The dungeon was deep, the chains clanged, and the sound of speech passed through the long passageway to the door, leaving only the humming remaining.

An official who was on patrol stopped, frowned and looked over, and before he could ask, two guards at the door grabbed the iron door and said, "Do you want to go in and have a look?"

Go in and have a look.... Forget it.

He didn't really want to face Qin Tangong.

Although it is said that no matter how big the prisoner is, he will be lowly and embarrassed when he arrives in the Imperial City Division, but Qin Tangong's breath is really nervous, and others may not feel it, he, who guards the Imperial City Division all day long, can feel the terrible coercion even through the heavy iron gates.

The official looked at the iron gate, this is the strongest dungeon in the Imperial City Division, there are still heavy chains in the cell, Qin Tangong can't escape, as for shouting and pulling chains inside, let him go.

"Don't let him hurt himself, lest people think that he has been beaten up. The official said, "His Royal Highness Emperor Ji has an order to let those soldiers and horses who have doubts come to see Qin Tan Gong and hear his crimes with his own ears." ”

Qin Tangong's crime has been announced to the world, all the officers and soldiers are in an uproar, countless generals have written to ask, although the mood is unstable but there is no rebellion, just ask for conclusive evidence, Baozhang Emperor Ji allowed some generals to go to Beijing to see the evidence in person, in order to stabilize people's hearts.

The guards replied.

The officer looked at the iron door and the dark passage again, turned and left, and walked out of the cell floor after cell to the ground, the wind of mid-February blowing on his face was painful, but it was relieving, the cold wind was more comfortable than the warmth of the cell.

The officials went up to the city wall and suddenly saw a group of people walking around in the imperial city.

"Who entered the palace at this time?" he asked, squinting his eyes, and seeing that many of them were dressed differently than the court officials.

The guard at the gate of the palace said: "It is Suo Shengxuan, the prince of Xiliang, who came to see His Royal Highness the Emperor." ”

The official sighed, almost forgot about Prince Xiliang, because of the major event of the emperor's return to the dynasty, Prince Xiliang and his party were locked up in the post house and were not allowed to go out, this pass was closed for the New Year, the capital has been lifted, and the Prince of Xiliang will come to ask for someone if he is locked down again.

It's time for him to go.

"Your Royal Highness, it's the first time we've met. ”

Song Ying met Suo Shengxuan in the study, looked at the girl in front of him wearing the prince's dress, Suo Shengxuan gave a salute, and then raised his head and looked at it seriously.

Song Ying was not annoyed by the young man's unabashed gaze because of the identity of a woman or the scar on her face, she was an emperor and not a woman, as for the scar, it was the glory of being an emperor, and she was not ashamed.

Chen Sheng and other ministers next to him were also calm.

"His Royal Highness Suo Shengxuan, in fact, it is not. Song Ying said with a smile.

Suo Shengxuan looked at her with some puzzlement.

"Lone also went to Huangsha Road. Song Ying said.

Suo Shengxuan understood, she was referring to the gentleman's test, the gentleman tried to go to Xiliang people is still very beautiful, he often goes out, there are many people who see him, there are peeps everywhere in the inn on the street, the restaurant and the tea shop, he looked at the girl in front of him, was she also one of them at that time? Bright smile: "It's a pity that I didn't know His Highness at that time, and I didn't have a chance to get acquainted." ”

Song Ying smiled slightly: "Not necessarily." ”

Suo Shengxuan was even more puzzled, and when he wanted to ask again, Song Ying had already stretched out his hand to invite, and the officials on both sides also greeted each other and interrupted the topic.

The two sat down as the guest of honor, and the accompanying officials also took their seats.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the first person to step into my Great Zhou Imperial City twenty years later. Song Ying said.

The two countries have been at war for ten years, and they have been on guard against each other for ten years, although they have opened up commerce, there is no contact between the royal family, let alone the prince of a country.

"This is a grand event between you and me, and Lone should have been treated with a big feast, but it just happened to be a time to set things right, and I ask Your Highness to forgive me. Song Ying picked up the wine glass and said, and drank it all.

Suo Shengxuan also picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "It's really an honor to be able to personally experience such a rare event as the arrest of the great crime of killing the emperor of Qintan, Emperor Baozhang's return to the dynasty." ”

This kind of thing sounds .... Chen Sheng and the others frowned.

"This is actually an old case from ten years ago in my Great Zhou, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still young and was also in Xiliang, so he didn't experience it personally. Chen Sheng said, "But seven years ago, Prince Hanlu of Xiliang took advantage of the birthday of King Xiliang to enter the palace to assassinate, and the thrilling scene of killing hundreds of rebels in the imperial city that night, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have seen it with his own eyes." ”

Suo Shengxuan laughed, the wine glass raised to Chen Sheng, his eyebrows fluttered, and said: "Yes, yes, I saw it with my own eyes, blood splashed my face, I am so old and see it for the first time, it is so honorable." ”

This prince ..... Chen Sheng and the others were stunned.

Song Ying smiled, raised the wine glass again, and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very brave." ”

Suo Shengxuan drank all the wine, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not as good as Qi Niang, Qi Niang also cut several people with her own hands at that time." ”

Qi Niang... Chen Sheng and the others looked slightly different again.

Song Ying still nodded with a smile, and said: "At that time, Qin Mei was not big, it was really powerful to be able to do this, speaking of Qin Mei, when the first emperor sent him to Xiliang, it was to show the sincerity of our Great Zhou armistice, and now Qin Tan Gong is imprisoned for the crime of killing the king, so please ask His Royal Highness to convey to King Xiliang, the Qin family is convicted, and Qin Mei is already my Great Zhou Qin." ”

Suo Shengxuan nodded and said, "Okay, I will tell my father." Zhanyan smiled, "Your Highness rest assured." ”

But he did not say that he would return the person.

Pretending to be stupid, Chen Sheng directly pointed out that he would return the Qin prisoner Qin Mei to Da Zhou.

Suo Shengxuan said: "It's not that I don't pay it, you can't catch the soldiers and horses of a country, where can I catch him." He looked solemn again, "Don't worry, as long as I can catch him, you can do whatever you want." ”

Chen Sheng wanted to say something, Song Ying spoke first: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said something. ”

Suo Shengxuan happily raised his glass and said, "It's hard to chase the horse." ”

The two of them drank it all in one go.

Song Ying said: "Since then, I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet." ”

Suo Shengxuan smiled: "That's not necessarily. ”

Wang Lieyang also smiled and said, "Then we look forward to feasting His Highness again." ”

The official of Xiliang also smiled and said, "The so-called courtesy is still exchanged, next time it should be our Royal Highness the Crown Prince to entertain His Royal Highness the Emperor." ”

There was laughter in the study, but the atmosphere was a little weird.

Song Ying called someone and interrupted the laughter of the two parties.

A palace maid stepped forward with a long gift box.

"It's a lonely little heart. Song Ying said.

Suo Shengxuan got up and thanked him, and his own Xiliang official took it from the palace maid, and the two said goodbye after a few more greetings.

Watching Suo Shengxuan and his entourage leave, Chen Sheng said: "Is this Suo Shengxuan really stupid or fake, the palace rebellion should be a joke, but he said goodbye to His Royal Highness, you will be the kings of the two countries in the future, how can you meet? He was defeated and captured or broke through my Great Zhou Imperial City? It is really a verbal provocation." ”

Song Ying smiled, looked outside the palace gate, and said: "No, he just has no heart, because he has no heart, everyone thinks that it is stupid or provocative or it doesn't matter to him, he is really happy with the palace coup, for him he is the winner, this is not a shameful thing, but a matter of pride." ”

Is that so?

Song Yuan said: "Barbarian." "It's a small thing, but it's the most important thing right now...

"Your Highness, that Xue—" he said.

Song Ying raised his hand and said, "Lone is going to see the four masters, and everything else will be postponed." ”

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.....

"Give me this. ”

Suo Shengxuan, who was still walking in the palace, suddenly took the gift box from the officials around him.

"I'll see what it is. ”

The ceremonial officials and eunuchs who saw them off couldn't help but be stunned, and the Xiliang officials were also a little embarrassed, and persuaded: "It's better to go back and see again." ”

How could Suo Shengxuan listen to them, he had already opened it, and it turned out to be a painting.

"Is it a national treasure?" he said happily, "I like calligraphy and painting very much. ”

The officials and eunuchs couldn't answer this gift, because there was no such step in the original process, it should have been prepared by Song Ying himself, and Suo Shengxuan had already unfolded the painting scroll here.

"It's so well drawn, I've never seen it before.... Babble!" he said as he watched and walked, suddenly stopping in surprise and looking surprised, "I've seen it!

Who is it? Suo Shengxuan has seen a lot of famous paintings, and people on both sides are curious to look at them.

"Thin man, the gentleman is the third in calligraphy, and he is better than my drawing. Suo Shengxuan said, his eyebrows fluttering excitedly, "I saw her paintings when I was in Xiliang, and I kept asking to find out and wanted to see her with my own eyes, but I never found any trace of her, Your Highness actually found it, Your Highness actually knew about me... Hey, no. ”

The people next to him looked at Suo Shengxuan thoughtfully, and then turned to look at the palace suddenly.

"It's not the first time we've met, she's been to Huangsha Road...."He muttered, his eyes flickering, as if he was quickly straightening out what he was thinking, "At that time, I didn't know that His Highness had no chance to get acquainted.... Not necessarily.... Recognized, seen... I've never seen anyone, I've seen it...."His gaze retracted and fell on the scroll, "Painting...", his expression suddenly shocked again, "So she's a thin man?"

The eunuchs couldn't understand it, a few officials could understand it, the thin man was a new person in the past few years, the painting was good, it was very sought after, but it was mysterious and never appeared.

Who is she? Suo Shengxuan recognizes it? The ceremonial officials of Da Zhou are curious, and the officials of Xiliang are a little uneasy, Suo Shengxuan is very fond of making friends with people he admires, this thin man has always wanted to see him, but he is afraid that he will immediately go back to find Emperor Baozhang....

In the end, it is the identity of the princes of the two countries, but it is not something that can be seen when you see it, but Suo Shengxuan and they can't persuade them, and they will make trouble later, which will be troublesome.

"I've known the first three. Suo Shengxuan said, looking happy, "Not bad, yes, you can compare again." ”

Look, it's going to be compared again.

"Your Highness, this is an extraordinary time..."A Xiliang official stubbornly persuaded to stop it, but as soon as the words came out, he saw Suo Shengxuan put the painting away, and the person also turned around.

"Let's go. Suo Shengxuan said, stuffed the box to the official, and continued to stride out.

The Xiliang officials still didn't react, until they were urged by the officials and eunuchs of the Great Zhou to be sure that Suo Shengxuan really didn't go back to see Emperor Baozhang, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not blindly acting recklessly, it seems that he has been in the Great Zhou for a long time, and he has been imperceptibly aware of etiquette and etiquette.

This is not good, the Xiliang officials are a little worried, their prince should be like a tiger, but a docile sheep cannot.

Fortunately, they went back immediately, and they quickened their pace to keep up.

The guards of the imperial city on both sides were solemn and their eyes were cold.

......

......

Emperor Baozhang's car also quickly passed through the city gate and went outside the capital, compared to the last time when the hundred officials accompanied the honor guard, this time only a dozen important ministers followed, and they went in the opposite direction from the last time, which was the direction shown by the hexagram before the trip.

Still didn't go far, there are different temples on all sides of the capital, and when they saw a temple without a plaque appear in front of them, everyone was a little surprised.

Luck was too good, Song Yuan looked at Song Ying with joy and relief, and the door opened in response, and the four masters stood solemnly and with a smile in their eyes.

"Did the Four Masters wait for me here on purpose?"

The temple door was closed, and there were only the two of them in the small temple, Song Ying followed the four masters with brisk steps and asked.

The Four Masters looked back at her.

Song Ying said: "I know the rules, the master is difficult to see, it was difficult for Qin Tangong to see you at that time, and it was not easy for my father to be the emperor, I always have to find several temples and go far away, and I can meet the master twice as soon as I leave Beijing." ”

The Four Masters smiled slightly.

Song Ying said: "Now the situation is unstable, Qintan Gongyu is all over the place, and the master doesn't want me to be too far away from Beijing, because he is afraid that I will be in danger." ”

The four masters nodded kindly and said, "Yes." ”

Song Ying smiled, and seemed to have tears shining again, and said, "Master, why are you so good to me?"

The four masters smiled and shook their heads: "Actually, it's not that I'm so good to you, it should be that I haven't treated you badly." ”

This sounded strange, Song Ying tilted her head slightly, it was indeed not good to see it after walking a long distance like Qin Tangong, she smiled again, like a curious and playful child and asked, "Why?"

The four masters looked at her with deep eyes, as if they looked at her and seemed to look through her, raised their hands and stroked her head, and said, "Because, you are just a child." ”