The curling green smoke from the mouth of the bronze crane diffused in the imperial study, quiet and pleasant.

"Qin Xiao has ironclad evidence in his hand?" A strange color crossed the saint's eyes.

The prime minister said respectfully: "The old minister has made an excerpt of what happened today. "Take out a fold from the wide sleeve, the eldest grandson Mei'er is very clever, and when the minister of state takes the fold, he has already stepped forward, took the fold, turned around and walked over and presented it to the saint.

The sage took the fold, opened it, and after a while, handed it to the eldest grandson Mei'er, and the corners of his lips even showed a rare smile: "How old is Qin Xiao?" ”

"Sixteen or seventeen." The prime minister replied: "The specific month of birth, the old minister doesn't know. ”

"A sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man with a kitchen knife broke into Tsing Yi Building?" The sage smiled faintly and said, "Qin Xiao really has such a ability? ”

The minister said: "He not only broke into the Tsing Yi Building, but also slashed dozens of people, and Jiang Qianxing was also thrown down by him from the upper floor." ”

"Who is Jiang Qianxing?"

"Sage, Jiang Qianxing used to be the dragon scale guard of the imperial city, and after leaving, he became the leader of Tsing Yi Hall." The eldest grandson, Mei'er, said softly beside her.

The sage let out an "oh", although she didn't know Jiang Qianxing's name, she was obviously no stranger to Tsing Yi Tang, and looked at Xiahou Yuanzhi and said, "Qin Xiao coerced Xiahou Jie to write a confession, so that confession is now in Qin Xiao's hands?" ”

The minister bowed slightly and said: "Xiahou Jie hated Qin Xiao for exposing the case of the ordnance of the Ministry of War, and used Jiang Qianxing to set a trap in Tsing Yi Building, originally wanting to teach and even kill Qin Xiao, but he didn't want Qin Xiao to die in Tsing Yi Hall, but broke into Tsing Yi Building. When he spoke, he was not in a hurry, and he did not hide what Huaiyang Hou did: "Xiahou Jie can only confess his crimes under Qin Xiao's knife, and the indictment will fall into Qin Xiao's hands." ”

"The Minister of State thinks Qin Xiao will make the indictment public?" The sage stared at the prime minister and asked lightly.

The minister of state said solemnly: "The old minister doesn't know, the old minister just made this matter to the sage." After Qin Xiao entered Beijing, everything he did was unexpected, with the blood and strength of a young man, but he was not blindly reckless, and he did things in a very orderly manner. sighed: "Beat the big drum in front of the yamen of the Criminal Department, use Xue Ke to expose the case of the ordnance of the Ministry of War, and then go alone today, everything is beyond the expectations of the old minister, so the indictment is in his hands, and the old minister doesn't know how he will use it." ”

The sage seemed to be interested, glanced at the eldest grandson Mei'er, and chuckled: "Mei'er, the minister of state doesn't know what Qin Xiao will do with the indictment, what do you think Qin Xiao will do?" I remember that you said last time that Qin Xiao exposed the ordnance case of the Ministry of War, for the public and not for personal gain, and you seem to know him better than the prime minister. ”

"Mei'er doesn't dare." The eldest grandson, Mei'er, was calm and calm: "Mei'er only makes judgments from his origin and behavior, and it is also a personal sight. ”

"Tell me, what is Qin Xiao's purpose in coercing Xiahou Jie to write the indictment?"

The eldest grandson Mei'er thought for a moment before she said calmly: "The prime minister just said that after Qin Xiao entered Beijing, he did three unexpected things. The criminal department beat a big drum in front of it, and used Xue Ke to expose the ordnance case of the military department, and then broke into Tsing Yi Hall alone today. Mei'er thought that any of these three things would be self-defeating in the eyes of ordinary people, but Qin Xiao did these three things in a short period of time

, Mei'er didn't think that he didn't know that these things might bring him disaster, but he still did it, in addition to this person's firm heart, there is another reason, maybe because he was born in Xiling, a country boy, and he doesn't know the height of the sky. ”

"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers." The saint smiled lightly: "What my sister said is not unreasonable. ”

"But he didn't act recklessly when he did these three things." When the eldest grandson Mei'er's eyes were like water, and when the corners of her lips rose, her beautiful and demure face was as delicate as a begonia flower, and her voice was soft: "The big drum was beaten in front of the criminal department and the case of Fan Wenzheng was set off, but after the investigation of the case began, Qin Xiao stepped aside and used the criminal department to come forward to achieve his goal. In the ordnance case of the Ministry of War, the person who directly exposed the case was not Qin Xiao, but took advantage of Xue Ke. Today, he broke into Tsing Yi Hall alone and was able to retreat with his whole body, which proves that he is very confident in his ability, and he is not reckless, coercing Huaiyang Hou to write a letter of guilt, Mei'er thinks that it may not be to expose Huaiyang Hou, it should be to use the charge as a tool for self-protection. ”

The minister of state bowed his head slightly and said: "Sage, the eldest grandson Sheguan is very intelligent, and what he said makes a lot of sense. ”

"Of the few things Qin Xiao has done, none of them have retreated, but everything has left a way back for himself." The eldest grandson Mei'er sighed: "Sage, Mei'er thinks that although he is not very old, he is very cunning in handling things, and he has a maturity far beyond his age. ”

The sage groaned, and after a long while, he said to the prime minister: "Prime minister, Qin Xiao's side, I have made my own decision, it's already late, you should retreat first." ”

The minister of state entered the palace and brought Huaiyang Hou Xiahou Jie to ask for guilt, although the sage finally ordered Xia Houjie to go to the northern border, but he was able to save his life, which can be regarded as achieving his wish.

"The old minister retires!" After the prime minister saluted, he retreated.

After the prime minister left, the saint sighed lightly: "Mei'er, how long have you been by my side?" ”

"Mei'er was favored by the saint and served by the saint for five years and seven months." The eldest grandson, Mei'er, approached the saint's side and raised her hand to gently press the saint's shoulder, like a mother and daughter.

The saint smiled faintly and said, "Have you noticed that the prime minister seems to have been a little estranged from me over the years?" ”

"The kingdom has always been faithful to the saints." The eldest grandson Mei'er said softly: "The prime minister is the head of the ministers, the pillar of the empire, and assisting the saint in handling state affairs has always been dutiful. The sage said that the old minister was estranged from you, is it because the minister no longer has anything to say to the sage as before? ”

The saint said: "Mei'er is smart. If it was a few years ago, the prime minister would not have acted in front of me like he did today, he would have directly begged me for mercy and forgiveness for Xiahou Jie, instead of beating around the bush. ”

"The case committed by the Marquis of Huaiyang this time is too big, whether it is embezzlement of military funds or murder, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, it is a capital crime." The eldest grandson Mei'er's two soft breasts gently pressed the sage's shoulders with the most appropriate strength, and her voice was as gentle as water: "The matter is big, although the minister of the country loves his son very much, he also has to take care of the law of the country, so it is naturally not good to plead directly with the sage." ”

The sage smiled: "Mei'er always speaks, and with you by my side, no matter how big the troubles are, they can quickly disappear." After a pause, squinting his eyes, he seemed to be very satisfied with Mei'er's technique, and after a while, he suddenly asked: "You seem to appreciate Qin Xiao a lot, and you have said a lot of good things for him today." ”

The eldest grandson, Mei'er, didn't answer immediately, as if she was thinking about something.

The saint turned his head slightly, and saw that although Mei'er's pair of soft wattles were still gently pressed on his shoulders, those beautiful eyes like stars in the fog were looking at the pen holder on the imperial desk, looking thoughtful.

The saint frowned slightly, and the eldest grandson Mei'er was considerate and clever, and when she was serving by her side, she had never been so distracted, and asked lightly, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Huh?" Mei'er finally came back to her senses, seemed to realize that she was out of shape, and hurriedly took two steps back and knelt down: "Mei'er deserves to die, ask the saint to punish her." ”

The saint sighed, "Get up, I will not punish you." It's just that I want to know, what is it that can make you distracted by my side? ”

Mei'er got up, hesitated, and finally said, "Mei'er is thinking about Qin Xiao." ”

"Oh?" The saint's eyes flashed a hint of color, and he said lightly: "Are you thinking about Qin Xiao?" Young people from the frontier can distract you so much? ”

Mei'er hurriedly said: "Sage, Mei'er has no other ideas, it's just ...... Mei'er thinks of the Seven Killing Stars! ”

The saint was stunned, his flying eyebrows locked, and he asked, "What does Qin Xiao have to do with the Seven Killing Stars?" ”

"The previous Great Celestial Master observed the stars, and the celestial phenomena appeared as a vision of Taibai entering the moon, and the Broken Army Star was ready to move in the northeast direction, according to what the Great Celestial Master said, there would be sword wars in the northeast direction." Mei'er lowered her head and said softly: "The Greedy Wolf Star is located in the south, but the Seven Killing Star is in the Ziwei Zhongfu ......!" Speaking of this, he looked up at the saint and saw that the saint was looking at him with a calm face, so he continued: "Once the three major life stars of Seven Kills, Broken Army and Greedy Wolf are in the Three Directions and Four Righteous Stars of the Destiny Palace, they will immediately become the ..... of killing the wolf!" ”

"I know." The sage's voice was calm: "Right now, it's just too white to enter the moon, the broken army is in position, and the two major life stars of Seven Kills and Greedy Wolf have not yet formed a tripartite and four-positive meeting with the broken army." ”

Mei'er said: "Sage, the Great Heavenly Master said that if you want to break the wolf life game, the only hope is on the Seven Killing Stars, as long as you can make the Seven Killing Stars and Ziwei Zhongfu merge and become the auxiliary star of the saint, not only will there be no disaster to kill the wolf, but also make him a lucky star to protect Ziwei Zhongfu." ”

"Seven killings are in Ziwei Zhongfu." The sage said slowly: "The Imperial Heaven Terrace has been observing the stars, looking for the Seven Killing Stars. ”

"The Great Heavenly Master said that the Seven Killing Stars are happy to move but not to be quiet. Once you arrive at Ziwei Zhongfu, there will be ripples and commotion. Mei'er looked at the sage and said in a low voice: "Sage, Qin Xiao has just entered Beijing, but he has repeatedly made troubles, the criminal department, the military department, and even the household department, the Ministry of Industry and the Dali Temple and other yamen are involved..... Mei'er was wondering if it was possible for Qin Xiao to be related to the Seven Killing Stars. ”

The sage's eyes were extremely deep, as if he was pondering, and after a long time, he finally said, "Do you think Qin Xiao may be the Seven Killing Stars?" ”

"Mei'er just thinks that after Qin Xiao entered Beijing, the commotion was really not small." Mei'er's beautiful eyes flashed, and she said cautiously: "His status is low, with his status and strength, it is impossible to make such a move, but in fact he did it, so Mei'er wondered in her heart, Qin Xiao's entry into Beijing is the Seven Killing Star approaching Ziwei Zhongfu?" If he really is the Seven Killing Stars, he must not be allowed to have any accidents. ”