Linque

At the beginning, Helantuo, the holy son of Yujiang, attempted to assassinate the prince on the outskirts of the imperial capital, and was wanted by the whole territory of Dayin, but since then he disappeared. When he got the news again, he had already returned to Yujiang.Although Helantuo was later ambushed and killed by his younger brother, Prince Weixi, who was fighting for the throne near Yujiang King City, but for Dayin, besides the changes in the neighboring borders, how Helantuo got out of the pass is a hidden danger after all. , especially this matter is likely to have something to do with King Jing, Kyushu will not be more peaceful in the next few years, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and the network behind it has to be taken seriously.

Ling Qi went for a few months, from the four passes of Mengzhang, Jianbing, Lingguang, and Zhiming in the capital, to the eight passes of Zhongzhou, and then to the two states of Jingqing bordering Yujiang, the Tianzi Yingwei almost took over half of the northwest I stroked them all.

It has to be said that the people who helped him behind the scenes were extremely powerful. Ling Qi checked the entry and exit records of all the pass along the way, and found some clues until the border of Gyeongju.

"Thousand Yong City?"

"Yes." Ling Qi nodded, "Helanduo left the country from Damo Pass in Gyeongju, and the road he used belongs to Qianyong City. On the way from Gyeonggi, he should have changed his appearance and forged his identity. escaped arrest."

Ling Qi lifted his clothes and knelt down, "It's because the minister and the shadow guards of the Son of Heaven were negligent and failed to detect Helanduo's disguised description at the Supervisory Gate. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Get up," said the emperor. "Being able to hide from your eyes, this disguise has already reached its peak."

Ling Qi got up to thank En, and said in a deep voice: "I have not been able to find out the specific identity of the person behind the back, but I have secretly verified it during this trip. There is indeed a master in Qianyong City, whose strength may be... no less than that of the minister. .”

The emperor frowned slightly.

Looking at the entire Dayin Kyushu, the people who can make Ling Qi say this are all in the same realm as Dong Jun, no more, no less, just count on one hand.So, this one from Qianyong City?

Ling Qi continued to report: "At the beginning of the year when the shadow guards checked the files of Qiannuolou, the 'Grandmaster of Qianyong City' mentioned in it should be this person."

As a dark net organization that has existed in Jianghu since Liedi Dynasty, Qiannuolou has been traveling in Qing, Jing, Yue, and Wan for many years, undertaking all kinds of dark business. After the investigation, apart from the secrets of the aristocratic family, what is more important is the information on the dark web, and followed the clues to sort out the details of the internal transactions of the aristocratic family in several states.After all, the Tianzi Yingwei has limited energy. The Kyushu is so big that it is impossible to monitor the whole territory at all times. The suppression of Qiannuolou has indeed gained a lot.

Jingwang Shiyi is in Jiangjin City, located in Wanzhou. Over the years, he has secretly contacted some families in Wanzhou, such as the Jiang family and others. The shadow guards noticed some clues before, and the account books of Qiannuolou coincided with each other. on the number.

This time, in order to pull Yan Xiang off the horse, the queen mother fanned a lot of trouble behind her back, and the connections and forces under the deep pool surfaced, and the Dingkang Zhou family in Changzhou had a tendency. this heart.As well as the Cangwu Fang clan to which the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice belongs. The state is as high as the sky and the emperor is far away. If Wang Jing and Fang Hongzhen get on the line again, it may not be a good thing.

There was a wave of ups and downs, and now there was another Qianyong city, but neither the emperor nor Ling Qi was aware of it before.The record of "Grandmaster of Qianyong City" appeared in the file of Qiannuolou because of an accidental fight, the result can only be said to be tortured and killed.During Ling Qi's interrogation, he noticed that it was recorded in the file that all those killed in the building without exception had their blood drained by this "grandmaster" and their pipa bones were gouged out.The lute bone is where the strength of the warrior lies.

Ling Qi became suspicious at that time, and when he went to the northwest to track down Helanduo's whereabouts, he checked Qianyong City by the way, and it turned out that the two belonged to the same place.

The Qianyong Meng family has been quiet and low-key for many years, and the current head of the family, Meng Chiyi, is even more contented and peaceful.If Ling Qi hadn't seen it in person, he would never have thought that Helanduo actually came out of the border from there.

And the strength of the mysterious "grandmaster" in Qianyong City, as well as the record of the fight in the dossier, reminded Ling Qi of an ancient sorcery revived on the land of Kyushu 30 years ago.

In martial arts, the strong are respected, and no one wants to reach the realm of transformation, but how many geniuses are there like Lishan Dongjun?If you want to enter the Mahayana realm, you have to cross the "life and death hurdle" first. Now in the entire Dayin Kyushu, only those five people have crossed it. Looking at the past dynasties, there are a lot of them.Countless celestial beings fell into a rage and fell into this "Gate of Hell", isn't Chu Heng's little uncle named Ming Yuan the one? Not one out of 10 people can enter, so many top masters are discouraged by this, and dare not fight for the rest of their lives.

Until later, the sorcery called "Bone Refining" appeared.This is a forbidden witch doctor technique handed down from ancient times. It uses the blood and bones of living people to refine medicine and exercise the body, gathers the bones of others, narrows the limitations of one's own talent, and enters Mahayana most safely.But because from the very beginning, such a Mahayana state was deformed through crooked ways, so he could not leave his body for the rest of his life, otherwise he would not only be unable to maintain the state, but would also bite his own body.

This is a wicked sorcery that is despised by the world, but the temptation it brings is so great that it has surpassed the bottom line of human conscience. method.

If bone refining is the door to the Mahayana shortcut, then "Suhui" is the key to open this door.

As an introduction to "Bone Refining", this witch medicine called "Suhui" had been lost in successive wars as early as the previous dynasty.After that, no one mentioned it again for hundreds of years. Until 30 years ago, Guihai Wenjing, the suzerain of Erfei Medicine Sect in Changzhou, pieced together the prescription of "Suhui" from the fragments of witch doctors, and spent several years with all his strength. In the end, three "Suhui" pills were refined, and the fate of many people was completely changed from that moment on.

Guihai Wenjing is a genius of witch doctor. He has been obsessed with medical skills all his life, especially in researching medicine. He has done countless good deeds to save lives and heal the wounded, and he is a well-deserved "great doctor".

But this time he was wrong.

His original intention of recreating "Suhui" is the same as recreating other panaceas. It is a medical genius's endless admiration for ancient witch doctors.There is nothing wrong with the medicine itself, it is the person who uses it that is wrong.Even if Guihai Wenjing cured the disease and saved the life of the people in the holy hand country, he still couldn't heal the evil of people's hearts.

He can keep the benevolence of the doctor, but others can't.

He doesn't need to go back and refine the bones, some people want to.

The three traces of Huihui eventually ruined the whole family of the Erfei Medicine Clan. The surname "Guihai" also disappeared in the long river of history because of being involved in the battle for the heir apparent in Emperor Lie's later years, and has never been mentioned again.

"It was the Yanxi Zhong family, the Dingkang Zhou family, and the Cangwu Fang family who advised Emperor Xiancheng and presided over the extermination of the Erfei Medicine Sect."

It's neat, 30 years ago, these three families joined together to destroy Guihai, went around in the middle, and got together again 30 years later-the Zhong family is the mother's family of the Queen Mother and King Jing's mother family, and the Zhou family is now the respected family. Wang's secret supporter, if you want to come to the Fang family, you can't leave it.

"Those three Suhui, it is said that they all failed later, and the prescription of Suhui was also completely lost due to the destruction of the Er Fei." Ling Qidao, "But the record of the 'Grandmaster of Qianyong City' in the Qiannuolou dossier , I think it is very similar to the method of refining bones."

Ling Qi: "Er Fei's case file was destroyed twice by the late emperor, and those who knew the matter dealt with it. Many of the people and things in it could no longer be verified, but it is not that no one escaped the siege on that occasion."

For example, the first emperor's concubine Huiyuan, Guihai Yanlan, the daughter of Guihai Wenjing.She is a legend.Two years after Er Fei was destroyed, the imperial concubine entered the palace with a new identity as the son of a good family in Gyeongju, and spent 14 long years poisoning the late emperor.She died before the late emperor, and in the last year, the late emperor knew everything.In the heart of the first emperor, the noble concubine was an extremely special existence, and the posthumous title of "Yuan" explained everything.But the first emperor also said before his death that he did not regret ordering the slaughter of Erfei Medicine Sect, because Suhui must be destroyed.

Another example is Chu Heng's junior uncle, whose real name is Gui Haiming Yuan. Although he grew up in Lishan Mountain, he is also a descendant of Er Fei.

"That's why I boldly speculate that the suzerain of the 'Qianyong City' may also be an old person of the Medicine Sect. But Erfei and Zhong Zhoufang's three families in the Jingwang camp have blood feuds, and it is difficult to get along with each other. In this way, this person is an enemy. It’s hard to say if it’s not an enemy. Just like Helanduo came out of Dayin from the Qianyong Desert, but his whereabouts were learned by his younger brother, Prince Weixi, and he accurately set up an ambush to kill him. The alliance between King Jing and Helanduo And stillborn."

"If he is a descendant of the Medicine Sect, he should know that Suhui is not a good thing." The emperor said calmly.

Ling Qi nodded.

The greed in human nature is immeasurable. If Gui Hai Wenjing's mistake, he is not the only one who suffers.At that time, Zhong Fang Zhou's family proposed to the late Emperor that Lishan, who was a family friend of the Yaozong, was almost implicated, but fortunately, the late Emperor thought it was inappropriate and rejected it.However, in the process of the joint suppression of the three clans, there will still be innocent people who do not belong to the Medicine Sect and thus die.Since then, the imperial court has strengthened the management of martial arts in various places in order to prevent the reappearance of evil sects and crooked ways.

"Preach a secret decree to Duke Ying Su Que and the Governor of Qingzhou. Let them secretly monitor all the movements of Qianyong City in the northwest. They can use the situation in Yujiang as an excuse to find opportunities to verify Qingzhou's military records and see if any warriors disappear for no reason. Naturally, they will know Qianyong City. What is the origin of that master in Yongcheng?" the emperor said.

Ling Qi took the order.

The emperor lightly pressed the center of his eyebrows, and said warmly: "The commander-in-chief has worked hard this trip, go and rest."

Ling Qi thanked En and resigned.

After walking a few steps outside, he remembered something again and turned around hesitantly.After the case, the emperor rested his hand on his forehead, showing a rare fatigue. Ling Qi thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty..."

The emperor straightened his back and raised his eyes.

Ling Qi paused for a moment, then said after deliberation: "On May [-]th, according to the law of Dayin, I should go to prison, and then I think..."

The emperor lowered his eyes slightly, but shook his head when he heard the words: "No."

The strength in his waist suddenly released, he fell back on the throne, closed his eyes, and said in a low voice: "This case is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. What they want is a tragic death. You are the leader of my shadow guards. They know your ability. At that time, hundreds of pairs of eyes will stare at you carefully. Once you have a change and want to end this torture early, they will have a reason to send you You dragged yourself into the water too."

"Commander, I can't afford the second time. You and Rong Shan are not allowed to act arbitrarily. This is an imperial decree." The emperor's voice was as despondent as withered leaves and frost, "I'm thinking now, I was It's not that I shouldn't agree to the teacher..."

"Your Majesty—" Ling Qi took a step forward.

The emperor turned his face away, "Bring a piece of scallion, I will go to see the teacher tomorrow night."

Ling Qi opened his lips to say something, but seeing the emperor's dejected expression, he finally didn't speak.

……

May [-]th, night, dark clouds cover the moon.

Two carriages stopped quietly in front of the back door of Dali Temple Prison, and a few people in black robes came down. The guard at the gate was shocked, and he clenched his weapon tightly. When the bright sight appeared in front of his eyes, the jailer was startled and hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Several people entered silently, and followed the last shadow guard to warn the jailer.Lu Mian, Minister of Dali Temple, also came in the dark.

In the innermost cell on the second floor, Yan Xiang stood in front of a table with a chessboard on which black and white pieces were arranged on both sides.He seemed to have known that the emperor would come, and calmly watched Ling Ye take off his hood, and the shadow guard who accompanied him put down a jade bottle, bowed and retreated.

Yan Mao's eyes swept over the jade bottle, then stared at Chu Heng who escaped with the others, his brows slightly moved and he didn't speak.

Just like six or seven years ago, Ling Ye bowed his head in a slight salute, and called "Teacher".

Yan Xiang accepted it calmly, and handed the white son to the emperor.

This game of chess has been played for a long time, almost two hours later, Yan Xiang looked at the situation on the board, put the sunspots back into the chess box, and said with a slight smile: "Your Majesty is already able to defeat the minister, and you can go on your own in the future. "

Ling Ye's hand trembled.

Yan Mao turned his gaze to the jade bottle next to the chessboard.The scallion, seeing blood seals the throat, is a kind of relief medicine, the emperor can't just watch the teacher die tragically.

But there are so many pairs of eyes on the execution ground waiting to appreciate Yan Mao's bloodshed, and they are also taking a gamble to see if the emperor will be impatient, waiting to catch the people he sent to free Yan Mao.That's why the emperor would not allow Ling Qi and Rong Shan to take risks, nor would he speak to Chu Heng, and he would watch Yun Fei prevent him from hitting a stone with an egg.

This matter can only be done by the emperor himself.

But neither can the emperor.Yan Xiang looked at the jade bottle and shook his head.

Executions will be executed on the fourteenth and sixteenth today, and tomorrow the Ministry of Criminal Justice will come. Identity verification is required before beheading. With the presence of Lord Qing Yanyu, it is impossible to change easily; the punishment of abandoning the market, beheading, and beheading is only used for repeat offenders. Severely punish evil crimes, so there are also medical officers and warriors to ensure that criminals will not accidentally die before execution.

Yan Mao's first crime was disrespect and disfilial, the emperor came here tonight, it is hard to escape the eyeliner.Yan Mao was supposed to die in half, but he took the scallion dew. This is the emperor's tolerance for disrespect and disfilial piety, and he will inevitably be caught by those aristocratic parties.

——Ling Ye knew all this, but he really couldn't watch it.

That is cut in half!

Yan Xiang smiled lightly: "Your Majesty is not cruel enough, but this is also a blessing for the minister."

The corners of Ling Ye's eyes suddenly turned red.

Yan Mao picked up the jade bottle, put it back to the emperor's hand without hesitation, and turned to talk about other things, "Your Majesty treats him very special, serving Mo in front of the imperial court."

"I can't hide it from the teacher." Ling Ye said.The first time Yan Xiang saw Chu Heng in front of the Hall of Respect, he knew that he was unusual, not only because of his background, but also because the emperor suddenly selected him as an imperial servant and brought him to the nearest place.

The emperor has never been a willful person, but in Chu Heng's case, it is very different.

Yan Mao said, "Then, does Your Majesty know who he is?"

Ling Ye was silent for a while, then nodded.

"Is it on the main street of the inner city on the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month?"

"Ah."

Yan Mao nodded: "Then His Majesty already has a choice, so I won't say any more."

……

The tacit understanding between the monarch, his ministers, his master and his disciples for many years made it difficult for them to say much on the last side.Before leaving, the emperor brought back Xie Lu and a pair of black and white chess pieces.

Yan Xiang looked at the emperor's back, and finally said: "I hope that Dayin will be prosperous and healthy, and my emperor will live forever."

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Xiè (xiè) dew is the name of an elegy in the Western Han Dynasty.It is also used in this chapter as the name of the poison.

After the end of the ninth year of Xuanxi, the timeline will be in line with Canghai (11 years and 13 years), so there will be a small amount of content overlap, but the main plot of Canghai [will not] be repeated in Linque, most of it will be with Passed, let’s go to the finishing line, except for a few important things (such as the vest) and things that Cang Hai didn’t write.The main plot of Linque is the eighth and ninth year of Xuanxi, and the progress will be faster next time.Then Xuanxi will talk about what happened [-] years later. They are all happier, such as how Hua became a queen and so on.