Drunken Immortal Building diagonally opposite, in a small teahouse, a storyteller is talking about "Journey to the West", there are people sitting and drinking tea in the audience, squatting and rubbing books to listen, and children nearby, listening to it with relish.

Different from the drunken immortal building opposite, most of the guests here are bitter haha, passing by to drink a bowl of tea. Li Qing sat by the window, looking like he was listening to a book and listening fascinated, occasionally clapping and shouting, but a pair of eyes looked out of the window from time to time.

The shopkeeper of the teahouse diligently poured him tea, and he noticed that the young man had been here for three days in a row. For this kind of customer who does not listen to books and spends money to drink tea, the shopkeeper never stingy with a smile.

At this time, the street suddenly became chaotic and noisy, chickens and dogs jumped, so it was not lively.

Li Qing refreshed himself, stretched out his hand to his waist, and pretended to be casual and asked, "Shopkeeper, who is this?" Such a big show. ”

The shopkeeper scolded hatefully: "This beast is a harm to our Luoyang, guest officer, are you from out of town?" I don't even know him. This second ancestor is the son of a general judge, and he has always made chickens and dogs restless when he goes out. In the past, there were two of them in Luoyang, and a few days ago, that Meng Taidong ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, assassinated our Xiaofu Wangye, and was escorted to the capital, and now there is such a scourge left. ”

After the old shopkeeper finished speaking, he was not at ease, and instructed this pleasing young man: "Guest officer, when you see this person, you can hide, this guy loves to instruct his subordinates to beat people." ”

"Oh, then I'll thank the shopkeeper for the suggestion, haha"

Lu Keji was riding on a horse, his face was gloomy, Qian Jingxuan was intercepted and killed on the road, and the news of the separation of his hands had come. Qian Jingxuan and Meng Taidong are different, they have a deep relationship with each other, his uncles Lu Daqi and Qian Qianyi are both the backbone of Donglin, and they have a deep relationship.

Li Qing was on top of the teahouse, carefully looking at Lu Keji on the horse, to be honest, this person's appearance was not ruthless. On the contrary, Lu Keji's face is like a crown of jade, gentle and elegant, just looking at his appearance, he is definitely a golden and chic son, and he has the charm that makes girls fall in love.

Li Qing picked up the hot tea, waited until Lu Keji rode to the teahouse, and splashed it from the window. This teahouse is specially opened for the bitter haha, the tea bowl is quite large, a cup down, drenched Lu Keji's face, the tea fell from the second floor, it was not very hot, but Lu Gongzi was still furious, and roared: "Who is it?" Which one doesn't open your eyes to splash water?"

Li Qing stretched out his head, looked frightened, and said tremblingly: "The villain didn't see the son, he was careless.."

Lu Keji impatiently scolded the bodyguard thug beside him: "What are you still standing for? Go and catch him for me and kill him. ”

His evil slaves rushed up and rushed into the teahouse, and Lu Keji raised his head and shouted fiercely: "You miscellaneous pariahs wait for me, and you will be better off than dead in a while." ”

Li Qing saw that the evil slaves around him had already walked away, put away the panic on his face, and said with a smile: "Then I can't wait, I'll come down now." After speaking, he pulled out the sharp knife at his waist, jumped down, and landed on the horse's back impartially, behind Lu Keji.

Lu Keji bullied men and women on weekdays, relying on his identity and the dogs around him, and now facing a knife-wielding murderer one-on-one, how can he still have the arrogance on weekdays, and shouted in horror: "What are you going to do?" ”

The answer to him was a sharp knife that passed through his back, and he already saw the protruding tip on his chest. Li Qing was behind him, whispered, and said, "Wu Xifeng, a wood carver in the western suburbs of Luoyang, greets you and is waiting for you on Huangquan Road. ”

Lu Keji finally understood why Meng Taidong and Qian Jingxuan encountered accidents one after another, but he couldn't say it anymore.

Li Qing squeezed into the crowd and walked away, no people intercepted the murderer, more people clapped their hands in their hearts.

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In the government, Wang Yinchang's face was gloomy, holding a teacup in his hand and not saying a word. Lu Chengzong was sad, standing in front of him with his hands behind his back, and kneeling in the hall was a servant in a green coat and soap hat.

"Can you see clearly?"

The official knelt on the ground, raised his head and said, "Back to the eldest master, the little one can see it clearly, and the one who killed people in the downtown is Li Qing of Ying'en Temple." A few years ago, the little prince came to the yamen to transfer me to Ying'en Temple to manage the people, that Li Qing was under my rule, and later I heard that the prince was transferred to the palace. ”

Wang Yinchang shouted angrily, threw the teacup in his hand on the ground, shattered it into thin pieces, and splashed it on the face of the servant, causing real pain. The little official didn't dare to cry out in pain, and knelt on the ground and trembled.

"Go down!"

Only Wang Yinchang and Lu Chengzong were left in the hall, Lu Chengzong shook his sleeves and said hatefully: "Brother Yinchang, first Meng Kangyu, now it's me, if you don't do anything about it, he will deal with you next!" ”

Wang Yinchang's face changed, this Lu Chengzong can't ignore himself, he is different from Meng Kangyu, his eldest brother is one of the leaders of Donglin, and Lu Daqi, who has a very high reputation in Shilin, if he doesn't give him an explanation, I'm afraid that the bigwigs in the court will not let him go.

And what he said is not unreasonable, Luoyang officials and Fuwangfu have always been well water does not interfere with river water, Zhu Yousong frequently made troubles, and it is difficult to guarantee that he is not his next target.

"Brother Lu, the relationship between you and me is not better than that of Meng Kangyu, but since this child has always been pleasing to me, how can I not care. I will take the men to the palace and ask them to hand over the murderers."

"I'm afraid it's not so simple, that little Fu Wang is arrogant and more arrogant than his father, when we were rejected from the palace, he actually sent his guards to humiliate you, how could he easily hand over people this time."

Wang Yinchang was told about the old things by him, he felt that his face was gloomy, and he was angry in his heart, and said: "Ask the chief soldier Wang Shaoyu to bring the soldiers and horses, and this time I will avenge my nephew!" ”

Wang Yinchang led people straight to the palace, but Zhu Yousong was outside the city at this time, and Lu Jiude stayed in the palace for a long time, and finally had to resign because of official business. Zhu Yousong personally sent him out of the city, and Ma Shiying, the prefect who had a friendship with him along the way, also went out of the city to see him off.

"Sending you a thousand miles must be goodbye in the end, Lord Wang, Shiying, please go back, our family is on the road." A eunuch, the most desired and the most lacking, is respect. Zhu Yousong is a prince, Ma Shiying is a prefect, and he has enough respect, Lu Jiude remembered it in his heart and turned to leave.

"Shiying, it's still early, come back to the house with me for lunch before leaving." Zhu Yousong and Ma Shiying are already extremely familiar, and Ma Shiying has lost the restraint when they first met, and said: "Then I will bother the prince, haha." ”

The two rushed back to the palace in a carriage, followed by Zhou Shuye, who refused to enter the carriage no matter what, and insisted on leading the horse and whipping. The group happened to meet Wang Yinchang's brigade of soldiers and horses and came to the gate of the palace.

Zhou Shuye grovelled in front of Zhu Yousong and looked like a servant, but at this time, he raised his eyebrows and looked angry, took out his strength in front of the Qinglou, and shouted loudly, no matter who the leader was: "You soldiers are surrounding the palace and showing off your might, are you going to rebel?" ”

Zhu Yousong was startled by him, stepped out of the carriage, was also taken aback, recognized Wang Yinchang, and asked, "Lord Wang, which one is this singing?" ”

Wang Yinchang smiled and said: "There is a man named Li Qing in the prince's mansion, who killed people for no reason in the downtown area, and the lower officials came to arrest the murderer. ”

Zhu Yousong didn't expect him to be able to say Li Qing's name, and he didn't dare to know how much he knew, so he asked tentatively, "Oh? When did a provincial political officer personally lead a team to arrest the murderer, or is the news of this king different, I don't know if Lord Wang, you have been transferred from participating in politics to Luoyang to catch the head? ”

The guards of the palace had already been informed by the gate at this time, poured out of the palace, and after seeing Zhu Yousong, they lined up and stood behind him.

Wang Yinchang looked at these guards, holding a knife in his hand, his face was like sinking water, just waiting to fight, and he was a little afraid in his heart, but he was already ready to shoot at this time, so he had to send it.

"Lord Wang, what this murderer killed is not someone else, it is the son of Lord Lu, Lang Lang, making trouble and killing people, it is really rampant. And he was involved in the palace, which was not trivial, how could the lower officials dare to let a head catcher come, so he had to come by himself. I also hope that the prince will be impartial and law-abiding, and don't shield the house slaves, a servant of our yamen recognized the murderer, who was Li Qing in the prince's mansion. ”

Zhu Yousong suddenly turned his face and shouted: "With the words of a servant, you will lead troops to besiege the palace, you are so bold!" Is this king's blessed palace the place where you lead your troops to do your bidding? ”

Zhou Shuye shouted: "Protect the prince," the guards behind him drew their knives in their hands, and the sound of thousands of blades rubbing against the scabbard converged, making a penetrating sound.

Luoyang's soldiers and horses were originally afraid of besieging the palace, and Zhu Yousong sent people around to practice free medical treatment without charge. These natives of Luoyang Mansion have many family members who have received his favor, and they all retreat in their hearts.

Wang Yinchang brought two thousand soldiers and horses, which were similar to the guards of the palace, and he was quite confident in his heart, and he had no arrows to turn back when he opened the bow, and now he couldn't retreat, so he said stubbornly: "Lord, the lower official only asks for a murderer, and has no intention of offending the prince, and asks the prince to take care of the overall situation and not make mistakes." ”

Just when the two sides were facing each other, there was a sound of horses' hooves from the east, and after a while, a general wearing armor and holding a spear rushed to the horse, and a large group of soldiers and horses behind him surrounded the two teams in front of the palace.

The scale of the Fu Wangfu is very large, and there are no residential houses around the palace, and the open space is very large, but there are nearly 10,000 people, and it is still crowded.

Zhu Yousong and the palace guards recognized Zhao Hong, the commander of the guards, and they were determined. Zhu Yousong shouted: "Zhao Hong, these soldiers are besieging the palace, which is like a rebellion, take it for me." ”

"Yes!"