How did it bend into a paper clip?

The time goes back to the capital city thousands of miles away more than a month ago.

In Prince Lian's mansion, a burly middle-aged man in a dark red robe was standing behind the desk.His face was reddish due to being exposed to the sun for many years. His eyebrows, cheekbones, bridge of nose, and chin were sharp and angular. He didn't have a beard on his face, but he may have grown hard stubble after not taking care of it for many days.

His eyes were bloodshot and he frowned after reading the letter in his hand. He dropped the letter and punched it on the table: "Waste! A bunch of waste!"

A man was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed deeply.

Standing beside him was a white-faced scholar-looking man in his thirties who said, "Don't be angry, my lord! That area is mostly a deep valley and dense forest. If the princess was injured, she might have fallen into the mountain stream or was eaten up by wild beasts."

"Hmph! As long as my niece is dead, I can't rest assured!"

The one who spoke was the elder brother Lian Wang Liang Zhuo.Liang Zhuo's mother was just a good-looking court lady, so although he was the eldest son of the emperor, he was a bastard with no mother to rely on.Liang Zhuo knew from a very young age that he had to work hard for everything he wanted.

The younger brother Liang Zhen's mother is the queen, so even though he was born half a year later than him, as the eldest son of the queen, even if he doesn't fight for anything, the best things in Daliang will naturally belong to him.He was destined to be the prince from birth, and he became the emperor without any effort!Why!

The white-faced scholar standing at the bottom lowered his head slightly and said, "Yes!"

"What are you still kneeling on, keep looking for me! I'll give you another ten days, if you can't find any more, come and see me! Get lost!"

The man kneeling on the ground kowtowed and said, "Yes!"

When there were only two people left in the room, King Lian said, "Mr. Tan, my younger brother is not an easy-going lamp either."

"My lord, you don't have to worry too much. There are only two sons and two daughters left on your Majesty, and only Princess Taiping is an adult. Now that Princess Taiping is missing, your Majesty should be more worried than you, Your Majesty! As long as we keep an eye on His Majesty, we will naturally know the princess's intentions." !"

After hearing this, King Lian laughed and said, "Haha, haha, it makes sense!"

And in the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the imperial palace, the emperor was sitting right behind the imperial case.Liang Zhenzhong was not tall and tall, with broad shoulders. Under his thick thick eyebrows, there was a pair of wise and deep eyes, which were black and blue.He put his hand on the table and lightly nodded rhythmically, but the whole person was immersed in his own thoughts.

The great eunuch Chang Qing stood beside the imperial case and slightly raised his head to look at Genglou, then at the emperor who was still thinking.He lowered his eyebrows and sighed slightly in his heart, then lowered his head and stood bowed again.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door: "Ye Qingyun and Lin Baiquan are asking to see you."

The emperor looked up and stared at the gate: "Pass!"

A pair of travel-worn men and women came in.The two of them knelt down neatly before the imperial case: "Crassman Ye Qingyun and Lin Baiquan pay homage to His Majesty!"

"Stand up and talk!"

The two stood up straight, still bowing their heads and not daring to raise their heads.After the case, Liang Zhen looked silent.The entire Hall of Mental Cultivation was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

"How many years have you two been with Taiping?"

Seeing that Ye Qingyun was silent, Lin Baiquan could only say: "Your Majesty, it has been five years."

"Since you respect Taiping as the head of the hall, I shouldn't have interfered with the affairs of your Crow Hall, but you have lost your head! And your head is the eldest princess of Daliang, so let I have no choice but to invite the two of you to the capital to inquire about one or two."

Lin Baiquan and Ye Qingyun still stood with their heads bowed, and they came to the capital to face the saint without stopping after receiving the news.Their hall master is Liang Chen, the eldest princess of Daliang. They have met Liang Chen many times, but this is the first time for the emperor.They didn't know what to pay attention to when they saw the emperor, so they could only lower their heads and wait for the emperor's next words.

"Well. Tell the truth about the news that the two of you have found out."

"Your Majesty, Shangguan Hongfei, the deputy sect master of the Black Feather Sect, was the one who escorted the hall master this time. He brought a total of five people to carry out secret guards. The accident took place in Laohuling, Weinan, at the junction of Luocheng Yaowang Valley. On that day, the master of the Lin sect, Youshi Zheng Zheng hadn't received the news from Shangguan's deputy sect master, so he contacted me immediately. We searched all the way according to the mark left by Shangguan's deputy sect master. There were a total of ten soldiers of the Huxiao Camp dressed as servants, and two hall masters accompanied them. Maid girl, the five crows who had been hidden in the dark all died on the mountainside of Tiger Ridge. At the foot of Tiger Ridge, the body of Shangguan’s deputy sect master was found. Finally, we found the incense of the hall master in the direction of the border of Yaowang Valley and Weinan. pouch." Ye Qingyun said and stopped here.

Liang Zhen listened carefully. In fact, he already knew the above information before.But he wanted to listen to it one more time to see if there was anything he missed.

Lin Baiquan followed Ye Qingyun's words and continued: "We searched for a long time at the place where the hall master's sachet was picked up, and found some messy footprints and ruts, but there was a lot of rain in those days. The ruts disappeared after a short time. According to the size of the footprints, Caomin and Yemen master boldly speculated that the hall master should have been rescued after being injured."

"Well. If that's the case, why is there still no news about my son? Have you looked for it again?" Liang Zhen couldn't help but raise his voice when he heard this.

The two immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Ever since he found out about his daughter's accident, he couldn't eat or sleep well. Taiping was the eldest daughter of him and Queen Li Youran.The queen passed away due to illness five years ago, and he was devastated and did not stand up again.He loves the pair of children left by the queen even more.In addition, Taiping has been intelligent since he was a child, and he has devoted half his life to teaching him!He only regrets that Taiping is a daughter, otherwise she must be the one who inherits the leader.

The Crow Hall that secretly guards Taiping was founded by Li Youran when he traveled the rivers and lakes. When he was dying, he left the Crow Hall to Taiping as an arm and guard for his life.Unexpectedly, all the hidden guards and accompanying soldiers of Long Xiaoying were killed in the attack on Crow Hall.

Taiping went south this time in secret, only him and Taiping's grandfather knew of her going south.Where did it go wrong?Leaked news!

The two accompanying guards were his Tiger Roaring Camp in the open, and Taiping's Crow Hall in the dark.But these two teams were completely wiped out!The other party not only knew that Taiping was going south, but also knew her route. The other party was well prepared!

Liang Zhen blamed himself very much, and blamed himself!If he hadn't been constrained by King Lian's lineage above the court, he wouldn't have let Taiping go south to discuss the method of checks and balances with General Zhen Guo.

Liang Zhen restrained his anger: "Keep looking! If something happens to Taiping, I want your whole Crow Hall to be buried with me!"

"Go back!"

"Yes!"

After the two retreated, Liang Zhen rubbed his temples with his hands and called, "Xiang Ming."

"His Majesty!"

"Recklessness in the rivers and lakes can't make a big deal! You can bring some people to investigate in person!" The Crow Hall has been managed better and better by Taiping in recent years. The Baiyumen's industries are spread all over Daliang, so Taiping uses Baiyumen as the department for collecting intelligence, and Taiping The key industries in each city are the transit points for her intelligence collection. It only takes five days for a message to be received from the southernmost point of Daliang to the northernmost point.The Black Feather Gate is responsible for the protection of the dark guards.Liang Zhen was very pleased to see that his daughter managed the Crow Hall so well, but he turned around and stumbled.

"Yes!"

Waiting for Xiangming to also retreat.Liang Zhen tilted his head back dejectedly and exhaled a foul breath.

"Chang Qing, you said that my daughter will be safe!"

"Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess is auspicious, so she must be fine."

"Well. It's better like this. Otherwise, I want them all to be buried with me! I can't even protect my daughter, so what use is I in this world!"

Chang Qing didn't dare to ask "Who are they all included?" He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, calm down! The Eldest Princess has been smart since she was a child, and she will definitely save the day!"

"Ah."

Because Taiping was acting secretly, Liang Zhen couldn't use formal channels to investigate. Instead, he could only send Long Xiaoying and secret guards who were loyal to him to investigate.Not only did they have to investigate secretly, but they also couldn't release the news of Taiping's assassination.Otherwise it is troublesome.

Liang Zhen has a headache!Of his remaining four children, only Taiping has grown up.The prince is only eight years old and can't do anything.And his eldest brother joined forces with General Wuwei to be aggressive.

When he was young, he liked his elder brother very much, but thought that he was a dignified man who practiced literature and martial arts.As the root prince of the country, he was imprisoned in the capital, while his elder brother had made contributions in the frontier to protect Daliang. The two brothers, one inside and one outside, were the blessings of the people of Daliang!Before the age of 20, Liang Zhen was full of envy and admiration for his elder brother.If any courtier Liang Zhuo has any slanderous words in the court, he will stand up to defend him.

Until he ascended the throne, one by one of his heirs died inexplicably.However, a small half of Daliang's military power has already been held or surrendered to Liang Zhuo.When Liang Zhen found out, Liang Zhuo's position was hard to shake.