The crown prince Liu Yan was pacing back and forth alone in the study of the East Palace, his cheeks flushed, and he looked restless. After Liu Yan muttered, he shouted outside the house: "Come on, go and ask Xun Mou to come over!" ”

It was already the third watch, and the cold was getting more and more pressing, listening to the wind whirring outside the house, there seemed to be a sign of snowfall. After a few knocks on the door outside the study, a familiar voice said, "Your Highness, General Xun is here." ”

After the butler finished speaking, another voice said: "Subordinate Xun Mou, meet Your Highness......"

Liu Yan stood at the foot of the hall and listened to Xun Mou, so he turned around and calmed down, tidied up his clothes, and then sat back in front of the bookcase, "Come in!" ”

After Xun Mou entered the house and exchanged a few words with Liu Yan, Liu Yan went straight to the point and told Xun Mou everything about tonight. After hearing this, Xun Mou shook his head again and again, feeling that something was wrong, so he said: "It seems that Liu Xun's move is either to cultivate obscurity in Taoguang, or to cultivate the plank road in the Ming Dynasty and to secretly Chen Cang." Then he asked, "Do you want people to continue to spy on Liu Xun?" ”

"Now that the care of King Ning's Mansion is becoming more and more strict, since the end of the year, Liu Xun has used various excuses to remove all the servants who have served in the mansion for less than seven years, and now our people have no chance to get close to Liu Xun at all!" Liu Yan was also very frustrated, "Now no matter whether the palace is demoting his people, dismissal, or executing prisoners, Liu Xun is indifferent to him, plus the palace invited him to the banquet tonight, and he has been flattering to the palace, which really makes the palace restless." In my opinion, he must have made some moves, just like the general said, he must be in the dark! ”

Xun Mou buried his head deeply, and only then did he raise his head and say: "I think the person who makes the plan here must be Lu Zuo." As he spoke, he asked coldly, "Isn't there any news from the person who was sent?" ”

"Deng Zhuo, this waste, didn't succeed before, and now it's difficult to have a chance to get close to Lu Zuo again." Liu Yan said helplessly, "It seems that we have to think of other ways." ”

Xun Mou's mind suddenly flashed, "Does the prince still remember Yin Ji?" ”

"Yin Ji...... Of course I do. Liu Yan was angry when he mentioned this name, "He also won a beloved Zhanlu sword from this palace." Why did General Xun mention him? ”

"Didn't you say that the person sent to assassinate Lu Zuo was rescued by another unknown person? And Lu Zuo's personal retinue Yin Ji, didn't you say that he had also been driven away! ”

Liu Yan's eyes lit up, "You mean that the person who secretly saved Lu Zuo is his apprentice Yin Ji!" In an instant, his face darkened again, "This is not unusual, Yin Ji is his apprentice, although he has been kicked out of the house, but the past love is still there, and it is reasonable to save his old master." ”

"His subordinate master, Marshal Zhou, said before he died that he also planted a traitor by Lu Zuo's side, no matter how I asked who the traitor was, he always kept his mouth shut, I think this person is Lu Zuo's apprentice Yin Ji."

"Oh?" Liu Yan exclaimed, "How can you see it?" ”

"Otherwise, how could Lu Zuo drive Yin Ji away as soon as my master died? So he must have known Yin Ji's identity. Xun Mou said, "If it weren't for Yin Ji's major and unforgivable mistake, how could Lu Zuo drive his beloved disciple away!" ”

"What does General Naxun mean ......"

"Find Yin Ji, only he knows where the "Ghost Valley Vertical and Horizontal Theory" is!" Xun Mou looked a little excited.

Liu Yan didn't think so, "But Yin Ji's whereabouts are uncertain, how can I find him?" Even if he finds Yin Ji, how can he honestly hand over "The Theory of Ghost Valley"? I'm afraid it's in vain! ”

Xun Mou showed a sly smile, "This is not difficult, I have my own way." As for whether he is willing to hand over the treasure, it depends on whether he understands the current affairs, and if he does not hand it over, it will be a disaster to keep it sooner or later. ”

Liu Yan was most worried about King Ning's threat, "What about Liu Xun?" Right now, he's the biggest threat. ”

"Your Highness doesn't have to worry, as long as you catch Yin Ji and kill Lu Zuo, King Ning will already have his hands and feet broken."

Liu Yan looked at Xun Mou suspiciously, "Then this matter will be handed over to you......

At dawn, it was already white and icy outside, and the weather was unusually cold. Before Liu Yan and the crown princess Xu Fang had changed their clothes, there was a rapid knock on the door.

When the crown prince Liu Yan was about to change his clothes, he heard the fire outside the door, and couldn't help but feel angry, and scolded and said: "What is important, you can burn like this, you can't ...... your mother if you die."

An old lady outside the door said: "Your Highness, Steward Qin said that it was 100,000 urgent, let the slave family report it!" ”

The crown princess Xu Fang also put on her clothes, hurriedly opened the door, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The old lady said: "Steward Qin said that he was waiting for His Highness in the study!" ”

Xu Fang glanced back at Liu Yan, Liu Yan straightened his clothes, and said nonchalantly: "Why do you want to be noisy so early in the morning?" ”

"Your Highness, let's hurry up and take a look!" Xu Fang said, "In the past, Steward Qin was also measured, but today he is in such a hurry, he must really encounter something urgent!" ”

Liu Yan shook his head helplessly, walked straight out of the door, and went to the study. Before coming to the study, Steward Qin was already waiting under the eaves of the porch, and when he saw that the prince was coming angrily, he hurriedly stepped forward, and without waiting for the prince to speak, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness is not good!" King Ning vomited and diarrhea last night, and everyone said it was because of yesterday's Lantern Festival night banquet! ”

"What?" Liu Yangang stepped into the right foot of the study door, suddenly retracted, stopped, and asked again puzzledly, "What did you say about King Ning?" ”

"King Ning vomited and diarrhea last night, and it was going viral outside......" Steward Qin was frightened by the prince's eyes, and he didn't dare to say any more.

Liu Yan listened to it and said angrily: "What is the crazy rumor? ”

Steward Qin pursed his lips and said innocently: "It is said that it was caused by the banquet in the Prince's Mansion yesterday, and it was said that it was you ......"

"Say ......," Liu Yan said angrily.

Steward Qin snorted and said, "Say it's you...... In sake...... Under...... Poisoned. ”

"It's nothing! How could Hongu have poisoned his wine and food? Liu Yan said indignantly, "Then how is King Ning now?" ”

"I heard I'm still in a coma!"

Liu Yan frowned and began to worry, but after thinking about it, now that the emperor's grandfather is bedridden, and now that he is in charge of state affairs, he is still afraid that he will do something, presumably King Ning must be cheating.

Just when Liu Yan was stunned, a man in a navy blue court dress came in a hurry outside the eaves. When Liu Yan looked up, it was his father-in-law, Xu Bingde, the secretary of the military department, and when he saw him in a hurry, he was expected to know about it as well.

Xu Bingde also came to the door, pulled Liu Yan into the study, and then asked Liu Yan in a panicked whisper: "Yesterday's Lantern Festival banquet invited King Ning, did you poison his wine and food?" ”