The happy life of the devil and the devil

After an unknown amount of time, Yuan Shaofang woke up from the memories and regrets.He stood up slowly, leaned over and looked at Ling Yucheng carefully, seeing that he was buried in the densely packed quilt and sleeping soundly, and he didn't have any intention of burning for a while, so he walked lightly out of the blue.

Lei Yong had already stood outside the tent with his hands down and his head bowed.Seeing him come out, he saluted silently, then followed him into a small tent next to him.Just as the heavy cowhide curtains fell, the nearly 40-year-old man knelt down with a "plop", his forehead deeply pressed against the soil.

Yuan Shao stared at him silently.Lei Yong's back is broad and thick. Even though he is kneeling, it looks like a solid wall. People can't help but think of this back when it stood in front of the lord, or when he was a young man swimming in swords and running with the injured him on his back. What a reliable feeling it gives people.

For some reason, seeing General Jin Wu, whom he trusted as his right and left hand, knelt on the ground, what Yuan Shao thought of was the person who was lying on the bed at the moment, unconscious.

That time when he was in danger on the way back from the west tour, Ling Yucheng sat in the capital alone to support the overall situation, exhausted physically and mentally, but he didn't dare to show his face.After returning, he retreated from the crowd, and those who seldom saluted when they were alone just knelt down silently like this, and did not even dare to raise their heads without screaming.

It was him who kept beating and admonishing him for three years, and it was he who wanted an obedient courtier, Ling Yucheng...it was him who molded him into this day by day.

Hundreds of steelmaking become soft around the fingers.

People in the world only know that the soft edge around the fingers is undiminished and even more flexible, but who has ever thought about how this piece of refined steel is tormented by countless times of smelting and forging with thousands of hammers.

Thousands of thoughts flashed by, Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes and brought his attention back to Lei Yong in front of him.After all, it was the person who had followed him for so many years since he was a child. Kneeling in front of him, his tone of questioning slowed down a lot.

"What did you find out?"

"The assassins that Jiaozhao came here are indeed members of the Jinwu Guard. The generals deserve death!"

In the late autumn and early winter weather, Lei Yong's vest was soaked through with sweat.It would be better if those assassins were impostors, but after a quick glance, one counts as one, and they are all current Jinwu Guards!

Assassinating the empress, such a serious case, is no worse than treason.If he hadn't grown up with Yuan Shao since he was a child, and he was loyal and innocent, it would be impossible to say that he would be in prison at this moment.Even so, General Jin Wu's hat was crumbling from the top of his head when he was accused of being weak in restraint.

At this moment Yuan Shao kept him, partly because he believed in him, partly because he wanted to use him to find out the matter.Following Yuan Shao and galloping out of the capital, it took only two hours to arrive at the place. The envoys behind him were not so quick to check, and a few assassins could still ask.

Yuan Shao glanced at him and raised his hand.Only then did Lei Yong dare to raise his head, but he couldn't get up, and just knelt straight on the mud:

"The last general asked, among the five people, the two who didn't do anything were not in the same team as the three assassins, but the comrades got sick temporarily and changed shifts with the assassins. There was no intention of doing this, the last general has already sent someone back to investigate , have not responded yet."

When the Jinwu Guards go out to Beijing to pass on edicts, they always have a team of five people, and each team comes in order, so as not to pick and choose.The two who hadn't done anything asked each other and they didn't know what to do. Lei Yong knew it in his heart after asking once. It was pure luck that they were wrapped in, but they couldn't be put away. They were tied up in a small tent separately for people to watch.The truth of the matter still falls on the three assassins.

Of the three who fought, Ling Yucheng killed one on the spot. He Liu didn't pay attention to saving his life when he rushed forward to fight.The third person who had his right arm cut off by Ling Yucheng and was wounded by Xuanjiawei came in time and saved his life, but he also exhaled a lot of air and inhaled less, so he grabbed it and shook it twice , I was afraid that he would not be able to catch up in one breath, so I settled for it.

"What are the identities of those three assassins?"

Looking up and down, Lei Yong visibly trembled.At first, he still murmured not wanting to say anything, but when Yuan Shao snapped his eyes, his waist that had just straightened up immediately bent down again, and he slammed his head on the ground:

"The two died. The one with better skills was called Shu Lizhe, who was originally a slave from the Bohai Ministry. The one with poorer skills was called Hulu, the son of General Beichen. The one who is still alive is the one who took the lead in delivering the imperial edict. No deer lost, it used to be..."

"What is it?"

"Yes..." Lei Yong said this sentence hesitantly. If Yuan Shao hadn't channeled his internal energy, he might not have heard clearly: "The waste prince... the personal guards around you."

Yuan Shao tightly closed his eyes.

In fact, he had already guessed the answer somewhat.Assassination, such a big thing, is definitely not done by the courtiers - what good will killing Ling Yucheng do for them?It's worth taking the risk of ransacking your family to do this kind of thing!

However, guessing and hearing from Lei Yong are not the same thing after all.

When mentioning the names of those assassins, Yuan Shao really had an impression.

Last year the crown prince was assassinated and injured, Yuan Shao was annoyed at the lack of protection of the guards around him, so he withdrew them all and replaced them.The person who was replaced was originally going to be sent out, but the prince begged hard. Yuan Shao had already disobeyed him in the matter of investigating the case, so it was difficult to deal with it too much at this time, and he still left someone as an errand in the Jinwu Guard. .Although it is impossible to have a good future, after a few years things will fade away and let it go, it is still safe to be promoted to a level or two.

The prince was abolished and imprisoned in another palace, Yuan Shao didn't think of these people.He still has 40 to [-] years to live. As long as the abolished prince does not die, regardless of power and glory, there will always be good clothes and good food.Even if he was unwilling to the extreme, the man was decreed by him, and he could only kill him if he wanted to make a comeback—this kind of thing, he couldn't even give that idiot son an army of [-]!

Who would have thought, who would have thought that this deadly sword would not be directed at him, but at Ling Yucheng!

He clenched his fists and wanted to continue asking, but his feet staggered.Lei Yong quickly stepped forward on his knees, stretched out his arms to support him, looked up to see Yuan Shao's eyes closed, his brows were tightly frowned, and his chest heaved uncontrollably.Lei Yong was originally not good at words, so he didn't dare to speak at this time, he held his breath with his heart in his hands, his two cast-iron arms blocked him from left to right, even if the lord's feet were unstable, even if he fell, he would be underneath Became a meat pad.

After waiting in fear for a long time, Yuan Shao relaxed his fist bit by bit—Lei Yong almost thought he heard the creaking sound of those knuckles.Lei Yong looked at him until his expression eased, before he dared to put down his arms, knelt up straight tremblingly, and Yuan Shao let out a long sigh.

"They said who ordered it?"

The voice was obviously several times heavier than before, but inside it was weak and weak. It was obvious that it was impossible, but still held some meager hope, and refused to let go until the last moment.Ten years ago, I saw this kind of His Majesty. At that time, the three-year-old first prince was unable to survive the flowering, and swallowed his last breath in His Majesty's arms. His Majesty is holding a little child like this, and his internal strength is desperate. Indoctrination, until the child's body became cold, they persuaded him to open his arms and carried the little prince out to be buried.

After all, it was his own son.

Even if he wasn't loved, even if he caused a catastrophe, even if he decreed to depose him himself, he was still the firstborn son.

Lei Yong lowered his head deeply again, not daring to look at Yuan Shao's face:

"The assassin gritted his teeth and refused to speak, and was injured too badly. The last general... The last general did not dare to torture him, and he has not yet obtained a statement."

There was another sigh from the top of his head, perhaps out of anger, or quietly relieved.Lei Yong really hated that assassin, if it wasn't for the seriousness of the matter, he would have gnawed onions and garlic without touching him.However, don't say there is no confession, even if there is a confession, no one can prove it to death based on one person's words. At this time, you can only bow your head heavily:

"The person who passed the edict changed shifts temporarily. It is the last general who is not strict in governing the army and is willing to accept the crime."

In fact, this kind of thing is kept secret. When people eat whole grains, there is no inconvenience. Yuan Shao himself usually turns a blind eye.As long as the person he appoints in person doesn't dare to get angry and leave the matter to others, even if there are five people in a team, it doesn't matter if the other four are all changed.Sending a sword and carrying two furs, who will go?

But this time something big happened!

Thinking of this made him feel even more resentful, since the culprit was not in front of him, it was meaningless to get angry at Lei Yong who kept pleading guilty.Yuan Shao snorted and told him to get up, and ordered with a straight face: "You have to sort out the affairs in the Jinwu Guard. As for the other things—" Just then he pondered for a while, and the outside sent a message: "General Hussars ask to see!"

The little prince was escorted by Xuanjiawei's lieutenant general into the palace in a hurry, and then he was carried out of the capital overnight by Yuan Shao. Such a big movement could spread throughout the capital when the city gate was closed at night, not to mention the fact that there was no one around. There are also several ministers.The place where Ling Yucheng was assassinated was less than a day away from the capital, and it was already within the scope of the hussar guards. As soon as the hussar general Zong Bi got the letter, he mobilized his troops and chased him down.

Standing on tiptoe, waiting and waiting, finally waited until His Majesty finished taking care of the Queen's injury, and then summoned General Jin Wu, Zong Bi begged to see him.Sure enough, Yuan Shao called him in, explained a few words, and dispatched him to investigate the case.

"I'll leave this matter to you. Except for the Jinwu Guard who doesn't need your intervention, and the abolished prince, I will personally ask. The rest will wait, but if there is a trace of suspicion, you can just do it cheaply!"

There is a servant in the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment, how could it be pushed on my head? Zong Bi is very upset, but he knows that this matter is too important. Whether it is the Ministry of Punishment or the Dali Temple, it is a courtier, and now he is in charge The Shen family of the Ministry of Punishment is Han Chinese, so they are naturally close to Xuanjiawei.Only when they belong to the uncle's family, with high position and authority, and they are impartial among several princes, can Yuan Shao feel at ease to hand over the matter.

He bowed his head to accept the order, exited the tent, pulled a horse and ran to the capital.Yuan Shao walked around the camp again, making sure that he had asked all the questions he could, and that he would have to wait until tomorrow if he couldn't. Then he sighed, went back to the tent silently, and sat down beside Ling Yucheng.

After a while, there was a small sound on the bed.

Ling Yucheng tossed and turned in the tightly wrapped blanket, as if he wanted to turn over, but he lay down helplessly on the pillow after every effort.The sleeping person was burning red from his cheeks to his forehead, his brows were furrowed uncomfortably, his left arm had stretched out of the quilt at some point, and he waved it randomly from time to time.The tightly bound right arm stayed in the quilt peacefully, and the soft silk quilt was pushed up occasionally, and it fell flat before the corners were lifted.

Have you started to have a fever...

When the palm touched the forehead, it was indeed much hotter than usual.Yuan Shao pondered for a while, but he still didn't turn around immediately to summon the military doctor. Instead, he knelt on the side of the bed, leaned forward, and pressed his forehead against Ling Yucheng's sweatless forehead.

Sure enough, the high fever that the military doctor forewarned, or warned about, had already begun.

The author has something to say: There are a lot of troubles in the family, the grandmother fell and broke a bone in the nursing home, and the uncle came from other places to live at home, all kinds of panic...

Until now finally through a breath...

Sorry for the long wait...