Shenhou Mansion Shenhou has always been a special existence in the Chu State.

From the first day of its establishment, the Shenhou Mansion has directly obeyed the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, and the Shenhou is the only minister in the court who can meet the emperor at any time, and the Yulin Wei of the Imperial City has never dared to have the slightest obstacle to the Shenhou who enters the palace at any time, after all, everyone knows in their hearts that everything that the Shenhou Mansion does is a task under the table, and the Shenhou enters the palace to face the saint, of course, to report something that should not be known to others.

Recently, the new Qu Shenhou has entered the palace frequently, so as long as he sees the Shenhou appearing, Yu Linwei will immediately open the palace door and quickly let the Shenhou enter the palace.

With this convenience, Qu Xiaocang was really easy to enter the imperial city and even the deep palace.

Of course, Qu Xiaocang knew where the treasure house was, so he avoided the eyes and ears around the treasure building and came to the treasure building, and in the middle of the night, the eunuch who was the deacon in the treasure building also dozed off.

The whole building is made of extremely tough granite, and each floor has to pass through a stone door, to wait for the treasure building, not only need the key to open the stone door on the eunuch's body, but also need the eunuch's personal guidance, otherwise take a wrong step in the treasure building, it is very likely to touch the mechanism, and die instantly.

The treasure building is twelve floors high, and the organs on each floor are different, and each floor has a eunuch on duty, and the key to each floor is on the eunuch's body, and the organs on each floor, even the eunuch on duty can not be completely understood, all he can do is to follow the instructions to walk out of a road that can avoid the mechanism, so if the person who opens the stone door is important, and the eunuch itself is also a key.

The first floor of the treasure building is the archives, and every treasure that enters the treasure building will be recorded in the archives, so when looking for the treasures, you need to find the specific location of the treasures in the archives first, and then you can know which floor and which position the treasures are, and finally the eunuchs on duty will take them out.

Qu Xiaocang arrived at the door of the treasure building like a ghost, raised his hand and knocked on the door, but the other hand clenched the big knife in his hand.

The harmless face of humans and animals was extremely cold at this time, his eyes were awe-inspiring, and he heard footsteps from behind the door, and then opened a small window in the middle of the door, revealing a face inside, and seeing Qu Xiaocang standing outside the door, the man had already asked in a deep voice: "Who is it?" ”

"Shenhou Mansion Qu Xiaocang!" Qu Xiaocang reported to his family: "By the emperor's order, come to get the treasure." ”

The reputation of the Shenhou Mansion is naturally outside, even the eunuchs in the palace are very jealous of the Shenhou Mansion, and their voices are much softer: "The emperor has ordered to take treasures, and there are special people to come, you ......!" ”

"Do what you are told, and do not delay." Qu Xiaocang raised a hand, and a holy decree flashed in front of the small window: "Open the door and show you the holy decree." ”

The eunuch closed the small window, opened the door, with a smile on his face, and was about to speak, but only saw a flash of the knife, Qu Xiaocang had already swung the knife and cut the eunuch's throat, the eunuch covered his throat, his face showed a look of horror, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat, but he couldn't speak, Qu Xiaocang had already dodged into the door, and when the eunuch fell, he grabbed his body and gently put him to the ground, so as not to make a sound to alarm the people upstairs, and then squatted down and groped around the eunuch, and soon found a key and got up, Before he could turn around, a sigh came from behind him.

Qu Xiaocang turned around suddenly, the moment he entered the room, as far as his eyes could see, he had already swept around, and did not find any other figures, this sigh came very abruptly, Qu Xiaocang was taken aback, and when he turned around, he saw a person sitting on a chair at some point, the person was dressed as a eunuch, his eyes were sharp, but the skin on his face was quite stiff, without any expression.

Qu Xiaocang kept enough calm, staring at the other party, holding a big knife in his hand, and did not act rashly.

"The person you want to save is not here." The eunuch said lightly: "At the cost of Xuanyuan Po and Xue Lingfeng's lives, if you want to seek this opportunity, Qu Shenhou is really a good plan, but it's a pity that the Dao is one foot high and the demon is one foot high, you think you are very smart, but it's a pity that it is only in the palm ......of the prince's hand after all!" ”

Qu Xiaocang changed color slightly, but he still sneered: "I don't understand what you're talking about." ”

"Now, why should Qu Shenhou deceive himself?" The eunuch said slowly: "I have been waiting for you since the moment you entered the palace tonight. The prince has already instructed Yu Linwei to report as soon as you enter the palace, you didn't go to see the prince after you entered the palace, of course the prince knows where you are. ”

Qu Xiaocang smiled faintly: "Really? Out of the corner of his eye, he had already noticed that at this moment, a figure flickered not far from the gate, apparently ambushed and approaching this side.

This is certainly a trap!

"Actually, you've been doing really well before." The eunuch said: "The prince even thought that you were sincerely taking refuge, if you really took Qi Ning's head this time and offered it, the prince would even really treat you as a confidant." He shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that you're still too anxious after all, or...... You don't want to miss this opportunity. You killed Xuanyuan Po with your own hands and were ordered to get rid of Xue Lingfeng, isn't it just to win the trust of the prince, and then find an opportunity to get the whereabouts of your emperor from the prince? ”

Qu Xiaocang suddenly smiled and said, "It seems that Xiao Shaozong is even more cunning than I thought. ”

"When it comes to the ability to perceive people's hearts, how many people in the world can match the king?" The eunuch chuckled: "But I do admire you very much, you endure humiliation, everything is to rescue Xiao Guang, this loyalty, if Xiao Guang knows, I am afraid it will also be very moved." ”

Qu Xiaocang raised his neck slightly, and said lightly: "The existence of the Shenhou Mansion has only one purpose, everything is for the emperor, even if there are many people who die, as long as the emperor is safe and sound, then everything is worth it." ”

"You're covering it up well." The eunuch said: "Yan Lingxian is sincerely taking refuge in the prince, and he is also the eyes and ears of the people we arranged by your side, your words and deeds, Yan Lingxian will honestly report to the prince." Over the past few days, all the details reported by Yan Lingxian have proved that you really want to be loyal to the prince, but it's a pity that a fool like Yan Lingxian is still used by you after all. ”

Qu Xiaocang smiled: "Since you know that Yan Lingxian is a fool, why did you choose him in the first place?" Yes, the people of the Shenhou Mansion are loyal to the emperor, and the only chess piece you can use in the Shenhou Mansion is only a fool like Yan Lingxian. You're right, I know that Yan Lingxian actually secretly learned other people's martial arts, and I know that this person's mental skills are not right, and I guess that he will definitely secretly reveal to you the actions of me and the Shenhou Mansion. In that case, I will simply use him to gain your trust, at least more than killing him with a single sword. ”

The eunuch bowed his head and said: "If it were someone else, he might have really regarded you as a confidant, but how wise the prince is, it is not easy for the prince to really believe in a person." After a slight pause, he said: "In fact, the prince revealed to you that Xiao Guang was in the treasure house, which was the last test for you, if you can pass the test smoothly this time, the prince will indeed entrust you with a heavy responsibility." ”

"It turns out that he deliberately revealed the emperor's whereabouts to me." Qu Xiaocang sighed: "What you said is right, I was in a hurry and fell short." ”

"It's in a hurry, but it's also loyal." The eunuch said: "You want to rescue your emperor as soon as possible, so that he will suffer less, knowing that he may be imprisoned in the treasure house, naturally you can't help it." You haven't taken action in the past few days, and the prince still has hope for you, but tonight you secretly left the Shenhou Mansion, and after Yan Lingxian entered the palace and reported the news of your departure from the Shenhou Mansion, the prince knew that you would definitely sneak into the palace, and he was completely disappointed in you. ”

"It's really hard to be foolproof." Qu Xiaocang sighed: "No wonder the Divine Marquis said to me at the beginning, even if it is a plan that is almost perfect, it will never be foolproof, because under this heaven and earth, there is no so-called perfection." ”

"You don't have to blame Yan Lingxian." The eunuch said, "Even if there is no informant from him, I will still wait for you here." He coughed and said loudly: "Captain Yan, the prince asked you to participate in tonight's operation, and after the matter is completed, he will reward you with the title of God Marquis, your senior brother is here, why don't you see the last one?" ”

After the words were spoken, a person slowly walked in from outside the door of the treasure vault, it was Yan Lingxian.

Yan Lingxian was obviously ashamed, after entering the door, he didn't dare to look at Qu Xiaocang, just lowered his head, and even distanced himself from Qu Xiaocang as much as possible, obviously worried that Qu Xiaocang would suddenly make a move in anger.

Qu Xiaocang didn't even look at him, and a peaceful smile appeared on his generous face: "Xiao Shaozong uses these despicable and shameless villains, what kind of climate can it become?" You tell Xiao Shaozong that the emperor obeys the will of heaven and subordinates the hearts of the people, but he is the real son of destiny, how can he, a crippled body like a dwarf, receive the favor of heaven and sit on the throne of the son of heaven? Shaking his head and sighing: "There are always some filthy people in this world who are immeasurable, whimsical to seize something that should not belong to him, and in the end they can only end up in death and dishonor, so why bother?" ”

Yan Lingxian kept his head down, looking uneasy, and finally looked at Qu Xiaocang at this time: "Second ..... Second senior brother, the prince is the blood of Emperor Taizu, he .....! ”

"Shut your dog's mouth." Qu Xiaocang said lightly: "Do you know that your father followed Shenhou back then, and he was also a chivalrous ancestor, if he knew that he had given birth to such a despicable and shameless son, I really doubt that he would strangle you to death in infancy." Turning his head slightly, his eyes stared at Yan Lingxian like a knife: "In the name of the Shenhou Mansion Shenhou, I will expel you from the Shenhou Mansion, from now on, you are no longer a person from the Shenhou Mansion, no matter whether you live or die, you will no longer insult the name of the Shenhou Mansion!" ”