After receiving Xiao Diyuan's letter, Li Pei immediately summoned Zhou Rong, Zhang Yuanfeng, and Wu Yichang into the palace, and said: "The second prince of Shuguo sent a letter asking the three of you to continue to go to Shuguo to cooperate with him, saying that there are new clues at present, but we need your help to continue to dig deeper. ”

Zhou Rong was already seriously ill, but after learning the news, he still said very happily: "Okay, Weichen is willing to go to Shuguo again to assist him." ”

Zhang Yuanfeng and Wu Yichang knew Zhou Rong's physical condition best, so they both expressed their worries at the same time and persuaded Zhou Rong not to go this time.

Li Pei looked at Zhou Rong seriously, and found that Zhou Rong's complexion was indeed very bad, and the whole person was much thinner than before, so he asked with concern: "Where is Zhou Aiqing uncomfortable?"

Zhang Yuanfeng was about to help answer when he was stopped by Zhou Rong, and Zhou Rong said respectfully: "It's just that you suffer from thirst, and you have to drink water often." ”

He didn't say he had hiccups (esophageal cancer) at the same time. In fact, his hiccups at this time were already very serious.

For Zhou Rong, from the very beginning of accepting the task of investigating Xiao Diyuan's life experience, he regarded this matter as something he had to complete in his lifetime, and in order to get the answer as soon as possible, he could ignore life and death.

He was also panicked about his illness at first, but now that he has figured it out and seen it through, he no longer insists on it.

He will continue to take the medicine, and he will continue to pay attention to the places that should be noted, but he will never leave this matter alone because he is sick.

Li Pei listened and groaned: "This disease is not a minor disease, you have to pay attention to it." ”

Zhou Rong hurriedly reported the names of the medicinal soups he took every day and the list of medicinal meals he took every day, looking like he had arranged them properly.

Li Pei said: "Okay, then I will allow you to go, but you have to take good care of your body, Zhaoguo will still need you in the future." ”

After that, he solemnly instructed Zhang Yuanfeng and Wu Yichang to take good care of Zhou Rong after they arrived in Shuguo.

Of course, the two of them agreed.

On August 22, Zhou Rong, Zhang Yuanfeng and Wu Yichang quietly came to the capital of Shuguo again, and this day happened to be the day when Xiao Diyuan, the king of Guangxian, came to Beijing to meet with the other players, so Xiao Diyuan met secretly with the three of them that night.

Xiao Diyuan told everyone how to catch Zou Twelve and how Zou Twelve died.

At this time, Zhou Rong and others knew that Guo Ba was Zou Twelve, the person who had witnessed the three princes of Zhaoguo being killed.

Xiao Diyuan handed them the process of the case written by Zou 12 again.

Zhou Rong was so excited that his hands trembled after reading it.

He has been investigating hard for several years, the purpose is to get the truth, and now that he has it, he is as happy as if he has obtained his wish, and said: "So, the next step for the prince will be to go to your father to verify it, right?"

"Well," Xiao Diyuan nodded and said, "But not now, and the need to prove it is very skillful, otherwise not only will I die, but Zhaoguo's side will also be affected." ”

Zhou Rong: "If the prince wants us to help, just say." ”

Xiao Diyuan: "Right now, I'm going to Zhaoguo to participate in the 'Ninety-Five Competition', so I'll assign you a task first-Ding An and Miss Wen's children will be full moon at the end of September, and during this time, the three of you will still go back to the broken temple to observe the situation of Ding An's family." On the day of the full moon of Ding An's children, the three of you disguised themselves as Taoist priests to congratulate her, during which you found an opportunity to talk to the Empress Liu alone and tell her about the three princes of Zhaoguo being taken away and used to replace the second prince of Shuguo, so that she knew that the matter was already known. ”

Zhou Rong nodded, and then continued his words: "In this way, she will definitely panic when she learns about it, and then go back to the palace in despair."

After returning to the palace, she will definitely tell the emperor about this matter as soon as possible, and let the emperor find a way to stop this 'rumor', and then the emperor is likely to send people to arrest us all over the country." ”

Xiao Diyuan approvingly: "Yes, you will come to Shuangzhu City to find me at that time." ”

"That would cause His Majesty to turn his attention to Twin Bead City. Zhou Rong said.

Xiao Diyuan: "This is exactly the effect I want. ”

Zhou Rong, Zhang Yuanfeng and Wu Yichang were a little puzzled.

Xiao Diyuan: "For the time being, you don't need to know too much detail, let's do what I want first." ”

"Yes. The three of them said in unison.

So, after eating a big meal invited by Xiao Diyuan that night, the three of them went to the broken temple.

Everything is the same in the broken temple, and after the three of them enter, they only need to clean and clean.

At night, Zhou Rong's hiccups attacked, he even choked on water, and he had coma symptoms, and Zhang Yuanfeng and Wu Yichang took turns to take care of him.

Wu Yichang tucked the quilt for Zhou Rong, looked at Zhou Rong's emaciated face and said, "Lord Zhou, in fact, you really shouldn't come this time." Then he looked around the ruined temple and said, "Living in such a dark environment is not conducive to your condition, and there is always a risk in investigating the case. ”

Zhou Rong said: "If it is another case, I will definitely not come again, but I must come to this case, it is like having a dream in my heart, and I will not give up until it is realized." ”

A flash of admiration flashed in Wu Yichang's eyes, and he said, "It is a great honor for Zhao to have a minister like you. ”

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On August 30, Siu and four other contestants left for Zhaoguo to participate in the '95 Race', escorted by a total of 10 guards and three foreign ministers.

The group marched at a constant pace and arrived at Zhao on September 3.

At this time, the players of Yunguo and Yeguo had arrived, and they all greeted each other with smiles when they saw the players of Zhaoguo coming.

In the evening, the players from the country arrived.

Zhaoguo set up a large room for everyone to sit down and chat, and presented Zhaoguo's famous food and tea, and sent several important ministers of the court to receive it.

This is Xiao Diyuan's first visit to the palace of Zhaoguo, and he looks at the architecture of the room and the scenery outside the window, and feels like he has returned to his homeland.

He has a lot on his mind, so he seems a little absent-minded when the other players are having a good conversation. But even so, everyone will still be naturally attracted to him, because he is not the kind of person who can easily drown in the sea of people.

So some players from Yunguo and Yuguo took the initiative to talk to him.

Although his mind was not here, he responded with a smile.

At the moment, Emperor Li Pei of Zhaoguo invited everyone to the Fenghua Building in Shangyuan for dinner.

This is a reception banquet specially made by Zhaoguo for everyone.

At the dinner, Xiao Diyuan met Li Pei, the Empress Dowager and Jiang Chuanxiong, and they seemed to pay special attention to him.

After the dinner, just as Xiao Diyuan wanted to meet Li Pei and the Empress Dowager alone, a father-in-law hurriedly came over and whispered to him: "Second Highness, our Majesty and the Empress Dowager want to invite you to Jingde Palace. ”