When Han Mei retreated into the darkness, the palace people stepped out of the shadows in this hall one after another. Everything was as if Han Mei had never appeared. When the red firelight shines on everyone's face. Some people are solemn, some are indifferent, some are curious, and some are haggard. And Lu You, the "Great Si Nong" of the Shuguo, collapsed in the center of the main hall with a look of panic.

No one dared to step forward to help Luyou.

An important minister like Lu You, except for the lord of the country, no one dared to help him. And at this moment, if Yun Ji, who is the lord of the country, doesn't help him, no one will help him. If this is the case, then Lu You can only stand up again with difficulty.

In fact, Yun Ji really didn't plan to help Luyou.

Although Lu You is the elder of the two dynasties of the Shu Kingdom, and he is the "Great Synon" who is responsible for managing the finances, this does not change Yun Ji's attitude, especially since he just learned some things about Lu You from Pu Jia, and seeing that Lu You was wearing the "cloud pattern" robe given to him by Yun Chen, Yun Ji expected that Lu You's visit would be no good thing.

Those who can be given a robe with a "cloud pattern" pattern by the Yun clan are usually heroes who have made significant contributions to the Yun clan and even the entire Shu country. At the moment, Yun Ji is not sure what Lu You's intentions are at the moment, but when she came to meet her in a "moire" robe, she either came to find something or ask for something.

At this moment, Lu You, who was so frightened by the "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof" that he collapsed to the ground, never thought that he would see this legendary behemoth with his own eyes in his lifetime! Lu You didn't feel that it was a shame to be frightened by the "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof" and collapsed, or would this make him unable to get off the stage.

In view of the fact that there have been too many things in Mingyue City recently, although he is no longer sure which of these things are really beneficial to him and which ones are laying traps, but taking the opportunity of this collapse, Lu You quickly turned his embarrassment into a test of Yun Ji's attitude. And Yun Ji's current attitude will directly affect what Lu You will do next and what she will say.

Looking at Lu You's paralyzed posture, Yun Ji hesitated for a moment, as if to see what he wanted to do. Seeing that Lu You seemed to have lost his soul after he collapsed, he couldn't let him be paralyzed like this all the time, so Yun Ji asked lightly: "What's wrong with Lord Lu, is it okay?"

Lu You listened, and then hurriedly said along the "steps" given by Yun Ji: "The minister was born in the market, although he is lonely and unheard, but he often hears people mention the prestige of the divine beast "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof" of our country. ”

Yun Ji glanced at Lu You coldly: "In this case, then Lord Lu hurry up, it is cold in the middle of the night, you are a veteran of the two dynasties, a hero of the country, Yun Ji does not dare to slack off." ”

"No," Lu You listened, and saw that Yun Ji didn't mean to help him up, so he slowly got up and deliberately made a tired appearance, standing on top of the palace hall with a respectful look on his face, mixed with undisguised panic.

Although she doesn't know how much she already knows about herself, she can roughly guess Yun Ji's attitude at the moment. There are some things that it is better to say them yourself than to be asked by her.

When Yun Ji's gaze touched the panic in Lu You's eyes, the lonely woman on the throne asked Lu You in a very indifferent tone: "Did something big happen tonight that made Lord Lu so flustered and chose to meet you in the middle of the night like this." ”

Between the words, Lu You seemed to realize that something was wrong. Why did Yun Ji meet him here at this time, instead of in her bedroom or imperial study. Could it be that she had not slept all night, or was Yun Ji receiving someone else before him?

Yun Ji didn't find out that there was anything wrong with what she said, perhaps because she was a little dissatisfied and resistant to Lu You herself, so she didn't notice her words for a while, so Lu You, who has always been careful, found some clues that didn't concern him.

At that time, in the matter of the marriage between the Xia Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom, as the important minister of the Shu Kingdom and the elder of the two dynasties, Lu You's position was to try his best to advocate marriage, which made Yun Ji, who actually trusted Lu You, feel isolated for a long time, and it was through that incident that the original little girl gradually saw many people and things clearly, and then grew into the current master of the Shu country.

For Yun Ji's question, Lu You did not answer immediately, but bowed his head to the ground extremely respectfully, and said loudly: "The old minister is guilty!"

Yun Ji was puzzled: "What is Lord Lu's crime!"

At this moment, Lu You seemed to be waiting for Yun Ji's words. When Yun Ji raised this question, the sophisticated Lu You did not raise his eyes but continued to bow down, and said tremblingly: "The old minister is ashamed! Back then, the lord of Yunchen ordered the old minister to investigate the truth behind the "Mingguang Change", but the old minister was entrusted by the lord of the country and failed to report it truthfully! Over the years, whenever he thought of this matter, he always had trouble sleeping! He also asked the lord of the country to review the truth behind the "Mingguang Change"! The old minister was willing to be a witness! Expose the clan's unspeakable conspiracy!"

Hearing this, Yun Ji, who originally looked indifferent, suddenly frowned, and Pu Jia on the side showed a puzzled look. When Yun Ji and Pu Jia's eyes touched, the doubts that originally lingered in the hearts of the two of them became even stronger.

......

There are two flowers, one on each branch.

In the city of bright moon, in the courtyard of light,

The eighth floor of the Yao Pavilion, the military aircraft department.

When the man entered the door, Lian Mu had already drawn half of the appearance of Bai Qiang in his memory. If it weren't for Bu Weilan patting Lian Mu's shoulder, maybe Lian Mu wouldn't have noticed when there was one more person around him.

The sudden appearance of Bu Weilan really scared Lian Mu into a cold sweat. As a mid-tenth order martial artist, Lian Mu couldn't hear Bu Weilan's footsteps when he entered the door just now, let alone feel Bu Weilan's breath.

Although it is said that Bu Weilan is not an outsider.

But this situation is a very dangerous thing for a warrior. If you can't detect the danger around you in time, it is tantamount to putting your own life on the edge of someone else's knife. Of course, Lian Mu didn't notice Bu Weilan's appearance at this moment, and it was probably related to the fact that he was engrossed in painting the portrait of Bai Qiang.

Looking at the foxy smile on his face, Lian Mu put down the pen in his hand: "Yo, what kind of wind blew you here." ”

Bu Weilan waved his hand: "Shuofeng." ”

Between the words, this delicate-minded "Tricky Fox" saw the unfinished painting of Lian Mu on the table, so he joked: "Dancing like a frightening dragon, like a swimming dragon, his demeanor does not lose the handsomeness of the son, but he hides a graceful demeanor between his eyebrows." I didn't expect the painter under the command of Lian Da to be so exquisite, I don't know which daughter the woman in the painting is?"

"It's your business. Lian Mu ignored Bu Weilan, but silently rolled up the unfinished painting carefully, and then stored it in his private storage box at the military plane. The curious Bu Weilan followed up and asked: "Could it be that this woman is the person that Lian Da wants?"

Lian Mu: "What do you have to do with it?"

Bu Weilan: "Is there really such a beautiful woman in the world?"

Lian Mu carefully placed the scroll in the storage box. Then with a serious face, he said the word that was written into the [Biography of Shu Lian Mu] by later historians.

"Roll"

Bu Weilan listened, but he was not angry, and said with a flattering face: "I'll just ask casually, Commander Lian should not be angry! Everyone is an old acquaintance, let's sit down and talk about it if we have something to say!"

When the evening breeze passed, the lights at the military aircraft flickered on and off. At this moment, Bu Weilan didn't know what Lian Mu was thinking. And when Lian Mu opened the storage box, Bu Weilan only cared about asking who the woman in the painting was, and forgot to see what was in the box.

As a result, when Bu Weilan changed his mind, Lian Mu had already closed the storage box and asked Bu Weilan coldly: "Is there anything wrong with coming over so late?"

Bu Weilan smiled: "Look at what you said, I can't come to see Commander Lian if it's okay?"

Lian Mu raised his eyebrows and said, "I haven't seen you come to me when you're fine, not once." ”

Bu Weilan recalled: "On August 10th, when the Heartfelt Restaurant gathered, could it be that the commander of Lian forgot?"

Lian Mu thought about his words and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Yun Fan seems to have entered the city that day?"

Bu Weilan: "At that time, you and I were in the Heartfelt Restaurant. ”

Lian Mu: "Drink from the afternoon to the sunset." ”

Bu Weilan: "Commander Lian said a lot of drunken words that day, and to this day, Weilan still remembers it vividly. ”

Lian Mu: "I won't mention the past. ”

Bu Weilan smiled slightly and waved hands with Lian Mu.

Then, Lian Mu looked the man in front of him up and down carefully, and flipped the man's sleeve: "I said it was fine, but I didn't bring wine when I was looking for me, so you still have something to look for me, cunning old fox." ”

Bu Weilan: "Is it okay to greet and reminisce." ”

Lian Mu thought for a while: "If others look for me, they will definitely 'count', but if you look for me, they will definitely 'count'." ”

After listening to this, he waved his sleeves and invited Lian Mu to sit down first to facilitate a detailed discussion: "Don't hide what the Lian Commander said......"

Lian Mu shuddered: "It's okay if others call me Lian Da Commander, you and I have known each other for so many years, it's just a matter of shouting when there are outsiders, now that there are no outsiders here, don't make it so foreign." ”

Bu Weilan pondered: "Then how should I call Lian..."

When the words came to his mouth, Bu Weilan didn't know what to say, Lian Mu looked at him and smiled: "What did you call me before, but now it's okay as usual." ”

Bu Weilan waved his hands: "Okay, Brother Lian." ”

Lian Mu: "Tell me, what important news did you bring with you from your sudden visit this time?" ”

Bu Weilan whispered to Lian Mu, for fear that the wall would have ears: "The lord of the country intends to take back the actual control of the three divisions of the frost sword from the hands of the clan in the near future. That's why I was specially ordered to assist Brother Yu Lian. ”

Lian Mu was puzzled: "Recently?"

Bu Weilan: "That's good. ”

Lian Mu was puzzled: "At present, I know that the Guardian Division has been withdrawn, but the clan has not yet expressed a position on this? Among the three divisions, the Hanjia Division has almost been infiltrated by the family, and the Law Division is completely controlled by the clan, are you sure that the lord of the country really intends to do this recently?"

Bu Weilan: "For now, it's just a plan, so the lord of the country specially ordered me to come and say hello to Brother Lian, so as to prepare for everything that is about to happen next." ”

Lian Mu thought for a while: "Just now you said that the lord of the country asked you to help me? How are you going to help? At present, the important positions of the three divisions are full, so I can't let you come to me to do chores!"

Bu Weilan smiled with a fox smile on his face: "Just before I came to the Guang Yuan, the lord of the country had just reinstated the position of 'Si Zuo' that had been abolished by the frost sword, and I expected that the entire Shu Kingdom would soon know about it." ”

Lian Mu: "The position of 'Si Zuo', second only to the commander of the three divisions, slightly higher than the seat of the Department of Decrees, the commander of the Pro-Health Division, and the superintendent of the Hanjia Division, suddenly reinstated this position that was abolished during the reign of the Lord of Yunchen, Yun Ji is going to openly provoke the authority of the clan?"

Bu Weilan smiled and did not answer Lian Mu's doubts. Just said: "These things are not in a hurry. As things stand, everything is planned. Therefore, in the future, Weilan will rely on Brother Lian for protection in the Guangqi Courtyard. ”

Lian Mu smiled: "You old fox!"

(Note: The seat of the Department of Justice, the commander of the Department of Guards, and the supervisor of the Hanjia Division are the main persons in charge of each division.) During the reign of Yun Chen, the lord of the country, the heads of each of the three divisions can be called "great commanders". At that time, the three divisions performed their own duties and did not offend each other, and there was no such thing as "concurrently serving as the commander of the three divisions", let alone such an official title. Because when Yun Chen was in power, he was the "commander of the three divisions" in the real sense. When Yun Ji succeeded to the throne, in order to distinguish the divisions and their powers, they were renamed one by one. In fact, the heads of the divisions remain at the same level, and there has been no change in the proportion of powers. However, due to the perennial oral habits, people still refer to the "seat" of the Department of Laws and Laws as the "Director", the commander of the Pro-Health Division as the "Grand Commander of the Pro-Health Division", and the superintendent of the Hanjia Division as the "Grand Commander of the Hanjia Division". However, what is different from the past is that now Yun Ji "unprecedentedly" appointed Lian Mu to serve as the "superintendent" of the Hanjia Division, and led the three divisions to be the commander, and later scholars generally believe that this is the beginning of the "centralization" of the Yun clan after being dispersed by the clan. At present, the "seat" of the Law Division is Lin Ran, the "commander" of the Pro-Health Division is Pu Jia, and the "Supervisor" of the Hanjia Division is appointed by the Lord of the country, and is also the commander of the three divisions, in charge of the entire Frost Sword Forbidden Guard, in order to protect the country. ）

Just as Bu Weilan was chatting with Lian Mu, Mo Yan, who was covered in blood, suddenly pushed open the door of the military aircraft department. His eyes were bloodshot and his expression was indifferent, like a walking corpse that had lost its soul. After glancing at Bu Weilan, the puzzled Lian Mu asked Mo Yan, "What happened?" Mo Yan, what are you doing?"

Bu Weilan on the side immediately suppressed his smile and quietly looked at the man in front of him. However, Mo Yan didn't seem to be interested in Bu Weilan, just glanced at him, and then threw the two waist cards of the Frost Sword Cold Armor Division to Lian Mu.

Lian Mu glanced at the waist card. One is Mo Yan's, and the other is Zhou Kang's. It's just that Zhou Kang's waist card is stained with blood. He frowned and asked Mo Yan, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Mo Yan responded coldly: "The inner ghost has been cleared, and the forces behind it are still being investigated, and when it is clear, I will tell you that I will no longer have anything to do with the Frost Sword at that time." ”

"What's the matter?" said Lian Mu, puzzled, "Are you still going to leave?"

Mo Yan didn't answer Lian Mu's question, and asked lightly when he turned around, "Is that one named Meng Jian trustworthy?" ”

Lian Mu paused, and suddenly remembered Bai Qiang in his mind, so he responded to Mo Yan and said: "This kid has no complicated background, his senior sister and I are old acquaintances. ”

Between the words, Bu Weilan remembered the painting when he came, so he glanced at Lian Mu, trying to find the answer he wanted from his eyes, but Lian Mu stared straight at the bloodstained man in front of him.

After hearing this, the man didn't pay attention to Lian Mu, but took a step, and was silently about to leave, but he heard Lian Mu say: "Stop." ”

Mo Yan didn't look back, leaving a lonely back: "Is there anything else?"

Lian Mu: "What are you going to do next?"

Mo Yan: "While investigating the forces behind the inner ghosts, I will help you bring Meng Jian." Since you can trust him, then I will teach him everything I know without reservation, until he can take charge of the northern part of Frost Sword and Hanjiasi City on his own. ”

Lian Mu looked at the waist card of the deputy commander in the north of the city in his hand, and then looked at Mo Yan: "Let's take the waist card back first, now is an extraordinary period, and not all the brothers in the other departments of the Hanjia Division know you, just by brushing your face without a waist card, I am afraid it will be very troublesome to enter and exit the Guang Yuan or other important occasions." ”

Mo Yan listened and didn't look back.

Before leaving, he left a sentence to Lian Mu: "The waist card of the deputy commander of the frost sword has always been a burden to me. There are only places I want to go and places I don't want to go in this world, and there is never a place I can't go. ”

Between the words, Lian Mu looked at the two waist cards that Mo Yan had dropped and fell into deep thought, while Bu Weilan suddenly became interested in the "Meng Jian" mentioned by Mo Yan just now.

......

On the main hall of the palace, Lu Yousheng told the relevant "truth" about the "change of bright light" with tears in his eyes, during which the palace people were signaled to retreat into the shadow of the main hall again, temporarily avoiding it. Between the words, Yun Ji, who had already walked out of the shadow of the "change of bright light", was once again dragged back into the abyss of memory.

As the lord of the country, Yun Ji never mentioned her mother and aunt to anyone, that is, Liu Xijun, the aunt of the "Four Heroes of the Liu Family", and her biological mother Ye Lan, both died in this "Mingguang Change". It was precisely because of this "Mingguang Change" that Liu Su, the head of the Liu family, who was the head of the Su Guo clan, finally accepted the advice of the Shu Guo clan and began to secretly infiltrate the "Frost Sword Forbidden Attendant" who was later the royal family's forbidden army.

The occurrence of the "Bright Light Change" made the Su Guo clan deeply understand that only by holding the "sword of power" in their own hands can they truly avoid the recurrence of events like the "Bright Light Change" in the future.

After listening to Lu You's story, Pu Jia clenched the hilt of the sword, gritted her teeth, and couldn't wait to unload Lu You into eight pieces with her own hands. Yun Ji sat upright on the throne, listening to it with both anger and sorrow.

When Lu You finished telling everything, there was still half an hour before dawn. The tired Yun Ji asked Lu You in an almost cold tone: "So, what does Lord Lu want now." ”

When Lu You heard Yun Ji ask, she suddenly didn't know how to answer. After pondering for a long time, the old man once again knelt on the ground: "Please remember the merits that the criminal ministers have made for the Yun clan over the years, and for the sake of the Yun Chen lord, you can open up to the criminal ministers!

"And then retire for the rest of your life?" on the throne, the delicate body trembled with anger at this moment, "Those 'Mingguang Armor' who died because of your favoritism and bending the law in the end were all heroes of the long-cherished country. Lord Deer, have you ever thought about how many of the people who were implicated in the "Bright Light Change" died of hatred, and how many of them are still alive!"

Between the words, Lu You heard Yun Ji's attitude, so he hurriedly said: "The criminal minister has a lot of secrets and handles about the clan in his hands......!

"Lord Lu," Yun Ji interrupted, "Don't mention your father's name again, you don't deserve it!"

In the empty palace hall, the red flames flickered and flickered. With Yun Ji's angry rebuke, "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof" Huo Ran woke up, and jumped down in silence, coming to Lu You's side and slowly coiling.

A low roar echoed in the throat of the snow-haired behemoth, and directly shocked the depths of the cowardly soul of the deer lying on the ground at close range, the fear bound by layers of disguise. Cold sweat and tears spread all over the old man's face at the same time, and he cried loudly: "Please calm the anger of the lord of the country, and the guilty minister will be convicted!"

Yun Ji sneered: "Lord Lu is a veteran of the two dynasties, an important minister in the country, my humerus, what is the crime?"

Hearing this, Lu You trembled and buried his face on the cold floor, never daring to raise his head again. Bloody Eyes Frosthoof immediately smelled the smell of Lu You, and Lu You was so frightened that Lu You almost fainted on the spot.

"The Soul of the Corrupt Coward"

Yun Ji heard the words of the bloody-eyed frosthoof and her under the throne. While thinking about it, her eyes turned to Pu Jia beside her. After all, as a former member of the Bright Light Armor, the "Bright Light Change" also caused a lot of damage to her. Especially in the temple tonight, when she learned that the "Bright Light Change" that was designated as a rebellion was actually a power game of the superiors, she had always been calm in the face of things, and she finally showed an irrepressible look of anger.

Lu You, who was lying on the ground, could clearly feel the snort of the "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof" at this moment. The old man knelt down in the middle of the hall, not daring to say a word, for fear that the behemoth in front of him would eat him in one bite.

After a long silence, Yun Ji took the lead in calming her emotions, and put her hand on the hand that Pu Jia held the hilt of the sword, signaling her to relax. Then, in the tone of the lord of a country, Yun Ji said to His Highness's guilty ministers: "Lord Lu, stand up." ”

After hearing this, Lu You thought that Yun Ji had seen it for the sake of the Lord of Yunchen, and decided to pardon him, so he hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness!"

Yun Ji didn't pay attention to it, but said coldly: "From now on, you are no longer the great Si Nong of the Su Kingdom." The sinner is not qualified to wear the brocade robe rewarded by the Yun Clan, take off this "cloud pattern" robe on your body, and get out. From now on, there is no will of Lonely, and it is not allowed to take half a step out of Lufu, if there is a violation, the nine clans will be connected!"

Hearing this, although Lu You was a little unwilling to be dismissed, he knew one thing very clearly: when he told part of the truth about the "Mingguang Change" back then, it was not easy to save his life.

After receiving Yun Ji's will, Lu You hurriedly took off the "Cloud Pattern" robe, and put his hands in front of him, and then kept thanking Yun Ji for his grace of not killing, and really rolled out of the hall one by one. Looking at this scene, Yun Ji and Pu Jia did not have much anger in their hearts, but a little more disgusting.

In the darkness, Han Mei walked out slowly and stared at the lonely woman on the throne: "How much do my sister believe the dusty past that the person said about Mingguang Armor just now?"

Yun Ji pondered: "Believe it or not, it doesn't matter for the time being. At present, Luyou still has a little value, and he can't just die. ”

Han Mei: "My sister plans to use him to check and balance the clan?"

Yun Ji didn't answer Han Mei's doubts, but turned to Pu Jia who was standing beside her: "Give Gu some time, Gu will definitely be Zhaoxue for the 'Mingguang Armor'." ”

At this moment, Pu Jia is no longer as angry as she was just now. Especially after hearing Yun Ji say this, Pu Jia immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed in front of Yun Ji: "Everything is up to the lord of the country." ”

Yun Ji got up and dragged Pu Jia's elbows with both hands, and said to the blood-eyed frosthoof who was watching under the throne: "That 'cloud pattern' robe is ruined, Gu looks disgusted, and his eyes are dirty. ”

Blood-Eyed Frosthoof raised its head and took a deep breath, and then, a dark blue glow spread from its heart under its snow-white fluff to its throat, and finally in front of everyone's eyes, Blood-Eyed Frosthoof opened its huge mouth full of fangs, spitting out blue ice flames, and ignited the "cloud-patterned" robe that Luyou wore through.

Silently, the blue flames turned the robes to ashes. Yun Ji glanced coldly at the burning blue flame. The smell of scorching made her turn away. Inadvertently, Blood-Eyed Frosthoof returned to her. The silent Han Mei followed behind Yun Ji at this time.

When the first rays of morning light fell into the ashes of the "Cloud Pattern" robe, the palace people hurriedly went back and forth to the hall to clean up, while Yun Ji and the others left the main hall before the first ray of morning light arrived.