1. The Beginning of the Matter - Kyoto Prefecture (Middle)
Kong Xu asked people to disperse the people who were watching the excitement outside, and then returned to the courtyard, looking thoughtfully at the blood stains in front of them, in order to preserve the scene, the blood stains had not been cleaned up because of too much time, and the blood stains had become black, like the darkness from the abyss, which made people frightened and fearful.
Kong Xu, who is the governor of Kyoto, has seen this kind of scene before, but it was many years ago, especially after experiencing that war. Today's scene is nothing to me, but it seems that this kind of thing has not happened in the Kyoto Mansion of Chu State for a long time, so this time the matter is particularly tricky and a little weird.
"I don't know who is so bold as to dare to do such a thing in Kyoto Prefecture." Kong Xu thought to himself in his heart.
"Adult...... The air behind Kyoto Prefecture Yin distorted, and then a young man in black clothes and white hair gradually revealed.
"Lu Qing, can you see which force did this?" Kong Xu glanced at the black-clothed and white-haired young man behind him.
Lu Qing was silent and did not answer him
Lu Qing shook his head, and then replied to Kong Xu with some respect: "No, the techniques are very skillful, they are all directly hitting the vital point, killing with one blow, leaving no flaws, and I can't tell which family's martial arts path it is." ”
Kong Xu's brows furrowed after hearing this, obviously Lu Qing's conclusion made him feel a little pressure, even uneasy.
The capital of Chu State, Kyoto Mansion, and the Imperial City are located, someone actually took advantage of the night to sneak in, and then killed the other party's entire family, but the government was unaware of this, and there was no way to investigate it afterwards, not to mention that the person who was killed was a person from the Yasi Metropolitan Mansion, no matter how you look at this matter, it smells of conspiracy.
Thinking of this, Kong Xu smashed his mouth a little playfully, and then said to himself: "It's a little interesting, even Lu Qing of Baixiaotang can't see the calendar, this thing is really interesting." ”
At this time, Kong Xu seemed to remember something again, and then asked Lu Qing, "Has the person the capital is looking for found it?" ”
"Nope." The answer was categorical and unhesitating.
This is the second time Kong Xu has heard "no" today.
However, compared to the nervousness and uneasiness when he heard "no" before, this "no" obviously made him somewhat relieved.
"No, this is good news, and if not, it means that there is still a chance." Kong Xu exhaled as if relieved, and then muttered to himself there.
"Lu Qing," Kong Xu obviously made a decision when he exhaled, it seemed to be a decision related to his own life, "Tell the people in the capital about this news, and say that the person they are looking for is not in the pile of dead people, and the rest of the matter will be handed over to the Yasi Metropolitan Government because it involves the forces of the rivers and lakes, and I will go to the palace to ask for a decree in a while." ”
Since he has guessed that this matter may involve a wide range of things, Kong Xu doesn't want to keep this hot potato in his hands all the time, he doesn't want to track it down to the end and put himself in, after all, he is just a small person, and if he has a headache, let those who have the ability to have a headache do it.
"We don't do anything to lose our lives, and we don't have the ability to do it." Kong Xu smiled a little smugly when he thought of this, this is his intuition after so many years of training in the officialdom. It was this intuition that allowed Kong Xu to survive that war, and only this intuition allowed him to survive in this seemingly calm but chaotic Kyoto Prefecture on the surface.
Linchuan Lane in Nancheng West Street, Kyoto Prefecture, Liangwang's Mansion.
"Young master, Lu Qing is here." Comber knocked on the door, then said to the people inside.
"Lu Qing of Baixiaotang?" The tone of the person in the room was a little suspicious, he didn't understand why the people from Bai Xiaotang came back to Liang Wangfu to look for him at this time, and then he remembered another incident.
Since the royal family of Chu State set up the Yasi Capital Mansion 20 years ago, it is in charge of the affairs of the rivers and lakes and martial arts, and since then the forces of the rivers and lakes have been loyal to the royal family, wanting an official identity, and it is more convenient to do certain things in the future. Besides, this kind of thigh-hugging thing is a rare opportunity, of course, since some people like to hug their thighs, there are people who don't want to hug their thighs, and the previous Bai Xiaotang is one of the forces that don't like to hug thighs, and it is also a more famous one. It's just that a month ago, the master of Baixiaotang's "diehards" died of illness, and the new master of the door is a person who likes to "hug his thighs", so the first thing the new master of the door did when he took office was to publicly allegiance to the royal family and join the Yasi Mansion. In order to show his sincerity, Lu Qing, the leader of the younger generation under his disciples, was sent to Kyoto Prefecture to be sent by the imperial family. As soon as it came out at this time, there was an uproar among the major forces in the rivers and lakes. This made Bai Xiaotang, who is famous for knowing the world's affairs, have another reason to be famous.
Thinking of this, the man in the room laughed at himself, and then secretly said in his heart: "I came to Kyoto Prefecture a month ago, and I went to see him a few days ago, how did I forget." ”
Seeing that there was no answer in the room, Comber continued: "I came here for Young Master Yu's business. ”
Hearing Comber mention Young Master Jade, the people in the room opened the door, and the cold winter sun shone on the young man's face, as soft as jade that had just been fished out of the water.
"Is there him?" The young man seemed a little afraid to ask, as if he was afraid that he would get an answer that he did not want to know.
Since early this morning, the people below have come with news that there was an accident in the mansion on East Street, and Chu Ci sent someone to contact Kong Xu of the Kyoto Prefecture who was in charge of the matter and asked him to find someone among the people.
The Yasi Capital Mansion is the dark part of the royal family, since it is the dark department, naturally there are some things that are not visible, such as the location of the Yasi Metropolitan Mansion, the Jianghu forces all know that this Yasi Capital Mansion is set up by the royal family of Chu State, and it is dedicated to the royal family to manage the big and small things that happen in the Jianghu martial arts, and they also know that its location is somewhere in Kyoto Prefecture, but when it comes to the specific location, no one knows, and even the members of the Yasi Metropolitan Mansion are in addition to the foreign forces that can disclose their identities like Bai Xiaotang, where Lu Qing is located, The outside world does not know who the other members of the Eight Divisions of the Yasi Metropolitan Mansion are.
To put it bluntly, the Yasi Capital Mansion is the secret weapon of the royal family of the Chu State, so it can't be revealed, at least not now.
Therefore, as the capital secretary of the Yasi Metropolitan Mansion, Chu Ci had to keep this secret, so he couldn't appear in that mansion, even if there was his best friend in that mansion.
So he could only wait in this mansion, like a traveler looking forward to returning from afar, and the persistence and anticipation filled his eyes.
In the room deep in the east courtyard of the Liang Wangfu, Lu Qing sat there quietly, like a student waiting for a student to take his master to class, looking focused and serious.
When Lu Qing first came to Kyoto Prefecture, it was eight years ago, and he was only twelve years old at that time. After twelve-year-old Xiao Lu Qing came to Kyoto Mansion with his father, he entered the Liang Palace. So this is not the first time he has come to the Liang Palace. At that time, Chu Ci was only ten years old, and he was chased by his master in the yard with a panicked face. Xiao Luqing was arranged by his father to wait in the courtyard, so he had more time to see Xiao Chuci on the side and the master who was glared at by Xiao Chuci angrily.
He thought that this kind of thing that made the master angry, he would never be able to do it, and if he let his uncle know about it, it would inevitably be punished.
The door was pushed open, and the dazzling winter sun spilled into the room along the crack in the door, swallowing up the darkness in the whole room, a young man who walked in outside the door, Lu Qing had seen it, not only eight years ago, but also a few days ago, it was in the Kyoto Prefecture, introduced by Kong Xu, so the two young people who had a relationship with each other met. At that time, Lu Qing knew that the young man in front of him turned out to be the Dadu Division of the Yasi Mansion, the little prince in the Liang Palace.