Finally left the tent and lived in a real house, Xu Ji slept soundly, but when the door opened, he was still awakened, sat up immediately, and asked, "Which one?" ”

"It's me." The visitor did not carry a lantern, but walked in the dark, his voice slightly hesitant.

"Zhou joins the army...... Is it Shan Yu or Zhonggong? ”

"Huh?" Zhou Yuanbin stopped.

"Who sent you to kill me?"

Zhou Yuanbin was silent for a moment and replied, "What's the difference?" ”

"If it's Shan Yu, please do it, I have nothing to say, if it's the middle palace, please tell him that killing me is not beneficial, but it is counterproductive, making Shan Yu suspicious."

"Hey."

"Someone leaked secrets, it's definitely not my ......"

"It's not me, either."

"Zhonggong killed me, just to prevent Shan Yu from asking the truth from me, but as soon as I die, Shan Yu is even more suspicious, with his temper, he will definitely not let go of this matter, once it is investigated, Zhonggong's letter will not be hidden for long. I was able to explain it to Shan Yu and make him believe that the so-called secret was all a lie made up by some people who were dissatisfied with the Middle Palace. ”

Zhou Yuanbin was even more hesitant, and only said after a while: "How do you know ......?"

"I can see the knife in your hand."

Zhou Yuanbin lowered his head and saw that the moonlight was shining in from outside the door, reflecting the waist knife in his hand, so he moved behind him, "You expected that someone would leak secrets?" ”

"Zhonggong is too gullible and has introduced too many outsiders."

"You're not hinting at me again, are you?"

"It's Kou Daogu." Xu Ji directly said the person's name.

Zhou Yuanbin let out a long sigh, "In order to take revenge, he can even betray the Middle Palace?" ”

"Zhonggong in the post station?"

"You...... Wait a minute. Zhou Yuanbin turned around and went out and closed the door.

This is half an hour, Zhou Yuanbin didn't want to kill Xu Ji in the first place, but it was much more difficult for him to persuade Shan Yu's wife.

Finally, the door opened again, and Xu Ji had already put on his clothes and boots, and sat on the edge of the bed and waited for a long time.

Shan Yu's wife came in alone, there was still no lantern, closed the door, stood at the door in the dark, and spoke after a while: "Now there are only two of us, and there is no one outside the door." ”

"In the hands of the middle palace...... Also holding a knife? ”

"Well, so you just sit there and don't get up, I married in my teens and went to Saiwai, riding horses and shooting arrows like the women there, and I'm no stranger to knives, don't be lucky."

"I won't." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"Zhou Yuanbin has no other skills except for doing business, and he can't kill anyone, but there are not many people I can trust now."

"What Zhonggong needs now is such a businessman."

"Hey. But the leaker will never be Kou Daogu. ”

"Kou Daogu can do anything in order to take revenge."

"That's right, but he only knows that I have a handle in the hands of Lord Huanyan and will take you to exchange, but Shan Yu already knows that the people around him have hidden letters-the leakers can only be you and Zhou Yuanbin."

"I don't have any contact with Shan Yu."

"That is Zhou Yuanbin, he can exchange this secret for many benefits. If you are walking slowly on the road, he can send someone to deliver a letter to Shan Yu in advance. ”

"The people around Shan Yu sent the news to the Middle Palace again?"

"Hmm."

"Then we're really going slow enough."

"I'm already on my way and have met the messenger ahead of time."

"Zhonggong's original plan was to let Zhou Yuanbin kill me, and then kill him?"

"Zhou Yuanbin is not as smart as you, but he is softer than you, he was persuaded by your few words, but went back to persuade me not to kill you, what is the use of keeping such a person?"

"It turns out that the middle palace has not changed its plans."

"The leaker must be one of the two of you, it doesn't matter which one, as long as I have a 'death without proof', I will be suspicious and unhappy, but I always have a way to let him let this matter go."

"The leaker is not the two of us, but the servants and guards around the middle palace."

"They don't understand the Central Plains, they don't understand a word, I specially selected them."

"How long ago did you pick it?"

"Outside the plug...... Four or five years ago. ”

"What if someone learns the original dialect?"

"Impossible......"

"Why can't it be? Zhonggong is still planting eyeliner next to Shan Yu, and Shan Yu won't do the same thing? ”

The knife in Shan Yu's wife's hand hung down, "Shan Yu believes me, and he will never ...... Never ......"

"Qiang Jian Shan Yu has never had any doubts about Lao Shan Yu's death?"

There was no confidence in Shan Yu's wife's voice, "Lord Huanyan really told you everything." ”

Xu Ji did not answer.

"Maybe you're right, people close to me...... I can figure out who leaked the secret. "Shan Yu's eldest wife regains her self-confidence.

"Why did Zhonggong have to accept the help of Lord Huanyan in the first place?"

"Didn't she say that?"

"No, even to me, she has something to hide."

"It was she who sent someone to find me, give me ideas, and send poison, poison that is not available outside the plug, so that Lao Danyu's death will not be suspected......"

"Old single in ......"

"I don't want to talk about him." Shan Yu's wife said coldly, and lifted the knife in her hand again, "As soon as you and Zhou Yuanbin arrive in He Rong's camp, you will be interrogated by Shan Yu, and under torture, no one will keep it secret." ”

"That's right, neither Zhou Yuanbin nor I are people who can stand the hardships."

"In that case, why should you struggle? I must kill you, and I will kill Zhou Yuanbin later. ”

"What I said before was just to see the middle palace, in fact, there is another way, which is more secure than killing people."

"Hey, you're going to be demagogic again, you think I'm going to be fooled?"

"Only by dying one more Shan Yu can Zhonggong and the two sons be safe."

"Shut up!" Shan Yu's wife said angrily.

"This is your original plan, the plan that you prepared a long time ago." Xu Ji refused to shut up, "But the two sons are still young, and the middle palace has to wait, but now it's ......."

Zhonggong came with a knife, and after staying in the dark for a long time, she could roughly see Xu Ji's position.

The more Xu Ji spoke, the faster he said, "Shan Yu will soon be able to find the letter, if I die, who will give advice to the Middle Palace?" ”

Zhonggong stopped, and the knife in his hand pointed over, less than a foot away from Xu Ji.

Xu Ji is not afraid of knives, not even this woman, but he doesn't want to resist, and he doesn't want to do anything, "Zhonggong doesn't think about himself, he also thinks about his two sons, they are too young, once Zhonggong falls out of favor, Shan Yu will definitely find a new love......"

"Nope." Shan Yu's eldest wife said sharply: "Shan is the biggest backer of our mother and son, without him, we ...... It's too early. ”

"The matter has come to this point, we can't wait any longer, Shan Yuzhi is in Kyushu, but the He Rong tribes are not yet fully convinced of him, Shan Yu will never allow accidents at this time, he will find another excuse to kill all those who know, and will leave two sons, but without the care of the middle palace, even if the two sons grow up, will they still have a chance to inherit their father's throne?"

"No, no......" Shan Yu's eldest wife muttered.

"Zhou Yuanbin can't be killed, after his death, the Zhou family is the biggest backer of the Middle Palace......"

"Most of the Zhou family hates me to the bone, so it's good if you don't kill me."

"The grievances of the family can always be reconciled."

"Can you reconcile with the Lou family?"

Xu Ji laughed, "If you have to reconcile with the Lou family to achieve your goal, I am willing." ”

Shan Yu's wife thought for a while, "Shan Yu...... He Rong's army will be scattered......"

"Yes, Zhonggong will have to retreat outside the Saiwai, and you can choose who to bring back."

"That's what you're for?"

"I don't hide it, this is indeed my purpose, so Zhonggong can trust me, I won't deceive you in this matter."

Shan Yu's wife leaned forward slightly, and the tip of the knife was closer to Xu Ji, "When Shan Yu dies, you will have a reason to lie to me and kill me." ”

"As long as the middle palace retreats outside the plug, I can't deceive and can't kill you."

"You can reveal the truth."

"Even in the Central Plains, few people are willing to believe my words, let alone outside the Saiwai?"

Shan Yu's wife put down the knife and suddenly said categorically: "No, Shan Yu must not die now." ”

But she didn't raise the knife again, and turned away.

Xu Ji let out a long breath, and for a moment, he felt that he couldn't convince Shan Yu's wife.

Even now, it can't be said that he is completely convinced, but at least he saved his life.

No one came, Xu Ji sat until dawn, did not wait for food, and no one asked him to leave.

Until the third pole of the day, Zhou Yuanbin came again, he didn't know that he had also walked in front of the ghost gate last night, still smiling, and even forgot that he had brought a knife to kill Xu Ji.

"Well, why did things come to this?"

"Which step?"

"Zhonggong went to see Shan Yu, let's stay here and wait. Zhonggong also said......" Zhou Yuanbin shook his head with a smile, not planning to say it.

"She reminds you not to fall for me again, saying that I will use all kinds of methods to trick you?"

"You and Zhonggong are both smart people, so I won't participate and do what I have to do." Zhou Yuanbin opened the door, and several servants moved in to make beds and futons and put them at the other end.

"Mr. Xu isn't too crowded, is he?"

"No, I'm worried that no one is chatting."

"I can't talk to you, like last night...... Nakanomiya was angry and said I was useless. Actually-" Zhou Yuanbin and the other servants walked out and continued: "Actually, I have killed people, and I will not be soft, long before I came, I felt that it was inappropriate, and I was not persuaded by you to change my mind. ”

"What are the plans of the middle palace?"

"I can't talk nonsense, Zhonggong is very concerned about leaks now."

"She wants to confess the truth to Shan Yu?"

Zhou Yuanbin's eyes widened, as if he wanted to refute, but finally said: "This was originally your idea, and it is not unusual for you to guess it." ”

"If no one leaks the secret, the middle palace is very likely to be forgiven, but now there is less than a fifty percent chance of winning."

"That's what I said, but Zhonggong would rather go for this fifty percent chance of winning."

Xu Ji sighed lightly, but he had to admit in his heart that for Shan Yu's wife, the odds of winning either choice are not great, in comparison, confession is the simplest, and the odds of winning are higher.

The servant brought wine and food, and Zhou Yuanbin invited Xu Ji to eat together, "Mr. Xu, let's eat more, I don't know if there is a meal." I used to think that Liu Youzhong would be able to foresee everything, but in fact he is just an old liar, if you talk about foresight, Mr. Xu has more than him, how do you think this matter will end? ”

"I ...... I don't know. "Xu Ji is telling the truth.

"That's not going to end well." Zhou Yuanbin's expression was gloomy.

A servant ran in from outside and said eagerly: "The news just came that Shan Yu has captured Xiangyang!" ”

Although Xu Ji didn't drink much, he habitually held the cup in his hand, and when he heard the words, his fingers loosened, and the cup fell to the ground.