In the fifth year of Taihe, at the beginning of October, at a certain time.

Chang'an, Wannian County, somewhere.

Zhang Yijun, who was hazy, couldn't even realize how much time had passed, but the process of his awakening was very peculiar. At first, his body was like a pinprick in the body, and then a warm current surged through his body, and in a moment, his fingers could move slightly, but his eyelids still seemed to be filled with molten lead, covering the pupils.

Zhang Yijun opened his eyes slightly, and there seemed to be a candle flame burning in the room, which made his eyes hurt for a while.

A rafter vermilion lacquer beam hangs high on the top, and there are carvings at both ends of the beam. Zhang Yijun felt that this room was familiar, he tried to twist his already stiff neck, and looked towards the edge of the bed, but was startled by a pair of bright eyes staring at him.

Princess Ankang combed her Wangxian bun, and the nine-tree rouge lotus flower was attached to her forehead, her arms were bent and clothed, and her waist was tied with a ribbon. Seeing that Zhang Yijun woke up, she tilted her head slightly and said with a smile: "Wake up?" Are you dreaming well? ”

Somehow, after seeing Princess Ankang, Zhang Yijun couldn't smile at her innocent eyes in return, but he couldn't help but recall the earthy dim sum with all kinds of flavors, which made his stomach churn for a while.

"It's okay......" Zhang Yijun lay on the soft couch and replied, even if his voice was as low as a whisper, it took him a lot of effort to say these two simple words. In fact, he couldn't remember what dreams he had in his sleep, and even he subconsciously felt that he had returned to the Yingwang Mansion as soon as he opened his eyes.

Zhang Yijun looked around for a moment, this room is very spacious, the interior is fully furnished, and the gilt fragrance is placed at the end of the bed, presumably the rich fragrance in the room comes from here. Zhang Yijun thought to himself, since Princess Ankang was here, then he wanted to be there......

Sixteen Princes' Mansions?

How many hours have you been in a coma? How did you come to Yingwang's Mansion?

A series of questions were like a crossbow shot, nailed to his heart one after another, and he couldn't get rid of it.

And since the fire and candle have been lit, then it is at least Shen Shi......

You have to go to your Highness immediately......

Zhang Yijun wanted to sit up, but he felt that the muscles in his abdomen were soft and collapsed, and he couldn't bear the strength at all, what was wrong with him? What would it be like to be in a coma?

"If you don't move first...... Princess Ankang said without a beak, she held a stack of square handkerchiefs in her soft hand, gently wiped the fine sweat on Zhang Yijun's forehead and neck, and then explained: "The doctor of the sixteenth house has a saying, if you are poisoned, let you lie down for three hours before you can get rid of the poison......"

Addiction?

Zhang Yijun's eyes trembled slightly, and he once again stared at the mahogany beams hanging high above the roof.

Wait a minute......

The fragmented and chaotic memories of the past gradually reassembled like a broken mirror, first to the Xuandu Temple, to visit the Guangong Temple, the bearing under the bronze statue, the dry well like an abyss, and the culvert, the never-ending culvert......

And then?

There is only a blank space...... Zhang Yijun was a little incredulous, and the memories behind him seemed to be gone, as if he woke up directly on this soft couch after burrowing into that dark and deep place, which made him wonder if he had an extremely terrible nightmare.

At this moment, there was a "squeak", the door suddenly opened, Zhang Yijun turned his neck, and found that the person who came was Song Gao, the old eunuch in the Yingwang Mansion.

"It......'s all said that you can't move," Princess Ankang said dissatisfied.

"So Your Highness is here!" Song Gao was relieved, it seems that Princess Ankang ran in without permission, I am afraid that the servants in the palace have some time to find Princess Ankang. Song Gao said aloud again: "Found it!" ”

Song Gao hurriedly stepped forward and put his hand into the sleeve, but after finding that Zhang Yijun had woken up, he raised his hand to give a slight salute. Then he cautiously said to the princess, "Your Highness, let's ...... How about going outside? Rong Yijun will recuperate here for a few more hours......"

"No!" The princess refused categorically, no matter how gently Song Gao persuaded her, it was useless, after Song Gao's skills were exhausted, she looked at Zhang Yijun again, and there was no sympathy in her eyes.

Xu heard Song Gao's briefing, and then it was the Wang family who entered.

In stark contrast to Song Gao's powerlessness before, the Wang family only knelt down on the side of Princess Ankang's ear and said something softly. When the princess heard this, her face changed slightly, and although her face was reluctant, she obediently got up from the edge of Zhang Yijun's bed and followed the old eunuch out of the house, which made Zhang Yijun breathe a sigh of relief.

"Princess Ying......" Zhang Yijun wanted to get up and salute, but was stopped by Wang shaking his head again and again. Wang asked Zhang Yijun not to say more, but he still asked very hard: "How did Yijun ......?" ”

"Brother Yijun woke up?" There seemed to be an inquiring voice outside the door, and Wang turned his head to look at the door. Not long after, Li Shangyin was dressed in a blue brocade robe, stood at the door, and bowed to the two of them.

Seeing this, Wang was embarrassed, and after saluting Li Shangyin, he left slowly, and did not forget to close the door gently.

"How can Brother Yi Jun take the risk alone?" Li Shangyin took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the house for a while, and said: "Yishan recited Brother Yijun from Chongye Fang left and right, but he is really tired!" ”

Li Shangyin looked at Zhang Yijun's eyes with worry, and his tone was a little unconcealable in his tone: "It's also thanks to Brother Yijun's life, next time ...... If you get any more clues, if you want to visit, you have to take me with you! Don't go it alone anymore! ”

Li Shangyin paused, as if he felt that Fang Cai's words were not enough, so he added: "After all...... That's the order of His Royal Highness King Ying, let me assist you in investigating the case......"

Zhang Yijun smiled, he couldn't say any continuous words now, just said "yes" softly, and his voice was very weak.

"Oh yes...... the two finished greeting, only to see Li Shangyin take out a thing from his arms as if he remembered, "This Yishan remembers that it seems to be Brother Yijun's ......"

Li Shangyin carefully stuffed the thing into Zhang Yijun's hand, Zhang Yijun lowered his eyes slightly, and his fingers caressed the carved fine lines at the end of the square inch of the object, he thought about it a little and realized what it was.

The seal of the king of Yanqi, the relic of Yang Zong, is always carried by his side to this day......

Zhang Yijun's eyes were filled with gratitude, and his right hand clenched tightly, bowing his head slightly, which was regarded as thanks.

Li Shangyin was a little curious in his eyes, and sat sideways on the edge of Zhang Yijun's bed, "This white jade is in very good condition, I think it is expensive, but I don't know where it came from?" ”

As soon as Li Shangyin's words fell, he suddenly remembered that Zhang Yijun might not be able to say anything at the moment, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Yijun doesn't have to sue me now...... Ah no, no, if Brother Yijun wants to say it, it would be good to talk about it when he had a chance in the future......"

Seeing Li Shangyin's slightly panicked look, Zhang Yijun raised the corners of his lips, hooked a light smile, and said lightly: "Gifted by a friend...... That's all. ”

Li Shangyin nodded, but from his expression, he could see that he wanted to ask something more, but he seemed to want to say something.

"It's Shen Chu, His Royal Highness is taking a nap, I heard that I didn't close my eyes all night last night," Li Shangyin got up slowly, put on a new brocade robe, walked slowly to the door, and looked back and said: "Brother Yijun will rest for a while, Mr. Medical Officer said, it will take about another one or two minutes, the poison will dissipate on its own, and Yishan ......will come back later."

After seeing Li Shangyin withdraw, Zhang Yijun closed his eyes, and immediately, heavy sleep and thick darkness pressed straight towards him.

When Zhang Yijun woke up again, he didn't know what time it was, and the sunset outside the window was much weaker. He moved his wrist, the previous tingling sensation was no longer felt, the poison seemed to have subsided, and he was finally able to complete a series of movements such as getting up and pacing.

On the rosewood table at the head of the bed, the regular clothes, shackles, heads, shoes and socks he had worn before were neatly stacked. Zhang Yijun's slender fingers carefully swept over the regular clothes, and the vassal king's token given by King Ying seemed to be intact and hidden in the inner lining, making him breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and carefully took it out.

Zhang Yijun touched the cloth bag on the inside of the regular suit a little, but touched a small piece of something that was a little awkward.

Zhang Yijun took out the object from the inner cloth bag and found that it was actually a carved jade pendant, and the workmanship was extremely exquisite and meticulous. After looking at this jade pendant for a long time, Zhang Yijun looked confused for a moment, and then his face changed sharply......

All connected......

All the lost memories are connected: the culvert that goes straight to the north, the teak door, the soldier with his head covered with masked, the arched corridor, and ......

"The room is full of swords, swords, and halberds......" Zhang Yijun muttered to himself, and couldn't help but shiver.

But when everything comes back to it, things get even more confusing.

Zhang Yijun thought in his heart that the design of the culvert has always been deeply hidden and confusing, and the worst must be hidden or full of twists and turns.

However, the culvert of Xuanduguan is contrary to all this, there is no mechanism at the entrance of the culvert, except that it is buried deep underground, pitch black, there is nothing unusual, Zhang Yijun does not remember where he has bent, it is completely like a layman's doing.

This is also a doubt.

As for the second doubt......

Zhang Yijun confirmed again that there were no wounds on his body, and his limbs were no longer in trouble.

First of all, the murderer did not take any of the things on his body, not even the carved jade pendant found in the culvert in his hand, and the jade pendant was placed in a different position from the vassal token, but it was placed in a stitched cloth bag on the inside of the regular clothes, and there was no situation that was difficult to find.

And...... Everyone knows that he is an intruder, why just after he was stunned, he took great pains to send him out of the culvert and throw it in Chongye Fang?

And what's behind that teak door? Where does the culvert end up? At the moment, Zhang Yi doesn't know anything.

But......

Zhang Yijun said solemnly, although there are so many doubts, he is very sure that the culvert he went to last night is very closely related to the "ghost soldier" case. It's just that in that corridor compartment, the swords and halberds on display are enough to equip thousands of people in the Folding Mansion.

There was a knock on the door, and Zhang Yijun couldn't speak loudly for the time being, so he walked slowly to the door and opened it inward.

King Ying and Li Shangyin stood in front of the door, they were surprised that Zhang Yijun actually got out of bed and opened the door by himself, and couldn't help but worry about whether Zhang Yijun was suspected of being reckless, because the doctor of the Sixteenth House meant to let him rest until the time of Youxu.

Yi Jun ...... Are you all right, ......? King Ying said with concern: "If you feel a little unwell, it is good to rest here tonight......

However, Zhang Yijun's reply surprised the two of them, and Li Shangyin was even more pale, with his mouth half-open for a breath.

Zhang Yijun's eyes were burning, and he looked directly at King Ying: "Your Highness, Chang'an...... Or a mutiny is imminent! ”