The New Year in Chengtianfu is very lively. There are also many activities in Xiangguan, and all kinds of games are fun for Yuan Shikai, and Zhenming also likes it. With this old and young, Liu Mingqiu naturally followed around to play, and gradually released his nature a little. Wang Xifeng has the ability after all, and he was stunned to get a batch of cocoa tea a year ago. Although it can't be sold on the market yet, the special supply is enough. Jia Cong accompanied Chen Ruijin to go shopping for a day and came back, and the two of them sat in the house facing each other and drank hot cocoa, and suddenly had the illusion of returning to their previous lives.

At this time, Liu Mingqiu came, and the two didn't bother to greet each other, so they just waited in the house. When she came in, Jia Cong waved her hand: "Hello eldest niece!" Are you still having fun today? ”

Liu Mingqiu looked at the two of them sideways and said, "I heard that these novelty ideas were all thought of by Third Master Cong. ”

"Of course not." Jia Cong said, "It's all copied from other places." I don't have much ability, but I'm bold, but I try anything I think is good. Fortunately, Taiwan is only a small island, and even if there is something to play, it is easy to take it back. I will give the last experience to a few optimistic princes. For example, King Yan is originally a Ming master; King Wu, although he himself is not top-notch, he is very willing to listen to persuasion, and there is no shortage of knowledgeable civil and military in Wu State; The king of Shu has a pioneering spirit. There is also King Xiaolu, although he is young, he knows the severity. ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "What is the way of employing people in the third master of Cong?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Everyone shows their strengths, heroes don't ask where they come from, they get more for more work." "Nai Se Dao," said a scientist named Thomas Edison in the West. Chen Ruijin bowed his head and smiled lightly. This person has clouds, success is 99 percent hard work, plus 1 percent talent; And one percent of talent is more important than the previous ninety percent of the talent. All of you former Ouchi guards are the best of the best. There are many things that others cannot accomplish no matter how much effort they try, but you can. It would be a pity if you put your energy into protecting two old women. What's more, these two old women won't live long. ”

Liu Mingqiu was taken aback: "What does Third Master Cong mean?" ”

Jia Cong said: "The Empress Dowager is already old, and everything is not going well, how long can she live?" Concubine Hui won't live for a few days. He smiled and said, "King Chen, to be honest, he is quite capable." It can also be a good fake prince in a peaceful and prosperous world, and if you are lucky, you may be able to make the fake come true. But at the moment he is only the head of a small country. The most important thing for the lord of a small country is that he has no ambition, and he will not have it if he is born. Concubine Hui is a mountain pressing on King Chen's head. If you don't move her, King Chen won't be able to do it. Concubine Hui is only good at the deep palace; When she arrived in Chen Guo, her set would not work. Things are done in the palace, and the most important thing is to clean up the beginning and the end, but if there is a little handle, it will be held by the enemy sooner or later. Doing things outside the palace is much more direct, so it is much easier. Besides, the rules in the palace are extremely important, but the rules outside are really not very important. ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "The third master hasn't talked about the festival yet. ”

Jia Cong shrugged and said, "Princess Chen and her mother. ”

Liu Mingqiu's eyebrows suddenly relaxed: "It's not Concubine Hui's opponent." ”

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Gamble or not? Zhou Damei left Concubine Hui for a maximum of three months, and she would not be able to live. ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "There are still people around the concubine." ”

Jia Cong said: "If there were no people, Concubine Hui would have lived a few more years." He sighed lightly, "The most regrettable thing about you is that because you have a good foundation, you think you are invincible in the world, and even if you are planted, you will not learn a lesson." I wonder, how can you all be so blind when you're all so young? My uncle was from your great-grandfather's generation, and he was not so blind. ”

Liu Mingqiu really didn't understand what he said, so he stood up and hugged his fists solemnly and said, "Please advise Third Master Cong." ”

Jia Cong said: "Firearms." Liu Mingqiu's eyes jumped. Jia Cong casually took out a hand from his arms. The gun turned a few times in his hand and said, "This thing, the soldiers under King Chen's head have it." And you, as Concubine Hui's important guard, obviously don't. ”

Liu Mingqiu hurriedly said: "How can Princess Chen have this? ”

Jia Cong said: "With her identity, as long as you want it, you can get it." Concubine Hui didn't expect to equip the guards because her guards were too powerful to be needed. Liu Da's niece herself said that you all follow Zhou Damei, and Zhou Damei is the one who follows Concubine Hui, this is a matter of heart and force. In addition, there is the problem of 'the three monks have no water to drink'. A group of you experts guarding an old woman who is not in any danger, and it is only a matter of time before you let your guard down. If I were Princess Chen, there would be no better chance to kill Concubine Hui than if Zhou Damei left the Chen Kingdom. You don't want to ask me why Princess Chen wanted to kill Concubine Hui. ”

Liu Mingqiu pondered for a long time and said, "She's not afraid of things being exposed?" ”

Jia Cong said: "First, she has followed Concubine Hui since she was a child and learned to cover up her traces and coax men. Of course, I can't coax Concubine Hui herself - it's a pity that the dead can't speak. Second, even if King Chen is suspicious, he will not pursue it too much. After all, Chen Guo still has a lot of things to rely on Princess Chen's mother's family. The most important thing is that Princess Chen is the mother of the son of Chen Guoshi, and King Chen only has one son. Without solid evidence, he would not have touched the mother of the sons. Oh yes, it's a very good thing. King Yan found a lot of evidence, although it was not ironclad, but it could be circumstantially proven, suspecting that King Yan's dead son was the hand of King Chen. Princess Yan hated King Chen to the bone. ”

Liu Mingqiu smiled bitterly: "That matter really has nothing to do with Chen Guo. ”

Jia Cong said: "Princess Keyan thinks so. That's why I said it was very easy to plant it on her head. It's just that Princess Yan has long fallen out of favor and doesn't have that much ability. ”

Liu Mingqiu thought for a long time and said, "The third master guessed wrong, the princess won't have that thought." There are many mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the world, and they kill people when they act? ”

Jia Cong sneered: "There are still a few mothers-in-law in the world with a group of mothers-in-law who don't know how to use fire. The gun Ouchi guard, and the daughter-in-law can get fire. Gun? How many mothers-in-law will let their daughter-in-law's sister-in-law kill her, and still watch her coldly? She will indulge Princess Chen's sister-in-law yesterday, and she will indulge others tomorrow, and the niece and daughter-in-law in her heart have no weight. I can't be wrong about Princess Chen. This woman is thoughtful and meticulous, and she hits the right shot, and she is by no means willing to be a subordinate. Believe it or not, wait and see. He said it so firmly that Liu Mingqiu didn't know whether to believe it or not. Chen Ruijin sat idly beside him drinking cocoa tea and eating snacks, but he didn't hear it. She knew in her heart that the Bureau for Concubine Hui must have been set up.

In the evening, Liu Mingqiu came to talk to Chen Ruijin. Chen Ruijin looked at her and said, "Are you hesitating to report to Concubine Hui?" Liu Mingqiu nodded. Chen Ruijin was relieved, "It's a good thing to hesitate." You've started to think more about yourself than about your host. ”

"The owner?"

"Concubine Hui is not your host, is it your master?"

Liu Mingqiu shook his head. After a while, he asked, "This afternoon, Third Master Cong said that Western inventor, what are you laughing at?" ”

Chen Ruijin said: "The American named Thomas Edison will not be born until a hundred years later. Liu Mingqiu gasped.

The next day, Ms. Liu said she wanted to go back to Chen. Zhenming said: "It's not too late to go after fifteen." Yuan Shikai also said: "There is a float tour on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Yes! Xiaomeng Xiaoquan: They said it was fun! So he dragged her and wouldn't let her go.

Liu Mingqiu still had to leave, and said: "If I don't go, I'm afraid it will be difficult in the future." ”

Zhenming said: "In this case, go early and return early, and turn some people back." Liu Mingqiu smiled bitterly and saluted. Yuan Shikai pouted and looked unhappy.

She flew all the way and arrived in Chen Guo in early February. When I went to the gate of the city and looked inside, I saw that the streets were plain and white, the city was full of mourning, and the people who came and went were all dressed in plain clothes - Chen Guo had a national funeral. Liu Mingqiu's legs weakened and he was planted on horseback. After entering the city and walking a little, I looked for a tea shop to inquire, and sure enough, it was Concubine Hui.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, according to the rules of previous years, Concubine Hui, King Chen, and Princess Chen had to enjoy themselves with the people and walk on the streets. She got off the sedan chair at the Chenghuang Temple, and before she started to look at the lights, there was a sudden sound of firecrackers in the crowd, which scared the people into chaos. Someone shouted, "Protect the princess—" and a large group of personal soldiers rushed up. I didn't want Concubine Hui to fall suddenly, and I heard afterwards that she was hit by a Western fire. Gun. King Chen searched for assassins all over the city, but no trace was found.

Liu Mingqiu unconsciously became suspicious of Princess Chen, and did not alarm others, and quietly flashed into King Chen's mansion alone, secretly eavesdropping on Princess Chen's actions.

That night, Princess Chen's mother came to see her and brought her a pot of tonic soup. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, the mother and daughter were overjoyed. Mrs. Qu chanted the Buddha and said, "That old goddess can be regarded as dead!" I don't know which way the Bodhisattva helped take her away. ”

Princess Chen said: "In the early years, she didn't know how many enemies she made in the palace. If there is chaos today, those who have been wronged will be avenged, and those who have revenge will be avenged. The ancients said that everything is rewarded, and it is really good. "I talked like this for a long time, and it didn't sound like they did it.

Hearing that Princess Chen finished drinking the soup and Mrs. Qu left, Liu Mingqiu followed Mrs. Qu out of the palace again. Before he was about to follow again, someone suddenly attacked from behind and hurriedly dodged away. After a few fights with the man, he immediately recognized that it was another female guard, and hurriedly whispered: "I'm Liu Mingqiu." ”

The female guard also recognized her, and also whispered, "Didn't Master lead you to the south on business?" ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "It's hard to say. Master...... I can't come back. ”

"What's wrong with her old man?"

Liu Mingqiu smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that I will let the little uncle detain it." Uncle Xiao...... He has already established a great power overseas and ascended the throne as an emperor. Looking up at the female guard, she couldn't close her mouth after opening her mouth for a long time, just as she had heard about it for the first time. Liu Mingqiu's heart inexplicably swelled with a strange sense of pleasure.

On this night, Liu Mingqiu summoned all the teachers and sisters to one place, first said that Zhou Damei traveled to Java to find Zhou Xiaolan, and ninety percent would be left behind, and then said that the Emperor Taishang had no intention of setting up King Chen, and only used him to block the knife for the real prince's fishing, and finally mentioned that Jia Congchai Hui's death might have been done by Princess Chen.

A female guard said: "How can Jia Cong be so accurate? Could it be that he did it? ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "He has never put Concubine Hui in his eyes, not even the prince, why kill her?" ”

The female guard said, "Doesn't he want to subdue us?" ”

Liu Mingqiu shook his head: "He is tempting and has nothing to do with Concubine Hui." He had a firearm in his hand, and that True Ming Dao Master was stronger than his master's kung fu. Even without us, they would have gone to the West to do things. If we win, we're just icing on the cake. ”

Another female guard said: "I am suspicious of King Yan." There is a merchant from Yan Guo, Chen Guo who came on the seventh day of the new year lived in the inn, and checked out at noon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "If it was done by King Yan...... I'm afraid I won't be able to take revenge. Nai looked at the group, "I have decided to follow the true enlightenment." Even if he changes his mind and goes elsewhere in the future, he has no intention of staying in Chen Guo. ”

The female guard at the front said: "Could it be that Senior Sister Liu fascinated Jia Cong?" ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "Jia Cong has already fascinated Senior Sister Chen, and others can't get into his eyes. I just think that since King Chen is not the crown prince in the emperor's prime minister, what should I keep for? Even the master went to be the eldest princess. No matter how bad it is, defecting to the junior uncle is better than staying in Chen Guo. ”

The female guards looked at each other for a long time, and another said: "Senior Sister Liu, what is going on in the Taiwan Mansion?" ”

Liu Mingqiu smiled and said: "Jia Cong is a heavenly and human nether, and it is true. This person is most looking forward to the capable people of my dynasty going out to fight Westerners, and he helped a lot when Uncle Xiao was fighting Java. Will we be worse than Uncle Junior? As soon as these words came out, all the female guards were inhaling deeply and shallowly. I've seen the world map and it's really big. I only stayed in Chengtianfu for a month, but I have grown several lifetimes of knowledge. We used to be frogs at the bottom of the well. You guys, I don't care. I'm going to go with the real Ming seniors. Not only for Westerners to fight for a few more years, but also for more knowledge. In the coming day, I, Liu Mingqiu, will also occupy a country, and I don't know if I want to be the lord of the country. ”

Everyone was silent for a long time, no one spoke, and there were thousands of ideas in their hearts that were spinning in circles. Suddenly, one said: "Since Jia Cong is suspicious of the princess, do you want to sue the prince?" ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "Just now I overheard the princess and Mrs. Qu talking, it shouldn't have been done by them. ”

The female guard who had just attacked her said: "The princess knows our ability, and she guessed that someone would follow her, so she deliberately said that." ”

Liu Mingqiu said: "If there is no evidence, why should they provoke their husband and wife? ”

The female guard looked at her and said, "Senior Sister Liu is afraid that her mind has flown away, and she doesn't want to worry about Chen Guo's affairs anymore." ”

Liu Mingqiu said with a smile: "I didn't expect this section yet. As soon as the junior sister reminded her, it seemed that this was really the case. ”

The female guard also laughed, and said coolly: "In this case, I will follow Senior Sister Liu." ”

Someone took the lead, and there was no reason to stay in Chen Guo, Concubine Hui died, Zhou Damei left, especially Zhou Xiaolan became the lord of the country, this group of female guards didn't spend much effort, and they all followed Liu Mingqiu. Liu Mingqiu said: "In this case, let's go to the capital again, it's good." ”

A female guard asked, "What are you doing in the capital?" ”

Liu Mingqiu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "In order to come to Chen Guo, I didn't even watch the Lantern Festival float tour in Chengtianfu. Yes! It's a big loss. It's not cost-effective to go back for nothing. Wouldn't it be a waste to follow her around the Empress Dowager? How many can be fished, count as few. There are more people, and it is easier to beat up Westerners. ”

Everyone looked at each other a few more times, and a female guard said, "Senior Sister Liu is so energetic." ”

Liu Mingqiu said with a smile: "Can fighting the country for yourself be the same as helping others guard the country?" Everyone was still a little apprehensive in their hearts, so she said a few words of arrogance, and when she thought of Zhou Xiaolan again, she suddenly became much more down-to-earth, and she was secretly a little arrogant. Liu Mingqiu effortlessly pried away these female guards.

On the other end, Feng Ziying in the capital suddenly received a note, which read: "In the past, the second son of King Yan, Concubine Naihui, sent the former inner guards to assassinate her, and a certain has been killed, and King Xie Yan killed the enemy for the grace of Liu Dengxi." Nai was shocked, and immediately went to the Yan Wangfu with that thing to ask to see.

Situ Pan was shocked when he saw it: "Is this true?" ”

Feng Ziying has been checking for so many years and has not found out the results, so she naturally wishes that this is true, so she said: "It's strange that King Chen is suspicious but there is no evidence, it turned out to be done by Concubine Hui, but I am afraid that King Chen does not know." In my opinion, it is true. Otherwise, why did people bother to send us such a note? ”

Situ Pan let out a sigh of relief. Looking back, Feng Ziying is not a straw bag. If it was really the Green Forest Bandits, why didn't they have any clues that had been used for several years? What kind of characters are the guards in Xianda, Situ Pan knows it clearly, no wonder he can't find out. My son has been dead for so long, but I have a result, and I am relieved to close the case.