Yan Mo sneered: "The prince has already told him about Qi Ning's Achilles heel, and even sent people from the Shenhou Mansion and the Yulin Camp to assist him in killing Qi Ning, and dozens of lives were sent out, but this person still missed, I am afraid that there is something strange in the middle." ”

"Do you suspect that he deliberately let Qi Ning go?"

"The prince said last time that Qu Xiaocang came back to restore his life, at that time Qi Ning was already like a lamb to be slaughtered, with the skills of Mo Ying, he only needed to move his fingers to be able to take Qi Ning's life, but this person did not do that." There was a chill in Yan Mo's eyes: "He actually asked Qu Xiaocang to do it himself, just this point shows that this person has bad intentions." He had a blood alliance deal with the prince, and he should have killed Qi Ning with his own hands, but he wanted to fake his hands to others, which was originally to escape from the relationship in the future. ”

Xiao Shaozong smiled faintly: "Moying is calculating everywhere, but there are flaws everywhere, this person has a big appetite, but he doesn't want to get involved in too much trouble." ”

"But at this time, a man in black on a fast horse suddenly appeared and rescued Qi Ning." Yan Mo said: "Doesn't the prince suspect that the man in black is likely to be the person arranged by Moying?" ”

Xiao Shaozong was thoughtful and did not speak.

"If Qi Ning is dead, the prince will naturally get rid of the biggest threat." Yan Mo said: "But if Qi Ning does not die, he will always be a huge threat to us. ”

"You mean raising a self-respecter?" A strange smile appeared on Xiao Shaozong's lips.

Yan Mo bowed his head and said: "Exactly, he hopes that Qi Ning will continue to pose a threat to the prince, and even cause greater turmoil in the Chu country because of this, so he is likely to make more demands to the prince." ”

Xiao Shaozong groaned slightly, shook his head and said: "The Eastern Qi has been destroyed, and Mo Ying's most urgent hope now is that I will successfully ascend the throne, and when the time comes, the land of the Eastern Qi will be re-sealed to Duan Shao, this kind of thing will not be good for a long time, there is no need for him to let Qi Ning or continue to cause trouble for me, it will not be good for him." ”

Yan Mo frowned and said: "Lord Wang, the plan to kill Qi Ning is well-planned and unprepared, I am very strange, at that time, who would suddenly appear and risk death to save him?" ”

"According to Qu Xiaocang's statement, that person has good martial arts, and as soon as he made a move, he forced Mo Ying back with a hidden weapon, Qu Xiaocang thought that he was definitely not that person's opponent, and there would not be too many masters in the world who could force Mo Ying back with a secret weapon." Xiao Shaozong said slowly: "I've been wondering who made the move, but I can't figure out what happened. ”

"Lord Wang, who rescued Qi Ning, that's another matter." Yan Mo's eyes showed murderous intent: "But Mo Ying is cunning and cunning, if he continues to stay, he will be a scourge after all." He raised his hand and made a downward cut.

Xiao Shaozong smiled faintly and said, "It's just a strange shadow, what's the point?" Compared to Mo Ying, there is another person who is more troublesome. ”

"The prince means Qi Ning?" Yan Mo said: "It is indeed difficult for us to find the whereabouts of this person now, but the family members of the Jinyi Qi family are all in the capital, and now they are all in our hands, unless this person does not care about these people, he will sneak back to the capital." A sneer appeared on his lips: "If he doesn't come back, if he steps into the capital, he will fall into the net." ”

Xiao Shaozong still shook his head and said, "Qi Ning is a long-term concern, and the top priority is to solve internal worries. ”

Yan Mo was puzzled: "Who is the prince talking about?" ”

"We're in control of the palace now." Xiao Shaozong said: "If you want to control the entire capital, there is one person who must be eliminated. With a calm expression, he said word by word: "Xue Lingfeng!" ”

"Xue Lingfeng?" Yan Mo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I understand." Xue Lingfeng controls the Three Thousand Tiger God Camp, and he is a member of the Qi family, is the prince worried that after Qi Ning sneaks back to the capital, he will collude with Xue Lingfeng and control the Tiger God Camp? ”

"The entire defense of Kyoto is in the hands of Xue Lingfeng." Xiao Shaozong said calmly: "To fully control Kyoto, you must control the Tiger God Camp in your hands. ”

Yan Mo said: "I will solve Xue Lingfeng by myself. Then he frowned and said, "It's just that even if you kill Xue Lingfeng, it won't be easy to arrange our people in the Tiger God Camp immediately." As far as I know, Xue Lingfeng has been in the Tiger God Camp for many years, and the soldiers of the Tiger God Camp are very in awe of this person, and if they want to take this person's place, they don't have enough military merit and prestige, and it is difficult to convince the public. ”

Xiao Shaozong shook his head and smiled: "There's no need to worry. If you want to control the capital, controlling the Tiger God Camp is an indispensable thing, and I have already planted henchmen in the Tiger God Camp many years ago. ”

Yan Mo's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "The prince has already prepared? ”

"It's not a question who will replace Xue Lingfeng." Xiao Shaozong said: "It's just that how to get rid of Xue Lingfeng is a problem. ”

"This matter is handed over to me." "I promise he won't see the sun tomorrow." ”

Xiao Shaozong shook his head and said, "You don't need to do it personally, I have already figured out who will handle this matter." ”

Yan Mo said: "Who is the prince going to let go?" ”

"Qu Xiaocang!"

"Qu Xiaocang?" Yan Mo was stunned for a moment, but soon showed a smile and said meaningfully: "The prince is clever, this Qu Xiaocang is the most suitable person." ”

"He's got the position of god, and it's time to do what needs to be done." Xiao Shaozong said lightly: "Qu Xiaocang should understand this kind of thing!" ”

Yan Mo bowed his head slightly, and said: "Although this person is very obedient and killed Xuanyuan Po with his own hands, he is a person without a trace of Ximen, so he still has to be careful." If he can really take Xue Lingfeng's head with his own hands this time, he will only be able to obey our drive in the future. ”

When Xiao Shaozong mentioned Qu Xiaocang in the palace, Qu Xiaocang was in a dim secret room in the Shenhou Mansion at this time.

The imperial court issued a decree, because the Ximen Shenhou went out to travel far away, took the initiative to resign, and recommended Qu Xiaocang to succeed as the Shenhou Mansion Shenhou, which was based on the emperor's decree to give Qu Xiaocang as the Shenhou, this will was promulgated, which was beyond the expectations of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, but the Shenhou Mansion seemed very calm.

Xuanyuan Po was accused of treason, there were very few people in the Manchu Dynasty who knew about civil and military affairs, and it was impossible for the pawns in the market to have the slightest rumor, but this matter was already known to a lot in the Shenhou Mansion.

On the same day, three hundred Yulin besieged and killed Qi Ning, and Qu Xiaocang succeeded in a sneak attack from behind, which was something that many people had seen with their own eyes, even if the Yulin Battalion ordered to strictly guard the tone, even the few people brought by Qu Xiaocang would not leak the breath, but Qu Xiaocang knew that paper could not contain the fire after all, and with the eyes and ears and intelligence ability of the Shenhou Mansion, this matter would eventually be known.

Among the Big Dipper, although the two captains of Pojun and Lu Cun have been killed, Qu Xiaocang naturally will not forget that the remaining people, except for Yan Lingxian, are not good people.

Wenqu Captain Han Tianxiao pretended to be a bronze general, and he is still imprisoned in the Shenhou Mansion, but Lian Zhen Captain Hongmendao has returned to the Shenhou Mansion from the north, and the Wuqu captain who has been hiding in the most secret place of the Shenhou Mansion, if he doesn't take the initiative to tell Xuanyuan about the treason, when these people find out on their own in the future, the consequences will inevitably be very troublesome.

The Shenhou Mansion, which has absolute loyalty to the emperor, only needs to have the emperor's will to explain everything.

After Qu Xiaocang returned to the capital, he told a few people of the emperor's will, although this will made several people shocked, but in the face of the emperor's order, Hongmendao and others could only accept it.

Ximen Wuxian passed away, which was already a major blow to the Shenhou Mansion, and Xuanyuan Po was charged with treason, which also dealt a heavy blow to the Shenhou Mansion.

In the face of the emperor's holy decree, Hongmen Dao and others did not ask Qu Xiaocang for conclusive evidence, let alone argue about why Xuanyuan Po would commit treason, it seems that several people have accepted the fact that Xuanyuan Po was sentenced for treason, maybe everyone knows that after Ximen Wuxian and Xuanyuan Po passed away successively, the Shenhou Mansion has reached the moment of life and death.

Qu Xiaocang took over the position of Shenhou, which was expected by Hongmendao and others.

Everything was very peaceful, no one was celebrating Qu Xiaocang's addition to the official rank, and Qu Xiaocang returned to the Shenhou Mansion from the Fengtian Palace, and came straight to this dim room.

Of course, he knew that the silence of Hongmendao and others did not mean that they had accepted Xuanyuan's treason, and the silence of these people was of course unable to question the emperor's will, and at the same time, they also hoped to survive the difficulties at such a time.

This room, except for the Big Dipper, no one is allowed to approach, let alone enter.

The house enshrines the urn of Simon without a trace, but there is no tablet, first, for the sake of safety, and secondly, the funeral of Simon without a trace has not yet been held, so there is no spiritual tablet.

The ash altar was held in a square black wooden box, placed on an ancient wooden case, Qu Xiaocang sat cross-legged on the futon in front of the ancient wooden case, just closed his eyes from beginning to end, and did not say a word.

only heard a knock on the door behind him, Qu Xiaocang opened his eyes slightly, and did not look back, but said lightly: "Come in!" ”

Coming in from outside the door was Lian Zhen Lieutenant Hongmendao.

After Hongmen Dao entered the house, he turned around and closed the door, walked to the ancient wood case, and knelt down.

Qu Xiaocang glanced at Hongmendao, the two didn't speak for a while, and after a long time, Hongmendao finally said: "I have been in the northwest for many years, and there are flying sand and rocks, and they all say that it is a bitter cold place, but I have never really been there, and I never know what the word bitter cold means." ”

Qu Xiaocang was silent for a moment before saying, "You have come back." ”

"yes!" Hong Mendao sighed: "The warblers in the south are singing and dancing, and the green willows are blooming, which really made me happy for a while. When I was in the northwest, I always thought that when the mission was completed, I would be able to return to the south, even if it was good to smell the flowers more. He chuckled and said: "Second senior brother, you may not believe it, I sometimes dream, in a dream I returned to the Qinhuai River, wearing a brocade robe and a jade robe, carrying a thick silver ticket in my arms, and spending a lot of money on the painting boat on the Qinhuai River, the most beautiful girls on the Qinhuai River all want me to be their guest of the curtain, and on that day, I am happier than the gods." ”

"I believe it." Qu Xiaocang also sighed lightly: "You have indeed suffered in the north all these years. ”

"Actually, I'm not bitter." Hongmen Dao said slowly: "At least I still have the life to come back alive, to be able to eat sesame rice balls in Zaoer Lane in the capital, last time I went over, I ate six bowls in one meal, and I don't know how to come back." After a pause, he said: "In those years in the Northern Han Dynasty, there were one hundred and thirty-seven people under my command at most, and when I came back, there were sixty-two people still alive, whether they could come back, I don't know, but seventy-five people will never come back, and no one will ever know their names." ”

Qu Xiaocang didn't speak, and Hongmen Dao was silent for a long time before continuing: "Since the day the Shenhou Mansion was established, any person in the Shenhou Mansion has remembered a sentence, and because of this sentence, even if it is broken, it will not be spared. He turned his head, looked at Qu Xiaocang, and said word by word: "Everything is for the saint, everything is for the Chu country!" ”