Although Zhao Ji was easing the atmosphere, he listened to Shao Bowen's words very carefully, and raised his own questions in time: "By the way, Lord Shao, what you just said about 'backlash' does it mean 'although it is favored by others, it is framed'?

Shao Bowen said: "It's a little different, His Royal Highness King Duan." ”

Zhao Ji said: "What do you say?"

"The Huayang Sect is not ignorant of grace, it has always received benefits from the royal family, and now, it wants to be a part of this 'grace'. ”

As soon as these words came out, the other three people in the room raised their heads one after another, and their expressions were different. Su Can was forbearantly surprised, Liu Anshi was heartbroken, and Zhao Ji was a strange and complex emotion.

"I understand......," Zhao Ji suddenly realized, his brows furrowed, and said, "It turns out that 'the deeds of committing the crime have been revealed, and the feelings of backlash have been written'." Master Liu also said before that it not only wants the benefits of the royal family, but also wants to control it, and in addition to controlling it, it also wants to completely devour the aliens and completely turn them into the royal family itself. Then, they need to support a person who belongs to them to ascend to the throne and create a dynasty of Huayang Sect. And the reason why it will 'backlash' is because the palace did not choose people according to its meaning. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Ji spread his hands as if laughing at himself, and said, "It turns out that this is the reason why they want to murder my brother." It's not just because of the 'sacrificial ceremony', the ritual is just a small part of the incident. ”

Shao Bowen said: "You are right, His Royal Highness King Duan. You get the idea. ”

Liu Anshi said: "More than ten years ago, a killer broke into the palace, did Lord Shao remember that incident?"

Shao Bowen chuckled: "I have been working alone as an official outside the country for the past few years, why do you ask about things in my court?"

Liu Anshi said: "Lord Shao, don't shirk it, you were still in the capital at that time, and Lord Lingzun happened to be related to this matter." I remember correctly, right?"

Shao Bowen laughed helplessly: "Can you save me some face when you speak, let me have another sip of tea and rest for a while, okay?"

Zhao Ji hurriedly said: "Lord Shao, you drink tea!"

The moment he greeted him, Shao Bowen called softly: "His Royal Highness King Duan." ”

Zhao Ji said: "What's the matter?" subconsciously raised his eyes and looked at him again.

"Is His Royal Highness King Duan afraid?" Shao Bowen's smile was as soft as water, "I'm afraid that what I'm going to say is related to you, and I'm afraid that I'm also a part of it?"

Zhao Ji couldn't lie and didn't want to lie, and said, "Lord Shao is really clever. The killer who broke in was none other than my master. Because of his vague memory, I didn't know much about him all along. ”

"Ah, it's called Flying Ray, right? I heard he's in prison. ”

Zhao Ji said abruptly: "Yes." He was imprisoned for many years and never saw the light of day. However, he passed away yesterday. It's finally over......"

At the mention of Master, Zhao Ji's emotions suddenly got out of control. He thought of his master's festering skin, his blurred face under the iron cloak. The word "Master" originally associated him with a little holy light in a distant memory, but now he has seen the last face, but it has only become an endless nightmare that will exist now and in the future. He felt pain when he thought about it, a sense of powerlessness kept churning upward, and his heart was like a drop in the ocean, fluttering and panicking. This was accompanied by memories of blood and tears, and he believed that as soon as he closed his eyes, the memories that tore his eyes and souls would not stop.

Seeing this, Su Can said, "His Royal Highness King Duan mourns. ”

"It's fine. Zhao Ji said, "He also caused us a lot of trouble." General Wang worked very hard to deal with him. It's all fate, it's predestined. Nothing. ”

Shao Bowen smiled: "His Royal Highness King Duan can see it thoroughly, that's good." He put the cup back on the table, Su Can wanted to refill the cup for him, he waved his hand to signal that there was no need to add more, and then said, "His Royal Highness King Duan, Lord Liu, both of them have experienced the incident of Feiyu, Lord Liu participated in the subsequent search and arrest, and His Royal Highness King Duan saw the whole process as a bystander. As you all know, one of the consequences is that the Flying Ray was caught and thrown into prison, and there are different opinions as to the reason. His Royal Highness King Duan probably knows something too?"

"I know. Zhao Ji said: "Probably few people know that it's because of my mother's affairs." ”

Shao Bowen said: "Oh, then I won't say specifics. ”

Zhao Ji said: "Thank you." ”

Little is known. Even at that time, it was the first time I had heard of flying rays. The fewer people who know, the better.

Liu Anshi sighed: "I still remember Chen Meiren, she is really very kind and beautiful, smart and dignified, and she was respected by many people when she was alive. It's a pity that the first emperor died, crying day and night, porridge and rice did not enter, I thought she was worried that she was helpless, but she had given birth to His Royal Highness King Duan, and the life would not go on. When I asked again, I didn't expect that because I missed salvation, I just hoped that one day I would go with the emperor early. It didn't take long for it to be gone. Such true feelings, I'm afraid that the world can't keep them. ”

Is it. Zhao Ji thought to himself, I think it's because this place is not like the world. If his father also had such feelings for his mother, how could he lock her up in the cold palace for so many years and never forgive her until she died. - There is no forgiveness, the mother is just a victim who has not done anything, there is no excuse to be forgiven, there is no outlet for explanation. Powerless.

Shao Bowen said with a smile: "Lord Liu, it seems that although you have made great achievements in political affairs, you are incomprehensible in the relationship between men and women." ”

Liu Anshi said: "Oh, how do you say this?"

Shao Bowen said: "If it is a person you love deeply, how can you let her suffer substantial suffering because of a misunderstanding, not to mention that the fault is not her?

When it came to "entering the cold palace", Zhao Ji's neck shrunk. It was an experience he had never experienced, and he knew how horrible it was, it was to extinguish hope, to put a normal person into a crazy community, or she would go crazy before long. He didn't know what kind of will his mother relied on to survive, maybe it was the forgiveness that was waiting for his father to finally dissipate with death, and when he thought about it, he felt even more terrifying.

Liu Anshi said: "The first emperor has always been gentle with people, and he will not abandon a person because of personal likes and dislikes. If he were such a figure, I, a counselor who could only speak unpleasant words, would have died many times. ”

Shao Bowen said: "That's true, but what is the role of this harem concubine for the first emperor? Sorry, this topic is a bit sensitive. He turned to Su Can, "You know what?"

Su Can was about to speak, but Zhao Ji suddenly smiled and said: "How can you let the guards talk about the things that offend people? Let me tell you, the harem concubines have no effect, this is the idea that should be." Stirring the court with one's own strength is a capital crime. ”

Liu Anshi suddenly realized, slapped his thigh and said: "It doesn't work, yes! Could it be that it is because Chen Meiren has crossed the line and destroyed this 'rule'?"

"—how so. Oh. Zhao Ji said quickly, but he immediately shut up, it was better not to express his opinion on things that he didn't know. He has always been an easy-going person, even if it is not very beneficial to himself, he will listen to it first and then refute it. What's more, he didn't know anything at this time, so he had to endure his stomach and continue to listen.

Shao Bowen said slowly: "So, let's sort out the context and see what parts of this whole thing have been ignored by us." ”

Before his father died, he confessed two things: one was that he wanted to be buried next to his ancestors, and the other was that he wanted Shao Bowen to go to Sichuan, because "the world is chaotic, Shu'an, you can avoid living".

After saying this, Shao Bowen did the same, and after three years of mourning, he took off his suffocating black robe and set off for Shudi. It was a hot and mild place, with rugged mountain roads, and this place also made him willing to retreat, uprooting his homeland, clean and leisurely and fertile, and the only dissatisfaction was that he had eaten spicy dishes for five years.

Shao Bowen was afraid of spicy food since he was a child, and when he ate a pot of fried celery with half a chili pepper, he could eat it immediately, and soon his face became red, and his head seemed to be smoking. The servants at home all know his taste, and try to avoid it when cooking and cooking, even if it is a necessary deodorization link, it is to change the materials and study it painstakingly. Over time, the taste of the whole family has become much lighter with Shao Bowen.

If it weren't for his father's last wish, he would have thought that his father was playing with him. When he came to Sichuan to eat his first meal hungryly, Shao Bowen ate a piece of cold chicken that was poured bright red with chili oil and exuded a rich sesame aroma, and really shed tears. When the people who received him saw him crying bitterly, they thought that he was sad because he missed his hometown, so they comforted him: "Master Shao, you should treat this as your own home, everyone has eaten the dishes here, and everyone has said that they want to eat as much as they want! Ah, are you hungry, why do you only eat?"

Shao Bowen raised his head and said with tears in his eyes: "Is there anything that isn't spicy?"

"Huh?" the man smiled awkwardly, "I was born and raised here, and to be honest, I can't taste anything that isn't spicy." ”

Shao Bowen cried in his heart: I want to go home.

Shao Bowen had diarrhea that day, and the greasy and spicy brushed his whole body, and the process can be said to be sour. A month later, Shao Bowen lost ten pounds because he was not used to food, and three months later, he gained eight pounds because he only ate rice. Shao Bowen thinks about going back to Bianjing all day long, or one, as long as the taste is light and not spicy. He was full of such thoughts all day and all night, and he actually spent five years in peace.

Yuanfeng is eight years old, Shao Bowen is twenty years old, and another year will be thirty. After coming to Shu for the fifth year, someone suddenly came from Bianjing to summon him back, saying that there was an accident in the palace.

Shao Bowen wondered what use he could have, and he had to be brought back from distant Sichuan. Thinking of his father's last words back then, Shao Bowen had a little indescribable feeling.

In fact, Bianjing is not so terrifying. But because it came out of the mouth of the omniscient father, all the unknowns were converted into horror, because I didn't know which link would have an unexpected situation. It's really tormenting.

Bianjing is still the Bianjing he is familiar with. The house in Bianjing as a whole is a cut higher than Shudi, a circle larger, and the ground is so flat that he can't walk steadily. He opened the curtain and looked at the world outside the car window, it was a familiar and unfamiliar memory, a regret that missed the change, and finally did not belong to him at all. The sound of horses' hooves answered, and the surrounding area gradually changed from the desolation of the border into the hustle and bustle of the city, and finally approached the palace, the voice gradually became hoarse and solemn, as if the throat had been cut, and the atmosphere was suffocating.

Shao Bowen sighed lightly before getting out of the car. When he got out of the car, he saw the squire standing in front of him with a smile and a groan, and said to him, "You are back, Berwyn." ”

Shao Bowen was stunned and smiled at him reluctantly: "Brother Zhang, you are really obsessed with the palace." ”

Zhang Dian smiled: "Your obsession with escaping is not small. ”

Shao Bowen said: "What's the matter with bringing me here?"

Zhang Duan waved his hand and motioned for the guards around him to speak for him. Suddenly mentioned, the somewhat stuttering guard was a little overwhelmed, and had to step forward, organize the language, and stumble: "There is a killer in the palace." He can't be called a killer, because he's been here for three or four days, just a few days ago. But he didn't kill anyone, he didn't mean to leave, and every night he was ghostly, and no one could catch him. No one can catch it. The palace is already very vigilant about this, but what can I do...... His movements are very suspicious, and his movements are also extremely fierce, and it seems that he attacks in the way of Fuxi's sixty-four hexagrams, which is very difficult to deal with. So, so—"

Shao Bowen frowned and said, "Isn't there any other master in Bianjing City who can break the formation?"

Zhang Dian said: "Yes, they are all dead." ”

Shao Bowen said: "I'm not an immortal, I will also die." ”

"Don't say that. Father Shao Yong knows this well, can be described as one of the top masters, he can crack anyone's formation, but not everyone can crack his own formation, except for his only son - Berwyn, when I studied under my father, every time I couldn't solve the formation, I had to be said by Mr. Shao, you are not as good as my son, and then he will throw the problem to you to solve, he knows that you will be able to solve it, in fact, Berwyn, you have been a master since you were a child. So, I guess you can, right?"

- Do you want my family to be cut off?

Shao Bowen gasped and said, "I see." Will that killer kill people?"

Zhang Dian smiled: "I still can't figure out his temperament, I only know that his name is Feiyu, and he is a mysterious prisoner who has been imprisoned in Shu for ten years, maybe you have seen it." Some of his captors had their heads cut off, while others only had one arm broken, which is not a necessarily. If you want to know—" he smiled suddenly maliciously, "you can see the future, Berwyn?"

Shao Bowen said: "Then I will do my best." ”

Shao Bowen only knew that he was a killer, but he didn't expect it to be a flying fish.

"Ah, that's great. Zhang Dian was the first to applaud, "Since Mr. Shao, who has passed away, can, then Berwyn, who has his true inheritance, must also be able to." ”

He knew Zhang's thoughts, so he hated it even more. When I was a child, I didn't understand his horror, but when I grew up, this realization became more and more profound. The starting point of everything he does is to ensure his own survival.

This time too. It's not that he can't break the formation, but he can't be sent to death. He may have wanted to find someone in Bianjing to solve the matter at first, but his father's students had already obeyed his father's wishes ("There will be a catastrophe in a few years, if you want to live, leave here, don't claim to be my students"), and left Bianjing one by one, without a trace, and most of the people who remained were killed, so the others also hurriedly retreated incognito. Chapters were one of the few who remained here and were alive, and became the catastrophe itself.

The illusory and mysterious parts of Shao Yong's doctrine were merged into the category of secrecy because of the rampant Huayang Sect, and Zhang Dian was the main proposer. But repression alone did not seem to be the way to go, and at that time Zhang Dian did not realize that the crux of the problem was internal.

He regretted a little and rejoiced that he couldn't kill the teacher's son. He had several chances to kill him, as long as he could find it. Ah, he's himself a few times anyway, and it's all right to stay until now.

Zhang Dian speculated almost with a desperate rather than hopeful mind about the arrival of Shaw. Rather than "maybe you can catch the murderer", it is better to use this last knife to kill Shao Yong's disciples.

And he himself must not show such tendencies. Ability is a continuous drain, and once it is known, it is used endlessly. He didn't want to be an arithmetic, a trick cracker, or a ghost catcher.

Therefore, he summoned Shao Bowen all the way to solve this problem. If it doesn't work, forget it, the royal family can't be overturned in one day, there are not too many masters and servants in the palace, and there is no threat to the saint for the time being.

The pale moon is as big as a disk. Jackdaws swept across the eaves and hissed. There were dogs with their heads up, and in the moonlight let out a broken wail that had been forgotten for so long.

Shao Bowen turned his head in the moonlight and asked, "Where are the palaces of the flying dragon these days?"

"Lord Hui, Fei Wei first stayed in Wende Palace, and then went to Baoci Palace, where someone had seen him near Longtu Pavilion. In the end, I went to Yeonfu Palace. Yeonbok Palace is the one that stays the longest. ”

Shao Bowen raised his eyebrows and said, "Since that's the case, then take me to Yanfu Palace." Why don't you go there and arrest him?"

"Lord Shao, there are more than 100 small palaces of all sizes in Yanfu Palace, which are where the concubines and concubines live. It's really big, even if a chick runs in, it's gone in a moment. ”

"I see. Then take me there. Shao Bowen smiled, "The movement of the knife is always bigger than that of a chicken." ”

Yanfu Palace is also the harem, with a cluster of flowers, feminine and shy. Shaw Bowen took every step carefully, almost demanding that the guards restore the route to the precision of a one-foot terrace with beams and beams.

He passed through Hanxiang Palace, Yunjin Palace, Pantao Palace, Liyu Palace, and went west and passed by Fanying Palace, Calyx Palace, Qionghua Palace, and Luqi Palace. When he walked to the Lan Xun Palace, he stopped one step ahead of the guards beside him and said, "He disappeared here, right?"

The guard was surprised, "Exactly." Every time he ran to this place, the palace guards surrounded him from all sides, but they still couldn't stop him and told him to run. ”

Shao Bowen sneered and said, "How many days?"

"Half a month smaller. ”

"It's half a month, I still can't figure out his whereabouts......" he squinted his eyes and laughed, "Fuxi's sixty-four hexagrams are really difficult to understand, and if you don't understand all people, you can't even enter the door to answer." How did you know that this was related to the hexagram array?

The guard hurriedly said: "Of course not, no-Master Zhang said that he wouldn't know these things that he didn't have, and he also caught and caught several thieves who pretended to be ghosts and executed them." ”

Shao Bowen squatted down, seemingly carelessly playing with a flower and a grass, and asked, "Oh?

"I caught several, I only remember one of them, the ...... called Yang Shou"

"Ahh Shao Bowen's hand trembled, "He's dead?"

"That Yang Shou, swaggering through the market all day long, saying that it was a catastrophe from heaven, and there was a disaster in the saint, but His Majesty was tolerant and generous, and did not care about him, but Lord Zhang was indignant, saying that he could not tolerate the spread of such remarks, so he arrested him and beheaded him to show the public. He was still chattering and swearing before he died. Master Shao recognizes him?"

"I don't recognize it. Shao Bowen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It's my mistake. ”

The guard said, "That's good." Master Zhang is very strict on this issue, and he can't kill them all, and if he has a little relationship, he will punish them. Some time ago, Bianjing was in an uproar. ”

"Okay. I understand. Shao Bowen said, "Quiet for a while, I'm interpreting the hexagram." ”

"I'm sorry!"

Shao Bowen did not speak for a long time.

Even if the route is unpredictable, there must be some pattern in it. His steps were messy, and there were no clues, but - Shao Bowen stood up, he turned around, lit up the palaces, and said: "According to such a trace, Yunjin, Qionghua, Peach, Luqi, Hanxiang...... Three in a row, two in a row, one in a row. It's the 'thunder' hexagram. He narrowed his eyes and said, "What a 'wind and thunder'." ”

"What's that?"

Shao Bowen recited fluently: "The bird is like a cage and it is difficult to get out, and it is not free to occupy this hexagram." This is a footwork that traps people, and your guards follow this route, and it is the last step to reach Yanfu Palace. And further inside Yanfu Palace, he continued to follow this path, naturally he was sleepy, and let him run away easily. You see, the flowers and plants on the ground have been crushed, and the eaves of the houses are broken. He passed by with a slight sound of footsteps, but along the way even the branches of the trees were broken. That's the route you're taking, isn't it?"

"Yes, sir. We're trying to catch up. "But why, why did he lead us down this path, but instead of being trapped, he fled, escaped?"

Shaw Bowen smiled: "Because he just looks like he's gone the same way." Presumably he is a very elegant, very light man, and you can't see his movements clearly, so you fall into the trap. In fact, he walked the hexagram of 'Tianze Shoes', which is only slightly different from the wind and thunder, but it is 'the handsome bird is fortunate to be in the cage and get out of the disaster to show his majesty.' Once he gets Lingyun to go, he can run as much as he wants, he can run as much as he wants. This is also why he has been caught repeatedly and has not been able to catch him, and some people have even lost their lives for it. I can't see it really, just dive into it. ”

"Ah-," said the guard, surprised, "I see, no wonder the first few arrests were unsuccessful, and we would faint and even bump into our companions as we walked, which was so strange." ”

"It's not your problem. Shao Bowen laughed, "It's providence." ”

The guard said: "Shao, Lord Shao, you can say whatever you want in front of me, I don't care about a subordinate, but you must not say this in front of Lord Zhang! He doesn't allow us to mention or mention this sentence, to say, people will win the ......."

"That's right. Shao Bowen said, "That's right." So I'll put it this way. I came to Bianjing because of God's instructions, so that you can win once. Want to catch someone?"

The guard hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Please instruct Lord Shao." ”

Shao Bowen's hand was a little far away, and the guard followed his hand to look there, and said, "Huiningdian, is it so far?"

In the north of Huining Palace, there is a hill made of stones, and there are one hall and two pavilions built on the hillside, which are named Cuiwei Palace, Yungui Pavilion and Layer Pavilion respectively. And Shao Bowen was lighting the middle room and said, "Yes, the place where he settled must be in the middle of this Cloud Palace, Yungui Pavilion." This is also when he is most defenseless and vulnerable, and you are guarding against him. There don't have to be many people, three is enough. I don't know martial arts, but generally speaking, as long as it's not too terrifying, without the help of the right time and place, it won't be much stronger. I'm going to take a break. Go back and find someone. ”

The guard said happily: "I'll go back and report to Lord Liu!"

Liu Anshi came with a group of guards in a menacing manner.

Shao Bowen was still looking at the bats flying under the moon, and under the moonlight, he turned around and said to Liu Anshi: "Long time no see." ”

Liu Anshi stared into his eyes and said with a smile: "What kind of wind blew you here, Lord Shao, and what did you see in my eyes?"

Shao Bowen shook his head with a smile and said, "The moonlight is very good tonight, I hope you can watch it for a while." ”

Liu Anshi sneered and said, "I'm not interested. ”

Shao Bowen said: "Then forget it." Can I hear my request?"

"No problem. I was afraid that there would not be enough manpower, so I arranged for eighteen guards to be there, and I was not afraid that I would not be able to catch him!"

"Eighteen?" Shao Bowen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Can you hide it?"

Liu Anshi laughed and said: "It doesn't matter if he can hide it or not, as long as he can catch someone." ”

"Yes, look at how tired you look. Why is this kind of thing going to call you a minister?"

"It's not because I'm so good! Hey, what are you waiting for, why don't you go over and hide, maybe that guy came early today, just in time to bump into it! He bowed his head and signaled, and several guards lined up in neat columns, and hurriedly ran over, leaving Liu Anshi and Shao Bowen alone.

Liu Anshi smiled and said in a low voice, "Lord Zhang is not here, right?"

Shao Bowen's expression was ambiguous: "He is everywhere." ”

"Then I'll be quiet...... Oh, I can't whisper that. cough!" Liu Anshi cleared his throat helplessly.

Shao Bowen's hand reached over, placed it in front of him, and made a "shhh".

I'll say.

"Is it related to the emperor?"

Liu Anshi nodded.

"Is it related to 'turnover'?"

Liu Anshi was stunned for a moment, nodded halfway, and shook his head again.

Shao Bowen's face was as solemn as the atmosphere. After a slight pause, he said, "What my father feared is finally going to happen. ”

Liu Anshi said: "Huh?"