Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Yan prepared the flower shovel and fire bag, and seeing that the time of the day was coming to an end, he quietly left his room and went to find Yunxi.

The two met at the appointed corner of the hall, nodded to each other, and followed the path in the courtyard to the forest at the root of the south wall.

It is said that it is a forest, but it is actually not big, because the Xiaonan courtyard is remote, and the palace people usually neglect to take care of it, so the vegetation grows a bit too luxuriant.During the day, the bamboo trees are blurred and swaying, and the pavilions and pavilions appear and disappear from time to time, but it doesn't feel particularly deep.At night, the lights in the hollowed-out stone pillars on both sides of the path are not lit, and the whole forest appears a bit dark and gloomy.

In order not to alarm others, the two of them lit up with a torch and walked with one foot deep and the other shallow.Yun Xi took care of Su Yan's foot injury, deliberately slowed down, and stopped from time to time to give him a hand when the ground was slippery.

"It's under that camphor tree."

Yun Xi pointed to a big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves near the fence.Su Yan walked over, bent down and folded the fire in his hand close to the ground, and used the soles of his boots to push away the fallen leaves, and he found a trace that had been dug up and buried again.

He hurriedly handed the torch in his hand to Yun Xi, pulled out the flower shovel tucked behind his waist, and dug up the soil layer, the blade of the shovel stuck into a soft object—a furoshiki.

Could it be that the blood-stained robe and the Yesa with the same pattern on his body were wrapped in this bundle?

Su Yan pulled out the big bag full of mud, and found that it was wet and heavy, and water kept oozing out, soaking the surrounding soil.

It took him a lot of effort to untie the wet knot on the bundle.

Shen Qi came to the Hong Qing Palace where Marquis Feng An was under house arrest, and walked into a verandah room at the corner of the West Wing.

He took off the guard armor on his body, put on the Qilin Yisa of Jin Yiwei Qianhu, and put the Xiuchun knife on his waist again.

A confidant General Banner knocked on the door and whispered a few words to him.

Shen Qi's pupils shrank, and asked: "Are you sure?"

Zongqi replied: "It's absolutely true. One of his subordinates has a good friend with me. When drinking tonight, he didn't mean to let it go, saying that Shang Lianzhou was tricked into the attic by him, and that the old man from Shaanxi knew nothing but painting. , is a half-fool."

Shen Qi pondered: "He, Fan Tongxuan, has a thousand households, how dare he make a claim, order his subordinates to pretend to be Dongyuan guards, deceive the painter, and draw a framed work...Could it be that he colluded with the murderer who killed Ye Donglou?"

Zongqi suggested: "Lord Qianhu, should we report this matter to Commander-in-Chief? Fan Tongxuan usually relies on the protection of his ancestors, looks down on Sir's background, and speaks rudely to Sir. Since we have caught his handle, how about use this opportunity--"

Shen Qi raised her hand, stopping the second half of his sentence.He asked again: "Commander Feng temporarily called me back to Beizhen Fusi, who will take over the matter of Xiaonanyuan, can you find out the news?"

Zongqi said: "It's Fan Tongxuan. I just ran into him outside the Hongqing Hall, dressed as an ordinary guard, and headed towards the Xiaonanyuan."

Shen Qi frowned, raised her hand and said, "Go out and wait, let me think about it."

Zongqi was ordered to withdraw from the Lufang.Shen Qi slowly paced a few steps in the room, then suddenly slapped the crescent table, shaking the vase to the floor.

It was not Fan Tongxuan who colluded with the murderer, but Feng Que!He suddenly realized that Fan Tongxuan was following Feng Qu'e's order to instruct his general banner to lure Shang Lianzhou to the attic.

Because the Ye Donglou case frightened Concubine Wei and caused her to give birth prematurely, it was a close call for a woman, so Wei Jun, Marquis of Feng'an, was ruled out as a suspect by him.And because Feng Qu'e had always been in collusion with Wei Jun, he preconceived and classified the two together, excluding Feng Qu'e.

But he didn't think of another situation: Feng Que actually didn't care that much about Concubine Wei's safety.He got closer to his relatives, but he didn't tie himself to the boat of his relatives, and he also did this without telling Wei Jun.

Whether the murderer approached Feng Qu'e to conspire with him, or Feng Qu'e took the initiative to use the murderer's knife to kill, the goals of both parties were very clear - Ye Donglou, Su Yan and Yu Wang.

It's just that Shen Qi couldn't figure it out no matter what, what was Feng Qu'e doing this for?

If it is said that the purpose of dealing with Su Yan is to kill the grass and roots—since the death feud with the prince servant was formed during the execution of the imperial staff, in order to prevent the other party from gaining power and liquidating in the future, it is sufficient to remove him before he gains power. Evil behavior style.

But what about killing Ye Donglou and framing King Yu?This is just the murderer's goal, and Feng Qu's evil has nothing to do with himself?Or is there something else at stake?

Shen Qi found that it was becoming more and more difficult for her to understand this gloomy boss - as the commander of the emperor's personal guards, but he was keen on ghost tricks, secretly doing things behind the emperor's back, really thought he could hide it from Emperor Jing Long's eyes?

Putting the cart before the horse is bound to outweigh the gains.

Since the establishment of the dynasty, the commanders in charge of Jinyiwei have rarely died well.Either being corrupted by power, getting involved in important cases, standing on the wrong side, and being given death by the emperor; A latecomer with ambition and means replaced him, and retired in the power change.

I don't know which type Feng Qu'e would belong to?

Shen Qi rubbed the handle of the knife in her palm, calmed down the restlessness in her heart, and decided to solve the urgent need first -

In order to show misery, he lied to Su Yan last night, saying that Feng Qu'e no longer trusted him, and sent two other men to assassinate Su Yan, who were disposed of by him.

But in fact, there are no two of them at all.Feng Que still entrusted him to handle this matter. First, he valued his confidant whom he had cultivated for many years, and second, it was a temptation and warning, asking him to use Su Yan's death to prove his loyalty.

After a night and a day, now it is the second night, and Su Yan is still alive.

Feng Qu E was very dissatisfied with this, even if Shen Qi used "the assassin who assassinated Marquis Feng An appeared suddenly", "the crown prince and King Yu came suddenly" and other excuses to excuse himself, he could not dispel his suspicion and anger - Shen Qi The more capable and capable Qi was before, the more suspicious his current inaction is.

That's why he was temporarily recalled to Beizhen Fusi, and another Qianhu Fan Tongxuan was sent to take over the matter.

If he disobeyed at this time, and even returned to aid Su Yan, he would have completely exposed his betrayal, and Feng Qu'e would definitely get rid of him immediately without mercy.

But if he listened to it, he was afraid that Su Yan's life would be in jeopardy even if he had a golden silk soft armor to protect him.

Such a situation of being in a dilemma and riding a tiger is like roasting him on the fire.If he can't immediately think of a way to break the situation, he has to make a choice between his own life and Su Yan's life.

Shen Qi gripped the handle of the knife until it was almost embedded in the flesh.

In the distance outside the window, there was a faint sound of the servant in the drum room beating the time, indicating that the hour of the day had arrived.

He pushed open the door abruptly and walked out of the veranda.

That General Banner was still waiting under the eaves, Shen Qi walked in front of him, but hesitated - can this person be trusted?How credible is it?Is it worthy of great responsibility?

Even if it is a matter of life and death, he can hardly believe it. If it is entrusted to someone else, the consequences will be disastrous.

He swallowed back the words he was about to say, and a newly written secret in his arms was as hot as a chestnut in the fire.

"My lord?" Zong Qi looked at his expression carefully, "But do you have an order?"

"...No, it's nothing." Shen Qi turned around and walked down the steps.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the palace, he saw seven or eight horsemen waiting by the side of the road. As soon as they saw him, they rushed forward to greet him, clasped their fists and said, "It's difficult to travel at night, and I was ordered to hold the lamp for the lord in front, and escort the lord back to Beizhen." Fusi."

Looking at these unfamiliar faces, Shen Qi thought to herself, Feng Qu'e was really worried about me, so he sent someone to escort me.I originally wanted to go to Longde Palace in person before returning to the city, but now it seems that I can't go.

He was anxious in his heart, and his internal organs were burned, but there was no strange expression on his face, and he got on the horse.

Walking near the middle gate of Dongyuan, a few servants holding lamps came to meet them, followed by a small group of guards.

Shen Qi saw clearly the man surrounded by him, he was tall and tall, wearing a black cloak, and the hood covered half of his face, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He put his feet in the stirrups and exerted his inner energy secretly, the horse under his crotch suddenly hissed sadly, and rushed towards the opponent like a meteor.

"Be careful! The horse is out of control!" Shen Qi tugged at the rein and shouted sharply.

The servant on the opposite side screamed in fright, and the palace lantern fell to the ground.The guards drew their knives out of their sheaths one after another and stood in front of the cloaked man.

The man in the cloak slapped the horse's neck heavily before the iron hoof stepped on him.

This blow seemed to be powerful, the horse neighed in pain, the charge was contained, Shen Qi turned over from the horse and fell, but the cloaked man remained motionless in the shock wave, but the hood was lifted backwards, Show your true face.

When Shen Qi landed on the ground, she rolled twice, she lost most of her strength and was not injured.With his hands on the ground, he half-kneeled and confessed his crime: "The lowly job is not good at driving, and it is dangerous to hurt the nobleman. Please punish the crime, Your Highness."

King Yu squinted his eyes and looked at him, without changing his face, he said: "It's the horse that suddenly got into trouble. It's not your fault. Don't be afraid. The lonely king knows the nature of horses well, and he knows it well."

Shen Qi knew that he had seen it, so her heart fell to the ground, and she confessed again.

King Yu waved his hand impatiently, and walked away. The guards hurriedly chased after him, followed by the servant who was in a hurry to pick up the lamp.

Shen Qi got up, and those few guards in brocade clothes gathered around, chattering, some were concerned about Lord Qianhu's injury; some complained that the out-of-control horses almost hurt them, fortunately King Yu didn't care; some were amazed With the supernatural power of King Yu, he was able to push back a galloping horse with one palm.

A Tiqi said: "What's the matter! Back then, when King Yu was still the acting king and defended Datong Town, he was a famous general. He led his own army in the first battle when he was 12 years old. The Tatar leader was forced to flee, and he became famous in one battle. A mere frightened horse can still hurt him?"

Another Tiqi was surprised: "Really? How could I have no idea!"

"How old are you, so naturally I don't know what happened more than ten years ago. I also heard what my father said. When the late emperor attacked Beicheng, he brought him with him and taught him military strategy. I heard that he was on the sidelines of the Gengchen Year." At the critical juncture of the Fort Rebellion, it was still the prince's sage who rushed to help."

"He has made great contributions to calming chaos and saving people, and he is also a compatriot with a mother. It is no wonder that the emperor is very close to him among the many princes and counties. In recent years, His Royal Highness Prince Yu didn't even need to stay in the capital. He stayed in the capital to enjoy the glory, even if he slept So much--" The person next to him gave a wink, and this Ti Qi was alert to a slip of the tongue, and quickly shut up.

Shen Qi just ignored it, frowned and said: "My horse has been hit by this blow, I think I can't ride it anymore. You can either give me another one, or go back and get another one. "

The Ti Qis were under orders to watch Shen Qi return to Beizhen Fusi, during which time he was not allowed to move around, especially not to have private meetings with others.The shocking horse accident just now was already an accident, so how could he turn around and make troubles, and immediately said that he would give the best horse to Lord Qianhu, and they could ride together.

Without saying a word, Shen Qi got on the horse and left in the dust, followed by the rest of the riders.A group of people quickly disappeared into the vast night.

King Yu stopped, stretched his hand into his bosom, and touched a ball of paper.

He slowly unfolded the ball of paper, and saw clearly in the light of the palace lantern that it was a crumpled dense fold, which was the internal style of Jin Yiwei.

Just now that unknown Jinyiwei Qianhu, for some reason, intentionally made the ride painful and frightened, performed this play in front of his subordinate Tiqi, and when he turned over and fell off the horse, he quietly flicked the secret bag that was supposed to be delivered directly to the imperial front into his car. placket.

He glanced quickly and saw the word "Su Yan" in it, and immediately kneaded the secret fold into a ball again, put it in his sleeve, and couldn't help turning his head to take a look.

That Qianhu had already galloped out of the middle gate of Dongyuan, but his back was invisible.

"Your Highness, do you want to go back to Chonghua Hall?" The guard asked for instructions when he saw him stop and turn his head.

King Yu said in a condensed voice: "No, go to the Xiaonan courtyard! Get me a horse nearby, hurry up!"

As he spoke, he walked quickly, even faster than ordinary people trot, and the hem of the cloak was rolling freely, making a sound of hunting, like the night wind blowing the battlefield banner.