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Xiaoyao Pavilion is located on the mountainside of Mantang Mountain in the north of Xishi and Dongshi. From Xiaoyao Pavilion, you can see half of the city of Kyoto.At this time, no one is willing to go up the mountain, because the amount of snow this year has increased several times compared to previous years, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, and now it is snowing again.

There are three people standing in the pavilion.The person standing near the exit of the pavilion was wearing an ordinary navy blue robe and a thick fox fur shawl. It was Ji Qingyun.Although Ji Qingyun was wearing heavy clothes, his face was still reddened by the wind.

The person standing in front of him was wearing a red and purple collar and a seven-bead crown on his head. This person was Prince Duan Chenliang.Duan Chenliang's valet Luo Sha stood behind him, holding a sword in his hand.Luo Sha was a foreigner, his face was covered with a black cloth, revealing only a pair of deep blue eyes.

Duan Chenliang waved his hand and asked Luo Sha to wait outside the pavilion. He walked to the edge of the cliff and glanced at the capital city.Although the snow on the street has been swept away, there is still a thick layer of snow on the roof of the house. The whole city of Kyoto is shrouded in white snow. Only the red silk lanterns are hung everywhere in the city, which adds a bit of human flavor to the capital. .

Duan Chenliang's face was numb from the wind, he turned his head and saw that Ji Qingyun was even more embarrassed than him, even wearing a fox fur hat, he was shivering from the cold.

Duan Chenliang handed the stove in his hand to Ji Qingyun, and said: "I made an appointment to meet you at Xushi, you are so anxious to see me, is there something urgent?"

Unceremoniously, Ji Qingyun took over the stove, put his face on the stove, and said: "There is indeed an urgent matter, and it is related to the reputation of the crown prince."

Duan Chenliang raised his eyebrows, a little disbelieving, but not completely suspicious, he asked: "It has something to do with my reputation? What's the matter?"

Ji Qingyun sighed and frowned, as if he didn't know how to speak.Seeing him embarrassed, Duan Chenliang said, "But it's okay to say."

Ji Qingyun bit his lip, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "The king of Yue was assassinated..."

"What??" Duan Chenliang didn't know anything about this matter, before Ji Qingyun could finish speaking, he backed away in shock, his feet slipped, and he almost fell from the pavilion.

Ji Qingyun stretched out his hand to pull it, but suddenly his eyes went dark, and the servant had already run over to stabilize Duan Chenliang.Duan Chenliang withdrew his hand, widened his eyes, and asked, "He was assassinated????? Wasn't his wound caused by the loss of blood???"

Ji Qingyun took a few glances at Duan Chenliang, seeing that his surprised and terrified expression didn't seem to be faked.Ji Qingyun shook his head and said, "No."

Duan Chenliang recalled the inexplicable words Duan Shiyu said to him outside Wangyou Hall that day, so he lowered his face and asked, "Is this related to me?"

Duan Chenliang was not without resourcefulness, and Ji Qingyun stopped going around in circles, and said directly: "The King of Yue was assassinated, and the assassin has already caught him, but according to the assassin's confession, His Royal Highness ordered the assassin to assassinate the King of Yue."

"Me????" Duan Chenliang clenched his fists, his eyes wandered, as if he was sifting through his mind over and over again, who was the person who blamed him.

Before he could think about it, Ji Qingyun said again: "The confession has been signed and marked, but the king of Yue has always refused to submit the confession."

"..." Hearing these words, Duan Chenliang turned to look at Ji Qingyun.Neither humble nor overbearing, Ji Qingyun raised his eyes to look at Duan Chenliang.

After a long time, Duan Chenliang smiled and said: "I heard that Mister was working under the bandit Gao Zhan before, and later he joined my younger brother, the King of Yue, and even recruited his younger brother to work for the King of Yue..."

Ji Qingyun knew that Duan Chenliang was suspicious of him, so he looked at Duan Chenliang more firmly, and said: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to work on."

Duan Chenliang curled his lips, looked at Ji Qingyun's face several times, and asked, "Why is Mr. willing to commit himself to me?"

Ji Qingyun's complexion "swished" changed, a little dissatisfied, a little embarrassed, and a little resigned, saying: "People always look wrong."

What he said obviously misunderstood Duan Shiyu. Lu Yao knew that Ma Li had seen people's hearts for a long time, and after dating for a long time, he felt that Duan Shiyu was not a wise man.

Duan Chenliang proudly puffed out his chest, and asked, "What's wrong with my little brother, King Yue?"

Ji Qingyun glanced at Duan Chenliang, sighed, seemed helpless, but didn't say what was wrong with Duan Shiyu.

Duan Chenliang chuckled, walked over and patted Ji Qingyun on the shoulder, with a tough attitude, and said: "I will not use such inferior means, I will hand over the assassins who assassinated the King of Yue to Ting Wei, and within half a day, I will let them Tell the truth."

Duan Chenliang's self-confidence is not groundless. Yao Lihua in Tingweiping is a famous cruel official. Although this person is a daughter, she loves to study punishment. Maybe it is related to the birth of the third Tingwei. Secretly, ministers call her "Tie Lihua" ".If he can pass half a trick from this Tie Lihua, he is already considered a tough guy.

Ji Qingyun said: "With the ability of His Royal Highness, of course he can pry the mouths of those two people open."

"With iron pear flowers, it's not difficult." Duan Chenliang held his head high and chest out.

Ji Qingyun smiled and said, "If those two criminals are still alive."

Duan Chenliang's eyelids twitched, Huo's eyes widened, his face turned pale.

The two assassins died, but before they died, they had signed and pledged that the assassination of Duan Shiyu was instigated by Duan Chenliang, if the confession was submitted to the scriptures, there would only be a confession without witnesses, then he would be helpless no matter how much he complained.

Although he is a prince, the assassination of the prince is not as simple as taking bribes, and Duan Shiyu has made a lot of military achievements. Even if his birth is unknown, he is still the son of the emperor.