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"Zi Yi, do you have something to ask?"

Originally, Tang Ling came to test the reason why Qi Xiao rescued him. After seeing the hound, Tang Ling's doubts became more serious. Qi Xiao arranged for the rescue of Hukou Gorge, and left him to recuperate in the palace, treating him like this What good is an unfavored prince like Qi Xiao doing as a proton of the enemy country?

Since Qi Xiao asked bluntly, it would be inappropriate for Tang Ling to make more detours, so she simply asked kindly: "There is indeed something I want to ask the lord. I was attacked in Hukou Gorge that day, did the lord happen to pass by?"

Hearing Tang Ling say that it was just a coincidence and that he was passing by, Qi Xiao couldn't help laughing. Tang Ling's words were really polite, and she clearly wanted to ask him if he planned something secretly, what was his intention?

Qi Xiao took a sip of tea, restrained his smile, and said: "That day, I happened to be hunting in Hukou Gorge, and I met General Su who was in a hurry to search the mountain for people, so I realized that it was an attack. I happened to be with hunting dogs, So I lent it to General Su for search and rescue."

"……I see.

Hukou Gorge is located at the junction of Fuzhou and Linjiang prefectures, it is still some distance away from Yongcheng, why does the prince go hunting there? "

"Hehe, I have almost hunted all the small animals in the mountains and forests near Yongcheng, so if it's not easy to hunt any more, I will go further away.

Besides, I'm always bored here in Yongcheng, as long as I don't leave the boundaries of Fuzhou Prefecture, I can go anywhere I want. "

When Qi Xiao laughed, he seemed bright and straightforward, as if he was still childish, making people believe him without hesitation, and he was completely different from the arrogant and unruly Qi Xiao who was riding a horse in the street that day.

And I'm afraid I can't believe these two faces.

"In this way, in just a few days, the prince has saved me twice.

Tang Mou didn't know how to repay the prince's great kindness. "

Qi Xiao raised the corner of his mouth: "You don't have to thank me, I have my purpose, saving you is just a matter of convenience.

So, not only will I not embarrass you, but I will also protect you.

Do not worry. "

rest assured?Tang Ling felt even more uneasy.

According to Qi Xiao's meaning, the danger has not passed yet, and he still has value to Qi Xiao.

"The prince means that those assassins will come back again? But what do they want me to do?" If you want to destroy Chen Zhouyihe, wouldn't it be better to kill him?

Qi Xiao drank tea, looked at Tang Ling with a smile, did not continue, but changed the topic: "It is rumored that the son of Marquis Xun'an is good at arranging troops, why not play a game of chess with you?"

The chessboard was laid out, and the two played chess. In the tea room, apart from the soft sound of the chess pieces falling on the board, there were also fragmentary collision sounds when the world rubbed against each other.

Qing Lan watched from the side and couldn't help yawning, not daring to disturb Tang Ling, she turned her head and covered her mouth. The two played chess too slowly. It's been an hour, and the chessboard is almost full. There is no winner yet.

Is this a chess match?

"Father."

Qi Xiao put down the chess pieces in his hand, and turned to look at Zong Sheng at the door.

"Master, Yue Zhifu is here."

Qi Xiao got up and said to Tang Ling: "It seems that we can only go here today."

Qi Xiao left after speaking.

After Qi Xiao left, Tang Ling was still watching the chess game, and did not put down the pieces she was playing with.

"My lord," Qing Lan called Tang Ling, "Let's go back.

It's time to drink medicine. "

"Well, go back."

***

When Qi Xiao entered the main hall, Yue Zhilin was already waiting, and when he saw him, he got up and saluted: "I have seen the prince."

"Lord Yue, you don't have to be polite, just sit down."

Yue Zhilin sat down and said: "I have rushed the memorial to Yuanjing for [-] miles, I believe there will be a letter back in a few days, can the lord tell us what happened in Hukou Gorge that day as agreed?"

Yue Zhilin's subordinates re-examined the corpses of those assassins. They were very clean, too clean, with no identity information at all, and no special emblems on their bodies, but poison was hidden under their tongues. Obviously they came prepared, they were domesticated dead soldiers, but the question is, whose dead soldiers are they.

As soon as Yue Zhilin heard the news, Zong Sheng came to the government office and passed on a message for Qi Xiao, saying that he was asked to write the memorandum truthfully. After the memorandum entered Beijing, Qi Xiao would tell him the origin of the assassin.

Yue Zhilin had some doubts, what did Qi Xiao mean, and how did he know the identities of the assassins?But think about it carefully, if Qi Xiao didn't know, what would he do in Hukou Gorge if he had nothing to do?And why did they rob the prison van to protect Tang Ling?

"How did Master Yue write his memorial?"

"Just report what you know.

General Su escorted the prince Xun'an through the Hukou Gorge, and encountered an assassin. Thanks to the help of the prince, the assassins killed all the assassins and rescued the prince Xun'an safely.

The Fuzhou government is trying its best to trace the origin of the bandits. "

Qi Xiao smiled with satisfaction: "Okay."

"My lord, this matter is very strange, the identities of those assassins... I searched for a few days but found nothing.

Such organized and skilled gangsters appeared on the territory of Fuzhou Prefecture, but I didn't know anything about it, and I couldn't find out the reason afterwards. The son of Marquis Xun'an is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and His Majesty will be furious about such a big matter... My lord, my lord, save me! "

"Master Yue, don't worry, I won't let Master Yue down."

Qi Xiao gave Zong Sheng an order, "Zong Sheng, bring the person to Mr. Yue."

Not long after, Zong Sheng escorted a man covered in injuries and beyond recognition.

As soon as Zong Sheng let go, the man knelt down on the ground.

"Say what you said last time."

The man struggled to stand up, took a deep breath, and even lost the strength to cry: "Someone gave me two gold bars, and asked me to prepare clothes, food, and customs clearance documents and put them on the mountain. In the thatched hut at the foot.

Others, I don't know. "

Qi Xiao winked at Zong Sheng, and Zong Sheng handed two gold bars in front of Yue Zhilin: "This man is Huang Liang, a native of Yuanzhou, and the mistress of Furu Inn in Liuyang Town."

Yue Zhilin took the two gold bars and took a closer look: "No official seal?" Yue Zhilin slapped the table, jumped up, and gave Huang Liang a resounding slap in the face: "How dare you to buy such an unknown thing?" Take it! Tell me, who gave it to you!"

Huang Liang covered his face, wanting to cry but had no strength, so he could only sob and whimper and say, "My lord, please forgive me! I really don't know! That person, that person is a guest of the hotel. I am so generous. It's a ghost who has lost his mind!"

Qi Xiao stood up and walked to Yue Zhilin's side, and said: "Master Yue, don't worry, there are two things here, which may be useful to Master Yue."

"what?"

While talking, Zong Sheng handed Yue Zhilin two more things, the first one was the customs clearance document.

"Document? Wholesale from Yuanzhou Mansion..." Yue Zhilin turned to Huang Liang and asked, "Where did this customs clearance document come from?"

"The guest officer gave it."

"What else did he give you?"

"No... no more, no more, really no, really no more."

Yue Zhilin felt restless and impatient. This letter is true, and it doesn't mean anything. This Huang Liang is also useless, but he just took the money and obeyed orders. It is useless to arrest him. Huang Liang is in Qi Xiao. The punishment he deserved was gone, and he had already said what he knew.

Zong Sheng handed another thing in his hand to Yue Zhilin, it was a portrait: "This is the guest who gave money and document."

Huang Liang took a look and nodded sharply: "Yes, that's him!"

"Zong Sheng, go and ask a doctor to treat his injuries, give him some money, and arrange for him to do odd jobs in the mansion."

"Yes."

Yue Zhilin was stunned: "My lord, didn't you leave this person to me?"

Qi Xiao laughed: "The person I want to hand over to the prince is not him, but him."

Qi Xiao pointed to the person in the portrait.

Yue Zhilin was both surprised and delighted: "The lord has found someone?!"

"I found it. It's tied up in the dungeon. Please, Mr. Yue."

It was the first time that Yue Zhilin knew that there was a dungeon in the Chu Palace for so many years.

Although it is not surprising that there is a dungeon, but Chu Wang Qi Xiao, a devil king who idles around all day, what does he want a dungeon for?

Qi Xiao led Yue Zhilin into the dungeon through the secret door in the rockery in the back garden. The inside was dark, and there was a little light from the candle lamps on the mountain walls on both sides of the corridor. The two walked deeper and deeper, the cold, damp and rustic atmosphere mixed with blood. The smell became stronger.

After a while, they came to the end of the corridor, a prison cell, and a wounded man was hung in the cell. Iron nails as thick as thumbs were nailed to the palms and soles of his feet, and he couldn't move at all.

The table next to it was covered with instruments of torture, and the blood on them had dried up.

The face of this person is vaguely visible, it is the person in the portrait.

"...This..." Yue Zhilin couldn't help covering his mouth and nose. It's not like he hasn't seen blood before. It's common for government officials to torture people with bruises and bruises, but the wounds on this person's body are not comparable to Huang Liang's. They are truly visible to the naked eye. Incomplete.

"There's no other way, you're too stubborn.

But fortunately, quite effective. "

"He said it?"

Qi Xiao looked at Yue Zhilin and smiled, causing Yue Zhilin's back to tremble, and Yue Zhilin couldn't help shaking.

"It's the work of Qi State."

"...Qi...?" Yue Zhilin looked at Qi Xiao, thinking about what happened in his mind, that Huang Liang and this person were both caught by Qi Xiao, could it be Qi Xiao's trick?But is it meaningful for Qi Xiao to do so much?On the other hand, if it is really Qi Guo's secret work, it will be a big trouble.

The Chen and Zhou countries have just gone through a great war. If something happens to Tang Ling, there may be no hope of reconciling. When the war resumes, life will be ruined again.

The territory of Qi is small, but it is sandwiched between Zhou and Chen. From Chen to Fenglin Mountain, Qi is Qi, and from Qi to Zhou, it can be said that the whole country is flat. Under the threat of the two countries, the only way for Qi to survive is to let the snipe and the clam fight each other. Consider others.

Qi Xiao stood in front of Qi Guo's fine work, pacing slowly back and forth with his hands behind his back, and said with a light smile, "I never thought that Qi Guo could extend his hand so long and dare to rob the Tiger's mighty army, I think it's because the days of peace have passed so long, my skin is itchy. "

"My lord, how did you catch this man? General Su can keep everyone alive."

Qi Xiao laughed: "Isn't Xia Qing written on the document? I asked Zong Sheng to check it. Since the document is true, Xia Qing should also be real. Zong Sheng brought the portrait I went to Heji Tea House and asked, Xia Qing himself was there, but not the one in front of me.

No matter how the document was lost, Zong Sheng will find this person out.

It is true that a lot of things have been abolished, but it is much easier when someone finds it, and a stick of incense is obtained. "

When Qi Xiao spoke carefully, Yue Zhilin no longer had any doubts. He had documents and portraits in his hands, and he would send people to investigate the Heji Tea House, the Furu Inn in Liuyang Town, and the thatched hut at the foot of Hukou Gorge. If it is really Qi Guo's secret work, there must be something hidden. If he can catch Qi Guo's secret work, he will be doing a great job. Even if he just finds any useful clues, he will have a chance to make it to the top.

But why did Qi Xiao help him so much?