Chapter II. 177. Shen Gui's wish
This was originally a nirvana carefully planned by Lu Xiangyin, but it was completely resolved by Shen Gui's miraculous awakening. No matter how this matter will develop in the future, for Shen Gui, who can slash Lu Xiangyin, it is already the biggest surprise.
The two old and one young, who threw themselves into the net with extraordinary courage, and finally relied on their luck, were able to get out of the whole body, not only did not solve the original doubts, but added many new questions: Why did Lu Xiangyin contradict the intentions of the Yan family's father and son? Why did the Imperial Horse Supervisor secretly protect Yan Laoer? Why didn't Tie Li'er follow Shen Gui's instructions and go to the door to sing the 'empty city plan' for half an hour? How should Lu Xiangyin's sentence 'Seven Killing Stars Born' be understood? Who is Liu Banxian?
Of course, these are not questions that can be answered in a moment. Shen Gui also understands very well that there is still a lack of necessary conditions for solving the problem, and even if he wants to break his head, it will be in vain.
After Yan Qinghong, Tie Li'er, and Princess Fengyang were sent back to Shen's house by the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Shen Gui found his righteous sister Tie Li'er in private.
"Didn't we agree before, pretend at the door first, and wait for half an hour before sneaking out of the city? Why are you so reckless? ”
Tie Li'er's narrow eyes glared, patted Shen Gui's head and said:
"You still have the face to say? What kind of trick did you come up with? I had just sat down at the door with my sword on my shoulder, and the stool was not hot, when I was scared away by a crossbow bolt in the dark......"
"Crossbow bolts? Where did the crossbow arrows come from? What kind of look."
Shen Guiyi was stunned when he heard this, because in the hearts of all the Youbei people, Lu Xiangyin and the imperial horse supervisor under his command were the hardcore henchmen of the Yan family's father and son; And such a thing as a crossbow arrow, the entire Youbei Three Roads can only be used by the prince Yan Day, and the Diting spies hired from Nankang. But since the father and son of the Yan family and Lu Xiangyin are wearing the same pants, since they have already ambushed the person who listens, why did Liu Zhi arrange for the spy of the Imperial Horse to be behind? If you add the matter of secretly protecting Yan Qinghong, it can also be said that the Imperial Horse Supervisor secretly changed his master. But all the adults in the three roads of Youbei combined, the chips they can open are not as convincing as the old masters of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, the father and son of the Yan family, right?
Of course, Tie Li'er didn't know what Shen Gui was thinking, and continued:
"It's the kind of arrow without tail feathers, and it nails to the courtyard wall next to me with a 'whoosh'......"
"And then?"
"Then I hurriedly ran away with Yan Qinghong and Princess Fengyang! Otherwise, are you still waiting to become a hedgehog? ”
This is even more strange, according to Tie Li'er, the crossbow arrow of Di Ting was nailed to the courtyard wall beside her, so it seems that it is really too crooked. If it was said that he was threatening Tie Li'er not to move, then the next action of the three of them fleeing in the wilderness would naturally attract a warning from the crossbow arrows, or simply show up to stop them; If you want to kill yourself with one blow, you will never be able to miss to this point if you listen to the ability of the spies!
"And after that?"
After that, a group of very skilled eunuchs came and took the three of us to the south of the city...... It is not clear where we were captured, but when we were captured, our eyes were covered with black cloth; I can know that it is the south of the city, and it all depends on the smell of the meat. ”
Tie Li'er said this, and Shen Gui finally understood the matter. If everything is really as he expected, then the ass of the Imperial Horse Supervisor may not really sit firmly on the side of the Yan family's father and son. It can even be concluded that in the matter of the fire in Beilan Palace, the Imperial Horse Supervisor is at most an executor.
Although it was Liu Zhi's subordinates who brought the three of them to the south of the city to be imprisoned, according to Lu Xiangyin's statement before his death, this matter was arranged by Liu Zhi without his approval; If Liu Banxian and Shen Gui died in the imperial horse prison, then the lives of these three people can naturally be regarded as a congratulatory gift to please the prince; If he misses, he can also use the lives of these three people as a hostage in exchange for Lu Xiangyin's life.
Although such a precautionary approach is a bit cumbersome, after all, Liu Zhi and Lu Xiangyin have both been defeated by Liu Banxian, and they also have a deep personal experience of his ability. To deal with the Heavenly Spirit Vein, of course, you have to sit down and be prepared foolproof. It can be seen that although Liu Zhiqi seems to be a little stupid, he really has a bit of a leaky taste when he does things.
In the same way, if their imperial horse eunuch had nothing to do with the crown prince, then they would tie these three people directly to the Shen Mansion and guard them together with the people who listened to them; There is no need to run to the South City again; And Di Ting also shot only one arrow in secret, and did not continue to chase and kill, and most of the credit should be credited to the Imperial Horse Supervisor.
After all, in the eyes of the people in the Di Ting, there were three targets present, one was the prince and the other was the princess, and that Tie Lian'er was just a Qing man who had just been ransomed, and there was no value in leaving a living mouth at all.
Shen Gui came out of Tie Li'er's room and went to find Yan Qinghong again. Although they have never met Yan Tian today, in fact, they are extremely clear to each other: if it weren't for the fact that the Youbei Third Road is now in the midst of a war, and if it weren't for the identity of Liu Banxiantian's spiritual vein, then the prince and Shen Gui would have made a lively scene in front of each other.
"Second Yan, Concubine Lan's matter has basically been investigated. According to my judgment, the main messenger behind the scenes should be your half-brother, Yan Tian, the current prince of Youbei Third Road; And the Imperial Horse Supervisor is just a murder knife that acts on orders, and their blade Lu Xiangyin also committed suicide under my sword. So what are you going to do with your brother after this? ”
Since Yan Qinghong was burned by the fire, he has been thinking about the beginning and end of this matter day and night. Although there is not as well-informed news as Shen Gui, there are not many people related to this matter, even if the elimination method is used, Yan Day, the 'number one suspect', will not be missed.
What's more, Yan Qinghong is not a stupid person, in order to protect himself, he spent twenty years to make himself infamous, and what he asked for was just to show weakness and protect himself; Such a self-defiled identity can not only show that he is a smart person, but also show that he has no intention of wanting to sit on that dragon chair at all.
But when the facts were in front of him, he was in a dilemma. Of course, there is nothing to say about the revenge of killing his mother, although the murderer is also his half-brother.
"Hey...... People do not hurt the tiger, and the tiger is harmful to people's hearts. How could I, as a prince like him, not understand the horror in his heart? After all, since ancient times, the prince who failed to compete for the crown has never had a good ending. And he doesn't just represent himself, behind him there is the Dongyou Li family, as well as his mother concubine......"
Shen Gui heard this, and his head rose into two. The reason why he got into trouble with the Imperial Horse Supervisor and Yan Tian to this point today is that more than eighty percent of the reasons were dragged into the water by Yan Qinghong; If he didn't have a friend, he wouldn't have been looked at by those two people at all.
But just after listening to what Yan Qinghong said, the current meaning was full of understanding and pity for his imperial brother. Don't you want to come to a 'meet and laugh and enmity', right? If Yan Qinghong is really so 'generous', he can be regarded as being put into it by these brothers!
“…… I said, Yan Laoer, are you still human? Logically speaking, if you are burned to this virtue and still be able to let go of hatred, I should be happy for you; But you also think about it, there is also a life of Concubine Lan in this! Of course, in the final analysis, this is also your Yan family's private life, and I am not an outsider who can provoke your brothers......"
Yan Qinghong smiled bitterly when he heard this, and waved his hand to interrupt Shen Gui's words:
"You misunderstood, Yan Tian did this kind of thing first, and I have a mother's blood feud, so I can't fight back. I'm just sighing, born in this heavenly family, what kind of father, son, filial piety and brother are together, it is really just a luxury......"
Shen Guiyi touched the sweat of his head and said to Yan Qinghong:
"If you have this kind of feeling in the future, just keep it in your heart, don't say it and scare people. Just say what you want, right? ”
Yan Qinghong touched his wound and said with a wry smile:
"I have been retiring for more than 20 years, but in fact, there is no way to retreat; And now with my mother's blood feud, do I have any choice but that way? ”
Shen Gui snorted:
"Yan Qinghong, are you still human? Don't act as if you've been wronged. If you don't dare to say it, anyway, my foundation is almost laid, and it's not impossible to change your face and regain your strength. ”
Yan Qinghong was told by him, he really stopped and thought about it carefully, and then said:
"Yan Chongwu can't do it, his relationship with Yan Jiuning is too close, and it is easy to get sideways. Forget it, I'll do it. ”
It turned out that all Shen Gui's actions after entering Fengjing were in the service of a goal:
He wants to help Youbei Sanlu change the emperor.
It's not that Shen Gui is tired of the character of Yan Hunt and Yan Day's father and son, but if he allows such a monarch to control the three roads of Youbei, then he can't do anything at all with the blood of the Guo family. Shen Gui didn't want to become a monkey in the hands of the Buddha, so the first thing he had to do was to stab the palms of the Yan family's father and son.
And this war between the two norths also coincided with its meeting.
Although the war will bring great changes in the economy, population, and court structure to the Youbei Third Road, and this change also brings an excellent opportunity for Shen Gui and Yan Qinghong to break the deadlock in Youbei.
Of course, it is still inconclusive how far Yan Qinghong can go after that; A large part of the final outcome depends on the war between the two norths on the cusp. In other words, the ownership of that chair depends to a large extent on the two young heroes, Guo Xing and Yan Chongwu, who will have the last laugh.