The Mansion of the Ministry of War. The beginning of the night.

Gongsun Yi closed the door early. After being informed of the incident by the Criminal Department and the Divine Arrest Division, he has always been unable to sleep at night in the past few days, even if there is a master left by Li Xianmin of the Criminal Department to take care of the home and nursing home, it still makes him unable to sleep and eat.

In the final analysis, what Li Xianmin wanted was not to protect himself, but to catch the real culprit before the Divine Capture Division.

But even the Ministry of Industry Shangshu was killed, you must know that the Eight Shangshu, as important ministers of the imperial court, patrolled the patrol camp outside the Shangshu Mansion every night very strictly, and the murderer could kill Wu Weizheng unknowingly, how could it be a general, that smiling scholar is so young, will he be an opponent?

If he insisted on living in the Imperial Governor that day, although he couldn't get over the face, with the strength of the Imperial Governor, the murderer would not be able to succeed at all.

Or, wouldn't it be better to let Zhuo Zhenggong send people to protect himself, with the prestige of the Seven Divine Catchers?

The oil lamp in the study illuminated the room as bright as day. Flipping through the official documents submitted by his subordinates, Gongsun Yi looked bored.

With a "squeak", the door of the study was gently pushed open.

Gongsun Yi's hanging nerves suddenly became more tense, and when he found that it was his wife, his nervous mood relaxed.

Mrs. Gongsun brought a bowl of soup and medicine, and when she saw that her husband was still in the study, she sent it over with her own hands.

Putting the hot soup bowl on the table next to it along with the tray, Mrs. Gongsun looked at the man who had been pillowing for many years.

"Ma'am, hard work." Gongsun Yi was as considerate as ever, put down the scroll, and helped his wife, who was also old, to sit down.

"This is the decoction of calming the mind recorded in Lan Xin's eyes, and I think Yilang has been restless in recent days, and it should be beneficial." The beautiful woman looked at her Lang Jun with a smile.

"Madame bothered." Gongsun Yi took a sip of the decoction that was already at the right temperature, and the entrance was bitter and difficult to swallow.

Looking at the bitter look on Lord Shangshu's face, Mrs. Gongsun covered her mouth and laughed.

"Madame is still so beautiful, just like back then." Gongsun Yi looked at his wife, who had been with him for many years, and seemed to drink a large mouthful of soup and medicine with love.

"Flim Flam." The beautiful woman gently tapped Lang Jun's forehead, as shy as a girl.

"Mo'er is still alive, right?" Gongsun Yihan smiled, as if the medicine was not so bitter.

"Well, I sent Mo'er to my brother." The beautiful woman put away the soup bowl she had drunk.

"With Lord Ning Guogong here, it should be possible to keep Mo'er safe." Gongsun Yi was relieved, for that restless son, he was still worried, maybe he had been doing his best to grovel in the court all these years, although he got his current position, but it was difficult to balance the gains and losses, and the neglect of Mo'er's discipline caused Mo'er's appearance as a gentleman.

Fortunately, he has a good mother, even if he indulges his son, but he also keeps his son from making big mistakes, and the couple can still bear those small mistakes for him.

Although Ning Guogong was cut from the time of King Zhaowen, but after all, he was the founder of the country, and the preferential treatment in these decades was indispensable.

Although he also knew that the loss of power could not bring him anything, it was more than enough to save his life at a critical moment.

Gongsun Yi shook his head, as if he wanted to shake this thought away, even he didn't know whether he liked his wife more back then, or if he had this shameful thought more.

But it doesn't matter now, at least now, after more than 30 years of companionship, he loves his wife more than anything else.

"Well, the guards of the Guogong Mansion are served by the forbidden army, and they will definitely ensure Mo'er's safety." The beautiful woman nodded firmly, comforting Lang Jun, who had known each other for many years.

"I hope so." Gongsun Yi looked out the window, through the window lattice, the thin moonlight sprinkled into the room, and the thick clouds were blown by the night wind, slowly flowing away in the night sky, occasionally obscuring the stars.

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Liu Shuang wore night clothes, and only his eyes were exposed.

At this time, there are still some days before the full moon, the moonlight is light, and the clouds cover the stars, which is used to break into the national mansion at night, which is very suitable.

Among the four princes in the royal capital, the two princes of Ping and Ding still have some power, and the two princes of An and Ning abide by their duties, but who can guarantee that they did not use the accumulated power to do some shady things.

Liu Shuang thought about it, or start with Ning Guogong first, in addition to the forbidden army escort sent by King Chen, the two princes of Naping and Ding also left private guards, and it was easier to start with the two princes of An and Ning.

The Guogong Mansion was built during the reign of King Longwu and completed during the reign of King Zhaowen, and it is estimated that the buildings and guards in the mansion may be similar, step by step, and it is easy to come first.

In the royal capital, the gong of the curfew resounded in every street, except for the ghost market street in Beishi.

Liu Shuang's thin and vigorous figure was buried by the night, and he burrowed into the darkness of splashing ink.

The young man tiptoed on the roof ridge and crossed the South City.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, in order to reward the heroes who followed him to fight, he specially rewarded the identity of the prince of the country for the seven meritorious heroes of the first merit, as a hereditary title, he could follow his descendants and enjoy wealth forever in Dachen.

When Liu Shuang was in the Chengyin School Palace, he had heard the story of those eventful years, Dachen Longwu King was born recklessly, but he was able to conquer the Eastern Kyushu with his own strength, becoming the strongest vassal state in that era, even the king was afraid of three points, if there was no intervention of the Ten School Palace, perhaps, he could really unify the Middle Continent and become the emperor.

But the people of Zhongzhou can no longer withstand the war, maybe the King of Longwu himself gave up, maybe it is the participation of the Ten School Palace, the world is stable, such a situation is not a good ending, Da Geng is because there is no external constraints, and rot from the inside, hopelessly and fall apart, if the eight vassal states can check and balance each other, maybe it is much better than a single one.

Liu Shuang took advantage of leading the way for the pilgrims, and secretly hid behind the door to listen to the teacher's lectures when he visited the mountain chief for his master, and he also knew that he was known as the three heroes of the troubled times.

Liu Yu, King of Longwu, Jiang Mengyan, Duke of Xiangguo, and Zhou Lingxuan, Queen of the Kingdom.

In that star-studded era, the names of those three people still shine like the bright moon.

There is not much record of their past in the history books, but a lot of pen and ink is used to write their great achievements, saying that Jiang Mengyan is a last resort, saying that Liu Yu is a talented and heroic master, and saying that Zhou Lingxuan is a hero.

Liu Shuang likes to hear stories of their past, not the killings of the battlefield.

Because, the founding prince is actually eight. The first place is actually Jiang Mengyan.

Because, in the fifth year of King Longwu, Jiang Mengyan died, and in the same year, Zhou Lingxuan died, and a few months later, King Longwu died.

No one knows what happened that year, there are only a few strokes in the official history, saying that it is the fourth winter of the fourth year of the Longwu King Tianhe, the feather dethroned the hundred officials, the queen of the abolished officials, and Zhou Lingxuan was the queen, Jiang Mengyan was admonished, and the Longwu King was angry. For a few months, Jiang Mengyan became ill and died, and Zhou Lingxuan cried blood and mourned, and died of illness in a few months. A few more months, the Dragon Warrior King.

Later generations are speculating about their relationship, and seem to be more curious about their private affairs than about their eloquence.

But a hundred years have passed, and who can know their past but themselves and the people of that era?

There is only one thing that is certain, Jiang Mengyan, the Duke of Xiangguo, has no relatives and no queens, so there are only seven of the Eight Kingdoms left.

After that, the two princes of Xing and Sheng were deposed.

Liu Shuang thought about these old things, and unconsciously saw the outline of the Ningguo Mansion through the hazy moonlight.

It's not a loss to the Guogong Mansion, and you can see its magnificent momentum even late at night. Just after a glance, Liu Shuang dodged and continued southward, crossing the Ningguo Mansion, not knowing where to go.

Seeing the sturdy figure in front of him disappear into the alley and disappear without a trace, the black-clothed man who had been following Liu Shuang lost his target in the blink of an eye, his footsteps slowed down, and he suddenly heard a strong wind coming on his side, and hurriedly raised his sword to block.

"Ding!" The strong force directly shattered the scabbard of the man in black's saber, hitting the blade with a crisp and violent sound, the strength was not exhausted, and Yu Wei shook the man in black to take a big step back, and he was able to stabilize his body.

The black shadow didn't get a bargain, the tiger's mouth was numb, and he almost failed to hold the hilt of the sword, obviously the quickness of the man in black's reaction was beyond his expectations, he had completely hidden his strength, and before making a move, it was impossible to be detected by the cover of the night, just to defeat the enemy for this move.

didn't have time to think about it, the man in black turned over and crossed the roof, trying to hide in the shadows to take a slight advantage.

The black shadow also knew that he couldn't let the other party gain the advantage, so he followed and flipped down, and before he could stand firmly, the long sword had already stabbed out, and he went straight to the heart of the man in black, and he was about to kill the other party again.

Because, the black shadow will never dare to be exposed.

That sword condensed almost all of the black shadow's power, and the speed was so fast that the man in black couldn't dodge.

- "Stupid! ”

A familiar voice spat out from the mouth of the man in black, and the black shadow was obviously stunned, but it was too late to collect the sword, once this sword was stabbed, the man in black would die here.

If you use the light body technique, it is still possible to avoid the vital point, but the time to pinch the trick is far less than the time to retract the force, and at the moment of lightning, Liu Shuang's hand holding the sword was instantly released.

The long sword lost the support of its strength, but its speed did not slow down, but this unloading force made the man in black easily move away from the trajectory of the long sword.

The man in black avoided the deadly attack, did not retreat, but advanced, and at the same time abandoned his sword, wrapped his arms around the black shadow that flew over, and exerted his whole body, using the impact of the black shadow, surrounded the black shadow in an elegant whirlwind, and put the black shadow on the ground.

"Whew!" The black shadow was frightened, and he took a long breath before he stood firm.

It turned out that although the black shadow abandoned the sword, his strength was still there, and he had exhausted his whole body, if he didn't remove it, he would hit the ground this time, and half of his arm would not be able to be saved.

The man in black did not fail to live up to the black shadow and used a graceful maneuver to help the black shadow unload the terrible impact.

"My Sister Chu, why are you here!" The black shadow recognized the identity of the man in black from that stupid sentence, and couldn't help but worry.

"Stupid, amazing, I was almost killed by you!" Chu Qingqing took off the black scarf, revealing her bright cheeks, although she had just escaped death, she did not show a trace of panic.

"You're wearing soft armor." Liu Shuang also took off his veil so that it was easier to speak.

"Hehe, but thank you!" Chu Qingqing raised her eyebrows and said with a sly smile.

Liu Shuang knew that even if he was wearing soft armor, this sword would be seriously injured, and if he stabbed it, his side would not be counterattacked because he couldn't unload his strength, but Chu Qingqing was able to hold himself at the first time and unload his strength for himself who was out of balance, which could only show that she believed in him and would definitely abandon the sword to protect her.

Liu Shuang wanted to say that it was too dangerous to let Chu Qingqing come back to his senses and catch the division, but he opened his mouth and swallowed the words back, because he had already known the other party's inevitable answer, so polite words seemed boring.

In the lonely and cold night, the frightened look of the young man that had not yet dissipated was replaced by a soft smile, looking at the smiling girl in front of him, a thousand words, only such a sentence remained.

- "Thank you, Sister Chu. ”