The rise of the president in the harem

"What do you mean by 'small situation with big situation'?" Liang Xiao asked puzzledly as he watched him finish writing.

Gao Yue said: "The harem is a small situation, and Jinzhou is a big situation. Using deception to confuse the world, and plot—"

Gao Yue didn't continue, but Liang Xiao broke out in a cold sweat.He said: "If so, then the person behind will be,"

"I don't know." Gao Yue shook his head, and said, "Climb to the top and look far, this is not something you or I can understand."

In fact, he still has something to say. This small situation in the harem is intended to provoke the relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager. How effective it is depends on the emperor and the empress dowager.At most, it was temporarily suppressing Concubine Shu Gui and Uncle Lin Qing, without hurting the Empress Dowager at all, and the Empress Dowager could definitely help another available person to come up, it was just a matter of her saying a word.

The overall situation here in Jinzhou is different. Using Gu as a guide, they clearly target the girls and elder brothers who are running for election this year. The more these people are controlled by the Gu, the more they will be sent to Beijing, and they will not be able to enter the emperor's palace. Eyes, will also be given to nobles and important officials, wouldn't it be very convenient to do something at that time?

This strategy is equivalent to directly ordering the Great Zhou Center. I believe Gao Yue doesn't need to say more about what he wants to do. Everyone knows Sima Zhao's heart, and it couldn't be more obvious.The point is, even if this trick is exposed, the people behind it have already chosen scapegoats, namely Jinzhou Inspector Lin and Gucheng Garrison Commander Li Jing.These two are the empress dowagers. If the emperor wants to hold them accountable, the strength of the Li family of the empress dowager will be weakened, and the reason why the emperor can ascend the throne is all because of the support of the Li family.

In this way, it is tantamount to forcing the emperor to cut off his arms, which is really an extremely tricky and vicious strategy.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Gao Yue could see this, but couldn't say it.He believes that with Zhou Feiqi's political sense, he will be able to figure it out sooner or later.As for who is pointing at the throne, I am afraid that the emperor should have a good idea.

In this series of games, all Gao Yue wants to know is the whereabouts of one person——Zhu Er.He always remembers grandma's kindness and wants to help her find her son.Gao Yue even thought, if you want to see people, if you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies, even if there is only one body left in Zhu Er, you should return to the land of your hometown after being buried, so that your soul can be completely rested.

He has no one to talk about these concerns, even if it is Liang Xiao, he is not going to let him know.People, there must always be some secrets, otherwise they will lose themselves.

Under Liang Xiao's persuasion, Gao Yue burned the paper full of handwriting in front of him.

Seeing this, Liang Xiao finally felt relieved, and brought up other matters, he said: "Since the situation in Gucheng is not up to you and me, why don't we go back to Beijing earlier?"

When it came to returning to Beijing, Gao Yue's expression immediately collapsed, and no one could see that he was unwilling.But the matter has come to this point, even if it is delayed, how many days can it be delayed?Sooner or later, I still have to go back. After all, in the whole world, is it the land of the king, and the shore of the land is the king's minister.With the current prosperity of the Great Zhou, even if Gao Yue crossed the border, it would still be the country of the Great Zhou. Unless he went to the country of Wa, which had always been unyielding, it would be really difficult to get rid of the clutches of Emperor Zhou.

After tossing around for several days, he also ran out. Now that Gao Yue is allowed to go back, he is naturally not reconciled.But in front of Liang Xiao's earnest words, every word and every word is for his safety, and in addition to the encounter at the Baijia Inn, Gao Yue also understands the idea of ​​his brother going out into the world alone. Under the background of Da Zhou, it is somewhat too risky .

Freedom is certainly very tempting, but it is even more undesirable for him to take the risk of becoming a plaything.Balancing the two, Gao Yue decided to go back first and make another plan.

Seeing Gao Yue nodding his head, Liang Xiao immediately left the study without further delay and began to arrange for returning to Beijing.

In the evening, Daoist Chi Yun and Li Jing returned to the mansion one after another.It was only at this time that Gao Yue realized that the Baijia Inn had to be destroyed with fire due to the large number of Gu insects, and it had been burned down just now.Daoist Chi Yun would go to the big prison at night to pull out the Gu for Cai Nu and his elder brother who had eaten cakes filled with Gu worms.

Daoist Chi Yun made a great contribution today, but there was no trace of joy in his expression. He just nodded with satisfaction after looking at Gao Yue carefully, and said, "The auspicious aura has finally stabilized, that's right." ,good'!

Gao Yue didn't know what the old man saw in him, but just listened to the old man's words, and he knew that the "dead breath" he said before should be removed.As for how to get rid of it, that was in the category of metaphysics. To Gao Yue, it was completely beyond the outline, so he didn't even ask.

This day's dinner, everyone gathered together, but the atmosphere during the dinner was a bit too deserted.As one of the heads of the family, Liang Chen only cared about eating for himself the whole time, and occasionally said a few words to Liang Xiao, treating Li Jing as air, and ignored him at all.

Daoist Chi Yun was in a hurry to save people, and left in a hurry after eating.He probably didn't notice that the atmosphere in the dining room was wrong at all.

Gao Yue thought about going back to the palace tomorrow, and then thought of that difficult and wicked guy in the palace. Before he knew it, the chopsticks were poking in the bowl, unable to pick up a grain of rice for a long time. Typical inedible.

Liang Xiao thought that it was rare for him to come to Gucheng. Before he left, he had to at least relax the relationship between his brother and Li Jing, and he kept matching the two during the meal.It wasn't until the banquet was over that Liang Xiao accompanied his younger brother for a walk to digest food. From a distance, he saw Li Jing walking all the way to the study room behind Gao Yue, and Liang Chen snorted coldly. As if it was only him.

Liang Xiao had no choice but to smile bitterly, and said to his younger brother: "He probably has something to tell Gao Shijun, and it must be about the Baijia Inn—"

"Cut," Liang Chen said disdainfully before his brother could finish his sentence, "Even if he has that evil intention, he must have that evil courage! Anyone who dares to touch the emperor, their entire Li family will be buried with him!"

"You can't say that. After all, you have also entered the Li family." Liang Xiao still mainly persuaded, "And since you know what he can't do, why are you angry? Look at this pouting, you can Hitch the donkey!"

"I just can't understand his face of a heartless man pretending to be pitiful! Brother, I can see through him. He only loves himself and is very selfish!" Liang Chen groaned angrily as he spoke. walked forward.

Liang Xiao looked back at the study room again, finally sighed, and followed.

In the study, Gao Yue came in and went straight to the inner room. He thought that Li Jing came to use the outer room to write and approve documents, but he didn't expect this person to follow him and enter the inner room all the way——

"You, what's the matter?" Gao Yue stood at the door of the inner room and turned to look at Li Jing.I don't know if he got used to it in the past two days, but now he saw Li Jing's face, although he was still a little awkward, but because he knew that this person was not 'Chen Qian', he didn't feel the discomfort at the beginning.

"Well, there is something I want to tell you."

Li Jing was straightforward. Seeing Gao Yue was a little surprised after he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes to suppress the emotion in his eyes, took a deep breath, raised his hand and pulled out a silver chain from his collar, and rubbed it gently with his thumb and index finger A safety button, said: "Thank you for giving me this safety button, I always carry it."

After he finished speaking, he quickly raised his eyes to look at Gao Yue, but to his disappointment, Gao Yue's face was ignorant, and he didn't understand the hidden meaning in his words at all.Gao Yue even laughed dryly, and his eyes wandered twice, to cover up his unknown embarrassment.

Li Jing thought, he really forgot, let's just say it straight, and said: "The matter of Gucheng this time is no small matter. Based on my understanding of Your Majesty, the guards of Gucheng may change generals, and I will return to Beijing at that time. If you If I have a chance to visit my relatives, I—"

This time Gao Yue understood, and quickly said: "I don't think I have the time to go out to visit my relatives! After I return to the palace this time, I have to grow flowers for the queen mother, study ink for the emperor, and manage the daily affairs of the beauties. There's so much work, I can't do enough work, so I don't have time to save my relatives! Besides, if I want to see my family, the emperor can arrange for them to enter the palace, and he probably won't let me out of the palace again. Also, Liang Chen is about to give birth, I advise you to spend more time with him. There is an old saying that goes, 'Wind and rain hurt the flowers, but take pity on the people in front of you'. Li Jing, that's all for now, and we can feel more comfortable when we meet in the future."

Gao Yue's words were like a cannonball, and Li Jing was speechless for a long time.

"You have really changed." After a while, Li Jingdao, then lowered his head with a very gloomy expression.

Gao Yue didn't want to entangle with him anymore, and said: "General Li, if you have nothing else to do, please go back. You saved me at the Baijia Inn that day, and Gao Yue had nothing in return. When I return to Beijing this time, I will ask the emperor for you. Please give me credit, I believe he will never replace you as the city guard general again."

Li Jing choked on his chest, his heart and lungs almost exploded.He said that he would be dismissed and that he would return to Beijing. Could it be that he wanted him to claim credit for him? !Gao Yue!how can you...how can you...

However, after Gao Yue finished speaking, she didn't even look at Li Jing anymore, she took a step back, stepped over the threshold and stood in the door, then pulled the two doors left and right, and closed them with a snap.

After closing the door, Gao Yue let out a sigh of relief, thinking, ah, this Li Jing is also very difficult.

Across the door, Li Jing stood outside the door, looking at the closed door at this moment, and realized for the first time that the past between him and Gao Yue, after all, was isolated like this closed door in the memory of the past.Sadly, this memory only exists in his heart now, and perhaps it will become an irreparable regret throughout his life.

……

On the second day, Liang Xiao led more than a hundred guards to escort Gao Yue back to Beijing.Daoist Chi Yun, the prefect, and Liu Qingfeng all came to see him off, and even Liang Chen appeared in the send-off team because he was reluctant to part with his brother, but Li Jing, who should appear the most, never showed up.

Before leaving, Taoist Chi Yun quietly stuffed a small golden kit into Gao Yue's hands, and told him to 'carry it with you to keep you safe from insects. Gao Yue nodded obediently, "Oh oh oh", and at the same time told Taoist Chi Yun, "You should also be careful in Gucheng. Although the mana cultivation base is very prestigious, you must be careful, don't be fooled by young people." '.

"..." Daoist Chi Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Gao Yue winked mischievously at him, turned around and got into the carriage.After he was seated, he lifted the curtain of the car, waved to the people who saw him off, and shouted again, "The Taoist priest will also return safely, and I will wait for you in the capital."

Daoist Chi Yun couldn't help but laughed, shook his head, and sighed again, "Gao Shijun really has a childish heart"!

……

It takes two days to go from Gucheng to Pingjing on the official road.Gao Yue and the others set off early in the morning, rested at the Posthouse in Daliang Town on the first day, and arrived in the capital in the evening of the second day.

Daliang Town is located at the foot of the southwestern part of the Eighth Line Mountain and the Nineteen Mountains. It is a lively town with more than a thousand households.Because it is close to the official road and guards a treasure mountain, most of the villagers in the town make a living by selling mountain products. Because of the large flow of people, the people in the town are fairly well off.

When Gao Yue and the others arrived in Daliang Town in the evening, it was just in time for the town's night market to open.The children ran on the street all the way, laughing and yelling all the way, "The gods give off their children, the show will open tonight, the southeast of the night market, it's a pity to miss it"!

I don't know who made up the ballad, it's obviously an advertisement.Gao Yue was sitting in the carriage, leaning against the cushion with her eyes closed, groaning in a daze as the carriage shook.Their group of people crossed the street, and the common people voluntarily avoided to both sides, because everyone could tell that there were so many guards guarding them, and there must be some noble person sitting in the carriage.Only the group of children were still giggling and crawling through the crowd, chanting this song non-stop.

Gao Yue was about to fall asleep when she suddenly heard a child's voice yelling "God sends a child—" very close to the carriage. Looking out of the car curtain, the naughty little guy had already finished shouting, giggling and running away.

"A fairy giving a child?" Gao Yue read this sentence, always felt as if he heard it somewhere, he didn't think of it for a while, so he yawned, and asked Liang Xiao through the curtain of the car: "How long will it take to arrive at the post?"

Liang Xiao rode on the side of the car, and when he heard his question, he said, "Hurry up, just turn across this street."

Today's post house in Daliang Town, because the mayor received the news in advance that a nobleman from Beijing was staying, he ordered people to clean up the whole floor of the house early, and cleaned it inside and out, so Gao Yue arrived , I just feel that this post house is very clean everywhere.There are also two pots of red banana flowers in full bloom in the room where he lives, which looks very festive.

After Gao Yue entered the room, he pushed open the window.Because this is a small town at the foot of the Baxian Mountain, you can still see the mountain view after opening the window, so I can't help being more satisfied.However, he only wanted to look at the sunset at the side of the mountain, but when he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw a group of people in white robes walking on the mountain path, as if they were going down the mountain.And behind them, there were many common people who followed them and bowed down to them as they walked. No matter how you look at it, they are no longer a group of ordinary people.

At this time, the mayor, Liang Xiao, and the head of the post house were standing outside Gao Yue's house to greet each other. Gao Yue saw that something was wrong with the team, so he yelled out the door, "Ruijing, look, this It's interesting! '

'What's interesting? Liang Xiao opened the door and came in, followed by the mayor and envoy.When the two of them saw Gao Yue, they were stunned. After a while, they quickly averted their eyes, lowered their heads and dared not look again.

Both of them thought that such a good-looking person might not be some noble person in the palace, right?

And Gao Yue didn't care about what others thought of him at all, he was pointing at the group of people on the mountain road, and said, "Ruijing, look over there, what are you doing?"

Liang Xiao frowned and looked at it for a while. He was a martial artist with better eyesight than Gao Yue. At this moment, he naturally saw the white-clothed men in the lead walking and dancing in strange postures, and the people behind him were kneeling and bowing. Everyone here is holding a doll——

"It looks like a kind of sacrifice to ask for a son." Liang Xiao said.

When he finished speaking, the mayor quickly picked up and said, "Master Liang is very knowledgeable. That is the sacrifice of begging for a son! This is the son-giving fairy invited by the wealthy Wang family in our town. The fairy was at his house last month. After performing a ceremony, this month, the daughter-in-law of Wang Fuhu reported that she was pregnant. The villagers felt that it was effective, so they invited the immortals to make a public practice at the night market tonight, so that everyone can be happy together. I heard that the immortal sent The heirs who come here have extraordinary aptitude, and they will definitely be the number one scholar in the Guangyao family in the future!"

Listening to the mayor's explanation, Gao Yue's mind flashed, and he finally remembered where he had heard the saying of "immortals send children" before—it was at the grandmother's house. At that time, the grandmother said that many people came from the county. Foreigners, with kind faces and evil hearts, caused many families to die.Those people played under the guise of "immortal giving away children", and they only selected wealthy households to attack.Ordinarily, that story has already been spread in the county town of Grandma’s house, and those people should not dare to show up again. Unexpectedly, across the eighteen mountain peaks, these fake immortals would go over mountains and ridges, and come here to harm people! !

Gao Yue turned her head to look at the mayor and the head of the posthouse, seeing them looking longingly at the mountain road outside the window, guessing that they might not know the details of this group of fake fairies.But out of caution, Gao Yue decided to test it first, so he asked: "The mayor, did you hear that there was a tragedy where a family was exterminated in a county on the other side of the mountain?"

"The nobleman is talking about the rich households in Baigu County?" The mayor squinted his eyes and thought, gasped and said: "Hiss, I heard that this is the evil deed of Jiangyang Bandit, and the Baigu County Government has sent arresters to arrest them all. , it’s just that the past few days have made little progress, and I don’t know if I can be arrested and brought to justice in the end, alas!”

The post chief envoy also hurriedly echoed, saying: "The Jiangyang bandit has killed several people in a row. I think he will not dare to come to this land again in the near future. You can rest assured that our post is well-guarded and will do our best to ensure that Your honor is safe."

The mayor quickly said: "That's it, that's it! We will definitely protect you!"

Seeing that the two of them had completely changed the topic in another direction, Gao Yue judged that they should be ignorant of the truth.But the attitude of Baigu county government to deal with this matter is very problematic.Even though the common people said that those wealthy households who had lived with immortals would die suddenly, the county government still blocked the news, saying that Jiangyang robbers committed crimes, and let the real suspects run to the side of the mountain to continue their blatant rituals. It's really too much to say.

However, Gao Yue still didn't trust the mayor and the mayor, so he didn't point it out. After exchanging a few words with them, he said that he was tired and sent them out.Liang Xiao sent the two of them out of the post house, and went straight to Gao Yue's room when he came back.Gao Yue had opened the door long ago and waited for him to come back. As soon as the two met, Gao Yue raised his chin and signaled him to close the door.

There were only the two of them in the room, so Gao Yue lowered his voice and said: "There is something wrong with Baigu County, I have heard people talking about it, those wealthy households invited the Son-Send Immortal to live at home, so the whole family died. I think those immortals are probably the group from Daliang Town."

"I've heard of this too." Unexpectedly, Liang Xiao knew about it, Gao Yue let out an 'oh', and raised his eyebrows to signal him to continue.Liang Xiaodao: "I heard about it on the way to find you. It's just that we were eager to find you at the time, so we didn't pay much attention to it. But many local people did mention that the fairy sent a child, but why did the county government say it was Jiang Yang? Still to be verified."

"Actually, if there is any problem with these so-called immortals, you will find out if you go to the night market at night." Gao Yue said.

"No!" Liang Xiao immediately refused, saying: "It's too risky for you to go, I'd better send a few guards to take a look."

Gao Yue sighed. Seeing Liang Xiao's firm attitude, he knew that he couldn't be screwed, so he said: "Then let the guards change into regular clothes, don't expose them, and find out the details first! It's best to catch a job and come back and ask!"

Liang Xiao said: "Don't worry about this, I know how to arrange it."

Afterwards, Liang Xiao selected three spirited people from among the guards, and led them into the street.They first bought clothes at a tailor shop, changed their outfits, and then mixed into the crowd under Liang Xiao's instructions, and headed towards the night market.

These guards are all Liang Xiao's confidantes for a long time, and they returned to the capital from Gucheng all the way, and they personally participated in the Gucheng incident. As for the trick of the immortal sending a child, it can be said that they guessed it at the beginning to the doorway.Therefore, when night fell, a guard hurried back to the post house and found Liang Xiao in Gao Yue's room. After saying this, Liang Xiao and Gao Yue's expressions froze at the same time.

Gao Yue asked: "Did you see with your own eyes that those immortals were distributing the buns to the common people?"

"Yes, I saw with my own eyes that the steamed bun was golden yellow, and it was exactly the same as the kind of pastry given away by Cai Nu in Gucheng, but the name was changed and the shape was changed. I am worried that the steamed bun was also poisoned. Worm, I was in a hurry to come back and report." The guard wiped the sweat from his head and continued: "The other two brothers are still watching at the night market. Mr. Liang, whether you want to arrest someone or not is up to you! Listen to you!"

Liang Xiao looked at Gao Yue and said, "No one here knows how to recognize Gu. Before the matter is clarified, the most important thing right now is to prevent the people from accidentally eating food that has been buried with Gu insects. The county government should have come forward with this matter, but it's too late now. Your Majesty," Liang Xiao solemnly called Gao Yue before continuing, "Your Majesty, I will lead someone to take down those immortals first, and then send someone to Chiyun Temple to invite a Taoist priest to come down the mountain. After all, it is Chiyun. Daoist Priest’s disciples, it shouldn’t be difficult for them to identify Gu worms. It’s just that it will delay for a few days, and I can only wrong Shijun to temporarily stay in this post house.”

Gao Yue said: "It's okay, you can take people there quickly. Don't let those fake fairies harm people anymore!"

"Your subordinates!" Liang Xiao saluted Gao Yue solemnly. Considering that there was a team of dark guards led by An Ri beside Gao Yue, it was expected that no one would come here to hurt Gao Yue, so he took most of the guards away. Leading a hundred or so imperial guards, they rushed directly into the night market and surrounded the altar of that immortal.

This incident really caught everyone by surprise. When the so-called white-clothed immortals saw Liang Xiao's guards, they wanted to put on airs at first, but they were punched and kicked by the brothers of the guards. , All of them knelt down in a timely manner.

The people knew from the very beginning not to mess with the officers and soldiers, so they were quite obedient.It's just that when they saw that the group of people whom they regarded as gods just now were kneeling on the ground like them, and some of them were even begging for mercy, they instantly felt cheated.

But at this moment, Liang Xiao yelled again, telling all the people not to eat that bun to prevent poisoning!If anyone ate it, they had to come out and line up for medical treatment later. The people finally stopped being silent and began to panic.

The suppression and arrest of the night market went smoothly.This movement naturally attracted the mayor and the yamen servants in the end.The mayor was shocked when he saw the immortal being arrested, and thought that someone was plotting against the nobles in the post house. It wasn't until Liang Xiao pulled him aside to explain the situation that the mayor realized that these so-called immortals were from Baigu County. The suspect in the Miemen massacre—he thought of the good things he had said to these immortals in the afternoon, and he said it in front of that noble person—at this time, the arrester didn’t even notify him, so he felt that he might be arrested. Doubt has become an accomplice, what a great injustice! !The mayor was so anxious that he fainted on the spot.

At this time, in the posthouse, Gao Yue had a map in front of him, on which he had marked several locations, including Baigu County, Daliang Town, Gucheng, and Pingjing.After marking these, Gao Yue can see that there is a Baxian Mountain with [-] peaks between Baigu County and Daliang Town. These two places are located on the north and south sides of the mountain.These two small counties are basically the same distance from Gucheng and Pingjing, which is equivalent to being in the middle of the two big cities. This area is mostly villages and towns in the mountains, and because it is located on the edge of the junction of Pingjing and Jinzhou , and there are even deep mountains as a cover. If you want to do some shady activities, it can be regarded as a good base.

At this time, Gao Yue put another piece of white paper full of handwriting on it, and now there were words like "songzi", "gu worm", "uncle Lin Qing's pulse condition" and so on. It can be seen that Gao Yue was analyzing the incident. The connection between -

On the paper, he wrote: Song Zi manipulates Gu worms to change people's connections - kills a lot of people, why?

Also wrote: Gu worms in Gucheng manipulate Japanese people to mix into the post house where the girls live in the general election, and send Gu worms cakes, just to control more girls for their use?

Why does the Baijia Inn raise Gu?Who is charged?For whom?

If the Gu played by Uncle Lin Qing is the same as the immortal's sending a child, and all the rich householders who were given the Gu by the immortal have died, then--the person who played the Gu for Uncle Lin Qing, could it be that they want to kill him? ! ! !

This conclusion made Gao Yue puzzled and stunned.Then he thought that if Chi Yundao hadn't entered the palace that day and found out that Uncle Lin Qing had been poisoned by a Gu worm, given the emperor's favored state in the harem, Uncle Lin Qing would surely have died if he burst out his pulse of joy.Because it is impossible for the emperor to leave such a person in the harem to block him.If Uncle Lin Qing died, who would be implicated and who would benefit?

The first person to be implicated will be his father, Mr. Lin. In this case, he will lose his title and dismiss from office, and at worst, his family will be executed!If Mr. Lin is implicated and loses his official position, the post of governor of Jinzhou will be vacated, and whoever succeeds him will be the one who will benefit! ! !

And the beneficiary is most likely one of the masterminds behind all of this.The reason is quite obvious. Gucheng is one of [-]% of Jinzhou. If this person takes Gucheng as a starting point and uses the technique of controlling Gu to take Jinzhou down in one fell swoop, with the geographical location of Jinzhou and Pingjing, he can only rely on An eight-line mountain and nineteen peaks are separated, so, needless to say, Pingjing is in danger! !

Since ancient times, the struggle for imperial power has always involved fighting in battle.If there is a real fight, it will not be one or two people who will be implicated. I am afraid that the people in the two regions will hardly have a stable life.

Unless one of the parties compromises for the sake of the people, fighting with each other will inevitably lead to rivers of blood.

What a deep plot.

After Gao Yue figured this out, her face was solemn.He raised his hand and lit the white paper full of words with a candle, and waited until it was completely burned before exhaling slowly.He is a little anxious now, but he secretly hopes to return to the palace soon - although he doesn't care who is the emperor in this country, but now he is called the servant of the Zhou family's harem, if he is really watching the world change hands If he is indifferent, in the end, he, the servant, and even the entire Gao family may not end well!

After all, the current Emperor Zhou Feiqi is like a towering tree, if he is uprooted, there will be no place for cicadas like Gao Yue to live on the leaves!

Not to mention the actual relationship between him and Zhou Feiqi, in the eyes of outsiders, they are like grasshoppers on the same rope!All glory, all glory, one loss, all loss!

It is still necessary to inform Zhou Feiqi as soon as possible.

Gao Yue thought about this and didn't sleep much that night.

Liang Xiao hardly slept much.

After he caught the group of jumping immortals in the night market, he evacuated the gathered people separately—the people who did not eat the steamed buns were registered in the register and sent home; the people who ate the buns were ordered to stand by and wait. The disciples of Daoist Chi Yun arrived and diagnosed him.Due to the large number of people participating this time, it would be enough for him to be busy this night, not to mention those fake immortals who need to go through the trial one by one.

When the sky was getting dark, Liang Xiao returned to the post house.At this moment, Gao Yue finished washing early, and was sitting in the lobby staring at a table of breakfast in a daze.In fact, he was a little anxious, the result he deduced last night always wanted to tell Zhou Feiqi as soon as possible, this matter was related to his family and life, compared with this, other festivals between him and Zhou Feiqi were not worth mentioning.

Gao Yue was considering the feasibility of returning to Beijing early, when he looked up and saw a figure at the door, somewhat blurred in the fine golden light of the summer morning, so he squinted his eyes to see clearly that it was Liang Xiao who came.He quickly stood up and asked, "What's the matter? Did you find anything?"

When Liang Xiao walked up to him, Gao Yue said, "Sit down and eat together."

"Thank you, Shijun." Liang Xiao saluted. He was pressed for time at the moment, so he didn't refuse any more. After sitting down, he said: "Those fake immortals interrogated for one night, and they all insisted that they didn't know about the murder case in Baigu County, and they didn't admit to bewitching them." They said that the steamed buns they distributed to the common people were ordinary steamed buns, but the method was enlightened, and it did have the effect of attracting blessings and bestowing children! He also said that if we don’t believe it, let’s ask the wealthy households in the city.”

"Then did you interrogate Wang Fuhu?" Gao Yue asked.

"Hey, don't mention it, the rich family Wang went back to his wife's family yesterday. Her wife's family is in Gucheng. I have sent people to chase after her, but I don't know if the news is true or not!" Liang Xiao snorted and drank it all. The porridge in the bowl, he handed the bowl to the soldier who was waiting on the side, and the soldier quickly filled another bowl for him.

Gao Yue's expression flickered slightly, he narrowed his eyes, and said: "It seems that this rich man may have seen something wrong with the night market, so he ran away early."

"I think so too." While speaking, Liang Xiao finished another bowl of porridge, picked up a steamed bun with his chopsticks, and started to chew.

What Liang Xiao said, Gao Yue could also hear that the situation in Daliang Town was not optimistic, but if the wealthy Wang family was with the fake immortals, it might not be appropriate to let him run back to Gucheng. Because, in the whole incident, Gucheng seems to be the source of the Gu. If the rich man went to Gucheng to report the news, those people in the dark would probably resort to tricks again.

Gao Yue said: "Can you still get in touch with Gucheng? It's best to inform them about Wang Fuhu. Whether they arrest people openly, or secretly monitor and follow the vines, we must take precautions. I always I feel that there is an inside story to this matter, and it is not as simple as what we have seen."

As for the result he deduced last night, Gao Yue did not tell Liang Xiao, but mentioned that he wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and said: "Right now, you can't get away from Daliang Town, what are the disciples of Taoist Master Chi Yun?" Can the time come? I'm afraid I have to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and I need to report some things to His Majesty as soon as possible."

When Liang Xiao heard this, he was slightly taken aback.Said: "I just received a flying letter from my subordinate, and the Taoist priest's disciples will arrive after noon. Why is Shijun so anxious to see His Majesty?"

Gao Yue said: "The situation is urgent, and some details need to be explained in detail."

Liang Xiao thought for a while, and said: "Since that's the case, let me send you a letter with Your Majesty again, and see how Your Majesty makes a decision."

"also."

After this matter was settled, Gao Yue gained some appetite, so he picked up the bowl and slowly drank the porridge.

In the past two days, pigeons were flying all over the palace, and white pigeons could be seen landing almost every hour in the Extreme Sun Palace.The Ninth Prince is a gluttonous little chubby guy, he has long been tired of the daily delicacies in the palace, and in the past two days, he didn't know where he heard that roasted pigeons have a special flavor, so he set his sights on the white pigeons in Jiyang Palace.

Everyone in the harem knows that no matter what the ingredients are, as long as the Ninth Prince is watching them, there is basically no possibility of escaping from those little chubby claws.No, Jiyang Hall is in a mess because of the sudden visit of the Ninth Prince.

A group of eunuchs and court ladies formed a circle in the large courtyard of Jiyang Palace.In the circle, Eunuch Zhang was all smiles, bending over and patiently coaxing a fat boy of seven or eight years old. The fat boy was holding a white pigeon with both hands at this moment, hiding behind him with a full face of vigilance.While hiding, he said: "You guys are bold!! The emperor's brother said long ago that I can eat whatever I want in this palace, and eat as much as I want. ! Now it’s just a pigeon! This king wants to eat it, that’s its blessing, how dare you stop it?! Are you tired of living?!”

Regardless of how old the Ninth Prince is, he is really a ghost. His words left Eunuch Zhang and the others speechless, scratching their ears and cheeks in a moment of anxiety, not knowing how to persuade him.It would be fine if the pigeon was an ordinary meat pigeon, but it was a carrier pigeon used by the emperor. At this time, the pigeon's leg was still tied with a bamboo tube, which obviously sent a message.

Now the Ninth Prince wants to eat it, but he still doesn't listen to people's advice.Eunuch Zhang persuaded and coaxed earnestly, just wanted to untie the bamboo tube from the pigeon's leg, but was misunderstood by the Ninth Prince as wanting to rob him and eat it.Right now, the child is on guard, and Eunuch Zhang is not good at grabbing it directly.

He really had nothing to do, so he quickly winked at Xiao Jiazi, signaling him to report to Eunuch Hu in the imperial study.Turning his face away, Eunuch Zhang continued to coax the Ninth Prince, saying: "Your Highness does not know, this pigeon is not the usual meat pigeon, it is very thin and not tasty. It is not easy for Your Highness to want to eat pigeons. This servant will let people go to eat it." The kitchen has caught a few pigeons with a lot of meat, and when the time comes, His Highness will choose carefully, which one we like to eat?"

"No, I want to eat this one!"

The Ninth Prince was very stubborn. He put his little hands behind his back as he spoke, worried that the people behind him would take the opportunity to snatch his pigeons, and turned his head from time to time to stare at the little eunuch standing behind him.

"This—oh, this one really won't work! Your Highness, this is a carrier pigeon! It's still useful for your majesty to keep it!" Eunuch Zhang was about to cry, he had heard that it was not good for the Ninth Prince to come up. Provoke, I have seen it today, this is not easy to provoke, this is simply not to be provoked!

The Ninth Prince was already unhappy being surrounded by so many people. Eunuch Zhang kept nagging in his ear, which made him annoyed and annoyed, and suddenly yelled: "If you talk too much, I'll boil you down!" have eaten!!!"

When Eunuch Zhang heard this, he knew that the little guy had been provoked, so he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me! This old slave has nothing to do. Even if Your Highness wants to boil this old slave today, this pigeon will not dare to let him go!" You eat!!!"

"You dog slave!!" The Ninth Prince kicked over in anger. He had little strength and strength, so he kicked Eunuch Zhang with all his strength. Squat, this is a terrible situation - the Ninth Prince was stunned for a moment, and immediately burst into tears.

As soon as he started to cry, the pigeon didn't turn his back on his back, and hugged it directly to his chest. The pigeon was tightly held by his two small arms, and his two chubby hands wiped his tears. He looked like a child who was bullied by a group of eunuchs, especially Pitiful.

Seeing this, Eunuch Zhang was speechless.The group of little eunuchs beside him were even more speechless, a group of people hurriedly knelt beside the Ninth Prince, and walked forward on their knees, trying to help the Ninth Prince up.

However, when the Ninth Prince saw them approaching, he immediately