There was chaos in front of him, and he heard a rustling sound, and through the gaps in the trees, Zhu Qiming saw a white shadow drifting into the distance, and the white shadow became farther and farther away, and finally melted into the boundless snow.

I felt that the corners of my eyes were a little moist, and I didn't know if it was the rain of tears shed by Lu Xiyao or the tears that poured out of myself.

"King Yue wants to flee to the western foothills, intercept them quickly!"

The sound of chaotic footsteps came, and Zhu Qiming reluctantly opened his eyes, and saw a cloud of black shadows quickly sweeping in the direction where the white shadow had just drifted away.

Intercept the thieves and kill them all!

A voice in his heart was crying anxiously, but he couldn't move, and even his facial muscles seemed to freeze.

The surroundings finally fell silent, the air was white, there was nothing to be seen, and it felt like the soul was wandering in the void.

"His Royal Highness King Yue!"

"His Royal Highness King Yue!"

The shouts of Tang Ji and the others drifted far away with the sound of rolling hooves, and Zhu Qiming struggled hard, only to get a slight movement of his fingers.

Tang Ji, go to Xilu!

This cry turned into a soft whine in the throat, so light that even if you listen to it with your ears, you will also suspect that it is the sound of the wind.

Disappointment took away what little strength he had, and he slowly closed his eyes, exhausted.

"Let's go!"

Cold droplets of water fell on his forehead, like Lu Xiyao's teardrops. When he opened his eyes, he didn't know how long he had been asleep, only that the sun was shining brightly.

Settle your mind and find that your vision has been restored. The snow on the pine branches overhead melted, and the snow condensed into drops, trembling and about to fall.

I wanted to get up, but I was weak.

Rustling footsteps sounded on the slope, getting closer and closer.

"I don't know where Master has gone, where should we go?"

"It seems to have gone to the west."

"Presumably, the thieves have long since fled, so let's go west."

He is a disciple of Ling Xuan Dao Master! Seeing the three female crowns coming over, Zhu Qiming was secretly happy in his heart, and after a while, the three of them walked straight through the pine forest where he was hiding, and gradually moved away, no one noticed his existence, taking away the glimmer of hope that had just risen in his heart.

There was a thud, and someone tripped over his feet and fell to the ground.

"There's a thief here!" The voice of the fallen person was a woman.

I saw the three female crowns who had gone away running back quickly, and in an instant three long swords were on his neck.

"His Royal Highness King Yue!"

Zhu Qiming looked at the eyes of the fallen person and saw that she was Xuanhui!

"Express ······ The king returned to ······ Camp. ”

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The news from Longmenchuan soon reached Beijing, and the emperor was shocked when he heard the news, and felt that this matter was very tricky, so Wang Zhen and Hu Hui discussed countermeasures.

"A few days ago, two thousand black-clothed people sneaked to the area of Longmen River, intending to murder King Yue, who was poisoned by arrows, but fortunately there was no major problem." The emperor walked down the royal platform and came to Hu Hu, "Hu Qing thinks that where did those black-clothed people come from?" ”

When reporting the case, the emperor deliberately concealed the fact that Jinyiwei was ordered to find Lu Xiyao to return to Beijing, but because of this, he could not see the light.

Hu Hu is still alive and the only auxiliary minister who can still come to the court, he is used to seeing the open and secret battles between the royal family and clansmen, and knows the many stakes of the clan fighting, which is the reason why the emperor summoned him to come to discuss, but the old ministers of the tired dynasty will not express their opinions directly!

"Your Majesty, or a disguised Tartar thief, or a rogue in the rivers and lakes, I don't know if it takes three years and five years to find out about this matter."

The monarchs and ministers all know in their hearts, and they don't say it, and there are unspeakable hidden things in it. But Hu Hui's reply was not perfunctory, and the implication was quite obvious, that is, to persuade the emperor to pretend to be confused and just act as if nothing had happened.

"Old fox!" After Hu Hu retreated, Wang Zhen scolded secretly.

The emperor was stunned there, and his heart was uneasy. Zhu Qiming almost died, if he didn't give him an explanation, don't talk about others, even he, the son of heaven, would feel guilty. Thinking of the Empress Dowager's painstaking persuasion, he asked Wang Zhen: "Sir, as Hu Hu said, you might as well order Jinyi Wei to investigate this matter." ”

"Your Majesty, please think twice!" Wang Zhen can't play dumb riddles like Hu Hu, many times he has to say things thoroughly, and that's the case at the moment," Hu Shangshu didn't say that he had to investigate. King Yue knew in his heart that if Jinyiwei made a false investigation, it would inevitably make King Yue more and more dissatisfied; If it is really investigated, once the trouble is about to start, it will be out of control, in case it reveals the old things that were banned in the Yuefu and Weifu mansions, and it is not clear that the way is not clear, I am afraid that the earth will shake, and this opening will not be opened! ”

The emperor's eyes froze, and he immediately fell into deep thought, feeling that he had been kidnapped.

Wang Zhen bowed slightly, "There are some things that the old slave doesn't know whether to say or not." ”

The emperor waved his hand very simply, "Sir, it's okay to talk about it!" ”

"The queen mother has always valued the king of Yue, and wants to use the king of Yue to balance the king of Yu, according to the old slave, the queen mother may not be able to do so. King Yue and King Yu have no old grudges in the past, and there is no dispute recently, how to check and balance? The old slave is not optimistic that the king of Yue and the king of Yu can balance each other, and what the old slave is worried about is precisely the confluence of the two kings! Looking at the world, the only one who can balance the king of Yu and the king of Yue is ······" Wang Zhen hesitated for a moment, and said the person he didn't want to mention at all: "King Xiang! ”

These words involve the inside story of the prince and the palace, and there is a suspicion of sparse relatives and humble respect, and only Wang Zhen can say that if it is Jiuqing, I am afraid that it will cause a disaster!

The emperor thought that he could see through the heart of the king at a glance, and no matter how he thought about it, he felt that there was no need to defend himself, so he was very dismissive of the confluence of the king of the king and the king of Yue, but when it came to the king of Yue, the emperor was in a different state of mind. Thinking of the art of checks and balances, he had to admit that King Xiang was indeed an extremely valuable chess piece, which could not be easily abandoned.

"Then I'll put that for a moment."

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Wang Zhen rolled his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, Feng Duo, the eunuch of the prison army, secretly contacted Wen Yunjue of Jinyi Wei Qianhu behind the back of King Yue, this move exceeded his duty, and I hope that His Majesty will issue a strict investigation in Dongchang!" ”

The emperor shook his head, "Feng Duo's city is not deep, and it is inevitable that there will be excesses in doing things, and if you think of him as loyal, I will repay him in the future, and there is no need to make a big fuss." ”

"I hope that Your Majesty will be able to see it!" Wang Zhen caught Feng Duo and didn't let go, without any intention of giving up, "King Yue has gone through this great danger, and he must be unhappy in his heart, I am afraid that there are many people in the court who are talking about this matter, and punishing Feng Duo can not only end the adventure of King Yue on the bright side, but also appease King Yue in secret, killing two birds with one stone!" ”

"This Feng Duo!"

The emperor thought for a long time, and finally just sighed, and did not say anything about whether to strictly investigate Feng Duo, which shows that the emperor gave Wang Zhen the right to act cheaply, and it depends on how Wang Zhen does it.

The corners of Wang Zhen's mouth moved, and he fixed there, with a face that seemed to be smiling.

The emperor frowned, "Sir, this change is all due to Jinyiwei's pursuit of the Lu family, although this is not my intention, but it gives others a chance to take advantage of, I am afraid that King Yue will be suspicious and think that I am calculating him." Hmph, King Xiang doesn't take me too seriously, I will settle accounts with him sooner or later! ”

"Forgive the old slave for being blunt, maybe in the eyes of King Xiang, His Majesty will be happy to see him act like that."

The emperor waved his hand angrily, "That's a vain holy will!" His eyes turned to Wang Zhen, and his face eased, "Order Jinyiwei to continue to investigate the whereabouts of the Lu family, if there is an accident in the Lu family, Jinyiwei should be responsible, otherwise it will be difficult to block Youyou's mouth!" ”