Wei Shutong's pupils contracted, his eyes became sharp, and he said in a low voice: "Master Hou, I will immediately send someone to check what is strange about these temples." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 As soon as the words came out, he immediately shook his head and said: "No, you can't check it openly, if these temples donated by Li Hongxin are really weird, they must be very careful, and if you go to check rashly, you may not be able to find out what is going on." ”

Qi Ning bowed his head and said: "Master Wei just said that these donated temples are not big, so naturally they cannot be used for garrisons. ”

"It's impossible." Wei Shutong sneered: "How many people can be stationed in a small temple?" And if it is really a garrison, even if hundreds of people gather there, the lower officials will also notice it. ”

"What do you think is strange about these temples?" Qi Ning stared at Wei Shutong and asked.

Wei Shutong thought for a while, frowned, and said, "Master Hou, what do you say...... Could there be weapons or anything like that in those temples? ”

Qi Ning smiled: "Lord Wei, we have seen the same thing, I think about it, the most likely thing to hide in these temples is only weapons." ”

Wei Shutong looked solemn: "But in order to prevent the Xichuan riots, the first emperor has already issued a ban on soldiers, and the people are never allowed to make weapons privately. Many of the Miao people in the Miao village are hunting in the mountains for a living, even so, the number of weapons in each village is also extremely limited, the government has strict restrictions, and the lower officials will send people to the Miao village every year to inspect. After a pause, he continued: "The main object of the military ban order is actually Li Hongxin, and the Jinguanwei under Li Hongxin's command are all equipped with weapons in the imperial court, and they must not make weapons privately. ”

"Li Hongxin is the head snake of Xichuan." Qi Ning said lightly: "Their Li family has been based in Xichuan for a hundred years, and they are much more familiar with Xichuan than you Lord Wei, if you really want to make some small moves in private, you can't prevent it." ”

Wei Shutong said: "What Hou Ye said is very true, Xiaguan immediately sent someone to sneak into those temples secretly to see what is strange, if this is the case and it can't be found, Xiaguan will directly find an excuse to demolish a temple and dig three feet into the ground to find something." ”

Qi Ning didn't speak immediately, and pondered for a moment before asking, "Master Wei, in your opinion, is it possible for Li Hongxin to rebel at this time?" ”

Wei Shutong thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Xia Guan thought it was almost impossible. The current Li Hongxin is not like Li Hongxin back then, when Li Hongxin was in charge of Xichuan's money and materials, and the Li family had a close relationship with the local gentry and wealthy families in Xichuan, and it was intertwined, plus this person fooled the people of Xichuan back then, but he also won the hearts of the people, so he dared to be an enemy of the imperial court. After a pause, he sneered and said: "Now that nearly half of the officials in Xichuan are transferred by the imperial court, and Xichuan's taxes, money, grain, and soldiers and horses are also in the hands of the imperial court, Li Hongxin has no courage to rebel at such a time." ”

Qi Ning frowned, stared at Wei Shutong, and asked, "Master Wei is sure that Li Hongxin has no possibility of rebellion?" ”

"There may be a desire to rebel, but there is no power to rebel." Wei Shutong was sure.

Qi Ning sighed: "Master Wei, if you are hesitant and uncertain, I would be more relieved, but you are so sure, it just makes me feel uneasy." ”

"What does Master Hou mean?"

"You are the history of Xichuan Thorn, you should know Li Hongxin quite well, even you are sure that Li Hongxin is not capable of rebellion, so everyone in the world is afraid that everyone thinks so." Qi Ning said solemnly: "But that's exactly the case, once Li Hongxin really rebels suddenly, he will definitely catch everyone off guard." ”

Wei Shutong's expression froze, and he frowned randomly, thoughtfully.

Suddenly, I heard a voice outside: "Report to your lordship, the king of Shu sent someone to invite your lord and the marquis!" ”

The two looked out, but found that before they knew it, the dawn had already appeared, and after a long night, it was already dawn.

"Does the King of Shu know that the Hou Ye is here?" Wei Shutong frowned and approached the door.

The voice outside said: "The person who came only said that if the Hou Ye is here, please ask the Hou Ye and the Lord to go together, and the Wang Ye said that the whereabouts of the assassin have been found." ”

Wei Shutong and Qi Ning glanced at each other, and said in a deep voice: "You tell the person who came, I will go to the palace later." ”

"My lord, someone came and said that the prince was not in the palace, but was waiting in Baofeng Building." The voice outside replied: "The prince sent someone to say that in addition to discussing the assassin matter with the adults, by the way, I would like to invite the adults and the Hou Ye to have breakfast in Baofeng Building." ”

"Well, got it, you go down first!" Wei Shutong gave an order, then walked back and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, Li Hongxin knows that you have come to the Assassin's Mansion. ”

Qi Ning smiled faintly and said, "This is not strange. ”

Wei Shutong sneered: "It must be Hua Xiangrong that demon woman, she and Li Hongxin are the same party, she escaped last night, she must have gone to Li Hongxin's side, so Li Hongxin only knew that Hou Ye was here." If Hou Ye didn't want to see him, I went alone, and said that I invited Hou Ye to eat and drink last night, and Hou Ye was too strong to drink, so he went back to the official post to rest. ”

Qi Ning shook his head and smiled: "The dignified prince invited us to eat breakfast, why should we be polite, don't eat for nothing." And if he doesn't eat this breakfast, Li Hong will not be at peace in his confidence. After a pause, he said: "Lord Wei, since there are assassins running rampant in the city, I think it is better to be safer, you must be loyal and reliable when you mobilize a team of people, and go to Baofeng Tower with us." ”

Wei Shu was stunned, but quickly understood the meaning, and immediately said: "Don't worry, Master Hou, the lower officials will immediately select the capable." ”

When Qi Ning arrived at Debaofeng Tower, the sun had just poked out of the horizon, and the light of the morning light made the ancient city of Chengdu slowly wake up from its silence.

Wei Shutong selected three hundred elite officers and soldiers of the Assassin's Mansion, fully armed, and escorted the two to Baofeng Building.

When he arrived at Baofeng Building, Qi Ning knew that it was the restaurant he passed by on the night he first arrived in Chengdu, and he didn't care too much about the name of the restaurant at that time, and only then did he know that this building was called Baofeng Building.

Outside Baofeng Building, it was already heavily guarded, and around the entire restaurant, there were fully armed Jinguan guards, adding up to no less than 100 people.

In such a battle, ordinary people were far away and did not dare to come closer.

Wei Shutong and Qi Ning glanced at each other, and with a wave of their hands, the three hundred officers and soldiers immediately dispersed, and they also surrounded the restaurant, and there were at least two officers and soldiers on the side of each Jin official guard.

The soldiers on both sides pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords and waited for battle.

More than a dozen officers and soldiers followed Qi Ning and Wei Shutong into the restaurant, only to see Shi Ximen Hengye, the head of the Shu King Mansion in a black robe, standing in the hall, and when he saw Qi Ning coming in, he stepped forward and said, "Master Hou, Lord Assassin Shi!" ”

He looked solemn and did not smile.

"Ximen Changshi, is the prince upstairs?" Wei Shutong glanced at the stairs.

Ximen Yokono nodded and said, "The prince is waiting upstairs alone for the two of ...... to have breakfast!" Looking at the more than ten officers and soldiers behind Wei Shutong, he frowned slightly, and said, "Lord Assassin, this is ......?" ”

"Master Hou was assassinated in the Pujia Pavilion, and the official was very derelict in his duties, and almost caused a catastrophe." Wei Shutong said lightly: "Before the murderer is caught, how dare this official be negligent?" ”

Ximen Yokono sighed and said, "That's what my lord said. However, the prince invited the two of them to dine and instructed them not to disturb anyone, this .......! ”

Wei Shutong was about to speak, but Qi Ning had already smiled and said, "Since the prince has this command, he should obey his orders." Xiang Wei Shutong said: "Lord Wei, the prince is waiting, let's go up!" ”

Wei Shutong hesitated, and finally nodded.

The two went upstairs, only to see that in the huge hall, there was only one table, Li Hongxin was sitting alone at the table, his shoulders were still bandaged, and the breakfast on the table was also very simple, Li Hongxin was holding a spoon in his hand, eating the gruel in the bowl spoonful by spoon.

He looked as if he had aged ten years in just one night, and he looked unusually old, and when he heard footsteps, he looked up, but he didn't get up.

Qi Ning and Wei Shu came to the table together, both bowed their hands slightly, and sat down at the table.

"The Li family has been based in Xichuan for a hundred years, and blood and bones have been integrated into this land." Li Hongxin held the spoon and didn't look up, his voice was a little hoarse: "When this king was young, he often listened to his old man's stories on his grandfather's lap, and what he listened to the most was the continuation of the bloodline. I remember him saying that the blood of the Li family is the river of Xichuan, and the bones of the Li family are the mountains of Xichuan, and I don't understand the meaning of his words at that time....... ”

Qi Ning and Wei Shutong both looked calm, neither spoke, and listened carefully.

"Later, when I got older, I realized that my grandfather meant that our Li family should continue from generation to generation, just like the mountains and rivers in Xichuan." Li Hongxin said slowly: "Although the Li family is not thin, it has always been a prosperous lineage. The father and brother of the family, but the second uncle died on the battlefield when he was young because of the pacification of the turmoil. In my generation, my father gave birth to three children, but unfortunately the eldest brother died young, and I inherited my father's position, and the third brother was indulged in pleasure, and he was young and could not afford to be sick. ”

Speaking of this, Li Hongxin still didn't look up, ate a spoonful of porridge, and then continued: "This king gave birth to two sons, and originally had high hopes for the eldest son, but the Li family seemed to have been cursed, and the young age was also because of the attack, so the king sent the white-haired person to the black-haired person. ”

Wei Shutong's lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything in the end, and it was not easy to answer at this time.

"Although Li Yuan is the second son, but since the eldest son is gone, I want to put the hope of the continuation of the Li family on him, and I am also very indulgent to him." Li Hongxin's hands were already trembling at this time, and the porridge spoon in his hand was shaking, as if he couldn't hold it steadily, I saw him slowly raise his head, looking extremely haggard, but his eyes were still quite calm: "He has done a lot of wrong things, and I have neglected to discipline, but I didn't expect that one day, I would send away my second son!" He let out a strange laugh, looking extremely sad: "I, Li Hongxin, have cut off my children and grandchildren!" ”

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ps: There was no update yesterday, the official account explained the reason, and I would like to apologize to everyone again here, the incident happened suddenly, and the update was delayed, so I'm sorry for everyone.

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