The 12th day of the first lunar month (Tuesday)

Li Ke did not give a clear answer, and asked rhetorically: "If this matter is finally framed by Long Ansi and succeeds, it will inevitably affect the crown prince, as we just discussed, this matter should not be done by King Liang, so in this case, if this matter is successful, who will be the biggest beneficiary?" ”

Li Sanlang replied in a low voice: "Those who are high are suspicious, it must be... Princess Taiping! After saying this, his heart suddenly had mixed feelings, being in the emperor's house, the battle between his relatives really made him sad, his closest relatives could do such a thing for power, which he did not expect and did not want to face.

Seeing that Li Sanlang was in line with his judgment, Li Ke continued to whisper: "It's a pity that we don't have evidence tonight, so Li is trapped here, and if this matter wants to turn around, we must find evidence to prove that Princess Azina is fake." ”

Li Sanlang came back to his senses and asked, "How to find evidence?" ”

Li Ke thought for a while and said: "I have an old friend, named Lunkesu, who is also a painter of the Khitan royal family, so you can let him paint a picture and bring it back for identification." ”

Li Sanlang said: "This matter is okay, but it will inevitably take some time for the Khitan and the Shendu to come and go, and I am afraid that things will change again during this period." ”

Li Ke said: "Li Sicheng has no worries, this Lunkesu is so lively, every Shangyuan Festival will go to the Shendu to visit friends, presumably now in the Shendu." ”

When Li Sanlang heard it, he was overjoyed, but after thinking about it, something was wrong, and continued: "There is still something wrong with this matter. First, how can this person's painting convince His Majesty and the public, and then Taiping will definitely question this person's identity; Second, even if this person is in the Divine Capital, the Divine Capital is huge, and Li Duwei is still in this prison, how can we find it. ”

Li Ke continued: "As a royal painter, this Lenkesu not only paints for Princess Azina, but also paints for others, so he has a little understanding of the people or things of the Khitan royal family, and then he can confront the fake princess in court; As for finding his whereabouts, it is not difficult, if this person comes to the Shendu, he will go to the Yirenfang Thousand Domains Pavilion. ”

After hearing this, Li Sanlang immediately got up, bowed his hand and said goodbye: "Li Duwei is committed to this place for the time being, I will quickly find this person and save you." ”

Seeing that Li Sanlang wanted to leave, Li Ke hurriedly said: "There is one more matter, be sure to find out." ”

Li Sanlang asked, "What do you want to investigate?" ”

Li Ke whispered: "Wufu's death." ”

Li Sanlang asked, "This matter is important?" ”

Li Ke nodded and said, "Very important! If Wufu died of poisoning or a hidden weapon, it may have been Naruma's doing; If Wu Fu dies in something else, there may be someone behind this matter to help! ”

Li Sanlang replied in a low voice: "I'll go and find out tonight." Then he turned around and wanted to leave.

At this time, a person walked out of the darkness of the dungeon, blocking Li Sanlang's way, Li Ke and Li Sanlang were shocked, when did this person come, the two didn't know, Li Ke's martial arts are strong, if there are others, only a slight movement, will be able to detect. Presumably, the person who came was also a person with strong martial arts, and Li Ke focused on analyzing the case, so he didn't find it for a while, but this person is difficult to argue with friend or foe, if it is an enemy, if the conversation just now is heard, not to mention anything else, then Len Kesu must be dangerous.

I saw the black shadow slowly approaching, about a foot away from the two of them, Li Sanlang finally saw this person clearly by the light of the fire, this person was the little eunuch next to the female emperor - Gao Lishi. Before the two of them could speak, Colliers took the lead in giving a salute, and said in a calm tone: "Don't blame the two! The villain is hereby by His Majesty to pass on the secret decree! ”

After hearing this, the two hurriedly knelt on the ground to receive the order. Gao Lishi said: "On the emperor's command, the villain was ordered to listen to Li Sanlang and Li Ke's secret conversation, and if the two of them were the culprits behind tonight's incident, they would be killed; If there is someone else, Li Ke will be secretly released to assist in the investigation of the case, and Li Ke must not reveal his identity when he goes out to investigate the case, so as not to startle the snake. Chin this! After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand, only to see that the jailer led in another person, with a cloak and a disheveled hair, but the body shape and clothing were exactly the same as Li Ke, and in this dimly lit prison, it was absolutely difficult to distinguish between the two without careful identification.

The jailer opened the door of the prison and exchanged the person he had just brought in with Li Ke, and Gao Lishi continued: "This person will temporarily enter the prison for Li Ke, and you will quickly investigate the case, and you must not live up to the holy will." ”

Li Sanlang and Li Ke finally recovered from this series of shocks, the female emperor was really delicate and acted without leakage, and the two secretly admired it in their hearts, and hurriedly thanked him, and went out of prison with the jailer.

When parting, Gao Lishi walked up to the two and whispered: "That Wufu's body has been brought back to the mansion by King Liang, and the villain expects that the body must have been destroyed at this moment!" The villain has practiced martial arts for several years, and has seen the body, according to the villain's opinion, Wufu was instantly broken by the martial arts master and died. Li Sanlang's behavior is admirable, and the villain specially informs him. With that, without waiting for the two to answer, he turned and rode away.

Watching Gao Lishi ride away, Li Ke asked in a low voice, "Who is this?" Is it credible? ”

Li Sanlang replied: "At this time, the personal little eunuch beside His Majesty is rare on weekdays, but His Majesty's secret affairs are mostly passed on by him, and it should be credible." ”

After Li Ke heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, and secretly pondered in his heart that this female emperor's methods were indeed terrifying, and she should not trust anyone in her heart, and the things around her should always be done by different people, so as to prevent one person from knowing everything. And he is always prepared with both hands, if Li Ke is really the culprit, it is estimated that he is in a different place at this moment. Even if he is not the culprit, tonight's capture and release of grace and power will force him to work for it.

Li Ke was thinking about it, Li Sanlang took out a token from his arms, handed it to Li Ke, and said: "Li Duwei, it is inconvenient for you to reveal your identity now, this is the token of Long Ansi, you go to Yirenfang quickly and mobilize the bad people there to help you investigate the case." ”

Li Ke took the token, looked at it, and said, "Oh! ”

Li Sanlang continued: "I will go to the East Palace, explain the situation to my father, and after two hours, whether or not I find Len Kesu, I will also ask Li Duwei to return to the East Palace, which must be the safest place to take refuge at this moment." ”

Li Ke said again: "Oh! So he set off to Yirenfang, and there was a sound of beating in the distance, it was the beginning of the ugly hour, and a new day would begin, but the crisis around the Shendu seemed to be increasing unabated.

At this moment, in the study of King Liang's mansion.

Wu Sansi held the teacup in his hand, sitting on the right seat, he raised his eyes and looked around, Princess Taiping, Wujiang, Xue Liang, and Na Gao Jian were all holding the teacup and tasting tea seriously. It was late at night, but the five of them didn't have a trace of sleepiness, of course, this tea tasting was not the real purpose at the moment, but no one wanted to speak first, they all sat quietly and consumed. Wu Jiang, Xue Liang, and Gao Jian are naturally not qualified to speak first, the two people in this real game are actually Wu Sansi and Taiping, both of them already know what happened tonight, at this moment it is nothing more than a test of each other, whoever opens his mouth first to explore the price will undoubtedly lose the initiative.

Finally, Wu Sansi couldn't sit still, and said: "Taiping, it seems that tonight's events were all instructed by you, but in the end, you sent someone to tell Xue Liang the inside story and rescue Wu Jiang, what are your intentions?" ”

Taiping put down the tea cup in his hand and said unhurriedly: "King Liang, this palace and you can be regarded as relatives, relatives are in trouble, dare not save them?" ”

Taiping obviously avoided the important and trivial, even Wu Jiang would not believe it, not to mention Wu Sansi, Wu Sansi sneered, got up and said: "Then the king is deeply grateful to Princess Taiping for her rescue, it's not too early, please ask Princess Taiping to go back to the palace to rest." ”

Taiping said coldly: "I have heard that King Liang knows his kindness, is this how you thank this palace?" ”

Wu Sansi knew that Taiping was finally going to tell the true purpose of this trip, so he said: "Taiping, you and I are both straightforward people, please make it clear what you want from this king, don't worry about anything else." ”

Taiping stood up, looked at Wu Sansi, and said: "Tonight's incident, it seems that only Li Ke was taken, but it has a huge impact on Long'an Division, who is behind this Long'an Division, King Liang won't be unclear, right?" ”

King Liang immediately replied: "This king knows that you are referring to the crown prince, but what? ”

Taiping continued: "If the crown prince loses His Majesty's trust, who is the most likely person to get the throne? It's not you King Liang yet, this palace is helping you! ”

When King Liang heard this, his eyes narrowed into a slit, he was looking at Taiping, he was thinking about what her intentions were, in front of the other three, she actually said such disobedient words directly, was it to test herself, or to show her heart? But the princess Taiping in front of her looked peaceful, and she couldn't see anything more under her calm face, and after a long time, Wu Sansi spoke: "Help me?" Princess Taiping and the crown prince are brother and sister, and this relationship seems to be closer than my cousin, right? Why are you helping me? ”

Taiping suddenly laughed at this time, this laugh stunned the other four, and Taiping said slowly: "This palace is not shy about it. Even though the crown prince is my brother and closest relative, his throne is passed on to my mother, so what does it have to do with me? He ascended the throne one day, and the palace was not a princess of peace. And you King Liang are different, if I help you seize the throne, this palace is expected to be qualified to talk to you about the conditions, can't King Liang understand this? ”

Taiping has been favored by the female emperor since she was a child, so her behavior and temperament are very similar to her mother, and even the desire for power is the same, today she said such a thing, Wu Sansi was not surprised, on the contrary, this was also within his expectations, so he said: "You say, what conditions? ”

Princess Taiping looked left and right, and said word by word: "Follow the example, the two saints are coming to the court!" ”

The weight of these eight words is not light, and the idea is hit on the dragon chair, Taiping's ambition has actually reached this point, it is indeed beyond Wu Sansi's imagination, he originally wanted to propose a ripping earth king at most, but he didn't expect it to be like this, Wu Sansi seemed a little at a loss for a while, and said: "This matter... He couldn't find the right words to answer.

Taiping continued: "There is really no need for King Liang to consider this matter, if he doesn't agree, then Taiping has no choice but to follow the rules, support his brother, and be a princess with peace of mind." After saying this, her eyes were firmly fixed on King Liang, and what was revealed in this look was an unprecedented oppressive force, a threat, and a woman with such a look was probably the only one who had this kind of look.

The matter was too big, and the three people on the side didn't dare to make a sound, and everyone's eyes were on Liang Wangwu Sansi.