I can tell fortunes, so I’m not easy to mess with [Cross Book]

Lu Yu also knew something about Liu Bo's case: "I remember that when the Hehe Posthouse was on fire, he plunged into the fire and was burned to death?"

Bai Yiling said: "He wasn't burned to death, the autopsy found that he was poisoned to death. Now we're waiting to find out what kind of poison Liu Bo was poisoned with, and see if we can use this to find the murderer."

Lu Yu said: "Well, so what you can't figure out is why he ran in by himself."

Bai Yiling said: "Yes, but now I understand, because of what you just said."

Lu Yu recalled: "I said just now - even people wearing the same clothes, at most, they only have similar backs, and they are different when they turn their heads..."

When he said this, he also vaguely understood, did not continue, looked at Bai Yiling questioningly, Bai Yiling nodded and said: "Yes, that's the sentence."

"At that time, many people saw Liu Bo rushing to the scene of fire. The closest ones were me and Liang Kuang. We tried to stop him, but we couldn't catch up, and we never saw his face—in other words, all we saw was A person wearing the same clothes as Liu Bo rushed in, whether this person is him or not cannot be proven."

Lu Yu interjected: "So when you saw someone rushing in, Liu Bo was probably already dead. His body was thrown into the fire scene first, and then, the murderer pretended to be Liu Bo, deliberately Run into the fire scene under your watchful eyes, and then escape along the road, so that after everyone goes in and sees Liu Bo's body, everyone will have preconceived ideas and will never suspect that the person who rushed in not long ago was not him!"

This deduction can already connect everything, the two looked at each other, Bai Yiling looked solemn, and nodded slowly.

"This murderer has a lot of brains."

Lu Yu sighed with emotion, and then said to Bai Yiling: "But once you have figured this out, you are not far from the truth. Didn't you say that you have already gone to check what kind of poison Liu Bo has? Don't worry about it anymore." , When the result comes out, it won't be too late to find the clues of the case."

Bai Yiling murmured, and nodded slightly: "Your Majesty has been refusing to receive the illustrious envoys in the capital before, but this time the post house caught fire, and the meeting was facilitated. I originally thought to close the case before then, but it seems too late , I have to be there when the time comes.”

Lu Yu said, "Are you dining with the Sheng family?"

Bai Yiling nodded.

Lu Yu said: "I also want to sit with you—"

Bai Yiling said: "I'm afraid this wish can only be realized when you become a fox..."

Lu Yu could only dismiss this idea sadly. He had just expressed his determination to make progress to his father, so it was not good for him to be openly absent on a big occasion to show off his cuteness.

The day when the emperor formally received the illustrious envoys is coming soon, and this is also the first time that Bai Yiling has formally attended such a grand banquet with the Duke of Zhen.The resplendent and resplendent hall can accommodate hundreds of people. At this moment, the precious light is shining, and the clothes are fragrant and the temples are shadowed. Almost half of the royal family members and important officials are already seated.

The emperor's throne in the middle is still empty, and on the east and west sides, there are several tables with fine wine and food. Because of the hot summer, ice basins are placed behind each table, and there are maids in charge of playing fans. Therefore, although there are many people in the hall, it can also make the banquet participants feel a little cool.

At the men's table, the three princes, King Ying, King Huai, and King Pei, had already taken their seats. Lu Yu looked leisurely, drinking and chatting with King Pei at the same time, seeing Bai Yiling following Sheng Mian and the others Coming in together from behind, he raised his head, smiled and blinked.

Bai Yiling didn't respond, but the corners of his lips were slightly raised.

Sheng Mian was about to take them to a seat, but suddenly stopped, and looked at the person who was walking towards him.Bai Yiling felt his arm was lightly touched, and when he turned his head, Sheng Zhi leaned over and whispered to him, "This is Sheng Hao, father's concubine brother, who has a bad relationship with our family, so you don't have to worry about it."

After he said this, Sheng Hao had already walked in front of several people, cupped his hands at Sheng Mian, and smiled kindly: "Brother!"

He had his wife and children behind him, and the only one Bai Yiling had seen was Sheng Kai who had an unhappiness with Sheng Ji last time. They also followed behind his father, saluted Sheng Mian, and didn't talk any more.

Sheng Mian returned the salute, without a smile on his face, his attitude was not warm, but he was not rude: "Well, you are here."

Sheng Hao's face with a smile froze slightly, his gaze fell behind him, but he suddenly smiled again, and said, "By the way, my little nephew has been recognized again, I haven't congratulated you yet! Tsk, this is really good Appearance."

Bai Yiling saluted and said, "Bai Yiling has met uncle."

Sheng Hao's eyes stayed on him for a few seconds, and he said happily: "Okay, get up. The first time we met, uncle didn't bring any presents. After a while, I will come to see you again."

He paused and said again: "But your name... Now that you're back home, you should change it, right? Otherwise, if someone from our Sheng family gets in with someone named Bai, what's the matter? It's not a joke. , I don’t know, I thought I was raising children for someone else’s family.”

Sheng Hao is the elder, Bai Yiling didn't say anything, but Sheng Mian blocked him back, and said calmly: "Second brother is too worried. This child has always been kind, he was raised by his master, and he followed his master's surname. There is nothing wrong with it, as long as he comes back safely, we as parents don't mind anything else."

The implication is that you, an uncle, don't worry about it so much.

Sheng Hao said with a smile: "Brother is an open-minded person, it's best if you think so."

At this point, there is nothing more to say. After the two families separated, they each looked for their seats.Sheng Duo whispered: "Little brother, don't worry about it, that's how he is, if you're not around, he'd run on us a few words, he's used to it and no one will listen to him as a human being."

Bai Yiling smiled and said, "I understand."

Everyone sat down with a smile.On the male guest's side, there are five people from the Sheng family, father and son, Sheng Mian, Duke of Zhen Guo, is seated alone, the rest are Sheng Duo, Sheng Zhi, Sheng Ji and Bai Yiling sharing a table.

As soon as Sheng Ji sat down, he turned his head and said to the maid who was fanning behind him, "Remove the ice basin, you guys go down too."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and found that Bai Yiling was quietly picking off a chilled grape to eat.

Sheng Ji: "..."

He said: "Father, little brother..."

Taking advantage of the moment when he opened his mouth after saying the word "he", Bai Yiling swiftly threw a grape into Sheng Ji's mouth, choking back his words back into his throat.

Sheng Ji: "..."

Bai Yiling smiled and said: "Third brother, is it delicious?"

Sheng Ji still had a bitter and bitter expression on his face: "Yes."

Bai Yiling: "It's so delicious, you have the heart not to let me eat it?"

Sheng Ji was silent for a while, and pointed out concisely: "Mother said that if you eat cold, big trouble will happen."

Bai Yiling laughed and said, "How serious is that? A little bit, you can't die."

While talking, he poured Sheng Ji a glass of wine with his own hands, and turned his head to ask someone to bring back the ice basin - there are too many people in the whole hall, it is really unbearable without this thing.Since receiving the first systematic treatment, Bai Yiling's illness has actually improved a lot, but the people around him are always cautious.It used to be colleagues, but now there are Lu Yu and the Sheng family.

Sheng Ji took a sip of wine, looked at him in good spirits, and really didn't look like someone whose life was about to die, so he ignored it.

The two brothers here get along harmoniously, but there are countless people around who are secretly looking at the Sheng family.

Bai Yiling's appearance is outstanding, even if someone who has only heard of his reputation but doesn't know him looks at him, he can recognize this person's identity at a glance.

At the moment, he was holding the golden cup in one hand, and resting the other casually on the table, with a smile on his lips, he was talking to Sheng Ji.On the table in front of him was a glass lamp with five lamps. The lamp shadows were shining brightly, as if they had been reflected in the bottom of his eyes. This person's beautiful eyes were even more contrasting. His skin was like jade, and his face was extremely exquisite. However, he had a pair of sword eyebrows and a whole body of heroic spirit. And absolutely no one would mistake him for a woman.

Even the palace people waiting around couldn't help but stare in ecstasy, exchanging glances with each other, indicating that this gentle and handsome young man is the Commander Bai who won the first place in the bid shooting competition.

This kind of eye contact did not last for too long. After the emperor went to the hall and everyone kowtowed, the second prince Ying Wang Lu stepped forward and reported: "Father, the illustrious envoys are already waiting outside the hall, and there are Sing and dance."

This time the banquet was mainly arranged by him. Seeing the emperor nodding his head slightly, he immediately said to the outside: "Please let the envoy go to the hall!"

In the middle of the hall, there were women dancing for fun, but as Lu Cheng's order was conveyed, these court ladies immediately bowed their heads in salute and retreated silently.Immediately afterwards, someone put up a snow-white screen around the main hall, enclosing the illustrious people who will be performing next. Apart from being mysterious, it made people even more curious.

General Dingyuan sitting next to him laughed and said, "What kind of trick is this again? How can people watch it by covering up the empty space in the middle? Could it be that he is ashamed to know that his show is shameful ?"

Among the countries at present, the Jin State is the most powerful and occupies the most prosperous and peaceful land, but this does not mean that they can sit back and relax.Several nomadic peoples around have established their own states one after another. Among them, Hehe and Rongdi are the most envious of the fertile land in the Central Plains. Although they dare not openly declare war, they are forced to harass the border of Jin State from time to time and loot some property due to the pressure of survival. This kind of thing is still done frequently.

Not long ago, the king of Youzhou sent troops to force the two most rebellious tribes to the west of Wolf Valley in one fell swoop, which made them more honest and sent people to pay tribute.Sang Hongrui's reckless behavior, as well as the eldest prince Gao Guilie who was eager to contact Lu Qi or Lu Yu, were all motivated by this.

The illustrious envoys have been in the capital for a while. Although the two sides have maintained a superficial harmony after this war, they are still secretly trying to get away with it. That's why the emperor waited until this time before agreeing to meet him. He just decided what General Yuan said. There is also a lot of disdain inside.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rhythmic drumbeat, and with the drumbeat, a very bright light suddenly came down from the ceiling in the middle of the hall, which happened to fall within the range surrounded by the screen , and immediately cast the figure of the performer inside on the white screen.

Due to the bright lights and the thin screen, the figures inside are almost completely reflected. The onlookers can clearly see that there are male and female performers. The woman with a gorgeous bun is lying on the ground with a soft posture.

With the sound of the drumsticks hitting the drum surface, these people who were projected on the screen and standing still began to move. Compared with the soft and graceful dancing posture of the Jin people before, the hehe performance is obviously more aggressive and aggressive. Sex, the rhythm of the dance is clear, and the movements are neat. The figures of the men jumped back and forth on the wooden stakes without any mistakes.

But such a wonderful program made everyone's faces gradually look a little bit ugly.

Sheng Zhi said in a low voice: "They use dance to convey the message. Although the movements of the men are complicated, in fact, they are nothing more than two different things. On the one hand, they are simulating the scene of fighting on the battlefield, and on the other hand, they are conquering women. Take out this dance The performance is obviously intended to demonstrate."

Sheng Ji concluded: "Being beaten up is not enough, I want to do it again."

The men's dance was full of vigor and strength, while the women's bodies were as soft as spirit snakes. When the drum beat finally stopped, everyone's movements also stopped in place, and the screen was removed and moved aside.

The performers saluted together, and the first ones were three illustrious people wearing furs and bare right arms. They bowed slightly to Emperor Wenxuan, and the one in the middle was Gao Guilie whom he had seen before.

"Hehe great prince Gao Guilie, Chang Ge generals Kege and Taka, see His Majesty the Emperor of Jin."

Seeing their actions, King Ying's brows were filled with anger, and he wanted to reprimand him, but he glanced at his father again, seeing that the emperor didn't express anything, so he obediently swallowed the words that had come to his lips.

Emperor Wenxuan looked calm, and said indifferently: "The performance just now was very exciting, and I felt as if I could feel the scenery of the grassland. First prince, a while ago, the mighty soldiers blatantly looted on the border of our country. Is the national style of your country just like the dance just now?" , full of plunder and attack?"

His words sounded like praise and questioning, but Gao Guilie didn't rush at all, and replied: "Your Majesty is wrong, the dance just now was not intended to show the intention of attacking and looting, but was designed and arranged by me personally." , I just want to use this to reopen the friendly exchanges between your two countries.”

The King of England said in a neutral tone: "Oh, is that right? First Prince, then your idea is really ingenious. Forgive me for not seeing the profound meaning of friendship expressed in the dance."

Gao Guilie dragged a woman in a light gauze bun to his side, grabbed her hair with his hands, lifted her face roughly, and said with a smile, "His Royal Highness, please come and identify her." Now, is this man a man or a woman?"

That face is very delicate and beautiful, so it hurts from being treated roughly, it looks even more pitiful, and it doesn't look like a man, but since the other party asked this way, it can't be for no reason .

King Ying said, "Is this man disguised as a woman?"

He began to be a little confused about the meaning of the other party. When this rhetorical question was asked during the verbal confrontation between the two countries, it seemed a little weaker. Concubine Yin leaned forward slightly, looking at her son worriedly.

Gao Guilie said with a smile: "Exactly. The performance of this dance is a test of the dancer's physical strength, and ordinary women cannot complete it. These women are all disguised as actors from the Jin Kingdom, so it just reflects the relationship between the two countries. Collaborative cooperation. As for the nuisance incident mentioned by His Majesty just now, the subjects of every country are different. Those scum must have done this kind of thing under the banner of our soldiers. An explanation."

After Gao Guilie said these words, Bai Yiling realized that he had underestimated the eldest prince before.This person is really cunning. They let the Jin people dress up as women and bow down to the illustrious dancers. It was obviously meant to humiliate, but he beautified it like this, and then promised to take care of the disturbers in the frontier. Once it comes, it doesn't matter whether people lose their temper or not.

Emperor Wenxuan had always had a deep personality, but he didn't show any anger when he heard this. Instead, he raised his eyes slightly and looked at Lu Yu calmly.

Lu Yu received his father's gaze, smiled slightly, put down his wine glass, and took the words: "Elder Prince, there is a saying in our Central Plains, which is 'Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges', no matter you Whether the performer is from Jin or Hehe, since he was brought here by the First Prince, the wonderful performance is due to his excellent training. Just like you, the First Prince, you should also do as the Romans do and bow down to our king The gift is right."

His talk has never disappointed people, Gao Guilie was choked, and smiles appeared on the faces of the people around him.

After the dance was over just now, the reason why they looked sour was because several illustrious envoys did not kneel down to worship the emperor, but it would be out of style if they broke out because of this incident at the beginning, so Emperor Wenxuan suppressed it for the time being. At this time, it was brought up again by Lu Yu.

He beat back and forth, first pointing out that although the other party used Jin men to pretend to be women to humiliate the weak people in the Central Plains, in fact, since these dancers were trained by He He, they have nothing to do with Jin people, so as to resolve Gao Guilie's throwing Come to make things difficult.Then he changed the subject again, using this to bring out the fact that he did not kneel in front of the king, and instead defeated the opponent.

His Royal Highness Huai's words really made Gao Guilie a little overwhelmed, he paused, and said with a smile: "In this world, there are people who follow the Romans and do as the Romans do, and there are also people who don't forget the roots. It’s a gift to face the king, which represents our highest respect.”

When King Ying heard this, Lu Yu had said everything he had said, and the emperor looked approving again, which made him a little anxious, and said with a smile: "But this place is not grand, what you are stepping on is the state of Jin. If you are in the land, you should follow the etiquette of Jin and bow down to our emperor."

Gao Guilie hadn't spoken yet, and Taka, who had been silent for a long time behind him, finally spoke. Unfortunately, his words were hard and provocative, which made the false harmonious atmosphere in the hall suddenly change: "We Man, no matter where he is, he only knows his own King!"

What he said was both stunned and rushed, not to mention that the Jin people suddenly changed color, even Kege who was beside him couldn't help but glared at his companion.

Sheng Duo said: "This man is so reckless, why would he send him here?"

Sheng Mian said: "That's Gao Yuanda's person."

He tapped lightly, and the four sons present understood that this Gao Yuanda was the illustrious second prince, who was the most suspicious real culprit after the posthouse caught fire last time.He and Gao Guilie are not descended from the same concubine, and they are almost life and death in the struggle for power in this clan.

This time Gao Guilie was able to go to Jin as an envoy. Of course, his second brother was not to be outdone, so he obtained the right to deploy people. But if he let such a fool in, do he want to directly make him angry with the emperor? Gao Guilie, the elder brother, killed him, so it is unknown.

As soon as Taka's words came out, the surface calm that he had managed to maintain just now was like thin ice on the lake, and it quickly melted away. Put it on the cases in front of you.

Following his movements, two men in black suddenly jumped out from the back of the hall without a sound, held down the arms of Kege and Taka respectively, raised their legs and kicked them hard at the knees, forcing them to knock down head to go.

These two men in black came out from Ze'anwei's hidden guards. They were hinted by the British king Lu Cheng, and instead of touching Gao Guilie, who had the highest status, they shot at two illustrious courtiers who didn't know how to behave. To teach a lesson.

They moved briskly and silently. Before Kege and Taka could react, they had already tripped and fell to the ground, holding the back of their heads and being forced to kowtow three times.