To be the emperor in a world that has been traversed into a sieve

Ling Xiao walked back and forth in the hall, his face was expressionless, but those who knew him well could see a kind of uneasiness and panic in his eyes.This man who could decide the lives of tens of thousands of people in a single thought is now in a rare state of being at a loss.

After a while, Ling Xiao stopped.He sat on the throne and looked at Han Shangqing seriously.

"Taifu Han, I want to ask you a question." Ling Xiao was serious. "The topic I said doesn't have any other meaning. I just want to discuss this issue with you from an academic point of view."

Han Shangqing immediately put down the teacup in his hand and sat upright. He said seriously, "Your Majesty, please ask."

"When a man and the others go to the cloud and rain together...where do you use it?"

Han Shangqing: "..."

After a long silence, Han Shangqing smiled darkly, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to try it? Try using it between men?"

The hair on Ling Xiao's back stood up, and he shook his head violently. Just now he felt a dangerous aura from Han Shangqing's body, and his intuition told him not to answer Han Shangqing again, otherwise something terrible might happen.He quickly changed the subject: "Let's talk about something else, um...for example, don't you think the recent martial arts situation is very strange?"

As soon as he got down to business, Han Shangqing's expression became serious. He nodded and said, "That's right, the situation in martial arts is indeed very mysterious recently. Whether it's the red plum girl who has a good marksmanship, or the plain-handed doctor who has saved countless lives Xian, or Tiejiazhuang Tiezhi Liu Yong died tragically at home within this month. If it is said that Hongmei Nu and Sushouyixian were killed, it is still possible. After all, although they are famous, their martial arts are not high, but Tie Refers to Liu Yong, this is the top combat power in the martial arts."

"And according to the information in the newspaper, Liu Yong was killed by a sword. As far as I know, there are no more than ten people in the whole martial arts world who can do this."

"Indeed, this incident is too strange. There must be a reason why the killer chose them to attack. Go and help me find out if the three of them have any connection," Ling Xiao pondered for a while, pointing out: "Recently, the court The entire army is at Lin'an Pass, and the Wulin can't be in chaos at this time."

Han Shangqing immediately understood the unfinished meaning of Ling Xiao's words, his expression became serious, and asked: "Your Majesty, do you mean that this matter is aimed at the imperial court?"

"It's just a guess, I hope I'm overthinking it." Ling Xiao said, "Maybe because I've been the emperor for a long time, so everything will be associated with the court situation. You don't need to think too much, maybe it's just that I want conspiracy theories. maybe."

Han Shangqing nodded and said, "Then I will investigate, Your Majesty." As he spoke, he was about to turn around.

Just when Ling Xiao thought that Han Shangqing was going to resign, he suddenly took a step forward, his cool fingers brushed across Ling Xiao's cheek, and wrapped around a strand of messy hair on Ling Xiao's forehead.The fingers wrapped around the hair stayed ambiguously on the tip of the ear for a while, and then Han Shangqing's smiling voice came from Ling Xiao's ear, "Your Majesty, your hair is messed up."

Ling Xiao clutched his forehead in a panic, staring blankly at Han Shangqing.

Seeing Ling Xiao like this, Han Shangqing still wanted to do something more, but he also knew the principle of accepting as soon as he was good, and if he teased again, Ling Xiao would get angry. He bowed his hands regretfully, turned and left.

It took a while after Han Shangqing resigned before Ling Xiao recovered from the palpitations just now.He pressed his forehead against the cold dragon table, as if this could calm his brain down a bit, he said to himself: "This is wrong, this is wrong at all, I shouldn't react like this, obviously the more intimate contact before I have it all, why is it just touching the tip of my ear now..."

Ling Xiao rolled his face back and forth on the cold dragon table, trying to restore his feverish cheeks to normal temperature, and make his brain forget the scene just now, but it was of no use at all. He still clearly remembered all the electric current rushing through his back at that time. The numbness it brings is enough to make the heart speed up.

Ling Xiao casually picked up a ciphertext on the desktop. He originally wanted to use it to fan the heat on his face, but unexpectedly,

As soon as he glanced at the content of the letter from the corner of his eye, all his mind was attracted by the letter.

On the letter was a portrait of a young man who was [-]% similar to Ling Xiao, and the text next to the painting clearly told Ling Xiao the identity of this person, the only one with a different surname in the Dakong Dynasty Wang --- An Linxin.

Looking at the person in the painting, Ling Xiao stroked his chin, and murmured: "As Lin Yuan said, this person does look somewhat similar to me, but it's a bit strange..."

About a few days ago, Ling Xiao learned a personal guess from Lin Yuan, who had just returned from Anyang in the northwest, "King Anping is probably the illegitimate son of the late emperor." '

When the news came out, Ling Xiao was really startled. After all, Ling Xiao had always thought that the original body was the only son of the first emperor for so many years.So in the past few days, Ling Xiao asked the spies to inquire about some news, and the results were all on the letter just now.

The letter stated that King Anping was 28 years old this year and had no father or mother. He had been taken care of by a wet nurse named Tiger Mother for so many years.When he was young, he lived in Huazhuang on the outskirts of the capital. When he was just 14 years old, he was conferred the title of Anping King by the previous emperor and sent to Anping in the northwest. He never set foot in the capital again.

Because of this, although Ling Xiao always knew that the first emperor named a king with a different surname, he only knew that, and he had never really met him.It's strange to say that this person is obviously the only king with a different surname in the Dakong Dynasty, but his sense of existence is very weak. If it wasn't for the fact that his cronies happened to go to the northwest to deal with matters recently, Ling Xiao would never know that An Linxin looks so amazing. so similar to myself.

Besides this, there are still many mysteries about this Linyang King.For example, who are his parents? For example, whether he has no merits or family protection, and what makes him a king with a different surname.

According to the speculation of Ling Xiao's subordinates, this person is likely to be His Majesty's illegitimate son - after all, this person looks somewhat similar to Ling Xiao, and the only brother of the former emperor was still an embryo when An Linxin was born.

This person also speculated that the reason why he became a king with a different surname was because of the jealousy of the queen mother, so the former emperor could not recognize the child, and he could only compensate him in this way.But Ling Xiao knows that this is impossible. Others don't know the royal family's private affairs, so they will have such speculations, but Ling Xiao knows that the empress dowager has given up on the first emperor after giving birth to Yuan. The empress dowager will not object to that child being included in his ancestral home.

But the first emperor did not, does this mean that the person is not the first emperor's child, but if he is not the first emperor's child, how can he become a prince, unless he has a deep relationship with the first emperor, this relationship will not be blood, but But it was very important to the first emperor. For example, An Linxin was the child of his beloved?In order to please or make up for the other party, the child is crowned king?

Ling Xiao fell into deep thought. He has an [-]% chance to be sure that his guess is correct. After all, based on the original understanding of the late emperor, the late emperor is very likely to do such a thing. Now the problem is the child's biological mother. That is, who is the person whom the former emperor loved?

Ling Xiao had a flash of inspiration, and he thought of the painting of King Anping, which was three points similar to himself.Since King Anping was not the child of the late emperor, then the one-third who resembled himself was the empress dowager... So the person whom the first emperor liked was actually related by blood to the empress dowager?Ling Xiao's heart was full of complications, because he suddenly thought of whether the marriage between the first emperor and the queen mother had another purpose besides political marriage?

"But there is another problem," Ling Xiao walked around the room, "If it wasn't his own child, why did the first emperor help other men raise their children? If it was because of the death of that woman's husband, why did the first emperor Why don't you take her into the palace? And why didn't the first emperor have a child with that woman?" Ling Xiao had a guess in his mind, "Could it be because the woman couldn't conceive?"

"Guard Lin." Ling Xiao called out the door.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Go and check for me. They are sisters of the same age as the queen mother. I need to know their detailed information whether they are collateral or mainline." Ling Xiao paused, and added: "Especially those who have given birth to a child." Women who are unable to give birth again in the future must be investigated more severely!"

Chapter 20

As the night darkened, the breeze slowly stirred the candles.

A black shadow escaped from the guards, stepped on the roof tiles and galloped forward. His movements were as light as a cat and as nimble as a leopard. territory.

Suddenly, the black figure seemed to be attracted by something, he stopped running, looked forward and then to the right, the frown under the veil showed his hesitation.Finally, he gave up his original destination and turned to the right.

According to his guess, the defense on the right should have been stronger, but to his surprise, the defense here was no different from other places, which made him wonder if he had gone the wrong way.But he soon realized that he was heading in the right direction, and the reason why the defense here was so ordinary was because the people they protected had enough strength to protect themselves.

"A distinguished guest came late at night, and I don't know why?" Ling Xiao sat on the edge of the bed, smiling and looking at the man in black.

Perhaps the masters have an intuition, that is, they can know each other's strength as soon as they meet, and when the black shadow sees Ling Xiao, he knows in his heart that he can't beat him.If the two were far away, Soi Ying would still be able to escape, but at this distance... Soi Ying could be sure that within a hundred moves, that person would be able to bury himself here.

In this regard, Hei Ying is also a bachelor, he said helplessly: "I didn't even know that His Majesty has such good martial arts."

"If you knew that I have such good martial arts, I probably wouldn't see you here today." Ling Xiao said.

Heiying nodded with a wry smile and said, "That's right, if I had known, not only would I not come, but I wouldn't let my wife come."

"Your wife? Your wife is here too? Then why didn't I see her?"

Hei Ying said: "I guess he will come over in a while, please be merciful, Your Majesty."

"It's not impossible to ask me to be merciful, but I must first know what you are here for."

Looking at the sword in Ling Xiao's hand, Hei Ying said, "It should be so."

Clouds and mist covered the moonlight, and only a candle was shining slightly in the empty hall.In a place where the candlelight could not shine, a dark figure quietly opened the window and entered the hall.

And the moment he landed, Ling Xiao tapped his numb point.

Ling Xiao took off the veil on the man's face, red lips and nose, willow eyebrows and star eyes, half-black and half-white hair color and tall figure, with a small hickey on his neck, all of these are similar to those just now. The black shadow's description of his wife fits the description, but even though this person looks like a woman, it still doesn't change the fact that he is a man! !

Ling Xiao was a little messy, so that man's wife was actually a man? ? ?

No, no, no, we can't make a conclusion so early.

So Ling Xiao asked: "Who are you?"

"Hmph!" Hei Ying looked disdainful, he held his head up and said, "I will change my name and surname if I am willing to sit down, and I will pick flowers to point to Zhao Zetian."

... Even the pseudonym is the same, so the man's wife is really a man? !Men and men in love? !During the day, Han Shangqing also said that he would take him to see the love between men and men, but he didn't expect that he would see it before the day passed... What a... What a coincidence!

Although Ling Xiao's heart was ups and downs, he still had a serious face on his face. He asked, "If you are Zhao Zetian, why did someone tell me that you are Liu Xingming from the Heaven Thief Group?"

Liu Xingming was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what was going on when he turned his head. He asked eagerly, "You caught him? Where is he?"

"Arrested who?" Compared with Liu Xingming's tone, Ling Xiao's unhurried expression.

"Who else can there be, Qian An! Our master Qian An!" Although Liu Xingming was acupunctured, his eyes could turn. His beautiful almond eyes stared straight at Ling Xiao, as if they were about to spurt out. fire.

"Before I answer your question again, I want to ask you, why do you want to break into the palace at night?"

Liu Xingming bit his lip and said: "Because of a reward. The reward issued by Starry Night Palace." He glanced at Ling Xiao and continued: "I don't know if you know Starry Night Palace, he is an organization that has only emerged in recent years , They sell information to outsiders, and from time to time, they release some reward tasks to martial arts people, as long as someone can complete the task, they will get a high reward."

"We broke into the palace at night for a mission. The mission required stealing the most valuable things in the palace. The bounty he gave was extremely huge, and that huge bounty was exactly what we needed urgently, so we took the risk. Explore the palace."

Ling Xiao matched Liu Xingming's words with Qian An's words one by one, and after confirming that they were the same, he continued to ask: "Then why are you short of money? I remember that your Thief Heaven Squad is quite rich?"

Liu Xingming gasped bitterly, gritted his teeth, and said, "That was before! We lost all our money to an organization called 'Xinxin Insurance' a few days ago! Our last mission failed, and that organization said that our The employer sold a large share of insurance to him, and if we fail, we will have to pay double. Fuck it, the whole thing will be a leech, and we will not stop until it is sucked dry."

"I see." After speaking, Ling Xiao pushed Liu Xingming into the hall.

Liu Xingming was pushed forward a few steps, he subconsciously turned his head and stared at Ling Xiao, but soon the anger in his eyes turned into surprise, he moved his arms and asked, "Did you relieve my acupuncture point?" Then he sneered and asked, "Are you not afraid that I will run away?"

"Prevent gentlemen but not villains, and even if you run away, I have the confidence to catch you back." Ling Xiao said.

Liu Xingming looked disbelieving, and he snorted disdainfully.

"What he said is true." Qian An walked out from the back room, apologizing for Liu Xingming's attitude towards Ling Xiao as he walked.

Seeing Qian An, Liu Xingming didn't care about anything else. He grabbed Qian An's hand, looked it up and down, nodded in satisfaction, and the two whispered a few words, holding hands tightly all the time. Together, they seem to be a little more loving than ordinary couples.

It was also the first time for Ling Xiao to see two men like this. He found it very novel, and there was a little bit of awkwardness besides the novelty, but he didn't hate it. He slightly moved his eyes away, and said after the two men finished speaking: "Sit down, Let's have a good chat."

Liu Xingming rolled his eyes, and Qian An pulled his hand before he could do anything.

Qian An shook his head and said in a low voice, "Wife, listen to him, we can't beat him."

"Fuck it, don't call me my wife." Liu Xingming replied subconsciously first, and then said with a look of surprise: "The two of us can't beat him? Is he so good at martial arts?"

Qian An nodded with a wry smile.

Liu Xingming cursed in a low voice, and muttered, "What kind of emperor is this good at martial arts?"

"No way, it's the responsibility." Ling Xiao replied, and added in a slightly panicked look on Liu Xingming's face: "After all, I have practiced martial arts for many years, and I can hear what you say."

Liu Xingming didn't even know what expression to use to respond.He could only follow Qian An and sit on the seat in a daze.

After they sat down, Ling Xiao asked Liu Xingming: "You said you came to steal something, what did you steal from the palace?"

Liu Xingming glanced at Qian An subconsciously, and then took out the jade wrench in his arms, with a look of reluctance, as if the thing was not stolen by him but an ancestral treasure of his family.

Ling Xiao took the jade wrench over and looked at it for a few moments, then threw the wrench to Qian An again, and said, "I'm giving it to you, it's a meeting gift."

Qian An didn't pick up the finger pull, Liu Xingming also looked wary, and he asked, "What do you want us to do?"

Ling Xiao put his fingers in front of the two of them, and said, "Actually, it's nothing, I just asked you a few questions."

Qian An pushed his fingers away and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please tell me what the problem is first."

Ling Xiao didn't care, he just nodded and said, "I heard that your Pirates of Heaven were recruited by Starry Night Palace a few days ago?"

Qian An nodded, and said, "There is such a thing, but we rejected it."

"Oh? Why?" Ling Xiao asked, "I heard that the price offered to you is very generous, right? Aren't you short of money?"

Qian An and Liu Xingming looked at each other, and after thinking for a while, Qian An slowly said, "We are very short of money, but we dare not accept the solicitation from Starry Night Palace. In fact, I suspect that he was the one who prostituted us for our last list." And, according to what I heard, Starry Night Palace is not only in the business of news," Qian An said with some hesitation: "They seem to trade human lives. Some people say that he has seen Starry Night Palace's killer. Although we are greedy for money, we will never Kill him. That's why we turned him down."

"I think the reasons should be more than these." Ling Xiao shook the tea in the cup and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Qian An hesitated for a moment, nodded slowly, and said, "Yes, there is another reason because it is said that the Starry Night Palace is related to the imperial court."

"Really..." Ling Xiao's face showed a trace of solemnity.

"You're not surprised at all?" Liu Xingming asked

"I guessed it." Ling Xiao said, looking at the puzzled Liu Xingming, he asked back: "Would normal people offer rewards for things in the palace? And they still ask the palace to make valuable objects. For this object, what do you think? Gem, what I was thinking was"

"My head."

Under the shocked expressions of the two, Ling Xiao continued to explain: "They must not only want a treasure when they announce this reward. If someone realizes their deep meaning and really takes my head away, it will be perfect. There is nothing wrong with picking up a treasure, at least they can test out the defense situation in the palace, and if it goes well, maybe they can also get a topographic map of the palace."

"However, they would never have thought," Qian An continued, "that His Majesty is actually a master of martial arts."

Ling Xiao smiled modestly, and said again: "As for having a court background, it would be easier to explain. Who is the martial arts man who wants my head? I think his ultimate goal is just the dragon chair. If there is no imperial court Given the background, how would he find the right time?"

Liu Xingming expressed emotion: "There are so many twists and turns in here, are you people in power tired?"

Ling Xiao smiled and said, "If I wasn't a little tired, I wouldn't be the one sitting here today."

Liu Xingming nodded half understanding.

"Okay, I'm done asking my questions. Let's go, remember not to be caught by me next time." Ling Xiao said, and threw the jade finger to Liu Xingming, this time he did not refuse.

"Compared to the emperor," Liu Xingming said before leaving, "I think you are more suitable to be a martial artist."

"Actually, I think so too..." The low words were blown away by the breeze, leaving only a faint sigh.