"Yes, the temple. Yejun nodded.

But there was no reason for the temple to intervene. Emperor Zhaoning shook his head.

"Instead of doubting your own people, you might as well look at others. "Yejun said, "Erchen heard that the last time the Liu family's destruction was related to the temple, this time it was not the same. ”

Emperor Zhaoning thought for a moment and said to the Night Monarch, "You go down first, I will deal with this matter." ”

"Yes, the retainers retired. The Night King bowed and stepped aside.

"Spread the business, Nangong Ying. Emperor Zhaoning coldly instructed Feng Yidao.

A moment later, Shang Ye arrived first, and Emperor Zhaoning was resting in the imperial garden. "See Your Majesty. "Shang Ye hastily saluted.

"You go to find out where Yelan went last night, and the itinerary for the past few days, you have to tell me. Emperor Zhaoning commanded.

"Yes. Shang Ye replied coldly.

Shang Ye walked to the gate of the Imperial Garden, and happened to pass by Nangong Ying, and Shang Ye glanced sideways. Nangong Ying covered his face with a mask, and he couldn't see his face clearly at all, but with the impression of working together, he was sure that this person was Nangong Ying, just a slight pause, Shang Ye continued to leave, and Nangong Ying went to the pavilion to salute Emperor Zhaoning, "Your Majesty." ”

"Has the temple been moving lately?" said Emperor Zhaoning in a deep voice.

"There is no personnel transfer, several elders perform their duties, only Liye is in Jiuchen, but he is not in Kyoto, so it is not for them to do things. Nangong Ying said simply.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, the message is reliable. ”

"Let's go down. Emperor Zhaoning said to Nangong Ying.

"The thing is not the temple, then it is waiting for the result of the 'forest'. There was a hint of coldness in Emperor Zhaoning's tone. Feng Yi had been waiting by Emperor Zhaoning's side for many years, and he knew Emperor Zhaoning's temperament well, so he lowered his voice and whispered, "Your Majesty still doubts the King of Light. ”

"I don't believe this has anything to do with him. ”

......

Yelan walked out of the Taihe Gate and was about to get into the carriage to leave the palace, when he saw a familiar figure walking towards him from a distance, he just stepped on the foot of the carriage and paused, put the foot down again, and stood quietly in place waiting.

"Xiao Xiang?" Ye Lan said.

The person who came was wearing a court robe with a python pattern on it, which was the emperor's highest gift to the minister - only two people in the entire Jiuchen had this honor, one was Fan Bozhong, the deputy commander of the Iron and Blood Army and the commander of one place, and the second was the prime minister Xiao Wanmian.

"I was just called by the emperor, what did you say?" Xiao Wanmian said casually.

"It's fine, just asking about the situation. Yelan replied simply.

"It's okay today, I booked a place at the Kyoto Restaurant, so let's take your carriage together." After speaking, he stepped into the carriage without looking at Yelan's reaction, Yelan smiled awkwardly and got into the carriage together.

"Your Highness, where are you going?" asked the coachman.

"Kyoto Restaurant. Yelan said.

......

"Guest officer, how many are you?" Xiao Er in front of the store saw Yelan and Xiao Wanmian wearing court clothes, and immediately understood that they were officials, especially Xiao Wanmian, who was wearing a court dress inlaid with python patterns, which was particularly conspicuous, and Xiao Er immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Drunk and looking at the sword. Xiao Wanmian said calmly.

"Your Excellency is really good at laughing, please come here. Xiao Er nodded and took the two of them up to the private room on the second floor, and when they entered the private room, Xiao Er closed the door and checked it with his internal breath to confirm that no one was listening around, Fang changed his face and saluted Xiao Wanmian, "Lord Ye." ”

"Huh?" Ye Lan was stunned, "You are the deputy hall master of the temple, the grandmaster-level master Ye Wanfeng. ”

"Who are you?" The shopkeeper looked at Yelan a little nervously, and subconsciously prepared to take out the concealer from his waist.

"It's my own people. Xiao Wanmian explained, he turned to Yelan and said, "This is the inner disciple, my subordinate, Nie Zheng." ”

"I've seen Childe. The shopkeeper named Nie Zheng relaxed his vigilance, and the hand that was about to take out the concealer retracted, but his eyes were still staring at Yelan vigilantly, and he habitually stood on Yelan's right side.

"You can call me the Night Child, or the Infinite Child, don't be so restrained. Yelan said to Nie Zheng.

The latter nodded slightly, and Xiao Wanmian said to Nie Zheng, "Nie Zheng, you go and guard the door." ”

"Yes, sir. Nie Zheng retreated very obediently.

"I didn't expect it...... I've been speculating about your identity, but I didn't think you were Ye Wanfeng, the most mysterious second-in-command of the Temple. There was still a hint of surprise in Yelan's gaze.

He had guessed Xiao Wanmian's identity, he thought that Xiao Wanmian was a retired elder or lieutenant, but he really didn't think of it...... It is indeed unbelievable that Ye Wanfeng, who has disappeared for a long time, is the four masters of the rivers and lakes, and it is Xiao Wanmian, the prime minister of Jiuchen.

Ye Wanfeng is the confidant of Long Aoming, the former hall master of the temple and the leader of the legion, and he is also the person he trusts the most.

Back then, Ye Wanfeng was just an ordinary commoner, who came to the temple to seek a way to survive, Long Aoming took a fancy to him at a glance, and named him to be the head of the four elders of the temple.

At that time, many people were puzzled by this, but they didn't dare to raise objections because of Long Aoming's might, but despite this, everyone still looked down on this seemingly ordinary outsider and deliberately excluded him.

Later, Ye Wanfeng won the first place in the internal competition of the temple, and made great contributions many times, and was promoted to the deputy hall master and became the second-in-command of the temple.

Later, Ye Wanfeng suddenly disappeared, and Long Aoming did not send disciples to find him, and he did not dare to discuss it within the temple, and this matter was slowly forgotten, but nominally Long Aoming never canceled Ye Wanfeng's position as the deputy hall master of the temple, so even if he disappeared, he was still the deputy hall master of the temple.

"Very few people know about this, and they are all my cronies. I rarely come here to contact them, but today I want you to get acquainted with them, and I have something to say to you, and I think that the Kyoto Restaurant is the most suitable. Xiao Wanmian slowly walked to the couch and sat down.

"Why?" Yelan sat down across from him.

"There is no emperor's spy here, and Emperor Zhaoning does not dare to send spy to the territory of the temple. Xiao Wanmian said lightly, "He doesn't have the courage to offend the temple and set foot in the temple." ”

"There are no fathers in the temple?" Yelan asked.

"It's hard to say. Xiao Wanmian replied, "We can send people to the emperor, and the emperor can't ambush people in the temple." ”

"In this case, my identity could be revealed at any time. Yelan let out a long sigh.

"Don't worry about this, the emperor's people can only be at the outer gate. Xiao Wanmian said, "What's more, it's not a big deal to be exposed." ”

"The Predators haven't found out who I am. Yelan said to Xiao Wanmian.

"Don't reveal my identity to my daughter, and I didn't tell her my identity. Xiao Wanmian said to Yelan in a serious tone, "The less you know, the easier your life will be." ”

"I see. Yelan replied.

"After meeting today, try to meet as little as possible in the future. Xiao Wanmian said to Yelan, "The secret agents in the three places are staring at each other, and it is inconvenient to speak. ”

"I won't look for you if there's nothing important, I can solve it myself. Yelan said.

"Hmm. Xiao Wanmian bowed slightly.

"There's one thing I don't understand. Yelan frowned, and looked at Xiao Wanmian's clothes, "Why is Xiao Xiang wearing so conspicuous?"

"If I don't dress like this, people in the three places will also know that I have a drink with you at the Kyoto Restaurant. Xiao Wanmian paused and lowered his voice slightly, "Deliberately wear it conspicuously, so as not to make people suspicious." ”

Yelan realized in his heart, Xiao Wan's sleep was a good plan. Dressed conspicuously, people can be recognized at a glance, so that everyone knows that Xiao Wanmian and himself are eating wine in the Kyoto Restaurant, maybe they will think that the two of them are talking about today's palace affairs, and they may think that the two are talking about some political affairs or future layout, but they will never think that the two are talking about very secret things.

This trick turned darkness into light, and it was really Xiao Wanmian, who had been in the officialdom for decades, could only come up with it.

"So what is Xiao Xiang's matter?" Ye Lan got to the point.

"Last night, it was the people of the temple who did it. Xiao Wanmian is not a question, he uses a declarative sentence.

"Yes. Yelan replied without hesitation, "Neither the Iron Blood Army nor the Heart Division are so good at it, and only the people of the Fourth Department of the Temple can do it quietly. ”

"How did you do that?" Xiao Wanmian's gaze was firmly fixed on Ye Lan, Ye Lan did not avoid his gaze, but simply said, "Token contact." ”

Xiao Wanmian smiled slightly after hearing this, "The sound of the east and the west, hide from the sky and the sea, do things neatly, and don't drag the mud and water." It seems that His Royal Highness the King of Light is really resourceful and has inherited the majesty of your grandfather. ”

At the mention of the word grandfather, Yelan's face changed slightly, he just smiled and replied, "Xiao Xiang is a scheming man, I'm afraid I also have Xiao Xiang's people in my heart." ”

"Guessed it. ”

"It is a very secret thing for me to summon 'wind', 'rain', 'thunder' and 'electricity', and even my cronies Huangfu don't know, so Xiao Xiang has installed his own people. Yelan's gaze was cold.

Xiao Wanmian just nodded, "The emperor's people who summoned the four of them also know that 'Lin', 'Fire', and 'Flash' can find out the entry and exit and transfer of personnel, why don't you suspect that there are my people among them?"

"And who is it?" said Yelan's tone with a hint of tension.

"'Electricity' and 'Fire'. Xiao Wanmian replied.

"The Tiyin Division and the Supervision Department are both very important departments, but I didn't expect them to be occupied by Xiao Xiangquan. Yelan tugged at the corners of her mouth.

"The Northern Guard Division and the South Guard Division are also very important, and you and Your Majesty will not lose one by one. Xiao Wanmian said humorously.

"You secretly summoned four people, and then led the emperor away, deliberately arousing the emperor's suspicion, but in fact, you were attacking the west. ”

Xiao Wanmian said unhurriedly, "And Qingzhu Liye and they are not in Kyoto, if the news is released a little, the secret agent will report to the emperor, and then the suspicion of the temple will be eliminated." Even if the emperor doubts you again, he can't help you without evidence. ”

"You also know the identity of the emperor. Yelan said suddenly.

"Yes. Xiao Wanmian didn't hide it, "I know what you're going to ask, but I haven't found out who the emperor has planted in the temple, and the most likely thing is Nangong Ying in the second place, because no one has seen his true face, and he is acting strangely, it is very likely that he is a secret agent." ”

"Sent out the commanders of the two divisions? Yelan sneered, "There's no big threat, just be careful." ”

"Can you promise that you won't show any clues about this?" Xiao Wanmian asked Yelan.

"The Emperor's people can't find out, the temple has always been clean, and you should know this as the deputy hall master. Yelan said lightly.

Xiao Wanmian didn't speak again. Yelan looked at him for a long time before he spoke, "Why did you suddenly disappear back then, and why did you become the prime minister of Jiuchen now?"

"Some things are too long, you just need to know that I have always been loyal to the temple, and I am grateful for the support of the old temple master. Xiao Wanmian's tone was a little heavy, and his eyes were deep.

"It was arranged by the ancestor back then, and this matter is too long, I don't know where to start, and I can't finish it. But I will assist you well according to the will of the Lord, and you can trust me. ”

"Of course. Yelan looked at Xiao Wanmian, "I believe in Xiao Xiang." The people of the temple have sworn an oath, and their oath is absolutely faithful. ”

Xiao Wanmian raised his head and let out a long sigh, "There is still a long way to go, and the battle of the Jiuchen royal family will not end." ”

Yelan listened silently, Xiao Wanmian suddenly remembered something, and looked at Yelan, "Why did you kill the Zuo Zongquan clan?"

"A deal with the Night King. Yelan replied simply.

"King Nan'an?" Xiao Wanmian was a little surprised, "I always thought that King Nan'an was divided, but I didn't expect ......"

Xiao Xiang also had a lot of heart. Yelan said to Xiao Wanmian, "Zuo Zongquan offended him, or he has a personal grudge with Yejun, I know Yejun, he doesn't mean that, he likes poetry and painting, and is not interested in the throne." ”

"Since Your Highness knows it in your heart, then I won't say more. Xiao Wanmian got up and arched his hand to Yelan after speaking, "It's not early, Xiao Mou will leave first." ”

Xiao Xiang walked slowly. Yelan got up and saluted back.

"That's right. Xiao Wanmian was just about to step out of the house, but Yelan suddenly stopped him, "Drunk to pick up the lamp and look at the sword." It's a novelty. ”

"Huh. Xiao Wanmian smiled, "It's up to you, Your Highness is interested in this?"

"Huh. Yelan smiled lightly.