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When they arrived at Zhenyang Hall, the guards stood guard at the entrance of the hall and closed the door.

The little emperor smiled and said, "Luo Qing, just now the letter from the Northern Territory Supervisor arrived, saying that Beiling has the intention of peace talks. It seems that my Seventh Emperor Uncle is quite capable."

Luo Ping remained calm: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, this is the blessing of the country."

"Uncle Seventh Emperor has made great contributions, and I will definitely reward him when he comes back." Zhou Heng said with joy on his face, "Uncle Seventh Emperor will be able to compete with King Ning with his military merits, so that I won't be tired of dealing with it. I finally feel that This throne is a little more secure."

Luo Ping's heart was shocked, he couldn't help looking at the young emperor, with the light on, he saw his excited and slightly red cheeks, and his shining eyes.

Ever since he came to the throne, this child has always been worried and unable to sleep peacefully at night. Now he puts his reliance and hope on his little emperor uncle and trusted officials, but he doesn't know...

"Your Majesty is wise, the King of Yue is brave and good at fighting. When he returns from victory in the future, he will definitely be your help."

"Hmm... It's just that I'm a little worried right now. King Ning won't let himself become so passive. Will he do some small tricks behind his back?"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to bother. Even if King Ning intends to win over King Yue, he can't find any tricks for the time being. Besides, King Yue has military merits, so He Chou can't gain a firm foothold in the court. He will understand, who can give you your majesty or King Ning?" His justifiable position."

"What Luo Qing said is true." Zhou Heng heaved a sigh of relief.

"His Majesty……"

"Ok?"

"Your Majesty Chen Guan looks happy today, but what else is there to be happy about?"

"No, no," Zhou Heng tugged at the hem of his clothes awkwardly, "Isn't it because of the northern border?"

Luo Ping followed his gaze and understood, with a gentle smile on the corner of his lips: "The emperor's brocade purse is really beautiful, I wonder which famous embroiderer it came from?"

Zhou Heng blushed all over in an instant, and said awkwardly: "W-Where is it made by famous embroidery? "

"...If that's the case, why does Your Majesty hang it on the jade belt?"

"Yaoyao... Concubine Yao said that wearing this colorful bird's purse can guarantee the country's fortune, prosperity and auspiciousness. Cough, although how I look at it, I think it looks like a colorful fat chicken."

Luo Ping couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty will be whatever you say. It seems that I can sleep peacefully in the future, and I don't have to be called into the palace in the middle of the night."

"Luo Qing, what do you mean..."

"What I mean is that the soft red curtains in Zichen Palace are much more comfortable than the hardwood chairs in Zhenyang Palace. Your Majesty might as well rest there, and I won't be that incomprehensible sycophant."

Luo Ping smiled, with some teasing in his eyes.

Zhou Heng was still blushing, but looked at him solemnly and said: "Luo Qing has never been a courtier. The harem is one thing, and you will always be the only one who can come to this Zhenyang Palace to accompany me late at night, Luo Qing."

Luo Ping was startled.

Only you.This sentence is too heavy for a courtier like him.

Zhou Heng still smiled to himself: "Luo Qing, I'll send guards to take you back."

Luo Ping did not expect that after only leaving home for an hour, what he would see again would be this scene.

Thick smoke wafted over the mansion, and the servants in the mansion panicked and shouted, "The water is gone!" The neighbors around helped put out the fire with buckets, children were so frightened that they cried loudly, and the whole street was awakened.

The guard who escorted Luo Ping back was also shocked when he saw this, and was pulled by Luo Ping: "Go back and report to the emperor, please calm down and don't investigate this matter for now."

The guard just came back to his senses, caught a glimpse of the fire in Luo Ping's eyes and his frowning brows, answered "Yes", and disappeared at the end of the street.

Not long after the fire started, it could be seen that the biggest place was in the master bedroom, Luo Ping's expression darkened - he didn't disturb the people in the mansion when he went to see the emperor, after that there was no one in the master bedroom, and there was no light. Apparently someone set the fire on fire.

The servants were basically fighting the fire, and it seemed that few people were trapped. Luo Ping heaved a sigh of relief and joined the team of carrying water.

The flames burned a few holes in his robe, and he was a little choked by the smoke. Luo Ping coughed and was about to fetch water again when he was bumped by a young cook.

The young man's face was all blackened, only his eyes were black and shiny, and when he saw Luo Ping, he said eagerly: "My lord! Have you come out yet, my lord? Did you see Rue Xiang? She said you forgot to take your medicine today, didn't you?" Have you delivered your medicine yet?"

Luo Ping was taken aback when he heard this, and felt anxious: "Ruxiang might still be in the house! Hurry up! Go in and save people!"

The young man rushed into the room first, covered with a wet quilt, and sure enough, he found the unconscious Rue Xiang beside the bed.

He staggered out with Rue Xiang in his arms, narrowly avoiding the collapsed beams.

Luo Ping hurriedly went forward to check Rue Xiang's breathing, and felt quite stable, as if she hadn't been fainted by the smoke. Just as she was wondering, she saw a bruise on the back of her neck, and suddenly had a clue: probably before the fire broke out, she He was knocked out.

The night was turbulent, and the fire was not extinguished until dawn.

Rue Xiang was sent for medical treatment, during which she woke up once, Luo Ping asked her if she still remembered what happened, she replied:

"My lord forgot to take your medicine today. You always go to bed late, so I thought about bringing the medicine to you to drink. Unexpectedly, the light in the room was already off. I went to the bedside and yelled 'Drink your medicine, my lord', and then When your neck hurts, you don’t know anything.”

After that, the man set fire late at night, intending to burn the master and servant to death.

As for the main messenger of the arson, Luo Ping can already guess one or two, after all, there are not many people in Mocheng who hate him enough to want to kill him, and who have the courage to commit murder at the foot of the imperial city.

Fire, fire again.

Back then, the Yue Palace was also burned down overnight, Luo Ping couldn't help laughing at himself, it seems that he is not very popular anywhere.

So where in the world is homecoming?

When going to court that day, Luo Ping didn't have time to change the court clothes, and entered the hall covered in scorched black and ripped clothes.It aroused a lot of discussion among the courtiers.

Someone who didn't know the truth accused: "Hey, why are you here, Mr. Luo? In front of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, you are disrespectful! Why did the guard let you in?"

Luo Ping ignored him, and looked at King Ning in the front row.

King Ning was also looking at him at this time, but his face was indifferent, and he didn't express his opinion.

Luo Ping suddenly smiled at him and bowed deeply.

The slightly disheveled temple hair hung down on the side of his face as he bowed, outlining the gentle smile with a grateful expression, which made King Ning stunned.

Luo Ping, as usual, stood in the queue with his head bowed.Naturally, he didn't see the thousands of emotions in King Ning's eyes the moment he turned his head.

He couldn't understand this person more and more, knowing that he was going to kill him, why could he still smile so frankly?

Sitting on the dragon chair, the little emperor saw Luo Ping's distress at a glance. Thinking of the words Luo Ping sent for him last night, he forcibly suppressed his anger.

He said with concern: "Yesterday, Luo Qing's mansion caught fire for no reason. Today is the time to have a good rest. I will save you from going to court."

Luo Ping stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, I have something to say about the fire in the mansion last night."

The little emperor said: "Speak."

King Ning glanced at Luo Ping, wondering what his plan was.Correct him?There is no evidence at all, what can he do?

"Your Majesty, there is a servant girl in the minister's mansion who said she saw someone arson, but she didn't look carefully. I think it must be the enemy I once made."

"Oh? Who does Luo Qing know who is the enemy? You are so bold!" The little emperor glanced at King Ning intentionally or unintentionally, but King Ning turned a blind eye.

"I don't know. I have provoked a lot of hooligans when I settled the case before. It was a mess last night, and there is no evidence left. There is no way to investigate."

The little emperor was angry: "That is to say, that person may continue to attack Luo Qing?"

Luo Ping said: "I dare not make a statement."

The little emperor was trembling with anger.

Obviously know who did it!Who else but the daring King Ning!But it just can't be thoroughly investigated now!

He knew that investigating King Ning at this time would disrupt the situation, and that would be a failure, equivalent to forcing King Ning to rebel... He knew all this, but Luo Qing didn't take his life seriously!What if he was really burned to death last night?

He is sitting alone on this dragon chair with no support, what should he do!

Worried and afraid that the little emperor lost his mind for a while, he said: "In this case, in order to ensure your safety, Luo Qing, I might as well take you into the palace, and stay in the side hall of Zhenyang Hall for the next few days."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

"Think twice, Your Majesty! This matter is too absurd, absolutely impossible!"

"Your Majesty! You can't listen to Luo Muquan's words, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty! Foreign ministers are not allowed to stay in the palace, this is the rule set by the ancestors!"

Not only the courtiers who were neutral and King Ning's faction, but even the ministers who had always supported the little emperor tried to dissuade him one after another: "Your Majesty, this matter is unreasonable and law-abiding. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Just as they were arguing, King Ning coughed lightly, and the hall fell silent.

King Ning stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Luo Muquan's demonic words are bewitching the Lord and causing trouble for the court. It is said that he often visits the Emperor in the Zhenyang Palace at night, and he does not leave until four o'clock, causing the Emperor to lose peace with the harem. Living in the palace on the grounds of a fire... Such sycophants must be severely punished! Please don't be fooled by him, Your Majesty!"

It was only this morning that he knew that he had missed, and that Luo Ping had escaped because of the emperor's summons, and these just gave him a reason to beat him up—if the assassination fails, then let's frame him.

Anyway, in his mind, Luo Ping was innocent at first.

King Ning's faction agreed one after another.The little emperor was already stunned.

Luo Ping shook his head helplessly.

If you think about it carefully, what King Ning said is all wrong, but he won't refute it, and he can't refute it. It's better...

Luo Ping walked to the middle of the hall, knelt down on both knees and bowed down.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to plead guilty and obey the law."

"..."

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar again.

Before everyone could discuss it, Luo Ping added: "According to the law of the Great Cheng, ministers who deceive the king and disrupt the court should be detained in Dali Temple pending trial."

As he said that, he looked at Dali Siqing who was standing blankly by the side: "Please Siqing handle it according to the law."

Overwhelmed with water.

When the little emperor was so shocked that he had nothing to say, Luo Ping was taken down.

After retiring from the court, the little emperor immediately drove to Dali Temple.

Seeing Luo Ping, he almost wanted to rush up and tear up that prison uniform!

What the hell!what happened!Why did Luo Qing become a sinner who caused trouble for the government!Is there any law left!

However, when he saw Luo Ping's smile, he couldn't express his anger for no reason, and only one sentence remained after holding back for a long time: "Why?"

Luo Ping smiled and said: "It's good to be locked in, at least there will be no water in this cell, and no one can kill me if they want to. Please don't worry, Your Majesty, I may be safer here than outside."

To be honest, he never thought about living in the palace. Originally, he planned to make a small mistake for himself to be imprisoned, but he didn't expect that he would end up being charged with the crime of "confusing the emperor".

After the emperor left, Dali Siqing came to Luo Ping.Through the cell door, looking at the prisoner inside who still had a tough character, he said, "Lord Luo, do you still remember me?"

Luo Ping looked up at him, with a smile in his eyes: "Yuan Xu, I'm back again."

Many years ago, the Shaoqing who followed behind him has lost the impatience and immaturity of that time, and has grown into a steady and decisive Dali Siqing.

Under the black Siqing robe, Yuan Xun clenched his fists, but his voice was calm and unwavering: "I didn't expect you to come back in this way."

Since Luo Ping returned to the officialdom after his dismissal, the two had no interaction. Between the little emperor and King Ning, Yuan Xu had always maintained a neutral attitude, but he could not help but pay attention to this person.

This boss he once hated and despised, and also admired and admired.

And this person is now locked in the cell of Dali Temple by himself.

He held a cup of tea for him.

Luo Ping was a little surprised, but he didn't refuse, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip leisurely, frowned and said, "It's so bitter." Then he laughed, "Luo has drunk countless teas in his life, and the most memorable thing is the thick tea you brewed. Tea."

The fist in Yuan Xu's sleeve loosened.

"You really...did that?"

He didn't believe it, he didn't believe that this person would be as miserable as those people said.

Luo Ping blew on the floating tea leaves, and said calmly: "If you want to commit a crime, there is no excuse."

"Then I will find out the truth for you!"

Luo Ping shook his head: "No hurry."

"Why?"

"Haven't you understood it all these years as the minister of the temple? No matter how great the law is, there will always be people who can't help it."

not to mention……

What's more, he was grateful to King Ning and gave Zhou Tang a reason to be "on the side of the emperor".

Originally, in this balancing game, whoever lost his temper first would lose.

He never cared whether this body became a bargaining chip in the contest between the two sides.