On the 22nd of the lunar month, Li Yu summoned Zhen Feng.

When Zhen Feng entered the palace, he found that Xu You, Chen Qiao, Xiao Yan and others were also there.

After the ceremony, Li Yu said: "Mr. Zhen, the court is happy with the people, and the new pear orchard is now working hard, so that the people are full of joy before the New Year, and it really responds to the essence of the four words 'happy with the people'." ”

This is the official family's response to the people's heart, deeply loved by the people, the people are grateful to Dade, and the new pear orchard is worth the hard work. What's more, thanks to the support of Xu Gong, Chen Shumi and others, otherwise it would be difficult to succeed with the new pear orchard alone. ”

Xu You said with a smile: "This kid is still kind of grateful, but the main thing is that he has good ideas, and it's really not good to change people." ”

Zhen Feng was puzzled, was it difficult for him to enter the palace in order to hold a commendation conference? But just verbal praise has no substance? Sure enough, the desire to suppress is the first.

After a while, Li Yu changed his words and said: "There are no outsiders here, they all know the roots, especially the case of the Privy Council in the middle of the month." As far as I know, Mr. Zhen has found a little clue, and it is related to the Imperial Tomb Guard? And said that I was going to sacrifice on the fifteenth day of the first month? ”

Zhen Feng looked at Chen Qiao, only to see that his face was very helpless, it is estimated that Li Yu is not very concerned about this, he is more concerned about his reputation and the friendly relationship between Tang and Song.

Zhen Feng had no choice but to squeeze out a smile and said, "Qiqi official, it's true." It is very likely that the characteristics of those who came to attack were hidden in the ......"

"Nonsense! Mr. Zhen, I respect you as a gentleman, but how can I question the Janissaries so much. You must know that it is a janissaries, and it is a guard guarding the imperial tomb, not an ordinary border army, you can blend in if you want to. ”

Xiao Yan was also a little serious at this time, and said: "Brother Feng, the inspection of Dali Temple is still very strict, not only the work, but also other personnel have also analyzed, and the old man asked himself if there is indeed no abnormality." ”

"But ......"

"No, but. Mr. Zhen, after all, this matter involves the relationship between the Tang and Song dynasties, as well as the dignity of the imperial court, so you shouldn't be involved. ”

Li Yu's words are euphemistic, but in fact, the subtext is to point to his nose and ask him why he is involved in the secret internal affairs of the Tang State, you are not qualified to do so.

Zhen Feng has completely given up on Li Yu, but he is still suitable for the entertainment field. So he adjusted his mentality and said calmly: "The grass people don't want to get involved in this dispute, but the official family can first listen to the conclusions of the officials who went to the imperial tomb to investigate, and then see if there is anything abnormal in this matter." If it is inconvenient, the grass people can retreat first, just as this matter has not been touched, and concentrate on the new pear orchard. ”

Chen Qiao also echoed: "Official, just now the old minister didn't have time to report to him, and the people sent to inspect the imperial tomb guards have already returned, so you might as well summon them and listen to what they have to say." ”

Li Yu asked dissatisfiedly, "Who did you send?" ”

"Shuya in the Ministry of Rites and Hu Shuo, the editor of the Privy Council. However, they did not know the truth of the investigation, and only told them that there might be a problem on their side. ”

"In that case, Xuan enters the palace and asks in person." Li Yu turned his head to Zhen Feng and said, "Mr. Zhen, you don't have to avoid suspicion, I have other things to communicate with Mr. ”

So while waiting, Li Yu chatted with Zhen Feng about all kinds of matters related to the joy of the new pear orchard and the people, and mentioned that when Jiang Linxian led the troops to sweep up the scalpers, Li Yu also praised him for not letting his gifts become a tool for people with ulterior motives to make profits.

Shu Ya and Hu Shuo came together. After the salute, Li Yuping retired from the attendants. asked: "Is it rewarding for the two Qing families to go to the Imperial Tomb Guards to inspect the guards?" ”

Shu Ya took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen inspected the three battalions of the Imperial Tomb Guard, the current military appearance is still neat, and the degree of cooperation is high, especially the first battalion is the most, this battalion should not be inferior in the palace guard." ”

Hu Shuo replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, Weichen secretly observed in the name of assisting Master Shu on this trip, among the three battalions, the second and third battalions are mostly lacking, old and weak, no different from other border troops, but the first battalion is completely full, and they are all young and strong, and the soldiers are strong and strong. ”

Li Yu looked at Zhen Feng and Chen Qiao with a smile, as if to say: What's wrong, how normal it is for you to listen. But he said: "It seems that there is no abnormal problem?" ”

Hu Shuo said: "Basically, there is no more, but the accompanying entourage of the Divine Guard Army greeted many soldiers in the second and third battalions, but when they arrived in the first battalion, they greeted a lot less. ”

Zhen Feng stood up at this time and asked, "Master Hu, in your opinion, can there be people in these three battalions who are strong and strong, and there are many scars on their legs from tree branches?" ”

"Mr. Hui Zhen, the soldiers of the first battalion are all strong, and when Wei Chen occasionally looks at some soldiers at night, it is true that many of them have scars on their calves. But this was not the case with the second and third battalions, some of them were skinny, and some of them, although they had a little weight on their bodies, were not strong enough to say that they had almost no scars on their legs. ”

"That is to say, the first battalion is not only full, but also strong and well-trained, and some of them are even fresh faces in the army." Zhen Feng looked at Chen Qiao and asked, "Chen Shumi, may I ask if the military rations of a battalion are enough to raise more than 500 people so strong?" ”

Chen Qiao shook his head cooperatively and said, "Food and clothing are safe, but it is a little difficult to be strong." ”

"The more a soldier trains, the more rations he needs. It seems that these people often go to the mountains to hunt, or have other ways to get more food and meat. I just don't know where they get all this food? ”

Hu Shuo also said cooperatively: "Weichen asked privately, the first battalion did not have too much supply, the same as the second and third battalions, and no one saw the first battalion transporting grain, as if they suddenly had enough food." ”

"In other words, looking at the Tang Kingdom, a battalion is a special existence?"

"So to speak."

"Where did these soldiers come from?"

"They are all innocent in the states of the Tang Kingdom."

After explaining that the matter should not be leaked, the two left first. Li Yu smiled and said: "Mr. Zhen, isn't it good to be strong and strong, maybe the commander of this battalion is well managed, could it be that there is also a problem with this?" ”

"Official, the more normal it is, the more problematic it is. These individuals and the Assassin corpses share common features and are suspicious. ”

"Could it be that the entire battalion of more than 500 soldiers is full of assassins? Monkey business! Li Yu was a little annoyed and angry.

A qualified assassin must have sufficient concealment measures, and it is not possible to find out by such an inspection. Reasoning and speculation cannot replace evidence, the key is that Li Yu does not believe or does not want to take measures.

Zhen Feng hadn't finished speaking, but Li Yu's reaction was a little hurtful, Zhen Feng took out a piece of clothing from his arms, and after unfolding it, there were mottled blood stains on it. Zhen Feng said calmly: "Official, the grass people have no intention of offending Tianwei. Since learning of this result, they have people sneak into a camp to look for evidence, and it is easy to find it from a cellar, and in order to avoid startling the snake, they steal one and put another night coat on the corpse inside. ”

Li Yu was speechless for a moment, Xiao Yan approached and carefully studied the night suit, with a look of surprise on his face. If Zhen Feng's speculation is true, it means that more than 500 people in this battalion are suspected, and they may even be assassins, this is definitely the strongest hidden pile in the Song Kingdom, there is no movement on weekdays, and once there is movement, it will be earth-shattering. This inference is really amazing, after all, not dozens of people, but more than five hundred.

"The old minister knows that this matter is very serious, so he has sent someone to set up a sentry in the name of sacrifice, I believe that even if a battalion is aware of it, it will not escape the palm of the imperial court."

This conclusion Li Yu still had to digest, and in the end he just waved his hand and retreated from everyone. Zhen Feng let out a long sigh of relief and said to Chen Qiao: "Mr. Chen, everything the kid can do has been done, and I will leave it to you next." ”