Shanglin Night Snow

"What, you said that Qin Liu ran straight away?" The man who just lay down jumped up when he heard the news, his face turned pale with shock, "How could that be?" With that said, he was really in danger, damn it Qin Liu didn't know when, or appeared like in a dream, holding a knife to each other?

"That day I only brought two young men with me, and I had to rescue you first when I saw you fell into the water, but the young man was no match for the two strong men, so I taught him to escape." Guo Kai was also annoyed: "I was on the way home. When I met the servant who was ordered to monitor Qin Liuzhi and learned that you had followed Qin Liuzhi to the river bank, I knew something was wrong, so I hurried to follow, but it was still a step too late."

"You mean..." Xun Miao touched his throbbing chest, "In fact, you have long been suspicious of Qin Liuzhi, so you sent someone to watch him?" Seeing the other's acquiescence, a sense of disapproval suddenly surged in his heart: " So you still act like a fool in front of me? Teach me to think that you are bewitched by him and have to give up your life to prove yourself!" He closed his eyes and sighed: "It's good now, he hides in the dark and has many tricks, so my life is still alive. It really hangs."

Knowing that he was wrong, Guo Jian had no choice but to lower his eyebrows and say, "Qin Liuzhi wanted to get rid of you at the beginning because you were suspicious of him. If you continue to test him, he will inevitably show his feet, but now that the truth is out, what good is it to attack you?" ?He's not stupid, he won't be superfluous and waste effort."

After thinking about it, Xun Miao felt that his words were reasonable, so he became curious: "So, you really became suspicious of Qin Liu when he teased me with that cup of tea?" Seeing him nodding , suddenly annoyed: "If I knew this, I shouldn't have been in such a hurry to expose him, so uncertain, and now I have found out his purpose of infiltrating here!" Sighed: "You should have reminded me earlier..."

Pulling down the hand holding his sleeve and stuffing it back into the quilt, Guo Kai smiled wryly: "You have a stubborn temper, I think you may not be willing to listen to persuasion even if you know the inside story, so it's better to leave it to you for now, and let him know how much you treat him. It’s not a bad thing to have doubts, and it’s inevitable to make mistakes with a guilty conscience. And things are just as I expected. If you suspect that he is ignorant, he will find other people’s articles to make up for it, so that it will be self-defeating. I’m afraid that you will push too hard and make the dog jump over the wall, so I warn you not to do it again. If I intervene, it would be a hundred secrets, and it will lead to a catastrophe." The person who saw the other party was frustrated, and relieved: "It's also my carelessness, but the case has now been handed over to the Imperial City Division for investigation, and the officials know the situation. , so that the imperial city guards you and me well. I will go see Zhao Duzhi tomorrow, maybe things have progressed."

As soon as he said what he said, Guo Kai went to the Imperial City Department the next day.As expected, he waited and found out.

Qin Liuzhi is indeed a real person, from Jingzhou, seven out of [-], his parents died, he went to Beijing two years ago to go to the provincial examination and failed to pass the provincial examination, and then stayed at a cousin's house in Beijing to continue studying hard. For some reason, he moved south, so he had to move out. Because of his withdrawn personality, he no longer kept in touch with acquaintances and old friends after moving out, so few people knew about his recent situation.

On the contrary, Guo Kai remembered the experience of the "Qin Liuzhi" who lived in his home for nearly a year. He once said this: After moving out of his cousin's house, because of extreme embarrassment, he had to live in a dilapidated temple outside the city. I was sick, so I had to write to an old friend to ask for help. I borrowed some money, and only half a year ago I rented a small house on the outskirts of the city to live temporarily. I had enough food and clothing. When I got better, I went to the city to find some work of copying for a living.Here, Guo Kai also ordered people to investigate and visit. It is true that he lived in a small house in the outskirts of the city for several months.

As for the side of the Imperial City Division, Zhao Yude thought that if the person in Guo Kai's family was an impostor, the real Qin Liu might no longer be alive!With a little luck, he consulted the case files of the Kaiping Mansion for the past year, and among the many wrongful deaths, he found that a suicide case in a small hotel in the suburbs more than half a year ago was suspicious: the person who died by hanging was also surnamed Qin, and his age was about the same as that of Qin Liu. Similarly, at that time, the government issued a notice to find relatives for him, and later a person who claimed to be a friend of the deceased paid for his funeral, but the name of the person who hanged himself was reported as Qin Haoran.Zhao Yude was deliberating on the case, and heard the news in time: The spies sent to Qin Liuzhi's hometown reported that the uncle of the Qin family did not recognize the person in the portrait made according to the appearance of "Qin Liuzhi" who lived in Guo's house, so he It is undoubtedly a counterfeit!And the real Qin Liuzhi must have been the one who died in the hotel half a year ago.It's just a pity that the case has been covered in dust for a long time, there are very few witnesses, and none of them can remember the face of the person who went to identify the corpse at that time, and the name and surname are of course forged, because it is not easy to trace.

"So..." Guo Kai frowned, "I underestimated the enemy! Since I was suspicious or deceitful that day, I should pay more attention to it, instead of just letting the two young men watch over it."

"General Guo doesn't need to blame himself." Zhao Yude said comfortingly, "The matter has come to this, we should calm down and deliberate about the purpose of his infiltrating into the Guo family."

Guo Kai's expression was solemn: "That day he deliberately bumped into King Jia's mount, so I thought at first that he deliberately clinged to King Jia for the sake of fame and fame, but he never expressed his desire to get close to King Jia or begged me to replace him when he was in my house. His intention of paving the way, judging from this, his purpose may still be with me."

Zhao Yude nodded: "The general coincides with what I think! He ran into King Jia instead of the general, because he knew the temperament of the two of you, and the general is calm and quick-witted. It is not easy to deceive you by tricks such as feigning injuries. King Jia is benevolent and has little experience in the world, so he will never be suspicious of what happened in front of him, and he can't bear to ignore it after hurting someone, and the general imagined it for King Jia, so he can't let him enter King Jia's mansion, most likely he will Set it up by himself, so he will have a chance to get close to the general."

Guo Kai nodded: "Zhao Duzhi said exactly what he said! What is the purpose of his actions?"

"He was instigated without a doubt!" Zhao Yude stood up with his hands behind his back, and took two steps: "The general is deeply trusted by the present, so it is inevitable that he will be hated by others. He approached the general, but did not harm him for the time being. The purpose is nothing more than two: either I want to take advantage of you; or I want to confuse you and make you use it."

Indeed.

Guo Kai smiled wryly, originally he wanted to ask who was the main messenger of his suspicion, but then he thought about it, there was no basis or evidence, as he was prudent, he definitely refused to talk about it, it was better to focus on the target than to talk in vain.After making up his mind, he cupped his hands: "Guo has been thinking about the past for the past two days, and he always felt that the person Qin Liu saw when he went straight out of the city that day might be related to this matter, so I don't know if the imperial city secretary can make any progress in this investigation?"

Zhao Yude shook his head: "Not yet, but don't worry, the general, the officials have ordered a thorough investigation of this matter, and Zhao will do his best."

After talking about the matter, Guo Kai left, and Dao had to go to the palace. Because Xun Miao was sick, and the compilation and publication of the new tabloid had to be postponed, he had to go to the palace to plead guilty.

Zhao Yude laughed after hearing this: "Seeing what Zhao saw, General Guo had better go another day. Zhao Fang came out of the palace and only entered when he saw Song Yan, a scholar of the Song Dynasty. This old man always talks non-stop. General If you go now, you really don’t know when you will be able to see it.”

Song Yan!Guo Xie's back shivered when he heard the word, an old and treacherous face floated in front of his eyes, and the light projected by a pair of dim and dull eyes still makes him feel uncomfortable when he thinks about it.Then give up.

And at the moment in the palace.

"I heard that recently Shao Chenye is ordering people to look for good doctors everywhere, and he wants to heal Concubine Jing!" As he spoke, the old man carefully watched the face of the sitter, as if he wanted to find out if he knew about it.

Mu Yunqi didn't seem to care about it: "Everyone has a lover who licks the calf, why is this strange?"

"It's really not surprising." The old man twitched his gray beard, which is not thick. "It's just that Concubine Jing's illness didn't happen overnight. Why is she in a hurry to get a cure at this time? If it was a few months ago, Shao Chenye might still have a glimmer of hope." Concubine Fujing is restored, but at the moment—" After a deliberate pause, the words were full of meaning: "The Shao party has already elected a new queen!"

Mu Yunqi pondered for a while, knowing that he had guessed something, and said: "I guess, maybe Shao Chenye's mind has changed. After all, the two factions are fighting now. It's hard to say who will win the battle, so it's better than Concubine Baoding Jing, the chance of winning is better." .”

The old man narrowed his eyes: "Your Majesty's deduction is reasonable, but I think Shao Chenye doesn't have that kind of foresight, and there must be someone else who made this proposal."

Mu Yunqi's heart was shaken, but his expression remained unchanged: "Don't worry, Qing, I haven't reached that level of bluntness, so that it is up to others to handle it." Obviously he didn't want to linger on this topic, so he changed the subject: "I am not so dull today. You are called here to discuss another matter. What do you think Ding Zhibai is like?"

"Private envoy Ding Zhibai?" The old man thought for a while, "This man is Shao Chenyun's disciple, and he worked with Shao Jingheng in the northwest, and he is close to the Shao family. Apart from that, he really has both ability and political integrity. Both civil and military." After a pause, he directly said what he guessed in his heart: "Your Majesty intends to accept it?"

Mu Yunqi said frankly: "Since you are a talented person, you should make the best use of it."

"Your Majesty suddenly made such an intention, must there be a reason?" The old man turned his old eyes.

Mu Yunqi nodded: "I heard that Ding Zhibai and Shao Chenye worked together, and because of disagreements in temperament and political views, they had long-term disputes, and Ding Zhibai never participated in the conspiracy of the Shao Party. As for the outside world, he is regarded as the backbone of the Shao Party. Of course, it’s nothing more than what others say. Besides, the marriage contract between Shao and Ding’s family has been broken, so I thought, maybe I can give it a try. But,” the look he cast was a little uncertain: “Ding Zhibai is different from Zhang Zhongyue. If you are high-spirited, open-minded and have nothing to hide, then blindly giving favors may not be beneficial, so it is better to find a way to test his attitude towards the Shao party." The tone was obviously asking.

The old man was noncommittal, but asked: "What does Your Majesty want to test?"

Mu Yunqi didn't pretend to think about it: "Recently, I got a report from the Imperial City Secretary that Shao Chenye used power and bribery, cheated for personal gain, and Ding Zhibai was the head of a court. If you have heard of this and how you think about it, I will listen to him. Does what you see make sense?"

The old man smiled and cupped his hands: "This is really logical, and I will wait for your Majesty's good news!"

After a word, I heard that Huangmen came to report, and King Daojia asked to see him.

"Speaking of King Jia," the old man frowned before Huangmen left, "I heard that since he lives outside, he travels casually. He comes and goes to the monastery and other places several times a month. He only has a few guards by his side, and sometimes stops on the way without authorization. He even got off his horse and wandered in the downtown area! His Majesty has repeatedly broken the rules, but His Majesty does not care about it. If this continues, if nothing happens, His Majesty will still have to bear the name of "indulging and indulging". Those who refer to as 'no siblings' ah! "

This statement is not unreasonable.Mu Yun asked with a wry smile on his forehead: "I know, I will warn you to restrain yourself in a while."