Section 7: A game within a game

Yang Ling said, suddenly shook his head and said: "Along the way, I am more and more confused, what am I looking after? As far as I can see, it is extremely clear, but I feel extremely vague in my heart...... It's just that all this is so logical that I can't find a flaw. "Maybe it's just that we're too suspicious?" Cai Ling puffed out his cheeks, supported his hands, and suddenly said: "By the way, that stupid guy outside the boat may know, just look at the road, it's really grinding to go for so long." ”

She got up and walked out of the cabin, and when she saw Xu Liang still watching the coastal scenery at the bow of the boat, she secretly laughed: "This nerd shouldn't want to recite poetry, right? Then I won't, if he and Brother Yang are matched, I won't be able to interject." She grabbed Xu Liang and pulled him in. "Hey, hey, don't mess around, grandma, this is a hand, a guy who eats, it's not wood, if you tear it off, I'll be miserable!"

"Isn't there still a mouth? your hand is broken, your mouth is not broken, you can also eat!" Luo Cailing ignored him, and said casually, but in his heart he said to himself: "Before you can hold back any messy Raush, it's a big deal to get to the point first!" Xu Liang hurriedly stretched his arms and muttered, "When I say the guy who eats, I don't mean the guy who actually eats......

When Yang Ling saw Xu Liang for the first time, he was embarrassed to trust, but when he saw Cai Ling believing in him, it was inconvenient to say any more, and he briefly recounted the past again. After listening to this, Xu Liang supported himself with one hand, and thought for a long time before saying, "Dare to ask Brother Yang, what will happen after that?"

Yang Ling said: "When I arrived in Fengyang North, I actually met Miss Zheng from the Golden Dao Gate in a small town, and she was already twenty-four years old at that time. When Cai Ling heard this, he couldn't help but tease: "Poof." I said Brother Yang, should you still miss that Sister Zheng, right?" After saying a smile, Yang Ling said with a straight face: "Cai Ling, don't talk nonsense, let Di Shaoxia hear it, how can I explain it?" Cai Ling pursed his lips and snickered back, Yang Ling continued: "I was in a hurry to Fengyang at that time, if she hadn't called me, I might not have paid attention to her." It turned out that she was working with several senior brothers to arrest He Lian, who had betrayed the master, and she was afraid that he would escape, so she asked me for help. ”

"That He Lian's murder of the division commander is an unforgivable crime, so I should admit it, thinking that He Lian may not have the ability to plan this murder, most likely someone instructed and instigated it. It was also a coincidence that when tracking, he ran into Xiahou Kun, the 'Zhongzhou Sword' of the Hengshan faction. It turned out that he went to rob Fengyang Heavenly Prison twice before, but because of the Mobei thief 'corpse demon' Nan Tan, he obstructed it, but he didn't succeed. Fighting alone, Nan Tan was not Xiahou Kun's enemy, but he had a lot of people, and he was also a servant and a fast man, and Xiahou Brother was alone and could only avoid it temporarily. Brother Xiahou was very happy to see me, and without saying a word, he joined us. With his help, the arrest of Helian was immediately a matter of course. Under the investigation of the Golden Daomen, we found him in a dilapidated house, He Lian wanted to escape when he saw us, but Brother Xiahou didn't give him a chance, and captured him with just one move. ”

"Once He Lian was captured, we pressed him on the spot. The guy flatly denied it, but after repeated questioning, he couldn't help but say that he had slipped his mouth and admitted that he had indeed colluded with Yan Song. He said that someone in the Zheng family secretly discussed with Yan Song to plot a big matter, but Zheng Tiannan saw the clue to his actions, so he discussed with him how to extinguish his mouth, and by the way, he straightened him into the head of the golden knife. He Lianli wanted to be consumed by his heart, so he should inherit it and commit a great rebellion. When Yang Ling said this, he sighed in his heart: "He Lian finally died at the hands of Yan Song, how could it not be karma?"

"Cai Ling, it seems that our last scrutiny of the Zheng case was only afraid that there would be a mistake. Yang Ling pondered, he looked up and caught a glimpse of a smile on Luo Cailing's face, and unconsciously asked, "What's wrong?" "No!" Cailing sneered and said, "Actually, I already knew a few days ago, we made a mistake and missed a murderer." "You, how do you know ......" Yang Ling was halfway through his words, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he immediately stopped. "Brother Yang, keep talking, and you'll know how I knew it later. After Luo Cailing finished speaking, the corners of his eyes were disgusted, and he glanced at Xu Liang. Xu Liang seemed to be smiling.

Yang Ling bowed his head and continued: "Since He Lian said this, I don't know the truth yet, but it shows that the plot to harm Zheng Tiannan is not a one-person plan. As for the Golden Sword Gate, which was founded by Zheng Tiannan, he didn't know the origin of his martial arts, and he didn't know who his senior brother was. ”

This is not the case. Xu Liang suddenly said: "Zheng Tiannan used to be a Jinyi guard in his prime, and he was a member of the public family. Yang Ling was taken aback and asked anxiously: "How does Brother Xu know?" Xu Liang said indifferently: "It was said by Grandma Zheng Shao, it is true." ”

"No wonder the number of the golden knife door knife method, which is very similar to the public door, and it turns out to be the same source. Yang Ling clasped his hands into a fist, pressed them to his lips and said, "So from this point of view, Xu Xianchun and Yang Huan should know Zheng Tiannan, right?"

"No, they don't. Xu Liang said: "When Zheng Tiannan was in office, there was no one in Jinyi Wei Wubiao today. Even if you know, I'm afraid that only Miss Luo's father, 'Tuoming Knife' Luo Sigong, the commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei back then, knows about this person. Xu Liang paused, and said: "Moreover, when Zheng Tiannan left his post, there was no official record, otherwise there would be people in the rivers and lakes who would know, but this is not the case, and there must be a major reason during the period." If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid that Zheng Tiannan is involved in the three major forbidden cases of our dynasty!"

“…… Could it be that Zheng Tiannan is also part of these conspiracies?" Yang Ling suddenly thought of something, and unconsciously fell into the past, feeling sad.

Luo Cailing didn't know the details, and hurriedly asked, "What are the three major forbidden cases?" ”

"These three forbidden cases, also known as doubtful cases, are the 'Gong Attack Case' in the 43rd year of Wanli, the 'Red Pill Case' in the Taichang Dynasty, and the subsequent 'Palace Removal Case'. The three cases seem to have a twist and turn, and they are all related to the crown prince. ”

Xu Liang said: "The 'Attack Case' is about a man Zhang Cha who broke into the Ciqing Palace of the then crown prince Zhu Changluo with a wooden stick for no reason and injured the eunuch guarding the door. Then the interrogation revealed that Zhang Cha was instructed by the eunuchs Pang Bao and Liu Cheng under the favored concubine Zheng of Shenzong to murder the crown prince Chang Luo. This matter is really suspicious, if he really wants to plot the crown prince, how can he enter the East Palace with a wooden stick alone? What is the probability of success? The case finally ended with the execution of Zhang Cha, who said when he died: 'The conspiracy to do things, the matter is defeated, and I am pushed to death alone, and many officials do not ask.' Then Shenzong secretly ordered Pang Bao and Liu Cheng to be executed, and the case could not be investigated, and it was closed.

Until the forty-eighth year of Wanli, that is, the first year of Taichang, Shenzong died of illness and the crown prince succeeded to the throne. People often say that when a new emperor is established, there must be something to be done, but our Taichang Emperor has only been on the throne for a month, and he is seriously ill. Li Ke of Honglu Temple burned into the red pill, and Emperor Taichang drank the soup first, panting. When the medicine is in, that is, there is no wheezing. So he praised Li Kezhuo again and again as a 'loyal minister', which is ridiculous and ridiculous. So in the sunset, Li Kezhuo took another pill. Guess what's going on?"

Luo Cailing shook his head, and Xu Liang smiled: "Although I don't know what that red pill is, it must be the opposite, and the medicine can cure the disease and be fatal." The next day, Emperor Taichang died, which was the legendary 'Red Pill Case'. ”

"Huh, how can this be?" Luo Cailing cried out as he covered his lips.

Some people say that this is a secret order of Zheng Guifei to poison it, while others say that it is a drug error. After the death of Emperor Taichang, his favorite concubine Li Xuanzhi conspired with the eunuch Wei Zhongxian to follow the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Youxiao, that is, the current Emperor of the Apocalypse, to live in the Qianqing Palace and coerce the Son of Heaven to respect himself. As a result, the important ministers of the court and the central government opposed it and forced Li Xuanzhi to move to the Renshou Palace to prevent him from interfering in the government. With the strong support of Yang Lian and Yushi Zuo Guangdou in the Duzhi Affair, as well as the strong support of the respected monarch Luo Sigong, Wei Zhongxian and the Li family ultimately failed to succeed. This is the 'palace removal case'. ”

Xu Liang touched his chin, he had little beard, but he liked to rub his beard, so he only listened to him: "Zheng Tiannan was only afraid that he would be involved in these three forbidden cases, so he secretly resigned and founded the Golden Daomen in Jiangnan." Zheng Tiannan pressed the dart at the beginning, and according to the time calculation, I am afraid that Zheng Tiannan will be involved in the 'attack case' in the forty-third year of Wanli. But these are all digressions, Brother Yang said later. ”

Yang Ling nodded and said, "Since Zheng Tiannan is dead, no one knows about these internal information." At that time, I speculated that most of the people who colluded with Yan Song were Mrs. Zheng Shao. It's just that they can't guess what they want to do with each other. Later, I learned that the Fengyang Conference was held at the foot of Fengyang Mountain, so I worked out a strategy with Brother Xiahou and Miss Zheng. Miss Zheng designed to lure out Nan Yan, but Brother Xiahou and I ambushed him and seriously injured him, but he still let him escape. Without Nan Yan, it would have been much easier for us to break into the prison, and after Li Hongji and Liu Zongmin were robbed, they rushed out of the palace. ”

"After that, Miss Zheng and I went to the foothills of Fengyang Mountain. Li Hongji and others led people to set fire to the government office, and they rushed here. I was covering up, and Brother Xiahou relied on his superb light skills to attack and kill the Jinyi guard who was ambushed in the tree when everyone was watching the battle between the 'Cangnan One Palm' and the Lord of the Shen Yuan Hidden Sword Pavilion. Otherwise, in the melee, there will be many casualties. In the end, we successfully exposed Yan and Wei's treacherous schemes. ”

Xu Liang suddenly said: "This letter is obviously the key to making this matter a matter of course. ”

And Yan Song's expression at that time was very strange. I can't figure it out. However, looking at the words and seals on the letter, it is really the seal of the Houjin Khan. Yang Ling said, took out the letter from his arms and showed it to the two.

Luo Cailing only read the content and didn't delve into it anymore, but Xu Liang read it three times, and put the seal at the end of the letter on his nose and sniffed it, but he still held it and refused to let go. Cai Ling couldn't help but turn sideways and said, "Eh, it's disgusting, isn't it fragrant?"

"This ink is cinnabar, cinnabar is tasteless, but the best varieties, carefully smelled but has a faint fragrance. Xu Liang pondered: "This seal is only in the Houjin Deep Palace, and it is absolutely difficult to imitate in China, and it is indeed the Khan seal of Nurhachi." ”

Xu Liang returned the letter to Yang Ling, and Yang Ling nodded in agreement: "I think so too." Yang Ling looked at Xu Liang, but Xu Liang avoided his gaze with deep meaning.

"At first, I only said that Yan Songguan was already a sure thing, I could see Yan Song's expression, but I felt that there seemed to be another conspiracy hidden in it, thinking back to Fang Xu's words at the foot of Song Mountain that day, this matter is not even something that Uncle Luo and Gu seniors can intervene in, and I have to believe it now. ”

The three of them all had solemn expressions, looked at each other, but had nothing to say for a while.

Yang Ling was about to meditate, but he heard Xu Liang say: "Brother Yang, if you are too lingering in everything, it may not be a good thing. 'People have joys and sorrows, and the moon is cloudy and sunny, and this matter is difficult to complete. If you don't understand, there must be a certain reason in it, maybe there are some things we don't know, but only the person who designed all this knows, blindly guessing, there is no result, it is better to let him show his own feet. ”

"Please forgive Xu for saying too much, the more I think about some things, the more I can't think through them, you might as well let it go, let it be, maybe in the near future, you can get the answer. ”

Isn't fate always like this? When you are searching for it, you will not fulfill your wishes, and when you give up, you will reappear in front of you.

"I hope so. Yang Ling said: "Oh, by the way, Cai Ling, how did you and Brother Xu find out that this person was in collusion with Yan Song?" he said, pointing to the person in the cabin.

Luo Cailing smiled: "This is a long story. "Whenever I listen to a story or a story, the interest in Cai Ling is always very high. She told Chongyang about catching ghosts and deducing the Zheng family's murder case, and Yang Ling only then knew the meaning of "female ghost" and "Taoist priest", and said with a smile: "I see, Brother Xu is really good and intelligent, and Yang sighed to himself." Xu Liang didn't dare.

"And that's not all. This stinky female ghost ran away by herself, leaving Miss Ben alone, which was really boring, but I thought that since I knew that the affairs of the Zheng family were strange, I might as well come back to find out. Hahaha, how do you know that Skynet is magnificent but not leaky, this stinky female ghost actually came to the Zheng family and was caught by Miss Ben!" Luo Cailing said this, smug and grinning.

Xu Liang said disdainfully: "Hey, come on, look at what you have become." Let's talk about it, three sentences and two sentences, and it may not be finished until dark. "Can you manage it? As long as my brother Yang is willing to listen." Xu Liang ignored her, knowing that this little girl was unwilling to admit defeat, and if she really wanted to argue, she didn't want to finish telling this story.

"It's also a coincidence, after I finished arranging the construction of the embankment, I also remembered the case of the Zheng family, rushed over, and saw this little Taoist, who was unlucky, unlucky, and even more unlucky! Oh! What are you pinching me for?" "I'm unlucky to see me?" "Oh, my waist, that's the life of the acupoint, auntie, what should I do if I die?" "If you're dead, you're dead, you're not dead, a female ghost, aren't you?" "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, I continued, don't poke it!"

So the two of us sneaked into Zheng's house at night and inquired privately. In Mrs. Zheng's boudoir, she found several letters she wrote to her lover, which shows that this woman has already been out of the wall, and one of them once said that Zheng Tiannan had been a brocade guard before he became a dart master. It's just that the name of this lover was crossed out with new ink. Luo Cailing glanced at him, intending to sneer: "You thief, peeking at other people's love letters, so shameless!"

Xu Liang smiled slightly, and continued: "On a whim, Xu wanted to go to the scene of the murder, and it was this thought that almost killed me and Miss Luo's Zheng family." Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, didn't dare to interject, and only listened to Xu Liang continue: "In Zheng Tiannan's study, we found an unexpected but expected person. Hearing this, Luo Cailing's face suddenly melted with joy, and it seemed that he still had the fear left at that time, which was slightly pale.

Xu Liang said: "Around the middle of the night, the bright moon was in the sky, and Cai Ling and I were both black-clothed nocturnal. When I arrived at the Zheng family's study, I saw that the candles in the house were bright, and the inside was definitely not like the Zheng family. We didn't dare to breathe, but approached slightly, only to hear a female voice in the room, 'Why is that lord so anxious?' and one of them replied, 'Madam, that lord is not in a hurry, but your efficiency, which is really a bit flattering.' The previous man said, 'Is it not too hasty to do so quickly, only two months?' and the other said, 'The lord does not want to wait any longer.' The previous one said: 'I beg your pardon to act so hastily, for fear of failure.' Besides, my master still has a plan, so it will be self-defeating!'"

At this time, Cai Ling wrote the woman's name in the palm of my hand, which turned out to be Grandma Zheng Shao. Cai Ling and I glanced at each other, thinking that the master of my family in her mouth was Yan Song, who was 'Cangnan One Palm', and was even more cautious at the moment. Xu dipped his saliva, soaked through the window paper, and stole a man and a woman in the house, one in a black robe with a canopy, and he didn't see his appearance, and the other was dressed plainly and pretty, it was Mrs. Zheng. ”

The black-robed man said slightly angrily, 'What, are you dissatisfied with this?' Mrs. Zheng hurriedly said, "Don't dare." Hearing this, I couldn't help but have a few thoughts in my mind, Yan Song's martial arts are strong, and his status in the rivers and lakes is respected, and Mrs. Zheng is not only for Yan Song's arms, but she is very respectful to this black-robed man, in the eyes of the adult in their mouths, even the identity of this black-robed man is obviously above Yan Song. But who is this black-robed man? Who is the lord in their mouths, and what are they plotting?"

"I don't know if it was a faint wind at that time, or something else, it always made people feel cold. Xu didn't have a chance to think about it again, so he heard the black-robed man say: "Okay, I know that you don't have this intention, so according to your master's opinion, when is the safe opportunity?" The black-robed man flicked his sleeves and said, "Bastard! Mrs. Zheng lowered her head, I couldn't see her expression, but there was a strange feeling, I felt that she was laughing. The black-robed man snorted and said, "That's fine." In fact, I have come to inform you of this matter, and I would like to ask your master how he is preparing for the raising of troops and horses?" ’”

"The black-robed man snorted coldly: 'The words are good, but you still need to be careful not to show a little bit of horse's feet. Mrs. Zheng said, "Please rest assured, everything is under the control of my master." She stood quietly and blessedly, and did not dare to be disrespectful in the number of courtesies. ”

The black-robed man nodded his head to show his satisfaction, and suddenly said, "By the way, you asked me to be here instead of going to your master's place, which shows that you are well conspired. But where is your master now?" Mrs. Zheng said, "Special Envoy Mingjian, the head of the family has something to do, so he sent me to meet with the special envoy." The place where my master is located is eye-catching, and if someone breaks it, I am afraid that it will turn into elbows and armpits, and cause endless trouble. And Zheng Tiannan died not long ago, there were few guests, and there were no masters inside, so it was a good place for secret discussions. The black-robed envoy laughed and said, "Yes, yes, you are indeed resourceful, but what if there is someone outside the window?'!"

Xu Liang's words came to an abrupt end here, looking at Yang Ling. Although Yang Ling was shocked, he still said calmly: "No, he didn't find out about you, otherwise he wouldn't have said this nonsense, he was tempting!" Luo Cailing pouted and said angrily: "You all know, I'm stupid, and I jumped up in fright." ”

Xu Liang smiled "poof", although he didn't say anything, his expression was obviously saying: "Now you know that you are stupid, right? Compared to me and you Brother Yang, you are still far behind!"

Luo Cailing glared at him, he hurriedly pretended to be restrained, coughed twice, and continued: "What Brother Yang said is true, but it's a pity that Cailing and I were negligent and messed up. The black-robed man was so strong in martial arts that if he hadn't already explored the surroundings and talked about business at the same time, even if we were tiptoeing and cautious, we would have found out for him. ”

Even if he knew that the two of them would eventually be able to get out of danger, Yang Ling still hurriedly said: "How high is that person's martial arts, and how is it better than Yan Song?" Xu Liang said: "According to the following, that person's martial arts are definitely not under Yan Song." Yang Ling was shocked: "Then how did you get out?" If you want Yang Ling to have more than 50 moves with Yan Song in the Fengyang Mountain ring, it is really thrilling and abnormal, if it weren't for Xiahou Kun and Shen Feiyun to help, I am afraid that he would have died in his hands. Although he didn't know Xu Liang's martial arts, he knew Luo Cailing's details, and if he met Yan Song, he would take his life for it without a few moves.

Luo Cailing suddenly pretended to be mysterious and said: "Brother Yang, his martial arts are half a catty and eight taels with me, how can he be the opponent of the black-robed man, he has someone to help." Brother Yang, you can't guess who the person who saved us is!"

She pursed her lips before saying, "It's that Scarface!"