"Duke Wei, where is the tribute?

Wei Yu nodded when he heard this:

"All the tributes have arrived in the imperial capital, and they are arranged according to the regulations. The Xiang Ayaji tribute you asked about has long been listed as a reserve stock, and now it is backlogged in the palace treasury. ”

"The Queen Mother's birthday ceremony is ready. Xiang Ayaji's tribute, to put it nicely, is a substitute. If you don't say it well, you will eat ashes in the inner library forever. ”

Shen Lian frowned secretly, and couldn't help asking:

"Is there any chance that the tribute of Xiang Silk Ji will be activated?"

Wei Yu said indifferently:

"There are no absolutes. It's just that now everything is in place, and all the etiquette is in order. How could a much-anticipated celebration suddenly change?"

Although Shen Lian didn't understand the royal celebration, it was indeed impossible to change the procedural rules for such a high-level grand ceremony and set procedural rules.

"What the hell is King Fu doing?"

"Wang Dugong planned to get involved in the tribute, it can't be just this ending. ”

Shen Lian felt a flurry of slander in his heart.

Wei Yu looked at Shen Lian with a calm look, really like a teacher, and continued to ask:

"Tribute, Gu poison, and maiko, you are all involved in these three cases. If you were the mastermind, what would you do?"

Is this testing me?

Let me be the mastermind?

Shen Lian pondered secretly.

If you want to talk about both civil and military skills, if you want to talk about strategy and so on, Shen Lian is definitely not as good as Xu Xiao, and even less as 'under one person' Wei Gonggong.

But Shen Lian's unique advantage was that he knew that King Fu had a huge suspicion.

"I shouldn't have been involved in this in the first place, after all, there are fire pits everywhere......"

"But this time we met, Grandpa Wei was obviously a little interesting to me...... With Xu Xiao's rigorous style, he will not rashly introduce me to face Wei Gong......"

"Duke Wei has mentioned Cao Song and Xu Xiao many times, what does this mean to be his own people?"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, I offended King Fu, sooner or later there will still be a black knife behind my back...... I've already been involved in this matter, so standing next to Gong Wei may be a little more secure......"

Shen Lian made a decision, and arched his hand and said:

"Duke Wei, I don't have much knowledge of my humble position, I guess a few words, if there is anything wrong, please ask Duke Wei Haihan!"

Wei Yu smiled and waved his hand:

"You don't have to worry about it. ”

Shen Lian thought about it and picked up three chess pieces and placed them on the chessboard.

"Tribute, poison, and maiko are interlocking. No matter where these three are now, they will still come together to achieve the final result. ”

"If I am the mastermind, why did I choose the big day of the Queen Mother's birthday?"

"Because of one, only on this day, His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother will appear together. Second, it is only on this day that tribute and maiko can be presented together. Then the Gu poison will be placed in the tribute or maiko. Or even directly into the seat. ”

"When the date is chosen, then it is the arrangement of three things. ”

"First of all, the tribute, through a series of turns that have nothing to do with me, smoothly enters the palace. Then, in a way that has nothing to do with me, it will be presented to the emperor or the queen mother. ”

"Maiko, secretly trained and sent to the Imperial Palace. And it is necessary for a reason to have to appear. Then the gift of Nanzhao is the best way. After all, it is a dance ceremony that has been designated to promote the national prestige of our dynasty in southern Xinjiang. ”

"The tributes and dances are all in place. Then there are many ways to place Gu poison, but the ultimate goal must be combined in tribute and dance rites. ”

"I have a bold guess that this so-called Ancient Sacrificial Dance should be a way to stimulate Gu poison. Otherwise, why do you need secret training?"

"At the cost of obliterating a feudal governor and the price of the prestige of the envoys of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, the maiko offered cannot be just a small link, it must be the final word. ”

Wei Yu listened quietly and just asked:

"If what you say is true, then what do you think is the result of the Gu poison attack?"

Shen Lian had already thought about this problem and replied:

"I don't think Gu poison is about killing anyone on the spot, or controlling anyone on the spot, but it's a kind of latent or causing some other accident. ”

"Oh, why do you say that?" Wei Yu asked with interest.

"If you want to kill or harm someone on the spot, you don't need to make so many twists and turns. Since this Gu poison is effective, it can be ordered at any time. Why do you need to choose the Queen Mother's birthday celebration? If it were me, a thunderbolt would explode on the spot, not the result of profound planning. ”

This is the conclusion that Shen Lian conceived from the perspective of King Fu.

Because a powerful prince, when the country is at its most prosperous, he is also present at the much-anticipated celebration, and he will definitely not throw a thunderbolt.

Wei Yu had already considered Shen Lian's previous inferences, so it was not surprising. But this final conclusion obviously intrigued him.

"Latent...... or trigger another special accident......"

Wei Yu chewed on this conclusion carefully, and suddenly thought of a possibility.

The so-called 'flash of inspiration'!

Most of the puzzles are not unsolvable, but lack a whim.

Wei Yu's fingers lightly tapped on the stone table, and after groaning, he asked:

"Tribute, Gu poison, and maiko, according to what you said, they have all entered the palace and are all ready. If you see, what is the key to the beginning of this?"

Shen Lian smiled lightly when he heard this, and pressed his finger heavily on the first chess:

"That batch of ashes-eating tribute, if it is reactivated, is the beginning!"

Wei Yu smiled, nodded lightly and said:

"Yes, Cao Song and Xu Xiao have a high opinion of you, in my opinion, they still underestimate you. ”

As he spoke, Wei Yu wiped his palm.

On the stone tabletop, a jade talisman about the size of a copper coin, dark blue color, like a flat-pointed leaf, appeared.

On the leaves of the jade rune, seven veins are clearly visible, each with a pattern, which is exquisite.

"This is the 'Illusion Dao Leaf', which can be used at the entrance of the Seven Great Sects' Illusion Realm. ”

Wei Yu looked at Shen Lian with a smile:

"You ask Xu Xiao for this reward, how can he get it, naturally he has to ask me for mercy. However, this leaf is given by Jinyiwei, and if you want to use it, you must change it in the Aquarius Temple. You also said that you have a relationship with the Aquarius Temple, so it's not a problem. ”

Shen Lian was extremely happy that the illusion qualification had finally arrived!

"Thank you Gong Wei!"

Shen Lian put away the 'Illusion Dao Leaf', feeling the tentacles warm, as if there was a mysterious power surging.

Wei Yu got up again and said with a light smile:

"When I saw you tonight, I gained much. I will rush back to Dijing and continue to investigate this case thoroughly. If you are needed, Xu Xiao will send a message to you. ”

"You must do your best!" Shen Lian stood up and saluted.

After confessing, Shen Lian said goodbye and left.

Wei Yu stood by the pavilion, looking at Shen Lian's disappearing back from afar, then slowly turned around, looked at the pavilion railing under the night with a smile, and said:

"How's it going? Can you hear it clearly, are you satisfied?"

A bird with a dark red edge and black long feathers at the tail end, like a miniature version of a peacock, appeared on the pavilion railing, standing brightly.

This bird has a strange appearance, and it is rare in the world.

"Why do you all have to bother Shen Lian? Do you think that this palace is far away in the southern frontier, so you can act without scruples?"

The bird did not speak, standing proudly, staring at Wei Yu with humanized eyes, but there was a fluttering sound coming from its mouth.

It was supposed to be a woman, and her voice was frosty, cold to the bone.

In the face of such a question, Wei Yu didn't care, shook his head with a light smile and said:

"Your Highness, you have also heard with your own ears that Shen Lian is indeed a manufacturable material. If you really bury him and live a mediocre life, is it really the best outcome for you or for him?"

The bird was silent for a moment, and then said:

"This palace thanks Duke Wei for his kindness, but Shen Lian will not live to be twenty-one years old, and his fate should be like this. No matter how much trouble there is, it will actually harm him. It's better to let him get through it safely, so it's best. ”

Wei Yu didn't think about this reason, and couldn't help but be stunned.