners, Wu It's really at odds with the Holy Grail, isn't it?But time was urgent, and he didn't have time to ask, so he promised, and hurried away with a stomach full of surprise and doubt.Just a few steps away, Shen Sui called back:

"Wait, there is one more thing that must be done. If you find Li Bai, you must detain him. After I enter the palace, I will be the first to find him."

"Here!" Hutuo replied, then turned and left quickly.

Shen Sui can be said to be a master of predicting things, as soon as Hutuo left, Zhang's mansion came with guests.The identity of the visitor is frightening, it is Gao Lishi, the eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.He also came with Shen Jin and Blue Robin. Obviously, Gao Lishi went to Shen's Mansion first, and then to Zhang Mansion.

"Shen Sizhi, our family is really sorry for the newlywed Yaner to disturb you." Gao Lishi bowed his hands in apology before he even got close.He is tall and strong, with handsome features, a white face and a beardless voice, and he looks like an ordinary man.

Shen Sui hurriedly went forward to meet him, saluted respectfully and said:

"The next official has met the old man, the old man is too polite."

Gao Lishi has a high seniority, outstanding meritorious service, and is an eunuch who is extremely favored by saints. He has great power. Princes and princesses all respect him as "A Weng", and court officials generally call him "Da Weng", and generally do not call him "Zhongguan". " or "insider" commensurate, otherwise it will appear contemptuous.

"Shen Sizhi, the saint has called you into the palace urgently. Our family can't say anything more, just leave with our family." Gao Lishi seemed very polite to Shen Sui. Although this was his usual style, Shen Sui felt that he Seems to treat yourself a little differently.Gao Lishi's attitude largely reflected the saint's attitude towards him, which caught Shen Sui's heart.

Shen Sui responded, Yang Gaolishi waited for a while, she turned around and entered the house by herself, and told Zhang Ruohan, Shen Sui and Blue Robin to wait for her to come back at the Zhang residence, so don't worry.Only then did Gao Lishi leave the Zhang residence, and headed towards the gloomy imperial city under the watchful eyes of Zhang Ruohan and others.

Gao Lishi laughed and teased Shen Sui on the way:

"Shen Sizhi newly married the number one beauty in Chang'an, a young couple, talented and beautiful, very loving, really envious of others."

Shen Sui blushed, and replied:

"My wife is the tallest and most beautiful, and I'm the one who climbed the ladder."

Gao Lishi laughed loudly when he heard this, and said:

"Shen Sizhi is an interesting person. Our family has praised many men with this, but we have never seen you answer like this."

Seeing Gao Lishi's relaxed expression, Shen Sui thought in his heart that the situation should not be too bad.However, Gao Lishi is a person who has seen strong winds and waves. Even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, he still remained calm and composed. I believe he has such kung fu.It is still difficult to judge the seriousness of the matter.

Gao Lishi and Shen Sui rode side by side, with a large number of imperial guards following behind them.The horseshoes galloped, and soon they could see the east gate of the imperial city—Xuanren Gate, with Gao Lishi present, and the road was unimpeded.They entered the city gate, walked south along the city wall, entered the Zhenggong Imperial City through the Chengfu Gate in the south, and walked westward all the way.According to Gao Lishi, the sage is waiting in the south of the Vientiane Pavilion in Xiyuan and the Feiyun Pavilion on the east coast of the artificial sea. Several important ministers who were called into the palace at dawn are also on the spot for investigation, and now they are waiting for Shen Sui to pass.

In Gao Lishi's tone, there was admiration for Shen Sui. In such an extraordinary period, the people who can be remembered by the sage are all capable people.The saint especially relied on Shen Sui, and felt that with her around, he would definitely be able to find out about this matter.Although Gao Lishi did not expressly say this, it has already been very obvious.

In Shen Sui's heart, however, there was even more gloom. She vaguely felt that if this matter was really found out, it might lead to even more difficult troubles.

All the way through the imperial city from east to west, as far as Shen Sui looked, it was full of solemnity and tension. The team of patrolling soldiers shuttled back and forth, as tight as a weave, with one post at five steps and one sentry at ten steps. Soldiers, eyes and ears are covered everywhere.Shen Sui asked Gao Lishi in a low voice:

"May I ask the old man, this kind of strict guard has been like this since the beginning of the Holy Grail exhibition?"

Gao Lishi replied: "It's not as good as it is now..." Halfway through speaking, Gao Lishi suddenly realized, his eyes flashed, and he said with a smile:

"Shen Sizhi is so well informed!"

He never mentioned the theft of the Holy Grail to Shen Sui, but Shen Sui's inquiry just now seemed to show that she must have known about the theft of the Holy Grail.

Shen Sui didn't rush or panic, and calmly replied:

"The second uncle of my wife was urgently recruited into the palace this morning. His official position is Hongluqing. In such an extraordinary period, he was suddenly recruited into the palace in a hurry. It is easy to think of the Holy Grail. Although Sui has some speculations, he is not sure. , I asked this question just to confirm my guess.”

"Since Shen is as straight as a god, our family admires it." Gao Lishi praised with a smile.Shen Sui lowered his head and smiled, but he was not sure whether Gao Lishi was suspicious of her.

No more words for now, after passing through the Duanmen, they rode their horses into the lane.In the past, horses and carts were not allowed in this narrow lane, unless it was a holy driver.In these extraordinary times, Gao Lishi is the pass token, and no one can stop him.

Along the narrow road, through the city wall to the west, through the Xuanhui Gate and into the Xiyuan, Shen Sui can see the smog and mist in the distance in less than two quarters when he goes northwest.In the mist, a majestic high-rise building stands by the water. In the water mist, densely packed human heads are looming, which are a large number of forbidden troops.

A mile away, Gao Lishi got off his horse and walked, Shen Sui followed.He was tall and big, and his steps were broad, Shen Sui followed step by step, his feet were like riding on clouds, and in the blink of an eye, the two came to Feiyun Pavilion.Shen Sui waited outside, Gao Lishi came in to report, not long after, he was summoned by Gao Lishi, Shen Sui straightened his clothes and stepped in.

As soon as Shen Sui came in, Shen Sui was startled, and saw two rows of corpses parked on the wide ground of the water pavilion hall, with a total of ten people, probably the team that drowned in the artificial sea.The emperor stood by the water pavilion with his hands behind his back, looking at the smoky water outside.Beside him, there was a row of important officials in purple gauze and red robes, Zhang Jiuzhang was among them, lowering his eyes and eyebrows, not looking at Shen Sui.In addition, Princess Li Jinyue of the Jin Kingdom was also present, but at this moment, she was kneeling beside those corpses with a blank expression on her face, and she didn't know what was going on in her heart.

Shen Sui carefully bypassed the corpses, came not far from the emperor, stood behind Li Jinyue, lifted the hem of his robe, knelt down, and said:

"My humble minister Shen Sui, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty Wan An." After speaking, he bent down without even looking at Li Jinyue.

The emperor turned around and didn't speak for a while, as if he was looking at Shen Sui.After a while, he came forward, helped Shen Sui up himself, and said with a smile:

"Shen Aiqing, I expect you to come here. Come and take a look. There is a big case in the palace, and each of these gangs of wine bags and rice bags can't explain why. I can only rely on you."

Shen Sui's heart skipped a beat, feeling bad.Immediately listen to the emperor say:

"The Holy Grail has been stolen, and the news can't be contained, and it's leaking out. Just now, the messenger of Fufu has sent a message. We need to give a clear explanation on this matter. They will leave for the country in a few days. We don't have much time, only five days. , Aiqing, five days, I believe you will solve this case!"

After finishing speaking, the emperor slapped Shen Sui's shoulder heavily.

The author has something to say: Shen Sui: "WTF!"