When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Bo Shi filtered, Li Mu is not such a despicable person, although he does things a little bit like Meng Lang, he has certain rules. How many times did you see Duke Wei offending him? He has never retaliated against Duke Wei, which shows that this son is an open-minded person who will not fabricate charges and frame Zhongliang. ”

Yu Shinan was about to speak, but was interrupted by the eldest grandson Wuji, and said: "Besides, you have no grievances with him in the long days and no enmity in the near future, why does he want to trouble you?" If you talk about calligraphy, if I remember correctly, Ouyang Xun did not admit him as an apprentice, only said that he was self-enlightened, and he could not be regarded as a teacher, so don't worry about it. ”

Yu Shinan sighed: "I'm afraid that he will treat me as a Shandong scholar." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, "Boshi, you are too worried. Whether it is the Shandong scholar clan or the heroes of Heshuo, the important thing is not the background, but the attitude. The heart is to Your Majesty, the heart is to the court, it doesn't matter what your background is, but if you think about other places of origin, you can't be spared.

Yu Shinan's face changed, and he smiled unnaturally: "What Uncle Guo said is extremely true, I am deeply favored by the emperor, so naturally my heart is to the court and your majesty." ”

"Then it's fine, there's no need to worry."

As he was talking, there was a commotion outside the tent. The eldest grandson Wuji and Yu Shinan came to the door and eavesdropped, they were school captains. He had just returned from the interrogation woods, chatting with Paoze, his voice was not deliberately low, and the night was so quiet that almost everyone nearby could hear it.

“…… I've got one, hey, guess who this person is? It turned out to be the eldest brother of the Taiyuan Wang family, and the nephew of Wang Qi in the service! ”

“…… Ah, the squire has to protect him, right? ”

"Paula?" The lieutenant sneered: "Your Majesty was assassinated, and the assassin was actually the son and nephew of the servant?" Can he get out of it? You have forgotten that the servant was once under the command of Prince Yin, and he was the absolute confidant of the prince! If he doesn't know it, he will wait for the opportunity to assassinate His Majesty, and want to avenge Prince Yin! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Yu Shinan could hear it clearly, and their faces changed a little. If the matter involves the Xuanwu Gate, it is not something that can be understood casually. Dragons have reverse scales, and if they touch it, they will die. If this matter is confirmed, Wang Qi will die, and the Taiyuan Wang family will also take off a layer of skin.

Just when the captain was about to continue his analysis, Cheng Yanjin came over from a distance: "What are you talking nonsense? Is this something to be discussed? If you want to keep your mouth shut alive, it's useless, Lao Tzu cut off your tongues! ”

The lieutenant was reprimanded, did not dare to say any more, and his voice gradually faded away.

Cheng Biting Jin walked over, the eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly pulled Yu Shinan back, and before the two could say a word, they heard the sound of Cheng Biting Jin passing through the military tent next door.

"Alas...... The matter has been committed, and your nephew has confessed, so I don't want to say anything. Wang Shizhong, come with me. ”

Wang Jue was dumbfounded, and Wei Zheng helped to speak: "Cheng bites gold!" You don't want to slander people's innocence, the old man will never believe that this matter was instructed by Shu Jue! I want to see Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty! ”

Cheng Yanjin sneered: "Gong Wei, don't yell at me here." You can't tell me, I'm just an errand runner. I'll do whatever I want me to do. The interrogation was conducted by Jinyiwei and the factory guard, on one side was Li Mu's people, and on the other hand was Gao Gonggong's people, if you think it's unfair, talk to them. However, I don't think there's any need for it. The kid of the Wang family, I have seen it before, I came to Chang'an a year ago, studied in the Hongwen Pavilion, his face was full of horizontal meat, the bottom was too clear, and he couldn't deny it. ”

Wang Qi reacted and muttered, "Are you talking about Wang Zhi?" It's him? ”

"I don't remember the name." Cheng Yanjin made a gesture of invitation and said, "The waiter must have a plan in his heart, so come with me?" To tell you the truth, if you want to go or not, you have to go, why force me to be rude? ”

"No way!" Wei Zheng stopped in front of Wang Jue, the two of them were both Li Jiancheng's confidants, many years of friendship, although there are occasional suspicions, but they are finally closer than others, the important thing is that Wei Zheng really doesn't believe that this matter will be done by Wang Jue, he has known Wang Jue for 20 years, and he doesn't believe that Wang Jue has such courage!

Cheng Yanjin didn't give Wei Zheng a chance to speak, stretched out his big hand like a bear's paw, pulled Wei Zheng out two meters at once, and snorted coldly: "Wei Zheng, you can't protect yourself, and you still have the heart to care about others?" There are still five living mouths, before dawn, all of them have to be recruited, if one of them is involved with you, the next one to catch is you! Dare to stab Your Majesty, what a big dog's guts! Your Majesty Long Yan was furious, no one could save him this time, and the corpses of the five horses were light! ”

Wei Zheng got up from the ground, glared and shouted, "I want to see Your Majesty!" ”

"Your Majesty is seriously injured and is resting, and I don't have time to see you rebels and thieves!"

Cheng Yanjin dropped a sentence, grabbed Wang Qi's arm, and dragged him out of the military tent. He is Li Shimin's descendant, the fierce general of the Qin Prince's Mansion, and Wang Qi and Wei Zheng have always been from the Prince's Mansion. It's just that after Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to balance the power of the court, he deliberately suppressed it. Now that this kind of thing has happened, it has already been calculated if it does not fall into the well, how can there be any polite reason?

Wang Jue's face was like ashes, and he had a premonition on the way here, but he didn't want to believe it, and there was still a trace of luck in his heart, hoping that it would not be his stupid nephew. I didn't expect that providence would make people, and the more I didn't want it to happen, it just happened.

Wang Qi said in his heart that his life was resting, and he had no strength on his body, and he was dragged away by two soldiers, and the upper of his boots was worn out.

The other people in the military tent saw Wang Jue's tragic situation, and they all became nervous, and Yu Shinan was even more frightened, he really didn't dare to guarantee that there were no his sons and nephews there. The key is that this thing can't be seen, and the right to speak is in the hands of others.

The soldiers dragged Wang Qi in front, Cheng Yanjin walked behind, and when he passed by the military tent of Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yanjin suddenly stopped.

"Is Uncle Guo resting?"

The eldest grandson Wuji signaled Yu Shinan not to speak, and responded: "You haven't rested yet, do you know something?" ”

"Li Mu asked me to invite Uncle Guo to come over and discuss something."

The eldest grandson Wuji hesitated, did not move, and said: "It is inconvenient to see each other when you are in sin." Please pass it on your behalf, or I'll see you after the assassin is interrogated and the suspicion is cleared. ”

"Li Mu said that if Uncle Guo is also a fellow assassin, Datang will be finished. He is willing to believe in Uncle Guo, or invite Uncle Guo to meet. After a pause, Cheng Yanjin said again: "He also said that if Uncle Guo doesn't go, I'm afraid he will regret it." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was still hesitating, and Yu Shinan whispered: "Uncle Guo, let's see it, it's a good thing that that kid Zhuluhou can trust Uncle Guo so much." If I can see Your Majesty, please ask Uncle Guo to help me say good words, I am really an innocent person! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji bowed slightly, got up and came to the outside of the tent. Cheng Yanjin glanced into the tent and said, "Is there anyone else in the tent?" ”

"Nope."

Cheng Yanjin didn't study it in detail, let the guards lead a horse, and said, "Please." ”

After thanking the eldest grandson, Wuji got on the horse, followed Wang Jue, who was walking on foot, and went to see Li Mu together.

……

Inside the woods.

Wang Zhi, who had passed twice in the hands of the three dogs, was picked up by two jailers and knelt in front of Li Mu.

Li Mu took a look and saw that he didn't have many external injuries, but the whole person seemed to be dehydrated, and he couldn't even open his eyes.

"Kill me......"

"No, no, no, don't kill." Li Mu looked at Wang Zhi and said with a smile: "I can't hide it, Mrs. Peony and I ...... We're good friends. Your name is Wang Zhi, right? Count it as her cousin? Since there is a relative, then it is easy to do, I attach the most importance to family affection, you tell me the master behind me, I will let you go, how about it? ”

Wang Zhi raised his head and looked at Li Mu, suddenly sneered, and said, "Do you think I am a three-year-old child?" Will believe your? Nobody instructed me, I just wanted to kill you! I might as well tell you that I want to kill you, and besides this incident, there is ......"

There was no sound, Li Mu waited for a long time, frowned and shouted: "Three dogs, three dogs!" Why is it silent, dead? ”

Sangou ran over, put his finger under the person's nose and tried to breathe, turned around and signaled his little brother, who brought a bucket of water and poured it directly on the top of Wang Zhi's head.

The water was all ice water that had been cut through the surface of the river, mixed with ice ballast, and it was horribly cold. When this bucket went down, Wang Zhideng sobered up, glared at Li Mu angrily, and scolded: "Li Mu, if you have a kind, kill me, otherwise when I get out of trouble, I will make the ugly matter between you and Wang Ou public, so that everyone in the world knows what a man and a thief you are."

"Smack!"

Li Mu shook his hand and slapped Wang Zhi's two teeth, making his face bloody.

Wang Zhiyi tilted his head, quickly twisted his neck back, looked at Li Mu, spit out the blood in his mouth, and said, "I pierced it, I can't hang my face, right?" Li Mu! Do you dare to do it? You country man, rude to the law, actually hooked up with a widow! You're going to be shameless! Taiyuan Wang, such a scandal will never be allowed, I will kill you! I'm going to kill her! You're all going to die! All have to die!! ”

"Alas......" Mu Chang Li sighed and said to himself: "I'm really bored, I really wanted to spare your life, but unfortunately, your mouth really stinks." ”

Sangou figured out Li Mu's intentions, his eyes lit up, he took out a dagger from his arms, and looked at Li Mu, Li Mu was just about to nod, when suddenly he caught a glimpse of Wang Jue being brought over, shook his head, and glanced at Sangou.

Sangou took out a confession from his arms, dragged Wang Zhi's hand, drew a dagger on his palm, blood flowed out, and with his other hand, stained with blood, he pressed a handprint on the confession, and then took something to plug his mouth.

At this time, Wang Jue came to him, saw Wang Zhi kneeling on the ground, carefully identified it by the light of the torch, confirmed that it was him, and his face became even more gray.

Wang Jue sat paralyzed on the ground, unable to say a word. Wang Zhi struggled hard, trying to spit out the contents of his mouth and tell Wang Qi something, but he was pressed by two jailers and couldn't move.

Li Mu waved his hand, someone brought a chair, and Sangou helped Wang Jue up and asked him to sit on the chair.

Li Mu rubbed his face and sighed, "Waiting...... Forget it, everyone is so familiar, I call you Lao Wang, you won't be angry, right? ”

Wang Jue smiled bitterly and said, "The matter has come to this, why should Master Hou be sarcastic." ”

"So, you admit that you are the mastermind behind the assassination?"

Although Wang Jue was discouraged, he knew in his heart more than ever that if he admitted it at this time, it would be a disaster for the Taiyuan Wang family. He took a deep breath, sat up straight, looked at Li Mu, and said word by word: "Master Hou, you can not believe what I said, but I have to say it." I don't know anything about it! ”

Li Mu smiled, pointed at Wang Zhi, and said, "Then you don't know this person anymore?" ”

Wang Qi looked at Wang Zhi, sighed, and said, "This person, named Wang Zhi, is indeed a disciple of the Taiyuan Wang family. ”

"Then I don't understand." Li Mu spread his hands and said, "You said that you don't know about this matter, but you admit that this person is a disciple of the Taiyuan Wang family, what do you mean?" He has nothing to do when he is full, and when he pats his head, he wants to assassinate His Majesty? Are you Taiyuan Wang's children so chic and free? ”

Wang Qi had nothing to say, bowed his head and said, "Master Hou, the matter has come to this, I really don't know how to justify." In any case, this son is a person from the Taiyuan Wang family, Wang Jue has no way to discipline, he is ashamed of His Majesty, he is ashamed of the world, he is willing to apologize for his sins with death, and he only asks Hou Ye not to be connected, and Taiyuan Wang will be grateful to Hou Ye for his great kindness from generation to generation! ”

As he spoke, Wang Jue was about to kneel. Li Mu hurriedly motioned to Sangou to stop him, Wang Jue, this old guy is over seventy, he doesn't want to lose his life.

Li Mu looked at Wang Jue's tearful appearance, and his heart was also very uncomfortable. It's all for their own family, in fact, if you think about it, it's understandable.

Li Mu sighed again and again, and said, "Old Wang, you said, I have clearly hinted at you. Just a little money, you guys will discuss and give me a face, and also give Your Majesty a face, right? You helped this time, can I still treat you badly? If there is a chance, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will give you two more orders, and the deficit will be made up, and everyone will be happy, how good? What do you think you're doing? And the assassination? ”

"Assassination is assassination, you guys investigate and send a few clever players, right? You said that these people you sent don't seem to have any brains, and they didn't investigate when they were assassinated, and they treated Your Majesty for a while, how embarrassing it is for you to make this matter! ”

Wang Jue was speechless, and was so anxious that his face was red and his neck was thick: "Master Hou, you are wronged!" I didn't think about assassinating you, and I didn't think about assassinating Your Majesty! I've always been supportive of your affairs. I don't believe you to inquire, that day I was strongly advocating that everyone pool money to tide over the crisis, and I didn't think about it at all, when I heard about the assassination, I discussed the price with Wei Chengcheng and Hou Junji, if I had other thoughts, how could I go to such great lengths? ”

Li Mu furrowed his brows and said quietly: "That's not necessarily, maybe it's done on purpose, to get rid of suspicion?" ”