Empress Jiang was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and suddenly thought of something, she stood up "Teng", looked out of the palace with phoenix eyes slightly angry, and said: "This palace knows what you are thinking in your heart, this palace will not let you succeed, this birthday banquet, you must participate!" ”

After saying that, Empress Jiang angrily shook the embroidered robe and left quickly.

"Queen, get on!"

The eunuch outside the door shouted loudly, and then Empress Jiang boarded the car and left outside the Hui'an Palace.

Song Lin stood up silently, and suddenly, he slowly turned his head like a wolf, and his eyes were as sharp as a falcon looking at the gradually disappearing Luanjia.

The eastern capital of Dongshi Yihefang Prime Minister's Mansion is not the end

"I've known about this for a long time."

Liang Ziqing stood in the inner room, looking at the gorgeous clothes hanging all over the wall, he wanted to choose a suitable robe to attend the queen's birthday banquet tonight, only the housekeeper followed and waited.

"Please punish the prime minister."

Through a curtain, Yu Jinyuan knelt tremblingly.

Last night, Yu Jinyuan braved the wind and snow to inform the secret pile of being arrested, and was blocked outside by Cao Zixiao on the grounds that the prime minister was asleep, and there were a lot of urgent matters to deal with after going to court in the morning, so he could only tell Liang Xiang before taking a nap, but he didn't expect it to be a step too late, and Liang Ziqing knew in advance.

"I don't blame you for this, you are also thinking about me," Liang Xiang didn't look at him, "Moreover, the arrest of our secret stake was purely an accident, as far as I know, it was originally an action against those related to Liu Yuanzhen's assassination, but I didn't expect that by mistake, even our people fell into his net." ”

Yu Jinyuan lowered his head and said, "Prime Minister, will the Tiwei Mansion use this matter as an excuse to blackmail us?" Or refuse to provide advance information? ”

"Do they dare? I borrowed him Xiao Chongguang's ten guts! ”

Liang Ziqing's voice suddenly raised a lot, and he glanced at Yu Jinyuan outside the curtain.

Yu Jinyuan said: "Although the Prime Minister, you intimidate the court, but the Natiwei Mansion relies on the establishment of the Praetorian Guard, and uses the excuse of only obeying the Holy Lord's orders, it is very arrogant, and it has never been willing to be subject to people other than the Holy Lord, so the Prime Minister must still be vigilant." ”

Liang Ziqing, who was on the other side of the curtain, heard this, pondered for a moment, and then said: "I know, I will deal with this matter properly, and you don't bother with the rest, just go back and do your duty. Let's go back. ”

"Whoa."

Since Liang Xiang said this, Yu Jinyuan couldn't say anything, so he could only retreat obediently.

After watching him leave, Liang Ziqing sighed slightly, and then calmed down and continued to choose.

"Prime Minister, why don't you choose this red robe, it's bright red, it's auspicious." The butler recommended with a smile.

"You are stupid, today is the birthday banquet of the queen's mother, of course the queen and the saint wear red and gold embroidered robes, you let me wear red too, are you asking me to compare with the main lord?"

"Don't dare." The butler was so frightened that he hurriedly bowed down.

Liang Ziqing's eyes rolled, and finally nodded and pointed to the one on the far left: "It's better to have this blue robe, which is both restrained and calm, and can set off the main one." This is what a courtier should wear. ”

"The prime minister is wise." The butler chimed in.

At this time, a servant outside ran to the door and said, "Prime Minister, Xiao Chongguang, the chief of the guard, is asking to see him outside the mansion." ”

Liang Ziqing said with a smile: "It's really something to say, you let him wait in the hall, and I'll go over right away." ”

"Whoa."

The slave retreated.

"Call the maids, let's change into the civilian clothes I wore today." Liang Ziqing waved his hand to the housekeeper.

"Whoa."

The imperial city of the eastern capital, Fengtianmen, Shenchu

Bai Jianghe, as usual, took today's soldiers on duty and stood guard outside the Fengtian Gate.

He was originally a forward general in Youzhou Biansai, fighting against Rong Di, but because of his outstanding military achievements, he was promoted to the imperial capital and became the general of Bao Taowei to defend the imperial city.

At first, he didn't like this kind of janitorial work, but after two years of work, he slowly adapted to this comfortable work and life, and Bai Jianghe's thinking also changed: just like that, with the title of general, he did gatekeeping work in the imperial capital every day, and there was nothing to do all year round.

In the past few days, the temperature has dropped very quickly, and a few gusts of north wind blow from time to time, so he specially ordered someone to set up a chair for himself that can be half reclined, so that he can sit by the wall door and bask in the sun.

"This damn hell weather, my hands and feet are numb from the cold, and I have to wear this broken armor." A Leopard Guard soldier looked up at the sky and cursed.

"There are still twenty days left for the New Year, so let's boil it slowly." The soldier on the other side shook his head helplessly.

"What are you two muttering? Isn't it good to stand guard every day? Bai Jianghe turned his head to look at them, "What's the matter, itchy?" Do you want to be assigned to the Youzhou frontier to fight? ”

The two guards shook their heads and smiled when they heard this: "Naturally, it's good here, don't you still have a general to take care of." When you get outside, where can you find such a good boss? ”

"Come on, don't slap my ass, my ears are almost calloused." Bai Jianghe tugged at the corners of his mouth, "You just give me a good look at the door." ”

At this time, a guard asked curiously: "Hey, general, didn't you serve in the army in Youzhou?" It just so happens that the big guys are all in a panic, so why don't you tell us something interesting and let us open our eyes. ”

Bai Jianghe has always been smooth and generous, so he has a very good relationship with his subordinates, and he usually jokes with each other, so he doesn't talk too much and do things too formally.

"Okay, I'm bored too."

Bai Jianghe sat up, and the other guards also leaned forward slightly when they heard the story.

He cleared his throat and opened his mouth to speak, when suddenly one of the guards shouted: "General, look! ”

Bai Jianghe's words were suddenly interrupted, and he suddenly lost interest, and complained: "What are you looking at? Lao Tzu didn't even talk about the opening, but he was torn apart by you, a calf! ”

As he spoke, he followed the guard's gaze and saw a convoy of exotic costumes slowly heading towards the Imperial City.

There were five wagons in the procession, and on each carriage were five or six people carrying large quantities of goods, and they were wrapped in tarpaulin, so that they could not make out what they were.

"Alert!"

Bai Jianghe ordered in a deep voice, and the rest of the guards also put away their previous hippie smiles, clenched their spears, and waited for battle.

The convoy soon came to the foot of the Mukden Gate, and one of the guards stepped forward and shouted, "Stop! This is the important place of the imperial palace, and those who do not have a golden order from the Holy God are not allowed to enter! ”

On the first carriage, there was a middle-aged man with a mustache, he saw that he was stopped by the guard, and hurriedly stopped the car, he smiled and rubbed his hands, walked up to the guard, and said: "This little brother, we are from the Caiyun Miscellaneous Troupe, and we were invited by King Xin to perform for the queen's birthday." ”

"What's the proof?"

The middle-aged man took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to the guard: "This is the handwritten letter of His Royal Highness King Xin, and there is also the seal of His Royal Highness King Xinwang on it." ”

The guard glanced at it, and then handed it to Bai Jianghe to read.

He naturally didn't know what King Xin's handwriting looked like, but it was indeed stamped with the red seal of "King Chu Xin's Seal".

But it was impossible for Bai Jianghe to let so many carriages enter the imperial city with this seal alone. He returned the letter to the middle-aged man: "You wait first. Then he turned his face and said to the guard next to him: "You take my golden seal into the palace, ask Zongzheng Temple, and ask King Xin if there is anything to celebrate these acrobatic troupes, if there is, he will definitely leave a record to Zongzheng Temple, and after checking the record, he will inform the commander of the forbidden army of Zhou about this matter, and ask him how to deal with it, go early and return early." ”

With that, he took a gold seal the size of a palm from his belt and patted it on the guard.

The guard nodded, and was about to leave, when he suddenly stopped and asked, "General, what if there is no record?" ”

"Nonsense, without filing, I'll definitely let them go! Just go. Bai Jianghe glared.

The guard's shoulders shrank in fright, and he didn't dare to say anything more, and walked quickly straight to the palace.

Eastern Capital, East City, Yihefang, Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen Chu

Xiao Chongguang was in the hall, and waited for half an hour before Liang Ziqing came out of the inner room wearing an earthy yellow civilian clothes and met him, and he muttered in his heart: "This official shelf is also big enough, and it will take so long to change clothes." ”

After the two finished their salutes, Sogo said straight to the point: "Liang Xiang, I came this time to find your personal guard Cao Zixiao. ”

"Oh?"

Liang Ziqing raised his eyebrows, he thought that Xiao Chongguang was doing it for the secret pile, but he didn't expect it to be related to Cao Zixiao.

"What's wrong? Did my personal guard do something, or did he do something to provoke Lord Xiao? Liang Xiang said with a smile.

Xiao Chongguang said: "Don't dare, just because last night, our deputy Lu of the Tiwei Mansion was suddenly assassinated on the way back to the house, fortunately, Deputy Lu practiced some martial arts and was not killed, but it also allowed the assassin to escape." He wrestled with the Assassin for a while, and found that he was a strong man with a heavy sword, and he had achieved it lightly. I found out that there were three people who matched the characteristics of the assassins, including Dou Yin, who was the same as Cao Zixiao, and I wanted to ask him about this Dou Yin. ”

Liang Ziqing stroked his beard, and then said: "Xiao Wei is handling the case, and the prime minister naturally has to cooperate, but Cao Zixiao is not in the house now, so I ordered him to buy some congratulatory gifts for the queen's mother, I'm afraid I will have to wait for a while." ”

"How long will it take?"

"He has also been gone for a long time, and he will come back in Shenzheng at the latest."

"Then I'll wait for him in the hall."

"Lord Xiao, apart from Cao Zixiao's matter, don't you have anything else to ask about your true appearance?"

Liang Ziqing asked by staring directly into Xiao Chongguang's eyes.

Sogo said: "I know that Liang Xiang is asking about the dark pile. The prime minister can rest assured, as long as the Prime Minister's Mansion helps me to handle the case, we can not blame the past for any other subtle and trivial suspicions. However, I also hope that the prime minister will not be an example. ”