The wine and food soon came up, and the originally empty pear blossom wooden table was soon filled with delicacies, and the wine brought up was naturally the best wine.

Wei Shutong got up and personally poured wine for Qi Ning and Li Hongxin, and after sitting down, Li Hongxin looked at the wine cup and sighed: "This king has not drunk for several months, and he has forgotten the taste." ”

"Some things are easy to forget, but some things can never be forgotten." Qi Ning said: "The prince passed away, the prince was sad in his heart, and he worshiped the Buddha all day long, licking the calf, which was touching. ”

Li Hongxin's face changed slightly, and he frowned: "What do you mean by this, sir?" ”

"Don't get me wrong, prince." Qi Ning said: "In fact, Lord Wei has been tracking down the real murderer of the assassination of the prince, we all know that if the murderer is not caught, the thorn in the prince's heart will never be pulled out." ”

Wei Shutong immediately said: "Exactly, Lord Wang, the lower officials have been investigating, but there are too few clues left, so we haven't yet grasped who dared to attack the prince." However, the prince can rest assured that as long as Xia Guan is in this position in the history of assassination, he will not give up tracking down the murderer for a day. ”

Li Hongxin sneered and said, "That's Lord Lao Wei, if my son knows that Lord Wei has taken so much trouble to find the murderer, he will naturally be grateful." ”

"Lord, I heard that after the death of the prince, the prince closed his door, this ..... It doesn't hurt you. Wei Shu said.

Li Hongxin stood up abruptly and sneered: "The two of you invited this king over today, could it be that they are just talking about these nonsense that are out of tune?" ”

Li Hongxin was born in a martial arts, and his temperament is also quite hot, and after all, there is still a prince with him, so he doesn't have to care about the identities of Qi Ning and the others.

Qi Ning smiled: "Since the prince doesn't want to mention this, we won't talk about it." In fact, I invited the prince over today, of course, I wanted to have a few drinks with the prince, and there was also a small matter, and I also wanted to talk to the prince. ”

"The lord set up a banquet to invite me to come over to talk about things, naturally it will not be a trivial matter." Li Hongxin sat down slowly and said, "What's the matter, it's okay for you to say it, this king listens." ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, took out a letter from his sleeve, and handed it to Li Hongxin, who both looked suspicious.

Li Hongxin took the letter, glanced at Qi Ning, and finally took out the letterhead from it, glanced at it twice, his face changed suddenly, and he said in shock: "Sir, this is ......!" ”

"This is the bone of Da Miao Wang Dan Du handed over to me." Qi Ning said: "I don't know if the prince knows, there was a civil strife in Cangxi Miao Village a few months ago, and the old Miao King was killed, and the murderer was the second son of the old Miao King, Lang Cha Dulu, after the truth of Lang Cha Dulu killing the old Miao King was revealed, naturally he couldn't live, after his death, the eldest son of the old Miao King, Dandu Gu, was elected as the Great Miao King. ”

Wei Shutong nodded and said: "Dandu Gu inherited the throne of King Da Miao, and sent someone to report to the lower officials, and the lower officials also made it clear to the court, and the officials also approved the documents, confirming that Dandu Gu is the new King of Da Miao." ”

Li Hongxin still seemed quite calm at this time, and asked, "This is the letter that Dandu Gu handed over to the lord?" ”

"Dandu Gu has always doubted, with the courage of Lang Chadulu, how dare he make such a dead hand to the old Miao king, and where does he have the confidence to usurp the throne of the Great Miao King?" Qi Ning sighed: "So Dandu Gu searched for Lang Chadulu's belongings, and finally found this letter in an extremely secret place. ”

Li Hongxin suddenly laughed and said: "So the lord thinks that the backer behind Langchadulu is this king, and it was this king who instigated him to kill the old Miao king and then intended to usurp the throne?" ”

Wei Shutong didn't know what was written in the letter, but after observing the words and feelings, he knew that the content of the letter was not trivial, and when Li Hongxin finished saying this, he instantly understood and guessed that the letter was actually evidence of Li Hongxin's collusion with Langchadulu.

He was naturally very surprised in his heart, there was no rumor in advance, but he didn't want Qi Ning to suddenly take out such a letter, and at this time he finally understood that there was no good banquet, and Qi Ning invited Li Hongxin to come to the banquet, but he was actually preparing to ask the teacher for guilt.

Li Hongxin came to the banquet today, and Qi Ning came out with the evidence of the crime, Wei Shutong felt that Li Hongxin would never be able to get out of the door of the Assassin's Mansion tonight.

Qi Ning stood up, walked to Li Hongxin's side, and took the letter from Li Hongxin's hand, the corners of Li Hongxin's eyes twitched slightly, but he saw Qi Ning walking to the side of the fire candle with the letter, and actually put the letter above the flame.

Wei Shutong was shocked and shouted, "Sir......! "I thought that Li Hongxin has always been a confidant of the imperial court, and now it is not easy to get the evidence of Li Hongxin's rebellion from the Miao family, which is an excellent opportunity to get rid of Li Hongxin, but Qi Ning actually burned this extremely important evidence in front of Li Hongxin, which is simply incredible.

Li Hongxin was also stunned, and looked at the letter that had been burned in disbelief.

Qi Ning watched the flames swallow the letter, so he shook his hand, threw away the last bit of embers, walked back to the table slowly, and said with a smile: "If even such a letter can be used as evidence of the prince's rebellion, and we still have to believe it, it is really stupid." ”

Li Hongxin spread his eyebrows and sighed: "Sir, I won't tell you anything, when this king governed Xichuan back then, he was afraid that the Miao family's seventy-two caves would have different intentions and restrain them, and they were ordered to pay heavy taxes in order to weaken their strength. These Miao people have a grudge against the king, and it is not difficult for them to forge such a letter. ”

"That's what the prince said." Qi Ning said with a smile: "As far as I know, the prince has been in a peaceful state of mind all these years, reciting Buddhist scriptures, and has no quarrel with the world, so how can he ever have the heart of rebellion?" These Miao people want to borrow my hand to deal with the prince, and they really look down on me. ”

"The lord is extraordinarily wise, and this king admires it." Li Hongxin picked up the wine cup: "This glass of wine, this king congratulates the lord on his promotion to the protector of the country!" ”

Qi Ning also picked up the wine glass, and both of them drank it all.

"Sir, these Miao people seem to be simple, but they have a lot of flowers and intestines, and when you deal with them in the future, you will have to have more eyes." Li Hongxin said solemnly: "The Shenhou Mansion led eight gangs and sixteen factions to attack the Black Lotus Sect, and the Black Lotus Sect was created by the Miao people, they will definitely have a grudge against the imperial court. ”

Qi Ning bowed his head and said: "What the prince said is extremely true, so naturally we must take more precautions against them. Yes, Lord Wang, you know the situation in Xichuan very well, the last time Lang Chadulu murdered King Miao, do you think there is anyone behind him? ”

"Whether there is someone behind it, this king really doesn't dare to speak out." Li Hongxin said: "But for the Miao people, the position of the King of the Great Miao is very tempting, the seventy-two holes of the Miao family are in awe of the King of the Great Miao, and becoming the King of the Great Miao is actually the emperor of the Miao family. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Lang Chadulu has collusion with others in private, but it is difficult for outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the Miao family, and even if Lang Chadulu has any collusion with outsiders, I am afraid that it will not help him much. ”

Qi Ning thought for a while, and finally smiled: "Their own business, let them toss by themselves." It's just that Dandu Gu actually wants to use me to deal with the prince, and his heart can be punished. ”

"Sir, at present, I am on the Northern Expedition of Great Chu, in order to ensure that I have no worries about the future, this Xichuan cannot be chaotic." Li Hongxin said: "Dandu Gu is now the master of the seventy-two caves of the Miao family, if he moves at this time, it will cause unnecessary turmoil, he slanders this king is not tight, state affairs are important, this king does not care about him, wait until the Northern Expedition is successful, the world is decided, and then it is not too late to settle accounts with him." ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "The prince is old and seeks the country, and the younger generations admire, come, I will give the prince a cup!" ”

The two drank a glass of each other again, and after the cup was dropped, Wei Shutong immediately poured wine for the two, and Qi Ning said with a smile: "The prince governed Xichuan back then, and governed Xichuan in an orderly manner, and it is not a secret, so far some people in the house say that my grandfather fought all his life and was invincible, but the real opponent was only the prince." ”

Li Hongxin let out an "oh" and sighed: "It's all in the past, the old marquis has great martial arts, and I still think of it, and this king is still in awe." ”

"Wang Ye Wen Tao Wuluo, in fact, is a rare pillar of my great Chu." Qi Ning said: "Before coming to Xichuan this time, the emperor talked to me about the Northern Expedition, and he mentioned the prince, and the emperor meant that if the prince made suggestions, then the Northern Expedition would definitely be a success." ”

Li Hongxin was stunned for a moment, and his eyes showed a suspicious look, obviously guessing what kind of medicine was sold in Qi Ning's gourd.

"I also deeply agree with the emperor's words." Qi Ning said with a smile: "So the emperor instructed me to personally invite the prince to enter Beijing after I came to Xichuan, sit in the center, and make suggestions for the Northern Expedition." ”

Li Hongxin changed color slightly and said, "Your Majesty...... Let this king enter Beijing? ”

"Exactly." Qi Ning said: "The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, although the Northern Han Dynasty is in civil strife, but the strength still exists, it is not an easy opponent to deal with, my father passed away, the old marquis of Shantai also passed away, the Manchu Dynasty generals can be called a generation of famous generals There are very few, and the prince is one of the only remaining famous generals of my Great Chu, and now it is the time for my Great Chu to pour the power of the whole country into the Northern Expedition, if the prince is not used at this time, it is undoubtedly self-abandoning martial arts, so the emperor has issued a secret decree to let the prince secretly enter Beijing, I have made arrangements, and I will send someone to escort the prince into Beijing in the next few days, I don't know what the prince thinks? ”

Li Hongxin frowned and said: "This king is old, he has long lost the courage of the past, and he is dedicated to the Buddha and does not want to kill any more, this is ......!" ”

"The prince doesn't need to be on the front line, he just needs to be in the capital to help formulate a strategy." Qi Ning said: "The emperor has high hopes for the prince, just waiting for the prince to enter Beijing." He also said to Wei Shutong: "Lord Wei, you select three hundred elite soldiers from the guards of the Assassin's Mansion and escort the prince into Beijing at that time, this is an errand assigned by the emperor, and we can't make any mistakes." After speaking, Xiang Li Hongxin smiled slightly, calm and relaxed.