Before Lu Jue met with King Luo, Bai Tingfeng, who had been gone for two days, also brought valuable news to him. It only took one day to find out about such a confidential matter, which couldn't help but make Lu Jue sigh that these people in the rivers and lakes were more superb than these well-trained nails and secret warriors' detective methods.

All this is also ridiculous, the reason why King Luo did not send troops to resist the enemy is not because he is worried about the lack of prestige as everyone in the court expected, but because of the four tokens of the army, and now he only has a handsome seal left in his hand.

When the emperor was on the throne, he knew very well in his heart that the battle for the throne between Zhongzong and King Luo. When he was seriously ill and couldn't get up, he was still worried that the two would kill each other, giving foreign people a chance to take advantage of, and causing irreparable consequences. So on the occasion of his death, a holy decree was passed down, no matter who wanted to dispatch the army, in addition to the tiger talisman and handsome seal in the hands of King Luo, there must also be the gold medal order arrow given by Taizong in the hand of Yao Gongzhi, the protector of the country, and the Longquan sword in the hand of Zhongzong.

In addition to these, there is also an unexpected news, that is, the loss of the tiger talisman is related to the assassination when Zhongzong was still the crown prince, and many things are so connected that Lu Jue's heart suddenly clears, but at the same time, what makes him wonder is the sudden change in a person's temperament?

At this time, he and Zhou Wenfeng had the heart to ask, because he had known King Luo for several years and should know something about him. In addition, there is another thing that King Luo threatens with Zhou Ruoshui's life, in addition to coveting Zhou Wenfeng's abundant wealth, there should be other reasons, this may be the truth of the matter!

But he was afraid that if he asked this abruptly, he would touch his father-in-law's sore spot, and he had already begun to hesitate before he could speak. But in the end, it was the thirst for knowledge that prevailed, staring intently at the change in Zhou Wenfeng's expression, and cautiously tentatively spoke: "Father-in-law, the child has a matter, I don't know whether to talk about it or not, please show it to my father-in-law!" After finishing speaking, he stood quietly, looking at him with eyes like torches, his eyes were full of expectation, waiting for Zhou Wenfeng's answer.

Zhou Wenfeng looked at him deeply, his eyes full of indescribable expressions. After being silent for a long time, he exhaled heavily, pointed to the chair on the side, and said with a slightly tired voice: "It's time to tell you, don't stand, sit!" It's a long story, don't stand all the time! ”

At this time, he was ready to go to the end, his child did not hide it from himself, and tried his best to prove his position, why can't he Zhou Wenfeng be in the same boat with him. Everyone should be together through thick and thin as a family, so some confidential things should be shared.

Seeing that his face was getting more and more ugly, Lu Jue felt bad, got up and lifted the teapot and poured a cup of tea before Zhou Wenfeng, handed it over respectfully with both hands, and waited for Zhou Wenfeng to sit down in a proper manner before asking: "Does my father-in-law know any inside story." ”

Zhou Wenfeng put down the teacup, leaned back in the chair, his head was slightly raised, his eyes were staring at the roof, his expression was solemn, as if he was reminiscing, and as if he was struggling whether to talk about it. After a long stalemate, he slowly spoke: "Have you ever heard of the Great Qi Sanjie?" ”

Daqi Sanjie became famous twenty-seven years ago, and the wine shops and tea houses in the streets and alleys talked about everywhere after tea and dinner, which is naturally also a model for storytellers. Lu Jue rarely went out when he was a child due to physical reasons, and Lu's father was worried that he would be bored and bored, so he would often invite some opera troupes and storytellers to perform for him at home. After becoming an adult, he has served in Beijing for several years, and he has also learned a little about it because of his position, but after all, many things are difficult to distinguish between true and false; However, literary storytelling will add more or less oil and vinegar, so Lu Jue can only say: "I've only heard about it." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Wenfeng turned his eyes back to look at him, as if he was distinguishing the truth from the falsehood in his words, and saw that his face was sincere and his eyes were sincere. Drop the last bit of defense. Slowly spoke: "The three heroes of Daqi are the top three in the Spring Palace Examination twenty-seven years ago, and they are the champion Zhou Tan, Bangyan Yuangu, and Tanhua Zhu Cunyang. The title of the three-person gold list is the top three in high school, and he is pretentious and empty-eyed. However, the three of them hit it off at first sight after going to the palace to face the king, they are the same age, and they hate to see each other late! Immediately after the lower hall, he became a brother of the opposite sex. Yuan is the oldest brother; followed by Zhou Tan; Zhu Cunyang, who has not yet reached the crown, is the third brother. ”

Hearing the names of the three people, Lu Jue was already excited, who didn't have a person to worship in his heart when he was young! When he heard the name of the person he admired, he made this person who has always been a humble gentleman a little out of shape. His pale face flushed with excitement and excitement, and he controlled his fluttering heart and clenched his hands tightly to keep himself from losing his temper in front of his father-in-law. But his voice still trembled slightly with excitement: "Father-in-law knows this Great Qi Sanjie?" ”

Zhou Wenfeng just smiled back and continued: "Back then, the emperor was seriously ill and rarely went to the court, and the external troubles also took this opportunity to wantonly disturb, and the court sent troops to resist for several years, but it has not been effectively suppressed! In this way, turmoil began to appear in the court, and for a while, the Great Qi River was in danger! There are many hot-blooded men who are not used to all this voluntarily joining the army, and they are not afraid of bloodshed and death to kill the enemy! This also includes these three like-minded good brothers, Zhou Tan was resourceful and was appointed as a military advisor; Zhu Cunyang is excellent in martial arts, holding the Longquan sword and ordering the three armies to be handsome; Therefore, he can speak well, be cunning, and be responsible for lobbying for the vanguard before the battle. The three brothers worked together as one. The army they led was invincible and won many battles, and wherever they went, the Jin soldiers were terrified and fled without a fight. But just as the war was about to be decided, an unexpected thing happened. Just when he was about to achieve a decisive victory, Zhou Tan, the former military adviser, returned to the capital on the grounds that his wife was seriously ill, but what was even more unexpected was that he resigned and retired to the government less than a few days after returning to Beijing, and since then he has changed his real name and no longer cares about the affairs of the DPRK and China. Then Zhu Cunyang, who had fought against the enemy for three years outside the border, returned, but he did not see the eldest brother of the three brothers. Since returning from the Guanwai, Zhu Cunyang's temperament has changed greatly, and he has begun to search for masters everywhere and train secret warriors、、、、、、"

Hearing this, Lu Jue's heart was full of doubts, and he interrupted Zhou Wenfeng's words and asked: "It's so abnormal, did something happen during this period that would make the three brothers go their separate ways?" ”

Zhou Wenfeng lowered his eyelids and sighed again, this breath couldn't fill the worries in his heart, and said in a dumb voice: "The reason why Zhou Tan left was because he found out that Yuan Gu was collaborating with the enemy before the battle, so he went to question Yuan Gu when he had doubts, but Yuan Gu said that all this was the marshal's strategy. Zhou Tan, as a military advisor, didn't know anything about this matter, he asked the two why they concealed it, but neither of them responded positively, and since then there has been a rift between the three brothers. In the next few battles, the Great Qi army began to retreat, and the three brothers began to complain to each other, and the differences between the three became bigger and bigger. Until one day, the generalissimo in the army was captured by the enemy, and the commander sacrificed his life to rescue the marshal. But after coming back, Zhu Cunyang somehow began to crowd out Zhou Tan everywhere. The reason why Zhou Tan left was not because he was unwilling to bear it, but because he knew something that made him have to leave. This matter is related to the survival of the entire Great Qi, although he is a minister of the court, but after all, he is powerless, and who in the court will believe his words, even if he loses his own life and that of his family, he can't recover or change all this. Saying that, Zhou Wenfeng looked at Lu Jue with a strange expression, his eyes were full of helplessness and self-blame, and he asked again: "Do you know who this incompetent person is?" ”

Such a look had already made Lu Jue guess a few points, and he also understood in his heart who the person in Zhou Wenfeng's mouth was, combined with a series of words from Cheng Chong and Zhou Wenfeng when he left Beijing, which made him suddenly brightened, and he stood up violently and asked: "Zhou Tan is his father-in-law, and Zhu Cunyang is King Luo, right?" But what the child wants to know is whether the original was killed by the bombing. ”

Zhou Wenfeng smiled with relief, didn't answer, just said to himself: "Because I know that the real Zhu Zhen was taken hostage in the Jin Kingdom, and the King Luo who came back is actually the fine work of the Jin Kingdom!" ”

"The reason why the prince stayed in Jinguo is not for his sister-in-law." Facing Zhou Wenfeng's incredulous gaze, Lu Jue told him how he learned about it one by one.

It is nothing more than the case of King Yinluo's disappearance, and he found out some insiders. Although the time has not been completely mastered, the foreign love between King Luo and a woman from the Jin Kingdom back then was still somewhat heard, which naturally included the fact that Zhu Feifei was the daughter of the two.

At this time, Lu Jue connected the evidence in his hand one by one, and the whole thing became clearer and clearer, and the things that he had been wondering about in his heart were finally answered. It turned out that it was not that King Luo had the intention of rebellion, but that he had already been stiffened by Li Daitao. But when he learned the truth, he couldn't be overjoyed, he frowned worriedly, and said without hesitation: "Since King Luo is a fine work of the Jin Kingdom, why is there no flaw in Beijing for more than 20 years, even if outsiders can't see through it, can't blood relatives, relatives and friends tell the difference?" ”

Zhou Wenfeng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Interests will get carried away, fascinate your eyes, and you will not be able to see some truths, so you can only say that the authorities are confused." Whoever sees the royal battle only sees a piece of immediate interests, and who cares about some subtle changes in others. ”

Even so, it was still hard to believe, and Lu Jue asked again: "Even so, what about the appearance?" Could it be that in addition to twins, there are really people who look so close? ”

Zhou Wenfeng smiled and said, "There are no wonders in the world. ”

This made his heart not calm for a long time, it turned out that sometimes hearing is not necessarily empty.

In the garden of Luo Wang is also uneasy, in the elegant idle flower hall, a pot of fragrant tea, a pair of chess sets, a soft couch, sitting alone in the hall with chess. One son after another continued gradually into a dead game, in the face of this chess game he frowned, more than 20 years of hope that everything he has paid will not be in vain!

At this moment, a figure flashed in very quickly. Hearing this, King Luo looked at the person standing at the door, showing a slight look of surprise, but quickly changed to a gentle smile, and said gently: "Why don't you let people know before you come, I can prepare your favorite meal." You see that I haven't seen you for a few days and you're thin again, I'm busy with business and can't follow you every day, but you're always a woman, you should be more concerned about your body. The tone in which this person spoke was gentle and kind, and he used to refer to himself as me instead of this king, which obviously means that the relationship between the two is not ordinary.

And the one standing at the door was none other than Mu Zhen. In the face of his kind words, in addition to being as indifferent as ever, it is not difficult to see that there is also a trace of depression. He walked over and sat across from him, a pair of cold, sharp eyes staring straight at him. The look in his eyes seemed to see through the person in front of him, and it took a long time for Mu Zhen to endure the anger in his heart and asked, "If it weren't for Lu Jue looking for the antidote, did you really plan to take Zhou Zhao's life!" ”

In the face of her rude questioning, King Luo was not angry or annoyed, but poured himself a cup of tea, gently pinched his outstretched arm and put it in front of her, and explained: "Didn't I already arrange the Seven Star Hall in Hangzhou?" It's just that the world is unpredictable, who would have thought that the poison in Zhao'er's body had changed, it was just an accident, but fortunately, there was no danger, wasn't it? ”

Hearing this, Mu Zhen sneered suddenly, and said contemptuously: "It's really unpredictable, or there is a design, I think the prince must know better than anyone else, right?" Someone poisoned Zhao'er again, do you dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with you? ”

Hearing this, King Luo first looked surprised, then changed his expression, and said indifferently: "Those who have achieved great things are not informal, and sacrifice one or two lives for the great cause, so why care!" ”

Undoubtedly, this sentence angered Mu Zhen, and her face was full of disappointment, her clenched fists hammered on the low table on the soft couch, the teacups on the table shook violently, and she was already annoyed and angry and got up: "Is it me and Feifei, you can also give it up." ”

As soon as she said this, King Luo's face changed slightly, his body stiffened, and his face flashed a little helpless. But after only a short time, he smiled back again: "I gave Feifei a noble identity; found a satisfactory husband; and did everything I could to be good to her. No matter what has happened, more than 20 years have passed, are you still suspicious of the fifth brother! This sentence undoubtedly clarified the relationship between the two, the identity of King Luo Lu Jue has been learned from Zhou Wenfeng when he was talking, he is a fine work of the Jin Kingdom, Mu Zhen is her sister, so there is no doubt that she is also a native of the Jin Kingdom, combined with everything and her name, she is the Jin woman that Zhu Zhen loves.

Mu Zhen snorted lightly, and there was sarcasm in his eyes: "Brother Righteous is imprisoned by you; The control that you control, even your own biological sister is used by you. You ask yourself, where do you have half a benefit for me to think. ”

The smile on King Luo's face gradually faded, and he couldn't find the calm and indifference of the past, with tiredness in his voice, and said abruptly: "For the sake of success, I am worthy of my heart." ”

Mu Zhen propped her hands on the table, leaned forward, looked at him coldly with her eyes, and sneered: "Your so-called great cause is made of thousands of bones, and you have won the world by stepping on the broad road made of bones. One gain and one loss, you know in your heart what you have lost! After speaking, Mu Zhen lowered her head and looked at the chess game arranged by King Luo, and began to think in her heart, she had come to this point, she should plan for the future, and she would understand what she should do next.

Thinking about it, Mu Zhen casually picked up a sunspot in the chess box on the side, turned his two fingers slightly, and said: "Those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world, and so do you!" What's more, the foundation of foreign nations is unstable, the civilization of Middle-earth is broad and profound, and there are many talents, and you have begun to be overwhelmed by a Lu Jue. Don't get complacent too soon, we'll see! After speaking, he threw the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard at will, hooked the corners of his mouth, and walked away without looking back.

After watching her leave, King Luo lowered his head and looked at the chessboard, which was still a living game, he smiled with relief and beckoned a shadow, and after he stepped back, he took out a small golden jade Ruyi from his arms, and said with a sad smile: "I hope your son will not let us down!" ”