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In the evening of that day, news came out from the Palace of Compassion and Harmony. After discussing with Prime Minister Yan, the Empress Dowager agreed that it would be most appropriate to hold the Qianqiu court banquet in the Linde Palace.

When the news reached the imperial court, the emperor did not make any other comments. He just nodded slightly and said "Got it." The queen mother is satisfied.

At that time, Ling Qi, the leader of the Son of Heaven's Shadow Guard, was in the hall, waiting for the female officer to leave, the emperor had a slightly expected smile on his face.

In the afternoon, there was a secret message from the Palace of Compassion and Harmony. As soon as Yan Mao stepped into the gate of the palace, the first thing he did was to give the Queen Mother a copy of the emperor's calendar, bluntly reminding her that now is no longer the time for her to rule in court.If it weren't for the surrounding palace people and officials from the Ministry of Rituals watching, the next sentence would be that the grass on King Qi's grave is several meters high.

As soon as Yan Mao taunted the gun and the stick, he almost pointed at the Queen Mother's nose and said that she was daydreaming. The Queen Mother was so angry that her face turned green and white, and the silk handkerchief she was holding was torn to pieces.

So the matter of Linde Hall was settled in this way.

After the female officer left, the door of the Jingcheng Palace study room was slowly closed, and Ling Qi said: "Your Majesty, the Shadow Guard has verified that Jing Xueli is indeed in the Nanxi Mission. The king has contacts, but he has no contact with the branch of Yanxi Zhong's family."

The emperor nodded, indicating to continue.

"The news that the shadow guard got is that most of Jing Xueli's trip is to discuss with Dayin about the opening of the Jingnan Silk Road, so he dare not do anything else for the time being."

"Nanxi and Yujiang are both bordering Dayin. If this silk road is to go from Nanxi, it has to bypass the entire Xingling Mountains at the junction of Jingqing and Jingqing. In Xinjiang, the road itself is indeed unimpeded, but the sixteen tribes in Yujiang have not been stable recently."

"The old Jiaowang is critically ill. The holy son Helan Tuo and several leaders of the pro-Yin faction have political disagreements. Moreover, Helan Tuo's mother is Princess Beidi. Beidi and I, Dayin, have blood feuds for generations. According to the report, Helanduo intends to join forces with Beidi to attack Jingshuo two prefectures."

After hearing the words, the emperor thought for a while and said, "I remember that the Jiaowang Yujiang also has a young son."

"Yes, it's called Weixi." Ling Qi responded, "The biological mother of this Prince Weixi was from a lowly family background. Helanduo used to look down on this younger brother, but in the past two years, Weixi has become a thorn in his side."

"The territory of Weixi happens to be on the Jingnan Silk Road originally planned by the Ministry of War, and it is also close to several leaders of the pro-Yin faction. It intends to show goodwill to Dayin, and wants to use Dayin's army horse to compete with Helantuo The throne. Although Helanduo knew what he was thinking, he couldn't move him for a while, and the matter of forming an alliance with Beidi and mobilizing Dayin has not been able to negotiate with the leaders of Yujiang."

The emperor pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, and said in a low voice: "The king has lost the sacred object of Yujiang, the Dihuan Sutra, and of course the son is hard to convince the public. Now there is another Weixi vying for his seat. Helantuo wants to form an alliance with Beidi , most likely because of the thought of wanting the Dihuan Sutra."

20 years ago, the northern tribes in Yujiang took advantage of the Jingbei Silk Road to plunder the three border towns of Jingzhou, slaughtering thousands of unarmed civilians, women and children overnight, and splashing blood on the border of Dayin.

When the battle report spread to the imperial capital, the first emperor was furious, and the people in the government and the public were furious. The Western Expedition in the first year of Tianhe began. Six months later, all the tribes in Yujiang were defeated and fled.

At that time, Gu Chongshan, the governor of Shuozhou, led Dayin's iron cavalry to drive straight in, all the way to the foot of Yujiang King's City, and taught the king to leave the city with Yujiang's holy relic, Dihuan Jing, and surrendered.

"Huan" is the name of the eternal true god of Yujiang, and the most noble belief of the sixteen tribes of Yujiang. The supreme kingship is given to the king of Yujiang by the true god Huan. Only the king can practice the supreme secret method in the Dihuan scripture— - This is a symbol of the Pope being recognized by the true God.

And this indestructible sacred object in the eyes of Yujiang people is now in the imperial mausoleum in the southern suburbs of Dayin's capital, Dichun sacrificial platform.

Three months ago, when the wild goose came and the autumn rainy night, the emperor went to Dichun Terrace to pay homage to the ancestors in private, and met a group of little thieves in the imperial mausoleum, and an uninvited guest who came by the wind and left by the rain.

"Your Majesty, Han Chengmiao has secretly investigated the matter of Dichun Terrace, and the shadow guard sent a secret report. Those little thieves are the top masters of Qiannuolou in disguise, and the hired envoy behind them has already found out, which is as expected. He It's not for the Di Huan Sutra, he just..." Ling Qi couldn't help feeling helpless when he said this.

There was no surprise on the emperor's face either, he only waved his hand to show that he knew, rubbed the center of his brow lightly, and said: "Forget it, let him put it first."

Ling Qi nodded, and then began to get down to business, with a slightly solemn voice: "Han Chengmiao and the emperor's shadow guard have secretly checked the whereabouts of the five Mahayana realms from Kyushu three months ago. Master Mo had preached on the altar for several days in a row, but he never left Nanshan for half a step; some time ago, there was some trouble in the commercial road of Cangwu City, so Fang Hongzhen stayed in Yunchang Road for several months to deal with matters; Wuling Daozong Tianxuanzi four months ago Retreat, the shadow guards have checked, and the situation is true; Ye Jianwei, the leader of the Eastern Capital..."

Ling Qiyan suddenly paused at this point, thought about his words, and then said: "After Ye Jianwei read the scriptures about him and his wife Mu Xiyun in Lishan Bookstore, he felt dissatisfied, so he decided to take a pen and revise it himself, and revised it continuously. It took several months to finalize the draft, but after reading it, the disciples of Lishan agreed that it was not as good as the previous version, in fact, the shadow guard of the Son of Heaven also commented in the same way after reading it."

Ling Qi coughed lightly, and continued: "So Ye Jianwei collected the opinions of everyone in Lishan, and then began to revise it again. In the past six months, except for the occasional Man Lishan chasing and beating his son Ye Xinghui, he has been concentrating on the storybook. , have never been out of a lonely city."

In the end, Ling Qisu said in a deep voice: "The only one who is not sure of her whereabouts three months ago is Lishan Junji Wuyue."

Three months ago, a masked visitor entered the imperial mausoleum in the southern suburbs. After several fights with the emperor's shadow guard, he retreated without a trace.Looking at the entire Kyushu, there are no more, no less, who can have such skills and abilities, and they can be counted on one hand.

The emperor frowned slightly when he heard the words: "Lishan?"

"Yes." Ling Qi nodded, also hesitating a bit: "I also think it's unlikely, the Ye family in Lishan has always been alone, seldom involved in the political situation, and even less willing to participate in the struggle between the court and China. Ye Gucheng rarely leaves."

"But Lishan Dongjun's whereabouts are indeed a mystery. The shadow guard found out from Lishan that Ji Wuyue has not been in Lishan for the past six months, but has been staying in Lushui, Guangling. But the shadow guard went to Lushui to check all The whereabouts of the Lishan people in Guangling did not find any traces of Ji Wuyue. The shadow guard suspects that Ji Wuyue may not be in Lushui at all unless it is a retreat, not just three months ago, but the past six months .”

On a rainy night in Zhongshang, a masked guest visited the imperial tomb at night, and went straight to the Little Changming Hall in Dichun Terrace. There was nothing in this place except the Dihuan Sutra. The intention of this person's visit was obvious.

Unfortunately, the emperor happened to be there that day, and Dichun Terrace, like Jiuchong Que, buried Yongzhen mountains and rivers underground, and the masked guest had no choice but to retreat.

If it was simply stealing from the blind, it would not be enough for the Emperor's Shadow Guard to care so much.The problem is that this uninvited guest is so familiar with the terrain of Dichun Terrace that he can even escape the hunt with only light skills.

It's hard not to think about—

The Dichun sacrificial platform was originally a forbidden area in the imperial mausoleum, and members of the clan were not allowed to enter without permission.Now in the entire Dayin, there are only three people who know that the Dihuan Sutra is in the Xiaochangming Hall, and who are familiar with the interior of the Dichun Terrace to such an extent, the emperor, the queen mother, and the queen mother's second son, King Jing of Jiang Jincheng.

Two years ago, when the Queen Mother's eldest son, King Qi, was still in charge of Qingzhou affairs, he had contacts with the old teaching king of Yu Jiang more than once, and received many benefits.Now Jing Wang Lingyi has inherited his elder brother's "connection mantle", but unfortunately the old teaching king is critically ill, and the new holy son Helan Tuo is about to take over, and the tea is cold. contact.

Unsurprisingly, the masked guest that day should have something to do with King Jing, and the person can only be the peerless master of today.

Ling Ye had guessed Cangwu City and even Wuling Daozong before, but he never thought that after checking his whereabouts one by one, the most likely person in Kyushu would be in Lishan Mountain.

"Ji Wuyue has always been a mystery, no matter his whereabouts or anything else. He was born four years ago in the Mahayana realm. It was his handwriting, and his strength is probably not inferior to the original four."

"However, this Dongjun is extremely low-key. He rarely shows up in Lishan, and he never cares about anything. The few times he appears in front of people, he is all wearing a mask, so no one knows what he looks like. Even the disciples of Lishan They also know very little about their elder brother." Ling Qi said.

"Lishan..." The emperor lowered his eyes and read the two words lightly again, as if he was in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking.

The study was quiet for a while, and after a while, the emperor suddenly asked, "What is the commander-in-chief's opinion?"

Ling Qi's heart trembled suddenly, the emperor said "opinion", not asking "truth".

The closer you get to the center of power, the clearer you can understand that the truth may not necessarily be opinion, but as long as those in power want it, opinion can be the truth.

Ling Qi glanced at the emperor's expression, and after a moment of silence, he still responded first: "There are other masters with this strength besides Dayin, and the shadow guards haven't checked whether any of them entered the customs secretly, and whether they have something to do with King Jing. Therefore, it cannot be determined that the uninvited guest of Dichun Terrace is Lishan Junji Wuyue."

He paused, and said cautiously: "I personally think that Lishan Dongjun's chances are unlikely. More than 20 years ago, the death of Ye Yunqi, the head of Lishan Mountain, was written by the Yanxi Zhong family. It used Gu poison, which was passed down from Ye Jianwei is also aware of this point of Nanxi witch clan. Lishan has enmity with the Zhong family of Jingwangmu clan, and Lishan has always avoided disputes between the court and China, let alone involving King Jing. The minister guessed that Dichuntai probably had another There are others, the specific whereabouts of Lishan Dongjun and several people outside of Kyushu, we need to investigate again."

There was a moment of silence in the study.

The tiny sound of water dripping from the leak in the corner of the wall became clear at this moment. Ling Qi counted the time, and after half a cup of tea, he heard the first emperor give a faint "hmm" and said, "Let's check first. For some time, Mu Xiyun, the head of the Lishan Astrology Pavilion, will come to the imperial capital to celebrate his birthday. Some things don’t need to be troublesome, and it’s okay to ask directly. The lessons learned from the past are still there, and I think Lishan will understand.”

Ling Qi breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty is good at power, but he is not keen on power.At least for now, what His Majesty wants is the truth, not just the opinion of the emperor.

……

Today, the first movie star, Chu Heng was on duty for half an hour from His Royal Highness Jingcheng.

When he returned to the Hall of Martial Arts, seeing that the sun was still early, he decided to go out of the palace, went to the Lishan Bookstore to find those well-written volumes, and then secretly brought them into the palace.

When he was about to reach Duanmen, he happened to meet Ling Qi coming from the north palace road.Chu Heng stopped in his tracks, bowed lightly to pay tribute to the great commander, and regarded it as a greeting.

However, Ling Qi didn't nod his head and leave as Chu Heng expected, but sized him up for a while without concealment, and then said softly: "Are you in a hurry to leave the palace, let's talk?"

Chu Heng's heart sank slightly, and he suddenly remembered the abnormal gaze that Yingshou had fixed on him on the afternoon when he first arrived at Yuqian on the [-]th of last month.

Of course Chu Heng knew that Yingshou was not asking for his opinion, so he obediently followed up to the tower next to the Duanmen.

This is the observation tower of the imperial city, where you can have a panoramic view of the entire imperial capital.The setting sun in the distance is infinitely beautiful, and the entire imperial city is immersed in the soft light of the afterglow.

If it weren't for the cold wind after the snow melted in mid-winter evening, it would really be a good place to view the scenery.

The guards have been waved back, and there are only two of them here.

After a long silence, Chu Heng heard Ling Qi's unwavering voice coming from the wind: "You Lishan disciples seem to like to go to Lushui. It was time to leave the south gate of Yiye Gucheng, before you came to the imperial capital, you went to Lushui, Guangling, and stayed there for a few days."

The cold wind hit his face, and Chu Heng's heart trembled. He knew that the shadow guards of the Son of Heaven would check him—one check when he entered the Hall of Martial Heroes, and another check when he entered the Imperial Palace.

He had prepared, but still underestimated the level of detail.

Chu Heng's thoughts turned, and he quickly reviewed Ling Qi's words word by word.

However, the first sentence is wrong - "You Lishan disciples".

But in Lishan Mountain, there are not many people who often go to Lushui, and the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven can even check the time when he leaves the city, so there is absolutely no mistake in this.If you have to say that there are regular customers of Lushui, it is only——

"It's not a big deal to stay for a few days. Some people have lived in Lushui for a long time, and they haven't even left there for nearly half a year. Am I right, Chu Heng?"

Chu Heng tensed up, raised his eyes to look at Ling Qi, and said without changing his face: "The commander is talking about my elder brother, right?"

Ling Qi was noncommittal, just looked back at Chu Heng, and was not in a hurry to respond, as if waiting for him to finish speaking.

After a while, he asked indifferently: "You mean, your elder brother has been in Lushui all this time?"

Chu Heng was startled suddenly, and his heartstrings were stretched to the extreme in an instant, he said the wrong thing!

He was really too sensitive and eager, and the Tianzi Yingwei checked too detailedly, so that as soon as Ling Qi said something, he immediately wanted to imply that "Chu Heng" and "Ji Wuyue" were two people. Qi's intention was to acquiesce that Ji Wuyue had been in Lushui all the time, so as to separate him from Chu Heng who was in the imperial capital.

Unexpectedly, "Smartness is mistaken by cleverness", what Ling Qi checked was not his identity, but Dongjun's movements.

With the Shadow Guard's ability, even if he couldn't find out where Dongjun was, it was still impossible to hide whether Ji Wuyue stayed in Lushui.

"Chu Heng" only lived in Lushui Xiaoxiao at the end of July. Could it be that he still doesn't know if the elder brother is there or if Li has left?

——Clearly dishonest and deceitful.

As soon as the foundation was leaked, this verbal confrontation was completely at a disadvantage, and they could only be led by the nose.

Chu Heng settled his mind, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to ask me something, the commander-in-chief, you might as well just say it."

Ling Qi's eyes were full of scrutiny, and after a while, he said slowly: "Where was your senior brother three months ago?"

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