It was night, and a magnificent palace in the capital was brightly lit. An old man and a sixteen-year-old boy sit on either side of the chessboard, playing against each other.

The young man picked up a sunspot, swept his gaze back and forth over the chessboard, and threw a shot lightly in the corner.

The old man touched his beard, nodded and said, "Little tip? Wonderful! I haven't seen him for a few days, but his chess strength has grown. ”

Under the young man's innocent face, he revealed a lonely look that did not match his age, "So what, I still can't compare to that person." He remembered that when he was a child, he often saw Imajo playing chess with that person, and that person was not afraid of the power of heaven, and he was very powerful, and he only wanted to win wholeheartedly.

"King Jin is about to be escorted back to Beijing." The old man picked up the white son and decisively launched the final attack.

The young man's hand stretched out into the chess box trembled slightly, and he lowered his eyes and did not answer.

"What, scared?" The old man saw that the young man was halfway down, and asked with a pun.

The young man pursed his lips and was silent, raised his hand and landed another son, and flew across in two ways to resist the opponent's attack. Then the boy looked up and asked rather ostentatiously, "How?" ”

The old man stared at the chessboard and said, "Very good." It seems that the old man lost. ”

After the young man won the chess, he didn't have any joy, and he still frowned, "That black-robed man, what do you say?" Isn't he sure that he will win? ”

"He......" the old man laughed disdainfully, "he doesn't even dare to show his face, he is obviously a wise person to protect himself, how dare he expect him?" ”

The young man's hand holding the chess piece trembled, and there was a hint of anger in his immature voice, "That black-robed man, didn't he say that the Jin King Party was very powerful, but he couldn't even fight a wild child." How is it good to make it like this? ”

The old man's gaze inadvertently swept to the young man's left leg, and then looked at the child in front of him with pity, "Shenghui, you hate him like this?" ”

"Yes. He robbed me of everything and I hated him. Su Shenghui said.

Hearing this, the old man slowly turned his head, looked at the dark night sky outside the window, and smiled inexplicably, "It's dark, it's dark......"

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Escorted by the forbidden army, the prime minister's large team marched towards the capital. In a luxurious camp like this, where high-ranking officials gather, the reception of local officials is indispensable.

When Qin Huai settled, Zhizhou led a group of civil and military officers to greet him outside the city early. When he saw the large team coming, Zhizhou hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "The lower officials and the officials of Qin Huai have met the prime minister and the adults. ”

Shao An got out of the car and looked at Qin Huai ten miles ahead, just like when he left, the prosperity was still the same. However, it has only been a few days, and it is already a matter of fact. He sighed in his heart, turned his head to look at the official in front of him, and said calmly: "Everyone, excuse me." ”

At this time, Feng Che and the others also got out of the car, and Pei Shaojun greeted the Qin Huai officials cordially, and asked about the placement of the King of Jin and the adults.

"The lower officials have vacated the back house of the official office, please move in."

Shao An instructed, "The prince doesn't like to make trouble, arrange a quiet room." ”

"The lower officials must do it well." Although Zhizhou promised on his lips, he was actually puzzled in his heart, why the treatment of recidivists who rebelled against him remained the same as before, and it was still the best.

This was followed by a reception feast. King Jin was sick, so he naturally ate alone with Du Yunling in the room, while Shao An and Li Hongyi were under the hospitality of Zhizhou, so they could hardly refuse, so they had to eat together.

During the banquet, Zhizhou was hospitable, Shao An looked sad, Feng Che frowned, Pei Shaojun was left and right, and Li Hongyi was immersed in eating...... So the meal was eaten peacefully in the case of a group of people with different expressions.

And then it can only end here.

After the banquet was dismissed, Zhizhou arranged for everyone to move in. Who lives in the house, who lives in the side room, and who lives in the prison cell, Zhizhou naturally has a clear account in his heart, and it has been arranged properly a long time ago.

It's a pity that the plan never catches up with the changes. The king of Jin was not treated as a prisoner, but lived in the upper room. Shao An did not live in the yamen because Master Shao sent someone to invite him back to his house.

But danger often happens when you are negligent. At that time, Shao An didn't know that in just one night, a sudden change occurred.

Master Shao wants Shao An to go back to live in the house, after all, it is not Dayu who controls the water, if Shao An passes through the door and does not enter, Shao Mansion will not look good on the face. So Master Shao sent Ah Rui to invite, but he understood Shao An's temperament very well. Shao An saw Ah Rui, who had been absent for a long time, and said that it was false that he didn't want to miss him. By the way, he was embarrassed to refuse his father's kindness.

Shao An got into the carriage, pulled Ah Rui in and rode with him, and asked, "Are you okay living in the mansion?" ”

"The minion is good." Ari replied in a proper manner.

"Father, how are they?"

"Master, he ......," Ari said, looking at his master a little unspeakably.

Shao Anxin knew it and said bluntly: "Is it that my father and uncle are unhappy?" ”

"Yes." Ah Rui told Shao An the original things that had happened these days. Sure enough, as Shao An expected, his grandfather had already left a suicide note, passing on the position of head of the family to his uncle.

The master and servant chatted and walked, and soon returned to Shaofu. Master Shao personally came to the door to greet him, and when he saw Shao An getting out of the car, he said with a smile: "You left in a hurry that day, it turned out that you went to do something big." ”

Shao An said perfunctorily: "It's a matter of confidentiality, and I didn't dare to tell my father." ”

"National affairs, how can a father talk too much." Master Shao just said casually, how dare he really care, and hurriedly changed the topic, "The dishes have been prepared, how about eating first?" ”

"I've just eaten it."

"Then drink some tea. I haven't seen you for a long time, and our father and son have a good time catching up. ”

I only saw it during the Chinese New Year, so what is there to reminisce about. Shao Anxin knew that his father had to call him over, it must be for the sake of the head of the family.

Sure enough, after a moment of greetings, Master Shao turned the topic to the topic, "Your uncle, he is now the head of the Shao family." ”

"Oh." Shao An took a sip of tea without any overreaction.

Master Shao frowned and continued: "Your uncle is the head of the family, although there is nothing wrong with him, but he has no courage, let alone can help you. ”

"The Shao family is mainly in business, and they are not engaged in politics. Besides, the politics of our DPRK are clear, and officials and businessmen must not collude with each other. I think it's better for an uncle to be the head of the house than for you. ”

Master Shao slammed down the tea bowl, "You really help him speak?" ”

"Father, after all, this is what grandpa meant, even if you can forcibly occupy the position of the head of the family, but if your name is not right, the people below will not be convinced."

One sentence made Master Shao speechless, so angry that he raised his right hand, pointed at Shao An tremblingly for a long time, and finally put down his hand like resignation.

Shao An didn't seem to understand his father's angry mood, so he didn't care about standing up, "If my father is fine, I'll go back to my room and sleep." ”

"Stop." Master Shao suddenly said sharply, "I still have something to ask you." ”

Shao An looked back at his father in confusion, unable to guess what other questions he had to ask.

I never thought that Master Shao would bring up the old matter again, "Where did you go in the eight years you ran away from home?" ”

Master Shao has asked this question many times, but Shao An has avoided answering it every time. This time it was the same, Shao An wondered, "Why did you think of asking this again?" ”

"Don't interrupt, did you go to the capital?" Master Shao asked again.

"Went to ...... A lot of places, I can't remember clearly. ”

"The heart of the emperor has always been unpredictable. Don't think that now that you are in the thick of the holy family, you will participate in their royal affairs at will. "Master Shao can see some clues from the attitude of the saint towards Shao An today. Why would the emperor use a person in his twenties as a person, except for old acquaintances, he doesn't think about it.

It seemed that his father had guessed the connection between him and the emperor, Shao An was noncommittal, and said to Master Shao: "I'll go back to the room first." ”

After a day of traveling, I can finally sleep peacefully. Not long after Shao An fell asleep, someone from the forbidden army suddenly came to report that the king of Jin had been assassinated.

Shao An hurriedly came out with a coat, and asked the person who came as he walked out, "How is King Jin now?" ”

"I'm a little frightened, it's fine."

Shao An put down his snack slightly, and asked again, "Did the assassin catch it?" ”

The little soldier paused slightly, and said embarrassedly, "No." ”

The dignified forbidden army couldn't even catch an assassin, Shao Anxin was on fire, and he was even walking with him. When I arrived at the door, I saw Master Shao coming out, and asked inexplicably, "In the middle of the night, you want to go out?" ”

"Something." Shao An didn't stop walking, and said very quickly, "Tomorrow morning, let Ah Rui go to the yamen to find me." ”

"Yes, let's go." Master Shao watched his son walk out of the door in a daze, and there was a trace of melancholy in his heart, this farewell, I don't know how many years I will see you again.

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When Shao An arrived in a hurry, it was already late, the yard was in chaos, and Xu Lei was directing people to clean up the scene. Shao An frowned and looked at the obvious bloodstains on the ground, and his heart was cold, it seemed that the casualties of the forbidden army were not optimistic.

Feng Che, Pei Shaojun and others were cleaning up the aftermath with a bunch of officials, and when they saw Shao An, they stopped what they were doing and bowed and said, "Shao Xiang." ”

"What the hell is going on? How many assassins are there? How much do we lose? ”

"There are about a dozen people, all of whom are strong in martial arts. Sixteen of the Forbidden Army were killed and ...... wounded Not yet counted. ”

"What about King Jin?"

"In the room. But......" Feng Che hesitated for a moment and whispered, "That actor is injured." ”

"Ling Guan?" Shao An was startled, felt that his head hurt a little, settled down, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go see King Jin." You continue to deal with the aftermath and be sure to ensure the safety of King Jin. Lord Feng, you send someone to investigate and perform an autopsy to look for clues, and be sure to find out the identity of the assassin. ”

When Shao An went, the two brothers Li Hongyi and Li Honghui stood guard outside the Jin Wang's room. Seeing Shao An walking towards this side, Li Hongyi suddenly strode forward and said excitedly: "Shao Xiang, King Jin, he has spoken." ”

"Did he speak?" Shao An was shocked again. Unexpectedly, due to a blessing in disguise, King Jin was finally able to sense things in the outside world and gradually sobered up.

"Yes, he's been shouting, what kind of officer?" Li Hongyi was very puzzled, who is this senior official?

"Is that little guy next to King Jin seriously injured?"

Li Hongyi shook his head, "I don't know, the doctor is watching inside." He was also a loyal protector, and in order to save the King of Jin, he was hit by a sword in the left chest. ”

"He is Ling Guan, a confidant of King Jin." Shao Anxin was irritable, and complained slightly, "You guys...... How to keep it. ”

Li Hongyi reflected guiltily: "It was a negligent duty, and only a team of people was sent to guard it. By the time I arrived, the man had already been stabbed. ”

Shao An softened his tone, "I can't blame you, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid King Jin would have ...... long ago Lost his life. ”

This is true, although Shao An did not see it with his own eyes, but according to his brother's martial arts, he will be able to retreat from the enemy. Li Hongyi smiled bitterly, "Does Xiang Shao want to go in and see King Jin?" The prince seemed to be frightened and emotionally unstable. ”

"Okay." Shao An nodded and walked towards the room.