Emperor Que Shaohua

It was a dark night without moonlight and stars, and the light rain outside the window continued until midnight.Lin Chen was lying on the bed covered with a quilt, seemingly sleeping peacefully, but in fact he had almost no sleep all night.

My father has already become suspicious, but he should not be sure, otherwise he will take more direct and harsh measures.I have to use crutches to walk, and I have no power to resist, so I must not be seen.

The door of the mansion was closed tightly, and there was that confidant who was guarding every step of the way outside. It was hard to find someone to send a letter out.Lin Chen didn't dare to toss and turn, and even pretended to breathe heavily from time to time, enduring it very hard.

He heard the faint sound of leaks coming from outside, and thought of trains loaded with spring water entering Los Angeles through the half-opened Xihua Gate, rumbling through the streets, and heading towards Chonghua Miyagi as usual. go.The difference is that tonight, in addition to the wooden barrels filled with water, one of the mule carts will also be stuffed with a young man whose acupuncture points are tapped or tied up. That is Xiao Ling who is beside His Royal Highness King Jing.Waterwheels enter the palace every night, and the sergeants guarding the corner gate of the palace will be released without careful inspection. After that, what kind of disaster will it cause?

It wasn't until the east turned pale that Lin Chen couldn't bear the fatigue and fell asleep briefly, his hands clenched into fists under the quilt.Even if he is anxious, he must endure it, he can't stop it, his father has committed another great crime, just like he has done in the past many years.But I have to do something, today, will Lin Huai'an invite King Ning to visit the mansion as originally planned?When Ping Yuan comes, as long as we can meet each other, there is still a chance.

I just want to know that my father will definitely take precautions and will not allow himself to speak out to warn, what should I do?

At dawn on February [-]th, after the fifth watch, it was the moment when defenses were most likely to be relaxed.The heavily guarded Chonghua Palace was again attacked by foreigners.They still turned over cages and broke into houses, but under the defense and interception of the imperial guards, the burglars who had come and gone without a trace before showed their whereabouts this time, and there were more than one of them.

Li Pinglan, the commander of the palace, happened to be away from the palace due to something. The deputy commander, Yuan Xusheng, led the night guards to search around. First, they saw a figure in black with extremely fast movements.The man suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped it, and shouted: "Guan Ling, if you can't find the antidote, come back next time, hurry up, get away first and report to the master before making any fuss!" Then he performed lightness kung fu, went through the window and over the wall.

The guards who chased to the side hall all heard this sentence, and then looked intently. There was a young man sitting leaning against an open lacquered wooden cabinet. He was standing up slowly while holding the cabinet door, his movements were a little slow.

The guards of the imperial guard were already chasing red eyes, seeing how willing to let go of this situation, they immediately divided into two groups, several guards stepped forward to surround and capture the young man, Yuan Xusheng led the rest of his subordinates to chase after the black-clothed thief who had a knack for lightness.

At this time, the sky was twilight, the police rang loudly in the palace, and the hastily lit lanterns and torches were still on. More imperial guards came to chase after hearing the sound, but it was a pity that they were one step too late.The snitch seemed to be quite familiar with the terrain of the palace, and he only picked out remote and unguarded places, but he saw black shadows flashing several times on the ridges of the palace, and disappeared.

In contrast, the slender young man who was surrounded was surprisingly easy to grasp, his expression was bewildered, and he couldn't keep up with his reaction. He was firmly restrained by the swarming guards before he could resist, and then he was tied up.

Emperor Tianyi stayed in the Lanting Palace at night, and was awakened by the noise outside before dawn. Hearing that there were burglars again, he threw the teacup in his hand on the ground angrily: "These gangs of lawless thieves treat my Chonghua Palace as a What place, his own backyard, if you want to come, you can come and take a look around! Where is Commander Li, why don't you come to see me?"

It has been a long time since he got angry like this. Obviously he was completely irritated by the thieves who repeatedly harassed him. Wu Yong, who was serving by the side, and Yuan Xusheng, who came to report, both secretly complained. Deputy Commander Yuan whispered: "Return to Your Majesty. , Commander Li went out yesterday, and he has not returned yet. However, he has just captured a thief, and his subordinates will interrogate him, so they may know the ins and outs."

A few days ago, Li Pinglan received invitations from Master Hangu of the Northern Liao Dynasty several times in succession. Since the master of the Northern Liao Dynasty was regarded as a master of martial arts, it would be inappropriate to avoid fighting instead of fighting, so he agreed to go out of the palace yesterday to fight.With his cultivation base, it is rare to meet an opponent in the world, but once he meets, it will not be able to tell the winner immediately.The time set was originally dusk, but after leaving, he didn't return all night.

Only then did Emperor Tianyi remember that Li Pinglan had reported this matter to himself in advance.When he heard that the traitor had been captured, his anger calmed down a little, so he asked what kind of person he was and how the specific process was.

Yuan Xusheng was able to handle affairs, and he was Li Pinglan's right-hand man. Since the envoys from the Liao and Jin Dynasties came to Luocheng to cause trouble, the Yulin Guard and Prince Jing's Mansion had faintly established a mutual exchange of cooperation, and Langhuan helped a lot.He had never seen Guan Ling before, but he had heard about the young guard next to King Jing more than once.He was chasing down the robbers today but accidentally captured Guan Ling, and the shout of the black-clothed masked man before he fled, he always felt strange.Sneaking into the Chonghua Palace to steal is a sneaky act, no matter how arrogant a person is, he still has to hide his identity and purpose, and his accomplices hate to use coded words, how can they call out automatically like this, and the voice is loud, as if they are afraid of others Can't hear clearly.If it is really to obtain something important, do you still expect to find it in the future?

It's just that he couldn't make a judgment. Guan Ling's behavior after being restrained was also strange. He only asked where this place was, and then didn't say a word, but the hair on his head was clearly used a few days ago. The only white jade ring stolen in the womb.

When the emperor asked, he could only answer truthfully. He briefly described the situation at that time, and was about to mention his own analysis, when he suddenly realized that the emperor's expression had become extremely ugly in just a short moment.

"The antidote," Emperor Tianyi almost burst out of his teeth in just two words, "Did you hear clearly that you really said that?"

"That's true. There are several people present besides his subordinates, and everyone has heard it with their own ears." Yuan Xusheng felt extremely dangerous in an instant, and the hairs on his back stood on end, and he didn't dare to say more.The emperor's reaction was as if he had been touched against the scales. It seemed that the antidote mentioned by the visitor was not only true, but it might also be a private taboo of the royal family.

"You said the captured assassin was named Guan Ling?" Emperor Tianyi asked again with a gloomy face, "Can you find out who he is and who ordered him?"

"This subordinate rushed to report to His Majesty, but before the interrogation, I still don't know his origin." Yuan Xusheng replied carefully.The emperor's expression was not good. He didn't want to tell King Jing from his own mouth, so he simply delayed the time until Li Pinglan came back, "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, and I will go to investigate."

"No need, you don't know, but my heart is as clear as a mirror." Emperor Tianyi sneered repeatedly, and the fire in his heart couldn't be stopped, burning more and more fiercely.

Since accepting Bihai Chengxin, Luo Yanhua has kept his promise for the past year, behaved calmly and dedicatedly, and helped Yu Zhou reverse the long-term unfavorable situation.However, at this moment, it seems that his heart is deplorable after all. After the great victory in the northern border, he has already given rewards to the old Langhuan tribe who participated in the war. achievement.From his point of view, Lang Huan committed such a serious crime back then, this kind of treatment was already an extremely magnanimous grace.

Recently, a large number of warriors from the Liao and Jin Dynasties have poured into Luocheng. The court peace talks and the Three Kingdoms competition are going on at the same time. During the process, it is inevitable to rely heavily on King Jing and treat them with more courtesy.I thought that after all these years, even if Luo Yanhua was not grateful for his concessions, at least he was still a well-behaved and smart person. Unexpectedly, Fang won't be able to bear it anymore after gaining some color. Dare to be unscrupulous and even tear up the agreement with the imperial court?

Since the martial arts contest, after witnessing the skills of the martial arts disciples, Emperor Tianyi was pleasantly surprised, but also secretly fearful: Langhuan can invite so many outstanding talents, once Luo Yanhua has the intention of rebelling, how will the situation be controlled?The series of incidents of drug theft in the palace right now are poking at his heart.

It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day, Luo Yanhua failed to get the antidote, instead he fell into trouble, today is the middle of the month.

Thinking of this, he vaguely felt that there was something unreasonable. With King Jing's mind, why did he act so arrogantly and urgently, not even leaving a way out?His life is still in his hands.

But this thought just passed by, he didn't and didn't want to think about it.Everything fits right up.Although it was also suspected that warriors from the Northern Liao Dynasty or the Yijin Dynasty sneaked into the Chonghua Palace to cause chaos, but how could the foreign barbarians be familiar with the inside story of the palace, and how could they say that they were looking for an antidote?If the First Prince used the hustle and bustle in the city as a cover to seek the antidote, everything would make sense.Besides, the name Guan Ling seems to have been mentioned somewhere recently. It is either the personal follower of King Jing or the hidden guard. In short, it must be closely related.

"Suppress that young man, and no one is allowed to approach him. Send someone to find Commander Li and go back to the palace to interrogate him personally, and report back as soon as possible." The less people know about Bi Haicheng's heart, the better. If it spreads, people will inevitably suffer Criticizing, he pressed the anger in his heart, and said sharply, "Block the news, whoever dares to mention half a word of this matter to the outside of the palace, will be punished without mercy! I will ask Luo Yanhua today to see if he still has any problems." What can I say!"

In Prince Jing's mansion, Luo Pingyuan still got up to practice at the usual time, and then had breakfast with his younger brother.There are two obvious dark circles on Yan Yin's face: "Fourth senior brother, can I go to look for Xiaoling together with Second Brother Qin and the others today, as long as I can help, I can do anything."

"No need, you are not familiar with their way of action, you should stay with the second senior brother in the mansion." How could Luo Pingyuan agree, and stopped immediately.Seeing the little junior brother hang his head down in frustration, he adjusted his tone a little more gently, "The situation is urgent these days, and there are many clues. If Xiaoyin gets lost again, the second senior brother and I will die in a hurry. So you just need to stay well and let Everyone can find it at any time, which is the greatest help, can you do it?"

Yan Yin nodded, his frustration only increasing.Guan Ling has been missing for more than a day, and it can be seen that everyone in the mansion is very anxious. Although no one blames himself, he is already restless because of sadness.The fourth senior brother was so busy, he didn't dare to say a word to the second senior brother who was recuperating, if it would be useful to hide and cry, he really wanted to find a corner and cry until Xiaoling came back.

Luo Pingyuan also felt uncomfortable, the longer the time dragged on, the less hope of finding Guan Ling safely.Brother Huang said that the Kunlun Mansion should do something in a day or two, and Lang Huan also noticed that Ji Wuya, who was hiding in the post house of Honglu Temple, was stepping up to mobilize his men, but there was no sign of Xiao Ling anywhere.When Tu Qiongdao sees him again, maybe that quiet and aura-filled young man will never come back again.

Discussed with King Jing last night, he has a lot of things to arrange today, he should go directly to Jingyu Guardhouse after packing up, but for some reason, after leaving Hanxiaozhai, he went to Lancangju first.

Perhaps it was because last night he felt that Luo Yanhua's face was paler than usual, as if he was a little tired.

King Jing hasn't had breakfast yet, he has the habit of getting up in the morning to write, and he is hanging his pen in front of the desk.Luo Pingyuan entered the study with light steps, and immediately felt the quiet atmosphere inside. He saw that the emperor's brother was not writing a post, but was writing a letter, and his head seemed to read "Qi Yichu".

Even if it's a letter, it's not easy to read, Luo Pingyuan naturally didn't know that Yichu was written by Mu Shaoqing, and it was at the beginning of their acquaintance many years ago that Luo Yanhua made fun of him.

King Jing heard the sound of footsteps, finished writing the words and sentences under his hand, and then put down the pen: "Ping Yuan is not going to the guard, but what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, I'm going out now." Luo Pingyuan was a little embarrassed, he couldn't say it was because he felt inexplicably uneasy, so he subconsciously came here, "I'll be back when I finish my work, I forgot to say last night, Brother Huang Today, I should try to spend as little thought as possible and rest for a few more hours, so that my body can hold on."

Luo Yanhua was stunned, and suddenly he didn't know how to respond. He could only smile a little, and even he felt very concealed: "It's nothing, I will pay attention. It's Ping Yuan who is in an emergency, so be careful in everything, There's no harm in being more on guard."

He watched Luo Pingyuan leave the study room, his figure disappeared at the gate of the courtyard, and when he turned back to continue writing the letter, he was a little out of his mind.

It has been more than three months since Zhu Jin returned to Jiangnan to preside over the situation. The news came one after another. After several twists and turns, Cao Bang finally made progress, but the situation in Wanjian Villa was not stable. At least it's reasonable, but recently his attitude and actions have become increasingly extreme. Whenever other Langhuan subordinates tried to persuade him or offered to help find the traitor, he would suddenly change his color, yell at each other, and even draw his sword at each other.

Now this letter was written by her cousin Jiang Wanli. She wanted to take the letter with Zhu Jin to Wanjian Villa and have a good talk with Mu Shaoqing again, hoping to ease the deadlock.

He tried his best to restrain his mind and finish writing the letter.Perhaps it was because I had to go to the palace to seek the antidote later, so I felt that my thoughts were particularly messy.For the past two days, I have been thinking repeatedly about the purpose of the Kunlun Mansion to capture Guan Ling. Is it just to capture a person in Langhuan, or is it deliberately targeting Guan Ling?The resulting actions and consequences are quite different.

What Ji Wuya did must be internally related. According to the information provided by Xuanshuang and Qibi, he speculated on several possibilities, but each one had flaws that were not easy to figure out, which made him feel that he was still in the fog. Unable to draw conclusions.

Luo Pingyuan said that he wanted to return to the palace as soon as possible. If he followed the practice of the previous two months, he should also enter the palace earlier.King Jing thought about it and got up, walked out of the study slowly, and looked at the sky.

"Your Highness, do you want to order the carriage to be prepared?" Yang Yue stepped forward and asked for instructions softly.Gu Yu also followed, this month it was his turn to accompany the Suzerain to Chonghua Palace.

"Director Yang, I'm not in a hurry today. I'll wait for a while, maybe someone will send a letter." Luo Yanhua shook his head slightly, walked under the sycamore tree that hadn't yet sprouted green, and sat down at the table.Unlike A Su who stayed on the beam every day, Guan Ling always liked to hide among the branches of this big tree. He closed his eyes, and if he didn't get anything, it was also a message.

As soon as the words fell, there was a whistling sound from above the head suddenly, the sound was clear and continuous, but it seemed to be in the east, and suddenly it sounded from the west.

Yang Yue couldn't help changing his expression, and hurriedly stood in front of King Jing. If the whistling sound came from the same person, this person's movement skills are really shockingly fast, and it is hard to imagine that there is such a light skill in the world.

A black shadow soared into the sky, and the long rope in his hand was criss-crossing, sealing everything within several feet in an instant. It was Qin Su.It was the first time that Yang Yue saw Qin Su using a weapon against the enemy. He saw Zhong Zhong Suo Ying who seemed to be chasing the figure in white. mean."

"I didn't expect to sit under the phoenix tree less, and wait for the auspicious light to come." Luo Yanhua said lightly, "Tan protector can go in and out of the Nine Palaces without being noticed. If you show up today, would you like to talk for a while?"

"Very good." The man said, with a slightly arrogant tone, "Fang saw that Li Pinglan defeated the old monster Hangu, and then visited the mansion. Sect Master Jiang deserves me to sit down and have a cup of tea."

"Gu Yu pours two cups of tea." Jing Wang said, Qin Su's offensive stopped, and he took the long rope back into his arms, and the man in white floated down, and sat down on the opposite side like a piece of light feather.He wore half a silver-white metal mask on the left side of his face, and the outline of his right side did not resemble that of a person from the Western Regions, but was quite handsome, and he looked only in his thirties.His expression was silent, and his lips were extremely thin.

Standing by Yang Yue's side, he finally saw the most mysterious Ji Guang Pian Yu among the Nine Protectors of Kunlun, but he felt that this person's eyes were like cold electricity, and being stared at was like being stabbed by a tangible and tangible sharp weapon, which was extremely uncomfortable.

He looked at King Jing for a moment, and then suddenly said: "I have heard for a long time that Sect Master Langhuan has lost all his martial arts skills, but he can predict things like a god, and he arrives first. I saw it today, and I think it is just like this. Just like I came here on a whim, Where did you expect it in advance? You wouldn't just say now that you were waiting for me just now, right?" The voice was low, with hints of sarcasm.

"I dare not take such ridiculous praise." King Jing was not moved, took a sip of the tea cup that Gu Yu handed over, and Fang Xuxu said, "For example, Protector Tan's words are quite unexpected to me. But if you think about it, if you are a person who is clumsy and unable to understand world affairs, even if you are ordered to go down the Yuding Peak, it is just a pawn in the hands of Senior Brother Ling. How can you fulfill the heavy entrustment? I am not waiting for you today, respectable Jiahui is sitting here, but it is not a whim, a whim, I don't know if Protector Tan agrees with my words?"

Tan Huayu's pupils contracted imperceptibly, staring at King Jing, his voice became clearer and clearer: "If I hadn't come to help Ji Wuya, who would have entrusted me? You might as well make it clear."

Luo Yanhua smiled slightly, Tan Huayu was indeed a proud person, when he mentioned Ji Wuya he called him by his first name, not even senior brother, how could he come to Luo City just because of Ji Wuya's invitation?

These days, he has been intentionally or unintentionally waiting for Jiguang Pianyu to appear, except for today, when he thought that if something happened in the palace, Li Pinglan would send someone to deliver a letter, but it was Tan Huayu who appeared in front of him.However, the exchange of a few words has already confirmed the original thoughts in his heart.

The other party chose not to come face-to-face at the moment, which shows that the situation has reached a critical juncture.

"One mountain, one pavilion and one cave, half of the country and half of the Langhuan. Ever since Wei Wuze rebelled from Langhuan and became the shady emissary of your mansion, the Kunlun Mansion and Langhuan Mansion have been at odds with each other, fighting endlessly. At first, the Kunlun Mansion still had the upper hand, forcing the Central Plains, It was true that there was a time of reckless glory. However, in recent years, not only has the division within the mansion become more and more serious, and the yin and yang envoys have each occupied the hills to recruit subordinates, and Wei Wuze's shady methods have attracted counterattacks from the sects of the Central Plains. From now on, the imperial court will not tolerate Yu Zhou." Luo Yanhua said, "Next, with the support of Yang envoys and Yin envoys, Ji Wuya will mobilize all the elites in the mansion, and even if he risks dissatisfaction, he will fight with Lang Huan fight to the death and even die together. If I were the lord of the Kunlun Mansion, even if I was in poor health and had not been involved in the affairs of the mansion for many years, I would hardly sit idly by when I saw this situation. It is said that Protector Tan has a lonely nature and is unwilling to be driven by Wu Chaohuan or Wei Wuze If you think about it, Ji Wuya can't send you, the only person who can make you come here from Kunlun Jade Cauldron Peak is the old palace master of your mansion."

Yang Yue was already dumbfounded.Tan Huayu pursed his lips as thin as a knife's edge, and after a long while, he began to speak, but withdrew his arrogance: "Langhuan and my Kunlun Mansion have had a long-standing feud for many years. After I arrived in Luo City, I watched Guardian Ji's careful planning. This time, we can't win in one battle. When Langhuan is defeated and Prince Yu Zhou is supported, the Kunlun Mansion will still be the world in the future. If you retreat and cooperate with you to negotiate peace, there will be many risks and costs. This seat's only choice."

"Yes, the ten-year feud cannot be resolved instantly, but it does not necessarily mean that both sides will suffer. Protector Tan bears a heavy responsibility. Whether the Kunlun Mansion changes course or not depends on how you choose." Luo Yanhua said lightly, "If you want Langhuan to let go of the confrontation, You are bound to make corresponding concessions. Wei Wuze committed a great crime against Langhuan, and he used the Kunlun Mansion as a tool to vent his personal grievances. Are you willing to allow yourself to cover up and continue to suffer losses? If you use your entire family's strength to help protect the crown prince, in order to return in the future Yu Zhou, then with Luo Wenxiao's character and ability, is it worth making such a heavy bet?"

If he was sure of all these, Yoshimitsu Kataha probably wouldn't have come to see him.King Jing knew that since Tan Huayu took the order, he must rely on something, but it would take a lot of trouble to take over the situation from Ji Wuya, so he stopped talking.

Sure enough, Tan Huayu was silent for a long time, took a sip of the tea cup he had never touched, stood up and said, "Sect Master Jiang is indeed amazingly talented, no wonder he can push my Kunlun Mansion to such a degree. But if you can't protect yourself, make an agreement It's also in vain. Ji Hufa has been planning for a long time, and he has vowed that he will be able to deal with you. If you can defeat his scheme, save your life, and come before the next month, and then pay a visit, there will be some reason."

"Today's chance belongs to today, he will meet again, the situation is no longer." Luo Yanhua also stood up and said, "I may not be willing to make the same promise at that time. It seems that Protector Tan has made a lot of efforts to complete Ji Wuya's plan, Kong drank my cup of tea, but didn't show sincerity, how can I leave room for you?"

"I'm from the Kunlun Mansion, since the situation is unclear, I will naturally help him." Tan Huayu said in awe.

"Where is Guan Ling now?" King Jing asked suddenly, his quiet voice was full of mysterious meaning, "If there is an emergency, the Kunlun Mansion will pay in blood, and I will not let you go."

Tan Huayu wanted to leave, but he paused when he heard the words, and said after a while: "I couldn't get away from watching the battle last night, I only know that your young guard was sent to Chonghua Palace at five o'clock, and he was intact when he entered. As for what happened afterwards, it is the matter of the imperial forest guards in the palace."

At the end of the sentence, the person was already standing on the top of the plane tree, following the slight ups and downs of the branches, and pointing again with the toes, there was no one in sight for a moment, but a voice came from afar: "Sect Master Langhuan, remember, you owe me money." A favor!"